2021年12月英语六级模拟试卷及解析之四(文都).docx

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2021年12月英语六级模拟试卷及解析之四(文都)

PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledAnEye-witnessAccountofaTrafficAccident.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow。1.车祸发生的时间及地点；2.你所见到的车祸情况；3.你对车祸原因的分析。PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)ABriefHistoryofClockClocksAtbest,historiansknowthat5,000-6,000yearsago,greatcivilizationsintheMiddleEastandNorthAfricastartedtoexamineformsofclock-makinginsteadofworkingwithonlythemonthlyandannualcalendar.Littleisknownonexactlyhowtheseformsworkedorindeedtheactualdeconstructionofthetime,butithasbeensuggestedthattheintentionwastomaximizetimeavailabletoachievemoreasthesizeofthepopulationgrew.Perhapssuchfutureperiodsoftimewereintendedtobenefitthecommunitybyallottingspecificlengthsoftimetotasks.Wasthisthebeginningoftheworkingweek?SunClocksWiththedisappearanceofanyancientcivilization,suchastheSumerianculture,knowledgeisalsolost.Whilstwecanonlyhypothesizeonthereasonsofwhytheequivalenttothemodernwristwatchwasnevercompleted,weknowthattheancientEgyptianswerenexttolayoutasystemofdividingthedayintoparts,similartohours。"Obelisks"(tallfour-sidedtaperedmonuments)werecarefullyconstructedandevenpurposefullygeographicallylocatedaround3500BC.AshadowwaseastastheSunmovedacrosstheskybytheobelisk,whichitappearswasthenmarkedoutinsections,allowingpeopletoclearlyseethetwohalvesoftheday.Someofthesectionshavealsobeenfoundtoindicatethe"year"slongestandshortestdays,whichitisthoughtweredevelopmentsaddedlatertoallowidentificationofotherimportanttimesubdivisions。AnotherancientEgyptian"shadowclock"or"sundial"hasbeendiscoveredtohavebeeninusearound1500BC,whichallowedthemeasuringofthepassageof"hours".Thesectionsweredividedintotenparts,Withtwo"twilighthours"indicated,occurringinthemorningandtheevening.Forittoworksuccessfullythenatmiddayornoon,thedevicehadtobeturned180degreestomeasuretheafternoonhours。WaterClocks"Waterclocks"wereamongtheearlie