專題測(cè)練12英語六級(jí)專項(xiàng)練習(xí)及答案（近年試題）

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1、溫故而知新，下筆如有神 近3年12月英語六級(jí)專項(xiàng)試題訓(xùn)練及答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A 1. A) The dean should have consulted her on the appointment. B) Dr. Holden should have taken over the position earlier. C) She doesn’t think Dr. Holden has made a wise choice. D) Dr. Holden is the best perso

2、n for the chairmanship.（D） 2. A) They’ll keep in touch during the summer vacation. B) They’ll hold a party before the summer vacation. C) They’ll do odd jobs together at the school library. D) They’ll get back to their school once in a while.（A） 3. A) Peaches are in season now. B) Peaches are

3、not at their best now. C) The woman didn’t know how to bargain. D) The woman helped the man choose the fruit.（B） 4. A) They join the physics club. B) They ask for an extension of the deadline. C) They work on the assignment together. D) They choose an easier assignment.（C） 5. A) She admires J

4、ean’s straightforwardness. B) She thinks Dr. Brown deserves the praise. C) She will talk to Jean about what happened. D) She believes Jean was rude to Dr. Brown.（A） 6. A) He liked writing when he was a child. B) He enjoyed reading stories in Reader’s Digest. C) He used to be an editor of Reade

5、r’s Digest. D) He became well known at the age of six.（A） 7. A) He shows great enthusiasm for his studies. B) He is a very versatile person. C) He has no talent for tennis. D) He does not study hard enough.（D） 8. A) John has lost something at the railway station. B) There are several railway

6、stations in the city. C) It will be very difficult for them to find John. D) The train that John is taking will arrive soon.（C） 9. A) Its rapid growth is beneficial to the world. B) It can be seen as a model by the rest of the world. C) Its success can’t be explained by elementary economics. D

7、) It will continue to surge forward.（A） 10. A) It takes only 5 minutes to reach the campus from the apartments. B) Most students can’t afford to live in the new apartments. C) The new apartments are not available until next month. D) The new apartments can accommodate 500 students.（B） Section B

8、 11. A) The role of immigrants in the construction of American society. B) The importance of offering diverse courses in European history. C) The need for greater cultural diversity in the school curriculum. D) The historic landing of Europeans on the Virginia shore.（C） 12. A) He was wondering

9、if the speaker was used to living in America. B) He was trying to show friendliness to the speaker. C) He wanted to keep their conversation going. D) He believed the speaker was a foreigner.（D） 13. A) The US population doesn’t consist of white European descendants only. B) Asian tourists can sp

10、eak English as well as native speakers of the language. C) Colored people are not welcome in the United States. D) Americans are in need of education in their history.（A） 14. A) By making laws B) By enforcing discipline C) By educating the public D) By holding ceremonies（A） 15. A) It should b

11、e raised by soldiers. B) It should be raised quickly by hand. C) It should be raised only by Americans. D) It should be raised by mechanical means.（B） 16. A) It should be attached to the status. B) It should be hung from the top of the monument. C) It should be spread over the object to be unv

12、eiled. D) It should be carried high up in the air.（D） 17. A) There has been a lot of controversy over the use of flag. B) The best athletes can wear uniforms with the design of the flag. C) There are precise regulations and customs to be followed. D) Americans can print the flag on their cushio

13、ns or handkerchiefs.（C） Passage Three 18. A) Punishment by teachers B) Poor academic performance C) Truancy D) Illness（C） 19. A) The Board of Education. B) Principals of city schools. C) Students with good academic records. D) Students with good attendance records.（D） 20. A) Punishing stud

14、ents who damage school property. B) Rewarding schools that have decreased the destruction. C) Promoting teachers who can prevent the destruction. D) Cutting the budget for repairs and replacements.（B） Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Passage one Too many vulnerable child-free adults

15、are being ruthlessly (無情的) manipulated into parent-hood by their parents, who think that happiness among older people depends on having a grand-child to spoil. We need an organization to help beat down the persistent campaigns of grandchildless parents. It’s time to establish Planned Grandparenthood

