大学英语六级(CET-6)12月模拟训练高频过关题8（无答案）

大学英语六级(CET-6)模拟训练高频过关题

COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayoninnovation.Youressayshould

includetheimportanceofcreationandmeasurestobetakentoencourageinnovation.Youarerequiredtowrite

atleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

(本次六级考试全国共考了两套听力，第三套的听力就是前面两套中的一套,故不在这里重复)

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoutonewordforeach

blankfromalotofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeach

itemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

Smallcommunities,withtheirdistinctivecharacter—wherelifeisstableandintenselyhuman—are

disappearing.Somehave_26fromthefaceoftheearth,othersaredyingslowly,butallhave27

changesastheyhavecomeintocontactwithan___28___machinecivilization.Themergingofdiversepeoples

intoacommonmasshasproducedtensionamongmembersoftheminoritiesandthemajorityalike.

TheOldOrderAmish,whoarrivedonAmericanshoresincolonialtimes,have___29___inthemodernworld

indistinctive,smallcommunities.Theyhaveresistedthehomogenization___30___moresuccessfullythan

others.Inplantingandharvesttimesonecanseetheirbeardedmenworkingthefieldswithhorsesandtheir

womenhangingoutthelaundryinneatrowstodry.ManyAmericanpeoplehaveseenAmishfamilieswiththe

menwearingbroad-brimmedblackhatsandthewomeninlongdresses.Inrailwayorbus___31___.Althoughthe

Arnishhavelivedwith___32___Americafo-overLwuandahalfcenturies.Theyhaveniuderaledilsinfluenceun

theirpersonallives,theirfamilies,communities,andtheirvalues.

TheAmishareoften___33___byotherAmericanstoberelicsofthepastwholiveasimple,inflexiblelife

dedicatedtoinconvenientout-datedcustoms.Theyareseenasabandoningbothmodem___34___andthe

Americandreamofsuccessandprogress,ButmostpeoplehavenoquarrelwiththeAmishfordoingthingsthe

old-fashionedway.Theirconscientiousobjectionwastoleratedinwartime.Forafterall.Theyaregoodfarmers

who___35___thevirtuesofworkandthrift

A)accessingl)progress

B)conveniencesJ)respective

C)destinedK)survived

□(expandingL)terminals

E)industrializedM)undergone

F)perceivedN)universal

G)practiceO)vanished

H)process

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtcreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

CountriesRushforUpperHandinAntarctica

A)Onaglacier-filledislandwithfjords(峡湾)andelephantseals,RussiahasbuiltAntarctica'sfirstOrthodox

churchonabilloverlookingitsresearchbase.Lessthananhourawaybysnowmobile.Chineselaborershave

updatedtheGreatWallStation,avitalpartofChina'splantooperatefivebassesonAntarctica,completewithan

indoorbadmintoncourtandsleepingquartersfor150people.Nottobeoutdone,India'sfuturisticnewBharathi

base,builtonstills(桩子)using134interlockingshippingcontainers,resemblesaspaceship.TurkeyandIran

haveannouncedplanstobuildbases,too.

B)Morethanacenturyhaspassedsinceexplorersracedtoplanttheirflagsatthebottomoftheworld,and

fordecadestocomethiscontinentissupposedtobeprotectedasascientificpreserve,shieldedfromintrusions

likemilitaryactivitiesandmining.Butanarrayofcountriesarerushingtoassertgreaterinfluencehere,withan

eyenotjusttowardsthedaythoseprotectivetreatiesexpire,butalsoforthestrategicandcommercialthat

alreadyexist.

C)Thenewerplayersaresteppingintowhattheyviewasatreasurehouseofresources.Someoftheventures

focusontheAntarcticresourcesthatarealreadyupforgrabs,likeabundantsealife.SouthKorea,whichoperates

state-of-the-artbaseshere,isincreasingitsfishingofkrill(磷虾),foundinabundanceintheSouthernOcean,

whileRussiarecentlyfrustratedeffortstocreateoneoftheworld'slargestoceansanctuarieshere.

