1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 65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 Widespread Extravagant Spending on Campus. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below: 1现在很多大学生花钱大手大脚 2这一现象的原因是 3我的
2、看法 Widespread Extravagant Spending on Campus 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
3、 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. 2 Olympic Torches Every two years, people around the world wait in anticipation as a torch-beating runne
4、r enters the Olympic arena and lights the cauldron(主火炬 ). The symbolic lighting of the Olympic flame marks the beginning of another historic Olympic Games. The opening ceremony is the end of a long journey for the Olympic torah. By the time it arrives in the stadium, it has traveled thousands of mil
5、es. It may have crossed oceans and deserts and traversed mountains. It may have been carried on planes, trains, bicycles, boats, and even dog sleds. And it will have passed through the hands of thousands of different people around the globe. This article chronicles the history of the Olympic torch,
6、reveals how it is designed to stay lit through even the harshest weather conditions, and follows its path from Olympia, Greece, to the Olympic Games. History of the Torch Fire is always held great power for humans. It cooks our food, keeps us warm, and lights our way through the dark. The ancient Gr
7、eeks revered the power and fire. In Greek mythology, the god Prometheus stole fire from Zeus and gave it to humans. To celebrate the passing of fire from Prometheus to man, the Greeks would hold relay races. Athletes would pass a lit torch to one another until the winner reached the finish line. The
8、 Greeks held their first Olympic Games in 776 B.C. The Games, held every four years at Olympia, honored Zeus and other Greek gods. The Olympics also marked the beginning of a period of peace for the often warring Greeks. At the start of the Games, runners called “heralds of peace“ would travel throu
9、ghout Greece, declaring a “sacred truce(休战 ) “to all wars between rival city-states. The truce would remain in place for the duration of the games, so that spectators could safely travel to the Olympics. A constantly burning flame was a regular fixture throughout Greece. It usually graced the alters
10、(祭坛 ) of the Greek gods. In Olympia, there was an altar dedicated to Hera, goddess of birth and marriage. At the start of the Olympic Games, the Greeks would ignite a cauldron of flames upon Heras altar. They lit the flame using a hollow disc or mirror called a skaphia, which, much like the modern o
11、val mirror, focused the suns rays into a single point to light the flame. The flame would burn throughout the Games as a sign of purity, reason, and peace. The Greeks stopped holding their Olympic Games after about a thousand years, and the torch, relays and lighting of the flame also stopped. The O
12、lympic Games did not reemerge until 1896, when the first modern Games were held in Athens. The torch relay took a bit longer to reemerge. The Birth of the Modern Torch Relay The flame was reintroduced to the Olympics at the 1928 Amsterdam Games. A cauldron was lit, but there was no torch relay. The
13、first Olympic torch relay was at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games. Carl Diem, a German history professor and Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Games inn, educed the relay as a way of reconnecting the modern Olympics with the Games historical roots. The flame was lit in Olympia, Greece
14、, just as it had been centuries before. Then it was carried to Berlin, Germany, for the start of the Olympics. The torch relay was not introduced to the Winter Olympics until the 1952 Games. It was lit that year not in Olympia, Greece, but in Norway, which was chosen because it was the birthplace of
15、 skiing. But since the 1964 Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria, every Olympic Games Winter and Summer has begun with a torch-lighting ceremony in Olympia, Greece, followed by a torch relay to the Olympic stadium. The Lighting of the Olympic Torch The Olympic torch is lit several months before the start
16、of the actual Games. The flame begins its journey at the site of the original Olympic Games Olympia, Greece. It is lit,just as it was in ancient times, at the Temple of Hera. An actress dressed as a ceremonial priestess, in the robes of the ancient Greeks, lights the torch via the same technique use
17、d in the original Games. She uses a parabolic(抛物线型的 ) mirror to focus light rays from the sun. The parabolic mirror has a curved shape. When it is held toward the sun, the curvature focuses the rays to a single point. The energy from the sun creates a great deal of heat. The priestess holds a torch
