1、大学英语六级（2013 年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 235及答案解析(总分：118.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Writing(总题数：2，分数：4.00)1.Part I Writing（分数：2.00）_2.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 technological advances on education. You are requi
2、red to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. （分数：2.00）_二、Listening Comprehens(总题数：11，分数：50.00)3.Part II Listening Comprehension_4.Section A_A.Selling software.B.Repairing computers.C.Selling computers.D.Developing software.A.She is arrogant.B.She is inexperienced.C.She is confident.D.
3、She is offensive.A.She was replaced by another employee.B.She was fired by her last boss.C.She couldnt find room for improvementD.She couldnt make any progress in her job.A.She met the HR manager of her last company.B.She got a job from last weeks career fair.C.It was an internet career fair.D.It wa
4、s held in the civic center downtown.A.Its being outdoors.B.She needs to deal with different people.C.Its sometimes dangerous to drive at night.D.She has to work when the weather is bad.A.Meeting interesting people in the city.B.Being able to enjoy being outdoors.C.Driving in unsettled weather.D.Taki
5、ng long drives outside the city.A.Rather difficult to please.B.Rude to women drivers.C.Talkative and generous with tips.D.Different in personality.A.She complains a lot.B.She plans to quit her job.C.She is often criticized by her customers.D.She is very familiar with the city.5.Section B_A.How impor
6、tant money is in ones day-to-day life.B.How one spends money shows what is important to him.C.Money is more important than the philosophy of life.D.Ones understanding of life is more important than money.A.To test the strength of a friendship.B.To bring friends even closer.C.To know more people who
7、are in need.D.To make your friends feel they are helpful.A.Money is proof of ones value.B.Money is a means instead of an end.C.Making more money is meaningless.D.Money can give great happiness.A.It can be acquired from seafood,B.It is good for our bones and teeth.C.It is mainly consumed by vegetaria
8、ns.D.It is not as nutritious as it used to be.A.Delicious snacks and mineral water.B.Foods that contain much calcium.C.Noodles with high carbohydrates.D.Fruits that contain vitamins and fibre.A.They are allergic to meat, fish and other animal products.B.They cannot get over the brutal scenes of kill
9、ing animals.C.Some of them think it is morally wrong to kill animals for food.D.Some of them believe it is healthier to eat meat and beans.A.They refer to transgenic organisms.B.They are harmful to the environment.C.They are grown in green and clean ways.D.They are grown with less harmful chemicals.
10、6.Section C_A.Cultivating creative talents.B.Producing university professors.C.Fostering industrial leaders.D.Nurturing great artists.A.All-around developmentB.Creativity for the future.C.Basic social skills.D.Academic capability.A.Very normal in the 21st century.B.Absolutely correct forever.C.Profo
11、undly wrong for now.D.Rather absurd in the 19th century.A.Its a commercial plane with two captains.B.Its a newly produced American plane.C.Its a fighter armed with high technology.D.Its an auto-driven plane without pilots.A.They are only in restricted use by army.B.They carry passengers but no pilot
12、s.C.They drive automatically with pilots in them.D.They themselves can handle anything wrong.A.Theyre similar to a radio-controlled model aircraftB.They fly throughout the world freely just like eagles.C.They can autonomously comply with the air rules.D.They are more flexible and faster than bigger
13、aircraft.A.They are always safer than manned planes.B.They are faster than many helicopters.C.They can do many jobs at a lower cost.D.They can carry out all jobs conveniently.A.The advanced science and high technology.B.The close connections across the globe.C.The well-educated young generation.D.Th
14、e wise policy made by governments.A.Good relationship with the managers of the company.B.Willingness to work overtime for the company.C.Adaption to business trips around the world.D.Overseas experience with languages and culturesA.Finding a good job in a famous international company.B.Shaping the fu
15、ture of your country and the whole world.C.Bringing honor to your family by the oversea study experience.D.Getting a Green Card to work and live in a foreign country.三、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：8，分数：60.00)7.Part III Reading Comprehension_8.Section A_The human nose is an underrated tool. Humans are of
16、ten thought to be insensitive smellers compared with animals, but this is largely because, unlike animals, we stand upright This means that our noses are 1 to perceiving those smells which float through the air, missing the majority of smells which stick to surfaces. In fact, though, we are 2 sensit
17、ive to smells, even if we do not generally realize it. Our noses are capable of 3 human smells even when these are diluted to far below one part in one million. Strangely, some people find that they can smell one type of flower but not another, whereas others are sensitive to the smells of both flow
18、ers. This may be because some people do not have the genes necessary to generate 4 smell receptors in the nose. These receptors are the cells which sense smells and send 5 to the brain. However, it has been found that even people insensitive to a certain smell at first can suddenly become sensitive
19、to it when 6 to it often enough. The explanation for insensitivity to smell seems to be that the brain finds it 7 to keep all smell receptors working all the time but can create new receptors if necessary. This may also explain why we are not usually sensitive to our own smellswe 8 do not need to be
20、. We are not 9 of the usual smell of our own house, but we notice new smells when we visit someone elses. The brain finds it best to keep smell receptors available for unfamiliar and 10 signals such as the smell of smoke, which might indicate the danger of fire.A) simply E) permanently I) dedicated
21、M) distinguishingB) emergency F) limited J) exposed N) particularC) aware G) sure K) impulses 0) extremelyD) detecting H) inefficient L) messages（分数：20.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_10.Section B_Why Sustainable Buildings Need to Focus on Community And Colla
22、boration?A According to the government, buildings in the UK account for about 43% of all carbon emissions; when you also consider the amount of other resources they require, such as water, and the amount of energy that goes into transporting millions of us to work every day, its clear we need to mak
23、e our buildings more sustainable. Yet sustainability does not begin and end with reducing carbon. The buildings we work in define and shape their neighbourhoods, especially in cities, where they have an enormous social impact upon communities. Local traders depend on the income from the people who a