16、, which would have many global and local benefits. Part of its mission would be to promote the risks and realities associated with being a grandparent. The staff would include depressed grandparents who would explain how grandkids break lamps, bite, scream and kick. Others would detail how an hour

17、of baby-sitting often turns into a crying marathon. More grandparents would testify that they had to pay for their grandchild’s expensive college education. Planned grandparenthood’s carefully written literature would detail all the joys of life grand-child-free a calm living room, extra money for

18、luxuries during the golden years, etc. Potential grandparents would be reminded that, without grandchildren around, it’s possible to have a conversation with your kids, who—incidentally—would have more time for their own parents. Meanwhile, most children are vulnerable to the enormous influence exe

19、rted by grandchildless parents aiming to persuade their kids to produce children. They will take a call from a persistent parent, even if they’re loaded with works. In addition, some parents make handsome money offers payable upon the grandchild’s birth. Sometimes these gifts not only cover expenses

20、 associated with the infant’s birth, but extras, too, like a vacation. In any case, cash gifts can weaken the resolve of even the noblest person. At Planned Grandparenthood, children targeted by their parents to reproduce could obtain non-biased information about the insanity of having their own ki

21、ds. The catastrophic psychological and economic costs of childbearing would be emphasized. The symptoms of morning sickness would be listed and horrors of childbirth pictured. A monthly newsletter would contain stories about overwhelmed parents and offer guidance on how childless adults can respond

22、to the different lobbying tactics that would-be grandparents employ. When I think about all the problems of our overpopulated world and look at our boy grabbing at the lamp by the sofa, I wish I could have turned to Planned Grandparenthood when my parents were putting the grandchild squeeze on me.

23、 If I could have, I might not be in this parenthood predicament (窘境). But here’s the crazy irony, I don’t want my child-free life back. Dylan’s too much fun. 21. What’s the purpose of the proposed organization Planned Grandparenthood? A) To encourage childless couples to have children. B) To prov

24、ide facilities and services for grandchildless parents. C) To offer counseling to people on how to raise grandchildren. D) To discourage people from insisting on having grandchildren.（D） 22. Planned Grandparenthood would include depressed grandparents on its staff in order to ________. A) show t

25、hem the joys of life grandparents may have in raising grandchildren B) draw attention to the troubles and difficulties grandchildren may cause C) share their experience in raising grandchildren in a more scientific way D) help raise funds to cover the high expense of education for grandchildren（B

26、） 23. According to the passage, some couples may eventually choose to have children because ________. A) they find it hard to resist the carrot-and-stick approach of their parents B) they have learn from other parents about the joys of having children C) they feel more and more lonely ad they gr

27、ow older D) they have found it irrational to remain childless（A） 24. By saying “... my parents were putting the grandchild squeeze on me” (Line 2-3, Para. 6), the author means that ________. A) her parents kept pressuring her to have a child B) her parents liked to have a grandchild in their arm

28、s C) her parents asked her to save for the expenses of raising a child D) her parents kept blaming her for her child’s bad behavior（A） 25. What does the author really of the idea of having children? A) It does more harm than good. B) It contributes to overpopulation. C) It is troublesome but r

29、ewarding. D) It is a psychological catastrophe.（C） Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Ask most people how they define the American Dream and chances are they’ll say, “Success.” The dream of individual opportunity has been home in American since Europeans discovere

30、d a “new world” in the Western Hemisphere. Early immigrants like Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur praised highly the freedom and opportunity to be found in this new land. His glowing descriptions of a classless society where anyone could attain success through honesty and hard work fired the imaginatio

31、ns of many European readers: in Letters from an American Farmer (1782) he wrote. “We are all excited at the spirit of an industry which is unfettered (無拘無束的) and unrestrained, because each person works for himself ... We have no princes, for whom we toil (干苦力活)，starve, and bleed: we are the most per

32、fect society now existing in the world.” The promise of a land where “the rewards of a man’s industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labor” drew poor immigrants from Europe and fueled national expansion into the western territories. Our national mythology (神化) is full of illustration t

