1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 750(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 Should Enterprises Hold an Annual Meeting? You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below.现在有不少单位热衷于组织年会1对这种做法有人表示支持2有人并不赞成3我认为Should Enterpris
2、es Hold an Annual Meeting?_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 info
3、rmation 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.2 When Mom and Dad Grow OldThe prospect of talking to increasingly fragile parents about their future can be “one of the most di
4、fficult challenges adult children will ever face,“ says Clarissa Green, a Vancouver therapist. “People often tell me they dont want to raise sensitive issues with their parents about bringing in caregivers or moving,“ she says. “Theyll say, I dont want to see dad cry.“ But Green usually responds, “W
5、hats wrong with that?“ Adult children, she says, need to try to join their parents in grieving their decline, acknowledge their living arrangements may no longer work and, if necessary, help them say goodbye to their beloved home. “Its sad. And its supposed to be. Its about death itself.“There are a
6、lmost four million men and women over age 65 in Canada. Nearly two thirds of them manage to patch together enough supportfrom family, friends, private and government servicesto live independently until virtually the day they die, according to Statistics Canada.Of the Canadian seniors who live to 85
7、and over, almost one in three end up being movedsometimes kickingto group living for the last years of their lives. Even in the best-case scenarios(可能出现的情况), such dislocations can bring sorrow. “Often the family feels guilty, and the senior feels abandoned,“ says Charmaine Spencer, a professor in th
8、e gerontology department of Simon Fraser University. Harassed with their own careers and children, adult children may push their parents too fast to make a major transition.Val MacDonald, executive director of the B.C. Seniors Services Society, cautions adult children against imposing their views on
9、 aging parents. “Many baby boomers can be quite patronizing(高人一等的),“ she says. Like many who work with seniors, MacDonald suggests adult children devote many conversations over a long period of time to collaborating on their parents future, raising feelings, questions and optionsgently, but frankly.
10、 However, many middle-aged adults, according to the specialists, just muddle(应付) through with their aging parents.When the parents of Nancy Woods of Mulmur Hills, Ont., were in their mid-80s, they made the decision to downsize from their large family home to an apartment in Toronto. As Woodss parent
11、s, George and Bernice, became more frail, she believed they knew she had their best interests at heart. They agreed to her suggestion to have Meals on Wheels start delivering lunches and dinners. However, years later, after a crisis, Woods discovered her parents had taken to throwing out the prepare
12、d meals. Her dad had appreciated them, but Bernice had come to believe they were poisoned. “My father was so loyal,“ says Woods, “he had hid that my mother was overwhelmed by paranoia(偏执狂).“ To her horror, Woods discovered her dad and mom were “living on crackers and oatmeal porridge“ and were weake
13、ning from the impoverished diet. Her dad was also falling apart with the stress of providing for Bernicea common problem when one spouse tries to do everything for an ailing partner. “The spouse whos being cared for might be doing well at home,“ says Spencer, “but often the other spouse is burned ou
14、t and ends up being hospitalized.“Fortunately, outside help is often available to people struggling through the often-distressing process of helping their parents explore an important shift. Sons and daughters can bring in brochures or books on seniors issues, as well as introduce government health-
15、care workers or staff at various agencies, to help raise issues and open up discussions, says Val MacDonald, whose nonprofit organization responds to thousands of calls a year from British Columbians desperate for information about how to weave through the dizzying array of seniors services and hous
16、ing options. The long list of things to do, says MacDonald, includes assessing their ability to live independently; determining your comfort level with such things as bathing a parent; discussing with all household members whether it would be healthy for an elderly relative to move in; monitoring wh
17、ether, out of pure duty, youre overcommitting yourself to providing a level of care, that could threaten your own well-being.The shock phone call that flung Nancy Woods and her parents into action came from her desperate dad. “I got this call from my father that he couldnt cope anymore. My mother wa
18、s setting fires in the apartment,“ she says. “He didnt want to see it for what it was. Up to then hed been in denial.“Without knowing she was following the advice of experts who recommend using outside sources to stimulate frank discussion with parents, Woods grabbed a copy of The 36-Hour Day: A Fam
19、ily Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life. She read sections of the book to her dad and asked him, “Who does that sound like?“ Her father replied, “Its Mother. Its dementia(痴呆 ).“ At that point, Woods said, her dad finally reco
20、gnized their tragic plight. She told her father she would help them move out of their apartment. “He nodded. He didnt yell or roar. He took it on the chin(忍受痛苦).“Woods regrets that she “had not noticed small details signalling Moms dementia.“ But shes satisfied her dad accepted his passage into a gr
21、oup residence, where he and his wife could stay together in a secure unit where staff were trained to deal with patients with dementia. “From the moment they moved into the Toronto nursing home, their physical health improved. On the other hand, it was the beginning of the end in terms of their ment
22、al abilities. Perhaps they couldnt get enough stimulation. Perhaps it was inevitable.“After my father died in 2002, the grim reality of my mothers sharply declining memory set in starkly. With her expanding dementia, Mom insisted on staying in her large North Shore house, even though she was confuse
23、d about how to cook, organize her day or take care of herself. For the next three years we effectively imposed decisions on her, most of them involving bringing in caregivers, including family members. In 2005 Mom finally agreed, although she barely knew what was happening, to move to a nearby nursi
