大学英语六级模拟题及答案.docx

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大学英语六级模拟题及答案

PartⅠ

ListeningComprehension（20minutes）

Section　　A

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

M:

Whenshallwestartourwork,Jane?

W:

Tomorrowat9o'clock.Butwemustworkquickly,forwehavetofinisheverythingbefore2intheafternoon.

Q:

Forhowlongcantheywork?

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose［D］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］

1.A）Themanshouldtrytobemoreunderstanding.

B）Theman'swifeshouldbemoreunderstanding.

C）Theman'snegativeattitudemaybederivedfromhischildhood.

D）Thepessimismofman'swifemaybetheresultofherpastexperiences.

2.A）Asnowstorm.　　B）Anearthquake.

C）Atrafficaccident.　　D）Ahurricane.

3.A）Thetwospeakersareclassmates.

B）Themanismajoringinelementaryeducation.

C）Thewomanismajoringinelementaryeducation.

D）Thetwospeakersgottoknoweachotherinaclass.

4.A）She'sgotastomachache.B）Shefeelsperfectlyfine.

C）She'sgoingtogetmarried.D）She'sgoingtohaveababy.

5.A）Itisthebestcityhe'severvisited.

B）Itwasworsethanhehadexpected.

C）Itisdifficulttogetaroundinthecity.

D）Thehotelserviceisterribleinthecity.

6.A）Toencouragethem.

B）Tostopthemimmediately.

C）Togivesomeexplanation.

D）Toleavethemalone.

7.A）Unemployment.　　B）Familybreakup.

C）Mentalproblems.　　D）Drinking.

8.A）Thewomanistheman'sboss.

B）Themanisthewoman'shusband.

C）Thewomanistheheadmasterofaschool.

D）Thewomanwantstoknowsomethingaboutastudent.

9.A）Theyareattendingaconcert.

B）Theyarenegotiatingaboutaprice.

C）Theyareplanningtogoforadate.

D）Theyarebuyingsomethingfortheirfirm.

10.A）Themanisafootballfan.

B）Themanneedsthewoman'shelp.

C）Themandidn'twatchTVlastnight.

D）Themanoftenhaspowerfailureathome.

Section　　B

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.\;

　　Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousand（11）____;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.（12）____thoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:

WhatkindofimpressionamImaking?

Dotheylikeme?

DoIsoundstupid?

AmIwearing（13）____clothes?

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Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustaffectpeople（14）____.Aperson'sselfconceptis（15）____inthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople's（16）____.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasa（17）____effectonallareasoftheirlives.\;

Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirinferiority.（18）____.Ashypersonmayrespondtoacomplimentwithastatementlikethisone:

"you'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit'snottrue."（19）____.\;

Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?

（20）____.People'sexpectationsofthemselvesmustberealistic.Livingontheimpossibleleadstoasenseofinadequacy.

PartⅡ

ReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

WhenKathieGifford'sfacewassplashedacrossthenewspapersin1996afterherlucrativelineofWalmartclothingwasexposedastheworkofunderpaidlaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown,theDepartmentofLaborandtheWhiteHouseteameduptocondemnsuchpractices.Withmuchfanfare,PresidentClinton'sadministrationlaunchedthe"NoSweat"campaign,whichpressuredretailersandmanufacturerstosubmittoperiodicindependentinspectionoftheirworkplaceconditions.\;

ThiscampaignurgedmanufacturerstosigntheWorkplaceCodeofConduct,apromisetoselfregulatethathassincebeenadoptedbyahandfulofretailersandmanyofthenation'slargestmanufacturers,includingNikeandL.L.Bean.However,theDepartmentofDefense,whichhasa$1billiongarmentbusinessthatwouldmakeitthecountry's14thlargestretailappareloutlet,hasnotsignedtheCodeofConduct.Inaddition,ithasnotagreedtodemandthatitscontractorssubmittoperiodicinspections.\;

BecausetheDepartmentofDefensehasnotagreedtoadheretothecode,thejobofstoppingpublicsectorsweatshopsfallstotheDepartmentofLabor.Federalcontractorsthatpersistinviolatingwagelawsorsafetyandhealthcodescanlosetheirlucrativetaxpayerfinancedcontracts.ButSuzanneSeiden,adeputyadministratorattheDepartmentofLabor,saysthattoherknowledge,thedepartmenthasneverappliedthatruletogovernmentapparelmanufacturers."Ijustassumethattheyareadheringtosafetyandhealthrequirements,"shesays.AccordingtorecordsobtainedbyMotherJones,throughaFreedomofInformationActrequest,theOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationhascitedLion32timesforsafetyandhealthviolationsinthepast12years.

