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2002年1月六级试题译文
Passage one
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现在汽车制造商卖出的导航电脑售价在2000美元或2000美元以上。因此，常在Lexus(凌志)、BMW(宝马)和Audi(奥迪)等豪华车中看见它们就毫不奇怪了。但它是一种正在蓬勃发展的技术，这意味着价格最终会下降，其市场看来正在扩大。
即使就现在的价格而言，导航电脑也足以打动人心。在大多数大城市中，它能精确地告诉你转弯的方向——用清楚的人声和驾车者前面的屏幕显示，引导你从一个地方驶向另一个地方。
该电脑通过天线工作，天线从24颗全球定位系统卫星中接受了不少于3颗卫星的信号。通过测量信号从卫星到天线所需的时间，汽车的位置能被确定在100米以内。
卫星信号加上轮速传感器的速度输入以及仪表所示的方向，就能确定汽车的位置，即使它在开动中。这些信息同地图数据库相结合。街道、标志性建筑以及感兴趣的地点都包括在内。
许多系统基本上都一样。区别在于硬件——电脑接受驾车者指示的方式及它提供驾驶指命的方式。在大多数系统中，驾车者通过触摸式屏幕或光盘输入想去的地址、高速公路交接口或感兴趣的地点。但是Lexus车的屏幕更先进一步：你能向屏幕地图上的任何地点就可得到去该地的有关指导。
BMW车上的系统有一组能在地图上四处移动的十字纹以选择你想去的地点，你可以选择好几种地图比例。Audi车的屏幕能转换接收电视节目。
像BMW和Lexus这样的高级系统，词汇量大一些，甚至朗读说明的声音也可不同。这些指令是英语，也可以是法语、德语、西班牙语、荷兰语或意大利语。驾车者还能选择决定路线的参数，比如最快的、最短的或不走高速公路的路线。
Passage Two
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“世界环境惊人地健康。讨论。”如果这是一个考试题目，大多数学生可能会把它驳得体无完肤，列出一长串不满：从本地的烟雾到全球气候变化，从砍伐森林到物种灭绝。这一串不满在很大程度上正确的，担忧也是合理的。但是应该得高分的学生会是同意这种说法的人。令人惊诧的是情况很好，而不是很坏。
本世纪世界人口毕竟增加了三倍，全世界的产出也极大增加，所以你会认为地球本身受到了影响。的确。如果人们的生活、消费和生产方式像1900年(或者1950年，甚至像1980年)那样，现在世界会是一个相当令人厌恶的地方：恶臭、肮脏、有毒和危险。
但是这些没有发生。为什么它们没发生，为什么环境被毁灭，这同价格、技术创新、社会变革和政府因公众压力所制定的规章有关。这就是贫穷国家的环境问题从原则上说应该能解决的原因。
原材料没有枯竭，而且没有表现出这种迹象。从逻辑上来说，总有一天它们
会枯竭：地球并不是一个没有穷尽的地方。但它也非常大，人类非常聪明。所发生的事情是这样的：每当一种原料看来将要短缺，价格就上升，相应地人们就寻找新的供应来源，尽量找到少用这种材料的方法，或者寻找替代品。因为这个原因，本世纪能源和矿物的价格在真正费用方面降低了。食品也是这样。价格随着收成、自然灾害和政治动荡而波动，当价格上升时，需要一段时间后供应的新来源才能得到。但由于新型农业技术，新的供应来源总能得到。长期趋势是下降。
正是在价格和市场运转不当的地方，这种良性趋势开始动摇起来，从而出现了真正的问题。市场并非总使环境保持健康。如果没有任何人拥有相关的资源，就没有人有兴趣保存它或培育它：鱼就是最好的例证。
Passage Three
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所有孩子不管其背景如何，应该确保他们得到公平的对待，当学校和其他机构对此得相当感兴趣时，智力测验就不流行了。
有的人认为它对少数民族孩子不公平。在过去几十年中，这种测验已经不流行，许多团体甚至禁止这种测试。
但奇怪的是最近加利福尼亚的一些黑人家长提出诉讼，声称该州禁止智商测验的法令对他的孩子有歧视，剥夺了他们接受测试的机会。他们正面认为智商测试是有效评价孩子参加特殊教育班的有效方法。因此，法官至少是部分地撤消了原判。
这样，争论就一直不停。少数民族的孩子参加智力测试究竟有利还是有弊?我们总是容忍，甚至帮助这样的测试。如果任何一个肤色或种族的孩子在学校成绩不好，是否这是因为他(她)的智力低，还是因为其他因素，这在我们看来非常重要。
为改进学习差的状况，学校和家庭所做的一切都受其原因的影响。评价一个孩子的生理状况或者智力水平没有区别。
不幸的是，智力水平看来是一个敏感主题，而且法律允许我们做的又经常在改变。除智力以外，其他领域也出现同样的反复波动。比如，30年前鼓励白人家庭收养黑人儿童。不这样做就会被认为是歧视。
然而风气随后又改变了，这种跨种族收养一般说来又不流行了，一些社会机构觉得黑人小孩应该只到黑人家庭。很难说什么是最好的常规。但是对我们所有人来说良好愿望肯定是必要的。
至于智力，在我们看来，对任何一个孩子的智力水平了解得越多，对这孩子就越有好处。
Passage Four
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几十年前，在普通大众和社会学家看来这是一个“明显的”事实：现代社会改变了人们的自然关系，淡化了他们对亲戚和邻居的责任感，取而代之的是点头之交的肤浅关系。但是，近年来越来越多的研究表明这个“明显”是假的。看来，如果你是城市居民，你知道的邻居比你是小社区的居民知道的邻居少，这是很典型的。但是对大多数人来说，这个事实无关紧要。这并不一定意味着如何你认识的邻居少，其他人你就不认识。
即使在很大的城市，人们也同小的个人社会圈子保持着紧密联系。的确，有意义的关系的数量和质量在大城市人和小城镇人之间并无差别。同大城市居民相比，小城市居民同亲戚的关系更深。但作为补偿，大城市居民则同有相同兴趣及
活动的人发展关系。都市生活可产生不同的生活方式，但城市和小镇的生活质量并无差别。同小城市居民相比，大城市居民也没有更可能表现压力或疏远(即无归属感)的心理症状。但城市居民的确更多地担心犯罪，这导致他们不信任陌生人。
