1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 64及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write A Letter of Invitation. You should write at least 150 words according to the outlines given below in Chinese: 1此次晚会的目的 2参加晚会的人员及晚会时间和地点 3希望老师能来参加 A Letter of Invitation 二、 Part II Reading Comprehe
2、nsion (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) if the sta
3、tement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 “Unsolved History“ If NASA engineers invented a time machine tomorrow, you can be sure historians would be shelling out top dollar for just a few minutes at the wheel. Histor
4、y books are filled with mysteries, hotly debated issues and question able stories, and if you could just get a look at the real scene of the event, you could finally answer a lot of these big questions. Imagine witnessing the beginnings of the American Revolution, the historic battles of the Civil W
5、ar or any of the major events that have defined the past 100 years. Discovery Channels hit weekly series “Unsolved History“ has set out to do the next best thing. Using the most advanced investigation tools modem technology has to offer, the “Unsolved History“ researchers attempt to reconstruct a fa
6、mous event by piecing together any hard evidence that remains. Instead of relying on what the history books say alone, the investigators take a fresh look at the available facts. The basic idea is to approach these historical mysteries in the same way criminal investigators approach modern ones. By
7、looking at each historical event as a crime scene, the shows researchers can scientifically devise the most likely scenario for the historical event in question. So far, their conclusions have been both surprising and enlightening. What does it take to do all this? It turns out you need a large staf
8、f of historians, scientists and investigators, and a lot of sophisticated equipments. Just as in a real criminal case, investigators bring hard evidence and human intuition together to come up with the most likely explanation of what actual happened. The result is an interesting, highly unique show.
9、 Its part history, part detective story and part technological showcase. The Premise “Unsolved History“ revolves around interesting stories from history that have an element of mystery about them. The producers first challenge for every episode is to come up with a suitable subject. They are general
10、ly drawn to three types of episode subjects: topics with a certain amount of controversy surrounding them, topics that are misunderstood by the general public, and topics with big lingering questions. In the first episode, for example, the producers investigate “Picketts Charge,“ a fairly controvers
11、ial event, at least among Civil War buffs. Was Confederate Major General George E. Picketts infamous attack in the Battle of Gettysburg a desperate, last-gasp failure from the out-manned Confederates, or was it a valiant(英勇的 ), heroic last stand,as the Southern army claimed? The “Unsolved History“ c
12、rew concludes that neither version is accurate. In another controversy-driven episode, the researchers attempt to separate folk mythology from fact in reconstructing what actually happened in the battle of the Alamo. In a later episode, the research crew gets to the bottom of a widely misunderstood
13、subject, the Boston Massacre. The common view among most Americans is that British soldiers fired upon a crowd of innocent civilian colonists, in an act of inexcusable oppression. The evidence, according to the“ Unsolved History“ crew, paints a very different picturethey assert that the British sold
14、iers, backed into a corner by an angry mob, fired in self defense. In another episode, the crew investigates a different kind of “police incident“, the famous shoot-out at the O.K. Corral. In the popular old west mythology, four lawmen, led by Wyatt Earl? And gunslinger Doc Holliday, valiantly prote
15、cted the town of Tombstone from a gang of villainous outlaws. The Unsolved History crew approaches the event just as they would a police shooting today, using modern forensic(法医的 ) tools to determine if it was “clean“ police work or an abuse of power. Just as with the Boston Massacre, the investigat
16、ors conclude that this was not a prudent use of police power. The “lingering question“ topics include an investigation into the last months of Adolph Hitlers life, with a re construction of his infamous underground bunker, and an analysis of the destruction of the USS Maine. The re searchers have al
17、so explored the life and death of the Red Baron, the infamous World War I fighter pilot, pieced together the most likely scenario for “Custers Last Stand“, and explored some famous mysteries associated with the White House. Another “lingering question“ episode takes a fresh look at one of the most i
18、mportant events in recent history: the assassination of President Kennedy in Desley Plaza, Dallas, on November 22, 1963. In this episode, the crew uses cutting edge computer technology to examine twelve amateur films of the assassination, revealing four different perspectives of the fatal shot. Some
19、 of this footage has never before been seen on national television. The crew also re visits Abraham Zapruders famous 8mm film of the shooting, examining a breathtaking new transfer recently completed by the National Archive. By cross-referencing this photographic record with eyewitness accounts, Uns
20、olved History investigators rule out some prominent conspiracy(阴谋 ) theories related to the assassination. The shows host, Pearl Harbor historian Daniel Martinez, walks the audience through the investigation process. Martinez holds a degree in history from California State University, and has worked
21、 as a ranger at various parks a round the country. He has served as an adjunct professor at Hawaii Pacific University, and as a technical consultant for documentaries and the Michael Bay film“ Pearl Harbor.“ His most important job is to be the face and personality of the show, but he is also one of
22、the lead research historians for the series. On the Case Once the producers arrive at a suitable subject for each episode, they consult history experts to get a full under standing of the relevant facts and theories. Then they put together a list of lingering questions and, given the available evide
23、nce, figure out how to arrive at potential answers. The show is largely driven by high-tech investigation tools. To piece together the true story of the Boston Massacre, for example, the researchers figured out the exact dimensions of the old State House at the scene of the event with the aid of las
24、er measuring devices. By matching this data with a 1770 diagram by Paul Revere, they were able to put together a model of the massacre,including the positions of the soldiers and four of the five victims. A high-powered laser system also figures prominently in the Red Baron episode. The researchers
