大学英语六级模拟题库含答案

大学英语六级模拟题库含答案

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大学英语六级模拟题（一）及答案

PartIReadingComprehension（共20小题，每小题2分，共

40分）

Directions：Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Each

passageisfollowedbyfourcomprehensionquestions.Readthe

passageandanswerthequestions.Thenmarkyouransweronthe

AnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Askthreepeopletolookthesamewindowatabusystreet

cornerandtellyouwhattheysee.Chancesareyouwillreceive

threedifferentanswers.Eachpersonseesthesamescene,but

eachperceivessomethingdifferentaboutit.

Perceivinggoesoninourminds.Ofthethreepeoplewho

lookoutthewindow,onemaysaythatheseesapolicemangiving

amotoristaticket.Anothermaysaythatheseesarush-hour

trafficjamattheintersection.Thethirdmaytellyouthat

heseesawomantryingtocrossthestreetwithfourchildren

intow.Forperceptionisthemind'sinterpretationofwhat

thesenses-inthiscaseoureyes-tellus.

Manypsychologiststodayareworkingtotrytodetermine

justhowapersonexperiencesorperceivestheworldaround

him.Usingascientificapproach,thesepsychologistssetup

experimentsinwhichtheycancontrolallofthefactors.By

measuringandchartingtheresultsofmanyexperiments,they

aretryingtofindoutwhatmakesdifferentpeopleperceive

totallydifferentthingsaboutthesamescene.

1.Seeingandperceivingare.

A.thesameaction

B.twoseparateactions

C.twoactionscarriedonentirelybyeyes

D.severalactionsthattakeplaceatdifferenttimes

2.Perceivingisanactionthattakesplace.

A.inoureyes

B.onlywhenwethinkveryhardaboutsomething

C.onlyunderthedirectionofapsychologist

D.ineveryperson'smind

3.Peopleperceivedifferentthingsaboutthesamescene

because.

A.theyseedifferentthingsB.somehavebettereyesight

C.theycannotagreeaboutthingsD.noneofthese

4.Whichofthefollowingisimpliedbutnotstatedinthe

passage?

A.Psychologistsdonotyetknowpeoplesee.

B.Theexperimentsinwhichallfactorsarecontrolledare

better.

C.Thestudyofperceptionisgoingonnow.

D.Perceptiondoesnotinvolvepsychologicalfactors.

5.Thebesttitleforthisselectionis.

A.HowWeSee

B.LearningaboutOurMindsthroughScience

C.WhatPsychologistsPerceive

D.HowtoBecauseanExperimentalPsychologist

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Thefoodweeatseemstohaveprofoundeffectsonourhealth.

Althoughsciencehasmadeenormousstepsinmakingfoodmore

fittoeat,ithas,atthesametime,mademanyfoodsunfit

toeat.Someresearchhasshowntat40percentofcanceris

relatedtothedietaswell,especiallycancerofthecolon.

Differentculturesatemorepronetogetcertainillnesses

becauseofthefoodthatischaracteristicinthesecultures.

Thatfoodisrelatedtoillnessisnotanewdiscovery.In1945,

governmentresearchersrealizedthatnitratesandnitrites,

commonlyusedtopreservecolorinmeats,andotherfood

additives,causedcancer.Yetthesecarcinogenicadditives

remaininourfood,anditbecomesmoredifficultallthetime

toknowwhichthingsonthepackaginglabelsofprocessedfood

arehelpfulorharmful.Theadditivesthatweeatarenotall

sodirect.Farmersoftengivepenicillintobeefandpoultry,

andbecauseofthis,penicillinhasbeenfoundinthemilkof

treatedcows.Sometimessimilardrugsareadministeredto

animalsnotformedicinalpurposes,butforfinancialreasons.

Thefarmersaresimplytryingtofattentheanimalsinorder

toobtainahigherpriceonthemarket.AlthoughtheFoodand

DrugAdministration(FDA)hastriedrepeatedlytocontrol

theseprocedures,thepracticescontinue.

