1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 55及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled It Pays to Be Honest by commenting on the saying, “Honesty is the best policy.“ You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sh
2、eet 1. Section A （ A） The man should be patient. （ B） The man is mistaken. （ C） She misses her friend. （ D） She is waiting for a call. （ A） It took three months to finish the hotel building. （ B） He was too busy to notice the opening of the hotel. （ C） He did not know the hotel had a restaurant. （ D
3、） He would like to meet the woman for lunch. （ A） It was warm enough to swim. （ B） It was too hot. （ C） It was very cold. （ D） It didnt rain. （ A） She didnt want to spend her holiday with him. （ B） She wasnt entitled to take a vacation for the time being. （ C） She enjoyed her new job more than the p
4、revious one. （ D） She had to work in the training department for two months. （ A） Judy would perform more naturally for she had remembered all her lines. （ B） Judy didnt perform naturally enough for she forgot some of her lines. （ C） Judy performed more naturally by remembering her lines. （ D） Judy
5、performed less naturally when she remembered her lines. （ A） Their best friend. （ B） Their favorite color. （ C） The clothes the woman is wearing. （ D） A present the man has bought. （ A） Let him move to a room with two single beds. （ B） Check if there are any vacancies in her hotel. （ C） Try to help
6、him find a room in another hotel. （ D） Show him the way to the Bright Hotel. （ A） The womans resume is too short to be impressed. （ B） The woman has made many revisions to her resume. （ C） The man isnt impressed by the womans resume. （ D） The printer is not working properly. （ A） A start-up program.
7、 （ B） Anti-virus software. （ C） Computer software for personal use. （ D） Computer software for after-school tutorials. （ A） They are confident of passing the college entrance exams. （ B） They are to take college entrance exams this year. （ C） Most of them are not doing very well in maths. （ D） They
8、are forced to take more extra practice. （ A） It is designed for junior school students. （ B） It contains different subjects except maths. （ C） Each course takes 40 hours to complete. （ D） Each course contains 35 lessons. （ A） It was a design school located in Germany. （ B） It was an American art mov
9、ement. （ C） It was a scenic spot in Germany. （ D） It was the name of a German artist. （ A） Get further studies in universities. （ B） Work as an assistant in workshops. （ C） Study with a crafts person and an artist. （ D） Learn technical expertise on his own. （ A） Art is separate from technical skills
10、. （ B） Art should be enjoyed by everybody. （ C） Art is a form of luxury object. （ D） Art should be based on imagination. （ A） They were individually hand-crafted. （ B） They were produced by machines in large amounts. （ C） They were in Gothic style. （ D） They are out of date now. Section B （ A） They
11、are indulged in the virtual world. （ B） They spend little time on their schoolwork. （ C） They take advantage of the Internet to threaten others. （ D） They are reluctant to interact with others in the real world. （ A） It provides them access to negative information. （ B） It helps them make new friend
12、s. （ C） It doesnt give proper guidance to the young users. （ D） It doesnt give feedback about the consequences of ones actions. （ A） They are too busy to detect it. （ B） It is beyond their supervision. （ C） The youth are threatened not to tell the truth. （ D） It doesnt show on the radar screen. （ A）
13、 He made up his mind to work for the disable. （ B） He decided to work in an auto company. （ C） He unfortunately had a car accident. （ D） He invented a new type of vehicle. （ A） A driver. （ B） A sales manager. （ C） An engineer. （ D） An advertising executive. （ A） It can be controlled remotely. （ B） I
14、t takes much room of a car. （ C） It has some merits and drawbacks. （ D） It is rather expensive. （ A） It will turn out to be a failure. （ B） It will receive a lot of orders. （ C） It helps depress the economy. （ D） It downturns the economy to a great extent. （ A） They were rejected completely. （ B） Th
15、ey were overwhelming. （ C） They were written into Constitution. （ D） They influenced a lot of Americans. （ A） He wanted to start a new language system. （ B） British spelling rules were too complex. （ C） He couldnt get used to the British pronunciation. （ D） Most immigrants were sick of learning Brit
16、ish English. （ A） They helped distinguish American English from British English. （ B） They were assimilated into British English. （ C） They were regarded as inappropriate expressions. （ D） They overturned the American English spelling rules. Section C 26 “You are never too late to learn“. Do you agr
17、ee with this【 B1】 _? Education is a long process that not only provides us with basic skills such as literacy, but is also【 B2】 _in shaping our future lives. From the moment we enter kindergarten as small children, and as we progress through primary and secondary education, we are【 B3】 _the life ahe
