1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 431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 The Popularity of Instant Messaging Technologies. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1. 近来移动 QQ、移动飞信等通信方式在大学生中十分流行 2. 这通信方式有
2、许多优点 3. 我的观点 The Popularity of Instant Messaging Technologies 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)
3、 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 Best Time Keeper Waldo Wilcox knew there was trouble the moment he saw the mauled(受伤的
4、 )deer carcass, not far from one of the meadows where his cattle grazed. His dogs, Dink and Shortie, sensed it toomountain lion. He grabbed his pistol and a rope from his truck, and said, “lets get him“. Then he headed up the mountainside, his hounds racing far ahead. Wilcox moved in long strides up
5、 the rocky grade. Still, it took some time before he topped the summit. The big cat was not 50 yards in front of him, its fangs(尖牙 )bared, cornered by the dogs on a massive sandstone bluff. Wilcox gripped his gun. He hoped to take the mountain lion alive and sell it to a zoo. Hed done that before an
6、d made a tidy profit. Wilcox took quick aim, his pistol cracked, and there was a sudden silence as the animal fell limp to the ground. It wasnt until the red dust had settled and Wilcoxs pulse had slowed that he gazed around. What he saw stunned him. High on the bluff lay an archeological(考古学的 )trea
7、sure trove(珍藏物 )large pieces of pottery, stone shelters that once housed whole families, and domed structures that had held wild grains harvested centuries before Europeans set foot in North America. Wilcox made his discovery on the bluff almost 20 years agobut it was not the first time he had found
8、 relics on his land. Since 1951, when his father bought the high-valley Range Creek ranch, a year had seldom passed in which Wilcox did not come upon some spot of archeological interest. Occasionally he stumbled across burial plots. Native American Culture For nearly half a century, he kept quiet ab
9、out the riches, telling hardly anyone outside his immediate family what was hidden in the isolated valley 160 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. When he discovered a new site, Wilcox would note its locationthen just let things be. Now the secret of Range Creek is finally out. Four years ago, forced
10、by time to give up ranching, Wilcox, 75, sold his beef-cattle property in a deal that ultimately put the land in state hands. Thanks to Wilcoxs silence, the 4 200-acre ranch is one huge, untouched archeological site. Today, scientists from Utahs Division of State History and the University of Utah a
11、re busily cataloguing magnificent, previously unknown ruins on the property. What the scientists are learning at Range Creek has already begun to shed light on one of the greatest mysteries of Native American historythe fate of the Fremont culture, which had thrived in Utah for almost 1 000 years, t
12、hen vanished virtually over-night in the 1300s. The very existence of the Fremont did not come to light until the late 1920s, when a Harvard University expedition discovered evidence of an ancient people who settled along the Fremont River in southern Utah. Farmers and hunter-gatherers who arrived i
13、n the region at about A. D. 400, the Fremont lived in one-room homes dug into the earth and finished off with stacked-stone walls and roofs made of reeds and mud. Carbon dating of corncobs found on the Wilcox ranch hinted that Range Creek was buzzing with activity from roughly A. D. 900 to 1100. But
14、 right around the beginning of the 14th century, some great shift occurred. The drawings, pottery and structures particular to the Fremont culture ceased to be madeanywhere. Some experts guess that other peoples pushed Out the Fremont. Others speculate that some climatic event forced the Fremont to
15、move south, where they may have integrated with other tribes. A Living Monument “In terms of history and archeological study, Range Creek is essential to the state,“ explains former governor Olene S. Walker. “It gives us a view into a period for which we have no written history.“ She is speaking pri
16、marily about the Fremont culture, but A World That Time Forgot. Even today, the valley resembles a world that time forgot. When Wilcox was 11, visiting Range Creek with his dad, he and a friend guided their horses up the valley, and began exploring the rocky hillsides. When he discovered a man-made
17、dome of stone and clay, he wasnt entirely sure what it was. Decades later, probably alerted by a hunter whom Wilcox had allowed on his land, a university archeologist contacted Wilcox, asking if researchers could take a look at the ruins he heard were plentiful in the valley. Wilcox was wary but all
