1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 602及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Gambling. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in English: 1. What is gambling? 2. The harm of gambling. 3. How shall we deal with it? 二、 P
2、art 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 passage
3、; 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. 2 The Geodesic Dome (圆顶层 ) the House of the Future? R. Buckminster Fuller spent much of the early 20 th century looking for ways to improve human shelter
4、 by applying modern technological know-how to shelter construction, making shelter more comfortable and efficient, and more economically available to a greater number of people. After acquiring some experience in the building industry and discovering the traditional practices and perceptions which s
5、everely limit changes and improvements in construction practices, Fuller carefully examined and improved interior structure equipment, including the toilet, the shower, and the bathroom as a whole. He studied structure shells, and devised a number of alternatives, each less expensive, lighter, and s
6、tronger than traditional wood, brick, and stone buildings. In 1944, the United States suffered a serious housing shortage. Government officials knew that Fuller had developed a prototype of family dwelling which could be produced rapidly, using the same equipment which had previously built war-time
7、airplanes. They could be “installed“ anywhere, the way a telephone is installed, and with little additional difficulty. When one official flew to Wichita, Kansas to see this house, which Beech Aircraft and Fuller built, the man reportedly gasped, “My God! This is the house of the future!“ Soon, unso
8、licited checks poured in from people who wanted to purchase this new kind of house, but Fuller was never able to get it into full production. This was due to many obstacles such as only union contractors were able to hook the houses up to water, power and sewers in many cities. However, because the
9、houses were already wired and had the plumbing installed by the aircraft company, many construction trade unions made it clear that they would not work on the houses. There were also in-house differences between Fuller and the stockholders. Fuller did not feel the house design was complete; there we
10、re problems he wanted to fix. But the stockholders wanted to move ahead. However, the main obstruction was obtaining the financing for the tooling costs, which were purposefully not included in the negotiations with investors. No bank would finance the project with union problems and stockholder bat
11、tles. After the war, Fullers efforts focused on the problem of how to build a shelter which is so lightweight that it can be delivered by air. Shelter should be mobile which would require great breakthroughs in the weight-reduction of the materials. Technology would have to follow natures design as
12、seen by the spiders web which can float in a hurricane because of its high strength-to-weight ratio. New shelter would have to be designed that assimilates these principles and that was Fullers intent. One of the ways Buckminster Fuller would describe the differences in strength between a rectangle
13、and a triangle would be apply pressure to both structures. The rectangle would fold up and be unstable but the triangle withstands the pressure and is much more rigid in fact the triangle is twice as strong. This principle directed his studies toward creating a new architectural design, the geodesic
14、 dome, based also upon his idea of “doing more with less“. Fuller discovered that if a spherical structure was created from triangles, it would have incomparable strength. The sphere uses the “doing more with less“ principle in that it encloses the largest volume of interior space with the least amo
15、unt of surface area thus saving on materials and cost. Fuller reintroduced the idea that when the spheres diameter is doubled it will quadruple its square footage and produce eight times the volume. The spherical (球形的 ) structure of a dome is one of the most efficient interior atmospheres for human
16、dwellings because air and energy are allowed to circulate without obstruction. This enables heating and cooling to occur naturally. Geodesic shelters have been built all around the world in different climates and temperatures and still they have proven to be the most efficient human shelter one can
17、find. More specifically, the dome is energy efficient for many reasons: Its decreased surface area requires less building materials; exposure to cold in the winter and heat in the summer is decreased because, being spherical, there is the least surface area per unity of volume per structure; the cur
18、ved-in interior creates a natural airflow that allows the hot or cool air to flow evenly throughout the dome with the help of return air ducts; extreme wind turbulence is lessened because the winds that contribute to heat loss flow smoothly around the dome; it acts like a type of giant down-pointing
19、 headlight reflector and reflects and concentrates interior heat. This helps prevent radiant heat loss. The net annual energy savings for a dome owner is 30% more than normal rectilinear (直线的 ) homes according to the Oregon Dome Co. This is quite an improvement and helps save the environment from wa
20、sted energy. Domes have been designed by Fuller and others to withstand high winds and extreme temperatures as seen in the Polar Regions. Many dome manufacturers offer various designs in geodesic dome housing with little assembly time required. Some houses can be assembled in less than a day with ot
21、hers taking up to six months. Many also come in dome kits that buyers can build themselves or with the help of friends. R. Buckminster Fullers first worldwide acceptance by the architectural community occurred with the 1954 Triennale where his cardboard dome was displayed for the first time. The Mil
22、an Triennale was established to stage international exhibitions aimed to present the most innovative accomplishments in the fields of design, crafts, architecture and city planning. The theme for 1954 was Life between Artifact and Nature: Design and the Environmental Challenge, which fit in perfectl
23、y with Fullers work. Fuller had begun efforts towards the development of a Comprehensive Anticipatory Design Science, which he defined as, “the effective application of the principles of science to the conscious design of our total environment in order to help make the Earths limited resources meet
