1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 61（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Books and Electronic Products. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:1. 如今有大量的电子产品替代了书2. 不同的人有不同的看法3. 我的观点Books and Electronic Products二、Part II
2、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 agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for N
3、O) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.2 Engines of ChangeThe Holy Grail(圣杯) for AutomakersI am driving through downtown Washington, D.C., in a white GM minivan with friendly blue-bubble paper decorating
4、the sides. Its emitting no toxic chemicals and the engine seems to purr(发出隆隆声) rather than growl. I am driving a hydrogen-powered automobileso clean, you can drink from the exhaust pipeand its a smooth, energetic ride.Its also the Holy Grail for automakers, environmentalists, political leadersand, m
5、ost important, drivers everywhere, whether or not we realize it yet. Whats not to like about a vehicle that combats global warming, offers hope of weaning(使戒掉) the world off Mideast oil, and could save on fuel costs? More than anything, though, the development of the hydrogen car, along with other a
6、lternatives, is a response to one unsettling fact: The world will one day run out of oil. And that day may arrive sooner than most of us would think.Industry experts at the Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas (ASPO) predict that by 2008, we may have extracted half the available global supp
7、ly of oil. While it took us the better part of the last century to reach this halfway point, it will take significantly less time to consume the rest. With more industrialized countries, more cars, trucks and buses, and more demand than ever for home heating and appliancesjust think Chinaoil could r
8、each depletion more quickly than we once assumed. So the race is underway to find affordable fuel alternatives, as well as new ways to conserve our remaining oil.For car manufacturers and a growing number of consumers, the future is now-in the form of the latest generation of hybrid vehicles. Toyota
9、, Honda and Ford have led the charge with technology that pairs a small gasoline engine with an electric motor that actually powers the car without high levels of pollution. The electric motor and gasoline engine is more efficient than a combustion(燃烧) engine. According to the Alliance to Save Energ
10、y, in 2004, SUV drivers spent about $1,225 on fuel, while passenger cars cost $976 to run. Hybrid drivers only spent between $350 and $450.Also, hybrids have solved a big drawback of energy-efficient electric cars, which need to be recharged regularly literally plugged into a power source. Hybrids l
11、ike Hondas Insight, Civic and Accord, and Toyotas Prius, charge the battery as you drive. Plus, some can travel more than 600 miles on a tank of gas.To lure people to buy these cleaner, more efficient carshybrids, the federal government is offering owners a one-time tax deduction. Local governments
12、are offering incentives too. Hybrid owners in Los Angeles receive parking exemptions; in Connecticut, residents whose energy-efficient cars get at least 40 miles per gallon are exempt from the sales tax on the car; Pennsylvania owners are eligible for a $500 discount at purchase; and in Virginia, hy
13、brid drivers can take advantage of the HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) laneno matter how many passengers are on board.According to Bradley Berman, editor of HybridC, 88,000 of these automobiles were sold in the United States last yearthats nearly double the previous year and about ten times as many sol
14、d in 2000. This year alone, the chic(时尚的) Prius is on track to sell some 45,000, despite six-month waiting lists.Reducing U.S. Oil ConsumptionEven as more hybrid cars hit the road, the technology is a key element in an exciting new project, one that could hasten our transition to a hydrogen-fuel eco
15、nomy. The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to energy policy, has launched a research center with the sole purpose of creating the “Hypercar.“ This vehicles design is what sets it apart. Hypercars are formulated to make the most of an ultra-light construction, low-dr
16、ag aero-dynamics and hybrid-electric drive trains to achieve much greater fuel economy than todays hybrids, while maintaining or improving performance, safety and affordability.According to the head of RMI, Amory Lovins, the Hypercar will also be designed to “reach its full potential“ with an eventu
17、al conversion to hydrogen fuel cells. Its a goal RMI shares with the federal governments Freedom CAR(Cooperative Automotive Research) program The Department of Energy and automakers Ford, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler created a joint project to develop hydrogen-powered fuel-call vehicles that r
