决胜大学英语六级听力必备 mode22

　　Section A Short Conversation

　　1. M:Youre a wonderful cook,Ann.

　　Everything is so good.

　　W: Glad you like it.

　　I didnt do all of these dishes,though,Linda helped me.

　　Q: Who did all of the dishes?

　　2. W:I wish Id gone with you.

　　I didnt like the play.

　　The acting was quite a disappointment.

　　M: Im sorry about that.

　　We had a delightful time at the Amusement Center.

　　Q: Who had a wonderful time?

　　3. M:Id like to make two reservations on flight 692 for December 26.

　　W: Im sorry. Weve booked up on the twenty-sixth.

　　But we still have a few available on the twenty-seventh.

　　Q: When does the man want to leave?

　　4. W:I have to think about your offer.

　　I cant say yes or no at the moment.

　　It is due if you let me know your decision in a couple of days.

　　Q: Whats the mans opinion?

　　5. W: How many literature courses have you taken at the University?

　　M: Ive had only one course each in American and British literature.

　　I wish I had had more,especially in other languages.

　　Q: What are the speakers talking about?

　　6.W:What type of term paper do you expect us to write and what is the deadline?

　　M: Your term paper should be typed,double-spaces.

　　and not less than twenty pages long.

　　Q: Who are the two speakers?

　　7. M: Hello,this is Carls bookstore.

　　We found Mr.Woods wallet and identity card

　　here after he left his car this morning.

　　W: He has been wondering where he could have left them.

　　Hell pick them up this afternoon.

　　He has to go to the bank and the post office.

　　Thank you for calling.

　　Q: What can we learn about Mr.Wood from this conversation?

　　8. W:The doctor will see you in a minute,Mr.Lewis.

　　While youre waiting, you can answer some questions.

　　M: But,nurse,you dont understand.

　　Im very health.

　　I only want to see the doctor about...I mean

　　I want to pay the doctor for my wifes operation last month.

　　Q: What did the man want to do?

　　9. M: I think I have exactly the house you are looking for,Mrs.James.

　　It is modern,beautiful and not far from a shopping center.

　　W: Id like to see the house.

　　From what you tell me it is nearly what I want.

　　But it would be better if it is in a very good neighborhood.

　　Q: What kind of house did the woman want?

　　10. M:Id like to make an appointment to see Prof.Smith tomorrow.

　　W: Im sorry

　　Prof.Smith went on one-month vacation in California

　　and on his way back he will be staying in Massachusetts for 5 days.

　　Let me see.

　　Hell probably be back the day after tomorrow.

　　Q: Where is Prof.Smith now?

　　Section B Passage One

　　The United States covers a large part of the North American continent.

　　Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south.

　　Although the United States is a big country,it is not the largest in the world.

　　In 1964,its population was over 185,000,000.

　　When this land first became a nation

　　after winning its independence from Englan it had thirteen state

　　Each of the states was represented on the American flag by a star.

　　All these states were in the eastern part of the continent.

　　As the nation grew toward the west

　　new states were added and new stars appeared on the flat.

　　For a long time,there were 48 states.

　　In 1959,however,two more stars were added to the flag representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii

　　Indians were the first inhabitants of the land which is now the United States.

　　There are still many thousands of the descendants of these original inhabitants living in all parts of the country.

　　Sometimes it is said that the Indians are the only real Americans

　　Most Americans,however,are descendants of people

　　who came first and in greatest numbers

　　to make their homes on the eastern coast of North America

　　were mostly from England.

　　It is for that reason that the language of the United States is English,

　　and that its culture and customs

　　are more like those of England than of any other country in the world.

　　11. What countries are neighbors of the United States?

　　12. Where were the earliest states located?

　　13.For what reason is it that the language of the United States is English?

　　Passage Two

　　Sometimes we say that someone we know is a square peg in a round hole .

　　This simply means that the person we are talking about

　　is not suited for the job he is doing.

　　He may be a bookkeeper who really wants to be an actor

　　or a mechanic who likes cooking.

　　Unfortunately,many people in the world are square pegs

　　they are not doing the kind of work they should be doing

　　for one reason or another

　　As a result they probably are not doing a very good job

　　and certainly they are not happy.

　　Choosing the right career is very important

　　Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our job

　　For that reason we should try to find out

　　what our talents are and how we can use them

　　We can do this through aptitude test interviews with specialist

　　and study of books in our field of interest.

　　There are many careers open to each of us

　　Perhaps we like science

　　then we might prepare ourselves to be chemists,physicists,or biologists.

　　Maybe our interests take us into the business world and such work

　　as accounting personnel management or public relation.

　　Many persons find their place in government service.

　　Teaching,newspaper work,medicine engineering--these and many other fields

　　offer fascinating careers to persons with talent and training.

　　14. What is implied in a square peg in a round hole ?

　　15. Why is it important to find the right career?

　　16.What are some of the careers found in the scientific world according to the passage?

　　Passage Three

　　The geographical location of a country and its physical characteristic

　　are very important to its development and progress.

　　The United States is very fortunate in this respect.

　　First of all, it has a good climate

　　In almost all sections of the country

　　it is possible to live comfortably during the whole yeay.

　　It is true that in the south it sometimes gets very hot

　　and in the north very cold.

　　But the people who live in these regions become accustomed to the climate.

　　and never suffer very much when the weather is either very hot or very cold.

　　In a large country there is usually a great variety of different physical characteristic.

　　In the United States there are wide plains and high mountain

　　thousands of lakes and rivers of all size cool forests and hot desert

　　and a coastline several thousand miles long.

　　Many lakes and rivers as well as the long coastlin

　　have been of great importance to the development of the country

　　since they made possible

　　the easy transportation of people and all the things people need.

　　transportation by water is still necessary and important.

　　In modern times,however trains,automobile trucks and airplanes

　　are doing much of the work which was formerly done by ships and boats.

　　17.Whats the main topic of the talk?

　　18.What kind of climate does the United States have?

　　19.What are the principal physical characteristics of the United States?

　　20.Whats the role of lakes and rivers according to the passage