1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 469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 Self-help Traveling of College Students. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1. 大学生出去旅行经常会选择 “自助游 ” 2分析大学生选择 “自助游 ”的原因 3我的看法
2、Self-help Traveling of College Students 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 agre
3、es 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 Scanning) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go
4、 over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. The Darkest Side of ID Theft March 9, 2003Malcolm Byrd was
5、 home on a Saturday night when a knock came. Three Rock Country, Wis., sheriffs officers were there with a warrant for Byrds arrest. Cocaine possession, with intent to distribute, it said. Byrd tried to tell them that they had the wrong man, that it was a case of mistaken identity. But they wouldnt
6、listen. Instead they put him in handcuffs (手铐 ) and drove him away. It was nothing new for Byrd, who has spent much of the past five years tryingunsuccessfullyto talk skeptical police officers out of arresting him. But this time, it was worse. Two days later, he was still in jail. This is the worst
7、thing for identity theft victims. Losing your clean credit history is one thing; losing you freedom is another. And victims of Americas fastest-growing crime are discovering they often have much more to worry about than the hundreds of hours of paperwork to clean up the financial mess associated wit
8、h ID theft. Sometimes, they have to worry about being pushed in jailagain and again. Alias(化名 ) Becomes a Disease Theres nothing new about criminals using aliases to evade the law. Criminals often try to give their friends name, address, and date of birth to cheat police. But the explosion of identi
9、ty theft, and the ready availability of stolen digital files on innoeent victims, makes it just as easy for a criminal to give a strangers personal data during an arrest. Once police book a suspect under a fake name, that mistake can plague a victim for life. The Alias becomes a disease to the true
10、owner of that character. Getting names off those lists can be a big task. The problem is complicated by the increasing sophistication of law enforcement officials. “Officials of criminal records arefor good reason reluctant to remove information once its been placed in the database,“ said Beth Given
11、s, executive director of the Identity Theft Clearing House. His Word Against a Database In Byrds case, his word has never been enough. The situation has left the Janesville, Wis. , man thinking about name changing. With his impostor (冒名顶替者 ) still committing crimes and still using his name, Byrd fea
12、rs another arrest. “I dont feel safe now. When we drive I feel uncomfortable,“ Byrd said. “Its affected our lives enormously.“ Tom Schroeder, a famous lawyer, confirmed many of the detail of Byrds repeated run-ins with the law. “Mr. Byrd is worried that if he is in Milwaukee County and gets stopped
13、for some reason and the officer puts it into a computer, he may still come up, Schroeder said. “And I dont blame him.“ Efforts to eliminate Byrds criminal record at the state and federal level havent succeeded, Schroeder said. “I left a voice mail on Mr. Byrds phone indicating wed be happy to help h
14、im change his name and his Social Security number.“ How It Began Byrds nightmare began in 1998, he said. A man arrested on drug charges that year identified himself to locai officials as Malcolm Byrd. Thanks to an article in the local Janesville Gazette, the real Malcolm Byrd found out about the ide
15、ntity theft, and headed to the police to correct the error. The paper ran a correction, too. But that was hardly the end of the nightmare. Four months later, when he was stopped for speeding, Byrd found himself face down on the pavement, handcuffed. Police records still showed that he was wanted for
16、 drug dealing. The matter was cleared up when officials compared a photo of the suspect to Byrd, but not before he had lost half a days wages sitting at the police station. Soon after, Byrd was fired from his part-time job as a nursing assistant because he was accused of lying about his criminal rec
17、ord. Months later, he was laid off from his full-time job. A year later, while surfing the Internet, Byrd discovered his impostor had been arrested again, this time in a neighboring county. To clear his name, he visited the county district attorneys office and submitted his fingerprints. In exchange
