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新东方英语六级模拟题
写作范文、听力原文及答案
（2012-04-12）
PartIWriting写作范文
TheKeytoHappiness
What’shappiness?Asforthisquestion,therearedifferentopinionsamongthegeneral
public.Somepeoplemayregardhavingmuchmoneyasbeinghappy.Theyworkhardoreven
tryeverypossiblemeanstogainmoney.Theyspendtheirmoneymakingthemselveslivea
comfortablelife.Theyarehappyinasense.Buttheirhappinessisnotthetruehappiness.
Thetruehappinessliesinhavingsomethingyouareinterestedin.Onceyouhavefound
it,youprobablyfindyourhappiness.Lifeisajourneytofindit.Whenwewereveryyoung,
wemighthavedifferentkindsofinterests.But,withmanytrials,youmayfindsomearenot
realisticandinsensible.Truehappinesscomesafteryou’vefoundsomethingyou’rereally
enthusiasticabout.Itwillbringyouhopeandsatisfaction.
Whenyoufindyourinterest,youcanfeelveryhappyjustasNewtonfoundhisinterest
inthemysteriousforcesgoverningthewholeuniverse.Ofcourse,remembertoputenough
timeandenergyinexploringyourinterestandmakeitusefulandhelpfultoourhumanrace.
PartIIIListeningComprehension听力原文
SectionA
11.M:It’sreallytricky.Idon’tknowwhattodo.IhavetotakeatraintoNewYorkthis
Fridayformymother’sbirthday,butI’vegotatermpaperonhistoryduenext
Monday.
W:Noworries.Whydon’tyoutakeallyournotesandyourcomputerwithyouso
youcanfinishitintime?
Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
12.M:ProfessorSummers,youmayhavetofindanotherstudenttocompeteinthe
speechcontest.ThespeechissolonganddifficultandIsimplycan’treciteit.
W:Look,Tracy.There’sstillalmostaweekbeforethefirstroundofthecontest.I
don’texpectyoutodoithereandnow.Justkeeptrying.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
13.W:Hello,thisisJohnSmith.I’dlikeatableforfour,celebratingmydaughter’s
birthday.
M:Noproblem,wehaveseveraltablesavailableforthetimebeing.I’llgetonefor
you.Bytheway,happybirthdaytoyourgirl!
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Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
14.M:SinceLarrywillgraduateandworkthisJune,theStudents’Unionneedsanew
president.Soifyouareinterested,I’llbeveryhappytonominateyou.
W:Heartfeltthanksforyourkindness.ButI’mdeterminedtogotothegraduate
school.AndI’mafraidIhavetoworkreallyhardfortheentranceexamination.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
15.M:HaveyouheardthenewsthatCharlesLeequitschool?
W:Well,Igotitfromhisbestfriendjustnow.It’ssaidthathelefttofindajobasa
clerkinasupermarkettohelptosupporthisfamily.
Q:WhatdowelearnaboutCharles?
16.W:Thenewssaysthenewbridgeisopenfortrafficat9a.m.nextTuesday.
M:Yeah,it’llhelpreducetrafficjamsinthiscity.Thebridgehasbeenunder
constructionforseveralyears.
Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
17.M:Ineedaphotoformyjobinterviewtomorrow.Doyouhaveanyideaaboutthat?
W:You’dprobablybebetteroffwithonewithabluebackground.It’llappeartobe
moresuitableforoccasionslikeajobinterview.
Q:Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
18.M:Iheardyoufeelateasedoingshoppingonline.
W:Yes,it’sveryconvenienttobuysomeproductsatreasonablepricesonsomebig
websites.
Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
Longconversation1
W:Somepeoplesayonlinedatingisalmostdead.Whatdoyouthink?
M:Ithinkthatafewdatingwebsites,likeMatch.com,havedominatedtheonlinedating
market,andeffectively“squeezedout”thelittleguys.Theydothisnotbecausetheirdating
systemsarebetter,butbecausethey’vemarketedtheirwebsitesbetter.IliveintheUnited
States,andseeMatch.comadvertisementsallthetimeontelevision.eHarmony.comis
anothersuchsite.
