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2017年大学英语六级训练试题

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Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay based on the picture below. You should focus on the difficulty in acquiring useful information in spite of advanced information technology. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1. A)Project organizer

B)Public relations officer.

C)Marketing manager.

D)Market research consultant.

2.A)Quantitative advertising research.

B)Questionnaire design.

C)Research methodology.

D)Interviewer training.

3.A)They are intensive studies of people’s spending habits.

B)They examine relations between producers and customers.

C)They look for new and effective ways to promote products.

D)They study trends or customer satisfaction over a long period.

4.A)The lack of promotion opportunity.

B)Checking charts and tables.

C)Designing questionnaires.

D)The persistent intensity.

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

5.A)His view on Canadian universities.

B)His understanding of higher education.

C)His suggestions for improvements in higher education.

D)His complaint about bureaucracy in American universities.

6.A)It is well designed.

B)It is rather inflexible.

C)It varies among universities.

D)It has undergone great changes.

7.A)The United States and Canada can learn from each other.

B)Public universities are often superior to private universities.

C)Everyone should be given equal access to higher education.

D)Private schools work more efficiently than public institutions.

8.A) University systems vary from country to country.

B)Efficiency is essential to university management.

C) It is hard to say which is better, a public university or a private one.

D) Many private university in the U.S. Are actually large bureaucracies.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9.A) Government’s role in resolving an economic crisis.

B) The worsening real wage situation around the world.

C) Indications of economic recovery in the United States.

D) The impact of the current economic crisis on people’s life.

10.A)They will feel less pressure to raise employees’ wages.

B) They will feel free to choose the most suitable employees.

C) They will feel inclined to expand their business operations.

D) They will feel more confident in competing with their rivals.

11.A) Employees and companies cooperate to pull through the economic crisis.

B) Government and companies join hands to create hobs for the unemployed.

C) Employees work shorter hours to avoid layoffs.

D) Team work will be encouraged in companies.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

12.A) Whether memory supplements work.

B) Whether herbal medicine works wonders.

C) Whether exercise enhances one’s memory.

D) Whether a magic memory promises success.

13.A) They help the elderly more than the young.

B) They are beneficial in one way or another.

C) They generally do not have side effects.

D) They are not based on real science.

14.A)They are available at most country fairs.

B)They are taken in relatively high dosage.

C)They are collected or grown by farmers.

D)They are prescribed by trained practitioners.

15.A)They have often proved to be as helpful as doing mental exercise.

B)Taking them with other medications might entail unnecessary risks.

C)Their effect lasts only a short time.

D)Many have benefited from them.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.

16.A)How catastrophic natural disasters turn out to be to developing nations.

B)How the World Meteorological Organization studies natural disasters.

C)How powerless humans appear to be in face of natural disasters.

D)How the negative impacts of natural disasters can be reduced.

17.A)By training rescue teams for emergencies.

B)By taking steps to prepare people for them.

C)By changing people’s views of nature.

D)By relocating people to safer places.

18.A)How preventive action can reduce the loss of life.

B)How courageous Cubans are in face of disasters.

C)How Cubans suffer from tropical storms.

D)How destructive tropical storms can be.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.

19.A)Pay back their loans to the American government.

B)Provide loans to those in severe financial difficulty.

C)Contribute more to the goal of a wider recovery.

D)Speed up their recovery from the housing bubble.

2017年大学英语六级训练试题

20.A)Some banks may have to merge with others.

B)Many smaller regional banks are going to fail.

C)It will be hard for banks to provide more loans.

D)Many banks will have to lay off some employees.

21.A)It will work closely with the government.

B)It will endeavor to write off bad loans.

C)It will try to lower the interest rate.

D)It will try to provide more loans.

22.A)It won’t help the American economy to turn around.

B)It won’t do any good to the major commercial banks.

C)It will win the approval of the Obama administration.

D)It will be necessary if the economy starts to shrink again.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.

23.A)Being unable to learn new things.

B)Being rather slow to make changes.

