1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 157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 Why I Came to College. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1. 我为什么选择读大学； 2. 现在读大学是否值得； 3. 结论。 二、 Part II Reading Comprehensio
2、n (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 the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the stateme
3、nt contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Get Paid for Teaching in China I am a foreigner living in Chengdu, and I have been teaching English for over three years now. Anyone who doesn t know LISTEN UP! ! I was getting 3
4、,000 yuan per month when I first arrived and didn t know Jack about contracts. I thought I was getting a pretty good deal. Most first year teachers think this way. Now, I get no less than 5,500 yuan per month for a 12 hour work week plus all the other benefits (ex. air travel - 10,000 yuan per year)
5、. Don t let their griping and complaining about how much foreigners get paid versus what they get paid dissuade YOU from getting paid. Feel free to e - mail me and ask for my “Bargaining Points“ as well as a sample contract from the school I am now working at. The “Bargaining Points“ is written in M
6、S Word Format so I can attach it and send it to you, or you can simply ask me to copy them to a reply THEY include all the things you should watch out for (like the fact that no contract I ever heard of includes a “Personal Income Tax Benefit“ where the school pays for taxes on income over 4,000 yua
7、n per month. Get caught with your pants down on this one and just smile as wide as you can while you bend over. ) The only way the system will change is if everyone (meaning all foreigners) starts demanding the same thing and starts saying “NO“ to the ridiculously low offers out there. The best scen
8、ario for anyone wanting to work in China is to get the most money you can for the least hours, whatever that might turn out to be, and then to farm yourself out hourly to other schools, ff you don t do it yourself, the schools will find a way to do it for you and in a way that they get the majority
9、of the profits. I was doing this for 125 yuan per hour when I found out that here in Chengdu, 175 yuan per hour is the norm. Start at 200 and let them bargain you down to 175. In all, my situation has turned out to be very profitable. I live in a 225 sq meter apartment and pay all my own bills while
10、 living off campus. Last month I made 12,300 yuan working for three different schools and doing part -time tutoring work. Part of it was due to my availability to other schools on an hourly basis because of the low hours of my original contract. This level of involvement also requires a more experie
11、nced individual who really knows their city and has made some few relationships to be able to make it work out properly to his/her own advantage without gaining the ire (愤怒 ) of the wrong people. It is a little risky at first, but once things are done properly in the Chinese way it is rather simpler
12、 than it seems. MOST IMPORTANT IS TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION! ! HELPING OTHERS HELPS YOURSELF! ! If you have ANY questions at ANY time, feel free to e- mail me Id be all too happy to help. As I said, just e -mail me and ask for “A copy of the MS Word documents which contain the Negotiating Points and
13、 the most recent contract“ which I signed to begin the spring semester of 2006. Please note, when you read this, that the lines in BOLD text were the changes I made to the original contract. Sometimes I overwrote what they had, other times I added. Other sections were entirely my own additions resul
14、ting in the contract lengthening somewhat. In all, there are still some things I feel like I should have added - like getting paid vacations for foreign holidays (paid leave for Christmas and Thanksgiving for example) - but will have to remember to add those later in the next contract. These are not
15、 mentioned in my original Negotiating Points, but then again, living in China and not getting paid leave for those two holidays is not THAT big a deal anyway. One last piece of advice Being able to make such changes usually requires a face - to - face, so don t expect too much if youre bargaining ov
16、er the internet or the phone. So, that said, you can sign whatever contract you want, but make sure it has a clause that allows you to resign with two weeks or even one month of notice. When you get here, shop around! ! You have a contract, so relax and start getting tough with schools once youre he
17、re. Youll be surprised at what you can find late in the game. Basically it works out like this. Schools need teachers, so you sign with one just to get yourself over here and then once you are here you try to find a more desperate school that is willing to pay more to put a foreign face in the class
18、room. (This is very easy because there really aren t enough teachers to go around but schools don t really know who will and won t be here until the semester starts, once the semester starts and they have no foreign teachers they are FAR more flexible with their contracts. ) You now have two options
