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大学六级模拟

大学英语六级考试710分新题型

王长喜英语预测试卷

WangChangxi'sModelTestofForecastforCET-6

（原则版）

6

PartⅠWriting

Directions：

Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofLow-CarbonLifestyle.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.当前低碳生活成为一种流行

2.低碳生活指是……

3.作为大学生我应当怎么做

Low-CarbonLifestyle

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PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

Directions：

Inthispart，youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7，choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A]，[B]，[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10，completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheEndoftheCashEra

InthespringAdamSmithwillreplaceSirEdwardElgarasthefaceonBritain's￡20note.Thefirsteconomicthinkertobesohonoredcouldwellbethelast.Notbecauseeconomistsareespeciallyundeserving，butbecausecash，aftermillenniaasoneofmankind'smostversatileandenduringtechnologies，lookssetoverthenext15yearsorsofinallytomeltawayintoanelectronicstreamofonesandzeros.Ifaneraisrepresentedbyitsmoney，theinformationageisathand.

Notesandcoinsarealreadyasmallfractionofthemoneyinmostrichcountries.Butgoingbythenumberoftransactionsratherthantheirvalue，westilllivefirmlyinacashsociety.TheEuropeanPaymentsCouncilestimatesthattheEuropeanUnion's360billioncashtransactionscostatleast~50billionayear；othersputthebillat￡200ahead.Visa，ahugecredit-cardalliance，reckonscashaccountsformostofthe$1.3trillionspentayearacrosstheworldonsmall-ticketitems.Whetherqueuingtogetmoneyoutandqueuingagaintospendit，orbreakinga$100billwithanirate（发火）cabdriveroneminuteandhavingyourpocketsandpursesfatwithcoinsthenext，cashisplainlystillking.

Yetsignsoftheneworderareeverywhere.OnFebruary12th，19telephoneoperatorswithnetworksinover100countriessaidthatpeoplewouldbeabletousetheirhandsetstosendmoneyabroad.MasterCardwilloperatethesysteminwhichremittances（汇款）willbesentastextmessages.Forpeoplewithoutbankaccounts，thecreditcanbeconvertedintopre-paidcardswhichcanthenbeusedtobuythings."Itwillrevolutionizethemoney-transferbusiness,"saidSunilBhartiMittal，bossofBhartiAirtel，oneofIndia'sbiggestmobileoperators.Theideaistotapintothemorethan$250billionayearthatimmigrantsandmigrantworkerssendtorelativesandfriendsbackhome.

Britain'sVodafoneandAmerica'sCitigrouparealsolaunchinganinternationalmoney-transferservicedevelopedfromtheM-PESAremittanceservicewhichisalreadyoperatingsuccessfullywithinKenya.SirJohnBond，formerlychairmanoftheHSBCbankinggroupandnowchairmanofVodafone，haslongbeenconvincedthatpaymentsandmobileswouldsomehowconverge."MobilephoneshavetheabilitytomakeadramaticchangetovillagelifeinAfrica,"hesays.Healsothinksphonesloadedwithcreditwillmakemanyofthepaymentspeopleusecashforinricheconomies.Forbankswithhighinfrastructurecosts，saysSirJohn，ithasalways"beenhardtomakemoneyoutofsmallpayments".Butlower-costbusinessmodels，someofthemfromdevelopingcountries，areopeningupnewopportunities.Thebigattractionofthemobilephoneasapurseisthatsomanypeoplehavethem-evenchildren.

BothMasterCardandVisahaverecentlyintroducedplasticcardsinAmericathatdonothavetobeswipedforpurchasesunder$25.Laterthisyeara"dualinterface"systemwillbetestedinLondon.ItwillinvolveasingleplasticcardwhichcombinesanOysterfortravel，astandardVisacardissuedbyBritain'sBarclaysBankfor"chipandPIN"paymentsandanew"waveandpay"Visaforinstanttransactionsupto￡10.

Nobodycanbesurehowfastbitsandbyteswilldriveoutmetalandpaper.AhundredyearsagoyoucouldstillpayyourtaxesinUgandaincowrieshells.Perhapshardcashwillalwaysfindaniche，tuckedawayinchildren'sbirthdaycardsandasmoneyfortheunbankedandphoneless.Butmostofthetimeaphoneorasmartcardthatcanbewavedoveranelectronicreaderwillbeatnotesandcoinshands-down.Thedoubt-andtheremainingobstacletodigitalmoney-concernsathirdpropertyofcash：

itsanonymity.

Gresham'slawvsMoore'slaw

Renderingcashaspureinformationisthefinaldenialofthenotionthatmoneyhasintrinsicvalue：

whatwasonceacarefullyweighedpieceofgold，silverorbronzehasbecomesimplyatoken.Thatisahard-wontruth.AsJohnMaynardKeynesoncelamented，whenitappearsgovernmentsareabletodeceivetheircitizensbydepreciatingthecurrency.

