2021年6月大学英语六级模拟试题及答案

2021年6月大学英语六级模拟试题及答案

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一、单选题（共9题，共18分）

1.

Everythingintoconsideration,Iproposethatthefirstprizeshouldbe

giventoLiuQiang.

•A.totake

•B.taking

•C.taken

•D.took

ABCD

正确答案：C

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本题解析：

【参考译文】通过综合考虑，我建议第一名该给刘强。

【试题分析】本题是一道句型结构题。

【详细解答】从题目来看"IproposethatthefirstprizeshouldbegiventoLiu

Qiang."是主句，而"everything"与"takeintoconsideration"之间是被动关

系，所以只能选

Co

2.

Imeant___youaboutit,butIforgottodoso.

•A.telling

•B.havingtold

•C.totell

•D.tohavetold

ABCD

正确答案：D

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本题解析：

【参考译文】本打算告诉你这件事的，可我忘了。

【试题分析】本题是一道语法分析题。

【详细解答】首先考虑到"meant。”的结构，所以先排除A、B两项。而自此外

是讲述一件本来要做而没做的事情，要用虚拟语气，所以只能选D。

3.

Whiledoingcalculationfortheproject,thedesigners___anewsolution

toageologicalproblem.

•A.fellinto

•B.stumbledupon

C.setout

0.discovered

ABCD

正确答案：B

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本题解析：

【参考译文】在对工程进行计算时，设计人员碰巧找到了解决地质问题的方法。

【试题分析】本题是一道词义辨析题。

【详细解答】"fallinto"含义为"被卷入......"stumbleupon"含义为"偶

然找到‘发现‘；"setout"含义为"启程，出发"；"discover"含义为"发现，

发觉“。从四个选项看，含有“偶然”含义的"stumbleupon"最适合本句话。

4.

Themotheralmostwhenshelearnedthathersonwasshotdead.

•A.felldown

•B.camedown

•C.fell叩art

•D.wenttopieces

ABCD

正确答案：D

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本题解析：

【参考译文】那位母亲得知她儿子被枪打死了，她几乎完全垮了。

【试题分析】本题是一道词义辨析题。

【详细解答】"falldown"含义"跌倒，倒下"；"comedown"含义为"降下，

跌落"；"fallapart"含义为"破裂，破碎"；"got。pieces”含义为"（身体或精

神上）垮下来"。从四个选项来看，只有D适用于本句话。

5.

Thematterisnottobe___.

•A.watchedfor

•B.waitedon

•C.takenover

•D.trifledwith

ABCD

正确答案：D

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本题解析：

【参考译文】这个问题不可轻视。

【试题分析】本题是一道词义辨析题。

【详细解答】“watchfor的含义为"提防，戒备";"waiton"的含义为"服

侍（某人），招待（顾客）"「'takeover"的含义为"接管（什么东西）"；"triflewith"

含义为“轻视。"从四个选项来看，只有D适用于本句话。

6.

Theywillneverreconcilethemselvesto.

•A.defeat

•B.theirdefeat

•C.bedefeated

•D.havetheirdefeat

ABCD

正确答案：B

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本题解析：

【参考译文】他们决不屈从于失败。

【试题分析】本题是一道搭配题。

【详细解答】"reconcilesb.t。"中后接名词,而"defeat"一词作为"失败"

是可数名词，所以此处只能选择B。

7.

You'dbetterletmeknowassoonasthereisa(n)positioninthe

branchoffice.

•A.empty

•B.vacuum

•C.hollow

D.vacant

ABCD

正确答案：D

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本题解析：

【参考译文】你最好一到分理处有了空缺就告诉我.

【试题分析】本题是一道近义词组辨析题。

【详细解答】"empty"含义为"空无一物的";vacuum是名词,含义为"真空,

空虚"；"hollow”含义为"空洞的，中空的"，只有"vacant"与"position"搭

配意为"空缺职位〃。

8.

Urbancongestionwouldgreatlyberelievedifthechargedonpublic

transportweremorereasonable.

•A.prices

•B.tickets

•C.fees

•D.fares

ABCD

正确答案：D

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本题解析：

【参考译文】如果所收车费更合理一些，城市交通堵塞会大大缓解。

【试题分析】本题是词义辨析题。

【详细解答】"prices"的含义是"价格"，"tickets"是"票据"，"fees”是

"费（如会费、学费、手续费等）"会fares"主要是指"车船费"。所以此处用"fares"

9.

Weareconvincedtherighteousnessofourcause.

•A.of

•B.on

•C.over

•D.at

ABCD

正确答案：

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本题解析：

【参考译文】我们坚信自己的事业是正义的。

【试题分析】本题是一道介词搭配题。

【详细解答】"beconvincedof"含义为"坚信……"，这是一个固定搭配，所

以在四个选项中只能选择"of"。

二、问答题（共4题，共40分）

10.

