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六级模拟考试题和答案PartIWriting(30minutes)Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewsonUniversityRanking.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.　　1.目前高校排名相当盛行;　　2.对于这种做法人们看法不一;　　3.在我看来……MyViewsonUniversityRankingPartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.IntotheUnknown　　Theworldhasneverseenpopulationageingbefore.Canitcope?　　Untiltheearly1990snobodymuchthoughtaboutwholepopulationsgettingolder.TheUNhadtheforesighttoconvenea“worldassemblyonageing”backin1982,butthatcameandwent.By1994theWorld

1Bankhadnoticedthatsomethingbigwashappening.Inareportentitled“AvertingtheOldAgeCrisis”,itarguedthatpensionarrangementsinmostcountrieswereunsustainable.　　Forthenexttenyearsasuccessionofbooks,mainlybyAmericans,soundedthealarm.TheyhadtitleslikeYoungvsOld,GrayDawnandTheComingGenerationalStorm,andtheirmessagewasblunt:health-caresystemswereheadingfortherocks,pensionersweretakingyoungpeopletothecleaners,andsoontherewouldbeintergenerationalwarfare.　　Sincethenthedebatehasbecomelessemotional,notleastbecausealotmoreisknownaboutthesubject.Books,conferencesandresearchpapershavemultiplied.InternationalorganisationssuchastheOECDandtheEUissueregularreports.Populationageingisoneveryagenda,fromG8economicconferencestoNATOsummits.TheWorldEconomicForumplanstoconsiderthefutureofpensionsandhealthcareatitsprestigiousDavosconferenceearlynextyear.Themedia,includingthisnewspaper,aregivingthesubjectextensivecoverage.　　Whetherallthatattentionhastranslatedintosufficientactionisanotherquestion.Governmentsinrichcountriesnowacceptthattheirpensionandhealth-carepromiseswillsoonbecomeunaffordable,andmanyofthemhaveembarkedonreforms,butsofaronlytimidly.Thatisnotsurprising:politicianswithaneyeonthenextelectionwillhardly

2rushtointroduceunpopularmeasuresthatmaynotbearfruitforyears,perhapsdecades.　　Theoutlineofthechangesneededisclear.Toavoidfiscal(财政)meltdown,publicpensionsandhealth-careprovisionwillhavetobereinedbackseverelyandtaxesmayhavetogoup.Byfarthemosteffectivemethodtorestrainpensionspendingistogivepeopletheopportunitytoworklonger,becauseitincreasestaxrevenuesandreducesspendingonpensionsatthesametime.Itmayevenkeepthemalivelonger.JohnRother,theAARP’sheadofpolicyandstrategy,pointstostudiesshowingthatotherthingsbeingequal,peoplewhoremainatworkhavelowerdeathratesthantheirretiredpeers.　　Youngerpeopletodaymostlyacceptthattheywillhavetoworkforlongerandthattheirpensionswillbelessgenerous.Employersstillneedtobepersuadedthatolderworkersareworthholdingonto.Thatmaybebecausetheyhavehadplentyofyoungeronestochoosefrom,partlythankstothepost-warbaby-boomandpartlybecauseoverthepastfewdecadesmanymorewomenhaveenteredthelabourforce,increasingemployers’choice.Butthereservoirofwomenableandwillingtotakeuppaidworkisrunninglow,andthebaby-boomersaregoinggrey.　　Inmanycountriesimmigrantshavebeenfillingsuchgapsinthelabourforceashavealreadyemerged(andrememberthattherealshortageisstillaroundtenyearsoff).Immigrationinthedevelopedworld

3isthehighestithaseverbeen,anditismakingausefuldifference.Instill-fertileAmericaitcurrentlyaccountsforabout40%oftotalpopulationgrowth,andinfast-ageingwesternEuropeforabout90%.　　Onthefaceofit,itseemstheperfectsolution.Manydevelopingcountrieshavelotsofyoungpeopleinneedofjobs;manyrichcountriesneedhelpinghandsthatwillboosttaxrevenuesandkeepupeconomicgrowth.Butoverthenextfewdecadeslabourforcesinrichcountriesaresettoshrinksomuchthatinflowsofimmigrantswouldhavetoincreaseenormouslytocompensate:toatleasttwicetheircurrentsizeinwesternEurope’smostyouthfulcountries,andthreetimesintheolderones.Japanwouldneedalargemultipleofthefewimmigrantsithasatpresent.Publicopinionpollsshowthatpeopleinmostrichcountriesalreadythinkthatimmigrationistoohigh.Furtherbigincreaseswouldbepoliticallyunfeasible.　　Totackletheproblemofageingpopulationsatitsroot,“old”countrieswouldhavetorejuvenate(使年轻)themselvesbyhavingmoreoftheirownchildren.Anumberofthemhavetried,somemoresuccessfullythanothers.Butitisnotasimplematterofofferingfinancialincentivesorprovidingmorechildcare.Modernurbanlifeinrichcountriesisnotwelladaptedtolargefamilies.Womenfindithardtocombinefamilyandcareer.Theyoftencompromisebyhavingjustonechild.

4　　Andiffertilityinageingcountriesdoesnotpickup?Itwillnotbetheendoftheworld,atleastnotforquiteawhileyet,buttheworldwillslowlybecomeadifferentplace.Oldersocietiesmaybelessinnovativeandmorestronglydisinclinedtotakerisksthanyoungerones.By2025atthelatest,abouthalfthevotersinAmericaandmostofthoseinwesternEuropeancountrieswillbeover50—andolderpeopleturnouttovoteinmuchgreaternumberthanyoungerones.Academicstudieshavefoundnoevidencesofarthatoldervotershaveusedtheirpowerattheballotboxtopushforpoliciesthatspecificallybenefitthem,thoughifinfuturetherearemanymoreofthemtheymightstartdoingso.　　Noristhereanysignoftheintergenerationalwarfarepredictedinthe1990s.Afterall,olderpeoplethemselvesmostlyhavefamilies.Inarecentstudyofparentsandgrown-upchildrenin11Europeancountries,KarstenHankofMannheimUniversityfoundthat85%ofthemlivedwithin25kmofeachotherandthemajorityofthemwereintouchatleastonceaweek.　　Evenso,theshiftinthecentreofgravitytoolderagegroupsisboundtohaveaprofoundeffectonsocieties,notjusteconomicallyandpoliticallybutinallsortsofotherwaystoo.RichardJacksonandNeilHoweofAmerica’sCSIS,inathoughtfulbookcalledTheGrayingoftheGreatPowers,arguethat,amongotherthings,theageingofthe

5developedcountrieswillhaveanumberofserioussecurityimplications.　　Forexample,theshortageofyoungadultsislikelytomakecountriesmorereluctanttocommitthefewtheyhavetomilitaryservice.Inthedecadesto2050,Americawillfinditselfplayinganever-increasingroleinthedevelopedworld’sdefenceeffort.BecauseAmerica’spopulationwillstillbegrowingwhenthatofmostotherdevelopedcountriesisshrinking,Americawillbetheonlydevelopedcountrythatstillmattersgeopolitically(地缘政治上).　　Askmein2020　　Thereislittlethatcanbedonetostoppopulationageing,sotheworldwillhavetolivewithit.Butsomeoftheconsequencescanbealleviated.Manyexpertsnowbelievethatgiventherightpolicies,theeffects,thoughgrave,neednotbecatastrophic.Mostcountrieshaverecognisedtheneedtodosomethingandarebeginningtoact.　　Buteventhenthereisnoguaranteethattheireffortswillwork.Whatishappeningnowishistoricallyunprecedented.RonaldLee,directoroftheCentreontheEconomicsandDemographyofAgeingattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,putsitbrieflyandclearly:“Wedon’treallyknowwhatpopulationageingwillbelike,becausenobodyhasdoneityet.“　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

