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大学英语六级模拟题包括四
2021年大学英语六级模拟题及答案(四)
PartⅡ
ReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
WhenKathieGifford'sfacewassplashedacrossthenewspapersin1996afterherlucrativelineofWalmartclothingwasexposedastheworkofunderpaidlaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown,theDepartmentofLaborandtheWhiteHouseteameduptocondemnsuchpractices.Withmuchfanfare,PresidentClinton'sadministrationlaunchedthe"NoSweat"campaign,whichpressuredretailersandmanufacturerstosubmittoperiodicindependentinspectionoftheirworkplaceconditions.
ThiscampaignurgedmanufacturerstosigntheWorkplace
CodeofConduct,apromisetoself瞨egulatethathassincebeenadoptedbyahandfulofretailersandmanyofthe
nation'slargestmanufacturers,includingNikeandL.L.Bean.However,theDepartmentofDefense,whichhasa$1billiongarmentbusinessthatwouldmakeitthecountry's14thlargestretailappareloutlet,hasnotsignedtheCodeof
Conduct.Inaddition,ithasnotagreedtodemandthatitscontractorssubmittoperiodicinspections.
BecausetheDepartmentofDefensehasnotagreedtoadheretothecode,thejobofstoppingpublicsectorsweatshopsfallstotheDepartmentofLabor.Federalcontractorsthatpersistinviolatingwagelawsorsafetyand
healthcodescanlosetheirlucrativetaxpayer瞗inancedcontracts.ButSuzanneSeiden,adeputyadministratorattheDepartmentofLabor,saysthattoherknowledge,thedepartmenthasneverappliedthatruletogovernmentapparelmanufacturers."Ijustassumethattheyareadheringto
safetyandhealthrequirements,"shesays.AccordingtorecordsobtainedbyMotherJones,throughaFreedomofInformationActrequest,theOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationhascitedLion32timesforsafetyandhealthviolationsinthepast12years.
21.Whatisthispassgagemainlyconcernedwith?
A)ThefunctionsoftheDepartmentofLaborinAmerica.
B)AseriousproblemthreateningAmericaneconomy.
C)ThesuccessfulattemptofregulatingsweatshopsinAmerica.
D)TheseriousnessoftheproblemofsweatshopsinAmerica.
22.Accordingtothepassage,KathieGifford____.
A)wasoneoftheunderpaidlaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown
B)wasoneofthewellpaidlaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown
C)mademuchmoneyfromcheaplaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown
D)wroteanewspaperarticleexposingthepracticeofemployingcheaplaborers
23.Theunderlinedphrase"tosubmitto"isclosestinmeaningto____.
A)toacceptunwillingly
B)torefusecoldly
C)towelcomewarmheartedly
D)toblamestrongly
24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheDepartmentofDefenseistrue?
A)Itwillbecomethecountry's14thlargestretailapparelmanufacturer.
B)Ithasn'tactedaccordingtotheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.
C)IthasdemandeditscontractorstosigntheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.
D)IthasteamedupwiththeDepartmentofLabortolaunchacampaign.
25.WhatwasthepurposeofPresidentClinton'sadministrationlaunchingthe"NoSweat"campaign?
A)TourgemanufacturerstoobeytheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.
B)ToremindthemanufacturersoftheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.
C)TourgetheDepartmentofLabortotakeitsresponsibility.
D)TourgetheDepartmentofDefensetoinspectmanufacturers.PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Theterminvestmentportfolioconjuresupvisionsofthetrulyrich-theRockefellers,theWalMartWaltons,BillGates.Buttoday,everyone-fromthePhiladelphiafirefighter,hispart瞭imereceptionistwifeandtheirthreechildren,tothesingleLosAngeleslawyerstartingoutonhisown-needsaportfolio.
Aportfolioissimplyacollectionoffinancialassets.
Itmayincluderealestate,rarestampsandcoins,preciousmetalsandevenartworks.Butthoseareforpeoplewithexpertise.Whatmostofusneedtoknowaboutarestocks,
bondsandcash(includingsuchcashequivalentsasmoney瞞arketfunds).
Howdoyoudecidewhatpartofyourportfolioshouldgotoeachofthebigthree?
Beginbyunderstandingthatstockspayhigherreturnsbutaremorerisky;bondsandcashpaylowerreturnsbutarelessrisky.
ResearchbyIbbotsonAssociates,forexample,showsthatlarge瞔ompanystocks,onaverage,havereturned11.2percent
annuallysince1926.Overthesameperiod,bycomparison,bondshavereturnedanannualaverageof5.3percentandcash,3.8percent.
Butshort瞭ermriskisanothermatter.In1974,aoneyear$1000investmentinthestockmarketwouldhavedeclinedto$735.
