1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 425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 State Interfere with Peoples Smoking Habits? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1.现在许多国家和地区纷纷颁布禁烟法令，禁止公民在餐厅、酒吧、商店
2、、办公场所等吸烟 2.我对政府颁布禁烟令是支持还是反对，并说出理由 Should the State Interfere with Peoples Smoking Habits? 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 ques
3、tions 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 How to Get a Great Idea The guests had arrived, and the w
4、ine was warm. Once again, Id forgotten to refrigerate it. “Dont worry.“ a friend said, “I can chill it for you right away.“ Five minutes later she emerged from the kitchen with the wine perfectly cooled. Asked to reveal her secret, she said, “Easy. I poured the wine in a plastic bag and then dipped
5、it in ice water. After a few minutes the wine was cold. The hard part was getting it back into bottle. I couldnt find a funnel (漏斗 ), so I made a cone with wax paper.“ My guests applauded. “How wonderful if we could all be that clever,“ one remarked. A decade of research has convinced me we can. Wha
6、t separates the average person from Edison, Picasso or even Shakespeare isnt creative capacity-its the ability to use that capacity by encouraging creative impulses and then acting upon them. Most of us seldom achieve our creative potential. I think I know why, and I can help unlock the reservoir of
7、 ideas hiding within every one of us. One puzzle Ive watched students deal with is retrieving a Ping-Pong ball that has fallen to the bottom of sealed, vertical drainpipe. The tools that they can use are either too short to reach the ball or too wide to fit into the pipe, which is also too narrow to
8、 reach into by hand. At last some students make the connection: drainpipe water floating. They pour water down the hole, and the ball floats to the top. This and many other experiments suggest concrete ways of increasing creativity in all of us. Here are the best techniques. Capture the fleeting A g
9、ood idea is like a rabbit. It runs by so fast that sometimes you see only its ears or tail. To capture it, you must be ready. Creative people are always ready to act, and that may be the only difference between us and them. Poet Lowell wrote of the urgency with which she captured new ideas, “Whateve
10、r I am doing, I lay it aside and attend to the arriving poem,“ she wrote. Like many other writers, Lowell sought paper and pencil when she saw a good idea coming. I enter new ideas into a pocket computer. Anything-even a napkin-will do. In a letter to a friend in 1821, Ludwig van Beethoven talked ab
11、out bow he thought of a beautiful tune while dozing in carriage. “But scarcely did I awake when away flew the tune,“ he wrote, “and I could not recall any part of it.“ Fortunately for Beethoven and for us-the next day in the same carriage, the tune came back to him, and this time he captured it in w
12、riting. When a good idea comes your way, write it down on your arm if necessary. Not every idea will have value, of course. The point is to capture first and evaluate them later. Daydream Surrealist Dali used to lie on a sofa, holding a spoon. Just as he began to fall asleep, Dali would drop the spo
13、on onto a plate on the floor. The sound shocked him awake, and he would immediately sketch the images he had seen in his mind in that fertile world of semi-sleep. Everyone experiences this strange state, and everyone can take advantage of it. Try Dalis trick, or just allow yourself to daydream. For
14、many, the “three bs“ bed, bath and bus-are productive, there, and anywhere else you can be with your thoughts undisturbed, youll find that ideas emerging freely. Seek challenges When youre stuck behind a locked door, every behavior thats ever gotten you free turns up quickly: you may push or pull on
15、 the knob, bang the door-even shout for help. Scientists call the rehappening of old behaviors in a challenging situation resurgence. The more behaviors that reappear, the greater the number of possible interconnections, and the more likely that new ideas will occur. Try inviting friends and busines
16、s associations from different areas of your life to a party. Bring people of two or three generations together. This will get you thinking in new ways. Edwin Land, one of Americas most prolific inventors, said that the idea that led to his invention of the Polaroid camera came from his three-year-ol
17、d daughter. On a visit to Santa Fe in 1943, she asked why she couldnt see the picture he had just taken. During the next hour, as Land walked around Santa Fe, all he had learned about chemistry came together, with amazing results. Said Land, “The camera and the film became clear to me. In my mind th
