2000-2009年全国六级阅读理解答案

Part I Writing （30 minutes ）Directions: Directions: For For For this this this part, part, part, you you you are are are allowed allowed allowed 30 30 30 minutes minutes minutes to to to write write write a a a short short short essay essay essay entitled entitled entitled On On On the the Importance of a Name. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1. 有人说名字或名称很重要有人说名字或名称很重要2. 也有人觉得名字或名称无关紧要也有人觉得名字或名称无关紧要3. 我认为呢？我认为呢？On the Importance of a Name 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

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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 questions on Answer on Answer Sheet 1. For For questions questions questions 1-7, 1-7, 1-7, choose choose the the best best best answer answer answer from from from the the the four four four choices choices marked A., B., C. and D. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Helicopter Moms vs. Free-Range Kids. Would you let your fourth-grader ride public transportation without an adult? Probably not. Still, when Lenore Skenazy, a columnist for the New York Sun, wrote about letting her son take the subway alone to get back to. Long story short: my son got home from a department store on the Upper East Side, she di dn’t expect to get hit with a wave of criticism from readers.“Long story short: My son got home, overjoyed with independence,” Skenazy wrote on April 4 in the New York Sun. “Long story longer: Half the people I ’ve told this episode to now want to turn on in for child abuse. As if keeping kids under lock and key and cell phone and careful watch is the right way to rear kids. It ’s not. It ’s debilitating (使虚弱)—for us and for them.”Online message boards were soon full of people both applauding and condemning Skenazy ’s decision to let her son go it alone. She wound up defending herself on CNN （accompanied by her son ） and on popular blogs like the Huffington Post, where her follow-up piece was ironically headlined “More From America’s Worst Mom.”The episode has ignited another one of those debates that divides parents into vocal opposing camps. camps. Are Are Are Modern Modern Modern parents parents parents needlessly needlessly needlessly overprotective, overprotective, overprotective, or or or is is is the the the world world world a a a more more more complicated complicated complicated and and dangerous place than it was when previous generations were allowed to wander about unsupervised? From the “she ’s an irresponsible mother ” camp came: “Shame on you for being so careless about his safety,” in comments on the Huffongton Post. And there was this from a mother of four: “How would you have felt if he didn ’t come home?” But Skenazy got a lot of support, too, with women women and and and men men men writing writing writing in in in with with with stories stories stories about about about how how how they they they were were were allowed allowed allowed to to to take take take trips trips trips all all all by by themselves at seven or eight. She also got heaps of praise for bucking the “helicopter parent” trend: “Good “Good for for for this this this Mom,” Mom,” Mom,” one one one commenter commenter commenter wrote wrote wrote on on on the the the Huffongton Huffongton Huffongton Post. Post. Post. “This “This “This is is is a a a much much much-needed -needed reality check.”Last week, encouraged by all the attention, Skenazy started her own blog —Free Range, Kids—promoting promoting the the the idea idea idea that that that modern modern modern children children children need need need some some some of of of the the the same same same independence independence independence that that that her her generation generation had. had. had. In In In the the the good good good old old old days days days nine-year-old nine-year-old nine-year-old baby baby baby boomers boomers boomers rode rode rode their their their bikes bikes bikes to to to school, school, walked walked to to to the the the store, store, store, took took took buses buses buses——and and even even even subways subways subways——all all by by by themselves. themselves. themselves. Her Her Her blog, blog, blog, she she she says, says, says, is is dedicated to sensible parenting. “At Free Range Kids, we believe in safe kids, we believe in car seats and safety belts. We do NOT believe that every time school-age children go outside, they need a security guard.”So why are some parents so nervous about letting their children out of their sight? Are cities and towns less safe and kids more vulnerable to crimes like child kidnap and sexual abuse than they were in previous generations? Not exactly. New York City, for instance, is safer than it ’s ever been; it ’s ranked 36th in crime crime among among among all all all American American American cities. cities. cities. Nationwide, Nationwide, Nationwide, stringer stringer stringer kidnaps kidnaps kidnaps are are are extremely extremely extremely rare; rare; rare; there there ’s s a a one-in-a-million chance a child will be taken by a stranger, according to the Justice Department. And 90 percent of sexual abuse cases are committed by someone the child knows. Mortality rates from all causes, including disease and accidents, for American children are lower now than they were were 25 25 25 years’ years’ years’ ago. ago. ago. According According According to to to Child Child Child Trends, Trends, Trends, a a a nonprofit nonprofit nonprofit research research research group, group, group, between between between 1980 1980 1980 and and 2003 death rates dropped by 44 percent for children aged 5 to 14 and 32 percent for teens aged 15 to 19. Then Then therethere ’s s the the the whole whole whole question question question of of of whether whether whether modern modern modern parents parents parents are are are more more more watchful watchful watchful and and nervous about safety than previous generations. Yes, some are. Part of the problem is that with wall to wall Internet and cable news, every missing child case gets so much ai rtime that it’s not surprising surprising even even even normal normal normal parental parental parental anxiety anxiety anxiety can can can be be amplified. amplified. And And And many many many middle-class middle-class middle-class parents parents parents have have gotten used to managing their children’s time and shuttling them to various enriching activities, so the idea of letting them out on their own can seem like a risk. Back in 1972, when many of today’s parents were kids, 87 percent of children who lived within a mile of school walked or biked every day. But today, the Centers for Disease Control report that only 13 percent of children bike, walk or otherwise t themselves to school. The The extra extra extra supervision supervision supervision is is is both both both a a a city city city and and and a a a suburb suburb suburb phenomenon. phenomenon. phenomenon. Parents Parents Parents are are are worried worried about crime, and they are worried about kids getting caught in traffic in a city that ’s not used to pedestrians. pedestrians. On On On the the the other other other hand, hand, hand, there there there are are are still still still plenty plenty plenty of of of kids kids kids whose whose whose parents parents parents give give give them them them a a a lot lot lot of of independence, independence, by by by choice choice choice or or or by by by necessity. necessity. necessity. The The The After After After School School School Alliance Alliance Alliance finds finds finds that that that more more more than than than 14 14 million million kids kids kids aged aged aged 5 5 5 to to to 17 17 17 are are are responsible responsible responsible for for for taking taking taking care care care of of of themselves themselves themselves after after after school. school. school. Only Only Only 6.5 6.5 million kid s participate in organized programs. “Many children who have working parents have to take the subway or bus to get to school. Many do this by themselves because they have no other way to get to the schools,” says Dr. Richard Gallagher, director of the Pare nting Institute at the New York University Child Study Center. For those parents who wonder how and when they should start allowing their kids more freedom, freedom, there there ’s s no no no clear-cut clear-cut clear-cut answer. answer. answer. Child Child Child experts experts experts discourage discourage discourage a a a one-size-fits-all one-size-fits-all one-size-fits-all approach approach approach to to parenting. What ’s right for Skenazy ’s nine-year-old could be inappropriate for another one. It all depends on developmental issue, maturity, and the psychological and emotional makeup of that child. child. Several Several Several factors factors factors must must must be be taken taken into into into account, account, account, says says says Gallagher. Gallagher. Gallagher. “The “The “The abi abi ability lity lity to to to follow follow follow parent parent guidelines, the child’s level of comfort in handling such situations, and a child’s general judgment should be weighed.”Gallagher agrees with Skenazy that many nine-year-olds are ready for independence like taking public transportation alone. “At certain times of the day, on certain routes, the subways are generally safe for these children, especially if they have grown up in the city and have been taught how to be safe, how to obtain help if they are concerned for their safety, and how to avoid unsafe situations by being watchful and on their toes.”But even with more traffic and fewer sidewalks, modern parents do have one advantage their parents didn ’t: the cell phone. Being able to check in with a child anytime goes a long way toward toward relieving relieving relieving parental parental parental anxiety anxiety anxiety and and and may may may help help help parents parents parents loosen loosen loosen their their their control control control a a a little little little sooner. sooner. Skenazy got a lot of criticism because she didn’t gi ve her kid her cell phone because she thought he’d lose it and wanted him to learn to go it alone without depending on mom—a major principle of free-range parenting. But most parents are more than happy to use cell phones to keep track of their kids. And And for for for those those those who who who like like like the the the idea idea idea of of of free-range free-range free-range kids kids kids but but but still still still struggle struggle struggle with with with their their their inner inner helicopter parent, there may be a middle way. A new generation of GPS cell phones with tracking software make it easier than ever to follow a child ’s every movement via the Internet —without seeming to interfere or hover. Of course, when they go to college, they might start objecting to being monitored as they ’re on parole （假释）（假释）。

2009年6月英语六级考试真题与答案2009年6月英语六级考试真题与答案Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section A注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11. A．Fred forgot to call him last night about the camping trip. B．He is not going to lend his sleeping bag to Fred.C．He has not seen Fred at the gym for sometime.D．Fred may have borrowed a sleeping bag from someone else.12. A．Summer has become hotter in recent years.B．It will cool down a bit over the weekend.C．Swimming in a pool has a relaxing effect.D．He hopes the weather forecast is accurate.13. A．Taking a picture of Prof. Brown.B．Commenting on an oil-painting.C．Hosting a TV program.D．Staging a performance.14. A．She can help the man take care of the plants.B．Most plants grow better in direct sunlight.C．The plants need to be watered frequently.D．The plants should be placed in a shady spot.15. A．Change to a more exciting channel.B．See the movie some other time.C．Go to bed early.D．Stay up till eleven.16. A．Both of them are laymen of modern art.B．She has beamed to appreciate modem sculptures.C．Italian artists’ works are difficult to understand.D．Modern artists are generally considered weird.17. A．They seem satisfied with what they have done.B．They have called all club members to contribute.C．They think the day can be called a memorable one.D．They find it hard to raise money for the hospital.18. A．The man shouldn’t hesitate to take the course.B．The man should talk with the professor first.C．The course isn’t open to undergraduates.D．The course will require a lot of reading.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A．Current trends in economic development.B．Domestic issues of general social concern.C．Stories about Brit ain’s relations with other nations.D．Conflicts and compromises among political parties.20. A．Based on the poll of public opinions.B．By interviewing people who file complaints.C．By analyzing the domestic and international situation.D．Based on public ex pectations and editors’ judgment.21. A．Underlying rules of editing.B．Practical experience.C．Audience’s feedback.D．Professional qualifications.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A．The average life span was less than 50 years.B．It was very common for them to have 12 children.C．They retired from work much earlier than today.D．They were quite optimistic about their future.23. A．Get ready for ecological changes.B．Adapt to the new environment.C．Learn to use new technology.D．Explore ways to stay young.24. A．When all women go out to work.B．When family planning is enforced..C．When a world government is set up.D．When all people become wealthier.25. A．Eliminate poverty and injustice.B．Migrate to other planets.C．Control the environment.D．Find inexhaustible resources.Section B注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

