大学英语六级考试模拟试卷九十二（带答案）

大学英语六级考试模拟试卷九十二

（总分:100.00,做题时间：130分钟）

ListeningComprehension（总题数：0,分数：0.00）

SectionA（总题数:8,分数:0.00）

・Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.（分数：16.00）

A.Aninterpreter.

B.Aforeignlanguageteacher.

C.Atourguide.V

D.Ajournalist.

解析：［听力原文］

W:Andwhendidyoubeginthissortofwork?

M:Let'sseenow...um.Yes,sixyearsagothisMarch.

W:Andyouenjoyit?

M:Ohyes,verymuch.Itisverytiringwithlonghoursonthejob,sometimes...

uh...asmuchas12hours.Welluh,butit'sexcitingtomeetpeoplefromalloverthe

world.Itreallyis.

W:Whatexactlydoyoudo?

M:Well,Itaketouriststothefamousplacesinthecity,tellthemthehistory

oftheplaces,talkaboutwhythey'refamous.But,uh,there'stheotherside.

W:Whatdoyoumean?

M:Well,youknow,whenforeignerscometothiscountry,thingsarevery

different,So,itismyjobtogivethemadvice,helpthemwithproblems,andmake

themfeelcomfortable.

W:Andwhatspecialqualificationsarenecessaryforpeoplewhowanttobe

inthisprofession?

M:Well,theyhavetoenjoymeetingnewpeople.Andtheymusttakespecial

coursesinthehistoryofthecityandthingslikethat.

W:Anddoyouhavetoknowforeignlanguages?

M:Yes,that'samust.Otherwise,atourcompanycanuseyouonlyforthe

groupsthatspeakEnglish.AndmostofthetouristscomefromSouthAmerica.

W:SouthAmerica.Isee.SotheyspeakSpanish?

M:That'sright,Spanish.Andmycompanywillhireonlypeoplewhospeakat

leasttwoforeignlanguages.

W:Andyou?Howmanylanguagesdoyouspeak?

M:Me?Ispeakthree.Spanish,French,andItalian.

W:Threelanguages?ThenIcanseewhyyourworkissoeasyforyou.

Whatjobdoesthemantake?

.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.（分数:16.00）

A.Studyinginaforeignenvironment.

B.Livingfarawayfromfamily.

C.Returningbacktohomecountry.V

0.Fittingintoaforeignculture.

解析：［听力原文］

W:Goodevening!Welcometoourprogram.OurguesttodayisMr.Tennant,

whohadtheexperiencesofstudyingabroadforsevenyearsandthenreturningback

home.Well,Mr.Tennant,doyouthinkgoingabroadwasthehardpart?

M:Idon'tthinkso,butreturningbackhomewasreallyhard.

W:Why?

M:Well,formanystudents,returningbacktotheirhomecountriescanbea

veryconfusingexperiencecalledRe-entryShock.

W:Re-entryShock!Thatsoundsquiteinteresting.Canyouexplainit?

M:Forexample,manystudentswhocometotheUKexperiencefreedom

theyhaveneverenjoyedintheircountry.

W:Sure,suchasfreedomfromfamily,fromculturalnormstheydidn'tlike

andfreedomfromthepressuresofworkinginarealjob.

M:However,toomuchfreedomandunstructuredlifecanleadtoother

problems.Studentssometimesskipclasses,stayoutlate,andengageinactivities

thattheirfamilyandculturemightnotapproveof,butstudentswanttoenjoy

"freedom"whileitlasts.

W:Sowhenstudentsreturnbacktotheircountries,theycanstrugglewith

fittingbackintotheculturalnormsandfamilyexpectationsofthepast.

M:Yes,naturally,depressionispossibleandalossofselfcanberesulted.

W:WhatcanbedonetominimizethisRe-entryShock?

M:Firstofall,keepincontactwithyourfamilyandfriendswhileyouare

abroad.Theywillbeyourfirstsourceofadviceandsupportonceyoureturn.

W:Whatelse?

M:Second,haveaclearplanofwhatyouwilldowhenyoureturn.Start

lookingforajobnoworapplytoenteraschoolmonthsbeforeyoureturn.Re-entry

Shockcanbegreatestwhenyouhavenothingtodowhenyoureturn.

Whatcanbereallyhardforstudentsstudyingabroadaccordingtotheman?

SectionB（总题数：7,分数：0.00）

.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.（分数:12.00）

A.Theyextendtheirwaterpipes.

B.Theygiveoutfaintcries.V

C.Theymakenoisestodriveawayinsects.

D.Theybecomeelasticlikerubberbands.

