[外语类试卷]大学英语六级模拟试卷322及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 322及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition based on the following graph which shows the changes in the number of college graduates who chose to be teachers or to go into business. The suggested title is To Be a B

2、usinessman or to Be a Teacher. You should write no less than 150 words and your writing should contain the following ideas: 1. 大学毕业中选择教师职业的人越来越少。 2. 大学毕业和中在大公司里谋职从商的人越来越多。 3. 出现这种情况的原因：在大公司工作工资待遇高，发展机会较多，可以较充 分地实现个人的价值。二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions:

3、 In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark： Y (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 passag

4、e; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Cigarette Makers See Future (Its in Asia) By Philip Shenon New York Times Service The Marlboro Man has found greener pastures. The cigarette-hawking (兜售香烟的 ) cowboy may be under siege back home in the United States from lawmaker

5、s and health advocates determined to put him out of business, but half a world away, in Asia, he is prospering, his craggy (毛糙的 ) all-American mug slapped up on billboards and flickering across television screens. And Marlboro cigarettes have never been more popular on the continent that is home to

6、60 percent of the worlds population. For the worlds cigarette-makers, Asia is the future. And it is probably their savior. Industry critics who hope that the multinational tobacco companies are headed for extinction owe themselves a stroll down the tobacco-scented streets of almost any city in Asia.

7、 Almost everywhere here the air is thick with the swirling gray haze of cigarette smoke, the evidence of a booming Asian growth market that promises vast profits for the tobacco industry and a death toll measured in the tens of millions. At lunchtime in Seoul, throngs of fashionably dressed young Ko

8、rean women gather in a fast-food restaurant to enjoy a last cigarette before returning to work, a scene that draws distressed stares from older Koreans who re member a time when it would have been scandalous for women from respectable homes to smoke. In Hong Kong, China, shoppers flock into the Sale

9、m Attitudes boutique (时装商店 ), picking from among the racks of trendy sports clothes stamped with the logo of Salem cigarettes. In Phnom Penh(金边 ), the war-shattered capital of Cambodia, visitors leaving an audience with King Sihanouk are greeted with a giant billboard planted right across the street

10、 from his ornate (装饰华丽的 ) gold-roofed pal ace. It advertises Lucky Strikes. According to tobacco industry projections cited by the World Health Organization, the Asian cigarette market should grow by more than a third during the 1990s, with much of the bounty going to multinational tobacco giants ea

11、ger for an alternative to the shrinking market in the United States. American cigarette sales are expected to decline by about 15 percent by the end of the decade, a reflection of the move to ban public smoking in most of the United States. Sales in Western Europe and other industrialized countries

12、are also expected to drop. But no matter how bad the news is in the West, the tobacco companies can find comfort in Asia and throughout the Third World, markets so huge and so promising that they make the once all-important American market seem insignificant. Beyond Asia, cigarette consumption is al

13、so expected to grow in Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and in the nations of the former Soviet Union. Status appears to matter far more than taste. “There is not a great deal of evidence to suggest that smokers can taste any difference between the more expensive foreign brands and the indigeno

14、us (本地产的 ) cigarettes,“ said Simon Chapman, a specialist in community medicine at the University of Sydney. “The difference appears to be in the packaging, the advertising.“ He said that researchers had been unable to determine whether the foreign tobacco companies had adjusted the levels of tar, ni

15、cotine and other chemicals for cigarettes sold in the Asian market. “The tobacco industry fights tooth and nail to keep consumers away from that kind of information,“ he said. Most governments in Asia have launched anti-smoking campaigns, but their efforts tend to be overwhelmed by the Madison Avenu

16、e glitz (浮华 ) un leashed by the cigarette giants. With 1.2 billion people and the worlds fastest-growing economy, China is the most coveted (极想得到的 )target of the multinational tobacco companies. Cigarette consumption, calculated as the number of cigarettes smoked per adult, has increased by 7 percen

