1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 801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 On Happiness. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1什么是幸福 2不同的人有不同的标准 3我的观点和看法 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (1
2、5 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 (for NO) if the statement contradicts the informati
3、on given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 The Truth About Lying Ricky Gervaiss new film, The Invention of Lying, is about a world where lying doesnt exist, which means that everybody tells the truth, and everybody believes everything everybody else
4、 says. “Ive always hated you,“ a man tells a work colleague. “He seems nice, if a bit fat,“ a woman says about her date. Its all truth, all the time, at whatever the cost. Until one day, when Mark, a down-on-his-luck loser played by Gervais, discovers a thing called “lying“ and what it can get him.
5、Within days, Mark is rich, famous, and courting the girl of his dreams. And because nobody knows what “lying“ is, he goes on, happily living what has become a complete and utter farce (闹剧 ). Its meant to be funny, but its also a more serious commentary on us all. As Americans, we like to think we va
6、lue the truth. Time and time again, public-opinion polls show that honesty is among the top five characteristics we want in a leader, friend or lover; the world is full of sad stories about the tragic consequences of betrayal. At the same time, deception is all around us. We are lied to by governmen
7、t officials and public figures to a disturbing degree; many of our social relationships are based on little white lies we tell each other. We deceive our children, only to be deceived by them in return. And the average person, says psychologist Robert Feldman, the author of a new book on lying, tell
8、s at least three lies in the first 10 minutes of a conversation. “Theres always been a lot of lying,“ says Feldman, whose new book, The Liar in Your Life, came out this month. “But I do think were seeing a kind of cultural shift where were lying more, its easier to lie, and in some ways its almost m
9、ore acceptable. “ As Paul Ekman, one of Feldmans long-time lying colleagues and the inspiration behind the Fox IV series Lie To Me defines it, a liar is a person who “intends to mislead“, “deliberately“, without being asked to do so by the target of the lie. Which doesnt mean that all lies are equal
10、ly toxic: some are simply habitual “My pleasure!“ while others might be well meaning white lies. But each, Feldman argues, is harmful, because of the standard it creates. And the more lies we tell, even if theyre little white lies, the more deceptive we and the society become. We are a culture of li
11、ars, to put it bluntly, with deceit so deeply ingrained in our mind that we hardly even notice were engaging in it. Junk e-mail, deceptive advertising, the everyday pleasantries (客套话 ) we dont really mean “Its so great to meet you!“ “I love that dress“ have, as Feldman puts it, become “a white noise
12、 weve learned to neglect“. And Feldman also argues that cheating is more common today than ever. The Josephson Institute, a nonprofit focused on youth ethics, concluded in a 2008 survey of nearly 30,000 high school students that “cheating in school continues to be rampant (猖獗 ) , and its getting wor
13、se“. In that survey,64 percent of students said theyd cheated on a test during the past year, up from 60 percent in 2006. Another recent survey, by Junior Achievement, revealed that more than a third of teens believe lying, cheating or plagiarizing can be necessary to succeed, while a brand-new stud
14、y, commissioned by the publishers of Feldmans book, shows that 18 to 34-year-olds those of us fully reared in this lying culture deceive more frequently than the general population. Teaching us to lie is not the purpose of Feldmans book. His subtitle, in fact, is “the way to truthful relationships“.
