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2012年大学12月英语六级考试多题多卷（一）阅读翻译Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)对离线生活的渴望在增加越来越多的人从错综复杂的生活中解脱出来，正像宾夕法尼亚州沃纳斯维尔的耶稣会会士中心那样的静居所中享受宁静。
大约一年前，我飞抵新加坡，与作家Malcolm Gladwell、时装设计师Marc Ecko以及图形设计师Stefan Sagmeister共同为一群广告宣传人士做“向明天的孩子推销”的演讲。
到达后不久，邀请我们前来的这家机构的首席执行官就把我拉到了一边。
他一开口便说，自己最感兴趣的就是宁静。
几个月之后，我阅读了著名的前卫设计师Philippe Starck的访谈。
是什么东西使他一直以来都能够独领风骚？“我从来不看杂志，也不看电视，”他说，这也许有点夸张。
“我也不参加鸡尾酒会、聚餐会或任何类似的聚会。
”他实际上是想说，他生活在世俗思想之外，因为“绝大部分时间我都是一个人待着，待在一个偏僻的地方。
”大约也是在那段时间里，我注意到，房客们愿意花费每晚高达2 285美元的住宿费，住在位于加利福尼亚大苏尔的波斯特农庄酒店的崖顶房间，其中的一部分原因是为了获得房间里没有电视的特权；房客们真诚地告诉我，未来旅行的真正价值就在于这种“黑洞式的度假胜地”，这种房间的价格之所以高，就是因为房间里不能上网。
难道真的到了这种地步？我们需要联系的方式越多，我们当中的许多人看起来越是渴望切断联系。
中国与韩国的互联网营救基地正努力挽救那些痴迷于网络的孩子们。
我的作家朋友们出高价购买“自由”软件，这个软件可以使他们断掉不久前还被认为是巨大解放的互联网连接。
就连英特尔公司早在2007年就开展了这方面的试验，每周二上午为300名工程师和管理人员提供连续四个小时不受干扰的时间(不受电话或电子邮件之扰)。
在这段时间里，工作人员不允许使用手机或者发送电子邮件，这样他们就有机会理清头绪，倾听发自肺腑的声音。
Translation2006年12月If you had (听从了我的忠告，你就不会陷入麻烦).followed my advice, you would not be in trouble nowWith tears on her face, the lady (看着她受伤的儿子被送进手术室).watched her injured son being sent into the operation roomAfter the terrorist attack, tourists (被劝告暂时不要去该国旅游).were advised not to travel to that country at the momentI prefer to communicate with my customers (通过写电子邮件而不是打电话).via e-mail instead of telephone(直到截止日他才寄出) his application form.Not until the deadline came, did he send out2007年6月The auto manufacturers found themselves (正在同外国公司竞争市场份额). competing with foreign firms for market shareOnly in the small town (他才感到安全和放松).does he feel secure and relaxedIt is absolutely unfair that these children (被剥夺了受教育的权利).are deprived of the rights to receive educationOur years of hard work are all in vain, (更别提我们所花费的大量金钱了). not to mention the large amount of money we have spentThe problems of blacks and women (最近几十年受到公众相当大的关注).have gained considerable public concern in recent decades2007年12月But for mobile phones, (我们的通讯就不可能如此迅速和方便).our communication would not have been so efficient and convenientIn handling an embarrassing situation, (没有什么比幽默感更有帮助的了). nothing is more helpful than humorThe Foreign Minister said he was resigning, (但他拒绝进一步解释这样做的原因). but he refused to make further explanationHuman behavior is mostly a product of learning, (而动物的行为主要依靠本能). while animal behavior depends mainly on their instinctThe witness was told that under no circumstances (他都不应该对法庭说谎). should he lie to the court2008年6月We can say a lot of things about those (毕生致力于诗歌的人); they are passionate, impulsive, and unique.who dedicate/devote/contribute their whole lives to poemsMary couldn’t have received my letter, (否则她上周就该回信了).otherwise she would have replied to me last weekNancy is supposed to (做完化学实验) at least two weeks ago.have finished her chemical experimentsNever once (老两口互相争吵) since they were married 40 years ago.has the old couple quarreled with each other(一个国家未来的繁荣在很大程度上有赖于) the quality of education of its people. To a great extent, the future prosperity of a nation depends on2008年12月He designed the first suspension bridge, which (把美观与功能完美地结合起来). combined beauty with function perfectlyIt was very dark, but Mary seemed to (本能地知道该走哪条路).know which way to take by instinctI don’t think it advisable that parents (剥夺孩子们的自由) to spend their spare time as they with.(should) deprive children of their freedomOlder adults who have a high level of daily activities have more energy and (与不那么活跃的人相比死亡率要低).a lower death rate compared with those who don’tYour resume should attract a would-be boss’s attention by demonstrating (为什么你是某个特定职位的最佳人选).why you are the best candidate for a specific position2009年6月With the oil prices ever rising, she tried to talk (说服他不买车).him out of buying a car(保持幽默感有助于) reduce stress and promote creative thinking in today’s competitive society.Keeping a sense of humor helpsWhen confronted with the evidence, (他不得不坦白自己的罪行).he had to confess his crimeWhen people say, “I can feel my ears burning,” it means they think (一定有人在说他们的坏话).somebody must be saying bad words behind their backShe has decided to go on a diet, but finds (很难抵制冰淇淋的诱惑).it hard/difficult to resist the temptation of ice cream2009年12月How long does a jacket like this last me ? (这要看你多长时间穿一次).It depends on how often you wear itThe theory he advanced has proved (对许多传统概念的一种挑战).to be a challenge to many traditional conceptsThe manager (本可以亲自参加会议), but he was called away for some urgent business abroad.could have attended the meeting by himselfBoth research and practical experience have shown that a (均衡的饮食对健康是必不可少的).balanced diet is essential to healthMuch (我感到遗憾), I was unable to finish the work on time.regretful did I feel2010年6月(他们的独生儿子从未想过) to leave them and strike out on his own though he is in his late twenties.Their only son has never thoughtBefore you take any action, please remember to (权衡你的决定会产生的后果). weigh possible consequences of your decisionHe assured his friend that under no circumstances (他会违背还钱的承诺).would he break his promise of paying