1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 57及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should first describe the drawing and interpret its meanings, and then give your comment on it. You should write at least 150 words
2、 but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） He likes to use a video camera. （ B） He has a good video camera. （ C） He prefers an old type of camera. （ D） He prefers to go to the cinema. （ A） The womans result is not good. （ B） The woman is lucky. （ C） The woman rel
3、ies on her group. （ D） The woman is excellent. （ A） The mans company has some difficulties. （ B） The mans company is going bankrupt. （ C） The mans company is arranging a travel. （ D） The mans company earns a lot of money. （ A） He is going to buy some stamps. （ B） He is going to mail a letter. （ C） H
4、e is going to pick up a package. （ D） He is going to see the postman. （ A） He seldom uses a computer. （ B） He likes to play games on computer. （ C） He likes to do programming. （ D） He uses computer only at work. （ A） Prof. Blake is wonderful. （ B） Prof. Blake is an interesting person. （ C） The woman
5、 is the only one who studies hard in the class. （ D） Most students do not like Prof. Blakes lectures. （ A） The woman is a big fan of traveling. （ B） The woman is desperate to write to him. （ C） His aunt will keep the mails for him. （ D） He will receive the mail when he reaches the top of the mountai
6、n. （ A） The man should eat less. （ B） The man should buy some new clothes. （ C） The man should fix his calorie counter. （ D） The man should buy a new wardrobe. （ A） To do some clerical work. （ B） To own her own law office. （ C） To become a well-known lawyer. （ D） To practice law in well-known law of
7、fices. （ A） Her personal characters. （ B） Urgent need for lawyers in her country. （ C） Its social status and promising future. （ D） Her childhood dream. （ A） America has the best education systems. （ B） Female lawyers are respected there. （ C） She followed her parents advice. （ D） America has some o
8、f the best law schools. （ A） A government department. （ B） A standard unit for measuring weight. （ C） The value of precious metals. （ D） The humid weather. （ A） Checking the accuracy of scales. （ B） Calculating the density of metals. （ C） Observing changes in the atmosphere. （ D） Measuring amounts o
9、f rain fall. （ A） It was eroded by some chemicals. （ B） The scales are obscure. （ C） The standard for measuring had changed. （ D） It absorbed moisture and was inaccurate. （ A） It is relatively cheap for so much precious metal. （ B） It is difficult to judge the value of such an object. （ C） It is rea
10、sonable for an object with such an important function. （ D） It is too expensive for such a light weight. Section B （ A） They are very frightening and powerful. （ B） They are interested in tornadoes. （ C） They all work very hard. （ D） They dont know why tornadoes occur. （ A） Where dry and humid air m
11、asses meet. （ B） Where the air becomes warm and humid. （ C） When thunderstorms or tornadoes occur. （ D） When the air rises very rapidly. （ A） It will remain the same. （ B） Its air will be sucked up. （ C） It will explode outward. （ D） It will move a little. （ A） 33. （ B） 44. （ C） 433 （ D） 443 （ A） A
12、place with a heavy rain. （ B） A town with a sunny day. （ C） A beautiful summer resort. （ D） An interesting advertisement. （ A） She didnt like the job any more. （ B） She made a mistake in the report. （ C） She was criticized for her clothes. （ D） Her boss often found faults with her. （ A） Every time t
13、hey watch TV. （ B） When they make mistakes. （ C） When theyre going on holiday. （ D） When they meet forecasters. （ A） It is the most popular music in America. （ B） It is associated with New York City theaters. （ C） It became popular in the 20th century. （ D） It derived from African religious and folk
14、 music. （ A） Students in high school. （ B） The general public. （ C） Musicians and older jazz lovers. （ D） Dancers and pop singers. （ A） The relationship between all the characters. （ B） The background of the story and the feelings of characters. （ C） The mood and sufferings of the writer. （ D） The f
15、air ladies and the story of western life. Section C 26 Today, more and more people in the United States are using credit cards instead of money to buy the things they need. Almost any one who has a【 B1】 _income and a continuous work record can【 B2】 _a credit card. There are many credit cards【 B3】 _:
16、 American Express, VISA, and Master Charge are some of the most popular. If you have a credit card, you can buy a car, eat a dinner, take a trip, and even get a haircut by charging the cost to your【 B4】 _. In this way, you can pay for【 B5】_a month later, without any extra charge. Or you may choose t
17、o make your payments over several months and pay only part of the total amount each month. If you do this, the credit company, or the bank that sponsors the credit card, will add a small【 B6】 _to your total bill. This is very convenient for the customer. With the credit card in your wallet or purse,
