大学英语6级考试预测试题4
Part ⅠWriting
Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On Remedial Examinations. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.
1．补考是大学教育的一部分
2．补考的利与弊
3．如何发挥补考的作用
On Remedial Examinations
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Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
When Mom and Dad Grow Old
The prospect of talking to increasingly fragile parents about their future can be "one of the most difficult challenges adult children will ever face," says Clarissa Green, a Vancouver therapist. "People often tell me they don't want to raise sensitive issues with their parents about bringing in caregivers or moving," she says. "They'll say, 'I don't want to see Dad cry.'" But Green usually responds, "What's wrong with that?" Adult children, she says, need to try to join their parents in grieving their decline, acknowledge their living arrangements may on longer work and, if necessary, help them say goodbye to their beloved home. "It's sad. And it's supposed to be. It's about death itself."
There are almost four million men and women over age 65 in Canada. Nearly two thirds of them manage to patch together enough support—from family, friends, private anti government ser vices-to live independently until virtually the day they die, according to Statistics Canada.
Of the Canadian seniors who live to 85 and over, almost one iii three end up being moved—sometimes kicking—to group living for the last years of their lives. Even in the best-case scenarios (可能出现的情况), such dislocations can bring sorrow. "Often the family feels guilty, and the senior feels abandoned," says Charmaine Spencer, a professor in the gerontology department of Simon Fraser University. Harassed with their own careers and children, adult children may push their parents too fast to make a major transition.
V al MacDonald, executive director of the B.C. Seniors Services Society, cautions adult children against imposing their views on aging parents. "Many baby boomers can be quite patronizing(高人一等的)," she says. Like many who work with seniors, MacDonald suggests adult children devote many conversations over a long period of time to collaborating on their parents' future, raising feelings, questions and options—gently, but frankly. However, many middle-aged adults, according to the specialists, just muddle(应付) through with their aging parents.
When the parents of Nancy Woods of Mulmur Hills, Ont., were in their nfid-80s, they made the decision to downsize from their large family home to an apartment in Toronto. As Woods's parents, George and Bernice, became more frail, she believed they knew she had their best interests at heart. They agreed to her suggestion to have Meals on Wheels start delivering lunches and dinners. However, years later, after a crisis, Woods discovered her parents had taken to
throwing out the prepared meals. Her dad had appreciated them, but Bernice had come to believe they were poisoned. "My father was so loyal," says Woods, "he had hid that my mother was overwhelmed by paranoia(偏执狂)." To her horror, Woods discovered her dad and mom were "living on crackers and oatmeal porridge" and were weakening from the impoverished diet. Her dad was also falling apart with the stress of providing for Bernice—a common problem when one spouse tries to do everything for an ailing partner. "The spouse who's being cared for might be doing well at home," says Spencer, "but often the other spouse is burned out and ends up being hospitalized."
Fortunately, outside help is often available to people struggling through the often-distressing process of helping their parents explore an important shift. Sons and daughters can bring in brochures or books on seniors' issues, as well as introduce government health-care workers or staff at various agencies, to help raise issues and open up discussions, says Val MacDonald, whose nonprofit organization responds to thousands of calls a year from British Columbians desperate for information about how to weave through the dizzying array of seniors services and housing options. The long list of things to do, says MacDonald, includes assessing their ability to live independently; determining your comfort level with such things as bathing a parent; discussing with all household members whether it would be healthy for an elderly relative to move in; monitoring whether, out of pure duty, you're overcommitting yourself to providing a level of care that could threaten your own well-being.
The shock phone call that flung Nancy Woods and her parents into action came from her desperate dad. "I got this call from my father that he couldn't cope anymore. My mother was set ting fires in the apartment," she says. "He didn't want to see it for what it was. Up to then he'd been in denial."
Without knowing she was following the advice of experts who recommend using outside sources to stimulate frank discussion with parents, Woods grabbed a copy of The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With A lzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life. She read sections of the book to her dad and asked him, "Who does that sound like?" Her father replied, "It's Mother. It's dementia (痴呆)." At that point, Woods said, her dad finally recognized their tragic plight. She told her father she would help them move out of their apartment. "He nodded. He didn't yell or roar. He took it on the chin (忍受痛苦)."
Woods regrets that she "had not noticed small details signalling Mom's dementia." But she's satisfied her dad accepted his passage into a group residence, where he and his wife could stay together in a secure unit where staff were trained to deal with patients with dementia. "From the moment they moved into the Toronto nursing home, their physical health improved. On the other hand, it was the beginning of the end in terms of their mental abilities. Perhaps they couldn't get enough stimulation. Perhaps it was inevitable."
After my father died in 2002, the grim reality of my mother's sharply declining memory set in starkly. With her expanding dementia, Mom insisted on staying in her large North Shore house, even though she was confused about how to cook, organize her day or take care of her self. For the next three years we effectively imposed decisions on her, most of them involving bringing in caregivers, including family members. In 2005 Mom finally agreed, although she barely knew what was happening, to move to a nearby nursing home, where, despite great confusion, she is happier.
As Spencer says, the sense of dislocation that comes with making an important passage can
be "a very hard adjustment for a senior at the best of times. But it's worse if it's not planned not."
1. Clarissa Green suggests that adult children should ______.
A) encourage their parents to live independently
B) spend more time with their parents at weekends
C) try to share their fragile parents' grieving feelings
D) give their parents spiritual as well as financial help
2. According to Statistics Canada, most Canadian seniors over 65 ______.
A) move to their children's place B) live independently until they die
C) join meaningful privately-sponsored activities D) become the responsibility of the government
3. Under the pressure and stress from their careers and children, adult children tend to ______.
A) push their parents to group living B) depend on their retired parents
C) visit their parents less and less often D) seek for psychological consultation
4. Val MacDonald points out that baby boomers ______.
A) are more willing to talk to their parents
B) often take advantage of their parents financially
C) seldom think of sending their parents away
D) are likely to force their parents to accept their views
5. When Nancy Woods' parents reached their mid-80s, Nancy ______.
A) cooked every meal for them B) had their meals delivered
C) let them live on oatmeal porridge D) had a nutritious diet designed for them
6. Val MacDonald helps adult children with their aging parent issues through ______.
A) a magazine B) the Internet C) phone calls D) home visiting
7. Nancy Woods' father didn't decide to reveal his wife's disease until ______.
A) he was hospitalized for overwork B) he was too old to care for the wife
C) his wife refused to eat any food D) his wife set fires in their apartment
8. When Nancy Woods's father got to know their ______,he agreed to move out of their apartment.
9. Since Nancy Woods's parents moved into the Toronto nursing home they became healthier ______. physically, but had new problems with ______.
10. Despite knowing little about what was happening, the author's mother is happier in ______.
Part ⅢListening Comprehension
Section A
11. A) The man doesn't know any foreign languages.
B) The man has no idea of what the exam-related materials mean.
C) The woman has some perplexing problems with the exam.
D) The man has to know how to write in a foreign language.
12. A) Take one dictionary out of the room. B) Borrow a dictionary somewhere else.
C) Borrow a dictionary from the library. D) Buy a dictionary of his own.
13. A) He has had a heart attack because of smoking.
B) He has serious lung disease.
C) He is coughing because of too much smoking.
D) He will go to see a doctor about his coughing.
