The Way to Happiness
【1】When it comes to the topic of happiness, everybody has his own interpretation. But an inspiring idea goes that happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them, 【2】which reveals the nature of happiness.【3】Happiness will be achieved only when we show great courage to confront problems and develop the capacity to solve them.
There is no denying that we will encounter many problems in our life, but that doesn’t mean we are deprived of happiness. Many people have set great examples for us to follow：【4】Nelson Mandela was sentenced to 27 years in prison, but he was optimistic and finally became successful in fighting against racial segregation. 【5】Steve Jobs was abandoned by his biological parents and dropped out of university but still managed to change the world. In our lives, no one is definitely immune to problems, but we may achieve happiness through striving.
【6】Therefore, it is of great necessity to equip ourselves with the ability to cope with problems.【7】To be more specific, we need to be cooperative, persistent and decisive, and have a positive attitude toward problems. Only when we are proficient in dealing with problems can we fully enjoy happiness and live a merry life.
【1】开门见山，引出话题。
【2】使用which引导的定语从句，补充说明所给读语的含义。
【3】进一步解释请语的含义,确立论点。
【4】【5】以 Nelsom Mandela 和 Steve Jobs为例,life证观点。
【6】指出需要掌握解决问题的能力。
【7】具体介绍需要具备的能力。
Part 2 Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. W: What a wonderful performance! Your rock band has never sounded better.
M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours of practice in the past month arc finally paying off.
Q： What does the man mean?
C）【精析】语义理解题。女士赞叹男士的摇'滚乐队表演精彩,男士表示感谢,认为过
去一个月花费大量时间进行练习，现在终于有了回报。由此可知，乐队成员的辛苦工作最终带来了乐队的巨大成功。
2. M： I can’t decide what to do for my summer vacation. I either want to go on a bike tour of Europe or go diving in Mexico.
W: Well, we’re offering an all-inclusive two- week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars.
Q： What does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation?
D)【精析】请求建议题。男士表示无法决定暑假要做些什么,也许可以骑自行车周游欧洲或者去墨西哥潜水;女士告诉男士,他们提供一个为期两周的包括所有服务的墨西哥旅行项目，费用仅300美元。由此可见,女士建议男士选择去墨西哥旅行。
3. W: How long do you think this project might take?
M: I，d say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpected happened. Maybe we'd better allow an extra month, so we won’t have to worry about being late.
Q： Why does the man say extra time should be allowed for the project?
A)【精析】语义理解题。女士询问男士,这个项目需要花费多长时间；男士认为要三个月，不过如果没生意想不到的事情,可能时间会更长一些,最好再多留一个月的时间,这样就不用担心逾期了。由此可见,男士认为项目应该预留更多时间是为了预防发生意想不到的事情。
4. M： I’m thinking about becoming a member here，and I’d like some information.
W: Sure. A- three-month membership costs 150 dollars, and that includes use of the waiting room, sauna and pool. I’ll give you a free path so that you can try out the facilities before you decide.
Q： What do we learn from the conversation?
D)【精析】语义理解题。男士表示他正在考虑成为这里的会员，想了解一些相关信息。女士向男士介绍申请三个月的会员需要的费用及获得的服务,并表示可以让男士在作出决定前试用里面的设施。
5. W： I’m sorry to hear that you failed the physics course, Ted.
M： Let’s face it. I’m just not cut out to be a scientist.
Q： What does the man mean?
B)【精析】语义理解题。女士对男士未通过物理课程表示遗憾,男士说需要面对这个事实,并表示自己不太适合成为一名科学家。也就是说,他认为自己不适合学习科学。cut out to be意为"适合担任"。
6. M： Gary insisted on buying the food for the picnic.
W: That's pretty generous of him. But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses? He has a big family to support.
Q： What does the woman suggest they do?
A) 【精析】请求建议题。男士告诉女士, Gary坚持要购买野餐食品女士认为Gary非常大方,接着她告诉男士他们至少应该承担部分费用，因为Gary家里人员多,经济负担较重。由此可见,女士建议他们应该承担购买野餐食品的部分费用。
7. W: Did you see the headlines in the paper this morning?
M： Yeah. Apparently the bus company will be laying off its employees if they can’t reach an agreement on wages by midnight.
Q： What did the man read about?
B)【精析】综合理解题。女士询问男士有没有看到今天早晨的报纸头条,男士给予肯定回答,并指出如果公交公司和员工们无法在午夜之前就薪水问题达成一致，那么公交公司会采取解雇员工的举措。由此可见,今天的报纸条与公交公司的劳资纠纷问题有关。
8. W: Have we received payment for the overseas order we delivered last month?
M: Yes. The check came in yesterday afternoon. I’ll be depositing it when I go to the bank today.
Q： What is the woman concerned about?
C)【精析】事实细节题。女士询问上个月发出的国外订单是否收到货款,男士给出肯定回答,并说昨天下午收到了支票，打算今天去银行时存上。由此可见,女士笑心的问题是国外订单是否收到货款。
Conversation One
W： OK, that’s it. Now we have to make a decision. We might as well do that now, don’t you think?
M： Sure, let’s see. First we saw Frank Brisenski. What did you think of him?
W： Well, he’s certainly a very polite young man.
M： And very relaxed, too.
W： (10)But his appearance...
M： Um... (I0)He wasn't well dressed. He wasn't even wearing a tie.
W: But he did have a nice voice. His sound was good on the telephone.
M: True. And I thought he seemed very intelligent. He answered Dona’s questions very well.
W: That’s true, but dressing well is important. Well, let's think about the others. Now what about Barbara Jones?
She had a nice voice, too. She sounds good on the telephone, and she was well dressed, too.
M: Um... She did look very neat, very nicely dressed, but...
W： But so shy. She wouldn’t be very good at talking to people at the front desk.
M： Um…OK. Now who was the next? Ah... (ll)Yes’ David Wallace. I thought he was very good, had a lot of potential. What do you think?
W： Um... (11)He seemed like a very bright guy. He dressed very nicely, too. And he had a really nice appearance.
M: He seemed relaxed to me, the type of person people feel comfortable with right away.
W： He was polite, but also very friendly and relaxed as you say. I think he’ll be good with the guests at the front desk.
M: He had a very pleasant voice, too.
W: That’s right. OK, good! (11)I guess we have our receptionist them don’t you?
M： Yes, I think so. (11)We’ll just offer the job to...
答案详解
9. What are the speakers looking for?
A)【精析】推理判断题。对话中, 男士和女士在商议某个职位的合适人选,他们讨论了三名候选人并给出了相应的评价,最终敲定了其中一人作为前台的接待员。由此可见,他们讨论的职位是宾馆接待员。
10. What is Frank Brisenski's weakness?
C)【精析】事实细节题。对话中，男士提到Frank Brisenski不注意着装,甚至不打领带,女士也认为注意着装对这个岗位很重要,建议考虑其他人选。
由此可，Frank Brisenski的缺点在于不注意着装,即外表。
11. What do the speakers decide to do?
B)【精析】推理判断题。对话中,男士和女士最后讨论的人选是David Wallace,而且两人一致认为他在潜力、智力、外表、行为举止、声音等方面都很好。对话最后女士认为他们找到了合适的接待员，男士也表示赞同。
Conversation Two
W: Hello?
M： Hello. Is that the reference library?
W: Yes' Can I help you?
M: I hope so. I rang earlier and asked for some information about Dennis Hutton, the scientist. You asked me to ring back.
W： Oh, yes. I have found something.
M: Good. I’ve got a pencil and paper. Perhaps you could read out what it says.