6　　1.Inits1994report,theWorldBankarguedthatthecurrentpensionsysteminmostcountriescould______.　　[A]notbesustainedinthelongterm　　[B]furtheracceleratetheageingprocess　　[C]hardlyhaltthegrowthofpopulation　　[D]helptideoverthecurrentageingcrisis　　2.WhatmessageisconveyedinbookslikeYoungvsOld?　　[A]Thegenerationgapisboundtonarrow.　　[B]Intergenerationalconflictswillintensify.　　[C]Theyoungergenerationwillbeattheold.　　[D]Oldpeopleshouldgivewaytotheyoung.　　3.Onereasonwhypensionandhealthcarereformsareslowincomingisthat______.　　[A]nobodyiswillingtosacrificetheirownintereststotackletheproblem　　[B]mostpeopleareagainstmeasuresthatwillnotbearfruitimmediately　　[C]theproposedreformswillaffecttoomanypeople’sinterests　　[D]politiciansareafraidoflosingvotesinthenextelection　　4.Theauthorbelievesthemosteffectivemethodtosolvethepensioncrisisisto______.　　[A]allowpeopletoworklonger[C]cutbackonhealthcare

7provisions　　[B]increasetaxrevenues[D]startreformsrightaway　　5.Thereasonwhyemployersareunwillingtokeepolderworkersisthat______.　　[A]theyaregenerallydifficulttomanage　　[B]thelongertheywork,thehighertheirpension　　[C]theirpayishigherthanthatofyoungerones　　[D]youngerworkersarereadilyavailable　　6.Tocompensateforthefast-shrinkinglabourforce,Japanwouldneed______.　　[A]toreviseitscurrentpopulationcontrolpolicy　　[B]largenumbersofimmigrantsfromoverseas　　[C]toautomateitsmanufacturingandserviceindustries　　[D]apoliticallyfeasiblepolicyconcerningpopulation　　7.Whydomanywomeninrichcountriescompromisebyhavingonlyonechild?　　[A]Smallfamiliesarebecomingmorefashionable.　　[B]Theyfindithardtobalancecareerandfamily.　　[C]Itistooexpensivetosupportalargefamily.　　[D]Childcareistoobigaproblemforthem.　　8.Comparedwithyoungerones,oldersocietiesarelessinclinedto______________________________.

8　　9.Thepredictedintergenerationalwarfareisunlikelybecausemostoftheolderpeoplethemselves_________________________.　　10.Countriesthathaveashortageofyoungadultswillbelesswillingtocommitthemto____________________________.　　PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)　　SectionA　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　11.[A]Themanisthemanageroftheapartmentbuilding.　　[B]Thewomanisverygoodatbargaining.　　[C]Thewomanwillgettheapartmentrefurnished.　　[D]Themanislookingforanapartment.　　12.[A]Howthepictureswillturnout.[C]Whatthemanthinksoftheshots.　　[B]Wherethebotanicalgardenis.[D]Whythepicturesarenot

9ready.　　13.[A]Thereisnoreplacementforthehandle.　　[B]Thereisnomatchforthesuitcase.　　[C]Thesuitcaseisnotworthfixing.　　[D]Thesuitcasecanbefixedintime.　　14.[A]Heneedsavehicletobeusedinharshweather.　　[B]Hehasafairlylargecollectionofqualitytrucks.　　[C]Hehashadhistruckadaptedforcoldtemperatures.　　[D]Hedoesroutinetruckmaintenanceforthewoman.　　15.[A]Shecannotstandherboss’sbadtemper.　　[B]Shehasoftenbeencriticizedbyherboss.　　[C]Shehasmadeuphermindtoresign.　　[D]Sheneverregretsanydecisionsshemakes.　　16.[A]Lookforashirtofamoresuitablecolorandsize.　　[B]Replacetheshirtwithoneofsomeothermaterial.　　[C]Visitadifferentstoreforasilkorcottonshirt.　　[D]Getadiscountontheshirtsheisgoingtobuy.　　17.[A]Ata“LostandFound”.[C]Atatradefair.　　[B]Atareceptiondesk.[D]Atanexhibition.　　18.[A]Repairitandmovein.[C]Convertitintoahotel.　　[B]Passitontohisgrandson.[D]Sellitforagoodprice.　　Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

10heard.　　19.[A]Uniquedescriptiveskills.[C]Colourfulworldexperiences.　　[B]Goodknowledgeofreaders’tastes.[D]Carefulplottingandclueing.　　20.[A]Apeacefulsetting.[C]Tobeintherightmood.　　[B]Aspaciousroom.[D]Tobeentirelyalone.　　21.[A]Theyrelyheavilyontheirownimagination.　　[B]Theyhaveexperiencessimilartothecharacters’.　　[C]Theylookattheworldinadetachedmanner.　　[D]Theyareoverwhelmedbytheirownprejudices.　　Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.　　22.[A]Goodorbad,theyaretheretostay.　　[B]Likeitornot,youhavetousethem.　　[C]Believeitornot,theyhavesurvived.　　[D]Gainorlose,theyshouldbemodernised.　　23.[A]Thefrequenttraindelays.[C]Thefoodsoldonthetrains.　　[B]Thehightrainticketfares.[D]ThemonopolyofBritishRailways.　　24.[A]Thelowefficiencyoftheiroperation.　　[B]Competitionfromothermodesoftransport.　　[C]Constantcomplaintsfrompassengers.

11　　[D]Thepassingofthenewtransportact.　　25.[A]Theywillbede-nationalised.[C]Theyarefastdisappearing.　　[B]Theyprovideworseservice.[D]Theylosealotofmoney.　　SectionB　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　PassageOne　　Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　26.[A]ThewholeAntarcticregionwillbesubmerged.　　[B]Somepolaranimalswillsoonbecomeextinct.　　[C]Manycoastalcitieswillbecoveredwithwater.　　[D]Theearthwillexperienceextremeweathers.　　27.[A]Howhumansaretocopewithglobalwarming.　　[B]HowunstabletheWestAntarcticicesheetis.　　[C]Howvulnerablethecoastalcitiesare.　　[D]Howpolariceimpactsglobalweather.　　28.[A]Itcollapsedatleastonceinthepast1.3millionyears.

