英语四六级模拟试题6.docx

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英语四六级模拟试题6

英语四六级模拟试题6

大学英语

第I卷（共100分）

PartIReadingComprehension（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

Passage1

Vegetablegardeningistherelaxingartandscienceofturningaloveforgrowingplantsintoameaningfulactivity.Havingvegetablesinthebackyardmakeshomegardeningappealingformanypeople.Inaddition,vegetablegardeningprovidesexerciseandfunforbothurbanandsuburbanfamilies.

Vegetablegardenersagreethatmanyhome-grownvegetablesaresuperiortothosepurchasedfrommarkets.Formspringthroughlatefall,awell-plannedandwell-keptgardencanprovideasupplyoffreshvegetables,thusincreasingthenutritionofthefamilydiet.

Freezersmakeitpossibletokeepsomeofthevegetablestobeenjoyedatalaterdate.Othervegetablescanbestoredforafewmonthsinacoolarea.

Althoughthemoneyspentforagardenmaybelittle,onecannotescapethefactthatgardeningrequireshardworkandtime.Manyofthegardeningtasksmustbeperformedattimesthataremostinconvenient.Notdoingjobsthatshouldbedoneonaregularbasismayresultinfailureandanegativefeelingtowardgardening.

Oneshouldnotplantagardenthatistoolargeforhimtocarefor.Asmall,well-keptgardenismoreenjoyedandprofitablethanalargeneglectedone.Vegetablesdowellinfullsunlightandneedatleastfiveorsixhoursofsunduringthemiddleofoneday.Toomuchshadingresultsinpoorplantsandfewvegetables.Ifpossible,thegardenshouldbenearthehouse,sothegardencanworkinitwhenevertheyarefree.

Soilsforvegetablesbeeasilybrokenupandporous（多孔的）forquickwaterdrainageandgoodaeration（透气）.Usuallythehomeownerhaslittlechoiceinthesoiltypehecanchoose.Fortunately,manyvegetablescanbefrownonpoorsoilsifthesoilsareproperlyprepared.

1.Manypeoplefindhomegardening

A.expensiveandboringB.interestingandenjoyable

C.time-consumingandinconvenientD.neitherinterestingnorenjoyable

2.Awell-plannedandwell-keptgardencanprovideasupplyoffreshvegetables

A.allyearroundB.wheneveryouneednutritiousfood

C.foragreaterpartoftheyearD.throughoutspring

3.Theamountofmoneyyouspendonyourgarden

A.canbelargeB.mustbelarge

C.cannotbelargeD.mustnotbesmall

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Vegetablesneedtohaveasmuchshadingaspossible.

B.Asmallgardenismuchbetterthanalargeone.

C.Homeownerscanfreelychoosethesoilfortheirvegetablegarden.

D.Wheneverpossible,thevegetablegardenshouldbeclosetoyourhome.

5.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat

A.vegetablesneedlittlecarewhilegrowing

B.vegetablescanbegrownonalmostanykindofsoil

C.vegetablegardeningisanindispensablepartoflifeforurbanandsuburbanpeople

D.vegetablegardeningisagoodpastimeforretiredpeople

Passage2

Inolddays,whenaglimpseofstockingwaslookeduponassomethingsoshockingasdistracttheseriousworkofanoffice,secretariesweremen.

ThencametheFirstWorldWarandthemalesecretarieswerereplacedbywomen.Aman’ssecretarybecamehissuitstothedry-cleaners;tellingliesonthetelephonetokeepawaypeoplehedidnotwishtospeakto;and,ofcourse,typingandfillingandtakingshorthand.

Nowallthismaybechangingagain.Themicrochip（芯片）andhightechnologyissweepingtheBritishoffice,takingwithitmuchoftheroutineclerical（文书的）worktatsecretariesdid.

“Onceofficetechnologytakesovergenerally,thestatusofthejobwillriseagainbecauseitwillinvolvethehigh-techwork—andthenmenwillwanttodoitagain.”

Thatwassaidbyoneoftheexecutive（male）ofoneofthebiggestsecretarialagenciesinthiscountry.WhathehaspredictedisalreadyunderwasintheU.S.

Oncehightechnologyhasmadethejobofsecretarylessroutine（乏味的）,willtherebeamaletakeover?

Menshouldbecarefulofthinkingthattheycanwalkrightintothebetterjobs.Therearealotofwomensecretarieswhowilldojobaswellasmen—notjustbecausetheycanbuynegligees（女士长睡衣）fortheboss'swife,butbecausetheyareasefficientandwell-trainedtocopewithwordprocessorsandcomputersandcomputersasmen.

6.Before1914femalesecretariessererarebecausethey

A.werelessefficientandlesstrainedthanmen

B.werelookeddownuponbymen

C.wouldhavedisturbedtheotherofficeworkers

D.worestockingandwerenotasseriousasmen

7.Afemalesecretaryhasbeenexpected,besidesotherduties,to

A.beherboss’smemory

B.doeverythingherbossaskshertodo

C.cleanherboss’scloths

D.telephonetheboss’swife

8.Secretaries,untilrecently,hadtodoalotofworknowdoneby

A.machinesB.otherstaffC.servant’sD.wives

9.Asecretaryinthefuturewill

A.havemoreworktodoB.bebetterpaid

C.havehigherstatusD.havelessworktodo

10.Thewriterbelievesthatbeforelong

A.bothmenandwomencanactassecretaries

B.menwillbebetterthanmachines

C.menwilltakeoverwomen’sjobsassecretaries

D.womenwilloperatemostofficemachines

Passage3

HumanityisnewexperimentonplantEarth.Formostofitshistory,lifeonEarthwasrestrictedtothesea.Livingthingsbegantopopularthelandslightlyover400millionyearsago,andhumanshaveexistedfornomorethan3millionyears.

