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大学英语六级(阅读)模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级（阅读）模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. You have a wide spectrum of nutrition and lifestyle choices. It’s not all or nothing. To the degree you move in a healthful direction on this spectrum. You’re likely to feel better, look better, lose weight and gain health. People have different needs, goals and preferences. The medicine of the future is personalized medicine. What matters most is your overall way of eating and living. If you indulge yourself one day, you can eat more healthfully the next. If you’re a couch potato one day, exercise a little more the next. If you don’t have time to meditate for 20 minutes, do it for one minute —the consistency is more important than the duration. Then, you’re less likely to feel restricted. Studies have shown that those who eat the healthiest overall are the ones who allow themselves some indulgences. If you’re trying to reverse heart disease or prevent the recurrence of cancer(the “pound of cure”), then you probably need to make much bigger changes in diet and lifestyle than someone who just wants to lose a few pounds and is otherwise healthy(the “ounce of prevention”). If you want to lower your cholesterol(胆固醇)or blood pressure, you can begin by making moderate changes in diet and lifestyle. If that’s enough to achieve your goals, great; if not, then consider making bigger changes. For example, most people in this country have elevated cholesterol levels. They are initially advised to follow a diet based on the American Heart Association and National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines. For some, that’s sufficient to lower their cholesterol levels enough, but not for most people. Many are then told, “Sorry, it looks like diet didn’t work for you. “And they are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, which they are told they will need to take for the rest of their lives. In reality, most people can make progressively bigger changes in nutrition and lifestyle to achieve their goals —often without medications.2. Even more than feeling healthy, most people want to feel free and in control. The food police are counterproductive. If I tell people, “Eat mis and don’t eat that,”or “Don’t smoke,”they immediately want to do the opposite. It’s just human nature, and it goes back to the first dietary intervention that failed —“Don’t eat the apple”—and that was God talking, so we’re not likely to do better than that... If you go on a diet and feel constrained, you’re likely to go off it sooner or later. Offering a spectrum of choices is much more effective; then, you feel free. If you see your food choices each day as part of a spectrum, a way of living, then you are more likely to feel empowered.3. Eating bad food does not make you a bad person. The language of behavioral modification often has a moralistic quality that turns off a lot of people(like “ cheating” on a diet). It’s a small step from thinking of foods as “good”or “bad” to seeing yourself as a “good person” or a “bad person” if you eat these. The term “patient compliance” has a fascist, creepy quality to it, sounding like one person bending his or her will to another. Food is just food.4. How you eat is as important as what you eat. If I eat mindlessly while watching television, reading or talking with someone else, I can go through an entire meal without tasting the food. The plate is empty, but I didn’t enjoy it; I had all of the calories and none of the pleasure.Instead, if I eat mindfully, paying attention to what I’m eating, smaller portions of food can be exquisitely satisfying. I can meditate on a single piece of dark chocolate. Also, when you pay attention to what you’re eating, you notice how different foods affect you, for better and for worse. More healthful foods make you feel good —light, clear, energetic. Less healthful foods make you feel bad —heavy, dull, sluggish. Then, it comes out of your own experience.5. Joy of living is a much better motivator than fear of dying. Trying to scare people into changing doesn’t work very well. Telling someone that they’re likely to have a heart attack if they eat cheeseburgers or may get lung cancer if they don’t quit smoking doesn’t work very well. Efforts to motivate people to change based on fear of getting sick or dying prematurely are generally unsuccessful. Why? It’s too scary. We all know we’re going to die one day —the mortality rate is still 100 percent —but who wants to think about it? Even someone who has had a heart attack usually changes for only a few weeks before they go back to their old patterns of living and eating. When you change your diet and lifestyle, you feel good and look good. Your brain receives more blood and oxygen, so you think more clearly, have more energy and need less sleep. Your face gets more blood flow, so your skin glows more and wrinkles less. Your heart gets more blood flow, so you have more stamina and can even begin to reverse heart disease.6. What we do eat is at least as important as what we don’t eat. There are at least a thousand substances that have anticancer, anti-heart-disease and anti-aging properties. Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, soy products and fish are rich in good carbohydrates, good fats, good proteins and other protective substances , leading to feelings of abundance rather than deprivation.7. It’s important to address the deeper issues that underlie our behaviors. Information is not usually enough to motivate lasting changes. If it were, no one would smoke. We need to work at a deeper level. In our studies, I asked people, “Why do you smoke? Overeat? Drink too much? Work too hard? Abuse substances? Watch too much television? These behaviors seem so maladaptive to me. “They would reply, “ You just don’t get it. These behaviors are very adaptive because they help us get through the day. “As I wrote in an earlier column, loneliness and depression are epidemic in our culture. If we address these deeper issues, then it becomes easier for people to make lasting changes in their behaviors.11．The author has proved the power of changes in diet and lifestyle by______.A．the most advanced technologyB．some simple measuresC．data collected all over the U. S.D．theoretical analysis正确答案：A解析：第一段末讲他们的研究表明“饮食和生活方式的变化对人的影响巨大”，第二段介绍了他们证明(prove how powerful…)这种“干预”(interventions)的威力的手段——最新的科技手段(the latest high technical measures)。

6月大学英语六级考试真题模拟二及参考答案

大学英语六级考试真题模拟及参考答案2Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of team spirit and communication in the workplace.You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.【参考范文】The Importance of Team Spirit and Communication in the WorkplaceWhen it comes to the team spirit and communication, all of us ought to see it in perspective. Fortunately, with the society commercializing and competition becoming fierce, a substantial number of people are paying due attention to it.It is apparent that we are supposed to be aware of the importance of team spirit and communication, especially in workplace.Hardly can anyone achieve success in his career without the assistance of his colleagues and communication with his partners. As grows increasingly fierce, we must defeat our rivals through powerful team work. Take basketball star Yao Ming for an example. He can slam the duck smartly because all his teammates contribute more or less to his outstanding performance. If we work separately, we will be confined to frail minds and limited resources.On the basis of the analysis above, we may draw a conclusion that team spirit and communication really count in this competitive society. Therefore, we should associate ourselves harmoniously with our companions in every attempt towards our goals. In addition, it is indispensable to train our kids frequently to interact smoothly with others in a team. As the frequently-quoted proverb goes, unity is strength.【参考译文】当谈到团队精神和沟通，我们所有人都应该正确看待它。

2023年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案(第二套)

2023年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案（第二套）2023年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案第二套英语六级听力第二套1.A) Spending their holidays in a novel way.2. D) He once owned a van.3. A) Generate their own electricity.4.C) Enjoying the freedom to choose where to go and work.5. C) Her job performance has worsened over the past month.6.B) Some problems at home7. B) The womans work proficiency.8. C) The woman will be off work on the next two Mondays.9. D) It can enable us to live a healthier and longer life.10.B) The spouses level of education can impact oneshealth.11.A) They had more education than their spouses.12.C) Forecasting flood risks accurately.13.D) To improve his mathematical flooding model.14.A) To forecast rapid floods in real time.15.B) They set up Internet-connected water-level sensors.16.B) To argue about the value of a college degree.17.D) The factor of wages.18.A) The sharp decline in marriage among men with no college degrees.19.C) More and more people prioritize animal welfare when buying things to wear.20.D)Avoided the use of leather and fur.21.A)Whether they can be regarded as ethical.22.D) The era we live in is the most peaceful in history.23.C) They believed the world was deteriorating.24.B) Our psychological biases.25.A) Paying attention to negative information.翻译第二篇在中国，随着老龄化社会的到来，养老受到普遍关注。

6级考前冲刺试题二含答案

6级考前冲刺试题二含答案６级考前冲刺试题二Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Social Network Sites. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1. 当今社会，社交网站很流行2. 各人对此看法不同3. 我的看法Social Network Sites________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with theinformation given in the passage.Dogs Make Employees More Productive At WorkLeib Lurie never intended for his company, message delivery service One Call Now, to be pet-friendly. But his dog, Ivy, had other ideas.Five years ago, the German shepherd showed up unannounced at One Call Now?s Troy, Ohio-based office—a 1.5-mile trek from Lurie?s home. When he continued to make the trip each day he wasn?t brought to the office, Lurie realized it was time for a change i n company policy. T oday, four or five employee?s dogs, as well as a variety of fish, birds, and other caged animals join Ivy in the office daily to make One Call Now aworkingman?s menagerie (动物园).“They?re not very good at sending voice messages,” Lurie jokes of the pets in his office. “But we?ve gotten them down with using the computer, at least the point part.”One Call Now joins a growing force of companies across the United States to welcome pets in the workplace. While only 17 percent of U.S. employers currently allow animals in the workplace, according to a survey from the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, pet-friendly, often specifically dog-friendly, environments are building steam. From major companies like Google, Zynga, and /doc/f29ed112a8114431b90dd89e.html to growing start-ups, more and more canine companions are showing up to work.For many entrepreneurs, the inception of a dog-friendly environment begins long before offices enter the picture. “My dog, Blueberry, was the founding dog,” explains Randy H etrik, founder of TRX Training. “Literally, it was him and me before any other people came in, so he takes great pride in what we?ve accomplished.” As Hetrik built his company, he never forgot his first partner. T oday, up to ten dogs wander with Blueberry through the four floors of TRX?s San Francisco office.Many pet-friendly work environments develop as a part of the company?s larger mission or company culture. After spending years in uptight corporate climates, Nancy Squires founded her own consulting firm, The Squires Group, with a distinctly homey atmosphere, which included her two Italian greyhounds.Marketing software company G5?s dog-friendliness fits into the animal-friendly climate of their mountain town Bend, Oregon,as well as the company?s own cultural backbone. “We try to have aculture that promotes freedom for the employees and helps them thrive,” says G5 CEO Dan Hobin. “If that involves bringing your dog to work, bring your dog to work.”Having dogs underfoot might seem to some like a distraction, but advocates of animals in the workplace see quite the opposite. Dogs in the office foster friendlier, more collaborative work environments. At G5, this includes dogs posing as mascots for the company?s various divisions. “Everyone rallies around the dogs,” Hobin says.Employees surrounded by dogs also have a tendency to rally around their jobs. According to a survey of 50 small and large companies by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association in 2008, companies that allow pets in the workplace see a lower rate of employee absenteeism (旷工) and more willingness to work longer hours.“There are a lot of people who know they have to spend extra hou rs at work, particularly in this economic climate,” says Debrah Schnackenberg, vice president of emergency services for the American Humane Association. “People feel comfortable spending that extra hour or two at the office when they know their dog is righ t there with them.”Dog-friendliness may generate more loyalty for the company as a whole. In the last two years, One Call Now has seen a two or three percent turnover rate. Lurie attributes this small number in part to the office pets. “You ask someone wh o is in a $12-an-hour job, …Would you work anywhere else?? And they say, …No way.? Where else could I bring my dog to work?” he says.This sense of loyalty stems from a simple concept: Dogsmake people happy. “They?re always happy to see you, they?re happy for the smallest things, and they?re ever optimistic,” says Hetrik. “Having a dog wandering around just seems to make people smile.”In high-performance or high-stress work environments, dogs can not only spread smiles but also ease tension. Taking a walk, practicing a trick, or even absentmindedly scratching a dog behind the ear allows even the most worked-up employee to relax and reprioritize. “It?s their cigarette,” says Squires. “The dogs are a sense of peace, gentleness, a diversion, something other than what we define as work.I think it?s a great break.”And, a dog break is certainly healthier than a smoke break. Numerous studies have shown that having the companionship or even being in the presences of a pet, for instance in the workplace, lowers blood pressure and cortisol levels while heightening endorphins and oxytocin, the hormone linke d to maternal bonding. Such an emotional connection is healthy for your dog as well. “Dogs bond to their humans and would rather be with them than not,” says Schnackenberg. “From an emotional well-being perspective, it?s healthy for a dog to be with their owner throughout the day.”With their many attributes and benefits, dogs play a critical role in pet-friendly company?s hiring processes. All of the aforementioned companies and many more like them use their dogs in theinterview process to introduce potential employees to the corporate climate. Their reactions to the animals also serve as a compatibility test. “I?ve never met a dog-friendly person who wasn?t a customer-friendly person,” says Lurie. “And we hirecustomer-friendly people.”The dog un-friendly or the allergenic, however, need not apply.“You try to build a company of people who can rally around a vision, and dogs play a part of that,” Hetrik says. “Pe ople who look at that and say how stinky or hairy or whatever probably aren?t people that are going to mold well into the casual, rough and tumble, work hard, play hard work environment that I?ve created.”The Squires Group maintains a similar mantra (口号). “If people don?t do dogs, there may be another part of the company they don?t do,” Squires says. “I?m not saying they?re bad people or that they wouldn?t be great for other companies, but they wouldn?t fit our company greatly.”Companies considering introducing a dog-friendly work environment should consider adopting a pet policy. When advising companies in this transition, the American Human Association suggests highlighting clear rules about when you can bring your dog in, what behavior is expected, and what happens when the pet or person does not conform to those rules.Many small companies adopt these advised policies, but govern their pets in a more ad hoc (非正式的) manner. After a few minor “accidents,” G5?s HR Department developed a detailed pet policy to include in the company handbook. “I don?t think I actually ever re ad it,” admits Hobin. “In short, though, the policy is to be responsible and respectful.”At TRX, dogs are under the same considerations as people. “You wouldn?t tolerate a lot of barkin g, snapping and snarling from the people you work with,” Hetrik says. “Neither should you tolerate it from the canine pals they bring to work. We?repretty clear on all that.” Growing companies should also be flexible to changing the stipulations in their policy as they develop.Adjustments to the TRX pet policy are under consideration as the company intends to expand its workforce from 120 to 300 employees. The company may introduce a sign-up, limiting the total number of dogs to the current two to three per floor. No matter the changes, though, dogs will remain a fixture in the company.“Dogs were part of the fabric from the very beginning,” says Hetrik. “And they?ll be here until the very end. I like having these pups around.”1. Leib Lurie realized he should change the company to be pet-friendly when _______.A) employees brought their pets to the officeB) his pet dog showed up in the office dailyC) he found dogs make employees more productiveD) his company moved to the office in the suburban2. What do we learn from the study by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association?A) Living environments for pet dogs have improved.B) Small companies tend to adopt dog-friendly policy.C) More businesses welcome pets in the workplace.D) Employees show a growing interest in raising pets.3. According to G5 CEO Dan Hobin, employees can bring their dogs to work as long as _______.A) they thrive with their dogs? company C) their dogs are friendly to customersB) they can keep the dogs from barking D) the office is located at a mountain town4. According to advocates of animals in the workplaces, dogs in the office _______.A) can attract employees? attention sometimesB) won?t distract employees from their workC) force inefficient employees to work harderD) seldom pose a threat to other employees5. To some degree, the low turnover rate of One Call Now was attributed to _______.A) the relatively high pay C) its excellent conditionsB) the economic recession D) its pet-friendly policy6. What does Schnackenberg say about dogs? being with their owners throughout the d ay?A) It does great harm to their owners? health.B) It benefits dogs more than their owners.C) It is unrealistic in this economic climate.D) It is good for dogs? emotional well-being.7. Lurie believes that a dog-friendly person _______.A) is less likely to work efficiently C) is welcome in all companiesB) is a customer-friendly person D) is usually disloyal to the company8. According to Squires, people who don?t like dogs are not ______________________________ for her company The Squires Group.9. The American Human Association advises companies to make and highlight ______________________________ in their transition to dog-friendly companies.10. TRX is considering ______________________________ its pet policy as it intends to increase thenumber of its employees.Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be apause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), anddecide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with a single line through the centre.11. A) The results of her finals are ironic.B) The man should have attended the lectures.C) The result of the final is unbelievable, too.D) The man should not have chosen urban planning.12. A) She wanted to please the man.B) She bought the ticket on impulse.C) She wanted to invite her professor to the concert.D) She meant to ignore the appointment with her professor.13. A) He declined the bookstore job once.B) He really wants to work in the bookstore.C) He didn?t know where the bookstore was.D) He wasn?t offered the job in the bookstore.14. A) The tailor?s. C) The theatre.B) A dress-up party. D) A shopping mall.15. A) Her mom has approved without hesitation, while her dad hasn?t.B) Her dad has approved of it, and her mom will probably do the same.C) Her dad still needs time to think, while her mom hasalready agreed.D) Her dad needs tim e to think, while her mom definitely won?t consider it.16. A) He couldn?t make time for it. C) He was not in the mood for it.B) He had probably caught the flu. D) He went floating with some other students.17. A) She feels very hot in the room. C) She wants to avoid meeting people.B) She doesn?t like the smell inside.D) She wants to smoke a cigarette there.18. A) He dislikes this job, so he will quit soon.B) He likes the job, if not for those working hours.C) He?s not decided, but he knows he shouldn?t quit.D) He wants to change his job for all he likes about it.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The climate there is too cold. C) He has visited it twice before.B) The air-fare is quite expensive. D) He does not have the passport.20. A) He has just reconditioned his house. C) He has just come back from abroad.B) His old car has just been repaired. D) He doesn?t have long enough time.21. A) He hasn?t been th ere before. C) His friend will accommodate him.B) He can meet his girlfriend there. D) He can find a temporary job there.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you havejust heard.22. A) Frank. C) Indirect.B) Modest. D) Confident.23. A) Money is important.B) Responsibility means more than salary.C) High salary secures better performance.D) Future income is more important than starting salary.24. A) “Can do” spirit.C) Honesty and responsibility.B) Motivation and teamwork. D) Hard-working and cooperation.25. A) Tolerance. C) Clearer wording.B) Civilization. D) Communication.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with asingle line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) A little girl. B) A little boy. C) A secretary. D) A dog.27. A) The medical treatment in Sweden. C) The daily life of the Swedes.B) Keeping a dog in Sweden. D) Social welfare in Sweden.28. A) Dog owners in Sweden needn?t to pay any taxes on their pets.B) Dog owners in Sweden are greatly subsidized by government.C) Dog owners in Sweden must pay for any damage their dog does.D) Two thirds of people in Sweden keep pets.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) One that is already extinct in some parts of the world.B) One that is extremely dangerous to humans.C) One that will naturally die out in its natural surroundings.D) One that is confronted with extinction in its living environment.30. A) Polluted water. B) Decreasing fish. C) Climate change.D) Over-hunting.31. A) About 15%. B) About 20%. C) About 25%. D) About 30%.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) The unequal distribution of housework between men and women.B) The change of women?s attitude towards housew ork.C) The influence of men sharing the housework in American families.D) The change of the time spent on housework in American families.33. A) Marriage gives men more freedom.B) Marriage has effects on job choices.C) Men shares more housework nowadays than before.D) Having children means doubled housework.34. A) About 12 hours. B) About 13 hours. C) About 17 hours.D) About 21 hours.35. A) Unmarried men. C) Younger married men.B) Older married men. D) Married men with children.Section CDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exactwords you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill inthe missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you havejust heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage isread for the third time, you should check what you have written.Why do so many people live to a healthy old age in certain parts of the world? What is the (36) _________ of their long lives? Three things seem to (37) _________ to it: fresh air, fresh food and a simple way of life. People work near their homes in the clean, mountain air instead of travelling long (38) _________ to work by bus, car or train. They do not sit all day in (39) _________ offices or factories, but work hard outdoors in the fields. They take more exercise and eat less food than peopledoctors. There was no crime, no (40) _________ and not much illness in their society. They were a happy, peaceful people, famous all over India for their long, healthy lives.Although many people are keen on (41) _________ out ways to live a longer life, there are people worrying about their (42) _________ years. Once a retired doctor I (43) _________ shared with me his worries: It?s only natural to look forward to something better. (44) ___________________________________________________________________. It is one of life?s great ironies that the longer we live, the less there is to look forward to Retirement may bring with it the fulfillment of a lifetime?s dreams. (45) ___________________________________________________________________. From then on, the dream fades. (46) ___________________________________________________________________. Who wants to live long enough to become a doddering wreck? Who wants to go back to that most dreadful of all human conditions, a second childhood?Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewestpossible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.According to new research simple words such as …be?, …that?, …will?, …him?, …and? and even …a? could hold the key to a successful marriage. Experts say the style in which couples talk and how they use common words can predict whether a relationship will be successful or not.It is already well known that people are attracted to potential partners who resemble themselves in personality, values and physical appearance. However, experts now claim these features only skim the surface of what makes a relationship work. The ways that people talk are also important according to the study which found that people who speak in a similar style are more compatible. The U.S. study focu sed on what it dubbed …function words?.These are not nouns or verbs, but everyday words such as a, be, anything, that, will, him and even and. Study co-author Professor James Pennebaker, of Texas University, said how we use these words constitutes our writing and speaking style and couples who use them in the same way have better and longer-lasting partnerships.Researchers examined whether the speaking and writing styles couples adopt during conversation with each other predict future dating behaviour and the long-term strength of relationships. They conducted two experiments in which a computer programme compared partners? language styles.In the first study, pairs of college students had four-minute speed dates while their conversations were recorded. Almost every pair covered the same topics, such as their study subject, where they were from and if they liked college. Prof Pennebaker said: “Every conversation sounded more or less the same to the naked ear, but text analysis revealed obvious differences in language synchrony (同步). The pairs whose language style matching scores were above average were almost four times as likely to want futur e contact as pairs whose speaking styles were out of sync.”A second study revealed the same pattern in everyday onlinechats between dating couples over the course of 10 days. Almost 80 percent of the couples whose writing style matched were still dating three months later, compared with approximately 54 percent of the couples who did not match as well.Prof Pennebake r said: “What people are saying to each other is important, but how they are saying it may be even more telling. But what?s wonderful about this is we don?t really make that decision — it just comes out of our mouths. People are not consciously synchronizi ng their speech.”47. New research revealed that the success of a relationship could be _____________________through the way couples used common words.48. Experts now claim that similar _____________________ are not enough in a successfulrelationship.49. According to Professor James Pennebaker, relationships of couples using function words in thesame way tend to be _____________________.50. In the first study, pairs of college students whose languages style matched are more likely to_____________________.51. Prof Pennebaker suggested that _____________________ may have a greater effect on theirrelationships.Section Bunfinished 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 corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.We tend to think of the decades immediately following World War II as a time of prosperity and growth, with soldiers returning home by the millions, going off to college on the G.I. Bill and lining up at the marriage bureaus.But when it came to their houses, it was a time of common sense and a belief that less truly could be more. During the Depression and the war, Americans had learned to live with less, and that restraint, in combination with the postwar confidence in the future, made small, efficient housing positively stylish.Economic condition was only one stimulus for the trend toward efficient living. The phrase “less is more” was actually first popularized by a German, the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, who like other people associated with the Bauhaus, a school of design, emigrated to the United States before World War II and took up posts at American architecture schools. These designers, including Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, came to exert enormous influence on the course of American architecture, but none more so than Mies.Mies?s signature phrase means that less decoration, properly deployed, has more impact than a lot. Elegance, he believed, did not derive from abundance. Like other modern architects, he employed metal, glass and laminated wood (胶合板)—materials that we take for granted today but that in the 1940s symbolized the future. Mies?s sophisticated presentation masked the fact that the spaces he designed were small and efficient, rather than big and often empty.The apartments in the elegant towers Mies built on Chicago?s Lake Shore Drive, for example, were smaller—two-bedroom units under 1,000 square feet—than those in their older neighbors along the city?s Gold Coast. But they were popular because of their airy glass walls, the v iews they afforded and the elegance of the buildings? details and proportions, the architectural equivalent of the abstract art so popular at the time.The trend toward “less” was not entirely foreign. In the 1930s Frank Lloyd Wright started building more modest and efficient houses—usually around 1,200 square feet—than the sprawling two-story ones he had designed in the 1890s and the early 20th century.The “Case Study Houses” commissioned from talented modern architects by California Arts & Architecture m agazine between 1945 and 1962 were yet another homegrown influence on the “less is more” trend. Aesthetic effect came from the landscape, new materials and forthright detailing. In his Case Study House, Ralph Rapson may have mispredicted just how the mechanical revolution would impact everyday life—few American families acquired helicopters, though most eventually got clothes dryers—but his belief that self-sufficiency was both desirable and inevitable was widely shared.52. The postwar American housing st yle largely reflected the Americans?.A) efficiency and practicality C) restraint and confidenceB) prosperity and growth D) pride and faithfulness53. What can be inferred about Bauhaus from the third paragraph?A) It was founded by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.B) It had a great influence upon American architecture.C) Its designing concept was affected by World War II.D) Most American architects used to be associated with it.54. According to Mies, elegance of architectural design .A) was related to large space C) was identified with emptinessB) was not associated with efficiency D) was not reliant on abundant decoration55. According to the passage, the apartments Mies built on Chicago?s Lake Shore Drive .A) ignored details and proportionsB) were built with materials popular at that timeC) were more spacious than neighboring buildingsD) shared some characteristics of abstract art56. What do we learn about the design of the “Case Study House”?A) Natural scenes were taken into consideration.B) Mechanical devices were widely used.C) Details were sacrificed for the overall effect.D) Eco-friendly materials were employed.Passage TwoQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Will the European Union make it? The question would have sounded strange not long ago. Nowdemographic decline and lower growth.As well as those chronic problems, the EU faces an acute crisis in its economic core, the 16 countries that use the single currency. Markets have lost faith that the euro zone?s economies, weaker or stronger, will one day converge thanks to the discipline of sharing a single currency, which denies uncompetitive members the quick fix of devaluation.Yet the debate about how to save Europe?s single currency from disintegration is stuck. It is stuck because the euro zone?s。

