大學(xué)英語六級模擬題二含答案

(鄭家順)大學(xué)英語六級模擬預(yù)測PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Fortinspart,youareallowed30minutestov/riteashoitessayentitledDon'tHesitatetoSay"No"."Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomoretlian200wordsfollowingtlieoutlinegivenbelov/1、別人請求幫助時，在什么情況下我們會說“不”2、為什么有些人在該說“不”的時候不說“不”3、該說“不”的時不說“不”的壞處PartIII ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Intinssection,thereisapassagev/itlitenblanks'Youarerequiredtoselectonewordfbreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingtliepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.EachchoiceintliebankisidentifiedbyaletterPleasemarkthecorrespondnigletterfbreachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.YoumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonceQuestions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Historically,humansgetsenousaboutavoidingdisastersonlyafteronehasjuststrucktliem.Bytliatlogic,2006shouldhavebeenabreakthiwghyearforrationalbehaviorWitlithememoiyof9/11still26intheirminds,AmericansvzatchedhumcaneKatrina,themostexpensivedisasterinU.S.histoiy,on27TV.Anyonevzhodidn'tknovzitbeforeshouldhavelearnedtliatbadthingscanhappenAndtheyaremademuchworsebyourvzillfiilblindnesstoriskasmuchasour28toworktogetherbeforeeveiytlunggoestohell.Granted,someamountofdelusion(卒昔覺)isprobablypartofthehumancondition.InAD.63,Pompeiiwasseriouslydamagedbyanearthquake,andthelocalsimmediatelyvzenttoworkrebuilding,inthesamespot-untiltheyv/erebunedaltogetherbyavolcanoemption16yearslatei:Buta29ofthepastyearindisasterhistoiysuggeststhatmodemAmencansareparticularlybadat30tliemselvesfi'omguaranteedthreats.Weknowmoretlianweeverdidaboutthedangersweface.Butitturnsouttliatintimesofcnsis,ourgreatestenemyis3]thestoim,thequakeorthesurgeitself.Moreoften,itisourselves.Sowhathashappenedintheyearthat32thedisasterontheGulfCoast?InNewOrleans,theAnnyCorpsofEngineei'shasworkeddayandnighttorebuildtliefloodwalls.TheyhavegotthewallstowheretlieywerebeforeKatrina,moreorless.That'snot33,wecannovzsaywithconfidenceButitmaybealltliatcanbeexpectedf?omoneyearofhustle(忙碌).Meanvzhile,NewOrleansofficialshavecraftedaplantousebusesandtramsto34thesickandthedisabledThecityestnnatestliat15,000peoplev/illneedarideoutHowevei;stateofficialshavenotyetdeteiTninedwheretliesepeoplewillbetaken.The35withneighboringcommunitiesareongoinganddifficultA)protectingF)rarelyK)rebuildingB)surgeG)liveL)follovzedC)enoughH)evacuateM)negotiationsD)muchI)reluctanceN)freshE)humanJ)ride0)reviewSectionBDirections:Intinssection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfi'omwhichtlieinformationisderived.TbumaychooseaparagraphmoretlianonceEachparagraphismarkedwithaletterAnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecoiTespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.SevenStepstoaMoreFulfillingJobManypeopletodayfindtliemselvesinunfulfillingworksituations.Infact,oneinfourworkei'sisdissatisfiedwithtlieircuirentjob,accordingtotherecentuPlansfor2004"suiveyTheircareerpathmaybefinanciallyrewarding,butitdoesn'tmeettheiremotional,socialorci'eativeneeds.They'restuck,unhappy,andhavenoideawhattodoaboutit,exceptmovetoanotlierjob.MatyLynMillei;veterancareei'consultantandfounderoftlieLifeandCareerClinic,saystliatv/henmostpeopleareunhappyabouttheirvzork,theirfirsttlioughtistogetadifferentjobInstead,Millersuggestslookingatthepossibilityofadifferentlife.Throughherbook,8NfythsofMakingaLiving,asvzellasv/orkshops,seminarsandpersonalcoachnigandconsulting,shehashelpedtliousandsofdissatisfiedworkersreassesslifeandwork.LikethewayofZen,whichuicludesunderstandmgofoneselfasonereallyis,Millerencouragesjobseekersandtliosedissatisfiedwithworkorlifetoexaminethen*beliefsaboutv/oiicandrecognizethat“inmanycasesyourbeliefsarewhatbrouglityoutowhereyouaretoday”Youmayhavebeenraisedtothinktliatwomenwerebestatnurturingandcaringand,