大學英語六級考試模擬試卷八十七（帶答案）

大學英語六級考試模擬試卷八十七

（總分：100.00,做題時間：130分鐘）

ListeningComprehension（總題數(shù)：0,分數(shù)：0.00）

SectionA（總題數(shù)：8,分數(shù)：0.00）

.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.（分數(shù)：16.00）

A.Doubtful.V

B.Supportive.

C.Indifferent.

□.Objective.

解析：［聽力原文］

M:Mrs.Hudson,newresearchshowsthatevenjustfiveminutesofexercise

inanaturalsettingcansignificantlyboostourmood.But,isittruethatcanhavesuch

amagicaleffect?

W:Toacertaindegree,Ihavetosayyes.Becauseexercisinginnaturalareasis

notonlygoodforourphysicalhealthitcanalsoimprovethemoodandsenseof

well-beinginaslittleasfiveminutes.

M:Soifwegoforawalkinaparkorworkinagarden,we'regivingour

mentalhealthagoodboost.Buthowwastheresultdiscovered?

W:Beforethis,exercisealonewasknowntomakeushappy.Sowasbeingina

naturalsetting.Scientistswantedtoseetheeffectofcombiningthetwo.

M:Sowhatdidtheydo?

W:TheyevaluatedtendifferentUKstudiesinvolvingmorethan1200people.

Participantshadtakenpartinactivitiessuchasgardening,sailingandcountrywalks,

andratedtheirmoodandself-esteem.

M:Whatdidthescientistsfindintheresearch?

W:Theyfoundthatinanaturalsettingevenafewminutes'exercisecanreally

promotethemood.Theresearchshowedthattheirmoodandself-esteemgota

significantboostwithaslittleasfiveminutesofoutdoorexercise.Andpeoplewith

mentaldisordersbenefitedthemost.

M:Wow,thisisthefirststudytoquantifytheamountoftimeneededtogeta

positiveeffect.So,maybe,ifyouwanttobehappy,justheadoutforawalkinthe

park.

Whatistheman'sattitudetowardsthenewresearch?

.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.（分數(shù)：16.00）

A.Shedoesn'tknowhowtoprepareaspeech.

B.Shecan'tperformwellasprepared.J

C.Shedoesn'tknowwheretoputherdraft.

D.Shelacksexperienceinmakingspeeches.

解析：［聽力原文］

M:YouknowIwillbethemaintalkerintheclassroomdiscussiontomorrow

morning.Totellthetruth,I'mreallyabitnervousindeed.

W:Ihatetogetupinfrontofanaudience.Ioftenforgetwhattosayand

don'tknowwheretoputmyhands.

M:Oh,it'snotasseriousasthat.Someonemightgetfrozenupforawhile

beforetheaudience.Butwhenyouhavemadeastart,you'llcarryonwithwhat

you'veprepared,andyourperformancewouldn'tbetoobad.

W:Yes.ThereissomethingIshouldlearnfromyou,youknow,your

self-confidence.WhenImakeapublicspeech,nomatterhowfluentlyIsayitto

myself,mybrainbecomesblanktheinstantIgetontotheplatform.Butthetruthis

thatwhenIhaveconfidence,thingswillbemuchbetter.Bytheway,howhaveyou

preparedyourspeech?

M:Notverywell,I'mafraid.Idon'twriteeverywordofthespeech,justan

outlineofabout80words.

W:Areyousureyoucandothepresentationwellonlydependingonarough

draftofmainideas?

M:Almost.Youknow,thespeechisaboutmyownexoerienceinlearning

spokenEnglish.I'mgoingtotalkaboutthemostfamiliartopicofstudywithmy

classmates.I'mnotafraidofanything.Thekeyproblemishowtocomposethe

speechwithareasonableclue.

W:That'sanotherthingIshouldlearnfromyou.ItseemsthatIcannever

makeaspeechunlessIwritedowneveryword.