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xx年大学英语六级模拟试卷及答案Part Ⅱ Reading ComprehensionDirections: There are four passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: Joblessness is far more than an economic misfortune.It can be a psychological disaster for the unemployed and their families.It can cause illness,divide families and create a downward spiral of feelings of worthlessness and lack of selfesteem.Aording to research done by M. Harvery Brenner,associate professor of health at Johns Hopkins University,every 1% increase in the unemployment rate translates into 37,000 deaths over the next 6years,including over 20,000 deaths from heart attcks,900 suicides and nearly 500 deaths from cirrhosis of the liver.In addition,Brenner estimates that 7,500 unemployed or their families will be admitted to prison after mitting a crime or to a mental hospital.“The impact goes well beyond the individual who loses a job,”saidBrenner.“stress caused by economic factors affects our national life at every level.”Men who have been socialized as the family breadwinner are especially hard hit by unemployment.They suffer greater depression and anxiety and have a higher possibility of psychotic behavior than men who are employed.“Nine months seems to be a crucial point when hope and patience give out,”said a leading psychologist.After that,“illness,suicide,alcoholism,divorce,and even crime grow at epidemic rate.”Left without a job,many workers feel they have nothing to look forward to.They miss their co?workers and the routine of going to work.For many,the sense of hopelessness grows worse every time they are rejected for a new job.When this happens often enough,the rejection unemployed workers feel may be exacerbated if some friends and neighbors avoid them as if they had a contagious disease.21. Aording to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?A.Joblessness is an economic misfortune.B. Joblessness is a psychological disaster for the unemployed and their families.C.Joblessness can cause the unemployed to mit suicide.D.Joblessness is a contagious disease.22. In what way does the unemployment affect the unemplayed and their families?A.It makes them ill.B.It causes the divorce.C.it creates a feeling of worthlessness and lack of self?esteem.D.All above.23. Aording to M. Harvey Brenner's research,if there is 1% increase in the unemployment rate,how many people will die from cirrhosis of the liver?A.37,000B.20,000C.900D.50024. If a man has been unemployed for a year,he .A.will be happy and relieved.B.will be hopeless.C.will lose patienceD.both B and C25. What is the best title for this passage?A.An Economic Misfortune.B.The Harm of JoblessnessC.An Scientific ResearchD.How to Treat The UnemployedQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: Ironically,in the United States,a country of immigrants,prejudice and discrimination continue to be serious problems.There was often tension between each established group of immigrants and each sueeding group.As each group became more financially suessful,and more powerful,they excluded newers from full participation in the society.Prejudice and discrimination are part of our history,however,this prejudicial treatment of different groups is nowhere more unjust than with black Americans.Blacks had distinct disadvantages.For the mostpart,they came to the “land of opportunity”as slaves and they were not free to keep their heritage and cultural traditions.Unlike most European immigrants,blacks did not have the protection of a support group;sometimesslave?owners separated members of the same family.They could not mix easily with the established society either because of their skin color.It was difficult for them to adapt to the American culture.Even after they became free people,they still experienced discrimination in employment,housing,education,and even in publicfacilities,such as restroom.26. Prejudice and discrimination.A.were goneB.have been existing in the American societyC.don't exclude new immigrants from participation in the societyD.are mainly caused by the slavery27. Established and sueeding immigrants.A.were reluctant to help newers to adapt to the new surroundingsB.were willing to support newers financiallyC.were great helpers of slaves and IndiansD.were treated unequally by American Indians28. One of the reasons why black Americans could not easily mix in American society is.A.that most Americans are immigrantsB.due to their skin colorC.that they speak their language differently from AmericansD.that they were free to keep their heritage29. The author specifically mentions that.A.black Americans are most prejudicially treated in the U.S.B.discrimination in the South was not more obvious than in the NorthC.the situation of blacks is almost the same today asit was in the 1930sD. after blacks became free people they didn't experience discrimination in employment and public facilities30. The attitude of the author is.A.favorableB.praisingC.indifferentD.sarcasticQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: About 50 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sports was never heard of.But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stroke Mandeville,England in 1948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann,the situation began to change.Sir Ludwig Guttmann,who had been driven to England in 1939 fromNazi Germany,had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries centre at stoke Mandeville Hospital near London.His ideas about treating injuries included sportsfor the disabled.In the first games just two teams of injured soldiers took part.The next year,1949,five teams took part.From those beginnings things developed fast.Teams now e from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year.In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome.Now,every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held,if possible,in the same place as the normal Olympic Games，although they are organized separately.In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at StokeMandeville.In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games,1604 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries tookpart.Unfortunately,they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles,along with the other Olympics.The Games have been a great suess in promoting international friendship and understanding,and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoysports.One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games,however,has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include the disabled events at the Olympic Games for the ablebodied.Perhaps a few more years are still needed toconvince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.31. The first games for the disabled were heldafter Sir Ludwing Guttmann arrived in England.A.50 yearsB.21 yearsC.9 yearsD.4 years32. Beside Stoke Mandeville,surely the games for the disabled were once held in.A.New YorkB.LondonC.RomeD.Los Angeles33. In paragraph 2,the word “athlete” means.A.people who support the gamesB.people who watch the gamesC.people who organize the gamesD.people who pete in the games34. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled.B.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an injured soldier.C.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany.D.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is weled by the British.35. From the passage we may conclude that writer is.A.one of the organizers of the games for the disabledB.a disabled who once took part in the gamesC.against holding the games for the disabledD.in favor of holding the game for the disabledQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:The modern sailing ship was developed by a man who never went to sea.He was Prince Henry of Portugal,the younger son of the Partuguese king and an English princess. Prince Henry lived in the fifteenth century.As a boy he became devoted to the sea,and he dedicated himself to improving the design of ships and the methods of sailing them.In 1416,when he was twenty?two,Henry founded a school for mariners, to which he invited everyone who could help him—Jewish astronomers,Italian and Spanish sailors,and Arab mathematicians and map makers who knew to use the crude pass of the day and could improve it.Henry's goal was to design and equip vessels that would be capable of making long ocean voyages without having to hug the shore.The caravel carried more sail and was longer and slimmer than any ship then made,yet was tough enough to withstand gales at sea.He also developed the carrack,which was a slower ship,but one that was capable of carrying more cargo. To Prince Henry the world owes credit for development of craft that made oceanic exploration possible.He lives in history as Henry the Navigator.36. Henry the Navigator was a member of the royalfamily of.A.EnglandB.SpainC.ItalyD.Portugal37. Prince Henry started his school for the purpose of.A.helping marinersB.improving ship design and sailing methodsC.studying astronomy and mathematicsD.improving his own skill as a sailor38. The teachers in Prince Henry's school seem to have been.A.members of the royal familyB.astronomers,sailors and map makersC.shipbuildersD.All of the above39. Prince Henry's goal was to design vessels that could.A.make long deep?sea voyagesB.travel faster than those in use at that timeC.explore the coastline of PortugalD.carry larger crews and more cargo than existing one40. The best title for this passage isA.The First Modern Sailing VesselsB.The Mariner PrinceC.Prince Henry's Role in HistoryD.The First School for Sailors。

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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 the victory of the interventionist, or welfare economy over the market economy. Jab Tumiler writes, “The old protectionism…coexisted, without any apparent intellectual difficulty with the acceptance of the market as a national as well as an international economic distribution mechanism — indeed, protectionists as well as (if not more than) free traders stood for laissez faire(放任政策). Now, as in the 1930s, protectionism is anexpression of a profound skepticism as to the ability of the market to distribute resources and incomes to societies satisfaction.”?It is precisely this profound skepticism of the 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 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 Brita in this is only somewhat less true. Government traditionally has played a very active role in economic life in France and continued to do so. Only West Germany dares to go against the tide towards excessive interventionism in Western Europe. It also happens to be the most successful Western European economy.?The welfare state has made significant progress in the United States as well as 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 definition 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.Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a welfare state 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, 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 than in Great Britain.?15.The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questions??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 British government??D) Why does the government intervene in economic lifePassage 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, the village idiot, and theneighborhood bully: all Jewish. We were working class and 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 and feeling in a mixture of language and gesture that was part street slang, part grade-school English, part kitchen Yiddish.?One Sunday evening when I was eight years old my parents and I were riding in the back seat of my rich uncle’s 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 and aunt shrieked. My uncle swore softly. My father, in whose lap I was sitting, said out the window at the speeding car, “That’s all right. Nothing but a few Jews in here.” In an instant I knew everything. I knew there was a world beyond our streets, and in that world my father was a humiliated man, without 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 a boy went downtown for a job, and on 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 wasn’t standstill.Thing felt lively and active. Self-confidence was on the rise, passivity on the wane. We were going to experience challenges. That’s what it meant to be in the new 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 mean 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 my going to college would not mean the same thing as my brother’s going to college, and we all knew it. For my brother, college meant going from the Bronx to Manhattan. 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 would marry, and that the man I married would get me downtown. He would break the perils of class and race, and some how I’d 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 author’s father say “Nothing but a 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 places?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 Bronx?B) the Jewish immigrants could not be rich?C) all the immigrants were very poor?D) the young Jews didn’t 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 the hectic pace modern life, but manners on the roads are becoming deplorable. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is all very well, again to, to have a tiger in the tank, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another kettle of fish altogether. You might tolerate the odd road hog, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a “Be Kind to Other Drivers” ca mpaign, 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 resist 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 goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of courtesy are all too rare today. Manydrivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize courtesy when they see it.?Contrary to general opinion, young drivers (especially sports-car owners, who take pride in their 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 over take when the road is clear, because many of the cars took too long to pass. Their drivers couldn’t be bothered to select a lower gear. Others, after overtaking, slowed down again and hogged the road. Again, a motoring magazine has recently drawn attention to the increasing number of drivers who never wait for gaps.“They manufacture them by force, using their direction indicators as a threat rather than a warni ng.” Slanting matches and even punch-ups are quite common. It can’t be long before we hear of pistols and knives being used: we can then call our dual carriageways duel carriageways, and solve a spelling problem in the process.?Driving is essentially a state of mind. However technically skilled a driver maybe, he can’t be an advanced motorist if he is always arrogant and aggressive.?21.What does the author mean by “another kettle of fish altogether” (Para.1, sentence 3)??A) completely another awkward and difficult situation?B) another net of fish put together?C) completely another kind of situation?D) completely another kind of driver ?22.The phrase “get completely out of hand” (Para. 1, last sentence) stands for ____.?A) get without giving it much thought completely?B) get out of order completely?C) get out of control completely?D) get ready completely?23.Road courtesy is good sense because ____.?A) it minimizes friction?B) most drivers never make acknowledgements?C) it cuts down the number of drivers?D) most drivers will hit you if offended?24.A common example of bad manners on the roads is ____.?A) not signaling when overtaking?B) that they couldn’t be bothered to select a lower gear ?C) preventing other vehicles from overtaking?D) making holes in the roads on purpose?25.According to the author, discourtesy on the roads is caused primarily by ____.?A) too many vehicles on the roads?B) the way people have to rush around nowadays?C) the aggressiveness of most drivers?D) too many pedestrians walking aboutPassage 4?Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:?Unlike any earlier building complex anywhere in the world, Rockefeller in New York City was built, not as a place where people could live, but as a city in which they could work. It was the biggest building project of its kind, a city within a city, and of the forerunner of projects that have sprung up all over the world. 30 architects, 120 draftsmen, and hundreds of other artistsand technicians were employed just to draft the plans. Before the buildings could be erected,229 old buildings had to be emptied of 4,000 tenants and razed. Just to buy up the leases took over two years and cost over $6,000,000. The unusual shape and setbacks of the 70-story RCA building resulted primarily from practical considerations such as lighting, the movement of people and the building’s services. The lower concourse and basement level were set aside for shops. A sunken plaza, complete with gardens and fountains, was designed to provide access to these shops. Today the plaza, which is used for ice-skating in winter and dining and dancing in summer , is one of the centre’s most popular attractions.?26.Which of the following statement is the main idea of the passage??A) The pleasant work environment.?B) The purpose of the RCA building setbacks.?C) The recreational facilities at Rockefeller.?D) The architectural significance of Rockefeller centre.?27.From the passage we know, Rockefeller centre was originally planed to serve as what kind of complex??A) Commercial. B) Recreational.?C) Housing.D) T ourist.?28.Which of the following is true about Rockefeller centre??A) It was patterned after an ancient design.?B) It has been imitated numerous times. ?C) All shopkeepers were required to take two-year leases.?D) 4,000 tenants are located in the complex.?29.According to the passage, what does the shape of the RCA building reflect ??A) Architectural creativity.B) City regulation.?C) Practical considerations.D) Decreased space needs.?30.The sunken plaza at Rockefeller centre was originally designed as ____.?A) an entrance of shopsB) an ice-skating rink?C) a restaurantD) a tourist attraction??Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet witha single line through the centre.31.This is his ____ price. He refuses to lower it any further.?A) minimal B) minus C) small D) miniature?32.You can ____ the dangers of driving by taking care to obey the rules of the road.?A) maximize B) theorizeC) standardize D) minimize?33.“Tell me at the end of the week how many hours you have worked and I’ll ____ with you then.” his employer said. ?A) settle up B) draw up C) work up D) come up?34.Some people secretly ________ goods into China to avoid paying attention custom duty them.?A) steal B) transport C) smuggle D) import ?35.He’s trying to ____all the supporters he can obtain for the political party he’s formed.?A) paralyze B) mechanizeC) standardize D) mobilize?36.Mrs. Palmer was offended by the clerk’s____ remark.?A) tasty B) nasty C) misty D) muddy?37.In buying a suit, a difference of ten cents in prices is____.?A) ignorant B) negativeC) negligible D) negligent?38.____ at the concerts went down after the price of tickets increased.?A) Presence B)Attention C) Attendance D) Consent?39.All sorts of grain ____ very well because the soil here is fat.?A) profit B) thrive C) prosper D) succeed?40.The ____ is a coin used in the U.S.A valued at 5 cents.?A) Currency B) Note C) Nickel D) Token?41.He has to ____ his small salary by living economically.?A) upset B) offset C) outset D) preset?42.I am the ____ of a musician and a scientist.?A) ownership B) friendshipC) offspring D) masterpiece?43.Don’t ____ to lock the door when you leave.?A)ignoreB) disregard C) neglect D) overlook?44.When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was ____ pale.?A) enormouslyB) dramaticallyC) startlingD) uniquely ?45.They were trying to find out about the____temperature for the growth of this kind of plant.?A) optical B) optionC) optimum D) optimism?46.I have the ____ of accepting all or part of the money.?A) orientation B) optionC) optimum D) ornament?47.There was nothing anywhere in ____. ?A) sight B) glimpseC) glanceD) seeing ?48.He’s always ____ about his ability. ?A) coaxing B) rebuking C) teasing D) boasting ?49.I am sure her decision will be fair and just, for she has hada reputation for being ____.?A) impartialB) imperative C) impulsiveD) improper?50.You shouldn’t change jobs constantly, or people will become suspicious of your ability to ____ any job.?A) hold B) sustain C) engage D) uphold?51.It was so dark outside that he was just able to ____ the road in the dark.?A)derive B)discernC)diminishD) displace?52.The basketball coach asked the players to ____ with their training after he gave some instructions.?A) proceedB) precede C) precept D) process?53.The water table fluctuated from season to season and year to year because it is affected by climate ____.?A) difference B) conditions C) disturbance D) variations?54.We can easily bend a piece of wire, it is ____. ?A)delicate B)extensibleC)flexibleD)foldable ?55.A leading member should never concentrate all his attention on one or two problems, to the ____ of others.?A)displacement B) elimination C) exclusion D) exception?56.All parts of this sewing machine are ____ so that it is very simple to get replacements for them.?A) mechanizedB) minimized C) modernized D) standardized57.When asked why he had played truant, little Frank ____ a good excuse.?A) came up with B) caught up with?C) put up with D) kept up with?58.All the men in the room ____ towards the beautiful girl.?A) gravitated B) absorbedC) moved D) tolerated?。

