最新大學英語六級(CET-6)模擬訓練高頻過關題

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PartiWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofbuildingtrust

betweenemployersandemployees.Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsAttheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfour

questions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questionslto4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)ltisatypicalsalad.C)Itisaweirdvegetable.

B)ItisaSpanishsoup.D)Itisakindofspcyfood.

2.A)Tomakeitthicker.C)Toaddtoitsappeal.

B)Tomakeitmorenutritious.D)Toreplaceaningredient.

3.A)ltcontainsverylittlefat.C)Itusesnoartificialadditives.

B)Itusesoliveoilincooking.D)Itismainlymadeofvegetables.

4.A)Itdoesnotgostalefortwoyears.C)Itcomesfromaspecialkindofpig.

B)Ittakesnospecialskilltoprepare.D)Itisadelicacyblendedwithbread.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Theycomeinagreatvariety.C)Theydonotvarymuchinprice.

B)Theydonotmakedecentgifts.D)TheygowellwithItalianfood.

6.A)$3O-$4O.C)$50-$60.

B)$40-$50.D)Around$150.

7.A)Theyareahealthychoiceforelderlypeople.C)Theysymbolizegoodhealthandlongevity.

B)TheyareespeciallypopularamongItalians.D)Theygowellwithdifferentkindsoffood.

8.A)ltiswineimportedfromCalifornia.C)Itisfarmoreexpensivethanheexpected.

B)Itislessspicythanallotherredwines.D)ItisItal/smostfamoustypeofredwine.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfour

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Learningothers'secrets.C)Decodingsecretmessages.

B)Searchingforinformation.D)Spreadingsensationalnews.

10.A)TheyhelpedtheU.S.armyinWorldWarII.

B)Theycouldwritedownspokencodespromptly.

C)Theywereassignedtodecodeenemymessages.

D)Theyweregoodatbreakingenemysecretcodes.

11.A)lmportantbattlesfoughtinthePacificWar.

B)Decodingofsecretmessagesinwartimes.

C)Amilitarycodethatwasneverbroken.

D)NavajoIndians*contributiontocodebreaking.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)AIIserviceswillbepersonalized.

B)Alotofknowledge-intensivejobswillbereplaced.

C)Technologywillrevolutionizeallsectorsofindustry.

D)Moreinformationwillbeavailable.

13.A)lntheroboticsindustry.C)Inthepersonalcaresector.

B)Intheinformationservice.D)Inhigh-endmanufacturing.

14.A)Theychargehighprices.C)Theycatertotheneedsofyoungpeople.

B)Theyneedlotsoftraining.D)Theyfocusoncustomers,specificneeds.

15.A)Therisingdemandineducationandhealthcareinthenext20years.

B)Thedisruptioncausedbytechnologyintraditionallywell-paidjobs.

C)Thetremendouschangesnewtechnologywillbringtopeople'slives.

D)Theamazingamountofpersonalattentionpeoplewouldliketohave.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.

Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)ltwasthelongestroadinancientEgypt.C)Itlay8milesfromthemonumentsites.

B)Itwasconstructedsome500yearsago.D)Itlinkedastonepittosomewaterways.

17.A)Sawsusedforcuttingstone.C)Anancientgeographicalmap.

B)Tracesleftbyearlyexplorers.D)Somestonetoolsegments.

18.A)Totransportstonestoblockfloods.

B)Toprovideservicesforthestonepit.

C)Tolinkthevariousmonumentsites.

D)ToconnectthevillagesalongtheNile.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Dr.Gongdidn'tgivehimanyconventionaltests.

B)Dr.Gongmarkedhis。仟icewithahand-paintedsign.

C)Dr.Gongdidn'taskhimanyquestionsabouthispain.

D)Dr.Gongslippedinneedleswherehefeltnopain.

20.A)Hehadheardofthewondersacupuncturecouldwork.

B)Dr.GongwasveryfamousinNewYork'sChinatown.

C)Previousmedicaltreatmentsfailedtorelievehispain.

D)Hefoundtheexpensivemedicaltestsunaffordable.

21.A)Moreandmorepatientsaskforthetreatment.

B)Acupuncturetechniqueshavebeenperfected.

C)Itdoesn'tneedtheconventionalmedicaltests.

D)Itdoesnothaveanynegativesideeffects.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theywereonthevergeofbreakingup.

B)Theywerecompatibledespitedifferences.

C)Theyquarreledalotandneverresolvedtheirarguments.

