1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 552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 Social Network Sites. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below. 1当今社会，社交网站很流行 2人们对此看法 不同 3我的看法 Social Network Sites 二、 Part II Reading Compr
2、ehension (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 passage; N (for NO) if the
3、statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 A Look That Conveys a Message To tour an assembly plant in Canada, Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive of Chrysler, wore a black sweater and a checked oxford shirt. At
4、the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mr. Marchionne wore a black sweater and a checked oxford shirt. And at a Saturday night gala honoring Lee A. Iacocca in Los Angeles, he wore a black sweater and a checked oxford shirt. Mr. Marchionne, who last year earned more than 5 million eur
5、os ($6.9 million) and owns luxury houses in three countries, has donned a monochromatic (单色的 ) wardrobe similar to that worn by other top-flight executives. He has discovered the power of dressing down, and not just on Fridays. “The message he wanted to pass is not wearing a tie, not wearing a suit,
6、 means we are more flexible and what really matters is not the uniform but something else,“ said Cristiano Carlutti, the former head of used cars at Fiat, which Mr. Marchionne also heads. Today, corporate executives have a wider choice of what to wear than ever before. Stylists and personal shoppers
7、 reserve exclusive clothes, Hong Kong tailors make office visits and silk ties from France can be delivered overnight. Yet the simple personal uniform is being seen in some corner offices as the ultimate power suit. “I always used to feel sorry for them,“ David Wolfe, creative director of the trend-
8、forecasting company the Doneger Group, said of the single-outfit executives. “Now I think theyre smart.“ He added, “How do you stand out if everybodys trendy? The only way is to be beyond the trend.“ Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, wears hoodies and sneakers. Andrea Jung,chief executiv
9、e of Avon Products, sticks with sleeveless close-fitting dresses often red and pearls. The television personality Simon Cowell and the fashion designer Roberto Cavalli wear jeans, T-shirts and black jackets. Joe Scarborough, the host of MSNBCs “Morning Joe“, takes regular ribbings (笑话 ) about his da
10、y-in, day-out fleece (羊毛的 ) jacket and jeans. A Facebook group is campaigning for Michael Kors, a designer and judge on the show “Project Runway“, to change his ensemble (also jeans, T-shirt and black jacket), which he has worn for nearly all eight seasons of the show. Steven P. Jobs, the chief exec
11、utive of Apple, wears New Balance sneakers, Levis and black mock turtlenecks (高翻领衣 ), while Lawrence J. Ellison, the chief of Oracle, dons black mock turtlenecks, usually topped with a blazer. The motivations vary, but every uniform sends a message. Mr. Scarborough, a Republican who is the host of a
12、 program on a left-leaning cable network, may be signaling that he is a “mellow (温和的 ), fleece-wearing Republican that Democrats love to like,“ wrote New York magazine. Mr. Jobs, by most accounts, prefers the ordinary clothe as a way to de-emphasize individuality in favor of promoting a collective a
13、pproach at Apple. And Thierry Rautureau, a Seattle chef who tops every outfit with a hat, wears the distinctive style for branding purposes. Mr. Wolfe, the fashion forecaster, switched to a single outfit last summer as a protest against how accessible trends had become. “It is fashion snobbery (盲从 )
14、 or elitism that made me think, I want to make sure people know Im not just a player in a game that too many people are playing,“ he said. While he used to go to work in “Tibetan Indian clothes, cowboy outfits, a baseball uniform one season, often street-cleaner jumpsuits and things like that,“ he s
15、aid, he has altered his look in the last several months to wearing white L. L. Bean oxford shirts and Levis 501s every day. “People are really coming to grips with the fact that the recession is the new normal. Were not going to get over it and go back to a wild and crazy extravagant time right away
