1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 647（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled About Keeping Indoors You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1. 目前很多年轻人大部分时间喜欢“宅” 在家里，很少外出进行户外活动 2. 对这种做法有人表示支持，也有人并不赞成 3. 我的观点 二、Part II Reading
2、 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 NO) if t
3、he statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.2 Here They ComeMost of the immigrants came because they were hungryhungry for more bread and for better bread. America offered that. Europe was old; America was young. Eur
4、opean soil had been farmed for many years; American soil was practically untouched. In Europe the land was in the hands of a few people, the upper classes; in America the land was available to all. In Europe it was difficult to get work; in America it was easy to get work. In Europe there were too m
5、any laborers looking for the few available jobs, so wages were low; in America there werent enough laborers to fill the available jobs, so wages were high.A bigger and better loaf of bread, then, attracted most of the in pouring hordes of people to America. But many came for other reasons. One was r
6、eligious persecution. If you were a Catholic in a Protestant country, or a Protestant in another kind of Protestant country, or a Jew in almost any country, you were oftentimes made very uncomfortable. You might have difficulty in getting a job, or you might be laughed at, or have stones thrown at y
7、ou, or you might even be murderedjust for having the wrong(that is, different) religion. You learned about America where your religion didnt make so much difference, where you could be what you pleased, where there was room for Catholic, Protestant, Jew. To America, then!Or perhaps you had the right
8、 religion but the wrong politics. Perhaps you thought a few people in your country had too much power, or that there should be no kings, or that the poor people paid too much taxes, or that the masses of people should have more to say about governing the country. Then, oftentimes, your government th
9、ought you were too radical and tried to get hold of you to put you into prison, where your ideas might not upset the people. You didnt want to go to prison, so you had to leave the country to avoid being caught. Where to go under the circumstances? Some place where you could be a free man, where you
10、 werent clapped into jail for talking. Probably you turned to the place Joseph described in his letter to his brother. “Michael, this is a glorious country; you have liberty to do as you will. You can read what you wish, and write what you like, and talk as you have a mind to, and no one arrests you
11、.“ Off to America!For several hundred years America was advertised just as Lucky Strike cigarettes and Buick cars are advertised today. The wonders of America were told in books, pamphlets, newspapers, pictures, postersand always this advice was given,“ Come to America.“ But why should anyone be int
12、erested in whether or not Patrick McCarthy or Hans Knobloch moved from his European home to America? There were two groups interested at different times, but for the same reasonbusiness profits.In the very beginning, over three hundred years ago, trading companies were organized which got huge tract
13、s of land in America for nothing or almost nothing. That land, however, was valueless until people lived on it, until crops were produced, or animals killed for their furs. Then the trading company would step in, buy things from the settlers and sell things to company would step in, buy things from
14、the settlers and sell things to themat a profits. The Dutch West India Company, the London Company, and several others were trading companies that gave away land in America with the idea of eventually making money on cargoes from the colonists. They wanted profitsneeded immigrants to get themadverti
15、sedand people came.In later years, from 1870 on, other groups interested in business profits tried to get people to come to America. The Cunard line, the White Star line, the North German Lloyed, and several others earned money only when people used their ships. They therefore sent advertisements to
16、 all parts of the world to get people to travel to Americain their ships. They sent not only advertisements, but also agents whose business it was to “hunt up emigrants.“ All the other reasons mentioned before were operating, and along came a man who promised to help you, gave you complete direction
17、s, aided you in all the little details that were necessary, sometimes even got you a passport, and finally led you to the right shipTo America!For one reason or another, then, people were attracted to America and came of their own free will. There were others who came not because they wanted to, but
18、 because they had to.In the early days when America was a colony of England, that country saw a chance to get rid of people who seemed to be “undesirable“. Accordingly, hundreds of paupers and convicts were put on ships and sent to America. Some of the latter were real criminals, but many had been p
19、ut in prison for small offenses such as poaching, or stealing a loaf of bread, or being in debt, However, they were not “good citizens“ as far as English was concerned, so what better idea could that country have than to get rid of them? Off to America, whether they liked it or not!There were two gr
20、oups of indentured servants. There were those who voluntarily sold themselves for a four-to-seven-year term just to get their passage paid. There was another group, however, “who were carried here against their will hustled on board ships, borne across the sea and sold into bondage. The streets of L
21、ondon were full of Kidnappers“spirits,“ as they were called; no workingman was safe; the very beggars were afraid to speak with anyone who mentioned the terrifying word America. Parents were tom from their homes, husbands from their wives, to disappear forever as if swallowed up in death. Children w
22、ere bought from worthless fathers, orphans from their guardians, dependent or undesirable relatives from families weary of supporting them.“Still another group of immigrants were brought against their will. When the early settlers found it practically impossible to make good slaves of the Indians th
23、ey found here, because the red man was too proud to work under the lash, they turned to Africa, where Negroes could be obtained. For most of the eighteenth century over twenty thousand slaves were transported every year. Negro slave trading became a very profitable business. Many great English fortu
24、nes were founded on the slave trade. The Gladstone family fortune is a famous example.As might be expected, the privations suffered by the whites in the sea crossing were nothing when compared to the misery of the Negroes. Here is a sample account of conditions on the slave ships:“She had taken in,
