1、大学英语六级（阅读）模拟试卷 16及答案与解析 Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. 0 A night out at the opera to see an adaptation
2、 of an obscure 17th-century English play may sound like an expensive nap. But what if audience members were handed Venetian masks and invited to wander around the theater as the action unfolded? Thats exactly what the London-based theater company Punchdrunk and the English National Opera have done w
3、ith The Duchess of Malfi, which opened July 13 in an empty office complex outside the city. With dancers, opera singers, and musicians roving throughout the three-story building, the audience is turned loose to explore an elaborate set that includes Victorian sitting rooms, rustic teahouses which of
4、fer actual cocktails a ghostly forest, and macabre(恐怖的 )offices. Along the way, viewers stumble upon random scenes, which they must piece together before everyone gathers in a warehouse for the grand finale. The show, which immediately sold out, is just Londons latest example of immersive theater, a
5、 popular new genre that blends high drama with haunted-house theatrics in a strange mashup of acting, performance art, and choose-your-own-adventure storytelling. “Its a combination of spectacle and intimacy, “ says Felix Barrett, Punchdrunks artistic director, who believes the hunger for deeper, mo
6、re personalized theater experiences reflects a backlash against the shallow immediacy of todays Internet culture. “Some people have gotten lazy. And The Duchess of Malfi is something that, really, you have to work for. Its a theatrical puzzle the audience needs to solve themselves. “ For David Jubb,
7、 the artistic director at Londons Battersea Arts Centre, who has worked closely with Punchdrunk on past productions, having participants construct their own narrative is part of the “democratization“ of the art form. “Too often, theater is something where you sit, and could happen if you were there
8、or not, “ he says. “Its an experience that needs to catch up with the times. “ As with any democracy, participation is key, which is why Jubb is staging a One-on-One Festival this month showcasing a variety of short works performed for one viewer at a time. In most of them, all thats required is a g
9、ood-natured willingness to play along. For example, in Rotating in a Room of Images, by the group Lundahl & Seitl, audience members wear headphones while a whispering voice and delicate hands guide them alone through dark rooms, past haunting scenes resembling Dutch Renaissance paintings. Immersive
10、moments are also making their way into more standard fare. Some of the best are the least expected. At a staging of La Boheme at the Cock Tavern Theatre in North London earlier this year, ticketholders filed down to the pub at intermission only to be surprised by a song-and-dance routine performed b
11、y actors pretending to be patrons sipping their beers. Encouraging audience participation has its risks. Blood has even been spilled. During a performance of Money a piece by the theater company Shunt that takes place on a dystopian(反乌托邦的 ). machinelike stage set an overzealous audience member head-
12、butted one of the actors midscene. Rule No. 1 in immersive theatergoing: get your mask at the door, but bring your own helmet. 1 What can we learn about traditional theaters from the passage? （ A） Traditional theaters put on performances in the evening. （ B） Most people could not afford to go to the
13、 theaters. （ C） Sometimes audience was invited to join the play. （ D） Modern people become uninterested in old-time theaters. 2 What is said about immersive theater? （ A） People are reluctantly to buy the tickets of such theater. （ B） Its more popular than todays Internet culture. （ C） The audience
14、needs to participate in the theater. （ D） Often it can happen if the audience is there or not. 3 What is required of audience generally to join the short works performed on Jubbs One-on-One Festival? （ A） They should have experiences of performance before. （ B） They are willing to play in the short
15、works with actors. （ C） They had better have learned courses about acting. （ D） They must have enough courage to join the play. 4 What does the sentence “get your mask at the door, but bring your own helmet“(Lines 4-5, Para. 5)imply? （ A） Immersive theater requires the goers to wear a helmet. （ B） I
16、mmersive theaters security has not been perfect. （ C） Immersive theatergoers need to pay attention to safety. （ D） Immersive theatergoers must obey the theaters rules. 5 Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? （ A） Immersing Oneself in the Drama （ B） Going to the New-style Theat
17、er （ C） Theaters Add More Fun （ D） Two Sides of Immersive Theater 5 When oil sells at high market prices, the worlds leading oil consumers, the United States, Japan and the European Union(EU), will confront bigger difficulties in concluding their domestic economic policies. Oil enterprises will face
