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六级二模卷改

恩波学校2005年春季大学英语六级

第二次模拟考试

COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

--BandSix—

试题册

（120分钟）

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注意事项

一、将自己的姓名、准考证号、所在班级写在答题卡和答题纸上。

考试结束后，把答题卡和答题纸放在桌上。

教师收卷后才可离开考场。

二、仔细读懂题目的说明。

三、在120分钟内答完全部试题，不得拖延时间。

四、多项选择题的答案一定要写在答题卡上。

主观题写在试卷二答题纸上。

凡是写在试题册上的答案一律作废。

五、多项选择题只能选一个答案，多选作废。

选择答案后，用HB浓度以上的铅笔在相应字母的中部划一条横线。

正确方法是：

[A][B][C][D]

使用其他符号答题者不给分。

划线要有一定粗度，浓度要盖过红色。

六、如果要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦净原来选定的答案，然后再按上面的规定重新答题。

试卷一

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hoursB）3hours

C）4hoursD）5hours

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）Swimming.B）Playingtennis.C）Boating.D）Playingtabletennis.

2.A）SheisgoingtoFinland.B）Shehasvisitorsnextweek.

C）Shehasguestsatherhome.D）Shehasjustvisitedhimthisweek.

3.A）Getsomecoinsatthecafe.B）Buyheracupofcoffeeatthecafe.

C）Getsomecoffeefromthemachine.D）Trytofixthemachine.

4.A）Theyspentthreehundreddollarsontheirvacation.

B）Theydrewmoremoneythantheyshouldhavefromthebank.

C）Theylosttheirbankbook.

D）Theyhadonlythreehundreddollarsinthebank.

5.A）Tofindoutherpositioninthecompany.

B）Toapplyforajob.

C）Toofferherapositioninthecompany.

D）Tomakeanappointmentwiththesalesmanager.

6.A）Heissurprised.B）Hefeelsveryhappy.

C）Heisindifferent.D）Hefeelsveryangry.

7.A）Hehasn’tcleanedhisroomsinceLindavisitedhim.

B）Lindaistheonlypersonwhoevercomestoseehim.

C）He’sbeentoobusytocleanhisroom.

D）Cleaningisthelastthinghewantstodo.

8.A）Sheisagenerouswomanbynature.

B）Itdoesn’thaveabackcover.

C）Shefeelstheman’sapologyisenough.

D）Itisnolongerofanyusetoher.

9.A）Toremindhimofthedataheshouldtaketotheconference.

B）Toseeifheisreadyforthecomingconference.

C）Totellhimsomethingabouttheconference.

D）Tohelphimpreparefortheconference.

10.A）Thelongwait.

B）Thebrokendowncomputer.

C）Themistakesinhertelephonebill.

D）Thebadtelephoneservice.

SectionBCompoundDictation

注意：

听力理解B节（CompoundDictation）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation），题目在试卷二上，现在请翻到试卷二。

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Internet,E-mailandsimilarelectronicconnectionsofferafarwidergroundforscholarlycommunication,becausearesearchercanpostthebeginningsofatheory,receivecommentsonitfrompeers,incorporatenewideasandalterthedetailsoverandoveruntilitisright.Electronicnetworksenablescholarlypublishingtoimitatetheintellectualprocessmoreclosely.Theunitoftransactionwillbecometheidea,notjustacollectionofarticles.

Thisdynamic,fluidprogressionofanidea—whichisknownas“scholarlyskywriting”—ispossible,Harnadsays,becausethespeedandreachofelectronicmessaging“morecloselymatchthenaturalbiologicalspeedofhumanthought.”Whenhewritesapaper,saysHarnad,heisableinstantlytoincorporatetheforcesoftheNetintothecreativeprocess.InonepartofhiscomputerwillbeE-mailedcommentsfromcolleagues,inanotherwillbehisownnotes,inyetanotherhispreviouspapers—andatanytime,hecanlaunchintotheNettofindanewresourceorpaper,sendoffathoughttoacommentatororaskaquestion,allasiftheywereinthesameroom.Thisnewformofscholarshipcouldcauseproblemswithcopyrights,however.Withsomanyvoicesinvolvedinproductionofanewidea,itismoredifficultthanevertopindownexactlywhoshouldreceivecreditforit.

Somescholarsbelievethatthestorageofdocumentsasdisembodiedelectronicsignalswillgraduallyalterthestructureofknowledge.“Manuscripts”willincreasinglybe“live”,changingfromdaytodayastheauthorreturnstothecomputerandotherscholarsoffertheircommentsinthemargins.Itwillbepossibletoupdateandmassage（篡改）documentswithoutincreasedcost,sothat—insomefields,atleast—thenotionofaboundbookcouldbecomeobsolete.Eventheideaofauthorshipcouldchange.

