[外语类试卷]大学英语六级模拟试卷677及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 677及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Poor Students Running Errands. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below. 目前 有些大学校园出现贫困大学生 “跑腿族 ” 1对于这种做法有人表示支持 2有人并不赞成 3我的看法 Poor Stu

2、dents Running Errands _ 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 and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark： Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the info

3、rmation 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 New Light in Internet Service A new internet service Looking for “The Fugitive?“ Didnt get enough “Eight Is Enough?“ Would

4、you like to “Welcome Back, Kotter“ one more time? Warner Brothers is preparing a major new Internet service that will let fans watch full episodes from more than 100 old television series. The service, called In2TV, will be free, supported by advertising, and will start early next year. More than 4

5、800 episodes will be made available online in the first year. The benefit of the new technology The move will give Warner a way to reap new advertising revenue from a huge trove of old programming that is not widely syndicated. Programs on In2TV will have one to two minutes of commercials for each h

6、alf-hour episode, compared with eight minutes in a standard broadcast. The Internet commercials cannot be skipped. America Online, which is making a broad push into Internet video, will distribute the service on its Web portal. Both it and Warner Brothers are Time Warner units. An enhanced version o

7、f the service will use peer-to-peer file-sharing technol0gy to get the video data to viewers. Warner, with 800 television programs in its library, says it is the largest TV syndicator. It wants to use the Internet to reach viewers rather than depend on the whims of cable networks and local TV statio

8、ns, said Eric Frankel, the president of Warner Brothers domestic cable distribution division. “We looked at the rise of broadband on Internet and said, Lets try to be the first to create a network that opens a new window of distribution for us rather than having to go hat in hand to a USA or a Nick

9、at Night or a TBS,“ Mr. Frankel said. Warners offering comes at a time when television producers and networks are exploring new ways to use digital technology to distribute programs. The Competition among different distributors Many of the recent moves include charging viewers for current programs.

10、ABC has started selling episodes of some programs to download to Apple Pods for 1.99. And NBC and CBS announced last week that they would sell reruns of their top new shows for 99 cents an episode through video-on-demand services. CBS is working with Comcast and NBC with DirecTV. The CBS programs to

11、 be sold on Comcast include commercials, but viewers can skip them. The NBC programs on DirecTV and the ABC programs from Apple have no commercials. Of the media companies new experiments, Peter Storck, president of the Points North Group, a research firm, remarked, “They are saying lets take the pl

12、unge, put the content out there, and figure out how to monetize it.“ Programs on In2TV will range from recently canceled series like “La Femme Nikita to vintage shows like “Maverick“ from the early 1960s . Other series that will be available include “Chico and the Man,“ “Wonder Woman“ and “Babylon 5

13、.“ “The company will offer a changing selection of several hundred episodes each month, rather than providing continuous access to all the episodes in a series,“ Mr. Frankel said, “so as not to cannibalize (拆分 ) potential DVD sales of old TV shows.“ “And in the future, when Warner negotiates with ca

14、ble networks to syndicate popular programs,“ Mr. Frankel-said, “the price will be higher if the network wants it kept off the Internet.“ For AOL, the In2TV deal is part of a broad strategy to create a range of video offerings to attract people to its free AOL. com portal. It already offers some vide

15、o news and sports programs from CBS News, ABC and CNN. At the same time, it is creating programming aimed at women and young people, including an online reality series called “The Biz,“ giving contestants the chance to become a music producer, in conjunction with the Warner Music Group (which is no

16、longer owned by Time Warner). Next month AOL will introduce TMZ, an entertainment news service, in a joint venture with another Warner Brothers division, Telepictures Productions. TMZ, named for the 30-mile zone around Hollywood that is mentioned in some film-union contracts, will mix breaking enter

17、tainment news and gossip with a database of information and video about celebrities. It will be run by Harvey Levin, former executive producer of “Celebrity Justice,“ a syndicated program about the legal woes of entertainment figures, which Telepictures canceled last spring. TMZ and most of AOLs pro

