1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 162及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 1. 大量民工流入城市 2人们对民工大量流入城市所持的不同看法 3我的观点 Rural Workers: A Mixed Blessing for the City 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
2、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 information is not given in the passage. 1 Creative J
3、ustice Throwing criminals in jail is an ancient and widespread method of punishment, but is it a wise one? It does seem reasonable to keep wrongdoers in a place where they find fewer opportunities to hurt innocent people, and where they might discover that crime doesnt pay. The system has long been
4、considered fair and sound by those who want to see the guilty punished and society protected. Yet the value of this form of justice is now being questioned by the very men who have to apply it: the judges. The reason, they say, is that prison doesnt do anyone any good. Does it really help society, o
5、r the victim, or the victims family, to put in jail a man who, while drunk at the wheel of his car, has injured or killed another person? It would be more helpful to make the man pay for his victims medical bills and compensate him for the bad experience, the loss of working time, and any other prob
6、lems arising from the accident. If the victim is dead, in most cases his family could use some financial assistance. The idea of compensation is far from new: some ancient nations had laws defining very precisely what should be paid for every offense and injury. In Babylon, around 2700 B. C. , a thi
7、ef had to give back five times the value of the goods he had stolen; in Rome, centuries later, thieves only paid double. “Good system!“ say modern judges, who know what bad effects a prison term can have on a nonviolent first offender. A young thief who spends time in jail receives there a thorough
8、education in crime from his fellow prisoners. Willingly or not, he has to associate with tough criminals who will drag him into more serious offenses, more prison terms a life of repeated wrongdoing that will leave a trail of victims and cost the community a great deal of money; for it is very expen
9、sive to put a man on trial and keep him in jail. Such considerations have caused a number of English and American judges to try other kinds of pun ishment for “light“ criminals, all unpleasant enough to discourage the offenders from repeating their offenses, but safe for them because they are not ex
10、posed to dangerous company. They pay for their crime by helping their victims, financially or otherwise, or by doing unpaid labor for their community; they may have to work for the poor or the mentally ill, to clean the streets of their town, collect little or plant trees, or to do some work for whi
11、ch they are qualified. Or perhaps they take a job and repay their victim out of their salary. This sort of punishment, called an alternative sentence, is applied only to nonviolent criminals who are not likely to be dangerous to the public, such as forgers, shoplifters, and drivers wt, o have caused
12、 traffic accidents. Alternative sentences are considered particularly good for young offenders. The sentenced criminal has the right to refuse the new type of punishment if he prefers a prison term. Since alternative sentences are not defined by law, it is up to the judges to find the punishment tha
13、t fits the crime. They have shown remarkable imagination in applying what they call “creative justice.“ A dentist convicted of killing a motorcyclist while driving drunk has been condemned to fix the teeth of the poor and the elderly at his own expense one day a week for a full year. Another drunk d
14、river (age nineteen) was ordered to work in the emergency room of a hospital once a week for three years, so that he could see for himself the results of careless driving. A thief who had stolen some equipment from a farmer had to raise a pig and a calf for his victim. A former city treasurer, guilt
15、y of dishonest actions, was put to raising money for the Red Cross. A group of teenagers were sentenced to fix ten times the number of windows that they had smashed “just for fun“ one wild evening. Graffiti artists have been made to scrub walls, benches, and other “decorated“ places. Other young off
16、enders caught snatching old ladies purses have been condemned to paint or repair old peoples houses or to work in mental hospitals. A doctor who had attacked his neighbor during a snowball fight had to give a lecture on the relation between smoking and cancer. A college professor arrested in a prote
17、st demonstration was ordered to write a long essay on civil disobedience, and the president of a film company, who had forged $ 42,000 worth of checks, had to make a film about the danger of drugs, to be shown in schools. The project cost him $ 45,000, besides the fine that he had been sentenced to
18、pay. The judges creativity is not reserved for individuals only; lawbreaking companies also can receive alternative sentences. They are usually directed to make large contributions to charities or projects that will benefit their community. Instead of trying new types of sentences, some judges have
19、explored new ways of using the old ones. They have given prison term to be served on weekends only, for instance a sentence that allows married offenders to retain their jobs and to keep their families together. Although the public: tends to find the weekend sentences much too light, the offenders d
20、o not always agree. Says one, “its worse than serving one term full time, because its like going to jail twenty times.“ But prison personnel object that it is too easy for weekenders to bring drugs and other forbidden goods to the other inmates: they have to be searched carefully and create extra pr
21、oblems and work for the guards. Alternative sentencing is now practiced in seventeen states and is spreading fast. Judges meet regularly to compare sentences and share their experiences. The federal government has announced that it would provide guidelines to prevent the courts from giving widely di
22、fferent sentences for similar offenses. The judges have not welcomed the idea; they feel that it will narrow their choice of sentences and clip the wings of their imagination. The supporters of the new justice point out that it presents many advantages. It reduces prison crow ding, which has been re
23、sponsible for much violence and crime among inmates. It saves a great deal of money, and decreases the chances of bad influence and repeated offenses. It also provides some help to the victims, who have always been neglected in the past. Many judges think that alternative sentences may also be benef
24、icial to the offenders themselves, by forcing them to see the effects of their crimes and the people who have suffered from them. The greatest resistance to the new kind of justice comes from the families of victims who have died. Bent on revenge, many angrily refuse any sort of compensation. They w
25、ant the criminal locked up in the good old-fashioned way. They believe, reasonably, that the only just punishment is the one that fits the crime. And they fail to understand the purpose of alternative sentencing. What the judges are trying to find is the kind of punishment that will not only be just
26、, but useful to society, by helping the victims and their families, the community, and those offenders who can be re formed. “This,“ says a “creative“ judge, “is true justice.“ 2 English and American judges object to prison terms. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 English and American judges are trying to use
27、 alternative sentencing to punish some criminals. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Alternative sentencing is considered only good for young offenders. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Creative justice is welcomed by the public. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 A nonviolent offender can choose _. 7 Alternative sentencing is al
28、so called _. 8 Creative-justice is applied to _. 9 Alternative sentencing is now practiced in _ siates and is spreading fast. 10 Creative justice started in the United States is based on _. 11 Prison terms to be served on weekends only are _. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 sh
29、ort conversations and 2 long conversations. 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
30、, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Leave in 30 minutes. （ B） Get to the bus stop quickly. （ C） Meet Harry at the bus stop. （ D） Check to see if everything is ready. （ A） They are too many and she cant read them all. （ B） They are too difficult and complex for her to understand.
