1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 208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 “The Importance of Cooperation“. You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your
2、essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） He was too excited to go out to travel. （ B） He was tired of studying and needed some change. （ C） He had already planned a trip long before. （ D） He liked to travel around. （ A） She went to visit a friend there. （ B） She went there for a conference once. （ C）
3、 She attended a skiing course there. （ D） She spent a vacation there. （ A） Thin air. （ B） High longitude. （ C） High altitude. （ D） Too Cold. （ A） Dont exercise too much. （ B） Take some medicines. （ C） Wear more clothes to keep warm. （ D） Be careful about mountains. （ A） She is watching TV. （ B） She
4、is reading. （ C） She is taking a walk. （ D） She is writing. （ A） TV can enrich life. （ B） TV can expand one s horizon. （ C） TV gives one s brain damage. （ D） TV can stimulate one s imagination. （ A） He thinks TV is boring and brings nothing to one s life. （ B） He thinks TV shows are not interesting.
5、 （ C） He believes that watching TV is not so useful compared with reading. （ D） He thinks TV also expands one s horizon and lets one experience new things. （ A） Both of them can spice one s life. （ B） Neither of them is meaningful. （ C） Theyre both just ways to escape from real life. （ D） They can m
6、ake one feel relaxed. Section B （ A） Knocking the air cushion overboard. （ B） Putting out the sea anchor. （ C） Diving into the sea to try to fetch the air cushion. （ D） Putting out the sea anchor clumsily so that it became entangled. （ A） He swam faster than he had ever swum before. （ B） The sea anc
7、hor disentangled itself. （ C） He abandoned the air cushion. （ D） The sail came down. （ A） He got exhausted in trying to catch up with the boat. （ B） It was his last trip. （ C） The boat slowed down. （ D） He had not been so good. （ A） Indoor sports. （ B） Cultural comparison. （ C） Conversation skills.
8、（ D） Japanese psychology. （ A） An extended exchange of opinions. （ B） A polite expression of support. （ C） The defeat of one s partner. （ D） A practical solution to a problem. （ A） Age. （ B） Position. （ C） Skill. （ D） Relationship. （ A） Encouragement. （ B） Agreement. （ C） A pause. （ D） An interrupti
9、on. Section C （ A） They fought with the other mice. （ B） They stayed close to their mothers. （ C） They ran back and forth constantly. （ D） They remained close to one wall. （ A） The extent of damage to the nervous system. （ B） The presence or absence of certain nerve-cell receptors. （ C） The size of
10、nerve-cell receptors in the brain. （ D） The level of danger in the mammals environment. （ A） To show the relationship between fearfulness and environment. （ B） To give examples of animals that they aren t fearful. （ C） To compare fear in mammals to fear in other animals. （ D） To identify the nerves
11、that control fear in certain animals. （ A） They didnt use singers. （ B） They gave free concerts. （ C） They performed in small nightclubs. （ D） They shortened the length of their performances. （ A） To discuss one way it impacted jazz music. （ B） To explain why the government reduced some taxes. （ C）
12、To describe a common theme in jazz music. （ D） To discuss the popularity of certain jazz bands. （ A） The music contained strong political messages. （ B） The music had a steady beat that people could dance to. （ C） The music included sad melodies. （ D） The music contained irregular types of rhythms.
