1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 19及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic “Rechoice of Professions A Social Problem“. You should write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below. 1. 下岗人员 (
2、laid-off personnel)面临一个严肃的问题：再就业。 2. 下岗人员要改变就业观念，树立坚强信心，重新就业。 3. 人们要关心、帮助下岗人员，克服困难，争取胜利。 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 quest
3、ions 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 information is not given in the passage. 2 Better Known as Mark Twain This remarkable man went to a l
4、og-cabin school until he was twelve years old. That was the end of his formal education. In spite of this, he became the most famous literary figure of his generation. He received honorary degrees from Oxford University and Yale University. People speak of him as the best known humorous writer of al
5、l times. He also brought realism and western local color to American fiction. He made millions of dollars by writing articles, short stories, and books. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain. Mark Twain was born in a small Missouri villag
6、e near the Mississippi River in 1835. At that time, Andrew Jackson was the president of the country. Abraham Lincoln was still a young farm laborer in Illinois. The first railroad had been built seven years before. The Industrial Revolution was at hand. The economic collapse of American prosperity,
7、called the Panic of 1837, still lay ahead. This was also the literary period later called the “New England Renaissance“. Mark Twain was not a healthy baby. In fact, he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mothers tender care, he managed to survive. He had been born in a ti
8、ny two-room cabin. Eight people lived together there. He had four brothers and sisters. A slave girl lived with them too. As a boy, Mark Twain caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play practical jokes on all his friends and neighbors. The nature of his jokes often led to violence. He hate
9、d to go to school, and he constantly ran away from home, He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi. He was fascinated by that mighty river. He liked to sit on the bank of the river for hours at a time and just gaze at the mysterious islands and passing boats and rafts. He was nearly
10、drowned nine different times. He learned many things about the river during those days. He learned all about its history and the unusual people who rode up and down it. He never forgot those scenes and those people. He later made them part of the history of America in his books Tom sawyer and Huckle
11、berry Finn. Mark Twain inherited his genius for humor from his mother, Obviously, he did not inherit it from his father. He once stated that he had never seen a smile on his fathers face. On the other hand, his mother had the raze ability to say humorous things with perfect innocence. This same abil
12、ity made Mark Twain an extremely humorous public speaker. After his fathers death in 1847, Mark Twain left school and became a printers apprentice. His mother felt that he could make a living and get some education in this way. He worked for the printer as an apprentice for two years. During that ti
13、me he received, only his board and clothes as pay. By 1853, Mark Twain was tired of Missouri. He got an urge to see the world and started out with empty pockets. He worked as a printer in St. Louis, New York, and Philadelphia. Then, as a result of reading a book, he decided to go to the upper part o
14、f the Amazon River. He planned to make a fortune by collecting and selling cocoa. His only problem was money for the trip. That problem was solved in an un- usual way. He found a fifty dollar bill on the sidewalk and left for Brazil the next day. He got as far as the Mississippi River and then ran o
15、ut of money. Next Mark Twain decided to become a river-boat pilot on the Mississippi. He followed his new profession for fifteen months. He memorized all the turns, shallow spots, and dangerous rocks in the 1200 miles from St. Louis to New Orleans. He learned about the pride and responsibilities of
16、the pilots. He became an excellent pilot. However, his life as a pilot came to a sudden end. The river was closed to navigation at the outbreak of the Civil War. Then he joined the Confederate Army, but shortly after that, his company was disbanded. He did not join the army again. He followed his br
17、other Orion to Nevada in 1861 and consequently took up his next profession. He became a miner in this frontier region. During this period, he started to write short articles. The publisher of the Enterprise in Virginia City, Nevada, recognized Mark Twains ability and offered him a job as an editor w