Whatdoesthefutureholdfortheproblemofhousing?Agooddeal

depends,ofcourse,onthemeaningof“future”.Ifoneisthinkingin

termsofsciencefictionandthespaceage,itisatleastpossibleto

assumethatmanwillhavesolvedsuchtrivialandearthlyproblemsas

housing.Writersofsciencefiction,fromH.G.Wellsonwards,havehad

littletosayonthesubject.Theyhaveconveyedthesuggestionthatmen

willliveingreatcomfort,witheveryconceivableapparatustomakelife

smooth,healthyandeasy,ifnothappy.Buttheyhavenotsaidwhathis

housewillbemadeof.Perhapssomenewbuildingmaterial,asyet

unimagined,willhavebeendiscoveredorinventedatleast.Onemaybe

certainthatbricksandmortar(泥灰，灰浆)willlonghavegoneoutof

fashion.

Buttheproblemsofthenextgenerationortwocanmorereadilybe

imagined.Scientistshavealreadypointedoutthatunlesssomethingis

doneeithertorestricttheworld'srapidgrowthinpopulationorto

discoveranddevelopnewsourcesoffood(orboth),millionsofpeople

willbedyingofstarvationoratthebestsufferingfromunderfeeding

beforethiscenturyisout.Butnobodyhasyetworkedoutanyplanfor

housingthesegrowingpopulations.Admittedlytheworstsituationswill

occurinthehottestpartsoftheworld,wherehousingcanbelight

structureorinbackwardareaswherestandardsaretraditionallylow.But

eventheminimumshelterrequiresmaterialsofsomekindandinthe

teeming,bulgingtownsthelow-standard"housing"offlattenedpetrol

cansanddirtycanvasisfarmorewastefulofgroundspacethancanbe

tolerated.

Sincethewar,HongKonghassufferedthekindofcrisiswhichislikelyto

ariseinmanyotherplacesduringthenextgeneration.Literallymillions

ofrefugeesarrivedtoswellthealreadygrowingpopulationand

emergencystepshadtobetakenrapidlytopreventsqualor（月亢脏）and

diseaseandthespreadcrime.Thecityistacklingthesituation

energeticallyandenormousblocksoftenements（贫民住宅）arerisingat

anastonishingaped.ButHongKongisonlyonesmallpartofwhatwill

certainlybecomeavastproblemandnotmerelyahousingproblem,

becausewhenpopulationgrowsatthisratethereareaccompanying

problemsofeducation,transport,hospitalservices,drainage,water

supplyandsoon.NoteveryareamaygivethesameresourcesasHong

Kongtodrawuponandthesearchforquickerandcheapermethodsof

constructionmustnevercease.

l.Whatistheauthor'sopinionofhousingproblemsinthefirst

paragraph?

A.Theymaybecompletelysolvedatsometimeinthefuture.

B.Theyareunimportantandeasilydealtwith.

C.Theywillnotbesolveduntilanewbuildingmaterialhasbeen

discovered.

D.Theyhavebeendealtwithinspecificdetailinbooksdescribingthe

future.

2.Thewriterissurethatinthedistantfuture_.

A.bricksandmortarwillbereplacedbysomeotherbuildingmaterial.

B.anewbuildingmaterialwillhavebeeninvented.

C.bricksandmortarwillnotbeusedbypeoplewhowanttheirhouseto

befashionable.

D.anewwayofusingbricksandmortarwillhavebeendiscovered.

3.Thewriterbelievesthatthebiggestproblemlikelytoconfrontthe

worldbeforetheendofthecentury_.

A.isdifficulttoforesee.

B.willbehowtofeedtheevergrowingpopulation.

C.willbehowtoprovideenoughhousesinthehottestpartsoftheworld.

D.isthequestionoffindingenoughgroundspace.

4.Whenthewritersaysthattheworstsituationswilloccurinthehottest

partsoftheworldorinbackwardareas,heisreferringtothefactthatin

theseparts_.

A.standardsofbuildingarelow.

B.onlyminimumshelterwillbepossible.

C.thereisnotenoughgroundspace.

D.thepopulationgrowthwillbethegreatest.

5.WhichofthefollowingsentencesbestsummarizesParagraph3?

A.HongKonghasfacedaseriouscrisiscausedbymillionsofrefugees.

B.HongKonghassuccessfullydealtwiththeemergencycausedby

millionsofrefugees.

C.HongKong'scrisiswasnotonlyamatterofhousingbutincludeda

numberofotherproblemsofpopulationgrowth.

