1、權(quán)威英語六級考試模擬題(整套1)寫作Part Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled A Harmonious Society in My Mind. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1. 建立和諧社會成為了一種潮流和趨勢2. 我心中的和諧社會是.3. 為了建立和諧社會，我們應(yīng)該如何去做?A Harmonious So

2、ciety in My Mind Part I Writing【話題分析】和諧社會是目前中國建設(shè)的目標(biāo)之一，是比較熱門的社會話題。報紙、雜志、電視新聞等，經(jīng)常討論此話題。考生應(yīng)多關(guān)注社會新聞，為寫作收集素材。【范文解析】Nowadays, it seems known to everybody that one of the objectives of Chinas modern construction is to build a harmonious society. All of a sudden, a harmonious society has become a frequently

3、-used phrase in media news, newspaper etc. It is the trend of Chinas development.But what is a harmonious society? In my mind, there are several aspects included in building a harmonious society. First, a harmonious society has democracy in its politics to ensure the maximum benefits of the people.

4、Second, a harmonious society has equality and justice to protect the rights of every citizen. Third, a harmonious society has good faith and friendly relation between people to create a favorable atmosphere for living and doing business. Forth, a harmonious society has energy to make sure its creati

5、vity. Fifth, a harmonious society has stability and order to provide people with a comfortable environment. Sixth, a harmonious society has harmony between humankind and nature for a sustainable development of economy.To be true, it needs joint efforts of every person in China to realize this great

6、goal. For me, I am a student in college. What I can do is develop good relations with people around me, help others as much as possible, spread this awareness to as many people as possible, laying a foundation for this tall building.文章一開始就提到目前中國現(xiàn)代化建設(shè)的目標(biāo)之一，就是構(gòu)建和諧社會。一時之間，構(gòu)建社會成為中國發(fā)展的趨勢。第二段從六個方面講述了和諧社會的

7、內(nèi)涵：1)民主政治，保證人們的最大利益;2)公平正義，保證每個公民的權(quán)利;3)誠信友好，為生活和生產(chǎn)提供良好環(huán)境;4)充滿活力，確保社會的創(chuàng)造力;5)穩(wěn)定有序，保證生活平穩(wěn)安定;6)人與自然和諧相處，實現(xiàn)經(jīng)濟可持續(xù)性發(fā)展。第三段從自身出發(fā)，討論在構(gòu)建和諧社會時自己該如何做。作為一名學(xué)生，作者認(rèn)為：和周圍人發(fā)展友好關(guān)系，樂于助人，傳播“和諧社會”的意識，為這個宏偉目標(biāo)奠定基礎(chǔ)。【高分妙招】六級作文很貼近國家大事，因為對時事政治的了解是對當(dāng)代大學(xué)生的要求之一。出現(xiàn)一個新的命題，考生應(yīng)多關(guān)注其內(nèi)涵及相關(guān)評論，這樣寫作過程中才能做到“胸有成竹”，寫出來的作文才“言之有物”。快速閱讀Part Readi

8、ng Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete th

9、e sentences with the information given in the passage.Entertainment in LondonBuying BooksLondoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and even of books especially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of print

10、ing. 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 an

11、d 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. Many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books of philosophy, politic

12、s or any other of the various 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 colle

13、ctor must venture off the busy and crowded roads, to Farringdon Road in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so grand as bookshops. Instead, the booksellers come along each morning and tip out their sacks of books on to barrows(推車) which line the gutters(貧民區(qū)). And the collector

14、s, some professional and some amateur, who have been waiting for them, pounce towards the sellers. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds.Both Charing Cross Road and Farringdon Road are well-known places of the book buyer.

