1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 510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 entitled Secondhand Goods Transaction. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1. 二手物品的交换越来越多 ； 2. 对此人们态度褒贬不一； 3. 你的观点 Secondhand Goods Transaction 二、
2、 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 information given in the passa
3、ge; 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 Awkward! Nine sticky work situations and how to fix them Dealing with weirdness in the office is never easy, but its essential to running a successfu
4、l company. As an entrepreneur, youll run into sticky situations among employees that get in the way of productivity. “Human resources problems that get ignored have a really nasty habit of not going away,“ says Margaret Hart Edwards, a shareholder at employment law firm Littler Mendelson. Never fear
5、: The experts are here to offer their advice for handling nine sticky HR situations that might otherwise leave you floored and fumbling. 1. Two employees start dating or break up Forty-six percent of employees have been involved in an office romance, according to Vaults 2008 Office Romance Survey. B
6、ut office relationships can create all sorts of awkward moral problems for employers, as well as legal dangers, such as sexual harassment claims. Given the potential risks, “the employer does have to interfere,“ Ms. Edwards says. Meet privately with the employees and have them state that its a volun
7、tary relationship to protect against a sexual harassment claim. They should keep things professional, meaning no visible public display of affection or sharing of company information in ways that could put their co-workers at a disadvantage. Also talk about the potential of a breakup and the profess
8、ionalism you expect. If theyre at-will employees, they should know you could fire them for inappropriate behaviour. 2. An Employee Shares Too Much Personal Information with Co-workers This is the employee who talks in excruciating (极令人不愉快的 ) detail about his impending divorce, recent doctors visit o
9、r latest romantic relationship. Theres no topic thats off limits - and for co-workers, theres nowhere to hide. Tim Young, founder and CEO of multimillion-dollar software firm Socialcast, has dealt with “TMI“ employees at the companys Irvine, Calif., headquarters. He takes these employees to lunch an
10、d brings up the topic. Says Young, 27, “You can coach them on reducing the amount of information theyre providing to other employees and refocus them back on the company.“ 3. A laid-off employee turns vengeful (图谋报复的 ) An angry ex-employee can cause a lot of damages. If he takes things too far, file
11、 a property damage report with the police. Even if youre working only on suspicion that an ex-employee is behind the damage, you can explain why you believe the ex-employee may be the bad guy. Plan ahead for ex-employees who could pose a problem. Research security companies and know how to file a re
12、straining order, if necessary. Treat employees how you would like to be treated, too. Says Ms. Edwards, “Lay people off in the most respectful and humane way possible to try to minimize this sort of behaviour.“ 4. Employees wear politics or religion on their sleeve Religion and politics are topics b
13、est avoided, but some employees will work them into the conversation. Theres a big difference between the employee who simply says “God bless you“ and the employee who tries to convert his co-workers. As the employer, you may ask an employee to refrain from religious conversation around fellow co-wo
14、rkers who find it troublesome and could file harassment or hostile work environment claims. Be careful, however, not to discriminate the employee because of her religious expression, says James M. Craig, an employment attorney with Thompson, Sizemore, Gonzalez second, quality; and third, volume. The
15、se priorities became confused.“ In other words, Toyoda seemed to admit, the company went wrong by moving size - i.e., volume - to the front of the line. Item No. 2: After a series of failed efforts to sell it, GM announced that its Hummer brand would be wound down. Hummer had a different problem wit
16、h bigness than Toyota has. It wasnt that its production volumes were too high. In 2008 only 2,710 Hummers were sold. Rather, the outsize Hummer was simply too big - too inefficient, too out of step with the times - to succeed in a marketplace in which oil spiked to $150 per barrel and seems to have
