1、大学英语六级分类模拟题 423及答案解析(总分：370.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：7，分数：299.00)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should Children Spend Long Time Studying? Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 150 wo
2、rds but no more than 200 words. （分数：106.50）_2.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then give your understanding of it. You should write at least 150 words but no mor
3、e than 200 words. （分数：20.00）_3.Directions : For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on perseverance by referring to the saying “What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while.“ You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you wil
4、l do to enhance your perseverance. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. （分数：106.50）_4.You should write a short essay entitled Should Parents Send Their Kids to Art Classes. 写作导航 1描述家长将孩子送到艺术班学习这一社会现象； 2人们对于这个现象有着不同的看法； 3提出自己的想法。 （分数：10.0
5、0）_5.Directions : For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled On Adversity by commenting on the saying “Misfortune rather than prosperity helps people to gain a greater understanding of themselves and the world around them.“ You should write at least 150 words but no more th
6、an 200 words. （分数：20.00）_6.Should Old People Stay at Home or Be Placed in Nursing Homes? Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should Old People Stay at Home or Be Placed in Nursing Homes? You should analyze the for-and-against views on it and state yo
7、ur own opinion. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. （分数：16.00）_7.Directions : For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter of congratulation. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words following the outline given below. 假设你是刘敏，你的朋友伊丽莎白因工
8、作能力和学习能力突出获得了去华盛顿大学进修 MBA的机会，请写一封信祝贺她。 1祝贺朋友获得海外进修的机会 2分析获此机会给朋友带来的影响 3表达良好的祝愿 （分数：20.00）_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)Google“s Plan for World“s Biggest Online Library: Philanthropy or Act of Piracy?AIn recent years, teams of workers dispatched by Google have been working hard to make digital
9、copies of books. So far, Google has scanned more than 10 million titles from libraries in America and Europeincluding half a million volumes held by the Bodleian in Oxford. The exact method it uses is unclear; the company does not allow outsiders to observe the process. Why is Google undertaking suc
10、h a venture? BWhy is it even interested in all those out-of-print library books, most of which have been gathering dust on forgotten shelves for decades? The company claims its motives are essentially public-spirited. Its overall mission, after all, is to “organise the world“s information“, so it wo
11、uld be odd if that information did not include books. The company likes to present itself as having lofty aspirations. “This really isn“t about making money. We are doing this for the good of society.“ As Santiago de la Mora, head of Google Books for Europe, puts it: “By making it possible to search
12、 the millions of books that exist today, we hope to expand the frontiers of human knowledge.“ CDan Clancy, the chief architect of Google Books, does seem genuine in his conviction that this is primarily a philanthropic (慈善的) exercise. “Google“s core business is search and find, so obviously what hel
13、ps improve Google“s search engine is good for Google,“ he says. “But we have never built a spreadsheet (电子数据表) outlining the financial benefits of this, and I have never had to justify the amount I am spending to the company“s founders.“ DIt is easy, talking to Clancy and his colleagues, to be swept
14、 along by their missionary passion. But Google“s book-scanning project is proving controversial. Several opponents have recently emerged, ranging from rival tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon to small bodies representing authors and publishers across the world. In broad terms, these opponents
15、have levelled two sets of criticisms at Google. EFirst, they have questioned whether the primary responsibility for digitally archiving the world“s books should be allowed to fall to a commercial company. In a recent essay in the New York Review of Books , Robert Darnton, the head of Harvard Univers
16、ity“s library, argued that because such books are a common resourcethe possession of us allonly public, not-for-profit bodies should be given the power to control them. FThe second related criticism is that Google“s scanning of books is actually illegal. This allegation has led to Google becoming mi
17、red in (陷入) a legal battle whose scope and complexity makes the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case in Charles Dickens“ Bleak House look straightforward. At its centre, however, is one simple issue: that of copyright. The inconvenient fact about most books, to which Google has arguably paid insufficient atte
18、ntion, is that they are protected by copyright. Copyright laws differ from country to country, but in general protection extends for the duration of an author“s life and for a substantial period afterwards, thus allowing the author“s heirs to benefit. (In Britain and America, this post-death period
19、is 70 years.) This means, of course, that almost all of the books published in the 20th century are still under copyrightand the last century saw more books published than in all previous centuries combined. Of the roughly 40 million books in US libraries, for example, an estimated 32 million are in
20、 copyright. Of these, some 27 million are out of print. GOutside the US, Google has made sure only to scan books that are out of copyright and thus in the “public domain“ (works such as the Bodleian“s first edition of Middlemarch, which anyone can read for free on Google Books Search). HBut, within
21、the US, the company has scanned both in-copyright and out-of-copyright works. In its defence, Google points out that it displays only small segments of books that are in copyrightarguing that such displays are “fair use“. But critics allege that by making electronic copies of these books without fir
22、st seeking the permission of copyright holders, Google has committed piracy. “The key principle of copyright law has always been that works can be copied only once authors have expressly given their permission,“ says Piers Blofeld, of the Sheil Land literary agency in London. “Google has reversed th
23、isit has simply copied all these works without bothering to ask.“ IIn 2005, the Authors Guild of America, together with a group of US publishers, launched a class action suit (集团诉讼) against Google that, after more than two years of negotiation, ended with an announcement last October that Google and
24、 the claimants had reached an out-of-court settlement. The full details are complicatedthe text alone runs to 385 pagesand trying to summarise it is no easy task. “Part of the problem is that it is basically incomprehensible,“ says Blofeld, one of the settlement“s most vocal British critics. JBroadl
