2022年陕西省汉中市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)

2022年陕西省汉中市大学英语6级大学英语六级模拟考试(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、1.Writing(10题)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicAnImpressiveFilm.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.简单介绍你最喜欢的一部电影

2.谈谈你对这部电影但感受

3.总结

2.Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteastartessayentitledShouldEuthanasiaBeLegalized?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.安乐死应该合法化

2.安乐死不应合法化

3.我的观点

3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledInternet.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbellow.

1.上网给人们带来的益处；

2.上网给人们带来的负面影响；

3.我的看法。

Internet

4.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledSchoolbags:TooHeavyforSchoolbags.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.学生的书包越来越重

2.造成这情况的原因

3.如何减轻学生的负担

5.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicKnowledgeandMaster'sDegree?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1.目前，社会上读硕士学位班的人很多

2.你对此现象的看法

3.总结全文

6.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.经济危机度卷世界各国

2.经济危机的影响

3.我们应该……

TheEffectsoftheEconomicCrisis

7.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteashortessayentitledEnergyCrisis.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinEnglish:

1.Energycrisisisoneofthemainproblemsfacingtheworldtoday.

2.Importanceofenergy.

3.Conservingenergy.

8.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicCompetitionandCooperation.Youshouldwriteatleast150words,andbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.现代社会中竞争无处不在；

2．竞争和合作的关系。

9.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:IdleYoung,NeedyOld.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:

1．解释谚语

2．结合现实举例论证

3．珍惜时光，从现在做起

IdleYoung,NeedyOld

10.Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledStartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．很多大学生毕业后去大城市工作

2．也有人选择去小城镇工作

3.结合实际情况谈谈自己的想法

StartingCareerinaBigCityorSmallTown?

二、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(10题)11.

Wheneveryoucatchnegativesaying,youshould______.

A.avoidcreatingresistance

B.questionyourowntalk

C.trytothinkpositively

D.turnaroundandstopthinking

12.

Itis______thatdrivesbirdstobecomeintelligent.

A.societynecessity

B.physicalneed

C.geneticinformation

D.psychologicalrequest

13.

ByusingtheInductrack,thetrainwillslowdownandfinallyreston______whenthepowerisoff.

14.

LackofpreventionstrategiesandtreatmentprogramsmakesthedevelopingcountriesthelargestinthenumberofHIVinfection.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Noisecannotonlyspoilpeople'ssleepandsanity,butalsotheirhearingandhealth.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Earth'sclimatewouldsurelybecomewarmerandwarmer.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.

BurningCDiseasy,withonlyoneimportantdecisiontomake:toburnitonceforallor______.

18.

TheAmericansfoughtfortheirindependencemainlybecauseofheavytaxesimposedbyGreatBritain.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

ToprotectChineseretailersagainstthegrowingforeigncompetition,theChinesegovernmentstilltakesmeasurestolimitthenumbersofstoresopenedbyforeignretailersinlargecities.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.

AmericanHealthofficialsbelievethatpubliceducationisthebestwaytolimit______.

三、3.ListeningComprehension(10题)21.(25)

A.SheisfromWyoming.

B.Sheneedsthemoney.

C.Shehasbeenstudyinganimaldiseases.

D.Herthesisadviserisheadingtheproject.

22.听力原文：W:Ijustmadeupaquartoforangejuicethismorning,andnowIcan'tfinditanywhere.Doyouknowwhathappenedtoit?

M:Didyouhearacrashearlier?Thatwasit.I'mjustasclumsyasever.

Q:Whatistileproblem?

(17)

A.Thewomandoesn'tlikeorangejuice.

B.Thewomandidn'tcometoseeEverett.

C.Themanwasinacarcrashthismorning.

D.Themanbrokethecontainerofjuice.

23.听力原文：W:Alex,Ms.RachelwillbearrivinginBeijingforthefirsttimethismorning.I'dlikeyoutopickherupandhelphergetsettledin.

