[外语类试卷]大学英语六级(2013年12月考试改革适用)模拟试卷201.doc

[外语类试卷]大学英语六级（2013年12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷201一、Part I Writing1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark "Successful people does not only have talents but also some other things". You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1.Section A（A）Britain.（B）America.（C）Canada.（D）China.（A）12.（B）13.（C）14.（D）15.（A）Because they had little education.（B）Because they were looked down upon in the society.（C）Because they had no duty to rear the family.（D）Because they spent too much time taking care of the family.（A）They were financially dependent on their parents.（B）They were financially dependent on their husbands.（C）They could not go out to work as men did.（D）They often had to marry men they didn't like.（A）The previous one sold groceries and it stayed open longer.（B）The previous one sold all kinds of things and it stayed open longer. （C）The woman' s sells groceries and it stays open longer.（D）The woman' s sells all kinds of things and it stays open longer. （A）She broadcast the opening news on television.（B）She broadcast the opening news on the Internet.（C）She did a small survey.（D）She did a promotion.（A）She sells papers and cigarettes to local factory workers.（B）She sells fresh milk, frozen fish, cooked meat to housewives. （C）She sells sandwiches.（D）She sells sweets to schoolchildren.（A）She felt rather tired and bored.（B）She felt rather tired but never bored.（C）She felt rather energetic.（D）She felt neither tired nor bored.Section B（A）An unknown British town.（B）Washington.（C）New York.（D）London.（A）A cigarette lighter.（B）A heating system.（C）Worn carpet.（D）A statue of Queen Victoria.（A）He was taking pictures of the scenery.（B）He was waiting to attend a secret meeting.（C）He was doing his job.（D）The weather was bad and he could not go out.（A）It opened as a retail chain selling camping equipment. （B）It opened as a retail chain selling campsites.（C）It opened as a retail chain offering camping holidays. （D）It opened as a retail chain selling tents.（A）10.（B）15.（C）20.（D）25.（A）Italy.（B）France.（C）Switzerland.（D）Spain.（A）Football.（B）Drama.（C）Poster competition.（D）Model making.Section C（A）The influence of European popular music on non-Western music.（B）The musical background of the director of the Broadway version of The Lion King. （C）The types of music used in the Broadway version of The Lion King.（D）Differences between the music of the film version and the Broadway version of The Lion King.（A）The director is of African ancestry.（B）The director wanted the songs in the Broadway version to be identical to the songs in the film.（C）The Broadway version was first performed in Africa.（D）The story takes place in Africa.（A）A type of music that originated in Indonesia.（B）The meaning of non-English words used in a song.（C）The plot of The Lion King.（D）Popular rock and jazz music performed in The Lion King.（A）How ancient philosophers measured the distance between heavenly bodies. （B）How ancient philosophers explained the cause of an eclipse of the Moon.（C）Why ancient philosophers thought the Earth was a sphere.（D）Why ancient philosophers thought the Earth moved around the Sun.（A）How the natural world was described in Greek mythology.（B）What they observed directly.（C）The writings of philosophers from other societies.（D）Measurements made with scientific instruments.（A）They noticed an apparent change in the position of the North Star.（B）They observed eclipses at different times of the year.（C）They were the first to estimate the distance between heavenly bodies.（D）They wanted to prove that the Earth was flat.（A）One of the students asked him about it in the previous class. （B）He read about it the previous day.（C）He had just read Dr. Frederick Cock's travel log（D）The students were required to read about it for that day's class （A）Pierrehad announced his success prematurely.（B）The investigation of Pierre's expedition wasn't thorough. （C）Pierre wasn't an experienced explorer.（D）He had reached the pole before Pierre did.（A）They talked to one of Pierre' s companions.（B）They interviewed Pierre.（C）They conducted a computer analysis of photographs.（D）They examined Pierre' s navigation tools,（A）Dr. Cook's expedition.（B）The conclusions of the Navigation Foundation.（C）Exploration of the Equator.（D）Exploration of the South Pole.Section A26 A powerful earthquake struck an area near the northern coast of Chile on Wednesday. The earthquake came a day after an even stronger quake hit the area. The earlier quake was【C1】______at least six deaths. The United States Geological Survey says a 7.8 magnitude aftershock hit northern Chile late Wednesday night, local time. Magnitude is a【C2】______of the energy released at the centre, or source, of an earthquake. U.S. officials said the aftershock was centred about 23【C3】______south of the port of Iquique. They said it struck at a depth of 20 kilometres below sea level. The aftershock led Chilean officials to order thousands of people away from【C4】______. It also led to warnings of high【C5】______waves in parts of the Pacific Ocean. The orders and tsunami warnings were later【C6】______. The aftershock struck a day after an even more powerful earthquake hit northern Chile. That quake was centred in an area about 100 kilometres northwest of Iquique. The city is home to nearly 200,000 people. The quake was felt in Bolivia and Peru. It also【C7】______tsunami warnings as far as Japan. The warnings were cancelled hours later.Chilean police and soldiers guarded coastal【C8】______to prevent