大學英語六級模擬試題(有答案)

大學英語六級模擬試題

PartIWriting

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthe

saying"Necessityisthemotherofinvention."Youcanciteexamplesto川ustrateyourpoint.You

shouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.

2、A.Playingcards.

B.Preparingsnacks.

C.Studyingwithapartner.

D.Learninghowtodesignbridges.

3、A.Quitthegameandgoaway.

B.Watchherpartnerplayingcards.

C.Teachthemanhowtoplaybridge.

D.Playcardsincooperationwithherpartner.

4、A.Stayuptoolate.

B.Misshercardgame.

C.Indulgeinplayinggames.

D.Taketooheavyaworkloadnextsemester.

5、A.Hedoesn*thaveapartner.

B.Hedoesn'tliketoplaygames.

C.Healreadyknowshowtoplay.

D.Hedoesn'thaveenoughfleetime.

6、A.Areceptionist.B.Anoperator.C.Theman'ssecretary.D.The

man'sclient.

7、A.Theaddress.B.Thepassportnumber.C.Thedateofdeparture.D.The

signature.

8^A.Theman'sbookingandthehotel'stelephonenumber.

B.Theman'sbookingandthehotelrulesandregulations.

C.Thehotelservicesanditstelephonenumber.

D.Thehoteladdressanditsrulesandregulations.

9、A.Takeataxiforfree.

B.Swiminthepool.

C.Havethebell-boycarryhisluggage.

D.CollecthiskeyfromtheInformationDesk.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

10、A.It'salowimpactactivityandnoonewantstodoit.

B.Ithelpsuspracticethesamelargemusclegrouprhythmically.

C.It'sadangerousandunendurableexercise.

D.It'snotgoodtotheheart.

11、A.Wecanbreatheaseasilyasusual.

B.Wecancarryonashortconversation.

C.Theaerobiccurveoccursattheendoftheexercises.

D.Theaerobiccurveoccursinthemiddleoftheexercises.

12、A.Tomaintainahighheartrateforthelongestduration.

B.Toreachandmaintainyourtargetheartratefortheentireexercise.

C.Toburncaloriesasefficientlyaspossible.

D.Tomaximizeyourheartrateandgetridofextrafat.

13^A.Stopinthemiddleoftheclass.

B.Speedupthepace.

C.Marchinplaceforawhile.

D.Concentrateonexercise.

14、A.Toreviewmaterialcoveredinanearlierlecture.

B.Tochangestudents'approachtowriting.

C.Topointoutanexampleofgoodwriting.

D.Togiveanassignmentforthenextclass.

15、A.Tocorrectmistakesinspellingandgrammar.

B.Tomakesmoothtransitionsbetweenideas.

C.Toaddmorespecificdetailsandexamples.

D.Toimproveoveralleffectiveness.

16、A.Withinthefirstweekofclass.

B.Twoweeksbeforethefinalduedate.

C.Bytheendoftheterm.

D.Aweekafterthelastclass.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythree

orfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

17、A.Welcomeparties.

B.Usefullectures.

C.Optionalcourses.

D.Inductionweek.

18、A.Placeswherehe/sheneedstogo.

B.Funatuniversity.

C.Timefortheclasses.

D.Universitywebsites.

19、A.Findfriendsandstudypartnersatuniversity.

B.Talktostudentsinthesecondorthirdyear.

C.Exploretheuniversityrestaurantsandlibraries.

D.Bereadytogetintothestudyingmood.

20、A.Solvetheproblembythemselves.

B.Tellsomeoneaboutthis.

C.Keepitwiththemselves.

D.Stayforthreeyearsinuniversity.

21、A.Thequickeritvibrates,thegreaterthefrequencyofsounditproduces.

B.Thesloweritvibrates,thehigherthefrequencyofsounditproduces.

C.Thequickeritvibrates,thelowerthefrequencyofsounditproduces.

D.Thefrequencyofsounditproducesisnotinproportiontothespeeditvibrates.

22、A.Thosewithfrequencieslowerthan20hertz.

B.Thosewithfrequenciesabout21,000hertz.

C.Thosewithfrequenciesfrom20hertzto20,000hertz.

D.Thosewithfrequencieshigherthan20,000hertz.

23A.Abatcaughttheinsectinmidairandateit.

