1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 768（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 Living with Parents after GraduationFor this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Living with Parents after Graduation by commenting on the prevailing issue: Many newly graduates choose to live with their parents. You shou
2、ld write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.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 st
3、atement 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 The Three-Year SolutionHartwick College, a small liberal-arts school in upstate New York, makes th
4、is offer to well-prepared students: earn your undergraduate degree in three years instead of four, and save about $43,000the amount of one years tuition and fees. A number of innovative colleges are making the same offer to students anxious about saving time and money. Thats both an opportunity and
5、a warning for the best higher-education system in the world.The United States has almost all of the worlds best universities. A recent Chinese survey ranks 35 American universities among the top 50, eight among the top 10. Our research universities have been the key to developing the competitive adv
6、antages that help Americans produce 25% of all the worlds wealth. In 2007, 623,805 of the worlds brightest students were attracted to American universities.Yet, there are signs of peril (危险) within American higher education. U.S. colleges have to compete in the marketplace. Students may choose among
7、 6,000 public, private, nonprofit, for-profit, or religious institutions of higher learning. In addition, almost all of the $32 billion the federal government provides for university research is awarded competitively.But many colleges and universities are stuck in the past. For instance, the idea of
8、 the fall-to-Spring “school year“ hasnt changed much since before the American Revolution, when we were a nation of farmers and students put their books away to work the soil during the summer. That long summer stretch no longer makes sense. Former George Washington University president Stephen Trac
9、htenberg estimates that a typical college uses its facilities for academic purposes a little more than half the calendar year. “While college facilities sit idle, they continue to generate maintenance expenses that contribute to the high cost of running a college,“ he has written.Within academic dep
10、artments, tenure (终身职位), combined with age-discrimination laws, makes faculty turnover critical for a university to remain current in changing times difficult. Instead of protecting speech and encouraging diversity and innovative thinking, the tenure system often stifles (压制) them: younger professor
11、s must win the approval of established colleagues for tenure, encouraging likemindedness and sometimes inhibiting the free flow of ideas.Meanwhile, tuition has soared, leaving graduating students with unprecedented loan debt. Strong campus presidents to manage these problems are becoming harder to f
12、ind, and to keep. In fact, students now stay on campus almost as long as their presidents. The average amount of time students now take to complete an undergraduate degree has stretched to six years and seven months as students interrupted by work, inconvenienced by unavailable classes, or lured by
13、one more football season find it hard to graduate.Congress has tried to help students with college costs through Pell Grants and other forms of tuition support. But some of their fixes have made the problem worse. The stack of congressional regulations governing federal student grants and loans now
14、stands twice as tall as I do. Filling out these forms consumes 7% of every tuition dollar.For all of these reasons, some colleges like Hartwick are rethinking the old way of doing things and questioning decades-old assumptions about what a college degree means. For instance, why does it have to take
15、 four years to earn a diploma? This fall, 16 first-year students and four second-year students at Hartwick enrolled in the schools new three-year degree program. According to the college, the plan is designed for high-ability, highly motivated students who wish to save money or to move along more ra
16、pidly toward advanced degrees.By eliminating that extra year, three-year degree students save 25 % in costs. Instead of taking 30 credits a year, these students take 40. During January, Hartwick runs a four-week course during which students may earn three to four credits on or off campus, including
17、a number of international sites. Summer courses are not required, but a student may enroll in them and pay extra. Three-year students get first crack at course registration. There are no changes in the number of courses professors teach or in their pay.The three-year degree isnt a new idea. Geniuses
18、 have always breezed through. Judson College, a 350-student institution in Alabama, has offered students a three-year option for 40 years. Students attend “short terms“ in May and June to earn the credits required for graduation. Bates College in Maine and Ball State University in Indiana are among
19、other colleges offering three-year options.Changes at the high-school level are also helping to make it easier for many students to earn their undergraduate degrees in less time. One of five students arrives at college today with Advanced Placement(AP) credits amounting to a semester or more of coll
20、ege-level work. Many universities, including large schools like the University of Texas, make it easy for these AP students to graduate faster.For students who dont plan to stop with an undergraduate degree, the three-year plan may have an even greater appeal. Dr. John Sergent, head of Vanderbilt Un
21、iversity Medical Schools residency (住院医生) program, enrolled in Vanderbilts undergraduate college in 1959. He entered medical school after only three years as did four or five of his classmates. “My first year of medical school counted as my senior year, which meant I had to take three to four labs a
22、 week to get all my sciences in. I ba-sically skipped my senior year,“ says Sergent. He still had time to be a student senator and meet his wife.There are, however, drawbacks to moving through school at such a brisk pace. For one, it deprives students of the luxury of time to roam (遨游) intellectuall
23、y. Compressing everything into three years also leaves less time for growing up, engaging in extracurricular activities, and studying abroad. On crowded campuses it could mean fewer opportunities to get into a prized professors class. Iowas Waldorf College has graduated several hundred students in i
24、ts three-year degree programs, but is now phasing out the option. Most Waldorf students wanted the full four-year experience academically, socially, and athletically. And faculty members will be wary of any change that threatens the core curriculum in the name of moving students into the workforce.“
25、Most high governmental officials seem to conceive of education in this light as a way to ensure economic competitiveness and continued economic growth,“ Derek Bok, former president of Harvard, told The Washington Post. “I strongly disagree with this approach.“ Another risk: the new campus schedules
