1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 642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 Say No to Drunk Driving. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1众所周知，酒后驾车十分危险 2但近年来越来越多的 人酒后驾车，原因是 3我认为 Say No to Drunk Driving 二、 Part II
2、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 with the information given in the passage; N (fo
3、r 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 Flirt With Suicide The life of David Woods was the stuff of an Australian boys dream. He played professional rugby league football in a country that treats at
4、hletes as, idols. At 29, he had a loving family, a girlfriend, a 3-month-old baby, plenty of money, everything to live for. And for inexplicable reasons, nothing to live for. On New Years Eve, Woods called his mother to announce that he had signed a new contract with his team, Golden Coast, recalls
5、his elder brother, Tony. The next morning, he ran a hose from the exhaust pipe to the window of his Mitsubishi sedan (轿车 ) and gasses himself. His family still has no idea why. The death of David Woods came as a wake-up call to Australia, which is often voted as the ideal place to bring up kids. But
6、 the sun, the beaches and the sporting culture are the cheery backdrop to a disturbing trend: young Australian men are now killing themselves at the rate of one a day-triple the rate of 30 years ago. Though most Australians arent particularly suicidal, their boys are. In 1990 suicide surpassed car a
7、ccidents as the leading cause of death among males aged 15 to 24. Fun-loving Australia is now far worse off than Asian nations known for strict discipline. The yearly suicide rate for young Australian males is 2.5 times higher than in Japan, Hong Kong, or Singapore. Possible Causes for Suicide Why b
8、oys? A nation of wide-open spaces and rugged individualism, Australia still idolizes the film star Gary Cooper model of masculinity: the strong, silent type who never complains, who always gets the job done. In recent years schools and social institutions have concentrated on creating new opportunit
9、ies for equality for girls-while leaving troubled boys with the classic command of the Australian father: pull yourself together. Its past time to take a much closer look at the lives of young men, some researchers argue. “People think, My kids arent doing drugs, my kids are safe at home,“ says psyc
10、hiatrist John Tiller of Melbourne University, who studied 148 suicides and 206 attempts in the state of Victoria. “They are wrong.“ The Haywards, a comfortably well-off family in Wyong, north of Sydney, figured they were dealing with the normal problems of troubled teenhood. Their son Mark had put u
11、p a poster of rock star Kurt Cobain, a 1994 suicide victim, along with a Cobain quote: “I hate myself and I want to die.“ “From the age of 12, Mark had his ups and downs-mood swings, depression and low self-esteem,“ says his father. The Haywards sent Mark to various counselors, none of whom warned t
12、hat he had suicidal tendencies. By last year Mark was 19, fighting bouts (回合 ) of unemployment and a drug problem. He tried church, struggling to do the right thing. Last September he dropped out a detoxification (戒毒 ) program, and apologized to his parents. “Ive let you down again.“ A few days late
13、r, his mother found Marks body in bush-land near their home. In retrospect, Mark Haywards struggles were far from uncommon. The number of suicides tends to keep pace with the unemployment rate, which for Australians between 15 and 19 has risen from 19 percent in 1978, the first year data were collec
14、ted, to 28 percent last year. Suicide is especially high among the most marginal: young Aboriginal (土著的 ) men, isolated by poverty, alcoholism and racism. As in other developed countries, Australian families have grown less cohesive in recent years, putting young men out into the world at an earlier
15、 age. Those who kill themselves often think “itll make it easier for the parents by not being there“. The deeper mystery is why the universal anguish of growing up should have such particularly devastating effects in Australia. One answer is that the country allows easier access to guns than most ot
16、her developed Asian countries. (One exception is neighboring New Zealand, where guns are as easy to find, and the suicide rate among young people is worse.) Australian boys tend to end their lives violently by shooting or hanging. Girls, by contrast, often take an overdose of drugs, and are more ofe
17、n rescued. Efforts to Tackle Suicide Problem Educators now hope to teach adults to recognize youths troubled by suicidal depression. That is no easy task in a society that generally avoids introspection (反省 ). “Good services do exist in Australia,“ says child psychiatrist Marie Bashir, but “the Aust
18、ralian philosophy is: pull your socks up. Get but and play some sports.“ To get Australias attention, psychiatrist Tiller wants the government to sponsor a shock advertising campaign, similar to one that portrays the pain and guilt felt by survivors in drunk-driving accidents. The ads should make pe
