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英语六级模拟考试题参考答案1.B(benefits…)2.C(morebusinesses)3.B(improved…)4.B(theylookfor)5.A(offering…)6.D(support…)7.B(keep…)8.homelife9.productive10.improveproductivitySectionA 11. W:DidyouusecreditcardsonyourvacationlastmonthinEurope? M:SureIdid.Theycertainlybeatgoingaroundwithawalletfullofbigbills.Butcarryinglotsofcashisstillverycommonamongsomeolderpeopletravelingabroad. Q:Whatdoesthemansayaboutsomeelderlypeople? 12. W:Rodmustbeinabadmoodtoday.What’swrongwithhim? M:Hewaspassedoverintheselectionprocessforthedeanoftheadmissionsoffice.He’dbeenhopingforthepositionforalongtime. Q:Whatdoesthemanmean? 13. M:WhatagreatsingerJustinis!Hisconcertisjustawesome.Andyou’llneverregretthemoneyyoupaidfortheticket. W:Yeah.Judgingbytheamountoftheapplause,everyonewasenjoyingit. Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean? 14. W:IreceivedanemailyesterdayfromHenry.Doyouremember?Hewasoneofthechairpersonsofourstudentsunion. M:Yes,butIhaven’theardfromhimforages.ActuallyI’vebeenoutoftouchwithhimsinceourfirstreunionaftergraduation. Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers? 15. M:Drivingatnightalwaysmakesmetired.Let’sstopfordinner. W:Fine.Andlet’sfindamotel,sothatwecangetanearlystarttomorrow. Q:Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo? 16. W:Let’slookatthesurveyonconsumerconfidenceweconductedlastweek.Howreliablearethesefigures? M:Theyhavea5%marginoferror Q:Whatarethespeakerstalking
1about? 17. W:Lookatthiscatalogue,John.IthinkIwanttogetthisredblouse. M:Err,Ithinkyou’vealreadyonelikethisinblue.Doyouneedeverycolorintherainbow? Q:Whatdoesthemanmean? 18. W:Thisnoticesaysthatalltheintroductorymarketingclassesareclosed. M:Thatcan’tbetrue.There’ssupposedtobe13ofthemthissemester. Q:Whatdoesthemanmean? ConversationOne M:Iseeonyourresumethatyouworkedasamanagerofastorecalled“ComputerCountry”.Couldyoutellmealittlemoreaboutyourresponsibilitiesthere? W:Sure.Iwasresponsibleforoverseeingabout30employees.Ididalloftheorderingforthestore,andIkepttrackoftheinventory. M:Whatwasthemostdifficultpartofyourjob? W:Probablyhandlingangrycustomers.Wedidn’thavethemveryoften,butwhenwedid,Ineededtomakesuretheywerewelltakencareof.Afterall,thecustomerisalwaysright. M:That’showwefeelheretoo.Howlongdidyouworkthere? W:Iwasthereforthreeandahalfyears.Ileftthecompanylastmonth. M:Andwhydidyouleave? W:MyhusbandhasbeentransferredtoBoston.AndIunderstandyourcompanyhasanopeningtheretoo. M:Yes,that’sright.Wedo.Butthepositionwon’tstartuntilearlynextmonth.Wouldthatbeaproblemforyou? W:No,notatall.Myhusband’snewjobdoesn’tbeginforafewweeks.SowethoughtwewouldspendsometimedrivingtoBostonandstoptoseemyparents. M:Thatsoundsnice.Sotellme,whyareyouinterestedinthisparticularposition? W:Iknowthatyourcompanyhasagreatreputation,andawonderfulproduct.I’vethoughtmanytimesthatIwouldliketobeapartofit.WhenIheardabouttheopeninginBoston,Ijumpedtotheopportunity. M:WellI’mgladyoudid. 19.Whatwasthewoman’spreviousjob? 20.Whatdoesthewomansaywasthemostdifficultpartofherjob? 21.WhyisthewomanlookingforajobinBoston? 22.Whencanthewomanstarttoworkifshegetsthejob? ConversationTwo W:TodayinthestudiowehaveAlbertoCortez,thewell-knownBrazilianadvocateoftheanti-globalmovement.He’sheretotalkabouttherecentreport,statingthatby2050Brazilwillbetheoneottheword’swealthiestandmostsuccessfulcountries.Alberto,whatdoyousaytothe
