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Test 6第I卷 I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decided which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A.At 2：30 pm. B.At 3：00 pm. C.At 3：30 pm. D.At 3:35 p. m.2.A.At home. B.In a hotel. C.In a hospital D.In a restaurant.3.A.She is tired of teaching. B.She is not employed. C.Her salary is too low. D.She is too tired.4.A.Sit on the seat. B.Keep standing. C.Get off the bus. D.Not mentioned.5.A.Boring. B.Helpful. C.Impressive. D.Funny.6.A.Husband and wife. B.Boss and employee. C.Manager and clerk. D.Doctor and patient. 7.A.Looking for a timetable. B.Buying some furniture. C.Reserving a table. D.Finding a corner table.8.A.Henry doesnt like the color. B.Someone else painted the house. C.Henry painted the house himself. D.Henry doesn t like paint the house.9.A.Ask others to water her plants. B.Buy her some plants and take care of them.C.Water her plants while she is away. D.Clean her house while she is away.10.A.The man will take more courses next semester. B.There are too many courses offered to students. C.The man will take four courses next semester. D.The woman should take fewer courses next term.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passage will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11.A.Excited B.Pleased C.Interested D.Surprised12.A.A teacher B.A newspaper reporter C.Not known from the story D.The conductor s from his company.13.A.The gentleman. B.The conductor. C.The middle-aged man. D.The newspaper reporter.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A.12,000. B.20,000. C.200,000. D.300,000.15.A.Because they want better jobs. B.Because they want better working conditions. C.Because they want more pay. D.Because they want more pay and better working conditions.16.A.About 165,000. B.About 14,000. C.About 15,000. D.About 20,000.Section CDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Miss Rowing s first book was about a little 17 .Miss Rowing consider herself very luckily, for she can earn a lot money by 18 .Miss Rowing s first two novels were for 19 . Miss Rowing got the 20 of the characters from various sources.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. About Gary What s Gary s problem? He has 21 for three weeks.What did Gary want Margaret to do?To let him 22 .What did Margaret offer to do?To meet him to 23 to Gary anything he doesn t understand. What s Margaret s attitude? She is friendly and 24 . .Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentences.( )25. _ he finishes his homework on time, he is free to play video games. A.As long as B.As far as C.As well as D.As much as ( )26.The environment of the city will be more seriously polluted _ effective measures are taken to prevent factories from sending out poisonous gases and waste water. A.if B.however C.once D.unless( )27.The question came up at the meeting _ we had not enough money to do the research. A.whether B.that C.if D.what( )28.Poor _ it may be, there is no place like home, _ you may go. A.as; wherever B.though; whenever C.in spite of; when D.that; wherever( )29. _ the day went on, the weather got worse. A.With B.Since C.While D.As( )30.After the war, a new shool building was put up _ there had once been a theater. A.that B.where C.which D.when( )31.The piano in the other shop will be _ , but _. A.cheaper; not as better B.more cheap; not as better C.cheaper; not as good D.more cheap; not as good( )32.No sooner _ he realized that he should have remained silent. A.had the words been spoken then B.had the words been spoken than C.had the words been spoken when D.the words had been spoken than( )33.Make sure _ you shut the door and windows before you leave. A.in case B.so C.that D.now that( )34.Do you mind _ ? A.if I sit here for a moment B.if my sitting here for a moment C.if Iwill sit here for a moment D.I sitting here for a moment( )35.Whether his experiment will be successful _ to be seen. A.seems B.looks C.keeps D.remains( )36.Think of a person in your family that is the most _ to you. A.similar B.same C.alike D.identical( )37.Many of the things sold “door to door” are very expensive items, which usually _ the consumer signing a contract to pay large amounts of money over a number of years. A.involve B.deal C.contain D.succeed( )38.This kind of songbird sleeps much less during its annual _ , but that doesnt seem affect its flying. A.emigration B.migration C.transportation D.transference( )39.A cork will _ in water, but a stone will sink. A.fly B.flow C.float D.drift( )40.Small sailboats can easily turn over in the water _ they are not managed carefully. A.though B.before C.until D.ifSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A.problem B.suddenly C.thread D.Practised E.finally F.prefect G.information H.unconscious I savages J inventor Early one more morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American 41 called Elias Howe finally fell sleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the 42 to run smoothly around the needle.Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream. He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible 43 whose king wanted to kill him and eat him unless he could build a 44 sewing machine. When he tried to do so, Howe run into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up towards him with their spears raised. But 45 the inventor noticed something. There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the canter of the needle. This was the simple idea that 46 made Howe design and build the first really 47 sewing machine.Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way.Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her dreams in writing Jane Eyre.To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when you are asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This 48 but still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you have had during the day. It stores all sorts of 49 that you may have forgotten or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious parts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves”.41. _ 42. _ 43. _ 44. _ 45. _ 46. _ 47. _ 48. _ 49. _ .Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening to that worrying “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I ve been 50 only oncefor a woman who had merely fainted. But the 51 made me quite curious about how often this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if 52 with a real mid air medical emergencywithout access 53 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So 54 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 55 a study about in flight medical events, I read it 56 interest. The study estimated that there are a(n) 57 of 30 in flight medical emergencies on U.S.flights every day. Most of them are not 58 ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. But 13% of themroughly four a dayare serious enough to 59 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies 60 heart trouble, strokes(中风), and difficult breathing.Let s face it : plane rides are 61 . For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly what they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 62 , but passengers with heart disease may experience chest pains as result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 63 common flight problem is deep venous thrombosisthe so called economy class syndrome (综合症). 64 happens, don t panic.50.A.called B.addressed C.informed D.surveyed51.A.accident B.condition C.incident D.disaster52.A.faced B.treated C.identified D.provided53.A.for B.to C.by D.through54.A.before B.since C.when D.while55.A.collected B.conducted C.discovered D.published56A.by B.of C.with D.in57.A.amount B.average C.sum D.number58.A.significant B.heavy C.common D.serious59.A.require B.inspire C.engage D.command60.A.include B.consist C.imply D.contain61.A.enjoyable B.stimulating C.boring D.stressful62.A.seriously B.reluctantly C.easily D.casually63.A.Any B.One C.Other D.Another64.A.Whatever B.Whichever C.Whenever D.WhereverSection BDirections: Reading the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A “Distant comets look like fuzzy drops” says the Scottish-born astronomer. “They are actually quite easy to spot if you know what youre looking for.” He admits that the filtering(过滤的) software he uses makes his job easier, but there is no doubt about his skill. He has now discovered 54 comets, 20 or so more than his nearest “competitor”, friend and respected US astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker. As he tracked the comet s slow progress towards Earth over the next few months, it grew steadily brighter until it became visible to the naked eye. Comet McNaught, also known as the Great Comet of 2007, became the brightest comet seen in more than 40 years and was the find of a lifetime for its discoverer. McNaught has had a longstanding passion for sky watching ever since he was given Timothys Book of Space when he was about seven. “I used to sit at my window watching the stars each night,” he says. He once saw a bright meteor, which only added spark to his youthful interest. McNaught was also inspired by the work of Minoru Honda, a Japanese astronomer who discovered 12 comets between 1940 and 1968 and by the great English astronomer George Alcock, who found five comets and five exploding stars under cloudy British skies with binoculars(双筒望远镜). But when McNaught went to St Andrews University in Scotland to study astronomy and physics, he gave up “through sheer laziness”, he says. He left, and only went back to university a year later to complete his studies in psychology. Despite this aberration(偏差), his first job as an astronomer a few months after graduating in 1980 saw him back on track; he was employed in the city of Birmingham in Britain as an observer on a satellite-tracking telescope used to determine the density(密度) and winds in the Earths upper atmosphere and the precise shape of the Earth which was inferred from changes in satellite orbits. Three years later, this job took him to Siding Spring. “It was only supposed to be for a year, but no one else wanted to make the move so I stayed,” he laughs. That was 25 years ago.65.McNaught made his job easier with the help of _. A.telescope B.the filtering software C.binoculars D.glasses66.According to the passage, we know that_. A.Carolyn Shoemaker discovered 54 comets B.McNaught and Carolyn Shoemaker didn t get along well with each other C.McNaught looked down upon Carolyn Shoemaker D.McNaught and Shoemake are good friends and they are in competition with each other67.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A.Comet McNaught can become visible to the naked eye. B.Comet McNaught is the brightest comet seen in more than 40 years. C.McNaught began to take an interest in astronomy when he was given Timothys Book of Space at the age of seven. D.McNaught studied astronomy at St Andrews University until 1980.68.The underlined phrase can be replaced by _. A.starting studying astronomy again B.travelling by train C.going back to school D.realizing his ambitionBMARS - that s where more than 450 Chinese people want to live. They ve applied for one-way tickets to the red planet offered by Mars One, an organization based in the Netherlands hoping to establish a human colony there in 2023. On its website, it says it hasn t yet begun its astronaut selection program, but had so far received in excess of 37,000 applications, including more than 450 from China.The non-profit organization announced its private spaceflight project in June last year saying that it would send a communications satellite and pathfinder to Mars by 2016 and land four astronauts in 2023 to establish a permanent settlement. After that, a new set of four astronauts would arrive every two years.Mars One is planning a reality TV show where the audience can select the astronauts and watch as they prepare for the epic(史实) journey. It said it had developed “a precise, realistic plan based entirely upon existing technologies.” It said the primary personal attributes of a successful astronaut would be emotional and psychological stability, supported by personal drive and motivation.“Once on Mars, there is no means to return to Earth. Mars is home,” its website says. “A grounded, deep sense of purpose will help each astronaut maintain his or her psychological stability and focus as they work together toward a shared and better future.” It lists five key requirements for applicantsresiliency(弹性), adaptability, curiosity, ability to trust, and creativity. Successful candidates will receive a minimum of eight years of training before they leave Earth behind. Ma Qiang, a 39-year-old Sichuan Province native, told Beijing Youth Daily he hoped to be selected to make his life “worth living.” Ma said he survived the 2008 earthquake in the southwest province but had been deeply affected by what he had seen. After that, Ma wanted to do something to make his life worth living, he told the newspaper, and a journey to Ma