大学英语六级(CET-6)模拟训练高频过关题 1（附答案）

最新大学英语六级（CET-6）模拟训练高频过关题

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

1.A)Anewhousecostthirtythousanddollars.

B)Bob'shousecosthimsixtythousanddollars.

C)Bobdidn'twanttobuyanoldhouse.

D)Bobdecidedtobuyanoldhouse.

2.A)Yes,butheneedstohavetheapprovalofhisprofessor.

B)Yes,hecanstudythereifheiswritingaresearchpaper.

C)Yes,becauseheisaseniorstudent.

D)No,it'sopenonlytoteachersandpostgraduates.

3.A)Hedoesn'tlikeseafoodanymore.

B)Aseafooddinneristooexpensive.

C)Hedoesn'thaveenoughmoney.

D)Helikesseafoodverymuch.

4.A)Hewenttothehospitaltotakehiswifehome.

B)Hestayedinthehospitaluntilverylate.

Hetriedtocallthewomanseveraltimes.

Hewenttothehospitalatmidnightyesterday.

5.Hererrorsweremainlyinthereadingpart.

B)Itwasn'tverychallengingtoher.

C)Itwasmoredifficultthanshehadexpected.

D)Shemadeveryfewgrammaticalmistakesinhertest.

6.A)6hours.

B)4hours.

C)12hours.

D)18hours.

7.A)Itsdirty.

B)It'sfaded.

C)It'sdyed.

D)It'storn.

8.A)Sixteendollars.

B)Eightdollars.

C)Tendollars.

D)Twelvedollars.

9.A)HiswatchwillbefixednolaterthannextMonday.

B)Hiswatchneedstoberepaired.

C)Hemaycomeagainforhiswatchattheweekend.

D)Thewomanwon'trepairhiswatchuntilnextMonday.

10.A)ThethingstodoonMondaymorning.

B)TheweatheronMondaymorning.

C)ThetimetoseeJohn.

D)TheplaceJohnshouldgoto.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Thenumberofitsreaders.

B)Itsunusuallocation.

C)Itscomfortablechairs.

D)Itsspaciousrooms.

12.A)ThelatestversionoftheBible.

B)AbookwrittenbyColumbus.

C)AmapoftheNewWorld.

D)OneoftheearliestcopiesofShakespeare'swork.

13.A)Ithastoofewemployees.

B)Itlacksmoneytocoveritsexpenses.

C)Itisovercrowded.

D)Itisgrowingtoorapidly.

14.A)FromMondaytoFriday.

B)FromMondaytoSaturday.

C)Everyday.

D)OnSaturdaysandSundays.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A)Theywouldtrainthechildrentobehappystreetcleaners.

B)Theywouldmakethechildrengreatscholars.

C)Theyintendedtotrainthechildrenasadultsweretrained.

D)Theywouldgivethechildrenfreedomtofullydevelopthemselves.

16.A)Somechildrenaregood,somearenot.

B)Childrenaregoodbynature.

C)Mostchildrenarenervous.

D)Childrenarenotasbraveasadults.

17.A)Hethinksascholarismorerespectablethanastreetcleaner.

B)Hethinkshighlyofteachingasaprofession.

C)Hethinksalljobsareequallygoodsolongaspeoplelikethem.

D)Hethinksastreetcleanerishappierthanascholar.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)Thedaughterofaprisonguard.

B)TheEmperorofRome.

C)AChristiancouple.

D)AChristiannamedValentine.

19.A)Toproposemarriage.

B)TocelebrateValentine'sbrthday.

C)Toexpresstheirrespectforeachother.

D)Toshowtheirlove.

20.A)ItisanAmericanfolktale.

B)ItissomethingrecordedinRomanhistory.

C)Itisoneofthepossibleoriginsofthisholiday.

