2016年6月大学英语六级考试最新模拟试题及答案（七）_第2页

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

　　Black Americans have served with honor in every American military action, though this fact is often omitted in history books. Even though black men almost had to beg to be allowed to serve in the Revolutionary War, they went on to serve well. Two blackmen, Oliver Cromwell and Prince Whipple, were with Washington when he crossed the Delaware on Christmas Day, 1776, to attack the British at Trenton. A black man named Estabrook captured the Royal Army's general Prescott Newport, and Peter Salem, a black, killed Major Pitcairn as he was savoring his expected victory at Bunker Hill.?

　　Even though they were forced to serve in separated units, black soldiers distinguished themselves in combat. This was despite the fact that whites had long believed that blacks could neither command nor use firearms. In 1863, William Carney of the Massachusetts Colored Infantry received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role in battles with the Plains Indians. Isaiah Dorman, Coster's black　scout, served and died at the Little Big Horn in 1876.Henry Flipper was the first black graduate of West Point in 1877.?

　　In World War Ⅰ, 40,000 black American combat soldiers served with the French command. Neither U.S. nor British commanders would use these men. But Henry Johnson and Needham Roberts, soldiers in the 369th Infantry's black “Hellfighters” were still the first Americans to win the Croix de Guerre, ?France's? top military　award.?

　　During World War Ⅱ over 600,000 black men and women served in the armed forces, including some 400,000 who served overseas. Dorie Miller, a black mess attendant in navy, was one of our first heroes in this war. At Pearl Harbor during the　Japanese sneak attack, he manned a machine gun and shot down four planes. The black fighter pilots of Benjamin Davis, Jr. distinguished themselves throughout the war. They served most courageously during the Italian campaign. During the war in Vietnam, mainly because of civil rights pressures in America but also owing to the fine record of black military units, all American forces were fully integrated. Once again blacks played vital roles. And 13.2 percent of all war deaths were of blacks, even though blacks constitute only 11 percent of all Americans. Black American soldiers continue to serve their land well.?

　　31.The main idea of this passage is that ?____?.?

　　A) black Americans made contributions in the Revolutionary War?

　　B) black Americans have admirably served their country in at least five wars?

　　C) black Americans suffered a larger portion of war deaths in Vietnam than　did any other minorities?

　　D) black Americans served under the French command in World War Ⅰ

　　32.Benjamin Davis, Jr. was ?____?.?

　　A) one of black fighter pilots during World War Ⅰ?

　　B) commander of a group of black fighter pilots during World War Ⅱ?

　　C) one of the soldiers who crossed the Delaware with Washington in 1776

　　D) a scout for Coster and died at the Little Big Horn?

　　33.The passage implies that ?____?.?

　　A) black Americans were forced to fight in World War Ⅰ?

　　B) black Americans served in the military for a good life?

　　C) Americans have been ignorant of the fact that blacks have played in America's military history?

　　D) black Americans went into war because of their courage?

　　34.The meaning of the word “savoring” is ?____?.?

　　A) demanding B) commanding?

　　C) assuring D) enjoying?

　　35.Which of the following statements is NOT true??

　　A) Black Americans played an important role in the wars in America.?

　　B) None of the white fight pilots joined World War Ⅱ.?

　　C) The portion of deaths of blacks is larger than that of the whites.?

　　D) All the statements are true.?

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

　　The island of Great Britain being small(compared with the size of Australia),the　natural place for holiday relaxation and enjoyment is its extensive coastline,　above all its southern and eastern coasts, though Blackpool, which is probably the best known and most crowded seaside town, and the favorite resort of the mass?population of industrial Lancashire, is on the north?west coast. Distant and　little?inhabited areas like Northern Scotland, are too remote for the development of large seaside resorts.?

　　For most children, going to the seaside suggests a week or fortnight of freedom　on the beach, ideally a sandy one providing ample opportunity for the construction of sandcastles, fishing in pools for stranded shrimps, paddling in shallow water or swimming in deep. Children's entertainments may include the traditional knockabout puppet show “Punch and Judy”, donkey rides, paddleboats in artificialponds, mini?golf and the swings and roundabouts in local fairgrounds. Their parents spend sunny days swimming in the sea and sunbathing on the beach. Not that the British sun can be relied on and the depressing sight of families wandering round the town in mackintoshes and under umbrellas is only too common. However there are always the shops with their tourist souvenirs, plenty of cafes and, if the worst comes to the worst, the cinema to offer a refuge.?The average family is unlikely to seek accommodation in a hotel as they can stay more cheaply in one of the many boarding?houses. These are usually three or four?storeyed Victorian buildings, whose owners spend the summer season letting rooms to a number of couples or families and providing three cooked meals a day at what they describe as a reasonable price, with the hope that in this way they will add enough to their savings to see the winter through. Otherwise there are the caravan and camping sites for those who prefer self?catering.?

　　Nowadays, even when an increasing number of people fly off to Mediterrane　an resorts where a well?developed suntan can be assured, or explore in comfort Swiss lakes and mountains or romantic Italian or Spanish cities, the British seaside is still the main attraction for families, especially those with younger children. As they queue for boat trips, cups of tea or ice?cream under grey skies and in drizzling rain, the parents are reliving their own childhood when time seemed endless, their own sandcastle the most splendid on the beach, the sea always blue and friendly and the sun always hot.

　　36.A reason suggested in the first paragraph for the appeal of the British　seaside is that ?____?.?

　　A) it is an ideal place for children?

　　B) most holiday resorts are in the warmer south and east?

　　C) it is within easy reach?

　　D) a large number of people enjoy going there?

　　37.Children enjoy the seaside because ?____?.?

　　A) they can be sure to play on a sandy beach?

　　B) they are allowed to do anything they like?

　　C) it provides a period of enjoyable escape from school routine?

　　D) there are a variety of enjoyable ways of spending time there?

　　38.It is suggested that as a form of holiday entertainment the cinema ____.?

　　A) is visited only if there is nothing better to do?

　　B) is the only place there is to go to in bad weather?

　　C) has nothing whatever to recommend it?

　　D) is the best place there is to go to in bad weather?

　　39.What reason is suggested for running a boarding?house??

　　A) The owners earn their living by doing this.?

　　B) This helps to pay for the upkeep of a large house.?

　　C) The resulting supplementary income will ensure a living for several months.

　　D) The money they make will keep them through the winter.?

　　40.What attraction has the British seaside got for many parents in comparis　on with European resorts??

　　A) They can take their families with them in their own country.?

　　B) There are more ways of enjoying themselves there.?

　　C) It takes them less time to get there.?

　　D) They can relive happy memories.??