六级英语考试模拟试题

Word第第页六级英语考试模拟试题Directions：

PartOneListeningComprehension(20minutes)(略)PartTwoReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Goodsenseisthemostequitablydistributedthingintheworld,foreachmanconsidershimselfsowellprovidedwithitthateventhosewhoaremostdifficulttosatisfyineverythingelsedonotusuallywishtohavemoreofitthantheyhavealready.Itisnotlikelythateveryoneismistakeninthis;itshows,rather,thattheabilitytojudgerightlyandseparatethetruefromthefalse,whichisessentiallywhatiscalledgoodsenseorreason,isbynatureequalinallmen,andthusthatouropinionsdiffernotbecausesomemenarebetterendowedwithreasonthanothers,butonlybecausewedirectourthoughtsalongdifferentpaths,anddonotconsiderthesamethings,foritisnotenoughtohaveagoodmind:whatismostimportantistoapplyitrightly.Thegreatestsoulsarecapableofthegreatestvices;andthosewhowalkveryslowlycanadvancemuchfurther,iftheyalwayskeeptothedirectroad,thanthosewhorunandgoastray.Formypart,Ihaveneverpresumedmymindtobemoreperfectthanaverageinanyway;Ihave,infact,oftenwishedthatmythoughtswereasquick,ormyimaginationaspreciseanddistinct,ormymemoryascapaciousorprompt,asthoseofsomeothermen.AndIknowofnootherqualitiesthanthesewhichmakefortheperfectionofthemind;forastoreason,orgoodsense,inasmuchasitalonemakesusmenanddistinguishesusfromthebeasts,Iamquitewillingtobelievethatitiswholeandentireineachofus,andtofollowinthecommonopinionofthephilosopherswhosaythattherearedifferencesofmoreorlessonlyamongtheaccidents,andnotamongtheforms,ornatures,oftheindividualsofasinglespecies.

21.Accordingtotheauthor,thethreeelementsthatcompriseourmindare_____.Atenacityofthought,capaciousmemory,quicknessofmindBpreciseofwit,easeofconscience,quicknessofthoughtCquicknessofwit,easeofconscience,quicknessofthoughtDpromptnessofmemory,distinctnessofimagination,quicknessofthought

22.Thebasicideaofthefirstparagraphmaybestatedasfollows.AallpersonshaveanequalportionofgoodwillwhentheyarebornBgreatsoulsarecapableofgreatevilCgoodsense,intermsofitsdistributionamongpersons,maybecalledcommonsenseDgoodsenseisthemarkofthetrulygoodperson

23.Abouthimself,theauthorstatesthat______.AhehadalwayssensedhismentalsuperiorityovermostpersonsBhisawarenessofhismentalsuperiorityoverotherswassomethingthatgrewslowlywithexperienceCheactuallyregardshisownmentalfacultiesasinferiorinmanywaystothoseofthegreatmajorityofpersonsDhehasneverhadthefeelingthathismindwasmorethanaverageinanyway

24.Theauthorclaimsthatwhatsetshumanbeingsapartfrombeastsis_____.AasenseoforganizationcombinedwiththeabilitytocreateBtheabilitytoadapttothesurroundingsCasenseofreasoncoupledwithastrongsenseofpracticalityDasenseofreason

25.Accordingtotheauthortheabilitytodistinguishbetweenthetrueandthefalseis_____.AendowedbynaturetoallcreaturesBendowedinequalmeasuretoallpersonsCmoreheavilypresentinsomepersonsthaninothersDanunnatural,cultivatedtraitinallpersonsPassage2

Pricesdeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.Theyarealsothemeansbywhichproductsandservicesthatareinlimitedsupplyarerationedamongbuyers.ThepricesystemoftheUnitedStatesisaverycomplexnetworkcomposedofthepricesofalltheproductsboughtandsoldintheeconomyaswellasthoseofamyriadofservices,includinglabor,professionaltransportation,andpublicutilityservices.Theinterrelationshipsofallthesepricesmakeupthe“system”ofprices.Thepriceofanyparticularproductorserviceislinkedtoabroad,complicatedsystemofpricesinwhicheverythingseemstodependmoreorlessuponeverythingelse.Ifoneweretoaskagroupofrandomlyselectedindividualstodefine“price,”manywouldreplythatpriceisanamountofmoneypaidbythebuyertothesellerofaproductofserviceor,inotherwords,thatpriceisthemoneyvalueofaproductofserviceasagreeduponinamarkettransaction.Thisdefinitionis,ofcourse,validasfarasitgoes.Foracompleteunderstandingofapriceinanyparticulartransaction,muchmorethantheamountofmoneyinvolvedmustbeknown.Boththebuyerandthesellershouldbefamiliarwithnotonlythemoneyamount,butwiththeamountandqualityoftheproductorservicetobeexchanged,thetimeandplaceatwhichtheexchangewilltakeplaceandpaymentwillbemade,theformofmoneytobeused,thecredittermsanddiscountsthatsupplytothetransaction,guaranteesontheproductorservice,deliveryterms,returnprivileges,andotherfactors.Inotherwords,bothbuyerandsellershouldbefullyawareofallthefactorsthatcomprisethetotal“package”beingexchangedfortheasked-foramountofmoneyinorderthattheymayevaluateagivenprice.