14. A) 160. B) 20. C) 80. D) 40.
15. A) He wasn't offered the job in the bookstore. B) He really wants to work in the bookstore.
C) He didn't know where the bookstore was. D) He declined the bookstore job once.
16. A) Cousins. B) Aunt and nephew.
C) Niece and uncle. D) A client and a secretary.
17. A) Jerry has an open character and is very talkative.
B) Jerry is very shy and quiet.
C) Jerry rarely says a thing about his brother Bill.
D) Jerry never means what he says.
18. A) He is going to Professor Hudson's home. B) He is going to the movies with the woman.
C) He is going to the cinema with Jane. D) He is going to the dorm to write his thesis.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) Set up your own website. B) Consult the bank's representatives.
C) Try by making transfers. D) Check your statements.
20. A) The person who is addicted to the Internet.
B) The person who reads every label of the goods.
C) The person who wants to buy fruit.
D) The person who is not picky.
21. A) The famous brands. B) The cereals.
C) Books. D) Meat.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. A) There are not enough efficient managers.
B) It lacks in guidelines for new employees.
C) The conference schedule should change immediately.
D) It is short of representatives for conferences.
23. A) Because she is on the executive staff.
B) Because she is familiar with the company.
C) Because she has knowledge of management.
D) Because she has an outstanding achievement.
24. A) Print materials for visitors. B) Study referential reports.
C) Ask Sally to make arrangements. D) Apply to the chief executive.
25. A) Confident. B) Shocked. C) Nervous. D) Reluctant.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) There is a great difference between reading and listening.
B) There are effective ways to practice the proofreading skill.
C) Highly educated and poorly educated people have different reading habits.
D) The speed and efficiency of reading depend on contents and purposes.
27. A) Too slow for a difficult book though just right for a non-serious one.
B) Too slow for a non-serious book but too hast for a difficult one.
C) Too fast for difficult material though just right for a non-serious book.
D) Too fast for a non-serious book as well as a difficult one.
28. A) Ignoring the general meaning of the text.
B) Paying little attention to the printing mistakes.
C) Pursuing a thorough understanding of the text.
D) Caring much about the spelling of words.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) The quicker it vibrates, the greater the frequency of sound it produces.
B) The slower it vibrates, the higher the frequency of sound it produces.
C) The quicker it vibrates, the lower the frequency of sound it produces.
D) The frequency of sound it produces is not in proportion to the speed it vibrates.
30. A) Those with frequencies lower than 20 hertz.
B) Those with frequencies about 21,000 hertz.
C) Those with frequencies lower than 20,000 hertz.
D) Those with frequencies higher than 20,000 hertz.
31. A) A bat caught the insect in midair and ate it.
B) Dolphin's clicking sounds bounced off the fish and back to it.
C) A person heard an echo when he shouted into the valley.
D) A dog heard his owner's whistle because he used ultrasound.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) He rushed into a shop the last minute before it was locked.
B) He was locked in a store while the staff hurried home.
C) He received a lot of anonymous Christmas presents.
D) He beat the owner dead when breaking in the store.
33. A) He stole some cash. B) He made himself at home.
C) He slept for 2 days. D) He held a party for himself.
34. A) He laughed at the police. B) He looked forward to going to prison.
C) He took his bottles with him. D) He went with the police without a struggle.
35. A) The tramp had stolen nothing of value.
B) The store had profited by the incident.
C) The tramp had a happy Christmas.
D) The store was responsible for what happened.
Section C
China has outlined a new approach to foreign investment, with planners saying they will now focus less on attracting large amounts of cash and more on selecting investments that will bring skills and technology into the country. The change in tactics, (36) in an official document
published by the National Development and Reform Commission, comes after more than a year of (37) debate over the role foreign investors should play in China's economy. China has long been one of the world's top (38) for foreign investment, and international companies (39) in more than $70 billion last year, drawn by the country's low costs, (40) prowess and huge domestic market. But the inroads have caused some unease among both ordinary people and officials, who also want to see domestic companies do well. The new foreign-in vestment plan, which isn't a (41) blueprint but rather a statement of broad (42) , does say that regulators will look more closely at foreign takeovers of local companies and other issues of "national economic security" that have received increasing attention recently. But the vision it advances represents neither an attempt to (43) close off China's economy nor a new round of liberalization. The planning agency said (44) . For instance, new investments by foreign companies will face stricter environmental and land-use standards. On the other hand, (45) . The plan said China will continue to open up service industries, (46) . The commission also pledged to improve the business environment by reducing red tape and strengthening enforcement of intellectual-property rights.
Part ⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
I am a foot taller than Napoleon and twice the weight of Twiggy; on my only visit to a beautician (美容师), the woman said she found my face a challenge. Yet despite these social disadvantages I feel cheerful, happy, confident and secure.
I work for a daily newspaper and so get to a lot of places I would otherwise never see. This year I went to Ascot to write about the people there. I saw something there that made me realize the stupidity of trying to conform, of trying to be better than anyone else. There was a small, plump woman, all dressed up—huge hat, dress with pink butterflies, long white gloves. She also had a shooting stick. But because she was so plump, when she sat on the stick it went deep into the ground and she couldn't pull it out. She tugged and tugged, tears of rage in her eyes. When the final tug brought it out, she crashed with it to the ground.
I saw her walk away. Her day had been mined. She had made a fool of herself in public— she had impressed nobody. In her own sad, red eyes she was a failure.
I remember well when I was like that, in the days before I learned that nobody really cared what you do. I remember the pain of my first dance, something that is always meant to be a wonderful occasion for a girl. There was a fashion then for diamante (人造钻石) ear-rings, and I wore them so often practicing for the big night that I got two great sores on my ears and had to put sticking-plaster on them. Perhaps it was this that made nobody want to dance with me. Whatever it was, there I sat for four hours and 43 minutes. When I came home, I told my parents that I had a marvelous time and that my feet were sore from dancing. They were pleased at my success and went to bed happily, but I went to my room and tore the bits of sticking-plaster off my ears and felt forlorn (被遗弃的) and disconsolate.
47. By saying "the woman said she found my face a challenge" (Line 2, Para 1), the author suggests that her face is ______.
48. Because of the Ascot woman's ______, the stick had to be pulled out from the ground.
49. What did the author learn from what she saw in Ascot?
50. According to the author, what was the main reason for the failure of her first dance?
51. Why did the author tell a lie to her parents that she had a marvelous time?
Section B
Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Picasso's art was not just a pleasant distraction. The artist believed that art helps to penetrate further into the world and into men for understanding. With his unusually acute senses, with his intense, black eyes, Picasso saw every subject as no one else did. He tried to express the essence of his subject. He showed people how to grasp a new concept of beauty. He made them realize that beauty can have a diversity of forms. "Now is the time in this period of change and revolution to use a revolutionary manner of painting and not to paint like before." That was Picasso's idea. Believing it is the artist's function to discover new forms of expression, he liberated art and made our feelings about it more acute.
Picasso keeps all of art alive. His work encompasses 'all of the past and foretells the future of art. His early paintings were sober and sensible, in the academic style. But Picasso was among the first artists to appreciate the vitality of the primitive African masks and idols that he saw in exhibitions in Paris before the First World War. Later, he experimented in recreating the artist's world as Cezanne had analyzed it, "You must see in nature the cylinder, the sphere, the cone"—"the little Cubes," as one artist called them. This Cubist vision of the world introduced a new period in the history of art and influenced all the forms of self-expression in the first half of the twentieth century: sculpture, architecture, ballet, theater design, and all the decorative arts. Even the zigzag camouflage (伪装) used in modern warfare was suggested by Cubist (立体派) art.