18、in the center of the parabolic mirror, and the heat ignites the fuel in the torch, sparking a flame. If the sun is not shining on the day of the lighting ceremony, the priestess can light the torch with a flame that was lit on a sunny day before the ceremony. The flame is carried in a fire pot to an
19、 altar in the ancient Olympic stadium,where it is used to light the first runners torch. For the Winter Games, the relay actually begins at the monument to Pierre de Coubertin (the man who founded the modern Olympic Games in 1896), which is located near the stadium. Then, the relay begins. The Torch
20、 Relay The Olympic Torch Relay begins with the torch lighting in Olympia, Greece. From there, the journey to the host city varies from year to year. The Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (OCOG) determines the route, as well as the theme, modes of transportation for the torch, and the stops
21、that it will take along its way to the Opening Ceremony. The torch is generally carried from one country to another on a plane. Once it arrives in a city, it usually spends one day being carried from torchbearer to torchbearer on foot. It may also be ferried from place to place by car, boat, bicycle
22、, motorcycle, dog sled, horse, or virtually any other type of conveyance. On certain legs of the relay, the torch must be housed in a special container. For a trip across the Great Barrier Reef before the 2000 Olympic Games, a special torch was designed to burn underwater. On airplanes, where open f
23、lames are not allowed, the flame is typically stored in an enclosed lamp, much like a Miners lamp. At night, it is kept in a special cauldron until the relay begins once again the following day. As in any relay race, each runner carries the torch for only one short leg of its trip. As a runner compl
24、etes a leg, he lights the torch of the next person in the relay. It is considered a great privilege to be chosen as a torchbearer. Athlete, actors, musicians, sports figures, and politicians have all carried the flame. In 1996, boxing legend Muhammed Ali lit the Olympic cauldron to mark the start of
25、 the Games in Atlanta. But the brunt(主要的重荷 ) of the running is done by average citizens all around the world. Almost anyone can carry a torch, provided that he is at least 14 years old and is able to carry it for at least 400 meters (437 yards). Handicapped people can be (and have been) torchbearers
26、 they can carry the torch while riding in a wheelchair. The torchbearers are chosen by the Olympic sponsors and organizers, usually because they have made a significant contribution to their community and because they personify the theme of that particular Olympics. The Olympic sponsors (for example
27、, Coca-Cola) also get to choose several torchbearers from within their organizations. Each torchbearer is accompanied by a caravan with security personnel, a medical team, the media, and extra torches in case the torch the runner is carrying goes out. At the end of the relay, the last torchbearer en
28、ters the Olympic stadium in the host city. The identity of that torchbearer is usually kept secret until the last moment. The final torchbearer is usually an Olympic athlete, sports figure, or an individual who has made a very special contribution to society. That individual runs around the stadium
29、track once, then lights the Olympic cauldron, signaling the official start of the Olympic Games. When the competition ends about two weeks later, the flame is extinguished at the Closing Ceremony, marking the end of the Games. 2 The Olympic torch starts its journey around the world from the opening
30、ceremony of Olympic Games. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 In ancient Greek, after the short peace of Olympic Games period, the city-states would reopen the war. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The world restarted the Olympic Games in 1896, but the restart of torch relay was later than that. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5
31、 The torch relay was brought back to the Olympics in Berlin in 1936, the flame lit in Olympia, Greece. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Since 1964, both Winter and Summer Olympic Games has begun with a torch-lighting ceremony in _. 7 The flame of the, torch is lit at the Temple of Hera and then carried to th
32、e ancient _. 8 The details of the Olympic Torch Relay, such as the route or the stops, are decided by the _. 9 On a plane, because open flames are prohibited, the torch is stored in an _. 10 Besides the eminent contributions, a torchbearer is chosen for pesonifying of _ of a particular Olympics. 11
