1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 88及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write about the following topic. The number of cars is causing serious problems in all major cities around the world. What problems are caused by heavy traffic? How can these problems be solved? Yo
2、u should write at least 150 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） English writing. （ B） French writing. （ C） Marketing. （ D） Economics. （ A） She wants to borrow his notes and advises him to attend the lecture. （ B） She wants to borrow his notes and advises him to attend the semin
3、ar. （ C） She can lend him her notes right now and advises him to attend the lecture. （ D） She cant lend him her notes right now and advises him to attend the seminar. （ A） She passed the wring test. （ B） She doesn t want to join. （ C） She wants to write for the paper. （ D） She reads the school newsp
4、aper in her spare time. （ A） He s looking for ways to start his business. （ B） He s turning to his relatives for help. （ C） His business prospects are starting to improve. （ D） His business was a failure. （ A） She can ask someone else to fix the telephone. （ B） He can use her telephone when she come
5、s back. （ C） He can use her telephone. （ D） She can help him fix his telephone. （ A） He thinks George is too young. （ B） He thinks it s a good decision. （ C） He is surprised. （ D） He is angry. （ A） Come back again to apply for the job. （ B） Think about whether he really wants to resign. （ C） Get som
6、e training before he quits his job. （ D） Work one more day. （ A） The other apartment is twice as good. （ B） The rent is 60 dollars cheaper. （ C） The other apartment costs more. （ D） The other apartment costs 300 dollars a month. （ A） Ten minutes late. （ B） Ten minutes early. （ C） At ten oclock. （ D）
7、 Five minutes early. （ A） Internet. （ B） Physics. （ C） Industrial Revolution. （ D） History. （ A） The librarian thought that the books had been borrowed. （ B） The librarian thought that the man was embarrassed. （ C） The librarian thought that the exit gate was broken. （ D） The librarian thought that
8、the man wanted to steal the books. （ A） Supermarket. （ B） Yard. （ C） Restaurant. （ D） Hotel. （ A） Trim and wrap fresh fruit and vegetables. （ B） Stock shelves. （ C） Work at the check-out counter. （ D） Sell fresh fruit and vegetables. （ A） Sometimes he has to work outdoors in bad weather. （ B） It is
9、too hard. （ C） He can not get a good pay. （ D） It is extremely boring. （ A） Workers. （ B） Cleaners. （ C） Students. （ D） Waiters. Section B （ A） It swims very fast. （ B） It swims very poorly and it swims upright. （ C） It swims just like any other fish with its head heading forward. （ D） It swims in a
10、 zigzag way. （ A） It moves like a horse. （ B） Its voice sounded like a horse （ C） It has long hair on its head. （ D） It eats green weeds. （ A） Seven to ten years. （ B） Three to four years. （ C） Two to five years. （ D） More than five years. （ A） June 1932. （ B） July 1931. （ C） August 1931. （ D） Augus
11、t 1934. （ A） Chekhov. （ B） Alexander Pope. （ C） Homer. （ D） William Faulkner. （ A） Set in her native Huron County in southwestern Ontario. （ B） Southeast counties of Canada. （ C） The university where she studies English. （ D） Set in the Dundarave, West Vancouver. （ A） A man and a woman. （ B） Two you
12、ng men. （ C） Two young women. （ D） One person. （ A） On a small farm near a river. （ B） In a big shop of Seattle. （ C） On the campus of Seattle Pacific University. （ D） In the library of Stanford University. （ A） A student in the university. （ B） A policeman who charges this case. （ C） The president
13、of the university. （ D） A teacher in the university. （ A） A small pistol. （ B） A shotgun and a handgun. （ C） A rifle and a shotgun. （ D） A pistol and a rifle. Section C 26 The film Gladiator【 B1】 _epic battle in the forest of Germany. On one side are the Romans, in【 B2】 _units with uniform equipment
14、. They wait in full view, in silence, and prepare their relatively high-technology weapons. Their watchwords are “strength and honour“. As orders are issued from a【 B3】 _of command, they shoot as one, and advance【 B4】 _. In combat they help each other, and display courage. On the other side are the
15、barbarians. They have no units, and clad in furs, no【 B5】 _. Some carry stolen Roman shields, but they lack the catapults that represent the top level of military technology.【 B6】 _they conceal their force in the woods. Surging backwards and forwards, each man clashes his weapons on his shield, and
16、utters wild shouts. Their yells are just gibberish. The only【 B7】 _ of hierarchy are close-ups of a particularly large and hairy warrior. They rush into combat as a mob, and fight as ferocious individuals. On one side is civilization, on the other【 B8】 _. The Romans are portrayed as practicing what
