1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 204及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “A heart-to-heart Talk is the Link to Emotion, and Communication is the Bridge to Success“. You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write
2、 at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） Embarrassed. （ B） Excited. （ C） Joyous. （ D） Dejected. （ A） Ten minutes late. （ B） Ten minutes early. （ C） At ten oclock. （ D） Five minutes early. （ A） Books on Internet. （ B） Books on physics. （ C） In
3、dustrial Revolution. （ D） Books on history. （ A） The librarian thought that the books had been borrowed. （ B） The librarian thought that the man was embarrassed. （ C） The librarian thought that the exit gate was broken. （ D） The librarian thought that the man wanted to steal the books. （ A） Supermar
4、ket. （ B） Yard. （ C） Restaurant. （ D） Hotel. （ A） Trim and wrap fresh fruit and vegetables. （ B） Stock shelves. （ C） Work at the check-out counter. （ D） Sell fresh fruit and vegetables. （ A） Sometimes he has to work outdoors in bad weather. （ B） It is too hard. （ C） He cannot get a good pay. （ D） It
5、 is extremely boring. （ A） Workers. （ B） Cleaners. （ C） Students. （ D） Waiters. Section B （ A） Texas is the largest state in the US. （ B） Texas is the second largest state in the US. （ C） Texas ranks the forty-ninth in terms of the size. （ D） Texas is smaller than Alaska, but it is a little bigger t
6、han many other states in the US. （ A） Texas has different kinds of weather patterns as it is a big state. （ B） Texas ranks the forty-ninth in terms of the size. （ C） Texas has the coldest place in winter in the US. （ D） Texas has the warmest place in summer in the US. （ A） Visit Laredo in summer and
7、 Amarillo in winter. （ B） Visit Laredo in winter and Amarillo in summer. （ C） Visit Laredo in spring and Amarillo in autumn. （ D） Visit Laredo in winter and Amarillo in autumn. （ A） Branches. （ B） Leaves. （ C） Grass. （ D） Flowers. （ A） Because they wanted to find more food. （ B） Because they wanted
8、to build new camps. （ C） Because they wanted to escape enemies. （ D） Because they wanted to find new spices. （ A） Life is a lot easier. （ B） There are fewer dangers. （ C） Most people do not have to hunt for food. （ D） There is more excitement. （ A） Because they try to find some excitement. （ B） Beca
9、use they try to have fun from hunting. （ C） Because they try to get back to nature. （ D） Because they try to look for adventure. Section C （ A） It s defined as the result of the moisture in the Earth s atmosphere. （ B） It s defined as the result of the Earth s rotation. （ C） It s defined as the hori
10、zontal movement of air. （ D） Its defined as the vertical movement of air. （ A） Its the ultimate cause of winds. （ B） It causes vertical movements of air. （ C） It reduces differences in air pressure. （ D） Its used to predict weather patterns. （ A） Air pressure. （ B） Temperature. （ C） Humidity. （ D） W
11、ind direction. （ A） The need to exercise the memory. （ B） How the brain differs from other body tissues. （ C） The unconscious learning of a physical activity. （ D） How nerves control body movement. （ A） Repeat it aloud. （ B） Write it down. （ C） Make a mental picture of it. （ D） Practice recalling it
12、. （ A） Ask questions about the assigned reading. （ B） Give an example of active learning. （ C） Explain recent research on recalling childhood memories. （ D） Make an assignment for the next class session. （ A） How they behave toward ants from other nests. （ B） What they usually eat. （ C） Why they are
13、 becoming extinct. （ D） Why they were brought to California （ A） They protect Argentine ants that live in neighboring nests. （ B） They gather food with Argentine ants from other nests. （ C） They fight Argentine ants from other nests. （ D） They generally build larger nests than other ant species do.
