2011年12月英语六级(cet6)真题

样卷Section One Reading Comprehension (30 points)Directions: There are 3 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. Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:People landing at Londons Heathrow airport have something new to look at as they fly over Britains capital city. It is attractive, simple and a little strange. The Millennium Dome (千禧穹顶) is a huge semi-circle of plastic and steel and it contains the largest public space in the world. It has been built to house an exhibition of all that is best in British life, learning and leisure.The Millennium Dome was designed by Sir Richard Rogers, one of Britains most famous architects. His work points the way to new developments in building. Think of it as a giant symbol of the buildings in which we will all be living and working in the near future.Buildings are also a part of history. They express the culture of the times. Sir Richard Rogers is aware of this responsibility. While different designers have individual styles, their work also has a common style. That is: to express the values of the information age.What is an “information age” building? The Dome is a good example. After the Millennium exhibition ends, it will be used for another purpose. Just as people no longer have “jobs for life”, modern buildings are designed for a number of different uses.Another Richard Rogers building, the Pompidou Center in France, uses the idea that information is communication. Instead of being hidden in the walls, heating pipes and elevators are open to public view. The Pompidou Center is a very honest building. It tells you how it works.1. The Millennium Dome has been originally built to hold an exhibition _ .A) of different building designsB) of everything that can draw the attention of peopleC) of the finest things in BritainD) of recent developments in information technology2. The sentence “His work points the way to new developments in building” (Line 2, Para 2) implies that the designer Sir Richard Rogers _ .A) has developed a new set of building standardsB) strictly follows the tradition in his workC) is a pioneer architect of his ageD) is quite different from other architects3. Sir Richard Rogers clearly knows that it is his duty to _ .A) create something out of a unique styleB) house those who will often change their jobsC) make his buildings historic onesD) construct a building that can express the culture of the modern age4. The Pompidou Center in France is outstanding in the fact that _ .A) people in it are able to visit each other convenientlyB) visitors can see clearly the structure and facilities of the whole buildingC) it makes use of the best techniques invented in the information ageD) it was designed and built by an honest British designer5. The passage mainly tells us about _ .A) the unique contribution of a famous architectB) a few developments in house-buildingC) the common features of British and French buildingsD) modern buildings of various stylesPassage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Many people believe that the glare from snow causes snow-blindness. Yet, whether they wear dark glasses or not, they still find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes, and even snow-blindness, when exposed to several hours of “snow light”.The United States Army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snow-blindness in troops in a snow-covered country. Rather, a mans eyes frequently find nothing to focus on in the broad snow-covered terrain (地形). So his gaze continually moves back and forth over the entire landscape in search of something to look at. Finding nothing, hour after hour, the eyes never stop searching and eyeballs become sore and the eye muscles ache. Nature offers this irritation by producing more and more fluid which covers the eyeball. The fluid covers the eyeball in increasing quantity until vision blurs, and the result is total, even though temporary, snow-blindness.Experiments led the army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts (侦察员) ahead of a main body of troops are trained shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted line as they cross completely snow-covered landscape. Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight, dark colored objects ahead on which they too can focus. The men following can then see something. Their gaze is arrested. Their eyes focus on a bush and having found something to see, stop scouring (急速走遍) the snow-covered landscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time, the men can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snow-blind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a solid white terrain is overcome.6. To prevent headaches, watering eyes and even blindness caused by the glare from snow, a pair of dark glasses is _ .A) rather effective B) of little useC) a necessary tool D) the only choice7. If a person walks in a snow-covered terrain, his eyeballs might become sore because _ .A) tears cover his eyeballsB) his eyes are irritated by bright sunlightC) his eyes are irritated by bright snow lightD) his eyes keep searching for something to look at8. It can be inferred from the passage that snow-blindness results from _ .A) long exposure to glare from snowB) a temporary loss of visionC) failure to focus on dark colored objectsD) headaches and watering eyes9. The scouts shake snow from evergreen bushes in order to _ .A) give the men behind something to seeB) beautify the landscapeC) warm themselves in the coldD) prevent the men behind from losing their way10. The best title for this passage could be _ .A) Snow-blindness and How to Overcome ItB) Natures Cure for Snow-blindnessC) Scouts in The Snow-covered LandscapeD) The Cause of Snow-blindnessPassage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:Weve all faced failure in our lives. No one goes through life unharmed. We can only hope that our failures will be mixed with our successes, and we will have had a life well lived.Still, while there are no guarantees that you never fail, there are ways in which you can turn the odds (机会 ) more in your favor. Specifically, success is most closely related to your reaction to your unavoidable failures. This is true not only for you personally, but also in your role as a business manager and leader.When an organization is trying something new, mistakes are unavoidable. It is up to the leader to create an environment where people arent afraid to fail. Mistakes should be seen as a necessary part of the organizational process. Errors are simply a normal by-product of pursuing excellence.Obviously, some mistakes are easier to tolerate (容忍) than others. Action should be taken when an error is made, but, usually, it should be corrective action rather than blame. Mistakes present a unique opportunity to teach and develop your staff. Growth and success cant come without risk taking, and progress doesnt happen without mistakes.As a leader, one of the ways Ive approached errors is by judging whether the action taken was a “mistake of the heart” or a “mistake of the head”. A mistake of the heart is a situation where such an employee does something wrong on purpose and tries to get away with it. I tend to be very serious in such situations. A mistake of the head happens when an employee is working hard to do the right thing, but for some reason, it doesnt turn out that way. I dent do be very lenient (宽容的) on these types of mistakes. In fact, I have even praised people for making a mistake because their intentions were so good.The goal for a leader isnt to avoid all possible failures. Its to avoid errors that can be easily predicted, as well as risks that arent worth the possible costs. Good leaders are willing to take risks to improve their operations. If you never try anything new, you cant possibly hope to improve. This is true for individuals, and its true for organizations.11. The passage is chiefly intended to give advice to _ .A) business leaders B) the average manC) employees D) losers12. What is the authors overall attitude toward failures?A) Failures naturally lead to successes.B) We can often predict failures and avoid them.C) We should try our best to avoid failures because they are very harmful.D) Failures may be unavoidable, but we can learn to benefit from them.13. According to the passage, it is essential that an organization leader should _ .A) be strict with any mistakesB) put up with any mistakesC) pay no attention to the employees mistakesD) take a corrective attitude towards mistakes14. The phrase “get away with” (Line 3, Para 5) could probably mean “_”.A) get rid of B) do without being punishedC) correct D) stick to15. The author illustrates his viewpoint by _ .A) introducing his own experienceB) giving examples which are set by other peopleC) pointing out the harm of mistakesD) making a comparison between successes and failuresSection Two Vocabulary & Structure (30 points)Directions: There are 15 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.16. My father is a lawyer, and he _ me from entering the field.A) disappointed B) discouragedC) depressed D) disqualified17. Your work plan is _, so we can build the bridge immediately.A) flexible B) sustainableC) feasible D) stable18. He gave his son some money for the _ of his school books.A) pursuit B) persuasionC) purse D) purchase19. He was shocked when there was such a(n) _ for education all around him.A) thirst B) opportunityC) stock D) pray20. Having found that my wallet is not that fat, I decide to _ vacation.A) fall back on B) cut back onC) sit back on D) run back on21. We are looking for people who are _ about the oil and banking industries.A) intelligent B) familiarC) knowledgeable D) acquainted22. When I think of it now, I _ at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to subject himself to such stress and indignity.A) marvel B) confuseC) amaze D) admire23. My father was _ crippled and very short, and when we would walk together, people would stare. A) precisely B) vaguelyC) severely D) vicariously24. _ we know each other a little better, we get along