2018年12月英语六级听力试题解析-第一套

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　　以下为听力原文，答案出处都已标出，并且每小题后面都附有相应的点评和解析，供大家参考：

　　Conversation 1

　　M: Hey I just read a great book about physics. I think you’d like it. It’s called the physics of the world. It’s written by a scientist named Sylvia Mendez.

　　W: Oh I read that book. Q1: It was great. The writer is a warm and competent guide to the mysteries of physics. I think it promises enrichment for any reader from those who know little about science to the career physicist.

　　M: And it’s refreshing to see a strong curious clever woman adding her voice to the scientific discourse and a field that has been traditionally dominated by men. Q2: I think she has to be commended for making an effort to include anecdotes about little known female scientists. You know they were often victims of a generation firmly convinced that the woman’s place was in the home.

　　W: Q3: I like how the book is clearly written with each chapter brought to life by pieces of fascinating knowledge. For example in one chapter she exposes a myth that I’ve heard taught by university physics professors. I’ve often heard that medieval glass windows are thicker at the bottom because glass flows like a fluid. This， she shows, is not true. The distortion is actually thanks to a peculiarity of the glass makers process.

　　M: Q4: Yeah I like how she cultivates scientific engagement by providing a host of Do It Yourself experiments that bring the same foundational principles of classical physics that govern everything from the solar system to your kitchen table. From using complex laws of physics to test whether a spinning egg is cooked to measuring atmospheric pressure by lifting a piece of cardboard. Her hands-on examples make her book a truly interactive read.

　　W: Yes I must say this a equation-free book is an ideal read for scientists of all stripes, anyone teaching science and even people who dislike physics.

　　Question 1：What does the woman say about the book the man recommended?

　　答案：It can benefit professionals and non-professionals alike

　　原文：I think it promises enrichment for any reader from those who know little about science to the career physicist.

　　所以选项It can benefit professionals and non-professionals alike是对这句话的同义替换。

　　Question 2: What can we find in the book the man recommended?

　　答案：Stories about some female physicists

　　原文：I think she has to be commended for making an effort to include anecdotes about little known female scientists.

　　选项Stories about some female physicists由上面这句原文同意替换而来，因此是正确答案。

　　Question 3：How does the author bring her book to life?

　　答案：By including lots of fascinating knowledge

　　原文：I like how the book is clearly written with each chapter brought to life by pieces of fascinating knowledge

　　因此选项By including lots of fascinating knowledge是正确答案。通过关键词fascinating knowledge即可选出正确答案。

　　Question 4：How does the book cultivate readers’ interest in physics?

　　答案：It provides experiments they can do themselves.

　　原文：Yeah I like how she cultivates scientific engagement by providing a host of Do It Yourself experiments that bring the same foundational principles of classical physics that govern everything from the solar system to your kitchen table.

　　听到cultivate scientific engagement by…是原文的解题关键。因此根据后文It provides experiments they can do themselves. 是正确选项。

　　Conversation 2

　　A：Hi professor. I was hoping I could have a moment of your time if you’re not too busy.Q5: I’m having some problems getting started on my dissertation and I was hoping you could give me some advice on how to begin.

　　B：Sure. I have quite a few students though. So can you remind me what your topic is?

　　A：Q5: the general topic I chose is aesthetics, but that’s as far as I’ve got I don’t really know where to go from there.

　　B：Q6: Yeah，that’s much too large a topic. You really need to narrow it down in order to make it more accessible. Otherwise you’ll be writing a book.

　　A：Exactly. That’s what I wanted to ask you about. I was hoping it would be possible for me to change topics. Q7: I’m really more interested in nature than beauty.

　　B：Q8: I’m afraid you have to adhere to the assigned topic. Still，If you’re interested in nature， then that certainly can be worked into your dissertation. We’ve talked about Hume before in class right.

　　A：Oh yeah，he’s the philosopher who wrote about where our ideas of beauty come from.

　　B：Exactly. I suggest you go to the library and get a copy of his biography. Start from there. But remember to stick to the parameters of the assignment. This paper is a large part of your cumulative grade. So make sure to follow the instructions. If you take a look at his biography. You can get a good idea of how his life experiences manifest themselves in his theories of beauty. Specifically the way he looked towards nature as the origin of what we find beautiful.

　　A：Great. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions，Professor. I’ll let you get back to class now.

　　B：If there’s anything else you need, please come see me in my office any time.

　　Question 5：What is the man’s problem?

　　答案：He has no idea how to proceed with his dissertation.

　　解析：根据原文中I’m having some problems getting started on my dissertation以及后面的but that’s as far as I’ve got I don’t really know where to go from there.归纳，其他选项干扰小，难度适中。

　　Question 6: What does the professor think of the man’s topic?

　　答案：It is too broad

　　解析：原文中that’s much too large a topic对应，其中larges是broad的同义替换，难度较低。

　　Question 7: What’s the man really more interested in?

　　答案：Nature

　　解析：原文中I’m really more interested in nature than beauty.注意选项中beauty进行的反向干扰，其他选项原文虽有提及，但答非所问。

　　Question 8: What does the professor say the man has to do?

　　答案：Stick to the topic assigned.

　　解析：原文中I’m afraid you have to adhere to the assigned topic对应。其他选项略有干扰，难度较大，其中parameters和cumulative grade原文均有出现，但动词list和improve与原文不符。

　　总评：该篇文章围绕学生与教授讨论如何撰写论文展开，关注重点为学生出现的具体问题以及教授给出的相关建议，文章话题对于考生而言较为熟悉，总体难度适中。