大学英语六级考试710分新题型王长喜英语预测试卷

大学英语六级考试710分新题型

王长喜英语预测试卷

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PartIWriting

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea

shortessayentitledStartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.很多大学生毕业后去大城市工作

2.也有人选择去小城镇工作

3.结合实际情况谈谈自己的想法

StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthe

passagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.For

questions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentences

withtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

What'stherightactivityforme?

Whoeveryouare,there，sanactivityforyoutomaintaina"keep

fit“lifestyle.Andjustasgettingfitterdoesn'thavetomean

pushingyourselftothelimitsofyourendurance,youdon，thaveto

betechnicallybrilliantataparticularsporttoderivepleasureand

healthbenefitsfromit.

Somepeopleholdbackfromgettingfitbecausetheyfeelself-

consciousabouttheirabilityorbodyandwanttofindanactivity

theycandoontheirown,butorganizedclassesandsportsclubscan

provideyouwithsupportandmotivation,aswellasachancetomake

newfriends.

Ifyou'reinterestedinfootball,hockeyorotherteamsports,for

example,manylocalclubswillhaveseveralteamsofvarying

abilities,whilethereareplentyofaerobics（有氧健身）oryoga

classesspecificallydesignedtocaterforbeginners.

You，renevertoooldtolearntoswim,oryoucantakeclassesto

improveyourtechniqueifthat,swhat，sholdingyouback.

Butmanyactivitiescanbedonebyyourself,andrequireneither

technicalexpertisenormuchinthewayofequipmentorexpense-just

yourwillingnesstogiveitago.

Herearesomeofthebest,easiestandmostpopularwaystostart

gettingfit,aswellassomesuggestionsforalternatives,thatget

youstarted.

Walking

Mostofuswalkatsomepointeachdaybutwedoitfarlessthan

weusedto.Thegovernmentcalculatesthere，sbeenadeclineofmore

than20percentinthenumberofmileswalkedsincethemid-1980s.

Butwalkingisthesimplestandcheapestofallexercises,and

makingitaregularactivityandfocusingontheintensityor

distancecoveredcangreatlyincreaseyourfitness.

Walkingimprovestheconditionofyourheartandlungsandworks

themusclesofthelowerbody.It'saweight-bearingactivity,soit

mayimprovebonedensity,yetit'salsolow-impact,puttingless

stressonthejointsthansomeotherformsofexercise.

Asidefromthehealthbenefitsofwalking,someofthecountry，s

mostbeautifulscenerycanonlybeaccessedonfoot,soifyoudon，t

trywalking,thinkwhatyou，redenyingyourself.Ifyou，reabeginner,

goingroupsoraspartofanorganizedoutingviaaramblersclub.

Walkinguphillsexpendsmoreenergy-evenwalkingdownagainuses

moreenergythanwalkingontheflat,butifyoudon'tthinkyou're

readyforthehillsyet,boostyourfitnessbywalkingjustabout

anywhere.

Youcouldtrypowerwalkinginthepark,forexample.Theideais

towalkatsuchafastpacethatitwouldactuallybeeasiertobreak

intoarun.Youburnmorecalorieswalkingatthisspeedthanyou

wouldrunningatthesamepace.

Running/jogging

Runningmightjustbetheultimatewaytogetfit:it'scheap,can

bedoneanywhere,atanytimeand,mostimportantly,isvery

effective.There，sreallynodifferencebetweenrunningandjogging,

althoughjoggingisoftenusedtodescriberunningataslowpace.

Whateveryoucallit,allyouneedisagoodpairofrunningshoes

andalittleenthusiasm.

Aslongasyou'rehealthyandtakeiteasytostartwith,anyone

canrun.Ifyouhaveahistoryofcertaindiseaseslikechestpain,

highbloodpressure,orhavehadrecentsurgeryorarepregnant,

consultadoctorfirst.Asahigh-impactactivity,runningmay

maintainorincreasebonedensity.Butitcanalsoputmorestresson

yourjointsthanlower-impactactivitiessuchaswalkingandcycling,

especiallyifyou，reoverweight.Again,ifyou'reconcerned,consult

yourdoctor.

Aswithallexercise,youmustwarmupfirst.Startbywalkingata

briskpace,thengraduallybreakintoaslowjog.Runatapaceat

whichyoucanstillholdaconversation,butwhichdefinitelyfeels

harderthanwalking.Ifyou'regettingtoobreathlesstotalk,slow

downorwalkforawhileunti1you'rebreathingmoreeasily.

