1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 135及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay explaining A sense of gratitude can acknowledge our interdependent existence. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Sec
2、tion A （ A） She was hurt by the man. （ B） She lost her temper. （ C） She didnt speak to her husband. （ D） She missed the dinner party. （ A） Nobody likes to listen to this symphony. （ B） Many people like the symphony. （ C） She doesnt like the symphony. （ D） Shed like to have a cup of tea. （ A） Because
3、 he wanted to meet the womans parents. （ B） Because he goes to a beach house each August. （ C） Because he wont be able to take a vacation. （ D） Because he didnt know the womans plans. （ A） Stop thinking about the matter. （ B） Talk the drug user out of the habit. （ C） Be more friendly to his schoolma
4、te. （ D） Keep his distance from drug addicts. （ A） Buy a new dictionary for herself. （ B） Take the dictionary out the library. （ C） Borrow the dictionary for herself. （ D） She is welcome to the library. （ A） The situation is not Leons fault. （ B） Neither Leon nor James is telling the truth. （ C） The
5、 right and wrongs of this issue must involve deeper investigation. （ D） Someone must be lying in this incident. （ A） They think cinemas are too far away from their home. （ B） They are disappointed with the films produced these days. （ C） They both dislike films about adventure stories. （ D） They bot
6、h like the idea of going to the cinema at night. （ A） She was open and frank. （ B） She was not willing to say much. （ C） Something was wrong with her lips. （ D） She totally refused to talk to the man. （ A） What the mans plans are for tonight. （ B） Why the man does not want to play tennis. （ C） Why t
7、hey do not have time to play tennis after class today. （ D） What time they can meet in the library. （ A） Yesterday before dinner. （ B） Two days ago. （ C） Last weekend. （ D） One week ago. （ A） Let him win a tennis game. （ B） Help him finish his anthropology project. （ C） Give him some medicine for hi
8、s stomach. （ D） Lend him her anthropology book. （ A） They are looking for an apartment to live in. （ B） They are discussing living places and childrens education. （ C） They are complaining about their children. （ D） They are planning for the next weekend. （ A） Theres much to do besides work and stud
9、y. （ B） Its convenient for people to go anywhere. （ C） The natural environment is beneficial to children. （ D） The countryside is a perfect place for weekends. （ A） The children are too young to benefit from city life. （ B） Even adults themselves cannot go everywhere in the city. （ C） There is a lot
10、 to sec and do for children and adults. （ D） There isnt a lot to sec and do for children. （ A） She is a full-time housewife. （ B） She does not care for her children. （ C） She used to live in the suburbs in her childhood. （ D） She will go to a museum next weekend. Section B （ A） Men and women both sp
11、end a lot of time at home. （ B） The man earns the money and pays the bills. （ C） Women at home have to obey their husbands unconditionally. （ D） Women are not allowed to work outside. （ A） The man has lost his dominant role. （ B） Both men and women have more choices. （ C） The woman doesnt stay at ho
12、me and care for the children and the house. （ D） The man likes to stay home to tend their children. （ A） Men are still the leaders in their family. （ B） Men and women are having more things in common now. （ C） The roles of men and women in marriage have changed as time goes by. （ D） Neither men nor
13、women want to bear responsibilities for their family. （ A） The appeals of advertising. （ B） Peoples attitude towards advertising. （ C） The illusiveness of advertising. （ D） The positive and negative aspects of advertising. （ A） By appealing to his buying motives. （ B） By advocating the high quality
14、of the products. （ C） Making use of peoples kindness. （ D） By using famous people as the endorser of their products. （ A） Because it was just ordinary bread. （ B） Because it contains more calorics in the whole loaf. （ C） Because the total number of calories remained the same. （ D） Because the bread
15、is sliced very thin. （ A） Because of fear of loss among the people. （ B） Because fire break out very frequently. （ C） Because people will benefit from the purchase. （ D） Because the advertising could arouse peoples emotion. （ A） Negative. （ B） Neutral. （ C） Positive. （ D） Questioning. （ A） The ineff
16、iciency of the Nuclear Regulation Commission. （ B） The enormous cost of construction and operation. （ C） The length of time it takes to make investigation. （ D） The objection of the opponents of nuclear power. （ A） A city in Connecticut. （ B） A nuclear power plant. （ C） A factory producing millstone
