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六级考前冲刺试题一

六级考前冲刺试题一

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.有人赞成提高退休年龄

2.有人则反对

3.你的看法

ShouldRetirementAgeBeRaised?

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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

12ThingsI’veLearnedFromTravelingAroundtheWorldforThreeYears

OnMarch13,2007,Ihandedoverthekeystomyhouse,putmypossessionsinstorageandheadedouttotravelaroundtheworldwithnothingbutabackpack,mylaptopandacamera.

Threeandahalfyearsand70countrieslater,I’vegottentheequivalentofaPh.DingeneralknowledgeaboutthepeopleandplacesofPlanetEarth.

HerearesomeofthethingsI’velearned:

1）Peoplearegenerallygood.

Manypeopleareafraidoftheworldbeyondtheirdoor,yetthevastmajorityofhumansarenotthieves,murderersorrapists.Theyarepeoplejustlikeyouandmewhoaretryingtogetby,tohelptheirfamiliesandgoaboutlivingtheirlives.Thereisnorace,religionornationalitythatisexemptfromthisrule.Howtheygoaboutlivingtheirlivesmightbedifferent,buttheirgeneralgoalsarethesame.

2）Themedialies.

Ifyouonlylearnedaboutothercountriesfromthenews,you’dthinktheworldwasahorribleplace.Themediawillalwayssensationalizeandsimplifyastory.IwasinEastTimorwhentheassassinationattemptsonPresidentJoséRamos-Horta,andPrimeMinisterXananaGusmãoin2008.ThestoriesinthenewsthenextdaywerefiledfromJakartaorKualaLumpur,notDili.Itwasallsecondhandnews.IwasinBangkokduringthepoliticalproteststhisyear,butyou’dneverhaveanyideatheyweretakingplacesifyouwerenotintheimmediateareawheretheprotestsweretakingplace.Themediamakesusscaredoftherestoftheworld,andweshouldn’tbe.

3）Theworldisboring.

Ifthereisn’tanaturaldisasteroranarmedconflict,mostplaceswillneverevenbementionedinthenews.Whenisthelasttimeyou’veheardLaosorOmanmentionedinanewsstory?

Whatmakesforgoodnewsareexceptionalevents,notordinaryevents.Mostoftheworld,justlikeyourneighborhood,isprettyboring.Itcanbeamazinglyinteresting,buttothelocals,theyjustgoaboutlivingtheirlives.

4）Americansdon’ttravel.

Thisstereotypeistrue.Americansdon’ttraveloverseasasmuchasBrits,Dutch,Germans,CanadiansorScandinavians.Therearesomegoodreasonsforthis（bigcountry,shortvacationtime）andbadones（fearandignorance）.Wedon’thaveagapyearcultureliketheyhaveintheUKandwedon’ttendtotakevacationslongerthanaweek.Ican’tthinkofasingleplaceIvisitedwhereImetAmericansinnumbersanywhereclosetoourrelativepopulation.

5）Therestoftheworldisn’tfullofgerms.

Manypeopletravelwiththeirownsupplyofwaterandanindustrialvatofhandsanitizer（消毒剂）.IcansayinfullhonestlythatIhaveneverusedhandsanitizerorgoneoutofmywaytoavoidcontactwithgermsduringmytravels.Itistruethatinmanyplacesyoucangetnastyillnessesfromdrinkinguntreatedwater,butIdon’tthinkthismeansyouhavebeatravelingHowardHughes.Unlessyouhaveaparticularlyweakimmunesystemorotherillness,Iwouldn’tworrytoomuchaboutlocalbugs.

6）Youdon’tneedalotstuff.

Condensingmylifedownfroma3,000sq/fthousetoabackpackwasalessoninknowingwhatreallymatters.IfoundIcouldgetbyjustfinewithout97%ofthethingsIhadsittingaroundmyhome.Now,ifIpurchasesomething,IthinklongandhardaboutitbecauseanythingIbuyIwillhavetophysicallycarryaround.BecauseIhavefewerpossessions,Iammorelikelytobuythingsofhigherqualityanddurability.

7）Travelingdoesn’thavetobeexpensive.

