1、大学英语六级（2013 年 12 月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 201（无答案）一、Part I Writing1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “Successful people does not only have talents but also some other things“. You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words
2、but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1.Section A（A）Britain.（B） America.（C） Canada.（D）China.（A）12.（B） 13.（C） 14.（D）15.（A）Because they had little education.（B） Because they were looked down upon in the society.（C） Because they had no duty to rear the family.（D）Because they spen
3、t too much time taking care of the family.（A）They were financially dependent on their parents.（B） They were financially dependent on their husbands.（C） They could not go out to work as men did.（D）They often had to marry men they didnt like.（A）The previous one sold groceries and it stayed open longer
4、.（B） The previous one sold all kinds of things and it stayed open longer.（C） The woman s sells groceries and it stays open longer.（D）The woman s sells all kinds of things and it stays open longer.（A）She broadcast the opening news on television.（B） She broadcast the opening news on the Internet.（C） S
5、he did a small survey.（D）She did a promotion.（A）She sells papers and cigarettes to local factory workers.（B） She sells fresh milk, frozen fish, cooked meat to housewives.（C） She sells sandwiches.（D）She sells sweets to schoolchildren.（A）She felt rather tired and bored.（B） She felt rather tired but ne
6、ver bored.（C） She felt rather energetic.（D）She felt neither tired nor bored.Section B（A）An unknown British town.（B） Washington.（C） New York.（D）London.（A）A cigarette lighter.（B） A heating system.（C） Worn carpet.（D）A statue of Queen Victoria.（A）He was taking pictures of the scenery.（B） He was waiting
7、to attend a secret meeting.（C） He was doing his job.（D）The weather was bad and he could not go out.（A）It opened as a retail chain selling camping equipment.（B） It opened as a retail chain selling campsites.（C） It opened as a retail chain offering camping holidays.（D）It opened as a retail chain selli
8、ng tents.（A）10.（B） 15.（C） 20.（D）25.（A）Italy.（B） France.（C） Switzerland.（D）Spain.（A）Football.（B） Drama.（C） Poster competition.（D）Model making.Section C（A）The influence of European popular music on non-Western music.（B） The musical background of the director of the Broadway version of The Lion King.（C
9、） The types of music used in the Broadway version of The Lion King.（D）Differences between the music of the film version and the Broadway version of The Lion King.（A）The director is of African ancestry.（B） The director wanted the songs in the Broadway version to be identical to the songs in the film.
10、（C） The Broadway version was first performed in Africa.（D）The story takes place in Africa.（A）A type of music that originated in Indonesia.（B） The meaning of non-English words used in a song.（C） The plot of The Lion King.（D）Popular rock and jazz music performed in The Lion King.（A）How ancient philoso
11、phers measured the distance between heavenly bodies.（B） How ancient philosophers explained the cause of an eclipse of the Moon.（C） Why ancient philosophers thought the Earth was a sphere.（D）Why ancient philosophers thought the Earth moved around the Sun.（A）How the natural world was described in Gree
12、k mythology.（B） What they observed directly.（C） The writings of philosophers from other societies.（D）Measurements made with scientific instruments.（A）They noticed an apparent change in the position of the North Star.（B） They observed eclipses at different times of the year.（C） They were the first to
13、 estimate the distance between heavenly bodies.（D）They wanted to prove that the Earth was flat.（A）One of the students asked him about it in the previous class.（B） He read about it the previous day.（C） He had just read Dr. Frederick Cocks travel log（D）The students were required to read about it for t
14、hat days class（A）Pierrehad announced his success prematurely.（B） The investigation of Pierres expedition wasnt thorough.（C） Pierre wasnt an experienced explorer.（D）He had reached the pole before Pierre did.（A）They talked to one of Pierre s companions.（B） They interviewed Pierre.（C） They conducted a
15、computer analysis of photographs.（D）They examined Pierre s navigation tools,（A）Dr. Cooks expedition.（B） The conclusions of the Navigation Foundation.（C） Exploration of the Equator.（D）Exploration of the South Pole.Section A26 A powerful earthquake struck an area near the northern coast of Chile on We
16、dnesday. The earthquake came a day after an even stronger quake hit the area. The earlier quake was【C1】_at least six deaths. The United States Geological Survey says a 7.8 magnitude aftershock hit northern Chile late Wednesday night, local time. Magnitude is a【C2】_of the energy released at the centr
17、e, or source, of an earthquake. U.S. officials said the aftershock was centred about 23【C3】_south of the port of Iquique. They said it struck at a depth of 20 kilometres below sea level. The aftershock led Chilean officials to order thousands of people away from【C4】_. It also led to warnings of high
