1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 576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 Why Is It Hard to Get a Train Ticket During Spring Festival? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1春节期间，很多人很难买到回家的火车票 2产生这一现象的原因 3为了改善这一状况，
2、我认为 Why Is It Hard to Get a Train Ticket During Spring Festival? 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 Y
3、ES) 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. 1 Camp with Valuable Therapy for Kids with Special Needs Matthew Hoffman will spend
4、much of his summer doing handwriting exercises set to music,practicing conversation techniques with other kids on the soccer field and improving his motor planning by learning to ride a bike. In other words,the 6-year-old from Bethesda is going to camp. Matthew has autism (孤独症 ). So his five weeks a
5、t Basic Concepts in Rockville, which began on June 28, will be different from the typical summer day camp in the Washington area. Few counselors at Basic Concepts are home from college for the summer. The staff members are trained specialists in speech and occupational therapy as well as special edu
6、cation teachers and play therapists. And there are lots of them: one therapist for every two or three children. Equipment goes far beyond what you usually find at the playground, including weighted vests, trampolines (蹦床 ) and swings commonly used in therapy sessions. “ I love that he can go to a su
7、mmer camp like every other kid,“ said Matthews mother,Ali Hoffman. Basic Concepts, a private therapy center offering speech and language services and other help for children with mild learning differences,began a therapeutic camp a decade ago with 10 children. “This year, it is at capacity of 90 stu
8、dents and had to turn families away because of a lack of space,“ said Katy Whidden, a speech and language pathologist at the center. Across the Washington region, enrollment in therapeutic camps soars every year, although they are far more expensive than traditional day camp. Camp Friendship,which i
9、s run by Tots to Teens,a speech therapy practice in Woodbridge, drew kids from five counties last year for its program in Stafford County. This year， it is adding a session in Prince William County to meet the demand. Lynne Israel, director of Lynne C. Israel and Associates in the District, an occup
10、ational therapy group, said she has been able to fill as many as 70 slots at her summer camp in recent years, with requests for more. Complicated Issues Most campers have a combination of delays and diagnoses that can include autism spectrum disorders and learning disabilities as well as sensory pro
11、cessing problems, defined by difficulty handling certain sounds, sights, smells, textures and other environmental stimuli. These children struggle with reading, writing, cutting and sustaining conversations with other kids. Loud noises, bright lights or unfamiliar tastes or textures can disrupt or d
12、isorganize them. Therapeutic camps, with small-group activities and individual plans for each camper, are often modeled after the weekly therapy sessions and classroom help that many of the children receive during the school year. The goals are the same-.to improve their academic and social skills a
13、nd help them better function in what often seems like an overwhelming world. So cooking,for example,becomes a way to expand vocabulary and teach campers how to work together. Science experiments force children to get their hands dirty and get accustomed to new textures. Arts and crafts projects doub
14、le as intense practice of fine motor skills. “ They give them therapy where they dont even know theyre getting it,“ said Holly Jankowski of Germantown. Her daughter Apryl,6,has pervasive developmental disorder,an autism spectrum disorder, and is in her third summer at Basic Concepts. Thick pudding,
15、chewy gummy bears and hard candy used to make Apryl turn her chair around away from the table. But at Basic Concepts,she has taken small steps to improve her diet: She must bring a snack to her lips,politely kiss it and put it back down on the plate before refusing it. “Its a new strategy that they
16、tried,and now we do that at home,“ her mother said. Across the United States,as more children are found to have special needs,their parents are seeking help to hone such skills as handwriting and playground manners. Susan Feeley is director of admissions at the Lab School in the District, a private
17、school for students with learning disabilities, which also runs a summer camp. She attributes the growing demand, in part, to an increase in early diagnosis of children with learning differences and parents understanding that early intervention can make a tremendous difference in a childs long-term
