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大学英语练习题6Part I Listening Comprehension(15%)Section A (2.5 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear 5 questions. The questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your test paper and choose the most suitable one. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.1. a. No, I couldnt. b. Yes, she does, c. Yes, I do. d. No, she doesnt.2. a. Yes, he will. b. Yes, it is. c. Yes, it will. d. No, he isnt.3. a. Yes, they were. b. No, they werent. c. No, they usednt. d. Yes, they did.4. a. No, there didnt. b. Yes, he could. c. No, there wasnt. d. No, he didnt.5. a. Yes, I do. b. Yes, I suppose I ought. c. No, I dont. d. Yes, I would.Section B (2.5 points)Directions: In this section you will hear 5 short statements. The statements will be read just once. Listen carefully and choose from your test paper the one which is the closest in meaning to the statement youve heard. Then, mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.6. a. We have had a lovely holiday. b. It didnt rain while we had our holiday.c. We didnt have a lovely holiday.d. We would have a lovely holiday.7. a. Having played football, you can now do your homework. b. You can play football if you do your homework. c. You cant play football if you do your homework. d. You are not allowed to play football because you have so much homework to do.8. a. I will not go with you b. I am pleased you will go with me, too. c. I am going to please you. d. I will be very pleased to go with you.9. a. I will not go to the theatre tonight. b. Although Im busy, I will go to the theatre tonight. c. Id love to go to the theatre when I could afford the time. d. I dont like to go to the theatre.10. a. I knew that you wanted to join the team. b. I didnt put your name on the list. c. I wanted to join the team earlier. d. Id put your name on the list.Section C (5 points)Directions: In this section you will hear five short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a third voice will ask a question about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers o your test paper and choose the best answer to the question you have heard. Then, mark your answer by blackening the letter of your choice on the Answer Sheet.11. a. He suggests that the woman look for it by herself. b. He suggests that he help her look for it. c. He suggests that they look for it with the help of the police. d. He suggests that they tell the police.12. a. The woman cannot afford to buy bread from the bakers. b. The man will not give any bread to the woman. c. The woman will get some bread from the man. d. The man will buy some bread for the woman.13. a. Johns cottage is as old as Pauls. b. Johns cottage is much newer than Pauls. c. Johns cottage is much older than Pauls. d. Johns cottage is similar to Pauls.14. a. Secretary. b. Shop assistant. c. Nurse. d. Actress.15. a. 55 minutes. b. 45 minutes. c. 40 minutes. d. 35 minutes.Section D (5 points)Directions: In this section, you will hear a short talk. The talk will be spoken twice. After the talk you will be asked 5 questions. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your test paper and choose the best answer to the question. Then, mark your answer by blackening the letter of your choice on the Answer Sheet16. a. On Oct 19,1999. b. On Oct 12, 1999. c. On Oct 16,1999. d. On Oct 6, 1999.17. a. In a developed region. b. In Japan. c. In North America. D. In a developing region.18. a. Because the rate of boys to girls is 100to 106. b. Because the rate of boys to girls is 106 to 116. c. Because the rate of boys to girls is 106 to 100. d. Because the rate of boys to girls is 100 to 116.19. a. 12 years ago. b. 39 years ago. c. 69 years ago. d. 24 years ago.20. a. Because the world economy is developing quickly. b. Because world population has stopped growing. c. Because the rate of world population growth is slowing. d. Because there are too many people in the world.Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20%)21.Over a fourth of the gasoline you buy _ its existence to an idea, a scribble in the note book of two Mobil scientists. a. owes b. owns c. contributes d. devotes22. Words, cant express the excitement of the game. It must be experienced _. a. alive b. lively c. live d. alively23. The white skin of his back was _ to the sky where the wind had flayed off(剥光) his clothing. a. empty b. bare c. blank d. vacant24. When the British Alpine Club called him to be second in command of its eight-man team, he _. a. turned it off b. turned it up c. turned it over d. turned it down25. So far, no one has _ responsibility for the murder of the Defense Minister. a. exclaimed b. shouldered c. claimed d. demanded26. Im very _ for what you did yesterday. a. anxious b. grateful c. conscious d. gracious27. His thick hair and blue eyes _ me of his father. a. remind b. tell c. resemble d. reveal28. The road was _ blocked because it was under construction. a. absolutely b. identically c. partially d. vastly29. As a football player, he reached the _ of his career in his early 20s. a. extreme b. glamour c. success d. peak30. According