17、is often described as “the Western Way of War“, where the aim is an open, decisive battle, which will be won by courage instilled【 B9】 _by discipline. The Germans practice a “skulking“ kind of war. They aim to ambush. They fight without discipline, but with an irrational ferocity. Viewing the battle
18、, it seems “true“ to us, because it seems “natural“. Yet it is not “natural“. “The Western Way of War“ and its opposite are cultural constructions. It is important to ask where this concept of a Western Way of War originated, why it was constructed, and why【 B10】 _. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B
19、4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 It was music to my ears to hear that the Government s chief adviser on【 C1】_, Susan Jebb, wants parents to【 C2】 _fruit juices at the table and return to the old days when children drank water or milk. There is no doubt that fruit
20、 juices, as well as fizzy colas and other soft drinks, are a major contributor to the emerging crisis of【 C3】 _weight in our children and teenagers. Most fruit juice drinks are【 C4】 _with sugar syrup, often derived not from fruit, but corn. The true【 C5】 _here, though, is not sugar but human greed.
21、Sugar is not a poison, as some suggest, and is not even【 C6】 _: we just enjoy it. Eating too much sugar is a cause of tooth decay. It also【 C7】 _to the development of a fatty liverwhich can lead to irreparable liver diseases. The main【 C8】 _here is the weight gain, but sugar is not the only culprit;
22、 excess fat in your diet can make you fat. My point is that taking too much in, whether it s sugar or fat, is going to leave you with more body fat. However, a【 C9】 _of the energy intake for most growing youngsters is refined sugar in one shape or form. If we are to educate the public how best to【 C
23、10】_obesity, then a cut in fruit juices and sugar-containing drinks is a good way to start. It may cut calorie intake near enough in half. Think twice before you pour that glass of juice. A)embrace B)proportion C)sensible D)attachment E)amount F)contributes G)obesity H)issue I)vast J)tackle K)addict
24、ive L)excess M)loaded N)ban O)villain 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 The Impact of Wilderness Tourism A)The market for tourism in remote areas is booming as never before. Countries all across the world are actively promoting th
25、eir “wilderness“ regionssuch as mountains, Arctic lands, deserts, small islands and wetlandsto high-spending tourists. The attraction of these areas is obvious: by definition, wilderness tourism requires little or no initial investment. B)But that does not mean that there is no cost. As the 1992 Uni
26、ted Nations Conference on Environment and Development recognized, these regions are fragile(i.e. highly vulnerable to abnormal pressures)not just in terms of their ecology, but also in terms of the culture of their inhabitants. The three most significant types of fragile environment in these respect
27、s, and also in terms of the proportion of the Earth s surface they cover, are deserts, mountains and Arctic areas. An important characteristic is their marked seasonality, with harsh conditions prevailing for many months each year. Consequently, most human activities, including tourism, are limited
28、to quite clearly defined parts of the year. C)Tourists are drawn to these regions by their natural landscape beauty and the unique cultures of their indigenous people. And poor governments in these isolated areas have welcomed the new breed of “adventure tourist“, grateful for the hard currency they
29、 bring. For several years now, tourism has been the prime source of foreign exchange in Nepal and Bhutan. Tourism is also a key element in the economies of Arctic zones such as Lapland and Alaska and in desert areas such as Ayers Rock in Australia and Arizona s Monument Valley. D)Once a location is
30、established as a main tourist destination, the effects on the local community are profound. When hill-farmers, for example, can make more money in a few weeks working as porters for foreign trekkers than they can in a year working in their fields, it is not surprising that many of them give up their
31、 farm-work, which is thus left to other members of the family. In some hill-regions, this has led to a serious decline in farm output and a change in the local diet, because there is insufficient labour to maintain terraces and irrigation systems and tend to crops. The result has been that many peop
32、le in these regions have turned to outside supplies of rice and other foods. E)In Arctic and desert societies, year-round survival has traditionally depended on hunting animals and fish and collecting fruit over a relatively short season. However, as some inhabitants become involved in tourism, they
33、 no longer have time to collect wild food; this has led to increasing dependence on bought food and stores. Tourism is not always the culprit behind such changes. All kinds of wage labour, or government handouts, tend to undermine traditional survival systems. Whatever the cause, the dilemma is alwa
