1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 423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 on the topic Class Skipping in Colleges. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 目前大学生逃课现象很普遍 2. 分析大学生逃课的原因 3. 你对这一现象的看法 Cla
2、ss Skipping in Colleges 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 info
3、rmation 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 Olympic Games and Spirit Today, the Olympic Games are the worlds largest pageant (盛典 )of athletic skill and competitive spi
4、rit. These two opposing elements of the Olympics are not a modern invention. The ancient Olympic Games, part of a major religious festival honoring Zeus, the chief Greek god, were the biggest event in their world. They were the scene of political rivalries between people from different parts of the
5、Greek world, and the site of controversies, boasts, public announcements and humiliations. In this section you can explore the context of the Olympics. The Greek City-states and the Religious Festival One difference between the ancient and modern Olympic Games is that the ancient games were played w
6、ithin the context of a religious festival. The Games were held in honor of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, and a sacrifice of 100 oxen was made to the god on the middle day of the festival. Athletes prayed to the gods for victory, and made gifts of animals, produce, or small cakes, in thanks for t
7、heir successes. According to the legend, the altar of Zeus stood on a spot struck by a thunderbolt, which had been hurled by the god from his throne high atop Mount Olympus, where the gods assembled. Over time, the Games flourished, and Olympia became a central site for the worship of Zeus. Individu
8、als and communities donated buildings, statues, altars and other dedications to the god. The most spectacular sight at Olympia was the gold and ivory cult (膜拜仪式 )statue of Zeus enthroned, which was made by the sculptor Pheidias and placed inside the temple. The statue was one of the Seven Wonders of
9、 the Ancient World, and stood over 42 feet high. A spiral staircase took visitors to an upper floor of the temple, for a better view of the statue. People who were not Greek could not compete in the Games, but Greek athletes traveled hundreds of miles, from colonies of the Greek city-states. These c
10、olonies were as far away as modern-day Spain, Italy, Libya, Egypt, the Ukraine, and Turkey. A city-state, called a polls, was a typical Greek settlement, with a fortified city and a defensible citadel at the center of a territory, which might include other villages. The polls of Attica was made up o
11、f Athens and its environs (近郊 ), for example, and the Acropolis was its fortress. The Greek city-states began to establish colonies from the mid-8th century on. After the 2nd century A. D., the Roman Empire brought even more competitors to the Olympic Games, but regional differences always gave the
12、Olympics an international flavor. Excellence and the Competitive Spirit Ancient athletes competed as individuals, not on national teams, as in the modern Games. The emphasis on individual athletic achievement through public competition was related to the Greek ideal of excellence, called arete. Aris
13、tocratic men who attained this ideal, through their outstanding words or deeds, won permanent glory and fame. Those who failed to measure up to this code feared public shame and disgrace. Not all athletes lived up to this code of excellence. Those who were discovered cheating were fined, and the mon
14、ey was used to make bronze statues of Zeus, which were erected on the road to the stadium. The statues were inscribed with messages describing the offenses, warning others not to cheat, reminding athletes that victory was won by skill and not by money, and emphasizing the Olympic spirit of piety tow
15、ard the gods and fair competition. The Olympic Truce(休战 ) A truce (in Greek, ekecheiria, which literally means “holding of hands“) was announced before and during each of the Olympic festivals, to allow visitors to travel safely to Olympia. An inscription (题字 ) describing the truce was written on a
16、bronze discus which was displayed at Olympia. During the truce, wars were suspended, armies were prohibited from entering Elis or threatening the Games, and legal disputes and the carrying out of death penalties were forbidden. The Olympic truce was faithfully observed, for the most part, although t
17、he historian Thucydides recounts that the Lacedaemonians were banned from participating in the Games, after they attacked a fortress in Lepreum, a town in Elis, during the truce. The Lacedaemonians complained that the truce had not yet been announced at the time of their attack. But the Eleans fined
