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2015年6月英語六級考試預(yù)測題(5)
寫作
Part I Writing. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Civil Servant Test Craze. Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
1、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled College Students' Starting Their Own Undertakings After Graduation following the outline given below. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
1.現(xiàn)在有不少大學(xué)生畢業(yè)后開始主創(chuàng)業(yè);
2. 分析產(chǎn)生這一現(xiàn)象的原因;
3. 我認(rèn)為……
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College Students' Starting Their Own Undertakings After Graduation
聽力選擇題
2、聽音頻:
2-26Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A ),B., C. and D., and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
第1題答案為
A.She's very interested in the idea.
B.She thinks they should invite more people.
C.She can't afford a hofiday in May.
D.She's doubtful about the weather in May.
3、第2題答案為
A.Take a more interesting class.
B.Continue her physics class.
C.Consult her physics teacher.
D.Drop the subject temporarily.
4、第3題答案為
A.She didn't clean the apartment.
B.Her roommate is messy.
C.She needs to dean the lab.
D.She'll help the man clean his apartment.
5、第4題答案為
A.She thought the man's lawn was too dry.
B.She thought the man' s laundry was done badly.
C.She was sorry and surprised the man couldn't finish his laundry.
D.She saw the man run out to exchange some coins.
6、第5題答案為
A.The door is not worth fixing.
B.The door can't be fixed in time.
C.There is no replacement for the handle.
D.There is no match for the door.
7、第6題答案為
A.He doesn't expect to enjoy the theater.
B.He's sorry he can't go with the woman.
C.He thinks the theater will be too crowded.
D.He rarely goes to plays.
8、第7題答案為
A.He'll visit the exhibit after June.
B.He visited the new student center several times.
C.He wants to exhibit his work at the student center.
D.He can visit the exhibit before it closes.
9、第8題答案為
A.She is going to miss her first class.
B.She would like the man go to the dentist's later in the day.
C.The meeting with the doctor will be over before the man' s first class.
D.The man might sleep late and miss his appointment.
10、Questions10-34 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
第9題答案為
A.In a museum.
B.In an art history class.
C.In the woman's dormitory.
D.In the man' s apartment.
11、第10題答案為
A.The president of the college.
B.The art history teacher.
C.The Museum of Modem Art.
D.The Art History Department.
12、 第11題答案為
A.On campus.
B.In New York City.
C.In Boston.
D.In Europe.
13、Questions 13-37 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
第12題答案為
A.More work as an instructor.
B.A higher salary.
C.A longer vacation.
D.A research assignment.
14、 第13題答案為
A.He'll start next week.
B.He wouldn't enjoy it.
C.He needs time to decide.
D.He wants his adviser's opinion.
15、 第14題答案為
A.Finish his degree in the fall.
B.Let someone else read his evaluations.
C.Consider taking fewer courses.
D.Get more teaching experience.
16、 第15題答案為
A.Tom's talent for teaching.
B.Tom's interesting approach to research.
C.A present Tom received for graduation.
D.A congratulatory letter from the department.
17、Questions17-41 are based on the passage you have just heard.
第16題答案為
A.To review material covered in an earlier lecture.
B.To change students' approach to writing.
C.To point out an example of good writing.
D.To give an assignment for the next class.
18、 第17題答案為
A.To correct mistakes in spelling and grammar.
B.To make smooth transitions between ideas.
C.To add more specific details and examples.
D.To improve overall effectiveness.
19、 第18題答案為
A.Within the first week of class.
B.Two weeks before the final due date.
C.By the end of the term.
D.A week after the last class.
20、Questions 20-44 are based on the passage you have just heard.
第19題答案為
A.To celebrate a historic flight.
B.To try out eighty new balloons.
C.To recruit balloonists from all over the United States.
D.To determine whether hydrogen balloons are out of date.
21、 第20題答案為
A.They may not be able to inflate their balloons.
B.There are too many balloons to launch at once.
C.Their flight pattern could be uncertain due to the wind.
D.They'll lose money if some balloons can't take off.
22、 第21題答案為
A.Because they're too expensive.
B.Because they were the first kind of balloon ever used.
C.Because they move very slowly.
D.Because they're rejected by the pilots.
23、Questions 23-47 are based on the passage you have just heard.
第22題答案為
A.Milder weather in recent years.
B.An increase in gasoline prices.
