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大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheimportanceofbuildingtrustbetweenteachersandstudents. Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
【参考范文】
Itisuniversallyacknowledgedthattrustisoneofthemostvaluableassetsforinterpersonalcommunication.However,itisnotuncommontohavemisunderstandingandgenerationgapbetweenteachersandstudents.withthecurrenttrendofcommunicationbecomingnecessaryandindispensableinthisever-changingmodernsociety,buildingtrustisofgreatsignificance.
Inordertosetupthecredibilitybetweenteachersandstudents,ontheonehand,asteachers,weshouldsincerelydealwiththestudents’problemsanddifficulties,comprehendingtheirnecessities.Ontheotherhand,asstudents,itisnecessarythatmoreunderstandingandrespectshouldbegiven.Becominggoodfriendstohavethetrans-positionalconsiderationeachothercanbuildaharmoniousatmosphere.
Onlyinthisway,wouldtherelationshipoftrustbetweenteachersandstudentsbeestablishedeffectively.Whenstudentsencounterthedifficultiesandproblems,theywouldbewillingtoturntotheirrespectedteachers,wherebytheeducationdevelopmentinourcountrycouldhaveafurtherstep.
PartⅡ ListeningComprehension(25minutes)
暂缺选项
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
WhenElonMusksaysthathisnewpriorityisusingartificialintelligencetobuilddomesticrobots,weshouldlookforwardtothedayinadmiration.
Mr.Muskisaguywhogetsthingsdone.Thefounderoftwotechcompanies,TeslaMotorsandSpaceX,isbringingelectricvehiclestomassmarketand26humanstoliveonotherplanets.Thissoundslikesomuchhotair,butthenear$13billionfortunethisentrepreneurhas27comesfrompracticalachievementsratherthanhypotheticalones.
Alotofcleverpeopleare28aboutartificialintelligence,fearingthatrobotswillonedaybecomeso29thatthey’llmurderallofus.Thesefearsaremostly30:
aswithhysteriaaboutgeneticmodification,wehumansaregenerallywiseenoughtomanagetheseproblemswithspeedandcare.
Andjustthinkofhowwonderfulitwouldbeifyouhadalive-inrobot.Itcould,31,belikehavingababysitterandanurserolledintoone--or,ifthatrequired32intelligencebeyondthepowerofMr.Musk’simaginedmachine,atleastsomeonetochopthecarrots,washthecarandmowthelawn.Oncepurchasedandtrained,thiswouldallowthe33usertosavemoneyandtime,freeingup34spaceinourbusylivestoreadagoodbook.
ThatiswhywewelcomeMr.Musk’slatest35,andwishhimwell.Aslongasrobotsaddtothesumofhumanhappiness,reducesuffering,andcreatetimetoreadworld-classjournalism,weshouldbetheirfans.Especiallysincejournalismisonejobrobotswillneverdo.
A)amassed
B)casual
C)emotional
D)enabling
E)eventually
F)exaggerated
G)extravagant
H)generously
I)misleading
J)precious
K)reward
L)smart
M)sphere
N)terrified
O)venture
【参考答案】
26.D.enabling
27.A.amassed
28.N.terrified
29.L.smart
30.F.exaggerated
31.E.eventually
32.C.emotional
33.B.casual
34.J.precious
35.O.venture
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoeachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
Intherealworld,nobodycaresthatyouwenttoanIvyLeagueschool
A)Asahighschooljunior,everythinginmyliferevolvedaroundgettingintotherightcollege.IdiligentlyattendedmySAT,ACT,andAdvancedPlacementtestpreparationcourses.Ijuggled(尽力应付)cross-countryandtrackschedules,newspaperstaff,andmychurch’syouthgroupanddramateam.Ididn’tdrink,party,orevendomuchdating.Therightcollege,Ithought,wasonewithprestige,onewithaname.Itdidn’thavetobetheIvyLeague,butitneededtobe“topschool.”
B)Lookingbacknow,nineyearslater,Ican’trememberexactlywhatitwasabouttheseuniversitiesthatmadethemseemsomuchbetter.Wasitacurriculumthatappearedmorerigorous,perhaps?
OranalumninetworkthatIhopedwouldopendoorsdowntheline?
Maybe.“Idothinkthereareadvantagestoschoolswithmorerecognition,”notesMarybethGasman,aprofessorofhighereducationattheUniversityofPennsylvania.“Idon’tnecessarilythinkthat’sareasontogotoone.”
