1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 95及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the topic “Stress“. You can either analyze its causes or share some means to reduce it. Examples can be cited to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no
2、more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1. Section A （ A） 6:30 （ B） 7:00 （ C） 9:00 （ D） 11:00 （ A） Customer and pharmacist. （ B） Customer and salesman. （ C） Patient and nurse. （ D） Patient and doctor. （ A） At a bank. （ B） At a museum. （ C） In a library. （ D） At a theatre. （ A） Satisfie
3、d. （ B） Impatient. （ C） Patient. （ D） Curious. （ A） The man. （ B） The woman. （ C） The policeman. （ D） No one. （ A） The man was cramming for the final examination. （ B） The man was cramming for the midterm examination. （ C） The man was playing with computers. （ D） The man was watching the World Cup.
4、（ A） The concert is boring. （ B） The woman didn t keep her promise. （ C） The man broke his promise. （ D） They waited for each other at different places. （ A） Sarah pretended to be happy. （ B） Sarah was extremely happy. （ C） The man envied Sarah. （ D） Both of the speakers felt happy for Sarah. （ A） H
5、e was too excited to go out to travel. （ B） He was tired of studying and needed some change. （ C） He had already planned a trip long before. （ D） He liked to travel around. （ A） She went to visit a friend of hers there. （ B） She went there for a conference once. （ C） She attended a skiing course the
6、re. （ D） She spent a vacation there. （ A） Thin air problem. （ B） High longitude problem. （ C） High altitude problem. （ D） Cold problem. （ A） She is watching TV. （ B） She is reading. （ C） She is taking a walk. （ D） She is writing. （ A） TV can enrich life. （ B） TV can expand one s horizon. （ C） TV giv
7、es one s brain damage. （ D） TV can stimulate ones imagination. （ A） He thinks TV is boring and brings nothing to one s life. （ B） He thinks TV shows are not interesting. （ C） He believes that watching TV is not so useful compared with reading. （ D） He thinks TV also expands one s horizon and lets on
8、e experience new things. （ A） Both of them can spice one s life. （ B） Neither of them is meaningful. （ C） Theyre both just ways to escape from real life. （ D） They can make one feel relaxed. Section B （ A） He wanted to sing a song for himself. （ B） He had strong feelings towards the true equality am
9、ong all people. （ C） He was very proud of himself. （ D） It is God that created man. （ A） The Female equally with the Male I sing. （ B） In the faces of men and women I see God. （ C） A great city is that which has the greatest men and women. （ D） . every atom belonging to me . Belongs to you. （ A） Whi
10、tman truly understood the damage of war. （ B） Whitman once worked in a hospital. （ C） Whitman took care of wounded southern soldiers. （ D） Whitman was upset by the sight of wounded soldiers. （ A） An unknown British town. （ B） Washington. （ C） New York. （ D） London. （ A） A cigarette lighter. （ B） A h
11、eating system. （ C） Worn carpet. （ D） A statue of Queen Victoria. （ A） He was taking pictures of the scenery. （ B） He was waiting to attend a secret meeting. （ C） He was doing his job. （ D） The weather was bad and he could not go out. （ A） It opened as a retail chain selling camping equipment. （ B）
12、It opened as a retail chain selling campsites. （ C） It opened as a retail chain offering camping holidays. （ D） It opened as a retail chain selling tents. （ A） 10 （ B） 15 （ C） 20 （ D） 25 （ A） Italy. （ B） France. （ C） Switzerland. （ D） Spain. （ A） Football. （ B） Drama. （ C） Poster competition. （ D） M
13、odel making. Section C 26 Many believe that the story first began in America in 1877, when two friends were arguing【 B1】 _ whether a horse ever had all four feet or hooves off the ground when it 【 B2】 _. To settle the bet, a photographer was asked to photograph a horse galloping and the bet was【 B3】
14、 _because you could see that all the hooves were off the ground in some of the photos. What was even more interesting was that if the photos were shown【 B4】 _the horse looked like it was runningin other words “moving pictures“. The person who became interested in taking the moving pictures to its ne
15、xt step was the famous American inventor Thomas Edison. Actually, he didn t do the work himself but rather asked a young Scotsman in his【 B5】 _a system, which he did. Now this young fellow was clever because the first thing he did was study systems【 B6】_as they wereof moving pictures and then put al
