2021年6月大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬試題及答案

2021年6月大學(xué)英語六級(jí)模擬試題及答案

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一、單選題（共9題，共18分）

1.

Everythingintoconsideration,Iproposethatthefirstprizeshouldbe

giventoLiuQiang.

?A.totake

?B.taking

?C.taken

?D.took

ABCD

正確答案：C

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本題解析：

【參考譯文】通過綜合考慮，我建議第一名該給劉強(qiáng)。

【試題分析】本題是一道句型結(jié)構(gòu)題。

【詳細(xì)解答】從題目來看"IproposethatthefirstprizeshouldbegiventoLiu

Qiang."是主句，而"everything"與"takeintoconsideration"之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)

系，所以只能選

Co

2.

Imeant___youaboutit,butIforgottodoso.

?A.telling

?B.havingtold

?C.totell

?D.tohavetold

ABCD

正確答案：D

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本題解析：

【參考譯文】本打算告訴你這件事的，可我忘了。

【試題分析】本題是一道語法分析題。

【詳細(xì)解答】首先考慮到"meant?！钡慕Y(jié)構(gòu)，所以先排除A、B兩項(xiàng)。而自此外

是講述一件本來要做而沒做的事情，要用虛擬語氣，所以只能選D。

3.

Whiledoingcalculationfortheproject,thedesigners___anewsolution

toageologicalproblem.

?A.fellinto

?B.stumbledupon

C.setout

0.discovered

ABCD

正確答案：B

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本題解析：

【參考譯文】在對(duì)工程進(jìn)行計(jì)算時(shí)，設(shè)計(jì)人員碰巧找到了解決地質(zhì)問題的方法。

【試題分析】本題是一道詞義辨析題。

【詳細(xì)解答】"fallinto"含義為"被卷入......"stumbleupon"含義為"偶

然找到‘發(fā)現(xiàn)‘；"setout"含義為"啟程，出發(fā)"；"discover"含義為"發(fā)現(xiàn)，

發(fā)覺“。從四個(gè)選項(xiàng)看，含有“偶然”含義的"stumbleupon"最適合本句話。

4.

Themotheralmostwhenshelearnedthathersonwasshotdead.

?A.felldown

?B.camedown

?C.fell叩art

?D.wenttopieces

ABCD

正確答案：D

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本題解析：

【參考譯文】那位母親得知她兒子被槍打死了，她幾乎完全垮了。

【試題分析】本題是一道詞義辨析題。

【詳細(xì)解答】"falldown"含義"跌倒，倒下"；"comedown"含義為"降下，

跌落"；"fallapart"含義為"破裂，破碎"；"got。pieces”含義為"（身體或精

神上）垮下來"。從四個(gè)選項(xiàng)來看，只有D適用于本句話。

5.

Thematterisnottobe___.

?A.watchedfor

?B.waitedon

?C.takenover

?D.trifledwith

ABCD

正確答案：D

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本題解析：

【參考譯文】這個(gè)問題不可輕視。

【試題分析】本題是一道詞義辨析題。

【詳細(xì)解答】“watchfor的含義為"提防，戒備";"waiton"的含義為"服

侍（某人），招待（顧客）"「'takeover"的含義為"接管（什么東西）"；"triflewith"

含義為“輕視。"從四個(gè)選項(xiàng)來看，只有D適用于本句話。

6.

Theywillneverreconcilethemselvesto.

?A.defeat

?B.theirdefeat

?C.bedefeated

?D.havetheirdefeat

ABCD

正確答案：B

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本題解析：

【參考譯文】他們決不屈從于失敗。

【試題分析】本題是一道搭配題。

【詳細(xì)解答】"reconcilesb.t。"中后接名詞,而"defeat"一詞作為"失敗"

是可數(shù)名詞，所以此處只能選擇B。

7.

You'dbetterletmeknowassoonasthereisa(n)positioninthe

branchoffice.

