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2015年6月大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試Writing(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthetitle‘HowtoBeaCivilizedTourist’Youcangivesomesuggestionsonhowtobehaveproperlywhentravellingandfinallycallonpeopletobecivilizedtourists.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.WriteyouAnswerSheet1.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。HowtoBeaCivilizedTouristListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。A)ThewomanshouldhavestudiedFrenchinParis.Thewomandidn’tstudyFrenchinhighschool.LivinginPairshelpedimprovethewoman’slanguageskills.ThewomanmusthavehadagoodFrenchteacher.A)PhonetheTriumphforareservationC)Calllocalhotelsagaininafewdays.Askhisparentstocomeatadifferentweekend.D)FindahotelagaininafewdaysA)Hedecidednottosellthepiano.He’slookingforaplacetostorethepiano.Noonehasboughtthepiano.Hehasn’tbeenabletofindaninexpensivepianoyet.A)IttooktwomonthstofinishthehotelbuildingHewastoobusytonoticetheopeningofthehotel.HedidnotknowthehotelhadarestaurantHewouldliketomeetthewomanforbrunchnextSunday.A)ShehasdecidednottogotoFlorida.C)HerfriendjustreturnedfromFlorida.Herplansaren’tdefinite.D)Shepreferstotravelwithoutherfriend.A)Leavethepackageforhimtomaillater.C)Proofreadthereportforhim.Findanotherpersontosendthepackage.D)FinishthereportbeforeWednesday'smeeting.A)Formanewcommittee.C)Workoutthedetailsfortheconference.Joinhercommittee.D)Scheduleacommitteemeeting.A)HeislookingforabetteremploymentontheWestCoast.

He’slookingforwardtoworkingontheWestCoast.HehopestokeepworkingwherehenowlivesHeexpectshiscompanytomovetotheWestCoast.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Inafactory.C)Inadepartmentstore.Onacattlefarm.D)Atarestaurant.A)Toentertaintheworkers.Toimprovetherelationshipbetweentheemployerandemployees.Tokeeptheworkerscalmandrelaxed.Toincreaseproduction.11.A)BackgroundmusicwasoriginallyplayedliveduringWorldWarII.Peoplemightgetfedupwithhearingbackgroundmusicalldaylong.PeopleinLosAngeleslovesellingbackgroundmusic.Backgroundmusicisonlyplayedinpublicplaces.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Economics.BusinessandMarketing.A)Economics.BusinessandMarketing.A)BusinessWritingandSocialEnglish.WritingandSocialEnglish.A)Everymorningandafternoon.EveryafternoonexceptWednesday.A)SocialEnglish.StudySkills.BusinessWriting.MarketingSkills.ProjectsandAcademicWriting.Writing,StudySkillsandSocialEnglishFivemorningsandfourafternoons.Everydayoftheweek.BusinessEnglish.AcademicWriting.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Automobilesafety.Increasingfuelefficiency.A)Automobilesafety.Increasingfuelefficiency.A)Theyarecheaper.Theydon'tpolluteasmuch.A)It'snotcomfortable.Itisdifficulttosteer.Electric-poweredcars.Theyaresimplertodrive.Theyarefaster.Itcan'tgolongdistanceswithoutrecharging.Itsengineeasilyoverheats.PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Three.C)Five.B)Two.D)Four.A)Talktootherpeoplewhorentapartmentsinthesamebuilding.Makesuretherearegoodlocksonallthewindowsanddoors.Checktheweatherandelectricitytoseeiftheyareworkingproperly.Walkaroundtheapartmentbuildingfordangeroussigns.A)Depositsomemoneyinabank.C)Askthelandlordforadamagedeposit.Readtheleasecarefullyandsignit.D)Signthecontractandpayasecuritydeposit.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Whentheyarethreeyearsold.C)Aftertheyaresixyearsold.Beforetheageofsix.D)Betweenthreeandsixyearsold.A)Theyaremuchwiserthantheleft-handedpersons.Theyareascleverastheleft-handedpersons.Theyarenotascreativeaslefties.Theyaremoreathletic.A)Computer.C)Architecture.Calculation.D)Literature.A)Becausetheyhaveaquickerresponse.Becausetheyareusuallymorestronglybuilt.BecausetheyseemtobemenofgreaterenduranceBecausetheyhaveabettersenseofspace.SectionCDirection:Inthesection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。