1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 747及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Volunteer Service Is Welcome Everywhere. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: - 义务活动的意义 - 我参加义务活动的经历 Volunteer Service Is Welc
2、ome Everywhere 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 g
3、iven 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 Are We Turning into a Nation of Loners? Marriage is down, and so is childbirth. But divorce is up, along with single-person living.
4、This is Britain today. A period of unprecedented change in British family life, where adults lead more isolated lives, bringing up children on their own or not having them at all, is described in a report today. The independent Family Policy Studies Centre paints a picture of an evolving society wit
5、h fewer children, fewer marriages, more divorces and more solo living, where “marriage and partnerships are much more fragile than they were“. Although the government has gone further than any other in developing explicit policies for parenting and marriage, ministers should become “more in tune wit
6、h contemporary family life“, it says. They need to consider the effect of these changes, the report says, not just on children affected by the breakdown of adult relationships, but on society as a whole and “right across the life cycle“. The report says it is still too early to talk of the death of
7、the “traditional family“, because four-fifths of dependent children still live in a family with two parents, and nine in ten of those parents are married. But other statistics included in the report demonstrate significant changes in family demographics (人口统计 ) with profound, often unexplored, conse
8、quences. More than 6.5 million people in Britain about 28% of households now live on their own, three times as many as 40 years ago, the report says. Nearly a quarter of women born in 1973 will still be childless at the age of 45, compared with about one in ten of those born in 1943. Women are havin
9、g children later, on average at 29 rather than at 26, as in the 1970s, and they are having fewer offspring. The average of 1.73 children per woman in the late 1990s, though higher than in most EU countries, is well below the 2.1 needed to retain the population at its present level in the long term.
10、Lone parents trebled The 21% of dependent children living in lone parent households (the vast majority with their mother) has trebled (三倍 ) from the 7% in 1972. The number of lone parents has trebled in the past 25 years there were about 1.6 million such parents and 2.8 million dependent children by
11、 the mid 1990s, compared with just over 500000 lone parents and 1 million dependent children in 1971. Within that 1.6 million, the fastest growing group is single, never-married lone mothers. Their proportion, 42% in 1997, is nearly double the proportion of 24% for 1984. “Twenty years ago such women
12、 would have married only to see their relationship end in separation or divorce,“ the report says. “Single lone mothers should be seen as the modern equivalent of teenagers in earlier generations whose shotgun marriages (为怀孕所迫的结婚 ) failed.“ The annual marriage rate is at its lowest level since recor
13、ds began 160 years ago. In 1961 approximately 330000 first-time marriages and 50000 remarriages took place. By 1997 these figures had dropped to fewer than 200000 first-time marriages and approximately 120000 remarriages. Of every five marriages, two will end in divorce. More than 150000 children un
14、der 16 experience the divorce of their parents, and if present rates continue, 28% of children under 16 will experience divorce. The cost of family breakdown to the public purse has been estimated at about 5 billion a year. But marriage is still more stable than cohabiting, with couples who live tog
15、ether unmarried three or four times more likely to split up. Future research will show a rise in the proportion of cohabiting couples, from the one in ten in the most recently available figures. And the presence of children in a cohabiting relationship does not appear to reduce the breakdown rate si
16、gnificantly. Although the Centre itself devotes some space in its report to children, it says ministers should broaden their scope to consider the wider implications of these changes. “The impact right across the life cycle, including that on the growing numbers of older people, must be fully taken
17、on board, as must the effect of these family changes on society,“ said Ceridwen Roberts, director of the Centre. Ms Roberts said: “When we just talk about children, I think this fudges (篡改事实 ) the issue sometimes. We have also got to look at the effects on adults. I think the government has a respon
18、sibility to look at the full social and economic cost of relationship fragility. We need to encourage a public debate about whether those costs should be borne by private individuals, or directly and indirectly by society. If we are going to have a serious discussion about whether there is a social
19、policy impact on relationship breakdown you cant just ignore the cost.“ Through his chairing of the ministerial group on the family, Jack Straw, the home secretary, has concentrated on the impact of family breakdown on children. That is unlikely to alter. “The main part of our family policy is about
20、 ensuring children are better supported, everything springs from that,“ said a Home Office source. Misconceptions The Centre recommends introduction of family impact statements, spelling out the impact of any government policy. In its report, the Centre also dispels some common misconceptions: that
21、people living alone are not part of a family, when in fact the family remains “the key social network and primary source of informal care and support for most people“; that most non-resident fathers do not keep in contact with their children, when nearly half in 1996 saw their children at least once
22、 a week. The extended family continues to be very important, although contact with relatives has lessened, and family members are the main providers of care for elderly relatives. Grandparents are still important in childcare. Mr. Straw last week confirmed his commitment to promoting the family, but
23、 he said he wanted to “develop policies that support people in families as they really are today, not according to some outdated ideal“. He thought it unlikely that the traditional nuclear family ever really existed. “This government is committed to supporting families whatever form they take. This
24、government will not preach about marriage,“ he said. Patricia Morgan, author of an Institute of Economic Affairs book entitled Farewell to the Family, claimed the government was anti-marriage and too willing to accept family breakdown and lower birth rates. She said the increased number of women hav
