英语六级考试模拟卷1.docx

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英语六级考试模拟卷1

2010年12月英语六级考试模拟卷

（1）

　　PartIWriting（30minutes）

　　Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

Travel-mateWanted.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

　　假设你是李明，假期即将到来，你打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望找个外国朋友作为游伴（Travel-mate）。

拟一个寻游伴的启事，交代清楚日程安排、费用分担情况、对对方的要求等，并说明对方和你一起出游的好处。

　　Travel-mateWanted

　　PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

　　Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-4,mark

　　Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

　　Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

　　IsCollegeReallyWorththeMoney?

　　TheRealWorld

　　EsteGriffithhaditallfiguredout.WhenshegraduatedfromtheUniversityofPittsburghinApril2001,shehadhersightssetononething:

workingforalaborunion.

　　Therealworldhadotherideas.Griffithleftschoolwithnotonlyadegree,butaboatloadofdebt.Sheowed$15,000instudentloansandhadrackedup$4,000increditcarddebtforbooks,groceriesandotherexpenses.Nolaborunionjobcouldpayenoughtobailherout.

　　SoGriffithwenttoworkinsteadforaWashington,D.C.firmthatspecializesineconomicdevelopment.Problemsolved?

Nope.Atage24,shetakeshomeabout$1,800amonth,$1,200ofwhichdisappearstopayherrent.Addanother$180amonthtoretireherstudentloansand$300amonthtowhittledownhercreditcardbalance."Youdothemath,"shesays.

　　Griffithhaspracticallynomoneytoliveon.Shebrown-bags（自带午餐）herlunchandbikestowork.Aboveall,shefearsshe'llneverownahouseorbeabletoretire.It'snotthatsheregretsgettingherdegree."Buttheydon'ttellyouthatthetrade-offisthenexttenyearsofyourincome,"shesays.

　　That'spreciselythedealbeingmadebymoreandmorecollegestudents.They'remortgagingtheirfuturestomeetsoaringtuitioncostsandothercollegeexpenses.LikeGriffith,they'refacingaone-twopunchatgraduation:

hefty（深重的）studentloansandsmotheringcreditcarddebt—nottomentionajobmarketthat,fornowanyway,isdismal.

　　"Weareforcingourchildrentomakeachoicebetweentwoevils,"saysElizabethWarren,aHarvardLawprofessorandexpertonbankruptcy."Skipcollegeandfacealifeofdiminishedopportunity.orgotocollegeandfacealifeshackled（束缚）bydebt."

　　TuitionHikes

　　Forsometime,collegeshaveinsistedtheirsteeptuitionhikesareneededtopayforcutting-edgetechnologies,facultyandadministrationsalaries,andrisinghealthcarecosts.Nowthere'sanewculprit（犯人）:

shrinkingstatesupport.Caughtinaseverebudgetcrunch,manystateshavesharplyscaledbacktheirfundingforhighereducation.

　　Someonehadtomakeupforthoselostdollars.Andyoucanguesswho—especiallyifyouliveinMassachusetts,whichlastyearhikeditstuitionandfeesby24percent,afterfundingdroppedby3percent,orinMissouri,whereappropriations（拨款）fellby10percent,buttuitionroseatdoublethatrate.Aboutone-thirdofthestates,infact,haveincreasedtuitionandfeesbymorethan10percent.

　　OneofthosestatesisCalifornia,andJanetBurrell'sfamilyisfeelingthepain.AbookkeeperinTorrance,BurrellhasadaughterattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavisMeanwhile,hersonsattendtwo-yearcollegesbecauseBurrellcan'taffordtohavealloftheminfour-yearschoolsatonce.

　　Meanwhile,evenwithtuitionhikes,California'scommunitycollegesaresostrappedforcashtheydroppedthousandsofclasseslastspring.Theresult:

54,000fewerstudents.

　　CollapsingInvestments

　　Manyfamiliesthoughttheyhadasurefireplan:

eveniftuitionkeptskyrocketing,theyhadinvestedenoughmoneyalongthewaytomeetthecosts.ThenafunnythinghappenedonthewaytoWallStreet.Thoseinvestmentscollapsedwiththestockmarket.Amongtheloserslastyear:

thewildlypopular"529"plans—federaltax-exemptcollegesavingsplansofferedbyindividualstates,whichhaveattractedbillionsfromfamiliesaroundthecountry."Wehearfrommanyparentsthatwhattheyhadsetasidedeclinedinvaluesomuchthattheynowdon'thaveenoughtoseetheirstudentsthrough,"saysPennStatefinancialaiddirectorAnnaGriswold,whowitnesseda10percentincreaseinloanapplicationslastyear.Evenwithamarketthatmaybeslowlyrecovering,itwilltaketime,perhapsseveralyears,forpeopletorecoup（补偿）theirlosses.

