2015年最新大学英语六级考试模拟试题
2015年全国普通高等学校招生模拟考试英语试卷6
2015年全国普通高等学校招生模拟考试英语试卷6本试卷分为第I卷（第1-12页）和第II卷（第13页）两部分。
全卷共13页。
满分150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第I卷（共150分）考生注意：1．答第I卷前，考生务必在答题卡和答题纸上用钢笔或圆珠笔清楚填写姓名、准考证号、校验码，并用铅笔在答题卡上正确涂写准考证号和校验码。
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第I卷中的第17-24小题和第II卷的试题，其答案用钢笔或圆珠笔写在答题纸上，如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上也一律不给分。
1．Listening ComprehenslonPart A Short ConversationsDivertions In Part A, you will bear ten short conversations between two speaker. At the end of each conversation, a questionwill be asked aiout what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and deode which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1．A．Coke.B．CoffeeC．Tea.D．Water.2．A．At a restaurant.B．At a studio.C．At a concert.D．At a theatre.3．A．Relieved.B．Worried.C．confused.D．Depressed.4．A．The Browns.B．The Browns’s son.C．The postman.D．The neighbour.5．A．7:00B．7:10C．9:00D．9:106．A．The ring is not hers.B．She doesn’t have gold rings.C．She prefers gold to silver.D．She lost her silver ring.7．A．The screen doesn’t have to be cleaning.B．The keyboard also needs cleaning.C．The man shouldn’t an the cleaning.D．There’s not enough time to clean both. 8．A．The driver will stop the his immediately.B．The guy by the door will help the woman.C．The woman should check the map.D．He will tell the woman when to get off.9．A．She dislikes fireworks.B．She has plans tar the evening.C．She doesn’t feel like going out.D．She has to get theatre tickets.10．A．They can’t see the stars clearly.B．They’re not in the city tonight.C．They’re looking at the stars from the city.D．They’re talking about movie stars.Part B PassagesDirections：In Part B, you will heat two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. The passage will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on you paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11．A．It can make her famous.B．It is easy and rewarding.C．It is dangerous but exciting.D．It has its moving moment.12．A．Somebody was killed.B．Nobody was injured.C．Karen was physically hurt.D．Many buildings exploded.13．A．A fierce war.B．A serious injury.C．A terrible explosion.D．A brave journalist.Question 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14．A．Internet use is increasing quickly in rural and urban areas.B．More and more rural residents have Internet access.C．People have a limited choice of Internet providers.D．City residents use the Internet frequently.15．A．Over 2 million.B．Around 6 million.C．23 million.D．17 million.16．A．More girls have their own websites than boys.B．1 in 4 kids have Internet access from home.C．Most kids think they get too little time online at school.D．Internet connection at home is quicker than that at school.Part C Longer ConversationsDirections：In Part C. you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you ore required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers an you answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Complete the from. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Complete the from. Write NO MORE THAN TOREE WORDS foreach answer.ⅡGrammar and V ocabularyDirections：Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A、B、C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25．Leaves are found on all kinds of trees, but they differ greatly size and shape.A．onB．fromC．byD．in26．The mayor has offered a reward of $ 5 000 to who can capture the tiger alive or dead.A．bothB．othersC．anyoneD．another27．Alan is a careful driver, but he drives of myfriends.A．more carefullyB．the most carefullyC．less carefullyD．the last carefully28．—Did you tidy your room?—No, I was going to tidy my room but I visitors.A．hadB．haveC．have hadD．will have29．—Guess what! I have got A for my term paper.—Great! You read widely and put a lot of work into it.A．mustB．shouldC．must haveD．should have30．With the help of high technology, more and more new substances in the past years.A．discoveredB．have discoveredC．had been discoveredD．have been discovered31．—How was the televised debate last night?—Super! Rarely so much media attention.A．a debate attractedB．did a debate attract.C．a debate did attractD．attracted a debate32．The little boy came riding full speed down the motorway on his bicycle, it was!A．What a dangerous sceneB．What dangerous a sceneC．How a dangerous sceneD．How dangerous the scene33．Pop music is such an important part of society it has even influenced our language.A．asB．thatC．whichD．where34．After a knock at the door, the child heard his mother’s voice him.A．callingB．calledC．being calledD．to call35．There is nothing more I can try you to stay, so I wish you good luch.A．being persuadedB．persuadingC．to be persuadedD．to persuade36．The Town Hall in the 1800’s was the most distinguished building at that time.A．to be completedB．having been completedC．completedD．being completed37．His movie won several awards at the film festival, was beyond his wildest dream.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．it38．Small sailboats can easily torn over in the water they are not managed carefully.A．thoughB．beforeC．untilD．if39．he referred to in his article was unknown to the general reader.A．ThatB．WhatC．whetherD．that40．The traditional view is we sleep because our brain is “programmed”to make us do so.A．whenB．whyC．whetherD．that41．At minus 130 ℃, a living cell can be for a thousand years.A．sparedB．protectedC．preservedD．developed42．Since Tom downloaded a virus into his computer, he can not open the file now.A．readilyB．horriblyC．accidentallyD．irregularly43．My morning includes jogging in the park and reading newspapers over breakfast.A．drillB．actionC．regulationD．routine44．John was dismissed last week because of his attitude towards his job.A．informalB．casualC．determinedD．earnestⅢ．ClozeDirections：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.（A）Being alone in outer space can be frightening. That is one reason why astronauts on solo（单独的）space flight were given plenty of work to keep them 45 . They were also in constant communication with people on the earth, 46 , being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder than being alone. This is what happens on long submarine（潜水艇）voyages. It will also happen on 47 space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have found that the longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of 48 is. When men are 49 together for a long period, they begin to feel uneasy. Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time,however, these little habits may become very 50 .Apparently, although no one wants to be 51 all the time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called a stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of 52 or stress.People who are well-adjusted are able to 53 stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in 54 our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behaviour under stress.45．A．tiredB．asleepC．consciousD．busy46．A．So farB．After allC．HoweverD．Therefore47．A．longB．fastC．dangerousD．direct 48．A．fuelB．entertainmentC．adjustmentD．health 49．A．shut upB．held upC．brought upD．picked up 50．A．pleasingB．annoyingC．commonD．valuable 51．A．noisyB．aloneC．personalD．sociable52．A．emphasisB．conflictC．powerD．pressure53．A．handleB．createC．affectD．investigate54．A．becomingB．choosingC．orderingD．promoting（B）One topic is rarely mentioned in all the talk of improving standards in our schools: the almost complete failure of foreign-language teaching. As a French graduate who has taught formore than twenty-five years, I believe I have some idea of why the failure is so total. 55 the faults already found out in the education system as a whoie-such as child-centred learning, the “discovery”method, and the low expectations by teachers of pupils-there have been several serious 56 which have a direct effect on language teaching.The first is the removal from the curriculum（课程）of the thorough teaching of English57 . Pupils now do not know a verb from a noun, the subject of a sentence from its object, or the difference between the past, present, or future.Another important error is mixed-ability teaching, or teaching in ability groups so 58 that the most able pupils are 59 and are bored while the least able are lost and 60 Bored. Strangely enough, few head teachers seem to be in favour of mixed-ability school football teams.Progress depends on memory, and pupils start to forget immediately they stop having 61 lessons. This is why many people who attended French lessons at school, even those who got good grades, have forgotten it a few years later. 62 they never need it, they do not practice it.Most American schools have accepted what is inevitable and 63 modem languages, even Spanish, from the curriculum. Perhaps it is time for Britaio to do the same, and stop 64 resources on a subject which few pupils want or need. 55．A．Due toB．In addition toC．Instead ofD．In spite of56．A．errorsB．situationsC．systemsD．methods57．A．vocabularyB．cultureC．grammarD．literature58．A．wideB．similarC．separateD．unique 59．A．kept outB．turned downC．help backD．left behind 60．A．surprisingly B．individuallyC．equallyD．regular 61．A．extraB．traditionalC．basicD．regular 62．A．AlthoughB．BecauseC．UntilD．Unless63．A．restoredB．absorbedC．prohibitedD．withdrawn64．A．wastingB．focusingC．exploitingD．sharingIV．Reading ComprehensionDirections：Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-Cream taster?Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste icecream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester”for the past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers to be sure of a product’s quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream –as well as for developing over 75 flavors （味道）.Some people think that it would be casy to do this job; after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No –there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food –science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool”field.In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12 F. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup.”While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,”he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the colour expected from that flavor?”Next it’s time to taste!Continuing to think up new ideas、try out new flavors、and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrisonbusy but happy –working at once cool job.65．what is John Harrison’s job?A．An official.B．An ice-cream taster.C．A chemist.D．An ice-cream manufacturer.66．According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool field”, it is helpful to .A．keep a diary of workB．have a degree in related subjectsC．have new ideas every dayD．find out new flavors each day67．What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?A．He stirs the ice cream.B．He examines the colour of the ice cream.C．He tastes the flavor of the ice cream.D．He lets the ice cream warm up.68．Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?A．Tasting with EyesB．Flavors of Ice CreamC．John Harrison’s LifeD．One Cool Job（B）（You may read the questions first.）69．The Fresh Water series at 9 PM .A．explores the lakes, rivers and the creatures in themB．is devoted to the freshwater creatures in the worldC．explains the relationship among inhabitants on the earthD．focuses on the deepest river on the planet70．The phrase “stow away”most probably means“”A．hide secretlyB．talk excitedlyC．operate easilyD．guide successfully71．A mystery story adapted from Agatha Christie’s novel will be shown on .A．BBC1B．BBC2C．ITV1D．Channel 4（C）Mail carriers will be delivering some good news and some bad news this week.The bad news: Stamp prices are expected to rise 2 cents in May to 41 cents, the Postal Regulatory Commission announced yesterday. The good news: With the introduction of a “forever stamp,”it may be the last time Americans have to use annoying 2-or 3-cent stamps to make up postage diffcrences.Beginning in May, people would be able to purchase the stamps in booklets of 20 at the regular rate of a first-elass stamp. As the name implies, “forever stamps”will keep their first-class mailing value forever, even when the postage rate goes up.The new “forever stamp”is the United States Postal Service’（USPS）answer to the complaints about frequent rate increases. The May increase will be the fifth in a decade. Postal rates have risen because of inflation （通货膨胀），competition from online billpaying, and the rising costs of employee benefits, including healthcare, says Mark Saunders, a Spokesman for USPS.The USPS expects some financial gain from sales of the “forever stamp”and the savings from not printing as many 2-or 3-cent stamps. “It’s not your grandfather’s stamp,”says Mr. Saunders. “It could be your great-grandchildren’s stamp.”Other countries, including Canada, England, and Finland use similar stamps.Don Schilling, who has collected stamps for 50 years, he’s interested in the public’s reaction. “This is an entirely new class of stamps,”Mr. Schilling says. He adds that he’ll buy the stamps because he will be able to use them for a long period of time, not because they could make him rich-the volume printed will be too large for collectors. “We won’t be able to send our kids to college on these,”he says, laughing.The USPS board of governors has yet o accept the Postal Regulatory Commission’s decision, but tends to follow its recommendations. No plans have been announced yet for the design of the stamps.72．The main purpose of introducing a “forever stamp”is .A．to reduce the cost of printing 2-or 3-cent stampsB．to help save the consumers’cost on first-class mailingC．to respond to the complaints about rising postal ratesD．to compete with online bill paying73．By saying “It could be your great-grand children’s stamp”, Mr Saunders means that forever stamps .A．could be collected by one’s great-grandchildrenB．might be very precious in great-grandchildren’s handsC．might have been inherited from one’s great-grandfathers D．could be used by one’s great-grandchildren even decades later74．Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．The investment in forever stamps will bring adequate reward.B．America will be the first country to issue forever stamps.C．The design of the “forever stamp”remains to be revealed.D．2-or 3-cent stamps will no longer be printed in the future. 75．What can be concluded from the passage?A．With forever stamps, there will be no need to worry about rate changes.B．Postal workers will benefit most form the sales of forever stamps.C．The inflation has become a threat to the sales of first-class stamps.D．New interest will be aroused in collecting forever stamps.（D）The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tens made of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof.Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has usedcardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr Dunlop Graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business.To raise money for the idea, he toured the City’s private companies which fund new businesses and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mint’s directors and won their support. Mint has committed around ￡500,000 to MyHab and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr Dunlop’s business. The first Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.Mr Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics.For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhab team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards, They can be Personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior（外部的）advertising space.The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants,with Glastonhury having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious. 76．“Eco-friendly tents”in paragraph 1 refer to tents .A．economically desirableB．favorable to the environmentC．for holding music performancesD．designed for disaster relief77．Mr Dunlop established his business .A．independently with an interest-free loan from MintB．with the approval of the City’s administrationC．in partnership with a finance groupD．with the help of a Japanese architect78．It is implied in the passage that .A．the weather in the UK. Is changeable in summerB．most performances at British festivals are given in the open airC．the cardboard tents produced by Mr Dunlop can beuser-tailoredD．cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users 79．The passage is mainly concerned with .A．an attempt at developing recyclable tentsB．some efforts at making full use of cardboardsC．an unusual success of a graduation projectD．the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals（E）Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.An interview with Wynton Marsalis, a noted jazz musician80．There were the older jazz musicians who hung around our house when I was young. I saw how much they practiced, how serious they were about their art. I knew then I had to work just as hard if I wanted to succeed. Of course, my father inspired me a lot, and many teachers took the time to nurture my latent and the talents of other students in our school.81．Yes. We’ve done such a poor job with music education because, as a society, we haven’t maintained the kind of education that a true artist and musician needs. Young people haven’t been able to equate romance and talent with music. For instance, most of the people who make it in the music industry today have to look good. How they sound is secondary. Sarah Vaughan, Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald —those big, romantic queens of jazz music wouldn’t make it in today’s music industry, and that’s a shame. We need to teach youngpeople about the alternatives.82．Around the would people make music that, if you listen carefully to it, sounds a little like the cadence of their language. I’d call it folk music. When I’m away from home, I make a point of listening to regional folk music, not what’s on the radio.83．The same music is on the radio all over the world, and the American sound is overwhelming. Even the pop music that’s produced and created in foreign countries has that American beat, that underscore of funk. As a musician, I’m not interested in hearing recycled versions of the same genre over and over. Any music that doesn’t have a development section just isn’t interesting to me.84．The music press has so much to introduce these days, and jazz is just a small fraction of it. Because some people are intimidated by jazz, they don’t cover it unless it’s a big name. New jazz musicians don’t get much of break. A lot of editors don’t say anything about jazz these days unless it’s Marsalis. That’s a shame. What VH1 is doing with their Save the Music campaign is phenomenal. They’re gettingall these instruments out to needy kids. It’s the kind of thing all networks should be doing.第Ⅱ卷（共45分）I．TranslationDirections:：Translate the following sentences into English using the words given in the brackets.1．他们的新房子离学校很远。
2015年12月英语六级真题及答案三套完整版
2015年12月英语六级真题及答案三套完整版2015 年 12 月大学英语六级考试真题(一)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the impact of social networking websites on reading. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.My favorite book is Facebook *.”Facebook is the name of a social networkingwebsite. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。
Part ⅡListening 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。
2015年12月大学英语六级考试模拟试卷及答案(1)
大学英语四六级考试/模拟试题2015年12月大学英语六级考试模拟试卷及答案（1）Part I Writing:注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。
PartⅡReading 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 1-4, markY(for YES)if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N(for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG(for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 5to10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.StressThis may come as a surprise, but you need stress in your life. Leading stress management experts say that life without stress would be dull and unexciting. Stress adds flavor, challenge, and opportunity to life. However, too much stress can seriously affect your physical and mental well-being. A major challenge in today\'s stress-filled world is to make the stress in your life work for you instead of against you.In today\'s hectic, fast-paced world and with the booming economy, stress is our constant companion. It comes from mental or emotional activity and physical activity. Too much emotional stress can result in physical illness, such as high blood pressure, ulcers, asthma, irritable colon, headaches, or even heart disease. On the other hand, physical stress from work or exercise rarely causes such ailments. In fact, physical exercise can help you to relax and to handle your mental or emotional stress.Hans Selye, M.D., a recognized expert in the field, has defined stress as a \"nonspecific response of the body to a demand\". The key to reducing stress is learning how our bodies respond to those demands. When stress becomes prolonged or particularly frustrating, it can become harmful-causing distress or \"bad stress\". Recognizing the early signs of distress and then doing something about them can make a significant difference in the quality of your life.In order to use stress in a positive way and prevent it from becoming distress, you should be aware of your own reactions to stressful events. The body responds to stress by going through specific stages: (1) alarm, (2) resistance, and (3) exhaustion. Muscles tense, blood pressure and heart rate rise, and adrenaline and other stress-triggered hormones that increase the level of alertness are released. If the stress-causing conditions continue, your body will need time to make repairs, if that happens, you eventually may develop a physical problem that is related to stress, such as migraine headaches, high blood pressure, backaches, or insomnia. That\'s why when stress occurs it\'s important that you recognize and deal with it in a positive way. While it\'s impossible to live completely free of stress and distress, it is possible to prevent some distress as well as to minimize its impact when it can\'t be avoided. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to handle stress.When you\'re nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity. Running, walking, playing tennis, or working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try. Physical exercise will relieve your anxiety and worry and help you relax. Your body and your mind will work together to ease the stress in your life.Share Your StressIt helps to talk with someone about your anxieties and worries. Perhaps a friend, family member, teacher, or counselor can help you achieve a more positive perspective on what\'s troubling you. If you feel your problem is serious, you might seek professional help from a psychologist, psychiatrist or social worker. Knowing when to ask for help is a positive step in avoiding more serious problems later.Take Care of YourselfYou should make every effort to eat well and to get enough rest. If you\'re irritable and tense from lack of sleep, or if you\'re not eating properly, you\'ll be more vulnerable to stressful situations. If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult your doctor.Make Time for YourselfSchedule time for both work and recreation. Don\'t forget, play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work. You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun. Go window-shopping or work on a hobby. Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy.Make a List of the Things You Need to DoStress can result from disorganization and a feeling that \"there\'s so much to do, and not enough time\". Trying to take care of everything at once can be overwhelming, and as a result, you may not accomplish anything. Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then do one thing at a time, checking off each task as it is completed. Give priority to the most important tasks and do those first.Go Ahead and CryA good cry can be a healthy way to bring relief to your anxiety. It might even help yon avoid a headache or other physical consequence of anxiety and stress.Yon can\'t always run away, but you can allow yourself a mental \"get-away\". A quiet country scene painted mentally, or on canvas, can transport you from the tension of a stressful situation to a more relaxing frame of mind. You also can create a sense of peace and tranquility by reading a good book or listening to beautiful music.While yon can use prescription or over-the-counter medications to relieve stress temporarily, they do not remove the conditions that caused the stress in the first place. In fact, many medications may be habit-forming and also may reduce your efficiency, thus creating more stress than they eliminate. They should be taken only on the advice of your doctor.RelaxThe best strategy for reducing or avoiding stress altogether is to learn how to relax. Unfortunately, many people try to relax at the same pace that they lead the rest of their lives. That doesn\'t work. Instead, try tuning out your worries about time, productivity and \"doing right\". Here are several relaxation techniques you may find helpful:-You should take a deep breath and exhale to help calm your mind, counter your body\'s natural stress reaction and improve your response.-You should laugh. Many stress management experts advocate laughter as a relaxation technique for relieving tension.-You should take a warm bath or shower. Whether you prefer bubble baths or long hot showers, this is an excellent way to relax after a stressful day.-You should try progressive muscle relaxation. Individual contract and relax each muscle group of your body. Begin by tensing your toes for 10 seconds, then relax them for 20. Work all the way up your body, alternately tensing and relaxing, and finish with your facial muscles.By learning the \"art\" of relaxation, you\'ll find satisfaction in just \"being\", without trying or striving. Your focus on relaxation, enjoyment and health will reduce stress, anxiety and worry in your life. The result is, you will be calmer, healthier and happier.注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上作答。
