1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 104（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 1简要分析图表 2分析观众喜欢看体育节目的原因 Why Do the Viewers Like Watching Sport Programs?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 att
2、ached 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.2 Cod in TroubleA. In 1992, the d
3、evastating collapse of the cod stocks off the east coast of Newfoundland forced the Canadian government to take drastic measures and close the fishery. Over 40,000 people lost their jobs, communities are still struggling to recover and the marine ecosystem is still in a state of collapse. The disint
4、egration of this vital fishery sounded a warning bell to governments around the world who were shocked that a relatively-sophisticated, scientifically-based fisheries management program, not unlike their own, could have gone so wrong. The Canadian government ignored warnings that their fleets were e
5、mploying destructive fishing practices and refused to significantly reduce quotas citing the loss of jobs as too great a concern.B. In the 1950s Canadian and US east coast waters provided an annual 100,000 tons in cod catches rising to 800,000 by 1970. This over fishing led to a catch of only 300,00
6、0 tons by 1975. Canada and the US reacted by passing legislation to extend their national jurisdictions over marine-living resources out to 200 nautical miles and catches naturally declined to 139,000 tons in 1980. However the Canadian fishing industry took over and restarted the over fishing and ca
7、tches rose again until, from 1985, it was the Canadians who were landing more than 250,000 tons of northern cod annually. This exploitation ravaged the stocks and by 1990 the catch was so low (29,000 tons) that in 1992 (121/2000 tons) Canada had to ban all fishing in east coast waters. In a fishery
8、that had for over a century yielded a quarter-million ton catches, there remained a biomass of less than 1700 tons and the Fisheries Department also predicted that, even with an immediate recovery, stocks need at least 15 years before they would be healthy enough to withstand previous levels of fish
9、ing.C. The devastating fishing came from massive investment poured into constructing huge “draggers“. Draggers haul enormous nets held open by a combination of huge steel plates and heavy chains and rollers that plough the ocean bottom. They drag up anything in the way, inflicting immense damage, de
10、stroying critical habitat and contributing to the destabilization of the northern cod ecosystem. The draggers targeted huge aggregations of cod while they were spawning, a time when the fish population is highly vulnerable to capture. Excessive trawling on spawning stocks became highly disruptive to
11、 the spawning process, and ecosystem. In addition, the trawling activity resulted in a physical dispersion of eggs leading to a higher fertilization failure. Physical and chemical damage to larvae caused by the trawling action also reduced their chances of survival. These draggers are now banned for
12、ever from Canadian waters.D. Canadian media often cite excessive fishing by overseas fleets, primarily driven by the Capitalist ethic, as the primary cause of the fishing out of the north Atlantic cod stocks. Many nations took fish off the coast of Newfoundland and all used deep-sea trawlers, and ma
13、ny often blatantly exceeded established catch quotas and treaty agreements. There can be little doubt that non-North-American-fishing was a contributing factor in the cod stock collapse, and that the capitalist dynamics that were at work in Canada were all too similar for the foreign vessels and com
14、panies. But all of the blame cannot be put there, no matter how easy it is to do, as it does not account for the management of the resources.E. Who was to blame? As the exploitation of the Newfoundland fishery was so predominantly guided by the government, we can argue that a fishery is not a privat
15、e area, as the fisher lacks management fights normally associated with property and common property. The state had appropriated the property, and made all of the management decisions. Fishermen get told who can fish, what they can fish, and essentially, what to do with the fish once it is caught. In
16、 this regard then, when a resource such as the Newfoundland fishery collapses, it is more a tragedy of government negligence than a tragedy of the general public.F. Following the 1992s ban on northern cod fishing and most other species, an estimated 30,000 people that had already lost their jobs aft