15、 Yet all over London there are bookshops, in places not so well known, where the books are equally varied and exciting. It is in the sympathetic atmosphere of such shops that the loyal book buyer feels most at home. In these shops, even the life-long book-browser is frequently rewarded by the accide

16、ntal discovery of previously unknown delights. One could, in fact, easily spend a lifetime exploring Londons bookshops. There are many less pleasant ways of spending time!Going to the TheatreLondon is very rich in theatres: there are over forty in the West End alone-more than enough to ensure that t

17、here will always be at least two or three shows running to suit every kind taste, whether serious or lighthearted.Some of them are specialist theatres. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where the great opera singers of the world can be heard, is the home of opera and the Royal Ballet. The London

18、 Coliseum now houses the English National Opera Company, which encourages English singers in particular and performs most operas in English at popular prices.Some theatres concentrate on the classics and serious drama, some on light comedy, some on musicals. Most theatres have a personality of their

19、 own, from the old, such as the Theatre Royal (also called the Haymarket) in the Haymarket, to the more modern such as the recently opened Baibican centre in the city. The National Theatre has three separate theatres in its new building by Waterloo Bridge. At the new Barbican centre the Royal Shakes

20、peare Company has their London hometheir other centre is at Stratford-on-Avon.Most of the old London theatres are concentrated in a very small area, within a stones throw of the Piccadilly and Leicester Square tube stations. As the evening performances normally begin either at seven-thirty or eight

21、p. m., there is a kind of minor rush-hour between seven-fifteen and eight oclock in this district. People stream out of the nearby tube stations, the pavements are crowded, and taxis and private cars maneuver into position as they drop theatre-goers outside the entrance to each theatre. There is ano

22、ther minor rush-hour when the performance finishes. The theatre in London is very popular and it is not always easy to get in to see a successful play.Before World War , theatre performances began later and a visit to the theatre was a more formal occasion. Nowadays very few people dress for the the

23、atre (that is, wear formal evening dress) except for first nights or an important performance. The times of performance were put forward during the war and have not been put back. The existing times make the question of eating a rather tricky problem: one has to have either early dinner or late supp

24、er. Many restaurants in theatreland ease the situation by catering specially for early or late dinners.Television and the difficulty of financing plays have helped to close many theatres. But it seems that the worst of the situation is now over and that the theatre, after a period of decline, is abo

25、ut to pick up again. Although some quite large provincial towns do not have a professional theatre, there are others, such as Nottingham, Hull, Coventry or Newcastle, which have excellent companies and where a series of plays are performed during one season by a resident group of actors. Some towns

26、such as Chichester or Edinburgh have theatres which give summer seasons. Even in small towns a number of theatres have been built in the last few years to cater for the local population.Music in BritainIt is debatable whether the tastes of kings reflect those of their subjects. However, three Englis

27、h monarchs certainly shared their peoples linking for music. Richard (1157-1199), the Lionheart, composed songs that he sang with his musician, Blondel. It is said that when the king was a prisoner in Austria, Blondel found him by singing a song known only to him and the king, who took up the tune i

28、n the tower of the castle in which he was secretly imprisoned. Henry V (1491-1547), notorious for his six wives, was a skilled musician and some of his songs are still known and sung. Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and her husband, Prince Albert, delighted in singing ballads. The great composer and pian

29、ist Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a welcome guest at their court, where he would accompany the Queen and the Prince when they sang.The British love of music is often unfamiliar to foreigners, probably because there are few renowned British composers. The most famous is Henry Purcell (1658-1695),

30、 whose opera Dido and Aeneas is a classic. The rousing marching song Lillibulero attributed to Purcell, now used by BBC as an identification signal preceding Overseas Service news bulletins, was said to have sung James out of three kingdoms when he fled from Britain in 1688. Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1

31、934) is known for his choral and orchestral works, some of which have been made more widely known by the famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), a composer with a very personal style, has become world-famous for such operatic works as Peter Grimes and Billy Budd. Ralph Vaughan

32、 Williams (1872-1958) was deeply influenced by English folk music, as is shown by his variations on the old tune Green-sleeves (which most people consider a folk song). In recent years there has been a great revival of folk music, and groups specializing in its performance have sprung up all over Br

33、itain. This phenomenon has its roots in the work of Cecil Sharp (1859-1924), who collected folk songs and dances.Present-day concern with music is shown by the existence of something like a hundred summer schools in music, which cater for all grades of musicians, from the mere beginner to the skille

34、d performer. These schools, where a friendly atmosphere reigns, provide courses lasting from a weekend to three or four weeks, and cover a wide range, from medieval and classical music to rock-and-roll and pop. There are also important musical festivals in towns such as Aldeburgh, Bath, and Cheltenh