Tobeginwith,aimtorun/walkinthiswayfortenminutesintotal.

Dothiseverysecondorthirdday,graduallyreducingthewalking

timeandincreasingtherunninguntilyoucanrunforthefullten

minutes.

Attheendofeachsession,warmdownbyfinishingwithaslowjog

orbriskwalkuntilyourheartrateandbreathinghavereturnedto

morenormallevels.Stretchwhi1eyourmusclesarestillwarm.

Next,starttoincreasethetotaldurationofyourrunbyaminute

ortwoeverythirdsession,untilyoucanmanage30minutesthree

timesaweek.Evenifyou'refeelinggood,don，tbetemptedto

increaseyourrunningtimebymorethantenpercenteachweek.

Manypeopleareputoffrunningbecausetheyfinditboring.For

thisreason,itisimportanttogetabitofvarietyinyourrunning.

Therearemanydifferentsortsofrunning-roadrunning,cross­

countryrunning,fellrunning(runninginthehills),oryoucould

runatyourlocalathleticstrack,orevenonatreadmillatthegym

(thoughrunningonamovingtreadmilluseslessenergy).

Swimming

Swimmingisanotherpopularwaytostartgettingfitbecausemost

townshaveapool,it'sstillrelativelyinexpensiveandyouneed

evenlesskitthanyoudoforrunning.Mostpoolsalsoofferlessons

ifyou'reanon-swimmer,oryouhaven，tswumforyearsandwantto

improveyourtechnique.

Swimmingisagreatwaytotoneupandtrimdown,becausetoswim

youneedtomoveyourbodyagainsttheresistanceofthewater.Just

swimmingafewlengthsinvolvesmostofthemajormusclegroups,

givingyourbodyagoodworkout.Andifyougraduallyincreasethe

pace,you'11getabrilliantaerobicworkout,too.

Swimmingisalsoaneffectiveformoffat-burningexercise:because

youcanswimatyourownpace,slowlyifyouwish,youcankeep

swimmingforlongperiods,andmaintainingyourstayingpowerisa

vitalgoalinfat-burningexercise.

Theotherbigadvantageisthatwatersupportsyourweightand

takesthestressoffyourjoints,soyoucanputyourbodythrougha

goodworkoutwithoutyourknees,hipsorspinepayingtheprice.

Researchshowsthatexercisinginwaist-deepwaterreducesthe

pressureonjointsby50percent,whileexercisinginchest-deep

waterreducesitbyasmuchas75percent.Thiscanalsomakeita

greatexerciseifyou，rerecoveringfromaninjurythatmeansyou

can，trunorplayyournormalsport.

Gym

Thegymcanbeagoodplacetoworkonoverallaerobicfitnessand

buildmusclestrength,orjustsomewheretoexerciseondayswhenyou

can，tfacethecoldortherain.

Gym-basedactivitiesincludeaerobicexercisesuchasrunning,

rowingorcyclingmachines,weighttraining,andclasses,suchas

aerobicsoraerobicdance.Allagesandfitnesslevelsarecatered

forandimprovementscanbemeasuredandexerciseprogramstailored

toyourneeds.

Checkyourinstructorisqualifiedtorecognizedstandards,

especiallyifyou'reweighttraining.Incorrecttechniquecaneasily

leadtoinjuriesormakeexistingproblemsworse.Foradvice,takea

lookattheRegisterofExerciseProfessionals.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

[A]Techniquesinphysicalexercises.

[B]Exercisethatyoucandobyyourself.

[C]Localsportsclubsandgyms.

[D]Suggestionsfororganizedsportclasses.

2.Whyaresomepeopleunwillingtogetfit?

[A]Theexpensesoforganizedclassesaretoogreatforthem.

[B]Thereisnoactivitytheycantakewiththeirfriends.

[C]Theyareafraidthattheactivitiesarebeyondtheirabilities.

[D]Therearefewsportsclubsorgymsavailableinthecommunity.

3.Accordingtothepassage,onehealthbenefitsofwalkingisthat

[A]yourbonedensitywillbedecreased

[B]youwillloseweightinaneasyandquickway

[C]youwillenjoybetterheartcondition

[D]youwillhavestrongerupperbodymuscles

4.Powerwalkingisdifferentfromrunningatthesamepaceinthat

[A]itusesmoreenergy[B]itburnsmuchlesscalories

[C]itisrestrictedtothepark[D]itrequiresspecialequipment

5.Whentalkingaboutrunning,theauthorsuggeststhatpeoplewho

hadsomediseases______.

