英语六级真题及答案.docx

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英语六级真题及答案

2004年6月英语六级真题

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itwastheworsttragedyinmaritime（航海的）history,sixtimesmoredeadlythantheTitanic.

WhentheGermancruiseshipWilhelmGustloffwashitbytorpedoes（鱼雷）firedfromaRussiansubmarineinthefinalwinterofWorldWarII,morethan10,000people-mostlywomen,children andoldpeoplefleeingthefinalRedArmypushintoNaziGermany-werepackedaboard.Anicestormhadturnedthedecksintofrozensheetsthatsenthundredsoffamiliesslidingintotheseaastheshiptiltedandbegantogodown.Othersdesperatelytriedtoputlifeboatsdown.Somewhosucceededfoughtoffthoseinthewaterwhohadthestrengthtotrytoclawtheirwayaboard.Mostpeoplefrozeimmediately.Tllneverforgetthescreams,"saysChristaNtitzmann,87,oneofthe 1,200survivors.Sherecallswatchingtheship,brightlylit,slippingintoitsdarkgrave-andintoseemingnothingness,rarelymentionedformorethanhalfacentury.

NowGermany'sNobelPrize-winningauthorGtinterGrasshasrevivedthememoryofthe9,000dead,includingmorethan4,000children-withhislatestnovelCrabWalk,publishedlast month.Thebook,whichwillbeoutinEnglishnextyear,doesn'tdwellonthesinking;itsheroineisapregnantyoungwomanwhosurvivesthecatastropheonlytosaylater:

"Nobodywantedtohear aboutit,nothereintheWest（ofGermany）andnotatallintheEast."Thereasonwasobvious.AsGrassputitinarecentinterviewwiththeweeklyDieWoche:

"BecausethecrimesweGermansareresponsibleforwereandaresodominant,wedidn'thavetheenergylefttotellofourownsufferings.''

ThelongsilenceaboutthesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwasprobablyunavoidable-andnecessary.Byunreservedlyowninguptotheircountry'smonstrouscrimesintheSecondWorldWar,Germanshavemanagedtowinacceptanceabroad,marginalize（使...不得势）theneo-Nazisathomeandmakepeacewiththeirneighbors.Today'sunifiedGermanyismoreprosperousandstablethanatanytimeinitslong,troubledhistory.Forthat,ahalfcenturyofwillfulforgettingaboutpainfulmemoriesliketheGermanTitanicwasperhapsareasonablepricetopay.ButeventhemostpoliticallycorrectGermansbelievethatthey'yenowearnedtherighttodiscussthefullhistoricalrecord.NottoequateGermansufferingwiththatofitsvictims,butsimplytoacknowledgeaterribletragedy.

21.WhydoestheauthorsaythesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwastheworsttragedyinmaritimehistory?

A）ItwasattackedbyRussiantorpedoes.

B）Mostofitspassengerswerefrozentodeath.

C）Itsvictimsweremostlywomenandchildren.

D）Itcausedthelargestnumberofcasualties.伤亡人数最多

22.Hundredsoffamiliesdroppedintotheseawhen

A）astrongicestormtiltedtheship冰爆轮船倾斜

B）thecruiseshipsankallofasudden

C）thebadlydamagedshipleanedtowardoneside

D）thefrightenedpassengersfoughtdesperatelyforlifeboats

23.TheWilhelmGustlofftragedywaslittletalkedaboutformorethanhalfacenturybecauseGermans

A）wereeagertowininternationalacceptance渴望获得国际的接受

B）feltguiltyfortheircrimesinWorldWarII

C）adbeenpressuredtokeepsilentaboutit

D）wereafraidofoffendingtheirneighbors

24.HowdoesGunterGrassrevivethememoryoftheWilhelmGustlofftragedy?

A）Bypresentingthehorriblesceneofthetorpedoattack.

B）Bydescribingtheship'ssinkingingreatdetail.

C）BygivinganinterviewtotheweeklyDieWoche.

D）Bydepictingthesurvivalofayoungpregnantwoman.通过孕妇的表述

25.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatGermansnolongerthinkthat

A）theywillbemisunderstoodiftheytalkabouttheWilhelmGustlofftragedy他们不再会被误解

B）theWilhelmGustlofftragedyisareasonablepricetopayforthenation'spastmisdeeds

C）GermanyisresponsibleforthehorriblecrimesitcommittedinWorldWarII

D）itiswrongtoequatetheirsufferingswiththoseofothercountries

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Giventhelackoffitbetweengiftedstudentsandtheirschools,itisnotsurprisingthatsuchstudentsoftenhavelittlegoodtosay'abouttheirschoolexperience.Inonestudyof400adulwhohadachieveddistinctioninallareasoflife,researchersfoundthatthree-fifthsoftheseindividualseitherdidbadlyinschoolorwereunhappyinschool.FewMacArthurPrizefellows,winnersoftheMacArthurAwardforcreativeaccomplishment,hadgoodthingstosayabouttheirprecollegiateschoolingiftheyhadnotbeenplacedinadvancedprograms.Anecdotal（名人轶事）reportssupportthis.PabloPicasso,CharlesDarwin,MarkTwain,OliverGoldsmith,andWilliamButlerYeatsalldislikedschool.SodidWinstonChurchill,whoalmostfailedoutofHarrow,aneliteBritishschool.AboutOliverGoldsmith,oneofhisteachersremarked,"Neverwassodullaboy."Oftenthesechildrenrealizethattheyknowmorethantheirteachers,andtheirteachersoftenfeelthatthesechildrenarearrogant,inattentive,orunmotivated.