Inthelongrun,thenewinformationtechnologiesmayfundamentallyaltercreativityitself.Nowadays,muchoftheprocessofscholarship—thetestingofanideaandthesubsequentpeercommentary—takesplaceinprivate;onlythepublicationofafinalmanuscriptisapublicevent.

Then,whataboutscientificjournals?

Atawiderlevel,thereseemstobegrowingacknowledgementthatthemainofjournalsinfuturewillbetoprovideresearchpaperswithaguaranteeofqualityandaddededitorialvalue—intermsofmakingsciencemorereadable,andplacingitwithinawiderperspectiveforexample—whiletheirtraditionalroleasadistributionoutletwillbecomelessimportant.

11.By“scholarlyskywriting”,theauthormeansscholars_______.

A）getnewideasfromdiscussionsthroughelectronicnetworks

B）havetheirscientificpapersopenlypublishedontheNet

C）arefreetoexpresstheirideasontheline

D）create,polishandpublishtheirideasontheline

12.“Scholarlyskywriting”hasallthefollowingadvantagesexcept_______.

A）avoidanceofcopyrighttrouble

B）swifttransmissionofthought

C）utilizationofthewisdomofotherindividuals

D）easyupdatingofmanuscripts

13.Accordingtothepassage,itcanbeconcludedthat_______.

A）electronicpublishingwilleventuallytaketheplaceoftraditionaljournals

B）theprocessofscholarshipwillchangegreatlyinaworldofelectricnetworks

C）electronicpublishingisbecomingthepredominantmeansofscholarlycommunication

D）scholarlyskywritingwillbethemostimportantskillformostscientists

14.Accordingtothepassage,scientificjournals_______.

A）havelosttheirprominentpositionintheresearchcommunity

B）willstillplaytheirdueroleinpublishingresearchpapers

C）willfailtokeepscientificknowledgeup-to-date

D）willbecomeobsoletewiththedevelopmentof“scholarlyskywriting”

15.Fromthepassagewelearnthat______.

A）scholarshipwillbeasheerprivatecommunicationamongscholars

B）theauthorshipwillhavetobesharedbymanycollaboratorsintheworld

C）scholarlywritingcanbeapubliceventwiththeinvolvementofmanyscholars

D）scholarlywritingcanbeadynamicprocessanditwillbemoredifficulttohaveafinalresult

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

EversinceDarwin’stheoryofevolution,biologistshaveassumedthatenvironmentsteemingwithcomplexformsoflifeservedasthenurseriesofevolution.ButtworecentpapersinSciencemagazinehaveturnedthatnotiononitshead.Lastmonthsomebiologistsreportedthatintheoceanitistherelativelybarrenareasthatserveas“evolutionarycrucibles（熔炉）,”notregionswithgreatdiversityofspecies.OtherresearchersannouncedthissummerthattheArctic,nottherainforest,spawnedmanyplantsandanimalsthatlatermigratedtoNorthAmerica.SaysJohnSepkoskioftheUniversityofChicago,“Harshenvironmentsmaybeproducingthemajorchangesinthehistoryoflife.”

These“changes”donotresultmerelyinalongertailorabiggerclawforanexistingspeciesbut,rather,indramaticleapsuptheevolutionaryladder—arareinnovationthatcomesalongonceinamillionyears.IntheArctic,reportsLeoHickeyofYaleUniversity,theinnovationsrantoformsneverbeforeseenonearth.Bydatingfossilsfrommanygeologiclayers,heconcludedthatlargegrazinganimalsfirstappearedintheArcticandmigratedtotemperateplacesacoupleofmillionyearsorsolater.Amongplants,speciesofredwoodandbirchoriginatedinpolarregionssome18millionsyearsbeforetheyshowedupinthesouth.Examiningfossilsasoldas570millionyears,Chicago’sSepkoskifoundthatshell-less,soft-bodiedcreaturesweresuddenlyreplacedbytrilobites（三叶虫）,thenbythemoreadvancedclam-likeanimals.Thesechanges,henotes,“firstbecomecommonnearshore.”Thatsurprisedhim—anenvironmentwithasfewspeciesasexistinthenearshore,andwithsuchapoorrecordofproducingnewspecies,seemsanunlikelyplaceforbiologicalinnovation.ButwhenJablonskidatedfossilsof100millionyearsago,hefoundthatduringthisera,too,thenearshorespawnedbiologicalbreakthroughs—moresophisticatedseacreaturesthatmoveandfindfoodinoceansedimentsinsteadofpassivelyfilteringwhateverfloatsby.

Thefindingsaretoonewtoapplytohumanevolution,butatfirstglancetheyseemtofitthefacts.Anthropologistsbelievethatourancestorsbecamefullyhumanonlyaftertheylefttheirsecurelifeinthetreesfortheharshworldofsavanna（plainwithouttrees