[外语类试卷]大学英语六级模拟试卷155（无答案）.doc

1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 155（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Lets Go in for Sports. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline given below.1. 当今世界上，有越来越多的人对体育运动感兴趣；2. 但有些人仍然不了解运动的重要性；3.

2、 体育运动有很高的价值。 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 information given

3、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 Freed by Sudan, “Geographic“ Reporter Arrives Home in U. S.After 34 days in a Sudanese jail, National Geographic journalist Paul Salopek, wh

4、o had been charged with spying, landed in his home state of New Mexico on Sunday morning.At the time of his arrest, Salopek, 44, had been freelance reporting for National Geographic magazine on the Sahel region, which stretches east -west across Africa along the southern edge of the Sahara.Don Belt,

5、 Salopeks editor for the Sahel assignment, embraced the reporter upon his arrival and later said he might have lost a little weight, but he looks like hes none the worse for wear.“Were over the moon about Salopeks return“, Belt added.Salopek, who is on a scheduled leave of absence from the Chicago T

6、ribune, arrived in Albuquerque with his wife, his Tribune editor, and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.Salopek said it feels “fantastic“ to be home.“It s great to see my wife, whos been through a lot - in some ways more than myself - in the last 35 days,“ he said.After hes spent some time with hi

7、s family, Salopek says, he plans to “make rounds in Chicago and Was hington“ to thank his friends at the Tribune and the National Geographic Society.“I can never really repay them,“ he said. But, he joked at a press conference Sunday at the Albuquerque international airport, what he can do is “rack

8、up an enormous beer bill.“On behalf of National Geographic, Belt thanked Richardson, the Tribune, Sudans ambassador to the United States, and Jimmy Carter. The former U.S. President had written to Sudanese President Omar A1 - Bashir on Salopeks behalf- a gesture that had been kept secret until Sunda

9、y.(Both National Geographic News and National Geographic magazine are parts of the National Geographic Society.)Once Salopek is back on the job, he intends to return to Africa, first to Chad to check up on his two assistants, who were arrested and freed alongside him. Then he will complete his Natio

10、nal Geographic assignment in Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.Detained in North DarfurThe Pulitzer Prize winner and his Chadian assistants -driver Idriss Abdulraham Anu and interpreter Suleiman Abakar Moussa- were arrested on August 6 after traveling from Chad to Sudans troubled Darfur Provin

11、ce without a visa.The border crossing had been a last minute decision, Salopek said at the Sunday press conference.Normally, the three would have been deported. Instead, on August 26 they were charged with espionage, passing information illegally, and disseminating “false news“, in addition to the c

12、harge of entering the country unlawfully.The three men were confined to a single cell in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur Province.From the cell, Salopek says, they could see protestors daily inveighing(痛骂) against the United States and the United Nations, which are leading an effort to deploy a U

13、N peacekeeping force to neighboring Darfur Province.Salopek and his cellmates, though, werent without welcome company.U.S. soldiers - in the region advising an African Union peacekeeping force - discovered that an American was being held in El Fasher and took up his cause.“They visited us virtually

14、every day,“ Salopek said. “They were like our guardian angels.“The effort to free the reporter and his colleagues, though, wasnt exactly heavenly.It was like a “carnival ride,“ Salopek said, “up and down, day to day.“The ReleaseGovernor Richardson flew to Sudan on Thursday to negotiate the three men

15、s release on humanitarian grounds, Thanks in part to prior dealings with the Sudanese ambassador to the U.S. and with Sudanese President Omar A1 - Bashir, Richardson succeeded after a 45 -minute meeting on Friday.“This is your lucky day,“ the Sudanese president told Richardson, according to the Chic

16、ago Tribune.In agreeing to release Salopek, A1 - Bashir asked Richardson to convey a message to the Bush Administration requesting good treatment and release of Sudanese prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, the Tribune reports.But, Richardson said in a press conference Saturday, there were “no deals“ m

17、ade to win the mens release.Actually getting the three out of jail required a full day of bureaucratic wrangling in El Fasher.“There were some bureaucratic hiccups,“ Richardson told the Tribune. “You just sit and wait, be pleasant, be positive.“Salopek and his assistants were released into Richardso

