大学英语六级模拟考试1.docx

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大学英语六级模拟考试1

大学英语六级考试全真预测卷

（一）

　PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

　　Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAHarmoniousSocietyinMyMind.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

　　1.建立和谐社会成为了一种潮流和趋势

　　2.我心中的和谐社会是….

　　3.为了建立和谐社会，我们应该如何去做?

　　AHarmoniousSocietyinMyMind

　　PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

　　Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

　　EntertainmentinLondon

　　BuyingBooks

　　Londonersaregreatreaders.Theybuyvastnumbersofnewspapersandmagazinesandevenofbooksespeciallypaperbacks,whicharestillcomparativelycheapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy"proper"books,too,printedongoodpaperandboundbetweenhardcovers.

　　TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbook-selling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharingCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhichboastsofbeing"thebiggestbookshopintheworld"tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens'time.Manyofthemspecializeinsecond-handbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksofphilosophy,politicsoranyotherofthevarioussubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializessolelyinbooksaboutballet!

　　AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharingCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecond-handvolumes,thecollectormustventureoffthebusyandcrowdedroads,toFarringdonRoadintheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsograndasbookshops.Instead,thebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandtipouttheirsacksofbooksontobarrows（推车）whichlinethegutters（贫民区）.Andthecollectors,someprofessionalandsomeamateur,whohavebeenwaitingforthem,pouncetowardsthesellers.Inplaceslikethisonecanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldvolumethatmaybeworthmanypounds.

　　BothCharingCrossRoadandFarringdonRoadarewell-knownplacesofthebookbuyer.YetalloverLondontherearebookshops,inplacesnotsowellknown,wherethebooksareequallyvariedandexciting.Itisinthesympatheticatmosphereofsuchshopsthattheloyalbookbuyerfeelsmostathome.Intheseshops,eventhelife-longbook-browserisfrequentlyrewardedbytheaccidentaldiscoveryofpreviouslyunknowndelights.Onecould,infact,easilyspendalifetimeexploringLondon'sbookshops.Therearemanylesspleasantwaysofspendingtime!

　　GoingtotheTheatre

　　Londonisveryrichintheatres:

thereareoverfortyintheWestEndalone--morethanenoughtoensurethattherewillalwaysbeatleasttwoorthreeshowsrunningtosuiteverykindtaste,whetherseriousorlighthearted.

　　Someofthemarespecialisttheatres.TheRoyalOperaHouse,CoventGarden,wherethegreatoperasingersoftheworldcanbeheard,isthehomeofoperaandtheRoyalBallet.TheLondonColiseumnowhousestheEnglishNationalOperaCompany,whichencouragesEnglishsingersinparticularandperformsmostoperasinEnglishatpopularprices.

　　Sometheatresconcentrateontheclassicsandseriousdrama,someonlightcomedy,someonmusicals.Mosttheatreshaveapersonalityoftheirown,fromtheold,suchastheTheatreRoyal（alsocalledthe"Haymarket"）intheHaymarket,tothemoremodernsuchastherecentlyopenedBaibicancentreinthecity.TheNationalTheatrehasthreeseparatetheatresinitsnewbuildingbyWaterlooBridge.AtthenewBarbicancentretheRoyalShakespeareCompanyhastheirLondonhome—theirothercentreisatStratford-on-Avon.

　　MostoftheoldLondontheatresareconcentratedinaverysmallarea,withinastone'sthrowofthePiccadillyandLeicesterSquaretubestations.Astheeveningperformancesnormallybegineitheratseven-thirtyoreightp.m.,thereisakindofminorrush-hourbetweenseven-fifteenandeighto'clockinthisdistrict.Peoplestreamoutofthenearbytubestations,thepavementsarecrowded,andtaxisandprivatecarsmaneuverintopositionastheydroptheatre-goersoutsidetheentrancetoeachtheatre.Thereisanotherminorrush-hourwhentheperformancefinishes.ThetheatreinLondonisverypopularanditisnotalwayseasytogetintoseeasuccessfulplay.

　　BeforeWorldWarⅡ,theatreperformancesbeganlaterandavisittothetheatrewasamoreformaloccasion.Nowadaysveryfewpeople"dress"forthetheatre（thatis,wearformaleveningdress）exceptforfirstnightsoranimportantperformance.Thetimesofperformancewereputforwardduringthewarandhavenotbeenputback.Theexistingtimesmakethequestionofeatingarathertrickyproblem:

onehastohaveeitherearlydinnerorlatesupper.Manyrestaurantsin"theatreland"easethesituationbycateringspeciallyforearlyorlatedinners.