25、positioned the laser on a tripod at the exact spot in Vaux-Sur-Somme. France, where machine gunners finally took down the flying ace. Next, they put a single-engine plane in the air, following the Barons exact route, and gauged the difficulty of hitting the moving target with the laser beam. Additio
26、nally, the crew worked with the Canadian Air Force to build a special chamber recreating the cold, low oxygen conditions of a World War I era fighter plane flying at 20,000 feet. In these conditions, a highly trained fighter pilot in top physical shape experienced hypoxia(组织缺氧 ), a shortage of oxyge
27、n to the brain, which caused total disorientation. The recreation clearly demonstrated the immense difficulty of even the simplest maneuvers in a World War I plane, let alone the dogfight acrobatics of the Red Baron and other fighter pilots of the era. Ballistic(弹道学的 ) recreations also figure promin
28、ently in the series. For the episode investigating the destruction of the USS Maine. the crew built an exact copy of part of the ship and recreated the 1898 explosion that sank the original. For the“ Picketts Charge“ episode, they experimented with live powder to figure out how well a wooden fence o
29、n the battlefield would have blocked the Confederate attack. In the O.K. Corral investigation, the team calculated the exact range of a vintage 10-gauge shotgun in order to pinpoint the positions of many of the gunfighters. Additionally, they used a state-of-the-art police training simulator to shed
30、 light on the psychological experience of a gunfight, as well as a “life shirt“ monitoring vest to estimate the physical stress of a gunfighter under fire. To fully understand what happened in the historical environment, they re constructed the gunfight on a wild west movie set and also created a de
31、tailed computer map of the town. Finally, police investigators supplemented all this high-tech data with good old-fashioned detective work a step-by-step walk through of the shoot-out, selected from recorded eyewitness testimony. In future episodes, the shows creators plan to bring in a wide variety
32、 of different technologies, including finger printing, DNA evidence and computer modeling whatever is most suited to the case at hand. 2 Historians wish they could witness the real scenes of historic events because there are so many mysteries about them. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Discovery Channels we
33、ekly series “Unsolved History“ is one of the best among similar TV programs. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 What the historians do in “Unsolved History“ is like detectives work, so their theories are not very scientific. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 There are many historic mysteries, so figuring out good subjec
34、t is not a difficulty. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 _ episode well illustrates one of the “Unsolved History“ subjects that are widely misunderstood. 7 The team investigated Kennedy assassination by combining the_ with some historical records never seen by the public before. 8 After a subject is set, it i
35、s up to history experts to provide us a fully interpretation of the relevant _. 9 In such episodes as the Red Baron, the show has been heavily relying on _. 10 The show team reconstructed the gunfight in O.K. Corral to understand fully what happened _. 11 In order to make the cases most properly pre
36、sented, the shows creators are going to use all kinds 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 the questions will be s
37、poken 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 wants to have fair skin. （ B） Her eyes dont feel comfortable. （ C） She wants to wash something away in her stomach. （ D） Sh
38、e has a digestion problem. （ A） He is seriously ill and still in hospital. （ B） Mary will do his work instead. （ C） Morrison is his doctor. （ D） He will go to work tomorrow. （ A） She is expecting her turn. （ B） She has found valuable information. （ C） She needs another week to prepare. （ D） She has
39、not prepared yet. （ A） The A41 at the Dome corner has few cars. （ B） The A1M near Hatfield, Harrow Road has heavy traffic. （ C） The A404, Harrow Road is very busy with many cars. （ D） The A1M is now flowing freely without problems. （ A） They will play tennis or baseball. （ B） They will go bicycling
40、or hiking. （ C） They will go bowling. （ D） They will not have sports. （ A） Dr. Johnsons class is already full. （ B） The reserved seats are for faculty only. （ C） He will give the woman a chance after she waits a while. （ D） No exceptions can be made with regard to registration policy. （ A） The two s
41、peakers will continue talking and become friends. （ B） The two speakers will spend their vacation together. （ C） The woman is not interested in the talk. （ D） The man will tell the woman his business major. （ A） The man should go and enjoy the performance. （ B） The man could play games on the Intern
42、et. （ C） The man should go to bed early. （ D） The man can enjoy the performance without going out. （ A） Advantages of TV shopping. （ B） Their favorite TV channels. （ C） Beware of advertising on TV. （ D） Popularity of advertised products. （ A） It designed some powerful slogan to stimulate consumers.
43、（ B） It used some scientific method to create some false images. （ C） It invited a boy to eat the hamburger with hearty content. （ D） It asked a family with kids to enjoy their hamburger happily. （ A） Tile consumers. （ B） The TV station. （ C） The company. （ D） The audience. （ A） Different kinds of b
44、amboo. （ B） A tale related to bamboo. （ C） The use of bamboo in Asian countries. （ D） Bamboo artifacts in Japanese culture. （ A） Bamboo was the food of the Shinto gods. （ B） The Shinto gods lived inside the bamboo. （ C） The early inhabitants worship bamboo as the Shinto gods. （ D） The Shinto gods us
45、ed bamboo to build houses. （ A） It is a strong plant but can be easily bent. （ B） It has many joints. （ C） It has a delicate fragrance. （ D） It can be easily planted. （ A） It is used as a tea container. （ B） It is used to add sugar. （ C） It is used for measuring tea. （ D） It is used for mixing tea.
46、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 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） Th
47、ey didnt notice them. （ B） They gave mythological explanations. （ 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
48、 Heaven is. （ D） Because it is so remote from us. （ A） To tell what “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） Franc
49、e. （ D） Japar. （ A） Because of the technology progress. （ B） Because of the computer revolution. （ C） Because of the invention of computer. （ D） Because of microwave ovens. （ A） Officials from the New York Police Department. （ B） Officials from the New York federal government. （ C） Officials from the New York local government. （ D） Americans working in subway and restaurants. （ A） In restaurants. （ B） In theatres. （ C） In New York City subway. （ D） In toilet stalls. （ A） Under their arms. （ B） Un
