1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 17及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic “A Few Remarks on Competition“. Your composition should be no less than 150 words and base one the outline given in Chinese below. 1竞争是存在于当今社会的普遍现象； 2竞争的好处； 3竞争的同时不要忘记合作
2、。 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes 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 p
3、assage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 EMERY TOBIN: Pistol-Packin Reformer Ketchikan has had many notable citizens in the citys 102 years of history, but perhaps none stands out so bol
4、dly as the late Emery Tobin, who died in 1977 at age 81. His roster of activities and accomplishments in Ketchikan is lengthy and incredibly varied. He joined the newly founded American Legion Post 3 in 1921, became a member of the Chamber of Commerce in 1923, and was a charter member of Ketchikan R
5、otary in 1925. In the early 1920s he also was an active leader in Ketchikans Boy Scout Troop #1, the first troop in all of Alaska, anti he was a volunteer drama coach for the high schools theatrical productions. He was later a founder plus publisher and editor of the Alaska Sportsman magazine, which
6、 continues today as the nationally known Alaska Magazine. His magazine office and his Alaska Specialties novelty shop were located in the old 1904 Yates hospital on Mission Street-now the Seamens Center. The Rain Gauge that stands next to todays visitor bureau on the dock was first erected in front
7、of Tobins shop. He was an avid booster of tourism and sold Alaska books and novelties through ads in his Alaska Sportsman magazine. But those things are not necessarily what Emery Tobin is remembered for. Emerys claim to fame is that he is said to be the man who spearheaded the closure of the citys
8、red light districts in 1953, ending 50 years of openly tolerated prostitution in Ketchikan, Alaska! He became a hero to some and an arch villain to others. It was during that contentious crusade that Emery kept a pistol at hand on his desk. Although he served in France in World War , Emery was not a
9、 man one would ever connect with a firearm. He was not tall, he bad a rather high voice and a Boston area accent he never lost, which made an R sound like a Wsome people thought it was a lisp. He spoke rapidly and with great assurance. Even after his hair turned white, he still had thick black eyebr
10、ows on a brow ridge that made smiles that blossomed on his face seem closer to frowns. When he walked with his rapid gait down Ketchikans wet and breezy streets, head bent and hands in pockets, he appeared to be bucking a powerful headwind. Even into his sixties Emery was fearless. When a young man
11、shoplifted something and departed running from Emerys Alaska Specialties shop on Mission Street, Emery took off after him, legs and arms pumping. He tackled the miscreant to the wet sidewalk in front of the entrance to St. Johns Church and pinned him there until help arrived. Some of Emery Tobins sp
12、irit and determination must have come directly from his father. Emery Fridolf Tobin was born to August and Emma Tobin, Swedish immigrants, on Dec. 14, 1895, in Quincy, Mass., ten miles south of Boston. August Tobin was a painting contractor, working for the school district. The great Depression of 1
13、893 had affected everyone. Tobins customers owned him money and Tobin owed money to his own creditors. Times were hard. Two years after Emerys birth, in 1897, news of the Klondike Gold Rush circled the globe, and among those infected with gold fever were August Tobin and his brother-in-law-Emmas bro
14、ther. The two couples were close and had been married at a double wedding. Each little family had two children-the eldest of the four babies not yet two years old. The two fathers decided that one would have to stay and care for both wives and all four children; the other would go to Alaska, make a
15、fortune and return in a year to Quincy. At least that was the plan. So the men drew straws and August drew the long straw for Alaska. Emery loved to tell this story. He would lean back in his squeaky oak desk chair and his face was all smiles as he related his familys history. Emerys lather was long
16、 on confidence but short on money to get himself to Seattle, much less all the way to Alaska. Then Providence stepped in when one of Augusts workmen named Morton said, “If youll let me go with you, Ill loan you the money to get to Alaska.“ And off they went, climbing down from the transcontinental t
17、rain in Tacoma. There they joined their lot with 25 farmers from Pennsylvania who were just as anxious to get to the gold fields as they were. And just as green as the Swedish painter and his companion from Massachusetts. The group recovered an old schooner that had been lying on the beach at Tacoma
18、 for many years and were determined to make it suitable for the voyage to Cook Inlet, their destination of choice. The gold claims along Turnagain Ami from Indian to Hope were said to be rich and the area far less crowded than Dawson and the Klondike. The Pennsylvania men knew a lot about farming bu
19、t nothing about sailing, Emery explained. His young father who originally hailed from Sweden knew a little bit about boats but not much. He knew a lot about painting, however, and painted the vessel stem to stern, lettering the name Elemina Johnson on the bow. The schooner looked pretty good. At thi
20、s point in the story, Emery was chuckling as he told what happened next. One of their number looked a little like Christopher Columbus, so he was chosen to be captain. And once the boat was floated, the men climbed aboard and set off for the north. None of them, however, knew how to navigate. But of
21、f they sailed, laden with supplies and confidence, expecting to reach their destination in about two weeks. Three stormy months later the ship and its passengers had not been sighted and were given up for lost. But the word had gone out to keep an eye open for the Elenmina Johnson in Alaska waters.
