2019年大學英語六級模擬試卷及答案（二）

卷面總分：120分答題時間：45分鐘試卷題量：11題

一、問答題（共11題，共120分）

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PartIReadingComprehension

Directions:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowed

byfourcomprehensionquestions.Readthepassageandanswerthe

questions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Someyearsagothecaptainofashipwasveryinterestedinmedicine.He

alwaystookmedicinebookstoseaandlikedtotalkaboutdifferent

diseases.

Onedayalazysailoronhisshippretendedtobeill.Helayonhisbunk

（鋪）andgroanedasifhewereverysick.Thecaptaincametoseehimand

wasverypleasedtohaveapatienttolookafter.Hetoldthemantorest

forafewdaysandmadetheothersailorsdohiswork.Threedayslater

anothersailorpretendedthathehadsomethingwrongwithhischest.

Oncemorethecaptainlockedinhismedicalbooksandtold“sick”man

tohavearest.

Theothersailorswereveryangrybecausetheyhadmoreworktodo.The

patientshadthebestfoodandlaughedattheirfriendswhenthecaptain

wasnotIooking.Atlastthemate用&副手）decidedtocurethe"sick"

men.Hemixedupsomesoap,soot（煙灰），glue（膠水）andother

unpleasantthings.Thenheobtainedpermissionfromthecaptaintogive

hismedicinetothe“sick”men.Whentheytastedthemedicine,they

reallydidfeelill.ltwassohorriblethatoneofthepatientsjumpedoutof

hibunk,ranupondeskandclimbedthehighestmastontheship.Hedid

notwantanymoremedicine.

Thematetoldbothofthementhattheymusttakethemedicineevery

halfanhour,nightandday.Thissooncuredthem.Theybothsaidthey

feltbetterandwantedtostartwordagain.Thecaptainrealizedthatthe

mentriedtodeceivehimsohemadethemworkveryhardfortherestof

thevoyage.

I.Thefirstsailorpretendedtobeillbecausehewantedto

A.testthecaptain'sknowledgeofmedicineB.befreefromwork

C.havethebestfoodontheshipD.playajokeonhisfriends

2.Whenthecaptainknewasailorwasill,he.

A.didn'tcaremuchB.sentforadoctor

C.lookedafterhimandtoldhimtohavearestD.gavehimsome

medicine

3.Thepatientsfeltbetterquicklybecause.

A.theyhadbeengivenpropermedicine

B.theylearnedthatthecaptainhadfoundoutthetruth

C.theywerelaughedatbytheirfriends

D.themedicinethemategavewashorrible

4.Whenthecaptainknewhehadbeendeceived,he.

A.toldthemnottodosoagainB.losthistemper

C.madethemworkharderD.firedthem

5.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?

A.AsuddenCure.B.TwoPatients.C.CaptainandSailors.D.ADifficult

Voyage.

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Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whenaluminumwasfirstproducedaboutahundredandfiftyyearsago,

itwassodifficulttoseparateformtheoresinwhichitwasfoundthatits

pricewashigherthanthatofgold.Thepriceremainedhighuntilanew

processwasdiscoveredforrefiningthemetalwiththeaidofelectricity

approximatelythreequartersofacenturylater.Thenewmethodwasso

muchcheaperthataluminumbecausepracticalformanypurposes,one

ofwhichwasmakingpotsandpans.

Aluminumislightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferent

forms.Bymixingitwithothermetals,scientistshavebeenableto

produceavarietyofalloys,someofwhichhavethestrengthofsteelbut

weighonlyonethirdasmuch.

Today,theusesofaluminumareinnumerable.Perhapsitsmost

importantuseisintransportation.Aluminumisfoundintheengineof

automobiles,inthehullsofboats.ltisalsousedinmanypartsof

airplanes.Infact.thehuge“airbus“planeswouldprobablyneverhave

beenproducedifaluminumdidnotexist.Bymakingvehicleslighterin

weightaluminumhasgreatlyreducedtheamountoffuelneededto

movethem,Aluminumisalsobeingusedextensivelyinthebuilding

industryinsomecountries.

