2023年6月-英語六級考試改革說明及聽力樣題

關(guān)于全國高校英語六級考試聽力試題調(diào)整的說明

六級聽力試題的調(diào)整

1.取消短對話

2.取消短文聽寫

3.聽力篇章調(diào)整為2篇（原3篇）

4.新增講座/講話（3篇）

其他測試內(nèi)容不變。調(diào)整后六級聽力部分的試題結(jié)構(gòu)見下表:

測試內(nèi)容測試題型題量分值比例

長對話2篇選擇題（單選）8題8%（每題1分）

聽力篇章2篇選擇題（單選）7題7%（每題1分）

講座/講話3篇選擇題（單選）10題20%（每題2分）

高校英語六級考試聽力樣題

PartIIListeningComprehension(30

minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheend

ofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Heinventedtherefrigerator.C)Hewasadmitted

toauniversity.

B)Hepatentedhisfirstinvention.D)HegotadegreeinMathematics.

2.A)Hestartedtoworkonrefrigeration.

B)HebecameaprofessorofMathematics.

C)HefellinlovewithNatashaWilloughby.

D)Hedistinguishedhimselfinlowtemperaturephysics.

3.A)Discoveringthetruenatureofsubatomicparticles.

B)Theirexplanationofthelawsofcauseandeffect.

C)Theirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.

D)Layingthefoundationsofmodernmathematics.

4.A)Tohaveathree-weekholiday.C)Topatenthisinventions.

B)Tospendhisremainingyears.D)Toteachatauniversity.

ConversationTwo

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Theinjuryofsomestudents.

B)Aschoolbuscrashontheway.

C)Thecollapseofaschoolbuilding.

D)Afirethatbrokeoutonaschoolcampus.

6.A)

Teaching.

C)Havinglunch.

B)On

vacation.

D)Holdingameeting.

7.A)Amalfunctioningstove.C)

Violationoftrafficrules.

B)Cigarettesbuttsleftbyworkers.D)Negligenceinschool

maintenance.

8.A)Sentastorytothelocalnewspaper.

B)ThrewasmallThanksgivingparty.

C)Bakedsomecookiesasapresent.

D)Wroteapersonalletterofthanks.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswi11

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Itisatraitofagenerouscharacter.C)Itisanindicatorofhigh

intelligence.

B)Itisareflectionofself-esteem.D)Itisasignofhappiness

andconfidence.

10.A)Itwasself-defeating.C)

Itwastheessenceofcomedy.

B)Itwas

aggressive.D)Itwas

somethingadmirable.

11.A)Itisadouble-edgedsword.C)Itisaunique

giftofhumanbeings.

B)Itisafeatureofagivenculture.D)Itisaresultofbothnature

andnurture.

PassageTwo

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Sheisatouristguide.C)She

isadomesticservant.

B)Sheisaninterpreter.D)

Sheisfromtheroyalfamily.

13.A)Itissituatedatthefootofabeautifulmountain.

B)Itwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerparties.

C)Itwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofstate.

D)Itisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalpalace.

14.A)Itiselaboratelydecorated.C)Itisvery

big,withonlysixslimlegs.

B)Ithassurvivedsome2,000years.D)ItisshapedlikeanancientSpanish

boat.

15.A)Theyareinterestingtolookat.

B)Theyhavelostsomeoftheirlegs.

C)Theydonotmatchtheovaltableatall.

D)Theyareuncomfortabletositinforlong.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalks

followedbysomequestions.Therecordingswi11beplayedonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.

16.A)TheyinvestigatetheretirementhomesinAmerica.

B)TheyareonissuesfacingseniorcitizensinAmerica.

C)Theydescribethegreatpleasuresofthegoldenyears.

D)Theyarefilledwithfondmemoriesofhisgrandparents.

17.A)Thelossoftheabilitytotakecareofhimself.

B)Thefeelingofnotbeingimportantanymore.

