1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 58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 will have no choices left. （ B） He had better not go there. （ C） The books are of poor quality. （ D） He should go when he has some time. （ A） The restaurant wasnt crowded. （ B） The meal was very expensive. （ C） The ma
3、gazine wasnt interesting. （ D） The food wasnt very good. （ A） He wont be ready until next week. （ B） He is available any day except Wednesday. （ C） He will be busy before Wednesday. （ D） He can meet the woman on Wednesday. （ A） Study math with Paul. （ B） Take Paul to a doctor. （ C） Discuss the probl
4、em with Paul. （ D） Find Paul a study group. （ A） Housekeeping services are not included in this hotel. （ B） No housekeeping services can be provided on weekends. （ C） The guest complains about lack of housekeeping services. （ D） The guest requires housekeeping services on weekends. （ A） He needs a n
5、ew hat and gloves. （ B） The weather will continue to be cold. （ C） He doesnt know how the weather will be. （ D） He doesnt know where his winter clothes is. （ A） Cancel her appointments. （ B） Reschedule one of her appointments. （ C） Prepare for the meeting at lunch. （ D） Keep both appointments short.
6、 （ A） Cleaning the shirt will take longer than usual. （ B） The man can have his shirt at the end of the day. （ C） She doesnt think the blood stain can be removed. （ D） The man should go to a different cleaning shop for help. （ A） The one with the lowest price. （ B） The one from a famous maker. （ C）
7、The one that is on sale. （ D） He doesnt care about the price. （ A） A digital watch with the date and time. （ B） A digital watch with yellow gold plating. （ C） A mechanical watch with a leather strap. （ D） A mechanical watch with a metal strap. （ A） The saleswoman writes words on the back of the watc
8、h for free. （ B） The man feels surprised that the shop can do him a special favor. （ C） The shop charges a little sum of money for this extra service. （ D） The saleswoman promises to finish writing the words in no time. （ A） Difficult to satisfy and full of demands. （ B） Polite but reluctant to spen
9、d money. （ C） Considerate, and loving his mother. （ D） Good at shopping but careless about money. （ A） Her neighbors son comes home late and wakes up her kids at night. （ B） Her neighbors often hold a party at home and make big noise. （ C） Her neighbors son keeps the radio in his car turned on all t
10、he night. （ D） Her neighbors have far too much pride and show unfriendliness. （ A） She is too weak to show her dissatisfaction. （ B） She is afraid of upsetting the relationship. （ C） Her family will move to a new place soon. （ D） Her communication skills are too poor. （ A） Give her neighbors a call
11、and make her requests. （ B） Meet her neighbors and tell them her trouble. （ C） Report the incident to the police directly. （ D） Keep silent until she cant bear them any more. Section B （ A） Traffic accidents. （ B） Radiation. （ C） Train travel. （ D） Air crash. （ A） When the sun is very active and exp
12、losions occur. （ B） When it is less than 1,500 miles away from the earth. （ C） When bad weather occurs more frequently. （ D） When there is less forest on the earth. （ A） They are too far away from the earth. （ B） Our skin is immune to the radiation. （ C） The ozonosphere protects us from it. （ D） The
13、 trees can absorb the radiation. （ A） It forces one to form pictures in the mind. （ B） It provides many interesting programs. （ C） It teaches people how to imagine things. （ D） It shows vivid pictures to the listeners. （ A） It can improve ones listening skills. （ B） It gives immediate replies to the
14、 listeners. （ C） People can get more immediate information. （ D） People can listen to the programs for free. （ A） People in radio programs are more active than in television. （ B） People can call the radio station and express opinions. （ C） Radio stations have more topics and fewer commercials. （ D）
15、 Radio stations always accept the opinions of listeners. （ A） The benefit of listening to radio programs. （ B） The main disadvantages of televisions. （ C） The advantages of radio compared with television. （ D） The development of radio and television. （ A） Local economy condition. （ B） The size and l
16、ocation. （ C） The environment and facilities. （ D） The supply and demand. （ A） Spend all the savings of the family. （ B） Ask for the help from friends and relatives. （ C） Borrow money from a bank to pay for it. （ D） Sell their old apartments. （ A） The landlord. （ B） The renters. （ C） The property co
17、mpany. （ D） The bank. Section C 26 Some peoples ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax(耳垢 )appears to serve an important purpose. Experts say it protects and cleans the ear. It【 B1】 _dirt and other matter and keeps insects out. Doctors think it might also he