6.Howhassciencedoneadisservicetomankind?

A.Becauseofscience,mostofthefoodsweeattodayare

contaminated.

B.Ithascausedalackofinformationconcerningthevalue

offood.

C.Asaresultofscientificintervention,some

potentiallyharmfulsubstanceshasbeenaddedtoourfood.

D.Thescientistshavepreservedthecolorofmeats,but

notofvegetables.

7.Whatarenitratesusedfor?

A.Theypreservesflavorinpackagedfoods.

B.Theypreservethecolorofmeats.

C.Theyaretheobjectsofresearch.

D.Theycausetheanimalstobecomefatter.

8.TheFDAhastriedrepeatedlytocontrol.

A.theattempttofattentheanimals

B.theattempttocuresickanimals

C.theusingofdrugstoanimals

D.theusingofadditivestopreservethedoloroffood

9.Theword"carcinogenic”meansmostnearlythesame

as.

A.trouble-makingB.color-retaining

C.money-savingD.cancer-causing

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Drugsarealwaysgiventoanimalsformedicalreasons.

B.Someoftheadditivesinourfoodareaddedtothefood

itselfandsomearegiventothelivinganimals.

C.Researchershaveknownaboutthepotentialhazardsof

thefoodadditivesforoverthirty-fiveyears.

D.Foodmaycausefortypercentofcancerintheworld.

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

UnliketheirAmericanorEuropeancounterparts,car

salesmeninJapanworkhardtogetabuyer.Insteadoflying

lazilyaroundshowroomswaitingforcustomerstodropby,many

Japanesecarsalesmenstillgoouttogetthem.Theywalk

wearilyalongthestreetscarsdoor-to-door.Newcustomersare

huntedwithfruitandcakesontheirbirthdays.Butlifeis

gettingtough,andnotjustbecausenew-carsalesarefalling.

WithmoreJapanesewomen(whooftencontrolthehousehold

budget)goingouttowork,thesalesmenincreasinglyfind

nobodyathomewhentheycall.Thatmeansanothervisitinthe

eveningortheweekend.Thentheyfaceanextraproblem：more

people,especiallytheyoung,prefertochooseanewcarfrom

ashowroomwheretheycancomparedifferentmodels.

Evenaslateasthemid-1980ssome90%ofnewcarswere

solddoor-to-door.Insomeruralareasmostnewcarsarestill

soldthisway.Butinthebigcitiesmorethanhalfthenew

carsarenowsoldfromshowrooms.

Althoughinvestinginshowroomsisexpensivebecauseof

thehighcostofJapaneseland,dealershavelittlechoice.

AlaborshortageandhigherexpectationsamongJapan's

workforcearemakingitdifficulttohiredoor-to-door

salesmen.MostofaJapanesecarsalesmanJsworkingdayis

spentdoingfavorsforcustomers,likearranginginsuranceor

pickingupvehiclesforservicing,ratherthanactually

selling.

Japan'sdoorstepcarsalesmenarenotabouttovanish.

Thepersonalservicetheyprovideissodeep-rootedinJapan

thattheyarelikelytooperatealongsidetheglitteringnew

showrooms.Thetwosystemsevencomplementeachother.What

increasinglyhappensisthattheshowroomattractsthe

interestofapotentialbuyer,givingthefootsoresalesmen

afirmleadtofollowupwithahomevisit.

11.Japanesecarsalesusuallydonotwaitatshowrooms

forcustomerstodropby；instead,.

A.theysellcarsdoor-to-door

B.theybuypresentsfortheircustomers

C.theyenjoythemselvesinrecreationcenters

D.theygoouttodomarketresearches

12.Impliedbutstated：thecompetitionincarmarketis.

A.lightB.moderateC.fierceD.unfair

13.Youngpeopleliketobuyanewcar.

A.athomeB.fromashowroom

C.madeintheU.S.A.D.madeinJapan

14.ThesquadronofJapanesecarsalesmenisreducing

becauseof.

