1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 146及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Statistics of Family Expenses in China 1. 请对图表所给出的信息进行描述 2. 请对描述的内容做出原因分析 3. 请针对此图表得出合理的结论并对未来进行预测 Changes in Family Expenses 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes
2、 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 in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the informatio
3、n is not given in the passage. 2 The Future of the BBC As a boy growing up in the 1930s in the Midlands, Norman Painting, the son of a railway-man, listened to a new radio service from the British Broadcasting Corporation. His mother hoped he would get a job as a manager at the mine, but listening t
4、o the voices from London talking about world affairs, culture and music gave him other ideas. “The radio opened a door to the world,“ says Mr. Painting, who went on to Oxford University on a scholarship and became an academic before later working for the BBCs Radio 4 in its long-running soap, “The A
5、rchers“. Mr. Paintings story helps to explain Britains devotion to what it calls “public-service broadcasting“, and why the state has been standing by the BBC in the financing issue. The debate had raged for years over whether the BBC should still be publicly financed, especially by a license fee pa
6、id by all those with TV sets. The BBC hates the idea of losing its license fee. Rather than go commercial, its bosses plan to keep fighting for public financing for decades. In 2006, after a heated debate, the government renewed its financing for the next ten years through a compulsory “TV license“
7、on all households with TV sets. But when the current charter runs out in 2016, will the government take away its public subsides and leave the BBC to fend for itself? According to recent reports, the BBC will have to make do with annual increases below retail-price inflation, less than it asked for.
8、 Even so, it is fortunate to be handed a guaranteed income over several years. Among developed countries, only Germanys government spends more than Britains on broadcasting as a share of GDP. Americas dispenses next to nothing, preferring to leave it to the market. For the next ten years, the BBCs p
9、osition looks secure. Yet its getting increasingly harder to argue that the government should make the public pay for it. The BBCs purpose, according to its first director-general, John Reith, was to “inform, educate and entertain“. But now the BBC cant have anything like the educative role it used
10、to play. Though it remains Britains dominant source of in-depth news and most reliable provider of high-quality programming, changes in technology and media habits are splitting its audience and making it harder to tag improving shows on to entertaining ones. Serving What Public? It was easy to get
11、the teenaged Mr. Painting interested in the BBC programs because there was nothing else on. That is no longer true. First the other terrestrials sprang up: ITV, followed by Channel 4 and then Channel 5, from the 1990s, hundreds of new channels were launched on satellite and cable platforms, creating
12、 a new “multi-channel“ world. The rapid rise of the Internet has also taken a toll of the old generalist channels. People are increasingly turning away from both the BBC and its terrestrial competitors. Two decades ago, the BBC commanded 47% of all television viewing and its rivals, ITV and Channel
13、4, shared the rest. According to Ofcom, the communications regulator, today, BBC1 and BBC2, its terrestrial channels, account for just 33% of all viewing, multi-channel services (which include BBC3 and BBC4, both digital channels) win 30%. In homes with satellite or cable television, the corporation
14、s share has fallen further: BBC1 and BBC2 together have just 23% of the former and 22% of the latter. Young people especially are abandoning public-service programmers. According to Ofcom, in 2001, people between 16 and 24 spent 74% of their viewing time watching channels such as the BBC and Channel
15、 4, but in 2005 only 58% of their time. Poorer, less educated viewers seem to be turning away, too. Serious material suffers most when people move to multi-channel television. The result, says a BBC executive, is that “we are over-serving“ middle-class 55-year-olds. The BBC is trying to widen its au
16、dience. In 2002, for example, realizing that it was hardly reaching young black people, it launched a digital radio station called 1Xtra, modeled p pirate radio. Some say the BBC fails to attract younger viewers because it takes too few risks. Channel 4, another public-service broadcaster, has a bit
