1、大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 47及答案与解析 Section C 0 This year, more than 43 million people are expected to visit Disney s theme park complexes in California, Florida, Paris, Hong Kong and Tokyo. But visiting can require a huge commitment. A one-day admission to Anaheim, California s famed Disneyland in June, fo
2、r instance, starts at $87 for those aged 10 and older. To get your moneys worth, it pays to check out independent Disney trip-planning websites in advance. They have excellent track records for keeping their detailed trip-planning resources up to date, and are not affiliated with the Disney brand, e
3、nabling them to provide unbiased recommendations for saving money at the various parks. Some of the sites also dispense advice on how to avoid long queues, find lodging and otherwise make the most of your visit. Undercover Tourist is a website run since 2000 by an authorized Orlando broker where tic
4、kets to Florida s Walt Disney World are usually less expensive than tickets sold at the park gate; a recent five-day pass purchased through Undercover Tourist was 11 % cheaper. The site anticipates that Walt Disney World will hike single-day admission prices this year the park traditionally makes th
5、ese announcements every June and has been averaging 6% hikes in recent years but notes that tickets booked at current prices will remain valid, so you can buy tickets now, and use them after the price hike. The site also sells competitively-priced lodging and discount tickets to other Orlando-area a
6、ttractions, such as SeaWorld or Universal Studios. As a bonus, the website s free apps for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry list real-time wait times at all the rides in the park. Mousesavers specializes in publishing deals and promotions offered by Disney and related companies, such as 15% discounts
7、 off park hotel stays. The 12-year-old site mainly publishes deals for Disneys US parks, though non-US residents can take advantage of most of the offers and the site does have trip-planning information for the non-US locations. Especially useful is Mousesavers frequently asked questions sections fo
8、r the California and Florida parks. For example, the site explains that some non-Disney affiliated hotels near Disneyland and Walt Disney World pay for the right to advertise themselves as official Disney s “Good Neighbor“ hotels. But according to Mousesavers, these hotels aren t consistently better
9、 in quality, price or upkeep than other properties in the area and the label shouldn t be used as a factor when picking a place to stay. Theme Park Insider, founded in 1999, its coverage of global Disney parks is incredibly authoritative. In a May blog post, it pointed out that Disneyland is heavily
10、 patronized by locals hundreds of thousands of whom hold annual passes. So the site recommends you visit on dates when those annual passes arent valid, such as on Saturdays in June and July. 1 What s the main idea of the first paragraph? （ A） Disney s theme park is popular around the world. （ B） The
11、re is a large amount of people visiting Disney s theme park complexes. （ C） It costs a lot to visit the Disneyland. （ D） Disney s theme park offers discount for children under ten. 2 What s the author s advice on how to get your money s worth? （ A） Visiting the Disneyland when there are less visitor
12、s. （ B） Planning your schedule in advance. （ C） Checking out independent Disney trip-planning websites in advance. （ D） Buying discount tickets and staying in non-Disney affiliated hotels. 3 We can learn from the passage that Undercover Tourist_. （ A） is a website dedicated to provide information ab
13、out promotions offered by Disney （ B） is a travel agency specializing in providing cheap trips to Disney Land （ C） offers advice on how to buy relatively cheaper Walt Disney World tickets （ D） is a website affiliated with the Disney brand 4 Which of the following is not true about Mousesavers? （ A）
14、It mainly publishes deals and promotions offered by Disney and related companies. （ B） It says not all the Disneys “Good Neighbor“ hotels are of good quality. （ C） It has existed for twelve years. （ D） It does not offer information for the non-US locations. 5 What s the main idea of the passage? （ A
15、） Introducing some independent Disney trip-planning websites. （ B） How to visit Disney s theme park complexes with less money. （ C） Advice on how to make most of your trip to Disney Land. （ D） Tips on visiting Disneys theme park. 5 Zandra Johnson is a living proof that it is never too late to start
16、your own business. After nearly 40 years of being a housewife, she launched her business at the age of 64. She designs made-to-order children s furniture which all come with an individual story book. The products are manufactured in Poland. She says she was not forced into self-employment financiall