24、the needs of all humanity without disrupting the ecological processes of the planet.“ The cardboard shelter that was part of his exhibit could be easily shipped and assembled with the directions printed right on the cardboard. The 42-foot paper board Geodesic was installed in old Sforza garden in Mi
25、lan and came away with the highest award, the Grand Premio. (1,036 words) 2 A geodesic dome is basically a spherical structure created from rectangles. 3 Every year, a dome owner may spend 30% less in energy expenditure than a normal rectilinear home one. 4 Domes are the environment-friendly buildin
26、g. 5 Some scientists set up domes in the Polar Regions. 6 In 1944, government officials were interested in Fullers family dwelling because it could be _ . 7 Fullers family dwelling was not fully produced mainly because there were _ . 8 According to the description of Buckminster Fuller, the main adv
27、antage of a triangle in strength was _ . 9 Besides the feature of “doing more with less“, the spherical structure of dome can also allow natural _ without obstruction. 10 It has been proved that the geodesic dome is _ human shelter. 11 Fuller won _ in 1954 for his achievement in the 42-foot cardboar
28、d shelter. 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 questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will b
29、e 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） At a laboratory. （ B） At a bank. （ C） In a classroom. （ D） In a department store. （ A） The womans MP4 is broken. （ B） The mans MP4 has been stolen. （ C） The MP4 is not under wa
30、rranty. （ D） They have no telephone number of the MP4s after service. （ A） She will be the team leader who organizes the excursion for students. （ B） Many students will go to the Fragrance Hill in the holiday. （ C） Some students are opposed to going to the Fragrance Hill in the holiday. （ D） Its unc
31、ertain whether the excursion will take place. （ A） Warm and dry. （ B） Warm but wet. （ C） Cold and wet. （ D） Cold but dry. （ A） She suggests the man take Janice to Moon River Club. （ B） She suggests the man take Janice to Wal-Mart supermarket. （ C） She suggests the man take Janice to the Youth Road.
32、（ D） She suggests the man take Janice to Golden Earth stationer. （ A） The woman is going to ask the Kramers for their address. （ B） The woman is going to mail the Kramers an invitation. （ C） The mans son and Miss Kramer are working in the same company. （ D） The mans son and Miss Kramer are studying
33、in the same school. （ A） Normans parents live in Venice. （ B） Normans grandparents live in Venice. （ C） Norman is the womans niece. （ D） Norman is the womans brother. （ A） The woman is inviting the man to watch the program with her. （ B） The woman thinks the man should not study in the library. （ C）
34、 The woman would not turn off the television. （ D） The woman permits the man to turn off the television. （ A） Chemistry. （ B） Architecture. （ C） Mathematics. （ D） Biology. （ A） At s party. （ B） At school. （ C） At a friends house. （ D） In the classroom. （ A） Sharon. （ B） Susan. （ C） Sherry. （ D） Ben.
35、 （ A） Marketing. （ B） International Business, （ C） Accounting. （ D） Education. （ A） Yes. （ B） No. （ C） Hard to say. （ D） Not mentioned. Section 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
36、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） Money is the key to everything. （ B） There is something more important than money. （ C） The more money you have, the less happy youll be. （ D） When talking to people
37、we should look into their eyes. （ A） They will find out what its people like. （ B） They will know how to live in another way. （ C） They will know the country and its people better. （ D） They will like its inhabitants and their language. （ A） It is second-hand information and useless. （ B） It is gath
38、ered from other sources rather than from its inhabitants. （ C） It is from the arguments about the country. （ D） It is different from what one had before the travel. （ A） Differences between peoples will gradually disappear. （ B） The tourism industry will become flourishing. （ C） The world will becom
39、e more and more interesting （ D） People in different countries will still keep their own customs. （ A） Silent reading had not been discovered. （ B） Few people could read for themselves. （ C） People relied on reading for entertainment. （ D） There were few places available for private reading. （ A） A
40、change in the nature of reading. （ B） An increase in the number of books. （ C） A change in the status of educated people. （ D） An increase in the average age of readers. （ A） The effects of healthy reading. （ B） The importance of silent reading. （ C） The value of different types of reading materials
41、. （ D） The information yielded by books and newspapers. （ A） Encourage the growth of reading. （ B） Change peoples attitudes to reading. （ C） Show how reading methods have been improved. （ D） Explain how present-day reading habits developed. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a pass
42、age three times. When the passage is 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
43、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 33 With the Start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporations news (36)_. And of course in Britain l
44、isteners and viewers can (37)_ in to two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio stations, They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs, education, religion, parliamentary coverage, childrens programs and films for an (38)_ licens
45、e fee of 83 per household. It is a remarkable record, (39)_ back over 70 yearsyet the BBCs future is now in (40)_. The Corporation will survive as a publicly funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programs are now the subject of a (41)_ debate i
46、n Britain. The debate was (42)_ by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC(43)_ ordinary listeners and viewers-to say what was good or bad about the Corporation. (44)_. Defenders of the Corporation-of whom there are many-are fond of quoting the American slogan “If it aint bro
47、ke, dont fix it.“ The BBC “aint broke“, they say, by which they mean it is not broken, so why bother to change it? (45)_. The commercial TV channels were required by the Thatcher Governments Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and
48、jobs. (46) _. Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is ide
49、ntified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. 43 For more than 10 years there has been a bigger rise in car crime than in most other types of crime. An average of more than two cars a minute are broken【 C1】 _ , vandalized(破坏 ) or stolen in the UK. Car crime accounts for almost a third of
