英语六级考试听力模拟试题预测题12

英语六级考试听力模拟试题预测题12Reading Comprehension (20 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:African elephants have been slaughtered at alarming rate over the past decade, largely because they are the primary source of the world's ivory. Their population has been dwindled from 1.3 million in 1979 to just 625,000 today, and the rate of killing has been accelerating in recent years because many of the older, bigger tusked animals have already been destroyed. "The poachers now must kill times as manyelephants to get the same quantity of ivory," explained Curtis Bohlen, Senior vicepresident of the World Wildlife Fund.Though its record on the environment has been spotty so far,the government last week took the lead in a major conservation issue by imposing a ban on ivory imports into the US.The move came just four days after a consortium of conservation groups,including the World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation International,called for that kind of action, and it made the US the first nation to forbid imports of both raw and finished ivory.The ban,says Bohlen,sends a very clear message to the ivory poachers that the game is over.In the past African nations have resisted an ivory ban, but increasingly they realised that the decimation of the elephant herds poses a serious threat to their tourist business. Last month Tanzania and several other African countries called for an amendment to the 102nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species that would make the ivory trade illegal worldwide. The amendment is expected to be approved at an October meeting in Geneva and to gointo effect next January. But between now and then, conversationists contend, poachers may go on a rampage, killing elephants wholesale, so nations should unilaterally forbid imports right away. The US government brought that argument, and by week's end the twelve nation European Community had followed with itsown ban.21.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A) African Elephants and the Ivory Trade.B) A Bid to Save the Elephant.C) The Poachers.D) Elephants In Danger.22.According to the passage, "dwindle" means ____.A) decrease B) enlargeC) weaken D) elimilate23.Since many of the older, bigger- tusked animals have already been destroyed,what did the poacher do?A) They gave up poaching.B) They killed more elephants to get the same quantity of ivory.C) To them, game is over.D) They realized it was illegal to slaughter elephants.24.Why did the African nations welcome an ivory ban?A) The rate of killing has been accelerating.B) The US government forbids imports of both raw and finished ivory.C) They realised that the killing of elephants is a serious threat to their tourist business.D) African people advocated an ivory ban.25.What's the author's attitude?A) Subjective. B) Neutral.C) Possimistic. D) Active.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:In 58 million homes, the VCR has become nearly as much as the family car. But despite the VCR's advantages, video buffs complain about its limits. To duplicate prerecorded movies, for instance, requires two VCRs awkwardly cabled together. No wonder, then, that fans at Chicago's Consumer Electronics Show last week were excited by a new machine that eliminates the drawback. Moreover, its appearancewas a triumph over well wired opposition in Tokyo and Hollywood.The center of the excitement was the first dual deck videotape recorderavailable to US consumers, the VCR2, made by the tiny Arizona based Go Video company.The VCR 2 enables its users to make high quality duplicates of prerecorded tapes easily. It also lets viewers watch a tape while simultaneously recording off the air. Go Video hopes to have a limited supply of the VCR 2 instores by Christmastime, priced at just under $1,000.But the machine's move from freeze frame to faster forward has not been easy.For starters, Go Video could find no Japanese companies, which control manufacture of crucial VCR parts, willing to provide needed components. For another thing, US movie studios opposed the machine. So the company sued 15 Japanese and Korean makers, plus the Hollywood studios, claiming restrain of trade. Several manufactures have now settled with Go Video, and Korea's Smsung, is tooling up to produce the VCR 2. Meanwhile, Hollywood has modified its opposition because Go Video agreed to install circuitry that will prevent the VCR 2 from copying movies protected by anti theft coding. Still movie makers may see double for a while. Many of the films on store shelves, including hot new rentals like Comingto America and Crocodile Dundee Ⅱ, do not contain the coding.26.VCR has many advantages, but it also has its limits which lie in ____.A) it's not easy to duplicate prerecorded moviesB) it can not duplicate prerecorded moviesC) it can not be operated easilyD) it takes too long to duplicate prerecorded movies27.According to the passage, the suitable word which can replace "drawback" is ____.A) breakthrough B) advantageC) barrier D) function28.What's the advantages of VCR2?A) It can make high quality duplicates of prerecorded tapes easily.B) It can let viewers watch a tape while simultaneously recording off the air.C) It can duplicate prerecorded movies clearly.D) Both A and B.29.Why did Go Video company sue Japanese makers?A) Because Japanese makers are tooling up to produce the VCR 2.B) Because no Japanese companies are willing to sell needed components.C) Because Japanese makers like to cooperate with Korean counterparts.D) Because Japanese makers compete with them.30.Hollywood began to cooperate with Go Video Company, because ____.A) US consumers will have to pay rentals for duplicating moviesB) VCR 2 will be installed circuitry to prevent it from copying movies protectedby anti theft codingC) with the help of VCR2, the movies are more popularD) Go video company can copy movies without the permission of Hollywoodstudios.