14、（ A） They attack members of their own nests. （ B） They recruit ants from other species into their nests. （ C） They form large colonies made of several nests. （ D） They hide from insects that attack their nests. （ A） They share the same few ancestors. （ B） They can t be distinguished from native Cali
15、fornian ants. （ C） They are evolving faster than native Californian ants. （ D） Their future survival is in doubt. Section A 26 It was music to my ears to hear that the Government s chief adviser on【 C1】_, Susan Jebb, wants parents to【 C2】 _fruit juices at the table and return to the old days when ch
16、ildren drank water or milk. There is no doubt that fruit juices, as well as fizzy colas and other soft drinks, are a major contributor to the emerging crisis of【 C3】 _weight in our children and teenagers. Most fruit juice drinks are【 C4】 _with sugar syrup, often derived not from fruit, but corn. The
17、 true【 C5】 _here, though, is not sugar but human greed. Sugar is not a poison, as some suggest, and is not even【 C6】 _: we just enjoy it. Eating too much sugar is a cause of tooth decay. It also【 C7】 _to the development of a fatty liver which can lead to irreparable liver diseases. The main【 C8】 _he
18、re is the weight gain, but sugar is not the only culprit: excess fat in your diet can make you fat. My point is that taking too much in, whether it s sugar or fat, is going to leave you with more body fat. However, a【 C9】 _of the energy intake for most growing youngsters is refined sugar in one shap
19、e or form. If we are to educate the public how best to【 C10】_obesity, then a cut in fruit juices and sugar-containing drinks is a good way to start. It may cut calorie intake near enough in half. Think twice before you pour that glass of juice. A)embrace B)proportion C)sensible D)attachment E)amount
20、 F)contributes G)obesity H)issue I)vast J)tackle K)addictive L)excess M)loaded N)ban O)villain 27 【 C1】 28 【 C2】 29 【 C3】 30 【 C4】 31 【 C5】 32 【 C6】 33 【 C7】 34 【 C8】 35 【 C9】 36 【 C10】 Section B 36 Six Secrets of High-Energy People A)Theres an energy crisis in America, and it has nothing to do with
21、 fossil fuels. Millions of us get up each morning already weary over the day holds. “I just can t get started,“ people say. But it s not physical energy that most of us lack. Sure, we could all use extra sleep and a better diet. But in truth, people are healthier today than at any time in history. I
22、 can almost guarantee that if you long for more energy, the problem is not with your body. B)What youre seeking is not physical energy. Its emotional energy. Yet, sad to say, life sometimes seems designed to exhaust our supply. We work too hard. We have family obligations. We encounter emergencies a
23、nd personal crises. No wonder so many of us suffer from emotional fatigue, a kind of utter exhaustion of the spirit. C)And yet we all know people who are filled with joy, despite the unpleasant circumstances of their lives. Even as a child, I observed people who were poor, or disabled, or ill, but w
24、ho nonetheless faced life with optimism and vigor. Consider Laura Hillenbrand, who despite an extremely weak body, wrote the best-seller Seabiscuit. Hillenbrand barely had enough physical energy to drag herself out of bed to write. But she was fueled by having a story she wanted to share. It was emo
25、tional energy that helped her succeed. D)Unlike physical energy, which is finite and diminishes with age, emotional energy is unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or upbringing. So how do you get it? You cant simply tell yourself to be positive. You must take action. Here are six practical str
26、ategies that work. 1. Do something new E)Very little thats new occurs in our lives. The impact of this sameness on our emotional energy is gradual, but huge: Its like a tire with a slow leak. You dont notice it at first, but eventually you 11 get a flat. It s up to you to plug the leak even though t
27、here are always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routines of life. Thats where Maura, 36, a waitress, found herself a year ago. F)Fortunately, Maura had a lifeline- a group of women friends who meet regularly to discuss their lives. Their lively discussions spurred Maura to make small but
28、nevertheless life altering changes. She joined a gym in the next town. She changed her look with a short haircut and new black T-shirts. Eventually, Maura gathered the courage to quit her job and start her own business. G)Heres a challenge: If its something you wouldnt ordinarily do, do it. Try a di
29、sh youve never eaten. Listen to music youd ordinarily tune out. Youll discover these small things add to your emotional energy. 2. Reclaim lifes meaning H)So many of my patients tell me that their lives used to have meaning, but that somewhere along the line things went stale. I)The first step in so
30、lving this meaning shortage is to figure out what you really care about, and then do something about it. A case in point is Ivy, 57, a pioneer in investment banking. “I mistakenly believed that all the money I made would mean something,“ she says. “But I feel lost, like a 22-year-old wondering what
31、to do with her life.“ Ivys solution? She started a program that shows Wall Streeters how to donate time and money to poor children. In the process, Ivy filled her life with meaning. 3. Put yourself in the fun zone J)Most of us grown-ups are seriously fun-deprived. High-energy people have the same da
