大學英語六級考試模擬試卷十九

（總分:100.00,做題時間：90分鐘）

ListeningComprehension（總題數：0,分數：0.00）

SectionA（總題數：8,分數：0.00）

.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.（分數：16.00）

A.Heinventedtherefrigerator.

B.Hepatentedhisfirstinvention.

C.Hewasadmittedtoauniversity.V

D.HegotadegreeinMathematics.

解析：［聽力原文］

W:Hello.

M:Hello,isthatthereferencelibrary?

W:Yes.CanIhelpyou?

M:Ihopeso.IrangearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDenys

Hawtin,thescientist.Youaskedmetoringback.

W:Oh,yes.Ihavefoundsomething.

M:Good.I'vegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.

W:Certainly.Hawtin,Denys.Born:Darlington1836;diedNewYork1920.

M:Yes.Gotthat.

W:Inventorandphysicist.Thesonofafarmworker,hewasadmittedtothe

UniversityofLondonattheageoffifteen.

M:Yes.

W:HegraduatedatseventeenwithafirstclassdegreeinPhysicsand

Mathematics.Allright?

M:Yes,allright.

W:Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageofeighteen.Itwasa

methodofrefrigerationwhicharosefromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.He

becameprofessorofMathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterattwenty-four;

whereheremainedfortwelveyears.Duringthattimehemarriedoneofhisstudents,

NatashaWilloughby.

M:Yes.Goon.

W:Later,workingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationofmodern

Physicsbyshowingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelof

subatomicparticles.ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin

1910,anddidsoagainin1912fortheirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.In

hislifetimeHawtinpatented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore?

M:Yes.WhendidhegotoAmerica?

W:Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYork,anddiedthere

suddenlyafteronlythreeweeks.Still,hewasagoodage.

M:Yes.Isupposeso.Well,thanks.

WhatdowelearnaboutDenysHawtinwhenhewas15?

對話主要介紹了Hawtin的生平，女士介紹了他出生和去世的時間后，就講

到他在15歲時被倫敦大學錄取了，故答案為選項C項。

.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.（分數：16.00）

A.Theinjuryofsomestudents.

B.Aschoolbuscrashontheway.

C.Thecollapseofaschoolbuilding.

D.Afirethatbrokeoutonaschoolcampus.J

解析：［聽力原文］

W:ThisisLisaMeyerintheWBZnewsroom,talkingwithMikeBassichis,who

isthedirectoroftheGiffordSchool,aboutthecleanupfromlastweek'sfireandwhat

thepossiblecauseofthatblazemayhavebeen.

M:We'regettingreadyforourentirestafftoreturnearlyfromvacation

tomorrowwhereuponwearegoingtomoveintotemporaryclassrooms.Andthe

otherbuildingsthatdidnotburnarebeingde-smoked.Astothecauseofthefire,all

weknowisthatwewerehavingtroublewiththepilotlightssinceweboughtthe

stoveinJulyandithadbeenservicedthreetimes.Well,asamatteroffact,wethink

itwasamalfunctioningstovethatmayhavecausedthefire.Nothingdefiniteyethas

beendetermined.

W:Haveyouheardfromotherschoolsorotherinstitutionalusersofthis

stovethathavehadthesameproblem?

M:No.Iwouldn'tknowanythingmoreaboutthestoveitself.AllIknowisthat

thisfirewentupsoquicklythatthere'sbeenasuspicionaboutwhyitwentupso

quickly.Anditmaybethattherewasagasblast.But,again,thishasnotbeen

determinedofficiallybyanybody.

W:Igotyou.Whendokidscomebacktoschool?

M:NextMonday,andwewillbereadyforthem.MondayJanuary4.We're

justextremelythrilledthatno

onewashurtandthat'sbecauseofthefirefighterstharwerehere,nineof

them.They'rewonderful.W:AndI'msureyousendyourthanksouttothem,uh?

M:Well,we'resendingoutthankstotheminaletterorinanyotherwaywe

can.Iheardastorytodaywhereoneofourkidsactuallybakedsomecookiesandis

takingittothefiredepartment,togiveittothem.

Whatwerethespeakerstalkingabout?

