全国2010年英语六级考试冲刺试题及答案一.doc

Part I Writing:注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。Part 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 on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-4, markY(for YES)if the statement agrees with the information given 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.For questions 5to10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.StressThis may come as a surprise, but you need stress in your life. Leading stress management experts say that life without stress would be dull and unexciting. Stress adds flavor, challenge, and opportunity to life. However, too much stress can seriously affect your physical and mental well-being. A major challenge in todays stress-filled world is to make the stress in your life work for you instead of against you.In todays hectic, fast-paced world and with the booming economy, stress is our constant companion. It comes from mental or emotional activity and physical activity. Too much emotional stress can result in physical illness, such as high blood pressure, ulcers, asthma, irritable colon, headaches, or even heart disease. On the other hand, physical stress from work or exercise rarely causes such ailments. In fact, physical exercise can help you to relax and to handle your mental or emotional stress.Hans Selye, M.D., a recognized expert in the field, has defined stress as a nonspecific response of the body to a demand. The key to reducing stress is learning how our bodies respond to those demands. When stress becomes prolonged or particularly frustrating, it can become harmful-causing distress or bad stress. Recognizing the early signs of distress and then doing something about them can make a significant difference in the quality of your life.In order to use stress in a positive way and prevent it from becoming distress, you should be aware of your own reactions to stressful events. The body responds to stress by going through specific stages: (1) alarm, (2) resistance, and (3) exhaustion. Muscles tense, blood pressure and heart rate rise, and adrenaline and other stress-triggered hormones that increase the level of alertness are released. If the stress-causing conditions continue, your body will need time to make repairs, if that happens, you eventually may develop a physical problem that is related to stress, such as migraine headaches, high blood pressure, backaches, or insomnia. Thats why when stress occurs its important that you recognize and deal with it in a positive way. While its impossible to live completely free of stress and distress, it is possible to prevent some distress as well as to minimize its impact when it cant be avoided. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to handle stress.When youre nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity. Running, walking, playing tennis, or working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try. Physical exercise will relieve your anxiety and worry and help you relax. Your body and your mind will work together to ease the stress in your life.Share Your StressIt helps to talk with someone about your anxieties and worries. Perhaps a friend, family member, teacher, or counselor can help you achieve a more positive perspective on whats troubling you. If you feel your problem is serious, you might seek professional help from a psychologist, psychiatrist or social worker. Knowing when to ask for help is a positive step in avoiding more serious problems later.Take Care of YourselfYou should make every effort to eat well and to get enough rest. If youre irritable and tense from lack of sleep, or if youre not eating properly, youll be more vulnerable to stressful situations. If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult your doctor.Make Time for YourselfSchedule time for both work and recreation. Dont forget, play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work. You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun. Go window-shopping or work on a hobby. Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy.Make a List of the Things You Need to DoStress can result from disorganization and a feeling that theres so much to do, and not enough time. Trying to take care of everything at once can be overwhelming, and as a result, you may not accomplish anything. Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then do one thing at a time, checking off each task as it is completed. Give priority to the most important tasks and do those first.Go Ahead and CryA good cry can be a healthy way to bring relief to your anxiety. It might even help yon avoid a headache or other physical consequence of anxiety and stress.Yon cant always run away, but you can allow yourself a mental get-away. A quiet country scene painted mentally, or on canvas, can transport you from the tension of a stressful situation to a more relaxing frame of mind. You also can create a sense of peace and tranquility by reading a good book or listening to beautiful music.While yon can use prescription or over-the-counter medications to relieve stress temporarily, they do not remove the conditions that caused the stress in the first place. In fact, many medications may be habit-forming and also may reduce your efficiency, thus creating more stress than they eliminate. They should be taken only on the advice of your doctor.RelaxThe best strategy for reducing or avoiding stress altogether is to learn how to relax. Unfortunately, many people try to relax at the same pace that they lead the rest of their lives. That doesnt work. Instead, try tuning out your worries about time, productivity and doing right. Here are several relaxation techniques you may find helpful:-You should take a deep breath and exhale to help calm your mind, counter your bodys natural stress reaction and improve your response.-You should laugh. Many stress management experts advocate laughter as a relaxation technique for relieving tension.-You should take a warm bath or shower. Whether you prefer bubble baths or long hot showers, this is an excellent way to relax after a stressful day.-You should try progressive muscle relaxation. Individual contract and relax each muscle group of your body. Begin by tensing your toes for 10 seconds, then relax them for 20. Work all the way up your body, alternately tensing and relaxing, and finish with your facial muscles.By learning the art of relaxation, youll find satisfaction in just being, without trying or striving. Your focus on relaxation, enjoyment and health will reduce stress, anxiety and worry in your life. The result is, you will be calmer, healthier and happier.注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上作答。1. In todays stressful world, we should get control of the stress in our life rather than being forced by it.2. According to the author, too much physical illness can lead to emotional stress.3. When stress becomes prolonged or particularly frustrating, it can become too harmful to cause distress or bad stress.4. If the conditions which cause stress continue, your body will need time, usually, three to five days, to make repairs.5. Although its impossible to live without stress and distress _.6. A more positive perspective on whats troubling you may be achieved with the help of_.7. Disorganization and a feeling that theres so much to do, and not enough time can _.8. You can read a good book or listen to beautiful music_.9. _is the best strategy for reducing or avoiding stress.10. The reduction of stress, anxiety and worry in your life is _.Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答。11. A) Jane should come with her instead.B) She will go along with Janes idea.C) She is the decision-maker.D) She will find what Jane prefers.12. A) Cathy is the hostess of the party.B) They didnt plan about her coming.C) She shouldnt invite anyone else.D) Cathy has something else to do.13. A) He asked for too many job offers.B) He should know more about his job.C) He is very lucky.D) He needs advice.14. A) Falling down. B) Missing the bus. C) Taking a trip. D) Being too tired.15. A) He takes only black and white pictures.B) He does part of his own film developing.C) He needs a film lab for the colour pictures.D) He has all his films developed.16. A) Wait for five minutes. B) Hurry to the bus stop.C) Catch the next bus. D) Go by train.17. A) The room is on fire.B) There is little wind.C) The speakers are bothered by the smoker.D) The man doesnt agree with the woman.18. A) A trip he has already taken.B) A city in which he used to work.C) A restaurant at which he likes to eat.D) A monument he has visited.Conversation One19. A) Go to summer camp. B) Take a summer vacation.C) Stay at home. D) Earn some money.20. A) They hired someone to stay in their home.B) They left their pets with their relatives.C) They rented their house to a student.D) They asked their secretaries to watch their home.21. A) Walking the dog. B) Cutting the grass.C) Taking care of the children. D) Feeding the fish.22. A) They attend a house-sitters party.B) They check a house-sitters references.C) They interview a house-sitters friends.D) They look at a house-sitters transcripts.Conversation Two23. A) What the mans plans are for tonight.B) Why the man does not want to play tennis.C) Why they do not have time to play tennis after class today.D) What time they can meet in the library.24. A) Yesterday before dinner. B) Two days ago.C) Last weekend. D) One week ago.25. A) Let him win a tennis game.B) Help him finish his anthropology project.C) Give him some medicine for his stomach.D) Lend him her anthropology book.Section BDirections: 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 four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答。Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Eliminating the original vegetation from the building site.B) Making the houses in an area similar to one another.C) Deciding where a house will be built.D) Surrounding a building with wildflowers and plants.27. A) They are changed to make the site more interesting.B) They are expanded to limit the amount of construction.C) They are integrated into the design of the building.D) They are removed for construction.28. A) Because many architects studied with Wright.B) Because Wright started the practice of landscaping.C) Because Wright used elements of Envelope Building.D) Because most of the houses Wright built were made of stone.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) They cure patients by using traditional medicine.B) Their treatments are often successful.C) They cure patients both physically and mentally.D) They are usually more patient than modern physicians.30. A) The anger of a relative, friend or enemy.B) The stone hidden inside the patients throat, arm, leg, stomach, etc.C) The attack from neighboring enemies.D) The diseases that enter the body of a person.31. A) They are scientific. B) They are too complicated.C) They should be banned. D) They are not truthful, but effective.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. A) Hot during the day and cold at night.B) Cold during the day and hot at night.C) Hot day and night.D) Cold day and night.33. A) There are neither rivers nor streams.B) There is no grass all the year round.C) It is mainly bare rock with little grass.D) There are a few streams and big rivers.34. A) With the help of his friends.B) By following the tracks of animals.C) By using a compass.D) With the help of the guide.35. A) 19 years old. B) 16 years old. C) 35 years old. D) 25 years old.Section 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 numbered from 36 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 main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答Part Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections：In this section，there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.For most people, shopping is still a matter of wandering down the high street or loading a cart in a shopping mall. Soon, that will change. Electronic commerce is growing fast and will soon bring people more choice. There will, however, be a cost: protecting the consumer from fraud will be harder. Many governments therefore want to extend highstreet regulations to the electronic world. But politicians would be wiser to see cyberspace as a basis for a new era of corporate self-regulation.Consumers in rich countries have grown used to the idea that the government takes responsibility for everything from the stability of the banks to the safety of the drugs, or their rights to refund(退款) when goods are faulty. But governments cannot enforce national laws on businesses whose only presence in their country is on the screen. Other countries have regulators, but the rules of consumer protection differ, as does enforcement. Even where a clear right to compensation exists, the online catalogue customer in Tokyo, say, can hardly go to New York to extract a refund for a dud purchase.One answer is for governments to cooperate more: to recognize each others rules. But that requires years of work and volumes of detailed rules. And plenty of countries have rules too fanciful for sober states to accept. There is, however, an alternative. Let the electronic businesses do the regulation themselves. They do, after all, have a self-interest in doing so.In electronic commerce, a reputation for honest dealing will be a valuable competitive asset. Governments, too, may compete to be trusted. For instance, customers ordering medicines online may prefer to buy from the United States because they trust the rigorous screening of the Food and Drug Administration; or they may decide that the FDAs rules are too strict, and buy from Switzerland instead.Consumers will need to use their judgment. But precisely because the technology is new, electronic shoppers are likely for a while to be a lot more cautious than consumers of the normal sort-and the new technology will also make it easier for them to complain noisily when a company lets them down. In this way, at least, the advent of cyberspace may argue for fewer consumer protection laws, not more.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。47. What can people benefit from the fast-growing development of electronic commerce?48. When goods are faulty, consumers in rich countries tend to think that it is _ who takes responsibility for everything.49. In the authors view, why do businesses place a high premium on honest dealing in the electronic world?50. We can infer from the passage that in licensing new drugs the FDA in the United States is _.51. We can learn from the passage that _are probably more cautious than consumers of the normal sort when buying things.Section BDirections：There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.Opinion poll surveys show that the public see scientists in a rather unflattering light.Commonly, the scientist is also seen as being male. It is true that m