C)Beingunabletofindagoodretirementhome.

D)Leavingthehomehehadlivedinfor60years.

18.A)Thelossofidentityandself-worth.

B)Fearofbeingreplacedordiscarded.

C)Freedomfrompressureandworldlycares.

D)Thepossessionofwealthandhighrespect.

19.A)Theurgencyofpensionreform.

B)Medicalcareforseniorcitizens.

C)Findingmeaningfulrolesfortheelderlyinsociety.

D)Thedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesforseniorcitizens.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.

20.A)Itseriouslyimpactstheirphysicalandmentaldevelopment.

B)Ithasbecomeaproblemaffectingglobaleconomicgrowth.

C)Itisacommonproblemfoundinunderdevelopedcountries.

D)Itisanissueoftenoverlookedbyparentsinmanycountries.

21.A)Theywilllivelonger.C)

Theygetalongwellwithpeople.

B)Theygetbetterpay.D)They

developmuchhigherIQs.

22.A)Appropriatedfundstopromoteresearchofnutrient-richfoods.

B)Encouragedbreastfeedingforthefirstsixmonthsofachild'slife.

C)Recruitedvolunteerstoteachruralpeopleabouthealthandnutrition.

D)Targetedhunger-reliefprogramsatpregnantwomenandyoungchildren.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.

23.A)Theguaranteedqualityofitsgoods.

B)Thehugevolumeofitsannualsales.

C)Theserviceitprovidestoitscustomers.

D)Thehighvalue-to-weightratioofitsgoods.

24.A)Thosehavingatasteorsmellcomponent.

B)Productspotentiallyembarrassingtobuy.

C)Thosethatrequireverycarefulhandling.

D)Servicesinvolvingapersonalelement.

25.A)Thosewholiveinthevirtualworld.

B)Thosewhohavetoworklonghours.

C)Thosewhoareusedtoonlinetransactions.

D)Thosewhodon,tmindpayingalittlemore.

TapeScriptofListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheend

ofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspond!ngletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

W:Hello.

M:Hello,isthatthereferencelibrary?

W:Yes.CanIhelpyou?

M:Ihopeso.IrangearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDenysHawtin,

thescientist.Youaskedmetoringback.

W:Oh,yes.Ihavefoundsomething.

M:Good.I'vegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.

W:Certainly.Hawtin,Denys.Born:Darlington1836;diedNewYork1920.

M:Yes.Gotthat.

W:Inventorandphysicist.Thesonofafarmworker,hewasadmittedtothe

UniversityofLondonattheageoffifteen.

M:Yes.

W:HegraduatedatseventeenwithafirstclassdegreeinPhysicsandMathematics.

Allright?

M:Yes,allright.

W:Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageofeighteen.Itwasamethod

ofrefrigerationwhicharosefromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.Hebecame

professorofMathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterattwenty-four,where

heremainedfortwelveyears.Duringthattimehemarriedoneofhisstudents,

NatashaWilloughby.

M:Yes.Goon.

W:Later,workingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationofmodernPhysics

byshowingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelof

subatomicparticles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysics

in1910,anddidsoagainin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradio

waves.InhislifetimeHawtinpatented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore?

M:Yes.WhendidhegotoAmerica?

W:Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYork,anddiedtheresuddenly

afteronlythreeweeks.Still,hewasagoodage.

M:Yes.Isupposeso.Well,thanks.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutDenysHawtinwhenhewas15?

2.WhatdidDenysHawtindoattheageof24?

3.ForwhatwereDenysHawtinandhiswifeawardedtheNobelPrizeasecondtime?

4.WhydidDenysHawtingotoNewYork?

ConversationTwo

W:ThisisLisaMeyerintheWBZnewsroom,talkingwithMikeBassichis,whois

thedirectoroftheGiffordSchool,aboutthecleanupfromlastweek'sfire

andwhatthepossiblecauseofthatblazemayhavebeen.