B.Dolphin'sclickingsoundsbouncedoffthefishandbackloit.

C.Apersonheardanechowhenheshoutedintothevalley.

D.Adogheardhisowner'swhistlebecauseheusedultrasound.

24、A.Goodorbad,theyaretheretostay.

B.Believeitornot,theyhavesurvived.

C.Likeitornot,youhavetousethem.

D.Gainorlose,theyshouldbemodernised.

25A.Thefrequenttraindelays.

B.Thefoodsoldonthetrains.

C.ThemonopolyofBritishRailways.

D.Thehightrainticketfares.

26、A.Thelowefficiencyoftheiroperation.

B.Competitionfromothermodesoftransport.

C.Constantcomplaintsfrompassengers.

D.Thepassingofthenewtransportact.

27、A.Theyprovideworseservice.

B.Theylosealotofmoney.

C.Theyarefastdisappearing.

D.Theywillbede-nationalised.

PartDIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

CustomsofficersataLondonairportyesterdayfound￡5,000,000worthofdrugswhichwere

beingsmuggled（走私）intoBritaininboxesmarked"UrgentMedicalSupplies".The28might

havesuspectedforsometime29drugswerebeingbroughtintothecountryinthisway.

The30isbelievedtobetheworkofa31internationalgroup.Fourmenwerearrestedat

theairportandheldforquestioning,32itisunlikelythattheyareorganizers.Infact,they

declaredthattheywere33ofwhattheboxescontainedandhadactedingoodfaithinbringing

themintoBritain.Thisisthethirdtimeinsixmonthsthatattemptshavebeenmadeto

smuggle34goodsthroughCustomsbydeclaringthemtobemedicalsupplies.Theyare

frequently35inspecialcontainersanda36isgiventhattheymaybe37iftheyare

nothandledwithcare.Theyaredeterminedtoputastoptothispractice,saidoneoftheCustoms

officerstoday.Thereisnowaythesepeoplearegoingtogetawaywiththisanylonger.Wehave

thefullco-operationoftheInternationalpolicewhoareanxiousaswearetotrackdownthemain

sourceofsupply.

A.authoritiesI.unaware

B.thatJ.stay

C.warningK.well-organized

D.illegalL.damaged

E.offM.hold

F.stepN.but

G.movementO.for

H.packed

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.

Gender-NeutralLanguage

A.Thepracticeofassigningmasculinegendertoneutraltermscomesfromthefactthat

everylanguagereflectstheprejudicesofthesocietyinwhichitevolved,andEnglishevolved

throughmostofitshistoryinamale-centered,patriarchalsociety.Likeanyotherlanguage,

however,Englishisalwayschanging.Oneonlyhastoreadaloudsentencesfromthe19thcentury

booksassignedforthisclasstosensetheshiftsthathaveoccurredinthelast150years.When

readerspickupsomethingtoread,theyexpectdifferentconventionsdependingonthetimein

whichthematerialwaswritten.Aswritersin1995,weneedtobenotonlyawareoftheconventions

thatourreadersmayexpect,butalsoconsciousoftheresponsesourwordsmayelicit.Inaddition,

weneedtoknowhowtheshiftingnatureoflanguagecanmakecertainwordsawkwardor

misleading.

"Man"

B.Manoncewasatrulygenericwordreferringtoallhumans,buthasgraduallynarrowedin

meaningtobecomeawordthatreferstoadultmalehumanbeings.Anglo-Saxonsusedthewordto

refertoallpeople.OneexampleofthisoccurswhenanAnglo-Saxonwriterreferstoa

seventh-centuryEnglishprincessasnawonderfulman".ManparalleledtheLatinwordhomo,"a

memberofthehumanspecies"not"anadultmaleofthespecies',.TheOldEnglishwordforadult

malewaswaepmanandtheoldEnglishwordforadultwomanwaswifman.Inthecourseoftime,

wifmanevolvedintotheword"woman","Man"eventuallyceasedtobeusedtorefertoindividual

womenandreplacedwaepmanasaspecifictermdistinguishinganadultmalefromanadultfemale.

Butmancontinuedtobeusedingeneralizationsaboutbothsexes.

