英语六级模拟试卷及答案（2）

Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
　　Section A
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D)， and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center。
　　Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
　　11. A) She isn't going to change her major。
　　B) She plans to major in tax law。
　　C) She studies in the same school as her brother。
　　D) She isn't going to work in her brother's firm。
　　12. A) She will do her best if the job is worth doing。
　　B) She prefers a life of continued exploration。
　　C) She will stick to the job if the pay is good。
　　D) She doesn't think much of job-hopping。
　　13. A) Stop thinking about the matter。
　　B) Talk the drug user out of the habit。
　　C) Be more friendly to his schoolmate。
　　D) Keep his distance from drug addicts。
　　14. A) The son. B) The father。
　　C) The mother. D) Aunt Louise。
　　15. A) Stay away for a couple of weeks。
　　B) Check the locks every two weeks。
　　C) Look after the Johnsons' house。
　　D) Move to another place。
　　16. A) He didn't want to warm up for the game。
　　B) He didn't want to be held up in traffic。
　　C) He wanted to make sure they got tickets。
　　D) He wanted to catch as many game birds as possible。
　　17. A) It will reduce government revenues。
　　B) It will stimulate business activities。
　　C) It will mainly benefit the wealthy。
　　D) It will cut the stockholders' dividends。
　　18. A) The man should phone the hotel for directions。
　　B) The man can ask the department store for help。
　　C) She doesn't have the hotel's phone number。
　　D) The hotel is just around the corner。
　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
　　19. A) To interview a few job applicants。
　　B) To fill a vacancy in the company。
　　C) To advertise for a junior sales manager。
　　D) To apply for a job in a major newspaper。
　　20. A) A hardworking ambitious young man。
　　B) A young man good at managing his time。
　　C) A college graduate with practical working experience。
　　D) A young man with his own idea of what is important。
　　21. A) Not clearly specified. B) Not likely to be met。
　　C) Reasonable enough. D) Apparently sexist。
　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
　　22. A) The latest developments of an armed rebellion in Karnak。
　　B) The fall of Karnak's capital city into the hands of the rebel forces
　　C) The epidemic that has just broken out in the country of Karnak。
　　D) The peace talks between the rebels and the government in Karnak。
　　23. A) The epidemic has been brought under control。
　　B) There are signs of progress in the peace process。
　　C) Great improvements are being made in its capital。
　　D) There's little hope of bringing the conflict to an end。
　　24. A) Late in the morning. B) Early in the afternoon。
　　C) Sometime before dawn. D) Shortly after sunrise。
　　25. A) Inadequate medical care. B) Continuing social unrest。
　　C) Lack of food, water and shelter. D) Rapid spreading of the epidemic。
　　Section B
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end o f each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center。
　　Passage One
　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard。
　　26. A) One of the bridges between North and South London collapsed。
　　B) The heart of London was flooded。
　　C) An emergency exercise was conducted。
　　D) A hundred people in the suburbs were drowned。
　　27. A) Fifty underground stations were made waterproof。
　　B) A flood wall was built。
　　C) An alarm system was set up。
　　D) Rescue teams were formed。
　　28. A) Most Londoners were frightened。
　　B) Most Londoners became rather confused。
　　C) Most Londoners took Exercise Floodwall calmly。
　　D) Most Londoners complained about the trouble caused by Exercise Floodwall。
　　Passage Two
　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard。
　　29. A) It limited their supply of food. B) It made their eggshells to fragile。
　　C) It destroyed many of their nests. D) It killed man baby bald eagles。
　　30. A) They found ways to speed up the reproduction of bald eagles。
　　B) They developed new types of feed for baby bald eagles。
　　C) They explored new ways to hatch baby bald eagles。
　　D) They brought in bald eagles from Canada。
　　31. A) Pollution of the environment。
　　B) A new generation of pest killers。
　　C) Over-killing by hunters。
　　D) Destruction of their natural homes。
　　Passage Three
　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard。
　　32. A) Why people hold back their tears。
　　B) Why people cry。
　　C) How to restrain one's tears。
　　D) How tears are produced。
　　33. A) What chemicals tears are composed of。
　　B) Whether crying really helps us feel better。
　　C) Why some people tend to cry more often than others。
　　D) How tears help people cope with emotional problems。
　　34. A) Only one out of four girls cries less often than boys。