18、 rising production costs and falling revenues. Expensive oil will compel the United States and Japan to increase federal interest rates, while making it harder for the European Central Bank(ECB) to lower its rates to simulate its economy. The U. S. trade imbalance is more severe, peaking at $ 46 bil
19、lion last March. Soaring oil prices have contributed to this result. As for the growing markets in Asia, including China, higher oil prices raise import costs, drive consumer price hikes and increase inflation pressure. According to the estimation of the International Energy Agency, if the price of
20、oil increases by $ 10 per barrel within a year, the Asian economic growth rate will drop 0. 8 percentage points. Sometime this year, China is expected to replace Japan as the worlds second largest oil importer, after the United States. In 2005, Chinas oil imports are expected to reach 100 million to
21、ns. Since Chinas oil purchases are primarily spot transactions, a hike in oil prices will have an exaggerated effect on its economy and peoples consuming habits. Despite these ill effects, the overall global economic recovery will not be reversed. The current flux of oil prices began in January 2002
22、, yet it did not prevent the economies of the United States, Japan and the EU from pushing ahead since late 2003. A brisk increase of oil prices actually indicates, to some degree, that economic recovery spurs oil demand, though oil production has not been exceeded by demand in the international mar
23、ket. Aside from the impact of a cut in production by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)and the tense situation in the Middle East, it has been the speculations of major international oil companies that have largely contributed to the spike in oil prices. This will have limited e
24、ffect on economic growth of the countries that are driven by sectors, such as the hi-tech and service industries. Impact will be severer in newer markets, whose economies rely more on manufacturing and are less dynamic. In fact, economic growth for the least developed countries could fall 2 percenta
25、ge points. The IMF predicted that the three major economies of the United States, Japan and the EU would enjoy economic growth at 4. 6 percent, 3. 4 percent and 1. 7 percent respectively this year, even if oil price remains at $ 40 per barrel. Even when the rates drop marginally, from 0.3 to 0.5 per
26、centage points, their growth would still be higher than their respective 3.1 percent, 2. 7 percent and 0.4 percent in 2003. 6 The reason why the trade imbalance in the U. S. is severe is that_. （ A） its domestic economic policies are too tricky to be concluded （ B） the federal interest rate of the U
27、. S. increases sharply （ C） ECB has failed to lower its rates to simulate its economy （ D） the global oil prices are going up dramatically and suddenly 7 What can we know from the first paragraph? （ A） Oil companies wont earn less because of the increase of the oil prices. （ B） The three major econo
28、mies have made their domestic economic policies. （ C） Some developed countries have to increase the interest rates for soaring oil prices. （ D） The three largest oil consumers in the world are U. S. , China and Japan. 8 What will happen to the economic growth after the increase of the oil price acco
29、rding to the passage? （ A） The economy of the developed countries will still improve. （ B） The economy of the developing countries will stagger. （ C） The economic growth of the Middle East will slow down. （ D） Chinas economy pattern will accordingly change. 9 It can be inferred from the passage that
30、_. （ A） price hike brings different effects on China and developed countries （ B） ECB will lower the interest rates to reduce the impact of the soaring oil prices （ C） oil production is about to be exceeded by demand in the international market （ D） the U. S. trade imbalance wont change until the pr
31、ice of oil declines 10 Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? （ A） Changes of World Oil Prices （ B） Oil Prices and the World Economy （ C） What Can Oil Price Growth Bring? （ D） Soaring Oil Prices Effect on the U. S. 10 A surprising number of Japanese seem to be actually enjoyin
32、g the recession. Pressed by their companies to work fewer hours, they are taking more time off and spending it with spouses or at home with their kids. Or they are fulfilling the dreams of freedom they have harbored since their schoolboy hell in cram schools. If their paychecks come to less, prices
33、in Japan have dropped, too, and there are a lot more cheap imports to choose from. Tens of thousands of Japanese are hurting deeply, laid off by companies they once trusted or forced into worthless jobs. And many are determined never to have faith in the system again. But whatever the individual may
