六级英语考试最新模拟试题二.docx

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六级英语考试最新模拟试题二

2005年6月六级英语考试最新模拟试题

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Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1

InAmerica,themovementofhousingawayfromthehigh-risebuildingsoftheinner-citiesoriginatedinthe1920s,butwasstalledbytheGreatDepressionofthe1930sandbyWWII.Afterthewaratremendoussurgeoccurredintherealestatemarketwiththeadventofsingle-familyhomesonrelativelysmalllots—typicallylessthanone-tenthofanacre.Duringthe1950s,manylargetractdevelopmentsencroachedonformerfarmlandsnearmetropolitanareas.ThemostdramaticinstancesofthissprawlingeffectwerewitnessedinwesternmunicipalitiessuchasSanJoseandSanDiegowhosecitychartersdefinedtheiroverseveralhundredsquarekilometers.Theselargeparcelsoflandwereover-runbystandardthreebedrooms,twobath“ranch-style”homesinafewshortdcades.

Bythe1960sconstructionhadsubsidedsignificantlyanddevelopersbeganbuildingdifferentkindsofplanstotryandaccommodatethechangesinthemarket.Thosewhohadtakenadvantageofthesuburbanizationtrendinthepost-waryearshadseenthevalueoftheirrealestateincreasedramaticallyandmanywereanxioustoreinvesttheirassets.Inanefforttoreapthisaffluence,certaincontractorsmovedawayfromthestandardmodelsandbegandesigninglargerbuildingsonincreasinglyspaciouspareelsevenfartherfromcitycenters.Otherbuildersbeganworkingonhomestomeettheneedsofyoungcouplesstartingnewfamilies.Thetownhouse,atwotothree-storybrickandframestructurecontainingmorethan4butlessthan30unitsperstructure,wasseenasthesolution.Theseapartmentsweresuccessfulinluringmanyyoungadultcitydwellersouttothesuburbs.

Insubsequentdevelopment,traditionalsinglefamilyranchstyledesignscontinuedtobeembraced,butnewformswerealsointroduced:

thecondominium（公寓套房），single-familyattacheddwelling;thetriplexandfourplex,three-andfour-familystructures;andprefabs,whichhavebecomesignificantlymorepopularduringthelast20yearsowingtotheirlowcostandeaseofconstruction.Theprefabshavetheadditionaldistinctionofbeingmobile.Itisnotuncommontoseesemi-trailershaulingthesemodularlivingunitsalongthefreewaystoremotedestinations.Inaveryrealsense,thisphenomenonmarksthecuttingedgeofsuburbanization:

amoveoutofthetraditionalsuburbsandintoareasthatwereformallyconsideredwilderness.

1.TheprimarytopicofthepassageisA.real-estatefinanceB.suburbanhousingC.constructiontechniquesD.populationincrease

2.Accordingtothepassage,suburbanhousingexperienceditsgreatestincreaseinAmericainthe.

A.1940'sB.1960'sC.1950'sD.1970's

3.ItcanbeinferredthatlargepopulationincreasesinSanDiegoandSanJoseweredueto.

A.increasedemploymentintheareaB.excellentyear-roundweatherC.proximitytothecoastD.largemunicipalareas

4.Howdidsuburbanconstructionchangeinthe1960's?

A.ItincreasedinthecitiesofSanDiegoandSanJose.B.Itslowedanddevelopedaunifiedapproach.C.Itslowedanddevelopedmorespecificmarkets.D.Itreliedmoreonprefabhousing.

5.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutfuturehousingdevelopment?

A.Itwillcontinuetomoveawayfromthecitycenters.B.Itwillslowdownastheeconomyfalters.C.Allhousingwillbemobilized.D.Themovetowardssuburbshascuttotheend.

Passage2

Therangeinfrequenciesofmusicalsoundsisapproximately20—20,000cyclespersecond（Hz）.Somepeoplecanhearhigherfrequenciesthanothers.Longitudinal（纵向的）waveswhosefrequenciesarehigherthanthosewithinthehearablerangearecalledultrasonicfrequencies.Ultrasonicfrequenciesareusedinsonarforsuchpurposesassubmarinedetectionanddepthfinding.Ultrasonicfrequenciesarealsobeingtriedforsterilizingfoodsincethesefrequencieskillsomebacteria.Soundwavesofallfrequenciesintheaudiblerangetravelatthesamespeedinthesamemedium.Intheaudiblerange,thehigherthefrequency,ofthesoundthehigheristhepitch（音高）.Thetermsupersonicreferstospeedgreaterthansound.Anairplanetravelingatsupersonicspeedismovingataspeedgreaterthanthespeedofsoundinairatthattemperature.Mach1meansaspeedequaltothatofsound;Mach2meansaspeedequaltotwicethatofsound,etc.

