1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 78及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “ Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume. “ You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but
2、no more than 200 words. Beauty and Virtue Section A （ A） Their grades are based on different aspects. （ B） They dont need to take exams in the middle of the term. （ C） They should finish their research project before Saturday. （ D） They dont like the academic evaluation in the school. （ A） A picnic.
3、 （ B） The river. （ C） A friend. （ D） The weather. （ A） He doesnt think other students were well-prepared. （ B） He was stuck in the examination. （ C） He passed the examination easily. （ D） He prepared the examination in advance. （ A） A singing test. （ B） A sports test. （ C） A memory test. （ D） A driv
4、ing test. （ A） The man improves his speed dramatically. （ B） The man tries to run faster but in vain. （ C） The man goes everywhere by running. （ D） The man does nothing but run. （ A） Invest more money. （ B） Take the money back. （ C） Calm down and let it be. （ D） Earn money by working hard. （ A） The
5、man has moved rapidly. （ B） The man is transferred abroad. （ C） The man is raised to the position of manager. （ D） The man will be promoted soon. （ A） Go to a party. （ B） Do some housework. （ C） Hand in her final paper. （ D） Prepare her final paper. （ A） An online program for English learners. （ B）
6、A graduate school project. （ C） A private circle of academic research. （ D） An award for public contribution. （ A） Reading. （ B） Writing. （ C） Listening. （ D） Speaking. （ A） He spoke to the students face to face. （ B） He made recordings and lent them to the students. （ C） He lent his MP3 player to t
7、he students. （ D） He downloaded the materials from the Internet. （ A） ELLLO can provide a lot of listening materials. （ B） ELLLO is accepted by numerous students. （ C） Students can earn a lot of money. （ D） Students can enjoy plenty of leisure time. （ A） By using the water from the washing machine.
8、（ B） By borrowing water from her neighbor. （ C） By utilizing the clean well water. （ D） By collecting rain water with a bucket. （ A） They get diseases. （ B） They shed leaves. （ C） They become withered. （ D） They grow better. （ A） The distribution of precipitation is uneven. （ B） Only the rainwater i
9、n basins can be used. （ C） Underground rivers can hold most of the rainwater. （ D） Most of the rainwater evaporates because of the dry weather. Section B （ A） How the social class affects childrens friendships. （ B） How the neighborhood affects childrens friendships. （ C） How the neighborhood affect
10、s childrens development. （ D） How the living space affects childrens friendships. （ A） Children only have one or two friends. （ B） Children have less selection to choose a friend. （ C） Children have more friends. （ D） Children seldom play in large groups. （ A） There is limited space to play. （ B） Th
11、ere are not enough children to play around. （ C） They cant enjoy natural scenery. （ D） They have too many social activities. （ A） They are helpful to parents. （ B） They waste childrens study time. （ C） They influence childrens body. （ D） They are good to childrens education and training. （ A） Rememb
12、ering names and attaining strategies. （ B） Forming good habits and studying harder. （ C） Sharpening memory and strengthening teamwork. （ D） Deepening thirst for victory and becoming strong-minded. （ A） By exerting a negative influence on study. （ B） By arousing students interest in different speeche
13、s. （ C） By helping students learn the basic algebra knowledge. （ D） By making students know the secret of the universe. （ A） Annoy them and waste their time. （ B） Give them more free time and keep them passionate. （ C） Impose more pressure and increase workload. （ D） Attract them and make them addic
14、ted. （ A） Dogs can save peoples lives. （ B） Dogs can distinguish different smells. （ C） Dogs can learn humans intention to interact. （ D） Dogs can swim in the river. （ A） Shouts of help. （ B） Smells of bones. （ C） Signals of communication. （ D） Scenes of dangerous situations. （ A） By following peopl
15、e around. （ B） By using facial looks and body gestures. （ C） By jumping and dancing. （ D） By barking and yelling. Section C 26 Caffeine will get you going during the day but could leave you tossing and turning at night unless you re a “night owl“ to【 B1】 _, a new study suggests. In the study, “morni
16、ng people“ who【 B2】 _caffeine during the day appeared more likely than late risers to【 B3】 _in the middle of their nighttime sleep. Fifty college students were asked to record their caffeine consumption and their sleeping and waking times for a week. The students wore【 B4】 _devices that monitored th
17、eir movements to【 B5】 _whether they had periods of wakefulness after they had fallen asleep. The researchers also【 B6】 _caffeine levels in the students saliva(唾液 )over the week. As college students, they tended to be so【 B7】 _that, for most, “it didnt matter how much caffeine they had!“ They slept w