Onlinedatingasaconceptisverymuchalive.I’malwaysmeetingpeoplewhohave
datedonline,andevenmarriedthosetheymetonline.Ifyouwanttostartasuccessfuldating
website,youneedtothinkaboutclevermarketingstrategies.
W:Whatdoyouthinkleaddatingsitestosuccess?
M:Thereissuccessinnumbers.Noonewantstojoinadatingwebsitewhenthereare
only100members.Peoplewanttojoindatingwebsitesthathavemillionsofmembers.The
keyistoattractalargeuserbasequickly,perhapsbyofferingfreemembershipsforthefirst
users.Findingagood“niche”isalsoimportant.
IhaveafriendwhostartedadatingwebsiteforLatindancersintheSouthernCalifornia
area.It’sincrediblypopular,evenwithonlyathousandmembers.It’ssuccessfulbecause
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peoplefeelthatthey’reconnectingtoaveryspecialcommunity.
W:Yourfavoritedatingsiteifany?
M:ProbablyMatch.com.Theirinterfacedesignisverysimpleandeasytonavigate.
Sometimesit’sbettertohavefewerfeatures,notmorefeatures.Therearealotofpeoplewho
arenewtotheInternetwhoareoverwhelmedbyalotofoptionsontheirscreen.
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.WhyhasthedatingwebsiteMatch.comdominatedtheonlinedatingmarket?
20.What’sthekeytosuccessofdatingwebsites?
21.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisfavoritedatingsites?
Longconversation2
M:Givenallthatyouhaveaccomplishedinyourlife,Iwantedtostartoutbygettinga
littlebackgroundofyou.Pleasegiveusalittleinsightintothemakingofagreatmodel.
W:Awww…thankyou.Well,Iamveryproudtobethechildofimmigrants.Iama
first-generationAmerican.MymomisGreek,andmydad,whopassedawayaboutayearand
ahalfago,wasBulgarian.MyparentsactuallymetinNewYorkaftertheWorldWarIIand
thenmovedtoLosAngelesaftergettingmarried.
Ilearnedfrommyparents,particularlymydad,agreatworkethic.Hewasabartender,
butmanagedtobuyahomeandsupportourentirefamilywithoutanydebt.Ilearnedfrom
himyouworkhard.
M:Whatagewereyouwhenyouthoughttoyourself,Iwanttobeanactressandmodel,
andwhy?
W:WhenmyparentsmovedtotheStates,theymovedtoHollywoodbecausemymom’s
sisterlivedouthere.WhenIwas14,itwasmyveryfirstdayofhighschool,HollywoodHigh
School.Iwaswalkingtooneofmyclassesandtheseadultsaskediftheycouldtakepictures
ofme.Iknewthatitwasokaybecausetheyweretherewiththeschool’sprincipal.SoIsaid
“allright.”Theytookpicturesofme,anditturnedoutthosewereallpeoplefromafamous
magazine.Theywerelookingforfuturemodels.Somycareerstartsthere.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherfamilybackground?
23Whatdidthewomanlearnfromherfather?
24WhydidherfamilymovetoLosAngeles?
25Whathappenedtothewomansomedaywhenshewasinhighschool?
SectionB
PassageOne
ThereseemstobesomedifferenceofopiniononthepracticeofdogeatinginKorea.It
wasbannedatthetimeoftheSeoulOlympicsin1988.TheGovernmentseemstobemoving
towardsmakingadistinctionbetween“fooddogs”and“petdogs”.Whateverthelegal
problems,theindustryisobviouslythrivingwithoutanyseriousattemptatcontrol.
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PersonallyIseenologicinstoppingdogeatingandnotpigeating.Theneedisfor
enforceablelawsandregulationstocoverholdingandslaughtermethodsforallanimals,and
fortheencouragementofvegetableeating.ThiswillbeahardbattleinKorea!
Itwaspointedouttomethatthedogmeatareaisusualthroughoutthecountry.