D.Manypartsoftheworldmayhavetofacethekindofproblems

encounteredbyHongKongandmayfinditmuchhardertodealwith

them.

正确答案：

AABDD

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11.

Inthelast12yearstotalemploymentintheUnitedStatesgrewfaster

thanatanytimeinthepeacetimehistoryofanycountry-from82to

110millionbetween1973and1985-thatis,byafullonethird.The

entiregrowth,however,wasinmanufacturing,andespeciallyinno-

blue-collarjobs...

Thistrendisthesameinalldevelopedcountries,andis,indeed,even

morepronouncedinJapan.Itisthereforehighlyprobablethatin25

yearsdevelopedcountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandJapanwill

employnolargeraproportionofthelaborforceInmanufacturingthan

developedcountriesnowemployinfarming-atmost,10percent.

TodaytheUnitedStatesemploysaround18millionpeopleinblue-collar

jobsinmanufacturingindustries.By2010,thenumberislikelytobeno

morethan12million.Insomemajorindustriesthedropwillbeeven

sharper.Itisquiteunrealistic,forinstance,toexpectthattheAmerican

automobileindustrywillemploymorethanone-thirdofitspresent

blue-collarforce25yearshence,eventhoughproductionmightbe50

percenthigher.

Ifacompany,anindustryoracountrydoesnotinthenextquarter

centurysharplyincreasemanufacturingproductionandatthesametime

sharplyreducetheblue-collarworkforce,itcannothopetoremain

competitive-oreventoremain“developed."Theattempttopreserve

suchblue-collarjobsisactuallyaprescriptionforunemployment...

ThisisnotaconclusionthatAmericanpoliticians,laborleadersorindeed

thegeneralpubliccaneasilyunderstandoraccept.Whatconfusesthe

issueevenmoreitthattheUnitedStatesisexperiencingseveralseparate

anddifferentshiftsinthemanufacturingeconomy.Oneisthe

accelerationofthesubstitutionofknowledgeandcapitalformanual

labor.Wherewespokeofmechanizationafewdecadesago,wenow

speakof^robotization"or"automation."Thisisactuallymorea

changeinterminologythanachangeinreality.WhenHenryFord

introducedtheassemblylinein1909,hecutthenumberofman-hours

requiredtoproduceamotorcarbysome80percentintwoorthree

years-farmorethananyoneexpectstoresultfromeventhemost

completerobotization.Butthereisnodoubtthatwearefacinganew,

sharpaccelerationinthereplacementofmanualworkersbymachines-

thatis,bytheproductsofknowledge.

l.Accordingtotheauthor,theshrinkageinthemanufacturinglabor

forcedemonstrates.

A.thedegreetowhichacountry'sproductionisrobotized

B.areductioninacountry'smanufacturingindustries

C.aworseningrelationshipbetweenlaborandmanagement

D.thedifferencebetweenadevelopedcountryandadevelopingcountry

2.Accordingtotheauthor,incoming25years,adevelopedcountryor

industry,inordertremaincompetitive,oughtto.

A.reducethepercentageoftheblue-collarworkforce

B.preserveblue-collarjobsforinternationalcompetition

C.acceleratemotor-canmanufacturinginHenryFord'sstyle

D.solvetheproblemofunemployment

3.Americanpoliticiansandlaborleaderstendtodislike.

A.confusioninmanufacturingeconomy

B.anincreaseinblue-collarworkforce

C.internalcompetitioninmanufacturingproduction

D.adropintheblue-collarjobopportunities

4.Theword“prescription"in"aprescriptionforunemployment”may

betheequivalentto

A.somethingrecommendedasmedicaltreatment

B.awaysuggestedtoovercomesomedifficulty

C.somemeasurestakeninadvance

D.adevicetodire

5.Thispassagemayhavebeenexceptedfrom

A.amagazineaboutcapitalinvestment

B.anarticleonautomation

C.amotor-carmagazine

D.anarticleonglobaleconomy

正确答案：

AADCD

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12.

Scatteredthroughtheseasoftheworldarebillionsoftonsofsmall

plantsandanimalscalledplankton.Mostoftheseplantsandanimalsare

toosmallforthehumaneyetosee.Theydriftaboutlazilywiththe

currents,providingabasicfoodformanylargeranimals.Planktonhas

beendescribedastheequivalentofthegrassesthatgrowonthedry

landcontinents,andthecomparisonisanappropriateone.Inpotential

foodvaluehowever,planktonfaroutweighsthatofthelandgrasses.

Onescientisthasestimatedthatwhilegrassesoftheworldproduce

about49billiontonsofvaluablecarbohydrateseachyear.Thesea's

planktongeneratesmorethantwiceasmuch.

