英语六级考试听力模拟题14.docx

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英语六级考试听力模拟题14

英语六级考试听力模拟题（14）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome　questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　Passage1　

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Peopledonotanalyzeeveryproblemtheymeet.Sometimestheytrytoremembera　solutionfromthelasttimetheyhadasimilarproblem.Theyoftenaccepttheo　pinionsorideasofotherpeople.Othertimestheybegintoactwithoutthinking　;theytrytofindasolutionbytrialanderror.However,whenallthesemethodsfail,thepersonwithaproblemhastostartanalyzing.Therearesixstagesinanalyzingaproblem.

　　Firstthepersonmustrecognizethatthereisaproblem.Forexample,Sam’sbicycleisbroken,andhecannotrideittoclassasheusuallydoes.Sammustsee　thatthereisaproblemwithhisbicycle.

　　Nextthethinkermustdefinetheproblem.BeforeSamcanrepairhisbicycle,he　mustfindthereasonwhyitdoesnotwork.Forinstance,hemustdetermineiftheproblemiswiththegears,thebrakes,ortheframe.Hemustmakehisproblem　morespecific.

　　Nowthepersonmustlookforinformationthatwillmaketheproblemclearerand　leadtopossiblesolutions.Forinstance,supposeSamdecidedthathisbikedoes　notworkbecausethereissomethingwrongwiththegearwheels.Atthistime,hecanlookinhisbicyclerepairbookandreadaboutgears.Hecantalktohisfriendsatthebikeshop.Hecanlookathisgearscarefully.

　　Afterstudyingtheproblem,thepersonshouldhaveseveralsuggestionsforapossiblesolution.TakeSamasanillustration.Hissuggestionsmightbe:

putoilonthegearwheels;buynewgearwheelsandreplacetheoldones;tightenorloosenthegearwheels.

　　Eventuallyonesuggestionseemstobethesolutiontotheproblem.Sometimesthe　finalideacomesverysuddenlybecausethethinkersuddenlyseessomethingnew　orseessomethinginanewway.Sam,forexample,suddenlyseesthatthereisa　pieceofchewinggum（口香糖）betweenthegearwheels.Heimmediatelyrealizesthe　solutiontohisproblem:

hemustcleanthegearwheels.

　　Finallythesolutionistested.Samcleansthegearwheelsandfindsthatafterwardshisbicycleworksperfectly.Inshort,hehassolvedtheproblem.

　　21.Inanalyzingaproblemweshoulddoallthefollowingexcept____.

　　A）recognizeanddefinetheproblem

　　B）lookforinformationtomaketheproblemclearer

　　C）havesuggestionsforapossiblesolution

　　D）findasolutionbytrialormistake

　　22.ByreferringtoSam’sbrokenbicycle,theauthorintendsto____.

　　A）illustratethewaystorepairhisbicycle

　　B）discusstheproblemsofhisbicycle

　　C）tellushowtosolveaproblem

　　D）showushowtoanalyzeaproblem

　　23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

　　A）Peopledonotanalyzetheproblemtheymeet.

　　B）Peopleoftenaccepttheopinionsorideasofotherpeople.

　　C）Peoplemaylearnfromtheirpastexperience

　　D）Peoplecannotsolvesomeproblemstheymeet.

　　24.Asusedinthelastsentence,thephrase“inshort”means____.

　　A）inthelongrunB）indetailC）inawordD）intheend

　　25.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

　　A）SixStagesforRepairingSam’sBicycle.

　　B）PossibleWaystoProblem-solving.

　　C）NecessitiesofProblemAnalysis.

　　D）SuggestionsforAnalyzingaProblem.

　　Passage2

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Stonetools,animalbonesandanincisedmammothtuskfoundinRussia’sfrigid　farnorthhaveprovidedwhatarchaeologistssayisthefirstevidencethatmodernhumansorNeanderthalslivedintheArcticmorethan30,000yearsago,atleast15,000yearsearlierthanpreviouslythought.

　　AteamofRussianandNorwegianarchaeologists,describingthediscoveryintoday’sissueofthejournalNature,saidthecampsite,atMamontovayaKurya,onthe　UraRiverattheArcticCircle,wasthe“oldestdocumentedevidenceforhuman　resenceatthishighlatitude.”Digginginthebedofanoldriverchannelclose　totheUralMountains,theteamuncovered123mammalbones,includinghorse,reindeerandwolf.“Themostimportantfind,”theysaid,wasafour-footmammothtuskwithgroovesmadebychoppingwithasharpstoneedge,“unequivocallytheworkofhumans.”Thetuskwascarbon-datedatabout36,600yearsold.Plantremainsfoundamongtheartifactsweredatedat30,000to31,000years.

　　Otherarchaeologistssaidtheanalysisappearedtobesound.Buttheycautioned　thatitwasdifficult,whendealingwithriverbeddeposits,tobesurethatartifactshadnotbecomejumbledoutoftheirtrueplace,andthustime,inthegeologiclayers.Theyquestionedwhetherthediscovererscouldreliablyconcludethathestonetoolswereinfactcontemporarywiththebones.Butinacommentary　accompanyingthearticle,Dr.JohnA.J.GowlettoftheUniversityofLiverpool　inEnglandwrote,“Althoughtherearequestionstobeanswered,theartifactsillustrateboththecapacityofearlyhumanstodotheunexpected,andthevalueofarchaeologists’researchinginunlikelyareas.”

