大学英语六级164 1.docx

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大学英语六级1641

大学英语六级-164

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 A.Theyareespeciallyhelpfultonewgraduates. √

 B.Theytellpeoplehowtohuntforjobs.

 C.Theyaremostpopularwithcollegestudents.

 D.Theygivepeopleideasofchangingjobs.

解析：

[听力原文]

Moderator:

Hello,ladiesandgentlemen,itisagreathonortointroduceourspeakerfortoday"slecture,Dr.MartinParker.Dr.Parker,ProfessorofSociologyatNorthwesternUniversity,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbooksonthecareerlife,especiallyforthosenewgraduates.Welcome,Dr.Parker.

Dr.Parker:

Thankyou.Today,I"mgladtogivesomeusefuladvicetocollegegraduates.

Firstoneisthatdon"tworryaboutmakingyourdreamscometrue.

Collegegraduatesareoftentold:

"followyourpassion",do"whatyoulove",whatyouwere"meanttodo",or"makeyourdreamscometrue".Two-thirdsthinkthey"regoingtofendajobthatallowsthemtochangetheworld,halfwithinfiveyears.

Thissetsyoungpeopleuptofail.Thetruthisthatthevastmajorityofuswillnotbeemployedinajobthatisbothourlifelongpassionandaworld-changer;that"sjustnotthewayourglobaleconomyis.Soit"sokaytosetyoursightsjustatadbelowoccupationalecstasy.Justfindajobthatyoulike.Usethatjobtohelpyouhaveafulllifewithlotsofgoodthingsandpleasureandhelpingothersandstuff.Agreatlifeisprettygood,evenifit"snotperfect.

Makefriends.

AmericansputfartoomuchemphasisonfindingMr.orMs.Rightandgettingmarried.Wethinkthiswillbringushappiness.Infact,however,bothpsychologicalwell-beingandhealtharemorestronglyrelatedtofriendship.Ifyouhavegoodfriends,you"llbelesslikelytogetthecommoncold,lesslikelytodiefromcancer,recoverbetterfromthelossofaspouse,andkeepyourmentalacuityasyouage.You"llalsofeelmorecapableoffacinglife"schallenges,belesslikelytofeeldepressedorcommitsuicide,andbehappierinoldage.Havinghappyfriendsincreasesyourchanceofbeinghappyasmuchasanextra$145,500ayeardoes.So,makefriends!

Don"ttakeyourideasaboutmarriagetooseriously.

Ifyoudogetmarried,keepgoingwiththeflow.Relationshipsatisfaction,financialsecurity,andhappykidsaremorestronglyrelatedtoflexibilityinthefaceoflife"schallengesthananyparticularwayoforganizingfamilies.Themostfunctionalfamiliesareonesthatcanbend.Sopartneringwithsomeonewhothinksthatonepartnershouldsupporttheirfamiliesandtheothershouldtakeresponsibilityforthehouseandchildrenisarecipefordisaster.Soisbeingequallyrigidaboutnon-traditionaldivisionsoflabor.It"sokaytohaveideasabouthowtoorganizeyourfamilybutyourbestbetforhappinessistobeflexible.

Thinkhardaboutwhethertobuyahouse.

OurcurrentimageoftheAmericanDreamrevolvesaroundhomeownership,andbuyingahomeisoftentakenforgrantedasastageonthepathtofull-fledgeadulthood.Buttheidealofuniversalhomeownershipwasborninthe1950s.It"sarathernewidea.

Withsuchashorthistory,it"sfunnythatpeopleofteninsistthatbuyingahouseisafool-proofinvestmentandthebestwaytosecureretirement.Infact,buyingahousemaynotbethebestchoiceforyou.Themortgagemaybelessthanrent,buttherearealsotaxesandinsurance.So,thinkcarefullyaboutwhetherbuyingorrentingisabetterfitforyourfinances,lifestyle,andfuturegoals.

Hopeallofthiswillhelpyouinthefuture.Thankyou!

