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2012 年 6 月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷
Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)
注意：此部分试题在答题卡 1上。
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The
Impact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication. You should write at least
150words but nomorethan 200words.
TheCertificateCraze
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions:In this part, youwillhave 15minutes to goover thepassagequickly andanswerthe
questions onAnswer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, choose thebest answer fromthefour
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choices marked A), B), C)andD). For questions 8-10, complete theseen tenses with
the information given in thepassage.
TheThree-YearSolution
Hartwick College, a smallliberal-arts schoolinupstate NewYork, makes NewYork, makes
this offer to well prepared students:earnyour undergraduate degree inthree years instead offour,
and saveabout 543,000—theamount ofoneyear’stuition andfees. Anumber ofinnovative
colleges are making thesame offer to students anxiousabout saving timeandmoney. That’sboth
an opportunityand awarning forthe best higher-education system inthe world.
The United States has almost all oftheworld’s best universities. Arecent Chinesesurvey
ranks 35American universities among thetop 50,eight amongthetop10.Our research universities
have been thekey to developing the competitiveadvantages that help Americans produce 25%of
all the world’s wealth. In 2007,623,805oftheworld’s brightest studentswere attracted to
American universities.
Yet, there are signs ofperil (危险)within American highereducation. U.S. colleges haveto
compete in themarketplace. Students may choose among 6,000public, private, nonprofit, forprofit,
orreligious institutions ofhigher learning. In addition,almost all ofthe 532billion thefederal
government provides for university research isawarded competitively.
But many colleges and universities are stuck inthepast. For instance, theidea ofthe
fall-to-spring“school year”hasn’t changed much sincebefore the American Revolution,when we
were asummerstretch nolonger makes sense. Former George Washington University president
Stephen Trachtenberg estimates that atypical college uses its facilities foracademic purposes a
littlemore thanhalf thecalendar year.“Whilecollege facilities sit idle, they continueto generate
maintenance expenses thatcontribute to thehigh cost ofrunning a college,” hehas written.
Within academicdepartments, tenure(终身职位)，combined with age-discrimination laws,
makes faculty turnover—critical fora universityto remain current in changing times—difficult.
Instead ofprotecting speech and encouraging diversity and innovativethinking, thetenure system
often stifles(压制)them: younger professors mustwin theapproval of established colleagues for
tenure, encouraging like-mindedness and sometimes inhibiting thefree flow ofideas.
Meanwhile, tuitionhas soared, leaving graduating studentswith unprecedented loan debt.
Strong campus presidents tomanage theseproblems are becoming harder to find, and to keep. In
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fact, students nowstay oncampus almostas longas theirpresidents. The average amount oftime
students nowtake to completean undergraduate degree has stretched tosix years and seven months
as students interrupted bywork, inconvenienced byunavailable classes, orlured byone more
football season find it hard to graduate.
Congress has tried to help students with collegecosts through Pell Grants andotherforms of
tuitionsupport. But someoftheirfixes have madetheproblem worse. Thestack of congressional
regulations governing federal studentgrants and loans nowstands twice as tall as Ido.Filling out
these forms consumes 7% ofevery tuitiondollar.
For all of thesereasons, somecolleges likeHartwick are rethinking theold way ofdoing
things and questioning decades-old assumptions about what a college degree means. For instance,
why does ithave to take fouryears to earn adiploma?This fall, 16first-year students and four
second-year students at Hartwick enrolled intheschool’s new three year degree program.
According to thecollege, theplan is designed forhigh-ability, highly motivated student who wish
to save money orto movealong more rapidly toward advanced degrees.
By eliminating that extrayear, there year degree studentssave 25%in costs. Instead oftaking
30credits ayear, these students take40.During January, Hartwick runs afour week course during
which students may earn three tofour credits onoroff campus, includinga numberof international
sites. Summercourses are not required, but astudent may enroll in them—and pay extra. Three year
students get first crack at course registration. There are nochanges inthenumber ofcourses
professors teach orin their pay.
The three-year degree isn’t a new idea. Geniuses have always breezed through. Judson College,
a 350-student institution inAlabama, has offered students athree-year option for 40years. Students
attend “short terms”in May andJuneto earn thecredits required for graduation. Bates Collegein
Maine and Ball StateUniversity in Indiana areamong othercolleges offering three-year options.
Changes at thehigh-school level are also helpingtomake iteasier formany students toearn
theirundergraduate degrees inless time. One offive students arrives at college today with
Advanced Placement (AP) credits amounting to asemester ormore ofcollege level work. Many
universities, including large schools liketheUniversity ofTexas, make it easy for theseAP students
to graduatefaster.
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For students who don’tplan tostop with an undergraduate degree, thethree-year plan may
have an even greater appeal. Dr. John Sergent, head of Vanderbilt University Medical School’s
residency (住院医生)program, enrolled in Vanderbilt’s undergraduate college in 1959.Heentered
medical school after only three years as didfourorfive ofhis classmates.”My first year ofmedical
school counted as my senioryear, which meant I had to takethree to fourlabs a week to get all my
sciences in.I basically skipped my senioryear,” says Sergent. He stillhad timeto bea student
senator and meet his wife.
There are, however, drawbacks tomoving through school at such a brisk pace. For one, it
deprives students oftheluxury of timeto roam (遨游)intellectually. Compressing everything into
three years also leaves less timeforgrowing up,engaging in extracurricular activities,and studying
abroad. On crowded campuses itcould mean fewer opportunitiesto get into aprized professor’s
class. Iowa’s WaldorfCollege has graduated several hundred students in itsthree-year degree
program, but it nowphasing outtheoption. Most Waldorfstudents wanted thefull four-year
experience—academically, socially, andathletically. And faculty members willbe wary ofany
change that threatens thecore curriculum in thename ofmoving studentsinto theworkforce.
“Mosthigh governmental officials seem to conceive of education in thislight—as away to
ensure economic competitiveness and continued economic growth,”Derek Bok, former president of
Harvard, toldThe Washington Post. “Istrongly disagree with thisapproach.”Another risk: thenew
campus schedules might eventually produce less revenue for theinstitutionand longer working
hours forfaculty members.
Adopting a three-year optionwill not comeeasily to most school. Thosethat wish totackle
tradition and make American campus morecost-conscious mayfind it easier to takeTrachtenberg’s
advice: open campuses year-round.“You could run two completecolleges, with two complete
faculties,”he says.“That’s withoutcutting thelength ofstudents’ vacations, increasing class sizes, or
requiring faculty toteach more.”
Whether they experimentwith three-year degrees, offer year-round classes, challenge the
tenure system—orall of theabove—universities are slowly realizing that to stay competitiveand
relevant they mustadapt to a rapidly changing world.
Expandingthe three-year optionmay bedifficult, but itmay be less difficult than asking
Congress foradditional financial help,asking legislators for morestatesupport, or asking students
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even higher tuitionpayments. Campuses willingtoadopt convenient schedules along with more
focused, less-expensive degrees may find that they have a competitive advantage in attracting bright,
motivated students. These sortsof innovationscan help American universities avoidtheperils of
success.
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1.Whydid Hartwick Collegestart three-year degreeprograms?