18、lp【 B2】 _infectious diseases. And the waxy oil keeps ears from getting too dry. So earwax is good. And there are two kinds. Most people of European or African【 B3】 _have the “wet“ kind: thick and sticky. East Asians commonly have “dry“ earwax. But you can have too much of a good thing. Some people m
19、ay have too much wax in their ear canal. Earwax is【 B4】 _expelled; it falls out of the ear or gets washed away. But【 B5】 _wax can harden and form a blockage that【 B6】 _sound waves and reduces hearing. People can also cause a blockage when they try to clean out their earsbut only push the wax deeper
20、inside. Earwax【 B7】 _is sometimes necessary. But you have to use a safe method or you could do a lot of damage. Experts at N.I.H., the National Institutes of Health, suggest some ways to treat【 B8】_earwax yourself. They say the wax can be softened with mineral oil or ear drops. Another way to remove
21、 wax is known as irrigation. With the head upright,【 B9】_the outer part of the ear. Gently pull upward to straighten the ear canal. Use an injection【 B10】 _to gently direct water against the wall of the ear canal. Then turn the head to the side to let the water out. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B
22、4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 The U.S. dollar was supposed to be at the end of its rope. Kicking the bucket. Well, maybe not. The dollar continues to【 C1】 _gloom-and-doom predictions. After a swoon(低迷 )last year, the dollar is again enjoying a major rally. Th
23、e U.S. dollar index, which【 C2】 _the dollars value against other major currencies, is just off an eight-month high. The main reason behind the dollars【 C3】 _is actually no real surprise at all. There is no alternative able to replace the dollar as the worlds No.1 currency. Sure, the U.S. budget defi
24、cit is expanding, the governments debt is increasing, and Wall Street is still【 C4】 _itself. But the dollar remains the prettiest of a flock of ugly ducklings. Is any other major industrialized economy【 C5】 _better off than the U.S.? Not really. Just about the【 C6】 _developed world is suffering with
25、 the same problems. Thats why when investors get nervous, they still rush to the good old dollar. The dollar wins because no one else is really in the game. The euro has been exposed as a【 C7】 _. Only a few months ago, economists truly believed the euro could【 C8】 _the dollar as the top reserve curr
26、ency. Now experts are questioning if the euro has a future at all. The Greek debt crisis has【 C9】_that the euro is only as strong as its weakest link. And after the euro, where do global investors turn? The yen? Japans economy, with higher government debt and crushing deflation(通货紧缩 ), has even deep
27、er structural problems than Americas. Maybe over the next 20 or 30 years, the dollar will slowly lose the dominant status it holds today. That process,【 C10】 _, could well be driven by the appearance of new rivals. A)absolute B)fraud C)relieving D)however E)concise F)revealed G)defy H)entire I)recov
28、ery J)rival K)slump L)particularly M)measures N)partially O)repairing 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 States Experiment with Out-of-Classroom Learning AAt the end of August, most of Ohios teenagers will shake off their summertim
29、e blues, dust off their book bags, and head back to school. But others might be heading to an internship at a local newspaper or hitting the books for independent study. Some might even stay planted in front of the computer screen. BThats thanks to the states new credit flexibility program, which Oh
30、io is launching for the upcoming academic year. The plan puts Ohio on the front lines of a transition away from a century-old pattern of equating classroom time with learning. But while theres a broad consensus that that measure, the Carnegie Unit, is due for replacement, no such unanimity(全体一致 )exi
31、sts about the design and prospects for plans like Ohios. While most stakeholders agree that its theoretically preferable to give students the chance to personalize their education, it remains unclear how effective the alternatives are, how best to assess them, and whether todays teachers are equippe
32、d to administer them. C“Certainly the Carnegie Unit needs undermining,“ says Chester E. Finn Jr., president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a Washington-based education think tank that also runs charter schools in Ohio. “Its far better to have a competency-based system in which some kind of an o
33、bjective measure of whether you know anything or have learned anything is better. But by what standard will Ohio know thats been met?“ DThe Ohios program will be among the most sweeping, but nearly half of the states now offer similar alternativesalthough in many cases thats nothing more than allowi