17、er the 1992 Northern Cod Moratorium took effect, were joined by an additional 12,000 fishermen and plant workers. With more than forty thousand people out of jobs, Newfoundland became an economic disaster area, as processing plants shut down, and vessels from the smallest dory to the monster dragger
18、s were made idle or sold overseas at bargain prices. Several hundred Newfoundland communities were devastated.G. Europeans need only look across the North Atlantic to see what could be in store for their cod fishery. In Canada they were too busy with making plans, setting expansive goals, and then a
19、llocating fish, and lots of it, instead of making sound business plans to match fishing with the limited availability of the resource. Cod populations in European waters are now so depleted that scientists have recently warned that “all fisheries in this area that target cod should be closed.“ The C
20、anadian calamity demonstrates that we now have the technological capability o find and annihilate every commercial fish stock, in any ocean and do irreparable damage to entire ecosystems in the process. In Canadas case, a two billion dollar recovery bill may only be a part of the total long-term cos
21、ts. The costs to individuals and desperate communities now deprived of meaningful and sustainable employment is staggering.2 According to the first paragraph,what was a major factor in the Newfoundland cod disaster?（A）The mass unemployment.（B） The collapse of marine ecosystem.（C） The cod collapse.（D
22、）The fleets destructive fishing practices.3 The Canadian government didnt want to reduce cod. catches pre-1992 because they were worried about _.（A）drastic measures（B） the ecological effects（C） the marine ecosystem（D）possible rising unemployment4 Which of the following graph most accurately describe
23、s Canadian cod catches from 1950 to 1992 _.（A）（B）（C）（D）5 Canada had to totally ban fishing in east coast waters in the year of _.（A）1975（B） 1980（C） 1990（D）19926 According to passage, which of the following is now true about the Newfoundland fisheries?（A）Normal fishing could start again in 2007.（B） C
24、atches of 2700 tons a year only are permitted.（C） Fishing with draggers will be allowed again in 2007.（D）No cod fishing is allowed but some other species can be caught.7 The massive investment put into the constructing huge draggers resulted in _.（A）more economic disaster areas in Newfoundland（B） th
25、e recovery of the marine ecosystem（C） the improvement of fishing practices（D）the devastating fishing8 Who does the writer blame for the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery?（A）The US fishing industry.（B） The Canadian government.（C） The foreign fishing industry.（D）The Canadian fishing industry.9
26、Canadian media often cite excessive fishing by overseas fleets, primarily because of _.10 As to the Newfoundland fishery collapse, it is less a tragedy of the general public than a tragedy of _.11 In Canadas case, the costs to the deprivation of peoples _ is much greater than the recovery bill.Secti
27、on ADirections: 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 be a pause. During
28、 the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）The blue one is cheaper than the others.（B） The blue one is not worth buying.（C） She is going to buy the yellow and the green ones.（D）She will not buy any of the skirts.（A）Ask the woman for the so
29、up.（B） Call the womans mother.（C） Read the soup recipe.（D）Eat lunch with the woman.（A）Reasons.（B） Advice.（C） Leave.（D）Opinions.（A）In about 40 minutes.（B） In about 30 minutes.（C） In about 20 minutes.（D）In about 10 minutes.（A）What that thing is.（B） How long he will have to wait.（C） Where the woman has
30、 been.（D）Where they are going.（A）Shes tired.（B） Shes generous.（C） Shes rich.（D）Shes intelligent.（A）Betty will probably have the answer.（B） Betty is the one who made the error.（C） They shouldnt tell Betty about the mistake.（D）They dont think Betty will take it,（A）He doesnt like messy people.（B） He do
31、esnt know where their house is.（C） He sees no need to clean the house.（D）He can think of no worse time for their friends to come.（A）The woman asked the man to help her apply for a job.（B） The Woman asked the man to read her graduate school application.（C） The woman asked the man to help her with her
32、 homework.（D）The woman asked the man to prepare a presentation for her.（A）Geology.（B） Music.（C） Medical.（D）Mathematics.（A）Divide the information into separate paragraphs.（B） Expand the ideas and make it fancy.（C） Add all of the womans personal information.（D）Pay attention to the presentation formats