12　　[B]Itsitsfirmlyonsolidrockatthebottomoftheocean.　　[C]Itmeltedattemperaturesabithigherthanthoseoftoday.　　[D]Itwillhavelittleimpactonsealevelwhenitbreaksup.　　29.[A]TheWestAntarcticregionwasonceanopenocean.　　[B]TheWestAntarcticicesheetwasabout7,000feetthick.　　[C]TheWestAntarcticicesheetwasoncefloatingice.　　[D]TheWestAntarcticregionusedtobewarmerthantoday.　　PassageTwo　　Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　30.[A]WhetherwecandevelopsocialtiesontheInternet.　　[B]Whetheradeletedphotoisimmediatelyremovedfromtheweb.　　[C]Whetherourblogscanbereneweddaily.　　[D]Whetherwecansetupourownwebsites.　　31.[A]Thenumberofvisitstheyreceive.[C]Thefilestheyhavecollected.　　[B]Thewaytheystoredata.[D]Themeanstheyusetogetinformation.　　32.[A]Whenthesystemisdown.[C]WhentheURLisreused.　　[B]Whennewlinksaresetup.[D]Whentheserverisrestarted.　　PassageThree　　Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　33.[A]Someicedcoffeeshaveasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.

13　　[B]Icedcoffeessoldbysomepopularchainsarecontaminated.　　[C]Drinkingcoffeeafteramealismorelikelytocauseobesity.　　[D]Somebrand-namecoffeescontainharmfulsubstances.　　34.[A]Havesomefreshfruit.[C]Takeahotshower.　　[B]Exerciseatthegym.[D]Eatahotdinner.　　35.[A]Theycouldenjoyahappierfamilylife.　　[B]Theycouldgreatlyimprovetheirworkefficiency.　　[C]Manycancercasescouldbeprevented.　　[D]Manyembarrassingsituationscouldbeavoided.　　SectionC　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答。　　Psychologistsarefindingthathopeplaysasurprisinglyvitalroleingivingpeopleameasurableadvantageinrealmsas(36)_____________

14asacademicachievement,bearingupintoughjobsandcopingwith(37)______________illness.And,bycontrast,thelossofhopeisturningouttobeastrongersignthatapersonmay(38)______________suicidethanotherfactorslongthoughttobemorelikelyrisks.　　“Hopehasprovenapowerfulpredictorof(39)______________ineverystudywe’vedonesofar,”saidDr.CharlesR.Snyder,apsychologistwhohasdeviseda(40)______________toassesshowmuchhopeapersonhas.　　Forexample,inresearchwith3,920collegestudents,Dr.Snyderandhis(41)______________foundthatthelevelofhopeamongfreshmenatthebeginningoftheirfirstsemesterwasamore(42)______________predictoroftheircollegegradesthanweretheirS.A.T.scoresortheirgradepoint(43)______________inhighschool,thetwomeasuresmostcommonlyusedtopredictcollegeperformance.　　(44)”___________________________________________________________________________________________,”Dr.Snydersaid.“Whenyoucomparestudentsofequivalentintelligenceandpastacademicachievements,whatsetsthemapartishope.”　　Indevisingawaytoassesshopescientifically,Dr.Snyder(45)________________________

15　　_______________________________.“Thatnotionisnotconcreteenough,anditblurstwokeycomponentsofhope,”Dr.Snydersaid.(46)”_____________________________________________________________________.”　　PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)　　SectionA　　Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.　　Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　Mostyoungboysaretrainedtobelievethatmenshouldbestrong,tough,cool,anddetached.Thus,theylearnearlytohidevulnerableemotionssuchaslove,joy,andsadnessbecausetheybelievethatsuchfeelingsarefeminineandimplyweakness.Overtime,somemenbecomestrangerstotheirownemotionallives.Itseemsthatmenwithtraditionalviewsofmasculinityaremorelikelytosuppressoutwardemotionsandtofearemotions,supposedlybecausesuchfeelingsmayleadtoalossofcomposure(镇定).Keepinmind,however,thatthisviewischallengedbysomeresearchers.Aswithmanygendergaps,differencesinemotionalitytendtobesmall,inconsistent,anddependentonthesituation.

16Forinstance,Robertsonandcolleaguesfoundthatmaleswhoweremoretraditionallymasculineweremoreemotionallyexpressiveinastructuredexercisethanwhentheyweresimplyaskedtotalkabouttheiremotions.　　Males’difficultywith“tender”emotionshasseriousconsequences.First,suppressedemotionscancontributetostress-relateddisorders.Andworse,menarelesslikelythanwomentoseekhelpfromhealthprofessionals.Second,men’semotionalinexpressivenesscancauseproblemsintheirrelationshipswithpartnersandchildren.Forexample,menwhoendorsetraditionalmasculinenormsreportlowerrelationshipsatisfaction,asdotheirfemalepartners.Further,childrenwhosefathersarewarm,loving,andacceptingtowardthemhavehigherself-esteemandlowerratesofaggressionandbehaviorproblems.Onapositivenote,fathersareincreasinglyinvolvingthemselveswiththeirchildren.And30percentoffathersreportthattheytakeequalorgreaterresponsibilityfortheirchildrenthantheirworkingwivesdo.　　Oneemotionmalesareallowedtoexpressisanger.Sometimesthisangertranslatesintophysicalaggressionorviolence.Mencommitnearly90percentofviolentcrimesintheUnitedStatesandalmostallsexualassaults.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　47.Mostyoungboyshavebeentrainedtobelievethatmenwhoshowtenderfeelingsareconsideredtobe______________.

17　　48.Somemenbelievethatiftheyexpressedtheiremotionsopenlytheymight______________.　　49.Accordingtotheauthor,menwhosuppresstheiremotionsmaydevelop______________.　　50.Menwhoobservetraditionalmasculinenormsaresaidtoderivelesssatisfactionfrom______________.　　51.Whenmalesgetangry,theycanbecome______________orevencommitviolence.　　SectionB　　Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D]YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　PassageOne　　Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　Intheearly20thcentury,fewthingsweremoreappealingthanthepromiseofscientificknowledge.Inaworldstrugglingwithrapidindustrialization,scienceandtechnologyseemedtooffersolutionstoalmosteveryproblem.Newlycreatedstatecollegesanduniversitiesdevotedthemselvesalmostentirelytoscientific,technological,andengineeringfields.ManyAmericanscametobelievethatscientific

18certaintycouldnotonlysolvescientificproblems,butalsoreformpolitics,government,andbusiness.TwoworldwarsandaGreatDepressionrockedtheconfidenceofmanypeoplethatscientificexpertisealonecouldcreateaprosperousandorderedworld.AfterWorldWarⅡ,theacademicworldturnedwithnewenthusiasmtohumanisticstudies,whichseemedtomanyscholarsthebestwaytoensurethesurvivalofdemocracy.Americanscholarsfannedoutacrossmuchoftheworld—withsupportfromtheFordFoundation,theFulbrightprogram,etc.—topromotetheteachingofliteratureandtheartsinanefforttomakethecasefordemocraticfreedoms.　　IntheAmericaofourowntime,thegreateducationalchallengehasbecomeanefforttostrengthentheteachingofwhatisnowknownastheSTEMdisciplines(science,technology,engineering,andmath).ThereisconsiderableandjustifiedconcernthattheUnitedStatesisfallingbehindmuchoftherestofthedevelopedworldintheseessentialdisciplines.India,China,Japan,andotherregionsseemtobeseizingtechnologicalleadership.　　Atthesametime,perhapsinevitably,thehumanities—whilestillpopularinelitecollegesanduniversities—haveexperiencedasignificantdecline.Humanisticdisciplinesareseriouslyunderfunded,notjustbythegovernmentandthefoundationsbutbyacademicinstitutionsthemselves.Humanistsareusuallyamongthelowest-paidfacultymembersatmost