D)ItisastoryfromtheBible.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

OnedayinJanuary1913.G.H.Hardy,afamousCambridgeUniversity

mathematicianreceivedaletterfromanIndiannamedSrinivasaRamanujanaskinghim

forhisopinionof120mathematicaltheorems(定理)thatRamanujansaidhehad

discovered.ToHardy,manyofthetheoremsmadenosense.Oftheothers,oneortwo

werealreadywell-known.Ramanujanmustbesomekindoftrickplayer,Hardydecided,

andputtheletteraside.ButallthatdaytheletterkepthangingroundHardy.Might

therebesomethinginthosewild-lookingtheorems?

ThateveningHardyinvitedanotherbrilliantCambridgemathematician,J.E.

Littlewood,andthetwomensetouttoassesstheIndian'sworth.Thatincidentwasa

turningpointinthehistoryofmathematics.

Atthetime,RamanujanwasanobscureMadrasPortTrustclerk.Alittlemorethan

ayearlater,hewasatCambridgeUniversity,andbeginningtoberecognizedasoneof

themostamazingmathematicianstheworldhaseverknown.Thoughhediedin1920z

muchofhisworkwassofarinadvanceofhistimethatonlyinrecentyearsisit

beginningtobeproperlyunderstood.

Indeed,hisresultsarehelpingsolvetoda/sproblemsincomputerscienceand

physics,problemsthathecouldhavehadnonotionof.

ForIndians,moreover,Ramanujanhasaspecialsignificance.Ramanujan,though

borninpoorandill-paidaccountantsfamily100yearsago,hasinspiredmanyIndians

toadoptmathematicsascareer.

MuchofRamanujan'sworkisinnumbertheory,abranchofmathematicsthat

dealswiththesubtle(难以捉摸的)lawsandrelationshipsthatgovernnumbers.

Mathematiciansdescribehisresultsaselegantandbeautifulbuttheyaremuchtoo

complextobeappreciatedbylaymen.

Hislife,though,isfullofdramaandsorrow.Itisoneofthegreatromanticstories

ofmathematics,adistressingreminderthatgeniuscansurfaceandriseinthemost

unpromisingcircumstances.

21.WhenHardyreceivedthe120theoremsfromRamanujan,hisattitudeatfirstmight

bebestdescribedas.

A)uninterested

B)unsympathetic

C)suspicious

D)curious

22.Ramanujan'spositioninCambridgeUniversityowedmuchto.

A)thejudgementofhisworkbyHardyandLittlewood

B)hisletterofapplicationacceptedbyHardy

C)hisworkasaclerkatMadrasPortTrust

D)hisbeingrecognizedbytheworldasafamousmathematician

23.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor.

A)feelssorryforRamanujan'searlydeath

B)isdissatisfiedwiththeslowdevelopmentofcomputerscience

C)ispuzzledaboutthecomplexityofRamanujan'stheorems

D)greatlyappreciatesRamanujan'smathematicalgenius

24.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorpointsoutthat.

A)Ramanujan'smathematicaltheoremswerenotappreciatedbyother

mathematicians

B)extremelytalentedpeoplecanprovetheirworthdespitedifficultcircumstances

C)Ramanujanalsowroteanumberofstoriesaboutmathematics

D)Ramanujanhadworkedoutanelegantbutcomplicatedmethodofsolving

problems

25.Theword“laymen”(LastPara,Lind6)mostprobablymeans.

A)peoplewhodonotspecializeinmathematicalscience

B)peoplewhoarecareless

C)peoplewhoarenotinterestedinmathematics

D)peoplewhodon'tliketosolvecomplicatedproblems

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Evenifallthetechnicalandintellectualproblemscanbesolved,therearemajor