A) To createchances forthe poor. C)To enroll more students.
B) Tocut students’ expenses.D) To solveits financial problems.
2.By quoting Stephen Trachtenberg theauthorwants tosay that .
A) American universities are resistant to change
B) the summervacation contributes tostudent growth
C)college facilities could be put tomore effectiveuse
D) thecosts ofrunning a university are soaring
3.The authorthinks thetenure system in American universities.
A)suppresses creative thinkingC)guarantees academicfreedom
B) creates conflicts among colleagues D) isa sign ofage discrimination
4.What issaid about thenewthree-year degree program at Hartwick?
A) Its studentshave to earn more credits each year.
B) Non-credit courses are eliminated altogether.
C)Its faculty members teach more hours a week.
D) Somesummer courses are offered free ofcharge.
5.What dowelearn about Judson College’s three-year degree program?
A) It has been running for several decades.
B) It is open tothe brightest students only.
C)It is themost successful inthecountry.
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D) It has many practical courses onoffer.
6.What changes in high schools help studentsearnundergraduate degrees in threeyears?
A) Curriculums have been adapted to students’needs.
B) More students haveAdvanced Placement credits.
C)More elective courses are offered inhigh school.
D) Theoverall quality ofeducation bas improved.
7.What issaid to beadrawback ofthethree-year college program?
A) Studentshave to copewith tooheavy aworkload.
B) Students don’t have much timetoroam intellectually.
C)Students havelittle timetogain practical experience.
D) Studentsdon’t have prized professors to teach them.
8.College faculty members are afraid thatthe pretextof movingstudents into theworkforce
might poseathreat to .
9.Universities are increasingly aware that they must adapt to arapidly changing world in order
to .
10.Convenient academic schedules withmore-focused, less-expensivedegrees willbemore
attractiveto .
SectionA
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 markedA), B) ,C) and D), and decide which is the
best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the
centre.
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注意:此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答.
11.A)Theserious accident may leaveAnna paralyzed.
B)The manhappened to seeAnna fall onher back.
C)The injury willconfineAnnato bedfor quitea while.
D)The doctor’s therapy has been very successful.
12.A)The mancould watch theballet with her.
B) Shehappened tohave bought two tickets.
C)Shecan get aballet ticket fortheman.
D) Her scheduleconflicts with hersister’s.
13.A)He will sendsomeoneright away.
B) He has to dootherrepairs first.
C)The woman can call later that day.
D)The woman can try tofix itherself.
14.A)Takeupcollection next week.
B) Give hiscontribution sometimelater.
C)Buy anexpensivegift for Gemma.
D) Borrowsome money from thewoman.
15.A)Decline theinvitation as early as possible.
B)AskTonytoconvey thanks tohis mother.
C)TellTony’smother that sheeats nomeat.
D)Add morefruits and vegetables to her diet.
16.A)The increasing crime rate.
B)The impact ofmass media.
C)The circulation ofnewspapers.
D)The coverageofnewspapers.
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17.A)Limit thenumberofparticipants in theconference.
B) Check thenumberof peoplewho have registered.
C)Providepeople with advice oncareer development.
D) Movetheconference to amore spacious place.
18.A)The apartment isstillavailable.
B)The apartment isclose to thecampus.
C)The advertisement is outdated.
D) On-campus housingis hard tosecure.
Questions 19to 21are based ontheconversation you have justheard.
19.A)Totesthow responsivedolphins are tovarious signals.
B)Tofind outif thefemale dolphinis cleverer than themale one.
C)Toseeifdolphins can learn tocommunicate with each other.
D)Toexaminehowlong it takes dolphinsto acquire a skill.
20.A)Produce theappropriatesound.
B) Press theright-hand lever first.
C)Raise theirheads above thewater.
D) Swimstraight into thesametank.
21.A)Only one dolphinwas ableto see thelight.
B)The maledolphin received morerewards.
C)Both dolphinswere put in thesame tank.
D)The leverwas beyond thedolphins’reach.
Questions 22to 25are based ontheconversation you have justheard.
22.A)In a botanical garden.
B) In a lecture room.
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C)In a resort town.
D) On a cattlefarm.
23.A)It is an ideal place forpeople to retire to.
B) It is at the centre ofthefashion industry.
C)It remains very attractive withits mineral waters.
D) It has kept many traditionsfromVictorian times.
24.A)It was named after aland owner intheolddays.
B) It is located in theeastern part of Harrogate.
C)It is protected as parkland bya special law.
D) It will beused as a centre for athletictraining.
25.A)The beautiful flowers.
B)The refreshing air.
C)The mineral waters.
D)The vastgrassland.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage, you will
hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a
question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then
mark thecorresponding letteronAnswer Sheet 2with asingle linethrough thecenter.
Passageone
Questions 26to 29are based onthepassage you have justheard.
26.A)He specializes for University students.
B) He start specialized sinseUniversity.
C)He specialized in interpersonal relationship.
D)He specializesin interpersonal relationship.
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27.A)Students who scored lowstandardized tests.
B) Black freshmen with high standardized test scores.
C)Students who are accustomed to livingin dorms.
D) Black students from families with lowincomes.
28.A)They at thecollege dorms at theend ofthesemester.
B)They were of theuniversity’s housing policy.
C)They generally spend more timetogether that whitepairs.
D)They brokeupmore often than same-race roommates.
29.A)Their racial attitudes improved.
B)Their test scores rosegradually.
C)They grew bored ofeach other.
D)They started doing similar activities.
Passagetwo
Questions 30to 32are based onthepassage you have justheard.
30.A)It will become populargradually.
B) It will change theconcept offood.
C)It has attracted worldwide attention.
D) It can help solveglobal flood crises.
31.A)It has been increased over theyears.
B) It has been drastically cut byNASA.
C)It is stillfar from being sufficient.
D) It comes regularly from itsdonors.
32.A)They are less healthy than weexpected.
B)They are not as expensiveas believe.
C)They are morenutritious and delicious.
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D)They are notas natural as we believed.
PassageThree
Questions 33to 35are based onthepassage you have justheard.
33.A)He has better memories ofchildhood.
B) He was accused offamily violence.
C)He isa habitual criminal.
D) He was wrongly imprisoned.
34.A)The jury’s prejudice against his race.
B)The evidence found at thecrime scene.
C)The two victims’identification.
D)The testimonyofhis two friends.
35.A)The US judicial system has much room for improvement.
B) Frightened victims can rarely makecorrect identification.
C)Eyewitnesses are often misledbythelayer’squestions.
D) Many factors influence theaccuracy of witness testimony.
SECTIONB
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for
the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the
second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you
have just heard. For blanks numbered 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information.
For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main
points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check
what you havewritten.
注意：此部分的试题请在答题卡2上作答。
About 700,000 children in Mexico dropped out of school last year as recession-stricken
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families pushed kids to work, and a weak economic recovery will allow only a
(36)_________improvement in thedrop-out rate in 2010,atop education (37) _________said.
Mexico’s economy suffered more than any other in LatinAmerica last year, (38) _________an
estimated 7percent dueto a(39) _________in U.S.demand for Mexican exportssuch as cars.
