大学英语六级模拟题四及答案.docx

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大学英语六级模拟题四及答案

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PartⅠ

ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

M:

Whenshallwestartourwork,Jane?

W:

Tomorrowat9o'clock.Butwemustworkquickly,forwehavetofinisheverythingbefore2intheafternoon.

Q:

Forhowlongcantheywork?

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose［D］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］[CD2][KG-1*4/5]［D］

1.A）Maryearnedtheprize.

B）Maryhasgrantedtheprize.

C）Maryfailsinthespeechcontest.

D）Themandoesn'tthinkMarydeservestheprize.

2.A）Drivingacar.B）Takingataxi.

C）Goingbytrain.D）Takingthesubway.

3.A）Whereisthemanagernow？

B）Whowillbehisnewmanager？

C）Whetherhismanagerisill.

D）Whenthemanagerwillgototheheadquarters.

4.A）Hedislikesmuseumsandgalleries.

B）Hedoesnotcareaboutthehotweather.

C）Goingtothebeachisthebestchoice.

D）Hedoesn'twanttogotoWashington.

5.A）Shewantstoliveinthesuburbs.

B）Sheisoffendedbyhernaughtychildren.

C）Shedisagreeswithfather.

D）Sheturnsadeafeartoherhusband'swords.

6.A）Shewillchooseanewtopictowritetheessay.

B）SheusedtochoosethepoetrywrittenbyShakespeareasthetopic.

C）Sherefusestoaccepttheman'sadvice.

D）Sheisonthewrongtrack.

7.A）Husbandandwife.B）Teacherandstudent.

C）Policemananddriver.D）Motherandson.

8.A）Howtobuyagoodcomputer.

B）Howtoborrowacomputerfromthecompany.

C）Thepriceofthecomputer.

D）Thenewly-boughtcomputer.

9.A）Atthelibrary.

B）Attheairport.

C）Atthepostoffice.

D）Attheteacher'soffice.

10.A）Heisgoodatdrawingpictures.

B）Helikespaintingsverymuch.

C）Helikesvisitingtheartmuseumverymuch.

D）Hethinkstheartmuseumisaveryquietplace.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Duringthefirstreading,youshouldlistencarefullyforageneralideaofthewholepassage.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthefirstpartofthepassageisbeingread,youshouldfillinthemissingwordsduringthepauseateachblank.Afterlisteningtothesecondpartofthepassageyouarerequiredtowritedownthemainpointsaccordingtowhatyouhavejustheard.Finallywhenthepassageisreadthethirdtimeyoucancheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Afewyearsagoitwas（11）____tospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parents（12）____thatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectand（13）____,whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?

Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared?

（14）____,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Many（15）____arguethatitisbuiltintothefabricofoursociety.

Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlife-styles.Inmore（16）____societies,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowand（17）__of,andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducations,moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewith（18）____.

Inourupwardlymobilesociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:

tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,however,（19）___.

Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,（20）____.

PartⅡ

ReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesitthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Chemistrydidnotemergeasascienceuntilafterthescientificrevolutionintheseventeenthcenturyandthenonlyratherslowlyandlaboriously.Butchemicalknowledgeisasoldashistory,beingalmostentirelyconcernedwiththepracticalartsofliving.Cookingisessentiallyachemicalprocess;soisthemeltingofmetalsandtheadministrationofdrugsandpotions.Thisbasicchemicalknowledge,whichwasappliedinmostcasesasaruleofthumb,wasneverthelessdependentonpreviousexperiment.Italsoservedtostimulateafundamentalcuriosityabouttheprocessesthemselves.Newinformationwasalwaysbeinggainedasartisansimprovedtechniquestogainbetterresults.

Thedevelopmentofascientificapproachtochemistrywas,however,hamperedbyseveralfactors.Themostseriousproblemwasthevastrangeofmaterialavailableandtheconsequentdifficultyoforganizingitintosomesystem.Inaddition,thereweresocialandintellectualdifficulties,chemistryisnothingifnotpractical;thosewhopracticeitmustusetheirhands,theymusthaveacertainpracticalflair.Yetinmanyancientcivilizations,practicaltaskswereprimarilytheprovinceofaslavepopulation.Thethinkerorphilosopherstoodapartfromthismundaneworld,wherethepracticalartsappearedtolackanyintellectualcontentorinterest.

