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86.shouldhelie/tellliestothecourt

PartVCloze（15minutes）

In1915EinsteinmadeatriptoGattingentogivesomelecturesattheinvitationofthemathematicalphysicistDavidHilbert.Hewasparticularlyeager—tooeager,itwouldturn62--toexplainalltheintricaciesofrelativitytohim.Thevisitwasatriumph,andhesaidtoafriendexcitedly.“Iwasableto63Hilbertofthegeneraltheoryofrelativity.”

64allofEinstein’spersonalturmoil（焦躁）atthetime,anewscientificanxietywasaboutto65.Hewasstrugglingtofindtherightequationsthatwould66hisnewconceptofgravity,67

thatwoulddefinehowobjectsmove68spaceandhowspaceiscurvedbyobjects.Bytheendofthesummer,he69themathematicalapproachhehadbeen70foralmostthreeyearswasflawed.Andnowtherewasa71pressure.Einsteindiscoveredtohis72thatHilberthadtakenwhathehadlecturesandwasracingtocomeup73thecorrectequationsfirst.

Itwasanenormouslycomplextask.AlthoughEinsteinwasthebetterphysicist.Hilbertwasthebettermathematician.SoinOctober1915Einstein74himselfintoamonth-long-franticendeavorin75hereturnedtoanearliermathematicalstrategyandwrestledwithequations,proofs,correctionsandupdatesthathe76togiveaslecturestoBerlin’sPrussianAcademyofSciencesonfour77Thursdays.

HisfirstlecturewasdeliveredonNov.4.1915,anditexplainedhisnewapproach,78headmittedhedidnotyethavetheprecisemathematicalformulationofit.Einsteinalsotooktimeofffrom79revisinghisequationstoengageinanawkwardfandango（方丹戈双人舞）withhiscompetitorHilbert.Worried80beingscooped（抢先）,hesentHilbertacopyofhisNov.4lecture.“Iam81toknowwhetheryouwilltakekindlytothisnewsolution,”Einsteinnotedwithatouchofdefensiveness.

62.A）upB）overC）outD）off

63.A）convinceB）counselC）persuadeD）preach

64.A）AboveB）AroundC）AmidD）Along

65.A）emitB）emergeC）submitD）submerge

66.A）imitateB）igniteC）describeD）ascribe

67.A）onesB）thoseC）allD）none

68.A）intoB）beyondC）amongD）through

69.A）resolvedB）realizedC）acceptedD）assured

70.A）pursuingB）protectingC）contestingD）contending

71.A）complexB）compatibleC）comparativeD）competitive

72.A）humorB）horrorC）excitementD）extinction

73.A）toB）forC）withD）against

74.A）threwB）thrustC）huddledD）hopped

75.A）howB）thatC）whatD）which

76.A）dashedB）dartedC）rushedD）reeled

77.A）successiveB）progressiveC）extensiveD）repetitive

78.A）soB）sinceC）thoughD）because

79.A）casuallyB）coarselyC）violentlyD）furiously

80.A）afterB）aboutC）onD）in

81.A）curiousB）consciousC）ambitiousD）ambiguous

PartVITranslation（5minutes）

82.Butformobilephone,___________________（我们的通信就不可能如此迅速和方便）。

83.Inhandlinganembarrassingsituation,_____________（没有什么比幽默感更有帮助的了）.

84.TheForeignMinistersaidhewasresigning,______________（但他拒绝进一步解释这样做的原因）.

85.Humanbehaviorismostlyaproductoflearning,_________________（而动物的行为主要依靠本能）.

86.Thewitnesswastoldthatundernocircumstances_____________________（他都不应该对法庭说慌）.

2008年6月21日英语六级真题及答案

SectionB

Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,you’renotaninvestorinoneofthosehedgefundsthatfailedcompletely.Withthedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-expensiveLondonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runsabout$8.

Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn’tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthepound.Itissittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainsttheCanadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainstthedollar.

Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation,foranation’sself-esteemrestsinpartonthestrengthofitscurrency.It’salsoapotentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestrates.AndyettherearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.economy-fromgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami-forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.

ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathasbecomehostiletoforeigners.ButnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhisyearwillfinallytopthe2000peak?

ManyEuropeansnowapparentlyviewtheU.S.thewaymanyAmericansviewMexico-asacheapplacetovacation,shopandparty,allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocalscan’taffordtojointhemerrymaking.

Themoneytouristsspendhelpsdecreaseourchronictradedeficit.Sodoexports,whichthanksinparttotheweakdollar,soared11percentbetweenMay2006andMay2007.Forfirstfivemonthsof2007,thetradedeficitactuallyfell7percentfrom2006.

