1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 834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 College Students Participation in Voluntary Services. You should write at least 150 words based on the chart and outline given below:1上图所示为我国近年来参加志愿活动的大学生人数，请描述其变化； 2请分析变化的
2、原因； 3作为大学生，你对志愿活动有什么看法 ? College Students Participation in Voluntary Services 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, m
3、ark： 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. 1 Recession Fuels Shift from Private to Public Schools When the family
4、budget started feeling the recessions pinch last year, Angela Allyn and her photographer husband, Matt Dinnerstein, pulled their three kids out of Chicago-area private schools and enrolled them in Evanston, HI., public schools. It has been a challenging transition: Maya, 16, now a high school sophom
5、ore, “doesnt like crowds and her high school is as big as a small college,“ her mother says. Though Maya is learning a lot in the “amazing“ science program, shes also hoping to leave the crowds behind by doubling up on coursework, graduating by the end of junior year “and then going and doing intere
6、sting things,“ Allyn says. Her younger children face their own challenges, from bullying to sheer boredom. The transition also has been an education for Mayas parents, who say they had “no choice“ in the struggling economy but to switch to public schools. Theyre saving about $20,000 a year in tuitio
7、n, but like many former private-school families, theyre coming face-to-face with larger class sizes and the public school bureaucracy as they push to get services for their children. “We ask a lot of questions we follow up on things,“ says Allyn, a former professional dancer whos the cultural arts c
8、oordinator for the city of Evanston “We contact the school board. Well challenge teachers, well challenge coordinators. My kids are mortified(使受辱 )because they dont want to be singled out.“ Its too early to tell whether the recession has had a profound effect on public schools educational mission. B
9、ut parents and educators across the nation say its already bringing subtle changes to the culture of many public schools as some families seek the personal attention they received from private schools. Private-school parents typically find that the structure of public schools takes some getting used
10、 to. In most states, funding for public schools is calculated on a per-student basis, based on average student counts during the first few weeks of the school year. If a student drops out after 40 days, the funding that student generated stays with the school even if he or she does not return to tha
11、t campus. Private schools, on the other hand, risk losing tuition payments once a student leaves. “Private schools tend to treat you more like a customer than the public schools,“ Allyn says. Public schools are “going to get their tax dollars whether or not you as a parent are upset. If youre in a p
12、rivate school and you yank your kid out, thats a lot of money walking out the private schools door.“ Enrollment figures for the current school year wont be available until next year, but the U.S. Department of Educations latest estimate finds that, in the last three years, public school enrollment g
13、rew by nearly a half-million students, or about 1%, while private school enrollment dropped by about 146,000, or 2.5%. Government projections find that private schools could lose an additional 28,000 students this year, while public schools should gain 246,000. A boost for public schools? Stories ab
14、out how the troubled economy is hurting public schools are plentiful these days: Many schools are cutting teaching positions and programs. The Los Angeles Unified School District, the USAs second-largest, laid off 2,000 teachers last spring and may need to lay off 5,000 more employees including 1,50
15、0 teachers next fall. But could the recession benefit public schools in the end by bringing in new clients? “In a way, its a good thing for public schools,“ says New York University education professor Pedro Noguera “I would say its a good time for public schools to pitch the value they bring to mid
16、dle-class parents.“ Hes starting to see the effects on the public system in New York City as affluent parents in parts of Brooklyn switch their children from private to public schools and in the process push the public schools to improve. “College-educated parents are not going to subject their kids
17、 to second-class education,“ he says. So their influx(大量涌入 )“absolutely has a huge impact,“ whether its by volunteering in classrooms or campaigning for more funding. Most years, public schools rarely see more than a few new students as families come and go. Last fall at Thomas Johnson Elementary-Mi