back the moneyMost educators advise that kids (不要沉溺于电脑游戏).should not be addicted to computer gamesBusiness major as he is, he has (从未考虑过从事推销员的工作).never considered working as a salesman2010年12月There is no denying that you (越仔细越好) in dealing with this matter.can never be too carefulOnly when I reached my thirties (我才意识到读书是不能被忽视的).did I realize that reading cannot be neglected/overlookedMuch (使研究人员感到惊讶), the outcome of the experiment was far better than they had expected.to the researchers’ surpriseOh, my, I can’t find my key; (我一定是把它忘在哪儿了).I must have left it somewhereI (宁愿加入你们去做义工) than go to the beach for a holiday.would rather join you to work as a volunteer2011年6月Even though they were already late, they (宁愿停下来欣赏美丽的景色) than just go on.would rather stop to enjoy the beautiful sceneryNo agreement was reached in the discussion between the two parties, as (任何一方都不肯放弃自己的立场).neither would give up his positionThe pills (本来可以治愈那位癌症病人的), but he didn’t follow the doctor’s advice and take them regularly.could have cured the cancer ptientIt is (你真好，给了我那么多帮助); I really feel obliged to you.really kind of you to give me so much help.The war left the family scattered all over the world, and it was thirty years (他们才得以重聚).before they were able to reunite。
声明：本资料由考试吧（）收集整理，转载请注明出自服务：面向较高学历人群，提供计算机类，外语类，学历类，资格类，会计类，工程类，医学类等七大类考试的全套考试信息服务及考前培训.2006年12月24日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(A卷)Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Importance of Reading Classics. You should write at least 150 wordsfollowing the outline given below.1. 阅读经典书籍对人的成长至关重要2. 现在愿意阅读经典的人却越来越少，原因是…3. 我们大学生应该怎么做The Importance of Reading ClassicsPart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-4, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given inthe passage;N (for NO) if statement contradicts the information given in thepassage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 5-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Space TourismMake your reservations now. The space tourism industry is officially open for business, and tickets are going for a mere $20 million for a one-week stay in space. Despite reluctance from National Air and Space Administration (NASA)，Russia made American businessman Dennis Tito the world‟s first space tourist. Tito flew into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket that arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on April 30, 2001. The second space tourist, South African businessman Mark Shuttleworth, took off aboard the Russian Soyuz on April 25, 2002, also bound for the ISS.Lance Bass of …N Sync was supposed to be the third to make the $20 million trip, but he did not join the three-man crew as they blasted off on October 30, 2002, due tolack of payment. Probably the most incredible aspect of this proposed space tour was that NASA approved of it.These trips are the beginning of what could be a profitable 21st century industry. There are already several space tourism companies planning to build suborbital vehicles and orbital cities within the next two decades. These companies have invested millions, believing that the space tourism industry is on the verge of taking off.In 1997, NASA published a report concluding that selling trips into space to private citizens could be worth billions of dollars. A Japanese report supports these findings, and projects that space tourism could be a $10 billion per year industry within the next two decades. The only obstacles to opening up space to tourists are the space agencies, who are concerned with safety and the development of a reliable, reusable launch vehicle. Space AccommodationsRussia‟s Mir space station was supposed to be the first destination for space tourists. But in March 2001，the Russian Aerospace Agency brought Mir down into the Pacific Ocean. As it turned out, bringing down Mir only temporarily delayed the first tourist trip into space.The Mir crash did cancel plans for a new reality-based game show from NBC, which was going to be called Destination Mir. The Survivor-like TV show was scheduled to air in fall 2001, Participants on the show were to go through training at Russia‟s cosmonaut (宇航员) training center, Star City. Each week, one of the participants would be eliminated from the show, with the winner receiving a trip to the Mir space station. The Mir crash has ruled out NBC‟s space plans for now. NASA is against beginning space tourism until the International Space Station is completed in 2006.Russia is not alone in its interest in space tourism. There are several projects underway to commercialize space travel. Here are a few of the groups that might take tourists to space:● Space Island Group is going to build a ring-shaped, rotating “commercial space infrastructure (基础结构)”that will resemble the Discovery spacecraft in the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey.”Space Island says it will build its space city out of empty NASA space-shuttle fuel tanks (to start, it should take around 12 or so), and place it about 400 miles above Earth. The space city will rotate once per minute to create a gravitational pull one-third as strong as Earth‟s.