英语六级考试模拟试题1.docx

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英语六级考试模拟试题1

　　PartⅠ

　　ListeningComprehension（20minutes）

　　Section　　A

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　Example:

Youwillhear:

　　M:

Whenshallwestartourwork,Jane?

　　W:

Tomorrowat9o'clock.Butwemustworkquickly,forwehavetofinisheverythingbefore2intheafternoon.

　　Q:

Forhowlongcantheywork?

　　Youwillread:

　　A）2hours.

　　B）3hours.

　　C）4hours.

　　D）5hours.

　　Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

　　1.A）Themanshouldtrytobemoreunderstanding.

　　B）Theman'swifeshouldbemoreunderstanding.

　　C）Theman'snegativeattitudemaybederivedfromhischildhood.

　　D）Thepessimismofman'swifemaybetheresultofherpastexperiences.

　　2.A）Asnowstorm.　　B）Anearthquake.

　　C）Atrafficaccident.　　D）Ahurricane.

　　3.A）Thetwospeakersareclassmates.

　　B）Themanismajoringinelementaryeducation.

　　C）Thewomanismajoringinelementaryeducation.

　　D）Thetwospeakersgottoknoweachotherinaclass.

　　4.A）She'sgotastomachache.B）Shefeelsperfectlyfine.

　　C）She'sgoingtogetmarried.D）She'sgoingtohaveababy.

　　5.A）Itisthebestcityhe'severvisited.

　　B）Itwasworsethanhehadexpected.

　　C）Itisdifficulttogetaroundinthecity.

　　D）Thehotelserviceisterribleinthecity.6.A）Toencouragethem.

　　B）Tostopthemimmediately.

　　C）Togivesomeexplanation.

　　D）Toleavethemalone.

　　7.A）Unemployment.　　B）Familybreakup.

　　C）Mentalproblems.　　D）Drinking.

　　8.A）Thewomanistheman'sboss.

　　B）Themanisthewoman'shusband.

　　C）Thewomanistheheadmasterofaschool.

　　D）Thewomanwantstoknowsomethingaboutastudent.

　　9.A）Theyareattendingaconcert.

　　B）Theyarenegotiatingaboutaprice.

　　C）Theyareplanningtogoforadate.

　　D）Theyarebuyingsomethingfortheirfirm.

　　10.A）Themanisafootballfan.

　　B）Themanneedsthewoman'shelp.

　　C）Themandidn'twatchTVlastnight.

　　D）Themanoftenhaspowerfailureathome.

　　Section　　B

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.\;

　　Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousand（11）____;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.（12）____thoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:

WhatkindofimpressionamImaking?

Dotheylikeme?

DoIsoundstupid?

AmIwearing（13）____clothes?

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　　Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustaffectpeople（14）____.Aperson'sselfconceptis（15）____inthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople's（16）____.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasa（17）____effectonallareasoftheirlives.\;

　　Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirinferiority.（18）____.Ashypersonmayrespondtoacomplimentwithastatementlikethisone:

"you'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit'snottrue."（19）____.\;

　　Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?

（20）____.People'sexpectationsofthemselvesmustberealistic.Livingontheimpossibleleadstoasenseofinadequacy.

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　　PartⅡ

　　ReadingComprehension（35minutes）

　　Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　PassageOne

　　Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　WhenKathieGifford'sfacewassplashedacrossthenewspapersin1996afterherlucrativelineofWalmartclothingwasexposedastheworkofunderpaidlaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown,theDepartmentofLaborandtheWhiteHouseteameduptocondemnsuchpractices.Withmuchfanfare,PresidentClinton'sadministrationlaunchedthe"NoSweat"campaign,whichpressuredretailersandmanufacturerstosubmittoperiodicindependentinspectionoftheirworkplaceconditions.\;

　　ThiscampaignurgedmanufacturerstosigntheWorkplaceCodeofConduct,apromisetoselfregulatethathassincebeenadoptedbyahandfulofretailersandmanyofthenation'slargestmanufacturers,includingNikeandL.L.Bean.However,theDepartmentofDefense,whichhasa$1billiongarmentbusinessthatwouldmakeitthecountry's14thlargestretailappareloutlet,hasnotsignedtheCodeofConduct.Inaddition,ithasnotagreedtodemandthatitscontractorssubmittoperiodicinspections.\;

