英语六级冲刺卷B答案.doc

大学英语六级考试710分快速突破模拟试题 Test 2Part I Writing写作提示:这篇作文的话题具有较强的时效性。与许多六级作文不同,本话题没有明显的争议 性。但是根据所给的提纲,写作时也并不能平铺直叙。第一段可以简要介绍事件背景,再根据常 识简述对奥运会志愿者的要求:第二段可以从社会、个人两个方面来阐述人们参加奥运志愿者 活动的原因:最后一段提出奥运志愿者们可能需要克服的困难,并可以用自己的立场作结,契合 我眼中的奥运志愿者这一主题。范文与点评Beijing Olympics Volunteers in My EyesAs the 2008 Beijing Olympics draws near, China is also stepping up efforts in the recruitment of volunteers. Applications soon come from people of all walks of life (简单介绍奥运会临近的背景,引 出志愿者这一话题). But apart from enthusiasm and patience, a volunteer worker also needs other qualities, such as foreign language proficiency, driving skills, and first-aid knowledge, etc., depending on the nature of specific jobs (用现在分词结构代替定语从句).Being a volunteer worker for the Beijing Olympic Games is very meaningful (总述作者对奥运志愿者的看法即奥运志愿者的工作有意义). For the country, it saves the operating costs for the organizing committee. Though pre-event training entails large investments, volunteers contribution to the overall human resources is invaluable. Also for the individuals (与前面for the country相呼应,以 相同的结构说明这部分分两方面来讲), we can broaden our horizons through participation of this international pageant. For university students in particular (单独列出大学生群体,将个人原因这 部分具体化), Olympics volunteer work helps us to gain life experience and cultivate our sense of social responsibility.To be sure (表示当然,有一定的转折关系。下文讲奥运志愿者可能遇到的困难,但并不 是与前文对立,因此不宜用but, however等), besides a sense of honour and achievement, volunteer work is both time- and energy-consuming. The training and rehearsal alone can last for months, and one may have to sacrifice leisure time for this unpaid work both before and during the coming Olympics. However, for the successful convening of the games, such sacrifice is worthwhile, and I would like to be one of the Olympics volunteers then (作者认为做一名奥运志愿者还是很有意义的,因此结尾处话锋又通过however引出转折). Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)1. NG细节题根据关键词improve your reading rate查读小标题Improvement of Reading Rate下面第四段第一句Learning to read rapidly and well presupposes that you have the necessary vocabulary and comprehension skills.这说明必要的词汇量和阅读技巧是提高阅读速度的前提, 但文中并没有提到语法知识。2. Y细节题根据关键词reading rate查读小标题The Role of Speed in the Reading Process下面第 一段第三句. in most cases an increase in rate was accompanied by an increase in comprehension. 3. N细节题根据关键词reread查读小标题Basic Conditions for Increased Reading Rate下面第二项内容的最后一句话. his rereading reflects both his inability to concentrate and his lack of confidence in his comprehension skills.4. Y推断题查读小标题Conclusion的最后一句话These can be readily grasped, even with scan techniques.5. forced acceleration根据关键词confidence in reading和destroy参看小标题Factors that Reduce Reading Rate下面最后一段的第三句. forced acceleration may destroy confidence in ones ability to read.6. orally根据关键词read silently查读小标题Basic Conditions for Increased Reading Rate下面第一项内容的第三句话You should be able to read most materials at least two or three times faster silently than orally.7. meaningful ideas根据关键词sound or hear words查读小标题Basic Conditions for Increased Reading Rate下面第一项内容的最后一句话If you are. try to concentrate on key words and meaningful ideas as you force yourself to read faster.8. thought units根据关键词eye-span查读小标题Basic Conditions for Increased Reading Rate下 面第三项内容的最后一句话Since written material is less meaningful if read word by word, this will help you learn to read by phrases or thought units.9. purpose in reading根据关键词change rate查读小标题Rate Adjustment下面第一段第二句话 He must learn to