英语六级真题及答案详解.docx

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英语六级真题及答案详解

6月大学英语六级真题及答案详解

Part Ⅰ           Writing       （30minutes）

Directions:

 Forthispart，youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled TheCertificateCraze.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1．当前许多人热衷于各类证书考试

2．其目各不相似

3．在我看来……

TheCertificateCraze

注意：

此某些试题在答题卡1上。

PartII     ReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）        （15minutes）

Directions:

 Inthispart，youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionson AnswerSheet1. Forquestions1-7，choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）.Forquestions8-10，completetheseentenseswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

MinorityReport

Americanuniversitiesareacceptingmoreminoritiesthanever.Graduatingthemisanothermatter.

BarryMills，thepresidentofBowdoinCollege，wasjustifiablyproudofBowdoin'seffortstorecruitminoritystudents.Sincethesmall，eliteliberalartsschoolinBrunswick，Maine，hasboostedtheproportionofso-calledunder-representedminoritystudentsinenteringfreshmanclassesfrom8%to13%."Itisourresponsibilitytoreachoutandattractstudentstocometoourkindsofplaces,"hetolda NEWSWEEK reporter.ButBowdoinhasnotdonequiteaswellwhenitcomestoactuallygraduatingminorities.While9outof10whitestudentsroutinelygettheirdiplomaswithinsixyears，only7outof10blackstudentsmadeittograduationdayinseveralrecentclasses.

"Ifyoulookatwhoenterscollege，itnowlookslikeAmerica,"saysHilaryPennington，directorofpostsecondaryprogramsfortheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation，whichhascloselystudiedenrollmentpatternsinhighereducation."Butifyoulookatwhowalksacrossthestageforadiploma，it'sstilllargelythewhite，upper-incomepopulation."

TheUnitedStatesoncehadthehighestgraduationrateofanynation.Nowitstands10th.ForthefirsttimeinAmericanhistory，thereistheriskthattherisinggenerationwillbelesswelleducatedthanthepreviousone.Thegraduationrateamong25-to34-year-oldsisnobetterthantherateforthe55-to64-year-oldswhoweregoingtocollegemorethan30yearsago.Studiesshowthatmoreandmorepoorandnon-whitestudentswanttograduatefromcollege–buttheirgraduationratesfallfarshortoftheirdreams.Thegraduationratesforblacks，Latinos，andNativeAmericanslagfarbehindthegraduationratesforwhitesandAsians.AstheminoritypopulationgrowsintheUnitedStates，lowcollegegraduationratesbecomeathreattonationalprosperity.

Theproblemispronouncedatpublicuniversities.IntheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison–oneofthetopfiveorsoprestigiouspublicuniversities–graduated81%ofitswhitestudentswithinsixyears，butonly56%ofitsblacks.Atless-selectivestateschools，thenumbersgetworse.Duringthesametimeframe，theUniversityofNorthernIowagraduated67%ofitswhitestudents，butonly39%ofitsblacks.Communitycollegeshavelowgraduationratesgenerally–butrock-bottomratesforminorities.ArecentreviewofCaliforniacommunitycollegesfoundthatwhileathirdoftheAsianstudentspickeduptheirdegrees，only15%ofAfrican-Americansdidsoaswell.

Privatecollegesanduniversitiesgenerallydobetter，partlybecausetheyoffersmallerclassesandmorepersonalattention.Butwhenitcomestoasignificantgraduationgap，Bowdoinhascompany.NearbyColbyCollegeloggedan18-pointdifferencebetweenwhiteandblackgraduatesinand25pointsin.MiddleburyCollegeinVermont，anothertopschool，hada19-pointgapinanda22-pointgapin.Themostselectiveprivateschools–Harvard，Yale，andPrinceton–showalmostnogapbetweenblackandwhitegraduationrates.Butthatmayhavemoretodowiththeirabilitytoselectthebeststudents.AccordingtodatagatheredbyHarvardLawSchoolprofessorLainGainer，themostselectiveschoolsaremorelikelytochooseblackswhohaveatleastoneimmigrantparentfromAfricaortheCaribbeanthanblackstudentswhoaredescendantsofAmericanslaves.

"Highereducationhasbeenabletoduckthisissueforyears，particularlythemoreselectiveschools，bysayingtheresponsibilityisontheindividualstudent,"saysPenningtonoftheGatesFoundation."Iftheyfail，it'stheirfault."Somecriticsblameaffirmativeaction–studentsadmittedwithlowertestscoresandgradesfromshakyhighschoolsoftenstruggleateliteschools.Butabiggerproblemmaybethatpoorhighschoolsoftensendtheirstudentstocollegesforwhichtheyare"undermatched"：

theycouldgetintomoreelite，richerschools，butinsteadgotocommunitycollegesandlow-ratedstateschoolsthatlacktheresourcestohelpthem.Someschoolsoutforprofitcynicallyincreasetuitionsandcountonstudentloansandfederalaidtofootthebill–knowingfullwellthatthestudentswon'tmakeit."The