18、ad of us. We must discipline ourselves to work hard so that we can pass exams and gain the【 B4】 _we will need to secure a good job. We must also acquire valuable life skills so education helps us understand how we can stay fit and healthy. For some people, this process doesnt end when they are in th
19、eir mid-to-late-teens. After they finish school, many progress to literacy or basic business management. Others will【 B5】 _on a programme of higher education at a university where, with hard work, they will have the opportunity to graduate after three or four years with a higher degree an MA, for ex
20、ample, or a PhD.【 B6】 _, they may choose to attend an evening class after work or, if they have a【 B7】 _employer, obtain day release so that they can study during the week. We live in a fascinating and constantly changing world, and we must【 B8】_learn and acquire new knowledge if we are to adapt and
21、【 B9】 _changing events. Our schooldays are just the beginning of this process, and we should【 B10】_every opportunity to develop ourselves, whether we are eighteen or eighty. You are, indeed, never too old to learn. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【
22、 B10】 Section A 36 The Internet and cell phones are bringing people together, not【 C1】 _us apart at least, according to a new survey recently by the Pew Internet and American Life project. The research followed up a shocking 2006 study, which found that American social networks were rapidly【 C2】 _an
23、d that 25% of Americans reported that they had not one close friend or family member to rely on. In【 C3】 _, Pew researchers found that just 6% of those surveyed reported having no intimate relationships. Unfortunately, the new study did confirm the other findings, showing that Americans today do hav
24、e far fewer close relationships than they did as recently as 1985. According to both studies, the average social network shrunk by one-third since 1985 and more people today are relying only on spouses or family members for emotional support. Intriguingly,【 C4】 _, Internet and cell phone use didnt r
25、eplace close【 C5】_with more superficial contacts. Instead, people who most relied on these communication tools had a larger and more【 C6】 _group of close friends and family members. They were more likely to be close to someone of another race, for example. And,【 C7】 _to net opposers worries, Interne
26、t use didnt replace involvement in local activities. In fact, bloggers and cell users are more likely to【 C8】 _to local organizations like youth groups and charities, not less so. Such【 C9】 _effects of the Internet are good news for public health. Studies have shown repeatedly that the number and qu
27、ality of peoples relationships affects many aspects of well-being. The more connected people are, the healthier they tend to be. Consequently, the shrinkage in network size remains a serious cause for concern but these results suggest that mobile and Internet communication are not【 C10】_problematic
28、and can even be part of the solution. A)surely B)compare C)single D)cutting E)however F)ties G)negative H)belong I)necessarily J)contrast K)contrary L)contracting M)positive N)tearing O)diverse 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 Ho
29、w to Keep Your New Years Resolutions AAbout half of all American adults say they are at least somewhat likely to make a New Years resolution this year. Their top vows: to lose weight, quit smoking and exercise more. But consider this: if hard-core addicts can break bad habits some by moderating, not
30、 just quitting theres still hope for you. Whether your goal for this year is to get fit or tame your drinking, experts say theres a lot you can learn from people who have successfully moderated their habits to help keep you off the resolution merry-go-round. 1. Dont Kid Yourself B“The most important
31、 thing is to be honest with yourself,“ says Howard Josepher, the president of Exponents Inc., an organization that provides support and educational services to people with substance-misuse issues. “You need to know the difference between enjoying yourself and self-medicating. Its not that self-medic
32、ating is necessarily bad but you should give yourself parameters. If you are adhering to them, OK. If not, you need to check yourself.“ CSuccessful moderators decide in advance how much is too much and stick to their limit, no matter what. Have a cookie a day if thats what youve deemed acceptable. B
33、ut if you cheat by having “just one more,“ know that you are only cheating yourself and worsening the problem, experts say. The point is to learn how to hold yourself accountable. DFor those who are concerned in particular about drinking, a free, research-based online tool called Drinkers Checkup ca
