1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 500及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 1出境旅游人数增多，游客不文明现象成为公众关注的焦点； 2分析此现象造成的不良影响； 3如何在出境游中做文明游客。 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
2、 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 the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 The History of Chinese Americans Ch
3、inese have been in the United States for almost two hundred years. In fact, the Chinese had business relations with Hawaii prior to relations with the mainland when Hawaii was not yet part of the United States. But United States investments controlled the capital of Hawaii at that time. In 1788, a s
4、hip sailed from Guangzhou to Hawaii. Most of the crewmen were Chinese. They were considered the pioneers of Hawaii. The Immigration Commission reported that the first Chinese arrived in the United States in 1820, eight in 1830 and seven hundred and eighty in 1850. The Chinese population gradually in
5、creased and reached 64,199 in 1870. For many years it was common in the United States to associate Chinese Americans with restaurants and laundries. People did not realize that the Chinese had been driven into these occupations by the prejudice and discrimination that faced them in this country. The
6、 first Chinese to reach the mainland United States came during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Like most of the other people there, they had come to search for gold. In that largely unoccupied land, the men staked a claim for themselves by placing markers in the ground. However, either because the
7、 Chinese were so different from the others or because they worked so patiently that they sometimes succeeded in turning a seemingly worthless mining claim into a profitable one, they became the scapegoats of their envious competitors. They were harassed in many ways. Often they were prevented from w
8、orking their claims; some localities even passed regulations forbidding them to own claims. The Chinese therefore started to seek out other ways of earning a living. Some of them began to do the laundry for the white miners; others set up small restaurants. (There were almost no women in California
9、in those days, and the Chinese filled a real need by doing this “womans work“.) Some went to work as farmhands or as fishermen. In the early 1860s many more Chinese arrived in California. This time the men were imported as work crews to construct the first transcontinental railroad. They were sorely
10、 needed because the work was so strenuous and dangerous, and it was carried on in such a remote part of the country that the railroad company could not find other laborers for the job. As in the case of their predecessors, these Chinese were almost all males; and like them, too, they encountered a g
11、reat deal of prejudice. The hostility grew especially strong after the railroad project was complete, and the imported laborers returned to Calitbrnia-thousands of them, all out of work. Because there were so many more of them this time, these Chinese drew even more attention than the earlier group
12、did. They were so very different in every respect: in their physical appearance, including a long “pigtail“ at the back of their otherwise shaved heads; in the strange, non-Western clothes they wore; in their speech (few had learned English since they planned to go back to China); and in their relig
13、ion. They were contemptuously called “heathen Chinese“ because there were many sacred images in their houses of worship. When times were hard, they were blamed for working for lower wages and taking jobs away from white men, who were in many eases recent immigrants themselves. Anti-Chinese riots bro
14、ke out in several cities, culminating in arson and bloodshed. Chinese were barred from using the courts and also from becoming American citizens. Californians began to demand that no more Chinese be permitted to enter their state. Finally, in 1882, they persuaded Congress to pass the Chinese Exclusi
15、on Act, which stopped the immigration of Chinese laborers. Many Chinese returned to their homeland, and their numbers declined sharply in the early part of this century. However, during the World War II, when China was an ally of the United States, the Exclusion laws were ended; a small number of Ch
16、inese were allowed to immigrate each year, and Chinese could become American citizens. In 1965, in a general revision of our immigration laws, many more Chinese were permitted to settle here, as discrimination against Asian immigration was abolished. From the start, the Chinese had lived apart in th
17、eir own separate neighborhoods, which came to be known as “Chinatowns“. In each of them the residents organized an unofficial government to make rules for the community and to settle disputes. Unable to find jobs on the outside, many went into business for themselves-primarily to serve their own nei
18、ghborhood. As for laundries and restaurants, some of them soon spread to other parts of the city, since such services continued to be in demand among non-Chinese, too. To this day, certain Chinatowns, especially those of San Francisco and New York, are busy, thriving communities, which have become g
19、reat attractions for tourists and for those who enjoy Chinese food. Most of todays Chinese Americans are the descendants of some of the early miners and railroad workers. Those immigrants had come from the vicinity of Canton in Southeast China, where they had been uneducated farm laborers. The same
20、kind of young men, from the same area and from similar humble origins, migrated to Hawaii in those days. There they fared far better, mainly because they did not encounter hostility. Some married native Hawaiians, and other brought their wives and children over. They were not restricted to Chinatown
21、 and many of them soon became successful merchants and active participants in general community affairs. Chinese Americans retain many aspects of their ancient culture, even after having lived here for several generations. For example, their family ties continue to be remarkably strong (encompassing
22、 grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, and others). Members of the family lend each other moral support and also practical help when necessary. From a very young age children are imbued with the old values and attitudes, including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the famil
23、y. This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency (少年犯罪 )among them. The high regard for education which is deeply imbedded in Chinese culture, and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement, are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs. This explains why so many desc
24、endants of uneducated laborers have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers, and other professionals. (Many of the most outstanding Chinese American scholars, scientists, and artists are more recent arrivals, who come from Chinas former upper class and who represent its high cultural traditions.) Chi