2015年6月大学英语6级真题(三套全)
2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第一套）When the right person is holding the right job at the right moment, that person's influence is greatly expanded. That is the position in which Janet Yellen, who is expected to be confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) in January, now finds herself. If you believe, as many do, that unemployment is the major economic and social concern of our day, then it is no stretch to think Yellen is the most powerful person in the world right now.Throughout the 2008 financial crisis and the recession and recovery that followed, central banks have taken on the role of stimulators of last resort, holding up the global economy with vast amounts of money in the form of asset buying. Yellen, previously a Fed vice chair, was one of the principal architects of the Fed's $3.8 trillion money dump. A star economist known for her groundbreaking work on labor markets, Yeilen was a kind of prophetess early on in the crisis for her warnings about the subprime（次级债）meltdown. Now it will be her job to get the Fed and the markets out of the biggest and most unconventional monetary program in history without derailing the fragile recovery.The good news is that Yellen, 67, is particularly well suited to meet these challenges. She has a keen understanding of financial markets, an appreciation for their imperfections and a strong belief that human suffering was more related to unemployment than anything else.Some experts worry that Yellen will be inclined to chase unemployment to the neglect of inflation. But with wages still relatively flat and the economy increasingly divided between the well-off and the long-term unemployed' more people worry about the opposite, deflation（通货紧缩）that would aggravate the economy's problems.Either way, the incoming Fed chief will have to walk a fine line in slowly ending the stimulus. It must be steady enough to deflate bubbles（去泡沫）and bring markets back down to earth but not so quick that it creates another credit crisis.Unlike many past Fed leaders, Yellen is not one to buy into the finance industry's argument that it should be left alone to regulate itself. She knows all along the Fed has been too slack on regulation of finance.Yellen is likely to address right after she pushes unemployment below 6%, stabilizes markets and makes sure that the recovery is more inclusive and robust. As Princeton Professor Alan Blinder says' "She's smart as a whip, deeply logical, willing to argue but also a good listener. She can persuade without creating hostility." AH those traits will be useful as the global economy's new power player takes on its most annoying problems.56. What do many people think is the biggest problem facing Janet Yellen?A) Lack of money. B) Subprime crisis. C) Unemployment. D) Social instability.57. What did Yellen help the Fed do to tackle the 2008 financial crisis?A) Take effective measures to curb inflation.B) Deflate the bubbles in the American economy.C) Formulate policies to help financial institutions.D) Pour money into the market through asset buying.58. What is a greater concern of the general public?A) Recession. B) Deflation. C) Inequality. D) Income.59. What is Yellen likely to do in her position as the Fed chief?A) Develop a new monetary program. B) Restore public confidence.C) Tighten financial regulation. D) Reform the credit system.60. How does Alan Blinder portray Yellen?A) She possesses strong persuasive power.B) She has confidence in what she is doing.C) She is one of the world's greatest economists.D) She is the most powerful Fed chief in history.Passage TwoAir pollution is deteriorating in many places around the world. The fact that public parks in cities become crowded as soon as the sun shines proves that people long to breathe in green, open spaces. They do not all know what they are seeking but they flock there, nevertheless. And, in these surroundings, they are generally both peaceful and peaceable. It is rare to see people fighting in a garden. Perhaps struggle unfolds first, not at an economic or social level, but over the appropriation of air, essential to life itself. If human beings can breathe and share air, they don't need to struggle with one another.Unfortunately, in our western tradition, neither materialist nor idealist theoreticians give enough consideration to this basic condition for life. As for politicians, despite proposing curbs on environmental pollution, they have not yet called for it to be made a crime. Wealthy countries are even allowed to pollute if they pay for it.But is our life worth anything other than money? The plant world shows us in silence what faithfulness to life consists of. It also helps us to a new beginning, urging us to care for our breath, not only at a vital but also at a spiritual level. The interdependence to which we must pay the closest attention is that which exists between ourselves and the plant world. Often described as "the lungs of the planet", the woods that cover the earth offer us the gift of breathable air by releasing oxygen. But their capacity to renew the air polluted by industry has long reached its limit. If we lack the air necessary for a healthy life, it is because we have filled it with chemicals and undercut the ability of plants to regenerate it. As we know, rapid deforestation combined with the massive burning of fossil fuels is an explosive recipe for an irreversible disaster.The fight over the appropriation of resources will lead the entire planet to hell unless humans learn to share life, both with each other and with plants. This task is simultaneously ethical and political because it can be discharged only when each takes it upon herself or himself and only when it is accomplished together with others. The lesson taught by plants is that sharing life expands and enhances the sphere of the living, while dividing life into so-called natural or human resources diminishes it. We must come to view the air, the plants and ourselves as the contributors to the preservation of life and growth, rather than a web of quantifiable objects or productive potentialities at our disposal. Perhaps then we would finally begin to live, rather than being concerned with bare survival.61. What does the author assume might be the primary reason that people would struggle with each other?A) To get their share of clean air. B) To pursue a comfortable life.C) To gain a higher social status. D) To seek economic benefits.62. What does the author accuse western politicians of?A) Depriving common people of the right to clean air.B) Giving priority to theory rather than practical action.C) Offering preferential treatment to wealthy countries.D) Failing to pass laws to curb environmental pollution.63. What does the author try to draw our closest attention to?A) The massive burning of fossil fuels.B) Our relationship to the plant world.C) The capacity of plants to renew polluted air.D) Large-scale deforestation across the world.64. How can human beings accomplish the goal of protecting the planet according to the author?A) By showing respect for plants. B) By preserving all forms of life.C) By tapping all natural resources. D) By pooling their efforts together.65. What does the author suggest we do in order not just to survive?A) Expand the sphere of living. B) Develop nature's potentials.C) Share life with nature. D) Allocate the resources.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.I'll admit I've never quite understood the obsession（难以破除的成见）surrounding genetically modified (GM) crops. To environmentalist opponents, GM foods are simply evil, an understudied, possibly harmful tool used by big agricultural businesses to control global seed markets and crush local farmers. They argue that GM foods have never delivered on their supposed promise, that money spent on GM crops would be better channeled to organic farming and that consumers should be protected with warning labels on any products that contain genetically modified ingredients. To supporters, GM crops are a key part of the effort to sustainably provide food to meet a growing global population. But more than that, supporters see the GM opposition of many environmentalists as fundamentally anti-science, no different than those who question the basics of man-made climate change.For both sides, GM foods seem to act as a symbol: you're pro-agricultural business or anti-science. But science is exactly what we need more of when it comes to GM foods, which is why I was happy to see Nature devote a special series of articles to the GM food controversy. The conclusion: while GM crops haven't yet realized their initial promise and have been dominated by agricultural businesses, there is reason to continue to use and develop them to help meet the enormous challenge of sustainably feeding a growing planet.That doesn't mean GM crops are perfect, or a one-size-fits-all solution to global agriculture problems. But anything that can increase farming efficiency一the amount of crops we can produce per acre of land一will be extremely useful. GM crops can and almost certainly will be part of thatsuite of tools' but so will traditional plant breeding, improved soil and crop management一and perhaps most important of all, better storage and transport infrastructure（基础设施）, especially in the developing world. (It doesn't do much good for farmers in places like sub-Saharan Africa to produce more food if they can't get it to hungry consumers.) I'd like to see more non-industry research done on GM crops—not just because we'd worry less about bias, but also because seed companies like Monsanto and Pioneer shouldn't be the only entities working to harness genetic modification. I'd like to see GM research on less commercial crops, like com. I don't think it's vital to label GM ingredients in food, but I also wouldn't be against it一and industry would be smart to go along with labeling, just as a way of removing fears about the technology.Most of all, though, I wish a tenth of the energy that's spent endlessly debating GM crops was focused on those more pressing challenges for global agriculture. There are much bigger battles to fight.56. How do environmentalist opponents view GM foods according to the passage?A) They will eventually ruin agriculture and the environment.B) They are used by big businesses to monopolize agriculture.C) They have proved potentially harmful to consumers' health.D) They pose a tremendous threat to current farming practice.57. What does the author say is vital to solving the controversy between the two sides of the debate?A) Breaking the GM food monopoly. B) More friendly exchange of ideas.C) Regulating GM food production. D) More scientific research on GM crops.58. What is the main point of the Nature articles?A) Feeding the growing population makes it imperative to develop GM crops.B) Popularizing GM technology will help it to live up to its initial promises.C) Measures should be taken to ensure the safety of GM foods.D) Both supporters and opponents should make compromises.59. What is the author's view on the solution to agricultural problems?A) It has to depend more and more on GM technology.B) It is vital to the sustainable development of human society.C) GM crops should be allowed until better alternatives are found.D) Whatever is useful to boost farming efficiency should be encouraged.60. What does the author think of the ongoing debate around GM crops?A) It arises out of ignorance of and prejudice against new science.B) It distracts the public attention from other key issues of the world.C) Efforts spent on it should be turned to more urgent issues of agriculture.D) Neither side is likely to give in until more convincing evidence is found.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Early decision —you apply to one school, and admission is binding —seems like a great choice for nervous applicants. Schools let in a higher percentage of early-decision applicants, which arguably means that you have a better chance of getting in. And if you do, you're done with thewhole agonizing process by December. But what most students and parents don't realize is that schools have hidden motives for offering early decision.Early decision, since it's binding, allows schools to fill their classes with qualified students; it allows ad-missions committees to select the students that are in particular demand for their college and know those students will come. It also gives schools a higher yield rate, which is often used as one of the ways to measure college selectivity and popularity.The problem is that this process effectively shortens the window of time students have to make one of the most important decisions of their lives up to that point. Under regular admissions, seniors have until May 1 to choose which school to attend; early decision effectively steals six months from them, months that could be used to visit more schools, do more research, speak to current students and alumni（校友）and arguably make a more informed decision.There are, frankly, an astonishing number of exceptional colleges in America, and for any given student, there are a number of schools that are a great fit. When students become too fixated（专注）on a particular school early in the admissions process, that fixation can lead to severe disappointment if they don't get in or, if they do, the possibility that they are now bound to go to a school that, given time for further reflection, may not actually be right for them.Insofar as early decision offers a genuine admissions edge, that advantage goes largely to students who already have numerous advantage. The students who use early decision tend to be those who have received higher-quality college guidance, usually a result of coming from a more privileged background. In this regard, there's an argument against early decision, as students from lower-income families are far less likely to have the admissions know-how to navigate the often confusing early deadlines.Students who have done their research and are confident that there's one school they would be thrilled to get into should, under the current system, probably apply under early decision. But for students who haven't yet done enough research, or who are still constantly changing their minds on favorite schools, the early-decision system needlessly and prematurely narrows the field of possibility just at a time when students should be opening themselves to a whole range of thrilling options.61. What are students obliged to do under early decision?A) Look into a lot of schools before they apply. B) Attend the school once they are admitted.C) Think twice before they accept the offer. D) Consult the current students and alumni.62. Why do schools offer early decision?A) To make sure they get qualified students.B) To avoid competition with other colleges.C) To provide more opportunities for applicants.D) To save students the agony of choosing a school.63. What is said to be the problem with early decision for students?A) It makes their application process more complicated.B) It places too high a demand on their research ability.C) It allows them little time to make informed decisions.D) It exerts much more psychological pressure on them.64. Why are some people opposed to early decision?A) It interferes with students' learning in high school.B) It is biased against students at ordinary high schools.C) It causes unnecessary confusion among college applicants.D) It places students from lower-income families at a disadvantage.65. What does the author advise college applicants to do?A) Refrain from competing with students from privileged families.B) Avoid choosing early decision unless they are fully prepared.C) Find sufficient information about their favorite schools.D) Look beyond the few supposedly thrilling options.。
2015年6月英语六级真题及答案(三套全)
目录2015年6月大学英语六级真题试卷一 .............................................................................................................. - 1 - 2015年6月大学英语六级真题试卷一答案 .................................................................................................... - 17 - 2015年6月大学英语六级真题试卷二 ............................................................................................................ - 41 - 2015年6月大学英语六级真题试卷二答案 .................................................................................................... - 58 - 2015年6月大学英语六级真题试卷三 ............................................................................................................ - 84 - 2015年6月大学英语六级真题试卷三答案 .................................................................................................... - 94 -2015年6月大学英语六级真题试卷一Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on Albert Einstein’s remark “I have no special talents, but I am only passionately curious.” You can give one example or two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.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.1. A) The woman seldom speaks highly of herself.B) The man is unhappy with the woman's remark.C) The man behaved as if he were a thorough fool.D) The woman thinks she is cleverer than the man.2. A) Three crew members were involved in the incident.B) None of the hijacker carried any deadly weapons.C) The plane had been scheduled to fly to Japan.D) None of the passengers was injured or killed.3. A) At a checkout counter.B) At a commercial bank.C) At a travel agency.D) At a hotel front desk.4. A) The restaurant was not up to the speakers’ expectations.B) The restaurant places many ads in popular magazines.C) The critic thought highly of the Chinese restaurant.D) Chinatown has got the best restaurants in the city.5. A) Prof. Laurence has stopped conducting seminars.B) Prof. Laurence is going into an active retirement.C) The professor's graduate seminar is well received.D) The professor will lead a quiet life after retirement.6. A) Finding a replacement for Leon.B) Assigning Leon to a new position.C) Arranging for Rodney's visit tomorrow.D) Finding a solution to Rodney's problem.7. A) Helen has been looking forward to the exhibition.B) The photography exhibition will close tomorrow.C) Helen asked the man to book a ticket for her.D) Photography is one of Helen's many hobbies.8. A) The speakers share the same opinion.B) Steve knows how to motivate employees.C) The woman is out of touch with the real world.D) The man has a better understanding of Steve.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A) It is well paid.B) It is demanding.C) It is stimulating.D) It is fairly secure.10. A) A lighter workload.B) Free accommodation.C) Moving expenses.D) A quick promotion.11. A) He has to sign a long-term contract.B) He has trouble adapting to the local weather.C) He has to spend a lot more traveling back and forth.D) He has difficulty communicating with local people.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A) The woman sympathizes with a man.B) The man is in the process of job hunting.C) The man is going to attend a job interview.D) The woman will help the man make a choice.13. A) To see if he can get loan from the woman's bank.B) To see if he can find a job in the woman's company.C) To inquire about the current financial market situation.D) To inquire about the interest rates at the woman's bank.14. A) Long-term investment.B) Any high-interest deposit.C) A three-month deposit.D) And high-yield investment.15. A) She treated him to a meal.B) She raised interest rates for him.C) She offered him dining coupons.D) She gave him loans at low rates.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 1with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2015年普通高等学校招生模拟考试英语试卷6
2015年普通高等学校招生模拟考试英语试卷6本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
第Ⅰ卷1至13页，第Ⅱ卷14至17页。
满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷注意事项：1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在试卷上。
第一部分听力（共两节。
满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?A．￡19.15. B．￡9.15. C．￡9.18. 答案是B。
1．Who is coming for tea?A．John. B．Mark. C．Tracy. 2．What will the man do next?A．Leave fight away. B．Stay for dinner.C．Catch a train.3．What does the mall come for?A．A lecture. B．A meeting. C．A party. 4．What size does the man want?A．9. B．35. C．39. 5．What are the speakers talking about?A．Life in Southeast Asia. B．Weather conditions.C．A holiday tour.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
2015.6_新东方六级模拟试卷_试题参考答案及听力原文