● According to their vision statement. Space Adventures plans to “fly tens of thousand of people in space over the next 10-15 years and beyond, around the moon, and back, from spaceports both on Earth and in space, to and from private space stations, and board dozen of different vehicles...”● Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry and possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel. However, the company did say that it believes such a space hotel is 15 to 20 years away.Initially, space tourism will offer simple accommodations at best. For instance, if the International Space Station is used as a tourist attraction, guests won‟t find theluxurious surroundings of a hotel room on Earth. It has been designed for conducting research, not entertainment. However, the first generation of space hotels should offer tourists a much more comfortable experience.In regard to a concept for a space hotel initially planned by Space Island, such a hotel could offer guests every convenience they might find at a hotel on Earth, and some they might not. The small gravitational pull created by the rotating space city would allow space-tourists and residents to walk around and function facilities would be possible. Additionally, space tourists would even be able to take space walks.Many of these companies believe that they have to offer an extremely enjoyable experience in order for passengers to pay thousands, if not millions, of dollars to ride into space. So will space create another separation between the haves and have-nots?The Most Expensive VacationWill space be an exotic retreat reserved for only the wealthy? Or will middle-class folks have a chance to take their families to space? Make no mistake about it, going to space will be the most expensive vacation you ever take. Prices right now are in the tens of millions of dollars. Currently, the only vehicles that can take you into space are the space shuttle and the Russian Soyuz, both of which are terribly inefficient. Each spacecraft requires millions of pounds of fuel to take off into space, which makes them expensive to launch. One pound of payload (有效载重) costs about $10,000 to put into Earth‟s orbit.NASA and Lockheed Martin are currently developing a single-stage-to-orbit launch space plane, called the VentureStar, that could be launched for about a tenth of what the space shuttle costs to launch. If the VentureStar takes off, the number of people who could afford to take a trip into space would move into the millions.In 1998, a joint report from NASA and the Space Transportation Association stated that improvements in technology could push fares for space travel as low as $50,000, and possibly down to $20,000 or $10,000 a decade later. The report concluded that a ticket price of $50,000, there could be 500,000 passengers flying into space each year. While still leaving out many people, these prices would open up space to a tremendous amount of traffic.Since the beginning of the space race, the general public has said, “Isn‟t that great—when do I get to go?” Well, our chance might be closer than ever. Within the next 20 years, space planes could be taking off for the Moon at the same frequency as airplanes flying between New York and Los Angles.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
三套练习1.中国的官方语言普通话( Mandarin)在美国的学校中突然热起来。
由于中国经济在本世纪的领先地位，美国的公立和私立学校纷纷在外语教学中加入汉语这一科目，或将已有的汉语教学项目进行扩展。
据统计，在美国的学校中，有5万名孩子在学习汉语。
推动汉语项目的发展不是没有遇到困难。
由于缺乏受过专业训练、持有证书的教师，一些学校很难加入汉语教学的竞争。
当学校聘用教师时，它们通常直接从中国将他们招来，这种方式为文化冲突埋下了隐患。
Mandarin, China’s official language, suddenly becomes popular in American schools. Due to the leading role of China’s economy in this century, both public and private schools of the U.S. are a dding Chinese to their foreign language teaching or expanding esta blished Chinese teaching subjects. According to statistics, 50 thousa nd children are learning Chinese in American schools. Difficulties d o have emerged in the process of promoting the Chinese teaching projects. Due to the lack of teachers with professional training an d certificates, some schools are less competitive in Chinese teachin g. While hiring teachers, they would recruit some directly from Chi na, leaving potential dangers for cultural conflicts.2.农历正月(the first lunar month)十五是中国的元宵节(LanternFestival)，人们习惯在门外悬挂大红灯笼，孩子们提着彩色的灯笼玩，大人们则上街观赏各式各样的灯笼。