17、settled at a plateau above $70 a ban-el. As the economy tanked, energy prices rose, and the spirit of the time shifted in favor of conservation, the gas-guzzling Hummer faced a double whammy (厄运 ): consumers had difficulty affording the vehicles high list price as well as difficulty affording its hi
18、gh operating price. Size does matter when it comes to auto production. But not always in the way manufacturers think. 48 The example of Henry Fords assembly line suggests that the success in the auto industry was built on _. 49 According to the author, Toyotas fast growth in recent years was attribu
19、ted to _. 50 CEO Akio Toyoda seemed to admit that Toyota betrayed its tradition of putting _ at top priority. 51 According to the passage, GM decided to gradually bring its Hummer brand to an end because of _. 52 According to the passage, whether purchasing or operating a Hummer, consumers found it
20、hard to _. Section B Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. 52 Britains universities are in an awful spin. Top universit
21、ies were overwhelmed by the 24% of A-level applicants with indistinguishable straight As; newer ones are beating the byways for bodies. Curiously, both images of education - the weeping willows of Cambridge and the futuristic architecture of UEL (University of East London) - are cherished by the gov
22、ernment. Ministers want to see half of all young people in universities by 2010 (numbers have stalled at 42%), without letting go of the world-class quality of its top institutions. Many argue that the two goals are incompatible without spending a lot more money. Researchers scrabble (寻找 ) for funds
23、, and students complain of large classes and reduced teaching time. To help solve the problem, the government agreed in 2004 to let universities increase tuition fees. Though low, the fees have introduced a market into higher education. Universities can offer cut-price tuition, although most have st
24、uck close to the 3,000. Other incentives are more popular. Newcomers to St. Mark 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 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 题干中的 a company owner对应该句中的 an entrepreneur, unpleasant h
25、uman resources situations对应 sticky situations among employees，故该句中末尾 that引导的定语从句就是本题答案的出处。 Ccan reduce the work efficiency是对该句 get in the way of productivity的同义转述，故为答案。 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 该段第一句提到调查显示许多员工有过办公室恋情；接着第二句指出这种关系会带来 moral problems(道德上的问题 )和 legal dangers(法律上的风险 )；第三句中 Edwards建议说考虑到这种 potent
26、ial risks，老板应该介入，其中risks即是对上句的 moral problems和 legal dangers的概括， B也是对其的概括，故为答案。 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 首段提出问题：员工过多披露个人信息，让同事感觉不悦，第二段末句引言即 Tim Young的处理方法。 C中 redirectattention to work 是对引言中 refocus them back on the company的同义转述，故为答案。 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 该标题下首段提出 “被离职 ”员工可能会报复的问题，第二段 Plan ahead为给出的第一个建议措施，第二
27、个建议是善待员工，引言是对其的进一步补充说明。 A中的 show respect是对 in the most respectful and humane way的同义转述；题干中不定式中 prevent对应末句中的 try to minimize，故答案为 A。 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 题干中的 annoy his colleagues是对该段首句 make people angry and distract from the work的同义转述； Dadvise him to hold them at nonwork time是对 Suggest they save these
28、discussions for break times的同义转述，故为答案。 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 该段首句 Bob Nelson首先提出跟不服同事升迁的员工见面，第二句和第三句 的祈使句给出关于下一步如何做的建议，题干中的 its betterto 即表示建议。 Aexplain reasons for the promotions即是对第三句中 Tell them why this worker received the promotion的同义转述，故为答案。 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题干中 the source of his colleagues anger对
29、应该标题下第二段首句中的 fester(激起怨忿 )和后面的 other employees want to throw more than rice at the engaged(其他职员朝订婚者想扔的不仅仅是米粒儿 )；由 This problem可知，激起怨忿的真正原因在上段，即 co-worker picking up the slack for someone more interested in place settings(同事只能帮某个对布置婚礼更感兴趣的员工收拾烂摊子 )， B是对其的同义转述，故为答案。 9 【正确答案】 private meeting 【试题解析】 首句指
30、出 Mr. Young曾面临的员工吸毒问题，第二句给出了其处理方法。题干中 with的宾语 the worker who is a substance abuser对应该句中的them(即首句中的 employees who developed substance abuse problem); the problem对应 performance and behavioral problems, 故 with前的 meet privately即是答案出处。空前的 holds和 a提示，本空应填一单数名词 (短语 )，故将 meet privately转化为 private meeting。 1
31、0 【正确答案】 fill in the gaps 【试题解析】 题干中的结果 Employees without children are put at a disadvantage是由该段第二句引言中 treating one class of employees differently推断而来。首句中 where引导的定语从句解释了导致该结果的原因。题干中的 they always have to对应 where从句中的 childless workers are always being asked to, co-workers having kids to look after是对
