大學(xué)英語六級考試模擬試卷八十

（總分：100.00,做題時間：130分鐘）

ListeningComprehension（總題數(shù)：0,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

SectionA（總題數(shù)：8,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.（分?jǐn)?shù):16,00）

A.ChemicalelementNa.J

B.Proteinfromfish.

C.VitaminC.

D.Highfat.

解析：［聽力原文］

W:Ican'tbelievemyeyes,Bill.Areyouhavingasaladforlunch?No

hamburger?

M:Getusedtoit,Susan.I'moffburgersforgood.Mostfastfoodisloaded

withNa—akindofchemicalsubstance.I'vebeenreadingaboutanewhealthysnack

food.It'smadefromfish.Haveyouheardanythingaboutit?

W:No,Ihaven't.ButIdon'tlikefishverymuchanyway.Butwhyareyou

interestedinlesseningyoursaltintake?

M:MydoctorsaysIshouldcutbackonNa-richfoodstolowermyblood

pressure.Actually,mybloodpressureisn'tthathigh,buttheysayitincreaseswith

age.

W:Iwouldhavethoughtyouweretooyoungforthat.Well,I'mgladyou're

startingtopaymoreattentiontoyourdiet.

M:I'vebeeneatinglotsoffruitsandvegetablesrecently.Iwanttolowermy

riskofaheartattackandstroke,too.Recently,myfamilyaretryingtoeatmore

healthyfood.

W:SoamI.That'swhyI'vebeentryingtolowermycholesterol（膽固醇）level.

Justlikeyou,I'mnowtryingtoloseafewpounds,too.

M:Inthatcase,youshouldcometomyhealthclubwithme.Canyoutear

yourselfawayfromtheTVtonight?

W:You'vejoinecahealthclub?Iwouldneverhavedreamedthatyou'dtake

somethinglikethissoseriously.Whynot?Ifyoucanbreakyourunhealthyeating

habits,Icansurelybreakasweat.

M:Icando100push-upsinarow.Don'tgetjealous.Youwilldoitsomeday.

Whichsubstancecanbefoundinmostfastfoodaccordingtotheman?

.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.（分?jǐn)?shù)：16.00）

A.Fromwatchesontheirwrists.

B.Fromwatchesoftherich.

C.Fromclocksintheshops.

D.Fromclocksinthesquares.J

解析：［聽力原文］

W:Watchesandclocksseemasmuchapartofourlifeasbreathingoreating.

Andyet,doyouknowthedevelopmentofwatchesandclocks?Joseph,nicetomeet

you.Couldyoutellussomethingaboutwatchesandclocks?

M:Jennifer,nicetomeetyou,too.Actually,watchesandclockswererarein

theUnitedStatesuntilthelate1850s.Inthelate1700s,peopledidn'tknowtheexact

timeunlesstheywerenearaclock.Thosedelightfulclocksinthesquaresof

Europeantownswerebuiltforthepublic.

W:Afterall,atthattime,mostcitizenssimplycouldn'taffordapersonal

timepiece.

M:Well,untilthe1800s,inEuropeandtheUnitedStates,themainpurpose

ofawatch,which,bytheway,wasoftenonagoldchain,wastoshowothershow

wealthyyouwere.

W:Um...well,talkingaboutwatches,wehavetomentiononeword

"wristwatch"thatmakesusrealizethesignificanceof"ontime."

M:Theword"wristwatch"didn'tevenentertheEnglishlanguageuntilnearly

1900.Bythen,therapidpaceofindustrializationintheUnitedStatesmeantthat

measuringtimehadbecomeessential.Andsinceindustrializationmadepossiblethe

manufactureoflargequantitiesofgoods,watchesbecamefairlyinexpensive.

W:Yes,efficiencywasnowmeasuredbyhowfastthejobwasdone.Being"on

time"hadenteredthelanguageandlifeofeverycitizen.

