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1、大学英语六级预测试卷(五) Part I Writing (30 minutes Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the title Overdependence of Young People on Their Parents You can analyze the reasons for this social problem and finally give your solutions on how to deal with this problem You shoul

2、d write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes Section A) Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations At the end of each conversation, one or more que

3、stions will be asked about what was saiD) Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once After each question there will be a pause During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B), C)and D), and decide which is the best answer Then mark the corresponding letter on An

4、swer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答 1 A It is safer for policemen to wear guns B Trained policeman are authorized to have gunsC Policemen shouldnt wear guns on duty DPolicemen are allowed to wear guns only when patrolling2 A If he wants to do tasks at the same time, h

5、e has to pay the price for itB He can do tasks at the same time if he is able enoughC The man shouldnt regret for his failure DThe man should focus on his academic study3 A He may be a teacher B He may be a dentistCHe may be a chemist D He may be a psychiatrist 4 A She thinks her boy friend is easy-

6、going B She thinks her boy-friend is good at planningC She thinks her boyfriend is a good cook D She thinks her boyfriend is her soulmate5 A To go to a party B To have an interviewC To meet her boyfriend. D To perform a show6 A The woman should have not chosen the professors classB The woman should

7、have chosen his class laterC To choose Professor Johnsons course is a wise decisionD The woman should reward Professor Johnson7 A She will give the man her table B She should help the man assemble the tableC She feels assembling a piece of furniture frustrating D She should listen to the mans warnin

8、g 8 A The woman should take some drug rather than the soupB Its better for the woman to be careful with her healthC He will take every chance to bring the woman homemade soupD He hopes the woman will recover soonQuestions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9 A He takes part in

9、 games as a cheerleader B He is a member of the students unionC He takes part in the basketball team D He actively takes part in all kinds of activities10 A He wanted to let Jerry realize what a screwup he wasB He wanted to persuade Jerry to go to school with himC He wanted to tell Jerry he could ma

10、ke nothing out of his lifeD He wanted to show Jerry how fabulous college life could be11 A He will further his study in the same universityB He will go traveling and enjoy life with his wifeC He will go back to the way he usually livesD He will go back to his hometownQuestions 12 to 15 are based on

11、the conversation you have just heard. 12 A Why consumers do not want to buy organic foodB How to increase the sales of the organic food in their supermarketC Why is organic food scientifically healthyD How to persuade the housewives to purchase organic food 13 A They hold a skeptical attitude toward

12、 the value of organic foodB They think it can avoid their exposure to chemical pesticides and fertilizersC They think it is safer and healthier to consumeD They are convinced that organic food is not worth the money 14 A It should be bought in the right season B It should be bought when there is a d

13、iscountC It should be purchased after its price being comparedD It should be purchased when it is out of season 15 A Organic food cannot be consumed for a long timeB Food labeled organic may contain certain amount of pesticidesC Organic food should not be bought in bulks because it is difficult to p

14、reserveD Food labels are usually not reliableSection B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages At the end of each passage, you will hear some 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

15、four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single line through the centre注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard 16A The scientists plan to precisely measure that temperature differenceB T

16、he scientists plan to launch a rocketC The scientists plan to study the temperature received from the sunD The scientists plan to study the array of the satellite 17A Bill Swartz wants to measure the temperatureB Bill Swartz wants to gather the information of temperatureC Bill Swartz wants to predic

17、t the earth temperatureD Bill Swartz wants to predict the Earths changing climate 18A It is very expensive B It is easy to controlC It is environment-friendly D It is very blackPassage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard19A In 1946 B 50 years agoC 15 years ago D After

18、the general died20 A Smoking is good B Many US are least like smokingC Half the US population smoked and the other half smoked second-hand smokeD It is culture that smoking is totally fine21 A Healthy care center generals report reveals the negative use of tobaccoB Professor generals report reveals

19、the negative use of tobaccoC Doctor generals report reveals the negative use of tobaccoD Surgeon generals report reveals the negative use of tobaccoPassage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard 22 A Radar technology that is searching for a lost aircraftB Radar technolo

20、gy that is searching for the potential enemiesC Radar technology that is searching for army mapsD Radar technology that is searching for geographic information23 A Not until the search for survivors endsB Not until the search for survivors begins and a search for answers endsC Not until the search f

21、or survivors ends and a search for answers beginsD Not until the search for answers begins24 A Pings are the sounds that airplane made B Pings are the sounds those black boxes madeC Pings are the sounds that radar made D Pings are the sounds those ships made25 A It is very slow B It is very difficul

22、tC It is very easy D It is very fastSection CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the e

23、xact words you have just heard Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答 The weather is preparing to go wild, and will wreak havoc (严重破坏) and death around the globe later this year An E1 Nino, a splurge of warm water in the Pacific