18、, Byrd received court documents proving his innocence. But that didnt stop him from losing his license a second time in 2000, he said. After that, life seemed back to normal until April of last year, when Byrd was stopped again. Once again, he found himself in handcuffs in the back of a squad car, l
19、osing half a days pay until officers cleared up the confusion. But that was nothing compared to the most recent arrest, which took place over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend. Byrd had lent his car to his niece, who was stopped by police that Saturday night. “Do you know where Malcolm
20、is?“ they asked her. Minutes later, three deputies were at Byrds home, armed with warrants from three counties. Byrds wife Carla ran to the sheriffs department around midnight that night with the court papers clearing her husbands name. But that didnt helpthe warrants were dated after Byrds declarat
21、ion of innocence. How Common Is It? Byrds tale is extreme, but hardly unique. Most law enforcement officers say this type of criminal identity theft is rare. But the few reliable identity theft statistics suggest it may be more common than they think. The rate of identity theft crimes doubles every
22、year, and 12 percent of victims “found that they must deal with wrongful criminal records.“ “I think it is more common now because identity theft is a bigger problem,” said Michael Groch, deputy district attorney of San Diego Countys CATCH High Tech Crimes task force. California also has created a s
23、pecial identity theft registry to address the problem, a victims database that can be used to prevent a false arrest. If a victim is threatened with arrest by a police officer, the victim gives the officer a telephone number to call, and a PIN code. The officer then hears a message explaining that t
24、his person is an identity theft victim. How Does It Happen? It might seem elemental that arresting officers confirm the identity before arresting someone, but thats not as easy as it sounds. Often, for lesser crimes, law enforcement officials simply take the criminalswordparticularly for “instant-re
25、lease“ violations like traffic offenses. “If the suspect gives a name and date of birth, and if that information checks out, if the officer doesnt have any reason to doubt the person a lot of times that is going to be the end of it, Groch said. “Its different than if they make up a name. But even fo
26、r more serious offenses, like drug possession, police officers often wont do much to verify an identity, particularly if the suspect is an identity thief who has managed to obtain an official, state-issued drivers license. “You may be brought in or fingerprinted, and taken a photo, even appear befor
27、e a magistrate (治安官 ) on a TV monitor. And out the door you go. No cross-checking is done,“ said Rob Douglas, a former Washington prosecutor (起诉人 ). “When people are arrested, its rare that they will cross check with the national crime database because they already have you on a crime. Often times,
28、the first time a thorough background will be done is at the time of sentencing.“ So when identity thieves are released on bail, and never show up for their court hearings, a warrant is issued for the victimand the thief has pretty much beaten the system. Beating Technology with Technology The diffic
29、ulty of beating back bad data is at the core of the problem, and there are some proposed technological solutions. Instant fingerprint identification networks would cut down on misidentifieations, for example. Some locales have tested computers that showed each suspects photograph along with warrant
30、information to the arresting officer at the scene; that would prevent some wrongful arrests. But both solutions have civil liberty implications, and both are costly. “I dont think there is a great solution that is not going to invade peoples privacy and not going to cost a fortune,“ Groch said. “Whe
31、n someone say, Its not me, police have to be more sensitive and do a bit more checking. Cops have to follow their own common sense and need to take a little extra item.“ Thats cold comfort to Malcolm Byrds wife. She said her husband is probably safe for now, given the publicity he received from the
32、Janesville Gazette and a local radio station. 2 Malcolm Byrd was arrested again on March 9, 2003, because_. （ A） he was a victim of identity theft （ B） the police officers arrested the wrong man （ C） he was found to possess some cocaine （ D） he was wanted by the police 3 Which of the following troub
33、les is not caused by identity theft? （ A） Clean credit history. （ B） Loss of freedom. （ C） Financial mess. （ D） A lot of paperwork. 4 Once the police book a suspect under a fake name, it is difficult to get the name off the list, because_. （ A） it is banned by police （ B） the police are not willing