socialproblemsinherentinthecomputerrevolution.Themostobviousis

unemploymentsincethebasicpurposeofcommercialcomputerizationistogetmore

workdonebyfewerpeople.One

Britishstudypredictsthat''automationinducedunemployment“inWestern

Europecouldreach

16〜，6inthenextdecade,butmostanalysesaremoreoptimistic.Thegeneralrule

seemstobethatnewtechnologyeventuallycreatesasmanyjobsasitdestroys,and

oftenmore.""Peoplewhoputincomputersusuallyincreasetheirstaffsaswell”says

CPT'sScheff./zOfcourse/'headds,“oneindustrymaykillanotherindustry.That/stough

onsomepeople//

Theoretically,allunemployedworkerscanberetrained,butretrainingprograms

arenothighonthenation'sagenda(议事日程).Manynewjobs,moreover,willrequire

anabilityinusingcomputers,andtheretrainingneededtousethemwillhavetobe

repeatedasthetechnologykeepsimproving.SaysachillingreportbytheCongressional

OfficeofTechnologyAssessment:

“Lifelongretrainingisexpectedtobecomethestandardformanypeople.Z/Thereis

aalreadyconsiderableevidencethattheschoolchildrennowbeingeducatedintheuse

ofcomputersaregenerallythechildrenofthewhitemiddleclass.Youngblacks,whose

unemploymentratestandstodayat5096,willfindanotherbarrierinfrontofthem.

Suchsocialproblemsarenotthefaultofthecomputer,ofcourse,buta

consequenceofthewaytheAmericansocietymightusethecomputer./zEveninthe

daysoftheBig,main-framecomputers,whentheywereamachineforthefew."says

KatherineDavisFishman,authorof

TheComputerEstablishment,/zitwasatooltohelptherichgetricher.Itstillistoa

largeextent.Oneofthegreatvaluesofthepersonalcomputeristhatsmallerfirms,

smallerorganizationscannowhavesomeoftheadvantagesofthebigger

organizations?"

26.Theclosestrestatementof/zoneindustrymaykillanotherindustry"(Para.1Line11)

isthat.

A)industriestendtocompetewithoneanother

B)oneindustrymightbedrivenoutofbusinessbyanotherindustry

C)oneindustrymayincreaseitsstaffattheexpenseofanother

D)industriestendtocombineintobiggerones

27.Theword“chilling”(Para.2,Line5)mostprobablymeans.

A)misleading

B)convincing

C)discouraging

D)interesting

28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A)Computersareefficientinretrainingunemployedworkers.

B)Computersmayoffermoreworkingopportunitiesthantheydestroy.

C)Computerswillincreasetheunemploymentrateofyoungblacks.

D)Computerscanhelpsmallerorganizationstofunctionmoreeffectively.

29.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat.

A)allschoolchildrenareofferedacourseintheuseofcomputers

B)allunemployedworkersarebeingretrained

C)retrainingprogrammesareconsideredveryimportantbythegovernment

D)inrealityonlyacertainportionofunemployedworkerswillberetrained

30.Themajorproblemdiscussedinthepassageis.

A)theimportanceoflifelongretrainingoftheunemployedworkers

B)thesocialconsequencesofthewidespreaduseofcomputersintheUnitedStates

C)thebarriertotheemploymentofyoungpeople

D)thegeneralruleoftheadvancementoftechnology

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mobilityofindividualmembersandfamilygroupstendstosplitupfamily

relationships.

Occasionallythemovementofafamilyawayfromasituationwhichhasbeenthe

sourceoffrictionresultsingreaterfamilyorganization,butonthewholemobilityis

disorganizing.

Individualsandfamiliesareinvolvedinthreetypesofmobility:movementinspace,

movementupordowninsocialstatus,andthemovementofideas.Thesearetermed

respectivelyspatial,vertical,andideationalmobility.

