1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 419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 Changes in Family Expenses. You should write at least 150 words based on the chart and outline given below. 1. 请对图表所给出的信息进行描述 2. 请对描述的内容做出原因分析 3. 请针对此图表得出合理的结论并
2、对未来进行预测 Changes in Family Expenses 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 wi
3、th 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 The Future of the BBC As a boy growing up in the 1930s in the Midlands, Norman Painting, the son of a railway-ma
4、n, listened to a new radio service from the British Broadcasting Corporation. His mother hoped he would get a job as a manager at the mine, but listening to the voices from London talking about world affairs, culture and music gave him other ideas. “The radio opened a door to the world,“ says Mr. Pa
5、inting, who went on to Oxford University on a scholarship and became an academic before later working for the BBCs Radio 4 in its long-running soap, “The Archers“. Mr. Paintings story helps to explain Britains devotion to what it calls “public-service broadcasting“, and why the state has been standi
6、ng by the BBC in the financing issue. The debate had raged for years over whether the BBC should still be publicly financed, especially by a license fee paid by all those with TV sets. The BBC hates the idea of losing its license fee. Rather than go commercial, its bosses plan to keep fighting for p
7、ublic financing for decades. In 2006, after a heated debate, the government renewed its financing for the next ten years through a compulsory “TV license“ on all households with TV sets. But when the current charter runs out in 2016, will the government take away its public subsides and leave the BB
8、C to fend for itself? According to recent reports, the BBC will have to make do with annual increases below retail-price inflation, less than it asked for. Even so, it is fortunate to be handed a guaranteed income over several years. Among developed countries, only Germanys government spends more th
9、an Britains on broadcasting as a share of GDP. Americas dispenses next to nothing, preferring to leave it to the market. For the next ten years, the BBCs position looks secure. Yet its getting increasingly harder to argue that the government should make the public pay for it. The BBCs purpose, accor
10、ding to its first director-general, John Reith, was to “inform, educate and entertain“. But now the BBC cant have anything like the educative role it used to play. Though it remains Britains dominant source of in-depth news and most reliable provider of high-quality programming, changes in technolog
11、y and media habits are splitting its audience and making it harder to tag improving shows on to entertaining ones. Serving What Public? It was easy to get the teenaged Mr. Painting interested in the BBC programs because there was nothing else on. That is no longer true. First the other terrestrials
12、sprang up: ITV, followed by Channel 4 and then Channel 5, from the 1990s, hundreds of new channels were launched on satellite and cable platforms, creating a new “multi-channel“ world. The rapid rise of the Internet has also taken a toll of the old generalist channels. People are increasingly turnin
13、g away from both the BBC and its terrestrial competitors. Two decades ago, the BBC commanded 47% of all television viewing and its rivals, ITV and Channel 4, shared the rest. According to Ofcom, the communications regulator, today, BBC1 and BBC2, its terrestrial channels, account for just 33% of all
14、 viewing, multi-channel services (which include BBC3 and BBC4, both digital channels) win 30%. In homes with satellite or cable television, the corporations share has fallen further: BBC1 and BBC2 together have just 23% of the former and 22% of the latter. Young people especially are abandoning publ
15、ic-service programmers. According to Ofcom, in 2001, people between 16 and 24 spent 74% of their viewing time watching channels such as the BBC and Channel 4, but in 2005 only 58% of their time. Poorer, less educated viewers seem to be turning away, too. Serious material suffers most when people mov
16、e to multi-channel television. The result, says a BBC executive, is that “we are over-serving“ middle-class 55-year-olds. The BBC is trying to widen its audience. In 2002, for example, realizing that it was hardly reaching young black people, it launched a digital radio station called 1Xtra, modeled
17、 p pirate radio. Some say the BBC fails to attract younger viewers because it takes too few risks. Channel 4, another public-service broadcaster, has a bit more youth appeal: The average age of its viewers is 45. Kevin Lygo, its director of television, says that whereas many BBC programs are “full o
