六级万人模考试卷A

大学英语六级万人模拟考试试题(第1套)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying

aWealthofthemindistheonlytruewealth.wYoucanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwill

heartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillhespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourcluncesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

I.A)Itfocusesexclusivelyonjazz.

B)Itsponsorsmajorjazzconcerts.

C)IthasseveralbranchesinLondon.

D)Itdisplaysalbumsbynewmusictalents.

2.A)Itoriginatedwithcowboys.

B)Itsmarkethasnowshrunk.

C)Itslistenersaremostlyyoungpeople.

D)Itremainsaswidespreadashiphopmusic.

3.A)Itsdefinitionisvariedandcomplicated.

B)Itisstillgoingthroughexperimentation.

C)Itisfrequentlyaccompaniedbysinging.

D)Itsstylehasremainedlargelyunchanged.

4.A)Learntoplaythem.

B)Takemusiclessons.

C)Listentothemyourself.

D)Consultjazzmusicians.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Shepaidhermortgage.

B)Shecalledontheman.

C)Shemadeabusinessplan.

D)Shewenttothebank.

6.A)Herpreviousdebthadn'tbeenclearedyet.

B)Hercredithistorywasconsideredpoor.

C)Shehadapparentlyaskedfortoomuch.

D)Shedidn'tpayhermortgageintime.

7.A)Payadebtlongoverdue.

B)Buyapieceofproperty.

C)Startherownbusiness.

D)Checkhercredithistory.

8.A)Seekadvicefromanexpertaboutfundraising.

B)Askforsmallerloansfromdifferentlenders.

C)Buildupherownfinancesstepbystep.

D)Reviseherbusinessproposalcarefully.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearnwpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

threeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillhespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA.),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arcbasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Theybreakawayfromtraditionalwaysofthinking.

B)Theyarepreparedtoworkharderthananyoneelse.

C)Theyaregoodatrefiningoldformulas.

D)Theybringtheirpotentialintofullplay.

10.A)Theycontributedtothepopularityofskiingworldwide.

B)Theyresultedinabrand-newstyleofskiingtechnique.

C)Theypromotedthescientificuseofskiingpoles.

D)Theymadeexplosivenewsinthesportsworld.

11.A)Hewasrecognizedasageniusintheworldofsports.

B)Hecompetedinallmajorskiingeventsintheworld.

C)HewonthreegoldmedalsinoneWinterOlympics.

D)Hebrokethreeworldskiingrecordsinthreeyears.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Theyappearrestless.

B)Theyloseconsciousness.

C)Theybecomeupset.

D)Theydiealmostinstantly.

13.A)Ithasaninstanteffectonyourbodychemistry

B)Itkeepsreturningtoyoueverynowandthen.

C)Itleavesyouwithalong-lastingimpression.

D)Itcontributestotheshapingofyourmind.

14.A)Tosucceedwhilefeelingirritated.

B)Tofeelh叩pywithoutgoodhealth.

C)Tobefreefromfrustrationandfailure.

D)Toenjoygoodhealthwhileindarkmoods

15.A)Theyarecloselyconnected.C)Theyaretoocomplextounderstand.

B)Theyfunctioninasimilarway.D)Theyreinforceeachotherconstantly

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethmughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Buildamachinethatcandelectlies.

B)Developamagneticbrainscanner.

C)Testthecredibilityofcourtevidence.

D)Winpeople'scompletetrustinthem.

17.A)Theyareoptimisticaboutitspotential.

B)Theyareskepticalofitsreliability.

C)Theythinkitisbutbusinesspromotion.

D)Theycelebrateitwithgreatenthusiasm.

18.A)Itisnottobetrustedatall.

B)Itdoesnotsoundeconomical

C)Itmayintrudeintopeople'sprivacy.

D)Itmayleadtooveruseincourttrials.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Mostofitsresidentsspeakseverallanguages.

B)Someofitsindigenouslanguagesaredyingout.

C)Eachvillagetherespeaksatotallydifferentlanguage.

D)Itslanguageshaveinterestedresearcherstheworldover.

20.A)Theyarespreadrandomlyacrosstheworld.

B)Somearemoredifficulttolearnthanothers.

C)Morearcfoundintropicalregionsthaninthemildzones.

D)Theyenrichandimpacteachotherinmorewaysthanone.

21.A)Theyuseddifferentmethodstocollectandanalyzedata.

B)Theyidentifieddistinctpatternsoflanguagedistribution.