31、（ C） She feels too tired to read any books. （ D） They are too heavy for her to carry. （ A） She angered the models. （ B） People thought she was a designer. （ C） People thought she was a model. （ D） She got a purple dress. （ A） 12:15. （ B） 1:10. （ C） 1:00. （ D） 12:30. （ A） She ordered it through the m
32、ail. （ B） It was a present from her parents. （ C） A male student gave it to her as a birthday present. （ D） She got it while visiting her parents. （ A） One dozen. （ B） Two dozen. （ C） Three dozen. （ D） Four dozen. （ A） At work. （ B） At home. （ C） In the hospital. （ D） At the store. （ A） Father and d
33、aughter. （ B） Husband and wife. （ C） Mother and son. （ D） Friends. （ A） Motor vehicles were constantly arriving or departing. （ B） Tasty food. （ C） A comfortable, medium- sized hotel. （ D） Old - fashioned service. （ A） 11 a.m. （ B） 12 a.m. （ C） 11 p.m. （ D） 6 p.m. （ A） Agreed. （ B） Angry. （ C） Ambit
34、ious. （ D） Proud. （ A） $ 5 （ B） $ 15 （ C） $ 30 （ D） $ 250 （ A） From a newspaper advertisement. （ B） From a magazine article. （ C） From a television program. （ D） From an automobile dealer. （ A） To warn of dangers. （ B） To explain traffic regulations. （ C） To wake up drivers who are falling asleep. （
35、 D） To give directions. （ A） He has a good sense of direction. （ B） He owns a “smart“ car. （ C） He doesnt know how to drive. （ D） He doesnt know the way to the womans house. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some question
36、s. 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） It s near Mexico City. （ B） Its in Guatemala. （ C） It s stretched from the plains of central Mexico to the mountains of Guatemal
37、a. （ D） Its in America. （ A） It has become a clumsy giant. （ B） The city has suffered from long-time famine. （ C） There was an epidemic disease that time. （ D） It has been set on fire. （ A） Teotihuacan, once the home of 200,000 people, was the center of a large empire. （ B） Many archaeologists are f
38、ascinated by the ruins of a pre-Columbia city called Teotihuacan. （ C） Teotihuacan, once a major metropolitan area, was destroyed by an invasion. （ D） A still unsolved mystery is why the people of Teotihuacan suddenly abandoned their city. （ A） For hunting. （ B） For protecting himself. （ C） For stim
39、ulation. （ D） For protecting the country. （ A） Males are arrested about four times more than females. （ B） According to the survey, 61% of all men feel unsafe in their own neighborhoods at night. （ C） More women arrested than men in juvenile runaway cases and prostitution. （ D） The police and court
40、are required to be more kind to the female offenders. （ A） Rape. （ B） Burglary. （ C） Aggravated assault. （ D） Smuggling. （ A） He was struck by lightning. （ B） He was very old. （ C） He was in a car accident. （ D） He was strolling near his home. （ A） Because he was once beaten black and blue. （ B） Bec
41、ause he was very old. （ C） Because he was knocked to the ground. （ D） Because he suffered from a long serious disease. （ A） He was happy after his wife entered his room for the first time in nine years. （ B） The lightning made his legs lose the ability to feel and gave him the ability to see. （ C） H
42、e regained his sight from a head injury when he fell from a tree. （ D） The blow that blinded him was very severe, and it took another very severe blow to restore his sight. （ A） He was hiding from the storm under a tree. （ B） He awoke with his face in a puddle of water. （ C） He was happy when he saw
43、 his wife for the first time in nine years. （ D） The exact time when he became blind. 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 passage is read for the second tim
44、e, 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 or write down the 36 Think twice
45、next time someone asks you for “five minutes of your time“ it could cost you more than you think. A British professor has 【 B1】 _ a mathematical 【 B2】 _ to help people find out exactly how much an hour of their time is worth. Professor Ian Walker of Warwick University 【 B3】 _ the value of time after
46、 research showed that over 80 percent of 【 B4】 _ would buy more time if they could 【 B5】 _ it. “Traditionally, wages or salaries have given an 【 B6】 _ of how we are valued at work,“ Walker, an 【 B7】 _ professor, said in a statement. “How ever, by looking at salaries against taxation, the cost of liv
47、ing and 【 B8】 _ variations, 【 B9】 _ “The formula could help in making decisions, such as whether to cook a meal or to get a takeaway, or whether to take public transport or a taxi. Visitors to www. barclay card. co. uk/timeismoney can 【 B10】_ . For example, for a professional working in London and e
48、arning 25,000 pounds a year, an hour would be worth 6.44 pounds, according to the Web site. Cooking dinner would cost 5.37 pounds - cheaper to get a takeaway, 【 B11】_ Brushing your teeth comes at 32 pence perhaps hard to find someone to do it for you for less. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41
49、【 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 fewest possible words. 47 Google is a world-famous company, with its headquarters in Mountain View, California. It was set up in a Silicon Valley garage in 1998