25、nese Americans make up only a tiny fraction of our population; there are fewer than half a million, living chiefly in California, New York, and Hawaii. As American attitudes toward minorities and toward ethnic differences have changed in recent years, the long-reviled Chinese have gained wide accept
26、ance. Today, they are generally admired for their many remarkable characteristics, and are often held up as an example worth following. And their numerous contributions to their adopted land are much appreciated. 2 Most Chinese Americans worked in restaurants and laundries because of_. （ A） the skil
27、ls they acquired at the motherland （ B） local peoples discrimination against them （ C） their high employment rates （ D） their comparatively high pay 3 During the California Gold Rush, restaurant and laundry were regarded as _. （ A） unprofitable work （ B） comfortable work （ C） womans work （ D） Chines
28、e work 4 In the early 1860s, more Chinese were shipped to California to work as_. （ A） gold miners （ B） railroad builders （ C） steelworkers （ D） farmhands 5 Few Chinese learned English at that time because_. （ A） they seldom used English in Chinatown （ B） they were too old to learn a new tongue （ C）
29、 they couldnt find good English teachers （ D） they wouldnt stay in America for long 6 The Chinese Exclusion Act came to an end_. （ A） by the California governor then （ B） after a massive bloodshed （ C） during WWII （ D） in 1965 7 One of the Chinatowns as a busy and thriving community now is located i
30、n_. （ A） Florida （ B） Hawaii （ C） New Jersey （ D） New York 8 Chinese immigrants to Hawaii found that they_. （ A） were treated without discrimination （ B） were provided with fewer job choices （ C） couldnt travel to mainland America （ D） could only live or work in Chinatown 9 The old values and attitu
31、des imparted into the young Chinese Americans effectively help prevent_. 10 Chinas high cultural traditions are represented by the Chinese American_. 11 The contributions made by Chinese to America had gained much_. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 lon
32、g conversations. At the end of each conversation, 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 wh
33、ich is the best answer. （ A） He came a long way to meet the woman. （ B） He showed her to where she was looking for. （ C） He took her to visit an interesting community. （ D） He gave her advice to overcome the difficulty. （ A） The woman is being interviewed by a reporter. （ B） The woman is applying fo
34、r a job. （ C） The woman is asking tor a promotion. （ D） The woman is being given an examination. （ A） Not to subscribe to the journal. （ B） To buy the latest issue of the journal. （ C） Not to miss any brilliant papers. （ D） To photocopy the papers in the journal. （ A） Cindy will have a cup of coffee
35、 with the man later. （ B） Cindy has to work overtime at her office tonight. （ C） Cindy doesnt like coffee at all. （ D） Cindy is leaving the office soon. （ A） No medicine could solve the womans problem. （ B） The woman should eat less to lose some weight. （ C） Nothing could help the woman if she ate t
36、oo little. （ D） The woman should choose the right foods to eat. （ A） He thought she should make a phone if anything went wrong. （ B） He thought she should just wait for someones help. （ C） He was afraid something would go wrong with her car. （ D） He promised to give her help himself. （ A） He didnt l
37、ike it at all. （ B） He didnt think mneh of it. （ C） He liked some part of it. （ D） He enjoyed it as a whole. （ A） He has too many dreams. （ B） He just likes to sleep. （ C） He doesnt put his ideas into practice. （ D） He doesnt have many good ideas. （ A） All students pay the same amount per year. （ B）
38、 Students choose how many meals a week they will pay for. （ C） Students can get money back for meals that they dont eat. （ D） Some students can get free meals at the cafeteria. （ A） They can invite guests to have meals at a reduced price. （ B） They receive cards that allow them to be served first. （
39、 C） They can help decide what will be on the menu. （ D） They pay less per meal than those who dont always eat there. （ A） By paying for meals one at a time. （ B） By borrowing a students meal card. （ C） By ordering their meals in advance. （ D） By buying a weekend meal card. （ A） How to win the battle
40、 of staff cutting in the company. （ B） How to avoid failures in personal investment. （ C） How to turn job redundancy into an opportunity. （ D） How to get through the tough time of losing a job. （ A） Getting back to school and take a course. （ B） Taking a holiday and going on a cruise. （ C） Increasin
41、g investment on staff relationship. （ D） Doing an internship or apprenticeship. （ A） She was compensated financially and began doing what she enjoyed. （ B） She realized her dream that she never quite made into reality. （ C） She enjoyed her career and was prepared for changes in life. （ D） She was fr
42、ee from everyday routine and found a new job. （ A） It is a detailed plan to restart ones career. （ B） It records ones work experience and capabilities. （ C） It is the resume that applicants carry to employers. （ D） It provides alternative choices for job seekers. Section B Directions: In this sectio
43、n, 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 question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） An airwoman. （ B） A teacher. （ C） A la
44、wyer. （ D） A secretary. （ A） 15 days. （ B） 17 days. （ C） 19 days. （ D） 21 days. （ A） Amy Johnsons life story as a female flyer. （ B） Amy Johnsons great contribution to aviation. （ C） Amy Johnsons determination to be a pilot. （ D） Amy Johnsons flight to Australia. （ A） In the lower atmosphere. （ B） I
45、n the upper atmosphere. （ C） On the Earth. （ D） Near the Earth. （ A） In 1978. （ B） In 1980. （ C） In 1985. （ D） In 1987. （ A） Ozone as a form of oxygen. （ B） Problems caused by the thinning of the ozone layer. （ C） The origin of ozone problems. （ D） The latest studies of ozone problems. （ A） Philosop
46、hical classics. （ B） College philosophical course books. （ C） Philosophical best-sellers. （ D） Classic childrens books. （ A） To get some data for his research in college. （ B） To give his students more practice. （ C） To popularize the subject of philosophy. （ D） To promote philosophy to an higher le
47、vel. （ A） Should the tree give its shade to the boy? （ B） Should the tree give that much to the boy? （ C） How should we treat natural objects? （ D） Is the boy wrong to take so much from the tree? （ A） Children younger than 12 can not reason abstractly. （ B） Curiosity and willingness to learn enable
48、kids to study philosophy. （ C） Children could think abstractly at an early age. （ D） Philosophical questioning could help kids develop reasoning skills. 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 carefull
49、y 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, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 37 Small dogs generally live longer than big dogs so that yappy Yorkshire terrier next door could be around for a lo