C)Losing temper more and more often.

D)Losing the ability to get on with others.

24.A)Cognitive stimulation.

B)Community activity.

C)Balanced diet.

D)Fresh air.

25.A)Ignoring the signs and symptoms of aging.

B)Adopting an optimistic attitude towards life.

C)Endeavoring to give up unhealthy lifestyles.

D)Seeking advice from doctors from time to time.

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

According to a report from the Harvard School of Public Health, many everyday products, including some bug sprays and cleaning fluids, could lead to an increased risk of brain and behavioral disorders in children. The developing brain, the report says, is particularly (36) to the toxic effects of certain chemicals these products may contain, and the damage they cause can be(37) .

The official policy, however, is still evolving. Health and environmental(38) have long urged U.S. government agencies to (39) the use of some of the 11 chemicals the report cites and called for more studies on their long-term effects. In 2001, for example, the Environmental Protection Agency (40) the type and amount of lead that could be present in paint and soil in homes and child-care(41), after concerns were raised about lead poisoning. The agency is now (42) the toxic effects of some of the chemicals in the latest report.

But the threshold for regulation is high. Because children's brain and behavioral disorders, like hyperactivity and lower grades, can also be linked to social and genetic factors, it's tough to pin them on exposure to specific chemicals with solid (43)evidence, which is what the EPA requires. Even the Harvard study did not prove a direct (44) but noted strong associations between exposure and risk of behavioral issues.

Nonetheless, it's smart to (45) caution. While it may be impossible to prevent kids from drinking tap water that may contain trace amounts of chemicals, keeping kids away from lawns recently sprayed with chemicals and freshly dry-cleaned clothes can't hurt.

A.advocates

B.compact

C.correlation

D.exercise

E. facilities

F. interaction

G. investigating

H. overwhelmed

I. particles

J. permanent

K. restricted

L. simulating

M. statistical

N. tighten

O. vulnerable

Section B

Directions : In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

The Impossibility of Rapid Energy Transitions

[ A ] Politicians are fond of promising rapid energy transitions. Whether it is a transition from imported to domestic oil or from coal-powered electricity production to natural-gas power plants, politicians love to talk big. Unfortunately for them (and often the taxpayers), our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier: they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia ( meaning it takes a lot of energy to set them moving ), and they have a lot of momentum once they are set in motion. No matter how hard you try, you can't turn something that large on a dime ( 10美分硬币 ), or even a few thousand dimes.

[ B ] In physics, moving objects have two characteristics relevant to understanding the dynamics of energy systems: inertia and momentum. Inertia is the resistance of objects to efforts to change their state of motion. If you try to push a boulder ( 大圆石 ), it pushes you back. Once you have started the boulder rolling, it develops momentum, which is defined by its mass and velocity.Momentum is said to be "conserved," that is, once you build it up, it has to go somewhere. So a heavy object, like a football player moving at a high speed, has a lot of momentum-that is, once he is moving, it is hard to change his state of motion. If you want to change his course, you have only a few choices: you can stop him, transferring ( possibly painfully) some of his kinetic energy (动能) to your own body, or you can approach alongside and slowly apply pressure to gradually alter his course.

[ C ] But there are other kinds of momentum as well. After all, we don't speak only of objects or people as having momentum; we speak of entire systems having momentum. Whether it's a sports team or a presidential campaign, everybody relishes having the big momentum, because it makes them harder to stop or change direction.

[ D ] One kind of momentum is technological momentum. When a technology is deployed, its impacts reach far beyond itself. Consider the incandescent (白炽灯的) bulb, an object currently hated by many environmentalists and energy-efficiency advocates. The incandescent light bulb, invented by Thomas Edison, which came to be the symbol of inspiration, has been developed into hundreds, if not thousands, of forms. Today, a visit to a lighting store reveals a stunning array of choices. There are standard-shaped bulbs, flame-shaped bulbs, colored globe-shaped bulbs, and more. It is quite easy, with all that choice, to change a light bulb.

