[外语类试卷]大学英语六级模拟试卷645及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 645及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Due Attention Should Be Given to Spoken English 1越来越多的学生忽视英语口语学习 2出现这种现象的原因和后果 3为了改变这种状况我认为 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly an

2、d 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 contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 B

3、etter Known as Mark Twain This remarkable man went to a log-cabin school until he was twelve years old. That was the end of his formal education. In spite of this, he became the most famous literary figure of his generation. He received honorary degrees from Oxford University and Yale University. Pe

4、ople speak of him as the best known humorous writer of all times. He also brought realism and western local color to American fiction. He made millions of dollars by writing articles, short stories, and books. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as M

5、ark Twain. Mark Twain was born in a small Missouri village near the Mississippi River in 1835. At that time, Andrew Jackson was the president of the country. Abraham Lincoln was still a young farm laborer in Illinois. The first railroad had been built seven years before. The Industrial Revolution wa

6、s at hand. The economic collapse of American prosperity, called the Panic of 1837, still lay ahead. This was also the literary period later called the “New England Renaissance“. Mark Twain was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to lire through the first winter. But with his mothers ten

7、der care, he managed to survive. He had been born in a tiny two-room cabin. Eight people lived together there. He had four brothers and sisters. A slave girl lived with them too. As a boy, Mark Twain caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play practical jokes on all his friends and neighbor

8、s. The nature of his jokes often led to violence. He hated to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home. He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was fascinated by that mighty river. He liked to sit on the bank of the river for hours at a time and just gaze at the myste

9、rious islands and passing boats and rafts. He was nearly drowned nine different times. He learned many things about the river during those days. He learned all about its history and the unusual people who rode up and down it. He never forgot those scenes and those people. He later made them part of

10、the history of America in his books Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain inherited his genius for humor from his mother. Obviously, he did not inherit it from his father. He once stated that he had never seen a smile on his fathers face. On the other hand, his mother had the rare ability to s

11、ay humorous things with perfect innocence. This same ability made Mark Twain all extremely humorous public speaker. After his fathers death in 1847, Mark Twain left school and became a printers apprentice. His mother felt that he could make a living and get some education in this way. He worked for

12、the printer as an apprentice for two years. During that time he received only his board and clothes as pay. By 1853, Mark Twain was tired of Missouri. He got an urge to see the world and started out with empty pockets. He worked as a printer in St. Louis, New York, and Philadelphia. Then, as a resul

13、t of reading a book, he decided to go to the upper part of the Amazon River. He planned to make a fortune by collecting and selling cocoa. His only problem was money for the trip. That problem was solved in an un usual way. He found a fifty dollar bill on the sidewalk and left for Brazil the next da

14、y. He got as far as the Mississippi River and then ran out of money. Next Mark Twain decided to become a river-boat pilot on the Mississippi. He followed his new profession for fifteen months. He memorized all the turns, shallow spots, and dangerous rocks in the 1200 miles from St. Louis to New Orle

15、ans. He learned about the pride and responsibilities of the pilots. He became an excellent pilot. However, his life as a pilot came to a sudden end. The river was closed to navigation at the outbreak of the Civil War. Then he joined the Confederate Army, but shortly after that, his company was disba

16、nded. He did not join the army again. He followed his brother Orion to Nevada in 1861 and consequently took up his next profession. He became a miner in this frontier region. During this period, he started to write short articles. The publish er of the Enterprise in Virginia City, Nevada, recognized

17、 Mark Twains ability and offered him a job as an editor with a salary of $ 25 a week. He walked 125 miles over bad roads and rough country to accept the job. It was at this time that he adopted the pen name “Mark Twain“. Later Mark Twain worked in San Francisco for a while and then became a miner ag

18、ain. In his spare time, he wrote a short story called “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.“ This story made him known all over the country, and he decided to become a full-time writer and lecturer. He went to New York in 1867 and published his first book that year. His next book, Innoce

19、nts Abroad, was published in 1869. It was a report of his European tour as a Westerner saw it. It was a completely new kind of travel book. It gave him a national reputation. In 1870, Mark Twain was married to Olivia Langdon in Elmira, New York. It was an extremely successful marriage. They were dev

20、oted to each other throughout their lives. His wife Olivia had a strong and lasting influence on his writing. She was always careful to remove all of the bad words. He always accept ed her changes without argument. In the years following his marriage, he wrote the books for which he is most famous:

21、Tom Sawyer in 1876, Huckleberry Finn in 1884, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court in 1889. Unfortunately, Mark Twain had no business ability at all. He made vast profits from writing and lecturing, but time after time, he lost money in bad investments. He finally lost his entire fortune in th

22、e publishing business in 1895. He took the responsibility for all of his debts. He wrote large numbers of stories in order to pay those debts. He made a successful tour around the world. He was finally able to pay. Despite the tremendous effort this had required, he had been able to keep his health.

