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六级考前冲刺试题一Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should Retirement Age Be Raised? You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below.1. 有人赞成提高退休年龄2. 有人则反对3. 你的看法Should Retirement Age Be Raised?_Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)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 1-7, 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.12 Things Ive Learned From Traveling Around the World for Three YearsOn March 13, 2007, I handed over the keys to my house, put my possessions in storage and headed out to travel around the world with nothing but a backpack, my laptop and a camera. Three and a half years and 70 countries later, Ive gotten the equivalent of a Ph.D in general knowledge about the people and places of Planet Earth. Here are some of the things Ive learned:1) People are generally good.Many people are afraid of the world beyond their door, yet the vast majority of humans are not thieves, murderers or rapists. They are people just like you and me who are trying to get by, to help their families and go about living their lives. There is no race, religion or nationality that is exempt from this rule. How they go about living their lives might be different, but their general goals are the same.2) The media lies.If you only learned about other countries from the news, youd think the world was a horrible place. The media will always sensationalize and simplify a story. I was in East Timor when the assassination attempts on President Jos Ramos-Horta, and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmo in 2008. The stories in the news the next day were filed from Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur, not Dili. It was all secondhand news. I was in Bangkok during the political protests this year, but youd never have any idea they were taking places if you were not in the immediate area where the protests were taking place. The media makes us scared of the rest of the world, and we shouldnt be.3) The world is boring.If there isnt a natural disaster or an armed conflict, most places will never even be mentioned in the news. When is the last time youve heard Laos or Oman mentioned in a news story? What makes for good news are exceptional events, not ordinary events. Most of the world, just like your neighborhood, is pretty boring. It can be amazingly interesting, but to the locals, they just go about living their lives.4) Americans dont travel.This stereotype is true. Americans dont travel overseas as much as Brits, Dutch, Germans, Canadians or Scandinavians. There are some good reasons for this (big country, short vacation time) and bad ones (fear and ignorance). We dont have a gap year culture like they have in the UK and we dont tend to take vacations longer than a week. I cant think of a single place I visited where I met Americans in numbers anywhere close to our relative population.5) The rest of the world isnt full of germs.Many people travel with their own supply of water and an industrial vat of hand sanitizer (消毒剂). I can say in full honestly that I have never used hand sanitizer or gone out of my way to avoid contact with germs during my travels. It is true that in many places you can get nasty illnesses from drinking untreated water, but I dont think this means you have be a traveling Howard Hughes. Unless you have a particularly weak immune system or other illness, I wouldnt worry too much about local bugs.6) You dont need a lot stuff.Condensing my life down from a 3,000 sq/ft house to a backpack was a lesson in knowing what really matters. I found I could get by just fine without 97% of the things I had sitting around my home. Now, if I purchase something, I think long and hard about it because anything I buy I will have to physically carry around. Because I have fewer possessions, I am more likely to buy things of higher quality and durability.7) Traveling doesnt have to be expensive.Yes, if you insist on staying in five-star hotels and luxury resorts, travel can be very expensive. However, it is possible to visit many parts of the world and only spend $10-30 per day. In addition to traveling cheap, you can also earn money on the road teaching English or working on an organic farm. Ive met many people who have been able to travel on a little more than $1,000/month. I met one man from the Ukraine who spent a month in Egypt on $300.8) Culture changes.Many people go overseas expecting to have an “authentic” experience, which really means they want to confirm some stereotype they have in their mind of happy people living in huts and villages. They are often disappointed to find urban people with technology. Visiting a different place doesnt mean visiting a different time. It is the 21st Century, and most people live in it. They are as likely to wear traditional clothes as Americans are to wear stove top hats like Abraham Lincoln. Cultures have always changed as new ideas, religions, technologies sprang up and different cultures mingled and traded with each other. Today is no different.9) Everyone is proud of where they are from.When you meet someone local in another country, most people will be quick to tell you something about their city/province/country that they are proud of. Pride and patriotism seem to be universal values. I remember trying to cross the street once in Palau, one of the smallest countries in the world, and a high school kid came up to me and said, “This is how we cross the street in PALAU!” Even crossing the street became an act to tell me about his pride in his country. People involved in making foreign policy should be very aware of this.10) Most people have a deep desire to travel around the world.Not shocking, but every day I meet people who are fascinated by what I do and how I live. The desire to travel is there, but fears and excuses usually prevent people from doing it. I understand that few people can drop what they are doing and travel around the world for three years, but traveling overseas for