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英语六级模拟考试题(含答案)PartIWriting(30minutes)1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetoputallyoureggsinonebasket.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Or2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwiseapersonbytheirappearance.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Or3.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetojumptoconclusionsuponseeingorhearingsomething.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartⅡListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1.A)TheymightbestolengoodsB)TheymightbefakeproductsC)TheymightbefaultyproductsD)Theymightbesmuggledgood2.A)TheyarecivilservantsB)TheyarejobapplicantsC)TheyarenewsreportersD)Theyarepublicspeakers3.A)ThemanhasdecidedtoquithiscomputerclassB)ThewomanwantstogetadegreeinadministrationC)AcomputerdegreeisamustforadministrativeworkD)Themanwenttochangethetimeofhiscomputerclass4.A)AlotofcontestantsparticipatedintheshowB)ThefifthcontestantwonthebiggestprizeC)ItwasnotasexcitingashehadexpectedD)Itwassponsoredbyacarmanufacturer5.A)ReadinganewspapercolumnB)LookingatarailwaytimetableC)DrivingformNewYorktoBostonD)Waitingforsomeoneattheairport6.A)HewearsacoatboughtinthemallB)HegotanewjobatthebarbershopC)HehadafingerhurtlastnightD)Hehadhishaircutyesterday
17.A)HecannotappreciatethePicassoexhibitionB)EvenhisnephewcandrawaswellasPicassoC)HeisnotquiteimpressedwithmodernpaintingsD)Somedrawingsbykindergartenkidsareexcellent8.A）HeshouldnotputthecartbeforethehorseB)HisconductdoesnotsquarewithhiswordsC)HisattitudetostudentgovernmenthaschangedD)HehaslongbeeninvolvedinstudentgovernmentQuestions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard9.A)SheleftherowncarinManchesterB)SomethingwentwrongwithhercarC)ShewantstogotravelingontheweekendD)Hercarwon,tbebackinaweek,stime10.A)SafetyB)SizeC)ComfortD)Cost11.A)Third-partyinsuranceB)Value-addedtaxC)PetrolD)CDWQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard12.A)HowtoupdatethebasicfacilitiesB)WhattodotoenhancetheirpositionC)WheretolocatetheirplantD)Howtoattractinvestments13.A)TheirroadlinktootherEuropeancountriesisfastB)TheyarealllocatedinthesouthofFranceC)TheyareveryclosetoeachotherD)Theirbasicfacilitiesaregood14.A)TrytoavoidmakingahastydecisionB)TakeadvantageofthetrainlinksC)TalkwiththelocalauthoritiesD)Conductfieldsurveysfirst15.A)Futureproductdistribution
2B)LocalemploymentpoliciesC)RoadandraillinksforsmalltownsD)SkilledworkforceinthehillyregionSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PassageoneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Onefifthofthemwereonbadtermswiththeirsistersandbroithers.B)Aboutoneeighthofthemadmittedtolingeringbitterfeelings.C)Morethanhalfofthemwereinvolvedininheritancedisputes.D)Mostofthemhadbrokenwiththeirsistersandbrothers.17.A)Lessconcernwithmoneymatters.B)Moreexperienceinworldlyaffairs.C)Advanceinage.D)Freedomfromwork.18.A)Theyhavelittletimelefttorenewcontactwiththeirbrothersandsisters.B)Theytendtoforgetpastunhappymemoriesandfocusontheirpresentneeds.C)Theyaremoretolerantofoneanother.D)Theyfindcloserelativesmorereliable.PassageTwoQuestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theyhavebrightcolorsandintricatepatterns.B)TheycanonlysurviveinpartsoftheAmericas.D)Theyhavestrongwingscapableofflyinglongdistances.20.A)InaMichiganmountainforest.B)InaLouisianamountainforest.C)InaKentuckymountainforest.D)InaMexicanmountainforest.21.A)Eachflockofbutterflieslayseggsinthesamestates.B)Theystarttolayeggswhentheyareninemonthsold.C)Eachgenerationinacyclelayseggsatadifferentplace.D)Onlythestrongestcanreachtheirdestinationtolayeggs.22.A)Evolutionofmonarchbutterflies.B)Livinghabitsofmonarchbutterflies.C)Migrationpatternsofmonarchbutterflies.
