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大学英语六级考试最新模拟试题1
2005年6月大学英语六级考试最新模拟试题
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JoxuePartOneListeningComprehension(20minutes)(略)PartTwoReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
JoxuePassage1
JoxueGoodsenseisthemostequitablydistributedthingintheworld,foreachmanconsidershimselfsowellprovidedwithitthateventhosewhoaremostdifficulttosatisfyineverythingelsedonotusuallywishtohavemoreofitthantheyhavealready.Itisnotlikelythateveryoneismistakeninthis;itshows,rather,thattheabilitytojudgerightlyandseparatethetruefromthefalse,whichisessentiallywhatiscalledgoodsenseorreason,isbynatureequalinallmen,andthusthatouropinionsdiffernotbecausesomemenarebetterendowedwithreasonthanothers,butonlybecausewedirectourthoughtsalongdifferentpaths,anddonotconsiderthesamethings,foritisnotenoughtohaveagoodmind:
whatismostimportantistoapplyitrightly.Thegreatestsoulsarecapableofthegreatestvices;andthosewhowalkveryslowlycanadvancemuchfurther,iftheyalwayskeeptothedirectroad,thanthosewhorunandgoastray.Formypart,Ihaveneverpresumedmymindtobemoreperfectthanaverageinanyway;Ihave,infact,oftenwishedthatmythoughtswereasquick,ormyimaginationaspreciseanddistinct,ormymemoryascapaciousorprompt,asthoseofsomeothermen.AndIknowofnootherqualitiesthanthesewhichmakefortheperfectionofthemind;forastoreason,orgoodsense,inasmuchasitalonemakesusmenanddistinguishesusfromthebeasts,Iamquitewillingtobelievethatitiswholeandentireineachofus,andtofollowinthecommonopinionofthephilosopherswhosaythattherearedifferencesofmoreorlessonlyamongtheaccidents,andnotamongtheforms,ornatures,oftheindividualsofasinglespecies.
Joxue21.Accordingtotheauthor,thethreeelementsthatcompriseourmindare_____.Atenacityofthought,capaciousmemory,quicknessofmindBpreciseofwit,easeofconscience,quicknessofthoughtCquicknessofwit,easeofconscience,quicknessofthoughtDpromptnessofmemory,distinctnessofimagination,quicknessofthought
Joxue22.Thebasicideaofthefirstparagraphmaybestatedasfollows.AallpersonshaveanequalportionofgoodwillwhentheyarebornBgreatsoulsarecapableofgreatevilCgoodsense,intermsofitsdistributionamongpersons,maybecalledcommonsenseDgoodsenseisthemarkofthetrulygoodperson
Joxue23.Abouthimself,theauthorstatesthat______.AhehadalwayssensedhismentalsuperiorityovermostpersonsBhisawarenessofhismentalsuperiorityoverotherswassomethingthatgrewslowlywithexperienceCheactuallyregardshisownmentalfacultiesasinferiorinmanywaystothoseofthegreatmajorityofpersonsDhehasneverhadthefeelingthathismindwasmorethanaverageinanyway
Joxue24.Theauthorclaimsthatwhatsetshumanbeingsapartfrombeastsis_____.AasenseoforganizationcombinedwiththeabilitytocreateBtheabilitytoadapttothesurroundingsCasenseofreasoncoupledwithastrongsenseofpracticalityDasenseofreason
Joxue25.Accordingtotheauthortheabilitytodistinguishbetweenthetrueandthefalseis_____.AendowedbynaturetoallcreaturesBendowedinequalmeasuretoallpersonsCmoreheavilypresentinsomepersonsthaninothersDanunnatural,cultivatedtraitinallpersonsPassage2
JoxuePricesdeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.Theyarealsothemeansbywhichproductsandservicesthatareinlimitedsupplyarerationedamongbuyers.ThepricesystemoftheUnitedStatesisaverycomplexnetworkcomposedofthepricesofalltheproductsboughtandsoldintheeconomyaswellasthoseofamyriadofservices,includinglabor,professionaltransportation,andpublicutilityservices.Theinterrelationshipsofallthesepricesmakeupthe“system”ofprices.Thepriceofanyparticularproductorserviceislinkedtoabroad,complicatedsystemofpricesinwhicheverythingseemstodependmoreorlessuponeverythingelse.Ifoneweretoaskagroupofrandomlyselectedindividualstodefine“price,”manywouldreplythatpriceisanamountofmoneypaidbythebuyertothesellerofaproductofserviceor,inotherwords,thatpriceisthemoneyvalueofaproductofserviceasagreeduponinamarkettransaction.Thisdefinitionis,ofcourse,validasfarasitgoes.Foracompleteunderstandingofapriceinanyparticulartransaction,muchmorethantheamountofmoneyinvolvedmustbeknown.Boththebuyerandthesellershouldbefamiliarwithnotonlythemoneyamount,butwiththeamountandqualityoftheproductorservicetobeexchanged,thetimeandplaceatwhichtheexchangewilltakeplaceandpaymentwillbemade,theformofmoneytobeused,thecredittermsanddiscountsthatsupplytothetransaction,guaranteesontheproductorservice,deliveryterms,returnprivileges,andotherfactors.Inotherwords,bothbuyerandsellershouldbefullyawareofallthefactorsthatcomprisethetotal“package”beingexchangedfortheasked-foramountofmoneyinorderthattheymayevaluateagivenprice.
