大学英语六级真题卷+听力原文+答案详解.docx

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大学英语六级真题卷大学英语六级真题卷+听力原文听力原文+答案详解答案详解2011年6月大学英语六级真题PartWriting（30minutes）Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheCertificateCraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.1现在许多人热衷于各类证书考试2其目的各不相同3在我看来TheCertificateCraze注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上。

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.MinorityReportAmericanuniversitiesareacceptingmoreminoritiesthanever.Graduatingthemisanothermatter.BarryMills,thepresidentofBowdoinCollege,wasjustifiablyproudofBowdoinseffortstorecruitminoritystudents.Since2003thesmall,eliteliberalartsschoolinBrunswick,Maine,hasboostedtheproportionofso-calledunder-representedminoritystudentsinenteringfreshmanclassesfrom8%to13%.Itisourresponsibilitytoreachoutandattractstudentstocometoourkindsofplaces,hetoldaNEWSWEEKreporter.ButBowdoinhasnotdonequiteaswellwhenitcomestoactuallygraduatingminorities.While9outof10whitestudentsroutinelygettheirdiplomaswithinsixyears,only7outof10blackstudentsmadeittograduationdayinseveralrecentclasses.Ifyoulookatwhoenterscollege,itnowlookslikeAmerica,saysHilaryPennington,directorofpostsecondaryprogramsfortheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation,whichhascloselystudiedenrollmentpatternsinhighereducation.Butifyoulookatwhowalksacrossthestageforadiploma,itsstilllargelythewhite,upper-incomepopulation.TheUnitedStatesoncehadthehighestgraduationrateofanynation.Nowitstands10th.ForthefirsttimeinAmericanhistory,thereistheriskthattherisinggenerationwillbelesswelleducatedthanthepreviousone.Thegraduationrateamong25-to34-year-oldsisnobetterthantherateforthe55-to64-year-oldswhoweregoingtocollegemorethan30yearsago.Studiesshowthatmoreandmorepoorandnon-whitestudentswanttograduatefromcollegebuttheirgraduationratesfallfarshortoftheirdreams.Thegraduationratesforblacks,Latinos,andNativeAmericanslagfarbehindthegraduationratesforwhitesandAsians.AstheminoritypopulationgrowsintheUnitedStates,lowcollegegraduationratesbecomeathreattonationalprosperity.Theproblemispronouncedatpublicuniversities.In2007theUniversityofWisconsin-Madisononeofthetopfiveorsoprestigiouspublicuniversitiesgraduated81%ofitswhitestudentswithinsixyears,butonly56%ofitsblacks.Atless-selectivestateschools,thenumbersgetworse.Duringthesametimeframe,theUniversityofNorthernIowagraduated67%ofitswhitestudents,butonly39%ofitsblacks.Communitycollegeshavelowgraduationratesgenerallybutrock-bottomratesforminorities.ArecentreviewofCaliforniacommunitycollegesfoundthatwhileathirdoftheAsianstudentspickeduptheirdegrees,only15%ofAfrican-Americansdidsoaswell.Privatecollegesanduniversitiesgenerallydobetter,partlybecausetheyoffersmallerclassesandmorepersonalattention.Butwhenitcomestoasignificantgraduationgap,Bowdoinhascompany.NearbyColbyCollegeloggedan18-pointdifferencebetweenwhiteandblackgraduatesin2007and25pointsin2006.MiddleburyCollegeinVermont,anothertopschool,hada19-pointgapin2007anda22-pointgapin2006.ThemostselectiveprivateschoolsHarvard,Yale,andPrincetonshowalmostnogapbetweenblackandwhitegraduationrates.Butthatmayhavemoretodowiththeirabilitytoselectthebeststudents.AccordingtodatagatheredbyHarvardLawSchoolprofessorLaniGuinier,themostselectiveschoolsaremorelikelytochooseblackswhohaveatleastoneimmigrantparentfromAfricaortheCaribbeanthanblackstudentswhoaredescendantsofAmericanslaves.Highereducationhasbeenabletoduckthisissueforyears,particularlythemoreselectiveschools,bysayingtheresponsibilityisontheindividualstudent,saysPenningtonoftheGatesFoundation.Iftheyfail,itstheirfault.Somecriticsblameaffirmativeactionstudentsadmittedwithlowertestscoresandgradesfromshakyhighschoolsoftenstruggleateliteschools.Butabiggerproblemmaybethatpoorhighschoolsoftensendtheirstudentstocollegesforwhichtheyareundermatched:

theycouldgetintomoreelite,richerschools,butinsteadgotocommunitycollegesandlow-ratedstateschoolsthatlacktheresourcestohelpthem.Someschoolsoutforprofitcynicallyincreasetuitionsandcountonstudentloansandfederalaidtofootthebillknowingfullwellthatthestudentswontmakeit.Theschoolkeepsthemoney,butthekidleaveswithloadsofdebtandnodegreeandnoabilitytogetabetterjob.Collegesarenotholdinguptheirend,saysAmyWilkinsoftheEducationTrust.Acollegeeducationisgettingevermoreexpensive.Since1982tuitionshavebeenrisingatroughlytwicetherateofinflation.In2008thenetcostofattendingafour-yearpublicuniversityafterfinancialaidequaled28%ofmedian（中间的）familyincome,whileafour-yearprivateuniversitycost76%ofmedianfamilyincome.Moreandmorescholarshipsarebasedonmerit,notneed.Poorerstudentsarenotalwaysthebest-informedconsumers.Oftentheywindupdeeplyindebtorsimplyunabletopayafterayearortwoandmustdropout.Thereoncewasatimewhenuniversitiestookprideintheirdropoutrates.Professorswouldbegintheyearbysaying,Looktotherightandlooktotheleft.Oneofyouisnotgoingtobeherebytheendoftheyear.ButsuchaDarwinianspiritisbeginningtogivewayasatleastafewcollegesfaceuptothegraduationgap.AttheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,thegaphasbeenroughlyhalvedoverthelastthreeyears.Theuniversityhaspouredresourcesintopeercounselingtohelpstudentsfrominner-cityschoolsadjusttotherigor（严格要求）andfasterpaceofauniversityclassroomandalsotohelpminoritystudentsovercomethestereotypethattheyarelessqualified.Wisconsinhasalaserlikefocusonbuildingupstudentskillsinthefirstthreemonths,accordingtoviceprovost（教务长）DamonWilliams.Stateandfederalgovernmentscouldsharpenthatfocuseverywherebybroadlypublishingminoritygraduationrates.ForyearsprivatecollegessuchasPrincetonandMIThavehadsuccessbringingminoritiesontocampusinthesummerbeforefreshmanyeartogivethemsomepreparatorycourses.Thenewertrendistostartrecruitingpoorandnon-whitestudentsasearlyastheseventhgrade,usinginnovativetoolstoidentifykidswithsophisticatedverbalskills.Suchprogramscanbeexpensive,ofcourse,butcheapcomparedwiththemillionsalreadyinvestedinscholarshipsandgrantsforkidswhohavelittlechancetograduatewithoutspecialsupport.Witheffortandmoney,thegraduationgapcanbeclosed.WashingtonandLeeisasmall,selectiveschoolinLexington,Va.Itsstudentbodyislessthan5%blackandlessthan2%Latino.Whiletheschoolusuallygraduatedabout90%ofitswhites,thegraduationrateofitsblacksandLatinoshaddippedto63%by2007.Wewentthroughadramaticshift,saysDawnWatkins,thevicepresidentforstudentaffairs.Theschoolaggressivelypushedmentoring（辅导）ofminoritiesbyotherstudentsandpartneringwithparentsataspecialpre-enrollmentsession.Theschoolhaditsfirst-everblackhomecoming.Lastspringtheschoolgraduatedthesameproportionofminoritiesasitdidwhites.IftheUnitedStateswantstokeepupintheglobaleconomicrace,itwillhavetopaysystematicattentiontograduatingminorities,notjustenrollingthem.注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.WhatistheauthorsmainconcernaboutAmericanhighereducation?

A）Thesmallproportionofminoritystudents.B）Thelowgraduationratesofminoritystudents.C）Thegrowingconflictsamongethnicgroups.D）Thepooracademicperformanceofstudents.2.WhatwastheprideofPresidentBarryMillsofBowdoinCollege?

A）Theprestigeofitsliberalartsprograms.B）ItsrankingamonguniversitiesinMaine.C）Thehighgraduationratesofitsstudents.D）Itsincreasedenrollmentofminoritystudents.3.WhatistheriskfacingAmerica?

A）Itsschoolswillbeoverwhelmedbythegrowingnumberofillegalimmigrants.B）Therisinggenerationwillbelesswelleducatedthanthepreviousone.C）Morepoorandnon-whitestudentswillbedeniedaccesstocollege.D）Itisgoingtoloseitscompetitiveedgeinhighereducation.4.HowmanyAfrican-AmericanstudentsearnedtheirdegreesinCaliforniacommunitycollegesaccordingtoarecentreview?

A）Fifty-sixpercent.C）Fifteenpercent.B）Thirty-ninepercent.D）Sixty-sevenpercent.5.Harvard,Yale,andPrincetonshowalmostnogapbetweenblackandwhitegraduationratesmainlybecause.A）theirstudentsworkharderC）theirclassesaregenerallysmallerB）theyrecruitthebeststudentsD）theygivestudentsmoreattention6.HowdoesAmyWilkinsoftheEducationTrustviewminoritystudentsfailuretogetadegree?

A）Universitiesaretoblame.B）Studentsdontworkhard.C）Thegovernmentfailstoprovidethenecessarysupport.D）Affirmativeactionshouldbeheldresponsible.7.Whydosomestudentsdropoutafterayearortwoaccordingtotheauthor?

A）Theyhavelostconfidenceinthemselves.B）Theycannotaffordthehightuition.C）Theycannotadapttotherigoroftheschool.D）Theyfailtodevelopinterestintheirstudies.8.Totackletheproblemofgraduationgap,theUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonhelpsminoritystudentsgetoverthestereotypethat_.9.Foryears,privatecollegessuchasPrincetonandMIThaveprovidedminoritystudentswith_duringthesummerbeforefreshmanyear.10.WashingtonandLeeUniversityiscitedasanexampletoshowth