2015年12月六级真题第3套

2015年6月英语六级真题及答案（第三套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. ’’You can cite examples to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least l50 words but no more than 200 words.注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 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, with a single line through the centre.注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

12月英语六级听力参考答案2015年12月英语六级听力参考答案大学英语六级考试（又称CET-6，全称为“College English T est-6”）是由国家统一出题的，统一收费，统一组织考试，用来评定应试人英语能力的全国性的考试，每年各举行两次。

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短对话答案1. B. The dressing makes themixed salad very inviting.2. B. He is opening a newconsulting firm.3. B. The man may find thesupplies in the cabinet.4. D. He has to use amagnifying glass to see clearly.5. C. Redecorating heroffice.6. A. Shortage of containerships.7. A. Acolleague.8. C. Hold the banquet at a differentplace.长对话答案ConversationOne9. D. He often goes backhome late for dinner.10. B. To discuss an urgentproblem.11. C. There is a sharpincrease in India's balance of payment deficit.ConversationTwo12. D. They have unrealisticexpectations about the other half.13. A. He is lucky to beable to do what he loves.14. B. It is allglamour.15. A.Amazed.短文答案Passage One16. B. Follow closely the fast development oftechnology.17. B. What type of personnel the team should becomposed of.18. D. A team manager should develop a certainset skills.Passage Two19. A. It is a program allowing people to shareinformation on the Web.20. B. He met with an entrepreneur named JimClark.21. B. They had confidence in his newideas.Passage Three22. A. Word-of-mouthadvertising.23. D. To build up theirreputation.24. D. By using the servicesof large advertising agencies.25. C. Pre-test alternative ads or commercialsin certain regions.短文听写答案26. eternal27. diminishing28. absolute29. succeed30. on a vast scale31. As regards32. used up33. disposing34. modification35. magnitude【第一版】短对话1.W: Wow, what a variety of salads you’ve got on your menu, could yourecommend something special?M: Well, I think you can try this mixed salad. We make the dressingwith fresh berries.Q: what does the man mean?2.W: I was talking to Mary the other day, and she mentioned that your newconsulting firm is doing really well.M: Yes, business paced up much faster than we anticipated. We now haveover 200 clients.Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?3.W: Do you know where we keep flash disks and printing paper?M: They should be in the cabinet if there are any. That’s where we keepall of our office supplies.Q: what does the woman mean?4.W: The printing of this dictionary is so small. I can’t read theexplanations at all.M: Let me get my magnify glass. I know I just can’t do without it.Q: What does the man mean?5.W: I’m considering having my office redecorated, the furniture is oldand the paint is chipping.M: I’ll give you my sister-in-law’s number. She just graduated from aninterior designing academy, and will give a free estimate.Q: What is the woman considering?6.W: We have a full load of goods that needs to be delivered.But wecan’t get a container ship anyway.M: That’s always being a problem in this port. The facilities here arenever able to meet our needs.Q: What are the speakers talking about?7.W: Why didn’t Rod get a pay raise?M: The boss just isn’t convinced that his work attitude warranted it.She said she saw him by the coffee machine more often than at his desk.Q: What are the speakers talking about?8.W: The hotel called, saying that because of the scheduling there, theywon’t be are able to cate r for our banquet.M: I know an Indian restaurant on the high street that offers a specialdiner for groups. The food is excellent, and the room is large enough toaccommodate us.Q: What does the man suggest they do?