18、 them two thousand minae, two for each soldier, as the law required. Another international truce was enforced during the annual Mysteries, a religious rite held at the major sanctuary site of Eleusis. The truces of Olympia and Eleusis not only allowed worshippers and athletes to travel more safely;
19、they also provided a common basis for peace among the Greeks. Lysistrata, the title character in a comic play by Aristophanes, makes this point when she tries to convince the Athenians and the Spartans to end their war. The Ancient Athletes Athletic training was a basic, part of every Greek boys edu
20、cation, and any boy who excelled in sport might set his sights on competing in the Olympics. The Olympic competition included preliminary matches or heats to select the best athletes for the final competition. Ancient writers tell the stories of athletes who worked at other jobs and did not spend al
21、l their time in training. For example, one of Alexander the Greats couriers, Philonides, who was from Chersonesus in Crete, once won the pentathlon, which included discus, javelin, long jump, and wrestling competitions as well as running. However, just as in the modern Olympics, an ancient athlete n
22、eeded mental dedication, top conditioning, and outstanding athletic ability in order to make the cut. Self-confidence was also an asset. A Libyan athlete, Eubotas, was so sure of his victory in a running event that he had his victory statue made before the Games were held. When he won, he was able t
23、o dedicate his statue on the same day. Many athletes employed professional trainers to coach them, and they adhered to training and dietary routines much like athletes today. The Greeks debated the proper training methods. Aristotle wrote that overtraining was to be avoided, claiming that when boys
24、trained too young, it actually sapped them of their strength. He believed that three years after puberty should be spent on other studies before a young man turned to athletic exertions, because physical and intellectual development could not occur at the same time. Victorious athletes were professi
25、onals in the sense that they lived off the glory of their achievement ever afterwards. Their hometowns might reward them with free meals for the rest of their lives, cash, tax breaks, honorary appointments, or leadership positions in the community. The victors were memorialized in statues and also i
26、n victory odes, commissioned from famous poets. Cultural Achievements and the Games The Olympic festival not only celebrated excellence in athletics. It also provided the occasion for Greeks to produce lasting cultural achievements in architecture, mathematics, sculpture, and poetry. The ancient Gre
27、eks were architectural innovators. The temple of Zeus, designed by the architect Libon, was one of the largest Doric temples built in Greece. Libon tried to build the temple in an ideal system of proportions, so that the distance between the columns was harmoniously proportional to their height, and
28、 the other architectural elements were sized proportionately as well. The Greek mathematician Euclid expressed this ideal ratio in his Elements, a book on geometry which is said to be the second most popular book of all time, after the Bible. Greek sculptors developed new poses showing energetic mov
29、ement, and depicting the muscles and shapes of the body naturally. Many sculptures were of athletes, such as Myrons famous statue of the Discus Thrower (Diskobolos). We know the names of some sculptors because ancient authors, including the satirist Lucian, wrote them down. The cultural achievement
30、most directly tied to the Olympic games was poetry commissioned in honor of athletic victors. These poems, called Epinicians, were written by the most famous poets of the day, including Pindar, Bacchylides, and Simonides, and they were extremely popular. Proof of this is that the playwright Aristoph
31、anes portrays an average, not especially literary Athenian man who asks his son to sing a particular forty-year-old Epinician poem composed by Simonides. The poem, and the athlete, live on in peoples memories long after the day of victory. The Epinician odes were written to immortalize the athletic
32、victors, and they have lasted longer than many of the statues and inscriptions which were made for the same purpose. 2 In ancient times, Olympic games were held as a religious festival to honor the Greek gods. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 As the center site of the worship of Zeus, Olympia hosted the open
33、ing ceremony for the ancient Olympic games. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The Ancient Olympic games were not international events even though the athletes traveled to compete from different parts of the world. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 In ancient Olympic games athletes were required to earn the excellence b