18、owed the group onto his property, leading them to a stone wall. “Then one of them gets out a pick,“ he recalls, “and raises his arm like hes about to chip off a piece of the rock. I grabbed that pick out of his hand, showed the fellows to the gate, locked it behind them and said goodbye. I still got
19、 that pick somewhere.“ Even as he approached 70, Wilcox continued to run cattle, tending to his herd on horseback. Finally, his aching body, as well as his worried wife and four grown children, told him it was time to retire. “I hated the idea of leaving, but there comes a time when you have to give
20、 it up,“ says Wilcox, a muscular six-footer who now lives in Green River, three hours by car from Range Creek. He accepted $ 2.5 million from the nonprofit Trust for Public Land, a national conservation group, in a deal that ultimately deeded the property to the statewhich, he hoped, was more likely
21、 than an individual to preserve the ruins. Sadly, southeast Utah is riddled with sites that have been looted. While Wilcox presided over the valley, Wilcox lived contentedly among the undisturbed remains of an ancient civilization. Today, hc sometimes laments having sold the ranch, in part because e
22、ven tiny Green River feels crowded to him, but mostly because back in the hills he had a sacred kind of calling: to protect his land and its relics. It wasnt easy keeping them secret all those years, but it was well worth it. “If I had to do it all over again,“ he contends, “Id do the same. “ Also a
23、bout Wilcox, who is a kind of living monument to Americas pioneer era. He spent decades in a valley practically cut off from the rest of civilization. Hes not a worldly man, nor a man of many words. Living as he did, surrounded by soaring mountains, he rarely had visitors and never owned a televisio
24、n or subscribed to a newspaper. Because his wife moved with their children to the nearest town during school months, he spent much of each winter alone, leaving the valley only a few times each year for provisions. Still, it was hard for Wilcox to give up the land he loved so much. He is even slight
25、ly suspicious of the archeologists now scouring his property, referring to them as “those college fellows with their degrees“. He possesses the kind of wisdom and humor that can be nurtured only by years of herding cattle over an 8500foot pass, sinking a well to draw water fromto carve a living out
26、of a wilderness. Wilcox has been on a first-name basis with nature all his life. Both his grandfathers had migrated west in the 1800s, one working on the railroad, the other raising cattle. His father, Ray Budge Wilcox, owned a ranch southeast of Range Creek and taught his two sons how to ride, shoo
27、t and drive cattle almost as soon as they could walk. Waldo was about 20 when Budge told him that Range Creek was for sale and he was thinking of buying it. Hed put up the money but invited his boys to sign on as partners. Waldo was delighted. “Its some of the prettiest land youve ever seen,“ he cla
28、ims. 2 The deer carcass showed Waldo Wilcox there may be mountain lion nearby, and this meant his cattle were in danger. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 If Waldo Wilcox shoots the mountain lion without killing it, he will make much money by selling it to a zoo. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Waldo Wilcox found hid
29、den treasure, such as valuable jewelry high on the bluff. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Wilcoxs father had occasionally sold the relics found in his land since 19 （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The 4 200-acre ranch is kept as one large and intact archeological site due to Wilcoxs _ . 7 What the scientists learne
30、d at Range Creek has begun to help them uncover one of the greatest mysteries of _ . 8 Some experts think the Fremont was pushed out by other peoples, while other experts believe that they moved south because of some _ . 9 Finally Wilcoxs property was deeded to the state, which was more possibly tha
31、n an individual to preserve _ . 10 When Wilcox lived in the valley, he was satisfied with the fact that the remains of _ was undisturbed. 11 The kind of _ Wilcox possessed can only be nurtured by years of living a life in nature. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversat
32、ions 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 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,
33、 and decide which is the best answer. （ A） In the side street. （ B） At the crossroads. （ C） On the main road. （ D） On the motorway. （ A） They enjoyed the party better than the other guests, （ B） They knew none of the other guests at the party. （ C） They didnt think much of the food and drinks. （ D）