21.Whatisthispassgagemainlyconcernedwith?

A）ThefunctionsoftheDepartmentofLaborinAmerica.

B）AseriousproblemthreateningAmericaneconomy.

C）ThesuccessfulattemptofregulatingsweatshopsinAmerica.

D）TheseriousnessoftheproblemofsweatshopsinAmerica.

22.Accordingtothepassage,KathieGifford____.

A）wasoneoftheunderpaidlaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown

B）wasoneofthewellpaidlaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown

C）mademuchmoneyfromcheaplaborersinNewYorkCity'sChinatown

D）wroteanewspaperarticleexposingthepracticeofemployingcheaplaborers

23.Theunderlinedphrase"tosubmitto"isclosestinmeaningto____.

A）toacceptunwillingly

B）torefusecoldly

C）towelcomewarmheartedly

D）toblamestrongly

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheDepartmentofDefenseistrue?

A）Itwillbecomethecountry's14thlargestretailapparelmanufacturer.

B）Ithasn'tactedaccordingtotheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.

C）IthasdemandeditscontractorstosigntheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.

D）IthasteamedupwiththeDepartmentofLabortolaunchacampaign.

25.WhatwasthepurposeofPresidentClinton'sadministrationlaunchingthe"NoSweat"campaign?

A）TourgemanufacturerstoobeytheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.

B）ToremindthemanufacturersoftheWorkplaceCodeofConduct.

C）TourgetheDepartmentofLabortotakeitsresponsibility.

D）TourgetheDepartmentofDefensetoinspectmanufacturers.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Theterminvestmentportfolioconjuresupvisionsofthetrulyrich-theRockefellers,theWalMartWaltons,BillGates.Buttoday,everyone-fromthePhiladelphiafirefighter,hisparttimereceptionistwifeandtheirthreechildren,tothesingleLosAngeleslawyerstartingoutonhisown-needsaportfolio.\;

Aportfolioissimplyacollectionoffinancialassets.Itmayincluderealestate,rarestampsandcoins,preciousmetalsandevenartworks.Butthoseareforpeoplewithexpertise.Whatmostofusneedtoknowaboutarestocks,bondsandcash（includingsuchcashequivalentsasmoneymarketfunds）.\;

Howdoyoudecidewhatpartofyourportfolioshouldgotoeachofthebigthree?

Beginbyunderstandingthatstockspayhigherreturnsbutaremorerisky;bondsandcashpaylowerreturnsbutarelessrisky.\;

ResearchbyIbbotsonAssociates,forexample,showsthatlargecompanystocks,onaverage,havereturned11.2percentannuallysince1926.Overthesameperiod,bycomparison,bondshavereturnedanannualaverageof5.3percentandcash,3.8percent.\;

Butshorttermriskisanothermatter.In1974,aoneyear$1000investmentinthestockmarketwouldhavedeclinedto$735.\;

Withbonds,therearetwokindsofrisk:

thattheborrowerwon'tpayyoubackandthatthemoneyyou'llgetwon'tbeworthverymuch.TheU.S.governmentstandsbehindtreasurybonds,sothecreditriskisalmostnil.Buttheinflationriskremains.Sayyoubuya$1000bondmaturingintenyears.Ifinflationaveragesaboutsevenpercentoverthattime,thenthe$1000youreceiveatmaturitycanonlybuy$500worthoftoday'sgoods.\;

Withcash,theinflationriskislower,sinceoveralongperiodyoucankeeprollingoveryourCDseveryyear（ormoreoften）.Ifinflationrises,interestratesrisetocompensate.\;

Asaresult