2018年12月大学英语六级听力试题解析-第一套

　　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?

　　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?

　　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?

　　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?

　　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。