大学英语六级阅读理解题目及答案Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.Music and LanguageMusic and language are two different ---1--- that are often linked together. For example, they both involve a type of communication and have a ---2--- impact on our emotions. However, music and language are fundamentally different in a number of ways.Unlike language, which is composed of words and grammar, music is a ---3--- art form. It uses tones, melodies, rhythms, and harmonies to create emotional ---4---. Language, on the other hand, mainly conveys meaning through the use of words and sentences.Another difference between music and language is their development in humans. ---5--- learn language through exposure to conversations and practice, while music seems to be ---6---. We all have the ability torecognize and appreciate music, even without any formal training. This suggests that our musical abilities may be innate.Furthermore, music and language are processed in different areas of the brain. Language is mainly processed in the left hemisphere, whereas music is ---7--- in both the left and right hemispheres. Evidence has shown that certain ---8--- patients who have lost their ability to speak can still sing, indicating that music may be connected to different neural pathways (神经通路) than language.Despite their differences, music and language are closely related in some ways. Studies have shown that music can assist with language ---9---. For example, listening to music can help ESL students improve their pronunciation and intonation. Similarly, playing a musical instrument can enhance the linguistic abilities of children.In conclusion, while music and language share certain similarities in terms of communication and emotional impact, they also have distinct characteristics. Understanding the differences and connections between music and language can help us appreciate the beauty and uniqueness of each art form.1. [A] skills [B] forms [C] techniques [D] systems2. [A] significant [B] flexible [C] optional [D] limited3. [A] controversial [B] visual [C] sensory [D] practical4. [A] reactions [B] viewpoints [C] expectations [D] contributions5. [A] Babies [B] Adults [C] Animals [D] Artists6. [A] inherited [B] acquired [C] displayed [D] distributed7. [A] analyzed [B] noted [C] localized [D] bypassed8. [A] music-loving [B] language-deficient [C] brain-damaged [D] memory-impaired9. [A] practice [B] revision [C] acquisition [D] retentionSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.Do You Prefer to Stay Single?A. It’s often said that a woman who puts a high priority on her career ends up lying alone on a Saturday night. However, my research on this subject shows that it is basically a myth. In fact, in my surveys I found that highly educated career women are just as likely to form successful marriages as other women, and actually more likely to make a good choice the second time around. By contrast, women who don’t care quite so much about their career and are more willing to settle for less than Mr. Right are more likely to end up single.B. Is marrying for love a good or bad thing? Most of us, it seems, would say, “Good, of course!” But are we really thinking? In reality, marrying purely for love may be less likely to lead to a satisfying marriage. Many psychologists now believe that people who expect marriage to provide happiness are often disappointed. Marrying who we fall in love with is a romantic idea. But psychologists have found it often means falling in love with someone like ourselves and who is familiar to us. Love and passion are often considered separate from friendship and companionship (交往、友谊).C. According to the latest research, newlyweds who feel good abouttheir marriage are healthier than those who don’t. The work is one of thefirst of its kind to show how much influence someone’s thoughts can haveon their health. Researchers measured the heart rate, blood pressure, and cholesterol (胆固醇) levels of 28 married women as they argued with their husbands and measured the levels of a chemical (化学物质) linked to heart disease. The women were asked before having a disagreement if they were happy in their marriages. When the researchers reviewed the results, they discovered that the women who said they had happier marriages also had lower levels of the chemical than those who said their marriages weren’t going well.D. It is a cultural stereotype that young women like to date older men. In a study of 18 to 24-year-old college students, researchers found that about 80% of men were interested in dating women who were significantly younger, while 85% of women were keen on dating older men. Many participants explained this interest in terms of desire for maturity, not money.E. In the past, people routinely built relationships with neighbors, families, and communities. Now, however, only two in 10 Americans indicate that they regularly spend time with their neighbors, and only one-third of Americans report regularly spending time with their families. Loneliness, experts now suggest, is twice as deadly as obesity (肥胖) and is as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Additionally, loneliness can have a long-term impact on both physical and emotional health, increasing the risk for heart disease, depression, and premature death.F. In a research team studying married couples, researchers asked couples whether they felt close to their partners and if they had thought about separating from them. When the researchers reviewed the magnetic resonance imaging (磁共振成像) scans of the participants’ brains, they found that those who had thought about leaving their partners showed activity in the brain regions associated with a variety of negative emotions, such as anger and sadness. On the other hand, couples who felt close and secure with their partners showed greater activation in areas of the brain associated with reward and attachment.11. Couples who feel happy about their marriage have better health.12. Men tend to be interested in dating younger women, while women prefer older men.13. Good family relationships are becoming less common nowadays.14. Love marriages may not always lead to satisfactory marriages.15. People who put a high priority on their careers are less likely to end up single.答案1. B2. A3. C4. A5. D6. B7. C8. C9. A10. B11. C12. D13. E14. B15. A以上是关于大学英语六级阅读理解题目及答案的内容。

2000, 1Passage One21. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are ___.B) Unusually popular（显著的流行）22. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience _____.A) remain fascinated by them（依旧被他们着迷）23. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?C) Family budget planning.（家庭的预算计划）24. Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both __.C) instructive（具有教育意义的）25. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows ______.D) are targeted at different audiences（面对不同的观众）Passage Two26. The marketing concept discussed in the passage is, in essence, _____.C) the customer-centred approach（以消费者为中心的一种方法）27. What was the main concern of industrialists before the marketing concept was widely accepted?B) The efficiency of production.（生产效率）28.According to the passage, “to move as much of these goods as possible” (Lines 3-4, Para. I) means “___”.A) To sell the largest possible amount of goods（尽可能的销售最大数量的货物）29. What does the restoration of the Classic Coke best illustrate?D) Products must be designed to suit the taste of the consumer.（产品必须设计来满足消费者的口味）30. In discussing the marketing concept, the author focuses on（集中_______.A) its main characteristic（它的主要特征）Passage Three31.In the eyes of the author, conventional opinion on conflict is B) oversimplified过分简单化了32. Professor Charles R. Schwenk‟s research shows __.C) the difficulty in determining the optimal level of conflict（在确定最理想冲突水平上的困难）33. We can learn from Schwenk‟s research that__.A) a person’s view of conflict is influenced by the purpose of his organization（一个人的冲突观念被他的组织的目的所影响）34. The passage suggests that in for-profit organizations ____________.D) success lies in general agreement（成功位于一致的同意）35. People working in a not-for-profit organization _____________.B) are free to express diverse opinions（表达不同的观点是自由的）Passage Four36. We learn from the passage that olestra is a substance that ______________.D) makes foods fat-free while keeping them delicious（当保持其美味而使食物不肥腻）37. The result of the search for an easily digestible fat turned out to be ____________.D) quite unexpected（将是一个极其意想不到的）38. Olestra is different from ordinary fats in that _____________.A) it passes through the intestines without being absorbed（没有被吸收而通过大肠）39. What is a possible negative effect of olestra according to some critics?C) It may increase the risk of cancer.（它也许增加癌症的风险）40. Why are nutritionists concerned about adding vitamins to olestra?B) People may be induced to eat more than is necessary.（人们也许被引诱比必要吃的更多）2000.6Passage One21. What brought about the decline in the demand for American farm products?B) The shrinking of overseas markets.(海外市场的缩水)22. The chief concern of the American government in the area of agriculture in the 1920s was __.C) to prevent farmers from going bankrupt（防止农民破产）23. The Agricultural Adjustment Act encouraged American farmers to __________.A) reduce their scale of production（减少生产的规模）24.The Supreme Court rejected the Agricultural Adjustment Act because it believed that the Act _.D) benefited one group of citizens at the expense of others（在损害其他人的情况下受益一些市民）25.It was claimed that the new laws passed during the Roosevelt Administration were aimed at .B) conserving soil in the long-term interest of the nation（为了国家长远的利益而保护土地）Passage Two26.The author says that the powerful computers of today __.D) still cannot communicate with people in a human language（依旧不能以人类语言和人们交流）27. The new trend in artificial intelligence research stems from（源于）________.B) the belief that human intelligence cannot be duplicated with logical, step-by-step programs（人类智能不能用逻辑、按部就班的程序所复制的这种信念）28. Conrad and his group of AI researchers have been making enormous efforts to _______.C) find out how intelligence developed in nature（发现智能是如何自然发展的）29. What‟s the author‟s opinion about the new AI movement?D) It may prove to be in the right direction though nobody is sure of its future prospects.（尽管没有能确定它将来的前景但它也许证明是在正确的方向上）30.Which of the following is closest in mean ing to the phrase “the only game in town” (Line 3, Para.4)?A) The only approach to building an artificially intelligent computer.（建造人工智能电脑位唯一的方法）Passage Three31. From the passage we know that the increased use of cars will ______.B) have serious consequences for the well-being of all nations(对所有国家安乐有严重的后果)32. The U.S. has to deal with the problems arising from vehicle use because __________C) other countries will protest its increasing greenhouse emissions（别的国家将抗议他增加的温室气体的排放）33. Which of the following is the best solution to the problems mentioned in the passage?C) The development of electric cars.（电车的发展）34.Which of the following is practical but only makes a marginal contribution to solving the problem of greenhouse emissions?A) The use of fuels other than gasoline.除了汽油燃料的使用35. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?B) Car are popular in western Europe even though fuel prices are fairly high.（即使燃料价格相当的高，轿车在西欧是流行的）Passage Four36. One reason why Reebok‟s managerial personnel don‟t like their shoes to be called “footwear for yuppies” is that __.A) they believe that their shoes are popular with people of different age groups（他们认为他们的鞋子流行于不同年代的群体）37. Reekbok‟s view that “consumers judge the quality of the brand by the quality of its distribution（分销商）” (Line 5, Para.2) implies that__.D) consumers believe that first-rateproducts are only sold by high-quality stores（消费者认为第一流的产品仅仅被销售在高质量的商店）38. Reebok once had to limit the number of its distributors（分销商）because ____________.A) its supply of products fell short of demand（它的产品储量不能满足需求）39. Although the Reebok Company has solved the problem of fulfilling its orders, it ______.C) is still particular about who sells its products（它依旧是有所选择的对于经销商）40. What lesson has Reebok learned fr om Nike‟s distribution problems?D) A company should correctly evaluate the impact of a new craze on the market.