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六级模拟及答案

大学英语六级考试模拟测试卷

（一）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:

SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

　　1.如今的大学毕业生面临的职业选择：

兴趣重要还是工资重要

　　2.你的观点

3.结论

SalaryorInterest

Recently,mostofgraduateshavefacinganimportantproblem,choiceoftheirwork.

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-4,mark

　　Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

　　NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

AprilFools'Special:

History'sHoaxes

　　HappyAprilFools'Day.Tomarktheoccasion,NationalGeographicNewshascompiledalistofsomeofthemorememorablehoaxesinrecenthistory.Theyarethelies,damnedlies,andwhoppers（弥天大谎）thathavebeenperpetratedontheunsuspectingtofulfillthatage-olddesireheldbysometoputthejokeonothers.

　　InternetHoaxes

　　TheInternethasgivenbirthtoaproliferation（增殖）ofhoaxes.E-mailinboxesarebombardedonanalmostdailybasiswithmessageswarningofterriblecomputervirusesthatcauseuserstodeleteharmlesschunksofdatafromtheirharddrives,orofcreditcardscamsthatenticethenaivetogivealltheirpersonalinformation,includingpasswordsandbankaccountdetails,toidentitythieves.Othere-mailsgiverisetowry（歪曲的）chuckles,whichiswherethislistbegins.

　　BanDihydrogenMonoxide（一氧化二氢）

　　CityofficialsinAlisoViejo,California,weresoconcernedaboutthedangersofdihydrogenmonoxidethattheyscheduledavotelastmonthonwhethertobanfoamcupsfromcity-sponsoredeventsaftertheylearnedthechemicalwasusedinfoam-cupproduction.

　　OfficialscalledoffthevoteafterlearningthatDihydrogenMonoxideisthescientifictermforwater.

　　"It'sembarrassing,"citymanagerDavidJ.NormantoldtheAssociatedPress."Wehadaparalegal（律师助手）whodidbadresearch."

　　Indeed,theparalegalhadfallenvictimtoanofficial-lookingWebsitetoutingthedangersofDihydrogenMonoxide.Ane-mailoriginallyauthoredin1990byEricLechner,thenagraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,claimedthatDihydrogenMonoxide"isusedasanindustrialsolventandcoolant,andisusedintheproductionofStyrofoam（聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料）."

　　Otherdangerspranksters（爱开玩笑的人）associatedwiththechemicalincludedacceleratedcorrosionandrusting,severeburns,anddeathfrominhalation.

　　Versionsofthee-mailcontinuetocirculatetoday,andseveralWebsites,includingthatoftheCoalitiontoBanDHMO,warn,tongue-in-cheek,ofwater'sdangers.

　　AlabamaChangesValueofPi

　　TheApril1998newsletterputoutbyNewMexicansforscienceandReasoncontainsanarticletitled"AlabamaLegislatureLaysSiegetoPi".ItwaspennedbyAprilHolidayoftheAssocimatedPress（sic）andtoldthestoryofhowtheAlabamastatelegislaturevotedtochangethevalueofthemathematicalconstantPifrom3.14159totheroundnumberof3.

　　Theersatz（假的）newsstorywaswrittenbyLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryphysicistMarkBosloughtoparody（滑稽地模仿）legislativeandschoolboardattacksontheteachingofevolutioninNewMexico.

　　AtBoslough'ssuggestion,DaveThomas,thepresidentofNewMexicansforscienceandReason,postedthearticleinitsentiretytotheInternetnewsgroupTalk.OriginsonApril1.（Thenewsgrouphostsalivelydebateoncreationvs.evolution.）LaterthateveningThomaspostedafullconfessiontothehoax.Hethoughthehadputallrumorstobed.

　　ButtoThomas'ssurprise,however,severalnewsgroupreadersforwardedthearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

　　WhenThomascheckedinonthestoryafewweekslater,hewassurprisedtolearnthatithadspreadlikewildfire.Thetelltalesignsofthearticle'ssatiricalintent,suchastheApril1dateandmisspelled"AssocimatedPress"dateline,hadbeenreplacedordeleted.

　　Alabamalegislatorswerebombardedwithcallsprotestingthelaw.Thelegislatorsexplainedthatthenewswasahoax.Therewasnotandneverhadbeensuchalaw.

　　TVandNewspaperHoaxes

　　BeforetheadventoftheInternet,andeventoday,traditionalmediaoutletssuchasnewspapers,radio,andtelevision,havesometimeshoaxedtheiraudiences.Thedeceptionsrunthegamutfrompurportednaturaldisasterstowishfulnews.

　　SwissSpaghetti（意大利式细面条）Harvest

　　AlexBoese,curatoroftheMuseumofHoaxes,aregularlyupdatedWebsitethatalsoappearedinbookforminNovember2002,saidoneofhisfavoritehoaxesremainsoneperpetratedbytheBritishBroadcastingCompany.

　　OnApril1,1957,theBBCairedareportonthetelevisionnewsshowPanoramaaboutthebumperspaghettiharvestinsouthernSwitzerland.

