1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 563（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Health and Life. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1健康与生活的关系2忽视健康对生活的影响3如何保持健康 Health and Life二、Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimmi
2、ng and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark：Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradic
3、ts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.1 7 Things You Cant Say in CanadaAttacking our sacred cows (things or people that cannot be criticized) may turn you into one looked down upon by all others but it can also be a lot of fun.Every
4、 culture has its unacknowledged taboos the things you are forbidden to say or do in polite company, the accepted truths you are not allowed to doubt. You might think that a liberal, open-minded country like Canada would be free of such taboos, but youd be wrong. In spite of our belief in our own enl
5、ightened tolerance, some things are simply not open to debate. If you try, youre bound to shock the neighbors.Its risky to question the wisdom of the tribe. You might get stoned. On the other hand, some people might come near to you very quietly afterwards and confess that they secretly agree.So her
6、es a challenge to a few of our nations most widely held beliefs. You say these things in public at your own danger. I will be elaborating on these points over the months to come. Feel free to stone me or secretly agree or, even better, add to the list. At the very least, theyre sure to start a good
7、dinner-party fight. Margaret Atwood writes some really awful books.The queen of Canadian Literature dominates the literary world like a giant. Nobody has won more awards than she has, and nobody is more feared. There is no such a thing as a bad review of a Margaret Atwood book in Canada. Thats too b
8、ad, because many of her books are tedious and unreadable, full of tortuous plots and unpleasant characters. Why will no one say so? Because were grateful that shes put us on the global map. If they do, theyll never work in this country again.Recycling is a waste of time and money.Once upon a time it
9、 was easy to put out the trash. Today, the Garbage Gestapo rules our lives.Every household has become a mini version of the village dump, and every one of us has become a garbage picker, carefully separating our organic waste from our bottles and papers, and worrying about where our different kinds
10、of garbage are supposed to go. Dont try to sort a wine bottle into the wrong bag! The trash police will punish you. The truth about recycling is that its a giant waste of dollars and doesnt help the environment. But dont tell your kids. They wont believe you. Theyve been brainwashed. Only private en
11、terprise can save public health care.Tommy Douglas, the CBCs Greatest Canadian, brought us universal health care. But even his plan didnt originally pay for everybodys minor diseases, such as ingrown toenails. His primary goal was to make sure nobody faced financial ruin if they got sick. Today we h
12、ave a system where controlling costs is more important than treating patients, and where ideology is disabling us. In some places, including Toronto, people go blind waiting for cataract (白内障 ) surgery. The government could restore their sight tomorrow simply by sending them to a private clinic inst
13、ead of to a hospital. The cost to the government would be exactly the same. But in Canada, private is a dirty word, and so the government would rather you go blind. Poor Tommy would be spinning in his grave. David Suzuki is bad for the environment.From global warming to farmed salmon and genetically
14、 modified crops, David Suzuki has just one message: The end is near.He is our homegrown prophet of doom who can predict what will happen in the future. He advocates the essential wickedness of the human race. Like a modern Savonarola, he warns that unless we cast our material possessions into the bo
15、nfire, were all going to hell.The trouble with this predicting vision is that people are starting to isolate from the environment. And our hugely expensive investment in the unworkable Kyoto treaty, which Mr. Suzuki tells us doesnt go nearly far enough, will wipe out more practical measures to cut s
16、mog and clean up our waste sites. A national daycare program wont do a thing to help poor kids.Cheap national daycare! Who could be against it? Its supposed to give kids a better start in life, and nobody can object to that. But in Quebec, where the program started, universal daycare has turned out
