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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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