1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 734及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 1. 现在越来越多的年轻人把手机短信作为交流的主要渠道 2. 使用手机雉的利与弊 3. 我的观点 My Viewpoint on Wide-spread SMS 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 th
2、e 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 statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 The Lure of
3、a Big City Vacation From the Tower of London to Paris Eiffel Tower, historic landmarks and one-of-a-kind attractions have long lured travelers to the worlds great cities. “It becomes, at least for some people, a kind of pilgrimage in the sense that you want to finally see the Statue of Liberty and i
4、ts in New York and you have to go to New York to see it,“ said Witold Rybczynski, a professor of urbanism at The .Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. “Them isnt a second version of it anywhere else.“ This sort of unique attraction, combined with the excitement of city life and a concen
5、tration of cultural opportunities, fine dining, shopping and accommodations brings some visitors back again and again. “Theres such a vast range of riches in a small, pretty easily navigated space. Thats definitely what attracts me to cities,“ said Don George, global travel editor for Lonely Planet
6、Publications. Few large cities have remarkable natural scenic attractions to build upon, so they tend to rely on heritage and cultural sites to set themselves apart, according to Douglas Frechtling, a professor of tourism studies at George Washington University. Visiting cities gained popularity in
7、the 18th and 19th centuries, as the landed aristocracy in Britain increasingly sent their sons -and occasionally their daughters -to round out their education on a Grand Tour of the celebrated sights and cities of continental Europe, Frechtling said. Americas nouveau fiche adopted this tradition in
8、the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and later, less well-heeled travelers joined the tourist ranks. “In terms of what we might call mass tourism or middle-class tourism, that really didnt develop until after World War ,“ Frechtling said. “It was just too difficult and too expensive to travel.“ N
9、avigation 101 Now the allure of big cities seems as potent as ever. The number of visitors to central Paris in 2004, for example, is estimated at 25 million, according to the Paris convention and Visitors Bureau. New York City welcomed 39.9 million visitors to the five boroughs in 2004 and is expect
10、ing a tally of nearly 41 million for 2005, according to NYC they dare not accelerate learning for fear of disrupting “the system.“ Standardized policies dictating what is to be taught and how long the teaching should be taken render teachers as passive and un- imaginative as their students. 63 Which
11、 of the following statements best expresses the main idea of this passage? （ A） Most American students today are lacking in readiness for active participation in learning. （ B） The prevalent passivity of American students has much to do with the existing educational system. （ C） The bureaucratic str
12、ucture of American schools has negatively affected administrators, teachers, and students. （ D） The solution to the problem of student passivity lies in humanizing schools. 64 According to the passage, American schools today have turned into _. （ A） a typically bureaucratic organization, highly rigi
13、d and impersonal （ B） an efficient means of supervising educational curricular and ensuring uniformity （ C） a well organized system competent enough to meet the educational demands of the vast and complex society （ D） all of the above 65 The expression “numerical ratings“ in Paragraph 4 can best be
14、interpreted as _. （ A） scores and grades （ B） formal records （ C） assessments expressed by numbers （ D） official statistics 66 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a serious problem prevalent in todays school systems? （ A） Indifference to cultural difference within local communities. （ B） Depe
15、ndence on numerical ratings of performance. （ C） Rigid expectations of all students. （ D） Lack of funding and specialized personnel. 67 In this passage the author points out that bureaucracy in American schools not only discourages initiative and creativity on the part of students, but also _. （ A）
16、deprives teachers of freedom of opinion or action （ B） makes teachers passive and unimaginative （ C） fosters doubts about the values of education among teachers （ D） both A and B 三、 Part V Cloze (15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choi
17、ces marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. 67 The loudest outcry about poverty seemed to come in the wealthiest country by far in the world. According to most calculations,【 C1】 _ most of that period the United States had a standard of living well【 C2】 _ Eur
18、opes and many times above the world【 C3】 _ . Yet protests about grinding poverty, hunger, and dreadful need【 C4】 _ more from the United States than from countries with one-fortieth of their living【 C5】 _ . An annual per capita income of about 500 dollars is【 C6】 _ of much of Africa and Asia and not
19、a little of South America. It would seem strange to these people that American radicals demand a【 C7】 _ from an American commitment to the far comers of the globe so that the money thus saved can be spent【 C8】 _ the standard of living of【 C9】 _ Americans. What this last point suggests is not so much
20、 that human【 C10】 _ are never to be satisfied though this is doubtlessly true, and the American suburbanite (郊区居民 )【 C11】 _ of his second car and his color TV suffers just as 【 C12】 _ as an African farmer in need of a second cow and a screen door. Rather, it suggests the【 C13】 _ of contemporary brea
21、ch of social【 C14】 _ the emancipation of the individual self. People have learned to consider any【 C15】 _ to personal fulfillment as a(n)【 C16】 _ insult. They have greatly expanded the circle of self-awareness. They no longer accept sharp limitations on individual desires in the【 C17】 _ of the group
22、. The amount of potential human discontent has always been【 C18】 _ misery, failure, misfiring, bitterness, hatred, envy【 C19】 _ telling. It has usually failed of【 C20】_ , and in the past it was accepted passively as being beyond help. 68 【 C1】 （ A） until （ B） through （ C） in （ D） onto 69 【 C2】 （ A）
23、over （ B） above （ C） against （ D） below 70 【 C3】 （ A） average （ B） common （ C） mean （ D） ordinary 71 【 C4】 （ A） pretend （ B） preside （ C） precede （ D） proceed 72 【 C5】 （ A） standard （ B） scale （ C） level （ D） example 73 【 C6】 （ A） different （ B） regardless （ C） ignorant （ D） typical 74 【 C7】 （ A） re
24、treat （ B） compromise （ C） restraint （ D） detachment 75 【 C8】 （ A） rising （ B） raising （ C） expending （ D） arising 76 【 C9】 （ A） underprivileged （ B） misguided （ C） underlined （ D） overjoyed 77 【 C10】 （ A） anticipations （ B） shelters （ C） shortages （ D） wants 78 【 C11】 （ A） informed （ B） deprived （
25、C） ensured （ D） relieved 79 【 C12】 （ A） acutely （ B） abnormally （ C） aggressively （ D） initially 80 【 C13】 （ A） margin （ B） scope （ C） range （ D） extent 81 【 C14】 （ A） liberties （ B） norms （ C） institutions （ D） practices 82 【 C15】 （ A） access （ B） exception （ C） obstacle （ D） approach 83 【 C16】 （ A
26、） incomprehensible （ B） uninterpretable （ C） intolerable （ D） negligible 84 【 C17】 （ A） face （ B） company （ C） name （ D） wake 85 【 C18】 （ A） bulky （ B） prompt （ C） momentary （ D） infinite 86 【 C19】 （ A） at （ B） beyond （ C） on （ D） with 87 【 C20】 （ A） utterance （ B） admittance （ C） compliance （ D） im
27、portance 四、 Part VI Translation (5 minutes) Directions: Complete the sentences in the blanks by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. 88 The industrial output of this year has_(比去年增加了四倍 ). 89 _(你不该采用欺骗手段 ); no one will believe you any more. 90 Many manufacturers _ ( 过于专注降低成本而受到了指责 ), often at the expense of the quality of their products. 91 She cooked the meat for a long time _. (以使它吃起来很嫩 ) 92 Before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft， _(宇航员需经受各种各样的测试 ) 大学英语六级模拟试卷 734答案与解析
