1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 69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 Changes in Family Expenses. You should write at least 150 words based on the chart and outline given below.1请对图表所给出的信息进行描述 2 请对描述的内容做出原因分析3请针对此图表得出合理的结论并对未来进行预测Changes in Fa
2、mily Expenses 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 gi
3、ven 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 Is Stress Making You Fat? The Trigger That Causes the Most Trouble Our ancestors ate to survive. They ate because they were hungry or
4、 maybe to celebrate a victory over a warring tribe. We eat because were hungry, too, but also when were stressed, angry, bored, depressed, frustrated, and busy. Stress may actually be the eating trigger that causes the most trouble. Many of us have high levels of chronic stress, whether its from wor
5、k, relationship troubles or to-do lists that are longer than Route 66. Our bodies respond to this stress the same way our ancestors bodies did: triggering “fight or flight“ chemicals in the brain that lead to calorie accumulation and fat storage. But the difference is that we have plenty of food at
6、our disposal. So we end up continually upgrading the size of our storage unit. When you have chronic stress, your body steps up its production of cortisol(皮质醇 ) and insulin(胰岛素 ). Your appetite increases, and so do the chances youll engage in eating in the form of high-calorie sweets and fats. That,
7、 in turn, makes you store more far, pumping even more of it into the liver. This creates a resistance to insulin, which makes you secrete(分泌 ) more insulin to compensate. And that makes you hungrier than a muzzled wolf. When you try to combat stress with food, you activate the reward center of your
8、brain. But after that initial feel-good system wears off, youll reach again for the same thing that made you feel good, calm and relaxed in the first place: more food. Thats why its a myth that overeating is triggered mainly by extreme hunger. Its a myth that cravings are dictated by our taste buds.
9、 And its a myth that we can resist temptations if we just put our minds to it. Your goal: to keep your feel-good hormones(荷尔蒙 ) level. That will provide a steady state of satisfaction so that you never experience those huge hormonal highs and lows that make you search for good-for-your-brain, bad fo
10、r-your-belly foods. The following tips will help. Make Foods Work in Your Favor Foods have different effects on your stomach, your blood and your brain. Here are some that may help your hunger and the brain chemicals that affect it. Fish and walnuts are rich in fatty acids, which have long been know
11、n as cholesterol clearers. But theyve also been shown to help with depression in pregnant women. Depression contributes to emotional overeating. Eating foods that contain the fatty acids may help lift our spirits. Green tea contains catechins(儿茶酚 ), thought to inhibit the breakdown of fats as well a
12、s the production of a substance that can trigger hunger. One study shows that drinking three glasses of green tea a day can help you re duce body weight by almost five percent in three months. Sleep Yourself Slim When your body doesnt get the seven to nine hours of sleep it needs every night to beco
13、me refreshed, it looks for other ways to compensate for your brain not secreting the normal amounts of feel-good chemicals. How does it typically do this? By craving sugary foods that will give you an immediate release of these chemicals. The lack of sleep throws off your entire system. It can becom
14、e an even bigger factor as you age. So make sure you get enough shut-eye. It can help keep you thin. Variety: The Spice of Life? Variety may be the spice of life, but it can also lead to overeating. When you have a lot of choices for a meal, its easier to slip out of good eating habits and into bad
15、ones. When you sit down at a dinner and are presented with a menu thats the size of a phone book, its easy to give in. One way to help: Eliminate the choices for at least one meal a day. Pick the meal you rush through most. For most people, its lunch. So find a healthy lunch you really likesalad wit
16、h chicken and olive oil, or turkey on whole-grain bread and have it every day. When you have meals rich in flavor variety, it takes more and more calories to keep you full. Think of Thanks giving, when you eat a lot of different things, stuff yourself and still have room for pumpkin pie. When we exp
17、erience meals with lots of diverse flavors, we tend to cat more to satisfy our taste buds. No one wants to get bored with food. But if you make this a habit for at least one meal a day, it will decrease your temptations and help you stop thinking about food so often. In fact, for our patients, we us
18、ually prescribe two meals that are the same each day. Its one of the ways to train your brain so that your habits will follow. Find Substitutes That Satisfy If we all had the ability to make rational choices, there would be no need for the multibillion-dollar diet industry. Eating can be an emotiona
19、l action. Experts say that people under the most stress tend to gain the most weight. The exceptions? The super-wealthy stressed, such as actors and CEOs, who can afford nutritionists, chefs and person al trainers! But you dont need all that. And you dont have to starve or deny yourself. Instead, ke
20、ep healthful foods near by, things like juice, a handful of nuts, pieces of fruit. And clear the fridge and kitchen of food with high-calorie. Walk This Way The root of a physical activity plan is a minimum of 30 minutes of walking a day, and then telling somebody a bout it after youre done. Youll d
21、o it not only for the physical effects but also for the positive psychological effects, such as an increase in your self-esteem. Walk for 30 minutes its easy, doable and maintainable, and its a first step out of the tornado and back into the game of life. Be Touched On both a physical and an emotion
22、al level, seek out positive interactions with other people. Evidence shows that increased amounts of social bonding hormone may decrease blood pressure and lower the effects of stress. This raises levels of a substance that helps control your appetite. And research shows you can boost social bonding
23、 hormone levels through an increase in social interaction and touch. Even a massage may help. Get Lost in Your Mind When you feel the urge to eat, sit and think about your life and whats driving you to pick up a fork or open the fridge. Would you shove that stuff into a friends or a family members b
24、ody? For some people, meditation or prayer enhances your power to satisfy the drive to cat. See the Naked Truth Stand naked in front of the mirror, without sucking in your belly. For most of us, this exercise is as uncomfortable as a coach-class airline seat. But we need to realize that healthy weig