18、ns custody at 5 p.m. Saturday local time, following a brief court hearing.“We are stopping the case and we are releasing you right now. And that is all,“ Judge Hosham Mohammed Yousif told the men before setting them free.“I cant tell you how great it is to see friends faces again,“ Salopek said, whe

19、n greeted in El Fasher by his wife, Linda Lynch; Richardson; Tribune editor Ann Marie Lipinski; and National Geographic Editor in Chief Chris Johns.“The concern for a long prison sentence was very real,“ the reporter added.Night FlightThe delays and an approaching dust storm nearly prevented the thr

20、ee journalists from leaving El Fasher on Saturday.“There was a big dust storm, called a haboob,“ Salopek said, “And they close the airport for security reasons at 6 p. m.“The airport, Salopek adds, is basically a military base.“Picture an air base in the middle of a savannah, with helicopter gunship

21、s, bombers, and Sudanese soldiers in pickup trucks with anti- aircraft guns on the back,“ he said.A small group of the U.S. soldiers escorted Salopek, his editors, Lynch, Richardson and his staff, and the U. S. counsel to the their plane.“It was like something out of a James Bond movie,“ National Ge

22、ographics Johns said. Salopek, Richardson, Lynch, and Lipinski departed Khartoum late last night on a private jet, with refueling stops in France, Ireland, and Canada.“It s all been a bit of a busy day,“ Salopek said. “It s only been 24 hours since we left Khartoum.“It was quite a change going from

23、the jail cell into a private jet.“Johns stayed behind to ensure that Salopeks driver and interpreter make it home safely to Chad.“Paul told me he s concerned about of the safe return home of his Chadian interpreter and driver. “Johns had said on Friday.“I assured him that I and the National Geograph

24、ic Society will take responsibility for getting them home safely.“On Sunday National Geographics Belt, senior editor for geography and world affairs, said that the Chadians were on their way out of Sudan by air, by way of Ethiopia, and should be home this evening.ConflictDarfur has been plagued for

25、years by conflict between local rebels -mostly black Africans- and the Arab -controlled central government.The fighting has killed an estimated 180,000 people, mostly from disease and hunger. An estimated two million have fled the region.Of particular concern are attacks by a government - backed Ara

26、b militia called the Janjaweed, which has assaulted both rebel forces and civilians.Tensions appear to be mounting again, with the Sudanese government currently rejecting deploying a U. N. peacekeeping force to the region.At the moment, 7,000 African Union troops are attempting to maintain the peace

27、, but they are scheduled to withdraw late this month.Despite the difficulties, Salopek was quick to say that hed return to Sudan to report again. “Absolutely,“ he said to the Tribune. “If I were to be granted a visa, I would come back.“Salopek told National Geographic News, “Obviously I regret havin

28、g gone across that border, especially without a visa.“Every journalist working in that part of Africa knows that working in Sudan is difficult, he says. In addition, Chad and the Sudan have a traditionally rocky relationship, making that border crossing particularly problematic.“I think we were vict

29、ims of bad timing and bad luck,“ he said.“I have been arrested before, quite often, and held for a matter of hours or days. This is the longest and most serious, but it s the cost of getting difficult stories where there is no other way to bring it to light,“ Salopek said.“My hope is that my case do

30、es not discourage other journalists from continuing to cover the important story of Darfur, which I fear is only going to get worse.“2 Paul Salopek is editor for the Sahel assignment, belonging to National Geographic magazine. （A）Y（B） N（C） NG3 Paul Salopek and his Chadian assistants were arrested on

31、 August after crossing the border because they didnt have a visa. （A）Y（B） N（C） NG4 Bill Richardsons success in reaching an agreement with Sudan was due to his personal friendship with Sudanese President Omar A1 - Bashir. （A）Y（B） N（C） NG5 Paul was concerned not only about his own safety but about the

32、 safety of his Sudanese driver and interpreter. （A）Y（B） N（C） NG6 Seeing that Paul returned home, Belt felt_. 7 The three arrested in Sudan were regarded as_by local authorities. 8 It was reported that Sudanese President Omar A1 - Bashir requested that the Sudanese prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay be

