1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 86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: Why should we work? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1一些人为了工作面生活 2另一些人为了生活面 工作 3你的看法 Why should we work? 二、 Part II Reading Comprehens
2、ion (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 given in the passage; N (for NO) if the state
3、ment contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 2 Cholesterol and Heart Disease Do you know your cholesterol level? Many people dont. A high level of cholesterol in the blood is an important risk factor for heart disease. Some
4、 people say that the danger of heart disease is exaggerated. However, heart disease is a main cause of death in developed countries. Every year more than one million Americans have heart attacks, and half of them die. People with heart disease suffer chest pains that make simple activities, such as
5、walking, shaving, or taking a shower, difficult. Research has proven that cholesterol levels are connected with heart disease. One project in Massachusetts has studied the same group of men and women since 1948. The researchers have found that the people who have high levels of cholesterol have more
6、 heart attacks. A natural substance in the blood, cholesterol comes from the liver. The amount of cholesterol is affected by diet and by physical qualities we inherit from our parents. One kind of cholesterol sticks fat to the wails of arteries, making them smaller and finally blocking them. It prod
7、uces a condition called “hardening Of the arteries,“ which causes heart attacks. With tiny cameras, doctors can see blood circulating through the heart valves. Angiograms(血管造影照片 ) are x-rays of the heart arteries. They show fat deposits and blockages caused by high cholesterol. Heart disease begins
8、in children as young as 3 years old. It occurs earlier in boys than in girls. Nearly half of teenagers have some fat deposits on their artery walls. Heart disease develops faster if we have high cholesterol levels and also smoke. What is a safe level of cholesterol? Adults have a high risk of heart
9、attack if their cholesterol level is above 240 milligrams per deciliter(1/10公升 ) of blood. Below 200 is better. In the Massachusetts study, no one with a cholesterol level below-150 has ever had a heart attack. However, about half of American adults have cholesterol levels above 200. To lower our ch
10、olesterol level, we must change our eating habits. Anything that comes from an animal is high in fat and high in cholesterol. The American Heart Association National Cholesterol Education Program says that fat should be no more than 30 percent of our diet. Blood cholesterol levels start to fall afte
11、r 2 to 3 weeks of following a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. Dietary changes alone can result in a 10 percent reduction of the average persons cholesterol level. Aerobic exercise helps, too. Artery blockage can be reduced by as much as 40 percent through changes in diet and amount of exercise. We mu
12、st educate everyone, including children in elementary schools. We must teach them responsibility for their health through classes in nutrition and aerobic exercise. For example, the smart snack is fruit. Children must be served fruit in the school cafeteria, along with low- fat meals. Schools must s
13、end recipes home with the children. Parents must include children in planning and preparing meals and shopping for food. Adults, including persons over the age of sixty five, can lower their cholesterol by 30 or 40 percent. It is never too late to change. One man began his health program when he was
14、 seventy three. By the time he was seventy-seven, he had lowered his arterial blockage from 50 percent to 13 percent and his cholesterol from 320 to 145 without drugs. He went on a vegetarian diet with only 10 percent fat, plus programs to reduce stress and get more exercise. A low-cholesterol diet
15、that cuts out most animal products and high-fat vegetables may be unfamiliar to people. The Heart Association says to use no added fat of any kind. Dont fry food in oil. Cook it in water, vinegar, or vegetable water. Learn about grains and vegetables. Avoid egg yolks(the yellow-part of the egg). Eat
16、 Potatoes, beans, low-fat vegetables, and fruit. People often complain about low-fat diets before they have had time to get used to them. Food can taste good without cream, butter, and salt. You can use olive oil, mustard, fresh herbs, or yogurt instead. A new diet can cause general anxiety, when pe
17、ople feel worried and nervous about what is going to happen. They must learn to deal with the changes in their lives. Sometimes major changes in diet or lifestyle are easier than minor ones because the results are bigger and faster. Fast results encourage us. How can you control the amount of fat in
18、 your diet if you eat in restaurants? Restaurants must provide healthy meals that are low-in fat, salt, and cholesterol. A diet is a personal thing. Restaurant owners should not make customers feel embarrassed because they want to follow-a diet that is good for them. Restaurant owners must learn to
19、give equal service to customers on a healthy diet. Some restaurants have items on the menu marked with a heart to show that they are low-in fat, cholesterol, salt, or sugar. A few restaurants serve only these recipes. Heart disease causes one out of every four deaths in East Harlem in New York City.
