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2007年12月英语六级阅读真题
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PartVITranslation
83.notingcanbemorehelpfulthanasenseofhumor
84.butherefusedtogivefurtherexplanationfordoingso
85.whileanimalbehaviordependsmainlyoninstinct
86.shouldhelie/tellliestothecourt
2007年12月英语六级阅读真题
PartVCloze(15minutes)
In1915EinsteinmadeatriptoGattingentogivesomelecturesattheinvitationofthemathematicalphysicistDavidHilbert.Hewasparticularlyeager—tooeager,itwouldturn62--toexplainalltheintricaciesofrelativitytohim.Thevisitwasatriumph,andhesaidtoafriendexcitedly.“Iwasableto63Hilbertofthegeneraltheoryofrelativity.”
64allofEinstein’spersonalturmoil(焦躁)atthetime,anewscientificanxietywasaboutto65.Hewasstrugglingtofindtherightequationsthatwould66hisnewconceptofgravity,67
thatwoulddefinehowobjectsmove68spaceandhowspaceiscurvedbyobjects.Bytheendofthesummer,he69themathematicalapproachhehadbeen70foralmostthreeyearswasflawed.Andnowtherewasa71pressure.Einsteindiscoveredtohis72thatHilberthadtakenwhathehadlecturesandwasracingtocomeup73thecorrectequationsfirst.
Itwasanenormouslycomplextask.AlthoughEinsteinwasthebetterphysicist.Hilbertwasthebettermathematician.SoinOctober1915Einstein74himselfintoamonth-long-franticendeavorin75hereturnedtoanearliermathematicalstrategyandwrestledwithequations,proofs,correctionsandupdatesthathe76togiveaslecturestoBerlin’sPrussianAcademyofSciencesonfour77Thursdays.
HisfirstlecturewasdeliveredonNov.4.1915,anditexplainedhisnewapproach,78headmittedhedidnotyethavetheprecisemathematicalformulationofit.Einsteinalsotooktimeofffrom79revisinghisequationstoengageinanawkwardfandango(方丹戈双人舞)withhiscompetitorHilbert.Worried80beingscooped(抢先),hesentHilbertacopyofhisNov.4lecture.“Iam81toknowwhetheryouwilltakekindlytothisnewsolution,”Einsteinnotedwithatouchofdefensiveness.
62.A)upB)overC)outD)off
63.A)convinceB)counselC)persuadeD)preach
64.A)AboveB)AroundC)AmidD)Along
65.A)emitB)emergeC)submitD)submerge
66.A)imitateB)igniteC)describeD)ascribe
67.A)onesB)thoseC)allD)none
68.A)intoB)beyondC)amongD)through
69.A)resolvedB)realizedC)acceptedD)assured
70.A)pursuingB)protectingC)contestingD)contending
71.A)complexB)compatibleC)comparativeD)competitive
72.A)humorB)horrorC)excitementD)extinction
73.A)toB)forC)withD)against
74.A)threwB)thrustC)huddledD)hopped
75.A)howB)thatC)whatD)which
76.A)dashedB)dartedC)rushedD)reeled
77.A)successiveB)progressiveC)extensiveD)repetitive
78.A)soB)sinceC)thoughD)because
79.A)casuallyB)coarselyC)violentlyD)furiously
80.A)afterB)aboutC)onD)in
81.A)curiousB)consciousC)ambitiousD)ambiguous
PartVITranslation(5minutes)
82.Butformobilephone,___________________(我们的通信就不可能如此迅速和方便)。
83.Inhandlinganembarrassingsituation,_____________(没有什么比幽默感更有帮助的了).
84.TheForeignMinistersaidhewasresigning,______________(但他拒绝进一步解释这样做的原因).
85.Humanbehaviorismostlyaproductoflearning,_________________(而动物的行为主要依靠本能).
86.Thewitnesswastoldthatundernocircumstances_____________________(他都不应该对法庭说慌).
2008年6月21日英语六级真题及答案
SectionB
Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,you’renotaninvestorinoneofthosehedgefundsthatfailedcompletely.Withthedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-expensiveLondonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runsabout$8.
Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn’tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthepound.Itissittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainsttheCanadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainstthedollar.
Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation,foranation’sself-esteemrestsinpartonthestrengthofitscurrency.It’salsoapotentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestrates.AndyettherearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.economy-fromgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami-forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.
ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathasbecomehostiletoforeigners.ButnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhisyearwillfinallytopthe2000peak?
ManyEuropeansnowapparentlyviewtheU.S.thewaymanyAmericansviewMexico-asacheapplacetovacation,shopandparty,allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocalscan’taffordtojointhemerrymaking.
Themoneytouristsspendhelpsdecreaseourchronictradedeficit.Sodoexports,whichthanksinparttotheweakdollar,soared11percentbetweenMay2006andMay2007.Forfirstfivemonthsof2007,thetradedeficitactuallyfell7percentfrom2006.
