1、大学英语六级-257 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、语法练习(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1.I should say Henry is not _ much a writer as a reporter.（分数：2.00）A.thatB.soC.thisD.that2.I won“t pay $20 for the coat;it“s not worth _.（分数：2.00）A.all that muchB.that much allC.that all muchD.much all that3.You sang well last night. We hope
2、 you“ll sing _.（分数：2.00）A.more betterB.still betterC.nicelyD.best4.He had _ on the subject.（分数：2.00）A.a rather strong opinionB.rather strong opinionC.rather the strong opinionD.the rather strong opinion5.He knows little of mathematics,and _ of chemistry.（分数：2.00）A.even moreB.still lessC.no lessD.sti
3、ll more6._, more than 200 houses and buildings are heated by solar energy, not to mention the big cities in the region.（分数：2.00）A.Alone in the small townB.In the small alone townC.In the alone small townD.In the small town alone7.There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take, _ they
4、 can limit how much water you drink.（分数：2.00）A.much more thanB.no more thanC.no less thanD.any more than8.The heart is _ intelligent than the stomach,for they are both controlled by the brain.（分数：2.00）A.not soB.not muchC.much moreD.no more9.Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often
5、 _ or better than an actual performance.（分数：2.00）A.as good asB.as goodC.goodD.good as10.Andrew, my father“s younger brother, will not be at the picnic, _ to the family“s disappointment.（分数：2.00）A.muchB.moreC.too muchD.much more11.Help will come from the UN,but the aid will be _ near what“s needed.（分
6、数：2.00）A.everywhereB.somewhereC.nowhereD.anywhere12.Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills _ people each year than automobile accidents.（分数：2.00）A.seven more timeB.seven times moreC.over seven timesD.seven times13.The solution works only for couple who are self-employed,don“t have sm
7、all children and get along _ to spend most of their time together.（分数：2.00）A.so wellB.too wellC.well asD.well enough14.After having gone _ far, George did not want to turn back.（分数：2.00）A.enoughB.muchC.suchD.that15.This _ girl is Mary“s cousin.（分数：3.00）A.pretty little SwedishB.Swedish little prettyC
8、.Swedish pretty littleD.little pretty Swedish16.I won“t pay $20 for the coat;it is not worth _ .（分数：3.00）A.all that muchB.that much allC.that all muchD.much all that17.They did not find _ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet.（分数：3.00）A.worth their whileB.it worthwhileC.it worthD.it wo
9、rthy18.I shall have a companion in the house after all these _ years.（分数：3.00）A.aloneB.lonelyC.isolatingD.separate19.I“m afraid that doll may be _ expensive.（分数：3.00）A.all too muchB.very muchC.far tooD.so too much20.These proposals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digit
10、al information than _ in traditional media.（分数：3.00）A.existB.existsC.existingD.to exist21.He got up,walked across the room,and with a sharp quick movement flung the door widely open . A. across B. with C. flung D. widely open （分数：2.00）22.Because there are less members present tonight than there were
11、 last night,we must wait until the next voting . A. less B. than C. were D. voting （分数：2.00）23.The radio was of so inferior quality that I took it back and asked for a better one . A. so B. that C. back D. one （分数：2.00）24.John“s chante of being elected chairman of the committee is far greater than D
12、ick . A. of being elected B. chairman C. is far D. Dick （分数：2.00）25.Man has used metals for centuries in gradual increasing quantities, but it was not until the Industrial Revolution that they came to be employed in real vast quantities. A. Man B. gradual C. that D. came to be employed （分数：2.00）26.Y