A.alaborshortage

B.higherexpectationsamongJapan'sworkforce

C.highcostland

D.bothAandB

15.Japanesecarsalesmentotheircustomersmanyfavors

suchas.

A.showingthemaroundinanexhibition

B.arranginginsurance

C.payingthemavisitonweekends

D.sellingolecarsforthem

Passage4

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Thenewglobalsatellitecommunicationssystemswilloffer

threekindsservice,whichmayoverlapinmanydifferentkinds

ofreceivers.

VOICE.Satellitetelephoneswillbeabletomakecallsfrom

anywhereontheEarthtoanywhereelse.Thatcouldmakethem

especiallyusefultoremote,thirdworldvillages(someof

whichalreadyusestationarysatellitetelephones),explorers

anddisaster-reliefteams.Today,smobiletelephonesdepend

onearth-boundtransmitters,wheretechnicalstandardsvary

fromcountrytocountry.Sobusinesstravelerscannotusetheir

mobilephonesoninternationaltrips.Satellitetelephones

wouldmakethatpossible.

MESSAGING.Satellitemassagershavethesameglobal

coverageassatellitetelephones,butcarrytextalone,which

couldbeusefulforthosewithlaptopcomputers.Equippedwith

asmallscreenliketoday'spapers,satellitemassagerswill

alsoreceiveshortmessages.

TRACKING.Voiceandmessagingsystemswillalsotelltheir

userswheretheyaretowithinafewhundredmeters.Combined

withthemessagingservice,thelocationservicecouldhelp

rescueteamstofindstrandedadventurers,thepolicetofind

stolencars,exporterstofollowtheprogressofcargoes,and

haulagecompaniestocheckthatdriversarenotdetouringthe

pub.America'smilitaryGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)

satellitewillprovidebetterpositioninginformationto

anyonewhohasareceiverfortheirsignals,butGPSdoesnot

carrymessages,sosuchareceivercannotbeusedonitsown

fortrackingorrescue.Bythemid_1990s,GPSreceiverswill

beabletotellpeoplewheretheyaretowithin70meters

anywhereintheworld,andtowithinameterorsoinareas

wheretheserviceissupplementedbyground-basedtransmitter.

16.Globalsatellitecommunicationssystemswillbeuseful

to.

A.laptopcomputerusersB.remotevillages

C.disaster-reliefteamsD.allabove

17.Satellitetelephonewillmake.

A.businesstravelersusemobilephonesoninternational

trips

B.possiblecallsfromanywhereonearthtoanywhereelse

C.explorershappy

D.allabove

18.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thepositioningprecisionofthevoicesystemisbetter

thanthatofGPS.

B.ThepositioningprecisionofGPSisBetterthanthat

ofthevoicesystem.

C.Thepositioningprecisionofthemessagingsystemis

betterthanofGPS.

D.Thepositioningprecisionofvoicesystemisbetterthan

thatofthemessagingsystem.

19.Whatcanwesayaboutthenewglobalsatellite

communicationssystems?

A.Theyarewidelyused.B.Theyareveryhelpful.

C.Theyarecostly.D.BothAandB.

20.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthe

passage?

A.GlobalSatelliteCommunicationsB.NewVoiceand

MessagingSystem

C.NewGenerationSatelliteD.AlwaysinTouch

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Oneifthemostauthoritativevoicesspeakingtoustoday

is,ofcourse,thevoiceoftheadvertisers.Itshoutsatus

fromthetelevisionscreenandtheradioloudspeakers；waves

tousfromeverypageofthenewspapers；signaltousfromthe

roadsidebill-boardsalldayandflashesmessagestousin

coloredlightsallnight.