W：Certainly. Dennis Hutton, born - Darlington, 1836； died New York, 1920.
M: Yes, got that.
W： Inventor and physicist, the son of a farm worker. (12)He was admitted to the University of London at the age of 15.
M: Yes.
W： He graduated at 17 with the first class degree in physics and mathematics. All right?
M： Yes, all right.
W: He made his first notable achievement at the age of 18. It was a method of refrigeration which rolls from his work in low temperature physics. (13) He became a professor of Mathematics at the University of Manchester at 24 where he remained for twelve years. During that time, he married one of his students, Natasha Willoughby.
M: Yes, go on.
W： Later working together in London, they laid the foundations of modern physics by showing that normal laws of cause and effect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles. (14) For this he and his wife received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912 for their work on very high frequency radio waves. In his lifetime, Hutton patented 244 inventions. Do you want any more?
M： Yes. When did he go to Amcrica?
W: Let me see. (15)In 1920 he went to teach in New York and died there suddenly after only three weeks. Still he was a good age.
M： Yes, I suppose so. Well, thanks.
答案详解
12. What do we learn about Dennis Hutton when he j B) was 15? !
D)【精析】事实细节题。对话中，男士给女士打电话询问科学家Dennis Hutton的生平情况。女士说 Dennis Hutton在年仅15岁时就被伦敦大学录取。
13. What did Dennis Hutton do at the age of 24?
C)【精析】事实细节题。对话中，女士提到Dennis Hutton在24岁时成为曼彻斯特大学的数学教授。
14. For what were Dennis Hutton and his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a second time?
【精析】细节推断题。对话中，女士介绍Dennis Hutton和他的妻子在1910年获得诺贝尔物理学奖.在1912年再次获此奖，因为他们在特高频无线电波方面作出了巨大贡献。
15. A) Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York?
【精析】目的原因题。对话最后女士提到，Dennis Hutton于1920年前往纽约任教,但仅仅三个星期后就去世了。由此可知，Dennis Hutton前往纽约的目的是任教。
Section B
Passage One
(16)In America, white-tailed deer are more numerous than ever before, so abundant in fact that they’ve become a suburban nuisance and a health hazard. Why can't the herd be thinned the old-fashioned way? The small community of North Haven on Long Island is home to some 600 to 700 deer. The Department of Environmental Conservation estimates the optimum population at 60. The town has been browsed bare of vegetation except where gardens and shrubs are protected by high fences. Drivers routinely collide with deer and there are so many dead bodies left by the side of the road that the town has made it a deal with a local pet cemetery to collect and dispose of the bodies. Some people in the town have become ill from deer transmitted diseases. On the occasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have worked to secure court orders against the hunts. (17)And when that is failed, they stop the hunters, banging on pots and pans to alert the deer. Town meetings called to discuss the problem inevitably dissolved into confrontations. The activists believe simply that the deer are not the problem. Some communities have even discussed the possibility of bringing wolves back into the ecological mix. That means wolves in the suburbs of New York. It is almost too wonderful not to try it.
(18)The wolves would kill deer of course. They would also terrorize and kill dogs and cats which is not what the suburban dwellers have in mind.
答案详解
16. What do we learn about white-tailed deer in North Haven?
D)【精析】事实细节题。短文一开始就提到，美国白尾鹿的数量激增，实际上这已经成为了郊区居民讨厌的事情,而且对人类健康产生了危害。
17. Why do local animal rights people bang on pots C) and pans?
D)【精析】目的原因题。短文中提到，为了保护白尾鹿，当地的一些动物权利保护人士曾做出努力请求法院发布命令禁止捕猎,但是这一努力以失败告终。于是当猎人们猎杀白尾鹿时，他们就敲击锅碗瓢盆向白尾鹿发出警报。
18. What would happen if wolves were brought back into the ecological mix?
【精析】细节辨认题。短文最后提到,有些人提议重新将狼引入生物圏中，这样同然可以帮助消灭鹿,但同样也会杀死狗、猫之类的家畜。
Passage Two
(19)And now, if you'll walk this way, ladies and gentlemen， (20)the next room we’re going to see is the room in which the family used to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionally entertain heads of state and royalty. However, they managed to keep this room friendly and intimate. And I think you’ll agree. It has a very informal atmosphere, quite unlike some grand houses you visit. The curtains were never drawn, even at night, so guests got a view of the lake and fountains outside which were lit up at night—a very attractive sight. As you can see，ladies and gentlemen, the guests were seated very informally around this oval table， which would add to the relaxed atmosphere. The table dates from the 18th century and is made from Spanish oak. (21)It’s rather remarkable for the fact that although it’s extremely big, it’s supported by just six rather slim legs. However, it seems to have survived like that for 200 years. So it’s probably going to last a bit longer. The chairs which go with the table are not a complete set. There were originally six of them. They are interesting for the fact that they are very plain and undecorated for the time, with only one plain central panel at the back and no armrests. (22)1 myself find them rather uncomfortable to sit in for very long, but people were used to more discomfort in the past. (19)And now, ladies and gentlemen, if you’d like to follow me into the great hall...
答案详解
19. What do we learn about the speaker?
B) 【精析】综合理解题。通过对全文的理解可以判断,讲话的女士是带领游客参观房间的导游。
20. What does the speaker say about the room they are visiting?
A) 【精析】事实细节题。短文开头部分提到,下一个要参观的房间经常被这个家庭用来举办正式的晚宴,有时候甚至用来招待政府要员和皇室成员。
21.What is said about the oval table in the room?
C)【精析】事实细节题。讲话者在提到oval table时指出,尽管这个橋圆形的桌子非常大,但是仅由六条很细的桌腿支撑。
22. What does the speaker say about the chairs?
A)【精析】细节辨认题。讲话者在介绍椅子时提到自己的感受——长时间坐在上面会感到非常不舒服。
Passage Three
Janet James was 22 years old when she was diagnosed with MS--a disease that attacks the body’s nerves. She had just graduated from college and got a job at an advertising agency when she began to sense that something strange was going on inside her body. (24)Which James realized how severe her illness was, she knew she had better hurry up and live life. (23)MS is the biggest crippler of young adults. And although she didn’t have many symptoms, she knew it was just a matter of time. First on her agenda was to pursue her dream of hosting a pop music program. She worked at a radio station for a year, always aware that her body was degenerating. Then her best friend moved away. And one night James began screaming, ‘‘I got to go!
I got to go!" Two weeks later, she arrived at Alaska, thousands of miles from her friends’ her family and her past. "Everything fell into a place," she recalls. A 23-year-old girl with an incurable disease can fly to Alaska and everything can work out. The MS attacks came and went. And most of the time they hardly slowed her down.
(25)James hiked, fished, learnt to sail and experimented with hot air ballooning. "I lived for adventure", she says. "Nobody ever had a better time or did more exotic strange things than I did in an 80-year period." Inevitably however, the day came when she was so weakened that she had to return to Pittsburgh, her hometown. There she began relieving her adventures by writing a book about them. Her book was published in 1993.