3D)Environmentalimpactsonmonarchbutterflylife.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhabejustheard.23.A)TimehasbecomemorelimitedB)TimehasbecomemorepreciousC)TimeismoneyD)Timeisrelative24.A)Americamsnowattachmoreimportancetotheeffectiveuseoftime.B)AmericanstodayhavemorefreetimethanearliergenerationsC)ThenumberofhoursAmericansworkhasincreasedsteadilyD)MoreandmoreAmericansfeelpressedfortimenowadays25.A)OurinterpersonalrelationshipsimproveB)Ourworkefficiencyincreasesgreatly.C)OurlivinghabitsarealteredD)OurbehaviorischangedSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes. ThefirstcopyrightlawintheUnitedStateswaspassedbyCongressin1790..In1976Congressenactedthelatestcopyrightlaw,__(26)__thetechnologicaldevelopmentsthathadoccurredsincethepassageoftheCopyrightActof1909.Forexample,in1909,anyonewhowantedtomakeasinglecopyofa__(27)__workforpersonalusehadtodosobyhand.Theveryprocess__(28)__alimitationonthequantityofmaterialscopied.Today,aphotocopiercandotheworkinseconds;thelimitationhasdiasppeared.The1909lawdidnotprovidefullprotectionforfilmsandsuondrecording,nordidit__(29)__theneedtoprotectradioandtelevision.Asaresult,__(30)__ofthelawandabueseoftheintentofthelawhavelessenedthe__(31)__rewardsofauthors,artises,andproducers.The1976CopyrightActhasnotpreventedtheseabusesfully,butithasclarifiedthelegalrightsoftheinjuredpartiesandgiventheman__(32)__forremedy. since1976theActhasbeen__(33)__toincluedcomputersofrware,andguiedlineshavebeenadpotedforfairuseoftelevisionbroadcases.Thesechangeshaveclearedupmuchoftheconfusionandconflictthatfollowed__(34)__the1976legislation. Thefinepointsofthelawaredecidedbythecourtsandbyacceptablecommonpracticeovertime.Asthesedecisionsandagreementsaremade,wemodifyourbehavioraccordingly.Fornow,weneedto__(35)__thelawanditsguidelinesasaccuratelyaswecanandtoactinafairmanner.PartIIIRdadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionA Forinvestorswhodesirelowriskandguaranteedincome,U.S.Governmentbondsareasecureinvestmentbecausethesebondshavethefinancialbackingandfullfaithandcreditof
4thefederalgovernment.Municipalbonds,alsosecure,areofferedbylocalgovernmengtsandoftenhave____36______suchastax-freeinterest.Somemayevenbe____37______.Corportatebondsareabitmorerisky. Twoquestionsoften_____38_____first-timecorportatebondinvestors.Thefirstis”IfIpurchaseacorportatebond,doIhavetoholdituntilthematueitydate?”Theanswerisno.Bondsareboughtandsolddailyon____39_____securitiesexchanges.However,ifyourbonddoesnothave____40_____thatmakeitattractivetootherinvestors,youmaybeforcedtosellyourbondata____41____i.e.,apricelessthanthebond’sfacevalue.Butifyourbondishighlyvaluedbyotherinvestors,youmaybeabletosellitatapremium,i.e.,apriceaboveitsfacevalue.Bondpricesgcncrally____42____inversely(相反地）withcurrentmarketinterestrates.Asinterestratesgoup,bondpnccstall,andviceversa(反之亦然）.Thus,likeallinvestments，bondshaveadegreeofrisk. Thesecondquestionis“HowcanI___43_______theinvestmentriskofaparticularbondissue?”Standard&Poor’sandMoody’sInvestorsServiceratethelevelofriskofmanycorporateandgovernmentbonds.And____44______,thehigherthemarketriskofabond，thehighertheinterestrate.Investorswillinvestinabondconsideredriskyonlyifthe_____45_____returnishighenough.