这些发现并不意味都市生活很少或没有差别。如果邻居互不认识，他们更少可能清扫隔壁老年夫妇的人行道，也不密切观察年轻的捣乱者。另外，正如Wirth 所表示的那样，社区人口的多少及其多样性之间可能有联系。例如，社会学家发现许多证据，社区规模同赌博、吸毒等恶习有联系。同小镇居民相比，大城市居民还更可能见多识广，对传统亲属角色更少责任感，投票给左翼政治候选人，对非传统宗教团体、不受欢迎的政治集团和所谓不良分子持宽容态度。如果综合考虑，异质和反常行为似乎都是人口太多的结果。
Part IV Error Correction
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体育活动从本质上来说是由狩猎行为演变而来的。从生物学角度来看，现代的足球运动员实际上是改变了装束的狩猎队的成员。如果目标瞄得准，射门得分，他就能也取得猎人杀死猎物那样的胜利。
要了解这种演变是如何发生的，我们必须简要地回顾一下我们古代的祖先。他们用了超过百万年的时间进化成相互合作的狩猎者。他们的生存靠的就是狩猎场上的成功。在这种压力下，他们的整个生活方式甚至他们的身体都发生了巨大的变化。他们成了追赶者、奔跑者、跳跃者、瞄准手、投掷手和猎物杀戮者。他们相互合作，成为熟悉的由男性组成的猎手。
后来，大约在一万多年前，经过漫长的为食物而狩猎的初始阶段后，他们成了农夫。曾在古老的狩猎生活中发挥重要的作用的智力现在得到了提高，并有了新的用途——在栏中驯养猎物。食物就在农场里，随时可以供他们享用。狩猎的冒险性以及收获的不确定性已不是他们生存所必须考虑的问题了。
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大学英语六级考试真题(第1套) Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on invention. Youressay should include the importance of invention and measures to be taken to encourageinvention. Y ou are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part ⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of eachconversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single linethrough the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A. It tries to predict the possible trends of global climate change. B. It studies the impacts of global climate change on people's lives. C. It links the science of climate change to economic and policy issues. D. It focuses on the efforts countries can make to deal with global warming. 2. A. It will take a long time before a consensus is reached on its impact. B. It would be more costly to deal with its consequences than to avoid it. C. It is the most pressing issue confronting all countries. D. It is bound to cause endless disputes among nations. 3. A. The transition to low-carbon energy systems. B. The cooperation among world major powers. C. The signing of a global agreement. D. The raising of people's awareness. 4. A. Carry out more research on it. B. Cut down energy consumption. C. Plan well in advance. D. Adopt new technology. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A. When luck plays a role. B. what determines success. C. Whether practice makes perfect. D. How important natural talent is. 6. A. It knocks at your door only once in a while. B. It is something that no one can possibly create. C. It comes naturally out of one's self-confidence. D. It means being good at seizing opportunities. 7. A. Luck rarely contributes to a person's success. B. One must have natural talent to be successful. C. One should always be ready to seize opportunities. D. Practice is essential to becoming good at something. 8. A. Putting time and effort into fun things is profitable.