AdvertisinghasbeenamongEngland'sbiggestgrowth

industriessincethewar.Perhapsthereasonisthat

advertisingsavesthemanufacturersfromhavingtothinkabout

thecustomer.Atthestageofdesigninganddevelopinga

product,thereisquiteenoughtothinkaboutwithoutadding

customer-appealtoallhisotherproblemofman-hoursand

machinetolerancesandstressfactors.Sotheyjustgoahead

andmakethethingandleaveittotheadvertisertofindclever

waysofmakingitappealtopurchasersaftertheyhavefinished

it,bypretendingthatitconfers（赋予）status,orattracts

love,orsignifiesmanliness.

Othermanufacturesfindadvertisingsavesthemfrom

changingtheirproduct.Andmanufacturershatechange.The

idealproductisonethatgoesonunchangedforever.If,

therefore,foronereasonoranother,somealterationsees

calledforhowmuchbettertochangetheimage,thepacketor

thepitchmadebytheproduct,ratherthangotoallthe

inconvenienceofchangingtheproductitself.

16.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor

sattitudetowardmodernadvertising?

A.IndifferentB.ShockedC.DisapprovingD.Approving

17.Accordingtotheauthor,whichisNOTthedesigner'

schiefconcernwhenhedesignsaproduct?

A.StressfactorsB.Man-hours

C.MachinetolerancesD.Customer-appeal

18.Itisstatedinthepassagethatthoseresponsiblefor

givingaproductcustomer-appealare.

A.customersB.designersC.advertisersD.manufacturers

19.Accordingtotheauthor,whensomechangeinaproduct

isnecessary,amanufacturerwillchooseto

A.lowertheproductioncostB.hireabetterdesigner

C.improveitsqualityD.alteritsimage

20.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe.

A.AdvertisingsincetheWar

B.AdvertisingandManufacturers

C.Advertising-England'sBiggestIndustry

D.AdvertisingandPurchasers

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（共40小题，每小题1分，

共40分）

Directions：Inthisparttherearefortyincomplete

sentences.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoices.Choose

theonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandthenmarkyour

answerontheAnswerSheet.

21.Agreatmanycancerscanbecuredbutonlyifbefore

theyhavebeguntospreadorcolonizeinotherpartsofthe

body.

A.properlytreatB.properlytreating

C.beingproperlytreatedD.properlytreated

22.sheisalikeablegirl,sheisverydifficulttowork

with.

A.SinceB.HoweverC.AsfarasD.While

23.Allthetouristsgavetherobbertheirmoney.

A.frightenedB.frighteningC.frightenD.frightful

24.herage,shereallydidagoodjobinsuchashorttime.

A.GivingB.GivesC.GiveD.Given

25.Thesoldierwaswithneglectinghisduty.

A.chargedB.conductedC.chargedD.committed

26.Thereasonwhythecarstoppedwas.

A.becausetheroadwasnotgoodB.thattheroadwasnot

good

C.duetothebadroadD.becauseofthebadroad

27.You'dbetterhurry,youmightbelateforclass.

A.orB.andC.unlessD.but

28.,heperformedthetaskwithsuccess.

A.ItwasexpectedB.Whichwasexpected

C.AswasexpectedD.Thatwasexpected

29.ThedoctorfeltJohn,sarmtoifthebonewasbroken.

A.workoutB.findoutC.lookatD.seeout

30.Hejustmysuggestionatthemeetingyesterday.

A.putawayB.shutdownC.showedoffD.brushedaside

31.Thequestionatthenextmeetingremainasecret.

A.discussedB.todiscussC.tobediscussedD.being

discussed

32.Hislazinesshisfailureinthefinalexam.

A.gaveupB.contributedC.resultedinD.distributed

33.Theteacherstomystatementaboutthispoetledme

toreadwidelyaboutpoems.

A.changeB.chargeC.challengeD.chance

34.Onmostofthenights,Janereadinglettersfromher

boyfriend.

A.stayedoffB.stayedonC.stayedoutD.stayedup

35.Thefirst-yearstudentswerelearningformthearmy

inMiyun,asuburbofBeijingnearIlived.

A.whatB.whereC.thatD.which

36.Lyndaandhundredsofyoungpeoplelikehimthepost

oftypist.