In 1925, Picasso began to explore an uncharted world, the surrealist world, the dream world beyond reality. He traveled in the unexplored regions of the mind and expressed thoughts never uttered before by an artist. His giant canvas, Guernica, made in 1937 to commemorate the Basque town bombed by German planes flying for Franco in the Spanish Civil War, is a picture of a ruined world with strange shapes of dying horses and murdered children. It is a violent expression of revolt against the horror of modern warfare, in a language not understood by the ordinary man. Many people have not yet been able to accept this modern, revolutionary kind of art, which Picasso influenced more than any other one artist. Perhaps his art will not be fully under stood for many years. "Everyone wants to understand art," protested Picasso. "Why not try to understand the song of a bird?" He explained further, "I don't read English. An English book is a blank to me. This doesn't mean that the English language doesn't exist. Why should I blame anyone else but myself if I can't understand what I know nothing about?"
For those who can understand his art, Picasso ranks among the great artists who illuminate the world and help men to see life more clearly. As Michelangelo himself a great artist, said, "Some merit the name of eagles because they surpass all others and break through the clouds to the light of the sun." In the world of art, Pablo Picasso is surely among the eagles.
52. What do people tend to think of Picasso's paintings?
A) They arouse much imagination. B) They are enjoyable amusements.
C) They show a new concept of beauty. D) They express the essence of the subject.
53. Which of the following artists pioneered Cubist art?
A) Cezanne. B) Picasso. C) Michelangelo. D) An unknown artist.
54. Which of the following is the true description of the surrealist world?
A) It is the world of dreams experienced by Picasso.
B) It expresses the painters' good will for world peace.
C) It had never been explored by anyone before Picasso.
D) Guernica was the best illustration of the surrealist world.
55. Picasso quoted the example of the English language to maintain that ______.
A) one has only himself to blame for not being able to understand something
B) he didn't expect that everyone could understand the surrealist art
C) everybody should be able to learn to appreciate the surrealist art
D) the intricacy of the surrealist art should not be blamed on the artists
56. The author most probably thinks that Picasso's art is ______.
A) unprecedented B) complicated C) apprehensible D) matchless
Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
Although there are body languages that can cross cultural boundaries, culture is still a significant factor in all body languages. This is particularly true of personal space needs. For example, Dr. Edward Hall has shown that in Japan crowding together is a sign of warm and pleasant intimacy. In certain situations, Hall believes that the Japanese prefer crowding.
Donald Keene, who wrote Living Japan, notes the fact that in the Japanese language there is no word for privacy. Still, this does not mean that there is no concept of the need to be apart from others. To the Japanese, privacy exists in terms of his house. He considers this area to be his own, and he dislikes invasion of it. The fact that he crowds together with others does not contradict his need for living space.
Dr. Hall sees this as a reflection of the Japanese concept of space. Westerners, he believed, see space as the distance between objects; to them space is empty. The Japanese, on the other hand, see space as having as much meaning as their flower arrangements and art, and the shape of their gardens as well, where units of space balance the areas containing flowers or plants.
Like the Japanese, the Arabs too prefer to be close to one another. But while in public they are crowded together, in privacy, they prefer a great deal of space. The traditional or wealthy Arab house is large and empty, with family often crowded together in one small area of it. The Arabs do not like to be alone, and even in their spacious houses they will huddle together.
The difference between the Arab huddling and the Japanese crowding is a deep thing. The Arabs like to touch his companion. The Japanese, in their closeness, preserve a formality and a cool dignity. They manage to touch and still keep rigid boundaries. The Arabs push these boundaries aside.
Along with this closeness, there is a pushing and shoving in the Arab world that many Westerners find uncomfortable, even unpleasant. To an American, for example, there are personal boundaries even in a public place. When he is waiting in line, he believes that his place there is his alone, and may not be invaded by another. The Arab has no concept of privacy in the public place, and if he can rush his way into a line, he feels perfectly within his rights to do so. To an American, the body is sacred; he dislikes being touched by a stranger, and will apologize if he touches another accidentally. To an Arab, bodily contact is accepted.
Hall points out that an Arab needs at times to be alone, no matter how close he wishes to be, physically, to his fellow men. To be alone, he simply cuts off the lines of communication. He retreats into himself, mentally and spiritually, and this withdrawal is respected by his companions.
If an American were with an Arab who withdrew in this way, he would regard it as impolite, as lack of respect, even as an insult.
57. What's the main idea of the passage?
A) Arabs and Japanese have different ideas of privacy.
B) Body languages reflect cultural concepts.
C) Cultural differences between the West and the East.
D) People in different cultures have different concepts of space.
58. According to Dr. Edward Hall,______.
A) the Japanese prefer crowding to privacy most of the time
B) space doesn't mean emptiness in the eyes of the Japanese
C) the Japanese dislike invasion of privacy in his house
D) the American require more space than the Japanese
59. The Arabs and the Japanese differ in that _____.
A) the Japanese keep their closeness within limits while the Arabs don't
B) the Arabs like to touch their companions but the Japanese don't
C) the Arabs require more space in privacy than the Japanese
D) the Japanese do not mind being alone while the Arabs do
60. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A) the Arabs reject any irritating bodily contact
B) the Arabs avoid any bodily contact with strangers
C) even impolite bodily contact is acceptable by the Arabs
D) bodily contact is a way to show friendliness by the Arabs
61. When an Arab wants to be alone, he ______.
A) simply withdraws to his own house B) may still stay with his companion
C) retreats physically and mentally D) doesn't talk as much as usual
Part ⅤError Correction
Example:
Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods. Many of the arguments having used for the study of literature as a school subject are valid for ∧study of television.
1. time/times/period
2. _____ _______
3. the
Part ⅥTranslation
72. They have decided to _________________________ (在所有的当地学校废除体罚).
73. His successful negotiations with the Americans_____________________________ (帮助他巩固了在政府中的地位).
74. She felt insulted, and obviously ___________________________(任何劝她留下来的企图都是徒劳无用的).
75. The workers followed the same schedules each workday, and rarely________________ (他们违背这个常规).
76. We should understand the necessity that _______________________(我们为这个项目贡献出力量).
大学英语6级考试预测试题
Part ⅠWriting
On Remedial Examinations
[范文与解析]
Sample
[I] Remedial examination is part of college education. [2] Most colleges allow at least one remedial examination on some subjects for every student in order to secure higher rates of graduation.
[3] Remedial examination has its advantages. [4] It gives one a second chance to pass an exam, which may be important for the student to reach a higher degree. [5] For a student who has failed the exam just because of sickness, a remedial examination is a fair chance for him to make it up. [6] But remedial examination also has disadvantages. [7] Some students don't work hard enough, because they think even if they fail the exams, they still have a second chance.
[8] In my opinion, remedial examination is good when it is used fairly. Some colleges decide that a student can take not more than 4 remedial examinations during his college years, or he will fail to get the bachelor's degree. I think such restriction to remedial examination is vital if it is to be used wisely.