D)Theyarguedpersistentlyaboutwhethertohavechildren.

23.A)Neitherofthemhasanybrothersorsisters.

B)Neitherofthemwontheirparents'favor.

C)Theyweren,tspoiledintheirchildhood.

D)Theydidn/tliketobetheappleoftheirparents'eyes.

24.A)Theyareusuallygoodatmakingfriends.

B)Theytendtobeadventurousandcreative.

C)Theyareoftencontentwithwhattheyhave.

D)Theytendtobeself-assuredandresponsible.

25.A)Theyenjoymakingfriends.C)Theyareleastli<elytotakeinitiative.

B)Theytendtobewelladjusted.D)Theyusuallyhavesuccessfulmarriages.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebank

morethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthepast12months,Nigeriahassufferedfromashrinkingeconomy,aslidingcurrencyandaprolonged

fuelshortage.Now,Africa'slargesteconomyisfacingafoodcrisisasmajortomatofieldshavebeendestroyedby

aninsect,leadingtoanationwideshortageandescalatingprices.

Theinsect,Tutaabsoluta,hasdestroyed80%offarmsinKaduna,Nigeria'slargesttomatoproducingstate,

leadingthegovernmenttheretodeclareastateof26.Theinsect,alsoknownasthetomatoleafminer,

devastatescropsby27onfruitsanddiggingintoandmovingthroughstalks.It28incrediblyquickly,breeding

upto12generationsperyearifconditionsarefavorable.Itisbelievedtohave29inSouthAmericaintheearly

1900s,andlaterspreadtoEuropebeforecrossingovertosub-SaharanAfrica.

InNigeria,wheretomatoesareastapleoflocaldiets,theinsect'seffectsaredevastating.Retailpricesfor

a30oftomatoesatlocalmarketshaverisenfrom$0.50to$2.50.Farmersarereportingsteeplossesandanew

$20milliontomato-pastefactoryhas31productionduetotheshortages.

Giventhemoth'sabilityalsotoattackcropslikepepperandpotatoes,AuduOgbeh,Nigeria'sministerof

agriculture,haswarnedthatthepestmay“createseriousproblemsforfood32"inthecountry.Ogbehsays

expertsareinvestigatinghowtocontrolthepest'sdamageandpreventitsspread,whichhasgone

largely33untilnow.

Despitebeingthecontinent'ssecond-largestproduceroftomatoes,Nigeriais34on$1billionworthof

tomato-pasteimportseveryyear,asaround75%ofthelocalharvestgoestowastethankstoalackofproper

storagefacilities.Afurther35inlocalsuppliesisyetanotherunwelcomesetbacktotheindustry.

A)dependent1)originated

B)embarkingJ)reduction

C)emergencyK)reproduces

D)feedingL)security

E)grazesM)terror

F)haltedN)unchecked

G)handfulO)untouched

H)multitude

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Who'sReallyAddictingYoutoTechnology?

A.”NearlyeveryoneIknowisaddictedinsomemeasuretotheInternet/*wroteTonySchwartzinTheNewYork

Times.Itsacommoncomplaintthesedays.AsteadystreamofsimilarheadlinesaccusetheNetanditsoffspring

apps,socialmediasitesandonlinegamesofaddictingustodistraction

B.There/slittledoubtthatnearlyeveryonewhocomesincontactwiththeNethasdifficultydisconnecting.Many

ofus,likeSchwartz,struggletostayfocusedontasksthatrequiremoreconcentrationthanittakestopostastatus

update.AsonepersonironicallyputitinthecommentssectionofSchwartz'sonlinearticle,Z/AsIwasreadingthis

veryexcellentarticle.Istoppedatleasthalfadozentimestocheekmyemail/

C.There'ssomethingdifferentaboutthistechnology:itisbothinvasiveandpersuasive.Butwho'satfaultforits

overuse?Tofindsolutions,it'simportanttounderstandwhatwe'redealingwith.Therearefourparties

conspiringtokeepyouconnected:thetech,yourboss,yourfriendsandyou.

D.Thetechnologiesthemselves,andtheirmakers,aretheeasiestsuspectstoblameforourdiminishingattention

spans.NicholasCarr,authorofTheShallows：WhattheInternetIsDoingtoOurBrains,wrote,“Thenetis

designedtobeaninterruptionsystem,amachinegearedtodividingattention.”

