1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 70及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Post-holiday Syndrome Among Students. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. Write your essay on Answer sheet 1. 1很多学生在开学伊始都会出现假期综合症 2出现
2、这一现象的原因 3我的建议 Post-holiday Syndrome Among Students Section A （ A） Try to avoid offending his advisor. （ B） Discuss the issue with his advisor. （ C） Take the course in another semester. （ D） Take his advisors section of the course. （ A） Sell it to the real estate office. （ B） Share it with her collea
3、gues. （ C） Exchange it for an apartment. （ D） Rent it out to earn some money. （ A） Work with his team leader. （ B） Go to the party with the woman. （ C） Stay with his aunt in his home. （ D） Perform music in a band. （ A） From the man. （ B） From her father. （ C） From her grandpa. （ D） From the local bi
4、ke shop. （ A） Do a part-time job. （ B） Make use of the library. （ C） Borrow from other students. （ D） Cut her living expense. （ A） Have dinner at a fancy restaurant. （ B） Enjoy a romantic dinner at home. （ C） Invite all the friends to the party. （ D） Take a short trip on the weekend. （ A） He has cha
5、nged his mind. （ B） He did forget about the trip. （ C） He needs to be reminded. （ D） He is ready for the trip. （ A） Violate the contract. （ B） Hire an attorney. （ C） Sue the company. （ D） Settle it out of court. （ A） Ways to learn foreign languages well. （ B） Information about language learning cour
6、ses. （ C） Comparison of full-time and part-time courses. （ D） Plans for future learning of French. （ A） Level Two course beginning on Saturday in October. （ B） Full-time courses taken in evenings. （ C） An 8-month course two nights a week. （ D） Intensive course on every Saturday and Sunday. （ A） She
7、is a complete beginner. （ B） She is at the lower intermediate level. （ C） She is an upper-intermediate learner. （ D） She doesnt really know which level she is at. （ A） Which major the woman will be choosing. （ B） The sociology course the woman is taking. （ C） How to find a job in publishing. （ D） Th
8、e sociology professors the man likes. （ A） It is not as difficult as she had thought it would be. （ B） She would like her professor to explain it more clearly. （ C） She took a class on it last semester. （ D） It scared her a lot at the beginning. （ A） It might lead to a job in publishing. （ B） It is
9、being taught by a famous sociologist. （ C） It will help her with her courses overseas. （ D） It will prepare her for future work. （ A） Her professor. （ B） A classmate. （ C） Her former boss. （ D） A foreign diplomat. Section B （ A） It required all children to go to school. （ B） It lowered the age of en
10、tering the school. （ C） It rose the age of leaving school. （ D） It set different requirement in communities. （ A） Making educated changes nationwide takes decades of years. （ B） The younger students attend schools, the better their results are. （ C） Nine years of compulsory schooling is ideal in Nor
11、way. （ D） More years at school result in higher test scores. （ A） 107,000 young Norway people. （ B） People who had 9 years of schooling. （ C） People who had 7 years of schooling. （ D） 33 young people ages 12 to 16. （ A） The density of some gray matter increased. （ B） The density of some gray matter
12、decreased. （ C） The area of the gray matter became bigger. （ D） The area of the gray matter became smaller. （ A） To learn how people think about ocean. （ B） To show how ocean affects peoples lives. （ C） To tell if something goes wrong with the oceans. （ D） To develop measures to deal with oceans pro
13、blems. （ A） It is designed by an environmental group. （ B） It is funded by the Global Agenda Council. （ C） It is the first transparent measure of ocean health. （ D） It has changed peoples attitude towards the oceans. （ A） Absorb the waste gas. （ B） Adapt to the climate. （ C） Be a source of protein.