17、 more youth appeal: The average age of its viewers is 45. Kevin Lygo, its director of television, says that whereas many BBC programs are “full of integrity and truthfulness but also safe, respectful, back-looking and all about heritage“. Many of the BBCs new programming offerings are “all exhumed (
18、挖掘 ) from the distant past“. The BBCs Efforts But good, innovative ideas have not entirely departed. Popular programs such as “The Office“, a bone-dry comedy about a paper supply company, bas been copied by broadcasters in America, France, Canada and Germany. The BBC has long tried to tack between h
19、igh-minded and populist programming in an effort to get people to watch improving stuff that they would not have encountered otherwise. But technology, which increases consumer choice, is complicating the task. “Hammocking“ scheduling worthy material between smash hits is a familiar BBC technique. A
20、 recent adaptation of “Bleak House“ (凉山庄 ), for example, was scheduled straight after “Eastenders“, a popular soap opera. But remote controls and video recorders have made hammocking less effective. The BBC is trying harder to conceal public service themes beneath entertainment. Its approach to ethn
21、ic minorities used to be a boring talk-show about discrimination late at night, now its cleverer, With programs such as “Apprentice“. Aspiring entrepreneurs in this reality show get knocked out week after week; many of the most successful contestants are from ethnic minorities. The Peoples Telly Man
22、y households, now watch and listen to little of the BBCs output, but almost all pay 131.5 pounds a year for it. The rapid shift to digital TV makes the debate whether the BBC should be publicly funded especially pressing. Set-top boxes (机顶盒 ) can tell whether a household has paid for a channel or no
23、t. Soon it will be practical and easy for everyone to choose whether or not subscribe to the BBC, or bits of it. Toward the end of the digital switch-over, which will happen between 2008 and 2012, the government will examine other ways to finance the BBC after 2016. The likeliest change is that the
24、television service would become partly or wholly subscription-financed. Radio would take longer to wean off public money because most radio sets now in use do not have the technology. (1,069 words) 2 The author tells the story of Norman Painting to illustrate _ . （ A） the BBCs educative role for the
25、 working class （ B） the popularity of the BBC in the 1930s （ C） BBCs influence on ordinary peoples career development （ D） the Britishs love for the BBC and its justification for governmental support 3 How has the BBC been financed? （ A） Its publicly financed. （ B） Its commercially financed. （ C） It
26、s financed through private donations. （ D） Its financed through viewer subscriptions. 4 Among developed countries, _ spends the greatest share of GDP on the public broadcasting. （ A） US government （ B） British government （ C） German government （ D） French government 5 What has happened to the BBC wi
27、th the changes in technology and media habits? （ A） The BBC is no longer the dominant source of in-depth news. （ B） The BBC is losing its audience. （ C） The BBC programming is rapidly deteriorating in its quality. （ D） The BBC is replaced by the multi-channel services. 6 According to the figures rel
28、eased by Ofcom, which of the following currently poses the greatest threat to the BBC? （ A） The BBCs terrestrial competitors （ B） The Internet （ C） The multi-channel services including digital channels, BBC3 and BBC4. （ D） Newspapers and magazines. 7 According to Kevin Lygo, the BBC fails to attract
29、 younger viewers because its programs are _ . （ A） too rebellious （ B） a bit conservative and outdated （ C） lacking in integrity （ D） too high-minded 8 The BBC adopts “hammocking“ technique in order to _ . （ A） widen its audience （ B） add youth appeal to its programs （ C） conceal public service them
30、es beneath entertainment （ D） get people to watch worthy stuff 9 The BBC used to present themes of ethnic minorities in a boring _ . 10 With increasing popularity of digital TV and set-top boxes, the debate on public funding for the BBC is _ . 11 After 2016, the BBC television service is most likely
31、 to obtain its entire, or part of, funding through _ . Section A Directions: 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
32、 only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） She hasnt called the travel agency yet. （ B） The man may have to reschedule his trip. （ C） She doesnt know when her semester ends. （
33、 D） The man should take his vacation somewhere else. （ A） Colins speech was more interesting than any other speakers. （ B） Colins speech was dull because it was too lengthy and tedious. （ C） Colins speech wasnt very good but he will do better next time. （ D） Colins speech was good considering the di