16、. I think thats starting to affect the way people are presenting themselves to the world at large, with a very conservative fashion approach,“ he said. Some executives land on a statement piece that broadcasts their brand, as Mr. Rautureau did when he wore a soft hat to one of his restaurants. “A gr
17、eat customer of mine was sitting at the first table, and looked at me, and went, Oh, the chef in the hat,“ he said. “I snapped my finger and went, Marketing, marketing, marketing.“ Mr. Rautureau trademarked the chef-in-the-hat name, and has collected about 20 hats straw, cowboy and felt that he wear
18、s whenever he leaves his house. “It has been very successful in terms of, obviously, recognition and branding I can tell you, everywhere I go, they know the guy in the hat, the chef in the hat,“ he said. “So its easy to be catchy.“ Still, Mr. Rautureau concedes that he may have gotten too attached t
19、o his signature hat. After a fund-raiser in Cincinnati, he was mugged while walking back to his hotel, and a group of teenagers ran off with his hat. “Now, most normal people would have run away and go to the hotel, which was only like two or three blocks away,“ Mr. Rautureau said. “Instead, I went
20、back, and said I need my hat back. And of course that was a dumb move because we get in a fight and they take my wallet, and blah blah blah. That was the most dangerous move Ive ever made, because of my hat.“ For Mr. Jobs, the turtleneck-and-jeans outfit seems to be about reducing his persona to spo
21、tlight the product. “He didnt want any individual to kind of overshadow the brand, and that includes him,“ said Steve Chazin, a former Apple marketing executive, and the author of Marketing Apple. “He didnt want people thinking he was special.“ Mr. Marchionnes outfits also seemed to carry a certain
22、message, said Mr. Carlutti, the former Fiat executive. “You have to understand that Fiat, before he joined the company, was very formal,“ he said, and Mr. Marchionne wanted to “break the formality“, by replacing solid office doors with glass ones, for instance, and declining to dress up. Of course,
23、by sticking to sweaters and slacks, Mr. Marchionne basically ensured that everyone else would continue to wear suits, Mr. Carlutti said. “The majority was afraid of seeming to copy the boss, so they stick to their normal dressing,“ he said. Indeed, when Mr. Carlutti had his job interview with Mr. Ma
24、rchionne, he spent the morning debating what to wear. “That was a big dilemma, because if you wear a tie, he may consider you too formal, too rigid,“ he said. “If you dont wear a tie, he may think you try to imitate his casual style. So you never win, basically. In the end I wore a tie, which I usua
25、lly dont.“ The auto chief is now spreading his style in his new city. In February, he met with the Detroit mayor, David Bing, to show Chryslers Super Bowl commercial, “Imported From Detroit“. And he presented Mr. Bing, who usually dresses in suits, with a gift: a black sweater (no oxford shirt). The
26、 mayor put on the sweater for a news conference the day he got it. But even though he admires Mr. Marchionnes style, he has no plans to adopt it, said a spokeswoman, Karen Dumas, in an e-mail message. “The mayor has his own style, with which he is very comfortable tailored suits and custom, monogram
27、med shirts. Its tried, true and has worked for him this long, so he doesnt feel the need to switch up now,“ she said. 2 What do we learn about top-flight executives from the passage? （ A） They seem to live a life of luxury. （ B） They tend to wear clothes of one color. （ C） They invest heavily in for
28、eign markets. （ D） They prefer formal uniforms at office. 3 Whats David Wolfes opinion on executives style of dressing? （ A） Suits and ties are ideal for them at work. （ B） Its better that they wear an attractive ensemble. （ C） Its a wise choice to wear simple uniforms. （ D） They should keep up with
29、 the latest fashions. 4 What do people in a Facebook group do concerning Michael Kors? （ A） They make fun of his ridiculous dress in the program. （ B） They want to force him out of the popular show. （ C） They try to persuade him to change his single outfit. （ D） They call people to follow his suit a
30、nd wear jeans. 5 According to New York magazine, Mr. Scarboroughs outfit conveys a message that_. （ A） he is a firm supporter of the Republican party （ B） he prefers jackets made of soft materials （ C） he can be trusted as a professional TV host （ D） he is a Republican with Democratic leanings 6 Mr.
