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【答案】条件2005年1月大学英语六级考试试题

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuary,Ihadtoofficiateattwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.Bothhaddied"fullofyears,"astheBiblewouldsay;bothyieldedtothenormalwearingoutofthebodyafteralongandfulllife.Theirhomeshappenedtobeneareachother,soIpaidcondolence（吊唁）callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.

　　Atthefirsthome,thesonofthedeceased（已故的）womansaidtome,"IfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnow,shewouldbealivetoday.It'smyfaultthatshedied."Atthesecondhome,thesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaid,"IfonlyIhadn'tinsistedonmymother'sgoingtoFlorida,shewouldbealivetoday.Thatlongairplaneride,theabruptchangeofclimate,wasmorethanshecouldtake.It'smyfaultthatshe'sdead."

　　Whenthingsdon'tturnoutaswewouldlikethemto,itisverytemptingtoassumethathadwedonethingsdifferently,thestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Priestsknowthatanytimethereisadeath,thesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadly,theybelievethattheoppositecourse-keepingMotherathome,postponingtheoperation–wouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterall,howcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?

　　Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilt.Thefirstisourpressingneedtobelievethattheworldmakessense,thatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwheretheyexistonlyinourminds.

　　Thesecondelementisthenotionthatwearethecauseofwhathappens,especiallythebadthingsthathappen.Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateveryeventhasacausetobelievingthateverydisasterisourfault.Therootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhood.Psychologistsspeakoftheinfantilemythofomnipotence（万能）.Ababycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneeds,andthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandsummonstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecries,andsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungry,peoplefeedhim,andwhenheiswet,peoplechangehim.Veryoften,wedonotcompletelyoutgrowthatinfantilenotionthatourwishescausethingstohappen.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　FrustratedwithdelaysinSacramento,BayAreaofficialssaidThursdaytheyplannedtotakemattersintotheirownhandstoregulatetheregion'sgrowingpileofelectronictrash.

　　ASanJosecouncilwomanandaSanFranciscosupervisorsaidtheywouldproposelocalinitiativesaimedatcontrollingelectronicwasteiftheCalifornialaw-makingbodyfailstoactontwobillsstalledintheAssembly~TheyareamongagrowingnumberofCaliforniacitiesandcountiesthathaveexpressedthesameintention.

　　Environmentalistsandlocalgovernmentsareincreasinglyconcernedaboutthetoxichazardposedbyoldelectronicdevicesandthecostofsafelyrecyclingthoseproducts.Anestimated6milliontelevisionsandcomputersarestockedinCaliforniahomes,andanadditional6,000to7,000computersbecomeoutdatedeveryday.Themachinescontainhighlevelsofleadandotherhazardoussubstances,andarealreadybannedfromCalifornialandfills（垃圾填埋场）.

　　LegislationbySenatorByronSherwouldrequireconsumerstopayarecyclingfeeofupto$30oneverynewmachinecontainingacathode（阴极）raytube.Usedinalmostallvideomonitorsandtelevisions,thosedevicescontainfourtoeightpoundsofleadeach.Thefeeswouldgotowardsettinguprecyclingprograms,providinggrantstonon-profitagenciesthatreusethetubesandrewardingmanufacturersthatencouragerecycling.

　　AseparatebillbyLosAngeles-areaSenatorGloriaRomerowouldrequirehigh-techmanufacturerstodevelopprogramstorecycleso-callede-waste.

　　Ifpassed,themeasureswouldputCaliforniaattheforefrontofnationaleffortstomanagetherefuseoftheelectronicage.

　　Buthigh-techgroups,includingtheSiliconValleyManufacturingGroupandtheAmericanElectronicsAssociation,opposethemeasures,arguingthatfeesofupto$30willdriveconsumerstoonline,out-of-stateretailers.

　　"Whatreallyneedstooccurisconsumereducation.Mostconsumersareunawarethey'renotsupposedtothrowcomputersinthetrash,"saidRoxanneGould,vicepresidentofgovernmentrelationsfortheelectronicsassociation.

　　Computerrecyclingshouldbealocaleffortandpartofresidentialwastecollectionprograms,sheadded.

　　Recyclingelectronicwasteisadangerousandspecializedmatter,andenvironmentalistsmaintainthestatemustsupportrecyclingeffortsandensurethatthejobisn'tcontractedtounscrupulous（毫无顾忌的）junkdealerswhosendthetoxicpartsoverseas.

　　"Thegraveyardofthehigh-techrevolutionisendingupinruralChina,"saidTedSmith,directoroftheSiliconValleyToxicsCoalition.HisgroupispushingforanamendmenttoSher'sbillthatwouldpreventtheexportofe-waste.

