1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 729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 Views 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 Views on Remed
2、ial Examinations 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
3、 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. 1 Part Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quick
4、ly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For questions 8- 10. complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. How to Get Lucky and Live a Charmed Life For centuries, people have recognized t
5、he 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 this and other superstitions down f
6、rom 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 and woman from all walks of life-ages
7、 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- seizing chance opportunities; creati
8、ng 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 unlucky people a newspaper, and asked the
9、m 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.“ Lucky people tended to spot the m
10、essage. 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 looking for something else. Lucky people
11、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 people. He noticed that at parties
12、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 must collect a basket of apples. At
13、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 exactly the same with luck. Relish the
14、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 better and win a silver medal. How
15、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 won a gold medal. In contrast, bron
16、ze 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-factual thinking to ease the impac
17、t 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 have been worse: “You could have b
18、een 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 and behavior can enhance good fortu
19、ne. 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 participants react like lucky people. For i
20、nstance, 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 were dramatic: 80 percent were happier
21、 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, and when she returned to the stor
22、e 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 proves that the most elusive of holy
23、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 intelligence 3 The purpose of the authors
24、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, unlucky people dont have because they
25、 _. （ 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 to point to the message （ C） alway
26、s 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 of your luck （ D） you should try har
27、der 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 （ C） they should win the bronze meda
28、l 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 misfortune （ D） help unlucky people deal
29、 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 way of taking advantage of the powe
30、r 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 only once. After each question there w
31、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） It will last for two weeks. （ B） It has come to a halt. （ C） It will end before long. （ D） It will probably continue. （ A） The man is a forgetful person. （ B） The typewrit
32、er is not new. （ C） The man can have the typewriter later. （ D） The man misunderstood her. （ A） It was probably Mr. Browns phone number that the woman wrote down. （ B） It was just an hour ago that the man met Mr. Brown. （ C） The woman forgot to write down the phone number. （ D） The woman needed a sh
33、eet of paper to put down the number. （ A） She believes that the man drives carefully. （ B） She thinks that the man had signaled in time. （ C） She thinks that the man has mined her car. （ D） She doesnt know what to do with the mess. （ A） Its soon enough to get here. （ B） Its not soon enough to get he
34、re. （ C） Its not late to get here. （ D） Its early enough to get here. （ A） It was misleading. （ B） It was enjoyable. （ C） It was rather boring. （ D） It was just so-so. （ A） He wonders if anything happened at the coffee shop. （ B） He doesnt know why the coffee tastes bad. （ C） He only wants coffee be
35、cause he isnt hungry. （ D） He thinks that they ought to go to the coffee shop. （ A） The child should know how to solve the math problems. （ B） There wont be any difficulty in the math homework. （ C） She wants to help the child with the math homework. （ D） She wants to find out about the math problem
36、s. （ A） It plans to send a probe to explore the moon. （ B） Its NASAs most expensive project so far. （ C） Its an ambitious project. （ D） Its involved in the construction of the American space station. （ A） The construction of the American space station. （ B） Budget problems. （ C） Delays. （ D） Technic
37、al difficulties. （ A） Building relationship with outer space. （ B） Making profits. （ C） Creating a stepping-stone to scientific research. （ D） Fostering international scientific cooperation. （ A） There will be a boom in housing. （ B） The house market will suffer depression. （ C） The bank will exert
38、positive influence on housing. （ D） It will hit a three-and-a-half-year low. （ A） The demand is met in the house market. （ B） The mortgage application gets more difficult. （ C） The mortgage rate is increasing. （ D） The houses are overpriced. （ A） He may buy a house at a low price. （ B） He may find i
39、t hard to borrow money from the bank. （ C） The price of his house may drop dramatically. （ D） The value of his house may go up quickly. （ A） That more jobs are added. （ B） That there is job shortage. （ C） That companies plan for recruitment. （ D） That people get laid off. Section B Directions: In th
40、is 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 D. （ A） Words and phrases. （ B） Cultu
41、re. （ C） Individuals. （ D） Misunderstanding. （ A） Understand what their staff are feeling by understanding their body language. （ B） Learn more the cultural background of their staff through their body language. （ C） Create good working conditions by using proper body language. （ D） Spend a lot of t
42、ime in studying body language. （ A） It stands for hostility. （ B） It is not normal. （ C） It is an invasion of space. （ D） It means intimacy between two people. （ A） The impact of commercial whaling. （ B） Why Japan and Norway continue to hunt whales. （ C） The inaction of the IWC. （ D） The immorality
43、of commercial whaling. （ A） It is definitely getting smaller. （ B） It is nearly extinct. （ C） The more they are killed, the quicker they reproduce. （ D） It is rebounding slightly since the ban on commercial whaling. （ A） Whaling is bad. （ B） Commercial whaling is immoral. （ C） Whaling should be limi
44、ted only for food. （ D） The IWC should be replaced. （ A） The importance of the quality of the environment in hospitals. （ B） The contribution of some artists to hospitals. （ C） How to improve the environment in hospitals. （ D） How patients recover from illness. （ A） A gardener. （ B） A surgeon. （ C）
45、An artist. （ D） An art school student. （ A） 20 000. （ B） 5 000. （ C） 2 000. （ D） 10 000. （ A） They would not recover from illness. （ B） They would need less pain killers. （ C） They would need a long time to recover from illness. （ D） They would need more pain killers. Section C Directions: In this s
46、ection, 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 just heard. For blanks
47、 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 37 Millions of young people are creating blogs. Millions of others are reading them. The word “blog“ is a short way of saying Web lo
48、g. Many popular 【 B1】 now offer free, easy ways to create personal Web pages and fill them with writings and pictures. Many young adults use their blogs to write about daily 【 B2】 and events in their lives. They also provide a place for people to write their ideas and 【 B3】 and react to the ideas of
49、 others. Blogs offer young people a place to show their writings and other forms of 【 B4】 . Blogs can also be helpful to connect young people with larger social groups. But some researchers say the 【 B5】 harmless blogs can become dangerous when read on the 【 B6】 by millions of people all over the world. People are 【 B7】 that students are including information in their blogs that create a threat to their own 【 B8】 and safety. 【 B9】 . This personal information puts
