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大学英语六级真题+听力原文+参考答案
2013年12月大学英语
torycourses.Thenewertrendistostartrecruitingpoorandnon-whitestudentsasearlyastheseventhgrade,usinginnovativetoolstoidentifykidswithsophisticatedverbalskills.Suchprogramscanbeexpensive,ofcourse,butcheapcomparedwiththemillionsalreadyinvestedinscholarshipsandgrantsforkidswhohavelittlechancetograduatewithoutspecialsupport.
Witheffortandmoney,thegraduationgapcanbeclosed.WashingtonandLeeisasmall,selectiveschoolinLexington,Va.Itsstudentbodyislessthan5%blackandlessthan2%Latino.Whiletheschoolusuallygraduatedabout90%ofitswhites,thegraduationrateofitsblacksandLatinoshaddippedto63%by2007."Wewentthroughadramaticshift,"saysDawnWatkins,thevicepresidentforstudentaffairs.Theschoolaggressivelypushed mentoring (辅导)ofminoritiesbyotherstudentsand"partnering"withparentsataspecialpre-enrollmentsession.Theschoolhaditsfirst-everblackhomecoming.Lastspringtheschoolgraduatedthesameproportionofminoritiesasitdidwhites.IftheUnitedStateswantstokeepupintheglobaleconomicrace,itwillhavetopaysystematicattentiontograduatingminorities,notjustenrollingthem.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1. Whatistheauthor'smainconcernaboutAmericanhighereducation?
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)theirstudentsworkharder C)theirclassesaregenerallysmaller
B) theyrecruitthebeststudents D)theygivestudentsmoreattention
6. HowdoesAmyWilkinsoftheEducationTrustviewminoritystudents'failuretogetadegree?
A)Universitiesaretoblame.
B) Studentsdon'tworkhard.
C) Thegovernmentfailstoprovidethenecessarysupport.
D)Affirmativeactionshouldbeheldresponsible.
7. Whydosomestudentsdropoutafterayearortwoaccordingtotheauthor?
A)Theyhavelostconfidenceinthemselves.
B) Theycannotaffordthehightuition.
C) Theycannotadapttotherigoroftheschool.
D)Theyfailtodevelopinterestintheirstudies.
8. Totackletheproblemofgraduationgap,theUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonhelpsminoritystudentsgetoverthestereotypethat_______.
9. Foryears,privatecollegessuchasPrincetonandMIThaveprovidedminoritystudentswith_______duringthesummerbeforefreshmanyear.
10. WashingtonandLeeUniversityiscitedasanexampletoshowthatthegapofgraduationratesbetweenwhitesandminoritiescan_______.
PartIII ListeningComprehension (35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron AnswerSheet 2 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11. A)Shewillgivehimthereceiptlater.
B) Themanshouldmakehisowncopies.
C) Shehasnotgottheman'scopiesready.
D) Themanforgottomakethecopiesforher.
12. A)ShephonedFredaboutthebook. C)SheranintoFredonherwayhere.
B)Shewaslatefortheappointment. D)Sheoftenkeepsotherpeoplewaiting.
13. A)MarkisnotfittotakechargeoftheStudentUnion.
B) Markisthebestcandidateforthepostofchairman.
C) Itwon'tbeeasyforMarktowintheelection.
D) Femalesaremorecompetitivethanmalesinelections.
14.A)Itfailedtoarriveatitsdestinationintime.
B) Itgotseriouslydamagedontheway.
C) ItgotlostattheairportinParis.
D) Itwasleftbehindinthehotel.
15.A)Justmakeuseofwhateverinformationisavailable.
B) Putmoreeffortintopreparingforthepresentation.
C) Findmorerelevantinformationfortheirwork.
D) Simplyraisetheissueintheirpresentation.
16.A)ThemanhasdecidedtochooseLanguageStudiesashismajor.
B) Thewomanisn'tinterestedinthepsychologyoflanguage.
C) Themanisstilltryingtosignupforthecourseheisinterestedin.