17、to be nothing more than a giant (and extremely costly) subsidy for relatively well-off middle-class parents. Few poor parents use the system.No doubt convenient daycare is a gift set by god for many people. But so far there is no definitive evidence that kids who go to daycare go on to do better in
18、school or in life. So if we want to invest billions in helping kids, why are we spending it on the kids who need help the least? Group of Seven artists are overexposed genre painters.I like A.Y. Jackson as much as you do. His paintings remind me of when I went to summer camp. I grew up with a reprod
19、uction of The West Wind hanging in our living room. (That was by Tom Thomson, who wasnt really a member of Group of Seven, but never mind.) Group of Seven were the first artists to depict the wild Canadian landscape, and they were bold young rebels in their time.But that time was 80 years ago. Today
20、 their work is the essence of bourgeois picture-postcard art the kind of art safe to take your mother to see. Enough, already. Maybe its time we moved on.The United States is the greatest force for good the world has ever known.Of all the shocking things you can say around the dinner table, this is
21、the most shocking one. After all, America-criticizing is part of our national identity.At best, we see our neighbor as a well-intentioned but arrogant and wrong-doing bully that throws its weight around too much. At worst, we see our neighbor as one of the most evil nations in the world. And yet, ri
22、ght now, hundreds of millions of people in desperately poor parts of the world are being liberated from millennia of suffering and serfdom. Why? Because of the United States, which has spread its idea of economic freedom and its purchasing power around the world.2 The author describes Canada as a co
23、untry which_.（A）is free of taboos（B） is thinly populated（C） is highly industrialized（D）is liberal and open-minded3 Who has been regarded as the queen of Canadian Literature?（A）Sharon H. Nelson.（B） Cynthia Hood.（C） Margaret Atwood.（D）Audrey Thomas.4 In the authors point of view, Margaret Atwoods book
24、s are_.（A）thrilling（B） monotonous（C） encouraging（D）simple-minded5 The author thinks that he becomes a garbage picker because he has to_.（A）carefully sort out different kinds of garbage（B） help cleaning the community every weekend（C） dispose of any garbage dumped by his kids（D）pick recyclable items f
25、rom the local landfill6 Which of the following was not included in Tommy Douglas health plan?（A）Ingrown toenails.（B） Tooth extraction.（C） Cataract.（D）Insomnia.7 David Suzuki believes that “the end is near“, and he is regarded as_.（A）an environmental spokesman（B） an advocate of genetic engineering（C）
26、 a local prophet of doom（D）the most wicked Canadian8 The aim of Kyoto treaty was to solve_.（A）insurance problems（B） educational problems（C） population problems（D）pollution problems9 In Quebec, the national daycare system is seldom used by_.10 The original painting The West Wind was painted by_.11 Th
27、anks to, people in poor areas of the world are being liberated from_millennia of suffering and serfdom.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both th
28、e conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）The first house they saw is too expensive.（B） She is happy with the price set by the sel
29、ler.（C） They may save some money for the time being.（D）Less money will be spent in maintaining the house.（A）Enjoyable.（B） Inspiring.（C） Moving.（D）Dull.（A）Be hostile to Nancy.（B） Ask Nancy to come out.（C） Talk to Nancy herself.（D）Write Nancy a letter.（A）To apply for a job.（B） To offer her a position
30、in the company.（C） To find out her position in the company.（D）To make an appointment with the sales manager.（A）The stories probably werent true.（B） Tom usually doesnt tell funny stories.（C） Shes surprised Tom was so serious last night.（D）She wants to know where Tom heard the stories.（A）Find a hotel
31、nearby again in a few days.（B） Accommodate his parents in his dormitory.（C） Ask his parents not to come until he finds a proper hotel.（D）Phone a hotel farther from the campus for a reservation.（A）He is always punctual for his class.（B） He rarely notices which students are late.（C） He wants his stude
32、nts to be on time for class.（D）He doesnt allow his students to tell jokes in class.（A）The man forgot to sign for the seminar.（B） The signing is just a reassurance.（C） The seminar was actually cancelled.（D）The woman likes the seminar very much.（A）She is designing another website.（B） She couldnt do BB