M:We'regettingreadyforourentirestafftoreturnearlyfromvacation

tomorrowwhereuponwearegoingtomoveintotemporaryclassrooms.Andtheother

buildingsthatdidnotburnarebeingde-smoked.Astothecauseofthefire,

allweknowisthatwewerehavingtroublewiththepilotlightssincewebought

thestoveinJulyandithadbeenservicedthreetimes.Well,asamatterof

fact,wethinkitwasamalfunctioningstovethatmayhavecausedthefire.

Nothingdefiniteyethasbeendetermined.

W:Haveyouheardfromotherschoolsorotherinstitutionalusersofthisstove

thathavehadthesameproblem?

M:No.Iwouldn,tknowanythingmoreaboutthestoveitself.AllIknowisthat

thisfirewentupsoquicklythatthere,sbeenasuspicionaboutwhyitwent

upsoquickly.Anditmaybethattherewasagasblast.But,again,thishas

notbeendeterminedofficiallybyanybody.

W:Igotyou.Whendokidscomebacktoschool?

M:NextMonday,andwewillbereadyforthem.MondayJanuary4.We'rejust

extremelythrilledthatnoonewashurtandthatJsbecauseofthefirefighters

thatwerehere,nineofthem.They'rewonderful.

W:AndI'msureyousendyourthanksouttothem,uh?

M:Well,we'resendingoutthankstotheminaletterorinanyotherwaywe

can.Iheardastorytodaywhereoneofourkidsactuallybakedsomecookies

andistakingittothefiredepartment,togiveittothem.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.Whatwerethespeakerstalkingabout?

6.Whatweretheschoolstaffdoingatthetimeoftheaccident?

7.Whatwassupposedtobethecauseoftheaccident?

8.Whatdidoneofthekidsdotoshowgratitude?

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswi11

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheetl\vithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

IntodayJspersonalitystakes,nothingismorehighlyvaluedthanasenseof

humor.Weseekitoutinothersandareproudtoclaimitinourselves,perhaps

evenmorethangoodlooksorintelligence.Ifsomeonehasagreatsenseofhumor,

wereason,itmeansthattheyarehappy,sociallyconfidentandhaveahealthy

perspectiveonlife.

ThisattitudewouldhavesurprisedtheancientGreeks,whobelievedhumorto

beessentiallyaggressive.Andinfact,ouradmirationforthecomicallygifted

isrelativelynew,andnotverywell-founded,saysRodMartin,apsychologist

attheUniversityofWesternOntario.Beingfunnyisn'tnecessarilyanindicator

ofgoodsocialskillsandwell-being,hisresearchhasshown.Itmayjustas

likelybeasignofpersonalityflaws.

Hehasfoundthathumorisadouble-edgedsword.Itcanforgebetterrelationships

andhelpyoucopewithlife,oritcanbecorrosive,eatingawayatself-esteem

andirritatingothers."It'saformofcommunication,likespeech,andweall

useitdifferently,“saysMartin.Weusebondinghumortoenhanceoursocial

connections,butwealsomayemployitasawayofexcludingorrejectingan

outsider.

Thoughhumorisessentiallysocial,howyouuseitsaysalotaboutyoursense

ofself.Thosewhouseself-defeatinghumor,makingfunofthemselvesforthe

enjoymentofothers,tendtomaintainthathostilitytowardthemselvesevenwhen

alone.Similarly,thosewhoareabletoviewtheworldwithamusedtolerance

areoftenequallyforgivingoftheirownshortcomings.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.Howdopeopletodayviewhumoraccordingtothespeaker?

10.WhatdidtheancientGreeksthinkofhumor?

11.WhathaspsychologistRodMartinfoundabouthumor?

