1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 88（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Popularity of Western Holidays. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:1. 一些“洋 ”节日在中国越来越流行2. 一些中国传统节日反倒无人问津3. 你如何看待这种现象二、Part II Reading Compr
2、ehension (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 sta
3、tement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.2 RecessionsOn November 26, 2001, the news media announced the United States was officially in a recession, and had been since March. To most Americans, this wasnt all that surpr
4、ising: Rising unemployment and a weak stock market had been in the news for months.Money Makes the World Go RoundA recession is a prolonged period of time when a nations economy is slowing down, or contracting; Such a slowdown is characterized by a number of different trends, including:- People buyi
5、ng less stuff- Decrease in factory production- Growing unemployment- Slump in personal income- An unhealthy stock market- By the conventional definition, this slow-down has to continue for at least six months to be considered a recession.This definition really raises more questions than it answers.
6、What does it mean for the economy to slow down? Why does this happen? And what exactly is “the economy“?People talk about the U.S. economy as an independent entity, but it is actually the result of millions of peoples actions. You can understand the basic idea of the connection between peoples actio
7、ns and the overall economy by looking at only a few basic concepts: producers, consumers, markets, supply and demand.Producers and ConsumersBroadly speaking, a nations economy is the production and consumption of goods and services in that nation. Anybody producing or consuming things in a country p
8、lays some role in the economy.Production and consumption are intertwined. In order for people to consume things, someone has to produce those things. And in order to produce things, you need to consume things(you need to consume natural resources and peoples labor, for example).MarketsIn a market ec
9、onomy, or a modified market economy such as the U.S. economy, production and consumption are connected in various “markets.“ A market is simply a place where consumers can go to buy things from producers and producers can go to sell things to consumers.A grocery store is an example of a physical mar
10、ket. People who want to consume food go to the grocery store and buy it from producers through a series of middlemen. The store itself is one of the middlemen, and there are usually others along the way(distribution companies, for example). The labor market is a more abstract sort of market. In this
11、 market, businesses who want to consume work pay people to produce labor. In the stock market, consumers and producers buy and sell percentages of ownership of companies.As you can see, almost everybody is both a producer and a consumer acting in more than one market. If you have a job, you are a pr
12、oducer of labor. Whenever you go shopping, you are a consumer of goods.Supply and DemandThe ultimate goal of producers is to make moneyto bring in more money than they spent producing the product. Consumers may want to satisfy their wants and needs by buying products, or they may buy products in ord
13、er to make money(by reselling the products or by using the products to produce other products). In any case, consumers generally want to pay as little for goods and services as they can.In a market, the actions of producers and consumers determine the value of goods and services. Producers are the o
14、nes who actually set prices, but they do so based on the behavior of consumers. If nobody buys a product at a particular price, the producer knows the price is too high. If some consumers buy it, but not enough to buy everything produced, producers must either decrease the price or decrease the supp
15、ly. The willingness of consumers to pay for products is known as demand. Even if there is constant high demand for a product(toilet paper, for example), individual producers need to keep the price down or consumers will just buy it from a competitor.What Goes Up.In a growing economy, consumer demand
16、 is increasing, overall, more than it is decreasing. Since there is increasing demand, producers want to increase supply. To do this, producers have to increase their consumption of other goods and services, including labor. This means there is greater demand for labor, so the labor pool, on the who
17、le, can raise the price of their product(in other words; people, can get paid more for their work).Working people with higher incomes have more money to spend on other products, which increases demand even more. If demand is high enough, the price of some things goes up. For example, if there are mo
18、re travelers than there are seats on airplanes, airlines can raise their prices to decrease demand. In a growing economy, some consumers and producers will not do well, but most will, so the general feeling about the economy is good.History has proven that an economy will not keep expanding indefini
19、tely-eventually it will contract for a while. A prolonged period of contraction is known as a recession. If the recession lasts long enough, and is particularly severe, it is known as a depression.Must Come DownThere are all kinds of things that can change the course of the economy, just as there ar
20、e all kinds of things that can change the demand for a particular product. In some cases, a recession might be kicked off by over-productiona situation in which the supply exceeds the nations ability to consume.One factor that generally plays a role in a recession is the confidence level of the mill
21、ions of consumers and producers. If consumers stop feeling confident about their job security or the value of their investments, they wont buy as much stuff. In the current recession, a lot of people who have been laid off are spending as little as possible, and many people who fear they may be laid
22、 off are also saving their money. Just as in an expanding economy, things tend to snowball in a contracting economy. There are thousands of different elements in this downward spiral; you can see the snowballing effect in any number of specific situations.The Fix Is InThe United States is basically
23、a market economy. In a market economy, producers are usually free to charge what they want for goods and services, and consumers are free to buy goods and services or to nut buy goods and services. The forces of supply, demand and competition determine how the economy will behave.The great thing abo
24、ut this system is that it provides consumers and producers with a high level of freedom. But this freedom has a priceit puts the economy beyond the control of any single entity. In other words, the government cannot automatically set things right when things go wrongonly the actions of millions of c
25、onsumers and producers can turn the economy a- round.But the U.S. government does have some ways to influence the actions of consumers and producers. There are two kinds of policies the government might institute t9 get the country out of recession fiscal policies and monetary policies.Fiscal Policy
26、With fiscal policies, the government influences the economy by changing how it(the government) spends and collects money.The most common fiscal policy actions in a recession are:Tax cuts for businesses or for individualsThis gives people and corporations more money, which may make them more likely t
27、o buy things, which increases demand.Increased spending to establish new government jobsThis increases demand for labor, which can lower the unemployment rate.Automatic fiscal policies, which kick in right awayOne of the most important automatic fiscal policies is unemployment insurance. This system
28、 provides an income for people who are out of work.Fiscal policies are dictated by congress and the president.Monetary PolicyMonetary policy involves manipulating the available money supply in the country. In the United States, monetary policy is conducted by the Federal Reserve System, commonly cal
29、led the Fed. The Fed is the nations central banking institution; it is the bank for the government itself, as well as for national commercial banks. The Fed is also in charge of issuing currency, and it is the main regulating body that oversees bank operations.The Feds power is a double-edged sword.