答案详解
23. What does the speaker say about MS?
D) 【精析】事实细节题。短文中在介绍MS(多发性硬化症)时提到,MS是青少年致残的最重要的因素。
24. What did Janet James decide to do after her disease was diagnosed?
B) 【精析】推理判断题。短文中提到,在Janet James 意识到所患疾病的严重程度之后，她觉得自己最好抓紧时间，享受生活。
25. What sort of person can we infer Janet James is?
B)【精析】事实细节题。短文中提到,Janet James尝试了很多冒险活动,如远足、垂约、学习驾驶帆船、体验热气球飞行等。文中还提到她的一句话:"我活着就是为了冒险。"由此可见,Janet James是一个具有冒险精神的人。
Section C
26. Legislation
【精析】并列关系题。此空所填词与and后面的名词court decisions是并列关系，故应填入一个名词。结合录音可填人Legislation,意为"立法，法律"。拼写单词时应注意大写首字母。
27. instruction
【精析】句意推断题。此空所填词作动词 receiving的宾语，因此应填人一个名词。结合录音可填人instruction,意为"教导,指导"。
28. efficient
【精析】并列关系题。此空位于more和than之间,而且与连词and前的expensive 是并列关系，因此应该填人一个形容词。结合录音可填人 efficient,意为"有效率的,高效的"。
29. dropout
【精析】修饰关系题。此空位于形容词比较级 lower和名词rates之间，因此应填人一个名词或者形容词,修饰rates。结合录音可填人dropout, 意为"辑学", dropout rates 意为"綴学率"。
30. motivation
【精析】句意推断题。此空位于形容词increased 的后面,因此应填入一个名词。结合录音可填人 motivation,意为"动机,动力"。
31. discipline
【精析】修饰关系题。此空位于形容词reduced和名词problems之间，因此应填入一个修饰 problems的词,可以是名词或形容词。结合录音可填人discipline,意为"纪律"。
32. contend
【精析】语义推断题。此空前面是名词短语作主语,空格后面为that引导的宾语从句,因此应填入一个动词或动词短语作谓语。结合录音可填人 contend,意为"主张,辩称"。
33. in favor of
【精析】修饰关系题。分析句子结构可知,空格处应填人后置定语修饰the schools.结合录音可填人in favor of,意为"赞同"。
34. at their disposal
【精析】语义推断题。分析句子结构可知，空格所在句子不缺少主干成分,故推测空格处在句子中作限制或修饰成分。结合录音可填人at their disposal,意为"由他们做主"。
35. inferior to
【精析】语义推断题。根据空格所在位置可知，空格处应填人表语。结合录音可填人inferior to,意为"次于,不如……"。
Part3 Reading Comprehension
Section A
许多绩效评价都需要管理者采取措施。得到正面评价的员工应该获得某种形式的认可,甚至应该得到晋升。如果管理者没有认可这样的出色表现,员工们要么丧失热情,不再像以前那样努力,要么跳槽到其他能够获得相应回报的公司。管理者应该认可员工的出色表现,这样他们才会在将来的工作中一如既往地好好表现。
获得负面评价的员工也应得到充分重视。管理者必须确定员工表现不佳的原因。某些原因，比如家庭成员生病，可能暂时会对绩效产生负面影响,不过可以得到纠正。其他一些原因，比如态度较差,可能就不是暂时的事情了。当管理者给员工负面评价时,他们必须决定是否要采取进一步的措施。如果员工们没有意识到自身的不足,负面评价可以指出他们必须纠正的不足之处。在这种情况下,管理者可能只需要严密监督这些员工,确保他们能够纠正这些不足。
可是,如果这些员工在评价期之前就已经意识到自身的不足,那么他们可能是无法或者不愿意去纠正它们。这种情况更为严重,管理者可能需要采取措施。采取的措施必须与公司的方针政策保持一致,可以包括重新安排工作,暂时停职,或者解聘。管理者对表现不佳的员工采取的措施会影响其他员工的态度。如果表现不佳的员工没有受到相应的惩罚,其他员工可能也会降低他们的工作效率。
答案详解
36. 【考点】名词辨析题。
H) 【精析】该空格位于动词lose和形容词性物主代词their之后,因此应该填入名同，充当lose的宾语。空格后面是and连接动宾短语reduce their effort"不再像以前那样努力"与lose their是并列关系，故推测应该是根据文意可知，如果管理者没有认可员工的杰出表现,员工很可能丧失工作热情，而且下文提到的"不再像以前那样努力"也正是丧失工作热情。由此可以确定答案为enthusiasm"热情，激情"。备选项里还有 circulation, impact 和 penalty 三个名词，但均不能和前面的动词lose搭配,故均可以排除。
37. 【考点】动词辨析题。
L)【精析】该空格前面有情态动词will，后面接有代词them,因此应该填入动词原形。根据句意可知,如果管理者没有认可员工的杰出表现,员工很可能跳槽到其他公司，其目的当然是希望出色的表现能够获得相应回报。因此,此处填入reward 符合句意和形式上的要求。
备选项里的动词原形还有affect, assimilate, identify,但是均不符合上下文语意,所以可以排除。
38. 【考点】动词辨析题。
I) 【精析】该空格前面有情态动词must,后面接有名词短语the reasons作宾语，因此应该填入动词原形。下文具体介绍了员工们表现不佳的各种原因,根据逻辑关系可知,本句中要表达的意思应该为: 管理者必须"找出"或"确定"员工表现不佳的原因。由此确定空格处应该填入identify"确定，识别"。备选项里还有affect, assimilate两个动词原形,但其后接the reasons不符合上下文语意，故均可以排除。
39. 【考点】名词辨析题。
J)【精析】该空格前面有形容同adverse修饰,充当动词have的宾语，而且后面接有介词on引导的短语,因此应该填入名词。根据上下文可知,此处应指家庭成员生病之类的原因会对员n的表现产生短暂的负面影响。impact符合句意要求.而且能够构成固定短语have an impact on,由此确定空格处应该填人impact"影响"。备选项里还有两个名词circulation和penalty,这两个词都不能被 adverse修饰,也不和介词on搭配,因此均可以排除。
40. 【考点】形容词辨析题。
A)【精析】该空格前面有动词take，后面有名词actions,所以判断空格处应该填入形容词。根据下文知,下文介绍了管理者采取的后续措施，因此推测本句的句意为：管理:者必须决定是否需要采取进一步的措施。additional"额外的"符合句意,故为本题的答案。备选项里还有consistent和 vulnerable两个形容词.但均与上下文语意不符，故可以排除。
41. 【考点】副词辨析题。
F) 【精析】该空格所在的句子结构完整, 主谓宾齐全，因此判断空格处应该填人副词，修饰动词monitor,根据上文可知，负面评价能够指出员工们必须纠正的不足,这样的话,管理者可能只需要严密监督这些员工,以便确保他们能够纠正不足。分析备选项中副词的词义可知，aptly意为"适宜地,适当地"，closely意为"严密地"，两词都可与 monitor 搭配，但是monitor closely"严密监督"，更符合句意，故确定closely为本题的答案。
42. 【考点】形容同辨析题。
G) 【精析】该空格前面为系动词be,后面接有with 引导的介词短语,因此判断应该填入形容词,且可以和后面的介词with搭配。备选形容词中只有 consistent 可以和 with 搭配，而且be consistent with"与……保持一致"符合句意，即采取的措施应该与公司的方针保持一致,所以确定本题的答案为consistent"—致的，相符的"。备选项里的vulnerable"易受攻击的，易受伤害的",其后常接介词to,不符合搭配要求,故可以排除。