25、ht is where we want to be, not fashion magazine weight. That means we have to get comfortable with the fact that every woman isnt as light as a kite and every man wont have the body of Michael Vick, football star. So look at your body. Next, draw an outline of your body shape, from both the side and
26、 front views. Ask your partner or a close friend to look at the shape you drew and tell you honestly if thats approximately what your body looks like. Enjoy a Bit If youre going to eat something thats bad for you, enjoy it. Roll it around in your mouth. We suggest taking a piece of dark, 70 percent
27、chocolate and contemplating as a healthy stress reliever and as a way to reward yourself with something sweet. Its a small but effective way of feeling good without clearing out any old thing you can find. Bad foods are okay once in a while. 2 We modem people eat not only when we are hungry but also
28、 when we are in bad mood. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 We modem peoples bodies react to stress in different ways from our ancestors bodies did. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Continuing stress can make peoples bodies increase the production of cortisol and insulin. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 When people try to com
29、bat stress, their brain needs a good rest, so listening to music is a better way to combat stress. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Eating fish and walnuts may help keep our spirits up, because they contains _. 7 People consume more and more calories to make us feel that we are full at meals that are rich in
30、 _. 8 According to experts, people who are under the most _ incline to put on most weight. 9 Both blood pressure and the effects of stress will be decreased by the increase of _. 10 Some peoples power to satisfy his or her urge to eat can be enhanced by _. 11 It is necessary for us to know healthy w
31、eight is not _. 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 w
32、ill 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） She wants to make sure if she graduated successfully. （ B） She has applied for the mans school as a postgraduate this autumn. （ C） She has called her teachers to ask some
33、academic questions. （ D） She is preparing for her graduate paper. （ A） He is late for his work. （ B） It takes long time for him to go to work. （ C） He is excited for driving to work. （ D） He just drove to make sure the time to get to work. （ A） Children get their personalities only from their parent
34、s. （ B） Parents affect their childrens personalities very much. （ C） Children can adapt themselves to the environment they grow up in. （ D） Parents like to control the environment to influence their kids personalities. （ A） The newspaper has fast news coverage. （ B） The newspaper can provide many im
35、ages like CNN. （ C） The newspaper is good for people to read during breakfast. （ D） The newspaper is better than CNN in certain aspects. （ A） She does a lot of her shopping online. （ B） She prefers to pay on the line. （ C） She loves to find what can be bought online. （ D） Shes worried about the secu
36、rity of the shop online. （ A） The man suggests building more roads to improve the transport system. （ B） The complicate public transport system often confuses the man. （ C） The man usually loses his way in the city. （ D） The roads in the city are almost twisting or turning. （ A） The woman will not c
37、hoose to go to attend the report. （ B） The woman is going to take part in the report. （ C） The woman will give a report on TV show. （ D） The woman doesnt care if the man joins the report. （ A） He should press and try the buttons one by one. （ B） He should ask the salesgirl to show him how to operate
38、 it. （ C） He should read the users operation manual first. （ D） He should try to remember what the salesgirl showed him. （ A） Handing in a paper, （ B） Putting off an assignment. （ C） A job interview. （ D） Writing an essay. （ A） He is going for a part-time job. （ B） He is going for a meeting. （ C） He
39、 is going for meeting the womans secretary. （ D） He is going for an interview. （ A） She will be having a meeting. （ B） She will be interviewing somebody. （ C） She will be talking to his secretary. （ D） She will be having classes. （ A） Their final exams and papers. （ B） Plans for the coming summer. （
40、 C） A wonderful visit to Gettysburg. （ D） Their parents traveling habits. （ A） Her parents still take her out traveling. （ B） She has finished her exams and papers. （ C） She didnt pay a visit to Gettysburg. （ D） She is still attached to her parents. （ A） They want to spend more time with their child
41、ren. （ B） Visiting can help the children learn history better. （ C） They themselves like traveling very much. （ D） They want to meet their childrens requirements. （ A） Her parents will have the repeated plan to visit Gettysburg. （ B） Something unexpected will ruin her plan to visit Gettysburg. （ C）
42、She cant finish the paper about Gettysburg as scheduled. （ D） The visit to Gettysburg may have little help to her paper. 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
43、only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） They dont have to cook by themselves after work. （ B） They can eat cheap food. （ C） People can eat more nutritious. （ D） They can eat around their home. （ A） More and more students
44、like food available on campus. （ B） Ritzer thinks that fast food is good. （ C） Fast food makes peoples life quality improve now. （ D） Fast food can cause traffic accidents. （ A） Customers dont like the traditional hamburgers any more. （ B） They want to attract more children. （ C） They want to make t
45、heir food more nutritious. （ D） They hope to satisfy all kinds of customers. （ A） Through Silk Route. （ B） By ship. （ C） By train. （ D） Through fairs. （ A） Trade and business. （ B） Religious communication. （ C） Introduction of customs and tradition. （ D） Wars and political decisions. （ A） Hard worki
46、ng. （ B） Language gift. （ C） Modesty. （ D） Open mind. （ A） In Paris. （ B） In London. （ C） In Miami. （ D） In Washington D.C. （ A） Artists of the world. （ B） Artists of the country. （ C） Students who study art or computer. （ D） Artists who use computers. （ A） A computer student at the university. （ B）
47、 A computer artist. （ C） A famous artist. （ D） The director of the new computer museum. （ A） They will have students. （ B） They will have an audience. （ C） They will have a teacher. （ D） They will have buyers. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passa
48、ge 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 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the mis
49、sing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 37 Considering how jazz is transcribed in Chinese, you may be misled into assuming that it is a cultural form belonging to those who have some elegant tastes. Nothing could be further from the truth. It (36)_ among black Americans at the end of the 19th century, at a time when they (37)_ the very bottom of the American social heap. So how has some
