1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 410及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On College Students Interpersonal Relationship. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1. 调查显示，某大学 61%的学生需要人际关系方面的心理帮助 2. 出现这种情况
2、的主要原因 3. 我的建议 二、 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark： Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information gi
3、ven in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. 1 Part Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly
4、and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For questions 8- 10. complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. How to Get Lucky and Live a Charmed Life For centuries, people have recognized the
5、power of luck and have done whatever they could to try seizing it. Take knocking on wood, thought to date back to pagan rituals aimed at eliciting help from powerful tree gods. We still do it today, though few, if any, of us worship tree gods. So why do we pass this and other superstitions down from
6、 generation to generation? The answer lies in the power of hick. Live a Charmed life To investigate scientifically why some people are consistently lucky and others arent, I advertised in national periodicals for volunteers of both varieties. Four hundred men and woman from all walks of life-ages 18
7、 to 84responded. Over a ten-year period, I interviewed these volunteers, asked them to complete diaries, personality questionnaires and IQ tests, and invited them to my laboratory for experiments. Lucky people, I found, get that way via some basic principles- seizing chance opportunities; creating s
8、elf-fulfilling prophecies through positive expectations; and adopting a resilient attitude that turns had luck around. Open Your Mind Consider chance opportunities: Lucky people regularly have them; unlucky people dont. To determine why, I gave lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, and asked them to
9、 tell me how many photos were inside. On average, unlucky people spent about two minutes un this exercise; lucky people spent seconds. Why? Because on the papers second page-in big type-was the message “Stop counting: There are 43 photographs in this newspaper.“ Lucky people tended to spot the messa
10、ge. Unlucky ones didnt. I put a second one halfway through the paper: “Stop counting, tell the experimenter you have seen this and win 250.“ Again, the unlucky people missed it. The lesson: Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because theyre too busy looking for something else. Lucky people see
11、what is there rather than just what theyre looking for. This is only part of the story. Many of my lanky participants tried hard to add variety to their lives. Before making important decisions, one altered his route to work. Another described a way of meeting people. He noticed that at parties he u
12、sually talked to the same type of person. To change this, he thought of a color and then spoke only to guests wearing that color-women in red, say, or men in black. Does this technique work? Well, imagine living in the canter of an apple orchard. Each day you must collect a basket of apples. At firs
13、t, it wont matter where you look. The entire orchard will have apples. Gradually, it becomes harder to find apples in places youve visited before. If you go to new parts of the orchard each time, the odds of finding apples will increase dramatically. It is exactly the same with luck. Relish the Upsi
14、de Another important principle revolved around the way in which lucky and unlucky people deal with misfortune. Imagine representing your country in the Olympics. You compete, do well, and win a bronze medal. Now imagine a second Olympics. This time you do even better and win a silver medal. How happ
15、y do you think youd feel? Most of us think wed be happier after winning the silver medal. But research suggests athletes who win bronze medals are actually happier. This is because silver medalists think that if theyd performed slightly better, they might have won a gold medal. In contrast, bronze m
16、edalists focus on how if theyd performed slightly worse, they wouldnt have won anything. Psychologists call this ability to imagine what might have happened, rather than what actually happened, “counter-factual“ thinking. To find out if lucky people use counter-factual thinking to ease the impact of
17、 misfortune, I asked my subjects to imagine being in a bank. Suddenly, an armed robber enters and fires a shot that hits them in the arms. Unlucky people tended to say this would be their bad luck to be in the bank during the robbery. Lucky people said it could have been worse: “You could have been
18、shot in the head.“ This kind of thinking makes people feel better about themselves, keeps expectations high, and increases the likelihood of continuing to live a lucky life. Learn to Be Lucky Finally, I created a series of experiments examining whether thought and behavior can enhance good fortune.
19、First come one-on-one meetings, during which participants completed questionnaires that measured their luck and their satisfaction with six key areas of their lives. I then outlined the main principles of luck, and described techniques designed to help participants react like lucky people. For insta
20、nce, they were taught how to be more open to opportunities around them, how to break routines, and how to deal with bad luck by imagining things being worse. They were asked to carry out specific exercises for a month and then report back to me. The results were dramatic: 80 percent were happier and
21、 more satisfied with their lives-and luckier. One unlucky subject said that after adjusting her attitude-expecting good fortune, not dwelling on the negative-her bad luck had vanished. One day, she went shopping and found a dress she liked. But she didnt buy it, and when she returned to the store in
22、 a week, it was gone. Instead of slinking away disappointed, she looked around and found a better dress-for less. Events like this made her a much happier person. Her experience shows how thoughts and behavior affect the good and bad fortune we encounter. It proves that the most elusive of holy grai
23、ls-an effective way of taking advantage of the power of luck-is available to us all. 2 People can pass superstitions down from generation to generation because of _. （ A） the power of luck （ B） the power of God （ C） the power of belief （ D） the power of intelligence 3 The purpose of the authors inve
24、stigation is to study _. （ A） why people try hard to seize luck （ B） why people worship gods since ancient time （ C） why some people are always lucky and others arent （ D） why people are feeling lucky while worshiping gods 4 Considering chance opportunities, unlucky people dont have because they _.