35、am. Pop-music festivals draw thousands of people, especially young people. In the great cities there are resident world-famous orchestras and from all over the world great performers come to play or sing in Britain. In many towns there are brass bands, and the players are often such people as miners

36、 or members of the local fire brigade, for music in Britain is not just an elegant interest, it is above all democratic.1. Which of the following do the great readers in London probably buy the least?A) NewspaperB) MagazineC) PaperbackD) Hardback2. Chafing Cross Road is very famous because_.A) all k

37、inds of bookstores are along the streetsB) it lies right in the center of LondonC) they have the cheapest books in LondonD) the biggest bookstore in the world is there3. What can you learn about Farringdon Road?A) Its to the east of London.B) Its a street of bookstores.C) Its a center for second-han

38、d books.D) Its where worthless books are sold.4. What does the author mean by saying some of them are specialist theatres?A) Those theatres only have operas showB) The theatres are especially good for their ballet showC) These theatres offer really affordable ticketD) They each hold a special type o

39、f play or show5. Because of the theatre performances, the area around Piccadilly and Leicester Square tube stations gets crowded_.A) before seven-thirtyB) between seven and eightC) at about eight oclockD) from seven-fifteen to eight6. What kind of change did World War I1 bring to the theatres?A) The

40、 putting forward of dinnerB) The costume of the performanceC) The time of the performanceD) The restaurants nearly offer different food7. What, according to the author, caused the decline of theatre business?A) There are not professional theatres in large provincial towns.B) During World War , a lot

41、 of theatres were destroyed.C) Some people begin to choose stay at home and watch TV.D) The performance of the plays is becoming worse and worse.8. According to the author, three music lovers of the royal family members are _9. The British love of music is not known to foreigners for_.10. The course

42、s offered by summer school in music where a friendly atmosphere reigns last _原文精譯倫敦的娛樂買書(1)倫敦人很愛讀書。【1】他們平時買很多報紙，雜志，還有書籍，尤其是平裝書，印刷成本日益增高的今天，平裝書相對來說比較便宜。他們始終青睞“合宜”的書，如紙張好的硬皮書。(2)倫敦許多街道的店鋪，專賣書。【2】最知名的當(dāng)屬倫敦市中心的Charing Cross Road。在這里你可以找到大大小小、各種各樣的書店，有最著名的書店，聲稱是世界上最大的書店，也有狹小臟亂的小書屋，看起來似乎從Dickens年代遺留下來的。其中很

43、多書店經(jīng)營二手書，涉及的領(lǐng)域有藝術(shù)、國外作品、哲學(xué)、政治以及其他五花八門的話題，其中有個書店只賣最新芭蕾的書籍!(3)Charing Cross Road是倫敦人買書最方便的地方，卻不是最便宜的。【3】如果想買真正便宜的二手書，買家需要離開繁忙擁擠的街道，到倫敦東區(qū)Farringdon Road的探險。這里沒有大型的書店，賣書者每天早晨來，把整麻袋書放在推車上，就在貧民區(qū)道旁。買家，有業(yè)余的，也有專業(yè)的，一直在等他們，朝這些賣家奔去。這些地方，偶爾可以用幾便士買一本舊書，而其價值可能很多英鎊。(4)Charing Cross Road 和 Farringdon Road都是買書的知名地點。但全

44、倫敦都有書店，也許地方不太有名，但書同樣多種多樣，讓人激動。這些書店營造出來的共鳴，讓最忠誠的買家感覺很舒服。在這些書店，只是瀏覽書籍的人也會經(jīng)常得到意想不到的快樂。事實上，很容易就是在淘書的過程中過完一生。享受時間，很多方式并沒有搜書這么有樂趣!去劇院(5)倫敦劇院到處都有：僅僅西區(qū)就超過40家，足以保證至少兩到三場演出，可滿足不同興趣的觀眾，或嚴(yán)肅，或輕松。(6)【4】有些是專業(yè)劇院，如the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden，它們主演歌劇和皇家芭蕾，這里可以聽到世界上最偉大的歌劇演員的演出。英國國家歌劇公司入住倫敦大劇場，鼓勵歌劇演員，特別是本土的演員，大