　　BecausetheDepartmentofDefensehasnotagreedtoadheretothecode,thejobofstoppingpublicsectorsweatshopsfallstotheDepartmentofLabor.Federalcontractorsthatpersistinviolatingwagelawsorsafetyandhealthcodescanlosetheirlucrativetaxpayerfinancedcontracts.ButSuzanneSeiden,adeputyadministratorattheDepartmentofLabor,saysthattoherknowledge,thedepartmenthasneverappliedthatruletogovernmentapparelmanufacturers."Ijustassumethattheyareadheringtosafetyandhealthrequirements,"shesays.AccordingtorecordsobtainedbyMotherJones,throughaFreedomofInformationActrequest,theOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationhascitedLion32timesforsafetyandhealthviolationsinthepast12years.

　　21.Whatisthispassgagemainlyconcernedwith?

　　A）ThefunctionsoftheDepartmentofLaborinAmerica.

　　B）AseriousproblemthreateningAmericaneconomy.

　　C）ThesuccessfulattemptofregulatingsweatshopsinAmerica.

　　D）TheseriousnessoftheproblemofsweatshopsinAmerica.

　　22.Accordingtothepassage,KathieGifford____.

　　A）wasoneoftheunderpaidlaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown

　　B）wasoneofthewellpaidlaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown

　　C）mademuchmoneyfromcheaplaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown

　　D）wroteanewspaperarticleexposingthepracticeofemployingcheaplaborers

　　23.Theunderlinedphrase"tosubmitto"isclosestinmeaningto____.

　　A）toacceptunwillingly

　　B）torefusecoldly

　　C）towelcomewarmheartedly

　　D）toblamestrongly

　　24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheDepartmentofDefenseistrue?

　　A）Itwillbecomethecountry's14thlargestretailapparelmanufacturer.

　　B）Ithasn'tactedaccordingtotheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.

　　C）IthasdemandeditscontractorstosigntheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.

　　D）IthasteamedupwiththeDepartmentofLabortolaunchacampaign.

　　25.WhatwasthepurposeofPresidentClinton'sadministrationlaunchingthe"NoSweat"campaign?

　　A）TourgemanufacturerstoobeytheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.

　　B）ToremindthemanufacturersoftheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.

　　C）TourgetheDepartmentofLabortotakeitsresponsibility.

　　D）TourgetheDepartmentofDefensetoinspectmanufacturers.

　　PassageTwo

　　Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

　　Theterminvestmentportfolioconjuresupvisionsofthetrulyrich-theRockefellers,theWalMartWaltons,BillGates.Buttoday,everyone-fromthePhiladelphiafirefighter,hisparttimereceptionistwifeandtheirthreechildren,tothesingleLosAngeleslawyerstartingoutonhisown-needsaportfolio.\;

　　Aportfolioissimplyacollectionoffinancialassets.Itmayincluderealestate,rarestampsandcoins,preciousmetalsandevenartworks.Butthoseareforpeoplewithexpertise.Whatmostofusneedtoknowaboutarestocks,bondsandcash（includingsuchcashequivalentsasmoneymarketfunds）.\;

　　Howdoyoudecidewhatpartofyourportfolioshouldgotoeachofthebigthree?

Beginbyunderstandingthatstockspayhigherreturnsbutaremorerisky;bondsandcashpaylowerreturnsbutarelessrisky.\;

　　ResearchbyIbbotsonAssociates,forexample,showsthatlargecompanystocks,onaverage,havereturned11.2percentannuallysince1926.Overthesameperiod,bycomparison,bondshavereturnedanannualaverageof5.3percentandcash,3.8percent.\;

　　Butshorttermriskisanothermatter.In1974,aoneyear$1000investmentinthestockmarketwouldhavedeclinedto$735.\;

　　Withbonds,therearetwokindsofrisk:

thattheborrowerwon'tpayyoubackandthatthemoneyyou'llgetwon'tbeworthverymuch.TheU.S.governmentstandsbehindtreasurybonds,sothecreditriskisalmostnil.Buttheinflationriskremains.Sayyoubuya$1000bondmaturingintenyears.Ifinflationaveragesaboutsevenpercentoverthattime,thenthe$1000youreceiveatmaturitycanonlybuy$500worthoft