[外语类试卷]大学英语六级模拟试卷624及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 624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 short essay entitled College Graduates Work as Village Officials. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1. 一些大学毕业生选择毕业后当 “村官 ”，请就此现象发表自己的看法。 1你对此有何看

2、法 2他们会给农村带来什么 3他们会从中得到什么 Useful words and expressions “村官 ”： village officials 科学种田： farm scientifically 深入群众： going deep into the masses College Graduates Work as Village Officials 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minut

3、es 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 passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the informat

4、ion is not given in the passage. 2 More than 2,300 universities in over 100 countries have introduced Chinese courses to their curricula, and young overseas nationals flock to China each year to learn Chinese. In 2004, the number of international students in China was 400,000, with an annual increas

5、e of 20 percent in the past five years, according to the Chinese Ministry of Education. The Rise of Chinas Economy Monsieur Label and his wife, both respected architects living in Paris Sixth Quarter, have enrolled their daughter in a nearby school where Chinese classes start at kindergarten. Monsie

6、ur Label says of China: “I and my colleagues witnessed the countrys amazing development when we attended a recent seminar in Shenzhen. I believe that China is the economic superpower of the future. My wife and I speak French, English and Spanish, but my daughter should also learn Chinese because it

7、will be useful to her when she grows up.“ Since Chinese courses were added to the curricula of 132 French junior and senior high schools their enrollment has doubled. That at the Oriental Language and Culture College, one of Frances largest Chinese-teaching colleges, has skyrocketed in recent years,

8、 according to Xu Dan, dean of the Chinese Department. She confirms that Chinese and Japanese are now the two most studied Asian languages. French junior student Belda is totally fluent in Chinese. “Im learning Chinese because I want to be an international lawyer in China,“ he explains. Young French

9、entrepreneur Patric Penia established his Beiyan Consultancy Company in Paris, and it now works together with China Central Television in introducing French traditions and culture to Chinese audiences. Pattie also cooperated with Beijings University of Finance and Economics and Central University of

10、 Finance and Economics in launching a three-week crash course in Chinese in Beijing. In 2005, he initiated the “Chinese people and business management“ training course in Paris, which consists of seminars to help French businessmen understand how Chinese business operates. Germany has also caught on

11、 to the benefits of Chinese language learning, and has added Chinese to its high school graduation exams. Many international corporations also hold introductory Chinese courses for employees assigned work in China. “English isnt enough,“ says Herr Gerck, president of Siemens China, “We need to equip

12、 our staff with the ability to deal with Chinese merchants in their own language.“ In Britain, a Chinese teaching program that will form part of the national curriculum has been formulated and approved by the Department of Education and Skills. In the U.S., Chinese is part of the Advance Placement P

13、rogram for American high school students. This means that students can take college-level Chinese in the same way as they learn French, Spanish and German and gain credits if they get good test results. More than 2,500 primary and high schools now offer AP courses in the Chinese language. Cultural E

14、choes Chinese characters, along with the Confucian philosophy, have always had profound influence on Han cultural circles in Asia, and after a brief hiatus, Chinese language teaching is in demand once more in the ROK, Singapore, Japan and Vietnam. “Singaporeans rushed to learn English in the 1970s,

15、when it was believed to be the most useful language for the future. Now, in the 21st century, a lack of Chinese-speaking skills is seen as a disadvantage,“ says one Singaporean student, who recently graduated from Beijing University with a BA in international relations. The German ambassador to the

16、ROK once told vice minister of Education Zhang Xinsheng: “Nowadays, high school teachers of German and French must also learn Chinese if they want to keep their jobs.“ In the ROK, a high HSK(Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshithe Chinese Language Proficiency Test taken by non-native speakers) acts as a springboar

17、d for jobs and promotions in large corporations. The number of colleges offering Chinese language courses in the ROK at present stands at 347, compared to 20 in the 1980s. By the year 2007, Chinese courses will be taught in primary and high schools, according to the ROK minister of Education. In the

