seriousness-树梅
Model Test S i x
Part I
Writing
(30minutes)
Directions:
For this part,
you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to
offer your suggestions to your cousin who
sought your advice on how to make his
resume distinctive . You should write at least120
words but no more than
180
words.
Part II
Listening Comprehension
(25
minutes)
Section
A
Directions:
In
this section, you will hear three news reports. At
the end of each conversation, you will hear four
questions. Both the news report 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 1 and 2 are based on the news
report you have just heard.
1.
A) Two.
B) Three.
C) Four.
D) Five.
2.
A) He called
the police after the accident.
B)
He broke his
arm in the accident.
C)
He was caught
taking drugs.
D)
He was arrested by the
police.
Questions 3 and 4
are based on the news report you have just
heard.
3.
A) A cure to brain cancer.
B)
A new surgical
instrument.
C)
A pen that can identify cancerous
tissue.
D)
A new drug that can eliminate cancerous
tissue.
4.
A) Finding the border between the
cancerous and normal tissue.
B)
Identifying
the accuracy rate of the new device.
C)
Improving
their speed of removing a tumour.
D)
Using the new
device in brain surgery.
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news
report you have just heard.
5.
A) To collect
scientific data on it .
C) To take
photos of the storm on it.
B)
To monitor the
storm on it.
D) To investigate its
environment.
6.
A) It has lasted for nearly 350 years.
B) It has lasted for more that 350
months.
C) It seems to be
getting smaller.
D) It seems to be
getting larger.
7.
A) What
initially caused the storm.
C) What is
the impact of the storm.
B)
What is
underneath the storm.
D) What makes the
storm last for so long.
Section B
Directions
：
In
this section, you will hear two long
conversations. At the end of each conversation,
you will hear
four questions. Both the
conversation 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 8 to 11 are based
on the conversation you have just
heard.
8.
A)
It’s
for
disabled adults.
B)
It’s
in a sports centre.
C)
It’s
rewarding and challenging.
D)
It’s
compulsive in her community.
9.
A) The skills
they need.
B) The products they
have.
C) The market they
target.
D) The language they
require.
10.
A) Diversify markets and sales
strategies.
B) Reduce costs and
jobs.
C) Learn from other
companies.
D) Listen to the opinions of
experts.
11.
A) The salary and the
workload.
B)
The office hour and the penalty
system.
C)
The welfare and the holiday
system.
D)
The ethical policy and the carbon
footprint.
Questions 12 to
15 are based on the conversation you have just
heard.
12.
A) Double-decker buses.
B)
The traffic in
London.
C)
Bus routes.
D)
Travels in
Britain.
13.
A) It has no windows.
B)
People get
onto it at the front.
C)
It has two
carriages.
D)
It is open at the back.
14.
A)
Uncomfortable.
B) Noisy.
C)
Dangerous.
D) Shabby.
15.
A) Bendy
buses can help reduce the traffic jam.
B)
Bendy buses
are more environmentally friendly.
C)
Bendy buses
are convenient for people in
wheelchairs.
D)
Bendy buses are more popular among
tourists.
Section C
Directions:
In this section,
you will hear three passages. At the end of each
passage, you will hear some 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 16 to 18
are based on the passage you have just
heard.
16.
A) They had four toes.
B)
They were not
as big as dogs.
C)
They lived in
South America.
D)
They lived in thick forests.
17.
A) They had
long legs and a long tail.
B)
They were
smaller and had front eyes.
C)
They began to
eat grass as well as fruit.
D)
They were
bigger and had long legs.
18.
A) They
evolved into donkeys in Asia and
Africa.
B)
They used
their long legs to run south to South
Africa.
C)
They began to eat apples on the North
American plains.
D)
They preferred
grass to fruit and vegetables.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
19.
A) Being
rejected by friends and teachers.
B)
Staying away
from his native land.
C)
Adapting to new study
expectations.
D)
Keeping a balance between study and
job.
20.
A) Talking with older brothers or
sisters.
C) Starting a conversation
with close friends.
B)
Having a casual talk with a college student.
D) Playing with friends on the same
sports team.
21.
A) Follow traditions of with a college
student.
C) Respect the customs of
different colleges.
B)
Take part in
as many activities as possible.
D) Take
others’ advice as reference
only.
Questions 22 to 25 are
based on the passage you have just
heard.
22.
A)
They tend to harm
wildlife.
C) They are thrown away
everywhere.
B)
They are hardly recyclable.
D) They are made from useless
materials.
23.
A) It is fatal.
B) It is
weird.
C)
It is very serious.
D) It is
complicated.
24.
A) The sea creatures that have taken in
then are consumed by humans.
B)
The ocean’s
ecology has been polluted and affected
humans.
C)
Humans eat the seabirds that have
swallowed plastic particles.
D)
Humans consume
the fish that have eaten sea creatures with
them.
25.
A) Its use has been drastically
reduced.
C) Most products use natural
materials.
B) It is still an
indispensable material.
D) The use of
plastic items will be charged.
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 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.
Questions
26 to 35 are based on the following
passage.
