1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 709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 About Keeping Indoors You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1. 目前很多年轻人大部分时间喜欢 “宅 ”在家里，很少外 出进行户外活动 2. 对这种做法有人表示支持，也有人并不赞成 3. 我的观点 二、 Part II
2、 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 in the passage; N (f
3、or 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 7 Things You Cant Say in Canada Attacking our sacred cows (things or people that cannot be criticized) may turn you into one looked down upon by all others b
4、ut it can also be a lot of fun. Every culture has its unacknowledged taboos the things you are forbidden to say or do in polite company, the accepted truths you are not allowed to doubt. You might think that a liberal, open-minded country like Canada would be free of such taboos, but youd be wrong.
5、In spite of our belief in our own enlightened tolerance, some things are simply not open to debate. If you try, youre bound to shock the neighbors. Its risky to question the wisdom of the tribe. You might get stoned. On the other hand, some people might come near to you very quietly afterwards and c
6、onfess that they secretly agree. So heres a challenge to a few of our nations most widely held beliefs. You say these things in public at your own danger. I will be elaborating on these points over the months to come. Feel free to stone me or secretly agree or, even better, add to the list. At the v
7、ery least, theyre sure to start a good dinner-party fight. Margaret Atwood writes some really awful books. The queen of Canadian Literature dominates the literary world like a giant. Nobody has won more awards than she has, and nobody is more feared. There is no such a thing as a bad review of a Mar
8、garet Atwood book in Canada. Thats too bad, because many of her books are tedious and unreadable, full of tortuous plots and unpleasant characters. Why will no one say so? Because were grateful that shes put us on the global map. If they do, theyll never work in this country again. Recycling is a wa
9、ste of time and money. Once upon a time it was easy to put out the trash. Today, the Garbage Gestapo rules our lives. Every household has become a mini version of the village dump, and every one of us has become a garbage picker, carefully separating our organic waste from our bottles and papers, an
10、d worrying about where our different kinds of garbage are supposed to go. Dont try to sort a wine bottle into the wrong bag! The trash police will punish you. The truth about recycling is that its a giant waste of dollars and doesnt help the environment. But dont tell your kids. They wont believe yo
11、u. Theyve been brainwashed. Only private enterprise can save public health care. Tommy Douglas, the CBCs Greatest Canadian, brought us universal health care. But even his plan didnt originally pay for everybodys minor diseases, such as ingrown toenails. His primary goal was to make sure nobody faced
12、 financial ruin if they got sick. Today we have a system where controlling costs is more important than treating patients, and where ideology is disabling us. In some places, including Toronto, people go blind waiting for cataract (白内障 ) surgery. The government could restore their sight tomorrow sim
13、ply by sending them to a private clinic instead of to a hospital. The cost to the government would be exactly the same. But in Canada, private is a dirty word, and so the government would rather you go blind. Poor Tommy would be spinning in his grave. David Suzuki is bad for the environment. From gl
14、obal warming to farmed salmon and genetically modified crops, David Suzuki has just one message: The end is near. He is our homegrown prophet of doom who can predict what will happen in the future. He advocates the essential wickedness of the human race. Like a modern Savonarola, he warns that unles
15、s we cast our material possessions into the bonfire, were all going to hell. The trouble with this predicting vision is that people are starting to isolate from the environment. And our hugely expensive investment in the unworkable Kyoto treaty, which Mr. Suzuki tells us doesnt go nearly far enough,
16、 will wipe out more practical measures to cut smog and clean up our waste sites. A national daycare program wont do a thing to help poor kids. Cheap national daycare! Who could be against it? Its supposed to give kids a better start in life, and nobody can object to that. But in Quebec, where the pr
