1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 681（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a start essay entitled Should Euthanasia Be Legalized? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in Chinese:1. 安乐死应该合法化；2. 安乐死不应合法化；3我的观点。 二、Part II Reading Comprehensio
2、n (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 passage;N (for NO) if the statement
3、contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.1 Workplace 2020By Susan PaynterIts a summer morning in the year 2020 and not yet 7: 30 a.m. Jane Han son, flushed from her early morning run along the river, sets down in her work stat
4、ion at home. She is still in her sweats, and this is the first day all week she has slid her knees under a desk.For Jane and millions of other so-called knowledge workers, the job is wherever she is. Today, its at home. A graphics designer, Jane has a current assignment to develop a new logo for a s
5、ports shoe for a client. Shes delight ed to have the project, since it gives her a chance to work with Aki, her in ternational partner inYokohama (横滨), Japan. Today, Akis face pops up on her computer screen as she checks “see-mail,“ a type of communication that replaced E-mail a few years ago. With
6、a click, Jane can call up the video image and voice of each person who left her a message the previous night.This morning, Jane calls Aki back and they see and hear each other via video phone. They collaborate on an interactive screen almost as if they are standing side by side at the same drawing b
7、oard.Janes husband, George, can often be found working at home as well. “Going to the office“ has become an option, not a necessity, with the advent of the wireless computer. George teaches at a nearby university, and often broadcasts his lectures via satellite. But this morning he is at an on-campu
8、s seminar. The kids are also out of the house today attending classes at a nearby language and science lab. Jane is grateful to have the house to herself today as she and Aki work on the logo. The Virtual OfficeTwenty years from now, as many as 25 million Americansnearly 20 percent of the workforcew
9、ill stretch the boundaries between home and work far beyond the lines drawn now. Technology has already so accelerated the pace of change in the workplace that few futurists are willing to predict hard numbers. But nearly all trend-trackers agree that much of the next centurys work will be decentral
10、ized, done at home or in satellite offices on a schedule tailored to fit workers lives and the needs of their families. Even international boundaries may blur as the economy goes truly global.Between 1990 and 1998, telecommuting doubled from about 3 percent to 6 percent of the working populationor a
11、bout 8.2 million people. The numbers are expected to double again in far less time, with as much as 12 percent of the population telecommuting by the year 2005, says Charlie Grantham, director of the Institute for the Study of Distributed Work in Windsor, California.Wireless computers and seamless c
12、ommunications systems are already in the works and fueling the trend. The video phone is not far off, an advance that many futurists believe will make even more companies comfortable with employees working from home. “Now, we communicate at the level of radio,“ says Gerald Celente, author of Trends
13、2000 and director of The Trends Research Institute of Rhinebeck, New York. E-mail and the telephone are primitive, he argues, and make people feel cut off from co-workers. But once everyone can see each other on the screen, long-distance relationships will feel more intimate.What about the office? “
14、Todays offices are a direct descendant of the factory,“ says Gil Gordon, a consultant based in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, who has spent nearly two decades advising companies on how to institute telecommuting and more flexible work patterns. “They may be better lighted, but theyre much the same.“
15、Still, Gordon does not think the office building will vanish altogether. Rather, the office of 2020 will be just one place for focused work that re quires true collaboration. It will also be a key site for socializing and cementing the relationships that keep a business going.Physically, however, it
16、 may look quite different. The typical office to day allocates about 80 percent of the space to offices and cubicles, with the rest given over to formal meeting rooms, Gordon says. That will soon change to 20 percent for individual work stations and 40 percent for “touch-down spaces“ to land in but
17、not to move into. We may sit still only long enough to check E-mail and access data.Gordon predicts the remaining 40 percent of space will be devoted to sites used by teams and groups, including conference rooms. But they will not look like todays dull conference rooms. Instead, many will be designe
18、d to promote connection and creativity.Its also likely that companies will share space. Instead of more high-rise office towers, there will be more multi-use centers shared by several firms. “You will call ahead and reserve a space and check-in time, and a kind of concierge (服务台职员) will assign you a
19、 spot and make sure that, as of seven a.m. that day, your phone rings there.“With all this mobility, employees may long for a sense of belonging. Transitional workspaces may become more individualized, according to Gordon. “A lighted panel may display pictures of your family, your dog or your sailbo
20、at.“ Futurist Lisa Aldisert, a senior consultant with a New York-based trends analysis firm, suggests that, through sophisticated microchip applications, a roving employee will be able with the flick of a switch to alter wall colors and room temperature to fit her mood. New Work RelationshipsThe ben
21、efits of these changes, for both workers and companies, are al ready evident to many. Compelling studies have convinced many companies that telecommuting is a plus for the bottom line. Aetna, for example, finds that the people who process its claims produce about 20 percent more when they work outsi
22、de of the office.What will some other side effects be? No one can guess yet just how the legal relationships between workers and employers will change. Many workers may move from a salary system to an independent contractor system. Or they may sign on with different clients on a project-by-project b
23、asis. Companies might continue to provide benefits to many workers to assure their loyalty. In any case, companies will still try to find ways to foster a sense of identity with their products and services. To do their best, workers will still need to feel part of a team, says Leslie Faught, preside
24、nt of Working Solutions, a work/life benefit company based in Portland, Oregon.Some futurists also note that technology may change the hierarchy of most workplaces. In fact, work may become much more democratic, as companies share more information to get the job done. Introducing software to streaml