2005 年-2012 年六级作文真题及范文 2012 年6 月英语六级作文题 题目：The impact of the Internet on interpersonal communication 要求：commenting on "Dad：Hi sweetie, how was school, today? Daughter: You can read all about it on my blog, Dad" The impact of the Internet on interpersonal communication In contemporary society, our life is filled with a variety of anecdotes or stories, and the following is no exception: "Dad：Hi sweetie, how was school, today? Daughter: You can read all about it on my blog, Dad." Funny as it seems, this conversation can be naturally associated with the impacts of Internet on our life: In an era of Internet, the time for interpersonal communication is impaired by online chats or blogs. Apparently, the impacts of the Internet on interpersonal communication are diverse. For one thing, as a vital invention, Internet brings great convenience to our communication, eliminates the barrier of distance, and helps humans to keep in touch wherever and whenever. For another, it is Internet that does not enables family members, friends or classmates to communicate more in a face-to-face way. One case in point is that youngsters may spend hours chatting with acquaintances through QQ or MSN, but rarely do they talk with other face to face. Unfortunately, it we let this trend to continue as it is, the interpersonal relationship will, definitely, become alienated. To my understanding, it is advisable for people to communicate more with their families, friends and acquaintances in real life instead of merely through the Internet. Do bear in mind: Internet is just a tool. 2011 年12 月英语六级作文题 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Way to Success by commenting on Abraham Lincoln s famous remark, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend, the first four sharpening the axe." You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. The Way to Success What is success? In fact, success is a positive feeling, it is a state of confidence after we achieve our ideals So all of us will try our best to get success."If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z..Hardworking is x; y is good methods and z is stop talking and get down to work."It is said by Einstein, who is used to be a winner of the Nobel Prize. According to this Wisdom, we known that if we want to do everything successful, we must follow these ways. When we begin to study, our parents and teachers always told us to study hard. Hardworking, which is an useful way to success, is necessary for us. Hardworking, which means we should try our best to do the things. Besides, if you want to get success, we not only need hardworking, but also have some useful methods. If you have some useful methods, you will feel that it is easier to achieve your goals. What ' s more, we must stop talking and get down to work. Success is base on the actions. Actions, may not let we get success. But if we not action, it can never be successful. Regardless of the dream is big or small, the goal is high or low, from now on, swing it into action. In my opinion, if you follow these important ways to do every things, you will get success at last. 2011 年6 月英语六级作文题 1.现在许多人热衷于各类证书考试 2.其目的各不相同