大学英语6级预测卷第2套

⼤学英语6级预测卷第2套振宇英语/6级预测密卷⼆⼤学英语6级考试专家预测密卷⼆Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled On College Students’ Establishing Their Own Business. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

大学英语六级考试模拟题(含答案)

Model Test One PartPart ⅠWritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled My View on "Moon-lite". You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:1. 如今的年轻人中流行“月光族”，就是每个月都反自己赚的钱花光，没有任何积蓄的人群2. 有人认为这是时尚的体现，但这样做存在着种种问题3. 我的看法My View on "Moonlite"Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For question 1--7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8--10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.GeniusesIn 1905, Albert Einstein developed the theory of special relativity. He also proved that atoms exist and figured out that light behaves as both a particle and a wave. To top it all off, he developed his famous equation E=mc<上标>c, which describes the relationship between matter and energy, the same year. He was only 26 years old.Without a doubt, Einstein was a genius. So was Isaac Newton-as any fan of "Star Trek". The Next Generation can say he invented physics. He also played a big role in the development of calculus, which some people have trouble comprehending even after extensive classroom study. Another genius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, started composing music when he was 5 years old. Mozart wrote hundreds of pieces before his death in 1760 at age 35.According to conventional wisdom, geniuses are different from everyone else. They can think faster and better than other people, In addition, many people think that all that extra brainpower leads to eccentric or quirky behavior. And although geniuses are fairly easy to spot, defining exactly what makes one person a genius is a little trickier. Figuring out how that person became a genius is harder still.There are two big things that make it difficult to study genius:The genius label is subjective. Some people insist that anyone with an intelligence quotient (IQ) higher than a certain value is a genius. Others feel that IQ tests measure only a limited part of a person's total intelligence. Some believe high test scores have little to do with real genius.Genius is a big-picture concept. Most scientific and medical inquiries, on the other band, examine de tails. A concept as subjective as genius isn't easy to quantify, analyze or study.So, when exploring how geniuses work, it's a good idea to start by defining precisely what a genius is. For the purpose of this article, a genius isn't simply someone with an exceptionally high IQ. Instead, a genius is an extraordinarily intelligent person who breaks new ground with discoveries, inventions or works of art. Usually, a genius' work changes the way people view the world or the field in which the work took place. In other words, a genius must be both intelligent and able to use that intelligence in a productive or impressive way.Genius and the BrainThe brain regulates the body's organ systems. When a person moves around, it sends impulses along the nerves and tells the muscles what to do. The brain controls the senses of smell, taste, touch, sight and hearing, and the person experiences and processes emotions using his brain, On top of all that, the brain allows people to think, analyze information and solve problems. But how does it make someone smart?Scientists haven't figured out exactly how all the gray matter in the brain works, but they do have an idea of which part lets people think. The cerebral cortex (大脑皮层), which is the outermost part of the brain, is where thought and reasoning happen. These are the brain's higher function-- the lower functions, which relate to basic survival, take place deeper in the brain.The cerebral cortex is the largest part of the brain, and it's full of wrinkles and folds that allow it to fit in theskull. If an adult human's cerebral cortex is removed and stretched out, it would be about as large as a few pages of a newspaper. It's divided into several lobes(裂片), and different regions within these lobes handle specific tasks related to how people think.In spite of all those challenges to see the brain inside and how it works, researchers have figured out a few things about how the brain affects intelligence. A 2004 study at the University of California, Irvine found that the volume of gray matter in parts of the cerebral cortex had a greater impact on intelligence than the brain's total volume. The findings suggest that the physical attributes of many parts of the brain--rather than a centralized "intelligence center" --determine how smart a person is.Genius and IntelligenceLike genius, intelligence can be difficult to quantify. Psychologists and neuroscientists study intelligence extensively. An entire field of study, known as psychometrics, is devoted to studying and measuring intelligence. But even within that field, experts don't always agree on exactly what it is or how best to analyze it. And while intelligence is central to genius, not all geniuses score well on intelligence tests or perform well in school.Intelligence testing has existed for thousands of years. The tests we know as IQ tests got their start near the end of the 19th century. Today, IQ tests generally measure a person's memory as well as language, spatial and mathematical abilities.IQ tests are also standardized so that most people score between 90 and 110. When placed on a graph, the IQ test scores of a large group of people will generally resemble a bell curve, with most people scoring in the average range. A common perception is that anyone scoring above a certain number--often 140--is automatically a genius. But in spite of the existence of high-IQ organizations, many scientists caution that there is no such thing as a genius-level IQ.Many educators and researchers feel that, in general, standardized IQ tests do a good job of predicting how well a child will perform in school. Schools often use these tests to determine which children to place in gifted or special education classes. Most colleges and universities and some employers also use standardized tests as part of their application processes.Intelligence and AdjustmentOne of the stereotypes surrounding gifted children is that they have trouble fitting in at school. Several scientific studies suggest that the stereotype has a foundation in reality. A Purdue University study of 423 gifted students suggested that they were susceptible to bullying. A 20-year study of gifted children ending in 1940 suggested that the trend of not fitting in continues into adulthood. The study used a test that measured both verbal intelligence and personal adjustment. People who scored above 140 in verbal intelligence generally had lower personal adjustment scores.However, in spite of their prevalence, these tests are not foolproof. In general, some minorities and people with lower income levels tend to score lower than people from other racial and economic groups. Critics contend that this makes IQ tests invalid or unfair. Others argue that they instead point out unfair ness and prejudice within a society.In addition, some researchers and theorists argue that the IQ test is too limiting and doesn't really give a full view of a person's intelligence. These researchers feel that intelligence is a combination of many factors. Creativity and GeniusGeniuses like Einstein are also known for their creativity and productivity--and sometimes for their quirky behavior.There's a big difference between being really smart and being a genius. While geniuses tend to be exceptionally intelligent, they also use imagination and creativity to invent, discover or create something new within their field of interest. They break now ground rather than simply remembering or reciting existing information.The creativity of geniuses also relates to productivity and hard work. Sometimes, the most dramaticexamples of genius involve people who produce their best work at a very young age. However, not every genius produces exceptional work early in life the way Einstein and Mozart did. Some, like Ludwig yon Beethoven, do their best work later in life.We may never know precisely where creativity comes from, why some people use their creativity more than others or why some people are most creative during specific times in their lives. We may not learn how one person ends up with the right balance of brainpower, intelligence and creativity to become a genius. But it's clear that geniuses are central to advancements in science, technology and understanding. Without geniuses, our understanding of mathematics, literature and music would be completely different. Concepts that we now take for granted, like gravity, planetary orbits and black holes, might still be undiscovered.1. Who is the typical genius that started composing music when he was 5 years old?A) Albert Einstein. B) Star Trek.C) Wolfgang Mozart. D) Isaac Newton.2. Which is TRUE about IQ test according to the passage?A) People who has a higher IQ is a genius.B) IQ test measures a limited part of a person's intelligence.C) High test scores have little to do with real genius.D) There is still a controversy on whether IQ test can tell all about the genius.3. The genius mentioned here is someone not only with a high IQ but also ______.A) has done something of great influence B) started his/her career at a young ageC) has eccentric behavior D) has odd appearance4. Which is the master of five kinds of senses for human being?A) The cerebral cortex. B) The brain.C) The nerves. D) The muscles.5. The study found that the size of ______ in the cerebral cortex plays an important role in intelligence.A) grey matter B) lobesC) nerves D) cells6. Within the ______ field, psychologists have controversy on how best to measure and analyze intelligence.A) neurology B) psychologyC) psychometrics D) not mentioned7. On the graph of the IQ scores of a lot of people, the average range of the bell curve would he the score ______.A) below 100 B) between 90 and 110C) between 100 and 110 D) higher than 1108. If a boy has a low IQ in a school, he would probably be sent to ______.9. Some researchers are net cement with IQ test because they think that intelligence is ______.10. Geniuses don't confine themselves to some known knowledge but tend to use ______.Part ⅢListening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Questions 11 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) She wants to have fair skin.B) Her eyes don't feel comfortable.C) She wants to wash something away in her stomach.D) She has a digestion problem.12. A) He is seriously ill and still in hospital.B) Mary will do his work instead.C) Morrison is his doctor.D) He will go to work tomorrow.13. A) She is expecting her turn. B) She has found valuable information.C) She needs another week to prepare. D) She has net prepared yet.14. A) The A41 at the Dome corner has few cars.B) The A1M near Hatfield, Harrow Road has heavy traffic.C) The A404, Harrow Road is very busy with many cars.D) The A1M is now flowing freely without problems.15. A) It is quite unexpected. B) She has already got the news.C) She has confidence in the man. D) It is not exciting to learn about it.16. A) She should present him a book on music.B) The teacher has some interests other than reading.C) It's a good idea because the teacher loves reading.D) The teacher would like to have a book on language teaching.17. A) Clothes. B) Carpet.C) Curtain. D) Flowers.18. A) The man spent half an hour parking the car.B) The man asked the woman to wait for him for half an hour to cheek her endurance.C) The man has driven two blocks before he gave the woman a lift.D) The man spent half an hour driving two blocks.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) They lived in caves. B) They traveled in groups.C) They had an advanced language. D) They ate mostly fruits.20. A) Cave building technique. B) Language and art.C) Ice Age dancing. D) Heating system.21. A) They lived in large groups.B) They used sand as insulation.C) They kept fires burning constantly.D) They faced their homes toward the south.22. A) Write a paper for him.B) Lend him her magazine when she's done with it.C) Come over to his house after class.D) Help him study for a test.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage yon have just heard.23. A) To make an appointment to look at a house.B) To get information about special housing.C) To ask about getting a loan to buy a house.D) To renew his housing contract.24. A) With his grandparents. B) In student housing.C) With his wife's parents. D) In his own apartment.25. A) She isn't there in the morning.B) Her assistant isn't there in the morning.C) She won't have the forms he needs until the afternoon.D) She isn't too busy in the afternoon.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage 1Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Silent reading had not been discovered.B) There were few places available for private reading.C) Few people could read for themselves.D) People relied on reading for entertainment.27. A) A change in the status of educated people.B) A change in the nature of reading.C) An increase in the number of books.D) An increase in the average age of readers.28. A) The importance of silent reading.B) The information yielded by books and newspapers.C) The effects of healthy reading.D) The value of different types of reading materials.29. A) Explain bow present-day reading habits developed.B) Change people's attitudes to reading.C) Show how reading methods have been improved.D) Encourage the growth of reading.Passage 2Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) An unexpected event that happens. B) Your understanding of an event.C) The things that happen in our lives. D) The mentioning of the word itself.31. A) When we are tired. B) When we have a balanced diet.C) When we can relax. D) When we do regular exercise.32. A) Going to bed earlier. B) Working even harder,C) Reading more books. D) Finding its cause.Passage 3Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) Listening to skilled people's advice.B) Asking older people many questions.C) Making mistakes and having them corrected.D) Learning what other people do without being taught.34. A) Teach the students the right way of thinking,B) Point out the students' mistakes and correct them.C) Give the students correct answers and let them work on their own.D) Do some routine work.35. A) Allow children to learn from each other.B) Point out children's mistakes whenever found.C) Correct the children's mistakes as soon as possible.D) Give children more book knowledge.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. Forblanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.It's said very few children survived cancer before the 1970s. (36) treatments now show hops of long-term survival for almost eighty percent of young cancer patients. Yet the chemical drugs and radiation (37) to cure their cancers can cause other problems later.A newly reported study (38) more than 12,000 grown-ups who (39) childhood cancers. Their average age at the time of the study was twenty-eight.The researchers found that sixty-two percent of the cancer survivors had at least one (40) health problem. And they were eight times as likely as their sisters or brothers to (41) life-threatening conditions, because chemical drugs can damage bone growth during an important period of (42) and radiation for some cancers can (43) the risk of other cancers later.Survivors of bone cancers, and cancers of the central nervous system were at highest risk for health problems as adults. (44) .Doctors say newer cancer treatments are a little safer but not much. Still, (45)According to the author of the study, doctors should watch closely for problems as childhood cancer survivors get older, He says (46) . And he says it is especially important for survivors to eat right, exercise and not smoke.Part ⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Opinion polls are now beginning to show that, whoever is to blame and whatever happens from now on, high unemployment is probably here to stay. This means we shall have to find ways of sharing the available employment more widely.But we need to go further. We must ask some fundamental questions about the future work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not rather encourage many ways for self-respecting people to work? Should we not create conditions in which many of us can work for ourselves, rather than for an employer? Should we not aim to revive the household and the neighborhood, as well as the factory and the office, as centers of production and work?The Industrial Age has been the only period of human history in which most people's work has taken the form of jobs. The Industrial Age may now be coming to an end, and some of the changes in work patterns which it brought may have to be reversed. This seems a daunting(使人畏缩的) thought. But, in fact, it could offer a better future for work. Universal employment, as its history shows, has not meant economic freedom.Employment became widespread when the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries made many people dependent on paid work by depriving them of the use of the land, and thus of the means to provide a living for themselves. Then the factory system destroyed the cottage industries and removed, first by rail and then by road, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many people's work lost all connection with their home loves and the places in which they love.Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. In preindustrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go outto the paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and families to his wife. Tax and benefit regulations still assume this norm today, and restrict more flexible sharing of work roles between the sexes.It was not only women whose work status suffered. As employment became the dominant form of work, young people and old people were excluded—a problem now, as more teenagers become frustrated at school and more retired people want to live active lives.All this may now have to change. The time has certainly come to switch some effort and resources away from the idealist goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full time jobs.47. Research carried out in the recent opinion polls shows that ______.48. What does the author think about the coming end of the Industrial Age?49. According to the passage, what do the enclosures of the 17th and 18th centuries mean?50. The effects of almost universal employment were overwhelming in that ______.51. The article concludes that our efforts and resources in terms of tacking employment are ______.Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions 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 corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage 1The number of parents teaching their offspring at home will increase if the current public school system continues to be viewed as an irrelevant institution that can hinder a child's ability to learn.The rise of home-schooling reflects broadening dissatisfaction with formal education in the US. Discontent is high for two reasons. First, public schools are turning out a poor product--illiterate and unprepared graduates. For example, American 13-year-olds have been documented as having math skills that rank below their counterparts in 14 other developed countries. One survey noted that just one-third of high school juniors could place the Civil War in the correct half-century. Equally troubling, public schools have become scenes where drugs are sold, teachers are robbed, and homemade bombs are found in lockers.Compounding the situation, teachers' unions, school officials, and many politicians adamantly(坚决地) oppose the use of public monies(钱) for innovative solutions, such as vouchers and charter schools. Those alternatives, although not a panacea(万能) for all the present problems, are at least promising vehicles that could help poor and middle-income parents to find better schools for their children and break up the monopoly of a "one-size-fits-all" philosophy of education.In light of the educational quagmire(沼泽) the US finds itself in, many parents, impatient for reform, are taking matters into their own hands. One alternative that is gaining growing public acceptance is the educational option known as home-schooling.Home-schooling is defined simply as the "education of school-aged children at home rather than at a school". Home-schoolers believe that students who receive instruction simultaneously from the home and the community at large will be more culturally sophisticated than those whose bulk of learning experience is confined to a school. Home-schooling families believe they are using their liberties well and wisely. The American can-do spirit is evident in the home-schools and households parents manage simultaneously. Those families, however, could use some further deregulation, be it through home-school tax credits or a loosening of compulsory attendance school laws, to make their task easier.52. According to the text, the number of children being schooled at home has increased because ______.A) children don't want to go to schoolB) parents are dissatisfied with pubic schoolsC) home-schooled children learn betterD) public schools are too crowded53. The author believes that using public monies to fund charter schools is ______.A) a cure-all solution B) hard to implementC) a good idea D) against the law54. Advocates believe that students who are schooled at home and in the community ______.A) exhibit the American can-do spiritB) will be more likely to home-school their own childrenC) lack basic social skillsD) are more culturally sophisticated55. According to the author, families that home-school their children would be helped by ______.A) a relaxing of current regulations B) governmental assistanceC) more understanding communities D) better teaching in the public schools56. The author's attitude towards home-schooling is ______.A) supportive B) inquiringC) neutral D) suspiciousPassage 2It is pretty hopeless as a venue for opera, it took years to build, its architect was forced to resign and it was never properly finished inside. None of this matters. The Sydney Opera House, by the reclusive Danish architect Jorn Utzon, is the mother and father of all modern landmark buildings. It has come to define not only a city, but an entire nation and continent.Beyond that, it is a global expression of cultural modernity. Everyone in the world with media access knows what the Sydney Opera House looks like. First designed in 1956 and finally declared completed in 1973, the opera house was the single best known modern building in the world until the arrival of Frank Gehry's equally extraordinary Bilbao Guggenheim in 1997. But it will outlive the Guggenheim as an international architectural icon--because it did all the difficult work tint.In the pantheon(万神殿) of classic modern buildings, Utzon's creation has the status of myth. The myth states that the unknown architect, then in his thirties, submitted rough sketches to the competition judges, that he ignored most of the rules, that his as only selected after being plucked at the last moment from the rejected pile by one of the judges, and that the design was unbuildable.But Sydney is remarkable for another reason: it is a complete one-off. It does not fit into any stylistic or chronological category. None of Utzon's other buildings--churches, government departments, house. looks anything like it, and architects today who try to copy his concept always end up looking very second-rate indeed. It is "modern", certainly, but it is an expressive modernism that was quite at odds with the rectilinear(直线的) "international style" of its time. It has more in common with the work of the American genius Frank Uloyd Wright, for whom Utzon worked briefly. Of course its location is an enormous help, sitting as it does on a promontory with water on three sides and the famous Sydney Harbor Bridge as a picture-postcard backdrop. But Utzon masterly exploited the site as nobody else could.Utzon left Australia in high indignation in 1966, never to return, before he could finish designing the interiors.As with Sir Christopher Wren at St Paul's Cathedral, Utzon was humiliated and removed from overseeing the final stages of his masterwork. But for all his manifold difficulties, which other contemporary architect can claim an equivalent achievement? The Sydney Opera House showed us that anything is possible, and it demonstrated that sheer, seductive beauty for its own sake is nothing to be ashamed of.57. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.A) the Danish architect Join Utzon totally failed in his design of Sydney Opera House and was forced to resignB) the Danish architect Jorn Utzon has been made known as the founder of all the modern landmark。

