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,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying

"Necessityisthemotherofinvention."Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartnListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.

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.Theman's

client.

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,youwillhear

threeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,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,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.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.

22A.Thosewithfrequencieslowerthan20hertz.

B.Thosewithfrequenciesabout21,000hertz.

C.Thosewithfrequenciesfrom20hertzto20,000hertz.

D.Thosewithfrequencieshigherthan20,000hertz.

23、A.Abatcaughttheinsectinmidairandateit.

B.Dolphin'sclickingsoundsbouncedoffthefishandbacktoit.

C.Apersonheardanechowhenheshoutedintothevalley.

D.Adogheardhisowner'swhistlebecauseheusedultrasound.

24^A.Goodorbad,theyaretheretostay.

B.Believeitornot,theyhavesurvived.

C.Likeitornot,youhavetousethem.

D.Gainorlose,theyshouldbemodernised.

25>A.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.

PartHIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.You

maynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

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.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhich

theinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.

Gender-NeutralLanguage

A.Thepracticeofassigningmasculinegendertoneutraltermscomesfromthefactthatevery

languagereflectstheprejudicesofthesocietyinwhichitevolved,andEnglishevolvedthrough

mostofitshistoryinamale-centered,patriarchalsociety.Likeanyotherlanguage,however,

Englishisalwayschanging.Oneonlyhastoreadaloudsentencesfromthe19thcenturybooks

assignedforthisclasstosensetheshiftsthathaveoccurredinthelast150years.Whenreaders

pickupsomethingtoread,theyexpectdifferentconventionsdependingonthetimeinwhichthe

materialwaswritten.Aswritersin1995,weneedtobenotonlyawareoftheconventionsthatour

readersmayexpect,butalsoconsciousoftheresponsesourwordsmayelicit.Inaddition,weneed

toknowhowtheshiftingnatureoflanguagecanmakecertainwordsawkwardormisleading.

"Man"、

B.Manoncewasatrulygenericwordreferringtoallhumans,buthasgraduallynarrowedin

meaningtobecomeawordthatreferstoadultmalehumanbeings.Anglo-Saxonsusedthewordto

refertoallpeople.OneexampleofthisoccurswhenanAnglo-Saxonwriterreferstoa

seventh-centuryEnglishprincessas"awonderfulman".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

declaringthat"allmenarecreatedequal"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.Theywere

mainlyintendedtohelpboysfromupperclassfamiliesprepareforthestudyofLatin,alanguage

mostscholarsconsideredsuperiortoEnglish.ThemaleauthorsoftheseearliestEnglishgrammars

wroteformalereadersinanagewhenfewwomenwereliterate.Themasculine-genderPronouns

（代詞）didnotreflectabeliefthatmasculinepronounscouldrefertobothsexes.Thegrammarsof

thisperiodcontainnoindicationthatmasculinepronounsweresex-inclusivewhenusedingeneral

references.Insteadthesepronounsreflectedtherealityofmaleculturaldominanceandthe

male-centeredworldviewthatresulted.

E."He"startedtobeusedasagenericpronounbygrammarianswhoweretryingtochangea

long-establishedtraditionofusing"they"asasingularpronoun.In1850anActofParliamentgave

officialsanction（批準）totherecentlyinventedconceptofthe"generic"he.Inthelanguageusedin

actsofParliament,thenewlawsaid,"wordsimportingthemasculinegendershallbedeemedand

takentoincludefemales".Althoughsimilarlanguageincontractsandotherlegaldocuments

subsequentlyhelpedreinforcethisgrammaticaledictinallEnglish-speakingcountries,itwasoften

convenientlyignored.In1879,forexample,amovetoadmitfemalephysicianstotheall-male

MassachusettsMedicalSocietywaseffectivelyblockedonthegroundsthatthesociety'sby-laws

describingmembershipusedthepronounhe.

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

haveconfirmedthatmostpeopleunderstand"he"torefertomenonly.Sentenceslike"Adoctorisa

busyperson;hemustbeabletobalanceamillionobligationsatonce"implythatalldoctorsare

men.Asaresultofthefactthat"he"isreadbymanyasamasculinepronoun,manypeople,

especiallywomen,havecometofeelthatthegenericpronounsexcludeswomen.Thismeansthat

moreandmorepeoplefindtheuseofsuchapronounproblematic.

SolvingthePronounProblem

G.Theyasasingular—mostpeople,whenwritingandspeakinginformally,relyonsingularthey

asamatterofcourse:"Ifyoulovesomeone,setthemfree"(Sting).Ifyoupayattentiontoyourown

speech,you'llprobablycatchyourselfusingthesameconstructionyourself."It'senoughtodrive

anyoneoutoftheirsenses"(GeorgeBernardShaw)."Ishouldn'tliketopunishanyone,evenii

they'ddonemewrong"(GeorgeEliot).Somepeopleareannoyedbytheincorrectgrammarthat

thissolutionnecessitates,butthisconstructionisusedmoreandmorefrequently.