32、working parents的同义转述，故 to后的fill in the gaps即为答案。 11 【正确答案】 clear fraud policy 【试题解析】 该段首句前半句提到，在困难时期，员工的偷盗行为会有所上升，后半句 when引导的时间状语从句中举了两个例子来说明： 1带回家一卷卫生纸； 2得到一张价值仅为 20美元的免费咖啡卡。由第三段首句中的比较级 larger cases可知第二段里的两个例子是 small ones，题干中的 small cases of fraud是对这两个例子的概括。题干中的 Ms. Coenen advices对应原文中的 Ms. Coenen
33、suggests; what behaviours are unaccepted对应 whats unacceptable，显然 writing a clear fraud policy即为答案出处。空前为 with a提示，本空应填一名词 (短语 )，故答案为 clear fraud policy。 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 qu
34、estions 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. 12 【听力原文】 W: its a miracle that Robert c
35、ame out of the air crash alive. M: Thats indeed a miracle. All the other passengers were killed. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 Robert.alive(Robert.活着 )， A中的 survived对应 alive，故答案为 A。 13 【听力原文】 M: Isnt it rather cold outside, Sally? W: It is a bit, but I cant st
36、and the terrible smoke inside. Id rather stay here if you dont mind. Q: Why does the woman want to stay outside? 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 but I cant stand the terrible smoke inside(但我受不了里面的烟味 )。 D中的 doesnt like the smell of smoke inside是对此的同义转述，故答案为 D。 but后的内容常为考点。 14 【听力原文】 W: Im going over to se
37、e a car someone has for sale With all your experience as a mechanic, Id appreciate your opinion. M: That was twenty years ago. Cars have changed so much. Im not sure how much help I might be, but sure Ill come along for the ride. Q: What does the man imply? 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士的话 Cars have changed
38、so much Im not sure( 汽车变化大，我不确定 ) 为听音重点。由男士的话可知，男士对 新车把握不大，故答案为 C。come along意为 “来，出现 ”。 appreciate ones opinion表示要征求某人的意见。 15 【听力原文】 W: Youll have to apologize a bit more sincerely if you expect your friend to actually trust you again M: I dont know what else I could say Besides. I dont think its an
39、 apology he wants. Q: What does the man imply? 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士的话 I dont think its an apology he wants(我认为他要的不仅是个道歉 )为听音重点。 D的内容是对此的同义转述，故为答案。由男士提到的 I dont know可排除强干扰项 B。 16 【听力原文】 M: Ive been running a mile every afternoon for the past month. But I still havent been able to lose more than a po
40、und or two. I wonder if it is worth it. W: It always seems hard when you are just starting out. Q: What does the woman mean? 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女土的话 It always seems hard when. just starting out. (刚开始时总是很难 )为听音重点。 D的内容是对此的同义转述，故为答案。 It always seems hard when you are just starting out常用于鼓励别人坚持做某事，别因为开
41、始的困难而放弃。 17 【听力原文】 W: Im really looking forward to this trip with our geology class. But Im not certain if I have the strength to carry a backpack up and down the mountain, especially when its full of tools. M: They are taking two donkeys to carry the tools. We just have to carry our personal items,
42、 like clothing and sleeping bags. Q: What does the man mean? 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士的话 two donkeys to carry the tools两头驴驮工具 )为听音重点。驴驮工具，说明女士不用背工具，故答案为 C。 personal items意为 “私人物品 ”。 18 【听力原文】 W: Do you ever get tired of the same topics always being discussed at council meetings? M: Do I? You know someti
43、mes I think some members have nothing better to talk about. Q: What does the man mean about the council members? 18 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 the same topic always.男士提到 have nothing better to talk about(没有什么更好的话题可谈论 )， A中的 have a narrow range of topics to discuss是对此的同义转述，故为答案。 get tired of.意为 “对 厌烦 ”。
44、bring up意为 “提出 ”。 19 【听力原文】 M: I feel horrible. Daisy was furious that I lost her notes. Do you think I should apologize again? W: IfI were you, Id let her cool offa few days before I approach her. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 19 【正确答案】 C 【试题解 析】 对话中女士提到 let her cool off(让她消消气 )， C中的 w
45、hen Daisy is less angry对应女士的话，故为答案。 cool off意为 “冷静下来 ”。 20 【听力原文】 W: Exercise, exercise, exercise! We hear so much about it these days that even the experts cant agree on which exercises are best. Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises. M: Arm exercises? Ive never heard of that. Is
46、that because our arms are too fat or flabby? W: Actually, thats not the main reason. They say that arm exercises are an ideal way to become physically fit. M: But dont arm exercises raise your blood pressure? Seems Ive read an article about that before. So, thats risky. W: Not really. That they do, but the article I read mentioned several ways that can compensate for that.
