星火：2008年12月英语六级模拟试卷样题及解析

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. A) They worked on their own land.

　　B) They produced whatever their families needed.

　　C) They could get along well by relying on themselves.

　　D) They didn't keep commercial ties with others.

　　27. A) Banks and railroads. B) Weather and their own efforts.

　　C) The specialized crops they sold. D) Commercial ties with others.

　　28. A) Their lives are free and simple like that of the 19th century.

　　B) They have more worries than those in the past.

　　C) They suffer from the shipping rates set by the railroads.

　　D) They miss the simple life in the 19th century.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. A) The painting materials used by Grandma Moses.

　　B) The major artistic influences on Grandma Moses.

　　C) The folk art of Grandma Moses.

　　D) The life of Grandma Moses.

　　30. A) She started it without much success. B) She started it in her sixties.

　　C) She started it after much study. D) She started it by producing greeting cards.

　　31. A) Building. B) Needlework.

　　C) Photographs. D) Country life. Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. A) More than 130 people. B) At least 400 people.

　　C) Hundreds of people. D) The deaths were still unknown.

　　33. A) Lack of safety measures. B) Checks on weather conditions.

　　C) Underload. D) Lightning strikes.

　　34. A) Epidemic disease. B) Ferry disaster.

　　C) Big fire in the forest. D) Car accidents.

　　35. A) The government has banned all the fishing boats at daytime.

　　B) The government has banned all night ferries and night boats.

　　C) The government has completely banned shipping.

　　D) The government has paid for all the shipping lost.