1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 608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 Starting Career in a Big City or Small Town?. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1.很多大学生毕业后去大城市工作 2.也有人选择去小城镇工作 3.结合实际情况谈谈自己的想法 Starting
2、 Career in a Big City or Small Town? 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
3、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 A Guide to Job Hunting Developing your career and finding a new job can take over your life if youre not caref
4、ul. Thats why recruitment experts Kelly Services have come up with a great list of shortcuts and top tips that will help you manage your time and achieve your goals. According to latest research from Kelly, which last year found over 10 000 people permanent jobs across a wide range of business secto
5、rs, employers are looking for top talent combined with commitment and enthusiasm. Prioritize your needs Work out your priorities. Whats important to you, what sort of company do you want to work for and what type of job you are after? How ambitious are you, would you be prepared to relocate, how far
6、 are you willing to commute and how important is job satisfaction? This initial homework will help you to recognize your own key requirements and could save a huge amount of time that could be wasted chasing after the wrong type of job. Consult the experts Take the hassle out of job hunting by discu
7、ssing your career options with the experts. Staffing giants Kelly Services have over 500 experienced recruitment Consultants in 120 High Street locations who can take the leg work out of job hunting for you. They have contacts with multi-national “blue chips“ as well as with smaller local companies
8、and, with cutting edge technology in place, they can look at all available jobs nationwide at the touch of a button. Executive CV tips Selling yourself and your skills successfully in your CV can make all the difference between securing an interview or finding yourself on the reject list. Remember t
9、o focus on your achievements, to give examples of tasks you have successfully completed which demonstrate your strengths and competencies and to include activities that reflect your attitude and personality. Your CV should be tailored to specific job opportunities and you should have an electronic v
10、ersion as well as a paper based one. Making sure that your CV is up to scratch is one of the services offered by Kelly, so if yours is in need of an overhaul contact the experts. Jobs online The Internet has revolutionized the search for work and the web is a great place to look for jobs. There are
11、hundreds of different jobs advertised on www. kellyservices, co. uk and because its available 24 7 you can check up on your job opportunities whenever it suits you. Once you have registered for work and given us all your details, Kelly will contact you when the right job comes up you dont even have
12、to chase us. But make sure that you set up a private email address because you wont want to be bombarded at work. Get connected The web, which gives you access to more than a million companies in every part of the globe, is the place to research your potential employers. Use a search engine to find
13、out the latest on specific companies, industries and whos been in the news. Effective time management Using your time effectively is crucial, particularly if you are working while looking for your new job, and its here that your strategy and plan of action will come into their own. Make sure that yo
14、ur plan has targets, realistic deadlines, and that you set certain periods of time aside to focus on your search. One hour of concentrated effort is worth four hours of interruptions, so make sure you are not disturbed! In todays busy world its all about learning to save time and spend it effectivel
15、y. Career counseling Sometimes you just need someone to talk to, to get your thoughts mobilized, and Kellys career counseling service is the perfect option. In absolute privacy you can discuss your employability and financial expectations in the knowledge that Kelly has all the latest market data on
16、 salaries and trends to hand. Being able to pinpoint where you want your career to go and map out a realistic pathway is a great confidence booster. Being prepared Make sure that your skills are bang up to date and that you understand the different processes employers are now using to recruit staff.
17、 You may be required to take a psychometric(心理测量学 ) evaluation, which will either test your aptitude, ability or personality. If you know what to expect then you will be much more successful on the day. You can discuss any aspect of a forthcoming interview with your Kelly Consultant who will be able
18、 to explain the various techniques to you and help you prepare for them. Be prepared for the unexpected Nowadays employers often ask questions designed to discover more about you as a person and the way you react to different situations. Be prepared to describe an actual experience which shows how y
19、ou dealt with an issue and achieved a successful outcome. For instance: -Give me an example of when you have had to deal with a particularly difficult customer? -How did you feel in this situation? -How have you ensured that you have been able to deliver everything that has been, expected of you in
20、your previous roles? -Think about the most effective team environment that you have worked in. -What role did you play? -Can you think of a time when you have had to deal with conflict within a team? Poor candidates tend to blame external factors while good candidates are more likely to take persona
21、l responsibility. They are not looking for the perfect candidate who has never experienced difficulties or failures, but for people who can be positive and rise to challenges. Sometimes the people asking the question say one thing but mean quite another. Here is the inside track on some of the trick
22、ier questions that you can practice with a friend. -What did you like about your previous job? Sounds innocuous (无伤大雅的 ) enough but if you arent careful you could fall into the trap of focusing on the best bits of your job. What the interviewer really wants to know is whether you are prepared to tak
23、e the rough with the smooth and approach the job with a positive attitude even if its a very mundane task. -What did you think about your boss? This is less about whether you actually liked him or her but more about finding out whether you would fit into a team, so avoid being critical. Even if your
24、 boss was dreadful, try and answer in a positive way such as saying that he or she taught you to assess your strengths and weaknesses, etc. -What would your friends/boss say about you? Here they are looking for buzzwords such as motivated, conscientious, open-minded, loyal, committed, dedicated, fle
25、xible and creative, but obviously these qualities must come through in your approach to the interview. And finally there are those killer questions such as: -Tell me a joke. -That was the question you didnt want me to ask you. -Would you ever lie in the interests of your job? -Give me three things t
26、o remember you by. -Can you name five members of the Cabinet? If you come up against questions such as these, take a few moments to consider your answers. It may feel like a lifetime to you but it isnt and its much better to think about what you are going to say than waffle. Often these really trick
27、y questions are thrown in just to see how you react. Its all about success When that new job offer arrives you know you have been successful but what does it take to be a winner in todays world of work? Commitment, enthusiasm and a determination to make things happen, a willingness to accept respons
28、ibility, plus motivation, skills and competencies. Not 0nly that but you need the right attitude and as much help as you can get from the experts who can help you avoid the pitfalls and use their business connections and experience to help you make the very best of yourself. 2 Which one will help pe
29、ople to recognize their own key requirements during hunting a job? （ A） Managing time. （ B） Working out priorities. （ C） Consulting the experts. （ D） Asking for the familys requirements. 3 Which kind of companies do the Kelly Services contact with? （ A） Both multi-national and small local companies.