對話開頭女士便表明一起聊天的是學校的校長，內容是關于上周的火災，接

著對話中女士詳細問詢了關于這場校同火災的各種情況。因此選D項“一場發

生在學校校園的火災，

SectionB（總題數:7,分數：0.00）

.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.（分數：12.00）

A.Itisatraitofagenerouscharacter.

B.ltisareflectionofself-esteem.

C.ltisanindicatorofhighintelligence.

D.ltisasignofhappinessandconfidence.V

解析：［聽力原文］

Intoday'spersonalitystakes,nothingismorehighlyvaluedthanasenseof

humor.Weseekitoutinothersandareproudtoclaimitinourselves,perhapseven

morethangoodlooksorintelligence.Ifsomeonehasagreatsenseofhumor,we

reason,itmeansthattheyarehappy,sociallyconfidentandhaveahealthy

perspectiveonlife.

ThisattitudewouldhavesurprisedtheancientGreeks,whobelievedhumor

tobeessentiallyaggressive.Andinfact,ouradmirationforthecomicallygiftedis

relativelynew,andnotverywell-founded,saysRodMartin,apsychologistatthe

UniversityofWesternOntario.Beingfunnyisn'tnecessarilyanindicatorofgood

socialskillsandwell-being,hisresearchhasshown.Itmayjustaslikelybeasignof

personalityflaws.

Hehasfoundthathumorisadouble-edgedsword.Itcanforgebetter

relationshipsandhelpyoucopewithlife,oritcanbecorrosive,eatingawayat

self-esteemandirritatingothers."It'saformofcommunication,likespeech,andwe

alluseitdifferently/'saysMartin.Weusebondinghumortoenhanceoursocial

connections,butwealsomayemployitasawayofexcludingorrejectingan

outsider.

Thoughhumorisessentiallysocial,howyouuseitsaysalotaboutyoursense

ofself.Thosewhouseself-defeatinghumor,makingfunofthemselvesforthe

enjoymentofothers,tendtomaintainthathostilitytowardthemselvesevenwhen

alone.Similarly,thosewhoareabletoviewtheworldwithamusedtoleranceare

oftenequallyforgivingoftheirownshortcomings.

Howdopeopletodayviewhumoraccordingtothespeaker?

錄音一開始便講人們是怎樣看待幽默，其中提到，如果某個人很有幽默感，

這意味著他是快樂的，社交上很自信，而且擁有健康的生活觀。選項D提及了

原文其中兩點(happy和consent),為本題答案。A頃“它是性格慷慨的特征”、

B項“它是自尊的反映”和C項“它的智商高的顯示”均沒有原文依據。

.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

4.(分數：16.00)

A.Sheisatouristguide.V

B.Sheisaninterpreter.

C.Sheisadomesticservant.

D.Sheisfromtheroyalfamily.

解析：［聽力原文］

Andnow,ifyou'llwalkthisway,ladiesandgentlemen,thenextroomwe're

goingtoseeistheroominwhichthefamilyusedtoholdtheirformaldinnerparties

andevenoccasionallyentertainheadsofstateandroyalty.However,theymanaged

tokeepthisroomfriendlyandintimateandIthinkyou'llagreeithasaveryinformal

atmosphere,quiteunlikesomegrandhousesyouvisit.Thecurtainswerenever

drawn,evenatnight,soguestsgotaviewofthelakeandfountainsoutside,which

werelitupatnight.Averyattractivesight.

Asyoucansee,ladiesandgentlemen,theguestswereseatedveryinformally

aroundthisovaltable,whichwouldaddtotherelaxedatmosphere.Thetabledates

fromtheeighteenthcenturyandismadeofSpanishoak.It'sratherremarkablefor

thefactthatalthoughitisextremelybig,it'ssupportedbyjustsixratherslimlegs.

However;itseemstohavesurvivedlikethatfortwohundredyears,soit'sprobably

goingtolastabitlonger.Thechairswhichgowiththetablearenotacompleteset——

therewereoriginallysixofthem.Theyareinterestingforthefactthattheyarevery

plainandundecoratedforthetime,withonlyoneplaincentralpanelatthebackand

noarm-rests.Imyselffindthemratheruncomfortabletositinforverylong,but

peoplewereusedtomorediscomfortinthepast.

