1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 71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 On the Importance of Real-name Ticketing System. Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 2
2、00 words Write your essay on Answer sheet 1. On the Importance of Real-name Ticketing System Section A （ A） The woman should explain to her professor. （ B） The woman deserves a zero for the field trip. （ C） The woman is right to be angry with her professor. （ D） The woman should have gone on the fie
3、ld trip. （ A） Ask for direction. （ B） Try a different route. （ C） Go back for the map. （ D） Cancel their trip. （ A） He is happy to share dessert with the woman. （ B） He didnt know what time to have lunch. （ C） He expected the traffic to be bad. （ D） He is not upset that they have had lunch. （ A） Giv
4、e the secretary Janets new address and phone number. （ B） Get information about Janet from the department secretary. （ C） Ask Janet how shes doing recently. （ D） Go to Janets new medical school. （ A） She will help the man find the exhibit. （ B） She has already seen the exhibit. （ C） She will give th
5、e man a new map. （ D） She doesnt know the way to the building. （ A） She thinks the man should take more money. （ B） She has already withdrawn money for the trip. （ C） She has to study instead of traveling. （ D） She is also planning to travel. （ A） Introduce Michelle to the other reporters. （ B） Take
6、 Michelle home. （ C） Take a tour of the office. （ D） Start working at his desk. （ A） He has not been to the new restaurant yet. （ B） He would like to go to the new restaurant with the woman. （ C） The food at the new restaurant is not very good. （ D） A restaurants atmosphere is very important to him.
7、 （ A） Because they want more freedom. （ B） Because they have to serve in the army. （ C） Because they want to get higher education. （ D） Because they follow traditional customs. （ A） It is usually held in churches or cathedrals. （ B） It is often followed by a honeymoon trip. （ C） It usually has a lar
8、ge group of guests. （ D） It is often paid by groom. （ A） People strictly observe the traditional customs. （ B） People receive a lot of gifts from relatives and friends. （ C） People wear red clothes instead of white. （ D） People hold two parts of ceremonies. （ A） Looking for a new job. （ B） Plans bef
9、ore graduation. （ C） Part-time job experience. （ D） Financial difficulties. （ A） Find an opening. （ B） Study hard. （ C） Graduate early. （ D） Keep her part-time job. （ A） Inspiring. （ B） Exciting. （ C） Depressing. （ D） Confusing. （ A） Apply for full scholarship. （ B） Study further at school. （ C） Sto
10、p regretting for graduation. （ D） Start a firm of his own. Section B （ A） Less cases of food-related illnesses. （ B） Low amount of bad food. （ C） Presidents approval of the new act. （ D） Peoples change of cooking habit. （ A） The local government. （ B） The federal government. （ C） The Congress. （ D）
11、The Food and Drug Administration. （ A） Identify where contamination is likely to happen. （ B） Have measures to deal with emergency cases. （ C） Make sure they have clean sources of raw materials. （ D） Report regularly to the Food and Drug Administration. （ A） Monitor the growing and harvesting of foo
12、d. （ B） Put more money on the law enforcement. （ C） Reduce the amount of food import. （ D） Make requirements on imported food. （ A） Mobile technology experts. （ B） Ecosystem activists. （ C） Mothers and their children. （ D） Private charity workers. （ A） Health information for women. （ B） Information
13、about the program. （ C） How to use mobile phone services. （ D） Who to turn to for help. （ A） The phone can be more portable. （ B） The information is more specific. （ C） The language is simpler. （ D） The service is cheaper. （ A） Discuss the meaning of the story. （ B） Call attention to the printed wor
14、ds. （ C） Let the children tell the story first. （ D） Spell out each word of the story. （ A） Teachers know what they teach well. （ B） It takes no more time and is of no extra cost. （ C） They usually enjoy the changes in teaching. （ D） Reading storybooks is already a routine. （ A） By writing them down
15、. （ B） By pointing at them. （ C） By drawing pictures. （ D） By explaining the origin of words. Section C 26 Using a computer may protect against memory loss late in life,【 B1】 _you also make sure to exercise, a new study suggests. In the study, which【 B2】 _older adults, computer use and exercise redu
16、ced the risk of memory loss, whereas doing either activity alone did not. Participants who engaged in moderate physical activity and used a computer were 64 percent less likely to have mild cognitive impairment, MCI,【 B3】_those who did not exercise and did not use a computer. MCI is a【 B4】 _in which
17、 people experience noticeable declines in their cognitive function, including memory and language problems, but are still able to perform everyday activities. “The aging of baby boomers is projected to【 B5】_dramatic increases in the【 B6】 _of dementia(失智 ),“ said study researcher Dr. Yonas Geda, a ph
