六级英语考试最新模拟试题三.docx

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六级英语考试最新模拟试题三

2005年6月六级英语考试最新模拟试题（三）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passage1

ByaboutA.D.500theMoundBuilder（筑堤人）culturewasdeclining,perhapsbecauseofattacksfromothertribesorperhapsbecauseofsevereclimaticchangesthatunderminedagriculture.Tothewestanotherculture,basedonintensiveagriculture,wasbeginningtoflourish.Itscenterwasbeneathpresent-daySt.Louis,anditradiatedouttoencompassmostoftheMississippiwatershed,fromWisconsintoLouisiansandfromOklahomatoTennessee.Thousandsofvillageswereincludedinitsorbit.ByaboutA.D.700thisMississippianculture,asisknowntoarchaeologists,begantosenditsinfluenceeastwardtotransformthelifeofmostofthelesstechnologicallyadvancedwoodlandtribes.LiketheMoundBuildersoftheOhioregion,thesetribes,probablyinfluencedbyMeso-Americanculturesthroughtradeandwarfare,builtgiganticmoundsasburialandceremonialplaces.Thelargestofthem,risingInfourterracestoaheightofonehundredfeet,hasarectangularbaseofnearlyfifteenacres,largerthanthatoftheGreatPyramidofEgypt.BuiltbetweenA.D.900and1100thishugeearthworkfacesthesiteofapalisaded（用栅围护）Indiancitywhichcontainedmorethanonehundredsmallartificialmoundsmarkingburialsites.Spreadamongthemwasavastsettlementcontainingsome30000peoplebycurrentestimations.ThefinelycraftedornamentsandtoolsrecoveredatCahokia,asthiscenterofMisissippicultureiscalled,includeelaborateceramics（陶器）finelysculptedstonework,carefullyembossedandengravedcopperandmica（云母）sheets,andonefuneralblanketfashionedfrom12000shellbeads.TheyindicatethatCahokiawasatrueurbancenter,withclusteredhousing,markets,andspecialistsintoolmaking,hide-dressing,potting,jewelry-making,weaving,andsalt-making.

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.TheMississippianculture.B.ThedeclineofMoundBuilderculture.C.ThearchitectureofMeso-AmericanIndians.D.theeasternwoodlandstribes.

2.Theparagraphprecedingthisonemostprobablydiscussed.

A.theMoundBuildercultureB.warfareinA.D.500C.thegeographyoftheMississippiareaD.agricultureneartheMississippiRiver

3.InrelationtotheMississippianculture,theMoundBuilderculturewaslocated

A.inessentiallythesameareaB.farthersouthalongthewatershedC.totheeastD.tothewest

4.TheMississippiancultureinfluencedthecultureofthe.

A.easternwoodlandtribesB.MoundBuildersC.Meso-AmericansD.Egyptians

5.Accordingtothepassage,themoundswereusedas.

A.palacesfortheroyalfamiliesB.fortressesfordefenseC.centersforconductingtradeD.placesforburyingthedead

Passage2

MoneyspentonadvertisingismoneyspentaswellasanyIknowof.Itservesdirectlytoassistarapiddistributionofgoodsatreasonableprices,therebyestablishingafirmhomemarketandsomakingitpossibletoprovideforexportatcompetitiveprices.Bydrawingattentiontonewideasithelpsenormouslytoraisestandardsofliving.Byhelpingtoincreasedemanditensuresanincreasedneedforlabor,andisthereforeaneffectivewaytofightunemployment.Itlowersthecostsofmanyservices:

withoutadvertisementsyourdailynewspaperwouldcostfourtimesasmuch,thepriceofyourtelevisionlicensewouldneedtobedoubled,andtravelbybusortubewouldcostpercentmore.

Andperhapsmostimportantofall,advertisingprovidesaguaranteeofreasonablevalueintheproductsandservicesyoubuy.Apartfromthefactthattwenty-sevenActsofParliamentgovernthetermsofadvertising,noregularadvertiserdarepromoteaproductthatfailstoliveuptothepromiseofhisadvertisements.Hemightfoolsomepeopleforalittlewhilethroughmisleadingadvertising.Hewillnotdosoforlong,formercifullythepublichasthegoodsensenottobuytheinferiorarticlemorethanonce.Ifyouseeanarticleconsistentlyadvertised,itisthesurestproofIknowthatthearticledoeswhatisclaimedforit,andthatitrepresentsgoodvalue.

AdvertisingdoesmoreforthematerialbenefitofthecommunitythananyotherforceIcanthinkof.ThereisonemorepointIfeelIoughttotouchon.RecentlyIheardawell-knowntelevisionpersonalitydeclarethathewasagainstadvertisingbecauseitpersuadesratherthaninforms.Hewasdrawingexcessivelyfinedistinctions.Ofcourseadvertisingseekstopersuade.

Ifitsmessagewereconfinedmerelytoinformation-andthatinitselfwouldbedifficultifnotimpossibletoachieve,forevenadetailsuchasthechoiceofthecolorofashirtissubtlypersuasive-advertisingwouldbesoboringthatnoonewouldpayanyattention.Butperhapsthatiswhatthewell-knowtelevisionpersonalitywants.