43. 【考点】动词辨析题。
N)【精析】分析句子结构可知,空格处应该与前面的 reassigning以及后面的firing 是并列关系，共同充当动词include的宾语. 因此判断应该填入名词。根据上下文可知，对
于那些不能或者不愿意纠正自身不足的员工,需要采取进一步的措施，包括重新分配工作,甚至解聘。suspending有"停职"的意思，与其他两项措施语意一致.由此确定为本题的答案。备选项里还有一个动名词 simplifying"简化",与上下文语意不符,故可以排除。
44.【考点】动词辨析题。
B)【精析】该空格前面有情态动词can,后面有名词 attitudes充当宾语，因此判断空格处应该填入动词原形。备选项中可能正确的动词是affect"影响,干扰"和assimilate"吸收；同化"。将affect填入空格,意思为“影响其他员工的态度”，符合句意,所以确定为本题答案。assimilate,不能接后面的the attitudes作宾语,因此可以排除。
Section B
45.【考点】名词辨析题。
K)【精析】该空格前面有no，且充当句子主语,而且是后面动词impose的逻辑宾语，因此判断应该填入名词。可能的备选名词是circulation和 penalty。penalty的意思为"惩罚，处罚"，能够和 impose搭配构成固定短语impose penalty on "对……进行惩罚"，符合句意要求。所以确定 penalty为本题的答案。circulation意为"流通,传播,循环",但不能和句中的impose搭配，也不符合上下文语意,故可以排除。
大学入学申请抢文
短短500字为何会让我们疯狂
A) Meg是一位从事律师职业的母奈,住在华盛顿特区郊区。在那里.到处都是像她一样从事律师职业的母亲。她的儿子Doug是数十万高中毕业生中的一员。今年秋天,这些学生都过得非常痛苦。向他最心仪的大学提出申请的截止日期是11月1 日,但是直到10月初，他还没有填好申请表。说得更确切些,需要和申请书一起提交一篇个人论文,但是他还没有确定这篇论文的主题。(48)据大学里流传的说法,措辞优美的论文足以影响录取委员会的决定。在解释儿子为什么会耽搁时，Meg说： "他想一次性做完一件事。但是,实际上,我儿子做什么事都是拖拖拉拉的。而这篇论文又是最困难的事情,所以他拖的时间最长。"朋友们和其他经历过这一过程的人都警告Meg,学生写完之后,父母们再进行修改,这样反反复复多次,让人感到非常痛苦。
B) 两年前,我最小的孩子也经历过这种折磨。与现在相比,当时算得上是美好的往昔岁月，如果申请上大学的高中学生能够忍受得了来自父母的烦忧,他们可以一直拖延到高三那一年的元旦。(47)但是在大学录取这个令人神经紧张的圈子里,事情瞬息万变。现在的趋势是对重点高等院校提早做出决定,提前采取行动。这一趋势导致许多学生的截止日期不得不由传统上的1月份提前到11月1曰或者12月初。
C) 如果可以拖延的时间已经被缩短,导致焦虑和恐慌的真正原因仍然一如既往地存在着。其根源并不在于入学申请本身。大学人学申请是一张相对简单的调查问卷。询问一些个人基本信息，如姓名、地址、家族史和工作经历。它是十分无辜的，因为只需要20分钟就能够填完.但是一旦需要附加个人论文,情况就大不相同了。
D) "个人论文会产生如此的焦虑,这是很正常的事情."Lisa Sohmer说。她是位于纽约州杰克逊高地花园学校的大学录取咨询办公室主任。“这已经不仅仅是单纯意义上的写作了。到现在这个时候，一切都已经确定了。课程量已经确定,等级排名已经确定,测验分数也已经确定。自己能够控制的东西只有这篇论文了，而且论文是开放式的。所以,在写完论文之后,学生们就会不由自主地去修改再修改。"换句话说,论文一拖再拖。
E) 入学申请论文及其神话般的重要性,是最近才有的事情。(55)在20世纪30年代,当时仅有十分之一的美国人能够获得四年制大学的学位，录取委员会非常愿意要一份申请人在校期间的论文样本，以便评估他们的写作能力。到20世纪50年代时,大部分学校要求写一份个人陈述,让学生解释一下为什么申请这所学校,而不申请其他的学校。
F) 而现在，接近70%的高中毕业生可以进人大学学习，包括两年制和四年制的院校。
(50)即使不考虑竞争加剧的因素,现在的孩子们需要经历的过程与婴儿潮时期出生的那代人所经历的过程完全不同。几乎所有的申请材料都在网上提交,通用申请表提供的通用表格已经得到400多所学校的认可,其中包括国内一些最具竞争力的大学。
G) (46)那些学校通常要求申请人提供原创论文,但是最长的论文(不超过500字)一般和通用申请表一起提交。学生可以从六个问题中挑选一个。他们可以叙述曾经面临过的道德困境以及对他们产生的影响,或者讨论他们特别关注的某个公共议题,或者讲述一个虚拟人物或者一项对他们产生过深刻影响的创造性工作。另一个问题则要求他们写一下多样化对他们的重要性，因为"多样化"这个词在美国的高等教育中发挥着一种神奇的力量。最受欢迎的选择是，自由选择一个话题进行写作。
H) "尤其是男孩们会看一眼其他的问题,然后说'哦,工作量太大了，’"John Boshoven 说。他是位于密歇根州安阿伯市的一所公立学校的顾问。"他们认为，如果他们自由选择一个话题，‘我得去查找一下去年写的那篇关于罗马奄国的历史论文,然后把它变成一篇以第一人称形式的人学申请论文！’结果,他们就会写出一些非常荒谬的东西来。"
I) 和John Boshoven这样的录取专业人士交流,你会意识到,论文书写时"不允许"的内容远远多于"应该"的内容。"不允许写读书报告,不允许写历史论文,不允许写人物研究,"Sohmer说。
J) (51)"孩子们很容易就会陷人老生常谈的泥淳之中,这会让你感到抓狂,"John Boshoven说。"他们没有意识到他们的经历是多么的典型。”‘在和劲敌对决的足球赛中，我踢进了制胜的一球。'‘二战时我的祖父在部队服役,我希望将来有一天也能够像他那样。'那些事情对孩子个人来说可能非常重要。 (51)但是对于人学申请论文来说,这些东西没有任何意义。人们读完第一段就不愿意继续读下去了。"
K)"你应该写进这篇论文里的最出彩的内容大学委员会的指导书指出，"是大约17年来你所熟悉的一个话题: 你自己。形式和风格都非常熟悉,而且最重要的是,对于"你自己"这个主题来说,你是世界一流的专家……自从你的个头长到能够看到盥洗室里的镜子时,每天早晨你都会仔细审查这个主题。"通用申请表里提示部分给出的关键词是"你自己"。
L)大学人学申请论文中包含着美国最庄严的主题:身份焦虑、孝顺父母、智力标准等。所以，这个国家的文化中过分关注的自尊问题迟早会影响这些主题。(54)即使从表面上看问题是关于自我之外的东西（比如描述一个虚拟人物或者解决一个地缘政治学问题）,论文仍然会回归到那个最受人喜爱的话题:它对"你自己"有什么影响？
M)宾夕法尼亚州摩尔西斯堡高中的Bill McClintick说,（53)"入学申请论文导致的所有焦虑，只是整个迷局中的一小部分。我负责大学录取工作长达十年之久。我看到孩子们和他们的父母们为此弄得自己狼狠不堪。(53)其实,在绝大部分地方,论文在大学决定录取的过程中并不是一个多么重要的因素。”
N)许多招生负责人表示,他们花费在每一份申请(包括论文)上的时间只有几分钟。(52)最近开展的一个关于招生负责人的调查显示, 仅有四分之一的私学院表示论文在评价申请时具有非常重要的作用"。在公立高等院校中,这一比例下降到大约十分之一。(52)相比之下,86%的学校认为申请人的成绩"非常重要",70%的学校更看重"课程强度"。
O) (49)不过,对于一些最具竞争力的高校而言,成千上万的候选人所提交的成绩和测验分数同样都很高。对于两位具有相同资格的候选人来说,论文之类的边缘项目可能会起到决定成败的作用。这种想法当然足以让Meg这样的律师母亲心潮激海，因为她会尽力帮助儿子选择一个论文主题。在不久前某天,她觉得她无意中找到了一个好主题。"他的父亲是法国人她说我告诉他,也许你可以写点这方面的东西,这可能会让你显得与众不同。你知道:一半法国血统,一半美国血统。我说,‘你可以就你身份问题写点东西'。而他却回答，'我没有任何的身份问题！'的确，他说的没错。他完全能够适应环境,是一个正常的孩子。但是那样就写不出好论文了,不是吗?"
