1、大学六级-594 及答案解析(总分:668.00,做题时间:90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数:1,分数:106.00)1.1有人认为存钱是一种美德 2有人则喜欢花明天的钱,如使用信用卡进行消费3我的看法Saving Money or Using Tomorrows Money?_(分数:106.00)_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数:1,分数:70.00)Next Hot Trend for Cell Phones: Reading?Mobile Technology Meets the Novel in JapanYour eyes probably hur
2、t just thinking about it: Tens of thousands of Japanese cell-phone owners are poring over full-length novels on their tiny screens.In this technology-enamored nation, the mobile phone has become so widespread as an entertainment and communication device that reading e-malls, news headlines and weath
3、er forecasts-rather advanced mobile features by global standards-is routine.Now, Japans cell-phone users are turning pages.Several mobile websites offer hundreds of novels-classics, best sellers and some works written especially for the medium.It takes some getting used to. Only a few lines pop up a
4、t a time because the phone screen is about half the size of a business card.But improvements in the quality of liquid-crystal displays and features such as automatic page-flipping, or scrolling, make the endeavor far more enjoyable than youd imagine.Cell Phone Novels?The first time I lived in Japan,
5、 around ten years ago, I came across the most popular technology advancements that were coming out for cell phones. At the time, Americans were just getting into the cell phone market, with what seemed like cell phones that weighed around five pounds. Still today, Europe and Asia are years ahead in
6、cell phone technology and the gaps seem to be increasing with each passing year.A few days ago, Japanese newspapers were plastered with news that another Japanese novel will hit the shelves, wait no cell phones? The novel is called Koizora (translated as Love Sky in English) and was first started as
7、 a cell phone novel in 2005. Basically, cell phone novels are started as a subscription based novel. Eachday, a subscriber will enter the book site via cell phone websites and read the newest addition to the novel. It is stated that the readership for this particular book registered over 10 million
8、hits since December 2005. The cell phone novel was so popular; Starts Publishing Co. bought the rights and published it as a two-volume set which has sold over 1.2 million copies so far. In addition, it was just announced that the cell phone novel will be created into a movie in the upcoming years.I
9、s this the future of new authors? Will new journalists and authors be required to sell the rights to cell phone companies before signing on to a book deal? In comparison, it worked for singer Sandi Thorn on M a few years back. With the increase of Interact users, Sandi Thom decided that since she co
10、uld not get through the tight bonds of the record companies, she would rely strictly on downloads from the Internet. Her viewers, much like Koizoras readership on cell phones, gained her the response that she needed to cut a record deal.While cell phone novels such as Koizora may be annoying convent
11、ional readers that are not as eager to start reading novels on tiny LCD screens, the younger generation is more than eager. In Japan especially, the readership in the cell phone industry is generally a girl based industry however is increasing every day.A Library in One HandIn the latest versions, c
12、ell-phone novels are downloaded in short installments and run on handsets as Java-based applications. Youre free to browse as though youre in a bookstore, whether youre at home, in your office or on a commuter train. A whole library can be tucked away in your cell phone-a gadget you carry around any
13、way.“You can read whenever you have a spare moment, and you dont even need to use both hands,“ says Taro Matsumura, a 24-year-old graduate student who sometimes reads essays and serial novels on his phone.Such times could be just around the corner in the United States, where cell phones become incre
14、asingly used for relaying data, including video, digital photos and music.U. S. publisher Random House recently bought a share in VOCEL, a San Diego-based company that provides such mobile-phone products as Scholastic Aptitude Test preparation programs. Random House also said it reached licensing ar
15、rangements with VOCEL to provide cell-phone access to the publishers Living Language foreign language study programs and Prima Games video game strategy guides.Cell-phone books are also gradually starting to get traction in China and South Korea. In Japan, though, some people are really getting hook
16、ed, finding the phone an intimate tool for reading.Reading with the Lights OffIts especially effective for intensifying the thrills of a horror story, said Satoko Kajita, who oversees content development at Bandai Networks Co. Ltd.The Tokyo-based wireless service provider offers 150 books on its sit