The (40) _________led to a 4 percent increase in the number of kids who left (41)
_________or middle school in 2009, said Juan de Dios Castro, who (42) _________the nation’s
adult education program and keeps aclose watch ondrop-out rates.
“(43) _________rose and that is a factor that makes our job more difficult.” Castro told
Reuters inan interviewearlier thismonth.
(44)____________________________________________________________________________
_______________________.As a result, drop-out rates will not improve much, Castro said. “There
will besomeimprovement, butnot significant,” Castro said.
(45)____________________________________________________________________________
_______________________. And children often sell candy and crafts in the streets or word in
restaurants.
(46)____________________________________________________________________________
_______________________. Mexico’s politicians have resisted mending the country’s tax, energy
and laborlaws for decades, leaving itseconomy behind countries such as Braziland Chile.
PartⅣ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements.
Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest
possiblewords. Please writeyour answers onAnswer Sheet 2
Questions 47to 51are based onthefollowing passage.
In face of global warming, much effort has been focused on reducing greenhouse gas
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emissions through a variety of strategies. But while much of the research and innovation has
concentrated on finding less-polluting energy alternatives, it may be decades before clean
technologies likewind and solarmeet asignificant portion of ourenergy needs.
In the meantime, the amount of CO2 in the air is rapidly approaching the limits proposed by
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). “As long as we’re consuming fossil fuels,
we’re putting out CO2,”says Klaus Lackner, a geophysicist at Columbia, University” We cannot let
the CO2in theatmosphere rise indefinitely.”
That sense of urgency has increased interest in capturing and storing CO2, which the IPCC
says could provide the more than 50% reduction in emissions thought needed to reduce global
warming.“We see the potential for capture and storage to play an integral role in reducing
emissions,” says Kim Corley, Shell’s senior advisor of CO2 and environmental affairs. That forward
thinking strategy is gaining support. The U.S. Department of Energy recently proposed putting $1
billion into a new $2.4 billion coal-burning energy plant. The plant’s carbon-capture technologies
would serve as apilotproject for othernewcoal-burning plants.
But what do you do with the gas once you’ve captured it? One option is to put it to new uses.
Dakota Gasification of North Dakota captures CO2 at a plant that converts coal into synthetic
natural gas. It then ships the gas 200 miles by pipeline to Canada, where it is pumped underground
in oil recovery operations. In the Netherlands, Shell delivers CO2 to farmers who pipe it into their
greenhouses, increasing their yield offruits and vegetables.
However, scientists say that the scale of CO2 emissions will require vast amounts of long-term
storage. Some propose storing the CO2 in coal mines or liquid storage in the ocean, Shell favors
storing CO2 in deep geological structures such as saline(盐的) formations and exhausted oil and gas
fields that existthroughout theworld.
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47.What are suggested as renewableand less-pollutingenergy alternatives?
48. What does the author say is a forward thinking strategy concerning the reduction of CO2
emissions?
49.One way of handing thecaptured CO2 as suggested bytheauthor isto storeit and .
50.Through using CO2,Dutch farmers have been ableto .
51.Long-term storage ofCO2 isnoeasy jobbecause of.
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Section B
Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You
should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter onAnswer sheet 2 with a single
linethrough thecentre.
PassageOne
Questions 52to 56are based onthefollowing passage.
As anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realistic goal-setting generally produces the
best results. That's partially because it appears people who set realistic goals actually work more
efficiently,and exert more effort, toachieve thosegoals.
What's far less understood by scientists, however, are the potentially harmful effects of
goal-setting.
Newspapers relay daily accounts of goal-setting prevalent in industries and businesses up and
down both Wall Street and Main Street , yet there has been surprisingly little research on how the
long-trumpeted practice of setting goals may have contributed to the current economic crisis , and
unethical (不道德的)behavioringeneral.
“Goals are widely used and promoted as having really beneficial effects. And yet, the same
motivation that can push people to exert more effort in a constructive way could also motivate
people to be more likely to engage in unethical behaviors,” says Maurice Schweitzer, an associate
professor at Penn’sWhartonSchool.
“It turns out there’s no economic benefit to just having a goal---you just get a psychological
benefit” Schweitzer says. “But in many cases, goals have economic rewards that make them more
powerful.”
A prime example Schweitzer and his colleagues cite is the 2004 collapse of energy-trading
giant Enron, where managers used financial incentives to motivate salesmen to meet specific
revenue goals.Theproblem, Schweitzersays,is theactual trades were not profitable.
Other studies have shown that saddling employees with unrealistic goals can compel them to
lie, cheat orsteal. Such was the case inthe early 1990s when Sears imposed a sales quota on its auto
repair staff. It prompted employees to overcharge for work and to complete unnecessary repairs on
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a companywidebasis.
Schweitzer concedes his research runs counter to a very large body of literature that commends
the many benefits of goal-setting.Advocates of the practice have taken issue with his team’s use of
such evidence as news accounts to support his conclusion that goal-setting is widely
over-prescribed
In a rebuttal ( 反 驳 ) paper, Dr. Edwin Locke writes:“Goal-setting is not going away.
Organizations cannot thrive without being focused on their desired end results any more than an
individual can thrivewithoutgoals toprovide asense ofpurpose.”
But Schweitzer contends the “mounting causal evidence” linking goal-setting and harmful
behavior should be studied to help spotlight issues that merit caution and further investigation.
“Even a fewnegative effects could beso large that they outweigh many positiveeffects,”he says.
“Goal-setting does help coordinate and motivate people. My idea would be to combine that
with careful oversight, a strong organizational culture, and make sure the goals that you use are
going tobeconstructive and not significantly harm the organization,”Schweitzersays.
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52.What message does theauthor try toconvey about goal-setting?
A) Its negative effects have longbeen neglected.
B)The goal increase people’s work efficiency.
C)Its role has been largely underestimated.
D)The goalsmost people set are unrealistic.
53.What does Maurice Schweitzer want to showbyciting theexampleofEnron?
A) Settingrealisticgoals can turn afailing business intosuccess.
B) Businesses are less likely to succeed without settingrealisticgoals.
C)Financial incentives ensure companies meet specific revenue goals.
D) Goals with financial rewards have strong motivational power.
54.How did Sears’goal-setting affect itsemployees?
A)They were obliged towork more hours to increase theirsales.
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B)They competed withone another to attract more customers.
C)They resorted to unethical practice to meet theirsales quota.
D)They improved theircustomer serviceona companywide basis.
55.What doadvocates of goal-setting thinkofSchweitzer’s research?
A) Its findings are not of much practical value.
B) It exaggerates theside effects of goal-setting.
C)Its conclusion is not based onsolidscientific evidence.
D) It runs counter to theexistingliterature onthesubject.
56.What is Schweitzer’scontention against Edwin Locke?
A)The linkbetween goal-setting and harmful behavior deserves further study.
B) Goal-setting has become too deep-rooted in corporate culture.
C)The positiveeffects ofgoal-setting outweigh itsnegative effects.
D) Studying goal-setting can throwmore light onsuccessful business practices.
PassageTwo
Questions 57to 61are based onthefollowing passage.