长对话Conversation 1M: Hello Jane.W: Hello Paul.M: Please coming. I’m just getting ready to go home. Susan is expectingme for dinner. I wanted to be on time for a change.W: Look, I’m terribly sorry to drop in this time on Friday, Paul, butit is rather important.M: That’s OK. What’s the proble m?W: Well, Paul, I won’t keep you long. You see there is a problem withthe exchange rates. The Indian Rupee has taken a fall on the foreign exchangemarket. You see there is being a sharp increase in Indian’s balance of paymentdeficit.M: I see. How seriou s, isn’t it?W: Well, as you know, there have been reports of unrest India, and theprospects for the Rupee look pretty gloomy.M: And that’s going to affect us, as if we didn’t have enough problemson our hands.W: So I thought it would be wise to take out forward exchange cover toprotect our position on the outstanding contract.M: Just a minute. Forward exchange cover, now what does that meanexactly?W: Well, it means that JO notes enters into a commitment to sell IndianRupees at the present rate.M: I see. And how will that benefit us?W: Well, JO notes wouldn’t lose out if Indian Rupee falls further.M: What will it cost, Jane?W: A small percentage, about 1% and that can be built into the price ofthe bike.M: Well, I don’t suppose there is much choice. All right Jane, let’sput it into action.Q9: What do we learn aboutthe man’s daily life?Q10: Why did the woman cometo see the man?Q11: What makes the womanworry about the Indian Rupee?Conversation 2W: Charles, among other things, you regarded as one of the America’sgreat masters of the blues. A musical idiom does essentially about loss,particularly the loss of romantic love. Why does love die?M: People often get into love affairs because they have unrealisticexpectations about somebody. Then when the persondoesn’t turn out to be whothey thought he or she was, they start thinking maybe I can change him or her.That kind of thinking is a mistake. Because when the dust settles, people aregoing to be pretty much what they are. It’s a rare thing for anybody to be ableto change who they really are. And this creates a lot of problems.W: At 62, you continue to spend a large percentage of your lifetouring. What appeals to you about life on the road?M: Music, I don’t especially love life on the road, but I figur e if youare lucky enough to be able to do what you truly love doing, you’ve got theultimate of life.W: What’s the most widely-held misconception about the life of a famousmusician?M: People think it’s all glamour. Actually we have the same troublesthey d o. Playing music doesn’t mean life treats you any better.W: How do you feel about being recognized everywhere you go?M: You think I be used to it by now. But I still find it fascinating.You go to a little town in Japan, where nobody speaks English, yet t hey knowyou on side and know all your music. I’m still amazed by the love peopleexpress for me and by music.Q12: What does the man sayabout most people when they get into love affairs?Q13: What does the man sayabout himself as a singer on the road most of his life?Q14: What do most peoplethink of the life of a famous musician?Q15: How does the man feelwhenever he was recognized by his fans?短文Passage 1Changing technology and markets have stimulated the team approach tomanagement. Inflation, resource scarcity, reduced personnel levels and budgetcuts have all underscore the need for better coordination in organizations.Team management provides for this coordination. Team management calls for newskills if personnel potential is to be fully realized. Although a team may be composed ofknowledgeable people, they must learn new ways of relating and working togetherto solve cross-functional problems. When teams consist to be experiencedemployees from hierarchical organizations, who have been condition totraditional organizational culture. Cooperation may not occur naturally, itmainly to be created. Furthermore, the issue is not just how the team canfunction more effectively, but how it integrates with the overall organization,all society that it supposes it serves.A group of individuals is notautomatically a team. Therefore, team building may be necessary in order toimprove the group’s performance. Casey, an expert in this field, suggests thatthe cooperation process within teams must be organized, promoted and managed.He believes the team corporation results when members go beyond theirindividual capabilities, beyond what each is used to being and doing. T ogether,the team may then produce something new, unique and superior to that of any onemember. For this to happen, he suggests the multi-cultural managers exhibitunderstanding of their own and others’ cultural influences and limitations.They should also cultivate such skills as toleration of ambiguity, persistenceand patience, as well as assertedness. If a team manager exemplifies suchqualities, then the team as a whole would be better able to realizetheirpotential and achieve their objectives.。