17、e, called “Bunko Yomihodai,“ which means “All You Can Read Paperbacks.“ It began the service in 2003 and saw interest grow last year. There are now about 50,000 subscribers.“Its hard to understand unless you try it out,“ Kajita said, adding that the handsets backlight allows people to read with the
18、lights off-a convenience that delights parents who like to read near sleeping infants.Users can search by author, title and genre, and readers can write reviews, send fan mail to authors and request what they want to read, all from their phones.A recent marketing study by Bandai found that more than
19、 half the readers are female, and many are reading cell-phone books in their homes.Surprisingly, people are using cell-phone books to catch up on classics they never finished reading. And people are perusing sex manuals and other books theyre too embarrassed to be caught reading or buying. More comm
20、on is keeping an electronic dictionary in your phone in case a need arises.Cell-phone novels remain a niche market compared with ringtones, music downloads and video games, said Yoshiteru Yamaguchi, executive director at Japans top mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo. But no longer is reading books on a phone
21、 considered unbelievable, he said.Opportunity for Unknown WritersIn Japan, cell-phone books have already won respect as an emerging culture.A writer who, goes by the single name Yoshi wrote Deep Love, a series of stories about a Tokyo teenage prostitute. He began by posting them on an obscure cell-p
22、hone site he started and made reader payment voluntary.Deep Love, which uses erotic language and violence to create a page-turner despite an absurd plot-line, became a hit, mainly through word of mouth among young adults. It went on to become a movie, TV show and “manga“ or Japanese-style comic book
23、.Its even been turned into a real book, with some 2.6 million copies sold.Like the Internet, cell-phone publishing offers an opportunity for unknown writers, and it delivers new kinds of fun because its interactive, said Katsuya Yamashita, executive producer at Starts Publishing Corp., which publish
24、es Yoshis works.Another work by Yoshi, a horror mystery, has a cell-phone Web link that readers click. One pulls up a video clip of a bleeding face; another shows a letter that tells people to go on living.Yoshi, a former prep-school instructor who sees his readers as “a community,“ reads the dozens
25、 of e-mail messages teenage fans send him daily and uses their material for story ideas.He also knows immediately when readers are getting bored and changes the plot when access tallies start dipping for his stories.“Its like playing live music at a club,“ he said. “You know right away if the audien
26、ce isnt responding, and you can change what youre doing right then and there./(分数:70.00)(1).Cell-phones can only show a few lines at a time because _.(分数:7.00)A.the screen is smallB.the network is slowC.the novels are lengthyD.the service charge is high(2).The author thinks that _ has the least adva
27、nced cell-phone technology.(分数:7.00)A.JapanB.EuropeC.AsiaD.America(3).Koizora has been read through cell phone by about _ users.(分数:7.00)A.10 millionB.5 millionC.1.2 millionD.1 million(4).Sandi Thom decided to put her _ on the Internet for downloading.(分数:7.00)A.novelsB.filmsC.songsD.flashes(5).In J
28、apan, the majority of cell phone readers are _.(分数:7.00)A.white collarsB.young girlsC.housewivesD.entertainers(6).VOCEL is a company aiming at providing _.(分数:7.00)A.language study programsB.digital photos and musicC.cell phone productsD.online video games(7).Satoko Kajita stressed the advantage of
29、reading _ on a cell phone.(分数:7.00)A.love storiesB.detective storiesC.horror storiesD.children stories(8).On a cell phone, a novel can be searched and found according to its _.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(9).Yoshis Deep Love became very popular with _.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_(10).Before Yoshi became a writer, he was a(
30、an) _.(分数:7.00)填空项 1:_三、Part Listening Com(总题数:0,分数:0.00)四、Section A(总题数:4,分数:105.00)A.He hasnt played volleyball before.B.He may not stay long for the match.C.Hes not good at playing volleyball.D.Hes not sure whether he can come.A.The woman can go any day.B.The woman cant go any day.C.The woman can
31、 go only this Friday.D.The woman can go any day except this Friday.A.Find another computer.B.Fix the computer herself.C.Find someone to fix the computer.D.Wait a second for the computer to boot.A.His friend is looking for more than an apology.B.He couldnt find the right words to apologize.C.He will
32、try to make an apology again.D.He shouldnt have made an apology.A.Both beer and coffee.B.Coffee.C.Neither beer nor coffee.D.Beer.A.He thought the speaker was too boring.B.He agreed that the speaker was fascinating.C.He could understand what the speaker said.D.He thought the speaker was only partly f
