大學(xué)英語六級改革后模擬題

PartIWriting.

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheCivilServantTestCraze.Youressayshouldstartwithabriefdescriptionofthepicture.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheCivilServantTestCraze.Youressayshouldstartwithabriefdescriptionofthepicture.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

一、聽力選擇題

1、聽錄音，回答1-36題：

A．Shethinkstheexerciseiseasy.

B．Shecan'tsolvetheexerciseeither.

C．Shecanhelpthemanwiththeexercise.

D．Shehasn'ttriedtosolvetheexerciseyet.

2、

A．Buyanewspaper.

B．Takeatripinthesummer.

C．Putanadinanewspaper.

D．Gototheinterviewer'soffice.

3、

A．Themanmustbeaveryslowdriver.

B．ShedidalotofwalkinginFlorida.

C．ThemanshouldhavespentlesstimeinFlorida

D．ShegottoFloridalongbeforethemandid.

4、

A．Lookfortheumbrellainthetheater.

B．Asktheticketsellerabouttheumbrella.

C．Buyanotherticketfortheshow.

D．Gobacktoherchairtogettheumbrella.

5、

A．Bothoftheactivitiesaren'tverygood.

B．Hehasnointerestindoingexercise.

C．Theyshouldchooseadifferentactivity.

D．Itdoesn'tmatterwhichactivitytochoose.

6、

A．Washfewerclothesatatime.

B．Useadifferentwashingmachine.

C．Trytorepairthewashingmachinefirst,

D．Washhisclothesbyhand.

7、

A．Sheisgoingtodroptheclasstoo.

B．Shedoesn'tknowhowtoswim.

C．Ittookheralongtimetolearntoswim.

D．Sheteachesswimming,

8、

A．He'llgivethewomanafewprescriptionsrightaway.

B．He'llbeawayfromtheofficeforoneortwodays.

C．Thewomandoesn'tneedanythingforhercough.

D．Thewomanshouldcontinuetakingthemedicine.

9、ConversationOne．

聽材料，回答下列問題：

A．Herapartmentistoofarfromthecampus.

B．Herapartmentneedsalotofrepairwork.

C．She'shavingtroublewiththeowneroftheapartment

D．Herroommatewon'tshareexpenses.

10、

A．Becausethegirlsdidn'tpaytheirrentontime.

B．Becauseshecouldn'tfindanyonetorepairthedishwasher.

C．Becauseshehadtobuyanewdishwasher.

D．Becausepaulahadsomerepairsdonewithoutherpermission.

11、

A．Becausehehassomeknowledgeofthelaw,

B．Becauseheoncehadthesameproblem.

C．Becauseheisafriendoftheowner.

D．Becausehecanbringalawsuitagainsttheowner.28、第(28)題_________

29、第(29)題_________

30、第(30)題_________

31、第(31)題_________

32、第(32)題_________

33、第(33)題_________

34、第(34)題_________

35、第(35)題_________

36、回答36-46題：

Womenwithlowliteracysufferdisproportionatelymorethanmen,encounteringmore36infindingawell-payingjobandbeingtwiceaslikelytoendupinthegroupoflowestwageearners,astudyreleasedonWednesdaysaid.

AnalysisbytheInstituteforWomen'sPolicyResearch(IWPR．foundwomenatalllevelsof37tendtoearnlessthanmen,butit'satthelowestliteracylevelsthatthewagegapbetweengendersismoststriking.

Womenwithlowliteracyaretwiceas38asmenatthesameskillleveltobeamongthelowestearners,bringingin$300aweekorless,thereportsaid.

"Becausewomenstartoffsolowintermsofwages,havinghigherliteracyandmoreskillsreally39abigdifference,"saidKevinMiller,a40researchassociateatIWPRandco-authorofthestudy.

Womenneedtogo41intheirtrainingandeducationleveltoearnthesameasmen,Millersaid.

The42wasbasedon2009NationalAssessmentofAdultLiteracysurveys,themostrecentdata43,andfocusedonreadingskills,notwritingandnumericliteracy.Thatdatawas44fromanationallyrepresentativesampleof19,714peopleaged16andolder,livinginhouseholdsorprisons.

Datashowedaboutone-thirdofAmericanadultshavelowliteracylevels,andmorethan36percentofmenand33percentofwomenfallintothat45,theinstitutesaid.