18、ddle School in Baltimore, 60 new students showed up about half of those from private schools, including a nearby Catholic school that closed in the spring because of shrinking enrollment. Among the new students: first-grader Miles Donovan, who attended preschool at the recently shuttered Catholic Co
19、mmunity school. At first, Miles mother, jazz pianist Sandy Asirvatham, says she and her husband were stunned by the difference. Knowing the front office Several parents at Johnson and surrounding schools in the Federal Hill section of Baltimore once a blue-collar community that now attracts young pr
20、ofessional families say they sense a “critical mass“ of families thats beginning to change the character of neighborhood schools. Miles Donovan attended kindergarten at another area public school, which invited students to take entrance exams for a gifted program. It accepted only 15 students per gr
21、ade. Parents complained when their kids didnt get a slot, so the program was expanded to accommodate more kids and other parents complained because it got too big. A few families stuck with the program, others pulled out and a few left the school altogether, Asirvatham says. “You come with a certain
22、 sense of, This is my school, it should be working for me, “ she says of parents whose kids have been in private schools. “Ive heard parents say, “That principal is my employee. I pay her salary.“ Its only natural that private-school parents would think that way, says Jeanne Allen, president of the
23、Washington, D.C.-based Center for Education Reform, which advocates for parental choice in education. “In a private school, you dont want to lose customers.“ Allen has a few friends and colleagues who have moved their kids to public schoolsand like conscientious private-school parents, they “know ev
24、erything about the curriculum and whats expected of their child,“ she says. “They investigated how the teachers grade and how you best approach them, whether they like parents or are a little bit scared. They go out of their way to understand all of the offerings in a way that your public-school par
25、ent traditionally doesnt.“ Allyn, in Evanston, 111., agrees. “Those of us who have seen other options are not as likely to accept the P.R.,“ she says. “Theyll tell me, It cant be done, it cant be done, and I dont understand why it cant be done, because the private schools managed to do it.“ She says
26、 friends are still talking about how to get their kids into public schools with programs that suit their kids needs and interests much as they talked about private schools in years past. A few have gotten “so frustrated with their public school experience“ dealing with standardized testing and schoo
27、l bureaucracies that theyre considering home schooling. Noguera says schools must take the opportunity to keep these families in the fold. “Public schools play such an important role for our democracy as the only institution that serves all children,“ he says. “If you lose the people who have the po
28、wer of choice because they have the resources and the information and the time to make a difference, it becomes a system that only serves people who have no other option. And thats a problem.“ 2 Why did Angela Allyn send her children to public schools? （ A） Her children didnt get accustomed to priva
29、te schools. （ B） Her children didnt study well in private schools. （ C） She had got financial troubles due to the recession. （ D） She wanted her children to receive better education. 3 What problem did Allyns younger children have to face after the switching? （ A） They could hardly make friends. （ B
30、） They were bullied by other students. （ C） They had to study in large-size classes. （ D） They had to contact public school board. 4 Subtle changes are being brought to public schools culture because _. （ A） parents are in pursuit of personal attention （ B） the recession has had a profound effect on
31、 education （ C） the educational mission has been changed （ D） public school enrollment has grown unexpectedly 5 Unlike public schools, the tuition for private schools _. （ A） stays even if the student leaves （ B） is lost once a student doesnt return （ C） is based on students performance （ D） rises t
32、o tackle the troubled economy 6 The Los Angeles Unified School District is mentioned to illustrate that _. （ A） the economic crisis is hurting public schools （ B） the unemployment rate during the recession is high （ C） the teaching quality of public schools is reducing （ D） public schools get some b
