2010年12月英语六级考试模拟试题及答案(1)

　　Part V Error Correction (15 minutes)

　　Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (/) in the blank.

　　Example:

　　Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods. 1. time/times/period

　　Many of the arguments having used for the study of literature 2. /

　　as a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. the

　　More people than ever are drinking coffee these

　　days—but in small quantities than they used to. Some 62. ________

　　manufactures of coffee makers are trying to make 63. ________

　　advantage of this trend by developing diminutive

　　machines that brew(煮)smaller amounts of coffee.

　　Two U.S. appliance companies—Black & Decker,

　　basing in Towson, Maryland, and Toastmaster Inc. of 64. ________

　　Columbia, Missouri—has recently introduced "drip" 65. ________

　　coffee makers that brew one or two cup servings of

　　coffee. Neither of the products brew the coffee 66. ________

　　directly into a cup or mug, eliminating the need for a

　　separate carafe. Since many people make a pot of

　　coffee in the morning and drink only a single cup, the 67. ________

　　new coffee makers should reduce the wasted coffee.

　　Black & Decker's Cup-at-a-Time spends $27, while 68. ________

　　Toastmaster's Coffee Break retails for $20.

　　Black & Decker also makes a coffee maker

　　drips coffee directly into a carry-around thermal 69. ________

　　carafe. The carafe, a glass vacuum bottle, is supposed

　　to keep the coffee fresh for hours. The product,

　　called the Thermal Carafe Coffee-maker, comes with

　　a built-in lid that opens during the brewing process,

　　closes when it is completed. There are several models, 70. ________

　　including one that fits under the counter, ranging

　　from $60 to $110 at price. 71. ________

　　Part VI Translation (5 minutes)

　　Directions: Complete the following sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.

　　72. The area gets ________________(年降雨量不足五厘米).

　　73. The only sounds are bird calls and the soft noise ________________(当水缓缓推动草时草所发出的).

　　74. The visitors planned to ________________(花最少的时间游览公园以外的地方).

　　75. Life is too short ________________(不可每天将时间浪费在看电视上).

　　76. He told the story in such minute detail ________________(简直就像他亲眼看见一样).