大学英语六级分类模拟题467.docx

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大学英语六级分类模拟题467

大学英语六级分类模拟题467

（总分：

327.00，做题时间：

90分钟）

一、PartⅠWriting（总题数：

1，分数：

15.00）

1.Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledLivingwithParentsafterGraduationbycommentingontheprevailingphenomenon:

Manynewlygraduateschoosetolivewiththeirparents.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

（分数：

15.00）

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正确答案：

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解析：

LivingwithParentsafterGraduation

Whichwillyouchoosetodealwithyouraccommodationproblemaftergraduation,livingwithparentsorrentingaroomonyourown?

Quiteanumberofpeopleprefertorentaroomontheirown;however,moreandmorepeoplechoosetolivewithparents.

Thereareseveralreasonsforthat.First,becauseofhighhousingprices,mostpeoplecan"taffordtobuyahouseaftergraduation.What"smore,withtheirlimitedincomes,thegraduatesfeelstressedwiththehighhousingrentandlivingcosts.Livingwithparentscansavethemlotsofmoneywhichtheymayspendonhousinganddailyexpenses.Finally,manypeoplehavebeenaccustomedtodependingontheirparentsandtheycan"ttakecareofthemselves.

Personallyspeaking,I"dratherrentaroomtolivemyownlife,thoughlivingwithmyparentsmayhelpsavemuchmoney.Ialsosuggestthatthosewhoaresodependentonparentsshouldlearntobeindependentasearlyaspossible.

二、PartⅡReadingComprehension（总题数：

0，分数：

0.00）

三、SectionA（总题数：

1，分数：

20.00）

WhyIndiaIsPoorandCorruptWhileJapanIsRichandClean

A.IntheFarEast,Malaysia,Singapore,Korea,Taiwan,HongKong,andJapan—allrelyingextensivelyonprivatemarkets—arethriving.Theirpeoplearefullofhope.Bycontrast,India,Indonesia,andCommunistChina,allrelyingheavilyoncentralplanning,haveexperiencedeconomicstagnationandpoliticalrepression.

B.Anespeciallyilluminatingexample,worthexaminingingreaterdetail,isthecontrastbetweentheexperiencesofIndiaandJapan—Indiaduringthefirst30yearsafteritachievedindependencein1947,andJapanduringthefirst30yearsaftertheMeijiRestorationin1867.Economistsandsocialscientistsingeneralcanseldomconductcontrolledexperimentsofthekindthataresoimportantintestinghypothesesinthephysicalsciences.However,experiencehashereproducedsomethingveryclosetoacontrolledexperimentthatwecanusetotesttheimportanceofthedifferenceinmethodsofeconomicorganization.

C.Bothwerecountrieswithancientcivilizationsandasophisticatedculture.Eachhadahighlystructuredpopulation.Japanhadafeudalstructure;Indiahadarigidcastesystem.Bothcountriesexperiencedamajorpolitical,economicandsocialchange.Inbothcountriesagroupofable,dedicatedleaderstookpower.Theywereimbuedwithnationalprideanddeterminedtoconverteconomicstagnationintorapidgrowth,totransformtheircountriesintogreatpowers.

D.AlmostalldifferencesfavouredIndiaratherthanJapan.ThepriorrulesofJapanhadenforcedalmostcompleteisolationfromtherestoftheworld.InternationaltradeandcontactwaslimitedtoonevisitfromoneDutchshipayear.ThreeormorecenturiesofenforcedisolationhadleftJapanignorantoftheoutsideworld,farbehindtheWestinscienceandtechnology.

E.Indiawasmuchmorefortunate.IthadenjoyedsubstantialeconomicgrowthbeforeWorldWarI.Thatgrowthwasconvertedintostagnationbetweenthetwoworldwars,butwasnotreversed.Improvementsintransportationhadendedthefaminesthathadearlierbeenarecurrentcurse.Manyofitsleadershadbeeneducatedinadvancedcountries,particularlyinGreatBritain.Britishruleleftitwithahighlyskilledandtrainedcivilservice,modernfactories,andanexcellentrailroadsystem.NoneoftheseexistedinJapanin1867.India"sphysicalresources,too,werefarsuperiortoJapan"s.IndiaisnearlyninetimesaslargeasJapan,andamuchlargerpercentageofitsareaconsistsofrelativelylevelandaccessibleland.Japanismostlymountainous.

F.Finally,Japanwasonitsown.NoforeigncapitalwasinvestedinJapan.Indiafaredfarbetter.Sinceitachievedindependencein1947,ithasreceivedanenormousvolumeofresourcesfromtherestoftheworld,mostlyasgifts.Theflowcontinuestoday.

G.DespitethesimilarcircumstancesofJapanin1867andIndiain1947,theoutcomewasvastlydifferent.Japandismantleditsfeudalstructureandextendedsocialandeconomicopportunitytoallitscitizens.Thelotoftheordinarymanimprovedrapidly.Japanbecameapowertobereckonedwith.

H.Indiapaidlipservicetotheeliminationofcastebarriersyetmadelittleprogressinpractice.Differencesinincomeandwealthgrewwider.Populationexploded,asitdidinJapan,buteconomicoutputpercapitadidnot.Indiaprideditselfonbeingthelargestdemocracyintheworld,butitlapsedforatimeintoadictatorshipthatrestrictedfreedomofspeechandpress.

I.Whatexplainsthedifferenceinresults?