[ E ] But the momentum of incandescent lighting does not stop there. All of those specialized bulbs ledto the building of specialized light fixtures, from the desk lamp you study by, to the ugly but beloved hand-painted Chinese lamp you inherited from your grandmother, to the ceiling fixture in your closet, to the light in your oven or refrigerator, and to the light that the dentist points at you. It is easy to change a light bulb, sure, but it is harder to change the bulb and its fixture.

[ F ] And there is more to the story, because not only are the devices that house incandescent bulbs shaped to their underlying characteristics, but rooms and entire buildings have been designed in accordance with how incandescent lighting reflects off walls and windows.

[ G ] As lighting expert Howard Brandston points out, “ Generally, there are no bad light sources, only bad applications. " There are some very commendable characteristics of the CFL [ compact fluorescent (荧光的) light bulb ], yet the selection of any light source remains inseparable from the luminaire (照明装置 ) that houses it, along with the space in which both are installed, and lighting requirements that need to be satisfied. The lamp, the fixture, and the room, all three must work in concert for the true benefits of end-users. If the CFL should be used for lighting a particular space, or an object within that space, the fixture must be designed to work with that lamp, and that fixture with the room. It is a symbiotic (共生的' ) relationship. A CFL cannot be simply installed in an incandescent fixture and then expected to produce a visual appearance that is more than washed out, foggy, and dim. The whole fixture must be replaced-light source and luminaire-and this is never an inexpensive proposition.

[ H ] And Brandston knows a thing or two about lighting, being the man who illuminated the Statue of Liberty.

[ I ]Another type of momentum we have to think about when planning for changes in our energy systems is labor-pool momentum. It is one thing to say that we are going to shift 30 percent of our electricity supply from, say, coal to nuclear power in 20 years. But it is another thing to have a supply of trained talent that could let you carry out this promise. That is because the engineers,designers, regulators, operators, and all of the other skilled people needed for the new energy industry are specialists who have to be trained first ( or retrained, if they are the ones being laid off in some related industry), and education, like any other complicated endeavor, takes time.And not only do our prospective new energy workers have to be trained, they have to be trained in the right sequence. One needs the designers, and perhaps the regulators, before the builders and operators, and each group of workers in training has to know there is work waiting beyond graduation. In some cases, colleges and universities might have to change their training programs,

adding another layer of difficulty.

[ J ] By far the biggest type of momentum that comes into play when it comes to changing our energy systems is economic momentum. The major components of our energy systems, such as fuel production, refining, electrical generation and distribution, are costly installations that have lengthy life spans. They have to operate for long periods of time before the costs of development have been recovered. When investors put up money to build, say, a nuclear power plant, they expect to earn that money back over the planned life of the plant, which is typically between 40and 60 years. Some coal power plants in the United States have operated for more than 70 years!

The oldest continuously operated commercial hydro-electric plant in the United States is on New York's Hudson River, and it went into commercial service in 1898.

[ K ] As Vaclav Smil points out, "All the forecasts, plans, and anticipations cited above have failed so miserably because their authors and promoters thought the transitions they hoped to implement would proceed unlike all previous energy transitions, and that their progress could be accelerated in an unprecedented manner. "

[ L ] When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline-powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch.from an incandescent to a fluorescent light, understanding energy system inertia and momentum can help you decide whether their plans are feasible.

46. Not only moving objects and people but all systems have momentum.

47. Changing the current energy system requires the systematic training of professionals and skilled labor.

48. Changing a light bulb is easier than changing the fixture housing it.

49. Efforts to accelerate the current energy transitions didn't succeed as expected.

50. To change the light source is costly because you have to change the whole fixture.

51. Energy systems, like an aircraft carrier set in motion, have huge momentum.

52. The problem with lighting, if it arises, often doesn't lie in light sources but in their applications.

53. The biggest obstacle to energy transition is that the present energy system is too expensive to replace.

54. The application of a technology can impact areas beyond itself.

55. Physical characteristics of moving objects help explain the dynamics of energy systems.

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