英语六级考试听力模拟题14.docx
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英语六级考试听力模拟题14
英语六级考试听力模拟题(14)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Passage1
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Peopledonotanalyzeeveryproblemtheymeet.Sometimestheytrytoremembera solutionfromthelasttimetheyhadasimilarproblem.Theyoftenaccepttheo pinionsorideasofotherpeople.Othertimestheybegintoactwithoutthinking ;theytrytofindasolutionbytrialanderror.However,whenallthesemethodsfail,thepersonwithaproblemhastostartanalyzing.Therearesixstagesinanalyzingaproblem.
Firstthepersonmustrecognizethatthereisaproblem.Forexample,Sam’sbicycleisbroken,andhecannotrideittoclassasheusuallydoes.Sammustsee thatthereisaproblemwithhisbicycle.
Nextthethinkermustdefinetheproblem.BeforeSamcanrepairhisbicycle,he mustfindthereasonwhyitdoesnotwork.Forinstance,hemustdetermineiftheproblemiswiththegears,thebrakes,ortheframe.Hemustmakehisproblem morespecific.
Nowthepersonmustlookforinformationthatwillmaketheproblemclearerand leadtopossiblesolutions.Forinstance,supposeSamdecidedthathisbikedoes notworkbecausethereissomethingwrongwiththegearwheels.Atthistime,hecanlookinhisbicyclerepairbookandreadaboutgears.Hecantalktohisfriendsatthebikeshop.Hecanlookathisgearscarefully.
Afterstudyingtheproblem,thepersonshouldhaveseveralsuggestionsforapossiblesolution.TakeSamasanillustration.Hissuggestionsmightbe:
putoilonthegearwheels;buynewgearwheelsandreplacetheoldones;tightenorloosenthegearwheels.
Eventuallyonesuggestionseemstobethesolutiontotheproblem.Sometimesthe finalideacomesverysuddenlybecausethethinkersuddenlyseessomethingnew orseessomethinginanewway.Sam,forexample,suddenlyseesthatthereisa pieceofchewinggum(口香糖)betweenthegearwheels.Heimmediatelyrealizesthe solutiontohisproblem:
hemustcleanthegearwheels.
Finallythesolutionistested.Samcleansthegearwheelsandfindsthatafterwardshisbicycleworksperfectly.Inshort,hehassolvedtheproblem.
21.Inanalyzingaproblemweshoulddoallthefollowingexcept____.
A)recognizeanddefinetheproblem
B)lookforinformationtomaketheproblemclearer
C)havesuggestionsforapossiblesolution
D)findasolutionbytrialormistake
22.ByreferringtoSam’sbrokenbicycle,theauthorintendsto____.
A)illustratethewaystorepairhisbicycle
B)discusstheproblemsofhisbicycle
C)tellushowtosolveaproblem
D)showushowtoanalyzeaproblem
23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A)Peopledonotanalyzetheproblemtheymeet.
B)Peopleoftenaccepttheopinionsorideasofotherpeople.
C)Peoplemaylearnfromtheirpastexperience
D)Peoplecannotsolvesomeproblemstheymeet.
24.Asusedinthelastsentence,thephrase“inshort”means____.
A)inthelongrunB)indetailC)inawordD)intheend
25.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A)SixStagesforRepairingSam’sBicycle.
B)PossibleWaystoProblem-solving.
C)NecessitiesofProblemAnalysis.
D)SuggestionsforAnalyzingaProblem.
Passage2
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Stonetools,animalbonesandanincisedmammothtuskfoundinRussia’sfrigid farnorthhaveprovidedwhatarchaeologistssayisthefirstevidencethatmodernhumansorNeanderthalslivedintheArcticmorethan30,000yearsago,atleast15,000yearsearlierthanpreviouslythought.
AteamofRussianandNorwegianarchaeologists,describingthediscoveryintoday’sissueofthejournalNature,saidthecampsite,atMamontovayaKurya,onthe UraRiverattheArcticCircle,wasthe“oldestdocumentedevidenceforhuman resenceatthishighlatitude.”Digginginthebedofanoldriverchannelclose totheUralMountains,theteamuncovered123mammalbones,includinghorse,reindeerandwolf.“Themostimportantfind,”theysaid,wasafour-footmammothtuskwithgroovesmadebychoppingwithasharpstoneedge,“unequivocallytheworkofhumans.”Thetuskwascarbon-datedatabout36,600yearsold.Plantremainsfoundamongtheartifactsweredatedat30,000to31,000years.
Otherarchaeologistssaidtheanalysisappearedtobesound.Buttheycautioned thatitwasdifficult,whendealingwithriverbeddeposits,tobesurethatartifactshadnotbecomejumbledoutoftheirtrueplace,andthustime,inthegeologiclayers.Theyquestionedwhetherthediscovererscouldreliablyconcludethathestonetoolswereinfactcontemporarywiththebones.Butinacommentary accompanyingthearticle,Dr.JohnA.J.GowlettoftheUniversityofLiverpool inEnglandwrote,“Althoughtherearequestionstobeanswered,theartifactsillustrateboththecapacityofearlyhumanstodotheunexpected,andthevalueofarchaeologists’researchinginunlikelyareas.”
