1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 361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 should the University Campus Refuse Tourists? You should write at least 150 words following the outlines given below: 1. 有人认为大学校园应该禁止旅游团参观； 2. 有人认为大学校园应该向旅游团开放；
2、 3. 你的观点。 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 attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark： Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given
3、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 Doing Business in Asia Many Westerners wanting to do businesses in Asian nations seek information and advice about things they need to kn
4、ow in order to be successful. By Westerners who have already been working in Asian nations, they are told to remember as priorities the “Fs“: family, face, fate, favors and friends. Although they do have some subtle differences in meanings and connotations in different parts of Asia, nevertheless, W
5、estern businessmen need to be sensitive to these issues if they wish to be successful. The five “Fs“ are explained in the following way. Family: This means that business is often closely connected to family and that there is a family network that branches out regionally and internationally, providin
6、g efficient political, financial and emotional support, as well as distribution knowledge. This networking is particularly obvious among Chinese who control huge business segments in Asia and are by far the most successful business group in the region. Their large presence also helps-Singapore is 77
7、 percent Chinese; Malaysia, 45 percent; Taiwan, a Chinese province, 99 percent. Indonesia and the Philippines also have sizable and prosperous Chinese communities. It is explained that the importance of family goes back to Confucius, who taught that family represents relationships that one can trust
8、. Although families in the West may be connected, they are almost never as closely connected as in Confucian Asia. This family dependence is also tree in Korea. The largest corporation in South Korea is Hyundai, a multibillion-dollar company. Headed by the eldest brother, the companys five major div
9、isions are either managed by one of the five brothers, a brother-in-law or a son-in-law. Face: Two interpretations are given for the meaning of “face“. One is literal-Asians like to do business face-to-face. They want to put a face together with a business, to recognize an individual and to associat
10、e with a given company. Many foreign companies have made the mistake of sending a series of different executives to Asia during lengthy contract negotiations. They are advised not to do this; if negotiations are started by one individual, they should be completed by that same person if at all possib
11、le. However, if a change must be made, then the first person should take the new one and formally present him as his successor so that the two faces are identified. The second interpretation of “face“ is that in a way it means “respect“. The businessman is told that he must show the “proper respect“
12、 according to the age and position of the person he is dealing with and also take into account the size of the persons company in comparison with his own. In Western countries, age is not necessarily given respect, but in Confucius Asia, age is given great respect. Thus businessmen are told to alway
13、s pay attention to any elderly persons attending a business meeting. They are also warned that it is very difficult for Japanese to speak directly and say no. They will do almost anything to avoid saying no, even to the point of not giving an answer at all. By giving no answer or saying something li
14、ke “Ill think about it“, or “Ill consider it“. They are “saving face“, and really mean “no“. This is the opposite of the Western “yes or no“ mentality. Thus a Western businessman is warned never to put a Japanese businessman in the position of having to say “yes“ or “no“. Businessmen are also given
15、advice about how to show “face“ to someone of higher rank. Richard Tallboy, CEO of the World Coal Organization, who has had extensive experience in Asia, tells foreigners not to forget the “Chairmans 1/2 percent of the chairmans own pocket.“ He says that this means they should always start negotiati
16、ng at a higher price with Asians. In the first round negotiations foreigners should allow themselves to come down in price 10 percent. In the second round of negotiations they should at last come down another five percent. Then finally when everyone is ready to sign the contract, the Westerner shoul
17、d allow the chairman to negotiate another 1/2 percent off. This way the chairman can say he was able to achieve more than his staff was able to. Thus he gains great “face“. Tallboy concludes that this way everyone is happy and the Westerner is assured that his product will be well taken care of. Fat
18、e: Westerners are told that many Asians strongly believe that fate influences life, that certain events are destined, and that people have lived many lives and will live many more after death. Because of this philosophy, Asians are more willing than most Westerners to accept things they cannot chang
19、e. Many Westerners may call these beliefs superstitious. However, they are warned to keep these thoughts to themselves and are told to learn about local customs and beliefs in Asia and to respect them. Favors: Westerners are told that “Always repay a favor“ is a common saying among Asians. A favor o
20、r debt should never be forgotten. If a Western businessman gets a favor from an Asian, he should expect to repay this favor, no matter how much time passes. Asians are thus serious about the saying, “If youll scratch my back, Ill scratch yours.“ In other words, Asian societies are reciprocal societi
21、es. The former deputy mayor of New York City, Kenneth Lipper, tells the following story. When he was in Japan for six months in the early 1960s, he suggested the name of a Japanese acquaintance for a possible scholarship. One day, 27 years later in New York City, he received a call from this man who
22、 was making his first trip to the United States with his family. Now a top executive in a major Japanese company, he and his family wanted to pay their respects to the man who had done him a favor so long ago. Friends: If Westerners have no relatives in Asia, they are told that the next best thing t
23、o have when doing business in Asia is to have gone to school with someone from there. Asians want to deal with people that they know well, or with people to whom they have been introduced by people they know well. One successful American business executive working in Asia tells people that he spent
24、most of his time developing and maintaining GUANXI, which he explains as a Chinese word meaning ties, relationships, or connections. The Japanese equivalent is KONE. How can Western businessmen make the right connection in Asian countries? Hiring a consultant is one way, but the best way is to make
