09年大学英语六级考试模拟练习题2.docx

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09年大学英语六级考试模拟练习题2

PartⅠWriting（30minutes）

　　Directions:

Thereisanoldsayingthat“Clothesmaketheman.”Howdoyouunderstandthesaying?

Youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthistopic.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

　　1.你对该谚语的理解

　　2.你（不）赞同这种这种说法以及理由

　　（注：

题目自拟）

　　PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

　　Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

　　HowtoCreateaHomeLibrary

　　“Icannotlivewithoutbooks,”declaredU.S.PresidentThomasJeffersontohisfriendJohnAdams.Indeed,Jeffersonwasanobsessivebookcollectorfromayoungage,amassing（收集）threeseparatehomelibrariesinhislifetime.Jefferson’slibrarywasconsideredthefinestinthecountry,andhiscollectiondoubledtheholdingsoftheLibraryofCongress.Still,Jeffersondidn'tlettheshelvesatMonticellositempty.Bythetimehedied11yearslater,hehadmorethan2000volumesinhislibrary.

　　Jefferson’slibrarymightfityourconceptionofanold-fashionedhomelibrarywithleather-boundbooks,woodpanelinganduncomfortablefurniture.Buthomelibrariescanbeadynamicexpressionoftheowner’spersonality.Creatingahomelibraryisafunwaytodisplayyourinterestswhileestablishingaspecialspaceforreading.

　　HomeLibraryOrganization

　　Whenyoustartedusingthepubliclibrary,youprobablylearnedaboutMelvilDeweyandhissystemfororderinglibraries.TheDeweyDecimalClassificationSystemhastenbroadcategoriesfororganizingbooks,includingphilosophy,religionandthearts.Eachcategoryisassignedanumber,soforexample,whenyouwantabookonmodernart,youheadtothe700block.Largerlibraries,suchasthoseatuniversities,tendtousetheLibraryofCongressClassificationSystembecauseitoffersamorespecificarrayofsubjectsforcategorization,addingsubjectssuchasmedicineandlawforatotalof21categories.

　　Yourhomelibrarymayormaynotbeaslargeasyourlocalpubliclibrary,butagoodsystemoforganizationwillstillhelpyoufindthebookyouwantquickly,YoucouldtakeapagefromDeweyandtheLibraryofCongressandsortbooksbysubjectmatter.Sectionsforsubjectssuchashistory,technologyorfictionmightmaketheirretrievaleasier.Thissystemalsowouldallowyoutohighlightaparticularpassion,suchasanextensivecollectionofWorldWarⅡhistory.

　Herearesomeotherwaystoorganizeacollection.

　　Alphabetizingbyauthorworkswellforfictionbutnotnecessarilyfornonfictionbooksofvarioussubjects.

　　Judgingabookbyitscoverisusuallyfrownedupon,butsortingbycolorcanbeaestheticallypleasingtosome.Thosegenerallyforgetfulaboutthecolorsoftheirbooksmightdisagree.

　　Afterapainfulbreakup,themaincharacterinNickHornby’sbookHighFidelityorganizeshisrecordcollectionautobiographicallyintheorderheacquiredthem.Achronologicalorganizationmightincludeshelvesthattracktheprogressofyourlife,frombelovedchildhoodreadingandcollegetextbookstoparentingbooks.

　　Tosomereaders,therearetwowaystolookatbooks:

readandunread.Prioritizing（区间优化次序）whenyoumightneedthebookwillallowyoutokeepunreadbooksattheforefrontofyourcollection,aswellasbooksyoureachforfrequently,suchasreferencebooksorfavoritenovels.

　　LibraryFurniture

　　Whileitmightbedifficultforabooklovertospendmoneyonsomethingotherthanbooks,atsomepoint,youwillneedsomebookshelves.Built-in,bookshelvescanprovidefloor-to-ceilingstorageandspacesavings.Theycanbetuckedunderstaircasesorotherout-of-the-wayspaces;however,they’renotagoodchoiceforrenters,andtheycanrespresentabiginvestmentintermsofpriceandinstallation.Freestandingbookcasesarewidelyavailableinavarietyofsizes,colorsandpricepoints.Youcanalsomounthangingbookshelvesontothewallorbuyglasscases,whichmightbepreferableifyourcollectionincludesantiquebooksthatyouwanttopreserve.

　　Saggingposesthemainthreattobookshelves.Abookshelfthatis36incheslongshouldhaveshelvesatleastoneinchthick.Ifit’slonger,thenitshouldbethickersothatitwon’tdroopundertheweight.Onetipformaximizingspaceontheshelvesistouseadjustablebookshelves,sothatverysmallbooksdon'ttakeupspacethatcanbebetterusedfortallercoffeetablebooks.Youcanalsodecoratebookshelveswithpersonalitems,suchasphotographsandsouvenirs.Notonlywillthisbreakuptherowsofbooksvisually,itwillalsogiveyouroomtoexpandasyourcollectiongrows.

　　Asyourbookshelvescreepupthewall,youmayneedalibraryladdertoreachthem.Whileanystepstoolorladderwilldo,rollinglibraryladdersaddanelegant,whimsical（异想天开的）touch.Theladdersattachtotheshelfonatrackingrod,andthebottomoftheladderhaswheels,sothatyoucanmoveeffortlesslyfromoneendofthelibrarytotheother.