19institutionsandareoftenlightlyregardedbecausetheydonotgenerategrantincomeandbecausetheyprovidenoobviouscredentials(资质)formostnonacademiccareers.　　UndoubtedlyAmericaneducationshouldtrainmorescientistsandengineers.MuchoftheconcernamongpoliticiansaboutthestateofAmericanuniversitiestodayisfocusedontheabsenceof“realworld”education—whichmeanspreparationforprofessionalandscientificcareers.Buttheideathatinstitutionsortheirstudentsmustdecidebetweenhumanitiesandscienceisfalse.Oursocietycouldnotsurvivewithoutscientificandtechnologicalknowledge.Butwewouldbeequallyimpoverished(贫困的)withouthumanisticknowledgeaswell.Scienceandtechnologyteachuswhatwecando.Humanisticthinkinghelpsusunderstandwhatweshoulddo.　　Itisalmostimpossibletoimagineoursocietywithoutthinkingoftheextraordinaryachievementsofscientistsandengineersinbuildingourcomplicatedworld.Buttrytoimagineourworldaswellwithouttheremarkableworksthathavedefinedourcultureandvalues.Wehavealwaysneeded,andwestillneed,both.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　52.Intheearly20thcenturyAmericansbelievedscienceandtechnologycould_______.

20[A]solvevirtuallyallexistingproblems[C]helpraisepeople’slivingstandards[B]quickenthepaceofindustrialization[D]promotethenation’ssocialprogress　　53.WhydidmanyAmericanscholarsbecomeenthusiasticabouthumanisticstudiesafterWorldWarⅡ?　　[A]Theywantedtoimprovetheirownstatuswithinthecurrenteducationsystem.　　[B]Theybelievedthestabilityofasocietydependedheavilyonhumanisticstudies.　　[C]Theycouldgetfinancialsupportfromvariousfoundationsforhumanisticstudies.　　[D]Theyrealizedscienceandtechnologyalonewerenoguaranteeforabetterworld.　　54.WhyareAmericanscholarsworriedabouteducationtoday?　　[A]TheSTEMsubjectsaretoochallengingforstudentstolearn.　　[B]SomeAsiancountrieshaveovertakenAmericainbasicsciences.　　[C]AmericaislaggingbehindintheSTEMdisciplines.　　[D]Therearenotenoughscholarsinhumanisticstudies.　　55.Whataccountsforthesignificantdeclineinhumanisticstudiestoday?　　[A]Insufficientfunding.[C]Shortageofdevotedfaculty.

21　　[B]Shrinkingenrollment.[D]Dimprospectsforgraduates.　　56.Whydoestheauthorattachsomuchimportancetohumanisticstudies?　　[A]Theypromotethedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.　　[B]Theyhelppreparestudentsfortheirprofessionalcareers.　　[C]Humanisticthinkinghelpsdefineourcultureandvalues.　　[D]Humanisticthinkinghelpscultivatestudents’creativity.　　PassageTwo　　Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　WillthereeverbeanotherEinstein?ThisistheundercurrentofconversationatEinsteinmemorialmeetingsthroughouttheyear.AnewEinsteinwillemerge,scientistssay.Butitmaytakealongtime.Afterall,morethan200yearsseparatedEinsteinfromhisnearestrival,IsaacNewton.　　ManyphysicistssaythenextEinsteinhasn’tbeenbornyet,orisababynow.That’sbecausethequestforaunifiedtheorythatwouldaccountforalltheforcesofnaturehaspushedcurrentmathematicstoitslimits.Newmathmustbecreatedbeforetheproblemcanbesolved.　　ButresearcherssaytherearemanyotherfactorsworkingagainstanotherEinsteinemerginganytimesoon.　　Foronething,physicsisamuchdifferentfieldtoday.InEinstein’

22sday,therewereonlyafewthousandphysicistsworldwide,andthetheoreticianswhocouldintellectuallyrivalEinsteinprobablywouldfitintoastreetcarwithseatstospare.　　Educationisdifferent,too.OnecrucialaspectofEinstein’strainingthatisoverlookedistheyearsofphilosophyhereadasateenager—Kant,SchopenhauerandSpinoza,amongothers.Ittaughthimhowtothinkindependentlyandabstractlyaboutspaceandtime,anditwasn’tlongbeforehebecameaphilosopherhimself.　　“Theindependencecreatedbyphilosophicalinsightis—inmyopinion—themarkofdistinctionbetweenamereartisan(工匠)orspecialistandarealseekeraftertruth,”Einsteinwrotein1944.　　Andhewasanaccomplishedmusician.Theinterplaybetweenmusicandmathiswellknown.Einsteinwouldfuriouslyplayhisviolinasawaytothinkthroughaknottyphysicsproblem.　　Today,universitieshaveproducedmillionsofphysicists.Therearen’tmanyjobsinscienceforthem,sotheygotoWallStreetandSiliconValleytoapplytheiranalyticalskillstomorepractical—andrewarding—efforts.　　“MaybethereisanEinsteinouttheretoday,”saidColumbiaUniversityphysicistBrianGreene,“butitwouldbealotharderforhimtobeheard.”

23　　EspeciallyconsideringwhatEinsteinwasproposing.　　“Theactualfabricofspaceandtimecurving?MyGod,whatanidea!”GreenesaidatarecentgatheringattheAspenInstitute.“Ittakesacertaintypeofpersonwhowillbanghisheadagainstthewallbecauseyoubelieveyou’llfindthesolution.”　　PerhapsthebestexamplesarethefivescientificpapersEinsteinwroteinhis“miracleyear”of1905.These“thoughtexperiments”werepagesofcalculationssignedandsubmittedtotheprestigiousjournalAnnalenderPhysikbyavirtualunknown.Therewerenofootnotesorcitations.　　Whatmighthappentosuchasubmissiontoday?　　“Weallgetpaperslikethoseinthemail,”Greenesaid.“Weputtheminthejunkfile.”　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　57.Whatdoscientistsseemtoagreeupon,judgingfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?　　[A]Einsteinpushedmathematicsalmosttoitslimits.　　[B]ItwilltakeanotherEinsteintobuildaunifiedtheory.　　[C]NophysicistislikelytosurpassEinsteininthenext200years.　　[D]ItwillbesometimebeforeanewEinsteinemerges.　　58.WhatwascriticaltoEinstein’ssuccess?　　[A]Histalentasanaccomplishedmusician.

