1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 708及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 1. 随着生活水平和医疗水平的提高，我们身边的老人日渐增多。 2. 作为大学生，能为他们做些什么 3. 这样做的原因 Taking Care of the Old 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 t
2、he 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 (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 More than 2
3、,300 universities in over 100 countries have introduced Chinese courses to their curricula, and young overseas nationals flock to China each year to learn Chinese. In 2004, the number of international students in China was 400,000, with an annual increase of 20 percent in the past five years, accord
4、ing to the Chinese Ministry of Education. The Rise of Chinas Economy Monsieur Label and his wife, both respected architects living in Paris Sixth Quarter, have enrolled their daughter in a nearby school where Chinese classes start at kindergarten. Monsieur Label says of China: “I and my colleagues w
5、itnessed the countrys amazing development when we attended a recent seminar in Shenzhen. I believe that China is the economic superpower of the future. My wife and I speak French, English and Spanish, but my daughter should also learn Chinese because it will be useful to her when she grows up.“ Sinc
6、e Chinese courses were added to the curricula of 132 French junior and senior high schools their enrollment has doubled. That at the Oriental Language and Culture College, one of Frances largest Chinese-teaching colleges, has skyrocketed in recent years, according to Xu Dan, dean of the Chinese Depa
7、rtment. She confirms that Chinese and Japanese are now the two most studied Asian languages. French junior student Belda is totally fluent in Chinese. “Im learning Chinese because I want to be an international lawyer in China,“ he explains. Young French entrepreneur Patric Penia established his Beiy
8、an Consultancy Company in Paris, and it now works together with China Central Television in introducing French traditions and culture to Chinese audiences. Pattie also cooperated with Beijings University of Finance and Economics and Central University of Finance and Economics in launching a three-we
9、ek crash course in Chinese in Beijing. In 2005, he initiated the “Chinese people and business management“ training course in Paris, which consists of seminars to help French businessmen understand how Chinese business operates. Germany has also caught on to the benefits of Chinese language learning,
10、 and has added Chinese to its high school graduation exams. Many international corporations also hold introductory Chinese courses for employees assigned work in China. “English isnt enough,“ says Herr Gerck, president of Siemens China, “We need to equip our staff with the ability to deal with Chine
11、se merchants in their own language.“ In Britain, a Chinese teaching program that will form part of the national curriculum has been formulated and approved by the Department of Education and Skills. In the U.S., Chinese is part of the Advance Placement Program for American high school students. This
12、 means that students can take college-level Chinese in the same way as they learn French, Spanish and German and gain credits if they get good test results. More than 2,500 primary and high schools now offer AP courses in the Chinese language. Cultural Echoes Chinese characters, along with the Confu
13、cian philosophy, have always had profound influence on Han cultural circles in Asia, and after a brief hiatus, Chinese language teaching is in demand once more in the ROK, Singapore, Japan and Vietnam. “Singaporeans rushed to learn English in the 1970s, when it was believed to be the most useful lan
14、guage for the future. Now, in the 21st century, a lack of Chinese-speaking skills is seen as a disadvantage,“ says one Singaporean student, who recently graduated from Beijing University with a BA in international relations. The German ambassador to the ROK once told vice minister of Education Zhang
15、 Xinsheng: “Nowadays, high school teachers of German and French must also learn Chinese if they want to keep their jobs.“ In the ROK, a high HSK(Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshithe Chinese Language Proficiency Test taken by non-native speakers) acts as a springboard for jobs and promotions in large corporation
16、s. The number of colleges offering Chinese language courses in the ROK at present stands at 347, compared to 20 in the 1980s. By the year 2007, Chinese courses will be taught in primary and high schools, according to the ROK minister of Education. In the course of Chinas economic boom over the past
17、two decades, a large number of Koreans have immigrated to China. Many now have their own businesses, which would have been impossible without a formal grounding in Chinese. In Thailand, Chinese has eclipsed Japanese to become the second most common second language. “Public interest has moved from Ja
18、panese to Chinese,“ the Japanese Sankei Shimbun recently reported, “the number of people learning Chinese in Thailand now is tenfold that of ten years ago. Indonesian President Suhartos resignation in 1998 provided the opportunity for a closer relationship between the two nations and for the Indones