（一个公司应该正确地评价一款新产品在市场上的影响）2001.1Passage One11. A new study on birds‟ sleep has revealed that __.C) half-brain sleep is found in a wide variety of birds（在一个广泛的各种鸟类中发现半个大脑休眠）12. According to the passage, birds often half sleep because ______________.A) they have to constantly keep an eye on their companions（他们不得不不断地观察同伴）13.The example of a bird sleeping in front of a mirror indicates that__.C) a single pet bird enjoys seeing its own reflection in the mirror（一个单个的宠物鸟喜欢看它在镜子中自己的反射）14. While sleeping, some water mammals tend to keep half awake in order to __________.B) emerge from water now and then to breathe（浮出水面不时的呼吸）15. By “just the tip of the iceberg” (Line 2, Para.8), Siegel suggests that ____________.D) half-brain sleep is a phenomenon that could exist among other species（半脑睡觉可能是存在于其他物种中的一种现象）Passage Two16. Which of the following is evidence that TT is widely practiced?C) TT therapists are often employed by leading hospitals.（TT治疗医生经常被大医院雇佣）17. Very few TT practitioners responded to the $1 million offer because ____________.C) they were unwilling to reveal their secret（他们不想揭穿他们的秘密）18. The purpose of Emily Rosa‟s experiment was ____________.D) to test whether a human energy field really existed（测试个人的能量区域是否真的存在）19. Why did some TT practitioners agree to be the subjects of Emily‟s experiment?D) They sensed no harm in a little girl’s experiment.（他们认为没什么伤害在一个小姑娘的试验中）20. What can we learn from the passage?A) Some widely accepted beliefs can be deceiving.（一些广泛接受的思想可能是欺骗性的）Passage Three21. We learn from the first paragraph that two systems of automated highways ____.A) are being planned（正在计划当中）22. A special-purpose lane system is probably advantageous in that ________________.B) it would achieve the greatest highway traffic efficiency（它能达到最大高速公路交通效率）23. Which of the following is true about driving on an automated highway?C) The driver should inform his car computer of his destination before driving onto it.（在他驾车之前司机应该将目的地信息输入车子电脑）24. We know form the passage that a car can enter a special-purpose lane __________.B) by way of a ramp with electronic control devices（经由电子设备控制的一个坡道）25. When driving in an automated lane, the driver ___________.D) doesn’t have to hold not to the steering wheel（没必要一定握着方向盘）Passage Four26. According to the author, the conventional notion of intelligence measured in terms of one‟s ability to read, write and compute_.A) is a widely held but wrong concept（是一个广泛接受但错误的概念）27. It is implied in the passage that holding a university degree _____________.D) does not mean that one is highly intelligent（并不意味着他具有高智商）28. The author thinks that an intelligent person knows__.C) how to avoid depression and make his life worthwhile（如何避免沮丧并且使他的生活有价值）29. In the last paragraph, the author tells us that _____________.A) difficulties are but part of everyone’s life（困难仅仅是人们日常生活的一部分）30. According to the passage, what kind of people are rare?B) Those who are aware of difficulties in life but know how to avoid unhappiness.（认识到生活中的困难且知道怎样避免不开心的人们）2001.6Passage One21. It can be inferred that Americans being approached too closely by Middle Easterners would most probably_.D) draw back（退缩）22. The author gives many examples to criticize Americans for their ___________.A) cultural self-centeredness（自我为中心的文化）23. In countries other than their own most Americans __.（在除了他们自己以外的国家里）B) are not well informed due to the language barrier（并不很好告知由于语言的障碍）24. According to the author, America ns‟ cultural blindness and lin guistic ignorance will _______.C) limit their role in world affairs（限制他们在世界事务中的角色）25. The author‟s intention in writing this article is to make Americans realize that ________.D) it is time to get acquainted with other cultures（该是认识其他文化的时候了）Passage Two26. What makes women blind to the deceptive nature of high heels?D) Their wish to improve their appearance.（他们希望提高他们的外表）27.The author‟s presentation of the positive side of high heels is meant A) to be ironic将是讽刺的28. The a uthor uses the expression “those babies” (Line 3, Para.2) to refer to high heels ______.C) to show women’s affection for them（展示了女人对它们的喜爱）29. The author‟s chief argument against high heels is that ____________.B) they are injurious to women’s health（对女人的健康是有伤害的）30. It can be inferred from the passage that women should _______________.D) avoid following fashion too closely（避免跟随潮流太近）Passage Three31. The picture of the reading ability of the American people, drawn by the author, is ___.A) rather bleak（相当的暗淡）32. The author‟s biggest concern is__.D) the reading ability and reading behavior of the middle class（中产阶级的阅读能力和阅读行为）33. A major problem with most adolescents who can read is ___________.C) their lack of attentiveness and basic understanding（他们专心和基本理解的缺乏）34. The author claims that the best way a reader can show admiration for a piece of poetry or prose is ___.A) to be able to appreciate it and memorize it（能够欣赏它且记住他）35. About the future of the arts of reading the author feels ____.B) uncertain（不确定）Passage Four36. According to the passage, the chief purpose of explorers in going to unknown places in the past was__.D) to pursue commercial and state interests（去追求商业和国家的利益）37.At present, a probable inducement(诱因)for countries to initiate large-scale space ventures is __.C) scientific research（科学研究）38. What is the main goal of sending human missions to Mars?A) To find out if life ever existed there.（发现生命是否存在在哪里）39. By saying “With Mars the scientific stakes（赌注）are arguably higher than they have ever been” (Line 1, Para.4), the author means that__.B) in the case of Mars, the rewards of scientific exploration can be very high（在火星的情况下，科学探索的回报是非常高）40. The passage tells us that proof of life on Mars would ____.C) reveal the kind of conditions under which life originates（揭示了在这种环境下生命的起源）2002.1Passage One21. We learn from the passage that navigation computers（导航电脑）________.C) are likely to be accepted by more drivers（很可能被更多的驾驶者所接受）22. With a navigation computer, a driver will easily find the best route to his destination ______.A) by inputting the exact address（通过输入确切的地址）23. Despite their varied designs, navigation computers used in cars ________.C) work on more or less the same principles（或多或少工作具有相同的原理）24. The navigation computer functions ________.B) basically on satellite signals and a map database（基本上是卫星信号和地图数据）25. The navigation systems in cars like Lexus, BMW and Audi are mentioned to show ________.D) the different ways of providing guidance to the driver（给司机提供不同方法的指导）Passage Two26. According to the author, most students__.A) believe the world’s environment is in an undesirable condition（认为世界的环境处于一种不理想的状况）27. The huge increase in world production and population ________.C) has not significantly affected the environment（并不对环境有很深远的影响）28. One of the reasons why the long-term trend of prices has been downwards is that ________.D) new sources are always becoming available（新的资源总是变的可以利用）29. Fish resources are diminishing because ________.B) they are not owned by any particular entity（他们不属于任何特定的实体）30. The primary solution to environmental problems is ________.A) to allow market forces to operate properly（容许市场力量适当地运作）Passage Three31. Why did the intelligence test become unpopular in the past few decades?B) It was considered discriminative against minority children.（它认为是对少数民族孩子的歧视）32. The recent legal action（诉讼）taken by some black parents in California aimed to__.C) remove the state’s ban on intelligence tests（违反国家禁令开展智力测试）33. The author believes that intelligence testing __D) can help black parents make decisions abut their children’s education（可以帮助黑人父母亲做个决定紧邻他们孩子的教育）34. The author‟s opinion of child adoption seems to be that___.A) no rules whatsoever can be prescribed（没有任何规则可制定）35.Child adoption is mentioned in the passage to show that_D) American opinion can shift when it comes to sensitive issues（美国人的观念会改变当他们认识到这些敏感的问题的时候）Passage Four36. Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first paragraph?A) Two contrasting views are presented（提出了两种截然不同的意见）.. 37. According to the passage, it was once a common belief that urban residents____.B) could not develop long-standing relationships（不能够发展长期存在的关系）38. One of the consequences of urban life is that impersonal relationships among neighbors ____.C) cause them not to show concern for one another（造成他们彼此之间不关注）39. It can be inferred from the passage that the bigger a community is, ________.C) the more tolerant and open-minded it is（越具有容忍性和思想越开放）40. What is the passage mainly about?A) Similarities in the interpersonal relationships between urbanites and small-town dwellers.（在大都市人和小城镇居民人际关系的类似型）2002.6Passage One21. Farming emerged as a survival strategy because man had been obliged ______.A) to give up his former way of life（放弃他以前的生活方式）22. Earth scientists have come to understand that climate ______.D) has gone through periodical changes（经受周期性的变化）23. Scientists believe that human evolution ______.C) has largely been effected by climatic changes（很大程度上受气候变化的影响）24. Evidence of past climatic changes indicates that ______.C) Earth’s climate is bound to change significantly in the future（地球的气候一定在将来显著的改变）25. The message the author wishes to convey in the passage is that ______.B) mankind is virtually helpless in the face of the dramatic changes of climate（面对巨大气候变化人类实际上是无助的）Passage Two26.In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that _.一个奇特的现象是现在就是C) being thin is viewed as a much desired quality（变瘦视为一个非常令人羡慕的品质）27. Swept by the prevailing trend（刮起大势所趋）, the author ______.A) had to go on a diet for the greater part of her life（不得不节食为生活的绝大部分）28. In human history, people‟s views on body weight ______.A) were closely related to their religious beliefs（紧密地和他们的宗教联系在一起）29. The author criticizes women‟s obsession with thinness ______.B) from sociological and medical points of view（从社会和医学的角度）30. What‟s the author‟s advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?A) They should be more concerned with their overall lifestyle.（他们更应关注他们的全面的生活方式）Passage Three31. Human violence shows evidence of being a learned behavior in that ______.B) it is influenced by society（它被社会所影响）32. The function of legal systems, according to the passage, is ______.A) to control violence within a society（在社会中控制暴力）33. What does the author mean by saying “… in lega l systems, the responsibility for revengebecomes depersonalized and diffused（人格化的扩散）” (Lines 5-6, Para. 2)D) Punishment is not carried out directly by the individuals involved（惩罚不能够直接由相关的个人来完成）.34.The word “allegiance（效忠）” (Line 5, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to __.A) loyalty（忠诚）35. What can we learn from the last paragraph?D) Governments may sacrifice individuals in the interests of the state in times of war（在战争年代政府为了国家的利益也许会牺牲个人）. Passage Four36.According to the first paragraph, researchers unfamiliar with the target cultures are inclined to.B) view them from their own cultural perspective（从他们自己文化的观点在评论他们）37.What does the author say about the emic approach（主位）and the etic approach（宾位）?A) They have different research focuses in the study of ethnic issues（在研究民族问题上他们有不同的研究焦点）.38. Compared with the etic approach, the emic approach（主位）is apparently more ______.D) culture-specific（文化特属）39. The etic approach（宾位）is concerned with ______.C) features shared by various cultures or ethnic groups（各种文化和民族团体所共享的特征）40. Which of the following is true of the ethnic minority families in the U.S. according to the passage?D) They have closer family ties than White families（他们比白人家庭有更紧密的关系）. 2003.1Passage One21. According to Paragraph 2, what is the general attitude towards business on campuses dominated by purer disciplines（校园商业被纯学科主导）?A) Scornful（轻蔑的）22. It seems that the controversy over the value of MBA degrees has been fueled mainly by ___.B) the success of many non-MBAs（许多非MBA人员的成功）23. What is the major weakness of MBA holders according to The Harvard Business Review?D) They are not good at dealing with people.（他们并不擅长处理人际关系）24. From the passage we know that most MBAs _______.D) cherish unrealistic expectations about their future（对于他们的将来怀不实际的期望）25. What is the passage mainly about?C) Doubts about the worth of holding an MBA degree.