18、success. “ Especially with younger children, the earlier you get remediation and therapy in place, while you cant change the blueprint of who the child is,you can really help the child develop quicker and develop coping mechanisms,“ Feeley said. Allison Mistrett, an occupational therapist at Leaps a
19、nd Bounds in the District, which offers a six-week camp for pre-schoolers, thinks that more heavy academic demands for kindergartners are partly responsible for the increased interest. For children with learning delays,the standards at school are even more challenging. “ One of the things we hear mo
20、re and more is that now kindergarten is what used to be first grade,“ Mistrett said. “ I attribute a lot of it to the demands schools place on kids. “ The downside of these camps is the price. The average day camp costs $ 100 to $ 275 per week, according to the American Camp Association. But a speci
21、al-needs camp, with a different program for nearly every child, small therapist-to-student ratios and lots of expensive gym equipment, costs much more. Camp Friendship is $ 500 for a week of half-day sessions. The Lab Schools five-week program ranges from $ 1,275 to $ 2,735, depending on the activit
22、ies. The six-week camp at Leaps and Bounds is $ 2,400. But many parents are willing to pay. They consider summer a time for intense work on skills and an opportunity to help close the gap between their children and typically developing peers. “ Everything in the special-needs community is expensive,
23、 so I feel almost immune to it at this point,“ Hoffman said. Matthew would “ get lost at a typical camp. This is really the best opportunity for him to have a camp experience but get extra help. So for me,its totally worth it. “ Huge Social Step Jodie Steiner said shes hopeful that her son Gabriel M
24、ini,7,will get some help making friends during hi$ three weeks of camp at the Treatment and Learning Centers in Rockville. Gabriel has autism. “ He really,really wants to be social. He likes to be part of a group,but he gets there and freaks out,“said Steiner, of Takoma Park. “If he can get there an
25、d not be intimidated,that would be a huge step for him. “ At Camp Friendship, one of the cooking activities will be making popcorn, to go with the camps circus theme. “Campers will watch the kernels pop and then talk to one another about it. Or, as the therapists see it,the activity will teach vocab
26、ulary and social language“ ,said Jennifer Ruckner, a speech and language pathologist at Tots to Teens Therapy, which runs Camp Friendship. “Theyre able to use very typical activities and learn how to play,how to use their language,how to socially use those skills to work simultaneously beside somebo
27、dy,and an adult doesnt have to be there to prompt it all of the time,“Ruckner said. “Thats what makes it different from going to a day camp. “ 2 What does the author say about Matthew? （ A） He is going to a camp in Bethesda. （ B） He likes playing soccer with other kids. （ C） He will spend five weeks
28、 at Basic Concepts. （ D） He is a 6-year-old boy with music talent. 3 According to the passage,therapeutic camps across the Washington region_. （ A） only offer a capacity of 90 students （ B） do not permit the involvement of parents （ C） offer no enrollment to foreign students （ D） cost much more than
29、 traditional day camp 4 What is the goal of therapeutic camps? （ A） To let the campers parents have some free time. （ B） To improve the campers social skills. （ C） To make the campers cook by themselves. （ D） To force the campers to wash their hands. 5 Whats Holly Jankowskis attitude towards the the
30、rapy her daughter got? （ A） Suspicious. （ B） Opposing. （ C） Critical. （ D） Appreciative. 6 It can be inferred from the passage that Apryl_. （ A） prefers to eat outside than at home （ B） has developmental problems in her diet （ C） gets no improvement at Basic Concepts （ D） doesnt like the therapy the
31、 camp offers 7 Susan Feeley holds the idea that the growing camp demand is partly due to_. （ A） the increase of children with learning problems （ B） the parents understanding of early intervention （ C） the change on the blueprint of who the child is （ D） the fast development of the younger children
32、8 According to Allison,what caused the increased interest in the camp for pre-schoolers? （ A） The suitable costs of average day camp. （ B） The benefits of children with learning delays. （ C） The heavy demands schools place on kids. （ D） The different programs for nearly every child. 9 Many parents c
33、onsider summer an opportunity to make their children catch up with the_. 10 With the three weeks of camp,Jodie Steiner hopes her son will get_. 11 According to Jennifer Ruckner,the cooking activities also teach campers_. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and