Musicalsoundshavethreebasiccharacteristics:

pitch,loudness,andqualityortimbre（音色）.Aswasindicatedabove,pitchisdeterminedlargelybythefrequencyofthewavereachingtheear.Thehigherthefrequencythehigheristhepitch.Loudnessdependsontheamplitude（振幅）ofthewavereachingtheear.Foragivenfrequency,thegreatertheamplitudeofthewavethelouderthesound.Todiscussqualityofsoundweneedtoclarifytheconceptofovertones.Soundsareproducedbyvibrateatonedefinitefrequencyproducingapuretone.Thisisthewayatuningforkisusuallyused.Whenobjectsvibratefreelyafteraforceismomentarilyapplied,theyaresaidtoproducetheirnaturalfrequency.Someobjects,likestringsandaircolumns,canvibratenaturallyatmorethanonefrequencyatatime.Thelowestfrequencywhichanobjectcanproducewhenvibratingfreelyisknownastheobject'sfundamentalfrequency;otherfrequenciesthattheobjectcanproduceareknownasitsovertones.Thequalityofasounddependsonthenumberandrelativeamplitudeoftheovertonespresentinthewavereachingtheear.

6.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.

A.showtheimpossibilityofhearingsoundsabove20,000HzB.definethenatureandqualityofmusicalsoundsC.analyzewhatgivesaworkofartitsmusicalqualityD.explaintheapplicationsofultrasonicfrequencies

7.Thestyleandcontentofthispassageindicatesthatitismostlikelyanexcerptfrom.

A.aproposalbyaninnovativecomposerofmodernmusicB.aninformalarticlewrittenforapopularmagazineC.ascholarlymonographonaestheticsD.acollegetextbookonmusictheory

8.Accordingtotheauthor,thetimbreofamusicalsoundisdependenton.

A.speedB.amplitudeC.frequencyD.overtones

9.Accordingtothepassageultrasonicfrequenciesare

A.unhearableB.excessivelyC.characterizedbyagreatamplitudeD.lessthan20,000Hz

10.WhichofthefollowingindividualswouldmostlikelyusetermslikeMach5orMach9?

A.ahelicopterpilot.B.amusicianC.anastronautD.asubmarinenavigator

Passage3

BothMercyWarrenandAbigailAdamsadmiredCatherineMacaulay,theradicalauthorofAHistoryofEngland,whosupportedthecauseoftheAmericanpatriots.UnderMacaulay'sinfluenceMercyWarrenconceivedherplantowriteahistoryoftheAmericanRevolution,livingtocompleteitin1805.AbigailAdamsrejectedliteraryambitionsforherselfandneverlosthersenseofinferiorityaboutherpoorspellingandignoranceofLatin.Yetherletters,ratherthanWarren'splaysandverse,havebecomethegreatersourceindocumentingsignsofadawningfeministconsciousness.

AbigailAdamswelcomedeveryadvanceforwomenandforesawmorethancouldberealizedinherlifetime.Sheurgedherhusband,thesecondPresidentofUnitedStates,to“remembertheladies”inthenewcodeoflaws,andtogivemarriedwomenprotectionfromtyrannicalhusbands.Asshepointedout,theterribledeficienciesineducationforwomenwerefeltatalllevels,shefinallymadethesignificantrequesttoherhusband,thatthenewconstitution“bedistinguishedfromLearningandVirtue”,andsuggestedthat“ifwemeantohaveHeroes,StatesmenandPhilosophers,weshouldhavelearnedwomen.”Thisawarenessofeducation'svalue,rootedintheEnlightenmentfaithinhumanpotentiality,hadfeministimplicationsbeforetherewasafeministideology.

11.Themaintopicofthepassageis.

A.AbigailAdams'lifeB.womenhistoriansC.earlysourcesoffeministthinkingD.theliteraryambitionsofJudithSargeantMurray

12.WhatdoestheauthormeanbythestatementthatAbigailAdams“foresawmorethancouldberealizedinherlifetime”（lines1—2,para.2）?

A.Noprogresswasmadeduringherlife.B.Shemadepredictionsthateventuallycametrue.C.Herlifewasveryshort.D.Shedidn'twanttobecomeapublicfigure.

13.JudithSargeantMurray'spositioncanbebestexpressedby.

A.womenshouldbewelleducatedinordertosupportthemselvesB.women'srightsmustbeprotectedbynewlawsC.theaccomplishmentsofwomenareignoredinmosthistoricaldocumentsD.womenneedtobecomemoreactiveinpoliticalaffairs

14.WhatdidMercyWarren,AbigailAdams,andJudithSargeantMurrayhaveincommon?

A.Theyallwrotebooks.B.Theywereallresponsibleforthefinancialsupportoftheirfamilies.C.Theywereallinterestedinwomen'saccomplishments.D.Theyallhadinfluentialfamilies.

15.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.Americanwomenwerenottreatedasequalsoftheirmalecounterpartsinthe18thcenturyB.thereweremanyfemalescholarsinAmericainthe18thcenturyC.AbigailAdamslivedtoseeherdreamscometrueD.AbigailAdamswasnotsatisfiedwithherhusbandbecauseofhistyranny

Passage4

InanefforttomakeupforsomeoftheglaringlimitationsofIQtests,researchershavebeguntodevelopnewwaystomeasurethekindsofemotionalfactorsandpsychologicalattitudesthatleadtosuccessineverydaylife.whileIQtestsremainexcellentpredictorsofhowwellonewilldoinschool,theyhavelittleornothingtodowithwhowillearnthemoneyorprestigeorhave