1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 201及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Blog Writing. You should write at least 150 words following the outlines given below: 1. 写博客的好处； 2写博客存在的 问题； 3你的看法。 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming a
2、nd 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 passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradict
3、s the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Ancient Olympic Games Amateur athletes from all over the world take part in the modem Olympic Games. Any nation may enter a team in the games if it agrees to follow the roles of the Internati
4、onal Olympic Committee. The games are held during the first year of each Olympiad. (An Olympiad is a period of 4 years that begins in a leap year 1960, 1964, 1968, and so on.) Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece at least as long ago as 776 B.C. The custom lasted for more than 1000 years but th
5、en died out under the rules of Rome. In the late 1800s Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin (1862-1937), decided to try to start the games again. He wished to renew those ideals of excellence of body, mind and spirit shown in the ancient Greek Olympics. He succeeded, and the modem Olympic Games bega
6、n in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Through legend, the beginning of the Olympic Games can be found in religious celebrations that were held to show respect to the gods of the Greeks. These gods were tike humans in some ways, but they could not die, that is to say, they were immortal. They were said to ha
7、ve bodies of great size, strength, and beauty. They had the power to change from one form to another. Pretending to be ordinary people, they sometimes entered the lives of men and women, married them, and had children. The first Olympic winners were said to be children of the Greek gods. Three thous
8、and years ago Olympia was an important religious center in southwestern Greece. Here was the Temple of Zeus, father of the gods and ruler of both gods and men. Here men came to worship and to approach as nearly as possible the skills and strength of the gods. Speed and skill in hand-to-hand fighting
9、 were necessary for survival. They were even more important for leadership among men. Physical excellence was very important, too, but it was not all. Next to family line from the gods, the Greeks valued fame through poetry and song. Poets and people were eager to sing the praises not only of victor
10、s in battle but also of victors in contests of skill and strength. So, the seeds of achievement in arts, in moral conduct, and in affairs of the mind were planted on the plains of Olympia at the feet of the good and kind Zeus. Here the Olympic Games began. They survived for centuries, inspiring the
11、music and poetry and the architecture and sculpture that were to become the magnificence of the Golden Age of Greece. The great poet Pindar wrote poems of praise in memory of the winners of the laurel or olive wreath. This prize looked like the crown of Zeus. It was for the wreath that Coroebus race
12、d about 200 yards to victory in the first recorded Olympic Games. This marked the beginning of the first Olympiad. By our calendar the year was 776 B.C. It was a cook, Coroebus, not a Greek nobleman, who was the first known winner of an Olympic award. A crowd of 45,000 people rose from their seats o
13、n the grass in the stadium to cheer. Although the Greeks were said to be democratic, slaves and women had few rights. Only freedom male citizens could take part in the Olympic Games. Women were forbidden, with death as the punishment, even to see the games. One woman did successfully get away from t
14、he punishment. The mother of Pisidorus continued the training of her son after this father died. Pretending to be a man, she attended the games. She was not recognized until shouted with joy over her sons victory. She was pardoned, and in time women were allowed in the games. Athletic competition be
15、came so important to the Greeks that the Olympic celebrations were a peaceful influence on the warlike city-states. Sparta, famous for its strict training of youth and its many Olympic honors, would wait until the games were over before sending fighters into battle. Other cities followed this exampl
16、e. The “sacred month“ of the games became a time for peace and friendship. Milo, a wrestler of the 6th century B.C., may be considered the greatest athletes of ancient times. He won the wrestling crown six times. Thus, he was champion for a quarter of a century. He was said to be so powerful that he
17、 could carry a young cow or even a full-grown bull on his shoulders. New sports continually added variety to the Olympics. The hoplitodrome was a footrace run in armor. An event called the pancratium was a combination of boxing and wrestling. A winner was named only when one man raised his hand in d
