六级最新模拟试题

来源：发布时间：2007-06-27

　　Part I          Listening Comprehension         （20 minutes）

　　Section A

　　Directions： In this section， you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation， a question will be asked about what was said. Both the converestion and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pasuse. During the pause， you must read the four choices marked A）， B）， C） and D）， and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　Example： You will hear：

　　You will read：

　　A） 2 hours. B）

　　C） 3 hours. D）

　　E） 4 hours F）

　　G） 5 hours H）

　　From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore， D） “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

　　Sample Answer [D]

　　1.

　　A） on Thursday night B）

　　C） on Monday night D）

　　E） On Friday morning F）

　　G） On Thursday morning H）

　　2.

　　A） Try to help him find room sin another hotel. B）

　　C） Check to see if there are any vacancies in her hotel. D）

　　E） Let him move to a room with two singe beds. F）

　　G） Show him the way to Imperial Hotel. H）

　　3.

　　A） Robust. B）

　　C） Brave. D）

　　E） Generous. F）

　　G） Dangerous. H）

　　4.

　　A） He loves his present job. B）

　　C） He is going to open a store. D）

　　E） He is about to retire. F）

　　G） He works in a repair shop H）

　　5.

　　A） She has confidence in him B）

　　C） She has also won a scholarship. D）

　　E） She is surprised at the news. F）

　　G） She is not interested in the news. H）

　　6.

　　A） His only son is dying B）

　　C） In a travel agency. D）

　　E） In a hotel F）

　　G） At the reception desk. H）

　　7.

　　A） At the airport. B）

　　C） In a travel agency. D）

　　E） In a hotel F）

　　G） At the reception desk H）

　　8.

　　A） He is not equal to the job. B）

　　C） He is not well paid for his work. D）

　　E） He doesn't think the job challenging enough. F）

　　G） He cannot keep his mind on his work. H）

　　9.

　　A） The talks haven't started yet. B）

　　C） The talks haven't achieved much. D）

　　E） The talks have produced a general agreement. F）

　　G） The talks broke down and could go no further. H）

　　10.

　　A） Help him to carry some luggage. B）

　　C） Get some travel information. D）

　　E） Tell him the way to the left-luggage office. F）

　　G） Look after something for him. H）

　　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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　11.

　　A） Crowded air traffic B）

　　C） The large size of airplanes. D）

　　E） Mistakes by air traffic controllers. F）

　　G） Bad weather H）

　　12.

　　A） They bumped into each other over a swimming poor. B）

　　C） They avoided each other by turning in different directions. D）

　　E） They narrowly escaped crashing into each other. F）

　　G） One plane climbed above the other at the critical moment. H）

　　13.

　　A） To show the key role played by air traffic controllers. B）

　　C） To show the great responsibility shouldered by the pilots. D）

　　E） To give an example of air disasters. F）

　　G） To show that air travel is far safer than driving a car. H）

　　Passage two

　　Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　14.

　　A） Her unique experience. B）

　　C） Her future prospects. D）

　　E） Her favourite job. F）

　　G） Her lonely life. H）

　　15.

　　A） Authority. B）

　　C） A good relationship. D）

　　E） Good luck F）

　　G） Independence. H）

　　16.

　　A） She will live an empty life. B）

　　C） She will work in a bookstore. D）

　　E） She will remain single. F）

　　G） She will earn a lot of money. H）

　　17.

　　A） She should find a good job. B）

　　C） She should open a small restaurant. D）

　　E） She should have more control over her life. F）

　　G） She hould get married. H）

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　14.

　　A） Her unique expedrience. B）

　　C） Her future prospects. D）

　　E） Her favourite job. F）

　　G） Her lonely life. H）

　　15.

　　A） Authority. B）

　　C） A good relationship. D）

　　E） Good luck. F）

　　G） Independence. H）

　　16.

　　A） She will live an empty life B）

　　C） She will work in a bookstore D）

　　E） She will remain single. F）

　　G） She will earn a lot of money. H）

　　17.

　　A） She should find a good job. B）

　　C） She should open a small restaurant. D）

　　E） She should have more control over her life. F）

　　G） She should get married. H）

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 18 to 20 are based based on the passage you have just heard.

　　18.

