2016年12月英语六级考试-2016年英语六级(CET-6)考试新题型预测试卷(5)

Part I Writing (30mintes) 1、My Opinion on Campus Love _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Directions: For this part, you are allawed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My Opinion on Campus Love. You should write at least 150 words according to the-outline given below in Chinese: 1.有人认为校园恋爱的影响不好 2.有人却认为校园恋爱没有什么不好 3.你的观点 Part II Reading Comprehension (15 minutes) 2、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 l - 7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. For questions 8 -10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Linguistic Ability of Children A. 　　Scientists may finally have an explanation for why children reign supreme when it comes to learning new language. Using MRI and animation technology to study the brains of children,researchers like Dr. Paul Thompson of UCLA have discovered that children are processing language information in a different region of the brain than adults. B. 　　There are different areas in the brain controlling different functions in our lives. When we brush our teeth, sign our names or drive a car, we don't consciously think: "move the right hand up and down like this," "capitalize this letter," or "turn the wheel 30 degrees to the left. " These are examples of automatic brain function. When children acquire language, this same part of the brain, called the "deep motor area," is what they use, so the language is like second nature. C.　　 But when adults learn a, second or third language, their brains operate differently. The window of opportunity to imprint information and skills in the deep motor region of the brain is widest during early childhood and nearly shut by the time we reach about 18. Therefore, adults have to store information elsewhere, in a more active brain region. As a consequence, adults usually think sentences through in a native tongue and then translate them word-by-word,instead of thinking automatically in another language like a child would. Even for people with extensive training in a second language as an adult: who feel their speech is automatic, on a neurological level the brain is still operating differently from a child's. D. 　　Research into the neurology of language acquisition is proving useful because understanding the "geographic" differences of language learning in children versus adults may influence teachers and their decisions about foreign language instruction. As an example, Thompson says simply teaching young children the sounds and accents of other languages at an earlier age may be valuable，even if they are not getting full instruction in the language．Learning those sounds later in life from a neurological perspective call be more difficult． E． 　　There is no proof of any physiological change that fundamentally alters language learning between childhood and adulthood．Non—physiological explanations are available for every observation made thus far，and they are just as plausible as the physiological explanations．The notion that children are physiologically different from adults with respect to language learning is accepted linguistic dogma．not proven fact．The dogma is most readily accepted by linguists who can’t learn other languag

3、What is almost closed when we become adults? A．The ability to process language informatio B．Automatic brain functio C．Window of opportunit D．Second natur

4、What kind of teachers does the latest research affect? A．Bilingual teacher B．Teachers in physiolog C．Native language teacher D．Foreign language teacher

5、What do non-physiological and physiological explanations have in common? A．Paradox B．Dilemma C．Plausibility D．Ambiguous

6、What is used to show that young children use a much larger area of the brain than older children or adults? A．Electrical measurements B．MRI and animation technology C．A specially developed program D．The unique ability to imprint information

7、It is the brain’s left hemisphere that is more suitable for language development A．even if it is surgically removed B．even if it is injured C．because it is fully—developed by birth D．because it is plastic enough to reshape

8、Paragraph H mainly discusses_________________ ． A．thinking things through B．a larger brain capacity C．specialist area D．the critical time Part II Reading Comprehension (15 minutes) 9、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 l - 7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. For questions 8 -10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Linguistic Ability of Children A. 　　Scientists may finally have an explanation for why children reign supreme when it comes to learning new language. Using MRI and animation technology to study the brains of children,researchers like Dr. Paul Thompson of UCLA have discovered that children are processing language information in a different region of the brain than adults. B. 　　There are different areas in the brain controlling different functions in our lives. When we brush our teeth, sign our names or drive a car, we don't consciously think: "move the right hand up and down like this," "capitalize this letter," or "turn the wheel 30 degrees to the left. " These are examples of automatic brain function. When children acquire language, this same part of the brain, called the "deep motor area," is what they use, so the language is like second nature. C.　　 But when adults learn a, second or third language, their brains operate differently. The window of opportunity to imprint information and skills in the deep motor region of the brain is widest during early childhood and nearly shut by the time we reach about 18. Therefore, adults have to store information elsewhere, in a more active brain region. As a consequence, adults usually think sentences through in a native tongue and then translate them word-by-word,instead of thinking automatically in another language like a child would. Even for people with extensive training in a second language as an adult: who feel their speech is automatic, on a neurological level the brain is still operating differently from a child's. D. 　　Research into the neurology of language acquisition is proving useful because understanding the "geographic" differences of language learning in children versus adults may influence teachers and their decisions about foreign language instruction. As an example, Thompson says simply teaching young children the sounds and accents of other languages at an earlier age may be valuable，even if they are not getting full instruction in the language．Learning those sounds later in life from a neurological perspective call be more difficult． E． 　　There is no proof of any physiological change that fundamentally alters language learning between childhood and adulthood．Non—physiological explanations are available for every observation made thus far，and they are just as plausible as the physiological explanations．The notion that children are physiologically different from adults with respect to language learning is accepted linguistic dogma．not proven fact．The dogma is most readily accepted by linguists who can’t learn other languag