to language experts, the more words you are familiar with, the more you are _ of reading words. a. arrogant b. aware c. sensible d. nervous31. Many _ involve promises to pay sums of money in the future. a. contexts b. concepts c. contracts d. contacts32. Wisconsin couldnt be prouder of its team than _ right now. a. what is b. that is c. there is d. it is33. What one thinks and feels is mainly _ to tradition, habit and education. a. due b. thanks c. prior d. loyal34. The new foreign minister gave an _ interview to a reporter from CNN. a. inclusive b. exclusive c. extensive d. intensive35. No compromise has been reached, since neither side would _ to the others demands. a. give away b. give up c. give over d. give way36. They couldnt have children of their own, so they decided to _ some orphans. a. adopt b. adapt c. accompany d approve37. _ repeating the same foods 2 days in arrow, the food court examines the menu for the whole month. a. To avoid b. Having avoided c. Being avoided d. Avoid38. We certainly hope that the program will _ its difficulties and fulfill its aims. a. overwhelm b. overcome c. transcend d. abandon39. The secret of the soup is its complicated cooking progress. _. a. So is it b. Neither is it c. Neither it is d. So it is40. _ a multi-layer cake, the wealth bamboo tower is the most special plant in the market. a. Shaping like b. Its shape is like c. Shaped like d. With a shape41. The research was so important to him that he _ his work, neglecting his wife and family. a. tried his bands at b. threw himself into c. got along with d. gave way to42. The jean companys latest advertising _ involves photographs of animals dressed up as people. a. priority b. campaign c. sketch d. obligation43. Passengers are required not to _ the drivers attention while the bus is moving. a. distract b. convert c. retreat d. contract44. Doug was _ to take some warm clothes with him on vacation. a. dependant b. cautious c. protective d. sensible45. Bannet had taken _ transferring his house into his wifes name before the company collapsed. a. the risk of b. refuge in c. the initiative of d. stock ofPart III Reading comprehension (30%)(1)Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and even of booksespecially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy proper books, too, printed on good paper and bound between hard covers.There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being the biggest bookshop in the world to the tiny dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens time. some of these shops stock, or will obtain, any kind of book, but many of them specializein second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books on philosophy, politics or any other of the myriad subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes solely in books about ballet!Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must venture of the beaten track, to Farringdon Road, for example, in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so grandiose as bookshops. Instead, the booksellers come along each morning and tip out their sacks of books on to small barrows which line the gutters. And the collectors, some professional and some amateur, who have been waiting for them, pounce upon the dusty cascade. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds.46. “Proper books” refer to _. a. cheap books b. hardbacks c. books with proper contents d. beautifully printed books47. A reader can probably buy the cheapest second-hand books in _. a. Charing Cross Road b. Farringdon Road c. the heart of London d. the biggest bookshop in London48. Which of following is NOT true about Charing Cross Road?a. It is the most well known book-selling street in London.b. It has bookshops of all kinds and sizes.c. All of its bookshops specialize in selling a certain kind of book.d. One can find a shop that only sells books on philosophy on it.49. Book collectors are attracted by Farringdon Road because _.a. they must take some adventure to reach thereb. there are as many bookshops there as in charing Cross Roadc. the books put on small barrows are easier for them to look at and to pick upd. sometimes they can chance upon some valuable second-hands that can be bought very cheaply50. This passage is mainly about _.a. the popular hobby of book-reading of Londonersb. the differences between Charing Cross Road and Farringdon Roadc. two well-known haunts of book buyers in Londond. where one can buy a really cheap book in London(2) In recent years, a number of books have appeared on the theme of “lookingout for number one.” They suggest that it is a brutal, competitive world out there,and the only way to get ahead is ruthlessly to take advantage of other peoples weaknesses. My objection to those books is not just that I disagree with their morality(说教). I do, but why should anyone be impressed by that? My objection to the “looking out for number one” philosophy is that it does not work. Take advantage of other people, use people, be suspicious(怀疑的) of everyone, and you are liable(可能的) to be so successful that you will end up far ahead of everyone else, looking