25、y, the deal provides a mechanism for Google to compensate authors and publishers whose rights it has breached (including giving them a share of any future revenue it generates from their works). In exchange for this, the rights holders agree not to sue Google in future. KThis settlement hands Google
26、 the powerbut only with the agreement of individual rights holdersto exploit its database of out-of-print books. It can include them in subscription deals sold to libraries or sell them individually under a consumer licence. It is these commercial provisions that are proving the settlement“s most co
27、ntroversial aspect. LCritics point out that, by giving Google the right to commercially exploit its database, the settlement paves the way for a subtle shift in the company“s role from provider of information to seller. “Google“s business model has always been to provide information for free, and se
28、ll advertising on the basis of the traffic this generates,“ points out James Grimmelmann, associate professor at New York Law School. Now, he says, because of the settlement“s provisions, Google could become a significant force in bookselling. MInterest in this aspect of the settlement has focused o
29、n “orphan“ works, where there is no known copyright holderthese make up an estimated 5-10% of the books Google has scanned. Under the settlement, when no rights holders come forward and register their interest in a work, commercial control automatically reverts to Google. Google will be able to disp
30、lay up to 20% of orphan works for free, include them in its subscription deals to libraries and sell them to individual buyers under the consumer licence. NIt is by no means certain that the settlement will be enacted (执行)it is the subject of a fairness hearing in the US courts. But if it is enacted
31、, Google will in effect be off the hook as far as copyright violations in the US are concerned. Many people are seriously concerned by thisand the company is likely to face challenges in other courts around the world. ONo one knows the precise use Google will make of the intellectual property it has
32、 gained by scanning the world“s library books, and the truth, as Gleick, an American science writer and member of the Authors Guild, points out, is that the company probably doesn“t even know itself. But what is certain is that, in some way or other, Google“s entrance into digital bookselling will h
33、ave a significant impact on the book world in years to come.（分数：71.00）(1).Google has involved itself in a legal battle as it ignored the copyright of the books it scanned.（分数：7.10）(2).The method Google“s book scanning project adopts is not available to the outside world.（分数：7.10）(3).The class action
34、 suit against Google was settled with the details being complicated and difficult to understand.（分数：7.10）(4).Opponents of Google Books believe that digitally archiving the world“s books should be controlled by non-profit organizations.（分数：7.10）(5).Googie defends its scanning in copyright books by sa
35、ying that it displays only a small part of their content.（分数：7.10）(6).Critics remarked that the settlement of the conunercial provision could make Google a strong competitor in bookselling business.（分数：7.10）(7).Google claims its plan for the world“s biggest online library is to serve the interest of
36、 the general public.（分数：7.10）(8).Google“s entrance into digital bookselling will tremendously influence the book world in the future.（分数：7.10）(9).The commercial provisions of the settlement remained controversial after the law suit ended.（分数：7.10）(10).The settlement of orphan works, if enacted, will
37、 in reality end the lawsuits concerning copyright violation in the US filed against Google.（分数：7.10）大学英语六级分类模拟题 423答案解析(总分：370.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：7，分数：299.00)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should Children Spend Long Time Studying
38、? Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. （分数：106.50）_正确答案：()解析：Should Children Spend Long Time Studying?As is vividly depicted in the picture, a child spends much time in learning various courses during the sum
39、mer holiday. When he asks his father if he could have a break, his father tells him to make the most of time. Nowadays, many children are required to study hard in order to gain high scores. It is true that children can benefit a lot from studying long hours. Success never comes to those who make no
40、 effort. If students want to get high scores, they need to spend much time in studying. However, studying hard doesn“t necessarily mean sacrificing the time for entertainment. Children had better make a proper timetable to rightly arrange their learning time and entertainment time. As for the parent
41、s, they need to be aware that there should be some free time for children to play, exercise and rest. In my opinion, since children are very likely to have a weak sense of self-control and self-discipline, parents are obliged to help them make a reasonable study schedule. Besides, children should pu
42、rsue some interests apart from their studies so as to make the full development of their talents.2.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then give your understanding
43、of it. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. （分数：20.00）_正确答案：()解析：In the picture above, the teacher is staring at the boy who is thinking about a plane and has not noticed the teacher. Obviously, the teacher is furious. It is evident that the boy“s inattention to class is w
44、rong-doing. Firstly, inattention to class signifies that one does not have a right attitude to class, which is irresponsible for oneself. Being a student, we should listen carefully to the teacher to acquire knowledge and only by doing so can we enrich our mind and progress gradually. Secondly, inat
45、tention to class conveys a message that one does not show respect for the teacher and the teacher“s work. The teacher did a lot of preparations before class and tried his or her best to give the lecture in class with the purpose that the students can learn as much as possible from him or her via the
46、 lecturing. Then if we are absent-minded in class, we do not value the teacher“s efforts, which, in essence, is a kind of disrespect for the teacher. To conclude, whatever happens, being a student, we should concentrate in class to be responsible for ourselves and respect the teachers.3.Directions :
47、 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on perseverance by referring to the saying “What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while.“ You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you will do to enhance your perseverance. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Wri