19、ople aware of the threat, and urge them to get help for young people at risk. The rising death toll has just begun to force suicide onto the nations political agenda. Suicide now takes more lives than murder or AIDS. Brendan Nelson, a physician and backbencher in Parliament, recently called for the
20、creation of a National Office for Young People to report to the prime minister on youth concerns. Slowly, Australians are overcoming the old fear of talking openly about a problem that has long been considered taboo. “We have one young person every day ending his life and possibly another four who a
21、re not reported as suicides but are killing themselves,“ says Clyde Begg of the Australian Community Research Organization. “Now, if we dont talk about that, we are neglecting our duties.“ Tony Woods is talking now, but he wasnt always. The brother of the football player who gassed himself to death,
22、 Woods says he tried to take his own life at the age of 17 by slashing his wrists with a carving knife after breaking up with a girlfriend. Woods has made it his own mission to warn other boys that they may find themselves on the same dangerous path taken by his brother, David. Among other things, h
23、e plans to bring professional football players into schools to urge boys to seek counseling for their personal problems. “Boys cant communicate what they feel,“ says Woods. “They are socialized to be hard, tough, independent men who dont show their feelings. We need to tell them: Youre worthwhile. S
24、eek help. We need to teach boys to express themselves. We need to pick them up at 5 years old to prevent a problem in 15 years.“ It is the kind of simple advice, Tony Woods now believes, that his brother never heard. 2 David Woods rugby league football career was cut short by suicide on a New Years
25、Day. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 In Australia a disturbing trend arises that young persons between the age of 15 to 24 are taking their own lives at an alarming rate. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 In some Asian countries known for strict discipline such as Japan and Singapore, young people suffer serious psyc
26、hological problems. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 Australian schools and social institutions may have contributed to the problem of suicide among boys by focusing on giving girls more opportunities while leaving boys on their own. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Mark Haywards had shown _ from his early teens but
27、his counselors had failed to warn his parents about it. 7 Suicide rate is particularly high among young aboriginal men as they have to struggle against not only employment and poverty but also _. 8 Growing pains are especially destructive in Australia, where people have _. 9 To help raise the public
28、s awareness of the suicide problem, psychiatrist Tiller appealed to the government to organize _. 10 _ will be one of the political initiatives taken to tackle the suicide problem in Australia. 11 According to Tony Woods, the problem of suicide among young Australian men can be alleviated if boys _.
29、 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 a pause.
30、 During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） She doesnt want to go out with the man. （ B） She will go if they share the expense for the dinner. （ C） She cant go as she will go abroad tonight. （ D） She asks the man to go abroad with
31、 her. （ A） It was quite easy. （ B） It was too difficult. （ C） It was useless. （ D） It made one feel dizzy. （ A） They didnt talk at all. （ B） They decided to go by plane. （ C） The plane failed to take off. （ D） They werent able to take a walk. （ A） At small neighborhood stores. （ B） In the stores clo
32、se to his home. （ C） At the supermarket. （ D） In the shop by the road. （ A） Todays seminar was informative. （ B） There will be nother seminar the following week. （ C） Next weeks seminar is on a different topic. （ D） There will be two seminars next week. （ A） The cause of the flood. （ B） The effects
33、of the flood. （ C） The heroic fight against a flood. （ D） Floods of the past twenty years. （ A） To open a gallery. （ B） To buy some new clothes in a hurry. （ C） To add up the cost before going shopping. （ D） To lose weight before getting any new clothes. （ A） The woman will attend her course at 7:45
34、. （ B） The woman will be late for the blood test. （ C） The woman will have her blood tested before the first class. （ D） The woman decides to miss the first class for her blood test. （ A） Ruined by file earthquake. （ B） Moved 3 meters. （ C） As good as ever. （ D） Unknown. （ A） It is tough. （ B） Someo
35、ne was hurt by it. （ C） Moved. （ D） There were no cows then. （ A） Terrible. （ B） Shocking. （ C） unforgettable, （ D） Cherished. （ A） To help students prepare to enter American Universities. （ B） To teach students how to use English at work. （ C） To provide work opportunities for graduating students.