17、y she simply wanted to unleash her creative side. “I suppose it was all the ideas I had, they were so different and there were so many of them,“ she said. “I did a lot of market research and the response I got was, Yes that s great, we d sell that. So I progressed from there.“ She launched Fairytale
18、 Furniture at the onset of the economic crisis and has survived the downturn. Now in its sixth year of trading, she hopes to finally turn a profit. Zandra is already exporting to South Africa, Dubai and Singapore and has her eye on cracking the US market. She buys in expertise, when needed, includin
19、g a marketing expert and an export adviser. She loves the flexibility of being self-employed. “I can work at midnight if I want to, I can take a longer lunch if I want to especially when the weather is good and I can make the time up later. I just love it, I love all of it. Its fun.“ Self-employment
20、 is one of the biggest stories of the recovery. One in seven workers in the UK are now working for themselves. The latest jobs figures from the Office for National Statistics(ONS)show that there are now 4.54 million self-employed people. That is about 8% higher than a year ago. In fact, there are no
21、w 780,000 more people in employment than there were this time last year, and 40% of those are self-employed. Over the longer term, the biggest rise in self-employment has been seen in the number of older workers. According to the ONS, self-employment among the over-50s is up 36% on 10 years ago. The
22、 independent think tank the Resolution Foundation believes the main reason for this is the fact that self-employment seems to be growing as an alternative to retirement. Through analysis of data from the ONS, the Resolution Foundation also found that more than half of self-employed people aged 60 or
23、 over now work part-time, that is up from 46% in 2005. In other words, self-employment is increasingly an option that allows older people to keep earning but by working less. 6 According to the passage why Zandra Johnson started her own business? （ A） Because she want to make big money. （ B） Because
24、 she wants to unleash her creativity. （ C） Because she is poor and need to earn money quickly. （ D） Because she does not want to retire at home doing nothing. 7 Why she loves self-employment? （ A） It has great flexibility. （ B） She likes the feeling of being a boss. （ C） It needs just a little capit
25、al. （ D） It does not require much expertise. 8 Zandra Johnson s story proves that_. （ A） you can earn a lot of money through self-employment （ B） expertise is crucial to a successful business （ C） with creative idea anyone can achieve success （ D） you can start your own business even if you are very
26、 old 9 Why there are so many old self-employment people according to the passage? （ A） Because it allows older people to keep earning but by working less. （ B） Because they have a lot of experience. （ C） Because self-employment is profitable. （ D） Because self-employment is flexible. 10 What is the
27、passage mainly about? （ A） Self-employed old people. （ B） Starting business at old age. （ C） Recover from the economic crisis. （ D） Zandra Johnson and her Fairytale Furniture. 10 For most people a trip across European continent is a chance to see the sights and try the continents cuisine. Unless, li
28、ke Baptiste Dubanchet, theyve got their head buried in a trash can. The Frenchman, who celebrates his 26th birthday this month, has spent the last 10 weeks eating only discarded food from France to Poland on a mission to highlight the issue of food waste. “I didnt really believe I would succeed,“ Du
29、banchet said, “I thought I would probably starve for four or five days and then I would have to buy something.“ Instead, Dubanchet was surprised at the abundance of discarded produce he was able to collect from supermarkets, bakeries and restaurants. He was easily able to fuel himself on his epic jo
30、urney through Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and the Czech Republic. Along the way, the former fast food worker has learned valuable lessons about the trash habits of the different European nations he visited. “I m trying to protest against the huge waste of food. Its completely absur
31、d and pointless,“ says Dubanchet, who planned his trip to coincide with the European Unions declared “Year Against Food Waste“. Sticking to a strict rule of only eating food that had been thrown out or was destined for the trash, Dubanchet asked the permission of supermarket and restaurant staff bef
32、ore going through their refuse. Occasionally he climbed fences to access dumpsters. People in some countries were more understanding than others, he says. “In the Czech Republic, it was quite difficult,“ he says. “People didnt really understand what the project was they thought I was homeless, they
33、didnt really understand the foreigner who asked for food from the trash and all the supermarkets had it quite well locked up. I went for days eating mainly just bread.“ Germany, he says, was the easiest country for dumpster diving, not because there was more food waste, but because people were more