19、ian Chinese population to learn Chinese, language as well as Chinese traditions. In the belief that “Chinese children should learn Chinese“ Indonesian Chinese residents sent their children to schools offering Chinese courses so that they might understand Chinese cultural traditions as well as speak
20、the language. Enrollment at such schools soon skyrocketed, and parents often queued up all night in order to be secure admission for their children. Why Chinese? “People around the world are rushing to learn Chinese. This interest can be attributed to Chinas economic opportunities and its telling ef
21、fect on the future“ so stated the article ChinaEmbracing the World published in the May issue of The Hindu. In view of the international demand for Chinese language learning, the Chinese government plans to set up 100 Confucius Institutes around the world. The Confucius Institute is a nonprofit orga
22、nization whose aim is to promote the Chinese language and culture overseas through Internet or on-campus non-degree courses. The first institute was established in Seoul, ROK in November 2004. Since then branches have been set up in many other countries, including the U.S., Sweden, France and Uzbeki
23、stan. Great hopes have been laid on Chengo(Chinese and English on the Go), an E-language learning system based on pinyin rather than Chinese characters developed by 12 experts from China and the U.S., as a means to help children learn Chinese. This software captures childrens attention with stories,
24、 games and animations based on the 2008 Olympics. In order to ensure that there are sufficient teachers to meet the current demand, the Chinese government has set up training centers where overseas teachers of Chinese can attend lectures. It has also launched overseas training courses. In addition t
25、o dispatching Chinese teachers abroad to teach Chinese, the government has also sent over 1,000 professionally qualified volunteers to countries in Asia, Europe, America and Africa. Since Chinese became so popular in the international community, the number of foreign students applying to take the Ch
26、inese Language Proficiency Test (HSK) has surged from 21,000 in 1996 to 100,000 in 2004. It is now possible to take the HSK exam, known to candidates as the “Chinese TOEFL“, at 151 local universities or colleges in 34 countries. The Paris-based Chinese newspaper European Times, which has the highest
27、 circulation among Chinese-language newspapers in Europe, released a comment early this year entitled “Develop as Rapidly as the Chinese Economy Booms“ that analyzed why so many people are rushing to learn Chinese and study in China, Its conclusions were that Chinas increasing economic competitivene
28、ss and the brilliant future career it offers is a powerful lure to mastering Chinese. But it also pointed out that learning Chinese is the key to Chinese cultural traditions. After all, what point is there in learning a foreign language if you cant use it to express knowledge of the culture from whi
29、ch it sprang! 2 This article mainly discusses about the popularity of Chinese in western countries. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Monsieur Label and his wife send their children to learn Chinese because they hope that their children can learn as many foreign languages as possible. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4
30、Many German international corporations hold introductory Chinese courses for employees assigned work in China because they want their staff become interested in China. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 In Thailand, the most popular second language nowadays is Chinese. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Singaporeans beli
31、eve that a lack of _-speaking skills is a disadvantage in the 21st century. 7 After the resignation of Indonesian President in 1998, Indonesian Chinese residents sent their children to school offering _ in the belief that “Chinese children should learn Chinese“. 8 Chinas economic opportunities and i
32、ts _ on the future contributes to peoples interest in learning Chinese. 9 The Confucius Institutes aim at promoting the Chinese language and culture overseas through Internet or _ courses. 10 An E-language learning system called Chengo is hopeful to help children learn Chinese for this software capt
33、ures _ with stories, games and animations based on the 2008 Olympics. 11 The popularity of Chinese in the world makes the “Chinese TOFEL“, the _ exam, possible. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one o
34、r 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. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Husband mad wife. （ B） Doc
35、tor and nurse. （ C） Sales clerk and customer. （ D） Airline agent and customer. （ A） Hes a secretary. （ B） Hes a novelist. （ C） Hes a newspaperman. （ D） Hes a worker. （ A） On a mountain path. （ B） In a supermarket. （ C） On a mad. （ D） In a railway, station. （ A） Monday morning （ B） Monday afternoon.