解析：［听力原文］

Weallscreamforwaterwhenthirsty.Butdoyouknowinveryhot,dry

weather,plantsalsomakefaintsounds一asiftheyarecryingoutforhelp?Yousee,in

aplant'sstem,therearehundredsofwaterpipesthatbringwaterandmineralsfrom

thesoilallthewayuptotheleaves.Asthegroundturnsdry,itbecomesharderand

harderfortheplantstodothis.Inseveredroughts,plantshavetofighttopullout

anywateravailable.ScientistRobertWinterhasfoundoutthatwhenitisreallybad,

theirwaterpipessnapfromthetensionlikerubberbands.Whenthathappens,the

wholeplantvibratesalittle.Thesnappingpipesmakenoises10,000timesmore

quietthanawhisper.Robertknowsthathealthy,well-wateredplantsarequiet.He

alsoknowsthatmanyinsectspreferattackingdryplantsratherthanhealthyplants.

Howdotheinsectsknowwhicharehealthyplantsandwhicharenot?Robertthinks

thattheinsectsmaylistenfortheplantsthatcry.Andthentheymaybuzzintokill.

Totestthistheory,Robertisusingadevicethatcanimitateplantcries.Heattachesit

toaquiet,healthyplantsotheplantsoundsthirsty.Thenhewatchestheinsectsto

seeiftheyattackmoreoftenthanusual.Ifheisright,scientistscouldusetheinsects'

abilityagainstthem.Theycouldbuildtrapsthatimitatecryingplants,sowhenthe

insectsbuzzintoeat,theywon'tbuzzout.

Whatdoplantsdowhentheyarethirsty?

.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

4.（分数：16.00）

A.StudentsfromAmerica.V

B.StudentsfromEngland.

C.StudentsfromAustralia.

0.StudentsfromJapan.

解析：［听力原文］

Theworld'ssmartestadolescentsinmathematicsandsciencearein

Singapore,accordingtoaglobalsurveyofeducationalachievement.Inthe3rd

InternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy,13-year-oldsfromSingapore

achievedthebestscoresinstandardizedtestsofmathsandsciencethatwere

administeredto287,896studentsin41countries.Thesurveysuggeststhatscience

andmathseducationisespeciallystrongintheFarEast.Whilewellbehindthosetop

scores,studentsfromAustraliaearnedhighermarksinmathsthantheircounterparts

inEngland,whointurndidbetterthanAmericanstudents.Thestudycollected

informationonthestudents,teachersandhomes.Notsurprisingly,the

highest-scoringstudentshadwell-educatedparentsorcamefromhomescontaining

studyaidssuchascomputers,dictionariesorevensuchelementalfacilitiesasdesks.

Thestudyshowsthatboysdidgenerallybetterthangirlsinscience,buttherewas

littledifferencebetweentheminmaths.Boysscoredbetterthangirlsinphysicsand

chemistry.Therewerenosexdifferencesinthelifeandenvironmentalsciences.In

additiontobeingtested,studentsintheprojectwereaskedhowproficientthey

thoughttheywereinmathsandscience.Studentsinsomecountries,suchas

ColumbiaandKuwait,hadanoverlyoptimisticviewoftheirskills.Meanwhile,some

ofthebeststudentsfromJapanandKoreaforexamplewereneedlesslypessimistic

eventhoughtheydidfarbetterinmathsthanalmostalltheotherstudents.

Ofthe4groupsofstudents,whoscoredthelowestinmathsaccordingtothe

survey?

SectionC（总题数：10,分数：0.00）

.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

1.（分数:12.00）

A.Aplanshouldnotbemadeuntilyouare30.

B.Aplanoftenyearsoftimeisthekeytosuccess.

C.Aplanisnecessarybutnotalotoftime.V

D.Aplanneedsalotoftimetocarryout.

解析：［听力原文］

LeonardBernsteinsaidthattoachievegreatthings,youneedaplanandnot

quiteenoughtime.Isn'tthattrue?Sowhatdoyouthinkhappenswhenyoupata

twentysomethingontheheadandyousay,"Youhave10extrayearstostartyour

life"?Nothinghappens.Youhaverobbedthatpersonofhisurgencyandambition,

andabsolutelynothinghappens.

Andtheneveryday,smart,interestingtwentysomethingslikeyouorlikeyour

sonsanddaughterscomeintomyofficeandsaythingslikethis:"Iknowmy

boyfriend'snogoodforme,butthisrelationshipdoesn'tcount.I'mjustkillingtime."

Ortheysay,"EverybodysaysaslongasIgetstartedonacareerbythetimeI'm30,I'll

befine."

Butthenitstartstosoundlikethis:"My20sarealmostover,andIhave

nothingtoshowformyself.IhadabetterresumethedayafterIgraduatedfrom

college."

Andthenitstartstosoundlikethis:"Datinginmy20swaslikemusicalchairs.

Everybodywasrunningaroundandhavingfun,butthensometimearound30itwas

likethemusicturnedoffandeverybodystartedsittingdown.Ididn'twanttobethe

onlyoneleftstandingup,sosometimesIthinkImarriedmyhusbandbecausehe

wastheclosestchairtomeat30."

Wherearethetwentysomethingshere?Donotdothat.

