1、大学英语六级（ 2013年 12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷 24及答案与解析 一、 Part I Writing 1 For this part, you are allowed 30 to write an essay commenting on the remark “Even if you re on the right track, youll get run over if you just sit there. “ You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words b
2、ut no more than 200 words. Section A （ A） It was mild. （ B） It was humid. （ C） It was hot. （ D） It was cool. （ A） A guest talked for too long. （ B） The program was too short. （ C） The audience was too noisy. （ D） The host was inexperienced. （ A） To have a job interview. （ B） To see his new girlfrien
3、d. （ C） To see his new section chief. （ D） To take a photo of his new boss. （ A） The man was using a digital camera. （ B） The woman took very good pictures. （ C） The man didnt take any pictures of the night view. （ D） The woman ran out of film before taking pictures. （ A） He didnt know the change of
4、 the schedule. （ B） He will probably get to the airport at 2 p.m. （ C） He will not go to the airport with the speakers. （ D） He probably knows the change of the schedule. （ A） Visit an art museum. （ B） See an exhibition abroad. （ C） Attend a wedding ceremony. （ D） Make a voyage over the Pacific. （ A
5、） It failed in the final. （ B） It couldnt reach the final. （ C） It has ultimately won the final. （ D） It is working very hard for the final. （ A） They plan to go to the library. （ B） They live in a house together. （ C） They will have a get-together. （ D） They often meet in the library. （ A） Watching
6、 the football game on spot. （ B） Watching the football game on TV. （ C） Reading the comments on the football game. （ D） Discussing about the football game they have watched. （ A） He is too old. （ B） He is too slow. （ C） He is excellent. （ D） He is careless. （ A） It is too slippery. （ B） Its lawns ar
7、e damaged severely. （ C） It is uneven and its drains dont work. （ D） It is covered with puddles of water. （ A） The neighborhood. （ B） The hospital. （ C） The insurance. （ D） The registration for enrollment. （ A） The neighborhood. （ B） The rent. （ C） The decorations. （ D） The neighbors. （ A） 1. （ B） 2
8、. （ C） 3 （ D） 4 （ A） He doesnt have an I. D. number now. （ B） He doesnt have a department. （ C） He isnt a registered student yet. （ D） He doesnt bring enough money. Section B （ A） Time alone will tell. （ B） Time goes by quickly. （ C） Time will show what is right. （ D） Time makes one forget the past.
9、 （ A） Peaceful. （ B） Regretful. （ C） Ordinary. （ D） Satisfactory. （ A） The old should lead a simple life. （ B） The old should take more exercise. （ C） The old should face the fact of aging. （ D） The old should fill themselves with curiosity. （ A） To make a comparison between Dave and other films. （
10、B） To discuss the Americans ideas about the President. （ C） To tell readers about the American government. （ D） To introduce a new film to the reader. （ A） Sigourney Weaver. （ B） Bill Mitchell. （ C） Kevin Kline. （ D） Ivan Reitman. （ A） The speaker makes fun of the President. （ B） The speaker thinks
11、highly of the film. （ C） The speaker is a fan of Hollywood comedies. （ D） The speaker wishes to become the American President. （ A） He thinks neither of the work patterns is good. （ B） He believes that longer working hours are better. （ C） He prefers shorter working hours to longer ones. （ D） He say
12、s nothing certain about which pattern is better. （ A） Spain. （ B） France. （ C） America. （ D） Germany. （ A） Americans are happier than Europeans. （ B） The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America. （ C） People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer. （ D） Two possible reasons a
13、re given for working longer hours in the US. （ A） Staying at Home （ B） Work and Happiness （ C） Work and Productivity （ D） Americans and Europeans Section C 26 An advanced degree in business studies is now a must for any ambitious and focused executive hoping to climb the career ladder in his or her【
14、 B1】_profession and the number of MBA graduates in business large or small is booming. Managers【 B2】 _newly-minted MBAs are also being eagerly recruited into government services, non-governmental organizations and sectors where they were【 B3】 _before. Along with the expected professional advancement
15、, an MBA degree can also double an executives salary. And schools are offering a choice of programs to【 B4】 _of the new students who come with a wide range of national backgrounds and with varied job experience and precise needs concerning the time they can spare to pursue a degree. Candidates can s
16、tudy for their MBAs in their home countries or abroad, in part-time or full-time programs, in their homes via【 B5】 _learning or on campus, in English or in other languages. These new choices are just one way in which business education has【 B6】_deep changes, especially over the past decade, to what