36、（ C） Wednesday morning. （ D） Friday afternoon. （ A） To encourage them. （ B） To stop them immediately. （ C） To give some explanation. （ D） To leave them alone. （ A） She has bad study habits. （ B） She sleeps too much. （ C） She wakes up late. （ D） Shes an excellent student （ A） 4 hours. （ B） 6 hours. （
37、 C） 12 hours. （ D） 18 hours. （ A） How primitive people used flags. （ B） What the ancient means of communication was. （ C） Why the torch towers were built. （ D） How the Great Wall came into being. （ A） He moved into his own apartment. （ B） He is always eating less than enough. （ C） He is on a diet an
38、d exercises too much. （ D） He smokes heavily every day. （ A） He keeps eating a lot of candy and cake. （ B） He likes to drink soda all the time. （ C） He is very lazy and doesnt exercise. （ D） He doesnt listen to others opinions. （ A） The speakers dont know the problems with Mark and Tim. （ B） They ar
39、e talking about how to make their sons live a healthy life. （ C） Both Mark and Tim do not have a girlfriend to look after them. （ D） The woman thinks that having a girlfriend can not help Mark. （ A） At a newspaper. （ B） At an advertising agency. （ C） At a furniture store. （ D） At a real estate offic
40、e. （ A） A two-bedroom apartment. （ B） A sofa. （ C） A chair. （ D） A roommate. （ A） Her phone number. （ B） The location of the apartment. （ C） The best time to call her. （ D） Her first name. （ A） $5. （ B） $15. （ C） $30. （ D） $250. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.
41、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 D. （ A） The meaning of facial expressions depends on situations. （ B） Facial expr
42、essions can cause misunderstanding across culture. （ C） People from one culture may tack facial expressions because they experience less emotions. （ D） Facial expressions may disguise true feelings. （ A） They smile to cover embarrassment. （ B） It is an unusual and even suspicious behavior. （ C） They
43、 smite to show politeness. （ D） It is an expression of pleasure. （ A） We shouldnt judge people by reading their faces. （ B） We shouldnt smile in the wrong place. （ C） We shouldnt cover our true feelings. （ D） We shouldnt express our emotions too openly. （ A） It will cover more big political affairs.
44、 （ B） It wont be printed in publishing houses. （ C） It will cover more scientific research. （ D） It will cover less disasters. （ A） Local and international news. （ B） A menu of political stories. （ C） The most important news. （ D） What you are interested in. （ A） They compete with each other. （ B） T
45、hey do good to each other （ C） They focus on different news. （ D） They will die out. （ A） Training given to music therapists. （ B） How music prevents disease. （ C） Studies on the benefits of music. （ D） How musicians create music. （ A） To replace physical therapy. （ B） To control brain seizures. （ C
46、） To prevent heart disease. （ D） To relieve tension. （ A） Music they like can relieve depression but distract attention. （ B） Music they like can reduce stress and improve concentration. （ C） Classical music and rock-and-roll increase their heart rate and expand the breathing. （ D） Wearing headphone
47、s can help concentrate when they are performing operations. （ A） It increased the students white blood cell count. （ B） It increased some students energy level. （ C） It improved the students ability to play musical instruments. （ D） It released a natural painkiller in some students bodies. Section C
48、 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 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
49、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 write down the 36 The main reason we explore Mars is to determine if life ever existed on the planet. We have tried for centuries, starting with 【 B1】 _and lately with satellites, landers and rovers. We have 【 B2】 _ for it directly and indirectly. No luck so far. Some think life has never been there. Others think it
