1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 3（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a short essay based on the following news extracted from a newspaper, commenting on what had happened and giving your own understanding of it. You should write at least 150 words and give your essa
2、y an appropriate title.“香港著名影、视、歌三栖明星张国荣四月一日从香港某高层数纵身跳下，自杀身亡“ 新民晚报 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 YE
3、S) 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 A Brief Introduction of Mark TwainTwain, Mark, pseudonym(笔名)of Samuel Langhorne Clemen
4、s(1835-1910), American writer and humorist, whose best work is characterized by broad, often irreverent(不敬的)humor or biting social satire. Twains writing is also known for realism of place and language, memorable characters, and hatred of hypocrisy and oppression.Early YearsBorn in Florida, Missouri
5、, Clemens moved with his family to Hannibal, Missouri, a port on the Mississippi River, when he was four years old. There he received a public school education. After the death of his father in 1847, Clemens was apprenticed to two Hannibal primers, and in 1851 he began setting type for and contribut
6、ing sketches to his brother Orions Hannibal Journal. Subsequently he worked as a printer in Keokuk, Iowa; New York City; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and other cities. Later Clemens was a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River until the American Civil War (1861-1865) brought an end to travel on the
7、 river. In 1861 Clemens served briefly as a volunteer soldier in the Confederate cavalry. Later that year he accompanied his brother to the newly created Nevada Territory, where he tried his hand at silver mining. In 1862 he became a reporter on the Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, Nevada, a
8、nd in 1863 he began signing his articles with the pseudonym Mark Twain, a Mississippi River phrase meaning “two fathoms deep.“ After moving to San Francisco, California, in 1864, Twain met American writers Artemus Ward and Bret Harte, who encouraged him in his work. In 1865 Twain reworked a tale he
9、had heard in the California gold fields, and within months the author and the story, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,“ had become national sensations.Years of MaturityIn 1867 Twain lectured in New York City, and in the same year he visited Europe and Palestine. He wrote of these tra
10、vels in The Innocents Abroad (1869), a book exaggerating those aspects of European culture that impress American tourists. In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon. After living briefly in Buffalo, New York, the couple moved to Hartford, Connecticut. Much of Twains best work was written in the 1870s and 18
11、80s in Hartford or during the summers at Quarry Farm, near Elmira, New York. Roughing It (1872) recounts his early adventures as a miner and journalist; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) celebrates boyhood in a town on the Mississippi River; A Tramp Abroad (1880) describes a walking trip through t
12、he Black Forest of Germany and the Swiss Alps; The Prince and the Pauper (1882), a childrens book, focuses on switched identities in Tudor England; Life on the Mississippi (1883) combines an autobiographical account of his experiences as a river pilot with a visit to the Mississippi nearly two decad
13、es after he left it; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court (1889) satirizes oppression in feudal England.About His MasterpieceThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), the sequel to Tom Sawyer, is considered Twains masterpiece. The book is the story of the title character, known as Huck, a boy
14、 who flees his father by rafting down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave, Jim. The pails adventures show Huck(and the reader)the cruelty of which men and women are capable. Another theme of the novel is the conflict between Hucks feelings of friendship with Jim, who is one of the few people
15、he can trust, and his knowledge that be is breaking the laws of the time by helping Jim escape. Huckleberry Finn, which is al most entirely narrated from Hucks point of view, is noted for its authentic language and for its deep commitment to free dom. Hucks adventures also provide the reader with a
16、panorama of American life along the Mississippi before the Civil War. Twains skill in capturing the rhythms of that life help make the book one of the masterpieces of American literature.Turning PointIn 1884 Twain formed the firm Charles L. Webster and Company to publish his and other writers works,
17、 notably Personal Memoirs(two volumes, 1885-1886)by American general and president Ulysses S. Grant A disastrous investment in an automatic typesetting machine led to the firms bankruptcy in 1894. A successful worldwide lecture tour and the book based on those travels, Fallowing the Equator(1897), p
18、aid off Twains debts.Twains work during the 1890s and the 1900s is marked by growing pessimism and bitterness-the result of his business reverses and, later, the deaths of his wife and two daughters. Significant works of this period are Puddinhead Wilson (1894), a novel set in the South before the C
19、ivil War that criticizes racism by focusing on mistaken racial identifies, and Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (1896), a sentimental biography. Twains other later writings include short stories, the best known of which are “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg“ (1899) and “The War Prayer“ (1905);
20、 philosophical, social, and political essays; the manuscript of “The Mysterious Stranger,“ an uncompleted piece that was published posthumously in 1916; and autobiographical dictations.His InfluenceTwains work was inspired by the unconventional West, and the popularity of his work marked the end of
21、the domination of American Literature by New England writers. He is justly renowned as a humorist but was not always appreciated by the writers of his time as anything more than that. Successive generations of writers, however, recognized the role thatTwain played in creating a truly American litera
22、ture. He portrayed uniquely American subjects in a humorous and colloquial, yet poetic, language. his success in creating this plain hut evocative language precipitated the end of American reverence for British and European culture and for the more formal language associated with those traditions. H
23、is adherence to American themes, settings, and language set him apart from many other novelists of the day and had a powerful effect on such later American writers as Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner, both of whom pointed to Twain as an inspiration for their own writing.Later YearsIn Twains lat
24、er years he wrote less, but be became a celebrity, frequently speaking out on public issues. He also came to be known for the white linen suit he always wore when making public appearances. Twain received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford in 1907. When he died be left an uncomplete