M:Um,recentlyIoftenthoughtthatthosewhohaveleftwatchesarelikelyto

losetheirsensitivitytotime.

Wheredidpeopleknowtheexacttimeinthelate1700s?

SectionB（總題數(shù)：7,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.（分?jǐn)?shù)：12.00）

A.Theydidn'thavetopayheavytaxestoEngland.

B.Theydidn'thaveimportantpoliticalrights.V

C.TheywereruledbytheKingforlong.

D.Theeconomicdevelopmentwassuppressed.

解析：［聽力原文］

IndependenceDayisthenationalholidayoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica

commemoratingthesigningoftheDeclarationofIndependencebytheContinental

CongressonJuly4,1776,inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.Atthetimeofthesigning,

theUSconsistedof13coloniesundertheruleofEngland'sKingGeorgeIII.There

wasgrowingunrestinthecoloniesconcerningthetaxesthathadtobepaidto

England.Thiswascommonlyreferredtoas"TaxationwithoutRepresentation"asthe

colonistsdidnothaveanyrepresentationintheEnglishParliamentandhadnosayin

whatwenton.Astheunrestgrewinthecolonies,KingGeorgesentextratroopsto

helpcontrolanyrebellion.InApril1775,astheKing'stroopsadvancedonConcord

Massachusetts,PaulReverewouldsoundthealarmthat"TheBritisharecoming;the

Britisharecoming"asherodehishorsethroughthelatenightstreets.Thebattleof

Concordandits"shotheardroundtheworld"wouldmarktheunofficialbeginningof

thecolonies'WarofIndependence.ThefollowingMaythecoloniesagainsent

delegatestotheSecondContinentalCongress.ByJune1776acommitteewas

formedtocomposeaformaldeclarationofindependence.ThomasJeffersonwas

chosentowritethefirstdraftwhichwaspresentedtothecongressonJune28.After

variouschangesavotewastakenlateintheafternoonofJuly4.Andalthoughthe

signingoftheDeclarationwasnotcompleteduntilAugust,the4thofJulyhasbeen

acceptedastheofficialanniversaryoftheUnitedStates'independence.

WhywerethecolonistsdissatisfiedwithEngland?

.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

4.（分?jǐn)?shù)：16.00）

A.Theyfindtheuniversitydegreeisworthlessandthetuitionfeesarehigh.J

B.Thegovernmentspolicydoesn'tfavorfemalestudents.

C.Theycanfindabetterjobwithoutauniversitydegree.

D.Theyknowtheuniversitywillwastetheirtimeformarriage.

解析：［聽力原文］

Youngwomenarelosingfaithintheuniversitysystemwithnearlyhalf

believingitisnotworthgettingadegree.Tuitionfeesandlittlechanceoflandinga

goodjobmakehighereducationanunattractiveprospectforthem,astudysuggests.

Itfoundthatnearlyhalfoffemalegraduateswouldnotgotouniversityiftheyhad

thechanceagain.Theresearchwillcauseconcernbecauseitwascarriedoutbefore

thegovernmentannouncedthatfeeswillalmosttreble（成三倍）to￡9000.The

findingshavepromptedwarningsthatagenerationofambitiousyoungwomenwill

missoutonahigh-flyingcareerandtheopportunitytocontinuetheireducation.

LouiseCourt,editorofCosmopolitanmagazine,whichconductedthesurvey,said

youngwomenseemtothinkofuniversityas"awasteoftime.""It'sneverbeen

hardertobeayoungwomanwithambition/'shesaid."Understandably,womenare

angryandfrustratedabouttheirfutureandthisishavingadamagingeffectontheir

self-esteem."Thesurveyof1353womenalsolookedatthecareerprospectsand

financialoutlookforwomenin2014.Twothirdsofthosequestionedsaidthey

thoughtitwouldbe"almostimpossible"togettheirdreamjobandaquarterwere

unabletofollowtheirpreferredcareer.Only14%saidtheyfeltsafefromthesack.