　　A） In day-care centres where little children were taken care of. B）

　　C） In areas in Chicago wher poor people lived. D）

　　E） In places where hot lunch was provided for factory workers F）

　　G） In schools where free classes were organised for young people. H）

　　19.

　　A） For young people and adults. B）

　　C） For immigrants D）

　　E） For factory workers F）

　　G） For poor city children. H）

　　20.

　　A） Jane Adams' contributions to society. B）

　　C） Jane Adams' struggle for women's liberation. D）

　　E） Jane Adams' life story. F）

　　G） Jane Adams responsibility for the poor. H）

　　Part II       Reading Comprehension         （35 minutes）

　　Directions： There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A）， B）， C） and D）。 You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage：

　　It is said that the public and Congressional concern about deceptive （欺骗性的）packaging rumpus （喧嚣） started because Senator Hart discovered that the boxes of cereals consumed by him， Mrs. Hart， and their children were becoming higher and narrower， with a decline of net weight from 12 to 10 1/2 ounces， without any reduction in price. There were still twelve biscuits， but they had been reduced in size. Later， the Senator rightly complained of a store-bought pie in a handsomely illustrated box that picutred， in a single slice， almost as many cherries as there were in the whole pie.

　　The manufacturer who increases the unit price of his product by changing his package size to lower the quantity delivered can， without undue hardship， put his product into boxes， bags， and tins that will contain even 4-ounce， 8-ounce， one-pound， two-pound quantities of breakfast foods， cake mixes， etc. A study of drugstore （杂货店）and supermarket shelves will convince any observer that all possible sizes and shapes of boxes， jars， bottles， and tins are in use at the same time， and， as the package journals show， week by week， there is never any hesitation in introducting a new size and shape of box or bottle when it aids in product differentiation. The producers of packaged products argue strongly against changing sizes of packages to contain even weights and volumes， but no one in the trade comments unfavorably on the huge costs incurred by endless changes of package sizes， materials， shape， art work， and net weights that are used for improving a product's market position.

　　When a packaging expert explained that he was able to multiply the price of hard sweets by 2.5， from $ to 2.50 by changing to a fancy jar. Or that he had made a 5-ounce bottle look as thought it held 8 ounces， he was in effect telling the public that packaging can be a very expensive luxury. It evidently does come high， when an average family pays about $200 a year for bottles， cans， boxes， jars and other containers， most of which can't be used for anything but stuffing the garbage can.

　　21. What started the public and Congressional concern about deceptive packaging rumpus？

　　A） Consumers' complainsts about the changes in package size. B）

　　C） Expensive packaging for poor quality products. D）

　　E） A senator's discovery of th etricks in packaging. F）

　　G） The rise in the unit price for many products. H）

　　22. the word “undue” （Line 2， para. 2） means “_______”。

　　A） improper B）

　　C） adequate D）

　　E） unexpected F）

　　G） excessive H）

　　23.Consumers are concerned about the changes in package size， mainly because ______.

　　A） they hate to see any changes in things they are familiar with B）

　　C） the unit price for a product often rises as a result D）

　　E） they have to pay for the cost of changing package sizes F）

　　G） this entails an increase in the cost of packaging H）

　　24. According to this passage， various types of packaging come into existence to _______.

　　A） meet the needs of consumers B）

　　C） suit all kinds of products D）

　　E） enhance the market position of products F）

　　G） introduce new products H）

　　25. The author is critical mainly of _________.

　　A） dishonest packaging B）

　　C） inferior packaging D）

　　E） the changes in package size F）

　　G） exaggerated illustrations on packages H）

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage：

　　If sustainable competitive advantage depends on work-force skills， American firms have a problem. Human-resource management is not traditionally seen as central to the competitive survival of the firm in the United States. Skill acquisition is considered an individual responsibility. Labour is simply another factor of production to be hired - rented at the lowest possible cost -much as one buys raw materials or equipment.

　　The lack of importance attached to human-resource management can be seen in the corporate hierarchy. In an American firm the chief financial officer is almost always second in command. The post of head of human-resource management is usually a specialized job， off at the edge of the corporate hierarchy. The executive who holds it is never consulted on major strategic decisions and has no chance to mov eup to Chief Executive Officer （CEO）。 By way of contrast， in Japan the head of human-resource management is central-usually the second most important executive， after the CEO， in the firm's hierarchy.