18、【C5】_waves in parts of the Pacific Ocean. The orders and tsunami warnings were later【C6】_. The aftershock struck a day after an even more powerful earthquake hit northern Chile. That quake was centred in an area about 100 kilometres northwest of Iquique. The city is home to nearly 200,000 people. Th
19、e quake was felt in Bolivia and Peru. It also【C7】_tsunami warnings as far as Japan. The warnings were cancelled hours later.Chilean police and soldiers guarded coastal【C8】_to prevent attacks on homes and businesses. Television video showed damaged buildings in Iquique. But officials found surprising
20、ly light damage from the quake. President Michelle Bachelet visited the affected area. She spoke to the nation about the disaster. She said【C9】_measures have been taken to protect lives and property. And she said the government will continue to work all the time that is necessary to【C10】_this emerge
21、ncy and protect our citizens.A)cope with B)promote C)led to D)kilometresE)due to F)measurement G)tornado H)kilogramI)appropriate J)communities K)compensate L)tsunamiM)blamed for N)coastal areas O)cancelled27 【C1 】28 【C2 】29 【C3 】30 【C4 】31 【C5 】32 【C6 】33 【C7 】34 【C8 】35 【C9 】36 【C10 】Section B36 Ba
22、by-Naming TrendsA)Over the last fifty years, American parents have radically increased the variety of names they give their children. In the 1950s, the 50 most popular names accounted for 63.4 percent of all boys born, and 52.1 percent of all girls. But by 2004, the top 50 names covered only 34.6 pe
23、rcent of the boys and 24.4 percent of the girls. As more people move to the United States and use popular or traditional cultural names, the variety of names increases. Also, parents from all ethnic backgrounds are now more likely to search out less common names for their children. Common and Unusua
24、l Baby NamesB)Is it better to have a name common to your age group, one that everyone has heard, or an unusual name, one that may cause comment when people first hear it? Psychologists and sociologists have studied this question for years and still cannot agree on the answer.C)On the one hand, a gre
25、at deal of evidence shows that when people hear a particular name, they have strong and specific stereotypes about what sort of person bears that name. For example, most Americans expect a woman named Courtney to be attractive and successful but one named Bertha to be loud and obese. Research has fo
26、und that teachers may give a higher grade to a school paper by a student named Michael than to one by Hubert, even though the papers are identical.D)On the other hand, research that compares actual people with common first names to those with unusual names often shows the latter having an advantage.
27、 People with unusual first names are more likely to be listed on Whos Who and are more successful as psychologists. College women with uncommon first names score higher on scales of sociability and self-acceptance: they are also more likely to have a positive sense of individuality, which helps them
28、 to resist peer pressure.E)Why do these different studies seem contradictory? Part of the answer is that the first set of studies forced people to form impressions based on the name alone. In contrast, recent research shows that if a name includes information about an actual person, then it will com
29、pensate for most of the negative effects of stereotypes, then it will compensate for most of the negative effects of stereotypes, and create a different context in which to view a name.F)Another reason for the conflicting results from this research is that uncommon names and names with negative imag
30、es are not necessarily the same. Boys called Derry or Quinlan and girls called Cosima or Prairie will have a chance to create their own first impressions, free from established stereotypes. They can develop a positive, individual self-concept unhampered by the negative images that go along with name
31、s such as Adolf, Ethel, Myrtle, or Elmer.G)In the final analysis, of course, your choice of a common or unusual name depends on what you believe is best for your child. After all, there are many occasions in life, such as submitting a job application or seeking admission to college, where a name doe
32、s have a chance to create a positive image on its own. Having a popular name such as Emily or Jacob might be an advantage. If, on the other hand, individuality and creativity are especially important to you, a more unusual might be better. Cultural and Ethnic Influences on Baby NamesH)Throughout the
33、 world, each child is assigned a sound or series of sounds that will be his or her name. Because that name is a part of the language of the childs parents, it immediately identifies the child as belonging to a particular society. So our names identify us both as individuals and as members of a group