Onewaytorepresenttheevolutionoflifeistocompressthe4.6-billion-yearhistoryofEarthintoa1-year-logfilm.Insuchafilm,earthformsasthefilmbeginsonJanuary1,andthroughallofJanuaryandFebruaryitcoolsandiscratered（变成坑状）andthefirstoceansform.ButthoseoceansremainlifelessuntilsometimesinMarchorearlyApril,whenthefirstlivingthingsdevelop.The4-million-yearhistoryofPrecambrian（前寒武纪）evolutionlastsuntilthefilmreachesmid-November,whenprimitiveoceanlifebeginstoevolveintocomplexorganismssuchastrilobites（三叶虫）.

Ifweexaminethelandinsteadoftheoceans,wefindalifelesswaste.Butonceourfilmshowsplantandanimallifeontheland,aboutNovember28,evolutionproceedsrapidly.Dinosaurs,forexample,appearaboutDecember12andvanishbyChristmasEve,asmammals（哺乳动物）andbirdsflourish.

Throughoutthe1-year-runofourfilmtherearenohumans,andevenduringthelastdaysoftheyearasthemammalsriseanddominatethelandscape,therearenopeople.IntheearlyeveningofDecember31,vaguelyhumanformsmovethroughthegrasslands,andbylateeveningtheybeginmakingstonetools.TheStoneAgelastsuntilshout11:

45pm,andthefirstsignsofcivilization,townsandcities,donotappearuntil11:

45pm.TheChristianerabeginsonly14secondsbeforetheNewYear,andtheDeclarationofIndependenceissignedwith1secondtospare.

11.IncomparingallofEarth’sgeologicalevolutiontoonecalendaryear,theauthorshows

A.justhowrecentlyhumanityhasarrivedonthescene

B.justhowsimpleitistounderstandthehistoryofEarth

C.justhowearlyhumanityappearsonplanetEarth

D.justhowdifficultitistounderstandthehistoryofearth

12.Accordingtothepassage,primitiveoceanlifebeginstoevolveintocomplexorganisms

A.inthemiddleofDecemberB.whenEarthiscratered

C.atthebeginningofNovemberD.whenthelandisstillalifelesswaste

13.Itisindicatedinthepassagethat

A.Earthidcoolatfirst

B.Earthidhotatthebeginning

C.Thereareoceansatthebeginning

D.ThereislifeintheoceaninlateFebruary

14.Intheone-year-longfilmdinosaurs

A.dieoutonDecember25B.appearafterDecember25

C.dieoutonDecember24D.appearonDecember24

15.InthecompressedhistoryofEarththeDeclarationofIndependenceissigned

A.alongtimebeforetheNewYearB.immediatelyaftertheNewYear’sDay

C.justonesecondbeforetheNewYearD.rightontheNewYearDay

Passage4（非英语类考生必做）

Internet-addictedjobseekersmaybepartlythecauseofthefactthatitistakingtheunemployed23%longertofindanewpositionthanittookduringtherecession（经济萧条）,whenthe“benefits”ofonlinejobsearchingwereunavailable.“AgrowingnumberofunemployedAmericanswastetimebrowsing（浏览）theestimated4,000to5,000onlinejobsites,fillingthemwithresumes,andthenwaitingforreplies.Itiscommonforlong-timejoblessness,”arguesProfessorJohnA.Challenger.AlthoughtheInternethasthepotentialtobeveryusefulforjobseekersandithasbecometheprimarytoolformany,Challengerbelievesthatitshouldbeconsideredsecondarytobetraditionaltechniqueofmeetingwould-beemployersinperson.

Inadditiontoslowingjobsearchefforts,theInternetismakingthehiringprocesslongerfortheemployer.Inasurveyof5,000hiringmanagersbyanonlineresumesite,72%saidthatamajorityoftheresumestheyreceivedinresponsetoanonlinejobpostingdidnotmatchtheposition’sdescription.

“Themoreunrelatedresumesmanagershavetogothroughinordertoselectthefewtobringinforinterviews,thelongerittakestofilltheposition,”pointsoutChallenger.“Oneresultofthishasbeentheincreaseduseofscreeningsoftwarebyemployers.Thiswillmakeitevenmoredifficultforjobseekersgettheirresumesinfrontofthehiringexecutiveforaninterview.”

“AllofthisisnottosaythattheInternethasnotrevolutionizedjobhunting.IthascertainlymadeiteasierforsomeoneinSanFrancisco,forexample,tosearchforjobopeninginMiami.Inaddition,theabilitytoconductkeywordsearcheshavereducestheamountoftimeittakestofindthetypeofpositionapersonisseeking.”

“JobseekersmustlearnhowtousetheInternetasatool,ratherthanjustreplyingonitasameansforsubmittingelectronicresumes,”concludesChallenger.

16.Accordingtothepassage,theco