C.Bythe18thcentury,themodern,narrowsenseofmanwasfirmlyestablishedasthe

predominantone.WhenEdmundBurke,writingoftheFrenchRevolution,usedmenintheold,

inclusiveway,hetookpainstospellouthismeaning:"Suchadeplorablehavocismadeinthe

mindsofmen（bothsexes）inFrance..."ThomasJeffersondidnotmakethesamedistinctionin

declaringthatnallmenarecreatedequal"and"governmentsareinstitutedamongmen,deriving

theirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned."Inatimewhenwomen,havingnovote,could

neithergivenorwithholdconsent,Jeffersonhadtobeusingthewordmeninitsprincipalsenseof

"males*',anditprobablyneveroccurredtohimthatanyonewouldthinkotherwise.Lookingat

moderndictionariesindicatesthatthedefinitionthatlinks"man"withmalesisthepredominantone.

Studiesofcollegestudentsandschoolchildrenindicatethatevenwhenthebroaddefinitionsof

"man"and"men"aretaught,theytendtoconjureupimagesofmalepeopleonly.Wewouldnever

usethesentence"Agirlgrowsuptobeaman",becauseweassumethenarrowerdefinitionofthe

wordman.

ThePronounProblem

D.ThefirstgrammarsofmodernEnglishwerewritteninthe16thand17thcenturies.They

weremainlyintendedtohelpboysfromupperclassfamiliesprepareforthestudyofLatin,a

languagemostscholarsconsideredsuperiortoEnglish.ThemaleauthorsoftheseearliestEnglish

grammarswroteformalereadersinanagewhenfewwomenwereliterate.Themasculine-gender

Pronouns（代詞）didnotreflectabeliefthatmasculinepronounscouldrefertobothsexes.The

grammarsofthisperiodcontainnoindicationthatmasculinepronounsweresex-inclusivewhen

usedingeneralreferences.Insteadthesepronounsreflectedtherealityofmaleculturaldominance

andthemale-centeredworldviewthatresulted.

E.HHenstartedtobeusedasagenericpronounbygrammarianswhoweretryingtochange

along-establishedtraditionofusing"they'*asasingularpronoun.In1850anActofParliament

gaveofficialsanction（Jt匕準）totherecentlyinventedconceptofthe"generic"he.Inthelanguage

usedinactsofParliament,thenewlawsaid,"wordsimportingthemasculinegendershallbe

deemedandtakentoincludefemales".Althoughsimilarlanguageincontractsandotherlegal

documentssubsequentlyhelpedreinforcethisgrammaticaledictinallEnglish-speakingcountries,

itwasoftenconvenientlyignored.In1879,forexample,amovetoadmitfemalephysicianstothe

all-maleMassachusettsMedicalSocietywaseffectivelyblockedonthsgroundsthatthesociety's

by-lawsdescribingmembershipusedthepronounhe.

F.Justas"man"isnottrulygenericinthe1990s,"he"isnotatruegenericpronoun.Studies

haveconfirmedthatmostpeopleunderstand"he"torefertomenonly.Sentenceslike"Adoctorisa

busyperson;hemustbeabletobalanceamillionobligationsatonce'implythatalldoctorsare

men.Asaresultofthefactthatnhe"isreadbymanyasamasculinepronoun,manypeople,

especiallywomen,havecometofeelthatthegenericpronounsexcludeswomen.Thismeansthat

moreandmorepeoplefindtheuseofsuchapronounproblematic.

SolvingthePronounProblem

G.Theyasasingular-mostpeople,whenwritingandspeakinginformally,relyonsingular

theyasamatterofcourse:"Ifyoulovesomeone,setthemfree"(Sting).Ifyoupayattentiontoyour

ownspeech,you'llprobablycatchyourselfusingthesameconstructionyourself."It'senoughto

driveanyoneoutoftheirsenses'*(GeorgeBernardShaw).nlshouldn'tliketopunishanyone,evenii

they'ddonemewrong"(GeorgeEliot).Somepeopleareannoyedbytheincorrectgrammarthat

thissolutionnecessitates,butthisconstructionisusedmoreandmorefrequently.

H.HeorShe—Despitethechargeofclumsiness,double-pronounconstructionshavemade

acomeback:"Tobeblackinthiscountryissimplytoopervasiveanexperienceforanywriterto

omitfromherorhiswork",wroteSamuelR.Delany.Overuseofthissolutioncanbeawkward,

however.