2report? M:Youknowthisisn’tthefirsttimethatpeoplearesayingBrazilwillbeagreateconomicpower.Thesamethingwassaidoverahundredyearago.Butitdidn’thappen. W:Yes,butyoumustadmittheworld’saverydifferentplacenow. M:Ofcourse.InfactIbelievethere’smaybesometruthinthepredictionthistimearound.Firstofall,though,wemustremembertheproblemsfacingBrazilatthemoment. W:Suchas…? M:There’sanenormousgapbetweentherichandthepoorinthiscountry.InSalPaulo,youcanseeshoppingmallsfullofdesignergoodsrightnextdoortotheslamareaswithoutproperwaterandelectricitysupplies.Alotofworkneedstobedonetohelppeopleinthoseareasimprovetheirlives. W:Whatneedstobedone? M:Education,forexample.ForBraziltobesuccessful,weneedtooffereducationtoallBrazilians.SuccessfulcountrieslikeSouthKoreaandSingaporehaveexcellenteducationsystems.Brazilneedstolearnfromthesecountries. W:Soyouarehopefulforthefuture. M:AsIsaidearlier,I’mhopeful.Thisisn’taneasyjob.WeneedtomakesurethattheseimportantopportunitiesforBrazilaren’twasted,astheywereinthepast. 23.WhatdoestherecentreportsayaboutBrazil? 24.WhatproblemdoesAlbertosayBrazilfacesnow? 25.WhatdoesAlbertosayabouteconomicallysuccessfulcountries? 11.BTheyprefertocarrycashwhentravelingabroad.12.CRodwaseliminatedintheselectionprocess.13.DTheconcertisveryimpressive.14.ATheyhaveknowneachothersincetheirschooldays.15.DStopforthenight.16.CSurveyresults.17.AHewouldratherthewomandidn'tbuytheblouse.18.BThenoticemaynotbereliable.19.BAmanageratacomputerstore.20.Ahandlingcustomercomplaints.21.DShewantstobewithherhusband.22.CEarlynextmonth.23.DItwillbeamajoreconomicpowerbythemid-21stcentury.24.BThehugegapbetweenthehavesandhave-nots.25.ATheyattachgreatimportancetoeducation.SectionB PassageOne WilmaSubrahadnointentionofbecomingapublicspeaker.Aftergraduatingfromcollegewithdegreesinchemistryandmicrobiology,shewenttoworkatGulfSouthResearchInstituteinLouisiana.Aspartofherjob,she
3conductedfieldresearchontoxicsubstancesintheenvironment,ofteninminoritycommunitieslocatednearlargeindustrialpolluters.Shefoundmanyfamilieswerebeingexposedhigh,sometimesdeadly,levelsofchemicalsandothertoxicsubstances,butshewasnotallowedtomakeherinformationpublic. Frustratedbytheserestrictions,Subraleftherjobin1981,createdherowncompany,andhasdevotedthepasttwodecadestohelpingpeoplefightbackagainstgiantindustrialpolluters.Sheworkswithfamiliesandcommunitygroupstoconductenvironmentaltests,interprettestresults,andorganizeforchange.Becauseofherefforts,dozensoftoxicsitesacrossthecountryhavebeencleanedup,andonechemicalindustryspokespersoncallsher“atopgunfortheenvironmentalmovement.” HowhasWilmaSubraachievedallthis?Partlythroughherscientifictraining,partlythroughhercommitmenttoenvironmentaljustice.Butjustasimportantisherabilitytocommunicatewithpeoplethroughpublicspeaking.“Publicspeaking,”shesays,“istheprimaryvehicleIuseforreachingpeople.” IfyouhadaskedSubrabefore1981,“Doyouseeyourselfasamajorpublicspeaker?”Shewouldhavelaughedattheidea.Yettodayshegivesmorethan100presentationsayear.AlongthewayshehaslecturedatHarvard,testifiedbeforeCongress,andaddressedaudiencesin40states,aswellasinMexico,Canada,andJapan. 26.WhatdidWilmaSubradoaspartofherjobwhileworkingatGulfSouthResearchInstitute? 27.WhatdidWilmaSubraleaveherjobin1981? 28.WhatresultshaveWilmaSubra’seffortshadintheparttwodecades? 