1、2016 年 6 月大学英语六级考试听力真题（第一套）解析Part II Listening ComprehensionSection AConversation One【话题预测】根据选项中的 market research consultant，design，promote products 等词可预测本篇对话与工作有关。【正确答案】14 D A D B听力原文M:So how long have you been a market research consultant?W:Well,I started straight after finishing university.M:Did
2、you study market research?W:Yeah,and it really helped me to get into the industry,but I have to say that its more important to getexperience in different types of market research to find out exactly what youre interested in.M:So what are you interested in?W:Well,at the moment,I specialize in quantit
3、ative advertising research,which means that I do two types ofprojects.Trackers,which are ongoing projects that look at trends or customer satisfaction over a long period oftime.The only problem with trackers is that it takes up a lot of your time.But you do build up a goodrelationship with the clien
4、t.I also do a couple of ad-hoc jobs which are much shorter projects.M:What exactly do you mean by ad-hoc jobs?W:Its basically when companies need quick answers to their questions about their consumers habits.They justask for one questionnaire to be sent out for example,so the time you spend on an ad
5、-hoc project tends to befairly short.M:Which do you prefer,trackers or ad-hoc?W:I like doing both and in fact I need to do both at the same time to keep me from going crazy.I need thevariety.M:Can you just explain what process you go through with a new client?W:Well,together we decide on the methodo
6、logy and the objectives of the research.I then design aquestionnaire.Once the interviewers have been briefed,I send the client a schedule and then they get back to me withdeadlines.Once the final charts and tables are ready,I have to check them and organize a presentation.M:Hmm,one last question,wha
7、t do you like and dislike about your job?W:As I said,variety is important and as for what I dont like,it has to be the checking of charts and tables.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.What position does the woman hold in the company?2.What does the woman specialize
8、in at the moment?3.What does the woman say about trackers?4.What does the woman dislike about her job?试题解析【话题分类】工作与职场【对话大意】本对话是有关市场研究顾问的对话，对话中女士对 tracker 和 ad-hoc 两项工作任务进行描述。1.【考核技能】语义理解D)【答案解析】根据对话中男士的问题 So how long have you been a market research consultant（你在市场调 查顾问一职做了多久），以及女士的回答 I started strai
9、ght after finishing university（一毕业就开始从事这 一工作），可知女士的工作是市场调查顾问。D 项是原文的重述，故选 D。2.【考核技能】语义理解A)【答案解析】原文提到 I specialize in quantitative advertising research（我专门从事量化广告调研），A 项 与原文所述相符。3.【考核技能】得出结论D)【答案解析】原文提到 Trackers,which are ongoing projects that look at trends or customer satisfactionover a long period
10、of time（追踪表单是不间断的项目，用以长期观察趋势或顾客满意度）。D 项是原文的同义转述。4.【考核技能】得出结论B)【答案解析】对话最后提到 as for what I dont like,it has to be the checking of charts and tables（至于我不 喜欢的，则是我必须要检查图表）。B 项与原文相同，故选 B。Conversation Two【话题预测】根据选项中的 universities，education 可预测本篇对话与教育有关。【正确答案】58 A B C C听力原文W:Hello,Im here with Frederick.Now
11、 Fred,you went to university in Canada?M:Yeah,thats right.W:OK,and you have very strong views about universities in Canada.Could you please explain?M:Well,we dont have private universities in Canada.Theyre all public.All the universities are owned by thegovernment,so there is the Ministry of Educati
12、on in charge of creating the curriculum for the universities and sothere is not much room for flexibility.Since its a government operated institution,things dont move very fast.If you want something to be done,then their staff do not have so much incentive to help you because hes aworker for the gov
13、ernment.So I dont think its very efficient.However,there are certain advantages of publicuniversities,such as the fees being free.You dont have to pay for your education.But the system isnt efficient,and it does not work that well.W:Yeah,I can see your point,but in the United States we have many pri