IfyouownsharesinlargeAmericancorporations,you’reawinnerintheweak-dollargamble.LastweekCoca-Cola’sstickbubbledtoafive-yearhighafteritreportedafantasticquarter.Foreignsalesaccountedfor65percentofCoke’sbeveragebusiness.OtherAmericancompaniesprofitingfromthistrendincludeMcDonald’sandIBM.
Americantourists,however,shouldn’texpectanyreliefsoon.Thedollarloststrengththewaymanymarriagesbreakup-slowly,andthenallatonce.Andcurrenciesdon’tturnonadime.Soifyouwanttoavoidthepaininflictedbytheincreasinglypatheticdollar,cancelthatsummervacationtoEnglandandlooktoNewEngland.There,thedollarisstilltreatedwithalittlerespect.
52.WhydoAmericansfeelhumiliated?
A)TheireconomyisplungingB)Theycan’taffordtripstoEurope
C)TheircurrencyhasslumpedD)Theyhavelosthalfoftheirassets.
53.HowdoesthecurrentdollaraffectthelifeofordinaryAmericans?
TheyhavetocanceltheirvacationsinNewEngland.
Theyfinditunaffordabletodineinmom-and-poprestaurants.
Theyhavetospendmoremoneywhenbuyingimportedgoods.
Theymightlosetheirjobsduetopotentialeconomicproblems.
54HowdomanyEuropeansfeelabouttheU.Swiththedevalueddollar?
Theyfeelcontemptuousofit
Theyaresympatheticwithit.
Theyregarditasasuperpoweronthedecline.
Theythinkofitasagoodtouristdestination.
55whatistheauthor’sadvicetoAmericans?
Theytreatthedollarwithalittlerespect
Theytrytowinintheweak-dollargamble
Theyvacationathomeratherthanabroad
Theytreasuretheirmarriagesallthemore.
56Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“currenciesdon’tturnonadime”(Line2,Para7)?
Thedollar’svaluewillnotincreaseintheshortterm.
Thevalueofadollarwillnotbereducedtoadime
Thedollar’svaluewilldrop,butwithinasmallmargin.
FewAmericanswillchangedollarsintoothercurrencies.
PassageTwo
Inthecollege-admissionswars,weparentsarethetruefights.Wearepushingourkidstogetgoodgrades,takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuildresumessotheycangetintothecollegeofourfirstchoice.I’vetwicebeentothewars,andasIsurveythebattlefield,somethingdifferentishappening.Weseeourkids’collegebackgroundaseprizedemonstratinghowwellwe’veraisedthem.Butwecan’tacknowledgethatourobsession(痴迷)ismoreaboutusthanthem.Sowe’vecontrivedvariousjustificationsthatturnouttobehalf-truths,prejudicesormyths.Itactuallydoesn’tmattermuchwhetherAaronandNicolegotoStanford.
Wehaveafull-blownprestigepanic;weworrythattherewon’tbeenoughprizestogoaround.Fearfulparentsurgetheirchildrentoapplytomoreschoolsthanever.Underlyingthehysteria(歇斯底里)isthebeliefthatscarceelitedegreesmustbehighlyvaluable.Theirgraduatesmustenjoymoresuccessbecausetheygetabettereducationanddevelopbettercontacts.Allthatisplausible——andmostlywrong.Wehaven’tfoundanyconvincingevidencethatselectivityorprestigematters.Selectiveschoolsdon’tsystematicallyemploybetterinstructionalapproachesthanlessselectiveschools.Ontwomeasures——professors’feedbackandthenumberofessayexams——selectiveschoolsdoslightlyworse.
Bysomestudies,selectiveschoolsdoenhancetheirgraduates’lifetimeearnings.Thegainisreckonedat2-4%forevery100-poinntincreaseinaschool’saverageSATscores.Buteventhisadvantageisprobablyastatisticalfluke(偶然).Awell-knownstudyexaminedstudentswhogotintohighlyselectiveschoolsandthenwentelsewhere.Theyearnedjustasmuchasgraduatesfromhigher-statusschools.
Kidscountmorethantheircolleges.Gettingintoyalemaysignifyintellgence,talentandAmbition.Butit’snottheonlyindicatorand,paradoxically,itssignificanceisdeclining.Thereason:
somanysimilarpeoplegoelsewhere.Gettingintocollegeisnotlifeonlycompetiton.Old-boynetworksarebreakingdown.princetoneconomistAlanKruegerstudiedadmissionstoonetopPh.D.program.HighscoresontheGREhelpdexplainwhogotin;degreesofprestigiousuniversitiesdidn’t.
So,parents,lightenup.thestakeshavebeenvastlyexaggerated.uptoapoint,wecanrationalizeourpushiness.Americaisacompetitivesociety;ourkidsneedtoadjusttothat.buttoomuchpushinesscanbedestructive.theveryambitionweimposeonourc