1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 643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 On Remedial Examinations. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1补考是大学教育的一部分 2补考的利与弊 3如 何发挥补考的作用 On Remedial Examinations 二、 Part II Readin
2、g 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; N (for NO)
3、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 Mystery of the Mayas The ruins of once-beautiful cities in the forests of Central America tell scientists much about the amazing people who built them. But they
4、 do not tell why these cities were suddenly abandoned over one thousand years ago. Around A. D. 800, something mysterious happened to the Mayan civilization. Walls and foundations for new buildings were left unfinished. To modern archeologists, it looked as if the cities had been abandoned. What hap
5、pened? What is the possible explanation of this mystery? Early Discoveries In the late 1700s, a group of explorers cutting their way through a forest in Central America came upon the ruins of an ancient city. Under a tangle of trees and vines, they found large, well designed stone buildings and hand
6、some stone monuments. Some of the stones were covered with a strange kind of writing. Carvings on other stones showed that at least some of the people who lived in the area long before were highly advanced. Questions Raised In the next 150 years, more cities were discovered. They seemed to be part o
7、f a great civilization stretching across 500 miles (about 800 kilometers) of forest. In 1881, an Englishman named Alfred Maudslay led the first big scientific expedition to study the ruins in the forest. Maudslay was an archeologist, a scientist who studied the remains of ancient communities for clu
8、es to how the people lived. Other expeditions followed, but at first they found more questions than answers: Who built the cities, and when the cities were built? How had the people lived here in the middle of a rain forest? Most puzzling of all, what happened to them? Possible Answers Gradually, so
9、me of the answers have been pieced together. Today, living in parts of Mexico and Guatemala, there are brown skinned Indian people called the Mayas. Scientists believe that the ancestors of these Indians built the cities and carved the stone monuments. Dates carved on some monuments show that they w
10、ere put up between A.D. 300 and 800, but bits of buried pottery tell us that the Mayas had lived in some of their cities for hundreds of years earlier. At the height of Mayan civilization, there must have been over two million people living in and around hundreds of beautiful towns and cities. Arche
11、ologists digging in these cities have uncovered roads, a few water reservoirs, and temples built one on top of another. Handsome pictures made of sculptured plaster and painted in bright colors were found on the walls of buildings. Painted pots and pieces of carefully carved jewelry were discovered
12、in tombs under the floors of temples. These pictures and objects showed much about the Mayas life. There were scenes of people working, people at war, nobles holding court, priests in fantastic costumes and Mayan gods. Possible Errors For a long time, archeologists worked only on uncovering large Ma
13、yan structures, such as temples, palaces, and ball courts. Little effort was made to find the remains of smaller buildings, such as houses. The seeming absence of houses led people to believe that the cities were only the homes of priests and rulers, who lived in the palaces. They thought the ordina
14、ry people probably lived in the countryside and came to the cities only for religious ceremonies. New Evidence In recent years, new evidence has been uncovered at a number of Mayan cities by different groups of archeologists. The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has just finished a twelve-
15、year study of Tikal, the biggest of the Mayan cities. More than one hundred small houses varied, too. Some had many remains of finely decorated pottery. Others had fewer and plainer pieces. The houses were very close together, with little space to raise food, except in small gardens. Change of View
16、These new findings changed our picture of Mayan life. Dr. William R. Coe, director of the Tikal project, said that Tikal must have been a real city after all, at least for part of its history. It must have had a big population. The differences in the houses show that there were many different classe
17、s of people. Perhaps some were craftsmen-the stonecutters, sculptors, and painters who worked on new temples and monuments. Mayas Impressive Accomplishments As archeologists studied the Mayas, they became more and more impressed by how much these people had been able to do. In other parts of the wor
18、ld, people were using metal tools before they began building cities. They also had wheels and carts to help move loads, and domesticated animals to push or pull them. The Mayas had none of these things. Their only tools were made of wood or stone. Yet they cut and carved rocks weighing thousands of
19、pounds, and built temples over 200 feet (above sixty meters) tall. But the Mayas could do more than just make buildings and works of art. One of the most important things they did was learn to write. When some of the Mayan writing was figured out, archeologists discovered how much the Mayas knew abo
20、ut other things, too. In mathematics, they could count up to the millions. They were the first people to figure out how to use the zero with other numerals to make working with large numbers easier. In astronomy, too, they were way ahead of other ancient peoples. Records show that the Mayas had obse
21、rved the skies for centuries, keeping track of what they saw. They knew how long the moon took to go around the earth, and how long the planet Venus took to come back to the same place in the sky. They could predict eclipses, and they worked out a calendar of eighteen twenty day “months“ and one fiv
22、e-day “month“ that measured the year as accurately as the calendar we use today. 2 The ruins of the ancient city the explorers discovered in the late 1700s convinced them that the city was once lived by people of a highly advanced culture. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 By piecing together all kinds of evi
23、dence collected by various expeditions, the researchers believe the Mayas to be Indians, whose ancestors had come from Asia. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Evidence shows that the use of astronomic knowledge of astronomy greatly affected the life of the Mayas. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Though much remains to