14、vate universities,and I think they arelarge bureaucracies also.Maybe people dont act that much differently,because its the same thing working fora private university.They get paid for their job.I dont know if theyre that much more motivated to help people.Also,we have a problem in the United States
15、that usually only wealthy kids go to the best schools and its kindof a problem actually.M:I agree with you.I think its a problem because youre not giving equal access to education to everybody.Its not easy,but having only public universities also might not be the best solution.Perhaps we can learn f
16、romJapan where they have a system of private and public universities.Now,in Japan,public universities areconsidered to be the best.W:Right.Its the exact opposite in the United States.M:So,as you see,its very hard to say which one is better.W:Right,a good point.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conve
17、rsation you have just heard.5.What does the woman want Frederick to talk about?6.What does the man say about the curriculum in Canadian universities?7.On what point do the speakers agree?8.What point does the man make at the end of the conversation?试题解析【话题分类】教育【对话大意】本对话与教育有关，男士讲述了自己对加拿大教育的一些看法。女士也提出
18、一些自己对教育的看法和意见。5.【考核技能】语义理解A)【答案解析】从对话中的 and you have very strong views about universities in Canada.Could you pleaseexplain可知，女士认为男士对加拿大的大学有明确的看法，并让其解释。由此可知她让 Frederick 讲述对大学的看法。A 项是原文的同义转述。6.【考核技能】语义理解B)【答案解析】男士提到 All the universities are owned by the government,so there is the Ministry ofEducation
19、 in charge of creating the curriculum for the universities and so there is not much room for flexibility（所有的大学受政府的管理，因此，教育部负责设置学校的课程，所以灵活性很小）。由此可知 B项是原文的同义转述。7.【考核技能】观点支持C)【答案解析】男士提到 I agree with you.I think its a problem because youre not giving equal access toeducation to everybody（我认为这是个问题，因为每个人受
20、教育的机会并非平等）。由此可知，两个说话人就“每个人应得到平等的高等教育机会”一问题达成共识。C 项是原文的同义转述。8.【考核技能】得出结论C)【答案解析】在对话最后，男士提到 its very hard to say which one is better（很难说哪个更好）。这是他概括得出的结论，C 项是原文的同义转述。由此可知 C 正确。Section BPassage One【话题预测】从选项中的 wages，economic recovery，raise，unemployed 可推测出本篇文章与劳工和工资有关。【正确答案】911 B A C听力原文A recent Internati
21、onal Labor Organization report says the deterioration of real wages around the world callsinto question the true extent of an economic recovery,especially if government rescue packages are phased outtoo early.The report warns the picture on wages is likely to get worse this year,despite indications
22、of aneconomic rebound.Patrick Belser,an International Labor Organization specialist,says declining wage rates are linked to thelevels of unemployment.“The quite dramatic unemployment figures,which we now see in some of thecountries,strongly suggest that there will be greater pressure on wages in the
23、 future as more people will beunemployed,more people will be looking for jobs and the pressure on employers to raise wages to attractworkers will decline.So,we expect that the second part of the year will not be very good in terms of wagegrowth.”The report finds more than a quarter of the countries
24、experienced flat or falling monthly wages in realterms.They include the United States,Austria,Costa Rica,South Africa and Germany.International LaborOrganization economists say some nations have come up with policies to lessen the impact of lower wagesduring the economic crisis.An example of these i
25、s work sharing with government subsidies.Under this scheme,the number of individual working hours is reduced in an effort to avoid layoffs.For this scheme to work,the government must provide wage subsidies to compensate for lost pay due tothe shorter hours.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage
26、you have just heard.9.What is the International Labor Organizations report mainly about?10.According to an International Labor Organization specialist,how will employers feel if there are morepeople looking for jobs?11.What does the speaker mean by the work sharing scheme?试题解析【话题分类】工作与职场【文章大意】根据国际劳工
27、组织的报告显示，世界各国的实际工资在下降，这会导致失业。9.【考核技能】主旨大意B)【答案解析】原文提到 A recent International Labor Organization report says the deterioration of realwages around the world calls into question the true extent of an economic recovery（国际劳工组织最近的一份报告显示，全球各地的实际工资状况都在恶化，这让人们对经济复苏的真正程度提出了质疑）。B项是原文中 deterioration of real wag
28、e 的同义转述。10.【考核技能】观点意见A)【答案解析】原文提到 there will be greater pressure on wages in the future as more people will beunemployed,more people will be looking for jobs and the pressure on employers to raise wages to attractworkers will decline（今后，随着更多的人失业，找工作的人也会增多，工资的压力将会变大，雇主通过涨工资吸引工人的压力也会变小）。由此可知 A 是原文的同义转
29、述。11.【考核技能】观点意见C)【答案解析】原文提到 Under this scheme,the number of individual working hours is reduced in an effortto avoid layoffs（这一方案减少了个人工作时间，从而避免裁员）。C 项符合原文所述。Passage Two【话题预测】从选项中的 memory，medicine 可推测本篇文章与记忆或医疗有关。【正确答案】1215 A D D B听力原文Is there really a magic memory pill or a herbal recall remedy?I ha
30、ve been frequently asked if thesememory supplements work.You know,one of the first things I like to tell people when they ask me about thesesupplements is that a lot of them are promoted as a cure for your memory.But your memory doesnt need a cure.What your memory needs is a good work-out.So really
31、those supplements arent going to give you thatperfect memory in the way that they promise.The other thing is that a lot of these supplements arentnecessarily what they claim to be,and you really have to be wary when you take any of them.The science isntthere behind most of them.Theyre not really wel
32、l-regulated unless they adhere to some industry standard.You dont really know that what they say is in there is in there.What you must understand is that thosesupplements,especially in some Eastern cultures,are part of a medical practice tradition.People dont just go ina local grocery store and buy
33、these supplements.In fact,they are prescribed and theyre given at a certain level,a dosage that is understood by a practitionerwhos been trained.And thats not really the way theyre used in this country.The other thing people do forgetis that these are medicines,so they do have an impact.A lot of tim
34、es people are not really aware of the impactthey have,or the fact that taking them in combination with other medications might put you at increased risk forsomething that you wouldnt otherwise be encountering or be at risk for.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.What q
35、uestion is frequently put to the speaker?13.What does the speaker say about most memory supplements?14.What do we learn about memory supplements in Eastern cultures?15.What does the speaker say about memory supplements at the end?试题解析【话题分类】健康【文章大意】提高记忆力的保健品真的有效吗？有些保健品的疗效不像它们所宣称的那样，也没有科学依据。服用这些保健品还有风
36、险。12.【考核技能】A)【答案解析】原文提到 I have been frequently asked if these memory supplements work（经常有人问我：这些记忆保健品是否有效）。A 项与原文是同义替换，故选 A。13.【考核技能】观点意见D)【答案解析】原文提到 a lot of these supplements arent necessarily what they claim to be,and you reallyhave to be wary when you take any of them.The science isnt there behin
37、d most of them（很多保健品并不会像他们承诺的那样有效，你吃这些保健品时也一定要小心。它们大多数都没有科学依据）。由此可知D 是原文的同义转述。14.【考核技能】语义理解D)【答案解析】原文提到尤其在东方文化中，保健品是医疗实践传统的一部分，后面又提到 In fact,they are prescribed and theyre given at a certain level,a dosage that is understood by a practitioner whos beentrained（按一定的标准给人们开药，受过训练的从业人员清楚剂量的使用）。D 项是原文的同义转