13、（ A） The increase in beachfront property value. （ B） An experimental engineering project. （ C） The erosion of coastal areas （ D） How to build seawalls. （ A） To protect beachfront property. （ B） To reduce the traffic on beach roads. （ C） To provide privacy for homeowners. （ D） To define property limi
14、ts. （ A） By sending water directly back to sea with great force. （ B） By reducing wave energy. （ C） By reducing beach width. （ D） By stabilizing beachfront construction. （ A） Protect roads along the shore. （ B） Build on beaches with seawalls. （ C） Add sand to beaches with seawalls. （ D） Stop buildin
15、g seawalls. Section A 26 Twice a year, in spring and autumn, Londons fashionistas go【 C1】 _at the second of the worlds “big four“ fashion weeks. From September 16th to the 21st, 68 catwalk shows【 C2】 _the wares of mainly British-based designers, with celebrities in【 C3】 _. A study by Oxford Economic
16、s for the British Fashion Council(BFC)found that the business added about 21 billion to GDP directly, twice as much as car making. High fashion accounts for only a【 C4】 _of that, but top-end, trend-setting design sits at the heart of the broader retail market. The BFC, which stages London Fashion We
17、ek, estimated that its six days will have【 C5】 _perhaps 100 million in orders. More than that, fashion is just the sort of thing Britain is【 C6】 _to be good at in this post-industrial age: creative, high-value-added, cluster-based. And the country does excel. But there are characteristically British
18、【 C7】 _, too. Many designers have trouble【 C8】 _their ideas into cash. This is only partly because capital is hard to come by. “Here, it s all about art. In other places its much more of a business,“ says a Central St Martins student who has worked in France. The【 C9】 _for a number of new designers
19、agrees: “Young designers here just make what inspires them without thinking enough about how much theyll have to【 C10】 _for it, or who will buy it.“ A great many fold after a few years. A big challenge now is to conquer developing markets before developing-world fashion houses conquer Britain. A)mer
20、its B)transmitting C)converting D)supposed E)charge F)crazy G)displayed H)delighted I)agent J)downsides K)yielded L)fraction M)account N)majority O)attendance 27 【 C1】 28 【 C2】 29 【 C3】 30 【 C4】 31 【 C5】 32 【 C6】 33 【 C7】 34 【 C8】 35 【 C9】 36 【 C10】 Section B 36 Sugar Friend VS Enemy A)Sugar is ever
21、ywhere. Its in our drinks, its in our foods, and its hidden in places we never would think of. Many would call sugar their friend in time of need, but in fact their so-called “good friend“ could turn out to be their worst enemy in disguise. Sugar for many is something they may have been battling wit
22、h for a long time. Here s a simple three-step process to help you start to win back the battle for your health. B)The first step is to be aware of what sugar really does to your body. Most people will say they “know“ that they shouldnt have sugar, but they really cant help it. To me that is a lack o
23、f true awareness of what sugar does to oneself. I don t think many people will say that they want to hurt their body on purpose, but unless they know it s really happening they will continue down that road. Sugar is slower to impact our health, and it s that slow destructive process that is the most
24、 dangerous. Unfortunately, most people dont know the damage until it has already been done. C)Sugar increases fat storing. Possibly the most important hormone in the body is insulin(胰岛素 ),when it comes to weight loss and health. Insulin is the main hormone that we have full control over daily throug
25、h our diet and lifestyle. When we eat sugar and it enters into our bloodstream too quickly, we have a spike in blood sugar levels. Now in times of high activity we are able to burn it off, but if we are sitting around this is not a good thing. So in response to that high level of blood sugar, the bo
26、dy will release more insulin into the bloodstream. Insulin will then take the excess glucose(葡萄糖 )and try to find a place to store it. If your muscles are all full or have insulin resistance then the best place to put the excess glucose is fat cells. When insulin is high, the fat cells are told to s
27、hut down any process of releasing stored fat into the blood for burning. With chronic high insulin spikes comes a resistance to it by your cells, leading to more insulin production, leading to more fat storing, and more resistance, eventually going down a road of diabetes and ill health for the whol
28、e body. D)Sugar also disrupts normal brain function. I think most people can relate to mood swings and energy highs / lows that come after a high sugar meal. Sugar can also be the source of many people s increased anxiety and depression. Let us not also forget the kids with ever-increasing attention
29、 “disorders“ and behavioral issues. Sugar is not helping with that, either. In fact, there have been many studies that show when taking sugar out of a kids diet and increasing fat intake, their attention ability increases, their behavior changes for the better. E)Sugar decreases your overall health
30、and makes you age quicker. Too much sugar will lower your overall immune system, increase destructive inflammation, lead to essential mineral deficiencies in the body, feed bad bacteria growth in your gut and other wonderful stuff. Aging is just a fancy word for the body breaking down quicker than i
31、t can repair itself, as that is what happens when we get older. Aging also is accelerated by the increasing risks of all degenerative diseases such as diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease and cancers. We are all going to get older, but it doesnt mean that we have to “age“ quicker. F)The second step
