1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 465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 The Importance of Creating a Healthy Internet. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1. 随着社会和经济发展网络成为了每个人必不可少的获取信息的工具 2但是，在网络上也
2、出现了一些不健康的因素，如垃圾信息、黄色网站、虚假新闻、网络炒作等 3我们应采取措施制止这些，并建立 个健康的网络环境 The Importance of Creating a Healthy Internet 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 p
3、assage. 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 Part Reading Comprehension (Skimming and
4、Scanning) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in
5、the passage; NG (for NOT GIVES) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. The New Science of Siblings For a long time, researchers have tried to nail down just what shapes usor what, at least, shapes us most.
6、 And over the years, theyve had a lot of eureka moments (突发灵感的时刻 ). First it was our parents, particularly our mothers. Then it was our genes. Next it was our peers, who show up last but hold great sway. And all those ideas were good onesbut only as far as they went. Somewhere, there was a sort of t
7、emperamental(捉摸不定的 )dark matter exerting an invisible gravitational pull of its own. More and more, scientists are concluding that this unexplained force is our siblings. From the time they are born, our brothers and sisters are our scolds, protectors, tormentors, playmates, counselors, sources of e
8、nvy, objects of pride. Our spouses arrive comparatively late in our lives; our parents eventually leave us. Our siblings may be the only people well ever know who truly qualify as partners for life. Siblings are with us for the whole journey. At research centers in the U. S. , Canada, Europe and els
9、ewhere, scientists are gaining intriguing insights into the people we become as adults. Does the student struggling with a professor who plays favorites summon up the coping skills acquired from dealing with a sister who was Daddys girl? Do husbands and wives benefit from the inter-gender negotiatio
10、ns they waged when their most important partners were their sisters and brothers? Today serious work is revealing exactly how our brothers and sisters influence us. Why childhood fights between siblings can be good By the time children are 11, they devote about 33% of their free time to their siblin
11、gsmore time than they spend with friends, parents, teachers or even by themselves. Adolescents, who have usually begun going their own way, devote at least 10 hours a week to activities with their siblings. Siblings are like the nurses on the warD. All that proximity breeds an awful lot of intimacya
12、nd an awful lot of friction. Laurie Kramer, professor of applied family studies at the University of Illinois has found that, on average, sibs between 3 and 7 years old engage in some kind of conflict 3.5 times an hour. Kids in the 2-to-4 age group top out at 6.3or more than one clash every 10 minut
13、es, according to a Canadian study. But as much as all the fighting can set parents hair on end, theres a lot of learning going on too, specifically about how conflicts, once begun, can be settleD. Shaw and his colleagues conducted a years-long study and found that the kids who practiced the best con
14、flict-resolution skills at home carried those abilities into the classroom. “Siblings have a socializing effect on one another,“ Shaw says. “Unlike a relationship with friends, youre stuck with your sibs. You learn to negotiate things day to day.“ Its that permanence, researchers believe, that makes
15、 siblings a rehearsal tool for later life. Somewhere in there is the early training for the e-mail joke that breaks an office silence or the husband who signals that a fight is over by asking his wife what she thinks they should do about that fast-approaching vacation anyway. “Sibling relationships
16、are where you learn all this,“ says developmental psychologist Susan McHale of Penn State University. “They are relationships between equals.“ How not being Moms favorite can have its advantages Parents feel a lot of guilt over the often evident if rarely admitted preference they harbor for one chil
17、d over another. If favorites exist, however, it may be not the parents fault, but evolutions. It is found that 65% of mothers and 70% of fathers exhibited a preference for one childin most cases, the older one. Whats more, the kids know whats going on. They all say, “Well, it makes sense that they w
18、ould treat us differently, because hes older or were a boy and a girl.“ But at a deeper level, second-tier children may pay a price. “They tend to be sadder and have more self-esteem questions,“ Conger says. “They feel like theyre not as worthy, and theyre trying to figure out why.“ Its no accident
19、that employees in the workplace instinctively know which person to send into the lions den of the corner office with a risky proposal or a bit of bad news. And its no coincidence that the sense of hurt feelings and adolescent envy you get when that same colleague emerges with the proposal approved a
20、nd the bosss applause seems so familiar. But what you summon up with the feelings you first had long ago is the knowledge you gained then toothat the smartest strategy is not to compete for approval but to strike a partnership with the favorite and spin the situation to benefit yourself as well. Why
21、 your sibling isor isntyour best role model Its no secret that brothers and sisters emulate one another or that the learning flows both up and down the age ladder. Younger siblings mimic the skills and strengths of older ones. Older sibs are prodded(刺激，督促 ) to attempt something new because they dont
22、 want to be shown up by a younger one who has already tried it. More complexand in many ways more importantare those situations in which siblings dont mirror one another but differentiate themselvesa phenomenon psychologists call de-identification. De-identification has an important function: pushin
23、g some sibs away from risky behavior. Siblings pass on dangerous habits to one another in a depressingly predictable way. But some kids break the moldand for surprising reasons. Joseph Rodgers, a psychologist, found that while older brothers and sisters often do introduce younger ones to the habit,
24、the closer they are in age, the more likely the younger one is to resist. Apparently, their proximity in years has already made them too similar. How a sibling of the opposite sex can affect whom you marry Far subtler and often far sweeter than the risk-taking modeling that occurs among all sibs is
25、the gender modeling that plays out between opposite-sex ones. Brothers and sisters can be fierce de-identifiers. In a study of adolescent boys and girls, the boys unsurprisingly scored higher in such traits as independence and competitiveness while girls did better in characteristics like sensitivit
26、y and helpfulness. What was less expected is that when kids grow up with an opposite-sex sibling, such exposure doesnt temper (使变淡 ) gender-linked traits but stress them. Both boys and girls are closer still to gender stereotype and even seek friends who conform to those norms. The guys who had olde