Apparentlymengettogetheranddrinksnakesoupandalcoholandeatdog.Whentheowners
ofthedogmeatareasawmewalkingbetweentherowsofshops,theyshoutedatmetoleave
thearea.Oneoftheshopownersthencalledtotheguardsinthemarketand,Ipresume,told
themthatIhadbeentakingphotographsandtheycameshoutingafterme.AsIhadnodesire
toloseeithermycameraormylife,Irantotheendoftheroadandroundthecornerintothe
mainstreetwhereIwasfortunatetofindataxidischargingsomeshoppinggoers—Ihopped
inandmademyescape!
Somepeoplehaveadvocatedlegalizingdogeatingsothatthefarmingandslaughtering
couldberegulated.Iamtotallyforthatproposal.
Questions26to28arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
26.WhatdidtheKoreangovernmentdoaboutdogeating?
27.Whatmeasuresshouldbetakentocontroldogeating?
28.Whathappenedtotheauthorwhenhetookpicturesinthedogmeatarea?
PassageTwo
Inrecentyears,particularlyfollowingtheSecondWorldWar,Germanhasincreasedits
borrowingsfromEnglish.AsEnglishhasbecomethedominantworldlanguageforscience
andtechnologyandbusiness,German,morethananyotherEuropeanlanguage,hasadopted
evenmoreEnglishvocabulary.Althoughsomepeopleobjecttothis,mostGerman-speakers
donot.UnliketheFrench,veryfewGerman-speakersseemtoperceivetheinvasionof
Englishasathreattotheirownlanguage.True,thereareseveralsmalllanguageorganizations
inGermanythatseethemselvesasguardiansoftheGermanlanguageandtrytofightagainst
English—withlittlesuccesstodate.Englishtermsareperceivedastrendyor“cool”in
German.
Butmanywell-educatedGermansareshockedatwhattheyviewasthe“bad”influences
ofEnglishintoday’sGerman.Dramaticproofofthistendencycanbeseeninthepopularity
ofBastianSmiths’humorousbestsellingbook.Smiths’2004bestsellerpointsoutthefallof
theGermanlanguage,causedinpartbybadEnglishinfluences.
AlthoughnotallofGerman’sproblemscanbeblamedonEnglishinfluences,manyof
themcan.Itisintheareasofbusinessandtechnologyinparticularthattheinvasionof
Englishismostpervasive.
WhilethereareperfectlygoodGermanwordsforallofthe“English”wordsinbusiness
ortechnology,theyjustaren’t“in”orfashionable.
Butotherareasbesidebusinessandtechnology(advertising,entertainment,moviesand
television,popmusic,teenslang,etc.)arealsogreatlyinfluencedbyborrowedEnglish
vocabulary.
Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
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29.WhatdotheFrenchreacttotheinvasionofEnglish?
30.WhydoGermansuseEnglishwordsinsteadofGermanonesforthesamemeaning?
31.WhatdoesBastianSmiths’bookmainlywriteabout?
32.InwhichareaistheinvasionofEnglishmostcommon?
PassageThree
Whenyou’retryingtoselectpeople,askingquestionsisn’talwaystherightwaytotest
theircompetencyandit’sOKtothinklaterally.Theremightbesomeexercisesthatyoucan
getpeopletodotodemonstratecertaincompetencies,likethattheycanusecomputer
programstoperformcertaintasks,soit’sOKtodothosethings.Therearealsocertaintests
thatcanbeusedtoassessaperson’sstyleandwhethertheymightbetherightfitwithyour
particularbusiness.
Onceyouhavefoundtherightpersonfortherole,it’simportantthatyoubringtheminto
thebusinesstherightway,thatthey’reproperlyguided,thattheylearnaboutthingslikeequal
opportunity,properconductinthebusiness,thedutiestheyhavetoperform,thekey
relationshipsthattheyhaveinthebusiness.Andthesoonertheylearnallthosethings,the
morelikelyitisthatthey’regoingtostay,andthemorelikelyitisthatyou’regoingtogetthe
returnontheinvestmentthatyou’remakinginthatperson.
