大学六级-827及答案解析.doc

1、大学六级-827 及答案解析(总分：668.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.00)1.1城市交通问题日益严重2现有的解决办法(如：使用公共交通工具、减少出行、单双号出行等)3我的看法Traffic Problems of Cities_（分数：106.00）_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：1，分数：70.00)Coffee-The Drink of ChoiceDid you know coffee is the most consumed beverage in the world? How did coffee get

2、 this ranking? What country first figured out that coffee was safe for consumption? When was the first drink of coffee prepared? Where did the first coffee shop come into being? There are many questions about the starting point of drinking coffee. It has been so long ago that no one really knows all

3、 the facts. But, one thing is for sure, coffee is the most consumed beverage on the planet.The Beginning of CoffeeIt looks as if the first trace came out of Abyssinia and was also irregularly in the vicinity of the Red Sea around seven hundred AD. Along with these people, other Africans of the same

4、period also have a history of using the coffee berry pulp for more than one occasion like rituals and even for health.Coffee began to get more attention when the Arabs began cultivating it in their peninsulas around eleven hundred AD. It is speculated that trade ships brought the coffee their way. T

5、he Arabs started making a drink that became quite popular called gahwa-meaning to prevent sleep. Roasting and boiling the bean was how they made this drink. It became so popular among the Arabs that they made it their signature Arabian wine and it was used a lot during rituals.After the coffee bean

6、was found to be a great wine and a medicine, someone discovered in Arabia that you could also make a different dark, delicious drink out of the beans, this happened somewhere around twelve hundred AD. After that it didnt take long before everyone in Arabia was drinking coffee. Everywhere these peopl

7、e traveled the coffee went with them. It made its way around to India, North Africa, the eastern Mediterranean, and was then cultivated to a great extent in Yemen around fourteen hundred AD.Other countries would have gladly welcomed these beans if only the Arabs had let them.The Arabs killed the see

8、d-germ making sure no one else could grow the coffee even if it were taken to anywhere else. Heavily guarding their plants, Yemen is where the main source of coffee stayed for several hundred years. Even with their efforts, the beans were eventually smuggled out by pilgrims and travelers.Coffee Shop

9、s AppearAround 1475 the first coffee shop opened in Constantinople called Kiv Han two years after coffee was introduced to Turkey, in 1554 two coffee houses opened there. People came pouring in to socialize, listen to music, play games and of course drink coffee. Some often called these places in Tu

10、rkey the “school of the wise“, because you could learn so much by just visiting the coffee house and listening to conversations. In the sixteen hundreds coffee enters Europe through the port of Venice. The Turkish warriors also brought the drink to Balkans, Spain, and North Africa. Not too much late

11、r the first coffee house opened in Italy.There were plenty of people also trying to ban coffee. Such as Khair Beg, a governor of Mecca, who was executed and Grand Vizir of the Ottoman Empire who successfully closed down many coffee houses in Turkey. Thankfully not everyone thought this way.Coffee Ti

12、ps ArriveIn the early sixteen hundreds coffee was presented to the New World by a man named John Smith. Later in that century, the first coffee house opened in England. Coffee houses or “penny universities“ charged a penny for admission and for a cup of coffee. The word “TIPS“ (for service) has its

13、origin from an English coffee house.Early in the 17th century, Edward Lloyds coffee house opened in England. The Dutch became the first to commercially transport coffee. The first Parisian cafe opened in 1713 and King Louis X1V was presented with a lovely coffee tree. Sugar was first used as an addi

14、tion to coffee in his court.The Americas Have CoffeeCoffee plants were introduced into the Americas for development. By close to the end of the seventeen hundreds, 1,920 million plants had been grown on the island.Evidently the eighteen hundreds were spent trying to find better methods to make coffe

15、e.The Coffee “Brew“ in the 20th CenturyNew methods to help brewing coffee start popping up everywhere. The first commercial espresso machine was developed in Italy. Melitta Bentz made a filter using blotting paper. Dr. Ernest Lily manufactured the first automatic espresso machine. The Nestle Company

16、 invented Nescafe instant coffee. Achilles Gaggia perfected the espresso machine. Hills Bros. began packing roasted coffee in vacuum tins eventually ending local roasting shops and coffee mills. A Japanese-American chemist named Satori Kato from Chicago invented the first soluble “instant“ coffee.Ge