2006年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题总分：100分及格：60分考试时间：120分Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)(1)Questions {TSE} 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 be 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, be 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 were 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 something to do when there’s never been such a range of stimulating entertainment available to them?”What really worries me is the intensity of the stimulation. I watch my little daughter’s face as she absorbs the powerful onslaught （冲击）of arousing visuals and bloody special effects in movies.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 fr iends’ 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-I 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. Yet I’ve be en 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.{TS}The author tell surprised in the amusement park at fact that（）.A. his son was not as thrilled by the roller coasters ride as expectedB. his son blasted through the turns and loops with his face stretchedC. his son appeared distressed but calm while riding the roller coastersD. his son could keep his ba(2)According to the author, children are bored（）.A. unless their parents can find new thrills for themB. when they don’t have any access to stimulating fun gamesC. when they are left alone at weekends by their working parentsD. even if they are exposed to more and more kinds of entertainment(3)From his own experience, the author came to the conclusion that children seem to expect（）.A. a much wider variety of sports facilitiesB. activities that require sophisticated skillsC. ever-changing thrilling forms of recreationD. physical exercises that are more challenging(4)In Para 6 the author expresses his doubt about the effectiveness of trying to change children’s indifference toward much of life by（）.A. diverting their interest from electronic visual gamesB. prescribing medications for their temporary reliefC. creating more stimulating activities for themD. spending more money on their entertainment(5)In order to alleviate children’s boredom, the author would probably suggest（）.A. adjusting the pace of life and intensity of stimulationB. promoting the practice of dad-son daysC. consulting a specialist in child psychologyD. balancing school work with extracurricular activities(6)Questions {TSE} are based on the following passage.It used to be that people were proud to work for the same company for the whole of their working lives. They’d get a gold watch at the end of their productive years and a dinner featuring speeches by their bosses praising their loyalty. But today’s rich capitalists have regressed （倒退）to the “survival of the fittest”ideas and their loyalty extends not to their workers or even to their stockholders but only to themselves. Instead of giving out gold watches worth a hundred or so dollars for forty or so years of word, they grab tens and even hundreds of millions of dollars as they sell for their own profit the company they may have been with for only a few years.The new rich selfishly act on their own to unfairly grab the wealth that the country as a whole has produced. The top 1 percent of the population now has wealth equal to the whole bottom 95 percent and they want more. Their selfishness is most shamelessly expressed in downsizing and outsourcing （将产品包给分公司做）because these business maneuvers don’t act to created new jobs as the founder of new industries used to do, but only out jobs while keeping the money value of what those jobs produced for themselves.To keep the money machine working smoothly the rich have bought all the politicians from the top down. The president himself is constantly leaving Washington and the business at the nation because he is summoned to “fundraising dinners” where fat cats pay a thousand or so dollars a plate to worm their way into government not through service but through donations of vast amounts of money. Once on the inside they have both political parties busilytearing up all the regulations that protect the rest of us from the greed of the rich.The middle class used to be loyal to the free enterprise system. In the past, the people of the middle class mostly thought they’d be rich themselves someday or have a good shot at becoming rich. But nowadays income is being distributed more and more unevenly and corporate loyalty is a thing of the past. The middle class may also wake up to forget its loyalty to the so-called free enterprise system altogether and the government which governs only the rest of us while letting the corporations do what they please with our jobs. As things stand, if somebody doesn’t wake up, the middle class is on a path to being downsized all the way to the bottom of society.