2015.6_新东方六级模拟试卷_试题参考答案及听力原文听力原文及答案2015年3月大学英语六级考试模拟题Part I Writing 写作范文As is depicted in the picture, an employer is refusing a female job applicant on the spot, because he prefers to hiring male employees. He said some sympathetic words to the disappointed young lady. However, the girl seems to be badly hurt by his denial, holding her resume and crying a lot.As far as I’m concerned, when choosing a prospective employee, an employer is not supposed to focus on the gender of job applicants. Firstly, it’s much wiser for an employer to lay emphasis on qualifications and abilities of job applicants, not their gender. Secondly, with innate qualities like being careful, considerate and sympathetic, female employees can do most jobs well, or as well as men do. Thirdly, female employees will play a bigger role than male counterparts do in building a harmonious working environment, because they are naturally born experts at dealing interpersonal relationships.In consequence, employees shouldn’t be chosen based on gender. It’s his or her abilities and potentials that a boss should look for in a job applicant. Another thing an employer is expected to do is to create opportunities for employees and bring their abilities into full play.Part II Listening Comprehension 听力原文Section A1. M: I think I should buy a new mouse for my laptop. It doesn’t work properly either.W: Why not a new computer?Q: What does the woman mean?2. W: Michael, you’re still reading that novel here. Aren’t you supposed to be present in your physics class?M: We’re told that our physics teacher was ill last night.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3. M: Mark invited me to his wedding ceremony on Saturday. Have you got his invitation now?W: Yes, of course, I’ll be there. You know, I’ll be the maid of honor to his beautiful future wife at his wedding.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?4. M: I’m afraid I can’t take it anymore. The bad tooth you’re fixing really hurts.W: Just hold on a little bit. It’ll be ok soon. I’ll give you some pills to lessen your pain.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?5. M: I want to know what happened to our son’s flight. It should have been here thirty min utes ago. But, look, it’s already 10:00 o’clock. It makes me nervous when thinking about those air crashes happening lately.W: Don’t carry it too far. The announcement says it’s forty minutes late. Flights always arrive behind the scheduled time at this time of the year.Q: What will the flight arrive?6. W: Fanny is pretty and gentle. Believe it or not, she’s still single now. I worry about her.M: No need to worry about her. She seems to be very popular among boy students now.Q: What does the man mean?7. M: Finals are coming up in a row. I have to work day and night to make up for what I’ve missed during the wholesemester.W: I’d told you not to indulge yourself too much in playing computer games at the very beginning of this semester. But, you just turned a deaf ear to my words.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8. W: Yesterday, I was surprised to see Mertle back in our dormitory from the winter holiday. You know, three days earlier.M: Wow! She’s famous for arriving at school on the last day of registeration for the last three years in college.Q: What does the man imply about Mertle?Conversation OneW: According to report, the number of workplace discrimination concerning race and ethnicity has been increasing for the last decade. As we observe Martin Luther King Jr Day, that’s time to consider.M: Yes, we Americans have much to do to build a world described by Martin Luther King. In other words, we haven’t achieved anything like the socially just and equal society.W: Lawsuits of racial discrimination at the workplace increase in number. But, still we haven’t heading in the direction to solve the racial discrimination completely. Almost 50 years has passed since the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964. We can’t say America is not clear of racial discrimination.M: But, on the positive side, racism in American society is less harsh and widespread now than it’s even been in our history.W: However, nowadays social discrimination takes forms that are much less obvious than decades ago. That’s to say, racial discrimination is hard to be detected and punished in due time.M: So, the present system of discrimination law can’t function well in fighting against racial discrimination, particularlyso when it comes to workplace discrimination.W: Spe aking of workplace discrimination, let’s start with employment discrimination. The present legal system needs to be reformed to tackle the root cause of employment discrimination.M: In my opinion, the toot cause of employment discrimination is the founding principles of American business, that is, at-will employment. Most Americans are employed at-will, which means their employers can take or fire them whenever and for what reason they want.W: Of course, employers won’t fire employees for excuses which Congress declares illegal, like race, color, religion, gender and national origin.M: But, employers can find other excuses to fire someone they don’t want to have, such as weight, appearance, clothes, even hairstyle.W: Employers can easily find these seemingly just causes for firing employees. So, it’s hard for an employee to fight back. This is the ugly reality at the workplace.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. What’s the favorable result of the passage of the Civil Rights Act?10. How does the man see the present system of discrimination laws?11. What’s the root cause of employment discrimination?Conversation TwoW: I heard you are a rock climbing fan. In this time of winter, are you still do rock climbing outdoors? It’s cold and wet, not ideal weather for climbing cliffs.M: Yes, I’m a big sports fan. I find rock climbing very exciting and diverting. In winter, I will choose indoor rock climbing in a gym. It’s the first of its kind in Seattle.W: Really?! When did it start? I never heard about it before.M: The gym started in 1988 when there were only few fans in this city. It’s named as the Eagle Indoors Rock Climbing Gym. Maybe someday you can have a try there yourself.W: How many members are there now in the gym? Are there any female members?M: There’re 5000 people who actively participate in the sport. Of course, there’re many excellent female athletes in this gym. The lead instructors of the gym have great plans for the gym.W: How wonderful! Tell me something about those plans.M: The gym is meant to put itself at the center of the growing rock climbing in America, even working with gym members on a blog for rock climbing, and helping to organize trips to rock climbing sites in nearby states.W: Wow, that’s gr eat! I wonder why fans like you are so interested in rock climbing?M: For one thing, it helps to build your body without doubt. Besides, it helps develop a stronger sense of will power. Finally, it’s a great way for me to make a lot of adventurous friends in the process. That’s why it’s addictive to us fans.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. When did the gym concerned start in Seattle?13. How many female athletes participate in rock climbing in the gym now?14. What’s mentioned in the gym’s future plans?15. Why do gym members love rock climbing so much?Section BPassage OneAre you fed up with struggling to express your thoughts and opinions? These days, people want to talk and not listen! No one wants to be a shadow in the crowd. Having your thoughts and opinions heard is a priority. The very achievement of being able to express yourself, and more importantly, be listened to is an extremely rewarding feeling. Just how can you express your ideas and opinions clearly and maintain that you are being listened to?Below are two strategies that will help you to voice your opinions and ideas:First, you should know what your aim is. Make sure that before attempting to open your mouth and the words begin to flow, you are 100% clear on the ideas that need to be expressed. Knowing where you want to go with the conversation will help to give you that extra confidence boost. When your audience can see that you are confident then they will be more alert and want to listen.Second, you are supposed to ignore the definition of perfection. Just sit and ask yourself, exactly what is perfect? Is there anyone out there that is 100% perfect? The fact is that we are only human and not one of us is without flaw. A small error is acceptable; there’s no need to be perfect to the point that you begin to struggle voicing your opinion! As long as you know the topic of importance, a simple error can be overlooked.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16.Why do people want to talk and not listen these days?17. How can a speaker boost his confidence during aconversation?18. How does the speaker view making a mistake when speaking?Passage TwoWhat if there was a miracle pill that if you took it each day would give you a 30% less chance of getting heart disease, and a 50% less chance of diabetes, and would help you live longer and healthier into old age. Wouldn’t you insist your children, parents, and loved ones take it, too?The miracle cure: put on your walking shoes for an hour a day and you will reap all of these health benefits, according to recent health studies published in major medical journals.Results from the 20-year long Nurse’s Health Study have shown significant decreases in occurrence of breast cancer and Type II diabetes in women who engaged in brisk walking or other vigorous exercise for seven hours a week, and as little as three hours a week for heart disease reduction. In this study, brisk walking was defined as 3-3.9 miles per hour, or 15-20 minutes per mile. This is really just a purposeful walking for most people.An hour a day, or a total of seven hours a week, is associated with decreased risk for breast cancer and Type II diabetes. As little as a half hour a day, or three hours a week, is associated with decreased risk of heart disease.Is it too late if you wait until you are 55? Studies have shown decreased risk of death in older men and women who walk regularly, so my reply would be to start now and never stop! Besides, don’tforget to add walking, exercise, and healthier eating to your life.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have justheard.19. What’s the miracle pill discussed in the passage?20. What does the 20-year long study find?21. When is the proper time for one to start doing exercises?Passage ThreeAmerican Indians have a proud heritage and find strength there to renew their cultures. They are, as a people, generally both proud to be American and proud soldiers for this country. At any Indian gathering, the first people onto the dance floor, or introduced politically, or recognized for contributions to the tribe are the elder male veterans, then the elder women, then all other veterans, and only then people who have not served in the US military.Indian People have many problems to solve, but new social services, generally run and funded by the tribes themselves, along with new recognition of Indian People’s contributions to society, are ways that tribes and individuals are trying to change things.Today, many Indian tribes are seeing a great development, such as in California, with government programs working to reunite urban Indians with both their reservation families and other urban tribal members; programs set up both by the tribe themselves to teach their languages and open schools that focus on a tribal way of life.Most tribes have been granted some limited power in self governance as well, significantly in the area of the sentencing of tribal members in various criminal and civil issues. Special tax breaks have helped Indian people and Indian reservations become more self-sufficient. Laws have been enacted in some States that give Indians special privileges in allowing gambling inthe form of slot machines and other gaming, resulting in economic gains but with increased addictive behavior, and at the expense of spiritual and social values.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. Who enjoys the priority to be introduced first at an Indian gathering?23. What could help to solve the problems Indian people are facing?24. What happened to Indian people in California?25. How does the author consider gambling in Indian tribes?Section CI’m pretty sure we all have people in our lives that we are greatly thankful for. I’m sure you can think of a few off the top of your head. I have more than I can 26. count. However, it is very rare that I actually communicate my gratitude to the people I 27. care about in my heart. I know I am supposed to be more 28. intentional about letting people know when they impact me in a 29. positive way, but I rarely take the time to extend my gratitude.One of the hardest parts about expressing gratitude for me, especially to other guys, is thedifficulty of 30. getting over the awkwardness it takes to randomly send someone a message of thanks. It is easy after I have recently 31. interacted with them; however, many of the people I’m extremely grateful for I do not see very often. I actually received an email 32. unexpectedly from a really good friend. It was a simple thanks note for being a friend but it was very 33. encouraging. In addition, the subtle joy of a quick message was just enough to 34. motivate me to pass along some gratitude myself.Who are you grateful for? I know we have moved past the traditional thankfulness season, but I think it is worth extending and possibly building lasting habits of being grateful. Have you let the people you care about know recently how much you 35. appreciate them? Do you think it is possible that unexpressed gratitude can actually communicate ingratitude?答案1. B2. A3. B4.C5. A6. D7. B8. C9. A 10. A11. C 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. B21. A 22. A 23. A 24. D 25. B26. count 27. care about 28. intentional 29. positive 30. getting over 31. interacted 32. unexpectedly 33. encouraging 34. motivate 35. appreciate 36. J 37. C 38. A 39. E 40. H 41. B 42. L 43.D 44. F 45. O46. L 47. D 48. M 49. G 50. N 51. F 52. J 53. K 54. I 55. H56. C 57. D 58. B 59. C 60. A 61. A 62. C 63. D 64. B 65. DPart IV TranslationApart from eating dumplings and watching dragon dances, China’s Lunar New Year, known as the Spring Festival in China, can now be celebrated in yet another way, by sharing what you do. China’s Ministry of Culture has announced a glo bal contest in which contestants can post essays, photos and videos aboutthe Spring Festival to social media networks and win prizes of up to $500. The contest hopes to “tell sto ries of the Spring Festival all over the world, demonstrate the happiness, vitality and harmony of the festival and reflect its growing charm and influence”, according to a ministry statement. Winners will be determined through voting by netizens and experts.。
2015年6月大学英语六级考试模拟试题及答案
2015年6月大学英语六级考试模拟试题及答案2015年6月大学英语六级考试模拟试题(有答案)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should One Expect a Reward When Doing a Good Deed? You shouldwrite at least 150 words following the outline given below.1. 有人做好事期望得到回报；2. 有人认为应该像雷锋那样做好事不图回报；3. 我的观点。
Should One Expect a Reward When Doing a Good Deed?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 1-4, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the informationgiven in the passage;N (for NO) if statement contradicts the informationgiven in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in thepassage.For questions 5-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Seven Steps to a More Fulfilling JobMany people today find themselves in unfulfilling work situations. In fact, one in four workers is dissatisfied with their current job, according to the recent “Plans for 2004” survey. Their career path may be financially rewarding, but it doesn’tmeet their em otional, social or creative needs. They’re stuck, unhappy, and have no idea what to do about it, except move to another job.Mary Lyn Miller, veteran career consultant and founder of the Life and Career Clinic, says that when most people are unhappy about their work, their first thought is to get a different job. Instead, Miller suggests looking at the possibility of a different life. Through her book, 8 Myths of Making a Living, as well as workshops, seminars and personal coachingand consulting, she has helped thousands of dissatisfied workers reassess life and work.Like the way of Zen, which includes understanding of oneself as one really is, Miller encourages job seekers and those dissatisfied with work or life to examine their beliefs about work and re cognize that “in many cases your beliefs are what brought you to where you are today.” You may have been raised to think that women were best at nurturing and caring and, therefore, should be teachers and nurses. So that’s what you did. Or, perhaps you were brought up to believe that you should do what your father did, so you have taken over the family business, or become a dentist “just like dad.” If this sounds familiar, it’s probably time to look at the new possibilities for your future.Miller developed a 7-step process to help potential job seekers assess their current situation and beliefs, identify their real passion, and start on a journey that allows them to pursue their passion through work.Step 1: Willingness to do something different.Breaking the cycle of doing what you have always done is one of the most difficult tasks for job seekers. Many find it difficult to steer away from a career path or make a change, evenif it doesn’t feel right. Miller urges job seekers to open their minds to other possibilities beyond what they are currently doing.Step 2: Commitment to being who you are, not who or what someone wants you to be.Look at the \gifts and talents you have and make a commitment to pursue those things that you love most. If you love the social aspects of your job, but are stuck inside an office or “chained to your desk” most of the time, vow to follow your instinct and investigate alternative careers and work that allow you more time to interact with others. Dawn worked as a manager for a large retail clothing store for several years. Though she had advanced within the company, she felt frustrated and longed to be involved with nature and the outdoors. She decided to go to school nights and weekends to pursue her true passion by earning her master’s degree in forestry. She now works in the biotech forestry division of a major paper company.Step 3: Self-definitionMiller suggests that once job seekers know who they are, they need to know how to sell themselves. “In the job market, you are a product. And just like a product, you most know the features and benefits that you have to offer a potential client, or employer.” Examine the skills and knowledge that you have identify how they can apply to your desired occupation. Your qualities will exhibit to employers why they should hire you over other candidates.Step 4: Attain a level of self-honoring.Self-honoring or self-love may seem like an odd step for job hunters, but being able to accept yourself, without judgment, helps eliminate insecurities and will make you more self-assured. By accepting who you are – all your emotions, hopes and dreams,your personality, and your unique way of being –you’ll project more confidence when networking and talking with potential employers. The power of self-honoring can help to break all the falsehoods you were programmed to believe – those that made you feel that you were not good enough, or strong enough, or intelligent enough to do what you truly desire.Step 5: Vision.Miller suggests that job seekers develop a vision that embraces the answer to “What do I really want to do?” one should create a solid statement in a dozen or so sentences that describe in detail how they see their life related to work. For instance, the secretary who longs to be an actress describes a life that allows her to express her love of Shakespeare on stage. A real estate agent, attracted to his current job because her loves fixing up old homes, describes buying properties that need a little tender loving care to make them more saleable.Step 6: Appropriate risk.Some philosophers believe that the way to enlightenment comes through facing obstacles and difficulties. Once people discover their passion, many are too scared to do anything about it. Instead, they do nothing. With this step, job seekers should assess what they are willing to give up, or risk, in pursuit of their dream. For one working mom, that meant taking night classes to learn new computer-aided design skills, while still earning a salary and keeping her day job. For someone else, it may mean quitting his or her job, taking out loan and going back to school full time. You’ll move one step closer to your ideal work life if you identify how much risk you are willing to take and the sacrifices you are willing to make.Step 7: Action.Some teachers of philosophy describe action in this way, “If one wants to get to the top of a mountain, just sitting at the foot thinking about it will not bring one there. It is by making the effort of climbing up the mountain, step by step, that eventually the summit is reached.” All too often, it is the lack of action that ultimately holds people back from attaining their ideals. Creating a plan and taking it one step at a time can lead to new and different job opportunities. Job-hunting tasks gain added meaning as you sense their importance in your quest for a more meaningful work life. The plan can include researching industries and occupations, talking to people who are in your desired area of work, taking classes, or accepting volunteer work in your targeted field.Each of these steps will lead you on a journey to a happier and more rewarding work life. After all, it is the journey, not the destination, that is most important.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2015六级模拟试题答案及听力原文
Part ⅠWritingHandle Criticism and Compliments ProperlyWhat we can see from the picture above is that a salesman in an office trying to promote a kind of hearing aid says: “It’s a special hearing aid. It filters out criticism and amplifies compliments.”Funny though it sounds, it reflects the improper way of handling criticism and compliments, which is not uncommon among some people.There is no doubt that criticism can sometimes do harm to people’s confidence and dignity and compliments can be encouraging. However, it is improper, even wrong to simply reject criticism and amplify compliments. On the one hand, criticism has a tremendous value for one’s growth and developments as human being, such as helping people to know their defects and adding to one’s self-knowledge, stopping one from erring, etc. On the other hand, compliments,especially deceptive ones made on purpose, will lead to blind optimism, which will hinder one from making right judgments, decisions or choices.To conclude, one cannot simply take a negative attitude toward criticism and welcome compliments excessively. A proper way is to accept beneficial criticism and refuse insincere compliments.Part ⅡListening ComprehensionSection ●A1. C2. C3. D4. B5. D6. D7. B8. D9. A10. C11. B12. B13. B14. C15. BSection ●B16. A17. B18. D19. A20. B21. C22. D23. B24. D25. ASection ●C26. concerning27. evaluate28. interpretations29. engage30. subtle31. significance32. clenched fist33. tremble34. fearful or anxious35. uttering a wordPart ⅢReading ComprehensionSection ●A36. E37. C38. O39. F40. L41. I42. J43. G44. A45. KSection ●B46. P47. I48. D49. M50. E51. J52. K53. A54. P55. NSection ●C56. B57. C58. A59. D60. D61. A62. B63. D64. A65. CPart ⅣTranslation参考答案：Chinese martial arts, colloquially referred to as kung fu, are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. Each style has its own set of techniques and ideas. There are styles that mimic movements from animals and others that gather inspiration from various Chinese philosophies, myths and legends. Some styles put most of their focus into the harnessing of qi, while others concentrate on competition. The origin of Chinese martial arts hasbeen attributed to the need for self-defense, hunting techniques and military training in ancientChina. Historically, the influence of Chinese martial arts can be found in books and in the performance arts. Recently, those influences have extended to the movies and television that target a much wider audience. As a result, Chinese martial arts have spread beyond its ethnic roots and have a global appeal.听力原文Section ●A1. W: I had prepared dinner for eight people before Mary called and said that she and her husband could not make it.M: That’s all right. I am just going to tell you I have invited Tom and his girlfriend.Q: How many people are coming to the dinner?2. M: The city council has finally voted the funds to build a new high school.W: It’s about time they did it. I don’t know what took them so long.Q: What’s the woman’s opinion about the school?3. M: Now, what’s your problem, Madam?W: Oh, yes. My husband bought this yellow skirt here yesterday. It is very nice, but it’s not thecolor I want. Have you got any blue ones?Q: What does the woman want to do?4. M: Your yard is always so beautiful, Cathy. You must have a gardener.W: Oh, no. It would cost at least $50 a month to hire someone to do the work, so I do most of it myself. I enjoy taking care of the flowers, but I have to force myself to do the weeding and cut the grass.Q: What does Cathy dislike to do?5. M: I want to take the very next flight to Albany.W: Well, the very next one leaves in two hours. It goes to Jacksonville, but you can make a connection to your destination.Q: How can the man get to his destination?6. M: Prof. David, I was wondering if you could write a recommendation letter for me.W: Well, I can write one for you. But I’ll point out your limitation as well as your strength.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?7. M: Jane, I missed Prof. White’s class yesterday. Could you tell me the homework he assigned us?W: Don’t worry, Prof. White was ill and he postponed the lesson to next Monday.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8. W: Will Richard be coming to the meeting tonight?M: He’s supposed to. But in fact he won’t be back from the vacation until the day after tomorrow.Q: Where is Richard now?Conversation OneW: Good afternoon! How can I help you?M: This is the first time we travel by air and I don’t know what to do. Can you please tell me howto do this?W: Sure. First of all, you have to take your tickets and your bags to the check-in counter over there;they will take your bags and give you a card that allows you to get on the plane. You will also get a card that you can use to pick up your bags when you arrive. Next, you have to pay an airport fee. M: What is an airport fee?W: It helps pay for the airport construction. It costs about 50 yuan. When you have paid the fee, you must go through a security check. An officer will check your name on a computer and then make sure you are not bringing anything dangerous onto the plane. Your bags will go through a special machine so that the officers can see what you are bringing.M: OK, I see. What do we do after that?W: Then you can go to the gate.M: What gate?W: The boarding gate, through which you enter the plane. It’s just a door actually, and a counter where they check the card you get when you show your tickets.M: How do we know when it’s time to get on the plane?W: There will be a call about twenty minutes before your plane leaves.M: What do we need to do when we arrive?W: Nothing else except picking up your luggage.M: Thank you. That’s been very helpful.W: Not at all. Have a nice flight!Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. What does the man want to know according to the conversation?10. What do we know about the airport fee according to the conversation?11. How do passengers know when it’s time to get on the plane?Conversation TwoW: Can I help you?M: Yes. You see, I’ve bought this personal stereo at your shop three days ago. And I’m afraid it hasn’t really matched up to what I was told about it.W: I see, but what exactly is the matter?M: Well, first of all, there is this large scratch across the front of it.W: But you should have noticed that when you bought it.M: But it was inside the box, all sealed up.W: Well, I’m sorry. But it really is your responsibility to check the goods when you buy them. How are we to know that it wasn’t you who made this scratch?M: That’s ridiculous! But, anyway, it’s not the most important thing. I am really not happy aboutthis other thing.W: And what is that?M: Look, it says here that the noise from it should be undetectable by other people.W: Yes, that’s right.M: But people can hear it. And it’s really embarrassing when I take the bus or the subway.W: Well, I’m sorry. But it must be the way you’re wearing the headphones.M: What? That’s absurd! Look, I know how to put earphones in my ears! Enough for this, and now I want to know what you are going to do about it.W: Well, I suppose we could exchange it for another model if you think it’s necessary.M: Yes, I certainly do.W: Well, if I just could have the receipt…M: Yes, well, there is a slight problem about the receipt. See, I have lost it already.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. What is the man doing?13. How many complaints did the customer make about the product altogether?14. How did the customer feel when he was told that he might not have worn the headphones properly?15. On what condition could the shop exchange the product?Section ●BPassage OneDeep Springs is an American college. It is an unusual college. It is high in the White Mountains in California, not in a college town. The campus is a collection of old buildings with no beautifulclassrooms. The only college-like thing about Deep Springs is its library. Students can study from the 17,000 books 24 hours a day. The library is never crowded as there are only 24 well-qualified male students at the college. In addition, there are only five full-time professors. These teachersbelieve in the idea of this college. They need to believe in it. They do not get much money. In fact, their salaries are only about 9,000 dollars a year plus room and meals. The school gives the young teachers as well as the students something more im portant than money. “Th ere is no place likeDeep Springs,”says a second-year student from New York State. “Most colleges today are muchthe same but Deep Springs is not afraid to be different.”He says that students at his college are in a situation quite unlike in the other school. Students are there to learn and they cannot run away from problems. There is no place to escape to. At most colleges, students can close their book and go to a film. They can go out to restaurants or to parties. Deep Springs students have completely different alternatives. They can talk to each other or to their teachers. Another possible activity isto go to the library to study. They might decide to do some work. The students who don’t want todo any of these activities can go for a walk in the desert. Deep Springs is far from the world of restaurants and cinemas. There is not even a television set on campus.Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What is the total number of books kept in the library of Deep Springs College?17. What is true of the campus of Deep Springs College?18. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?19. What can students at Deep Springs do in their spare time?Passage TwoAre you afraid to raise your hand in class, even when you know the answer? If you are, mostpeople would say that you’re shy.If you feel shy, you’re not alone. Nine out of ten people are at least a little shy. But however shy you are, scientific evidence seems to show that it isn’t your fault. You may have been born thatway.How do psychologists measure shyness? One way is by observation. They keep detailed recordsof people’s actions─like how often these people speak to others, or how long it takes someone tosay hello to a stranger.Another way to measure shyness is to ask people questions. The test only takes about 10 minutes. It asks questions like “Do you like going out a lot?” and “Do you have many friends?” People must answer either yes or no. These questions can predict how people actually behave in social situations. Suppose the test tells you that someone is shy. Chances are good that that person will act shyly.When scientists measure shyness, they’re really comparing degrees of shyness. In other words,when researchers say people are shy, they really mean they are shyer than others.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. Why does the speaker say that it isn’t a fault to be shy?21. What is one of the ways suggested by psychologists for measuring shyness?22. What is the purpose of the psychologists in asking questions?Passage ThreeThe British Broadcasting Corporation is rejecting more and more candidates applying for jobs, because they suffer from hearing loss. And this is due to a wide use of personal stereo systems. According to officials at the corporation, about three per cent of them fail to win jobs for thisreason. The figure indicates that people suffering from hearing defects are more common than a decade ago.Candidates applying for jobs at the British Broadcasting Corporation have always had hearing tests, but the techniques for such tests were not standardized until five years ago. The corporation says officially that there is no proof to link personal stereos with hearing disabilities, but frequentexposure to high level of sounds can diminish a person’s understanding of speech. That will ruleout his chances of being an engineer taking care of sound quality in recording.So experts are now calling for manufactures of personal stereos to provide a warning light. It flashes when the sound is too loud. One British manufacturer accepted this suggestion. And this manufacturer has made a device which switches itself off when the level of sound is too high. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. Why do more and more candidates fail to get jobs at the British Broadcasting Corporation?24. When did the hearing test techniques become standardized?25. What suggestions did the experts make to stereo manufactures?。
2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案(共三套)
2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第一套）Reading comprehension Section A Innovation, the elixir (灵丹妙药) of progress, has always cost people their jobs. In the Industrial Revolution hand weavers were ___36___ aside by the mechanical loom. Over the past 30 years the digital revolution has ___37___ many of the mid-skill jobs that underpinned 20th-century middle-class life. Typists, ticket agents, bank tellers and many production-line jobs have been dispensed with, just as the weavers were. For those who believe that technological progress has made the world a better place, such disruption is a natural part of rising ___38___. Although innovation kills some jobs, it creates new and better ones, as a more ___39___ society becomes richer and its wealthier inhabitants demand more goods and services. A hundred years ago one in three American workers was ___40___ on a farm. Today less than 2% of them produce far more food. The millions freed from the land were not rendered ___41___, but found better-paid work as the economy grew more sophisticated. Today the pool of secretaries has___42___, but there are ever more computer programmers and web designers. Optimism remains the right starting-point, but for workers the dislocating effects of technology may make themselves evident faster than its ___43___. Even if new jobs and wonderful products emerge, in the short term income gaps will widen, causing huge social dislocation and perhaps even changing politics. Technology's ___44___ will feel like a tornado (旋风), hitting the rich world first, but ___45___ sweeping through poorer countries too. No government is prepared for it.Section BWhy the Mona Lisa Stands Out[A] Have you ever fallen for a novel and been amazed not to find it on lists of great books? Or walked around a sculpture renowned as a classic, struggling to see what the fuss is about? If so, you‟ve probably pondered the question Cutting asked himself that day: how does a work of art come to be considered great?[B] The intuitive answer is that some works of art are just great: of intrinsically superior quality. The paintings that win prime spots in galleries, get taught in classes and reproduced in books are the ones that have proved their artistic value over time. If you can‟t see they‟re superior, that‟s your problem. It‟s an intimidatingly neat explanation. But some social scientists have been asking awkward questions of it, raising the possibility that artistic canons are little more than fossilised historical accidents.[C] Cutting, a professor at Cornell Univer sity, wondered if a psychological mechanism known as the “mere-exposure effect” played a role in deciding which paintings rise to the top of the cultural league. Cutting designed an experiment to test his hunch. Over a lecture course he regularly showed undergraduates works of impressionism for two seconds at a time. Some of the paintings were canonical, included in art-history books. Others were lesser known but of comparable quality. These were exposed four times as often. Afterwards, the students preferred them to the canonical works, while a control group of students liked the canonical ones best. Cutting‟s students had grown to like those paintings more simply because they had seen them more.[D] Cutting believes his experiment offers a clue as to how canons are formed. He points out that the most reproduced works of impressionism today tend to have been bought by five or six wealthy and influential collectors in the late 19th century. The preferences of these men bestowed prestige on certain works, which made the works more likely to be hung in galleries and printed in anthologies. The fame passed down the years, gaining momentum from mere exposure as it did so. The more people were exposed to, the more they liked it, and the more they liked it, the more it appeared in books, on posters and in big exhibitions. Meanwhile, academics and critics created sophisticated justifications for its pre-eminence. After all, it‟s not just the masses who tend to rate what they see more often more highly. As contemporary artists like Warhol and Damien Hirst have grasped, critical acclaim is deeply entwined with publicity. “Scholars”, Cutting argues, “are no different from the public in the effects of mere exposure.”[E] The process described by Cutting evokes a princi ple that the sociologist Duncan Watts calls “cumulative advantage”: once athing becomes popular, it will tend to become more popular still. A few years ago, Watts, who is employed by Microsoft to study the dynamics of social networks, had a similar experience to Cutting in another Paris museum. After queuing to see the “Mona Lisa” in its climate-controlled bulletproof box at the Louvre, he came away puzzled: why was it considered so superior to the three other Leonardos in the previous chamber, to which nobody seemed to be paying the slightest attention?[F] When Watts looked into the history of “the greatest painting of all time”, he discovered that, for most of its life, the “Mona Lisa” remained in relative obscurity. In the 1850s, Leonardo da Vinci was considered no match for giants of Renaissance art like Titian and Raphael, whose works were worth almost ten times as much as the “Mona Lisa”. It was only in the 20th century that Leonardo‟s portrait of his patron‟s wife rocketed to the number-one spot. W hat propelled it there wasn‟t a scholarly re-evaluation, but a theft.[G] In 1911 a maintenance worker at the Louvre walked out of the museum with the “Mona Lisa” hidden under his smock. Parisians were aghast at the theft of a painting to which, until then, they had paid little attention. When the museum reopened, people queued to see the gap where the “Mona Lisa” had once hung in a way they had never done for the painting itself. From then on, the “Mona Lisa” came to represent Western culture itself.[H] Although many have tried, it does seem improbable that the painting‟s unique status can be attributed entirely to the qua lity of its brushstrokes. It has been said that the subject‟s eyes follow the viewer around the room. But as the painting‟s biogra pher, Donald Sassoon, dryly notes, “In reality the effect can be obtained from any portrait.” Duncan Watts proposes that the “Mona Lisa” is merely an extreme example of a general rule. Paintings, poems and pop songs are buoyed or sunk by random events or preferences that turn into waves of influence, rippling down the generations.[I] “Saying that cultural objects have value,” Brian Eno once wrote, “is like saying that telephones have conversations.” Nea rly all the cultural objects we consume arrive wrapped in inherited opinion; our preferences are always, to some extent, someone else‟s. Visitors to the “Mona Lisa” know they are about to visit the greatest work of art ever and come away appropriately impressed—or let down. An audience at a performance of “Hamlet” know it is regarded as a work of genius, so that is what they mostly see. Watts even calls the pre-eminence of Shakespeare a “historical accident”.[J] Although the rigid high-low distinction fell apart in the 1960s, we still use culture as a badg e of identity. Today‟s fashion for eclecticism—“I love Bach, Abba and Jay Z”—is, Shamus Khan , a Columbia University psychologist, argues, a new way for the middle class to distinguish themselves from what they perceive to be the narrow tastes of those beneath them in the social hierarchy. [K] The intrinsic quality of a work of art is starting to seem like its least important attribute. But perhaps it‟s more significant than our social scientists allow. First of all, a work needs a certain quality to be eligible to be swept to the top of the pile. The “Mona Lisa” may not be a worthy world champion, but it was in the Louvre in the first place, and not by accident. Secondly, some stuff is simply better than other stuff. Read “Hamlet” after reading even the gr eatest of Shakespeare‟scontemporaries, and the difference may strike you as unarguable.[L] A study in the British Journal of Aesthetics suggests that the exposure effect doesn‟t work the same way on everything, a nd points to a different conclusion about how canons are formed. The social scientists are right to say that we should be a little skeptical of greatness, and that we should always look in the next room. Great art and mediocrity can get confused, even by experts. But that‟s why we need to see, and read, as much as we can. The more we‟re exposed to the good and the bad, the better we are at telling the difference. The eclecticists have it.46. According to Duncan Watts, the superiority of the "Mona Lisa" to Leonardo's other works resulted from the cumulative advantage.47. Some social scientists have raised doubts about the intrinsic value of certain works of art.48. It is often random events or preferences that determine the fate of a piece of art.49. In his experiment, Cutting found that his subjects liked lesser known works better than canonical works because of more exposure.50. The author thinks the greatness of an art work still lies in its intrinsic value.51. It is true of critics as well as ordinary people that the popularity of artistic works is closely associated with publicity.52. We need to expose ourselves to more art and literature in order to tell the superior from the inferior.53. A study of the history of the greatest paintings suggests even a great work of art could experience years of neglect.54. Culture is still used as a mark to distinguish one social class from another.55. Opinions about and preferences for cultural objects are often inheritable.Section C Passage OneWhen the right person is holding the right job at the right moment, that person's influence is greatly expanded. That is the position in which Janet Yellen, who is expected to be confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) in January, now finds herself. If you believe, as many do, that unemployment is the major economic and social concern of our day, then it is no stretch to think Yellen is the most powerful person in the world right now.Throughout the 2008 financial crisis and the recession and recovery that followed, central banks have taken on the role of stimulators of last resort, holding up the global economy with vast amounts of money in the form of asset buying. Yellen, previously a Fed vice chair, was one of the principal architects of the Fed's $3.8 trillion money dump. A star economist known for her groundbreaking work on labor markets, Yeilen was a kind of prophetess early on in the crisis for her warnings about the subprime（次级债）meltdown. Now it will be her job to get the Fed and the markets out of the biggest and most unconventional monetary program in history without derailing the fragile recovery.The good news is that Yellen, 67, is particularly well suited to meet these challenges. She has a keen understanding of financial markets, an appreciation for their imperfections and a strong belief that human suffering was more related to unemployment than anything else.Some experts worry that Yellen will be inclined to chase unemployment to the neglect of inflation. But with wages still relatively flat and the economy increasingly divided between the well-off and the long-term unemployed' more people worry about the opposite, deflation（通货紧缩）that would aggravate the economy's problems.Either way, the incoming Fed chief will have to walk a fine line in slowly ending the stimulus. It must be steady enough to deflate bubbles（去泡沫）and bring markets back down to earth but not so quick that it creates another credit crisis.Unlike many past Fed leaders, Yellen is not one to buy into the finance industry's argument that it should be left alone to regulate itself. She knows all along the Fed has been too slack on regulation of finance.Yellen is likely to address right after she pushes unemployment below 6%, stabilizes markets and makes sure that the recovery is more inclusive and robust. As Princeton Professor Alan Blinder says' "She's smart as a whip, deeply logical, willing to argue but also a good listener. She can persuade without creating hostility." AH those traits will be useful as the global economy's new power player takes on its most annoying problems.56. What do many people think is the biggest problem facing Janet Yellen?A) Lack of money. B) Subprime crisis. C) Unemployment. D) Social instability.57. What did Yellen help the Fed do to tackle the 2008 financial crisis?A) Take effective measures to curb inflation. B) Deflate the bubbles in the American economy.C) Formulate policies to help financial institutions.D) Pour money into the market through asset buying.58. What is a greater concern of the general public?A) Recession. B) Deflation. C) Inequality. D) Income.59. What is Yellen likely to do in her position as the Fed chief?A) Develop a new monetary program. B) Restore public confidence.C) Tighten financial regulation. D) Reform the credit system.60. How does Alan Blinder portray Yellen?A) She possesses strong persuasive power. B) She has confidence in what she is doing.C) She is one of the world's greatest economists. D) She is the most powerful Fed chief in history.Passage TwoAir pollution is deteriorating in many places around the world. The fact that public parks in cities become crowded as soon as the sun shines proves that people long to breathe in green, open spaces. They do not all know what they are seeking but they flock there, nevertheless. And, in these surroundings, they are generally both peaceful and peaceable. It is rare to see people fighting in a garden. Perhaps struggle unfolds first, not at an economic or social level, but over the appropriation of air, essential to life itself. If human beings can breathe and share air, they don't need to struggle with one another.Unfortunately, in our western tradition, neither materialist nor idealist theoreticians give enough consideration to this basiccondition for life. As for politicians, despite proposing curbs on environmental pollution, they have not yet called for it to be made a crime. Wealthy countries are even allowed to pollute if they pay for it.But is our life worth anything other than money? The plant world shows us in silence what faithfulness to life consists of. It also helps us to a new beginning, urging us to care for our breath, not only at a vital but also at a spiritual level. The interdependence to which we must pay the closest attention is that which exists between ourselves and the plant world. Often described as "the lungs of the planet", the woods that cover the earth offer us the gift of breathable air by releasing oxygen. But their capacity to renew the air polluted by industry has long reached its limit. If we lack the air necessary for a healthy life, it is because we have filled it with chemicals and undercut the ability of plants to regenerate it. As we know, rapid deforestation combined with the massive burning of fossil fuels is an explosive recipe for an irreversible disaster.The fight over the appropriation of resources will lead the entire planet to hell unless humans learn to share life, both with each other and with plants. This task is simultaneously ethical and political because it can be discharged only when each takes it upon herself or himself and only when it is accomplished together with others. The lesson taught by plants is that sharing life expands and enhances the sphere of the living, while dividing life into so-called natural or human resources diminishes it. We must come to view the air, the plants and ourselves as the contributors to the preservation of life and growth, rather than a web of quantifiable objects or productive potentialities at our disposal. Perhaps then we would finally begin to live, rather than being concerned with bare survival.61. What does the author assume might be the primary reason that people would struggle with each other?A) To get their share of clean air. B) To pursue a comfortable life.C) To gain a higher social status. D) To seek economic benefits.62. What does the author accuse western politicians of?A) Depriving common people of the right to clean air.B) Giving priority to theory rather than practical action.C) Offering preferential treatment to wealthy countries.D) Failing to pass laws to curb environmental pollution.63. What does the author try to draw our closest attention to?A) The massive burning of fossil fuels. B) Our relationship to the plant world.C) The capacity of plants to renew polluted air. D) Large-scale deforestation across the world. 64. How can human beings accomplish the goal of protecting the planet according to the author?A) By showing respect for plants. B) By preserving all forms of life.C) By tapping all natural resources. D) By pooling their efforts together.65. What does the author suggest we do in order not just to survive?A) Expand the sphere of living. B) Develop nature's potentials.C) Share life with nature. D) Allocate the resources.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)中国传统的待客之道要求饭菜丰富多样，让客人吃不完。
2015年12月英语六级考试模拟试卷及答案（8）
A) metropolitan area
B) deep space exploration
C) programs about entertainment and news
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
Television is one of today's most powerful and widespread means of mass communication. It directly influences our lives on both a short and long term basis; it brings worldwide situations into our homes; it affords extensive opportunities for acquiring higher education; and it performs these tasks in a convenient yet effective manner. We are all aware of the popularly accepted applications of television, particularly those relative to entertainment and news broadcasting.