23、 His life had worse tragedies than the financial ones, however. His wife Olivia died in 1904. Three of his children had died previously. At the age of seventy, his hair was completely white. He decided to buy fourteen white suits and a hundred white neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to f

24、oot until his death in Redding, Connecticut on April 21, 1910. 2 Mark Twain was born during the period of the Industrial Revolution. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 His jokes often led to violence when he was a boy. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Mask Twain earned a large sum of money by collecting and selling coc

25、oa. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 During the Civil War Mark Twain became a river pilot. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 During 187and 1889, Mark Twain wrote _ books for which he is most famous. 7 Mark Twain was not a successful _, but he was an outstanding writer. 8 When Mark Twain became a miner in the frontier

26、region, he started to write _. 9 Mark Twain became the most outstanding writer of his time because he knew his people and the Missis sippi River very well, and he inherited from his mother _. 10 _ first made Mark Twain known all over the country. 11 Mark Twain seemed unhappy in his later years becau

27、se his wife and _ had died. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations 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 ques

28、tion there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Because she feels very hot in the room. （ B） Because she wants to avoid meeting people. （ C） Because she wants to smoke a cigarette outside. （ D） Because she d

29、oesnt like the smell inside. （ A） Whether to employ the woman. （ B） Whether to take up the new job. （ C） Whether to ask for a raise. （ D） Whether to ask for more salary. （ A） A teacher. （ B） A psychologist. （ C） A librarian. （ D） A publisher. （ A） To visit more places in the city. （ B） To snap as ma

30、ny pictures as possible. （ C） To take good care of her camera. （ D） To spare some time to meet his friends. （ A） He doesnt write well enough. （ B） He is not a professional writer. （ C） He hasnt got any professional experience. （ D） He didnt perform well in the interview. （ A） She was given a new pos

31、ition. （ B） She was given a raise. （ C） She was criticized for being late. （ D） She was praised for her service. （ A） Their neighbor Mr. Churchill will help them paint the house. （ B） Their house is still new and neednt any paint work. （ C） They will ask about the fee before having their house paint

32、ed. （ D） They have to paint their house on their own for lack of money. （ A） The woman enjoyed the movie very much. （ B） The woman saw a horror movie last Saturday. （ C） The man asked the woman to be careful at night. （ D） The man went to the show with the woman. （ A） Her religious faith. （ B） Healt

33、h of her children. （ C） Her husbands attitude. （ D） Her family life. （ A） They hire a family tutor for their children. （ B） They send all children to different schools. （ C） They teach the children by themselves. （ D） They send older children to boarding schools. （ A） They quarrel with each other so

34、metimes. （ B） They always enjoy staying together. （ C） They dont have much interaction. （ D） They prefer to play with other friends. （ A） An actress. （ B） A writer. （ C） A teacher. （ D） A painter. （ A） Because Diego came from a famous family. （ B） Because Diego was highly intelligent. （ C） Because D

35、iego was a man with a great fortune. （ D） Because he could not pay his daughters medical expense any more. （ A） Because she wanted to hurt Diego. （ B） Because she was told she looked better in a mans suit. （ C） Because she was an advocate of the womens liberation movement. （ D） Because she preferred

36、 modern mens suits to the traditional womens Mexican dresses. （ A） She had long suffered from ill-health. （ B） She had a passion for traditional Mexican dresses. （ C） She had a strong belief in the equality between men and women. （ D） She regretted that. she had married to Diego. Section B Direction

37、s: 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） Railway workers. （ B）

38、 A robot. （ C） A computer. （ D） A machine. （ A） The workers on the underground platforms were replaced by machines. （ B） It became the first completely automatic railway in the world. （ C） A completely automatic line was added to its network. （ D） Computers began controlling the trains on the line.

39、（ A） To drive the train after it is started automatically. （ B） To start the train and drive it when necessary. （ C） To take care of the passengers in the train. （ D） To send commanding signals to the command spot. （ A） Separate houses were built for storing ice. （ B） Double walls were built in iceh

40、ouses to keep cool. （ C） Blocks of ice were packed with weed in icehouses. （ D） Ice was put into icehouses In winter. （ A） The ice was cut and handled with the help of some special tools. （ B） The ice was taken from the flowing river with hooks and carried by sleds to icehouses. （ C） The ice was car

41、ried on the frozen surface of the pond or river. （ D） The ice was sawed into even blocks by workers. （ A） Saws, choppers, axes, tongs, hooks. （ B） Axes, saws, choppers, tongs, hooks. （ C） Choppers, axes, saws, hooks, tongs. （ D） Axes, saws, choppers, hooks. （ A） Almost one million. （ B） About 600 th

42、ousand. （ C） Nearly 400 thousand. （ D） Approximately 200 thousand. （ A） Residential area. （ B） Shopping centers. （ C） Parking lots. （ D） Shopping centers or parking lots near stadiums or gymnasiums. （ A） They have to break into the car. （ B） Five percent of the cars are left unlocked. （ C） They some

43、times find car keys in the ignition and simply get in. （ D） They knock out the driver and get the car away. （ A） Young people who want to ride a car for joy. （ B） Professionals who steal cars for other crimes. （ C） People who lack money to buy a car. （ D） Both A and B. Section C Directions: In this

44、section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage 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 blank

45、s numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations, others say that the 【 B1】 _ is true: internat

46、ional contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and 【 B2】 _ . One country received its second-place medals with visible【 B3】 _ after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end, the losers【 B4】 _ to the final decisions. They were【 B5】 _ that one of their goals

47、 should not have been disallowed and that their【 B6】 _ victory was unfair. Their manager was in a rage when he said: “Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.“ The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the【 B7】 _ of the team for at least three

48、years. The American basketball team announced that they would not yield first place to Russia, after a 【 B8】 _ end to their contest. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play.【 B9】 _ . The American play

49、ers then voted not to receive the silver medals. 【 B10】 _ . In the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism.【 B11】 _ . 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 46 【 B10】 47 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank fo