IfyouownsharesinlargeAmericancorporations,you’reawinnerintheweak-dollargamble.LastweekCoca-Cola’sstickbubbledtoafive-yearhighafteritreportedafantasticquarter.Foreignsalesaccountedfor65percentofCoke’sbeveragebusiness.OtherAmericancompaniesprofitingfromthistrendincludeMcDonald’sandIBM.

Americantourists,however,shouldn’texpectanyreliefsoon.Thedollarloststrengththewaymanymarriagesbreakup-slowly,andthenallatonce.Andcurrenciesdon’tturnonadime.Soifyouwanttoavoidthepaininflictedbytheincreasinglypatheticdollar,cancelthatsummervacationtoEnglandandlooktoNewEngland.There,thedollarisstilltreatedwithalittlerespect.

52.WhydoAmericansfeelhumiliated?

A）TheireconomyisplungingB）Theycan’taffordtripstoEurope

C）TheircurrencyhasslumpedD）Theyhavelosthalfoftheirassets.

53.HowdoesthecurrentdollaraffectthelifeofordinaryAmericans?

TheyhavetocanceltheirvacationsinNewEngland.

Theyfinditunaffordabletodineinmom-and-poprestaurants.

Theyhavetospendmoremoneywhenbuyingimportedgoods.

Theymightlosetheirjobsduetopotentialeconomicproblems.

54HowdomanyEuropeansfeelabouttheU.Swiththedevalueddollar?

Theyfeelcontemptuousofit

Theyaresympatheticwithit.

Theyregarditasasuperpoweronthedecline.

Theythinkofitasagoodtouristdestination.

55whatistheauthor’sadvicetoAmericans?

Theytreatthedollarwithalittlerespect

Theytrytowinintheweak-dollargamble

Theyvacationathomeratherthanabroad

Theytreasuretheirmarriagesallthemore.

56Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“currenciesdon’tturnonadime”（Line2,Para7）?

Thedollar’svaluewillnotincreaseintheshortterm.

Thevalueofadollarwillnotbereducedtoadime

Thedollar’svaluewilldrop,butwithinasmallmargin.

FewAmericanswillchangedollarsintoothercurrencies.

PassageTwo

Inthecollege-admissionswars,weparentsarethetruefights.Wearepushingourkidstogetgoodgrades,takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuildresumessotheycangetintothecollegeofourfirstchoice.I’vetwicebeentothewars,andasIsurveythebattlefield,somethingdifferentishappening.Weseeourkids’collegebackgroundaseprizedemonstratinghowwellwe’veraisedthem.Butwecan’tacknowledgethatourobsession（痴迷）ismoreaboutusthanthem.Sowe’vecontrivedvariousjustificationsthatturnouttobehalf-truths,prejudicesormyths.Itactuallydoesn’tmattermuchwhetherAaronandNicolegotoStanford.

Wehaveafull-blownprestigepanic;

weworrythattherewon’tbeenoughprizestogoaround.Fearfulparentsurgetheirchildrentoapplytomoreschoolsthanever.Underlyingthehysteria（歇斯底里）isthebeliefthatscarceelitedegreesmustbehighlyvaluable.Theirgraduatesmustenjoymoresuccessbecausetheygetabettereducationanddevelopbettercontacts.Allthatisplausible——andmostlywrong.Wehaven’tfoundanyconvincingevidencethatselectivityorprestigematters.Selectiveschoolsdon’tsystematicallyemploybetterinstructionalapproachesthanlessselectiveschools.Ontwomeasures——professors’feedbackandthenumberofessayexams——selectiveschoolsdoslightlyworse.

Bysomestudies,selectiveschoolsdoenhancetheirgraduates’lifetimeearnings.Thegainisreckonedat2-4%forevery100-poinntincreaseinaschool’saverageSATscores.Buteventhisadvantageisprobablyastatisticalfluke（偶然）.Awell-knownstudyexaminedstudentswhogotintohighlyselectiveschoolsandthenwentelsewhere.Theyearnedjustasmuchasgraduatesfromhigher-statusschools.

Kidscountmorethantheircolleges.Gettingintoyalemaysignifyintellgence,talentandAmbition.Butit’snottheonlyindicatorand,paradoxically,itssignificanceisdeclining.Thereason:

somanysimilarpeoplegoelsewhere.Gettingintocollegeisnotlifeonlycompetiton.Old-boynetworksarebreakingdown.princetoneconomistAlanKruegerstudiedadmissionstoonetopPh.D.program.HighscoresontheGREhelpdexplainwhogotin;

degreesofprestigiousuniversitiesdidn’t.

So,parents,lightenup.thestakeshavebeenvastlyexaggerated.uptoapoint,wecanrationalizeourpushiness.Americaisacompetitivesociety;

ourkidsneedtoadjusttothat.buttoomuchpushinesscanbedestructive.theveryambitionweimposeonourc