2010年12月英语六级全真预测卷及解析(1)

　　When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for a one year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. 【35】But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. 【32】The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America's fastest growing business.

　　【35】What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples—people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. 【33】They are saved a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.

　　One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. 【34】But usually people don't like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.

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

　　32. Which of the following has become one of America's fastest growing businesses?

　　32. 答案D

　　解析：选项表示某种做法。听力篇章第一段提及现在美国越来越流行的业务，那就是租家具。

　　33. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?

　　33. 答案C

　　解析：根据上题，考生可推测此题问题有可能是租家具的原因。听力篇章第二段总结了租家具的原因，可以节省麻烦，还可以省钱。选项B只谈到了其中一个原因。

　　34. What can you infer from the passage?

　　34. 答案B

　　解析：文章最后一段以一个家庭为例，他们很喜欢租的家具，但是却不愿意告诉别人家具是租来的，因为这种做法比较新，他们不确定邻居会怎么想。从此可以判断，在这对夫妻的家乡，这种观点并不流行。

　　35. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

　　35. 答案B

　　解析：从选项的拼写方式，考生可推断问题可能是文章的题目。听力篇章一开始，讲到租家具在美国流行开来，第二段谈及流行的原因，最后讲到这种新颖的方式在某些地方并不流行。这三段围绕同一个主线展开，那就是：新颖的获得家具的方式。

　　Section C

　　36. 答案situation

　　解析：此空的名词是个常用名词，situation意为“情况，状态”。

　　37. 答案opinions

　　解析：opinions和ideas是同义词，表示“观点，看法”。考生要注意此空用名词复数。

　　38. 答案trial

　　解析：此空的名词trial意为“努力，尝试”，考生要注意和try区别。

　　39. 答案methods

　　解析：此空是个常用名词，method意为“方式，方法”，考生要注意用名词复数形式。

　　40. 答案stages　　解析：stage在此处意为“阶段”，前面有数词six来修饰，所以用名词复数形式。

　　41. 答案recognize

　　解析：此空是个常用动词，recognize意为“意识，认识”。

　　42. 答案broken

　　解析：此空是动词的过去分词用作形容词，broken在此处意为“不能用，有问题”。

　　43. 答案define

　　解析：此空的动词比较常用，define原意为“定义”，此空意为“确定”。

　　44. 答案he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame

　　解析：考生要联系上下文，上文讲必须先确定问题是什么，接着就承上举了这个例子，他必须确定自行车的哪一部分出问题了。此处需要注意的词汇：gears，brakes，frame。

　　45. 答案Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions

　　解析：此空要注意后面的句子。后面是个例子，具体说明前面的观点。其例子大意为：Sam或看修理书，或和朋友讨论，或仔细看轮子。所以前面作者的观点是：要找信息，让问题更清楚，找到可能的解决方案。此句需要注意的词汇：clearer，solutions。考生要注意句子的首字母要大写。

　　46. 答案After studying the problem, he should have several suggestions for a possible solution

　　解析：考生要联系下文，下文是个具体的例子，大意为Sam解决这个轮子的可能方案。所以前面的观点大概为：研究问题之后，应该对可能的解决方案提出几个建议。此句需要注意的词汇：suggestions。考生要注意句子的首字母要大写。

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