15、 But if his book teaches us anything, its that we should sharpen our skills and use them with abandon. Liars get what they want. They avoid punishment, and they win themselves others affection. Liars make themselves sound smart and intelligent, they attain power over those who believe them, and they
16、 often use their lies to rise up in the professional world. Many Liars have fun doing it. And many more take pride in getting away with it. As Feldman notes, there is an evolutionary basis for deception: in the wild, animals use deception to “play dead“ when threatened. But in the modern world, the
17、motives of our lying are more selfish. Research has linked socially successful people to those who are good liars. Students who succeed academically get picked for the best colleges, despite the fact that, as one recent Duke University study found, as many as 90 percent of high-schoolers admit to ch
18、eating. Even lying adolescents are more popular among their peers. And all it takes is a quick flip of the remote to see how our public figures fare when they get caught in a lie: Clinton keeps his wife and goes on to become a national hero. Fabricating author James Frey gets a million-dollar book d
19、eal. Eliot Spitzers wife stands by his side, while “Appalachian hiker“ Mark Sanford still gets to keep his post. If everyone else is being rewarded for lying, dont we need to lie, too, just to keep up? But whats funny is that even as we admit to being liars, study after study shows that most of us b
20、elieve we can tell when others are lying to us. And while lying may be easy, spotting a liar is far from it. A nervous sweat or shifty eyes can certainly mean a persons uncomfortable, but it doesnt necessarily mean theyre lying. Gaze aversion, meanwhile, has more to do with shyness than actual decep
21、tion. Even polygraph (测谎仪 ) machines are unreliable. And according to one study, by researcher Bella DePaulo, were able to differentiate a lie from truth only 47 percent of the time, less than if we guessed randomly. “Basically everything weve heard about catching a liar is wrong“, says Feldman, who
22、 heads the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Ekman, meanwhile, has spent decades studying micro-facial expressions of liars: the split-second eyebrow arch that shows surprise when a spouse asks who was on the phone; the furrowed (皱起的 ) nose that g
23、ives away a hint of disgust when a person says “I love you“. Hes trained everyone from the Secret Service to the TSA, and believes that with close study, its possible to identify those tiny emotions. The hard part, of course, is proving them. “A lot of times, its easier to believe,“ says Feldman. “I
24、t takes a lot of cognitive effort to think about whether someone is lying to us.“ Which means that more often than not, were like the poor dumb souls of The Invention of Lying, hanging on a liars every word, no matter how untruthful they may be. 2 What do we know about Mark in the film The Invention
25、 of Lying? （ A） He looks too thin for his date. （ B） He is the most honest man. （ C） Lying changes his life completely. （ D） He lives in a lying world. 3 According to Robert Feldman, the author of The Liar in Your Life, Americans now （ A） regard the truth as very important （ B） tend to lie more ofte
26、n than before （ C） start a conversation with three lies （ D） hate to be deceived by their children 4 How does Robert Feldman see little white lies? （ A） They do harm to both people and the society. （ B） They are more acceptable than habitual lies. （ C） They are necessary in the social relationships.
27、 （ D） They are good-intentioned and thus harmless. 5 The survey of the Josephson Institute revealed in 2008 that_. （ A） most students passed the examinations by cheating （ B） few students realized the harm of deceiving （ C） lying had become a habit of many students （ D） cheating was spreading unrest
28、rainedly in schools 6 What did the survey of Junior Achievement show about the teenagers? （ A） Quite a few of them believe that cheating is genetic. （ B） Many of them see deceiving as essential for success. （ C） Cheating occurs more commonly among them. （ D） They are the victims of the lying culture
29、 in fact. 7 When people manage to get away with lying, many of them_. （ A） are proud of themselves （ B） will make lying a habit （ C） feel ashamed and guilty （ D） are held in great affection 8 Feldman cited the example of wild animals to show that_. （ A） wild animals are good at protecting their life
30、 （ B） deceiving formed in the process of evolution （ C） human beings lie in the same way as animals （ D） modern people are more selfish than animals 9 Judging from Duke Universitys recent study, even students recruited by top colleges seem to have_before. 10 Compared with being liars, it is_to detec