24、 be discovered, by putting together various findings obtained since the 1700s, researchers have come to the conclusion that Mayan culture is quite remarkable. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Scientists believed that Mayan city _ because many buildings were left unfinished. 7 The reason why people in the pas
25、t believed that the ordinary Mayan people lived in the countryside was that their knowledge was based on_. 8 With tools made of_, the Mayans were able to build high temples and made various works of art. 9 According to the new findings, the differences in the houses show many different _lived in May
26、a. 10 The Mayas are believed as the first people to figure out_. 11 Besides making buildings and works of art, Mayas achieved great accomplishments on_. 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 q
27、uestions 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 answer. （ A） Go to the parties. （ B） Go for a r
28、ide with the man. （ C） Study for her exam. （ D） Change her clothes. （ A） The air pollution is caused by the development of industry. （ B） The city was poor because there wasnt much industry then. （ C） The womans exaggerating the seriousness of the pollution. （ D） He might move to another city very s
29、oon. （ A） He believes dancing is enjoyable. （ B） He definitely does not like dancing. （ C） He admires those who dance. （ D） He wont dance until he has done his work. （ A） He admires Jeans straightforwardness. （ B） He thinks Dr. Brown deserves the praise. （ C） He will talk to Jean about what happened
30、. （ D） He believes Jean was rude to Dr. Brown. （ A） The woman had been planning for the conference. （ B） The woman called the man but the line was busy. （ C） The woman didnt come back until midnight. （ D） The woman had guests all evening. （ A） He shows great enthusiasm for his studies. （ B） He is a
31、very versatile person. （ C） He has no talent for tennis. （ D） He does not study hard enough. （ A） He has managed to sell a number of cars. （ B） He is contented with his current position. （ C） He might get fired. （ D） He has lost his job. （ A） Jerry stayed in a room on the third floor for an hour. （
32、B） Jerry was absent when the discussion was being held. （ C） Nobody but the woman noticed that Jerry was absent. （ D） Jerry did not leave room 405 until an hour had passed. （ A） Advertising media. （ B） Advertising. （ C） Essence of branding. （ D） Essence of the product. （ A） Volvo takes safe approach
33、 in branding. （ B） Companies shouldnt change their brand image all the time. （ C） The managers ideas are usually different from those of consumers. （ D） Their managers need to be changed. （ A） Use the media like internet and conference. （ B） Treat the customers as well as the boss. （ C） Put some per
34、sonal insight into the brand. （ D） Differentiate the brand. （ A） To watch TV. （ B） To write some essays. （ C） To listen to music. （ D） To read a book. （ A） His neighbors are too noisy. （ B） He doesnt want to share a room with others. （ C） His house is too far away from the university. （ D） Its not c
35、onvenient to go shopping. （ A） Think. （ B） Sit down. （ C） Talk with his classmates. （ D） Wander around. （ A） Radio Times. （ B） A local paper. （ C） Sunday Times. （ D） TV Times. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questi
36、ons. 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） Because there are many developing nations. （ B） Because people use so many motor vehicles. （ C） Because we have more and more
37、industry. （ D） Because we are building more vehicles. （ A） Industry. （ B） Health. （ C） The future of our children. （ D） Clean air. （ A） Man knows where the society is going. （ B） People dont welcome the rapid development of modern society. （ C） The speaker is worried about the future of our modern s
38、ociety. （ D） Man can do nothing about the problem of pollution. （ A） Living things. （ B） Living things and nonliving things. （ C） The environmental problems caused by industry and people. （ D） The interrelationship of living things to their environment. （ A） People living in the United States. （ B）
39、People living in the United States and Canada. （ C） Scientists living in the United states and Canada. （ D） Everyone but experts living in Canada. （ A） To show interest to ecology. （ B） To criticize people for ignoring others interests. （ C） To make people aware that they are destroying their own li
40、ving surroundings. （ D） To attract more people to study ecology so that they can discuss it more often. （ A） Neither of the two types of rockets is very economical. （ B） The liquid-fuel rocket is best. （ C） Each type of rocket has certain advantages. （ D） The solid-fuel rocket is best. （ A） The rock
41、et should be inexpensive to construct. （ B） The rocket is capable of lifting heavy spacecraft into orbit. （ C） The rocket should be easily controlled. （ D） The rocket should be inexpensive to operate. （ A） Because of its size. （ B） Because of its fuel. （ C） Because of its complicated engine. （ D） Be
42、cause of its burning time. （ A） The fuel is cheap. （ B） They can be stopped and reignite. （ C） They are cheap to build. （ D） They must be used soon after fueling. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should liste
43、n 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 eit
44、her use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 The University Library is one of the largest【 B1】 _ libraries in the country, with a【 B2】 _ of some two million volumes. There is an active collection for all subjects which are taught or researched at【 B3】 _ level in the University. T
45、he Library also【 B4】 _ as a national resource center in certain subject areas. For【 B5】 _ research in the humanities, and in the history of the social, natural and【 B6】_ sciences, the University Library has【 B7】 _ impressive special collections of【 B8】_ and rare primary materials, both manuscript an
46、d printed, which attract scholars from all over the world.【 B9】 _ The University Library is highly automated, and the benefits of this for readers are especially evident and a microcomputer cluster for free student use. 【 B10】 _ These include reference and enquiry services, individual and group trai
47、ning in the effective use of information technology and other sources, interlibrary loans, library publications, photocopying and other reprographic services, and binding and conservation. 【 B11】 _ There are separate libraries, administered by the Main Library, for fine arts, music, literature and e
48、arly modem studies, education, law, chemical engineering, electronic and electrical engineering, social sciences, and medicine and life sciences. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 46 【 B10】 47 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a pas
49、sage 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 identified 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