D) remote areas
22.Which of the following statements is true in the eyes of the writer?
2015年12月大学英语六级考试(CET-6)真题及答案(全三套)
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)Part I Writing(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picturebelow. You should focus on the impact of social networking websites on reading.You arereauired to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words._______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Part IIListening Comprehension(30 minutes)听力音频地址：/englishlistening/CET6/zhenti/2016-05-28/427638.htmlSection 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. Thenmark the eorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1. A. The restaurant offers some specials each day.B. The restaurant is known for its food varieties.C. The dressing makes the mixed salad very inviting.D. The woman should mix the ingredients thoroughly.2. A. He took over the firm from Mary.C. He failed to foresee major problems.B. He is running a successful business.D. He is opening a new consulting firm.3. A. Someone should be put in charge of office supplies.B. The man can leave the discs in the office cabinet.C. The man may find the supplies in the cabinet.D. The printer in the office has run out of paper.4.A. He has to use a magnifying glass to see clearly.B. The woman can use his glasses to read.C. He has the dictionary the woman wants.D. The dictionary is not of much help to him.5.A. Redecorating her office.B. Majoring in interior design.C. Seeking professional advice.D. Adding some office furniture.6.A. Problems in port management.B. Improvement of port facilities.C. Delayed shipment of goods.D. Shortage of container ships.7.A. Their boss.B. A colleague.C. Their workload.D. A coffee machine.8.A. Call the hotel manager for help.B. Postpone the event until a later date.C. Hold the banquet at a different place.D. Get an expert to correct the error.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9.A. He shares some of the household duties.B. He often goes back home late for dinner.C. He cooks dinner for the family occasionally.D. He dines out from time to time with friends.10.A. To take him to dinner.B. To talk about a budget plan.C. To discuss an urgent problem.D. To pass on an important message.11. A. Foreign investors are losing confidence in India's economy.B. Many multinational enterprises are withdrawing from India.C. There are wild fluctuations in the international money market.D. There is a sharp increase in India's balance of payment deficit. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A. They have unrealistic expectations about the other half.B. They may not be prepared for a lifelong relationship.C. They form a more realistic picture of life.D. They try to adapt to their changing roles.13. A. He is lucky to have visited many exotic places.B. He is able to forget all the troubles in his life.C. He is able to meet many interesting people.D. He is lucky to be able to do what he loves.14.A. It is stressful.B. It is full of tim.C. It is all glamour.D. It is challenging15. A. Bothered.B. Amazed.C. Puzzled.D. Excited.Section BDirections : In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hearsome questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear 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 I with a single linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A. Maintain the traditional organizational culture.B. Learn new ways of relating and working together.C. Follow closely the fast development of technology.D. Learn to be respectful in a hierarchical organization.17. A. How the team integrates with what it is supposed to serve.B. How the team is built to keep improving its performance.C. What type of personnel the team should be composed of.D. What qualifications team members should be equipped with.18. A. A team manager must set very clear and high objectives.B. Teams must consist of members from different cultures.C. Team members should be knowledgeable and creative.D. A team manager should develop a certain set of skills.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A. It is a platform for sharing ideas on teaching at the University of Illinois.B. It was mainly used by scientists and technical people to exchange text.C. It started off as a successful program but was unable to last long.D. It is a program allowing people to share information on the Web.20. A. He visited a number of famous computer scientists.B. He met with an entrepreneur named Jim Clark.C. He sold a program developed by his friends.D. He invested in a leading computer business.21.A. They had confidence in his new ideas.B. They trusted his computer expertise.C. They were very keen on new technology.D. They believed in his business connections.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A. Prestige advertising.B. Institutional advertising.C. Wordofmouth advertising.D. Distributing free trial products.23.A. To sell a particular product.B. To build up their reputation.C. To promote a specific service.D. To attract high-end consumers.24. A. By using the services of large advertising agencies.B. By hiring their own professional advertising staff.C. By buying media space in leading newspapers.D. By creating their own ads and commericais.25.A. Decide on what specific means of communication to employ.B. Conduct a large-scale survey on customer needs.C. Specify the objectives of the campaign in detail.D. Pre-test alternative ads or commercials in certain regions.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hoar a passage three times. When the passage is read for thofirst time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When tho passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in tho blanks with the exact words you have justhoard. Finally, when tho passage is read for the third time, you should chock what youhave written.Extinction is difficult concept to grasp. It is an26concept. It's not at all like the killing ofindividual lifeforms that can be renewedthrough normal processes of reproduction. Nor is it simply27numbers. Nor is it damage that can somehow be remedied or for which some substitute can beound. Nor is it something that simply affects our own generation. Nor is it something that could beremedied by some supernatural power. It is rather an28and final act for which there is no remedyon earth or in heaven. A species once extinct is gone forever. However many generations29us incoming centuries, none of them will ever see this species that we extinguish.Not only are we bringing about the extinction of life30, we are also making the land and theair and the sea so toxic that the very conditions of life are being destroyed.31basic naturalresources, not only are the nonrenewable resources being32in a frenzy ( 疯狂) of processing,consuming, and33, but we are also mining much of our renewable resources, such as the verysoil itself on which terrestrial (地球上的) life depends.The change that is taking place on the earth and in our minds is one of the greatest changes ever totake place in human affairs, perhaps the greatest, since what we are talking about is not simply anotherhistorical change or cultural34, but a change of geological and biological as well as psychologicalorder of35Part III Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one wordfor each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read thopassage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter. Please mark tho corresponding letter for each item on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through tho centre. You may not use any of tho words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. It seems to be a law in the technology industry that leading companies eventually lose theirpositions, often quickly and brutally.Mobile phone champion Nokia, one of Europe's biggesttechnology success stories, was no36, losing its market share in just a few years.In 2007, Nokia accounted for more than 40% of mobile phone sales37But consumers' preferences were already38toward touch-screen smartphones. With the introduction of Apple'siPhone in the middle of that year, Nokia's market share39rapidly and revenue plunged. By theend of 2013, Nokia had sold its phone business to Microsoft.What sealed Nokia's fate was a series of decisions made by Stephen Elop in his position asCEO,which he40in October 2010. Each day that Elop spent in charge of Nokia, the company's marketvalue declined by $ 23 million, making him, by the numbers, one of the worst CEOs in history. But Elop was not the only person at41Nokia's board resisted change, making it impossiblefor the company to adapt to rapid shifts in the industry. Most42, Jorma Ollila, who had ledNokia's transition from an industrial company to a technology giant, was too fascinated by thecompany's43success to recognize the change that was needed to sustain its competitiveness. The company also embarked on a44cost-cutting program, which included the elimination of which hadmotivated employees to take risks and make miracles. Good leaders left the company, taking Nokia'ssense of vision and directions with them. Not surprisingly, much of Nokia's most valuable design andprogramming talent left as well.A)assumed I) previousB. bias J) relayedC. desperateK) shiftingD. deteriorationL) shrankE) exceptionM) subtleF) faultN) transmittingG) incidentallyO) worldwideH) notablySection BDirections : In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraphfrom which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by .marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2. First-Generation College-Goers: Unprepared and Behind Kids who are the first in their families to brave the world of higher education come on campus withlittle academic know—how and are much more likely than their peers to drop out before graduation.[ A] When Nijay Williams entered college last fall as a first—generation student and Jamaican immigrant,he was academically unprepared for the rigors of higher education. Like many first—generationstudents, he enrolled in a medium-sized state university many of his high school peers were alsoattending, received a Pell Grant, and took out some small federal loans to cover other costs.Given the high price of room and board and the closeness of the school to his family, he chose tolive at home and worked between 30 and 40 hours a week while taking a full class schedule. [ B] What Nijay didn't realize about his school—Tennessee State University—was its frighteningly lowgraduation rate: a mere 29 percent for its first-generation students. At the end of his first year,Nijay lost his Pell Grant of over $ 5,000 after narrowly missing the 2.0 GPA cut-off, making itimpossible for him to continue paying for school.[ C ]Nijay represents a large and growing group of Americans: first—generation college students whoenter school unprepared or behind. To make matters worse, these schools are ill-equipped tograduate these students—young adults who face specific challenges and obstacles. They typicallycarry financial burdens that outweigh those of their peers, are more likely to work while attendingschool, and often require significant academic remediation (补习).[ D ] Matt Rubinoff directs I'm First, a nonprofit organization launched last October to reach out to thisspecific population of students. He hopes to distribute this information and helpprospectivecollege-goers fmd the best post-secondary fit. And while Rubinoff believes there are a goodnumber of four—year schools that truly care about these students and set aside significant resourcesand programs for them, he says that number isn't high enough.[ E ] "It's not only the selective and elite institutions that provide those opportunities for a small subsetof this population," Rubinoff said, adding that a majority of first-generation undergraduates tendtoward options such as online programs, two—year colleges, and commuter state schools. "Unfortunately, there tends to be a lack of information and support to help students think biggerand broader. "[ F] Despite this problem, many students are still drawn to these institutions--and two-year schools inparticular. As a former high school teacher, I saw students choose familiar, cheaper options yearafter year. Instead of skipping out on higher education altogether, they chose community collegesor state schools with low bars for admittance.[ G]"They underestimate themselves when selecting a university,"said Dave Jarrat, a marketingexecutive for Inside Track, a for—profit organization that specializes in coaching low-income studentsand supporting colleges in order to help students thrive. "The reality of it is that a lot of low-incomekids could be going to elite tufiversities on a full ride scholarship and don't even realize it. "[ H] "Many students are coming from a situation where no one around them has the experience ofsuccessfully completing higher education, so they are coming in questioning themselves and theircollege worthiness," Jarrat continued. That helps explain why, as I'm First's Rubinoff indicated,the schools to which these students end up resorting can end up being some of the poorestmatches for them. The University of Tennessee in Knoxville offers one example of this dilemma. Aflagship university in the South, the school graduates just 16 percent of its first—generationstudents, despite its overall graduation rate of 71 percent. Located only a few hours apart, TheUniversity of Tennessee and Tennessee State are worth comparing. Tennessee State's overallgraduation rate is a tiny 39 percent, but at least it has a smaller gap between the outcomes forfirst—generat.ion students and those of their peers.[I] Still, the University of Tennessee deserves credit for being transparent. Many large institutionskeep this kind of data secret—or at least make it incredibly difficult to find The University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill, for instance, admits only that the graduation rate for its first—generation pupils is "much lower" than the percentage of all students who graduate within fouryears (81 percent).[J] It is actually quite difficult to fred reliable statistics on the issue for many schools.Highereducation institutions are, under federal law, required to report graduation rates, but thesereports typically only include Pell recipient numbers—not necessarily rates specific to fLrst—generation students. Other initiatives fail to break down the data, too. Imagine how intimidating itcan be for prospecitive students unfamiliar with the complexities of higher education to navigatethis kind of information and then identify which schools are the best fit.[ K] It was this lack of information that prompted the launch of I'm First in 2013, originally as an annof its umbrella organization, the Center For Student Opportunity."If we can help to directstudents to more of these types of campuses and help students to understand them to be realisticand accessible places, have them apply to these schools at greater frequency and ultimately get inand enroll, we are going to raise the success rate," Rubinoff said, citing a variety of collegesranging from large state institutions to smaller private schools.[ L] Chelsea Jones, who now directs student programming at I'm First, was a first—generation college student at Howard. Like other student new to the intimidating higher—education world, she often struggled on her path to college, "There wasn't really a college—bound cnlture at my high school," she said. "I wanted to go to college but I didn't really know the process. " Jones became involved with a college—access program through Princeton University in high school. Now, she attributesmuch of her understanding of college to that: "But once I got to campus, it was a completely different ball game that no one really prepared me for. "[ M] She was fortunate, though. Howard, a well—regarded historically black college, had an array of resources for its first—generation students, including matching kids with counselors, comecting first—generation students to one another, and TRIO, a national program that supported 200 students onHoward's campus. Still, Jones represents a small percentage of first-generation students who areable to gain entry into more elite universities, which are often known for robust financial aidpackages and remarkably high graduation rates for first—generation students.(Harvard, for example, boasts a six—year graduation rate for underrepresented minority groups of 98 percent. ) [ N]Christian Vazquez, a first—generation Yale graduate, is another exception, his success story settinghim far apart from students such as Nijay. "There is a lot of support at Yale, to an extent, after awhile, there is too much support," he said, half—joking about the countless resources available atthe school. Students are placed in small groups with counselors ( trained seniors on campus) ;they have access to cultural and ethnic affinity (联系) groups, tutoring centers and also have asummer orientation specifically for first—generation students ( the latter being one of the mostcommon programs for students).[ O]"Our support structure was more like : ' You are going to get through Yale; you are going to dowell,' " he said, hinting at mentors (导师), staff, and professors who all provided significantsupport for students who lacked confidence about "belonging" at such a top institution.46. Many first—generation college—goers have doubts about their abilities to get a college degree.47. First—generation college students tend to have much heavier financial burdens than their peers.48. The graduation rate of first—generation students at Nijay's university was incredibly low.49. Some top institutions like Yale seem to provide first—generation students with more support than they actually need.50. On entering college, Nijay Williams had no idea how challenging college education was.51. Many universities simply refuse to release their exact graduation rates for first-generation students.52. According to a marketing executive, many students from low-income families don't know they could have a chance of going to an elite university.53. Some elite universities attach great importance to building up the first—generation students' serf—confidence.54. I'm First distributes information to help first-generation college-goers find schools that are most suitable for them.55. Elite universities tend to graduate fn'st-generation students at a higher rate.Section CDirections: 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. andD . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.Saying they can no longer ignore the rising prices of health care, some of the most influentialmedical groups in the nation are recommending that doctors weigh the costs, not just the effectivenessof treatments, as they make decisions about patient care.The shift, little noticed outside the medical establishment but already controversial inside it,suggests that doctors are starting to redefine their roles, from being concerned exclusively aboutindividual patients to exerting influence on how healthcare dollars are spent. In practical terms, the new guidelines being developed could result in doctors choosing one drugover another for cost reasons or even deciding that a particular treatment—at the end of life, forexample—is too expensive. In the extreme, some critics have said that making treatment decisionsbased on cost is a form of rationing. Traditionally, guidelines have heavily influenced the practice of medicine, and the latest ones areexpected to make doctors more conscious of the economic consequences of their decisions, eventhough there's no obligation to follow them. Medical society guidelines are also used by insurancecomoanies to help determine reimbursement (报销) policies. Some doctors see a potential conflict in trying to be both providers of patient care and fmancial Overseers."There should be forces in society who should be concerned about the budget, but they shouldn'tbe functioning simultaneously as doctors," said Dr. Martin Samuels at a Boston hospital. He saiddoctors risked losing the trust of patients if they told patients, "I'm not going to do what I think is bestfor you because I think it's bad for the healthcare budget in Massachusetts. " Doctors can face some grim trade—offs. Studies have shown, for example, that two drugs are about equally effective in treating macular degeneration, and eye disease. But one costs $ 50 a dose and theother close to $ 2,000. Medicare could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year if everyone used thecheaper drug, Avastin, instead of the costlier one, Lucentis. But the Food and Drug Administration has not approved Avastin for use in the eye. and using itrather than the alternative, Lucentis, might carry an additional, although slight, safety risk. Shoulddoctors consider Medicare's budget in deciding what to use?"I think ethically (在道德层面上) we are just worried about the patient in front of us and nottrying to save money for the insurance industry or society as a whole," said Dr. Donald Jensen. Still, some analysts say that there's a role for doctors to play in cost analysis because not manyothers are doing so. "In some ways," said Dr. Daniel Sulmasy, "it represents a failure of wider societyto take up the issue. "56. What do some most influential medical groups recommend doctors do?A. Reflect on the responsibilities they are supposed to take.B. Pay more attention to the effectiveness of their treatments.C. Take costs into account when making treatment decisions.D. Readjust their practice in view of the cuts in health care.57. What were doctors mainly concerned about in the past?A. Specific medicines to be used.B. Effects of medical treatment.C. Professional advancement.D. Patients' trust.58. What may the new guidelines being developed lead to?A. The redefining of doctors' roles.B. Overuse of less effective medicines.C. Conflicts between doctors and patients.D. The prolonging of patients' suffering.59. What risk do doctors see in their