33、S.（C） She has no time.（D）She hasnt done any website design before.（A）He will scold her.（B） He wont pay her any money.（C） He will tell her to do it again.（D）He will pay her only part of the salary.（A）By doing it themselves.（B） By looking for another designer.（C） By asking the Dean to pay for a profes
34、sional.（D）By merging with the Teacher Development site.（A）How to get rich in a day.（B） How to invest money in the future.（C） How to set clear goals for the future.（D）How to carry out reasonable investments.（A）Making a saving plan.（B） Setting up a bank account.（C） Setting clear investing goals.（D）Mak
35、ing clear why to invest.（A）The risks and potential rewards of the products.（B） The different kinds of investments.（C） The importance of investments.（D）The sum of investments.（A）It is a place full of risks.（B） It is a good place to invest in.（C） It has up times as well as down times.（D）It has more up
36、 times than down times.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked
37、A, B, C and D.（A）To help the students organize a lecture.（B） To answer Professor Humes last email.（C） To introduce to the students Rosa Parks.（D）To make arrangements for Professor Humes class.（A）She joined the civil rights movement at a young age.（B） She helped Condoleezza Rice achieve political suc
38、cess.（C） She made racial equality a common value in American society.（D）She set a good example in her early life for other black Americans.（A）She was honored to lie in state at the Capitol.（B） She was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom.（C） She was received by President Bush at the Capitol.（D）Sh
39、e was named “mother of the civil rights movement“.（A）Mans intelligence is given at birth only.（B） Mans intelligence is given through education only.（C） Mans intelligence is given both at birth and through education.（D）Mans intelligence is given neither at birth nor through education.（A）Become a geni
40、us.（B） Not reach his intelligence limits in his life.（C） Reach his intelligence limits in rich surroundings.（D）Still become a genius if he should be given special education.（A）The part that birth plays.（B） The importance of their positions.（C） The importance of their intelligence.（D）The role of envi
41、ronment on intelligence.（A）They depend heavily on color photography.（B） They draw attention to common things in life.（C） They look like works by 19th century painters.（D）They are close in style to works in ancient times.（A）It is lacking in modern works of art.（B） It is expressed in a fixed artistic
42、form.（C） It does not have a long-lasting standard.（D）It will not be found in future works of art.（A）They express peoples curiosity about the past.（B） They are considered important for variety in form.（C） They are regarded as a mirror of the human situation.（D）They make people interested in everyday
43、experience.（A）History of the arts.（B） Basic questions of the arts.（C） New developments in the arts.（D）Use of modern technology in the arts.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its gener
44、al idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words y
45、ou have just heard or write down the 36 It is not easy to talk about the role of the mass media in this overwhelmingly significant phase in European history. History and news become confused, and ones impressions tend to be a 【 B1】_of skepticism and optimism. Television is one of the means by which
46、these feelings are created and 【B2】_ and perhaps never before has it served so much to connect different peoples and nations as in the 【B3】 _events in Europe. The Europe that is now 【B4】_ cannot be anything other than its peoples, their cultures and national 【B5】_. With this in mind we can begin to
47、【B6】_the European television scene. In Europe, as elsewhere, multimedia groups have been 【B7】_successful groups which bring together television, radio, newspapers, magazines and publishing houses that work in 【B8】 _to one another.Clearly, 【B9】_. This alone demonstrates that the television business i
48、s not an easy world to survive in a fact underlined by statistics that show that out of eighty European television networks no less than 50% took a loss in 1989. Moreover, 【B10 】_Creating a “European identity“ that respects the different cultures and traditions which go to make up the connecting fab
49、ric of the Old continent is no easy task and demands a strategic choice that of producing programs in Europe for Europe. 【B11 】_which are different from our own.37 【B1 】38 【B2 】39 【B3 】40 【B4 】41 【B5 】42 【B6 】43 【B7 】44 【B8 】45 【B9 】46 【B10 】47 【B11 】Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the que