[A]giveuprunning[B]runatalowerpace

[C]runattheirwill[D]seekmedicaladvice

6.Whatshouldpeopledoduringthewarming-upexerciseforrunning?

[A]Trytorunatabreathlessspeed.[B]Increasethepaceina

gradualway.

[C]Keeptalkingwiththeircompanions.[D]Warmupthemusclesby

stretching.

7.Whichofthefollowingisnotabigadvantageofswimming

accordingtothepassage?

[A]Waterreducesthepressureonpeople，sjoints.

[B]Swimmingworksmostofthemajormuscles.

[C]Watercangreatlyincreasepeople，sfitness.

[D]Swimmingcanburnthefatquiteeffectively.

8.Agoodexerciseforpeoplewhoareregaininganormalcondition

afteraninjurymaybe_____.

9.Onecanturntoifhewantstoexerciseinarainingday

10.Toavoidpotentialinjurieswhendoinggym-basedactivities,

youneedtomakesurethatyougetinstructor.

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations

and2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneor

morequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthe

bestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.[A]Theprofessor，sclassisveryboring.

[B]Theprofessor，sclassisveryinteresting.

[C]Onecupofcoffeeisenoughforhimtokeepawakeintheclass.

[D]Helikestodrinktwocupsofcoffeebeforetheprofessor's

class.

12.[A]Hecangotothegymtohaveabath.

[B]Heshouldbuyanewpipefromthegyms.

EC]Hecangotothegymtoconsulttheexperts.

[D]Hecanturntothegymtohavethewaterpiperepaired.

13.[A]Sheshouldgiveuptheclass.

[B]Shehastowaitanothertimeforregistration.

[C]Shecancomebackforregistrationaweeklater.

[D]Shecancomebacktoseeifthereisachanceafterthefirst

week.

14.[A]Thelibraryhasveryfewsociologyjournals.

[B]Shecan，tfindanyusefuljournalsinthelibrary.

[C]Themanshouldhavecheckedthejournalsaswell.

[D]Thejournalcollectionisasextensiveasbookcollection.

15.[A]TherewillbemuchraininMay.[B]Theywon'thavefree

timeinMay.

[C]Theyhavesomefinancialproblems.[D]Theycan'thave

everythinggotreadybythen.

16.[A]Shewillplaybasketball.[B]ShewillgotoseeLily.

[C]Shewillgoswimming.[D]Shewillplayvolleyball.

17.[A]Itwillbesunny.[B]Itwillbeverycold.

[C]Itwillbewindy.[D]Itwillberainy.

18.[A]Hedoesn，twanttobejudgedbythewoman.

[B]Theaudienceallseemedtoenjoytheconcert.

[C]He，sgladthatthewomancantellhowhefeels.

[D]Morepeoplewenttotheconcertthanexpected.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

19.[A]Playingcards.[B]Preparingsnacks.

[C]Studyingwithapartner.[D]Learninghowtodesignbridges.

20.[A]Quitthegameandgoaway.[B]Watchherpartnerplaying

cards.

[C]Teachthemanhowtoplaybridge.[D]Playcardsincooperation

withherpartner.

21.[A]Stayuptoolate.[B]Misshercardgame.

[C]Indulgeinplayinggames.[D]Taketooheavyaworkloadnext

semester.

22.[A]Hedoesn，thaveapartner.[B]Hedoesn，tliketoplay

games.

[C]Healreadyknowshowtoplay.[D]Hedoesn'thaveenoughfree

time.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

23.[A]Impolitebutcommon.[B]Annoyingbutcommon.

[C]Annoyinganddislikable.[D]Commonandacceptable.

24.[A]Atthegym.[B]Inthepark.

[C]Onthestreet.[D]Atarestaurant.

25.[A]Keepingthebodystraight.[B]Keepingthefeettothe

floor.

[C]Bendingthebodyatthewaist.[D]Bendingtheelbowsaslowas

possible.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Atthe

endofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassage

andthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],

[C]and[D].ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.[A]DivorceRate.[B]FathersIncorporated.

[C]Single-parentfamilies.[D]Children，scareinsingle-parent

families.

27.[A]Withtheirfather.

[B]Withtheirmother.

[C]Withtheirgrandparents.

[D]Partofthetimewithmother,partwithfather.

28.[A]Menneednotdothejob.[B]Mencannotdothejob.