Andnow,ladiesandgentlemen,ifyou'dliketofollowmeintotheGreat

Hall...

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

根據短文首句的引路語句ifyou'llwalkthisway,ladiesandgentlemen和末句

的ladiesandgentlemen,ifyou'dliketofollowmeintotheGreatHall可以判斷她是

導游。選A項。

SectionC（總題數:10,分數：0.00）

.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.

1.（分數：16.00）

A.TheyinvestigatetheretirementhomesinAmerica.

B.TheyareonissuesfacingseniorcitizensinAmerica.V

C.Theydescribethegreatpleasuresofthegoldenyears.

D.Theyarefilledwithfondmemoriesofhisgrandparents.

解析：［聽力原文］

Moderator:

HelloLadiesandGentleman,itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceour

keynotespeakerfortoday'ssession,Dr.HowardMiller.Dr.Miller;Professorof

SociologyatWashingtonUniversity,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbooksonthe

issuesfacingolderAmericansinourgrayingsocietyforthepast15years.Dr.Miller:

Dr.Miller:

Thankyouforthatintroduction.Today,I'dliketoprefacemyremarkswitha

storyfrommyownlifewhichIfeelhighlightsthecommonconcernsthatbringus

heretogether.Severalyearsagowhenmygrandparentswerewellintotheireighties,

theywerefacedwiththerealityofnolongerbeingabletoadequatelycarefor

themselves.Mygrandfatherspokeofhisgreatestfear;thatofleavingtheonlyhome

theyhadknownforthepast60years.Fightingbackthetears,hespokeproudlyof

thefactthathehadbuilttheirhomefromthegroundup,andthathehadpounded

everynailandlaideverybrickintheprocess.Theprospectofhavingtoselltheir

homeandgiveuptheirindependence,andmoveintoaretirementhomewasan

extremelypainfulexperienceforthem.Itwas,inmygrandfather'sownwords,like

havingalimbcutoff.Heexclaimedinaforcefulmannerthathefelthewasn't

importantanymore.

ForthemandsomeolderAmericans,theirso-called"goldenyears"areat

timesnotsopleasant,forthisperiodcanmeanthedeclineofnotonlyone'shealth

butthelossofidentityandself-worth.Inmanysocieties,thisself-identityisclosely

relatedwithoursocialstatus,occupation,materialpossessions,orindependence.

Furthermore,weoftenliveinsocietiesthatvaluewhatis"new"orinfashion,and

ourownusageofwordsintheEnglishlanguageisoftenasignofbadnewsforolder

Americans.Imeanhowwouldyourfamilyreactifyoucamehometonightexclaiming,

"Hey,cometothelivingroomandseetheOLDblackandwhiteTVIbrought!"

Unfortunately,theword"old"callstomindimagesoftheneedtoreplaceordiscard.

Now,manyofthelecturesgivenatthisconferencehavefocusedontheissues

ofpensionreform,medicalcare,andthedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesforsenior

citizens.Andwhilethesearevitalissuesthatmustbeaddressed,I'dliketofocusmy

commentsonanimportantissuethatwillaffecttheoverallsuccessoftheother

programsmentioned.Thishastodowithchangingourperspectivesonwhatit

meanstobeapartofthisgroup,andfindingmeaningfulrolestheelderlycanplay

andshouldplayinoursocieties.

Firstofall,I'dliketotalkabout...

WhatdoestheintroductionsayaboutDr.HowardMiller'sarticlesandbooks?

主持人介紹了主講人Dr.HowardMiller寫了很多文章和書籍，主要是關注生

活在老齡化社會的美國老年人;這也是Dr.HowardMiller此次講話的主題。B項

seniorcitizensinAmerica對應短文中的olderAmericans,該選項是這句話的概述。

A項“調查美國養老院的情況”利用后文提及的retirementhome設置T擾項，

不符合短文內容。文中提及流金歲月時，是說有時候不怎么愉快，故C項”描述

流金歲月的極大樂趣”錯誤。Miller在提到祖父母時，說的也都是些悲傷的事情，

故D項“充滿著他祖父母的美好回憶”錯誤。

.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions20to22.

5.(分數：12.00)

A.Itseriouslyimpactstheirphysicalandmentaldevelopment.J

B.lthasbecomeaproblemaffectingglobaleconomicgrowth.