25、d autobiography, which was eventually edited by his secretary, Albert Bigelow Paine, and published in 1924. In 1990 the first half of a handwritten manuscript of Huckleberry Finn was discovered in Hollywood, California. After a series of legal battles over ownership, the portion, which included prev
26、iously unpublished material, was reunited with its second half, which had been housed at the Buffalo and Erie County (New York) Public Library, in 1992. A revised edition of Huckleberry Finn including the unpublished material was released in 1996.2 Mark Twains good education is mainly the foundation
27、 for his works.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG3 We dont know the exact number of Mark Twains works.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG4 Writers of Mark Twains time does net see him as highly as the later writers do.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG5 Mark Twain got his fame by the work “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County“.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG6 M
28、ark Twain actually means _.7 Mark Twain got married when he was _ years old.8 Because of his failure, on business and the death of his family members, his works are marked by _.9 Mark Twains Masterpiece is _.10 Mark Twains language style is _.11 In Mark Twains later years, what he mainly did was _.S
29、ection 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. Du
30、ring the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）Buy something in the Bill supermarket.（B） Get money to pay his bill.（C） Check to see whether he can pay in cash.（D）Get a check for the woman.（A）At class.（B） Back at home.（C） At work.（D）In hosp
31、ital.（A）She will help him.（B） She finished hers two days ago.（C） She completed her work very quickly.（D）She is still doing the project.（A）Angry.（B） Hungry.（C） Tired.（D）Dissatisfied.（A）It is not theirs.（B） It has some problems.（C） It is out of warranty.（D）It was stolen.（A）She doesnt like picnic.（B） I
32、t will be too hot.（C） She will have an exam next week.（D）The biology class will go to the beach next week.（A）It does not concern John.（B） John does not care about his car.（C） John will help him fix the car.（D）He wants John to fix the car.（A）20 miles.（B） 6 miles.（C） 14 miles.（D）26 miles.（A）A bear.（B）
33、 A beard lady.（C） How to shave beard.（D）A beard man.（A）More than 12.（B） 12.（C） 100.（D）Not mentioned.（A）50.（B） 51.（C） 15.（D）Never stop.（A）H.R.（B） Manger.（C） Junior secretary .（D）Senior secretary.（A）Gender.（B） Ability.（C） Experience.（D）Age.（A）The woman has known the man for a long time.（B） The woman c
34、ould not make a decision of the job.（C） The woman is not satisfied with the man.（D）The man has an appointment before he got to the office.（A）Mill.（B） Bank.（C） Store.（D）Not of above all.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear som
35、e 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）Probing into the privacy of famous people.（B） Short articles about less important events.（C） Colorful pictures and smalle
36、r size.（D）All above.（A）The Daily Star.（B） The Times.（C） The Daily Telegraph.（D）The Daily Minor.（A）The Independent.（B） The Financial Times.（C） The Daily Mirror.（D）The Daily Telegraph.（A）Life was easy and food was easy to find.（B） People care more about how to survive.（C） The people took care of each
37、other out of love.（D）There are many developed individual monetary systems.（A）This need to use the services of people who were not physically near.（B） This need to have a common set of values.（C） The fear of things that were more different than what people were used to.（D）This need to store wealth.（A
38、）How the survival skills of the early people influenced their diets.（B） This need to learn how to save money;（C） The increasingly complex relationship between values and the use of money.（D）The difficulty of trading larger and larger amounts of good.（A）How to distinguish peoples faces.（B） How to des
39、cribe peoples personality.（C） How to distinguish people both inward and outward.（D）How to differ good persons from bad persons.（A）To give an example that both human beings and animals can recognize faces.（B） To tell how a skilled writer could describe all the features of different people.（C） To indi
40、cate how pigeons and people look different.（D）To show how faces are like fingers.（A）Physician.（B） Psychologist.（C） Fictional writer.（D）Historian.（A）His physical appearance and his action.（B） His way of speaking and behaving.（C） His learning and behavior.（D）His way of acting and thinking.Section CDir
41、ections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen 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
42、 heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 37 Why do we cry? Can you imagine a life without tears? Not only do tears keep your eyes lubricated, they also con
43、tain a (36)_ that kills certain (37)_ so they cant infect your eyes. Give up your tears, and you lose this on the spot defense. Nor would you want to give up the flood of (38)_ tears you produce when you get something physical or chemical in your eyes. Tears are very good at washing this (39)_ stuff
44、 out. Another thing you couldnt do without your tears is cry from joy, anger, or sadness. Humans are the only animals that produce tears in response to (40)_. And mot people say a good cry makes some feel better. Many scientists, therefore, believe that crying (41)_ helps us cope with the emotional
45、situations. Tear (42)_,William Fred is trying to figure out how it happens. “One (43)_“, he says, “is that tears discharge certain chemicals from your body“. (44)_, he says.If Fred is right, (45)_? Boys, for example, cry only about a quarter as often as girls once they reach their teenage years. And
46、 we all cry a lot less now than we did as babies. Could it possibly be that we face less stress? (46)_.Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the few
47、est possible words.48 Liu XiangAsias Gold RushAs Liu Xiang raced to victory in the 110-meter hurdles at the Athens Olympics, his legs pumping with flawless precision to clock a world record-tying time of 12.91 sec. the panic creeping into sports announcers voices was almost palpable(明显的). Even thoug
48、h China had touted the 21 -year -old Shanghai native as a medal hopeful, few in the West knew that China had a decent hurdler, much less a record -making one. Stunned by the victory, a Greek TV announcer stammered: “In first place, it s. it s a Chinese man.“ Foiled by the X in Lius given name, the b
49、roadcaster sidestepped the problem: “He is Mr. Liu. Congratulations to Mr. Liu from China.“The world had better get used to Mr. Liu and his given name (Xiang is pronounced Shee-ahng). With his chiseled(轮廓分明的) jaw and winning smile, Lin has already been tapped as a pitchman for Coca-Cola and Nike. More importantly, the Chinese hurdler serves as the charismatic icon of a continent galvanized