17、ogram started, universal daycare has turned out to be nothing more than a giant (and extremely costly) subsidy for relatively well-off middle-class parents. Few poor parents use the system. No doubt convenient daycare is a gift set by god for many people. But so far there is no definitive evidence t
18、hat kids who go to daycare go on to do better in school or in life. So if we want to invest billions in helping kids, why are we spending it on the kids who need help the least? Group of Seven artists are overexposed genre painters. I like A.Y. Jackson as much as you do. His paintings remind me of w
19、hen I went to summer camp. I grew up with a reproduction of The West Wind hanging in our living room. (That was by Tom Thomson, who wasnt really a member of Group of Seven, but never mind.) Group of Seven were the first artists to depict the wild Canadian landscape, and they were bold young rebels i
20、n their time. But that time was 80 years ago. Today their work is the essence of bourgeois picture-postcard art the kind of art safe to take your mother to see. Enough, already. Maybe its time we moved on. The United States is the greatest force for good the world has ever known. Of all the shocking
21、 things you can say around the dinner table, this is the most shocking one. After all, America-criticizing is part of our national identity. At best, we see our neighbor as a well-intentioned but arrogant and wrong-doing bully that throws its weight around too much. At worst, we see our neighbor as
22、one of the most evil nations in the world. And yet, right now, hundreds of millions of people in desperately poor parts of the world are being liberated from millennia of suffering and serfdom. Why? Because of the United States, which has spread its idea of economic freedom and its purchasing power
23、around the world. 2 The author describes Canada as a country which_. （ A） is free of taboos （ B） is thinly populated （ C） is highly industrialized （ D） is liberal and open-minded 3 Who has been regarded as the queen of Canadian Literature? （ A） Sharon H. Nelson. （ B） Cynthia Hood. （ C） Margaret Atwo
24、od. （ D） Audrey Thomas. 4 In the authors point of view, Margaret Atwoods books are_. （ A） thrilling （ B） monotonous （ C） encouraging （ D） simple-minded 5 The author thinks that he becomes a garbage picker because he has to_. （ A） carefully sort out different kinds of garbage （ B） help cleaning the c
25、ommunity every weekend （ C） dispose of any garbage dumped by his kids （ D） pick recyclable items from the local landfill 6 Which of the following was not included in Tommy Douglas health plan? （ A） Ingrown toenails. （ B） Tooth extraction. （ C） Cataract. （ D） Insomnia. 7 David Suzuki believes that “t
26、he end is near“, and he is regarded as_. （ A） an environmental spokesman （ B） an advocate of genetic engineering （ C） a local prophet of doom （ D） the most wicked Canadian 8 The aim of Kyoto treaty was to solve_. （ A） insurance problems （ B） educational problems （ C） population problems （ D） polluti
27、on problems 9 In Quebec, the national daycare system is seldom used by_. 10 The original painting The West Wind was painted by_. 11 Thanks to, people in poor areas of the world are being liberated from_millennia of suffering and serfdom. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short c
28、onversations 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. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B,
29、C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Outstanding teachers like Professor Johnson are rare. （ B） Professor Johnson has won a million dollars as an award. （ C） Professor Johnson is likely to get the benefits from the school. （ D） There are many teachers as good as Professor Johnson. （ A）
30、 It was misleading. （ B） It was rather boring. （ C） It was enjoyable. （ D） It was just so-so. （ A） She has to change the time for the trip. （ B） She hasnt decided where to go next month. （ C） She cant afford the time for the trip. （ D） She will manage to leave this month. （ A） The apartment is bette
31、r furnished. （ B） The woman prefers to live in a quiet place. （ C） Its less expensive to live in an apartment. （ D） The womans roommate is hard to get along with. （ A） At home. （ B） In a telephone booth. （ C） At a meeting. （ D） In the hospital. （ A） Customer and salesperson. （ B） Teacher and student
32、. （ C） Boss and secretary. （ D） Guest and waitress. （ A） He didnt buy anything while Tommy bought a lot. （ B） He got some medicine for his hurting foot. （ C） He twisted his foot and couldnt go shopping. （ D） He bought everything except the storybook. （ A） She didnt expect her daughter to sing so wel
