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大学英语六级考试冲刺模考一
Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of team
spirit and communication in the workplace. You should write at least 150 words but
no more than 200 words.
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the
end of each conversation you will hear four questions. Both the
conversations 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
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letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. A) Project organizer. B) Public relations officer.
C) Marketing manager. D) Market research consultant.
2. A) Quantitative advertising research. B) Questionnaire design.
C) Research methodology. D) Interviewer training.
3. A) They are intensive studies of people’s spending habits.
B) They examine relations between producers and customers.
C) They look for new and effective ways to promote products.
D) They study trends or customer satisfaction over a long period.
4. A) The lack of promotion opportunity.
B) Checking charts and tables.
C) Designing questionnaires.
D) The persistent intensity.
·1·Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5. A) His view on Canadian universities.
B) His understanding of higher education.
C) His suggestions for improvements in higher education.
D) His complaint about bureaucracy in American universities.
6. A) It is well designed.
B) It is rattier inflexible.
C) It varies among universities.
D) It has undergone great changes.
7. A) The United States and Canada can learn from each other.
B) Public universities are often superior to private universities.
C) Everyone should be given equal access to higher education.
D) Private schools work more efficiently than public institutions.
8. A) University systems vary from country to country.
B) Efficiency is essential to university management.
C) It is hard to say which is better, a public university or a private one.
D) Many private universities in the U. S. are actually large bureaucracies.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear
three or four 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 1 with
a single line through the centre.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9. A) Government’s role in resolving an economic crisis.
B) The worsening real wage situation around the world.
C) Indications of economic recovery in the United States.
D) The impact of the current economic crisis on people’s life.
10. A) They will feel less pressure to raise employees’ wages.
B) They will feel free to choose the most suitable employees.
C) They will feel inclined to expand their business operations.
D) They will feel more confident in competing with their rivals.
11. A) Employees and companies cooperate to pull through the economic crisis.
B) Government and companies join hands to create jobs for the unemployed.
C) Employees work shorter hours to avoid layoffs.
D) Team work will be encouraged in companies.
·2·Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have heard.
12. A) Whether memory supplements work.
B) Whether herbal medicine works wonders.
C) Whether exercise enhances one’s memory.
D) Whether a magic memory promises success.
13. A) They help the elderly more than the young.
B) They are beneficial in one way or another.
C) They generally do not have side effects.
D) They are not based on real science.
14. A) They are available at most country fairs.
B) They are taken in relatively high dosage.
C) They are collected or grown by farmers.
D) They are prescribed by trained practitioners.
15. A) They have often proved to be as helpful as doing mental exercise.
B) Taking them with other medications might entail unnecessary risks.
C) Their effect lasts only a short time.
D) Many have benefited from them.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three
or four questions. The recording will be played 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 1 with a single line through the
centre.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.
16. A) How catastrophic natural disasters turn out to be to developing nations.
B) How the World Meteorological Organization studies natural disasters.
C) How powerless humans appear to be in face of natural disasters.
D) How the negative impacts of natural disasters can be reduced.
17. A) By training rescue teams for emergencies.
B) By taking steps to prepare people for them.
C) By changing people’s views of nature.
D) By relocating people to safer places.
18. A) How preventive action can reduce the loss of life.
B) How courageous Cubans are in face of disasters.
C) How Cubans suffer from tropical storms.
D) How destructive tropical storms can be.
·3·Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have heard.
19. A) Pay back their loans to the American government.
B) Provide loans to those in severe financial difficulty.
C) Contribute more to the goal of a wider recovery.
D) Speed up their recovery from the housing bubble.
20. A) Some banks may have to merge with others.
B) Many smaller regional banks are going to fail.
C) It will be hard for banks to provide more loans.
D) Many banks will have to lay off some employees.
21. A) It will work closely with the government.
B) It will endeavor to write off bad loans.
C) It will try to lower the interest rate.
D) It will try to provide more loans.
22. A) It won’t help the American economy to turn around.
B) It won’t do any good to the major commercial banks.
C) It will win the approval of the Obama administration.