A.approachedB.appliedforC.appealedtoD.approved

of

37.Anybodyisentitledtosuchbenefitofageorsex.

A.regardlessB.whetherC.inspiteD.incase

38.Inthisbuildingeachapartmentcouldafamilyofsix.

A.houseB.coverC.makeD.include

39.Itriedtogetoutofthebusiness,Ifoundimpossible.

A.whoB.whichC.thatD.what

40.Whenheexplaineditagainandagain,thestudent'

spatience.

A.ranoverB.ranonC.ranoutD.ranoff

41.WhenherneighborGrandmaWangbecameill,thegirl

often.

A.fittedinB.workedoutC.heldbackD.helpedout

42.Ifyoureallywanttoapplyforthedangerousjob,I

won't,thoughtIthinkit'sacrazyidea.

A.stoodinyourwayB.standontheway

C.standinyourwayD.standbytheway

43.Hewastryingtoread；,thephonekeptringing.

A.meanwhileB.thenC.laterD.afterwards

44.Iamoutofthosepeoplewholikeastrenuous（费力

的）holiday；Ibelievein.

A.tookiteasyB.takeniteasy

C.takingiteasyD.takingiteasily

45.Thepolicematchedthefingerprintsandfoundthey

were.

A.equivalentB.identicalC.similarD.equal

46.Formally,intheUnitedStates,manynursesworkedas

privatedutynursesinhospitals.

A.otherthanB.morethanC.lessthanD.ratherthan

47.Ifyoudon'tmind.Idomyhomeworkthanplaycards

withyou.

A.hadbetterB.preferC.wouldratherD.wouldlike

48.Theirideawastogetustothestrikeatonce.

A.callatB.calloffC.callinD.callfor

49.MycarsoIhadtocomebybus.

A.felldownB.brokedownC.felloverD.turnedaway

50.Icouldtellhewassurprisedfromtheonhisface.

A.appearanceB.sightC.expressionD.explanation

51.Whichis,NorthAmericaorSouthAmerica?

A.biggestB.thebiggestC.morebiggestD.bigger

52.Youshouldobservecarefullyhowtheaudiencehis

speech.

A.reachtoB.refertoC.reacttoD.relateto

53.Thesefarmersgotagoodharvestlastyear,sothey

abigsumofmoneyfornewfarmmachines.

A.setasideB.setaboutC.setupD.setback

54.Oneofmysayingsis"wherethereisawill,there

isaway.

A.likelyB.favorableC.alikeD.favorite

55.Allisacontinuoussupplyoffueloil.

A.whatisneededB.thatisneeded

C.thethingisneededD.fortheirneeds

56.Thehighincometaxisharmfulitmaydiscouragepeople

fromtryingtoearnmore.

A.inthatB.thatC.inwhichD.which

57.Anewtechniqueout,theyieldincreasesby20%.

A.havingworkingB.havingbeenworked

C.atalossD.forgood

58.Thebirdflewintotheairandwassoon.

A.outofsightB.inahurryC.atalossD.forgood

59.Itisdecidedthatheforabustomeettheguestsfrom

Beijing.

A.callB.callsC.arrangeD.arranges

60.Iknowit'snotimportantbutIcan'thelpaboutit.

A.tothinkB.thinkingC.andthinkD.beingthought

PartHICloze（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

Directions：Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowing

passage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices.Choosetheone

thatbestfitsintothepassageandthenmarksyouransweron

theAnswerSheet.

Whatmakesachildspeakalanguagehaslongbeenapuzzle

tolinguists.61speaking,therearetwoschoolsoflinguists,

bothofwhomtrytoexplain62achildpicksupalanguageso

easily.Thefactthatachildpicksalanguage63is64：At

oneyearold,achildisabletosay"bye-bye“；attwo,he

isabletousefifty；bytherehebeginsto65tenses.Thefamous

AmericanlinguistNoamChomsky66thathumanbeinghaveasort

ofbuilt-insystemforlanguageuse,andthatthe67is68.

