大学英语六级164 1.docx

1、大学英语六级164 1大学英语六级-164(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、Listening Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Directions:(总题数：9，分数：100.00)（分数：12.00）A.They are especially helpful to new graduates.B.They tell people how to hunt for jobs.C.They are most popular with college students.D.They give people ideas of changing jobs.解析：

2、听力原文 Moderator: Hello, ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor to introduce our speaker for todays lecture, Dr. Martin Parker. Dr. Parker, Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University, has written numerous articles and books on the career life, especially for those new graduates. Welcome, Dr.

3、 Parker. Dr. Parker: Thank you. Today, Im glad to give some useful advice to college graduates. First one is that dont worry about making your dreams come true. College graduates are often told: follow your passion, do what you love, what you were meant to do, or make your dreams come true. Two-thir

4、ds think theyre going to fend a job that allows them to change the world, half within five years. This sets young people up to fail. The truth is that the vast majority of us will not be employed in a job that is both our lifelong passion and a world-changer; thats just not the way our global econom

5、y is. So its okay to set your sights just a tad below occupational ecstasy. Just find a job that you like. Use that job to help you have a full life with lots of good things and pleasure and helping others and stuff. A great life is pretty good, even if its not perfect. Make friends. Americans put f

6、ar too much emphasis on finding Mr. or Ms. Right and getting married. We think this will bring us happiness. In fact, however, both psychological well-being and health are more strongly related to friendship. If you have good friends, youll be less likely to get the common cold, less likely to die f

7、rom cancer, recover better from the loss of a spouse, and keep your mental acuity as you age. Youll also feel more capable of facing lifes challenges, be less likely to feel depressed or commit suicide, and be happier in old age. Having happy friends increases your chance of being happy as much as a

8、n extra $145,500 a year does. So, make friends! Dont take your ideas about marriage too seriously. If you do get married, keep going with the flow. Relationship satisfaction, financial security, and happy kids are more strongly related to flexibility in the face of lifes challenges than any particul

9、ar way of organizing families. The most functional families are ones that can bend. So partnering with someone who thinks that one partner should support their families and the other should take responsibility for the house and children is a recipe for disaster. So is being equally rigid about non-t

10、raditional divisions of labor. Its okay to have ideas about how to organize your family but your best bet for happiness is to be flexible. Think hard about whether to buy a house. Our current image of the American Dream revolves around homeownership, and buying a home is often taken for granted as a

11、 stage on the path to full-fledge adulthood. But the ideal of universal home ownership was born in the 1950s. Its a rather new idea. With such a short history, its funny that people often insist that buying a house is a fool-proof investment and the best way to secure retirement. In fact, buying a h

12、ouse may not be the best choice for you. The mortgage may be less than rent, but there are also taxes and insurance. So, think carefully about whether buying or renting is a better fit for your finances, lifestyle, and future goals. Hope all of this will help you in the future. Thank you! What do we

13、 know about Dr. Parkers articles and books? 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.Being less likely to die from cancer.B.Being more successful in business.C.Keeping mental acuity as you age.D.Feeling more capable of facing challenges.解析：听力原文 Which is NOT mentioned as the benefit of

14、 having good friends? 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.Being considerate.B.Being optimistic.C.Being flexible.D.Being forgiving.解析：听力原文 What is Dr. Parkers suggestion on family life? 解析 根据定位句可知，在家庭生活中保持快乐的最

15、好方式是灵活，故答案为C。A.They think the housing price will be higher.B.They think taxes and insurance are affordable.C.They think it is too expensive to rent a house.D.They think it is a reasonable investment.解析：听力原文 What does Dr. Parker say about most peoples idea about houses? 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

16、，也是养老的最好保障，故答案为D。（分数：9.00）A.The number of people relying on their mother tongue will drop.B.The percentage of native speakers of English will increase.C.People will choose Chinese rather than English.D.People may use two or more languages.解析：听力原文 According to David Grattle, a British language expert

17、, the idea that English will become the world language is out-dated. And people are more likely to switch between two or more languages for routine communication in the future. The share of the worlds population that speaks English as a native language is falling. Instead, English will play a growin

18、g role as a second language. A population speaking more than one language is already the case in much of the world and is becoming more common in the United States. Indeed, the Census Bureau reported last year that nearly one American in five speaks a language other than English at home, with Spanis

19、h taking the lead, followed by Chinese. Grattle works for British consulting and publishing business. He anticipates a world with the share of people who are native English speakers slips from 9% in the mid 1990s to 5% in 2050. Grattle says, Up until 1995, English was the second most common native t

20、ongue in the world, trailing only Chinese. By 2050, Chinese will continue its predominance with Hindi Woodoo of India and Arabic climbing past English and Spanish nearly equal to it. In contrast, an American language expert, David Harrison noted that the global share of English is much larger if you

21、 count second language speakers, and will continue to rise even as the proportion of native speakers declines. Harrison disputed listing Arabic in the top three languages because varieties of Arabic spoken in such countries as Egypt and Morocco are mutually incomprehensible. What does David Grattle

22、say about the use of languages for daily communication in the future? 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.The number of Spanish speakers is far greater than that of Arabic speakers.B.Arabic spoken in Egypt differs from Arabic spoken in Morocco in origin.C.Arabic spoken in one Ar

23、ab country may not be understood in another.D.The number of Arabic speakers is declining because of the invasion of English.解析：听力原文 Why doesnt David Harrison include Arabic as one of the top three languages? 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.It is uncertain whether English will be the wor

24、ld language in the future.B.Spanish is very likely to become the top language of the world by 2050.C.Most people in the world will learn to speak Chinese in the future.D.It is difficult for Arab countries to standardize their language.解析：听力原文 What can we infer from the passage? 解析 义章结尾提到阿拉伯语种类繁多，不同国

25、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。（分数：9.00）A.It can develop the communicative ability with foreigners.B.It can boost driving ability during the day.C.It can promote the understanding of the society.D.It can improve the hand-eye coordination.解析：听力原文 A growing body of university research suggests th

26、at gaming improves creativity, decision-making and perception. The specific benefits are wide ranging, from improved hand-eye coordination in surgeons to vision changes that boost night driving ability. People who played action-based video and computer games made decisions 25% faster than others wit

27、hout sacrificing accuracy, according to a study. Indeed, the most skilled garners can make choices and act on them four times faster than most people, other researchers found. Moreover, skillful game players can pay attention to more than six things at once without getting confused, compared with th

28、e four that someone can normally keep in mind, said University of Rochester researchers. The studies were conducted independently of the companies that sell video and computer games. Electronic gameplay has its downside. Brain scans show that violent videogames can alter brain function in healthy yo

29、ung men after just a week of play, depressing activity among regions associated with emotional control, researchers at Indiana University recently reported. Other studies have found an association between too much gaming and being overweight and prone to depression. The studies didnt compare the ben

30、efits of gaming with such downsides. The violent action games that often worry parents most had the strongest beneficial effect on the brain. These are not the games you would think are mind-enhancing, said the scientist Daphne Bavelier, who studies the effect of action games at Switzerlands Univers

31、ity of Geneva. Computer gaming has become an entertainment business of $25 billion a year since the first coin-operated commercial videogames hit the market 41 years ago. In 2010, gaming companies sold 257 million video and computer games, according to figures compiled by the industrys trade group,

32、the Entertainment Software Association. What benefit can gaming bring according to a growing body of university research? 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.People playing games make decisions much faster than most people.B.People playing games can focus on more things at once than common people.C.People playing games often