2016年12月大学英语六级考试真题答案与详解（第3套）Part I Writing审题思路这是一篇六级考试作文中常见的命题式作文，此次话题creation(创新）是近年来经常提及的话题，因此，对广大考生来说并不陌生。

题目要求考生就创新进行写作，而且明确要求要写出创新的重要性以及鼓励创新的措施。

根据写作要求，范文应该分三段展开论述，且写作重点应该放在阐述创新的重要性和应该如何鼓励创新两方面。

写作提纲一、开门见山，引出话题：由成功的因素引出创新的话题（factors, success, creation, most important human resource）并借助名言阐述创新在经济发展、社会进步和个人成功方面的重要作用（force, economy, society, advance, essential, individuals, new ideas）二、鼓励创新的具体措施1. 社会传媒应宣传创造力的重要性，让人们意识到创新的重要性，并鼓励公众培养创新意识（realize the significance of creation, advocating, value, awareness）2. 对具有创造性思维的人进行物质和精神奖励（creative thinking, praise, materially, spiritually）三、得出结论1. 再次重申创新的重要性（emphasize, importance of creation）2. 号召大家成为创新型人才（learn knowledge, prepare, creative people）高分范文On Creation①Throughout the ages, we have concluded a number of factors that contribute to success, among which is creation. ②Just as the saying goes, “There is no doubt that creation is the most important human resource of all.”③Not only is creation the force driving economy and society to advance, but it is also essential to the development of individuals. ④Those who often come up with new ideas are more likely to achieve success, while a man who always sticks to habit and experience can hardly create new things.⑤In terms of giving measures to encourage creation, I will list the following ones. ⑥On the one hand, the public are expected to realize the significance of creation, so the social media should play its due role in advocating the value of innovation and encouraging the public to cultivate the awareness of creation. ⑦On the other hand, those who are equipped with creative thinking deserve some kind of praise, both materially and spiritually.⑧Creation has been a hot word for a long time and we cannot emphasize the importance of creation too much. ⑨Therefore, we should spare no effort to learn knowledge as much as possible to prepare ourselves for being creative people.精彩点评①从成功因素的角度引出本文主题——创新。

2015年6月英语六级考试真题试卷附答案和解析(第3套)六级写作Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying“If you cannot do great things，do small things in a great way．’’You can cite examples to illustrate your point of view．You should write at least l50 words but no more than 200 words．听力选择题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，with a single line through the centre．1．A.The man might be able to play in the World Cup．B.The man’s football career seems to be at an end．C.The man was operated on a few weeks a90．D.The man is a fan of world．famous football players．2．A.Work out a plan to tighten his budget．B.Find out the opening hours of the cafeteria．C.Apply for a senior position in the restaurant．D.Solve his problem by doing a part．time job．3．A.A financial burden．B.A good companion．C.A real nuisance．D.A well．trained pet．4．A.The errors will be corrected soon．B.The woman was mistaken herself．C.The computing system is too complex．D.He has called the woman several times．5．A.He needs help to retrieve his files．B.He has to type his paper once more．C.He needs some time to polish his paper．D.He will be away for a tw0—week conference．6．A.They might have to change their plan．B.He has got everything set for their trip．C.He has a heavier workload than the woman．D.They could stay in the mountains until June 8．7．A.They have to wait a month to apply for a student loan．B.They can find the application forms in the brochure．C.They are not eligible for a student loan．D.They are not late for a loan application．8．A.New laws are yet to be made to reduce pollutant release．B.Pollution has attracted little attention from the public．C.The quality of air will surely change for the better．D.It’Il take years to bring air pollution under control．Questions 9 t0 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard．9．A.Enormous size of its stores．B.Numerous varieties of food．C.Its appealing surroundings．D.Its rich and colorful history．10．A.An ancient buildin9．B.A world of antiques．C.An Egyptian museum．D.An Egyptian memorial．11．A.Its power bill reaches￡9 million a year．B.It sells thousands of light bulbs a day．C.It supplies power to a nearby town．D.It generates 70％of the electricity it uses．12．A.11 500．B.30 000．C.250 000．D.300 000．Questions 13 t0 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard．13．A.Transferring to another department．B.Studying accounting at a university．C.Thinking about doing a different job．D.Making preparations for her weddin9．14．A.She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise．B.She has got a satisfactory job in another company．C.She could at last leave the accounting department．D.She managed to keep her position in the company．15．A.He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect match．B.He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly．C.He declared that he would remain single all his life．D.He would marry Andrea even without meeting her．Section BDirections：In this section．you will hear 3 short passages．Af 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 T with a single line through the centre．Passage OneQuestions l6 t0 19 are based on the passage you have just heard．16．A.They are motorcycles designated for water sports．B.They are speedy boats restricted in narrow waterways．C.They are becoming an efficient form of water transportation．D.They are getting more popular as a means of water recreation．17．A.Water scooter operators’lack of experience．B.Vacationers’disregard of water safety rules．C.Overloading of small boats and other craft．D.Carelessness of people boating along the shore．18．A.They scare whales to death．B.They produce too much noise．C.They discharge toxic emissions．D.They endanger lots of water life．19．A.Expand operating areas．B.Restrict operating hours．C.Limit the use of water scooters．D.Enforce necessary regulations．Passage TwoQuestions 20 t0 22 are based on the passage you have just heard．20．A.They are stable．B.They are close．C.They are strained．D.They are changin9．21．A.They are fully occupied with their own business．B.Not many of them stay in the same place for lon9．C.Not many of them can win trust from their neighbors．D.They attach less importance to interpersonal relations．22．A.Count on each other for help．B.Give each other a cold shoulder．C.Keep a friendly distance．D.Build a fence between them．Passage ThreeQuestions 23 t0 25 are based on the passage you have just heard．23．A.It may produce an increasing number of idle youngsters．B.It may affect the quality of higher education in America．C.It may cause many schools to go out of operation．D.It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers．24．A.It l：5 iess serlotls in cities than tn rural areas．B.It affects both junior and senior high schools．C.It results from a worsening economic climate．D.It is a new challenge facing American educators．25．A. Allowing them to choose their favorite teachers．B.Creating a more relaxed learning environment．C.Rewarding excellent academic performance．D.Helping them to develop better study habits．听力填空题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 with the exact words you have just heard．Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written．I'm interested in the criminal justice system of our country．It seems to me that something has to be done，if we’re to（26）as a country．I certainly don’t know what the answers to our problems are．Things certainly get （27）in a hurry when you get into them，but l wonder if something couldn’t be done to deal with some of these problems．One thing I'm concerned about is our practice of putting（28）in jail who haven’t harmed anyone．Why not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of （29）another debt by going to prison and，of course，coming‘30 hardened criminals．I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences people are （31）serious crimes．Of course one alternative to this is to（32）capital punishment，but I'm not sure l would be for that．I'm not sure it’s right to take an eye for an eye．The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences。