M:Sure,Mrs.Zhang.Whichhotelisshebookedat?

W:FriendshipHotel,andeverythinghasbeenarranged,underhername.

M:ShallItakeoneofthecompanycars?

W:No.Becausewe'renegotiatingsuchalargepurchasewithher,it'sinourbestinteresttoshowheraroundinstyle.We'verentedaveryluxuriouscar.

M:Goodidea.I'dbetterbeonmyway.

W:Uh,Alex,doyouhaveajacketandtieattheofficetoday?

M:Yes.Whydoyouask?

W:Iknowitisveryhumid,andthedresscodeisprettycasualhere.ButIthinkit'simportanttolookprofessionalwhenaclientisvisiting.

M:Iunderstand.I'llhavemysuitjacketandtieonwhenImeatMs.Rachel.

W:Fine.AndIthinkitwouldbeproperifyouleaveyourjacketon,unlessMs.Racheltakeshersofffirst,ormentionshowhotitis.

M:Ifollowyou.ThenIcansuggestthatshetakeoffherjacket,thenfollowsuit.

W:Yes.It'simportantthatwepayattentiontothedetails.

M:Willshevisitourofficetoday?

W:She'llprobablyhavejetlagtoday,sonothing'sscheduledtoday.

M:I'lltakeherrighttothehotelthen,soshecangetsomeshut-eye.

W:Good.Andpleaseremindherthatdinnerisoptionaltonight,ifshe'snottootired.Otherwise,wehaveameetingscheduledfor10a.m.tomorrowmorning.

M:Yes,madam.

(20)

A.Ameeting.

B.Animportantbusiness.

C.Oneoftheirwomencolleagues.

D.Thereceptionofoneoftheirclients.

24.(22)

A.Meethisanthropologyteacher.

B.Lendhimhermagazinewhenshe'sdonewithit.

C.Comeovertohishouseafterclass.

D.Helphimstudyforananthropologytest.

25.(18)

A.Toopenagallery.

B.Tobuysomenewclothesinahurry.

C.Toaddupthecostbeforegoingshopping.

D.Toloseweightbeforegettinganynewclothes.

26.听力原文：W:Hello,Mark.Haveyoueverplayedcricket?

M:No,never.Haveyou,Joe?

W:No,butIoncewatchedagameattheCricketClub.

M:Didyouenjoyit?

W:No,notmuch,thougheverybodyelseseemedto.Ifounditveryslow.Nothingmuchseemedtohappen.PerhapsthatwasbecauseIdidn'treallyunderstandwhatwasgoingon.

M:It'sabitlikebaseball,isn'tit?

W:Well,notreally,Inbaseballthereisonlyonemanwithahatbutincrickettherearetwo.

M:Bothatthesametime?

W:No.Theytaketurns.Theyeachstandatoneendofthepitchinfrontofsomestickscalled"stumps"orthe"wicket''.Amemberoftheotherteam,the"bowler",threwstheballatthestumps.Thebatsmantriestoprotectthewicketandhittheballasfarashecan.

M:Whathappenswhenhehitstheball?

W:Thebatsmenruntochangepositions.That'scalleda"run".Theydoitasmanytimesastheycan.M:Whatdoestheotherteamdo?

W:Oneofthemrunsaftertheballandthrowsitatthewicket.Ifhehitsitwhilethebats-menarestillrunning,oneofthemisout.

M:Thatsoundsalittlelikebaseball.

W:Notreally.Ithinkbaseballismoreexciting.

M:Yes,sodoI.

(23)

A.Itisexciting.

B.Thereisalotoffan.

C.Itisahardgame.

D.Itisaslowgame.

27.听力原文：M:Youcanbuythisone,whichisademonstratororwecanorderoneforyouandhaveithereinfiveweeks.Sowhatdoyouthink?

W:Iwouldpreferanewcar,eventhoughthedemonstratorisleasexpensive.

Q:Accordingtotheconversationwhatisademonstrator?

(18)

A.Acarshowntoanddrivenbycustomers.