24　　[B]Hisindependentandabstractthinking.　　[C]Hisuntiringefforttofulfillhispotential.　　[D]Hissolidfoundationinmaththeory.　　59.Whatdoestheauthortellusaboutphysiciststoday?　　[A]Theytendtoneglecttraininginanalyticalskills.　　[B]Theyareverygoodatsolvingpracticalproblems.　　[C]Theyattachgreatimportancetopublishingacademicpapers.　　[D]Theyoftengointofieldsyieldinggreaterfinancialbenefits.　　60.WhatdoesBrianGreeneimplybysaying“...itwouldbealotharderforhimtobeheard”(Lines1-2,Para.9)?　　[A]Peoplehavetocompeteinordertogettheirpaperspublished.　　[B]Itishardforascientisttohavehispaperspublishedtoday.　　[C]PaperslikeEinstein’swouldunlikelygetpublishedtoday.　　[D]Nobodywillreadpapersonapparentlyridiculoustheories.　　61.Whenhesubmittedhispapersin1905,Einstein_______.　　[A]forgottomakefootnotesandcitations　　[B]waslittleknowninacademiccircles　　[C]wasknownasayounggeniusinmathcalculations　　[D]knewnothingabouttheformatofacademicpapers　　PartVCloze(15minutes)　　Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D]ontheright

25sideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　America’smostpopularnewspaperwebsitetodayannouncedthattheeraoffreeonlinejournalismisdrawingtoaclose.TheNewYorkTimeshasbecomethebiggestpublisheryetto62plansforapaywallarounditsdigitaloffering,63theacceptedpracticethatinternetuserswillnotpayfornews.　　Struggling64anevaporationofadvertisingandadownwarddriftinstreetcornersales,TheNewYorkTimes65tointroducea“metered”modelatthebeginningof2011.Readerswillberequiredtopaywhentheyhave66asetnumberofitsonlinearticlespermonth.　　Thedecisionputsthe159-year-oldnewspaper67thechargingsideofanincreasinglywidechasm(鸿沟)inthemediaindustry.Butothers,includingtheGuardian,havesaidtheywillnot68internetreaders,andcertainpapers,69London’sEveningStandard,havegonefurtherinabandoningreadershiprevenuebymakingtheirprinteditions70.　　TheNewYorkTimes’spublisher,ArthurSulzberger,71thatthemoveisagamble:“Thisisa72,toacertaindegree,inwherewethinkthewebisgoing.”　　Boastingaprint73of995,000onweekdaysand1.4millionon

26Sundays,TheNewYorkTimesisthethirdbestsellingAmericannewspaper,74theWallStreetJournalandUSAToday.75mostUSpapersfocusonasinglecity,TheNewYorkTimesisamongthefewthatcan76nationalscope—aswellas16bureausintheNewYorkarea,ithas11officesaroundtheUSand7726bureauselsewhereintheworld.　　But78manyinthepublishingindustry,thepaperisinthegripofa79financialcrisis.Itsparentcompany,theNewYorkTimesCompany,has15papers,but80alossof$70millionintheninemonthstoSeptemberandrecentlyaccepteda$250million81fromaMexicanbillionaire,CarlosSlim,tostrengthenitsbalancesheet.　　62.[A]setin[C]carryover　　[B]setout[D]carryaway　　63.[A]abusing[C]developing　　[B]deducting[D]abandoning　　64.[A]with[C]along　　[B]beside[D]by　　65.[A]engages[C]deliberates　　[B]intends[D]signifies　　66.[A]exceeded[C]assumed　　[B]multiplied[D]revealed　　67.[A]on[C]over

27　　[B]of[D]up　　68.[A]cost[C]expend　　[B]consume[D]charge　　69.[A]asfor[C]suchas　　[B]farfrom[D]byfar　　70.[A]reliable[C]applicable　　[B]free[D]easy　　71.[A]resisted[C]acknowledged　　[B]certified[D]appealed　　72.[A]net[C]bet　　[B]kit[D]pit　　73.[A]evaluation[C]circulation　　[B]expansion[D]dimension　　74.[A]behind[C]before　　[B]against[D]within　　75.[A]If[C]Hence　　[B]While[D]Because　　76.[A]ascend[C]lengthen　　[B]announce[D]claim　　77.[A]contributes[C]maintains　　[B]disposes[D]encounters

28　　78.[A]like[C]from　　[B]beyond[D]through　　79.[A]heavy[C]rough　　[B]crude[D]serious　　80.[A]targeted[C]suffered　　[B]suspended[D]tolerated　　81.[A]asset[C]account　　[B]bill[D]loan　　PartVITranslation(5minutes)　　Directions:CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.PleasewriteyourtranslationonAnswerSheet2.　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。　　82.Thereisnodenyingthatyou__________________________________(越仔细越好)indealingwiththismatter.　　83.OnlywhenIreachedmythirties_____________________________(我才意识到读书是不能被忽视的).　　84.Much_________________________________(使研究人员感到惊讶),theoutcomeoftheexperimentwasfarbetterthantheyhadexpected.　　85.Oh,my,Ican’tfindmykey;

29______________________________(我一定是把它忘在哪儿了).　　86.I____________________________________________(宁愿加入你们去做义工)thangotothebeachforaholiday.2010年12月英语六级考试答案(考试吧版)版本一：　　PartⅠ　　WritingMyViewonUniversityRanking　　Inrecentyears,allkindsofUniversityRankingListscanbefoundonsomeeducationalwebsites,ornewspapers.Therankingstandardsalsovary.Theselistshavegreatinfluenceonstudents.Theyareevenbecomingtheonlyscaletoevaluatethecollegesanduniversities.　　Peopleholddifferentviewstowardthisphenomenon.Somebelievethattheselistshelpthestudentsalot,especiallyforthosewhowillchoosetheiruniversity.Whilesomeotherprotestvigorously.Intheirpoints,thelistisreallyridiculousandharmful.Inmyview,theuniversityrankingmayhaveitsownreferencevalues,butitsdisadvantagesoverweighitsvalues.　　Forthoseuniversity-students-to-be,theyaresupposedtochoosetheschoolaccordingtohisorherownsituation,butnottheso-calledRankingList.What’smore,howabouttheuniversitystudents?Howdo

30theyfeelaboutthemselveswhentheyseetheranking?Thelistmaybecomesomeintangibleshacklesforthemiftheirownschoolrankspoorly.　　Inanutshell,thereisnoeasymethodtoranktheseuniversities,buttheRanking,onlyhelpsstudentsignoretheessentials,namely,theirninety-ninepercentperspiration.　　此次六级作文的自由度很大，看似给出了提纲，实际上具体的观点全靠个人发挥。第一段需要点明大学排名这个现象，第二段需要铺陈不同人的观点，第三段要陈述自己的观点。　　大学排名这个题目，实际上涉及到了对了大学的理解，对于大学排名标准的理解，以及对于大学排名的目的的理解。而这件事更加离不开中国具体的国情，新中国50年代人至今受教育的情况，90后择校的情况，目前大学的情况，考生发挥的空间可以纵横数十年的教育史，并且可以深入探讨教育的本质。　　当然，对于大多数考生来说，凑满150个字万岁!那么，模板又可以派上用场了。　　模板一　　1.Differentpeoplehavedifferentviewson——　　2.Somepeopleperfer,——　　3.Otherstendto,——　　4.Astome,Iagreewith/to——　　(1)开门见山直入主体，表明对某事人们的不同看法。