18、equire no oil and emit no toxic chemicals.A few numbers explain the urgency behind this initiative. The International Energy Association reports that North Americas oil consumption now accounts for 31 percent of the worlds total. If current trends hold, by 2030 about half of all U.S. oil imports wil
19、l come from Middle Eastern suppliers. In the meantime, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, vehicles account for 40 percent of all oil use in America, and carbon emissions from the tailpipes of cars and trucks are responsible for almost one-third of the air pollution in this country. Re
20、cognizing these long-term threats to the environment and national security, President Bush proposed in 2003 to spend $1.2 billion on hydrogen fuel-cell technology. “The first car driven by a child born today could be powered by made-in-the-U.S. hydrogen gas,“ Bush said.This past spring, Iowa senator
21、 Tom Harkin introduced a bill that authorizes $5 million over three years to look into the possibility of producing hydrogen for fuel; the bill is still being debated in the Senate. But critics say it will take much more spending, well beyond even the Presidents $112 billion proposal, to seriously p
22、ursue our quest for hydrogen fuel. The very nature of hydrogen ensures that it will require a lot of money, as well as brainpower, to turn it into a practicable solution to our energy crisis.General Motors is pushing this effort forward by teaming with Toyota to collaborate on hydrogen fuel-cell goa
23、ls. Meanwhile, GM has produced a hydrogen-fueled car called the Hy-Wire, which has no internal combustion engine, no instrument panel, and no brake or accelerator pedals; the car is controlled through wires. For its part, Honda has developed its FCX fuel-cell vehicle, five of which already are being
24、 used by city officials in Los Angeles.In the future, would children say “zee, zee“ while playing with toy cars instead of “vroom, vroom“? Maybe, if theyre lucky. For the coming of hydrogen cars will bring huge side-benefits to those children: cleaner air, less reliance on OPEC oil, and in time less
25、 money spent on energy.Solving the Hydrogen RiddleYou cant see it, smell it, or taste it, but it is everywhere at once and you cant live without it. The answer to this riddle is hydrogen, of course. But theres much more to the riddle posed by this potential fuel.Its advantages over oil are huge: Hyd
26、rogen is everywhere; the earth should theoretically never run out of it; its only fuel by product is non-polluting water; and when released as energy in a motor, its almost twice as efficient as a combustion engine.To isolate hydrogen, though, researchers have to work with the element in its bonded
27、state, such as when its combined with oxygen to form H2O, and thats no easy matter. The reason is that electricity is used to separate hydrogen from oxygen. Fossil fuels and coal can create electricity, yet these resources also produce the kind of pollution that hydrogen is supposed to eliminate.Som
28、e advocate hydrogen derived from renewable sources, like solar power and wind energy. However, the Energy Department expects that ten years from now, renewables will account for only 8 percent of the fuel consumed worldwide. Almost certainly, the best solution will be an innovation yet to come.2 Wha
29、t emitted from the exhaust pipe of the GM minivan the author drove is so clean that it is drinkable.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG3 Oil in this world will be exhausted one day, in the future, but that may not come so soon as we would suppose.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG4 According to the industry experts at ASPO, the productio
30、n of oil will decrease significantly in the world by 2008.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG5 The statistic released by the Alliance to Save Energy in 2004 showed that hybrid drivers spent much less money on fuel than SUV drivers.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG6 The federal government encourages people to buy hybrids by giving the ow
31、ners a one-time _.7 Hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicles that need no oil and emit no _ will be developed by the Department of Energy and automakers Ford, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler.8 According to critics, it will cost much more spending in our pursuit of _.9 The Hy-Wire, a hydrogen fueled ca
32、r produced by GM, is controlled through _.10 One of the advantages of using hydrogen as fuel is that after being used it only produces _.11 To separate hydrogen from oxygen needs electricity that can be created by _.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long
33、 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 the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide whi
