[外语类试卷]大学英语六级模拟试卷581（无答案）.doc

1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 581（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should We Follow Our Parents Work Arrangement? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:1现在越来越多的年轻人择业时与家长发生争执2有些人坚持自己的决定，有些人则听从父母的安排3我的观点Should We

2、Follow Our Parents Work Arrangement?二、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 attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark：Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with

3、 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.1 Returning to ScienceTeresa Garrett was working part-time as a biochemistry postdoc (博士后). She had an infant at home,

4、and she was miserable. She and her husband were considering having a second child. She didnt like leaving her daughter with a daycare provider, and she wondered if her slim income justified the expense of childcare. She decided to stay home full time.It was a lonely but practical decision, she says.

5、 She hadnt ruled out the possibility but she did not expect to return to science: After all, the conventional wisdom would equate several years of parenting leave with the end of a research career. Garrett eventually had two daughters and spent their early years at home.The challenge of managing a s

6、cience career and personal family obligations is not a new issue, particularly for women. In a career where productivity and publications define your value, can you take a couple of years off and then make a successful return? When you do, will employers trust your devotion to your job?For Garrett,

7、the answer to both questions was “Yes.“ First, she found a short-term teaching tutor at Duke University, the institution where she had done her Ph. D. And then Christian Raetz, who had been her Ph. D. adviser, offered her a postdoc. The timing was perfect: She was ready to start a more regular work

8、schedule, and her husband was interested in starting a business. Today, she is a chemistry professor at Vassar College. Garrett credits Raetz both for his faith in her abilities and his willingness to judge her contributions on quality and productivity and not the number of hours she spent in the la

9、boratory. “People are always shocked to know that you can take time off and come back,“ she says.Returning to research after an extended personal leave is possible, but it may not be straightforward. Progress can be slow and there may be some fallout from a break. The path back doesnt come with a ro

10、ad map or a timeline. Your reentry will have a different rhythm than your initial approach because this time you have to balance your career with the needs of a family. The uncertainty can make you feel isolated and alone. But if you are persistent and take advantage of the resources that are availa

11、ble, you can get it done. Stepping SidewaysAfter time away from the work force, its particularly easy to underestimate your value as a scientist andhenceto take one or more backward steps. Dont, says Ruth Ross, who nearly made that mistake after spending 4 years at home with her children. A Ph. D. p

12、harmacologist with industry experience, she applied for a technician job at the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom as she planned her return to science. She would have taken the job if it had been offered, she says, but “that probably would have been a bad career move.“ As it turned out, t

13、he university decided she was over-qualified.Instead of taking a step back, take a step sideways: If you left a postdoc, return to a postdoc, perhaps with a special career reentry fellowship. A faculty member at Aberdeen encouraged Ross to apply for a newly established career reentry fellowship from

14、 the Wellcome Trust. Funding from that organization supported her postdoctoral research until the university hired her into a faculty position in 2002.After 2 years at home with her son and twin daughters followed by 3 years searching for project management jobs in the biotech industry, biochemist P

15、ia Abola got wind of an opening at the Molecular Sciences Institute (MSI). An MSI staff scientist needed skills like hers but lacked money, so the two applied jointly for an NIH career reentry supplement. Shes now a protein biochemist and grant writer at Prosetta Bioconformatics. Independence and Fl

16、exibilityInstead of stepping backward or sideways, physicist Shireen Adenwalla took a step forward. Instead of taking another postdoc, she set up an independent research program on soft money. Early in her career, Adenwalla took 15 months off, caring for her first child and then looking for another

17、postdoc. When she and her physicist husband decided to move to the University of Nebraska, Lincoln-he had accepted a tenure-track positionAdenwalla turned down postdoc opportunities. Instead she arranged a visiting faculty position, followed by a post as a research assistant professor.“I think that

18、was a very smart thing,“ she says today. “Establishing an independent research program is very important. “ Her starting salary was just $ 15 000, and she got just $ 5 000 in start-up assistance. She borrowed equipment, taught courses, took on graduate students, and published her research. She had a

