大学英语六级189.docx

1、大学英语六级189大学英语六级-189(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、Listening Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：2，分数：32.00)（分数：16.00）A.Piracy is an easy thing to commit.B.Invention usually needs heavy cost.C.Patent is useful but not practical.D.Inventions are difficult to spread.解析：听力原文 W: I dont understand how the

2、 inventor earns money from the invention. After all, anyone can copy and sell it. Really, what is a patent? A piece of paper? A philosophy? You cant see it. M: I am glad you asked that. Actually when an inventor has a patent, its enforceable by the laws in the country where the inventor developed th

3、e invention. If anyone makes and sells the product then the inventor can take them to civil court. W: What can the inventor expect to receive if he sues and wins? M: Well, there are different things the court could do, but theres no guarantee. Theres a good chance the court could award him compensat

4、ion and orders to stop the manufacture and sale of goods. It may well be that the goods would be ordered to be destroyed. W: Can the other person being sued do anything to help themselves? M: Thats the beauty of the whole thing. Ignorance of the law doesnt count, Im afraid. However, the other person

5、 can counter-sue pretending that they were actually the original inventor. W: You said the inventor is protected by the laws of the country. Is everything equal? Do all countries have the same law? M: No, theyre not all equal. Youre right. Its only in theory. It is being worked on. The World Trade O

6、rganization has developed an agreement, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which makes sure that the patent is valid for 20 years. W: That doesnt make sense. Twenty years is a long time. M: Actually, it does. Its believed that inventors make and sell goods faster after they regis

7、ter the patent because theres a 20-year limitation on the patent. On the other hand, other inventors can use the information the inventor disclosed when the product was registered. Giving the information is all part of the deal. W: Cool. Why can the woman hardly understand that an inventor earns mon

8、ey from the invention? 解析 女士开头就表达了自己的疑惑：因为任何人都可以复制和销售某种发明，发明者怎么赚钱呢?A是对她困惑的原因的同义表达。A.Solve the conflicts privately with the inventor.B.Give the inventor some compensation.C.Buy the patent from the real inventor.D.Give all the fake commodities to the inventor.解析：听力原文 What may the court ask the sued pe

9、rson to do? 解析 B中的compensation是明确听到的，就是答案。通过预读选项，根据动词原形及宾语中的inventor可知，动作发出者应该是“盗版者”。注意听提及的其他人的动作。A.To encourage the inventors to go to civil courts.B.To make sure the patent is valid for 20 years.C.To have an agreement with the inventors.D.To earn money from the invention.解析：听力原文 What is the purpos

10、e of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights? 解析 选项都是不定式短语，可见题目问目的或原因。男士说世贸组织已经达成一个与贸易有关的知识产权协议，旨在确保专利的有效期是20年，故选B。A.The inventor decides who the expired patent goes to.B.The inventor may strive for a longer valid time span.C.The inventor will try hard to sell his products faster.D.The

11、 inventor will hesitate when giving his data to the public.解析：听力原文 How does a valid time span of a patent influence the inventor? 解析 关键是抓听到对话末尾男士提到的inventors make and sell goods faster，选项C是其近义改写。（分数：16.00）A.Privately talk with him about his illness and help.B.Talk with him about his plan for his bac

12、helors degree.C.Thoroughly examine his family background.D.Ask someone to take care of him at university.解析：听力原文 M: Hi, Queenie, how are you enjoying yourself at university? W: Hi, Jack, its a lot of work. But I am having a good time. Are you planning to attend college next year? M: Yeah. Can you te

13、ll me what facilities they have for disabled students? My wheelchair doesnt always allow me to get into buildings. W: You should inquire at Student Services. They can discuss your medical history with you confidentially and make allowances. My friends Shannon and Rosie use computers to do their exam

14、s, so in your case, Im sure it would not be a problem. M: What about the wheelchair access? W: The newer buildings have elevators and wide doors, but the older buildings have not been upgraded to accommodate handicapped people as far as I know. What faculty are you planning to go into? M: I am think

15、ing of doing engineering. W: Hmm. Engineering is in the old Adams building. I dont know if there is an elevator. M: Do the buses that go out to campus have facilities to bring wheelchairs on board? W: Yes, that I know for sure. All the buses are equipped with electronic lifts, and there are seats th

16、at fold back. M: What about the sidewalks? W: I think most of the sidewalks have been leveled at the corners, so you could probably use your wheelchair, but I am not sure. In fact, if you would like, why dont you come with me? Ill be taking the bus and I could show you around once we got there. M: T

17、hats really nice of you, Raphel. Id really like that. W: Okay, I will come to your house about 8:30 in the morning and we can take the commuter train into town, then catch the bus up to the university. M: Great, I look forward to it. What would the Student Services do with the man? 解析 由于男士是残疾学生，学生服务