大学英语六级听力部分模拟试题(二)大学英语六级听力部分模拟试题(二)

洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)SECTION A1. A) She goes home for lunch.B) She spends her time shopping.C) She gets interested in what she is reading.D) She doesn’t wake up in time.2.A) Three years ago.B) This year.C) Last year.D) During December.3.A) Go abroad.B) Move to another place.C) Make a two week long trip.D) Look for their next door neighbour’s house.4.A) Second Avenue.B) Third Avenue.C) Grand Bulevard.D) Forth Street.5.A) Because he wants to meet the woman’s aunt.B) Because he thought he was not informed.C) Because the woman does not join her.D) Because the woman goes to her aunt’s place too frequently.6.A) She will borrow the books for him.B) She doesn’t want to borrow the books with her card.C) She doesn’t have a card.D) She wants to use Fred’s card.7.A) At graduation.B) At engagement.C) At wedding.D) On honeymoon.8.A) $10.B) $9.C) $4.D) $1.9.A) He went once.B) He went twice.C) He went three times.D) He did not go.10.A) He is going to be operated on at 9 o’clock.B) He is under operation now.C) He already had his operation.D) He is all right now.Section A1. 【试题分析】本题考查对关键词语的推理能力。

英语六级模拟卷二附答案

英语六级模拟卷二（附答案）Part ⅡReading Comprehension(35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Perhaps all criminals should be required to carry cards which read : “F ragile : handle with care.” It will never do, theses days, to go around referring to criminal as violent thugs.You must refer to them politely as “social misfits” ( 不能适应社会的人).The professional killer who wouldn’t think twice about using his club or knife to batter some harmless old lady to death in order to rob her of her meager life savings must never be given a dose of his own medicine. He is in need of “hospital treatment”. According to his misguided defenders, society is to blame.A wicked society breeds evil or so the argument goes. When you listen to this kind of talk, it makes you wonder why we aren’t all criminals. We have done away with the absurdly harsh laws of the nineteenth century and this is only right. But surely enough is enough. The most senseless piece of criminal legislation in Britain and a number of other countries has been the suspension of capital punishment.The violent criminal has become a kind of hero-figure in our time. He is glorified on the screen ; he is pursued by the press and paid vast sum of money for his “memories”. Newspapers which specialize in crime reporting enjoy enormous circulations and the publishers of trashy cops and robbers stories or “murder mysteries” have never had it so good. When you read about the achieveme nts of the great train robbers, it makes you wonder whether you are reading about some glorious resistance movement. The hardened criminal is cuddled and cosseted by the sociologists on the one hand and adored as a hero by the masses on the other. It’s no wonder he is a privileged person who expects and receives VIP treatment wherever he goes.Capital punishment used to be a major deterrent. It made the violent robber think twice before pulling the trigger. It gave the cold blooded poisoner something to ponder about while he was shaking up or serving his arsenic cocktail. It prevented unarmed policemen from being killed while pursuing their duty by killers armed with automatic weapons. Above all, it protected the most vulnerable members of society, young children, from brutal violence.It is horrifying to think that the criminal can literally get away with murder. We all know that “life sentence” does not meanwhat it says. After ten years or so of good conduct, the most desperate villain is free to return to society where he will live very comfortably, thank you, on the proceeds of his crime, or he will go on committing offences until he is caught again. People are always willing to hold liberal views at the expense of others. It’s always fashionable to pose as the defender of the under-dog, so long as you, personally, remain unaffected. Did the defenders of crime, one wonders, in their desire for fair play, consult the victims before they suspended capital punishment? Hardly, you see, they couldn’t, because all the victims were dead.21. According to the passage, which of the following is the author’s opinion?A) All criminals should be required to carry cards read : “Fragile : Handle with Care.”B) Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals.C) Society is to blame.D) All criminals need hospital treatment.22. The tone taken by the author towards these defenders of crime in the passage is .A) ironicalB) criticalC) agitatedD) controversial23. “Capital punishment” most probably means .A) life sentenceB) severe punishmentC) fineD) sentence of death24. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A) There has been a marked trend in society towards the humane treatment of less fortunate members.B) Everyone in society thinks it reasonable that all criminals should be punished.C) The author sympathizes with all criminals.D) Robbers usually think twice before shooting.25. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?A) Professional killers should not be treated with humane treatment.B) The violent robbers should think twice before pulling the trigger.C) We should give the poisoner time to ponder about while he is shaking up or serving his arsenic cocktail.D) Severe punishment,even death penalty, should be given to criminals.Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.For about three centuries we have been doing science, trying science out, using science for the construction of what we call modern civilization. Every dispensable item of contemporary technology, from canal locks to dial telephones to penicillin, was pieced together from the analysis of data provided by one or another series of scientific experiments. Three hundred years seems a long time for testing a new approach to human interliving, long enough to settle back for critical appraisal of the scientific method, maybe even long enough to vote on whether to go on with it or not. There is an argument.Voices have been raised in protest since the beginning, rising in pitch and violence in the nineteenth century during the early stages of the industrial revolution, summoning urgent crowds into the streets any day these days on the issue of nuclear energy. Give it back, say some of the voices, it doesn’t really work, we’ve tried it and it doesn’t work, go back three hundred years and start again on something else less chancy for the race of man.The principle discoveries in this century, taking all in all, are the glimpses of the depth of our ignorance about nature. Things that used to seem clear and rational, matters of absolute certainty—Newtonian mechanics, for example—have slipped through our fingers, and we are left with a new set of gigantic puzzles, cosmic uncertainties, ambiguities; some of the laws of physics are amended every few years, some are canceled outright, some undergo revised versions of legislative intent as if they were acts of Congress.Just thirty years ago we call it a biological revolution when the fantastic geometry of the DNA molecule was exposed to public view and the linear language of genetics was decoded. For a while, things seemed simple and clear, the cell was a neat little machine, a mechanical device ready for taking to pieces and reassembling, like a tiny watch. But just in the last few years it has become almost unbelievably complex, filled with strange parts whose functions are beyond today’s imagining.It is not just that there is more to do, there is everything to do. What lies ahead, or what can lie ahead if the efforts in basic research are continued, is much more than the conquest of human disease or the improvement of agricultural technology or the cultivation of nutrients in the sea. As we learn more about fundamental processes of living things in general we will learn more about ourselves.26. What can’t be inferred from the 1st paragraph?A) Scientific experiments in the past three hundred years have produced many valuable items.B) For three hundred years there have been people holding hostile attitude toward science.C) Modern civilization depends on science so man supports scientific progress unanimously.D) Three hundred years is not long enough to settle back critical appraisal of scientific method.27. The principle discovery in this century shows .A) man has overthrown Newton’s laws of physicsB) man has solved a new set of gigantic puzzlesC) man has lost many scientific discoveriesD) man has given up some of the once accepted theories28. Now scientists have found in the past few years .A) the exposure of DNA to the public is unnecessaryB) the tiny cell in DNA is a neat little machineC) man knows nothing about DNAD) man has much to learn about DNA29. The writer’s main purpose in writing the passage is to say that .A) science is just at its beg inning B) science has greatly improved man’s lifeC) science has made profound progress D) science has done too little to human beings30. The writer’s attitude towards science is .A) criticalB) approvingC) neutralD) regretfulPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.The desire for achievement is one of life’s great mysteries. Social scientists have devoted lifetimes to studying the drives that spur us out of bed in the morning,compel us to work or study hard and spark all manner of human endeavor.Indeed, a 1992 textbook actually documents 32 distinct theories of human motivation.Given this diversity of thought,it’s easy to forget that for a half century,American society has been dominated by the psychological school known as behaviorism, or Skinnerian psychology. Although behaviorism and its fundamental principle of “positive reinforcement” have long since lost their sway in academic circles, the Skinnerian legacy remains powerful in every realm of trash out. Do it, and you can go to the movies Friday night.Not in the mood for work? Keep plugging away,and you might get a bonus. Not interest in calculus? Strive for an A in the class, and you will make the honor roll. The theory may be bankrupt, but incentives and rew ards are so much a part of American culture that it’s hard to imagine life without them.Yet that’s exactly what a growing group of researchers are advocating today.A steady stream of research has found that rather than encouraging and diminishing perfo rmance, “our society is caught in a whopping paradox,” asserts Alfie Kohn, author of the new book published by Rewards (Houghton Mifflin), which surveys recent research on the effectiveness of rewards. “We complain loudly about declining productivity, the crisis of our school and the distorted values of our children. But the very strategy we use to solve those problems damaging rewards like incentive plans and grade and candy bars in front of people is partly responsible for the fix we’re in.”It’s a tough argument to make in a culture that celebrates the spoils of success. Yet study after study shows that people tend to perform worse, to give up more easily and to lose interest more quickly when a reward is involved. Children who are given tr eats for doing artwork, for example, lose for tutoring youngsters don’t teach as enthusiastically as tutors offered nothing. And chief executive officers who have been awarded long term incentive plans have often steered their companies toward lower returns.31.According to behaviorism, all human actions .A) are based on stimulus and responseB) have no bearing on human drivesC) are supposed to be highly motivatedD) are of a great mystery32.Behaviorism basically believes in .A) motivationB) performanceC) rewardsD) human factors33. From the passage, it can be inferred that .A) rewards are highly effective in AmericaB) rewards are not much sought after in academic circlesC) rewards have long lost their appeal in American societyD) Americans are addicted to rewards34. The children’s behavior in the last paragraph .A) can be best explained be behaviorismB) can be linked to Pavlov’s dogsC) shows that rewards may well kill desireD) serve to provided evidence to behaviorism35. Which of the following in support of the finding that “people tend to perform worse,…when a reward is involved”( last paragraph )?A) People are not used to being conditioned by prizes.B) Rewards, like punishments, are attempts to control behavior.C) Rewards are so indispensable to American cultures.D) The principle of “positive reinforcement” in not fully enforced.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.In general, our society is becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic (官僚主义的) management in which man becomes a small, well-oiled cog in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages, well-ventilated factories and piped music, and by psychologists and “human-relations” experts; yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man has become power-less, that he does not wholeheartedly participate in his work and that he is bored with it. In fact, theblue and the white-collar workers have become economic puppets who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management.The worker and employee are anxious, not only because they might find themselves out of a job; they are anxious also because they are unable to acquire any real satisfaction or interest in life. They live and die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings.Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates. They are even more insecure in some respects. They are in a highly competitive race. To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self respect. When they apply for their first job, they are tested for intelligence as well as for the tight mixture of submissiveness and independence. From that moment on they are tested again and again by the psychologists, for whom testing is a big business, and by their superiors, who judge their behavior, sociability, capacity to get along, etc. This constant need to prove that one is as good as or better than one’s fellow-competitor creates constant anxiety and stress, the very causes of unhappiness and illness.Am I suggesting that we should return to the preindustrial mode of production or to nineteenth-century “free enterprise capitalism”? Certainly not. Problems are never solved by returning to a stage which one has already outgrown. I suggest transforming our social from a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maximal production and consumption are ends in themselves into a humanist industrialism in which man and full development of his potentialities—those of and of reason—are the aims of all social arrangements. Production and consumption should serve only as means to this end, and should be prevented from ruling man.36. By “a well-oiled cog in the machinery” the author intends to render the idea that man is .A) a necessary part of the society though each individual s function is negligibleB) working in complete harmony with the rest of the societyC) an unimportant part in comparison with the rest of the society, though functioning smoothlyD) a humble component of the society, especially when working smoothly37. The real cause of the anxiety of the workers and employees is that .A) they are likely to lose their jobsB) they have no genuine satisfaction or interest in lifeC) they are faced with the fundamental realities of human existenceD) they are deprived of their individuality and independence38. From the passage we can infer that real happiness of life belongs to those .A) who are at the bottom of the societyB) who are higher up in their social statusC) who prove better than their fellow-competitorsD) who could keep far away from this competitive world39. To solve the present social problems the author suggests that we should .A) resort to the production mode of our ancestorsB) offer higher wages to the workers and employeesC) enable man to fully develop his potentialitiesD) take the fundamental realities for granted40. The author’s attitude towards industrialism might best be summarized as one of .A) approval B) dissatisfaction C) suspicion D) tolerancePart ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best complete the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. Since the most commonly accepted test is the TOEFL exam, most institutions will expect a TOEFL score for admission.A) minimalB) maximalC) mimimumD) maximum42. It was believed that his death with the robbery of the bank downtown.A) accompaniedB) coincidedC) correlatedD) conformed43. Does Emerson find his career full and as a basketball player?A) conflictingB) charmingC) rewardingD) awarding44. The local government gave the first to education after the war.A) projectionB) protectionC） professionD) priority45. The professor his habit of getting up early in the morning to do writing all his life.A) projectionB) retainedC） retailedD) revitalized46. The news of our team winning the match was really , and millions of people came out to celebrate the victory.A) overwhelmingB) acceleratingC） promptingD) preceding47. What the government should do urgently is to take actions to the economy.A) brookB) blushC） boostD) brood48. The explosion in the mine was by a careless miner who lit a match.A) triggeredB) claimedC） hamperedD) protested49. The mass newspaper depended significantly more on advertisingthan did their predecessors.A) revenuesB) incomesC） avenuesD) outcomes50. Some minerals are quite common, others are regionally , and still others are rare on the earth.A) attributedB) distributedC） contributedD) scattered51. The most successful way to solve the language problem while a foreign play is being performed is translation.A) instantaneousB) spontaneousC） simultaneousD) homogeneous52. The hostess in the contract that the rent should be paid in cash at the beginning of each month.A) assumedB) submittedC） exposedD) specified53. This year, the number of accidents has that of last year.A) overtakenB) overweighedC） overcomeD) overshadowed54. You must yourself or they will continue to bully you, so you will go on living in disgrace.A) assessB) assertC） maintainD) promote55. While both plans were perfectly sensible, only one seemed in China’s particular situation.A) availableB) feasibleC）resolvableD) presumable56. A good teacher must know how to his ideas to the students, as generally agreed by educational experts.A) transmitB) transferC） conveyD) communicate57. If you keep on taking on more work than you can do, your health will .A) declineB) degradeC） degenerateD) deteriorate58. The director tried to wave aside these issues as details that would be settled later.A) preliminaryB) primaryC） trivialD) alternative59. As one of the youngest professors in the university, Miss King is certainly on the of a brilliant career.A) endB) edgeC） thresholdD) course60. During the famine of 1943, millions of peasants to the cities because they could not make a living in the countryside.A) immigratedB) emigratedC） migratedD) generated61. I’m sorry to inform you that your application has been declined. Our manager thought you were not for the post.A) legibleB) eligibleC） validD) literate62. Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large .A) issueB) distribution C） coverageD) circulation63. This line was carrying equal number of eastbound and westbound trains, and they regularly.A) alteredB) alternatedC) switchedD) exchanged64. The three astronauts have splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, only six miles from the aircraft carrier that was for the recovery mission.A) dispatchedB) depositedC) deployedD) delivered65. Pubs have fanciful names like “The Red Lion” or “The Pig and Whistle” and they often have picutre on a signboard outside to the name.A) justifyB) illustrateC) modifyD) clarify66. There are two main requirements before the fifth generation computer can become a reality and it is these that scientists are .A) anticipatingB) tacklingC) manipulatingD) speculating67. College students in this city have set up “the Cleaner Air Society” to help urban citizens become aware of the to our environment.A) conditionsB) situations C) dangersD) threats68. When you get a minor burn, pour some cold water on it, which will helpthe pain of the burn.A) relieveB) relaxC) revealD) release69. The library published a collection of books recently made to the public.A) acceptableB) accessibleC) accommodableD) accountable70. For 14 years after her spouse’s death, she saw the meaning of her life as nourishing her son and safeguarding her husband’s works.A) dueB) loneC) soleD) keen试卷二Part ⅣError Correction(15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word,add a word or delete a word. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and be sure to put a (/) in the blank.“ Home, sweet home” is a phrase that express anessential attitude in the United States. Whether the realityof life in the family house is sweet or no sweet. The S1cherished ideal of home has great importance for manypeople.This ideal is a vital part of the American dream. Thisdream, dramatized in the history of nineteenth-centuryEuropean settlers of the American west, was to finda piece of place, build a house for one’s family, and S2started a farm. These small households were portraits of S3independence : the entire family—mother, father, and children.Even grandparents—live in a small house and working S4together to support each other. Anyone understood the life S5and death importance of family corporation and hard work.Although most people in the United states no longerlive on farms, but the ideal of home ownership is just as S6strong in the twentieth century, as it was in the nineteenth.When U.S. soldiers came home before World War II for S7example, they dreamed of buying houses and startingfamilies. But there was a tremendous boom in the home S8building. The new house, typically in the suburbs,wereoften small and more or less identical, but it satisfied S9a deep need. Many regarded the single-familyhouse the basis of their way of life. S10Part ⅤWriting(30 minutes)Directions:for this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an composition on the topic of A Speech on Tele-education. You should write no less than 120 words and base your composition on the outline below:A Speech on Tele-education.1. 人们对远程教育的看法不一。