26.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?ATheInherentWeaknessesofthePriceSystem.BTheComplexitiesofthePriceSystem.CCreditTermsinTransactions.DResourceAllocationandthePublicSector.

27.Accordingtothepassage,thepricesystemisrelatedprimarilyto_____.AlaborandeducationBtransportationandinsuranceCutilitiesandrepairsDproductsandservices

28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTafactorinthecompleteunderstandingofprice?AInstructionsthatcomewithaproduct.BThequantityofaproduct.CThequalityofaproduct.DWarrentiesthatcoveraproduct.

29.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,“they”refersto_____.AreturnprivilegesBallthefactorsCbuyerandsellerDmoney

30.Theparagraphfollowingthepassagemostlikelydiscusses_____.AunusualwaystoadvertiseproductsBtypesofpaymentplansforserviceCtheoriesabouthowproductsaffectdifferentlevelsofsocietyDhowcertainelementsofaprice“package”influenceitsmarketvaluePassage3

Inthepastoysterswereraisedinmuchthesamewayasdirtfarmersraisedtomatoes—bytransplantingthem.First,farmersselectedtheoysterbed,clearedthebottomofoldshellsandotherdebris,andthenscatteredcleanshellsabout.Nextthey“planted”fertilizedoystereggs,whichwithintwoorthreeweekshatchedintolarvae.Thelarvaedrifteduntiltheyattachedthemselvestothecleanshellsonthebottom.Theretheyremainedandintimegrewintobabyoysterscalledseedorspat.Thespatgrewlargerbydrawinginseawaterfromwhichtheyderivedmicroscopicparticlesoffood.Beforelong,farmersgatheredthebabyoysters,transplantedtheminotherwaterstospeeduptheirgrowth,andthentransplantedthemoncemoreintoanotherbodyofwatertofattenthemup.Untilrecentlythesupplyofwildoystersandthosecrudelyfarmedweremorethanenoughtosatisfypeoplesneeds.Buttodaythedelectableseafoodisnolongeravailableinabundance.Theproblemhasbecomesoseriousthatsomeoysterbedshavevanishedentirely.Fortunately,asfarbackastheearly1900smarinebiologistsrealizedthatifnewmeasureswerenottaken,oysterswouldbecomeextinctoratbestaluxuryfood.Sotheysetupwellequippedhatcheriesandwenttowork.Buttheydidnothavetheproperequipmentortheskilltohandletheeggs.Theydidnotknowwhen,what,andhowtofeedthelarvae.Andtheyknewlittleaboutthepredatorsthatattackedandatebabyoystersbythemillions.Theyfailed,buttheydoggedlykeptatit.Finally,inthe1940sasignificantbreakthroughwasmade.Themarinebiologistsdiscoveredthatbyraisingthetemperatureofthewater,theycouldinduceoysterstospawnnotonlyinthesummerbutalsointhefall,winter,andspring.Latertheydevelopedatechniqueforfeedingthelarvaeandrearingthemtospat.Goingstillfurther,theysucceededinbreedingnewstrainsthatwereresistanttodiseases,grewfasterandlarger,andflourishedinwaterofdifferentsalinitiesandtemperatures.Inaddition,thecultivatedoysterstastedbetter!

31.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?ATheThreatenedExtinctionofMarineLifeBTheCultivationofOystersCTheDiscoveriesMadebyMarineBiologistsDTheVarietiesofWildOysters

32.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasastageofanoysterslife?ADebrisBEggCLarvaeDSpat

33.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheeffortsofthemarinebiologistsworkingwithoysters?APersistent.BIntermittent.CTraditional.DFruitless.

34.Inthepassage,theauthormentionsthatthenewstrainsofoysterare______.AcheaperBshapeddifferentlyCbettertexturedDhealthier

35.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheorganizationofthepassage?AStepbystepdescriptionoftheevolutionofmarinebiology.BDiscussionofchronologicaleventsconcerningoysterproduction.CRandompresentationoffactsaboutoysters.DDescriptionofoysterproductionatdifferentgeographiclocations.