2015年12月15.12题目一：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。

自20世纪70年代末实施改革开放以来，中国已使多达四亿人摆脱了贫困。

在未来五年中，中国将向其他发展中国家在减少贫困、发展教育、农业现代化、环境保护和医疗保健等方面提供援助。

中国在减少贫困方面取得了显著进步，并在促进经济增长方面做出了不懈努力，这将鼓励其他贫困国家应对自身发展中的挑战。

在寻具有自身特色的发展道路时，这些国家可以借鉴中国的经验。

15.12题目二：在中国，父本总是竭力帮助孩子，甚至为孩子做重要决定，而不管孩子想要什么，因为他们相信这样做是为孩子好。

结果，孩子的成长和教育往往屈从于父母的意愿。

如果父母决定为孩子报名参加一个课外班，以增加其被重点学校录取的机会，他们会坚持自己的决定，即使孩子根本不感兴趣。

然而在美国，父母可能会尊重孩子的意见，并在决策时更注重他们的意见。

中国父母十分重视教育或许值得称赞。

然而，他们应该向美国父母学习在涉及教育时如何平衡父母与子女间的关系。

15.12题目三：最近，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，中国获得了再印度尼西亚(Indonesia)建造一条高铁的合同;中国还与马来西亚(Malaysia)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。

2015年6月15.6题目一：中国传统的待客之道要求饭菜丰富多样，让客人吃不完。

中国宴席上典型的菜单包括开席的一套凉菜及其后的热菜，例如肉类、鸡鸭、蔬菜等。

大多数宴席上，全鱼被认为是必不可少的，除非已经上过各式海鲜。

如今，中国人喜欢把西方特色菜与传统中式菜肴融于一席，因此牛排上桌也不少见。

12月英语六级听力真题及答案(2)2015年12月英语六级听力真题及答案短文Passage 1Changing technology and markets have stimulated the team approach to management。

Inflation，resource scarcity，reduced personnel levels and budget cuts have all underscore the need for better coordination in organizations。

Team management provides for this coordination。

Team management calls for new skills if personnel potential is to be fully realized。

Although a team may be composed of knowledgeable people， they must learn new ways of relating and working together to solve cross-functional problems。

