1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 353 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 composition with the title of A Harmonious Cyberspace, giving an introduction of the advantages and disadvantages of the cyberspace, and some measures to solve the problem. You sho
2、uld write at least 150 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 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
3、： 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. 1 Television: The Cyclops That Eats Books What is destroying America today
4、 is not the liberal breed of politicians, or the International Monetary Fund bankers, misguided educational elite, or the World Council of Churches. These are largely symptoms of a greater disorder. But if there is any single institution to blame, it is television. Television, in fact, has greater p
5、ower over the lives of most Americans than any educational system or government or church. Children particularly are easily influenced. They are fascinated, hypnotized(着迷的 ) and tranquilized by TV. It is often the center of their world. Even when the set is turned off, they continue to tell stories
6、about what theyve seen on it. No wonder, then, that when they grow up they are not prepared for the frontline of life; they simply have no mental defenses to confront the reality of the world. The Truth About TV One of the most disturbing truths about TV is that it eats books. Once out of school, ne
7、arly 60% of all adult Americans have never read a single book, and most of the rest read only one book a year. Alvin Kernan, author of The Death of Literature, says that reading books “is ceasing to be the primary way of knowing something in our society.“ He also points out that bachelors degrees in
8、 English literature have declined by 33% in the last twenty years. American libraries, he adds, are in crisis, with few patrons to support them. Thousands of teachers at the elementary, secondary and college levels can testify that their students writing exhibits a tendency towards superficiality(肤浅
9、 ) that wasnt seen, say, ten or fifteen years ago. It shows up not only in the students lack of analytical skills but in their poor command of grammar and rhetoric. The mechanics of the English language have been tortured to pieces by TV. Visual, moving images cant be held in the net of careful lang
10、uage. They want to break out. They really have nothing to do with language. So language, grammar and rhetoric have become fractured. Recent surveys by dozens of organizations also suggest that up to 40% of the American public is functionally illiterate. The problem isnt just in our schools or in the
11、 way reading is taught. TV teaches people not to rean. It makes them incapable of engaging in an art that is now perceived as strenuous(费力的 ) and active. Passive as it la, television has invaded our culture so completely that you see its effects in every quarter, even in the literary world. It shows
12、 up m supermarket paperbacks, from Stephen King to pulp .fiction (低俗小说 ). These are really forms of verbal TV-literature that is so superficial that those who read it can revel, in the same sensations they experience when they are watching TV. Even more importantly, the growing influence of televisi
13、on-has changed peoples habits and values and affected their assumptions about the world. The sort of reflective, critical and value- laden thinking encouraged by cooks has been rendered out of date. The Cyclops In this context, we would do well to recall the Cyclops(独眼巨人 )-the race of one-eyed giant
14、s in Greek myth. The following is Hamiltons description of the encounter between the adventurer Odysseus and Polyphemus, a Cyclops. As Odysseus was on his way home, he and his crew found Polyphemus cave. They stayed in it as a shelter and waited for the owner to come back. At last he came, hideous a
15、nd huge, tall as a great mountain crag. Driving his flock before him he entered and closed the eaves mouth with a ponderous slab of stone. Then looking around he caught sight of the strangers. He roared out and stretched out his mighty arms and in each great hand seized one of the men and dashed his
16、 brains out on the ground. Slowly he feasted off them to the last shred, and then, satisfied, stretched himself out across the cavern and slept. He was safe from attack. None but he could roll back the huge stone before the door, and if the horrified men had been able to summon courage and strength
17、enough to kill him they would have been imprisoned there forever. What I find particularly appropriate about this myth as it applies today is that first, the Cyclops imprisons these men in darkness, and that, second, he beats their brains out before he devours them. It doesnt take much imagination t
18、o apply this to the effects of TV on us and our children. TVs Effect on Learning Quite literally, TV affects the way people think. In Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television (1378), Jerry Mander quotes from the Emery Report that when we watch television “our usual processes of thinking and
19、discernment (识别能力 ) are semi-functional at best.“ The study also argues that while television appears to have the potential to provide useful information to viewers, the technology of television and the inherent nature of the viewing experience actually inhibit learning as we usually think of it. Wh
20、en we watch TV we think we are looking at a picture, or an image of something, but what we are actually seeing is thousands of dots of light blinking on and off in a strobe(屏闪 )effect that is calculated to happen rapidly enough to keep us from recognizing the phenomenon. More than a decade ago, Mand
21、er and others pointed to instances of “TV epilepsy(癫痫症 ),“ in which those watching this strobe effect overextended their capacities, and the New England Journal of Medicine recently honored this affliction with a medical classification: video game epilepsy. Shadows on the Screen Television also teac
22、hes that people arent quite real; they are images or little beings who move in a medium no thicker than a sliver of glass. Unfortunately, the tendency is to start thinking of them in the way children think when they see too many cartoons, that people are merely objects that can be destroyed. Or that
23、 can fall over a cliff and be smashed to pieces and pick themselves up again. This violence of cartoons has no basis in reality. Actual people arent images but substantial, physical, corporeal beings with souls. And, of course, the violence on television leads to violence. TV： Eating Out Our Substan
24、ce TV eats books. It eats academic skills. It eats positive character traits. It even eats family relationships. How many families do you know that spend the dinner hour in front of the TV, seldom communicating with one another? How many have a television on while they have breakfast or prepare for