答案详解
46. 【定位】由题干中的up to five hundred words定位到G)段第一句。
G)【精析】同义转述题。定位句提到,那些学校通常要求申请人提供原创论文,但是最长的论文(不超过500字)一般和通用申请表一起提交。本题题干将定位句简化为"很多大学要求申请人撰写一篇最多500字的论文",是对原文的同义转述,故答案为G)。
47. 【定位】由题干中的selective colleges and universities, traditional deadline 定位到 B)段最后两句。
B)【精析】细节归纳题。B)段倒数第二句提到,大学录取方面的事情瞬息万变。接着在最后一句中具体指出最近发生的变化:人学申请的截止日期由传统的1月份提前到11月1日或者12月初。题干中的"申请截止日期提前了一些"是对原文中提到的具体日期进行的概括性说明。其中的 I moved... to...是对原文中 pushed... up to...的同义转述。由此可确定本题的答案为B)。
48. 【定位】由题干中的sway, admissions committee '定位到A)段第五句。
A)【精析】细节推断题。A)段以Meg母子为例介绍了学生和家长们对个人论文的看法:措辞优美的论文足以对录取委员会产生诱惑，即影响其做出的录取决定。题干中的sway
意为"影响，使改变看法"，与原文中的seduce意思相近，题干中的 can是对原文中的has the power的同义转述,故答案为A)。
49. 【定位】由题干中的better off, distinguishes定位到0)段第一句。
0)【精析】细节归纳题。定位句提到,在一些最具竞争力的高校里,候选人所提交的成绩和测验分数同样都很高,对于两位具有相同资格的候选人来说,论文之类的边缘项目可能会起到决定成败的作用。题干中的are usually better off是对原文中的 serve as a tie-breaker的同义转述，故答案为O)。
50. 【定位】由题干中的competition, intense, application process, what baby boomers knew 定位到F)段第二句。
F)【精析】同义转述题。F)段第二句提到，即使不考虑竞争加剧的因素，现在的孩子们需要经历的过程与婴儿潮时期出生的那代人所经历的过程完全不同。这说明现在的人学申请竞争不断加剧，而且申请程序也与以前完全不同。题干中的the competition getting more intense 是对原文中的 the increased competition的同义转述,题干中的 totally different from 和原文中的 has been utterly transformed from意思相同，故确定本题答案为F)。
51. 【定位】由题干中的 slip into cliches, failing to engage the reader 定位到 J)段。
J)【精析】归纳概括题。J)段第一句提到Boshoven 对孩子们写作的评价,孩子们写作的内容往往是一些老生常谈的问题,会让人感到抓狂。最后一句提到,对于这样的论文,读者读完第一段就不愿意继续读下去了。题干将原文中具有因果关系的两件事情明确地表述了出来。题干中的slip into cliches和原文表述完全一致,题干中的failing to engage the reader 是对原文中的 lose the reader in the first paragraph的同义转述,故确定答案力J)。
52. 【定位】由题干中的 According to a recent survey, an applicant’s grades, highly important 定位至N)段。
N)【精析】细节推断题。N)段介绍了一项最近开展的对招生负责人的调研结果。本段最后一句提到,86%的学校认为申请人的成绩"非常重要"。题干中的According to a recent survey与原文表述完全一致,题干中的most —词是对86 percent 的总结,题f巾的consider... important与原文中的 place “considerable importance" on 意思相同，W此确定答案为N)。
53. 【定位】由题干中的 causes lots of anxiety, in the college’s decision-making process 定位到 M)段。
M)【精析】细节辨认题。M)段第一句中提到了入学申请论文会导致很多焦虑。最后一句中提到，在绝大多数地方,论文在大学作录取决定的过程中并不是一个多么重要的因素。题干则是借助连词 Although把原文中开头和结尾两个具有让步关系的句子连接起来。题于中的causes lots of anxiety 和原义中的 an the anxiety the essay causes 意思相
同，题干中的 does not play so important a role 是对原文中的simply not a big variable 的同义转述题干中的 in the college’s decision-making
process和原文中的表述完全一致，因此确定答案为 M)。 '
54. 【定位】由题干中的 outside the self，its impact on you定位到L)段最后一句。 L)【精析】细节推断题。L)段最后一句提到，即使表面上看问题是关于自我之外的东西,但论文仍然会回到那个最受人喜爱的话题：它对"你自己"有什么影响？题干中的outside the self与原文中的表述完全一致，题干中的should center around 是对原文中的 invariably returns to the favorite topic的同义转述,题干中的its impact on you 是对原文中的"what is its impact on YOU?" 的简化。由此可确定答案力L)。
55. 【定位】由题干中的a sample of their school papers, writing ability 定位到 E)段第二句。；
E)【精析】细节推断题。定位句中提到，在20世纪30年代,录取委员会如何评估申请人的写作能力：要求申请人提供在校期间的论文样本,这样就以评估他们的写作能力。题干中的In the old days是对原文中的In the 1930s的模糊化处理,题干中的 applicants only had to submit 和原文中的 an admissions committee was content to ask for 对应,题干中的 a sample of their school papers 和 writing ability与原文中的表述完全一致,因此E) 为本题的答案。
Section C
Passage One
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(56)在最有意思的政府报告中,其中之一是估算父母花在子女身上的费用的报告。这些费用急剧增加,这一点不足为奇。对于一个有夫妻两人的中产阶级家庭(2009年的平均税前收人为76250美元)来说，每年花在一个孩子身上的费用大约为12000美元。如果将通货膨胀因素考虑在内，到子女17岁时，家庭的花费总计将达到286050美元。
干巴巴的统计数据理应引发一场关于赤字的持续辩论,因为预算不仅仅是一系列的项
目和税金，它反映了一个社会的当务之急和价值观念。我们的社会并不太重视对子女的抚养,尽管给出的说法与此截然相反。为了赡养老人,当前的预算政策向父母们征收重税。与此同时,针对儿童的减税优惠却不太多。 (57)如果削减赤字加剧这些偏见,可能会有更多的美国人选择不要孩子或者少要孩子。这样下去终将导致经济的衰退。
无法实现人口更新换代的社会也会阻碍投资和创新。商品和服务市场将会萧条或者不新寨缩。老龄人口往往拒绝进行变革。在不考虑外来移民的情况下,为了稳定人口数量,妇女必须平均生育两个子女。也就是说,人口生育率要达到2.0。许多经济不景气的国家,其人口生育率远低于这一数字。
尽管生育子女是一个非常私人的决定,但是它也受文化、宗教、经济和政府政策的影响。美国约翰霍普金斯大学的社会学家Andrew Cherlin说,对于为什么各国的生育率各不相同这
个问题没有人能够给出一个合理的答案"。欧洲的宗教信仰不断遭到侵蚀,这在一定程度上说明了为什么其人口出生率下降了。在日本,年轻妇女可能会反抗像母亲那样过着抚养子女的孤独生活。普遍的乐观情绪和悲观情绪影响很大。(58)满怀希望燃起了美国生育高峰的熊熊烈火。Cherlin说,苏联解体之后对未来的焦虑"降低了俄罗斯和东欧的生育率。
?在贫穷的社会里,人们生孩子,一方面可以增加家庭里的劳动力数量,另一方面可以在父母年老时供养他们,这样就可以改善家庭的经济状况。(59)在富裕的社会里,这一逻辑恰恰相反。政府现在供养老年人,减少了对子女的需要。经济学家Robert Stein在《国家事务》杂志中称,一些研究表明，为退休人员织就的安全网导致美国的人口生育率降低0.5,而西欧则降低了将近1.0。同样,许多夫妇没有孩子,因为他们不愿意牺牲自己的生活方式,把时间和费用都贡献给家庭。
年轻的美国人已经在面对萧条的劳动力市场,这样的市场无法向他们灌输生孩子的信心。累积更高的税收不会起什么作用,美国企业研究所的Nicholas Eberstadt说如果更高的税收导致抚养孩子更昂贵,对于再生育一个孩子的问题,人们可能会三思而后行。"尽管有很多因素影响年轻人成为父母.但这一点看起来就像常识一样。