29.WhatdoesthespeakersayhascontributedtoWilmaSubra’ssuccess? Passage2 Oneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstodayistherapidadvanceofglobalization.Themarketplaceisnolongernationalorregional,butextendstoallcornersoftheworld.Andthisrequiresaglobalreadyworkforce.Universitieshavealargeparttoplayinpreparingstudentsforthe21stcenturylabormarketbypromotinginternationaleducationalexperiences.Themostobviouswayuniversitiescanhelpdevelopglobalworkforceisbyencouragingstudentstostudyabroadaspartoftheircourse.Studentswhohaveexperiencedanotherculturefirsthandaremorelikelytobeglobalreadywhentheygraduate. Globalworkforcedevelopmentdoesn’talwayshavetoinvolvetravelabroadhowever.Ifstudentslearnanotherlanguageandstudyothercultures,theywillbemoreglobalreadywhentheygraduate.Itisimportanttopointoutthatstudentsalsoneedtohaveadeepunderstandingoftheirownculturebeforetheycanbegintoobserve,analyzeandevaluateothercultures.Inmulti-culturalsocieties,peoplecanstudyeachother’scultures,todevelopinterculturalcompetencies,suchascriticalandreflectivethinking,and
4intellectualflexibility.Thiscanbedoneboththroughthecurriculumandthroughactivitiesoncampus,outsideoftheclassroom,suchasartexhibitions,andlecturesfrominternationalexperts.Manyuniversitiesarealreadyembracingthischallenge,andprovidingopportunitiesforstudentstobecomeglobalcitizens.Studentsthemselves,however,maynotrealizethatwhentheygraduate,theywillbecompetinginagloballabormarket,anduniversitiesneedtoraiseawarenessoftheseissuesamongstundergraduates. Questions30-32 Q30:Whatisoneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstoday? Q31:Whatshouldstudentsdofirstbeforetheycanreallyunderstandothercultures? Q32:Whatshouldcollegestudentsrealizeaccordingtothespeaker? Passage3 Toseeifhaircoloraffectsaperson’schancesofgettingajob,researchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityasked136collegestudentstoreviewtheresumeandphotographofafemaleapplicantforajobasanaccountant.Eachstudentwasgiventhesameresume.Buttheapplicant’spicturewasaltered,sothatinsomephotosherhairwasgolden,insomeredandinsomebrown.Theresult?Withbrownhair,thewomanwasratedmorecapable,andshewasofferedahighersalarythanwhenshehadgoldenorredhair.Otherstudieshavefoundsimilarresults.Manyrespondentsratewomenwithgoldenhairwithlessintelligentthanotherpeople,andredheadsasmoretemperamental.Womenwithredorgoldenhairarevictimsofthecommonpracticeofstereotyping. Astereotypeisasimplisticorexaggeratedimagethathumanscarryingintheirmindsaboutgroupsofpeople.Forexample,lawyersareshrewdanddishonestisapopularstereotype.Stereotypingcanoccurinpublicspeakingclasses.Whentryingtochooseaspeechtopic,somemalesthinkthatwomenareuninterestedinhowtorepaircars,whilesomefemalesthinkthatmenareuninterestedincreativehobbies,suchasknittingandneedlepoint.Weshouldrejectstereotypes,becausetheyforceallpeopleinagroupintothesamesimplepattern.Theyfailtoaccountforindividualdifferences,andthewiderangeofcharacteristicsamongmembersofanygroup.Somelawyersaredishonest,yes!Butmanyarenot.Somewomenareuninterestedinrepairingcars,yes!Butsomeareenthusiasticmechanics. Questions33-35 Q33:WhatdidresearchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityfind? Q34:Whatisthepopularstereotypeoflawyers? Q35:Whydoesthespeakersayweshouldrejectstereotypes?26.ASheengagedinfieldresearchonenvironmentalpollution.27.AThejobrestrictedherfromrevealingherfindings.
