1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 797及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 1目前社会上存在着迷信文凭的现象 2造成这一现象的原因 3我对此的观点 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 ques
2、tions 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 Smother Love Every morning, Leanne Brickland and her sist
3、er would bicycle to school with the same words ringing in their ears: “Watch out crossing the road. Dont speak to strangers“. “Mum would stand at the top of the steps and call that out,“ says Brickland, now a primary-school teacher and mother of four from Rotorua, New Zealand. Substitute boxers and
4、thongs for undies (内衣 ), and the nagging fears that haunt parents havent really changed. What has altered, dramatically, is the confidence we once had in our childrens ability to fling themselves at life without a grown-up holding their hands. Worry-ridden Parents and Stifled Kids By todays standard
5、s, the childhood freedoms Brickland took for granted practically verge on parental neglect. Her mother worked, so she and her sister had a key to let themselves in after school and were expected to do their homework and put on the potatoes for dinner. At the familys beach house near Wellington, the
6、two girls, from the age of five or six, would disappear for hours to play in the lakes and sands. A generation later, Bricklands children are growing up in a world more indulged yet more accustomed to peril. The techno-minded generation of PlayStation kids who can conquer entire armies and rocket th
7、rough space cant even be trusted to cross the street alone. “I walked or biked to school for years, but my children dont,“ Briekland admits. “I worry about the road. I worry about strangers. In some ways I think theyre missing out, but I like to be able to see them, to know where they are and What t
8、heyre doing.“ Call it smother love, indulged-kid syndrome, parental neurosis (神经病 ). Even though todays children have the universe at their fingertips thanks to the Internet, their physical boundaries are shrinking at a rapid pace. According to British social scientist Mayer Hillman, a childs play z
9、one has contracted so radically that were producing the human equivalent of henhouse chickens-plump from lack of exercise and without the flexibility and initiative of free-range kids of the past. The spirit of our times is no longer the resourceful adventurer Tom Sawyer but rather the worry-ridden
10、dad and his stifled only child in Finding Nemo. In short, child rearing has become an exercise in risk minimization, represented by stories such as the father who refused to allow his daughter on a school picnic to the beach for fear she might drown. While its natural for a parent to want to protect
11、 their children from danger, you have to wonder: Have we gone too far? Parents Wrap Kids up in Cotton Wool A study conducted by Paul Tranter, a lecturer in geography at the Australian Defence Force Academy in Canberra, showed that while Australian and New Zealand children had similar amounts of unsu
12、pervised freedom, it was far less than German or English kids. For example, only a third of ten-year-olds in Australia and New Zealand were allowed to visit places other than school alone, compared to 80 percent in Germany. Girls were even more restricted than boys, with parents fearing assault or m
13、olestation (骚扰 ), while traffic dangers were seen as the greatest threat to boys. Bike ownership has doubled in a generation, but “independent mobility“-the ability to roam and explore unsupervised-has radically declined. In Auckland, for example, many primary schools have done away with bicycle rac
14、ks because the streets are considered too unsafe. And in Christchurch, New Zealands most bike-friendly city, the number of pupils cycling to school has fallen from more than 90 percent in the late 1970s to less than 20 percent. Safely strapped into the family 44, children are instead driven from hom
15、e to the school gate, then off to ballet, soccer or swimming lessons-rarely straying from watchful adult eyes. In the U.S. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation Dance, New Jersey assistant principal and hockey coach Bobbie Schultz writes that playing in the street after school with neighbourhood
16、 kids-creating their own rules, making their own decisions and settling disputes-was where the real learning took place. “The street was one of the greatest sources of my life skills,“ she says. “I dont see on-the-street play anymore. I see adult-organized activities. Parents dont realize what an in
17、tegral part of character development their children are missing.“ Armoured with bicycle helmets, car seats, “safe“ playgrounds and sunscreen, children are getting the message loud and clear that the world is full of peril-and that theyre ill-equipped to handle it alone. Yet research consistently sho