SinceaIuninunissucha丫6「53也匕（多用的）3七21,itisfortunatethat

bauxite（鋁土礦），咕ichisoneofitschiefsources,isalsooneoftheearth'

smostplentifulsubstances.Asthesourceofaluminumisalmost

inexhaustible,wecanexpectthatmoreandmoreuseswillbefoundfor

thisversatilemetal.

6.Thepriceofaluminumwassharplyreducedwhenpeoplediscovereda

newrefiningprocesswiththeaidof.

A.windB.solarenergyC.hydraulicpowerD.electricity

7.Aluminumis

A.lightweight,rustproofbutnoteasilyshapedintodifferentforms

B.heavyweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms

C.lightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms

□.lightweightandeasilyshapedintodifferentformsbutitiseasyto

becomerusty

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Aluminumiswidelyusedintransportation.

B.AIuminumisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes.

C.Aluminumisbeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustry.

0.Aluminumisnotusedinitspureform.

9.Aluminumisfoundonearthmostlyintheformof.

A.puremetalB.bauxiteC.goldD.liquid

W.Whatisthepassagetalkingabout?

A.Thefeaturesofaluminumanditsfunctions.B.Theprocessof

aluminum.

C.Thediscoveryofaluminum.D.Thepromisingfutureofaluminum.

3.

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Theideaofaspecialdaytohonormotherswasfirstputforwardin

Americain1907.twoyearslaterawoman,Mrs.JohnBruceDodd,inthe

stateofWashingtonproposedasimilardaytohonortheheadofthe

family—thefather.Hermotherdiedwhenshewasveryyoung,andher

fatherbroughtherup.Shelovedherfatherverymuch.

InresponsetoMrs.Dodd*sideathatsameyear—1909,thestate

governorofWashingtonproclaimed（宣布）thethirdSundayinJune

Father'sDay.TheideawasofficiallyapprovedbyPresidentWoodrow

Wilsonin1916.in1924,PresidentCalvinCoolidgerecommended

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nationaIobservanceoftheoccasion“toestabIishmoreintimate（親密）

relationsbetweenfathersandtheirchildren,andtoimpressuponfathers

thefullmeasureoftheirobligations."Theredorwhiteroseis

recognizedastheofficialFather'sDayflower.

Father'sDaytooklongertoestablishonanationalscalethanMother,

sDay,butastheideagrainedpopularity,tradesmenandmanufacturers

begantoseethecommercialpossibilities.Theyencouragedsonsand

daughterstohonortheirfatherswithsmallthank-youpresents,suchasa

tieorpairofsocks,aswellasbysendinggreetingcards.

DuringtheSecondWorldWar,AmericanservicemenstationedinBritain

begantorequestFather'sDaygreetingcardstosendhome.This

generatedaresponsewithBritishcardpublishers.Thoughatfirstthe

Britishpublicwasslowtoacceptthisratherartificialday,it'snowwell

celebratedinBritainonthethirdSundayinJuneinmuchthesameway

asinAmerica.

Father*sDayseemstobemuchlessimportantasoccasionthanthe

Mother'sDay.Notmanyofthechildrenoffertheirfatherssome

presents.ButtheAmericanfathersstillthinktheyaremuchbetterfated

thanthefathersofmanyothercountries,whohavenotevenadayfor

theirsakeinnameonly.

11.WhendidFather'sDayofficiallybegintohavenationalpopularity?

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A.1907B.1909C.1916D.1924

12.WhofirststartedtheideaofholdingtheFather*sDay?

A.Mrs.JohnBruceDoddB.Mrs.JohnBruce'sMother

C.ThegovernmentofWashington.D.Somebusinessmen.

