星火：2008年12月英语六级模拟试卷样题及解析

　　31. What was the source material of Grandma Moses' paintings?

　　C)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项都是名词，可以推测，本题考查的内容可能是某项活动涉及的范围。

　　[精解] 主人公用照片记录信息(made use of photographs for information)，尤其在她的晚年(her later years)，她用照片作为素材(source material)。故正确答案为C)。

　　Passage Three

　　(32) Rescuers have found the bodies of over 130 people killed in two ferry disasters in Bangladesh. The accidents happened during a storm that hit the country on April 21. Hundreds more are missing or feared dead.

　　The two ferries sank in different rivers near the capital city of Dhakfi as strong winds and rain hit the South Asian countries.

　　(35)The government has since banned all ferries and other boats from traveling at night during the April-May storm season.

　　One of the ferries, MV Mitali, was carrying far more people than it was supposed to. About 400 passengers fitted a space made for just 300, police said. The second ferry carried about 100 passengers.

　　An official in charge of the rescue work said the number of deaths is certain to rise. No one really knows how many people were on board and how many of them survived.

　　Ferries in Bangladesh don't always keep passenger lists, making it difficult to determine the exact number of people on board.

　　Besides the ferry accidents, at least 40 people were killed and 400 injured by lightning strikes, falling houses and trees and the sinking of small boats.

　　Storms are common this time of year in Bangladesh, as are boating accidents. (34)Ferry disasters take away hundreds of lives every year in a nation of 130 million people.

　　(33)Officials blame these river accidents on a lack of safety measures, too many passengers in boats and not enough checks on weather conditions.

　　预览四道题的选项，从death，bad weather等词综合分析，可推测出本文内容可能是关于某场灾难的描述。

　　32. How many people were found killed in the accidents?

　　A)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项中三个为数字描述，另一个出现deaths，可以推测本题考查的内容可能跟死亡人数有关。

　　[精解] 超过130具尸体(bodies of over 130 people)被发现，此数字即为死亡人数。故正确答案为A)。

　　33. Which is the reason for all these river accidents?

　　A)。 [听前猜测] 根据四个选项内容可以推测，本题考查内容可能涉及事故的原因。

　　[精解] 官方认为，这些事故的起因是缺乏安全标准(a lack of safety measures)、船只超载(too many passengers in boats)以及没有注意天气情况(weather conditions)。三种情况综合起来，导致了这些恶果。故正确答案只有A)。B)、C)与文意相反，D)不是一般情况，与船出事故无关。

　　34. Which disaster causes large casualties in Bangladesh every year?

　　B)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项都是关于灾难的词，由此可以推测，本题考查的内容可能是关于某种灾难的。

　　[精解] 每年渡船事故(ferry disasters)都会带走这个有1. 3亿人口的国家(a nation of 130 million people)成百上千人的生命(hundreds of lives)。故正确答案为B)。

　　35. What has the government done during the storm season in Bangladesh?

　　B)。 [听前猜测] 四个选项都是讲政府对渡船的政策，由此可以推测，本题考查的内容可能是关于政府的管制措施的。

　　[精解] 四月到五月风暴季节中(the April-May storm season)政府取缔了所有的渡轮(all ferries)，并且禁止其他船只在夜间航行(other boats from traveling at night)。其他选项均不正确。故正确答案为B)。

　　Section C

　　36. traditional

　　[听前猜测] 在不定冠词和名词之间，此处应该填入一个形容词。

　　37. occur

　　[听前猜测] 情态动词后面应填动词原形。

　　38. planned

　　[听前猜测] 系动词后应为动词的被动形式。