1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 68 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 My View on Remedial Examinations. You should write at least 150 words based on the outline given in Chinese below: 1补考是 大学教育的一部分 2我对补考的看法 3如何发挥补考的作用 My View on Remedial Exa
2、minations 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 with the information given
3、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 Foster Care We generally think of childhood in terms of the nuclear family, Mom and dad, or just mom or just dad, takes care of their kid
4、s. But the reality is things dont always work out this way. For any number of reasons, parents sometimes end up in a situation where they cant take care of their children, either temporarily or permanently. What happens then? Throughout history, the fate of these children has depended wholly on the
5、goodwill of the community. In the past, if extended family, neighbors or strangers didnt step in as surrogate(代理 ) parents, parentless children would be turned out on the streets. Today, this sort of community childcare is institutionalized, but it still relies on the kindness and compassion of indi
6、vidual members of the community. Foster Fundamentals When parents are unable, unwilling or unfit to care for a child, the child must find a new home. In some cases, there is little or no chance a child can return to their parents custody(监护 ), so they need a new permanent home. In other situations,
7、children only need a temporary home until their parents situation changes, In any ease, the children need somewhere to stay until a permanent home is possible. Over the past hundred years, the trend in North America and Europe has shifted away from orphanages and towards foster homes. The underlying
8、 philosophy of foster care is that children are better off, emotionally and psycho-logically, in a home environment, with someone filling the role of a parent. The logic is that with one or more foster parents taking care of a smaller number of children, the child should have more of the attention a
9、nd love they need to grow into healthy adults. Today, there are roughly half a million U.S. children in the foster care system. Foster care and adoption both provide family environments for children who cant be with their biological parents, but its important to understand that they are very differe
10、nt institutions. While foster parents are encouraged to connect emotionally with the children in their care, foster families are not meant to be permanent replacements for biological families. In most cases, the ultimate goal is to reunite children with their biological families, as soon as the fami
11、ly is able and fit. This could be as short as a few days or as long as a few years. Failing family reunification, the ultimate goal is to find adoptive parents who will take on all the emotional and legal responsibilities of birth parents. In the eyes of the law, adopting a child is pretty much the
12、same thing as giving birth to them. Fostering a child, on the other hand, doesnt give the foster parents any major authority over the childs life. On occasion, foster parents will eventually adopt foster children in their care, but more often, the foster home is a means of returning the child to his
13、 or her birth parents or a stop on the way to another home. Unfortunately, many children end up bouncing from foster home to foster home, never finding a permanent family. In this regard, the foster care system is clearly imperfect, since it often adds more instability to a childs life. The fundamen
14、tal mission of the foster care system, then, is very simple. Actually putting it into action is another matter. Fester care involves a lot of hard work on the part of administrators, social workers, parents and, most importantly, foster children. In the next couple sections, well find out a little a
15、bout life in this world. The Organization In the United States, foster care operates on the local level, rather than on the national level. The structure varies somewhat from state to state, as do the specific names for government agencies and programs, but most states follow the same general model.
16、 In most eases, the states division of social services, part of the state department of health and human services, heads up the entire system. These agents oversee county social services departments as well as private foster care agencies. This is one of the most misunderstood facts of foster care:
17、While government regulations generally direct how foster care operates, independent non-profit organizations (licensed by the state) do a huge amount of the actual work in some areas. These organizations generally receive government funds, but they may also depend on charitable donations. Its up to
18、the county departments and the private agencies to take care of the details of foster care. Adhering to the states specific regulations, caseworkers with local organizations train foster parents, place children in foster homes, work with families towards reunification, work with local adoption agenc
19、ies to find new permanent homes for children and generally keep track of everything involved in each foster childs progress through the system. Foster care agencies typically consider the group of people working with a particular child as a team. The core members of the team are the foster parents,
20、the biological parents, the court, the social worker in charge of the case and, most importantly, the child him or herself. The teams job is to look out for the best interests of the child and work towards putting the child in a permanent home. In addition to this core group, several other volunteer
21、s and professionals may become part of the team from time to time. For example, an attorney with the state Office of the Child Advocate may represent the child legally, and the court may also assign a Case Appointed Special Advocate, a volunteer who studies the case and supports the child in court.