32、y-to-day work as the rest of us, but they manage to find something enjoyable in every situation. A real estate broker I know keeps herself amused on the job by mentally redecorating the houses she shows to clients. “I love imagining what even the most run-down house could look like with a little ten
33、der loving care,“ she says. “Its a challengeand the least desirable properties are usually the most fun.“ K)We all define fun differently, of course, but I can guarantee this: If you put just a bit of it into your day, you energy will increase quickly. 4. Bid farewell to guilt and regret L)Everyones
34、 past is filled with regrets that still cause pain. But from an emotional energy point of view, they are dead weights that keep us from moving forward. While they cant merely be willed away, I do recommend you remind yourself that whatever happened is in the past, and nothing can change that. Holdin
35、g on to the memory only allows the damage to continue into the present. 5. Make up your mind M)Say youve been thinking about cutting your hair short. Will it look stylish or too extreme? You endlessly think it over. Having the decision hanging over your head is a huge energy drain. Every time you ca
36、nt decide, you burden yourself with alternatives. Quit thinking that you have to make the right decision: instead, make a choice and dont look back. 6. Give to get N)Emotional energy has a kind of magical quality: the more you give, the more you get back. This is the difference between emotional and
37、 physical energy. With the latter, you have to get it to be able to give it. With the former, however, you get it by giving it. O)Start by asking everyone you meet, “How are you?“ as if you really want to know, then listen to the reply. Be the one who hears. Most of us also need to smile more often.
38、 If you dont smile at the person you love first thing in the morning, youre sucking energy out of your relationship. Finally, help another person and make the help real, concrete. Give a massage(按摩 )to someone you love, or cook her dinner. Then, expand the circle to work. Try asking yourself what yo
39、u d do if your goal were to be helpful rather than efficient. P)After all, if its true that what goes around comes around, why not make sure that whats circulating around you is the good stuff? 37 With an extremely weak body, but emotional energy, Laura Hillenbrand wrote the best-seller Seabicuit. 3
40、8 One difference between emotional and physical energy is that, emotional energy has a quality: the more you give, the more you get back. 39 Lots of things, such as work, family obligations, emergencies and personal crises, make us suffer from emotional fatigue. 40 Having decisions hanging over your
41、 head is energy consuming. 41 Putting a bit of fun into your day will increase your energy quickly. 42 People with high-energy manage to find something enjoyable in every situation. 43 When facing with alternatives, you should stop thinking to make the right decision always, just make a choice and d
42、on t look back. 44 The first thing you should do is to figure out what you really care about, if you want to solve the meaning shortage of life. 45 Do some small things you dont ordinarily do will add to your emotional energy. 46 You have to take action to make yourself become positive. Section C 46
43、 As an immigrant to North American, you will need to ensure that employers and organizations such as colleges and universities properly recognize your international credentials. These may be trade certificates, but also educational qualifications such as degrees or diplomas, that you have completed
44、or partially-completed. It is common for hiring personnel to have little or no training in evaluating an academic background earned outside of North America. But at the same time, employers see formal education as very important when hiring. Education is a hiring requirement for 60% of employment op
45、portunities, but 40% of human resources staff say that if they do not know a lot about the value of documents attained elsewhere, they will not recognize them. Research has shown that sometimes immigrants start with a lower salary level than people who have completed their training in North America.
46、 You may want to apply for employment opportunities with companies whose staff understands your situation or more importantly, who know where to send you to get your North American credentials. If you need to complete your training in North America, apprenticeships leading to skilled trades are in h
47、igh demand. Apprenticeship training is a hands-on program where about 10% is in a classroom setting at community colleges, and 90% of the training is on-the-job. The training involves working for an employer and earning income during the training period. Sometimes there is a limit of 5 years for tra
48、ining. You may be able to use this training toward college or university credits or education. There is a good potential for long-term job security after completion of apprenticeship training. If you earned your papers outside of North America, you will need to get them translated if you want to wor
49、k or study. It is important for you that your education is assessed by an accredited assess ment service when you are applying for jobs, and particularly if the job posting has an education requirement. As well, it is recommended that you include a copy of the report with your cover letter. It is suggested that you provide this information early and do not wait until the time you actually meet with the employer. Getting job interviews is more 50% of the whole process of securing
