1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 592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 On Remedial Examinations. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1补考是大学教育的一部分 2补考的利与弊 3如 何发挥补考的作用 On Remedial Examinations 二、 Part II Readin
2、g 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 passage; N (for NO)
3、if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 The Truth about Lying Ricky Gervaiss new film, The Invention of Lying, is about a world where lying doesnt exist, which means that everybody tells the truth, and ev
4、erybody believes everything everybody else says. “Ive always hated you,“ a man tells a work colleague. “He seems nice, if a bit fat,“ a woman says about her date. Its all truth, all the time, at whatever the cost. Until one day, when Mark, a down-on-his-luck loser played by Gervais, discovers a thin
5、g called “lying“ and what it can get him. Within days, Mark is rich, famous, and courting the girl of his dreams. And because nobody knows what “lying“ is, he goes on, happily living what has become a complete and utter farce. Its meant to be funny, but its also a more serious commentary on us all.
6、As Americans, we like to think we value the truth. Time and time again, public-opinion polls show that honesty is among the top five characteristics we want in a leader, friend, or lover, the world is full of woeful stories about the tragic consequences of betrayal. At the same time, deception is al
7、l around us. We are lied to by government officials and public figures to a disturbing degree; many of our social relationships are based on little white lies we tell each other. We deceive our children, only to be deceived by them in return. And the average person, says psychologist Robert Feldman,
8、 the author of a new book on lying, tells at least three lies in the first 10 minutes of a conversation. “Theres always been a lot of lying,“ says Feldman, whose new book, The Liar in Your Life, came out this month. “But I do think were seeing a kind of cultural shift where were lying more, its easi
9、er to lie, and in some ways its almost more acceptable.“ As Paul Ekman, one of Feldmans longtime lying colleagues and the inspiration behind the Fox TV series “Lie To Me,“ defines it, a liar is a person who “intends to mislead,“ “deliberately,“ without being asked to do so by the target of the lie.
10、Which doesnt mean that all lies are equally toxic: some are simply habitual “My pleasure! “ while others might be well-meaning white lies. But each, Feldman argues, is harmful, because of the standard it creates. And the more lies we tell, even if theyre little white lies, the more deceptive we and
11、society become. We are a culture of liars, to put it bluntly, with deceit so deeply ingrained in our mind that we hardly even notice were engaging in it. Spam e-mail (垃圾邮件 ), deceptive advertising, the everyday pleasantries we dont really mean “Its so great to meet you! “ “I love that dress“ have, a
12、s Feldman puts it, become “a white noise weve learned to neglect.“ And Feldman also argues that cheating is more common today than ever. The Josephson Institute, a nonprofit focused on youth ethics, concluded in a 2008 survey of nearly 30,000 high school students that “cheating in school continues t
13、o be spreading, and its getting worse.“ In that survey, 64 percent of students said theyd cheated on a test during the past year, up from 60 percent in 2006. Another recent survey, by Junior Achievement, revealed that more than a third of teens believe lying, cheating, or copying can be necessary to
14、 succeed, while a brand-new study, commissioned by the publishers of Feldmans book, shows that 18- to 34-year-olds those of us fully reared in this lying culture deceive more frequently than the general population. Teaching us to lie is not the purpose of Feldmans book. His subtitle, in fact, is “th
15、e way to truthful relationships.“ But if his book teaches us anything, its that we should sharpen our skills and use them with abandon. Liars get what they want. They avoid punishment, and they win others affection. Liars make themselves sound smart and intelligent, they attain power over those of u
16、s who believe them, and they often use their lies to rise up in the professional world. Many liars have fun doing it. And many more take pride in getting away with it. As Feldman notes, there is an evolutionary basis for deception: in the wild, animals use deception to “play dead“ when threatened. B
17、ut in the modern world, the motives of our lying are more selfish. Research has linked socially successful people to those who are good liars. Students who succeed academically get picked for the best colleges, despite the fact that, as one recent Duke University study found, as many as 90 percent o
18、f high-schoolers admit to cheating. Even lying adolescents are more popular among their peers. And all it takes is a quick flip of the remote to see how our public figures fare when they get caught in a lie: Clinton keeps his wife and goes on to become a national hero. Fabricating author James Frey
