1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 568（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Tuition Based on Per Credit-hour Basis. You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below.1目前有些大学开始按照学分收学费2这么做的好处3你的看法Tuition Based on Per Credit-hour Ba
2、sis二、Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming 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 pas
3、sage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.1 The College CalculationThe most subversive question about higher education has always been whether the college makes the student or the student makes
4、the college. Sure, Harvard graduates make more money than graduates of just about any other college. And most community-college students will end up making far less than graduates of flagship state universities. But of course these students didnt enter college with the same preparation and skills. C
5、olleges dont help to clear up the situation either, because they do so little to measure what students learn between freshman and senior years. So doubt lurks (潜伏) how much does a college education the actual teaching and learning that happens on campus really matter?A recession makes such doubt all
6、 the more outstanding. Last month, National Public Radio ran a segment called “Is a College Education Worth the Debt?“ in which an economist noted that 12 percent of mail carriers have college degrees the point being that they could have gotten the same jobs without the degrees. In January, “20/20“
7、ran a similar segment, in which somebody identified as an education consultant and a career counselor summed up the case against college. “You could take the pool of college-bound students and you could lock them in a closet for four years,“ he said, and thanks to their smarts and work ethic, they w
8、ould still outearn people who never went to college. I heard a more measured version of these concerns when I recently sat down with a group of college students. They were paying tuition and studying hard, and yet they werent sure what they would find on the other side of graduation.Along with all t
9、his skepticism, though, economic downturns also create one big countervailing (抵消的) force that pushes people toward college: many of them have nothing better to do. They have lost their jobs, or they find no jobs waiting for them after high school. In economic terms, the opportunity cost of going to
10、 school has been reduced. Over the course of the 1930s, the percentage of 17-year-olds who graduated from high school jumped to 50 percent, from less than 30 percent. Boys many of whom would have been working in better times made up the bulk of the influx. In our Great Recession, students have surge
11、d into community colleges.So who is right these students or the skeptics? It isnt too much of an exaggeration to say that the field of labor economics has spent the past 30 years trying to come up with an answer. In one paper after another, economists have tried to identify the portion of a persons
12、success for which schooling can fairly claim credit. One well-known study, co-written by Alan Krueger, a Princeton professor now serving as the Treasury Departments chief economist, offered some support for the skeptics. It tracked top high-school students through their 30s and found that their alma
13、 maters (母校) had little impact on their earnings. Students who got into both, say, the University of Pennsylvania and Penn State made roughly the same amount of money, regardless of which they chose. Just as you might hope, the fine-grain status distinctions that preoccupy elite high-school seniors
14、(and more to the point, their parents) seem to be overrated.The rest of the evidence, however, has tended to point strongly in the other direction. Several studies have found a large earnings gap between more-and less-educated identical twins. Another study compared young men who happened to live cl
15、ose to a college with young men who did not. The two groups were similar except for how easy it was for them to get to school, and the upshot was that the additional education attained by the first group lifted their earnings. “College cant guarantee anybody a good life,“ says Michael McPherson, an
16、economist who runs the Spencer Foundation in Chicago, which finances education research. “But it sure ups the odds substantially.“Earnings may be a flawed measure of an educations value, but theyre about the only tangible measure we have. And the work that labor economists have done suggests that co
17、lleges do indeed deserve credit for much of the earnings gaps between their graduates and everyone else. The median earnings of full-time workers with bachelors degrees was nearly $47,000 in 2007, according to the Census Bureau. The median for someone who had attended college but failed to get a fou
18、r-year degree was nearly $33,000, and the median for a high-school graduate was nearly $27,000. Compare these numbers with the typical education debt that a college student has on graduation day $20,000 and its clear that a college education is worth the debt. McPherson slyly points out that even th
19、e pundits and professors who suggest otherwise seem to understand this; they tend to send their children to college, often to quite expensive ones.Yet the skeptics do make one crucial point. Nationwide, half of all students who start college dont end up with a four-year degree. Not only do these dro
20、pouts spend less time in class, but they also miss out on the signaling benefit of the degree a mark of those who, among other things, have the discipline to finish what they start.Some would-be dropouts may stay in school if Congress approves a pending proposal to increase Pell Grants to needy stud
21、ents. Still, college tuitions are rising and resources are being cut two factors that affect graduation rates. Federal spending cushions the blow but isnt large enough to make up for state cutbacks. At Dyersburg State Community College, in northwest Tennessee, enrollment rose a staggering 28 percent
22、 this fall compared with last fall, but the state cut the colleges budget by 16 percent, thanks to the recession, Karen Bowyer, the colleges president, told me. For similar reasons, the University of California system plans to enroll fewer freshmen this year than last. Given the current debate in Wa
23、shington, its worth noting that the rising cost of health care puts more pressure on state budgets than perhaps anything else.When you look at whats happening at Dyersburg State and dozens of similar places across the country, youre left thinking that students understand that they dont make the coll
24、ege. They need the college. The rest of us would probably say that they do, too. The cliches are familiar enough: the children are our future; Ill be the education president, etc.Yet when you look at our actual policies, you have to wonder. Many colleges and high schools still fail to do a good job,