25、work or school? And what about school? Ive heard college professors say of their students, “Well, you have to entertain them.“ One I know recommends using TV and film clips instead of lecturing, “throwing in a commercial every ten minutes or so to keep them awake.“ A teacher should teach. But TV eat
26、s the principles of people who are supposed to be responsible, transforming them into passive servants of the Cyclops. TV eats our substance. What we see, hear, touch, smell, feel and understand about the world has been processed for us. TV teaches that all life-styles and all values are equal, and
27、that there is no clearly defined right and wrong. Muggeridge concluded: “There is a danger in translating life into an image, and that is what television is doing. In doing it, It is falsifying(窜改 )life. Far from the cameras being an accurate recorder of what is going on, it is the exact opposite. I
28、t cannot convey reality, nor does it even want to.“ 2 Television doesnt help build up mental defenses for people to _. （ A） deal with violence （ B） face a sharp competition （ C） compete with rivals （ D） confront the reality of the world 3 Television is _ the English language. （ A） destroying （ B） di
29、ffusing （ C） purifying （ D） standardizing 4 Television has _ on peoples character. （ A） a positive effect （ B） a negative effect （ C） no effect （ D） s beneficial effect 5 One of the most disturbing truths about TV is that it makes reading books cease to be _ in our society. （ A） the most popular rec
30、reation （ B） the only method of acquiring literacy （ C） the primary way of getting information （ D） the financial resources 6 Television has invaded our culture so completely that that it even has effect on _. （ A） the literary world （ B） foreign countries （ C） the highly-educated people （ D） those
31、who dont watch TV at all 7 Television is compared to the Cyclops because _. （ A） it deprives us of our thinking ability before destroying us （ B） it is also enormous in size （ C） it is as cruel as the one-eyed giant （ D） both TV and the Cyclops do harm To our children 8 In translating life into an i
32、mage, television is _ life. （ A） recording （ B） imitating （ C） creating （ D） falsifying 9 When we watch TV, our _ are semi-functional at best. 10 When children see TOO many cartoons they may regard people as _ instead of substantial, physical, corporeal beings with souls. 11 It is stated in the conc
33、lusion that by translating life into _, television is falsifying life. 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 question
34、s 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 transportation far the trip is free. （ B） The class didnt enjoy going on the field trip. （ C） Some people may no
35、t go on the trip. （ D） All of the class members nave paid the fee. （ A） Take a lot of money. （ B） Go to a different restaurant. （ C） Dont invite John. （ D） Wear different clothes. （ A） They didnt have g good talk. （ B） They decided to go by plane. （ C） They werent able to take a walk. （ D） They talk
36、ed about geology. （ A） She doesnt need an umbrella. （ B） She left her umbrella in the car. （ C） She can hold her umbrella over the mans head. （ D） Shes the only one who doesnt have an umbrella. （ A） He would send a postcard if he went away. （ B） He would be able to take a vacation. （ C） He had alrea
37、dy gone back to work. （ D） He didnt want to go to Florida. （ A） The man wants to move to San Francisco, but the woman doesnt agree. （ B） The man thinks its too cold to move to San Francisco. （ C） The woman agrees with the mans idea. （ D） The woman doesnt want to move because the children will have n
38、o fun. （ A） To go to the movies. （ B） To go out for lunch. （ C） To look in the newspaper. （ D） To ask for information. （ A） Study in a quiet place. （ B） Improve her grades gradually. （ C） Change the conditions of her dorm. （ D） Avoid distractions while studying in her dorm. （ A） Teacher and student.
39、 （ B） Manager and guest. （ C） Receptionist and guest. （ D） Friends. （ A） One week. （ B） Two weeks. （ C） Three days. （ D） Seventeen days. （ A） Call room service. （ B） Come to the reception desk. （ C） Both A) and B). （ D） Go to the canteen. （ A） The size is very small （ B） Professors do the presentati
40、on in lecture classes. （ C） Students cant ask questions. （ D） Students should be very active in lecture classes. （ A） A lot of preparation is needed. （ B） The size is very big. （ C） Professors are always absent. （ D） Students sit around a big table. （ A） It is smaller. （ B） The classroom atmosphere
41、is warmer. （ C） Students cant ask questions. （ D） Students dont need to stand up when the class begins. （ A） More than 100 students. （ B） About 50 students. （ C） About 200 students. （ D） 8 to 10 students. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passa
42、ge, 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） Your first impression on the interviewer. （ B） Your job skill qualifications and background. （ C）
43、 Your communication skills. （ D） Your attitude. （ A） To have an intimate talk with you. （ B） To know you as a person. （ C） To confirm your qualifications. （ D） To know more about your family background. （ A） The interview usually last about half an hour. （ B） Your appearance and your communication s
44、kills count approximately the same during the interview. （ C） You are requested to submit all your background information during the interview. （ D） Employers compare your information with that of other applicants before the interview. （ A） Around 1930. （ B） Around 1940. （ C） Around 1950. （ D） Aroun
45、d 1960. （ A） There is not enough financial support from the government. （ B） There are more retirees taking money out of the system, and not enough additional workers to support them. （ C） More and more people refuse to pay their income taxes. （ D） The economic growth has been slowed down. （ A） Fewe
46、r retirees will be entitled to receive Social Security. （ B） Payroll taxes may be increased. （ C） Younger Workers can save some of their payroll taxes in a personal account. （ D） Beneficiaries will receive less money from the Social Security. （ A） They can easily learn quite long poems by heart. （ B
47、） They can remember long story by heart. （ C） They can remember almost everything they have read. （ D） They can remember things they have only read once. （ A） Because they are too small to understand the rules. （ B） Because they are absent minded. （ C） Because they have so little time for it. （ D） B
48、ecause they are not interested in it. （ A） A camera. （ B） A film. （ C） Photo. （ D） Picture. （ A） Time. （ B） Memory. （ C） Habit. （ D） Text-book. 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
49、 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 write down the 36 He was a funny-looking man with a cheerful face, good-natured and a great talker. He was【 B1】 _ by his student, t
