2005年6月六級(jí)英語(yǔ)考試模擬試題（三）-四六級(jí)-資料

2005年6月六級(jí)英語(yǔ)考試最新模擬試題（三）PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Passage1ByaboutA.D.500theMoundBuilder(筑堤人)culturewasdeclining,perhapsbecauseofattacksfromothertribesorperhapsbecauseofsevereclimaticchangesthatunderminedagriculture.Tothewestanotherculture,basedonintensiveagriculture,wasbeginningtoflourish.Itscenterwasbeneathpresent-daySt.Louis,anditradiatedouttoencompassmostoftheMississippiwatershed,fromWisconsintoLouisiansandfromOklahomatoTennessee.Thousandsofvillageswereincludedinitsorbit.ByaboutA.D.700thisMississippianculture,asisknowntoarchaeologists,begantosenditsinfluenceeastwardtotransformthelifeofmostofthelesstechnologicallyadvancedwoodlandtribes.LiketheMoundBuildersoftheOhioregion,thesetribes,probablyinfluencedbyMeso-Americanculturesthroughtradeandwarfare,builtgiganticmoundsasburialandceremonialplaces.Thelargestofthem,risingInfourterracestoaheightofonehundredfeet,hasarectangularbaseofnearlyfifteenacres,largerthanthatoftheGreatPyramidofEgypt.BuiltbetweenA.D.900and1100thishugeearthworkfacesthesiteofapalisaded(用柵圍護(hù))Indiancitywhichcontainedmorethanonehundredsmallartificialmoundsmarkingburialsites.Spreadamongthemwasavastsettlementcontainingsome30000peoplebycurrentestimations.ThefinelycraftedornamentsandtoolsrecoveredatCahokia,asthiscenterofMisissippicultureiscalled,includeelaborateceramics(陶器)finelysculptedstonework,carefullyembossedandengravedcopperandmica(云母)sheets,andonefuneralblanketfashionedfrom12000shellbeads.TheyindicatethatCahokiawasatrueurbancenter,withclusteredhousing,markets,andspecialistsintoolmaking,hide-dressing,potting,jewelry-making,weaving,andsalt-making.1.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A.TheMississippianculture.B.ThedeclineofMoundBuilderculture.C.ThearchitectureofMeso-AmericanIndians.D.theeasternwoodlandstribes.2.Theparagraphprecedingthisonemostprobablydiscussed.A.theMoundBuildercultureB.warfareinA.D.500C.thegeographyoftheMississippiareaD.agricultureneartheMississippiRiver3.InrelationtotheMississippianculture,theMoundBuilderculturewaslocatedA.inessentiallythesameareaB.farthersouthalongthewatershedC.totheeastD.tothewest4.TheMississippiancultureinfluencedthecultureofthe.A.easternwoodlandtribesB.MoundBuildersC.Meso-AmericansD.Egyptians5.Accordingtothepassage,themoundswereusedas.A.palacesfortheroyalfamiliesB.fortressesfordefenseC.centersforconductingtradeD.placesforburyingthedeadPassage2MoneyspentonadvertisingismoneyspentaswellasanyIknowof.Itservesdirectlytoassistarapiddistributionofgoodsatreasonableprices,therebyestablishingafirmhomemarketandsomakingitpossibletoprovideforexportatcompetitiveprices.Bydrawingattentiontonewideasithelpsenormouslytoraisestandardsofliving.Byhelpingtoincreasedemanditensuresanincreasedneedforlabor,andisthereforeaneffectivewaytofightunemployment.Itlowersthecostsofmanyservices:withoutadvertisementsyourdailynewspaperwouldcostfourtimesasmuch,thepriceofyourtelevisionlicensewouldneedtobedoubled,andtravelbybusortubewouldcostpercentmore.Andperhapsmostimportantofall,advertisingprovidesaguaranteeofreasonablevalueintheproductsandservicesyoubuy.Apartfromthefactthattwenty-sevenActsofParliamentgovernthetermsofadvertising,noregularadvertiserdarepromoteaproductthatfailstoliveuptothepromiseofhisadvertisements.Hemightfoolsomepeopleforalittlewhilethroughmisleadingadvertising.Hewillnotdosoforlong,formercifullythepublichasthegoodsensenottobuytheinferiorarticlemorethanonce.Ifyouseeanarticleconsistentlyadvertised,itisthesurestproofIknowthatthearticledoeswhatisclaimedforit,andthatitrepresentsgoodvalue.AdvertisingdoesmoreforthematerialbenefitofthecommunitythananyotherforceIcanthinkof.ThereisonemorepointIfeelIoughttotouchon.RecentlyIheardawell-knowntelevisionpersonalitydeclarethathewasagainstadvertisingbecauseitpersuadesratherthaninforms.Hewasdrawingexcessivelyfinedistinctions.Ofcourseadvertisingseekstopersuade.Ifitsmessagewereconfinedmerelytoinformation-andthatinitselfwouldbedifficultifnotimpossibletoachieve,forevenadetailsuchasthechoiceofthecolorofashirtissubtlypersuasive-advertisingwouldbesoboringthatnoonewouldpayanyattention.Butperhapsthatiswhatthewell-knowtelevisionpersonalitywants.6.Bythefirstsentenceofthepassagetheauthormeansthat.A.heisfairlyfamiliarwiththecostofadvertisingB.everybodyknowswellthatadvertisingismoneyconsumingC.advertisingcostsmoneylikeeverythingelseD.itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonadvertising7.Thephrase“l(fā)iveupto"inLine3,Paragraph2canbereplacedby.A.surviveB.complementC.agreewithD.carryon8.Inthepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheadvantagesofadvertising?A.Securinggreaterfame.B.Providingmorejobs.C.Enhancinglivingstandards.D.Reducingnewspapercost.9.Theauthordeemsthatthewell-knownTVpersonalityis.A.verypreciseinpassinghisjudgmentonadvertisingB.interestedinnothingbutthebuyer'sattentionC.correctintellingthedifferencebetweenpersuasionandinformationD.obviouslypartialinhisviewsonadvertising10.Intheauthor'sopinion.A.advertisingcanseldombringmaterialbenefittomanbyprovidinginformationB.advertisinginformspeopleofnewideasratherthanwinsthemoverC.thereisnothingwrongwithadvertisinginpersuadingthebuyerD.thebuyerisnotinterestedingettinginformationfromanadvertisementPassage3In1950itwaspredictedthateightortenelectroniccomputerswouldbesufficienttohandleallthescientificandbusinessneedsoftheUnitedStates.Likewise,thechiefexecutiveofficerofIBMadvisedthecompanynottoinvesttimeormoneyindevelopingcomputersbecauseheforesawalimitedcommercialmarket.Butthesepredictionswereprovedtotallyinaccurateasthecomputerindustrydevelopedintoamultibillion-dollarbusiness.TodaythecomputerplaysavitalroleinthelivesofmanyAmericansandisseenasoneofthegreatesttechnologicaldevelopmentsofalltimes.Basicallyacomputerisanelectronicmachinethatiscapableofperformingmathematicaltaskstosolvescientificorclericalproblemsinarelativelyshortperiodoftime.Therearetwomainelementsofanycomputersystem——hardwareandsoftware.Hardwareisthephysicalequipment,i.e.themachineryandelectroniccomponents.Certaintasksareperformedbythehardware.Inverysimpleterms,thesetaskscanbedescribedinthefollowingprocesses:input→storageand/ormanipulation→outputProperlypreparedpiecesofinformationknownasdataareputintothecomputer(input).Theyareputawayforfutureuse(storage)and/orhandledforaspecificpurpose(manipulation).Finally,theresultsaremadeavailabletotheusers(output).Thecombinationofthesetasksisknownasdataprocessing.Equallyasimportantashardwareintheoperationofcomputersissoftware.Thistermreferstotheprogramsandproceduresthatmakeitpossibletousethecomputer.Aprogramisadetailedsetofinstructionsthattellsthecomputerwhattodo,howtodoit,andthepropersequenceofstepstofollow.Programsarewritteninspecialcomputerlanguagesbytrainedpeoplecalledcomputerprogrammers.Programmersmustbefamiliarwiththecomputerlanguageusedineachprogram.Thereareanumberofdifferentcomputerlanguagesusedindataprocessing;COBOL(CommonBusinessOrientedLanguage)istheoneusedmostfrequentlyinbusinesscomputerapplications.Thetechnologicaldevelopmentofcomputerhardwareandsoftwarehasaffectedthemodernworldinnumerousways.Businessisoneoftheareasinwhichtheeffecthasbeengreatest.11.Sincethe1950'sthecomputerindustryhas.A.declinedB.remainedaboutthesameC.increasedtremendouslyD.increasedslightly12.Properlypreparedpiecesofinformationthatareputintothecomputeraretermed.A.inputB.dataC.factsD.information13.Themanipulationstepofdataprocessinginvolves.A.handlingdataB.makingtheresultsavailabletotheusersC.puttingtheinformationawayforfutureuseD.gettingthedataintothecomputer14.Computerprogramstellthecomputer.A.whattodoB.howtodosomethingC.thepropersequenceofstepstofollowD.alloftheabove15.Computerprogramsarewrittenby.A.computeranalystsB.computerprogrammersC.computeroperatorsD.computersPassage4Inthesedaysoftechnologicaltriumphs,itiswelltoremindourselvesfromtimetotimethatlivingmechanismsareoftenincomparablymoreefficientthantheirartificialimitations.Thereisnobetterillustrationofthisideathanthesonar(聲納)systemofbats.Ounceforounce,andwattforwatt,itisbillionsoftimesmoreefficientandmoresensitivethantheradarsandsonarscontrived(發(fā)明)byman.Ofcourse,thebatshavehadsome50millionyearsofevolutiontorefinetheirsonar.Theirphysiologicalmechanismsforecholocation,basedonallthisaccumulatedexperience,thereforemeritourthoroughstudyandanalysis.Toappreciatetheprecisionofthebats'echolocation,wemustfirstconsiderthedegreeoftheirrelianceuponit.Thankstosonar,aninsect-eatingbatcangetalongperfectlywellwithouteyesight.ThiswasbrilliantlydemonstratedbyanexperimentperformedinthelateeighteenthcenturybytheItaliannaturalistLazzaroSpallanzani.Hecaughtsomebatsinabelltower,blindedthem,andreleasedthemoutdoors.Fouroftheseblindbatswererecapturedaftertheyhadfoundtheirwaybacktothebelltower,andonexaminingheirstomachs'contents,Spallanzanifoundthattheyhadbeenabletocaptureandgorgethemselveswithflyinginsects.Weknowfromexperimentsthatbatseasilyfindinsectsinthedarkofnight,evenwhentheinsectsemitnosoundthatcanbeheardbyhumanears.Abatwillcatchhundredsofsoft-bodied,silent-flyingmothsorgnatsinasinglehour.Itwillevendetectandchasepebblesorcottonspitballstossedintotheair.16.Accordingtotheauthor,thesonarsystemofbatsisanexampleoftheideathat.A.thisistheageoftechnologicaltriumphsB.modernmachinesareinefficientC.livingmechanismsareoftenmoreefficientthanman-mademachinesD.artificialimitationsarealwayslessefficientthanlivingmechanisms17.TheauthorsuggeststhatthesonarsystemofbatsA.wasattheheightofitsperfection50millionyearsagoB.isbetterthanman-madesonarbecauseithashad50millionyearstoberefinedC.wouldhavebeendiscoveredbymanmanyyearsagoD.isthesameasitwas50millionyearsago18.Thefactthat“blindbats”willdetectandchasecottonspitballsaswellasinsectsisremarkablebecause.A.batsdonoteatspitballsB.cottonishardertotrackC.SpitballsmakenosoundsaudibletohumanearsD.thereispurposeintheflightofinsects19.Thispassagewaswrittentoillustrate.A.thedeficienciesofman-madesonarB.thedependenceofmanuponanimalsC.thatwearelivinginamachineageD.thatthesonarsystemofbatsisremarkable20.Whichofthefollowingisthemainpointofthepassage?A.Abatwillcatchhundredsofgnatsinasinglehour.B.Hereisaperfectioninnaturewhichsometimescannotbematchedbyman'screativeefforts.C.Thephrase“blindasbat”isvalid.D.directorofNIHlearnedoftheabuse.PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.21.Therepublicationofthepoet'smostrecentworkwillcertainlyhisnationalreputation.A.enhanceB.strengthenC.enlargeD.magnify22.Iwishtochangemymajorinpostgraduatestudy,becauseIknowthecompetitioninthecomputerdepartmentofQinghuais.A.fragrantB.formidableC.fierceD.flexible23.Hisparentsnolongerhaveanyrealoverhim.A.influenceB.affectC.powerD.control24.Hercheerfulspiritsandbubblinglaughterthewholeclass.A.contaminateB.stimulateC.effectD.infect25.Ifthespecificattributeis,subsequentgenerationsofoffspringcanbeexpectedtodisplayitmorefrequently.A.inheritedB.inhibitedC.imitatedD.transmitted26.Havingspentsomanyyearsinherwheelchair,myniececouldwalkoutofthehospital,afteraoperation.A.considerateB.preciseC.delicateD.accurate27.Along-absentaunt'scrying,“Dearme,howyou'regrown!"mayagainfromthewarychildorablushfromtheself-consciouschild.A.citeB.callC.summonD.suppress28.Notonlydidthebookinfluencemanygenerations,butalsoithadtheofturningitsauthor'sattentiontoquestionsoflanguage.A.affectB.effectC.effortD.influence29.Largedoseshavebeenforquitealongperiodoftime.However,littleisknownabouttheireffectivenessandpotentialnegativesideeffects.A.practicedB.administeredC.orderedD.watched30.Thepsychologistastrongmaturationaltheorytoaccountforindividualdifferencesintheacquisitionofmotorskills.A.performedB.sponsoredC.coordinatedD.advocated31.Asamatteroffact,whatimpressedmemostisEinstein's,butnothisphotoelectrictheoryforwhichhewontheNobelPrize.A.characterB.temperC.qualityD.personality32.Closed-circuittelevisionsmakeiteasyforalargenumberofstudentstoseeeverythingateacher.A.illuminatesB.revealsC.demonstratesD.revises33.Itisgenerallyagreedthateconomiccontrolscaninflationbypreventingovertwageandpriceincreasesfromtakingplace.A.suppressB.impressC.compressD.express34.Ifourcompanywantstomakeaprofit,wehavetomakegreateffortstoreducethelossofmaterials.A.rawB.primitiveC.toughD.original35.Theextrovertlovescrowds;,theintrovertisfondofsolitude.A.differentlyB.bycontrastC.otherwiseD.incontrast.36.Sometimeswehavetoresorttochunksofinformationintomanageableportions.A.breakoutB.breakingintoC.breakdownD.breakingdown37.Generallyspeaking,youngpeoplehaveagreaterinterestintechnicalinnovation,sincetheydon'thaveideas.A.deceptiveB.jealousC.preconceivedD.stale38.Doyouwanttoflyfirstorclass?A.economicB.economicalC.economyD.economics39.Sincethetwocountriescouldn'ttheirdifferences,theydecidedtodeclarewaroneachother.A.resignB.renewC.recoverD.restore40.Afterall,thefoodcrisisisoverandthewoodwillitslong-termupwardtrendinagricultureproduction.A.resumeB.renewC.recoverD.restore41.Asgovernmentsaroundth