大学英语六级模拟题二及答案

大学英语六级模拟题二及答案Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example:You will hear:M: When shall we start our work, Jane?W: Tomorrow at 9 o'clock. But we must work quickly, for we have to finish everything before 2 in the afternoon.Q: For how long can they work?You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D)"5 hours" is the correct answer. You should choose ［D］ on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer ［A］［B］［C］［D］1. A) The man can have his camera fixed here.B) The woman will probably fix the man's camera herself.C) The man will buy a new camera.D) The woman suggests that the camera should have been brought in earlier.2. A) Jack vacuumed the living room but not the bathroom.B) Jack cleaned the bathroom but not the living room.C) Jack cleaned neither the living room nor the bathroom because he is exhausted.D) Jack cleaned both the living room and the bathroom.3. A) At the dentist's.B) At a grocery.C) At a lawyer's.D) At a psychiatrist's.4. A) One student received a higher grade than he did.B) He will have to take a number of exams later.C) The test is more difficult than he expected.D) Several students in his class have received top grade.5. A) He failed to finish the experiment that day.B) He hasn't had time to do the experiment.C) He did only part of the experiment.D) The experiment turned out well.6. A) He does not know who Alice is.B) He has found a job as a messenger.C) He does not want to deliver the note.D) He does not know who Alice is.7. A) Call the TV station.B) Look for cats with the man.C) Meet the man at the cat exhibit.D) Watch the program on TV.8. A) Whether the woman needs his help.B) Whether the woman has any pets.C) Where the woman is going.D) Whether the woman can take care of his pet.9. A) The man hasn't caused a problem.B) The man should have returned the book earlier.C) She will probably won't do well on the coming Monday's test.D) The man should have been more thoughtful.10.A) The man is asking the woman for help.B) The man wants to get a new position.C) The woman is instructing the man how to write a letter application.D) The man has left the woman a good impression.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage One11. What is mainly talked about in the passage?A) How to distinguish people's faces.B) How to describe people's personality.C) How to distinguish people both inward and outward.D) How to differ good persons from bad persons.12.Why is the animal "pigeon" mentioned in the passage?A) To give an example that both human beings and animals can recognize faces.B) To tell how a skilled writer could describe all the features of different people.C) To indicate how pigeons and people look different.D) To show how faces are like fingers.13.What does the author of this passage most probably do?A) Physician. B) Psychologist.C) Fictional writer.D) Historian.14.According to the passage, how do people usually classifya person into certain type?A) His physical appearance and his action.B) His way of speaking and behaving.C) His learning and behaviour.D) His way of acting and thinking.Passage Two15. Why are divorces so common at present?A) Because it is difficult to maintain a marriage.B) Because people like watching TV programs.C) Because people prefer freedom to self-discipline.D) Because our society is permissive towards divorces.16.Which of the following cannot be sacrificed in a marriage?A) The freedom to have other sexual relations.B) The desire to follow every of one's impulse.C) The will to keep his or her own income.D) The wish to be his or her true self.17.How to maintain a good marriage?A)A man and a woman should follow every of their own impulse respectively.B)A good marriage takes some level of compromise betweenthe husband and the wife.C)A man and a woman should both have to endure dreadful self-sacrifice of the soul. D)A man and a woman should stop growing or changing.Passage Three18.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A) Types of Loneliness. B) Causes of Loneliness.C) Solutions to Loneliness.D) Loneliness.19. Which type of loneliness is NOT mentioned in the passage?A) Severe loneliness.B) Situational loneliness.C) Chronic loneliness.D) Temporary loneliness.20.Why is a person's social contacts one important factor in loneliness?A) We need our friends to share similar interests and activities.B) We need our teachers to guide us.C) We need co-workers to help us.D) A lonely person's popularity may be increased with more social contacts.PartⅡReading Comprehension(35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:Many of the most damaging and life threatening types of weather torrential rains, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes （龙卷风）- begin quickly, strike suddenly, and disappear rapidly, destroying small regions while leaving neighbouring areas untouched. Such event as a tornado struck the northeastern section of Edmonton, Alberta, in July 1987. Total damages from the tornado exceeded $250 million, the highest ever for any Canadian storm.Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to study carefully the subtle（微妙的）atmospheric changes that come before these storms. In most nations, for example, weather-balloon observations are taken just once every twelve hours at locations typically separated by hundreds of miles. With such limited data, conventional forecasting models do a much better job predicting general weather conditions over large regions than they do forecasting specific local events.Until recently, the observation intensive approach needed for accurate, very short-range forecasts, or "Nowcasts," was not feasible. The cost of equipping and operating many thousands of conventional weather stations was extremely high, and the difficulties involved in rapidly collecting and processing the raw weather data from such a network were hard to overcome. Fortunately, scientific and technological advances have overcome most of these problems. Radar systems, automated weather instruments, and satellites are all capable of making detailed, nearly continuous observation over large regions at arelatively low cost. Communications satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyze this large volume of weather information. Meteorologists（气象学者）and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into words, symbols, and vivid graphic displays that forecasters can interpret easily and quickly. As meteorologists have begun using these new technologies in weather forecasting offices, Nowcasting is becoming a reality.21.The word "exceeded" in paragraph 1 most probably means ____.A) added up to B) were more thanC) were about D) were less than22.Conventional computer models of the atmosphere fails to predict such a short-lived tornado because____.A) the computer is not used to forecast specific local eventsB) the computers are not advanced enough to predict itC) the weather data people collect are often wrongD) weather conditions in some small regions are not available23.According to the passage, the word "Nowcast" (paragraph3) means ____.A) a way of collecting raw weather dataB) a forecast which can predict the weather conditions in the small area in an accurate wayC) a network to collect instant weather dataD) a more advanced system of weather observation24.According to the passage, ____ is the key factor to making "Nowcasts" a reality.A) scientific and technological advances such as radar, or satellitesB) computer scientistC) meteorologistsD) advanced computer programs25.According to the author, the passage mainly deals with ____.A) a tornado in Edmonton, AlbertaB) what's a "Nowcast"C) the disadvantage of conventional computer models of the weather forecastD) a breakthrough in weather forecastPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:Bringing up children is a hard work, and you are often to blame for any bad behavior of your children. If so, Judith Rich Harris has good news for you. Parents, she argues, have no important long-term effects on the development of the personality of their children. Far more important are their playground friends and neighborhood. Ms. Harris takes to hitting the assumption, which has dominated developmental psychology for almost half a century.Ms. Harris's attack on the developmentalists' "nature" argument looks likely to reinforce doubts that the profession was already having. If parents matter, why is it that two adopted children, reared in the same home, are no more similar in personality than two adopted children reared in separate homes? Or that a pair of identical twins, reared in the same home, are no more alike than a pair of identical twins reared in differenthomes?Difficult as it is to track the precise effects of parental upbringing, it may be harder to measure the exact influence of the peer（同龄人）group in childhood and adolescence. Ms. Harris points to how children from immigrant homes soon learn not to speak at school in the way their parents speak. But acquiring a language is surely a skill, rather than a characteristic of the sort developmental psychologists hunt for. Certainly it is different from growing up tensely or relaxed, or from learning to be honest or hard-working or generous. Easy though it may be to prove that parents have little impact on those qualities, it will be hard to prove that peers have vastly more.Moreover, mum and dad surely cannot be ditched completely. Young adults may, as Ms. Harris argues, be keen to appear like their peers. But even in those early years, parents have the power to open doors: they may initially choose the peers with whom their young associate, and pick that influential neighborhood. Moreover, most people suspect that they come to resemble their parents more in middle age, and that people's child bearing habits may be formed partly by what their parents did. So the balance of influences is probably complicated, as most parents already suspected without being able to demonstrate it scientifically. Even if it turns out that the genes they pass on and the friends their children play with matter as much as affection, discipline and good example, parents are not completely off the hook.26. According to Ms. Harris, ____.A) parents are to blame for any bad behavior of their childrenB) parents will affect greatly the children's life in the long runC) nature rather than nurture has a significant effect on children's personality developmentD) children's personality is shaped by their friends and neighbors27.Which of the following views is consistent with what the developmentalists hold?A) Children are more influenced by their peers than by their parents.B) Twins are quite different if they are reared in two separate families.C) Identical twins reared in the same home are different in personality.D) Nurture has a less significant effect on children's personality development.28.According to Para. 3, which of the following statements is TRUE?A) It is harder to track the precise effects of parental upbringing than the exact influence of the peer group in children.B) Immigrant children tend to discard the way their parents speak quickly when they go to school.C) It has been proved that peers have more impact on children's qualities such as to be honest or hard-working or generous.D) It is easier for children to acquire a language at school than at home.29.The word "ditched" ( Line 1,Para. 4) could best be replaced by ____.A) proved B) emphasizedC) compared D) ignored30. What is the author's main purpose?A) To highly praise Ms. Harris's work.B) To counter Ms. Harris's work.C) To objectively report on Ms. Harris's work.D) To critically comment on Ms. Harris's work.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Microsoft is no longer the world's biggest company by market capitalization. Three other U.S. companies have overtaken the software giant in terms of stock market value. The firm's value has gone down sharply by 41% so far this year, from nearly $600 billion to $358 billion. Much of the reason for the fall has been the uncertainty prompted by the on-going anti-trust case. It has been overtaken by General Electric, now worth $506 bn, Intel, worth $441 bn and Cisco Systems, $436 bn.Over the past year Microsoft shares have moved downwards from a high of $120 to $68 in early trading on 7 June. Meanwhile rival Cisco has seen its share price rise by $25 to more than $60 as the company has gained its role in providing the hardware for the Internet. And for most of the year it has been competing with computer chip maker Intel for the second place. Intel's Pentium chips are widely used in personal computers worldwide.The company that now holds the title of the world's biggest company is an industrial giant which makes everything from toasters to jet engines. GE has sales of $110 bn-nearly ten times that of Microsoft and 340,000 employees worldwide. It has seen its profits grow by 15% a year to $11 bn. GE Capital Services, its financial subsidiary, make up nearly half its sales. GE produces power generation systems, locomotive, medical imagingequipment and electrical appliances. It also owns the U.S. television network NBC and its financial news subsidiary, CNBC, and ironically, a joint venture with Microsoft to provide news on the Internet.Microsoft's shares now face a further period of uncertainty as the company's legal battle continues. It could also face difficulty in recruiting and retaining employees whose pay has been boosted by their share options. The Seattle based firm is likely to go to an appeals court on any rulings. It could suffer further losses from lawsuits brought by competitors, who would be able to claim triple（三倍）damages for any losses suffered. And with its energy and resources tied up in the lawsuits, the company may find it difficult to continue to innovate in the future, or move so aggressively to buy up competitors.31.Microsoft's shares are devalued drastically owing to ____.A) fierce competition from rivalsB) its involvement in a lawsuit（诉讼）C) the court rulingsD) the decrease in sales volume32.Cisco Systems' share price has risen considerably ____.A) after it has overtaken part of Microsoft's sharesB) after it has beaten Intel and risen to the second placeC) since it has gained a firm footing in the marketD) because it is developing jointly with Microsoft33.Which is now the second biggest company in the United States?A) General Electric. B) Intel.C) Cisco Systems.D) GE Capital Services.34.Which of the following companies is owned by GeneralElectric and Microsoft together?A) GE Capital Services.B) NBC.C) CNBC.D) MSNBC.35.Why is it difficult for Microsoft to retain employees?A)Because it faces an uncertain future.B)Because it will have problem innovating itself.C)Because it will have problem paying them.D)Because it may be bought up by its competitors one day.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:Paradise Lost is Milton's masterpiece. Its story is taken from the Bible, about "the fall of man", that is, how Adam and Eve are tempted by Satan to disobey God by eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, and how they are punished by God and driven out of Paradise. In Milton's words, the purpose of writing the epic is to "justify the ways of God to men", but apparently,Milton is uttering his intense hatred of cruelness of the ruler in the poem. By depicting Satan and his followers as well as their fiery utterance and brave actions, Milton is showing a Puritan's （清教徒的）revolt against the dictator and against the established Catholics and the Anglican Church.In the poem God is no better than a cruel and selfish ruler, seated on a throne with a group of angels about him singing songs to praise him. His long speeches are not pleasing at all. He is cruel and unjust in punishing Satan. His angels are stupid. But Satan is by far the most striking character in the poem, who rises against God and, though defeated, still persists in his fighting.Adam and Eve shows Milton's belief in the power of man. God denies them a chance to pursue for knowledge. It is thislonging for knowledge that opens before mankind a wide road to intelligent and active life. It has been noted by many critics that Milton's revolutionary feelings makes him forget religious doctrines（教条）. The angels who surround the God never think of expressing any opinions of their own, and they never seem to have any opinions of their own. The image of God surrounded by such angels resembles the court of an absolute monarch（君主）. But Satan and his followers, who freely discuss all issues in council, remind us of a Republican Parliament.36.This passage is most probably ____.A) a review of Milton's Paradise LostB) an introduction of what Paradise Lost is aboutC) a depiction of the cruelness of the British rulerD) part of an introduction to English literature37.According to the passage, Milton ____.A) describes Satan as a PuritanB) doesn't believe in GodC) is satisfied with the British rulerD) calls on people to fight against the dictator38.In the poem, Satan is described as ____.A) an evil personB) contrary to what is depicted in the BibleC) selfish and cruel devilD) a stupid ghost39.Which of the following can NOT be inferred from this passage?A) If Adam and Eve had not eaten the forbidden fruit, human being would be ignorant until now.B) God acts like a dictator.C) Satan and his followers are parliament members in thepoem.D) The angels are depicted as stupid in the poem.40.According to this passage, Paradise Lost is written for the purpose of ____.A) praising God for the creation of the worldB) criticizing the cruelness of British rulerC) changing people's unfavourable impression of SatanD) expressing his support for the fight of SatanPart ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41.It is common knowledge that soldiers have to endure the ____ during a war.A) relaxation B) reliabilityC) reluctanceD) inconvenience42. They ____ those who didn't conform to their ideas, and made advantage of those who agreed with them.A) exploredB) persecutedC) extendedD) pinched43.In an attempt to duplicate the painting style of the late 1800's, amateur photographer Julia Margaret Cameron ____ blurred her images to achieve a softer line.A) occasionallyB) deliberatelyC) abnormallyD) timidly44.To my great surprise, the sweater I bought last week ____a great deal after it was washed in hot water.A) shrankB) decreasedC) lessenedD) reduced45.Among the deaf and dumb ____ may be carried on by means of the finger alphabet.A) communicationB) calculationC) transportationD) vision46.The meeting was ____ over by the mayor to discuss the tax raise in the city.A) presumedB) propelledC) presidedD) pricked47.____ of accusing his neighbor of dishonesty, the man hoped that he could avoid blame by apologizing.A) SureB) GuiltyC) JustifiedD) Pitiful48.The author of the report is well ____ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.A) informedB) acquaintedC) enlightenedD) advertised49.At post offices one buys stamps, leaves ____ letters, sends parcels or money orders, etc.A) registeredB) rejectedC) regulatedD) reflected50.In this workshop they ____ a vehicle in less than half an hour.A) ejectB) fabricateC) assembleD) resemble51.No matter how little money we have, we should get into the habit of ____some in the bank regularly.A) layingB) withdrawingC) puttingD) depositing52.The lovely picture ____ me of my happy childhood.A) retainedB) refreshedC) recollectedD) reminded53.I couldn't finish my paper because the computer ____.A) took downB) broke downC) tore downD) fell down54.During the next few weeks the scientists will be discussing the problem of how to ____ and control earthquakes.A) foretellB) foreseeC) forecastD) forenotice55. You can't smoke here; it's ____.A) preventedB) ceasedC) prohibitedD) stopped56.It is useless to attempt to ____ from every danger: some risks must be taken.A) fleeB) hideC) hesitateD) run57.The newly-formed United States took as its emblem a bald eagle with ____ wings.A) gracefulB) colorfulC) grandD) outspread58.From the cheers and shouts of ____, I guessed that she was winning the race.A) stimulusB) hearteningC) encouragementD) urging59.Only guests of the hotel enjoy the ____ of using the private beach.A) privilegeB) possibilityC) favorD) advantage60.Mary usually does things with little care, she is ____.A) rareB) cautiousC) recklessD) rapt61. Heavy fog made the morning light ____.A) brightB) distortedC) dimD) filthy62.The travel industry playsa major role in the ____ of business, recreation, and family life.A) sphereB) scalesC) surplusD) surveys63.He was dismissed for failing to ____ with the school regulations.A) accommodateB) complyC) competeD) apply64.Some science students reach a high ____of English competence in communication.A) levelB) planeC) surfaceD) live65.Everyone should be ____ innocent until it is proved that he is guilty.A) presumedB) assumedC) resumedD) consumed66.The sick person has taken a ____ for the better.A) coverB) recoverC) changeD) turn67.Unfortunately he couldn't ____ for the loss.A) explainB) callC) accountD) take68.Most science-fiction writers seek to persuade readers that the world they have created is ____ and is derived from scientific principles.A) possibleB) impossibleC) certainlyD) unlikely69.A guided missile consists basically of a warhead attachedto a tube like body. A rocket or a jet engine may ____ the missile.A) powerB) pullC) compelD) expel70.In judging his behavior, I hope that he committee will ____ his stage performance into account.A) putB) letC) takeD) makePart ⅣShort Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).The communications explosion is on the scale of the rail, automobile or telephone revolution. Very soon you'll be able to record your entire life electronically-anything a microphone or a camera can sense you'll be able to store. In particular, the number of images a person captures in a lifetime is set to rise exponentially. The thousand images a year I take of my children on a digital camera are all precious to me. In a generation's time, my children's children will have total image documentation of their entire lives - a visual log of tremendous personal value. By then we'll be wrestling with another question: how we control all the electronic devices connected to the Internet: trillions of PCs, laptops, palm pilots, cell phones and other gadgets. In Cambridge, we're already working on millimeter-square computing and sensing devices that can be linked to the Internet through the radio network. This sort of connectivity will expand dramatically as microscopic communications devices becomedirt-cheap and multiple. Just imagine what the paint on the wall could do if it had this sort of communications dust in it: change colour, play music, show movies or even speak to you.Falling costs raise other possibilities too. Because launching space vehicles is about to become very much cheaper, the number of satellites is likely to go up exponentially. There's lots of space up there so we could have millions of them. And if you have millions of low-orbit satellites you can establish a global co mmunications network that completely does away with towers and masts. If the satellites worked on the cellular principle so you got spatial reuse of frequencies, system capacity would be amazing.71.How do you characterize the future development of communications?72.What does the word "images" most probably refer to?73.What's the tone of this passage?74.What will be the price of communications devices like?75.What will happen to the current towers and masts of future global communications network?Part ⅤWriting (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic:"What Do You Think of Challenge?".You should write at least 150 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1.挑战的意义2.如何迎接挑战3.我的看法答案听力原文Section A1.M:I have this camera here that I bought about 12 months ago. But it suddenly doesn't work.W:Let me have a look at your sales slip, I am sorry, sir. Your warranty's expired.Q:What does the woman mean?2.W:Jack,it doesn't look like you've vacuumed the living room or cleaned the bathroom.M:No,I haven't.Ugh.I had the worst day.I am so tired.Q:What can we learn from the conversation?3.W:Come along, now. Open your mouth. I can't give you the injection with your mouth closed, can I?M:I I I don't want an injection. I hate needles.Q:Where is the conversation most probably taking place?4.W:I heard you were the only one who has got an A on the physics test?M:No. Quite a few of my classmates have. I don't think the test is difficult.Q:What does the man imply?5.W: Have you finished the assignment given by Professor Smith? I don't think you have much difficulty doing that experiment?M: No, but I didn't expect it would take me most of the day.Q: What does the man mean?6.W: Could you give this note to Alice?M: Give this to Alice? What do you think I am? A messenger?Q: What does the man imply?7.M: Hey, there will be a program on Channel 4 at eight you might like. It's about cat.。