Withbonds,therearetwokindsofrisk:
thatthe
borrowerwon'tpayyoubackandthatthemoneyyou'llgetwon'tbeworthverymuch.TheU.S.governmentstandsbehindtreasurybonds,sothecreditriskisalmostnil.Buttheinflationriskremains.Sayyoubuya$1000bondmaturingintenyears.Ifinflationaveragesaboutsevenpercentover
thattime,thenthe$1000youreceiveatmaturitycanonlybuy$500worthoftoday'sgoods.
Withcash,theinflationriskislower,sinceoveralongperiodyoucankeeprollingoveryourCDseveryyear(ormoreoften).Ifinflationrises,interestratesrisetocompensate.
Asaresult,thesinglemostimortantruleinbuildinga
portfolioisthis:
Ifyoudon'tneedthemoneyforalongtime,thenputitintostocks.Ifyouneeditsoon,putit
intobondsandcash.
26.Thispassageisintendedtogiveadviceon____.
A)howtoavoidinflationrisks
B)whatkindsofbondstobuy
C)howtogetrichbyinvestinginstockmarket
D)howtobecomericherbyspreadingtherisk
27.TheauthormentionssuchmillionairesastheRockefellersandBillGatestoshowthat____.
A)theyareexamplesforusonourroadtowealth
B)aportfolioisessentialtofinancialsuccess
C)theyarereallyrichpeople
D)theystartedoutontheirown
28.Whichofthefollowingstatementswilltheauthorsupport?
A)Everybodycangetrichwithsomefinancialassets.
B)Thecreditriskfortreasurybondsisextremelyhigh.
C)It'snousetryingtoknowtheadvantagesofstocks,bondsandcash.
D)Everybodyshouldrealizetheimportanceofdistributionoftheirfinancialassets.
29.Theword"returns"inparagraphthreecanbebestreplacedby"____."
A)returningjourneys
B)profits
C)savings
D)investments
30.Theauthorofthepassagepointsoutthat____.
A)keepingcashistheonlywaytoavoidrisks
B)thelongeryouownastock,themoreyoulost
C)thehighrateofprofitandhighrateofriskcoexistinstocks
D)thebestwaytoaccumulatewealthisbyinvestinginstocksPartⅢ
Vocabulary(20minutes)
Directions:
Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarked.A),B),
C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
41.SincethemostcommonlyacceptedtestistheTOEFLexam,mostinstitutionswillexpecta____TOEFLscoreforadmission.
A)minimalB)maximal
C)mimimumD)maximum
42.Itwasbelievedthathisdeath____withtherobbery
ofthebankdowntown.
A)accompaniedB)coincided
C)correlatedD)conformed
43.DoesEmersonfindhiscareerfulland____asa
basketballplayer?
A)conflictingB)charmingC)rewardingD)awarding
44.Thelocalgovernmentgavethefirst____toeducation
afterthewar.
A)projectionB)protectionC)professionD)priority
45.Theprofessor____hishabitofgettingupearlyin
themorningtodowritingallhislife.
A)projectionB)retainedC)retailedD)revitalized
46.Thenewsofourteamwinningthematchwasreally____,
andmillionsofpeoplecameouttocelebratethevictory.
A)overwhelmingB)acceleratingC)promptingD)preceding
47.Whatthegovernmentshoulddourgentlyistotakeactionsto____theeconomy.
A)brookB)blushC)boostD)brood
48.Theexplosionintheminewas____byacarelessminer
wholitamatch.
A)triggeredB)claimedC)hamperedD)protested
49.Themassnewspaperdependedsignificantlymoreonadvertising____thandidtheirpredecessors.
A)revenuesB)incomesC)avenuesD)outcomes
50.Somemineralsarequitecommon,othersareregionally
____,andstillothersarerareontheearth.
A)attributedB)distributedC)contributedD)scattered
51.Themostsuccessfulwaytosolvethelanguageproblemwhileaforeignplayisbeingperformedis____translation.
A)instantaneousB)spontaneousC)simultaneousD)homogeneous
52.Thehostess____inthecontractthattherentshould
bepaidincashatthebeginningofeachmonth.
A)assumedB)submittedC)exposedD)specified
53.Thisyear,thenumberofaccidentshas____thatof
lastyear.
A)overtakenB)overweighedC)overcomeD)overshadowed
54.Youmust____yourselfortheywillcontinuetobully
you,soyouwillgoonlivingindisgrace.
A)assessB)assertC)maintainD)promote
55.Whilebothplanswereperfectlysensible,onlyoneseemed____inChina'sparticularsituation.
A)availableB)feasibleC)resolvableD)presumable
56.Agoodteachermustknowhowto____hisideastothe
students,asgenerallyagreedbyeducationalexperts.
A)transmitB)transferC)conveyD)communicate
57.Ifyoukeepontakingonmoreworkthanyoucando,yourhealthwill____.
A)declineB)degradeC)degenerateD)deteriorate
58.Thedirectortriedtowaveasidetheseissuesas____
detailsthatwouldbesettledlater.
A)preliminaryB)primaryC)trivialD)alternative
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