18、 you dont have to carry much cash and worry about【 B7】_through carelessness or theft. The card user only has to worry about paying the final bill. This, of course, can be a problem, if you charge more than you can pay for. In the recent years, credit cards also【 B8】 _in China. The Great Wall credit
19、card and the Peony(牡丹 )credit card are the pioneer cards sponsored by the Bank of China and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, 【 B9】 _. Many of us believe that it will only be a matter of time before credit cards【 B10】_cash and checks for both individuals and businesses. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】
20、29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 The local education authority compiled a list of “potential security problems“ on campus last week. They include fire accidents, traffic accidents, crime, bombing, stealing, social communication problems and【 C1】 _
21、. “Though the ivory tower shuts out some dangers from the outside world, it is not a paradise【 C2】 _to crimes and accidents. School-safety has been in focus,“ said an official of the local Education Committee. In the first six months of this year, 25 students were victims of【 C3】 _accidents or crime
22、s and 10 students committed suicide. While numbers remain low, how can campuses be made safer places to live in? Making safety education compulsory is the governments answer. University students will soon receive compulsory classes. In the lessons, they will learn how to protect themselves by lookin
23、g at real【 C4】 _on campus. For example, girls will learn when and where sexual harassment(骚扰 )is most【 C5】_to happen. They will also get【 C6】 _on how to protect themselves, like not wearing mini skirts in crowded public places. Students should not only be aware of the dangers from the outside, but a
24、lso those self-inflicted. Even though it【 C7】 _last in the list, it doesnt mean suicide is the least serious. The newspaper【 C8】 _a growing number of suicide attempts on September 15. Between May and July, three university students killed themselves by jumping from buildings. One girl left a note sa
25、ying that she was “sick of life and【 C9】 _.“ In the safety course, students are given tips on how to cope with pressure. They are also encouraged to go to the school psychologists if they feel depressed. They will learn what to do if their classmates behave【 C10】 _because of depression. A)comes B)im
26、mune C)perpetual D)depressed E)normally F)abnormally G)reflected H)reported I)tips J)headlines K)likely L)cases M)fatal N)escalates O)suicides 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 Postgraduate dilemmas ADeciding whether or not to bec
27、ome a postgraduate can be a daunting(令人畏缩的 )prospect. Even if you are sure you want to press ahead, the chances are youll have a list of unanswered questions about the best approach. Thats why New Scientist has asked those in the know to talk frankly about what postgraduate life is really like and h
28、ow to make the most of it. How do I choose the right project? BOne thing all postgraduates agree on is that you need to be passionate about your research topic if youre ever going to finish it Starting off with fire in your belly will give you the best chance of seeing your work through. “During you
29、r PhD you will fall in and out of love with your project many times, so it is important to choose something that fascinates you and that you will want to persevere with,“ says Katherine Reekie, who is in the fourth year of her PhD in genetics at the University of Leicester. CThink, too, about the mo
30、de of research, advises Rachel Walker, a second-year PhD student at the University of Cambridge. “You should consider whether the project will require mostly fieldwork or lab work and whether you are happy with this.“ It is also useful for your project to have some similar aspects to those of other
31、students working in your research group, she says, so that you can help each other out when you get stuck. DFunding availability might influence the exact area you choose to focus oa “Often there will be projects available with funding, waiting for a student to take them up. This was true in my case
32、,“ says Jonathan du Bois, a PhD graduate from the University of Bristol. If you already have a specific project in mind, shop around for a department or supervisor that is interested in taking you on for that topic. Keep an open mind and spread your search as far as you can to find a university that
33、 fits your requirements. EWatch out for projects that are linked to commercial ventures requiring students to sign a contract that limit their ability to publish, or narrowly define the scope of their research. “I know of one horror story where a student obtained funding linked to a project to devel