Someofthesegiftedpeoplemayhavedonepoorlyinschoolbecausetheir,giftswerenotscholastic.MaybewecanaccountforPicassointhisway.Butmostfaredpoorlyinschoolnotbecausetheylackedabilitybutbecausetheyfoundschoolunchallengingandconsequentlylostinterest.Yeatsdescribedthelackoffitbetweenhismindandschool:

"BecauseIhadfounditdifficulttoattendtoanythinglessinterestingthanmyownthoughts,Iwasdifficulttoteach."Asnotedearlier,giftedchildrenofallkindstendtobestrong-willednonconformists.Nonconformity andstubbornness（andYeats'slevelofarroganceandself-absorption）arelikelytoleadtoConflictswithteachers.

Whenhighlygiftedstudentsinanydomaintalkaboutwhatwasimportanttothedevelopment oftheirabilities,theyarefarmorelikelytomentiontheirfamiliesthantheirschoolsorteachers.Awritingprodigy（神童）studiedbyDavidFeldmanandLynnGoldsmithwastaughtfarmoreaboutwritingbyhisjournalistfatherthanhisEnglishteacher.High-IQchildren,inAustraliastudiedbyMiracaGrosshadmuchmorepositivefeelingsabouttheirfamiliesthantheirschools.AbouthalfofthemathematiciansstudiedbyBenjaminBloomhadlittlegoodtosayaboutschool.Theyalldidwellinschoolandtookhonorsclasseswhenavailable,andsomeskippedgrades.

26.Themainpointtheauthorismakingaboutschoolsisthat

A）theyshouldsatisfytheneedsofstudentsfromdifferentfamilybackgrounds

B）theyareoftenincapableofcateringtotheneedsoftalentedstudents不能迎合具有天赋学生的需求

C）theyshouldorganizetheirclassesaccordingtothestudents'ability

D）theyshouldenrollasmanygiftedstudentsaspossible

27.TheauthorquotestheremarksofoneofOliverGoldsmith'steachers

A）toprovidesupportforhisargument支持自己的观点

B）toillustratethestrongwillofsomegiftedchildren

C）toexplainhowdullstudentscanalsobesuccessful

D）toshowhowpoorOliver'sperformancewasatschool

28.PabloPicassoislistedamongthemanygiftedchildrenwho

A）paidnoattentiontotheirteachersinclass

B）contradictedtheirteachersmuchtoooften

C）couldnotcopewiththeirstudiesatschoolsuccessfully

D）behavedarrogantlyandstubbornlyinthepresenceoftheirteachers表现的自大和傲慢

29.Manygiftedpeopleattributedtheirsuccess.

A）mainlytoparentalhelpandtheireducationathome家庭教育

B）bothtoschoolinstructionandtotheirparents'coaching

C）moretotheirparents'encouragementthantoschooltraining

D）lesstotheirsystematiceducationthantotheirtalent

30.Therootcauseofmanygiftedstudentshavingbadmemoriesoftheirschoolyearsisthat

A）theirnonconformitybroughtthemalotoftrouble

B）theywereseldompraisedbytheirteachers

C）schoolcoursesfailedtoinspireormotivatethem学校课程不能激励他们激发他们

D）teacherswereusuallyfarstricterthantheirparents

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage,

Whenweworryaboutwhomightbespyingonourprivatelives,weusuallythinkabouttheFederalagents.Buttheprivatesectoroutdoesthegovernmenteverytime.It'sLindaTripp,nottheFBI,whoisfacingchargesunderMaryland'slawsagainstsecrettelephonetaping.It'sourbanks,nottheInternalRevenueService（IRS）,thatpassourprivatefinancialdatatotelemarketingfin'ms.

ConsumeractivistsarepressingCongressforbetterprivacylawswithoutmuchresultsofar.Thelegislatorsleantowardlettingbusinesspeopletrackourfinancialhabitsvirtuallyatwill.

Asanexampleofwhat'sgoingon,considerU.S.Bancorp,whichwasrecentlysuedfordeceptivepracticesbythestateofMinnesota.Accordingtothelawsuit,thebanksuppliedatelemarketercalledMemberWorkswithsensitivecustomerdatasuchasnames,,ph'onenumbers,bank-accountandcredit-cardnumbers,SocialSecuritynumbers,accountbalancesandcreditlimits.

Withthesecustomerlistsinhand,MemberWorksstarteddialingfordollars-sellingdentalplans,videogames,computersoftwareandotherproductsandservices.Customerswhoaccepteda"freetrialoffer"had,30daystocancel.Ifthedeadlinepassed,theywerechargedautomaticallythroughtheirbankorcredit-cardaccounts.U.S.Bancorpcollectedashareoftherevenues.

Customersweredoublydeceived,thelawsuitclaims.They.didn'tknowthatthebankwasgivingaccountnumberstoMemberWorks.Andifcustomersasked,theywereledtothinktheanswerwasno.

ThestatesuedMemberWorksseparatelyfordeceptiveselling.Thecompanyde'hiesthatitdidanythingwrong.Foritspart,U.S.Bancorpsettledwithoutadmittinganymistakes.Butitagreedtostopexposingitscustomerstononfinancialproductsso