33、enefits from the recession 7 What is Pedro Nogueras attitude towards the enrollment growth of public school? （ A） Positive. （ B） Negative. （ C） Neutral. （ D） Indifferent. 8 When facing with differences between public and private schools, Sandy Asirvatham felt _. （ A） doubtful （ B） stunned （ C） confu
34、sed （ D） uneasy 9 A “critical mass“ of families in Federal Hill section of Baltimore tend to _ of neighborhood schools. 10 According to Asirvatham, those parents whose kids have been in private school consider the principal as their _. 11 Being frustrated with the standardized testing and school bur
35、eaucracies, a few parents think of_ as a substitute. 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 o
36、nly 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） He likes traveling around. （ B） He is tired of sticking in one place. （ C） He knows where the grass is the greenest. （ D） He always th
37、inks there might be a better place. （ A） Businessman and customer. （ B） Father and daughter. （ C） Interviewer and interviewee. （ D） Consultant and client. （ A） The womans new house. （ B） The womans story. （ C） The mans experience. （ D） The mans daughter. （ A） He went to the lecture for another reaso
38、n. （ B） The lecture yesterday was not interesting. （ C） He is interested in behavior modification. （ D） The lecture was given by his professor. （ A） The man saw a horror movie. （ B） The man likes movies very much. （ C） The woman doesnt like theater. （ D） The woman had frightening dreams. （ A） Jane i
39、s not her roommate any more. （ B） Jane is not a college student now. （ C） Jane is a workaholic. （ D） Jane has moved to the newspaper office. （ A） Watch a match. （ B） Visit friends. （ C） Get some food. （ D） Play football. （ A） Do business. （ B） Sell something half price. （ C） Go shopping. （ D） Drink
40、a cup of coffee. （ A） They often take risks. （ B） Theyre too conservative. （ C） They have no sense of security. （ D） They have no self-discipline. （ A） Financial security matters a lot to them. （ B） They chase every mark of the stock market. （ C） Theyre not so concerned with money. （ D） They make de
41、cisions based on short-term matters. （ A） Theyre willing to take risks. （ B） They have long-term financial plans. （ C） They seldom go on instinct. （ D） They buy few stocks. （ A） He had to attend Prof. Smiths lecture. （ B） He had to go to see the dentist. （ C） He had to wait for an emergency call. （
42、D） He had to do some research on volcanoes. （ A） They are very dangerous to the nearby community. （ B） They can bring rare materials to the surface. （ C） They produce more heat to the ocean. （ D） They can prevent the ice sheet from melting. （ A） She knows a lot about active volcanoes. （ B） She works
43、 as an assistant for the professor. （ C） She seems not very familiar with the lecture. （ D） She is eager to learn more about the globe. （ A） The water will flow south. （ B） The sea level will rise. （ C） The ocean will become more acid. （ D） The floods will destroy cities. Section B Directions: In th
44、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） His vision and his travel all
45、 over the world. （ B） His expertise and business marketing skills. （ C） The money we pay for the “information highway“. （ D） His confidence in software products. （ A） It is a network for shopping malls, offices and homes. （ B） It relieves the heavy burden of teachers in school. （ C） It simplifies th
46、e process of making friends online. （ D） It quickens sales of software products and intelligence. （ A） It will confine us to the four walls. （ B） We will have unlimited freedom. （ C） The rich will be even richer. （ D） Education will be widely spread. （ A） Communication actually takes place when the
47、message is received. （ B） There are more means of receiving than of sending communications. （ C） Reception of communication involves use of the senses. （ D） It is hard to organize by typing the means of sending communication. （ A） Clapping hands. （ B） Gesture and imitation. （ C） Handshaking. （ D） Sm
48、ell and taste. （ A） They dont need conventional signs and symbols. （ B） They only require a receiver in communication. （ C） The distance between communicators cant be too long. （ D） They are not restricted in time and space. （ A） It is a rare phenomenon. （ B） It changes useless land into productive
49、land. （ C） It changes cropland into desert. （ D） It helps farmers remove fertile topsoil. （ A） Never continually planting crops at the same place. （ B） Letting animals feed on the same lands year after year. （ C） Planting trees around cropland yearly. （ D） Searching for every possible method to avoid desertification. （ A） To avoid problems caused by migration. （ B） To discuss the dangers of migration. （ C） To help farmers plant trees. （ D） To find