C.Construction of bicycle paths.
D.The invention of sturdy bicycles.
24、 第23題答案為
A.Unavailability of warm clothing.
B.Bicycle maintenance.
C.Increased illness.
D.Increased commuting time.
25、 第24題答案為
A.A head-light.
B.A chain cover.
C.Hand brakes.
D.Thicker tires.
26、 第25題答案為
A.Add extra oil to their bicycle parts.
B.Wear special cycling glasses.
C.Take public transportation.
D.Drive a car to their destinations.
聽力填空 Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
27、根據(jù)材料,回答27-36題
It is commonly thought that age brings wisdom. And this is largely true, it seems--unless you are Japanese. In which case, by the time you are 25, you (26)__________be just as wise as your elders, an (27)__________new study reveals.
Americans, however, are more (28)__________and develop deep understanding over time, (29)__________a research by the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
In one of the tests, designed to measure five (30)__________ aspects of reasoning, U.S. citizens' scores improved by 22 percent over 50 years.
But, in the (31)__________ scored out of 100, both 25-year-old and 75-year-old Japanese participants had an average quotient of 51 for intergroup wisdom--the idea of understanding society.
With Americans, on the other hand, results from the same tests (32)__________between averages of 45 and 55 between the two age groups.
Also, (33) __________ wisdom--the understanding of relationships between individuals--the scores of the225 U.S. participants climbed from 46 to 50. However,(34)__________the 186 Japanese people, their scores actually dropped slightly from 53 to 52.
The tests also recorded other unexpected results. Given the U.S. reputation of an individualistic society, you might expect its participants' interpersonal wisdom to be higher than their supposedly more collective Japanese(35) __________. Yet the study showed that by 75, the Japanese scored higher in the interpersonal wisdom and Americans, in fact, achieved higher results in the intergroup variety.
Dr Grossman suggested that perhaps, then, you need individual skills when society is collective, and social ones when it is individualistic.
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27.__________
28.__________
29.__________
30.__________
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選詞填空 Section A
37、根據(jù)材料,回答37-46題
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.
England's highest main-line railway station hangs on to life by a thread: deserted and unmanned (無人的 )since it was officially closed in 1970. Dent, 36 high in the hills of Yorkshire, wakes up On six summer weekends each year, when a special charter train unloads walkers, sightseers and people who37want to catch a train from the highest station, on to its platform. But even this limited existence may soon be brought to an end.
Dent station is situated on the Settle to Carlisle railway line, said to be the most38in the country. But no amount of scenic beauty can save the line from British Rail's cash problems. This year, for the 39 of economy, the express trains which used to pass through Dent station have been put on to another route.
It is now an open secret that British Rail sees no future for this railway line. Most of its trains disappeared some time ago. Its bridge, built on a grand 40 a century ago, is falling down. It is not alone. Half-a-dozen railway routes in the north of England are facing a similar threat. The problem is a worn-out system and an almost 41 lack of cash to repair it. Bridges and tunnels are showing their age, the wooden supports for the tracks are rotting and engines and coaches are getting old. On42lines between large cities, the problem is not too bad. These lines still make a profit and cash can be found to43 them. But on the country branch line, the story is different. As track wears out, it is not replaced. Instead speed limits are introduced, making journeys longer than necessary and discouraging customers.
If a bridge is dangerous, there is often only one thing for British Rail to do: go out and find money from another44. This is exactly what it did a few months ago when a bridge at Bridlington station was threatening to fail down. Repairs were45 at 200,000--just for one bridge--and British Rail was delighted, and rather surprised, when two local councils offered half that amount between them.
A. maintain
B. scenic
C. transcend
D. source
E. estimated
F. sake
G. complex
H.simply
I. consolidation
J. situated
K. respectively
L. total
M. major
N. restrained
O. scale
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38.__________
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40.__________
41.__________
42.__________
43.__________
44.__________
45.__________
段落匹配 Section B
Section B Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
47、根據(jù)材料,回答47-56題
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.
You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
Why Are Airlines Withholding Seats?
A. A few months ago I booked a flight for two and then went to select seats on the airline's site. Based on the destination and time of year, I was surprised to find only two adjacent seats were available without paying a premium (額外費用). But I was even more surprised a few weeks later, when we boarded the aircraft and a flight attendant announced that only 30% of seats were occupied, so we should all feel free to stretch out.
