1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 92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 “My Opinions on Students Wearing Famous Brand.“ You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 word
2、s. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） They work at the zoo. （ B） They are going to do some work about the animal. （ C） They don t love monkeys. （ D） They are going to paint monkeys. （ A） Bill should study music. （ B） We should persuade Bill. （ C） Bill has the absolute right to decide
3、 about music for himself. （ D） Bill is going to be a musician. （ A） He can t understand Jimmy s job. （ B） He cant understand how Jimmy can do so many things at the same time. （ C） He cannot understand why Jimmy took the courses. （ D） He knows very well why Jimmy takes so many courses. （ A） He has gr
4、aduated all ready. （ B） He has passed the graduation examination. （ C） He is not his brother. （ D） He is still a student. （ A） He is working very hard on his examination. （ B） He spends very little time on study. （ C） He pays very little attention on his study. （ D） He is working hard on history. （
5、A） She is going to call William. （ B） She is going to tell William about the party at lunch. （ C） She is going to invite William to his home. （ D） She will go to the party with William. （ A） Right in front the barbershop. （ B） Near the supermarket. （ C） Near the shop. （ D） Behind a hospital. （ A） He
6、 never skips classes. （ B） He will not show up in this class. （ C） He doesn t often skip classes. （ D） He often skips classes. （ A） They are talking about the current affairs. （ B） They are having a discussion. （ C） They are quarrelling with each other. （ D） They are having an interview. （ A） To pro
7、vide software. （ B） To do trouble shooting. （ C） To sell products. （ D） To do system analysis. （ A） To inspire and unite people. （ B） To sell more products. （ C） To invite more customers. （ D） To picture a bright future. （ A） How to invest smartly? （ B） What should we do to earn money? （ C） How to k
8、eep a balanced life? （ D） Why we need investment? （ A） To be reasonable. （ B） To have realistic expectations. （ C） To understand the range of possibilities. （ D） To have clear goals. （ A） 4 （ B） 3 （ C） 2 （ D） l. （ A） To prepare for the worst. （ B） To set a clear goal. （ C） To do diversified investme
9、nts. （ D） To invest for a long term. Section B （ A） Underground sources. （ B） Big companies. （ C） The government. （ D） Private institutions. （ A） Money from the Indian mafia. （ B） Money from the underworld. （ C） Bank loans and private equity funding. （ D） Private donations. （ A） He is a famous movie
10、 star. （ B） He is a movie producer. （ C） An Indian director. （ D） An investment adviser. （ A） In Britain. （ B） In the United States. （ C） In a forest of the Australia. （ D） In an Australia Zoo. （ A） Spot and Stripe. （ B） Adam and Gill. （ C） Kynan and Spot. （ D） Adam and Kynan. （ A） Fifteen years. （
11、B） Eleven years. （ C） Four years. （ D） Eight years. （ A） To slow down Chinese economic growth. （ B） To sustain its economic growth. （ C） To reduce the population. （ D） To raise the standards of education. （ A） 7.4%. （ B） 6.4%. （ C） 7.7%. （ D） 6.7%. （ A） Expanding its import. （ B） Expanding its expor
12、t. （ C） Boosting domestic consumption. （ D） Reducing taxes on industry. （ A） Some new factories. （ B） Some first-class universities. （ C） A multi-tier transport system. （ D） Many trees. Section C 26 Electronic mail systems are either computerized or noncomputerized. Important among the computerized
13、systems are the【 B1】 _based ones organized into【 B2】_of various sizes. Most noncomputerized electronic mail system such as【 B3】_units of various kinds are simple, turnkey systems that require little effort to【 B4】 _. Though often of value in 【 B5】 _applications, these systems have only interim(间歇 )w
14、orth in office【 B6】 _ unless they can be electronically integrated. Communication in an EMS is either synchronous or nonsynchronous. People involved in synchronous communication must be available at the same time【 B7】 _time, such as during a 【 B8】 _call. A nonsynchronous system frees its users from
15、this time【 B9】 _; Sender and reduction may be involved at different times. Electronic systems output soft copy or hard copy. Soft copy is preferred for its ease of 【 B10】 _and reduction in paper handling, but many applications will continue to require hard copy for some time to come. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B
16、2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 Nowadays, there is a growing【 C1】 _that college graduates in mounting numbers choose to work as village officials after graduation. Peoples attitudes towards this phenomenon differ sharply. Some hold the【 C2】 _v
17、iew while others are against it. From my perspective, I believe that it is a wise choice. The reason why I support them can be listed as follows: on the one hand, college graduates can【 C3】 _a lot to the development of the countryside. Firstly, having received formal education and professional train
