大学英语六级模拟试题及答案

大学英语六级模拟试题及答案一、单选题（共9题，共18分）Everythingintoconsideration,IproposethatthefirstprizeshouldbegiventoLiuQiang.A.totakeB.takingC.takenD.tookABCD正确答案：C本题解析：【参考译文】通过综合考虑，我建议第一名该给刘强。【试题分析】本题是一道句型结构题。【详细解答】从题目来看“IproposethatthefirstprizeshouldbegiventoLiuQiang.”是主句,而“everything”与“takeintoconsideration”之间是被动关系，所以只能选C。Imeantyouaboutit,butIforgottodoso.A.tellingB.havingtoldC.totellD.tohavetoldABCD正确答案：D本题解析：【参考译文】本打算告诉你这件事的，可我忘了。【试题分析】本题是一道语法分析题。【详细解答】首先考虑到“meanto”的结构，所以先排除A、B两项。而且此处是讲述一件本来要做而没做的事情，要用虚拟语气，所以只能选D。Whiledoingcalculationfortheproject,thedesignersanewsolutiontoageologicalproblem.A.fellintoB.stumbleduponC.setoutD.discoveredABCD正确答案：B本题解析：【参考译文】在对工程进行计算时，设计人员碰巧找到了解决地质问题的方法。【试题分析】本题是一道词义辨析题。【详细解答】“fallinto”含义为“被卷入……”;“stumbleupon”含义为“偶然找到，发现"；“setout”含义为“启程，出发"；“discover”含义为“发现，发觉”从四个选项看，含有“偶然”含义的“stumbleupon”最适合本句话。Themotheralmostwhenshelearnedthathersonwasshotdead.A.felldownB.camedownC.fellapartD.wenttopiecesABCD正确答案：D本题解析：【参考译文】那位母亲得知她儿子被枪打死了，她几乎完全垮了。【试题分析】本题是一道词义辨析题。【详细解答】“falldown”含义“跌倒，倒下”；“comedown”含义为“降下，跌落”；“fallapart”含义为“破裂，破碎”；“gotopieces”含义为“（身体或精神上）垮下来”。从四个选项来看，只有D适用于本句话。ThematterisnottobeA.watchedforB.waitedonC.takenoverD.trifledwithABCD正确答案：D本题解析：【参考译文】这个问题不可轻视。【试题分析】本题是一道词义辨析题。【详细解答】“watchfor”的含义为“提防，戒备”；“waiton”的含义为“服侍（某人），招待（顾客）”；“takeover”的含义为“接管（什么东西）"；“triflewith”含义为“轻视。”从四个选项来看，只有D适用于本句话。Theywillneverreconcilethemselvesto.A.defeatB.theirdefeatC.bedefeatedD.havetheirdefeatABCD正确答案：B本题解析：【参考译文】他们决不屈从于失败。【试题分析】本题是一道搭配题。【详细解答】“reconcilesb.to”中后接名词，而‘defeat”一词作为“失败”是可数名词，所以此处只能选择B。You'dbetterletmeknowassoonasthereisa(n)positioninthebranchoffice.A.emptyB.vacuumC.hollowD.vacantABCD正确答案：D本题解析：【参考译文】你最好一到分理处有了空缺就告诉我。【试题分析】本题是一道近义词组辨析题。【详细解答】“empty”含义为“空无一物的"；vacuum是名词，含义为“真空，空虚”；“hollow”含义为“空洞的，中空的"，只有“vacant”与“position”搭配意为“空缺职位”。Urbancongestionwouldgreatlyberelievedifthechargedonpublictransportweremorereasonable.A.pricesB.ticketsC.feesD.faresABCD正确答案：D本题解析：【参考译文】如果所收车费更合理一些，城市交通堵塞会大大缓解。【试题分析】本题是词义辨析题。【详细解答】“prices”的含义是“价格”，“tickets”是“票据”，“fees”是“费(如会费、学费、手续费等）”；“fares”主要是指“车船费”。所以此处用“fares”。Weareconvincedtherighteousnessofourcause.A.ofB.onC.overD.atABCD正确答案：本题解析：【参考译文】我们坚信自己的事业是正义的。【试题分析】本题是一道介词搭配题。【详细解答】“beconvincedof”含义为“坚信……”，这是一个固定搭配，所以在四个选项中只能选择“of”。二、问答题（共4题，共40分）10.Whatdoesthefutureholdfortheproblemofhousing?Agooddealdepends,ofcourse,onthemeaningof“future”.Ifoneisthinkingintermsofsciencefictionandthespaceage,itisatleastpossibletoassumethatmanwillhavesolvedsuchtrivialandearthlyproblemsashousing.Writersofsciencefiction,fromH.G.Wellsonwards,havehadlittletosayonthesubject.Theyhaveconveyedthesuggestionthatmenwillliveingreatcomfort,witheveryconceivableapparatustomakelifesmooth,healthyandeasy,ifnothappy.Buttheyhavenotsaidwhathishousewillbemadeof.Perhapssomenewbuildingmaterial,asyetunimagined,willhavebeendiscoveredorinventedatleast.Onemaybecertainthatbricksandmortar（泥灰，灰浆）willlonghavegoneoutoffashion.Buttheproblemsofthenextgenerationortwocanmorereadilybeimagined.Scientistshavealreadypointedoutthatunlesssomethingisdoneeithertorestricttheworld’srapidgrowthinpopulationortodiscoveranddevelopnewsourcesoffood（orboth）,millionsofpeoplewillbedyingofstarvationoratthebestsufferingfromunderfeedingbeforethiscenturyisout.Butnobodyhasyetworkedoutanyplanforhousingthesegrowingpopulations.Admittedlytheworstsituationswilloccurinthehottestpartsoftheworld,wherehousingcanbelightstructureorinbackwardareaswherestandardsaretraditionallylow.Buteventheminimumshelterrequiresmaterialsofsomekindandintheteeming,bulgingtownsthelow-standard“housing”offlattenedpetrolcansanddirtycanvasisfarmorewastefulofgroundspacethancanbetolerated.Sincethewar,HongKonghassufferedthekindofcrisiswhichislikelytoariseinmanyotherplacesduringthenextgeneration.Literallymillionsofrefugeesarrivedtoswellthealreadygrowingpopulationandemergencystepshadtobetakenrapidlytopreventsqualor（肮脏）anddiseaseandthespreadcrime.Thecityistacklingthesituationenergeticallyandenormousblocksoftenements（贫民住宅）arerisingatanastonishingaped.ButHongKongisonlyonesmallpartofwhatwillcertainlybecomeavastproblemandnotmerelyahousingproblem,becausewhenpopulationgrowsatthisratethereareaccompanyingproblemsofeducation,transport,hospitalservices,drainage,watersupplyandsoon.NoteveryareamaygivethesameresourcesasHongKongtodrawuponandthesearchforquickerandcheapermethodsofconstructionmustnevercease..Whatistheauthor'sopinionofhousingproblemsinthefirstparagraph?A.Theymaybecompletelysolvedatsometimeinthefuture.B.Theyareunimportantandeasilydealtwith.C.Theywillnotbesolveduntilanewbuildingmaterialhasbeendiscovered.D.Theyhavebeendealtwithinspecificdetailinbooksdescribingthefuture..Thewriterissurethatinthedistantfuture.A.bricksandmortarwillbereplacedbysomeotherbuildingmaterial.B.anewbuildingmaterialwillhavebeeninvented.C.bricksandmortarwillnotbeusedbypeoplewhowanttheirhousetobefashionable.D.anewwayofusingbricksandmortarwillhavebeendiscovered.3.Thewriterbelievesthatthebiggestproblemlikelytoconfronttheworldbeforetheendofthecentury.A.isdifficulttoforesee.B.willbehowtofeedtheevergrowingpopulation.C.willbehowtoprovideenoughhousesinthehottestpartsoftheworld.D.isthequestionoffindingenoughgroundspace..Whenthewritersaysthattheworstsituationswilloccurinthehottestpartsoftheworldorinbackwardareas,heisreferringtothefactthatintheseparts.A.standardsofbuildingarelow.B.onlyminimumshelterwillbepossible.C.thereisnotenoughgroundspace.D.thepopulationgrowthwillbethegreatest..WhichofthefollowingsentencesbestsummarizesParagraph3?A.HongKonghasfacedaseriouscrisiscausedbymillionsofrefugees.B.HongKonghassuccessfullydealtwiththeemergencycausedbymillionsofrefugees.C.HongKong’scrisiswasnotonlyamatterofhousingbutincludedanumberofotherproblemsofpopulationgrowth.D.ManypartsoftheworldmayhavetofacethekindofproblemsencounteredbyHongKongandmayfinditmuchhardertodealwiththem.正确答案：AABDDInthelast12yearstotalemploymentintheUnitedStatesgrewfasterthanatanytimeinthepeacetimehistoryofanycountry-from82to110millionbetween1973and1985-thatis,byafullonethird.Theentiregrowth,however,wasinmanufacturing,andespeciallyinno-blue-collarjobs…Thistrendisthesameinalldevelopedcountries,andis,indeed,evenmorepronouncedinJapan.Itisthereforehighlyprobablethatin25yearsdevelopedcountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandJapanwillemploynolargeraproportionofthelaborforceInmanufacturingthandevelopedcountriesnowemployinfarming-atmost,10percent.TodaytheUnitedStatesemploysaround18millionpeopleinblue-collarjobsinmanufacturingindustries.By2010,thenumberislikelytobenomorethan12million.Insomemajorindustriesthedropwillbeevensharper.Itisquiteunrealistic,forinstance,toexpectthattheAmericanautomobileindustrywillemploymorethanone-thirdofitspresentblue-collarforce25yearshence,eventhoughproductionmightbe50percenthigher.Ifacompany,anindustryoracountrydoesnotinthenextquartercenturysharplyincreasemanufacturingproductionandatthesametimesharplyreducetheblue-collarworkforce,itcannothopetoremaincompetitive-oreventoremain“developed.”Theattempttopreservesuchblue-collarjobsisactuallyaprescriptionforunemployment?