32、 is to realize you are in 100% control of your actions. This could be the most underrated yet the most important step, as we are the only person who controls what we put into our body. Everything starts in what we choose to put in our mouths. Some people may say they cant control their sugar craving
33、s, but that is already admitting defeat and giving up power to some “cosmic sugar influence“ out there. We can pass on dessert, we dont need to buy a candy bar, we can drink water instead of soda, but the choice is ours to make. G)Also many like to call it an “addiction“. This is just another way to
34、 give up your own personal power of choice. While sugar can have “addictive like“ qualities, its not something that you own or is a part of you. Fight the battle and you will get over the addictive feelings, they will go away. But if you call it an addiction and make it part of you, then it is yours
35、 to keep forever. Be free from it, let go. Take back control and anything is possible. H)The third step is to just live the daily journey one choice at a time. Life is just a series of present moments, and the choices we make in those moments. So let s just focus on what we can do right now instead
36、of worrying about what has happened in the past or may or may not happen in the future. “Now“ is all we have and all we need to focus on. I)Choose to eat more natural foods. Choose whole food proteins, healthy fats and natural sources of carbohydrates(碳水化合物 ). If it wasn t around a thousand years ag
37、o or is made by man(and not nature), chances are you dont need it. Note how it says “Choose“ above, as it is your choice. Find the hidden sources of sugars and remove them. Sugar is hidden in places such as sauces, ketchup, soups, processed foods, drinks, so called health bars, and more. Become a la
38、bel reader and see how much sugar you are consistently putting into your body. Dont fall for the marketing trick either of “low fat“, because that usually means “more sugar“. 37 We are able to lower blood sugar levels by taking part in intense activities. 38 If you consider sugar as an addiction and
39、 call it something that you own, you wont get rid of it forever. 39 In the authors opinion, the reason why many people cant help having sugar is that they are unaware of its danger. 40 When insulin in the bloodstream is high, fat cells will stop releasing stored fat. 41 The author believes that suga
40、r which we called “good friend“ in time of need in fact is a hidden enemy. 42 Many studies show that sugar-free diets with more fat can improve children s attention ability. 43 The truth that we get older is that our body breaks down faster than it can be self-repaired. 44 You yield to your addictiv
41、e feelings, which means you give up your own personal power of choice. 45 The author believes that taking high sugar meals may result in mood fluctuation. 46 To be healthy, what we should do now is to eat natural foods and get rid of the hidden sources of sugars. Section C 46 We ask ourselves what w
42、e mean by referring to that which we have observed by such a term as multiple personality. Immediately we face the more fundamental question: What is the real referent of this familiar word personality? In ordinary use we all encounter dozens of unidentical referents, perhaps hundreds of overlapping
43、 concepts, all with vague and elusive areas extending indefinitely, vaguely fading out into limitless implications. Any day we may hear that John Doe has become a new man since he quit liquor three years ago. Perhaps we tell ourselves that Harvard actually made a different person of that boy across
44、the street who used to aggravate all the neighbours with his mischievous depredations. Many religious people describe the experience of being converted or born again in terms that to the sceptical often seem chiefly fantastic. With considerable truth, perhaps, it may be stated that after her marriag
45、e Mary Blank changed, that she has become another woman. So, too, when a man s old friends say that since the war he hasnt been the same fellow they used to know. The statement, however, inaccurate, may indicate something real. Every now and then it is said that a certain woman s absorption in her h
46、ome and children has resulted in her losing her entire personality. Though such sayings are never taken literally, there is often good reason to be taken seriously. Are they not exaggerations or distortions used to indicate very imperfectly what is by no means totally untrue but what cannot be put p
47、recisely, or fully, into words? The real meaning of such familiar statements, however significant, helps us only a little in explaining what we think we have encountered in the case reported. Though often distinguished from each of the other terms, “personality“ is sometimes used more or less as a s
48、ynonym or approximation for “mind“, “disposition“, “soul“, “spirit“ etc. Often this protean word narrows(or broadens)in use to indicate chiefly the attractiveness, or unattractiveness, of some woman or man. In psychiatry its most specific function today is perhaps that of implying a unified total, o
49、f indicating more than “intelligence“ or “character“. There is no distinct or commonly understood referent for our word “personality“. It is useful for us despite its elasticity, often because of its elasticity. If they are to be helpful all such elastic terms must be used tentatively. Otherwise they may lead us at once into violent and confused disagreement about what are likely to be imaginary questions, more conflicts of arbitrary definition. Bearing this in mind we feel it pr