17、was once one of the most【 B7】 _disciplines in higher education. As globalization【 B8】 _in every aspect of business, management schools and more institutions of higher learning are offering international MBA programs. Another【 B9】 _factor is the number of new MBA programs in Asia, either offered by s
18、chools in the region or by U.S. and European schools through arrangements with Asian institutions. In business schools everywhere there has been a【 B10】 _rise in the number of foreign students and most faculties have permanent or visiting professors from around the world. There are also more exchang
19、e programs in which students can do part of their degree at partner institutions overseas. 27 【 B1】 28 【 B2】 29 【 B3】 30 【 B4】 31 【 B5】 32 【 B6】 33 【 B7】 34 【 B8】 35 【 B9】 36 【 B10】 Section A 36 British scientists are breeding a new generation of rice plants that will be able to grow in soil contain
20、ing salt water. Their work may enable abandoned farms to become productive once more. Tim Flowers and Tony Yeo, from Sussex Universitys School of Biological Sciences, have spent several years researching how crops, such as rice, could be made to grow in water that has become salty. The pair have rec
21、ently begun a three-year programme, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, to【 C1】 _which genes enable some plants to survive salty conditions. The aim is to breed this【 C2】 _into crops, starting with rice. It is estimated that each year more than 10m hectares of agric
22、ultural land are【 C3】 _because salt gets into the soil and stunts plants. The problem is caused by several factors. In the tropics, mangroves(红树林 )that【 C4】 _swamps and traditionally formed【 C5】 _to sea water have been cut down. In the Mediterranean, a series of【 C6】 _have caused the water table to
23、drop, allowing sea water to seep in. In Latin America, irrigation often causes problems when water is【 C7】 _by the heat, leaving salt deposits behind. Excess salt then enters the plants and prevents them functioning【 C8】 _. Heavy concentrations of minerals in the plants stop them drawing up the wate
24、r they need to survive. To overcome these problems, Flowers and Yeo decided to breed rice plants that take in very little salt and store what they do absorb in cells that do not affect the plants growth. They have started to breed these characteristics into a new rice crop, but it will take about ei
25、ght harvests before the resulting seeds are ready to be considered for【 C9】 _use. Once the characteristics for surviving salty soil are known, Flowers and Yeo will try to breed the【 C10】 _genes into all manners of crops and plants. Land that has been abandoned to nature will then be able to bloom ag
26、ain, providing much needed food in the poorer countries of the world. A)evaporated I)create B)barriers J)capability C)normally K)establish D)economic L)ensure E)excluded M)capacity F)lost N)commercial G)droughts O)appropriate H)perfectly 37 【 C1】 38 【 C2】 39 【 C3】 40 【 C4】 41 【 C5】 42 【 C6】 43 【 C7】
27、 44 【 C8】 45 【 C9】 46 【 C10】 Section B 46 Part-Time Vegetarians AFor the last 15 years, Dawn Jackson Blatner has been whats now called a “flexitarian“ or “almost vegetarian.“ She eats lots of fruits, vegetables, nuts and vegetarian burgers. But she sometimes indulges in a pork chop or her grandmas p
28、ot roast. BIt might seem like being a vegetarian of convenience isnt particularly inspiring, but a growing number of experts and even some famous gourmets(美食家 )are fans. They say that cutting back on meat, rather than giving up completely, may be a practical compromise that benefits our bodies and o
29、ur environment. C“It gives you the health benefits of a vegetarian diet without having to follow the strict rules,“ says Blatner, a registered nutritionist. “We know that people live longer and live healthier when they eat vegetarian, but its just too hard to do it 100 percent of the time.“ Even gou
30、rmet food writers, used to meat delicacies, are advocating the eat-less-meat movement. In January, Mark Bittman, author of How to Cook Everything, is coming out with new book called Food Matters,(Simon & Schuster)about how our diet affects global warming and “globesity“(global obesity). Bittman has
31、been very critical of Americas tendencies to eat too much meat at a meal. “I am an advocate of what I like to think of as a much healthier diet a largely plant-based diet,“ he says. A meat-based diet is, he says, “not even close to sustainable.“ Last year, Bittman published How to Cook Everything Ve
32、getarian,(Wiley, 2007), though he is not a vegetarian himself. DBittman notes that Americans eat about 200 pounds of meat and fish a year twice as much as the global average. He argues that not only is a heavily vegetable diet healthier for us physically, but that its also true that the industrial p
33、roduction and processing of grain-fed livestock(家畜 )consumes a huge amount of energy and has a negative impact on the environment. EIts unclear how many people are official “flexitarian“ converts, but nutritionists believe there are a growing number of people who are simply eating fewer meat main co