For most of the 20th century,Asia asked itself what it could learn from the modern, innovating
West. Now the question must be reversed. What can the West’s overly indebted and sluggish (经济
滞长的)nations learn from aflourishingAsia?
Just a few decades ago, Asia’s two giants were stagnating(停滞不前) under faulty economic
ideologies. However, once China began embracing free-market reforms in the 1980s, followed by
India in the 1990s, both countries achieved rapid growth. Crucially,as they opened up their markets,
they balanced market economy with sensible government direction. As the Indian economist
Amartya Sen has wisely said, “The invisible hand of the market has often relied heavily on the
visiblehandof government.”
Contrast this middle path with America and Europe, which have each gone ideologically
over-board in their own ways. Since the 1980s, America has been increasingly clinging to the
ideology of uncontrolled free markets and dismissing the role of government---following Ronald
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Regan’s idea that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. “Of
course, when the markets came crashing down in 2007, it was decisive government intervention that
saved theday.Despitethis fact, manyAmericans are still strongly opposedto “biggovernment.”
IfAmericans could only free themselves from their antigovernment doctrine, they would begin
to see that theAmerica’s problems are not insoluble.Afew sensible federal measures could put the
country back on the right path.Asimple consumption tax of, say, 5% would significantly reduce the
country’s huge government deficit without damaging productivity.A small gasoline tax would help
free America from its dependence on oil imports and create incentives for green energy
development. In the same way, a significant reduction of wasteful agricultural subsidies could also
lower the deficit. But in order to take advantage of these common-sense solutions, Americans will
have to put aside their own attachment to the idea of smaller government and less regulation.
American politicians will have to develop the courage to follow what is taught in all American
public-policy schools: that there are good taxes and bad taxes. Asian countries have embraced this
wisdom, andhave builtsound long-term fiscal (财政的)policies as aresult.
Meanwhile, Europe has fallen prey to a different ideological trap: the belief that European
governments would always have infinite resources and could continue borrowing as if there were no
tomorrow. Unlike the Americans, who felt that the markets knew best, the Europeans failed to
anticipate how the markets would react to their endless borrowing. Today, the European Union is
creating a $580 billion fund to ward off sovereign collapse. This will buy the EU time, but it will
not solvethebloc’s larger problem.
57.What has contributed to therapid economic growth in Chinaand India?
A) Copying western-style economic behavior.
B) Heavy reliance onthehand of government.
C)Timely reform ofgovernment at all levels.
D) Freemarket plus government intervention.
58.What does Ronald Reagan mean bysaying “government istheproblem”(line4, Para. 3)?
A) Many social evils are caused bywrong government policies.
B) Many social problems arise from government’sinefficiency.
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C)Government action iskey to solving economic problems.
D) Government regulation hinders economic development.
59.What stopped theAmerican economy from collapsing in 2007?
A) Self-regulatory repairmechanisms of thefree market.
B) Cooperation between thegovernment and businesses.
C)Abandonment of big government bythepublic.
D) Effectivemeasures adopted bythegovernment.
60. What is the author’s suggestion to the American public in face of the public government
deficit?
A)They urgethe government to revise itsexisting publicpolicies.
B)They develop green energy toavoid dependence onoilimport.
C)They give uptheidea ofsmaller government and less regulation.
D)They putupwith theinevitablesharp increaseof different taxes.
61.What’s theproblem with theEuropean Union?
A) Conservativeideology.
B) Shrinking market.
C)Lack ofresources.
D) Excessiveborrowing.
Part V Close
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices
markedA)，B)，C)and D)on the right side of paper.You should choose the ONE that best fits into
the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the
centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答.
Music produces profound and lasting changes in the brain. Schools should add music classes,
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not cut them. Nearly 20 years ago, a small study advanced the 62 that listening to Mozart’s Sonata
for Two Pianos in D Major could boost mental functioning. It was not long 63 trademarked “Mozart
effect” products began to appeal to anxious parents aiming to put toddlers (刚学步的孩子) 64 the
fast track to prestigious universities like Harvard andYale. Georgia’s governor even 65 giving every
newborn there aclassical CDorcassette.
The 66 for Mozart therapy turned out to be weak, perhaps nonexistent, although the 67 study
never claimed anything more than a temporary and limited effect. In recent years, 68 , scientists
have examined the benefits of a concerted 69 to study and practice music, as 70 to playing a Mozart
CDor acomputer-based“brain fitness” game71in a while.
Advanced monitoring 72 have enabled scientists to see what happens 73 your head when you
listen to your mother and actually practice the violin for an hour every afternoon. And they have
found that music 74 can produce profound and lasting changes that 75 the general ability to learn.
These results should 76 public officials that music classes are not a mere decoration, ripe for
discarding in thebudget crises that constantly 77publicschools.
Studies have shown that 78 instrument training from an early age can help the brain to 79
sounds better, making it easier to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to
mathematics. The musically adept (擅长的)are better able to 80 on a biology lesson despite the
noise in the classroom 81 , a few years later, to finish a call with a client when a colleague in the
next office starts screaming a subordinate. They can attend to several things at once in the mental
scratch pad called working memory,anessential skill inthis era ofmultitasking.
62.A)notice B)note C)notion D)notification
63.A)that B)until C)since D)Before
64.A)up B)by C)on D)at
65.A)propelled B) proposed C)submitted D)subjected
66.A)witness B) evidence C)symptom D)context
67.A)subtle B) elementary C)sensitiveD)original
68.A)however B)moreover C)then D)therefore
69.A)effort B)impulse C)object D)attention
70.A)opposed B)accustomed C)related D)devoted
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71.A)quite B)once C)often D)much
72.A)organisms B)techniques C)mechanisms D)mechanics
73.A)upon B)amid C)among D)inside
74.A)subjects B)models C)causes D)lessons
75.A)enhance B)introduce C)accelerateD)elaborate
76.A)contend B) convey C)conceiveD)convince
77.A)trouble B)transform C)distract D)disclose
78.A)urgent B)casual C)diligent D)solemn
79.A)proceed B)process C)prefer D)predict
80.A)count B)concentrate C)insistD)depend
81.A)but B)or C)forD)so
Part Ⅵ Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
Please writeyour translation onAnswer Sheet 2.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。
82.Ithink that themeal is well ______________________(没有折扣的情况下值80美元).
83. ______________________ ( 面 对 来 自 其 他 公 司 的 激 烈 竞 争 ), the automobile
manufacturer is considering launching apromotion campaign.
84.As far as hobbies are concerned, Jane and her sister ______________________ (几乎没有
什么共同之处).
85. Only after many failures______________________ (我才认识到仅凭运气是不能成功
的).
86.But for thesurvival instinctwhich nearly all creatures have, ______________________
(更多的物种就可能已经在地球上灭绝了).
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2012 年 6 月大学英语六级(CET-6)参考答案
Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: Forthis part, you are allowed 30minutes to writeashort essay entitled TheImpact of
theInternet on Interpersonal Communication.Your essay should start with a briefdescription of
the picture. You should write at least 150words but nomore than 200words.