Thefinalproblemforearlychemicalsciencewastheelementofsecrecy.Expertsinspecifictradeshaddevelopedtheirowntechniquesandguardedtheirknowledgetopreventothersfromstealingtheirlivelihood.Anotherfactorthatcontributedtosecrecywastheesotericnatureoftheknowledgeofalchemists,whoweretryingtotransformbasemetalsintogoldorwereconcernedwiththehuntfortheelixirthatwouldbestowtheblessingofeternallife.Inonesense,thesecondofthesewasthemoreseriousimpedimentbecausetherecordsofthechemicalprocessesthatearlyalchemistshaddiscoveredwereoftenwrittendowninsymboliclanguageintelligibletoveryfeworinsymbolsthatwerepurposelyobscure.

21.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A）Thescientificrevolutionintheseventeenthcentury.

B）Reasonsthatchemistrydevelopedslowlyasascience.

C）Thepracticalaspectsofchemistry.

D）Difficultiesoforganizingknowledgesystematically.

22.Accordingtothepassage,howdidknowledgeaboutchemicalprocessesincreasebeforetheseventeenthcentury?

A）Philosophersdevisedtheoriesaboutchemicalproperties.

B）Aspecialsymboliclanguagewasdeveloped.

C）Experienceledworkerstorevisetheirtechniques.

D）Expertssharedtheirdiscoverieswiththepublic.

23.Theboldword"hampered"inLine1Para2isclosestinmeaningto____.

A）recognizedB）determined

C）solvedD）hindered

24.Theboldword"it"referstowhichofthefollowing?

A）Problem.B）Material.

C）Difficulty.D）System.

25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexplainswhy"thesecondofthesewasthemoreseriousimpediment"（Underlined）?

A）Chemicalknowledgewaslimitedtoasmallnumberofpeople.

B）Thesymboliclanguageusedwasveryimprecise.

C）Veryfewnewdiscoveriesweremadebyalchemists.

D）Therecordsofthechemicalprocesseswerenotbasedonexperiments.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Animportantnewindustry,oilrefining,grewaftertheCivilWar.Crudeoil,orpetroleumadark,thickoozefromtheearthhadbeenknownforhundredsofyears,butlittleusehadever　beenmadeofit.Inthe1850'sSamuelM.Kier,amanufacturerinwesternPennsylvania,began　collectingtheoilfromlocalscapagesandrefiningitintokerosene.Refining,likesmelting,isa　processofremovingimpuritiesfromarawmaterial.

　　Kerosenewasusedtolightlamps.Itwasacheapsubstituteforwhaleoil,whichwasbecominghardertoget.Soontherewasalargedemandforkerosene.Peoplebegantosearchfor　newsuppliesofpetroleum.

　　ThefirstoilwellwasdrilledbyE.L.Drake,aretiredrailroadconductor.In1859hebegan　drillinginTitusville,Pennsylvania.Thewholeventureseemedsoimpracticalandfoolishthat　onlookerscalledit"Drake'sFolly".Butwhenhehaddrilleddownabout70feet（21meters）,　Drakestruckoil.Hiswellbegantoyield20barrelsofcrudeoiladay.

　　NewsofDrake'ssuccessbroughtoilprospectorstothescene.Bytheearly1860'sthese　wildcattersweredrillingfor"blackgold"alloverwesternPennsylvania.Theboomrivaledthe　Californiagoldrushof1848initsexcitementandWildWestatmosphere.Anditbroughtfar　morewealthtotheprospectorsthananygoldrush.

　　Crudeoilcouldberefinedintomanyproducts.Forsomeyearskerosenecontinuedtobethe　principalone.Itwassoldingrocerystoresanddoor-to-door.Inthe1880'sand1890'srefiners　learnedhowtomakeotherpetroleumproductssuchaswaxesandlubricatingoils.