10、Even if adults receive much training in a second language their brains are still operating differently from children’s on a _________________

11、Although young children use large areas of the brain for language processing early in life，they later utilize____________as this enhances language—learning．

Part IV Reading Comprehension Reading in Depth (35 minutes) 12、Section A Directions: 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. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2. 　　"Without a doubt, the Channel Tunnel would not have been built if we'd known about these problems," Richard Shirrefs, the chief executive of Eurotunnel, said this week. Too few people are using the twenty year-old undersea link between Britain and France to repay even the interest on its swollen construction costs, which have left Eurotunnel with some EUR 9 billion in debt. So, just as happened with supersonic Concorde，taxpayers are being asked to help out another complete Angl0—French transport failure． 　　But this time，the government of Britain and France are unlikely to cough印(勉强交出钱)．In l986，Margaret Thatcher，then Britain’s Prime Minister，and the late Francois Mitterrand。France’s President，announced that no public money would be involved．While the French might now be a little flexible about such things。Britain will not．Pouring public money down the tunnel“is prohibited by international treaty and legislation．”insists a spokesman for Britain’s Department of Transport． 　　Mr．Shirrefs has not been specific about what he wants，other than a radical restructuring of Eurotunnel’s balance sheet，which could involve state assistance or guarantees．His firm．Which was granted a 99－year lease on the tunnel，has unveiled a record net loss of EURl．9 billion．mostly due to an accounting charge to reflect reduced cash flow expectations．Eurotunnel operates a shuttle service on the twin rail——tracks carrying passengers and vehicles．It also charges others to use the link，including rail—freight companies and Eurostar，which operates high—speed rail services between London，Paris and Brussels． 　　Even at the lower end of forecasts，some 10m Eurostar passengers were expected to use the link each year．But last year iust 6．3m did．Instead of 5m tons of freight。only l．7 m tons were transported．Mr．Shirrefs would like to boost traffic by cutting charges．but until November 2006 the fees paid by Eurostar and the freight companies are fixed—and at a level that is also based on an expectation of much higher usage．Slashing prices would bring more passengers，but it risks tipping Eurotunnel even closer to bankruptcy unless its balance sheet can be shorn up．The company has already undergone(at least)three earlier financial shake—tips． 　　None of this will come as a surprise to tunnel－skeptics—who,like Concord’s．were mostly ignored．Even as the tunnel was being dug，ferry firms ordered bigger and faster ships，confident that they could undercut it．In the event．this is what they did．Even the ferries are now adrift and losing passengers to cut-price airlines：Instead of taking an expensive train or a slow boat，an increasing number of passengers now fly cheaply to destinatio

13、Who claimed that government would not be financially involved in the tunnel construction?

14、______________finance even worse would bring in more passengers and goods but make the Eurotunnel’s finance even worse.

15、What makes Eurotunnel lose both freight and passengers?

16、Compared with flights，trains and ferries are regarded as being __________ Part IV Reading Comprehension Reading in Depth (35 minutes) 17、Questions 17-26are based on the following passage． 　　Educators are seriously concerned about the high rate of dropouts between the doctor of philosophy candidates and the consequent loss of talent to a nation in need of Ph．D．s．Some have placed the dropouts loss as high as 50 per cent．The extent of the loss was，however，largely a matter of expert guessing．Last week a well—rounded study was published．It was based on 22，000 questionnaires sent to former graduate students who were enrolled in 24 universities and it seemed to show many past fears to be groundless． 　　The dropouts rate was found to be 3 1 per cent。and in most cases the dropouts。while not completing the Ph．D．requirement，went on to productive work．They are not only doing well financially，but，according to the report，are not far below the income levels of those who went on to complete their doctorates． 　　Discussing the study last week。Dr．Tucker said the project was initiated“because of the concern frequently expressed by graduate faculties and administrators that some of the individuals who dropped out of Ph．D．programs were capable of completing the requirement for the degree．”Attrition at the Ph．D．1evel is also thought to be a waste of precious faculty time and a drain on university resources already being used to capacity．Some people expressed the opinion that the shortage of highly—trained specialists and college teachers could be reduced by persuading the dropouts to return to graduate schools to complete the Ph．D．“The results of our research”．Dr．Tucker concluded．“ did not support these opinions”． 　　1．Lack of motivation was the principal reason for dropping out． 　　2．Most dropouts went as far in their doctoral program as was consistent with their levels of ability or their specialties． 　　3．Most dropouts are now engaged in work consistent with their education and motivation． 　　Nearly 75 per cent of the dropouts said there was no academic reason for their decision，but those who mentioned academic reason cited failure to pass to the qualifying examination，uncompleted theses and failure to pass language exams．Among the single most important personal reasons identified by dropouts for non—completion of their Ph．D．program，lack of finances was marked by l9 per cent．As an indication of how well the dropouts were doing．a chart showed 2% in humanities were receiving$20．o00 and more annually while none of the Ph．D．s with that background reached this figure．The Ph．D．s shone in the$7．500 to$15．000 bracket with 78%at that level against 50%for the dropouts．This may also be an indication of the fact that top salaries in the academic fields，where Ph．D．s tend to rise to the highest salaries，are still lagging behind other fields． 　　As to the possibility of getting dropouts back on campus．the outlook was glum．The．main condition which would have to prevail for at least 25%of the dropouts who might consider returning to graduate school would be to gua