作文标准版
TheImpact oftheInternet on Interpersonal Communication
As is described in thepicture, afather asks her daughter howher school today goes on.Instead of
answering directly, thedaughter tellsher father to read her blog.It iscommon that youngsters
nowadays inclineto communicate with others oninternet increasingly, and lack communication
with people around them. With thedevelopment ofInternet, ithas influenced oursociety toa large
extent, especially interpersonal communication.
Tobegin with, we can communicatewith others anytime viainternet. Otherwise, we would haveto
arrange ourschedules strictly in advance. Also, interpersonal communication through theinternet is
not restricted byspace. For example, in mostmultinationalcorporations, instant messages andvideo
conferences help colleagues solveproblems timelyand efficiently. Last but not least, theinternet
can greatly speed upour interpersonal communication. Whereas, there are also disadvantages that
the internet brings tous. Moreand more people complained that they have lost face-to-face
communicating skills.As aresult, people become moreand more indifferent to each other inreal
life. Somenetizens whoare immersed invirtual world even have difficulty in making friends in
reality.
In conclusion, communication through theinternet could bring us both convenience and
inconvenience. We shouldstrikea balance between them and makethebest oftheinternet.
【解析】
这次的六级写作是请考生谈谈网络对人际交流的影响。这个话题本身已是日常生活的热点，
考生并不陌生，有话可说。
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文章的展开还是同过去的议论文写作一致。仍然可以用引入、阐释有何影响和自己的观点这
样的三段式进行写作。在行文时，注意文章的层次和逻辑梳理，在谈具体影响时，可适当进
行对比论证，论证网络出现和没有网络时，人际交流的差异，也可进行结合自身经历进行举
例论证。
本篇范文在句式上，长短搭配，形式多变。从句、非谓语动词等多种表达方式，值得借鉴。
同时，用词同样注意多样化，对网络相关词汇的多种表达（web, cyber, instantmessage, video
conference 等），考生同样应在平时注意归类、积累。
作文高分版
TheImpact oftheInternet on Interpersonal Communication
Today Isaw an interesting cartoon, in which a fatherasked his daughter about her school
performance of theday, and thedaughter replied that he couldgo to herblog to check it.This small
cartoon indicates a big change in ourlife, especially theway peoplecommunicate.
Internet enables people tobreak though the limitationsofdistance, strengthening social network.
Unlike postoffices, Internet service with its convenience helps people engage and converse real
timewith theirparents, soul mates, friends though emails, IRC, micro blog anytime, anywhere with
a network terminal, without suffering thelong andpainful wait fora reply.
Besides, such onlinecommunities as Twitter, Facebook are well under wayand becoming themost
dominating platforms foron-line social activities. These communitiesoffer great opportunitiesfor
us to followand interact with thosewe likeand even thosecelebrities. It isalso aplatform for us to
share and update information of each other, and learn the outsideworld.
Internet today and tomorrowis avirtual space where we live, where we learn, where we speak,and
where wecommunicate.
【解析】
今年的六级作文依旧延续了四六级的传统，考查“现象类”话题，要求根据漫画，发表对于“The
impact oftheinternet oninterpersonal communication”的观点。近年的六级作文题目，已经不再
局限于传统的议论文考察模式，即要求考生给出非此即彼或既此既彼的观点、而是偏向于启
发考生自己去思考，结合自己的生活经历以及对事物的理解，对话题中的现象进行深入的探
讨，给出事实支撑。
Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming andScanning) (15 minutes)
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Directions: In this part, you willhave 15minutes to go overthepassage quickly and answer the
questions onAnswer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7,choose thebest answer from thefourchoices
marked A), B), C)and D). For questions8-10, complete thesen tences withtheinformation given
in thepassage.
1.A) To cut students’expenses.
2.B) college facilities could be put tomore effectiveuse.
3.C)suppresses creativethinking
4.A) Its studentshave to earn more credits each year.
5.B) It has been running forseveral decades.
6.B) More students haveAdvanced Placement credits.
7.A) Studentsdon’t have much timeto roam intellectually.
8.the core curriculum
9.stay competitiveand relevant
10.bright, motivated students
【解析】
本次六级的快速阅读文章出自2009年10月16日的《每日野兽——新闻周刊》，与四级文章
的出处一样，在这里要提醒考生们平日里加强此类英美报刊的阅读。
本文属于教育类文章。
文章开头以Hartwick 学院为例，指出许多有创新意识的大学都将学制由四年改为三年的现
象。在承认美国具有全世界最好的大学，这些学校吸引了众多聪明的学生后，作者话锋一转，
指出美国高等教育存在的一些问题，包括：学校学年的一成不变，设备资源的闲置浪费，终
身职位以及反年龄歧视法造成的教务人员冗余以及对自由思想的压制，学生承担不起高额的
学费等等。
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之后，作者指出正是由于以上的这些问题，许多学校才会进行学制改革并且描述了Hartwick,
Judson College 等学校在缩短学制后课程方面的一些改革和做法。随后作者指出缩短学制的一
些弊端：学生缺少时间进行思考，缺少时间参加课外活动或者出国留学，威胁学校的核心课
程体系等。
最后，作者指出实行三年制学制对大多数学校来说都不是易事。但是要比让议会提供资金帮
助，让立法人员要求更多的政府帮助，或是要求学生支付更高的学费来得容易。
本次快速阅读题目难度适中，基本上都是细节辨认题，考生做题的时候可根据题干的关键词：
人名，学校名等进行快速定位，仔细判断。需要注意的是，考生在做本篇快速阅读的时候最
好快速通读一下全文，把握一下文章的大致结构，会更有利于解答问题。
Part III ListeningComprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section,you will hear 8short conversations and 2longconversations. At theend
ofeach conversation, oneormore questionswill beasked about what was said. Both the
conversation and the questionswill bespoken only once. After each questionthere will bea pause.
During the pause, you must read thefour choices marked A), B), C)and D), and decide which is the
best answer. Then mark the corresponding letteronAnswer Sheet 2with asingle linethrough the
centre.
11.
W: Did you hear that Annaneeds to stay inbed for4weeks?
M: Yeah. Sheinjured her spinein afall and adoctor toldher tolieflat onher back for amonth soit
can mend.
Q: What can we learn from theconversation?
【答案】A) Theinjury will confineAnna to bed for quiteawhile.
【解析】此题为细节题。从对话中可知，Anna 摔倒导致脊椎受伤，医生让其卧床休息一个月。
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12.
M: Afamous Russian ballet iscoming to town nextweekend. But Ican’t find a ticket anywhere.
W: Don’t beupset. My sisterjust happened to haveone and she can’tgo since shehas got somesort
ofconflict in her schedule.
Q: What does thewoman mean?
【答案】C)Shecan get aballet ticket fortheman.
【解析】此题为推理题。男子找不到俄罗斯芭蕾表演的票子，女子告诉她不要失落，因为自
己的姐姐碰巧有张票，并且因为和安排有冲突去不了。
13.
W: Hello, my bathroomdrain is blocked and I’m giving aparty tonight. Doyou think you could
come andfix it for me?
M: Sorry, ma’am. I’m pretty busyright now. But Ican put you onmy list.
Q: What does theman mean?
【答案】A) He has todoother repairs first.