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大学英语六级考前模拟题及答案Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions 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 corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. ?Passage 1 ?Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:?People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a similar problem. They often accept the o pinions or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking ; they try to find a solution by trial and error. However, when all these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six stages in analyzing a problem.?First the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is br oken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must see that there is a problem with his bicycle.?Next the thinker must define the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must find the reason why it does not work. For instance, he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or the frame. He must make his problem more specific.?Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearer and lead to possible solutions. For instance, suppose Sam decided that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the gear wheels. At this time, hecan look in his bicycle repair book and read about gears. He can talk to his friends at the bike shop. He can look at his gears carefully.?After studying the problem, the person should have several suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an illustration. His suggestions might be: put oil on the gear wheels; buy new gear wheels and replace the old ones; tighten or loosen the gear wheels. ?Eventually one suggestion seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the final idea comes very suddenly because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a new way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees that there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖)between the gear wheels. He immediately realizes the solution to his problem: he must clean the gear wheels.?Finally the solution is tested. Sam cleans the gear wheels and finds that afterwards his bicycle works perfectly. In short, he has solved the problem.?21.In analyzing a problem we should do all the following except ____.?A) recognize and define the problemB) look for information to make the problem clearer?C) have suggestions for a possible solutionD) find a solution by trial or mistake?22.By re ferring to Sam’s broken bicycle, the author intends to ____.?A) illustrate the ways to repair his bicycleB) discuss the problems of his bicycle?C) tell us how to solve a problemD) show us how to analyze a problem?23.Which of the following is NOT true??A) People do not analyze the problem they meet.B) People often accept the opinions or ideas of other people.?C) People may learn from their past experienceD) People cannot solve some problems they meet.?24.As used in the last sentence, the phras e “in short” means ____.A) in the long run B) in detail C) in a word D) in the end?25.What is the best title for this passage??A) Six Stages for Repairing Sam’s Bicycle.B) Possible Ways to Problem-solving.?C) Necessities of Problem Analysis.D) Suggestions for Analyzing a Problem.?Passage 2?Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:?Stone tools, animal bones and an incised mammoth tusk found in Russia’s frigid far north have provided what archaeologists say is the first evidence that modern humans or Neanderthals lived in the Arctic more than 30,000 years ago, at least 15,000 years earlier than previously thought.?A team of Russian and Norwegian archaeologists, describing the discovery in today’s issue of the journal Nature, said the campsite, at Mamontovaya Kurya, on the Ura River at the Arctic Circle, was the “oldest documented evidence for human resence at this high latitude. ”Digging in the bed of an old river channel close to the Ural Mountains, the team uncovered 123 mammal bones, including horse, reindeer and wolf. “The most important find,” they said, was a four-foot mammoth tusk with grooves made by chopping with a sharp stone edge, “unequivocally the work of humans.” The tusk was carbon-dated at about 36,600 years old. Plant remains found among the artifacts were dated at 30,000 to 31,000 years.?Other archaeologists said the analysis appeared to be sound. But they cautioned that it was difficult, when dealing with riverbed deposits, to be sure that artifacts had not become jumbled out of their true place, and thus time, in the geologic layers. They questioned whether the discoverers could reliably conclude tha the stone tools were in fact contemporary with the bones. But in a commentary accompanying the article, Dr. John A. J. Gowlett of the University of Liverpool in England wrote, “Although there are questions to be answered, the artifacts illustrate both the capacity of early humans to do the unexpected, and the value of archaeologists’ researching in unlikely areas.”?The discoverers said they could not determine from the few stone artifacts whether the site was occupied by Neanderthals, hominids who by then had a long history as hunters in Europe and western Asia, or some of the first anatomically modern humans to reach Europe.? In any case, other archaeologists said, the findings could be significant.If these toolmakers were Neanderthals, the findings suggested that these human relatives, who became extinct after 30,000 years ago, were more capable and adaptable than they are generally given credit for. Living in the Arctic climate presumably required higher levels of technology and social organization.?If they were modern humans, then the surprise is that they had penetrated so farnorth in such a short time. There has been no firm evidence for modern humans in Europe before about 35,000 years ago. It had generally been thought that the northernmost part of Eurasia was not occupied by humans until the final stage of the last ice age, some 13,000 to 14,000 yearsago, when the w orld’s climate began to moderate. Dr. Gowlett said the new findings indicated that the Arctic region of European Russia was extremely cold but relatively dry and ice-free more than 30,000 years ago.?26.What is the significance of the discovery??A) It shows that modern humans lived in the Arctic more than 3,000 years ago.B) It shows that Neanderthals lived in the Arctic more than 3,000 years ago.C) It shows the oldest documented evidence for human presence at such high latitude.?D) It shows human could use tools 30,000 years ago.?27.Why the team believed that the four-foot mammoth tusk was the most important find??A) Because it was the longest tusk ever found.?B) Because there were signs left by human’s tools on it.?C) Because there were grooves on it.?D) Because there are not any mammoth tusk all over the world.?28.When did the Neanderthals extinct??A) More than 30,000 years ago.B) After 30,000 years ago.?C) Before about 35,000 years ago.D) Some 13,000 to 14,000 years ago.?29.Who were those toolmakers??A) Neanderthals. B) Modern humans.C) Archaeologists. D) Not determined.?30.What’s the weather like in the Arctic region of European Russia more than 30,000 years ago??A) Moderate temperature, relatively dry and ice-free.?B) Extremely cold, relatively dry and ice-free.?C) Extremely cold, plenty of raining and ice-free.?D) Extremely cold, relatively dry and ice frosted. ?Passage 3Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:?After watching my mother deal with our family of five, I ca n’t understand why her answer to the question, “What do you do?” is always, “Oh, I’m just a housewife.” JUST a housewife?” Anyone who spends most of her time in meal preparation and cleanup, washing and drying clothes, keeping the house clean, leading ascout troop, playing taxi driver to us kids when it’s time for school, music lessons or the dentist, doing volunteer work for her favorite charity, and making sure that all our family needs are met is not JUST a housewife. She’ s the real Wonder Woman.?Why is it that so many mothers like mine think of themselves as second-class or something similar? Where has this notion come from? Have we males made them feel this way? Has our society made “going to work” outside the home seem more important than what a housewife must face each day??I would be very curious to see what would happen if a housewife went on strike. Dishes would pile up. Food in the house would run out. No meals would appear on the table. There would be no clean clothes when needed. High boots would be required just to make it through the house scattered with garbage. Walking and bus riding would increase. Those scout troops would have to break up. Charities would suffer.?I doubt if the man of the house would be able to take over. Oh, he might start out with the attitude that he can do just as good a job, but how long would that last? Not long, once he had to come home each night after work to more householdduties. There would be no more coming home to a prepared meal; he’d have to fix it himself. The kids would all be screaming for something to eat, clean clothes and more bus fare money. Once he quieted the kids, he’d have to clean the house, go shopping, make sure that kids got a bath, and fix lunches for the next day. Once the kids were down for the night, he might be able to crawl into an unmade bed and try to read the morning newspaper.?No, I don’t think many males are going to volunteer for the job. I know I don’t want it. So, thanks, mom! I’ll do what I can to create a national holiday for housewives. It could be appropriately called Wonder Woman Day.?31.By what means do the children of the author’s family go to school??A) They take school bus.B) They take a taxi.?C) Their mother drives for them.D) Scout troop sends them to school.32.If a housewife went on strike, which one of the following statements is NOT true??A) Children would scream for something to eat.?B) No meals would appear on the table.?C) The scout troops would have a wonderful time.?D) The man of the house wouldn’t be able to take over.?33.In the author’s opinion, ____.?A) many males are going to volunteer for housewives’ work?B) housewives deserve a national holiday named Wonder Woman Day?C) the man of the house would be able to take over the housewives’ work?D) housewives are second-class citizens or something similar ?34.The author’s attitude toward housewives’ work is ____.?A) critical B) indifferent C) ironical D) appreciative?35.The main idea of the passage is about ____.?A) housewives, the wonder women?B) what would happen if housewives went on strike?C) the replacement of women by men as housewives?D) the setting up of a national holiday for housewives?Passage 4Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:?Children are getting so fat they may be the first generation to die before their parents, an expert claimed yesterday. ?Today’s youngsters are already falling prey to potential killers such as diabetes because of their weight. Fatty fast-food diets combined with sedentary lifestyles dominated by televisions and computers could mean kids will die tragically young, says Professor Andrew Prentice, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.?At the same time, the shape of the human body is going through a huge evolutionary shift because adults are getting so fat. Here in Britain, latest research shows that the average waist size for a man is 36-38in and may be 42-44in by 2032.This compares with only 32.6in in 1972. Women’s waists have grown from an average of 22in in 1920 to 24 ins in the Fifties and 30in now. One of the major reasons why children now are at greater risk is that we are getting fatter younger. In the UK alone, more than one million under-16s are classed as overweight or obese — double the number in the mid-Eighties. One in ten four-year-olds are also medically classified as obese. The obesity pandemic — an extensive epidemic — which started in the US, has now spread to Europe, Australia, Central America and theMiddle East. ?Many nations now record more than 20 per cent of their population as clinically obese and well over half the population as overweight. Prof Prentice said the change in our shape has been caused by a glut of easily available high-energy foods combined with a dramatic drop in the energy we use as a result of technology developments. ?He is not alone in his concern. Only last week one medical journal revealed how obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases. Obesity also increases the risk factor for strokes and heart disease. An averagely obese per son’s lifespan is shortened by around nine years while a severely obese person by many more. ?Prof Prentice said: “So will parents outlive their children, as claimed recently by an American obesity specialist?” The answer is yes — and no. Yes, when the offspring become grossly obese. This is now becoming an alarmingly common occurrence in the US. Such children and adolescents have a greatly reduced quality of life in terms of both their physical and psychosocial health. So say No to that doughnut and burger.?36.What does the word “sedentary (Para. 2)” mean??A) sit still. B) eat too much. C) study very hardh. D) passive thinking.?37.Which statement is TRUE??A) The average waist size for a man is 36-38in.?B) The average waist size for a woman is 30in.?C) In the mid-Eighties, more than half million under-16s in the UK are classed as overweight.?D) The obesity pandemic has now spread to South America.?38.According to Prof Prentice, what are the reasons for the change in our shape??A) We eat too much and refuse to do physical exercises.?B) High-energy foods are easy to get and technology develops fast.?C) High-energy foods are the main diet and we use technology.?D) High-energy foods are easy to get and we consume less energy.?39.Obesity increases the risk factor of ____.?A) diabetes, short sight, cancer, strokesB) diabetes, cancer, strokes, psychosocial illness?C) cancer, strokes, fatty, heart diseaseD) strokes, heart disease, diabetes, headache?40.What does the author mean by “So say No to that doughnut and burger”??A) Answering the question “will parents outlive their children?”.?B) The doughnut and burger should be banned.?C) We should lead a healthy life.?D) We should begin dieting. ?Part ⅢVocabulary (20 minutes)Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part .For each sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. ?41.Water fills the ____ in the ground.?A) depression B) distress C) depressions D) prosperity?42.What you are discussing is a psychological problem and is out of the ____ of art.?A) domain B) range C) area D) region?43.Helen doesn’t know how much I spent i n painting your house. If she ever found out, I’m sure ____.?A) she’d never forgive me C) she’ll never forgive me?B) she never forgives me D) she never forgave me?44.Do you think it possible to have the work ____ within 3 days.?A) to do B) doneC) to be done D) being done?45.A good scientist ____ into all aspects of a problem in order to find solutions.?A) pricks B) pokes C) probes D) peers?46.Most good writers use every means ____to make the reader’s way smooth and easy.?A) at their disposal B) at their requestC) at their will D) at their convenience?47.Even as a child he showed an inclination to ____ over the other children.?A) dominate B) rule C) govern D) inspect?48.If most breadwinners ____a day’s pay to the Hope Project, then it will be hopeful.?A) gift B) present C) donate D) give?49.We started burning some leaves in our yard, but the fire got ____and we had to call the fire brigade to put it out.?A) out of hand B) out of order C) out of place D) out of way?50.Astronauts are ____ all kinds of tests before they are actually sent up in a spacecraft.?A)inclined to B)subjected to C)prone to D)bound to?51.The policeman ____ noted something different about the fellow’s accent.?A) undoubted B) doubtlessC) doubtful D) undoubting?52.In his unhappiness he had come even to question his ____.?A) diversity B) entityC) prosperity D) minority?53.Rising energy costs increase operating costs ____for many older air-conditioning systems in large buildings, causing owners to seek help.?A) heatedly B) severely C) fiercely D) drastically?54.As you must have seen from my work, I’m perfectly ____of him.?A) indignant B) independent C) influential D) innocent?55.Opponents of our present tax program argue that it discourages ____ from trying new fields of business activity.?A) entrepreneurs B) sportsmenC) eolouists D) mediators?56.His____, scheduled for the week of Jan.23, was stated last week when he filed an appeal and asked the judge to spare his life.A) desertion B) executionC) suicide D) persecution?57.Happiness, like a deer in the forest , dislikes ____ attention and if you chase it, it will run away.?A) impatient B) purposeful C) undue D) uncomfortable?58.After the completion of that br idge, the ____company’s business has been shrinking.?A) navigation B) carriage C) marine D) ferry?59.The teacher richly ____ the use of the word.?A) exemplifies B) embodiesC) typifies D) proclaims?60.Poor eyesight will ____ you from military service.?A) prevent B) restrain C) exempt D) stop?61.A ____ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.?A) shorthand B) scheme C) schedule D) sketch?62.In less than a millionth of a second the vast computer of an international airline can ____accept 800 booking inquiries, and search its 50 million memory units for appropriate replies.?A) simultaneously B) implicitly C) cautiously D) confidentially?63.The____ spent in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.?A) expedition B) executionC) employment D) exertion?64.Have you any proof that a headless ghost ____ that house??A) hunted B) examinedC) haunted D) wandered ?65.The streets are ____ with people. ?A)live B)lively C)living D)alive ?66.Psychologists have succeeded in ____parents’ confidence in their own authority.?A) underratingB) undervaluing C) underplaying D) undermining?67.A wrongdoer is constantly ____ by fear of discovery.?A) pursued B)hauntedC)stayed in D)hauled?68.The child was playing on the floor with his collection of ____ farm animals.?A) infinitesimal B) microscopicC) trivial D) miniature?69.It was later admitted that the information had been obtained from unreliable ____.?A) origins B) sources C) resources D) amendes ?70.The newly-elected President says the election was ____compliance with the law.?A) spacious B) sophisticated C) substantial D) steady?下载文档润稿写作咨询。