528.BManytoxicsitesinAmericahavebeencleanedup.29.DHerabilitytocommunicatethroughpublicspeaking.31.B32.C33.B34.A35.CSectionC TheancientGreeksdevelopedbasicmemorysystemscalledmnemonics.ThenameisderivedfromtheirGoddessofmemory"Mnemosyne".Intheancientworld,atrainedmemorywasanimmenseasset,particularlyinpubliclife.Therewerenoconvenientdevicesfortakingnotes,andearlyGreekoratorsdeliveredlongspeecheswithgreataccuracybecausetheylearnedthespeechesusingmnemonicsystems. TheGreeksdiscoveredthathumanmemoryislargelyanassociativeprocessthatitworksbylinkingthingstogether.Forexample,thinkofanapple.Theinstantyourbrainregisterstheword"apple",itrecallstheshape,color,taste,smellandtextureofthatfruit.Allthesethingsareassociatedinyourmemorywiththeword"apple".Thismeansthatanythoughtaboutacertainsubjectwilloftenbringupmorememoriesthatarerelatedtoit.Anexamplecouldbewhenyouthinkaboutalectureyouhavehad.Thiscouldtriggeramemoryaboutwhatyou'retalkingaboutthroughthatlecture,whichcanthentriggeranothermemory.Associationsdonothavetobelogical.Theyjusthavetomakeagoodlink.AnexamplegivenonawebsiteIwaslookingatfollows,"DoyouremembertheshapeofAustria?Canada?Belgium?OrGermany?Probablynot.WhataboutItalythough?IfyouremembertheshapeofItaly,itisbecauseyouhavebeentoldatsometimethatItalyisshapedlikeaboot.Youmadeanassociationwithsomethingalreadyknown,theshapeofaboot.AndItalyshapecouldnotbeforgottenonceyouhadmadetheassociation."36.derived37.immense38.convenient39.accuracy40.largely41.instant42.recalls43.texture44.Thismeansthatanythoughtaboutacertainsubjectwillbringupsomememorythatisrelatedtoit45.Associationsdonothavetobelogicaltheyjusthavetomakealink46.IfyouremembertheshapeofItalyitisbecauseyouhavebeentoldsometimethatItalyis
6shapedlikeaboot47.adriver’sattention48.equivalentindifficultytodriving49.moretime50.morecomplicatedtask51.punishment52.D)theshrinkingprimarycareresources53.C)themoredoctorstakingcareofapatient,thebetter54.A)seemorepatientsattheexpenseofquality55.B)Thecurrentsystemworksagainstprimarycare.56.D)Bridgethesalarygapbetweenspecialistsandprimarycarephysicians.57.B)TheairqualityaroundBerkeley’sschoolcampusesispoor.58.B)Widespreadpanic59.A)Theydidn’tknowwhotobelieve.60.B)Attentionshouldbepaidtotoxicchemicalexposure61.A)theuncertain62B)launching63D)brands64B)condemn65A)in66C)industry67B)exclude68D)including69C)unnecessary70C)to71B)incentives72C)strategic73A)spokesman74D)underway75B)responsibility76B)on77C)minimize78C)so79C)individual80A)despite81D)tackle82.Itdependsonhowoftenyouwearit83.achallengetomanytraditionalconcepts84.couldhaveattendedthemeetinginperson(byhimself)85.abalancedietisessentialtohealth86.regrettedasIfelt