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话可知，女子请男子帮忙修浴室的地漏，但是男子现在忙，不
过他会记录下。
14.
W: We’retaking upa collection tobuya gift forGemma. She’ll have beenwith thecompany 25
years nextweek.
M: Well,count mein. But I’ma bitshort oncash now. Whendoyou need it?
Q: What isthe man going to do?
【答案】C)Give hiscontribution sometimelater.
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话中可知，下周Gemma在公司的时间就满25年了，大家正在
凑钱买礼物。男子也要加入，但是手头缺少现金。从他的询问可见他会晚点交钱。
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15.
W: Tony’s motherhas invited meto dinner. Do you thinkI shouldtell her inadvance that I’m a
vegetarian?
M: Of course. I thinkshe’dappreciate it.Imaging how you bothfeel if shefixedtheturkey dinner
orsomething.
Q: What does theman suggest thewoman do?
【答案】D) Tell Tony’s motherthat she eats nomeat.
【解析】此题为推理题。Tony 的妈妈邀请女子吃饭，女子询问男子是不是应该提前告知自己
是素食主义者。从男子的“Ithinkshe’dappreciate it”可知，男子给了他肯定的回答。
16.
M: Just lookat thisnewspaper, nothingbut robberies, suicideand murder. Do you stillbelieve
people are basically good?
W: Ofcourse. But many papers lack interest inreporting somethingpositivelikepeace, loveand
generosity.
Q: What are thespeakers talking about?
【答案】B) The coverage ofnewspapers.
【解析】此题为推理题。从关键词newspapers，robberies 等可知，男子认为报纸上涉及的都
是抢劫、自杀等内容，可见两人正在谈论报纸的内容。
17.
M: Ican’t believe so many peoplewant to sign upfor theKorea Development Conference. Wewill
have to limit theregistration.
W: Yeah, otherwise we won’t have room forthe more.
Q: What are thespeakers going todo?
【答案】C)Limit thenumberofparticipants in theconference.
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【解析】此题为细节题。男子没有想到那么多人来参加会议，所以必须限制人们注册，从女
子对其的肯定回答也可进一步肯定他们要限制参与人数。
18.
W: Hi, I’m calling about thead fortheone bedroom apartment.
M: Perfect timing! Theperson who was supposed torent itjust backed town totake aroom on
campus.
Q: What dowelearn from theconversation?
【答案】A) Theapartment is still available.
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话可知，男子告诉女子她打电话来的时机正好，因为本来要租
房子的人回到城镇去租大学的房间了，所以女子还能够租广告上的公寓。
Conversation 1
W: Oneofthe mostinteresting experiments with dolphinsmust beonedone byDoctor Jarvis
Bastian. What hetried to dowas toteach a maledolphin called Bass and afemale called Doris to
communicate with each otheracross a solidbarrier.
M: So howdid hedoit exactly?
W: Well, first ofall, hekept thetwo dolphinstogether in thesame tank andtaught them to press
levers whenever they sawa light. Thelevers were fitted tothe sideofthetanknexttoeach other. If
the light flashed onand offseveral times,the dolphinswere supposed topress theleft-hand lever
followed bytheright-hand one. If the light was kept steady, thedolphins were supposed to press the
levers in reverseorder. Whenever they responded correctly, they were rewarded with fish.
M: Soundsterribly complicated.
W: Well, that was thefirst stage. In thesecond stage, DoctorBastian separated thedolphinsinto
two tanks. They could stillhear oneanother, but they couldn’tactually see each other. The levers
and light were set upinexactly thesame way except that this timeit was onlyDoris who could see
the light indicating which lever to press first. But in order toget theirfish, bothdolphins had to
press thelevers in thecorrect order. This meant ofcourse that Doris had totell Bass whether itwas
a flashing light orwhether it was asteady light.
M: So didit work?
W: Well, amazingly enough, thedolphinsachieved a100%success rate.
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Questions 19-21 are based ontheconversation you have just heard.
Q19. What is thepurpose ofDoctorJarvis Bastian’s experiment?
Q20. What were thedolphins supposed to dowhen they sawa steady light?
Q21. Howdid thesecond stage oftheexperiment differ from thefirst stage?
答案：
19.D) tosee ifdolphins can communicate with each other.
20.A) Press theright-hand lever first.
21.C)Only one dolphinwas ableto see thelight.
【解析】
这篇长对话主要围绕巴斯蒂安博士关于海豚的实验而展开，实验的目的是要教会海豚学会互
相沟通和交流讯息。随着男士对实验的发问，女士便对实验的两个阶段进行了详细介绍。这
篇长对话整体难度适中，考生只要在平时注意练习和打好词汇基础，想要得满分并不难。需
要提醒考生的是，做听力题也要讲究技巧，一定要带着问题去有目的地听，相关的信息着重
记忆，不相干的信息迅速忽略。懂得抓题眼和懂得取舍，这样听力才能做得好。
重点词汇和表达：
lever n.杠(杆)；途径，工具
in reverse order 以相反的顺序
be rewarded with 得到奖励
flashing light 闪光灯
Conversation 2
W: Thisweek’sprogram Up Your Street takes you toHarrogate, asmall town in Yorkshire.
Harrogate becamea fashionableresort during Victorian times, when people came totake a bathin
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the mineral waters. Today, few people cometo visit thetown foritsmineral waters. Instead,
Harrogate has become a populartown for peopleto retire to. Its clean air, attractiveparks, and the
absence ofany industry, make thisan ideal spot forpeople looking foraquiet life. Now,to tellus
more about Harrogate, Ihave with meTomPercival, President of theChamberof Commerce. Tom,
one ofthethings visitornotices about Harrogate is thelarge areaof open park land right downinto
the middleofthetown. Can you tell usmore about it?
M: Yes, certainly. The area is called theStray.
W: Why theStray?
M: It’s called that because in theold days,people let theircattle stray onthearea, which was
common land.
W: Oh, Isee.
M: Then, we’ve changes in farming and inland ownership. The Straybecame part of theland
owned byHarrogate.
W: And isit protected?
M: Oh, yes, indeed. As a special law, noonecan buildanything onthe stray. It’s protected forever.
W: Soit willalways bepark land?
M: That’s right. As you cansee, someoftheStray isused forsports fields.
W: Ibelieve itlooks lovely in thespring.
M: Yes, itdoes.There’respring flowers onthe oldtrees, and people visitthe town justto see the
flowers.
Question 22-25 are based onthe conversation you havejust heard.
Q22. Where does this conversation mostprobably takeplace?
Q23. What dowelearn about modern Harrogate?
Q24. What does the man say about thearea called theStray?
Q25. What attracts peoplemost in theStray during thespring time?
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答案：
22.B) In a resort town.
23.D) It isan ideal place for peopleto retire to.
24.D) It isprotected as parkland byaspecial law.
25.C)The beautiful flowers.