Childrenarenottaughtlanguage69theyaretaughtarithmetic.

Otherlinguists,70,holdtheviewthatachildlearns71of

hislanguagefromthehintsintheenvironment.72,theorists

ofbothschools73thatthereisabiologicalbasisforlanguage

use.The74iswhichismoreimportant,theinnerabilityor

theenvironment.Thisiscertainlyafield75tobeexplored.

Researchersfrombothschoolsarebusyfindingevidenceto76

theirowntheory,but77sideispersuadingtheother.

Itseemsthatinorderto78whyachildlearnsalanguage

soeasily,wehaveto79thejointeffortsofbothschools.

Somelinguist,likeDeVilliers,hasrecognizedthevalueof

cooperation,and80linguistsofbothsidestoworktogether.

61.A.SurprisinglyB.PersonallyC.ProperlyD.Roughly

62.A.thatB.whenC.whyD.how

63.A.independentlyB.naturallyC.withouthelpD.with

ease

64.A.confusingB.surprisingC.questionedD.suspected

65.A.masterB.studyC.haveD.get

66.A.doubtsB.believesC.realizesD.criticizes

67.A.helpB.teacherC.environmentD.hint

68.A.quiteessentialB.veryimportantC.notnecessary

D.onlysecondary

69.A.asB.forC.whenD.though

70.A.inparticularB.asaresultC.howeverD.therefore

71.A.alittleB.someC.nothingD.most

72.A.BeforeB.FromnowonC.JustnowD.Bynow

73.A.suspectB.disagreeC.agreeD.realize

74.A.caseB.argumentC.problemD.question

75.A.waitingB.planningC.neverD.unlikely

76.A.provideB.createC.supplyD.support

77.A.notaB.oneC.neitherD.either

78.A.findoutB.ruleoutC.searchforD.lookfor

79.A.getridofB.trustinC.relyonD.persistin

80.A.orderedB.criticizedC.challengedD.urged

Manypeoplehavedifficultyinstudyingmathematics.

Sometimestheirdifficulty61fromthepsychologicalideathat

theyare“notgood62math”.Ithasbeendemonstratedmany

timesthatitisoftenthisidea63iscausingtheirproblems

64thananylackofskillinmathematics.The65waytodeal

withthisproblemisto66yourselfthatmathinvolvesusing

thesamenumberyouhavebeenusingthesamenumbersyouhave

beenusing67yourlifeandthatyouknowthemaswellas68

else.Thensetyourmindtolearninghowtheyusedinthe69

partofmathematicsyouarestudying.

Anotherproblemmanypeople70isthatinmathematics,

unlikesomeother71youmayhavestudied,thematerialhas

averyimportant72ororder.Ifyoudon'tunderstanda73

ofamathematicstext,itisno74goingontothenextsection.

Manysectionsofmathbooksare75oninformationpresented

earlier,soitis76thatyouunderstandasectionbeforegoing

ontothenext.

Sometimesstudentsinmathematicscoursesdonotreadthe

writtenmaterialinthetext77assumethattheteacherwill

tellthem78theyneedtoknow.Thiscancausethem79problem,

sincemanyteachersassumethatstudentshavereadthetext

beforecomingtoclass.Thewrittensectionsofmathematic

textbooks80muchvaluableinformation.

61.A.raisesB.rousesC.arisesD.arouses

62.A.toB.forC.withD.at

63.A.whatB.asC.thatD.why

64.A.ratherB.otherC.moreD.less

65.A.betterB.bestC.goodD.nice

66.A.tellB.speakC.sayD.talk

67A.mostB.partialC.allD.whole

68.A.oneB.nooneC.someoneD.anyone

69.A.definiteB.particularC.peculiarD.usual

70.A.mountB.counterC.encounterD.account

71.A.lessonB.classesC.subjectD.specialties

72.A.sequenceB.consequenceC.resultD.system

73.A.seriesB.lotC.fractionD.section

74.A.goodB.useC.helpD.doubt

75.A.foundedB.erectedC.bas