C)Theirconclusionsdonotcorrespondtotheiroriginalhypotheses.

D)Thereisnoconclusiveaccountforthecauseoflanguagediversity.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Itsmiddle-classisdisappearing.

B)Itswealthisrationallydistributed.

C)Itspopulationisrapidlygrowing.

D)Itscherisheddreamiscomingtrue.

23.A)Successwasbutadreamwithoutconscientiouseffort.

B)Theycouldrealizetheirdreamsthroughhardwork.

C)Afewdollarscouldgoalongway.

D)Wealthwassharedbyallcitizens.

24.A)Betterworkingconditions.C)Highsocialstatus.

B)Better-payingjobs.D)Fullemployment.

25.A)Reducetheadministrativecosts.

B)Adopteffectivebusinessmodels.

C)Hirepart-timeemployeesonly.

D)Makeuseofthelatesttechnology.

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe

passage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfar

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youtnaynot

useanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying—firstitwasyourphone,thenyour

car,andnowyoucantellyourkitchenapplianceswhattodo.Butevenwithoutgadgetsthat

understandourspokencommands,researchsuggeststhat,asbizarreasitsounds,undercertain

26.peopleregularlyascribehumantraitsioeverydayobjects.

Sometimesweseethingsashumanbecauseweare27.Inoneexperiment,peoplewho

reportedfeelingisolatedweremorelikelythanotherstoattribute28tovariousgadgets.In

turn,feelingclosetoobjectscan29loneliness.Whencollegestudentswereremindedofa

timetheyhadbeen30inasocialsetting,theycompensatedbyexaggeratingtheirnumber

offriends-unlesstheywerefirstgiventasksthatcausedthemtointeractwiththeirphoneasif

ithadhumanqualities.Accordingtotheresearchers,theparticipants,phones31substituted

forrealfriends.

Atothertimes,wepersonifyproductsinanefforttounderstandthem.Onestudyfound

thatthreeinfourrespondentsyelledattheircomputer.Further,themoretheircomputergave

themproblems,themorelikelytherespondentsweretoreportthatithaditsown44beliefsand

Sohowdopeopleassigntrailstoanobject?Inpart,werelyonlooks.Onhumans,wide

facesare33withdominance.Similarly,peopleratedcars,clocks,andwatcheswithwide

facesasmoredominant-lookingthannarrow-facedones,andpreferredthem-especiallyin34

situations.AnanalysisofcarsalesinGermanyfoundthatcarswithgrilles(护栅)thatwere

upturnedlikesmilessoldbest.Thepurchaserssawthis35asincreasingacar'sfriendliness.

A)alleviateI)desires

B)apparentlyJ)excluded

C)arrogantK)feature

D)associatedL)lonely

E)circumstancesM)separate

F)competitiveN)spectacularly

G)conceded0)warrant

H)consciousness

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph

morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Howmuchproteindoyoureallyneed?

[A]Themarketingistempting:Getstrongermusclesandhealthierbodieswithminimaleffortby

addingproteinpowdertoyourmorningshakeorjuicedrink.Orgrabaproteinbaratlunchor

fbraquicksnack.Today,youcanfindproteinsupplementseverywhere--onlineoratthe

pharmacy,grocerystoreorhealthfoodstore.Theycomeinpowders,pillsandbars.Withmore

than$12billioninsalesthisyear,theindustryisboomingand,accordingiothemarket

researchcompany,GrandViewResearch,isontracktosellbillionsmoreby2025.Butdowe

reallyneedallthissupplementalprotein?Itdepends.Therearepros,consandsomeotherthings

toconsider.

[B]Forstarters,proteiniscriticalforeverycellinourbody.Ithelpsbuildnails,hair,bonesand

muscles.Itcanalsohelpyoufeelfullerlongerthaneatingfoodswithoutprotein.And,unlike

nutrientsthatarefoundonlyinafewfoods,proteinispresentinallfoods,"ThetypicalAmerican

dietisalothigherinproteinthanalotofusthink,“saysregistereddietitianAngelaPipitone.

It'sinfoodsmanyofusexpect,suchasbeef,chickenandothertypesofmeatanddairy,Butit's

alsoinfoodsthatmaynotcomeimmediatelytomindlikevegetables,fruit,beansandgrains.”