Yes,ifyouinsistonstayinginfive-starhotelsandluxuryresorts,travelcanbeveryexpensive.However,itispossibletovisitmanypartsoftheworldandonlyspend$10-30perday.Inadditiontotravelingcheap,youcanalsoearnmoneyontheroadteachingEnglishorworkingonanorganicfarm.I’vemetmanypeoplewhohavebeenabletotravelonalittlemorethan$1,000/month.ImetonemanfromtheUkrainewhospentamonthinEgypton$300.

8）Culturechanges.

Manypeoplegooverseasexpectingtohavean“authentic”experience,whichreallymeanstheywanttoconfirmsomestereotypetheyhaveintheirmindofhappypeoplelivinginhutsandvillages.Theyareoftendisappointedtofindurbanpeoplewithtechnology.Visitingadifferentplacedoesn’tmeanvisitingadifferenttime.Itisthe21stCentury,andmostpeopleliveinit.TheyareaslikelytoweartraditionalclothesasAmericansaretowearstovetophatslikeAbrahamLincoln.Cultureshavealwayschangedasnewideas,religions,technologiessprangupanddifferentculturesmingledandtradedwitheachother.Todayisnodifferent.

9）Everyoneisproudofwheretheyarefrom.

Whenyoumeetsomeonelocalinanothercountry,mostpeoplewillbequicktotellyousomethingabouttheircity/province/countrythattheyareproudof.Prideandpatriotismseemtobeuniversalvalues.IremembertryingtocrossthestreetonceinPalau,oneofthesmallestcountriesintheworld,andahighschoolkidcameuptomeandsaid,“ThisishowwecrossthestreetinPALAU!

”Evencrossingthestreetbecameanacttotellmeabouthisprideinhiscountry.Peopleinvolvedinmakingforeignpolicyshouldbeveryawareofthis.

10）Mostpeoplehaveadeepdesiretotravelaroundtheworld.

Notshocking,buteverydayImeetpeoplewhoarefascinatedbywhatIdoandhowIlive.Thedesiretotravelisthere,butfearsandexcusesusuallypreventpeoplefromdoingit.Iunderstandthatfewpeoplecandropwhattheyaredoingandtravelaroundtheworldforthreeyears,buttravelingoverseasforevenafewmonthsiswithintherealmofpossibleformanypeopleatsomepointintheirlives.EvenonanislandinthemiddleofthePacific,peoplewhowouldprobablyneverleavetheirhomeislandtalkedtomeofonedaywishingtheycouldseeNewYorkorLondonforthemselves.Ithinkthedesiretoexploreandseenewthingsisfundamentaltothehumanexperience.

11）Youcanfindtheinternetalmosteverywhere.

IhavebeensurprisedatwhereI’vefoundinternetaccess.I’veseenremotevillagesintheSolomonIslandswithapacketradiolinktoanotherislandfortheirinternetaccess.I’vebeenataninternetcafeintheMarshallIslandsthataccessedthewebviaageosynchronoussatellite（同步卫星）.I’veseenlodgesintherainforestofBorneohookeduptotheweb.Ioncecounted27openwifisignalsinTaipeionarooftop.Wetrulyliveinawiredworld.

12）Everyoneshouldtravel.

Atsomepointinyourlife,whetheritisaftercollegeorwhenyouretire,everyoneshouldtakesomeextendedtripoutsideoftheirowncountry.Theonlywaytoreallyhaveasenseofhowtheworldworksistoseeityourself.

1.Whatdowelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A）Hewasforcedtoleavehomethreeyearsago.

B）Hesoldthehousetopayforhisworldtour.

C）Helearnedalotfromtravelingaroundtheworld.

D）HegotaPh.DinGeographyinthreeandahalfyears.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,thevastmajorityofhumans.

A）commitsomecrimesinlifeB）strugglehardbutfailtomakeendsmeet

C）generallysharethesamegoaloflifeD）havethesamelifestyleregardlessofrace

3.Theauthor’sexperienceinBangkokshowsthat.

A）therestoftheworldprovestobeextremelyrisky

B）peopleshouldnotbeafraidofvisitingothercountries

C）thelocalsareunawareofthesecretpoliticalprotests

D）thenewshelpspeoplestayawayfromdangerousplaces

4.WhyAmericanstraveloverseaslessthantheirwesterncounterparts?

A）Theirvacationstendtobeshorter.

B）Theycan’taffordinternationaltours.

C）Theyaremoreinterestedinmakingmoney.

D）TheypreferstayingwhereAmericansareinthemajority.

5.Whentravelinginanothercountry,man