?A.empty

?B.vacuum

?C.hollow

D.vacant

ABCD

正確答案：D

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本題解析：

【參考譯文】你最好一到分理處有了空缺就告訴我.

【試題分析】本題是一道近義詞組辨析題。

【詳細(xì)解答】"empty"含義為"空無一物的";vacuum是名詞,含義為"真空,

空虛"；"hollow”含義為"空洞的，中空的"，只有"vacant"與"position"搭

配意為"空缺職位〃。

8.

Urbancongestionwouldgreatlyberelievedifthechargedonpublic

transportweremorereasonable.

?A.prices

?B.tickets

?C.fees

?D.fares

ABCD

正確答案：D

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本題解析：

【參考譯文】如果所收車費(fèi)更合理一些，城市交通堵塞會(huì)大大緩解。

【試題分析】本題是詞義辨析題。

【詳細(xì)解答】"prices"的含義是"價(jià)格"，"tickets"是"票據(jù)"，"fees”是

"費(fèi)（如會(huì)費(fèi)、學(xué)費(fèi)、手續(xù)費(fèi)等）"會(huì)fares"主要是指"車船費(fèi)"。所以此處用"fares"

9.

Weareconvincedtherighteousnessofourcause.

?A.of

?B.on

?C.over

?D.at

ABCD

正確答案：

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本題解析：

【參考譯文】我們堅(jiān)信自己的事業(yè)是正義的。

【試題分析】本題是一道介詞搭配題。

【詳細(xì)解答】"beconvincedof"含義為"堅(jiān)信……"，這是一個(gè)固定搭配，所

以在四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只能選擇"of"。

二、問答題（共4題，共40分）

10.

Whatdoesthefutureholdfortheproblemofhousing?Agooddeal

depends,ofcourse,onthemeaningof“future”.Ifoneisthinkingin

termsofsciencefictionandthespaceage,itisatleastpossibleto

assumethatmanwillhavesolvedsuchtrivialandearthlyproblemsas

housing.Writersofsciencefiction,fromH.G.Wellsonwards,havehad

littletosayonthesubject.Theyhaveconveyedthesuggestionthatmen

willliveingreatcomfort,witheveryconceivableapparatustomakelife

smooth,healthyandeasy,ifnothappy.Buttheyhavenotsaidwhathis

housewillbemadeof.Perhapssomenewbuildingmaterial,asyet

unimagined,willhavebeendiscoveredorinventedatleast.Onemaybe

certainthatbricksandmortar(泥灰，灰漿)willlonghavegoneoutof

fashion.

Buttheproblemsofthenextgenerationortwocanmorereadilybe

imagined.Scientistshavealreadypointedoutthatunlesssomethingis

doneeithertorestricttheworld'srapidgrowthinpopulationorto

discoveranddevelopnewsourcesoffood(orboth),millionsofpeople

willbedyingofstarvationoratthebestsufferingfromunderfeeding

beforethiscenturyisout.Butnobodyhasyetworkedoutanyplanfor

housingthesegrowingpopulations.Admittedlytheworstsituationswill

occurinthehottestpartsoftheworld,wherehousingcanbelight

structureorinbackwardareaswherestandardsaretraditionallylow.But

eventheminimumshelterrequiresmaterialsofsomekindandinthe

teeming,bulgingtownsthelow-standard"housing"offlattenedpetrol

cansanddirtycanvasisfarmorewastefulofgroundspacethancanbe

tolerated.