22、The famous Alaska revenue cutter Bear rescued the Argonauts, whose broken rudder was hanging loose on the stern of the vessel, and towed the crippled boat into the closest port, Dutch Harbor on Unalaska Island in tire Aleutians, a far cry from Cook Inlet ! Some of the Gold Rushers decided to give up
23、 and head home, but Tobin, Morton and another man chose to be put ashore at the mouth of the Kuskokwim River, north of Bristol Bay. From there they hiked up the river into the mainland, stopping to pan at a number of rich placer operations. Finally they prospected the Interior, crossed the Yukon ant
24、i ended up some twenty years later in Wiseman in the Brooks Range. As it turned out, the elder Tobin did not return to Quincy after one year ashamed. In tact, he returned only once in the next twenty years, promising in each letter, “Next year Ill be home.“ He sent many letters and as he read them,
25、son Emery, too, was lured by the novelty and excitement of Alaska. He had finished school, worked for a time as a reporter, and served as company clerk of an infantry company in France. After the Armistice, he made plans to come to Alaska, securing employment at New England Fish Co. on the south edg
26、e of Ketchikan. It was 1920 and Erect) was 25 years old. His father August had also arrived in Ketchikan shortly before, having stopped en route as “he worked his way south,“ Emery explained. In time Emerys mother and sister came to Ketchikan and the family was reunited. When they died two decades l
27、ater, August and Emma were buried side by side at Bayview Cemetery, “forever in Alaska.“ To the end of his life, Emery proudly referred to his father as “a jolly old Sourdough.“ Emery became a reporter for the Ketchikan Chronicle for a few years and gained additional experience for what would be one
28、 of his crowning achievements, the creation of the Alaska Sportsman magazine. He and several others-including popular local artist Bill Gabler and well known resident Ray Ready formed a corporation to publish a magazine that focused on stories about hunting, fishing and adventure in Alaska plus edit
29、orials that addressed Alaskas political challenges. It would soon find an audience across the nation. In 1935 the first monthly issue was published and then there was a lapse until the second issue came. But from that time on, Alaska Magazine-the name changed when Tobin sold it in 1966-has published
30、 every month since. But it was during the years of the mid-1950s that Emery Tobins name became familiar to anyone who didnt already know him or know about him. Emery Tobin set out to see Ketehikans red-light operations ended once and for all. And through it all, the scandals, the convictions and fir
31、ing of a police chief and his captain, the libel lawsuits, anonymous hate letters and the lights between proud anti-reform forces, Emery Tobin stood firm. With a stubbornness and tenacity that he probably inherited from old August Tobin, Emery Tobin finally prevailed. 2 The author of this article th
32、inks that the late Emery Tobin is the most outstanding among the notable citizens in Ketchikan. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 This passage mainly deals with how Emery Tobin made his magazine famous all over the United States. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Hearing the news of the Klondike Gold Rush, Emerys fathe
33、r and his brother-in-law decided to go to Alaska together. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Emerys father, who voyaged with other 26 people, knew a lot about painting, but nothing about sailing. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 During that contentious crusade Emery kept a pistol at hand on his desk_. 7 The reason why
34、 Emery, who was already in his sixties, chased and caught a young man was that_. 8 Much less in paragraph 9 is closest in meaning to“_” 9 The voyage of Emerys father and his companions heading for Cook Inlet can be described as_. 10 At last the Tobin family was reunited in Ketchikan, Alaska after_ y
35、ears of separation. 11 It can be inferred from this passage that Emery Tobin had a deep-rooted hatred for_. 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. B
36、oth the conversation and the questions will be spoken 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 likes it very much. （ B） She dislikes it. （ C） She wished she had watched i
37、t earlier. （ D） She wants to watch it again. （ A） She thinks the dance was poor. （ B） She doesnt like the woman protagonist. （ C） She doesnt like the man protagonist. （ D） She thinks the ballet boring. （ A） It needs to be painted. （ B） It isnt beautifully painted. （ C） He hired a person to paint it.