Okay,makenomistake,thestakesareveryhigh.Whenalothasbeenpushed

toyour30s,thereisenormousthirtysomethingpressuretojump-startacareer,pick

acity,andhavetwoorthreekidsinamuchshorterperiodoftime.Manyofthese

thingsareincompatible,simplyharderandmorestressfultodoallatonceinour30s.

Themidlifecrisisinthe21stcenturyisn'tbuyingaredsportscar.It'srealizing

youcan'thavethatcareeryounowwant.It'srealizingyoucan'thavethatchildyou

nowwant.Toomanythirtysomethingsandfortysomethingslookatthemselves,and

atme,sittingacrosstheroom,andsayabouttheir20s,"WhatwasIdoing?Whatwas

Ithinking?"

WhatdidLeonardBernsteinsayaboutachievinggreatthings?

.Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

4.（分数：16.00）

A.Atacommencementofafirst-classcollege.V

B.Atafreshmenorientationinacollege.

C.Atarecruitmentpresentationinacollege.

D.Atacollegespeechcompetition.

解析：［听力原文］

Iamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatyourcommencementfromoneofthe

finestuniversitiesintheworld.Inevergraduatedfromcollege.Truthbetold,thisis

theclosestI'veevergottentoacollegegraduation.TodayIwanttotellyouthree

storiesfrommylife.That'sit.Nobigdeal.Justthreestories.

Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots.

IdroppedoutofReedCollegeafterthefirst6months,butthenstayed

aroundasadrop-inforanother18monthsorsobeforeIreallyquit.SowhydidI

dropout?

ItstartedbeforeIwasborn.Mybiologicalmotherwasayoung,unmarried

collegegraduatestudent,andshedecidedtoputmeupforadoption.Shefeltvery

stronglythatIshouldbeadoptedbycollegegraduates,soeverythingwasallsetfor

metobeadoptedatbirthbyalawyerandhiswife.ExceptthatwhenIpoppedout

theydecidedatthelastminutethattheyreallywantedagirl.Somyparents,who

wereonawaitinglist,gotacallinthemiddleofthenightasking:"Wehavean

unexpectedbabyboy;doyouwanthim?"Theysaid:"Ofcourse,"Mybiological

motherlaterfoundoutthatmymotherhadnevergraduatedfromcollegeandthat

myfatherhadnevergraduatedfromhighschool.Sherefusedtosignthefinal

adoptionpapers.Sheonlyagreedafewmonthslaterwhenmyparentspromised

thatIwouldsomedaygotocollege.

And17yearslaterIdidgotocollege.ButInaivelychoseacollegethatwas

almostasexpensiveasStanford,andallofmyworking-classparents'savingswere

beingspentonmycollegetuition.Aftersixmonths,Icouldn'tseethevalueinit.I

hadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylifeandnoideahowcollegewasgoingto

helpmefigureitout.AndhereIwasspendingallofthemoneymyparentshadsaved

theirentirelife.SoIdecidedtodropoutandtrustthatitwouldallworkoutOK.It

wasprettyscaryatthetime,butlookingbackitwasoneofthebestdecisionsIever

made.TheminuteIdroppedoutIcouldstoptakingtherequiredclassesthatdidn't

interestme,andbegindroppinginontheonesthatlookedinteresting.Itwasn'tall

romantic.Ididn'thaveadormroom,soIsleptonthefloorinmyfriends'rooms,I

returnedcokebottlesforthedepositstobuyfoodwith.StayHungry.StayFoolish.I

havealwayswishedthatformyself.Andnow,Iwishthatforyou.StayHungry.Stay

Foolish.

Wheredidthespeakermakethespeech?

.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

8.（分数:12.00）

A.Shefoundherfirstjobworkingwithacomputer.

B.Shelostherjobowingtotheuseofcomputers.V

C.Shewaselectric-shockedwhenpressingabutton.

D.Shewasreplacedbyanintelligentrobotatwork.

解析：［听力原文］

M:Somedecadesagomymotherwasreplacedbyacomputer.Herjobwas

pressingbuttonsonamachinetoworkoutelectricitybills.InmygenerationIam

facedwithjusthowfarthisgrowthoftechnologywillgoinreplacingnotjustjobsbut

morefundamentalaspectsofbeinghuman.

W:ADeloittereportpublishedtodaysuggeststhat60%ofjobshereinthe

NorthEastareatmediumtohighriskofbeingreplacedbyrobotsandartificial

intelligence.Yettheimplicationsarecomplex.BrynjolfssonandMcAfeeinThe

SecondMachineAgearguethatwhilesomejobswilldisappear,otherswillbe

createdandsomeexistingjobswillbecomemorevaluable.Thisplotisextremely

importantforeducation,trainingandfinancialsustainability.

M:Butaretherewiderimplicationsforspirituality?Willtheseintelligent

machinesbecomeconsciousandwhatmightthismeanforourse