D)SomescientistsareexaminingthepotentialforharvestingicebergsformAntarctica,whichisestimatedto

havethebiggestreservesoffreshwaterontheplanet.Nationsarealsopressingaheadwithspaceresearchand

satelliteprojectstoexpandtheirglobalnavigationabilities.

E)BuildingonaSoviet-erafoothold,RussiaisexpandingitsmonitoringstationsforGlonass,itsversionofthe

GlobalPositioningSystem(GPS).AtleastthreeRussianstationsarealreadyoperatinginAntarctica,partofits

efforttochallengethedominanceoftheAmericanGPS,andnewstationsareplannedforsitesliketheRussian

base,intheshadowoftheOrthodoxChurchoftheHolyTrinity.

F)ElsewhereinAntarctica,Russianresearchersboastoftheirrecentdiscoveryofafreshwaterreservethesize

ofLakeOntarioafterdrillingthroughmilesofsolidice."Youcanseethatwe'reheretostay,“saidVladimir

Cheberdak,57,chiefoftheBellingshausenStation,ashesippedteaunderaportraitofFabianGottliebvon

Bellingshausen,ahigh-rankingofficerintheImperialRussianNavywhoexploredtheAntarcticcoastin1820.

G)Antarctica'smineral,oilandgaswealtharealonger-termprize.Thetreatybanningmininghere,shielding

coveted(令人垂诞的)reservesofironore,coalandchromium,comesupforreviewin2048.Researchersrecently

foundk/mber/jte(金伯利岩)depositshintingattheexistenceofdiamonds.Andwhileassessmentsvarywidely,

geologistsestimatethatAntarcticaholdsatleast36billionbarrelsofoilandnaturalgas.

H)BeyondtheAntarctictreaties,hugeobstaclespersisttotappingtheseresources,likedriftingicebergsthat

couldjeopardizeoffshoreplatforms.ThenthereisAntarctic'sremoteness,withsomemineraldepositsfoundin

windsweptlocationsonacontinentthatislargertheEuropeandwherewintertemperatureshoveraroundminus

55degreesCelsius.

I)ButadvancesintechnologymightmakeAntarcticaalotmoreaccessiblethreedecadesfromnow.Andeven

beforethen,scholarswarn,thedemandforresourcesinanenergy-hungryworldcouldraisepressureto

renegotiateAntarctica'streaties,possiblyallowingmorecommercialendeavoursherewellbeforethe

prohibitionsagainstthemexpire.TheresearchstationsonKingGeorgeIslandofferaglimpseintothelonggame

onthisice-blanketedcontinentasnationsassertthemselves,erodingtheswaylongheldbycountrieslikethe

UnitedStates,Britain.AustraliaandNewZealand.

J)BeingstationedinAntarcticainvolvesadaptingtolifeontheplanetsdriest,windiestandcoldestcontinent,

yeteachnationmanagestomakeitselfathome.BeardedRussianpriestsofferregularservicesattheOrthodox

churchforthe16orsoRussianspeakerswhospendthewinteratthebase,largelypolarscientistsinfieldslike

glaciologyandmeteorology.Theirnumberclimbstoabout40inthewarmersummermonths.Chinahasarguably

thefastestgrowingoperationsinAntarctica.Itopeneditsfourthstationlastyearandispressingaheadwithplans

tobuildafifth.Itisbuildingitssecondice-breakingshipandsettingupresearchdrillingoperationsonanice

dome13,422feetabovesealevelthatisonetheplanetscoldestplaces.Chineseofficialssaytheexpansionin

Antarcticaprioritisesscientificresearch.Buttheyalsoacknowledgethatconcernsabout“resourcesecurity”

influencetheirmoves.

