[外语类试卷]大学英语六级模拟试卷1及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 1及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are supposed to write a start essay entitled Should Euthanasia Be Legalized? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 安乐死应该合法化 2. 安乐死不应合法化 3. 我的观点 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skim

2、ming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark： Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement cont

3、radicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 Harlem Renaissance (文艺复兴 ) A Brief Introduction Important Features 1. Harlem Renaissance(HR) is the name given to the period from the end of World War I and through the middle of the 19

4、30s Depression, during which a group of talented African-American writers produced a sizable body of literature in the four prominent genres of poetry, fiction, drama, and essay. 2. The notion of “twoness“, a divided awareness of ones identity, was introduced by W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founders o

5、f the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)and the author of the influential book The Souls of Black Folks (1903): “One ever feels his two-ness an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled stirrings: two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged st

6、rength alone keeps it from being tom asunder.“ 3. Common themes: alienation, marginality, the use of folk material, the use of the blues tradition, the problems of writing for an elite audience. 4. HR was more than just a literary movement: it included racial consciousness, “the back to Africa“ move

7、ment led by Marcus Garvey, racial integration, the explosion of music particularly jazz, spirituals and blues, painting, dramatic revues, and others. A Chronology of Important Events and Publications 1919 -369th Regiment marched up Fifth Avenue to Harlem, February 17. -First Pan-African Congress org

8、anized by W.E.B. Du Bois, Paris, February. -Race riots in Washington, D.C, Chicago, Charleston, Knoxville, Omaha, and elsewhere, June to September. -Race Relations Commission founded, September. -Benjamin Brawley published The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States. 1920 -Universal Negro I

9、mprovement Association(UNIA) Convention held at Madison Square Garden, August. -Charles Gilpin starred in Eugene ONeill, The Emperor Jones, November. -James Waldou Johnson, first black officer(secretary) of NAACP appointed. -Claude McKay published Spring in New Hampshire. -Du Boiss Darkwater is publ

10、ished. 1921 -Marcus Garvey founded African Orthodox Church, September. -Second Pan-African Congress. -Colored Players Guild of New York founded. -Benjamin Brawley published Social History of the American Negro. 1922 -First Anti - Lynching legislation approved by House of Representatives. -Publicatio

11、ns of The Book of American Negro Poetry edited by James Weldon Johnson; Claude McKay, Harlem Shadows. 1923 -Claude McKay spoke at the Fourth Congress of the Third International in Moscow, June. -Marcus Garvey arrested for mail fraud and sentenced to five years in prison. -Third Pun-African Congress.

12、 1924 -Civic Club Dinner, bringing black writers and white publishers together, March 21. This event is considered the formal launching of the New Negro movement. 1925 -American Negro Labor Congress held in Chicago, October. 1927 -Marcus Garvey deported. -Louis Armstrong in Chicago and Duke Ellingto

13、n in New York began their careers. -Publications of Hughes, Fine Clothes to the Jew. 1928 -Publications of Wallace Thurman, Harlem: A Forum of Negro Life; Du Bois, The Dark Princess. 1929 -Negro Experimental Theatre founded, February; Negro Art Theatre founded, June. -Wallace Thurmans play Harlem, o

14、pens at the Apollo Theater on Broadway and becomes hugely successful. -Black Thursday, October 29, Stock Exchange crash. -Publications of Claude McKay, Banjo; Wallace Thurman, The Blacker the Berry. 1930 -The Green Pastures (musical), with an all-black cast, opened on Broadway, February 26. -Black M

15、uslims opened Islam Temple in Detroit. -Publications of Charles S. Johnson, The Negro in American Civilization: A Study of Negro Life and Race Relations; James Weldon Johnson. Black Manhattan; Langston Hughes, Not Without Laughter. 1931 -Scottsboro trial, April through July -Publications of Arna Bon

16、temps, Cod Sends Sunday; Jessie Fauset, The Chinaberry Tree; Langston Hughes, Dear Lovely Death, The Negro Mother, Not Without Laughter; Vernon Loggins, The Negro Author: His Development in America to 1900. 1932 -Twenty young black intellectuals travel to Russia to make a movie, Black and White, Jun

