2013年12月英语六级改革新题型模拟题(1)PartListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionC（复合式听写调整为单词及词组听写，短文长度及难度不变。）Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Thereisgrowingdissatisfactiontowardrichpeople,accordingtoanewonlinepoll.ThepollbytheChinaYouthDaily26_sina.comhashighlightedtheapparent27_overthecountryswideningincomegap.Nearly8,000peoplefilledinonline28_lastweek,andwhenaskedtousethreewordstodescribethesocietysrich,thetop29_were“extravagant”，“greedy”and“corrupt”.About57percentofthose30_saidthat“extravagant”wasthebestwordtodescribetherich,followedcloselyby“greedy”.31_ ,despitetheirdissatisfaction, 93percentofthosepolledwishedtheycouldberichtoo,andthatricherpeopleshouldbe“socially32_ ”.Some33_percentofrespondentsalsopraisedrichpeopleforbeing“smart”.Nearly90percentofrespondentsagreedthatmostpeopleinsociety,includingthemselves, 33speakupforthepoorbutwere34_totakeactionandactuallydosomethingforthem.ThesurveycomesontheheelsofaheateddebateovercommentsmadebyrenownedeconomistMaoYushi,whosaidacoupleofdaysagothathewasspeakingfortherichandworkingforthepoor.AreportreleasedbytheAsianDevelopmentBanklastWednesdayrevealedthatChinasGinicoefficientanindicatorofthewealthdividerosefrom0.407in1993to0.473in2004.AnearlierChineseAcademyofSocialSciencesreportsaidthattherichest10percentofChinesefamiliesnowownmorethan40percentofallprivateassets,whilethepoorest10percentinthecountrysharelessthan2percentofthetotalwealth.ThecountrysincomegapisclosetothatofLatinAmerica,thereportwhich35_inJanuarysaid.PartReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionB（原快速阅读理解调整为长篇阅读理解，篇章长度和难度不变。篇章后附有10个句子，每句一题。每句所含的信息出自篇章的某一段落，要求考生找出与每句所含信息相匹配的段落。）Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.DaylightSavingTime(DST)HowandWhenDidDaylightSavingTimeStart?ABenjaminFranklinof“earlytobedandearlytorise”famewasapparentlythefirstpersontosuggesttheconceptofdaylightsavings.WhileservingasU.S.ambassadortoFranceinParis,Franklinwroteofbeingawakenedat6a.m.andrealizing,tohissurprise,thatthesunwouldrisefarearlierthanheusuallydid.Imaginetheresourcesthatmightbesavedifheandothersrosebeforenoonandburnedlessmidnightoil,Franklin,tonguehalfincheek,wrotetoanewspaper.BItwasntuntilWorldWarIthatdaylightsavingswererealizedonagrandscale.Germanywasthefirststatetoadoptthetimechanges,toreduceartificiallightingandtherebysavecoalforthewareffort.Friendsandfoessoonfollowedsuit.IntheU.S.afederallawstandardizedtheyearlystartandendofdaylightsavingtimein1918forthestatesthatchosetoobserveit.CDuringWorldWarIItheU.S.madedaylightsavingtimemandatory 强制的)forthewholecountry,asawaytosavewartimeresources.BetweenFebruary9, 1942,andSeptember30, 1945,thegovernmenttookitastepfurther.Duringthisperioddaylightsavingtimewasobservedyear-round,essentiallymakingitthenewstandardtime,ifonlyforafewyears.Manyyearslater,theEnergyPolicyActof2005wasenacted,mandatingacontroversialmonth-longextensionofdaylightsavingtime,startingin2007.DaylightSavingTime:EnergySaverorJustTimeSuck?DInrecentyearsseveralstudieshavesuggestedthatdaylightsavingtimedoesntactuallysaveenergyandmightevenresultinanetloss.EnvironmentaleconomistHendrikWolff,oftheUniversityofWashington,co-authoredapaperthatstudiedAustralianpower-usedatawhenpartsofthecountryextendeddaylightsavingtimeforthe2000SydneyOlympicsandothersdidnot.Theresearchersfoundthatthepracticereducedlightingandelectricityconsumptionintheeveningbutincreasedenergyuseinthenowdarkmorningswipingouttheeveninggains.Thatsbecausetheextrahourthatdaylightsavingtimeaddsintheeveningisahotterhour. “Soifpeoplegethomeanhourearlierinawarmerhouse,theyturnontheirairconditioning,”theUniversityofWashingtonsWolffsa