13、oung readers, more often than not , find the novels of Dickens far more exciting than Thackeray . A. not B. of C. far D. Thackeray （分数：2.00）27.The problem of unemployment the governments want solved is as serious as never in underdeveloped countries. A. the B. solved C. never D. underdeveloped （分数：2
14、.00）28.They want to expose those educational disadvantaged students to creative, enriching educational experiences for a five-year period. A. educational B. enriching C. experiences D. five-year （分数：2.00）29.Similar elements in the prehistoric remains from both areas suggest that lndians and their ne
15、ighbours had maintained distant but real connections ever before 1,500 B.C. A. remains B. suggest C. had maintained D. ever （分数：2.00）30.It soon became obviously that instead of being trained to sing she would be trained as the astronomer“s assistant. A. obviously B. being trained C. would D. as （分数：
16、2.00）31.The moon has a mass that is nearly one hundred times less than the earth ; in consequence ,the force of gravity at the moon“s surface is only one-sixth of that at the earth“s surface. A. less B. the earth C. in consequence D. of （分数：2.00）32.It“s essential that people be psychological able to
17、 resist the impact brought about by the transition from planned economy to market economy. A. be B. psychological C. brought about D. planned （分数：2.00）33.On the whole , ambitious students are much likely to succeed in their studies than are those with little ambition. A. On the whole B. are much lik
18、ely C. are those D. with （分数：2.00）34.A great many teachers firmly believe that English is one of the poorest-taught subjects in high schools at present . A. A great many B. firmly C. poorest-taught D. at present （分数：2.00）35.The logic of scientific development is such that separates groups of men wor
19、king on the same problem in far-scattered laboratories are likely to arrive at the same answer at the same time. A. such B. separates C. on D. far-scattered （分数：2.00）36.Yet not all of these races are intellectual inferior to the European races, and some may even have a freshness and vitality that ca
20、n renew the energies of more advanced races. A. intellectual inferior B. and C. a D. energies （分数：2.00）37.All those left undone may sound greatly in theory, but even the truest believer has great difficulty when it comes to specifics. A. left undone B. greatly C. truest believer D. when （分数：2.00）38.
21、The foreign friends high praised the products they had seen at the exhibition. A. high B. praised C. had seen D. at （分数：2.00）39.That so many advances have been made in such short time is the most valid argument for retaining the research unit. A. That B. so many C. such short time D. for retaining （
22、分数：2.00）40.A great many educators firmly believe that English is one of the poorest taught subjects in high schools today. A. A great many B. firmly C. poorest D. in （分数：2.00）41.Federal funded training and Free back-to-school programs for laid-off workers are under way , but few experts believe they
23、 will succeed. A. Federal B. laid-off C. under way D. few （分数：2.00）42.I must confess that her knowledge of English literature is more superior to mine . A. must confess B. of C. more superior D. to mine （分数：2.00）43.Hurricanes that are born off the coast of Africa often prove to be the most dead . A.
24、 born B. off C. to be D. dead （分数：2.00）44.From the point of view of economical gain, specification has its own limitation. A. From B. of view C. economical D. its （分数：2.00）45.John took pride in his horse which looked spiritedly under the sunlight. A. took B. in C. which D. spiritedly （分数：2.00）46.Psy
