1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 509及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Poor Students Running Errands. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below. 目前 有些大学校园出现贫困大学生 “跑腿族 ” 1对于这种做法有人表示支持 2有人并不赞成 3我的看法 Poor Stu
2、dents Running Errands _ 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 agrees with the info
3、rmation 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 Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age At Rhode Island College, a freshman copied and pasted from a Web sites fr
4、equently asked questions page about homelessnessand did not think he needed to credit a source in his assignment because the page did not include author information. At DePaul University, the tip-off (爆料 ) to one students copying was the purple shade of several paragraphs he had lifted from the Web;
5、 when confronted by a writing tutor his professor had sent him to, he was not defensivehe just wanted to know how to change purple text to black. And at the University of Maryland, a student critisized for copying from Wikipedia in a paper on the Great Depression said he thought its entriesunsigned
6、and collectively writtendid not need to be credited since they counted, essentially, as common knowledge. Professors used to deal with plagiarism(抄袭 ) by warning students to give credit to others to follow the style guide for citations, and pretty much left it at that. But these casestypical ones, a
7、ccording to writing tutors and officials responsible for discipline at the three schools who described the plagiarismsuggest that many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious misdeed. It is a disconnect that is growing in the Internet age as concepts of intellec
8、tual property, copyright and originality are under attack in the ungoverned exchange of online information, say educators who study plagiarism Digital technology makes copying and pasting easy, of course. But that is the least of it. The Internet may also be redefining how studentswho came of age wi
9、th music file-sharing, Wikipedia and Web-linking understand the concept of authorship and the singularity of any text or image. “Now we have a whole generation of students whove grown up with information that just seems to be hanging out there in cyberspace and doesnt seem to have an author,“ said T
10、eresa Fishman, director of the Center for Academic Integrity at Clemson University. “Its possible to believe this information is just out there for anyone to take. “ Professors who have studied plagiarism do not try to excuse itmany are champions of academic honesty on their campusesbut rather try t
11、o understand why it is so widespread. In surveys from 2006 to 2010 by Donald L. McCabe, a co-founder of the Center for Academic Integrity and a business professor at Rutgers University, about 40 percent of 14,000 undergraduates admitted to copying a few sentences in written assignments. Perhaps more
12、 significant, the number who believed that copying from the Web constitutes “serious cheating“ is decliningto 29 percent on average in recent surveys from 34 percent earlier in the decade. Sarah Brookover, a senior at the Rutgers campus in Camden. N.J., said many of her classmates blithely (无忧无虑地 )
13、cut and paste without attribution. “This generation has always existed in a world where media and intellectual property dont have the same gravity,“ said Ms. Brookover, who at 31 is older than most undergraduates. “When youre sitting at your computer, its the same machine youve downloaded music with
14、, possibly illegally, the same machine you streamed videos for free that showed on HBO last night. “ Ms. Brookover, who works at the campus library, has pondered the differences between researching in the stacks and online. “Because youre not walking into a library, youre not physically holding the
15、article, which takes you closer to this doesnt belong to me,“ she said. Online, “everything can belong to you really easily. “ A University of Notre Dame anthropologist, Susan D. Blum, disturbed by the high rates of reported plagiarism, set out to understand how students view authorship and the writ
16、ten word. or “texts“ in Ms. Blums academic language. She conducted her ethnographic research among 234 Notre Dame undergraduates. “Todays students have a new concept of conceiving texts and the people who create them and who quote them,“ she wrote last year in the book “My Word!: Plagiarism and Coll
17、ege Culture,“ published by Cornell University Press. Ms. Blum argued that student writing exhibits some of the same qualities of pastiche(混成品 ) that drive other creative endeavors todayTV shows that constantly reference other shows or rap music that samples from earlier songs. In an interview, she s