E.OnlineserviceslikeFacebook,Twitterandthelike,arecalledoutofmanipula-tion—makingproductssogood

thatpeoplecan'tstopusingthem.A代erstudyingtheseproductsforseveralyears,Iwroteabookabouthowthey

doit.Ilearneditallstartswiththebusinessmodel.Sincetheseservicesrelyonadvertisingrevenue,themore

frequentlyyouusethem,themoremoneytheymake.Itsnowinderthesecompaniesemployteamsofpeople

focusedonengineeringtheirservicestobeasengagingaspossible.Theseproductsaren'thabit-formingbychance;

it'sbydesign.Theyhaveanincentivetokeepushooked.

F.However,asgoodastheseservicesare,therearesimplestepswecantaketokeepthematbay.Forexample,we

canchangehowoftenwereceivethedistractingnotificationsthattriggeroururgetocheck.AccordingtoAdam

Marchick,CEOofmobilemarketingcompanyKahuna,lessthan15percentofsmartphoneuserseverbotherto

adjusttheirnotificationsettlings—meaningtheremaining8Spercentofusdefaulttntheappmakers'everypreset

trigger.GoogleandApplehavemadeitfartoodifficulttoadjustthesesettingssoit'suptoustotakestepsensure

wesetthesetriggerstosuitourownneeds,nottheneedsoftheappmakers*.

G.WhilecompanieslikeFacebookharvestattentiontogeneraterevenuefromadvertisers,othertechnologies

havenosuchagenda.Takeemail,forexample.Thissystemcouldn'tcarelesshowoftenyouuseit.Yettomany

emailisthemosthabit-formingmediumofall.Wecheckemailatallhoursoftheday—we'reobsessed,Butwhy?

Becausethat'swhatthebosswants.Foralmostallwhite-collarjobs,emailistheprimarytoolofcorporate

communication,Aslowresponsetoamessagecouldhurtnotonlyyourreputationbutalsoyourlivelihood.

H.Yourfriendsarealsoresponsible.Thinkaboutthisfamiliarscene.Peoplegatheredaroundatable,enjoying

foodandeachother,scompany.There'slaughterandabitofkidding.Then,duringanintervalintheconversation,

someonetakesouttheirphonetocheckwhoknowswhat.Barelyanyonenoticesandnoonesaysathing.

I.Nowimaginethesamedinner,butinsteadofcheckingtheirphone,thepersonbelches（打嗝）-loudly.Everyone

notices.Unlessthemealtakesplaceinabeerhouse,thisisconsideredbadmanners.Theimpoliteactviolatesthe

basicrulesofetiquette.Onehastowonder:whydon'tweapplythesamesocialnormstocheckingphonesduring

meals,meetingsandconversationsaswedotootherantisocialbehaviors?Somehow,weacceptitandsaynothing

whensomeoneoffends.

J.Therealityistakingone'sphoneoutatthewrongtimeisworsethanbelchingbecause,unlikeotherminor

offense,checkingtechiscontagious.Onceonepersonlooksattheirphone,otherpeoplefeelcompelledtodothe

same,startingachainreaction.Themorepeopleareontheirphones,thefewerpeoplearetalkinguntilfinallyyou

aretheonlyoneleftnotreadingemailorcheckingTwitter.Fromasocietalperspective,phonecheckingislesslike

belchinginpublicandmorelikeanotherbadhabit.Ourphonesarelikecigarettes-somethingtodowhenwe're

anxious,boredorwhenourfingersneedsomethingtotoywithSeeingothersenjoyasmoke,orsneakaquick

glance,istootemptingtoresistandsooneveryoneisdoingit.

K.Thetechnologyyourboss,andyourfriends,allinfluencehowoftenyoufindyourselfusing(oroverusing)these

gadgets.Butthere'sstillsomeonewhodeservesscrutiny-thepersonholdingthephone.

L.Ihaveaconfession.EventhoughIstudyhabit-formingtechnologyforaliving,disconnectingisnoteasyforme.