34、They went a long way to attend the party. （ A） Take a course. （ B） See the city. （ C） Go to the park. （ D） Take a rest. （ A） Looking for an apartment. （ B） Taking a suburban excursion. （ C） Looking for a job. （ D） Asking the man for his opinions. （ A） Jimmy is going to set out tonight. （ B） Jimmy ha
35、s not decided on his journey. （ C） There is no need to have a farewell dinner. （ D） They may have a dinner when Jimmys back. （ A） Everyone enjoyed himself at Johns party. （ B） The woman didnt enjoy Johns parties at all. （ C） It will be the first time for the man to attend Johns party. （ D） The woman
36、 is glad to be invited to Johns house-warming party. （ A） He enjoyed the paintings too. （ B） He cant finish his term paper that day. （ C） He has to finish his term paper first. （ D） He has learned something about the artists. （ A） He bas learned a lot from his own mistakes. （ B） He is quite experien
37、ced in training wild dogs. （ C） He finds reward more effective than punishment. （ D） He thinks it important to master basic training skills. （ A） Fiji, the South Seas and the Pacific Ocean. （ B） South East Asia, the South Seas and West Africa. （ C） The South Seas, South East Asia and the Galapagos I
38、slands. （ D） South East Asia, West Africa and the South Seas. （ A） When youre always just about to do something. （ B） When youve just moved from this house to that house. （ C） When you actually get into a situation. （ D） When the circumstances do not change. （ A） Because it is very important. （ B） B
39、ecause she cared about spending 12 million quid. （ C） Because she attached importance to new things and challenges. （ D） Because she is afraid of being fired. （ A） The Waterfall Garden. （ B） The theatre. （ C） The Water World. （ D） The Ocean Park. （ A） The Water World. （ B） The Garden. （ C） The Water
40、fall Garden. （ D） The Car terminal. （ A） In the Waterfall Garden. （ B） In the Children Zoo. （ C） In the Water World. （ D） In the Centenary Garden. （ A） The fun fair. （ B） The Water World （ C） The Ocean Park. （ D） The Waterfall Garden. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short pass
41、ages. 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） They didnt notice them. （ B） They gave mythological explanations. （
42、 C） They ignored them. （ D） They chose to avoid seeing them. （ A） Where UFOs came. （ B） The Heaven. （ C） The river of Heaven. （ D） Light in the sky. （ A） Because it is so luminous. （ B） Because it is broad. （ C） Because it is where the Heaven is. （ D） Because it is so remote from us. （ A） To tell wh
43、at “high tech“ and “state of the art“ are. （ B） To tell how “high tech“ and “state of the art“ have developed. （ C） To give examples of high tech. （ D） To describe the modern technology. （ A） Britain. （ B） The United States. （ C） France. （ D） Japan. （ A） Because of the technology progress. （ B） Beca
44、use of the computer revolution. （ C） Because of the invention of computer. （ D） Because of microwave ovens. （ A） Selling home furnishings. （ B） Renting furnished apartments. （ C） Selling used furniture. （ D） Renting home furnishings. （ A） Because the furniture they get in this way is new. （ B） Becau
45、se it saves them a lot of money. （ C） Because it saves them much trouble and money. （ D） Because they can get better quality furniture in this way. （ A） The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable. （ B） Renting furniture is not popular in the couples home town. （ C） Only those who dont have enou
46、gh money want to rent furniture. （ D） People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented. （ A） Rent or Buy? （ B） A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings. （ C） Furnished Apartments. （ D） A New Idea. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is
47、read for the first time, you 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 i
48、nformation. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 It is only right that the stars should be paid in this way. Dont the top men in industry earn【 B1】 _ salaries for the services they perform to their【 B2】 _ and their countries? Pop stars earn va
49、st sums in foreign【 B3】 _ often more than large【 B4】 _ concernsand the taxman can only be【 B5】 _ for their massive annual contributions to the【 B6】 _ . So who would begrudge them their rewards? Its all very well for people in humdrum jobs to moan about the successes and【 B7】_ of others. People who make envious remarks should remember that the most famous stars【 B8】 _ only the tip of the iceberg. For every famous star, there are hundreds