大学英语六级CET6真题及答案 part i listening comprehension (20 minutes) section a 1.a) the dean should have consulted her on the appointment. b) dr. holden should have taken over the position earlier. c) she doesn’t think dr. holden has made a wise choice. d) dr. holden is the best person for the chairmanship. 2 .a) they’ll keep in touch during the summer vacation b) they’ll hold a party before the summer vacation c) they’ll do odd jobs together at the school library d) they’ll get back to their school once in a while 3. a)peaches are in season now. b)peaches are not at their best now. c)the woman didn’t know how to bargain. d)the woman helped the man choose the fruit. 4.a)they join the physics club. b)they ask for an extension of the deadline. c)they work on the assignment together. d)they choose an easier assignment. 5.a)she admires jean’s straightforwardness b)she thinks dr. brown deserves the praise c)she will talk to jean about what happened d)she believes jean was rude to dr. brown 6.a)he liked writing when he was a child b)he enjoyed reading stories in reader’s digest c)he used to be an editor of reader’s digest d)he became well known at the age of six 7.a)he shows great enthusiasm for his studies b)he is a very versatile person c)he has no talent for tennis d)he does not study hard enough 8 a) john has lost something at the railway station b) there are several railway stations in the city c) it will be very difficult for them to find john d) the train that john is taking will arrive soon 9. a)its rapid growth is beneficial to the world
2012年六月翻译题及答案 82. ___________________ （他们的独生儿子从未想过）to leave them and strike out on his own though he is in his late twe nties 。答案：Their only son has n ever thought 83. Before you take any acti on, please remember to ______________ （权衡你的决定会产生的后果） 答案：weigh your decision against its possible consequences。 84. He assured his friend that un der no circumsta nces ________________ （他会违背还钱的承诺） 答案：would he break/breach his promise/commitme nt to pay back the money。 85. Most educators advise that kids ______________________ （不 要沉溺于电脑游戏）。 答案：should not be addicted to computer games. / should not in dulge themselves in computer games / should not aba ndon themselves to computer games 。 86. Busin ess major as he is, he has ___________________ （从 未考虑过从事推销员的工作）。 答案：never considered working as a salesman 。
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！ 洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：https://www.doczj.com/doc/3d13200126.html,/wenkxd.htm（报名网址） 综合题，请根据题目给出的内容，来回答下面给出的试题。Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part, Each passage is followed by some questions at unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. In 1985 when a Japan Air Lines (JAL) jet crashed, its president, Yasumoto Takagi, called each victim’s family to apologize, and then promptly resigned. And in 1987, when a subsidiary of Toshiba sole sensitive military technology to the former Soviet Union, the chairman of Toshiba gave up his post. These executive actions, which Toshiba calls “the highest form of apology,”may seem bizarre to US managers. No one at Boeing resigned after the JAL crash, which may have been caused by a faulty Boeing repair. The difference between the two business cultures centers around different definitions of delegation. While US executives give both responsibility and