1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 256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 Starbucks Should/ Should Not Leave the Forbidden City. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1. 介绍人们争论的焦点和理由 2. 你的观点和理由 3. 你的建议
2、 Useful words and expressions: 分店 : branch/outlet (n.) 故宫 : the Forbidden City / the Palace Museum 格格不入 : be out of place 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 a
3、ttached 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 Cheating The Kansan State
4、 University Junior was desperate. Already on academic probation after stumbling through a shaky sophomore year while battling a severe case of asthma, he was about to flunk political science for missing two exams. Another F could mean suspension, which would put at risk the college degree hed always
5、 counted on. He couldnt take that chance. Instead, he took a different one. Thanks to a part-time job in the universitys information-technology department, the young man - a born-and-bred Midwesterner who loved reading and played trumpet in his high school band had access to his professors online gr
6、ade book. with a few quick keystrokes, he was able to give himself passing scores for the tests he hadnt taken. He wasnt clever enough, though, to cover his tracks. He was soon caught and suspended-and has been racked with guilt ever since. While this student and his professors say the incident resu
7、lted from a momentary lapse in judgment, the sad fact is that, in a broader sense, its hardly an isolated act. Theres plenty to suggest that academic cheating is epidemic in the countrys high schools and colleges. Consider a few examples: nine business students at the University of Maryland caught r
8、eceiving text messaged answers on their cell phones during an accounting exam; a Texas teen criminally charged for selling stolen test answers-allegedly swiped via a keystroke-decoding device affixed to a teachers computer-to fellow students. Beyond the anecdotes, experts point to a stream of data-m
9、uch of it from students themselves- that indicates cheating is rampant. A report last June by Rutgers University professor Donald McCabe for The Center for Academic Integrity showed 70 percent of students at 60 colleges admitting to some cheating within the previous year; one in four admitted to eng
10、aging in serious cheating (copying from another student, using concealed notes, or helping someone else cheat). McCabes high school findings were similarly grim: Of 18,000 high school students surveyed across the country over the past four years, 70 percent of those in public schools admitted to at
11、least one case of serious test cheating; about six in ten admitted to some form of plagiarism. Just under half of all private school students acknowledged similar lapses. Cheating isnt new. As long as there have been roles, there have been people intent on breaking them. Whats alarming now, says Ins
12、titute founder Michael Josephson, is how widespread and blatant the practice has become. “People who cheated were in the minority and they kept it secret, even from their friends,“ he says. “Now they are the majority, and they are bold about it. Today, if you ask kids about cheating, you will get su
13、ch cavalier attitudes that the statistics are almost secondary.“ Success at Any Cost Josephson and others grappling with the issue say two forces are behind the erosion in ethics. First, advances in technology-chiefly the Internet and portable digital devices-have made cheating easier. A bigger fact
14、or, though, is the way bad behavior across society-ball players popping steroids, business executives cooking corporate books, journalists fabricating quotes, even teachers faking test scores to make schools look good-signals that nothing is out of bounds when success is at stake. The pressure to su
15、cceed that drives some to cheat starts early, says Tomas Rua, a senior at Friends Seminary, a New York City private school. “Everything that you do and work for is to maximize your potential,“ he says. “And many people feel driven to use any recourse so that they can get that grade. There is a lot o
16、f hysteria about college, and you start hearing about it in the middle school.“ Daniel, a student at Turlock High School in Californias Central Valley, certainly takes that attitude: “If I want to get the better grade, Im going to cheat to get it. No question. Any way, in the real world you do whate
17、ver you have to do to get the better job.“ “I have cheated since the seventh grade, “he claims. “I am competitive, so Im always trying to find a better way of cheating.“ Digital Deception It would be hard to understand technologys role in the current wave of cheating. Students flock to online term-p
18、aper mills that sell reports on virtually any topic-often with bibliographies and appropriate formatting. They use camera phones to send and transmit pictures of tests. Their MP3 players can hold digitized notes. Their graphing calculators can store formulas necessary to solve math problems. For som
19、e, the line between right and wrong gets blurred. “I think technology in a way masks the factor of guilt,“ agrees Jonathan Cross, a senior at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax County, Virginia. “It used to be that if someone were to cheat, thered be two of us sitting next to each other passing a
20、note, or me looking at someone elses sheet, very blatant and obvious very clear and well defined cheating. Now people try to hide that guilt by using different forms of technology.“ Where are the parents? Technological advances may explain the “how“ behind todays cheating epidemic. As for the “why“.