17、e. -Mass defection of blacks from the Republican party began. -Publications of Sterling Brown, Southern Road; Hughes, The Dream Keeper; Claude McKay, Ginger Town; Schuyler, Slaves Today; Thurman, Infants of the Spring. 1933 -National Negro Business League ceased operations after 33 years. -Publicati

18、ons of Jessie Fauset, Comedy, American Style; James Weldon Johnson, Along This Way; McKay, Banana Bottom. 1934 -Rudolph Fisher and Wallace Thurman die within four days of each other, December 22 and 26. -W.E.B. Du Bois resigns from NAACP. -Apollo Theatre opened. -Publications of Hughes, The Ways of

19、White Folks; James Weldon Johnson, Negro Americans: What Now.? 1935 -Harlem Race Riot, March 19. -Porgy and Bess, with an all-black cast, opens on Broadway, October 10. -Mulatto by Langston Hughes, first full-length play by a black writer, opens on Broadway, October 25. -50 percent of Harlems famili

20、es unemployed. 1937 Publications of McKay, Long Way From Home; Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God. 1939 Publication of Hurston, Moses: Man of the Mountain. 1940 Publications of Hughes The Big Sea; McKay, Harlem: Negro Metropolis. Notes: 1. 369th Regiment The first black soldiers to arrive in Euro

21、pe were those of the 369th Regiment from New York. The regiment quickly built up a reputation as excellent soldiers and were nicknamed the Hell Fighters by the German Army. The 369th were the first Allied regiment to break through the German lines to reach the Rhine. During 191 days of fighting, the

22、 regiment did not have a man captured; nor did it lose an inch of ground by retreating. When they came back home, they were warmly welcomed and their march through the Fifth Avenue has been seen by many historians and critics as the beginning of Harlem Renaissance. 2. Scottsboro trial A trial on an

23、alleged gang rape of two white girls by nine black teenagers on a Southern Railroad freight nm on March 25, 1931. Though large amount of evidence testify the innocence of the nine black youths. The jury still delivered a verdict of guilty. The story of the Scottsboro Boys is one of the most shameful

24、 examples of injustice in the history of United States. 2 Harlem Renaissance refers to a period lasting for more than 10 years, during which a group of African and American writers produced a lot of literary works. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 W.E.B. Du Bois was not only one of the founders of the Nation

25、al Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), but also organized First Pan African Congress in 1919. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Anti-segregation is also one of the common themes of HR. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 In 1930, The Green Pastures, a musical performed by just black actors and actr

26、esses, opens on Broadway, February 26. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 In 1935, _ of Harlems families were unemployed. 7 National Negro Business League exists from _. 8 In 1940 Hughes published _. 9 The notion of “twoness“, a _ of ones identity, was introduced by W.E.B. Du Bois. 10 In 1924 Civic Club Dinner

27、, sponsored by Opportunity, bringing black writers and white publishers together, March 21. This event is considered the formal launching of _. 11 Rudolph Fisher and Wallace Thurman died respectively on December _ and _, 1934. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversation

28、s and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, an

29、d decide which is the best answer. （ A） The man should try to be more understanding. （ B） The mans wife should be more understanding. （ C） The mans negative attitude may be derived from his childhood. （ D） The pessimism of mans wife may be the result of her past experiences. （ A） A snowstorm. （ B） A

30、n earthquake. （ C） A traffic accident. （ D） A hurricane. （ A） The two speakers are classmates. （ B） The man is majoring in elementary education. （ C） The woman is majoring in elementary education. （ D） The two speakers got to know each other in a class. （ A） Shes got a stomachache. （ B） She feels pe

31、rfectly fine. （ C） Shes going to get married. （ D） Shes going to have a baby. （ A） It is the best city hes ever visited. （ B） It was worse than he had expected. （ C） It is difficult to get around in the city. （ D） The hotel service is terrible in the city. （ A） To encourage them. （ B） To stop them i

32、mmediately. （ C） To give some explanation. （ D） To leave them alone. （ A） Unemployment. （ B） Family breakup. （ C） Mental problems. （ D） Drinking. （ A） The woman is the mans boss. （ B） The man is the womans husband. （ C） The woman is the headmaster of a school. （ D） The woman wants to know something

