1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 695（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write A Statement in support of your application to a British university for an overseas scholarship. You should write at least 150 words following the points given below. And your report shoul
2、d NOT be in the form of letter.1. What you have already done in your own field.2. What you wish to do in the future.A Statement 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 questio
3、ns 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 contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.1 12 Things Ive Learned Fro
4、m Traveling Around the World for Three YearsOn March 13, 2007, I handed over the keys to my house, put my possessions in storage and headed out to travel around the world with nothing but a backpack, my laptop and a camera.Three and a half years and 70 countries later, Ive gotten the equivalent of a
5、 PhD in general knowledge about the people and places of Planet Earth.Here are some of the things Ive learned:1) People are generally good.Many people are afraid of the world beyond their door, yet the vast majority of humans are not thieves, murderers or rapists. They are people just like you and m
6、e who are trying to get by, to help their families and go about living their lives. There is no race, religion or nationality that is exempt from this rule. How they go about living their lives might be different, but their general goals are the same.2) The media lies.If you only learned about other
7、 countries from the news, youd think the world was a horrible place. The media will always sensationalize and simplify a story. I was in East Timor during the assassination attempts on President Jose“ Ramos-Horta, and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao in 2008. The stories in the news the next day were fi
8、led from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur, not Dili. It was all secondhand news. I was in Bangkok during the political protests this year, but youd never have any idea they were taking places if you were not in the immediate area where the protests were taking place. The media makes us scared of the rest of
9、the world, and we shouldnt be.3) The world is boring.If there isnt a natural disaster or an armed conflict, most places will never even be mentioned in the news. When is the last time youve heard Laos or Oman mentioned in a news story? What makes for good news are exceptional events, not ordinary ev
10、ents. Most of the world, just like your neighborhood, is pretty boring. It can be amazingly interesting, but to the locals, they just go about living their lives.4) Americans dont travel.This stereotype is true. Americans dont travel overseas as much as Brits, Dutch, Germans, Canadians or Scandinavi
11、ans. There are some good reasons for this (big country, short vacation time) and bad ones (fear and ignorance). We dont have a gap year culture like they have in the UK and we dont tend to take vacations longer than a week. I cant think of a single place I visited where I met Americans in numbers an
12、ywhere close to our relative population.5) The rest of the world isnt full of germs.Many people travel with their own supply of water and an industrial vat of hand sanitizer (消 毒剂). I can say in full honestly that I have never used hand sanitizer or gone out of my way to avoid contact with germs dur
13、ing my travels. It is true that in many places you can get nasty illnesses from drinking untreated water, but I dont think this means you have to be a traveling Howard Hughes. Unless you have a particularly weak immune system or other illness, I wouldnt worry too much about local bugs.6) You dont ne
14、ed a lot stuff.Condensing my life down from a 3,000 sq/ft house to a backpack was a lesson in knowing what really matters. I found I could get by just fine without 97% of the things I had sitting around my home. Now, if I purchase something, I think long and hard about it because anything I buy I wi
15、ll have to physically carry around. Because I have fewer possessions, I am more likely to buy things of higher quality and durability.7) Traveling doesnt have to be expensive.Yes, if you insist on staying in five-star hotels and luxury resorts, travel can be very expensive. However, it is possible t
16、o visit many parts of the world and only spend $10-30 per day. In addition to traveling cheap, you can also earn money on the road teaching English or working on an organic farm. Ive met many people who have been able to travel on a little more than $l,000/month. I met one man from the Ukraine who s
17、pent a month in Egypt on $300.8) Culture changes.Many people go overseas expecting to have an “authentic“ experience, which really means they want to confirm some stereotype they have in their mind of happy people living in huts and villages. They are often disappointed to find urban people with tec
18、hnology. Visiting a different place doesnt mean visiting a different time. It is the 21st Century, and most people live in it. They are as likely to wear traditional clothes as Americans are to wear stove top hats like Abraham Lincoln. Cultures have always changed as new ideas, religions, technologi
19、es sprang up and different cultures mingled and traded with each other. Today is no different.9) Everyone is proud of where they are from.When you meet someone local in another country, most people will be quick to tell you something about their city/province/country that they are proud of. Pride an
20、d patriotism seem to be universal values. I remember trying to cross the street once in Palau, one of the smallest countries in the world, and a high school kid came up to me and said, “This is how we cross the street in PALAU!“ Even crossing the street became an act to tell me about his pride in hi
21、s country. People involved in making foreign policy should be very aware of this.10) Most people have a deep desire to travel around the world.It is not shocking, but every day I meet people who are fascinated by what I do and how I live. The desire to travel is there, but fears and excuses usually
22、prevent people from doing it. I understand that few people can drop what they are doing and travel around the world for three years, but traveling overseas for even a few months is within the realm of possibility for many people at some point in their lives. Even on an island in the middle of the Pa
23、cific, people who would probably never leave their home island talked to me of one day wishing they could see New York or London for themselves. I think the desire to explore and see new things is fundamental to the human experience.11) You can find the internet almost everywhere.I have been surpris
24、ed at where Ive found internet access. Ive seen remote villages in the Solomon Islands with a packet radio link to another island for their internet access. Ive been at an internet cafe in the Marshall Islands that accessed the web via a geosynchronous satellite (同步卫 星). Ive seen lodges in the rainf