B.Anewcar.

C.Asecondhandcarforsale.

D.Anoldcarshowntocustomers.

28.听力原文：M:Thecityisgoingtopulldownthoseoldhousesandputupanewshoppingcenter.

W:Anothershoppingcenter?That'snothingnew!

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(17)

A.Newshoppingcentersareverycommon.

B.Theshoppingcenterisveryold.

C.Thecityneedsmoreshoppingcenters.

D.Theoldhouseshouldbeturnedintostores.

29.(23)

A.Heworkedasasales-assistantinaclothingshop.

B.Hewasthemanagerofaclothingshop.

C.Heworkedinalaundry.

D.He.wasalifeguardinaswimmingpool.

30.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Thequestionofwhetherwarisinevitableisonewhichhasconcernedmanyoftheworld'sgreatwriters.Before【B1】______thisquestion,itwillbeusefultointroducesomerelatedconcepts.Conflict,definedasoppositionamongsocialentitiesdirectedagainstoneanotheris【B2】______fromcompetition,definedasoppositionamongsocialentities【B3】______strivingforsomethingwhichisininadequatesupply.Competitorsmaynotbeawareofoneanother,whilethepartiestoaconflictare.Conflictandviceofoneanother.

Oppositionisthus【B4】______withcooperation,theprocessbywhichsocialentitiesfunctioninthe【B5】______ofoneanother.Thesedefinitionsarenecessarybecauseitisimportanttoemphasizethatcompetitionbetween【B6】______orgroupsisinevitableinaworldoflimitedresources,butconflictisnot.Conflict,【B7】______,isverylikelytooccur,andisprobablyan【B8】______anddesirableelementofhumansocieties.

Manyauthorshavearguedfortileinevitabilityofwarfromthepremisethatinthestruggleforexistenceamonganimalspecies,onlythefittestsurvive.Ingeneral,howeverthisstruggleisnature'scompetition,notconflict.Socialanimals,suchasmonkeysandcattle,fighttowinormaintainleadershipofthegroup.【B9】______.Thosewhofailincompetitionstarvetodeathorbecomevictimstootherspecies.Thisstruggleforexistencedoesnotresemblehumanwar,butratherthecompetitionofindividualsforjobs,markets,andmaterials.【B10】______Amongnationsthereiscompetitionindevelopingresourcestrades,skills,andasatisfactorywayoflife.【B11】______.Whileitistruethatthiscompetitionmayinduceeffortstoexpandterritoryattheexpenseofothers,andthusleadtoconflict,itcannotbesaidthatwar-likeconflictamongnationsisinevitable,althoughcompetitionis.

【B1】

四、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(3题)31.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Mountingevidencehasledastronomerstojustsuchanimprobableconclusion,atleast90percentandpossibly99percentofallmatterintheuniverseiscompletelyinvisible.Astronomerscallthisinvisiblestuffdarkmatter.

Anastronomerfirstreportedtheinvisiblematterafternotingsomeunusualbehavior.invisiblematter.In1993,SwissastrophysicistFritzZwickyobservedthatgalaxiesinaclusterofgalaxiestravelledathigherspeedsthanexpected.Heconcludedthatsomethingwascausingstrangegravitationaleffectsonthesegalaxies.

Galaxiesarelikevastislandsindeepspacecontainingbillionsofstarsthatareheldtogetherbytheforceofgravity.Somegalaxiesarepartoflargersystemscalledclusters,whichcontainmanygalaxies.Mostgalaxies,however,belongtosmallersystemscalledgroups.Groupsandclustersinturnform.evenlargerstructuresknownassuperclusters.Justastheforceofgravitykeepsstarstogetheringalaxies,sotheforceofgravityappearstokeepgalaxiestogetherinclusters.