{TS}It can be inferred from the first paragraph that people used to place a high value on（）.A. job securityB. bosses’ prai seC. corporate loyaltyD. retirement benefits(7)The author is strongly critical of today’s rich capitalists for（）.A. not giving necessary assistance to laid-off workersB. maximizing their profits at the expense of workersC. not setting up long-term goals for their companiesD. rewarding only those who are considered the fittest(8)The immediate consequence of the new capitalists’practice is（）.A. loss of corporate reputationB. lower pay for the employeesC. a higher rate of unemploymentD. a decline in business transactions(9)The rich try to sway the policy of the government by（）.A. occupying important positions in both political partiesB. making monetary contributions to decision-makersC. pleasing the public with generous donationsD. constantly hosting fundraising dinners(10)What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A. to call on the middle class to remain loyal to the free enterprise systemB. to warn the government of the shrinking of the American middle classC. to persuade the government to change its current economic policiesD. to urge the middle class to wake up and protect their own interests(11)Questions {TSE} are based on the following passage.Intel chairman Andy Grove hasdecided to cut the Gordian knot of controversy surrounding stem cell research by simply writing a check.The check, which he pledged last week, could be for as much as 55 million, depending on how many donors make gifts of between 550,000 and 5,500,000, which he has promised to match. It will be made out to the University of California-San Francisco （UCSF）.Thanks in part to such private donations, university research into uses for human stem cells—the cells at the earliest stages of development that can form any body part—will continue in California. With private financial support, the state will be less likely to lose talented scientists who would be tempted to leave the field or even leave the country as research dependent on federal money slows to glacial （极其缓慢的）pace.Hindered by limits President Bush placed on stem cell research a year age, scientists are turning to laboratories that can carry out work without using federal money. This is awkward for universities, which must spend extra money building separate labs and keeping rigor cots records proving no federal funds were involved. Grove’s donation, a first step toward a $20 million target at UCSF, will ease the burden.The president’s decision a year ago to allow research on already existing stem cell lines was portrayed as a reasonable compromise between scientists’needs for cells to work with, and concerns that this kind of research could lead to wholesale creation and destruction of human embryos （胚胎）, cloned infants and a general contempt for human life.But Bush’s effort to please both sides ended up pleasing neither. And it certainly didn’t provide the basis for cutting edge research. Of the 78 existing stem cell lines which Bush said are all that science would ever need, only one is in this country （at the University of Wisconsin）and only five are ready for distribution to researchers. All were grown in conjunction with mouse cells, making future therapeutic （治疗的）uses unlikely.The Bush administration seems bent on satisfying the small but vocal group of Americans who oppose stem cell research under any conditions. Fortunately, Grove and others are more interested in advancing scientific research that could benefit the large number of Americans who suffer from Parkinson’s disease, nerve injuries, heart diseases and many other problems.{TS}When Andy Grove decided to cut the Gordian knot, he meat to（）.A. put an end to stem cell researchB. end Intel’s relations with GordianC. settle the dispute on stem cell research quicklyD. expel Gordian from stem cell research for good(12)For UCSF to carry on stem cell research, new funds have to come from（）.A. interested businesses and individualsB. the United States federal governmentC. a foundation set up by the Intel CompanyD. executives of leading American companies(13)As a result of the limit Bust placed on stem cell research. American universities will（）.A. conduct the research in laboratories overseasB. abandon the research altogether in the near futureC. have to carry out the research secretlyD. have to raise money to build separate labs(14)We may infer from the passage that future therapeutic uses of stem cells will be unlikely unless（）.A. human stem cells are used in the researchB. a lot more private donations can be securedC. more federal money is used for the researchD. talented scientists are involved in the research(15)The reason lying behind President Bush’s placing limits on stem cell research is that（）.A. his administration is financially pinchedB. he did not want to offend its opponentsC. it amounts to a contempt for human lifeD. it did not promise any therapeutic value(16)Questions {TSE} are based on the following passage.This looks like the year that hard-pressed tenants in California will relief-not just in the marketplace, where tents have eased, but from the state capital Sacramento.Two significant tenant reforms stand a good chance of passage. One bill, which will give more time to tenants being evicted （逐出）, will soon be heading to the governor’s desk. The other, protecting security deposits, faces a vote in the