38、述。15.【考核技能】概括总结B)【答案解析】原文提到 that taking them in combination with other medications might put you at increasedrisk for something that you wouldnt otherwise be encountering or be at risk for（将保健品与其他药物同时服用，你会遇到其他风险）。由此可知 B 项是原文的同义转述。Section CRecording One【话题预测】由选项的 natural disasters，tropical storm 可预测出
39、本篇讲座与自然灾害有关。【正确答案】1618 D B A听力原文The negative impacts of natural disasters can be seen everywhere.In just the past few weeks,the world haswitnessed the destructive power of earthquakes in Indonesia,typhoons in the Philippines,and the destructive seawaves that struck Samoa and neighboring islands.A st
40、udy by the Center for Research on the Epidemiology ofDisasters finds that,between 1980 and 2007,nearly 8,400 natural disasters killed more than 2 million people.These catastrophic events caused more than$1.5 trillion in economic losses.The UN weather expert GeoffreyLove says that is the bad news.“Ov
41、er the last 50 years,economic losses have increased by a factor of 50.That sounds pretty terrible,butthe loss of life has decreased by a factor of 10 simply because we are getting better at warning people.We aremaking a difference.Extreme events,however,will continue to occur.But,the message is that
42、 they may not bedisasters.”Love,who is director of Weather and Disaster Risk Reduction at the World MeteorologicalOrganization,says most of the deaths and economic losses were caused by weather,climate,or water-relatedextremes.These include droughts,floods,windstorms,strong tropical winds and wildfi
43、res.He says extreme eventswill continue.But,he says extreme events become disasters only when people fail to prepare for them.“Manyof the remedies are well-known.From a planning perspective,its pretty simple.Build better buildings.Dontbuild where the hazards will destroy them.From an early-warning p
44、erspective,make sure the warnings go right down to the community level.Buildcommunity action plans.”The World Meteorological Organization points to Cuba and Bangladesh as examplesof countries that have successfully reduced the loss of life caused by natural disasters by taking preventiveaction.It sa
45、ys tropical storms formerly claimed dozens,if not hundreds of lives,each year,in Cuba.But,thedevelopment of an early-warning system has reversed that trend.In 2008,Cuba was hit by five successive hurricanes,but only 7 people were killed.Bangladesh also hasachieved substantial results.Major storm sur
46、ges in 1970 and 1991 caused the deaths of about 440,000 people.Through careful preparation,the death toll from a super tropical storm in November 2007 was less than 3,500.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.What is the talk mainly about?17.How can we stop extreme eve
47、nts from turning into disasters?18.What does the example of Cuba serve to show?试题解析【话题分类】环境与发展【文章大意】自然灾害的消极影响随处可见，如果能采取适当的预防措施，就可避免一些不必要的损失。16.【考核技能】文章大意D)【答案解析】通过第 17、18 题的选项可推测出本篇听力与自然灾害有关，并且引用不同国家的例子来说明采取预防措施的必要性。由此可判断 D 是全文的概括，故选 D。17.【考核技能】方式方法B)【答案解析】原文提到：he says extreme events become disaster
48、s only when people fail to prepare forthem（只有人们没有做好准备时，这些极端事件才会成为灾难）。此句暗示：如果有准备，就可避免遭遇自然灾害。由此可知 B 正确。18.【考核技能】语义理解A)【答案解析】原文引用了古巴的例子，提到：The World Meteorological Organization points to Cubaand Bangladesh as examples of countries that have successfully reduced the loss of life caused by naturaldisaste
49、rs by taking preventive action（世界气象组织引用古巴和孟加拉国的例子，指出这两个国家通过采取预防措施，成功地降低了由自然灾害引发的人员伤亡）。由此可知 A 项是原文的同义转述。Recording Two【话题预测】根据选项中的 Obama，economy 可预测本篇文章与美国的经济有关。【正确答案】1922 C B D D听力原文As US banks recovered with the help of the American government and the American taxpayers,PresidentObama held meetings
50、with top bank executives,telling them its time to return the favor.“The way I see it arebanks now having greater obligation to the goal of a wide recovery,”he said.But the president may be givingthe financial sector too much credit.“It was in a free fall,and it was a very scary period.”Economist Mar