19、 lab and an office, but both got moved aroundher lab three times, her office twice.Adenwalla missed having real start-up money, her own equipment, and the institutional investment that comes with a tenure-track position. On the other hand, she was her own boss, so she was able to take 6 months off w

20、hen she had her second child and work part time for a while after her third child was born. Eventually she was hired to a tenure-track post.Flexible or part-time hours can smooth the transition back into the scientific work force. Some reentry fellowships specify a part-time option and most are acco

21、mmodating, but even if you dont have a fellowship you can ask for a work schedule that meets your needs. Ross, for example, took advantage of the part-time provision of the Wellcome Trust Fellowship. When Garrett took the position on the Lipid Maps grant, she negotiated a 30-hour-a-week schedule. Pa

22、tience: an Essential VirtueTwo months before physicist Marija Nikolic-Jarics scheduled dissertation (专题论文) defense at Simon Fraser University, her husband was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. Over the next 17 months, she focused on her husband and his cancer treatments. After his death, she

23、 moved with her little son to Winnipeg to be near family.She tried to jump-start her thesis project several times, the first in 1998, but she wasnt ready yet and became discouraged. Eventually, she found the motivation to return. She started from the beginning, with a new approach. She finished her

24、Ph.D. in 2008. Now a postdoc at the University of Manitoba, she has moved into a new research areabiomicrofluidics. This year, her work is supported by an M. Hildred Blewett Scholarship, a career reentry grant from the American Physical Society.Elizabeth Freeland. too, continues to work toward a per

25、manent research position a decade after her return. When she followed her future husband to his postdoc at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, and subsequently to Chicago, Illinois, she wasnt able to find a compatible research opportunity. Since then, she has cared for the couples two

26、 young children, taught part time, and found a few short-term research opportunities, some paid, others not.Like Nikolic-Jaric, Freeland is a physicist, and like that other physicists she switched fields. Freeland moved from condensed matter theory to high-energy physics. She scraped together two on

27、e-year postdoctoral grants, the first from the American Association of University Women and the second is a Blewett Scholarship.Unable to find a permanent position locally, in September she started a one-year postdoc at Washington University in St Louis. The location is challenging, she says, but sh

28、e is encouraged by the support of her mentors (导师). And because her work is theoretical, she can spend alternate weeks at home with her husband and school-age children. Its a great research opportunity, she says, one she hopes will someday yield a job closer to her family. She also runs a Web site f

29、or physicists navigating career breaks. Finding Your Own Way BackThough students sometimes see her as a role model, Adenwalla cautions that what worked for her might not be the best solution for others. “You have to find whats right for you,“ she says, and ignore those with different circumstances a

30、nd needs. Her own journey was a tradeoff, she says. On the plus side, she was able to pick her children up at school every day. On the minus side, she says, “there was a fear inside me that I would never make it. “Garrett tells everyone about her journey, even noting it on her Vassar Web site. “Both

31、 young women and young men who are coming up through their career path need to know about the different ways that you can have a good and satisfying career in science. “ 2 When Garrett stayed at home, she was prevented from expecting to return to science because of her_.（A）common sense（B） several ye

32、ars of parenting leave（C） slim income（D）coming second child3 When Garrett is a chemistry professor, Raetz judges her contributions on_.（A）the number of hours she spent in laboratory（B） her willingness to contribute（C） the quality and productivity of her work（D）her regular work schedule4 According to

33、 the passage, Ruth Ross almost committed the mistake that_.（A）she underestimated her ability（B） she took a step back（C） she spent 4 years at home（D）she took a step sideways5 Before Pia Abola got a position at the MSI, she spent at home_.（A）two years（B） three years（C） four years（D）five years6 Shireen

34、 Adenwalla moved her lab and office frequently because_.（A）her house moved to Nebraska（B） she kept getting promoted（C） the equipment was borrowed（D）she couldnt get abundant funding7 Marija Nikolic-Jarics dissertation defense at Simon Fraser University was delayed because of her_（A）husbands disease（B