34、y skill with no exception. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Olympic games in ancient times brought temporary peace to opponents and those who broke the peace would be fined as _. 7 In ancient times. athletes Who show excellent skills in sports could be entitled to _. 8 According to Aristotle, knowledge acqui
35、sitions should be prior to athletic training since both development could not happen _. 9 When athletes won in the Olympic games, they enjoyed various privileges for them to _. 10 The ancient Olympic games displayed achievements in architecture, mathematics, sculpture and poetry be, sides _. 11 Epin
36、ician odes as well as the statues and inscriptions all served the function 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 th
37、e 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） She is eager to be accepted by the university. （ B） She is waiting to see if she could get the job from Co
38、les. （ C） She is expecting to see if Cole would lend her some cash. （ D） She has no idea about whether she can afford the university tuition. （ A） Write Daisy a note of apology., （ B） Return Daisys notes in a few days. （ C） Apologize when Daisy is less angry. （ D） Let her talk to Daisy about the sit
39、uation. （ A） Robert survived the plane crash. （ B） All the passengers were killed in the plane crash. （ C） Robert was killed in the air crash. （ D） Robert is a wonder-working person. （ A） Because she feels very hot in the room. （ B） Because she wants to avoid meeting people. （ C） Because she wants t
40、o smoke a cigarette outside. （ D） Because she doesnt like the smell of smoke inside. （ A） The graduate students could understand the lecture. （ B） The undergraduate students could understand the lecture. （ C） Both the undergraduate and the graduate students understand the lecture. （ D） Neither the u
41、ndergraduate nor the graduate students could understand the lecture. （ A） They both enjoyed watching the game. （ B） People were surprised at their winning the game. （ C） They both felt good about the results of the game. （ D） The man thought the results were beyond their expectations. （ A） He thinks
42、 David is not reliable. （ B） Hes willing to trust David. （ C） He has told his doubts to David. （ D） He thinks David will benefit from this experience. （ A） By going on a diet. （ B） By doing physical exercise. （ C） By having fewer meals. （ D） By eating fruit and vegetables. （ A） They left their pets
43、with neighbors. （ B） They rented their house to a student. （ C） They hired someone to stay in their home. （ D） They asked their gardener to watch their house. （ A） They look at a house sitters score report. （ B） They interview a house sitters friends. （ C） They check a house sitters references. （ D）
44、 They attend a house sitters party. （ A） The homeowner is afraid of being accused. （ B） The house sitter pleads again and again. （ C） Most house sitters are very poor. （ D） The homeowner doesnt want to bother. （ A） A non-smoking room. （ B） A smoking room. （ C） A suite with a kitchen. （ D） A room wit
45、h a great view. （ A） It doesnt have a nice view. （ B） It doesnt come with a sauna bath. （ C） Its too expensive. （ D） It doesnt have a kitchenette. （ A） September 13th. （ B） September 12th. （ C） October 13th. （ D） October 12th. （ A） 80 dollars. （ B） 88 dollars. （ C） 96 dollars. （ D） 72 dollars. Secti
46、on 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 from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Workers
47、 on the platforms and trains were replaced by machines. （ B） A completely automatic line was added to its network. （ C） It became the first completely automatic railway in the world. （ D） Its trains became manual-controlled. （ A） A platform worker. （ B） A computer. （ C） The command spot. （ D） A mach
48、ine. （ A） To drive the train after it is started automatically. （ B） To start the train and to drive it when necessary. （ C） To take care of the passengers on the train. （ D） To send commanding signals to the command spot. （ A） 10 points. （ B） 2 points. （ C） 15 points. （ D） 5 points. （ A） An essay,
49、（ B） A magazine article （ C） A poem. （ D） A short story. （ A） They will take one of the six major tests. （ B） They will be given a pop test. （ C） They will be required to read a short story in class. （ D） They will have to write a composition. （ A） How the President proposes new laws. （ B） How a bill is passed by lawmakers in Congress. （ C） How the President can reject a proposed law. （ D） How lawmakers can force the President to sign a bill. （ A） Why the President opposes a bill. （ B） How lawmakers wa