25、 year after year, with little consequence. And in the deepest recession in a generation, at the very moment when education would be of most value, money for it is disappearing. Its almost as if weve been convinced that college isnt, after all, all that different from locking somebody in a closet for
26、 four years.2 The two segments mentioned in the second paragraph express common information that（A）students themselves can decide their own fate（B） college education should be improved（C） it is not worthwhile to go to college（D）educational background is of no use in building ones character3 What pro
27、blem was troubling a group of college students with whom the author once talked?（A）They couldnt afford the high tuition fees.（B） They were not sure about their future jobs.（C） They couldnt concentrate on study.（D）They lost confidence in college education.4 According to the passage, a phenomenon in t
28、he 1930s economic depression is that_.（A）lots of people lost their jobs and houses（B） most people realized the importance of education（C） peoples incomes underwent a sharp cutoff（D）the number of students in schools increased greatly5 Alan Kruegers study implies that_.（A）the status of colleges doesnt
29、 influence students earnings too much（B） students earnings are directly connected with their colleges fame（C） there exists no distinction between colleges with different reputation（D）parents should drive their children to go to colleges with good names6 What is Michael McPhersons attitude towards co
30、llege education?（A）Whether receiving it or not doesnt make any difference to students earnings.（B） It ensures students good life.（C） It can increase chances of students having a good life.（D）It makes it easier for students to succeed in their positions.7 The comparison between earnings and education
31、 debt convinces us that_.（A）college education should not be overemphasized（B） college education is worth investing（C） college education can guarantee people high earnings（D）earnings are the best measure of an educations value8 According to Karen Bowyer, what kind of impact does the recent recession
32、exert on colleges across US?（A）Their sources of students suffer a sharp decline.（B） They get reduced financial support from their states.（C） Their basic operation cant be ensured for lack of money.（D）Many of their plans have to be suspended.9 It is feasible to measure the value of an education by_.1
33、0 The University of California plans to reduce the_in response to the tight budget.11 According to the debate in Washington, the greatest stress the state budgets are facing is from_.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of eac
34、h conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the 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）She want
35、s to be a model.（B） She is in charge of an apartment.（C） She is about to attend an interview.（D）She cares too much about her appearance.（A）The results havent come out yet.（B） The results were checked again last night.（C） The woman needs another test tomorrow.（D）The doctor hasnt come back from the la
36、b.（A）Spend money more reasonably.（B） Find a job to support her family.（C） Apply for student loans again.（D）Stop worrying about money.（A）Hell finish writing his presentation tomorrow.（B） Hes nervous but he believes hell be better tomorrow.（C） Hes nervous about his presentation because hes unprepared.
37、（D）Hes worried about whether he can finish his presentation tomorrow.（A）She doesnt like to go out on Fridays.（B） She wont be able to come to the dinner.（C） She would like to invite the man to the theater.（D）She is grateful to the man for giving her tickets.（A）He plans to go traveling with the woman.
38、（B） The woman will be happy to meet her cousin.（C） The woman should go to the wedding ceremony.（D）He has never been to California for its far away.（A）They are looking for a train station.（B） They are waiting for a performance.（C） They are repairing their ears.（D）They are listening to the radio.（A）Th
39、ey make many complaints.（B） They make a lot of objections.（C） They make lots of proposals.（D）They make numerous mistakes.（A）She thought it was a waste of money.（B） She was amazed that it had been finished in such a short time.（C） She was impressed by it.（D）She didnt like it as much as the other wing
40、s.（A）He worked there as a guide.（B） He read about it.（C） He had just visited it.（D）He interviewed the sculptor.（A）It was made of aluminum.（B） It wasnt large enough.（C） It wouldnt move in the wind.（D）It was too heavy to put up.（A）She is worried about the safety in those countries.（B） She is a little
41、worried about her health.（C） She is afraid she will spend all her money.（D）She doesnt like those countries very much.（A）The terrible tsunami.（B） Faint due to the hot weather.（C） The dangerous insects.（D）The terrorists.（A）A lot of pills and some cream.（B） A great deal of cash.（C） Some cream and sever
42、al thick clothes.（D）Some special equipments.（A）She is still hesitating about it.（B） She will change another place for a holiday.（C） She will go on her trip as planned.（D）She decides to stay at home.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you
43、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 A, B, C and D.（A）A chemist.（B） An official.（C） An ice-cream taster.（D）An ice-cream manufacturer.（A）He stirs the ice cream.（B）
44、 He lets the ice cream warm up.（C） He examines the color of the ice cream.（D）He tastes the flavor of the ice cream.（A）One Cool Job（B） Tasting with Eyes（C） John Harrisons Life（D）Flavors of Ice Cream（A）In a hotel.（B） In the palace.（C） In Pudding Lane.（D）In Thames Street.（A）He helped put out the fire.（
45、B） He wrote about the fire.（C） He happened to see the fire.（D）He was rescued from the fire.（A）The King and his soldiers came to help.（B） All the wooden houses in the city were burned out.（C） People managed to get enough water from the river.（D）Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled
46、 down.（A）Reading magazine articles.（B） Reviewing book reports.（C） Writing research papers.（D）Selecting information sources.（A）Hand in assignments late.（B） Steal another persons ideas.（C） Gather non-relevant materials.（D）Share notes with someone else.（A）In shorthand.（B） In short phrases.（C） In direct
47、 quotations.（D）In the students own words.（A）It should be assimilated thoroughly.（B） It should be authorized by the source.（C） It should be paraphrased by the authors.（D）It should be enclosed in quotation marks.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passag
48、e is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general 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 miss
49、ing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 Dogs were first domesticated from wolves at least 17,000 years ago, but perhaps as early as 150,000 years ago based upon recent genetic fossil and DNA evidence. In this time, the dog has developed into hundreds of breeds with a great degree of 【B1】 _. For example, heights at the 【B2】_range from just a few inches to roughly three fe