　　B) Of four boys, only one cries very often。
　　C) Girls cry four times as often as boys。
　　D) Only one out of four babies doesn't cry often。
　　35. A) Only humans respond to emotions by shedding tears。
　　B) Only humans shed tears to get rid of imitating stuff in their eyes。
　　C) Only human tears can resist invading bacteria。
　　D) Only human tears can discharge certain chemicals。

Section C
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered -from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written。
　　He was a funny-looking man with a cheerful face, good-natured and a great talker. He was (36) by his student, the great philosopher Plato, as "the best and most just and wisest man." Yet this same man was (37) to death for his beliefs by a jury composed of the leading figures of the time in Athens。
　　The man was the Greek philosopher Socrates, and he was put to death for not believing in the recognized gods and for (38) young people. The second charge steamed from his (39) with numerous young men who came to Athens from all over the (40) world to study under him。
　　Socrates's method of teaching was to ask questions and, by (41) not to know the answers, to (42) his students into thinking for themselves. His teachings had (43) influence on all the great Greek and Roman schools of philosophy. Yet for all his fame and influence, Socrates himself never wrote a word。
　　Socrates (44) in Athens. They wanted him silenced. Yet many were probably surprised that he accepted death so readily。
　　Socrates (45) . But Socrates, as a firm believer in law, reasoned that it was proper to submit to the death sentence. (46) 。
　　Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
　　Section A
　　Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words on the Answer Sheet。
　　America is a country that now sits atop the cherished myth that work provides rewards, that working people can support their families. It's a myth that has become so divorced from reality that it might as well begin with the words "Once upon a time". Today 1.6 million New Yorkers suffer from "food insecurity", which is a fancy way of saying they don't have enough to eat. Some are the people who come in at night and clean the skyscrapers that glitter along the river. Some pour coffee and take care of the aged parents of the people who live in those buildings. The American Dream for the well-to-do grows from the bowed backs of the working poor, who too often have to choose between groceries and rent。
　　In a new book called "The Betrayal of Work", Beth Shulman says that even in the booming 1990s one out of every four American workers made less than $8. 70 an hour, an income equal to the government's poverty level for a family of four. Many, if not most, of these workers had no health care, sick pay or retirement provisions。
　　We ease our consciences, Shulman writes, by describing these people as "low skilled", as though they're not important or intelligent enough to deserve more. But Iow-skilled workers today are better educated than ever before, and they constitute the linchpin (SYNC) of American industry. When politicians crow (得意洋洋地说) that happy days are here again because jobs are on the rise, it's these jobs they're really talking about. Five of the 10 occupations expected to grow big in the next decade are in the lowest-paying job groups. And before we sit back and decide that's just the way it; is, it's instructive to consider the rest of the world. While the bottom 10 percent of American workers earn just 37 percent of our average wage, their counterparts in other industrialized countries earn upwards of 60 percent. And those are countries that provide health care and child care, which eases the economic pinch considerably。
　　Almost 40 years ago, when Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty, a family with a car and a house in the suburbs felt prosperous. Today that same family may well feel poor, overwhelmed by credit card debt, a second mortgage and the cost of the stuff that has become the backbone of American life. When the middle Class feels poor, the poor have little chance for change, or even recognition。
　　47. By saying "it might as well begin with the words 'Once upon a time'"(Line 3,Para. 1)， the author suggests that the American myth is ______。
　　48. What is the American Dream of the well-to-do built upon?
　　49. Some Americans try to make themselves feel less guilty by attributing the poverty of the working people to ______。
　　50. We learn from the passage that the difference in pay between the lowest paid and the average worker in America is ______ than. that in other industrialized countries。
　　51. According to the author, how would an American family with a car and a house in the suburbs probably feel about themselves today?