（对MBA学位持用者的怀疑）Passage Two26. We learn from the passage that schools in Kalkaska, Michigan, are funded ______.A) by both the local and state governments（被当地和州政府双重支柱）27. One of the purposes for which school officials closed classes was _______.D) to pressure Michigan lawmakers into increasing state funds for local schools（迫使Michigan州的立法者增加对当地学校的州财政预算）28. The author seems to disapprove of（不同意）_______.B) the shutting of schools in Kalkaska（在Kalkaska关闭学校）29. We learn from the passage that school authorities in Kalkaska are more concerned about ___.D) making a political issue of the closing of the schools（关闭学校制造的政治问题）30. According to the passage, the closing of the schools developed into a crisis because of ____.B) the political motives on the part of the educators（部分教育者的政治动机）Passage Three31. The world‟s first workers‟ compensation law was introduced by Bismarck _______.C) out of religious and political considerations（是出于宗教和政治的考量）32. We learn from the passage that the process of industrialization in Europe _______.A) was accompanied by an increased number of workshop accidents（伴随着工伤事故的大幅增加）33. One of the problems the American injured workers faced in getting compensation in the early 19th century was that ______.D) they had to produce evidence that their employers were responsible for the accident（他们必须提供证据来证明他们的雇主对工伤事故由责任）34. After 1972 workers‟ compensation insurance in the U.S. became more favorable to workers so that _______.C) the number of workers suing for damages increased（损害赔偿起诉的工人人数激增）35. The author ends the passage with the implication that ___B) the workers are not the only ones to benefit from the compensation system（工人并不仅仅是从赔偿系统中受益的一类）Passage Four36. The emergence of the affluent society（富足社会）after World War II ________.D) resulted in the worship of consumerism（导致了消费的崇拜）37. Apart from enormous productivity, another important impetus to high consumption is _.D) the concept that one’s success is meas ured by how much they consume（一个人的成功由他消费多少这一观念来界定）38. Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing（好坏参半之事）?B) Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction.（因为在追求物质满足的过程汇总道德牺牲了）39. According to the passage, consumerist culture ________.C) cannot satisfy human spiritual needs（不能满足人们的精神追求）40. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.D) how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problem（如何保持合理的消费是个问题）2003.6Passage OneBy saying “…owners of well over half of all World Wide Web sites have set up home without fitting locks to their doors” (Line 3-4, Para.2), the author means that ______.C) many sites are not well-protected（许多网站没有很好的被保护）22. SATAN, a program designed by Dan Farmer, can be used ______.A) to investigate the security of Internet sites（调查因特网的安全）23. Farmer‟s program has been criticized by the public because ______.D) it can be used by people with evil intent（被一些有恶意的人们所使用）24. The author‟s attitude toward SATAN is ______.C) positive（积极地）25. The author suggests in the last paragraph that __C) influential businessmen should give priority to the improvement of Net security（有影响的生意人给网络安全的提高给予优先权）Passage Two26. The author believes that a successful teacher should be able to ______.B) make inspired play an integral part of the learning process（获得灵感作为学习过程的主要部分）27. The majority of university professors prefer the traditional way of lecturing in the belief that .C) it presents course content in a scientific and objective manner（以科学和客观的方式来介绍课程内容）28. What the author recommends in this passage is that ______.D) interaction should be encouraged in the process of teaching（在教学的过程中互动应该被鼓励）29. By saying “They seemed …a priesthood, rather uneven（不平均的）in their merits butuniform in their bearing…‟” (Lines 3-4, Para.4), the author means that ______.A) professors are a group of professionals that differ in their academic ability but behave in the same way（教授是一群在学术能力方面不同而在行为方面相同的专业人员）30. Whose teaching method is particularly commended by the author?A) Ezekiel Cheever’s. Passage Three31. What is the passage mainly about?B) How to cope with the shortage of funds for public education（怎样处理公共教育资金的不足）32. What is the reason for the increase in the number of students?B) Raising of the legal age for going to work.（提高去工作的法律年龄。

英语六级阅读理解练习和参考答案英语六级阅读理解练习和参考答案：Homing pigeons are placed in a training program from about the time they are twenty-eight days of age. They are taught to enter the cage through a trap and to exercise above and around the loft(鸽棚) , and gradually they are taken away for short distances in willow baskets and released. They are then expected to find their way home in the shortest possible time.In their training flights or in actual races, the birds are taken to prearranged distant points and released to find their way back to their own lofts. Once the birds are liberated, their owners, who are standing by at the home lofts, anxiously watch the sky for the return of their entries. Since time is of the essence, the speed with which the birds can be induced to enter the loft trap may make the difference between gaining a win or a second place.The head of a homing pigeon is comparatively small, but its brain is one quarter larger than that of the ordinary pigeon. The homing pigeon is very intelligent and will persevere to the point of stubbornness; some have been known to fly a hundred miles off course to avoid a storm.Some homing pigeon experts claim that this bird is gifted with a form of built-in radar that helps it find its own loft after hours of flight,for hidden under the head feathers are two very sensitive ears, while the sharp, prominent eyes can see great distances in daytime.Why do homing pigeons fly home? They are not unique in this inherent skill; it is found in most migratory birds, in bees, ants, toads, and even turtles, which have been known to travel hundreds of miles to return to their homes. But in the animal world, the homing pigeon alone can be trusted with its freedom and trained to carry out the missions that people demand.21. This passage is mainly about_______.A. homing pigeons and their trainingB. how to buy a homing pigeonC. protection of homing pigeons against the threat of extinctionD. liberation of homing pigeons22. According to the passage, what happens to homing pigeons when they are about a month old?A. They are kept in a trap.B. They enter their first race.C. They begin a training program.D. They get their wings clipped and marked.23. According to the passage, the difference between a homing pigeon and an ordinary one is_______.A. the span of the wingsB. the shape of the eyesC. the texture of the feathersD. the size of the brain24. The author mentions all of the following attributes that enablea homing pigeon toreturn home EXCEPT_______.A. instinctB. air sacsC. sensitive earsD. good eyes25. Why does the author mention bees, ants, toads, and turtles in the last paragraph?A. To describe some unusual kinds of pets.B. To measure distances traveled by various animals.C. To compare their home-finding abilities with those of homing pigeons.D. To interest the reader in learning about other animals.21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. C英语六级阅读理解练习和参考答案：Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a persons intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reachesthose limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random(任意的) from the population,it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical (完全相同的) twins they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth playsa part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.26. Which of these sentences best describes the writers point in Paragraph 1?A. To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.B. Intelligence is developed by the environment.C. Some people are born clever and others born stupid.D. Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.27. It is suggested in this passage that_______.A. unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligenceB. close relations usually have similar intelligenceC. the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are likely to be in intelligenceD. people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees of intelligence28. Brothers and sisters are likely to_______.A. have similar intelligenceB. have different intelligenceC. go to the same universityD. go to the same factory29. In Paragraph 1, the word "surroundings" means_______.A. intelligenceB. lifeC. environmentsD. housing30. The best title for this article would be_______.A. On IntelligenceB. What Intelligence MeansC. We Are Born with IntelligenceD. Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. A。

2009年6月全国大学英语六级考试真题和答案On the Importance of a Name有人认为名字（名称）不重要；有人认为非常重要；你认为呢？On the Importance of a NameA name is the representation of a person or an entity. It plays an important role in social recognition, just as the old saying goes: a thing is the entity of a name. However, people have diverse opinions on the importance of a name. Some people say that name is important, while the others maintain the other way round. But I think name is of great importance because it is the symbol that distinguishes one thing or person from the others.We cannot deny the importance of a name, be it for a person or a thing. In the world today, no one can live without identification because they must get social recognition, and name is the symbol of the identification. Once a person or a thing gets social recognition, people will remember their names, and they will get further improvement. Besides, a good name will bring people some nice association. A person with a special name may be easily accepted by a group or a community because of the deep impression the name leaves.As for companies or products, a name is also vitally important. Years ago, a computer company spent millions of dollars for the name “Acer”. Since then, the company caught the attention of potential customers and became one of giants in the field. However, another company was facing bankruptcy, for the name of its product implies unfavorable meaning thus cannot be sold out. Can we say that name is not important?A name may affect the whole life of a person, and a name may also influence the future of a company and its products. Therefore, we must treat names carefully.快速阅读：1. B) enjoyed having the independence2. A) hinders their healthy growth3. D) somewhat mixed responses4. A) promote sensible promoting5. B) is much safer than before6. C) their fear is amplified by media exposure of crime7. D) their maturity and personal qualities8. unsafe situation9. anxiety10. every moment听力：Section A 短对话11. D) Fred may have borrowed a sleeping bag from someone else.12. B) It will cool down over the weekend.13. C) Hosting a TV program.14. D) The plants should be put in a shady spot.15. C) Go to bed early.16. B) She has learned to appreciate modern sculptures.17. A)They seem satisfied with what they have done18. A)The man shouldn’t hesitate to take the course.长对话19 B）Domestic issues of general social concern.20 D）Based on public expectation and …21 D) Professional qualification22 A）Their average life span was less than 5023 C）learn to use now technology.24 D)When all people become wealthier25 C）Contol environment短文听力26. B)27 Ａ)t28. C)29 B)30B）31A）32Ｃ）33D)34 A)35D）36. tongue 37. official 38. administration 39 commerce40 spread 41 disadvantaged 42 confidence 43 investigate44. come to understand how it is used as a symbol of both individual identity and social connection45. infants born into English-speaking communities acquire their language before they learn to use folks and knives46. You are encourage to develop your own individual responses to various practical and theoretical issues47．From TV and fashion magazines.48. eating disorders49. impossibly proportioned50. three years51. make money仔细阅读52 B) efforts have been made to protect turtles from dying out.53 D) The turtle’s population has decreased in spite of human protection54 B) Unregulated commercial fishing55 A) It threatens the sandy beaches on which they lay eggs.56 C) call for effectiv e measures to ensure sea turtle’s survival.57 C) College education is rewarding in spite of the starting costs.58 D) The gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed59 A）save more on tuition.60 D）consider college education a consumer product61 B）A satisfying experience with their budgets完型填空62．C63. B64. D65. A66. D67. B68. C69. A70. C71. B72. A73. D74. C75. B76. A77. D78. D79. C80. B81. A翻译82. him out of buying a car83. Keeping a sense of humor helps84. he had no choice but to confess the crime he had committed85. there must be someone who is speaking ill of them86. it hard to resist the temptation of ice cream。