17、. （ D） An electricity plant. Section C 26 The root of the ginger plant is well known for its use as a cooking spice in China, Japan and Southern Asia. It was described by the thirteenth century【 B1】 _Marco Polo in his writings. Gingers use is even discussed in the “Talmud“, the book that explains Je
18、wish【 B2】 _laws. The ginger plant has yellow-green flowers with【 B3】 _and yellow spots. Its root is used to【 B4】 _several kinds of food including soups and【 B5】 _. It also is used to make tea. Recently scientists have been studying the ginger root for possible use as a medicine. Ginger contains seve
19、ral【 B6】 _and scientists in Denmark did a study three years ago that showed ginger can reduce the threat of heart attack and【 B7】 _. During the weeklong study, women were given 70 grams of uncooked 【 B8】 _each day or 5 grams of uncooked ginger. American researchers at Louisiana State Medical Center
20、tested gingers for possible use in preventing 【 B9】 _which is a condition that affects many people who travel by plane or boat. The study showed that ginger does not work to prevent that kind of stomach sickness, but a study by British researchers found that ginger does work to prevent stomach sickn
21、ess during【 B10】 _. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply【 C1】 _and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard
22、 to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in【 C2】_makes for equality, and this in rum leads to further sharing. In such a home, the growing boy and girl learn to accept that equality more easily than did their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world【 C3】 _by cooperatio
23、n rather than by the “battle of the sexes“. If the process goes too far and mans role is regarded as【 C4】 _important and that has happened in some cases we are as badly off as before, only in reverse. It is time to【 C5】 _the role of the man in the American family. We are getting a little tired of “M
24、omism“ but we dont want to exchange it for a “Neo-Popism“. What we need,【 C6】 _, is there cognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equals. There are signs that psychologists, social workers, and【 C7】_on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have d
25、ecided that women should not receive all the credit nor all the blame. We have almost【 C8】 _up saying that a womans place is in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it, nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child. The family is a【 C9】 _enterprise for which it
26、is difficult to lay down rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways for solving its own problems. Excessive authoritarianism has unhappy consequences, whether it wears skirts or trousers, and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is【 C10】 _not only with a healthy democr
27、acy, but also with a healthy family. A)less B)male C)cooperative D)reassess E)encourage F)given G)decisions H)connected I)rather J)corporation K)separated L)more M)specialists N)though O)characterized 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section
28、B 46 You Dont Have to Be 18: Going to College as an Adult A)Every so often, especially when Im feeling down, I take out my old college notes, textbooks and diplomas, and take a little stroll down memory lane. I remember the fun I had in college, the people I met, the professors who taught me and the
29、 experiences that changed my life. And Im glad I made the sacrifices. B)After graduating high school, I thought college wasnt for me. I served a four-year stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, and then took a job with the postal service. In my na vet, I thought that moving up within the agency would be fa
30、irly easy. I was bright, knowledgeable, eager to learn new things and willing to put in the time needed to develop myself. But I ran into a brick wall. It seemed there was an inside track, and I was definitely not on it. After about a year and a half, I realized that my chances of advancement were n
31、il, and it was time to do something about it. C)I floated the idea of attending college to my coworkers and superiors and the response was mostly negative. But there were a few people who thought it was a good idea, and I did a lot of thinking. I saw two choices: 1. Stay where I was, miserable in a
32、low-level job. 2. Take a chance and give college a try. Since my job was leading me nowhere, I decided to start college. D)When I started; I encountered a lot of resistance from people at work. The phrase “career student“ was bandied about at me, as if I was learning nothing practical and basically
33、trying to avoid growing up. Actually it was the other way around, I saw staying in my job as a way to avoid facing responsibilities, and college as a more real worldand an island of sanity in my life. While it made little difference to me if my coworkers or bosses supported my decision to attend col
