2023年大學(xué)英語六級考試模擬試卷三[問答題]1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallo（江南博哥）wed30minutestowriteoshortessayentitledTheImpor-tanceofIndependentThinkingandCuriosityintheWorkplace.Youcan,citeexamplestoillus-trateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan,200words.提交答案[問答題]2.目前，中國很多城市紛紛建立共享書吧。人們可在共享書吧的書架中自行挑選任意一本感興趣的紙質(zhì)圖書或刊物回家閱讀，閱畢可將此書送回。有些書吧還引進數(shù)字閱讀機，每臺機器內(nèi)存有大量高清暢銷書，每月定時更新，使用二維碼掃一掃即可閱讀。接下來，共享書吧將面向更廣泛的地方推廣，以期更好地發(fā)揮圖書館館藏資源利用率，進一步在全國范圍內(nèi)推廣“全民閱讀”，加快構(gòu)建公益性、均等性、便利性的公共文化服務(wù)體系，真正讓共享書吧成為提升公共文化服務(wù)水平和市民文化素養(yǎng)的載體平臺。提交答案共享題干題Questions1to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Isyourpromotionreallynecessary?Manyworkersfocustheirhopesonclimbingthehierarchyoftheir____1____.Theprospectofhigherpayhelpsexplaintheirambition,butsodoesthegreaterstatusthatcomeswitheach____2____title.Thisscramblecanoftenendin____3____.ThePeterprinciple,developedbyLaurencePeterforabookpublishedin1969,statesthatworkersgetpromoteduntiltheyreachtheirlevelof____4____.Itmakesperfectsense.Ifyouaregoodatyourjob,youriseupthecareerladder.Eventually,therewillbeajobyouarenotgoodatandatthatpointyourcareerwillstall.The____5____corollaryisthatanyse-niorstaffmemberswhohavebeenintheirjobforanextendedperiodareincompetent.Thehigheruptheladderyougo,thegreaterthedemandsarelikelytobeonyourtime.Thechiefexecutivewillexpectyoutobe____6____atweekends;afterall,thatiswhyyougetpaidthebig____7____.Subordinateswillalsofeelthattheyareabletoaskyoutrickyquestionswhenevertheyarise;theydon'twanttotakedecisionsthatareabovetheirpaygrade.Ifyouareinchargeofageo-graphicalregion,youmayspendmuchofyourtimeonplanes,____8____thecorporatetroops.Andwhenyouarenottravelling,yourdaywillbefilledwithmeetings.Attheendoftheday,youwillhavebeenextremelybusy,butwithanaggingfeelingthatyouhaveachieved____9____ofsubstance.Sothatshinypromotionmaynotbeforeveryone.Bewarethecurseofoverworkand____10____.Somepeopleliketodevotetheirwholelivestotheirjobandbeatthecentreofevents.Itisbesttoletthemgetonwithit.[單選題]1.空白處1應(yīng)填A(yù).logicalB.dissatisfactionC.bucksD.disappointmentE.ariseF.availableGsuccessiveHoverworkIorganizationsJmanyKvisitingLincompetenceMnothingNunhappyOsuitable[單選題]2.空白處2應(yīng)填A(yù).logicalB.dissatisfactionC.bucksD.disappointmentE.ariseF.availableGsuccessiveHoverworkIorganizationsJmanyKvisitingLincompetenceMnothingNunhappyOsuitable[單選題]3.空白處3應(yīng)填A(yù).logicalB.dissatisfactionC.bucksD.disappointmentE.ariseF.availableGsuccessiveHoverworkIorganizationsJmanyKvisitingLincompetenceMnothingNunhappyOsuitable[單選題]4.空白處4應(yīng)填A(yù).logicalB.dissatisfactionC.bucksD.disappointmentE.ariseF.availableGsuccessiveHoverworkIorganizationsJmanyKvisitingLincompetenceMnothingNunhappyOsuitable[單選題]5.空白處5應(yīng)填A(yù).logicalB.dissatisfactionC.bucksD.disappointmentE.ariseF.availableGsuccessiveHoverworkIorganizationsJmanyKvisitingLincompetenceMnothingNunhappyOsuitable[單選題]6.空白處6應(yīng)填A(yù).logicalB.dissatisfactionC.bucksD.disappointmentE.ariseF.availableGsuccessiveHoverworkIorganizationsJmanyKvisitingLincompetenceMnothingNunhappyOsuitable[單選題]7.