18、ey were so real that I spent several flours describing them.“ Put new and crazy items like kids toys on your desk. Turn pictures upside down or sideways. The more detersive the stimulations we receive, the more rapidly the mind produces new ideas. Expand your world Many discoveries in sciences, engi
19、neering and the arts mix ideas from different fields. Consider “the Two-String problem“. Two widely separated strings hang from a ceiling. Even though you cant reach both at once, is it possible to tie their ends together, using only a pair of pliers? One college student found the solution almost im
20、mediately. He tied the pliers to one string and set it in motion like pendulum (钟摆 ). As it swung back and forth, he walked quickly to the other string and drew it as far forward as it would reach. Then he caught the swinging string when it passed near him and tied the two ends. Asked how he had sol
21、ved the problem, the student explained he had just come from a physics class on pendulum motion. What he had learned in one context transferred to a completely different one. This principle works outside the lab as well. To enhance your creativity, learn something new. If youre banker, take up tap d
22、ancing. If youre a nurse, try a course in mythology. Read a book on a subject you know little about. Change your daily newspaper. The new will interconnect with the old in novel and potentially fascinating ways. Becoming more creative is really just a matter of paying attention to that endless flow
23、of ideas you produce, and learning to capture and act upon the new thats within you. 2 The author believes that those who have creative capacity are usually great figures. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The example of the students getting the Ping-Pong ball proves that students are more creative than avera
24、ge people. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The examples of Amy Lowell and Beethoven tell us that we should write down a good idea immediately as it may easily disappear. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Daydreaming can be a good way of realizing ones creative potential. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 People facing challeng
25、es are unlikely to achieve creative ideas. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Salvador Dali is a famous surrealist painter, whose works are highly controversial from the modernism or even post-modernism perspective. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 To enhance creativity, people should always learn something new. （ A） Y
26、 （ B） N （ C） NG 9 The success of Edison, Picasso or even Shakespeare lies on their ability to _ rather than mere creative capacity. 10 The author believes that many discoveries in science, engineering and the arts mix ideas from _. 11 Learn to be more creative is just a matter of focusing on the end
27、less flow of ideas you produce, and learning to _ the new thats within you. 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 que
28、stions 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） At a bank. （ B） At a travel agency. （ C） At a post office. （ D） At an airport. （ A） This is the first time for
29、the man to wear a tie. （ B） He looks wonderful when he is not wearing a tie. （ C） The design of the tie doesnt look so nice. （ D） This is the first time for the man to choose a tie with this kind of design. （ A） He lost a button at work. （ B） He doesnt know where he put the calculator. （ C） He thoug
30、ht he broke something the woman lent him. （ D） Hes not sure how to solve the math problem. （ A） The woman is helpful. （ B） The woman is thankful. （ C） The woman is sorry. （ D） The woman is offended. （ A） Because he wanted to meet the womans parents. （ B） Because he goes to beach house each August. （
31、 C） Because he wont be able to take a vacation. （ D） Because he didnt know the womans plan. （ A） They dont want children for the time being. （ B） They have two children already. （ C） Mrs. Taylor wishes to have children, but her husband doesnt. （ D） They will start a family as soon as they get marrie
32、d. （ A） A businessman. （ B） A policeman. （ C） A thief. （ D） A waiter. （ A） The program begins on Sunday. （ B） Hell meet the woman on Sunday. （ C） They could watch the program on Sunday. （ D） His cousin arrives on Sunday. （ A） A surgeon general who will be present in a rose garden （ B） A woman who us
33、ed to be one of Reagans Surgeon General. （ C） A spokesman for President Clinton on drug regulations. （ D） Ronauld Reagan. （ A） Announce for the first time the regulations on tobacco. （ B） Publish the usual protocols he has gone through. （ C） Declare pretty much the same restrictions on drug use as i
