1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 391及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Directions: For this part, you are allowed30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: Precious Water. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1. 举例说明水对人类的重要性 2. 举 例说明我国所面临的水资源问题 3. 为了生存和发展人们要 二、 Part II Reading
2、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 in the passage; N (for NO) if
3、 the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Suggestions for Your Work Annie is a longtime secretary/receptionist for two senior vice presidents at a big company. They have been doing a lot of hiring lately, and
4、 almost all of the new middle-management personnel have been interviewed by one or the other of Annies two bosses, so naturally they come through her office first. Some of these people are unbelievably rude. Either they treat Annie like a piece of furniture (no hello, no eye contact) or they think s
5、he is their errand (差使 ) girl. Lately, Annies two bosses have started asking her for her impressions of job candidates. So far this week, two have been discourteous (失礼的 ) and dismissive, so Annie gave both the thumbs-down. Neither is getting called back for the next round of interviews. No one know
6、s how common this is, but if you are job hunting, its necessary to be aware that the dummy at the reception desk may be anything but not “just a secretary“. Suggestions to Job Hunters According to Annie Stevens and Greg Gostanian, two partners at a Boston-based executive coaching firm called Clear R
7、ock, its not unusual these days for a hiring manager to ask everyone who meets a potential new hire to give an opinion of him or her. “One of the biggest reasons so many newly recruited managers fail in a new job is their inability to fit in and get along with the people who are already there,“ says
8、 Stevens. “So employers now want to get staffers impressions right at the start.“ Adds Gostanian: “A lot can be learned from how candidates treat receptionists. If the jobseeker is rude, condescending, or arrogant, this might be an indication of how he or she would treat cow0rkers or direct reports.
9、“ Obviously, anyone looking for a new job would do well not to alienate the person who sits outside the interviewers door. Stevens and Gostanian offer these six tips for getting off to the right start: - Introduce yourself as you would to any other potential new colleague. Smile, shake hands, and so
10、 on. It seems odd that this has to be spelled out, but apparently it does; and, besides being a matter of common courtesy, ordinary friendliness offers a practical advantage. “Learning and remembering an interviewers receptionists name can only help as you advance in the interviewing process,“ Steve
11、ns notes. - Dont regard a receptionist or other assistant as an underling (部下 ) at least, not as your own personal underling. “Always ask the interviewer if you need help from anyone else in the office where youre interviewing, instead of seeking this directly yourself,“ says Gostanian. In other wor
12、ds, if youd like to leave an extra copy of you resume, refrain from sending the interviewers assistant to the Xerox machine. - Its fine to accept if youre offered a beverage, but keep it simple. “Dont ask for particular brand names or expect to be brewed a fresh pot of coffee,“ Stevens says. And of
13、course, need we add that dispatching anybody to Starbucks is out of the question? - Feel free to make small talk, but know that anything you say may well get back to the interviewer. “Dont ask probing questions about the company or offer unsolicited opinions,“ Gostanian advises. No matter how hideou
14、s the office door, endless the hike from the parking lot, or inconvenient the wait to see the interviewer, keep it to yourself. Plenty of time for whining (抱怨 ) and grumbling alter youre hired. - Dont talk on your cell phone in front of the receptionist, and try to put your BlackBerry aside. “If you
15、 have to make or take a call, leave the reception area,“ Stevens says. Preoccupation with wireless devices will mark you, she says, as “a cold and fixated person“. - Dont forget to say good-bye. “Failure to say good-bye to someone youve just met reflects negatively on you,“ Gostanian notes. “Youll c
16、ome across as impersonal and uncaring.“ Thats hardly the image any job hunter wants to project. How to Measure Your Work Any job, like any relationship, has its difficult moments. And with the job market heating up, the temptations to change partners arc growing. As with any relationship, however, y
17、ou really should assess the full value of what youve got bef ore giving it up wholesale, because lets face it regret really is a waste of your time. Regardless of the main task of a job be it bond trading, teaching, balancing the books, or cleaning hotel rooms are there objective criteria that you c