　　ThediscovererssaidtheycouldnotdeterminefromthefewstoneartifactswhetherthesitewasoccupiedbyNeanderthals,hominidswhobythenhadalonghistoryashuntersinEuropeandwesternAsia,orsomeofthefirstanatomicallymodernhumanstoreachEurope.　Inanycase,otherarchaeologistssaid,thefindingscouldbesignificant.　IfthesetoolmakerswereNeanderthals,thefindingssuggestedthatthesehumanrelatives,whobecameextinctafter30,000yearsago,weremorecapableandadaptablethantheyaregenerallygivencreditfor.LivingintheArcticclimatepresumablyrequiredhigherlevelsoftechnologyandsocialorganization.

　　Iftheyweremodernhumans,thenthesurpriseisthattheyhadpenetratedsofarnorthinsuchashorttime.TherehasbeennofirmevidenceformodernhumansinEuropebeforeabout35,000yearsago.IthadgenerallybeenthoughtthatthenorthernmostpartofEurasiawasnotoccupiedbyhumansuntilthefinalstageof　thelasticeage,some13,000to14,000yearsago,whentheworld’sclimatebegantomoderate.Dr.GowlettsaidthenewfindingsindicatedthattheArcticregionofEuropeanRussiawasextremelycoldbutrelativelydryandice-freemorethan30,000yearsago.

　　26.Whatisthesignificanceofthediscovery?

　　A）ItshowsthatmodernhumanslivedintheArcticmorethan3,000yearsago.

　　B）ItshowsthatNeanderthalslivedintheArcticmorethan3,000yearsago.

　　C）Itshowstheoldestdocumentedevidenceforhumanpresenceatsuchhighlatitude.

　　D）Itshowshumancouldusetools30,000yearsago.

　　27.Whytheteambelievedthatthefour-footmammothtuskwasthemostimportantfind?

　　A）Becauseitwasthelongesttuskeverfound.

　　B）Becausethereweresignsleftbyhuman’stoolsonit.

　　C）Becausethereweregroovesonit.

　　D）Becausetherearenotanymammothtuskallovertheworld.

　　28.WhendidtheNeanderthalsextinct?

　　A）Morethan30,000yearsago.B）After30,000yearsago.

　　C）Beforeabout35,000yearsago.D）Some13,000to14,000yearsago.

　　29.Whowerethosetoolmakers?

　　A）Neanderthals.B）Modernhumans.C）Archaeologists.D）Notdetermined.

　　30.What’stheweatherlikeintheArcticregionofEuropeanRussiamore　than30,000yearsago?

　　A）Moderatetemperature,relativelydryandice-free.

　　B）Extremelycold,relativelydryandice-free.

　　C）Extremelycold,plentyofrainingandice-free.

　　D）Extremelycold,relativelydryandicefrosted.

　　Passage3

　　Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Afterwatchingmymotherdealwithourfamilyoffive,Ican’tunderstandwhy　heranswertothequestion,“Whatdoyoudo?

”isalways,“Oh,I’mjustahousewife.”JUSTahousewife?

”Anyonewhospendsmostofhertimeinmealpreparationandcleanup,washinganddryingclothes,keepingthehouseclean,leadingascouttroop,playingtaxidrivertouskidswhenit’stimeforschool,musiclessonsorthedentist,doingvolunteerworkforherfavoritecharity,andmaking　surethatallourfamilyneedsaremetisnotJUSTahousewife.She’stherealWonderWoman.

　　Whyisitthatsomanymotherslikeminethinkofthemselvesassecond-classor　somethingsimilar?

Wherehasthisnotioncomefrom?

Havewemalesmadethemfeel　thisway?

Hasoursocietymade“goingtowork”outsidethehomeseemmoreimportantthanwhatahousewifemustfaceeachday?

　　Iwouldbeverycurioustoseewhatwouldhappenifahousewifewentonstrike.　Disheswouldpileup.Foodinthehousewouldrunout.Nomealswouldappearon　thetable.Therewouldbenocleanclotheswhenneeded.Highbootswouldberequiredjusttomakeitthroughthehousescatteredwithgarbage.Walkingandbusridingwouldincrease.Thosescouttroopswouldhavetobreakup.Charitieswould　suffer.

　　Idoubtifthemanofthehousewouldbeabletotakeover.Oh,hemightstartoutwiththeattitudethathecandojustasgoodajob,buthowlongwouldthat　last?

Notlong,oncehehadtocomehomeeachnightafterworktomorehousehold　duties.Therewouldbenomorecominghometoapreparedmeal;he’dhavetofixithimself.Thekidswouldallbescreamingforsomethingtoeat,cleanclothesandmorebusfaremoney.Oncehequietedthekids,he’dhavetocleanthehouse,goshopping,makesurethatkidsgotabath,andfixlunchesforthenextday.Oncethekidsweredownforthenight,hemightbeabletocrawlintoanunmadebedandtrytoreadthemorningnewspaper.

　　No,Idon’tthinkmanymalesaregoingtovolunteerforthejob.IknowIdon’tw