dual role as patient care providers and financial overseers?A. They may be involved in a conflict of interest.B. They may be forced to divide their attention.C. They may have to use less effective drugs.D. They may lose the respect of patients.60. What do some experts say about doctors' involvement in medical cost analysis?A. It may add to doctors' already heavy workloads.B. It will help to save money for society as a whole.C. It results from society's failure to tackle the problem.D. It raises doctors' awareness of their social responsibilities.Passage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.Economic inequality is the "defining challenge of our time," President Barack Obama declared in aspeech last month to the Center for American Progress. Inequality is dangerous, he argued, not merelybecause it doesn't look good to have a large gap between the rich and the poor, but because inequalityitself destroys upward mobility, making it harder for the poor to escape from poverty. "Increasedinequality and decreasing mobility pose a fundamental threat to the American Dream," he said. Obama is only the most prominent public figure to declare inequality Public Enemy No. 1 and thegreatest threat to reducing poverty in America. A number of prominent economists have also arguedthat it's harder for the poor to climb the economic ladder today because the rungs (横档) in that ladderhave grown farther apart.For all the new attention devoted to the 1 percent, a new damset from the Equality of OpportunityProject at Harvard and Berkeley suggests that, if we care about upward mobility overall, we're vastlyexaggerating the dangers of the rich—poor gap. Inequality itself is not a particularly strong predictor ofeconomic mobility, as sociologist Scott Winship noted in a recent article based on his analysis of this data. So what factors, at the community level, do predict if poor children will move up the economicladder as adtdts? what explains, for instance, why the Salt Lake City metro area is one of the 100largest metropolitan areas most likely to lift the fortunes of the poor and the Atlanta metro area is oneof the least likely?Harvard economist Raj Cherty has pointed to economic and racial segregation, community density,the size of a community's middle class, the quality of schools, commtmity religiosity, and familystructure, which he calls the "single strongest correlate of upward mobility. " Chetty finds thatcommunities like Salt Lake City, with high levels of two-parent families and religiosity, are much morelikely to see poor children get ahead than communities like Atlanta, with high levels of racial andeconomic segregation. Chetty has not yet issued a comprehensive analysis of the relative predictive power of each of thesefactors. Based on my analyses of the data. of the factors thatChetty has highlighted, the followingthree seem to be most predictive of upward mobility in a given community:1. Per-capita (人均) income growth2. Prevalence of single mothers ( where correlation is strong, but negative)3. Per-capita local government spending In other words, communities with high levels of per-capita income growth, high percentages oftwo-parent families, and high local government spending-which may stand for good schools-are themost likely to help poor children relive Horatio Alger's rags-to-riches story.61. How does Obama view economic inequality?A. It is the biggest obstacle to social mobility.B. It is the greatest threat to social stability.C. It is the No. 1 enemy of income growth.D. It is the most malicious social evil of our time.62. What do we learn about the inequality gap from Scott Winship's data analysis?A. It is fast widening across most parts of America.B. It is not a reliable indicator of economic mobility.C. It is not correctly interpreted.D. It is overwhelmingly ignored.63. Compared with Atlanta, metropolitan Salt Lake City is said toA. have placed religious beliefs above party politicsB. have bridged the gap between the rich and the poorC. offer poor children more chances to climb the social ladderD. suffer from higher levels of racial and economic segregation64. What is strongly correlated with social mobility according to economist Raj Cherty?A. Family structure.B. Racial equality.C. School education.D. Community density.65. What does the author seem to suggest?A. It is important to increase the size of the middle class.B. It is highly important to expand the metropolitan areas.C. It is most imperative to focus our efforts on the elimination of income inequality.D. It is better to start from the community to help poor children move up the social ladder.Part IVTranslation(30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese intoEnglish. You shou write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.在中国，父母总是竭力帮助孩子，甚至为孩子做重要决定，而不管孩子想要什么，因为他们相信这样做是为孩子好。
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析(一)
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(一)2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(一) Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions： For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the impact of social networking websites on reading. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.My favorite book is Facebook *.”Facebook is the name of a social networking website.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。
2015年12月六级考试模拟试卷及答案(3)
大学英语四六级考试/模拟试题2015年12月六级考试模拟试卷及答案（3）Part I Writing.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Civil Servant Test Craze. Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.听力题：1、A.She thinks the exercise is easy.B.She can't solve the exercise either.C.She can help the man with the exercise.D.She hasn't tried to solve the exercise yet.2、A.Buy a newspaper.B.Take a trip in the summer.C.Put an ad in a newspaper.D.Go to the interviewer's office.3、A.The man must be a very slow driver.B.She did a lot of walking in Florida.C.The man should have spent less time in FloridaD.She got to Florida long before the man did. 4、A.Look for the umbrella in the theater.B.Ask the ticket seller about the umbrella.C.Buy another ticket for the show.D.Go back to her chair to get the umbrella.5、A.Both of the activities aren't very good.B.He has no interest in doing exercise.C.They should choose a different activity.D.It doesn't matter which activity to choose.6、A.Wash fewer clothes at a time.e a different washing machine.C.Try to repair the washing machine first,D.Wash his clothes by hand.7、A.She is going to drop the class too.B.She doesn't know how to swim.C.It took her a long time to learn to swim.D.She teaches swimming,8、A.He'll give the woman a few prescriptions right away.B.He'll be away from the office for one or two days.C.The woman doesn't need anything for her cough.D.The woman should continue taking the medicine. Conversation One.听材料，回答下列问题：9、A.Her apartment is too far from the campus.B.Her apartment needs a lot of repair work.C.She's having trouble with the owner of the apartmentD.Her roommate won't share expenses.10、A.Because the girls didn't pay their rent on time.B.Because she couldn't find anyone to repair the dishwasher.C.Because she had to buy a new dishwasher.D.Because paula had some repairs done without her permission.11、A.Because he has some knowledge of the law,B.Because he once had the same problem.C.Because he is a friend of the owner.D.Because he can bring a lawsuit against the owner. Conversation Two.听材料，回答下列各题：12、A.There aren't enough cabinetsB.There is too much noise.C.Office supplies are taking up space.D.Some teaching assistants don't have desks.13、A.To chat with him socially.B.To get help with the course.C.To hand in their assignments.D.To practise giving interviews,14、A.They'd have to get permission.B.Jack wouldn't like it,C.She thinks it might work.D.Other assistants should be consulted15、A.Give Jack a different office,plain to the department head.C.Move the supplies to the storage room.D.Try to get a room to use for meetings.Passage One.听材料，回答下列各题：16、A.Because of its shape.B.Because of its skin.C.Because of its size.D.Because of its behavior.17、A.How sea animals manage to exist,B.How large sea animals can be.C.How frightening the squid is,D.How little is known about the sea.18、A.Why it is difficult to use aerial photographs in research.B.Why oceanic research is so limited.C.How oceanic research has helped land research,D.How fossil remains are obtained from deep sea. Passage Two.听材料，回答下列各题：19、A.New varieties of corn have been developed.B.The crops need less fertilizer.C.Farmers can now monitor crop growth.D.Crop yields are much greater.20、A.It's being drained from Nebraska to Texas.B.It's being pumped out.C.It's becoming contaminated with oil.D.It's becoming much warmer.21、A.It can be seen from an airplane.B.It's most likely polluted.C.It's usually a bright green color.D.The supply of it may be exhausted soon.Passage Three.听材料，回答下列各题：22、A.To review what students know about volcanic activity.B.To demonstrate the use of a new measurement device.C.To explain the answer to an examination question.D.To provide background for the next reading assignment.23、A.They occur at regular intervals.B.They can withstand great heat.C.They travel through the Earth's interior.D.They can record the Earth's internal temperature.24、A.When the Earth was formed.B.The composition of the Earth's interior.C.Why molten rock is hot.D.How often a volcano is likely to erupt.25、A.How deep they are.B.Where earthquakes form.C.How hot they are.D.What purpose they serve.听材料，回答下列各题：Directions: 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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Teenagers will be told to "stand up for their elders" on public transport-or risk losing their right to free travel.London Mayor Boris Johnson will 26_________ plans today to make youngsters sign a "27_________ pledge" to promise to behave in a 28 _________manner when travelling in the capital.The three-point pledge states that they will give up their seats to the elderly, 29_________ and disabled; refrain from using 30_________ or threatening language; and be courteous and polite to fellow passengers and staff.Those who refuse, or are caught behaving in a rude manner, will have their free travel passes 31_________The plan--a key part of Mr. Johnson's re-election bid--will initially affect the 400,000 11-to-15-year-olds in London who qualify for free travel cards, but Conservative sources believe the idea could be used across the country.A Conservative insider said, "The initiative 32_________ the push to create a Big Society. It is about changing culture and 33 _________around behavior to improve the atmosphere on buses and trains for everyone. "Speaking before today's launch, Mr. Johnson said he 34_________ tackle the anti-social behavior of a "minority of youngsters" on public transport."when I was a boy, I was taught to stand up for those less able to," he said. "Youngsters enjoy the privilege of free travel, which is paid for by Londoners, but they have to understand that with that privilege comes responsibility. "Anyone who abuses this privilege will have it taken away, and will have to earn that right back.Teenagers who are found 35_________ violating the new behavior code will lose their travel passes. They will have to carry out unpaid community work to have them restored.回答36-45题：Women with low literacy suffer disproportionately more than men, encountering more36_________ in finding a well-paying job and being twice as likely to end up in the group of lowest wage earners, a study released on Wednesday said.Analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR. found women at all levels of 37_________ tend to earn less than men, but it's at the lowest literacy levels that the wage gap between genders is most striking.Women with low literacy are twice as 38_________ as men at the same skill level to be among the lowest earners, bringing in $300 a week or less, the report said."Because women start off so low in terms of wages, having higher literacy and more skills really 39_________ a big difference," said Kevin Miller, a 40_________ research associate at IWPR and co-author of the study.Women need to go 41_________ in their training and education level to earn the same as men, Miller said.The 42_________ was based on 2009 National Assessment of Adult Literacy surveys, the most recent data 43_________ , and focused on reading skills, not writing and numeric literacy. That data was 44_________ from a nationally representative sample of 19,714 people aged 16 and older, living in households or prisons.Data showed about one-third of American adults have low literacy levels, and more than 36 percent of men and 33 percent of women fall into that 45_________ , the institute said.A. patternB. seniorC. longerD. difficultiesE. categoryF. collectedG. positionsH. availableI. conductedJ. independentK. literacyL. analysisM. likelyN. furtherO. makesSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.回答46-55题：A) The legislation concerning financial reform focuses on helping regulators detect and defuse (减少....的危险性) the next crisis. But it doesn't address many of the underlying conditions that can cause problems.B) The legislation gives regulators the power to oversee shadow banks and take failing firms apart, convenes a council of superregulators to watch the megafirms that pose a risk to the full financialsystem, and much else.C) But the bill does more to help regulators detect the next financial crisis than to actually stop it from happening.In that way, it's like the difference between improving public health and improving medicine: The bill focuses on helping the doctors who figure out when you're sickand how to get you better rather than on the conditions (sewer systems and air quality and hygiene standards and so on) that contribute to whether you get sick in the first place.D) That is to say, many of the weaknesses and imbalances that led to the financial crisis will survive our regulatory response, and it's important to keep that in mind. So here are five we still have to watch out for:1. The Global Glut (供过于求) of SavingsE) "One of the leading indicators of a financial crisis is when you have a sustained surge in money flowing into the country which makes borrowing cheaper and easier," says Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff. Our crisis was no different: Between 1987 and 1999, our current account deficit--the measure of how much money is coming in versus going out--fluctuated between 1 and 2 percent of gross domestic product. By 2006, it had hit 6 percent.F) The sharp rise was driven by emerging economies with lots of growth and few investment opportunities-think China-funneling their money to developed economies with less growth and lots of investment opportunities. But we've gotten out of the crisis without fixing it. China is still growing fast, exporting faster, and sending the money over to US.2. Household Debt-and Why We Need ItG) The fact that money is available to borrow doesn't explain why Americans borrowed so much of it. Household debt as a percentage of GDP went from a bit less than 60 percent at the beginning of the 1990s to a bit less than 100 percent in 2006. "This is where I come to income inequality," says Raghuram Rajan, an economist at the University of Chicago. "A large part of the population saw relatively stagnant incomes over the 1980s and 1990s. Credit was so welcome because it kept people who were falling behind reasonably happy. You were keeping up, even if your income wasn't."H) Incomes, of course, are even more stagnant now that unemployment is at 9 percent. And that pain isn't being shared equally: inequality has actually risen since before the recession, as joblessness is proving sticky among the poor, but recovery has been swift for the rich. Household borrowing is still more than 90 percent of GDP, and the conditions that drove it up there are, if anything, worse.3. The "Shadow Banking" MarketI) The financial crisis started out similarly severe, but it wasn't, at first, a crisis of consumers. It was a crisis of banks. It never became a crisis of consumers because consumer deposits are insured. But large investors-pension funds, banks, corporations, and others--aren't insured. But when they hear that their collateral ( 附属担保品) is dropping in value, they demand their money back. And when everyone does that at once, it's like an old-fashioned bank run: The banks can't pay everyone off at once, so they unload all their assets to get capital, the assets become worthless because everyone is trying to unload them, and the banks collapse.J) "This is an inherent problem of privately created money," says Gary Gorton, an economist at Princeton University. "It is vulnerable to these kinds of runs." This year, we're bringing this shadow banking system under the control of regulators and giving them all sorts of information on it and power over it, but we're not doing anything like deposit insurance, where we simply make the deposits safe so runs become an anachronism.4. Rich BanksK) In the 1980s, the financial sector's share of total corporate profits ranged from about 10 to 20 percent. By 2004, it was about 35 percent. Simon Johnson, an economist at MIT, recalls a conversation he had with a fund manager. "The guy said to me, 'Simon, it's so little money! You can sway senators for $10 million!?'"Johnson laughs ruefully (后悔地). "These guys [ big investors ] don't even think in millions. They think in billions."L) What you get for that money is favors. The last financial crisis fades from memory and the public begins to focus on other things. Then the finance guys begin nudging (游说). They hold some fundraisers for politicians, make some friends, explain how the regulations they're under are onerous and unfair. And slowly, surely, those regulations come undone. This financial crisis will stick in our minds for a while, but not forever. And after briefly dropping to less than 15 percent of corporate profits, the financial sector has rebounded to more than 30 percent. They'll have plenty of money with which to help their friends forget this whole nasty affair.5. Lax ( 不严格的) RegulatorsM ) The most troubling prospect is the chance that this bill, if we'd passed it in 2000, wouldn't even have prevented this financial crisis. That's not to undersell it: It would've given regulators more information with which to predict the crisis. But they had enough information, and they ignored it. They get caught up in boom times just like everyone else. A bubble, almost by definition, affects the regulators with the power to pop it.N) In 2005, with housing prices running far, far ahead of the historical trend, Bemanke said a housing bubble was "a pretty unlikely possibility". In 2007, he said Fed officials "do not expect significant spillovers from the subprime market to the rest of the economy." Alan Greenspan, looking back at the financial crisis, admitted in April that regulators "have had a woeful record of chronic failure. History tells us they cannot identify the timing of a crisis, or anticipate exactly where it will be located or how large the losses and spillovers will be."46、In the 1980s and 1990s people experienced no substantial increase in terms of income, which brought about the popularity of credit.47、Financial crisis is a crisis of banks in that shadow banking may cause banks to fail.48、The finance guys make friends with politicians in the hope of making some burdensome and unfair regulations cancelled.49、The legislation concerning financial reform offers regulators the power of supervising shadow banks and disintegrating companies on the verge of bankruptcy.50、In terms of the effect of unemployment, it is more deeply felt by the poor than by the rich.51、Even if there was enough information to predict there would be financial crisis, the regulators still chose to ignore it.52、Emerging economies with insufficient investment opportunities have invested much money in developed countries.53、Regulators with power tended to fail again and again concerning forecasting a financial crisis.54、A fund manager or large investor is considered absurdly rich by an economist from MIT.55、Large investors' deposits can be made safer if shadow banking system is under the control of regulators.Section CDirections: 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.回答56-60题：Opinion polls are now beginning to show a reluctant consensus 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 furore of work. Should we continue to treat employment as the norm? Should we not rather encourage many other 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 employer7 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 thought. But, in fact, it could offer the prospect of 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 work from people's homes. Later, as transport improved, first by rail and then by mad, people commuted longer distances to their places of employment until, eventually, many people's work lost all connection with their home lives and the places in which they lived.Meanwhile, employment put women at a disadvantage. In pre-industrial times, men and women had shared the productive work of the household and village community. Now it became customary for the husband to go out to paid employment, leaving the unpaid work of the home and the family 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 utopian goal of creating jobs for all, to the urgent practical task of helping many people to manage without full- time jobs.56、According to the author, the universal employment has _______.A.turned out not to be the best form of jobsB.created an alternative form of jobsC.built the foundation of an economic leapD.failed to produce job opportunities for most people57、Modem forms of transportation have greatly encouraged_______.A.the phenomenon of deprivation of employees' leisure timeB.the disconnection between people's work and their family lifeC.the commutation between the working places and employees' homesD.people's desire to work far away from where they were born58、It can be inferred from the passage that _______.A.women could have been more productive than men in a proper job systemB.work in pre-industrial times has been distriibuted evenly between men and womenC.paid employment has aroused serious social problems in current societyD.women have been treated unfairly under the employment system of industrial age59、What is the problem for the young under the employment system?A.They are less likely to compete with the aged.B.They are much worried about the generation gap.C.They are more likely to suffer from unemployment.D.Their academic performances seem useless for job hunting.60、What is the possible change of job forms?A.Full-time employment will not be the dominant form of work.B.Most people can work at home and for themselves.C.The differences between men and women will disappear.D.All people get equal job opportunities and equal pay.