【解析】
这段长对话是对Harrogate 这个旅游小镇的介绍，谈到其如何得名，如何变迁，以及如何受到
政府的保护。由此可见，这段对话最有可能发生在一个旅游城镇。这段对话稍微难一点的地
方在于几个单词，一个是地名Harrogate，另一个是Stray，以及头衔President oftheChamber of
Commerce。解决这些难点也很容易，因为Harrogate 这个地名和头衔不是考察点，考生可直
接忽略。另外关于Stray，考生开始不懂没关系，要带着这个疑问去注意听原文，对话中随后
就给出了明确解释，所以考生也会获得解答。
需要提醒考生的是，虽然考试中我们可以忽略一些人名，地名或者无关紧要的细节，这也是
为了一时的应试而迫不得已。在平时练习中，还是建议广大考生多积累这些人文及百科知识，
包括一些人名和地名。积累的多了，以后在任何场合听起来就不会犯难了。
Section B
Directions: In this section,you will hear 3short passages. At theend ofeachpassage, you will hear
somequestions. Both thepassage andthequestions will bespoken only once. After you hear a
question, you must choosethebest answer from thefour choices marked A), B), C)and D). Then
mark thecorresponding letteronAnswer Sheet 2with a single linethrough the centre.
PassageOne
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Russell Fazio, anOhio Statepsychology professor who has studied interracial roommates there and
at IndianaUniversity, discovered an intriguing academic effect. In astudyanalyzing dataon
thousands ofOhio Statefreshmen who lived indorms, he found that black freshmen whocame to
college with high standardized test scores earned better grades ifthey hada whiteroommate—
even iftheroommate’s test scores were low. Theroommate’s race had noeffect onthegrades of
white studentsorlow-scoring black students.Perhaps, thestudyspeculated, having a white
roommate helps academically prepared black students adjust to apredominantly whiteuniversity.
That same studyfound that randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio Statebroke upbefore
the end ofthequarter about twiceas often as same-race roommates.
Because interracial roommaterelationships are often problematic, Dr. Fazio said, manystudents
would liketo moveout, but university housing policiesmay make it hard to leave.
“At Indiana University, where housing was not so tight, more interracial roommates splitup,” he
said. “Here at Ohio State, where housing was tight, they were told to work it out.The most
interesting thingwe found was that ifthe relationship managed to continueforjust 10weeks, we
could seean improvement inracial attitudes.”
Dr. Fazio’s Indiana study found that three timesas many randomly assigned interracial roommates
were nolonger livingtogether at theend ofthesemester, compared with whiteroommates. The
interracial roommates spent less timetogether, and had fewer jointactivities than thewhitepairs.
Question 26-29
26.What doweknowabout RussellFazio ?
27.Whobenefited from livingwith a whiteroommateaccording toFazio’sstudy?
28.What did thestudyfind about randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State
University?
29.What did Dr. Faziofind interesting about interracial roommates who hadlived togetherfor 10
weeks?
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答案：
26,C. Hespecialized ininterpersonal relationship.
27.D. Black freshman withhigh standardized scores
28,C. They brokeupmoreoften than same-race roommates
29,C. The racial attitudesimproved.
【解析】：本文节选自2009年7月的《纽约时报》，原文标题为Interracial Roommates CanReduce
Prejudice。文章属于社会类话题，大意为俄亥俄州立大学的一位名为Russell Fazio 的心理学
教授研究不同人种混居的有趣现象以及结论。无独有偶，2011年6月四级真题阅读理解Section
B 的Passage1也选用了相同的话题，大家平时在备考中要对真题重视起来哦！
Passagetwo
In a small laboratory at theMedical University ofSouthCarolina, Dr. VladimirMironov has been
working for a decade to growmeat. Adevelopmental biologist and tissueengineer, Dr. Mironov, is
one ofonlyafew scientists worldwideinvolved in bioengineering 'cultured' meat.
It's a product he believes could help solvefuture global food crises resulting from shrinking
amounts of land availablefor growing meat theold-fashioned way.
“Growth ofcultured meat is also under way inthe Netherlands”,Mironov toldReuters in an
interview, “but in theUnited States, it isscience insearch offunding and demand.”
The newNational Instituteof Foodand Agriculture won't fund it,the National Institutes ofHealth
won't fund it,and theNASAfunded itonly briefly, Mironov said.
"It's classicdisruptivetechnology," Mironov said. "Bringing any newtechnology onthe market, on
average, costs $1billion.Wedon't even have $1million."
Directorof theAdvanced TissueBiofabrication Center inthe Department of RegenerativeMedicine
and CellBiology at themedical university, Mironov now primarily conducts research ontissue
engineering, orgrowing, ofhuman organs.
"There's an unpleasant factorwhen people findout meat isgrown in alab.They don't liketo
associate technology with food," saidNicholas Genovese, a visiting scholarin cancer cell biology.
"But there are alot ofproducts that we eat today that are considered natural that are produced in a
similarmanner," Genovese said.
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30.What does Dr. Mironov think of bioengineering cultured meat?
31.What does Dr. Mironov say about thefunding for theirresearch?
32.What does Nicholas Genovese say about a lotofproducts we eat today?
答案：
30,A. It will helpsolve theglobal food crisis.
31,D. It is stillfar from being sufficient.
32,D. They are not as natural as we believed.
【解析】
这是路透社2011年初的一篇报道，题目为“South Carolinascientist works to grow meat in lab”。
本文为食品科技类题材。大意为生物工程技术应用在实验室生产肉，可改变传统肉类获得方
式，解决将来的食物危机，不过还需资金支持，同时人们还难以完全接受这种方式。
Passagethree
Bernard Jackson isa free man today, but hehas many bittermemories. Jackson spent five years
in prison after ajury wrongly convicted himof raping two women. At Jackson's trial, although two
witnesses testified thatJackson was withthem in another location at thetimesof thecrimes, he was
convicted anyway. Why? Thejury believed thetestimonyof thetwo victims,who positively
identified Jackson as theman who has attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the
police found theman who had really committed thecrimes. Jackson was similarinappearance to
the guilty man. Thetwo women has made amistakeinidentity. As aresult, Jackson has lostfive
years of hislife.
The two women in this case were eyewitnesses. They clearly saw theman who attacked them, yet
they mistakenly identified an innocent person. Similarincidents have occurred before. Eyewitnesses
to othercrimes have identified thewrong person in apolice lineup orin photographs.
Many factors influence theaccuracy ofeyewitness testimony. Forinstance, witnesses sometimes
see photographs ofseveral suspects before they try toidentify theperson they saw in alineup of
people. They can become confused byseeing many photographs orsimilarfaces. The numberof
people in thelineup, andwhether it isa livelineup ora photograph, may also affect awitness's
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decision. People sometimeshave difficulty identifying people ofotherraces. Thequestions the
police ask witnesses also have an effect onthem.
Question 33: What dowelearn about Bernard Jackson?
Question 34: What led directly toJackson’s sentence?
Question 35: What lesson dowelearn from Jackson’s case?
答案：
33,A. Hewas wrongly imprisoned
34,A. Thetwo victims’identification
35,B. Many factors influence the accuracy ofwitness testimony.
