1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 617及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Lacking Combatant Spirit 1现在很多年轻人缺乏拼搏精神 2导致这一现象的原因是什么 3如何加强大学生的拼搏精神 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 a
2、ttached 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 statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 Ways to Take It to the Ne
3、xt Level No matter what youre doing, there comes a time when you are going to want to take things up a notch. Maybe its your career-even if things are going along fine right now, ultimately youd like to get a promotion, increase your client base, or reach a larger audience. Or maybe its a hobby that
4、 you think youd like to turn into a career. Getting started with anything can be a struggle, but once you reach a certain level of success, it can be hard to figure out how to make whatever it is you do truly remarkable. The things we do have a way of developing their own inertia, and if were not ca
5、reful, we get carried along in the routine without ever realizing the full potential of what we and our lives can be. How can you shake things up a bit? What do you have to do to take your project, your career, your product, or your life to the next level? Read on. 1. Build Your Brand The strength o
6、f your brand is how well you are associated with whatever you do. When people hear the word “lifehack“, they think of personal productivity, and when they hear “personal productivity“ they think of lifehack. Its a pretty strong brand. Some people have equally strong brands: when you hear about permi
7、ssion marketing, chances are you think of Seth Godin. How strongly is your name linked with what you do? What could you do to link them more strongly? Some things to consider: . Traditional marketing: Commercials, print ads, billboards, bus wraps-anything that gets your name and message in peoples f
8、aces. There are a few problems, though: people might mistake .your message, linking you with the wrong specialty; people tend to tune out a lot of advertising as a survival mechanism; people often respond negatively to blatant (炫耀的 ) branding efforts; its quite expensive. . blogging: A blog is a con
9、versation with your audience, and can help build up a loyal following that actually cares about what you do. . Word-of-mouth: Hard to create and hard to fake, but very effective. Seek out people with a great deal of influence and focus on convincing them of your value. If Seth Godin wrote on his blo
10、g that you were the best web writer he knew of, we can bet that within the day your career would be at the next level (maybe the level after that, even!). 2. Build Your Audience Make a concerted effort to increase the number of people who know about you. Branding is part of this, but its not all of
11、it. Give something away, find a new outlet, tell everyone you meet what-you do, hand out cards wherever you go, show up at conferences and exhibitions, go to your kids classrooms and talk about what you do ( and make it interesting enough that they tell their parents). Make yourself useful so people
12、 have a compelling reason to pay attention. 3. Increase Your Output Give your audience, whoever that is, more of what they expect from you. Double, triple, or sextuple your output. If youre a writer, write twice as much. If youre an actor, get into more plays. If youre a filmmaker, pledge to produce
13、 four short films this year instead of one. Make a painting a day. Aim to top your sales quotas by 50% every month. Do whatever it takes to make yourself more productive. Learn to do whatever you do in half the time-then halve it again. 4. Improve Your Output Make whatever you make twice as well. Im
14、prove the quality of your work until people have no choice but to stop and gape(目瞪口呆 ). Create standards for your output, and aim to top them every single time. Take classes, read book, follow a mentor, practice twice as much, commit yourself to doing what it takes to master your craft or profession
15、. 5. Expand Your Niche (合适的位置、职业 ) Do what you do now but with a wider outlook. If you write about dogs, start writing about pets in general. If you sell widgets, get into the widget case business. If youre a musician, learn how to produce. Think about the people whose needs you arent meeting, and f
16、igure out how to meet them. Dont try to create a new niche altogether, just look for ways to complement and leverage (影响 ) the work youre already doing. 6. Restrict Your Niche Or, do the opposite. Focus yourself on a narrow part of your niche until youre the only one doing it. If you write about spo
17、rts, write about baseball, then write about left-handed pitchers. If you make household appliances, make appliances for college students (and then for left-handed college students, maybe). If you paint landscapes, paint trees. If you do marketing consulting, offer viral marketing techniques that wor
18、k with teenage boys. Become the person people have to go to when they have very specialized needs, because youre the only one that does it. 7. Cross-Develop Figure out how to use what you know in an entirely different way. If you coach little leaguers, write a book about coaching. If you offer one-o
19、n-one organization coaching, work with a developer to create home organization software. If youre a TV camera operator, tutor middle schoolers in video podcasting. Find a new way to challenge yourself and put your knowledge to the test-while developing new knowledge and skills. 8. Expand Your Networ
20、k Your audience are the people who buy, read, or otherwise use your product; your network are the people that help you make it, market it, or distribute it. Focus on building strong relationships with a variety of people both in and out of your profession. Dont try to fake it-strong relationships ha
21、ve to be genuine or they wont last. Join a social networking site like Linked In and work it like mad. Go to trade shows, conferences, and exhibitions and talk to every exhibitor and every presenter. Make a list of 20 people in your field you want to know and e-mail them introductions. Build relatio
22、nships with your 10 best clients. Build relationships with someone from your top competitors (if thats legal). Join a professional organization and run for an office. Obviously these are not all exclusive-you can and sometimes have to do more than one at the same time. And theyre not all necessary-s
23、ome even contradict others. But all of them shake up your routines and make people pay attention to you, whether those people are potential clients, potential customers, or potential partners. None of these are keys to instant success. All of them require hard work and time to show any effect. If yo
24、ure ready to take it to the next level-and youre ready to put in the work and commitment that entails-then go through the list and ask yourself how each item could help get you there. 2 According to the author, the brand you use apparently reveals your social status and personalities. 3 Traditional
25、strategy of making oneself advertised may sometimes bring unexpected negative effect apart from high cost. 4 To build your audience, youd better catch the opportunities to be acquainted with people and try to catch their attention on you. 5 Increasing ones output turns out to be the most important s
26、trategy in fulfilling the self-improvement. 6 To improve your output, youd better create a standard for your output and are determined to overtake it 7 Its advised to extend your professional interests to fields that complement and leverage the work 8 If you are outstanding in certain field, you are
27、 more likely to be relied on when people have 9 Using what you know in other fields offers you the chance not only to test the knowledge but also to develop _. 10 Its necessary for you to build sincere relationships with people in your profession as well as those _. 11 People as potential clients, c
28、ustomers, or partners help you to be noticed by others and 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
29、 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） Drive in the wind and rain. （ B） Listen to John. （ C） Go to an indoor theater. （ D） See a film. （ A） The ladder was borrow
30、ed away at that tinge. （ B） The lower branches didnt have any green apples. （ C） The apples on the top branches werent ripe. （ D） There are less apples in the upper braches at that time. （ A） In the subway. （ B） In the movie house. （ C） In line outside. （ D） Somewhere else. （ A） Sell his text books.