26、might eventually produce less revenue for the institution and longer working hours for faculty members.Adopting a three-year option will not come easily to most schools. Those that wish to tackle tradition and make American campuses more cost-conscious may find it easier to take Trachten-bergs advic
27、e: open campuses year-round. “You could run two complete colleges, with two complete faculties,“ he says. “Thats without cutting the length of students vacations, increasing class sizes, or requiring faculty to teach more.“Whether they experiment with three-year degrees, offer year-round classes, ch
28、allenge the tenure system - or all of the above universities are slowly realizing that to stay competitive and relevant they must adapt to a rapidly changing world.Expanding the three-year option may be difficult, but it may be less difficult than asking Congress for additional financial help, askin
29、g legislators for more state support, or asking students for even higher tuition payments. Campuses willing to adopt convenient schedules along with more-focused, less-expensive degrees may find that they have a competitive advantage in attracting bright, motivated students. These sorts of innovatio
30、ns can help American universities avoid the perils of success.2 Why did Hartwick College start three-year degree programs?（A）To enroll more students.（B） To cut students expenses.（C） To create chances for the poor.（D）To solve its financial problems.3 By quoting Stephen Trachtenberg the author wants t
31、o say that_（A）the costs of running a university are soaring（B） American universities are resistant to change（C） the summer vacation contributes to student growth（D）college facilities could be put to more effective use4 The author thinks the tenure system in American universities_（A）suppresses creati
32、ve thinking（B） is a sign of age discrimination（C） guarantees academic freedom（D）creates conflicts among colleagues5 What is said about the new three-year degree program at Hartwick?（A）Some summer courses are offered free of charge.（B） Its students have to earn more credits each year.（C） Its faculty
33、members teach more hours a week.（D）Non-credit courses are eliminated altogether.6 What do we learn about Judson Colleges three-year degree program?（A）It has been running for several decades.（B） It is open to the brightest students only.（C） It is the most successful in the country.（D）It has many prac
34、tical courses on offer.7 What changes in high schools help students earn undergraduate degrees in three years?（A）The overall quality of education has improved.（B） More elective courses are offered in high school.（C） More students have Advanced Placement credits.（D）Curriculums have been adapted to st
35、udents needs.8 What is said to be a drawback of the three-year college program?（A）Students dont have much time to roam intellectually.（B） Students dont have prized professors to teach them.（C） Students have little time to gain practical experience.（D）Students have to cope with too heavy a workload.9
36、 College faculty members are afraid that the pretext of moving students into the workforce might pose a threat to_.10 Universities are increasingly aware that they must adapt to a rapidly changing world in order to_.11 Convenient academic schedules with more-focused, less-expensive degrees will be m
37、ore attractive to_.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 the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there
38、 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）Husband and wife.（B） Doctor and nurse.（C） Sales clerk and customer.（D）Airline agent and customer.（A）A drugstore.（B） The name of high building.（C） The man who help him.（D）Th
39、e name of a street.（A）All the dresses in that section have to be dry cleaned.（B） She shouldnt try to wash the cotton dresses.（C） She will have a problem finding a washable dress.（D）The cotton dresses in that section are all washable.（A）Below the house.（B） Above the house.（C） Near the house.（D）Next t
40、o the house.（A）He doesnt think they are allowed to speak.（B） He doesnt know whats happening outside.（C） He was only talking to himself.（D）He thinks its too noisy to talk now.（A）She doesnt like either of them.（B） John copied it from Jim.（C） Jim copied it from John.（D）One is the copy from the other.（A
41、）She hasnt learned French.（B） She can speak several foreign languages including French.（C） She can speak either German or French.（D）She speaks neither French nor German.（A）Sams knee should be better by now.（B） This isnt good time for Sam to quit.（C） The news about Sam is quite a surprise.（D）Sam shou
42、ld have stopped playing earlier.（A）How to borrow money from friends.（B） How to reduce expenses on transportation.（C） How to work out a financial plan.（D）How to rent a cheap apartment.（A）A small place with a nice view of the city.（B） A spacious apartment with cable TV.（C） An apartment downtown with f
43、ree parking.（D）An apartment outside of downtown.（A）He should be careful when using his credit cards.（B） He ought to sell his car to save money.（C） He should stop spending money on entertainment.（D）He shouldnt go out to eat every night.（A）In a library.（B） On a bus.（C） In a supermarket.（D）At a newspap
44、er shop.（A）Majorca.（B） Palma.（C） Geneva.（D）Iletas.（A）Dont get too familiar with the hotel staff.（B） Book the hotel right away.（C） Keep a check on your spending.（D）Dont sit down at a bar.（A）She bumped into someone while crossing the street.（B） She narrowly escaped an accident.（C） She got run over.（D）
45、She lost her way.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 A, B,
46、C and D.（A）Workers on the platforms and trains were replaced by machines.（B） A completely automatic line was added to its network.（C） It became the first completely automatic railway in the world.（D）Its trains became manual-controlled.（A）A platform worker.（B） A computer.（C） The command spot.（D）A mac
47、hine.（A）To drive the train after it is started automatically.（B） To start the train and to drive it when necessary.（C） To take care of the passengers on the train.（D）To send commanding signals to the command spot.（A）Tall.（B） Green.（C） Massive.（D）Long-lived.（A）By moving away.（B） By calling for help.（
48、C） By climbing.（D）By remaining with its group.（A）Healing.（B） Repairing.（C） Growing.（D）Moving.（A）Because people might have to migrate there someday.（B） Because it is very much like the earth.（C） Because it is easier to explore than other planets.（D）Because its atmosphere is different from that of the
49、 earth. （A）Its chemical elements must be studied.（B） Its temperature must be lowered.（C） Big spaceships must be built.（D）Its atmosphere must be changed. （A）It influences the surface temperature of Mars.（B） It protects living beings from harmful rays.（C） It keeps a planet from overheating.（D）It is the main component of the air people breathe. （A）Man will probably be able to live there in 200 years.（B） Scientists are rather pessimistic about it.（C） Man will probably be able to live there in