17、t each year over the last decade in China. There are 300 million smokers in China, more people than the entire population of the United States, and they buy 1.6 trillion cigarettes a year. Competing in many cases with domestically produced brands, the multi national tobacco companies are moving quic

18、kly to get their cigarettes into China and emerging markets in the rest of the developing world. Their campaign has been bolstered (支撑 ) by the efforts of American government trade negotiators to force open tobacco markets overseas. Since the mid-1980s, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand have all succ

19、umbed (屈从 ) to pressure from Washington and allowed the sale of foreign brand cigarettes. Foreign cigarettes, shut out of Japan in 1980, now make up nearly 20 percent of the market. “Worldwide, hundreds of millions of smokers prefer American-blend cigarettes, James W. Johnston, chairman of Reynolds

20、Tobacco Worldwide, wrote in his companys 1993 annual report. “Today, Reynolds has access to 90 percent of the worlds markets; a decade ago, only 40 percent. Opportunities have never been better.“ Last year, Philip Morris, the company behind the Marlboro Man, signed an agreement with the government c

21、ontrolled China National Tobacco Corp. to make Marlboros and other Philip Morris brands in China. The companys foreign markets grew last year by more than 16 percent, with foreign operating profits up nearly 17 percent. Operating profits in the domestic American market fell by nearly half. Physician

22、s say the health implications of the tobacco boom in Asia are nothing less than terrifying. Richard Peto, an Oxford University epidemiologist (流行病学家 ), has estimated that because of increasing tobacco consumption in Asia, the annual worldwide death toll from tobacco-related illnesses will more than

23、triple over the next two decades, from about 3 million a year to 10 million a year, a fifth of them in China. His calculations suggest that 50 million Chinese children alive today will eventually die from diseases linked to cigarette smoking. “If you look at the number of deaths, the tobacco problem

24、 in Asia is going to dwarf tuberculosis, its going to dwarf malaria and its going to dwarf AIDS, yet its being totally ignored,“ said Judith Mackay, a British physician who is a consultant to the Chinese government in developing an anti-smoking program. The explosion of the Asian tobacco market is a

25、 result both of the increasing prosperity of large Asian nations suddenly, tens of millions of Asians can afford cigarettes, once a luxury and a shift in social customs. In many Asian countries, smoking was once taboo for women. Now, it is seen as a sign of their emancipation. 2 To engage the reader

26、s interest, the author begins his article with a picturesque description of a cigarette advertising item. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Before raising their voices against U.S. tobacco industry, many critics have made field trips across many parts of Asia. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 It is, partly at least, o

27、wing to the effectiveness of cigarette giants advertising that smoking foreign brand-name cigarettes has almost become a fashion in Asia. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Research has shown that foreign cigarettes do taste better to Asian smokers than native brands. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Thee is some quest

28、ion whether cigarette manufacturers have changed the levels of tar and nicotine for cigarettes sold in the Asian market, but the foreign tobacco companies _. 7 China becomes the most desirable market for foreign cigarette manufacturers because _ and _. 8 The U.S. government has exerted great pressur

29、e on many Asian nations to _. 9 The death rate from cigarette smoking in Asia will someday _. 10 The major reason for the explosion of the cigarette market is _. 11 In this article the author uses _ to support many of his important points in the news story. Section A Directions: In this section, you

30、 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 c

31、hoices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） He is a plumber. （ B） He is an electrician. （ C） He is a carpenter. （ D） He is an interior decorator. （ A） In a park. （ B） In a museum. （ C） In a zoo. （ D） In a pet store. （ A） Both of them have overcome their fear. （ B） They are

32、 both afraid of high places. （ C） The woman is still afraid of high places, but the man isnt. （ D） Both of them prefer high places these days. （ A） The man is an exceptional student and will write the exam for the class. （ B） Circumstances will not permit the student to take the makeup exam. （ C） Th

33、e students request will be granted. （ D） The student will probably not be able to complete the course. （ A） Mike doesnt always listen. （ B） Mikes never missed a meeting. （ C） Mike had to attend another meeting. （ D） Mike has an ear infection. （ A） He% not sure how much a printer costs. （ B） Hell buy