M:Well,we'dbetterexchangeourviewstogethersometime.

W:Wonderful!Mayyousucceedintomorrow'spublicspeech.

Whydoesn'tthewomanwanttogiveapublicspeech?

SectionB（總題數(shù)：7,分數(shù)：0.00）

.Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.（分數(shù):16.00）

A.Salary.

B.Holiday.

C.Workingcondition.

D.Medicalbenefits.V

解析；［聽力原文］

Mostyoungwomenbelievetheywillachieveabalancebetweenarewarding

careerandafulfillingpersonallife.Thisonlinesurveyoffull-timeworkingwomen

betweentheagesof22and35revealedthattheywantedabalancebetweentheir

personalandprofessionallives,andajobwheretheycouldmakeadifference.

Medicalbenefitswereacrucialpartofhowtheydefinedprofessionalsuccess,

accordingtothesurveycommissionedbytheglobalmanagementconsultingfirm,

Accenture.63%ofwomenthinkmedicalbenefitsareacrucialtotheprofessional

success.WomenaresoonexpectedtomakeuphalftheUSworkforceandthoseborn

after1980arenow1/3oftheworkingpopulation.94%ofwomenbelievedthey

couldachieveabalancebetweenasatisfyingprofessionalcareerandagratifying

personallife.Whenaskedtorankbarrierstotheircareers,12%citedmarriage,19%

saidmaternitypoliciesand30%namedpayscales.TheUSDepartmentofLabor

reportsthatthemediansalaryforwomenwas80%ofmen's.Whencomparingthe

medianweeklyearningofthoseaged16to34,youngwomenearned91%ofwhat

youngmendid.Almost60%ofthewomensurveyedreportedbeingnegatively

impactedbythecurrenteconomicdownturn.And1/3wererroreconcernedwith

keepingtheirjobsthanachievingthework-personallifebalance.TheUS

unemploymentrateremainsat10%,andthenon-partisanCongressionalBudget

Officedoesnotexpectittodipbelow8%.

Whatiscrucialforyoungwomentodefinetheirprofessionalsuccess?

.Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

5.（分數(shù)：12.00）

A.Theyprovidedmessagesfromthegods.

B.Theywouldhelpmilitaryleadersinbattle.

C.Theywereadifferentworldwevisitedwhenweslept.

D.Theywouldleadtomisdeedsofpeople.V

解析：［聽力原文］

Dreamsareexpressionsofthoughts,feelingsandeventsthatpassthrough

ourmindwhilewearesleeping.Everybodydreams.Butonlysomepeopleremember

theirdreams.Peoplehavebeentryingtodecidewhatdreamsmeanforthousandsof

years.AncientGreeksandRomansbelieveddreamsprovidedmessagesfromthe

gods.Sometimespeoplewhocouldunderstanddreamswouldhelpmilitaryleaders

inbattle.SomenativeAmericantribesandMexicancivilizationsbelieveddreams

wereadifferentworldwevisitwhenwesleep.InEurope,peoplebelievedthat

dreamswereevilandcouldleadpeopletodobadthings.Twohundredyearsago,

peopleawakenedafterfourorfivehoursofsleeptothinkabouttheirdreamsortalk

aboutthemwithotherpeople.Thentheyreturnedtosleepforanotherfourtofive

hours.Earlyinthe20thcentury,famousscientistsdevelopeddifferentideasabout

dreams.AustrianpsychiatristSigmundFreudpublishedabookcalledThe

InterpretationofDreamsin1900.Freudbelievedpeopleoftendreamaboutthings

theywantbutcannothave.ForFreud,dreamswerefullofhiddenmeanings.Hetried

tounderstanddreamsasawaytounderstandpeopleandwhytheyactedorthought

incertainways.Freudbelievedthateverythoughtandeveryactionstarteddeepin

ourbrains.Hethoughtdreamscouldbeanimportantwaytounderstandwhatis

happeninginourbrains.Scientistsbelieveitisimportanttokeepresearchingdreams.