18、处会跟他私下商谈如何帮助他，因此A为答案，privately是录音中confidentially的同义词。A.All the seats in the new buildings are fold back.B.All the new buildings are higher than the old ones.C.The new buildings are equipped with elevators while old ones arent.D.The new buildings are for new faculties while old ones are for tradition

19、al ones.解析：听力原文 What are the differences between the new teaching buildings and the old ones, according to the woman? 解析 录音在对新旧建筑进行比较时只提到了elevators and wide doors，因此含elevators的C为答案。男士关心的是自己坐着轮椅能否出入教学楼，女士也应该围绕这方面提供信息。A.There are no facilities for the disabled.B.Electronic lifts are installed on them.

20、C.The drivers are irresponsible for the driving.D.There are voluntary workers on them.解析：听力原文 What is the feature of buses that go to the campus? 解析 B为录音中equipped with electronic lifts的同义表达。观察选项，根据各选项的关键词可预测问题是关于车辆的情况，听到buses时应该注意后面的信息。A.To have someone fix his computer.B.To train him how to take ex

21、ams.C.To help him with his house-cleaning.D.To be his guide around the campus.解析：听力原文 Whats the purpose of Queenies appointment with Jack? 解析 D为录音中show.around的同义表达。三、Section B(总题数：2，分数：28.00)（分数：12.00）A.They encourage more homeless people.B.They are a safety hazard.C.They take up parking spaces.D.Th

22、ey destroy the neighborhoods.解析：听力原文 One of the complaints of city residents, not surprisingly, is the lack of parking. This problem is partly caused by all the abandoned cars on the streets. It has been estimated by A to Z Towing Inc., a nationwide tow-truck agency, that over one million cars are a

23、bandoned on the streets and alleyways of the nations cities. Each year, approximately a third of those cars are removed and destroyed. The rest of the cars, which are not removed, take up parking spaces and make neighborhoods look run-down. A survey of twenty cities by A to Z reports that as much as

24、 30 million dollars is spent annually to tow away and dismantle abandoned vehicles. One city alone, Los Angeles, spends five million dollars a year to control the accumulation of abandoned cars on its streets. Even though the city spends so much money on the program, it is always fighting a losing b

25、attle as more and more cars are constantly coming off the production line. On the other hand, Boston, which spends most of its money on museums and libraries, does not appropriate tax money to clean abandoned cars off the streets. In Boston the problem has been dealt with by a non-profit government

26、agency called Street Horizons, which uses the money from the recycling of metal in the cars to pay for the cost of towing them. The program in Boston sounds good although it has not completely reached financial independence from the federal government yet. Until a truly self-sufficient program for r

27、emoving old cars is developed, it will remain a serious problem. What is the problem with abandoned cars? 解析 录音开篇就指出城市居民经常抱怨停车场地少，其中一个原因就是由街上被抛弃的旧车所致，故C为正确答案。A.Over a million abandoned cars are towed from the streets each year.B.One third of the nations cars are abandoned in the streets.C.About two

28、thirds of the abandoned cars arent removed.D.Cities spent little to control the accumulation of abandoned cars.解析：听力原文 What does A to Z Towing Inc. say about the abandoned cars? 解析 短文提到，A to Z Towing Inc. 估计有100多万辆车被遗弃在大街小巷，每年大约有1/3被拖走或销毁，剩下的车没有拖走。由此可知没拖走的车所占比例约为2/3，故C正确。选项D的little与短文接下来提到的各个城市花费了大量

29、的金钱来处理abandoned cars不符。A.By spending tax money to clean abandoned cars off the street.B.By towing them with the money from the recycling of metal in the cars.C.By malting it lawless to abandon old cars.D.By spending most of its money on abandoned cars.解析：听力原文 How has Boston dealt with the abandoned

30、cars? 解析 在波士顿，这一问题由一家名为Street Horizons的非赢利性政府机构通过回收利用废旧汽车来解决，故B为正确答案。（分数：16.00）A.The body will take in more oxygen.B.The heart will beat more frequently.C.Muscles will become tense and the body will sweat easily.D.The consciousness will become more or less calmed.解析：听力原文 During a state of deep relax

31、ation, several physiological changes take place in the body: the bodys oxygen consumption is reduced; the heart beat decreases; muscle tension and sweating ease, and there is decreased sympathetic nervous system activity. The restful state not only allows the body to repair and restore itself, but it has a calming effect on the consciousness. How to achieve this state of relaxation, however, is a matter of opinion. A recent report by Dr. David Holmes of the University of Kansas in the journal American Psychologist said that simply sitting in an armchair has just as many ben