33、.（A）He is unable to talk.（B） He doesnt like his classroom.（C） He cant find his office key.（D）He has misplaced some exams.（A）Make an appointment with the doctor.（B） Return the exam papers to his students.（C） Mark the latest homework assignment.（D）Put a cancellation notice on the classroom door.（A）Bri
34、ng Don the homework that was due today.（B） Teach Dons class while hes absent.（C） Give Professor Webster the key to Dons office.（D）Leave a message on the board in Dons classroom.（A）To call Don at the end of the afternoon.（B） To give Dons students the next assignment.（C） To put the homework on Dons de
35、sk.（D）To leave the master key for Don.Section BDirections: 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
36、choices marked A, B, C and D.（A）Matter has different laws.（B） Matter has one common law.（C） Matter shares the same laws.（D）Matter shares no common law.（A）The planet must be as big and heavy as the earth.（B） Proper conditions are essential to the existence of life.（C） Double stars can provide steady
37、light and heat.（D）The distance between a planet and its sun should be right.（A）The author is optimistic.（B） The author is pessimistic.（C） The author is aggressive.（D）The author is ambitious.（A）They feel irritable.（B） They feel depressed.（C） They feel shocked.（D）They feel isolated.（A）More contact wit
38、h friends.（B） An opportunity to reconsider their life.（C） A more promising job.（D）A better family lifd.（A）They need more help from society and home.（B） Their life is miserable and desperate.（C） They can seek for a fresh start in life.（D）They have both miseries and prospects.（A）She was born in 1960.（
39、B） She was born in 1940.（C） She was born in 1916.（D）She was born in 1956.（A）She won the first place.（B） She won the second place.（C） She won the third place.（D）She won no medals at all.（A）In Saint Bethlehem, USA.（B） In Melbourne, Australia.（C） In Tennessee, USA.（D）In Rome, Italy.（A）In the two hundre
40、d meter race.（B） In the one hundred meter race.（C） In the two hundred meter sprint relay event.（D）In the one hundred meter and the two hundred meter races.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen careful
41、ly 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 either use t
42、he exact words you have just heard or write down the 37 The traditional belief that a womans place is in the home and that a woman ought not to go out to work can hardly be reasonably【B1 】in present conditions. It is said that it is a womans task to care for the children, but families today【B2】to be
43、 small. Thus a womans whole period of【B3】may occur within five years. Furthermore, with【B4 】education from the age of five or six her role as chief educator of her children soon【B5】.It might be argued that the house-proud woman would still find plenty to do about the home. That may be so, but it is
44、certainly no longer necessary for a woman to【B6】her whole life cooking, cleaning, mending and sewing.Apart from womens own happiness, the【B7 】of the community must be considered. Modern society cannot do well without the【B8 】that women can make in professions and other kinds of work.【B9】It is extrem
45、ely wasteful to give years of training at public expense【B10】. The training, it is true, will help her in duties as a mother, but if she continued to work, her service would be more widely useful. Many factories and shops, too, are largely staffed by women, many of them married.【B11】.37 【B1 】38 【B2
46、】39 【B3 】40 【B4 】41 【B5 】42 【B6 】43 【B7 】44 【B8 】45 【B9 】46 【B10 】47 【B11 】Section ADirections: 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 carefull
47、y 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 in the bank more than once.48 The opinion of many engineers is that the architects that designed
48、 the New York World Trade Center Twin Towers did a good job in designing the buildings. The buildings were safe from the hazards 【S1】at the time. Indeed, they were designed to withstand the force of aircraft that might crash into them. They were not however, designed to withstand the effects of the
49、very high temperatures generated by the 【S2】 of tons of aviation fuel carried by the aircraft.Steel 【S3】 covered with concrete is the main structural component of the towers and steel loses a lot of structural strength when heated to 1100 degrees Centigrade and beyond, as it was. To 【S4】 the steel the towers beams were coated with a few centimeters of concrete. That insulation was to provide structural 【S5】 for at lease 1 hour of fire. The towers met that test. The south tower las