18、efeat or lay unconscious or dead. One of the greatest honors was to be crowned to winner of the pentathlon (meaning “five contests“). The athletes had to compete in the broad jump, javelin throw, a footrace, discus throw, and wrestling. These events called for the use of a variety of muscles and cre
19、ated the beautiful bodies admired so much by the Greeks. The Golden Age of Greece came in the 5ax century B.C., when the ancient Greeks reached the peak of their power and influence. It was a time that produced some of the greatest thought and art that the world has ever known. The Olympic Games sha
20、red this greatness by setting standards of physical and moral excellence that are still used in our time. In the setting of a religious celebration the Greeks were the first to develop game rules and standards of good sportsmanship. Every athlete was required to take an oath that he would follow the
21、 rules of the game and of fair play. In a direct way, too, the Olympic Games inspired the Greek poets and artists. The Olympic buildings were examples of the beauty of Greek architecture. Remains of the huge statue of Zeus at Olympia bear the signature of Phidias, the famous Athenian sculptor and ar
22、chitect. The spirit of the times may have inspired Platos Republic, a book that provided a pattern for building an ideal nation through the careful education of its children. The poet Pindar read his victory poems at the Olympics, and Herodotus his history. By awarding honors to artists and scholars
23、, the Olympic Games helped to further the growth of Greek culture. Interest in the Olympic Games spread with the colonial and trade growth of Greece. Foreign athletes came to compete. But after Rome defeated Greece (in the 2nd century B.C.), Olympic standards began to decline. The emperor Nero broug
24、ht his own cheering section, built his house at Olympia, and demanded first prizes for all his entries. They were willing to use any way to win. After more than 1,000 years the Olympic Games had become and influence for bad rather than good. In A.D. 394 the Roman emperor Theodosius I ordered them st
25、opped. Fifteen centuries after the end of the ancient Olympic Games, the Olympic city lay buried on the plains of Olympia. Savage soldiers had long ago robbed the temples. Earthquakes had changed the course of the Alpheus River, covering the remains. Then in the 1880s some German archeologists uncov
26、ered something that showed the existence of a great civilization. Close upon this discovery came the inspiration of the Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin. He felt that the youth of his day were becoming soft and a planned program of athletics might strengthen their bodies, minds, and morals. He fi
27、rmly believed that athletic competition built qualities of courage and a sense of fair play. At first De Coubertin was interested mainly in the youth of France. Then his dream grew to a hope that athletes of all the countries would take part. In 1892, at a meeting of the Athletic Sports Union, De Co
28、ubertin first put forth the idea of starting the Olympic Games again. Few members were then ready to accept his idea. But two years later a group was formed to make plans for the first modem Olympiad. The Olympic Games were held in 1896. They took place at Athens, Greece a very fitting place to rebu
29、ild the spirit of the early Greek games. The continuing efforts of a single man had begun the modem Olympics. It was fitting that Baron de Coubertin should remain directed the course that the games were to take. He wrote the Olympic charter, and athletes oath. He planned the ceremonies. “Peace,“ De
30、Coubertin stated, “would be furthered by the Olympic Games. but peace could be the product only of a better world; a better world could be brought about only by better individuals; and better individuals could be developed only by the give and take, the buffeting and battering, the stress and strain
31、 of fierce competition.“ 2 The main idea of the passage is that Olympic Games had a great influence on the growth of Greek philosophy and culture and began to revive in the late nineteenth century. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The ancient Olympic Games stressed the qualities including skill and speed, fa
32、me and physical excellence. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Remains of the huge statue of Zeus at Olympia bear the signature of Pindar. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 De Coubertin amended the Olympic Charter many times. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The ancient Olympic Games originated from _ that were held to show resp
33、ect the Gods of the Greeks. 7 Only _ be allowed to enter the ancient Olympic Games. 8 The golden Age of Greece came in the 5th century B.C. and the Olympic Games contributed the greatness of this period mainly by _. 9 In the 1880s _ uncovered Ruins that showed the existence of a great civilization.
