英语六级听力练习题音频三

　　Section A

　　1.M:I wonder whether it would be possible to change these two single room

　　on the sixth floor to a double room on the twentieth floor.

　　W:Sorry,sir.All the double rooms on that floor are occupies.

　　But if you like,I can check with another floor to see if they have any.

　　Q: Whats the woman going to do for the man?

　　2.W:Mr.Smith was a great teacher.

　　He is good at French, German, Chinese and Japanese.

　　Well,as far as I know he is not only an excellent table tennis player but also a well_known singer

　　Q:Which of the following best describes Mr.Smith?

　　3. W: How are their trade talks going on.

　　Have they reached any agreement?

　　M:They only seemed to have agreed to set another date for a new round of talks.

　　Q: What can we infer from the conversation?

　　4.M:Youll be graduated from college in a month.

　　What have you studied?

　　W: Ive taken courses in statistics,economies and accounting.

　　Q: What career does the woman plan to follow?

　　5. W:I heared the boss offered you a pay rise of 50

　　would you be so determined to leave and look for a job elsewhere?Yes,Ive made up my mind .Id like to find a job with full scope to show my ability?

　　Q: Why is the man determined to leave the boss?

　　6. W:Sorry,sir.

　　The plane is somewhat behind schedule.Take a seat.

　　Well inform you as soon as we know something definite.

　　M: Thank you.Ill take a snack at the counter.

　　Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

　　7. W: Oh,Great God.

　　Im absolutely tired.

　　I cannot move any longer.

　　M: Come on,Barbara.

　　Hold out a little longer.

　　Well be at the peak in a moment.

　　Q: What are the two speakers probably doing?

　　8. M: Bill is the most humorous person in our class

　　he can always made everybody laugh.

　　W: Id like to say I still have to get used to his sense of humor.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　9. M: Wheres Cathy?

　　She said she would be here at 7,and now its 7:30.

　　She must have missed the train.

　　W: I think so,but I hope she wont miss the next one

　　otherwise shell be late for the piano solo she likes the best at the beginning of the concert.

　　Q: Whats the woman worried about?

　　10. W: This refrigerator is getting worse and worst.

　　Now it doesnt work at all.

　　M: Heres an advertisement about several kinds of new refrigerator.

　　There might be some good bargains in it.

　　Q: What does the man suggest?

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　President is the title of the heads of many institution.

　　In the United State

　　the heads of colleges and universities and of many business corporations

　　etc. are often given the title.

　　Most important of all

　　it is the title of the head of the Federal Government.

　　The presidents powers and duties are laid down by the Constitution

　　it states that the president should be elected for a term of four years

　　and that no president can hold office for more than two consecutive terms.

　　The president is also Commander-in-Chief of the armed force.

　　The relative power of president and Congress varies

　　and depends partly on the prseident himself

　　on the whole the president has become more important during the present centure

　　but the system of CHECK AND BALANCES provides a continuous struggle between president and Congress.

　　11. What persons below are seldom given the title President in the United States?

　　12.According to the passage,how long can a president hold office consecutively at most?

　　13. What can we infer from the passage?

　　Passage Two

　　Elephants are perhaps the only animals that are hunted for their teeth.

　　Elephants tusks, or very large teeth growing ones

　　on either side of their mouths are composed of a valuable material called ivory.

　　An elephant uses its long

　　pointed tusks as tools for digging in the ground for foot

　　He also uses them as weapons in combat.

　　the tusks of male elephants are usually large and heavy.

　　In Africa,female elephants have long,light tusks

　　In India and other parts of Southern Asia

　　female elephants have small,short tusks or none at all.

　　Tusks in good condition are in great demand

　　and may sell for as high as two thousand dollars or more.

　　Because of this,large numbers of elephants have been killed.

　　Some countries have initiated methods of trying to protect elephants

　　These have established elephant preserves

　　or areas of land set aside for herds of elephants where no one is allowed to harm them.

　　Elephants on the preserves are safe from ivory hunters.

　　14. Which of the following is not true?

　　15. What elephants are hunted more according to the passage?

　　16. What is the passage mainly about?

　　Passage Three

　　A cormorant is a large waterfowl that looks somewhat like a seagull

　　and has a long beak with a pouch

　　or sack, on its underside.

　　The birds are often used for fishing in China and Japan.

　　In order to fish with cormorant

　　the fisherman goes out at night in a small boat.

　　He must carry with him a bright light.

　　He must also take with him a number of cormorant

　　each with a cord around its body and a loose metal ring around its neck.

　　The fisherman first puts the birds in the water

　　making sure to keep the strings in his hand.

　　At once the cormorants begin looking for fish.

　　When a cormorant catches a fish, the bird tries to swallow it.

　　However,the metal ring around its neck prevents this.

　　Because he cannot swallow the fish he catches

　　the cormorant stores them in the sack under its beach.

　　When the sacks are full,the fisherman pulls in his birds.

　　Opening their beaks,he reaches into the sacks and pulls out the fish.

　　17. What is a cormorant?

　　18. What is the passage mainly about?

　　19. Why does the fisherman put a metal ring around a cormorants neck?

　　20. What can we infer from the passage?