25、on the coast of Africa, 336 males, and 226 females, making in all 562, and had been out seventeen days, during which she had thrown overboard 55.The slaves were all enclosed under grated hatchways, between decks. The space was so low that they sat between each others legs, and stowed so close togeth
26、er that there was no possibility of their lying down, or at all changing their position, by night or day. Over the hatchway stood a ferocious-looking fellow, with twisted thongs in his hand, who was the slave-driver of the ships, and whenever he heard the slightest noise below, he shook the whips ov
27、er them.But the circumstance which struck us most forcibly was, how it was possible for such a number of human beings to exist, packed up and wedged together as tight as they could cram, in low cells, three feet high, the greater part of which, except that immediately under the grated hatchways was
28、shut oat from light or air, and this when the thermometer, exposed to the open sky, was standing in the shade, on our deck at 89 degrees.It was not surprising that they should have endured much sickness and loss of life in their short passage. They had sailed from the coast of Africa on the 7th of M
29、ay, and had been out but seventeen days, and they had thrown overboard no less than fifty-five, who had died of dysentery and other complaints, in that space of time, though they had left the coast in good health. Indeed, many of the survivors were seen lying about the decks in the last stage of ema
30、ciation, and in a state of filth and misery not to be looked at.And so they came, both the willing and the unwilling.2 All people willingly came to America with the intention of achieving a better life.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG3 The trading companies used only advertisements to persuade people in all parts of
31、 the world to go to America.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG4 Almost half of the Negro slaves died during the voyage because of the terrible conditions they had to endure.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG5 People who voluntarily worked as servants for several years in exchange for passage to America were called indentured servants.（A
32、）Y（B） N（C） NG6 The beggars in London _ speak with anyone who talked about America.7 The Gladstone family made a great fortune by _.8 Many criminals in England were sent to _ because they were not “good citizens“.9 _ were made uncomfortable in almost any European country.10 We learn from the passage
33、that conditions for the early whites traveling to America by ships were much better than _.11 There were _ groups of indentured servants.Section 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
34、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 which is the best answer.（A）The transportation for the trip is free.（B） The class
35、wont enjoy going on the field trip.（C） Some people may not go on the trip.（D）Everyone in the class has paid the fee.（A）He thinks David is not reliable.（B） Hes willing to trust David.（C） He has told his doubts to David.（D）He thinks David will benefit from this experience.（A）His son hit him on the arm
36、.（B） He stumbled over a stone and fell.（C） He bumped the arm against a piece of furniture.（D）He knocked over a coffee pot.（A）Because they have some financial problems.（B） Because they will be much rain in May.（C） Because they wont have free time in May.（D）Because they cant have everything got ready
37、by then.（A）She will play basketball.（B） She will go to see sick Lily.（C） She will go swimming.（D）She will play volleyball.（A）He thinks it is a pity that there is a flaw on it.（B） He thinks it is a good bargain but it could be much cheaper.（C） He thinks it is a real bargain because the flaw is hardly
38、 noticeable.（D）He thinks the woman should show it to her friends.（A）It will be sunny.（B） It will be very cold.（C） It will be windy.（D）It will be rainy.（A）She had to work throughout her honeymoon.（B） She had nothing to do during her honeymoon.（C） She couldnt go shopping in her honeymoon.（D）She spent
39、her honeymoon all by herself.（A）A bank clerk and customer.（B） Waiter and diner.（C） Professor and student.（D）Manger and secretary.（A）500 euros.（B） 150 euros.（C） 5,000 euros.（D）1,500 euros.（A）At a bank.（B） At a restaurant.（C） On campus.（D）At a post office.（A）He had thought Chicago was a young city.（B）
40、 He had thought Chicago was very large.（C） He had thought Chicago should be an old city.（D）He had thought Chicago was totally destroyed by fires.（A）Fort Dearborn was built in 1833 in the place that would become Chicago.（B） Chicago didnt officially become a town in 1893.（C） Only 350 people lived in C
41、hicago when it officially became a town.（D）Another 350 people moved into Chicago when it became a town.（A）It was in 1893 when Chicago was still a small town.（B） It broke out when Chicago wasnt even forty years old.（C） It didnt affect Chicago significantly.（D）It was in 1871 when Chicago was fourteen
42、years old.（A）They will review the seminar on Chicago together.（B） They will attend Mr. Johnsons seminar again.（C） They will attend a seminar on US economy.（D）They will meet again on next Friday for a seminar.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each pas
43、sage, 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.（A）Because they can do better than others.（B） Because they don t want to be helped.（C） Because it is
44、expensive to hire labor.（D）Because it is difficult to trust others.（A）It publishes books only for children.（B） It publishes books about peoples pets.（C） It lets the young readers make up stories by using its computers.（D）It makes the young readers the chief characters in the stories.（A）Written by ch
45、ildren themselves.（B） Printed with standard things.（C） Telling stories about the reader himself.（D）Published with the help of computers.（A）Words and phrases.（B） Culture.（C） Individuals.（D）Misunderstanding.（A）Understand what their staff are feeling by understanding their body language.（B） Learn more
46、the cultural background of their staff through their body language.（C） Create good working conditions by using proper body language.（D）Spend a lot of time in studying body language.（A）It stands for hostility.（B） It is not normal.（C） It is an invasion of space.（D）It means intimacy between two people.
47、（A）He explored the night life of New York.（B） He collected used boxes from the streets.（C） He joined many art-related activities.（D）He organized an artistic group.（A）He spent all the time working on it.（B） He worked on it at night and slept during the day.（C） He put the objects inside the boxes.（D）H
48、e collected and rearranged pictures.（A）About 40.（B） Almost 200.（C） Over 240.（D）More than 72.（A）A map of cups.（B） Photos of sea animals.（C） Two pipes for playing.（D）A music box.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you
49、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 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 Think twice next time someone asks you for “five minutes of your time“ it could cost you more than you think. A British