K)China'snewlyrenovatedGreatWallStationonKingGeorgeIslandmakestheRussianandChileanbases

hereseemoutdated.Z/Wedoweathermonitoringhereandotherresearch."NingXu,53,thechiefoftheChinese

base,saidoverteaduringafierceb/izzarc/(暴风雪)inlateNovember.Thelargebaseheleadsresemblesa

snowed-incollegecampusonholidaybreak,withthecapacitytosleepmorethan10timesthe13peoplewho

werestayingonthroughtheAntarcticwinter.YongYu,aChinesemicrobiologist,showedoffthespaciousbuilding,

withemptydesksunderanillustratedtimelinedetailingtherapidgrowthofChinasAntarcticoperationssincethe

1980s"Wenowfeelequippedtogrow/*hesaid.

L)AssomecountriesexpandoperationsinAntarctica,theUnitedStatesmaintainsthreeyear-roundstations

onthecontinentwithmorethan1,000peopleduringthesouthernhemisphere'ssummer,includingthoseatthe

AmundsenScottstation,builtin1956atanelevationof9,301feetonaplateauattheSouthPole.ButUS

researchersquietlycomplainaboutbudgetrestraintsandhavingfarfewericeb-eakerstheRussia,limitingthe

reachoftheUnitedStatesinAntarctica.

M)ScholarswarnthatAntarctica'spoliticaldriftcouldblurthedistinctionbetweenmilitaryandcivilian

activiteslongbeforethecontinentstreatiescomeupforrenegotiation,especiallyinpartsofAntarcticathatare

idealforintercepting(t=^signalsfromsatellitesorretaskingsatellitesystems,potentiallyenhancingglobal

electronicintelligenceoperations.

N)Somecountrieshavehadahardtimehere,Brazilopenedaresearchstationin1984,butitwaslargely

destroyedbyafirethatkilledtwomembersofthenavyin2012,thesameyearthatadiesel-ladenBrazilianbarge

sanknearthebase.Asifthatwerenotenough,aBrazilianC-130Herculesmilitarytransportplanehasremained

strandedneartherunwayofChile'sairbaseheresinceitcrash-landedin2014.

O)However,BraziKsstretchofmisfortunehascreatedopportunitiesforChina,withaChinesecompany

winningthe$100millioncontractin2015torebuildtheBrazilianstation.

P)Amidallthechanges,Antarcticamain:ainsitsallure.SouthKoreaopeneditssecondAntarcticresearchbase

in2014,describingitasawaytotestrobotsdevelopedbyKoreanresearchersforuseinextremeconditions.With

Russia'shelp,BelarusispreparingtobuildthisfirstAntarcticbase.Colombiasaidthisyearthatitplannedtojoin

otherSouthAmericannationswithbasesinAntarctica.

Q)“TheolddaysoftheAntarcticbeingdominatedbytheinterestsandwishesofwhitemenfromEuropean.

AustralasianandNorthAmericanstatesareover."SaidKlausDodds,apoliticsscholarattheUniversityofLondon

whospecialisesinAntarctica.Z/TherealityisthatAntarcticaisgeopoliticallycontested.w

36.AccordingtoChineseofficials,theiractivitiesinAntarcticalaygreateremphasisonscientificresearch.

37.Effortstocreateoneoftheworld'slargestoceansanctuariesfailedbecauseofRussia'sobstruction.

38.WithseveralmonitoringstationsoperatinginAntarctica,RussiaistryinghardtocounterAmerica'sdominance

inthefieldofworldwidenavigationalfacilities.

39.Accordingtogeologists*estimates.Antarcticahasenormousreservesofoilandnaturalgas.

40.ItisestimatedthatAntarcticaboastsoftherichestreservesoffreshwateronearth.

41.ThedemandforenergyresourcesmaycompelrenegotiationofAntarctica*streatiesbeforetheirexpiration.

42.ManycountriesareracingagainsteachothertoincreasetheirbusinessandstrategicinfluenceonAntarctica.

43.Antarctica/sharshnaturalconditionsconstitutehugeobstaclestotheexploitationofitsresources.

44.Withcompetitionfrommanycountries,Antarcticaisnolongerdominatedbytnetraditionalwhitenations.