[写作指南]
作文题目是“论补考”，从outline来看，把“补考的利与弊”作为写作的重点可能更容易把握(有谁认为自己讨论“如何发挥补考的作用”更有心得的?)。“补考”作为一种教育手段，有什么作用呢?首先，学生会因为事假、病假等原因错过考试，补考是他们获得相应成绩和学分的必要措施。其次，应当承认，任何考试的信度、效度都不是完美的，学生不及格有可能是一时失误所致，而不一定是水平不够，补考就给了他们一次重新证明自己的机会。此外，即使对于真正的差生来说，从教育的目的来看，都应该允许学生改正错误。只要这些差生在一定的时期内通过努力掌握好了所要求掌握的知识，就应该给他们补考并证明自己的机会。(注意思考的逻辑性。这里把参加补考的学生分：：三类，一一加以讨论，就比较严密。学生在考虑这种题目的写作时，也要学习类似的思维过程。范文因受字数限制只提到两类学生。)
“补考”有什么弊端?在现实中，有的学生因为存在补考机会，所以在学习时就没有付出最大的努力。这就没有达到教育的目的了。
最后“发挥补考的作用”部分，要结合前面的分析，表明“既要做好补考工作，也要尽力避免补考的弊端”。
Analysis
[1] 紧扣outline第l条。
[2] 对[1] 予以展开。
[3] [6]正反两方面展开说明补考的利与弊。关联问是but。
[4] [5]是[3]的展开句。从两个方面说补考之“利”。
[7] 是[6]的展开句。
[8] 用in my opinion引出“我”的看法，提出补考措施应该予以约束，段末再次呼应说明这种看法。
Part ⅡReading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)
l．[答案] C
[定位] 根据题干中的人名Clarissa Green查找到首段，再根据suggests定位到第5句need to部分。
[解析] 选项C是对第5句中join their parents in grieving their decline的近义改写，为本题答案。其他选项只是将原文的某些字眼拼凑在一起，Clarissa Crfeen在本文中并没有表达
这些选项的意思。
2．[答案] B
[定位] 根据题干中的大写专有名词Statistics Canada和数字65定位到第2段。
[解析] 原文该段第2句中破折号后的内容表明本题应选B。
3．[答案] A
[定位] 根据题干中的pressure and stress和careers and children等词定位到第3段。
[解析] 原文该段首句提到老年人要在老年公寓过group living的生活，题干中的careers and children出现在第3段末句，末句表明成年子女这时可能会急于把他们的父母推开，选项A结合了这两句的内容，为本题答案。
4．[答案] D
[定位] 根据题干中的人名Val MacDonald和专有名词baby boomers定位到第4段第l、2句。
[解析] 该段首句暗示有些子女把自己的意见强加给日益年迈的父母，第2句提到的baby boomers是前一句的例证，可见本题应选D。题干的关键词只在该段提及，而选项A、B和C的内容均不能在该段找到依据；
5．[答案] B
[定位] 根据题干中的人名Nancy Woods和数字mid-80s查找到第5段首句，再根据四个选项都涉及的就餐问题定位到第3句。
[解析] 选项B是对第3句中的have…delivering lunches and dinners的近义改写，为本题答案。选项C中的oatmeal porridge在该段倒数第3句有提及，但内容与原文不符，不能选。
6．[答案] C
[定位] 根据题干中的人名Val MacDonald和aging parent issues等同定位到第6段第2句。
[解析] 原文该句是一个长句，但根据Val MacDonald定位后，可发现该人名后的非限定性定语从句提到了他经营的非赢利性组织responds to…cal1s，可见本题应选C。
7．[答案] D
[定位] 根据题干中的人名Nancy Woods和father，wife’s disease等词定位到第7段第2、3句。
[解析] 只要根据题干中的关键词定位原文信息源，就能发现该段第3句提到了选项D 的内容，其他选项都属无中生有。
8．[答案] tragic plight
[定位] 根据题干中的人名Nancy Woods，father和apartment等词定位到第8段最后五句。
[解析] 空白处需要名词性成分，作know的宾语。依照原文内容，Woods的父亲认识到了他们的悲惨处境，最终强忍痛苦同意搬出公寓。题目中的got to know是对原文recognized 的同义替换，因此答案就是其后的tragic plight。
9．[答案] their mental abilities
[定位] 根据题干中的地名Toronto nursing home定位到倒数第3段第3、4句。
[解析] 空白处需要名词性成分，作with的宾语。题目中的new problems是对原文倒数第3段第4句中the beginning of the end的同义改写，with相当于原文中的in terms Of，所以答案应该是in terms of的宾语their mental abi1ities。
10．[答案] the nearby nursing home
[定位] 根据题干中的author's mother和happier等同定位到倒数第2段末句。
[解析] 空白处需要名词性成分，作介词in的宾语。题目用介词结构despite…表达了原
文中的让步状语从句，空白处前的is happier在原文中出现在定语从句中，只需找出定语从句中关系副词where的所指，就可得到答案。
Part ⅢListening Comprehension
Keys:
Section A
11. B 12. D 13. C 14. D 15. D 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. D 21. B 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. A
Section B
26. D 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. B
Section C
36. detailed 37. heated 38. destinations 39. poured
40. manufacturing 41. specific 42. principles 43. completely
44. its major goal is to advance what it calls a "fundamental shift from quantity to quality" of investment
45. multinationals can expect incentives to invest in research centers and training and purchasing operations
46. though it offered no commitments beyond those already made to the World Trade Organization
Tapescripts:
Section A
11. W: Do you want me to explain these questions before the exam?
M: What's the point? I don't understand a single word in it! It seems as if they were written in a foreign
language.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation? [B]
12. M: My English teacher suggested that I come in and borrow one of these English-Chinese dictionaries.
W: Of course, Mr. Jackson. You are welcome to use our dictionaries. But they may not be taken from this room. Wouldn't it be better if you have one of your own?
Q: What does the woman suggest that man do? [D]
13. W: Did you go see the doctor about your cough?
M: The doctor said if I keep smoking it will increase my chance of having a heart attack or lung disease. And I am thinking about quitting smoking as the problems seem to be quite serious.
Q: What do we know about the man? [C]
14. W: Could you tell me how many of your employees are women?
M: Yes, certainly. We have a very high percentage of female staff. We employ about 160 women, which is eighty percent of all our staff.
Q: How many of the employees in this organization are men? [D]
15. W: Mike said that he is looking for a job in the bookstore.
M: Really? If I remember right, he had a chance to work there, but he turned it down. I thought he did not like the job.
Q: What can be inferred about Mike? [D]
16. W: Is Aunt Margaret in? I have got something important to tell her.
M: Sorry, Mom has gone shopping. She won't be back until noon. Do you want to leave a message for her so that she would call you back as soon as possible.
Q: What do you think is the relationship between the two speakers? [A]
17. W: Bill is a person who is very shy and quiet. He rarely says a thing. I just can't bear with him sometimes as he speaks too little.
M: Oh, but his brother Jerry is just the opposite.
Q: What do you know from this conversation about Jerry? [A]
18. M: I have to go to Professor Hudson's place to discuss my thesis. But if time allowed, I'd go to the movies with you when I come back the dorm.
W: It's too bad. I am going to the cinema right now with Jane, and I don't think you could make it.
Q: What is the man going to do? [A]
Now you'll hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
M: Did you feel like you need more hours from the day? Well, Good Housekeeping Magazine has some advice on how you can stop wasting 'time and get it all done. And here with the top ten tips, is Carolyn Forte. Hey, Carolyn, good morning!