2009年12月大学英语六级考试真题Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should Parents Send Their Kids to Art Classes? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1. 现在有不少家长送孩子参加各种艺术班2. 对这种做法有人表示支持，也有人并不赞成3. 我认为……Should Parents Send Their Kids to Art Classes?Part ⅡReading 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 Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Bosses Say “Yes” to Home WorkRising costs of office space, time lost to stressful commuting, and a slow recognition that workers have lives beyond the office—all are strong arguments for letting staff work from home.For the small business, there are additional benefits too—staff are more productive, and happier, enabling firms to keep their headcounts (员工数) and their recruitment costs to a minimum. It can also provide competitive advantage, especially when small businesses want to attract new staff but don’t have the budget to offer huge salaries.While company managers have known about the benefits for a long time, many have done little about it, skeptical of whether they could trust their employees to work to full capacity without supervision, or concerned about the additional expenses teleworking policies might incur as staff start charging their home phone bills to the business.Yet this is now changing. When communications provider Inter-Tel researched the use of remote working solutions among small and medium sized UK businesses in April this year, it found that 28% more companies claimed to have introduced flexible working practices than a year ago.The UK network of Business Links confirms that it too has seen a growing interest in remote working solutions from small businesses seeking its advice, and claims that as many as 60-70% of the businesses that come through its doors now offer some form of remote working support to their workforces.Technology advances, including the widespread availability of broadband, are making the introduction of remote working a piece of cake.“If systems are set up properly, staff can have access to all the resources they have in the office wherever they have an internet connection,” says Andy Poulton, e-business advisor at Business Link for Berkshire and Wiltshire. “There are some very exciting developments which have enabled this.”One is the availability of broadband everywhere, which now covers almost all of the country (BT claims that, by July, 99.8% of its exchanges will be broadband enabled, with alternative plans in place for even the most remote exchanges). “This is the enabler,” Poulton says.Yet while broadband has come down in price too, those service providers targeting the business market warn against consumer services masquerading (伪装) as business friendlybroadband.“Broadband is available for as little as ￡15 a month, but many businesses fail to appreciate the hidden costs of such a service,” says Neil Stephenson, sales and marketing direct or at Onyx Internet, an internet service provider based in the northeast of England. “Providers offering broadband for rock bottom prices are notorious for poor service, with regular breakdowns and heavily congested (拥堵的) networks. It is always advisable for businesses to look beyond the price tag and look for a business only provider that can offer more reliability, with good support.” Such services don’t cost too much—quality services can be found for upwards of ￡30 a month.The benefits of broadband to the occasional home worker are that they can access email in real time, and take full advantage of services such as internet based backup or even internet based phone services.Internet based telecoms, or V oIP (V oice over IP) to give it its technical title, is an interesting tool to any business supporting remote working. Not necessarily because of the promise of free or reduced price phone calls (which experts point out is misleading for the average business), but because of the sophisticated voice services that can be exploited by the remote worker—facilities such as voicemail and call forwarding, which provide a continuity of the company image for customers and business partners.By law, companies must “consider seriously” requests to work flexibly m ade by a parent with a child under the age of six, or a disabled child under 18. It was the need to accommodate employees with young children that motivated accountancy firm Wright Vigar to begin promoting teleworking recently. The company, which needed to upgrade its IT infrastructure (基础设施) to provide connectivity with a new, second office, decided to introduce support for remote working at the same time.Marketing director Jack O Hern explains that the company has a relatively young workforce, many of whom are parents: “One of the triggers was when one of our tax managers returned from maternity leave. She was intending to work part time, but could only manage one day a week in the office due to childcare. By offering her the ability to work from home, we have doubled her capacity—now she works a day a week from home, and a day in the office. This is great for her, and for us as we retain someone highly qualified.”For Wright Vigar, which has now equipped all of its fee earners to be able to work at maximum productivity when away from the offices (whether that’s from home, or while on the road), this strategy is not just about saving on commute time or cutting them loose from the office, but enabling them to work more flexible hours that fit around their home life.O’Hern says: “Although most of our work is client-based and must fit around this, we can’t see any reason why a parent can’t be on hand to deal with something important at home, if they have the ability to complete a project later in the day.”Supporting this new way of working came with a price, though. Although the firm was updating its systems anyway, the company spent 10-15% more per user to equip them with a laptop rather than a PC, and about the same to upgrade to a server that would enable remote staff to connect to the company networks and access all their usual resources.Although Wright Vigar hasn’t yet quantified the business benefits, it claims that, in addition to being able to retain key staff with young families, it is able to save fee-earners a substantial amount of “dead” time in their working days.That staff can do this without needing a fixed telephone line provides even more efficiencysavings. “With Wi-Fi (fast, wireless internet connections) popping up all over the place, even on trains, our fee-earners can be productive as they travel, and between meetings, instead of having to kill time at the shops,” he adds.The company will also be able to avoid the expense of having to relocate staff to temporary offices for several weeks when it begins disruptive office renovations soon.Financial recruitment specialist Lynne Hargreaves knows exactly how much her firm has saved by adopting a teleworking strategy, which has involved handing her company’s data management over to a remote hosting company, Dataset, so it can be accessible by all the company’s consultants over broadband internet connections.It has enabled the company to dispense with its business premises altogether, following the realization that it just didn’t need them any more. “The main motivation behind adopting home working was to increase my own productivity, as a single mum to an 11 year old,” says Hargreaves. “But I soon realised that, as most of our business is done on the phone, email and at offsite meetings, we didn’t need our offices at all. We’re now saving ￡16,000 a year on rent, plus the cost of utilities, not to mention what would have been spent on commuting.”1. What is the main topic of this passage?A) How business managers view hi-tech.B) Relations between employers and employees.C) How to cut down the costs of small businesses.D) Benefits of the practice of teleworking.2. From the research conducted by the communications provider Inter-Tel, we learn that .A) more employees work to full capacity at homeB) employees show a growing interest in small businessesC) more businesses have adopted remote working solutionsD) attitudes toward IT technology have changed3. What development has made flexible working practices possible according to Andy Poulton?A) Reduced cost of telecommunications.B) Improved reliability of internet service.C) Availability of the V oIP service.D) Access to broadband everywhere.4. What is Neil Stephenson’s advice to firms contracting internet services?A) They look for reliable business-only providers.B) They contact providers located nearest to them.C) They carefully examine the contract.D) They contract the cheapest provider.5. Internet-based telecoms facilitates remote working by .A) offering sophisticated voice servicesB) giving access to emailing in real timeC) helping clients discuss business at homeD) providing calls completely free of charge6. The accountancy firm Wright Vigar promoted teleworking initially in order to .A) present a positive image to prospective customersB) support its employees with children to take care ofC) attract young people with IT expertise to work for itD) reduce operational expenses of a second office7. According to marketing director Jack O’Hern, teleworking enabled the company to .A) enhance its market imageB) reduce recruitment costsC) keep highly qualified staffD) minimize its office space8. Wright Vigar’s practice of allowing for more flexible working hours not only benefits the company but helps improve employees’ _________.9. With fast, wireless internet connections, employees can still be_______ while traveling.10. Single mother Lynne Hargreaves decided to work at home mainly to______..Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A) They would rather travel around than stay at home.B) They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.C) They usually carry many things around with them.D) They do n’t like to spend much money on traveling.12. A) The selection process was a little unfair.B) He had long dreamed of the dean’s position.C) Rod was eliminated in the selection process.D) Rod was in charge of the admissions office.13. A) Applause encourages the singer.B) She regrets paying for the concert.C) Almost everyone loves pop music.D) The concert is very impressive.14. A) They have known each other since their schooldays.B) They were both chairpersons of the Students’ Union.C) They have been in close touch by email.D) They are going to hold a reunion party.15. A) Cook their dinner.B) Rest for a while.C) Get their car fixed.D) Stop for the night.16. A) Newly-launched products. B) Consumer preferences.C) Survey results. D) Survey methods.17. A) He would rather the woman did n’t buy the blouse.B) The woman needs blouses in the colors of a rainbow.C) The information in the catalog is not always reliable.D) He thinks the blue blouse is better than the red one.18. A) The course is open to all next semester.B) The notice may not be reliable.C) The woman has not told the truth.D) He will drop his course in marketing.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) A director of a sales department. B) A manager at a computer store.C) A sales clerk at a shopping center. D) An accountant of a computer firm.20. A) Handling customer complaints. B) Recruiting and training new staff.C) Dispatching ordered goods on time. D) Developing computer programs.21. A) She likes something more challenging. B) She likes to be nearer to her parents.C) She wants to have a better-paid job. D) She wants to be with her husband.22. A) Right away. B) In two months.C) Early next month. D) In a couple of days.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) It will face challenges unprecedented in its history.B) It is a resolute advocate of the anti-global movement.C) It is bound to regain its full glory of a hundred years ago.D) It will be a major economic power by the mid-21st century.24. A) The lack of overall urban planning.B) The huge gap between the haves and have-nots.C) The inadequate supply of water and electricity.D) The shortage of hi-tech personnel.25. A) They attach great importance to education.B) They are able to grasp growth opportunities.C) They are good at learning from other nations.D) They have made use of advanced technologies.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) She taught chemistry and microbiology courses in a college.B) She gave lectures on how to become a public speaker.C) She helped families move away from industrial polluters.D) She engaged in field research on environmental pollution.27. A) The job restricted her from revealing her findings.B) The job posed a potential threat to her health.C) She found the working conditions frustrating.D) She was offered a better job in a minority community.28. A) Some giant industrial polluters have gone out of business.B) More environmental organizations have appeared.C) Many toxic sites in America have been cleaned up.D) More branches of her company have been set up.29. A) Her widespread influence among members of Congress.B) Her ability to communicate through public speaking.C) Her rigorous training in delivering eloquent speeches.D) Her lifelong commitment to domestic and global issues.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) The fierce competition in the market. B) The growing necessity of staff training.C) The accelerated pace of globalization. D) The urgent need of a diverse workforce.31. A) Gain a deep understanding of their own culture.B) Take courses of foreign languages and cultures.C) Share the experiences of people from other cultures.D) Participate in international exchange programmes.32. A) Reflective thinking is becoming critical. B) Labor market is getting globalised.C) Knowing a foreign language is essential. D) Globalization will eliminate many jobs.