　　While American firms often talk about the vast amounts spent on training their work forces， in fact they invest less in the skills of their employees than do either Japanese or German firsms. They money they do invest is also more highly concentrated on professional and managerisl employees. And the limited investments that are made in training workers are also much more narrowly focused on the specific skills necessary to do the next job rather than on the basic background skills that make it a possible to absorb new technologies.

　　As a result， problems emerge when new breakthrough technologies arrive. If American workers， for example， take much longer to learn how to operate new flexible manufacturing stations than workers in Germany （as they do）， the effective cost of those stations is lower in Germany than it is in the United States. More time is required before equipment is up and running at capacity， and the need for extensive retraining generates costs and creates bottlenecks that limit the speed with which new equipment can be employed. The result is a slower pace of technological chance. And in the end the skills of the bottom half of the population affect the wages of the top half. If the bottom half can't effectively staff the processes that have to be operated， the management and profesional jobs that go with these processes will disappear.

　　26. which of the following applies to the management of human resources in American companies？

　　A） They hire people at the lowest cost regardless of their skills. B）

　　C） They see the gaining of skills as their employees' own business. D）

　　E） They attach more importance to workers than to equipment. F）

　　G） They only hire skilled workers because of keen competition. H）

　　27. what is posiiton of the head of human-resource management in an American firm？

　　A） He is one of the most important executives in the firm. B）

　　C） His post is likely to disappear when new teachnologies are introduced. D）

　　E） He is directly under the chief financial executive. F）

　　G） He has no sy in making important decisions in the firm. H）

　　28. the money most American firms put in training mainly goes to _______.

　　A） workers who can operate new equipment B）

　　C） technological and managerial staff D）

　　E） workers who lack basic background skills. F）

　　G） Top executives H）

　　29. according to the passage， the decisive factor in maintaining a firm's competitive advantage is _________.

　　A） the introduction of new technologies B）

　　C） the improvement of workers' basic skills D）

　　E） the rational composition of professional and managerial employees F）

　　G） the attachment of importance to the bottom half of the employees H）

　　30. what is the main idea of the passage？

　　A） American firms are different from Japanese and German firms in human-resource management. B）

　　C） Extensive retraining is indispensable to effective human-resource management. D）

　　E） The head of human-resource management must be in the central position in firm's hierarchy. F）

　　G） The human-resource management strategies of American firms affect their competitive capacity. H）

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage：

　　The biographer has to dance between two shaky positions with respect to the subject（研究对象）。 Too close a relation， and the writer may lose objectivity. Not close enough. And the writer may lock the sympathy necessary to any effort to portray a mind， a soul-the quality of life. Who should write the biography of a family， for example？ Because of their closeness to the subject， family members may have special information， but by the same token， they may not have the distance that would allow them to be fair. The biographies of Jesus （耶稣）found in the Bible are in this class.

　　Biographers may claim that their account is the “authentic” one. In advancing this claim， they are helped if the biography is “authorized” by the subject； this presumably allows the biographer special accesss to private information. “Unauthorized” biographies also have their appeal， however， since they can suggest an independence of mind in the biographer. In book promotions， the “unauthorized” characterisation usually suggests the prospect of juicy gossip that the subject had hoped to suppress. A subject might have several biographies， even several “authentic” ones. We sense intuitively that no one is in a position to tell “the” story of a life， perhaps not even the subject， and this has been proved by the history of biography.

　　31. According to the author， and ideal biographer would be one who __________.

　　A） knows the subject very well and yet maintains a proper distance from him B）

　　C） is close to the subject and knows the techniques of biography writing. D）

　　E） Is independent and treat the subject with fainesss and objectivity. F）

　　G） Possesses special private information and is sympathetic toward the subject. H）

　　32. the author cites the biographies of Jesus in the Bible in order to show that _________.