33、he American success story. There’s Benjamin Franklin, the very model of the self-educated, self-made man, who rose from modest origins to become a well-known scientist, philosopher, and statesman. In the nineteenth century, Horatio Alger, a writer of fiction for young boys, became American’s best-se

34、lling author with rags-to-riches tales. The notion of success haunts us: we spend million every year reading about the rich and famous, learning how to “make a fortune in real estate with no money down,” and “dressing for success.” The myth of success has even invaded our personal relationships: tod

35、ay it’s as important to be “successful” in marriage or parenthoods as it is to come out on top in business. But dreams easily turn into nightmares. Every American who hopes to “make it” also knows the fear of failure, because the myth of success inevitably implies comparison between the haves and t

36、he have-nots, the stars and the anonymous crowd. Under pressure of the myth, we become indulged in status symbols: we try to live in the “right” neighborhoods, wear the “right” clothes, eat the “right” foods. These symbols of distinction assure us and others that we believe strongly in the fundament

37、al equality of all, yet strive as hard as we can to separate ourselves from our fellow citizens. 26. What is the essence of the American Dream according to Crevecoeur? A) People are free to develop their power of imagination. B) People who are honest and work hard can succeed. C) People are free

38、 from exploitation and oppression. D) People can fully enjoy individual freedom.（D） 27. By saying “the rewards of a man’s industry follow with equal steps the progress of his labor” (Line 10, Para. 1), the author means ________. A) the more diligent one is, the bigger his returns B) laborious wo

39、rk ensures the growth of an industry C) a man’s business should be developed step by step D) a company’s success depends on its employees’ hard work（A） 28. The characters described in Horatio Alger’s novels are people who ________. A) succeed in real estate investment B) earned enormous fortune

40、s by chances C) became wealthy after starting life very poor D) became famous despite their modest origins（C） 29. It can be inferred from the last sentence of the second paragraph that ________. A) business success often contributes to a successful marriage B) Americans wish to succeed in every

41、 aspect of life C) good personal relationships lead to business success D) successful business people provide good care for their children（B） 30. What is the paradox of American culture according to the author? A) The American road to success is full of nightmares. B) Status symbols are not a r

42、eal indicator of a person’s wealth. C) The American Dream is nothing but an empty dream. D) What Americans strive after often contradicts their beliefs.（D） Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. Public distrust of scientists stems in part from the blurring of bound

43、aries between science and technology, between discovery and manufacture. Most government, perhaps all governments, justify public expenditure on scientific research in terms of the economic benefits the scientific enterprise ha brought in the past and will bring in the future. Politicians remind the

44、ir voters of the splendid machines ‘our scientists’ have invented, the new drugs to relieve old ailments (病痛), and the new surgical equipment and techniques by which previously intractable (難治療的) conditions may now be treated and lives saved. At the same time, the politicians demand of scientists th

45、at they tailor their research to ‘economics needs’, that they award a higher priority to research proposals that are ‘near the market’ and can be translated into the greatest return on investment in the shortest time. Dependent, as they are, on politicians for much of their funding, scientists have

46、little choice but to comply. Like the rest of us, they are members of a society that rates the creation of wealth as the greatest possible good. Many have reservations, but keep them to themselves in what they perceive as a climate hostile to the pursuit of understanding for its own sake and the ide

47、a of an inquiring, creative spirit. In such circumstances no one should be too hard on people who are suspicious of conflicts of interest. When we learn that the distinguished professor assuring us of the safety of a particular product holds a consultancy with the company making it, we cannot be bl

48、amed for wondering whether his fee might conceivably cloud his professional judgment. Even if the professor holds no consultancy with any firm, some people many still distrust him because of his association with those who do, or at least wonder about the source of some his research funding. This at

49、titude can have damaging effects. It questions the integrity of individuals working in a profession that prizes intellectual honesty as the supreme virtue, and plays into the hands of those who would like to discredit scientists by representing then a venal (可以收買的). This makes it easier to dismiss a