13.WhatflowerwillbepopularonFather'sDay?

A.LilyB.WaterLilyC.RedroseorwhiteroseD.Sunflower.

14.Whichstatementistrue,aaccordingtothispassage?

A.IttookevenlongerforMother'sDaytogainnationalpopularity.

B.ThebusinessmenhelpedtomakeFather'sDaypopular.

C.Father'sDayisonlycelebratedinAmerica.

0.Father'sDayisonlyatrickofthebusinessmentomakemoney.

15.WhatwasthefirstreactionoftheBritishpublishingtowardsFather'

sDay?

A.Theythoughthighlyofitandaccepteditatonce.

B.Theyjustaccepteditatoncewithoutanyhesitation.

C.Theyjustthoughtitajoke.

D.Theythoughtitwastooartificialandtookalongtimetoaccept.

4.

Passage4

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

CultureshockisanoccupationaIdisease（職業(yè)病）forpeopIewhohave

beensuddenlytransplantedabroad.

Cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallfamiliar

signsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsareasfollowing:

whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenmeetpeople,whenandhow

togivetips,howtomakepurchases,whentoacceptandrefuse

invitations,whentotakestatementsseriouslyandwhennot.Thesesigns,

whichmaybewords,gestures,facialexpressions,orcustoms,are

acquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandasmuchapartof

ourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.AIIofus

dependonhundredsofthesesignsforourpeaceofmindand

day-to-dayefficiency,butwedonotcarrymostatthelevelofconscious

awareness.

Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthese

familiarsignsareremoved.Nomatterhowbroadmindedorfullofgood

willyoumaybeaseriesofsupportshavebeenknockedfromunderyou,

followedbyafeelingoffrustration.Whensufferingfromcultureshock

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peoplefirstrejecttheenvironmentwhichcauseddiscomfort.Thewaysof

thehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad.When

foreignersinastrangelandgettogetherincomplainaboutthehost

countryitspeople,youcanbesurethattheyaresufferingfromculture

shock.

16.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockis.

A.anoccupationaldiseaseofforeignpeopleB.mayleadtoveryserious

symptoms

C.actuallynotadiseaseD.incurable

17.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockresultfrom.

A.thesuddenchangeofsocialatmosphereandcustoms

B.thesuddenchangeofourdailyhabits

C.thesuddenlossofourownsignsandsymbols

D.thediscomfortthatwefeelwhenfacedwithaforeigner

18.Whichoneofthefollowingmaynotbeasymptomofcultureshock?

A.Youdon'tknowhowtoexpressyourgratitude.

B.Youdon'tknowhowtogreetotherpeople.

C.Yousuddenlyforgetwhatawordmeans.

D.Youdon'tunderstandwhyaforeignershrugs.

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19.Accordingtothepassage,howwouldapersonwhostaysabroad

mostprobablyreactwhenheisfrustratedbythecultureshock?

A.Heismostlikelytorefusetoabsorbthestrangeenvironmentatfirst.

B.Heisreallytoacceptthechangeandadapthimselftothenew

environment.

C.AIthoughhetakestheculturedifferenceforgranted,hestilldoesn't

knowhowtodowithit.

D.Hemaybegintohatethepeopleorthingsaroundhim.

20.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease

B.cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietyoflivinginastrangeculture

C.cultureshockhaspeculiarsymptoms

D.itisveryhardtocopewithlifeinanewsetting

5.

PartIIVocabularyandStructure

Directions:Inthisparttherearefortyincompletesentences.Each

sentenceisfollowedbyfourchoices.Choosetheonethatbest

completesthesentenceandthenmarkyouranswerontheAnswer

Sheet

21.Theteacherthestudentsonatourthroughtheartmuseum.

A.madeB.indicatedC.forcedD.took

22.Tom'sparentsdiedwhenhewasachild,sohewasbyhisrelatives.