30、 While it can be used to nudge the economy out of recession, it can also make things a lot worse. The Fed has to be extremely careful in its actions in order to avoid economic catastrophe.2 This passage gives a general description of why recessions occur and how they make a countrys economy worse.（A
31、）Y（B） N（C） NG3 Dictating fiscal policies is the job of both congress and the Federal Reserve System.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG4 Compared with the labor market, the stock market is a more abstract sort of market.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG5 The low confidence level of consumers and producers is one of the general factors o
32、f a recession.（A）Y（B） N（C） NG6 In a market system, no _ including the government is able to control the economy.7 You can see the snowballing effect both in an _ economy and a _ economy.8 When the demand for a product is constantly high, individual producers need to keep the price down, owing to _ f
33、rom other producers in the line.9 According to the conventional definition, if an _ lasts for more than six months, it can be called a recession.10 The value of goods and services in a market is determined by the actions of _.11 By manipulating _ in the country, the Fed can influence the economy in
34、a positive or negative way.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 questi
35、on 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）Tom is always late.（B） Tom will not show up.（C） Tom is usually on time.（D）Tom will be there at 8:30.（A）The woman enjoys traveling a lot.（B） The man and the woman ar
36、e husband and wife.（C） The womans experience during her last trip was not very pleasant.（D）The woman cannot decide whether to go to New Orleans or stay at home.（A）The signing is very necessary.（B） The signing is just a reassurance.（C） The signing is not very necessary.（D）The signing is a way to moni
37、tor abuse.（A）English teachers usually like reading a lot.（B） The English like to read a lot and listen to music.（C） Not everyone from England likes to read all the time.（D）People who teach English like things other than books.（A）It wasnt very well designed.（B） Its results were just as expected.（C） I
38、t fully reflected the students ability.（D）Its results fell short of her expectations.（A）The assignment looks quite easy.（B） He is also worried about the assignment.（C） He has already finished the assignment.（D）He cant help the woman with the assignment.（A）More knowledge is covered in a lecture.（B） A
39、 lesson requires students active involvement.（C） Students usually take an active part in a lecture.（D）There is a larger group of people interested in lessons.（A）He might help the woman much.（B） The woman shouldnt buy a used car.（C） He doesnt know a lot about new cars.（D）The woman is a better mechani
40、c than he is.（A）Studying for a test.（B） Visiting a close fiend of theirs.（C） A class presentation theyre preparing.（D）A television program the man is watching.（A）He thought she preferred to study alone.（B） He thought she had made arrangements to study with.（C） He had told her that he had done poorly
41、 on a recent test.（D）He didnt know that she was enrolled in a linear algebra course.（A）He and Elizabeth argued recently.（B） Hed rather study in his own dormitory.（C） He heard Elizabeth did poorly on the last test.（D）He doesnt want to bother Elizabeth so late in the evening.（A）The root of Jims health
42、 problems.（B） The womans problems with her workaholic professor.（C） Jims relationship with his professor.（D）Problems that Jim and the woman have with their workloads.（A）Whether to accept the Deans job offer or not.（B） Whether to move or not.（C） Whether to have a rest or not.（D）Whether to ask for an
43、extension or not.（A）See more of her.（B） Spend more time in school.（C） Earn more money.（D）Get better grade.（A）She would like to mark papers, too.（B） She wants to ask for a lighter load.（C） She wants the man to talk to the workaholic professor.（D）She wants to quit school and work.Section BDirections:
44、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, C and D.（A）Ask for their names.（B） Nam
45、e babies after them.（C） Put down their names.（D）Choose names for them.（A）If the family tree is fairly limited.（B） If the family tie is strong enough.（C） If the name is commonly used.（D）If nobody in the family complains.（A）It will show the beauty of its own.（B） It will develop more associations.（C） I
46、t will lose the original meaning.（D）It will help form the babys personality.（A）90.（B） 108.（C） 180.（D）668.（A）Englands footballer of the year.（B） a soccer coach in West Germany.（C） a medallist for his sportsmanship.（D）a member of the Order of the British Empire.（A）Editing Sunday Sport.（B） Working for
47、Capital Radio.（C） Managing professional soccer teams.（D）Developing a sports marketing company.（A）Because only rich people can afford the watches.（B） Because the watches were made many years ago.（C） Because only a few watches of the kind were made.（D）Because the watches were made by a Swiss watchmake
48、r.（A）Its new uses.（B） Its splendid color.（C） Its fashionable style.（D）Its mechanical movement.（A）Buy the watch.（B） Return the watch.（C） Wear the watch.（D）Receive the service.（A）A report.（B） A magazine.（C） A text book.（D）A science book.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage thr
49、ee 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 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 ju