18、ell whenever they finally【 B8】 _, said study researcher Jamie Zeitzer, an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University. However, the more caffeine in their bodies, the more time they spent awake during the night after【 B9】 _falling asleep. This was not seen in the
19、 night owls. The amount of caffeine in a person at bedtime can vary【 B10】 _. Some peoples bodies clear caffeine within a few hours, but lunchtime coffee may still be in the system of other people even late at night. Therefore its hard to say whether any particular person could avoid the effects of c
20、affeine on sleep by simply steering clear of coffee(or tea)in the afternoon or evening, Zeitzer said. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 Scientists fear rising energy bills may lead to an increase in obesity after discovering a lin
21、k between poorly-heated homes and higher body fat. Researchers from the University of Stirlings Behavioral Science Centre set out to explore claims that warm indoor temperatures have contributed to rising obesity levels in winter. Instead, the team found that people who live in well-heated homes are
22、 more【 C1】 _to have low body mass index(BMI)levels while those who keep their heating turned down or off tend to be heavier. Dr. Michael Daly, behavioral scientist and senior lecturer, said: “We set out to【 C2】_the scientific claims that cooler indoor temperatures help us maintain a healthy weight b
23、y【 C3】 _our bodies to expend more energy through shivering and generating heat through tissues. “ In fact, their research suggests people may eat less and burn more energy when residing in a warmer indoor environment. The 13-year study, published in the journal Obesity, involved more than 100 000 ad
24、ults across England. Researchers found【 C4】 _weight levels among people living in homes heated to above 23C(73 F), which【 C5】 _for about 15 000 of the households studied. Dr. Daly said:“As national gas bills continue to rise faster than the rate of inflation, this research suggests the obesity epide
25、mic could【 C6】 _where heating is turned down below comfortable levels or off for【 C7】 _periods to cut costs. “ This is not just about people who live in well-heated homes being in the financial【 C8】 _to afford more expensive low-calorie foods, exercise classes and sporting activities, and【 C9】 _find
26、ing it easier to maintain a low BMI level. The study took age, gender, social class and other【 C10】 _into account. “The comfortable ambient temperature(环境温度 )of 20.3-23C is where we feel comfortable in our clothes and are neither hot nor cold. At temperatures above this, we expend more energy and we
27、 eat less because our appetite is suppressed. “ Dr. Daly said. A)accounted F)inclined K)pushing B)altogether G)investigate L)reduced C)decrease H)lengthy M)therefore D)efforts I)likely N)withdrawing E)factors J)position O)worsen 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】
28、 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 Landing a Job of the Future Takes a Two-track Mind A)If youre gearing up for a job search now as an undergraduate or returning student, there are several bright spots where new jobs and promising career paths are expected to emerge in the next few years. B)Technology
29、, health care and education will continue to be hot job sectors, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics outlook for job growth between 2008 and 2018. But those and other fields will yield new opportunities, and even some tried-and-true fields will bring some new jobs that will combine a variety
30、 of skill sets. C)The degrees employers say theyll most look for include finance, engineering and computer science, says Andrea Koncz, employment-information manager at the National Association of Colleges and Employers. But to land the jobs that will see some of the most growth, job seekers will ne
31、ed to branch out and pick up secondary skills or combine hard science study with softer skills, career experts say, which many students already are doing. “Students are positioned well for future employment, particularly in specialized fields,“ Ms. Koncz says. D)Career experts say the key to securin
32、g jobs in growing fields will be coupling an in-demand degree with expertise in emerging trends. For example, communications pros will have to master social media and the analytics that come with it; nursing students will have to learn about risk management and electronic records; and techies will n
33、eed to keep up with the latest in Web marketing, user-experience design and other Web-related skills. E)More than two million new technology-related jobs are expected to be created by 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs that are expected to grow faster than average include comput
