大学英语六级模拟试题新题型4.docx

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大学英语六级模拟试题新题型4

大学英语六级模拟试题新题型（4）

（1/1）PartⅠWriting

第1题

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaycommentingontheremark"Hopeforthebest,butpreparefortheworst".Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

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（2~5/共18题）SectionA

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Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

第2题

A.Toapplyforastudentloan.

B.Todiscussadecisionhehastomake.

C.Toaskforaletterofrecommendation.

D.Tofindoutwhichcollegesacceptedhim.

第3题

A.Thelaboratoriesarenotwellequipped.

B.Theclassesaretoolarge.

C.It"stooexpensive.

D.It"stoofarawayfromhome.

第4题

A.Ithasabeautifulcampus.

B.Professorsregularlypublishtheiracademicresults.

C.It"sinanurbansetting.

D.Facultymembersinteractwithstudents.

第5题

A.Heisoutgoing.

B.Heishandsome.

C.Heistroublesome.

D.Heishonest.

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（6~9/共18题）SectionA

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Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

第6题

A.Studying.

B.Preparingsnacks.

C.Playingcards.

D.Learninghowtoplaybridge.

第7题

A.Watchherpartner.

B.Sitthereandstudy.

C.Quitthegame.

D.Getsnacksforeveryone.

第8题

A.Misshercardgame.

B.Stayuptoolate.

C.Takeaheavyworkloadnextsemester.

D.Neglectherstudiestoplaybridge.

第9题

A.Becausehealreadyknowshowtoplay.

B.Becausehedoesn"tliketoplaycardgames.

C.Becausehedoesn"thaveapartner.

D.Becausehedoesn"thaveenoughtime.

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（27~36/共18题）SectionA

Manyoftheaidswhichareadvertisedasliberatingthemodernwomantendtohavetheoppositeeffect,becausetheysimplychangethenatureofworkinsteadofeliminatingit.Machineshaveacertainnoveltyvalue,liketoysforadults.Itis1lesstiringtoputclothesinawashingmachine,butthetimesaveddoesnotreally2toomuch:

themachinehastobewatched,theclotheshavetobecarefullysortedfirst,stains3byhand,buttonspushedandwaterchanged,clothestakenout,airedandironed.

Itwouldbemoreliberatingtopackitallofftoa4andnotnecessarilymoreexpensive,sincenocapitalinvestmentisrequired.Similarly,ifyoureallywanttosavetimeyoudonotmakecakeswithanelectricmixer,youbuyoneinashop.Ifonecomparestheimageofdomesticatedwomanfosteredbythewomen"smagazineswiththegoodsadvertisedbythoseperiodicals,advertisingwhichfinancesthem,onerealizeshowusefulaprojectedimagecanbeincommerce.Acareful5hastobestruck:

ifyoushowalabor-savinggadget,followitupwitha6recipeonthenextpage;onnoaccounthintatthenotionthatawomancouldgetherselfajob,butinsteadfosterhersenseofherownusefulness,7thecreativeaspectofherfunctionasahousewife.Sowegetcakemixeswherethecooksimplyaddsaneggherself,toproduce"thatlovelyhome-baked8thefamilylove",andknittingpatternsthatcanbemadebyhand,orworsestill,onknittingmachines,whichbecameatremendousvoguewhentheywerefirst9（difficulttoknowwhowouldwearallthoserapidlyproducedsweaters,whichlackedtheadvantagesofhand-madewoolens）.Automaticcookersareadvertisedbypicturesofprettyyoungmotherstakingtheirchildrentothepark,notby10womenpresettingthedinnerbeforecatchingabustotheoffice.

A．laundry

B．exaggerate

C．emphasize

D．certainly

E．indignant

F．removed

G．amount

H．excessively

I．complicated

J．handled

K．flavor

L．professional

M．introduced

N．calculation

O．balance

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（10~12/共8题）PassageOne

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Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

第10题

A.AweekatTanglewood.

B.Amovieticket.

C.AvacationinBoston.

D.Asumofmoney.

第11题

A.It"sdifficulttohear.

B.Thelawnwasusuallyverycrowded.

C.Theaudiencemightgetwet.

D.Thesettingwasn"tverypretty.

第12题

A.ItwasheldinBoston.

B.Alltheseatswereindoors.

C.Itwasnotwellknown.

D.Ithasbeengoingonforalongtime.

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（47~51/共8题）PassageOne

Wecanbeginourdiscussionof"populationasaglobalissue"withwhatmostpersonsmeanwhentheydiscuss"thepopulationproblem":

toomanypeopleonearthandatoorapidincreaseinthenumberaddedeachyear.Thefactsarenotindispute.Itwasquitefighttoemploytheanalogythatlikeneddemographic（人口统计学的）growthto"along,thinpowerfusethatburnssteadilyandhaltinglyuntilitfinallyreachesthecharge,andexplodes".