33、l. （ B） She sings better than her daughter. （ C） She doesnt like her daughter singing. （ D） She herself doesnt have a good voice. （ A） Apply immediately with any credit card. （ B） Fill out the membership application form. （ C） Pay a membership fee. （ D） Buy certain items in the store. （ A） It bills
34、the customer once a month. （ B） Its a kind of ATM cards. （ C） Its a kind of credit cards. （ D） It takes out the money from the customers bank account. （ A） In a grocery store. （ B） In a bank. （ C） In a book store. （ D） In a post office. （ A） A new fuel for buses. （ B） The causes of air pollution. （
35、C） Careers in environmental engineering. （ D） A way to improve fuel efficiency in buses. （ A） Her car is being repaired. （ B） Parking is difficult in the city. （ C） The cost of fuel has increased. （ D） She wants to help reduce pollution. （ A） A fuel that burns cleanly. （ B） An oil additive that help
36、s cool engines. （ C） A material from which filters are made. （ D） An insulating material sprayed on engine parts. （ A） The high temperatures required for its use. （ B） The lack of trained environmental engineers. （ C） The opposition of automobile manufacturers. （ D） The high cost of materials used i
37、n its production. 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
38、, C and D. （ A） The floor is slick. （ B） The staircase is tilted. （ C） The passage is narrow. （ D） The tread is unsteady. （ A） It disturbed the local people with noises. （ B） It caused the damage on the pavement. （ C） It stopped people and cars moving freely. （ D） It prevented people from walking ea
39、sily. （ A） It is part of their local heritage. （ B） It is an attraction of tourists. （ C） It is the revival of morals. （ D） It is the miracle of God. （ A） Improve themselves. （ B） Get rid of empty dreams. （ C） Follow the cultural tradition. （ D） Attempt something impossible. （ A） By finding sufficie
40、nt support for implementation. （ B） By taking into account their own ability to change. （ C） By constantly keeping in mind their ultimate goals. （ D） By making detailed plans and carrying them out. （ A） To show people how to get their lives back to normal. （ B） To show how difficult it is for people
41、 to lose weight. （ C） To remind people to check the calories on food bags. （ D） To illustrate how easily people abandon their goals. （ A） A study of the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation. （ B） One of the essentials for life. （ C） Latest figures of people who dont eat breakfast. （ D） Breakfas
42、t and human health. （ A） Anyone without breakfast does in, prove his performance. （ B） Not giving people breakfast improves lfis performance. （ C） People having breakfast do improve their performance. （ D） Having breakfast does not improve performance, either. （ A） Not eating breakfast might affect
43、the health of children. （ B） Breakfast does not affect performance. （ C） Professor Bendor once taught college courses in nutrition in London. （ D） The number of people who dont eat breakfast has increased. （ A） Several studies have been done in the past few years. （ B） Not eating breakfast does no h
44、arm to the adults health. （ C） Adults have especially made studies in this field. （ D） Eating little in the morning may be good for health. 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 gen
45、eral 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 missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words
46、 you have just heard or write down the 36 Modern life is stressful. The noise and the fast pace of the city take their【 B1】 _ on the spirit. Everybody knows this, but the sad【 B2】 _ is how poorly many people deal with it. They attempt to escape from noise into more noise and the empty moments are fi
47、lled with the【 B4】 _ noises of electronic entertainment. Many city【 B3】 _ escape on weekends to country cottage, but they take the city with them, and spend their afternoons out on the lake listening to the【 B5】 _ of an outboard motor. The seventeenth century French【 B6】 _ Pascal said “All mans mise
48、ries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone.“ Sitting quietly and doing nothing is the【 B7】 _ of the oldest medical practice in the world, Buddhist meditation (冥想 ). People need the healing force of quiet and【 B8】 _ . We all need to take a breath, and slow down. It may be【 B9】_ .
49、Whenever I visit New York, I am struck by how much everyone seems to be in a rush.【 B10】_ . This is all the more reason why they need to find quiet and peace outside of work.【 B11】 _ . It could be that Pascal knew that, too, because he also said “The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.“ 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 46 【 B10】 47 【 B1