45.AmericanscientistscomplainaboutlackofsufficientmoneyandequipmentfortheirexpansioninAntarctica.

Passageone

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Anyveterannicotineaddictwilltestifythatfancypackagingplaysnoroleinthedecisiontokeepsmoking.So,

itisargued,strippingcartonsoftheirbrandingwilltriggernomassmovementtoquit.

Butthatisn'twhythegovernment—underpressurefromcancercharities,healthworkersandtheLabour

party-hasagreedtolegislateforstandardizedpackaging.Thetheoryisthatsmokingshouldbestrippedofany

appealtodiscouragenewgenerationsfromstartinginthefirstplace.Plainpackagingwouldbeanotherstepin

thereclassificationofcigarettesfrominvitingconsumerproductstonarcotics(麻醉剂).

Naturally,thetobaccoindustryisviolentlyopposed.Nobusinesslikestoadmitthatitsellsaddictivepoisonas

alifestylechoice.Thatiswhygovernmenthashistoricallyintervened,banningadvertising,imposinghealth

warningsandpunitive(惩罚性的)duties.Thisapproachhasledovertimetoafallinsmokingwithnumbers

havingroughlyhalvedsincethe1970s.EvidencefromAustraliasuggestsplainpackagingpushessocietyfurther

alongthatroad.SincetobaccoasoneofthebiggestcausesofprematuredeathintheUK,ameasurethattames

thehabitevenbyafractionisworthtrying.

Sowhyhasittakensolong?TheDepartmentofHealthdeclareditsintentiontoconsiderthemovein

November2010andconsultedthrough2012.ButtheplanwassuspendedinJuly2013.Itdidnotescapenotice

thatalobbyingfirmsetupbyLyntonCrosby,DavidCameron'selectioncampaigndirector,hadpreviouslyacted

forPhilipMorrisInternational.(Theprimeministerdeniedtherewasaconnectionbetweenhisnewsadviser's

outsideinterestsandthechangeinlegislativeprogramme.)InNovember2013,afteranunnecessaryroundof

additionalconsultation,healthministerJaneEllisonsaidthegovernmentwasmindedtoproceedafterall.Now

wearetoldMembersofParliament(MPs)willhaveafreevoicebeforeparliamentisdissolvedinMarch.

Parliamenthasinfactalreadyauthorisedthegovernmenttotamethetobaccotrade.MPsvoted

overwhelminglyinfavourofLabouramendmentstothechildrenandfamiliesbilllastFebruarythatincludedthe

powertoregulateforplainpackaging.WithsufficientwillinDowningStreetthiswouldhavebeendonealready.

ButstrengthofwillisthemissingingredientwhereMr.Cameronandpublichealtnareconcerned.Hisattitudeto

stateinterventionhaslookedconfusedeversincehisbizarre2006lament(PJJM)thatchocolateorangesplaced

seductivelyatsupermarketcheck-outsfueledobesity.

Thegovernmenthasmovedreluctantlyintoasensiblepublichealthpolicy,butwithsuchobviousover­

cautiousnessthatanypoliticalcreditduebelongstotheopposition.Withoutsustainedexternalpressureitseems

certainMr.Cameronwouldstillbehookedontheinterestsofbigtobaccocompanies.

46.Whatdochainsmokersthinkofcigarettepackaging?

A)Fancypackagingcanhelptoengagenewsmokers.

B)Ithaslittletodowiththequalityortasteofcigarettes.

C)Plainpackagingdiscouragesnon-smokersfromtakingupsmoking.

D)I:haslittleimpactontheirdecisionwhetherornottoquitsmoking.

47.WhathastheUKgovernmentagreedtodoconcerningtobaccopackaging?

A)Passalawtostandardisecigarettepackaging.

B)Ridcigarettecartonsofalladvertisements.

C)Subsidisecompaniestoadoptplainpackaging.

D)Reclassifycigarettesaccordingtopackaging.

48.WhathashappenedinAustraliawhereplainpackagingisimplemented?

A)Prematuredeathratesresultingfromsmokinghavedeclined.