16、l the existing technologies together to make the first【 B7】 _motion picture system. He designed a camera, a【 B8】 _device and the film. The system was first shown in New York in 1894 and was really very popular.【 B9】 _people lined up around the block to see the wonderful new invention. There were, ho
17、wever, a couple of problems with the system. The camera【 B10】 _over 200 kilograms and only one person at a time could see the film. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 Education of exceptional children means provision of special edu
18、cational services to those children who are either handicapped or gifted. Exceptional children differ from average children in mental characteristics, sensory abilities, physical characteristics, emotional behaviour, or communication abilities to the extent that they require special educational serv
19、ices to develop their【 C1】 _. The Department of Education【 C2】 _that 10 to 20 percent of the children in the Unite States suffer from handicaps. Another 2 to 3 percent are considered gifted. Special education provides these children with learning experiences suitable to their unique abilities. Carin
20、g for people who have disabilities is a relatively【 C3】 _idea. In ancient times disabled people were left to die. During the Middle Ages they were treated more【 C4】 _, but it was not thought that they could learn. In the 19th century, residential treatment centres were【 C5】 _, first in Europe and th
21、en in the US by individual states, to care for people who were blind, deaf, severely retarded, or suffered from severe emotional disorders. By the 20th century,【 C6】 _classes and public day schools were begun, but these served very few children. After World War II the attitude of Americans concernin
22、g the education of persons who were disabled changed significantly.【 C7】 _for special education was assumed by state legislatures and the federal government. Parent groups formed to【 C8】 _for the rights of children with disabilities, joined with professional educational programs. In 1925 the US cong
23、ress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act which【 C9】 _a free and appropriate education to all children in the US between the ages of 3 and 21. The law provides funds for special education programs to states and local districts that【 C10】 _with a set of guidelines. A)established B)hu
24、manely C)installed D)estimates E)Responsibility F)guarantees G)potential H)probability I)special J)evaluates K)private L)lobby M)new N)personally O)comply 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 A)A federal appeals court on Wednesday fo
25、r the first time employed a landmark Supreme Court decision to declare that the fundamental right to marriage must be extended to gay couples, adding momentum to a remarkably rapid recognition of same-sex marriage by judges nationwide. B)The 2-to-l decision by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals fo
26、r the 10th Circuit upheld a lower court s decision that Utah s constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage could not stand. The ruling came almost exactly one year after the Supreme Court delivered a pair of major gay rights victories and could be instrumental in returning the issue to th
27、e high court for the ultimate decision on whether marriage is a fundamental right that cannot be denied to same-sex couples. C)The justices sidestepped that question last June. But the reasoning used by the majority of Supreme Court justices in rejecting the federal definition of marriage as between
28、 one man and one woman has been cited by lower courts in an unbroken string of victories for supporters of gay rights. Judges have struck down state bans from Virginia to Oregon. D)This has been accompanied by polls that show an increasing public acceptance of same-sex marriage and, its proponents s
29、ay, by a growing sense of inevitability, the 10th Circuit, which is based in Denver, became the first appeals court to apply the Supreme Court decision and said it compelled the outcome. E)“We hold that the Fourteenth Amendment protects the fundamental right to marry, establish a family, raise child
30、ren, and enjoy the full protection of a states marital laws,“ Circuit Judge Carlos F. Lucero wrote. “A state may not deny the issuance of a marriage license to two persons, or refuse to recognize their marriage, based solely upon the sex of the persons in the marriage union.“ F)Lucero, whom Presiden
31、t Bill Clinton nominated to the bench, was joined in the decision by Circuit Judge Jerome A. Holmes, a George W. Bush nominee. Circuit Judge Paul J. Kelly Jr., who was nominated by President George H.W. Bush, dissented. That makes him the only federal judge since the Supreme Courts decision in U.S.
