恩波：2008年12月英語六級預(yù)測試卷及解析(一)

　　大學(xué)英語六級考試預(yù)測卷(一)

　　Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Is It Appropriate for College Students to Rent Apartments Outside Campus? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:

　　1. 簡單說明目前大學(xué)生在外租房情況

　　2. 對這種情況進(jìn)行利弊分析

　　3. 根據(jù)利弊分析得出結(jié)論，表明觀點

　　Part ⅡReading Comprehension (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 1-4,mark

　　Y(for YES)if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;

　　N(for NO)if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;

　　NG(for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage.

　　For questions 5-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.

　　Reading for Life

　　Today is the first day of the rest of your life. How can reading fill it to overflowing with adventure, richness, and fullness?

　　Your Pleasure-giving Skill

　　Skills are skills. Pleasures are pleasures. But some skills are lasting pleasures. Such is reading. Listen to Hazilitt—“The greatest pleasure in life is that of reading.” Or Macauly— “I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading.” To them and countless others all over the world, reading is a source of the deepest and fullest enjoyment. That’s true from early school days to days of leisure and retirement.

　　Your Fountain of Youth

　　Reading is more than that. It can be your fountain of youth. Virginia Woolf said, “The true reader is essentially young.” One of your major problems is how to stay alive as long as you live. Some die at 30 but are not buried until they’re 70. With some, youth slips away before being properly savored. Reading provides a spring of living water, refreshing and life-giving. Stay young for life with reading.

　　Your Dream-fulfillment Aid

　　Part of youth lies in dreaming—dreaming impossible dreams that you can sometimes make possible. Robert F. Kennedy said this,“Some men see things as they are and say ‘Why?’ I dream things that never were and say ‘Why not?’” Certain books push the boundaries of the human mind out beyond belief. After all, a little bit of greatness hides in everyone. Let books bring it into full bloom.

　　Your Know-thyself Aid

　　What’s your most important quest? Finding yourself. Finding your own identity. The Greeks epitomized that problem in two words: Know thyself. Well, articles and books help in that all�瞚mportant search. They supply assurance of the power and worth of your own life, a measure of your possibilities.

　　To see yourself in proper perspective, you need detailed picture of real people in real situations. We need to see three-dimensional characters, with all the typical human fears and limitations. Then, and only then, can you begin to see and know yourself as you should.

　　Your Vocational Counselor and Consultant

　　What about practical questions, such as those about your vocation? Will reading help you decide more intelligently what to do, how to prepare yourself and how to succeed on the job?

　　To answer the first question, you have to know your own talents, abilities, and interests well.You must also, however, know the opportunities in the world around you. Some Bureau of Labor Statistics, for example, predicted a surplus of approximately two million school teachers. Still another source indicated that right now “the health fields are the only fields in which we have shortages.” Balance such information with self-knowledge and you have some of the ingredients needed to make intelligent, perceptive choices.

　　Second, you’ve decided on a career. How and where do you get the required preparation? Again, turn to reading. You’ll probably find a listing of school programs to choose from. You may even find them rated. If so, you’ll know exactly where to go for the best possible preparation.