Sincethewar,HongKonghassufferedthekindofcrisiswhichislikelyto

ariseinmanyotherplacesduringthenextgeneration.Literallymillions

ofrefugeesarrivedtoswellthealreadygrowingpopulationand

emergencystepshadtobetakenrapidlytopreventsqualor（月亢臟）and

diseaseandthespreadcrime.Thecityistacklingthesituation

energeticallyandenormousblocksoftenements（貧民住宅）arerisingat

anastonishingaped.ButHongKongisonlyonesmallpartofwhatwill

certainlybecomeavastproblemandnotmerelyahousingproblem,

becausewhenpopulationgrowsatthisratethereareaccompanying

problemsofeducation,transport,hospitalservices,drainage,water

supplyandsoon.NoteveryareamaygivethesameresourcesasHong

Kongtodrawuponandthesearchforquickerandcheapermethodsof

constructionmustnevercease.

l.Whatistheauthor'sopinionofhousingproblemsinthefirst

paragraph?

A.Theymaybecompletelysolvedatsometimeinthefuture.

B.Theyareunimportantandeasilydealtwith.

C.Theywillnotbesolveduntilanewbuildingmaterialhasbeen

discovered.

D.Theyhavebeendealtwithinspecificdetailinbooksdescribingthe

future.

2.Thewriterissurethatinthedistantfuture_.

A.bricksandmortarwillbereplacedbysomeotherbuildingmaterial.

B.anewbuildingmaterialwillhavebeeninvented.

C.bricksandmortarwillnotbeusedbypeoplewhowanttheirhouseto

befashionable.

D.anewwayofusingbricksandmortarwillhavebeendiscovered.

3.Thewriterbelievesthatthebiggestproblemlikelytoconfrontthe

worldbeforetheendofthecentury_.

A.isdifficulttoforesee.

B.willbehowtofeedtheevergrowingpopulation.

C.willbehowtoprovideenoughhousesinthehottestpartsoftheworld.

D.isthequestionoffindingenoughgroundspace.

4.Whenthewritersaysthattheworstsituationswilloccurinthehottest

partsoftheworldorinbackwardareas,heisreferringtothefactthatin

theseparts_.

A.standardsofbuildingarelow.

B.onlyminimumshelterwillbepossible.

C.thereisnotenoughgroundspace.

D.thepopulationgrowthwillbethegreatest.

5.WhichofthefollowingsentencesbestsummarizesParagraph3?

A.HongKonghasfacedaseriouscrisiscausedbymillionsofrefugees.

B.HongKonghassuccessfullydealtwiththeemergencycausedby

millionsofrefugees.

C.HongKong'scrisiswasnotonlyamatterofhousingbutincludeda

numberofotherproblemsofpopulationgrowth.

D.Manypartsoftheworldmayhavetofacethekindofproblems

encounteredbyHongKongandmayfinditmuchhardertodealwith

them.

正確答案：

AABDD

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11.

Inthelast12yearstotalemploymentintheUnitedStatesgrewfaster

thanatanytimeinthepeacetimehistoryofanycountry-from82to

110millionbetween1973and1985-thatis,byafullonethird.The

entiregrowth,however,wasinmanufacturing,andespeciallyinno-

blue-collarjobs...

Thistrendisthesameinalldevelopedcountries,andis,indeed,even

morepronouncedinJapan.Itisthereforehighlyprobablethatin25

yearsdevelopedcountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandJapanwill

employnolargeraproportionofthelaborforceInmanufacturingthan

developedcountriesnowemployinfarming-atmost,10percent.

TodaytheUnitedStatesemploysaround18millionpeopleinblue-collar

jobsinmanufacturingindustries.By2010,thenumberislikelytobeno

morethan12million.Insomemajorindustriesthedropwillbeeven

sharper.Itisquiteunrealistic,forinstance,toexpectthattheAmerican

automobileindustrywillemploymorethanone-thirdofitspresent

blue-collarforce25yearshence,eventhoughproductionmightbe50

percenthigher.

Ifacompany,anindustryoracountrydoesnotinthenextquarter

centurysharplyincreasemanufacturingproductionandatthesametime

sharplyreducetheblue-collarworkforce,itcannothopetoremain

competitive-oreventoremain“developed."Theattempttopreserve

suchblue-collarjobsisactuallyaprescriptionforunemployment...