19、gets a million-dollar book deal. Eliot Spitzers wife stands by his side, while “Appalachian hiker“ Mark Sanford still gets to keep his post. If everyone else is being rewarded for lying, dont we need to lie, too, just to keep up? But whats funny is that even as we admit to being liars, study after s
20、tudy shows that most of us believe we can tell when others are lying to us. And while lying may be easy, spotting a liar is far from it. A nervous sweat or shifty eyes can certainly mean a persons uncomfortable, but it doesnt necessarily mean theyre lying. Gaze aversion, meanwhile, has more to do wi
21、th shyness than actual deception. Even polygraph machines are unreliable. And according to one study, by researcher Bella DePaulo, were only able to differentiate a lie from truth only 47 percent of the time, less than if we guessed randomly. “Basically everything weve heard about catching a liar is
22、 wrong,“ says Feldman, who heads the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Ekman, meanwhile, has spent decades studying micro-facial expressions of liars the split-second eyebrow arch that shows surprise when a spouse asks who was on the phone; the fu
23、rrowed nose that gives away a hint of disgust when a person says “I love you.“ Hes trained everyone from the Secret Service to the TSA, and believes that with close study, its possible to identify those tiny emotions. The hard part, of course, is proving them. “A lot of times, its easier to believe,
24、“ says Feldman. “It takes a lot of cognitive effort to think about whether someone is lying to us.“ Which means that more often than not, were like the poor dumb souls of The Invention of Lying, hanging on a liars every word, no matter how untruthful they may be. 2 In the film “The Invention of Lyin
25、g“, before Mark discovered lying, he was _. （ A） a most unlucky loser （ B） the most honest man （ C） despised by his date （ D） hated those who lied 3 According to Robert Feldman, people now _. （ A） have to learn how to tell truth from lies （ B） disregard the lies told by the government （ C） do not li
26、e as often as before （ D） are more prone to accept lies 4 Robert Feldman believes that white lies are _. （ A） habitual （ B） occasional （ C） procedural （ D） harmful 5 The Josephson Institute specializes in studying _. （ A） the importance of online education （ B） the moral principles among the youth （
27、 C） employment of college graduates （ D） college students learning habits 6 Junior Achievement has found that more than one third of the teenagers believe that _. （ A） most teachers are trustworthy （ B） the issue of ethics is out-of-date （ C） deceiving is essential for success （ D） personality is re
28、lated to education 7 What do most liars feel when they are able to get away with lying? （ A） Fortunate. （ B） Ashamed. （ C） Proud. （ D） Fun. 8 Feldman finds that wild animals also take deceptive actions when_. （ A） their food gets scarce （ B） their life is endangered （ C） they fight for more territor
29、y （ D） they move to a new habitat 9 James Frey gets a million-dollar book deal after he _. 10 Shyness may be indicated by_. 11 According to Ekman, the furrowed nose most probably means_. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end o
30、f 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 which is the best answer. （ A）
31、The man was the only survivor of an air crash. （ B） People on board were frightened and tried to escape. （ C） The man has always been very lucky in accidents. （ D） A few passengers came back home safe and sound. （ A） In an office. （ B） In a restaurant. （ C） In a department store. （ D） In a factory.
32、（ A） The woman thinks the maid was beautiful. （ B） The woman thinks the salesman exaggerated his part. （ C） The woman thinks the salesman was realistic. （ D） The woman thinks the salesman was not dramatic enough. （ A） They are quite different in painting skills. （ B） Neither of them is good at house
33、-painting. （ C） They are equally good at house-painting. （ D） Both of them will paint the house the day after tomorrow. （ A） He found it unbelievable. （ B） He was not surprised about it. （ C） He found the truth unacceptable. （ D） He was arrogant about it. （ A） Lend Marsha some reference materials. （
34、 B） Ask Marsha where the bookshelf is. （ C） Check through the books on Marshas shelf. （ D） Ask Marsha if she has an extra bookshelf. （ A） Mother and son. （ B） Lawyer and client. （ C） Teacher and student. （ D） Dentist and patient. （ A） Professor Smith doesnt hold seminars or discussions in his lectur
35、es. （ B） Students sometimes fall asleep in Professor Smiths lectures. （ C） Professor Smiths lectures are always well attended. （ D） The front seats are very hard to get in English lectures. （ A） Which country should be allowed to have nuclear weapons. （ B） The time for their next coffee appointment.