回答61-65题：Blood vessels running all through the lungs carry blood to each air sac (囊), or alveolus(肺泡), and then back again to the heart. Only the thin wall of the air sac and the thin wall of a capillary (毛细血管) are between the air and the blood. So oxygen easily diffuses from the air sacs through the walls into the blood, while carbon dioxide easily diffuses from the blood through the walls into the air sacs.When blood is sent to the lungs by the heart, it has come back from the cells in the rest of the body. So the blood that goes into the wall of an air sac contains much dissolved carbon dioxide but very little oxygen. At the same time, the air that goes into the air sac contains much oxygen but very little carbon dioxide. You have learned that dissolved materials always diffuse from where there is more of them to where there is less. Oxygen from the air dissolves in the moisture on the lining of the air sac and diffuses through the lining into the blood. Meanwhile, carbon dioxide diffuses from the blood into the air sac. The blood then flows from the lungs back to the heart, which sends it out to all other parts of the body.Soon after air goes into an air sac, it gives up some of its oxygen and takes in some carbon dioxide from the blood. To keep diffusion going as it should, this carbon dioxide must be gotten rid of. Breathing, which is caused by movements of the chest, forces the used air out of the air sacs in your lungs and brings in fresh air. The breathing muscles are controlledautomatically so that you breathe at the proper rote to keep your air sacs supplied with fresh air. Ordinarily, you breathe about twenty-two times a minute. Of course, you breathe faster when you are exercising and slower when you are resting. Fresh air is brought into your lungs when you breathe in, or inhale (吸入), while used air is forced out of your lungs when you breathe out, or exhale.Some people think that all the oxygen is taken out of the air in the lungs and that what we breathe out is pure carbon dioxide. But these ideas are not correct. Air is a mixture of gases that is mostly nitrogen(氮). This gas is not used in the body. So the amount of nitrogen does not change as air is breathed in and out. But while air is in the lungs, it is changed in three ways: ( 1 ) About one-fifth of the oxygen in the air goes into the blood. (2) An almost equal amount of carbon dioxide comes out of the blood into the air. (3) Moisture from the linings of the air passages and air sacs evaporates until the air is almost saturated.61、It can be inferred from the passage that oxygen and carbon dioxide _______.A.produce energy for breathingB.diffuse immediately in the bloodC.penetrate slowly into the air sacsD.travel in opposite ways in the lungs62、When blood travels back to the lungs by the heart, ________.A.more oxygen was contained in bloodB.more carbon dioxide was contained in the bloodC.less carbon dioxide was contained in an air sacD.less oxygen was contained in an air sac63、The movement of breathing can effectively ________.A.help the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungsB.prevent the inhaling of excessive carbon dioxideC.keep the regular circulation of bloodD.strengthen the function of breathing muscles64、When we breathe out, the amount of nitrogen ________.A.increases a bit because of the exchange of airB.reduces a bit because of the exchange of airC.remains the same as we breathe it inD.keeps the same as that needed in lungs65、The air in the lungs changes through ________.A.inhaling some amount of oxygenB.the evaporation of moistureC.exhaling some amount of carbon dioxideD.generating a passage for evaporationPart VI Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.要了解中国文化，就应该对中国的戏曲文化有所了解。
2015年12月大学英语六级考试模考卷及答案(一)
2015年12月大学英语六级考试模考卷一Part I Writing （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Man and Environment following the outline given below. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.1. 我们的生存环境面临威胁；2. 人与环境的关系；3. 保护环境的办法。
Man and Environment_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________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.1. A）Keep looking for his wallet. C）Put his wallet in his jacket pocket.B）Report the theft of the wallet right away. D）Be more careful with his wallet.2. A）She is on a special diet. C）She thinks the cafeteria is too expensive.B）She doesn’t like to walk to the cafeteria. D）She doesn’t eat lunch any more.3. A）The man should buy a new car. C）The man should fly to Florida.B）The car looks better than it used to. D）The man should get his car checked.4. A）Tickets are available for future performances. C）She wants to see the show tomorrow.B）The performance has been canceled. D）The performance has already started.5. A）She didn’t require any papers last semester. C）She grades papers very quickly.B）She was more flexible last semester. D）She isn’t teaching this semester.6. A）The women don’t want to go to any more barbecues.B）The guests are late because of the weather.C）Everybody should help with the cooking.D）The weather wasn’t good on last barbecue.7. A）Find out when the new job begins. C）Ask for an extension to apply for the job.B）Make more copies of the letter. D）Get a more recent reference letter.8. A）He has been asked to join the committee.B）There are several new people on the committee.C）He’d like to take the woman’s place on the committee.D）The woman should try to join the committee.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. A）To apply for a student loan. C）To ask for a letter of recommendation.B）To discuss a decision he has to make. D）To find out which colleges accepted him.10. A）The laboratories are not well equipped. C）It’s too expensive.B）The classes are too large. D）It’s too far away from home.11. A）It has a beautiful campus. C）It’s in an urban setting.B）Professors regularly publish their academic results. D）Faculty members interact with students.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. A）Because she is Professor Bill’s daughter.B）Because she works part-time as Professor Bill’s secretary.C）Because she used to do the job herself.D）Because she just came out of an interview for the job.13. A）It should be higher. C）It’s the same as that of school post office.B）It’s very good. D）It varies according to the person’s experience.14. A）Make up homework problem sets. C）Teach an economics course.B）Do research in the laboratory. D）Grade homework sets.15. A）He wonders if he’ll have enough time to do the job.B）He is afraid he doesn’t know enough to do the job well.C）He fears that the job may be too boring.D）He thinks Professor Bill has someone else in mind.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 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A）Florida. C）Nevada.B）California. D）Hannibal.17. A）Because he wanted to be a journalist. C）Because he wanted to get away from the army.B）Because he liked the climate there. D）Because he was sent there by his father. 18. A）His stories were inspired by his travels.B）His travels prevented him from writing.C）He traveled in order to relax from the pressures of writing.D）He traveled around to promote his books.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A）He was not interested in political reform. C）He had no political experience.B）He had an unusual military career. D）He expressed many controversial ideas.20. A）Because he was well known on the West Coast. C）Because he supported financial aid to farmers.B）Because he served as James Polk’s Vice President. D）Because he was a popular war hero.21. A）He lost the support of farmers. C）He died early in his term.B）He was opposed by the Whig party. D）He came into conflict with railroad owners.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. A）All the wasps. C）The female wasp.B）The male wasp. D）The new offspring.23. A）To protect the nest. C）To gather food.B）To lay eggs. D）To replace nest cells.24. A）Because female wasps transmit diseases. C）Because female wasps are bigger than males.B）Because male wasps do not leave the nest. D）Because female wasps have stingers.25. A）Paper. C）Mud.B）Stone. D）Grass.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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.A research has revealed that the majority of the British were so （26）__________ when it came to accepting a genuine offer of goodwill that they（27）__________ free money.Cash was offered by five women to commuters at busy bus stations up and down the UK but an average of only eight people at each station, out of thousands of bus travelers, （28）__________ the offer.Women wearing a sandwich board that read “Ask me to pay your bus fare and I will”were positioned at bus stations in Newcastle, Medway, Manchester, Perth and Leicester, but were mostly just （29）__________.The experiment ran during morning （30）__________ each day for a week and just 38 people in total across the country accepted the offer.When questioned, the minority who did （31）__________ accept the free cash admitted they were reluctant at first because they thought the offer was too good to be true.Those who did accept were generally teenagers, suggesting that the older we get, the more cynical of （32）__________ gestures we become.Results showed that 69 percent of the British were too（33）__________ to accept offers of goodwill and also felt rewards and free gifts are often too good to be true, while only 23 percent of people thought that it is possible to get something for nothing.The research was conducted by Ice, a loyalty scheme which （34）__________ customers with Ice points for spending on eco-friendly goods and services. Jude Thorne, Chief Executive Officer of Ice, said, “Our experiment shows that as a nation, we simply don’t accept the notion of genuine bargains, discounts and offers with no catch, （35）__________ admitting that difficult times are forcing us to seek them out actively. ”Part III Reading Comprehension （40 minutes）Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.It’s normal to think of a conversation as taking place between people who are in the same room, surrounded by the same set of physical objects and influences, and aware of each other’s facial and bodily gestures. When this is not so, the difference is 36 by using another term for what is going on “telephone conversation”for instance. As a consequence of their situation, conversationalists（交谈者）are able to place a great deal of 37 on the immediately surrounding bit of the world—what may be called the “extra-linguistic context”in their 38 to communicate with each other: a raised eyebrow, a 39 movement, a glance towards some person or thing, may “say”a great deal without the need for any words at all. Thus, to anyone listening at a keyhole, and so 40 of the contextual cues, the language being used may well sound 41 , incomplete, and probably difficult to hear at times, because of the great changes of speed and loudness that can so easily be used by people sitting or standing 42 close to each other.Conversationalists will also, as a rule, be relaxed and not unduly worried about the 43 they are creating unlike the lecturer, or the person 44 an interview. Slips and errors of grammar will be frequent, and will bother no-one: they certainly form an expected part of conversation, and perhaps even a welcome one, because to talk too smoothly and correctly is to run the risk of sounding like a book and no-one likes to talk to a book. Similarly, slight carelessness of pronunciation will be common, and few people will bother to go in for the “tidying up” of speech, or the adoption of an unusually “posh” accent that is sometimes 45 in circumstances where it is thought necessary to “create impression”.A) straightforward I) illustratingB) noticeable J) slightC) deprived K) attemptD) reference L) undergoingE) relatively M) relianceF) recognized N) consequentlyG) accused O) inexplicitH) impressionSection BHow the Shutdown Hammered the U.S. EconomyA）How much have the government shutdown and the default threat cost us? Before the latest congressional fierce debate over government spending, the U.S. federal deficit was shrinking and seemed to shrivel even more in the near future. As a percentage of the nation’s gross domestic product, the cash shortfall had dropped by half in the past two years, according to Standard&Poor’s senior credit analyst Marie Cavanaugh, who heads the ratings team in charge of assessing the U.S. credit rating.B）In other words, the United States was on track to slash its deficit and enjoy the spoils of its growing financial recovery—until the shutdown, which has socked（重击）the economy in the nose and soured investors’ confidence everywhere. “Earlier this year, we raised our outlook for the U.S. from negative to stable based on the ability of Congress to negotiate its way out of the fiscal cliff, the nation’s strengthening economic recovery and the fact that the nation’s deficit had fallen by half of the 2011 level,”Cavanaugh told Newsweek just before Congress cobbled together （胡乱拼凑）a last-minute deal.C）Now the same ratings agency estimates that the government shutdown knocked $24 billion out of the U.S. economy in just two weeks. That is more than $1.5 billion a day. Essentially, the fighting over spending leaves America with less to spend. “The bottom line is the government shutdown hurt the U.S. economy,”stated S&P’s chief economist Beth Ann Bovino, on the heels of an eleventh-hour budget compromise that effectively delays key fiscal decisions until next year. D）“In September, we expected 3 percent annualized growth in the fourth quarter, because we thought politicians would have learned from 2011 and taken steps to avoid things like a government shutdown and the possibility of a sovereign default.”（In 2011, consumer confidence hit a 31-year low; just this week a Gallup poll similarly showed investor confidence dropping to its lowest level in almost two years. This is probably not a coincidence, as both polls took place during congressional standoffs.）E）S&P, which has been the only ratings agency to slash the nation’s top-flight credit rating （also in 2011）, now expects this year’s fourth quarter GDP to be closer to 2 percent. That is, if the U.S. is lucky. “With full expectations that consumer confidence will continue to decline suddenly amid the‘short turnaround for politicians to negotiate some sort of lasting deal’,”Bovino predicts, “if people are afraid that the government policy brinkmanship （边缘政策）will resurface and, with it, the risk of another shutdown or worse, they’ll remain afraid to open up their checkbooks.”F）Cavanaugh says the agency estimates that for every week the government was shut down, roughly 0.3 percent of the nation’s GDP was destroyed. Not really a good thing for a country that, until recently, “was running one of the highest deficits the world has seen since World War II,”according to Nikola Swann, Cavanaugh’s predecessor and the credit analyst who led the team that voted the U.S. credit rating down in 2011.G）Swann, who tracked U.S. fiscal health for some time, traces much of the trouble back to 2001,when the September 11 attacks led to a downturn in the nation’s economic growth and soaring spending in the lead-up to the war on terror. “The U.S. did begin to recover by 2007”, he says, “but then it was hit by the financial crisis. By 2009, the nation’s cash deficit—the annual gap between spending and revenue as a percentage of its GDP—had swelled to 11 percent.”H）“Compare that to a surplus of 3 percent of GDP in 2000, at present, the cash deficit has eased to under 5 percent,”Cavanaugh says, “but remains at the high end.”“Remember, the Clinton administration benefitted from very high rates of economic growth, real rates that were around 3 percent to 5 percent of GDP,” Swann says. “We increased spending but never got back to the high growth rates.”I）Bovino warns the U.S. still has much to lose if its fiscal game of chicken doesn’t end. As the debt ceiling deadline neared, S&P was minutes away from automatically demoting（使降级）America’s credit rating and tipping it into “selective default”. （The only other country to have “SD”status is Grenada.）Fitch, a ratings-agency competitor of S&P, already announced it was putting the U.S. on “credit rating watch negative”, citing a lack of “timely”action by Congress to pass a budget.J）Like a troubled teenager, America is repeatedly self-harming. “It is simply not a characteristic of the most highly rated sovereigns that you have to worry about them not paying their debts,”said John Chambers, global head of S&P’s sovereign ratings committee and a member of the team that marked down America’s debt rating in 2011, from AAA to AA+. He notes that no nation has ever defaulted for such a ridiculous reason—political games of mutually assured destruction. “It is unheard of in a cohesive civil society, making it all the more puzzling and pathetic that we have these tricks over spending that has already been approved by Congress.”K）When Standard&Poor’s, which monitors and ranks the credit of 127 countries, slashed the sovereign debt rating of the United States during the 2011 debt-ceiling war, cries of “unpatriotic”and “anti-American”echoed up Wall Street. “We knew what we were doing, that it was a historic decision,” says Swann. “The volume of calls coming in was more than we could sort through on our own. We were there until late Friday, doing interviews, investor calls, and teleconferences, all through the weekend and the rest of the following week.”L）The hue and cry was no surprise. After all, nothing less than the world’s global reserve currency was at stake. The U.S. rating—alongside that of France, Austria and the Isle of Man—put it behind Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Canada. By losing its gold-star rating, the world’s superpower became and remains second best.M）“The political brinksmanship of recent months highlights what we see as America’s governance and policymaking becoming less stable, less effective and less predictable than what we previously believed,”S&P stated to justify its lone decision in 2011. “The statutory（法定的）debt ceiling and the threat of default have become political bargaining chips in the debate over fiscal policy.”N）Now there are three months for Congress to complete its bargaining, pass a budget, and lift the debt ceiling again. If it fails—and everything suggests a return to the deadlock we just escaped from—America will be back in default territory. Politicians in Washington will put on the motley （小丑装束）, the default circus will resume and the damage to America’s economy will start over.O）Whatever was said on either side in the latest showdown about reneging（违约）on the nationaldebts, defaulting will not be pretty. According to Bovino, if America defaulted it “would be devastating for markets and the economy and worse than the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008” and “put the economy in a recession and wipe out much of the economic progress made by the recovery from the Great Recession.”46. For countries with the highest credit rating, people should not have to worry that money lent to these countries won’t be paid back.47. In Bovino’s opinion, the default will do much more harm to America than the shutdown of Lehman Brothers.48. The issues like debt ceiling and the default have been exploited by politicians for their own benefits to make fiscal policies.49. The shutdown of the government has hindered America’s economic recovery and set back people’s confidence in investment.50. Swann regards the September 11 attacks as a turning point for the development of American economy.51. S&P is not quite confident about American’s GDP getting near two percent in the last quarter of the year.52. With the debt ceiling deadline approaching, S&P would soon attributes America to a worse rate alongside of Grenada.53. In Nikola Swann’s opinion, America has had more deficits than any other countries in the world since World War II.54. According to the rating agency, the United States has had a huge loss after the shut down for half a month.55. Three months later, if the Congress cannot pass a budget and lift the debt ceiling, America will be on the old track of default.