45、部分的歌劇用英語表演，價位符合大眾。(7)有些劇院主要上演經(jīng)典作品和嚴(yán)肅戲劇、輕喜劇、音樂劇。大部分劇院有自己的個性，老劇院如位于海馬克特的Theatre Royal(也叫做Haymarket)，現(xiàn)代劇院如最近剛開的巴比肯。國家劇院在滑鐵盧橋旁有三個獨立劇院。在倫敦的Barbican中心the Royal Shakespeare Company落了腳，其另一中心在艾馮河畔斯特拉特福。(8)倫敦大部分老劇院都集中在一個小區(qū)域，在皮卡迪利大街和萊斯特廣場地鐵之間。【5】晚間表演一般是晚上7:30或8點開始，這個區(qū)在7:15到8點之間會有個小小的高峰期。人們從附近的地鐵蜂涌而出，人行道很擁擠，出租車

46、、私家車想方設(shè)法停到位，把看劇的人送到劇場的入口處。表演結(jié)束后也是個小高峰期。倫敦的劇院很流行，想進去看一場成功的表演并不很容易。(9)二戰(zhàn)前，劇院表演開始的要晚一點，去看戲是很正式的一件事。現(xiàn)在，很少有人特意為看戲穿正裝(也就是說，穿正式的晚禮服)，除非是第一次看或表演非常重要。【6】戰(zhàn)爭期間，表演時間提前，直到現(xiàn)在也保持原樣。目前的演出時間讓吃飯成為相當(dāng)棘手的問題：需要早一點吃晚飯或晚間宵夜。劇院附近的飯店提供早一點的晚飯或晚上的夜宵，緩解了這種情況。(10)【7】電視的普及和演出經(jīng)費拮據(jù)致使很多劇院倒閉。但看起來最糟的情況已經(jīng)結(jié)束，蕭條一段時間之后，劇院開始復(fù)興。有些大城鎮(zhèn)沒有專業(yè)劇院，

47、但其他一些城鎮(zhèn)如諾丁漢、赫爾、考文垂、紐卡斯?fàn)枺泻懿诲e的公司，每一季都有一批演員表演一系列的戲劇。有些城鎮(zhèn)如奇切斯特、愛丁堡的劇院，夏季會有演出季。即使在小城鎮(zhèn)，過去幾年內(nèi)也已建了一批劇院來滿足當(dāng)?shù)厝藗兊男枨蟆Ｓ魳?11)國王的品味是否反映了臣民的品味，這是值得商榷的。但，【8】下面這三個國王卻和自己的臣民共享音樂。理查德一世 (1157-1199)，被稱為“勇士”，譜曲，和樂師布隆德爾一起演唱。據(jù)說，他在奧地利坐監(jiān)時，布隆德爾唱了一首只有他和國王知道的歌曲，國王在秘密囚禁的城堡中聽到了這首曲子，由此布隆德爾找到了國王。亨利八世 (1491-1547)，雖因有六個妻子而臭名昭著，卻是個優(yōu)

48、秀的樂師，他的一些曲子至今仍在傳唱。維多利亞女王 (1819-1901)和丈夫阿爾伯特親王以唱民謠為樂。偉大的作曲家和鋼琴師菲利克斯門德爾松(1809-1847)是宮廷中的常客，女王和王子唱歌時，他在伴奏。(12)【9】外國人不很了解英國人對音樂的熱愛，可能因為知名的英國作曲家很少。最有名的是亨利普賽爾 (1658-1695)，戲劇珀賽爾狄多與埃涅阿斯是個經(jīng)典。獻給普賽爾的進行曲Lillibulero讓人振奮，現(xiàn)在BBC把這個音樂用作海外新聞之前，據(jù)說唱的是“拋棄三個王國的詹姆斯二世”，1688年他逃離了英國。愛德華艾爾加爵士 (1857-1934)因合唱和管弦樂曲目而知名，其中一些作品因著名