I'monlinefarmorethanI'dlike.LikeSchwartzandsomanyothers,Ioftenfindmyselfdistractedandofftack.I

wantedtoknowwhysoIbeganself-monitoringtotrytounderstandmybehavior.That'swhenIdiscoveredan

uncomfortabletruth.Iusetechnologyasanescape.WhenI'mdoingsomethingI'drathernotdo,orwhenI'm

someplaceI'drathernotbe,Iusemyphonetoportmyselfelsewhere.Ifoundthatthisabilitytoinstantlyshiftmy

attentionwasoftenagoodthing,likewhenpassingtimeonpublictransportation,Butfrequentlymytechusewas

notsobenign.WhenIfaceddifficultwork,likethinkingthroughanarticleideaoreditingthesamedraftforthe

hundredthtime,forexample,amoresinisterscreenwoulddrawmein.Icouldeasilyescapediscomfort,

temperarily.byansweringemailorbrowsingthewebunderthepretenseofso-called“research."ThoughI

desperatelywantedtolayblameelsewhere,Ifinallyhadtoadmitthatmybadhabitshadlesstodowithnew-age.

technologyandmoretodowithold-fashionedprocrastination(拖延)

M.It'seasytoblametechnologyforbeingsodistracting,butdistractionisnothingnew.AristotleandSocrates

debatedthenaturecf“akrasia”—curtendencytcdothingsagainstourinterests.Ifwe'rehonestwithourselves,

techisjustanotherwaytooccupyourtimeandminds,Ifweweren'tonourdevices.We'dI汰elydosimilarly

unproductive.

N.Personaltechnologyisindeedmoreengagingthanever,andthere'snodoubtcompaniesareengineeringtheir

productsandservicestobemorecompellingandattractive.Butwouldwewantitanyotherway?Theintended

resultofmakingsomethingbetteristhatpeopleuseitmore.That'snotnecessarilyaproblem,that'sprogress.

O.Theseimprovementsdon'tmeanweshouldn'tattempttocontrolouruseoftechnology.Inordertomakesure

itdoesn'tcontrolus,weshouldcometotermswiththefactthatit'smorethanthetechnologyitselfthat's

responsibleforourhabits.Ourworkplaceculture,socialnormsandindividualbehaviorsallplayapart.Toput

technologyinitsplace,wemustbeconscousnotonlyofhowtechnologyischanging,butalsoofhowitis

changingus.

36.0nlineservicesaresodesignedthatthemoretheyareused,themoreprofittheygenerate.

37.Theauthoradmitsusingtechnologyasanescapefromthetaskathand.

38.Checkingphonesatdinnersisnowacceptedasnormalbutnotbelching.

39.Tomakeproperuseoftechnology,weshouldnotonlyincreaseourawarenessofhowitischangingbutalso

howitisimpactingus.

40.MostofusfindithardtofocusonourimmediatetasksbecauseofInternetdistractions.

41.Whenonepersonstartscheckingtheirphone,theotherswillfollowsuit.

42.Thegreatmajorityofsmartphoneusersdon'ttakethetroubletoadjusttheirsettingstosuittheirown

purposes.

43.TheInternetisregardedbysomeasdesignedtodistractourattention.

44.Theauthorattributeshistechaddictionchieflytohishabitofputtingoffdoingwhatheshoulddorightaway.

45.White-collarworkerscheckemailroundtheclockbecauseitisrequiredbytheiremployers.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

））））

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedAzB,CandD.You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Question46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AtthebaseofamountaininTanzania'sGregoryRift,LakeNatronburnsbrightred,surrounded

bytheremainsofanimalsthatwereunfortunateenoughtofallintothesaltywater.Bats,

swallowsandmorearechemicallypreservedintheposeinwhichtheyperished,sealedinthe

depositsofsodiumcarbonateinthewater.Thelake'slandscapeisbizarreanddeadly-andmade

evenmoresobythefactthatit'stheplacewherenearly75percentoftheworld'sflamingos（火烈

鳥）areborn.

Thewaterissocorrosivethatitcanburntheskinandeyesofunadaptedanimals.Flamingos,

however,aretheonlyspeciesthatactuallymakeslifeinthemidstofallthatdeath.Onceevery

threeorfouryears,whenconditionsareright,thelakeiscoveredwiththepinkbirdsastheystop

flighttobreed.Three-quartersoftheworld'sflamingosflyoverfromothersaltlakesintheRift

Valleyandnestonsalt-crystalislandsthatappearwhenthewaterisatspecificlevel-toohigh

andthebirdscan'tbuildtheirnests,toolowandpredatorscanmorebrisklyacrossthelakebed

andattack.Whenthewaterhitsthe

rightlevel.Thebabybirdsarekeptsafeformpredatorsbyacorrosiveditch.

“Flamingoshaveevolvedveryleatheryskinontheirlegssotheycantoleratethesaltwater/says

DavidHarper,aprofessorattheUniversityofLeicester.z/Humanscannot,andwoulddieiftheir

legswereexposedforanylengthoftime."Sofarthisyear,waterlevelshavebeentoohighfor

theflamingostonest.

