1、大学英语六级（2013 年 12 月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 270（无答案）一、Part I Writing1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay entitled It Pays to Be Honest by commenting on the saying, “Honesty is the best policy.“ You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Shee
2、t 1.Section A（A）They often take risks.（B） Theyre too conservative.（C） They have no sense of security.（D）They have no self-discipline.（A）Financial security matters a lot to them.（B） They chase every mark of the stock market.（C） Theyre not so concerned with money.（D）They make decisions based on short-
3、term matters.（A）Da（B） Cs.（C） Bs.（D）As.（A）Theyre willing to take risks.（B） They have long-term financial plans.（C） They seldom go on instinct.（D）They buy few stocks.（A）The goals of the employees.（B） The objectives of the organization.（C） The structure of the organization.（D）The personal prospect of t
4、he leader.（A）The rewards for the leader.（B） The reputation of a leader.（C） The approach to achieving goals.（D）The payment of employees.（A）Find something you are passionate about.（B） Learn how to run a business.（C） Make a business out of something.（D）Learn how to manage and lead people.（A）Avoid the d
5、ifficult part in the job.（B） Ask the company for help.（C） Learn hard by working extra hours.（D）Find a more experienced counselor.Section B（A）Postponement.（B） Preparation.（C） Confidence.（D）Information.（A）The day before presentation.（B） Before youre given the assignment.（C） Right after accepting the a
6、ssignment.（D）When youre already on the stage.（A）It catches every audiences attention.（B） It makes the audience daydreamers.（C） It determines listeners understanding level.（D）It helps the speakers to organize ideas.（A）It happened in the night.（B） There was no survivor.（C） A lorry collided with a coac
7、h.（D）The collision was caused by fog.（A）Workers long working hours.（B） Workers poor working conditions.（C） The low rate of inflation.（D）The high level of unemployment.（A）It ended soon when the bus drivers demand was satisfied.（B） It would continue despite offer for wage increase.（C） It wouldnt end u
8、ntil next Monday.（D）It failed for both sides couldnt reach an agreement.（A）It burned out 6 towns.（B） 4 people lost their lives so far.（C） 24 people were injured.（D）About 300,000 houses were burnt down.Section C（A）The Internet that brings buyers and sellers together.（B） The founders with a successful
9、 business background.（C） The sound management that helps making money.（D）The enormous financial power derived from production.（A）She likes all the senior staff in the company very much.（B） She has recently bought an experienced management team.（C） She had already been successful before founding eBay
10、.（D）She was the first CEO to emphasize profitability in eBay.（A）Because the online marketplace that it provides sells goods quickly.（B） Because they have sales assistants to deal with the capital effectively.（C） Because their capital is not used in buildings, factories, and warehouses.（D）Because the
11、y produce, sell and ship things in an extremely efficient way.（A）They are too late to occupy some of the important markets.（B） The sellers have stolen goods and sold them through eBay.（C） The buyers have often put in false bids to increase the price.（D）They encounter the bottleneck after 11 years of
12、 development.（A）It is unaccepted by so many students.（B） It is taken directly from students salary.（C） It becomes low when the loan is received.（D）It begins right after the loan is received.（A）Because many jobs require both the degree and work experience.（B） Because the British companies emphasize m
13、ore on work experience.（C） Because now graduates are always not willing to start at the bottom.（D）Because a university degree nowadays is no longer worth the tuition.（A）1.96 million.（B） 19.6 million.（C） 1.97 million.（D）19.7 million.（A）Feeling is expressed by using “I feel as if.“（B） Feeling is expre
14、ssed by using “I feel it.“（C） Thought is expressed by using “I feel like.“（D）Thought is expressed by using “I feel + adj.“（A）Showing other people how much we care about them.（B） Respecting the feelings and emotions of other people.（C） Understanding and analyze our emotions thoroughly.（D）Practising g
15、etting a positive value from our emotions.（A）Ask them why they ignore your feelings.（B） Listen to them in a non-judgmental way.（C） Criticize, advise, control or lecture them.（D）Try not to spend too much time with them.Section A26 After Susan Joyce was laid off, she was horrified to hear of two suici
16、des in her layoff group. Such cases may sound【C1】_, but being fired or laid off is undeniably one of lifes biggest blows and can lead to clinical depression, violence and alcohol【C2 】 _, and so forth. Even the fear of losing a job produces more doctor visits and health worries.Layoffs create a sense
17、 of hopelessness. Stress-related complaints such as insomnia(失眠)and headaches tend to follow,【C3】_even after victims find new jobs, says University of Michigan psychologist Richard Price.Your health can【C4】_simply from fear of losing your job, says Sarah Burgard, a sociologist at the University of M