attacks on homes and businesses. Television video showed damaged buildings in Iquique. But officials found surprisingly light damage from the quake. President Michelle Bachelet visited the affected area. She spoke to the nation about the disaster. She said【C9】______measures have been taken to protect lives and property. And she said the government will continue to work all the time that is necessary to【C10】______this emergency and protect our citizens.A)cope with B)promote C)led to D)kilometresE)due to F)measurement G)tornado H)kilogramI)appropriate J)communities K)compensate L)tsunamiM)blamed for N)coastal areas O)cancelled27 【C1】28 【C2】29 【C3】30 【C4】31 【C5】32 【C6】33 【C7】34 【C8】35 【C9】36 【C10】Section B36 Baby-Naming TrendsA)Over the last fifty years, American parents have radically increased the variety of names they give their children. In the 1950s, the 50 most popular names accounted for 63.4 percent of all boys born, and 52.1 percent of all girls. But by 2004, the top 50 names covered only 34.6 percent of the boys and 24.4 percent of the girls. As more people move to the United States and use popular or traditional cultural names, the variety of names increases. Also, parents from all ethnic backgrounds are now more likely to search out less common names for their children.Common and Unusual Baby NamesB)Is it better to have a name common to your age group, one that everyone has heard, or an unusual name, one that may cause comment when people first hear it? Psychologists and sociologists have studied this question for years and still cannot agree on the answer.C)On the one hand, a great deal of evidence shows that when people hear a particular name, they have strong and specific stereotypes about what sort of person bears that name. For example, most Americans expect a woman named Courtney to be attractive and successful but one named Bertha to be loud and obese. Research has found that teachers may give a higher grade to a school paper by a student named Michael than to one by Hubert, even though the papers are identical.D)On the other hand, research that compares actual people with common first names to those with unusual names often shows the latter having an advantage. People with unusual first names are more likely to be listed on Who's Who and are more successful as psychologists. College women with uncommon first names score higher on scales of sociability and self-acceptance: they are also more likely to have a positive sense of individuality, which helps them to resist peer pressure.E)Why do these different studies seem contradictory? Part of the answer is that the first set of studies forced people to form impressions based on the name alone. In contrast, recent research shows that if a name includes information about an actual person, then it will compensate for most of the negative effects of stereotypes, then it will compensatefor most of the negative effects of stereotypes, and create a different context in which to view a name.F)Another reason for the conflicting results from this research is that uncommon names and names with negative images are not necessarily the same. Boys called Derry or Quinlan and girls called Cosima or Prairie will have a chance to create their own first impressions, free from established stereotypes. They can develop a positive, individual self-concept unhampered by the negative images that go along with names such as Adolf, Ethel, Myrtle, or Elmer.G)In the final analysis, of course, your choice of a common or unusual name depends on what you believe is best for your child. After all, there are many occasions in life, such as submitting a job application or seeking admission to college, where a name does have a chance to create a positive image on its own. Having a popular name such as Emily or Jacob might be an advantage. If, on the other hand, individuality and creativity are especially important to you, a more unusual might be better.Cultural and Ethnic Influences on Baby NamesH)Throughout the world, each child is assigned a sound or series of sounds that will be his or her name. Because that name is a part of the language of the child's parents, it immediately identifies the child as belonging to a particular society. So our names identify us both as individuals and as members of a group.I)In many parts of Africa, a child's naming day is a festive occasion that usually occurs a week or so after the birth. Girls are named sooner than boys, but only by a day or two. An older person bestows the name, first by whispering it to the baby, because a newborn should know his or her name before anyone else does, then by announcing the name to everyone attending the ceremony.J)Many Native Americans developed naming systems in which a person's individual name included the name of his or her clan. For example, all the members of a clan that has the bear as its totem animal have names relating to bears, such as Black-Bear Tracks and Black-Bear Flashing Eyes.K)In some groups, children are given secret names that are not revealed until the child reaches puberty or another important stage of life. In other Native American nations, an event that occurs at a child's birth may become the child's name. Today, a person living on a reservation may have one name at home but a different name when he or she is off the reservation.L)Jewish names are some of the oldest names in use today. A Jewish boy is named officially when he is circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. A girl is named as soon as possible after