35、） toddler son（C） faraway family（D）discouraging jump-start8 In 1998, Nikolic-Jaric failed her thesis project because of her_.（A）husbands death（B） lack of motivation（C） lack of preparation（D）new approach9 Before she switched fields, Freelands former research direction was_.10 In addition to the one-ye

36、ar postdoc at Washington University. Freeland runs a Web site for physicists to_.11 According to Garrett, if young people want to succeed in science, they need to know_.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation

37、, 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.（A）Celebrity worship.（B）

38、Obsession with psychology.（C） A world of justice.（D）Favorite nail polish colour.（A）Prof. Steve deserves the title “expert on media.“（B） Prof. Steve has been to the lecture personally.（C） She agrees with some of Prof. Steves opinions.（D）The lecture seems like a war between traditional and modern read

39、ers.（A）The doctor is just joking.（B） The man should listen to the doctors advice.（C） Traditional medicine can cure the cold.（D）Drinking lots of water certainly helps the man.（A）She is an interior designer.（B） She is planning to decorate her house.（C） Shed like to design by herself.（D）She designed th

40、e house for the man.（A）Taking a picture of the woman.（B） Adjusting the flash.（C） Figuring out the quality of the camera.（D）Checking the light.（A）Change her hairstyle.（B） Change her attitude toward new things.（C） Get the fears out of her mind.（D）Try a virtual makeover on the Internet.（A）She shouldnt

41、complain about caring for her mom.（B） Its her brothers responsibility to take care of their mom.（C） A senior day care program or home assistance may help.（D）Financial help is badly needed to send her mom to hospital.（A）Tell her that the doctor refuses to talk with her.（B） Apologize to her and ask fo

42、r her forgiveness.（C） Tell her that she is intruding on his privacy.（D）Say nothing more and leave her alone.（A）He is very tired after work.（B） He still has some work to do.（C） He doesnt like loud noises.（D）He is tired of social life.（A）It can remold the human character.（B） It is helpful to peoples c

43、areer success.（C） It will expand peoples knowledge.（D）It will overcome peoples defects.（A）Through the advertisement in the newspaper.（B） Through the mans introduction in a meeting.（C） Through the BBS on the Internet.（D）Through an acquaintance she met in a club.（A）Social status.（B） Income.（C） Working

44、 conditions.（D）Types of work.（A）More and more people go into the college.（B） The proportion of girl students is growing.（C） Not everyone is suitable for college education.（D）Some measures should be carried out.（A）It can help students find good jobs.（B） It is a symbol of the students skills.（C） It ca

45、n provide some assessment criteria.（D）It reflects the employees attitude to work.（A）His college degree.（B） His willingness to work.（C） The useful information about him.（D）His flexible time.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear

46、 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）Their boss does not listen to their advice.（B） They are overloaded with work.（C） They dont like their colleagues.（D）T

47、heir boss pays them less for hard work.（A）It can be given by the manager.（B） It can be built easily.（C） It changes from time to time.（D）It can make people successful.（A）Listen attentively.（B） Argue with them.（C） Focus on the details.（D）Be absent-minded.（A）Advertise on TV or in newspapers.（B） Ask the

48、 staff to work overtime.（C） Give customers gifts for free.（D）Distribute leaflets in the street.（A）To offer something unique.（B） To give gifts to the customers.（C） To be polite to all the customers.（D）To have drive-in service all day.（A）How to deposit money from a bank.（B） How to decide which bank is

49、 the best.（C） How to attract customers to a bank.（D）How to advertise for a bank.（A）Stop to buy an umbrella.（B） Run quickly than usual.（C） Find shelter from rain.（D）Walk in normal speed.（A）Running gets a person wetter while raining.（B） Running fast keeps a person totally dry while raining.（C） Running has a little impact on keeping people dry while raining.（D）Running cannot protect people from getting wet while raining.（A）The researcher made wrong calculation of ave