When teams consist to be experienced employees from hierarchical organizations，who have been condition to traditional organizational culture。

Cooperation may not occur naturally， it mainly to be created。

Furthermore， the issue is not just how the team can function more effectively， but how it integrates with the overall organization，all society that it supposes it serves。

2015年6月大学英语六级试卷真题及答案（第三套）（word精校版）2015年6月英语六级真题及答案（第三套）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. ??You can cite examples to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least l50 words but no more than 200 words.注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 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, with a single line through the centre.注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

2015年12月英语六级翻译：最近，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，中国获得了再印度尼西亚(Indonesia)建造一条高铁的合同;中国还与马来西亚(Malaysia)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。

Recently， the Chinese government decided to upgrade its industry. China is now involved in the construction of high-speed trains， ocean-going vessels， robots，and even aircrafts. Not long ago， China obtained the contract for construction of a high-speed rail in Indonesia. It has also signed a contract with Malaysia to provide high-speed trains. This proves that people have faith in China-made products.China-made products are gaining popularity， for which China has paid a price. However， it does contribute to the eradication of poverty and also， in the meantime，provide employment opportunities for people around the world. This is a good deed which is commendable. You may want to take a look at the purchased goods for the name of the producing country next time you go to the store. Most probably the product is made in 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。

12月大学英语六级考试真题word版含答案（2）2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题word版（含答案）Take his views on farming. Prince Charles’ Duchy Home Farm went(39)_____ back in 1986. When most shoppers cared only about the low price tag on suspiciously blemish-free(无瑕疵的) vegetables and(40)_____ large chickens piled high in supermarkets.His warnings on climate change proved farsighted,too.Charles began(41)_____ action in warming in 1990 and says he has been worried about the(42)_____ of man on the environment same be was a teenger.Although he was gradually gained international(43)_____ as one of the world's lending conservationists,many British people still think of him as an(34)_____ person who talks to plants.This year,as it happens,South Korean scientists proved that plants really do(45)_____ to round.So Charles was ahead of the game there,too.A.conformB.eccentricC.environmentalistD.expeditionsE.impactF.notionsanicH.originallyI.recognitionJ.respondK.subordinateL.suppressingM.throneN.unnaturallyO.urgingSection 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. High School Sports Aren’t Killing AcademicsA)In this month’s Atlantic cover article, “The Case Against High-School Sports,” Amanda Ripley argues that scho ol-sponsored sports programs should be seriously cut. She writes that, unlike most countries that outperform the United States on international assessments, American schools put too much of an emphasis on athletics, “ Sports are embedded in American school s in a way they are not almost anywhere else,” she writes, “Yet this difference hardly ever comes up in domestic debates about America’s international mediocrity(平庸)in education.”B)American student-athletes reap many benefits from participating in sports, but the costs to the schools could outweigh their benefits, she argues, In particular, Ripley contends that sports crowd out the academic missions of schools: America should learn from South Korea and Finland and every other country at the top level of international test scores, all of whom emphasize athletics far less in school. ”Even in eighth grade, American kids spend more than twice the time Korean kids spend playing sports,” she writes, citing a 2010 study published in theJournal of Advanced Academics.C)It might well be true that sports are far more rooted in American high schools than in other countries. But our reading of international test scores finds no support for the argument against school athletics. Indeed, our own research and that of others lead us to make the opposite case. School-sponsored sports appear to provide benefits that seem to increase, not detract(减少)from, academic success.D)Ripley indulges a popular obsession(痴迷)with international test score comparisons, which show wide and frightening gaps between the United States and other countries. She ignores, however, the fact that states vary at least as much in test scores as do developed countries. A 2011 report from Harvard University shows that Massachusetts produces math scores comparable to South Korea and Finland, while Mississippi scores are closer to Trinidad and T obago. Ripley’s thesis about sports falls apart in light of this fact. Schools in Massachusetts provide sports programs while schools in Finland do not. Schools in Mississippi may love football while in Tobago interscholastic sports are nowhere near as prominent. Sports cannot explain these similarities in performance. They can’t explain international differences either.E)If it is true that sports undermine the academic mission of American schools, we would expect to see a negative relationship between the commitment to athletics and academic achievement. However, the University of Arkansas’s Daniel