2012.12大学英语六级考试预测试卷第三套(附答案解析).doc

第1页：第一部分 写作 Model Test3 Part I Writing(30 minutes) Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essayentitled Is It Better to Have a Stable Job? You should write at least 150 wordsfollowing the outline given below 1很多毕业生希望毕业后去做老师或者公务员等比较稳定的工作； 2一些人认为稳定的工作好，一些却认为那样不利于发掘自己的潜力； 3你的看法， Is It Better to Have a Stable Job? 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 第2页：第二部分 快速阅读 PartII Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15 minutes) 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 1What is regarded its the fastest-growing group in the UK? A)The pensioners B)The centenarians C)The minors D)The middle-aged 2The growing numbers of elderly people _. A)becomeeconomic burdens to the society B)ignite a new industry for the elderly people C)resultfrom the states comfortable pension D)have little negative impact on the country 3According to the statistical study，the supercentenarians _ A1usually suffer from chronic disease in their late years B)areless healthy than the centenarians in their late years C)oftenlead a healthy life without chronic diseases D)arefewer than centenarians in 1970 and80s 4In 2005，how manyelderly people were still self-sufficient in Christensens sample? A) 3600. B) 1200. C) 166. D) 55. 5. Christensens findings bring good newsfor society in that they show _ A) centenarians dont necessarily depend onsociety B) centenarians illustrate the high livingstandard C) disability among centenarians can beavoided D) healthy centenarians can contribute tosociety 6. According to Jessica Everts analysis,the escapers _ A) make up the largest part of thecentenarians B) consist of more males than females C) refer to those escape chronic diseasesbefore 80 D) live longer than those in other twocategory 7. e4, which is a variant of APoE,_. A) is commonly found in centenarians B) is a signal gene that indicateslongevity C) brings higher risk of heart disease D) has been found in other organisms excepthuman 8. The people with two copies of FOXO3A aremore likely to be _ in their old age. 9. FOXO3A influences, how _ bycontrolling insulin/lGF-1 pathway. 10. With faster genomic technologies andmore centenarians, the prospects of searching for longevity genes become_. 第3页：第三部分听力 Part III ListeningComprehension (35 minutes) 由于网速及文件过大等原因，加载较慢，请耐心等待！（点击按钮播放） Section A 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 11. A) The woman will bring some food backfor dinner. B) They will go to their friends home fordinner. C) The woman will fill the refrigeratorbefore dinner. D) They will eat out for dinner after work. 12. A) Take more rest breaks while at work. B) Quit her job and find a new one. C) Ask for a leave from her boss. D) Talk to her boss directly. 13. A) Things on sale may be worth buying. B) Things on sale are not worth buying. C) Things on sale are out of style andseason. D) Things on sale are carefully lookedover. 14. A) Shes looking forward to her weekendtrip. B) She will accept the mans invitation. C) She would prefer to go to the Disneylandalone. D) She thinks the kids will enjoy theDisneyland. 15. A) Because he met a heavy traffic onhis way. B) Because a terrible car accident happenedto him. C) Because he had taken a different road. D) Because the road was closed and he hadto wait. 16. A) Change the T-shirts for smaller ones. B) Sell T-shirts for her son. C) Work as an assistant at the store. D) Make these T-shirts smaller. 17. A) Ask a friend for the name of a hairstylist. B) Get her hair cut in the afternoon. C) Make an appointment with someone else. D) Call another hair salon to cut her curlyhair. 18. A) The woman should eat a biggerbreakfast. B) The woman should try to make time forlunch. C) The woman would be busy the whole week. D) The woman should change her scheduleafter she eats lunch. Conversation One 19. A) They are held twice a year. B) They were first held in 1927. C) They are given for excellence in films. D) They are less desired than the GrammyAwards. 20. A) By an anonymous ballot. B) By an open vote. C) By rigid rules. D) By their personal preference. 21. A) One of the academy members. B) Creator of the Oscar statue. C) An Oscar winner. D) A nominee for the Oscar award. 22. A) She had great interest in thehistory of the Oscars. B) She searched the information from theInternet. C) She took a course in the history offilm. D) She majored in motion pictures. Conversation Two 23. A) Give suggestions for revision. B) Write one for her. C) Point out grammatical errors in it. D) Cut some unnecessary materials. 24. A) Law. B) Music. C) Geology. D) Biology. 25, A) Look through her materials. B) Make preparation for the interview. C) Pay attention to the presentation. D) Add something to make herself stand out. SectionB 注意此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 Passage One 26. A) More than 400 B) More than 4,000. C) About 200, D) About 50. 27. A) Eating less salt will help decreaseblood pressure. B) Many people in America have high bloodpressure. C) Some patients dont follow the doctorssuggestion. D) Eating unhealthy foods has effects onones health. 28. A) The decrease in blood pressure. B) Continued high-blood pressure. C) Taking too much medicine, D) Excessive intake of vitamins. 29. A) Cooked meat products are safe toeat. B) People should eat less popular preparedfoods. C) To decrease salt, popular prepared foodsneed to be improved. D) High blood pressure patients should seea doctor. PassageTwo 30. A) All the transportation is free. B) Every one can get medical treatment andjob training, C) Free health care and social services. D) The state offers affordable housing. 