答案详解
56.【定位】由题干中的the government report定位到文章第一段第一、二句。
B)【精析】语义理解题。文章开头首句提到，在最有意思的政府报告中，其中之一是估算父母花在子女身上的费用的报告;第二句接着指出具体内容，这些费用急剧增加,这一点不足为奇。由此可见，抚养子女的费用急剧增加。本题的解题关键在于理解steep这个词，steep最常用的意思为"陡峭的",此处引申为"急剧的，大幅度的"。由此确定本题的答案为B)。
58.【定位】由题干中的the consequence of a shrinking population定位到文章第二段最后两句。
A)【精析】事实细节题。文章第二段倒数第二句提到,如果削减赤字加剧这些偏见,可能会有更多的美国人选择不要孩子或者少要孩子，即题干中的 shrinking population;最后一句指出其后果是经济衰退,所以本题答案为C)。
58.【定位】由题干中的America’s baby boom定位到文章第四段倒数第二句。
A)【精析】推理判断题。文章第四段倒数第三句指出,普遍的乐观情绪和悲观情绪影响很大。倒数第二句中以美国为例指出了乐观情绪的积极作用,满怀希望燃起了美国生育高條的熊熊烈火。由此可见，导致美国生育高峰的原因是 Hopefulness,也就是第五句中提到的optimism, 由此确定A)为本题答案。
59.【定位】由题干中的wealthy countries定位到文章第五段第二至四句。
D) 【精析】推理判断题。文章第五段第二句提到,在富裕社会里.这一逻辑与贫穷社会恰恰相反;第三句中进一步进行说明，由于政府现在供养老年人，客观上减少了对子女的需要,所以人们倾向于少生孩子。第四句中通过一些研究数据进一步说明人们倾向于少生
孩子的原因在于政府为退休人员织就的安全网。综合以上内容可知，富裕社会的人不愿意生孩子,原因在于政府为老年人提供的福利条件较好,不需要子女为他们养老,所以本题答案为D)。
60.【定位】由题〒中的purpose in writing the passage 定位到整篇文章。
D) 【精析】主旨大意题。本文的主题是生育子女的问题,作者认为抚养孩子的高额费用会导致出生率下降,从而最終会导致经济衰退,而生育子女受多种因素的影响，其中就包括政府政策。文章最后一段提到，年轻的美国人已经在面对萧条的劳动力市场,这样的市场无法向他们灌输生孩子的信心，累积更高的税收也不会起什么作用,而且还让抚养孩子的费用更高。由此可以推断,为了提高美国的生育率,作者呼吁为抚养子女而减税,故本题正确答案为D)。
Passage Two
参考译文
(61) 太空探索一直都是梦想家的天地:人类的想象力很快速地就扶摇直上太空,而人
类的创造力也苦苦地紧追不舍。1649年，Cyrano de Bergerac创作完成常被称为第一部科幻小说的《月球旅行》。直到 Cyrano逝世整整三个世纪之后,第一枚载人火箭才发射升空。
(62) 1961年，当肯尼迪总统宣布美国将在20世纪60年代末以前把人类送到月球上时,那样的话语同样也像是梦想一般。这些话语就像两年之后马丁?路德?金发表的最为著名的梦想演说一样,给人们带来了乐观精神和雄心壮志。到了 20世纪60年代末,这两个梦想都结出了丰硕的果实,改变了整个美国社会。不过,这两个梦想在很多方面出现了分歧。(63)为种族和经济平等的斗争非常讲求实用，能够产生立竿见影的效果。而探索太空的愿望却恰恰相反,其目标更具有象征意义,给人一种超凡脱俗的感觉。
当一切尘埃落定的时候,太空梦想家以失败告终。阿波罗计划没有大规模后续行动。技术上采取这种方案的航天飞机计划刚刚宣布终结,同样也是后继无人。永恒不变的争论是经费非常紧张,我们在地球上还有更多亟待解决的问题。在人们对当前联邦赤字非常担忧的背景下，向太空进军看起来就像一件可有可无的奢侈品——好像节省年度预算的千分之一就能够解决我们面临的所有问题似的。
(64)但是，人类的创造依然在艰难中前行。国家航空航天局正在研发一系列的自动探测器,这样可以花小钱办大事。他们就像现代的麦哲伦一样,对整个太阳系进行测绘，以供后续的任何类型的探索者们 (人类或者机器)参考使用。另一方面,许多公司，比如Virgin Galactic公司，正计划对太空梦发动一场自下而上的猛然袭击,让普通大众也能够实现自己的太空邀游梦想。几年之后,富有的普通民众就可以进行私人宇宙飞行。十年或者二十年之后,这将成为一件很平常的事情。
(64)太空梦想家们的努力终将造福我们所有人,其原因不仅在于他们拓展人类知识的
方式,或者他们研发出来的衍生技术,而是因为两种类型的梦想可以相互扶持。马丁 .路德.金和约翰.肯尼迪都在共同倡导这样一个理念:人类可以超越以前被认为是固有局限的事情。(64)(65)现在,我们面临着能源、环境、医疗保健方面的各种所谓的挑战。将来,我们同
样也会超越这些挑战,梦想家们也必然会获得相应的赞誉。(65)我们收集的关于伟大人奥的证据越多,我们就越有可能真正实现人类的伟大。
答案详解
61. 【定位】由题干中的Cyrano de Bergerac定位到文章第一段。
A)【精析】推理判断题。文章开篇指出，人类想象力很快速地就扶摇直上太空，而人类的创造力也苦苦地紧追不舍,接着以Cyrano de Bergerac科幻小说中想象多年以后最终成为现实为例进行证明,从而说明,先有想象力的存在，然后真正的创造才有可能成为现实，即A)想象是创造之母"。由此确定A)为本题的答案。
62. 【定位】由题干中的 Kennedy’s space exploration plan定位到文章第二段第一句。
C)【精析】事实细节题。定位句提到，1961年肯尼迪总统宣布美国将在20世纪60
年代末以前把人类送到月球上，民众对这一计划的反应是：those words, too, had a dreamlike quality"那样的话语同样也像是梦想一般"。由此确定C)为本题的答案。
63.【定位】由题千中的America’s aim to explore space定位到文章第二段最后三句。
A) 【精析】细节推断题。定位句提到，为种族和经济平等的斗争非常讲求实用，能够产生立竿见影的效果,倒数第二句中接着指出,探索太空的愿望却恰恰相反。说明作者认为探索太空并不实用，不可能产生立竿见影的效果,最后一句补充说明其看法，（太空探索的）目标更具有象征意义,给人一种超凡脱俗的感觉。由此可见,作者认为,美国的太空探索可能不会在短期内产生多少经济效益。所以确定A)为本题的答案。
64.【定位】由题干中的 attitude toward space programs定位到文章第四段第一句、第五段第一句和第三、四句。
D)【精析】观点态度题。解答本题需要从整体上把握全文结构。作者采取了欲扬先抑的写作手法,前三段指出目前的资金紧张导致太空探索陷人后继无人的爐媳境地,第四段开头使用But—词,笔锋一转,指出人类的创造依然在艰难中前行,第五段第一句接着指出，太空梦想家们的努力终将造福我们所有人,第三、四句进一步突出主题,将来我们会超越现在面临的各种挑战，梦想家们也必然获得相应的赞誉。从整体上来看,作者是支持梦想家们的,也是支持美国的太空探索项目的。由此确定本题答案为D)。
65. 【定位】由题干中的the problems facing human beings定位到文章第五段最后三句。
B)【精析】推理判断题。第五段第三句提到，我们现在正面临着能源、环境、医疗保健方面的各种所谓的挑战,第四句中作者表明了自己的态度,将来我们同样也会超越这些挑战，梦想家们也必然获得相应的赞誉,第五句中进一步强调我们要认识到人类的伟大,并且人类将会变得越来越伟大。由此可见,对于人们现在面临的各种问题,作者认为是可以超越的,換句话说,这些问题迟早是能够得到解决的。由此确定B)为本题的答案。
Translation
参考译文与难点注释
The Chinese garden has become a landscape of unique style/ a unique landscape after an evolution for more than 3 000 years. It includes not only the large gardens built as entertainment venues for the royal family, but also the private gardens built as secluded retreats for scholars, merchants and retired government officials. These gardens have constituted a miniature designed to express the harmonious relationship between man and nature. A typical Chinese garden is surrounded by walls, and in the garden there are ponds, rockwork, trees, flowers and all kinds of buildings linked by winding trails and corridors. Wandering in the gardens, people may feel that a series of well-designed scenery spreads out before us like a landscape scroll.