VickyTucksaid,"Theriseinfeesisgoingtomakealotofpeoplereflectonwhythey

aregoingtouniversity.Ibelievethatwomenshouldonlygotouniversityiftheyhave

agenuineinterestinlearning,apreciousopportunity.Iftheygopurelytogetajob,

manywillbedisappointed."

Whyaremostwomenlosingfaithintheuniversitysystem?

SectionC（總題數(shù)：10,分?jǐn)?shù):0.00）

.Questions16to19arebusedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

1.（分?jǐn)?shù)：16.00）

A.Theyfocusoninterpersonalrelationships.J

B.Theyteachpeoplehowtobesuccessful.

C.Theyemphasizetheimportanceofsuccess.

D.Theymentionseveralpersonalissues.

解析：［聽力原文］

Moderator:

Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.Itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceour

speakerfortoday'slecture,Dr.MikeDonald.Dr.Donald,professorofsociologyat

WashingtonUniversity,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbooksontheissuesabout

interpersonalrelationships,whichtendtobeakeyfactortosuccessinthemodern

society.

Dr.Donald:

Thankyouforthatintroduction.Ifeelhapoytomeetyouhere.Fromthe

momentyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,youquicklywanttoassesswhothe

personisandwhattheyrepresent.Thisiswhyyoumaybeonthelookoutforcertain

stablequalitieslikehonesty,kindnessandintelligence.

Payingattentiontothesethingsmayevenhelpyouevaluateifyouwillwant

topursueanintimaterelationshipwiththispersonornot.

Suchjudgmentofcharactercouldbehelpfulonmajordecisionssuchas

pursuingaromanticrelationship,employinganindividualoracceptingajoboffer.

Basedonthesethings,thisishowpeoplejudgeyourpersonalityanddeterminewho

youareandwhoyoumightnotbe.

Accordingtoastudy,thewaysomeonewritesandthesizeoftheir

handwritingcantellyoucertainthingsabouttheperson.Accordingtotheresearch

whichwasconductedbytheNationalPenCompany,itisrevealedthatpersonswith

smallhandwritingtendtobeshy,meticulous（——絲不茍的）andstudiouswhile

peoplewhoweremoreoutgoingtriedgainingattentionwithlargerhandwriting.

Thosewhotakethingsseriouslyputmorepressureonthepenwhentheywrite,

whilelight-handedwriterstypicallytendtobeempatheticandmoresensitive.

AccordingtoanarticleonPsychologyToday,thecoloryoufrequentlyturnto

forclothesoraremoreakintosaysalotaboutwhoyouare.Peoplewhofrequently

chooseblackaresensitive,artisticandattentivetodetails,whilethosewholovered

livelifetothefullestandareproactiveintheirendeavors.Peoplewholovegreenare

loyalandaffectionate,whilethosewholovewhiteareorganizedandlogical,and

thosewhohaveblueastheirfavoritecolorarestable,sensitiveandconsiderateof

others.

Certainbody-focusedrepetitivebehaviorscansayalotaboutyourpersonality.

Howyourbodyreactstosituations,whetherbypullingyourhair,bitingyournailsor

pickingatyourskincouldelicitimpatience,frustration,boredomanddissatisfaction.

Takenailbitingforexample.Thosewhobitetheirnailstendtobeperfectionists,

whilealsotenseandoftennervous.

Accordingtopsychologists,youcancorrectlyjudgeapersonjustbylookingat

theirshoes.AccordingtotheleadresearcherOmriGillathfromtheUniversityof

Kansas,justbyexaminingthecost,style,colorandconditionoftheshoes,youcanbe

abletoguessabout90%oftheowner'spersonalcharacteristicsuchashisorher

income,politicalaffiliation,gender,andevenage.

Hopeyouenjoytoday*slecture.Thankyou!

WhatdoestheintroductionsayaboutDr.Donald'sarticlesandbooks?