B. So how could a flight that looked nearly full a month earlier wind up with seven out of ten seats empty? That's a question only the airlines can answer, and they're not eager to provide many details.
C. Are some carriers intentionally holding back seat assignments, in the hope we'll all pay for "premium" seats?It's a fair question, and the evidence is intriguing.
Behind the screen indeed
D. An awful plot goes on behind airline and travel booking screens, and much of it is strictly off-limits to consumers. What we do know is that for decades now airlines have become masters of what the industry calls yield management, offering millions of combinations of fares based on advance purchase patterns and other booking trends, so nearly everyone pays a different price based on when they buy. But now that paying extra for your seat selection has become common practice, securing your reservation is just half the battle.
E.Some industry experts have connected the dots. "They're trying to get people to buy premium seats," says George Hobica, USATODAY.com's Fly Guy columnist and the founder of Airfarewatchdog.com. "They want to increase revenue. And we're getting more complaints about it. " He notes that it "really annoys" passengers who want to sit together, particularly when traveling with small children.
F.He's echoed by Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Business Travel Coalition (聯(lián)盟): "With yield management,consumers are aware and they know that airlines are constantly changing prices on seats. But if this is true, it is unethical--they're grossly misleading us. The thing that I find so offensive is conveying to me that I have no options, but if I wait a week or two then I do have options. "
G. According to the airlines, the reason for ancillary ( 附加的 ) revenue is unbundling (分類計價) ticket prices,so passengers who desire a given service--say checking a bag or ordering a soft drink--pay for it, while those who don't are spared the cost. But as Mitchell notes, "There's another twist to this. The airlines are saying fees are for 'optional services.' Well, seats aren't optional! "
H. Of course, securing a good seat isn't an issue if you're in first class or you're an elite member of a frequent flyer program. But what about the rest of us? As I've pointed out repeatedly in recent columns, we're faced with record-high load factors, the highest for the U.S. airline industry since World War II. But even with the average percentage of occupied seats for domestic flights at 82.7%, it's still an average--some flights will be fuller but others will not, particularly weeks in advance. Yet searching for seats keeps getting harder and harder.
Seats for sale
I.Hobica cites the major airlines as the prime culprits (起因), but he also notes even low-cost carriers can make securing seats difficult. On the flip side, he credits JetBlue and Virgin America for providing customers with clear policies. And then there is British Airways, which allows passengers in economy and business classes to select seats only 24 hours in advance. I asked an airline representative if seeing fewer free seats is a trend, and the response was: "That's going to vary because there are so many variables. "
J.I decided to check on seat availability at Delta.com. I inquired about economy-class availability for two seats on a busy route--Atlanta to Chicago--and conducted an apples-to-apples search for the same morning departure seven days in advance, and again 14 days in advance. For the flight one week out, a total of only eight seats were available, one preferred and seven standard, but only one set of two seats together. For the flight two weeks out, a total of 29 seats were available, consisting of 20 preferred and only nine standard, and still with only one set together. Remarkable how even twice the booking time still produced so few "free" seats, separately or together, yet there were plenty of seats that could be bought for the fight price.
K. I contacted Delta and a spokesman said the price for preferred economy varies "depending on a number of different factors," so customers need to compare the costs on a flight-by-flight basis. The preferred seats are reserved primarily for Medallion ( 大勛章 ) members, and become available without additional charge 24 hours prior to departure. When asked if Delta has received complaints about a dearth of free seats, he stated,"Overall, our seat program has been received very well. "
L. But my findings dovetailed ( 吻合 ) with recent complaints filed with Airfarewatchdog:(1) When (my husbanD. tried to get a seat assignment on the first flight there was just one "complimentary (免費的 ) seat"(near the back in the middle) available.., the other available seats had to be purchased for $69. On the connecting flight there were no "complimentary seats" at all! Is this legal? He bought and paid for a ticket on these flights and now he is supposed to "buy" a seat! (2) (After) paying for the flight, a message popped up and said that I could only get a seat assignment when I checked in. In order to get a confirmed seat, I had to pay $129 extra! Unless I pay, without a confirmed seat, I am the first one to be bumped from the flight if they are overbooked. How do they get away with this? (3) Does checking in online at the 24-hour mark before the flight give me a number in line or let me select seats then? Or do we all rush the gate with our boarding passes (and no seat assignment) in order to get the seat assignment?
How to respond?