18、Research has shown that ____________． A．dropouts ale substantially below Ps in financial attainment B．the incentive factor is a minor one in regard to pursuing Pstudies C．the Pcandidate is likely to change his field of specialization if he drops out D．about onthird of those who start Pwork do not complete the work to earn the degree

19、We learn from the passage that ____________． A．foreign language requirements ．or the P do not vary in difficulty among universities B．meeting foreign language requirements for the P is the most frequent reason for dropping out C．it is an essential part of many Ph, programs to meet foreign language requirements for the P D．meeting foreign language requirements for the P is more difficult for the science candidate than for the humanities candidate

20、After reading the passage, one would refrain from concluding that________ ． A．Ps are not earning what they deserve in non-academic positions B．colleges and universities employ a substantial number of P dropouts C．a P dropout, by and large, does not have what it takes to learn the degree D．optimism reigns in regard to getting P dropouts to return to their pursuit of the degree

21、It can be inferred from the passage that __________． A．there are 1,000 positions for the Ps B．the high rate of dropouts is because the salary for dropouts is too high C．the high rate of dropouts lies in the fact that the salary for P is too low D．the reason why so many P candidates drop out is that academic requirement is too high for them

22、Questions 22-31are based on the following passage. Television has transformed politics in the United States by changing the way in which information is disseminated, by altering political campaigns, and by changing citizens' patterns of response to politics. By giving citizens independent access to the candidates, television diminished the role of the political party in-the selection of the major party candidates. By centering politics on the person of the candidate, television accelerated the citizen's focus on character than issues. 　　Television has altered the forms of political communication as well. The messages on which most of us rely are briefer than they once were. The stump speech, a political speech given by traveling politicians and lasting 1.5 to 2 hours, which characterized nineteenth century political discourse, has given way to. the 30-second advertisement and 10-second "sound bite ( 原声摘要)" in broadcast news. Increasingly the audience for speeches is not that standing in front of the politician but rather viewing audience who will hear and see a snippet (摘录) of the speech on the news. 　　In these abbreviated (缩减的) forms, much of what constituted the traditional political discourse of earlier ages has been lost. In 15 or 30 seconds, a speaker cannot establish the historical context that shaped the issue in question, cannot de tail the probable causes of the problem, and cannot examine alternative proposals to argue that one is preferable to others. In snippets, politicians assert but do not argue. 　　Because television is an intimate medium, speaking through it required a changed political style that was more conversational, personal, and visual than that of the old-style stump speech.Reliance on television means that increasingly our political world contains memorable pictures rather than memorable words. Schools teach us to analyze words and print. However, in a world in which politics is increasingly visual, informed citizenship requires a new set of skills. 　　Recognizing the power of television's pictures, politicians crafted televisual, staged events,called pseudo events, and designed to attract media coverage. Much of the political activity we see on television news has been crafted by politicians, their speechwriters, and their public relations advisers for televised consumption,, bites in news and answers to questions in debates and increasingly sounds like advertisements.It can be inferred from the　passage that ______________ A．politics in the United States has been significantly changed by television B．citizens in the United States prefer to see politicians on television instead of in person C．politics in the United States has become substantially more controversial since the introduction of television D．citizens in the United States are now more informed about political issues because of television coverage

23、It is stated in the passage that before the production of television, political parties . A．received more money B．attracted more members C．spent more money to promote their political candidates D．had more influence over the selection of political, candidates

24、According to the passage, as compared with televised-speeches, traditional political discourse was more successful at _______ A．allowing news coverage of political candidates B．making politics seem more intimate to the citizen C．placing political issues within a historical context D．providing detailed information on the candidate's private behavior

25、The author states "politicians assert but not argue" at the end of Paragraph 3 in order to suggest that politicians . A．enjoy explaining the issues to broadcasters B．take stronger positions on issues than in the past C．make claims without providing reasons for the claims D．dislike having to explain their own positions on issues to citizens

26、It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that____________ . A．politicians who are considered very attractive are favored by citizens over politicians who are less attractive B．citizens will need to learn how to evaluate visual political images in order to become better informed C．citizens tend to favor a politician

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