18、ith a salary of $25 a week. He walked 125 miles over bad roads and rough country to accept the job, It was at this time that he adopted the pen name “Mark Twain“. Later Mark Twain worked in San Francisco for a while and then became a miner again. In his spare time, he wrote a short story called “The
19、 Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.“ This story made him known all over the country, and he decided to become a full-time writer and lecturer. He went to New York in 1867 and published his first book that year. His next book, Innocents Abroad, was published in 1869. It was a report of his
20、European tour as a Westerner saw it. It was a completely new kind of travel book. It gave him a national reputation. In 1870, Mark Twain was married to Olivia Langdon in Elmira, New York. It was an extremely successful marriage. They were devoted to each other throughout their lives. His wife Olivia
21、 had a strong and lasting influence on his writing. She was always careful to remove all of the bad words. He always accept- ed her changes without argument. In the years following his marriage, he wrote the books for which he is most famous: Tom Sawyer in 1876, Huckleberry Finn in 1884, A Connectic
22、ut Yankee in King Arthurs Court in 1889. Unfortunately, Mark Twain had no business ability at all. He made vast profits from writing and lecturing, but time after time, he lost money in bad investments. He finally lost his entire fortune in the publishing business in 1895. He took the responsibility
23、 for all of his debts. He wrote large numbers of stories in order to pay those debts. He made a successful tour around the world. He was finally able to pay. Despite the tremendous effort this had required, he had been able to keep his health. His life had worse tragedies than the financial ones, ho
24、wever. His wife Olivia died in 1904. Three of his children had died previously. At the age of seventy, his hair was completely white. He decided to buy fourteen white suits and a hundred white neckties. He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death in Redding, Connecticut on April 21,
25、1910. 2 Mark Twain was born during the period of the Industrial Revolution. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 His jokes often led to violence when he was a boy. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Mark Twain earned a large sum of money by collecting and selling cocoa. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 During the Civil War Mark Twa
26、in became a river pilot. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 During 1876 and 1889, Mark Twain wrote_ books for which he is most famous. 7 Mark Twain was not a successful_, but he was an outstanding writer. 8 When Mark Twain became a miner in the frontier region, he started to write. 9 Mark Twain became the most
27、 outstanding writer of his time because he knew his people and the Mississippi River very well, and he inherited from his mother _. 10 _first made Mark Twain known all over the country. 11 Mark Twain seemed unhappy in his later years because his wife and_ had died. Section A Directions: In this sect
28、ion, 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 only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read th
29、e four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Three times. （ B） Six times. （ C） Eight times. （ D） Twelve times. （ A） That she is a barbarian. （ B） That she doesnt like to read. （ C） That she probably has the book. （ D） That she owns a bookstore. （ A） Fish and goose.
30、（ B） Chicken. （ C） Goose and chicken. （ D） Fish. （ A） Hopkins. （ B） Wilfred. （ C） Ralf. （ D） The woman. （ A） Ellinwood. （ B） Reuter. （ C） Hardin. （ D） The woman. （ A） 9 oclock. （ B） 8:30. （ C） 8 oclock. （ D） 10 oclock. （ A） She is at school. （ B） She is at the library. （ C） She is at tile swimming p
31、ool. （ D） She is at home. （ A） Wilson is unkind. （ B） Wilson cant offer any help. （ C） Wilson will help. （ D） Wilson wants to get money. （ A） Cindy. （ B） Cynthia. （ C） Sarah. （ D） Barbara. （ A） She has a much higher background. （ B） She is too beautiful. （ C） He didnt love her. （ D） She is a liar. （
32、 A） She shared different beliefs with Dennis. （ B） Dennis loved her very much. （ C） Her name is Sarah. （ D） She is old -fashioned. （ A） In a cinema. （ B） At a garage. （ C） In a restaurant. （ D） In an office. （ A） It is Saturday, （ B） It is Sunday. （ C） It is Monday. （ D） It is Thursday. （ A） The man