31、t a liar according to the study. 11 According to Ekman who studies micro-facial expressions of liars, a wrinkled nose probably shows ones_. 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） The woman will have one more week to write the
33、report. （ B） One week is not enough for them to write the report. （ C） The report is too difficult to write. （ D） Todays class is focusing on the deadline of the report. （ A） He takes only black and white pictures. （ B） He does part of his own film developing. （ C） He has a film lab for all his film
34、s. （ D） He has all his films developed. （ A） He feels very excited. （ B） He feels very happy. （ C） He feels very angry. （ D） He feels very disappointed. （ A） She doesnt want to go home. （ B） She wants to earn more money in winter vacation. （ C） She wants to hire another research assistant. （ D） She
35、will be working during the winter vacation. （ A） Andy should find a new place to live. （ B） Andy should be happy about living beside an airport. （ C） He expects to meet Andy in that airport. （ D） Andy should have known the apartment would be very noisy. （ A） John will help him fix the car. （ B） John
36、 does not care about his car. （ C） It does not concern John. （ D） John refused to fix the car for him. （ A） They cost her lots of money. （ B） They are easy to learn. （ C） They are given by a very strict teacher. （ D） They are very rewarding. （ A） Architect. （ B） Sportsman. （ C） Carpenter. （ D） Desig
37、ner. （ A） The surface of the ocean is expanding. （ B） Volcanic activity is increasing. （ C） The surface of the earth contains tons of cosmic dust. （ D） Thousands of comets are colliding with the earths atmosphere. （ A） Disintegrating comets. （ B） Gases in the atmosphere. （ C） Underground water that
38、rose to the surface. （ D） Water vapor. （ A） Biologists. （ B） Geologists. （ C） Oceanographers. （ D） Astronomers. （ A） She felt embarrassed in class. （ B） Her presentation received a poor grade. （ C） She had not completed her assignment. （ D） She was unable to attend her psychology class. （ A） Shed be
39、 able to leave quickly. （ B） Shed be less nervous. （ C） Shed be able to locate where the man was seated. （ D） Shed know when her professor arrived. （ A） They blush more readily than women do. （ B） Theyre uncomfortable performing in front of adults. （ C） They dont respond to stress well. （ D） They bl
40、ush less frequently than adults do. （ A） To introduce the woman to someone who has researched blushing. （ B） To illustrate the benefits of a public-speaking class. （ C） To give an example of someone who blushes easily. （ D） To explain a way to overcome blushing. Section B Directions: In this section
41、, 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） By greeting each other very politely. （
42、 B） By exchanging their views on public affairs. （ C） By displaying their feelings and emotions. （ D） By asking each other some personal questions. （ A） Refrain from showing his feelings. （ B） Express his opinion frankly. （ C） Argue fiercely. （ D） Yell loudly. （ A） Getting rich quickly. （ B） Disting
43、uishing oneself. （ C） Respecting individual rights. （ D） Doing credit to ones community. （ A） They are delighted because they can enjoy the scenery while driving. （ B） They are frightened because traffic accidents are frequent. （ C） They are irritated because the bridge is jammed with cars. （ D） The
44、y are pleased because it saves them much time. （ A） They dont have their own cars to drive to work. （ B） Many of them are romantic by temperament. （ C） Most of them enjoy the drinks on the boat. （ D） They tend to be friendlier to each other. （ A） Many welcome the idea of having more bars on board. （
45、 B） Many prefer the ferry to maintain its present speed. （ C） Some suggest improving the design of the deck. （ D） Some object to using larger luxury boats. （ A） Officials from the New York Police Department. （ B） Officials from the New York federal government. （ C） Officials from the New York local
46、government. （ D） Americans working in the subway and restaurants. （ A） In restaurants. （ B） In theatres. （ C） In New York city subway. （ D） In toilet stalls. （ A） Under their arms. （ B） Under their coats. （ C） On the floor between the legs. （ D） On the wrist. （ A） Under the seats. （ B） Behind the do
47、or. （ C） On the floor. （ D） Ladies room. 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 num
48、bered 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 you have just heard or write down the 36 Every person has a dream of how they would live their lif
49、e if he did not have to spend a large amount of his time working. Most people【 B1】 _on earned income to support their【 B2】 _. This makes a dream lifestyle very difficult to live since it【 B3】 _both money and free time. By creating passive income to replace earned income, people can【 B4】 _on living their dream lifestyle. Passive income is defined as income that does not require time for each dollar that comes in. This is in【 B5】 _t