Forasmallbusinessowner,bringingsomeoneintoyourbusinesswhoyoudon’tknowis
asignificantinvestment,commerciallyandintrustandemotion.It’sveryimportantthatyou
getitright,andequallyifyou’renotdoingwellinthistherearesubstantiallosswaitingfor
you.
There’splentyofhelpavailabletoyoutogetitright,andsuchwebsitesliketheFair
Workwebsitecanhelpyouout,andthere’slotsofothertrainingavailableforanyonewho
wantstobebetterasanemployer.
Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
33.Howcananemployerjudgeajobapplicant’scomputerskills?
34.Afterfindingtherightperson,whatshouldanemployerdowithhim?
35.Whatshouldanemployerdotohandlethenewemployeeswell?
SectionC
Formanycollegestudents,oncetheysetfootoncampus,itwon’tbetheintensenew
classesthey’llbetakingthatwillbethehardest(36)transitiontohandle,butfindingthetime
tomakesomemoneytopayforthoseexpensivetextbooksorcollege(37)expenses.Whether
you’reabouttoworkoncampusoryoufoundanoutsidejobfull-or(38)part-time,itisn’t
easyto(39)mastertheartoftimemanagementwhen(40)balancingworkandcollege.
Formanystudents,theadvantagesofcaringbothworkandcollege(41)outweighthe
stressandsacrificethatmaycomewithkeepingtoatight(42)scheduleandpotentiallytighter
budget.
Apartfromearningmoney,you’lllearnearlierthanmostofthe(43)responsibilitiesthat
comewithbeinganadult.If(43)you’reluckyenoughtofindajobthathastiesintoyour
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major,youcouldgetanedgeovertherestofyourclassonceyougraduatebecauseyou’ll
havemoreexperienceinyourchosenfield.Ifthejobreallyisatypicalcollegejob—working
ataretailstore,andstackingshelvesatthecampusbookstore—(44)you’llstillbebuildinga
skillsetthatwillbeveryusefulinthefuture.
Youdon’tneedtoworkinyourschool’slibraryorcomputerlabstomakemoneyand
haveaflexibleenoughscheduletobalanceworkandcollege.Consideroff-campusoptions
likeproductpromotionandretailsales,as(45)manybusinessesandorganizationsmakeup
theiremployeebaseswithcollegestudentsfromthenearbyschools.Employersinthose
communitieswillbemoretolerantofcollege“excuses”likeexamsandfinalprojects.
全部答案
1.B2.C3.D4.C5.A6.B7.D
8.muchhigher
9.45cents
10.studyandbudgettheirspending
11.B12.C13.A14.B15.A16.C17.D18.B
19.D20.B21.B22.A23.C24.D25.B26.D
27.B28.A29.D30.C31.B32.A33.B34.A
35.C36.transition37.expenses38.part-time39.master
40.balancing41.outweigh42.schedule43.responsibilities
44.you’reluckyenoughtofindajobthathastiesintoyourmajor
45.you’llstillbebuildingaskillsetthatwillbeveryusefulinthefuture
46.manybusinessesandorganizationsmakeuptheiremployeebaseswithcollege
studentsfromthenearbyschools
47.Ataxidrivers’strikeoverfuelprices
48.Thesecurityproblemcausedbyfoodshortage
49.Manypeople’sstoppinggrowingfood
50.Thepricesofgrain
51.transportationoffoods
52.B53.D54.D55.C56.A57.C58.D59.B60.A
61.B62.B63.C64.D65.C66.C67.D68.D69.A
70.A71.C72.C73.B74.A75.D76.D77.D78.C
79.B80.B81.A
82.Notuntilthedeadlinedidhehandin
83.haveattractedconsideratepublicattentioninrecentyears
84.wouldn’thavebeensofastandeffective
85.thefuturedevelopmentofaculturerelieson
86.shouldhavebeenabletoattendhisbirthdayparty
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