C)Inreflection,myfirmbeliefinthepowerofthebrandwasnaive,nottomentionabitsnobby.Iquicklypassedoverstateschoolsandsouthernschools,believingtheircurriculumstobeautomaticallyinferiortonortheasternorwesterncounterparts.Instead,IdreamedoflivinginNewYorkCityandmyparentsobligedmewithavisittoNewYorkUniversity’s(NYU)campus.Duringthetour,tuitionfeeswerediscussed.(NYUisconsistentlyrankedoneofthecountry’smostexpensiveschools,withroomandboardcoststotalingupwardsof$64,000ayear.)Upuntilthen,Ihadn’ttrulyrealizedjusthowexpensiveaneducationcanbe.Overthenextfewmonths,IrealizednotonlycouldInotaffordmydreamschool,Icouldn’tevenaffordtheoneswhereI’dbeenaccepted.CityUniversityofNewYork(CUNY),RutgersUniversity,andIndianaUniversitywereoutofreachaswereMississippiStateandtheUniversityofAlabama,whereIwouldhavetopayout-of-statefees.Furthercomplicatingmycollegesearchwasaflourishingstackcareer—Iwantedtokeeprunningbutmytimesweren’tquitefastenoughtosecureascholarship.
D)Andso,at11pmonthenightofGeorgiaStateUniversity’s(GSU)midnightdeadline,Iappliedonline.RatedNo.466overallonForbes’ListsTopColleges,No.183inResearchUniversities,andNo.108intheSouth,Ican’tsayitwasmytopchoice.Still,thetrackcoachhadofferedmeawalk-onspot,andIactuallyfoundtheurbanAtlantacampusadecentconsolationprizeafterNewYorkCity.
E)Whileitmayhavebeenpractical,itwasn’tprestigious,Buthere’sthething:
Ilovedmy“lower-tier”(低层次的)university.(Iusetheterm“low-tier”cautiously,becauseGSUisawell-regardedresearchinstitutionthatattractshighqualityprofessorsandfacultyfromalloverthecountry.)Wearetaughttobelievethatonlybygoingtothebestschoolsandgettingthebestgradescanweescapetheratraceandbuildabetterfuture.Butwhatiflower-tiercollegesanduniversitieswerethetickettoescapingtheratrace?
Afterall,whereelsecanyouleaveschoolwithadecentdegree—butwithoutalifetimeofdebt?
F)Myschooldidn’tcomepre-packagedlikethemorepopularoptions,sowewerelefttotakecareofourselves,figuringoutcitylifeandtryingtocompletedegreeprogramsthatnoonewaschampioningforustosucceedin.WhatI’msayingis,Ilovedmyuniversitybecauseittaughtusalltoberesourcefulandwecouldmakewhatwewantedoutofit.
G)Iwasluckyenoughtohavemytuitioncoveredbyalottery-fundedscholarshipcalledHOPE(HelpingOutstandingPupilsEducationally).WhenIstartedcollege,theHOPEscholarshipwasfundedbythestateofGeorgiaandofferedtograduatinghighschoolseniorswithaGPAof3.0orhigher.LivingcostsandbooksIpaidforwithmoneyearnedduringhighschool,supplementedbyasmallcollegefundmydeceasedgrandfatherleftformeandamodestsavingsaccountmyparentscreatedwhenIwasborn.
H)Sowhataboutallthatnamerecognition?
Sure,manyofmycolleaguesandcompetitorshavemoreglamorousalmamaters(母校)thanIdo.Asajournalist,IhavecompetedagainstNYU,Columbia,andNortheasterngraduatesforjobs.Andyet,notasingleinterviewerhaseveraskedmeaboutmyeducationalbackground.Infact,almosteveryinterviewI’veeverhadwasduetoaconnection—onethatI’vegainedthroughpuredetermination,notaschoolbrand.
I)AccordingtoTheBostonGlobe,studentswhoearnedtheirbachelor’sin2012haveanaveragemonthlyloanpaymentof$312,whichisone-thirdmorethanthosewhograduatedin2004.Ultimately,that’sthethinguniversitiesdon’twanttoadmit.Privateuniversitiesaremoney-makinginstitutions.Ifyoucanaffordtobuyprestige,that’syourchoice.Fortherestofus,however,ourheartylower-tiereduniversitiesarejustfine,thankyou.
J)Wealthyuniversitiestalkupthebenefitstheirnamewillgivegraduates;namely,strongalumninetworks,starfaculty,andarésuméboost.Butyouneedn’tattendanIvyLeagueschooltoreapthoserewards.LudacrisandtheformerCEOofBankofAmericaKenLewisarealumniofmycollege,aswellasVICE’sfirstfemaleeditor-in-chief,EllisJones.Successfulpeopletendtobesuccessfulnomatterwheretheygotoschool.Andlower-tierschoolscanhavealumninetworksjustasstrongastheirbignamecounterparts.Infact,lower-tierschoolalumninetworksarearguablystronger,becausefellowalumnirecognizethatyoudidn’tnecessarilyhaveaneasypathtofollow.Theymightbemorewillingtooffercareerhelp,becauseyourlessfamousschooldenotesthat,likethem.,youarealsofullofenergyandperseveranc