英语六级阅读训练4.doc

Section A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked [A],[B],[C],[D],and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre
1.Q:What does the woman imply about the job?   
A.Alex probably shouldn't do it.   
B.Anyone can do it.   
C.No one can do it.   
D.Alex can do it.
2.Q:What does the man imply about the information office?   
A.It is in the centre of the campus.   
B.It should have a map of the city.   
C.It has information about summer campus.   
D.It probably has a campus map.
3.Q:During what month are they talking?  
A.June.   
B.July.    
C.August.    
D.September.
4.Q:What kind of newspaper does the woman subscribe to?   
A.A daily,afternoon paper.   
B.A weekly,afternoon paper.  
C.A daily,afternoon paper.   
D.A daily,morning paper.
5.Q:How has Bill reacted?   
A.With surprise.   
B.With hostility.   
C.Quietly.    
D.Enthusiastically.
6.Q:What did the woman say about the taxi driver?   
A.He ran into a tree.   
B.He ran into a truck.   
C.He was driving too fast.   
D.He hurt his back and his head.
7.Q:Where does this conversation probably take place?   
A.At the hospital.   
B.At the library.   
C.At the bookstore.   
D.At the travel agency.
8.Q:What has the woman suggested?   
A.Removing the school farther away.   
B.The hotdog stand has nothing to do with it.   
C.Parents should take their children to school.   
D.Removing the hotdog stand farther away from the school.
9.Q:What does the man mean?  
A.The woman must change her destination.   
B.She will never be able to get a ticket.   
C.The woman should wait until tomorrow. D.It is not late for the woman to get a ticket.
10.Q:Why could the man come to the Shopping Mall that day?  
A.The man got the flu.  
B.It was weekend.   
C.Many students caught flu except him.   
D.The junior school stopped working because of the flu.
Section B
Compound Dictation
Directions:In this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information.You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally,when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
Choosing Astronauts
It is interesting how NASA chose their astronauts for(S1)_then on the moon.They chose men between the ages twenty and thirty-five.There were about(S2)_of them.Many of them were(S3)_air pilots and others were(S4)_.NASA telephoned each man were going to choose;told him the(S5)_and the(S6)_they might get in.They then asked him if he was willing to(S7)_as an astronaut."How could any man refuse such an exciting exploration?"One of them said,"Dangerous?Of course,it is dangerous,but most exciting!"(S8)_While training to be astronauts,they went through many courses.(S9)_They were all trained to fly in helicopters.These helicopters landed straight down to give the men some experience of the way the spaceship would actually land on the moon.They were also taught all the known facts about conditions in space.(S10)_.
[03:07.26]It is interesting how NASA chose their astronauts for(S1)_then on the moon.They chose men between the ages twenty and thirty-five.There were about(S2)_of them.Many of them were(S3)_air pilots and others were(S4)_.NASA telephoned each man were going to choose;told him the(S5)_and the(S6)_they might get in.They then asked him if he was willing to(S7)_as an astronaut."How could any man refuse such an exciting exploration?"One of them said,"Dangerous?Of course,it is dangerous,but most exciting!"(S8)_While training to be astronauts,they went through many courses.(S9)_They were all trained to fly in helicopters.These helicopters landed straight down to give the men some experience of the way the spaceship would actually land on the moon.They were also taught all the known facts about conditions in space.(S10)_.

answers:
1.D  2.D  3.C  4.D  5.B  6.A  7.B  8.D  9.C  10.D
S1.landing  S2.fifty  S3.experienced  S4.scientists  S5.plans  S6.dangers  S7.train
S8.The health and physical condition of the men were,of course,very important.Only those in very good health and physical condition were chosen.
S9.They studied the stars and the moon,and they also studied geology,the science of rocks.This was necessary because astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon.They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the age of the moon.
S10.They learned all the technical details of the spaceships and rockets.They learned how every part of a spaceship and its instruments work.They also learned every detail of the ground control system.