Senate on Monday.For more than a century, landlords in California have been able to force tenants out with only 30 days’notice. That will now double under SB 1403, which got through the Assembly recently. The new protection will apply only to renters who have been in an apartment for at least a year.Even 60 days in a tight housing market won’t be long enough for some families to find an apartment near where their kids go to school. But is will be an improvement in cities like San Jose, where renters rights groups charge that unscrupulous （不择手段的）landlords have kicked out tenants on short notice to put up tents.The California Landlords Association argued that landlords shouldn’t have to wait 60 days to get rid of problem tenants. But the bill gained support when a Japanese real estate investor sent out 30-day eviction notices to 550 families renting homes in Sacramento and Santa Rosa. The landlords lobby eventually dropped its opposition and instead turned its forces against AB 2330, regarding security deposits. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Carole Migden of San Francisco, the bill would establish a procedure and a timetable for tenants to get back security deposits.Some landlords view security deposits as a free month’s rent, theirs for the taking. In most cases, though, there are honest disputes over damages-what constitutes ordinary wear and tear AB 2330 would give a tenant the right to request a walk-through with the landlord and to make the repairs before moving out; reputable landlords already do this. It would increase the penalty for failing to return a deposit. The original bill would have required the landlord to pay interest on the deposit. The landlords lobby protested that it would involve too much paperwork over too little money-less than $10 a year on a $1,000 deposit, at current rates. On Wednesday, the sponsor dropped the interest section to increase the chance of passage.Even in its amended form, AB 2330 is, like SB 1403, vitally important for tenants and should be made state law.{TS}We learn from the passage that SB 1403will benefit（）.A. long-term real estate investorsB. short-term tenants in SacramentoC. landlords in the State of CaliforniaD. tenants renting a house over a year(17)A 60-day notice before eviction may not be early enough for renters because（）.A. moving house is something difficult to arrangeB. appropriate housing may not be readily availableC. more time is needed for their kids’ school registrationD. the furnishing of the new house often takes a long time(18)Very often landlords don’t return tenants’deposits on the pretext that（）.A. their rent has not been paid in timeB. there has been ordinary wear and tearC. tenants have done damage to the houseD. the 30-day notice for moving out is over(19)Why did the sponsor of the AB 2330 bill finally give in on the interest section?A. To put an end to a lengthy argumenB. To urge landlords to lobby for its passagC. To cut down the heavy paperwork for its easy passagD. To make it easier for the State Assembly to pass the bil(20)It can be learned from the passage that（）.A. both bills are likely to be made state lawsB. neither bill will pass through the AssemblyC. AB 2330 stands a better chance of passageD. Sacramento and San Jose support SB 1403Part III V ocabulary (20 minutes)(1)Grey whales have long been（）in the north Atlantic and hunting was an important cause for that.A. extinctB. extinguishedC. detainedD. deprived(2)He was given major responsibility for operating the remote manipulator to（）the newly launched satellite.A. retreatB. retrieveC. embodyD. embrace(3)Foreign students are facing unprecedented delays, as visa applications receive closer（）than ever.A. appraisalB. scanningC. retentionD. scrutiny(4)If you are late for the appointment, you might（）the interviewer and lose your chance of being accepted.A. irrigateB. intrigueC. irritateD. intimidate(5)Children’s idea of a magic kingdom is often dancers in animal（）as they have often seen in Disneyland.A. cushionsB. costumesC. skeletonsD. ornaments(6)Ever since the first nuclear power stations were built, doubts have（）about their safety.A. preservedB. survivedC. suspendedD. lingered(7)This clearly shows that crops and weeds have quite a number of（）in common.A. traitsB. tracesC. tracksD. trails(8)From science to Shakespeare, excellent television and video programs are available（）to teacher.A. in stockB. in storeC. in operationD. in abundance(9)When the Italian poet Dante was（）from his home in Florence, he decided to walk from Italy to Paris to search for the real meaning of life.A. exertedB. expiredC. exiledD. exempted(10)Habits acquired in youth-notably smoking and drinking-may increase the risk of（）diseases in a person’s later life.A. consecutiveB. chronicC. criticalD. cyclical(11)F. W. Woolworth was the first businessman to erect a true skyscraper to（）himself, and in 1929, A1 Smith, a former governor of New York, sought