I.Pluralizing—Awritercanoftenrecastmaterialintheplural.Forinstance,insteadof"Ashe

advancesinhisprogram,themedicalstudenthasincreasingopportunitiesforclinicalwork,"try”As

theyadvanceintheirprogram,medicalstudentshaveincreasingopportunitiesforclinicalwork".

J.EliminatingPronouns-Avoidhavingtousepronounsatall;insteadof"afirstgradercan

feedanddresshimself",youcouldwrite,"afirstgradercaneatfindgetdressedwithout

assistance".

K.FurtherAlternatives——He/sheorshe/he,usingoneinsteadofhe,orusinganewgeneric

pronoun.

38In“allmenarecreatedequal"inDeclarationofIndependencebyThomasJefferson,the

word"men*'referstomanbecausewomendidn'thavetherighttovote.

39、In1879,amovetoadmitfemalephysicianstotheall-maleMassachusettsMedical

Societywaseffectivelyblockedforthereasonthatthesociety'sby-lav/sdescribingmembership

usedthepronoun"he".

40^ThefirstgrammarsofmodernEnglishwerewritteninordertohelpboysfromtheupper

classprepareforthestudyofLatin.

41、"Man"paralleledtheLatinword"homo"whichmeansamemberofthehumanspecies.

42、Althoughsomepeoplearenotsatisfiedwiththeincorrectgrammarofsingular"they",this

constructionisusedmoreandmorefrequentlytosolvethepronounproblem.

43、Whenstudentsaretaughtthebroaddefinitionof"man"and"men",theythinkofmale

peopleonly.

44、Grammariansstartedtouse"he"asagenericpronounbecausetheywantedtochangea

traditionofusing"they"asasingularpronoun.

45、Whenmostpeoplereadtheword"he",theywouldunderstandittorefertomenonly.

46、Theword"man'*couldbeusedtorefertofemalehumanbeinginthepast.

47、Anotherwayofsolvingthepronounproblemistousethepluralinsteadofthesingular.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

PassageOne

Whatoursocietysuffersfrommosttodayistheabsenceofconsensusaboutwhatitandlifein

itoughttobe.Suchconsensuscannotbegainedfromsociety'spresentstage,orfromfantasies

aboutwhatitoughttobe.Forthatthepresentistoocloseandtoodiversified,andthefuturetoo

uncertain,tomakebelievableclaimsaboutit.Aconsensusinthepresenthencecanbeachieved

onlythroughasharedunderstandingofthepast,asHomer'sepics(荷馬史詩)informedthosewho

livedcenturieslaterwhatitmeanttobeGreek,andbywhatimagesandidealstheyweretolive

theirlivesandorganizetheirsocieties.

Mostsocietiesderiveconsensusfromalonghistory,alanguagealltheirown,acommon

religion,commonancestry.Themythsbywhichtheylivearebasedonallofthese.ButtheUnited

Statesisacountryofimmigrants,comingfromagreatvarietyofnations.Lately,ithasbeen

emphasizedthatanasocial,narcissistic(自我陶醉的)personalityhasbecomecharacteristicof

Americans,andthatitisthistypeofpersonalitythatmakesforthelackofwell-being,becauseit

preventsusfromachievingconsensusthatwouldcounteractatendencytowithdrawintoprivate

worlds.Inhisstudyofnarcissism,ChristopherLaschsaysthatmodernman,"torturedby

self-consciousness,turnstonewtherapiesnottofreehimselfofhispersonalworriesbuttofind

meaningandpurposeinlife,tofindsomethinglolivefor".Thereiswidespreaddistressbecause

nationalmoralehasdeclined,andwehavelostanearliersenseofnationalvisionandpurpose.