14、（ D） Serve as a healing place. （ A） At the age of 18. （ B） At the age of 25. （ C） At the age of 50. （ D） At the age of 85. （ A） They have the highest levels of stress. （ B） They go through a sharp drop of stress levels. （ C） They are the happiest group of people. （ D） They are least likely to report
15、 negative emotions. （ A） The grow-up of children. （ B） The stable source of income. （ C） Better control of the emotions. （ D） More and more happy experience. Section C 26 A new study in West Africa shows how farm irrigation systems powered by the sun can produce more food and money for villagers. Th
16、e study in Benin found that solar-powered pumps are【 B1】 _in supplying water, especially during the long dry season. Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the world with the least food【 B2】 _. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization【 B3】 _that more than one billion of the worlds people face
17、d hunger last year. Around 265 million of them live south of the Sahara Desert.【 B4】 _rainfall is one of their main causes of food shortages. Jennifer Burney from Stanford University in California led the study. The research team helped build three solar-powered【 B5】 _irrigation systems in northern
18、Benin. Between thirty and thirty-five women used each system to pump water from the ground or a stream. Each woman【 B6】 _farming her own 120 square meters of land. They also farmed other land collectively. The solar-powered【 B7】 _systems produced an average of nearly two metric tons of vegetables pe
19、r month. During the first year, the women kept a monthly average of almost nine kilograms of vegetables for home use. They sold the【 B8】 _produce at local markets. The earnings greatly increased their ability to buy food during the dry season which can last six to nine months. The researchers note t
20、hat only four percent of the cropland in sub-Saharan Africa is irrigated. Using solar power to pump water has higher costs【 B9】 _. But the study says it can be more economical in the long term than using fossil fuels like gasoline. And solar power is【 B10】 _friendly. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【
21、B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 How many times have you heard the expression that most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do planning their lives? I would【 C1】 _that expression by adding that most people spend more time “thinking“ about t
22、heir vacation than they do thinking about whats important in their life. While rest and relaxation are a must in living a【 C2】 _life, its not what we were created to do. After all, the Master Creator took his R it is the hardest work in the world. “ And yet it is the first and primary labor of【 C4】
23、_. My friend Mike Litman wrote an outstanding article for his ezine(电子杂志 )this week. Its called “The Millionaire Composite(合成物 )“ and it【 C5】 _one of the big differences between super successful people and everyone else. He writes, “I recently visited with a Real Estate Multi Millionaire Mogul(大人物 )
24、. What did I see next to his desk? His vision statement, along with a list of what he values in life-hand written. “ “ A few months back, I interviewed an individual who has sold over a billion dollars worth of products on television. He told me that he reads his life and business vision and goals d
25、aily, and that he TAKES TIME to【 C6】 _exactly what he wants to create EACH NIGHT before falling asleep. “ What is your lifes purpose or your personal mission statement? Is it written down? Do you review it and think about it often? Is your life organized around your purpose and a set of goals that s
26、upport that purpose? Without purpose and goals definitely directed thought you are like the【 C7】 _“ship without a rudder(舵 )“ . There is power in your purpose and in your goals. It is the power that takes you over obstacles, the fuel that【 C8】 _you toward the life you envision. One of my favorite pa
27、ssages of James Allen is one he wrote in “The Mastery of Destiny“ : “All successful people are people of purpose. They hold【 C9】 _to an idea, a project, a plan, and will not let it go; they cherish it, brood upon it, tend and develop it; and when assailed by difficulties, they refuse to be beguiled
28、into surrender; indeed, the intensity of the purpose increases with the growing【 C10】 _of the obstacles encountered. “ And thats worth thinking about. A)achievement I)multitude B)analyzes J)notorious C)balanced K)paralyse D)consecutive L)persecute E)expand M)propels F)fast N)proverbial G)magnitude O
29、)visualize H)moderately 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 AWe apply for credit for many reasons maybe its to buy a new car, house, computer, or get a student loan. However, that there is a special number that can determine whether
30、 you can do these things, or at least how much it will cost you. A credit score is a number that is calculated based on your credit history to give lenders a simpler “ lend/dont lend“ answer for people who are applying for credit or loans. This number helps the lender identify the level of risk they
31、 may be taking if they lend to someone. The credit score is quicker and less subjective. Its the credit score that makes it possible to get instant credit at places like electronics stores and department stores. BAlthough there are several scoring methods, the method most commonly used by lenders is