空白處7應(yīng)填A(yù).logicalB.dissatisfactionC.bucksD.disappointmentE.ariseF.availableGsuccessiveHoverworkIorganizationsJmanyKvisitingLincompetenceMnothingNunhappyOsuitable[單選題]8.空白處8應(yīng)填A(yù).logicalB.dissatisfactionC.bucksD.disappointmentE.ariseF.availableGsuccessiveHoverworkIorganizationsJmanyKvisitingLincompetenceMnothingNunhappyOsuitable[單選題]9.空白處9應(yīng)填A(yù).logicalB.dissatisfactionC.bucksD.disappointmentE.ariseF.availableGsuccessiveHoverworkIorganizationsJmanyKvisitingLincompetenceMnothingNunhappyOsuitable[單選題]10.空白處10應(yīng)填A(yù).logicalB.dissatisfactionC.bucksD.disappointmentE.ariseF.availableGsuccessiveHoverworkIorganizationsJmanyKvisitingLincompetenceMnothingNunhappyOsuitableParents’Homework：FindPerfectTeachersforKids(A)TomiHalldidwhatshecouldtolobbyforthebestteachersforhertwochildren,makinghercasethisspringinletterstotheprincipal.Thenallshecoulddowaswaitingfornewsoftheirclassroomassignments-andit'sbeentorturing.TheAuroramomknowshereffortscarrynoguarantees.Oneyearagohersondidn'tgettheteacherHallhadhopedfor,andhestruggledformonthswithonewhoserelaxedstylecameacrosstohimasuncaring.“Granted,Iknowit'sjustkindergarten,”saidHall,39.“But...ateachercanmakeorbreakyou.”(B)Inthenextfewweeks,manyfamilieswillripopennotificationlettersorgotoschooltoseeclass-listspostedonthefrontdoor.Forparentsaccustomedtodirectingnearlyeveryaspectoftheirchild'searlylearningitcanbedifficulttohavelittlevoiceinteacherselection—adecisiontheyviewascritical.Somespendhourscraftingtheperfectletterormeetwiththeprincipaltomakeanargument.Fortheirchild'searlylearning,parentsregardthatteacheriscritical.(C)Principals,meanwhile,struggletocreatebalancedclassroomswhilejuggling(同時應(yīng)付)individualrequests.Theysaytheywantinputbutfinditincreasinglynecessarytodiscourageparentsfromaskingforaspecificteacher.Administratorsdon'twanttheselectionprocesstobeapopularitycontest—inpartbecausewhatmakesateacherpopularmayhavenothingtodowithaparticularchild'seducationalneeds.(D)“I'mbrightenoughtorealizeparents'talkatsoccerfieldsandbaseballfields,butyouhavetorealizeyourexperiencewithTeacherAmaybeverydifferentthansomeoneelse'sTeacherA,”saidScottMeek,thenewprincipalatNorthbrookJuniorHighSchoolwhoismakingclassroomassignmentsthissummerfor600studentswiththehelpofanofficedisplayboard.Heasksparentstofocustheirinputonthestudentandhisorherlearningstyleandtrusttheschooltomaketherightmatch.(E)Somestudentsalsorecognizethatcertainteachersbringoutthebestinthem.“Ineedoneofthosestrictkindsofteachers,”saidHall'sdaughterTori,12,whoisentering7thgrade.“WhenIgetanot-so-strictteacher,Ithinktheydon'treallycareaboutme.Ireallydon'twantabadteacher.I'llgetlowergrades.”(F)WhenChayaFish,30,ofWestRogersParktaughtataprivateschoolinNewYork,shesaid,itwasobviouswhothe“in”teacherswere.Shesaidsheautomaticallyjoinedthemaftertheprincipal'ssonlandedinherclassroom.“Itwasridiculous,”saidFish.“Theotherteacherwasprobablybetterthanme.Itwashowyoudressed,howyoutalkedthatoftendeterminedparentalfavor.”(G)Teacherssaidthemostvocalparentsoftengettheirwaysothatallpartiesinvolvedcanavoidadifficultschoolyear.Buteducatorswarnthatparentswhogetwhattheywishformaybesorryafterward.