大学英语六级训题

高校英语六级训题20xx

高校英语六级训题20xx

PartnReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.

Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideon

thebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowing

passage:

Therearetwomethodsoffighting,theonebylaw,

theotherbyforce;thefirstmethodisthatofmen,the

secondofbeasts;butasthefirstmethodisoften

insufficient,onemusthaverecoursetothesecond.Itis,

therefore,necessaryforaprincetoknowwellhowto

useboththebeastandtheman.Thiswascovertly

taughttorulersbyancientwriters,whorelatedhow

Achillesandmanyothersofthoseancientprinceswere

giventoChironthecentaurtobebroughtupand

educatedunderhisdiscipline.Theparableofthissemi

animal,semihumanteacherismeanttoindicatethata

princemustknowhowtousebothnatures,andthat

theonewithouttheotherisnotdurable.Aprince,

beingthusobligedtoknowwellhowtoactasabeast,

mustimitatethefox,andthelion,forthelioncannot

protecthimselffromtraps,andthefoxannotdefend

himselffromwolves.Thosethatwishtobeonlylions

donotunderstandthis.Therefore,aprudentruler

oughtnottokeepfaithwhenbydoingsoitwouldbe

againsthisinterest,andwhenthereasonswhichmade

himbindhimselfnolongerexist.Ifmenwereallgood,

thispreceptwouldnotbegood;butastheyarebad；

andwouldnotobservetheirfaithwithyou,soyouare

notboundtokeepfaithwiththem.Norhave

legitimategroundseverfailedaprincewhowishedto

showcolorableexcuseforthenonfulfilmentofhis

promise.Ofthisonecouldfurnishaninfinitenumber

ofexamples,andshowhowmanytimespeacehas

beenbroken,andhowmanypromisesrendered

worthless,bythefaithlessnessofprinces,andthose

thathavebestbeenabletoimitatethefoxhave

succeededbest.Butitisnecessarytobeableto

disguisethischaracterwell,andtobeagreatfeigner

anddissembler,andmenaresosimpleandsoreadyto

obeypresentnecessities,thattheonewhodeceives

willalwaysfindthosewhoallowthemselvestobe

deceived.

21.Theauthorofthepassagedoesnotbelieve

that・

A)peoplecanprotectthemselves

B)thetruthmakesmenfree

C)leadershavetobeconsistent

D)princesarehuman

22.Thelionrepresentsthosewhoare.

A)tootrustingB)strongandcareful

C)reliantonforceD)lackinginintelligence

23.Thefox；inthispassage,is.

A)admiredforhistrickeryB)nomatchforthelion

C)pitiedforhistrickD)consideredworthless

24.Thewritersuggeststhatasuccessfulleader

must・

A)beprudentandfaithful

B)cheatandlie

C)haveprincipletoguidehisactions

D)tellthepeoplethetruthabouthisopponent

25.Thewriterwouldapproveanunsuccessful

politicalcandidate.

A)gaveupallhisopportunities

B)promisedtotryagainnexttime

C)overthrewthegovernmentbyforce

D)toldthepeoplethetruthabouthisopponent

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowing

passage:

TheforestfromwhichMantakeshistimberisthe

tallestandmostimpressiveplantcommunityonEarth.

IntermsofMansbrieflifeitappearspermanentand

unchanging,savefortheseasonalgrowthandfallof

theleaves,buttoforesteritrepresentstheclimaxofa

longsuccessionofevents.Nowoodedlandscapewe

seetodayhasbeenforestforalltime.Plantshave

minimumrequirementsoftemperatureandmoisture

and,inagespast,virtuallyeverypartofEarthssurface

hasatsometimebeeneithertoodryortoocoldfor

plantstosurvive.However,assoonasclimatic

conditionschangeinfavourofplantlife,afascinating

sequenceofchangesoccurs,calledaprimary

succession.

Firsttocolonizethebarrenlandarethelowly

lichens,survivingonbarerock.