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A)advantages I)fluctuateB)assess J)indefiniteC)bother K)insuredD)conserved L)majorE)deduction M)naturallyF)discount N)potentialG)embarrass O)simultaneouslyH)featuresSectionBlessonsfromaFeministParadise[A]Onthesurface,Swedenappearstobeafeministparadise.LookatanyglobalsurveyofgenderequalityandSwedenwillbenearthetop.Family-friendlypoliciesareitsnorm-with16monthsofpaidparentalleave,specialprotectionsforpart-timeworkers,andstate-subsidizedpreschoolswhere,accordingtoagovernmentwebsite,"gender-awarenesseducationisincreasinglycommon."duetoanunfficialquotasystem,womenhold45percentofpositionsintheswedishparliament.theyhaveenjoyedtheprotectionofgovernmentagencieswithtitlesliketheMinistryofIntegrationandGenderEqualityandtheSecretariatofGenderResearch.SowhyareAmericanwomensofaraheadoftheirSwedishcounterpartsinbreakingthroughtheglassceiling?[B]ina2012report,theWorldEconomicForumfoundthatwhenitcomestoclosingthegendergapin"econmicparticipationandopportunity,"theUnitedStatesisaheadofnotonlySwedenbutalsoFinland,Denmark,theNetherlands,Iceland,Germany,andtheUnitedKingdom.Sweden'srankinthereportcanlargelybeexplainedbyitspoliticalquotasystem.ThoughtheUnitedStateshasfewerwomenintheworkorce(68percentcomparedtoSweden's77percent).Americanwomenwhochoosetobeemployedarefarmorelikelyto
5workfull-timeandtoholdhigh-leveljobsasmanangersorprofessionals.Theyalsoownmorebusinesses,lauchmorestart-ups(新创办的企业),andmoreoftenworkintraditionallymalefields.Asforbreakingthroughtheglassceilinginbusiness,Americanwomenarewellinthelead.[C]whatexplainstheAmericanadvantage?HowcanitbethatsocietieslikeSweden,wheregenderequalityisvigorouslypusuedandengorced,havefewerfemalemanagers,executives,professionals,andbusinessownersthanehlaissez-faire(自由放任的)unitedstates?AnewstudybyclrnelleconomistsFrancineBlauandLawrenceKahngivesanexplanation.[D]Generousparentalleavepoliciesandreadilyavailablepart-timeoptionshaveunintendedconsequences:insteadofstrengtheningwomen'sattachmenttotheworkplace,theyappeartoweakenit.Inadditiontoa16-monthleave,aswedishparenthastherighttoworksixhoursaday(forareducedsalary)untilhisorherchildiseightyearsold.Mothersarefarmorelikelythanfatherstotakeadvantageofthislaw,Butextendedleavesandpart-timeemploymentareknowntobeharmfultocareers—forbothgenders.Andwithwomenasecondfactorcomesintoplay:mostseemtoenjoytheflexible-timearrangement(onceknownasthe“mommytrack”)andneverfindtheirwaybacktofull-timeorhigh-levelemployment.Insum:generousfamily-friendlypoliciesdokeepmorewomeninthelabormarket,buttheyalsotendtodiminisbtheircareers.[E]AccordingtoBlauandKahn,Swedish-stylepaternal(父亲的)leavepoliciesandflexibletimearrangementsposeasecondthreattowoman’sprogress:theymakeemployerscautiousabouthiringwomanforfull-timepositionsatall.Offeringajobtoamanisthesaferbet.Heisfarlesslikelytotakeayearofparentalleaveandthenreturnonareducedworkscheduleforthenexteightyears.[F]Ibecameawareofthetrialeofcareer-focusedEuropeanwomanafewyearsagowhenImetapost-doctoralstudentfromGermanywhowasthenavisitingfellowatJohnsHopkins.ShewasastonishedbytheprofessionalpossibilitiesaffordedtoyoungAmericanwoman.HerbesthopeinGermanywasagovermmentjob—prospectsforwomanintheprivatesectorweredim.”InGermany“shetoldme,”wehaveallthebenefits,”butemployersdon’t’wantohireus.”[G]SwedisheconomistsMagnusHenreksonandMikaelStenkulaaddressedthefollowingquestionintheir2009study:whyaretheresofewfemaletopexecutivesintheEuropeanegalitarian(平等主义的)welfarestates?Theiranswer:”Broad-basedwelfare-statepolicieshinderwomen’srepresentationinelitecompetitivepositions.”