　　Whenconsideringotherlibraryfurniture,thinkabouthowyou’llbeusingtheroom.Ifyou’llbewritingandtakingnotesonyourreading,youmaywantadeskoralapdesk.Desksandbookstandsarealsohelpfulforreadingthosebigvolumesthataretooheavytoholdupcomfortably.Overstuffedcouchesandchairswillbeckongueststospendafewhoursreading,butifyoufallasleepassoonasyouhitthecouch,youmayneedtoconsiderotheroptions,particularlyifyou’llbedoingscholarlyorprofessionalreading.

　Whereveryou’resitting,itwillbehardtoenjoyalibraryifyou’resufferingfromeyestrain,fatigueandheadaches,whichcanallbebroughtonbypoorlighting.Whenselectinglighting,lookforalampthatwillhelpyouseethesmallesttextyouread.Thelampshouldbepositionedoveryourshoulder,sothatthelightisnotdirectlyinyoureyes.Positioningitthiswaywillalsohelptominimizeglare.Yourlampshouldbebrighterthantherestoftheroombutnotthatmuchbrighter.However,alllightwilleventuallydamagebooks,souseitataminimum.

　　BookCare

　　Doyoudevourbooksquickly?

You’renottheonlyone.Someinsectslovebooks,butnotforagoodstory.Book-wormsarenotjustthosereadersthathavetheirnoseinabookallthetime.Themoredangerouskindwilltunnelthroughthebook,eatthepagesandlayeggsinit.

　　Onceyouidentifyaninfestation,isolatetheaffectedbooks.Insomecases,youcansealthebooksinplasticbagsandfreezethemtokilltheinsects.Keepingyourlibraryfreeofexcessmoistureanddustwillhelptopreventanattackbytheseinsectsandvermin（害虫）.

　　Controllingmoistureanddustdoesn'tjustkeepawaythebookbugsthough.Moistureintheairwillalsopromotethegrowthoffungusandmold.Molddevelopsattemperaturesgreaterthan70degreesFahrenheit,andwith65percentrelativehumidity.Dehumidifierswillsuckexcessmoistureoutoftheair,moisturethatcouldotherwiseleadtoloosebindings,stainsandmildew.Oppositely,toolittlehumiditycandryoutbooks,souseahumidifierinthedrierwintermonths.Dustisalsoamagnetformoistureandmildew,soperiodicallydustingthetopsofbookswillkeepthemclean.

　　Inadditiontoahumidifier,youalsomightneedafantokeepthelibrarywellventilated.Booksshouldbestoredawayfromradiatorsandkeptinaroombetween60oFand70oF.Airconditionersandfansarefinetousetokeepthetemperaturedown.Extremeheatwilldamagebooks;ifheatoccursinaroomwithlowhumidity,thefibersinthebookswilldehydrate,turningthepagesbrittle.Incombinationwithhighhumidity,heatcreatesidealgrowingconditionsformold.

　　Aswementionedinthelastsection,lightingcandamagebooksbecauseitleadstobleaching（漂白）,fadingandeventualdeterioration.Naturallightingisthemostdangerous.Ifyourlibraryhaswindows,drawtheblindsorcurtainstominimizeinjury.Limitingtheintensitylightanddurationofexposurewillhelptopreservethebooks.

1.Duringthewholelife,Jefferson____________.

　　A）builtthreelibrariesforCongressB）builtthreelibrariesathishome

　　C）donatedbooksforthreelibrariesD）collectedbooksfromthreelibraries

　　2.WhydouniversitiesusuallyusetheLibraryofCongressClassificationSystem?

　　A）Becauseitismorepopularthanothersystems.

　　B）Becauseitismoremodernthanothersystems

　　C）Becauseitismorespecificinarrangingsubjects.

　　D）Becauseitislessdifficultthanothersystems.

　　3.Whomightdisliketheideaofarrangingbooksbytheircolors?

　　A）Thosewholikepaintingonthebookshelves.

　　B）Thosewhotendtoarrangeanythingscientifically.

　　C）Thosewhoarecolor-blind.

　　D）Thosewhousuallycannotrememberthecolorsofbooks.

　　4.Ifyourankthebooksaccordingtothefrequencytheymightbetouched,you’dbetterput_____.

　　A）referencebooksatthemostimportantposition

　　B）brand-newbooksatthemostimportantposition

　　C）dog-earedbooksatthemostimportantposition

　　D）allthenovelsatthemostimportantposition

　　5.Thetreasuredbooksshouldbeputin________.

　　A）built-inbookshelvesB）freestandingbookcases

　　C）hangingbookshelvesD）glasscases

　6.Ifyouaredoingacademicreadinginyourlibrary,you’readvised_________.

　　A）tohitoverstuffedcouchesandchairstoproduceideas

　　B）tobeckongueststositinthecoachesorchairs

　　C）nottouseoverstuffedcouchesandchairs

　　D）nottostuffcomfortablecoachesorchairs

　　7.Howdoyouchooseproperlightingforyourreadinginthelibrary?

　　A）