D) It will be necessary if the economy starts to shrink again.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
23. A) Being unable to learn new things.
B) Being rather slow to make changes.
C) Losing temper more and more often.
D) Losing the ability to get on with others.
24. A) Cognitive stimulation.
B) Community activity.
C) Balanced diet.
D) Fresh air.
25. A) Ignoring the signs and symptoms of aging.
B) Adopting an optimistic attitude towards life.
C) Endeavoring to give up unhealthy lifestyles.
D) Seeking advice from doctors from time to time.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word
for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read
the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is
·4·identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer
Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the
bank more than once.
When considering risk factors associated with serious chronic diseases, we often think about
health indicators such as cholesterol, blood pressure, and body weight. But poor diet and physical
inactivity also catch increase the risk of heart disease and have a role to play in the development of
some cancers. Perhaps worse, the 26 effects of an unhealthy diet and insufficient exercise are
not limited to your body. Recent research has also shown that 27 in a high-fat and high-sugar
diet may have negative effects on your brain, causing learning and memory 28 .
Studies have found obesity is associated with impairments in cognitive functioning, as
29 by a range of learning and memory tests, such as the ability to remember a list of words
presented some minutes or hours earlier. There is also a growing body of evidence that diet-
induced cognitive impairments can emerge 30 —within weeks or even days. For example,
one study found healthy adults 31 to a high-fat diet for five days showed impaired attention,
memory, and mood compared with a low-fat diet control group. Another study also found eating
a high-fat and high-sugar breakfast each day for as little as four days resulted in problems with
learning and memory 32 to those observed in overweight and obese individuals.
Body weight was not hugely different between the groups eating a healthy diet and those on
high fat and sugar diets. So this shows negative 33 of poor dietary intake can occur even when
body weight has not changed 34 . Thus, body weight is not always the best indicator of health
and a thin person still needs to eat well and exercise 35 .
A) assessed I) excelling
B) assigned J) indulging
C) consequences K) loopholes
D) conspicuously L) rapidly
E) deficits M) redundant
F) designated N) regularly
G) detrimental O) similar
H) digestion
Section B
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.
Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the
paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more
than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking
the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
·5·Companies are Working with Consumers to Reduce Waste
A) As consumers, we are very wasteful. Annually, the world generates 1.3 billion tons of
solid waste. This is expected to go up to 2.2 billion by 2025. The developed countries are
responsible for 44% of waste, and in the U.S. alone, the average person throws away their
body weight in rubbish every month.
B) Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no incentive to lengthen the
life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue they would get from selling new goods. Yet,
more and more businesses are thinking about how to reduce consumer waste. This is partly
driven by the rising price of raw materials and metals. It is also partly due to both consumers
and companies becoming more aware of the need to protect our environment.
C) When choosing what products to buy and which brands to buy from, more and more
consumers are looking into sustainability. This is opposed to just price and performance they
were concerned about in the past. In a survey of 54 of the world’s leading brands, almost all
of them reported that consumers are showing increasing care about sustainable lifestyles. At
the same time, surveys on consumers in the U.S. and the U.K. show that they also care about
minimizing energy use and reducing waste.
D) For the most part, consumers control what happens to a product. But some companies are
realizing that placing the burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective
strategy, especially when tossing something away seems like the easiest and most convenient
option.
E) Some retailers and manufacturers in the clothing, footwear, and electronics industries have
launched environmental programs. They want to make their customers interested in preserving
their products and preventing things that still have value from going to the garbage dump.
By offering services to help expand the longevity of their products, they’re promising quality
and durability to consumers, and receiving the reputational gains for being environmentally
friendly.
F) For example, the Swedish jeans company Nudie Jeans offers free repair at twenty of their
shops. Instead of discarding their old worn-out jeans, customers bring them in to be renewed.
The company even provides mail-order repair kits and online videos, so that customers can
learn how to fix a pair of jeans at home. Their philosophy is that extending the life of a pair
of jeans is not only great for the environment, but allows the consumer to get more value out
of their product. When customers do want to toss their pair, they can give them back to the
store, which will repurpose and resell them. Another clothing company, Patagonia, a high-
end outdoor clothing store, follows the same principle. It has partnered with DIY website
iFixit to teach consumers how to repair their clothing, such as waterproof outerwear, at home.