18、ichigan. After【C5】_data from two large national surveys, she concluded that【C6】_job insecurity over a two-year period rivals the anxiety of a job loss or a major illness. Fears of poor job【C7 】_may have similar consequences. When Swedish researchers asked 21-year-olds about their health during a rec
19、ession, they reported more problems than a comparison group during a【C8】_.If your stomach starts churning(翻腾)when you hear bad economic news, Susan Joyce, who now runs a job-hunting Website, has some tips. Start a discreet search as soon as you see danger signs in your current position. Prepare【C9 】
20、_by cutting costs and building up disaster funds. Get help if you or a loved one cant shake the blues. Watch for signs of depression: changes in eating and sleeping habits, significant changes in weight, loss of interest in some pleasures. And, if possible, make health insurance a priority, as you m
21、ay be more【C10 】_to illness.A)deteriorate E)extreme I)abuse M)sufferB)analyzing F)lingering J)chronic N)vulnerableC)prospects G)occupations K)financially O)vanishingD)occasionally H)boom L)genuine27 【C1 】28 【C2 】29 【C3 】30 【C4 】31 【C5 】32 【C6 】33 【C7 】34 【C8 】35 【C9 】36 【C10 】Section B36 How to Keep
22、 Your New Years ResolutionsAAbout half of all American adults say they are at least somewhat likely to make a New Years resolution this year. Their top vows: to lose weight, quit smoking and exercise more. But consider this: if hard-core addicts can break bad habitssome by moderating, not just quitt
23、ingtheres still hope for you. Whether your goal for this year is to get fit or tame your drinking, experts say theres a lot you can learn from people who have successfully moderated their habits to help keep you off the resolution merry-go-round.1. Dont Kid YourselfB“The most important thing is to b
24、e honest with yourself,“ says Howard Josepher, the president of Exponents Inc., an organization that provides support and educational services to people with substance-misuse issues. “You need to know the difference between enjoying yourself and self-medicating. Its not that self-medicating is neces
25、sarily badbut you should give yourself parameters. If you are adhering to them, OK. If not, you need to check yourself.“CSuccessful moderators decide in advance how much is too muchand stick to their limit, no matter what. Have a cookie a day if thats what youve deemed acceptable. But if you cheat b
26、y having “just one more,“ know that you are only cheating yourself and worsening the problem, experts say. The point is to learn how to hold yourself accountable.DFor those who are concerned in particular about drinking, a free, research-based online tool called Drinkers Checkup can help you determi
27、ne whether you are drinking at unhealthy levels, and what to do if you are.2. Quit Cold TurkeyTemporarilyE“Theoretically, there are very good reasons to take a break from a behavior, totally,“ says Reid Hester, director of research at Behavior Therapy Associates, explaining that an initial period of
28、 complete abstinence(节制)can make it easier for people to moderate behavior by eliminating the habitual, automatic aspect of the unwanted activity.FTake a cue from the self-help group Moderation Management(MM), which advises problem drinkers to abstain completely for a month before attempting moderat
29、e drinking. If you cant achieve a month of abstinence, the thinking goes, successful moderation is unlikely.GThe best way to stay on course is frequent self-monitoring: use as many behavior-modification tools, support groups and programs as you can. In October, Hester and colleagues published a rand
30、omized controlled trial in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment comparing heavy drinkers who used MMs website to help them quit with those who used the MM site plus another online tool that teaches behavior-control tactics and helps chart drinking. While both groups significantly reduced their d
31、rinking and alcohol-related problems, the group that used the additional tool had more days abstinent and drank less when they drank.3. Do What the Buddhist Would DoHAlan Marlatt, director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington, studies “mindfulness-based relapse(
32、重新染上)prevention,“ which uses meditation(冥想)and other ideas from Buddhist teachings to help people break bad habits.I“Between stimulus and response, theres a space, and in that space is our power to choose our response, and in our response lies our growth and freedom,“ says Marlatt, quoting author an
33、d Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl. Marlatt says, “Mindfulness gets you into that space.“JBeing mindful may involve traditional meditation, in which you sit quietly and observe your thoughts and breathing without judgment. But here, it is also used to focus awareness on thoughts and feelings that le