　　Televisionandthedifficultyoffinancingplayshavehelpedtoclosemanytheatres.Butitseemsthattheworstofthesituationisnowoverandthatthetheatre,afteraperiodofdecline,isabouttopickupagain.Althoughsomequitelargeprovincialtownsdonothaveaprofessionaltheatre,thereareothers,suchasNottingham,Hull,CoventryorNewcastle,whichhaveexcellentcompaniesandwhereaseriesofplaysareperformedduringoneseasonbyaresidentgroupofactors.SometownssuchasChichesterorEdinburghhavetheatreswhichgivesummerseasons.Eveninsmalltownsanumberoftheatreshavebeenbuiltinthelastfewyearstocaterforthelocalpopulation.

　　MusicinBritain

　　Itisdebatablewhetherthetastesofkingsreflectthoseoftheirsubjects.However,threeEnglishmonarchscertainlysharedtheirpeople'slinkingformusic.RichardⅠ（1157-1199）,the"Lionheart",composedsongsthathesangwithhismusician,Blondel.ItissaidthatwhenthekingwasaprisonerinAustria,Blondelfoundhimbysingingasongknownonlytohimandtheking,whotookupthetuneinthetowerofthecastleinwhichhewassecretlyimprisoned.HenryVⅢ（1491-1547）,notoriousforhissixwives,wasaskilledmusicianandsomeofhissongsarestillknownandsung.QueenVictoria（1819-1901）andherhusband,PrinceAlbert,delightedinsingingballads.ThegreatcomposerandpianistFelixMendelssohn（1809-1847）wasawelcomeguestattheircourt,wherehewouldaccompanytheQueenandthePrincewhentheysang.

　　TheBritishloveofmusicisoftenunfamiliartoforeigners,probablybecausetherearefewrenownedBritishcomposers.ThemostfamousisHenryPurcell（1658-1695）,whoseopera"DidoandAeneas"isaclassic.Therousingmarchingsong"Lillibulero"attributedtoPurcell,nowusedbyBBCasanidentificationsignalprecedingOverseasServicenewsbulletins,wassaidtohave"sungJamesⅡoutofthreekingdoms"whenhefledfromBritainin1688.SirEdwardElgar（1857-1934）isknownforhischoralandorchestralworks,someofwhichhavebeenmademorewidelyknownbythefamousviolinistYehudiMenuhin.BenjaminBritten（1913-1976）,acomposerwithaverypersonalstyle,hasbecomeworld-famousforsuchoperaticworksas"PeterGrimes"and"BillyBudd".RalphVaughanWilliams（1872-1958）wasdeeplyinfluencedbyEnglishfolkmusic,asisshownbyhisvariationsontheoldtune"Green-sleeves"（whichmostpeopleconsiderafolksong）.Inrecentyearstherehasbeenagreatrevivaloffolkmusic,andgroupsspecializinginitsperformancehavesprungupalloverBritain.ThisphenomenonhasitsrootsintheworkofCecilSharp（1859-1924）,whocollectedfolksongsanddances.

Present-dayconcernwithmusicisshownbytheexistenceofsomethinglikeahundredsummerschoolsinmusic,whichcaterforallgradesofmusicians,fromthemerebeginnertotheskilledperformer.Theseschools,whereafriendlyatmospherereigns,providecourseslastingfromaweekendtothreeorfourweeks,andcoverawiderange,frommedievalandclassicalmusictorock-and-rollandpop.TherearealsoimportantmusicalfestivalsintownssuchasAldeburgh,Bath,andCheltenham.Pop-musicfestivalsdrawthousandsofpeople,especiallyyoungpeople.Inthegreatcitiesthereareresidentworld-famousorchestrasandfromallovertheworldgreatperformerscometoplayorsinginBritain.Inmanytownstherearebrassbands,andtheplayersareoftensuchpeopleasminersormembersofthelocalfirebrigade,formusicinBritainisnotjustanelegantinterest,itisabovealldemocratic.

　　1.WhichofthefollowingdothegreatreadersinLondonprobablybuytheleast?

　　A）Newspaper

　　B）Magazine

　　C）Paperback

　　D）Hardback

　　2.ChafingCrossRoadisveryfamousbecause______.

　　A）allkindsofbookstoresarealongthestreets

　　B）itliesrightinthecenterofLondon

　　C）theyhavethecheapestbooksinLondon

　　D）thebiggestbookstoreintheworldisthere

　　3.WhatcanyoulearnaboutFarringdonRoad?

　　A）It'stotheeastofLondon.

　　B）It'sastreetofbookstores.

　　C）It'sacenterforsecond-handbooks.

　　D）It'swhereworthlessbooksaresold.

　　4.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"someofthemarespecialisttheatres"?

　　A）Thosetheatresonlyhaveoperasshow

　　B）Thetheatresareespeciallygoodfortheirballetshow

　　C）Thesetheatresofferreallyaffordableticket

　　D）Theyeachholdaspecialtypeofplayorshow

　　5.Becauseofthetheatreperformances,theareaaroundPiccadillyandLeicesterSquaretubestationsgetscrowded