【解析】
本篇文章讲述了Jackson 因为被目击证人误认而被判刑，虽然最后洗清了罪名，但是却留
下了惨痛的记忆。文章接着论述了为什么会出现这样的问题。可能是因为被害者对犯罪嫌疑
人产生的混淆的记忆，或者在指认犯罪嫌疑人的过程中出现了不确定的情况。
虽然总体来说这篇文章难度不大，但是因为涉及专业知识，有一些词汇可能会成为考生的
障碍。例如：testimony: 证人证言；witness: 目击证人；jury: 陪审团；sentence :刑期。如果
考生平时能对这些单词有所接触，这篇文章在理解上就不会出现太大的问题。
Section C
Directions: In this section,you will hear a passage threetimes. Whenthepassage is read for thefirst
time, you should listen carefully forits general idea. When the passageis read for thesecond time,
you are required to fill in theblanks numbered from 36to 43with theexact words you have just
heard. For blanks numbered from 44to46 you are required to fillin themissinginformation. For
these blanks, you can either use theexact words you have justheard or writedown the main points
in your own words. Finally, when thepassage is read forthe third time, you should check what you
have written.
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答案：
36.slight
37.official
38.shrinking
39.plunge
40.decline
41.primary
42.heads
43.Poverty
44.Hampered byhigher taxes and weak demand foritsexports, Mexico's economy is seen only
partially recovering thisyear.
45.Mexico has historically had high drop-out rates as poorfamilies pullkids out ofschool tohelp
put foodonthetable，
46.The nation's drop-out problem is justthe latest bad news forthelong-term competitiveness of
the Mexican economy.
【解析】本篇文章谈论的是墨西哥失学率问题。文章先开篇阐述了墨西哥失学情况的现状，
然后谈到这一现状的原因和所造成的严重后果。文中国家有关的Mexico、Mexican、Chile等
部分考生可能不熟悉，而造成听力困扰，但这些实际并非考点，切记死盯部分词汇不放，而
影响全篇理解。
最后，文中生词不多，实际内容对于喜欢阅读报刊杂志、关心时事热点的考生而言，能够
根据日常经验有所预判。这就提醒考生，听力同样也需要平时多多进行报刊阅读。
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading inDepth) (25 minutes)
Section A
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Directions: In this section,there is a short passage with5questions orincomplete statements. Read
the passagecarefully. Then answer thequestions orcomplete thestatements in thefewest possible
words. Pleasewriteyour answers onAnswer Sheet 2.
答案：
47.capturing and storing CO 或者capture andstorage ofCO
2 2
48.capture and storage
49.put it tonew use
50.increase theiryield offruits and vegetables
51.the scaleofCO emissions
2
【解析】
这是一篇科技文。文章就降低碳排放这个话题，讨论了捕捉并储存二氧化碳的可能性。主题
虽然是碳排放，但是文章科技术语很少，也比较贴近生活，所以难度并不高。题目都是事实
细节题，不需要推论，考生只要根据题干的关键词，定位信息，在原文中找到答案，誊抄下
来就可以了。此题阅卷的原则就是尽量用原文的话来回答问题，所以注意，尽量少修改原文
信息。
Section B
Directions: There are 2passages in thissection. Each passage is followed bysomequestions or
unfinished statements. Foreach ofthem there are fourchoices marked A), B), C)and D). You
should decide onthebest choice andmark thecorresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2with asingle
linethrough thecentre.
PassageOne
52.D. Its negativeeffects havelong been neglected.
53.A. Goals withfinancial rewards have strong motivationalpower.
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54.B. They resorted tounethical practice to meet theirsales quota.
55.B. Its conclusion is not based onsolidscientificevidence.
56.A. Studying goal-setting can throwmorelight onsuccessful business practices.
【解析】
本文出自http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/node/4056，原文题目为The darkside of
goal-setting。 这篇文章有一定难度，尤其是作者的态度一定要把握好。作者并未全盘否定目
标制定，而是说一定要制定切合实际的目标，以保证建设性推进计划，避免不道德行为伤害
到计划的实施，因此这方面的研究值得继续推进下去，给大家更好的指导。
Passagetwo
57.D) Freemarket plus government intervention.
58.B) Government regulation hinders economic development.
59.B) Effective measures adopted bythe government.
60.D) They give uptheidea ofsmaller government and less regulation.
61.D) Excessiveborrowing.
【解析】
文章改编自新闻网站The Daily Beast 的文章Asian Wisdom，主题是“那些过度负债、经济增
长缓慢的西方国家能从经济繁荣的亚洲学到什么东西”。作者认为美国和欧洲都受制于自己的
意识形态，并指出一些明智的联邦政府措施就可以使美国重新走上正确的道路；欧洲的问题
在于不断增加的债务，必须从根本上寻找解决之道。
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20blanks in thefollowing passage. For each blank there are fourchoices
marked A), B), C)and D)onthe right sideofthepaper. You shouldchoose theONE that bestfits
into thepassage. Then mark thecorresponding letter onAnswerSheet 2witha single linethrough
the centre.
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答案：
62.B）notion
63.C）before
64.B）on
65.A）proposed
66.D）evidence
67.B）original
68.A）however
69.C）effort
70.C）opposed
71.D）once
72.D）techniques
73.C）inside
74.C）lessons
75.D）enhance
76.A）convince
77.A）trouble
78.C）diligent
79.C）process
80.B）concentrate
81.D）or
【解析】
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本文出自2010年11月Scientific American Magazine. 文章主要阐述倾听音乐对于大脑有好处，
可以提高人的学习能力。因而作者呼吁，学校不应取消音乐课。
虽然文章为科技文，且开头出现了许多专业术语，但内容并不生僻。所以，同学们千万不要
被开头一长串的专业术语吓倒，保持良好心态，不要放弃。完形填空考查重点还在于对上下
文的理解；动词与介词的搭配；形似词、同义词词义、用法的辨析，如62题中考查note, notice,
notion, notification 之间的差异，词形相似，但意思截然不同。同学在平时背诵单词时，一定
要多加总结归纳。
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Completethesentences bytranslating intoEnglish theChinesegiven inbrackets. Please
write your translation onAnswer Sheet 2.
82.Ithink that themeal is well worth $80withouta discount (没有折扣的情况下值80美元).
【点评】well worth，“值”，后跟动名词或名词；discount 折扣。
83.Facing thefierce competition from other companies (面对来自其他公司的激烈竞争), the
automobilemanufacturer is considering launching apromotion campaign.
【点评】横线处要填的是一个非谓语从句，根据句意可知前后主语都是the automobile
manufacturer，因此用现在分词形式。
84.As far as hobbies are concerned, Jane and her sisternearly have nothing in common /hardly
have anything in common (几乎没有什么共同之处).
【点评】have something incommon 有共同点，注意表示否定时副词的使用。
85.Only after many failures have I realized that Icannot succeed with luck merely (我才认识到仅
凭运气是不能成功的).
【点评】本题考查only 位于句首的倒装。这里强调的是过去的事情对现在造成的影响“不能
成功”，因此应用现在完成时态。
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86.But forthesurvival instinctwhich nearly all creatures have, morespecies would have been
extinct from theearth (更多的物种就可能已经在地球上灭绝了).
【点评】but for，“要不是，如果没有”，这里考查虚拟语气，后面应该用would + havedone
的形式，强调这种非真实的虚拟对将来可能发生的情况的影响。
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