25、chologists suggest that to knowing give oneself over to a behavior that has a statistical probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide. A. knowing B. over C. a D. is （分数：2.00）47.Neither of these reasons justifies our allowing him to pass after he did so poor in the physics examina
26、tion. A. Neither B. our allowing C. poor D. physics （分数：2.00）大学英语六级-257 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、语法练习(总题数：0，分数：0.00)1.I should say Henry is not _ much a writer as a reporter.（分数：2.00）A.thatB.so C.thisD.that解析：解析 not so much.as 意为“与其说是还不如说是”。2.I won“t pay $20 for the coat;it“s not worth _.（分数：2.00
27、）A.all that much B.that much allC.that all muchD.much all that解析：解析 all that much。3.You sang well last night. We hope you“ll sing _.（分数：2.00）A.more betterB.still better C.nicelyD.best解析：解析 应为 B项 still better。4.He had _ on the subject.（分数：2.00）A.a rather strong opinion B.rather strong opinionC.rather
28、 the strong opinionD.the rather strong opinion解析：解析 a rather strong opinion。5.He knows little of mathematics,and _ of chemistry.（分数：2.00）A.even moreB.still less C.no lessD.still more解析：解析 still less，意为“更谈不上”。6._, more than 200 houses and buildings are heated by solar energy, not to mention the big c
29、ities in the region.（分数：2.00）A.Alone in the small townB.In the small alone townC.In the alone small townD.In the small town alone 解析：解析 In the small town alone。7.There is no reason they should limit how much vitamin you take, _ they can limit how much water you drink.（分数：2.00）A.much more thanB.no mo
30、re thanC.no less thanD.any more than 解析：解析 any more than。not any more than(=no more.than)意为“与一样都不”。8.The heart is _ intelligent than the stomach,for they are both controlled by the brain.（分数：2.00）A.not soB.not muchC.much moreD.no more 解析：解析 no more。no more.than 与一样都不。9.Do you enjoy listening to reco
31、rds? I find records are often _ or better than an actual performance.（分数：2.00）A.as good as B.as goodC.goodD.good as解析：解析 as good as。10.Andrew, my father“s younger brother, will not be at the picnic, _ to the family“s disappointment.（分数：2.00）A.much B.moreC.too muchD.much more解析：解析 much 作副词，修饰介词短语，如：M
32、uch to my surprise，she forgot our meeting(使我感到十分惊讶的是他居然忘记了我们的会面。)11.Help will come from the UN,but the aid will be _ near what“s needed.（分数：2.00）A.everywhereB.somewhereC.nowhere D.anywhere解析：解析 nowhere near 是成语，意为“离很远”。例如：Fifty dollars is nowhere near enough(50 美元是远远不够的。)12.Smoking is so harmful to
33、personal health that it kills _ people each year than automobile accidents.（分数：2.00）A.seven more timeB.seven times more C.over seven timesD.seven times解析：解析 more 是 many的比较级形式，修饰 people。seven times 是度量状语，来说明 more的程度。13.The solution works only for couple who are self-employed,don“t have small children
34、 and get along _ to spend most of their time together.（分数：2.00）A.so wellB.too wellC.well asD.well enough 解析：解析 形容词或副词+enough+to do sth是惯用搭配。14.After having gone _ far, George did not want to turn back.（分数：2.00）A.enoughB.muchC.suchD.that 解析：解析 that 作副词，意为“那么”。15.This _ girl is Mary“s cousin.（分数：3.00）
35、A.pretty little Swedish B.Swedish little prettyC.Swedish pretty littleD.little pretty Swedish解析：解析 当名词前有几个形容词修饰时，形容词的排列顺序是：限定词(包括冠词、指示代词和物主代词、名词所有格、序数词，基数词、量词等)+一般描述性形容词+表示大小、长短、高低的形容词+表示形状的形容词+表示年龄、新旧的形容词+表示颜色的形容词+表示国籍、地区的形容词+表示物质、材料的形容词+被修饰的名词，例：this pretty lovely cloisonne vase(这个十分好看的景泰蓝花瓶)，an o
36、ld black American singer(一位美国黑人老歌唱家)，my new brown writing desk(我的棕色新写字台)，man“s first manned artificial satellite(人类第一颗载人的人造卫星)。16.I won“t pay $20 for the coat;it is not worth _ .（分数：3.00）A.all that much B.that much allC.that all muchD.much all that解析：解析 this(that)much 是一成语。意为“这(那)么多”。可见在 all that mu
37、ch中，that 修饰much，说明程度，而 all则起强调作用，修饰 that much本句中 all that much作 worth的宾语，因为worth既是形容词又是介词，后可接名词或动名词，作其宾语，如：The book is worth reading译文：我不想花 20美元买这件外套，它不值那么多钱。17.They did not find _ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet.（分数：3.00）A.worth their whileB.it worthwhile C.it worthD.it worthy解析
