大学英语六级模拟题16及答案
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) SECTION A
Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the
end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the
conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question the
re will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),
B) , C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the
corresponding
letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:You will hear:W: I certainly hope the library wi 11 be open this Saturday.
M:The sign says library hours! Week days 8 am. to 9 pm. On Saturdays 9 t o 5, closed Sunday.
Q: When will the library be open on Saturday?
You will read:
A) 8 am. to 9 am.
B) 5 am. to 9 pm.
C) 9 am. to 5 pm.
D) closed
From the conversation we know that the two are talking about library hours. On w
eek days the library is open from 8 am. to 9 pm. On Saturdays it is open from 9 a
m. to 5 pm. Therefore C) \"9 am. to 5 pm. \" is the correct answer.
You should cho
ose C) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] KKGT*2』一 [D]
1. A) It is very pleasant. B) It is hot.
C) It is cold. D) It is rainy.
2. A) Both of them enjoyed it.
B) Neither of them liked it.
C) He liked it but his wife didn' t.
D) He wife liked it but he didn' t.
3. A) $100. B) $150. C) $200. D) $250.
4. A) A teacher. B) A friend.
C) The woman herself. D) The woman' s mother.
5. A) Mary wouldn' t call the woman again.
B) Mary didn' t call.
C) Mary would call next time she came to town.
D) That she hoped to come for dinner next time she came to town.
6. A) Paul' s science teacher.
B) Paul' s failing his science course.
C) Paul' s problem in the course of science.
D) Paul' s special help in school science.
7. A) Sells insurance. B) He is a professional musician.
C) Lives on unemployment. D) Sells violins.
8. A) At his new apartment. B) The other day.
C) On the other side of town. D) On the street.
9. A) Go to the library. B) The library closes at 10.
C) The library closes at 11. D) Get together.
10. A) It ran into another car.
B) It fell into a river.
C) It was badly damaged.
D) It left the road and stopped in a field.
SECTION B Compound Dictation
Directions: In this section you will hear a passage three times.
During t
he First reading you should listen carefully for a general idea of the whole pas
sage. Then listen to the passage again. When the first part of the passage is be
ing read, you should fill in the missing word during the pause at each blank . A
fter listening to the second part of the passage you are required to write down
the main points according to what you have just heard. Finally, when the passage
is read the third time you can check what you have written.
Electronic mail systems are either computerized or noncomputerized . Important a
mong the computerized systems are the(11)ones organized into(12)
of various sizes. Most noncomputerized electronic mail system such as(13)units of various kinds are simple, turnkey systems that require little effort
to(14). Though often of value in (15)applications, these systems
hav
e only interim(间歇)worth in office automation unless they can be electronicall
y integrated.
Communication in an EMS is either synchronous or nonsynchronous. People involved
in synchronous communication must (16), such as (17). A nonsynchr
onous system(18)at different times.
Electronic systems output soft copy or hard copy. Soft copy (19), but man
y applications will(20).
Part IIReading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions:There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followe
d by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four ch
oices marked A), B), C) and D) . You should decide on the best choice and mark t
he corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
It happened in the late fall of 1939 when, after a Nazi submarine had penetrated
the British sea defense around the Firth of Forth and damaged a British cruiser
,Reston and a colleague contrived to get the news past British censorship. They
cabled a series of seemingly harmless sentences to The Time' s editors in New Yo
rk, having first sent a message instructing the editors to regard only the last
word of each sentence. Thus they were able to convey enough words to spell out t
he story. The fact that the news or the submarine attack was printed In New York
before it had appeared in the British press sparked a big controversy that led
to an investigation by Scotland Yard and British Military Intelligence. But it t
ook the investigators eight weeks to decipher. The Times' s reporters' code, an e mbarrassingly slow bit of detective work, and when it was finally solved the inc
ident had died and little was done about it. The Time' s editors in New York, tho
ugh they had given the story very prominent play, later expressed dismay that th
e reporters had risked so much for so little; and the incident left Reston deepl
y distressed. It was so out of character for him to have become involved in such
a thing. The tactics were questionable and, though the United States was not ye
t in the war, Britain was already established as America' s close ally and breaki
ng British censorship seemed both an irresponsible and unpatriotic thing to do.
21. The episode recounted in the passage took place.
A) just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War
B) before Britain entered the Second World War
C) before the United States entered the Second World War
D) While the United States was in the Second World War
22. The plan for evading British censorship of the submarine story was th
ought up by.
A) two reporters B) one reporter
C) The Times' s editors and one reporter D) The Times' s editors and two re porters
23. It was clear that British censorship rules had been broken because th
e story was.
A) first published in New YorkB) published nowhere but in The Times
C) uncomplimentary to the BritishD) much fuller in its Times version than e Isewhere
24. According to the author, the British did little about the story' s pub
lication mainly because.
A) everyone responsible had apologized for what had happened
B) it took the authorities too long to figure out how the censors had be
en outwitted
C) Scotland Yard and British Military Intelligence disagreed about who w
as at fault
D) they were afraid to admit that the censors had been so easily fooled
25. The passage indicates that eventually everyone involved came to regar
d the publication of the story in The Times as a.