31. A) The universities are all free forstudents, B) The state pays the bill for its studentsstudy overseas. C) People can choose any school they like. D) People can go to universities withouttests. 32. A) They can also get free education. B) They all work in oil companies. C) They mostly come from Arab countries. D) They live in the poor districts. Passage three 33, A) They found the mother. B) Someone wanted to adopt the baby, C) The baby was healthy. D) They knew the name of the baby. 34. A) From the investigation bydetectives, B) From the words of some witnesses. C) From the head of Hope Foundation. D) From the amount of blood on the rock. 35. A) She had not enough money. B) She did not know how to get there. C) She was afraid to be recognized. D) She could manage the delivery herself. Section C 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 At the end of his two terms in office,Ronald Reagan viewed with satisfaction the achievements of his innovativeprogram, known as the Reagan Revolution. This revolution aimed to reduceAmerican peoples (36)_ upon the government. He felt he had fulfilled hiscampaign pledge of 1980 to restore the great, (37)_ roar of Americanprogress and growth and optimism. Ronald Reagan was (38)_ by Republicans in1980 and chose as his running mate (39)_ United Nations Ambassador GeorgeBush. Reagan won 489 votes to 49 for President Jimmy Carter. On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office.(40)_, only about 69 days later he was shot by a would-be assassin (刺客), but quickly recovered and returned to duty. Moreover, his graceand wit during the dangerous (41) _ caused his popularity to soar. Dealing skillfully with Congress, Reagan(42) _ legislation to stimulate economic growth, curb (43) _, increaseemployment, and strengthen national defense. He embarked upon a course ofcutting taxes and government expenditures(44)_. In foreign policy Reagan sought to achieve“peace through strength”During his twoterms(45)_In dramatic meetingswith Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev，he negotiated a treaty that would eliminate intermediaterang e nuclear missilesBy ordering naval escorts in the Persian Gulf, he maintained thefree flow of oil during the Iran-Iraq war Overall，(46)_ _. 第4页：第四部分 阅读 PartIV Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes) SectionA 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 47The study made by the research team at the University of NebraskaLincoln infers that homework doesnt deprive students oftheir_ 48In Kiewras paper he points out that the data on the homeworkquestion are not as _ as people expected 49According to Kenneth Kiewra，most of the mass-media often give people a false image that kidsalways feel pressure on their homework and have to give up _ 50The statistic shown in Kiewras study indicates that many parentsdont worry too much about _. 51What could be the limitation of Kiewrasstudy? Section B Passage one 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 52What do we know about the 15 charter schools in Detroit? A)They were to be built for charitablepurposes B)They were creating a successful model inDetroit C)The local teachers union refused to havethem built D) The Detroit union In thought they wouldnot be Successful 53New York State didnt get the$700 million funding because_ A)the state legislature refused to give thegrant B)the application was interfered with bythe UFT C) the UFT didnt file an application forthe grant D)the state wasnt competitive enough towin the grant 54According to the second paragraph，the UFT set up rules in order to_ A) serve the interests of the membersB)monitor the teachers performance C)be recognized by the public D)gainprofits from the public 55By mentioning the auto industry，Shanker realized that_ A)the UFT is just like an auto unionB)privatization should be carried out C) public education deserves to be endedD)teachers should be more conscientious 56Which of the following best describes the feature of charterschools? A)They are subject to the rules of teachersunions B)They are financed by the federal government C)They are funded by individual entrepreneurs D)They are managed by individual entrepreneurs PassageTwo 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 57. What happened when Earths last ice agewas getting started? A) Water began to be trapped in glaciers. B) Glaciers began to melt into water. C) Sea levels suddenly rose. D) Sea levels suddenly dropped. 58. Its believed that for the past severalhundred thousand years, each ice age would last an average of_ years. A) 100,000 B) 90,000 C) 70,000 D) 11,000 59. What does the puzzle (Line1, Para. 4) refer to? A) The cause of the ice-age cycle. B) The duration of an ice-age cycle. C) Whether the ice-age cycle is related tothe changes in Earths orbit. D) How fast the seas rose when the ice-agecycle was about to start. 60. What happened when the glaciers weremelting at a tremendous rate? A) The mid-latitudes were flooded first. B) The climate lost its regular balance. C) The ice age almost came to an end. D) The sea level rose rather quickly. 61. According to Daniel Muhs, data takenfrom Barbados and New Guinea suggested that the sea level _. A) remained unchanged B) didnt rise much C) rose remarkably fast D) rose mysteriously 第5页：第五部分 完形填空 PartV Cloze 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。 (15 minutes) 62. A) conduct B) aspect C) signal D) element 63. A) as B) like C) unlike D) with 64. A) suspicion B) confession C) enlightenment D) entertainment 65. A) couches B) fountains C) statues D) groceries 66. A) exciting B) respectable C)