25、friendships and to keep them. How can a Westerner do this? The answer for those people working in Korea, Thailand and Japan is “golf“. Successful businessmen agree that its the best way to get to know important people in society, the way to meet royalty, top government officials and corporate chiefs
26、. A lifetime golf membership in Tokyo can cost an incredible one million dollars, but some western businessmen or their corporations have been willing to pay this because of the connections it will bring. So, these are the five“ Fs“: family, face, fate, favors, and friends. These are the priorities
27、for Westerners when they are doing business in Asia. 2 The five “Fs“ to westerners are: family, face, fame, favor and friend. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Chinese are the most successful business group in Asia. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 India and Tailand also have sizable Chinese communities. （ A） Y （ B） N
28、 （ C） NG 5 The largest corporation in South Korea is Hyundai which is managed by their family members. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 The negotiations in Asia should better be started by one person and completed by _ if possible. 7 _ is given great respect in Asia but not in western countries. 8 Many Asian
29、s have strong belief that fate influences life, and this belief is regarded _ by many westerners. 9 Western businessmen who get a favor from Asian should expect to _. 10 The Japanese equivalent of GUANXI in Chinese is _. 11 The best way for the western businessmen to make the right connections in As
30、ian countries is to _. 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 and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question
31、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） The man should try to be more understanding. （ B） The mans wife should be more understanding. （ C） The mans negative attitude may be derived from his childhood. （ D
32、） The pessimism of mans wife may be the result of her past experiences. （ A） A snowstorm. （ B） An earthquake. （ C） A traffic accident. （ D） A hurricane. （ A） The two speakers are classmates. （ B） The man is majoring in elementary education. （ C） The woman is majoring in elementary education. （ D） Th
33、e two speakers got to know each other in a class. （ A） Shes got a stomachache. （ B） She feels perfectly fine. （ C） Shes going to get married. （ D） Shes going to have a baby. （ A） It is the best city hes ever visited. （ B） It was worse than he had expected. （ C） It is difficult to get around in the c
34、ity. （ D） The hotel service is terrible in the city. （ A） To encourage them. （ B） To stop them immediately. （ C） To give some explanation. （ D） To leave them alone. （ A） Unemployment. （ B） Family breakup. （ C） Mental problems. （ D） Drinking. （ A） The woman is the mans boss. （ B） The man is the woman
35、s husband. （ C） The woman is the headmaster of a school. （ D） The woman wants to know something about a student. （ A） ballet. （ B） Swimming. （ C） Nursing. （ D） Teaching （ A） She has a powerful mother. （ B） She loves her cat. （ C） To be a vet is her dream. （ D） For her teacher. （ A） Cathy is not so b
36、rilliant. （ B） Cathy thinks her mother is very kind. （ C） She went to France with the school choir last year. （ D） The man is her father. （ A） The mans test. （ B） The womans research paper. （ C） Go swimming over at the student center. （ D） Plans for the evening. （ A） Because she wants to study for a
37、 test. （ B） Because she wants to go swimming at the student center. （ C） Because she has to do research in the library. （ D） Because she is not interested in the man. （ A） They will go to the Grill. （ B） They will go to the library. （ C） They will go swimming. （ D） They will walk home. （ A） That he
38、is not a student this semester. （ B） That he is not a serious student. （ C） That he is not very concerned about the woman. （ D） That he is willing to compromise. 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
39、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） Red. （ B） Yellow. （ C） White. （ D） Blue. （ A） The 2000 Olympic Games. （ B） The Euro 2004 international soccer contest. （ C） The 2006 Olympic
40、 Games. （ D） Both ) and ). （ A） Aggression. （ B） Ambition. （ C） Danger. （ D） Vigor. （ A） Campus facilities for international students. （ B） Optional courses for international students. （ C） Activities on and off campus for international students. （ D） Accommodation choices for international students
41、. （ A） Keeping their dormitory clean. （ B） Their behavior in the dormitory. （ C） The furniture in the dormitory. （ D） The public facilities in the dormitory. （ A） Traveling in a car to the campus. （ B） No housework to do. （ C） Some freedom of choosing a roommate. （ D） Arrange the furniture at will.
42、（ A） Which days people should work. （ B） How the week is divided into days. （ C） Which day begins the week. （ D） How many weeks there are in a month. （ A） The weekend has decreased in length. （ B） The number of national holidays has increased. （ C） People work fewer days per week. （ D） People work m
43、ore hours each day. （ A） It was six days long. （ B） It didnt include Saturday afternoon. （ C） It always included at least one holiday. （ D） It didnt allow the workers time off. （ A） It would make the workday longer. （ B） It would allow people to work on the weekend. （ C） It would make leisure activi
44、ties expensive. （ D） It would create much more free time. 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 time, you are required to fill
45、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 sea is the largest unknown part of o
46、ur world. It covers【 B1】 _ percent of the earth. There is still much to be discovered about this【 B2】 _ blanket of water. Some scientists are studying ways of bringing the oceans huge【 B3】 _ of water to the deserts of the world. Others hope to control the weather by learning more about the【 B4】 _ of
47、 heat and moisture between the ocean and the air. Others, are studying the ways in which sound travels and is【 B5】 _ by water and heat. What happens when seawater touches different elements is another【 B6】 _ of study. 【 B7】 _ the ocean floor is an important work among so many interesting studies.【 B
48、8】 _ , only a very small part of the ocean has been mapped. Now underwater photography is used in mapping parts of the ocean floor.【 B9】 _ . If the waters of the ocean could be moved away, the sea floor with its wide valleys, uneven mountains would be an unbelievable sight. Around the edges of the c
49、ontinents the ocean floor is flat and the water is not much deeper than about thirty miles.【 B10】_ . But where there are high young mountains along the coast, this flat part may be much less than thirty miles.【 B11】 _ . 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 passa