“Alotoftimeswhenpeopleorchestrate(精心安排)whotheythinktheirchildisbestsuitedfor,theyfindtheymadeamistake,”saidMarkFriedman,superintendent(督學(xué)）forLibertyvilleElementarySchoolDistrict70.“Ihavemanyparentssaylater,'Idon'tknowwhyIdidthis.Itisn'tworkingoutthisyear.”Friedmansaidheassuresparentstheircommentswillbeconsid-eredbutneverguaranteesaspecificteacher.Infact,hetellsthemthatiftheydorequestateacherandlaterregretthatchoice,“youhavenoonetoblamebutyourself.”(H)Someparentssaidthey'velearnedtheirlessonabouttryingtoguesswhichteacherwouldbebest.JamieThompsonsaidshewasinitiallyconcernedwhenherdaughterwasassignedtoastrictlst-gradeteacher.Shewasawareotherparentshadlobbiedforadifferentperson,whohadamorecasualstyle.“Attheend,itturnedoutthattheotherclasswasasking,'Whyisn'tmychildlearningthat?”saidThompson,36,ofArlingtonHeights.“That'swhyIdon'twanttointerferetoomuch.”(I)Yetparentshavedifferentreasonsforrequestingclasses,andsomehavenothingtodowiththeteacher,saidMichelleVanEvery,36,ofDeerfield.Sheandothermothersoncerequestedthattheirchildrennotbeplacedinaclassroomwithaspecificboy—notbecauseofhim,buttoavoidhismother,whohadcreatedproblemsinthepast,shesaid.“Wedidn'twanttocrosspathswithher,”saidVanEvery,whoaddedthattheschoolcompliedwiththeirrequest.”Wedidn'twanttohavetovolunteerwithherataclassparty.”(J)Eachdistrictfollowsitsownprocedureforteacherselection.SomebeginasearlyasAprilorMay,officialssaid.Manyaskparentstocompleteaformabouttheirchild'sstrengthsandweaknesses.Typically,teachershavesomesayintheprocessbydecidingearlyonwhichstudentsshouldbeseparatedorkepttogether,onthebasisofacademics,personalitiesandlearningstyles.Theprincipaldrawsupthefinalclasslists,oftenaftermeetingwithparentsorreviewingspecialrequests,officialssaid.(K)Manyschooldistrictswaituntilthelastminutetoannounceclassassignments,usuallyabouttwoweeksbeforethestart-upofschool.That'sbecausetheyhavecometoexpectafloodofphonecallswithinhoursfromparentswhobegordemandtoswitchteachers.(L)Otherschoolshandleitdifferently.AtSawyerElementarySchoolonChicago'sSouthwestSide,thefallclassassignmentsarehandedoutwiththelastreportcardthepreviousspring,saidteacherMaureen“Moe”Forte.FortesaidsheisawareofcolleaguesandmembersoftheLocalSchoolCouncilwhohaveaskedthattheirchildrenbemovedfromoneclassintoanother.“It'snotfair,”Fortesaid.“l(fā)wasveryupsetthatoneoftheLSCparentsmovedherdaughtertomyclassroom.Theparentjustfeltmypersonalityfitbetterwithherchild.Andit'snotapersonalitycontest.”(M)DenitaRicciofLakeVillasaidsheknowsparentswhorequestcertainclassesbuttrytostayoutoftheprocess.Herson,MasonWubs,12,hopestobeplacedinthesameclassashisbestfriend,easingthetransitionto7thgradeatanewschool.“Itrusttheschool'sjudgment,”shesaid,thoughshesecretlyhopesMasonwillshareaclasswithhisfriend.“Ithinktheyneedtolearntodealwithpeoplewhoaredifferentfromthem,justlikeanemployer.”