24、Ocean, is coming It will unleash floods in the Americas, while South-East Asia and Australia face (26) Yet little is being done to(27) these consequences An E1 Nifio begins when warm water near Indonesia (28) and rises to the surface of the Pacific The warm water carries rain with it, so E1 Nifio ta

25、kes rain from Asia and Australia and (29) it on the Americas The effects can be (30) A big E1 Nifio in 1997-98 killed 20,000 people and caused almost $97 billion of damage Meteorologists contacted by New Scientist all expect an E1 Nino at the end of this year Yet official forecasts (31) As recently

26、as 5 May, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration only said the (32) of an E1 Nino would exceed 50 per cent this year Most E1 Nino researchers say forecasters are being too (33) One thing I hear over and over again is we do not want to create a panic, says Timmermann There is a reason

27、: (34) a big E1 Nino would cause a spike in food prices But it may be better to have this reaction at an early stage, when farmers can still adapt, rather than later The good news is that E1 Nifio is a known quantity We already know what happens when a bigE1 Nino hits, says Zafar Adeel of the United

28、 Nations University in Hamilton, CanadA) That means vulnerable populations can be identified and (35) put in placePart Reading Comprehension (40 minutes Section ADirections: 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

29、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 t

30、he bank more than onceQuestions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage Latin America cut its child mortality rate by more than half over the course of the last two decades, making the region as a whole an incredible success in the (36) of children under the age of 5 But, said USAID Assistant Ad

31、ministrator for Global Health Ariel Pablos-Mendez, There are many countries that are not yet there, and within each of those countries there are (37) that are not doing well To speed up improvement in child mortality rates (38) , government officials from Ethiopia, India, and the United States, alon

32、g with UNICEF, held the Child Survival: A Call To Action (39) in Washington, D.C. , last June More than 700 people from the private and public sectors, non-profit groups, and faith-based organizations, including representatives from more than 80 countries, attended the forum Under the (40) of Commit

33、ting to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed, more than 170 countries have pledged to scale up efforts to lower (41) child death rates to 20 or fewer deaths per 1,000 live births by 2035 Despite dramatic economic (42) and social development in Latin America in the past few decades, there are still some

34、 (43) in health care based on class, gender, and ethnicity The countries of Latin America will focus on an equitable approach and (44) their efforts in poorer regions to stop the common killers of children younger than 5: neonatal complications such as asphyxia, preterm birth and sepsis, diarrhea, p

35、neumonia malnutrition, and lack of (45) The United States is committed to child survival in Latin America. For the first time in history, the tools, knowledge, and experience are available to achieve this goalA summit B survival C survive D increase E whileF decrease G states H immunization I banner

36、 J worldwideK motivation L barriers M preventable N growth O unpreventableSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs Identify the paragraph from which the information is d

37、erived. 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 Getting Air Traffic under ControlA) The shortest distance between two points is a straight line-unless you happento be traveling in an a

38、irplane Commercial airliners around the world follow circuitous flight paths, waste time in holding patterns before landing and burn precious fuel taxiing (滑行 Part of the blame can be placed on crowded airports and airspace, especially in heavily trafficked (交通繁忙的) areas like New York CityBut delays

39、 and inefficiencies in air travel are due in large part to an outdated traffic-control system that still relies on slow, ground-based radar stations and repetitive voice communicationB) At this point, were still operating with technology that dates back to World War II, says Marion Blakey, president

40、 of the Aerospace Industries Association and a former head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Were sticking with cassette tapes when we should be moving to DVDsC) Its bad enough that this air-traffic-control system has led to pitiful performance: nearly 25% of USflights were late in 2008 B

41、ut inefficiencies in the air and on the ground caused by the system also mean fuel wasted and carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted at the very time when the air-travel industry is coming under scrutiny (审查) for its role in climate changeD) Though airlines contribute only about 2% of global carbon emissions,

42、 that figure is set to rise as air travel expands, especially in the developing world And for frequent travelers, flights can enlarge their personal carbon footprint (碳足迹)一a round-trip journey between New York City and London emits 15 metric tons of CO2 per passenger Were 2%, but we are a very visib

43、le 2%, says Paul Steele, who directs environmental initiatives for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) E) As the world prepares for the next UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP15, in Copenhagen in December, the air-travel industry will be under increasing pressure to cut its em

44、issions-or pay a carbon tax Though next-generation jet biofuels (生物燃料) made from algae (海藻) or coconuts tend to get all the green hype (大肆宣传) , the best immediate opportunity for the industry to control carbon emissions will be through improving fuel efficiency-and the best way to do that is to pull the airtraffic-control system into the digital 21 st century through what the FAA has named NextGen The overall goal of NextGen is to increase capacity to meet demand while at the same time not growing carbon emissions, says Vicki Cox, the FAAs senior vice president for NextGenF) NextGen