PassageTwo(femalevoice)

Andnow,ifyou'11walkthisway,ladiesandgentlemen,thenextroomwe*re

goingtoseeistheroominwhichthefamilyusedtoholdtheirformaldinner

partiesandevenoccasionallyentertainheadsofstateandroyalty.However,

theymanagedtokeepthisroomfriendlyandintimateandIthinkyou'11agree

ithasaveryinformalatmosphere,quiteunlikesomegrandhousesyouvisit.

Thecurtainswereneverdrawn,evenatnight,soguestsgotaviewofthelake

andfountainsoutside,whichwerelitupatnight.Averyattractivesight.

Asyoucansee,ladiesandgentlemen,theguestswereseatedveryinformally

aroundthisovaltable,whichwouldaddtotherelaxedatmosphere.Thetable

datesfromtheeighteenthcenturyandismadeofSpanishoak.It'srather

remarkableforthefactthatalthoughitisextremelybig,it'ssupportedby

justsixratherslimlegs.However,itseemstohavesurvivedlikethatfortwo

hundredyears,soit'sprobablygoingtolastabitlonger.Thechairswhich

gowiththetablearenotacompleteset-therewereoriginallysixofthem.

Theyareinterestingforthefactthattheyareveryplainandundecoratedfor

thetime,withonlyoneplaincentralpanelatthebackandnoarm-rests.Imyself

findthemratheruncomfortabletositinforverylong,butpeoplewereused

tomorediscomfortinthepast.

Andnow,ladiesandgentlemen,ifyou,dliketofollowmeintotheGreatHall???

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

13.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheroomtheyarevisiting?

14.Whatissaidabouttheovaltableintheroom?

15.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthechairs?

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalks

followedbysomequestions.Therecordingswi11beplayedonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.

Moderator.

HelloLadiesandGentleman,itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceourkeynote

speakerfortoday'ssession,Dr.HowardMiller.Dr.Miller,Professorof

SociologyatWashingtonUniversity,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbookson

theissuesfacingolderAmericansinourgrayingsocietyforthepast15years.

Dr.Miller:

Dr.Miller'.

Thankyouforthatintroduction.Today,I'dliketoprefacemyremarkswith

astoryfrommyownlifewhichIfeelhighlightsthecommonconcernsthatbring

usheretogether.Severalyearsagowhenmygrandparentswerewellintotheir

eighties,theywerefacedwiththerealityofnolongerbeingabletoadequately

careforthemselves.Mygrandfatherspokeofhisgreatestfear,thatofleaving

theonlyhometheyhadknownforthepast60years.Fightingbackthetears,

hespokeproudlyofthefactthathehadbuilttheirhomefromthegroundup,

andthathehadpoundedeverynailandlaideverybrickintheprocess.The

prospectofhavingtoselltheirhomeandgiveuptheirindependence,andmove

intoaretirementhomewasanextremelypainfulexperienceforthem.Itwas,

inmygrandfather*sownwords,likehavingalimbcutoff.Heexclaimedin

aforcefulmannerthathefelthewasn'timportantanymore.

ForthemandsomeolderAmericans,theirso-called“goldenyears“areattimes

notsopleasant,forthisperiodcanmeanthedeclineofnotonlyone,shealth

butthelossofidentityandself-worth.Inmanysocieties,thisself-identity

iscloselyrelatedwithoursocialstatus,occupation,materialpossessions,

orindependence.Furthermore,weoftenliveinsocietiesthatvaluewhatis"new"

orinfashion,andourownusageofwordsintheEnglishlanguageisoften

asignofbadnewsforolderAmericans.Imeanhowwouldyourfamilyreactif

youcamehometonightexclaiming,“Hey,cometothelivingroomandseethe

OLDblackandwhiteTVIbrought!Unfortunately,theword"old"callsto

mindimagesoftheneedtoreplaceordiscard.