　　ViewerswatchedSwissfarmerspullpastaoffspaghettitreesastheshow'sanchor,RichardDimbleby,attributedthebountifulharvesttothemildwinterandthedisappearanceofthespaghettiweevil.

　　Thebroadcasterdetailedtheinsandoutsofthelifeofthespaghettifarmerandanticipatedquestionsabouthowspaghettigrowsontrees.ThousandsofpeoplebelievedthereportandcalledtheBBCtoinquireaboutgrowingtheirownspaghettitrees,towhichtheBBCreplied,"Placeasprigofspaghettiinatinoftomatosauceandhopeforthebest."

　　"ItwasagreatsatiricaleffectaboutBritishsociety,"Boesesaid."Britishsocietyreallywaslikethatatthattime.TheBritishhaveatendencytobeabitinsulated（绝缘的）anddonotknowthatmuchabouttherestofEurope."

　　TacoLibertyBell

　　OnApril1,1996,readersinfivemajorU.S.citiesopenedtheirnewspaperstolearnfromafullpageannouncementthattheTacoBellCorporationhadpurchasedtheLibertyBellfromtheU.S.government.TheannouncementreportedthatthecompanywasrelocatingthehistoricbellfromPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,toIrvine,California.Themove,thecorporationsaidintheadvertisement,waspartofan"efforttohelpthenationaldebt".

　　HundredsofothernewspapersandtelevisionshowsranstoriesrelatedtothepressreleaseonthematterputoutbyTacoBell'spublicrelationsfirm,PainePR.OutragedcitizenscalledtheLibertyBellNationalHistoricParkinPhiladelphiatoexpresstheirdisgust.Afewhourslaterthepublicrelationsfirmreleasedanotherpressannouncementstatingthatthestuntwasahoax.

　　WhiteHousepresssecretaryMikeMcCurrygotintotheactwhenheremarkedthatthegovernmentwouldalsobe"sellingtheLincolnMemorialtoFordMotorCompanyandrenamingittheLincoln-MercuryMemorial".

　　CropCircles

　　Strange,circularformationsbegantoappearinthefieldsofsouthernEnglandinthemid-1970s,bringingbusloadsofcuriousonlookers,mediarepresentatives,andbelieversintheparanormalouttothecountrysideforalook.

　　Asometimesvitriolic（讽刺的）debateontheiroriginshassinceensued（跟着发生）,andthecuriousformationshavespreadaroundtheworld,becomingmoreandmoreelaborateastheyearsgoby.

　　Somepeopleconsiderthecropformationstobethegreatestworksofmodernarttoemergefromthe20thcentury,whileothersareconvincedtheyaresignsofextraterrestrialcommunicationsorlandingsitesofUFOs.

　　Thedebaterageseventoday,althoughin1991DougBowerandDaveChorley,twoelderlymenfromWiltshireCounty,cameforwardandclaimedresponsibilityforthecropcirclesthatappearedthereoverthepreceding20years.Thepairmadethecirclesbypushingdownnearlyripecropswithawoodenplanksuspendedfromarope.

　　MoonLanding—aHoax?

　　EversinceNASAsentastronautstothemoonbetween1969and1972,skepticshavequestionedwhethertheApollomissionswererealorsimplyaploytoone-up（领先）theSovietUnionduringtheColdWar.ThedebateresurfacedandreachedcrescendolevelsinFebruary2001,whenFortelevisionairedaprogramcalledConspiracyTheory:

DidWeLandontheMoon?

　　GuestsontheshowarguedthatNASAdidnothavethetechnologytolandonthemoon.Anxioustowinthespacerace,NASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudios,theysaid.TheconspiracytheoristspointedoutthatthepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotincludestarsandthattheflagtheAmericansplantedonthemooniswaving,eventhoughthereisthoughtobenobreezeonthemoon.

　　NASAquicklyrefutedtheseclaimsinaseriesofpressreleases,statingthatanyphotographerwouldknowitisdifficulttocapturesomethingverybrightandverydimonthesamepieceoffilm.Sincethephotographerswantedtocapturetheastronautsstridingacrossthelunarsurfaceintheirsunlitspacesuits,thebackgroundstarsweretoofainttosee.

　　Asfortheflag,NASAsaidthattheastronautswereturningitbackandforthtogetinfirmlyplantedinthelunarsoil,whichmadeitwave.

1.Somepeoplehavetheage-olddesiretoputthejokeonothers.

2.Accordingtothepassage,theonlyformofInternethoaxesise-mailhoax.

3.Dihydrogenmonoxideisaverydangerouschemical,whichisoftenusedasanindustrialsolvent.

4.Dihydrogenmonoxidecanacceleratecorrosionandrusting,andcauseseverburnsandevendeathfrominhalation.

5.ThereasonwhytheersatznewsthatAlabamachangedthevalueofPispreadwildlywasthat________forwardedthearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

6.Traditionalmediaoutletssuchas______maystillhoaxtheiraudiencesnowadays.

7.AccordingtoBoese,manypeoplebelievedthereport