25、（ A） have missed a lot of chances （ B） are born with misfortune （ C） have little abilities to deal with problems （ D） have no chance actually 5 According to the passage, unlike lucky people, unlucky people _. （ A） always think in a positive way （ B） always tend to point to the message （ C） always sp
26、end less time on the exercise （ D） always see what theyre looking for 6 The story of apple orchard suggests that _. （ A） you should find a orchard with enough apples （ B） the more you change, the more chances you will get （ C） you can pick more apples because of your luck （ D） you should try harder
27、to find apples in the places youve visited before 7 Athletes who win bronze medals are happier because they think _. （ A） they would have won the gold medal by working hard a little （ B） they might have won a silver medal if they had performed a little better （ C） they should win the bronze medal si
28、nce theyd performed very well （ D） they would have lost the bronze medal if theyd performed a little worse 8 Lucky people use counter-factual thinking to _. （ A） encourage others to be happier （ B） move their misfortune to others （ C） weaken the impact of misfortune （ D） help unlucky people deal wit
29、h misfortune 9 A series of experiments described in the passage is to examine whether thought and behavior can _. 10 The unlucky subject in the experiments said that her bad luck had died away, because she has _. 11 Her last experiment proved that an effective way of taking advantage of the power of
30、 luck is _. 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 questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will
31、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. （ A） Mary is worthy of the prize. （ B） Mary has granted the prize. （ C） Mary fails in the speech contest. （ D） The man doesnt think Mary deserves the prize. （ A） Driving a car. （ B
32、） Taking a taxi. （ C） Taking a train. （ D） Going by subway. （ A） He dislikes museums and galleries. （ B） He does not care about the weather. （ C） Going to the beach is the best choice. （ D） He doesnt want to go to Washington. （ A） She wants to live in the suburbs. （ B） She is offended by her naughty
33、 children. （ C） She disagrees with father. （ D） She turns a deaf ear to her husbands words. （ A） Call her after five. （ B） Make calls from her phone. （ C） Go to the meeting with her. （ D） Fix his phone. （ A） Husband and wife. （ B） Teacher and student. （ C） Policeman and driver. （ D） Mother and son.
34、（ A） At the library. （ B） At the airport. （ C） At the post office. （ D） At the teachers office. （ A） He is good at drawing pictures. （ B） He likes pictures very much. （ C） He likes visiting the art museum very much. （ D） He thinks the art museum is a very quiet place. （ A） He is a professional elect
35、rician. （ B） He possesses a basic knowledge of electricity. （ C） He knows nothing about electricity. （ D） Electricity is his major. （ A） To wire her office. （ B） To fix the transformer. （ C） To wire her building. （ D） To fix the wires. （ A） The transformer. （ B） The battery. （ C） The fuses. （ D） The
36、 wires. （ A） Its next to Pueblo. （ B） Its in the southwest of the U.S. （ C） Its a city of India. （ D） Its outside the city Pueblo. （ A） Stone jewelry. （ B） Beautiful stone. （ C） Arts and crafts. （ D） Amazing paintings. （ A） Tans Pueblo. （ B） Apache. （ C） Navajo. （ D） Ute. （ A） For almost a thousand
37、years. （ B） For a few decades. （ C） For a century. （ D） For several years. Section 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
38、 choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） British. （ B） Americans. （ C） Germans. （ D） Japanese. （ A） Entirely effective. （ B） Totally incorrect. （ C） A complete failure. （ D） Quite difficult. （ A） Have a greater sense of duty. （ B） Can get higher pay. （ C） Can avoid wo
39、rking hard. （ D） Can avoid busy traffic. （ A） Winter in Alaska. （ B） The brave Alaskan people. （ C） Alaskan transportation today. （ D） A dog sled race. （ A） Every year in March. （ B） Every other year. （ C） From two to three weeks. （ D） The winter of 1925. （ A） Winning. （ B） Finding gold. （ C） Just t
40、o finish. （ D） Being able to participate. （ A） To interest students in a career in counseling. （ B） To recruit counselors to work in the placement office. （ C） To inform students of a university program （ D） To convince local merchants to hire college Students. （ A） A job listing. （ B） A resume. （ C
41、） A permission slip. （ D） Their salary requirements. （ A） Refine their interviewing techniques. （ B） Arrange their work schedules. （ C） Select appropriate courses. （ D） Write cover letters. （ A） They pay the same wage. （ B） They involve working outdoors. （ C） They can be substituted fur college stud
42、ents. （ D） Theyre pert-time. Section C Directions: 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 numbered from 3
43、6 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 To be successful in a job【 B1】 _ , you should【 B2】 _ certain personal
44、 and professional qualities. You need to create a good image in the limited time【 B3】 _ , usually from 30 to 45 minutes. You must make a positive【 B4】 _ which the interviewer will remember while he interviews other【 B5】 _ . The following are some qualities you should especially pay attention to duri
45、ng an interview. First of all, you should take care to appear to be properly dressed. The right clothes worn at the right time can win the respect of the【 B6】 _ and his【 B7】 _ in your judgment. It may not be true that clothes make the man. But the first and often last impression of you is【 B8】 _ by
46、the clothes you wear. Secondly,【 B9】 _ . You should reflect confidence by speaking in a clear voice,【 B10】 _ . You should be prepared to talk knowledgeably about the requirements of the position you are applying for. Finally, to be really impressive【 B11】 _ . If you display these characteristics, wi
47、th just a little luck, youll certainly succeed in the typical personal interview. 37 【 B1】 38 【 B2】 39 【 B3】 40 【 B4】 41 【 B5】 42 【 B6】 43 【 B7】 44 【 B8】 45 【 B9】 46 【 B10】 47 【 B11】 Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the p
48、assage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. 47 An industrial society, especially one as centralized and concentrated as that of Britain, is heavily dependent on certain essential services: for instance, electricity supply, water, rail and road
49、 transport, the harbors, The area of dependency has widened to include removing rubbish, hospital and ambulance services, and, as the economy develops, central computer and information services as well. If any of these services ceases to operate, the whole economic system is in danger. It is this economic interdependency of the economic system which makes the power of trade union such an important issue. Si