A．patternI．conducted

B．seniorJ．independent

C．longerK．literacy

D．difficultiesL．a(chǎn)nalysis

E．categoryM．likely

F．collectedN．further

G．positionsO．makes

H．a(chǎn)vailable

第(36)題_____

37、第(37)題_______

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SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

46、回答46-56題：

A)Thelegislationconcerningfinancialreformfocusesonhelpingregulatorsdetectanddefuse(減少....的危險性)thenextcrisis.Butitdoesn'taddressmanyoftheunderlyingconditionsthatcancauseproblems.

B)Thelegislationgivesregulatorsthepowertooverseeshadowbanksandtakefailingfirmsapart,convenesacouncilofsuperregulatorstowatchthemegafirmsthatposearisktothefullfinancialsystem,andmuchelse.

C)Butthebilldoesmoretohelpregulatorsdetectthenextfinancialcrisisthantoactuallystopitfromhappening.Inthatway,it'slikethedifferencebetweenimprovingpublichealthandimprovingmedicine:Thebillfocusesonhelpingthedoctorswhofigureoutwhenyou'resickandhowtogetyoubetterratherthanontheconditions(sewersystemsandairqualityandhygienestandardsandsoon)thatcontributetowhetheryougetsickinthefirstplace.

D)Thatistosay,manyoftheweaknessesandimbalancesthatledtothefinancialcrisiswillsurviveourregulatoryresponse,andit'simportanttokeepthatinmind.Soherearefivewestillhavetowatchoutfor:

1.TheGlobalGlut(供過于求)ofSavings

E)"Oneoftheleadingindicatorsofafinancialcrisisiswhenyouhaveasustainedsurgeinmoneyflowingintothecountrywhichmakesborrowingcheaperandeasier,"saysHarvardeconomistKennethRogoff.Ourcrisiswasnodifferent:Between1987and1999,ourcurrentaccountdeficit--themeasureofhowmuchmoneyiscominginversusgoingout--fluctuatedbetween1and2percentofgrossdomesticproduct.By2006,ithadhit6percent.

F)Thesharprisewasdrivenbyemergingeconomieswithlotsofgrowthandfewinvestmentopportunities-thinkChina-funnelingtheirmoneytodevelopedeconomieswithlessgrowthandlotsofinvestmentopportunities.Butwe'vegottenoutofthecrisiswithoutfixingit.Chinaisstillgrowingfast,exportingfaster,andsendingthemoneyovertoUS.

2.HouseholdDebt-andWhyWeNeedIt

G)Thefactthatmoneyisavailabletoborrowdoesn'texplainwhyAmericansborrowedsomuchofit.HouseholddebtasapercentageofGDPwentfromabitlessthan60percentatthebeginningofthe1990stoabitlessthan100percentin2006."ThisiswhereIcometoincomeinequality,"saysRaghuramRajan,aneconomistattheUniversityofChicago."Alargepartofthepopulationsawrelativelystagnantincomesoverthe1980sand1990s.Creditwassowelcomebecauseitkeptpeoplewhowerefallingbehindreasonablyhappy.Youwerekeepingup,evenifyourincomewasn't."

H)Incomes,ofcourse,areevenmorestagnantnowthatunemploymentisat9percent.Andthatpainisn'tbeingsharedequally:inequalityhasactuallyrisensincebeforetherecession,asjoblessnessisprovingstickyamongthepoor,butrecoveryhasbeenswiftfortherich.Householdborrowingisstillmorethan90percentofGDP,andtheconditionsthatdroveitupthereare,ifanything,worse.

3.The"ShadowBanking"Market

I)Thefinancialcrisisstartedoutsimilarlysevere,butitwasn't,atfirst,acrisisofconsumers.Itwasacrisisofbanks.Itneverbecameacrisisofconsumersbecauseconsumerdepositsareinsured.Butlargeinvestors-pensionfunds,banks,corporations,andothers--aren'tinsured.Butwhentheyhearthattheircollateral(附屬擔(dān)保品)isdroppinginvalue,theydemandtheirmoneyback.Andwheneveryonedoesthatatonce,it'slikeanold-fashionedbankrun:Thebankscan'tpayeveryoneoffatonce,sotheyunloadalltheirassetstogetcapital,theassetsbecomeworthlessbecauseeveryoneistryingtounloadthem,andthebankscollapse.