[C]TheU.S.government'srecommendeddailyallowance（RDA）fortheaverageadultis50to60

gramsofproteinaday.Thismaysoundlikealot,butPipitonesays:"Wcgetbitsofproteinhere

andthereandthatreallyaddsupthroughouttheday.^^Take,forexample,breakfast.Ifyoueat

twoeggstoppedwithalittlebitofcheeseandanorangeontheside,youalreadyhave22grams

ofprotein.Eachegggivesyou7grams,tliecheesegivesyouabout6grainsandtheorange-

about2grams.Addalunchofchicken,riceandm（西兰花）,andyouarealreadyoverthe

recommendedSOgrams."YoucangetenoughproteinandmeettheRDAbeforeyouevenget

todinner,“saysPipitone.

[D]Soifit'ssoeasytogetyourproteininfood,whyaddmoreintheformofpowders,snackbars

oraboostalyourlocaljuicebar?Noneedto,saysPipitone,because,infact,mostofusalready

getenoughproteininourdiet.uWholefoodsarealwaysthebestoptionratherthanadding

supplements,“shesays,notingtheFDAdoesnotregulatesupplementsasrigorouslyasfoods

ordrugs.Sotherecouldbelessprotein,moresugarandsomeadditivesyouwouldn'texpect,

suchascaffeine（咖啡因）.

[E]Ifyouareconsideringasupplement,readthelistofingredients,shesays,althoughthisisnot

alwaysreliable.4trvcseenveryexpensiveproteinsupplementsthatclaimtobehighqualitybut

theymightnotreallybebeneficialfbrtheaveragehealthyadult,Mshesays."Itcouldjustbea

wasteofmoney.”

[F]Buttherearccertainsituationsthatdowarrantextraprotein."Anytimeyou,rcrepairingor

buildingmuscle,“Pipitonesays,suchasifyou'reanextremeenduranceathlete,trainingfora

marathon,oryou'reabodybuilder.Ifyou'remoderatelyexercisingfbr150minutesaweek.as

theCentersfbrDiseaseControlandPreventionrecommends,orlessthanthat,you'reprobably

notanextremeathlete.Extremeathletesexpendlotsofenergybreakingdownandrepairingand

buildingmuscles.Proteincangivethemtheedgetheyneed（ospeedthatprocess.

[G]Veganscanbenefitfromproteinsupplementssincetheydonoteatanimal-basedproteinsources

likemeal,dairyoreggs.And,fbrsomeonealwayson-the-gowhomaynothavetimefbrameal,

aproteinsnackbarcanbeagoodoptionforoccasionalmealreplacement.Also,individuals

recoveringfromsurgeryoraninjurycanalsobenefitfromextraprotein.So,too,canolder

people.Ataroundage60,“musclesreallystarttobreakdown,“saysKathrynStarr,anaging

researcher,4tandbecauseofthat,theproteinneedsofanolderadultactuallyincrease?,

[H]Infact,alongwithhercollageConnieBales,Starrrecentlyconductedasmallstudythatfound

thataddingextraproteinfoodstothedietofobeseolderindividualswhoweretryingtolose

weightstrengthenedtheirmuscles.Participantsinthestudywereseparatedintotwogroups-

onegroupwasaskedtocat30gramsofproteinpermealintheformofwholefoods.Thatmeant

theywereeating90gramsofproteinaday.Theothergroup-theconirolgroup-wasputona

typicallow-caloriedietwithabout50to60gramsofproteinaday.Aftersixmonths,researchers

foundthehighproteingrouphadsignificantlyimprovedtheirmusclefunction-almosttwiceas

muchasthecontrolgroup.t4Theywereabletowalkfaster,hadimprovedbalance,andwerealso

abletogetupoutofachairfasterthanthecontrolgroup,“Starrsays.All67participantswere

over60yearsofage,andbothgroupslostaboutthesameamountofweight.

[I]Starrisnowlookingintowhetherhigh-proteindietsalsoimprovethequalityofthemuscleitself

inseniors.She'susingCTscanstomeasuremusclesizeandfat,andcomparingseniorsona

high-proteindietwiththoseonregulardiets.Shesaysherfindingsshouldbeavailableina

coupleofmonths.

[J]Inthemeantime,70-year-oldCorlissKeith,whowasinthehighproteingroupinSlarr'latest

study,saysshefeelsabigdifference.UIfeelexcellent/shesays.UIfeellikeIhaveadifferent

body,Ihavemoreenergy,I'mstronger.MShesayssheisabletotakeZumbaexerciseclasses

threetimesaweek,workoutonthetreadmill（跑步机）,andtakelong,briskwalks.Keithalso

lostmorethan15pounds."I'inafashionableperson,sonowI'mbackinmy3-inchheels,“

shesays.