The company also offers a repair program for their customers for a modest fee. Currently,
Patagonia repairs about 40,000 garments a year in their Reno, Nevada, service center.
According to the company’s CEO, Rose Marcario, this is about building a company that cares
about the environment. At the same time, offering repair supports the perceived quality of its
products.
·6·G) In Brazil, the multinational corporation Adidas has been running a shoe-recycling program
called “Sustainable Footprint” since 2012. Customers can bring shoes of any brand into an
Adidas store to be shredded and turned into alternative fuels for energy creation instead of
being burned as trash. They are used to fuel cement ovens. To motivate visitors to bring
in more old shoes, Adidas Brazil promotes the program in stores by showing videos to
educate customers, and it even offers a discount each time a customer brings in an old pair of
shoes. This boosts the reputation and image of Adidas by making people more aware of the
company’s values.
H) Enormous opportunities also lie with e-waste. It is estimated that in 2014 the world produced
some 42 million metric tons of e-waste (discarded electrical and electronic equipment
and its parts) with North America and Europe accounting for 8 and 12 million metric tons
respectively. The materials from e-waste include iron, copper, gold, silver, and aluminum
materials that could be reused, resold, salvaged, or recycled. Together, the value of these
metals is estimated to be about $ 52 billion. Electronics giants like Best Buy and Samsung
have provided e-waste take-back programs over the past few years,which aim to refurbish (翻
新) old electronic components and parts into new products.
I) For other companies interested in reducing waste, helping the environment, and providing the
sustainable lifestyles that consumers seek, here are some first steps for building a relationship
with customers that focuses on recycling and restoring value to products:
J) Find partners. If you are a manufacturer who relies on outside distributors, then retailers
are the ideal partner for collecting old products. Power tool maker DeWalt partners with
companies, such as Lowes and Napa Auto Parts, to collect old tools at their stores for
recycling. The partnership benefits both sides by allowing unconventional partners (for
example, two companies from two different industries) to work together on a specific aspect of
the value chain, like, in this example, an engine firm with an accessory one.
K) Create incentives. Environmental conscientiousness isn’t always enough to make customers
recycle old goods. For instance, DeWalt discovered that many contractors were holding on to
their old tools, even if they no longer worked, because they were expensive purchases and it
was hard to justify bringing them in to recycle. By offering instant discounts worth as much as
$100, DeWalt launched a trade-in program to encourage people to bring back tools. As a result,
DeWalt now reuses those materials to create new products.
L) Start with a trial program, and expect to change the details as you go. Any take-back program
will likely change over time, depending on what works for your customers and company goals.
Maybe you see low customer participation at first, or conversely, so much success that the cost
of recycling becomes too high. Best Buy, for instance, has been bearing the lion’s share of
e-waste volume since two of its largest competitors, Amazon and Walmart, do not have their
own recycling programs. Since the launch of its program, Best Buy changed its policy to add a
$25 fee for recycling old televisions in order to keep the program going.
M) Build a culture of collective values with customers. A stronger relationship between the
retailer/producer and the consumer isn’t just about financial incentives. By creating more
awareness around your efforts to reduce waste, and by developing a culture of responsibility,
·7·repair, and reuse, you can build customer loyalty based on shared values and responsibilities.
N) These examples are just the tip of the iceberg, but they demonstrate how helping customers
get more use of their materials can transform value chains and operations. Reducing waste
by incorporating used materials into production can cut costs and decrease the price of
procurement (采购): less to be procured from the outside and more to be re-utilized from the
inside.
O) Companies play a big role in creating a circular economy, in which value is generating less
from extracting new resources and more from getting better use out of the resources we
already have—but they must also get customers engaged in the process.
36. Some companies believe that products’ prolonged lifespan benefits both the environment and
customers.
37. A survey shows shoppers today are getting more concerned about energy conservation and
environmental protection when deciding what to buy.
