1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 287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 What Do You Think of Challenge. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1. 挑战的意义 。 2如何迎接挑战。 3我的看法是 What Do You Think of Challenge
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. 1 Taughened Glass: the Solution to Retail Owners Security Concerns Taughened glass, which is also called Bastie glass because of the name of the in
4、ventor, is a kind of glass that is finely tempered or annealed, by a peculiar method of sudden cooling by plunging while hot into oil, melted wax, or paraffine. The development and acceptance of taughened glass has undergone several stages. Yet the benefits of this particular kind of glass still rem
5、ain unknown to a large group of people. DuPont has done a great job of working with architects and the architectural glass industry to understand, develop and promote the use of taughened glass (safety glass) worldwide. Within the retail environment in particular, architects in all continents are us
6、ing taughened glass for a diverse range of applications-not only for economic and functional reasons but also for the pure aesthetic delight of using the material. Yet sadly, the general public in North America is still too often ignorant of the benefits taughened glass can bring-not only in shops b
7、ut also in offices and homes. The material is still all too often perceived as vaguely “more expensive“ and its wide range of benefits remains largely unknown. Sharing the benefits with building owners-from the business community to homeowners-has to be our next major challenge. National Gate and Gl
8、ass Corp . supplies storefront glass to retailers throughout North America, from nationwide chains to single outlet owners. However large or small, our customers have similar concerns when it comes to the storefront glass they use with regard to cost, appearance/aesthetics, security and service. The
9、 good news is that in 99.9 percent of cases, we find that the installation of 6 mm+6 mm taughened glass with an interlayer of 0.76 mm Butacite (r) PVB interlayer solves all of these concerns with ease! Taughened glass is an ideal solution for modem retailers in terms of same day installation, securi
10、ty prevention, protection from the UV rays that cause the degradation of store displays and furnishings and the elimination of boarding following damage to the storefront. Time Is Money. Everyone in the retail construction value chain, from owners to foremen, are concerned with costs. We are able to
11、 address this first concern pretty quickly. In the USA, taughened glass costs almost exactly the same as tempered glass to purchase and install per square meter. In Australia and Europe, it can be significantly cheaper than tempered glass! In the case of breakage, the cost benefits of taughened glas
12、s can be seen very clearly; as store owners, managers and loss prevention departments know, time is money! Unlike tempered glass, taughened glass allows stores to stay open in the case of breakage since cracked or broken glass stays in the frame. Smaller locations that are boarded up with plywood ca
13、n leave customers with the impression that they are closed -and nobody can afford that. Its critically important that everyone knows that you are Better Looking storefronts The second major concern is aesthetics. Many of our retail customers located in downtown areas automatically assume that shutte
14、rs will have to be installed to ensure adequate security after store opening hours. It is always a pleasure for me to see the relief on customers faces when I tell them about the security benefits of taughened glass and how the material eliminates the need for shutters, allowing much better looking
15、storefronts. A Real Boost to the Bottom Line A third concern is security. The loss prevention officers of major retailers understand perhaps better than anyone else the extent to which break-ins and vandalism negatively affect the bottom line. My retail customers tell me that the average cost of a b
16、reak, in is US 30,000. This not only includes stolen goods but also takes account of the costs related to store downtime while repairs are effected, clean-up costs, inventory evaluation, and insurance assessment. Increasingly, retailers loss prevention departments are prevailing in getting any broke
17、n glass in the store replaced with taughened glass. One retailer told me that over a three-year period, this policy has resulted in a 50 percent drop in damage from vandalism. due to the added strength of taughened glass. For the past five years, loss prevention officers have also been strongly in f
18、avor of getting taughened glass installed right from when the original storefront is specified. Because loss prevention is now recognized as such a major driver of profits and the bottom line, they are seeing their views prevail with owners. The task now is to help spread the word to commercial and
19、residential owners everywhere regarding the optimal solutions that taughened glass solutions bring to them. But what Is Taughened (safety) Glass Taughened glass is produced by applying a special treatment to ordinary float glass after it has been cut to size and finished. The treatment involves heat
20、ing the glass so that it begins to soften (about 620 degrees C ) and then rapidly cooling it. This produces a glass which, if broken, breaks into small pieces without sharp edges. The treatment does increase the surface tension of the glass which can cause it to.“ explode“ if broken; this is more a
21、dramatic effect than hazardous. Crystal reinforcement is used where there is a desire for security as well as containing the glass if it breaks. The crystal is embedded in the glass during manufacturing. When the glass is broken the bond between the glass and crystal keeps pieces from falling out. T
22、he crystal also stops someone from forcing their way through the broken glass as would be possible if there was just a thin layer of plastic. It is important to note that the treatment must be applied only after all cutting and processing has been completed, as once “taughened“, any attempt to cut t
23、he glass will cause it to shatter. Sydneys Galleries Victoria: Old world Charm Meets New-world Glass Technology The Galleries Victoria shopping mall in Sydney (completed: August 2000) designed by Crone there is also a large, flat skylight of taughened heat strengthened glass over the malls main piaz
24、za. Clear glazed walls of 10. 38 mm taughened glass are incorporated to form enticing entrances to the laneways. Greg Crone said: “We set about developing highly transparent entries to allow the building street facade to continue in the laneways. The benefits of architectural taughened glass are bec
25、oming more widely accepted, with architects now challenging and extending the boundaries for which it can materially improve the amenity of the built environment and contribute to architectural form. Taughened glass also provides acoustic protection and fulfills safety requirements. The aesthetic va
26、riations are endless-from laminating in leaf forms to using tints or spandrel panels. We have used the material in many of our projects over the past 15 years, in shopping malls, high rise office buildings, hotels and apartment buildings, throughout Asia, the Middle East and China.“ All the toughene
27、d glass for the Galleries Victoria Incorporates DuPont (tm) Butacite (r) PVB and was supplied by G. James Safety Glass of Australia. 2 The main reasons why architects use toughened glass is because it is slightly cheaper than other kinds of glass. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 DuPont is responsible for th
28、e better acceptance of taughened glass around the World. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 It is necessary to inform the general public of the benefits of taughened glass as most still remain ignorant of them. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The problem with taughened glass is that it is difficult to install in a sho
29、rt period of time. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The advantage of taughened glass is obvious in that it can allow a store to remain open in case of breakage because_. 7 Since taughened glass can replace shutters in downtown stores, it provides the store with_. 8 Over a three-year period, the policy to ins
30、tall taughened glass in storefronts has resuited in_. 9 The next target to promote the benefits of taughened glass should be_. 10 If the taughened glass needs to meet both the security requirement and the desire of containing the glass if it breaks, then_ is applied. 11 In Sydneys Galleries Victoria
31、, the malls main piazza is covered with a large, flat skylight made of_. 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 questi
32、ons 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） The man didnt have much time to spend working on his essay. （ B） The man was too busy to complete the assignment.
