1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 662及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Expensive Wedding 1现在不少人结婚花费巨大 2人们对此看法不一 3我的看法 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 passag
2、e. 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. 1 Part Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scann
3、ing) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, mark Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the p
4、assage; NG (for NOT GIVES) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. The New Science of Siblings For a long time, researchers have tried to nail down just what shapes us or what, at least, shapes us most. And
5、 over the years, theyve had a lot of eureka moments (突发灵感的时刻 ). First it was our parents, particularly our mothers. Then it was our genes. Next it was our peers, who show up last but hold great sway. And all those ideas were good ones but only as far as they went. Somewhere, there was a sort of temp
6、eramental(捉摸不定的 )dark matter exerting an invisible gravitational pull of its own. More and more, scientists are concluding that this unexplained force is our siblings. From the time they are born, our brothers and sisters are our scolds, protectors, tormentors, playmates, counselors, sources of envy
7、, objects of pride. Our spouses arrive comparatively late in our lives; our parents eventually leave us. Our siblings may be the only people well ever know who truly qualify as partners for life. Siblings are with us for the whole journey. At research centers in the U. S. , Canada, Europe and elsewh
8、ere, scientists are gaining intriguing insights into the people we become as adults. Does the student struggling with a professor who plays favorites summon up the coping skills acquired from dealing with a sister who was Daddys girl? Do husbands and wives benefit from the inter-gender negotiations
9、they waged when their most important partners were their sisters and brothers? Today serious work is revealing exactly how our brothers and sisters influence us. Why childhood fights between siblings can be good By the time children are 11, they devote about 33% of their free time to their siblings
10、more time than they spend with friends, parents, teachers or even by themselves. Adolescents, who have usually begun going their own way, devote at least 10 hours a week to activities with their siblings. Siblings are like the nurses on the warD. All that proximity breeds an awful lot of intimacy an
11、d an awful lot of friction. Laurie Kramer, professor of applied family studies at the University of Illinois has found that, on average, sibs between 3 and 7 years old engage in some kind of conflict 3.5 times an hour. Kids in the 2-to-4 age group top out at 6.3 or more than one clash every 10 minut
12、es, according to a Canadian study. But as much as all the fighting can set parents hair on end, theres a lot of learning going on too, specifically about how conflicts, once begun, can be settleD. Shaw and his colleagues conducted a years-long study and found that the kids who practiced the best con
13、flict-resolution skills at home carried those abilities into the classroom. “Siblings have a socializing effect on one another,“ Shaw says. “Unlike a relationship with friends, youre stuck with your sibs. You learn to negotiate things day to day.“ Its that permanence, researchers believe, that makes
14、 siblings a rehearsal tool for later life. Somewhere in there is the early training for the e-mail joke that breaks an office silence or the husband who signals that a fight is over by asking his wife what she thinks they should do about that fast-approaching vacation anyway. “Sibling relationships
15、are where you learn all this,“ says developmental psychologist Susan McHale of Penn State University. “They are relationships between equals.“ How not being Moms favorite can have its advantages Parents feel a lot of guilt over the often evident if rarely admitted preference they harbor for one chil
16、d over another. If favorites exist, however, it may be not the parents fault, but evolutions. It is found that 65% of mothers and 70% of fathers exhibited a preference for one child in most cases, the older one. Whats more, the kids know whats going on. They all say, “Well, it makes sense that they
17、would treat us differently, because hes older or were a boy and a girl.“ But at a deeper level, second-tier children may pay a price. “They tend to be sadder and have more self-esteem questions,“ Conger says. “They feel like theyre not as worthy, and theyre trying to figure out why.“ Its no accident
18、 that employees in the workplace instinctively know which person to send into the lions den of the corner office with a risky proposal or a bit of bad news. And its no coincidence that the sense of hurt feelings and adolescent envy you get when that same colleague emerges with the proposal approved
19、and the bosss applause seems so familiar. But what you summon up with the feelings you first had long ago is the knowledge you gained then too that the smartest strategy is not to compete for approval but to strike a partnership with the favorite and spin the situation to benefit yourself as well. W
20、hy your sibling is or isnt your best role model Its no secret that brothers and sisters emulate one another or that the learning flows both up and down the age ladder. Younger siblings mimic the skills and strengths of older ones. Older sibs are prodded(刺激，督促 ) to attempt something new because they
21、dont want to be shown up by a younger one who has already tried it. More complex and in many ways more important are those situations in which siblings dont mirror one another but differentiate themselves a phenomenon psychologists call de-identification. De-identification has an important function:
22、 pushing some sibs away from risky behavior. Siblings pass on dangerous habits to one another in a depressingly predictable way. But some kids break the mold and for surprising reasons. Joseph Rodgers, a psychologist, found that while older brothers and sisters often do introduce younger ones to the
23、 habit, the closer they are in age, the more likely the younger one is to resist. Apparently, their proximity in years has already made them too similar. How a sibling of the opposite sex can affect whom you marry Far subtler and often far sweeter than the risk-taking modeling that occurs among all
24、sibs is the gender modeling that plays out between opposite-sex ones. Brothers and sisters can be fierce de-identifiers. In a study of adolescent boys and girls, the boys unsurprisingly scored higher in such traits as independence and competitiveness while girls did better in characteristics like se
25、nsitivity and helpfulness. What was less expected is that when kids grow up with an opposite-sex sibling, such exposure doesnt temper (使变淡 ) gender-linked traits but stress them. Both boys and girls are closer still to gender stereotype and even seek friends who conform to those norms. The guys who