34、ad to unwanted behavior. Simply recognizing the triggers to relapse can help you choose not to give into them. “When theres a fork in the road, strong desire is pulling you one way. Well, whats the other way? You have to look down the other road and see where it takes you. Then you have a choice, in
35、stead of being on autopilot,“ says Marlatt.KOne tactic he recommends for resisting those desires is called “urge-surfing.“ It involves being mindful of the fact that desire is like a waveit rises to a peak, then falls. This happens whether you yield to the urge or not, though most people mistakenly
36、think their desire will escalate endlessly unless they give in. In fact, yielding to desire only reinforces themresisting, in contrast, reinforces resistance. Marlatt advises watching your urge, noting its peak and “surfing“ it, rather than allowing it to wipe you out.LAnother trick is to recognize
37、that willpower is like a muscleit gets stronger with appropriate use but ultimately weakens if overloaded. Thats why Hester recommends setting short-term goals that are “moderately difficult, realistic, concrete and measurable.“ As with weight-lifting, starting at a level that is challenging but not
38、 ovenvhelming can provide a sense of achievement and successwhich can give you the drive to take on bigger challenges.4. Dont Try to Scare Yourself StraightMResearch shows that in the long term, the pleasure of victory is a better incentive than the agony of defeat. “Punishment is a poor motivator,“
39、 says Hester. “It sets people up for failure. If all you do is punishing yourself for failure, you wont stay motivated to change for very long.“NInstead, reward yourself for sticking to your limits and focus on the benefits of changing. For instance, if your goal is to drink less or lose weight, tre
40、at yourself to something you wanta new book or DVD, sayeach time you successfully resist a tempting dessert or achieve a goal, like a month of abstinence. Success tends to give birth to greater success. If you do slip back into old patterns, avoid blame. “Dont say, I cant do it, “ says Marlatt. “Peo
41、ple make mistakes. If you keep working at it, you will get better over time. Thats what the research shows.“NFor some people, trying to moderate bad habits is not achievable or takes more effort than abstaining altogetheras the philosopher St. Augustine put it, “Complete abstinence is easier than pe
42、rfect moderation.“ Recognizing this by trying and failing can also be a critical step toward behavior change.5. Get Better FriendsOConsciously and unconsciously, people tend to imitate those around them. Thats why the latest research shows that things like happiness, smoking quitting and obesity can
43、 spread like an infectious disease through social networks. So surround yourself with friends who can also be role models. “Make sure that people you hang out with are people who look and act the way you would like to. Social imitation is the easiest form not only of flattery but of self-improvement
44、,“ says Stanton Peele, author of Seven Tools to Beat Addiction.PSocial support is critical to changing all kinds of behavior. Good friends can not only help you through slip-ups but also help keep your New Years resolutions from taking over your life. Rather than obsessing about what you shouldnt be
45、 doing, think about things you should, experts say. The distraction will help you curb bad habits. “Focus on your higher goals and positive activities, things that both sustain you and fill your life,“ says Peele. If you regularly engage in meaningful activities that give you pleasurewhether its vis
46、iting friends, picking up a hobby, taking a class or doing volunteer workyoull simply have less time to engage in the behavior that you want to reduce.37 Using meditation can help people quit bad habits.38 Willpower gets stronger if it is used appropriately.39 Self-medicating is a bad thing unless y
47、ou adhere to the parameters.40 Mindfulness gets people into space between stimulus and response.41 An online tool can help you determine whether you are drinking too much.42 A self-help group advices alcohol addicts to try a complete abstinence before moderate drinking.43 It is advisable for you to
48、give yourself a little prize once you achieve a goal, like a month of abstinence.44 Research shows that in the long term, it is the pleasure of victory that motivates you to keep the resolution you have made.45 As people tend to be affected by those around them, happiness as well as some bad habits
49、can spread like an infectious disease.46 It can be concluded from the randomized controlled trial that its helpful to use as many behavior-modification tools as possible.Section C46 Widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles could dramatically cut greenhouse gas pollution and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. But results of an electric-car pilot project presented recently at the annual meeting of the American Association for the