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) Red-haired women were regarded as more reliable.B) Brown-haired women were rated as more capable.C) Golden-haired women were considered attractive.D) Black-haired women were judged to be intelligent.34. A) They are smart and eloquent.B) They are ambitious and arrogant.C) They are shrewd and dishonest.D) They are wealthy and industrious.35. A) They force people to follow the cultural mainstream.B) They exaggerate the roles of certain groups of people.C) They emphasize diversity at the expense of uniformity.D) They hinder our perception of individual differences.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.The ancient Greeks developed basic memory systems called mnemonics. The name is (36) from their Goddess of memory “Mnemosyne”. In the ancient world, a trained memory was an (37) asset, particularly in public life. There were no (38) devices for taking notes, and early Greekorators(演说家) delivered long speeches with great (39) because they learned the speeches using mnemonic systems.The Greeks discovered that human memory is (40) an associative process—that it works by linking things together. For example, think of an apple. The (41) your brain registers the word “apple”, it (42) the shape, color, taste, smell and (43) of that fruit. All these things are associated in your memory with the word “apple”.(44) . An example could be when you think about a lecture you have had. This could trigger a memory about w hat you’re talking about through that lecture, which can then trigger another memory.(45) . An example given on a website I was looking at follows: Do you remember the shape of Austria, Canada, Belgium, or Germany? Probably not. What about Italy, though? (46) . You made an association with something already known, the s hape of a boot, and Italy’s shape could not be forgotten once you had made the association.PartⅣ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.Many countries have made it illegal to chat into a hand-held mobile phone while driving. But the latest research further confirms that the dang er lies less in what a motorist’s hands do when he takes a call than in what the conversation does to his brain. Even using a “hands-f ree” device can divert a driver’s attention to an alarming extent.Melina Kunar of the University of Warwick and Todd Horowitz of the Harvard Medical School ran a series of experiments in which two groups of volunteers had to pay attention and respond to a series of moving tasks on a computer screen that were reckoned equivalent in difficulty to driving. One group was left undistracted while the other had to engage in a conversation using a speakerphone. As Kumar and Horowitz report, those who were making the equivalent of a hands-free call had an average reaction time 212 milliseconds slower than those who were not. That, they calculate, would add 5.7 metres to the braking distance of a car travelling at 100kph. They also found that the group using the hands-free kit made 83% more errors in their tasks than those who were not talking.To try to understand more about why this was, they tried two further tests. In one, members of a group were asked simply to repeat words spoken by the caller. In the other, they had to think of a word that began with the last letter of the word they had just heard. Those only repeating words performed the same as those with no distraction, but those with the more complicated task showed even worse reaction times—an average of 480 milliseconds extra delay. This shows that when people have to consider the information they hear carefully, it can impair their driving ability significantly.Punishing people for using handheld gadgets while driving is difficult enough, even though they can be seen from outside the car. Persuading people to switch their phones off altogether when they get behind the wheel might be the only answer. Who knows, they might even come to enjoy not having to take calls.47. Carrying on a mobile phone conversation while one is driving is considereddangerous because it seriously distracts _______________________.48. In the experiments, the two groups of volunteers were asked to handle a series ofmoving tasks which were considered _______________________.49. Results of the experiments show that those who were making the equivalent of ahands-free call took _______________________ to react than those who were not.50. Further experiments reveal that participants tend to respond with extra delay ifthey are required to do _______________________.51. The author believes persuasion, rather than _______________________, mightbe the only way to stop people from using mobile phones while driving.Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.There is nothing like the suggestion of a cancer risk to scare a parent, especially one of the over-educated, eco-conscious type. So you can imagine the reaction when a recent USA Today investigation o f air quality around the nation’s schools singled out those in the smugly（自鸣得意的）green village of Berkeley, Calif., as being among the worst in the country. The city’s public high school, as well as a number of daycare centers, preschools, elementary and middle schools, fell in the lowest 10%. Industrial pollution in our town had supposedly turned students into living science experi ments breathing in a laboratory’s worth of heavy metals like manganese, chromium and nickel each day. This in a city that requires school cafeterias to serve organic meals. Great, I thought, organic lunch, toxic campus.Since December, when the report came out, the mayor, neighborhood activists（活跃分子）and various parent-teacher associations have engaged in a fierce battle over its validity: over the guilt of the steel-casting factory on the western edge of town, over union jobs versus children’s health and over what, if anything, ought to be done. With all sides presenting their own experts armed with conflicting scientific studies, whom should parents believe? Is there truly a threat here, we asked one another as we dropped off our kids, and if so, how great is it? And how does it compare with the other, seemingly perpetual health scares we confront, like panic over lead in synthetic athletic fields? Rather than just another weird episode in the town that brought you protesting environmentalists, this latest drama is a trial for how today’s parents perceive risk, how we try to keep our kids safe—whether it’s possible to keep them safe—in what feels like an increasingly threatening world. It raises the question of what, in our time, “safe” could even mean.“There’s no way around the uncertainty,” s ays Kimberly Thompson, president of Kid Risk, a nonpro fit group that studies children’s health. “That means your choices can matter, but it alsomeans you are n’t going to know if they do.” A 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics explained that nervous parents have more to fear from fire, car accidents and drowning than from toxic chemical exposure. To which I say: Well, obviously. But such concrete h azards are beside the point. It’s the dangers parents ca n’t—and may never—quantify that occur all of sudden. That’s why I’ve rid my cupboard of microwave food packed in bags coated with a potential cancer-causing substance, but although I’ve lived blocks from a major fault line(地质断层) for more than 12 years, I still have n’t bolted our bookcases to the living room wall.52. What does a recent investigation by USA Today reveal?A) Heavy metals in lab tests threaten children’s health in Berkeley.B) Berkeley residents are quite contented with their surroundings.C) The air q uality around Berkeley’s school campuses is poor.D) Parents in Berkeley are over-sensitive to cancer risks their kids face.53. What response did USA Today’s report draw?A) A heated debate. B) Popular support.C) Widespread panic. D) Strong criticism.54. How did parents feel in the face of the experts’ studies?A) They felt very much relieved. B) They were frightened by the evidence.C) They did n’t know who to believe. D) They were n’t convinced of the results.55. What is the view of the 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics?A) It is important to quantify various concrete hazards.B) Daily accidents pose a more serious threat to children.C) Parents s hould be aware of children’s health hazards.D) Attention should be paid to toxic chemical exposure.56. Of the dangers in everyday life, the author thinks that people have most to fear from .A) the uncertain B) the quantifiableC) an earthquake D) unhealthy foodPassage TwoQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Crippling health care bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily.Primary care should be the backbone of any health care system. Countries with appropriate primary care resources score highly when it comes to health outcomes and cost. The U.S. takes the opposite approach by emphasizing the specialist rather than the primary care physician.A recent study analyzed the providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries（老年医保受惠人）. The startling finding was that the average Medicare patient saw a total of seven doctors—two primary care physicians and five specialists—in a given year. Contrary to popular belief, the more physicians taking care of you do n’t guarantee better care. Actually, increasing fragmentation of care results in a corresponding rise in cost and medical errors.How did we let primary care slip so far? The key is how doctors are paid. Most physicians are paid whenever they perform a medical service. The more a physician does, regardless of qu ality or outcome, the better he’s reimbursed (返还费用). Moreover, the amount a physician receives leans heavily toward medical or surgical procedures. A specialist who performs a procedure in a 30 minute visit can be paid three times more than a primary care physician using that same 30 minutes to discus s a patient’s disease. Combine this fact with annual governmentthreats to indiscriminately cut reimbursements; physicians are faced with no choice but to increase quantity to boost income.Primary care physicians who refuse to compromise quality are either driven out of business or to cash-only practices, further contributing to the decline of primary care.Medical students are not blind to this scenario. They see how heavily the reimbursement deck is stacked against primary care. The recent numbers show that since 1997, newly graduated U.S. medical students who choose primary care as a career have declined by 50%. This trend results in emergency rooms being overwhelmed with patients without regular doctors.How do we fix this problem?It starts with reforming the physician reimbursement system. Remove the pressure for primary care physicians to squeeze in more patients per hour, and reward them for optimally (最佳地) managing their diseases and practicing evidence-based medicine. Make primary care more attractive to medical students by forgiving student loans for those who choose primary care as a career and reconciling the marked difference between specialist and primary care physician salaries.We’re at a point where primary care is needed more than ever. Within a few years, the first wave of the 76 million Baby Boomers will become eligible for Medicare. Patients older than 85, who need chronic care most, will rise by 50% this decade.Who will be there to treat them?57. The author’s chief concern about the current U.S. health care system is .A) the inadequate training of physicians B) the declining number of doctorsC) the shrinking primary care resources D) the ever-rising health care costs58. We learn from the passage that people tend to believe that .A) the more costly the medicine, the more effective the cureB) seeing more doctors may result in more diagnostic errorsC) visiting doctors on a regular basis ensures good healthD) the more doctors taking care of a patient, the better59. Faced with the government threats to cut reimbursements indiscriminately, primary care physicians have to .A) increase their income by working overtime B) improve their expertise and serviceC) make various deals with specialists D) see more patients at the expense of quality60. Why do many new medical graduates refuse to choose primary care as their career?A) They find the need for primary care declining.B) The current system works against primary care.C) Primary care physicians command less respect.D) They think working in emergency rooms tedious.61. What suggestion does the author give in order to provide better health care?A) Bridge the salary gap between specialists and primary care physicians.B) Extend primary care to patients with chronic diseases.C) Recruit more medical students by offering them loans.D) Reduce the tuition of students who choose primary care as their major.Part V Cloze (5 minutes)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four。