.Questions20to22arebusedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

5.（分?jǐn)?shù)：12.00）

A.Travellersarefreetobuywhatevertheywant.

B.Travellersdon'thavetoworryaboutanything.

C.Travellerscandecidetheirownroutesandplans.V

□.Travellersdon'thavetotalkwithotherpeople.

解析：［聽力原文］

Today,wewillfocusonsolotravelling.Whileit'sfuntotravelwithfamilyor

friends,orgoonaromanticvacationwithyoursignificantother,there'snothinglike

solotravellingtoopenyoureyesandsoultotheamazingexperiencestheworldhas

tooffer.

Whenyou'reonyourown,youhavethefreedomtodoalmostwhateveryou

wantwithoutworryingaboutdisappointingsomeoneinthegroup.Youcanmapyour

ownroute,planyourownitinerary（旅行計戈ij）,andmakeanylastminutechangesas

youplease.

Whetheryou'reusedtolivingindependentlyoryoufindcomfortinkin,you'll

findthattravellingaloneisabreathoffreshair.Notonlyaretherecountlessreasons

totravelalone,therearealsomanylifelessonstolearnfromtheexperience.Here

aresomeofthem:

Yes,you'rejustatinydotinthisenormousworldbutsolotravellingshows

youthattheentireworldisyourhome,thatyouareinthepositiontoenjoyand

experienceeverythingithasinstore.Youhavethefreedomtogowhereveryouwant,

dowhateveryouwanttodo.Travellingingroupsnayholdyoubackasyouwould

needtoconsiderotherpeople'spreferencesbutwhenyougoonajourneyby

yourself;itisaloteasiertomakethemostoutoftheexperience.

Packlightlyandleaveyourhighmaintenanceattitudebackathome.Ifthere's

onethingyou'regoingtolearnfromyoursoloadventures,it'sthatyou'regoingto

havealotmorefunifyouletlooseandjustrollwiththepunches.Expectthatthere

willbecountlesshardshipsalongtheway,butyoucan'tletanyofthesestopyou

fromhavingaworthwhiletrip.

Nomatterhowtoughthingsget,youhavetorememberthere'salwaysa

silverliningsomewhere；eveninthedarkestofclouds.Lookingatthepositivesideof

thingshasbecomesecondnatureamongthosewhotravelalonefrequently.The

tougherthechallengesare,thetougheryoubecome.

Solotravellingwilldefinitelychangeyou,moreoftenthannot,forthebetter.

Itchangesyouroutlook,personaandattitude.Italtershowyoureacttosituations.It

makesyoumorecreative,moreresourceful,moreflexible,andmoreopentonew

ideasandexperiences.Youneverwouldhavethoughtthatyoucouldbecomethis

person,buttravellingalonedoesthisandmoretoyou.

Whichisoneoftheadvantagesofsolotravelling?

.Questions23to25arebusedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

8.（分?jǐn)?shù)：12.00）

A.Overallhealth.V

B.Abetterappetite.

C.Agoodfigure.

D.Aquickerresponse.

解析：［聽力原文］

Engaginginregularexerciseimprovesyouroverallhealth,mobilityand

stamina.Itleadstomuchbetterconsumptionofvitamins,minerals,othernutrient

substancesaswellasoxygeninyourbody.However,inspiteofyourbestefforts,you

willeventuallymissaworkout.Ifconsistentexerciseissobeneficialforyourhealth,

whathappenswhenyouskipafewsessions,takeaprotractedworkoutcessation,or

whenyoujuststopexercising?

Shortlyafteryoubegindiscontinuingyournormalexercisesequence,

noticeablechangesbegintooccurinyourbodybaseduponyourleveloffitness.Your

cardiovascularhealth,muscularstructure,brainfunction,emotionsand

concentrationcanbeimpacted.Youdevelopanelevatedriskforchronicillness.

Dr.HarryPino,personaltrainerandrehabilitationspecialist,exercise

physiologist,consultantandexperiencedmarathoner,is