ThisisnotaconclusionthatAmericanpoliticians,laborleadersorindeed

thegeneralpubliccaneasilyunderstandoraccept.Whatconfusesthe

issueevenmoreitthattheUnitedStatesisexperiencingseveralseparate

anddifferentshiftsinthemanufacturingeconomy.Oneisthe

accelerationofthesubstitutionofknowledgeandcapitalformanual

labor.Wherewespokeofmechanizationafewdecadesago,wenow

speakof^robotization"or"automation."Thisisactuallymorea

changeinterminologythanachangeinreality.WhenHenryFord

introducedtheassemblylinein1909,hecutthenumberofman-hours

requiredtoproduceamotorcarbysome80percentintwoorthree

years-farmorethananyoneexpectstoresultfromeventhemost

completerobotization.Butthereisnodoubtthatwearefacinganew,

sharpaccelerationinthereplacementofmanualworkersbymachines-

thatis,bytheproductsofknowledge.

l.Accordingtotheauthor,theshrinkageinthemanufacturinglabor

forcedemonstrates.

A.thedegreetowhichacountry'sproductionisrobotized

B.areductioninacountry'smanufacturingindustries

C.aworseningrelationshipbetweenlaborandmanagement

D.thedifferencebetweenadevelopedcountryandadevelopingcountry

2.Accordingtotheauthor,incoming25years,adevelopedcountryor

industry,inordertremaincompetitive,oughtto.

A.reducethepercentageoftheblue-collarworkforce

B.preserveblue-collarjobsforinternationalcompetition

C.acceleratemotor-canmanufacturinginHenryFord'sstyle

D.solvetheproblemofunemployment

3.Americanpoliticiansandlaborleaderstendtodislike.

A.confusioninmanufacturingeconomy

B.anincreaseinblue-collarworkforce

C.internalcompetitioninmanufacturingproduction

D.adropintheblue-collarjobopportunities

4.Theword“prescription"in"aprescriptionforunemployment”may

betheequivalentto

A.somethingrecommendedasmedicaltreatment

B.awaysuggestedtoovercomesomedifficulty

C.somemeasurestakeninadvance

D.adevicetodire

5.Thispassagemayhavebeenexceptedfrom

A.amagazineaboutcapitalinvestment

B.anarticleonautomation

C.amotor-carmagazine

D.anarticleonglobaleconomy

正確答案：

AADCD

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12.

Scatteredthroughtheseasoftheworldarebillionsoftonsofsmall

plantsandanimalscalledplankton.Mostoftheseplantsandanimalsare

toosmallforthehumaneyetosee.Theydriftaboutlazilywiththe

currents,providingabasicfoodformanylargeranimals.Planktonhas

beendescribedastheequivalentofthegrassesthatgrowonthedry

landcontinents,andthecomparisonisanappropriateone.Inpotential

foodvaluehowever,planktonfaroutweighsthatofthelandgrasses.

Onescientisthasestimatedthatwhilegrassesoftheworldproduce

about49billiontonsofvaluablecarbohydrateseachyear.Thesea's

planktongeneratesmorethantwiceasmuch.

Despiteitsenormousfoodpotential,littleeffortwasmadeuntilrecently

tofarmplanktonaswefarmgrassesonland.Nowmarinescientistshave

atlastbeguntostudythispossibility,especiallyasthesea'sresources

loomevenmoreimportantasameansoffeedinganexpandingworld

population.

Nooneyethasseriouslysuggestedthat“planktonburgers“maysoon

becomepopulararoundtheworld.Asapossiblefarmedsupplementary

foodsource,however,planktonisgainingconsiderableinterestamong

marinescientists.

Onetypeofplanktonthatseemstohavegreatharvestpossibilitiesisa

tinyshrimplikecreaturecalledkrill.Growingtotwoorthreeincheslong,

krillprovidethemajorfoodforthegiantbluewhale,thelargestanimal

evertoinhabittheEarth.Realizingthatthiswhalemaygrow100feetand

weigh150tonsatmaturity,itisnotsurprisingthateachonedevours

morethanonetonofkrilldaily.