32、 known as a FICO because of its origins with Fair Isaac Corporation. Fair Isaac is an independent company that came up with the scoring method and software used by banks and lenders, insurers and other businesses. Each of the three major credit bureaus(Experian, Equifax and TransUnion)worked with Fa
33、ir Isaac in the early 1980s to come up with the scoring method. CThe three national credit bureaus each have their own version of the FICO score with their own names. Equifax has the Beacon system, TransUnion has the Empirica system, and Experian has the Experian/Fair Isaac system. Each is based on
34、the original Fair Isaac FICO scoring method and produces equivalent numerical results for any given credit report. Some lenders also have their own scoring methods. Other scoring methods may include information such as your income or how long youve been at the same job. DThink of your credit score,
35、like your grade in school. A teacher calculates grades by taking scores from tests, homework, attendance and anything else they want to use, weighting each one according to importance in order to come up with a final single number(or letter)score. Your credit score is calculated in a very similar ma
36、nner. Instead of using the scores from pop quizzes and reports you wrote, it uses the information in your credit report. E35 percent of the score is based on your payment history. This makes sense since one of the primary reasons a lender wants to see the score is to find out if(and how timely)you p
37、ay your bills. The score is affected by how many bills have been paid late, how many were sent out for collection, any bankruptcies, etc. When these things happened also comes into play. The more recent, the worse it will be for your overall score. F30 percent of the score is based on outstanding de
38、bt. How much do you owe on car or home loans? How many credit cards do you have that are at their credit limits? The more cards you have at their limits, the lower your score will be. The rule of thumb is to keep your card balances at 25% or less of their limits. G15 percent of the score is based on
39、 the length of time youve had credit. The longer youve had established credit, the better it is for your overall credit score. Why? Because more information about your past payment history gives a more accurate prediction of your future actions. H10 percent of the score is based on the number of inq
40、uiries on your report. If youve applied for a lot of credit cards or loans, you will have a lot of inquiries on your credit report. These are bad for your score because they indicate that you may be in some kind of financial trouble or may be taking on a lot of debt(even if you havent used the cards
41、 or gotten the loans). The more recent these inquiries are, the worse for your credit score. FICO scores only count inquiries from the past years. I10 percent of the score is based on the types of credit you currently have. The number of loans and available credit from credit cards you have makes a
42、difference. There is no magic number or combination of types of accounts that you shouldnt have. These actually come more into play if there isnt as much other information on your credit report on which to base the score. This information is compared to the credit performance of other consumers with
43、 similar histories and profiles. JYour credit score doesnt just affect whether or not you get a loan; it also affects how much that loan is going to cost you. As your credit score increases, your credit risk decreases. This means your interest rate decreases. There are other factors that influence t
44、he interest rate you get for a loan besides your credit score. Things like the type of property you are using the loan to buy, how much of your own money is going into it, the costs the lender has to make the loan, etc. KIn addition to banks and lenders, there are landlords, merchants, employers and
45、 insurance companies jumping on the credit score bandwagon(风靡的活动 ). Of all of these, the fact that insurance rates are being determined by credit scores is causing consumers the most alarm. To most, it seems that your credit history and your driving record have little in common. Insurers, on the oth
46、er hand, have found that using credit scores to predict how likely someone is to pay premiums has helped them cut their losses. They dont use the same score that banks and lenders use, however. They use a slightly different formula for their calculations and actually call it an “insurance score“. LC
47、redit scores arent static numbers. Because they are calculated based on your current credit report, they change every time your credit report changes. While this change may be very slight, it can also be much more dramatic. Here are some things some financial advisers say to do to try to improve you
48、r score. MReview your credit report and correct any errors you find. Getting rid of inaccurate information can sometimes improve your score dramatically. NAdvice used to be given to close old and unused credit card accounts in order to reduce your “potential“ available credit, which could change you
49、r debt ratio after youve been approved for a loan. Now, however, the ratio of your debt to your credit limit is more critical, so closing old accounts only raises that ratio which you dont want to do. Some people have moved debt from several credit cards to one card and then closed the old accounts. Since creditors look at the debt-to-credit limit ratio, this can have a bad affect on your credit score because you have the same amount