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2. 第二句中，"既……也……"可以套用固定结构not only.. .but also...来表达广为皇室成员享乐而建造的"转译成更为地道的表达方式built as entertainment venues for ..;同样为摆脱嘈杂的外部世界而建造的"也进行了类似的处理。
3. 第三句中,长定语"一种意在表达人与自然之间应有的和谐关系的",可以使用定语
从句表达。为了使行文简洁，可以简化成过去分词结构，即 designed to express...。
4. 第四句中四周有围墙"用被动句式译出，更符合英语的表达习惯，故译作is surrounded by walls；"园内有……"应该使用there be句型译出，考虑到表语部分较长,可以将状语部分in the garden提前至句首;长定语"蜿蜒的小路和走廊连接的"可以用定语从句译出或直接简化成过去分词结构，即 linked by winding trails and corridors.
5. 第五句中漫步在花园中"译成前置状语,但是播要使用现在分词结构；人们看到的
内容可以用that 引导的宾语从句来表达，"展现"一词可以用短语 spread out表达,富有韵味。
Reading comprehension:
Passage 1: D B C A D
Passage 2: D B C D A
Passage 3: A D B C C
2015年6月英语六级考试真题试卷附答案和解析(第1套) 六级写作 Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying"Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. " You can give an example or two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 听力选择题 Section A Directions: 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 1 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。 1. A. Prepare for his exams. B. Catch up on his work. C. Attend the concert. D. Go on a vacation. 2. A. Three crew members were involved in the incident. B. None of the hijackers carried any deadly weapons. C. The plane had been scheduled to fly to Japan. D. None of the passengers were injured or killed. 3. A. An article about the election.
2017 年6 月大学英语六级考试真题(第1 套) Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes) Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to attend a vocational college or a university, write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part ⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions : In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.A) He would feel insulted. B) He would feel very sad. C) He would be embarrassed. D) He would be disappointed. 2.A) They are worthy of a prize. B) They are of little value. C)They make good reading. D) They need improvement. 3.A) He seldom writes a book straight through. B)He writes several books simultaneously. C)He draws on his real-life experiences. D)He often turns to his wife for help. 4.A) Writing a book is just like watching a football match. B)Writers actually work every bit as hard as footballers. C)He likes watching a football match after finishing a book. D)Unlike a football match, there is no end to writing a book. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5.A) A chievements of black male athletes in college. B)Financial assistance to black athletes in college. C)High college dropout rates among black athletes. D)Undergraduate enrollments of black athletes. 6.A) They display great talent in every kind of game. B)They are better at sports than at academic work. C)They have difficulty finding money to complete their studies. D)They make money for the college but often fail to earn a degree. 7.A) About 15%. B) Around 40%. C)Slightly over 50%. D) Approximately 70%. 8.A) Coaches lack the incentive to graduate them. B)College degrees do not count much to them. C)They have little interest in academic work. D)Schools do not deem it a serious problem. Section B
20XX年6月大英语六级考试真题及答案解析 Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on living in the virtual world. Try to imagine what will happen when people spend more and more time in the virtual world instead of interacting in the real world. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A)Project organizer B)Public relations officer. C)Marketing manager. D)Market research consultant. 2.A)Quantitative advertising research. B)Questionnaire design. C)Research methodology. D)Interviewer training. 3.A)They are intensive studies of people’s spending habits. B)They examine relations between producers and customers. C)They look for new and effective ways to promote products. D)They study trends or customer satisfaction over a long period. 4.A)The lack of promotion opportunity. B)Checking charts and tables. C)Designing questionnaires. D)The persistent intensity. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5.A)His view on Canadian universities. B)His understanding of higher education. C)His suggestions for improvements in higher education. D)His complaint about bureaucracy in American universities. 6.A)It is well designed. B)It is rather inflexible.
大学英语六级CET6真题及答案 part i listening comprehension (20 minutes) section a 1.a) the dean should have consulted her on the appointment. b) dr. holden should have taken over the position earlier. c) she doesn’t think dr. holden has made a wise choice. d) dr. holden is the best person for the chairmanship. 2 .a) they’ll keep in touch during the summer vacation b) they’ll hold a party before the summer vacation c) they’ll do odd jobs together at the school library d) they’ll get back to their school once in a while 3. a)peaches are in season now. b)peaches are not at their best now. c)the woman didn’t know how to bargain. d)the woman helped the man choose the fruit. 4.a)they join the physics club. b)they ask for an extension of the deadline. c)they work on the assignment together. d)they choose an easier assignment. 5.a)she admires jean’s straightforwardness b)she thinks dr. brown deserves the praise c)she will talk to jean about what happened d)she believes jean was rude to dr. brown 6.a)he liked writing when he was a child b)he enjoyed reading stories in reader’s digest c)he used to be an editor of reader’s digest d)he became well known at the age of six 7.a)he shows great enthusiasm for his studies b)he is a very versatile person c)he has no talent for tennis d)he does not study hard enough 8 a) john has lost something at the railway station b) there are several railway stations in the city c) it will be very difficult for them to find john d) the train that john is taking will arrive soon 9. a)its rapid growth is beneficial to the world
2018年12月大学生英语六级考试真题卷一（听力部分）PartⅡ Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) It can benefit professionals and non-professionals alike. B) It lists the various challenges physicists are confronting. C) It describes how some mysteries of physics were solved. D) It is one of the most fascinating physics books ever written. 2. A) Physicists’ contribution to humanity. B) Stories about some female physicists. C) Historical evolution of modern physics. D) Women’s changing attitudes to physics. 3. A)By exposing a lot of myths in physics. B) By describing her own life experiences. C) By including lots of fascinating knowledge. D) By telling anecdotes about famous professors. 4. A) It avoids detailing abstract concepts of physics. B) It contains a lot of thought-provoking questions. C) It demonstrates how they can become physicists. D)It provides experiments they can do themselves. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 5. A) He is too busy to finish his assignment in time. B) He does not know what kid of topic to write on. C) He does not understand the professor’s instructions. D) He has no idea how to proceed with his dissertation. 6. A) It is too broad. B) It is outdated. C) It is challenging. D) It is interesting. 7. A) Biography. B) Nature. C) Photography. D) Beauty. 8. A) Improve his cumulative grade. B) Develop his reading ability. C) Stick to the topic assigned.