DoctorStickgoldsaysithasbeenmorethan100yearssinceSigmundFreud

publishedhisimportantbookaboutdreaming.Yetthere'sstillnoagreementon

exactlyhowthebrainworkswhenwearedreamingorwhywedream.

WhatdidEuropeansthinkofdreams?

SectionC（總題數(shù)：10,分數(shù)：0.00）

.Questions16to19arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

1.（分數(shù)：16.00）

A.Theyfocusonwritinginthemodernsociety.V

B.Theyemphasizeoninformationexplosion.

C.Theytellwriters'feelingaboutwriting.

D.Theysetagoodexampleofwritinggoodbooks.

解析：［聽力原文］

Moderator:

Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.Itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceour

speakerfortoday'slecture,Dr.MikeWilliamson.Dr.Williamson,professorof

literatureatUniversityofPennsylvania,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbookson

theissuesaboutwriting,especiallyinthemodernsociety,whereloadsof

informationpopsoutanytimeandanywhere.

Dr.Williamson:

Thankyouforthatintroduction.Ifeelhonoredtogiveaspeechhere.It'shard

enoughtofindthemotivationtowork.Whenyouhavetoworryaboutconcentration

andcreativityontopofthat,thingscangetprettyawkward.Nowadays,withtonsof

informationavailableatthetouchofabutton,creatingtherightkindofcontentcan

makeallthedifferenceforsomeonetryingtogainmorecustomersorreaders.Alot

ofwritersandbloggersarefullyawareofthis,buthaveaproblemfindingsomething

worthwritingabout.

WhatifItoldyouthatitismoreabouthowtowriteforpeople,thanitis

abouttheactualcontent?Peoplewillrarelysift（詳查）throughblocksuponblocksof

monotonoustext,evenifitholdsalltheanswersthattheyneed.Youneedtoengage

them.Sellyourstory.

Whyiswritingstylesoimportant?Andhowdoyoudevelopagreatstylethat

peoplewilleatup?

TheInternetisallaboutsharinggreatcontent,andthecompetitionistough.

Aspeopleabitmorequalifiedthanmehavealreadypointedout,contentthatis

relativelygoodandoriginalhasbecomethenorm—it'snolongertheultimategoal

tostrivefor.Thecompetitionisjusttootough,andpeoplealwayshaveafewother

browsertabstogotoifyourwritingcan'tdrawtheminwithinthefirsttenorso

seconds.However,wheneventhebroadesttopicshavebeencoveredadnauseam,

youcan'treallyhopetocreatesomethingtotallyunique.Iknow一I'vebeenthere

myselfmanytimes.

Thereis,however,somehope.Desperatewritershavebeenusingtheold

"everythingworthwritingabouthasalreadybeenwritten"linesinceAncient

Egyptiantimes.Andyetgoodliteratureisstillaliveandkickingthousandsofyears

later.Thisisbecauseit'smoreaboutthecommonthemesandemotions,toldwith

differentwordsandthroughaprism（棱鏡）ofauniqueworld\ziew.Peoplewillbe

drawntothesamelifedramaastheyalwayswere——hope,dignity,overcoming

adversity,justrewardandpoeticjusticearethekindofthingsthatrileupacrowd—

butit'suptoyoutofindagoodwaytotalkaboutthem.

Youhavetopullthereadersinrightfromthestart.Youcansaywhatyouwant

aboutHollywood'stendencytohirehackwriters,cannibalizeoriginalstoriesandrush

theirscripts,butsomeofthemreallyknowhowtohooktheirviewers.Choosingthe

rightnicheandtopicisstillimportant,asyouwanttowritewhatyouknow.Butyou

mustn'tgetboggeddowninthedetails.Thefirstparagraphhastogivethereadera

tasteofwhatistocome,andreallysellyourcontent.