32、v. Windsor last year to say he would leave a state ban in place. G)Kelly said that marriage between people of the same gender is not a fundamental right and that the decision whether to open the institution to gay couples “belongs to the electorate and their representatives.“ He said judges “should
33、resist the temptation to become philosopher-kings, imposing our views under the guise of constitutional interpretation of the 14th Amendment.“ Lucero said it might be “preferable“ to let the national debate play out “through legislative and democratic channels.“ But he added that “the protection and
34、 exercise of fundamental rights are not matters for opinion polls or the ballot box.“ H)There is irony in the fact that Utah, one of the most conservative states, is at the forefront of returning the issue to the Supreme Court. After a federal judge in Salt Lake City overturned the state s ban late
35、last year, more than 1,000 couples were wed before the high court stayed his decision. That stay will remain in place while the state considers its next step, the appellate panel said. Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes(R)said in a statement that he had not decided whether to ask the full 10th Circ
36、uit appeals court to review the panels decision but that the ultimate question must be decided by the Supreme Court. I)Although Utah lost, he said, “we are pleased that the ruling has been issued and takes us one step closer to reaching certainty and finality for all Utahns on such an important issu
37、e.“ Rulings from the 10th Circuit are binding in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming Of the six, only New Mexico currently allows same-sex marriage. Because the panel stayed its order, the bans in the other states are not affected The same panel of judges has heard an appeal of
38、a lower courts ruling that Oklahoma s ban is unconstitutional but it has not ruled in that case. J)The issue of same-sex marriage is working its way through appeals courts nationwide. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, based in Richmond, for instance, is reviewing a decision that struck
39、down Virginias ban. In August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, based in Cincinnati, will hear arguments in cases involving all four states in its jurisdiction, where bans have been struck down or states have been ordered to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. K)The Supre
40、me Court is most likely to take up the issue if various appellate courts disagree about whether the bans are unconstitutional. But most observers say the Supreme Court will need to decide the issue at some point, even if the lower courts are all in agreement. L)In Wednesdays decision, Lucero rejecte
41、d all of Utahs arguments that it had legitimate reasons to limit marriage to a man and a woman. He said that limiting marriage to couples that could naturally procreate was not valid, because elderly and infertile heterosexual couples are allowed to marry, as well as those who do not intend to have
42、children. M)And he rejected “slippery slope“ arguments that recognizing same-sex marriage would necessarily require the recognition of other relationships. “Unlike polygamous or incestuous marriages, the Supreme Court has explicitly extended constitutional protection to intimate same-sex relationshi
43、ps,“ Lucero said. N)Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Centre for Lesbian Rights, said the appeals panel s opinion“marks an indelible milestone in our nations journey to full inclusionand one that will undoubtedly influence other courts in the months to come.“ Opponents were disappoint
44、ed. “While judges can, by judicial fiat, declare same-sex marriage legal, they will never be able to make it right,“ said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council. “The courts, for all their power, can t overturn natural law.“ O)In a statement on its Web site, the Church of Jesus Chris
45、t of Latter-day Saints, based in Utah, said it continues to believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman but that “all people should be treated with respect.“ Anticipating that the final decision will be the Supreme Court s, the church said, “It is our hope that the nation s highest cou
46、rt will uphold traditional marriage.“ At the same time that the court in Denver was acting, a federal district judge on Wednesday struck down Indiana s ban on same-sex marriage and allowed gay couples in that state to wed immediately. 47 The 10th Circuit was set up in Denver. 48 The same-sex marriag
47、e runs counter to state bans from Virginia to Oregon. 49 Since the Supreme Courts decision in U.S. v. Windsor last year, Lucero becomes the solely federal judge. 50 Utah is one of the most conservative states, but it favours same-sex marriage. 51 A federal district judge permits gay couples to marry
48、. 52 Kate Kendell believes that the opinion of same-sex marriage has a long-range influence on America. 53 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit is in Richmond. 54 Kelly believes that the same-sex marriage rights should depend on the public. 55 Carlos F. Lucero was against the fundamental ri
49、ght to marry and favoured the Fourteenth Amendment. 56 Two thirds of a panel of the U.S. Court calls on 10th Circuit to carry out a constitutional amendment. Section C 56 By education, I mean the influence of the environment upon the individual to produce a permanent change in the habits of behaviour, of thought and of attitude. It is in being thus susceptible to the environment that man differs from the animals, and the higher animals from the lower. The