25、ing children late or not at all was made up largely of graduates. “Some people might say it is those women who should have children because a mothers education does correlate quite significantly to the childs. I think it must have an effect on the population if more intelligent women are not having
26、children or having them in smaller numbers.“ She said the number of cohabiting couples was rising fast and did not lead to secure relationships. “Most go split,“ she said. It took people five years on average to find another partner, and she thought there were insufficient penalties on those who bre
27、ak up a marriage. 2 The Family Policy Studies Centre describes the change of present British family life as higher divorce rate, more single parents and not stable family relationship. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 The statistics in the report show that traditional family life has died, though there are s
28、till many children living with both parents. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Most EU countries have the lowest birth rate in the world according to the statistics given by the Centre. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 The family breakup has caused some economic loss to the British government each year. （ A） Y （ B） N
29、（ C） NG 6 The report appeals to the government for considering not only the effects of family change on children, on parents, but also on _. 7 Ms Roberts demands that the government take on the responsibility for finding out the _ of family relationship crisis. 8 Jack Straw hopes that the policy on
30、family should make sure that the children receive better care since the impact of family breakdown on them is _. 9 The report emphasizes that _ are still vital in giving care and love to their children. 10 According to Patricia Morgan the increasing number of women who have children late or dont wan
31、t to give birth to children are those who are _. 11 Patricia thought more _ should be exerted on those who get their marriage broken down. 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
32、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） Robert survived the plane crash. （ B） All the pa
33、ssengers were killed in the plane crash. （ C） Robert was killed in the air crash. （ D） Robert is a wonderworking person. （ A） She feels very hot in the room. （ B） She wants to avoid meeting people. （ C） She wants to smoke a cigarette outside. （ D） She doesnt like the smell of smoke inside. （ A） He m
34、ight help the woman much. （ B） The woman shouldnt buy a used car. （ C） He doesnt know a lot about new cars. （ D） The woman is a better mechanic than he is. （ A） He shouldnt have apologized. （ B） He will find a better way of apologizing. （ C） He couldnt find a right word to make an apology. （ D） His
35、friend is asking for more than just an apology. （ A） The man should start running daily. （ B） She also prefers to exercise in the afternoon. （ C） Its important to warm up before exercising. （ D） The man should continue his exercise program. （ A） He doesnt know what tools to bring. （ B） He doesnt min
36、d helping the woman. （ C） The woman wont have to carry the tools. （ D） The donkeys will carry the womans personal items. （ A） They have a narrow range of topics to discuss. （ B） They bring up the most important issue. （ C） They have interesting topics to discuss. （ D） They have little knowledge. （ A
37、） Write Daisy a note of apology. （ B） Return Daisys notes in a few days. （ C） Apologize when Daisy is less angry. （ D） Let her talk to Daisy about the situation. （ A） The students in the university where Mr. Wang stays are encouraged to get married. （ B） The students in the university where Mr. Wang
38、 stays are banned to get married. （ C） The students in the university where Mr. Wang stays are allowed to get married if they arc of legal age for marriage. （ D） The students in the university where Mr. Wang slays are reluctant to get marled even if they are of legal age for marriage. （ A） The lifti
39、ng of the ban will lead to a rising number of marriages among college students. （ B） The lifting of the ban will lead to a decreasing number of marriages among college students. （ C） Its unnecessary to relax the rule banning students from getting married. （ D） The lifting of the ban will not bring a
40、bout a big problem among college students. （ A） It seems that they attach more importance to marriage than to study. （ B） They say that they are willing to get married when necessary. （ C） They think they will value the time in university and learn more. （ D） They believe it right that they rush int
41、o marriage if they fall in love. （ A） Art history. （ B） Elementary education. （ C） American literature. （ D） Psychology. （ A） They are the parents of young children. （ B） They are professional storytellers. （ C） The stories will help them improve their vocabulary. （ D） The stories are required for a
42、 course. （ A） The same person. （ B） Friends of the speaker. （ C） Psychology professors. （ D） Fictional characters. （ A） Its author is unknown. （ B） Its useful as a teaching tool. （ C） It uses an extensive vocabulary. （ D） Children find it repetitive and boring. Section B Directions: In this section,
43、 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） Ask for their names. （ B） Name babies af
44、ter them. （ C） Put down their names. （ D） Choose names for them. （ A） If the family tree is fairly limited. （ B） If the family tie is strong enough. （ C） If the name is commonly used. （ D） If nobody in the family complains. （ A） It will show the beauty of its own. （ B） It will develop more associati
45、ons. （ C） It will lose the original meaning. （ D） It will help form the babys personality. （ A） They were first made of wood or stone. （ B） They were invented in Greek. （ C） They were meant to bring good luck. （ D） They were childrens favourite toys. （ A） Rag dolls. （ B） Wooden and clay dolls. （ C）
46、Fashion dolls. （ D） Stone dolls. （ A） Around 1600. （ B） Around 1700. （ C） Around 1800. （ D） Around 1900. （ A） They could earn much, but they must work hard. （ B） Many of them earned their money in a dishonest way. （ C） They were all from poor families. （ D） They were all thin, young boys. （ A） It is
47、 wrong to give more pay to the passengers. （ B） Dont believe them if they are paying you more. （ C） Dont follow others to overcharge the passengers. （ D） It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy. （ A） Because he thinks it is a totally shared experience. （ B） Because he thinks it is con
48、sidered as the most dangerous. （ C） Because he thinks it does great harm to human relationship. （ D） Because he thinks it may lead to the loss of his sports team. （ A） His fathers advice helped him to decide which job to take up. （ B） Working in a sports team was his most important experience. （ C）
49、He learned much from his shared experience with his team members. （ D） His experience as a baggage boy had a great influence on his later life. 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 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 yo