WhatdoweknowaboutDr.Parker"sarticlesandbooks?

[解析]根据定位句可知，帕克博士写过很多关于职业生涯方面的文章和书，对于刚毕业的学生来说尤其受用，故答案为A。

 A.Beinglesslikelytodiefromcancer.

 B.Beingmoresuccessfulinbusiness. √

 C.Keepingmentalacuityasyouage.

 D.Feelingmorecapableoffacingchallenges.

解析：

[听力原文]

WhichisNOTmentionedasthebenefitofhavinggoodfriends?

[解析]根据定位句可知，如果你有好朋发，那么你不太可能得感冒或死于癌症，你能更容易地从失去配偶的阴影中走出，并随着年龄增长，保持你的精神敏锐度，你也会更有能力面对生活的挑战，不太可能抑郁或是自杀，并在年老时更快乐。

文中没有提到在商业上更成功，故答案为B。

 A.Beingconsiderate.

 B.Beingoptimistic.

 C.Beingflexible. √

 D.Beingforgiving.

解析：

[听力原文]

WhatisDr.Parker"ssuggestiononfamilylife?

[解析]根据定位句可知，在家庭生活中保持快乐的最好方式是灵活，故答案为C。

 A.Theythinkthehousingpricewillbehigher.

 B.Theythinktaxesandinsuranceareaffordable.

 C.Theythinkitistooexpensivetorentahouse.

 D.Theythinkitisareasonableinvestment. √

解析：

[听力原文]

WhatdoesDr.Parkersayaboutmostpeople"sideaabouthouses?

[解析]根据定位句可知，大部分人坚持认为买房子是十分安全的投资，也是养老的最好保障，故答案为D。

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 A.Thenumberofpeoplerelyingontheirmothertonguewilldrop.

 B.ThepercentageofnativespeakersofEnglishwillincrease.

 C.PeoplewillchooseChineseratherthanEnglish.

 D.Peoplemayusetwoormorelanguages. √

解析：

[听力原文]

AccordingtoDavidGrattle,aBritishlanguageexpert,theideathatEnglishwillbecometheworldlanguageisout-dated.Andpeoplearemorelikelytoswitchbetweentwoormorelanguagesforroutinecommunicationinthefuture.Theshareoftheworld"spopulationthatspeaksEnglishasanativelanguageisfalling.Instead,Englishwillplayagrowingroleasasecondlanguage.ApopulationspeakingmorethanonelanguageisalreadythecaseinmuchoftheworldandisbecomingmorecommonintheUnitedStates.Indeed,theCensusBureaureportedlastyearthatnearlyoneAmericaninfivespeaksalanguageotherthanEnglishathome,withSpanishtakingthelead,followedbyChinese.GrattleworksforBritishconsultingandpublishingbusiness.HeanticipatesaworldwiththeshareofpeoplewhoarenativeEnglishspeakersslipsfrom9%inthemid1990sto5%in2050.

Grattlesays,"Upuntil1995,Englishwasthesecondmostcommonnativetongueintheworld,trailingonlyChinese.By2050,ChinesewillcontinueitspredominancewithHindiWoodooofIndiaandArabicclimbingpastEnglishandSpanishnearlyequaltoit."Incontrast,anAmericanlanguageexpert,DavidHarrisonnotedthattheglobalshareofEnglishismuchlargerifyoucountsecondlanguagespeakers,andwillcontinuetoriseevenastheproportionofnativespeakersdeclines.HarrisondisputedlistingArabicinthetopthreelanguagesbecausevarietiesofArabicspokeninsuchcountriesasEgyptandMoroccoaremutuallyincomprehensible.

WhatdoesDavidGrattlesayabouttheuseoflanguagesfordailycommunicationinthefuture?

[解析]文中提到，未来人们会在两种或更多语言中进行变换，换句话说，人们可能同时使用多种语言进行交流，故答案为D。

 A.ThenumberofSpanishspeakersisfargreaterthanthatofArabicspeakers.