[K]Aspeopleage,Starrsaysmusclestrengthiskeytohelpingthemstaystrongandcontinueliving

ontheirownintheirownhome.UIfeelverymuchalivenow,“saysKeith.IfeellikeIcouldstay

bymyselfuntilI'm100.”

[L]Butcanpeopleoverdoprotein?Pipilonesaysyoudohavetobecareful.Otherresearcherssay

toomuchproteincancausecramps（痉挛）,headaches,andfatigue.（脱水）isalso

ariskwhenyoueattoomuchprotein.Pipitonesaysifyouincreaseprotein,youalsohaveto

increaseyourfluidintake.UIalv/aystellpeopletomakesurethey'redrinkingenoughfluids,“

whichfortheaveragepersonis60to70ouncesaday,whichtranslatesintoeight8-ounceglasses

ofwaterorliquidperday.

（MJTherehavebeensomeindicationsthatextraproteinmakesthekidneysworkharder,which

couldbeproblematicforindividualswithahistoryofkidneydiseaseandfbrthem,the

supplementsmayincreasetheriskofkidneystones,shesays.

[N]Bottomline,ifyouthinkyouneedmoreproteininyourdiet,considerthesequestions:Arcyou

anextremeathlete;areyourecoveringfrominjuryorsurgery;orareyou60yearsorolder?If

so,addinghighproteinfoodslikeeggsandmeatproductstoyourdietcanbebeneficial.And,if

you'renotsure,itisalwaysagoodideatocheckwithyourprimarycareprovider.

36.Itisquiteeasyfbronettakein（herecommendedamountofprotein.

37.Pipitoneclaimsthathealthyadultsneedtospendmoneyonproteinsupplements.

38.Theproteinsupplementbusinessisfoundtobethriving.

39.Proteincanspendtherequiringofdamagedmuscles.

40.Proteinsupplementsmayoverburdensomeinternalorgan,thusleadingtoitsmalfunctioning.

41.Olderadultsneedtotakeinmoreproteintokeeptheirmusclesstrong.

42.Proteinisfoundinmorefoodsthanpeoplemightrealize.

43.Additionalproteinwasfoundtohelpstrengthenthemusclesofoverweightseniorsseeking

weightloss.

44.Pipitonebelievesthatwholefoodsprovidethebestsourceofprotein.

45.Peopleareadvisedtodrinkmoreliquidwhentheytakeinmoreprotein.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Hometovirginreefs,raresharksandvastnumbersofexoticfish,theCoralSeaisaunique

havenofbiodiversityoffthenortheasterncoastofAustralia.IfaproposalbytheAustralian

governmentgoesahead,theregionwillalsobecometheworld'slargestmarineprotectedarea,

withrestrictionsorbansonfishing,miningandmarinefanning.

TheCoralSeareservewouldcoveralmost990000squarekilometresandstretchasfaras

1100kilometresfromthecoast.UnveiledrecentlybyenvironmentministerTonyBurke,the

proposalwouldbethelastinaseriesofproposedmarinereservesaroundAustralia'scoast.

Buttheschemeisattractingcriticismfromscientistsandconservationgroups,whoargue

thatthegovernmenthasn'tgonefarenoughinprotectingtheCoralSea,orinothermarine

reservesinthecoastalnetwork.

HughPossingham,directoroftheCentreofExcellencefbrEnvironmentalDecisionsat

theUniversityofQueensland,pointsoutthatlittlemorethanhalfoftheCoralSeareserveis

proposedas'notake,area,inwhichallfishingwouldbebanned.Theworld'slargestexisting

marinereserve,establishedlastyearbytheBritishgovernmentintheIndianOcean,spans554

()0()km2andisano-takezonethroughout.Anallianceofcampaigningconversationgroups

arguesthatmoreoftheCoralSeashouldreceivethislevelofprotection.

“IwouldliketohaveseenmoreprotectionforcoralreefsJsaysTerryHughes,director

oftheCentreofExcellencefbrCoralReefStudiesatJamesCookUniversityinQueensland.

“Morethan20ofthemwouldbeoutsidetheno-takeareaandvulnerabletocatch-and-release

fishing,,.

AsNaturewenttopress,theAustraliangovernmenthadnotrespondedtospecific

criticismsoftheplan.ButRobinBeaman,amarinegeologistatJamesCookUniversity,says

thatthereservedoes“broadlyprotecttherangeofhabitats^^inthesea."1cantestifytothehuge

effortthatgovernmentagenciesandotherorganisationshaveputintotryingtounderstandthe

ecologicalvaluesofthisvastarea/hesays..