49、的小提琴家耶胡迪梅紐因而更廣為人知。本杰明布里頓 (1913-1976)，作曲非常具有個人特色，因戲劇作品彼得格里姆斯和比利巴德而舉世聞名。拉爾夫沃恩威廉姆斯 (1872-1958)深受英國民間音樂的影響，比如他對老歌綠袖子的改變(很多人都認(rèn)為這是個民歌)。近幾年，民間音樂復(fù)興開來，全英國都有專業(yè)表演組織。這個現(xiàn)象根植于塞西爾夏普 (1859-1924)的作品，他收集民間音樂和舞蹈。(13)目前對音樂的關(guān)注表現(xiàn)在一百所夏季音樂學(xué)校的存在，這些學(xué)校滿足各個級別的音樂者，從初學(xué)者到熟練的表演家。【10】這些學(xué)校氛圍友好，有的課程只有一個周末，也有課程持續(xù)三、四周，音樂種類眾多，中世紀(jì)音樂、古典音樂

50、、搖滾樂和流行音樂。奧爾德堡，巴斯，切爾騰納姆等城鎮(zhèn)有重要的音樂節(jié)，流行音樂節(jié)吸引成千上萬人，尤其是年輕人。大城市有世界聞名的樂隊，來自世界各國的偉大藝術(shù)家來英國表演。很多城鎮(zhèn)都有軍樂隊，樂手一般是礦工、當(dāng)?shù)氐南狸爢T，在英國音樂不僅僅是高雅的，更重要，它是民主的。1. 答案D解析：根據(jù)題干，考生可鎖定文章的第一段。倫敦人買的最多的是報紙、雜志和平裝書，有時也會買硬皮書。但相比較而言，硬皮書買的最少。2. 答案A解析：根據(jù)題干中的Chafing Cross Road，考生可鎖定文章的第二段。第二段講到這條街著名的原因在于，買書的人可以在這里找到各種各樣的書店。3. 答案C解析：根據(jù)題干中的Fa

51、rringdon Road，考生可鎖定文章的第三段。Farringdon Road是二手書的中心，這里沒有書店，只有小推車;這里的書并不是沒有價值，偶爾幾便士買到的書可能價值幾百英鎊。所以C為正確答案。選項A是個干擾項，F(xiàn)arringdon Road在倫敦東區(qū)，并不是在倫敦東邊。4. 答案D解析：根據(jù)題干中的some of them are specialist theatres，考生可鎖定文章的第六段。作者隨后舉了例子來說明什么是specialist theatres，這些劇院只上演某一類戲劇。5. 答案D解析：根據(jù)題干中的Piccadilly and Leicester Square tu

52、be stations，考生可鎖定文章中的第八段。晚間表演一般在7:30到8點之間，所以從7:15到8點之間交通會有小高峰期。6. 答案C解析：根據(jù)題干中的World War II，考生可鎖定文章的第九段。二戰(zhàn)給表演帶來的影響是，演出時間提前了。7. 答案C解析：根據(jù)題干中的the decline of theatre business，考生可鎖定文章的第十段。段首講到，電視的普及和演出經(jīng)費拮據(jù)導(dǎo)致劇院生意蕭條。8. 答案Richard I, Henry VIII and Queen Victoria解析：根據(jù)題干，考生可鎖定文章的第十一段。段中提到了三個皇家成員，對音樂非常感興趣。9. 答案

53、there are few renowned British composers解析：根據(jù)題干，考生可鎖定文章的第十二段。段首講到英國音樂不為人知的原因，英國知名的作曲家比較少。10. 答案from a weekend to three or four weeks解析：根據(jù)題干，考生可鎖定文章的最后一段。課程的時間有長有短，有的僅僅只有周末兩天，有的卻可持續(xù)三、四周。 仔細(xì)閱讀Part Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short

54、 passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.Addison Heard uses an image of his wife

55、 and infant son for the background on his laptop. An MBA student at the University of Virginias Darden School of Business, Heard thinks about his family constantly. But because hes away at B-school, he has experienced much of his sons first year via phone calls and digital photos. Says Heard, It has

56、 been particularly hard, not being there with them every day. This was his familys choice. It didnt make financial sense for his wife, Eden, a corporate lawyer in Washington, to quit her job, sell their condo(公寓), and move to Charlotterville with her husband. So he went alone. In his first Year each spouse made the 200-mile round-trip commute on alternate weekends. Since their son was born last May, Addison has been doing most of the driving.As complicated as the Heards situation seems, it isnt all that rare. In any year, hun