Krillswimaboutjustbelowthesurfaceinhugeschoolssometimesmiles

wide,mainlyinthecoldAntarctic.Becauseoftheirpinkcolor,theyoften

appearasasolidreddishmasswhenviewedfromashiporfromtheair.

Krillareveryhighinfoodvalue.Apoundofthesecrustaceanscontains

about460calories—aboutthesameasshrimporlobster,towhichthey

arerelated.

Ifthekrillcanfeedsuchhugecreaturesaswhales,manyscientistsreason,

theymustcertainlybecontendersasnewfoodsourceforhumans.

l.Whichofthefollowingbestportraystheorganizationofthepassage?

A.Theauthorpresentstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofplanktonas

afoodsource.

B.Theauthorquotespublicopiniontosupporttheargumentforfarming

plankton.

C.Theauthorclassifiesthedifferentfoodsourcesaccordingtoamountof

carbohydrate.

D.Theauthormakesageneralstatementaboutplanktonasafood

sourceandthenmovestoaspecificexample.

2.Accordingtothepassage,whyisplanktonregardedtobemore

valuablethanlandgrasses?

A.Itiseasiertocultivate.

B.Itproducesmorecarbohydrates.

C.Itdoesnotrequiresoil.

D.Itismorepalatable.

3.Whydoestheauthormention“planktonburgers"?

A.Todescribetheappearanceofonetypeofplankton.

B.Toillustratehowmuchplanktonawhaleconsumes.

C.Tosuggestplanktonasapossiblefoodsources.

D.Tocomparethefoodvaluesofbeefandplankton.

4.Whatismentionedasoneconspicuousfeatureofkrill?

A.Theyarethesmallestmarineanimals.

B.Theyarepinkincolor.

C.Theyaresimilarinsizetolobsters.

D.Theyhavegrasslikebodies.

5.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingasreasonswhyplanktoncould

beconsideredahumanfoodsourceexceptthatitis_.

A.highinfoodvalue.

B.inabundantsupplyintheoceans.

C.anappropriatefoodforotheranimals.

D.freeofchemicalsandpollutants.

正確答案：

DBCBD

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13.

Whichissafer-stayingathome,travelingtoworkonpublictransport,

orworkingintheoffice?Surprisingly,eachofthesecarriesthesamerisk,

whichisverylow.However,whataboutflyingcomparedtoworkingin

thechemicalindustry?Unfortunately,theformeris65timesriskierthan

thelatter!Infact,theaccidentrateofworkersinthechemicalindustryis

lessthanthatofalmostanyofhumanactivity,andalmostassafeas

stayingathome.

Thetroublewiththechemicalindustryisthatwhenthingsgowrongthey

oftencausedeathtothoselivingnearby.Itisthiswhichmakeschemical

accidentssonewsworthy.Fortunately,theyareextremelyrare.Themost

famousoneshappenedatTexasCity(1947),Flixborough(1974),Seveso

(1976),Pemex(1984)andBhopal(1984)O

Someofthesearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeventhoughthe

lossoflifewassmall.NoonediedatSeveso,andonly28workersat

Flixborough.TheworstaccidentofallwasBhopal,whereupto3,000

werekilled.TheTexasCityexplosionoffertilizerkilled552.ThePemex

fireatastorageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbsofMexicoCitytook

542lives,justamonthbeforetheunfortunateeventatBhopal.

Someexpertshavediscussedtheseaccidentsandusedeachaccidentto

illustrateaparticulardanger.ThustheTexasCityexplosionwascaused

bytonsofammoniumnitrate(硝酸筱),whichissafeunlessstoredingreat

quantity.TheFlixboroughfireballwasthefaultofmanagement,which

tookriskstokeepproductiongoingduringessentialrepairs.TheSeveso

accidents