authority to their employees, Japanese executives delegate only authority—the responsibility is still theirs. Although the subsidiary that sold the sensitive technology to the Soviets had its own management, the Toshiba top executives said they “must take personal responsibility for not creating an atmosphere throughout the Toshiba group that would make such activity unthinkable, even in an independently run subsidiary.” Such acceptance of community responsibility is not unique to businesses in Japan. School principals in Japan have resigned when their students committed major crimes after school hours. Even if they do not quit, Japanese executives will often accept primary responsibility in other ways, such as taking the first pay cut when a company gets into financial trouble. Such personal sacrifices, even if they are largely symbolic, help to create the sense of community and employee loyalty that is crucial to the Japanese way of doing business. Harvard Business School professor George Lodge calls the ritual acceptance of blame “almost a feudal (封建的) way of purging (清除) the community of dishonor,”and to some in the United States, such resignations look cowardly. However, in an era in which both business and governmental leaders seem particularly good at evading responsibility, many US managers would probably welcome an infusion (灌输) of the Japanese sense of responsibility, If, for instance,
2010 年6 月六级真题 Passage One 发达国家中只有两个国家不能保证提供用于照料新生儿的带薪休假。去年春天，这两个国家中的一个——澳大利亚——放弃了这种令人质疑的殊荣，建立了自2011 年起开始实施的带薪家庭休假制。在美国这并没有成为新闻，我并不感到意外——现在我们是唯一没有这项政策的富有国家。 美国确实有一个明确的家庭政策，这就是于1993 年通过的《家庭和医疗休假法》。它规定要照料新生儿或处理家庭医疗问题的工人有资格享受时间长达12 个星期的不带薪休假。尽管此法案带来的利益不明显，但当时商务部和其他一些商业团体都极力反对，称其为“政府负责的人事管理”和“危险的先例”。事实上，民主党领袖一直都致力于将能促进工作与家庭关系平衡的措施形成法律条文，但每一次的努力都遭到了商业团体的强烈反对。 正如耶鲁大学法学教授Anne Alstott 所辩解的那样，要肯定父母关爱的作用就要将家庭定义为一种社会商品，从某种意义上讲，社会要为此埋单。在她的书《无路可走：父母对孩子的亏欠以及社会对家长的亏欠》中，她认为父母在生活的多个方面都肩负重担：在谈到孩子的话题时，父母们“无路可走”：“社会希望也需要家长们能不间断地照看好他们的孩子，而且是人类用以开发智力、培养情感和树立道德的那种深度的、亲密无间的照看。社会还希望并需要父母们能坚守这一角色，18 年如一日，如有必要，甚至还可以更长。” 大部分父母出于爱都会照顾孩子，不照顾孩子的父母则会受到公众的处罚。换句话说，父母们所做的一切都是这个国家所密切关注的问题，原因很明显，照顾孩子不仅从道德上来说是迫切的而且对这个社会的未来至关重要。国家在大多数保障儿童福利的家庭法律中都认可了这一点，而父母们在履行社会所强加给他们的、会改变其命运的义务时得到的帮助却甚少。把养育孩子视为个人选择、集体没有责任的做法不仅仅忽视了良好家庭教育所产生的社会效益，而且会抹杀这部分社会效益，因为当今天的孩子成为明天的具有生产力的公民时这部分社会效益会属于整个社会。实际上，据估计父母对孩子投入的价值，包括时间和金钱的投入（包括失去的薪水）相当于国内生产总值的20%—30%。如果这些投入能够产生巨大的社会效益——很明显能产生——那么为家庭提供更多的社会支持所带来的效益将会更加显而易见。 Passage Two 塔夫茨大学公民学习和参与信息研究中心(CIRCLE)一份新的调查显示，现在有比以前更多的年轻人参与投票选举，美国发展中心2008 年的一份调查也表明越来越多的年轻选民和活动家开始支持传统的自由事业。但要看出这些调查数字在现实生活中的意义并非易事。在总统竞选期间，巴拉克·奥巴马以希望和改变为宣传口号组成了不同种族之间和不同意识形态之间人们的联盟。当新一届政府执政下的现实生活步入正轨的时候，有些支持者可能会大失所望。随着国家进一步走入奥巴马执政时代，参与政治的年轻人是会继续支持奥巴马及其施政议程还是会渐行渐远？ “O（奥巴马的简称）一代”是《新闻周刊》新开的一个博客，致力于记录那些支持奥巴马的年轻人的生活。“O 一代”的作者们想就上面的问题做出回答。未来的三个月，Michelle Kremer 和其他11 位年龄从19 岁到34 岁不等的奥巴马支持者将会用博客来记录美国社会的主流生活，一个不同之处在于：通过将他们所有的观点和经历与新任总统及其领导下的政府紧密结合，这些博客作者试图开启一场对话，探讨在当今美国，年轻并且在政治方面活跃到底意味着什么。24 岁的Malena Amusa 是该博客的一位作者，也是来自圣路易斯的一位舞者，她将这一项目看做是即时记录历史的一种方式。Amusa 今年春天为了完成其著作前往印度，后来又去塞内加尔教授英语，她和她的朋友一直在谈论奥巴马当政会如何改变他们的日常生活，她希望把其中的一些观点和她的全球性视角写到帖子里。她很兴奋，要看清楚世界，“我不必等上15 年”，她这样解释说。 Henry Flores 是圣玛丽大学的政治学教授，他将年轻一代的政治力量归因于他们对科技的拥护。“网络使他们接触到更多的思想，”他说，“不同地区想法相同的人们就会聚到一起。”这正是“O 一代”博主们所期待的事情。结果可能会出现一群年轻人，就像他们在二战后生育高峰期出生的父母一样，伴随一种强烈的目的感而成长，他们也会改变此前从“X 一代”人身上所继承下来的冷漠形象。由一群普通但有抱负的年轻人来管理博客是个不小的挑战，但“O 一代”的成员能胜任这项任务。