38、：解析 worth adj/prep(值得)，不能单独作表语，其后必须接名词或动名词。worthy adj(值得，配得上)，不能单独作表语，其后必须接 of+名词或动名词，也可以接动词不定式。worthwhile adj(值得干的，有价值的)。18.I shall have a companion in the house after all these _ years.（分数：3.00）A.aloneB.lonely C.isolatingD.separate解析：解析 alone adj/adv(=by oneself，without company or help)“单独、独自”，在句中
39、作表语或状语。alone 的常用词组有：leave(1et)sb. /sthalone“不碰，不干涉某人、某事，不惹”，如 Leave the cat alone，or it will scratch(不要去惹这只猫，否则它会挠你。)let alone“更不必说”，如：He can“t find money for necessities，let alone wine and tobacco(他连生活必需品都无钱购买，更不必说烟酒了。)lonely adj(=without companions，unhappy because of being alone)“孤独的，寂寞的”，既可作定语用。也
40、可作表语用。19.I“m afraid that doll may be _ expensive.（分数：3.00）A.all too muchB.very muchC.far too D.so too much解析：解析 far 作程度状语，意为“过于”，“得多”，常与 too连用，例如：The room was small and contained far too much furniture(这间房间太小。而里面的家具太多。)much 作副词用时可修饰具有动词性的过去分词或现在分词，如：I was much surprised. very 修饰形容词或副词原级。20.These pro
41、posals sought to place greater restrictions on the use and copying of digital information than _ in traditional media.（分数：3.00）A.exist B.existsC.existingD.to exist解析：解析 than 引导的定语从句中 than作主语，其谓语与带形容词比较级的先行词保持人数与数的一致关系。21.He got up,walked across the room,and with a sharp quick movement flung the door
42、 widely open . A. across B. with C. flung D. widely open （分数：2.00）解析：D 应改为 wide open。解析 wide 作副词用，意为“敞开”。22.Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night,we must wait until the next voting . A. less B. than C. were D. voting （分数：2.00）解析：A 应改为 fewer。23.The radio was of so
43、inferior quality that I took it back and asked for a better one . A. so B. that C. back D. one （分数：2.00）解析：A 应改为 such。24.John“s chante of being elected chairman of the committee is far greater than Dick . A. of being elected B. chairman C. is far D. Dick （分数：2.00）解析：D 应改为 Dick“s。25.Man has used meta
44、ls for centuries in gradual increasing quantities, but it was not until the Industrial Revolution that they came to be employed in real vast quantities. A. Man B. gradual C. that D. came to be employed （分数：2.00）解析：B 应改为 gradually。26.Young readers, more often than not , find the novels of Dickens far
45、 more exciting than Thackeray . A. not B. of C. far D. Thackeray （分数：2.00）解析：D 应改为 Thackeray“s或 those of Thackeray。27.The problem of unemployment the governments want solved is as serious as never in underdeveloped countries. A. the B. solved C. never D. underdeveloped （分数：2.00）解析：C 应改为 ever。解析 ever
46、(=at any time before)(过去)任何时间。the governments want solved是定语从句，作宾语的关系代词省略。solved 是过去分词作宾补。例如：I want the work finished by Saturday(我想这项工作在周六前结束。)28.They want to expose those educational disadvantaged students to creative, enriching educational experiences for a five-year period. A. educational B. enr
47、iching C. experiences D. five-year （分数：2.00）解析：A 应改为 educationally。29.Similar elements in the prehistoric remains from both areas suggest that lndians and their neighbours had maintained distant but real connections ever before 1,500 B.C. A. remains B. suggest C. had maintained D. ever （分数：2.00）解析：D
48、 应改为 even。解析 本题属副词的误用。suggest 在本句中意为“表明，暗示”，而不是“建议”，故不是欲望动词，其后所接的宾语从句中谓语用陈述语气。30.It soon became obviously that instead of being trained to sing she would be trained as the astronomer“s assistant. A. obviously B. being trained C. would D. as （分数：2.00）解析：A 应改为 obvious。解析 本题属形容词与副词的误用。31.The moon has a mass that is nearly one hundred times less than the earth ; in consequence ,the force of gravity at the moon“s surface is only one-sixth of that at the earth“s surface. A. less B. the earth C. in consequence D. of （分数：2.00）解析：B 应改为 that of the earth。32.It“s essential that people be psychological a