21、 “Education has become a commodity to help us gain the material wealth and status that is so prized and paraded in our culture,“ says Stevens, an assistant professor of education psychology at the University of Connecticut. “The larger message for adolescents is that its much more important and valu
22、able to be well-off financially than it is to be a moral person.“ “When that message takes hold, the implications are dire,“ Michael Josephson says. “What were doing is training the next generation of corporate pirates. And whats missing is some of this righteous indignation and moral outrage, plus
23、a little genuine fear.“ Whats also missing, say educators, are the voices of parents who can go overboard in providing homework help to their children, but fall short when it comes to clearly articulating the importance of following the rules. “One of the really big changes that weve seen in the las
24、t 20 years is that in the past if students got caught cheating, they would be ashamed. And their parents would be really ticked off at them,“ says University of San Diego professor Larry Hinman. “Now the parents are, if anything, angry at the institution for doing something that might blot their kid
25、s records.“ Author David Callahan says, “Parents must be explicit in talking with kids about cheating. A lot of parents dont do it because they are caught up in it themselves or just working too hard. We hear so often that we should talk to kids about sex, smoking, drunk driving, but do we ever hear
26、 about talking to kids about integrity?“ An Honest Effort Its not all grim. Some schools have banned cell phones, cameras and other gadgets during school hours. Honor codes have been reinvigorated. And teachers are using technology to turn the tables on cheaters. A number of institutions now rely on
27、 , a website that lets teachers check students written work for signs of plagiarism. John Barrie, the sites founder, says the company gets more than 50,000 papers per day. About one-third arent original. Perhaps most encouraging is the way some kids are taking a stand against cheaters. Megan Schisse
28、r, a senior at Robinson Secondary School, is one of them. Last spring, after studying intensely for an advanced history final, she was pleased when she got an A. Unfortunately, some students in her class had copied down the questions and sent them to friends who were to take the test later. So every
29、one had to retake the exam. This time, Megan got a B. She and some friends were so upset, they decided to do something,“ our purpose was to say that there are those of us who are doing the best we can, and were not cheating,“ she says. “And it is okay not to cheat.“ The group formed Robinson Honor C
30、ouncil, and in November introduced a series of video clips on the schools closed-circuit TV show. Using the Twisted Sister hit “Were Not Gonna Take It“ as their theme, the spots discuss the importance of honor and end with a simple tagline, “Robinson Honor Council: Saving Robinson One Cheater At a T
31、ime.“ Its a message that could play in classrooms across the country. 2 If he got another F, the young man would be very likely not to obtain the college degree. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The young man was very proficient at operating computer. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Over the past four years, more th
32、an half of students in the high school caught receiving text messaged answers on their cell phones during an accounting exam. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 As long as there are roles, the number of people who cheat will become less and less. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 There are a stream of data to show that
33、academic cheating in the country s high schools and colleges is _. 7 Cheating has become easier for students because of _. 8 Students can find reports on any virtual topic in the _. 9 Someone used to cheat in the test by _. 10 The parents would like to talk to kids about sex, smoking and drank drivi
34、ng rather than about _. 11 Some students organized _ to take a stand against cheaters. 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 will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation
35、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） Very happy. （ B） Greatly surprised. （ C） Rather disappointed. （ D） Very angry. （ A） Susan can hardly
36、 say anything favorable to the professor. （ B） Susan can hardly say anything bad about the professor. （ C） Susan found the lecture wonderful and instructive. （ D） The scholar has a lot of ability. （ A） Unemployment. （ B） Family break-up. （ C） Mental problem. （ D） Drinking. （ A） He used to be a workm
37、an himself. （ B） He likes to do repairs and make things himself. （ C） He is a professional builder. （ D） He paid workman to decorate the house. （ A） Teacher and student. （ B） Doctor and patient. （ C） Lawyer and client. （ D） Interviewer and interviewee. （ A） Leave for the airport. （ B） Look for Peter
38、. （ C） Remove the trouble for Peter. （ D） Wait a little longer. （ A） She is going to see Laura. （ B） Shell go to the bank. （ C） She is going to see Betty. （ D） Shell go home. （ A） She has to change the time for the trip. （ B） She hasnt decided where to go next month. （ C） She is busy so she cant aff
39、ord the time for the trip. （ D） She will manage to get the ticket and leave this time. （ A） The man. （ B） The woman. （ C） They pay for their own dinner respectively. （ D） Someone else. （ A） Because it serves only a few specialties. （ B） Because its too crowded. （ C） Because its too costly. （ D） Beca
40、use the service is too slow. （ A） Sandwiches. （ B） Fruits. （ C） Pies. （ D） Cookies. （ A） That there was no change. （ B） That it improved operations. （ C） That operations became less efficient （ D） That the employees complained about it. （ A） As excellent. （ B） As quite ordinary. （ C） As not very goo
41、d. （ D） As unsatisfactory. （ A） The shift among employees. （ B） Good office relations. （ C） Improved staff attitude toward the work. （ D） The new record-keeping system. （ A） To notify her of her promotion. （ B） To pay attention to the office relations. （ C） To inquire about office problems. （ D） To
42、make her the member of the executive board. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 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 th
43、e four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Food processing. （ B） Environmental protection. （ C） Shopping habits. （ D） Overpackaging problems. （ A） They help people save time on housework. （ B） They go into the garbage heap. （ C） They are harmful to the environment. （ D） They make products more expens
44、ive. （ A） Take their own bags to the grocery store. （ B） Buy things that are overpackaged. （ C） Do not buy cloth towels. （ D） Do not throw away their cloth napkins. （ A） The north under Abraham Lincoln. （ B） The south under Jefferson Davis. （ C） The political management of the war on both sides. （ D
45、） Lincolns first major speech on the war. （ A） The northern reasons for the war. （ B） To preserve democracy. （ C） To determine the future of democracy throughout the world. （ D） The only way for the nation to survive. （ A） The rebellious soldiers. （ B） Those who led the southern rebellion. （ C） The
46、free government. （ D） The southern people. （ A） by the 1920s （ B） by the 1950s （ C） by the 1910s （ D） by the 1930s （ A） medical school students （ B） businesses and manufactures （ C） political campaign participants （ D） actors, technicians and others （ A） It helps manufacturers sell their products to
47、 millions of people. （ B） It brings the theater and other cultural events into the home. （ C） It can change the way people think, speak and dress. （ D） It allows medical students to get close-up views of operations. （ A） Programs can be transmitted live internationally. （ B） Astronauts have regularl
48、y sent telecast to the earth. （ C） Many programs are televised live from all over the world. （ D） Live telecasts now come from outer space. 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 gen
49、eral idea. When the 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 or write down the 36 The most important technological event of our time is the rise of the computer. Computers already【 B1】 _ many