31　　(2)表明一部分人的看法。　　(3)另一部分的看法。　　(4)作者的看法　　我们这里放出来的这篇文章，语言流畅，观点清晰，多处表述有闪光点。　　版本二：　　PartⅠ作文题目：　　1.目前高校排名相当盛行　　2.对于这种做法，人们看法不一　　3.我认为...　　Nowsocietycompetitionisverybig,collegeisnotexceptionalalso,thepresentuniversitiesrankingisquitepopular,appearveryI"ranking"drawbacks.Forthiskindofpractice,thepersonofshemvieweachnotcamera,someunderstandingrankingisverynecessary,canpromotetheschoolcompetition,someunderstandingranking,causealotofschoollanevirtualdofalseeducationquality,causingtheglide!AndIthinktheschoolrankingsofthismechanismisshouldbereserved,butneedtoregulatethearrangement,theeducationdevelopmentoftherankingssystemintomotivation,notresistance.　　作文范文：　　Forthoseuniversitystudents-to-be,choosingtheiridealschoolisneveraneasyjob,butluckily,differentauthoritiescomeupwiththe

32universityrankingtohelp!Topstudentsshallchoosethetopschoolshighonthelistandviceversa.　　Complicatedissuebecomeseasynumericalcomparison,yettherealproblemstaysthere,canthenumericalrankingtellyouthestatusquooftheseuniversities?Arethese“authorities”producingtherankingauthoritativeenoughtomakethejudgments?Let’stakeaseriouslookattheissuebeforewejumptotheconclusionwhetheruniversityrankingisgoodorbad.　　Wehavetoadmitthatbecauseofhistoricalreasons,mostofthe1950s-1960sparentsweredeniedhighereducationandthiscruelfactmakesthemevenmoreeagertogivetheirchildrenhigheducationeventhoughtheyhavenoideaofwhatuniversityeducationisallabout.Therankinghelpsthemtomakedecisionsbasedontheirsimpleideaofbetterrankingmeansbetterjobsinfuture,andthereforebetterincome!Itispatheticthattheyinterpretknowledgeandwisdominsuchawayyetitisevenmorepatheticthatthereareso-claimedwell-educatedpeoplemakingupalltherankingandgettherankingpublishedtomisleadthem!快速阅读：　　版本一：　　PartⅡ　　ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

33　　1.Anotbesustainedinthelongterm　　解析：关键字1994对应第一段第三行，题干中unsustainable即选项A中sustained的反义表达方式。选择A。　　2.BIntergenerationalconflictswillintensify.　　解析：从书名定位到原文第二段，headingfortherock,thecleaner,都暗示了两代人之间的问题，最后的warfare则一目了然地指出了该矛盾。　　3.Dpoliticiansareafraidoflosingvotesinthenextelection　　解析：首先需要理解题目意图，即为何养老机制改革迟迟不能进行，然后定位到文章第四段，其实只要从段落中politician这一关键字就能选定D选项。　　4.Aallowpeopletoworklonger　　解析：从题干中themosteffectivemethod找到第五段第三句原话，直接选择A选项。　　5.Dyoungerworkersarereadilyavailable　　解析：题目中employer为关键字，找到第六段，该段看似没有直接提到为什么雇主不愿意雇佣oldworkers，但从其不断分析新涌现出来的劳动力替代者，可以总结的出D选项，即年轻劳动力的供给已足以满足企业需求。　　6.Blargenumbersofimmigrantsfromoverseas　　解析：这道题间接考察了学生变换思维的能力，Japan在文中一时难以找到，但其所代表的发达国家群体developed

34countries却出现在了第七段，而该段恰恰揭示了发达国家靠移民劳动力寻求养老机制危机一时的缓解的举措。　　7.BTheyfindithardtobalancecareerandfamily.　　解析：compromise关键字找到第九段，关键字出现的句子前一句就是B选项。　　8.beinnovativeandtakerisksthanyoungerones　　解析：题目中oldsocieties关键字对应到倒数第六段第三行，题目中的lessinclined正好与原文中的morestronglydisinclined形成对照，所以答案只需摘录之后的原文即可，即takerisksthanyoungerones.　　9.mostlyhavefamilies　　解析：题目中关键字intergenerationalwarfare对应到原文倒数第五段。第二句直接对第一句做出了解释，摘录即可。　　10.militaryservice　　解析：要理解题目中lesswillingto的含义，即不情愿，这样定位到倒数第三段第一句的reluctant，commitsth.tosth.，空格内需要填写名词，参照原文，即militaryservice.　　版本二：　　PartII　　1D　　2A　　3A　　4D

35　　5D　　6B　　7A听力：　　PartⅢ　　ListeningComprehension　　SectionA　　11.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?　　【答案】AThemanisthemanageroftheapartmentbuilding　　【解析】从对话中看出女士在找apartmentbuilding，不是男士。因此选A。　　12.Whatisthewomaneagertoknow?　　【答案】BHowthepictureswillturnout.　　【解析】女士想知道的是iftheshotsItookareasgoodasIthought.照片是不是和她想的异样好。这里shots指照片。turnout指照片拍出来的效果。因此选B。　　13.Whatdoesthemanmean?　　【答案】CThesuitcasecanbefixedintime.　　【解析】男士说到findahandle后面提到butthatshouldn’ttaketoolong说明不是没有handle可以匹配。因此排除A,B。　　14.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?　　【答案】BHeneedsavehicletobeusedinharshweather.

36　　【解析】男士说到truck需要operateforlongperiodsoftimeinverycoldtemperatures，因此选择选项B。verycoldtemperatures对应harshweather.　15.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?　　【答案】AShehasmadeuphermindtoresign.　　【解析】从文中女士强硬的口气Icouldnolongerlivewith…可以看出她下定决心。因此选择A。　　16.Whatdoesthewomenwanttodo?　　【答案】DReplacetheshirtwithoneofsomeothermaterial.　　【解析】女士首先提到exchangetheshirt，后面又解释了原因allergictowool，从男士的回答也可以看出换成别的材质。因此选择D。　　17.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?　　【答案】DAta“LostandFound”　　【解析】男士首先问Didanyonehappentoturninanewhandbag?，女士又问了他handbag的详细信息，可见是在失物招领处，选D。　　18.Whatdoesthemanplantodowithhisoldhouse?　　【答案】CConvertinintoahotel　　【解析】but后面是真正意图:turningitintoaguesthouse。guesthouse意为宾馆，因此选C。　　19.Whatisthekeytowriteagoodclassicaldetectivestoryaccordingtotheman?　　【答案】DCarefulplottingandclueing.

37　　【解析】对话中提到itmustbesocarefullyplottedandsocarefullyclued，对应D选项。　　20.Whatdoesthemanmainlyneedwhenworkingonabook?　　【答案】DTobeentirelyalone.　　【解析】对话中can’tevenbareanybodyelse,becompletelyalone都说明该作家需要独立的写作空间，因此选择D。　　21.Whatdoesthemansayaboutwriters?　　【答案】CTheylookattheworldinadetachedmanner.　　【解析】关键词detachment分离。作家提到作者的经历和写作。虽然说道someexperiencesoverwhelmeveryone,但是后面的but暗示了答案，standaside、detachment都对应了C选项。　　22.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutBritishrailways?　　【答案】BLikeitornot,youhavetousethem.　　【解析】在对话一开始，女士就提到了There’sonlyonerailwaysystem,ifyoudon'tlikeaparticularrailway,youcan’tgoanduseanother.因为只有一条铁路，即使不喜欢，也只能乘坐，换句话说不论喜欢与否都得用它。因此选择B。　　23.Whatdosomepeoplewhowritetothemancomplainabout?　　【答案】DThemonopolyofBritishRailways.　　【解析】对话中谈及monopoly，铁路垄断，因此选D。其他选项均未涉及。　　24.Whatdoesthemansaythreatenstheexistenceofrailways?