38. Companies can build customer loyalty by creating a positive culture of environmental
awareness.
39. When companies launch environmental programs, they will have their brand reputation
enhanced.
40. One multinational company offers discounts to customers who bring in old footwear to be used
as fuel.
41. Recycling used products can help manufacturers reduce production costs.
42. Electronic products contain valuable metals that could be recovered.
43. It seems commonly believed that companies are not motivated to prolong their products’
lifespan.
44. It is advisable for companies to partner with each other in product recycling.
45. Some businesses have begun to realize it may not be effective to let consumers take full
responsibility for recycling.
Section C
Directions: 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 centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
Schools are not just a microcosm (缩影) of society; they mediate it too. The best seek to
alleviate the external pressures on their pupils while equipping them better to understand and
handle the world outside—at once sheltering them and broadening their horizons. This is ambitious
in any circumstances, and in a divided and unequal society the two ideals can clash outright (直接
地).
·8·Trips that many adults would consider the adventure of a lifetime—treks in Borneo, a sports
tour to Barbados—appear to have become almost routine at some state schools. Parents are being
asked for thousands of pounds. Though schools cannot profit from these trips, the companies that
arrange them do. Meanwhile, pupils arrive at school hungry because their families can’t afford
breakfast. The Child Poverty Action Group says nine out of 30 in every classroom fall below the
poverty line. The discrepancy is startlingly apparent. Introducing a fundraising requirement for
students does not help, as better-off children can tap up richer aunts and neighbours.
Probing the rock pools of a local beach or practising French on a language exchange can fire
children’s passions, boost their skills and open their eyes to life’s possibilities. Educational outings
help bright but disadvantaged students to get better scores in A-level tests. In this globalised age,
there is a good case for international travel, and some parents say they can manage the cost of a
school trip abroad more easily than a family holiday. Even in the face of immense and mounting
financial pressures, some schools have shown remarkable determination and ingenuity in ensuring
that all their pupils are able to take up opportunities that may be truly life-changing. They should
be applauded. Methods such as whole-school fundraising, with the proceeds (收益) pooled, can
help to extend opportunities and fuel community spirit.
But €3, 000 trips cannot be justified when the average income for families with children is just
over €30, 000. Such initiatives close doors for many pupils. Some parents pull their children out
of school because of expensive field trips. Even parents who can see that a trip is little more than a
party or celebration may well feel guilty that their child is left behind.
The Department for Education’s guidance says schools can charge only for board and lodging
if the trip is part of the syllabus, and that students receiving government aid are exempt from
these costs. However, many schools seem to ignore the advice; and it does not cover the kind of
glamorous, exotic trips, which are becoming increasingly common. Schools cannot be expected to
bring together communities single-handed. But the least we should expect is that they do not foster
divisions and exclude those who are already disadvantaged.
46. What does the author say best schools should do?
A) Prepare students to both challenge and change the divided unequal society.
B) Protect students from social pressures and enable them to face the world.
C) Motivate students to develop their physical as well as intellectual abilities.
D) Encourage students to be ambitious and help them to achieve their goals
47. What does the author think about school field trips?
A) They enable students from different backgrounds to mix with each other.
B) They widen the gap between privileged and disadvantaged students.
C) They give the disadvantaged students a chance to see the world.
D) They only benefit students with rich relatives and neighbours.
48. What does the author suggest can help build community spirit?
A) Events aiming to improve community services
B) Activities that help to fuel students’ ingenuity.
C) Events that require mutual understanding.
D) Activities involving all students on campus.
·9·49. What do we learn about low-income parents regarding school field trips?
A) They want their children to participate even though they don’t see much benefit.
B) They don’t want their kids to participate but find it hard to keep them from going.
C) They don’t want their kids to miss any chance to broaden their horizons despite the cost.
D) They want their children to experience adventures but they don’t want them to run risks.
50. What is the author’s expectation of schools?
A) Bringing a community together with ingenuity.
B) Resolving the existing discrepancies in society.
C) Avoiding creating new gaps among students.