34、ng students to test out of classes by demonstrating proficiency. A smaller but growing number of states, from Florida to New Jersey to Kentucky, have begun allowing students to earn credit through internships, independent studies, and the like. Its a logical extension of the realization that simply
35、being in a seat from bell to bell doesnt guarantee intellectual development. Studentsand their parents-are at least theoretically attracted to the idea of studying what they want, at the pace they want. ETeachers are on board, too. “It really will allow more meaningful experiences for students,“ say
36、s Sue Taylor, president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers, a teachers union that participated in designing the program. “Any time a student is able to take the lead or take some charge of some aspect, that student is going to be more motivated and learn something at a deeper level.“ The motivation
37、will extend to educators, she says: many teachers complain that the controversial No Child Left Behind law forced them to “teach to tests,“ preparing students to pass inflexible multiple-choice assessments, but the new rules should make room for more creativity. FOf course, creativity cant preclude
38、quality. “The concern is that the advocates of personalization dont necessarily advocate between good personalization and bad personalization,“ says Rick Hess, director of education policy studies at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. “A lot of these internships end up being time waster
39、s, being silly, being trivial.“ While individual schools have found success with flexible systems, its unclear how they will work when scaled up to apply to entire districts or states. Many states with provisions for internships and independent-study programs are “local control“ states, meaning that
40、 while the states Department of Education may allow high schools to give students options, the decision about what qualifies as a valid educational experience is left to local authorities. The bar could be set differently from city to city, school to school, or even teacher to teacher. Ohio, for exa
41、mple, hasnt offered solid guidelines to districts, although a spokesman says the state will collect data each year on how many students participated and what program they chose in order to “inform Credit Flex statewide going forward.“ It wont conduct a formal audit(审计 ), though. GStarting alternativ
42、es wont be easy in a difficult fiscal(财政的 )environment. With states across the country desperately broke, even basic public services like schools and police have been put on the chopping block. Hawaii, for instance, cut some school weeks to four days, giving students 17 Fridays off, in the last scho
43、ol year; the plan was massively unpopular. Even though Congress held a special session this week to pass a bill giving states $10 billion to keep teachers on the job, school districts are looking at lean times for years to come. The solution for superintendents and school boards will be to find ways
44、 to cut costs without slashing school days. HFloridas Credit Acceleration Programwhich expands previous options for accelerated graduationwas passed this year with the primary goal of allowing students who are ready to move to tougher courses to do so. But its also a handy way to save money, says Ma
45、ry Jane Tappen, the states deputy chancellor of curriculum, instruction, and student services. Fewer students in desks means cost savings. Virtual learningwhich an ever-larger number of states allow as an alternative to learning in bricks-and-mortar schoolsprovides even greater economies of scale. T
46、he Florida Virtual School, an industry leader, has seen continuously increasing enrollment for both in-state and out-of-state students. Its Global Schoolthe division that offers virtual classes to students outside of Florida on a fee modeldoes almost all of its business with districts and states rat
47、her than on an individual student basis, says Andy Ross, the schools chief sales and marketing officer. Its helped to subsidize the taxpayer-supported in-state division of the Virtual School as well, covering its own costs and contributing some $2.5 million per year for research and development of s
48、oftware and teaching methods. IWhile educators say blends of traditional and virtual learning are ideal, all-virtual classes could create an opening for strapped states to save money by slashing the ranks of teachers they employ in traditional classrooms. “If the same virtual lesson recorded in Seat
49、tle can educate 8,000 kids in Ohio, how many teachers might not be needed that Ohio has historically employed?“ Finn asks. JTaylor, of the teachers union, is concerned about budget cuts with the coming changes in Ohio. “There may be a few districts that are financially strapped in this climate who may see credit flexibility as a chance to see budget slashing, but if they do, obviously its going to be done a
