大学英语六级考试模拟试卷七十三（带答案）

大学英语六级考试模拟试卷七十三

（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.Hewantstogettheheatingfixedinhisroom.V

B.Hewantstocallroomservice.

C.Hewantstopraisethehallporter.

D.Hewantstogethismoneyrefunded.

解析：［听力原文］

W:Hello,GraceHotel.

M:Listen,theheatingisbrokeninmyroom.Whenareyougoingtocomeand

fixit?

W:I'msorrytohearthat,sir.I'llgetsomeonerightaway.

M;You'dbetter.It'sfreezingupthere.Andmyroomisadisgrace.Andthat

hallporterisanotherone.Youshouldgetridofhim,too.Hedoesn'tknowhowto

treatguestswithrespect.AndlookatthemoneyI'mpaying!

W:Well,I'mverysorry,sir;butGeorgehasbeenwithusfor20yearsand

we'veneverhadanycomplaintsabouthimuntilnow.

M:Andanotherthing!Whatareyougoingtodoaboutthoseforeignersin

RoomNo.27,carryingonallnightinthatfunnylanguage?Shouting,theywere.It

shouldn'tbeallowed!

W:Ifyoulike,sir;I'llhaveawordwiththemandaskthemtobealittlemore

considerate.

M:Yes,dothat!AndthenmaybeIcangetsomesleep.

W:I'mverysorryyou'vebeendisturbed,sir.Butareyouenjoyingyourstay

apartfromthat?

M:Well,Idon'tthinkmuchoftherestaurant.Ican'tgetadecentplateoffish

andchips.It'sallsaladandfancystuff.Andtheserviceisterrible,too.

W:Well,sir,I'msurethewaiterstrytobeashelpfulastheycan,buttheyare

verybusyatdinner.

M:Well,youshouldgetsomemore,shouldn'tyou?Youshouldbeableto

affordit.You'rechargingenoughthisyear,aren'tyou?

W:I'mverysorryyoufeelthatwayaboutit,sir.Ifthere'sanythingelseIcan

dotomakeyourstayheremorepleasant,pleasedon'thesitatetoaskme.

Whydoesthemanmakethecall?

.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.（分数：16.00）

A.ltishotnow.

B.ltwascoldthismorning.

C.ltwashotandsunnythismorning.V

D.ltissunnynow.

解析：［听力原文］

M:It'ssocoldnow,butthismorningitwassohotandsunny.Iwishtherewas

awayIcouldalwaysbewearingthemostsuitableclothesforthetemperature.

W:Irecentlyreadthatintenyearswe'llbewearingclothesthatchangewith

theweather.Sowhenit'scold,ourclotheswillwarmup,andwhenit'shot,our

clotheswillcooloff.

M:Oh,veryfunny!Sowe'llbewearinggiganticclotheswithbuilt-inair

conditionersandheaters.

W:I'mbeingserious!Researchershavediscoveredamethodoftreatingfibers

withplasticcrystalscapableofstoringandreleasingheatasthetemperature

fluctuates.Thesetreatedfibersabsorbmoreheatthanuntreatedfibers.Researchers

arestillworkingwiththis,butsoonthisprocesswillbewidespread.

M:That'sfascinating.Ididn'tknowthatfibershadthecapabilityofstoring

heat.Howdoesthatwork?

W:Thesefibersworkwiththeheatbyrearrangingtheirstructures.The

treatedfibersmovebackandforthbetweentwosolidshapes.

M;Idon'tunderstand.Vi/hatkindofshapesdotheychangeinto?

W:Whentheweathergetscooler,thecrystalsbecomecoolerandrevertback

totheiroriginalstructure.

M:That'strulyunbelievable.Yousaidthatit'llbeadecadebeforethistypeof

clotheswillbeavailable.Whatashame!Idon'tthinkIcanwaitthatlong.

Whatistheweatherliketodayaccordingtothespeakers?

SectionB（总题数：7,分数：0.00）

.Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.（分数：16.00）

A.ltguaranteesfederalinvestmentinschools.

B.ltisauniversallawthatappliestoeveryuniversity.

C.ltstopsgenderdiscriminationinmanyschools.J

D.lthelpstosavefederalmoneyoneducationprograms.

解析：［听力原文］

MostschoolsintheUnitedStatesreceivemoneyfromfederalprograms.That

meansmostschoolsmustobeyafederallawknownasTitleNine.Itbars

discriminationonthebasisofsexatanyeducationalinstitutionthatreceivesfederal

money.Anexceptionismadeforadmissionsatprivateundergraduateschools.For

others,TitleNinecovers"anyeducationprogramoractivity"receivingfederal

financialassistance.ThefullnameisTitleNineoftheEducatonAmendmentsof

1972.AlotofAmericansmaybesurprisedtoknowthatitwaswrittenwithoutsaying

anythingdirectlyaboutsports.Yetthatiswhereitseffectsarebestknown,especially

atthehighschoollevel.AfterTitleNinebecamethelaw,thenumberofgirlswho

joinedhighschoolsportsteamssharplyincreased.Researchhaslinkedparticipation

insportstopositiveeffectslikebetterself-imageandhighergrades.Butarethesea

directresult?Tworecentstudiessuggestthattheansweris"yes."Theyoffer

long-termevidencethatitcanleadtoimprovementsineducation,workandhealth.

Oneresearcher,BetseyStevenson,comparedstates,lookingatdifferencesinhigh

schoolsportsparticipationandinwomen'seducation.Foreachtenpercentagepoint

increaseinsportsparticipation,shefoundaonepointincreaseinfemalecollege

attendance.Theotherresearcher;Robert,lookedatphysicalhealth.Hefoundthat

thosewhocameafterTitleNinehadasevenpercentlowerriskofobesity20to25

yearslater.NicoleisassociatedirectoroftheTuckerCenterforResearchonGirlsand

WomeninSportattheUniversityofMinnesota.Shesaysthenewstudiesare

importantbecausetheyshowtrendsovertime.Still,farmoreboysthangirlsjoin

sportsteamsnearly40yearsafterTitleNinegavegirlsachancetoleveltheplaying

field.

WhatcanwelearnaboutTitleNine?

.Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

5.（分数：12.00）

A.Setalimittomoneyspenteachdaybychildren.

B.Makesurechildrendontspenditatonce.

C.Learnaboutwhatchildrenwantwiththemoney.V

D.Teachchildrentomakeabudgetfromtheirexperience.

解析：［听力原文］

Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowance.The

purposeistoletchildrenlearnfromexperienceatanagewhenfinancialmistakesare

notverycostly.Theamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendas

theywishdiffersfromfamilytofamily.Inanycase,parentsshouldmakeclearwhat

thechildexpectstopayforwiththemoney.Atfirst,youngchildrenmayspendallof

theirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydothis,theywilllearnthehardway

thatspendingmustbedonewithinabudget.Parentsareusuallyadvisednottooffer

moremoneyuntilthenextallowance.Manyexpertsinchild-rearingsayitisnota

goodideatopayyourchildforworkaroundhome.Thesejobsareanormalpartof

familylife.Payingchildrentodoextraworkaroundthehouse,however,canbe

useful.Itcanevenprovideanunderstandingofhowabusinessworks.Allowances

givechildrenachancetoexperiencethethreethingstheycandowithmoney.They

canshareitintheformofgiftsorgivingtoagoodcause.Theycanspenditbybuying

thingstheywant,ortheycansaveit.Savinghelpschildrenunderstandthatcostly

goalsrequiresacrifice:Youhavetocutcostsandplanforthefuture.Requiring

childrentosavepartoftheirallowancecanalsoopenthedoortofuturesavingand

investing.

Whatshouldparentsdowhengivingchildrenanallowance?

SectionC（总题薪:10,分数：0.00）

.Questions16to19arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

1.（分数：16.00）

A.Avoidthejargonthatmostlyonlyphilosophersuse.J

B.Citespecificphilosophersasmuchaspossible.

C.Talkaboutphilosophybooksasmuchaspossible.

D.Discussthephilosophyclassesyouhaveattended.

解析：［听力原文］

Mostpeoplehaveageneralinterestinphilosophy.Plus,itmaysurpriseyou

howmanypeoplehavetakenaphilosophyclassorreadsomephilosophybooks.

Mostpeopleatleasthavesomebasicknowledgeaboutwell-knownphilosophersand

theirideas.Nonetheless,rememberwhentalkinginageneralsettingtoavoidgetting

tootechnical.Forexample,avoidthejargonthatmostlyonlyphilosophersuse.Also,

donotcitespecificphilosophersorbookstoomuch,asoutsideof

philosophy-focusedacademiapeoplemaynotknowmuchaboutsuchtopics.

Youcanensurenottoexcludeanybodybykeepingthediscussionfocusedon

theideasandopinionsofonlythepeopleinvolved.Tellotherswhatyouthinkabout

certainphilosophicaltopics,andaskthemwhattheythinkaboutthosetopics.Ask

themphilosophicalquestions,suchas"Whatdoyouthinkisthemeaningoflife?"

Youwillgetpeopletotalkphilosophymoreofteniftheyenjoyitandfeel

comfortable.Forthatreason,avoidtalkingdowntoanyoneortalkingtothemina

condescendingorpatronizingtone.Createacomfortableatmosphereforothersto

putforwardtheirideas.

Youmayhavethedesiretotrytoshowoff.However,doingthatwouldjust

makeothersnotwanttodiscussphilosophywithyou.Donottrytoimpresspeople

bypurposelytalkingabouttopicstheydonotknowwell.Donottrytoimpressthem

withyourknowledgeofpeople,books,orfactsthattheydonotknow.Donotusebig

wordsthattheydonotunderstand(andthatyouprobablybarelyunderstand)totry

andimpressthem.Youwilljustmakethemfeelbad,andmakeyourselflookarrogant,

neitherofwhichwillfosterqualitydiscussion.Justspeakyourmndinawaythatthe

otherswillunderstandbest.

