6月大學英語六級考試真題預測第二套PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetojumptoconclusionsuponseeingorhearingsomething.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA．,B),C．andD．,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron,AnswerShoot1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A．Collegetuitionhasbecomeaheavyburdenforthestudents.B．Collegestudentsareingeneralpoliticallyactivenowadays.C．Heisdoubtfulabouttheeffectofthestudents'action.D．Hetookpartinmanyprotestswhenhewasatcollege.2.A．Jayisorganizingapartyfortheretiringdean.B．Jayissurprisedtolearnofthepartyforhim.3.A．Hefoundhiswalletinhisbriefcase.C．ThedeanwillcometoJay'sbirthdayparty.D．TheclasshaskeptthepartyasecretfromJay.C．Helefthisthingswithhiscarinthegarage.D．Hetoldthewomantogoandpickuphiscar.C．Newcomediesareexciting,justlikethoseinthe1960s.B．Hewenttothelost-and-foundoffice.4.A．Theshowhedirectedturnedouttobeasuccess.B．Hewatchesonlythosecomediesbyfamousdirectors.D．TVcomedieshavenotimprovedmuchsincethe1960s.5.A．Allvegetablesshouldbecookedfresh.B．Themanshouldtryoutsomenewrecipes.6.A．Sortouttheirtaxreturns.C．Overcookedvegetablesareoftentasteless.D．Themanshould.stopboilingthevegetables.C．Figureoutawaytoavoidtaxes.B．Helpthemtidyupthehouse.D．Helpthemtodecodeamessage.7.A．Hedidn'texpecttocompletehisworksosoon.B．Hehasdevotedawholemonthtohisresearch.C．Thewomanisstilltryingtofinishherwork.D．Thewomanremainsatotalmysterytohim.

8.A．Hewouldliketomajorinpsychologytoo.B．Hehasfailedtoregisterforthecourse.C．Developmentalpsychologyisnewlyoffered.D．Thereshouldbemoretimeforregistration.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A．Thebrilliantproductdesign.B．Thenewcolorcombinations.10.A．Uniquetouristattractions.B．TraditionalThaisilks.C．Theuniquecraftsmanship.D．Thetextureofthefabrics.C．Localhandicrafts.D．Fancyproducts.11.A．Itwillbeonthefollowingweekend.B．Itwillbeoutintothecountryside.C．Itwilllastonlyoneday.D．Itwillstarttomorrow.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.A．Agoodsecondaryeducation.B．Apleasantneighbourhood.C．Ahappychildhood.D．Ayearofpracticaltraining.C．Heisacademicallygifted.D．Heisgoodatcarpentry.13.A．Heoughttogetgoodvocationaltraining.B．Heshouldbesenttoaprivateschool.14.A．DonwellSchool.B．EnderbyHigh.C．CarltonAbbeyD．EnderbyComprehensive.15.A．PutKeithinagoodboardingschool.B．Talkwiththeirchildrenabouttheirdecision.SectionBC．Sendtheirchildrentoabetterprivateschool.D．Findoutmoreaboutthefiveschools.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnsewerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyonhavejustheard.16.A．Itwillbebrightlylit.B．Itwillbewellventilated.17.A．Onthefirstfloor.B．Onthegroundfloor.C．Itwillhavealargespaceforstorage.D．Itwillprovideeasyaccesstothedisabled.C．Oppositetothelibrary.D．Onthesamefloorasthelabs.