大学英语六级阅读理解练习与参考答案大学英语六级阅读理解练习与参考答案：As a company executive(总经理) who spent ten years in federal service, I am often asked what I regard as the biggest difference between working for the government and working for a private company. My invariable response is to say that I look back on my time in government as one of the most exciting and challenging experiences of my life. Furthermore, I never worked as hard as when I was a public servant.When I worked for the government, I worked with some of the finest, most competent and most committed people I have ever met. I was impressed by the overall quality of our career civil servants then, and I still am. But one of my greatest concerns now is that I will not be able to hold this same high opinion in the future.Career public servants are leaving government in alarming numbers, and qualified replacements are becoming harder and harder to find. Good people who leave career government service are striving for highly paid positions in private enterprises.We depend on government to keep this country safe in an uncertain world, to secure justice and domestic order and to solve a host of pressing problems. We need the best possible people performing and overseeing these vital tasks. A high-quality, professional federal service has been a source of national pride for more than a century. But what we have builtup during a hundred years can be lost in less time than we imagine. We cant afford to let this happen. We must act now if this country is to be assured of the quality public service it deserves.21. Career public servants are leaving government in alarming numbers. One of thereasons may be that______.A. they received lower payB. they deserved no fame and gloryC. they performed poorlyD. they worked harder than anyone else22. According to the author, _______, so I will not be able to hold this same high opiniontoward the public servants in the future.A. I never worked as hard as when I was a public servantB. I have become a company executiveC. there will not be so many competent and qualified servants in the government as we had beforeD. my time in government was not the most exciting experience in my life23. We depend on government to keep this country safe in an uncertain world, therefore,A. we should make greater contributions to the countryB. the best possible people are urgently needed to do important tasksC. we should show deep concern about the nations futureD. we should become public servants24. If we neglect the serious problem and make no efforts, we will lose_______.A. national prideB. high-quality professional federal serviceC. good peopleD. private enterprise25. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Those who work for companies are highly paid.B. More and more public servants have left the government.C. Career public servants are qualified.D. Many people of high qualities want to work in the government.21. A 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. D大学英语六级阅读理解练习与参考答案：More attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Rene Coty. Charles Deschanel was then the financial minister. He stressed that workmanship and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production. It would be necessary to produce quality goods for the international markets to compete with those produced in other countries. The French economy needed a larger share of international market to balance its import and export trade.French industrial and agricultural production was still inadequate to meet the immediate needs of the people, let alone long-rangeddevelopments. Essential imports had stretched the national credit to the breaking point. Rents were tightly controlled, but the extreme inflation affected general population most severely through the cost of food. Food costs took as much as 80 percent of the workers income. Wages, it is true, had risen. Extensive family allowances and benefits were paid by the state, and there was fulltime and overtime employment. Taken together, these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed them no sense of security. In this discouraging situation, workmen were willing to work overseas for higher wages.The government was unwilling to let workers leave the country. It was feared that migration of workers would reduce the labor force. The lack of qualified workers might hinder the improvement in the quality of industrial products produced. Qualified workers employed abroad would only increase the quantity of quality goods produced in foreign countries. Also the quantity of quality goods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its ualified labor force moved to other countries.26. The purpose of the passage is to_______.A. explain the French governments emphasis on quality productsB. discuss Charles Deschanels contribution to the French industrial developmentC. compare the quality of French goods with that of foreign goodsD. show French workmens enthusiasm to seek well-paid jobs in foreign countries27. It can be inferred from the passage that at the time of Rene Coty .A. France was still at the first stage of industrial developmentB. French workers were better paid than the workers in any other European countriesC. the unemployment rate in France was comparatively higher than that in other European countriesD. French workers were able to live better with the increase in their wages28. It is implied in the passage that at that time_______.A. France had a very large share of international marketB. the import and export trade in France was making a successful advanceC. demand and supply in France was barely balancedD. France was experiencing economic depression29. Which of the following is the best indicator of the extreme inflation in France?A. Eighty percent increase in the prices of consumer goods.B. High cost of food.C. High rents for houses.D. Lack of agricultural products.30. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Rents in France were tightly controlled.B. France was flooding the international market with inferior products.C. French workers were prohibited from going abroad to find jobs.D. The migration of French workers would hinder the improvement of quality in industrial production.26. A 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. B。

2000年1月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案一、单选题第1题：The doctors don't ______ that he will live much longer.A) articulate C) manifestB) anticipate D) monitor【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第2题：I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ______.A) eligible C) probableB) sustainable D) feasible【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第3题：The old gentleman was a very ______ looking person, with grey hair and gold spectacles.A) respectful C) respective B) respected D) respectable【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第4题：This book is expected to ______ the best-seller lists.A) promote C) dominate B) prevail D) exemplify【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第5题：That part of the city has long been ______ for its street violence.A) notorious C) historicalB) responsible D) illegal【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第6题：Under the guidance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat ______ by steam.A) towed C) tossed B) pressed D) propelled【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第7题：Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, ______ themselves.A) expanding C) prolongingB) stretching D) extending【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第8题：England's team, who are now superbly fit, will be doing their best next week to ______ themselves for last year's defeat.A) revive C) revenge B) retort D) remedy【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第9题：If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to ______ away all the rocks.A) haul C) repel B) transfer D) dispose【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第10题：It took us only a few hours to ______ the paper off all four walls.A) shear C) strokeB) scrape D) chip【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第11题：The famous scientist ______ his success to hard work.A) imparted C) ascribedB) granted D) acknowledged【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第12题：It is difficult to ______ of a plan to end poverty.A) speculate C) ponder B) conceive D) reckon【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第13题：Now the cheers and applause ______ in a single sustained roar.A) mingled C) assembled B) concentrated D) permeated【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第14题：Improved consumer confidence is ______ to an economic recovery.A) crucial C) cumulative B) subordinate D) satisfactory【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第15题：Although the body is made up of many different tissues, these tissues are arranged in an ______ and orderly fashion.A) incredible C) internalB) intricate D) initial【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第16题：If you work under a car when repairing it, you often get very ______.A) waxy C) stickyB) slippery D) greasy【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第17题：The damage to his car was ______; therefore, he could repair it himself.A) considerable C) negligibleB) appreciable D) invisible【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第18题：My sister is quite ______ and plans to get an M. A. degree within one year.A) aggressive C) considerateB) enthusiastic D) ambitious【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第19题：The manager tried to wave aside these issues as ______ details that would be settled later.A) versatile C) preliminaryB) trivial D) alternate【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第20题：His ______ was telling him that something was wrong.A) intuition C) inspirationB) hypothesis D) sentiment【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第21题：This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important ______ of American life.A) fashions C) facetsB) frontiers D) formats【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第22题：Parents often faced the ______ between doing what they felt was good for the development of the child and what they could stand by way of undisciplined noise and destructiveness.A) paradox C) dilemmaB) junction D) premise【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第23题：Clark felt that his ______ in one of the most dramatic medical experiments of all time was worth the suffering he underwent.A) apprehension C) presentationB) appreciation D) participation【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第24题：As one of the youngest professors in the university, Miss King is certainly on the ______ of a brilliant career.A) threshold C) porchB) edge D) course【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第25题：The ______ lawyer made a great impression on the jury.A) protecting C) defendingB) guarding D) shielding【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第26题：Very few people understood his lecture, the subject of which was very ______.A) dim C) conspicuousB) obscure D) intelligible【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无第27题：This movie is not ______ for children to see: it contains too much violence and too many love scenes.A) profound C) decentB) valid D) upright【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第28题：The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it ______ into fragments.A) broke off C) broke throughB) broke away D) broke up【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第29题：The detective and his assistant have begun to ______ the mysterious murder.A) come through C) make overB) look into D) see to【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第30题：Sadly, the Giant Panda is one of the many species now in danger of ______.A) extinction C) destructionB) migration D) extraction【正确答案】：B【参考解析】：无二、阅读理解第31题：In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of "trash talk (废话)". Thetopics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of society's moral catastrophes (灾难), yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments (困境) of other people's lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual's quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a "final word". He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show's main target audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with life's tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young adults of society. These are 18- to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the show's exploitation.While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while bothhave a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world.1. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _____.A) more family-oriented C) more profoundB) unusually popular D) relatively formal2. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience _____.A) remain fascinated by them C) remain indifferent to themB) are ready to face up to them D) are willing to get involved in them3. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A) A new type of robot. C) Family budget planning.B) Racist hatred. D) Street violence.4. Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both _____.A) ironical C) instructiveB) sensitive D) cynical5. We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows _____.A) have monopolized the talk show circuit C) appear at different times of the dayB) exploit the weaknesses in human nature D) are targeted at different audiences1小题>、【正确答案】：D2小题>、【正确答案】：C3小题>、【正确答案】：D4小题>、【正确答案】：B5小题>、【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无第32题：To understand the marketing concept, it is only necessary to understand the difference between marketing and selling. Not too many years ago, most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods, and then relied on "persuasive salesmanship" to move as much of these goods as possible. Such production and selling focuses on the needs of the seller to produce goods and then convert them into money.Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzing the preferences and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them. This eye-on-the-consumer approach is known as the marketing concept, which simply means that instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest to produce or buy for resale, the makers and dealers first endeavor to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available for purchase.This concept does not imply that business is benevolent（慈善的）or that consumer satisfaction is given priority over profit in a company. There are always two sides to every business transaction - the firm and the customer - and each must be satisfied before trade occurs. Successful merchants and producers, however, recognize that the surest route to profit is through understanding and catering to customers. A striking example of the importance of catering to the consumer presented itself in mid-1985, when Coca Cola changed the flavor of its drink. The non-acceptance of the new flavor by a significant portion of the public brought about a prompt restoration of the Classic Coke, which was then marketed alongside the new. King Customer ruled!1. The marketing concept discussed in the passage is, in essence, _____.A) the practice of turning goods into money C) the customer-centred approachB) making goods available for purchase D) a form of persuasive salesmanship2. What was the main concern of industrialists before the marketing concept was widely accepted?A) The needs of the market. C) The satisfaction of the user.B) The efficiency of production. D) The preferences of the dealer.3. According to the passage, "to move as much of these goods as possible" (Lines 3-4, Para. 1) means "______".A) to sell the largest possible amount of goodsB) to transport goods as efficiently as possibleC) to dispose of these goods in large quantitiesD) to redesign these goods for large-scale production4. What does the restoration of the Classic Coke best illustrate?A) Traditional goods have a stronger appeal to the majority of people.B) It takes time for a new product to be accepted by the public.C) Consumers with conservative tastes are often difficult to please.D) Products must be designed to suit the taste of the consumer.5. In discussing the marketing concept, the author focuses on _____.A) its main characteristic C) its possible consequenceB) its social impact D) its theoretical basis1小题>、【正确答案】：B2小题>、【正确答案】：C3小题>、【正确答案】：C4小题>、【正确答案】：A5小题>、【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第33题：Conventional wisdom about conflict seems pretty much cut and dried. Too little conflict breeds apathy (冷漠) and stagnation (呆滞). Too much conflict leads todivisiveness (分裂) and hostility. Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people in a healthy and competitive way.Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit-seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations.Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk found that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specifically, managers in not-for-profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision making than might be achieved in the absence of conflict.Managers of for-profit organizations saw a different picture. They believed that conflict generally was damaging and usually led to poor-quality decision making in their organizations. Schwenk interpreted these results in terms of the criteria for effective decision making suggested by the executives. In the profit-seeking organizations, decision-making effectiveness was most often assessed in financial terms. The executives believed that consensus rather than conflict enhanced financial indicators.In the not-for-profit organizations, decision-making effectiveness was defined from the perspective of satisfying constituents. Given the complexities and ambiguities associated with satisfying many diverse constituents executivesperceived that conflict led to more considered and acceptable decisions.1. In the eyes of the author, conventional opinion on conflict is .A) wrong C) misleadingB) oversimplified D) unclear2. Professor Charles R. Schwenk's research shows .A) the advantages and disadvantages of conflictB) the real value of conflictC) the difficulty in determining the optimal level of conflictD) the complexity of defining the roles of conflict3. We can learn from Schwenk's research that .A) a person's view of conflict is influenced by the purpose of his organizationB) conflict is necessary for managers of for-profit organizationsC) different people resolve conflicts in different waysD) it is impossible for people to avoid conflict4. The passage suggests that in for-profit organizations .A) there is no end of conflictB) expression of different opinions is encouragedC) decisions must be justifiableD) success lies in general agreement5. People working in a not-for-profit organization .A) seem to be difficult to satisfy C) are less effective in making decisionsB) are free to express diverse opinions D) find it easier to reach agreement1小题>、【正确答案】：A2小题>、【正确答案】：B3小题>、【正确答案】：D4小题>、【正确答案】：C5小题>、【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第34题：Imagine eating everything delicious you want - with none of the fat. That would be great, wouldn't it?New "fake fat" products appeared on store shelves in the United States recently, but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound called olestra, say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however, say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients (营养物) and can also cause unpleasant side effects in some people. So it's up to consumers to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating.Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of finding the desired fat, the researchers created a fat that can't be digested at all.Normally, special chemicals in the intestines (肠) "grab" molecules of regularfat and break them down so they can be used by the body. A molecule of regular fat is made up of three molecules of substances called fatty acids.The fatty acids are absorbed by the intestines and bring with them the essential vitamins A, D, E, and K. When fat molecules are present in the intestines with any of those vitamins, the vitamins attach to the molecules and are carried into the bloodstream.Olestra, which is made from six to eight molecules of fatty acids, is too large for the intestines to absorb. It just slides through the intestines without being broken down. Manufacturers say it's that ability to slide unchanged through the intestines that makes olestra so valuable as a fat substitute. It provides consumers with the taste of regular fat without any bad effects on the body. But critics say olestra can prevent vitamins A, D, E, and K from being absorbed. It can also prevent the absorption of carotenoids (类胡萝卜素), compounds that may reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, etc.Manufacturers are adding vitamins A, D, E, and K as well as carotenoids to their products now. Even so, some nutritionists are still concerned that people might eat unlimited amounts of food made with the fat substitute without worrying about how many calories they are consuming.1. We learn from the passage that olestra is a substance that ______.A) contains plenty of nutrientsB) renders foods calorie-free while retaining their vitaminsC) makes foods easily digestibleD) makes foods fat-free while keeping them delicious2 The result of the search for an easily digestible fat turned out to be ______.A) commercially useless C) somewhat controversialB) just as anticipated D) quite unexpected3. Olestra is different from ordinary fats in that ______.A) it passes through the intestines without being absorbedB) it facilitates the absorption of vitamins by the bodyC) it helps reduce the incidence of heart diseaseD) it prevents excessive intake of vitamins4. What is a possible negative effect of olestra according to some critics?A) It may impair the digestive system. C) It may increase the risk of cancer.B) It may affect the overall fat intake. D) It may spoil the consumers' appetite.5. Why are nutritionists concerned about adding vitamins to olestra?A) It may lead to the over-consumption of vitamins.B) People may be induced to eat more than is necessary.C) The function of the intestines may be weakened.D) It may trigger a new wave of fake food production.1小题>、【正确答案】：B2小题>、【正确答案】：C3小题>、【正确答案】：B4小题>、【正确答案】：A5小题>、【正确答案】：A【参考解析】：无三、改错题第35题：Until the very latest moment of his existence, man has been bound to the planet on which he originated and developed. Now he had the capability to leave that planet and move out into the universe to those worlds which he has known previously only directly. Men have explored parts of the moon, put spaceships in orbit around another planet and possibly within the decade will land into another planet and explore it. Can we be too bold as to suggest that we may be able to colonize other planet within the not-too-distant future? Some have advocated such a procedure as a solution to the population problem: ship the excess people off to the moon. But we must keep in head the billions of dollars we might spend in carrying out the project. To maintain the earth's population at its present level, we would have to blast off into space 7,500 people every hour of every day of the year.Why are we spending so little money on space exploration? Consider the great need for improving many aspects of the global environment, one is surely justified in his concern for the money and resources that they are poured into the space exploration efforts. But perhaps we should look at both sides of the coinbefore arriving hasty conclusions.12345678910【参考答案】：1. hadàhas. 根据全文时态可以看出此处应用现在完成时而非过去完成时，并且本句中有明显时间副词now。

2009年6月大学英语六级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Writing 2. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 3. Listening Comprehension 4. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) 5. Cloze 8. TranslationPart I Writing (30 minutes)1．For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On the Importance of a Name. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1. 有人说名字或名称很重要；2. 也有人觉得名字或名称无关紧要；3. 我认为……。

On the Importance of a Name________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _______________正确答案：On the Importance of a Name When asked about which symbol can represent one’s identity, I believe the first answer occurring to most people should be their names. There is no denying the fact that it is a controversial topic whether names are important or not. Some hold the positive view. When choosing names for themselves or for their children, people generally enrich the names with special implied meanings, expecting that the names could reflect something more favorable. They believe a name reveals one’s emotion, will and ambition, and symbolizes one’s image, qualities and tastes. An elegant name which fits a person can imply psychological guidance, give him self-confidence, contribute to his success and accompany him for the whole life. As a result, they make painstaking efforts to choose outstanding names, wishing for success, good luck and more wealth. Despite that, others have voiced a different opinion that names are not as vital as they are supposed to be. A name is a word or phrase that man uses to denote and identify a specific person, place or thing. As an important identity of a person in society, a name carries no other social functions. So, there is no inexorable correlation between the sign and “the signified”. Personally, I admit that names do influence us in different ways, but any overestimation of their effects on us, as many people put it, is just a fatalist. No matter what differences names make to our life and career, their symbolic function can never be changed. As a matter of fact, names themselves by no means lead to success or professional achievements in one’s life.解析：开头段：引入话题，名字是否重要是一个有争议的话题。