34、 a computer later this week. （ C） He lost money he was saving. （ D） He doesnt have enough money to buy a printer now. （ A） She will be available on Friday. （ B） She cant arrange a meeting recently due to her tight schedule. （ C） She can meet the man any day except Friday. （ D） Friday is the most sui

35、table time for her. （ A） If the woman has taken other classes on personal finances. （ B） Which seminar the woman wants to sign up for. （ C） If the woman keeps money at the bank. （ D） Where the woman learned about the seminar. （ A） Training. （ B） Typing. （ C） Computer skills. （ D） Word-processing. （

36、A） Just like an advanced typewriter. （ B） Equipped with a memory. （ C） Used as a filing cabinet. （ D） Easier to check and correct mistakes. （ A） A couple of weeks with the computer first, and a few months with the word-processor later. （ B） About one month with the word processor first, and a two-mo

37、nth, part-time period with the computer use. （ C） About two months with computer first, and a one-month, part-time period with the word processor later. （ D） About a two-month, part-time period with the word processor and computer. （ A） An actress. （ B） A writer. （ C） A teacher. （ D） A painter. （ A）

38、 Because Diego came from a famous family. （ B） Because Diego was highly intelligent. （ C） Because Diego was a man with a great fortune. （ D） Because he could not pay his daughters medical expense any more. （ A） Because she wanted to hurt Diego. （ B） Because she was told she looked better in a mans s

39、uit. （ C） Because she was an advocate of the womens liberation movement. （ D） Because she preferred modern mens suits to the traditional womens Mexican dresses. （ A） She had long suffered from ill-health. （ B） She had a passion for traditional Mexican dresses. （ C） She had a strong belief in the equ

40、ality between men and women. （ D） She regretted that. she had married to Diego. Section B Directions: 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

41、 must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Fire prevention. （ B） Pest control. （ C） House construction. （ D） Toxic chemicals. （ A） It is cheaper. （ B） It is safer. （ C） It is quicker. （ D） It is readily available. （ A） To keep the heat inside. （ B） To prevent insec

42、ts from escaping. （ C） To reduce the risk of fire. （ D） To keep the wood dry. （ A） They played the same games as men. （ B） They played games as much as men. （ C） They played games with men. （ D） They did not play games. （ A） Most were quieter amusements. （ B） Children played different games than the

43、ir parents. （ C） They probably had some religious meaning at one time. （ D） Their sole purpose was to train warriors. （ A） Playing guessing games. （ B） Shooting arrows. （ C） Playing games of chance. （ D） Determining each others future. （ A） Lack of variety. （ B） Full of varieties. （ C） Fresh but not

44、 delicious. （ D） Attractive and nutritious. （ A） Because Americans are tired of their traditional food. （ B） Because many international organizations are located there. （ C） Because America is a country full of immigrants. （ D） Because America often holds international food festivals. （ A） They eat

45、only fresh vegetable. （ B） They eat red meat but no fat. （ C） They eat no meat. （ D） They live a long life. （ A） Because it is clean. （ B） Because it tastes delicious. （ C） Because it saves time. （ D） Because it is nutritious. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three time

46、s. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required t

47、o fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 The place of the child in society has varied for thousands of years and has been【 B1】 _ by different cultures and religions. In ancient times unwanted children were occasi

48、onally【 B2】 _ , put to death, exploited, or offered for religious【 B3】_ , and in any event a large percentage of them didnt survive their physically【 B4】 _ existence to achieve maturity. In Western 【 B5】 _ within the last few hundred years, there have been many changes in attitude toward the young.

49、In【 B6】 _ Europe, and later with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the children of the poor worked long hours for little or no pay, and there was no public concern for their safety or welfare. Punishment could be【 B7】 _ and severe, and sometimes religious passions were expressed violently with a view toward saving the childs soul. By the eighteenth century the harsh and severe methods began to show some changes. Society slowly【 B8】 _ children