Tounderstandthecurrentsituation,whichischaracterizedbyrapidincreasesinpopulation,itisnecessarytounderstandthehistoryofpopulationtrends.Rapidgrowthisacomparativelyrecentphenomenon.Lookingbackatthe8,000yearsofdemographichistory,wefindthatpopulationshavebeenvirtuallystableorgrowingveryslightlyformostofhumanhistory.Formostofourancestors,lifewashard,oftennasty,andveryshort.Therewashighfertilityinmostplaces,butthiswasusuallybalancedbyhighmortality.Formostofhumanhistory,itwasseldomthecasethatoneintenpersonswouldlivepastforty,whereinfancyandchildhoodwereespeciallyriskyperiods.Often,societieswereincleardangerofextinctionbecausedeathratescouldexceedtheirbirthrates.Thus,thepopulationproblemthroughoutmostofhistorywashowtopreventextinctionofthehumanrace.

Thispatternisimportanttoknow.Notonlydoesitputthecurrentproblemsofdemographicgrowthintoahistoricalperspective,butitsuggeststhatthecauseofrapidincreaseinpopulationinrecentyearsisnotasuddenenthusiasmformorechildren,butanimprovementintheconditionsthattraditionallyhavecausedhighmortality.

Demographichistorycanbedividedintotwomajorperiods:

atimeoflong,slowgrowthwhichextendedfromabout8000B.C.tillapproximately1650A.D.andaperiodofrapid,dramaticgrowthsince1650.Inthefirstperiodofsome9,600years,thepopulationincreasedfromsome8millionto500millionin1650.Between1650andthepresent,thepopulationhasincreasedfrom500milliontomorethan4billion.Anditisestimatedthatbytheyear2020therewillbe8billionpeoplethroughouttheworld.Onewaytoappreciatethisdramaticdifferenceinsuchabstractnumbersistoreducethetimeframetosomethingthatismoremanageable.Between8000B.C.and1650,anaverageofonly50,000personswasbeingaddedannuallytotheworld"spopulationeachyear.Atpresent,thisnumberisaddedeverysixhours.Theincreaseisabout80,000,000personsannually.

第47题

Accordingtothepassage,"populationasaglobalissue"______.

A.isquiteunlikethepopulationproblemandthusdoesn"tneedourconcern

B.focusesontrackingdownthereasonofrapidpopulationgrowth

C.dealswiththesameproblemarousedbythepopulationproblem

D.willmanagethepopulationgrowthproblemfromglobalperspectives

第48题

Itcanbeinferredfromtheanalogyofapowerfusethat______.

A.toomuchpopulationwillonedayleadtothedoomofhumanbeings

B.thetrendofpopulationgrowthwillkeepunsteadyuntilthedestructionofEarth

C.demographicgrowthwillfollowacertainpatternofupsanddowns

D.itislikelyinthenearfuturethatpopulationwillreducegradually

第49题

Whatleadstoastablegrowthofpopulationformostofhumanhistory?

A.Speciescompetition.

B.Lowfertility.

C.Tribalfights.

D.Highmortality.

第50题

Thereasonforarapidgrowthofpopulationliesinthefactthat______.

A.peoplearepermittedtohavemorechildren

B.peoplecanlivebetterthanbefore

C.newbornbabiesdielessthanbefore

D.wehavefoundthesecretoflongevity

第51题

Howmanypeopleareborneverysixhoursatpresent,accordingtotheauthor?

A.Eightymillion.

B.Eightthousand.

C.Fiftythousand.

D.Fivemillion.

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（13~16/共9题）PassageTwo

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Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

第13题

A.Jefferson"sviewsaboutcommercializedagriculture.

B.Internationaltradeinthenineteenthcentury.

C.ImprovementsinfarmmachineryintheUnitedStates.

D.Farmers"graduallossofindependence.

第14题

A.Cropproductionbecameincreasinglyspecialized.

B.Economicdepressionsloweredthepricesoffarmproducts.

C.Newbankinglawsmadeiteasytobuyfarmland.

D.TheUnitedStatesincreaseditsagriculturalimports.

第15题

A.Pricesforfarmproductsrose.

B.Farmersbecamemoredependentonloansfrombanks.

C.Jeffersonestablishedgovernmentprogramstoassistfarmers.

D.Farmersreliedlessonforeignmarkets.

第16题

A.TheyprovidedevidencethatJefferson"sidealcouldbeachieved.

B.Theymadefarmerslessdependentonlocalbanks.

C.Theyaffectedthepricesthatfarmerscouldreceivefortheircrops.

D.Theydecreasedthepoweroftherailroadstocontrolfarmprices.

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（52~56/共9题）PassageTwo

Bankingisaboutmoney;andnootherfamiliarservicesorcommoditiesarousesuchexcessesofpassionanddislike.Noristhereanyotheraboutwhichmorenonsenseistalked.Thetypeofthingthatcomestomindisnotwhatnormallycalledeconomics,whichisinexactratherthannonsensical,andonlyinthesamewayasallscientistsareatthepointwheretheytrytopredictpeople"sbehavioranditsconsequences.Indeedmostsocialsciencesand,forexample,medicinecouldprobablybedescribedinthesameway.

However,itiscommontohearassertionsofthekind"ifyouweremarooned（孤立无援）onadesertislandafewseedpotatoeswouldbemoreusefultoyouthanamillionpounds"asthoughthisprovedsomethingimportantaboutmoneyexcepttheundeniablefactthatitwouldn