A third of the
planet’s land is severely degraded and
fert
ile soil is being lost at the rate
of 24bn tonnes a year,
according to a
new United Nations-backed study that calls for a
shift away from destructively intensive
agriculture,
The alarming 26
, which is forecast to continue as demand for food
and productive land increases, will
ass to the risks of conflicts unless 27
actions are implemented, warns the institution
behind the
report.
“As the ready supply of healthy and
productive land dries u
p and the
population grows,
competition
is
28
for
land
within
countries
and
globally,”
said
executive
secretary
of
the
UN
Convention
to
Combat
Desertification
(UNCCD)
at
the
launch
of
the
Global
Land
Outlook.
“
To
29
the
losses,
the
outlook
suggests it is in all our interests to
step back and rethink how we are managing the
pressures and the
c
ompetition.”
The
Global
Land
Outlook
is
30
as
the
most
comprehensive
study
of
its
type,
mapping
the
interlinked
impacts
of
urbanization,
climate
change,
erosion
and
forest
loss.
But
the
biggest
factor
is
the
31
of
industrial
farming . Heavy tilling, multiple harvests ans
32 use of agrochemicals have increased yields
at
the 33 of long-term
sustainability. If the past 20 years, agricultural
production has increased threefold and
the amount of irrigated land has
doubled, notes a paper in the outlook by the Joint
Research Centre (JRC) of the
European
commission. Over time, however, this 34
fertility and can lead to abandonment
of land and
35
desertification.
A)
absorb
B)
abundant
C)
billed
D)
decline
E)
diminishes
F)
expansion
G)
expense
H)
intensifying
I)
limited
J)
minimize
K)
occasionally
L)
optimizes
M)
rate
N)
remedial
O)
ultimately
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
.
Take
Naps at Work. Apologize to No One
[A]
In the past
two weeks I’ve taken three n
aps at
work, a total of an hour or so of shut-eye while
on the
clock.
And
I
have
no
shame
or
uncertainty
about
doing
it.
I
couldn’t
feel
better
about
it,
and
my
productivity
reflects it ,
too.
[B]
Sleeping
on
the
job
is
one
of
those
workplace
taboos-like
leaving
your
desk
for
lunch
or
taking
an
afternoon walk-
that we’re
taught to look down on. If someone naps at 2 p. m.
while the rest of us furiously write
memos and respond to emails, surely it
must mean they’re slacking
off (
偷懒
). Or so the
assumption goes.
[C]
Restfulness
and
recharging can
take
a
back
seat
to
the
perception
and appearance of
productivity.
It’s
easier to stay on a virtual hamster
(
仓鼠
) wheel of activity by
immediately responding to every email than it is
to
measure
aggregate
productivity
over
a
greater
period
of
time.
But
a
growing
field
of
occupational
and
psychological research
is building the case for restfulness in pursuit of
greater productivity.
[D]
Companies are
suffering from tremendous productivity problems
because people are stressed out and not
recovering from the workday, said Josh
Bersin, Principal and Founder of Bersin by
Deloitte. “They’re beginning
to
realize that this is their problem ,and they can’t
just say to people, ‘Here’s a work
-life
balance course, go teach
yourself how
to manage your inbox,’ ”Mr.
Bersin
said.
“It’s
way more
complicated than
that.”
[E]
To be sure,
the ability to nap at work is far from widespread,
experts said. Few among us have the luxury
of being able to step away for a half-
hour snoozefest. But lunch hours and coffee breaks
can be great times to duck
out, and
your increased productivity and alertness will be
all the evidence you need to make your case to
inquiring
bosses.
[F]
In
an
ideal
world,
we’d
all
solve
this
problem
by
unplugging
early
and
getting
a
good
night’s
sleep.
Here’s
our
guide
on
how
to
do
just
that .But
the
next
best
thing
is
stealing
away
for
a
quick
power
nap
when
you’re dragging after
lunch.
[G]
In a study published in Nature
Neuroscience, researchers tested subjects on their
perceptual performance
four
times
throughout
the
day.
Performance
deteriorated
with
each
test,
but
subjects
who
took
a 30-minute
nap
between tests stopped
the deterioration in performance, and those who
took a 60-minute nap even reversed it.
[H]
“Naps had the
same magnitude of benefits as full nights of sleep
if they had a quality of nap.” said Sara
Mednick, a co-author of the study and
associate professor of psychology at the
University of
C
alifornia,
Riverside.
[I]
Dr. Mednick, a sleep researcher and the
author of Take a Nap! Change Your Life , said
daytime napping
can have many of the
benefits of overnight sleep, and different types
of naps offer specific benefits.
[J]
For example,
Dr. Mednick said a 20-to 60-minute nap might help
with memorization and learning specific
bits of information.
It’s
just long enough to enter stage-two
sleep, or non-rapid eye movement (R.E.M.)
sleep.
[K]
After
60
minutes,
you
start
getting
into
R.E.M.
sleep,
most
often
associated
with
that
deep,
dreaming
state
we
all
enjoy
at
night
R.E.M.
sleep
can
improve
creativity,
perceptual
processing
and
highly
associative