B)ThenumberofsmokershasdroppedmoresharplythanintheUK.

C)Thesalesoftobaccosubstituteshaveincreasedconsiderably.

D)CigarettesaleshavebeenfallingfarmorequicklythanintheUK.

49.WhyittakensolongfortheUKgovernmenttoconsiderplainpackaging?

A)PrimeMinisterCameronhasbeenreluctanttotakeaction.

B)Thereisstrongoppositionfromveterannicotineaddicts.

C)ManyMembersofParliamentareaddictedtosmoking.

D)Pressurefromtobaccomanufacturersremainsstrong.

50.WhatdidCameronsayaboutchocolateorangesatsupermarketcheckouts?

A)Theyfueledalotofcontroversy.

B)TheymademoreBritishpeopleobese.

C)Theyattractedalotofsmokers.

D)Theyhadcertainingredientsmissing.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Teenagersatriskofdepression,anxietyandsuicideoftenweartheirtroubleslikeaneon(霓虹灯)sign.Their

riskybehaviors-drinkingtoomuchalcohol,usingillegaldrugs,smokingcigarettesandskippingschool-canalert

parentsandteachersthatseriousproblemsarebrewing.

Butanewstudyfindsthatthere'sanothergroupofadolescentswhoareinnearlyasmuchdangerof

experiencingthesamepsychiatricsymptoms:teenswhousetonsofmedia,don'tgetenoughsleepandhavea

sedentary(不爱活动的)lifestyle.

Ofcourse,thatmaysoundlikeadescriptionofeveryteenagerontheplanet.Butthestudywarnsthatitis

teenagerswhoengageinallthreeofthesepracticesintheextremewhoaretrulyinjeopardy.Becausetheir

behaviorsarenotusuallyseenasaredflag,theseyoungpeoplehavebeendubbedthe"invisiblerisk"groupby

thestudy'sauthors.

"Insomewaysthey'reatgreaterriskoffallingthroughthecracks,"saysresearcherVladimirCarli."While

mostparents,teachersandclinicianswouldreacttoanadolescentusingdrugsorgettingdrunk,theymayeasily

overlookteenagerswhoareengagingininconspicuousbehaviors."

Thestudy'sauthorssurveyed12,395studentsandanalyzednineriskbehaviors,includingexcessivealcohol

use,illegaldruguse,heavysmoking,highmediauseandtruancy(逃学).Theiraimwastodeterminethe

relationshipbetweentheseriskbehaviorsandmentalhealthissuesinteenagers.

About58%ofthestudentsdemonstratednoneorfewoftheriskbehaviors.Some13%scoredhighonall

nineoftheriskbehaviors.And29%,the"invisiblerisk"group,scoredhighonthreeinparticular:Theyspentfive

hoursadayormoreonelectronicdevices.Theysleptsixhoursanightorless.Andtheyneglected"otherhealthy

activites."

Thegroupthatscoredhighonallnineoftheriskbehaviorswasmostlikelytoshowsymptomsofdepression;

inall,nearly15%ofthisgroupreportedbeirgdepressed,comparedwithjust4%ofthelow-riskgroup.Butthe

invisiblegroupwasn'tfarbehindthehigh-riskset,withmorethan13%ofthemexhibitingdepression.

ThefindingscaughtCarlioffguard."Wewereverysurprised/'hesays."Thehigh-riskgroupandlow-risk

groupareobvious.Butthisthirdgroupwasnotonlyunexpected,itwassodistinctandsolarge-nearlyonethird

ofoursample-thatitbecameakeyfindingofthestudy."

Carlisaysthatoneofthemostsignificantthingsabouthisstudyisthatitprovidesnewearly-warningsigns

forparents,teachersandmentalhealth-careproviders.Andearlyidentification,supportandtreatmentfor

mentalhealthissues,hesays,arethebestwaystokeepthemfromturningintofull-blowndisorders.

51.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"Teenagersatriskofdepression,anxietyandsuicideoftenweartheir

troubleslikeaneonsign"