18、f integrity and truthfulness but also safe, respectful, back-looking and all about heritage“. Many of the BBCs new programming offerings are “all exhumed (挖掘 ) from the distant past“. The BBCs Efforts But good, innovative ideas have not entirely departed. Popular programs such as “The Office“, a bon
19、e-dry comedy about a paper supply company, bas been copied by broadcasters in America, France, Canada and Germany. The BBC has long tried to tack between high-minded and populist programming in an effort to get people to watch improving stuff that they would not have encountered otherwise. But techn
20、ology, which increases consumer choice, is complicating the task. “Hammocking“ scheduling worthy material between smash hits is a familiar BBC technique. A recent adaptation of “Bleak House“ (凉山庄 ), for example, was scheduled straight after “Eastenders“, a popular soap opera. But remote controls and
21、 video recorders have made hammocking less effective. The BBC is trying harder to conceal public service themes beneath entertainment. Its approach to ethnic minorities used to be a boring talk-show about discrimination late at night, now its cleverer, With programs such as “Apprentice“. Aspiring en
22、trepreneurs in this reality show get knocked out week after week; many of the most successful contestants are from ethnic minorities. The Peoples Telly Many households, now watch and listen to little of the BBCs output, but almost all pay 131.5 pounds a year for it. The rapid shift to digital TV mak
23、es the debate whether the BBC should be publicly funded especially pressing. Set-top boxes (机顶盒 ) can tell whether a household has paid for a channel or not. Soon it will be practical and easy for everyone to choose whether or not subscribe to the BBC, or bits of it. Toward the end of the digital sw
24、itch-over, which will happen between 2008 and 2012, the government will examine other ways to finance the BBC after 2016. The likeliest change is that the television service would become partly or wholly subscription-financed. Radio would take longer to wean off public money because most radio sets
25、now in use do not have the technology. 2 The author tells the story of Norman Painting to illustrate _ . （ A） the BBCs educative role for the working class （ B） the popularity of the BBC in the 1930s （ C） BBCs influence on ordinary peoples career development （ D） the Britishs love for the BBC and it
26、s justification for governmental support 3 How has the BBC been financed? （ A） Its publicly financed. （ B） Its commercially financed. （ C） Its financed through private donations. （ D） Its financed through viewer subscriptions. 4 Among developed countries, _ spends the greatest share of GDP on the pu
27、blic broadcasting. （ A） US government （ B） British government （ C） German government （ D） French government 5 What has happened to the BBC with the changes in technology and media habits? （ A） The BBC is no longer the dominant source of in-depth news. （ B） The BBC is losing its audience. （ C） The BB
28、C programming is rapidly deteriorating in its quality. （ D） The BBC is replaced by the multi-channel services. 6 According to the figures released by Ofcom, which of the following currently poses the greatest threat to the BBC? （ A） The BBCs terrestrial competitors （ B） The Internet （ C） The multi-c
29、hannel services including digital channels, BBC3 and BBC4. （ D） Newspapers and magazines. 7 According to Kevin Lygo, the BBC fails to attract younger viewers because its programs are _ . （ A） too rebellious （ B） a bit conservative and outdated （ C） lacking in integrity （ D） too high-minded 8 The BBC
30、 adopts “hammocking“ technique in order to _ . （ A） widen its audience （ B） add youth appeal to its programs （ C） conceal public service themes beneath entertainment （ D） get people to watch worthy stuff 9 The BBC used to present themes of ethnic minorities in a boring _ . 10 With increasing popular
31、ity of digital TV and set-top boxes, the debate on public funding for the BBC is _ . 11 After 2016, the BBC television service is most likely to obtain its entire, or part of, funding through _ . Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At
32、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 the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answ
33、er. （ A） He was fired. （ B） His salary was reduced. （ C） He was demoted. （ D） Nothing happened to him. （ A） Before dinner. （ B） Right after dinner. （ C） During dinner. （ D） The next day. （ A） Saturday afternoon was the mans busy hours. （ B） Mr. Smith is an old friend of the mans. （ C） The man wont b