Slowly,theacidsproducedbytheseorganisms

cracktherocksurface,plantdebrisaccumulates,and

mossesestablishashallowroot?hold.Fernsmayfollow

and,withshortgrassesandshrubs,graduallyforma

coveringofplantlife.Rootsprobeevendeeperintothe

developingsoilandeventuallylargeshrubsgivewayto

thefirsttrees.Thesegrowrapidly；cuttingoffsunlight

fromthesmallerplants,andsoonestablishcomplete

domination—closingtheirranksandformingaclimax

communitywhichmayendureforthousandsofyears.

Yeteventhiscommunityisnoteverlasting.Fire

maydestroyitoutrightandsettlersmaycutitdownto

gainlandforpastureorcultivation.Ifthelandisthen

abandoned,asecondarysuccessionwilltakeover,

developingmuchfasteronthemorehospitablesoil.

Shrubsandtreesareamongtheearlyinvaders,their

seedscarriedbythewind,bybirdsandlodgedinthe

coatsofmammals.Foraslongasitstandsandthrives,

theforestisavastmachine,storingenergyandmany

elementsessentialforlife.

26.Whatdoestheforeststrikemankindas

permanent?

A)Thetreesareincommunity.

B)Theforestisrenewedeachseason.

C)Manslifeisshortincomparison.

D)Itisanessentialpartourlives.

27.Whathassometimescausedplantstodieout

ofthepast?

A)Interferencefromforesters.

B)Variationsinclimate.

C)Theabsenceofwoodedland.

D)Theintroductionofnewtypeofplants.

28Jna“primarysuccession,whatmakesit

possibleformossestotakeroot?

A)Thetypeofrock.

B)Theamountofsunlight.

C)Theamountofmoisture.

D)Theeffectoflichens.

29.Whatconditionsareneededforshrubsto

becomeestablished?

A)Fernsmusttakeroot.

B)Thegroundmustbecoveredwithgrass.

C)Moresoilmustaccumulate.

D)Smallerplantsmustdieout.

3O.Whyisa“secondarysuccession^quicker?

A)Thegroundismoresuitable.

B)Thereismorespacefornewplants.

B)Birdsandanimalsbringnewseeds.

D)Itissupportedbytheforest.

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowing

passage:

GrandmaMosesisamongthemostcelebrated

twentiethcenturypaintersoftheUnitedStates,yet

shehadbarelystartedpaintingbeforeshewasinher

lateseventies.Assheoncesaidofherself:"Iwould

neversitbackinarockingchair,waitingforsomeone

tohelpme.〃Noonecouldhavehadamoreproductive

age.

ShewasbornAnnaMaryRobertsononafarmin

NewYorkState,oneoffiveboysandfivegirls.("We

cameinbunches,likeradishes/7)Attwelvesheleft

homeandwasindomesticserviceuntil,attwenty

seven,shemarriedThomasMoses,thehiredhandof

oneofheremployers.Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives,

firstinVirginiaandtheninNewYorkState,atEagle

Bridge.Shehadtenchildren,ofwhomfivesurvived;

herhusbanddiedin1927.GrandmaMosespainteda

littleasachildandmadeembroiderypicturesasa

hobby,butonlyswitchedtooilsinoldagebecauseher

handshadbecometoostifftosewandshewantedto

keepbusyandpassthetime.Herpictureswerefirst

soldatthelocaldrugstoreandatafair,andweresoon

spottedbyadealerwhoboughteverythingshepainted.

ThreeofthepictureswereexhibitedintheMuseumof

ModernArt,andin1940shehadherfirstexhibitionin

NewYork.Betweenthe1930sandherdeathshe

producedsome2,000pictures:detailedandlively

portrayalsoftherurallifeshehadknownforsolong,

withamarveloussenseofcolorandform.a\think

reallyhardtillIthinkofsomethingreallypretty,and

thenIpaintit."shesaid.

31.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle

forthepassage?