Thissameforceofgravitykeepsplanetsorbitingaroundthesun,ratherthanflyingoffintospace.Howgreataforcegravityexertsdependsonthemassoftheobjectsattractedandthedistancebetweenthem,aprinciplediscoveredbyNewton.Theamountofmassandthedistancebetweenobjectsalsodeterminehowfasttheobjectstravelastheyorbiteachother.Forexample,inoursolarsystem,thesunisthemostmassiveobject,makingupabout99.9percentofthemassofthesolarsystem,andtheforceofitsgravitykeepsEarthandtheotherplanetsinorbitaroundit.Theorbitalspeedsoftheplanetsdeclinewithincreasingdistancefromthesun.Theplanetnearesttothesun,Mercury,travelsatanorbitalspeedof48kilometerspersecond,whilethedistantplanetPlutoorbitsatspeedof4.7kilometerspersecond.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ninetypercentofallthematterintheuniverseisinvisible.

B.Darkmattercausesvisiblemattertobehaveinastrangeway.

C.Galaxiesinaclustersometimesbehaveinanunusualmanner.

D.Invisiblematterkeepsgalaxiestogetherwithgravity.

32.

WhichofthefollowingfactorislessfavoredintheenrollmentofAmerica'selitecolleges?

A.Athletes.

B.Alumnusorinfluentialpersons.

C.Acertainethnicgroup.

D.Beingdiligentandclever.

33.

Ifyouwanttocustomizeyourblogpage,youcanconsult______.

五、5.ErrorCorrection(3题)34.

【S3】

35.【S5】

36.Ice-cream'soriginsareknowntoreachbackasfarasAlexander

theGreat,althoughnospecificdateorpersonalityhavebeencreditedS1.______

withitsactualinvention.Incidentsrecordedoverthecenturiesindicate

thatice-cream'sevolutionwascombinationofpeople'sdesireforS2.______

cool,sweetfoodsandtheircreativityinfindingtheperfectone.

BiblicalreferencesshowthatKingSolomonwasfondoficed

drinksduringharvestingandintheRomanEmpireCaesarinfrequentlyS3.______

sentteamsofrunnersintothemountainstogetsnow,itwasthenS4.______

flavoredwithhoney,milk,andjuices.

Overathousandyearslater,MarcoPoloreturnedtoItalyfrom

theFarEastwitharecipethatcloselyresembledtothepresentice-cream.S5.______

Historiansestimatethatthisrecipeevolvedintoice-cream

sometimesduringthe16thcenturyinItaly.FrancewasintroducedtoS6.______

similarfrozendessertsin1553bytheItaliangirlCatherinewho

becamethewifeofHenryIIofFrance.

Englandseemtohavediscoveredice-creamatthesametime,orS7.______

perhapsevenearlierthantheItalians."Ice-cream",asitcalled,S8.______

appearedregularlyatthetableofthekingduringthe17thcentury.

Ice-creamwasmadeavailablytothegeneralpublicforthefirstS9.______

timeinParisin1670.Throughoutthe18thcentury,ice-creambecame

moreandmorepopularintheEuropeans.AndpeopledescribedS10.______

thefrozendelightsasfoodfitforthegods.

【S1】

六、6.ErrorCorrection(3题)37.

【S10】

38.

【S5】

39.