^ThisisnotaconclusionthatAmericanpoliticians,laborleadersorindeedthegeneralpubliccaneasilyunderstandoraccept.WhatconfusestheissueevenmoreitthattheUnitedStatesisexperiencingseveralseparateanddifferentshiftsinthemanufacturingeconomy.Oneistheaccelerationofthesubstitutionofknowledgeandcapitalformanuallabor.Wherewespokeofmechanizationafewdecadesago,wenowspeakof“robotization"or“automation.”Thisisactuallymoreachangeinterminologythanachangeinreality.WhenHenryFordintroducedtheassemblylinein1909,hecutthenumberofman-hoursrequiredtoproduceamotorcarbysome80percentintwoorthreeyears-farmorethananyoneexpectstoresultfromeventhemostcompleterobotization.Butthereisnodoubtthatwearefacinganew,sharpaccelerationinthereplacementofmanualworkersbymachines-thatis,bytheproductsofknowledge..Accordingtotheauthor,theshrinkageinthemanufacturinglaborforcedemonstrates.A.thedegreetowhichacountry'sproductionisrobotizedB.areductioninacountry'smanufacturingindustriesC.aworseningrelationshipbetweenlaborandmanagementD.thedifferencebetweenadevelopedcountryandadevelopingcountry.Accordingtotheauthor,incoming25years,adevelopedcountryorindustry,inordertremaincompetitive,oughtto.A.reducethepercentageoftheblue-collarworkforceB.preserveblue-collarjobsforinternationalcompetitionC.acceleratemotor-canmanufacturinginHenryFord'sstyleD.solvetheproblemofunemployment.Americanpoliticiansandlaborleaderstendtodislike.A.confusioninmanufacturingeconomyB.anincreaseinblue-collarworkforceC.internalcompetitioninmanufacturingproductionD.adropintheblue-collarjobopportunities.Theword“prescription”in“aprescriptionforunemployment”maybetheequivalenttoA.somethingrecommendedasmedicaltreatmentB.awaysuggestedtoovercomesomedifficultyC.somemeasurestakeninadvanceD.adevicetodire.ThispassagemayhavebeenexceptedfromA.amagazineaboutcapitalinvestmentB.anarticleonautomationC.amotor-carmagazineD.anarticleonglobaleconomy正确答案：AADCDScatteredthroughtheseasoftheworldarebillionsoftonsofsmallplantsandanimalscalledplankton.Mostoftheseplantsandanimalsaretoosmallforthehumaneyetosee.Theydriftaboutlazilywiththecurrents,providingabasicfoodformanylargeranimals.Planktonhasbeendescribedastheequivalentofthegrassesthatgrowonthedrylandcontinents,andthecomparisonisanappropriateone.Inpotentialfoodvaluehowever,planktonfaroutweighsthatofthelandgrasses.Onescientisthasestimatedthatwhilegrassesoftheworldproduceabout49billiontonsofvaluablecarbohydrateseachyear.Thesea’splanktongeneratesmorethantwiceasmuch.Despiteitsenormousfoodpotential,littleeffortwasmadeuntilrecentlytofarmplanktonaswefarmgrassesonland.Nowmarinescientistshaveatlastbeguntostudythispossibility,especiallyasthesea’sresourcesloomevenmoreimportantasameansoffeedinganexpandingworldpopulation.Nooneyethasseriouslysuggestedthat“planktonburgers”maysoonbecomepopulararoundtheworld.Asapossiblefarmedsupplementaryfoodsource,however,planktonisgainingconsiderableinterestamongmarinescientists.Onetypeofplanktonthatseemstohavegreatharvestpossibilitiesisatinyshrimplikecreaturecalledkrill.Growingtotwoorthreeincheslong,krillprovidethemajorfoodforthegiantbluewhale,thelargestanimalevertoinhabittheEarth.Realizingthatthiswhalemaygrow100feetandweigh150tonsatmaturity,itisnotsurprisingthateachonedevoursmorethanonetonofkrilldaily.Krillswimaboutjustbelowthesurfaceinhugeschoolssometimesmileswide,mainlyinthecoldAntarctic.Becauseoftheirpinkcolor,theyoftenappearasasolidreddishmasswhenviewedfromashiporfromtheair.Krillareveryhighinfoodvalue.Apoundofthesecrustaceanscontainsabout460calories-aboutthesameasshrimporlobster,towhichtheyarerelated.Ifthekrillcanfeedsuchhugecreaturesaswhales,manyscientistsreason,theymustcertainlybecontendersasnewfoodsourceforhumans..Whichofthefollowingbestportraystheorganizationofthepassage?A.Theauthorpresentstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofplanktonasafoodsource.B.Theauthorquotespublicopiniontosupporttheargumentforfarmingplankton.C.Theauthorclassifiesthedifferentfoodsourcesaccordingtoamountofcarbohydrate.D.Theauthormakesageneralstatementaboutplanktonasafoodsourceandthenmovestoaspecificexample..Accordingtothepassage,whyisplanktonregardedtobemorevaluablethanlandgrasses?A.Itiseasiertocultivate.B.Itproducesmorecarbohydrates.C.Itdoesnotrequiresoil.D.Itismorepalatable..Whydoestheauthormention“planktonburgers”?A.Todescribetheappearanceofonetypeofplankton.B.Toillustratehowmuchplanktonawhaleconsumes.C.Tosuggestplanktonasapossiblefoodsources.D.Tocomparethefoodvaluesofbeefandplankton..Whatismentionedasoneconspicuousfeatureofkrill?A.Theyarethesmallestmarineanimals.B.Theyarepinkincolor.C.Theyaresimilarinsizetolobsters.D.Theyhavegrasslikebodies..Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingasreasonswhyplanktoncouldbeconsideredahumanfoodsourceexceptthatitis.A.highinfoodvalue.B.inabundantsupplyintheoceans.C.anappropriatefoodforotheranimals.D.freeofchemicalsandpollutants.正确答案：DBCBDWhichissafer-stayingathome,travelingtoworkonpublictransport,orworkingintheoffice?Surprisingly,eachofthesecarriesthesamerisk,whichisverylow.However,whataboutflyingcomparedtoworkinginthechemicalindustry?Unfortunately,theformeris65timesriskierthanthelatter!Infact,theaccidentrateofworkersinthechemicalindustryislessthanthatofalmostanyofhumanactivity,andalmostassafeasstayingathome.Thetroublewiththechemicalindustryisthatwhenthingsgowrongtheyoftencausedeathtothoselivingnearby.Itisthiswhichmakeschemicalaccidentssonewsworthy.Fortunately,theyareextremelyrare.ThemostfamousoneshappenedatTexasCity(1947),Flixborough(1974),Seveso(1976),Pemex(1984)andBhopal(1984)OSomeofthesearealwaysinthemindsofthepeopleeventhoughthelossoflifewassmall.NoonediedatSeveso,andonly28workersatFlixborough.TheworstaccidentofallwasBhopal,whereupto3,000werekilled.TheTexasCityexplosionoffertilizerkilled552.ThePemexfireatastorageplantfornaturalgasinthesuburbsofMexicoCitytook542livesjustamonthbeforetheunfortunateeventatBhopal.Someexpertshavediscussedtheseaccidentsandusedeachaccidenttoillustrateaparticulardanger.ThustheTexasCityexplosionwascausedbytonsofammoniumnitrate硝酸铵)，whichissafeunlessstoredingreatquantity.TheFlixboroughfireballwasthefaultofmanagement,whichtookriskstokeepproductiongoingduringessentialrepairs.TheSevesoaccidentshowswhathappensifthelocalauthoritieslackknowledgeofthedangerontheirdoorstep.Whenthepo