34、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 choices marked A, B, C and D, and deci
35、de which is the best answer. （ A） A bus is less crowded than subway. （ B） Subway is less reliable than a bus. （ C） Driving is quite expensive due to gas. （ D） She is tired of taking buses. （ A） He is also concerned with protecting environment. （ B） He thinks the woman is too serious about these bott
36、les. （ C） He always throws away things that can be recycled. （ D） He likes collecting different kinds of bottles. （ A） Check the womans bank account. （ B） Send the woman a check. （ C） Tell the woman to call back later. （ D） Offer the woman a job at the bank. （ A） Excited. （ B） Frightened. （ C） Shock
37、ed. （ D） Disgusted. （ A） Tell her his mothers preference in detail. （ B） Continue to look until he finds something he likes. （ C） Ask his mother which kind she likes. （ D） Tell her how much he plans to spend. （ A） Check in. （ B） Give directions. （ C） Get more information. （ D） Ask for directions to
38、the convention room. （ A） They need two more participants for the research. （ B） They havent found enough participants so far. （ C） All the people they have phoned have no time for the research. （ D） The participants have different personalities. （ A） Mr. Ford missed the flight. （ B） The plane encou
39、ntered turbulence. （ C） The plane took off in spite of the thunderstorms. （ D） Mr. Ford was expected to arrive already. （ A） They are supposed to write an essay of 1,000 words. （ B） They are asked to do the presentation separately. （ C） Each of them needs to write a report. （ D） They are going to do
40、 the investigation separately. （ A） University library. （ B） Transport facilities. （ C） University dormitories. （ D） Sports center. （ A） Ask people to complete questionnaires. （ B） Take photos for the report. （ C） Have interviews with cyclists. （ D） Have interviews with car drivers. （ A） Because he
41、was said to meet the womans criteria. （ B） Because he has been working in Japan for a long time. （ C） Because he gets along well with his co-workers. （ D） Because his manager recommends him to the woman. （ A） To translate Japanese for them. （ B） To draft out project plan in Japan. （ C） To be a marke
42、ting staff member. （ D） To offer advice of marketing in Japan. （ A） A group of staff. （ B） Some profit share. （ C） An apartment in Japan. （ D） A higher salary. （ A） He isnt satisfied with the benefits he may get. （ B） He wants to talk about some details with the woman. （ C） He has to think over the
43、decision. （ D） He thinks the project is time-wasting. 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 question, you must choose the best answ
44、er from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） American college or university. （ B） Home university or government. （ C） Employers or private sponsors. （ D） Personal or family money. （ A） About half of them are undergraduate students. （ B） About 30 percent of them are studying English. （ C） Abou
45、t 20 percent of them are graduate students. （ D） About half of them are graduate students. （ A） The number of them in the United States will decrease. （ B） The United States will lose the competition for them to Britain. （ C） The market share of the United States will decrease in the future. （ D） Th
46、e number of them in other countries will decrease. （ A） The population grew by 23 million people over the past ten years. （ B） The population increased more than 13 percent compared to the last census. （ C） The growth was slower than that between 1990 and 2000. （ D） The growth was the slowest in the
47、 nations history. （ A） Nevada has the largest population growth. （ B） More than 35 million people live in California. （ C） Wyoming has a population of about 15 million. （ D） New York has the smallest population. （ A） The count guides how the federal money is divided within different sectors. （ B） Th
48、e count decides the number of seats in the House of Representatives. （ C） The count tells the federal government how much taxes it can collect. （ D） The count instructs the state government how the federal money is spent. （ A） Adolescents definitely prefer sodas or sports drinks to milk. （ B） Parent
49、s shouldnt make children drink milk when they were little. （ C） Drinking milk is vital for childrens building strong bones and teeth. （ D） Many people dont like to get the recommended daily amount of calcium. （ A） It prevents the body from consuming calcium. （ B） It produces substances bad for growing bones. （ C） It causes indigestion and hence malnutrition. （ D） It interferes with the digestion and absorption. （ A） Depression and anxiety. （ B） Breast cancer. （ C） Developmental delays. （ D） Sleepin