Passage4

Chemistrydidnotemergeasascienceuntilafterthescientificrevolutionintheseventeenthcenturyandthenonlyratherslowlyandlaboriously.Butchemicalknowledgeisasoldashistory,beingalmostentirelyconcernedwiththepracticalartsofliving.Cookingisessentiallyachemicalprocess;soisthemeltingofmetalsandtheadministrationofdrugsandpotions.Thisbasicchemicalknowledge,whichwasappliedinmostcasesasaruleofthumb,wasneverthelessdependentonpreviousexperiment.Italsoservedtostimulateafundamentalcuriosityabouttheprocessesthemselves.Newinformationwasalwaysbeinggainedasartisansimprovedtechniquestogainbetterresults.Thedevelopmentofascientificapproachtochemistrywas,however,hamperedbyseveralfactors.Themostseriousproblemwasthevastrangeofmaterialavailableandtheconsequentdifficultyoforganizingitintosomesystem.Inaddition,thereweresocialandintellectualdifficulties,chemistryisnothingifnotpractical;thosewhopracticeitmustusetheirhands,theymusthaveacertainpracticalflair.Yetinmanyancientcivilizations,practicaltaskswereprimarilytheprovinceofaslavepopulation.Thethinkerorphilosopherstoodapartfromthismundaneworld,wherethepracticalartsappearedtolackanyintellectualcontentorinterest.Thefinalproblemforearlychemicalsciencewastheelementofsecrecy.Expertsinspecifictradeshaddevelopedtheirowntechniquesandguardedtheirknowledgetopreventothersfromstealingtheirlivelihood.Anotherfactorthatcontributedtosecrecywastheesotericnatureoftheknowledgeofalchemists,whoweretryingtotransformbasemetalsintogoldorwereconcernedwiththehuntfortheelixirthatwouldbestowtheblessingofeternallife.Inonesense,thesecondofthesewasthemoreseriousimpedimentbecausetherecordsofthechemicalprocessesthatearlyalchemistshaddiscoveredwereoftenwrittendowninsymboliclanguageintelligibletoveryfeworinsymbolsthatwerepurposelyobscure.

36.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?AThescientificrevolutionintheseventeenthcenturyBReasonsthatchemistrydevelopedslowlyasascienceCThepracticalaspectsofchemistryDDifficultiesoforganizingknowledgesystematically

37.Accordingtothepassage,howdidknowledgeaboutchemicalprocessesincreasebeforetheseventeenthcentury?APhilosophersdevisedtheoriesaboutchemicalproperties.BAspecialsymboliclanguagewasdeveloped.CExperienceledworkerstorevisetheirtechniques.DExpertssharedtheirdiscoverieswiththepublic.

38.Theword“hamperedinLine1Para2isclosestinmeaningto_____.ArecognizedBdeterminedCsolvedDhindered

39.Theword“itinLine3Para2referstowhichofthefollowing?AproblemBmaterialCdifficultyDsystem

40.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexplainswhy“thesecondofthesewasthemoreseriousimpediment(Lines5-6Para3)?AChemicalknowledgewaslimitedtoasmallnumberofpeople.BThesymboliclanguageusedwasveryimprecise.CVeryfewnewdiscoveriesweremadebyalchemists.DTherecordsofthechemicalprocesseswerenotbasedonexperiments.

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

41.UnitedStatescitizensarenowenjoyingbetterdentalhealth,asshownbythedeclining_____oftoothdecay.AoccurrenceBtreatmentCconsequenceDmisfortune

42.Sinceanyanswerwaslikelytocauseembarrassmenttohisparty,thepoliticiantriedto_____thequestion.AevadeBdeludeCsecludeDinvade

43.ProfRobertDurigsreputationhasbeengreatly_____bythesuccessofhisnewpublishedbook“LivingintheParadise.AheightenedBenlargedCmultipliedDenhanced

44.Thechairwasamoveablewonder,helovedthefeelingofpowerandstrengthitgavehimforsolittle_____.AeffortsBchallengeCexertionDexchange

45.Shewas_____herbrainstorememberthemanstime,butherbadmemoryfailedher.AhittingBbeatingCrackingDexhausting

46.Heistryingtotakeouta_____forhisnewlydesignedairplaneengines.AloanBprecautionCpatentDpropaganda

47.Thepeopleputuptheirrighthandsto_____thattheyagreewiththespeaker.AsignifyBattainCexpressDundertake

48.Anyelectricproductssoldinthisfamousdepartmentstorewillbe_____foroneyear.AprotectedBguaranteedCensuredDassured

49.Readingbecamedifficultfortheoldlady,sotheoptician_____herapairofglassestomakeherreadingpossible.AsubscribedBinscribedCprescribedDdescribed

50.Thefamilywastoo_____toevacuatethehousewhenthefloodbegan.AobstinateBsturdyCdeterminedDoptical

51.Onthistest-track,themakersdeliberately_____standardproductioncarstoroughtreatment.AundergoBsubdueCsubjectDtreat