down on them with scorn. And then where will you be? You will be all alone.In the last few years, I have found myself traveling and lecturing a great deal. I have spoken in some thirty-eight states and six foreign countries. Often I am invited to the home of some prominent member of the community for dinner before my lecture, or for a reception afterward. Most of the time, my hosts are very gracious(和善的) and the gatherings enjoyable. But every now and then I find myself uncomfortable in that setting and one evening I finally realized why. Some people have to be very competitive to reach the top, and once they have gotten there, they find it hard to break the habit of competitiveness. They are not able to relax and chat with me. They feel that they have to impress me by telling me how successful they are, by dropping the names of important people they know. Some times they start an intellectual argument with me, trying to show me that they know more about my subject than I do. On those occasions, I find myself wondering whether part of the price they have paid for their success, part of their bargain with the devil if you will, is that they keep transforming friends into enemies.51. According to the books with the theme of “looking out for number one”, if one wants to be successful, he should do all the following except _. a. use others b. suspect others c. consider other people as their friends d. take advantage of other peoples weak points52. Why does the author feel uncomfortable sometimes when invited to the home of some prominent members?a. He doesnt enjoy social activities.b. He knows less about his subject than his hostsc. The hosts are more successful.d. The hosts are too competitive.53. What does the word “devil” in the last sentence refer to? a. Success. b. Competitiveness. c. Enemies d. Argument.54. The underlined word “dropping” in the last paragraph means _. a. mentioning b. letting fall c. missing d. avoiding55. Whats the main idea of this article?a. To introduce some books on the theme of being number one.b. To warn readers of the harm of trying to be number one.c. To encourage readers to be more competitive.d. To analyze how to be successful.(3) Richard Gourlain had just undergone 10 hours of surgery to remove part of his lung. Lying unconscious in his bed in the cancer ward of Paris-area hospital, he raised his hand to his mouth and mimed the action of smoking a cigarette. Thats when his wife, Lucette, got the idea to sue(起诉) SEITA, the tobacco giant that makes Gitanes and unfiltered(不带过滤嘴的) Gauloises he smoked of 30 years. “I realized just how completely addicted he was,” she told Newsweek. “I wanted SEITA to pay for every cigarette Richard ever smoked.” Charging that the company has issued insufficient warnings about the dangers of smoking, the Gourlains last month sued SEITA for more than 2.5 million francs in damages. It was not the first legal action taken against a cigarette maker in the land where smoke is as much a staple(主要内容) of cafe life as rude waiters. But it was not the last. A week later, the family of Suzanne Berger, who died of lung cancer at 35 after smoking Gauloises for more than 20 years, sued SEITA as well. More cases are sure to follow, inspired in part by hundreds of similar suits in the United States. An estimated 60000 people now die of smoking-related illnesses in France every year, says Philippe Boucher, director of the Versailles-based Naitnal Committee Against Smoking.To be sure, “No smoking” signs in France are still widely viewed as mere suggestions. But legally, at least, things are beginning to change. In November two leading antismoking groups sued the French rail company SNCF for neglecting to uphold() a 1991 law banning smoking in enclosed public places. Then the family of a French bank secretary who died of lung cancer sued her employer for failing to separate smokers and nonsmokers in the workplace. They lost. The fact that the French government owned SEITA until 1995 makes the latest lawsuit especially touchy. “The state clearly bears some responsibility.” Says Boucher.56. What did Lucette sue SEITA for?a. Refusing to pay the cost of her husbands surgery.b. Advertising its products.c. Not giving enough warnings about dangers of smoking.d. Failing to separate smokers and nonsmokers.57. It can be inferred from the underlined sentence of the second paragraph that _. a. there are no charges against cigarette makers except the Lucette case b. most Frenchmen dont smoke c. the overall service in French cafe is not so good d. rude waiters even smoke in cafe58. What can we lean about the secretary and the bank she works in? a. She was a heavy smoker. b. She died at an early age. c. Employees who smoke and who dont smoke work together in the bank. d. Smoking was not allowed in the bank.59. The underlined word “touchy” in the third paragraph can be best replaced by _. a. hard to deal with b. impressive c. attractive d. offensive60. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? a. Since the French government owns the tobacco giant, it hasnt done anything to ban smoking.b. The French government is very tough on sm