34、e able to enjoy a long siesta. （ D） The man will enjoy himself that afternoon. （ A） The man enjoyed the movie very much. （ B） The man saw a horror movie last Saturday. （ C） The woman asked the man to be careful at night. （ D） The woman went to the show with the man. （ A） Anyone would have difficulty
35、 without directions. （ B） It was surprising that store didnt provide with a manual. （ C） Mike expected the bike to be assembled at the store. （ D） Mike couldnt understand the instruction. （ A） The back of the drawer has fallen off. （ B） The man doesnt have any soap. （ C） The cabinet is too heavy to
36、move. （ D） Something is blocking the back of the drawer. （ A） To apply for a scholarship, one needs a B average. （ B） Students with more than a B average can apply for scholarship. （ C） No one can make a B average to get the scholarship. （ D） Students who make a B average can work on campus. （ A） He
37、 is not very interested in working. （ B） Hell work even though he doesnt want to. （ C） He doesnt need much money. （ D） He could only work part of the summer. （ A） The tourist and the guide. （ B） The student and the teacher. （ C） The reporter and the urban expert. （ D） The worker and the manager. （ A
38、） Throughout Latin America and in parts of Asia. （ B） In Europe and America. （ C） In Latin America and Europe. （ D） In Latin America, Europe and Asia. （ A） At the beginning of the 19th century. （ B） At the late of the 18th century. （ C） At the beginning of the 18th century （ D） In the middle of the
39、19th century. （ A） She has seen a doctor recently. （ B） Shes concerned about medical care. （ C） Shes unable to attend the study session. （ D） She mentions the need for some medical tests. （ A） To suggest changes in the tuition fees. （ B） To improve the study skills of university students. （ C） To gi
40、ve people the opportunity to speak with a politioian. （ D） To discuss graduation requirements for political science majors. （ A） Preparing for an important test. （ B） Funding for university education. （ C） Winning the confidence of voters. （ D） Graduate school application procedures. （ A） Suggest a
41、topic for a research paper. （ B） Tell her what to study for the history test. （ C） Write a favorable letter of recommendation. （ D） Advise her about how to run an election campaign. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some
42、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） They think exactly the same way. （ B） They are not physically separated. （ C） They share most of their vital organs. （ D
43、） They make decisions by tossing coins. （ A） Few of them can live long. （ B） Most of them live a normal life. （ C） Few of them get along well with each other. （ D） Most Of them differ in their likes and dislikes. （ A） They have a private tutor. （ B） They go to a regular school. （ C） They attend a sp
44、ecial school. （ D） They are taught by their parents. （ A） Factors that affect the ability to memorize. （ B） The influence of childhood memories on adulthood. （ C） A proposal for future psychological research. （ D） Benefits of a busy lifestyle, （ A） The need to exercise the memory. （ B） How the brain
45、 differs from other body tissues. （ C） The unconscious learning of a physical activity. （ D） How nerves control body movement. （ A） Repeat it aloud. （ B） Write it down. （ C） Make a mental picture of it. （ D） Practice recalling it. （ A） When the white settlers began to move west in 1812. （ B） When th
46、e increasing white settlers began to kill wild animals. （ C） When many Indians began to die from the diseases. （ D） When the white settlers wanted to occupy the land. （ A） They had to fight against being starved. （ B） Their population decreased greatly. （ C） Their land was taken away and their right
47、s were ignored. （ D） All the above. （ A） They showed more respect to the governments new plan, （ B） They ignored the governments decision to move. （ C） They lost hope and killed themselves. （ D） They fought against the white with great anger. （ A） He feels the Indians were unfairly treated. （ B） He
48、believes the Indians should have showed respect to government. （ C） He thinks the government has always respected the Indians. （ D） He believes the government can be justified. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, yo
49、u should 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 can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 Ironically, in the United States, a country of immigrants, prejudice and discrimination continue to b
