2014年6月大学英语六级模拟试题及答案(第一套)_第2页

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　16. A) To win over the majority of passengers from airlines in twenty years.

　　B) To reform railroad management in western European countries.

　　C) To electrify the railway lines between major European cities.

　　D) To set up an express train network throughout Europe.

　　17. A) Major European airlines will go bankrupt.

　　B) Europeans will pay much less for traveling.

　　C) Traveling time by train between major European cities will be cut by half.

　　D) Trains will become the safest and most efficient means of travel in Europe.

　　18. A) Train travel will prove much more comfortable than air travel.

　　B) Passengers will feel much safer on board a train than on a plane.

　　C) Rail transport will be environmentally friendlier than air transport.

　　D) Traveling by train may be as quick as, or even quicker than, by air.

　　19. A) In 1981. B) In 1989. C) In 1990. D) In 2000.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　20. A) There can be no speedy recovery for mental patients.

　　B) Approaches to healing patients are essentially the same.

　　C) The mind and body should be taken as an integral whole.

　　D) There is no clear division of labor in the medical profession.

　　21. A) A doctor’s fame strengthens the patients’ faith in them.

　　B) Abuse of medicines is widespread in many urban hospitals.

　　C) One third of the patients depend on harmless substances for cure.

　　D) A patient’s expectations of a drug have an effect on their recovery.

　　22. A) Expensive drugs may not prove the most effective.

　　B) The workings of the mind may help patients recover.

　　C) Doctors often exaggerate the effect of their remedies.

　　D) Most illnesses can be cured without medication.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　23. A) Enjoying strong feelings and emotions. C) Being fond of making sensational news.

　　B) Defying all dangers when they have to. D) Dreaming of becoming famous one day.

　　24. A) Working in an emergency room. C) Listening to rock music.

　　B) Watching horror movies. D) Doing daily routines.

　　25. A) A rock climber. B) A psychologist.

　　C) A resident doctor. D) A career consultant.