[C]Menshouldnotdothejob.[D]Mencanalsodothejobaswell

aswomen.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.[A]Itwillcovermorebigpoliticalaffairs.[B]Itwillcover

lessdisasters.

[C]Itwillcovermorescientificresearch.[D]Itwon，tbeprinted

inpublishinghouses.

30.[A]Whatyouareinterestedin.[B]Themostimportantnews.

[C]Amenuofpoliticalstories.[D]Localandinternationalnews.

31.[A]Theywilldieout.[B]Theydogoodtoeachother.

[C]Theyfocusondifferentnews.[D]Theycompetewitheachother.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.[A]Readingmagazinearticles.[B]Reviewingbookreports.

[C]Writingresearchpapers.[D]Selectinginformationsources.

33.[A]Handinassignmentslate.[B]Stealanotherperson，sideas.

[C]Gathernon-relevantmaterials.[D]Sharenoteswithsomeone

else.

34.[A]Inshorthand.[B]Inshortphrases.

[C]Indirectquotations.[D]Inthestudent'sownwords.

35.[A]Itshouldbeassimilatedthoroughly.[B]Itshouldbe

authorizedbythesource.

[C]Itshouldbeparaphrasedbytheauthors.[D]Itshouldbe

enclosedinquotationmarks.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.

Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlisten

carefully,foritsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

secondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36

to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard~Forblanksnumbered

from44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.

Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejust

heardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyou

havewritten.

DrugshavebeenapartoftheAmericanstorysincetheveryfirst

dayColumbuslandedintheNewWorld.TheTainoIndians(36)

Columbuswithagiftoftobacco,whichwouldgoontobecomeoneof

themostimportantdrugsinourhistory.Andifdrugshaveexisted

sincethebeginning,sohavedrugproblems.Andsohave(37)_____to

solvethosedrugproblems.

Sincethe19thcenturywhenAmericansfirstdiscoverednew

(38)drugslikeheroinandcocaine,thewholesocietyhas

(39)______theproblemofdrugabuseand(40)______.

Whenthe20thcenturybegan,theUnitedStates-(41)_____with

itsfirstdrugepidemic-graduallysetup(42)______restrictions:at

homethroughdomesticlaw(43)andoverseasbystartingaworld

movementtolimitopiumandcocacrops.(44).Thefirst

epidemicwasforgotten.

Duringthe1960s,drugslikemarijuanaandpsychedelicscameonthe

scene,andanewgenerationembraceddrugs.(45).In1973,the

U・S.DrugEnforcementAdministrationwascreatedtoenforcefederal

druglaws.Inthe1970s,cocainereappeared.Then,adecadelater,

crackappeared,spreadingaddictionandviolenceatepidemiclevels.

Today,theDEA，sbiggestchallengeisthedramaticchangein

organizedcrime.(46).

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5

questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Then

answerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewest

possiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Technologywassupposedtosetusfree,butinthecarindustry

it'slockingusoutofourvehicles.Andasmanymorecarkeys

containelectronicchipsandcomeequippedwithcomputerizedanti­

theftignitionsystems,thisproblemlookssettoworsen,expertssay.

Thedaysofvisitingahardwarestoreforanextracarkeyare

quicklyvanishing,andconsumersandadvocacygroupssaythetime

neededtoreplacemissingorlostelectronickeysisinordinately

longandexpensive-anddriversmayhavenorecourse（求助对象）when

dealershipsarenotopen.Gettinganewelectronickeycancost

hundredsofdollars,includingthecostoftowingacar.

Unlikeanold-fashionedmechanicalkey,whichunlocksadooror

startsanignitionwithits"teeth”,anelectroniccarkeyworksby

sendingacodethatmustbereadelectronicallybeforeavehicle's

enginewillstart.Thetechnologyforthesekeysisevolvingrapidly

andonlyafewlocksmithsareinvestinginthetechnologyneededto

replacethem,meaningmostdriverswholosetheirkeysareforcedto

visitadealershipforareplacement.

Inastudyofthecostofreplacingkeysin50makesandmodelsof

vehiclesintheWashington,D.C.area,Ditlow'sgroupfoundthatthe

averagecostofanold-fashionedmechanicalkeywas$12,whilethe

averagelocaldealerpriceofa〃smart〃orelectronickeywas$152.

Thehighestkeyreplacementcostwas$335fora2004LexusIS300.

Ditlowspeculatesthatwithahealthyprofitcomingfromtheir

serviceandpartsreplacementdivisions,autocompaniesarereluctant

tomakethecodesfortheirelectronickeysmorereadilyavailable.

