大学英语考试复习资料大学六级模拟2831.docx

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大学英语考试复习资料大学六级模拟2831

[大学英语考试复习资料]大学六级模拟283

大学六级模拟283

PartⅠWriting

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

AbilityandGoodLooks.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

问题:

1.假设你是李明——一名应届毕业生，在报纸上看到一则招聘广告，你想要到登广告的公司供职，请给该公司写一封求职信，内容应简要介绍自己的情况以及自己的经历等。

答案:

May27th,2005

DearSir,

IwaspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEveningNewsonMay25th,2005forasalesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemyBachelor'sdegreeinElectronicEngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.IbelievethatIhavecapabilitytoworkwellbecauseofmyeducationandworkexperiences.Asindicatedinmyattachedresume,mymaindegreecourseisconcernedwithbasicelectronictopics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesasMarketing,ConsumerBehaviorStrategiesandPsychology,andallavailableopportunitiestoincreasemyknowledge,

IhavealreadypassedCET-6withexcellentresultsandIhaveevenworkedtwosummersasanEnglishinterpreteratBeijingTravelService.

IwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoinyourstaffbecauseyourworkisthekindIhavebeenpreparingtodoandbecausetheconditionsunderwhichitiscardedoutwouldhelptoexpressmyabilities.Ifaninterviewisneeded,pleasecallmeatyourconvenience.Thankyouverymuch!

Bestwishes!

Sincerely,

LiMing

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

AnimalEinsteins

Whenitcomestointelligence,humanbeingsarethetopdogsoftheanimalkingdom.Orsowetellourselves.Butinrecentyears,scientistshavebeendocumentingsurprisingintelligenceandemotionaldepthinanimalsrangingfromhumblehoneybeestothunderingelephants.Throughstudiesinlabsandinthewild,researchershavefoundanimalscommunicatingcomplexideas,solvingproblems,usingtoolsandexpressingtheirfeelings—behaviorsoncethoughttobeuniquelyhuman.

Theintelligencewe'retalkingaboutismorethan,say,trainingadogtodetectcancerinhumans,afeatthatmaysavemanylives.It'stheabilityoftheanimaltouseaninnatetraitforacomplexpurpose.Hereare,someamazingexamples.

ArtisticMonkeyBusiness

WhenJanetSchmidbecameexecutivedirectoroftheLittleRiverZooinNorman,Oklahoma,in1996,shelearnedalotabouttheintelligenceofmonkeys.Sheandherhusbandadoptedayoungmalewhohadanaughtypersonality,andnamedhimMr.Bailey.Themonkeyparticularlylikedtakingcarrides,insistingthatheinserttheignitionkeyandrideshotguninthepassenger'sseat."Helovedtoduckbelowthewindowaswe'dcometoanintersection",Schmidrecalls,"Whenwe'dstop,he'djumpupandlaughatthecarnexttous,justtogetariseoutOfthepassengers".

Now12yearsold,Mr.Baileyhasbecomeanavidpainter.Heusesavarietyofbrushstrokestocreatecolorful,abstractcanvasesand,likeanytemperamentalartist,prefersnottobedisturbedwhilecreatinghisart."He'llpaintsteadilyforalmostanhourandwon'tletanyoneinterrupthimuntilheputsdownhisbrush",saysSchmid."He'samazingtowatchbemuseyoucantellthere'sathoughtprocessoccurring.Whenweraisedhim,wequitwatchingTVbecausebewassoentertaining".

IvyLeagueParrot

Thetermbirdbrainisconsideredaninsult,butsomebirdsactuallyareprettybrainy.OneAfricangreyparrotinsuburbanBostonissaidtohavethecognitiveabilitiesofafive-year-oldchild.Alex（forAvianLearningExperiment）isa29-year-oldbirdthat'sbeentutoredmostofhislifebyIrenePepperberg,PhD,aHarvard-educatedprofessornowteachingatBrandeisUniversity.Alexcanidentify50differentobjects,sevencolors,fiveshapes,quantitiesuptosix,andtheconceptsofbigger,smaller,sameanddifferent."Andhesaid,'I'mtarry'",reportsPepperberg."Heknewwhatwasappropriatetosay".

PepperberginsiststhatAlexmakesreasoneddecisions—meaninghepossesseslanguageabilitiesoncethoughttoseparatehumansfromtherestoftheanimalkingdom.Duringanexperimentin2004,researchersgaveAlexdifferent-coloredblocksinsetsoftwo,threeandsix.Whenaskedwhichcolorgroupbedfiveblocks,Alexreplied,"None".Andherepeatedtheanswerinduplicatetests.AlthoughAlexhadpreviouslylearnedthetermtodescribethedifferencebetweentwoidenticallysizedobjects,heapparentlyinterpretedtheconceptof"none"asanabsenceofquantityallonhisown.

"Theimportantthingwasnotjustthatheunderstoodazero-likeconcept",saysPepperberg,"butthathewasabletotakeinformationfromonedomainandapplyittoanother.That'salotlikeahighschoolstudentansweringquestionsonaquizshow".