 B.ArabicspokeninEgyptdiffersfromArabicspokeninMoroccoinorigin.

 C.ArabicspokeninoneArabcountrymaynotbeunderstoodinanother. √

 D.ThenumberofArabicspeakersisdecliningbecauseoftheinvasionofEnglish.

解析：

[听力原文]

Whydoesn"tDavidHarrisonincludeArabicasoneofthetopthreelanguages?

[解析]文章结尾提到了大卫·哈里森没有把阿拉伯语列为世界三大语言是因为阿拉伯语具有多样性，

 A.ItisuncertainwhetherEnglishwillbetheworldlanguageinthefuture.

 B.Spanishisverylikelytobecomethetoplanguageoftheworldby2050.

 C.MostpeopleintheworldwilllearntospeakChineseinthefuture.

 D.ItisdifficultforArabcountriestostandardizetheirlanguage. √

解析：

[听力原文]

Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

[解析]义章结尾提到阿拉伯语种类繁多，不同国家讲阿拉伯语的人无法理解对方，因此也就很难将这种语言标准化，故答案为D。

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 A.Itcandevelopthecommunicativeabilitywithforeigners.

 B.Itcanboostdrivingabilityduringtheday.

 C.Itcanpromotetheunderstandingofthesociety.

 D.Itcanimprovethehand-eyecoordination. √

解析：

[听力原文]

Agrowingbodyofuniversityresearchsuggeststhatgamingimprovescreativity,decision-makingandperception.Thespecificbenefitsarewideranging,fromimprovedhand-eyecoordinationinsurgeonstovisionchangesthatboostnightdrivingability.

Peoplewhoplayedaction-basedvideoandcomputergamesmadedecisions25%fasterthanotherswithoutsacrificingaccuracy,accordingtoastudy.Indeed,themostskilledgarnerscanmakechoicesandactonthemfourtimesfasterthanmostpeople,otherresearchersfound.Moreover,skillfulgameplayerscanpayattentiontomorethansixthingsatoncewithoutgettingconfused,comparedwiththefourthatsomeonecannormallykeepinmind,saidUniversityofRochesterresearchers.Thestudieswereconductedindependentlyofthecompaniesthatsellvideoandcomputergames.

Electronicgameplayhasitsdownside.Brainscansshowthatviolentvideogamescanalterbrainfunctioninhealthyyoungmenafterjustaweekofplay,depressingactivityamongregionsassociatedwithemotionalcontrol,researchersatIndianaUniversityrecentlyreported.Otherstudieshavefoundanassociationbetweentoomuchgamingandbeingoverweightandpronetodepression.Thestudiesdidn"tcomparethebenefitsofgamingwithsuchdownsides.

Theviolentactiongamesthatoftenworryparentsmosthadthestrongestbeneficialeffectonthebrain."Thesearenotthegamesyouwouldthinkaremind-enhancing,"saidthescientistDaphneBavelier,whostudiestheeffectofactiongamesatSwitzerland"sUniversityofGeneva.

Computergaminghasbecomeanentertainmentbusinessof$25billionayearsincethefirstcoin-operatedcommercialvideogameshitthemarket41yearsago.In2010,gamingcompaniessold257millionvideoandcomputergames,accordingtofigurescompiledbytheindustry"stradegroup,theEntertainmentSoftwareAssociation.

Whatbenefitcangamingbringaccordingtoagrowingbodyofuniversityresearch?

[解析]文中开门见山地指出，越来越多的大学研究表明，玩游戏能够提高人们的创造力、决策力和感知力，其益处非常多，比如可以促进外科医生的手眼协调能力和人们夜间驾驶能力等，故答案为D。

 A.Peopleplayinggamesmakedecisionsmuchfasterthanmostpeople.

 B.Peopleplayinggamescanfocusonmorethingsatoncethancommonpeople. √

 C.Peopleplayinggamesoften