18、gramming effort, so far, have been built largely around short video segments, reflecting the conventional view that Internet users are less likely to want to watch full-length programs on a computer screen. Yet a recent survey by the Points North Group of 1 098 Internet users found that 28 percent s

19、aid they wanted to watch regular television shows on their PCs or laptops, Mr. Storck said. Full-length TV shows on the In2TV service responds to that demand, particularly as more people hook their computers up to their television sets. AOL Will offer a version of the service meant to be watched on

20、a television set connected to a Windows Media Center PC, and it is exploring a similar arrangement to link the Internet programming to television through TiVo video recorders. For those who want to watch on a big screen, AOL is introducing optional technology that it says will produce a DVD-quality

21、picture. Even with a broadband connection, most Internet video looks grainy at full width on a computer monitor, let alone a big TV set. The new option, called AOL Hi-Q, will require the downloading once of special software, and the program may not start for several minutes, depending on the speed o

22、f the users connection. There is a catch. To use the technology, viewers will have to agree to participate in a special file-sharing network. This approach helps AOL. reduce the cost of distributing high quality video files by passing portions of the video files from one users computer to another. A

23、OL says that since it will control the network, it can protect users from the sorts 0f viruses and spyware that infect other peer-to-peer systems. AOL is using file-sharing technology from Kontiki, a Silicon Valley company providing a similar system to the ambitious Internet video program of the BBC

24、. Warner is also adding shorter segments and interactive features for users who do not want to watch entire episodes. Each month, there will be a series of one- or two-minute excerpts drawn from the full-length episodes, featuring funny scenes or segments showing famous actors when they played bit p

25、arts On TV. (Brad Pitt, for one, had a small role on “Growing Pains“ in 1987.) These excerpts can be sent to friends by e-mail or instant message, and will eventually be offered on mobile phones. Other programs will be accompanied by interactive features that can be displayed side by side with the v

26、ideo, like trivia quizzes and video games related to the shows. One feature, to accompany “Welcome Back, Kotter,“ will allow users to upload a picture of themselves (or a friend) and superimpose 1970s hair styles and fashion, and send the pictures by e-mail to friends or use as icons on AOLs instant

27、-message system. “This is great goofy stuff that fans are going to love,“ Mr. Storck of the Points North Group said. 2 In2TV is a service, which will start early next year, is free and without advertisement. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Warner, wants to use the Internet to reach viewers instead of depend

28、ing on cable networks and local TV stations. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 For AOL, the In2TV deal is part of a broad strategy to attract people with free sports games from CBS news, ABC and CNN. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Viewers will have to agree to participate in a special file-sharing network, to reduce

29、 the cost of downloading. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Most Internet video looks unclear at full width _ because the speed of the users connection. 7 Internet users are less likely to want to watch _ programs on a computer screen. 8 One-or two-minute excerpts _, can be sent to friends by e-mail or instan

30、t message. 9 More than 4,800 episodes will be _ online in the first year. 10 An enhanced version of the service will use _ technology to get the video data to viewers. 11 BBC has started selling episodes of some programs to download to Apple iPods for _. Section A Directions: In this section, you wi

31、ll 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 question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choi

32、ces marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） $2.5. （ B） $5. （ C） $7.5. （ D） $10. （ A） The man. （ B） The woman. （ C） The womans son. （ D） The policeman. （ A） Daughter and father. （ B） Student and teacher. （ C） Secretary and manager. （ D） Patient and doctor. （ A） Prof. Smith sug

33、gested that all students attend the last class. （ B） Prof. Smith suggested that all students finish the assignment before the deadline. （ C） Prof. Smith suggested that all students wait a few minutes after the last class. （ D） Prof. Smith suggested that all students watch the clock carefully on the

34、last day of class. （ A） Rose liked dancing very much when she was at college. （ B） Rose and Lucy were good friends when they were roommates. （ C） The man believed what Lucy told him. （ D） The man doubted what Lucy told him. （ A） Doctors neednt be careful for their patients in serious situations. （ B