adjust his rate to his purpose in reading and to the difficulty of the material.10. overall or internal根据关键词reading rate adjustment查读小标题Rate Adjustment下面第二 段第一句话Rate may be adjusted overall for an entire article, or internally for parts of an article. Part III Listening ComprehensionSection A11. M: I went to New York yesterday, but I forgot to call Barry.W: Barry wouldnt have been there anyway. He is an economist in California now.Q: What information does the man find out? A 事实细节题从女士的回答中男士得知Barry已经是加州的一名经济学家,不可能在纽约了。 12. M: Tell me about your trip to Philadelphia.W : Well, we walked a lot, visited some interesting monuments and finished up at a good restaurant. Q: What is the woman talking about?A 细节判断题对话中关键词是trip to Philadelphia。另外,女士的回答用过去时态说明旅行已经结束了。13. W: Would you like to come mountain-climbing with us?M: Thats the last thing in the world I ever want to do.Q: What does the man mean?D 词义辨析题the last thing意为最不想去做的事。14. W: Can you have my car ready at five oclock, please?M: Sure. The damage is minor.Q: Where did this conversation probably take place? D地点判断题此类型的题目要抓住对话中的关键词,本题的关键词是have my car ready和 damage,由此可以判断对话发生在汽车修理厂。15. W: This room is filled with smoke. I can hardly breathe.M: I agree. Smoking should not be permitted in this room at all.Q: What can be concluded from this conversation? B 语义推断题从男士的回答可以得知他同意女士的观点,因此可以判断他也对屋里的烟味 很反感。16. M: Can you tell me when the next bus leaves for Bloomington?W: The next bus leaves in three minutes. If you run, you might catch it.Q: What will the man probably do? B事实细节题下一班车三分钟后出发,因此男士很可能要马上去赶车。17. W: I cant understand why my friend isnt here yet. We agreed to meet at 10:30. Its almost 11:00. Do you think we should try to call her or go look for her?M: She probably just got tied up in traffic. Lets give her a few more minutes.Q: What are they going to do? C细节判断题从对话的最后一句话可以得知他们将再多等几分钟。18. W: Im ready to leave now. Will you bring down my suitcase?M: Sure. It certainly is heavy. Are you carrying rocks?Q: What did the woman want? . A细节判断题女士的话已经清楚指明她想要她的手提箱,男士的最后一句话是调侃,是干扰句。 Conversation OneM: Hi, Jane. How is your vacation?W: Terrific! I went to Washington D.C. to visit my cousin. I saw the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Smithsonian Institution, and the White House.M: Ive never been to Washington. What did you like the best?W: Oh, the White House. Did you know that its been the official home of our presidents since 1800? And every president except George Washington has lived in it.M: I didnt know it was that old. Is it really as nice as everyone says it is?W: Its only a three-storey building built of stone. But its simple and definite. It used to be called the Presidents House . President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901. The White House has a fascinating history. It survived a fire at the hands of the British in 1814. M: I remember now. The president then was James Madison. And his wife Dolley ran out of the burning building carrying Gilbert Stuarts portrait of Washington.W: Yes, thats right. Its hanging in the East Room now.M: How big is the White House?W: Its big. Imagine 18 acres of land with gardens and 132 rooms. It has to be painted every four years. M: How much were you allowed to see?W: Not very much. Only six of the rooms are open to the public. Its a popular tour, and there is always a line of people waiting. They want to look at their property, I guess.M: Their property?W: Sure. The White House is owned by the people of the United States.