H.HeorShe—Despitethechargeofclumsiness,double-pronounconstructionshavemadea

comeback:"Tobeblackinthiscountryissimplytoopervasiveanexperienceforanywritertoomit

fromherorhiswork",wroteSamuelR.Delany.Overuseofthissolutioncanbeawkward,however.

I.Pluralizing——Awritercanoftenrecastmaterialintheplural.Forinstance,insteadof"Ashe

advancesinhisprogram,themedicalstudenthasincreasingopportunitiesforclinicalwork,"try"As

theyadvanceintheirprogram,medicalstudentshaveincreasingopportunitiesforclinicalwork".

J.EliminatingPronouns—Avoidhavingtousepronounsatall;insteadof"afirstgradercanfeed

anddresshimself",youcouldwrite,"afirstgradercaneatfindgetdressedwithoutassistance".

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

pronoun.

38、In"allmenarecreatedequal"inDeclarationofIndependencebyThomasJefferson,theword

"men"referstomanbecausewomendidn'thavetherighttovote.

39、In1879,amovetoadmitfemalephysicianstotheall-maleMassachusettsMedicalSociety

waseffectivelyblockedforthereasonthatthesociety'sby-lawsdescribingmembershipusedthe

pronoun"he".

40、ThefirstgrammarsofmodernEnglishwerewritteninordertohelpboysfromtheupperclass

prepareforthestudyofLatin.

41、"Man"paralleledtheLatinword"homo"whichmeansamemberofthehumanspecies.

42、Althoughsomepeoplearenotsatisfiedwiththeincorrectgrammarofsingular"they",this

constructionisusedmoreandmorefrequentlytosolvethepronounproblem.

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

only.

44、Grammariansstartedtouse"he"asagenericpronounbecausetheywantedtochangea

traditionofusing"they"asasingularpronoun.

45、Whenmostpeoplereadtheword"he",theywouldunderstandittorefertomenonly.

46、Theword"man"couldbeusedtorefertofemalehumanbeinginthepast.

47、Anotherwayofsolvingthepronounproblemistousethepluralinsteadofthesingular.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

PassageOne

Whatoursocietysuffersfrommosttodayistheabsenceofconsensusaboutwhatitandlifeinit

oughttobe.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,tofindsomethingtolivefor".Thereiswidespreaddistressbecause

nationalmoralehasdeclined,andwehavelostanearliersenseofnationalvisionandpurpose.

Contrarytorigidreligionsorpoliticalbeliefs,asarefoundintotalitarian（極權主義的）societies,

ourcultureisoneofgreatindividualdifferences,atleastinprincipleandintheory.Butthisleadsto

disunity,evenchaos.Americansbelieveinthevalueofdiversity,butjustbecauseoursisasociety

basedonindividualdiversity,itneedsconsensusaboutsomedominatingideasmorethansocieties

basedonuniformoriginoftheircitizens.Hence,ifwearetohaveconsensus,itmustbebasedona

myth—avision-aboutacommonexperience,aconquestthatmadeusAmericans,asthemyth

abouttheconquestofTroyformedtheGreeks.Onlyacommonmythcanofferrelieffromthefear

thatlifeiswithoutmeaningorpurpose.Mythspermitustoexamineourplaceintheworldby

comparingittoasharedidea.Mythsaresharedfantasiesthatformthetiethatbindstheindividual

toothermembersofhisgroup.Suchmythshelptowardofffeelingsofisolation,guilt,anxiety,and

purposelessness—inshort;theycombatisolationandthebreakdownofsocialstandardsand

values.

48、Intheauthor'sview,thegreatesttroublewiththeUSsocietyliesinthe.

A.lackofseriousdisagreementovertheorganizationsofsociallife

B.non-existenceofunanimityontheformsthesocietyshouldtake

C.generaldenyingofitsconformitywithwhatitwasunexpectedtobe

D.publicnegationoftheconsensusonhowtoconductsocialreforms

49、Homer'sepicsmentionedinParagraph1exemplifythefactthat.

A.thepresentisvaryingtoofasttobecaughtupeasily

B.thefuturemaybesoindefiniteastobeunpredictable

C.thepastcanhelptoshapeaconsensusinthepresent

D.thepastdeterminessocialmoralitiesforlatergenerations

50、TheasocialpersonalityofAmericansresultsfrom.

A.themultiracialconstituentsoftheUSsocietyB.theabsenceofacommonreligionand

ancestry

C.thewantofsharedmythstheypossessinlifeD.theobstructionofachievingageneral

agreement

51、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatChristopherLaschismostprobably.

A.anearnestnationalistB.anadvancedpsychologist

C.aradicalreformerD.asocialhistorian

52>TheauthorconcludesthatonlysharedmythscanhelpAmericans.

A.tobringabouttheuniformityoftheircultureB.todiminishtheirgreatindividualdifferences

C.toavoidthesenseofbeingisolatedandanxiousD.toregainthefeelingsofsocialvalues

andmorale

PassageTwo

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

theboosttheysaythetournamentisgivingthecountry'seconomy.However,independentanalysts

whostudysucheventsarelessenthusiastic.The2014WorldCuphasinjectedanestimated$15

billionintotheBrazilianeconomyandcreatedmanyjobs.