18、an use to measure whether your job is wonderful or not? Workplace experts Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman have identified several. In their book First, Break All the Rules: What the Worlds Greatest Managers Do Differently, they offer a useful guide in the form of 12 questions: - Do I know whats e
19、xpected of me at work? - Do I have the materials and equipment I need to do my work right? - At work, do I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day? - In the last 7 days, have I received recognition or praise for doing good work? - Does my supervisor, or someone at work, seem to care abou
20、t me as a person? - Is there someone at work who encourages my development? - At work, do my opinions seem to count? - Does the mission/purpose of my company make me feel my job is important? - Are my coworkers committed to doing quality work? - Do I have a best friend at work? - In the last six mon
21、ths, has someone at work talked to me about my progress? - This last year, have I had opportunities at work to learn and to grow? Buckingham and Coffman picked these 12 questions after looking for patterns among the responses of more than 1 million employees to workplace questions posed by the Gallu
22、p Organization over the years. “We were searching for those special questions where the most engaged employees.answered positively, and everyone else.answered neutrally or negatively,“ they wrote. Their reasoning: they wanted to identify the key elements of a strong workplace that can attract and re
23、tain talent Satisfaction with pay and benefits didnt make the list not because theyre not important, Coffman said, but because theyre important to all employees, whether theyre engaged in their work or not. So, assuming you feel youre paid the going rate for your job, answering affirmatively to all
24、or even most of the 12 questions can be an indication that youve got a great job that you should part with only for very good reason. And if job satisfaction is important to you, then the promise of a bigger paycheck alone may not be reason enough. When Coffman is asked what percentage of companies
25、he thinks actually pass the 12-question test, his estimate is no more than 15 percent. But within a company, he said, individual departments may meet the test, even if the company overall doesnt. Why? The manager of a department makes all the difference. Coffman said when an employee quits, 70 perce
26、nt of the time shes not leaving because of the job, shes leaving because of the manager. One cautionary note: your job may not be as wonderful for you as you think if you answer a majority of the 12 questions affirmatively but the few questions that you cant are among the first six. Thats because th
27、e first six questions make up the base on which job satisfaction rests, according to Buckingham and Coffman. If your current job doesnt meet the first six criteria, you are more likely to be disengaged with your work and less productive than you could be. Consider question three after all. Do you ha
28、ve the opportunity to do what you do best everyday? “If youre not able to use your gifts every day, youll be pretty frustrated,“ Coffman said. Of course, job satisfaction isnt a one-way street with a department either meeting your needs or not. In order to answer the 12 questions honestly, you need
29、to know what it is that makes you tick and not blindly blame your department for any job dissatisfaction. Do you know what it is you like to do and what you do best? What kind of recognition do you like? Public or private? What are your values and do they square with your companys goals? How do you
30、like a manager to relate to you? Otherwise, your career, like a string of bad relationships, can become a case of “different partner, same problems“. 2 When you go to a company for an interview, there is no need to care the feelings of the receptionists. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 According to Annie St
31、evens, many newly recruited managers fail in a new job because they cannot get along with their coworkers. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 If you want to get off to the fight start, you should treat the receptionists as your potential bosses. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 If you fail to say “thank you“ to the rec
32、eptionists, they will have negative impressions of you. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 If you want to give up a job wholesale, you should evaluate _ from it. 7 When you are measuring your work, you should consider that if there is someone at work who encourages your development and talks to you about _. 8