34、10 In _ De Coubertin first put forth the idea of starting the Olympic Games again. 11 The modem Olympic Games took place at _ in 189 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 ask
35、ed 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 the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Schedule an eye exam without delay. （ B） Make a list o
36、f what she needs to do. （ C） Order an appointment book. （ D） Get over her fear of eye doctors. （ A） Ask Joan to recommend a good restaurant. （ B） Eat dinner at Joans house. （ C） Ask their friends about the restaurant. （ D） Go to the restaurant. （ A） They will tell Jennifer to practice volleyball har
37、der. （ B） They will tell Jennifer not to fall behind others in volleyball. （ C） They will tel1 Jennifer not to fall behind others in study. （ D） They will tell Jennifer about her grades. （ A） Complain to the student government about her professor. （ B） Take trigonometry instead of calculus. （ C） Off
38、er to tutor other math students. （ D） Get a math tutor to help her out. （ A） Have her copies made outside the library. （ B） Use a different machine to make her copies. （ C） Read the article while she waits in line. （ D） Look for a different magazine article. （ A） Professor Smith was quite angry with
39、 the man （ B） The train the man took was an hour late. （ C） The train the man took was held up by the construction. （ D） The woman quite understood the mans being late. （ A） Making an appointment. （ B） How to use the library. （ C） Coming back about 4:00. （ D） How to choose a course. （ A） They are ti
40、red of hearing the poem. （ B） They are very excited to hear Whitmans poems. （ C） Susie is one of their favorite. （ D） They want to listen to Susies recitation of the poem. （ A） Because she wants to practice herself. （ B） Bemuse she wants to work with the professor from Harvard. （ C） Because she has
41、to support the family. （ D） Because she is tired of the classes. （ A） Business class. （ B） History class. （ C） Mathematics class. （ D） None. （ A） They can meet formally at first. （ B） They can date along with him and his girl friend. （ C） They can go to see a play together. （ D） They can make a phon
42、e call first. （ A） He tried to flatter Lisa. （ B） He was an acquaintance of Dr. Watts. （ C） He had heard of Lisa before. （ D） He was having a holiday at that time. （ A） He really thought it was impossible. （ B） He thought there was no method for the girl to go there. （ C） He was so surprised that he
43、 could not believe it was true at first. （ D） He thought that was frightening. （ A） Because she is the best gymnasts in the country. （ B） Because she has been practicing gymnastics since she was very young. （ C） Because she has the talent for gymnastics. （ D） Because she is always serious about all
44、kinds of classes. （ A） Because they modernized the ancient gymnastics. （ B） Because they were the pioneers of the modem gymnastics. （ C） Because they had strict disciplines and strong body. （ D） Because they had dominated the entire event in earlier days at the Olympic Games. （ A） In 1883. （ B） In t
45、he 1800s. （ C） In 1830. （ D） At the early 1830s. 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 question, you must choose the best answer fr
46、om the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） They thought it was quite acceptable. （ B） They believe it to be a luxury. （ C） They took it to be a trend. （ D） They considered it avoidable. （ A） Critical. （ B） Serious. （ C） Skeptical. （ D） Casual. （ A） When people consider marriage an important part
47、 of their lives. （ B） When the costs of getting a divorce become unaffordable. （ C） When the current marriage law is modified. （ D） When husband and wife understand each other better. （ A） The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants. （ B） The exhaustion of energy resources. （ C） The destructio
48、n of oil wells. （ D） The spread of the black soot from the fires. （ A） The underground oil resources have not been affected. （ B） Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive. （ C） The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating. （ D） The underground water resources have not bee
49、n polluted. （ A） To restore the normal production of the oil wells. （ B） To estimate the losses caused by the fires. （ C） To remove the oil left in the desert. （ D） To use the oil left in the oil lakes. （ A） It informs job hunters of the opportunities available. （ B） It offers useful advice and writes resumes for those looking for employment. （ C） It divides available jobs into various types. （ D） It informs employers of the people available for work. （ A） There is a lack of jobs available for artistic p