W: Good morning, Hoda. Nice to be here!
M: Your No.1 tip is bank online. Some people are afraid to do it, but you say it's something smart.
W: Yeah, it is very safe. And we certainly recommend that you use your own bank's website. So [19] go to the bank, talk to the consumer service representatives there. It's the best way to find out how safe it is and how easy...
M: And how much time do you think you could save, Carolyn, by doing that?
W: If you're making transfers, or checking your statements, you can save up to an hour.
M: The second tip is online grocers. Now, that's really not for everyone, but you actually go grocery shopping online.
W: That's exactly what you do. If you are the type of person that wants to read every label and look at every piece of fruit, it's probably not for you. [20] But if you wanna give up a little control, you can definitely save some time.
M: And what's the good strategy if you decide to shop online?
W: What I would suggest is do the staples online.
M: What do they include?
W: [21] The brands that you use all the time. the paper products, the cleaning products, the cereals-get them online and go to the store for the meat in the produce.
M: That's enlightening.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you just heard.
19. How can one find out the reliability of bank online? [B]
20. Who can save time when shopping online according to the woman? [D]
21. Which is the proper goods that can be shopped online? [B]
Conversation Two
W: Dan, did you want to see me?
M: Oh, yes, Sue, please sit down. We need some help.
W: What can I do?
M: Look at this schedule. [22] There are four conferences in April. And there aren't enough representatives to cover all of them.
W: But I am not on the executive staff.
M: I know, [23] but you have studied management and merchandising. And we have openings for more managerial people. There is a good opportunity for you here.
W: That sounds wonderful. But what do you want me to do?
M: There's a conference in Seattle on the 18th of April. I want you to represent us.
W: That's a big responsibility.
M: You'll do very well, and I'm pretty sure.
W: Is there a lot to learn?
M: There are a few things, but they aren't difficult.
W: There isn't much time left. Can I start now?
M: [24] There are some reports on the previous conferences in the files. You can study those.
W: Can you give me any guidelines about etiquette in other countries?
M: There are several overall guidelines that apply to international conferences.
W: Then where can I find all the country-specific information?
M: Usually you can call that country's embassy or consulate. Most of them have printed materials for business visitors. And there are also travel books available at public libraries. If you don't have enough time, you can also ask Sally, as she attended the conference there last time.
W: Great. And will our company arrange for transportation?
M: Yes. Tell the travel department about what you think you'll need, and they can make arrangements for you.
W: Thank you. [25]I will give it my best shot.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you just heard.
22. What problem has the company run into? [D]
23. Why does the man turn to the woman for help? [C]
24. How should the woman be prepared? [B]
25. How does the woman feel about the assignment in the end? [A]
Section B
Passage One
[26] There is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in the speed and efficiency of their reading: Some proceed very slowly throughout; others dash along too quickly and then have to go back again. Poor readers in particular may lack the ability to vary their manner of reading according to the type of reading matter and their intentions in reading it. A good reader can move at a great speed through the text of a novel or similar light reading matter. In reading more difficult material, with the intention of taking in the whole of it, he will proceed more slowly, but even then he will vary his pace, concentrating on the key words and passages, re-reading them several times or passing more quickly over the remainder. [27] A less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever the material he reads. Therefore, even light reading matter gives him little pleasure because he reads so slowly. But this pace may be too fast for really difficult material which re- quires special concentration at difficult points.
A type of reading which needs careful attention to detail is proofreading. [28] In order to detect misprints in a sample print, the reader needn't notice so much the meaning of what he reads as the exact shape and order of words in the text. This is extremely difficult for most people, since
they are used to ignoring such details. In fact, considerable practice is required to practise this task efficiently and it can be done only by reading very slowly, and by paying comparatively little attention to the general meaning of the text.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you just heard.
26. What idea does the speaker mainly want to convey? [D]
27. What is typical of inefficient readers in terms of reading speed? [B]
28. What does proofreading require? [D]
Passage Two
Objects that are vibrating make sounds. Rhythmic sound vibrations produce sound waves which travel in every direction. The frequency of a sound is the number of waves that pass a given point each second. [29] The more rapid, an object vibrates, the greater the frequency of sound it makes. Frequency is measured in hertz. One hertz equals one sound wave per second. The frequency of sound determines the degree of highness or lowness of the sound. A high-pitched sound has a higher frequency than a low-pitched sound. [30] Humans hear sounds that have frequencies from about 20 hertz to 20,000 hertz. Sound with a frequency higher than 20,000 hertz is called ultrasound which is too high-pitched for humans to hear. However, many animals can hear ultra sound. Bats can hear higher sounds than any other animal. Some can hear up to 210,000 hertz. Bats send out lots of high-pitched squeaks and then listen to the echoes bouncing off things like insects. The shorter the time interval between the squeak and the echo, the closer they are to the insect. [31]Using sound to find or "see" things is called echolocation. Another animal that uses ultrasound is the dolphin. Dolphins can hear sounds up to about 150,000 hertz. Dolphins use sound waves to find food underwater. [31] They make clicking sounds that hit whatever is around them and then bounce back to the dolphins. Dolphins can send as many as 2,000 clicks per second. Dolphins' ultrasound ability is so sensitive that they can detect small fish from l0 feet away.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the conversation you just heard.
29. What is the relationship between the vibration of an object and the frequency of its sound?
[A]
30. What sounds can humans hear? [C]
31. According to the speaker, what is the phenomenon of echolocation? [B]
Passage Three
During the Christmas shopping rush in London, an interesting story was reported of [32] a tramp who, apparently no fault of his own, found himself locked in a well-known chain store late on Christmas Eve. No doubt the store was crowded with last-minute Christmas shoppers and the staff were deadbeat and longing to get home. Maybe all the proper security checks were made before the store was locked and they left to enjoy the three-day holiday untroubled by customers desperate to get last-minute Christmas presents.
However funny that may be, our tramp found himself alone in the store and decided to make the best of it. [33] There was food, drink, bedding and camping equipment, of which he made good use. There must also have been television sets and radios, though it was not reported if he took advantage of these things. When the shop re-opened, he was discovered in bed with a large number of empty bottles beside him. He seems to have been a man of good humor and calm character—as indeed tramps very commonly are. [34] He gave in, cheerfully enough, to being taken away by the police. Perhaps he had had a better Christmas than usual. He was sent to prison for seven days. The judge awarded no compensation to the chain store for the food and drink our
tramp had consumed. [35] They had, in his opinion, already received valuable free publicity from the coverage the story received in the newspaper and on television.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the conversation you just heard.
32. What happened to the tramp late on Christmas Eve? [B]
33. What did the tramp do when he was alone? [B]
34. When the tramp was arrested, what did he do? [D]
35. Why didn't the judge award compensation to the chain store? [B]
Part ⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47．[答案] too ugly to deal with/hard to deal with/not good-looking
[定位] 首段首句。
[解析] 此题需联系上下文进行理解。该句分号前的句子作者提到自己不高且很胖，因此可推断美容师的话与外貌有关。后一句的Yet despite语气一转，指出了上句所述都是作者的disadvantages，故可得知美容师所说的challenge是指作者的容貌有缺陷，让美容师都束手无策。
48．[答案] heavy weight/plumpness/fatness
[定位] 根据关键词Ascot woman，pull和ground可定位于第2段倒数第3句。
[解析] 题目中because of 引导的原因短语相当于原文中because引导的原因状语从句部分，由于because of 后需接名词性成分，且形容同性所有格the Ascot woman's属于定语成分，这也表明其后需修饰的成分为名同，故可得知答案应为she was so plump的名同性同义转换，即heavy weight, plumpness或fatness。
49．[答案] The stupidity of trying to conform and be better than anyone else.