50、ll scientific pronouncements, but especially those made by the scientists who present themselves as ‘experts’. The scientist most likely to understand the safety of a nuclear reactor, for example, is a nuclear engineer declares that a reactor is unsafe, we believe him, because clearly it is not to h

51、is advantage to lie about it. If he tells us it is safe, on the other hand, we distrust him, because he may well be protecting the employer who pays his salary. 31. What is the chief concern of most governments when it comes to scientific research? A) Support from the votes. B) The reduction of p

52、ublic expenditure. C) Quick economics returns. D) The budget for a research project.（B） 32. Scientist have to adapt their research to ‘economic needs’ in order to ________. A) impress the public with their achievements B) pursue knowledge for knowledge’s sake C) obtain funding from the governm

53、ent D) translate knowledge into wealth（C） 33. Why won’t scientists complain about the government’s policy concerning scientific research? A) They think they work in an environment hostile to the free pursuit of knowledge. B) They are accustomed to keeping their opinions to themselves. C) They k

54、now it takes patience to win support from the public. D) They think compliance with government policy is in the interests of the public.（A） 34. According to the author, people are suspicious of the professional judgment of scientists because ________. A) their pronouncements often turn out to be

55、wrong B) sometimes they hide the source of their research funding C) some of them do not give priority to intellectual honesty D) they could be influenced by their association with the project concerned（D） 35. Why does the author say that public distrust of scientists can have damaging effects?

56、 A) It makes things difficult for scientists seeking research funds. B) People would not believe scientists even when they tell the truth. C) It may dampen the enthusiasm of scientists for independent research. D) Scientists themselves may doubt the value of their research findings.（B） Passage F

57、our Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. In many ways, today’s business environment has changed qualitatively since the late 1980s. The end of the Cold War radically altered the very nature of the world’s politics and economics. In just a few short years, globalization has starte

58、d a variety of trends with profound consequences: the opening of markets, true global competition, widespread deregulation (解除政府對(duì)…的控制) of industry, and an abundance of accessible capital. We have experienced both the benefits and risks of a truly global economy, with both Wall Street and Main Street

59、 (平民百姓) feeling the pains of economic disorder half a world away. At the same time, we have fully entered the Information Age, Starting breakthroughs in information technology have irreversibly altered the ability to conduct business unconstrained by the traditional limitations of time or space. To

60、day, it’s almost impossible to imagine a world without intranets, e-mail, and portable computers. With stunning speed, the Internet is profoundly changing the way we work, shop, do business, and communicate. As a consequence, we have truly entered the Post-Industrial economy. We are rapidly shiftin

61、g from an economy based on manufacturing and commodities to one that places the greatest value on information, services, support, and distribution. That shift, in turn, place an unprecedented premium on “knowledge workers,” a new class of wealthy, educated, and mobile people who view themselves as f

62、ree agents in a seller’s market. Beyond the realm of information technology, the accelerated pace of technological change in virtually every industry has created entirely new business, wiped out others, and produced a Pervasive (廣泛的) demand for continuous innovation. New product, process, and distr

63、ibution technologies provide powerful levers for creating competitive value. More companies are learning the importance of destructive technologies—innovations that hold the potential to make a product line, or even an entire business segment, virtually outdated. Another major trend has been the fr

64、agmentation of consumer and business markets. There’s a growing appreciation that superficially similar groups of customers may have very different preferences in terms of what they want to buy and how they want to buy it. Now, new technology makes it easier, faster, and cheaper to identify and serv

65、e targeted micro-markets in ways that were physically impossible or prohibitively expensive in the past. Moreover, the trend feeds on itself, a business’s ability to serve sub-markets fuels customers’ appetites for more and more specialized offerings. 36. According to the first paragraph, the chanc

66、es in the business environment in the past decades can be attributed to ________. A) technological advances B) worldwide economic disorder C) the fierce competition in industry D) the globalization of economy（D） 37. what idea does the author want to convey in the second paragraph? A) The rapid development of information technology has taken businessmen by surprise. B) Information technology has removed the restrictions of time and space in business transactions. C) The Internet, intranet