1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 765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 on the topic of Poor Students Running Errands. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below. 目前 有些大学校园出现贫困大学生 “跑腿族 ” 1对于这种做法有人表示支持 2有人并不赞成 3我的看法 Poor Stu
2、dents Running Errands _ 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 info
3、rmation 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 The Green Campus If you attended this years commencement (毕业典礼 ) at Williams College in western Massachusetts, you probably
4、 sampled the fresh food made from locally produced, hormone-free milk. You might have tried the organic greens with edible cabbage blossoms or sampled the fresh asparagus (芦笋 ) all from nearby farms. These dishes not only tasted better than standard ones but also saved fossil fuels normally used to
5、ship food long distances. Disposable plates and cutlery were nowhere to be found, reducing trash by 80 percent. And the rare disposable items were eco-friendly. “We used compostable paper napkins and biodegradable straws,“ says Stephanie Boyd, who helped organize the “green commencement“ as part of
6、her job as chair of Williamss climate-action committee. It was not only aimed to impress parents. More and more colleges are getting serious about going green. In June, 284 university presidents representing some of the nations most influential schools announced an agreement pledging to make their c
7、ampuses “carbon neutral“. The message was clear. “Were saying that sustainability is no longer an elective,“ says Cornell president David Skorton. Their motivation wasnt merely to reduce energy consumption and waste. As a $ 315 billion sector of the economy-and one that will train future leaders-hig
8、her education has a special responsibility to encourage environmental stewardship. The university presidents hope that even students who dont pursue increasingly popular majors in environmental studies will learn simply from being on a green campus, living in green buildings, eating sustainable food
9、 and absorbing everyday messages of conservation. And who knows? Far-reaching environmental programs may create an air of excitement that attracts applicants. “In the long run, students will say, why would I want to go to a school that doesnt care about this?“ says Michael Crow, president of Arizona
10、 State University, which has. made a major commitment to sustainability. At Harvard, going green starts before students even arrive on campus, when freshmen receive mailings urging them to buy only energy-efficient refrigerators for their dorm rooms and purchase compact fluorescent (发荧光的 ) bulbs, wh
11、ich use an average of 18 Watts apiece instead of 75. But some of the most effective lobbying comes from students themselves. Harvard pays 20 undergraduates to help get the green message out to fellow students in a fun way. That might mean whipping up a competition between residential houses to win t
12、he coveted Green Cup for the greatest energy reductions and biggest increases in recycling. Or it could be organizing trash-free dances or green movie nights (“Who Killed the Electric Car?“) with free ice cream for anyone who brings a recyclable bowl. One day a year, students collect trash from Harv
13、ard Yard and pile it into a single heap, called “Mount Trashmore“. The giant mound (垛 ) reminds students how much they are throwing away and how much waste they could avoid by recycling. Students even compete to come up with the best ecothemed cartoons. This years second-place winner showed Marilyn
14、Monroe with her iconic billowing skirt under the caption wind does great things. The fun adds up to serious savings. “Energy use in the dorms has decreased 15 percent over the past few years, and recycling has risen 40 percent,“ says Leith Sharp, head of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative. At many
15、schools, the construction of a new building is another chance to push green solutions. “What message does a conventional campus send?“ asks David Orr, who teaches environmental studies at Oberlin. “It sends the message that energy is cheap and plentiful. “At Oberlin and other colleges, administrator
16、s are seeking to reverse that message with energy-efficient buildings. The Lewis Center at Oberlin, opened in 2000, was one of the firsts. Its powered entirely by solar arrays, which produce 30 percent more energy than the building consumes-and this is in cloudy Ohio. Sensors throughout the building