19、: 1 ) Put in your notice and leave for the other school OR 2) Inform the school of your intention to leave if they “can t“ (wont is more like it) match the other offer. If you leave, make sure you leave politely explaining it is just in your best interest, but that youd be willing to “fill in“ until
20、 they can find another teacher. Your “fill - in“ per hour rate is anything from 125 - 200 yuan per hour depending on how much they think of you. Theyll scramble to find another foreigner - if you can recommend another foreigner who youve “educated“ about contracts all the better. If that foreigner h
21、appens to be as educated as you and demands more money to change schools, the whole system WILL begin to change. Most of all, say “No“ quickly to low offers, explaining to them that you are saying no because their offer is so low. The more schools start to hear the word “no“ and the reason “offer is
22、 too low to start with“ then theyll be more motivated to either change the original offer, or get more flexible. Believe me, they will find the money if they really want the teacher so make sure youre getting PAID. 2 The passage mainly deals with how foreign teachers should try to get more paid when
23、 they intend to work for a school. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Now, the foreign teacher gets no less than 5,500 yuan per month for a 12 hour work week plus all the other benefits because the authority has realized that the first offer was too low. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The experience of the foreign te
24、acher in Chengdu reminds us of a Chinese saying “a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 One of the secrets of the foreigners success can be described as “Do in Rome as Romans do“. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The main measure the foreign teacher takes to get PAID is_. 7 Besides
25、his basic salary of about 5500 yuan, the foreign teacher also gets_. 8 The foreign teacher plans to add to his new contract that he should get_. 9 Why the foreign teacher succeeded in getting PAID was due to the situation in which the number of foreign teachers _of so many desperate schools. 10 In p
26、aragraph 10 the phrase “fill in“ is closest in meaning to“_“ 11 Through reading this article, we can conclude that the author is a(n)_person. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions wi
27、ll 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） She must learn to understand Michael s humor
28、better. （ B） She enjoys Michael s humor a great deal. （ C） She doesnt appreciate Michaels humor. （ D） She thinks Michael is not funny enough. （ A） A movie. （ B） A lecture. （ C） A play. （ D） A speech. （ A） He thinks he can put off the job. （ B） He thinks he can do it successfully. （ C） He is not cert
29、ain if he can accomplish it. （ D） He is not sure if he can do it independently. （ A） The islands are very different from the North. （ B） The islands are a great distance from the North. （ C） The islands are similar to the North. （ D） The islands make her cry for the North. （ A） In a doctor s office.
30、 （ B） In a professor s office. （ C） In a lawyer s office. （ D） In a businessman s office. （ A） He doesn t write well enough. （ B） He hash t got any professional experience. （ C） He is not a professional writer. （ D） He didnt perform well in the interview. （ A） He is a plumber. （ B） He is a dentist.
31、（ C） He is a gas station attendant. （ D） He is an engineer. （ A） He thinks that they are of inferior quality. （ B） He thinks that they are a bargain. （ C） He thinks that they are overpriced. （ D） He thinks that they can be purchased at a cheaper price elsewhere. （ A） The topic of the conversation. （
32、 B） Terrible revenge. （ C） Execute death to murder. （ D） An unbelievable guilty. （ A） Better than other punishment. （ B） Humanism. （ C） Benefit society. （ D） Can root off guilty. （ A） The woman agrees of this punishment. （ B） There has been capital punishment in 10 years. （ C） The man doesnt think d
33、eath is really guilty. （ D） The woman doesnt think its a good deterrent at all. （ A） He is a scientist. （ B） He is a sociologist. （ C） He is an officer. （ D） He is a boss. （ A） Jobless. （ B） Wrong idea about the work they do. （ C） Choose their careers under the influence of these false images. （ D）
34、Void certain careers. （ A） A survey. （ B） A Simple technique. （ C） A statement. （ D） An example. （ A） Twelve children. （ B） Every pair of statements includes a positive one and an opposite one. （ C） Investment. （ D） Impressions and their prejudices. Section B Directions: In this section, you will he
35、ar 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） Hawaii is cooler now. （ B） The vegetables have becom
36、e accustomed to the weather in Hawaii. （ C） They are cheated to believe that they are growing in cool climate. （ D） They are transgenic vegetables. （ A） To transport water to higher place. （ B） To transport vegetables quickly. （ C） To bring nutrients to the soil. （ D） To adjust the soil temperature.