Bowen and Jay Greene actually find the opposite. They examine this relationship by analyzing schools’ sports winning percentages as well as student-athletic participation rates compared to graduation rates and standardized test score achievement over a five-year periodfor all public high schools in Ohio. Controlling for student poverty levels, demographics(人口统计状况), and district financial resources, both measures of a school’s commitment to athletics are significantly and positively related to lower dropout rates as well as higher test scores.F)On-the-field success and high participation in sports is not random-it requires focus and dedication to athletics. One might think this would lead schools obsessed with winning to deemphasize academics. Bowen and Greene’s results contradict that argument. A likely explanation for this seemingly counterintuitive(与直觉相反的)result is that success in sports programs actually facilitates or reflects greater social capital within a school’s community.G)Ripley cites the writings of renowned sociologist James Coleman, whose research in education was groundbreaking. Coleman in his early work held athletics in contempt, arguing that they crowded out schools’ academic missions. Ripley quotes his 1961 study, The Adolescent Society, where Coleman writes, “Altogether, the trophy(奖品)case would suggest to the innocent visitor that he was entering an athletic club, not an educational institution.”H)However, in later research Coleman would show how the success of schools is highly dependent on what he termed social capital, “the social networks, and the rel ationships between adults and children that are of value for the child’s growing up.”I)According to a 2013 evaluation conducted by the Crime Lab at the University of Chicago, a program called Becoming a Man-Sports Edition creates lasting improvements in t he boys’ study habits and grade point averages. During the first year of the program, students were founds to be less likely to transferschools or be engaged in violent crime. A year after the program, participants were less likely to have had an encounter with the juvenile justice system.J)If school-sponsored sports were completely eliminated tomorrow, many American students would still have opportunities to participate in organized athletics elsewhere, much like they do in countries such as Finland, Germany, and South Korea. The same is not certain when it comes to students from more disadvantaged backgrounds. In an overview of the research on non-school based after-school programs, researchers find that disadvantaged children participate in these programs at significantly lower rates. They find that low-income students have less access due to challenges with regard to transportation, non-nominal fees, and off-campus safety. Therefore, reducing or eliminating these opportunities would most likely deprive disadvantaged students of the benefits from athletic participation, not least of which is the opportunity to interact with positive role models outside of regular school hours.K)Another unfounded criticism that Ripley makes is bringing up the stereotype that athletic XX are typically lousy(蹩脚的)classroom teachers. “American principals, unlike the XX XX of principals around the world, make many hiring decisions with their sports teams in mind, which does not always end well for students,” she writes. Educato rs who seek employment at schools primarily for the purpose of coaching are likely to shirk(推卸)teaching responsibilities, the argument goes. Moreover, even in the cases where the employee is a teacher first and athletic coach second, the additional responsibilities that come with coaching likely comes at the expense of time otherwise spent on planning, grading, and communicating with parents andguardians.L)The data, however, do not seem to confirm this stereotype. In the most rigorous study on the classroom results of high school coaches, the University of Arkansas’s Anna Egalite finds that athletic coaches in Florida mostly tend to perform just as well as their non-coaching counterparts, with respect to raising student test scores. We do not doubt that teachers who also coach face serious tradeoffs that likely come at the expense of time they could dedicate to their academic obligations. However, as with sporting events, athletic coaches gain additional opportunities for communicating and serving as mentors(导师)that potentially help students succeed and make up for the costs of coaching commitments.M)If schools allow student-athletes to regularly miss out on instructional time for the sake of traveling to athletic competitions, that’s bad. However, such iss ues would be better addressed by changing school and state policies with regard to the scheduling of sporting events as opposed to total elimination. If the empirical evidence points to anything, it points towards school sponsored sports providing assets that are well worth the costs.N)Despite negative stereotypes about sports culture and Ripley’s presumption that academics and athletics are at odds with one another, we believe that the greater body of evidence shows that school-sponsored sports programs appear to benefit students. Successes on the playing field can carry over to the classroom and vice versa(反之亦然). More importantly, finding ways to increase school communities’ social capital is imperative to the success of the school as whole, not just the athletes.46.Stunets from low-income families have less access to off-campus sports programs.相关内容参考：1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.下载文档。