Contrarytorigidreligionsorpoliticalbeliefs,asarefoundintotalitarian(極權主義的)

societies,ourcultureisoneofgreatindividualdifferences,atleastinprincipleandintheory.But

thisleadstodisunity,evenchaos.Americansbelieveinthevalueofdiversity,butjustbecauseours

isasocietybasedonindividualdiversity,itneedsconsensusaboutsomedominatingideasmore

thansocietiesbasedonuniformoriginoftheircitizens.Hence,ifwearetohaveconsensus,itmust

bebasedonamyth—avision-aboutacommonexperience,aconquestthatmadeusAmericans,

asthemythabouttheconquestofTroyformedtheGreeks.Onlyacommonmythcanofferrelief

fromthefearthatlifeiswithoutmeaningorpurpose.Mythspermitustoexamineourplaceinthe

worldbycomparingittoasharedidea.Mythsaresharedfantasiesthatformthetiethatbindsthe

individualtoothermembersofhisgroup.Suchmythshelptowardofffeelingsofisolation,guilt,

anxiety,andpurposelessness—inshort;theycombatisolationandthebreakdownofsocial

standardsandvalues.

48、Intheauthor'sview,thegreatesttroublewiththeUSsocietyliesinthe.

A.lackofseriousdisagreementovertheorganizationsofsociallife

B.non-existenceofunanimityontheformsthesocietyshouldtake

C.generaldenyingofitsconformitywithwhatitwasunexpectedtobe

D.publicnegationoftheconsensusonhowtoconductsocialreforms

49、Homer'sepicsmentionedinParagraph1exemplifythefactthat.

A.thepresentisvaryingtoofasttobecaughtupeasily

B.thefuturemaybesoindefiniteastobeunpredictable

C.thepastcanhelptoshapeaconsensusinthepresent

D.thepastdeterminessocialmoralitiesforlatergenerations

50TheasocialpersonalityofAmericansresultsfrom.

A.themultiracialconstituentsoftheUSsocietyB.theabsenceofacommonreligionand

ancestry

C.thewantofsharedmythstheypossessinlifeD.theobstructionofachievingageneral

agreement

51ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatChristopherLaschismostprobably.

A.anearnestnationalistB.anadvancedpsychologist

C.aradicalreformerD.asocialhistorian

52>TheauthorconcludesthatonlysharedmythscanhelpAmericans.

A.tobringabouttheuniformityoftheircultureB.todiminishtheirgreatindividual

differences

C.toavoidthesenseofbeingisolatedandanxiousD.toregainthefeelingsofsocial

valuesandmorale

PassageTwo

Asfansenjoyfootball's(soccer's)month-longWorldCup,Brazilianauthoritiesarepleased

overtheboosttheysaythetournamentisgivingthecountry'seconomy.However,independent

analystswhostudysucheventsarelessenthusiastic.The2014WorldCuphasinjectedan

estimated$15billionintotheBrazilianeconomyandcreatedmanyjobs.

Regardingthehumanlegacy,thenumbersareextraordinary:thecreationofonemillionjobs

inthecountryduetothisgreatevent,onemillionjobsor15percentofallthejobscreatedthisyear

inBrazil.

Thegovernmenthasinvested$11billioninstadiumsandinfrastructureandanother$2

billioninsecurity.Itisexpectedtospendbillionsmorepreparingforthe2016Olympicgamesin

Rio.

Butananalystwhostudiessuchgreatevents,ArchitectureandUrbanismProfessoratRio

deJaneiro'sFluminenseFederalUniversity,ChrisGaffney,believesthesefiguresareexaggerated.

"Idon'tthinkthatthey'veinvestedenoughmoneytocreatethosekindsofpermanentjobs.Inthe

scaleoftheBrazilianeconomy,we'renotlookingatthatmuchmoneybeinginvested.It's30billion

dollarsinvestedina$1trillioneconomy.'1

Anotherexpert,LisaDelpyNeirottiofGeorgeWashingtonUniversity'sbusinessschoolin

theUnitedStates,saystherealeconomicbenefitsofsucheventsarelesstangibleandmore

long-term."There'salotoftransferofknowledge,'*shesaid."Peoplearelearningmoreabout

hospitality.There'salsothebroadcastcenterwherethey'rebeingtrainedinhowtousetechnology.

AndsoIthinkit'sinthemediasector,alotinthehospitalityindustryandalsoinlicensingand

merchandizing,retail."Shesaid."Yes,there'sbeenalotofmoneyspentherebutwehaveto

realizethattheinfrastructurethatthey'vebuiltuparoundtheWorldCupissomethingthatwilllast

anditstaysinthecountry."