[定位] 根据Ascot和what she saw可定位于第2段第3句。
[解析] 题干中的learn等同于原文中的realize，故realize的宾语部分正是本题答案，可直接摘取来作为答案，也可适当加以同义转换。
50．[答案] She wore sticking-plaster On her ears instead Of diamante ear-rings．
[定位] 末段第3、4句。
[解析] 文章最后一段第3句说到：当时戴人造钻石耳环是一种时尚，而“我”耳朵上却贴了药膏，而且第4句作者自己推断正是因此才没有人愿意跟她跳舞。
51．[答案] To please her parents./To make them happy./Not to disappoint them.
[定位] 末段最后两句。
[解析] 最后两句提到“父母对我的成就大为满意，然后便高高兴兴地睡觉去了”。由此可知，我这么做主要是为了想让父母开心，不让他们失望。
Section B
Passage One
52．[B] [定位] 首段首句。
[解析] 首句首先指小一般人对毕加索的艺术的看法，除此之外，第l段的其他句子都描述毕加索自己对艺术的看法，其他段落是作者对毕加索艺术发展过程的概括和评论。选项B 是对首句中a pleasant distraction的近义解析，所以为本题答案。
[点睛] 选项A在文中并无相关细节支持；选项C在首段第5句提到，选项D在首段第4句提到，但都是毕加索自己对艺术创作的看法。
53．[B] [定位] 第2段第5句至末句。
[解析] 第2段在描述毕加索的创作过程时提到了Cubist art，在第5句中提到毕加索recreating塞尚曾分析过的世界，第6句至该段末描述了Cubist ad对世界的影响，可推断
Picasso就是Cubist art的创始人。
[点睛] 第2段第5句提到了塞尚、毕加索和one artist。在提到塞尚时只是说他分析了表达这个世界的方式，并没有谈到塞尚与立体派的关系，因此不能说他是Cubist的开创者；在文中提及one artist，只是为了引出Cubes这个说法，如果他就是开创Cubist art的那个艺术家，作者不会不提他的名字的，因此选项D也不正确；选项C出现在末段，作者只引用了米开朗其罗的一句名言，但他与Cubist art无关。
54．[C] [定位]第3段第1、2句。
[解析] 第3段首句中的uncharted，第2句中的unexplored和never uttered都表明毕加索是第一个探索超现实主义世界的人，由此可见，选项C为本题答案。
[点睛] 第3段首句提到了超现实主义世界是dream world beyond reality，泛指现实之外的梦幻世界，而不是特指毕加索经历过的梦境世界，选项A不正确；第3段中以Guetnica 为例说明毕加索的超现实主义绘画风格，虽然这幅画的主题表达了对战争的抗议，但这并不意味着超现实主义世界都表达了画家们渴望世界和平的意愿；选项B概括过度；同时，原文没有提及这幅画是对超现实主义画风的最好诠释，因此选项D中的the best说法错误。
55．[D] [定位] 第3段最后四行引号内的话语。
[解析] 第3段末毕加索所说的话表达了一个意思：自己不懂的东西不能怪罪他人，也不能就此否认它存在的可能和意义。但是应该注意的是，毕加索关注的并不是我们所有不懂的东西，他只是借这个道理说明那些不能理解他艺术的人应该怪自己，而不应该怪有这种艺术理念的艺术家，选项D是答案。
[点睛] 选项A很具有干扰性，因为这是对毕加索最后一句why should I…的近义表达，但毕加索举出英语作例的目的需结合本段的主题——超现实主义艺术，因此选项A的说法过于宽泛；选项B和C说的是两种相反的意见，在毕加索所说的话里，他承认自己不懂英语，但他提到这个的着眼点不是为了说明人人都应该学英语，而是不懂英语应该怪自己，因此，他只表明了不懂现实主义的人应该怪自己，而是否每个人都懂现实主义，他对此没有发表意见，由此可见，选项B和C都缺乏证据。
56．[A] [定位] 全文。
[解析] 首段第3句中的Picasso saw every subject as no one else did，第5句中的a new concept Of beauty，第3段开头两句中的uncharted，unexplored和never uttered都表明Picasso 的艺术形式是以前没有出现过的，因此选项A“史无前例的”用于形容作者对毕加索的艺术的看法最为恰当。
[点睛] 选项B“难以理解的”和C“可以理解的”都不是本文的重点，文中也有某些地方表明普通人认为毕加索的艺术难以理解，但从全文来看，毕加索的艺术是否能被理解并非本文的主旨，本文的主旨是为了说明毕加索的艺术是特别的；选项D“无与伦比的”也不正确，虽然作者很欣赏毕加索，但末段中的among the great artists和among the eagles都表明毕加索是最伟大的艺术家之一，而不是唯一最伟大的。
Passage Two
57．[D] [定位] 首段第2句。
[解析] 首段第2句中的particularly表明本文即将要讨论的话题是personal space needs，接着作者分别讨论了日本人和阿拉伯人对空间的要求，最后几段还提到了美国人对空间的要求，可见选项B正确。
[点睛] privacy只出现在第2段，无法概括全文，因此选项A不正确；本文首句虽然提到了body language和cultural等词，但第2句的particularly表明了人对空间要求的问题，选项B过于宽泛；原文只是在说明阿拉伯人对空间的要求时提到了美国人的习惯，并设有详细对比东西方文化的不同，因此选项C也不正确。
58．[B] [定位] 第3段第2、3句。
[解析] 第3段第2句表明西方人认为空间就是空无一物，第3句中的on the other hand 表明日本人对空间的看法与西方人相反，由此可推断选项B为本题答案。
[点睛] 选项A中的most of the time与首段末句中的In certain situations不相同；选项C 虽然是对日本人习惯的正确描述，但根据第2段，这是Donald Keene的看法，不符合题意；从首段、第3段和末段都能找到Edward Hall的看法，但这三段都没有对比美国人和日本人谁要求更多的空间，因此选项D也不正确。
59．[A] [定位] 第5段第3～5句。
[解析] 第5段第3、4句表明日本人与人接触时仍有严格的界限，末句中的push aside 表明阿拉伯人则把这些界限都抛诸脑后，选项A表达了相同的意思，是本题答案。
[点睛] 第5段第4句表明日本人也会与同伴接触，因此选项B对日本人的说法不正确；第4段第2句提到了阿拉伯人需要很多空间，但没有对比他们和日本人之间谁需要的空间更多，因此选项C没有原文依据；第4段末句提到了阿拉伯人不喜欢独处，但原文没有提及日本人对独处的看法，因此选项D也没有原文依据。
60．[C] [定位] 第6段首句。
[解析] 该段首句中，pushing and shoving(推推搡搡)本身带有贬义，在大多数情况下，那都是不礼貌的身体接触，但阿拉伯人对此并不在意，第6段提到阿拉们人插队的做法进一步表明了这一结论，可见选项C正确。
[点睛] 原文并没有表示阿拉伯人讨厌哪种身体接触，选项A毫无根据；第6段举的例子表明阿拉伯人与陌生人之
间有身体接触，选项B与此相反；原文没有解释阿拉伯人通过身体接触要表达什么，因此选项D没有原文依据。
61．[B] [定位]末段最后三句。
[解析] 末段倒数第2句中的mentally和spiritually以及末句的条件状语从句．都暗示阿拉伯人需要独处时，强调的是精神上的独处，并不一定完全与朋友隔离开，因此选项B是正确的说法。
[点睛] 因为末段倒数第2句中的mentally和spiritually表明阿拉伯人主要需要精神上的独处，没有强调地点的选择，由此可见，选项A和C都不正确；末段第2句中的cut off the lines of communication是指切断一切与外界交流的方式，当然包括不与外人说话，因此选项D也不正确。
Part ⅤError Correction
62．prior ∧→to
[解析] 固定搭配错误。prior to为固定搭配“先于，在……之前”。
63．is→was
[解析] 时态错误。根据时间状语及上下文的时态,此处应该用过去时。
64．assigning→assigned
[解析] 语态错误。The EPA是接受任务者，而非布置任务者。assign是及物动词，原句变主动为：assign the EPA the task of…。其中，the EPA和the task of…是assign的双宾语。
65．awake’wake
[解析]固定搭配错误。沁the wake晡是固定短语“随着……而来”。
66．the→a
[解析] a variety of表示“各种各样的”。
67．activity→activities
[解析] 单复数错误。activity/为可数名词，且前面有a variety of修饰，应该用复数形式。
68．naturally→natural
[解析] 词性误用。修饰名词environment应该用形容词。
69．depend→depends
[解析] 主谓不一致。life是第3人称单数，谓语动词depend应该加s。
70．ban→banning
[解析] 固定用法错误。From…to…中to是介词，应该用动名词作宾语。
71．well→better
[解析] 逻辑关系错误。三个并列结构中有两个是比较级，well也应该改为其比较级better。
Part ⅥTranslation
72．[答案] do away with physical punishment in all local schools
[解析] do away with表示“废除，消除”；也可以用动词abolish或eliminate。
[点睛] away构成的常考动词短语有：put…away“拿开”；go away“离开”；get away(from…)“逃离或摆脱……”。
73．[答案] helped him (to)consolidate his positions in the government
[解析] 此题考查动宾搭配。consolidate表示“加强，巩固”。
[点睛] 通过前后缀可以记住很多较长单词，如：concentrate(集中)，collaborate(合作)，其中的con-，col-以及同义前缀com-，cor-都是表示“together，with”，后缀-ate可以表示动词词性，所以只要记住词根的意思即可猜出这些词。
74．[答案] any attempts to persuade her to stay were of no avail