2019年6 月大学英语六级考试真题(第2 套) Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of mutual understanding and respect in interpersonal relationships. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. PartⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 1 with a single line through the centre. Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) A six- month-long negotiation. B) Preparations for the party. C) A project with a troublesome client. D) Gift wrapping for the colleagues. 2. A) Take wedding photos. B) Advertise her company. C) Start a small business. D) Throw a celebration party. 3. A) Hesitant. B) Nervous. C) Flattered. D) Surprised. 4. A) Start her own bakery. B) Improve her baking skill. C) Share her cooking experience. D) Prepare for the wedding. Questions 5 to 8 are based on the recording you have just heard. 5. A) They have to spend more time studying. B) They have to participate in club activities. C) They have to be more responsible for what they do. D) They have to choose a specific academic discipline. 6. A) Get ready for a career. B) Make a lot of friends.
2006年12月英语六级真题(B卷) Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Each summer, no matter how pressing my work schedule, I take off one day exclusively for my son. We call it dad-son day. This year our third stop was the amusement park, where he discovered that he was tall enough to ride one of the fastest roller coasters(过山车) in the world. We blasted through face-stretching turns and loops for ninety seconds. Then, as we stepped off the ride, he shrugged and, in a distressingly calm voice, remarked that it was not as exciting as other rides he’d been on. As I listened, I began to sense something seriously out of balance. Throughout the season, I noticed similar events all around me. Parents seemed hard pressed to find new thrills for indifferent kids. Surrounded by ever-greater stimulation, their young faces wore looking disappointed and bored. Facing their children’s complaints of “nothing to do”. Parents were shelling out large numbers of dollars for various forms of entertainment. In many cases the money seemed to do little more than buy transient relief from the terrible moans of their bored children. This set me pondering the obvious question: “How can it be so hard for kids to find somethi ng to do when there’s never been such a range of stimulating entertainment available to them?” Why do children immersed in this much excitement seem starved for more? That was, I realized, the point. I discovered during my own reckless adolescence that what creates excitement is not going fast, but going faster. Thrills have less to do with speed than changes in speed. I’m concerned about the cumulative effect of years at these levels of feverish activity. It is no mystery to me why many teenagers appear apathetic (麻木的) and burned out, with a “been there, done that”air of indifference toward much of life. As increasing numbers of friends’ children are prescribed medications-stimulants to deal with inattentiveness at school or anti-depressants to help with the loss of interest and joy in their lives-l question the role of kids boredom in some of the diagnoses. My own work is focused on the chemical imbalances and biological factors related to behavioral and emotional disorders. These are complex problems. Y et I’ve been reflecting more and more on how the pace of life and the intensity of stimulation may be contributing to the rising rates of psychiatric problems among children and adolescents in our society. 21. The author felt surprised in the amusement park at the face that________. A) his son was not as thrilled by the roller coaster ride as expected B) his son blasted through the turns and loops with his face stretched C) his son appeared distressed but calm while riding the roller coaster D) his son could keep his balance so well on the fast-moving roller coaster 22. According to the author, children are bored _________. A) unless their parents can find new thrills for them B) when they don’t have any access to stimulating fun games C) when they are left alone at weekends by their working parents D) even if they are exposed to more and more kinds of entertainment
2015大学英语六级真题答案完整版 As is known to all, the success of a person needs the right guidance and interest is undoubtedly the best teacher. Even Albert Einstein, the world-renowned physicist, said, I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. So it is high time that people explore and cultivate their own interest. Passionate curiosity can be developed in one s childhood or in one s sixties, but once it is ignited, it can change people s way of study, work and living. On the one hand, interest makes one s pursuit of knowledge successful and enjoyable. For instance, the pianist Langlang, who plays piano with great love, is awarded a lot of prizes at home and abroad. On the other hand, curiosity helps to resolve difficulties constantly. A worker with curiosity is more likely to dig into the essence of the problem and thus accomplish more creative tasks. I would like to end up with the famous educator Herbert Spencer s words which I can t agree more, If the interest and enthusiasm among us are cultivated smoothly in the first place, most people will become talents or geniuses. 阅读答案 选词填空答案 36. J) philosophy 37. I) mirrors 38. B) constrained 39. D) explore 40. L) sneaking 41. K) potential 42. O) violent 43. F) interacting 44. A) assess 45. N) undermines 长篇阅读
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！ 洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：https://www.doczj.com/doc/8c18050133.html,/wenkxd.htm（报名网址） 综合题，请根据题目给出的内容，来回答下面给出的试题。Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part, Each passage is followed by some questions at unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. In 1985 when a Japan Air Lines (JAL) jet crashed, its president, Yasumoto Takagi, called each victim’s family to apologize, and then promptly resigned. And in 1987, when a subsidiary of Toshiba sole sensitive military technology to the former Soviet Union, the chairman of Toshiba gave up his post. These executive actions, which Toshiba calls “the highest form of apology,”may seem bizarre to US managers. No one at Boeing resigned after the JAL crash, which may have been caused by a faulty Boeing repair. The difference between the two business cultures centers around different definitions of delegation. While US executives give both responsibility and authority to their employees, Japanese executives delegate only authority—the responsibility is still theirs. Although the subsidiary that sold the sensitive technology to the Soviets had its own management, the Toshiba top executives said they “must take personal responsibility for not creating an atmosphere throughout the Toshiba group that would make such activity unthinkable, even in an independently run subsidiary.” Such acceptance of community responsibility is not unique to businesses in Japan. School principals in Japan have resigned when their students committed major crimes after school hours. Even if they do not quit, Japanese executives will often accept primary responsibility in other ways, such as taking the first pay cut when a company gets into financial trouble. Such personal sacrifices, even if they are largely symbolic, help to create the sense of community and employee loyalty that is crucial to the Japanese way of doing business. Harvard Business School professor George Lodge calls the ritual acceptance of blame “almost a feudal (封建的) way of purging (清除) the community of dishonor,”and to some in the United States, such resignations look cowardly. However, in an era in which both business and governmental leaders seem particularly good at evading responsibility, many US managers would probably welcome an infusion (灌输) of the Japanese sense of responsibility, If, for instance,
2000 年1 月英语六级真题及答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 5 hours. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours ”is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) To cancel his trip. B) To go to bed early. C) To catch a later flight. D) To ask for a wake-up call. 2. A) They have different opinions as to what to do next. B) They have to pay for the house by installments. C) They will fix a telephone in the bathroom. D) The man ’s attitude is more sensible than the woman ’s. 3. A) She will save the stamps for the man ’s sister. B) She will no longer get letters from Canada. C) She can ’t give the stamps to the man ’s sister. D) She has given the stamps to the man ’s roommates. 4. A) Visiting the Brownings. B) Writing a postcard. C) Looking for a postcard. D) Filling in a form. 5. A) The man should work with somebody else. B) The man should meet his partner ’s needs. C) They should come to a compromise. D) They should find a better lab for the project. 6. A) She can ’t finish her assignment, either.