33、The question about satisfaction with pay and benefits is not included in the 12 questions because ifs important to all employees, whether _ or not. 9 Even if the company overall cannot pass the 12-question test, _ may pass it. 10 You should pay special attention to the first six questions of the 12
34、questions because they make up the base on which _. 11 If you want to answer the 12 questions honestly, you should know what makes you not blindly blame your department for _. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conv
35、ersation, 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, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） English tea
36、chers usually like reading a lot. （ B） The English like to read a lot and listen to music. （ C） Not everyone from England likes to read all the time. （ D） People who teach English like things other than books. （ A） It wasnt very well designed. （ B） Its results were just as expected. （ C） It fully re
37、flected the students ability. （ D） Its results fell short of her expectations. （ A） He might help the woman much. （ B） The woman shouldnt buy a used car. （ C） He doesnt know a lot about new cars. （ D） The woman is a better mechanic than he is. （ A） The woman never travels by plane. （ B） Both speaker
38、s feel nervous when flying. （ C） The man thinks traveling by air is quite safe. （ D） The speakers feel sad about the serious loss of life. （ A） John was disappointed at his math score. （ B） John did better than he thought he was able to. （ C） John didnt pass, although he had tried his best. （ D） Joh
39、n got an excellent score, which was unexpected. （ A） The boss is often late for work. （ B） The boss will probably discipline the woman. （ C） The boss may disregard the womans lateness. （ D） The boss didnt know the woman was late again. （ A） Members have a narrow range of topics to discuss. （ B） Memb
40、ers bring up the most important issue. （ C） Members have interesting topics to discuss. （ D） Members have little knowledge. （ A） The man should do without buying a new bicycle. （ B） Shell glad to help the man decide which bicycle to buy. （ C） The man should not be so particular about choosing a bicy
41、cle. （ D） Shes quite concerned about the mans means of transportation. （ A） They dont get rid of flabby arms. （ B） They can damage arm muscles. （ C） They arent acceptable to most people. （ D） They can raise ones blood pressure. （ A） Exercising the entire body. （ B） Having your blood pressure taken d
42、aily. （ C） Losing weight prior to exercising. （ D） Weighing in before each exercise session. （ A） Wearing arm weights while you are swimming. （ B） Jogging vigorously in one place for a long time. （ C） Using bicycles that require you to use both your arms and legs. （ D） Walking slowly while swinging
43、your arms back and forth. （ A） She loved it. （ B） She disagreed with too much of it to enjoy. （ C） She thought it was just so so. （ D） She liked the class but disagreed with the Professor. （ A） Early America was undemocratic. （ B） There has never been democracy in America, （ C） Early leaders of Amer
44、ica had no desire for democracy. （ D） Democracy took time to develop in America, （ A） The basic foundations of democracy were created over 200 years ago. （ B） Early leaders loved democracy but didnt not hated it. （ C） America is no different now than 200 years ago. （ D） The meaning of democracy has
45、changed over time. （ A） She is afraid he may discover her ignorance. （ B） She is afraid it may affect her grade. （ C） She is not completely sure of her own opinion. （ D） She is too busy and has no time to waste. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of eac
46、h 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） Radiation from the sun. （ B） Radiation from the Van Allen Belts. （ C） Radiation from the m
47、eteors. （ D） Radiation from the Van Allen Belts and from the meteors. （ A） Any astronaut returns from the universe is safe. （ B） Any astronaut returns from the universe suffers a lot. （ C） We can assume that an astronaut is safe from his bad looks. （ D） We cannot assume that an astronaut is safe fro
48、m his good looks. （ A） Because men on the Earth are protected by the atmosphere. （ B） Because radiation only have short-term effects on men on the Earth. （ C） Because the Earth is quite far from the radiation areas. （ D） Because the Van Allen Belts absorb all radiation. （ A） They often ride a motorc
49、ycle. （ B） They used to ride a horse. （ C） They work in the mountains of Canada. （ D） They ride a horse. （ A） They have great power. （ B） They have very diversified responsibilities. （ C） They are very modern and efficient. （ D） They have very diversified responsibilities, also very modern and efficient. （ A） A Royal Canadian Mounted Police happened to notice him on the street. （ B） 3. Royal Canadian Mounted Police recognized Rays photo and started to inv