34、ys the same: what happens if these new, external sources of income dry up? F)The physical impact of visitors is another serious problem associated with the growth in adventure tourism. Much attention has focused on erosion along major trails, but perhaps more important are the deforestation and impa
35、cts on water supplies arising from the need to provide tourists with cooked food and hot showers. In both mountains and deserts, slow-growing trees are often the main sources of fuel and water supplies may be limited or vulnerable to degradation through heavy use. G)Stories about the problems of tou
36、rism have become legion in the last few years. Yet it does not have to be a problem. Although tourism inevitably affects the region in which it takes place, the costs to these fragile environments and their local cultures can be minimized. H)Indeed, it can even be a vehicle for reinvigorating local
37、cultures, as has happened with the Sher-pas of Nepal s Khumbu Valley and in some Alpine villages. And a growing number of adventure tourism operators are trying to ensure that their activities benefit the local population and environment over the long term. I)In the Swiss Alps, communities have deci
38、ded that their future depends on integrating tourism more effectively with the local economy. Local concern about the rising number of second home developments in the Swiss Pays dEnhaut resulted in limits being imposed on their growth. There has also been a renaissance in communal cheese production
39、in the area, providing the locals with a reliable source of income that does not depend on outside visitors. J)Many of the Arctic tourist destinations have been exploited by outside companies, who employ transient workers and repatriate most of the profits to their home base. But some Arctic communi
40、ties are now operating tour businesses themselves, thereby ensuring that the benefits accrue locally. For instance, a native corporation in Alaska, employing local people, is running an air tour from Anchorage to Kotzebue, where tourists eat Arctic food, walk on the tundra and watch local musicians
41、and dancers. K)Native people in the desert regions of the American Southwest have followed similar strategies, encouraging tourists to visit their pueblos and reservations to purchase high-quality handicrafts and artwork. The Acoma and San Ildefonso pueblos have established highly profitable pottery
42、 businesses, while the Navajo and Hopi groups have been similarly successful with jewellery. L)Too many people living in fragile environments have lost control over their economies, their culture and their environment when tourism has penetrated their homelands. Merely restricting tourism cannot be
43、the solution to the imbalance, because people s desire to see new places will not just disappear. Instead, communities in fragile environments must achieve greater control over tourism ventures in their regions; in order to balance their needs and aspirations with the demands of tourism. A growing n
44、umber of communities are demonstrating that, with firm communal decision-making, this is possible. The critical question now is whether this can become the norm, rather than the exception 47 However, tourism in the regions of fragile environment should be paid much more attention on how to control o
45、ver tourism so as to keep balance between communities need and requirements of tourism. 48 Remote areas such as mountains, Arctic lands, deserts, small islands and wetlands are largely marketed to those high-level consumers by countries from all over the world. 49 The transition of traditional survi
46、val systems results from not only tourism but wage labour and government handouts as well. 50 Previously, tourism business in Arctic has not been managed by local companies while presently they switch to run tour business in order to guarantee local interests. 51 For instance, if working as porters
47、for travellers can bring them more money, farmers will undoubtedly deliver farm work to their family members. 52 The local beautiful nature and distinct culture are the main factors to attract foreign travellers to visit a place. 53 Many serious problems have arising from the development in tourisms
48、uch as erosion, deforestation and water supplies. 54 In the American Southwest, indigenous people there adopted the same strategies that travellers are motivated to visit their villagers and to buy high-quality handicrafts and reservations. 55 Alongside the growth of adventure tourism, managers are
49、making endeavour to guarantee local people and environment can obtain benefit from this event in a long run. 56 The revival of cheese productivity serves as a tool for indigenous people to make money instead of depending merely on tourists. Section C 56 Amazon is facing a battle with UK publishers as it seeks to secure more advantageous terms in its latest round of contract negotiations. The web giant wants the right to print books itself if publishers fail to pr