ThediscovererssaidtheycouldnotdeterminefromthefewstoneartifactswhetherthesitewasoccupiedbyNeanderthals,hominidswhobythenhadalonghistoryashuntersinEuropeandwesternAsia,orsomeofthefirstanatomicallymodernhumanstoreachEurope. Inanycase,otherarchaeologistssaid,thefindingscouldbesignificant. IfthesetoolmakerswereNeanderthals,thefindingssuggestedthatthesehumanrelatives,whobecameextinctafter30,000yearsago,weremorecapableandadaptablethantheyaregenerallygivencreditfor.LivingintheArcticclimatepresumablyrequiredhigherlevelsoftechnologyandsocialorganization.
Iftheyweremodernhumans,thenthesurpriseisthattheyhadpenetratedsofarnorthinsuchashorttime.TherehasbeennofirmevidenceformodernhumansinEuropebeforeabout35,000yearsago.IthadgenerallybeenthoughtthatthenorthernmostpartofEurasiawasnotoccupiedbyhumansuntilthefinalstageof thelasticeage,some13,000to14,000yearsago,whentheworld’sclimatebegantomoderate.Dr.GowlettsaidthenewfindingsindicatedthattheArcticregionofEuropeanRussiawasextremelycoldbutrelativelydryandice-freemorethan30,000yearsago.
26.Whatisthesignificanceofthediscovery?
A)ItshowsthatmodernhumanslivedintheArcticmorethan3,000yearsago.
B)ItshowsthatNeanderthalslivedintheArcticmorethan3,000yearsago.
C)Itshowstheoldestdocumentedevidenceforhumanpresenceatsuchhighlatitude.
D)Itshowshumancouldusetools30,000yearsago.
27.Whytheteambelievedthatthefour-footmammothtuskwasthemostimportantfind?
A)Becauseitwasthelongesttuskeverfound.
B)Becausethereweresignsleftbyhuman’stoolsonit.
C)Becausethereweregroovesonit.
D)Becausetherearenotanymammothtuskallovertheworld.
28.WhendidtheNeanderthalsextinct?
A)Morethan30,000yearsago.B)After30,000yearsago.
C)Beforeabout35,000yearsago.D)Some13,000to14,000yearsago.
29.Whowerethosetoolmakers?
A)Neanderthals.B)Modernhumans.C)Archaeologists.D)Notdetermined.
30.What’stheweatherlikeintheArcticregionofEuropeanRussiamore than30,000yearsago?
A)Moderatetemperature,relativelydryandice-free.
B)Extremelycold,relativelydryandice-free.
C)Extremelycold,plentyofrainingandice-free.
D)Extremelycold,relativelydryandicefrosted.
Passage3
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Afterwatchingmymotherdealwithourfamilyoffive,Ican’tunderstandwhy heranswertothequestion,“Whatdoyoudo?
”isalways,“Oh,I’mjustahousewife.”JUSTahousewife?
”Anyonewhospendsmostofhertimeinmealpreparationandcleanup,washinganddryingclothes,keepingthehouseclean,leadingascouttroop,playingtaxidrivertouskidswhenit’stimeforschool,musiclessonsorthedentist,doingvolunteerworkforherfavoritecharity,andmaking surethatallourfamilyneedsaremetisnotJUSTahousewife.She’stherealWonderWoman.
Whyisitthatsomanymotherslikeminethinkofthemselvesassecond-classor somethingsimilar?
Wherehasthisnotioncomefrom?
Havewemalesmadethemfeel thisway?
Hasoursocietymade“goingtowork”outsidethehomeseemmoreimportantthanwhatahousewifemustfaceeachday?
Iwouldbeverycurioustoseewhatwouldhappenifahousewifewentonstrike. Disheswouldpileup.Foodinthehousewouldrunout.Nomealswouldappearon thetable.Therewouldbenocleanclotheswhenneeded.Highbootswouldberequiredjusttomakeitthroughthehousescatteredwithgarbage.Walkingandbusridingwouldincrease.Thosescouttroopswouldhavetobreakup.Charitieswould suffer.
Idoubtifthemanofthehousewouldbeabletotakeover.Oh,hemightstartoutwiththeattitudethathecandojustasgoodajob,buthowlongwouldthat last?
Notlong,oncehehadtocomehomeeachnightafterworktomorehousehold duties.Therewouldbenomorecominghometoapreparedmeal;he’dhavetofixithimself.Thekidswouldallbescreamingforsomethingtoeat,cleanclothesandmorebusfaremoney.Oncehequietedthekids,he’dhavetocleanthehouse,goshopping,makesurethatkidsgotabath,andfixlunchesforthenextday.Oncethekidsweredownforthenight,hemightbeabletocrawlintoanunmadebedandtrytoreadthemorningnewspaper.
No,Idon’tthinkmanymalesaregoingtovolunteerforthejob.IknowIdon’tw
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