18、ws young people are much more capable than we think, says professor Anne Smith, director of New Zealands Childrens Issues Centre. “The thing that many adults have difficulty with is that children cant learn to be grown-up if theyre excluded and protected all the time.“ Educational psychologist Paul
19、Prangley reckons its about time the kid gloves came off. He believes parenting has taken on a paranoid (患妄想狂的 ) edge thats creating a generation of naive, insecure youngsters who are subconsciously being taught theyre incapable of handling things by themselves. “Flexibility and the ability to resist
20、 pressure and temptation are learned skills,“ Prangley explains. “If you wrap kids up in cotton wool and dont give them the opportunity to take risks, theyre less equipped to make responsible decisions later in life.“ Parents Should Gain Proper Perspective Sadly, high-profile cases of children being
21、 kidnapped and murdered-such as ten-year-old Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in the United Kingdom; five-year-old Chloe Hoson in Australia, whose body was found just 200 metres from where she lived; and six-year-old Teresa Cormack in New Zealand, who was snatched off the street on her way to school-
22、only serve to reinforce parents fears. Teresa Cormacks death, for example, was one of the rare New Zealand eases of random child kidnap. In Australia, the odds of someone under the age of 15 being murdered by a stranger have been estimated at one in four million. A child is at far greater risk from
23、a family member or someone they know. However, parental fear is contagious. In one British study, far more children feared an attack by a stranger than being hit by a car. “We are losing our sense of perspective,“ write Jan Parker and Jan Stimpson in their parenting book, Raising Happy Children. “Ev
24、ery parent has to negotiate their own route between equipping children with the skills they need to stay safe and not restricting or terrifying them unnecessarily in the process.“ Dr. Claire Freeman, a planning expert at the University of Otago, points to the erosion of community responsibility as a
25、nother casualty of that mutual distrust. Not so long ago, adults knew all the local kids and were the informal guardians of the neighbourhood. “Now, particularly if you are a man, you may hesitate to offer help to a lost child for fear your motives might be questioned.“ More Space and More Attention
26、 to Kids Needs As a planner in the mid-1990s, Freeman became concerned about the loss of green space to development and the erosion of informal places to play. In a study that looked at how children in the British city of Leeds spent their summer holidays, compared with their parents childhood exper
27、iences, she found the freedom to explore had been severely contracted-in some cases, down to the front yard. Freeman says she cannot remember being inside the house as a child, or being alone. Growing up was about being part of a group. Now a mother of four, Freeman believes the “domestication of pl
28、ay“ is robbing kids of their sense of belonging within a society. Nevertheless, Freeman says childrens needs are starting to get more emphasis. In the Netherlands, child-friendly “home zones“ have been created where priority is given to pedestrians, rather than cars. And ponds are being incorporated
29、 back into housing estates on the principle that children should learn to be safe around water, rather than be surrounded by a barren landscape. After all, as one of the smarter fish says in Finding Nemo, theres one problem with promising your kids that nothing will ever happen to them-because then
30、nothing ever will. 2 According to Brickland, parents nowadays have changed their_. （ A） standards of the childrens proper dressing （ B） worry about the childrens personal safety （ C） ways to communicate with children （ D） confidence in the childrens ability 3 When Brickland and her sister were littl
31、e, they kept the home key because _. （ A） they wanted to be trusted （ B） their mother had to work （ C） their mother didnt live at home （ D） they were very naughty and wild 4 Mayer Hillman indicates that children now have less and less_. （ A） space for playing （ B） contact with animals （ C） concern a
32、bout others （ D） knowledge about nature 5 Paul Tranter finds that eighty percent of the children were allowed to visit places other than school alone in_. （ A） Australia （ B） New Zealand （ C） Germany （ D） Britain 6 What is ranked by parents as the greatest threat to boys? （ A） Gang crimes. （ B） Onli