Fortheirpart,automakerssaymakingtheinformationreadily

accessiblewouldlessentheeffectivenessoftheiranti-theftsystems.

Toremedythis,DitlowhassuggestedthattheNationalInsurance

CrimeBureau,whichcombatstheftandinsurancefraud,maintaina

databaseofkeycodessotheycanbeeasilylocated.

Someautomakersdoindeedprovidetheirinformation,butnotall.

Andasautomobileelectronicsbecomeincreasinglysophisticatedand

increasinglycommon,theelectronickeyproblemlookssettocontinue

todogdrivers,expertssay.Mostluxurycarsnowhavesophisticated

electronickeysystems,andcarlockoutsareamongthemostcommon

reasonsforroadside-assistancecallsaccordingtotheAAA.

47.Carownerscouldgoto_____,besidesthedealerships,to

replaceamechanicalcarkey.

48.Howdoesacarreactatfirsttothecodesignalofan

electroniccarkey?

49.Replacinganelectroniccarkeycostsontheaverage

accordingtheDitlowsurvey.

50.AccordingtoDitlow,theautomakersrefusetorevealthecodes

mainlyinconsiderationof.

51.Ditlowsuggestsmakingthecodeinformationoftheelectronic

keysreadilyaccessibleunderthesupervisionof______.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageis

followedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem

therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

GraduateeducationistheDetroitofhigherlearning.Mostgraduate

programsinAmericanuniversitiesproduceaproductforwhichthere

isnomarketanddevelopskillsforwhichthereisdiminishingdemand,

allatarapidlyrisingcost.

Widespreadhiringfreezesandlayoffshavebroughttheseproblems

intosharpreliefnow.Butourgraduatesystemhasbeenincrisisfor

decades,andtheseedsofthiscrisisgoasfarbackastheformation

ofmodernuniversities.Kant,inhis1798workTheConflictofthe

Faculties,wrotethatuniversitiesshould“handletheentirecontent

oflearningbymassproduction,sotospeak,byadivisionoflabor,

sothatforeverybranchofthesciencestherewou1dbeapublic

teacherorprofessorappointedasitstrustee（理事）.〃

Unfortunatelythismass-productionuniversitymodelhasledto

separationwherethereoughttobecollaborationandtoever-

increasingspecialization.Inmyownreligiondepartment,forexample,

wehave10facultymembers,workingineightsubfields,withlittle

overlap.Andasdepartmentsfragment,researchandpublicationbecome

moreandmoreaboutlessandless.Eachacademicbecomesthetrustee

notofabranchofthesciences,butoflimitedknowledgethatall

toooftenisirrelevantforgenuinelyimportantproblems.

Theemphasisonnarrowscholarshipalsoencouragesaneducational

systemthathasbecomeaprocessofcloning.Facultymembers

cultivatethosestudentswhosefuturestheyenvisionasidenticalto

theirownpasts,eventhoughtheirtenures（终身职位）willstandin

thewayofthesestudentshavingfuturesasfullprofessors.

Thedirtysecretofhighereducationisthatwithoutunderpaid

graduatestudentstohelpinlaboratoriesandwithteaching,

universitiescouldn，tconductresearchoreveninstructtheirgrowing

undergraduatepopulations.That，soneofthemainreasonswestill

encouragepeopletoenrollindoctoralprograms.

Inotherwords,youngpeopleenrollingraduateprograms,workhard

forpaytomaintainlifeandassumehugedebtburdens,allbecauseof

theillusorypromiseoffacultyappointments.Buttheireconomical

presence,coupledwiththeintransigence（不妥协）oftenure,ensures

thattherewillalwaysbetoomanycandidatesfortoofewopenings.

Theotherobstacletochangeisthatcollegesanduniversitiesare

self-regulatingor,inacademicwords,governedbypeerreview.While

trusteesandadministrationstheoreticallyhavesomeoversight

responsibility,inpractice,departmentsoperateindependently.To

complicatemattersfurther,onceafacultymemberhasbeengranted

tenureheisfunctionallyautonomous.Manyacademicswhocryoutfor

theregulationoffinancialmarketsstronglyopposeitintheirown

departments.

IfAmericanhighereducationistothriveinthe21stcentury,

collegesanduniversities,likeWallStreetandDetroit,mustbe

rigorouslyregulatedandcompletelyrestructured.

52.Whatdoesth