31、 （ B） Get some extra help. （ C） Go to the bank. （ D） Apply for the job （ A） Riding a horse. （ B） Shooting a movie. （ C） Playing a game. （ D） Apply for the job （ A） Gas station. （ B） Police station. （ C） Lost and found department. （ D） Bat. （ A） She prefers the stadium. （ B） She agrees with the man.
32、（ C） The light isnt bright enough. （ D） The dining hall isnt large enough. （ A） Use less soap. （ B） Wash off the soap more thoroughly. （ C） Use a moisturizing cream. （ D） Switch brands of soap. （ A） Because she wants to practice herself. （ B） Bemuse she wants to work with the professor from Harvard.
33、 （ C） Because she has to support the family. （ D） Because she is tired of the classes. （ A） Business class. （ B） History class. （ C） Mathematics class. （ D） None. （ A） They can meet formally at first. （ B） They can date along with him and his girl friend. （ C） They can go to see a play together. （ D
34、） They can make a phone call first. （ A） Lower prices. （ B） More choices. （ C） More competition. （ D） More companies. （ A） Other American states. （ B） Foreign countries. （ C） Regions outside the city where people live. （ D） Other cities in the state where people live. （ A） Its run by the government.
35、 （ B） It appeals to most people. （ C） It offers much choice. （ D） Its a monopoly. （ A） Shell pay per minute. （ B） Shell pay a monthly service fee. （ C） Shell pay a yearly service fee. （ D） She wont have to pay. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each
36、 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） To protect beachfront property. （ B） To reduce the traffic on beach roads. （ C） To provide
37、privacy for homeowners. （ D） To define property limits. （ A） By sending water directly back to the sea with great force. （ B） By reducing wave energy. （ C） By reducing beach width. （ D） By stabilizing beachfront construction. （ A） Protecting roads along the shore. （ B） Building on beaches with seawa
38、lls. （ C） Adding sand to beaches with seawalls. （ D） Stopping building seawalls. （ A） 70% of the land surface. （ B） Food. （ C） Drinking water directly. （ D） Mineral water. （ A） Cheap. （ B） Costly. （ C） Easy. （ D） Difficult. （ A） Its scarce proteins. （ B） Its terrible taste. （ C） Its many vitamins. （
39、 D） The difficulty of finding it. （ A） 25 million. （ B） 75 million. （ C） 55 million. （ D） 5 million. （ A） Government funded. （ B） Political. （ C） Private. （ D） None of the above. （ A） Wars or natural disasters make them lose their families. （ B） They want to help their families earn enough money to
40、survive. （ C） They are poor. （ D） All the above. （ A） The Philippines. （ B） Brazil. （ C） Mexico. （ D） Guatemala. 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
41、 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. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or wri
42、te down the 37 To be successful in a job interview, one should demonstrate certain personal and (36)_ qualities. There is a need to create a good (37)_ in the limited time available. Furthermore the impression made should be one that the interviewer will (38)_ while he sees other applicants. At all
43、times, the applicant should present his most attractive qualities during an interview. One should, for example, take care to appear well-groomed and modestly dressed, avoiding the (39)_ of too elaborate or too casual attire. On the (40)_ side, clothes may be an effective leveler, putting one on par
44、with other applicants and requiring the interviewer to consider more important (41)_. On the other hand, clothes which are too informal may convey the impression that the job is not being taken seriously, or that the interviewees (42)_ to work is as casual as his dress. Clothes which are too elabora
45、te, too colorful or too expensive suggest a lack of (43)_ as to what behavior is appropriate for the job. (44)_. It may not be true that “clothes make the man“, but the first and often the lasting impression may be determined by the clothes one wears. (45)_. Since speech is a reflection of personali
46、ty, it is a good idea to reflect confidence by speaking in a clear voice, loud enough to be heard, without being aggressive or overpowering (46)_. Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices give
47、n in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than o
48、nce. 47 About six thousand languages are spoken in the world today. But experts【 C1】_ that more than half of them are in danger of disappearing. The【 C2】 _ languages are spoken by some older members of native groups, but not used for everyday life by younger members. As the【 C3】 _ people die, the la
49、nguage dies with them. Until【 C4】 _ , most people were not worded about the loss of languages. There was much more concern about the loss off different kinds of plants and animals. Now, scientists, cultural expert and many other people are concerned about【 C5】 _ the different languages in the world. They know that when a language is lost, the culture aim much of the knowledge of