Yetwhenmoneyisminted（锻造）fromsiliconsomethingremarkablehappens.Theeconomicsofhandlingcash-whichtodayinvolvesthick-neckedmenincrash-helmets-issuddenlyembodiedbyMoore'slaw，whichhasseenthecostofcomputer-processingpowerfallbyhalfevery18monthsorso.Electronicinformationisinstantaneous，weightlessandexact.Nolongerthemiserablefumblingthroughcoatpocketswhilealineofwaitingcustomersquietlyfumes.Shopkeeperscandoawaywithexpensivecashfloatsandelaboraterusestostopcashfraud-suchascharging$4.99sothatthe$5billmostpeoplehandoverhastopassthroughthetill（钞票出纳机抽屉）foronecentchangeratherthanbeingtrouseredbyashopassistant.

Information-moneycanbehandledbyanyinformation-processingdevice.Thatincludesthemobilephone，whichcanaddtomoney'sutilityinthatitsscreencandisplayinformationclearlyanditcanlinktoyourbankasamobileATMatanytime.Visathinksacontactlessdigitaltransactiontakeslessthanhalfthetimeofacashoneandthatpeopleliberatedfromwhathappenstobeintheirwalletsspendafifthmore.

Whichiswhydigitalcashisnowsolvingitschicken-and-eggproblem.Inthepastshopkeeperswouldnotinstallsystemsunlessshoppershadelectroniccash.Andshopperswouldnotuseelectroniccashunlesstheyhadsomethingtobuy.Butsmartcardsandreadershavebecomecheapandconsumersnowpossessmobilephonesindroves.Thetrillionsofpaymentsthataretoosmalltobearthefeesofpayingbycreditcardhavecomewithinreachandalmosteveryonestandstogain.SomeJapanesemerchantshavealreadybeguntoofferdiscountstopeopleusingelectroniccash.Otherswillfollow.

Thebuckstopshere

Exceptthereisthatnaggingquestionofanonymity.Itiswellknownthatprivacyhasalotgoingforit.Thefirmsrunningpaymentsystemsmightsellinformationaboutwhatyoubuyandwhen.Prepareyourselfforabarrageofe-couponsandoffersdesignedtofityourprofileanduploadedtoyourphone.Andtherearemoreseriousconcerns.Inthecashworld，anonymitycanbeacloakforwrongdoing.Thesuspicionclingsthatwhereyoufindanonymityyoufinddrugs，fraud，moneylaundering，terroristfinancingandahugeamountoftaxevasion.

Nowondergovernmentshavelongsoughttocontrolanonymousfinancialinstruments.Thestateiscertaintolimittheamountthatcanpassthroughananonymouscard，phone，orothermeansofbusiness.Eagertocollecttaxesfrombuildersandnannies，itwillalsobetemptedtomonitorelectronic-cashpayments.

Whetheritdoessoisapoliticalquestion，notatechnologicalone.Youcandesignpaymentsystemsthatprotectagainstfraudandyetpreserveanonymity，justasyoucandesignopensystemsorthosethatkeepyouridentitysecretunlesstheauthoritiesdemandthatitberevealed.

Whenitcomestotradingconvenienceagainstprivacy，mostpeopleseemtobackconvenienceeverytime.Withcash，however，itmightbedifferent.Themorethestateintrudesintoelectroniccash，themoreitencouragesinefficientnotesandcoin.Fromthefirstslavewhoboughthisfreedom，moneyhasbeenwhatDostoyevskycalled"coinedliberty".AsAdamSmithwouldnodoubthaveobserved，justbecausethestatecanpryintoelectroniccashdoesnotmeanitshould.

1.WhycouldAdamSmithbethelasteconomistasthefaceonabanknote?

[A]Noeconomicthinkercouldbemorehonorable.

[B]Cashisveryversatileandenduring.

[C]Wewillnotneedmoneyinthenearfuture.

[D]Electronicmoneywillreplacecashinthefuture.

2.Thesecondparagraphmainlyindicatesthat______.

[A]notesandcoinsplayalessimportantrolethanbefore

[B]cashstilldominatestheeconomiclifeinthesociety

[C]wedon'tneedasmuchmoneyinflowasgoodsvalue

[D]therearemanyinconveniencesincashtransactions

3.AccordingtoSunilBhartiMittal，whatwillrevolutionizethetraditionalmoney-transferbusiness?

[A]AllianceoftelephoneoperatorsandMasterCard.

[B]Thelargedemandofimmigrantsandmigrantworkers.

[C]Sendingmoneybytextmessages.

[D]Internationaltelephonenetworks.

4.WhatdoesthechairmanofVodafoneJohnBondthinkofbanks?

[A]Theycanhardlygetprofitoutofsmallpayments.

[B]Theymaydisappearinthenearfuturejustlikecash.

[C]TheyhavegreatlychangedvillagelifeinAfrica.

[D]Theyholdaprimaryroleinthemoney-transferbusiness.

5.Visawillintroduceanew"waveandpay"cardinLondonforpurchases______.

[A]under$25[B]under￡10[C]abroad[D]intraveling

6.AccordingtoJohnMaynardKeynes，whencangovernmentsusedevaluationofcurrencytotakeinpeople?

[A]Whenvalueisinherentinmoney.

[B]Whenmetalcurrencybecomesatoken.

[C]Whencashcan'tbeusedanonymously.

[D]WhenMoore'slawbeginstowork.

7.AccordingtoVisa，transactionsbymobileATMscanencouragespendingby______.

[A]18%[B]