33、ne games. （ C） Extreme sports. （ D） Dangerous traffics. 7 Bobble Schuliz points out that real learning takes place in _. （ A） on-the-street play （ B） adult-organized activities （ C） student-centered teaching （ D） home and nature 8 What accident had happened to a little girl called Chloe Hoson? （ A）
34、She was robbed on her way to school. （ B） She was kidnapped and murdered. （ C） She fell a victim to domestic violence. （ D） She disappeared for no reason. 9 Claire Freeman thinks that lack of mutual trust results in_. 10 Freeman concludes that kids are robbed of their sense of belonging to the socie
35、ty by_. 11 The Netherlands has placed the rights of pedestrians before those of cars in such areas called_. 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. B
36、oth 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） She doesnt like to go out on Fridays. （ B） She would like to invite the man to
37、the theater. （ C） She wont be able to come to the dinner. （ D） She is grateful to the man for giving her tickets. （ A） The woman will be happy to meet her cousin. （ B） The woman should go to the wedding ceremony. （ C） He plans to go travelling with the woman. （ D） He has never been to California for
38、 its far away. （ A） Keep looking for his wallet more carefully. （ B） Report the theft of his wallet as soon as possible. （ C） Make a phone call to the security office immediately. （ D） Be more careful with his possessions in future. （ A） Mary doesnt have much talent for the piano. （ B） Mary taught h
39、erself to play the guitar. （ C） Mary prefers to play the guitar now. （ D） Mary got the guitar unexpectedly on her way home. （ A） Postpone his favorite course to the next semester. （ B） Ask the professor to help him choose other courses. （ C） Request permission to take the courses together. （ D） Take
40、 the course from a different professor. （ A） Get prepared for her first campus interview. （ B） Polish her resume for more job opportunities. （ C） Visit a famous Electronics company next week. （ D） Apply for a job to the Electronics company. （ A） He has never taken part in a debate this year. （ B） He
41、 believes the team was eliminated already. （ C） He is too busy to go to the competition with her. （ D） He doesnt know if the team was successful. （ A） Wait and see how she feels in 24 hours. （ B） Go home immediately and take some medicine. （ C） Return to the grocery store to pick up some aspirin. （
42、D） Go to the nearby drug store to buy some aspirin. （ A） He fell ill and passed away unexpectedly. （ B） He died in a traffic accident. （ C） He was ill for a certain period of time and then passed away. （ D） He passed away when he was working. （ A） She will be able to live on her government pension.
43、（ B） She is coming out of retirement to work. （ C） Returns from life insurance will sustain her. （ D） She needs her children to support her. （ A） Offer a prayer. （ B） Sing a song. （ C） Give a speech. （ D） Play the piano. （ A） The colors of clothing. （ B） The individual taste on clothing. （ C） The id
44、ea of psychology of clothing （ D） The clothing fashion. （ A） It is a subconscious thing. （ B） It reflects a lack of self-consciousness. （ C） It is unnecessary indeed. （ D） It is a kind of conscious act. （ A） He has a feeling of insecurity. （ B） He is missing his family. （ C） He lacks self-confidence
45、. （ D） He feels ill. （ A） Warmer clothes. （ B） More aggressive clothes. （ C） Brighter colors of clothes. （ D） More casual clothes. 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
46、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） About 25%. （ B） About 15%. （ C） About 20%. （ D） About 50%. （ A） Utah. （ B） Ohio. （ C） Kentucky. （ D） West Virginia. （ A） States with fewer highly educated populaces have f
47、ewer smokers. （ B） States with higher taxes on cigarettes have lower smoking rates. （ C） States with fewer smokers are more likely to pass high cigarette taxes. （ D） States with regulations against smoking in public places have higher smoking rates. （ A） To Michigan. （ B） To China. （ C） To Maryland.
48、 （ D） To Canada. （ A） To clear up the eggs of insects. （ B） To help trees deliver water. （ C） To look for the signs of insects. （ D） To prepare for cutting down trees. （ A） Collect ash tree seeds for experiment. （ B） Preserve the healthy ash tree seeds. （ C） Set up a new seed bank for research. （ D）
49、 Develop a new breed of ash tree. （ A） He thinks neither of the work patterns is good. （ B） He believes that longer working hours are better. （ C） He prefers shorter working hours to longer ones. （ D） He says nothing certain about which pattern is better. （ A） Spain. （ B） France. （ C） America. （ D） Germany. （ A） Americans are happier than Europeans. （ B） The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America. （ C） People all over the world choose to work less when the