34、to remove it （ C） it takes the police a lot of time to remove it （ D） it makes the police embarrassed 5 Tom Schroeder is_. （ A） good at defending those identity theft victims （ B） indifferent to Byrds case （ C） worried about Byrd （ D） willing to help Byrd 6 Four months after he corrected the error,
35、Byrd was arrested by the police because_. （ A） he was wanted for drug dealing （ B） he drove too fast （ C） he was mistaken for drug dealing （ D） he was found of drug dealing 7 After Byrds most recent arrest, his wife wanted to clear his name but in vain, because_. （ A） the warrants were dated after B
36、yrds declaration of innocence （ B） the warrants were dated before Byrds declaration of innocence （ C） Byrds declaration of innocence was dated after the warrants （ D） it made no difference whether Byrd got a declaration of innocence or not 8 In order to_, California also has created a special identi
37、ty theft registry. （ A） help those victims （ B） make things right （ C） make up for their mistakes （ D） prevent a mistaken arrest 9 When arresting someone, the arresting officers had better _ in case of identity theft. 10 Some proposed technological solutions, such as_, can be used to beat misidentif
38、ication. 11 Malcolm Byrds wife said that _ may bring her husband safety for now. 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 th
39、e 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 is going to visit his dead uncle and sister-in-law. （ B） He is going to start trading company for his s
40、ister-in-law. （ C） He is going to look for opportunities for his trading company. （ D） He is going to inherit trading company from his sister-in-law. （ A） To buy some tools needed to repair the calculator. （ B） To ask the repair store to repair the calculator. （ C） To hit the display until it mobili
41、zed. （ D） To figure out what is wrong with the calculator. （ A） The man hasnt succeeded in painting any pictures yet. （ B） The man has come to a new understanding of painting pictures. （ C） The woman is good at painting pictures. （ D） The woman has refused the mans application to paint pictures. （ A
42、） The woman is eager to enter politics. （ B） The man has worked for the government. （ C） People will become old after entering politics. （ D） Female politicians are rare. （ A） Being forgotten. （ B） Being identical to other people. （ C） Being insignificant. （ D） Running certain risks. （ A） Her employ
43、ees get low scores on the test of EQ. （ B） Her employees cant take the advantage of high IQ. （ C） Her employees are too smart according to the test. （ D） Her employees are concerned with emotional problems. （ A） The man is expecting to visit Disneyland. （ B） The woman is fond of visiting Disneyland.
44、 （ C） Disneyland hasnt provided enough signs everywhere. （ D） Disneyland will have subway and buildings. （ A） Work in this area is easy and relaxing. （ B） There are too many criminals and the work is challenging. （ C） The job is challenging and the pay is high. （ D） It is easy for him to find job af
45、ter graduation. （ A） Its light-weighted and small. （ B） It has metal filters. （ C） It looks like a straw. （ D） Its large but necessary. （ A） Salt. （ B） Chemical pollutants. （ C） Germs. （ D） Minerals. （ A） The water it draws changes color. （ B） The straw stops drawing water. （ C） From the built-in me
46、asuring device of it. （ D） By measuring the amount of water. （ A） The Ice Age. （ B） The exhibition at the American Museum of National History. （ C） The Ice Age people. （ D） How to build houses. （ A） They lived in caves. （ B） They didnt have their language. （ C） They could only build houses with anim
47、al hones and skins. （ D） They were advanced beyond our expectation. （ A） They lived in caves. （ B） They faced their homes towards the south. （ C） They used animal skins as insulation. （ D） They made fire inside their houses. （ A） Meet his anthropology teacher. （ B） Urge the woman to finish reading t
48、he book soon. （ C） Read the magazine article. （ D） Get more information from the women. 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 quest
49、ion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Grassland for animals. （ B） A land covered with trees. （ C） A steep slope of a hill. （ D） A land with fertile soil. （ A） To forbid grazing on marginal lands. （ B） To plant more trees on marginal lands. （ C） To establish good ground cover. （ D） To graze animals rotationally. （ A） Supporting the soil. （ B） Providing shade for animals. （ C） Loosening soil structure. （
