2015年12月英语六级全真模拟题及答案（二）_第2页

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of 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 1with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　16.A) By invading the personal space of listeners.

　　B) By making gestures at strategic points.

　　C) By speaking in a deep, loud voice.

　　D) By speaking with the local accent.

　　17.A) To promote sportsmanship among business owners.

　　B) To encourage people to support local sports groups.

　　C) To raise money for a forthcoming local sports event.

　　D) To show his family’s contribution to the community.

　　18.A) They are known to be the style of the sports world.

　　B) They would certainly appeal to his audience.

　　C) They represent the latest fashion in the business circles.

　　D) They are believed to communicate power and influence.

　　19.A) To cover up his own nervousness.

　　B) To create a warm personal atmosphere.

　　C) To enhance the effect of background music.

　　D) To allow the audience to better enjoy his slides.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　20.A) She was the first educated slave of John Whitley’s.

　　B) She was the greatest female poet in Colonial America.

　　C) She was born about the time of the War of Independence.

　　D) She was the first African-American slave to publish a book.

　　21.A) Revise in a number of times.

　　B) Obtain consent from her owner.

　　C) Go through a scholarly examination.

　　D) Turn to the colonial governor for help.

　　22.A) Literary works calling for the abolition of slavery.

　　B) Religious scripts popular among slaves in America.

　　C) A rich stock of manuscripts left by historical figures.

　　D) Lots of lost works written by African-American women.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　23.A) It is a trait of generouscharacter.

　　B) It is a reflection of self-esteem.

　　C) It is an indicator of high intelligence.

　　D) It is a sign of happiness and confidence.

　　24.A) It was self-defeating.

　　B) It was aggressive.

　　C) It was the essence of comedy.

　　D) It was something admirable.

　　25.A) It is a double-edged sword.

　　B) It is a feature of a given culture.

　　C) It is a unique gift of human beings.

　　D) It is a result of both nature and nurture.

　　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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　It is important that we be mindful of the earth, the planet out of which we are born and by which we are nourished, guided, healed—the planet, however, which we have (26)_______to a considerable degree in these past two centuries of (27)_______ exploitation. This exploitation has reached such (28)_______ that presently it appears that some hundreds of thousands of species will be (29)_______ before the end of the century.

　　In our times, human shrewdness has mastered the deep (30)_______ of the earth at a level far beyond the capacities of earlier peoples. We can break the mountains apart; we can drain the rivers and flood the valleys. We can turn the most luxuriant forests into throwaway paper products. We can (31)_______ the great grass cover of the western plains and pour (32)_______ chemicals into the soil until the soil is dead and blows away in the wind. We can pollute the air with acids, the rivers with sewage(污水), the seas with oil. We can invent computers (33)_______ processing ten million calculations per second. And why?To increase the volume and the speed with which we move natural resources through the consumer economy to the junk pile or the waste heap. Our managerial skills are measured by the competence (34)_______ in accelerating this process. If in these activities the physical features of the planet are damaged, if the environment is made inhospitable for (35)_______ living species, then so be it. We are, supposedly, creating a technological wonderworld.