34、n 1995. （ D） Present to the public the revised regulations on tobacco. （ A） President Clinton suggested an end to using trade marks of cigarette on baseball caps. （ B） President Clintons new restriction on tobacco is basically on teen smokers. （ C） There are some measures going along with advertisin
35、g ban on cigarettes. （ D） He doesnt think therell ever be an official ban on cigarettes in America. （ A） Maderia was not chosen because its roads were too dangerous. （ B） The Costa Del Sol was finally chosen after three months of investigation. （ C） Britain was not chosen because it now was forecast
36、 for April. （ D） Portugal was not chosen because it was not quiet enough for the press. （ A） At least 60 had been tested on British roads. （ B） 30 were shipped from England to Spain in containers. （ C） About 50 were transported from the factory to Plymouth. （ D） Only 20 were sent at night by charter
37、 flights. （ A） In all, forty technicians were sent to the launch. （ B） Some specialized technicians were sent to prevent accidents. （ C） All the technicians overland were sent to Marblla in six Range Rovers. （ D） About half as many technicians as cars were sent to the launch. （ A） The British region
38、al press. （ B） The foreign press. （ C） The car dealers and their wives. （ D） Correspondents from the British national press. 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 spo
39、ken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Its about 29 hours a week. （ B） Its almost 25 hours a week. （ C） For high school students, its about 13 hours. （ D） Maybe less than 5 hours. （ A） They think the screen is a map
40、of the world. （ B） They see the screen like a painting. （ C） They see the screen like a photograph. （ D） They consider what happens on television as a real life. （ A） Children are willing to accept the real violence in society. （ B） Children will become more and more kind. （ C） Children will not acc
41、ept the violence in society. （ D） Children think they are just imaginary. （ A） It talks about communication, which is ferry, in San Francisco. （ B） The bridge joins San Francisco with suburbs to the north. （ C） The bridge is not so well built that nobody likes it. （ D） It describes the bridge so bea
42、utiful that people like it. （ A） Boats take commuters from the suburbs to the city. （ B） The trip to work on the bridge is not pleasant. （ C） The Golden Gate Bridge. （ D） Plans are being made for the future of the ferry. （ A） Half an hour. （ B） Fifteen minutes. （ C） Twenty minutes. （ D） One hour. （
43、A） They want to show their differences from others. （ B） They want to be remembered as a master. （ C） They want understanding from the public. （ D） They want the public to learn from them. （ A） .He thinks they are beautiful. （ B） He believes they can bring delight to him. （ C） He thinks they are wor
44、th showing to the public. （ D） He believes they are particular. （ A） Both convey the same meaning. （ B） Both show certain aspects of the world. （ C） The latter is more meaningful. （ D） The former is more meaningful. （ A） The public could share the artists feelings through their paintings. （ B） The p
45、ainter should not choose to paint ugly things. （ C） Contemporary artists are completely different from other artists. （ D） All artists are teaching the public consciously. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you sho
46、uld listen carefully for its general 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, yo
47、u can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 The White House is the official residence of the President of the United States. It was【 B1】 _ by James Hoban, an Irish born【 B2】 _ . He based the design on certain buildings that he knew in Ireland. The White House was not wh
48、ite at the very beginning. The location was【 B3】 _ by George Washington, but he never actually lived in it. The first president to live in the White House was John Adams, in 1800. During the war of 1812, the British【 B4】 _ Washington and burned the White House. Repairs were 【 B5】 _ by Hoban. In 1817
49、, President Monroe moved into the White House and had the gray sandstone painted white, to cover the smoke【 B6】 _ that remained after the fire. Ever since then the building which was called “the Presidents【 B7】 _ “, was also called “the White House“. That was kind of a【 B8】 _ , at that time. It wasnt until 1902 that【 B9】 _ . Massive repairs were done in 1947 and 1948 because parts of the building were sinking. President Truman supervised