38　　【答案】BCompetitionfromothermodesoftransport.　　【解析】对话中modesoftransportareallaround对应选项B。　　25.Whatdoesthemansayaboutrailwaysinothercountries?　　【答案】DTheylosealotofmoney.　　【解析】男士以德、法两国铁路为例，每年铁路都有大量亏损。因此选择D。而B选项中disappearing仅仅是美国的情况。　　SectionB　　PassageOne　　文章解析：　　本文是一篇地理科学类文章，有点难度，关键是对一些专有名词的把握。文章开始先指出全球变暖带来最主要的威胁是极地冰盖的融化，并给出了相应的事实和数据加以证明。接着更多例子表明南极洲的冰盖在过去的130万年间至少坍塌过一次。相关高等学府的学者和科学家也相继用实验证明南极洲西部曾是一片汪洋。最后引用HermanEngleheart的话，再次提醒我们，西南极洲大冰原很可能再次融化消失。　　其实按常理来说，如果听力文章比较有难度的话，题目的难度相对应会降低。所以大家在遇到此类题型时不必惊慌。提取关键信息、边听边记笔记，运用好背景知识等就能把题目做出来。平时也要注意扩大阅读范围，增长见识。关于环境保护和全球变暖之类的文章屡见不鲜，要求考生在这方面要引起足够的重视。　　难点词汇：

39　　WestAntarcticicesheet西南极洲大冰原iceshelf冰架anchored固定的　　fossil化石microscopicmarineplants海洋微生物geological地质的　　答案及解析：　　26.Whatisoneofthemostfrighteningthreatsofglobalwarmingaccordingtothepassage?　　【解析】C)Manycoastalcitieswillbecoveredwithwater.　　细节题。本题不难，从听力开头即可听到“raisingsealevelsomuchthatcoastalcitiesfromNewYorktoLosAnglestoShanghaiwillbeflooded”所以选C选项。　　27.Whatdoscientistsdisagreeon?　　【解析】B)HowunstabletheWestAntarcticicesheetis.　　细节题。本题不难。注意关键句“butAntarcticexpertsdisagreestronglyonjusthowunstableitis”即可得出答案。　　28.WhatisthelatestinformationrevealedabouttheWestAntarcticicesheet?　　【解析】A)Itcollapsedatleastonceduringthepast1.3millionyears.　　细节题。注意提取关键信息“newevidencerevealsthatallormostoftheAntarcticicesheetcollapsedatleastonceduringthepast1.3millionyears”所以选A选项。

40　　29.Whatthescientists’latestfindingssuggest?　　【解析】A)TheWestAntarcticregionwasonceaopenocean.　　细节题。听力最后的例子说明了这一点“whichsuggestthattheregionwasonceopenoceannotsolidice”，而其他选项都不是最新的发现。PassageTwo　　30B)Whetheradeletedphotoisimmediatelyremovedfromtheweb.　　【解析】听力一开始作者就建议我们尝试删除自己上传的照片“TakeaphotoanduploadittoFacebook,thenafteradayorso,notewhattheURLlinktothepictureisandthendeleteit.”，由此可知应该选B。　　31B)Thewaytheystoredata.　　【解析】“Whydo"deleted"photosstickaroundsolong?Theproblemrelatestothewaydataisstoredonlargewebsites”，从这句话可知图片之所以不能立即删除跟它们存储的方式有关。　　32C)WhentheURLisreused.　　【解析】“InthecaseofFacebook,thecompanysaysdatamayhangarounduntiltheURLinquestionisreused”，从这句话可知只有URL被再次用到才会被删除。　　PassageThree　　33.A

41　　解析：第一段原文可以找到对应句子，即someicedcoffeescontainasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.　　34.B　　解析：第一段原文中有对应语句，即Betterskipdinnerorhitthegymafterwards.　　35.C　　解析：在此句中，“TheWCRFhasestimatedthat19,000cancersayearinBritaincouldbeprevented…”，关键词prevented可以得知答案为C选项。　　SectionC　　36.diverse　　37.tragic　　38.commit　　39.outcome　　40.scale　　41.colleagues　　42.accurate　　43.averages　　45.Studentswithhighhopesetthemselveshighergoalsandknowhowtoworktoattainthem,　　46.wentbeyondthesimplenotionthathopeismerelythesensethateverythingwillturnoutallright.

42　　47.Havinghopemeansbelievingyouhaveboththewillandthewaytoaccomplishyourgoals,whatevertheymaybe.仔细阅读：　　版本一：　　PartⅣ　　ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)　　SectionA　　47.　　答案：feminineandweak　　解析：文中提到…becausetheybelievethatsuchfeelingsarefeminineandimplyweakness.要填在tobe后面就应该转化成形容词形式。　　48.　　答案：losecomposure　　解析：文中提到mayleadtoalossofcomposure。要用在主语后面就要把loss变成动词lose。　　49.　　答案：stress-relateddisorders　　解析：文中提到cancontributetostress-relateddisorder。　　50.　　答案：theirrelationshipwithpartners

43　　解析：文中提到…reportlowerrelationshipsatisfactionasdotheirfemalepartners.故这里要重新组合转换表达形式。　　51.　　答案：aggressive　　解析：文中提到…intophysicallyaggressionorviolence，而此处在become后就要用aggression的形容词形式。　　SectionB　　PassageOne　　52)Asolvevirtuallyexistingallproblems　　细节题。抓住时间点“Intheearly2othcentury”我们从第一句“offersolutionstoalmosteveryproblem”便可知道答案。选择A选项。　　53)DTheyrealizedthatscienceandtechnologyalonewerenoguaranteeforabetterworld.　　推论题。我们首先比较容易排除A和C项。B项具有迷惑性，关键是看“thestabilityofasocietydependedheavilyonhumanisticstudy”这个选项仔细看就会发现说得太绝对了，社会的问题主要是靠人文主义的研究?显然不是很恰当。我们从下面那句也可以推断出选D比较恰当。“TwoworldwarsandaGreatDepressionrockedtheconfidenceofmanypeoplethatscientificexpertisealonecouldcreateaprosperousandorderedworld.”　　54)CAmericaislaggingbehindintheSTEMSdisciplines.

44　　细节题。主要在第二段里找答案。从段落后两句“ThereisconsiderableandjustifiedconcernthattheUnitedStatesisfallingbehindmuchoftherestofthedevelopedworldintheseessentialdisciplines.”我们可以推断出是选C选项。A和D选项比较容易排除。不选B选项，因为文章中“India,China,Japan,andotherregionsseemtobeseizingtechnologicalleadership.”seemto表明这几个国家只是有种趋势，但还没有haveovertaken。　　55)AInsufficientfunding.　　细节题。我们在第三段里可以找到答案。从“…areseriouslyunderfunded…”“Humanistsareusuallyamongthelowest-paidfacultymembers…”这些信息中，可以很快知道是A选项。　　56)CHumanisticthinkinghelpscultivateanddefineourcultureandvalues.　　细节题。本题不难。作者为什么如此着重人文主义的研究，其他三项都是非常具体的，且都不是重点。只有C选项符合。且我们从最后这一句“Buttrytoimagineourworldaswellwithouttheremarkableworksthathavedefinedourcultureandvalues.”及作者的语气可以更加确定是C选项。　　PassageTwo　　57.D.ItwillbesometimebeforeanewEinsteinemerges.

