1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 372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 composition on the topic: Why Do the Viewers Like Watching Sport Programs? You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the chart and outline below: 1简要分析图表 2分析
2、观众喜欢看体育节目的原因 Why Do the Viewers Like Watching Sport Programs? 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)
3、 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 Staying Smart: Advice on Navigating Your Career Millions of career changes occur each
4、 year. Some are natural, but many more occur in adverse circumstances. Other forces at work today further alter the work environment. The Internet tidal wave destroys existing business methods and creates new ones. Many jobs get shaken up in the process. In 1998 the momentum of the Asian economies w
5、ent from fast-forward to reverse. With their appetite for new products and services, these countries had fueled economic growth all over the world. The change in their fortunes has affected and untold number of careers throughout the world. Clearly, environmental changes like these beget strategic i
6、nflection points for companies. Even more acutely, however, they bring career inflection points to the employees of those companies. Your Career is Your Business Every person, whether he is an employee or self-employed, is like an individual business. Your career is your business, and you are its CE
7、O. Just like the CEO of a large corporation, you must respond to market forces, head off competitors, and be alert to the possibility that what you are doing can be done in a different way. You must protect your career from harm and position yourself to benefit from changes in the operating environm
8、ent. This business of one often encounters a defining point where an action you take will determine whether your career bounces upward or slumps into decline. Lets call it a career inflection point. A career inflection point most often resets from a subtle but profound shift in the operating environ
9、ment in which you work, a shift that demands that you respond with action. This action will not necessarily introduce an immediate discontinuity into your career, but it may unleash forces that in time will have a lasting and significant effect. A strategic inflection point reflects a wrenching mome
10、nt in the life of a company, hot the effort of navigating through it is spread among members of a community. Career inflection points are more intense, because everything rests on the shoulders of one individual you. Career inflection points happen to everyone. Consider the case of a business journa
11、list I know. This man used to be a banker. He was happily and productively employed until the day he went to work and learned that his employer had been acquired by a larger bank. In short order he was out of a job. He then became a stockbroker. For a while, things went well and the future looked pr
12、omising. However, a short time before we met, online brokerage firms started to appear. Several of this mans clients left him, preferring to do their business with low-cost online firms. The handwriting was on the wall. This time our man decided to make his move early. He had always had an interest
13、in and aptitude for writing. Building on the financial knowledge he had already acquired, he found himself a job as a business journalist, a less lucrative position but one less likely to be done in by technology. This transition was not as traumatic (痛苦而难忘的 ) as the move from bank to brokerage; thi
14、s time he had initiated it rather than waiting for change to be forced on him by outside forces. To know whether youre facing a career inflection point, you must be alert to changes in your environment. Working inside an organization, youre often sheltered from the world at large. In some ways you t
15、acitly relinquish (放弃 ) responsibility for your wefare to your employer. But if you take your eyes off the environment in which your company operates, you may be the last to know of potential changes that could have an impact on your career. The Mental Fire Drill You should train yourself to look fo
16、r strategic inflection points that may affect your career. Simply put, you need to be a little paranoid about your career. One way to do this is to go through a mental fire drill: Act as if you were the CEO of a large company, a CEO who is open to outside views and stimuli. Read newspapers. Attend i
17、ndustry conferences. Network with colleagues in other companies. Listen to chatter from colleagues and friends. When different sources all reinforce the idea that change is afoot whether in your industry or another one it is time to sit up and ask yourself a series of questions like these: - Do thes
18、e anecdotes indicate changes that might somehow apply to you? - What would you do if you were affected by such a change? - tow likely is your company to be affected by changes in your industry? - If you think that developments originating in other industries could have a ripple effect on your job, a
19、re you confident of learning the new ways? If not, what should you do? Only through this kind of vigorous debate with yourself can you determine whether youve reached a career inflection point. The only way to hone your ability to recognize and analyze changes is to question the tacit assumptions un
20、derlying your daily work. Timing Is Everything Success in navigating a career inflection point depends largely on a sense of timing. But you have invested a lot in getting your career to where it is and youve got great hopes of rising further along the current trajectory (轨道 ) of your career. So its
21、 more than likely that after asking yourself the kinds of questions listed above and deciding that a troublesome shift is underway, your whole being will probably work to try to deny that this is so. Denial can come from two wholly different sources. If youve been very successful in your career, the
22、 smoothness of success may keep you from recognizing danger. If youve just been hanging on, fear of change may make you reluctant to risk what little you have. Either way, denial can cost you time, causing you to miss the best moment for action. As in managing business, it is rare that people make c
23、areer calls early. But the truth is that a change made under the benign bubble of an existing job will be far less wrenching than a change made once your career has started to decline. If you are among the first to take advantage of a career inflection point, you are likely to find the best pick of
24、the new opportunities. Simply put, the early bird gets the worm; latecomers get leftovers. Get in Shape for Change The period between an early sense of foreboding and an actual career inflection point is valuable. Just as athletes get in shape for competition, this is your time to get in shape for c
25、hange. Picture yourself in different roles. Talk to people in those kinds of jobs. Conduct a dialogue with yourself about how suited you are for a new line of work. Train your brain for the big change. Experimentation is a key way to prepare for change. This can take several different forms. For the
26、 stockbroker-turned-journalist, this meant dusting off his writing skills and contracting potential employers early. You might consider moonlighting (兼职 ) or going back to school part-time. You may want to ask your current employer for a new and entirely different assignment. As you experiment, avoi
27、d random motion. Dont take blind steps just to head in a different direction. Guide yourself by your understanding of the nature of the changes that are upon on you. Look for something that allows you to use your knowledge or skills in a position thats immune to the wave of changes you have spotted.