34、.I)In many parts of Africa, a childs naming day is a festive occasion that usually occurs a week or so after the birth. Girls are named sooner than boys, but only by a day or two. An older person bestows the name, first by whispering it to the baby, because a newborn should know his or her name befo
35、re anyone else does, then by announcing the name to everyone attending the ceremony.J)Many Native Americans developed naming systems in which a persons individual name included the name of his or her clan. For example, all the members of a clan that has the bear as its totem animal have names relati
36、ng to bears, such as Black-Bear Tracks and Black-Bear Flashing Eyes.K)In some groups, children are given secret names that are not revealed until the child reaches puberty or another important stage of life. In other Native American nations, an event that occurs at a childs birth may become the chil
37、ds name. Today, a person living on a reservation may have one name at home but a different name when he or she is off the reservation.L)Jewish names are some of the oldest names in use today. A Jewish boy is named officially when he is circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. A girl is named a
38、s soon as possible after her birth. Traditionally, an Ashkenazic Jewish child is not named for a living person for fear that the Angel of Death will mistake the child for the older person if their names are the same.Media Influences on Baby NamesM)Many names that suddenly become popular are inspired
39、 by figures in the media, whether they are real actors or athletes, such as Ashton Kutcher or Jalen Rose, or fictional characters such as the mermaid Madison in the film Splash.N)Of course, modern parents are not the only ones affected by the media of their day. Thelma, for example, became a popular
40、 name for English and American girls after British author Marie Corelli invented it for the beautiful heroine of her bestselling novel Thelma, published in 1887.O)But since the 1950s, television has been the most effective medium for creating new name fashions. Mallory, for example, became popular f
41、or girls when the character called Mallory appeared on Family Ties in the 1980s. Although a few American parents had named sons Dylan after Welsh poet Dylan Thomas or perhaps musician Bob Dylan in the 1960s, the name exploded in popularity in the 1990s after the character Dylan McKay appeared on Bev
42、erly Hills, 90210.P)People often assume that when parents take a name from the media they want to honor the star or character who has the name. This is rarely the case. Most parents today dont want their children to have common names, but at the same time they want the names they choose to “fit in“.
43、 They are therefore always on the lookout for “different but not too different“ names, and when such a name gets a lot of exposure in the media, many parents discover it at the same time.Q)Even horrific characters can have a positive impact on a name s use if the name itself fits in with fashionable
44、 sounds. Gage, Peyton, and Samara are examples of scary film characters who nevertheless inspired namesakes. Names in the news can also have an effect. The number of American girls named Camille increased by 50 percent in 1969 and 1970 after Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf Coast. And the number of gi
45、rls named Katrina increased in 2006 in spite of the names association with a huge natural disaster.R)Any media popular with people in their 20s and 30s can create a fashion for a name. Popular music inspires names both through songs, such as Rhiannon, and singers, such as Shania. Todays young parent
46、al generation is now starting to discover baby names like Raiden and Rinoa through video and computer games. Some parents are still inspired by novels, as shown by names such as Arya and Novalee. Science fiction and fantasy books, video games, and films are particularly noticeable as name sources, p
47、robably because these stories often require writers to create brand-new names.37 On the ceremony, the name is whispered to the baby before it is publicly announced.38 TV has played an important role in creating new and fashionable names.39 In some nations, one may be named after an important event t
48、hat happens at his birth.40 The established stereotypes about names may have an impact on teachers when they give grades to students.41 A popular name may be more advantageous than an unusual one when one intends to apply for a position.42 In some culture, parents usually avoid giving their children
49、 a name shared by a living person.43 Parents take names from the media mainly because such names are considered different but not too different.44 Due to ethnic immigration, the variety of names in the US increases.45 Research shows that people with unusual first names tend to gain an advantage over those with common ones.46 More girls were named after a hurricane even though it might remind people of a huge natural disaster.Section C46 The United Nations says the worlds population will increase by 34 pe