34、lege, I did want my family behind me. The support was there I didnt need any financial help, but I got a lot of moral support from my parents, as well as from friends and relatives. E)Probably the biggest obstacle I faced, since I was plagued by doubts about my own intelligence and abilities, was ju
35、st getting started. I decided to start close to home and do my first two years of college at Palm Beach Community College, which was on the way to work, and then transfer to Florida Atlantic University, which was more out of the way. F)I had driven past the campus of Palm Beach Community College sev
36、eral times. In the spring of 1987, I finally worked up the nerve to go into the admissions office. For many people that first step is a big one, and its easy to believe that one is stepping into an abyss, but PBCC was flexible enough for me. 1 had to take the American College Test and, after scoring
37、 well on that, was able to register for classes. My first class was Introduction to the Social Sciences, and from the moment the professor began to lecture, I knew I had found a place where I could learn and grow. G)You might expect to experience culture shock in college after your day-to-day experi
38、ences. I found, instead, that most of the culture shock happens when you leave class and go back to work. For while your coworkers and bosses are not changing, you are. H)You may find yourself colliding with the people at work. They may find that your new habits, like studying during breaks and lunc
39、h, and not going to the local bar to drink and gripe about work, are disturbing the status quo(当前的状况 ). You may even be tempted to give up. Please dont. It may be difficult, you may be exhausted and you may have to tune out criticism, but I can tell you from experience that its all worth it on the d
40、ay you put on the cap and gown and receive your diploma. I)So youve gone and done it. You have been accepted for matriculation(注册入学 )at a community college or university, and have been given a date and time to register, your biggest worry may be about what things are like in the classroom. Does the
41、professor take attendance? Some do, some dont, though all encourage perfect attendance and class participation. Is there a break? If the class is three hours long, there probably is. When you report to your first class, try to be there a little early. Get a good seat, preferably in the front of the
42、classroom so you can see and hear the professor better. J)Have all the required books for the class, and a notebook and pen. When class starts, the professor will hand out a syllabus, discuss it, talk about term papers and may then begin teaching. You may be worried about how the professor will reac
43、t to you. You neednt be that concerned. At the community college and university I attended, professors welcomed older students. We tended to be more focused on getting an education, had a lot to contribute to the class discussion because of our experience in the world and were less likely to argue o
44、ver a grade. K)As you get to know your classmates in the class, you may find yourself gravitating toward other students your age. Theres nothing wrong with this, but if theres a group project, the professor will probably want the generations to work together. This is a good opportunity to broaden yo
45、ur horizons. That doesnt mean you should just show up, take classes and take off. There may be a club or activity for your major on campus that can help you in your job search later on. You may even find that the company of other scholars will help you expand your intellectual horizons. And taking i
46、n a college sports event once in a while can be a fun way to meet other people. L)Graduation from Palm Beach Community College was a milestone in my life. Against the odds, I had achieved something. I was “walking on sunshine,“ as the song goes, and had learned to let all the negativity go in one ea
47、r and out the other. I had made friends with the professors, and the students I had worked with were wonderful. In truth, I was addicted to the challenges that college provided. M)I graduated from community college in December 1990, then started at Florida Atlantic University the following month. Fl
48、orida Atlantic University was a whole new world awaiting discovery. My first time there, I had been scared. It was so big and seemingly impersonal. Sure, there would be some people from the community college on the same track as I was on, but still there were lots of strangers. N)In April 1994, I ha
49、d accumulated enough credits to graduate from FAU. It was a bittersweet occasion. I loved education and learning, but wanted to make my career change sooner rather than later. Two months after graduation I left the post office, diploma in hand, and embarked on a new career. It hasnt always been easy and it hasnt always been that much fun, but Ive never regretted reinventing my life. O)I am now a copy editor for a newspaper, with a few year