C.ltisacommonproblemfoundinunderdevelopedcountries.

D.ltisanissueoftenoverlookedbyparentsinmanycountries.

解析：［聽力原文］

The2010GlobalHungerIndexreportwasreleasedtodaybytheInternational

FoodPolicyResearchInstitute(IFPRI).Itnotesthat,inrecentyears,expertshave

cometotheconclusionthatundernourishmentbetweenconceptionandachild's

secondbirthdaycanhaveseriousandlong-lastingimpacts.

Undernourishmentduringthisapproximately1,000-dayv/indowcanseriously

checkthegrowthanddevelopmentofchildrenandrenderthemmorelikelytoget

sickanddiethanwell-fedchildren.Preventinghungerallowschildrentodevelop

bothphysicallyandmentally.

SaysIFPRI'sMarieRuel,"Theywillbemorelikelytoperformwellinschool.

Theywillstayinschoollonger.Andthenatadulthood,IFPRIhasactually

demonstratedthatchildrenwhowerebetternourishedhavehigherwages,bya

prettylargemargin,by46percent."

Ruelsaysthatmeanstheproductivityofanation'sfuturegenerations

dependsinalargepartonthefirst1,000daysoflife.

"Thisiswhywe'reallonboardinfocusingonthosethousanddaystoimprove

nutrition.Afterthat,thedamageisdoneandishighlyirreversible."

Thedataonnutritionandchildhooddevelopmenthasbeenslowlycoming

togetherfordecades.ButRuelsaysscientificconsensusalonewillnotsolvethe

problem.

"It'snotenoughthatnutritionistsknowyouhavetointervenethen,ifwe

don'thavethepoliticiansonboard,andalsothe...peoplethatimplement[programs]

inthefield."

Ruelsaysthereareencouragingsignsthatpoliticiansandimplementersare

beginningtogetonboard.ManymajordonorsandtheUnitedNationsaretargeting

hunger-reliefprogramsatpregnantwomenandyoungchildren.Theyfocuson

improvingdietsorprovidingmicro-foodsupplements.Theyimproveaccessto

pre-birthcareandencourageexclusivebreastfeedingforthefirstsixmonthsofa

child'slife.

Ruelsaysinthe1980sThailandwasabletoreducechildundernourishment

byrecruitingalargenumberofvolunteerstotravelthecountrysideteachingabout

healthandnutrition.

"Theyreallydidveryactivepromotionofdiversityinthedietandgoodeating

habits.Sotheywereprovidingmorefoodtopeople,butalsoeducatingpeopleon

howtousethem,andalsoeducatingpeopleonhowtofeedtheiryoungchildren."

Ruelsayscountriesmaytakedifferentapproachestoreducingchild

undernutrition.Butshesaysnationswillnotmakeprogressfightinghungerand

povertyuntiltheybegintofocusonthosecriticalfirstthousanddays.

Whatistheexperts'conclusionregardingchildren'sundernourishmentin

theirearliestdaysoflife?

短文開頭闡明了專家得出結論，在懷孕到孩子兩歲生日期間的營養不良會產

生長期嚴重的影響。他們可能比營養充足的兒童更容易生病和死亡。接著短文進

一步說到，阻止饑餓能使兒童得到身心的發展。由此可選定A項。

.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.

8.（分數：12.00）

A.Theguaranteedqualityofitsgoods.

B.Thehugevolumeofitsannualsales.

C.Theserviceitprovidestoitscustomers.

D.Thehighvalue-to-weightratioofitsgoods.V

解析：[聽力原文]

I'dliketolookatavitalaspectofe-commerce,andthatisthenatureofthe

productorservice.Therearecertainproductsandservicesthatareverysuitablefor

sellingonline,andothersthatsimplydon'twork.

Suitableproductsgenerallyhaveahighvalue-to-weightratio.Itemssuchas

CDsandDVDsareobviousexamples.Books,althoughheavierandsomoreexpensive

topost,sillhaveahighenoughvalue-to-weightratio,asthesuccessofAmazon,

whichstartedoffsellingonlybooks,shows.Laptopcomputersareanothergood

productforsellingonline.

Digitalproducts,suchassoftware,films