34、n help you determine whether you are drinking at unhealthy levels, and what to do if you are. 2. Quit Cold Turkey Temporarily E“Theoretically, there are very good reasons to take a break from a behavior, totally,“ says Reid Hester, director of research at Behavior Therapy Associates, explaining that
35、 an initial period of complete abstinence(节制 )can make it easier for people to moderate behavior by eliminating the habitual, automatic aspect of the unwanted activity. FTake a cue from the self-help group Moderation Management(MM), which advises problem drinkers to abstain completely for a month be
36、fore attempting moderate drinking. If you cant achieve a month of abstinence, the thinking goes, successful moderation is unlikely.GThe best way to stay on course is frequent self-monitoring; use as many behavior-modification tools, support groups and programs as you can. In October, Hester and coll
37、eagues published a randomized controlled trial in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment comparing heavy drinkers who used MMs website to help them quit with those who used the MM site plus another online tool that teaches behavior-control tactics and helps chart drinking. While both groups signif
38、icantly reduced their drinking and alcohol-related problems, the group that used the additional tool had more days abstinent and drank less when they drank. 3. Do What the Buddhist Would Do HAlan Marlatt, director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington, studies “m
39、indfulness-based relapse(重新染上 )prevention,“ which uses meditation(冥想 )and other ideas from Buddhist teachings to help people break bad habits. I“Between stimulus and response, theres a space, and in that space is our power to choose our response, and in our response lies our growth and freedom,“ say
40、s Marlatt, quoting author and Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl. Marlatt says, “Mindfulness gets you into that space.“ JBeing mindful may involve traditional meditation, in which you sit quietly and observe your thoughts and breathing without judgment. But here, it is also used to focus awareness on
41、thoughts and feelings that lead to unwanted behavior. Simply recognizing the triggers to relapse can help you choose not to give into them. “When theres a fork in the road, strong desire is pulling you one way. Well, whats the other way? You have to look down the other road and see where it takes yo
42、u. Then you have a choice, instead of being on autopilot,“ says Marlatt. KOne tactic he recommends for resisting those desires is called “urge-surfing.“ It involves being mindful of the fact that desire is like a wave it rises to a peak, then falls. This happens whether you yield to the urge or not,
43、 though most people mistakenly think their desire will escalate endlessly unless they give in. In fact, yielding to desire only reinforces them resisting, in contrast, reinforces resistance. Marlatt advises watching your urge, noting its peak and “surfing“ it, rather than allowing it to wipe you out
44、. LAnother trick is to recognize that willpower is like a muscle it gets stronger with appropriate use but ultimately weakens if overloaded. Thats why Hester recommends setting short-term goals that are “moderately difficult, realistic, concrete and measurable.“ As with weight-lifting, starting at a
45、 level that is challenging but not overwhelming can provide a sense of achievement and success which can give you the drive to take on bigger challenges. 4. Dont Try to Scare Yourself Straight MResearch shows that in the long term, the pleasure of victory is a better incentive than the agony of defe
46、at. “Punishment is a poor motivator,“ says Hester. “It sets people up for failure. If all you do is punishing yourself for failure, you wont stay motivated to change for very long.“ NInstead, reward yourself for sticking to your limits and focus on the benefits of changing. For instance, if your goa
47、l is to drink less or lose weight, treat yourself to something you want a new book or DVD, say each time you successfully resist a tempting dessert or achieve a goal, like a month of abstinence. Success tends to give birth to greater success. If you do slip back into old patterns, avoid blame. “Dont
48、 say, I cant do it, “ says Marlatt. “People make mistakes. If you keep working at it, you will get better over time. Thats what the research shows.“ NFor some people, trying to moderate bad habits is not achievable or takes more effort than abstaining altogether as the philosopher St. Augustine put
49、it, “Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.“ Recognizing this by trying and failing can also be a critical step toward behavior change. 5. Get Better Friends OConsciously and unconsciously, people tend to imitate . those around them. Thats why the latest research shows that things like happiness, smoking quitting and obesity can spread like an infectious disease through social net