【S3】

参考答案

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4.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnotsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhavetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthepublicforanendtothissituationtheexcessivepressureimposedonthepupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.Firstagreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparentswhohavegonealllengthstohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethemforearlyintellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthemouttovarioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyonemessage:Excelinacademicperformance.Ithasinfactbeenechoingintheirheadseversincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehightestwellandfinishfirst.Ontheotherhandteachersshouldbeheldresponsibletoo.Tothemscoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailureforaparticularstudentbutalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheirown.Manyofthemdonot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencybyimprovingtheirteachingmethods.Insteadtheyjustassignmoredrillsandexercisesthrustmorebooksintothepupils'backpacksandstufftheirheadswithasmanyrulesorfactsaspossible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingoutfor"lighteningkids'schoolbags."Tomyminditappearscomparativelyeasytorelievepupilsofsomepressure—toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffafewcourses—althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofbothteachersandparents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto"humanize"thecurrenteducationalsystem—tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmanyeducatorshavepointedoutwhenitcomestoachild'swell-beingweshouldbeasconcernedwithcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-manneredgooddecentpersonweshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.Morelikelythannotifwehaveachievedthesegoalsthechild'ssuccesswilltakecareofitself.SCHOOLBAGS:TOOHEAVYFORSCHOOLKIDSThesedaysweoftenhearschoolkidsgrumblingabouttheirheavyhomeworkload.Thisisnotsurprisingwhenweseetheirschoolbagsbulgingwithallsortsoftextbooksandworkbooks.Theyarerequiredtotakesomanycoursesthattheyhavetosituplatestrugglingwiththeirassignments.Inspiteoftheclamorofthepublicforanendtothissituation,theexcessivepressureimposedonthepupilshasnotbeenrelieved.Thereasonsforthisarenotdifficulttofigureout.First,agreatpartofthepressurecomesfromtheparents,whohavegonealllengthstohelptheirchildrenimproveacademicperformanceandurgethemforearlyintellectualachievements:callinginprivatetutorsorsendingthemouttovarioustutoringcenters.Pupilsatlargeseemtobedrivenbyonemessage:Excelinacademicperformance.Ithas,infact,beenechoingintheirheadseversincetheystartedschool.Theyhavebeenpushedtoscorehigh,testwell,andfinishfirst.Ontheotherhand,teachersshouldbeheldresponsible,too.Tothem,scoresarenotonlythemarkofsuccessorfailureforaparticularstudentbutalsoameasureofprofessionalperformanceoftheirown.Manyofthemdonot-trywithgreateffortstoenhanceefficiencybyimprovingtheirteachingmethods.Instead,theyjustassignmoredrillsandexercises,thrustmorebooksintothepupils'backpacks,andstufftheirheadswithasmanyrulesorfactsaspossible.Moreandmorepeoplearecryingoutfor"lighteningkids'schoolbags."Tomymind,itappearscomparativelyeasytorelievepupilsofsomepressure—toassignlesshomeworkandtocutoffafewcourses—althoughitcallsformuchcareandeffortsonthepartofbothteachersandparents.Butwhatismoreimportantisto"humanize"thecurrenteducationalsystem—tomakeeducationreadyforthefuture.Justasmanyeducatorshavepointedout,whenitcomestoachild'swell-being,weshouldbeasconcernedwithcharacteraswithsuccess.Ifwehaverearedawell-mannered,good,decentperson,weshouldtakepleasureandprideinthatfact.Morelikelythannot,ifwehaveachievedthesegoals,thechild'ssuccesswilltakecareofitself.

5.KnowledgeandMaster'sDegreeThereisagrowingtendencytheseyearsforpeopletopursueamaster'sdegree.Theyclaimthatamaster’sdegreestandsformoreknowledgeandthatmostcompaniesareinclinedtoemploypeoplewithamaster'sdegree.Itseemstopromiseabrightfuture.HoweverIfindithardtoagreewithit.Thefollowingarethereasonsformypersonalinclination.Foronethingamaster'sdegreedoesnotnecessarilyequaltoprofoundknowledge.Knowledgecomesfromhardworkorevendevotiontoacertainfield.Timewell-spentoncampuswillleadtoaharvestinknowledgebutwhatifthedegree-pursuerisbynomeansaknowledgepursuer?Foranothertalentedpeoplewithoutamaster'sorevenabachelor'sdegreecangaintremendoussuccessinthesociety.BillGatesisacaseinpointandthisisalsothereasonwhysomebluecollarswithexpertisewinthefavorofalotofmulti-nationalcompanies.Toconcludeknowledgeisaperson'smostpreciousrichesandpeoplearejudgedmorebytheirknowledgeratherthanbytheirdegree.KnowledgeandMaster'sDegreeThereisagrowingtendencytheseyearsforpeopletopursueamaster'sdegree.Theyclaimthat