34、op a medical device,“ says Tristan Farrow, a fourth-year PhD student from the University of Cambridge. “Before he knew it, his hands were tied and he found himself working more on product development than science. His project took seven years and funding was a constant worry.“ FFinally, dont think t
35、oo far ahead; the whole point of research is that you can never be quite sure where it will lead. According to Farrow, defining your research topic down to the smallest detail is like putting the cart before the horse. “PhD projects always evolve and final theses rarely cover the exact topics you th
36、ought you signed up for. You should have a clear aim but its fine not to know exactly how youre going to get there,“ he says. “Thats not to say you should be casual about your choice of research topic, but theres nothing to be gained by being too prescriptive.“ Will I get a job at the end of this? G
37、“The market is worse than it has been for a considerable number of years, so you are not guaranteed a job,“ warns Stephen Kennedy, from the pharmaceutical(制药的 )giant AstraZeneca, where up to 70 per cent of staff have a PhD. “But having a postgraduate qualification will help you give examples of your
38、 strengths and attributes in an interview,“ he says. Youll also have good transferable skills that you can take away from science and apply to a totally different area, such as business. HLorna Crombie, director of Durham-based science recruitment agency CK Science, agrees that postgraduate study ca
39、n prepare you for employment as long as you know how to show your new skills in an interview. “You need to be able to go in and tell them what you got out of the course,“ she says. Focus on abilities like project management or working independently skills that require discipline. IKennedy believes i
40、ts these skills that give postgraduates the edge. “They tend to be more active, and have the ability to work autonomously and decisively,“ he says. “They tend to have a better understanding of the working world than a graduate.“ Overall, he says, postgraduates are “more likely to hit the ground runn
41、ing“, which makes a big impact in the pharmaceutical industry because the sooner new employees are doing their jobs well, the sooner patients receive the benefits. Can I turn my PhD into a business? JEver been tempted to use a smartphone to lend a helping hand in the pub quiz? If so, then chances ar
42、e youll still be stuck when it comes to the picture round. Now, Mark Cummins, a final-year PhD student working on computer vision at the University of Oxford has found the solution. For the last year, hes been developing a new company called Plinkart which has created a visual search engine applicat
43、ion for smarrphones. “You take a picture of an object with your phone, we recognise the object in the picture and return the relevant information,“ explains Cummins. For example, you can take a photo of a painting and the Plinkart application will find the relevant Wikipedia article. KBecause scient
44、ists tend to be good at finding solutions to problems it means that, like Cummins, they often come up with ideas that could work well in a business setting. But does that mean its easy to turn your science into a business? L“Scientific training is intellectually rigorous so it is certainly not diffi
45、cult for scientists to make a switch to business, but a significant shift in mindset is required,“ says Afua Osei of the Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation part of the University of Oxfords Said Business School. Instead of focusing on pure scientific discovery, theyll have to focus on
46、 context, applications, market needs and customer behaviour, she says. MLecturer Davin Yap co-founded his company, Transversal, when he grew fed up with his students at the University of Cambridge emailing him masses of questions. He produced a piece of computer software which allows users to submit
47、 questions in their own words which the computer will understand and provide an answer to. His clients now include the Royal Mail and BBC iPlayer, but how confident was he that it would succeed at the start? N“Blindly confident,“ Yap says. “Its essential that you just get on with it. Youll soon reco
48、gnise whats lacking and find ways to fill the gaps but only if youre doing rather than thinking.“ OCummins couldnt agree more. “Intellectually, we were well aware that a high percentage of start-up companies fail but, almost by definition, start-up founders believe that that doesnt apply to their id
49、ea.“ Nonetheless, the risk of failure is still real and “its a huge commitment of time, effort and personal savings,“ he says. However, the biggest investment is probably the opportunity cost: “Initiating a startup means not doing a postdoc or taking a well-paid job. Some people manage to combine a start-up with a postdoc, but its very difficult, especially because many universities now claim ownershi