36、（ D） To help students learn to communicate with others in their daily lives. （ A） Business English. （ B） US Culture. （ C） TOEFL. （ D） Computer. （ A） $2,030. （ B） $2,300. （ C） $2,013. （ D） $23,000. （ A） Call the English Language Center to apply. （ B） Fill in the application form on the website. （ C）
37、Send an email to the English Language Center. （ D） Visit the English Language Center personally. 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 hea
38、r a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） 10 points. （ B） 2 points. （ C） 15 points. （ D） 5 points. （ A） An essay, （ B） A magazine article （ C） A poem. （ D） A short story. （ A） They will take one of the six major tests. （ B） They will be given a po
39、p test. （ C） They will be required to read a short story in class. （ D） They will have to write a composition. （ A） Intelligence quotient. （ B） Skill with words and numbers. （ C） Intelligence test and their use. （ D） Stupid and bright children. （ A） Children who score poorly on an intelligence test
40、are hopeless. （ B） Intelligence tests help teachers to train students. （ C） Intelligence tests are meaningless. （ D） Intelligence tests can help bright pupils to study more efficiently. （ A） There are only two kinds of intelligence tests. （ B） Verbal ability refers to skill with words. （ C） A studen
41、t with a high I.Q. is likely to be a top student. （ D） The most creative or talented people do not always get the highest scores on intelligence tests. （ A） Movie magazines, comic books and TV guides. （ B） Dally newspapers, movie magazines and TV guides. （ C） Fiction novels, comic books and movie ma
42、gazines. （ D） Fiction novels, dally newspapers and movie magazines. （ A） It is in April and lasts a whole week. （ B） It is in May and lasts a whole week. （ C） It is in April and lasts a whole weekend. （ D） It is in May and lasts a whole weekend. （ A） There were over 100 talks given by authors. （ B）
43、Food was forbidden at this festival. （ C） It was not so successful as expected. （ D） There were 280 exhibitors. （ A） It will be a great success. （ B） It will be popular but only takes time. （ C） It will be a great risk to keep it. （ D） It is hard to say. Section C Directions: In this section, you wi
44、ll 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. For blanks numbered from
45、 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 write down the 36 The traditional belief that a womans place is in the home and that a woman ought not to go out to work can hardly be reasonably【 B1】 _ in prese
46、nt conditions. It is said that it is a womans task to care for the children, but families today【 B2】 _ to be small. Thus a womans whole period of【 B3】 _ may occur within five years. Furthermore, with【 B4】_ education from the age of five or six her role as chief educator of her children soon【 B5】_ .
47、It might be argued that the house-proud woman would still find plenty to do about the home. That may be so, but it is certainly no longer necessary for a woman to【 B6】 _ her whole life cooking, cleaning, mending and sewing. Apart from womens own happiness, the【 B7】 _ of the community must be conside
48、red. Modern society cannot do well without the【 B8】 _ that women can make in professions and other kinds of work.【 B9】 _ It is extremely wasteful to give years of training at public expense【 B10】 _ . The training, it is true, will help her in duties as a mother, but if she continued to work, her ser
49、vice would be more widely useful. Many factories and shops, too, are largely staffed by women, many of them married.【 B11】 _ . 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 46 【 B10】 47 【 B11】 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 given in a word bank following t
