大学六级-1595及答案解析.doc

1、大学六级-1595 及答案解析(总分：713.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.00)1.1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体育运动有很高的价值。（分数：106.00）_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：1，分数：70.00)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 o

2、f this, he became the most famous literary figure of his generation. He received honorary degrees from Oxford University and Yale University. People 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 d

3、ollars by writing articles, short stories, and books. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain.Mark Twain was born in a small Missouri village neat the Mississippi River in 1835. At that time, Andrew Jackson was the president of the country.

4、 Abraham Lincoln was still a young farm laborer in Illinois. The first railroad had been built seven years before. The Industrial Revolution was 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 E

5、ngland Renaissance“.Mark Twain was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mothers tender 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

6、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 neighbors. 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

7、 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 mysterious 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

8、 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 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 i

9、t 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 say humorous things with perfect innocence. This same ability made Mark Twain an extremely humorous public speaker.After his fathers death in 1847, Mark Twain l

10、eft 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 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 u

11、rge 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 result 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 mo

12、ney for the trip. That problem was solved in an unusual way. He found a fifty dollar bill on the sidewalk and left for Brazil the next day. 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 pr

13、ofession for fifteen months. He memorized all the turns, shallow spots, and dangerous rocks in the 1200 miles from St. Louis to New Orleans. 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 d

14、osed to navigation at the outbreak of the Civil War. Then he joined the Confederate Army, but shortly after that, his company was disbanded. 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

15、 region. During this period, he started to write short articles. The publisher of the Enterprise in Virginia City, Nevada, recognized 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

16、 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 again. 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

17、 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, Innocents 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 repu

18、tation.In 1870, Mark Twain was married to Olivia Langdon in Elmira, New York. It was an extremely successful marriage. They were devoted 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

19、always accepted her changes without argument. In the years following his marriage, he wrote the books for which he is most famous: 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 p

20、rofits from writing and lecturing, but time after time, he lost money in bad investments. He finally lost his entire fortune in the 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 a

21、round the world. He was finally able to pay. Despite the tremendous effort this had required, he had been able to keep his health. 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 wa

22、s completely white. He decided to buy fourteen white suits and a hundred white neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death in Redding, Connecticut on April 21, 1910.（分数：70.00）(1).Mark Twain was born _.A. during the period of the Industrial Revolution. B. in 1835C. in 1837 D

23、 in 1853（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).His jokes often led to _ when he was a boy.A. violence B. happinessC. misunderstanding D. sadness（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Mark Twain planned to earned a large sum of money by _.A. becoming a printers apprentice B. becoming a a river-boat pilotC. working as a printer D. coll

24、ecting and selling cocoa（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Before the Civil War Mark Twain became a _.A. river pilot B. printers apprenticeC. miner D. writer（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(5).During 1876 and 1889, Mark Twain wrote _ books for which he is most famous.A. one B. twoC. three D. four（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(6).Mark Twain

25、was not a successful _, but he was an outstanding writer.A. reader B. businessmanC. miner D. printer（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(7).When Mark Twain became a miner in the frontier region, he started to write _.A. novels B. playsC. short articles D. poems（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(8).Mark Twain became the most outstandin

26、g writer of his time because he knew his people and the Mississippi River very well, and he inherited from his mother _.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(9)._ first made Mark Twain known all over the country.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(10).Mark Twain seemed unhappy in his later years because his wife and _ had died.（分数：7.00）填空

27、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)(1).A. Seeing a film. B. Diving in the sea. C. Having a class. D. Doing an experiment.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Alice is now in a very bad temper.B. Alice is now preparing for the test.C. Alice is now very happy.D. Alice is now ill.（分

28、数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. A chemistry class. B. A biology class. C. A mathematics class. D. A physics class.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. Its less expensive. B. Its more comfortable.C. Its faster. D. Its more direct.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. He prefers staying at home because he doesnt like to travel.B. He pref

29、ers taking a bus because the plane makes him nervous.C. He prefers taking a plane because the bus is too slow.D. He prefers traveling with the woman.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(1).A. The train is faster than the bus. B. There are two buses every day.C. The bus is cheaper than the train. D. The train is cheape

30、r than the bus.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. At 11 oclock. B. At 4 oclock. C. At 7 oclock. D. At 2 oclock.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. In the morning. B. Late at night.C. After 5: 30. D. At or before 5: 30.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(1).A. At a newspaper. B. At an advertising agency.C. At a furniture store. D. At a real

31、 estate office.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. A two-bedroom apartment. B. A sofa.C. A chair. D. A roommate.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Her phone number. B. The location of the apartment.C. The best time to call her. D. Her first name.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. $ 5 B. $ 15 C. $ 30 D. $ 250（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(1).A. F

32、rom a newspaper advertisement. B. From a magazine article.C. From a television program. D. From an automobile dealer.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. To warn of dangers.B. To explain traffic regulations.C. To wake up drivers who are falling asleep.D. To give directions.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. He has a good s

33、ense of direction.B. He owns a “smart“ car.C. He doesnt know how to drive.D. He doesnt know the way to the womans house.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Passage One（分数：21.00）(1).A. An English reporter. B. An American reporter.C. An English scientist. D. An American scientist.（分数：7.00）A.B.