D) Giving poor students preferential treatment.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach $30 billion by
next year, and startups (初创公司)want in on the action. What they sometimes lack is feedback
from the people who they hope will use their products. So Brookdale, the country’s largest owner
of retirement communities, has been inviting a few select entrepreneurs just to move in for a few
days, show off their products and hear what the residents have to say.
That’s what brought Dayle Rodriguez, 28, all the way from England to the dining room of
Brookdale South Bay in Torrance, California. Rodriguez is the community and marketing manager
for a company called Sentab. The startup’s product, Sentab TV, enables older adults who may
not be comfortable with computers to access email, video chat and social media using just their
televisions and a remote control.
“It’s nothing new, it’s nothing too complicated and it’s natural because lots of people have TV
remotes,” says Rodriguez.
But none of that is the topic of conversation in the Brookdale dining room. Instead, Rodriguez
solicits residents’ advice on what he should get on his cheeseburger and how he should spend the
afternoon. Playing cards was on the agenda, as well as learning to play mahjong (麻将).
Rodriguez says it’s important that residents here don’t feel like he’s selling them something.
“I’ve had more feedback in a passive approach,” he says. “Playing pool, playing cards, having
dinner, having lunch” all work better than “going through a survey of questions. When they get
to know me and to trust me, knowing for sure I’m not selling them something— there’ll be more
honest feedback from them.”
Rodriguez is just the seventh entrepreneur to move into one of Brookdale’s 1,100 senior living
communities. Other new products in the program have included a kind of full-body blow dryer and
specially designed clothing that allows people with disabilities to dress and undress themselves.
Mary Lou Busch, 93, agreed to try the Sentab system. She tells Rodriguez that it might be
good for someone, but not for her.
“I have the computer and Face Time, which I talk with my family on,” she explains. She also
has an iPad and a smartphone. “So I do pretty much everything I need to do.”
To be fair, if Rodriguez had wanted feedback from some more technophobic (害怕技术
·10·的)seniors, he might have ended up in the wrong Brookdale community. This one is located
in the heart of Southern California’s aerospace corridor. Many residents have backgrounds in
engineering, business and academic circles.
But Rodriguez says he’s still learning something important by moving into this Brookdale
community: “People are more tech-proficient than we thought.”
And besides, where else would he learn to play mahjong?
51. What does the passage say about the startups?
A) They never lose time in upgrading products for seniors.
B) They want to have a share of the seniors’ goods market.
C) They invite seniors to their companies to try their products.
D) They try to profit from promoting digital products to seniors.
52. Some entrepreneurs have been invited to Brookdale to .
A) have an interview with potential customers.
B) conduct a survey of retirement communities.
C) collect residents’ feedback on their products.
D) show senior residents how to use IT products.
53. What do we know about Sentab TV?
A) It is a TV program catering to the interest of the elderly.
B) It is a digital TV which enjoys popularity among seniors.
C) It is a TV specially designed for seniors to view programs.
D) It is a communication system via TV instead of a computer.
54. What does Rodriguez say is important in promoting products?
A) Winning trust from prospective customers.
B) Knowing the likes and dislikes of customers.
C) Demonstrating their superiority on the spot.
D) Responding promptly to customer feedback.
55. What do we learn about the seniors in the Brookdale community？
A) Most of them are interested in using the Sentab.
B) They are quite at ease with high-tech products.
C) They have much in common with seniors elsewhere.
D) Most of them enjoy a longer life than average people.
Part Ⅳ Translation (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into
English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
梅花（plum blossom)位居中国十大名花之首，源于中国南方，已有三千多年的栽培和
种植历史。隆冬时节，五颜六色的梅花不畏严寒，迎着风雪傲然绽放。在中国传统文化中，
·11·梅花象征着坚强、纯洁、高雅，激励人们不畏艰难，砥砺前行。自古以来，许多诗人和画
家从梅花中获取灵感，创作了无数不朽的作品。普通大众也都喜爱梅花，春节期间常用于
家庭装饰。南京市已将梅花定为市花，每年举办梅花节，成千上万的人冒着严寒到梅花山
踏雪赏梅。
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