18、ing in universities, college graduates can help peasants【 C4】 _advanced technology. Besides, by spreading and introducing new concepts, they can also【 C5】 _the development of rural culture. Consequently, the gap between the city and the countryside can be gradually【 C6】_. On the other hand, college
19、graduates themselves can also benefit a lot from being village officials. In the first place, working in rural areas with adverse environmental condition and lower living standard, they are more likely to【 C7】_a spirit of hard-working and independence. Moreover, compared with their peers【 C8】 _for l
20、imited positions, those who work as village officials enjoy more opportunities, more【 C9】 _relaxing working conditions, and are more likely to bring their abilities and potential into full play. Let alone share the beautiful scenery and peaceful life. Therefore, it is a【 C10】 _choice for college gra
21、duates to work as village officials and more graduates should be encouraged to work in the countryside. Not only can it release the working pressure of graduates, but also help more graduates achieve their value. A)positive B)master C)increase D)tendency E)contribute F)foster G)energetic H)narrowed
22、I)accelerate J)reduced K)comparatively L)competing M)completely N)win-win O)beneficial 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 Baby-Naming Trends A)Over the last fifty years, American parents have radically increased the variety of name
23、s they give their children. In the 1950s, the 50 most popular names accounted for 63.4 percent of all boys born, and 52.1 percent of all girls. But by 2004, the top 50 names covered only 34.6 percent of the boys and 24.4 percent of the girls. As more people move to the United States and use popular
24、or traditional cultural names, the variety of names increases. Also, parents from all ethnic backgrounds are now more likely to search out less common names for their children. Common and Unusual Baby Names B)Is it better to have a name common to your age group, one that everyone has heard, or an un
25、usual name, one that may cause comment when people first hear it? Psychologists and sociologists have studied this question for years and still cannot agree on the answer. C)On the one hand, a great deal of evidence shows that when people hear a particular name, they have strong and specific stereot
26、ypes about what sort of person bears that name. For example, most Americans expect a woman named Courtney to be attractive and successful but one named Bertha to be loud and obese. Research has found that teachers may give a higher grade to a school paper by a student named Michael than to one by Hu
27、bert, even though the papers are identical. D)On the other hand, research that compares actual people with common first names to those with unusual names often shows the latter having an advantage. People with unusual first names are more likely to be listed on Who s Who and are more successful as p
28、sychologists. College women with uncommon first names score higher on scales of sociability and self-acceptance; they are also more likely to have a positive sense of individuality, which helps them to resist peer pressure. E)Why do these different studies seem contradictory? Part of the answer is t
29、hat the first set of studies forced people to form impressions based on the name alone. In contrast, recent research shows that if a name includes information about an actual person, then it will compensate for most of the negative effects of stereotypes, then it will compensate for most of the nega
30、tive effects of stereotypes, and create a different context in which to view a name. F)Another reason for the conflicting results from this research is that uncommon names and names with negative images are not necessarily the same. Boys called Deny or Quinlan and girls called Cosima or Prairie will
31、 have a chance to create their own first impressions, free from established stereotypes. They can develop a positive, individual self-concept unhampered by the negative images that go along with names such as Adolf, Ethel, Myrtle, or Elmer. G)In the final analysis, of course, your choice of a common
32、 or unusual name depends on what you believe is best for your child. After all, there are many occasions in life, such as submitting a job application or seeking admission to college, where a name does have a chance to create a positive image on its own. Having a popular name such as Emily or Jacob
33、might be an advantage. If, on the other hand, individuality and creativity are especially important to you, a more unusual might be better. Cultural and Ethnic Influences on Baby Names H)Throughout the world, each child is assigned a sound or series of sounds that will be his or her name. Because th