　　A） the best biographies are meant to transform their readers B）

　　C） biographies are authentic accounts of their subjects' lives D）

　　E） the best biographies are those of heroes and famous figures F）

　　G） biographies can serve different purposes. H）

　　33. Which of the following statements if true， according to the passage？

　　A） An authentic biography seldom appeals to its readers. B）

　　C） An authentic biography is one authorized by the subject. D）

　　E） No one can write a perfect biography. F）

　　G） Authorized biographies have a wider readership. H）

　　34. An unauthorised biography is likely to attract more readers because __________.

　　A） it portrays the subject both faithfully and vividly. B）

　　C） It contains interesting information about the subject's private life D）

　　E） It reveals a lot of accurate details unknown to outsiders F）

　　G） It usually gives sympathetic decription of the subject's character. H）

　　35. in this passage， the author focuses on __________.

　　A） the difficulty of a biographer in finding the proper perspective to do his job. B）

　　C） The secret of a biographer to win more readers. D）

　　E） The techniques required of a biographer to write a good biography F）

　　G） The characteristics of different kinds of biographies. H）

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage：

　　Whether the eyes are “the windows of the soul” is debatable； that they are intensely important in interpersonal communication is a fact. During the first two months of a baby's life， the stimulus that produces a smile is a pair of eyes. The eyes need not be real： a mask with two dots will produce a smile. Significantly， a real human face with eyes covered will not motivate a smile， nor will the sight of only one eye when the face is presented in profile. This attraction to eyes as opposed to the nose or mouth continues as the baby matures. In one study， when American four-year-olds were asked to draw people， 75 percent of them drew people with mouths， but 99 percent of them drew people with eyes. In Japan， however， where babies are carried on their mother's back， infants do not acquire as much attachment to eyes as they do in other cultures. As a result， Japanese adults make little use of the face either to encode（把……编码）or decode（理解）meaning. In fact， Argyle reveals that the “proper place to focus one's gaze during a conversation in Japan is on the neck of one's conversation partner.”

　　The role of eye contact in a converysational exchange between two americans is well defined： speakers make contact with the eyes of their listener for about one second， then glance away as they talk； in a few moments they re-establish eye contact with the listener or reassure themselves that their audience is still attentive， then shift their gaze away once more. Listeners， meanwhile， keep their eyes on the face of the speaker， allowing themselves to glance away only briefly. It is important that they be looking at the speaker at the precise moment when the speaker reestablishes eye contact： if they are not looing， the speaker assumes that they are disinterested and either will pause until eye contact is or will terminate the conversation. Just how critical this eye maneuvering is to the maintenance of conversational flow becomes evident when two speakers are wearing dark glasses： there may be a sort of traffic jom of words caused by interruption， false starts， and unpredictable pauses.

　　36. The author is convinced that the eyes are ______________.

　　A） of extreme importance in expressing feelings and exchanging ideas B）

　　C） something through which one can see a person's inner world. D）

　　E） Of considerable significance in making cinversations interesting F）

　　G） something the value of which is largely a matter of long dabate. H）

　　37. Babies will not be stimulated to smile by a person ___________.

　　A） whose front view is fully perceived B）

　　C） whose face is covered with a mask D）

　　E） whose face is seen from the side F）

　　G） whose face is free of any covering. H）

　　38. According to the passage， the Japanese fix their gaze on their conversation partner's neck because ________.

　　A） they don't like to keep their eyes on the face of the speaker. B）

　　C） They need not communicate through eye contact D）

　　E） They don't think it polite to have eye contact F）

　　G） They didn't have much opportunity to communicate through eye contact in babyhood. H）

　　39. According to the passage， a conversation between two americans may break down due to _______.

　　A） one temporarily glancing away from the other B）

　　C） eye contact of more than one second D）

　　E） improperly-timed ceasing of eye contact F）

　　G） constant adjustment of eye contact H）

　　40. To keep a conversation flowing smoothly， it is better for the participants _______.

　　A） not to wear dark spectacles B）

　　C） not to make any interruptions D）

　　E） not to glance away from each other F）

　　G） not to make unpredicatable pauses H）

　　Part III         Vocabulary        （20 minutes）

　　Directions： There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A）， B）， C） and D）。 Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　41. By _______ computation，he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars.

　　A） coarse B）

　　C） rude D）

　　E） crude F）

　　G） rough H）

　　42. your story about the frog turning into a prince is _______ nonsense.

　　A） Sheer B）

　　C） Shear D）

　　E） Shield F）

　　G） Sheet H）

　　43. I could see that my wife was _____ having that fur coat， whether I approved of it or not.

　　A） adequate for B）

　　C） intent on D）

　　E） short of F）

　　G） deficient in H）

　　44. the _____ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.