A) regrettable errorB) cheap journalistic trick
C) brilliant journalistic maneuver D) proper exercise of the freedom of t he press
Passage 2
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
I came across an old country guide the other day . It listed all the tradesmen in
each village in my part of the country, and it was impressive to see the great
variety of services which were available on one' s own doorstep in the late Viet
orian countryside.
Nowadays a superficial traveler in rural England might conclude that the only vi
llage tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the inhabit
ants or selling antiques to visitors. Nevertheless, this would really be a false
impression. Admittedly there has been a contraction of village commerce, but it
s vigour is still remarkable.
Our local grocer' s shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the com
petition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women sensibly prefer to go ther e and exchange the local news while doing their shopping, instead of queuing up(
anonymously) at a supermarket. And the proprietor knows well that personal servi ce has a substantial cash value.
His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anyth
ing at any time . His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village stre
et in their lunch hour to take a piece of cheese to an old age pensioner who sen
t her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing , the more
affluent customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their do
orsteps within an hour. They have only to knit at a fancy for some commodity out side the usual stock and the grocer, a red-faced figure, instantly obtains it fr
om them.
The village gains from this sort of enterprise, of course. But I also find it sa tisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest i ndividualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the b ig battalions of industry or commerce.
Most of the village shopkeepers I know, at any rate, are decidedly individualist
in their ways. For example, our shoemaker is a formidable figure:
a thick set,
irritable man whom children treat with marked respect , knowing that an ill ju
dged word can provoke an angry eruption at any time. He stares with smouldering
contempt at the pairs of cheap, mass produced shoes taken to him for repair: ha
s it come to this, he seems to be saying, that he , a craftsman, should have to
waste his skills upon such trash? But we all know he will in fact do excellent w
ork upon them . And he makes beautiful shoes for those who can afford such
luxur
y.
26. The writer considered the old country guide interesting because he fo
und in it.
A) the names of so many of the shops in the village around
B) the many people selling to, and doing jobs for, residents in local vil
lages at the time it appeared
C) the variety of shops and services available in Victorian days in Britain
D) information about all the jobs there were in his own and surrounding v
illages at the time it appeared
27. The local grocer' s shop is expanding even though.
A) women spend a lot of their time there just gossiping
B) town shops are larger and rather cheaper
C) people like to shop where they are less well-known
D) people get personal service in his shop
28. The writer implies that one disadvantage of town shops is that.
A) their prices are higher
B) people cannot telephone them
C) their staff may take less trouble to satisfy customers
D) one has to queue up in them
29. The writer appreciates the village shop because.
A) he welcomes competition with organized business
B) he likes the ides that a humble person can be successful
C) this is a case of individual success in a world of increasing
D) he welcomes an example of private enterprise surviving in an age of gi
ant companies
30. What is the village shoemaker' s reaction to mass-produced shoes?
A) He considers they are not worth the effort of mending properly.
B) He is angry with the customers for bringing in such rubbish.
C) He despises their quality.
D) shoes.
He feels exasperated because people waste their money on inferior
Passage 3
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: During the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the very lifeblood of
Western Canada. When the crops were good, the economy was good: when the crops f
ailed, there was depression. People on city streets watched the yields and the p
rice of wheat with almost as much feeling as if they were growers. The marketing
of wheat became an increasingly favorite topic of conversation.
War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop. Fo
r years, farmers mistrusted speculative grain selling as carried on through the
Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn, but farm e
rs could not wait for markets to improve. It had happened too often that they so
Id their wheat soon after harvest when farm debts were coming due, only to see p
rices rising and speculators getting rich. On various occasions, producer groups
asked for firmer controls, but governments had no wish to become involved, at 1
east not until wartime wheat prices threatened to run wild.
Anxious to check inflation and rising living costs, the federal government appoi
nted a board of grain supervisors to handle deliveries from the crops of 1917
an
d 1918. Grain Exchange trading was suspended, and farmers sold at prices fixed b
y the board. To handle the crop of 1919, the government appointed the first Cana
dian Wheat Board, with full authority to buy, sell, and set prices.
31. The author uses the term \"lifeblood” (line 1) to indicate that wheat
was.
A) difficult to produce in large quantities B) susceptible to many parasi tes
C) essential to the health of the country D) expensive to gather and tran sport
32. According to the passage, most farmers' debts had to be paid.
A) when the autumn harvest had just been completed
B) because wheat prices were high
C) as soon as the Winnipeg Grain Exchange demanded payment
D) when crop failure caused depression
33. of
According to the passage, wheat prices became unmanageable because
conditions caused by.
A) farmers B) supervisorsC) weather D) war
34.In line 11, the word \"check\" could best be replaced by which of the f oilowing?
A) control B) investigate C) finance D) reinforce
35. According to the passage, a preliminary step in the creation of the C
anadian Wheat Board was the appointment of.
A) the Winnipeg Grain Exchange B) a board of supervisors
C) several producer groups D) a new government
Passage 4
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970' s was t
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