2007年12月大學英語六級最新預測試卷及答案(1)

　　Questions　71　to　75　are　based　on　 the　following　passage:

　　The　pig　was　the　last　animal　to　be　fully　domesticated　by　the　farmer.Unlike　the　cow　and　the　sheep,　it　is　not　a　grass-eater.　Its　ancient　home　was　the　forest,　where　it　searched　for　different　kinds　of　food,　such　as　nuts,　roots　and　dead　animals,　and　found　in　the　bushes　protection　for　its　almost　hairless　body　from　extremes　of　sun　and　cold.　For　many　centuries　the　farmer　allowed　it　to　continue　there,　leaving　his　pigs　to　look　after　themselves　most　of　the　time.　As　the　woodlands　began　to　shrink,　the　pig　slowly　began　to　be　kept　on　the　farm　itself.　But　it　did　not　finally　come　into　a　shed,　where　it　was　fed　on　waste　food　from　the　farm　and　the　house,　until　the　eighteenth　century.

　　The　pig,　then,　became　a　farm　animal　in　the　age　of　agricultural　improve-　ment　in　Britain　in　the　eighteenth　century,　but　it　was　given　little　attention　by　special　animal　breeders,　for　the　major　farmers　of　the　time　preferred　to　develop　the　larger　kinds　of　animal.　There　were,　however,　various　less　well-　known　farmers　interested　in　pigs　and　they　based　their　improvements　on　new　types　of　pig　from　overseas.　These　were　the　Chinese　Pig,　and　its　various　relatives,　including　the　Neapolitan　pig,　which　were　descended　from　Chinese　pigs　that　had　found　their　way　to　the　Mediterranean　in　ancient　times.　These　were　very　different　from　the　thin　and　leggy　British　woodland　pigs.　They　were　wider　and　squarer,　with　shorter　legs　and　flatter　faces,　and　they　matured　earlier　and　produced　more　delicate　meat.　By　the　end　of　the　eighteenth　cen-　tury　these　overseas　pigs　had　influenced　the　colour,　shape　and　characteristics　of　the　native　British　pig　a　great　deal.

　　In　the　early　nineteenth　century,　pig-farmers　worked　at　improving　all　sorts　and　conditions　of　pig.　Many　of　the　special　pigs　they　developed　are　now　forgotten,　but　by　the　end　of　the　century　they　had　established　most　of　the　kinds　we　know　in　Britain　today.

　　71.　In　their　original　wild　state　pigs　_______.

　　A)　ate　the　same　food　as　other　animals

　　B)　did　 not　like　other　animals

　　C)　lived　among　trees

　　D)　did　not　go　near　cows　or　sheep

　　72.　Why　were　pigs　not　fully　domesticated　in　Britain　until　the　eighteenth　century?

　　A)　They　could　find　food　for　themselves　well　enough　in　woodlands.

　　B)　There　was　no　suitable　food　for　them　on　most　farms.

　　C)　It　was　difficult　to　develop　improved　types　of　pig.

　　D)　They　did　not　grow　well　when　kept　indoors.

　　73.　The　passage　tells　us　that　in　the　age　of　agricultural　improvement　in

　　Britain　in　the　eighteenth　century　_______.

　　A)　very　fat　pigs　were　developed

　　B)　British　types　of　pig　were　replaced　with　overseas　ones

　　C)　pigs　received　less　attention　than　other　animals

　　D)　important　breeders　concentrated　on　pigs

　　74.　How　did　Chinese　and　Neapolitan　pigs　differ　from　native　British　pigs?

　　A)　They　were　taller.　B)　They　had　shorter　noses.

　　C)　They　had　stronger　legs.　D)　They　were　weightier.

　　75.　The　passage　mainly　discusses　_______.

　　A)　pigs　in　England

　　B)　the　history　of　pigs　as　domestic　animals　in　England

　　C)　how　the　pigs　were　fed　in　England

　　D)　how　to　establish　new　kinds　of　pigs　in　England

　　Questions　76　to　80　are　based　on　the　following　passage:

　　The　United　States　became　a　rich　industrial　nation　toward　the　end　of　the　1800s.　There　were　more　goods,　more　services,　more　jobs,　and　a　higher　standard　of　living.　There　was　more　of　everything,　including　problems.　One　problem　was　monopoly　--　that　is,　be　the　only　seller　of　a　certain　line　of　products　or　a　service.　In　some　cases,　several　companies　that　manufactured　the　same　product　would　agree　not　to　compete　with　one　another.　They　would　all　agree　to　charge　the　same　price.　These　arrangements　made　it　impossible　for　customers　to　shop　around　for　lower　prices　for　certain　products.

　　Some　people　decided　that　huge　corporations　had　too　much　power　and　controlled　too　many　markets.　Because　of　their　wealth　and　power,　they　could　see　to　it　that　governments　passed　laws　favorable　to　them.　Many　people　believed　that　monopoly　and　 price　fixing　were　bad　for　customers　and　bad　for　the　country　so　that　they　should　be　broken　up.