25、ine communications within a company, for example, can also mean al lowing access to information that was formerly held by one or two people. That can be threatening to some managers at first, but many change their minds, once they see how much better working relationships can be. “Once they get on b
26、oard, many managers realize their own lives are better too,“ says Kathy King of the Oregon Office of Energy whose job is to promote telecommunicating from an environmental standpoint. New Social LifeA growing number of American workers have already had a taste of the future. Leslie Faught “talks“ vi
27、a E-mail with customers and partners scattered across South America, Canada and Asia. She says being able to see them via video phone and work with them via interactive computer will only strengthen personal connections she has already forged.Nonetheless, being part of a virtual community will never
28、 entirely replace the need for in-person connections right here at home. Thats why workers of the future will also flock to satellite work centers in their neighborhoods. Many will have amenities (福利生活区)provided by companies or entrepreneursthat bring people together, as they used to gather around t
29、he water-cooler. Its already easy to see prototypes in places like Seattle, where Kinkos and Tullys Coffee are next door, and people bounce in and out while they do both work and community projects.At the heart of all these changes, says Gil Gordon, is the fact that we have finally begun to separate
30、 the idea of work from the place where we do it. And that will make blending work and family a lot easier for many people. Like Jane Hanson and her husband, many families will find life less hectic and more integrated.2 This article begins with an episode taken from a sci-fi story with Jane Hanson a
31、s its heroine. （A）Y（B） N（C） NG3 The development of technology is speeding up the pace of changes in the workplace. （A）Y（B） N（C） NG4 In the years to come, the percentage of telecommuters will grow far be yond the futurists wildest expectations. （A）Y（B） N（C） NG5 Realizing the potential benefits, execu
32、tives are expecting those changes in the workplace with even greater enthusiasm. （A）Y（B） N（C） NG6 From the context we may figure out that “telecommuting means _. 7 It appears that being flexible in work patterns, telecommuters tend to be _ in efficiency than their office-based counterparts. 8 Regard
33、less of other workplace changes, employees may long for and workers will still need to _ in order to do their best. 9 Offices in the future tend to look different and serve different purposes; they will most likely be designed to _. 10 The main advantage of the video phone over E-mail and the teleph
34、one is _. 11 With all these possible changes in the workplace or work patterns, people may find it easier to _ between work and family life. 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
35、 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）Outstanding teachers like Professor Johnson are ra
36、re.（B） Professor Johnson has won a million dollars as an award.（C） Professor Johnson is likely to get the benefits from the school.（D）There are many teachers as good as Professor Johnson.（A）It was misleading.（B） It was rather boring.（C） It was enjoyable.（D）It was just so-so.（A）She has to change the
37、time for the trip.（B） She hasnt decided where to go next month.（C） She cant afford the time for the trip.（D）She will manage to leave this month.（A）The apartment is better furnished.（B） The woman prefers to live in a quiet place.（C） Its less expensive to live in an apartment.（D）The womans roommate is
38、 hard to get along with.（A）At home.（B） In a telephone booth.（C） At a meeting.（D）In the hospital.（A）Customer and salesperson.（B） Teacher and student.（C） Boss and secretary.（D）Guest and waitress.（A）He didnt buy anything while Tommy bought a lot.（B） He got some medicine for his hurting foot.（C） He twis
39、ted his foot and couldnt go shopping.（D）He bought everything except the storybook.（A）She didnt expect her daughter to sing so well.（B） She sings better than her daughter.（C） She doesnt like her daughter singing.（D）She herself doesnt have a good voice.（A）Which country should be allowed to have nuclea
40、r weapons.（B） The time for their next coffee appointment.（C） Whether it is meaningful to go to the demonstration.（D）The bus arrangement to and from the campus.（A）She is determined not to get involved as others.（B） She is worried more about her study than anything else.（C） She is a little angry with
41、the mans arrangement.（D）She is not very interested in political science.（A）To persuade her to take the school bus with him.（B） To ask for her help in physics examination.（C） To find out her attitude toward demonstrations.（D）To persuade her to take part in the demonstration.（A）He watches too much tel
42、evision.（B） He wont listen to her.（C） He is too naughty to be controlled.（D）He spends all of his time on the Internet.（A）Impatient.（B） Angry.（C） Anxious.（D）Unsatisfied.（A）Limit the amount of television her son watches.（B） Forbid her son to watch television.（C） Be firm when setting limits.（D）Help her
43、 son gain self-control.（A）They are very cute.（B） They are disciplined.（C） They are self-controlling.（D）They are impulsive.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
44、only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.（A）To encourage bicycling in and around central London.（B） To make full use of the docking stations in London.（C） To build an environmentally friendly city.（D）To solve the problem of traf
45、fic congestion.（A）No fee is charged to participate in the scheme.（B） No registration is needed to get a key.（C） Fee is charged according to the length of time.（D）It is launched by the Premier of Britain.（A）Ask users to sign up for the scheme.（B） Have more docking stations in place.（C） Lower the pric
46、e it costs to hire the bicycles.（D）Give up charges as a gesture of goodwill.（A）Family phone numbers.（B） Phone numbers of government services.（C） Phone numbers of businesses.（D）Phone numbers of professional services.（A）People can call you back if necessary.（B） You can dial a special number free.（C） Y
47、ou dont need to pay for a long-distance call.（D）You can get a credit coupon when you give the phone number.（A）He will connect you to the correct number.（B） He will charge you less for the wrong number.（C） He will charge you no money for the wrong number.（D）He will tell you what the wrong number is.（
48、A）Foreign words are best suited for announcements.（B） The ideas expressed in foreign words sound new.（C） Foreign words make new subjects easier to understand.（D）The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.（A）They trust the media.（B） They respect experts.（C） They are willing to learn about
49、new things.（D）They are good at learning foreign languages.（A）Foreign products and experts.（B） The interest of young Japanese.（C） Best-selling Japanese textbooks.（D）The media and government papers.（A）It sells very well in Japan.（B） It is supported by the government.（C） It is questioned by the old generation.（D）It causes misunderstanding among the readers.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should list