M. So what can you do? It's a tough proposition. Usually I would offer strategies for countering such airline initiatives, but in this case the options are limited. That's why some believe the U.S. Department of Transportation should investigate these practices. As Mitchell says, "The airlines are holding all the cards with this one. There is a sore need for transparency on this. When people are confused, they make bad decisions. "
N. That said, consider the following: (1) When budgeting your airfares, make sure you consider not just baggage fees but the added cost of seat selection--for all travelers and in both directions.(2) If possible, book early,when there should be more seats available, and check in early too. Why the qualifier "should"? Because if availability is artificially manipulated, it's hard to be certain.(3) Book airlines that offer more transparent seat-selection policies. Of course, this is not an issue with Southwest and other carriers that offer "open seating" policies. (4) Finally, the last resort is what Hobica calls "horse trading": negotiating seat swaps with other passengers. But this has become a risky and undesirable option with flights so full, overhead bins (行李倉) so crammed and fellow passengers who may have paid for premium seats in advance.
Behind the airline and travel booking screens, a terrible plot is being carried out, much of which is rigorously kept confidential from passengers.
48、 The airlines' excuse for additional fees is unbundling ticket prices, so those who want the given service like baggage check and soft drink ordering will have to pay.
49、 Whether some carriers withhold seats on purpose for earning consumers' premium is a question deserving to be cleared up.
50、 Mitchell holds that there is an urgent need for transparency on carriers' seat assignments.
51、 While Hobica ascribes the main responsibilities to the major airlines, he also mentions that the low-cost carders are making securing seats difficult.
52、 Some believe that, in order to solve the problem of airlines' withholding seats, some actions should be taken by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
53、 When people budget their airfares, they should consider both the baggage fees and the added cost of seat selection.
54、 Kevin Mitchell considers the so-called yield management of the industry unethical and misleading.
55、 What the spokesman of Delta says suggests that the preferred economy-class tickets are available 24 hours in advance of the plane's departure.
56、 The last strategy to counter the airline's initiatives is to exchange seats with other passengers by negotiating with them.
仔細(xì)閱讀 Section C
Section C Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D ). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
57、Questions57-66 are based on the following passage.
In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festival held every four years in honor of Zeus, king of the Olympian Gods, eventually lost its local character,became first a national event and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been abolished, international.
No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C.
The games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator. Slaves, women and dishonored persons were not allowed to compete. The exact sequence of events is. uncertain, but events included boy's gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, horse racing and field events, though there were fewer sports involved than in the modern Olympic Games.
On the last day of the Games, all the winners were honored by having a ring of holy olive laves placed on their heads. So great was the honor that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory.
Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities.
How their results compared with modem standards, we unfortunately have no means of telling.
After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the games were suspended by the Romans in 394 A.D.
They continued for such a long time because people believed in the philosophy behind the Olympics: the idea that a healthy body produced a healthy mind, and that the spirit of competition in sports and games was preferable to the competition that caused wars. It was over 1,500 years before another such international athletic gathering took place in Athens in 1896.
Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries in turn. The host country provides vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living accommodation, but competing countries pay their own athletes' expenses.
The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays. It is carded by a succession of runners to the stadium. The torch symbolized the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it bums throughout the Games until the closing ceremony. The well-known Olympic flag, however, is a modem conception: the five inter locking rings symbolize the uniting of all five continents participating in the Games.
The Olympic Games became an international event since the games__________.
A.lost the previous religious meanings
B.were accepted by all Greek people
C.allowed foreign athletes to compete in it
D.got official records and judge systems
58、 Compared with the modem Olympic Games, the ancient ones __________.
A.covered every possible events for males
B.did not give due respect to women
C.attracted people from different countries
D.had more sports events than the modem ones
59、 In ancient Olympic Games, winners__________.
A.could not get any award in money form from organizers of the Games
B.could earn a lot of money through the award given by the organizers
C.could give his name to the year of his victory as a great honor
D.were honored by having a ring of olive leaves around their waists
60、 According to the spirit of the ancient Olympic Games, __________.
A.wars between countries could be avoided through sports
B.competition in sports led to wars between countries
C.healthy mind could reinforce a healthy body
D.healthy mind could be fostered by a healthy body
61、 When athletes arrive at the host country,__________.