31、 Wolfe, the fashion forecaster, altered his look last summer to_. （ A） show that he was against fashion snobbery （ B） promote the development of the fashion industry （ C） set the trend that many people can follow （ D） prove that the simpler a uniform is, the better 7 According to Mr. Wolfe, people n
32、ow take a very conservative fashion approach due to_. （ A） international influences （ B） fashion forecasters predicts （ C） the idea of returning to nature （ D） the economic downturn 8 What is Mr. Rautureaus purpose of wearing a hat when leaving his house? （ A） To help increase his visibility. （ B） T
33、o make his restaurants widely known. （ C） To avoid recognition in the streets. （ D） To display his special taste in fashion. 9 Steve Chazin explained that Mr. Jobs wore a single outfit in the hope that he would not _the Apple product. 10 The examples of changing office doors and dressing down showed
34、 Mr. Marchionnes intention to make Fiat less_. 11 Cristiano Carlutti said he was in_when deciding the clothes for the job interview with Mr. Marchionne. 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 q
35、uestions 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） Where the man heard the news. （ B）
36、 How the man feels about the news. （ C） If the man is going to lose his job. （ D） If the man is going to the company. （ A） The clothes dont look clean to him. （ B） He doesnt intend to get the clothes. （ C） The woman can pick up her own clothes. （ D） The woman should stop staring at his clothes. （ A）
37、 Satisfied with their price. （ B） Displeased with their quality. （ C） Pleased with their quantities of beautiful patterns. （ D） Displeased with their technological complexity. （ A） The man also wants to get a ticket for the state ballet. （ B） The man is selling the ticket for the state ballet. （ C）
38、The mans sister will go to see the state ballet. （ D） The mans sister will give the ticket to the woman. （ A） Ask Dr. Smith to call the library. （ B） Ask Dr. Smith to alter his decision. （ C） Get Dr. Smiths written permission. （ D） Get the book directly from Dr. Smith. （ A） He is sure they will succ
39、eed in the next test. （ B） He did no better than the woman in the test. （ C） He believes she will pass the test this time. （ D） He feels upset because of her failure. （ A） Prof. Smith doesnt hold seminars or discussions in his lectures. （ B） Students sometimes fall asleep in Prof. Smiths lectures. （
40、 C） Prof. Smiths lectures are always well-attended. （ D） The front seats are very hard to get in English lectures. （ A） She hasnt prepared the course outline yet. （ B） The man can get the course outline after class. （ C） There arent any copies of the course outline left. （ D） Shell distribute the co
41、urse outline during the next class. （ A） He has a lot of free time. （ B） She knows he likes acting. （ C） Many of his friends are actors. （ D） Hes looking for an acting job. （ A） He hasnt been in a play for a long time. （ B） He has to rearrange his evening schedule. （ C） He might not like the way the
42、 group works. （ D） His schoolwork has taken up most of his time. （ A） Enjoy their rehearsal. （ B） Learn his part quickly. （ C） See her on Wednesday. （ D） Pick her up on Thursday. （ A） She saw students protesting last week. （ B） One of her roommates told her about it. （ C） She attended one of its mee
43、tings before. （ D） She read about it in the newspaper. （ A） To raise more fund for the group. （ B） To preserve some open spaces on campus. （ C） To secure more parking lots for the students. （ D） To protect the Swing Hall. （ A） She has a class to attend. （ B） She has an important meeting. （ C） She is
44、 against the mans plan. （ D） She will have a picnic with her friends. （ A） Make a donation to support the group. （ B） Help the man organize the rally. （ C） Sign a petition. （ D） Take advantage of the student parking lot. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the e
45、nd 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） Its definition is complex. （ B） It is a journey that never ends. （ C） There are t
46、oo many landmarks. （ D） The distance is too long to measure. （ A） They will take a more passive role. （ B） They will be slow to adapt to changes. （ C） They will be open to new experiences. （ D） They will always fail at first and win at last. （ A） A period during which we cease to grow. （ B） Being tr
47、apped inside a shell of our own. （ C） The protection of ourselves against risks. （ D） The feelings of insecurity and self-doubt. （ A） A special symbol in life. （ B） A theatrical role in a play. （ C） A great character in history. （ D） An imaginary person in a fiction. （ A） Creating special language.
48、（ B） Selling a variety of products. （ C） Providing a comfortable environment. （ D） Opening stores in busy areas of cities. （ A） It imparts coffee culture. （ B） It does its business illegally. （ C） It squeezes competitors out of the market. （ D） It applies machine more than people to make the coffee.
49、 （ A） He thinks neither of the work patterns is good. （ B） He believes that longer working hours are better. （ C） He prefers shorter working hours to longer ones. （ D） He says nothing certain about which pattern is better. （ A） Spain. （ B） France. （ C） America. （ D） Germany. （ A） Americans are happier than Europeans. （ B） The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America. （ C） People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer. （ D） Two possible reaso