SuchfeatshavemadeAlexacelebrity.

CulturedOrangutans（猩猩）

Becauseorangutansandhumansshare97percentofthesameDNA,it'snosurprisethattheprimatesexhibitimpressivebrainpower.TakeChantek,a28-year-oldlivinginZooAtlanta.RaisedlikeahumanchildbyanthropologistH.LynMiles,PhD,Chanteklearnedtouseatoilet,cleanhisroomandreceiveanallowance,whichhespentontripstoMcDonald's.Todayheknowsmorethan150wordsinsignlanguageandcancomprehendspokenEnglish.Likenedtoafour-year-oldchild,hecanalsomakenecklaces,playSimonSays,andsignthathewantsacarridetothepark.

"Wecanhaveaconversationandplaygamestogether",saysMiles,aprofessorofanthropologyattheUniversityofTennesseeatChattanooga."Hemightsign'bedsleephug'ifhewantsanighttimehugbeforegoingtosleep";MilessaysChantekhaseveninventedsomenewwords,signing"tomatotoothpaste"forketchup,and"eyedrink"forcontactlenssolution.Chantekcallshimselfan"orangutanperson"todistinguishhimselffromothers.

EmotionalElephants

Knownfortheirlegendarymemories,elephantsalsoexhibitjumbo-sizedcompassion.Whenoneelephantinaherdisslowedfrominjury,therestwillwaituntilit-catchesup.Andifanelephantgetsstuckinamudhole,othershelp."They'lltrytogetundertheelephantlikeaforklift",saysMarcBekoff,PhD,aprofessorofanimalbehaviorattheUniversityofColoradoinBoulder."Thenthey'llpushitout".

Bekoff,authorofAnimalPassionsandBeastlyVirtues,notesthatafteranelephantdies,theothersinitsherdwillgrieve.HeobservedagroupofelephantsinnorthernKenyaafterthedeathoftheirmatriarch."Theywerejustmoping（闷闷不乐）aroundwiththeirheadsandtailslow",saysBekoff."Clearlytheywereinmourning".

Elephantsalsodemonstratedtheirsensitivityandcompassionbeforethe2OO4tsunamislammedintothecoastofThailand.Eyewitnessesreportedthatelephantswerescreamingandrunningforhigherground.Butontheway,theyusedtheirtrunkstoscoopupandsaveaboutadozentourists.

BuzzingProdigies（天才）

It'shardtoimaginesomethingassmallasabughavingmuchinthebraindepartment.Butthehumblehoneybeepossessesthesecond-mostcomplexlanguage,afterhumans.Whenahoneybeereturnstoahiveafterdiningonflowernectar,itperformsacomplexwaggledancetotellotherbeeswhetherthemealisworthatrip."Thehoneybeecansend10,000messages,providingthedistance,directionandquantityoffood",saysJamesGould,PhD,aprofessorofecologyandevolutionarybiologyatPrincetonUniversity."Notevenchimpsordolphinscansayasmanythings".

Somecriticsarguethatbeedancesreflectinnatebehaviorratherthanintelligence,butGouldinsiststhatthebeesarebrainy.Iftheysenseastormcoming,they'llstoptheirdancesootherbeeswon'tgetcaughtintherainwhilesearchingforfood.Andwhenthey'relookingforanewhome,honeybeescoutswho'vefoundadryspotwillsuddenlychangetheirdanceifanobserverpoursaglassofwaterinside."They'realotlikepeoplejudgingwhethertobuyahouse",saysGould.

SmartSuckers

Octopusesmaybespineless,butthey'renotbrainless.AttheSeattleAquarium,marinebiologistRolandAnderson,PhD,reportsthatgiant,Pacificoctopuses（GPOs）arenotonlyintelligentcreaturesbutalsoleadedwithpersonality.OnefemalewasnamedEmilyDickinsonbecauseshewassoshysheusedtohideinanarrowspacebehindthetank'sbackdrop.AfriskymalebecameLeisureSuitLarry,duetohisfondnessforgropingvolunteerswhowanderedtooclosetohistank."Ifhewereaman,he'dhavebeencitedforsexualharassment",saysAnderson.

Lastyear,Andersondevisedanunusualintelligencetest.Heputsomesmallfishintoaplasticjarwithawide-mouthscrewtopandgavethemtosevendifferentGPOs.Mostoftheoctopuseshadtroubleopeningthejars.ButafterAndersondrilledholesinthejartopssotheGPOscouldsmellthesmallfish,theoctopusesperformedbetter.Thenhecoatedtheoutsideofthejarswithfr6senfishtokeeptheGPOs'interest,andthistime,theyquicklyopenedthelids."Asignoftheirintelligence",saysAnderson.

CreativeDolphins

AsfarbackasAristotle,dolphinshavebeenknownaswiseguardiansofthesea,protectingsailorsfromsharksandguidingshipstoland.What'smoreimpressiveisdolphins'abilitytocommunicatewitheachother,especiallyovervastdistances.Dolphinsemithigh-pitchedwhistlestoconversewithotherdolphinstheycan'tsee.

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