34、at name is a part of the language of the childs parents, it immediately identifies the child as belonging to a particular society. So our names identify us both as individuals and as members of a group. I)In many parts of Africa, a childs naming day is a festive occasion that usually occurs a week o
35、r so after the birth. Girls are named sooner than boys, but only by a day or two. An older person bestows the name, first by whispering it to the baby, because a newborn should know his or her name before anyone else does, then by announcing the name to everyone attending the ceremony. J)Many Native
36、 Americans developed naming systems in which a persons individual name included the name of his or her clan. For example, all the members of a clan that has the bear as its totem animal have names relating to bears, such as Black-Bear Tracks and Black-Bear Flashing Eyes. K)In some groups, children a
37、re given secret names that are not revealed until the child reaches puberty or another important stage of life. In other Native American nations, an event that occurs at a child s birth may become the child s name. Today, a person living on a reservation may have one name at home but a different nam
38、e when he or she is off the reservation. L)Jewish names are some of the oldest names in use today. A Jewish boy is named officially when he is circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. A girl is named as soon as possible after her birth. Traditionally, an Ashkenazic Jewish child is not named fo
39、r a living person for fear that the Angel of Death will mistake the child for the older person if their names are the same. Media Influences on Baby Names M)Many names that suddenly become popular are inspired by figures in the media, whether they are real actors or athletes, such as Ashton Kutcher
40、or Jalen Rose, or fictional characters such as the mermaid Madison in the film Splash. N)Of course, modern parents are not the only ones affected by the media of their day. Thelma, for example, became a popular name for English and American girls after British author Marie Corelli invented it for th
41、e beautiful heroine of her bestselling novel Thelma, published in 1887. O)But since the 1950s, television has been the most effective medium for creating new name fashions. Mallory, for example, became popular for girls when the character called Mallory appeared on Family Ties in the 1980s. Although
42、 a few American parents had named sons Dylan after Welsh poet Dylan Thomas or perhaps musician Bob Dylan in the 1960s, the name exploded in popularity in the 1990s after the character Dylan McKay appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210. P)People often assume that when parents take a name from the media the
43、y want to honor the star or character who has the name. This is rarely the case. Most parents today dont want their children to have common names, but at the same time they want the names they choose to “fit in“. They are therefore always on the lookout for “different but not too different“ names, a
44、nd when such a name gets a lot of exposure in the media, many parents discover it at the same time. Q)Even horrific characters can have a positive impact on a name s use if the name itself fits in with fashionable sounds. Gage, Peyton, and Samara are examples of scary film characters who nevertheles
45、s inspired namesakes. Names in the news can also have an effect. The number of American girls named Camille increased by 50 percent in 1969 and 1970 after Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf Coast. And the number of girls named Katrina increased in 2006 in spite of the name s association with a huge natu
46、ral disaster. R)Any media popular with people in their 20s and 30s can create a fashion for a name. Popular music inspires names both through songs, such as Rhiannon, and singers, such as Shania. Todays young parental generation is now starting to discover baby names like Raiden and Rinoa through vi
47、deo and computer games. Some parents are still inspired by novels, as shown by names such as Arya and Novalee. Science fiction and fantasy books, video games, and films are particularly noticeable as name sources, probably because these stories often require writers to create brand-new names. 47 On
48、the ceremony, the name is whispered to the baby before it is publicly announced. 48 TV has played an important role in creating new and fashionable names. 49 In some nations, one may be named after an important event that happens at his birth. 50 The established stereotypes about names may have an i
49、mpact on teachers when they give grades to students. 51 A popular name may be more advantageous than an unusual one when one intends to apply for a position. 52 In some culture, parents usually avoid giving their children a name shared by a living person. 53 Parents take names from the media mainly because such names are considered different but not too different. 54 Due to ethnic immigration, the variety of names in the US increases. 55 Research shows that peop