17、rman coffee importer Ludwig Roselius turned some mined coffee beans over to researchers, who perfected the process of removing caffeine from the beans without destroying the flavor. He sold it under the name Sanka. Sanka is introduced in the United States in 1923.George Constant Washington, an Engli

18、sh chemist living in Guatemala, was interested in a powdery condensation forming on the spout of his silver coffee flask. After checking into it, he created the first mass-produced instant coffee with his brand name called Red E Coffee.Prohibition went into effect in the United States. Coffee sales

19、suddenly increased. Brazil asked Nestle to help find a solution to their coffee surpluses so the Nestle Company came up with freeze-dried coffee. Nestle also made Nescafe and introduced it to Switzerland.Other Interesting Coffee TidbitsToday the US-imports 70 percent of the worlds coffee crop. Durin

20、g W. W. , American soldiers were issued instant Maxwell House coffee in their ration kits.In Italy, Achilles Gaggia perfected his espresso machine. The name Cappuccino comes from the resemblance of its color to the robes of the monks of the Capuchin order.One week before Woodstock, the Manson family

21、 murdered coffee heiress Abigail Folger as she visited with her friend Sharon Tate in the home of filmmaker Roman Polanski.The Coffee TrendsFor the first time since 1990, the percentage of adults who drink a daily cup of java has topped the percentage of adults who drink soft drinks each day. Soft d

22、rink consumption decreased 6 percent, down to 51 percent last year, according to a random telephone survey conducted by the National Coffee Drinking Trends Repor which is sponsored by the National Coffee Association.“Coffee is experiencing a new Renaissance,“ said Robert Nelson, president and CEO of

23、 the association “Coffee is gaining a higher profile among American consumers as they enjoy an expanding menu of option amid an exploding cafe culture.“Other increases include a continuing upward trend among 18 to 24-year-olds in daily consumption and among those who are ages 40 to 59 or over 60 the

24、re was an increase to 61 and 74 percent respectively.The only age category to dip slightly was those aged 25 to 39 who cut back to 44 percent from 47 percent but this is still a higher rate of consumption over 2002. Overall consumption is the same as last year, 89 percent, a continuing rise over the

25、 last three years. Other trends spotted in the report are that weekly consumers are down 1 percent less (67 from 68) than 2006 while daily consumers are up 1 percent (48 over 47) and ground coffee is the preferred source for at-home brewing over instant coffee.Gourmet coffee took a little dip to 14

26、percent, down from 16 percent in 2006 which some market researchers believe is because “gourmet coffee has become so mainstream it is perceived as regular coffee by the general public./（分数：70.00）(1).In Africa, coffee was once used for _.（分数：7.00）A.ritualsB.farmingC.beer brewingD.animal breeding(2).“

27、Gahwa“ is so called because it can _.（分数：7.00）A.prevent sleepinessB.accelerate fat burningC.help cure depressionD.strengthen blood vessels(3).Coffee was spread to the eastern Mediterranean via _.（分数：7.00）A.North AfricaB.South AmericaC.IndiaD.Arabia(4).The first coffee shop was opened in _.（分数：7.00）A

28、ItalyB.TurkeyC.YemenD.Spain(5).What was Khair Begs attitude towards coffee?（分数：7.00）A.Favorable.B.Cautious.C.Negative.D.Neutral.(6).The first coffee house was opened in England in _.（分数：7.00）A.the 15th centuryB.the 16th centuryC.the 17th centuryD.the 18th century(7).The first automatic espresso cof

29、fee machine was produced by _.（分数：7.00）A.Melitta BentzB.The Nestle CompanyC.Achilles GaggiaD.Ernest Lily(8).The first mass-produced instant coffee was created by an English chemist in _.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(9).The color of the robes of the monks of the Capuchin order has something to do with _.（分数：7.00）

30、填空项 1:_(10).Since gourmet coffee has become the mainstream, the public regard it as _.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_三、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Section A(总题数：4，分数：105.00)A.She is not good at typing.B.She will definitely not do it.C.She will do it if she has time.D.She will do it because she is free.A.The