Sohaveyougotanyquestionsuptonow?Don'thesitatetoaskme.

WhatdoestheintroductionsayaboutDr.Williamson'sarticlesandbooks?

.Questions20to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

5.（分數(shù)：12.00）

A.Towarnpeoplenottodoittoooften.

B.Tosuggestpeoplekeepcoolafterbeingcheated.

C.Toadvisepeoplethinktwicebeforepaying.V

D.Toshowthedangerofonlineshopping.

解析：［聽力原文］

Goodmorning.Haveyoueverboughtashirtordressonlineonlytolaterfind

outwhenitwasdeliveredtoyouthatwhatyousawonlinewasquitedifferentfrom

whatyoureceived?Inthisscenario,whatdoyouthinkwouldbeyournextlineof

action?Well,youcaneitherthrowyourhandsupintheairwhilerunningaround

yourneighborhoodyelling,"I'vebeencheated!"oryoucouldtrytoreturntheshirt

youjustpurchased.Whicheveroneyouchoose,thedeedhasbeendone.Youalready

havemadepaymentsevenbeforeyourshirtwasdeliveredtoyou.

Ifyouhavegonethroughsuchanexperienceasthis,you'dfindoutthatmore

oftenthannot,itisusuallya"nottoogood"experience.Youwillbegintoregretwhy

youorderedandpaidforwhatyoudon'tlike.AndIbetthatnobodybargainsforsuch

anexperience.Thisiswhyitisveryimportantforyoutobedoublesurethatyouare

spendingyourhardearnedmoneyonwhatyoutrulywant.

WiththeemergenceoftheWorldWideWebintheearly90s,alotofthings

becamepossibletoachieve,includingonlinebankingandonlineshoppingor

e-commerce.Thedaysofwaitinginaqueuetogetthatveryimportantproductat

thestoresthenbecamedrasticallyreduced;asonlineshoppingevolvedwiththe

promisesofsavingsomanypeoplewhodidn'thavetimetocheckatdifferentshops

forwhattheywantedbeforebuying.

Itisthereforeveryexpedientforeveryshoppertobearmedwiththeright

information,beforeshoppingonlinesoastosavethestressofregrettingthe

purchase.So,herearefactsyou,asanonlineshopper,mustknowinordertohavea

successfulshoppingexperience.

Beforeyoupurchaseanitemonline,besuretoascertainifwhatyouare

buyinghasafreeshippingtag.Thisissothatyoudon'thavetoovershootyour

budget.Ifwhatyouhaveplannedtospendonaproductis70dollars,andthe

shippingcostsanextra20dollars,itwouldbebetterforyoutodecidefromtheonset

ifyouarereadyfortheextracost.

Beforeyoumakeapurchase,gotothesiteandreadthedescriptionand

productinformationtobesureithasafreeshippingtagornot.However,onegood

waytobesureistoactuallycontacttheproductowner.Thisgivesyouextra

assuranceofthetruecostofshipping.

Whydoesthespeakermentiontheexampleofonlineshopping?

.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

8.（分數(shù)：12.00）

A.Theyareunsatisfiedwiththeiremployers.

B.Theunemploymentratesremainhigh.V

C.Therearemorebusinessopportunities.

D.Theywanttomakemoremoney.

解析：［聽力原文］

Thelastdecadehasproventobevolatileandfilledwithuncertainty.

Unemploymentratesremainhighwhilefederal,stateandlocalsupportservices

diminish.It'snowonderpeopleofallagesareseekingtobecomeentrepreneursand

solopreneurs.Insomecases,it'stheonlyoptionavailable.Srrallbusinessowners

enjoyagenuinesenseofaccomplishmentandcontentment.Operatingabusiness

necessitateshavingentrepreneurialspirit,initiative,persistence,tenacityand

businessinsight.

Herearesomewisdomnuggetsforlaunching