18.A．Tomakethebuildingappeartraditional.B．Tomatchthestyleofconstructiononthesite.PassageTwoC．Tocuttheconstructioncosttotheminimum.D．Toembodythesubcommittee'sdesignconcepts.Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A．Sellfinancialsoftware.C．Writefinancialsoftware.D．Conductresearchonfinancialsoftware.C．Rewarding.D．Important.B．Trainclientstousefinancialsoftware.20.A．Unsuccessful.B．Tedious.21.A．Heofferedonlinetutorials.C．Hegavethetraineeslecturenotes.D．Heprovidedindividualsupport.B．Heheldgroupdiscussions.22.A．Theemployeeswereabitslowtofollowhisinstruction.B．Thetrainees'problemshadtobedealtwithonebyone.C．Nobodyisabletosolvealltheproblemsinacoupleofweeks.D．Thefaultmightlieinhisstyleofpresentingtheinformation.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23.A．Theirparentstendtooverprotectthem.B．Theirteachersmeetthemonlyinclass.C．Theyhavelittleclosecontactwithadults.D．Theyrarelyreadanybooksaboutadults.24.A．Real-lifecasesaresimulatedforstudentstolearnlaw.C．Opportunitiesarecreatedforchildrentobecomewriters.B．Writersandlawyersarebroughtintotalktostudents.D．MoreTeacherandWriterCollaborativesarebeingsetup.25.A.Sixth-graderscanteachfirst-gradersaswellasteachers.B.Childrenareoftenthebestteachersofotherchildren.C.PairedLearningcultivatesthespiritofcooperation.D.Childrenliketoformpartnershipswitheachother.SectionCDirections..Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Testsmaybethemostunpopularpartofacademiclife.Studentshatethembecausetheyproducefearand(26)__________aboutbeingevaluated,andafocusongradesinsteadoflearningforlearning’ssake.Buttestsarealsovaluable.Awell-constructedtest(27)__________whatyouknowandwhatyoustillneedtolearn.Testshelpyouseehowyourperformance(28)__________thatofothers.Andknowingthatyou’llbetestedon(29)__________materialiscertainlylikelyto(30)__________youtolearnthematerialmorethoroughly.However,there’sanotherreasonyoumightdisliketests:Youmayassumethattestshavethepowerto(31)__________yourworthasaperson.Ifyoudobadlyonatest,youmaybetemptedtobelievethatyou’vereceivedsome(32)__________informationaboutyourselffromtheprofessor,informationthatsaysyou’reafailureinsomesignificantway.Thisisadangerous—andwrong-headed—assumption.Ifyoudobadlyonatest,itdoesn’tmeanyou’reabadpersonorstupid.Orthatyou’llneverdobetteragain,andthatyourlifeis(33)__________.Ifyoudon'tdowellonatest,you’rethesamepersonyouwerebeforeyoutookthetest—nobetter,noworse.Youjustdidbadlyonatest.That’sit.(34)__________,testsarenotameasureofyourvalueasanindividual—theyareameasureonlyofhowwellandhowmuchyoustudied.Testsaretools;theyareindirectand(35)__________measuresofwhatweknow.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Forinvestorswhodesirelowriskandguaranteedincome,U.S.governmentbondsareasecureinvestmentbecausethesebondshavethefinancialbackingandfullfaithandcreditofthefederalgovernment.Municipalbonds,alsosecure,areofferedbylocalgovernmentsandoftenhave___36___suchastax-freeinterest.Somemayevenbe___37___.Corporatebondsareabitmorerisky.Twoquestionsoften___38___first-timecorporatebondinvestors.Thefirstis“IfIpurchaseacorporatebond,doIhavetoholdituntilthematuritydate?”Theanswerisno.Bondsareboughtandsolddailyon___39___securitiesexchanges.However,ifyoudecidetosellyourbondbeforeitsmaturitydate,you’renotguaranteedtogetthefacevalueof

thebond.Forexample,ifyourbonddoesnothave___40___thatmakeitattractivetootherinvestors,youmaybeforcedtosellyourbondata___41___,i.e.,apricelessthanthebond’sfacevalue.Butifyourbondishighlyvaluedbyotherinvestors,youmaybeabletosellitatapremium,i.e.,apriceaboveitsfacevalue.Bondpricesgenerally___42___inversely(相反地)withcurrentmarketinterestrates.Asinterestratesgoup,bondpricesfall,andviceversa(反之亦然).Thus,likeallinvestments,bondshaveadegreeofrisk.Thesecondquestionis“HowcanI___43___theinvestmentriskofaparticularbondissue?”Standard&Poor’sandMoody’sInvestorsServiceratethelevelofriskofmanycorporateandgovernmentbonds.And___44___,thehigherthemarketriskofabond,thehighertheinterestrate.Investorswillinvestinabondconsideredriskyonlyifthe___45___returnishighenough.A)advantagesB)assessD)conservedE)deductionF)discountG)embarrassH)featuresI)fluctuateJ)indefiniteK)insuredL)majorM)naturallyN)potentialC)botherO)simultaneouslySectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.LessonsFromaFeministParadiseA．Onthe