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六级考前最新命制试卷二Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Craze for Studying Abroad.You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.1. 现在越来越多的人热衷于出国留学2. 其目的各不相同3. 在我看来Craze for Studying Abroad________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions onAnswer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) andD). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Recession Fuels Shift from Private to Public SchoolsWhen the family budget started feeling the recession‟s pinch last year, Angela Allyn and her ph otographer husband, Matt Dinnerstein, pulled their three kids out of Chicago-area private schools and enrolled them in Evanston, Ill., public schools.It has been a challenging transition: Maya, 16, now a high school sophomore, "doesn‟t like crowds—and her high school is as big as a small college," her mother says. Though Maya is learning a lot in the "amazing" science program, she‟s also hoping to leave the crowds behind by doubling up on coursework, graduating by the end of junior year "and then going and doing interesting things," Allyn says. Her younger children face their own challenges, from bullying (恃强凌弱) to sheer boredom.The transition also has been an education for Maya‟s parents, who say they had "no choice" in the struggling economy but to switch to public schools.They‟re saving about $20,000 a year in tuition, but like many former private-sch ool families, they‟re coming face-to-face with larger class sizes and the public school bureaucracy as they push to get services for their children."We ask a lot of questions —we follow up on things," says Allyn, a former professional dancer who‟s the cu ltural arts coordinator for the city of Evanston. "We contact the school board ... We‟ll challenge teachers, we‟ll challenge coordinators. My kids are mortified (使受辱) because they don‟t want to be singled out."It‟s too early to tell whether the recession has had a profound effect on public schools‟ educational mission. But parents and educators across the nation say it‟s already bringing subtle changes to the cu lture of many public schools as some families seek the personal attention they received from private schools.Private-school parents typically find that the structure of public schools takes some getting used to. In most states, funding for public schools is calculated on a per-student basis, based on average student counts during the first few weeks of the school year. If a student drops out after 40 days, the funding that student generated stays with the school—even if he or she does not return to that campus.Private schools, on the other hand, risk losing tuition payments once a student leaves. "Private schools tend to treat you more like a customer than the public schools," Allyn says. Public schools are "going to get their tax dollars whether or not yo u as a parent are upset. If you‟re in a private school and you yank your kid out, that‟s a lot of money walking out the (private school‟s) door."Enrollment figures for the current school year won‟t be available until next year, but the U.S. Department of Education‟s latest estimate finds that in the last three years, public school enrollment grew by nearly a half-million students, or about 1%, while private school enrollment dropped by about 146,000, or 2.5%.Government projections find that private schools could lose an additional 28,000 students this year, while public schools should gain 246,000.A boost for public schools?Stories about how the troubled economy is hurting public schools are plentiful these days: Many schools are cutting teaching positi ons and programs. The Los Angeles Unified School District, the USA‟s second-largest, laid off2,000 teachers last spring and may need to lay off 5,000 more employees—including 1,500 teachers— next fall.But could the recession benefit public schools in the end by bringing in new clients?"In a way, it‟s a good thing for public schools," says New Y ork University education professor Pedro Noguera. "I would say it‟s a good time for public schools to pitch the value they bring to middle-class parents."He‟s sta rting to see the effects on the public system in New Y ork City as affluent (富裕的) parents in parts of Brooklyn switch their children from private to public schools and in the process push the public schools to improve."College-educated parents are not going to subject their kids to second-class education," he says. So their influx (大量涌入) "absolutely has a huge impact," whether it‟s by volunteering in classrooms or campaigning for more funding.Most years, public schools rarely see more than a few new students as families come and go. Last fall at Thomas Johnson Elementary-Middle School in Baltimore, 60 new students showed up—about half of those from private schools, including a nearby Catholic school that closed in the spring because of shrinking enrollment.Among the new students: first-grader Miles Donovan, who attended preschool at the recently shuttered Catholic Community school. At first, Miles‟ mother, jazz pianist Sandy Asirvatham, says she and her husband were stunned by the difference.Knowing the front officeSeveral parents at Johnson and surrounding schools in the Federal Hill section of Baltimore—once a blue-collar community that now attracts young professional families—say they sense a "critical mass" of families that‟s beginning to change the character of neighborhood schools.Miles Donovan attended kindergarten at another area public school, which invited students to take entrance exams for a gifted program. It accepted only 15 students per grade. Parents complained when their kids didn‟t get a slot, so the program was expanded to accommodate more kids—and other parents complained because it got too big.A few families stuck with the program, others pulled out—and a few left the school altogether, Asirvatham says."Y ou come with a certain se nse of, …This is my school, it should be working for me,‟ " she says of parents whose kids have been in private schools. "I‟ve heard parents say, …That principal is my employee. I pay her salary.‟ "It‟s only natural that private-school parents would think that way, says Jeanne Allen, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Education Reform, which advocates for parental choice in education. "In a private school, you don‟t want to lose customers."Allen has a few friends and colleagues who have moved their kids to public schools—and like conscientious (尽责的) private-school parents, they "know everything about the curriculum and what‟s expected of their child," she says. "They investigated how the teachers grade and how you best approach them, whether they like parents or are a little bit scared. They go out of their way to understand all of the offerings in a way that your public-school parent traditionally doesn‟t."Allyn, in Evanston, Ill., agrees. "Those of us who have seen other options are not as likely to accept the P.R.," she says. "They‟ll tell me, …It can‟t be done, it can‟t be done,‟ and I don‟t understand why it can‟t be done, because the private schools managed to do it."She says friends are still talking about how to get their kids into public schools with programs that suit their kids‟ need s and interests—much as they talked about private schools in years past. A few have gotten "so frustrated with their public school experience"—dealing with standardized testing and school bureaucracies—that they‟re considering home schooling.Noguera says schools must take the opportunity to keep these families in the fold."Public schools play such an important role for our democracy as the only institution that serves all children," he says. "If you lose the people who have the power of choice because they have the resources and the information and the time to make a difference, it becomes a system that only serves people who have no other option. And that‟s a problem."1. Angela Allyn and Matt Dinnerstein switched their children from private to public sc hools because ______.A) the children failed to adjust themselves to private schoolsB) the children performed badly academically in private schoolsC) the family began to have financial difficulties due to the recessionD) they wanted the children to get more social learning experience2. What is said about Allyn‟s younger children in public schools?A) They flourished in large-size classes. C) They had difficulty in making friends.B) They were bullied by other students. D) They humiliated their classmates.3. According to educators, some families‟ seeking personal attention for their children ______.A) is a bad influence on the educational role of public schoolsB) will inevitably bring them into conflict with other public-school parentsC) has posed a serous challenge to teachers and coordinatorsD) makes small but important changes to the culture of many public schools4. Unlike public schools, the tuition for private schools ______.A) stays with the school even if the student leavesB) is lost once the student drops out of schoolC) is mainly based on the student‟s performanceD) rises sharply to tackle the tightening economy5. The example of the Los Angeles Unified School District shows that ______.A) the current economic crisis is hurting public schoolsB) the unemployment rate will increase in the recessionC) public schools flourish despite the troubled economyD) public schools are losing more and more students6. What does Pedro Noguera think of public schools in the recession?A) More schools will close because of shrinking enrollment.B) Public school will have to cut more teaching positions.C) Public schools‟ future depends on the middle-class parents.D) The recession will bring some benefit for public schools.7. According to Pedro Noguera, middle-class parents help improve the public schools by ______.A) contributing money to the school C) doing voluntary teaching workB) raising funds for the school D) upgrading educational facilities8. The arrival of professional families tends to ________________ of public schools in the Federal Hill of Baltimore.9. According to Jeanne Allen, it‟s quite ____________ for private-school parent to consider the principal as their employee.10. Some parents are considering teaching their children at home because they are upset about ____________. Part III Listening Comprehension(35 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and thequestions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you mustread the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) It was his fault. C) He will take all responsibility.B) He is not the one to blame. D) He will be more careful next time.12. A) In the office. C) At the travel agency.B) At the airport. D) In the department store.13. A) Frank will be late. C) Frank will come back at eight.B) Frank won‟t come back.D) Frank will come back earlier.14. A) At anytime of the weekend. C) At anytime except the weekend.B) In the morning of the weekend. D) In the afternoon of the weekend.15. A) He planned to appear on the TV news.B) He didn‟t appear on the six o‟clock TV new s.C) He passed in front of the camera intentionally.D) His appearance on the TV news was a coincidence.16. A) He picked these strawberries himself.B) He bought some of the freshest strawberries.C) The strawberries were displayed outside the market.D) The strawberries had just been sold out in the market.17. A) Try it on. C) Hammer a nail with it.B) Throw it away. D) Exchange it for a hammer.18. A) He likes cooking food. C) He likes the current temperature.B) He thinks he will like the food. D) He wishes the weather would get warmer.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) She is crazy for a fortune. C) She is going to London for a trip.B) She is fortunate to get a house. D) She is excited about her little dog.20. A) They are going to do a house exchange. C) Her cousin promised to accommodate them.B) A friend in London will accommodate them. D) They will live in hotels and eat in restaurants.21. A) The Hansons arranged for them. C) They would like do plum her lawn.B) They can‟t afford to live in hotels.D) They can‟t stay in England any longer.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A) Where the ocean water came from. C) The effect of atmosphere on rainfall.B) A new estimate of the age of Earth. D) How conditions on Earth support life.23. A) V olcanic activity is increasing.B) The surface of the ocean is expanding.C) The surface of Earth contains toils of cosmic dust.D) Thou sands of comets are colliding with Earth‟s atmosphere.24. A) Water vapor.B) Disintegrating comets.C) Gases in the atmosphere.D) Underground water that rose to the surface.25. A) Biologists. C) Astronomers.B) Geologists. D) Oceanographers.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and questions will be spok en only once. After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) They can learn to walk dogs. C) They can be left under the care of dogs.B) They can learn to be responsible. D) They can learn to be respectful to the old.27. A) Guiding the blind. C) Relaxing with other dogs.B) Working for the police. D) Protecting businesses.28. A) Dogs ride in public transport.B) Dogs bite their owners when enraged.C) Dogs need to be kept on leads all the time.D) Dogs rush in front of vehicles and cause accidents.Passage T woQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) Building codes. C) Energy conservation.B) Bicycles and cars. D) New housing construction.30. A) To limit space used. C) To avoid being overheated.B) To keep out the cold. D) To conform to other houses.31. A) They are traveling by bus.B) They are resurfacing the highways.C) They are trying to improve the street lighting.D) They avoid driving a car or drive a fuel-saving car.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) Natural disasters. C) Change of agricultural zones.B) Rise in sea levels. D) The increase of greenhouse gases.33. A) Promoting the use of fuel-economic vehicles.B) Debating on how to hold up the rise in sea levels.C) Developing new fertilizers and agricultural devices.D) Developing heat-resistant and draught-resistant crops.34. A) Because the oceans can slow the warming.B) Because the vast land can slow the warming.C) Because people still lack the proper technology.D) Because people are taking actions to get it under control.35. A) Less than 1 meter. C) From 1.5 feet to 1 meter.B) From 1.5 feet to 6.5 feet. D) A little more than 3 feet.Section CDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you arerequired to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. Forblanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, youcan either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Americans are proud of the medical achievements made in this country. Medical scientists have found cures and (36) _______ for many diseases. They have (37) _______ themselves with the cancer and heart disease. Many lives have been saved. American hospitals have the most modern and best-equipped medical (38) _______ in the world. But this degree of (39) _______ has been expensive. Medical care in the United States is expensive. There is no (40) _______ health plan for Americans. But there are many programs (41) _______ for the purpose. Many people have health plans at the companies where they work. Under these plans, the company pays a fixed sum of money (42) _______ into a fund. Then when the (43) _______ needs medical help, he can use money from the fund to pay for it.Other people have health insurance. (44) ________________________________________________________. In some medical plans, the insurance company is also the medical institution. People periodically pay the hospital directly. Then (45) ______________________________________________________________________________. The government has health insurance programs for older people, poor people and those with long term illness.These programs (46) ________________________________________________________________________. Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Pleasewrite your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.Every day each of us can renew our efforts to lead a healthier lifestyle so that we can remain free from illness and pain. Every health expert will advise that as part of any healthy living plan regular exercise should play an important part. For a large majority of people enrolling at the local gym is the answer which will also produce results. There is one negative point however—upper back pain.What is the cause of upper back pain? In most instances bad posture is the culprit (原因). This is often because we spend long periods of time sitting or standing in the same position; generally this tends to be in our place of work. Sitting at desktop computers is one source of this problem! By maintaining the same position the muscles in the upper back which connect the shoulders and help to keep our back straight become tense, stiff and painful. If you find yourself suffering upper back pain it is highly likely that you have strained a muscle. This condition can be extremely painful but are easily treated by your doctor following an accurate diagnosis using X-rays.Keeping fit through physical exercise should not be stopped because of upper back pain; indeed it is an excellent method to prevent this painful problem and can help in relieving symptoms. The use of weights as part of a gym workout may not be advisable; however, if under close supervision of a trained professional it is still possible. There are numerous other types of exercise which can be continued whilst suffering upper back pain such as jogging or walking either using a treadmill (踏车) at home or out on the streets. The whole aim is to prevent stiffening of the muscles.The best way to avoid upper back pain is to try to avoid sitting or standing in the same position for extended periods; if it is possible, try to have a stretch break every hour or so. This may not be possible. Therefore, you should try to find ways of jogging your memory throughout the day to keep your posture correct—put little notes round your computer screen! It will eventually come naturally and hopefully the problem will disappear.47. In health experts‟ view, _________________________ is part of a healthy lifestyle.48. According to the passage, upper back pain is mostly caused by _________________________.49. If we keep the same posture for a long period of time, our muscles in the upper back will become_________________________.50. For people who have upper back pain, keeping fit through physical exercise can help in_________________________.51. The author suggests people to _________________________ at one-hour intervals to avoid upper back pain.Section BDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on thebest choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.Pretty in pink: adult women do not remember being so obsessed (着迷) with the color, yet it is pervasive in our young girls‟ lives. It is not that pink is intrinsically (本质上) bad, but it is such a tiny slice of the rainbow and, though it may celebrate girlhood in one way, it also repeatedly and firmly fuses (融化) girls‟ iden tity to appearance. Then it presents that connection, even among two-year-olds, between girls as not only innocent but as evidence of innocence. Looking around, I despaired at the singular lack of imagination about girls‟ lives and interests.Girls‟ attrac tion to pink may seem unavoidable, somehow encoded in their DNA, but according to Jo Paoletti, an associate professor of American Studies, it is not. Children were not color-coded at all until the early 20th century: in the era before domestic washing machines all babies wore white as a practical matter, since the only way of getting clothes clean was to boil them. What‟s more, both boys and girls wore what were thought of as gender-neutral dresses. When nursery colors were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine color, a pastel version of red, which was associated with strength. Blue, with its intimations of the Virgin Mary, constancy and faithfulness, symbolized femininity. It was not until the mid-1980s, when amplifying age and sex differences became a dominant children‟s marketing strategy, that pink fully came into its own, when it began to seem inherently attractive to girls, part of what defined them as female, at least for the first few critical years.I had not realized how profoundly marketing trends dictated our perception of what is natural to kins, including our core beliefs about their psychological development. Take the toddler. I assumed that phase was something experts developed after years of research into children‟s behav ior: wrong. Turns out, according to Daniel Cook, a historian of childhood consumerism, it was popularized as a marketing trick by clothing manufacturers in the 1930s.Trade publications counseled department stores that, in order to increase sales, they sho uld create a “third stepping stone” between infant wear and older kids‟ clothes. It was only after “toddler” became a common shoppers‟ term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage. Splitting kids, or adults, into ever-tinier categories has proved a sure-fire way to boost profits. And one of the easiest ways to segment a market is to magnify gender differences — or invent them where they did not previously exist.52. By saying “it is. . . the rainbow” (Line 3, Para. 1), the author means pink ______.A) should not be the sole representation of girlhoodB)should not be associated with girls‟ innocenceC)cannot explain girls‟ lack of imaginationD)cannot influence girls‟ lives and interests53. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is true of colors？A)Colors are encoded in girls‟ DNA.B) Blue used to be regarded as the color for girls.C) Pink used to be a neutral color in symbolising genders.D) White is preferred by babies.54. The author suggests that our perception of ch ildren‟s psychological development was much influenced by______.A) the marketing of products for children C)researches into children‟s behaviorB)the observation of children‟s nature D) studies of childhood consumption55. We may learn from Paragraph 4 that department stores were advised to ______.A)focus on infant wear and older kids‟ clothesB) attach equal importance to different gendersC) classify consumers into smaller groupsD)create some common shoppers‟ terms56. It can be concluded that girls‟ attraction to pink seems to be ______.A) clearly explained by their inborn tendencyB) fully understood by clothing manufacturersC) mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmenD) well interpreted by psychological expertsPassage TwoQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.People are living longer than ever, but for some reason, women are living longer than men. A baby boy born in the United States in 2003 can expect to live to be about 73, a baby girl, about 79. This is indeed a wide gap, and no one really knows why it exists. The greater longevity (长寿) of women, however, has been known for centuries. It was, for example, described in the seventeenth century. However, the difference was smaller then —the gap is growing.A number of reasons have been proposed to account for the differences. The gap is greatest in industrialized societies, so it has been suggested that women are less susceptible to work strains that may raise the risk of heart disease and alcoholism. Sociologists also tell us that women are encouraged to be less adventurous than men (and this may be why they are more careful drivers, involved in fewer accidents).Even smoking has been implicated in the age discrepancy. It was once suggested that working women are more likely to smoke and as more women entered the work force, the age gap would begin to close, because smoking is related to earlier deaths. Now, however, we see more women smoking and they still tend to live longer although their lung cancer rate is climbing sharply.One puzzling aspect of the problem is that women do not appear to be as healthy as men. That is, they report far more illnesses. But when a man reports an illness, it is more likely to be serious.Some researchers have suggested that men may die earlier because their health is more strongly related to their emotions. For example, men tend to die sooner after losing a spouse than women do. Men even seem to be more weakened by loss of a job. (Both of these are linked with a marked decrease in the effectiveness of the immune system.) Among men, death follows retirement with an alarming promptness.Perhaps we are searching for the answers too close to the surface of the problem. Perhaps the answers lie deeper in our biological heritage. After all, the phenomenon is not isolated to humans. Females have the edge among virtually all mammalian (哺乳动物) species, in that they generally live longer. Furthermore, in many of these species the differences begin at the moment of conception; there are more male miscarriages (流产). In humans, after birth,。

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大学英语六级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. How should an interviewee make eye contact in a group interview?12. What can we learn from the conversation?9．A．The interviewee’s skills.B．The interviewee’s personality.C．The interviewee’s former colleagues.D．The interviewee’s suitability for the job.正确答案：B解析：选项均以The interviewee’s开头表明，本题可能考查被面试者某方面的情况。

对话中提到了集体面试(group interview)中几位面试者各自的面试重点，由the team leader of the office…might want to see yourpersonality可知，答案为B)。

知识模块：听力10．A．Try to be very confident in yourself.B．Try to know more about the interviewers.C．Practice an interview with your best friend.D．Go over possible questions with some friends.正确答案：D解析：选项均以原形动词开头，其中的Try to和Practice表明，本题可能考查建议。

对话中男士提到This could help you deal with the real stress，其中的This 指前面提到的practicing a group interview with friendsbeforehand，D)是对此的同义转述，故为答案。

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Model Test 2Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a campaign speech in support of your election to the post of chairman of the student union. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:1．你认为自己具备了什么条件可以胜任学生会主席的工作？2．如果当选，你将为本校同学做些什么？注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Entertainment in London （PP.13-15）Buying BooksLondoners are great readers. They buy vast numbers of newspapers and magazines and even of books especially paperbacks, which are still comparatively cheap in spite of ever-increasing rises in the costs of printing. They still continue to buy “proper” books, too, printed on good paper and bound between hard covers.There are many streets in London containing shops which specialize in book-selling. Perhaps the best known of these is Charing Cross Road in the very heart of London. Here bookshops of all sorts and sizes are to be found, from the celebrated one which boasts of being "the biggest bookshop in the world" to the tiny, dusty little places which seem to have been left over from Dickens' time. Many of them specialize in second-hand books, in art books, in foreign books, in books of philosophy, politics or any other of the various subjects about which books may be written. One shop in this area specializes solely in books about ballet!Although it may be the most convenient place for Londoners to buy books, Charing Cross Road is not the cheapest. For the really cheap second-hand volumes, the collector must venture off the busy and crowded roads, to Farringdon Road in the East Central district of London. Here there is nothing so grand as bookshops. Instead, the booksellers come along each morning and tip out their sacks of books on to barrows(推车) which line the gutters (贫民区). And the collectors, some professional and some amateur, who have been waiting for them, pounce towards the sellers. In places like this one can still, occasionally, pick up for a few pence an old volume that may be worth many pounds.Both Charing Cross Road and Farringdon Road are well-known places of the book buyer. Yet all over London there are bookshops, in places not so well known, where the books are equally varied and exciting. It is in the sympathetic atmosphere of such shops that the loyal book buyer feels most at home. In these shops, even the life-long book-browser is frequently rewarded by the accidental discovery of previously unknown delights. One could, in fact, easily spend a lifetime exploring London's bookshops. There are many less pleasant ways of spending time!Going to the TheatreLondon is very rich in theatres: there are over forty in the West End alone-more than enough to ensure that there will always be at least two or three shows running to suit every kind taste, whether serious or lighthearted.Some of them are specialist theatres. The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where the great opera singers of the world can be heard, is the home of opera and the Royal Ballet. The London Coliseum now houses the English National Opera Company, which encourages English singers in particular and performs most operas in English at popular prices.Some theatres concentrate on the classics and serious drama, some on light comedy, some on musicals. Most theatres have a personality of their own, from the old, such as the Theatre Royal (also called the “Haymarket”) in the Haymarket, to the more modern such as the recently opened Baibican centre in the city. The National Theatre has three separate theatres in its new building by Waterloo Bridge. At the newBarbican centre the Royal Shakespeare Company has their London home-their other centre is at Stratford-on-Avon.Most of the old London theatres are concentrated in a very small area, within a stone's throw of the Piccadilly and Leicester Square tube stations. As the evening performances normally begin either at seven-thirty or eight p. m., there is a kind of minor rush-hour between seven-fifteen and eight o'clock in this district. People stream out of the nearby tube stations, the pavements are crowded, and taxis and private cars maneuver into position as they drop theatre-goers outside the entrance to each theatre. There is another minor rush-hour when the performance finishes. The theatre in London is very popular and it is not always easy to get in to see a successful play.Before World War II, theatre performances began later and a visit to the theatre formal occasion. Nowadays very few people "dress" for the theatre (that is, wear formal evening dress) except for first nights or an important performance. The times of performance were put forward during the war and have not been put back. The existing times make the question of eating a rather tricky problem: one has to have either early dinner or late supper. Many restaurants in "theatreland" ease the situation by catering specially for early or late dinners.Television and the difficulty of financing plays have helped to close many theatres. But it seems that the worst of the situation is now over and that the theatre, after a period of decline, is about to pick up again. Although some quite large provincial towns do not have a theatre, there are others, such as Nottingham, Hull, Coventry or Newcastle, which have excellent companies and where a series of plays are performed during one season by a resident group of actors. Some towns such as Chichester or Edinburgh have theatres which give summer seasons. Even in small towns a number of theatres have been built in the last few years to cater for the local population.Music in BritainIt is debatable whether the tastes of kings reflect those of their subjects. However, three English monarchs certainly shared their people's linking for music. Richard I (1157-1199), the “Lionheart”, composed songs that he sang with hismusician, Blondel. It is said that when the king was a prisoner in Austria, Blondel found him by singing a song known only to him and the king, who took up the tune in the tower of the castle in which he was secretly imprisoned. Henry VIII (1491-1547), notorious for his six wives, was a skilled musician and some of his songs are still known and sung. Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and her husband, Prince Albert, delighted in singing ballads. The great composer and pianist Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a welcome guest at their court, where he would accompany the Queen and the Prince when they sang.The British love of music is often unfamiliar to foreigners, probably because there are few renowned British composers. The most famous is Henry Purcell (1659-1695), whose opera Dido and Aeneas is a classic. The rousing marching song Lillibulero attributed to Purcell, now used by BBC as an identification signal preceding Overseas Service news bulletins, was said to have "sung James II out of three kingdoms" when he fled from Britain in 1688. Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) is known for his choral and orchestral works, some of which have been made more widely known by the famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), a composer with a very personal style, has become world-famous for such operatic works as Peter Grimes and Billy Budd. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was deeply influenced by English folk music, as is shown by his variations on the old tune Green-sleeves (which most people consider a folk song). In recent years there has been a great revival of folk music, and groups specializing in its performance have sprung up all over Britain. This phenomenon has its roots in the work of Cecil Sharp (1859-1924), who collected folk songs and dances.Present-day concern with music is shown by the existence of something like a hundred summer schools in music, which cater for all grades of musicians, from the mere beginner to the skilled performer. These schools, where a friendly atmosphere reigns, provide courses lasting from a weekend to three or four weeks, and cover a wide range, from medieval and classical music to rock-and-roll and pop. There are also important musical festivals in towns such as Aldeburgh, Bath, and Cheltenham. Pop-music festivals draw thousands of people, especially young people. In the greatcities there are resident world-famous orchestras and from all over the world great performers come to play or sing in Britain. In many towns there are brass bands, and the players are often such people as miners or members of the local fire brigade, for music in Britain is not just an elegant interest, it is above all democratic.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