to outreach him.A. portrayB. proclaimC. exaggerateD. commemorate(12)To label their produce as organic, farmers have to obtain a certificate showing that no（）chemicals have been used to kill pests on the farm for two years.A. toxicB. tragicC. nominalD. notorious(13)Ancient Greek gymnastics training programs were considered to be an（）part of thechildren’s education.A. intactB. integralC. inclusiveD. infinite(14)Researchers have found that happiness doesn’t appear to be anyone’s; the capacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself.A. disposalB. domainC. heritageD. hostage(15)We want out children to have more than job skills; we want their lives to be（）and their perspectives to be broadened.A. envisagedB. excelledC. exceededD. enriched(16)Online schools, which（）the needs of different people, have emerged as an increasingly popular education alternative.A. stir upB. switch onC. cater toD. consent to(17)This kind of songbird sleeps much less during its annual（）,but that doesn’t seem to affect its flying.A. migrationB. emigrationC. conveyanceD. transference(18)The developing nations want rich countries to help shoulder the cost of（）forests.A. updatingB. upgradingC. conservingD. constructing(19)In the study, researchers succeeded in determining how coffee（）different areas of the brain in 15 volunteers.A. integratedB. motivatedC. illuminatedD. activated(20)They are trying to（）the risk as much as they can by making a more thorough investigation of the market.A. minimizeB. harmonizeC. summarizeD. jeopardize(21)The cycles of the sun and moon are simple, but forces which have shaped human lives since the beginning.A. franticB. giganticC. sensationalD. maximum(22)An effort was launched recently to create the first computer（）of the entire human brain.A. repetitionB. repressionC. saturationD. simulation(23)In the face of the disaster, the world has united to aid millions of（）people trying to piece their lives back together.A. fragileB. primitiveC. vulnerableD. susceptible(24)AIDS is a global problem that demands a unified, worldwide solution, which is not only the responsibility of nations in which AIDS is most（）.A. relevantB. prevalentC. vigorousD. rigorous(25)After the earthquake, a world divided by（）and religious disputes suddenly faced its common humanity in this shocking disaster.A. eligibleB. engagedC. proneD. prospective(26)Psychologists suggest that children who are shy are more（）to develop depression and anxiety later in life.A. eligibleB. engagedC. proneD. prospective(27)Initially, the scientists and engineers seemed（）by the variety of responses people can make to a poem.A. reinforcedB. embarrassedC. depressedD. bewildered(28)Is it possible to stop drug（）in the country within a very short time?A. adoptionB. addictionC. contemplationD. compulsion(29)The parents of Lindsay, 13, an（）tennis player who spends eight hours a day on the court, admit that a regular school is not an option for their daughter.A. exoticB. equivalentC. eliteD. esthetic(30)Our research confirmed the（）that when children have many different caregivers important aspects of their development are liable to be overlooked.A. hypothesisB. hierarchyC. synthesisD. syndromePart IV Error Correction (15 minute)(1)The most important starting point for improving the understanding of silence is undoubtedly an adequate scientific education at school. Public attitudes towards <U>science owe much the way science is taught in these （S1）</U> <U>institutions. Today, school is what most people come into （S2）</U> contact with a formal instruction and explanation of science for the first time, at least in a systematic way. It is at this <U>point which the foundations are laid for an interest in science. （S3）</U> What is taught （and how）in this first encounter will largely determine an individual’s view of the subject in adult life.<U>Understanding the original of the negative attitudes （S4）</U> towards science may help us to modify them. Most education <U>system neglect exploration, understanding and reflection. （S5）</U> Teachers in schools tend to present science as a collection of <U>facts, often by more detail than necessary. As a result, （S6）</U> children memorize processes such as mathematical formulas or the periodic table, only to forget it shortly afterwards. The （S7）task of learning facts and concepts, one at a time, makes <U>learning laborious, boring and efficient. Such a purely （S8）</U> empirical approach, which consists of observation and description, is also, in a sense, unscientific or incomplete. There is therefore a need for resources and methods of <U>teaching that facilitates a deep understanding of science in （S9）</U> an enjoyable way. Science should not only be “fun”in the same way as playing a video game, but ‘hard fun’—deep <U>feeling of connection made possibly only imaginative （S10）</U> engagement.答案和解析Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)(1) :A(2) :D(3) :C(4) :B(5) :A(6) :C(7) :B(8) :C(9) :B(10) :D(11) :C(12) :A(13) :D(14) :A(15) :B(16) :D(17) :B(18) :C(19) :D(20) :APart III V ocabulary (20 minutes)(1) :A(2) :B(3) :D(4) :C(5) :B(6) :D(7) :A(8) :D(9) :C(10) :B(11) :D(12) :A(13) :B(14) :C(15) :D(16) :C(17) :A(18) :C(19) :D(20) :A(21) :B(22) :D(23) :C(24) :B(25) :A(26) :C(27) :D(28) :B(29) :C(30) :APart IV Error Correction (15 minute) (1) :S1．在much和the way间插入to S2．what →whereS3．which →thatS4．original →originS5．system →systemsS6．by →inS7．it →themS8．efficient →inefficient S9．facilitates →facilitate S10．possibly →possible。