her birth. Traditionally, an Ashkenazic Jewish child is not named for a living person for fear that the Angel of Death will mistake the child for the older person if their names are the same.Media Influences on Baby NamesM)Many names that suddenly become popular are inspired by figures in the media, whether they are real actors or athletes, such as Ashton Kutcher or Jalen Rose, or fictional characters such as the mermaid Madison in the film Splash.N)Of course, modern parents are not the only ones affected by the media of their day. Thelma, for example, became a popular name for English and American girls after British author Marie Corelli invented it for the beautiful heroine of her bestselling novel Thelma, published in 1887.O)But since the 1950s, television has been the most effective medium for creating new name fashions. Mallory, for example, became popular for girls when the character called Mallory appeared on Family Ties in the 1980s. Although a few American parents had named sons Dylan after Welsh poet Dylan Thomas or perhaps musician Bob Dylan in the 1960s, the name exploded in popularity in the 1990s after the character Dylan McKay appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210.P)People often assume that when parents take a name from the media they want to honor the star or character who has the name. This is rarely the case. Most parents today don't want their children to have common names, but at the same time they want the names they choose to "fit in". They are therefore always on the lookout for "different but not too different" names, and when such a name gets a lot of exposure in the media, many parents discover it at the same time.Q)Even horrific characters can have a positive impact on a name' s use if the name itself fits in with fashionable sounds. Gage, Peyton, and Samara are examples of scary film characters who nevertheless inspired namesakes. Names in the news can also have an effect. The number of American girls named Camille increased by 50 percent in 1969 and 1970 after Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf Coast. And the number of girls named Katrina increased in 2006 in spite of the name's association with a huge natural disaster.R)Any media popular with people in their 20s and 30s can create a fashion for a name. Popular music inspires names both through songs, such as Rhiannon, and singers, such as Shania. Today's young parental generation is now starting to discover baby names like Raiden and Rinoa through video and computer games. Some parents are still inspired by novels, as shown by names such as Arya and Novalee. Science fiction and fantasy books, video games, and films are particularly noticeable as name sources, probably because these stories often require writers to create brand-new names.37 On the ceremony, the name is whispered to the baby before it is publicly announced.38 TV has played an important role in creating new and fashionable names.39 In some nations, one may be named after an important event that happens at his birth.40 The established stereotypes about names may have an impact on teachers when they give grades to students.41 A popular name may be more advantageous than an unusual one when one intends to apply for a position.42 In some culture, parents usually avoid giving their children a name shared by a living person.43 Parents take names from the media mainly because such names are considered different but not too different.44 Due to ethnic immigration, the variety of names in the US increases.45 Research shows that people with unusual first names tend to gain an advantage over those with common ones.46 More girls were named after a hurricane even though it might remind people of a huge natural disaster.Section C46 The United Nations says the world's population will increase by 34 percent by the year 2050. Scientists and others know it will be difficult to meet the food needs of so many people. A recent study shows that soybean crops and computers may help deal with the problem.The U.N. predicts food production must increase by 70 percent to meet the needs of a richer population. The U.N. expects more people will live in cities than in rural areas. But today there is lit tie too low increase in the productivity of major crops. Kenneth Quinn is the president of the World Food Prize Foundation. He says the need to increase food production is the greatest difficulty humanity has ever faced, "There' s going to be another 2 billion people on our planet between now and 2050 and how are we going to produce enough food for them to eat?" asked Quinn.Darren Drewry is a scientist at the American Space Agency, NASA. He led a study of soybeans which NASA calls the world' s most important protein crop. He says researchers using a computer were surprised to find that they were able to create a soybean plant that can be both more productive and use less water. "We find that there are changes to the architecture of modern soybean cultivars can be made to help us improve on many of these goals," said Drewry. Researchers were able to increase soybean productivity by 7 percent without using more water. The computer helpedresearchers do work that would have taken many years in the field. The next step is to test the computer 's design.We spoke to Stephen Long about that. He is a professor at the University of Illinois, and one of the writers of the report on the soybean study. He told us by Skype that researchers used computer program to study what would happen if they changed the way the plant grows. "One of the things the modelling predicted is that there's too much leaf area so we're actually removing leaves as the plant's growing to get a lower leaf area.We're also artificially modifying the angle of the leaves as well to reflect what the model predicted," said Long. Professor Long says it is important to find solutions to the predicted global food shortage before it happens. He says it will be 20 years before farmers can begin growing a more productive soybean once they have developed it.The study on soybeans was published in the journal Global Change Biology. The National Science Foundation, NASA and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation paid for the study.47 What's the direct motivation that promoted the scientist to cultivate new soybeans? （A）The curiosity for new things.