D) Thewomanisn'tqualifiedtotakethecoursethemanmentioned.
17. A)Theyarebothtoblame.
B) Theyarebotheasytoplease.
C) Theycanmanagetogetalong.
D) Theywillmakepeaceintime.
18. A)Theyareindesperateneedoffinancialassistance.
B) Theyhopetodomiracleswithlimitedresources.
C) Theywanttoborrowahugesumfromthebank.
D) Theyplantobuyouttheirbusinesspartners.
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Wesimplycannothelpreactinginstinctivelythatway.
B) Wewishtohideourindifferencetotheirmisfortune.
C) Wederivesomehumoroussatisfactionfromtheirmisfortune.
D)Wethinkitservesthemrightforbeingmeantootherpeople.
20.A)Theywanttoshowtheirgenuinesympathy.
B) Theyhavehadsimilarpersonalexperiences.
C) Theydon'tknowhowtocopewiththesituation.
D)Theydon'twanttorevealtheirownfrustration.
21.A)Theythemselveswouldliketodoitbutdon'tdareto.
B) It'sanopportunityforrelievingtheirtension.
C) It'sararechanceforthemtoseethebossloseface.
D)Theyhaveseenthismanytimesinoldfilms.
22.A)Toirritatethem. C)Torelieveherfeelings.
B)Toteachthemalesson. D)Toshowhercourage.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
23. A)SmugglingdrugsintoHongKong. C)Stealingafellowpassenger'sbag.
B)Havingcommittedarmedrobbery. D)BringingahandgunintoHongKong.
24. A)Hesaidnotasinglewordduringtheentireflight.
B) HetookawayKumar'sbaggagewhilehewasasleep.
C) HewastravellingonascholarshipfromDelhiUniversity.
D) HeissuspectedofhavingslippedsomethinginKumar'sbag.
25.A)Givehimalift. C)Checkthepassengerlist.
B)FindAlfredFoster. D)Searchallsuspiciouscars.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron AnswerSheet2 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
PassageOne
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.A)Theythinktravelhasbecomeatrend.
B) Theythinktravelgivesthemtheirmoney'sworth.
C) Theyfindmanyofthebanksuntrustworthy.
D) Theylacktheexpertisetomakecapitalinvestments.
27.A)Lowertheirpricestoattractmorecustomers.
B) Introducetravelpackagesforyoungtravelers.
C) Designprogramstargetedatretiredcouples.
D) Launchanewprogramofadventuretrips.
28.A)Theroleoftravelagents. C)Thenumberoflast-minutebookings.
B)Thewaypeopletravel. D)Thepricesofpolarexpeditions.
PassageTwo
Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
29. A) Theoldstereotypesaboutmenandwomen.
B) Thechangingrolesplayedbymenandwomen.
C) Thedivisionoflaborbetweenmenandwomen.
D) Thewidespreadprejudiceagainstwomen.
30.A)Offermorecreativeandpracticalideasthanmen.
B) Askquestionsthatoftenleadtocontroversy.
C) Speakloudlyenoughtoattractattention.
D)Raiseissuesonbehalfofwomen.
31.A)Toprovethatshecouldearnherlivingasagardener.
B) Toshowthatwomenaremorehardworkingthanmen.
C) Toshowthatwomenarecapableofdoingwhatmendo.
D) Toprovethatshewasreallyirritatedwithherhusband.
PassageThree
Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
32.A)Coveringmajoreventsofthedayinthecity.
B) ReportingcriminaloffensesinGreenville.
C) Huntingnewsforthedailyheadlines.
D) Writingarticlesonfamilyviolence.
33.A)Itisamuchsaferplacethanitusedtobe.
B) Rapesrarelyoccurinthedowntownareas.
C) Assaultsoftenhappenonschoolcampuses.
D)Ithasfewerviolentcrimesthanbigcities.
34.A)Thereareawiderangeofcases.
B) Theyareverydestructive.
C) Therehasbeenariseinsuchcrimes.
D)Theyhave