18、ysician scientist. “ As frequent computer use has become【 B7】_common among all age groups, it is important to examine how it relates to aging and dementia. “ However, the study relied on participants to remember how often they had exercised or used a computer in the past year. More studies that foll
19、ow people forward in time to【 B8】 _the results will be needed. Some previous studies have found a link between exercise and a reduced risk of MCI. While others have linked【 B9】_activities, such as reading books, playing games or using a computer. But no studies have examined the combined effects of
20、exercise and computer use. Participants were asked whether they had engaged in【 B10】 _physical activities and how frequently they participated in the activities. They were also asked about the extent of their computer use. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【
21、B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 The increase in the margin rate(保证金率 )from 50% to 70% was not an attempt to stem any rampant(猛烈的 )speculation on the part of the public actually the market seemed technically quite strong, with public participation essentially dignified but rather an attempt by the Federal
22、 Reserve Board to preserve the sound underpinnings that existed in the market. Naturally, such a move had a【 C1】 _chilling effect upon prices but if the FRB had been preoccupied with undue speculation, the increase might have been to the 80% or even 90% level. Such increases in the margin rate is a【
23、 C2】_of a strong stock market and since 1989, such increases have resulted in interim market highs over twelve months later. Obviously, there could be no【 C3】 _that this would once again be the case, but if history is any guideline and if business and corporate earnings were to continue on the same
24、course continued optimism over the outlook for the stock market would seem more【 C4】 _than pessimism. The margin increase【 C5】 _the good rise that stocks had enjoyed for the previous year and the fact that a 50% rate was maintained as long as it was pointed up the fact that the rise was mainly conse
25、rvative in that it was concentrated in the blue chips for the most part. In past Investment Letters we have【 C6】 _the thought that speciality stocks could outperform the general market from this point. We continue to believe that this could be the case. For example, steel stocks tend to sell at a ce
26、rtain fixed price/earnings ratio. Below a certain ratio they are considered good value above a certain ratio,【 C7】 _. If a company produces a unique product, it is far more difficult for market analysis to place a numerical ratio upon the companys earnings. We have also contended in the past Letters
27、 that the stock market reflects mass psychology as well as the business outlook. When investors both the public and the institutions are nervous and【 C8】 _they definitely hesitate to buy stocks: they seek low price/earnings multiples and high【 C9】 _. These same investors when they are in an optimist
28、ic frame of mind become far less【 C10】 _with yields and more willing to pay a premium(high p/e multiples)for accelerated growth. If the publics attitude towards the auto industry is any measure, then this period seems to have been one of optimism. A)confirmation I)prudent B)guarantee J)representatio
29、n C)intelligible K)speculate D)invariably L)underscored E)momentarily M)vicinity F)overpriced N)voiced G)pessimistic O)yields H)preoccupied 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 Technology, Costs, Lack of Appeal Slow E-Textbook Adopti
30、on ATextbooks are often a luxury for college senior Vatell Martin. The accounting major at Virginia State University got by in several courses with study groups and professors lectures. “ Its not that I didnt want to buy,“ he says. “ Sometimes, I just didnt have the money for a $ 200 book. “ VSU kno
31、ws Martin isnt the only one. More than half of its students routinely skip buying textbooks. For a solution, the school is turning to e-textbooks. BVSU partnered with Flat World Knowledge, a start-up publisher that produces exclusively written e-books with “ open“ content that can be modified by pro
32、fessors. In a trial with 14 business courses, students would be required to pay $ 20 and receive a Flat World e-book and digital learning supplements. The university and a local grant have been covering the cost, so far. “ Thats nothing. Its what I put in my gas tank,“ says Martin, who participated
33、in the trial. “If I was walking into a discussion on a topic, I can just download and take out the book and read it on my phone. “ CWith their promise of ubiquity(无处不在 ), convenience and perhaps affordability, e-textbooks have arrived in fits and starts throughout college campuses. And publishers an