18、 course of Chinas economic boom over the past two decades, a large number of Koreans have immigrated to China. Many now have their own businesses, which would have been impossible without a formal grounding in Chinese. In Thailand, Chinese has eclipsed Japanese to become the second most common secon

19、d language. “Public interest has moved from Japanese to Chinese,“ the Japanese Sankei Shimbun recently reported, “the number of people learning Chinese in Thailand now is tenfold that of ten years ago. Indonesian President Suhartos resignation in 1998 provided the opportunity for a closer relationsh

20、ip between the two nations and for the Indonesian Chinese population to learn Chinese, language as well as Chinese traditions. In the belief that “Chinese children should learn Chinese“ Indonesian Chinese residents sent their children to schools offering Chinese courses so that they might understand

21、 Chinese cultural traditions as well as speak the language. Enrollment at such schools soon skyrocketed, and parents often queued up all night in order to be secure admission for their children. Why Chinese? “People around the world are rushing to learn Chinese. This interest can be attributed to Ch

22、inas economic opportunities and its telling effect on the future“ so stated the article ChinaEmbracing the World published in the May issue of The Hindu. In view of the international demand for Chinese language learning, the Chinese government plans to set up 100 Confucius Institutes around the worl

23、d. The Confucius Institute is a nonprofit organization whose aim is to promote the Chinese language and culture overseas through Internet or on-campus non-degree courses. The first institute was established in Seoul, ROK in November 2004. Since then branches have been set up in many other countries,

24、 including the U.S., Sweden, France and Uzbekistan. Great hopes have been laid on Chengo(Chinese and English on the Go), an E-language learning system based on pinyin rather than Chinese characters developed by 12 experts from China and the U.S., as a means to help children learn Chinese. This softw

25、are captures childrens attention with stories, games and animations based on the 2008 Olympics. In order to ensure that there are sufficient teachers to meet the current demand, the Chinese government has set up training centers where overseas teachers of Chinese can attend lectures. It has also lau

26、nched overseas training courses. In addition to dispatching Chinese teachers abroad to teach Chinese, the government has also sent over 1,000 professionally qualified volunteers to countries in Asia, Europe, America and Africa. Since Chinese became so popular in the international community, the numb

27、er of foreign students applying to take the Chinese Language Proficiency Test (HSK) has surged from 21,000 in 1996 to 100,000 in 2004. It is now possible to take the HSK exam, known to candidates as the “Chinese TOEFL“, at 151 local universities or colleges in 34 countries. The Paris-based Chinese n

28、ewspaper European Times, which has the highest circulation among Chinese-language newspapers in Europe, released a comment early this year entitled “Develop as Rapidly as the Chinese Economy Booms“ that analyzed why so many people are rushing to learn Chinese and study in China, Its conclusions were

29、 that Chinas increasing economic competitiveness and the brilliant future career it offers is a powerful lure to mastering Chinese. But it also pointed out that learning Chinese is the key to Chinese cultural traditions. After all, what point is there in learning a foreign language if you cant use i

30、t to express knowledge of the culture from which it sprang! 2 This article mainly discusses about the popularity of Chinese in western countries. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Monsieur Label and his wife send their children to learn Chinese because they hope that their children can learn as many foreign l

31、anguages as possible. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Many German international corporations hold introductory Chinese courses for employees assigned work in China because they want their staff become interested in China. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 In Thailand, the most popular second language nowadays is Chin

32、ese. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Singaporeans believe that a lack of _-speaking skills is a disadvantage in the 21st century. 7 After the resignation of Indonesian President in 1998, Indonesian Chinese residents sent their children to school offering _ in the belief that “Chinese children should learn C

33、hinese“. 8 Chinas economic opportunities and its _ on the future contributes to peoples interest in learning Chinese. 9 The Confucius Institutes aim at promoting the Chinese language and culture overseas through Internet or _ courses. 10 An E-language learning system called Chengo is hopeful to help

34、 children learn Chinese for this software captures _ with stories, games and animations based on the 2008 Olympics. 11 The popularity of Chinese in the world makes the “Chinese TOFEL“, the _ exam, possible. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long convers