Despiteitsenormousfoodpotential,littleeffortwasmadeuntilrecently

tofarmplanktonaswefarmgrassesonland.Nowmarinescientistshave

atlastbeguntostudythispossibility,especiallyasthesea'sresources

loomevenmoreimportantasameansoffeedinganexpandingworld

population.

Nooneyethasseriouslysuggestedthat“planktonburgers“maysoon

becomepopulararoundtheworld.Asapossiblefarmedsupplementary

foodsource,however,planktonisgainingconsiderableinterestamong

marinescientists.

Onetypeofplanktonthatseemstohavegreatharvestpossibilitiesisa

tinyshrimplikecreaturecalledkrill.Growingtotwoorthreeincheslong,

krillprovidethemajorfoodforthegiantbluewhale,thelargestanimal

evertoinhabittheEarth.Realizingthatthiswhalemaygrow100feetand

weigh150tonsatmaturity,itisnotsurprisingthateachonedevours

morethanonetonofkrilldaily.

Krillswimaboutjustbelowthesurfaceinhugeschoolssometimesmiles

wide,mainlyinthecoldAntarctic.Becauseoftheirpinkcolor,theyoften

appearasasolidreddishmasswhenviewedfromashiporfromtheair.

Krillareveryhighinfoodvalue.Apoundofthesecrustaceanscontains

about460calories—aboutthesameasshrimporlobster,towhichthey

arerelated.

Ifthekrillcanfeedsuchhugecreaturesaswhales,manyscientistsreason,

theymustcertainlybecontendersasnewfoodsourceforhumans.

l.Whichofthefollowingbestportraystheorganizationofthepassage?

A.Theauthorpresentstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofplanktonas

afoodsource.

B.Theauthorquotespublicopiniontosupporttheargumentforfarming

plankton.

C.Theauthorclassifiesthedifferentfoodsourcesaccordingtoamountof

carbohydrate.

D.Theauthormakesageneralstatementaboutplanktonasafood

sourceandthenmovestoaspecificexample.

2.Accordingtothepassage,whyisplanktonregardedtobemore

valuablethanlandgrasses?

A.Itiseasiertocultivate.

B.Itproducesmorecarbohydrates.

C.Itdoesnotrequiresoil.

D.Itismorepalatable.

3.Whydoestheauthormention“planktonburgers"?

A.Todescribetheappearanceofonetypeofplankton.

B.Toillustratehowmuchplanktonawhaleconsumes.

C.Tosuggestplanktonasapossiblefoodsources.

D.Tocomparethefoodvaluesofbeefandplankton.

4.Whatismentionedasoneconspicuousfeatureofkrill?

A.Theyarethesmallestmarineanimals.

B.Theyarepinkincolor.

C.Theyaresimilarinsizetolobsters.

D.Theyhavegrasslikebodies.

5.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingasreasonswhyplanktoncould

beconsideredahumanfoodsourceexceptthatitis_.

A.highinfoodvalue.

B.inabundantsupplyintheoceans.

C.anappropriatefoodforotheranimals.

D.freeofchemicalsandpollutants.

正确答案：

DBCBD

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13.

Whichissafer-stayingathome,travelingtoworkonpublictransport,

orworkingintheoffice?Surprisingly,eachofthesecarriesthesamerisk,

whichisverylow.However,whataboutflyingcomparedtoworkingin

thechemicalindustry?Unfortunately,theformeris65timesriskierthan

thelatter!Infact,theaccidentrateofworkersinthechemicalindustryis

lessthanthatofalmostanyofhumanactivity,andalmostassafeas

stayingathome.

Thetroublewiththechemicalindustryisthatwhenthingsgowrongthey

oftencausedeathtothoselivingnearby.Itisthiswhichmakeschemical

accidentssonewsworthy.Fortunately,theyareextremelyrare.Themost

famousoneshappenedatTexasCity(1947),Flixborough(1974),Seveso

(1976),Pemex(1984)andBhopal(1984)O

Someofthesearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeventhoughthe

lossoflifewassmall.NoonediedatSeveso,andonly28workersat

Flixborough.TheworstaccidentofallwasBhopal,whereupto3,000

werekilled.TheTexasCityexplosionoffertilizerkilled552.ThePemex

fireatastorageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbsofMexicoCitytook

542lives,justamonthbeforetheunfortunateeventatBhopal.

Someexpertshavediscussedtheseaccidentsandusedeachaccidentto

illustrateaparticulardanger.ThustheTexasCityexplosionwascaused

bytonsofammoniumnitrate(硝酸筱),whichissafeunlessstoredingreat

quantity.TheFlixboroughfireballwasthefaultofmanagement,which

tookriskstokeepproductiongoingduringessentialrepairs.TheSeveso

accidents