33、After running around the Olympic stadium track once, _ lights the cauldron, and the Olympic Games officially start. 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
34、 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） The man had better stop taking the cough medicine. （ B） The man will ta
35、ke another medicine instead of this. （ C） The man should have patience to cure his cough. （ D） The man should take the medicine for a long time. （ A） She cannot finish her work. （ B） She will date her friend on the evening of 28th April. （ C） She wants to avoid the crowd in the Huangshan resort. （ D
36、） She will have an important visitor. （ A） They are boiling a cup of water. （ B） They are stirring a cup of mud. （ C） They are cooking sweet and sour rice. （ D） They are writing down the recipe. （ A） She has half finished filling out the form. （ B） She doesnt remember to fill out the form. （ C） She
37、is glad that the man might help her. （ D） She feels frustrated about filling out the form. （ A） He went mountain climbing last year. （ B） He hasnt traveled around the world yet. （ C） Hes always wanted to climb that mountain. （ D） He definitely does not want to go. （ A） They had better finish the pro
38、ject as soon as possible. （ B） They had better try their luck to finish the project. （ C） They are so lucky to have the project being put off. （ D） They had better have a risk to extend the project. （ A） The woman is examining some old houses. （ B） The woman is going to rent the house. （ C） The woma
39、n is discussing the house condition with her colleagues. （ D） The woman tells the man to change the wiring. （ A） She thinks her pay for the job is too low. （ B） She believes she should be promoted as a manager. （ C） She thinks her job cant make full use of her abilities. （ D） She thinks what her lea
40、rned is useless. （ A） She does some teaching work. （ B） She does her homework. （ C） She works as a babysitter. （ D） She attends weekend lessons to improve her English. （ A） One of her teachers recommended her to do it. （ B） One of her friends introduced it to her. （ C） She got it through a notice ne
41、ar the bus stop. （ D） She happened to meet a person who offered the job. （ A） To put up notices on community bulletin boards. （ B） To post notices on wire poles. （ C） To ask his teachers for help. （ D） To register in job-center of the university. （ A） Hes offering some suggestions about learning for
42、eign languages. （ B） Hes asking the woman for help to improve his English. （ C） Hes discussing with the woman how to listen to a language regularly. （ D） Hes talking about the importance of taking notes in foreign languages learning. （ A） By listening to documentaries. （ B） By watching TV commercial
43、s. （ C） By watching foreign movies. （ D） By listening to foreign songs. （ A） Pronunciation. （ B） Culture. （ C） New words. （ D） Grammar. （ A） It helps one speak the language immediately. （ B） It helps one improve reading skill. （ C） It helps one improve writing skill. （ D） It helps one enlarge vocabu
44、lary. 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. （
45、 A） They think writers have wealth and fame. （ B） They like writing. （ C） They want to enjoy loneness. （ D） They follow some examples. （ A） She wasnt able to produce a single book. （ B） She wasnt able to have a rest for a whole year. （ C） She hadnt seen a change for the better. （ D） She found his dr
46、eam would never come true. （ A） It warns young people of the hardships of a successful writer. （ B） It advises young people to give up their idea of becoming writers. （ C） It shows that writers usually live in poverty and isolation. （ D） It encourages young people to pursue a writing career. （ A） Be
47、cause they liked to cat tea leaves. （ B） Because they were curious about the taste of tea leaves, （ C） Because they did not know how to do with tea. （ D） Because they wanted to make sandwiches with tea. （ A） Britons got expensive tea from China. （ B） Britons got their first tea from Finland. （ C） Br
48、itons were the first people in Europe who drank tea. （ D） In the 17th century the East India Company introduced tea to Britain. （ A） Because they followed everything the Britons did. （ B） Because it tasted better than mixed with butter. （ C） Because it became a popular drink. （ D） Because they were
49、influenced by a woman in the upper class. （ A） Because the fibers of his muscles are very thick. （ B） Because he has more muscles. （ C） Because his muscles are made of more stringy fibers. （ D） Because the number of his muscles was fixed during his childhood. （ A） More muscles than average people. （ B） A strong will. （ C） Strength, fitness and endurance. （ D） A strong heart. （ A） With an increase in he amount of blood. （ B） With more muscles. （ C） With vigorous trial. （ D） With routine exercise.