ReservesproposedearlierthisyearfbrAustralia'ssouthwesterandnorthwesterncoastal

regionshavealsobeencriticisedforfailingtogivehabitatsadequateprotection.InAugust,173

marinescientistssignedanopenlettertothegovernmentsayingtheywere“greatlyconcerned"

thattheproposalsforthesouthwesternregionhadnotbeenbasedonthe“corescienceprinciples^^

ofreserves-theprotectedregionswerenot,forinstance,representativeofallthehabitatsinthe

region,theysaid.

Criticssaythatthesouthwesternreserveoffersthegreatestprotectiontotheoffshoreareas

wherecommercialopportunitiesarcfewestandwherethereislittlethreattotheenvironment,

acontentionalsolevelledattheCoralSeaplan.

46.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheCoralSea?

A)Itisexceptionallyrichinmarinelife.

B)Itisthebiggestmarineprotectedarea.

C)Itremainslargelyundisturbedbyhumans.

D)Itisauniquehavenofendangeredspecies.

47.WhatdoestheAustraliangovernmentplantodoaccordingtoTonyBurke?

A)MakeanewproposaltoprotecttheCoralSea.

B)Reviseitsconservationplanowingtocriticisms.

C)Upgradetheestablishedreservestoprotectmarinelife.

D)Completetheseriesofmarinereservesarounditscoast.

48.Whatisscientists'argumentabouttheCoralSeaproposal?

A)Thegovernmenthasnotdoneenoughformarineprotection.

B)ItwillnotimprovethemarinereservesalongAustralia,scoast.

C)Thegovernmenthasnotconsultedthemindrawinguptheproposal.

D)Itisnotbasedonsufficientinvestigationsintotheecologicalsystem.

49.WhatdoesmarinegeologistRobinBeamansayabouttheCoralSeaplan?

A)ItcancomparewiththeBritishgovernment'seffortintheIndianOcean.

B)Itwillresultintheestablishmentoftheworld'slargestmarinereserve.

C)Itwillensurethesustainabilityofthefishingindustryaroundthecoast.

D)Itisatremendousjointefforttoprotecttherangeofmarinehabitats.

50.WhatdocriticsthinkoftheCoralSeaplan?

A)Itwilldomoreharmthangoodtotheenvironment.

B)ItwilladverselyaffectAustralia'sfishingindustry.

C)Itwillprotectregionsthatactuallyrequirelittleprotection.

D)Itwillwinlittlesupportfromenvironmentalorganisations.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Peopleoftendiscussthedangersoftoomuchstress,butlatelyaverydifferentviewof

stressisgainingpopularity:thisviewofstress,heldbymembersofthepositivestress

movement,arguesthatstressmightactuallybebeneficial.Thepositivestressmovementis

madeupofpeoplesuchasZacharyRappwhoarelookingforanedgeinacompetitiveworld,

andRapp'sroutineisagoodexampleoffollowersofthemovement.Hewakesupmost

morningsatdawn,goesforarun,sipsblackcoffeewhilerippingthroughemails,andthensteps

intoafreezingcoldshower.Thisisaroutinedesignedtoreducethestressofrunning

simultaneouslythreedifferenthealthandbiotechnologycompaniesfbr18hoursaday.

AlthoughRapp'spracticesmaysoundextreme,heispartofagrowingmovement,

consistinglargelyoftechindustryworkerswhoclaimthatsuchradicaltacticswillhelpthem

livebetterandlonger.Inspiredbyinfluentialfiguresindifferentfields,includingentertainers,

athletes,entrepreneursandscientists,positivestresspractitionersseekoutsomecombination

ofextremetemperatures,restrictivediets,punishingexerciseroutinesandgeneraldiscomfort.

Rapparguesthatpositivestresskeepshimbalanced.Inadditiontorunningandfreezing

showers,Rappusesicebaths,hotyoga,andunconventionaleatingpracticessuchaseliminating

dairy,sugar,alcoholandvariousotherfoodshighincarbohydrates.Hebelievesthatthese

practices,whichputstressonhisbody,actuallymakehimfeellessstressfromwork.However,

Rappdoesnotcreditanyoneinparticularforhischoices:hesaidhestartedusingthesemethods

incollege,wherehegotintothehabitoftakingicebathstorecoverfromsports.Hegotback

intoitwhiletryingtogethisthreecompaniesof