28、 Better yet, leek for a job that actually takes advantage of the changes. Go with the flow rather than fight it. When a corporation navigates a strategic inflection point, the CEO is called upon to describe a clear vision of the new industry map and to provide the leadership to get the organization
29、across this valley. As CEO of your own career, you must supply the vision and commitment yourself. Arriving at the clarity of direction through a dialogue with yourself and then maintaining your conviction when you wake up in the middle of the night filled with doubts is not easy. Yet you have no ch
30、oice. You have just one career. Your might take control of it with full focus and energy, and with no wavering. 2 Environmental changes may lead to the employees career inflection points. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The career inflection point can determine whether a business can succeed or not. （ A） Y
31、（ B） N （ C） NG 4 When you experience and observe your inflection point, you should stop your career at once. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 A journalist succeeds more easily than a stockbroker. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 _ often results from working for an organization. 7 You can judge whether youve reached y
32、our career turning point after you _. 8 _ is the most important factor that determines whether you can succeed in navigating your turning point. 9 The denial of what have happened often come from two sources _. 10 The period between an early sense of foreboding and an actual career inflection point
33、is the time for you to _. 11 By saying “As you experiment, avoid random motion“, the author means you should _ in order not to head in an opposite direction. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or m
34、ore 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, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） A driving test. （ B） The best
35、 way to signal. （ C） A Police Movie. （ D） A traffic accident: （ A） Because nine is an odd number. （ B） Because the elevator got stuck. （ C） Because there are too many people in the elevator. （ D） Because the elevator couldnt go to the floors above eight floor. （ A） His project proved to be unsuccess
36、ful. （ B） He was unable to get sufficient money. （ C） Lack of land prevented his success. （ D） He was successful with his project. （ A） For a few days. （ B） For several weeks. （ C） Since last year. （ D） For a few hours. （ A） Its fine as it is. （ B） Only a few changes should be made in it. （ C） Major
37、 revisions are needed in it. （ D） It wont be approved by the supervisor. （ A） She doubts he makes much money now. （ B） Shes surprised that he had chosen that company. （ C） She doesnt know when her classes started. （ D） She wonders why hes kept his job. （ A） The man is an excellent cook. （ B） The man
38、 is a house-husband. （ C） Mary helped a lot in cooking the dish. （ D） The man has never cooked before. （ A） 13 （ B） 17 （ C） 30 （ D） 15 （ A） A reservation. （ B） A meeting. （ C） An exhibition. （ D） Traveling. （ A） 602. （ B） 612. （ C） 412. （ D） 402. （ A） Visa. （ B） American Express. （ C） Mastercard. （
39、D） JCB. （ A） Their colleague. （ B） Their job. （ C） A job vacancy. （ D） A want ad. （ A） 15. （ B） 10. （ C） 100. （ D） 150. （ A） A responsible and independent person. （ B） A dynamic and diligent person. （ C） One with initiative and a lot of experience. （ D） A man with articulacy. （ A） Being initiative.
40、（ B） Being able to lead a team. （ C） Being dynamic. （ D） Being able to prettily use power. 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 qu
41、estion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） They were small. （ B） They were fuel-efficient. （ C） They were oil consuming. （ D） They were not attractive. （ A） They couldnt get enough income to keep them running. （ B） Young people couldnt afford to pay the
42、tuition fees. （ C） Keeping them running at the same level would cast much more. （ D） Social services need more state funds because of the recession. （ A） Young people couldnt afford their own tuition in the 1970s. （ B） Fewer parents could afford to send their children to college in the 1970s. （ C） I
43、ts difficult for graduates from colleges to find a job in the 1970s. （ D） Institutions of higher education depend mainly on government in the 1970s. （ A） Uniform style. （ B） Wide coverage. （ C） Speed in reporting news. （ D） Popularity. （ A） People are rarely interested in the same kind of news. （ B）
44、 People have different views about what a good newspaper is. （ C） People scan for the news they are interested in. （ D） Different people prefer different newspapers. （ A） It tries to .serve different readers. （ B） It has to cover things that happen in a certain locality. （ C） Readers are difficult t
45、o please. （ D） Readers like to read different newspapers. （ A） Collecting early stamps. （ B） Selling false signature. （ C） Making fast food. （ D） Writing detective stories. （ A） Southern manuscripts and letters. （ B） Signatures of famous Americans. （ C） Some old books. （ D） Original products. （ A） S
46、he was an imaginary person created by Robert. （ B） She was a graceful lady Robert deeply loved. （ C） She was the daughter of a famous general. （ D） She was an expert who was good at tell signatures. （ A） Robert was good at writing about famous people. （ B） Robert sold his imitation abroad for the co
47、nsideration of safety. （ C） H9 usually sold his products to some respectable buyers. （ D） Robert died rich. 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 r
48、ead 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 do
49、wn the 36 The origins of bottled water can be【 B1】 _ back to the earliest【 B2】_ . Well aware of waters health facts, the Romans searched for and developed sources as they set about【 B3】 _ their empire. The spa movement that began to【 B4】 _ in Europe in the eighteenth century had its origins in baths dating from Roman times. Science and【 B5】 _ touted natural mineral waters【 B6】 _ effects for bathing, showering and drinking. For example, as early as