A)GrandmaMoses:ABiographicalSketch

B)TheChildrenofGrandmaMoses

C)GrandmaMoses:HerBestExhibition

D)GrandmaMosesandOtherOlderArtists

32.Accordingtothepassage,GrandmaMoses

begantopaintbecauseshewantedto.

A)decorateherhome

B)keepactive

C)improvehersalary

D)gainaninternationalreputation

33.FromGrandmaMosesdescriptionofherselfin

thefirstparagraph,itcanbeinferredthatshewas

A)independentB)pretty

C)wealthyD)timid

34.GrandmaMosesspentmostofherlife.

A)nursingB)painting

C)embroideringD)farming

35.Inline14,theword"spotted"couldbestbe

replacedby.

A)speckledB)featured

C）noticedD）damaged

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowing

passage:

Theproducersofinstantcoffeefoundtheir

productstronglyresistedinthemarketplacesdespite

theirmanifest（明显的'）advantages.Furthermore,the

advertisingexpenditureforinstantcoffeewasfar

greaterthanthatforregularcoffee.

Effortsweremadetofindthecauseofthe

consumersseeminglyunreasonableresistancetothe

product.Thereasongivenbymostpeoplewasdislike

forthetaste.Theproducerssuspectedthattheremight

bedeeperreasons,however.Thiswasconfirmedby

oneofmotivationresearchsclassicstudies,oneoften

citedinthetrade.MasonHaire,oftheUniversityof

California,constructedtwoshoppingliststhatwere

identicalexceptforoneitem.Thereweresixitems

commontobothlists:hamburger,carrots（胡萝卜），

bakingpowder,bread,cannedpeachesandpotatoes,

withthebrandsoramountsspecified.Theseventh

item,inthefifthplaceonbothlists,read“11b.

MaxwellHousecoffee"ononelistand"Nescafe

instantcoffee"ontheother.Onelistwasgiventoeach

personinagroupoffiftywomen,andtheotherlistto

thoseinanothergroupofthesamesize.Thewomen

wereaskedtostudytheirlistsandthentodescribe,as

farastheycould,thekindofwoman(''personalityand

character/7)whowoulddrawupthatshoppinglist.

Nearlyhalfofthosewhohadreceivedthelistincluding

instantcoffeedescribedahousewifewhowaslazyand

apoorplanner.Ontheotherhand,onlyonewomanin

theothergroupdescribedthehousewife,whohad

includedregularcoffeeonherlist,aslazy;onlysixof

thatgroupsuggestedthatshewasapoorplanner.

Eightwomenfeltthattheinstantcoffeeuserwas

probablynotagoodwife!Nooneintheothergroup

drewsuchaconclusionaboutthehousewifewho

intendedtobuyregularcoffee.

36.Thefactthatproducersfoundresistanceto

theirproductdespitethefactthattheyspentmore

advertisingmoneyoninstantthanregularcoffee

showsthat.

A)advertisingdoesnotassurefavorablesales

result

B)companiesspentmoremoneyonadvertising

thantheyshould

C)peoplepaylittleattentiontoadvertising

D)themoreoneadvertisesthebetterthesales

picture

37.Inthisinstance,thepurposeofmotivation

researchwastodiscover.

A)whypeopledrinkcoffee

B)whyinstantcoffeedidnottastegood

C)whyregularcoffeewassuccessful

D)therealreasonwhypeoplewouldnotbuy

instantcoffee

38.Thisinvestigationindicatedthat.

A)50percentofhousewivesarelazy

B)housewiveswhouseinstantcoffeearelazy

C)manywomenbelievethatwiveswhouse

instantcoffeearelazy

D)wiveswhouseregularcoffeearegoodplanners

39.0ntheresultsofthistest,theproducers

probablyrevisedtheiradvertisingtoshowa.

A)lazyhousewifeusingregularcoffee

B)hard?workinghousewifeusinginstantcoffee

C)lazyhousewifeusinginstantcoffee

D)manobviouslyenjoyingthetasteofinstant

coffee

4O.lmpliedbutnotstated:.