26、had older sisters had more involving interactions and were liked significantly more by their new female acquaintances. Women with older brothers were more likely to strike up a conversation with the male stranger and to smile at him more than he smiled at her. How those early bonds can grow stronger
27、 with age One of the greatest gifts of the sibling tie is that while warmth grows over time, the conflicts often become less and less. Indeed, siblings who battled a lot as kids may become closer as adults and more emotionally skilled too, often clearly recalling what their long-ago fights were abou
28、t and the lessons they took from them. Such powerful connections become even more important as the inevitable illnesses or widowhood of late life leads us to lean on the people weve known the longest. Even siblings who drift apart in their middle years tend to drift back together as they age. “The r
29、elationship is especially strong between sisters, who are more likely to be predeceased(比 先死 ) by their spouses than brothers are, says Judy Dunn, a developmental psycholo- gist. “When asked what contributes to the importance of the relationship now, they say its the shared early childhood experienc
30、es, which cast a long shadow for all of us.“ Of course, siblings are one of natures better brainstorms, and all the new studies on how they make us who we are one of sciences. But the rest of us, outside the lab, see it in a more primal way. In a world thats too big, too scary and too often too lone
31、ly, we come to realize that theres nothing like having a band of brothers and sisters to venture out with you. 2 The whole passage mainly talks about the influences siblings have on the qualities of each other. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 According to the passage, all the factors including our blood rel
32、ationship, genes and peers decide what shapes US. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Children who are good at dealing with the frictions with their brothers/sisters will resolve the conflict with their classmates well. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 According to researchers, the long-time connection between siblings
33、plays a training role for their future life. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Most parents admit having a strong preference over the older child because they tend to be sadder. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 7 Younger siblings emulate the skills and strengths of older ones because they think they are more knowledgeab
34、le than themselves. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 8 If the ages of the siblings are closer, the younger ones intend to resist the habits introduced by the older ones. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 9 Seriously de-identified as brothers and sisters, there is often a subtler and sweeter _ between opposite-sex ones. 10
35、 With time going on, the warmth between sibs keeps increasing and the frictions _. 11 It is _ that makes the connection between sibs important and strong. 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
36、 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） It costs 1.5 dollars to get a se
37、ven-day pass. （ B） The regular ticket can be used unlimitedly. （ C） It costs 17 dollars to buy a regular subway ticket. （ D） The seven-day pass can be used freely during the week. （ A） He needs to take a break from his study. （ B） He doesnt like going out in the rain. （ C） He will not be able to acc
38、ompany the woman. （ D） He needs to check his schedule to see if he can make it. （ A） Reluctant. （ B） Hesitated. （ C） Pleased. （ D） Embarrassed. （ A） Take some medicine. （ B） See a doctor. （ C） Buy a new thermometer. （ D） Go to bed immediately. （ A） The man will call the woman sometime in the future.
39、 （ B） The man doesnt know where the woman lives. （ C） The man hopes to stay in touch with the woman. （ D） The woman invites the man to visit her at once. （ A） They are checking the posters on the office walls. （ B） The man suggests the woman to look at the posters every hour. （ C） They can stare at
40、the posters in order to relax their eyes. （ D） The posters suggest employees to take a break regularly while working. （ A） How to decorate the apartment. （ B） What to be installed into the apartment. （ C） When to move into the apartment. （ D） What to be done before moving into the apartment. （ A） He
41、 doesnt need books as references for his research project. （ B） He doesnt agree with the professor on the source of references. （ C） He is looking for journal articles for his research project as well. （ D） He cannot find books in the card catalog for his research project. （ A） Exposing oneself to t
42、he target language. （ B） Attending a good language program. （ C） Coming up with a regular study plan. （ D） Developing good note-taking skills. （ A） Taking small steps bit by bit. （ B） Having a good plan. （ C） Joining a training class. （ D） Learning 30 words per day. （ A） Attitude. （ B） Personal char
43、acter. （ C） Motivation. （ D） Personal needs. （ A） IT industry. （ B） Education industry. （ C） Medicine industry. （ D） Engineering industry. （ A） Health insurance, paid vacation, and a company vehicle. （ B） Paid vacation, opportunities for advancement, and medicare. （ C） Opportunities for advancement,
44、 insurance, and a free bus pass. （ D） Paid vacation, opportunities for promotion, and health insurance. （ A） Expanding and secure. （ B） Contracting, yet stable. （ C） Growing, yet uncertain. （ D） Promising, yet shrinking. （ A） He has a Bachelors degree. （ B） He didnt finish the college. （ C） He is no
45、w a college student. （ D） He is now studying in a night school. 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
46、 best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） Tips are part of their salary. （ B） Tips means good service. （ C） Tips means lots of money. （ D） Tips means the praise of the boss. （ A） Asking for more tips. （ B） Providing more service. （ C） introducing more customers for the restaurant
47、s. （ D） Talking more with customers. （ A） To indicate how one can get better service. （ B） To explain the derivation of the word “tip“. （ C） To illustrate why difficult customers give bad tips. （ D） To put forward reasons for a salary increase. （ A） Its near the Mexico City. （ B） Its in Guatemala. （
48、 C） Its stretched from the plains of central Mexico to the mountains of Guatemala. （ D） Its in America. （ A） It has become a clumsy giant. （ B） The city has suffered from long-time famine. （ C） There was epidemic disease that time. （ D） It has been set on fire. （ A） Teotihuacan, once the home of 200
49、,000 people, was the center of a large empire. （ B） Many archaeologists are fascinated by the ruins of a pre-Columbia city called Teotihuacan. （ C） Teotihuacan, once a major metropolitan area, was destroyed by an invasion. （ D） A still unsolved mystery is why the people of Teotihuacan suddenly abandoned their city. （ A） They are leading in the game. （ B） The score is really close. （ C） The Dream Team is way behind. （ D） They win the game. （ A） Its made up of professional athlet
