大学英语六级模拟试卷1听力原文及答案

年5月大学英语六级1考试模拟题写作范文听力原文及答案PartIWriting范文WiththeleapsandboundsinthedevelopmentofITtechnology,peoplecometofaceavirtualworldfilledwithanexcessiveamountofinformation.Somepeoplesimplygetlostinfaceofsomuchinformationonlineandsomanyviewsfromallwalksoflife.Whenfacingsomeproblemsinlife,theytendtoturntotheInternetforawayout.However,inmyopinion,weshouldtryourbesttomaintainourabilitytothinkindependentlyandtopracticeindependentthinkingasmuchaswecould.Ihavethefollowingreasonstobackupmysupportforindependentthinking.Firstly,theabilityofindependentthinkingwillgiveasenseofdirectionwhenyoufacethehugevirtualworld.Secondly,independentthinkingmayprovideyouanewperspectivetolookattheeventshappeningontheInternet,withoutfollowingthecrowblindly.Thirdly,independentthinkingwillhelpyoutobeapersonasyouare,insteadoffollowingothers’stepsandbecominganordinarypersonintheend.Therefore,wecan’tdowithoutanyskillsatindependentthinking,eitherinpersonallifeorattheworkplace.Instead,weshoulddosomethingtoenhanceourawarenessinmaintainingtheabilityofindependentthinking.Also,intentionallykeepingawayfromthevirtualworldandgivingourselvestimefordeepthinkingmighthelpalot.Onlyinthiswaycanwestaywhatweareandachievewhatwereallydesire.PartIIListeningComprehension原文SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneM:Atsomepointinourcareer,you’relikelytofindaco-worker’shabitsannoyingbecause,well,we’rehuman.Andit’sverytricky.W:That’sinevitable.Youknow,there’salwayssuchapersonaroundyouatwork.M:So,that’sacommonlyseenproblemhappeninginourlife.But,howcanwedealwithsuchaperson?W:Ithink,first,youneedtofigureouthowtolivewiththeproblemifyoucan.Ifyoucan’t,tryconfrontingtheperson.Ifthatstilldoesn’twork,youcanapproachyourbosswiththeissue.M:Imustsay,ittakesmuchcourageandtimetoconfrontacolleaguelikethat.Iwillbethelastonetoconfronthim.W:Yes,that’sright.So,beforeyoudecidetomeethimdirectly,you’readvisedtowaituntilyou’recalm.Ifyoufindyourselfirrationallyangryatsomethingaco-workerisdoing,that’snotthetimetoconfronthim.Waituntilyou’recalmeddownandhaveaclearmind.M:Anyway,that’sthelastmethodIwillturnto.W:Well,Iagreewithyouonthat.Surely,there’remanyotherwaystodealwithanannoyingcolleague.M:Pleasetellme.Iwanttoknowmoreaboutthat.Thisreallymattersourfeelingaboutourjob,ourcareer,evenourwholelife.W:Ok,firstly,takethehighroad.Itonlymatterswhatyoushoulddo.M:Whatdoesitmean,“takethehighroad”?W:Itmeans,youshouldbeextremelypolitetothepersonnomatterwhathesaysorhowannoyingheis.M:Whybother?Dowesuddenlystoptobelievein“eyeforeye,toothfortooth”?W:Ifyouengage,you’reonlymakingtheproblemworse.Plus,maybeyoucouldgetintoanargumentwiththepersonwhogetsyouintroublewithyourboss.M:Iunderstandnow.Ok,maybeIshouldtakeyouradvice.W:Secondly,youaresupposedtoignoretheproblem,andtolayasidetheargument,andblameitonthefactthatyouhaveworktodo.M:I’mafraid,it’shardtoignoretheproblem.W:Then,it’llbeeasierifyoublameitonwork.Ifyouneedtoaskaco-workertoturndownasong,youcouldblameitonthefactthatyouneedtomakeaphonecall……Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?2.What’sthewoman’sfirstsuggestionfordealingwithanannoyingco-worker?3.What’sthemeaningof“takethehighroad”?4.What’sthemanadvisedtodowhentryingtopersuadeaco-workertoturndownasong?ConversationTwoW:ImeanttoreadthenovelGonewiththeWindduringthewintervacation.But,itseemshardformetoconcentrateonmyreading,soIjustfinishedreadinglessthanhalfthebook.Ifeellikeafailure.Ah,fall.Theairturnscooler.Leavesarefalling.Andthousandsofcollegestudentsarepartying,snacking24/7...andabouttobeontheirwaytocollege.However,anewtrendamongcollegestudentscouldbeabiggerproblemthanparentsorcollegestudentsrealize.Anewstudyfindsthat70%ofcollegestudentsgainweightandbodyfatbygraduation.Inexaminingweightchangesduringfouryearsofcollege,however,researchersatAuburnUniversityinAlabamasuggestthatweightgainduringthepursuitofhighereducationmaygowellbeyondthefirstyear,andcouldbeabiggerhealththreatthanparents,students,orscientiststhought.Researchersfollowed131studentsoverfouryearsofcollegeandfoundthatasurprising70%ofthemputonpoundsbygraduation,anaverageof12,andupto37pounds.Theoverallpercentageofstudentsfoundtobeoverweightincreasedfrom18%to31%.And,theresearchersnotedgainsinbodyfatcompositionandwaistcircumferenceaswell.Thenewstudy,publishedinAppliedPhysiology,Nutrition,andMetabolism,isquiteoppositetofindingsinpreviousstudies.Thosestudieswronglyclaimedtheaveragestudentgainsmerely2.5to3.5poundsandaccusedthemediaoffalselysayingaboutthe“Freshman15Myth,thatis,15poundsofweightgainamongfreshmen.”ButtheresearchersintheAuburnstudyobservedthatthe“growth”theyfoundinthecollegestudentsconsistedprimarilyoffatmass.Theyattributedtheweightgaintolatenightstudyhabits,oftenenhancedbyvendingmachinesnacks;fatteningchoicesincollegecafeterias,andalackofactivity.Here,anyway,Iwanttotalkaboutfivewaysinwhichcollegestudentscaneathealthilyandavoidgainingweight:Keephealthysnackshandy.Dormroomrefrigeratorsshouldbestockedwithhealthy,satisfyingsnacks,suchasfruit,stringcheese,Greekyogurt,andbabycarrots.Drinkwater.Toomanycaloriesfromsugarydrinksandalcoholicbeveragescanleadtoweightgain.Thesedrinkscanalsocauseanincreaseinbloodsugarthatcanincreasehunger.Stayactive.Exerciseplaysakeyroleinstayingfitandhealthy.Boostyourdailyactivitylevelsbywalkingtoclass,goingtothegym,orparticipatinginsafesports.Eatregularmeals.Skippingmealscanleadtoovereatingandweightgain.Eatingbreakfastcanalsoquickenyourmetabolismandhelpyouconcentrateinclassandontests.Getenoughsleep.Peoplewhodonotgetenoughsleeptendtochoosehigh-caloriejunkfoodthebodycanquicklybreakdownforenergy.So,goandgetenoughsleepfromnowon.20.WhatdoestheAuburnstudyfindaboutcollegestudents?21.AccordingtotheAuburnstudy,whatcausestheweightgainamongcollegestudents?22.Whatmeasurescouldhelpcollegestudentstoavoidgainingweight?Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions23to25.Thesedays,smartphonesareaone-stoppayment,personalhealth,work,gaming,productivity,texting,tweeting,Facebook-checkingmachine.Weusethemtodojustabouteverything,frommobilebankingtonavigatingnewplaces,toemailingoutlastminutenotesonaproject.Butwhetherit’shackedbrowsers,thievesatthecoffeeshop,oryourowntendencytoloseelectronicsincabs,usingyoursmartphoneasamainsourceforallofyourinformationcomeswithbigrisks,andthemoreyou’veconnectedandstored,themoreyoustandtolose.Infact,inthelastyearalone,atleast7.1millionphoneswerelostorstolen.That’sbadnews,notonlyforindividualsbutforcountlessbusinessesaswell,becauseeachindividualphoneandcarrierreallyvariesintheirlevelofsecurity.It’snowonder,then,thatsomanyindividualsandbusinessesarestartingtotakemobilesecurityseriously.Let’stakealookatfewstepsyoucantaketokeepyourphone—anditswealthofpersonaldata—secure.1.UseaPasscodeThismaysoundobvious,butaccordingtoaConsumerReportssurvey,64%ofusdon’tuseourpasscodes.Fortherecord,usingthefactorysetpasscodetotallydoesn’tcount.Quitefrankly,notusingapasscodeisahorribleidea.You’reessentiallyhandingoverallofyourpersonalinformationtoanyonewhoswipesyourphone.Whenyousetupyourpasscode,usethesamesecuritymeasuresyouwouldonanyotherdevice,suchasnotusingyourbirthdayorsocialsecuritynumberforyourpasscode,anddefinitelynot“1234.”Nevershareyourpasscodewithanyone,eveniftheyasknicelyorgiveyousad,puppyeyes.Don’treusepasswordsfromothersitesordevices.Whilethisisasubjectofdebate,mostexpertsthinkit’sbesttogowithapinratherthantheswipepatterns,asthechancesofguessingapinaremuchlowerthanguessingapattern.Buthey,ifitgetsyoulockingyourphone,eitherchoiceisfine.2.BeSelectivewithYourAppsThatnewappmightlookgreat,butwithsomanyunknownthirdpartyprovidersoutthere,itcanbedifficulttoknowhowprivateandsecureitmaybe.Forthatreason,it’sbesttogothroughatrustedappstorelikeiTunes,AndroidMarketorAmazon,andtothoroughlycheckreviewsbeforedownloadinganyappandenteringyourpersonalinformation.……23.Whyismobilebankingmentionedattheverybeginning?24.Whatshouldyoudowhensettingupapasscodeforyourphone?25.Whatmeasuresshouldbetakenwhendownloadinganyapptoyourphone?听力答案：1.D2.B3.A4.A5.C6.A7.D8.C9.C10.A11.C12.B13.B14.D15.C16