Regardingthehumanlegacy,thenumbersareextraordinary:thecreationofonemillionjobsin

thecountryduetothisgreatevent,onemillionjobsor15percentofallthejobscreatedthisyearin

Brazil.

Thegovernmenthasinvested$11billioninstadiumsandinfrastructureandanother$2billionin

security.Itisexpectedtospendbillionsmorepreparingforthe2016OlympicgamesinRio.

Butananalystwhostudiessuchgreatevents,ArchitectureandUrbanismProfessoratRiode

Janeiro'sFluminenseFederalUniversity,ChrisGaffney,believesthesefiguresareexaggerated."I

don'tthinkthatthey'veinvestedenoughmoneytocreatethosekindsofpermanentjobs.Inthe

scaleoftheBrazilianeconomy,we'renotlookingatthatmuchmoneybeinginvested.It's30billion

dollarsinvestedina$1trillioneconomy."

Anotherexpert,LisaDelpyNeirottiofGeorgeWashingtonUniversity'sbusinessschoolinthe

UnitedStates,saystherealeconomicbenefitsofsucheventsarelesstangibleandmorelong-term.

"There'salotoftransferofknowledge,"shesaid."Peoplearelearningmoreabouthospitality.

There'salsothebroadcastcenterwherethey'rebeingtrainedinhowtousetechnology.AndsoI

thinkit'sinthemediasector,alotinthehospitalityindustryandalsoinlicensingandmerchandizing,

retail."Shesaid."Yes,there'sbeenalotofmoneyspentherebutwehavetorealizethatthe

infrastructurethatthey'vebuiltuparoundtheWorldCupissomethingthatwilllastanditstaysin

thecountry."

OtheranalystssaytheCupmayhelptheBrazilianeconomybutitalsoboostsinflationand

publicdebt.LessthanhalfoftheBraziliansinarecentpollbelievedthathostingtheCupwasa

goodidea.AndtherehavebeenmanydemonstrationsagainsttheCup,thoughtheyhavedeclined

sincethetournamentbegan.

Nevertheless,manyBraziliansareproudtohosttheWorldCupandthe600,000foreignvisitors

itbrings.ThehopeisthattheywillspreadthegoodwordaboutBrazilwhentheyreturnhome.

53、AccordingtothepassagewhyisBraziliangovernmentsopleasedwiththeWorldCup?

A.ItwillspreadthegoodwordaboutBrazil.

B.ItwillenhanceBrazil'sinternationalstatus.

C.Ithasboosteditseconomy.

D.Ithascreatedmanyjobs.

54、Whichofthefollowingcannotbeinferredfrom"independentanalystswhostudysuchevents

arelessenthusiastic"(Para.1)?

A.Theydon'ttrusttheauthorities'words.

B.ThetournamentisnotagoodthingforBrazil.

C.Thetournamentdoesnotbringsuchaboostastheauthoritiesthought.

D.Thetournamentalsohassomenegativeinfluence.

55、WhyChrisGaffneybelievesthesefiguresareexaggerated?

A.Thetournamentcannotproducesomanyjobsinsuchshorttime.

B.Becausetheeconomicbenefitsofsucheventsarelesstangibleandmorelong-term.

C.Becauseitishardtoestimatetheactualmoneyspentonit.

D.GiventhescaleofBrazilianeconomy,theycannotinvestenoughmoneytocreatesomany

permanentjobs.

56、Theexamplesofhospitalityandinfrastructureprovesthat.

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,therewillbean

inventionontheway.

PartnListeningComprehension

SectionA

2、A

［聽力原文］

W:Thisfoodisterrible!Ican'tevenfinishmydinner.

M:Iknow,youthinkwithallthemoneywepaidforroomandboard,theuniversitycouldhirea

betterfoodservice.Whereareyouheadingnext?

W:I'mgoingovertothestudentrecreationcentretoplaysomebridge.

M:Youarespendingyourtimeonacardgame?

W:Notjustacardgame.It'soneofthemoststrategicgames.

M:SoIhaveheard.Don'tyouplaywithapartner?

W:Yeah!Fourpeopleplay,twoagainsttheothertwo.

M:So,youtrytoplayincooperationwithyourpartner?

W:Actually,thecardsofoneofthefourplayersareturnedface-up.Thatplayeriscalledthe

dummy.

M:Iwouldn'twanttobecalledthat.Whenyouarethedummy,whatdoyoudowhilethecards

arebeingplayed?

W:Anythingyouwant.Sitthereandstudy,shuffleanotherdeck,getsnacksforeveryone...!like

tostandbehindmypartnerandwatch.Thatisveryinteresting.

M:Youknow,I'veheardthatbridgeishabit-forming.Youshouldbecarefulnottoplaysomuch

thatyoudon'tgetyourstudyingdone.

W:Don'tworryaboutme.IonlyplaycardsonThursdayafterdinner,andsometimeswhenthey

needafourthplayer.Ifyoulike,Icouldteachyou.

M:Thanks,butIhaveaprettyheavyworkloadthissemester.