（B）The large population on the earth.（C）Food shortages in third world countries.（D）The expected large population in the near future.48 According to Kenneth Quinn what's the greatest difficulty humanity has ever faced? （A）To control the large population.（B）To avoid natural disasters.（C）To make more food production.（D）To urge more people live in the rural areas.49 What special qualities will the new soybean plant have?（A）It can be more productive yet require less water.（B）It will be taller and stronger.（C）It will have less leaves and more productivity.（D）It will require less water and fertilizer.50 What's the benefit of using computers in the research?（A）It is more accurate than traditional methods.（B）It saves time compared with researches conducted in the filed.（C）It can provide many data.（D）It needs less space compared with researches done in the field.51 What' s the main idea of the text?（A）A more productive soybean is found to solve the future food shortages.（B）Scientists have done many researches to deal with food shortages.（C）Soybeans are the only solution to solve the food shortages.（D）There will be a great food shortage in 2050.51 The huge growth of global "ecotourism" industry is becoming an increasing concern for con servationists with mounting evidence that many wild species do not respond well to contact with human beings. Over exposure to tourists has been linked to stress, abnormal behaviour and adverse health effects in species such as polar bears, dolphins and gorillas, says a report in New Scientist."While regulated ecotourism can help conservation efforts by encouraging people to manage endangered species and their habitats, many projects are poorly designed and unregulated," it says. "Many ecotourism projects are unaudited, unauthorized and merely hint they are based on environmentally friendly policies and operations."Ecotourism is growing by 10 to 30 percent a year and an estimated 20 percent of tourists are thought to visit a conservation-based project. Philip Seddon, of the Universityof Otago in New Zealand, said that although most tourist projects conformed to basic guidelines on land use and not scaring wildlife, their full impact was rarely considered."Transmission of disease to wildlife or subtle changes to wildlife health through disturbance of daily routines or increased stress levels may translate to lowered survival and breeding," he said. Research at the University of Auckland has shown that dolphins become restless and overactive when many tourist boats are present. When three or more boats are near, the dolphins rest for 0.5 percent of the time, compared with 68 percent when they are accompanied by a single boat The findings are backed up by studies of dolphins in Britain. Researchers at the University of Manitoba in Canada have found that male polar bears were easily disturbed by tourist vehicles, with a possible effect on their heart rate and metabolism. That could reduce body fat levels and fitness, which are critical for survival.In Africa, gorillas have picked up parasites introduced to their habitat by tourists and mongooses have caught lung diseases from human beings. Experts said that the answer to the problems was better regulation and supervision of ecotourism. The Galapagos Islands, where visitor numbers are strictly controlled, is a good model.52 What can we know from the first paragraph?（A）Conservationists are strongly in favour of the development of "ecotourism" industry.（B）It is found that some wild species could be badly affected by over contact with people.（C）The huge growth of global ecotourism industry has a very bad effect on the environment.（D）Ecotourism is good for encouraging people to protect endangered wild species.53 According to New Scientist, many ecotourism projects______.（A）really encourage people to protect wildlife and its habit（B）strictly follow environmentally friendly polices（C）actually lack proper examination and official approval（D）seriously damage the habitats of endangered species54 What dose Phillip Seddon think of most tourist projects?（A）They should be prohibited by government totally.（B）They are beneficial to the environmental conservation.（C）They always go against the basic guidelines on land use.（D）They seldom take their whole effect into consideration.55 According to experts, a solution to the "ecotourism" problem is to______.（A）encourage people to manage endangered species（B）reduce the exposure of wildlife to human beings（C）help wild animals increase their fitness（D）prevent wildlife from catching human disease56 What is the author' s tone in writing this passage?（A）Ironic.（B）Objective.（C）Indifferent.（D）Pessimistic.二、Part Ⅳ Translation57 武松在景阳冈打虎出了名以后，某机关重视人才，特地把他调了去。