A)Despiteitsadvantages,mostpeopledisliked

instantcoffeebecauseofitstaste.

B)Theadvertisingexpenditureforinstantcoffee

wasgreaterthanthatforregularcoffee.

C)Veryoftenwedonotknowtherealreasonsfor

doingthings.

D)Tasteistheprincipalfactorindetermining

whatwebuy.

PartmVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesin

thispart.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbest

completesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

41.Afterleavingschool,Nigeldecidedtoin

thearmy.

A)enrollB)sign

C)registerD)enlist

42.Evenatthatearlystagetheschoolfeltthatshe

agoodchanceofpassingherexams.

A)stoodB)achieved

C)possessedD)took

43.Althoughthecoachhadnotthoughtheragood

tennisplayeratfirst,shetobeachampion.

A)cameroundB)turnedout

C)turnedupD)cameout

44.lfshehadntonthelastquestion,her

scoreonthetestwouldhavebeenperfect.

A)slippedupB)sleptup

C)spiltupD)slippedon

45.Theofnewscientificdiscoveriesto

industrialproductionmethodsusuallymakesjobs

easiertodo.

A)additionB)association

C)applicationD)affection

46.Thegovernmentthepeopletobe

economicalofoilconsumption.

A)callinB)callup

C)callonD)calloff

47.ltspossibletofromalltheinformation

give

ntousandtomakevariousdecisions.

A)encloseB)generalize

C)tackleD)withdraw

48.Shegetsalongverywellwitheveryone;soshe

isthemostmemberofourfamily.

A)rustyB)impetuous

C)compatibleD)imperious

49.Immigrants,fleeingfrompoliticalandreligious

persecution,camefromnonindustrialized

industrializedcountries.

A)alsoB)andtoo

C)aswellasD)andboth

5O.Maryisbynomeanslearned;norisshegood

atanypracticaltrade.Theonlyshepossessesis

herbeauty.

A)somethingvaluableB)asset

C)somethingpleasingD)womanlyvirtue

51.Hereceivedafromtheuniversityinorder

tocontinuehisresearch.

A)creditB)grant

C)prizeD)reward

52.Severaloftheoff?shoreislandsarenow

thatwehaveamotorboat.

A)availableB)accessible

C)convenientD)achievable

53.TheWorldHealthOrganizationfightsagainst

diseasesallovertheworld.

A)inevitableB)influential

C)infectiousD)inferior

54.0fcourse,foryearstheymovingtothe

country,gettingawayfromthestressofcitylife,but

nothingevercameoutofthattalk.

A)talkedtoB)talkedof

C)talkedoverD)talkedround

55.TheIndiansseelittleforsuccessand

becomefrustrated,becausetheyusuallygotoinferior

schoolandoftencannotadjusttolifeinthecity.

A)priorityB)instinct

C)insuranceD)prospect

56.Millionshavebeenmadebystates,

organizations,corporationsandindividuals

gamblingactivities,andnewmillionairesareconstantly

created.

A)sponsoringB)charging

C)interestingD)founding

57.Motherhasntyouforquitesometime.

Sheisbeginningtothinkyoumustbeill.

A)heardoutB)heardof

C)heardaboutD)heardfrom

58.Thethreeclimberscanemployaguideto

themontheirwayupthemountain.

A)guideB)conduct

C)leadD)bring

59.ltwasahorribleridethroughpouringrain,

hehadapunctureandforthelasthourhadtopushthe

bicycle.

A)asamatteroffactB)evenso

C)tomakemattersworseD)infact

6O.Beingwithoutfunds,Owensomemeans

ofobtainingfinancialhelp.

A)castbackB)castout

C)castaboutD)castoff

61.TheBritishwiththeFrenchinbuildinga

planethatneithercouldaffordbyitself.

A)associatedB)cooperated

C)communicatedD)conflicted

62.Thethiefto