Agreatincreaseinspatialmobilityhasgonealongwithimprovementsinrailand

watertransportation,theinventionanduseoftheautomobile,andtheavailabilityof

airplanepassengerservice.Spatialmobilityresultsinadeclineintheimportanceofthe

traditionalhomewithitsemphasisonfamilycontinuityandstability.Italsomeansthat

whenindividualfamilymembersorthefamilyasawholemoveawayfromacommunity,

thepersonorthefamilyisremovedfromthepressuresofrelatives,friends,and

communityinstitutionsforconventionalityandstability.Evenmoreimportantisthe

factthatspatialmobilitypermitssomemembersofafamilytocomeincontactwithand

possiblyadoptattitudes,values,andwaysofthinkingdifferentfromthoseheldbyother

familymembers.Thepresenceofdifferentattitudes,values,andwaysofthinkingwith

inafamilymay,andoftendoes,resultinconflictandfamilydisorganization.Potential

disorganizationispresentinthosefamiliesinwhichthehusband,wife,andchildrenare

spatiallyseparatedoveralongperiod,orarelivingtogetherbutseeeachotheronly

brieflybecauseofdifferentworkschedules.

Oneindexoftheincreaseinverticalmobilityisthegreatincreaseintheproportion

ofsons,andtosomeextentdaughters,whoengageinoccupationsotherthanthoseof

theparents.

Anotherindexofverticalmobilityisthedegreeofintermarriagebetweenracial

classes.Thisoccursalmostexclusivelybetweenclasseswhichareadjacenttoeachother.

Engaginginadifferentoccupation,orintermarriage,likespatialmobility,allowsoneto

comeincontactwithwaysofbehaviordifferentfromthoseoftheparentalhome,and

tendstoseparateparentsandtheirchildren.

Theincreaseinideationalmobilityismeasuredbytheincreaseinpublications,

suchasnewspapers,periodicals,andbooks,theincreaseinthepercentageofthe

populationowningradios,andtheincreaseintelevisionsets.Allthesetendto

introducenewideasintothehome.

Whenindividualfamilymembersareexposedtoandadoptthenewideas,the

tendencyisforconflicttoariseandforthoseinconflicttobecomepsychologically

separatedfromeachother.

31.Whatthepassagetellsuscanbesummarizedbythestatement:

A)socialdevelopmentresultsinadeclineintheimportanceoftraditionalfamilies

B)potentialdisorganizationispresentintheAmericanfamily

C)familydisorganizationismoreorlesstheresultofmobility

D)themovementofafamilyisoneofthefactorsinraisingitssocialstatus

32.Accordingtothepassage,thosewholiveinatraditionalfamily.

A)arelesslikelytoquarrelwithothersbecauseofconventionalityandstability

B)havetodependontheirrelativesandfriendsiftheydonotmoveawayfromit

C)cangetmorehelpfromtheirfamilymembersiftheyareintrouble

D)willhavemorefreedomofactionandthoughtiftheymoveawayfromit

33.Potentialdisorganizationexistsinthosefamiliesinwhich.

A)thehusband,wife,andchildrenworktoohard

B)thehusband,wife,andchildrenseldomgettogether

C)bothparentshavetoworkfulltime

D)thefamilymembersaresubjecttosocialpressures

34.Intermarriageanddifferentoccupationsplayanimportantroleinfamily

disorganizationbecause.

A)theyenablethechildrentotravelaroundwithouttheirparents'permission

B)theyallowonetofindagoodjobandimproveone'ssocialstatus

C)theyenablethechildrentobetterunderstandthewaysofbehavioroftheir

parents

D)theypermitonetocomeintocontactwithdifferentwaysofbehaviorand

thinking

35.Thispassagesuggeststhatawell-organizedfamilyisafamilywhosemembers

A)arenotpsychologicallywithdrawnfromoneanother

B)neverquarrelwitheachotherevenwhentheydisagree

C)oftenhelpeachotherwithtrueloveandaffection

D)areexposedtothesamenewideasintroducedbybooks,radios,andTVsets

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Tocallsomeonebird-brainedinEnglishmeansyouthinkthatpersonissillyor

stupid.

Butwillthisdescriptionsoondisappearfromuseinthelightofrecentresearch?It

seemstheEnglishmayhavebeenunfairinassociationbird/sbrainswithstupidity.