33、s name. （ B） The name of the garage. （ C） The name of the restaurant. （ D） The name of the cinema. （ A） The man means it when he says “thats all right.“ （ B） According to the woman, she is late because she has lost her car key. （ C） Lewis Brothers is the only garage near the womans flat. （ D） The ma
34、n realizes that the woman was telling a lie because the garage of Lewis Brothers has been closed for a long time. 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 on
35、ce. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） The presidents of the United States. （ B） Congress of the USA. （ C） The relationship between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. （ D） The Republican Party. （ A） Lincoln, Eisenho
36、wer and Richard Nixon respectively held the presidency in the USA. （ B） The Republicans always fail to win a majority in Congress. （ C） The Republican Party is more conservative than the Democracy Party. （ D） Republicans were blamed for the economic crisis of 1929. （ A） The Republican Party has alwa
37、ys been supported by the Democratic Party. （ B） The Democratic Party is associated with free enterprise in the economy. （ C） The Democratic Party is the main opponent of the Republican Party. （ D） The Republican Party has never lost the presidency. （ A） A typhoid carrier. （ B） A cooker. （ C） A patie
38、nt. （ D） A medico. （ A） Mary Mallon died in hospital. （ B） Mary Mallon did not pass on typhoid. （ C） Food cleanliness is important to our health. （ D） Food can pass on all kinds of diseases. （ A） Many people in New York suffered from typhoid in the 1910s. （ B） Mary Mallon changed her name to avoid s
39、preading typhoid. （ C） Mary carried the disease but she herself was in good health. （ D） Mary was afraid of being jobless. （ A） Coal. （ B） Labor. （ C） Iron. （ D） Oil. （ A） Provide the cash needed by college presidents. （ B） Work more closely with colleges on capital shortage. （ C） Help colleges to e
40、xpand their facilities and improve their teaching. （ D） Do bad to the profits of those fuzzy-minded and radical professors. （ A） Industry and education have a clear mutuality of interest. （ B） Businessmen and educators have a harmonious friendship. （ C） Industry and training are inseparable. （ D） Un
41、iversities and corporation contributions are not regarded as supreme importance. （ A） Mutual distrust. （ B） High taxes. （ C） Rapid expanding of economy. （ D） Radicals. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should
42、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 ca
43、n either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 37 Giving birth to a child was a life-or-death struggle for the mother and baby as late as the early half of this century; an estimate survey revealed a (36)_ rate among mothers as high as 15 per thousand and infant mortality as high
44、 as 200 per thousand at that time. Midwifery was practiced by the mother-in-law, the mother herself, or more (37)_, by an elderly woman in the village who practiced more (38)_ means than useful aid to the mother. By the time of the (39)_ of the Peoples Republic of China, some sixty years ago, a basi
45、c maternity and child hygiene (40)_ had been established in China. The statistics for 1950 (41)_ that there were 126 maternity and/or child hygiene hospitals or (42)_, 54 midwifery schools and 45,910 trained (43)_. While efforts were made to train more medical workers, traditional midwives were also
46、 trained in the new midwifery method. (44)_. (45)_. However, difficult labor, post-natal hemorrhage and premature delivery were threatening womens lives. (46)_. Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then
47、 answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. 48 In addition to his theory of colour, Newton developed a theory of how light travels. This is known as the corpuscular(微粒子的 ) theory of light, meaning that light travels as a series of tiny bits rather than of continuin
48、g waves. Newton sent his writings about light to the Royal society, where they were given to a committee led by Hooke. Since the corpuscular theory was different from his own theory, Hooke attacked the paper. Soon other started to argue, and Hooke was supported by a scientist from Holland, Christian
49、 Huygens. At one time, Newton was so unhappy with the whole affair that he decided never again to publish any of his work. The bitter argument continued over the years that followed. At first, Hooke and Huygens received most of the support. Later Newton had changed his mind and let his work on gravity be published, he became so famous that things changed. Now people believed Newton could do nothing wrong, and for a hundred years they fo