tlierefore,shouldbeteachersandnurses.Sothat'swhatyoudid.Or,perhapsyouwerebroughtuptobelievetliatyoushoulddovzhatyourfatlierdid,soyouhavetakenoverthefamilybusuiess,orbecomeadentistUjustlikedad”Iftinssoundsfamiliar,itsprobablytimetolookattlienewpossibilitiesforyourfutureMillei*developeda7-stepprocesstohelppotentialjobseekersassesstheircuirentsituationandbeliefs,identifytheirrealpassion,andstartonajourneytliatallowsthemtopursuetheirpassionthroughwork.Step1:Willingnesstodosomethingdifferent.Breakingthecycleofdoingwhatyouhavealwaysdoneisoneofthemostdifficulttasksforjobseeker.Manyfinditdifficulttosteerawayfi'omacareerpathormakeachange,evenifitdoesn'tfeelrightMillei'urgesjobseekerstoopentheirmindstootlierpossibilitiesbeyondwhattlieyarecuiTentlydoing.Step2:Commitmenttobeingwhoyouare,notvdioorwhatsomeonewantsyoutobe.Lookattliegiftsandtalentsyouhaveandmakeacommitmenttopursuetliosethingstliatyoulovemost.Ifyoulovethesocialaspectsofyourjob,butarestuckinsideanofficeor<cchainedtoyourdesk”mostoftlietune,vowtofollovzyourinstinctandinvestigatealternativecareersandworktliatallowyoumoretimetointeractwitliotliers.Dawnworkedasamanagerforalargeretailclotliingstoreforseveralyears.Thoughshehadadvancedv/itlunthecompany,shefeltfiusfa'atedandlongedtobeinvolvedwitlinatureandtlieoutdoors.Shedecidedtogotoschoolniglitsandv/eekendstopursuehertruepassionbyearninghermastersdegreeinforestiy.ShenowvzorksintliebiotechforestiydivisionofamajorpapercompanyStep3:Self-definitionMillersuggeststhatoncejobseekei'sknowwhotheyare,tlieyneedtoknowhowtosellthemselves.uIntliejobmarket,youareaproductAndjustlikeaproduct,youmostknowthefeaturesandbenefitsthatyouhavetoofferapotentialclient,oremployer”Examinetheskillsandknowledgetliatyouhaveandidentifyhowtheycanapplytoyourdesiredoccupation.Yourqualitieswillexlubittoemployerswhytlieyshouldhireyouoverotliercandidates.Step4:Attainalevelofself-honoring.Self-hononngorself-lovemayseemlikeanoddstepforjobhunters,butbeingabletoacceptyourself,witlioutjudgment,helpseliminateuisecuntiesandv/illmakeyoumoreself-assuredByacceptuigwhoyouare-allyouremotions,hopesanddreams,yourpersonality,andyouruniquewayofbemg-you'llprojectmoreconfidencewhennetworkingandtalkingwithpotentialemployers.Thepowerofself-honoringcanhelptobreakallthefalsehoodsyouwereprogrammedtobelieve-thosetliatmadeyoufeelthatyouwerenotgoodenough,orstrongenough,orintelligentenoughtodovzhatyoutiTilydesire.Step5:Vision.Millei'suggeststhatjobseekersdevelopavisionthatembracestheanswerto“WhatdoIreallyvzanttodo?”oneshouldcreateasolidstatementinadozenorsosentencestliatdescribeindetailhowtlieyseetheirliferelatedtowork.Forinstance,thesecretarywholongstobeanactressdescribesalifetliatallowshertoexpressherloveofShakespeareonstageArealestateagent,attractedtohiscuirentjobbecauseherlovesfixingupoldhomes,describesbuyingpropertiestliatneedalittletenderlovingcaretomakethemmoresaleable.Step6:Appropriaterisk.Somephilosophersbelievethatthevzaytoenlightenmentcomesthroughfacingobstaclesanddifficulties.Oncepeoplediscovertheirpassion,manyaretooscaredtodoanytliingaboutit.Instead,tlieydonothingWithtinsstep,jobseekersshouldassesswhattheyarewillingtogiveup,orrisk,inpursuitoftheirdreamForoneworkingmom,tliatmeanttakingnightclassestoleamnewcomputer-aideddesignskills,whilestillearningasalaiyandkeepingherdayjob.Forsomeoneelse,itmaymeanquittinghisorherjob,takingoutloanandgoingbacktoschoolfulltime.You>11moveonestepclosertoyouridealworklifeifyouidentifyhowmuchriskyouarewillingtotakeandthesaci'ificesyouarewillingtomakeStep7:Action.Someteachei'sofphilosophydescribeactionintinsway,“Ifonewantstogettothetopofamountain,justsittingattliefootthinkingaboutitwillnotbnngonethere.Itisbymakingtheeffortofclimbingupthemountain,stepbystep,tliateventuallytliesummitisreached.nAlltoooften,itisthelackofactionthatultimatelyholdspeoplebackf?omattainingtheirideals.Creatingaplanandtakingitonestepatatimecanleadtonewanddifferentjoboppoitunities.Job-huntingtasksgainaddedmeaningasyousensetheirimportanceinyourquestforamoremeaningfulvzorklife.Theplancanincluderesearchingindustriesandoccupations,talknigtopeoplewhoareinyourdesiredareaofvzoiic,takingclasses,oracceptingvolunteerworkinyourtargetedfield.EachofthesestepsvzillleadyouonajourneytoahappierandmorerevzardingworklifeAfterall,itisthejourney,notthedestniation,thatismostimportant.MatyLynMillei'suggeststliatajobseekerdevelopavisiontliatanswerstliequestionuWhatdoIreallyvzanttodo”.AccordingtoMaiyLynMiller,peopleconsideringchangingtheircareei'sshouldcommittliemselvestothepursuitoftliosetilingsthattlieylovemost.Wliatultunatelyholdspeoplebackfromattainingtlieiridealsisthelackofaction.Manypeoplefinditdifficulttomakeupthen'mindswhethertochangetheircareerpath.MaiyLynMillei^sjobistoadvisepeopleontlieirlifeandcareer.Duringaninterviewwithpotentialemployers,self-honoringorself-lovemayhelpajobseekertoshowmoreconfidence.Inthejobmarket,jobseekei'sneedtoknovzhowtoselltlieinselveslikeproducts.AccordingtotherecentuPlansfor2004”survey,aquaiteroftliepeopleareunhappywiththeircuirentjobsManypeoplearetooscaredtopui'suetheirdreamsbecausetlieyareunvzillingtogiveupornsk.MaiyLynMillei'encouragespeopletounderstandthemselveswiththephilosophyofZen.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesintinssectionEachpassageisfbllovzedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatementsForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.IbushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecoiTespendinglettei'onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughtliecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Intheworldofentertainment,TVtalkshovzshaveundoubtedlyfloodedeveiyinchofspaceondaytimetelevision.Andanyonevzhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachonevai'iesinstyleandformat.Butnotwoshowsaremoreprofoundlyoppositeincontent,vzhileatthesametimestandingoutabovetlierest,tliantlieJenySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshows.JenySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof“trashtalk（廢話Thetopicsonhisshowareasshockingasshockingcanbe.Forexample,theshowtakestheever-commontalkshowtliemesoflove,sex,cheating,guilt,hate,conflictandmoralitytoadifferentlevel.Clearly,theJerrySpnngei'showisadisplayandexploitationofsociety'smoralcatastrophes（災(zāi)難），yetpeoplearev/illnigtoeatuptheintriguingpredicaments（困境）ofotherpeople'slives.LikeJenySpringer,OprahWinfi'eytakesTVtalkshowtoitsextreme,butOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.TheshowfocusesontheunprovementofsocietyandanindividuaPsqualityoflife.Topicsrangefi'omteachingyourchildrenresponsibility,managingyourworkv/eek,togettingtoknowyourneighbors.ComparedtoOprah,theJenySpringershovzlookslikepoisonouswastebeingdumpedonsocietyJenyendseveiyshowwithaufinalword”.Hemakesasmallspeechthatsumsuptlieentiremoraloftlieshow.Hopefully,tinsisthepaitwheremostpeoplewillleamsometlungveiyvaluable.Cleanasitis,theOprahshowisnotforeveiyone.Theshow'smaintargetaudiencearemiddle-classAmericans.Mostofthesepeoplehavethetune,money,andstabilitytodealwithlife'stougherproblemsJenySpnngei;ontlieotlierhand,hasmoreofanassociationwiththeyoungadultsofsociety.Theseare18-to21-year-oldsvzhosemaintroublesinlifeinvolvelove,relationship,sex,moneyandpeers.Theyaretheoneswhoseesomevalueandlessonstobelearnedundemeatlitheshow'sexploitation.Wlulethetvzoshowsareasdiffei'entasnightandday,botlihaveruledthetalkshowcn'cuitformanyyearsnow.Eachonecaterstoadifferentaudiencevzhilebotlihaveastrongfollowingfi'omlargegroupsoffansIronically,bothcouldalsobeconsideredpioneei'sintlietalkshowworld.ComparedwithotherTVtalkshows,boththeJenySpringerandtlieOprahWinfi'eyareA)morefamily-oriented B)unusuallypopularC)moreprofound D)relativelyfoiTnalThoughthesocialproblemsJerrySpringertalksaboutappeardistastefiil,theaudienceA)remainfascinatedbythem