17、 monitor energy use. And all wastewater is purified on site in a “living machine“, an artificial wetland with carefully selected tropical plants and microorganisms that filter the water. Located in the buildings lobby, the living machine looks like a greenhouse. “Youd have no clue its a wastewater s
18、ystem,“ says Orr. It even includes an indoor waterfall, powered by the sun, with 600 gallons of water flowing across a rocky surface. As long as the sun is shining, the water flows. Orr credits the building with having helped to inspire hundreds of Oberlin students to choose professions in eco-desig
19、n, architecture and related fields-including Sadhu Johnston ,class of 1998, who joined other students in brainstorming ideas for the new building and who now works as environment commissioner of Chicago, If buildings can influence people, so can something as profound as the food we eat. Melina Shann
20、on-DiPietro of the Yale Sustainable Food Project says she tries to“ seduce students into the sustainable-food movement“ with tasty dishes. Favorites include grass-feel-beef burgers from a nearby farmers cooperative and pizzas made with organic flour, tomatoes. In all, 40 percent of the universitys m
21、enu items now come from local organic farms. “Most food travels 1 500 miles before we eat it,“ she says. “It doesnt taste fresh, and transporting it long distances adds to the universitys carbon footprint. “Eating locally and organically solves those problems. And, as students learn from placards in
22、 the dining halls, the benefits dont stop there. “Connecticut loses farmland at the rate of 8 000 to 9 000 acres a year, “says Shannon-DiPietro,“ Supporting local farmers help maintain a working agricultural landscape.“ For those who want to go the extra carbon-neutral mile and formally study the en
23、vironment, the possibilities are expanding. Sustainability has become a multidisciplinary field that goes beyond ecology and biodiversity to embrace architecture, engineering, urban planning, economics and public health. Arizona State has just opened an entire School of Sustainability that will star
24、t taking undergraduates in the fall of 2008, drawing faculty from 25 departments. “Sustainability is the linchpin,“ says Oberlins Orr. “If you get it right, it reduces dependence on Middle East oil, cuts carbon emissions, takes care of pollution, reduces health-care costs associated with pollution,
25、and creates jobs.“ ASU is now working on the employment aspect, setting up a high-tech business park to draw innovative, eco-oriented businesses from around the world and to provide internships and, ultimately, employment for students. Early occupants include a Chinese water-purification company and
26、 a firm making lenses that focus more sunshine onto solar panels, generating added power for less money. As vigorously as colleges are encouraging students to research environmental problems, students are prodding colleges to purchase renewable energy and set ambitious carbon targets. In part becaus
27、e of student lobbying, Middlebury College in Vermont adopted a goal of carbon neutrality by 2016, says Nan Jenks-Jay, dean of environmental affairs. “Students were telling us, youre not doing enough, “she says. Undergraduates at dozens of schools have gone so far as to vote for increases in their ac
28、tivities fees to help finance green initiatives. At St. Marys College of Maryland, for example, 93 percent of students voted last spring for a $ 25 annual increase in fees, which will raise approximately $ 45 000 a year for the purchase of renewable energy. There is, of course, room for improvement.
29、 “Not a single campus is even close to achieving sustainability at this point, “says Richard Olson of Kentuckys Berea College, which aims to reduce its energy consumption 45 percent below 2000 levels by 2015. “Colleges need to get out ahead and model truly sustainable behavior to society.“ Many stud
30、ents are helping to do just that. 2 The passage is mainly about why and how to plant more trees to make universities become green. 3 The major aim of the agreement made by 284 universities is merely to reduce energy consumption and waste. 4 Students in Harvard are encouraged to use bulbs of 18 watts
31、 apiece. 5 The “Mount Trashmore“ program has been adopted by many universities. 6 Those conventional buildings require improvement because they reveal that energy is 7 The Lewis Center at Oberlin is an energy-efficient building and the major energy resource of it is from 8 The grass-fed-beef burgers
32、 in the Yale Sustainable Food Project have been bought from _. 9 Sustainability has a broader meaning now, including ecology and biodiversity architecture, engineering, rban planning, etc. , and it has become a _. 10 Undergraduates at dozens of schools have gone so far as to vote for increases in th