Inanattempttofindouthowdifferentcreaturesseetheworld,psychologistsat

BrownUniversityintheUSAhavebeencomparingthebehaviourofbirdsandhumans.

OneexperimenthasinvolvedteachingpigeonstorecognizelettersoftheEnglish

alphabet.Thebirdsstudyin“classrooms”,whichareboxesequippedwithacomputer.

Afteraboutfourdaysofstudyingaparticularletter,thepigeonhastopickoutthat

letterfromseveraldisplayedonthecomputerscreen.Threemalepigeonshavelearnt

todistinguishalltwenty-sixlettersofthealphabetinthisway.

Acomputerrecordofthebirds'four-monthstudyperiodhasshownsurprising

similaritiesbetweenthepigeons'andhumanperformance.Pigeonsandpeoplefindthe

sameletterseasy,orhard,totellapart.Forexample,92percentofthetimethe

pigeonscouldtelltheletterDfromtheletterZ.ButwhenfacedwithUandV(often

confusedbyEnglishchildren),thepigeonswererightonly34percentofthetime.

Theresultsoftheexperimentssofarhaveledpsychologiststoconcludethat

pigeonsandhumansobservethingsinsimilarways.Thissuggeststhatthereis

somethingfundamentalabouttherecognitionprocess.Ifscientistscouldonlydiscover

justwhatthisrecognitionprocessisitcouldbeveryusefulforcomputerdesigners.The

disadvantageofapresentcomputeristhatitcanonlydowhatahumanbeinghas

programmedittodoandtheprogrammermustgivethecomputerprecise,logical

instructions.Maybeinthefuture,though,computerswillbeabletothinklikehuman

beings.

36.Thewritersuggeststhattheexpression“bird-brained"mightbeoutofusesoon

becauseitis.

A)silly

B)impolite

C)unnecessary

D)inappropriate

37.Psychologistshavebeenexperimentingwithpigeonstofindoutwhetherthebirds

A)arereallysillyorstupid

B)canlearntomakeideasknowntopeople

C)seetheworldashumanbeingsdo

D)learnmorequicklythanchildren

38.UandVareconfusedby.

A)92percentofpigeons

B)manyEnglishchildren

C)mostpeoplelearningEnglish

D)34percentofEnglishchildren

39.Therearesimilaritiesinobservingthingsbypigeonsandhumans.

A)becausepigeonsaretaughtbyhumans

B)becausepigeonshavebrainsmoredevelopedthanotherbirds

C)becausetheirbasicwaystoknowtheworldarethesame

D)becausepigeonsandhumanshavesimilarbrains

40.Theresearchmayhelp.

A)computerdesigners

B)computersalesmen

C)psychologists

D)teachers

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

41.Theoilshortagethepricesofchemicalfertilizersontheworldmarket.

A)droveoil

B)droveup

C)drovein

D)droveoff

42.Therearefivemistakesinthispicture.Canyoufindthemandwina

prize?

A)intensive

B)deliberate

C)planned

D)calculated

43.Thesestudieswillyieldvaluablelemons.

A)inwhichtosavelivesandprotectproperty

B)howtosavelivesandprotectproperty

C)inhowtosavelivesandprotectproperty

D)aboutthosetosavelivesandprotectproperty

44.Theschoolofferedflexiblecoursesforfarmers,morehoursofstudy

whenfarmworkwasnotheavy.

A)with

B)without

C)in

D)for

45.Partofthecostofmanyarticlesistakenastaxbythegovernmentthe

community.

A)inplaceof

B)onaccountof

C)intermsof

D)onbehalfof

46.Soldiersactintotheordersoftheirofficers.

A)obligation

B)objection

C)obedience

D)offence

47.aftertheSecondWorldWarthattestpilotsfirstattemptedtobreakthe

“Soundbarrier/7

A)Itwasshortly

B)Untilshortly

C)Shortlywasit

D)Shortly

48.intheAtacamaDesert.