A.the host country pays for their traveling expenses
B.they are always not satisfied with the living conditions
C.their countries have to pay for their expenditure
D.they use the training facilities immediately for adjustment
62、Questions 62-71are based on the following passage.
Now and again I have had horrible dreams, but not enough of them to make me lose my delight in dreams. To begin with, I like the idea of dreaming, of going to bed and lying still and then, by some queer magic, wandering into another kind of existence. As a child I could never understand why grown-ups took dreaming so calmly when they could make such a fuss about any holiday. This still puzzles me. I am mystified (迷惑的) by people who say they never dream and appear to have no interest in the subject. It is much more astonishing than if they said they never went out for a walk. Most people Or at least more Western Europeans do not seem to accept dreaming as part of their lives. They appear to see it as an irritating little habit, like sneezing or yawning.
I have never understood this. My dream life does not seem as important as my waking fife, if only because there is far less of it, but to me it is important. As if there were at least two extra continents added to the world, and lightning excursions running to them at any moment between midnight and breakfast. Then again, the dream fife,though queer and confusing and unsatisfactory in many respects, has its own advantages. The dead are there,smiling and talking. The part is there, sometimes all broken and confused but occasionally as fresh as a daisy. And perhaps, as Mr. Dunne tells us, the future is there too, winking at us. This dream life is often overshadowed (蒙上陰影) by huge mysterious anxieties, with luggage that cannot be packed and trains that refuse to be caught; and both persons and scenes there are not as dependable and solid as they are in waking life, so that Brown and Smith merge into one person while Robinson splits into two, and there are thick woods outside the bathroom door and the dining room is somehow part of a theatre balcony; and there are moments of loneliness or terror in the dream word that are worse than anything we have known under the sun. Yet this other life has its interests, its happiness, its satisfactions, and at certain rare intervals, a serene glow or a sudden joy, like glimpses of another form of existence altogether, that we cannot match with open eyes. Silly or wise, terrible or excellent, it is a further helping of experience, a bonus after dark, another slice of life cut differently, for which, it seems to me, we are never sufficiently grateful. Only a dream! Why only? It was there and you had it.
"If there were dreams to sell," Beddoes inquires, "What would you pay?" I cannot say off hand, but certainly the price would be rather more than I could afford.
When the author was young, he thought that __________.
A.by dreaming people could live a better life indeed
B.he was puzzled by the mysterious quality of dreams
C.it was astonishing that adults loved holidays so much
D.it was a pity that adults could not enjoy dreams
63、 According to the author, most Western Europeans __________.
A.have ignored the important aspects of dreams
B.don't know how to enjoy life in their dreams
C.value dreams very highly
D.think of sneezing when thinking of dreams
64、 The advantageous aspect of dreams lies in __________.
A.the short moments it has relieved people from the burden of life
B.experiencing the impossible or unrealistic, even broken parts of life
C.the refreshing power it endows people when they wake up in the morning
D.the mystery it brings when in dream people can predict their future
65、 In the author's opinion, we should thank a dream because__________.
A.it makes us enjoy a different life
B.we can avoid terrible things in real life
C.we can experience various emotions in dreams
D.it can help us regain the innocent moments of life
66、 What can be inferred from the author's answer to Beddoes' question?
A.Dreams may be manufactured and sold in the near future.
B.The price of a dream is ridiculously higher than expected.
C.People are silly if they set a high value on dreams.
D.The value of dreams is greater than we've imagined.
漢譯英
Part VI Translation (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
67、網(wǎng)絡(luò)犯罪(cybercrime)是指犯罪分子通過諸如互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的現(xiàn)代遠(yuǎn)程通信網(wǎng)絡(luò)對個人或團體有目的地實施侵犯,造成受害人名譽受損或身體、精神受傷害的違法行為。網(wǎng)絡(luò)犯罪是增長最快的犯罪領(lǐng)域之一。越來越多的犯罪分子都在利用現(xiàn)代科技所提供的快速、便捷和匿名性(anonymity)去從事各種各樣的犯罪活動,包括電腦數(shù)據(jù)攻擊、身份盜用、散播虛假信息及傳播電腦病毒等;ヂ(lián)網(wǎng)的全球性特征使犯罪分子得以在世界任何地方從事幾乎任何違法犯罪活動。這使得所有國家有必要將其國內(nèi)線下控制措施應(yīng)用到網(wǎng)絡(luò)犯罪領(lǐng)域。
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