33、eir activities fees to have more money for _. 11 The aim of Kentuckys Berea College about green campus is to reduce its energy consumption 45 percent below 2000 levels by _. Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conver
34、sation, 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, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） Tim will sure
35、ly come to repair the walkman. （ B） Tim is very trustworthy. （ C） Tim cannot repair the walkman. （ D） Tim doesnt keep his word. （ A） She wants a copy of the article. （ B） She doesnt want the copy because it costs too much. （ C） The article is much too difficult to understand. （ D） It doesnt matter t
36、o her. （ A） The man doesnt have to study a foreign language. （ B） The man just passed the foreign language test. （ C） The mans advisor gave him some good advice. （ D） The man doesnt have to take the final exam. （ A） The man would understand if he had Peters job. （ B） Peter could help him get a job o
37、n an airplane. （ C） Waiting on tables is an enjoyable job. （ D） She is tired of waiting for him there. （ A） Mark is going to Spain. （ B） Mark has traveled all over the world. （ C） Mark has the habit of collecting postcards. （ D） Mark is going on vacation. （ A） They cost her lots of money. （ B） They
38、are very rewarding. （ C） They are very easy to learn. （ D） They are given by a strict teacher. （ A） The admission of a patient. （ B） Diagnosis of an illness. （ C） The old mans serious condition. （ D） Sending for a doctor. （ A） The man is a football fan. （ B） The man needs the womans help. （ C） The m
39、an didnt watch TV last night. （ D） The man often has power failure at home. （ A） Chinese. （ B） English. （ C） French. （ D） Italian. （ A） Students weight. （ B） Maturity. （ C） Wealth. （ D） Beauty. （ A） Expensive. （ B） Much lower. （ C） Everyone could achieve scholarship. （ D） Students parents dont have
40、to be rich. （ A） Rise. （ B） Fall. （ C） V-shape. （ D） Zigzag. （ A） To create stability in their lives. （ B） To embrace changes of thought. （ C） To adapt to the disintegrated family life. （ D） To return to the practice in the 60s and 70s. （ A） They were afraid of losing face. （ B） They were willing to
41、 stay together. （ C） They wanted to go against the trend. （ D） They feared the complicated procedures. （ A） They would have enjoyed a happier life. （ B） They would have had difficulty being promoted. （ C） They would have been shifted around the country. （ D） They would have tasted little bitterness
42、of disgrace. 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 a
43、nd D. （ A） It can save people a lot of money and time. （ B） It will improve our quality of daily life. （ C） It offers convenience and saves our strength. （ D） It is safer and more convenient. （ A） We dont know whom we make a transaction with. （ B） We dont know the sellers reputation and personality.
44、 （ C） We cant identify whether the goods are real or not. （ D） We dont know whether a credit card can be used or not. （ A） Receiving fake goods. （ B） Losing the goods we ordered. （ C） Delaying the delivery. （ D） Being overcharged. （ A） By research with commercial whale watching tour. （ B） By researc
45、h with navy marine. （ C） By research with whaling hunting. （ D） By research with local fishermen. （ A） When they are feeding. （ B） When it is raining. （ C） When they are sleeping. （ D） When they are breathing the air. （ A） Travel as fast as the head whale. （ B） Keep 150 meters away from the whale. （
46、 C） At least two vessels should be watching in case of collision with whales. （ D） Travel as fast as the slowest whale. （ A） It measures the length of a day and a night. （ B） it measures the movement of the sun each day. （ C） It measures the passing of hours, minutes and perhaps seconds. （ D） It mea
47、sures the shadow of the stick across the flat surface of the sundial. （ A） 2 （ B） 4 （ C） 5 （ D） 6 （ A） In 1770. （ B） In 1880. （ C） In 1884. （ D） In 1894. （ A） Disorder decreases with time. （ B） Order increase with time. （ C） Disorder increases with time. （ D） Order decrease with time. Section C Dire
48、ctions: 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
49、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 Violence in American families takes many forms. One【 B1】 _ form that we often overlook is the physical punishment of children. Perhaps 93 percent of all parents beat their children in order to【 B2】 _ them. Young children receive the most punishment, but studies reveal that