2012年12月英语六级试题答案(完整版)Part ⅠWritingMy View on University RankingIn recent years, all kinds of University Ranking Lists can be found on some educational websites, or newspapers. The ranking standards also vary. These lists have great influence on students. They are even becoming the only scale to evaluate the colleges and universities.People hold different views toward this phenomenon. Some believe that these lists help the students a lot, especially for those who will choose their university. While some other protest vigorously. In their points, the list is really ridiculous and harmful. In my view, the university ranking may have its own reference values, but its disadvantages overweigh its values.For those university-students-to-be, they are supposed to choose the school according to his or her own situation, but not the so-called Ranking List. What’s more, how about the university students? How do they feel about themselves when they see the ranking? The list may become some intangible shackles for them if their own school ranks poorly.In a nutshell, there is no easy method to rank these universities, but the Ranking, only helps students ignore the essentials, namely, their ninety-nine percent perspiration.此次六级作文的自由度很大，看似给出了提纲，实际上具体的观点全靠个人发挥。
近几年英语六级翻译真题（个人收集）2015年12月英语六级真题翻译，中国政府决定将其工业升级。
中国现在涉足建造高速列车，远洋船舶，机器人，甚至飞机。
不久前，中国获得了在印度尼西亚建造一条高铁的合同：中国还与马拉西亚签署了为其提供高速列车的合同。
这证明人们信赖中国造产品。
中国造产品越来越受欢迎。
中国为此付出了代价。
但这确实有助于消除贫困，同时还为世界各地的人们提供了就业机会。
这是一件好事，值得称赞。
下次你去商店时，可能想看一看你所购商品的出产国名。
很有可能这件商品是中国造的。
The Chinese government has decided to upgrade theindustrial structure recently. T he construction of high speedtrains, ocean-going vessels, robots and even airplanes h ave beeninvolved in and a contract on the construction of high-speed railhas been sig ned by China and Indonesia lately, which proved thefact that the product made in Chi na enjoys a high level ofreliability.The “Made in China” have been widely spread around theworld at a hefty cost. Ho wever, with the elimination of poverty and the jobopportunities provided for peopl e around the world, the popularityof the “ Made in China” deserves applause. Theref ore, you may wantto check the original places of the product you have bought instor es because it is exceedingly possible that this product is madein China.在帮助国际社会于2030年前消除极端贫困过程中，中国正扮演着越来越重要的角色。
三套练习1.中国的官方语言普通话( Mandarin)在美国的学校中突然热起来。
由于中国经济在本世纪的领先地位，美国的公立和私立学校纷纷在外语教学中加入汉语这一科目，或将已有的汉语教学项目进行扩展。
据统计，在美国的学校中，有5万名孩子在学习汉语。
推动汉语项目的发展不是没有遇到困难。
由于缺乏受过专业训练、持有证书的教师，一些学校很难加入汉语教学的竞争。
当学校聘用教师时，它们通常直接从中国将他们招来，这种方式为文化冲突埋下了隐患。
Mandarin, China’s official language, suddenly becomes popular in American schools. Due to the leading role of China’s economy in this century, both public and private schools of the U.S. are a dding Chinese to their foreign language teaching or expanding esta blished Chinese teaching subjects. According to statistics, 50 thousa nd children are learning Chinese in American schools. Difficulties d o have emerged in the process of promoting the Chinese teaching projects. Due to the lack of teachers with professional training an d certificates, some schools are less competitive in Chinese teachin g. While hiring teachers, they would recruit some directly from Chi na, leaving potential dangers for cultural conflicts.2.农历正月(the first lunar month)十五是中国的元宵节(LanternFestival)，人们习惯在门外悬挂大红灯笼，孩子们提着彩色的灯笼玩，大人们则上街观赏各式各样的灯笼。
2012年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)参考答案Ⅰ【作文】On Maintaining TrustTrustis crucial and indispensable in maintaining a relationship. Without trust, wecannot get along well with other people, let alone cooperate with them or gethelp from them. People are social animals. Without interacting with otherpeople, life would be dull and meaningless。
Nowadays,the whole society is faced with “credit crisis”. We become unwillingly tobelieve the governments, friends, colleagues and strangers. This poses a greatthreat to the building of a harmonious society. And sometimes, we even believedthat we might be deceived if we trust too much. But in our everyday life, if wedon’t trust other people, we could live in torment. Since trust is of greatsignificance, what should we do to improve our sense of trust? First of all, wecannot lie to those who trust us. Secondly, it’s never too late to apologize toothers for our mistakes. What’s more, we should strike a trust balance between ourselves and others。