45　　解析：这道题针对开头两节。A和C答案比较容易排除，A说爱因斯坦把数学推到了一个极限，C说在将来的两百年都不会有物理学家超过爱因斯坦，这两个都明显不合文章大意。B答案说需要一个爱因斯坦才能建立一种大一统理论，属于过度推理，并且细节性太强了。D答案是正确答案，很多同学不敢选D的原因是，因为有些科学家们认为爱因斯坦或许还没有诞生或许还是个小婴儿，他们认为这样一来就有可能爱因斯坦已经存在了。但是这句话里面的爱因斯坦是代表伟大的科学家的意思，那么这个题目选择D就是正确的，大家都同意的是像爱因斯坦那样伟大的科学家还需要一定的时间才会出现。　　58.B.Hisindependentandabstractthinking　　解析：B他独立与抽象思维能力。这一段是文章中间部分的内容概括。根据上下文意思推断，爱因斯坦成功的原因，不能说是他在音乐方面的天分，也不能说他的努力或者他在数学方面的深厚基础，因此答案选择B。　　59.D.Theyoftengointofieldsyieldinggreaterfinancialbenefits.　　解析：正确答案选择D。这段文章是在问今天的物理学家们的情况，A说他们缺乏分析能力，B说他们擅长处理实际问题，C说他们重视发表文章，都是从根据文章细节中捏造出来的错误选项。D是对于文章内容的一个总结概括，数量众多的物理学家进入了更有经济利益的领域。　　60.D.Nobodywillreadpapersonapparentlyridiculoustheories.　　解析：正确答案选择D。结合Greene讲的话，他说Whatanidea!还说是需要把头往墙上撞的人才会相信能找到个解决方案呢!说明内容实在是比较荒诞。

46　　61.B.waslittleknowninacademiccircles　　解析：正确答案选择B，说的是爱因斯坦在学术圈里面默默无闻，跟原文里面的“byavirtualunknown”相对应。有迷惑性的选择项是D,因为文中提到了爱因斯坦的文章没有配上脚注和注释footnoteandcitations.但是D选择项是说，爱因斯坦不懂得论文的格式，这个属于过度推理了。　　版本二：　　52A　　53A　　54D55A　　56D　　57B　　58B　　59C　　60D　　61C完形填空：　　版本一：　　PartⅤ　　Cloze

47　　62Bsetoutsetoutplans表示制定计划　　63Dabandoningabandon放弃，onceunshakeableorthodoxy表示曾经不可动摇的做法，也就是现在要放弃了。　　64Awithstrugglewith表示同…斗争，介词搭配，这里表示设法应对广告收入和报纸销售量下降的局面。　　65Bintendsintendto表示打算…,从后面的atthebeginningof2011，可知还没有这么做，只是计划或者打算这么做。　　66Aexceeded超过，是说当用户每月阅读文章超过一定量时就要收费。　　67Aon和side搭配，onthesideof…表示拥护…;站在…一边。　　68Dcharge本词在文章中多次出现，chargesb表示向某人收费。　　69Csuchas表示举例，从后面举London'sEveningStandard作为例子，可知应该选suchas.　　70Bfree前面提到abandonreadershiprevenue，即放弃读者收益，由此可知应该是makeprinteditionsfree.　　71Cacknowledged表示承认，这里表示ArthurSulzberger承认这么做是一种赌博。　　72Cbet打赌，赌注，从前面的gamble可知应该选bet。　　73Ccirculation发行量，从后面的数量可知应该选circulation。　　74AbehindNYT排名第三，即排在theWallStreetJournalandUSAToday后面。　　75BWhile

48while在这里表示对比，从上下文可知NYT与美国其他报纸不同。　　76Dclaim声称，宣称，这里是说NYT声称自己是全国范围的报纸。　　77Cmaintains维持，运营，即NYT还在世界其他地方运营着26个办公室。　　78Alike从下文可知NYT和印刷行业的其他公司一样，也受到金融危机的影响，所以选like，表示同…一样。　　79Dserious严重的，考察形容词与名词的搭配，从下文的数据可知遭受严重经济损失。　　80Csuffered遭受，sufferaloss遭受损失，常见搭配。　　81Dloan贷款，前文提到公司损失了很多钱，所以需要从别处借钱来补充资金。　　版本二：　　62-66BCBAC　　67-71CBBBD　　72-76CAACD　　77-81CDADC翻译：　　版本一：　　PartⅥ　　Translation　　82.Thereisnodenyingthatyou___________(越仔细越好)in

49dealingwiththismatter.　　解析：canneverbetoocareful/cannotbetoocareful　　【考点解释】本题考查“越仔细越好”“再…也不为过”的固定搭配，即canneverbetoo/cannotbetoo+adj.　　【原句精释】无可否认，处理这件事，越仔细越好。　　83.OnlywhenIreachedmythirties__________________________(我才意识到读书是不能被忽视的)　　解析：didIrealizethatreadingcannotbeneglecteddidIrealizethatreadingisunignorable　　【考点解释】本题考查由onlywhen引起的局部倒装。当onlywhen置于句首，主句用局部倒装，即将助动词置于主语前面。onlywhen引导句子时态为过去时(reached)，为保持时态一致，主句助动词用did;注意被动语态的使用，reading与neglect为被动关系。同时也可以使用be+adj的结构。　　【原句精释】直到三十岁，我才意识不能忽视读书。　　84.Much___________________(使研究人员感到惊讶)，theoutcomeoftheexperimentwasfarbetterthantheyhadexpected.　　解析：totheresearchers’surprise　　【考点解释】本题考查固定搭配toone’ssurprise使…惊讶的是…　　【原句精释】让研究人员大为惊讶的是，实验结果比他们的预计好得多。

50　　85.Oh,my,Ican’tfindmykey;__________________________(我一定是把它放在哪儿了)。　　解析：Imusthaveleft/putitsomewhere.　　【考点解释】本题考查对过去事情的肯定的猜测，即musthave+过去分词，leave与put都有放置的意思，但leave强调遗忘在…，较之put，leave更贴合题意。　　【原句精释】天啊，我找不到钥匙。我一定是把它放在哪儿了。　　86.I________________________(宁愿加入你们去做义工)thangotothebeachforaholiday.　　解析：wouldratherjoinyouasavolunteer　　【考点解释】考查结构“宁愿…也不愿…”,因题干中已存在“thango”的结构，只能使用“wouldratherdoratherthando”。加入…joinsb　　【原句精释】我宁愿加入你们去做义工，也不愿到海边去度假。　　版本二：　　PartⅥ　　翻译：　　82.cannotbetoocareful　　83.didIrealizethatreadingcouldnotbeneglected　　84.totheresearchers'surprise　　85.Imusthaveleftitsomewhere　　86.wouldratherjoinyoutodovolunteerwork