Joxue26.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
ATheInherentWeaknessesofthePriceSystem.BTheComplexitiesofthePriceSystem.CCreditTermsinTransactions.DResourceAllocationandthePublicSector.
Joxue27.Accordingtothepassage,thepricesystemisrelatedprimarilyto_____.AlaborandeducationBtransportationandinsuranceCutilitiesandrepairsDproductsandservices
Joxue28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTafactorinthecompleteunderstandingofprice?
AInstructionsthatcomewithaproduct.BThequantityofaproduct.CThequalityofaproduct.DWarrentiesthatcoveraproduct.
Joxue29.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,“they”refersto_____.AreturnprivilegesBallthefactorsCbuyerandsellerDmoney
Joxue30.Theparagraphfollowingthepassagemostlikelydiscusses_____.AunusualwaystoadvertiseproductsBtypesofpaymentplansforserviceCtheoriesabouthowproductsaffectdifferentlevelsofsocietyDhowcertainelementsofaprice“package”influenceitsmarketvaluePassage3
JoxueInthepastoysterswereraisedinmuchthesamewayasdirtfarmersraisedtomatoes—bytransplantingthem.First,farmersselectedtheoysterbed,clearedthebottomofoldshellsandotherdebris,andthenscatteredcleanshellsabout.Nextthey“planted”fertilizedoystereggs,whichwithintwoorthreeweekshatchedintolarvae.Thelarvaedrifteduntiltheyattachedthemselvestothecleanshellsonthebottom.Theretheyremainedandintimegrewintobabyoysterscalledseedorspat.Thespatgrewlargerbydrawinginseawaterfromwhichtheyderivedmicroscopicparticlesoffood.Beforelong,farmersgatheredthebabyoysters,transplantedtheminotherwaterstospeeduptheirgrowth,andthentransplantedthemoncemoreintoanotherbodyofwatertofattenthemup.Untilrecentlythesupplyofwildoystersandthosecrudelyfarmedweremorethanenoughtosatisfypeople'sneeds.Buttodaythedelectableseafoodisnolongeravailableinabundance.Theproblemhasbecomesoseriousthatsomeoysterbedshavevanishedentirely.Fortunately,asfarbackastheearly1900'smarinebiologistsrealizedthatifnewmeasureswerenottaken,oysterswouldbecomeextinctoratbestaluxuryfood.Sotheysetupwellequippedhatcheriesandwenttowork.Buttheydidnothavetheproperequipmentortheskilltohandletheeggs.Theydidnotknowwhen,what,andhowtofeedthelarvae.Andtheyknewlittleaboutthepredatorsthatattackedandatebabyoystersbythemillions.Theyfailed,buttheydoggedlykeptatit.Finally,inthe1940'sasignificantbreakthroughwasmade.Themarinebiologistsdiscoveredthatbyraisingthetemperatureofthewater,theycouldinduceoysterstospawnnotonlyinthesummerbutalsointhefall,winter,andspring.Latertheydevelopedatechniqueforfeedingthelarvaeandrearingthemtospat.Goingstillfurther,theysucceededinbreedingnewstrainsthatwereresistanttodiseases,grewfasterandlarger,andflourishedinwaterofdifferentsalinitiesandtemperatures.Inaddition,thecultivatedoysterstastedbetter!
Joxue31.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
ATheThreatenedExtinctionofMarineLifeBTheCultivationofOystersCTheDiscoveriesMadebyMarineBiologistsDTheVarietiesofWildOysters
Joxue32.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasastageofanoyster'slife?
ADebrisBEggCLarvaeDSpat
Joxue33.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheeffortsofthemarinebiologistsworkingwithoysters?
APersistent.BIntermittent.CTraditional.DFruitless.
Joxue34.Inthepassage,theauthormentionsthatthenewstrainsofoysterare______.AcheaperBshapeddifferentlyCbettertexturedDhealthier
Joxue35.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheorganizationofthepassage?
AStepbystepdescriptionoftheevolutionofmarinebiology.BDiscussionofchronologicaleventsconcerningoysterproduction.CRandompresentationoffactsaboutoysters.DDescriptionofoysterproductionatdifferentgeographiclocations.
JoxuePassage4
JoxueChemistrydidnotemergeasascienceuntilafterthescientificrevolutionintheseventeenthcenturyandthenonlyratherslowlyandlaboriously.Butchemicalknowledgeisasoldashistory,beingalmostentirelyconcernedwiththe