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权威英语六级考试模拟题(整套1)
写作
Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled A Harmonious Society in My Mind. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.
1. 建立和谐社会成为了一种潮流和趋势
2. 我心中和谐社会是….
3. 为了建立和谐社会，我们应当如何去做?
A Harmonious Society in My Mind
Part I Writing
【话题分析】
和谐社会是目前中国建设目旳之一，是比较热门社会话题。报纸、杂志、电视新闻等，常常讨论此话题。考生应多关注社会新闻，为写作收集素材。
【范文解析】
Nowadays, it seems known to everybody that one of the objectives of China's modern construction is to build a harmonious society. All of a sudden, "a harmonious society" has become a frequently-used phrase in media news, newspaper etc. It is the trend of China's development.
But what is a harmonious society? In my mind, there are several aspects included in building a harmonious society. First, a harmonious society has democracy in its politics to ensure the maximum benefits of the people. Second, a harmonious society has equality and justice to protect the rights of every citizen. Third, a harmonious society has good faith and friendly relation between people to create a favorable atmosphere for living and doing business. Forth, a harmonious society has energy to make sure its creativity. Fifth, a harmonious society has stability and order to provide people with a comfortable environment. Sixth, a harmonious society has harmony between humankind and nature for a sustainable development of economy.
To be true, it needs joint efforts of every person in China to realize this great goal. For me, I am a student in college. What I can do is develop good relations with people around me, help others as much as possible, spread this awareness to as many people as possible, laying a foundation for this tall building.
文章一开始就提到目前中国现代化建设目旳之一，就是构建和谐社会。一时之间，构建社会成为中国发展趋势。
第二段从六个方面讲述了和谐社会内涵：1)民主政治，保证人们最大利益;2)公平正义，保证每个公民权利;3)诚信和谐，为生活和生产提供良好环境;4)布满活力，保证社会发明力;5)稳定有序，保证生活平稳安定;6)人和自然和谐相处，实现经济可持续性发展。
第三段从自身出发，讨论在构建和谐社会时自己该如何做。作为一名学生，作者觉得：和周边人发展和谐关系，乐于助人，传播“和谐社会”意识，为这个宏伟目旳奠定基本。
【高分妙招】
六级作文很贴近国家大事，由于对时事政治理解是对现代大学生规定之一。浮现一种新命题，考生应多关注其内涵及有关评论，这样写作过程中才干做到“胸有成竹”，写出来作文才“言之有物”。
迅速阅读
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
Entertainment in London
Buying Books
Londoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and even of books especially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy "proper" books, too, printed on good paper and bound between hard covers.
There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being "the biggest bookshop in the world" to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens' time. Many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books of philosophy, politics or any other of the various subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes solely in books about ballet!
Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must venture off the busy and crowded roads, to Farringdon Road in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so grand as bookshops. Instead, the booksellers come along each morning and tip out their sacks of books on to barrows(推车) which line the gutters(贫民区). And the collectors, some professional and some amateur, who have been waiting for them, pounce towards the sellers. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds.
Both Charing Cross Road and Farringdon Road are well-known places of the book buyer. Yet all over London there are bookshops, in places not so well known, where the books are equally varied and exciting. It is in the sympathetic atmosphere of such shops that the loyal book buyer feels most at home. In these shops, even the life-long book-browser is frequently rewarded by the accidental discovery of previously unknown delights. One could, in fact, easily spend a lifetime exploring London's bookshops. There are many less pleasant ways of spending time!
Going to the Theatre
London is very rich in theatres: there are over forty in the West End alone--more than enough to ensure that there will always be at least two or three shows running to suit every kind taste, whether serious or lighthearted.
Some of them are specialist theatres. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where the great opera singers of the world can be heard, is the home of opera and the Royal Ballet. The London Coliseum now houses the English National Opera Company, which encourages English singers in particular and performs most operas in English at popular prices.
Some theatres concentrate on the classics and serious drama, some on light comedy, some on musicals. Most theatres have a personality of their own, from the old, such as the Theatre Royal (also called the "Haymarket") in the Haymarket, to the more modern such as the recently opened Baibican centre in the city. The National Theatre has three separate theatres in its new building by Waterloo Bridge. At the new Barbican centre the Royal Shakespeare Company has their London home—their other centre is at Stratford-on-Avon.
Most of the old London theatres are concentrated in a very small area, within a stone's throw of the Piccadilly and Leicester Square tube stations. As the evening performances normally begin either at seven-thirty or eight p. m., there is a kind of minor rush-hour between seven-fifteen and eight o'clock in this district. People stream out of the nearby tube stations, the pavements are crowded, and taxis and private cars maneuver into position as they drop theatre-goers outside the entrance to each theatre. There is another minor rush-hour when the performance finishes. The theatre in London is very popular and it is not always easy to get in to see a successful play.
