1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 703及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 The Importance of Goal 1树立目标很重要 2原因是 3如何设立和达到目标 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 passa
2、ge. 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 How to Get Lucky and Live a Charmed Life For
3、centuries, people have recognized the power of luck and have done whatever they could to try seizing it. Take knocking on wood, thought to date back to pagan rituals aimed at eliciting help from powerful tree gods. We still do it today, though few, if any, of us worship tree gods. So why do we pass
4、this and other superstitions down from generation to generation? The answer lies in the power of hick. Live a Charmed life To investigate scientifically why some people are consistently lucky and others arent, I advertised in national periodicals for volunteers of both varieties. Four hundred men an
5、d woman from all walks of life-ages 18 to 84 responded. Over a ten-year period, I interviewed these volunteers, asked them to complete diaries, personality questionnaires and IQ tests, and invited them to my laboratory for experiments. Lucky people, I found, get that way via some basic principles- s
6、eizing chance opportunities; creating self-fulfilling prophecies through positive expectations; and adopting a resilient attitude that turns had luck around. Open Your Mind Consider chance opportunities: Lucky people regularly have them; unlucky people dont. To determine why, I gave lucky and unluck
7、y people a newspaper, and asked them to tell me how many photos were inside. On average, unlucky people spent about two minutes un this exercise; lucky people spent seconds. Why? Because on the papers second page-in big type-was the message “Stop counting: There are 43 photographs in this newspaper.
8、“ Lucky people tended to spot the message. Unlucky ones didnt. I put a second one halfway through the paper: “Stop counting, tell the experimenter you have seen this and win 250.“ Again, the unlucky people missed it. The lesson: Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because theyre too busy lookin
9、g for something else. Lucky people see what is there rather than just what theyre looking for. This is only part of the story. Many of my lanky participants tried hard to add variety to their lives. Before making important decisions, one altered his route to work. Another described a way of meeting
10、people. He noticed that at parties he usually talked to the same type of person. To change this, he thought of a color and then spoke only to guests wearing that color-women in red, say, or men in black. Does this technique work? Well, imagine living in the canter of an apple orchard. Each day you m
11、ust collect a basket of apples. At first, it wont matter where you look. The entire orchard will have apples. Gradually, it becomes harder to find apples in places youve visited before. If you go to new parts of the orchard each time, the odds of finding apples will increase dramatically. It is exac
12、tly the same with luck. Relish the Upside Another important principle revolved around the way in which lucky and unlucky people deal with misfortune. Imagine representing your country in the Olympics. You compete, do well, and win a bronze medal. Now imagine a second Olympics. This time you do even
13、better and win a silver medal. How happy do you think youd feel? Most of us think wed be happier after winning the silver medal. But research suggests athletes who win bronze medals are actually happier. This is because silver medalists think that if theyd performed slightly better, they might have
14、won a gold medal. In contrast, bronze medalists focus on how if theyd performed slightly worse, they wouldnt have won anything. Psychologists call this ability to imagine what might have happened, rather than what actually happened, “counter-factual“ thinking. To find out if lucky people use counter
15、-factual thinking to ease the impact of misfortune, I asked my subjects to imagine being in a bank. Suddenly, an armed robber enters and fires a shot that hits them in the arms. Unlucky people tended to say this would be their bad luck to be in the bank during the robbery. Lucky people said it could
16、 have been worse: “You could have been shot in the head.“ This kind of thinking makes people feel better about themselves, keeps expectations high, and increases the likelihood of continuing to live a lucky life. Learn to Be Lucky Finally, I created a series of experiments examining whether thought
17、and behavior can enhance good fortune. First come one-on-one meetings, during which participants completed questionnaires that measured their luck and their satisfaction with six key areas of their lives. I then outlined the main principles of luck, and described techniques designed to help particip
18、ants react like lucky people. For instance, they were taught how to be more open to opportunities around them, how to break routines, and how to deal with bad luck by imagining things being worse. They were asked to carry out specific exercises for a month and then report back to me. The results wer
19、e dramatic: 80 percent were happier and more satisfied with their lives-and luckier. One unlucky subject said that after adjusting her attitude-expecting good fortune, not dwelling on the negative-her bad luck had vanished. One day, she went shopping and found a dress she liked. But she didnt buy it
20、, and when she returned to the store in a week, it was gone. Instead of slinking away disappointed, she looked around and found a better dress-for less. Events like this made her a much happier person. Her experience shows how thoughts and behavior affect the good and bad fortune we encounter. It pr
21、oves that the most elusive of holy grails-an effective way of taking advantage of the power of luck-is available to us all. 2 People can pass superstitions down from generation to generation because of _. （ A） the power of luck （ B） the power of God （ C） the power of belief （ D） the power of intelli
22、gence 3 The purpose of the authors investigation is to study _. （ A） why people try hard to seize luck （ B） why people worship gods since ancient time （ C） why some people are always lucky and others arent （ D） why people are feeling lucky while worshiping gods 4 Considering chance opportunities, un
23、lucky people dont have because they _. （ A） have missed a lot of chances （ B） are born with misfortune （ C） have little abilities to deal with problems （ D） have no chance actually 5 According to the passage, unlike lucky people, unlucky people _. （ A） always think in a positive way （ B） always tend
24、 to point to the message （ C） always spend less time on the exercise （ D） always see what theyre looking for 6 The story of apple orchard suggests that _. （ A） you should find a orchard with enough apples （ B） the more you change, the more chances you will get （ C） you can pick more apples because o
