英语二级六套题英语二级六套题.doc

Model Test (6) Band Two Part I. Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Actions Speak Louder than Words. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese: 1. 阐谚语“言胜于行”的含义。 举例说明。 对意义作进一步阐述。 Part II. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on the Answer Sheet 2. For questions 1-7, 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 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Homeless Families: How They Got That Way Families are the fastest growing part of the homeless population, and most homeless families are headed by single women, according to a University of Southern California (USC) researcher who has conducted an in-depth study of homeless families. “These women are not crazy,” says family sociologist Kay Young McChesney, director of the Homeless Families Project at USC, “They aren’t substance abusers (滥用者), either. Even though most of them were very poor, they had managed to keep a roof over their children’s heads until something happened to upset their already shaky economic balance.” McChesney and her research team interviewed eighty-seven mothers of children under the age of eighteen in five Los Angeles County shelters. The women’s median age was twenty-eight; their median number of children, two. A disproportional number were black. About 30 percent had male partners; the rest were single mothers. About 40 percent of the women became homeless when legally forced out of their homes, McChesney found. “In Los Angeles, the median rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $491 a month,” she says. “The average monthly AFDC (A