2016年6月大学英语六级考试模拟题及答案(六)

　　M: He said if he were you, he'd made a habit of being on time.

　　Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

　　Section B

　　Directions:

　　Passage One

　　When the early settlers, especially the English, arrived in the New World, the difficulties and dangers awaiting them were totally unexpected. Had it not been for the friendly Indians, the colonists would never have survived the terrible winters. They knew nothing about planting crops, hunting animals, building houses, or making clothing from animal skins. Life in England had been much simpler, and this new life was not like what the Spanish explorers had reported.

　　The settlers did introduce iron tools, guns for hunting, trained animals, and political ways to the Indians. In exchange, the settlers learned to build boats for water transportation and snowshoes for winter traveling. The Indians also taught them to make marks for others to follow, to hunt large animals and trap smaller ones, and to catch fish in the lakes and streams.

　　The natives also introduced to the settlers typical foods such as corn and beans. Everything possible was done in order to make their new village resemble the homes they had left behind.

　　Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　11. Which of the following was not introduced to the settlers by the Indians?

　　12. Which did the new settlers teach the Indians?

　　13. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　Passage Two

　　Nobody can ever know who made the first doll. Perhaps a prehistoric man picked up a piece of wood or stone that looked like a human. What we do know is that early dolls were more for magic and not for children. They were meant to bring good luck. The Greeks and Romans made wooden and clay dolls. Greek and Roman girls stayed with them until just before they were married when they took them to temple to show that they were grown up. About six hundred years ago, the French started making fashion dolls dressed in the latest French fashions. They were sent all over France and abroad to show everyone how good French fashions were. The dolls wore nothing special. It was the place that counted. Dolls really became children's toys around eighteen hundred. Factories made plenty of them and rag dolls were made at home. Until around nineteen hundred dolls usually looked like grown—ups, not children. And later, dolls whose eyes could open and shut became popular.

　　Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　15. What do people know about early dolls?

　　16. What kind of dolls did Greek and Roman girls play?

　　17. When did dolls really become children's toys?

　　Passage Three

　　James Anthony, who is considered to be the greatest living dramatist of the American theater, was born in Bangor, Maine in 1921. He attended the public schools of Bangor and although he was the son of a poor European immigrant, he found a way to go to college. In 1939, he won a scholarship to the University of Maine, where he spent almost the next four years studying. I say almost, because during his last semester he was drafted into the United Sates army. He spent the next three years in the army and was honorably discharged in 1945, at the close of World War II. In the army his job was to translate French documents into English, although his best foreign language was Italian. The army, in characteristic fashion, made him a French translator and for a year he was stationed in Paris.

　　Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　17. According to the speaker, how did James Anthony achieved his fame?

　　18. When was James Anthony born?

　　19. How much time did James Anthony spend in college?

　　20. From the passage we can learn that Anthony knew at least how many languages?