even a few months is within the realm of possible for many people at some point in their lives. Even on an island in the middle of the Pacific, people who would probably never leave their home island talked to me of one day wishing they could see New York or London for themselves. I think the desire to explore and see new things is fundamental to the human experience.11) You can find the internet almost everywhere.I have been surprised at where Ive found internet access. Ive seen remote villages in the Solomon Islands with a packet radio link to another island for their internet access. Ive been at an internet cafe in the Marshall Islands that accessed the web via a geosynchronous satellite (同步卫星). Ive seen lodges in the rainforest of Borneo hooked up to the web. I once counted 27 open wifi signals in Taipei on a rooftop. We truly live in a wired world.12) Everyone should travel.At some point in your life, whether it is after college or when you retire, everyone should take some extended trip outside of their own country. The only way to really have a sense of how the world works is to see it yourself.1. What do we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?A) He was forced to leave home three years ago.B) He sold the house to pay for his world tour.C) He learned a lot from traveling around the world.D) He got a Ph.D in Geography in three and a half years.2. According to the author, the vast majority of humans .A) commit some crimes in life B) struggle hard but fail to make ends meetC) generally share the same goal of life D) have the same lifestyle regardless of race3. The authors experience in Bangkok shows that .A) the rest of the world proves to be extremely riskyB) people should not be afraid of visiting other countriesC) the locals are unaware of the secret political protestsD) the news helps people stay away from dangerous places4. Why Americans travel overseas less than their western counterparts?A) Their vacations tend to be shorter.B) They cant afford international tours.C) They are more interested in making money.D) They prefer staying where Americans are in the majority.5. When traveling in another country, many Americans bring water with them because .A) they are not used to drinking local waterB) they assume that local water is not safeC) they are more prone to water-borne diseasesD) their can easily fall ill if contacting with local germs6. According to the author, if one chooses to travel with fewer possessions, he .A) is likely to enjoy himself moreB) will be able to travel much cheaperC) tends to buy home more local specialty products D) will probably make wiser purchase on the road7. According to the passage, many people who travel overseas expect to .A) see the locals living in a primitive wayB) learn technology developed by foreignersC) challenge the stereotype about their motherlandD) experience changes taking places in another country8. The example of crossing the street shows that the middle school boy is . 9. According to the author, those fascinated to travel are held back from traveling around the world by . 10. With internet seen in almost every corner of the world, todays world is said to have become . Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) He accepts the womans invitation.B) He doesnt think Susan will agree to go. C) He doesnt want to accept the womans invitation. D) He has to ask for Susans opinion and then he can decide.12. A) She has bread every morning. B) She eats eggs every morning. C) She has a lot to eat for breakfast. D) She does not know what to eat for breakfast.13. A) The tickets will sell out quickly. B) There will be extra tickets at the rock concert. C) The rock concert will probably be rescheduled. D) Each person will be allowed to buy only one ticket.14. A) He is probably a playboy. B) He doesnt know many pretty girls. C) He is rather famous among students. D) It is unusual for Jim to know girls in other departments.15. A) At a bookstore. B) At the dentists. C) In a restaurant. D) In the library.16. A) Tom isnt good at singing. B) Tom is advised not to talk much. C) Tom just had a surgery on his throat. D) Tom is encouraged by his doctor to speak more.17. A) Cancel the meeting. B) Meet her in the auditorium. C) Reserve a large room for the meeting. D) Schedule the meeting for a different time.18. A) To change the shoes for another size. B) To change the shoes for another style. C) To return the shoes and get the refund. D) To change the shoes for a different color.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The interviewees skills. B) The interviewees personality.C) The interviewees former colleagues. D) The interviewees suitability for the job.20. A) Try to be very confident in yourself.B) Try to know more about the interviewers.C) Practice an interview with your best friend.D) Go over possible questions with some friends.21. A) Focus on the person who sits in the middle.B) Give equal time to make eye contact with every interviewer.C) Focus on the questioner and look at others from time to time.D) Focus all the attention on the question and make little eye contact.22. A) Its not necessary to collect information about the company.B) Your understanding of the job requirements is very important.C) More attention should be paid to the question other than the interviewers.D) The interviewers in a group interview are there to assess your working abilities.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Students receive credit for work experience.B) The professor videotapes class lectures for review.C) Classes are held at various locations throughout the area.D) Students are not required to attend regular class lectures.24. A) It doesnt require any examinations.B) It promotes the concept of self-learning.C) It allows more flexibility in students schedule.D) It allows students to meet teachers from other universities.25. A) It will increase class size.B) It limits interaction among students.C) It requires too much traveling to different cities.D) It will force students to watch