OtheranalystssaytheCupmayhelptheBrazilianeconomybutitalsoboostsinflationand

publicdebt.LessthanhalfoftheBraziliansinarecentpollbelievedthathostingtheCupwasa

goodidea.AndtherehavebeenmanydemonstrationsagainsttheCup,thoughtheyhavedeclined

sincethetournamentbegan.

Nevertheless,manyBraziliansareproudtohosttheWorldCupandthe600,000foreign

visitorsitbrings.ThehopeisthattheywillspreadthegoodwordaboutBrazilwhentheyreturn

home.

53、AccordingtothepassagewhyisBraziliangovernmentsopleasedwiththeWorldCup?

A.ItwillspreadthegoodwordaboutBrazil.

B.ItwillenhanceBrazil'sinternationalstatus.

C.Ithasboosteditseconomy.

D.Ithascreatedmanyjobs.

54、Whichofthefollowingcannotbeinferredfrom"independentanalystswhostudysuch

eventsarelessenthusiastic*'(Para.1)?

A.Theydon'ttrusttheauthorities'words.

B.ThetournamentisnotagoodthingforBrazil.

C.Thetournamentdoesnotbringsuchaboostastheauthoritiesthought.

D.Thetournamentalsohassomenegativeinfluence.

55WhyChrisGaffneybelievesthesefiguresareexaggerated?

A.Thetournamentcannotproducesomanyjobsinsuchshorttime.

B.Becausetheeconomicbenefitsofsucheventsarelesstangibleandmorelong-term.

C.Becauseitishardtoestimatetheactualmoneyspentonit.

D.GiventhescaleofBrazilianeconomy,theycannotinvestenoughmoneytocreateso

manypermanentjobs.

56Theexamplesofhospitalityandinfrastructureprovesthat.

A.thebenefitsofsucheventsarelong-termandintangible.

B.theeventhascreatedalotofpermanentjobs.

C.peoplebecomemorefriendlyandthecountrybecomemorebeautiful.

D.authorities'estimationareexaggerated.

57、Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheeventcanbebestdescribedas.

A.enthusiasticsupport

B.reservedconsent.

C.neutral.

D.disapproval.

PartIVTranslation

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto

English.

58、人生

人生據(jù)說是一部大書.假使人生真是這樣，那么，我們一大半作者只能算是書評家，具有書評

家的本領，無須看得幾頁書，言論早已發(fā)了一大堆，書評一篇寫完繳卷。但是，世界上還有一種人,

他們覺得看書的目的，并不是為了寫批評或介紹。他們有一種業(yè)余消遣者的隨便(casualness)和從容,

他們不慌不忙地瀏覽。他們也懶得去理會，反正是消遣，不像書評家負有指導讀者、教訓作者的重大

使命。

答案：

PartIWriting

1、NecessityIstheMotherofInvention

Theysaythatnecessityisthemotherofinvention,whichmeansthatwhentheneedfor

somethingbecomesimperative,youareforcedtofindwaysofgettingorachievingit.Iagreewithit.

Whenpeoplereallyneedtodosomething,theywillfigureoutawaytodoit.Mostofthe

inventionsanddiscoveriesowetheirsuccesstonecessity.Withoutnecessitywecannotstruggleto

attainthegoal.Whenamanfelthungry,hestartedhuntingandplantingcrops.Theneedforquick

travelresultedintheinventionofthefastestmeansoftransport,thusmakingtheworldsmaller.

Therefore,nothingisimpossiblewhenoneputshardlabourandsincereeffortsinit.

Ifsomeonereallyneedstodosomething,hewillthinkofawaytodoit.Difficultsituations

inspireingenioussolutions.Nearlyallourinventionsanddiscoveriesarethedirectresultsofour

pressingneeds.Allinall,itiscompletelytruethatwherethereisanecessity,therew川bean

inventionontheway.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

2、A

［聽刀原文］

W:Thisfoodisterrible!Ican'tevenfinishmydinner.

M:Iknow,youthinkwithallthemoneywepaidforroomandboard,theuniversitycouldhire

abetterfoodservice.Whereareyouheadingnext?

W:I'mgoingovertothestudentrecreationcentretoplaysomebridge.

M:Youarespendingyourtimeonacardgame?

W:Notjustacardgame.It'soneofthemoststrategicgames.