34、C.D.(2).A. Cooler weather. B. Raining. C. Warm and sunny. D. Stormy.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Very cool weather. B. Very warm weather.C. Raining weather. D. Fair weather.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Passage Two（分数：21.00）(1).A. Something in the Bermuda Triangle is strange.B. Where the Bermuda Triangle is.C. On ver

35、y little about this.D. Ships were not lost.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Money. B. Ships and planes.C. Florida. D. Trains and cars.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. In the Pacific Ocean. B. Close to Europe.C. Nobody knows. D. In the Atlantic Ocean.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Passage Three（分数：28.00）(1).A. A bomb explosion. B.

36、A traffic accident.C. Murder. D. Massacres.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. At a railway station. B. At a bus center.C. In the countryside. D. In a coastal town.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. The discussion. B. The European Union team.C. The European Union deputy foreign mini

37、sters. D. The UN investigation.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：77.00)Arabs consider it (36) bad manner to start talking (37) immediately. Even the busiest government official or (38) always takes (39) time to be polite and offer (40) . No matter how busy you are, you should make time for this

38、41) Making decisions quickly is not an Arab custom. There is a (42) in doing business n the Middle East which will puzzle a (43) . Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions. (44) . You may have to wait two or three days to see high-level government officials as they are very busy. Give y

39、ourself enough time.Personal relationships are very important. They are the keys to do business in Arab countries. (45) .When an Arab says yes, he may mean “maybe“. When he says maybe, he probably means “no“. You will seldom get a direct “no“ from an Arab because it is considered impolite. Also, he

40、does not want to close his options. Instead of “no“, he will say“inshalah“ which means, “if God is willing“. (46) .（分数：77.00）(1).Arabs consider it (36) bad manner to start talking (37) immediately. Even the busiest government official or (38) always takes (39) time to be polite and offer (40) . No m

41、atter how busy you are, you should make time for this (41) Making decisions quickly is not an Arab custom. There is a (42) in doing business n the Middle East which will puzzle a (43) . Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions. (44) . You may have to wait two or three days to see high-le

42、vel government officials as they are very busy. Give yourself enough time.Personal relationships are very important. They are the keys to do business in Arab countries. (45) .When an Arab says yes, he may mean “maybe“. When he says maybe, he probably means “no“. You will seldom get a direct “no“ fro

43、m an Arab because it is considered impolite. Also, he does not want to close his options. Instead of “no“, he will say“inshalah“ which means, “if God is willing“. (46) .（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(2).Arabs consider it (36) bad manner to start talking (37) immediately. Even the busiest government official or (3

44、8) always takes (39) time to be polite and offer (40) . No matter how busy you are, you should make time for this (41) Making decisions quickly is not an Arab custom. There is a (42) in doing business n the Middle East which will puzzle a (43) . Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions.

45、44) . You may have to wait two or three days to see high-level government officials as they are very busy. Give yourself enough time.Personal relationships are very important. They are the keys to do business in Arab countries. (45) .When an Arab says yes, he may mean “maybe“. When he says maybe, h

46、e probably means “no“. You will seldom get a direct “no“ from an Arab because it is considered impolite. Also, he does not want to close his options. Instead of “no“, he will say“inshalah“ which means, “if God is willing“. (46) .（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(3).Arabs consider it (36) bad manner to start talking

47、37) immediately. Even the busiest government official or (38) always takes (39) time to be polite and offer (40) . No matter how busy you are, you should make time for this (41) Making decisions quickly is not an Arab custom. There is a (42) in doing business n the Middle East which will puzzle a (

48、43) . Give yourself lots of time and ask lots of questions. (44) . You may have to wait two or three days to see high-level government officials as they are very busy. Give yourself enough time.Personal relationships are very important. They are the keys to do business in Arab countries. (45) .When

49、an Arab says yes, he may mean “maybe“. When he says maybe, he probably means “no“. You will seldom get a direct “no“ from an Arab because it is considered impolite. Also, he does not want to close his options. Instead of “no“, he will say“inshalah“ which means, “if God is willing“. (46) .（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(4).Arabs consider it (3