A)Itnevervirtuallyrains

B)Itvirtuallyneverrains

C)Neveritrainsvirtually

D)Nevervirtuallyitrains

49.Societynowrequirestheuniversitytobeapartofthecommunity.,

studentsthemselvesexpecttoplayaroleintheaffairsofsociety.

A)Hence

B)However

C)Moreover

D)Otherwise

50.Superconductorsloseelectricalresistanceonlysubjectedtointense

cold.

A)through

B)when

C)as

D)by

51.Thosewholieandcheatwillneverit.

A)getonwith

B)getbackto

C)getawaywith

D)getoffwith

52.AforeignlanguagelikeEnglishisdifficulttolearn,soyouworktoohard.

A)should

B)mustn't

C)can't

D)oughtto

53.CulturallifeinEnglandtakessomanyformsthatabriefsummarycanonlyattempt

toitsvariety.

A)suggest

B)remind

C)consider

D)propose

54.Thereareperiodsinananimal'slifewhenitiscapableoflearningagreat

dealinaveryshorttime.

A)urgent

B)violent

C)serious

D)critical

55.Doemployersinyourcountryworkersforinjuriessufferedattheir

work?

A)conform

B)conflict

C)compel

D)compensate

56.Sincetheybetrayedus,theyhavenohopeofconvincingtheirsincerity.

A)with

B)for

C)in

D)of

57.Theyassuredusthatwaswaitingfortheyweretheretoshareit.

A)what

B)whatever

C)it

D)whoever

58.exposuretodirtyaircancausepeoplesufferfromsomediseases.

A)Raised

B)Prolonged

C)Expanded

D)Enlarged

59.aboutoneofthemostrapidlychangingcountriesinaceaselessly

changingworldisnotalleasy.

A)Beinginformed

B)Tobeinforming

C)Haveinformed

D)Informed

60.Thoughyoustayintheseaforweeks,youwillnotcontactwiththe

outsideworld.

A)lose

B)fall

C)miss

D)fail

61.VisitorstoEnglandsometimesfindthelackofpublicactivitiesintheevenings

A)depressed

B)depression

C)depressing

D)depressingly

62.Julieisoneofthosewomenwhoalwaysthelatestfashions.

A)lookafter

B)keepupwith

C)runfor

D)goinfor

63.ThistraditionalentertainmentforchildreninAmericahasnever,Iknow,

becomepopularinChina.

A)asfaras

B)asmuch

C)totheextentthat

D)solongas

64.Mr.Smithattendstotheofimportantbusinesshimself:

A)transmission

B)transformation

C)transaction

D)transition

65.Besideswhatyouhaveexplained,canyouthinkofreasonfortheir

terribleaction?

A)any

B)else

C)other

D)another

66.Thechairmanthreatenedifhispolicieswerenotadopted.

A)toresign

B)resigning

C)toberesigned

D)beingresigned

67.Shewasabletogivethepoliceafullaccountofsinceshehadbeentoit.

A)anobserver

B)anon-looker

C)awatcher

D)awitness

68.Veryfewpeopleunderstoodhislecture,thesubjectofwhichwasvery.

A)obscure

B)upsetting

C)distant

D)inferior

69.Althoughthenationalgovernmenthasintroducedsomenewlawsonthissubject,

itisthestategovernmentswhichareresponsibleforpollutioncontrol.

A)precisely

B)primarily

C)progressively

D)preliminarily

70.Hewoulditthathissontookalivelierinterestinpolitics.

A)seeinto

B)seethrough

C)seeabout

D)seeto

PartIVErrorCorrection(15minutes)

Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether

10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,

addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthe

correctionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutand

writethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,put

aninsertionmark(A)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordinthe

blank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitandputaslash(/)intheblank.

Example:

Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteratureofourperils1.time/times/oeriod

Manyofthearguments>a^ingusedforthestudyofliteratureas2.\

aschoolsubjectarevalidforAstudyoftelevision.3.the

BythetimeoftheCivilWar,ther