20、 The East Harlem Healthy Heart Program is an educational program. It has 2 goals: to get people to change their diets and to find volunteers to help run educational activities. One way it educates is by street shows. Actors wear costumes and carry big pieces of plastic fat. They entertain so people
21、will listen. Groups of children perform songs and dances that educate people about heart disease and diet. Volunteers lead Walking and exercise groups to show people how to begin exercising. Volunteers also stand in supermarkets to suggest healthy food choices to shoppers. The volunteers have shoppe
22、rs taste two kinds of milk to see which tastes better. Most people are surprised that the low-fat milk tastes better than the whole milk. Shoppers are encouraged to buy low-fat milk instead of whole milk. The population grows year by year. And education costs money, but it also brings results. In 19
23、83, only 35 percent of the American public knew their cholesterol levels. By 1990, 65 percent of the people had had theirs checked. People feel better if they lower their cholesterol through diet. Healthy people are more confident. They are more attractive to themselves, as well as to others. Their
24、friends stare at them because they look so healthy. We can prevent heart disease by living a healthful lifestyle and eating the right kind of diet. If people dont do this, two out of three men and women in America will eventually get heart disease. 2 No direct relationship has been proven between hi
25、gh cholesterol levels and heart attacks. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 3 Boys have a higher risk of developing heart disease than girls. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 4 Old people shouldnt bother to change their eating habits because its too late for it to do them any good. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 5 It can be easier
26、to change our diet a lot than to change it a little. （ A） Y （ B） N （ C） NG 6 Diet and physical qualities which passed down from our parents affect _, a natural substance in the liver blood. 7 Children should learn more responsibility for their health through classes in _. 8 One of the educational ac
27、tivities in East Harlem Healthy Heart program is _. 9 Consumers are encouraged to buy low-fat milk rather than _. 10 Compared with the number of American people who had their blood cholesterol levels checked in 1990 was _ than that of in 1983. 11 The article deals with the link between _ and the sug
28、gestions to prevent them. 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 only once. After each questi
29、on 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） Because she is not interested in the topic. （ B） Because her room is too little to agree to it. （ C） Because she didnt have enough time for it. （ D） Because she
30、doesnt have enough money to attend it. （ A） The stories probably werent true. （ B） Tom doesnt usually tell funny stories. （ C） Shes surprised Tom was so serious last night. （ D） She wants to know where Tom heard the stories. （ A） Hold her breath. （ B） Not to be annoyed. （ C） Not saying anything （ D）
31、 Make further suggestions. （ A） He might visit the woman in the hospital. （ B） He will refuse to accept the womans paper. （ C） He may deny the womans request to hospital. （ D） He will give the woman more time to write her paper, （ A） Larry was probably justified to get so angry. （ B） Larry may be ju
32、st having a difficult time at school. （ C） Larry doesnt lose his cool and she doesnt believe that he did. （ D） The professor probably had a good reason to lose his cool at Larry. （ A） He definitely doesnt know the date, （ B） He is the only person who knows the date. （ C） He just guessed the last tim
33、e he handed in. （ D） The last assignment he handed in was not as good. （ A） Families with cars. （ B） Americans heavy dependence on cars. （ C） Roads and highways. （ D） Traffic problems in America. （ A） Whether to ask for a raise. （ B） Whether to buy a new house. （ C） Whether to employ the woman. （ D）
34、 Whether to take up the new job. （ A） To interview a few job applicants. （ B） To fill a vacancy in the company. （ C） To advertise for a junior sales manager. （ D） To apply for a job in a major newspaper. （ A） A hard working ambitious young man. （ B） A young man good at managing his time. （ C） A coll
35、ege graduate with practical working experience. （ D） A young man with his own idea of what is important. （ A） Not clearly specified. （ B） Not likely to be met. （ C） Reasonable enough. （ D） Apparently sexist. （ A） Find out if a rock-climbing course will be offered. （ B） Plan a rock-climbing trip over
36、 spring break. （ C） Convince the man to take a rock-climbing course with her. （ D） Find a place to go rock climbing. （ A） The college doesnt have any rock-climbing equipment. （ B） There are no appropriate places for climbing nearby （ C） There is no one to teach them flow to do it. （ D） Not very many
37、 students are interested in it. （ A） Climbers have the opportunity to be outside and enjoy the scenery. （ B） Climbing isnt as expensive as other sports. （ C） Learning to climb doesnt take a very long time. （ D） Climbers develop skills useful in other activities. （ A） Increasing upper-body strength.
38、（ B） Discussing popular climbing sites. （ C） Selecting the necessary equipment. （ D） Finding a climbing partner 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
39、. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） They are often exploited by the public. （ B） They are often considered lazy-and dishonest. （ C） They are often offered jobs with high incomes. （ D） They are often employed as skilled and sem
40、i-skilled workers. （ A） They buy houses by themselves. （ B） They receive houses from their parents. （ C） They have at least some experience of college. （ D） They have difficulty increasing their savings greatly. （ A） Because they are not their own bosses. （ B） Because they could not earn much money.
41、 （ C） Because they are not interested in their jobs. （ D） Because they could not rise in the ladder of success. （ A） To exchange ideas. （ B） To prove their value. （ C） To achieve success in life. （ D） To overcome their fear of silence. （ A） About whatever they have prepared. （ B） About whatever they
42、 want to do. （ C） About learning something new. （ D） About getting on well. （ A） To explain why people keep talking. （ B） To persuade people to stop making noises. （ C） To encourage people to join in conversations. （ D） To discuss why people like talking about weather. （ A） They were expensive. （ B）
43、 No one believes them. （ C） They were unsuccessful. （ D） They were often deceptive. （ A） Consumers were responsive. （ B） Consumers were hostile. （ C） Consumers turned cautious of it. （ D） Consumers didnt care all the time. （ A） They became more popular. （ B） They were more regulated. （ C） They becam
44、e less honest. （ D） They became better produced. （ A） Massachusetts. （ B） Texas. （ C） California. （ D） Connecticut. 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 pass
45、age 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 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or
46、write down the 37 To be successful in a job interview, one should demonstrate certain personal and (36)_ qualities. There is a need to create a good (37)_ in the limited time available. Furthermore the impression made should be one that the interviewer will (38)_ while he sees other applicants. At a
47、ll times, the applicant should present his most attractive qualities during an interview. One should, for example, take care to appear well-groomed and modestly dressed, avoiding the (39)_ of too elaborate or too casual attire. On the (40)_ side, clothes may be an effective leveler, putting one on p
48、ar with other applicants and requiring the interviewer to consider more important (41)_. On the other hand, clothes which are too informal may convey the impression that the job is not being taken seriously, or that the interviewees (42)_ to work is as casual as his dress. Clothes which are too elab
49、orate, too colorful or too expensive suggest a lack of (43)_ as to what behavior is appropriate for the job. (44)_. It may not be true that “clothes make the man“, but the first and often the lasting impression may be determined by the clothes one wears. (45)_. Since speech is a reflection of personality, it is a good idea to reflect confidence by spea