引T e elect the leaders who live in it. M: But can just anyone go inside?W: Of course. Anyone can see our presidents home.Question 19: Who was the occupant of the White House at the time of the fire in 1814? C细节辨别题对话中提到几位总统的名字,但是白宫被烧时在位的总统是James Madison。Question 20: What did the presidents wife save from the White House during the fire? D事实细节题对话中明确提到白宫被烧时James Madison总统的妻子救出了华盛顿总统的画像。 Question 21: What part of the White House is open to the public? B数字辨析题白宫共有132个房间,但对公众游客开放的只有其中六间。Conversation TwoM: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe. When are you leaving? W: In just three weeks. And I am excited. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go.M: Like what?W: Like renewing my passport, going to the travel agency to buy my plane ticket, and figuring out what to do with my apartment while Im gone.M: You are not going to give it up, are you?W: No way. Ill never find another apartment around here. But I dont like the idea of paying three months rent on an empty apartment, either.M: Perhaps you could sublet it.W: Yes, but who to?M: Mmm, let me think. Oh, I just know a person. An old colleague of mine Jim Thomas is coming here to do some research this summer from June through August.W: Thats exactly when Ill be away. It sounds ideal as long as the landlord agrees.M: Tell you what. Ill be calling Jim late this week, anyway. So Ill mention it to him then.W: Now, thanks, Bill. Let me know what happens. That extra money will really come in handy.Question 22: What does the woman need to do at the travel agency? A细节辨别题女士谈到了动身之前要做的几件事,其中一件是需要去旅行社买机票。Question 23: Why doesnt the woman want to give up her apartment?B事实细节题Ill never find another apartment around here说明周围不可能再找到其他的公寓了。Question 24: How does the man know Jim Thomas? D事实细节题文中明确提到Jim Thomas是男士从前的同事。Question 25: How long will the woman be in Europe? C 数字推断题 文中需要租房的Jim先生租期是6月到8月,正好是女士去欧洲度假的时间,由此可以判断她将在欧洲待三个月。Section BPassage OneIn 1946 there was a program in the Rio Grande valley to substitute the hybrid com, which is produced by mixing several types of com, for the native com. The native com was of poor nutritional quality and gave a poor quantity of grain, while the hybrid com was of excellent quality and gave about three times as large a crop as the native variety. In the first year, half of the 84 farmers in the village planted the hybrid com and doubled the com production. Three years later, however, only three farmers planted the hybrid com. The others were planting the traditional variety. At the beginning of the project, the program leader studied the pattern of the natural relations of plants, animals, and people to each other and to their surroundings of the area and showed films demonstrating the superiority of the new corn. The farmers agreed that the hybrid com had great advantages. The size of the com confirmed these advantages. Why did they stop planting it? They complained that it wasnt good for cooking and they didnt like the flavor. Question 26: What does the program mentioned in the passage intend to do? A词义辨析题本题的关键在于理解词组substitute A for B ,意为用A代替B,因此是杂交谷物代 替本土谷物。Question 27: What are the advantages of the hybrid com? D事实细节题新谷物的优点是质量上乘,产量亦可达本土谷物的三倍之多。 Question 28: Why did the farmers stop planting the hybrid com? B事实细节题文中最后一句提到人们不再种新谷物的原因之一是它不易烧煮。