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Throughoutthenation'smorethan15,000schooldistricts,widelydifferingapproachestoteachingscienceandmathhaveemerged.Thoughtherecanbestrengthindiversity,anewinternationalanalysissuggeststhatthisvariabilityhasinsteadcontributedtolackluster（平淡的）achievementscoresbyU.S.childrenrelativetotheirpeersinotherdevelopedcountries.

　　Indeed,concludesWilliamH.SchmidtofMichiganStateUniversity,wholedthenewanalysis,"nosingleintellectuallycoherentvisiondominatesU.S.educationalpracticeinmathorscience.''Thereason,hesaid,"isbecausethesystemisdeeplyandfundamentallyflawed."

　　Thenewanalysis,releasedthisweekbytheNationalScienceFoundationinArlington,Va.,isbasedondatacollectedfromabout50nationsaspartoftheThirdInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy.

　　NotonlydoapproachestoteachingscienceandmathvaryamongindividualU.S.communities,thereportfinds,butthereappearstobelittlestrategicfocuswithinaschooldistrict’scurricula,itstextbooks,oritsteachers'activities.Thiscontrastssharplywiththecoordinatednationalprogramsofmostothercountries.

　　Onaverage,U.S.studentsstudymoretopicswithinscienceandmaththantheirinternationalcounterpartsdo.Thiscreatesaneducationalenvironmentthat"isamilewideandaninchdeep,"Schmidtnotes.

　　Forinstance,eighthgradersintheUnitedStatescoverabout33topicsinmathversusjust19inJapan.Amongsciencecourses,theinternationalgapisevenwider.U.S.curriculaforthisagelevelresemblethoseofasmallgroupofcountriesincludingAustralia,Thailand,Iceland,andBulgaria.SchmidtaskswhethertheUnitedStateswantstobeclassedwiththesenations,whoseeducationalsystems"shareourpatternofsplintered（支离破碎的）visions"butwhicharenoteconomicleaders.

　　Thenewreport"couldn'tcomeatabettertime,"saysGeraldWheeler,executivedirectoroftheNationalScienceTeachersAssociationinArlington."ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsprovidethatfocusedvision,"includingthecall"todoless,butingreaterdepth."

　　Implementingthenewsciencestandardsandtheirmathcounterpartswillbethechallenge,heandSchmidtagree,becausethedecentralizedresponsibilityforeducationintheUnitedStatesrequiresthatanyreformsbetailoredandinstitutedonecommunityatatime.

　　Infact,Schmidtargues,reformssuchastheseproposednationalstandards"faceanalmostimpossibletask,becauseeventhoughtheyareintellectuallycoherent,eachbecomesonlyonemorevoiceinthebabble（嘈杂声）."

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　"I'venevermetahumanworthcloning,"sayscloningexpertMarkWesthusinfromhislabatTexasA&MUniversity."It'sastupidendeavor."That'saninterestingchoiceofadjective,comingfromamanwhohasspentmillionsofdollarstryingtoclonea13-year-olddognamedMissy.Sofar,heandhisteamhavenotsucceeded,thoughtheyhaveclonedtwocowsandexpecttocloneacatsoon.TheyjustmightsucceedincloningMissythisspring-orperhapsnotforanother5years.Itseemsthereproductivesystemofman'sbestfriendisoneofthemysteriesofmodernscience.

　　Westhusin'sexperiencewithcloninganimalsleaveshimupsetbyallthistalkofhumancloning.InthreeyearsofworkontheMissyproject,usinghundredsuponhundredsofdog'seggs,theA&Mteamhasproducedonlyadozenorsoembryos（胚胎）carryingMissy'sDNA.Nonehavesurvivedthetransfertoasurrogate（代孕的）mother.Thewastageofeggsandthemanyspontaneouslyabortedfetuses（胎）maybeacceptablewhenyou'redealingwithcatsorbulls,heargues,butnotwithhumans."Cloningisincrediblyinefficient,andalsodangerous,"hesays.

　　Evenso,dogcloningisacommercialopportunity,withaniceresearchpayoff.EversinceDollythesheepwasclonedin1997,Westhusin'sphonehasbeenringingwithpeoplecallinginhopesofduplicatingtheircatsanddogs,cattleandhorses."Alotofpeoplewanttoclonepets,especiallyifthepriceisright,"saysWesthusin.CostisnoobstacleforMissy'smysteriousbillionaireowner;he'sputup$3.7millionsofartofundA&M'sresearch.

　　Contrarytosomemediareports,Missyisnotdead.TheownerwantsatwintocarryonMissy'sfinequalitiesaftershedoesdie.Theproto