25、orest of Borneo hooked up to the web. I once counted 27 open wifi signals in Taipei on a rooftop. We truly live in a wired world.12) Everyone should travel.At some point in your life, whether it is after college or when you retire, everyone should take some extended trip outside of their own country
26、. The only way to really have a sense of how the world works is to see it yourself.2 What do we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?（A）He was forced to leave home three years ago.（B） He sold the house to pay for his world tour.（C） He learned a lot from traveling around the world.（D）
27、He got a Ph.D in Geography in three and a half years.3 According to the author, the vast majority of humans_.（A）commit some crimes in life（B） struggle hard but fail to make ends meet（C） generally share the same goal of life（D）have the same lifestyle regardless of race4 The authors experience in Bang
28、kok shows that_.（A）the rest of the world proves to be extremely risky（B） people should not be afraid of visiting other countries（C） the locals are unaware of the secret political protests（D）the news helps people stay away from dangerous places5 Why Americans travel overseas less than their western c
29、ounterparts?（A）Their vacations tend to be shorter.（B） They cant afford international tours.（C） They are more interested in making money.（D）They prefer staying where Americans are in the majority.6 When traveling in another country, many Americans bring water with them because_.（A）they are not used t
30、o drinking local water（B） they assume that local water is not safe（C） they are more prone to water-borne diseases（D）their can easily fall ill if contacting with local germs7 According to the author, if one chooses to travel with fewer possessions, he_.（A）is likely to enjoy himself more（B） will be ab
31、le to travel much cheaper（C） tends to buy home more local specialty products（D）will probably make wiser purchase on the road8 According to the passage, many people who travel overseas expect to_.（A）see the locals living in a primitive way（B） learn technology developed by foreigners（C） challenge the
32、stereotype about their motherland（D）experience changes taking places in another country9 The example of crossing the street shows that the middle school boy is_.10 According to the author, those fascinated to travel are held back from traveling around the world by_.11 With internet access to almost
33、every corner of the world, todays world is said to have becomeSection 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 the conversation and the questions will be
34、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）9.（B） 18.（C） 12.（D）36.（A）To his home.（B） To her home.（C） To go to the picnic.（D）To go shopping.（A）Take the medicine as she was di
35、rected to do.（B） Schedule another appointment with her doctor.（C） Stop taking the medicine.（D）Rest her back for a few days.（A）They bought the motorbike.（B） They had no time.（C） They didnt want a refrigerator.（D）Theres nothing wrong with the old one.（A）Typing.（B） Drawing a picture.（C） Doing exercise.
36、（D）Playing the piano.（A）Hell give the quiz at a later time.（B） The quiz will be very short.（C） The quiz wont be ready until Thursday.（D）Hell score the quiz quickly.（A）He never does things early.（B） He has already finished it.（C） He isnt going to finish it.（D）He will finish it in a few minutes.（A）Bus
37、iness associates.（B） Boss and secretary.（C） Teacher and student.（D）Good friends.（A）In the restaurant.（B） In a hotel.（C） In a supermarket.（D）In a shopping mall. （A）A tour guide.（B） A cashier.（C） A shop assistant.（D）A waitress. （A）Susan would like to check out and go downtown for shopping.（B） The trav
38、el company will pay all the bills of the tour group.（C） Ms. Smith will pay the phone call herself.（D）The bill totals less than 5,204.80 yuan. （A）Two years.（B） Three years.（C） Five years.（D）Eight years.（A）By a hill.（B） A concert.（C） The waterfall scenery.（D）A hotel they once stayed in.（A）A pet dog.（B
39、） The son of the couple.（C） A pet cat.（D）The mans younger brother.（A）The mans mother.（B） They take him with them.（C） The womans mother（D）A baby-sitter.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
40、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）Because it takes time before your brain realizes that youre full.（B） Because the slower you eat, the less you absorb.（C） Because its healthier to eat slowl
41、y.（D）Because it helps to hum the fat in your body. （A）Happy.（B） Depressed.（C） Angry.（D）Cheerful. （A）None.（B） Two.（C） Three.（D）More than three. （A）Soil.（B） Human population.（C） Forest.（D）Water.（A）By using satellite images, maps, etc.（B） By studying specific farming methods.（C） By studying the variati
42、on of human population.（D）By analyzing the quality of crops.（A）By forcing them farming.（B） By affecting the quality of soils.（C） By adding chemicals and pollute the waterways.（D）By affecting the environments they live in.（A）A visit to a prison.（B） The influence of his father.（C） A talk with some mis
43、erable slaves.（D）His experience in the war between France and Austria.（A）He sent surgeons to serve in the army.（B） He provided soldiers with medical supplies.（C） He recruited volunteers to care for the wounded.（D）He helped to free the prisoners of war.（A）All men are created equal.（B） The wounded and
44、 dying should be treated for free.（C） A wounded soldier should surrender before he receives any medical treatment.（D）A suffering person is entitled to help regardless of race, religion or political beliefs.（A）To honor Swiss heroes who died in the war.（B） To show Switzerland was neutral.（C） To pay tr
45、ibute to Switzerland.（D）To show gratitude to the Swiss government for its financial support.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 general idea. When the passage is read for the secon
46、d 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 you have just heard or write down the 36 Some st
47、udents are not adequately prepared for college. Should we turn them away?【B1 】_ them? Or modify our product? Americans must be【B2 】_ of their ability and responsibility to continue to learn throughout their working lives and, although I hesitate to repeat a point so【B3】_ made by others, they must al
48、so be taught a body of basic skills. Our industry does our nation no service by【B4】_ unprepared students or by turning out【B5】_ graduates. These people must be taught. If they are not yet ready to learn the lessons we have pre pared, should we not【B6 】_ and expand those lessons? Here is yet another
49、argument for offering the new first degree. It would provide a legitimate program for students who are not yet prepared to go for the【B7】_ degree.As our industry grows in responsibility,【B8】_ , and productivity, should we not change our production schedule? 【B9】_ , yet we are no longer a nation of farmers; we no longer have any reason to end the academic year in May or June.【 B10】_ , then we are going to have to operate six days a wee
