1、大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 9及答案与解析 Section A 0 When the Portuguese began trading with China in the early 1500s,【 C1】 _was one of the luxury goods they carried home in their ships. Only the Chinese knew how to make this delicate, often【 C2】 _, material that rings when you【 C3】 _it. Demand for porcelain made
2、expressly for foreigners spread as far as the Netherlands, Germany, Persia, the Ottoman empire, Japan and the young United States. The Chinese【 C4】 _drew on traditional shapes, but quickly began to branch out, making Western tureens(汤盆 )in the form of pigs, cocks, blue-eyed ox heads and crouching cr
3、abs, as well as【 C5】 _shaped as colourful fish. It was a world apart from the traditional Chinese porcelain. Now Chinese【 C6】 _are beginning to acquire them as homage to the【 C7】 _and commercial wisdom of their forebears. For the moment, though, the best collection is still in Brazil. It is the focu
4、s of a new three-volume study of 600【 C8】 _pieces. Maria Ant6 nia Pinto de Matos, director of the National Tile Museum in Lisbon, spent 11 years on this project. She tells the story of early【 C9】 _and the fascination with the crafty strategy of foreign trade with China and the many influences that f
5、lowed back and forth across the water. Her books document the【 C10】 _from tradition to Western shapes, among them are coffee pots. These books are expensive, but they are well worth the investment. This is the best work yet written on Chinese export porcelain and will be a resource for collectors, d
6、ealers for years to come. A)exploration B)collectors C)outstanding D)translucent E)break F)porcelain G)manufacturers H)hardware I)transition J)receivers K)large amount of L)tap M)sophistication N)enormous O)sauce plates 1 【 C1】 2 【 C2】 3 【 C3】 4 【 C4】 5 【 C5】 6 【 C6】 7 【 C7】 8 【 C8】 9 【 C9】 10 【 C10
7、】 10 Imagine that the Spanish-speaking world was a single country which is called Hispanidad. It covers a【 C1】 _perhaps one-and-a-half times the size of China. Its population is nearly 500m, making it the worlds third most【 C2】 _country, behind China and India. Among these people, the number of nati
8、ve Spanish-speakers is rising towards 400m; as a【 C3】 _, only【 C4】 _is bigger. Only English and Chinese are more widely used on the internet than Spanish. So if you are in business, into the arts or just want to join a conversation, the【 C5】 _size of Hispanidad is a powerful reason to learn Spanish.
9、 But Hispanidad is not a single country. The fact that it【 C6】 _across the Americas, Spain and even parts of Africa and Asia makes the case for Spanish stronger still. After English, it is the most used【 C7】 _language. For tourists it【 C8】 _and enriches travel in the 20-plus countries where Spanish
10、is a main language. Not forgetting the United States, the country with the second-largest number of Spanish-speakers(about 50m and rising)after Mexico. Latinos(拉丁美洲裔 )are growing in influence culturally,【 C9】 _and politically. Nowadays, would-be presidents make sure to advertise in Spanish. Even for
11、 those with no political ambitions, there is another【 C10】 _reason to pick Spanish as your second language: it s easy(certainly compared with, say, Mandarin). And once youve got Spanish, youre half-way to Italian, French and Portuguese too. A)territory B)sheer C)populous D)vast E)mother tongue F)spr
12、eads G)Mandarin Chinese H)conquer I)economy J)commercially K)defending L)compelling M)eases N)causes O)international 11 【 C1】 12 【 C2】 13 【 C3】 14 【 C4】 15 【 C5】 16 【 C6】 17 【 C7】 18 【 C8】 19 【 C9】 20 【 C10】 20 This is a time of great change in the worldtechnological, economic, religious, political,
13、 business, and environmental. The results are seen in governments, organizations, and in the lives of families and【 C1】 _. Although its sometimes more evident and easier to recognize and take stock of at the start of a new year, change is actually【 C2】 _affecting all aspects of society. Much of the
14、benefit we【 C3】 _from the changes that come into our lives depends on how we look at them and whether or not we【 C4】 _them. As always, our attitude is a key factor. Attitude can make the difference between succeeding despite difficulty or【 C5】 _to it. Trying to【 C6】 _the good results ahead. Since th
15、ere often isn t any way we can stop changeand if we try, it will knock us overIve found that in those cases the best thing to do is embrace it and go with the flow. Being【 C7】 _can mean the difference between riding waves of change and【 C8】 _in them. Realizing that at times the【 C9】 _things that I h
16、ave to pass through are the things that are the most【 C10】 _for me in the long run. It can be hard to remember this when I m going through a difficult situation, but sometimes I just need to “hold on,“ knowing that once the storm passes, the sun will come out and I will see everything in a new light. A)collect B)succumbing C)anticipate D)beneficial E)public F)individuals G)drowning H)innumerable I)embrace J)prohibit K)sometimes L)constantly M)positive N)derive O)toughest 21 【 C1】 22 【 C2】 23 【 C3】 24 【 C4】 25 【 C5】 26 【 C6】 27 【 C7】 28 【 C8】 29 【 C9】 30 【 C10】 大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷 9答案与解析