[單選題]11.Fortesaid,teachingatschoolisnotapersonalitycontest.A.A）B.B）C.C）D.D）E.E）F.F）GG）HH）II）JJ）KK)LL)MM)[單選題]12.Teacherswilldecideearlyintheprocessofstudents'separationorkeepingtogether.A.A）B.B）C.C）D.D）E.E）F.F）GG）HH）II）JJ）KK)LL)MM)[單選題]13.DenitaRiccitriestostayoutoftheprocesswhenhersonhopedtostayinthesameclasswithhisbestfriend.A.A）B.B）C.C）D.D）E.E）F.F）GG）HH）II）JJ）KK)LL)MM)[單選題]14.ChayaFishsaid,sometimesthewaytodecideapopularteacherwasridiculous.A.A）B.B）C.C）D.D）E.E）F.F）GG）HH）II）JJ）KK)LL)MM)[單選題]15.MichelleVanEverysaid,someparents'reasonsforrequestingclasseshavenothingtodowiththeteachers.A.A）B.B）C.C）D.D）E.E）F.F）GG）HH）II）JJ）KK)LL)MM)[單選題]16.Manyschooldistrictsdon'tannounceclassassignmentsuntilthelastminute.A.A）B.B）C.C）D.D）E.E）F.F）GG）HH）II）JJ）KK)LL)MM)[單選題]17.ScottMeeksaid,differentstudentsmayacquiredifferentknowledgefromexcellentteachers.A.A）B.B）C.C）D.D）E.E）F.F）GG）HH）II）JJ）KK)LL)MM)[單選題]18.JamieThompsonwasinitiallyconcernedwithherdaughter,butshedidn'twanttointerferetoomuch.A.A）B.B）C.C）D.D）E.E）F.F）GG）HH）II）JJ）KK)LL)MM)[單選題]19.Administratorssay,whatmakesateacherpopularmayhavenothingtodowithaparticularchild'seducationalneeds.A.A）B.B）C.C）D.D）E.E）F.F）GG）HH）II）JJ）KK)LL)MM)[單選題]20.MarkFriedmansaid,inmostcasespeoplewillmakemistakesinchoosingteacherandclassfortheirchildren.A.A）B.B）C.C）D.D）E.E）F.F）GG）HH）II）JJ）KK)LL)MM)Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mathematicalabilityandmusicalabilitymaynotseemonthesurfacetobeconnected,butpeoplewhohaveresearchedthesubjectandstudiedthebrainsaythattheyare.Threequartersofthebrightbutspeech-delayedchildreninthegroupIstudiedhadacloserelativewhowasanengineer,mathe-maticianorscientist,andfourfifthshadacloserelativewhoplayedamusicalinstrument.Thechil-drenthemselvesusuallytookreadilytomathandotheranalyticalsubjectsandtomusic.Black,whiteandAsianchildreninthisgroupshowthesamepatterns.However,itisclearthatblackshavebeengreatlyoverrepresentedinthedevelopmentofAmericanpopularmusicandgreatlyunderrepresentedinsuchfieldsasmathematics,scienceandengineering.Iftheabilitiesrequiredinanalyticalfieldsandinmusicaresocloselyrelated,howcantherebethisgreat[discrepancy]?Onereasonisthatthedevelopmentofmathematicalandothersuchabilitiesrequiresyearsofformalschooling,whilecertainmusicaltalentscanbedevelopedwithlittleornoformaltraining,ashashappenedwithanumberofwell-knownblackmusicians.Itispreciselyinthosekindsofmusicwhereonecanacquiregreatskillwithoutformaltrainingthatblackshaveexcelledpopularmusicratherthanclassicalmusic,pianoratherthanviolin,bluesratherthanopera.Thisisreadilyunderstandable,giventhatmostblacks,formostofAmericanhistory,havenothadeitherthemoneyortheleisureforlongyearsofformalstudyinmusic.BlackshavenotmerelyheldtheirowninAmericanpopularmusic.Theyhaveplayedadispropor-tionatelylargeroleinthedevelopmentofjazz,bothtraditionalandmodern.Alongstringofnamescomestomind—DukeEllington,ScottJoplin,W.C.Handy,LouisArmstrongCharlieParker...andsoon.Noneofthisindicatesanyspecialinnateabilityofblacksinmusic.Onthecontrary,itisperfectlyconsistentwithblackshavingnomoresuchinbornabilitythananyoneelse,butbeinglim-itedtobeingabletoexpresssuchabilityinnarrowerchannelsthanotherswhohavehadthemoney,thetimeandtheformaleducationtospreadoutoverawiderrangeofmusic,aswellasintomathe-matics,scienceandengineering.[單選題]21.Whydoestheauthorspeakaboutthegroupofchildrenhestudiedinthefirstparagraph?A.Hetriestotellusthatmorepeoplearebetteratmusicthanmath.B.Heintendstomakeoutthatmathematicalabilityandmusicalabilityareconnected.C.Hewantstosaythatmathematicalabilityhasmoretodowithbrainthanmusicalability.D.Hecallsonmoreresearchontherelationshipbetweenmathematicalabilityandmusicalability.