Belgiumhasthreemain26):thecoastalplain,thecentralplateauandthehighlands.Thecoastalplainextends(27)16to48kilometersonthenorthwest.Alongthenorthseaisalow-lyingarea(28)sandyhillsandsectionsofland(29)fromthesea.Thecoastalplain'selevationrangesfromsealevelto20meters.Thecentralplateauisa(30)rolling,slightlyelevatedarea(31)bymanywater-waysandcontaininganumberofwide,(32)valleyswitharichsoil.Thehighlands,adensely-woodedplateau.(33)460metersinelevation,extendacrosssoutheasternBelgiumandintonortheasternFrance.LocatedhereisthehighestpeakinBelgiumwithanelevationof694meters.Theclimateneartheseais(34).Fartherinland,amarkedincreaseintherangeoftemperatureoccurs.Inthehighlands,hotsummersalternatewithcoldwinters.Heavyrainsareconfinedalmost(35)tothehighlands.Fogandrainarecommon,andAprilandNovemberareparticularlyrainymonths.InBrusselstheaveragetemperaturesrangefrom0to5degreesCentigradeinJanuaryandfrom13to22degreesCentigradeinJuly.Alongthecoast,the

averagerangeis1degreeto5degreesCentigradeinJanuaryand14to20degreesCentigradeinJuly.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Employersarefarlesslikelytoemploypeoplewithmentalillnessesthanthosewithphysicalailments(疾病)，areportshows.Thegovernmentis_36_aninitiativeurgingemployerstoimproveconditionsforpeoplewithamentalhealthproblem．Itis_37_oneinfourpeoplewillsufferamentalillnessatsomepointintheirlives．Andevenforthosewithmorecommontypesofmentalillness,suchas_38_,onlyabouthalfare_39_employed．Thevoluntarystandards,launchedto_40_withWorldMentalHealthDay,willalsobeusedbypublicsectororganizations,includinglocalcouncils,governmentdepartmentsandhospitals．TheDisabilityDiscriminationAct，whichcomesintoforcethisDecember，willrequirethesebodiestoend_41_discriminationandpromoteequalityofopportunity．HealthMinisterRosieWintertonsaid："_42_andstigma(恥辱)stillsurroundtheissueofmentalill－h(huán)ealthandwhensomeonedoesdevelopaproblem,theyoftendonotgetthesupporttheyneedf2omsocietytohelpthemrecover．”"Weallhavearoletoplayinhelpingto_43_thisissue.Employerscanhelpbyraisingawarenessofmentalhealthissuesamongststaff,supportingthoseaffectedandcombatingdiscriminationagainststaffandcustomers．”“Thisisgoodforstaffandgoodforemployers,whoweknowwillbenefitfromreducedstaff_44_andsicknessabsences．”WorkandPensionsMinisterLordHuntsaid'Workisimportantandbeneficialtoourphysicalandmentalwell－being.Becauseofthis,itisessentialthatweremovethe_45_thatpreventpeoplestarting,returningto,orremaininginwork．”注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。I)estimatedJ)launchingK)fairL)depressionM)takingN)generallyO)ignoranceA)tackleI)estimatedJ)launchingK)fairL)depressionM)takingN)generallyO)ignoranceissueturnovercompetitivelycoincideunlawfulG)barriersH)particularlySectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.EarthquakesAnearthquakeisoneofthemostterrifyingphenomenathatnaturecandishup.Wegenerallythinkofthegroundwestandonas“rock-solid”andcompletelystable.Anearthquakecanshatter(粉碎)thatperceptioninstantly,andoftenwithextremeviolence.Upuntilrelativelyrecently,scientistsonlyhadunprovenguessesastowhatactuallycausedearthquakes.Eventodaythereisstillacertainamountofmysterysurroundingthem,butscientistshaveamuchclearerunderstanding.Therehasbeenenormousprogressinthepastcentury.Scientistshaveidentifiedtheforcesthatcauseearthquakes,anddevelopedtechnologythatcantellusanearthquake’smagnitudeandorigin.Thenexthurdleistofindawayofpredictingearthquakes,sotheydon’tcatchpeoplebysurprise.Inthisarticle,we’llfindoutwhatcausesearthquakes,andwe’llalsofindoutwhytheycanhavesuchadevastatingeffectonus.Anearthquakeisavibration(震動)thattravelsthroughtheearth,scrust.Technically,alargetruckthatrumblesdownthestreetiscausingamini-earthquake,ifyoufeelyourhouseshakingasitgoesby;butwetendtothinkofearthquakesaseventsthataffectafairlylargearea,suchasanentirecity.Allkindsofthingscancauseearthquakes:volcaniceruptions,meteor(流星)impacts,undergroundexplosions(anundergroundnucleartest,forexample),collapsingstructures(suchasacollapsingmine).Butthemajorityofnaturally-occurringearthquakesarecausedbymovementsoftheearth’splates.Weonlyhearaboutearthquakesinthenewseveryonceinawhile,buttheyareactuallyaneverydayoccurrenceonourplanet.AccordingtotheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey,morethan3millionearthquakesoccureveryyear.That’sabout8,000aday,oroneevery11seconds!Thevastmajorityofthese3millionquakesareextremelyweak.Thelawofprobabilityalsocausesagoodnumberofstrongerquakestohappeninuninhabitedplaceswherenoonefeelsthem.Itisthebigearthquakesthatoccurinhighlypopulatedareasthatgetourattention.Earthquakeshavecausedagreatdealofpropertydamageovertheyears,andtheyhaveclaimedmanylives.Inthelasthundredyearsalone,therehavebeenmorethan1.5millionearthquake-relatedfatalities.Usually,it’snottheshakinggrounditselfthatclaimslives;it’stheassociateddestructionofman-madestructuresandothernaturaldisastersitcauses,suchastsunamis,avalanches(雪崩)andlandslides.Thebiggestscientificbreakthroughinthehistoryofseismology—thestudyofearthquakes—cameinthemiddleofthe20thcentury,withthedevelopmentofthetheoryofplatetectonics(筑造學(xué)).Scientistsproposedtheideaofplatetectonicstoexplainanumberofpeculiarphenomenaonearth,suchastheapparentmovementofcontinentsovertime,theclusteringofvolcanicactivityincertainareasandthepresenceofhugeridgesatthebottomoftheocean.Thebasictheoryisthatthesurfacelayeroftheearth—thelithosphere—iscomprisedofmanyplatesthatslideoverthelubricating(潤滑的)asthenospherelayer.Attheboundariesbetweenthesehugeplatesofsoilandrock,threedifferentthingscanhappen.Platescanmoveapart.Iftwoplatesaremovingapartfromeachother,hot,moltenrockflowsupfromthelayersofmantlebelowthelithosphere.Thismagma(巖漿)comesoutonthesurface(mostlyatthebottomoftheocean),whereitiscalledlava(熔巖).Asthelavacools,ithardenstoformnewlithospherematerial,fillinginthegap.Thisiscalledadivergentplateboundary.Platescanpushtogether.Ifthetwoplatesaremovingtowardeachother,oneplatetypicallypushesundertheotherone.Thisplatebelowsinksintothelowermantlelayers,whereitmelts.Atsomeboundarieswheretwoplatesmeet,neitherplateisinapositiontopushundertheother,sotheybothpushagainsteachothertoformmountains.Thelineswhereplatespushtowardeachotherarecalledconvergentplateboundaries.Platesslideagainsteachother.Atotherboundaries,platessimplyslidebyeachother—onemovesnorthandonemovessouth,forexample.Whiletheplatesdon’tdriftdirectlyintoeachotheratthesetransformboundaries,theyarepushedtightlytogether.Agreatdealoftensionbuildsattheboundary.Weunderstandearthquakesalotbetterthanwedideven50yearsago,butwestillcan’tdomuchaboutthem.Theyarecausedbyfundamental,powerfulgeologicalprocessesthatarefarbeyondourcontrol.Theseprocessesarealsofairlyunpredictable,soit’snotpossibleatthistimetotellpeopleexactlywhenanearthquakeisgoingtooccur.Thefirstdetectedearthquakewaveswilltellusthatmorepowerfulvibrationsareontheirway,butthisonlygivesusafewminutes’warning,atmost.Sowhatcanwedoaboutearthquakes?Themajoradvancesoverthepast