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each 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 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.For most of us, work is the central, dominating fact of life. We spend more than half our conscious hours at work, preparing for work, traveling to and from work. What we do there largely determines our standard of living and to a considerable extent the status we are accorded by our fellow citizens as well. It is sometimes said that because leisure has become more important the indignities and injustices of work can be pushed into a corner, that because most work is pretty intolerable, the people who do it should compensate for its boredom, frustrations and humiliations （羞耻）by concentrating their hopes on the other parts of their lives.I reject that as a counsel of despair. For the foreseeable future the material and psychological rewards which work can provide, and the conditions in which work is done, will continue to play a vital part in determining the satisfaction that life can offer. Yet only small minority can control thepace at which they work or the conditions in which their work is done; only for a small minority does work offer scope for creativity, imagination, or initiative.Inequality （不平等）at work and in work is still one of the cruelest and most glaring forms of inequality in our society. We cannot hope to solve the more obvious problems of industrial life, many of which arise directly or indirectly from the frustrations created by inequality at work, unless we tackle it head-on（迎面地）. Still less can we hope to create a decent and humane society.The most glaring inequality is that between managers and the rest. For most managers, work is an opportunity and a challenge. Their jobs engage their interest and allow them develop their abilities. They are constantly learning; they are able to exercise responsibility; they have a considerable degree of control over their own—and others’—working lives. Most important of all, they have opportunity to initiate. By contrast, for most manual workers, and for a growing number of white-collar workers, work is a boring, dull even painful experience. They spend all their working lives in conditions which would be regarded as intolerable for themselves—by those who make the decisions which let such conditions continue. The majority has little control over their work; it provides them with no opportunity for personal development. Often production is so designed that workers are simply part of the technology. In offices, many jobs are so routine that workers justifiably feel themselves to be mere cogs in the bureaucratic （官僚的）machine. As a direct consequence of their work experience, many workers feel alienated from their work and their firm, whether it is in public or in private ownership.56. The importance of work lies in the fact that ______.A）it becomes a measurement of people’s living standardB）the pay from work satisfies our need for materialsC）it is a typical life style in an industrial societyD）it is the only way for others to judge our social status57. How does the author think of the value of work?A）The psychological reward is less important than before.B）The material reward is greater than that of psychological one.C）It is no longer important to people’s life.D）It’s still of great importance to people’s life.58. According to the passage, only a small number of people ______.A）dominate all the important positions of a company or an organizationB）allocate the psychological reward to most employees in a companyC）have access to a higher position and a satisfying salary in a companyD）have the right to enjoy the creative and other positive aspects of work59. It can be inferred that to solve problems in an industrial society, we ______.A）should create more working opportunities for the poorB）have to eliminate the unequal aspects in workC）had better cancel all managing positions in a companyD）should turn to individual employment and work at home60. Compared with a manager, workers ______.A）don’t have any right to criticize the managementB）lack the equal chances of satisfaction from the workC）do too much routine work without any rewardD）can make a better living in a governmental organizationPassage TwoQuestions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.The factor which influences human life more than any other is that man lives in groups. He is the product of a group （mother and father）; he is nurtured by a group （family or family substitute）; and he spends all his life, unless he chooses to be a hermit （隐士）, interacting with and within groups of various kinds.The type of group most important to man is one in which the members are personally involved with each other on both an emotional and physical level, in which relations are characterized by informality, and in which these relations are stable and durable. Such a group is known in sociological terms as a primary group, and its foremost example is the family.In small, non-technological, homogeneous societies, with members ranked on a more or less equal footing as to wealth, status, and privilege, the type of relations prevalent within a primary group exist at the level of the entire society. Such a society is referred to as a communal （共同的）society.In large, heterogeneous （混杂的）, technologically advanced, competitive societies, where division of labor is practiced, and where consequent inequalities exist in wealth, status, and privilege, it becomes necessary for individuals to expand their interaction to secondary groups. Members of a secondary group do not tend to be emotionally involved with each other. Relations are mostly formal and partial since the members come together for a definite and temporary reason. Teacher and student, merchant and customer, doctor and patient are examples of secondary groups. A society in which these relationships prevail is termed an associational society.Man’s physical and emotional needs are best satisfied within societies, and the individual develops a sense of well-being, of belonging and fitting in. But, if they are not satisfied, the individual’s normal development is hampered, and he tends to suffer feelings of not belonging.Because of the nature of life in technologically advanced societies, man has had to rely increasingly on secondary group relationships. In the meantime, some facets of his primary group life have been gradually disintegrating（瓦解）. The extended family, which was still very much a feature of American life at the turn of the century, consisted of grandparents, unmarried aunts and uncles, and various other relatives who lived either under the same roof or in the same community, and gave mutual aid and comfort to each other （along with occasional conflict）.Today’s family, however, is reduced to the nuclear father, mother, and children, and with increased mobility access to grandparents and relatives is something impossible. The physically and emotionally supportive role which the extended family played has not been replaced by relationships within the secondary group.61. In a primary group, members tend to ______.A）be quite formal to each other on certain occasionsB）pass religious belief to other generationsC）communicate with each other in informal waysD）keep a casual relationship with other people62. In a communal society, members ______.A）usually show no interest in new technologyB）enjoy relatively equal relations between othersC）adapt the standard of a family to the whole societyD）value their family status rather than the social one63. Compared with a communal society, an associational one ______.A）is marked by a highly advanced social systemB）gives high social status to people with skillsC）stresses formal relations within a temporary groupD）expands primary relations to even strangers64. When a person’s sense of well-being is not satisfied, ______.A）the feeling of alienation will dominate his or her heartB）the individual has to confine the emotional needsC）the individual is likely to revenge on the societyD）an effort of developing the sense will be made65. According to the author, in a nuclear family, ______.A）family members are indifferent to each otherB）the primary family relation is between father and sonC）grandparents no longer love their grandchildrenD）a close tie between family members breaks upPart IV Translation （30 minutes）Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.孟子（Mencius）是战国时期（the Warring States Period）一位伟大的思想家、教育家。
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英语六级考试模拟练习题完整版2015年英语六级考试模拟练习题精选（完整版）单项选择题1、Questions are based on the conversation you have just heard.A.She was impressed by it.B.It was a waste of money.C.She was amazed that it had opened so soon.D.She didn't like it as much as the other wings.2、 QuesUonsare based on the following paassageAccording to a study conducted last April, female seniors studying at Boston College left the university with lower self-confidence than when they entered as freshmen.The study, administered by the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment at Boston College, examined two surveys: the first of which was taken by students during their freshman year, and the second of which was taken by students exiting their senior year.Despite reports of high academic achievement, most female students gave themselves weaker self-evaluations in the second survey.Abbey Clark, a senior and founder of the Boston College chapter (分会) of I AM THAT GIRL, a female-empowerment (赋权) community, says the finding is "startling".Clark hopes to change the trend by creating an open community that will ignite (点燃) confidence and empowerment in young women.I AM THAT GIRL, a global community which aims to help girls turn their self-doubt into self-love, is all about celebrating women's unique selves, Clark says."I AM THAT GIRL helps girls turn their stories of struggle and adversity (逆境) into stories ofconnectedness and empowerment and feeling good about themselves," Clark says. "I think that all high school girls at one time or another can relate to the feeling of not being good enough."To help young girls overcome these feelings, Clark says I AM THAT GIRL at Boston College' whichboasts 100 members in its first registered year on campus, holds weekly meetings offering a "safe space" for college students in which they can discuss topics like body image, relationships, family dynamics and finding one's passions.Maria Pascucci, the founder of Campus Calm, a national organization that aims to help college women lead healthy, happy lives, says females feel the pressure to be perfect on a regular basis. She added that the media sends mixed messages to young girls, advising them to be the best they can be while simultaneously persuading them to buy more and strive for more."In our society, being a perfectionist is a glorified and socially acceptable form of self-abuse," Pascucci says.Pascucci, who was teased as a young girl and suffered self-esteem issues, says her main message to young gifts is to let them know their sense of worth comes from within."When we begin to compare ourselves to others, especially when we're vulnerable, that can do a lot of damage to our self-esteem," she says.Clark echoes Pascucci's point, saying it's important to let young girls know that their physicalappearance is only "one slice of the pie"."Girls have a lot to bring to the table," Clark says, "and that'slooking past physical beauty and just celebrating something unique within yourself that isn't so apparent."What can we learn about the female seniors at Boston College?A.They took two surveys at the same time.B.They had improved theft academic performance.C.They had lost some confidence in themselves.D.They always feel the pressure to be perfect.3、根据以下内容回答题A.When Takanori Shibata began working on robots in the early 1990s, he had something practical in mind, perhaps to help the elderly with their daily chores. But.he soon realized that robots were not really able to do anything useful, so he decided to make a robot that did not even try--but that could nevertheless deliver real benefits.B. The result of his labors, Paro, has been in development since 1998. It is 57cm long and looks like a baby seal. Thanks to an array of sub-skin sensors, it responds amiably to stroking; and though it cannot walk, it can turn its head at the sound of a human voice and tell one voice from another. It is a comforting and gentle presence in your arms, on your lap or on a table top, where it gives the impression of following a conversation. The best thing about it is that it seems to be helping in the care of people with dementia (痴呆) and other health problems.C) You could see Paro as a very well-designed $5,000 pet that will never turn on the person holding it, and will never be hurt if its master flies into a rage. It is as happy on one lap as the next, needs no house-training, can be easily washed and will not die. This makes it much more practical for a nursing home or hospital than a live pet. It is used in such homes in Japan, in parts ofEurope and in America.。
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APPLE2015年12月大学英语六级考试模拟试卷黄风雨同舟Administrator2015/12/1个人作品2015年12月大学英语六级考试模拟试卷Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passageis followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For eachof them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following passage:The Caledonian Market in London is a clearing house of the junk (旧货、废弃物 ) of the universe. Here, rubbish is a commodity and rubbish picking is a sport. Somebody, somewhere, wanted these things, perhaps just to look at. You learn here the incredible obscurity of human needs and desires. People grope (摸索), with fascinated curiosity, among the turnedout debris (废墟) of thousands of attic rooms. Junk pours in twice a week, year in and year out. The Market is the penultimate (倒数第二的) resting place of banished vases, musical instruments that will not play, sewing machines that will not sew, paralyzed perambulator, epileptic bicycles and numerous other articles from which all morale and hope have long departed. There are stories of fortunes being picked up in the Market. Once seven hundred gold sovereigns were found in a secret drawerof a crazy old bureau. And book buyers have discovered valuable editions of Milton and Dickens and Carlyla. There is nothing one can not buy in the Market.21. The title below that best expresses the idea of this passage is ____.A) Why People Buy What They DoB) Reflections on A Famous Junk MarketC) The Cause for Fascinated CuriosityD) What Happens to Attic Debris22. The articles for sale in the Caledonian Market ____ .A) are wanted to look atB) are collected 100 times a yearC) reveal obscure needs and desiresD) bring fortune to the buyers23. From the style of this passage one might assume that it was taken from ____.A) a report on marketing B) a guide bookC) directions for a stage settingD) an information essayQuestions 24 to 30 are based on the following passage:A llelomimetic behavior may be defined as behavior in whichtwo or more individual animals do the same thing, with some degree of mutual simulation and coordination. It can only involve in species with sense organs that are well enough developed so that continuous sensory contact can be maintained. It is found primarily in vertebrates(脊椎动物), in those species that are diurnal, and usually in those that spend much of their lives in the air, in open water or on open plains.In birds, allelomimetic behavior is the rule rather than the exception, though it may occasionally be limited to particular seasons of the year as it is in the redwing blackbird. Its principal function is that of providing safety from predators(掠食者), partly because the flock can rely on many pairs of eyes to watch for enemies, and partly because if one bird reacts to danger, the whole flock is warned.Among mammals, allelomimetic behavior is very rare in rodents(啮齿动物), which almost never move in flocks or herds. Even when they are artificially crowded together, they do not conform in their movements. On the other hand, such behavior is a major system among large hoofed mammals,such as sheep.In the pack hunting carnivores(食肉类飞禽), allelomimetic behavior has another function of cooperative hunting for large prey(被捕食者) animals,such as moose. Wolves also defend theirdens as a group against larger predators, such as bears.Finally, allelomimetic behavior is highly developed among most primate groups, where it has the principal function of providing warning against predators,as though combined defensive behavior is also seen in troops of baboons(狒狒).24. The main topic of the passage is the ____.A) value of allelomimetic behavior in vertebrate and invertebrate speciesB) definition and distribution of allelomimetic behaviorC) relationship of allelomimetic behavior to the survival of the fittestD) personality factors that determine when an individual animal will show allelomimetic behavior25. Which of the following places is the most likely setting for allelomimetic behavior?A) A lake. B) A cave.C) An underground tunnel. D) A thick forest.26. The author implies that allelomimetic behavior occurs most often among a nimals that ____.A) prey on other animals C) move in groupsB) are less intelligent than their enemiesD) have one sense organ that dominates perception27. Which of the following is the most clear example of allelomimetic?A) Bears hunting for carnivores.B) Cattle fleeing from a fire.C) Horses running at a racetrack.D) Dogs working with police officers.28. According to the passage the primary function of allelomimetic behavior in bird is to ____.A) defend nests against predatorsB) look at each other C) locate preyD) warn against predators29. According to the passage, what happens to the behavior of rodents when they are artificially crowded together?A) Their allelomimetic behavior increases.B) Continuous cooperation between them is maintained.C) They become aggressive and attack each other.D) They show little allelomimetic behavior.30. Which of the following groups of human beings would probably show the greatest amount of allelomimetic behavior?A) A group of students taking a test.B) Tennis players competing in a tournament.C) A patrol of soldiers scouting for the enemy.D) Drivers waiting for a traffic light to change.Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:The American Heart Association and other groups have said for many years that people could reduce the chance of suffering a heart attack by eating less of the foods rich in cholesterol(胆固醇). These include such foods as meats, milk products and eggs. The Heart Association noted a number of studies which show that nations where people eat a lot of high cholesterol foods have a higher number of deaths from heart disease.However, the new report disagrees. It was made by the Food and Nutrition Board of the United States National Academy of Sciences. The new report by a team of 15 scientists said there is no evidence to link cholesterol in food directly to heart disease. It noted seven major studies involving people whose diet was changed to include only foods low in cholesterol. The studies found only a very small reduction in the number of heart attacks and there was no reduction in the number of heart attack deaths.Other studies have shown similar results. They found that a change to low cholesterol foods will have only a minor effect on the amount of cholesterol in a person's blood and only a minoreffect on the number of deaths.Medical scientists hope that two huge new studies may settle the cholesterol dispute. The tests are designed to learn if low cholesterol foods or anticholesterol drugs, or both, can reduce the amount of the substance in the blood and reduce the chance of a heart attack. The two new studies will be finished in the next year or two.The new Academy of Sciences report also discussed other possible links between food and disease. The scientists, in general, they are deeply concerned about some of the recent advice given about food. They noted that a number of private groups, government agencies and several popular books have advised that people can prevent heart disease, cancer and other sicknesses by changing the kinds of foods they eat. The new report said there is often no good scientific evidence to support such advice. In fact, the scientists said such ideas often produce only false hopes or unnecessary fears.31. According to the passage, people could reduce the chance of suffering heart attack by ____.A) eating less foods with a lot of cholesterolB) eating less of low cholesterol foodsC) eating a lot of high cholesterol foods D) eating drugs32. High cholesterol foods include ____.A) eggs, meats and milk productsB) potatoes, green vegetables and tomatoesC) corn, wheat and beef D) sugar, rice and butt33. Some scientists believe that there is no evidence that cholestrol in food is directly linked to ____.A) blood disease B) heart diseaseC) infectious disease D) mental disorder34. Medical scientists believe that ____.A) tests have been designed to settle the cholesterol dispute。
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2015 年大学英语六级考试模拟试题
COLLEGE ENGLISH TEST
—Band Six—
试题册
注意事项
一、将自己的校名、姓名、准考证号写在答题卡1和答题卡2上。
将本试卷代号划在答题卡2上。
二、试卷册、答题卡1和答题卡2均不得带出考场。
考试结束，监考员收卷后考生才可离开。
三、仔细读懂题目的说明。
四、在30分钟内做完答题卡1上的作文题。
30分钟后，考生按指令启封试题
册，在接着的15分钟内完成快速阅读理解部分的试题。
然后监考员收取答题
卡1，考生在答题卡2上完成其余部分的试题。
全部答题时间为125分钟，不
得拖延时间。
五、考生必须在答题卡上作答，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律无效。
六、多项选择题每题只能选一个答案；如多选，则该题无分。
选定答案后，用
HB-2B 浓度的铅笔在相应字母的中部划一条横线。
正确方法是：[A] [B] [C]
[D] 。
使用其他符号答题者不给分。
划线要有一定的粗度，浓度要盖过字母底色。
七、如果要改动答案，必须先用橡皮擦净原来选定的答案，然后再
按规定重新答题。
八、在考试过程中要注意对自己的答案保密。
若被他人抄袭，一经发现，后果自负。
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this pari, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Civil Servant Test Craze. Your e^ay should \tari wi/h a hriej description of the pidmv. and then analyze the possible reasons and provide your opinion on such phenomenon・ You should w rite at least 15() vronis but no more than 200 wonh.
注童：此部分试题在答题卡1上
The Civil Servant Test Craze
Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 lon^ conversations. At the end oj each conversatK)n9 one or more questions will be asked about what w as saicL Both the conversation and the cjueslions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)f B). C) and Z)A and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 w ith a single line through the centre.
注童：此部分试题请在答题E 2 I：作答。
Questions 1 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1.A) Lend Marsha some reference materials.
B)Ask Marsha where the bookshelf is.
C)Check through the books on Marsha's shelf.
D)Ask Marsha if she has an extra bookshelf.
2.A) Mr. Smith will come this aftemoon.
B)The man will probably call Mr. Smith.
C)Mr. Smith came 15 minutes ago.
D)Mr. Smith came between 10:30 and 12:00.
3.A) He loves his present job.
B)He is going to open a store.
C)He is about to retire.
D)He works in a repair shop.。