18、aid the idea of an author whose singular effort creates an original work is rooted in Enlightenment ideas of the individual. It is based on the Western concept of intellectual property rights as secured by copyright law. But both traditions arc being challenged. “Our notion of authorship and origina
19、lity was born, it flourished, and it may be waning,“ Ms. Blum said. She contends that undergraduates are less interested in cultivating a unique and authentic identityas their 1960s counterparts werethan in trying on many different personas(角色 ), which the Web enables with social networking. “If you
20、 are not so worried about presenting yourself as absolutely unique, then its O.K. if you say other peoples words, its O. K. if you say things you dont believe, its O. K. if you write papers you couldnt care less about because they accomplish the task, which is turning something in and getting a grad
21、e,“ Ms. Blum said, voicing student attitudes. “And its O. K. if you put words out there without getting any credit.“ The notion that there might be a new model young person, who freely borrows from the vortex of information to mash up a new creative work, fueled a brief disturbance earlier this year
22、 with Helene Hegemann, a German teenager whose best-selling novel about Berlin club life turned out to include passages lifted from others. Instead of offering a poor apology, Ms. Hegemann insisted, “Theres no such thing as originality anyway, just authenticity.“ A few critics rose to her defense, a
23、nd the book remained a finalist for a fiction prize (but did not win). That theory does not wash with Sarah Wilensky, a senior at Indiana University, who said that relaxing plagiarism standards “does not foster creativity, it fosters laziness.“ “Youre not coming up with new ideas if youre grabbing a
24、nd mixing and matching,“ said Ms. Wilensky, who took aim at Ms. Hegemann in a column in her student newspaper headlined “Generation Plagiarism.“ “It may be increasingly accepted, but there are still plenty of creative peopleauthors and artists and scholarswho are doing original work,“ Ms. Wilensky s
25、aid in an interview. “Its kind of an insult that that ideal is gone, and now were left only to make paste-ups of the work of previous generations.“ In the view of Ms. Wilensky, whose writing skills earned her the role of informal editor of other students papers in her freshman dorm, plagiarism has n
26、othing to do with trendy academic theories. The main reason it occurs, she said, is because students leave high school unprepared for the intellectual rigors of college writing. “If youre taught how to closely read sources and synthesize them into your own original argument in middle and high school
27、, youre not going to be tempted to plagiarize in college, and you certainly wont do so unknowingly,“ she said. 2 The cases of the students mentioned at the three schools suggest that they were _ of their plagiarism mistakes. （ A） innocent （ B） ignorant （ C） defensive （ D） regretted 3 The Internet ma
28、y be redefining the way that students _. （ A） learn how to exchange unlimited online information （ B） have a good command of copying and pasting （ C） come to know music file-sharing and Web-linking （ D） understand the concept of authorship and singularity 4 Teresa Fishman believes that _. （ A） it is
29、 acceptable for unsigned information hanging in cyberspace （ B） it is necessary for unsigned information signed in cyberspace （ C） it is reasonable for students to take information unsigned （ D） it is advisable for anyone to take information unsigned freely 5 What is the main finding of Donald L. Mc
30、Cabes surveys? （ A） More undergraduates admitted to copying a few sentences in written assignments. （ B） Less undergraduates admitted to copying a few sentences in written assignments. （ C） More undergraduates take plagiarism from the Web for granted nowadays. （ D） Less undergraduates are copying fr
31、om the Web than earlier in the decade. 6 According to Ms. Brookover, researching in the stacks and online are different because _. （ A） people do not walk into the library any longer （ B） people do not physically holding the article （ C） people of sense of author online （ D） everything can belong to
32、 you easily online 7 From her research, Susan D. Blum set out to understand that students are _. （ A） having a new understanding of creating and quoting （ B） not easy to get access to the authorship （ C） on the way to accept new notion of authorship （ D） trying to redefine the notion of authorship 8