50yearshavebeeninpreparedness,particularlyinthefieldofconstructionengineering.In1973,theUniformBuildingCode,aninternationalsetofstandardsforbuildingconstruction,7added7specifications7to7strengthen7buildings7against7the7force7of7earthquake7waves.7This7includes7strengthening7support7material7as7well7as7designingbuildingssotheyareflexibleenoughtoabsorbvibrationswithoutfallingordeteriorating.It’sveryimportanttodesignstructuresthatcanundergothissortofattack,particularlyinearthquake-proneareas.Anothercomponentofpreparednessiseducatingthepublic.TheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey(USGS)andothergovernmentagencieshaveproducedseveralbrochuresexplainingtheprocessesinvolvedinanearthquakeandgivinginstructionsonhowtoprepareyourhouseforapossibleearthquake,aswellaswhattodowhenaquakehits.N)Inthefuture,improvementsinpredictionandpreparednessshouldfurtherminimizethelossoflifeandpropertyassociatedwithearthquakes.Butitwillbealongtime,ifever,beforewe’llbereadyforeverysubstantialearthquakethatmightoccur.Justlikesevereweatheranddisease,earthquakesareanunavoidableforcegeneratedbythepowerfulnaturalprocessesthatshapeourplanet.Allwecandoisincreaseourunderstandingofthephenomenonanddevelopbetterwaystodealwithit.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。Earthquake-relatedfatalitiesareusuallycausedbybuildings，collapseandotherensuingnaturaldisasters,notbytheshakinggrounditself.Besidesmovementsoftheearth’splates,otherforcessuchasvolcaniceruptions,meteorimpactsandsoon,canalsocauseearthquakes.Earthquakesactuallyoccureveryday;mostofthemarenotbigenoughtogetourattention.Peoplegenerallythinkthegroundbeneaththeirfeetiscompletelystable,butearthquakesshatterthatideainnotime.Wecannotpreventearthquakesbutwecanactivelyfindbetterwaystofacethem.Earthquakesarehardlypredictable,andpeoplecannotbetoldwhenanearthquakeisgoingtooccur.Scientistshavefoundoutforcesthatcauseearthquakesthroughyearsofefforts.Architectsnowhavedesignedflexiblebuildingstominimizethedamagesofearthquakes.Scientistsusethetheoryofplatetectonicstoexplaintheapparentmovementofcontinentsovertime.Theconvergentplateboundariesrefertothelineswhereplatespushtowardeachother.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Foraboutthreecenturieswehavebeendoingscience,tryingscienceout,usingsciencefortheconstructionofwhatwecallmoderncivilization.Everydispensableitemofcontemporarytechnology,fromcanallockstodialtelephonestopenicillin,waspiecedtogetherfromtheanalysisofdataprovidedbyoneoranotherseriesofscientificexperiments.Threehundredyearsseemsalongtimefortestinganewapproachtohumaninter-living,longenoughtosetbackforcriticalappraisalofthescientificmethod,maybeevenlongenoughtovoteonwhethertogoonwithitornot.Thereisanargument.Voiceshavebeenraisedinprotestsincethebeginning,risinginpitchandviolenceinthenineteenthcenturyduringtheearlystagesoftheindustrialrevolution,summoningurgentcrowdsintothestreetsontheissueofnuclearenergy."Giveitback,"saysomeofthevoices,"Itdoesn'treallywork,we'vetrieditanditdoesn'twork.Gobackthreehundredyearsandstartagainonsomethingelselesschancyfortheraceofman."Theprinciplediscoveriesinthiscentury,takingallinall,aretheglimpsesofthedepthofourignoranceofnature.Thingsthatusedtoseemclearandrational,andmattersofabsolutecertainty-Newtonianmechanics,forexample-haveslippedthroughourfingers;andweareleftwithanewsetofgiganticpuzzles,cosmicuncertainties,andambiguities.Someofthelawsofphysicsareamendedeveryfewyears;somearecanceledoutright;someundergorevisedversionsoflegislativeintentasiftheywereactsofCongress.JustthirtyyearsagowecallitabiologicalrevolutionwhenthefantasticgeometryoftheDNAmoleculewasexposedtopublicviewandthelinearlanguageofgeneticswasdecoded.Forawhile,thingsseemedsimpleandclear:thecellwasaneatlittlemachine,amechanicaldevicereadyfortakingtopiecesandreassembling,likeatinywatch.Butjustinthelastfewyearsithasbecomealmostunbelievablycomplex,filledwithstrangepartswhosefunctionsarebeyondtoday'simagining.Itisnotjustthatthereismoretodo,thereiseverythingtodo.Whatliesahead,orwhatcanlieaheadiftheeffortsinbasicresearcharecontinued,ismuchmorethantheconquestofhumandiseaseortheimprovementofagriculturaltechnologyorthecultivationofnutrientsinthesea.Aswelearnmoreaboutfundamentalprocessesoflivingthingsingeneralwewilllearnmoreaboutourselves.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。WhatCANNOTbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A)Scientificexperimentsinthepastthreehundredyearshaveproducedmanyvaluableitems.B)Forthreehundredyearstherehavebeenpeopleholdingahostileattitudetowardscience.C)Moderncivilizationdependsonsciencesomansupportsscientificprogressunanimously.D)Somepeoplethinkthreehundredyearsisnotlongenoughtosetbackforcriticalappraisalofscientificmethod.Theprinciplediscoveryinthiscenturyshows.manhasoverthrownNewton'slawsofphysicsmanhassolvedanewsetofgiganticpuzzlesmanhaslostmanyscientificdiscoveriesmanhasgivenupsomeoftheonceacceptedtheoriesNowscientistshavefoundinthepastfewyears.A)theexposureofDNAtothepublicisunnecessarythetinycellinDNAisaneatlittlemachineC)manknowsnothingaboutDNAD)manhasmuchtolearnaboutDNAThewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthepassageistosaythat.A)scienceisjustatitsbeginningB)sciencehasgreatlyimprovedman'slifeC)sciencehasmadeprofoundprogressD)sciencehasdonetoolittletohumanbeingsThewriter'sattitudetowardsscienceis.A)criticalB)approvingC)neutralD)regretfulPassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Yetwitheconomiesinfreefail,managersalsoneedup-to-dateinformationaboutwhatishappeningtotheirbusinesses,sothattheycanchangecourserapidlyifnecessary.Cisco,anAmericannetwork-equipmentgiant,hasinvestedovermanyyearsinthetechnologyneededtogeneratesuchdata.FrankCaideroni,thefirm'sCFO,saysthateverydayitsseniorexecutivescantrackexactlywhatordersarecominginfromsalesteamsaroundtheworld,andidentifyemergingtrendsineachregionandmarketsegment.Andattheendofeachmonth,thefirmcangetreliablefinancialresultswithinfourhoursofclosingitsbooks.Mostfirmshavetowaitdaysorevenweeksforsuchcertainty.Admittedly,Cisco'sfinancialresultshavenotmadehappyreadingrecentlybecause,incommonwithmanyotherlargetechnologycompanies,ithasseendemandforitsproductsdeclineinthedownturn.InearlyFebruaryitannouncedthatitsfiscalsecond-quarterrevenuesof$9.1billionwere7.5%lowerthanthesameperiodin2008andthatitsprofithadfallenby27%,to$1.5billion.Inresponsetohardtimes,Ciscoplanstocut$1billionofcoststhisyearby,amongotherthings,makinguseofitsownvideo-conferencingandothercommunicationstechnologiestoreducetheamountitsexecutivestravel.Itisalsousingthesefacilitiestorelayinformationfromemployeesonthegroundtoitsseniormanagers,andtogetinstructionsfromCisco'sleadersback

outtoits67,000staff.Arapidexchangeofinformationandinstructionsisespeciallyvaluableifthecompanywantstoaltercourseinstormytimes.Ifeverybodyinacompanycanrapidlygraspwhattheyhavetodoandhowitischanging,theyaremorelikelytogetthejobdone.Butsomefirmsarereluctanttosharetheirgoalswiththewiderworld.Unilever,abigAnglo-Dutchconsumer-goodsgroup,hasdecidedagainstissuinga2009financialforecasttoinvestors,arguingthatitisdifficulttopredictwhatisgoingtohappen,giventhedangerousstateoftheworldeconomy."We'renotjustgoingtoprovidenumbersforthesakeofi