Passage TwoThe manager of a large office building had received many complaints about the lift service in the building. He engaged a group of engineers to study the situation and make recommendations for improvement. The engineers suggested two alternative solutions: 1) adding more lifts of the same type; 2) replacing the existing lifts by faster ones.The manager decided that both alternative solutions were too expensive. So the firms psychologist offered to study the problem. He noticed that many people arrived at their offices feeling angry and impatient. The reason they gave was the length of time they had to wait for the lift. However, the psychologist was impressed by the fact that they had only had to wait a relatively short time. It occurred to him that the main reason for their annoyance was the fact that they had to stand by the lifts inactive. He suggested a simple, inexpensive solution to the manager. That is, to place a large mirror next to the lifts.Question 29: What did the engineers have to study? A事实细节题 由于对电梯的抱怨增多,经理派工程人员调查具体情况。Question 30: According to the psychologist, why were people annoyed? B细节辨析题 人们认为他们是由于等电梯的时间过长而变得烦躁不安。而心理学家认为人们在 等电梯时的情绪不好是由于他们无事可干,只是被动地等待。.-Question 31: What problem did the psychologist solve by placing a large mirror next to the lifts? C事实推理题 从心理学家的分析可以推断出他解决的是人们的心理问题。Passage ThreeThe animals you would have seen on a typical farm in Massachusetts in the early 1800s would not look quite the same as the ones you might see in the 1980s. In colonial times settlers brought cattle and sheep with them to America from various parts of Europe. Because the settlers were busy building houses, clearing land and planting crops, they had little time to care for their animals. The cattle and sheep had to fend for themselves and females were bred to whatever bulls or rams in the neighborhood. These matings resulted in mixed breeds of cattle and sheep由at can hardly survive under adverse conditions. As the herds grew, they provided the settlers with meat as well as milk and wool. That was almost all the 19th century farm families needed, enough food for themselves and a little surplus that could be traded for things they couldnt produce at home. Now the survival of farm animals is not so precarious. Breeding is much more selective and specialized, pure-bred cattle and sheep predominate, some bred for their meat, others for their milk or wool. Question 32: What is the main topic of the passage? D主旨概括题 文章主要介绍了殖民地时期的家畜饲养。选项A、B、C都只讲了其中一个方面, 过于片面。Question 33: Where did the early Massachusetts farm animals come from? A事实细节题 文中谈到拓荒者们从欧洲各地带来牛羊。Question 34: According to the speaker, what activity did the settlers consider least important? D事实细节题 文中提到拓荒者们由于忙于建造房屋、开垦荒地和种植谷物,没有时间来照看家畜。Question 35: What did the 19th-century farm families do with most of their farm products? C事实细节题 文中enough food for themselves and a little surplus that could be traded for things they couldnt produce at home说明农场的收成主要用于农户的日常生活。Section CWe have all seen such films in which robots are superior to man. Compared with those 36automatic machines, man appears both physically and (37)intellectually weaker. (38)Conquered by robots, man is no longer the master of the world. (39)Frightened by the dark future, some people object to the research on (40)artificial intellect. But could the (41)nightmare ever become reality? I believe the answer is no. Robots are not our enemy, but our friend. We have no reason to be afraid of them.Surely, nowadays, (42)advanced