36、 （ C） Whether it is meaningful to go to the demonstration. （ D） The bus arrangement to and from the campus. （ A） She is determined not to get involved as others. （ B） She is worried more about her study than anything else. （ C） She is a little angry with the mans arrangement. （ D） She is not very in
37、terested in political science. （ A） To persuade her to take the school bus with him. （ B） To ask for her help in physics examination. （ C） To find out her attitude toward demonstrations. （ D） To persuade her to take part in the demonstration. （ A） Help her prepare the presentation. （ B） Give her ext
38、ra time to finish the report. （ C） Give her some advice on doing the report. （ D） Hand in her report next Wednesday. （ A） The professor will often extend the time limit for assignments. （ B） The students will gain extra scores for handing in assignments ahead of time. （ C） The professor will penaliz
39、e lightly for late assignments. （ D） The students will lose scores by the day for late assignments. （ A） Sympathetic. （ B） Skeptical. （ C） Grateful. （ D） Indifferent. （ A） He lost everything including his computer. （ B） He suffered from a serious car accident. （ C） He went abroad to join his family.
40、 （ D） He was transferred to another class. 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 answer from the
41、 four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） There is a great difference between reading and listening. （ B） There are effective ways to practice the proofreading skill. （ C） Highly educated and poorly educated people have different reading habits. （ D） The speed and efficiency of reading depend on cont
42、ents and purposes. （ A） Too slow for a difficult book though just right for a non-serious one. （ B） Too slow for a non-serious book but too fast for a difficult one. （ C） Too fast for difficult material though just right for a non-serious book. （ D） Too fast for a non-serious book as well as a diffi
43、cult one. （ A） Ignoring the general meaning of the text. （ B） Paying little attention to the printing mistakes. （ C） Pursuing a thorough understanding of the text. （ D） Caring much about the spelling of words. （ A） The quicker it vibrates, the greater the frequency of sound it produces. （ B） The slo
44、wer it vibrates, the higher the frequency of sound it produces. （ C） The quicker it vibrates, the lower the frequency of sound it produces. （ D） The frequency of sound it produces is not in proportion to the speed it vibrates. （ A） Those with frequencies lower than 20 hertz. （ B） Those with frequenc
45、ies about 21,000 hertz. （ C） Those with frequencies lower than 20,000 hertz. （ D） Those with frequencies higher than 20,000 hertz. （ A） A bat caught the insect in midair and ate it. （ B） Dolphins clicking sounds bounced off the fish and back to it. （ C） A person heard an echo when he shouted into th
46、e valley. （ D） A dog heard his owners whistle because he used ultrasound. （ A） They were controlled less strictly by the authorities. （ B） They treated their workers more humanely. （ C） They completely ignored consumers health. （ D） They turned out more unhealthy products at will. （ A） Paid much att
47、ention to the results of scientific discoveries. （ B） Seldom introduced safety laws before disasters occurred. （ C） Hardly ever looked into the causes of tragedies. （ D） Imposed safety rules as soon as accidents took place. （ A） There are altogether three departments which protect customers and work
48、ers. （ B） A company with poor or dangerous working conditions is likely to be punished. （ C） Stores dealing in foods and drugs are controlled by the local government. （ D） The protection of workers health and safety is still not well ensured. （ A） Industries in the past and at present. （ B） Changes
49、in the development of industries. （ C） The protection of industrial workers and customers. （ D） The freedom of industries today and in the past. 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 just heard. Fo