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:When Anwar out of the way, will Mahathir's war against foreign speculators actually help turn the economy around? The view of international financial analysts-foreigners-was largely pessimistic. Paul Krugman, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has suggested that the kind of financial restriction imposed by the IMF may not always be appropriate-and that it might be necessary for countries like Malaysia to close the doors and pump up production to buy time forreforms. But after Mahathir took that advice, Krgman quickly addressed an open letter to the Malaysian leader, warning that capital controls can work only as a "stopgap measure(权宜之策)"while putting together more fundamental banking and business reforms. Capital control "put more power into the hands of administrators, and people are rightly worried about abuse of powers," says Simon Flint of Independent Economic Analysis in Singapore. "Intervention just leads to corruption."Mahathir has heard and rejected such arguments before. Since his days fighting the British colonialists, he has dreamed of creating a Malays-assertive, competitive, hardworking who could stand up and be proud. If nothing else, Mahathir and his business friends have always thought big-developing the world's tallest building, the biggest dam, an Asian Silicon Valley-anything to increase the sense of national pride. Two decades of big ideas and affirmative action policies have helped pull Malays up from poverty. Now Mahathir has lives to see the birth of his New Malay Man-and, in small irony, it has turned out to be Anwar. With all his confidence and worldly sophistication, Anwar epitomize (集中体现) the ideal Mahathir has sought all his life. Last week Mahathir moved to destroy his own creation, the rebel son who has stoodbeside the old nationalist as the answer to his dream.31.Why did Paul Krugman regard capital controls as a stopgap measure?A) Because he was largely pessimistic.B) Because financial restrition is not appropriate.C) Because it benefits foreign speculators.D) Because in the long run, it will lead to abuse of powers.32.What's the reaction of Mahathir when he heard "Intervention just leads tocorruption."A) He has rejected such arguments before.B) He thought it right and accept it.C) He regretted what he had done.D) He moved to destroyed his own creation.33.Mahathir has always thought something big to increase the sense of nationalpride which lies in ____.A) the world's tallest buildingB) the biggest damC) an Asian silicon valleyD) A, B and C34.How long did it take his big ideas to help pull Malays up from poverty?A) 10 years. B) 20 years.C) 12 years. D) 24 years.35.Why did Mahathir move to destroy Anuar?A) Because Anwar did not embody his ideal.B) Because Anwar turned out to be a total failure.C) Because Anwar has stood beside the old nationalist.D) Because his dream become true.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:The home service industry in Beijing is expected to become more attractive bothas a job and as an industry.Sources at the Beijing People's Political Consultative Conference said resistanceto home service work is melting away from minds of the city's laid off workers. The Conference suggested the establishment of municipal centers which supervise property management, household mending and installation, and house keeping services.Modern city life is creating a need for industrialization home services. This will create job opportunities for laid off workers, said vice director of the SocialJudicial Committee of the Conference.Beijing residents have long desired a home service industry. The demand is expected to drive new economic growth. There are few high quality home helpservices in Beijing and customers are always complaining.In the past, few laid off workers in Beijing desired to work as home helpers, jobs largely taken by young women from the countryside. At the same time, some city residents have not felt safe trusting rural girls with modern household machines or with their small children. Many people would pay more for reliable house keeperswho are more familiar with city life, but they have had no way of getting one, eventhough the city is home to thousands of laid off workers.By the end of June this year, there were 30,600 jobless workers in the city. Most of them are women in their 40's, who are not blessed with particular skills and who have had their work ethics shaped by the planned economy. Many of them were at a loss when they first realized they had lost their jobs and a way of life they had gotused to for decades.They never imagined being laid off by state owned enterprises; they never considered other kinds of employment. For them, the private sector meant taking risks; housekeeping implied lower social status. Gao yunfang, 44, is a pioneer who is breaking the ice. She sells the Beijing Morning Post in the morning, and works at two households in the afternoon. She earns 1,000 yuan per month.So she no longer worries about her daughter's tuition at a university in Shanghai.36.What is talked about in the passage?A) Home service. B) Modern city life.C) Laid off workers. D) Social status.37.What does the word "laid off" in the passage mean?A) Heavily burdened. B) Old.C) Inexperienced. D) Jobless.38.Why didn't the laid off workers like to do home services in the past?A) Low salary.B) Lower social status.C) Dirty working condition.D) Too much extra work.39.Why were many laid off workers at a loss?A) Because they didn't get used to the new way of life.B) Because they are too old to find a new job.C) Because they dislike being laid off.D) Because they think they lost their social status.40.In which ways is home service industry good for our society?A) It meets the needs of modern life.B) It provides work opportunities for the laid off workers.C) It is a new industry.D) A and B.Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.41.He promised to put ____ a word for me.A) out B) down C) forward D) in42.The wheels stuck in the ____.A) mud B) clay C) soil D) earth43.His talent is quite ____.A) mere B) unique C) single D) only44.Miss Jane always buys ____ priced clothes.A) highly B) highest C) high D) higher45.She hit the chair and ____ the coffee.A) spoiled B) poured C) spilled D) splashed46.Radio reception wasn't very good because of a disturbance in theatmosphere; the announcer's voice sounded very ____.A) disputed B) discarded C) dismissed D) distorted47.To his great joy he discovered that his ear was becoming ____.A) sensational B) sensitive C) sentimental D) sensible48.A power failure created ____ in transportation.A) emergency B) enclosure C) extension D) excitement49.I don't know if the story is true, but I'll try to ____ it.A) verify B) reinforce C) identify D) conform50.Because Bob had stopped reading his technical journals he was ____ of newdevelopment in his field.A) tedious B) subtle C) ignorant D) intellectual51.The students showed ____when solving the difficult maths problems.A) validity B) purity C) ingenuity D) reliability52.I saw them bending with great ____ over the machines.A) concentration B) endeavorC) tolerance D) absorption53.The purpose of the official inquiry is to ____ the true facts leading to the lossof the ship at sea.A) come for B) come at C) come into D) come over54.Poor health and lack of money may both be ____ to educational progress.A) scarcities B) stains C) restraints D) barriers55.A system of strict discipline has a ____ effect on conduct.A) automatic B) deliberate C) beneficial D) customary56.The archaeologist ____that the vase was 3500 years old.A) utilized B) estimated C) sustained D) upheld57.For a little while the girl ____ for her dead cat, but she got over itafter a few days.A) ached B) depressed C) grieved D) upset58.Although the arguments were ____, he was not convinced.A) rational B) universal C) apparent D) exceptional59.The ____ of the sun almost blinded them.A) glitter B) flare C) sparks D) glare60.Her hair was wet from the ____ tossed up by the huge waves.A) surf B) lather C) foam D) spray61.The house has remained ____ since its owner left for a foreign country fouryears ago.A) ruined B) haunted C) uninhabited D) locked62.A series of strikes have ____ many of the basic industries in that country.A) crippled B) damaged C) changed D) decreased63.Martin lay____on the bed all night,turning over and over in his mind thegreat decision he might have to make.A) wake B) awake C) waken D) woke64.A square is a flat area having four sides, any adjacent two sides of which ____a right angle.A) make B) advocate C) adjoin D) shape65.Modern sonar makes it possible to ____ an under water submarine.A) communicate B) sink C) search D) locate66.I have looked all over the office for my jar of glue. It seemed to have____.A) vapoured B) vanished C) vibrated D) reduced67.In no case will they ____ with folded arms.A) pass by B) look on C) go by D) hold on68.As he failed to win the first prize in the badminton match, he had to ____ thesecond.A) settle in B) settle forC) settle up D) settle with69.The nurse was dismissed because she was found to be ____.A) roundabout B) correspondingC) vigilant D) negligent70.The editor told me that if I could ____ my story to 5,000 words, theywould take it.A) cut off B) cut downC) cut across D) cut inPart ⅣError Correction (15 minutes)Directions:This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there arealtogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put aslash (/) in the blank.The place of the child in society has varied for thousands of years and has been effected by different cultures and religions. In ancient times unwanted children were occasionally abandoned, put to death, exploiting or offered for religious sacrifices, and in any event a large percentage of them didn't survive their physically hazardousexistence to reach to maturity.In western civilization within the last few hundred years, there have been many changes in attitude with the young. In agricultural Europe, and later with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the children of the poor work long hours for little or no pay, and there was no public concern on their safety or welfarepunishment could be brutal and severe.By the eighteenth century the harsh and severe methods began to show any change. Society slowly accorded(给予) children a role of importance. Books were written expressly for them and gradually laws were passing for their protection.Efforts were made to create for them a life better than their parents!In the past few decades parents have become more and more attentive for the needs of their children.Better health care is available and education is no longer reserving for the children from wealthy families.1. time ____2. ____3. the ____71. ____72. ____73. ____74. ____75. ____76. ____77. ____78. ____79. ____80. ____Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Wealth and Health . You should write at least 150 words and you shouldbase your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1.2.3.我的观点是。