[解析] be of no avail表示“徒劳的，无用的”。前面的并列分句中的动词felt是过去时，所以此处的渭语动词be也要用过去时，又因主语attempts是复数，所以用were。
[点睛] 表达“徒劳无用”用useless也可，但be of no avail更能译出“徒劳”之义，是六级常考短语。
75．[答案] did they deviate from this routine
[解析] 根据后一分句中的rarely可知此处应使用由助动词引导的倒装句。由于前一分句中的followed表明是过去时，故需用did。deviate“偏离，违背”，常与介词from搭配。
[点睛] 否定副词如seldom，hardly，barely，rarely等置于句首时，句子要倒装。
76．[答案] we(should)dedicate our energy to the project
[解析] necessity等名词后的表语和同位语从句中，需用虚拟语气，谓语动词为(should)+动词原形；dedicate to 意为“把……奉献给”。
[点睛] 其后的同位语从句中用虚拟语气的名词还有importance，instruction和proposal 等。
2020 年大学英语六级考试阅读冲刺模拟训练 (3) Scholars and students have always been great travelers. The official case for “academic mobility ” is now often stated in impressive terms as a fundamental necessity for economic and social progress in the world, and debated in the corridors of Europe, but it is certainly nothing new. Serious students were always ready to go abroad in search of the most stimulating teachers and the most famous academies; in search of the purest philosophy, the most effective medicine, the likeliest road to gold. Mobility of this kind meant also mobility of ideas, their transference across frontiers, their simultaneous impact upon many groups of people. The point of learning is to share it, whether with students or with colleagues; one presumes that only eccentrics have no interest in being credited with a starling discovery, or a new technique. It must also have been reassuring to know that other people in other parts of the world were about to make the same discovery or were thinking along the same lines, and that one was not quite alone, confronted by inquisition, ridicule or neglect. In the twentieth century, and particularly in the last 20 years, the old footpaths of the wandering scholars have become vast highways. The vehicle which has made this possible has of course been the aeroplane, making contact between scholars even in the most distant places immediately feasible, and providing for the very rapid transmission of knowledge.
[外语类试卷]大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷22 Section B 0 Graying Population Stays in the Pink A)Elderly people are growing healthier, happier and more independent, say American scientists. The results of a 14-year study to be announced later this month reveal that the diseases associated with old age are afflicting fewer and fewer people and when they do strike, it is much later in life. B)In the last 14 years, the National Long-term Health Care Survey has gathered data on the health and lifestyles of more than 20,000 men and women over 65. Researchers, now analysing the results of data gathered in 1994, say arthritis, high blood pressure and circulation problems—the major medical complaints in this age group are troubling a smaller proportion every year. And the data confirms that the rate at which these diseases are declining continues to accelerate. Other diseases of old age— dementia, stroke, arteriosclerosis and emphysema—are also troubling fewer and fewer people. C)"It really raises the question of what should he considered normal ageing", says Kenneth Manton, a demographer from Duke University in North Carolina. He says the problems doctors accepted as normal in a 65-year-old in 1982 are often not appearing until people are 70 or 75. D)Clearly, certain diseases are beating a retreat in the face of medical advances. But there may be other contributing factors. Improvements in childhood nutrition in the first quarter of the twentieth century, for example, gave today's elderly people a better start in life than their predecessors. E)On the downside, the data also reveals failures in public health that have caused surges in some illnesses. An increase in some cancers and bronchitis may reflect changing smoking habits and poorer air quality, say the researchers. "These may be subtle influences", says Manton, "but our subjects have been exposed to worse and worse pollution for over 60 years. It' s not surprising we see some effect". F)One interesting correlation Manton uncovered is that better-educated people are likely to live longer. For example, 65-year-old women with fewer than eight years of schooling are expected, on average, to live to 82. Those who continued their education live an extra seven years. Although some of this can be attributed to a higher income, Manton believes it is mainly because educated people seek more medical attention. G)The survey also assessed how independent people over 65 were, and again found a striking trend. Almost 80% of those in the 1994 survey could complete everyday activities ranging from eating and dressing unaided to complex tasks such as cooking and managing their finances.