30、 （ B） Listed companies. （ C） Smaller local companies. （ D） International enterprise. 4 Which is one of the services offered by Kelly? （ A） To make sure your CV meets the requirements. （ B） To help fill the CV online. （ C） To help hand your CV to the companies. （ D） To establish a timetable for you.
31、5 When will Kelly contact you once you have registered, for work and offered all your details? （ A） When you chase Kelly to ask about your job. （ B） When the right job comes up. （ C） After you give Kelly a private email address. （ D） When an employer is interested in your CV. 6 Kelly has all the lat
32、est _ about the job hunting market. （ A） market data on salaries and trends to hand （ B） data on questions that the employer ask during interviews （ C） data on the successful examples with the help of Kelly （ D） records of the companies newly set up 7 Nowadays employers often ask questions designed
33、to _ . （ A） find the interviewees shortcomings （ B） find the solutions of the companys problems （ C） make the interviewees realize they need to learn more （ D） discover more about interviewee and the way the interviewee react to different situations 8 Nowadays the employers are looking for the good
34、Candidates who _ . （ A） has never experienced difficulties or failures （ B） can be positive and rise to challenges （ C） can deal with the conflict on ones own （ D） will obey the superior leaders orders 9 When the interviewer refers to the interviewees previous job, he really wants to know is whether
35、 the interviewees are ready to take the rough and approach the job with _ . 10 When the interviewer asks the questions about the previous boss, he wants to find out whether the interviewees would _ . 11 If you come up against the killer questions such as these listed in the passage, take a few momen
36、ts to _ . 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 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
37、 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） He wont be able to finish the work soon. （ B） The woman must wait for a long time. （ C） He will finish the paper soon. （ D） The woman can have a long talk with him. （ A） The wom
38、an failed to notify the man because she had no money for the taxi foe. （ B） The woman came late because of a traffic jam. （ C） The woman came late because she had no money to replace the flat tire. （ D） The woman failed to notify the man because she had no change for telephone call. （ A） People who
39、teach English like things besides books. （ B） English teachers like to read and to listen to music. （ C） The English teacher usually likes to read a lot. （ D） Everyone teaching English likes to read all the time. （ A） He has already arrived. （ B） He is often late. （ C） He doesnt like the restaurant.
40、 （ D） He doesnt get the message. （ A） About the childrens action. （ B） About social manners. （ C） About public influence. （ D） About the changes of the environment. （ A） She moans the man should give up preparing the lessons. （ B） She means the man should prepare the more important lessons. （ C） She
41、 moans the man should get up early to prepare his lessons, （ D） She means the man is too exhausted to prepare the lessons. （ A） The man and the woman will flip around to find a program. （ B） The man and the woman will look through the TV Guide first, （ C） The woman will finish the special before swi
42、tching the channel. （ D） The man will watch a quiz show on Channel 14 immediately. （ A） No. 15 bus is the right one to go to the beach. （ B） The man. will get off at the stop of science museum, （ C） The post office is one of the stops of No. 50 bus. （ D） The man can go to the beach without transferr
43、ing. （ A） French. （ B） German. （ C） Greek. （ D） Latin. （ A） People might lose respect for each other. （ B） People might have less trust in each other. （ C） The operation of the team will not be improved. （ D） There would be more differences between each other. （ A） Dialogue improves the operation of
44、 a team. continuously. （ B） Dialogue changes peoples old pattern of interaction. （ C） Dialogue helps improve the communication of people. （ D） Dialogue changes peoples perspective. （ A） Social status. （ B） Income. （ C） Working conditions. （ D） Types of work. （ A） More and more people go into the col
45、lege. （ B） The proportion of girl students is growing. （ C） Not everyone is suitable for college education. （ D） Some measures should be carried out. （ A） It can help students find good jobs. （ B） It is a symbol of the students skills. （ C） It can provide some assessment criteria. （ D） It reflects t
46、he employees attitude to work. （ A） His college degree. （ B） His willingness to work. （ C） The useful information about him. （ D） His flexible time. 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 t
47、he 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） Films provided more melodrama. （ B） Films provided longer programs. （ C） Films provided emotional appeal. （ D） Films provided greater spectacles. （ A） Th
48、ey were silent. （ B） They didn t tell a complete story. （ C） They were too expensive. （ D） They were too short. （ A） The World War . （ B） The fact that films were less expensive. （ C） The fact that films were silent. （ D） The fact that films were shorter. （ A） Direct the driver. （ B） Look ahead to s
49、ee where theres a turn. （ C） Move to the back seat if feeling uncomfortable. （ D） Keep looking at the map to find a place to go to. （ A） To get information when in danger. （ B） To be saved in case of an accident. （ C） To share the fun with them in exploration. （ D） To tell them whats going on with the group members. （ A） They can make people work fast. （ B） They can help people stay healthy. （ C） They can help people organize other activities. （ D） They can make people get prepare