J)"Thisisaninherentproblemofprivatelycreatedmoney,"saysGaryGorton,aneconomistatPrincetonUniversity."Itisvulnerabletothesekindsofruns."Thisyear,we'rebringingthisshadowbankingsystemunderthecontrolofregulatorsandgivingthemallsortsofinformationonitandpoweroverit,butwe'renotdoinganythinglikedepositinsurance,wherewesimplymakethedepositssafesorunsbecomeananachronism.4.RichBanks

K)Inthe1980s,thefinancialsector'sshareoftotalcorporateprofitsrangedfromabout10to20percent.By2004,itwasabout35percent.SimonJohnson,aneconomistatMIT,recallsaconversationhehadwithafundmanager."Theguysaidtome,'Simon,it'ssolittlemoney!Youcanswaysenatorsfor$10million!?'"Johnsonlaughsruefully(后悔地)."Theseguys[biginvestors]don'teventhinkinmillions.Theythinkinbillions."

L)Whatyougetforthatmoneyisfavors.Thelastfinancialcrisisfadesfrommemoryandthepublicbeginstofocusonotherthings.Thenthefinanceguysbeginnudging(游說).Theyholdsomefundraisersforpoliticians,makesomefriends,explainhowtheregulationsthey'reunderareonerousandunfair.Andslowly,surely,thoseregulationscomeundone.Thisfinancialcrisiswillstickinourmindsforawhile,butnotforever.Andafterbrieflydroppingtolessthan15percentofcorporateprofits,thefinancialsectorhasreboundedtomorethan30percent.They'llhaveplentyofmoneywithwhichtohelptheirfriendsforgetthiswholenastyaffair.

5.Lax(不嚴(yán)格的)Regulators

M)Themosttroublingprospectisthechancethatthisbill,ifwe'dpasseditin2000,wouldn'tevenhavepreventedthisfinancialcrisis.That'snottoundersellit:Itwould'vegivenregulatorsmoreinformationwithwhichtopredictthecrisis.Buttheyhadenoughinformation,andtheyignoredit.Theygetcaughtupinboomtimesjustlikeeveryoneelse.Abubble,almostbydefinition,affectstheregulatorswiththepowertopopit.

N)In2005,withhousingpricesrunningfar,faraheadofthehistoricaltrend,Bemankesaidahousingbubblewas"aprettyunlikelypossibility".In2007,hesaidFedofficials"donotexpectsignificantspilloversfromthesubprimemarkettotherestoftheeconomy."AlanGreenspan,lookingbackatthefinancialcrisis,admittedinAprilthatregulators"havehadawoefulrecordofchronicfailure.Historytellsustheycannotidentifythetimingofacrisis,oranticipateexactlywhereitwillbelocatedorhowlargethelossesandspilloverswillbe."

Inthe1980sand1990speopleexperiencednosubstantialincreaseintermsofincome,whichbroughtaboutthepopularityofcredit.

47、Financialcrisisisacrisisofbanksinthatshadowbankingmaycausebankstofail.

48、Thefinanceguysmakefriendswithpoliticiansinthehopeofmakingsomeburdensomeandunfairregulationscancelled.

49、Thelegislationconcerningfinancialreformoffersregulatorsthepowerofsupervisingshadowbanksanddisintegratingcompaniesonthevergeofbankruptcy.

50、Intermsoftheeffectofunemployment,itismoredeeplyfeltbythepoorthanbytherich.

51、Eveniftherewasenoughinformationtopredicttherewouldbefinancialcrisis,theregulatorsstillchosetoignoreit.

52、Emergingeconomieswithinsufficientinvestmentopportunitieshaveinvestedmuchmoneyindevelopedcountries.

53、Regulatorswithpowertendedtofailagainandagainconcerningforecastingafinancialcrisis.

54、AfundmanagerorlargeinvestorisconsideredabsurdlyrichbyaneconomistfromMIT.

55、Largeinvestors'depositscanbemadesaferifshadowbankingsystemisunderthecontrolofregulators.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

56、回答56-61題：

Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowareluctantconsensusthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay.Thismeansweshallhavetofindwaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomefundamentalquestionsaboutthefuroreofwork.Shouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?Shouldwenotratherencouragemanyotherwaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanforanemployer7Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?

Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople'sworkhastakentheformofjobs.Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,infact,itcouldoffertheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.Universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.

Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople'shomes.Later,astransportimproved,firstbyrailandthenbymad,peoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople'sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplacesinwhichtheylived.

Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpre-industrialtimes,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecommunity.Nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemployment,leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandthefamilytohiswife.Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnormtoday,andrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes.

Itwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.Asemploymentbecamethedominantformofwork,youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexcluded--aproblemnow,asmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.

Allthismaynowhavetochange.Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheutopiangoalofcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfull-timejobs.

Accordingtotheauthor,theuniversalemploymenthas_______.

A．turnedoutnottobethebestformofjobs

B．createdanalternativeformofjobs

C．builtthefoundationofaneconomicleap

D．failedtoproducejobopportunitiesformostpeople

57、Modemformsoftransportationhavegreatlyencouraged_______.

A．thephenomenonofdeprivationofemployees'leisuretime

B．thedisconnectionbetweenpeople'sworkandtheirfamilylife

C．thecommutationbetweentheworkingplacesandemployees'homes

D．people'sdesiretoworkfarawayfromwheretheywereborn

58、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.

A．womencouldhavebeenmoreproductivethanmeninaproperjobsystem

B．workinpre-industrialtimeshasbeendistriibutedevenlybetweenmenandwomen

C．paidemploymenthasarousedserioussocialproblemsincurrentsociety

D．womenhavebeentreatedunfairlyundertheemploymentsystemofindustrialage

59、Whatistheproblemfortheyoungundertheemploymentsystem?

A．Theyarelesslikelytocompetewiththeaged.

B．Theyaremuchworriedaboutthegenerationgap.

C．Theyaremorelikelytosufferfromunemployment.

D．Theiracademicperformancesseemuselessforjobhunting.

60、Whatisthepossiblechangeofjobforms?

A．Full-timeemploymentwillnotbethedominantformofwork.

B．Mostpeoplecanworkathomeandforthemselves.

C．Thedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenwilldisappear.

D．Allpeoplegetequaljobopportunitiesandequalpay.61、回答{TSE}題：

Bloodvesselsrunningallthroughthelungscarrybloodtoeachairsac(囊),oralveolus(肺泡),andthenbackagaintotheheart.Onlythethinwalloftheairsacandthethinwallofacapillary(毛細(xì)血管)arebetweentheairandtheblood.Sooxygeneasilydiffusesfromtheairsacsthroughthewallsintotheblood,whilecarbondioxideeasilydiffusesfromthebloodthroughthewallsintotheairsacs.

Whenbloodissenttothelungsbytheheart,ithascomebackfromthecellsintherestofthebody.Sothebloodthatgoesintothewallofanairsaccontainsmuchdissolvedcarbondioxidebutverylittleoxygen.Atthesametime,theairthatgoesintotheairsaccontainsmuchoxygenbutverylittlecarbondioxide.Youhavelearnedthatdissolvedmaterialsalwaysdiffusefromwherethereismoreofthemtowherethereisless.Oxygenfromtheairdissolvesinthemoistureontheliningoftheairsacanddiffusesthroughtheliningintotheblood.Meanwhile,carbondioxidediffusesfromthebloodintotheairsac.Thebloodthenflowsfromthelungsbacktotheheart,whichsendsitouttoallotherpartsofthebody.

Soonafterairgoesintoanairsac,itgivesupsomeofitsoxygenandtakesinsomecarbondioxidefromtheblood.Tokeepdiffusiongoingasitshould,thiscarbondioxidemustbegottenridof.Breathing,whichiscausedbymovementsofthechest,forcestheusedairoutoftheairsacsinyourlungsandbringsinfreshair.Thebreathingmusclesarecontrolledautomaticallysothatyoubreatheattheproperrotetokeepyourairsacssuppliedwithfreshair.Ordinarily,youbreatheabouttwenty-twotimesaminute.Ofcourse,youbreathefasterwhenyouareexercisingandslowerwhenyouareresting.Freshairisbroughtintoyourlungswhenyoubreathein,orinhale(吸入),whileusedairisforcedoutofyourlungswhenyoubreatheout,orexhale.

Somepeoplethinkthatalltheoxygenistakenoutoftheairinthelungsandthatwhatwebreatheoutispurecarbondioxide.Buttheseideasarenotcorrect.Airisamixtureofgasesthatismostlynitrogen(氮).Thisgasisnotusedinthebody.Sothe