38、 （ D） He painted the house by himself. （ A） She had history class. （ B） She had English class. （ C） She had a holiday. （ D） All the above. （ A） In a hospital. （ B） In a clinic. （ C） In a hospital ward. （ D） In an injection room. （ A） They were talking about a girl named Maryann. （ B） Maryann is comi
39、ng for a visit. （ C） Hurricane Maryann is coming. （ D） They were expecting someone. （ A） Thirty dollars. （ B） Ten dollars. （ C） Two dollars. （ D） Twenty dollars. （ A） Yes, and she has also read some of his fictions. （ B） Yes, but she has not read his books. （ C） No, but she has read some of his fict
40、ions. （ D） No, and she has never read any of his books before. （ A） A dance. （ B） A dinner. （ C） A party. （ D） A wedding ceremony. （ A） Has never been to his friends house. （ B） Has been to his friends house before. （ C） Used to go to his friends house a lot. （ D） Often goes to his friends house. （
41、A） Third Floor, one, Hartington. （ B） Second Floor, two, Hartington. （ C） Second Floor, one, Harrington. （ D） Second Floor, one, Hartington. （ A） Because they are sister and brother. （ B） Because they lost connections for a long time and he wants to keep in touch with her. （ C） Because they are best
42、 friends. （ D） Because Mike wants some advice from Sue for job interview. （ A） She was sick. （ B） She lost her job. （ C） She said goodbye to her boyfriend. （ D） She failed in the interview. （ A） How long I intend to stay in the job? （ B） How much Im paid in my present job? （ C） How much I expect to
43、be paid in the new job? （ D） What is your interest or hobby? （ A） 1. （ B） 2. （ C） 3. （ D） 4. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. 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
44、question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） An Indian summer brings warm days and nights. （ B） An Indian summer occurs only in October. （ C） An Indian summer is an annual phenomenon. （ D） An Indian summer lasts many weeks. （ A） The first period of cold,
45、 wintry days in autumn. （ B） The turning of color and falling of leaves. （ C） A large mass of warm tropical air carried northward. （ D） The southwestern winds. （ A） A short period of fair weather and mild days. （ B） No definite time of beginning or ending. （ C） Its end signals winters start. （ D） So
46、ft yellow or orange skies. （ A） Use of library facilities. （ B） Library regulations. （ C） Library personnel. （ D） Location of the library. （ A） Book publishers. （ B） Librarians. （ C） New university students. （ D） Faculty members. （ A） Graduate students. （ B） Undergraduate students. （ C） Professors.
47、（ D） Library employees. （ A） Garbage Can Be Changed into Fertilizer. （ B） Overcoming the Problem of Waste. （ C） Making Buildings with Garbage. （ D） Large Cities Are Anything but Beautiful. （ A） Garbage from food. （ B） Old cars. （ C） Empty bottles. （ D） Bottle glass. （ A） Pick out all the glass and m
48、etal. （ B） Get rid of dust. （ C） Burn waste paper. （ D） Screen earth and sand. （ A） Buildings. （ B） Roads. （ C） Films. （ D） Cities. Section C Directions: 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 ide
49、a. 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 write down the 37 Scientists have discovered that plants themselves produce many poisonous chemicals for (36)_ against insects. But insects have developed ways of (