A.grownupB.broughtupC.raisedD.fedup

23.Hereismycard.Let'skeepin.

A.touchB.relationC.connectionD.friendship

24.Sofarthereisnoproofpeoplefromotherplanetsdoexist.

A.whichB.howC.whatD.that

25.Thenewspapersreportedyesterdayseveralontheboundariesof

thesetwocountries.

A.incidentsB.happeningsC.eventsD.accidents

26.We'veworkedouttheplanandnowwemustputitinto.

A.factB.realityC.practiceD.deed

27.Hedidn'tandsohefailedtheexamination.

A.workenoughhardB.hardworkenoughC.hardenoughworkD.work

hardenough

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28.NotuntilMr.SmithcametoChinawhatkindofcountrysheis.

A.heknewB.hedidn*tknowC.didheknowD.hecouldn,tknow

29.Scientistssayitmaybetenyearsthismedicinewasputtouse.

A.sinceB.beforeC.afterD.when

3O.lnsomecountries,iscalled“equally”doesnotreallymeanequal

rightsforallpeople.

A.thatB.whatC.whichD.how

31.Wedidn'tknowhistelephonenumber,otherwisewehim.

A.wouldtelephoneB.wouldhavetelephone

C.hadtelephonedD.musthavetelephoned

32.We'vemissedthelastbus,I'mafraidwehavenobuttotakeataxi.

A.wayB.possibilityC.choiceD.selection

33.Luckily,mostsheepthefloodlastmonth.

A.enduredB.survivedC.livedD.passed

34.Myparentsalwaysletmehavemyownofliving.

A.wayB.methodC.mannerD.fashion

35.Likeotherlanguageskills,readingrequirespractice.

A.themostofB.muchoftheC.mostoftheD.moreofthe

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36.Itisonlythroughpracticeonewillbeabletoswimskillfully.

A.whatB.whoC.thatD.which

37.Thebrainiscapableofignoringpainmessageoftoconcentrateon

otheractivities.

A.itallowedB.isitallowedC.allowedD.allowedit

38.Don'tworry,Ihavealreadythemthedecision.

A.informed;withB.informed;ofC.informed;forD.informed;that

39.Thechildwassorryhismotherwhenhearrivedatthestation.

A.tomissB.havingmissedC.missingD.tohavemissed

40.1wonderwhyhetodiscusstheproblematthemeeting.

A.declinedB.rejectedC.refusedD.delayed

41.Youcanhangupwhatyoulikeonthesewalls.

A.bareB.emptyC.blankD.vacant

42.Accordingtoa,themajoritywouldratherhavenewspaperswithouta

governmentthanagovernmentwithoutnewspapers.

A.electionB.campaignC.pollD.vote

43.Thepopulationofthevillagehasdecreased150to500.

A.inB.atC.byD.with

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44.ItseemsthatthereisthatIcan'tdo.

A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.none

45.Theyareoftencaringmoreaboutanimalsthanhumanbeings.

A.accusedifB.accusedwithC.chargedofD.chargedfor

46.agoodbeginningismade,thewordishalfdone.

A.AssoonasB.WhileC.AsD.Once

47.Georgecouldnothisfoolishmistake.

A.accountinB.countonC.countforD.accountfor

48.Wecameintothisfieldlate,sowemustworkhardtothelosttime.

A.makeupforB.makeoutC.keepupwithD.putupwith

49.Thenewlawwillcameintoonthedayitispassed.

A.effectB.useC.serviceD.existence

5O.Wecanseparatethemixtureintothepurechemicalcompoundsitis

composed.

A.inwhichB.ofwhatC.cfwhichD.fromwhich

51.Mrs.Lincolnhasthatsheisunabletogetajob.

A.suchsmalleducationB.solittleeducation

C.asuchlittleeducationD.asosmalleducation

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52.Shecan'tpreventherlittleboyshootingbirds.