34、fficulty of addressing so many audience. （ A） Decide for himself what is best. （ B） Communicate his career hopes. （ C） Stop hindering his own progress. （ D） Look for another career. （ A） He plans to sell the books to a collector. （ B） The old books are worth a lot to collectors. （ C） He wont sell th
35、e books until he has read them. （ D） The books probably arent worth much in terms of money. （ A） Brett wont try to get revenge. （ B） Brett wont be angry anymore. （ C） Brett will not always be so busy. （ D） Brett will have forgotten the womans words. （ A） The furniture is too heavy to move into the r
36、oom. （ B） She thought the furniture would be more expensive. （ C） She doesnt remember how much the furniture cost. （ D） She is still thinking about the furniture bought as a bargain. （ A） Find a hotel nearby again in a few days. （ B） Accommodate his parents in his dormitory. （ C） Ask his parents not
37、 come until he finds a proper hotel. （ D） Phone a hotel farther from the campus for a reservation. （ A） They have to finish it quickly. （ B） They have to use what they have. （ C） They have to work hard and do their best. （ D） They must redo the project and hope it improves. （ A） She cant find a new
38、place to live. （ B） The landlord wants her to move out after only g months. （ C） She thinks she will lose her deposit money. （ D） The contract states she must stay for 6 months so she cant move. （ A） Less than 6 months. （ B） 2 months. （ C） 6 months or more. （ D） 1 month. （ A） Go see the landlord. （
39、B） Go to court. （ C） Move out. （ D） Get part of their deposit back. （ A） She has seen a doctor recently. （ B） Shes concerned about medical care. （ C） Shes unable to attend the study session. （ D） She mentions the need for some medical tests. （ A） To suggest changes in the tuition fees. （ B） To impro
40、ve the study skills of university students. （ C） To give people the opportunity to speak with a politioian. （ D） To discuss graduation requirements for political science majors. （ A） Preparing for an important test. （ B） Funding for university education. （ C） Winning the confidence of voters. （ D） G
41、raduate school application procedures. （ A） Suggest a topic for a research paper. （ B） Tell her what to study for the history test. （ C） Write a favorable letter of recommendation. （ D） Advise her about how to run an election campaign. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short pas
42、sages. 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, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） 1930-1965. （ B） 1945-present. （ C） 1930-present. （ D） 1965-present
43、. （ A） They thought to buy things before the prices went up. （ B） They bought things because they remembered the Great Depression. （ C） They were concerned about spending money. （ D） They didnt want to spoil theft children. （ A） They learned to save as thrifty as their parents. （ B） They spend money
44、 quickly and impulsively to avoid higher prices. （ C） They put most of theft money into their savings accounts. （ D） They spend some money and save some. （ A） Because Iranian leaders has not visited the UK for many years. （ B） Because the hostility between Western countries and Iran began thawing. （
45、 C） Because the visit shows the normalization between Korea and Italy. （ D） Because Kharrazi is the first Iranian minister to visit UK. （ A） Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. （ B） Kamal Kharrazi. （ C） Tony Blair. （ D） Salman Rushdie. （ A） Downing Street is the place where Iranian leaders meet visitors. （
46、 B） Ideological and cultural differences are obstacles. （ C） Economic sanctions are effective on controlling another country. （ D） Peaceful means is the best solution in settling differences. （ A） Because they are beneficial insects. （ B） Because they destroy insects without hurting us in any way. （
47、 C） Because they protect insect-eating animals. （ D） Because they include some of the greatest enemies of the human race. （ A） They eat as many insects as spiders. （ B） They eat more insects than spiders. （ C） They cant compare with spiders as destroyers of insects. （ D） They destroy a larger fracti
48、on of insects than spiders. （ A） They would have eight legs. （ B） They would have six legs. （ C） They would be able to fly. （ D） They would not destroy their own kind. （ A） All the time. （ B） For most of the year. （ C） In the summer months. （ D） For a minimum of six months of each year. Section C Di
49、rections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage 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 missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or wr