37、 （ A） Uses of cold sea water. （ B） Irrigating desert areas. （ C） Techniques for preserving the environment. （ D） Techniques of cultivating plants. （ A） New Fashion in Thailand. （ B） How to Use Air-conditioner Wisely. （ C） A New Way to Save Energy. （ D） Air-conditioner in Thailand. （ A） To wear jacke
38、ts to work. （ B） Not to use air-conditioners. （ C） To wear shirt sleeves. （ D） To take all measures to conserve energy. （ A） Wearing jackets is not a custom of Thailand. （ B） Wearing shirt sleeves has become a fashion in Thailand. （ C） People usually wear jackets to work in Thailand. （ D） The govern
39、ment has encountered an energy crisis. （ A） He thought that he would either find a good job or he would be a thief. （ B） He said that he would become rich by way of robbing the bank. （ C） He said that he could rob the rich of their money. （ D） He might be rich if he worked harder. （ A） Because he ha
40、d a letter of thanks. （ B） Because he feared that he might be killed if he refused. （ C） Because he gave him a demand note. （ D） Because he showed him a cheque payable at sight. （ A） The raid had been photographed by hidden cameras. （ B） Some watchman had seen the raid. （ C） The bank teller proved t
41、hat Joe was the robber. （ D） Some monitors had been installed nearby. （ A） Funny. （ B） Clever. （ C） Brave. （ D） Stupid. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the
42、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 to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard
43、 or write down the 36 Jazz began in the early 20th century as a kind of music of black Americans. It was 【 B1】 for singing, for dancing, and for entertainment and atmosphere at parties or social 【 B2】 . Jazz has continued to develop and has produced some of the United States leading singers, instrum
44、entalists, and 【 B3】 . Today, it s【 B4】 by many to be America s art music. It has also 【 B5】 almost every other kind of music in America, Europe, and even the 【 B6】 . Jazz represents a 【 B7】 of musical elements from Africa and from Europe. Jazz uses some European ideas of 【 B8】 and melody, but the r
45、hythms are more African in origin. And Jazz is polyrhythmic, 【 B9】 . The most important feature of Jazz is improvisation.【 B10】 . Jazz musicians have learned to improvise so well that they can make up excellent melodies as they play. A good Jazz player seldom plays anything the same way twice. 【 B11
46、】 . 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 46 【 B10】 47 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the
47、fewest possible words. 47 Icebergs are among natures most spectacular creations, and yet most people have never seen one. A vague air of mystery envelops them. They come into beingsomewhere in faraway, frigid waters, amid thunderous noise and splashing turbulence, which in most cases no one hears or
48、 sees. They exist only a short time and then slowly waste away just as unnoticed. Objects of sheerest beauty, they have been called. Appearing in an endless variety of shapes, they may be dazzlingly white, or they may be glassy blue, green or purple, tinted faintly or in darker hues. They are gracef
49、ul, stately, inspiring in calm, sunlit seas. But they are also called frightening and dangerous, and that they are in the night, in the fog, and in storms. Even in clear weather one is wise to stay a safe distance away from them. Most of their bulk is hidden below the water, so their underwater parts may extend out far beyond the visible top. Also, they may roll over unexpectedly, churning the waters around them. Icebergs are parts of glaciers that break off, drift