Before World War Ⅱ, theatre performances began later and a visit to the theatre was a more formal occasion. Nowadays very few people "dress" for the theatre (that is, wear formal evening dress) except for first nights or an important performance. The times of performance were put forward during the war and have not been put back. The existing times make the question of eating a rather tricky problem: one has to have either early dinner or late supper. Many restaurants in "theatreland" ease the situation by catering specially for early or late dinners.
Television and the difficulty of financing plays have helped to close many theatres. But it seems that the worst of the situation is now over and that the theatre, after a period of decline, is about to pick up again. Although some quite large provincial towns do not have a professional theatre, there are others, such as Nottingham, Hull, Coventry or Newcastle, which have excellent companies and where a series of plays are performed during one season by a resident group of actors. Some towns such as Chichester or Edinburgh have theatres which give summer seasons. Even in small towns a number of theatres have been built in the last few years to cater for the local population.
Music in Britain
It is debatable whether the tastes of kings reflect those of their subjects. However, three English monarchs certainly shared their people's linking for music. Richard Ⅰ(1157-1199), the "Lionheart", composed songs that he sang with his musician, Blondel. It is said that when the king was a prisoner in Austria, Blondel found him by singing a song known only to him and the king, who took up the tune in the tower of the castle in which he was secretly imprisoned. Henry VⅢ (1491-1547), notorious for his six wives, was a skilled musician and some of his songs are still known and sung. Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and her husband, Prince Albert, delighted in singing ballads. The great composer and pianist Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a welcome guest at their court, where he would accompany the Queen and the Prince when they sang.
The British love of music is often unfamiliar to foreigners, probably because there are few renowned British composers. The most famous is Henry Purcell (1658-1695), whose opera "Dido and Aeneas" is a classic. The rousing marching song "Lillibulero" attributed to Purcell, now used by BBC as an identification signal preceding Overseas Service news bulletins, was said to have "sung James Ⅱ out of three kingdoms" when he fled from Britain in 1688. Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) is known for his choral and orchestral works, some of which have been made more widely known by the famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), a composer with a very personal style, has become world-famous for such operatic works as "Peter Grimes" and "Billy Budd". Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was deeply influenced by English folk music, as is shown by his variations on the old tune "Green-sleeves" (which most people consider a folk song). In recent years there has been a great revival of folk music, and groups specializing in its performance have sprung up all over Britain. This phenomenon has its roots in the work of Cecil Sharp (1859-1924), who collected folk songs and dances.
Present-day concern with music is shown by the existence of something like a hundred summer schools in music, which cater for all grades of musicians, from the mere beginner to the skilled performer. These schools, where a friendly atmosphere reigns, provide courses lasting from a weekend to three or four weeks, and cover a wide range, from medieval and classical music to rock-and-roll and pop. There are also important musical festivals in towns such as Aldeburgh, Bath, and Cheltenham. Pop-music festivals draw thousands of people, especially young people. In the great cities there are resident world-famous orchestras and from all over the world great performers come to play or sing in Britain. In many towns there are brass bands, and the players are often such people as miners or members of the local fire brigade, for music in Britain is not just an elegant interest, it is above all democratic.
1. Which of the following do the great readers in London probably buy the least?
A) Newspaper
B) Magazine
C) Paperback
D) Hardback
2. Chafing Cross Road is very famous because______.
A) all kinds of bookstores are along the streets
B) it lies right in the center of London
C) they have the cheapest books in London
D) the biggest bookstore in the world is there
3. What can you learn about Farringdon Road?
A) It's to the east of London.
B) It's a street of bookstores.
C) It's a center for second-hand books.
D) It's where worthless books are sold.
4. What does the author mean by saying "some of them are specialist theatres"?
A) Those theatres only have operas show
B) The theatres are especially good for their ballet show
C) These theatres offer really affordable ticket
D) They each hold a special type of play or show
5. Because of the theatre performances, the area around Piccadilly and Leicester Square tube stations gets crowded______.
A) before seven-thirty
B) between seven and eight
C) at about eight o'clock
D) from seven-fifteen to eight
6. What kind of change did World War I1 bring to the theatres?
A) The putting forward of dinner
B) The costume of the performance
C) The time of the performance
D) The restaurants nearly offer different food
7. What, according to the author, caused the decline of theatre business?
A) There are not professional theatres in large provincial towns.
B) During World War Ⅱ, a lot of theatres were destroyed.
C) Some people begin to choose stay at home and watch TV.
D) The performance of the plays is becoming worse and worse.