33、about a student. （ A） The CEO of the company. （ B） The creator of the company. （ C） The founder of Ottawa. （ D） The manager of the department. （ A） The work place. （ B） The environment. （ C） His wife and children. （ D） The income. （ A） Wang Fang is unqualified. （ B） It will be determined according t

34、o the manager. （ C） The other candidates will be interviewed. （ D） Nancy forgot it. （ A） 1:15. （ B） 2:00. （ C） 1:30. （ D） 3:30. （ A） 25 pence. （ B） 50 pence. （ C） 75 pence. （ D） 95 pence. （ A） 4 weeks. （ B） 6 weeks. （ C） 8 weeks. （ D） 10 weeks. （ A） A pen. （ B） A school bag. （ C） A book. （ D） A penc

35、il. Section B 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. （ A

36、） They are beyond ordinary people. （ B） They are similar to what can be seen in ordinary life. （ C） They are illogical. （ D） They are very systematic and very different from common sense. （ A） Common sense may be different in various places or times. （ B） There is no doubt that virus is the cause. （

37、 C） Its almost impossible to define what is common sense. （ D） People often take contradictory attitudes towards one particular thing. （ A） Lack of appropriate terms. （ B） Lack of scientific methods. （ C） Their different personalities. （ D） Their reluctance to think in a common sense fashion. （ A） I

38、ts because there are many developing nations. （ B） Its because people use too many man-made materials. （ C） Its because we have more and more industry. （ D） Its because we are building more vehicles. （ A） Industry. （ B） Health. （ C） The future of our children. （ D） Clean air. （ A） Man knows where th

39、e society is going. （ B） People dont welcome the rapid development of modem society. （ C） The speaker is worried about the future of our modem society. （ D） Man can do nothing about the problem of pollution. （ A） A painter and a sculptor. （ B） Paintings inspired by photographs. （ C） Early photograph

40、ic techniques. （ D） The work of two photographers. （ A） He photographed her house. （ B） He photographed her paintings. （ C） He gave her advice on photography. （ D） He gave her advice on painting techniques. （ A） Painting. （ B） Architecture. （ C） Photographing sculpture. （ D） Photographing people. （

41、A） It is the only record left of the painting. （ B） It is not an accurate representation of the painting. （ C） It has become more valuable than the painting. （ D） It was destroyed with the painting in a fire. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passag

42、e is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the miss

43、ing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 37 Along the coast of the United States, the U.S. Coast Guard helps ships that get into difficulty at sea. The Coast Guard, like the Navy, is (36)_ by the U.S. government. It receives the mone

44、y that it needs from the government; therefore its ships, planes, and (37)_ are very modern. In Great Britain the (38)_ is very different. There are a small number of men, called lifeboatmen, who go out to help ships in trouble. These brave men often risk their lives, but they (39)_ no money for the

45、ir work. They live in small towns on the coast, and most have other jobs. The special lifeboats that they need are provided by the Royal National Lifeboat (40)_(R.N.L.I.), a private group which depends completely on money from private people. The R.N.L.I. does not accept any money from the (41)_. As

46、 a result, it can not always buy the best and most modern lifeboats. For example, about ten years ago, British researchers began to (42)_ the lifeboats which were in use at that time. According to their (43)_, the lifeboats never sink, (44)_. (45)_. The R.N.L.I. began to buy this safer kind of boat,

47、 but it could be only one or two every year. (46)_. Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. 48 Panic Attacks Panic attack

48、a sudden or intense fear, anxiety or sense of impending doom, which reaches a peak very quickly.(Usually within a few minutes of it starting). It may be accompanied by pronounced physical symptoms, including a racing pulse, over-breathing, dizziness. An attack generally peaks within 10 minutes, but

49、some symptoms may last much longer. There are known to be three types of panic attack. Spontaneous panic Associated to panic disorder, these attacks come without warning at any time regardless of locution or situation. This sort of attack does not need an external catalyst to start it. Spontaneous panic often happens during sleep, waking the sufferer in its throws and causing the person to think they are ha