35、） The patients situation is not serious enough for doctors to be careful. （ C） The best situation is that doctors can pray for the patients. （ D） The more careful the doctors are, the better. （ A） The woman has to agree that the man watches the football game that night. （ B） The woman successfully p

36、ersuades the man to clean the house that night. （ C） The woman doesnt mind the house is in mess at all. （ D） The woman wants to watch the football game herself. （ A） Both the man and the woman are in a good living condition. （ B） The mans living condition is better than the womans. （ C） The womans l

37、iving condition is better than the mans. （ D） The womans living condition is equally miserable as the mans. （ A） In the restaurant. （ B） In a hotel. （ C） In a supermarket. （ D） In a shopping mall. （ A） A tour guide. （ B） A cashier. （ C） A shop assistant. （ D） A waitress. （ A） Susan would like to che

38、ck out and go downtown for shopping. （ B） The travel company will pay all the bills of the tour group. （ C） Ms. Smith will pay the phone call herself. （ D） The bill totals less than 5,204.80 yuan. （ A） Judging peoples behavior. （ B） Common causes of anger. （ C） Changing peoples attitudes. （ D） The e

39、ffects of negative behavior. （ A） When theyre unable to control the persons behavior. （ B） When the causes of the behavior are obvious. （ C） When the consequences of the behavior are unpleasant. （ D） When the behavior is expected. （ A） Their behavior should be attributed to factors beyond their cont

40、rol. （ B） Their behavior should be attributed to internal factors. （ C） Their behavior should be attributed to external factors. （ D） Their behavior should be attributed to others. （ A） We should blame external factors. （ B） We should blame internal factors. （ C） We should blame others. （ D） We need

41、nt blame ourselves. 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,

42、 B, C and D. （ A） Professors （ B） Reporters. （ C） Students. （ D） Policemen. （ A） Because they did not see the incident. （ B） Because the incident was ridiculous. （ C） Because the victim did not want any help. （ D） Because they were reluctant to do so. （ A） They sat there, doing nothing. （ B） They wa

43、nted to help the robbers. （ C） They stopped the robbers. （ D） They called the reporters. （ A） Its quite new adventure travel. （ B） Its very dangerous adventure travel. （ C） Its quite safe adventure travel. （ D） Its traditional adventure travel. （ A） Mountain climbing. （ B） Hiking. （ C） Tail riding.

44、（ D） Fishing. （ A） Their interest in physical activities. （ B） Their interest in dangerous experiences. （ C） Their interest in nature and outdoor activities. （ D） Their interest in tourist sites. （ A） At the age of 20. （ B） By the age of 12. （ C） When he was at high school. （ D） When he studied in H

45、arvard University. （ A） The Altair. （ B） The BASIC. （ C） IBM PC. （ D） The Apple Macintosh. （ A） In 1977. （ B） In the early 1980s. （ C） In 1980. （ D） In 1985. （ A） The technical side of the PC industry. （ B） His ability to translate technical visions into market strategy. （ C） His ability to blend cr

46、eativity with technique. （ D） Both B and C. Section C Directions: In this 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

47、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 missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 The American idea of respecting human rights came from

48、 several sources. First, the colonists had been【 36】 of their fights in the Old World. They realized that peoples rights must be【 37】 . Moreover, the Bible and literature from Greece and Rome taught that people are born with basic rights. As a result, the U.S. Constitution included 10【 38】 to guaran

49、tee citizens basic rights. This “Bill of Rights“ promised freedom of religion, freedom of speech and of the press, the right to bear arms and the right to a fair【 39】 . Throughout American history, the belief in【 40】 human rights has influenced government policies and laws. Slavery【 41】 argued that even slaves had fights as human beings. Finally, after the Civil War, slavery was【 42】 . As industries developed, many people protested the poor working conditions. Eventually, l