[單選題]22.Theword“discrepancy”(Para.3)mostprobablymeans________.A.differenceB.excellenceC.inbornabilityD.inability[單選題]23.Whathasmadeblacksearnmoreachievementsinpopularmusicthaninmath,scienceandengi-neering?A.Blackshavespecialinnateabilityinthemusicfield.B.Blacksaremoreinterestedinmusicthantheotherthree.C.Blacksdonothaveinnateabilityintheotherthree.D.Musicdoesn'trequireformaltrainingwhileothersdo.[單選題]24.Whatdoweknowaboutoperafromthepassage?A.Itisdislikedbyblacks.B.Itrequiresformaltraining.C.Itismoredifficulttolearnthanclassicalmusic.D.Itisverypopularamongrichpeople.[單選題]25.Howcanblacksfinallyachievegreaterskillsinkindsofmusicthatdon'tneedformaltraining?A.Theyhaveinnateabilityinthesemusicfields.B.Theyspendmoretimeintheselimitedfields.C.Theylearnthemfromtheirancestors.D.Theypracticethemthroughlisteningtotapesrepeatedly.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Scientistshavelongknownafairlyreliablewaytoextendlifespaninrodentsandotherlabanimals:Reducetheamountofcaloriestheyeatby10percentto40percent.Thisstrategy,knownascaloricrestriction,hasbeenshowntoincreasethelifespanofvariousorganismsandreducetheirrateofcancerandotherage-relatedailments.Whetheritcandothesameinpeoplehasbeenanopenquestion.Butanintriguingnewstudysuggeststhatinyoungandmiddle-agedadults,chronicallyrestrictingcalorieintakecanhaveanimpactontheirhealth.Inthenewstudy,whichwasfundedbytheNationalInstitutesofHealthandpublishedthismonthintheLancetDiabetes&Endocrinology,researcherslookedatagroupof143healthymenandwomenwhorangedinagefrom21to50.Theywereinstructedtopracticecaloricrestrictionfortwoyears.Theycouldeatthefoodstheywantedsolongastheycutbackonthetotalamountoffoodtheyate,withtheaimofcuttingthecaloriestheyconsumedby25percent.Manydidnotachievethatgoal.Onaverage,thedietersmanagedtoslashabout12percentoftheirtotalcalories,orroughly300caloriesaday,theamountinalargebagel,afewchocolatechipcookiesorasmallStarbucksMochaFrappuccino.Butthegroupsawmanyoftheircardiovascularandmetabolichealthmarkersimprove,

eventhoughtheywerealreadyinthenormalrange.TheylostweightandbodyfatTheircholesterollevelsimproved,theirbloodpressurefellslightly,andtheyhadbetterbloodsugarcontrolandlessinflammation.Atthesametime,acontrolgroupof75healthypeoplewhodidnotpracticecaloricrestrictionsawnoimprovementsinanyofthesemarkers.Someofthebenefitsinthecalorierestrictedgroupstemmedfromthefactthattheylostalargeamountofweight,onaverageabout16poundsoverthetwoyearsofthestudy.Buttheextenttowluchtheirmetabolichealthgotbetterwasgreaterthanwouldhavebeenexpectedfromweightlossalone,suggestingthatcaloricrestrictionmighthavesomeuniquebiologicaleffectsondiseasepathwaysinthebody,saidWilliamKraus,theleadauthorofthestudyandaprofessorofmedicineandcardiologyatDukeUniversity.“Weweren'tsurprisedthattherewerechanges,”hesaid.“Butthemagnitudewasratheras-tounding.Inadiseasepopulation,therearen'tfivedrugsincombinationthatwouldcausethisag-gregateofanimprovement.”Calorierestrictionmaybeausefultoolforbetterhealthandweightloss,butit'suncl