33、（ C） The man shouldnt have turned in the essay late. （ D） Shes sorry she couldnt help the man last week. （ A） At the information desk. （ B） In a department store. （ C） In a restaurant. （ D） At a railway station. （ A） Shell go to the game later. （ B） Noise disturbs her when shes reading. （ C） She pre
34、fers to use headphones. （ D） The man should turn off the radio. （ A） The man should not have stayed up so late. （ B） She likes to go to see new films. （ C） She wants to go to a film with the man. （ D） She prefers old films to new ones. （ A） She doesnt know where the man went. （ B） She doesnt know ho
35、w to get to the library. （ C） She can give the man directions. （ D） She wants to find out where Olympic Street is. （ A） Its a bestseller of the year. （ B） She has temporarily forgotten the title. （ C） The title is rather difficult to pronounce. （ D） She can never recall the title of the book. （ A） S
36、he thinks Henry is not funny enough. （ B） She enjoys Henrys humor a great deal. （ C） She must learn to understand Henrys humor better. （ D） She doesnt appreciate Henrys humor. （ A） Hes waiting to hear from potential employers. （ B） He plans to write the letters soon. （ C） He missed the job applicati
37、on deadlines. （ D） His job interviews went very well. （ A） A vacation trip to Yellowstone Park. （ B） A lecture by a visiting professor. （ C） Her biology thesis. （ D） A research project. （ A） She is from Wyoming. （ B） She needs the money. （ C） She has been studying animal diseases. （ D） Her thesis ad
38、viser is heading the project. （ A） Collecting information about the bacteria. （ B） Working on a cattle ranch. （ C） Writing a paper about extinct animals. （ D） Analyzing buffalo behavior. （ A） He cant find his office key. （ B） He has misplaced some exams. （ C） Hes unable to talk. （ D） He doesnt like
39、his classroom. （ A） Mark the latest homework assignment. （ B） Put a cancellation notice on the classroom door. （ C） Make an appointment with the doctor. （ D） Return some exams to his students. （ A） Teach Dons class while hes absent. （ B） Give Professor Webster the key to Dons office. （ C） Leave a me
40、ssage on the board in Dons classroom. （ D） Bring Don the homework that was due today. （ A） Put the homework on Dons desk. （ B） Leave the master key for Don. （ C） Give Dons students the next assignment. （ D） Call Don at the end of the afternoon. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3
41、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 from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） The second Sunday in June. （ B） The second Sunday in May.
42、 （ C） The third Sunday in June. （ D） The third Sunday in May. （ A） A good dinner. （ B） An expensive bed. （ C） A day of rest. （ D） A bunch of flowers. （ A） Since 1915. （ B） Since 1815. （ C） Since 1950. （ D） Since 1850. （ A） She was bored with her idle life at home. （ B） She was offered a good job by
43、her neighbor. （ C） She wanted to help with the familys finances. （ D） Her family would like to see her more involved in social life. （ A） Jane got angry at Bills idle life. （ B） Bill failed to adapt to the new situation. （ C） Bill blamed Jane for neglecting the family. （ D） The children were not tak
44、en good care of. （ A） Neighbors should help each other. （ B） Women should have their own careers. （ C） Man and wife should share household duties. （ D） Parents should take good care of their children. （ A） Female smokers have higher quality of resistance. （ B） Female smokers have special organ to av
45、oid such disease. （ C） Female smokers do not breathe in so deeply. （ D） Female smokers smoke less cigarette than male smokers. （ A） In 1939. （ B） We dont know. （ C） Only these years. （ D） This year. （ A） Smoking can lengthen life expectancy. （ B） Smoking can shorten life expectancy. （ C） We havent f
46、ound out yet. （ D） There is no connection between smoking and life expectancy. （ A） Its useless. （ B） Its unnecessary. （ C） Its doubtful. （ D） Its helpful. 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 caref
47、ully 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
48、 the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 We all know what an advertisement is; its【 B1】 _ message that announces something for sale. Now, there is an important【 B2】 _ that must exist before you have advertising, and thats a large supply of consumer goods, that is, things to sell. Yo
49、u see, in the place with a【 B3】 _ for a product greater than the supply, theres no need to advertise. Now, the early forms of advertising going back many hundreds of years with a simple sign there were shop doors that told you whether the shop was a bakery, a butcher shop or what have you, then was the advent of the printing crest. Advertising increased【 B4】 _ as products like coffee, tea, and chocolate【 B5】 _ in newspapers and other periodicals as w