33、ascinating.A.The movies may not be up to date.B.The movies may not be of good quality.C.The movies may be played at a bad time.D.Tonys taste for the movies may not be good.A.Ask someone else to lead her there.B.Get in the same boat with him.C.Look on the registration form.D.Ask registration where it
34、 is.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.(分数:28.00)A.In a recreation center.B.In a sport store.C.At the womans place.D.At a hang gliding club.A.Due to powerful winds.B.Due to the underestimation of wind.C.Because they take risks.D.Because they have no skills.A.He want
35、s to be brave enough.B.He wants to learn hang gliding.C.He wants to contact the organization.D.He wants to try hang gliding just once.A.Teach him how to hang glide.B.Find an organization for him.C.Tell him something about the next trip.D.Give him the number of the organization.Questions 23 to 25 are
36、 based on the conversation you have just heard.(分数:21.00)A.She is doing a paper.B.She missed the lecture.C.She is interested in the topic.D.She is writing a paper for a scholarship.A.Why species dont avoid extinction by adapting.B.Why humans wont become extinct in the future.C.Why species become ext
37、inct at the rate they do.D.How many species arent extinct at present.A.Because human beings are powerful enough to kill one another.B.Because every species will become extinct by natural selection.C.Because there is over-population that will make the earth explode.D.Because human beings are a young
38、species, exploiting their environment.五、Section B(总题数:0,分数:0.00)六、Passage One(总题数:1,分数:28.00)Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.(分数:28.00)A.The great variety of newspapers.B.The large circulation of newspapers.C.British families buying newspapers.D.More local newspapers
39、are sold than national ones.A.Most of them make money.B.They are written for the interest of readers.C.Every town and country area has one local newspaper.D.The news is about births, weddings, deaths, council meetings and sports.A.Local folks.B.Professional editors.C.Community activists.D.Clubs and
40、churches.A.They use amusing language.B.They cover international news.C.They express public feeling on local issues.D.They focus on problems of national importance.七、Passage Two(总题数:1,分数:21.00)Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.(分数:21.00)A.Power plants burn coal.B.Factori
41、es pour sewage.C.People bury trash underground.D.City population increases greatly.A.People are driving cars with electricity.B.Scientists are producing cleaner energies.C.Factories are installing smoke-cleaning equipment.D.People are using new materials which dont need to be burned.A.Passive.B.Opti
42、mistic.C.Pessimistic.D.Complaining.八、Passage Three(总题数:1,分数:21.00)Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.(分数:21.00)A.As the fleets of the sea.B.As being very intelligent.C.As the top of the land food chain.D.As the top of the ocean food chain.A.Hunting industry.B.Water pollu
43、tion.C.Fishing for other fish.D.The shark fin industry.A.Shark deaths go unrecorded.B.Nobody monitors the situation.C.Many shark deaths are unrecorded.D.Shark fishing is illegal and immoral.九、Section C(总题数:1,分数:77.00)Marriage is considered an occasion of great rejoicing in the West as it is in China
44、. But in the West the bride is supposed to be the (36) person of all. Only as she walks down the (37) or down the room to meet her bridegroom in the marriage ceremony must she preserve her (38) . At all other times she is happy, gay and laughing. The groom is supposed to (39) as if he had just been
45、(40) the greatest prize in the world.One wears ones best clothes to a wedding, and usually all the family and their friends have new clothes for the occasion. At a (41) wedding, the bride is usually dressed all in white, with a white (42) veil and a bouquet of white flowers. There have, (43) , been
46、many variations of this custom of late years, (44) . A woman who has been married before never wears white for her second wedding, as white is the symbol of virginity. The groom wears the usual formal black.During the ceremony complete silence is maintained by the guests, ff the wedding is in a home
47、, (45) . Congratulations are offered to the groom and best wishes to the bride. (46) to leave the church before leaving themselves.(分数:77.00)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_十、Part Reading Compr(总题数:0,分数:0.00)十一、Section A(总题数:1,分数:45.00)Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.Youve decided to try advertising your business with post cards. The idea came to you from the post cards you receive from other businesses. You like the idea because it seems easy to do and economical. However, youve never tried this before so yon