2022-2023年浙江省湖州市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案).docxVIP

2022-2023年浙江省湖州市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案) 学校:________ 班级:________ 姓名:________ 考号:________  一、2.Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)(20题) 1.When did hydroelectric power was universally considered as an environmentally safe and clean means of electricity generator?A.Around 250 BC.?B.In 1982.?C.In the middle .years of 20th century.?D.Until only recently.?2.Hear the Music, Avoid the Mosh PitArtists Find Their Audience OnlineMusician Suzanne Vega got her start in the New York folk scene, but now the 1980s star has found a following in cyberspace. With the help of some programmers, Vega created a 3D animated image of herself, called an avatar (化身), and she recently performed inside a world accessible only through a web site, where other people represented by avatars attended the concert, streamed live to computers all over the globe.As Vega strummed (弹奏) her guitar inside a real studio, about 100 lucky fans sat at their computers and guided their avatars into the online scene of an outdoor amphitheater, where Vegas avatar youthful - looking with short hair and bangs—appeared on stage. When the real -world artist played and sang, her online alter ego(另一个我) did the same—though the avatars lips did not move. Fans heard the concert on their computer speakers and commanded their avatars to smile or move to the music.Later, Vega answered audience questions, sent as instant messages visible to everyone in attendance.The Aug. 3 event, organized by a public: radio program, was one of the first attempts by a major artist to interact with fans in a completely computer- fabricated world.The response was terrific ! ! I am still hearing from people who were in the room, friends of friends and people all over the world who were there, Vega said in an e -mail, noting that she took an active role in picking out the maroon blouse, black cardigan and white tennis shoes her avatar wore.Marketing and record label executives say web sites that put users into video - game