A.from;toB.on;atC.with;upD.from;at

53.Manycountriesareincreasingtheiruseofnaturalgas,windand

otherformsof.

A.energyB.sourceC.powerD.material

54.Adarkenedskyinthedaytimeisusuallyandindicationthatastorm

is.

A.possiblecomingB.abouttotakeplace

C.closebyD.expectedtobesevere

55.Weallknowthatspeaklouderthanwords.

A.movementsB.performanceC.operationsD.actions

56.,hecouldnotcoverthewholedistanceinfifteenminutes.

A.FastashecanB.Ashecanranfast

C.lfhecanranfastD.Sinceheranfast

57.Agriculturalproductioninthatcountryhasincreasedinrecentyears.

A.vastlyB.strikinglyC.considerablyD.extremely

58.Peterhasplannedtosomemoneyeverymonthsothathecanbuya

usedcarnextyear.

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A.setasideB.setupC.setinD.setalong

59.AlthoughIspoketohimmanytimes,henevertookanyofwhatIsaid.

A.attentionB.noticeC.warningD.observation

6O.Theyovercameallthedifficultiesandfulfilledtheplanthreemonths

aheadoftime,issomethingwehadnotexpected.

A.thatB.whatC.itD.which

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PartIIICloze

Directions:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreach

blanktherearefourchoices.Choosetheonethatbestfitsintothe

passageandthenmarksyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.The

firstisthesortofbrainheisborn61.Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,

62beingmorecapablethanothers.63nomatterhowgoodabrainhe

hastobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligence64he

hasopportunitiestolearn.Sothesecondfactoriswhat65tothe

individual—thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisbrought66.Ifan

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individualishardcapped（受阻礙）67,itisIikelythathisbrainwill68to

developandhewill69attainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheis70.

Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual's

intelligencecanbe71bythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,Peterand

John.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,and

theyareplacedin72foster（寄養(yǎng)）homes.Peterwasrearedbyparentsof

lowintelligenceinan73communitywithpooreducational74.John,75,

waseducatedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohasbeentocollege.

Thisenvironmental76continueduntilthetwinswere77theirlateteens,

78theyweregiventeststo79theirintelIigence.John'sIQ.（智商）was

125,twenty-fivepointshigherthanthe80andfullyfortypointshigher

thanhisidenticalbrother.

61.A.forB.byC.withD.in

62.A.mostB.someC.manyD.few

63.A.ButB.ForC.StillD.And

64.A.ifB.thoughtC.asD.unless

65.A.refersB.appliesC.happensD.concerns

66.A.aboutB.upC.forwardD.forth

67.A.relativelyB.intelligentlyC.regularlyD.environmentally

68.A.failB.helpC.manageD.stop

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69.A.everB.neverC.evenD.nearly

7O.A.ableB.capableC.availableD.acceptable

71.A.demonstratedB.deniedC.neglectedD.ignored

72.A.separateB.similarC.remoteD.individual

73.A.omittedB.isolatedC.enclosedD.occupied

74.A.possibilitiesB.opportunitiesC.capacitiesD.responsibilities

75.A.moreoverB.consequentlyC.thenD.however

76.A.exceptionB.divisionC.differenceD.alteration

77.A.inB.byC.atC.for

78.A.whileB.sinceC.whenD.because

79.A.estimateB.countC.decideD.measure

8O.A.averageB.commonC.usualD.ordinary

7.

PartIVTranslation

Thecaptainrealizedthatthementriedtodeceivehimsohemadethem

workveryhardfortherestofthevoyage.(PassageOne)

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8.

PartIVTranslation

Bymakingvehicleslighterinweightaluminumhasgreatlyreducedthe

amountoffuelneededtomovethem,(PassageTwo)

9.

PartIVTranslation

Asthesourceofaluminumisalmostinexhaustible,wecanexpectthat

moreandmoreuseswillbefoundforthisversatilemetal.(PassageTwo)

10.

PartIVTranslation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

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