B)arereadytofaceuptothemC)remainindifferenttothem D)arewillingtogetinvolvedinthemWinchofthefbllovzingislikelytobeatopicoftheOprahWinfi'eyshovz?A)Anewtypeofrobot. B)Racisthatred.C)Familybudgetplanning D)Streetviolence.Despitetlieirdifferentapproaches,tlietwotalkshowsarebothA)conical B)sensitive C)instructive D)cynicalWecanleamfi'omtliepassagetliatthetwotalkshovzs.A)havemonopolizedthetalkshowcu'cuit B)exploittheweaknessesinhumannatureC)appearatdifferenttimesoftheday D)aretargetedatdifferentaudiencesPassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Takingchargeofyourselfinvolvesputtingtorestsomeveiyprevalentmytlis.Attlietopofthelististhenotionthatintelligenceismeasuredbyyourabilitytosolvecomplexproblems,toread,v/nteandcomputeatceitainlevels,andtoresolveabstractequationsquicklyThisvisionofintelligenceasseitsfonnaleducationandbookishexcellenceasthetruemeasuresofself-fulfillment.Itencouragesakindofintellectualprejudicethathasbroughtwithitsomediscouragingresults.Wehavecometobelievetliatsomeonewhohasmoreeducationalmeritbadges,whoisveiygoodatsomeformofschooldisciplineis“intelligent”.Yetmentalhospitalsarefilledwithpatientswhohaveallofthepropeidyletteredcertificates.Atruerindicatorofintelligenceisaneffective,happylifelivedeachdayandeachpresentmomentofeveiydayIfyouarehappy,ifyouliveeachmomentforeveiythingit'sworth,tlienyouareanintelligentperson.Problemsolvingisausefulhelptoyourhappiness,butifyouknowthatgivenyourinabilitytoresolveaparticularconcernyoucanstillchoosehappinessforyourself,orataminimumrefusetochooseunliappiness,tlienyouarenitelligent.YouareintelligentbecauseyouhavetheultnnateweaponagainstthebigNBD-NeivousBreakDown.11IntelligentpeopledonothaveN.BD.'sbecausetheyareinchargeoftliemselvesTheyknowhowtochoosehappinessoverdepression,becausetlieyknowhowtodealwithtlieproblemsoftheirlives.Youcanbegintothinkofyourselfastrulyintelligentonthebasisofhowyouchoosetofeelinthefaceoftiyingcircumstances.Thelifestrugglesareprettymuchthesameforeachofus.Eveiyonewhoisinvolvedwithotlierhumanbeingsinanysocialcontexthassimilardifficulties.Disagreements,conflictsandcompromisesareapaitofwhatitmeanstobehuman.Similarly,money,growingold,sickness,deaths,naturaldisastersandaccidentsarealleventswhichpresentproblemstovirtuallyallhumanbeings.Butsomepeopleareabletomakeit,toavoidimmobilizingdepressionandunhappinessdespitesuchoccuiTences,whileotherscollapseorhaveanN.B.D.Thosewhorecognizeproblemsasahumanconditionanddon'tmeasurehappuiessbyanabsenceofproblemsarethemostintelligentkindofhumansweknovz,also,themostrare.Accordingtotlieautlior,theconventionalnotionofintelligencemeasuredintemisofone'sabilitytoread,vzriteandcompute.isavzidelyheldbutwrongconceptwillhelpeliminateintellectualprejudiceistlierootofallmentaldistresswillconti'ibutetoone'sself-fiilfillmentItisimpliedinthepassagetliatholdingaumvei'sitydegi'eemayresultinone'sinabilitytosolvecomplexreal-lifeproblemsdoesnotindicateone'sabilitytovzriteproperlywordeddocumentsmaymakeonementallysickandphysicallyweakdoesnotmeanthatoneishighlyintelligentTheauthortlunksthatanuitelligentpei'sonknovzs.howtoputupwithsomeveiyprevalentmythshowtofindthebestwaytoachievesuccessinlifehowtoavoiddepressionandmakehislifeworthwhilehowtopei'suadeotherstocompromiseInthelastparagraph,theautliortellsusthat.difficultiesarebutpartofeveryone'slifeexpressionandunhappinessareunavoidableinlifeeveiybodyshouldleamtoavoidhyingcircumstancesgoodfeelnigscancontnbutetoeventualacademicexcellenceAccordingtothepassage,whatkindofpeoplearerare?Thosevzhodon'temphasizebookishexcellenceintheirpursuitofhappinessThosewhoareav/areofdifficultiesinlifebutknowhowtoavoidunliappiness.Thosewhomeasurehappinessbyanabsenceofproblemsbutseldomsufferfi'omNB.D/s.Thosewhoareabletosecurehappinessthoughhavingtostmggleagainsttryingcircumstances.PartIV Translation (30minutes)Diiec