34、er-network administrators, data-communications analysts and Web developers. Recruiters anticipate that data-loss prevention, information technology, online security and risk management will also show strong growth. F)A computer science degree and a working knowledge of data security are critical to
35、landing these jobs. Common areas of undergraduate study for these fields include some of the usual suspects, such as computer science, information science and management-information systems. G)But those might not be enough. Thats because not all of those jobs will be purely techie in nature. David F
36、oote, chief executive officer of IT research firm Foote Partners, advises current computer science students to couple their degrees with studies in marketing, accounting or finance. “Before, people widely believed that all you needed to have were deep, nerdy(落伍的 )skills,“ Mr. Foote says. “But compan
37、ies are looking for people with multiple skill sets who can move fluidly with marketing or operations.“ H)Social media has opened the door to the growth of new kinds of jobs. As companies turn to sites like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook to promote their brands, capture new customers and even post j
38、ob openings, they will need to hire people skilled in harnessing these tools, Mr. Foote says. In most cases, these duties will be folded into a marketing position, although large companies such as Coca-Cola Co. are creating entire teams devoted exclusively to social media. I)Students will have to st
39、udy strategy to maximize relationships between third-party content providers and their companys Web team. Other key skills will be search engine optimization to maximize Web traffic and marketing analytics to decipher(辨认 )the companys target demographic, says Donna Farrugia, executive director of Cr
40、eative Group, a marketing and advertising staffing agency in Menlo Park, Calif. J)Many universities and community colleges are offering certification programs focused on burgeoning(迅速发展的 )sectors. For example, the University of California at Los Angeless(UCLAs)extension program offers a certificate
41、in information design. That program, like similar certificate studies at other schools, aims to give students an edge in Web site search optimization a major attraction for Web-based companies who want to boost user traffic, says Cathy Sandeen, dean of UCLAs extension program. K)User-experience desi
42、gn a sort of architecture for information that Web viewers seeis another emerging field. Jobs there include experience specialists and product designers at firms ranging from computer-game companies to e-commerce Web sites. L)Ms. Sandeen says the school will offer a certificate program for user-expe
43、rience design as well, at a cost of about $ 3 000 to $ 5 000. The program will run one to two years, depending on a students schedule, and will couple product design with consumer psychology and behavior. “Our students will learn to think like anthropologists(人类学家 ), evaluating how easy it is to uti
44、lize the products,“ she says. M)Not surprisingly, green technology, including solar and wind energy and green construction, are also booming areas. Engineers who can mastermind high-voltage(高压的 )electric grids, for example, will have a great advantage over other job applicants, says Greg Netland, wh
45、o oversees recruiting for the US, Latin America and Canada for Sapphire Technologies, an IT staffing firm in Woburn, Mass. that is a division of Randstad. “Global sustainability will become more important to employers,“ Mr. Netland says. “It cuts costs, making experts in the field highly attractive
46、to employers. “ N)Despite the slashing of positions seen in the financial sector during the economic crisis, recruiters also expect thousands of new jobs to be created in the compliance field, says Dawn Fay, district New York/New Jersey president of Robert Half International. O)Ms. Fay counsels job
47、seekers to look at the misdeeds of the past year or two to identify where new jobs will bloom in the financial sector. “It was a year of Ponzi schemes and banking meltdowns,“ she says. “Be strategic and position yourself as someone who can mitigate(减轻 )those risks. “ 47 Job seekers have to find meth
48、ods to best utilize relationships between content providers and their companys Web team. 48 The companies are hunting for students who have a variety of skills and can cope with marketing or practical things. 49 Some fields will yield new job opportunities that will need a combination of multiple sk
49、ills. 50 It is believed that new technology-related fields like information technology and online security would grow strongly. 51 Certification programs in many universities and community colleges aim to give their students an advantage in Web site search optimization. 52 Experts in booming areas like green technology will have a great advantage over other job hunters. 53 Job seekers need to learn secondary skills or combine hard scientific rese