33、 Compared with their 1960s counterparts, the undergraduates in Ms. Blums research prefer to _. （ A） challenge the notion of authorship and originality （ B） establish a unique and authentic identity （ C） have a try on many different personas （ D） do more social work by Web-linking 9 Helene Hegemann,
34、whose novel includes passages lifted from others, stated that what matters is nothing but _. 10 In Sarah Wilenskys opinion, making paste-ups of the work of previous generations is _. 11 Ms. Wilensky doesnt think there is relationship between plagiarism and _. Section A Directions: In this section, y
35、ou 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 questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four
36、 choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） He likes everything about it. （ B） He will definitely buy it. （ C） He likes the location of it. （ D） He is not very satisfied with it. （ A） The woman will miss her sister. （ B） The man is going to get married. （ C） The mans sis
37、ter is going to get married. （ D） The woman has separated with the man. （ A） Have an exam. （ B） Double-check the answers. （ C） Correct the test score immediately. （ D） Mark the wrong answer. （ A） Go to an appointment with Anna. （ B） Go on with his paper until it is finished. （ C） Have supper with th
38、e woman and her friends. （ D） Go to the movies with the woman and her friends. （ A） He will be in Paris on Thursday. （ B） He will have a full schedule this week. （ C） He will attend a meeting on Thursday. （ D） He will probably meet the man this week. （ A） He will probably fail. （ B） The chance is ha
39、lf-and-half. （ C） He will probably get the job. （ D） He is not satisfied with the offer. （ A） Visit Nancy at her new department. （ B） Call on Nancy at her medical school. （ C） Give the secretary Nancys new phone number. （ D） Get information about Nancy from the secretary. （ A） Its the mans birthday
40、today. （ B） They will have dinner around 6. （ C） They will have a party for the man. （ D） They will go to movies after dinner. （ A） He has finished the first draft. （ B） He has just got started. （ C） He has finished the main body. （ D） He has handed the paper in. （ A） Strict and picky. （ B） Responsi
41、ble and nice. （ C） Helpful and patient. （ D） Responsible but too direct. （ A） Have dinner with him. （ B） Write the paper for him. （ C） Go to classes with him. （ D） Help him with the paper. （ A） Many of her books are bestsellers. （ B） She is a shrewd bookstore owner. （ C） She is promoting her book in
42、 person. （ D） She is a salesperson at the bookstore. （ A） It has been the bestseller for weeks. （ B） It advises people to change themselves. （ C） It is being sold at a very low price. （ D） It distinguishes co-operators. （ A） A man careful with money. （ B） A book-lover. （ C） A noisy reader. （ D） A tr
43、ouble-maker. （ A） Someone who always talks about himself. （ B） The most violent type of co-workers. （ C） Someone who stabs your back. （ D） The most common annoying type of people. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some qu
44、estions. 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） It made people save less money. （ B） It increased the number of the poor. （ C） It made people consume less. （ D） It encour
45、aged luxury consumption. （ A） Food, education and automobiles. （ B） Education, entertainment and marriage. （ C） Food, automobiles and entertainment. （ D） Education, automobiles and entertainment. （ A） People were more money-conscious. （ B） People were more health-conscious. （ C） The price of fruit d
46、ropped dramatically. （ D） People had to spend more on transportation and furniture. （ A） They thought she was too young. （ B） They thought she was small in size. （ C） They thought she did not play well enough. （ D） They thought she did not show much interest. （ A） They were both famous actresses. （
47、B） They were both popular all their lives. （ C） They were both rich and kind-hearted. （ D） They were both successful when very young. （ A） Turning herself into a legend. （ B） Collecting money for the poor. （ C） Doing business and helping others. （ D） Going about research and education work. （ A） Aro
48、und 45%. （ B） About 50%. （ C） Less than 68%. （ D） Over 70%. （ A） What ingredient should a nutrition label list. （ B） How to get consumers to read labels more carefully. （ C） What food information should be provided to consumers. （ D） Whether it is necessary to put labels on prepared foods. （ A） Doub
49、tful. （ B） Opposing. （ C） Supportive. （ D） Neutral. （ A） More detailed labeling. （ B） Simple labeling. （ C） Precise labeling. （ D） Basic labeling. 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 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