34、urses whether its for health, or economic reasons or because there are more good meatless dishes on offer. Think how many Americans regularly eat peanut-butter sandwiches, bean burritos(墨西哥玉米煎饼 )and cheese pizzas as their main courses, says Blatner. “I do feel like that is a shocking thing, when you
35、 think about how much vegetarian food we eat without even trying.“ FAnd while only 2 to 3 percent of Americans are traditional vegetarians according to the Vegetarian Resource Group, vegetarian foods have become increasingly popular among non-vegetarians. “If you look around at every regular, mainst
36、ream grocery stores, you have soy milk right next to regular milk, you have vegetarian burgers in the frozen section, and tubs of tofu sitting there in the produce section,“ says Blatner. She suggests that many of those who buy these products may be flextitarians and not even realize it. Even devote
37、d vegetarians say they are somewhat flexible. A 2003 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that two out of three vegetarians say they cant stick to a pure vegetarian diet all the time. GSome vegetarian advocates hope that a movement that begins with eating less meat might lead to
38、 more people embracing a no-meat and no-fish lifestyle. Vegetarian Resource Group co-director Charles Stahler, calls it a “step in the right direction“. It should also inspire even more restaurants to create vegetarian options, and more people to realize that its “easy to be a vegetarian,“ he says.
39、In fact, it already has become a bit easier for gourmet food lovers to find main courses that are good and meatless. HStill, not everyone agrees that its a great idea to be mostly vegetarian instead of strict vegetarian. “Given the environmental, cruelty and health impact of a meat-based diet, going
40、 strict vegetarian is best, going vegetarian is good, and being a flexitarian is like smoking two packs of cigarettes instead of ten and beating one pig down the slaughter jump instead of two,“ says Kathy Guillermo, director of research for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. IBlatner d
41、isagrees with the meat-is-immoral crowd. “Its not that meat is some sort of evil,“ she says. “Its just that we eat excessive amounts of it.“ She does agree that a plant-based diet is healthful, decreases the risk of cancer, and increases ones lifespan. JMany big-name vegetarian cookbook authors like
42、 the idea of flexitarianism though they tend to dislike the name. “How about just moderation?“ says Deborah Madison, author of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. Though she eats mainly a plant-based diet, she indulges in meat about once a week. “Ive always had a hard time saying, I cant eat that meal
43、you made for me,“ she says. “I just think its rude.“ Many of her readers, too, are not strict vegetarians. “They want to be able to have a vegetarian meal a couple of times a week,“ she says. KMollie Katzen, author of the well-known vegetarian bible Moosewood Cookbook(Ten Speed Press, 2000)says she,
44、 too, is a flexible eater indulging in occasional bites of her moms chicken. “Im very happy that people can make the definition of vegetarian be a positive statement about vegetables rather than a negative statement about meat I don t eat this, and I dont eat that. Im sick and tired of the nos.“ Tha
45、t said, she believes a plant-based diet is good for people and for the environment. “The environmental impact of meat and livestock raising is severe,“ she says. “Im not against eating meat or fish, but I believe people should be responsible and limited in their consumption.“ LIts important to remem
46、ber, as well, that its possible to be vegetarian and unhealthy. “If you fry tofu, and eat baked goods, youre going to be less healthy,“ says registered nutritionist Mary Russell, director of nutrition services at the University of Chicago. But a diet that emphasizes fruits and vegetables, done prope
47、rly, should help protect the heart and lower blood pressure, she says. MMany former vegetarians turn to fish or meat because they feel they need more protein. Katie Petersen, 25, a personal trainer, became a vegetarian when she was 14, largely because she didnt like the texture of meat or the way it
48、 made her feel. But about two years ago, she started adding fish to her diet. She participates in “figure“ competitions, a type of lightweight bodybuilding, and felt she wasnt getting enough protein from vegetarian burgers. NSometimes people start adding a little fish or meat to their diets because
49、the main course their friend or roommate is cooking in the kitchen simply smells too good to resist. Katelin Domanski, 21, a senior at Northwestern University, gave up meat completely when she was 13 after she had some pieces of chicken with “blood veins“ in them, she says. But just this month, she started eating a bit of chicken prepared by her gourmet roommate. Domanski also thinks it may b