Somefish,too,havehadlimitedsuccessvacationingatthelakeaslesssaltylagoons（瀉^胡）

formontheouteredgesfromhotspringsflowingintoLakeNatron.Threespeciesoftilapia（羅

非魚）thrivetherepart-time.Z/Fishhavearefugeinthestreamsandcanexpandintothelagoons

whenthelakeislowandthelagoonsareseparate/7Harpersaid.ZZAIIthelagoonsjoinwhenthe

lakeishighandfishmustretreattotheirstreamrefugesordie."Otherwise,nofishareableto

surviveinthenaturallytoxiclake.

Thisuniqueecosystemmaysoonbeunderpressure.TheTanzaniangovernmenthasonceagain

startedminingthelakeforsodaash,usedformakingchemicals,glassanddetergents.Although

theplannedoperationwillbelocatedmorethan40milesaway,drawingthesodaashinthrough

pipelines,conservationistsworryitcouldstillupsetthenaturalwatercycleandbreedinggrounds.

Fornow,though,liteprevails-eveninalakethatkillsalmosteverythingittouches.

36.WhatcanwelearnaboutLakeNatron?

A)Itissimplyuninhabitableformostanimals.

B)Itremainslittleknowntotheoutsideworld.

C)Itisabreedinggroundforavarietyofbirds.

D)Itmakesanidealhabitatforlotsofpredators.

37.Flamingosnestonlywhenthelakewaterisataspecificlevelsothattheirbabiescan.

A)findsafesheltermoreeasilyC)stayawayfrompredators

B)growthickfeathersontheirfeetD)getaccustomedtothesaltywater

38.FlamingosintheRiftValleyareuniqueinthat.

A)theycanmoveswiftlyacrosslagoonsC)theybreednaturallyincorrosiveditches

B)theycansurvivewellinsaltywaterD)theyknowwhereandwhentonest

39.WhycancertainspeciesoftilapiasometimessurvivearoundLakeNatron?

A)Theycantakerefugeinthelesssaltywaters.

B)Theycanfleequickenoughfrompredators.

C)Theycanmovefreelyfromlagoontolagoon.

D)Theycanstandtheheatofthespringwater.

40.WhatmaybetheconsequenceofTanzaniangovernmentsplannedoperation?

A)Theacceleratedextinctionofflamingos.

B)Thechangeofflamingos*migrationroute.

C)TheoverminingofLakeNatron'ssodaash.

D)ThedisruptionofLakeNatron'secosystem.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itistheseasonforsomefranticlast-minutemathacrossthecountry,employeesofallstripeare

countingbackwardinanattempttofigureoutjusthowmuchpaidtime-offtheyhaveleftittheir

reserves.Moreofthem,though,willskipthosecalculationsaltogetherandjustpowerthrough

theholidaysinto2017:MorethanhalfofAmericanworkersdon'tuseupalloftheirallotted

vacationdayseachyear.

Notsolongago,peoplewouldhaveturneduptheirnosesatthatkindofdedicationtothejob.As

marketingprofessorsSilviaBellezza,NeeruPaharia,andAnatKeinanrecentlyexplainedin

HarvardBusinessReview(HBR)Zleisuretimewasonceseenasanindicatorofhighsocialstatus,

somethingattainableonlyforthoseatthetop.Sincethemiddleofthe20thcentury,though,

thingshaveturnedtheoppositeway-thesedays,punishinghoursatyourdesk,ratherthandays

off,areseenasthemarkofsomeoneimportant.

Inaseriesofseveralexperiments,theresearchersillustratedjusthowmuchwe'vecometo

admirebusyness,oratleasttheappearanceofit.Volunteersreadtwopassages,onaboutaman

wholedalifeofleisureandanotheraboutamanwhowasover-workedandover-scheduled;

whenaskedtodeterminewhichofthetwohadahighersocialstatus,themajorityof

theparticipantssaidthelatter.Thesamehedtrueforpeoplewhousedproductsthatimpliedtheywereshorton

time:Inoneexperiment,forexample,customersofthegrocery-deliveryservicePeapodwereseenasofhigher

statusthanpeoplewhoshoppedatgrocerystoresthatwereequallyexpensive;inanother,peoplewearing

wirelessheadphoneswereconsideredfurtheruponthesocialladderthanthosewearingr