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Model Test Four Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Popularity of Getting Certificates on Campus. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1.大学校园内各种证书的报考十分火热 2.大学生考证的利弊 3.考证面前，我的选择 The Popularity of Getting Certificates on Campus Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Guide Dogs For most dog owners, the expression “work like a dog”doesn’t make much sense. But some dogs happily perform very demanding jobs for much of their life, putting in a full day’s work just like the rest of us. Guide dogs, one of the most familiar sorts of working dog, provide an invaluable service to humans. Every day, they help their masters get from place to place more safely. What Guide Dogs Do Guide dogs help blind or visually impaired people get around in the world. In most countries, they are allowed to anyplace where the public is allowed, so they can help their handlers be in any place they might want to go to. To do this, a guide dog must know how to: ·Keep on a direct route, ignoring distractions such as smells, other animals and people ·Maintain a steady pace, to the left and just ahead of the handler ·Stop at all curbs until told to proceed ·Turn left and right, move forward and stop on command ·Recognize and avoid obstacles that the handler won’t be able to fit through (narrow passages and low overheads) ·Stop at the bottom and top of stairs until told to proceed ·Bring the handler to elevator buttons ·Lie quietly when the handler is sitting down ·Help the handler to board and move around buses, subways and other forms of public Vehicles ·Obey a number of verbal commands Additionally, a guide dog must know to disobey any command that would put the handler in danger. This ability, called selective disobedience, is perhaps the most amazing thing about guide dogs that they can balance obedience with their own assessment of the situation. This capacity is extremely important at crosswalks, where the handler and dog must work very closely together to navigate the situation safely. Dogs cannot distinguish the color of traffic lights, so the handler must make the decision of when it is safe to proceed across the road. The handler listens to the flow of traffic to figure out when the light has changed and then gives the command “forward”. If there is no danger, the dog proceeds across the road in a straight line. If there are cars approaching, the dog waits until the danger is gone and then follows the forward command. On the Job and After Hours Guide dogs enjoy their work immensely, and they get a lot of satisfaction from a job well done, but there is no
大学英语六级阅读模拟试题及答案 第一篇 A scientific panel convened by the World Health Organization recommended guidelines on Friday for doctors conducting clinical studies of SARS patients. The panel urged doctors to apply the guidelines in analyzing the masses of potentially useful information about various therapies that were collected in this year’s epidemic. Much of that information has not been published or analyzed. “It is a matter of urgency to get better analysis and review,” said Dr. Simon Mardel, a WHO official who led the two-day meeting that ended on Friday. He said thousands of potential therapies and compounds had been tested so far as researchers try to determine treatments for SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome. “We recognize that having no treatment for SARS is hindering our ability to control an epidemic in so many ways.” He said. In the epidemic earlier this year, various treatments, like drugs to fight the virus or strengthen the immune system, as well as traditional Chinese medicine, were delivered under emergency conditions, in widely different settings and countries to patients suffering from varying stages of the illness. Those conditions—generally without standardized measurements or controlled situations—have made it hard to interpret results. Standard supportive therapy like nursing, and in severe cases the use of mechanical respirators（呼吸器）to help patients breathe, is the mainstay（主要支持）of SARS care, and helped many patients survive. But doctors still do not know how best to treat SARS patients who have breathing difficulties. Dr. Mardel said. One method is invasive ventilation. A second method involves blowing oxygen into the lungs through a mask. Both carry the risk of transmitting the virus to hospital employees. Without proper analysis, the panel was unable to say definitively which treatment worked best, or which caused the most harm. “There is a lack of shared information,” Dr. Mardel said, noting that a lot of data have not been published. The panel also agreed on guidelines that would allow doctors to conduct quick and safe clinical trials, a process that generally takes years to complete. The world Health Organization, a United Nations agency did not release the guidelines. Dr. Mardel said they were flexible because no one knew where, when and in what setting SARS would return. Experts in many countries have already listed the treatments they want to test, and the health agency is leaving these decisions to individual nations. 1. Guidelines recommended by the scientific panel can be used for _____. A. gathering potentially useful information about various therapies collected B. conducting clinical studies of SARS patients C. determining treatment for SARS D. publishing all the information about SARS
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌 Part ⅠListening Comprehension (20 minutes) SECTION A 1. A) Prepare the coming exam carefully. B) Suggest a place to find his book. C) Try to find the book in his desk. D) Claim that he has lost the book. 2. A) She has already seen the movie. B) The movie is out of date. C) She has to do her project. D) Her computer is down. 3. A) Environment of the lecture. B) Topic of the lecture. C) Date of the lecture. D) Listeners’remarks about the lecture. 4. A) Study marine biology. B) Go to the beach. C) Go to attend the biology class. D) Buy some textbooks. 5. A) She cannot remember the title of the film. B) She has temporarily forgotten the name. C) This film is very excellent. D) The name is rather difficult to pronounce. 6. A) Jun 15th. B) Jun 5th. C) Jun 25th. D) Jun 20th. 7. A) 17 dollars. B) 8.5 dollars. C) 20 dollars. D) 10 dollars. 8. A) Follow the woman. B) Finish his project. C) Help the woman count. D) Help the woman . 9. A) She should not buy that new dress. B) She can buy the dress later. C) She should be careful about spending money. D) She should buy it right now. 10. A) He is now enjoying the weather.
大学英语六级考试听力预测模拟卷 Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations- At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Conversation One Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.A) Economics. C) Business Writing. B)Business and Marketing. D) Marketing Skills. 2.A) Business Writing and Social English. C) Projects and Academic Writing. B)Writing and Social English. D) Writing, Study Skills and Social English. 3.A) Every morning and afternoon. C) Five mornings and four afternoons. B)Every afternoon except Wednesday. D) Every day of the week. 4.A) Social English. C) Business English. B)Study Skills. D) Academic Writing. Conversation Two Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A) She attended one of its meetings. C)She saw its members protesting. B) Her roommate was one of its members. D) She read about it in the newspaper. 6. A) B) Secure more student parking spaces. Preserve an open space on campus. c) D ) Get more funding for their group. Schedule a meeting with college administrators. 7.A) Go to class. C) Attend a meeting. B)Go on a picnic. D) Attend the rally. 8.A) Help the man plan a student rally. C) Make a donation to support the group. B)Use the student parking lot. D) Sign a petition. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D ) . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard. 9.A) To explain a new requirement for graduation. B)To interest students in a community service project. C)To discuss the problems of elementary school students. D)To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program. 10.A) He gives advice to tutors participating in the program. B)He teaches part-time in an elementary school. C)He observes elementary school students in the classroom. D)He helps students prepare their resumes.
2019 英语六级阅读模拟试题及答案（ 3 ）Passage One Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage. Caught in a squeeze between the health needs of aging populations on one hand and the financial crisis on the other, governments everywhere are looking for ways to slow the growth in health-care spending. Increasingly, they are looking to the generic-drugs ( 普通药物 ) industry as a savior. In November Japan's finance ministry issued a report complaining that the country's use of generics was less than a third of that in America or Britain. In the same month Canada's competition watchdog criticized the country's pharmacies for failing to pass on the savings made possible by the use of generic drugs. That greed, it reckoned, costs taxpayers nearly C$1 billion a year. Then on November 28th the European Commission issued the preliminary results of its year-long probe into drug giants in the European Union. The report reached a damning~, though provisional, conclusion：the drugs firms use a variety of unfair strategies to protect their expensive drugs by delaying the entry of cheaper generic opponents. Though this initial report does not carry the force of law (a final report is due early next year), it has caused much controversy. Neelie Kroes, the EU's competition commissioner, says she is ready to take legal action if the evidence allows. One strategy the investigators criticize is the use of the "patent duster( 专利群 )". A firm keen to defend its drug due to go off-patent may file dozens or hundreds of new