25、f your luck （ D） you should try harder to find apples in the places youve visited before 7 Athletes who win bronze medals are happier because they think _. （ A） they would have won the gold medal by working hard a little （ B） they might have won a silver medal if they had performed a little better （
26、 C） they should win the bronze medal since theyd performed very well （ D） they would have lost the bronze medal if theyd performed a little worse 8 Lucky people use counter-factual thinking to _. （ A） encourage others to be happier （ B） move their misfortune to others （ C） weaken the impact of misfo
27、rtune （ D） help unlucky people deal with misfortune 9 A series of experiments described in the passage is to examine whether thought and behavior can _. 10 The unlucky subject in the experiments said that her bad luck had died away, because she has _. 11 Her last experiment proved that an effective
28、way of taking advantage of the power of luck is _. 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 onl
29、y 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） He hopes to meet the professor soon. （ B） He doesnt like the professor at all. （ C） He is happy that Prof. Smith will be the dean. （ D）
30、He wants Prof. Smith to be the new dean. （ A） She doesnt think its cold enough. （ B） She believes its a good day to play football. （ C） She brought her sweater along in case its getting cold. （ D） She agrees that it wasnt supposed to be so cold. （ A） She wants to learn basketball. （ B） She thinks pl
31、aying basketball will be relaxing. （ C） She doesnt understand the game well. （ D） She wants to watch the game again. （ A） The woman wants to eat at the student canteen. （ B） The woman is fed up with canteen food. （ C） The woman wants to eat French dinner at her home. （ D） The woman likes the Italian
32、 food most. （ A） He didnt know the pictures at all. （ B） He also thought they were interesting. （ C） He was eager to get one of the pictures. （ D） He didnt like the pictures. （ A） The conversation probably takes place at the airport. （ B） They are probably talking at a bank. （ C） The conversation ha
33、ppens in a job register office. （ D） They are probably university classmates. （ A） The man will buy a new suit for the family reunion. （ B） The man wants to leave, a good impression with the woman. （ C） Casual clothes are enough for a family reunion. （ D） Both suit and T-shirt are necessary for the
34、family reunion. （ A） People often ask him to play the songs. （ B） Tickets for the concert were rather expensive. （ C） The concert will be broadcast on television. （ D） He hasnt been playing the piano long. （ A） It offers really good coffee. （ B） It has live music every Saturday night. （ C） Its near
35、the theater. （ D） You can see a movie there. （ A） Its overpriced. （ B） It makes people crazy. （ C） Ifs different from other coffee houses coffee. （ D） All the coffee is from Brazil. （ A） They are shopping. （ B） They are jogging. （ C） They are seeing a movie. （ D） They are drinking coffee. （ A） Meeti
36、ng with his professors. （ B） Doing extra work in the chemistry lab. （ C） Writing papers for his classes. （ D） Working overtime as a librarian. （ A） Spend more time in the library. （ B） Write just one paper for all his classes. （ C） Drop one of his courses. （ D） Write three papers on closely related
37、topics. （ A） She particularly likes Romantic poetry. （ B） She suggests the man should write about it. （ C） She once wrote a paper about it. （ D） Shes been studying it recently. （ A） Hes already helped her a lot. （ B） She knows hes very busy. （ C） She doesnt need any help. （ D） He doesnt know enough
38、chemistry. 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
39、 D. （ A） Telling stories. （ B） Drawing pictures. （ C） Delivering newspapers. （ D） Joining the army. （ A） He studied cartooning. （ B） He stayed at home. （ C） He went abroad. （ D） He worked for a company. （ A） He was born in Chicago in 1910. （ B） He ever sold newspapers in Chicago. （ C） He made severa
40、l fills with an old camera. （ D） He end his brother set up a company in 1932. （ A） The weather gets hotter. （ B） Telegraph wires stand still. （ C） Swallows sit on telegraph wires. （ D） People find the mystery of migration （ A） Salmon and tunas. （ B） Locusts and butterflies. （ C） Ants and bees. （ D）
41、Whales and bats. （ A） Migrating birds follow a certain smell or scent. （ B） Animals migrate by following changes in temperature. （ C） Animals find their way by recognizing geographical features. （ D） Migrating mammals use the rising and falling of tidal waves. （ A） The workers on the platforms were
42、replaced by machines. （ B） It became the first completely automatic railway in the world. （ C） A completely automatic line was added to its network. （ D） Its trains became computer controlled. （ A） Platform worker. （ B） The command spot. （ C） A computer. （ D） A machine. （ A） To drive the train after
43、 it is started automatically. （ B） To start the train and to drive it when necessary. （ C） To take care of the passengers on the train. （ D） To send commanding signals to the command spot. （ A） There is danger of accidents on the line. （ B） There is no danger of accidents on the line. （ C） Their spe
44、eds will be automatically fixed by the computers. （ D） One train will keep a safe distance from the other trains. 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 passag
45、e 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 wr
46、ite down the 37 Water projects in the United States gained a new principle in the 1930s. And during this time the nation suffered its worst economic depression and the Great Plains region suffered its worst (36)_ in recorded history. As the economy (37)_ into a deep depression and (38)_ rates increa
47、sed, the political climate for direct federal government (39)_ in water projects improved. President Franklin Roosevehs first 100 days in office brought a (40)_ of new laws to deal with the (41)_ economic depression. The natural pattern of the Tennessee River was (42)_ by large spring flows that pro
48、duced (43)_ floods and low summer flows that inhibited navigation. (44)_. To counter these natural obstacles, the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a public agency with broad powers to promote development in the region, including the authority to bu
49、ild dams and reservoirs and to generate and sell hydroelectric power. (45)_. The TVA inherited the Wilson Dam, and by the beginning of the Second World War it had completed six additional multipurpose dams with power plants and locks for navigation. Investments in dams and hydropower facilities within the Tennessee Valley also received high priority during the war. (46)_