22、There are a number of different types of foster care. In traditional care, a relatively small number of children stay with a family or a single foster parent in their home for a matter of months or years. Traditional foster care may also operate on a short-term basis, of a few days to a month, for c
23、hildren who will be reunited with their families quickly. Emergency foster homes are available 24 hours a day to take children in until the social services system can figure out a longer term solution. If a childs parents were arrested, for example, social services might put the child in an emergenc
24、y foster home until they could locate relatives or find another place for the child. Respite(暂缓 ) foster care families take children in for a couple days at a time, to give stressed families a periodic break. Relief care families work similarly, taking foster children for a short period of time to g
25、ive their regular foster families a break. Some foster children live in a group home instead of a traditional foster home. Foster care group homes function less like conventional families, and more like dormitories. While foster care agencies prefer to place children with families, a shortage of fos
26、ter parents means many children end up in this sort of home. Becoming a Foster Parent If youre new to the world of foster care, the prospect of becoming a foster parent can be pretty intimidating. Foster parents are often called “parents plus“ because in addition to providing the food, shelter, care
27、, and love a good parent would provide for their own kids, they also have to deal with the special circumstances of a foster child. Serving as a foster parent generally means working closely with a foster agency on a regular basis, and often means regular contact with a childs biological family as w
28、ell. Foster children may also have special psychological needs. Many come from abusive environments, and all are in the stressful situation of being apart front their birth family. Additionally, foster parents generally take care of the children for a short time, which can be very difficult emotiona
29、lly. But as challenging as this role is, it can also be highly rewarding. Good foster parents know theyve provided a home for a child in dire need, and the best ones may even turn a childs entire life around. And nobody in the U.S. foster care system goes in completely unprepared. To take in foster
30、children through a foster agency, you have to go through a screening, training and licensing process. Even though the state maintains true custody, foster parents do have a definite responsibility for children in their care. Their ultimate responsibilities are to care for the child and to look after
31、 his or her daily well-being. In a very real sense, their job is to provide parental love to children without parents. 2 Whether the past or now, parentless children rely on the goodwill and pity of the community. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 If a child goes to a foster home, he/she will not come back to
32、 his/her biological parents. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 The laws regulate that the foster parents have priorities in adopting their foster child. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 If a permanent family is unavailable, a child will have to move from one foster home to another. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 In America,
33、foster care organization often includes the states division of social services, county social services departments and _. 7 The actual work of foster care, such as foster training, finding permanent home, is done by _ with local organizations. 8 Among the team of people dealing with an individual ea
34、se, the most important member is _. 9 If a foster family needs a break, their foster child can go to a _. 10 In addition to the work with local agency, a foster parent needs to meet the foster childs _. 11 To become a foster parent, one needs to undergo, through a foster agency, the process of _. Se
35、ction 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. Du
36、ring the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） She suggests the man spend another six months on the project. （ B） She suggests the man reject the project because it is risky. （ C） She suggests the man design another project to win over
37、his boss. （ D） She suggests the man do some changes to his project. （ A） She thinks AC Milan is better at their attacker. （ B） She thinks AC Milan and the team of Argentine are matched. （ C） She thinks the team of Argentine is better at their foot work. （ D） She thinks AC Milan and the team of Argen
38、tine both have some merits. （ A） The man can get back his money. （ B） The man can get a credit card. （ C） The man can get another purchase. （ D） The man can receive another gift. （ A） The woman suggests the man take more medicine. （ B） The woman suggests the man do exercise regularly. （ C） The woman
39、 suggests the man try to sleep more. （ D） The woman suggests the man have a whole-body check. （ A） The man should learn more than three classes. （ B） The man should attend French class. （ C） The man is attending too many classes. （ D） The man is biting more bread than he can chew. （ A） They will imp
40、ress their products on the audience. （ B） They Will advertise their products through TV commercials. （ C） They will choose other channels rather than TV to advertise their products. （ D） They will pre-test the audiences reaction to different ads on various media. （ A） She likes Thomas Hardys novel T
41、ess of the dUrbervilles. （ B） She thinks the novel Tess of the dUrbervilles is a recreational book. （ C） She believes the novel Tess of the dUrbervilles is too depressing. （ D） She would rather read Tess of the dUrbervilles than recreational books. （ A） She suggests he should tell the company the tr
42、uth. （ B） She suggests he should be confident to call the company. （ C） She suggests he should promise the company he can learn fast. （ D） She suggests he should gain a chance by lying to the company. （ A） The landlord always turns a deaf ear to her complaints. （ B） The landlord is not easy to be pl
43、eased. （ C） The landlord cares about money very much. （ D） The landlord is neither friendly nor helpful. （ A） Because they are not special and have no individual features. （ B） Because their new functions havent been put into effect. （ C） Because the woman doesnt like living near the campus. （ D） Be
44、cause the walls sound insulation is very poor. （ A） Residents there cant go home directly by bus. （ B） The houses are too expensive to afford. （ C） People there are somehow unreasonable. （ D） Its too remote to send for a cab there. （ A） One may not be treated in case of an unexpected medical emergen
45、cy. （ B） One may get into financial trouble because of an unexpected medical emergency. （ C） One may pay more for his schooling. （ D） One may get some financial support from some companies. （ A） The international insurance in her home country. （ B） The student health insurance. （ C） Both the interna
46、tional insurance and the student health insurance （ D） She will decide on no health insurance. （ A） One should understand the limitations and restrictions with the policy of the insurance. （ B） One neednt understand the terms of the contract at all. （ C） One should memorize all the terms of the cont
47、ract. （ D） One should pay some money. （ A） Lots of students dont take health insurance seriously. （ B） Many students think about health insurance right before they go abroad. （ C） The woman shouldnt consider health insurance until she gets ill in hospital. （ D） The woman doesnt have enough money for
48、 tuition. 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 four choices marked A, B, C and
49、D. （ A） They made them by knives. （ B） They found adequate stones. （ C） They used bones of animals. （ D） They made tools by hitting stone against stone. （ A） Because it was one of the first tools. （ B） Because it developed human capacities. （ C） Because it led to the invention of machines. （ D） Because it was crucial to the development of mankind. （ A） It becomes bigger. （ B） It becomes more expensive. （ C） It becomes cheaper. （ D） It becomes much safer. （ A） They do