34、ch is the best answer.（A）The woman invites the man to have dinner.（B） The man wont visit the woman.（C） The man is very busy these days.（D）The mans wife is relatively free.（A）He often cuts classes to play basketball.（B） He has no chance to play basketball.（C） Hes looking for somebody to play the game
35、 with.（D）He loves playing basketball very much.（A）Hes surprised she chose that agency.（B） He wonders why shes kept her job.（C） He doesnt know when her classes started.（D）He doubts she makes much money now.（A）He should try a better and convenient way.（B） He should give up looking for the book.（C） He
36、should ask the librarian for help.（D）He should try the shelves downstairs.（A）Ask someone else to help the woman.（B） Ask the woman for directions.（C） Show the woman the map.（D）Show the woman where the dormitory is.（A）She is going to have some visitors tonight.（B） She does not like their former foreig
37、n teachers.（C） She is going to see her foreign teachers tonight.（D）She has already been invited to the mans house.（A）Shes never been treated by Dr. Joanna.（B） Shes been sitting in the waiting room too long.（C） Dr. Joanna isnt the very good choice.（D）Shed like to recommend a magazine to the man.（A）Sp
38、ending too much money on the customers.（B） Finding no available conference room in Shangri-la.（C） Too many customers coming to attend the meeting.（D）Few customers going to see ice sculptures and buildings.（A）He is promoting the sales of something by telephone.（B） He is talking with the woman on how
39、to stay healthy.（C） He is discussing with the woman on how to stay fit.（D）He is talking with the woman about a fitness program.（A）A subscription to a book.（B） A bargain on dance lessons.（C） A cheap airfare to Hawaii.（D）A membership to a sports club.（A）She requests the man not to call her again.（B） S
40、he requests the man to call her in a few days.（C） She requests to change a salesman.（D）She requests a cheaper price for what the man offers.（A）To see the effects of the technology in North America on other parts of the world.（B） To see different places of the world for relaxation.（C） To work for his
41、 thesis about network management.（D）To look for some specific investment opportunities.（A）Silicon Valley is the worlds best place for studying.（B） There are numerous schools in Silicon Valley.（C） It is a very nice place partly because of many successful people.（D）There are lots of business opportuni
42、ties in Silicon Valley.（A）It brings them more competition and challenges.（B） It brings more opportunities to them.（C） It brings them more advanced technology.（D）It makes their life easier.（A）They should think about the business in their own countries.（B） They should think how to do business with oth
43、er countries.（C） They should compete with companies in other countries.（D）They should think about businesses from a global view.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 s
44、poken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.（A）Because of their age.（B） Because they have no time.（C） Because they are not knowledgeable.（D）Because of the language interference.（A）Russian has an obligatory for gender.（B） Russ
45、ian has fewer grammar rules.（C） Russian has different sentence structures.（D）Russian is difficult to translate.（A）Languages connect with the community where it is used.（B） Languages have different obligatory categories.（C） Languages have complicated structures.（D）Translators have difficulties with t
46、he language interference.（A）The child may spend all the money very soon if he is given an alloance.（B） The child may be spoiled and finally ruined if he is given an allowance.（C） The child may feel responsible and careful about money if he is given an allowance.（D）The child may lose the money and ca
47、n not return home if he is given an allowance.（A）To question the opinion about pocket money.（B） To compare Stephens with other financial experts.（C） To explain how to cultivate childrens good habits of money.（D）To suggest that pocket money is useless in developing a childs sense of responsibility.（A
48、）Paying children for their housework is no good.（B） A childs initiative can be developed if he is paid for all the housework.（C） Children may feel lost and lonely if they have no pocket money.（D）Children may learn to put aside some money if they are given an allowance.（A）The applicant who is dominat
49、ing the interview can easily get the job.（B） Those who are both sociable and competent in technology are welcomed.（C） Small talk can help the interviewee to appear friendly and sociable.（D）The employer can judge whether the applicant is qualified or not from “small talk“.（A）Do his best to provide detailed information about his past job.（B） Pay more attention to his employers office.（C） Make use of the first few minutes to impress the employer.（D）Adjust the depth of his