　　A） common B）

　　C） usual D）

　　E） average F）

　　G） general H）

　　45. One of his eyes was injured in an accident， but after a _______ operation， he quickly recovered his sight.

　　A） delicate B）

　　C） considerate D）

　　E） precise F）

　　G） sensitive H）

　　46. As an excellent shooter， Peter practised aiming at both _______ targets and moving targets.

　　A） standing B）

　　C） stationary D）

　　E） still F）

　　G） stable H）

　　47. American universities， classes are often arranged in more flexible _______ and many jobs on campus are reserved for students.

　　A） scales B）

　　C） patterns D）

　　E） grades F）

　　G） ranks H）

　　48. the insurance company paid him $10， 000 in ______ after his accident.

　　A） compensation B）

　　C） instalment D）

　　E） substitution F）

　　G） commission H）

　　49. the political future of the presidetn is now hanging by a __________.

　　A） thread B）

　　C） Cord D）

　　E） String F）

　　G） Rope H）

　　50. the statue would be perfect but for a few small _______ in its base.

　　A） mistakes B）

　　C） Weaknesses D）

　　E） Flaws F）

　　G） Errors H）

　　51. why should anyone want to read _______ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals？

　　A） themes B）

　　C） insights D）

　　E） digests F）

　　G） leaflets H）

　　52. Parents have a legal __________ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age.

　　A） impulse B）

　　C） influence D）

　　E） obligation F）

　　G） sympathy H）

　　53. most nurses are women， but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a ________.

　　A） scarcity B）

　　C） minority D）

　　E） minimum F）

　　G） shortage H）

　　54. David likes country life and has decided to _________ farming.

　　A） go in for B）

　　C） go back on D）

　　E） go through with F）

　　G） go along with H）

　　55. Jack was about to announce our plan but I ________.

　　A） put him through B）

　　C） turned him out D）

　　E） gave him up F）

　　G） cut him short H）

　　56. I am sure I can __________ him into letting us stay in the hotel for the night.

　　A） speak B）

　　C） say D）

　　E） talk F）

　　G） tell H）

　　57. Last year， the crime rate in Chicago has sharply ______.

　　A） declined B）

　　C） lessened D）

　　E） desended F）

　　G） skipped H）

　　58. the republication of the poet's most recent works will certainly _______ his national reputation.

　　A） magnify B）

　　C） strengthen D）

　　E） enlarge F）

　　G） enhance H）

　　59. Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children _______ a violent act previously seen on television.

　　A） modifying B）

　　C） duplicating D）

　　E） accelerating F）

　　G） stimulating H）

　　60. this kind of material can _______ heat and moisture.

　　A） delete B）

　　C） compel D）

　　E） constrain F）

　　G） repel H）

　　61. Reading ______ the mind only with materials of knowledge； it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

　　A） rectifies B）

　　C） prolongs D）

　　E） minimises F）

　　G） furnishes H）

　　62. if the fire alarm is soulded， all residents are requested to _____ in the courtyard.

　　A） rectifies B）

　　C） prolongs D）

　　E） minimises F）

　　G） furnishes H）

　　63. the work in the office was _____- by a constant stream of visitors.

　　A） confused B）

　　C） hampered D）

　　E） reversed F）

　　G） perplexed H）

　　64. the joys of travel， having long _______ the disabled， are opening up to virtually anyone who has the means.

　　A） omitted B）

　　C） missed D）

　　E） neglected F）

　　G） discarded H）

　　65. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field， ________ the same company.

　　A） all else B）

　　C） much worse D）

　　E） less likely F）

　　G） let alone H）

　　66. when he finally emeraged from the cave after thirty days， John was ________ pale.

　　A. enormously B. C. startlingly D. E. uniquely F. G. dramatically H.

　　67. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time， but we shall keep your application on ________ for two months.

　　A） pile B）

　　C） segment D）

　　E） swquence F）

　　G） file H）

　　68. it will be safer to walk the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash； virtually all financial ______ will be conducted by computer.

　　A） transations B）

　　C） transmissions D）

　　E） transitions F）

　　G） transformations H）

　　69. The ______ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.

　　A） implementation B）

　　C） manifestation D）

　　E） demonstration F）

　　G） expedition