24、ng home, where, despite great confusion, she is happier.As Spencer says, the sense of dislocation that comes with making an important passage can be “a very hard adjustment for a senior at the best of times. But its worse if its not planned out.“2 Clarissa Green supposes that adult children should a
25、void sensitive issues with their fragile parents about their future.(A)Y(B) N(C) NG3 According to Statistics Canada, most Canadian seniors over 65 try to live independently until they die.(A)Y(B) N(C) NG4 Because of the pressure and stress from their careers and children, adult children tend to depe
26、nd on their parents.(A)Y(B) N(C) NG5 Val MacDonald insisted that adult children should force their aging parents to accept their views.(A)Y(B) N(C) NG6 Bernice discarded the meals delivered by Meals on Wheels, believing _.7 According to Val MacDonald, adult children can bring in _ on seniors issues
27、to help their parents explore an important shift.8 It was _ from her desperate dad that flung Nancy Woods and her parents into action.9 When Nancy Woodss father got to know their _, he agreed to move out of their apartment.10 Since Nancy Woodss parents moved into the Toronto nursing home they became
28、 healthier physically, but had new problems with _.11 Despite knowing little about what was happening, the authors mother is happier in _.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
29、 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 likes Mexican food very much.(B) She likes to go
30、out dancing.(C) She will celebrate his birthday.(D)She accepts the mans invitation.(A)He hasnt taken part in a debate this year.(B) He believes the team was eliminated already.(C) He doesnt know if the team was successful.(D)He is too busy to go to the competition with the woman.(A)To tell him they
31、are busy.(B) To cancel an appointment.(C) To send him a busy signal.(D)To invite him to go to a film.(A)The employer and employee.(B) The interviewer and interviewee.(C) The teacher and student.(D)The police officer and driver.(A)She didnt yield to children crossing the road.(B) She parked illegally
32、 near the school.(C) She exceeded the speed limit.(D)She is drunk.(A)The woman gets a ticket.(B) The man arrests the woman.(C) The woman is taken to court.(D)The woman ran away.(A)Receptive.(B) Friendly.(C) Impulsive.(D)Brave.(A)France.(B) Italy.(C) Germany.(D)America.(A)Reading.(B) Writing.(C) Spea
33、king.(D)Listening.(A)Liverpool.(B) London.(C) Scotland.(D)Welsh.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
34、best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.(A)His moms support.(B) His wifes suggestion.(C) His terrible experience in the hotel.(D)His previous business success of various levels.(A)Careful, helpful and beautiful.(B) Strict, sensitive and supportive.(C) Modest, helpful, and hard-working
35、.(D)Loving, supportive and strong-willed.(A)Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family.(B) Moms encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.(C) Clear goals, moms encouragement, a poor family and higher education.(D)Moms encouragement, a poor family, higher education
36、 and opportunities.(A)The color of the dog.(B) The price of the dog.(C) Whether the dog will fit the environment.(D)Whether the dog will get along with the other pets in the house.(A)It must be trained so it wont bite.(B) It needs more love and care.(C) It demands more food and space.(D)It must be l
37、ooked after carefully.(A)They are less likely to run away.(B) Its easier for their masters to train them.(C) They are less likely to be shy with human beings.(D)Its easier for them to form a relationship with their masters.(A)Neutral.(B) Opposed.(C) Approving.(D)Supportive.(A)Because FDA approved th
38、em.(B) Because they cannot read the labels.(C) Because they support the new technique.(D)Because they cannot tell which is cloned food.(A)More and more people accept cloned milk and meat.(B) FDA approved that cloned food is safe for human beings.(C) American farmers produce more milk than the people
39、 can consume.(D)Because more milk is produced by cloned cows, the milk price is reduced.(A)It may cause unintended bad results to human beings.(B) It is developed well enough to clone human beings.(C) It will bring more unexpected economic benefits.(D)It is supported by ethicists and religious leade
40、rs.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 second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact word
41、s 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 31 There are many skills and qualities that are desirable in a translator. The translator must have
42、 an excellent, up-to-date knowledge of his【B1】_ language, which will be his mother tongue or language of【B2】_ use, full facility in the handling of his【B3】_ language, and knowledge and understanding of the latest subject-matter in his field of【B4】_ . In addition to this, it is desirable that he shou
43、ld have an【B5】_ mind, wide interests, a good memory and the ability to grasp quickly the basic principles of new developments. He should be willing to work on his own, often at high speeds, but should be humble enough to【B6】 _ others should his own knowledge not always prove adequate to the task in
44、hand. He should be able to type quickly and【B7】_ and, if he is working mainly for publication, should have more than a nodding【B8 】 _ with printing techniques and proof-reading. If he is working basically as an information translator, let us say, for an industrial firm, he should【B9 】 _ , as well as
45、 from one subject matter to another, since this ability is frequently required of him in such work.【B10】_ , it is, strictly speaking, unnecessary that he should be able to speak the languages he is dealing with.【B11 】_ .32 【B1 】33 【B2 】34 【B3 】35 【B4 】36 【B5 】37 【B6 】38 【B7 】39 【B8 】40 【B9 】41 【B10
46、】42 【B11 】Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identifi
47、ed by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.43 Smugglers try to bring illegal items into the United States every day. People who travel to foreign countries sometimes try to avoi
48、d paying duty taxes on items they (47)_ on vacation. Some people try to enter our country (48)_. Who prevents these things from happening? This is the job of U.S. Customs InspectorsCustoms officials work at (49)_ points to America. This includes airports, seaports, and our borders with Mexico and Ca
49、nada. They work to prevent people from illegally entering America from, (50)_ countries and inspect items brought into the United States. They also work to prevent illegal drugs and (51)_ from coming to America. Inspectors must be very (52)_. Many tricks are used to smuggle both people and items into our country.American citizens who travel to other Countries also (53)_ cus