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六级考前模考试卷（二）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Preparing for Emergency. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below.1. 灾难随时都有可能发生，带来巨大伤害2. 因此，知道如何应对灾难十分重要3. 为了让学生更好地应对灾难，学校应当……Preparing for Emergency_________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer thequestions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.A Look That Conveys a MessageTo tour an assembly plant in Canada, Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive of Chrysler, wore a black sweater and a checked oxford shirt.At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mr. Marchionne wore a black sweater and a checked oxford shirt. And at a Saturday night gala honoring Lee A. Iacocca in Los Angeles, he wore a black sweater and a checked oxford shirt.Mr. Marchionne, who last year earned more than 5 million euros ($6.9 million) and owns luxury houses in three countries, has donned a monochromatic(单色的) wardrobe similar to that worn by other top-flight executives. He has discovered the power of dressing down, and not just on Fridays.“The message he wanted to pass is not wearing a tie, not wearing a suit, means we are more flexible and what really matters is not the uniform but something else,” said Cristiano Carlutti, the former head of used cars at Fiat, which Mr. Marchionne also heads.Today, corporate executives have a wider choice of what to wear than ever before. Stylists and personal shoppers reserve exclusive clothes, Hong Kong tailors make office visits and silk ties from France can be delivered overnight.Yet the simple personal uniform is being seen in some corner offices as the ultimate power suit.“I always used to feel sorry for them,” David Wolfe, creative director of the trend-forecasting company the Doneger Group, said of the single-outfit executives. “Now I think they‟re smart.”He added, “How do you stand out if everybody‟s trendy? The only way is to be beyond the trend.”Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, wears hoodies and sneakers. Andrea Jung, chief executive of Avon Products, sticks with sleeveless close-fitting dresses —often red —and pearls. The television personality Simon Cowell and the fashion designer Roberto Cavalli wear jeans, T-shirts and black jackets.Joe Scarborough, the host of MSNBC‟s “Morning Joe”, takes regular ribbings (笑话) about his day-in, day-out fleece (羊毛的) jacket and jeans. A Facebook group is campaigning for Michael Kors,a designer and judge on the show “Project Runway”, to change his ensemble (also jeans, T-shirt and black jacket), which he has worn for nearly all eight seasons of the show.Steven P. Jobs, the chief execut ive of Apple, wears New Balance sneakers, Levi‟s and blackmock turtlenecks(高翻领衣), while Lawrence J. Ellison, the chief of Oracle, dons black mock turtlenecks, usually topped with a blazer.The motivations vary, but every uniform sends a message. Mr. Scarborough, a Republican who is the host of a program on a left-leaning cable n etwork, may be signaling that he is a “mellow (温和的), fleece-wearing Republican that Democrats love to like,” wrote New York magazine. Mr. Jobs, by most accounts, prefers the ordinary clothe as a way to de-emphasize individuality in favor of promoting a collective approach at Apple. And Thierry Rautureau, a Seattle chef who tops every outfit with a hat, wears the distinctive style for branding purposes.Mr. Wolfe, the fashion forecaster, switched to a single outfit last summer as a protest against how accessible trends had become.“It is fashion snobbery (盲从) or elitism that made me think, …I want to make sure people know I‟m not just a player in a game that too many people are playing,‟ ” he said.While he used to go to work in “Tibetan Indian clothes, cowboy outfits, a baseball uniform one season, often street-cleaner jumpsuits and things like that,” he said, he has altered his look in the last several months to wearing white L. L. Bean oxford shirts and Levi‟s 501s every day.“People are really coming to grips with the fact that the recession is the new normal. We‟re not going to get over it and go back to a wild and crazy extravagant time right away. I think that‟s starting to affect the way people are presenting themselves to the world at large, with a very conservative fashion approach,” he said.Some executives land on a statement piece that broadcasts their brand, as Mr. Rautureau did when he wore a soft hat to one of his restaurants.“A great customer of mine was sitting at the first table, and looked at me, and went, …Oh, the chef in the hat,‟ ” he said. “I snapped my finger and went, …Marketing, marketing, marketing.‟ ”Mr. Rautureau trademarked the chef-in-the-hat name, and has collected about 20 hats — straw, cowboy and felt —that he wears whenever he leaves his house. “It has been very succes sful in terms of, obviously, recognition and branding — I can tell you, everywhere I go, they know the guy in the hat, the chef in the hat,” he said. “So it‟s easy to be catchy.”Still, Mr. Rautureau concedes that he may have gotten too attached to his signature hat. After a fund-raiser in Cincinnati, he was mugged while walking back to his hotel, and a group of teenagers ran off with his hat.“Now, most normal people would have run away and go to the hotel, which was only like two or three blocks away,” Mr. Rautureau said. “Instead, I went back, and said I need my hat back. And of course that was a dumb move because we get in a fight and they take my wallet, and blah blah blah.That was the most dangerous move I‟ve ever made, because of my hat.”For Mr. Jobs, the turtleneck-and-jeans outfit seems to be about reducing his persona to spotlight the product.“He didn‟t want any individual to kind of overshadow the brand, and that includes him,” said Steve Chazin, a former Apple marketing executive, and the author of Marketing Apple. “He didn‟t want people thinking he was special.”Mr. Marchionne‟s outfits also seemed to carry a certain message, said Mr. Carlutti, the former Fiat executive.“You have to understand that Fiat, before he joined the company, was very formal,” he said, and Mr. Marchionne wanted to “break the formality”, by replacing solid office doors with glass ones, for instance, and declining to dress up.Of course, by sticking to sweaters and slacks, Mr. Marchionne basically ensured that everyone else would continue to wear suits, Mr. Carlutti said.“The majority was afraid of seeming to copy the boss, so they stick to their normal dressing,” he said. Indeed, when Mr. Carlutti had his job interview with Mr. Marchionne, he spent the morning debating what to wear.“That was a big dilemma, because if you wear a tie, he may consider you too formal, too rigid,” he said. “If you don‟t wear a tie, he may think you try to imitate his casual style. So you never win, basically. In the end I wore a tie, which I usually don‟t.”The auto chief is now spreading his style in his new city. In February, he met with the Detroit mayor, David Bing, to show Chrysler‟s Super Bowl commercial, “Imported From Detroit”. And he presented Mr. Bing, who usually dresses in suits, with a gift: a black sweater (no oxford shirt).The mayor put on the sweater for a news conference the day he got it. But even though he admires Mr. Marchionne‟s style, he has no plans to adopt it, said a spokeswoman, Karen Dumas, in an e-mail message.“The mayor has his own style, with which he is very comfortable — tailored suits and custom, monogrammed shirts. It‟s tried, true and has worked for him this long, so he doesn‟t feel the need to switch up now,” she said.1. What do we learn about top-flight executives from the passage?A) They seem to live a life of luxury.B) They tend to wear clothes of one color.C) They invest heavily in foreign markets.D) They prefer formal uniforms at office.2. What‟s David Wolfe‟s opinion on executives‟ st yle of dressing?A) Suits and ties are ideal for them at work.B) It‟s better that they wear an attractive ensemble.C) It‟s a wise choice to wear simple uniforms.D) They should keep up with the latest fashions.3. What do people in a Facebook group do concerning Michael Kors?A) They make fun of his ridiculous dress in the program.B) They want to force him out of the popular show.C) They try to persuade him to change his single outfit.D) They call people to follow his suit and wear jeans.4. According to New York magazine, Mr. Scarborough‟s outfit conveys a message that _______.A) he is a firm supporter of the Republican partyB) he prefers jackets made of soft materialsC) he can be trusted as a professional TV hostD) he is a Republican with Democratic leanings5. Mr. Wolfe, the fashion forecaster, altered his look last summer to _______.A) show that he was against fashion snobberyB) promote the development of the fashion industryC) set the trend that many people can followD) prove that the simpler a uniform is, the better6. According to Mr. Wolfe, people now take a very conservative fashion approach due to _______.A) international influencesB) fashion forecasters‟ predictsC) the idea of returning to natureD) the economic downturn7. What is Mr. Rautureau‟s purpose of wearing a hat when leaving his house?A) To help increase his visibility.B) To make his restaurants widely known.C) To avoid recognition in the streets.D) To display his special taste in fashion.8. Steve Chazin explained that Mr. Jobs wore a single outfit in the hope that he would not_____________________ the Apple product.9. The examples of changing office doors and dressing down showed Mr. Marchionne‟s intention tomake Fiat less _____________________.10. Cristiano Carlutti said he was in _____________________ when deciding the clothes for the jobinterview with Mr. Marchionne.Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) The man is never present in financial class.B) The man missed the class for oversleeping.C) The presentation would be very challenging.D) The teacher is a little angry with the man.12. A) His wife does well in cooking.B) His wife likes to use microwave oven to cook.C) His wife thought food in the dining-hall is horrible.D) His wife seems to like the fresh food in the dining-hall.13. A) He gives himself more pressure than he can endure.B) Peer pressure intertwines with self-induced pressure.C) He feels quite depressed because of too much pressure.D) His classmates are very strong-minded students.14. A) It‟s an unwise decision. B) Individual projects are much better.C) The decision will definitely be rejected. D) Many people try to lose weight nowadays.15. A) Ask her boss to raise her pay. B) Look for a more suitable job.C) Try to switch hours with someone else. D) Do the extra work without complaining.16. A) Their neighbor Mr. Churchill will help them paint the house.B) Their house is still new and needn‟t any paint work.C) They will ask about the fee before having their house painted.D) They have to paint their house on their own for lack of money.17. A) He might visit the woman in the hospital.B) He will refuse to accept the woman‟s paper.C) He may deny the woman‟s request to hospita l.D) He will give the woman more time to write her paper.18. A) The company does not have the man‟s resume.B) The man‟s interview might be successful.C) The company has decided to hire the man.D) The man was astonished to hear the news.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) A tale related to bamboo. B) Different kinds of bamboo.C) Bamboo artifacts in Japanese culture. D) The use of bamboo in Asian countries.20. A) The Shinto gods lived inside the bamboo.B) Bamboo was the food of the Shinto gods.C) The Shinto gods used bamboo to build houses.D) The early inhabitants worshiped bamboo as the Shinto gods.21. A) It has many joints. B) It can be easily planted.C) It has a delicate fragrance. D) It is a strong plant but can be easily bent.22. A) It is used to add sugar. B) It is used for mixing tea.C) It is used for measuring tea. D) It is used as a tea container.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Rooms were overbooked for that evening.B) The hotel clerk confused him with another guest.C) There were no more rooms available for five people.D) The price for the room was higher than he expected.24. A) A single room. B) A double room.C) A honeymoon suite. D) A room for five people.25. A) She charged no money for the room.B) She provided the man with three free meals.C) She gave him a bunch of flowers for apology.D) She provided him with a ten-percent discount as well as a free breakfast.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) They can‟t afford them.B) They prefer apartments.C) Big houses are usually built in the countryside.D) They think small houses are more comfortable to live in.27. A) Many people have quit their old houses to build new ones.B) Many older people sell their houses after their children leave.C) Many old houses in the bad part of the town are not inhabited.D) Many young people have moved into comfortable apartments.28. A) They have to furnish their own houses.B) They have to do their own maintenance.C) They will find it difficult to make the rest of the payment.D) They will find it difficult to dispose of their old-style furniture.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) She has always lived in America.B) She visited America three years ago.C) She has been in America for three years.D) She has come to America to do research on advertising.30. A) The advertisements there were well designed.B) The advertisements there were creative and necessary.C) She found the advertisements there difficult to understand.D) There were far more advertisements there than she had expected.31. A) Be more careful about what they advertise.B) Advertise more for their products.C) Spend less money on advertising.D) Use new advertising techniques.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) To interest students in a career in counseling.B) To recruit counselors to work in the placement office.C) To inform students of a university program.D) To convince local merchants to hire college students.33. A) A job listing. B) A resume.C) A permission slip. D) Their salary requirements.34. A) Refine their interviewing techniques. B) Arrange their work schedules.C) Select appropriate courses. D) Write cover letters.35. A) They pay the same wage.B) They involve working outdoors.C) They can be substituted for college students.D) They‟re part-time.Section CDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation‟s news (36) _________.And of course in Britain listeners and viewers can (37) _________ in to two BBC television channels, five BBC national radio services and dozens of local radio stations. They are brought sport, comedy, drama, music, news and current affairs, education, religion, parliamentary coverage, children‟s programs and f ilms for an (38) _________ license fee of ￡83 per household.It is a remarkable record, (39) _________ back over 70 years —yet the BBC‟s future is now in (40) _________. The Corporation will survive as a publicly funded broadcasting organization, at least for the time being, but its role, its size and its programs are now the subject of a (41) _________ debate in Britain.The debate was (42) _________ by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC — (43) _________ ordinary listeners and viewers — to say what was good or bad about the Corporation. (44) ________________________________________________________________.Defenders of the Corporation —of whom there are many—are fond of quoting the American slogan “If it isn‟t broke, don‟t fix it.” The BBC “isn‟t broke”, they say, by which they mean it is not broken, so why bother to change it? (45) _________________________________________________________________. The commercial TV channels were required by the Thatcher Government‟s Broadcasting Act to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs. (46) ________________________________________________________________.Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.Almost a third of children regularly go without breakfast before school and are more likely than classmates to be inactive, unfit and obese (极胖的), research shows.The study of 4,326 children, aged 10-16, in England was reported in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition and found that 26.6% of boys and 38.6% of girls skipped breakfast some or all of the time. Boys often blame lack of time, while many girls missed breakfast because they believe doing so would help them lose weight.“We found that children who skip breakfast either occasionally or routinely are less fit, less active and more likely to be overweight or obese than those who alwa ys eat breakfast,” said lead author Dr Gavin Sandercock, a lecturer in clinical physiology at the University of Essex. “Children with the healthiest weight were always those who regularly had breakfast before heading to school.“These findings are worrying because we found more obesity and lower levels of physical activity among skippers, which is of great concern because these children are more likely to develop chronic disease in adulthood like cancer, heart disease and diabetes,” added Sandercock.Until now it has been thought that children who missed breakfast were more likely to be obese because they snacked during the day and ate late at night. But the study suggests that their inactive lifestyles may also play a key role.“This research should concer n parents because they are putting their children at a higher risk of being overweight unless they make sure they eat breakfast before leaving the house, and are also increasing their risk of being unfit and inactive,” said Sandercock. “It‟s of great conce rn that 32% of parents don‟t do that, especially as we already know that kids‟ concentration and ability to learn is worse when they miss breakfast.”Tam Fry, founder of the Child Growth Foundation, said the study underlined the importance of breakfast for everyone. “Although 68% of the children studied always ate breakfast, there are areas of the country where, tragically, very few are given breakfast at home. That is why breakfast clubs at school are hugely important for them — not only for their physical fitness but also for their fitness to learn,” said Fry.But Sandercock said that while breakfast clubs are a good idea, they take away from parents the responsibility of preparing food for their offspring.47. According to the study conducted in England, many girls skip breakfast in order to_____________________________________________.48. Dr Gavin Sandercock suggested that children who miss morning meal are more likely to have_____________________________________________ in their adult life.49.Besides irregular meals, the study indicates that_____________________________________________ also contribute to obesity among children who skipped breakfast.50.Parents should realize that their children will have difficulty in_____________________________________________ and learning if they go to school without breakfast.51. Sandercock stressed that when it comes to preparing children‟s breakfast, it is parents that shouldbe _____________________________________________.Section BDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions 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 corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.The employment discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart, which the Supreme Court heard last week, is the largest in American history. If the court rejects this suit, it will send a chilling message that some companies are too big to be held accountable (负有责任的).It began in 1999 after Stephanie Odle was fired when she complained of sex discrimination. As Ms. Odle described in sworn testimony, as an assistant manager she discovered that a male employee with the same title and less experience was making $10,000 a year more than her.She complained to her boss, who defended the difference by saying the male had a family to support. When she replied that she was having a baby that she needed to support, the supervisor madeher provide a personal budget and then gave her a raise closing just one-fifth the gap.The plaintiffs (原告) who have brought a class action on behalf of 1.5 million current and former female Wal-Mart employees allege that they, too, faced discrimination in pay and promotion. If Wal-Mart loses, it could owe more than $1 billion in back pay.Wal-Mart has tried to end the litigation (诉讼) by arguing that 1.5 million women do not have enough in common to sue for discrimination as a single class under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A federal trial judge said they do. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld that ruling, twice.But during oral argument last week, conservative justices and liberals to some degree expressed skepticism: Is there enough “cohesion (一致性)” among the women to justify treating them as a single class?A brief by 31 professors of civil procedure explains why the women are a suitable class. Their claims meet the core test: They have in common the question of whether Wal-Mart discriminated against them. Meanwhile, the high cost of litigation compared to the low likely individual recoveries would make it hard for the women to proceed any other way.The average wage gap each year for every member of the class is around $1,100, too little to give lawyers an incentive to represent them. The best way to judge their rights efficiently and fairly is by recognizing them as a group. That is the purpose of the class-action rule.The case record contains 120 sworn statements describing sex discrimination in pay and promotion but also in the work environment: required company fish ing trips where women weren‟t included on their male peers‟ boat; a supposedly revenge-free system for complaints that led to women being fired. The lower courts ruled that this and other evidence provide compelling reasons for the case to move forward.52. What will it mean if the Supreme Court dismisses the Wal-Mart case, according to the author?A) Wal-Mart didn‟t discriminate against its women employees before.B) Some large companies can escape punishment if they break the law.C) It is difficult for employees to win an employment discrimination lawsuit.D) The decision of the Supreme Court was apparently partial to Wal-Mart.53. After Stephanie Odle complained to her boss about the wage gap, ______.A) she still got less payment than the male assistant managerB) she was moved to a lower position from her previous positionC) the boss came to realize the problem and promised to solve itD) the supervisor was criticized for treating employees unfairly54. Conservative justices doubted about whether ______.A) the trial judge is partial to the plaintiffsB) the plaintiffs all work or worked for Wal-MartC) the group of plaintiffs should be recognized as a classD) the plaintiffs have enough evidence against Wal-Mart55. It can be inferred from the passage that the class-action rule ______.A) was set to help women employeesB) reflects the principle of fairnessC) benefits mainly large companiesD) takes effect only in the United States56. The example of Wal-Mart‟s fishing trips shows that ______.A) there is little chance that Wal-Mart will lose this lawsuitB) Wal-Mart tries its best to protect its women employees‟ safetyC) Wal-Mart holds various outdoor activities for its employeesD) women employees face discrimination in the work environmentPassage TwoQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Talking of campaigns by our charity to phase out the keeping of animals in captivity, Dartmoor zoo owner Ben Mee says: “Actually, I can see their point; I don‟t particularly like looking at animals behind wire either.” He then adds the usual caveat (说明): “But, as a zoo director, I understand that it is absolutely essential that we keep them there.”Are zoos really essential? Ben talks about them “protecting as many endangered species as possible”. Yet of the 51 mammal and bird species at his zoo only seven are classed as threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.Zoos claim to be safer places for animals than their natural habitats. Mee questions whether it is “fair” to reintroduce a jaguar (美洲豹) to Central America, because of not only the dwindling (逐渐减少的) rainforest but also the impact “on the people who live and farm there”. This view is highly。