31、y are planning to buy some books.B.They are planning to go rock climbing.C.They want to go camping on their holiday.D.They want to go traveling at the weekend.A.He doesnt want others to take her place.B.He wants her support in the next election.C.She shouldnt run for the post any more.D.He would lik

32、e to take her place.A.Sell her bike to the man.B.Let the man use her bike.C.Borrow a bike from the man.D.Stop the man from riding a bike.A.David needs to balance his time with a social life.B.David is falling behind his friends in school.C.David is working hard unnecessarily.D.David is losing all hi

33、s friends.A.Read the references about the test.B.Read the reference book on the desk.C.Ask the reference desk staff for help.D.Go to another library for help right now.A.He forgot to tell her.B.He had to go to work.C.He lost some valuable things.D.He didnt want to celebrate it.A.No student likes the

34、 new location.B.All students like the new location.C.Most students like the new location.D.Only a few students like the new location.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.00）A.She cant find a new place to live.B.She thinks she will lose her deposit money.C.The c

35、ontract states she must stay at least 6 months.D.The landlord wants her to move out after 2 months.A.Take Susan to court.B.Forfeit Susans money.C.Give Susans deposit back.D.Charge Susan extra money.A.1 month.B.2 months.C.6 months.D.Over 6 months.A.Lose part of her deposit.B.Go to see the landlord.C.

36、Move out at once.D.Go to court.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.To get some pocket money from her father.B.To persuade him into allowing her more freedom.C.To distract him from asking about her performance at school.D.To help her boy friend leave a goo

37、d impression on her father.A.English.B.Algebra.C.History.D.Spanish.A.She didnt tell the right age of him.B.She forgot to take both the two exams.C.She usually doesnt come back on time.D.She didnt remember historical events clearly.五、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：28.00)Questions 26 t

38、o 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）A.The senators duties.B.The senators wealth.C.The senators hobbies.D.The senators function.A.There are more senators in America.B.The senators in the US are more rational.C.The members in British House of Lords are older.D.The members in Br

39、itish House of Lords are not elected.A.Every 6 years.B.Every 2 years.C.Every 4 years.D.Whenever one dies.A.A bill in the senate.B.A refusal of the bill.C.An approval of the bill.D.A refusal to read the bill.七、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：21.00)Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

40、分数：21.00）A.The dogs color and size.B.The dogs price and breed.C.Whether the dog will need its companion.D.Whether the dog will fit the environment.A.It needs more secure place.B.It needs more love and care.C.It demands more food and space.D.It must be trained so it wont bite.A.Because it is less li

41、kely to run away.B.Because it is less likely to be too shy with other dogs.C.Because its easier for it to form a relationship with its master.D.Because its easier for its master to train it to become a good pet.八、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：21.00)Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just

42、heard.（分数：21.00）A.Because people neednt worry about their personal safety.B.Because it is usually a two-week stay in an attractive place.C.Because everything is well arranged for you during the tour.D.Because people can decide their own expense during the tour.A.You cant choose the place you want to

43、 visit.B.You hardly have any chance to know the local people.C.You have to stay with strangers who you may dislike.D.You are always in a hurry to run from one place to the other.A.People get up early in the morning during the tour.B.Once in a famous place, people have lots of time to enjoy it.C.Coac

44、h tours offer very good chances to know about big cities.D.Old people shouldnt take a coach tour because of the fast pace.九、Section C(总题数：1，分数：77.00)Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and even of books-especially paperbacks, which are still (36) cheap in s

45、pite of ever-increasing rises in the cost of printing. They still buy “proper“ books, too, printed on good paper and (37) between hard covers.There are many streets in London (38) shops which specialize in book-selling. (39) the best known of these is Charing Cross Road. Here books of all sorts and

46、sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which (40) of being “the biggest bookshop in the world“ to the (41) , dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens time. Some of these shops (42) , or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specialize in second-hand books,

47、 in art books, in foreign books, in books on (43) , politics or any other of the myriad subjects about which books may be written.(44) , Chafing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must venture off the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, in the East

48、Central district of London. Here there is nothing so grandiose as bookshops. (45) on to small barrows which line the gutters. And the collectors, some professional and some amateur, pounce up on the dusty cascade. In places like this (46) .（分数：77.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项