35、ations. 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 th

36、e best answer. （ A） Ask Joan to recommend a good restaurant. （ B） Have dinner at Joans house. （ C） Introduce themselves to Joans friends. （ D） Try the dishes in a new restaurant. （ A） Share the place hes renting with other students. （ B） Avoid living near the campus this semester. （ C） Apply for cam

37、pus housing after the holiday. （ D） Find an apartment as soon as possible. （ A） Watch a TV program related to his project, （ B） Think about dropping out of sociology class. （ C） Finish his TV project as soon as possible. （ D） Reconsider about interviewing so many people. （ A） Try on a smaller sweate

38、r. （ B） Look for another style at a different store. （ C） Give the sweater away as a gift. （ D） Exchange the sweater for a bigger one. （ A） The man has one chance to see the doctor this week. （ B） Appointments with the doctor must be made two weeks in advance. （ C） The man should call the doctor bac

39、k on Friday. （ D） The doctor canceled his appointments on Friday. （ A） Hes opposed to the tuition increase. （ B） He wasnt able to attend the protest rally. （ C） He works for the student newspaper. （ D） He rarely reads the newspaper. （ A） Take a cab to the show. （ B） See the show some other night. （

40、C） Eat dinner after the show. （ D） Walk to the theater. （ A） There will be a session tonight. （ B） The location of the session has been changed. （ C） The session might be canceled because of the snow. （ D） Shell probably be too tired to walk to the session. （ A） Places the man has visited. （ B） A pa

41、per the woman is writing for a class. （ C） School activities they enjoy. （ D） The womans plans for the summer. （ A） She has never been to Gettysburg. （ B） She took a political science course. （ C） Her family still goes on vacation together. （ D） Shes interested in the United States Civil War. （ A） W

42、hy her parents wanted to go to Gettysburg. （ B） Why her familys vacation plan changed ten years ago. （ C） Where her family went for a vacation ten years ago. （ D） When her family went on their last vacation. （ A） He is unable to talk. （ B） He doesnt like his classroom. （ C） He cant find his office k

43、ey. （ D） He has misplaced some exams. （ A） Make an appointment with the doctor. （ B） Return the exam papers to his students. （ C） Mark the latest homework assignment. （ D） Put a cancellation notice on the classroom door. （ A） Bring Don the homework that was due today. （ B） Teach Dons class while hes

44、 absent. （ C） Give Professor Webster the key to Dons office. （ D） Leave a message on the board in Dons classroom. （ A） To call Don at the end of the afternoon. （ B） To give Dons students the next assignment. （ C） To put the homework on Dons desk. （ D） To leave the master key for Don. Section B Direc

45、tions: 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. （ A） A typhoid carrier

46、. （ B） A cooker. （ C） A patient. （ D） A medico. （ A） Mary Mallon died in hospital. （ B） Mary Mallon did not pass on typhoid. （ C） Food cleanliness is important to our health. （ D） Food can pass on all kinds of diseases. （ A） Many people in New York suffered from typhoid in the 1910s. （ B） Mary Mallo

47、n changed her name to avoid spreading typhoid. （ C） Mary carried the disease but she herself was in good health. （ D） Mary was afraid of being jobless. （ A） By the checkout clerk. （ B） By the customers themselves. （ C） By a laser beam of light. （ D） By the cash register. （ A） Eliminating the errors

48、in prices. （ B） Saving store clerks time to do checking out. （ C） Giving the customer an itemized printout. （ D） Punching the item price into the cash register. （ A） The manufacturer. （ B） The item of product. （ C） The selling date. （ D） The price. （ A） Government funded. （ B） Private. （ C） Politica

49、l. （ D） None of the above. （ A） Wars or natural disasters make them lose their families. （ B） They want to help their families earn enough,mooney to survive. （ C） They are poor. （ D） All the above. （ A） The Philippines. （ B） Mexico. （ C） Brazil. （ D） Guatemala. （ A） Most of the children in developing countries do not receive education or health care. （ B） The chief goal of Child Hope U. S. A is to halt the spread of AIDS and the use of illegal drugs among children. （ C） Child Hope U. S. A cooperate