34、receptive to his mission. “I think all the countries waste is about the same. The supermarkets in all countries work in a similar way: the fruit and vegetables must look perfect and the ones that dont go in the trash.“ In Germany, a lot of people were supportive of the project sometimes at supermark
35、ets, my request would be asked of the boss and the boss would say no. But then a guy would come back and say, “Im really sorry my boss says no, but wait, my boss is a jerk, so come back later and I will get you something.“ Dubanchet says he hopes in the future to work with supermarkets and restauran
36、ts to find ways of reducing waste. 11 Why Dubanchet eat food from the trash? （ A） Because he is homeless and poor. （ B） Because he is a madman. （ C） Because he wants to highlight the issue of food waste. （ D） Because he advocates a simple, primitive life. 12 Why his plan became difficult in the Czec
37、h Republic? （ A） Because there was less food waste. （ B） Because people there are not very friendly. （ C） Because people there misunderstood him. （ D） Because people there don t like foreigners. 13 Why Germany was the easiest country for dumpster diving? （ A） Because there was more food waste. （ B）
38、Because people there are more receptive to the project. （ C） Because the worker there are sympathetic with him. （ D） Because people are very friendly to foreigners. 14 Which of the following country is not included in his trip? （ A） Luxembourg. （ B） Belgium. （ C） Poland. （ D） England. 15 A suitable
39、title for the passage would be_. （ A） The Man Who Eat Food Waste （ B） European Food Waste （ C） Year Against Food Waste （ D） Demonstrations Against Food Waste 15 As far as symbols of a resurgent country and city go, there can be few as bullish as a 666-meter-long(2,185 feet)dragon-shaped bridge that
40、breathes fire and spouts water. Opened last year in Vietnam s central coast city of Da Nang, the Rong Cao(Dragon Bridge)is an award-winning, U.S.-designed marvel of engineering thats become a favorite of residents and visitors, and an icon of the prosperous future this once sleepy town has its eye s
41、et on. Each weekend, after sunset, residents and visitors are treated to a spectacular show that adds flair to what could have easily been a routine civil engineering project. The road is closed just before 9 p.m., with crowds thronging the six-lane bridge. An expectant hush descends, and then, with
42、 a roar, the dragon s head spits fearsome plumes of fire, followed by hissing clouds of water vapor. The Da Nang Department of Sports, Culture and Tourism expects the bridge to draw 3 million visitors to the city this year. As one of the country s rising economic success stories, Da Nang is spending
43、 big on infrastructure to bring in tourism dollars. It s positioning itself as a MICE(meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions)hub and as the gateway to the historically rich and scenic central coast region, which includes the tourist town of Hoi An to the south. As the city has developed,
44、its interconnectedness has improved and the two banks of the Han are increasingly linked by a network of bridges. All are impressive structures, but none match the Dragon Bridge s inventiveness. “The Dragon Bridge has been the crowning achievement in the citys bridge program,“ Nick Ivanoff, presiden
45、t of Ammann & Whitney, one of the key companies involved in the bridge s creation, said, “City officials have said it will likely become the new symbol of Da Nang. We believe the Dragon Bridge can be a symbol for Da Nang s growth and development as an important transportation, educational and cultur
46、al center in central Vietnam.“ In addition to the weekend shows of fire breathing, which take place at 9 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, the bridge is illuminated each night with thousands of LED lights, giving dynamic, dazzling views that reflect off the surface of the river. The bridge was inaugur
47、ated on March 29, 2013, to commemorate the country s rich history both anciently and recently. The date was chosen to mark the 38th anniversary of the liberation of the city, and the end of the Vietnam War. Its creators, the firms Louis Berger and Ammann & Whitney, were recipients of the 2014 Americ
48、an Council of Engineering Companies(ACEC)National Engineering Excellence Award. 16 What s special about the Dragon Bridge? （ A） It is designed by American firms. （ B） It is very long. （ C） It breathes fire and sprouts water. （ D） It is an award-winning bridge. 17 We can learn from the passage that c
49、ity Da Nang_. （ A） is a coastal city （ B） is the capital of Vietnam （ C） is an important economic, educational and cultural center in central Vietnam （ D） is the richest city in Vietnam 18 Which of the following is not true about the bridge? （ A） It is decorated with thousands of LED lights. （ B） It is an icon of the city s prosperous future. （ C） It is the greatest achievement in the city s bridge program. （ D） It is designed by Nick Ivanoff himself. 19 Why did Da Nang spend so much money on infra
