全国英语六级考试模拟试卷（六）

Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A) It created more job opportunities.
B) It offered workers more chances for training.
C) It allowed workers to live far from their jobs.
D) It helped shorten the working hours.

12. A) The lack of qualified personnel.
B) A decline in the number of customers.
C) Difficulty in finding suitable sites.
D) Increases transportation costs.

13. A) Prices are lower in downtown stores.
B) Job opportunities are better there.
C) Highway commuting has become unpleasant.
D) Environmental pollution is no longer a problem.

Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. A) Most are insomniacs.
B) Most are teenagers.
C) Most are easily cured.
D) Most suffer from hypersomnia.

15. A) During early childhood.
B) In a person's teens.
C) In a person's twenties.
D) After a person turns fifty.

16. A) Avoid social situations.
B) Stop taking certain drugs.
C) Take naps during the day.
D) Sleep eight hours a night.

Passage Three 
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 

17. A) Environmental protection. 
B) Pest control.
C) House construction. 
D) Fire prevention.

18. A) It’s cheaper. 
B) It’s safer. 
C) It’s quicker. 
D) It’s easier.

19. A) To keep the heat inside. 
B) To prevent insects from escaping. 
C) To keep the wood dry. 
D) To reduce the danger of fire. 

20. A) To show that the technique will not cause fire.
B) To highlight the dangers of the old method.
C) To explain a step in the new treatment.
D) To emphasize the uniqueness of the new method.