34、d book resellers are spending millions attracting students to their online stores and e-reader platforms as mobile technology improves the readability of the material on devices such as tablet computers. Silicon Valley start-ups, such as Inkling and Kno, are also aggressively reinventing textbooks w
35、ith interactive graphics, videos and social-media features. DDespite emerging attempts at innovation, the industry has been slowed by clumsy technology, the lasting appeal of print books, skeptical students who search online for cheaper alternatives, and customer confusion stemming from too many me-
36、too e-textbook platforms that have failed to stand out. EThe late Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, believed textbooks to be an $ 8 billion market ripe for “ digital destruction,“ biographer Walter Issacson writes in Steve Jobs. Apple is expected to make an announcement Thursday about its new education
37、products. The market is small but growing. Sales for e-textbooks in the U. S. higher education market grew 44. 3% to $267. 3 million in 2011, according to Simba Information, a publishing industry research firm. Print still rules FSo far, students have been less than impressed and more likely to choo
38、se print books. About 11% of college students have bought e-textbooks, according to market research firm Student Monitor. Availability isnt the chief problem. Most popular textbooks have a digital version, and theyre available online. But students have largely stayed away because the most readily av
39、ailable technology today PDF(portable document format)or other document reader versions of the print book is clumsy and eye-straining to read. GWhen Andrea Soto, a freshman biology major at the University of Maryland, bought Principles of Biology, the $ 192 price tag came with a free online version.
40、 She prefers the touchable presence of a thick book on her lap. “ You cant highlight or underline things in the e-book. I find it more of a trouble,“ she says. However, digital books arent necessarily cheaper, either. While priced lower than new print books, theyre often more expensive than buying o
41、r renting used books online, says Kathy Mickey, an analyst at Simba. A federally funded pilot study at Daytona State College in Florida found that some students who rented an e-textbook paid only a dollar less than students who bought a print edition. And e-textbook users couldnt sell the book back
42、after the class ended. HDespite e-textbooks shortcomings, most agree that the print market is ripe for a technological overhaul(彻底改革 ). Prices of new books are rising sharply. Authors complain about used book sales that dont generate royalties. Professors and students are annoyed at new editions tha
43、t seemingly add little in content VS the previous one. I“This is an industry thats failing everyone parents, authors, professors, and students,“ says Brad Wheeler, chief information officer at Indiana University, which is running a program that distributes cheaper e-textbooks but requires all studen
44、ts in the class to buy. Publishers are eager for a quicker transition to the format because e-textbooks cost less to publish and would generate income from every student who buys one. Digital books cant be resold, at least, not legally. “Wed prefer that all of it to go digital,“ says Vineet Madan, s
45、enior vice President of new ventures at McGraw-Hill Education. “ There isnt a secondary market for e-books. “ Seeking market niche(商机 ) JIf current e-textbooks are mostly unappealing, whats next? Like online music in its infancy, the textbook industrys key players publishers, resellers, bookstores,
46、tech companies, even some universities are all scrambling to offer their digital solutions, an effort that has only intensified with the arrival of tablet computers and app stores. “ Everybody and their brothers are coming out with an e-book platform,“ says Iam Williams, director of strategic learni
47、ng solutions at Wiley, a textbook publisher. KThey all agree on one thing: The quality of e-textbooks must improve dramatically. More value added, interactive features will keep students interested and spur sales, they say. Tablet computers are a key stimulus in this endeavor. At Kno, tablets have a
48、llowed the Santa Clara, Calif. -based company to embed interactive tools onto an existing e-textbook in a more intuitive way, for example, the ability to write directly on the book with a finger stroke or tap on a keyword for notes. “ Tablet was a needed development,“ says Knos founder Osman Rashid.
49、 Despite threats to their print book sales, university bookstores are also coming around to embracing e-books. Follett, which runs 930 university bookstores in North America, launched Follett CafeScribe last year, a cloud-based digital textbook platform. Publishers not on sidelines LTextbook publishers are partnering with universities for exclusive trials, buying stakes in start-ups and developing their own techno