6.Bythefirstsentenceofthepassagetheauthormeansthat.

A.heisfairlyfamiliarwiththecostofadvertisingB.everybodyknowswellthatadvertisingismoneyconsumingC.advertisingcostsmoneylikeeverythingelseD.itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonadvertising

7.Thephrase“liveupto"inLine3,Paragraph2canbereplacedby.

A.surviveB.complementC.agreewithD.carryon

8.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheadvantagesofadvertising?

A.Securinggreaterfame.B.Providingmorejobs.C.Enhancinglivingstandards.D.Reducingnewspapercost.

9.Theauthordeemsthatthewell-knownTVpersonalityis.

A.verypreciseinpassinghisjudgmentonadvertisingB.interestedinnothingbutthebuyer'sattentionC.correctintellingthedifferencebetweenpersuasionandinformationD.obviouslypartialinhisviewsonadvertising

10.Intheauthor'sopinion.

A.advertisingcanseldombringmaterialbenefittomanbyprovidinginformationB.advertisinginformspeopleofnewideasratherthanwinsthemoverC.thereisnothingwrongwithadvertisinginpersuadingthebuyerD.thebuyerisnotinterestedingettinginformationfromanadvertisement

Passage3

In1950itwaspredictedthateightortenelectroniccomputerswouldbesufficienttohandleallthescientificandbusinessneedsoftheUnitedStates.Likewise,thechiefexecutiveofficerofIBMadvisedthecompanynottoinvesttimeormoneyindevelopingcomputersbecauseheforesawalimitedcommercialmarket.Butthesepredictionswereprovedtotallyinaccurateasthecomputerindustrydevelopedintoamultibillion-dollarbusiness.TodaythecomputerplaysavitalroleinthelivesofmanyAmericansandisseenasoneofthegreatesttechnologicaldevelopmentsofalltimes.

Basicallyacomputerisanelectronicmachinethatiscapableofperformingmathematicaltaskstosolvescientificorclericalproblemsinarelativelyshortperiodoftime.Therearetwomainelementsofanycomputersystem——hardwareandsoftware.

Hardwareisthephysicalequipment,i.e.themachineryandelectroniccomponents.Certaintasksareperformedbythehardware.Inverysimpleterms,thesetaskscanbedescribedinthefollowingprocesses:

input→storageand/ormanipulation→output

Properlypreparedpiecesofinformationknownasdataareputintothecomputer（input）.Theyareputawayforfutureuse（storage）and/orhandledforaspecificpurpose（manipulation）.Finally,theresultsaremadeavailabletotheusers（output）.Thecombinationofthesetasksisknownasdataprocessing.Equallyasimportantashardwareintheoperationofcomputersissoftware.Thistermreferstotheprogramsandproceduresthatmakeitpossibletousethecomputer.Aprogramisadetailedsetofinstructionsthattellsthecomputerwhattodo,howtodoit,andthepropersequenceofstepstofollow.Programsarewritteninspecialcomputerlanguagesbytrainedpeoplecalledcomputerprogrammers.Programmersmustbefamiliarwiththecomputerlanguageusedineachprogram.Thereareanumberofdifferentcomputerlanguagesusedindataprocessing;COBOL（CommonBusinessOrientedLanguage）istheoneusedmostfrequentlyinbusinesscomputerapplications.

Thetechnologicaldevelopmentofcomputerhardwareandsoftwarehasaffectedthemodernworldinnumerousways.Businessisoneoftheareasinwhichtheeffecthasbeengreatest.

11.Sincethe1950'sthecomputerindustryhas.

A.declinedB.remainedaboutthesameC.increasedtremendouslyD.increasedslightly

12.Properlypreparedpiecesofinformationthatareputintothecomputeraretermed.

A.inputB.dataC.factsD.information

13.Themanipulationstepofdataprocessinginvolves.

A.handlingdataB.makingtheresultsavailabletotheusersC.puttingtheinformationawayforfutureuseD.gettingthedataintothecomputer

14.Computerprogramstellthecomputer.

A.whattodoB.howtodosomethingC.thepropersequenceofstepstofollowD.alloftheabove

15.Computerprogramsarewrittenby.

A.computeranalystsB.computerprogrammersC.computeroperatorsD.computers

Passage4

Inthesedaysoftechnologicaltriumphs,itiswelltoremindourselvesfromtimetotimethatlivingmechanismsareoftenincomparablymoreefficientthantheirartificialimitations.Thereisnobetterillustrationofthisideathanthesonar（声纳）systemofbats.Ounceforounce,andwattforwatt,itisbillionsoftimesmoreefficientandmoresensitivethantheradarsandsonarscontrived（发明）byman.

Ofcourse,thebatshavehadsome50millionyearsofevolutiontorefinetheirsonar.Theirphysiologicalmechanismsforecholocation,basedonallthisaccumulatedexperience,thereforemeritourthoro