24、re employed nearby, while the wellbeing of employees is affected by their workplace surroundings.B So how can we ensure the buildings of the future are sustainable, creative and productive workplaces that benefit the employees who work in them and the communities that surround them? That question fo
25、rmed the basis of a recent roundtable debate, held in association with property investor Derwent London. Saving energyC Unusually, the early part of the discussion was framed by a prototype office for Derwents White Collar Factory project. The building, which goes on site in 2014, has been designed
26、to test sustainable ways of lighting, heating, cooling and occupying a building, for instance, by mixing start-ups with established companies. Compared to a normal office building, the White Collar Factory will save a tonne of carbon every two days, said Derwent Londons director Paul Williams. “It w
27、ill also be an enjoyable space,“ he said, referring to the open-plan, high-ceiling design.D However, designing a high-spec building that takes advantage of all the latest energy-saving technologiessuch as advanced heating, cooling and building-management softwaredoes not always guarantee a sustainab
28、le future.E Chris Early, estates manager of Telefonica, said developers should not get “hung up about the type of air conditioning“. By concentrating solely on energy-saving technologies, developers could lose sight of the wider issues surrounding sustainability. “Its about how you develop a larger
29、site as a whole: the mixture of small and large occupiers and startups.“ For developments to be successful in the future, youve got to be delivering space that works from an occupational perspective, so people can collaborate within their own organisation, but also with others. There has got to be m
30、ore of a community feel.“F Speaking off the record, one participant suggested that the reason why developments werent always designed and occupied sustainably was simply down to finance. Im not sure the boardroom understands buildings. My finance director will focus purely on the numbers, the minimu
31、m amount of space we can occupy, the lowest rates we can secure the space for. Were constantly challenged trying to explain the wider tangible (切实的) benefits a creative space can offer.“G Rab Bennetts, co-founder of Bennetts Associates, agreed it was difficult to measure the benefits of creative spa
32、ceas opposed to something like rentin a tangible way, but he suggested that reducing absenteeism and improving recruitment, for example, were benefits that are often overlooked. “If you can improve the workforce a little bit by making it a nicer place so theres less absenteeism, the difference is hu
33、ge,“ said Bennetts.H While all delegates acknowledged that cost was an important issue, Chris Sherwin, head of sustainability at Seymourpowell, suggested many of the related problems could be overcome by thinking about the issues at the initial design stage. Referring to his experience of working wi
34、th manufacturers and product developers, Sherwin said: “Most of the wellbeing and environmental impacts are locked in at the very early design stages and I think its pretty much the same with buildings.“I For Ziona Strelitz, founder director of ZZA responsive user environments, the failure to create
35、 sustainable working environments in the past resulted from directors being afraid to take what would be perceived as risks. However, she believed that was no longer the case. “There was a generational shift after the dotcom boom, there was a turning point where the people deciding on what kind of s
36、paces they wanted changed. Suddenly much younger people had the money and power to make premises decisions.“J But a note of caution was sounded by Stephen Taylor, associate director at Allford Hall Monaghan Morris architects, who pointed out that people have different ideas about what their perfect
37、workplace is. “The best we can hope for as architects is to give people that loose fit to allow flexibility to happen over time.“ Designing buildings in this manner would give occupiers flexibility over how they wanted to work, he said. Collaborative workingK The benefits of flexible working are not
38、 confined to improving employees wellbeing, either, said Early. Discussing his own organisations policy on remote working, he said: “Its sustainable as were reducing car use by encouraging people to work from home. were trying to make it more of a hotel environment, where you come in to do something
39、 productive then go.“ While using LED lighting and other energy-saving initiatives were “good housekeeping“, keeping an estate small was ultimately fundamental to reducing an organisations carbon footprint. So how can companies reduce their estate?L Many participants thought technology could provide
40、 an answer. Strelitz pointed to the work of LiquidSpace, a US-based firm that has created an app to help users find and book a work space suited to their needs, whenever they need it. The app also allows the companies providing the workplaces to optimise the space they have available. Participants a
41、greed this kind of collaborative working could be key to the future of sustainable buildings. “To think people only have their own employees in a building and theyre only going to work in a certain way has gone for everand that change has to be embraced,“ said Williams.M While everyone recognised th
42、at collaborative working among occupiers was a major step towards making buildings more sustainable, when it came to collaboration among landlords and developers, many felt a lack of government direction was hindering progress. Unless politicians are engaged in the discussion, its hard to imagine th
43、ere will be much drive for sustainability through regulation, said Tony Travers, director of LSE London. “Most governments are trying to avoid regulationsso making the discussion more accessible to those who make planning decisions is essential, otherwise it will be cut off from the places that brin
44、g the pressure to create change.“N Bennetts suggested that the government had missed an opportunity when it scrapped proposals to make display energy certificates mandatory for commercial buildings. As an alternative, he suggested introducing a “kitemark“ (风筝标志) for buildings, which rated their envi
45、ronmental, social and economic sustainability, including social capital. The mark would be displayed prominently on a building to raise the profile of its energy use.O The way buildings are assessed for their sustainability came in for some criticism. The environmental assessment and rating method w
46、as described as too complicated by delegates. “The market has taken it and used it as the standard,“ said John Davies, sustainability manager of Derwent London. “It has turned from a guidebook into a rulebook.“P Despite criticism of the lack of statute and some of the assessment methods, the debate ended with much positivity. Delegates were confident that advances in technology and collaborative working, plus a new generation entering the boardroom
