英语六级模拟试卷（3）
Part one Listening Comprehension ( 20 minutes )
Section A
1. A) He thinks that there won’t be enough seats for everybody.
B) He thinks that the speaker won’t show up.
C) He thinks the seminar won’t be open to the public.
D) He thinks that there might not be any more tickets available.
2. A) Their father is unable to keep his promise.
B) Their father is going on a vacation without her.
C) Their father isn’t telling her the truth.
D) Their father doesn’t want to travel abroad.
3. A) John didn’t pass, although he had tried his best.
B) John did better than he thought he was able to.
C) John got an excellent score, which was unexpected.
D) John was disappointed at his math score.
4. A) The roof of the woman’s house needs to be repaired.
B) The roof of the man’s house has several bad leaks.
C) The woman’s bathroom was badly damaged.
D) The man works for a roofing company.
5. A) Mr. Smith will be replaced if he makes another mistake.
B) Mr. Smith is an admirable chief of the Asian Department.
C) Mr. Smith?s department is more successful than all the others.
D) Mr. Smith is seldom in his office.
6. A) She doesn’t have a fax machine. B) She may quit her present job soon.
C) She is tired of her present job. D) Her phone number has changed.
7. A) Someone has taken away her luggage.
B) Her flight is 50 minutes late.
C) Her luggage has been delayed.
D) She can’t find the man she’s been waiting for.
8. A) To do whatever the committee asks him to.
B) To make decisions in agreement with the committee.
C) To run the committee his way.
D) To make himself the committee chairman.
9. A) The woman found the mailbox empty.
B) The man is waiting for some important mail.
C) The man has just sent out his application.
D) The woman will write a postcard to her daughter.
10. A) Read the operation manual. B) Try the buttons one by one.
C) Ask the shop assistant for advice. D) Make the machine run slowly.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) They were drawing pictures. B) They were watching TV.
C) They were making a telephone call. D) They were tidying up the drawing room.
12. A) They locked the couple up in the drawing room.
B) They seriously injured the owners of the house.
C) They smashed the TV set and the telephone.
D) They took away sixteen valuable paintings.
13. A) He accused them of the theft.
B) He raised the rents.
C) He refused to prolong their land lease.
D) He forced them to abandon their traditions.
14. A) They wanted to protect the farmers? interests.
B) They wanted to extend the reservation area for birds.
C) They wanted to steal his valuable paintings.
D) They wanted to drive him away from the island.
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15. A) Through food. B) Through air.
C) Through insects. D) Through body fluids.
16. A) They ran a high fever. B) They died from excessive bleeding.
C) Their nervous system was damaged. D) They suffered from heart’s attack.
17. A) To see what happened to the survivors of the outbreak.
B) To study animals that can also get infected with the disease.
C) To find out where the virus originates.
D) To look for the plants that could cure the disease.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard .
18. A) To determine whether the Earth’s temperature is going up.
B) To study the behavior of some sea animals.
C) To measure the depths of the ocean.
D) To measure the movement of waves in the ocean.
19. A) They were frightened and distressed.
B) They swam away when the speaker was turned on.
C) They swam closer to “examine” the speaker when it was turned off.
D) They didn’t seem to be frightened and kept swimming near the speaker.
20. A) To attract more sea animals to the testing site.
B) To drive dangerous sea animals away from the testing site.
C) To help trace the sea animals being tested.
D) To determine how sea animals communicate with each other.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Passage One
TOYS are usually among the first industries that migrate to low-cost economies. And toymakers generally need plenty of children around. So it might seem like something of a miracle that Japan—the richest big country in Asia by far, and one that has an ageing and shrinking population—has retained a vibrant toy industry. A stress on technology and design is the predictable part of the reason why. Less obviously, Japanese manufacturers have realized that they can expand the $6 billion domestic market for toys, by marketing to adults as well as children.
Japanese men in their early middle-age can now relive the hit television series of the 1970s, which featured super-heroes and super-robots piloted by brave men out to save the world. These champions are now back, with more gizmos. Robot Okoku (kingdom), a shop in Akihabara, Tokyo's geek district, has sold a couple of thousand remote-controlled robots in the past two years. The walking robot has 17 motors and a 100-page manual and costs $1,105. Most customers, says Yamato Goto of Robot Okoku, are men who had fantasies of piloting their hero robots. Now, they can go into battle at robot tournaments held across the country.
Toymakers are rushing to come up with other new toys that appeal to adults. They are taking advantage of a growing trend among busy salarimen to put more emphasis on relaxation and fun. The stores in Akihabara that sell models and robots costing several thousand yen are not the only ones that are doing well. Retailers have also discovered that cheaper “masked raider” belts aimed at children have been a surprise hit among 30- and 40-year old men, highlighting the potential of a broader market for nostalgia.
Toys that help people to relax have also boosted sales. Primo Puel, a cuddly doll version of a five-year old boy, is fitted with sensors and five levels of happiness, can talk a bit and needs care. It has been a big hit with women over 40, wh