　　NadineSayeghisamongthosewhodidn'thavetheluxuryofwaitingforhercollegenesteggtogrowback.Herfatherhadinvestedmoneytowardhertuition,butalargechunkofitvanishedwhenstockswentsouth.Nadinewasthenonlypartwaythroughcollege.Bygraduation,shehadtakenoutatleast$10,000inloans,andhermotherhadborrowedevenmoreonherbehalf.Now22,Nadineisattendinglawschool,havingsignedforyetmoreloanstopayforthat."Therewasn'tanywaytodoitdifferently,"shesays,"andI'mnothappyaboutit.I'vesatdownandcalculatedhowlongitwilltakemetopayoffeverything.I'llbe35yearsold."That'sifshe'sverylucky:

Nadinebasedhercalculationonlandingajobrightoutoflawschoolthatwillpayheratleast$120,000ayear.

　　DependentonLoansandCreditCards

　　TheAmericanCouncilonEducationhasitsowncalculationthatshowshowstudentsaremoreandmoredependentonloans.Injustfiveyears,from1995to2000,themedianloandebtatpublicinstitutionsrosefrom$10,342to$15,375.Mostofthiscomesfromfederalloans,whichCongressmademoretemptingin1992byexpandingeligibility（homeequitynolongercountsagainstyourassets）andraisingloanlimits（adependentundergraduatecannowborrowupto$23,000fromthefederalgovernment）.

　　Butstudentsaren'tstoppingthere.TheCollegeBoardestimatesthattheyalsoborrowed$4.5billionfromprivatelendersinthe2000-2001academicyear,upfrom$1.5billionjustfiveyearsearlier.

　　Forlotsofstudents,theworstofitisn'teventheweightofthosedirectstudentloans.It'swhattheyrackuponallthoseplasticcardsintheirwallets.Asoftwoyearsago,accordingtoastudybylenderNellieMae,morethaneightoutoftenundergradshadtheirowncreditcards,withthetypicalstudentcarryingfour.That'snobigsurprise,giventhein-your-facemarketingbycreditcardcompanies,whichsetuptablesoncampustoentice（诱惑）studentstosignup.Somecollegesbanorrestrictthishawking,butothersgiveitaboost.Youknowthosecreditcardsemblazonedwithaschool'spictureoritslogo?

Forsanctioningsuchacard—amust-haveforsomestudents—acollegedepartmentorassociationgetspaymentsfromtheissuer.Meanwhile,fromfreshmanyeartograduation,accordingtotheNellieMaestudy,studentstriplethenumberofcreditcardstheyownanddoubletheirdebtonthem.Asof2001,theywereintheholeanaverage$2,327.

　　AWiseChoice?

　　Oneday,Moyersatdownwithhismother,JanneO'Donnell,totalkabouthisgoalofgoingtolawschool.Don'tcountonit,O'Donnelltoldhim.Shecouldn'taffordthecostandMoyerdoubtedhecouldgetaloan,givenhowmuchheowedalready."Hesaidhefeltlikeafailure,"O'Donnellrecalls."Hedidn'tknowhowhehadgottenintosuchamess."

　　Aweeklater,the22-year-oldhangedhimselfinhisbedroom,wherehismotherfoundhim.O'Donnellisconvincedthemoneypressurescausedhissuicide."Seantriedtopayhisdebtsoff,"shesays."Andhecouldn'ttakeit."

　　Tobesure,suicidesareexceedinglyrare.Butdespairiscommon,anditsometimesleadsstudentstorethinkwhethercollegewasworthit.Infact,therearequiteafewjobsthatdon'trequireacollegedegree,yetpayfairlywell.Onaverage,though,collegegraduatescanexpecttoearn80percentmorethanthosewithonlyahighschooldiploma.Also,allbuttwoofthe50highestpayingjobs（theexceptionsbeingairtrafficcontrollersandnuclearpowerreactoroperators）requireafour-yearcollegedegree.Soforegoingacollegeeducationisoftennotawisechoice.

　　MeritMikhail,whograduatedlastJunefromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Riverside,isgladsheborrowedtogetthroughschool.ButsheleftRiversideowing$20,000instudentloansandanother$7,000increditcarddebt.Nowinlawschool,Merithopestobecomeapublic-interestattorney,yetshemayhavetopostponethatgoal,whichbothersher.Tohandleherdebt,she'llprobablyneedtostartwithamorelucrative（有利的）legaljob.

　　Likesomanyotherstudents.Mikhailtookoutherloansonakindofblindfaiththatshecoulddealwiththeconsequences."Yousaytoyourself,'Ihavetogointodebttomakeitwork,andwhateverittakeslater,I'llmanage.'"Laterhasnowarrived,andMikhailisfindingoutthetruecostofhercollegedegree.

　　1.GriffithworkedforafirmthatspecializedineconomicdevelopmentinWashingtonD.C.becausesheneededmoneytopayforherdebt.

　　2.Theonlyproblemthestudentsarefacingatgraduationisthedismaljobmarket.

　　3.Onereasonwhycollegesincreasetuitionandfeesisthatthestatesupportisshrinking.

　　4.Nearlyallthefamiliescanmanagetomeetthesoaringtuitioncoststhroughvariousinvestmentplans.

　　5.AccordingtoNadine'scalculation,shecanpayoffallherdebtwhensheis________ifshecangetasalaryof$120,000ayearrightoutoflawschool.

　　6.Studentsgetmoneyfromnotonlyfederalloansbutalso________.

　　7.Thecollegedepartmentorassociationcangetpaymentsfromtheissuerifitsa