33、_. 9 The private jet that carried Salopek home stopped in France, Ireland, and Canada for_. 10 The relationship between Chad and the Sudan is not_and so the border crossing is particularly difficult. 11 Salopek said that he_to Sudan to report again although there were a lot of difficulties. Section

34、ADirections: 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 question there will be a pause. During th

35、e pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）Mary earned the prize.（B） Mary has granted the prize.（C） Mary fails in the speech contest.（D）The man doesnt think Mary deserves the prize.（A）Driving a car.（B） Taking a taxi.（C） Going by train.（D）Taki

36、ng the subway.（A）Where the manager is now.（B） Who will be his new manager.（C） Whether his manager is iii.（D）When the manager will go to the headquarters.（A）He dislikes museums and galleries.（B） He does not care about the hot weather.（C） Going to the beach is the best choice.（D）He doesnt want to go t

37、o Washington.（A）She wants to live in the suburbs.（B） She is offended by her naughty children.（C） She disagrees with father.（D）She turns a deaf ear to her husband s words.（A）She will choose a new topic to write the essay.（B） She used to choose the poetry written by Shakespeare as the topic.（C） She re

38、fuses to accept the man s advice.（D）She is on the wrong track.（A）Husband and wife.（B） Teacher and student.（C） Policeman and driver.（D）Mother and son.（A）How to buy a good computer.（B） How to borrow a computer from the company.（C） The price of the computer.（D）The newly- bought computer.（A）Caesars army

39、.（B） Give up smoking.（C） Hypnotism.（D）Ordinary life.（A）1000.（B） 100.（C） 200.（D）2000.（A）Medicine.（B） Hypnotism.（C） Freud theory.（D）Drug.（A） 6.（B） 16.（C） 60.（D） 66.（A）One.（B） Two.（C） Three.（D）Four.（A）In a photographers studio.（B） In the library.（C） In the post office.（D）In the shopping center.（A）A let

40、ter from her college.（B） Her passport.（C） Her student card.（D）Her driving license.Section BDirections: 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, yo

41、u must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.（A）Because it is difficult to maintain a marriage.（B） Because people like watching TV programs.（C） Because people prefer freedom to self- discipline.（D）Because our society is permissive towards divorces.（A）The freedom to have o

42、ther sexual relations.（B） The desire to follow every of ones impulse.（C） The will to keep his or her own income.（D）The wish to be his or her true self.（A）A man and a woman should follow every of their own impulse respectively.（B） A good marriage takes some level of compromise between the husband and

43、 the wife.（C） A man and a woman should both have to endure dreadful self - sacrifice of the soul.（D）A man and a woman should stop growing or changing. Passage Two（A）Types of Loneliness.（B） Causes of Loneliness.（C） Solutions to Loneliness.（D）Loneliness.（A）Severe loneliness.（B） Situational loneliness.

44、（C） Chronic loneliness.（D）Temporary loneliness.（A）We need our friends to share similar interests and activities.（B） We need our teachers to guide us.（C） We need co- workers to help us.（D）A lonely persons popularity may be increased with more social contacts. Passage Three（A）Call on people to protect

45、 sharks.（B） Point out the living environment of sharks.（C） Explain why the sharks are dangerous.（D）An introduction to sharks.（A）By good sense of water waves made by quarries.（B） By good sense of smell and electrical and magnetic power.（C） By good sense of light.（D）By good sense of blood.（A）Bone stru

46、cture.（B） Smell ability.（C） Birth mode.（D）Recover ability against disease.（A）Their tasty meat.（B） The principle of their defense system against disease.（C） Their solid skin.（D）The principle of their birth modes,Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passa

47、ge 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 mis

48、sing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and 【B1 】 ; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. 【B2】 tho

49、ughts are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of 【B3】 am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing 【B4】 clothes?It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people 【B5 】 . A persons self-concept is 【B6】 in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other peoples 【B7】 . In general, the way people think about themselves has a 【B8】 effect on all areas of their lives.Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it co