27、r sisters had more involving interactions and were liked significantly more by their new female acquaintances. Women with older brothers were more likely to strike up a conversation with the male stranger and to smile at him more than he smiled at her. How those early bonds can grow stronger with ag
28、e One of the greatest gifts of the sibling tie is that while warmth grows over time, the conflicts often become less and less. Indeed, siblings who battled a lot as kids may become closer as adultsand more emotionally skilled too, often clearly recalling what their long-ago fights were about and the
29、 lessons they took from them. Such powerful connections become even more important as the inevitable illnesses or widowhood of late life leads us to lean on the people weve known the longest. Even siblings who drift apart in their middle years tend to drift back together as they age. “The relationsh
30、ip is especially strong between sisters, who are more likely to be predeceased(比 先死 ) by their spouses than brothers are, says Judy Dunn, a developmental psycholo- gist. “When asked what contributes to the importance of the relationship now, they say its the shared early childhood experiences, which
31、 cast a long shadow for all of us.“ Of course, siblings are one of natures better brainstorms, and all the new studies on how they make us who we are one of sciences. But the rest of us, outside the lab, see it in a more primal way. In a world thats too big, too scary and too often too lonely, we co
32、me to realize that theres nothing like having a band of brothers and sistersto venture out with you. 2 The whole passage mainly talks about the influences siblings have on the qualities of each other. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 According to the passage, all the factors including our blood relationship,
33、 genes and peers decide what shapes US. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Children who are good at dealing with the frictions with their brothers/sisters will resolve the conflict with their classmates well. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 According to researchers, the long-time connection between siblings plays a tr
34、aining role for their future life. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Most parents admit having a strong preference over the older child because they tend to be sadder. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Younger siblings emulate the skills and strengths of older ones because they think they are more knowledgeable than th
35、emselves. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 If the ages of the siblings are closer, the younger ones intend to resist the habits introduced by the older ones. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Seriously de-identified as brothers and sisters, there is often a subtler and sweeter _ between opposite-sex ones. 10 With time
36、 going on, the warmth between sibs keeps increasing and the frictions _. 11 It is _ that makes the connection between sibs important and strong. 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
37、 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） He hopes to meet the professor soon. （ B）
38、He doesnt like the professor at all. （ C） He is happy that Prof. Smith will be the dean. （ D） He wants Prof. Smith to be the new dean. （ A） She doesnt think its cold enough. （ B） She believes its a good day to play football. （ C） She brought her sweater along in case its getting cold. （ D） She agree
39、s that it wasnt supposed to be so cold. （ A） She wants to learn basketball. （ B） She thinks playing basketball will be relaxing. （ C） She doesnt understand the game well. （ D） She wants to watch the game again. （ A） The woman wants to eat at the student canteen. （ B） The woman is fed up with canteen
40、 food. （ C） The woman wants to eat French dinner at her home. （ D） The woman likes the Italian food most. （ A） He didnt know the pictures at all. （ B） He also thought they were interesting. （ C） He was eager to get one of the pictures. （ D） He didnt like the pictures. （ A） The conversation probably
41、takes place at the airport. （ B） They are probably talking at a bank. （ C） The conversation happens in a job register office. （ D） They are probably university classmates. （ A） The man will buy a new suit for the family reunion. （ B） The man wants to leave, a good impression with the woman. （ C） Cas
42、ual clothes are enough for a family reunion. （ D） Both suit and T-shirt are necessary for the family reunion. （ A） People often ask him to play the songs. （ B） Tickets for the concert were rather expensive. （ C） The concert will be broadcast on television. （ D） He hasnt been playing the piano long.
43、（ A） Advertising media. （ B） Advertising. （ C） Essence of branding. （ D） Essence of the product. （ A） Volvo takes safe approach in branding. （ B） Companies shouldnt change their brand image all the time. （ C） The managers ideas are usually different from those of consumers. （ D） Their managers need
44、to be changed. （ A） Use the media like internet and conference. （ B） Treat the customers as well as the boss. （ C） Put some personal insight into the brand. （ D） Differentiate the brand. （ A） In a company. （ B） In a studio. （ C） In a classroom. （ D） At the womans home. （ A） How to get successful in
45、a job interview. （ B） What qualities a good interviewee should have? （ C） The importance of an interview. （ D） How to do well in a job? （ A） The behavior of the interviewee. （ B） The character of the interviewee. （ C） The tone of the interviewee. （ D） The appearance of the interviewee. （ A） Because
46、it shows your politeness. （ B） Because it gives you another chance to emphasize your advantages. （ C） Because it will remind the interviewers of you. （ D） Because it is one of the ways you ask for the result of the interview. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At
47、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 the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） They ere born to be pale. （ B） They did not like traveling in sunny countrie
48、s. （ C） They wanted to be different from the peasants. （ D） They thought light color was the color of health. （ A） People without exposure to sunlight. （ B） Wealthy people in Europe centuries ago. （ C） Workers during the Industrial Revolution. （ D） Wealthy people during the Industrial Revolution. （
49、A） Noblemen centuries ago did not like traveling. （ B） Heredity is not the only thing that influences our color, （ C） Exposure to sunlight is the only thing that determines skin color. （ D） Having a tan is considered a sign of wealth nowadays in North America. （ A） Sort the mail. （ B） Answer the mail. （ C） Read the magazines. （ D） File important information. （ A） Pay the bills right away. （ B） Read the magazines very quickly. （ C） Sort the articles into categories for later