robots have replaced men in many respects. Especially under the working (43)circumstances too hard or dangerous for human beings, robots perform tasks superbly. (44)Robots ability lies in their brutal speed. enormous memory and the mechanical power. However, it is man who tells them how to apply these. Without program, robots are nothing but a highly complex device. (45)Besides the ability to think. robots lack another essential quality of human beings. that is. the ability to feel” to love and to hate. to hone and to despair. Therefore, no matter how advanced robots may become one day, (46)we should always keep one point in mind: Robots are a product and a tooI of human beings. Then how can a product be the master of its producer?Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) Section A文章梗概:文章主要讲述了远古时期海洋的形成。答案解析:47. H 此空位于which引导的定语从句中,从句缺少谓语动词,故此处应填一个谓语动词(过 去式)。选项中有三个动词,均可作谓语,其中强干扰项C. compose表示组成，如England,Scotland and Wales compose the island of Great Britain.故此处应该用compose的被动语态。 H. contained是正确答案,表示包含。48.J 仔细观察会发现该句中语诠成分完整,故此处应填副词。该句意思是:很长时间里,地球 表面非常热,以至于任何水分一落下来,就立刻被转变成了蒸气。因此J. immediately符 合题意。D. continuously表示不断地,连续地, L. successively表示继续地,均不合 题意。49.A此处考查形容词。在四个形容词中,只有A. thick能与上下文衔接上,这句话意思是:这 浓密而不断复原的云层如此之厚,以至于没有一丝太阳光可以穿透它。I. salty表示有盐分 的, M. worn表示用旧的g疲倦的, O. abundant表示丰富的,均不符合题意。 50.G观察上下文会发现此空在句中作主语,且谓语动词是复数形式,故此处应填一个复数的 名词。只有G. outlines是复数的,符合题意。原句的意思是:大陆和空的海洋盆地的轮廓 在地球表面被勾勒出来。51. B此空位于介词III之后,故应填一个名词。由前一句可知此处讨论的是地球笼罩在厚厚的 云层里,没有阳光,故应用darkness。52. D此处应填副词。注意下文中的day and night,表示日以继夜地,不停地,那么此处应 该用D. continuously。强干扰项L. successively强调的是接连地,不间断地,不符合题意。 53. N此句缺少谓语动词,又因其后有一个into,可见此处填的是一个不及物动词。选项中只有 N. poured符合题意,表示倾泄,灌注入。54.1此处考查形容词,作系动词后面的表语。由下文可知,该处是说海洋里原本盐分很少,后 来经过雨水冲刷陆地,带来矿物质,海水才变成的。故此处用I. salty。 55.M此句的意思是:一旦雨开始下起来,便开始侵蚀陆地,将泥土带入海洋。只有M. worn 有磨损,侵蚀,消耗的意思,故选悦。56.K此处应填一个名词。强干扰项F. procedure强调的是程序,步骤,进程,而此处指的 是这一过程从未停止,不可动摇。故选K. process。Section BPassage One文章梗概: 文章主要说明在语言交际中,人们在不同场合使用不同的表达方式这一现象。答案解析:57. C推论题第一段提到即使是表达同样的意思,在不同场合人们也会使用不同的表达方式,这 是语言交际的一个重要部分,而作者开头举的例子正是说明了这一点。参考第一段最后一句。 58. D细节题第二段中Several studies have shown. divulge是回答此题的关键。只有D选项是 正确理解。这句话意思是:研究表明一个人剖露的个人秘密越多,另一个人坦露的个人秘密 也越多。59. B细节题对第三段肯尼迪谈话时间越来越长的例子,作者提出了几种解释,如imitation 模 仿、equilibrium 平衡,但是作者认为这些解释都没有说服力,只有寻求相互间的交际 统一a性这个解释是正确的。 60. C推理题最后一段在举机械工人的例子之前,作者提到speech divergence。参考最后一段 第三句话。61. A主旨题文章的每个部分都涉及到不同场合的谈话方式,因而A选项正确。选项B、C是 作者给出的解释。选项D显然不对。Passage Two文章梗概: 文章指出,从表面上看,数学能力和音乐能力似乎没有什么联系,但是研究者却说两者之间 是有关联的。答案解析:62. A主旨题考查段落主题。选项A是第一段中所举例子证明的论点。63. B主旨题考查篇章主题。选项B是基于全篇的归纳,而且也是文章结尾处直接回答的问题。 选项A、C、D只是文章所涉及的细节。64. A语义理解题考查第二、三段之间的逻辑指代关系。第一段先确定音乐和数学的关系密切, 第二段指出黑人在音乐方面表现卓越而在工程、数学等方面却默默无闻,第三段就此提出疑问: how can there be this great discrepancy? ,由此可推断discrepancy指差异,距离,故 选A项。65. A推理题选项A是基于第四段第一句所作出的合理判断。第四段第一句谈到黑人在不需要 正规训练的音乐领域脱颖而出,例如,黑人多擅长流行音乐、钢琴和蓝调,而不是古典音乐、 小提琴和歌剧,可见歌剧属于需要正规训练的一类音乐。66. C推理题选项C是基于文章最后一段所作出的合理推断。最后一段说黑人只能通过有限的 渠道发挥自己的音乐天分,而爵士乐是这些有限的渠道之一。Part V Cloze文章梗概: 本文为一篇说明文。告诉读者美国和西欧各国谈判方式的各自特点和差异,如美国人签合同 时往往速战速决,而法国人、德国人和瑞典人将谈判看成是非常正式的事情。答案解析:67. C逻辑辨析题该句与前一句话逻辑上构成因果关系,只有therefore符合题意。68. B 词义辨析题not uncommon构成双重否定,表示肯定的意思。意思是在第一次商务会谈 时就签订合同是很寻常的事0 A. uninteresting 无趣的, C. customary 惯例的, D. conspicuous 显著的,均不符合题意。69. C词义辨析题facilitate意为使容易,使便利。本句意为:由于中层经理有权力迅速做出 决定,而不用征询老板的意见或与组员商讨,使得签订合同更加容易。A. foresee 预见、预 知; B. forsake 放弃,抛弃; D. fabricate 制作,捏造,均不符合题意。 70. D句意辨析题authority意为权力,权限,符合上下文逻辑。A. expertise 专门知识,专 家意见, B. intent 意图, C. ability 才能,均不符合题意。71. D词义辨析题confer with sb. on/about sth.与某人商