1、英语六级考试听力模拟题12英语六级考试听力模拟题（12）Part Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the co
2、rresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage 1Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage: In a sense, the new protectionism is not protectionism at all, at least not in the traditional sense of the term. The old protectionism referred only to trade
3、 restricting and trade expanding devices, such as the tariff or export subsidy. The new protectionism is much broader than this: it includes interventions into foreign trade but is not limited to them. The new protectionism, in fact, refers to how the whole of government intervention into the privat
4、e economy affects international trade. The emphasis on trade is still there, thus came the term “protection.” But what is new is the realization that virtually all government activities can affect international economic relations. The emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world reflects
5、the victoryof the interventionist, or welfare economy over the market economy. Jab Tumilerwrites, “The old protectionismcoexisted, without any apparent intellectual difficulty with the acceptance of the market as a national as well as an international economic distribution mechanism indeed, protecti
6、onists as well as (if not more than) free traders stood for laissez faire(放任政策). Now, as in the 1930s, protectionism is an expression of a profound skepticism as to the ability ofthe market to distribute resources and incomes to societies satisfaction.” It is precisely this profound skepticism of th
7、e market economy that is responsible for the protectionism. In a market economy, economic change of various colorsimplies redistribution of resources and incomes. The same opinion in many communities apparently is that such redistributions often are not proper. Therefore,the government intervenes to
8、 bring about a more desired result. The victory of the welfare state is almost complete in northern Europe. In Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and the Netherlands, government intervention in almost all aspects of economic and social life is considered normal. In Great Britain this is only somewhat
9、 less true. Government traditionally has played a very active role in economic life in France and continued to do so. Only West Germanydares to go against the tide towards excessive interventionism in Western Europe. It also happens to be the most successful Western European economy. The welfare sta
10、te has made significant progress in the United States as wellas in Western Europe. Social security, unemployment insurance, minimum wage laws, and rent control are by now traditional welfare state elements on the American scene. 11.This passage is primarily concerned with discussing _. A) the defini
11、tion of the new protectionism B) the difference between new and old protectionism C) the emergence of the new protectionism in the Western world D) the significance of the welfare state 12.What does the phrase “stood for(Para.2)” mean? A) represented. B) held out. C) tolerated. D) disapproved. 13.Wh
12、ich of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a welfarestate mentioned in this passage? A) Free education is available to a child.B) Laws are made to fix the minimum wage. C) A jobless person can be insured.D) There are regulations for rent. 14.Which of the following inferences is true,
13、 according to this passage?A) The economy developed faster in welfare states than in non-welfare states. B) In the 1930s, protectionism began to rise. C) The new protectionism is so called mainly because it is the latest. D) Government plays a more active role in economic life in Northern Europe tha
14、nin Great Britain. 15.The passage supplies information for answering which of the followingquestions? A) When did the new protectionism arise? B) Why is the new protectionism so popular in northern European countries? C) Does the American government play a more active role in economic life than the
15、British government? D) Why does the government intervene in economic life? Passage 2 Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage: When I was growing up, the whole world was Jewish. The heroes were Jewish and the villains were Jewish. The landlord, the doctor, the grocer, your best friend,t
16、he village idiot, and the neighborhood bully: all Jewish. We were working classand immigrants as well, but that just come with the territory. Essentially we were Jews on the streets of New York. We learned to be kind, cruel, and smart andfeeling in a mixture of language and gesture that was part str
17、eet slang, part grade-school English, part kitchen Yiddish. One Sunday evening when I was eight years old my parents and I were riding inthe back seat of my rich uncles car. We had been out for a ride and now we were back in the Bronx, headed for home. Suddenly, another car sideswiped us. My mother
18、and aunt shrieked. My uncle swore softly. My father, in whose lap I was sitting, said out the window at the speeding car, “Thats all right. Nothing buta few Jews in here.” In an instant I knew everything. I knew there was a worldbeyond our streets, and in that world my father was a humiliated man, w
19、ithout power or standing. When I was sixteen a girl in the next building had her nose straightened; we all went together to see Selma Shapiro lying in state, wrapped in bandages from which would emerge a person fit for life beyond the block. Three buildings away aboy went downtown for a job, and on
20、his application he wrote “Anold Brown” instead of “Anold Braunowiitz.” The news swept through the neighborhood like a wild fire. A name change? What was happening here? It was awful; it was wonderful. It was frightening; it was delicious. Whatever it was, it wasnt standstill.Thing felt lively and ac
21、tive. Self-confidence was on the rise, passivity on thewane. We were going to experience challenges. Thats what it meant to be in thenew world. For the first time we could imagine ourselves out there. But whom exactly do I mean when I say we? I mean Arinie, not Selma. I mean mybrother, not me. I mea
22、n the boys, not the girls. My mother stood behind me, pushing me forward. “The girls goes to college, too,” she said. And I did. But mygoing to college would not mean the same thing as my brothers going to college, and we all knew it. For my brother, college meant going from the Bronx to Manhattan.
23、But for me? From the time I was fourteen I yearned to get out of the Bronx, but get out into what? I did not actually imagine myself a working person alone in Manhattan and nobody else did either. What I did imagine was that I wouldmarry, and that the man I married would get me downtown. He would br
24、eak the perils of class and race, and some how Id be there alongside him. 16.In the passage, we can find the author was_. A) quite satisfied with her life B) a poor Jewish girl C) born in a middle-class family D) a resident in a rich area in New York 17.Why did the authors father say “Nothing but a
25、few Jews in here”?A) He was asking for help. B) He was complaining. C) He was reassuring. D) He wanted to know why their car was sideswiped. 18.Selma Shapiro had her nose straightened because she wanted _. A) to look her best B) to find a new job in the neighborhood C) to live a new life in other pl
26、aces D) to marry very soon 19.Anold Brown changed his name because _. A) there was racial discrimination in employment B) Brown was just the same as Braunowiitz C) it was easy to write D) Brown sounds better 20.From the passage we can infer that _. A) the Jews were satisfied with their life in the B
27、ronx B) the Jewish immigrants could not be rich C) all the immigrants were very poor D) the young Jews didnt accept the stern reality Passage 3Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: It is all very well to blame traffic congestion, the cost of petrol and thehectic pace modern life, bu
28、t manners on the roads are becoming deplorable. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all verywell, again to, to have a tiger in the tank, but to have one in the drivers seat is another kettle of fish altogether. You might tolerate the odd road hog, but nowadays
29、 the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps thesituation calls for a “Be Kind to Other Drivers” campaign, otherwise it may get completely out of hand. Road courtesy is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most levelheaded and good-tempered of drivers to resis
30、t the temptation to retaliate when subjected to uncivilized behavior. On the other hand, a little courtesy goes along way towards relieving the tensions and frustrations of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of courtesy helps to create an atmosphere of goodwi
31、ll and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of courtesy are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays dont even seem able to recognize courtesy when they see it. Contrary to general opinion, young drivers (especially sports-car owners, who take pride in thei
32、r driving) have better manners than their seniors. But this attitude is short-lived in the world of modern driving where many drivers neither expect nor give any quarter. This may be a commendable trait on the battlefield but is out of place on the roads. Lorry drivers say they have almost abandoned the practice of signal cars to overtake when the road is clear, bec