34、 experience, one thing is likely: Japans corporate culture will never be the same. “The myth of a corporate family cul-ture is gradually fading, “ says an editor in chief of a Japans most popular help-wanted magazine. “Corporations can no longer afford lifetime employment and seniority system, where
35、as young workers do not consider company life the most important. For a long time, both management and workers enjoyed a kind of mutual agreement. Thats changing now. “ Now the frustrating long recession has seemed to belie the success of the Japanese businesses. It is taking the torque(动力 )out of J
36、apans hard-driving corporatism. In a country where companies once commanded the loyalty, job-hopping isnt even news any more. A government survey released in January showed that 60 percent of Japanese adults would not rule out switching companies. Within the corporations, too, an earthquake is under
37、way. Only a few years ago, seniority was still virtually the only measure of pay scales, no matter how well one performed. Today many companies have adopted a do-or-die(孤注一掷的 )merit system. Many cant make the grade: men in their 50s whove spent decades as company men, quit or move to subsidiary comp
38、anies at lower salaries. Some courageous ones are now leaving corporate life to start new careers on their own. Even at Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., a long stalwart(坚定 分子 )of traditional management, employees older than 50 are being edged into “second careers. “ Companies and employees alike
39、have little choice. Japanese corporations may face collapse if they continue the current employment system. During the high growth years, they took a large population of baby boomers. The bubble burst exactly when these people became senior corporate members. Japan is encountering a tough time with
40、the heavy burden of their high wages and retirement fund ahead. Japans traditional “after-work“ culture is receding with the tide as well. Getting together with colleagues after work over a glass of beer or a cup of tea has long been a salarymans daily routine. Once, an invitation from ones section
41、chief was something that subordinates could not refuse. But the younger generation now prefers to spend evenings with friends. Young men in businesses seem to think that going out for drinks with their boss is their overtime work. 11 The possible reason that the Japanese enjoy the economic recession
42、 is that_. （ A） they neednt go to work at all but get paid as usual （ B） they can get compensations from the government （ C） they have enough time to relive their childhood （ D） most things seem to be of benefit to them 12 What does the word “belie“(Line 1, Para. 3)probably mean? （ A） To lie behind
43、sth. （ B） To believe sth. （ C） To show sth to be false. （ D） To stimulate sth. 13 What used to be an important factor to determine employees salary? （ A） Whether they worked hard or not. （ B） How much profit they brought about. （ C） How long they have been in the company. （ D） How they got along wit
44、h the boss. 14 Nowadays, employees who have worked for the company for a long time would probably_. （ A） stay in the company till they are supposed to retire （ B） work for some other company in the meanwhile （ C） ask the boss for a higher salary and better condition （ D） act passively as a result of
45、 a decrease in their enthusiasm 15 The fact that young people may refuse to have dinner with their boss indicates_. （ A） bosses are not so frightening as before in the view of employees （ B） young people dont consider their boss important or respected （ C） young people assume a new attitude toward w
46、ork and after-work time （ D） they have different sense of value and couldnt get along with each other 15 Recently Broadpoint Communications, a fledg-ling(刚起步的 )media company, started handing out free long-distance telephone calls. In Britain, Dix-ons, an electrical retailer, is giving away Internet
47、access. No wonder there has been a ravenous(贪婪的 )response. The switchboard at Idealab, the company behind the computer offer, was jammed as a million people called on the day the offer was launched. Broadpoint has signed up 100,000 people in just under five weeks while Dixons Freeserve has become Br
48、itains biggest Internet-service provider after only six months. The beneficiaries of such offers will soon learn there is a bill. Although many do not yet realize it, they are giving away a wealth of information about their incomes, hobbies and shopping habits. This is used to direct advertisements,
49、 which they have to endure as part of the original deal. Broadpoints callers get two minutes of free talking time in return for listening to one 10-15-second spot. The unlucky computer-owners cannot remove the advertisements dancing around their screen. And the more they use their machines the harder they will find the advertisements to ignore. Advertisers can afford to be so generous only because the more they know about someone, the better they can target him with precise commercial messages. Even such a genteel(上流的 )o