Manyobserverspointtodifferentsocialinstitutionsandhumancharacteristics.Religioustaboos,thecastesystem,afatalisticphilosophy—allthesearesaidtoimprisontheinhabitantsofIndia.Bycontrast,theJapanesearelaudedashardworking,energetic,eagertorespondtoinfluencesfromabroad,andincrediblyingeniousatadaptingwhattheylearnfromoutsidetotheirownneeds.

J.ThisdescriptionoftheJapanesemaybeaccuratetoday.Itwasnotin1867.AnearlyforeignresidentinJapanwrote:

"Wealthywedonotthinkit[Japan]willeverbecome.TheadvantagesconferredbyNature,withexceptionoftheclimate,andtheloveofindolenceandpleasureofthepeoplethemselvesforbidit."

K.Similarly,thedescriptionoftheIndiansmaybeaccuratetodayforsomeIndians,butitcertainlyisnotaccurateforIndianswhohavemigratedelsewhere.Inmanycontinents,Indiansaresuccessfulentrepreneurs,sometimesconstitutingthemainstayoftheentrepreneurialclass.Theyhaveoftenbeenthedynamoinitiatingandpromotingeconomicprogress.

L.Inanyevent,economicandsocialprogressdoesnotdependontheattributesorbehaviourofthemasses.Ineverycountryatinyminoritysetsthepace,determinesthecourseofevents.Inthecountriesthathavedevelopedmostrapidlyandsuccessfully,aminorityofenterprisingandrisk-takingindividualshaveforgedahead,createdopportunitiesforimitatorstofollow,haveenabledthemajoritytoincreasetheirproductivity.

M.ThecharacteristicsoftheIndiansthatsomanyoutsideobserversdeplorereflectratherthancausethelackofprogress.Slothandlackofenterpriseflourishwhenhardworkandthetakingofrisksarenotrewarded.Afatalisticphilosophyisanaccommodationtostagnation.IndiahasnoshortageofpeoplewiththequalitiesthatcouldsparkandfuelthesamekindofeconomicdevelopmentthatJapanexperiencedafter1867,oreventhatGermanyandJapandidafterWorldWarⅡ.Indeed,therealtragedyofIndiaisthatitremainsasubcontinentteemingwithdesperatelypoorpeoplewhenitcould,webelieve,beaflourishing,vigorous,increasinglyprosperousandfreesociety.

N.WhatthenaccountsforthedifferentexperiencesofJapanfrom1867to1897andofIndiafrom1947todate?

WebelievethattheexplanationisthesameasforthedifferencebetweenWestandEastGermany,IsraelandEgypt,TaiwanandRedChina.

O.Japanreliedprimarilyonvoluntarycooperationandfreemarkets—onthemodeloftheBritainofitslaissez-fairetime.Indiareliedoncentraleconomicplanning—onthemodeloftheBritainofpost-WWII.TheMeijigovernmentatnotimedidittrytocontrolthetotalamountordirectionofinvestmentorthestructureofoutput.

P.Indiaisfollowingaverydifferentpolicy.Itsleadersregardcapitalismassynonymouswithimperialism,tobeavoidedatallcosts.TheyembarkedonaseriesofSoviet-typefive-yearplansthatoutlineddetailedprogramsofinvestment.Someareasofproductionarereservedtogovernment;inothersprivatefilmsarepermittedtooperate,butonlyinconformitywithThePlan.

Q.Tariffsandquotascontrolimports,subsidiescontrolexports.Needlesstosay,thesemeasuresproduceshortagesofforeignexchange.Thesearemetbydetailedandextensiveforeignexchangecontrol—amajorsourcebothofinefficiencyandofspecialprivilege.Wagesandpricesarecontrolled.Agovernmentpermitisrequiredtobuildafactoryortomakeanyotherinvestment.Taxesareubiquitous,highlygraduatedonpaper,evadedinpractice.Smuggling,blackmarkets,illegaltransactionsofallkindsareeverybitasubiquitousastaxes.

R.RelianceonthemarketinJapanreleasedhiddenandunsuspectedresourcesofenergyandingenuity.Itpreventedvestedinterestsfromblockingchange.Itforceddevelopmenttoconformtotheharshtestofefficiency.RelianceongovernmentcontrolsinIndiafrustratesinitiativeordivertsitintowastefulchannels.Itprotectsvestedinterestsfromtheforcesofchange.Itsubstitutesbureaucraticapprovalformarketefficiencyasthecriterionofsurvival.（分数：

20.00）

（1）.Since1947,manycountrieshaveinvestedinIndia,soitiswithtoday.（分数：

2.00）

解析：

F[解析]题干意为：

从1947年开始，许多国家在印度投资，今天这种局面仍在继续。

这与F段后两句Sinceitachievedindependencein1947,ithasreceivedanenormousvolumeofresourcesfromtherestoftheworld,mostlyasgifts.Theflowcontinuestoday.意思一致，题干中的invested与原文中的receivedanenormousvolumeofresources相对应。

（2）.TheleadersofIndiadon"tcallforcapitalismfortheybelievethatitissimilartoimperialism.（分数：

2.00）

解析：

P[解析]题干意为：

印度的领袖不提倡资本主义，因为他们认为资本主义类似于帝国主义。

根据题干中的capitalism和imperialism可定位至P段首句Indiaisfollowingaverydifferentpolicy.Itsleadersregar