8. According to the author, three music lovers of the royal family members are ________________________
9. The British love of music is not known to foreigners for__________________.
10. The courses offered by summer school in music where a friendly atmosphere reigns last ________________________
原文精译
伦敦娱乐
买书
(1)伦敦人很爱读书。【1】她们平时买诸多报纸，杂志，尚有书籍，特别是平装书，印刷成本日益增高今天，平装书相对来说比较便宜。她们始终青睐“合宜”书，如纸张好硬皮书。
(2)伦敦诸多街道店铺，专卖书。【2】最出名当属伦敦市中心Charing Cross Road。在这里你可以找到大大小小、多种多样书店，有最出名书店，声称是世界上最大书店，也有狭小脏乱小书屋，看起来似乎从Dickens年代遗留下来。其中诸多书店经营二手书，涉及领域有艺术、国外作品、哲学、政治和其他五花八门话题，其中有个书店只卖有关芭蕾书籍!
(3)Charing Cross Road是伦敦人买书最以便地方，却不是最便宜。【3】如果想买真正便宜二手书，买家需要离开繁忙拥挤街道，到伦敦东区Farringdon Road探险。这里没有大型书店，卖书者每天上午来，把整麻袋书放在推车上，就在贫民区道旁。买家，有业余，也有专业，始终在等她们，朝这些卖家奔去。这些地方，偶尔可以用几便士买一本旧书，而其价值也许诸多英镑。
(4)Charing Cross Road 和 Farringdon Road所有是买书出名地点。但全伦敦所有有书店，也许地方不太有名，但书同样多种多样，让人激动。这些书店营造出来共鸣，让最忠诚买家感觉很舒服。在这些书店，只是浏览书籍人也会常常得到意想不到快乐。事实上，很容易就是在淘书过程中过完毕生。享有时间，诸多措施并没有搜书这样有乐趣!
去剧院
(5)伦敦剧院到处所有有：仅仅西区就超过40家，足以保证至少两到三场表演，可满足不同样爱好观众，或严肃，或轻松。
(6)【4】有些是专业剧院，如the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden，它们主演歌剧和皇家芭蕾，这里可以听到世界上最伟大歌剧演员表演。英国国家歌剧公司入住伦敦大剧场，鼓励歌剧演员，特别是本土演员，大部分歌剧用英语表演，价位符合大众。
(7)有些剧院核心上演典型作品和严肃戏剧、轻喜剧、音乐剧。大部分剧院有自己个性，老剧院如在海马克特Theatre Royal(也叫做Haymarket)，现代剧院如近来刚开巴比肯。国家剧院在滑铁卢桥旁有三个独立剧院。在伦敦Barbican中心the Royal Shakespeare Company落了脚，其另一中心在艾冯河畔斯特拉特福。
(8)伦敦大部分老剧院所有集中在一种社区域，在皮卡迪利大街和莱斯特广场地铁之间。【5】晚间表演一般是晚上7:30或8点开始，这个区在7:15到8点之间会有个小小高峰期。人们从周边地铁蜂涌而出，人行道很拥挤，出租车、私家车想方设法停到位，把看剧人送到剧场入口处。表演结束后也是个小高峰期。伦敦剧院很流行，想进去看一场成功表演并不很容易。
(9)二战前，剧院表演开始要晚一点，去看戏是很正式一件事。目前，很少有人特意为看戏穿正装(也就是说，穿正式晚礼服)，除非是第一次看或表演很核心。【6】战争期间，表演时间提前，直到目前也保持原样。目前表演时间让吃饭成为相称棘手问题：需要早一点吃晚饭或晚间宵夜。剧院周边饭店提供早一点晚饭或晚上夜宵，缓和了这种状况。
(10)【7】电视普及和表演经费拮据致使诸多剧院倒闭。但看起来最糟状况已经结束，萧条一段时间后来，剧院开始复兴。有些大城乡没有专业剧院，但其他部分城乡如诺丁汉、赫尔、考文垂、纽卡斯尔，有很不错公司，每一季所有有一批演员表演一系列戏剧。有些城乡如奇切斯特、爱丁堡剧院，夏季会有表演季。虽然在小城乡，过去几年内也已建了一批剧院来满足本地人们需求。
英国音乐
(11)国王品味与否反映了臣民品味，这是值得商榷。但，【8】下面这三个国王却和自己臣民共享音乐。理查德一世 (1157-1199)，被称为“勇士”，谱曲，和乐师布隆德尔一起演唱。据说，她在奥地利坐监时，布隆德尔唱了一首只有她和国王懂得歌曲，国王在秘密囚禁城堡中听到了这首曲子，由此布隆德尔找到了国王。亨利八世 (1491-1547)，虽因有六个妻子而臭名昭著，却是个优秀乐师，她部分曲子至今仍在传唱。维多利亚女王 (1819-1901)和丈夫阿尔伯特亲王以唱民谣为乐。伟大作曲家和钢琴师菲利克斯·门德尔松(1809-1847)是宫廷中常客，女王和王子唱歌时，她在伴奏。
(12)【9】外国人不很理解英国人对音乐热爱，也许由于出名英国作曲家很少。最有名是亨利·普赛尔 (1658-1695)，戏剧《珀赛尔狄多和埃涅阿斯》是个典型。献给普赛尔进行曲"Lillibulero"让人振奋，目前BBC把这
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