六级模拟卷（五）Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on social skills.Your essay shouldinclude the importance of social skills and measures to be taken to cultivate social skills.You are required to writeat least150 words but no more than 200 words.Part IIListening Comprehension(30 minutes)SectionADirections:In this section,you will hear three news reports.At the end of each news report,you will hear two orthree questions.Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions I to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A)A car accident.B)An earthquake.C)A train accident.D)A plane accident.2.A)He gave the man some water to drink.B)He called the ambulance immediatelyC)He called the police first.D)He gave the man first aid.3.A)Those who are suffering from chokingB)Those who are suffering from minor scratches.C)Those who are suffering from cancer.D)Those who are suffering from diabetes4.A)It may cure the disease.B)It may one from punishment.C)It may save one's life.D)It may help one escape unhurtQuestions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A)It has got its name from a style of architecture.B)It has got its name from a kind of music.C)It has got its name from a tribe named Goths.D)It has got its name from a special art.6.A)Priests and worshipers.B)Some non-human entitiesC)Kings and knights.D)Successful businessmen.7.A)Because mankind is always in search of fame.B)Because mankind is greedy for gold and youth.C)Because mankind is after forbidden knowledge.D)Because mankind believes that they can achieve everything.8.A)The narrative spirals towards the hidden truth.B)The narrative directly reveals the truth.C)The narrative is often a third-person narrator.D)The narrative often hides his own secrets.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,you will hear第1页four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,youmust choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C),and D).Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on passage you have just heard.9.A)An 81-year-old Japanese woman's technical life.B)An introduction to a traditional art in Japan.C)How exercise is linked to health.D)How to delay aging process.10.A)Because she is fond of new inventions.B)Because she is interested in preserving Japanese traditions.C)Because she is keen on technology and communication.D)Because she is good at keeping healthy.11.A)Keeping doing exercise.B)Playing computer games.C)Surfing the Internet.D)Having regular physical examination.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A)Teaching non-native English leamers.B)Providing various teaching methods to English teachers.C)Accepting more non-native English speaking students into kindergarten.D)Encouraging young students to spend more time learning English.13.A)There are more schools for Spanish-speaking students.B)More Spanish-speaking students think about going to college.C)The number of Spanish-speaking high school graduates has increased.D)More Spanish-speaking students can graduate from college.14.A)It attracts the federal's attention to the issue.B)It makes federal money more accessibleC)It leads to better working conditions of teachers.D)It raises the number limit of new programs.15.A)Allowing them longer time to master the language.B)Teaching them reading and math in their native language.C)Using both English and their native language when teaching.D)Making them proficient in English before teaching them other subjects.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three recordings of lectures or followed by three or four questions.Therecordings will be played only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the fourchoices marked A),B),C),D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A)Most people love reading books on smartphones.B)Most people love reading The New York Times.C)Most people still love printed books.D)Most people have changed their taste for printed books.17.A)Visit a magnificent Gilded Age Manhattan library.B)Spend much time in book stores of all kinds.C)Borrow a lot of books from libraries.D)Buy a lot of books from book stores.7第2页18.A)He is a librarian.C)He is a businessman.B)He is an author.D)He is a bookseller.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)Those who can show their love romantically.B)Those who can speak American English.C)Those who can speak more than one languageD)Those who can leam a new language quickly.20.A)About one in four.C)About nine out of ten.B)About one in eight.D)About two-thirds.21.A)The one that has similar pronunciation with their mother tongue.B)The one that has similar spelling with mother tongue.C)The one that has similar grammar with their mother tongue.D)The one that is part of the same family as their mother tongue.22.A)Its use of a special pronunciation.B)Its use ofthe Cyrillic alphabet systemC)Its use of a totally different spelling.D)Its use of too many grammatical rules.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23.A)Favorable.B)Doubtful.C)Critical.D)Reserved.24.A)Women are likely to have a longer life expectancy than men because of parenthood.B)Men's life expectancy increases more than women because of parenthood.C)Women can expect to live 18 months longer than men because of parenthoodD)Men can expect to live 2 years longer than women because of parenthood.25.A)Married women.C)Unmarried women.B)Married men.D)Unmarried men.PartⅢReading Comprehension(40 minutesSectionADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blankfrom a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully beforemaking your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter foreach item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in thebank more than once.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.If you had to guess the organ that has undue influence on your emotions,your mood,even your choices,whatwould you guess?The brain?Sure,but what else?The heart-that 26 seat of the soul?Not quite.The stomach?You're getting warmer..Would you believe it's the trillions of bacteria-一the microbiota(微生物群)一than live inyour gut.Each of us 28 up to four and a half pounds of bacteria around in our guts at any given time.Morethan 100 trillion microbes live down there.That's as many cells as make up the rest of your body.Now,this crowd is mostly good guys,and they do important work,to the extent that somescientists 29 classifying these collective microbiota as its own 30.Aside from helping digest our food,bad bacteria to set up shop.In short,your gut does way more than just digest everything from Cheetos toCamembert.But it turns out gut bacteria may also32 how we feel.Who knew the next_33in mental well-beingwould lead right to the toilet?With that lively 34 in mind,we know here are various ways our microbiotaare 35 to our mental health.第3页