52.TheapplicantstoAmericanUniversitieswillbejudgedwithout______astorace,color,orbreed.AreferenceBobjectionCdiscriminationDspecialty

53.Afterthelongillnessmymotherwastoo______toclimbthesteps.AfatalBfeebleChumbleDrelaxed

54.Thechildwasonthe_____oftearswhenhismotheraskedhimwhathadhappenedtohim.AvergeBborderCmarginDrim

55.Onthefrontpage,he_____hisbooktohisdirector,Mr.Johnson.AdedicatedBpresentedCdevotedDoffered

56.Ifyoukeepontakingonmoreworkthanyoucando,yourhealthwill______.AdegradeBdegenerateCexhaustDdeteriorate

57.Whatheisreadingisaquarterlycontaining____ofdoctoralthesesinprogress.AabridgementsBoutlinesCabstractsDsynopses

58.Afirmwhichdismissesanemployeeonthegroundsofredundancyisobligedto_____himforlossofemployment.AcompensateBcompactCcompelDcompliment

59.RobertandTomarenotonspeakingtermsnowafteraquarrellastweek.Whatcanwedotobringabouta_____betweenthem?AreservationBrefreshmentCregimentDreconciliation

60.Thegroupofdancershadrehearsedthedanceuntiltheirmovementswereabsolutely_____.AsimultaneousBsensitiveCsingularDfigurative

61.Thereisnoelectricityinmyapartmentagain.Hasthe_____blowthen?AfuseBwireCplugDcircuit

62.Duringthebusinessintervals,customersappreciatetheguestingroomswhicharefullofpicturesandotherbeautiful_____.AimitationsBillustrationsCornamentsDimplementations

63.Hislongandloyalservicewiththecompanywas______withapresentfromthepresident.AadmittedBacknowledgedCaccomplishedDaccepted

64.Thepsychiatristsweredebatingiftheaccusedmanwas_____enoughtostandtrial.A.sensibleB.rationalC.reasonableD.reciprocal

65.Agoodteachermustknowhowtohisideasto_____thestudents,asgenerallyagreedbyeducationalexperts.AdisplayBtransmitCconveyDilluminate

66.The_____ofaculturalphenomenonisusuallyalogicalconsequenceofsomephysicalaspectinthelifestyleofthepeople.AimplementationBexpeditionCdemonstrationDmanifestation

67.Despitetheirgoodservice,mostinnsarelesscostlythanhotelsof_____standards.AequivalentBuniformCexactDalike

68.Hehasdonestupidthingsbefore,buttolookfortheescapinggaswithamatchreallywasthe_____silliness.AtriumphantBunanimousCtrivialDultimate

69.Itwillbesafertowalkthestreetsbecausepeoplewillnotneedtocarrylargeamountsofcash,Virtuallyallfinancial____willbeconductedbycomputer.AtransmissionsBtransitionsCtransactionsDtraffickings

70.ManypeopleemigratedtoAmericabecauseofbeing_____fortheirpoliticalorreligiousbelief.AprosecutedBpersecutedCimprisonedDexecuted

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked［A］,［B］,［C］and［D］.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(10points)

TraditionalmarriageinBritainiscurrentlyinadisturbance.Notonlyisthedivorceraterising,71therateatwhichpeoplemarryisfalling.Livingtogetherismorepopularthan72before.Theshapeofthefamilyisnownolongeroneman,onewomanandtheirchildren.Instead,thereare73numbersoffamilieswhichincludestep-parents,halfsistersandbrothers,ormerelyonelonelyparentcoping74herown.

Comparedwithothercountries,Britainisstillconservativeinitsmarriagepatterns.InAmerica,thedivorcerateis75moreshocking.Twooutoffivemarriages76divorce.InSwedenlivingtogetherisnowmorepopularthanmarriageamongcouplesintheirearlytwentiesandasimilar77seemstobeemerginginDenmark.

Althoughthisishappeningonasmaller78inBritain,ithasnotyetbecomesuchamarkedtrend.But79wedofollowtheAmericanandScandinavianpatterns,the80willseemanymorecoupleslivingtogetherbeforemarriage-andevenmoredivorce.

Interestinglyenough,itiswomen81menwhogetadivorceinthecourts.Sevenoutoftendivorcesare82tothewife.Divorce,ofcourse,onlyreflectsthe83windingupofamarriagewhichmayhave84brokenuplongbefore.Thepartnerwhoasksfordivorcemaynotbethepartnerwho85themarriage.Womenusuallyhavemoretogainfromthecourtsinthewayofmoney,rights86thehome,andchildmaintenance.87thereisalsoacertainunequalproportioninoneofthegroundsthatthesexeschoosefordivorce.Thegrounds88unreasonableorcruelbehaviorareoverwhelming,chosenbyten89morewomenthanmen.Doesthismeanthatwomenwill90lessthantheyusedto?

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