　　Finally,　the　national　government　and　some　states　passed　laws　that　placed　limits　on　corporations　and　big　companies.　These　laws　made　it　illegal　for　companies　to　make　agreements　to　charge　only　a　certain　price.　Later　on　the　national　government　forced　monopoly　to　be　broken　up.

　　Such　laws　and　government　action　didn't　entirely　do　away　with　monopolies.　Nor　did　they　stop　the　growth　of　huge　corporations.　But　they　did　show　that　American　people　had　decided　that　some　of　the　changes　that　had　occurred　were　harmful.

　　76.　The　word'monopoly'(in　Paragraph　1)　most　probably　means　_______.

　　A)　the　production　of　certain　kinds　of　goods

　　B)　complete　control　and　possession　of　trade

　　C)　a　big　corporation　or　company

　　D)　an　agreement　on　prices

　　77.　Because　of　the　agreements　between　big　companies,　_______.

　　A)　people　had　to　buy　things　at　certain　shops

　　B)　the　prices　of　their　goods　were　much　lower

　　C)　customers　had　no　choice　but　to　buy　goods　at　fixed　prices

　　D)　there　were　fewer　markets　in　some　states

　　78.　According　to　the　laws,　companies　_______.

　　A)　were　not　allowed　to　control　the　markets

　　B)　could　not　force　the　customers　to　buy　their　products

　　C)　should　have　fixed　prices　for　their　products

　　D)　must　produce　the　same　kind　of　goods　for　the　same　markets

　　79.　Some　American　people　thought　that　_______.

　　A)　the　government　should　make　some　of　the　huge　corporations　much　smaller

　　B)　the　country's　industry　was　growing　too　rapidly

　　C)　shops　should　have　the　same　price　for　the　same　kind　of　goods

　　D)　their　country's　getting　rich　was　both　good　and　bad　to　the　people

　　80.　Which　of　the　following　is　NOT　true　according　to　the　passage?

　　A)　Big　companies　could　not　influence　the　government.

　　B)　A　large　number　of　markets　were　controlled　by　big　companies.

　　C)　Many　Americans　were　worried　about　the　changes　in　their　country.

　　D)　Some　of　the　laws　were　in　favor　of　customers.

　　Questions　81　to　85　are　based　on　the　following　passage:

　　A　group　of　people　who　share　the　same　interests　and　way　of　life　is　called　a　society.　Sociology　is　the　science　that　examines　human　society.　The　term　sociology　is　derived　from　the　Latin　word　socins,　which　means　"companion,　union　of　people."

　　Sociologists　are　interested　in　how　a　society　began　and　how　it　grew.　They　also　study　the　levels　within　a　society.　For　example,　the　child　is　part　of　the　family,　the　family　is　part　of　the　neighborhood,　and　the　neighborhood　is　part　of　the　community.　There　are　many　different　groups,　and　sociologists　are　interested　in　the　effect　that　these　groups　have　on　people.

　　A　Frenchman　named　Auguste　Comte　made　sociology　a　separate　science　in　the　1830s.　He　suggested　that　a　new　science　was　necessary　to　study　a　society　of　people.　A　famous　book,　Principles　of　Sociology,　was　published　by　an　Eng-　lishman,　Herbert　Spencer,　in　1882.　This　book　had　an　unprecedented　effect　on　the　science　of　sociology.　In　this　book,　Spencer　theorized　that　a　society's　customs　evolved,　or　grew,　from　very　simple　to　more　complicated　and　advanced.

　　This　theory　shows　the　influence　that　Charles　Darwin　(who　believed　that　man

　　had　evolved　from　very　simple　forms　to　the　present　human)　had　on　Spencer.

　　81.　A　good　title　for　this　selection　is　_______.

　　A)　What　a　Society　is　Made　of

　　B)　Society

　　C)　How　Sociology　Began

　　D)　Sociology

　　82.　The　word　"levels"　in　Line　6　means　_______.

　　A)　stages　B)　organizations

　　C)　standards　D)　classes

　　83.　We　may　conclude　that　_______.

　　A)　Sociology　also　studies　the　relationships　between　different　groups

　　B)　A　society　consists　chiefly　of　four　social　levels

　　C)　How　a　society　began　and　grew　is　the　main　interest　of　sociologists

　　D)　There　were　no　societies　before　the　1830s

　　84.　Spencer　probably　agreed　with　Darwin　_______.

　　A)　that　the　present　human　developed　from　simple　forms

　　B)　that　there　were　simple　and　advanced　societies

　　C)　in　how　a　society　developed

　　D)　in　when　a　society　began

　　85.　The　book　which　greatly　influenced　sociology　was　written　_______.

　　A)　in　Latin　B)　in　the　1830s

　　C)　by　Darwin　D)　by　Spencer

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