Now,manyofthelecturesgivenatthisconferencehavefocusedontheissues

ofpensionreform,medicalcare,andthedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesfor

seniorcitizens.Andwhilethesearevitalissuesthatmustbeaddressed,Vd

liketofocusmycommentsonanimportantissuethatwillaffecttheoverall

successoftheotherprogramsmentioned.Thishastodowithchangingour

perspectivesonwhatitmeanstobeapartofthisgroup,andfindingmeaningful

rolestheelderlycanplayandshouldplayinoursocieties.

Firstofall,I'dliketotalkabout...

16.WhatdoestheintroductionsayaboutDr.HowardMillerJsarticlesandbooks?

17.WhatisthegreatestfearofDr.Miller'sgrandfather?

18.WhatdoesDr.Millersaytheugoldenyearswcanoftenmean?

19.WhatisthefocusofDr.Miller'sspeech?

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.

The2023GlobalHungerIndexreportwasreleasedtodaybytheInternationalFood

PolicyResearchInstitute(IFPRI).Itnotesthat,inrecentyears,expertshave

cometotheconclusionthatundernourishmentbetweenconceptionandachild's

secondbirthdaycanhaveseriousandlong-lastingimpacts.

Undernourishmentduringthisapproximately1,000-daywindowcanseriouslycheck

thegrowthanddevelopmentofchildrenandrenderthemmorelikelytogetsick

anddiethanwell-fedchiIdren.Preventinghungerallowschildrentodevelop

bothphysicallyandmentally.

SaysIFPRI'sMarieRuel,“Theywillbemorelikelytoperformwellinschool.

Theywillstayinschoollonger.Andthenatadulthood,IFPRIhasactually

demonstratedthatchildrenwhowerebetternourishedhavehigherwages,bya

prettylargemargin,by46percent.”

Ruelsaysthatmeanstheproductivityofanation'sfuturegenerationsdepends

inalargepartonthefirst1,000daysoflife.

“Thisiswhywe'reallonboardinfocusingonthosethousanddaystoimprove

nutrition.Afterthat,thedamageisdoneandishighlyirreversible.”

Thedataonnutritionandchildhooddevelopmenthasbeenslowlycomingtogether

fordecades.ButRuelsaysscientificconsensusalonewillnotsolvethe

problem.

“It'snotenoughthatnutritionistsknowyouhavetointervenethen,ifwe

don,thavethepoliticiansonboard,andalsothe...peoplethatimplement

[programs]inthefield.”

Ruelsaysthereareencouragingsignsthatpoliticiansandimplementersare

beginningtogetonboard.ManymajordonorsandtheUnitedNationsaretargeting

hunger-reliefprogramsatpregnantwomenandyoungchildren.Theyfocuson

improvingdietsorprovidingmicro-foodsupplements.Theyimproveaccessto

pre-birthcareandencourageexclusivebreastfeedingforthefirstsixmonths

ofachild'slife.

Ruelsaysinthe1980sThailandwasabletoreducechildundernourishmentby

recruitingalargenumberofvolunteerstotravelthecountrysideteachingabout

healthandnutrition.

“Theyreallydidveryactivepromotionofdiversityinthedietandgoodeating

habits.Sotheywereprovidingmorefoodtopeople,butalsoeducatingpeople

onhowtousethem,andalsoeducatingpeopleonhowtofeedtheiryoungchiIdren.

Ruelsayscountriesmaytakedifferentapproachestoreducingchild

undernutrition.Butshesaysnationswillnotmakeprogressfightinghungerand

povertyuntiltheybegintofocusonthosecriticalfirstthousanddays.

20.Whatistheexperts'conclusionregardingchildren'sundernourishmentin

theirearliestdaysoflife?

21.WhatdoesIFPRI'sMarieRuelsayaboutwell-fedchildrenintheiradult

life?

22.WhatdidThailanddotoreducechildundernourishmentinthe1980s?

Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.

I'dliketolookatavitalaspectofe-commerce,andthatisthenatureof

theproductorservice.Therearecertainproductsandservicesthatarevery

suitableforsellingonline,andothersthatsimplydon'twork.

Suitableproductsgenerall