Also,avoidrambling.Whentellingothersyourphilosophicalthoughtsyoucan

easilyjustrambleonandon,whichwillboreothers.Instead,sumupyourthoughts

inquicker;simplerstatements,andthengivetheotherpersonachancetotalk.

Thenormaletiquetteandtricksofconversationalsoapply.Otherswilljudge

youandtheconversationbasedonyourlisteningskillsmorethanyourspeakingskills.

Listenintentlytowhatotherssay,andaskthemquestionsaboutit,sotheyknowyou

listened.Additionally,askingquestionswillkeeptheconversationgoingon.Tospark

furtherconversation,askopen-endedquestions.

Whateveryoudo,goodluckandhavefun!

Whatshouldwedotoavoidgettingtootechnicalwhentalkingphilosophyin

ageneralsetting?

.Questions20to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

5.(分数：12.00)

A.Lookinthemirroranddotheself-talk.

B.Getwellpreparedbeforemakinganychange.

C.Makealittlechangesintheirlifestyle.V

D.Changeanythingthatmakesthemunhappy.

解析：［听力原文］

Goodmorning,everyone.First,I'dliketoaskyouaquestion.Areyouhappy?

Lifeisaconstantstruggle.Welookforhappinesswithoutknowingwhat

actuallymakesushappy.Wearebusydoingthingsthatdistractusfromthetruth,

thoughitdoesn'tchangethesituation.Stophiding.Lookinthemirrorandask

yourself"Areyoutrulyhappy?"Ifyouransweris"no,"thenyouprobablyneedto

changesomethinginyourlifestyle.Eventhesmallestthingcanmakeahuge

differenceinhowyoufeel.Whoknows,maybethatlittlechangewillmakeyouthe

happiestpersonintheworld.Youneverknowuntilyoutry.Chooseoneoftheselittle

changesthatwillmakeyouhappier,andmakesureyoumakethatchangeassoonas

possible.

Ifyouareoneofthosewhoearnalotbutdon'tknowwhattodowiththose

bucks,giveothers.Iknowwhatyou'rethinking,"IworkhardeachdayandnowI

shouldgivemymoneyaway."Yup,youshouldifyouwanttofeelhappier.Believeit

ornot,givingmakesusfeelhappy.Tryonceandyouwon'tstop.Besides,youdon't

givemoneyforentertainment.Youhelpsomeoneinneed.Ifyoudon'thavemoney,

offeryourhelpwithoutwaitingforanythingjnreturn.

Nowthatthefallseasonishere,whynotconnectwithnature?Regardlessof

howsuccessfulyouare,yoursoulstrivestobeclosertonature.A20-minutewalkin

theparkoradayspentneartheforest,mountainoroceanisasimplewayto

becomeclosertonature.You'llfeelthatinvisiblepowerthatnaturehasandyou'll

startfeelingmuchhappier;trulyhappier.Moneyprovidestemporaryhappiness,

whilenaturebringshappinessintoyourlifeforgood.

Getridofthehabitofsayingnegativethingsaboutyourselfandpeople

aroundyou.Thisway,youspreadnegativitythataffectspeople'slives.Saynothing

negativetoday,tomorrow,foraweek,foramonthandseehowhappyyouand

peoplearoundyouwillbecome.Spreadpositivityandhappinesswillfindyouitself.

Youhaveeverythingyouwantinlifebutallthoseopinions,rumorsand

gossipspreventyoufrombeingtrulyhappy.Juststopcaringaboutwhatotherssay

anddo,evenifothersarepeopleyoulove.Nomatterwhatyoudo,therearepeople

whowillalwaysrateyou,dislikeyou,andtrytobreakyou.Staystrong.Listento

yourself,nottotheiropinions.It'syourlife.Dowhatyourhearttellsyoutodo.

Whatdoesthespeakersuggestunhappypeopledo?

.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

8.（分数：12.00）

A.Writinghelpsrelievestress.J

B.Cancercanbecured.

C.Writingimprovestreatment.

0.Writershardlyhavecancer.

解析：［听力原文］

Doyouhavecancer?Whetheryou'vejustbeendiagnosedorwhetheryou're

inthemiddleoftreatments,you'reprobablyinneedforsomeemotionalhelp.And

writingpoetrycanprovidethathelp,oratleastsomeofit.Sure,atfirstglancethat

mayseemlikeanabsurdproposition,especiallyifyou'renotyetawriter;butyou

maybesurprisedbythebenefitsyou'llreapifyougivewritingcancerpoemsatry.

Thereareanumberofreasonswhywriting,especiallywritingpoetry,can

helppeoplecopeastheygothroughdifficulttimes.Andbeingdiagnosedwithcancer

andgoingthroughtreatmentsmostdefinitelyqualifiesasadifficulttime.Hereare

twoofthereasons.

Thefirstreasonwhywritinghelpssomeonewhoisgoingthroughcancer

treatmentsisthatthesimpleprocessofwritinghelpsrelievestress.Thishasbeen

testedinactualclinicalstudies,soit'snotjustmyownanecdotalevidencethat

supportsit.

Inordertobehelpful,thewritingdoesn'thavetobe