[H]ItistemptingtodeclaretheSwedishpoliciesregressive(退步的)andhailtheAmericansystemassuperior.Butthatwouldbeshortsighted.TheSwedescancertainlytakealessonfromtheUnitedStatesandlookforwaystoclearapathfortheirambitiousfemalecareerists.Butmostwomanarenotcommittsdcareerists.WhenthePewResearchCenterrecentlyaskedAmericanparentstoidentifytheir”ideal”lifearrangement,47percentofmotherssaidtheywouldprefertoworkpark-timeand20percentsaidtheywouldprefernottoworkatall.Fathersanswereddifferrntly:75percentpreferredfull-timework.SomeversionoftheSwedishsystemmightworkwellforamajorityofAmericanparents,buttheUnitedStatesisunlikelytofullyembracetheSwedishmodel.Still,wecanlearnfromtheirexperience.[I]Despiteitsfailuretoshattertheglassceiling,Swedenhasoneofthemostpowerfuland
6innovativeeconomiesintheworld.Inits2011-2012survey,theWorldEconomicForumrankedSwedenasthe“rockstaroftherecovery”intheWashingtonPost,alsoleadstheworldinlifesatisfactionandhappiness.Itisasocietywellworthstudying,anditseffortstoconquerthegendergapimpartavitallesson—thoughnotthelessontheSwedeshadinmind。[J]Swedenhasgonefartherthananyothernationonearthtointegratethesexesandtoofferwomenthesameopportunitiesandfreedomsasmen.Fordecades,thesedescendantsoftheVikingshavebeentryingtoshowtheworldthattherightmixofenlinghtenedpolicy.consciousnessraising,andnon-sexistchildrearingwouldclosethegenderdivideonceandforall.Yetthedividepersists.[K]A2012pressreleasefromStatisticsSwedenbearsthetitle“GenderEqualityinSwedenTreading(踩）Water”andnotes:1、Thetotalincomefromemploymentforallagesislowerforwomenthanformen. 2、Oneinthreeemployedwomenandoneintenemployedmenworkpart-time. 3、Women'sworkingtimeisinfluencedbythenumberandageoftheirchildren,butmen′sworkingtimeisnotaffectedbythesefactors. 4、Ofallemployees，only13percentofthewomenand12percentofthemenhaveoccupationswithanevendistributionofthesexes.[L]Confrontedwithsuchfacts,someSwedishactivistsandlegislatorsaredemandingmoreex-tremeandfar-reachingmeasures,suchasreplacingmaleandfemalepronounswithaneutralalternativeandmonitoringchildrenmorecloselytocorrectthemwhentheygravitahta(被吸引)towardgenderedplay.Whenitcametolightlastyearthatmothers,farmorethanfathers,chosetostayhomefromworktocarefortheirsickkids.UlfKristersson.ministerofsocialsecurity,quicklycommissionedastudytodeterminethecauscsofandpossiiblcecuresforthisdisturbingstaleofaffairs.[M]Swcdishfamilypolicies,byaccommodatingwomen'spreferencesefleetively,areredutingthenumberofwomeninelitecompetitivepositions.TheSwedeswillfindthisparadoxicalandtrytofindsolutions.Letushopethesedonotincludebanninggenderpronouns,policingchildren′splay,implementingmoregenderquotas,ortreatingwomen′sspecialattachmenttohomeandfamilyasasocialinjustice.Mostmothersdonotaspireto(向往)elite,competitivefull-timepositions:theSwedishpolicieshavegiventhemthefreedomandopportunitytolivethelivestheyprefer.AmericansshouldlookpastthegenderrhetoricandconsiderwhattheseScandina-vianshaveachieved.Ontheirwaytocreatingafeministparadise,theSwedeshaveuninten-tionallycreatedahaven(避风港）fornormalmortals.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。46.Swedenhasdonemorethanothernationstoclosethegendergap.butitconimucs10exist.47.Swedenisoneofthemostcompetitiveeconomicslifesatisfaction.48.MoreAmericanwomenholdelitejobpositionsinbusinessthanSwedishwomen.49.Swedishfamily-friendlypoliciestendtoexertanegativeinfluenceonwomen′scareers.50.ThequotasysteminSwedenensureswomen′sbetterrepresentationingovernment.
751.ThoughtheSwedishmodelappearsworkableformostAmericanparents,itmaynotbeacceptedbytheminitsentirety.52.Swedishwomenareallowedthefreedomandopportunitytochoosetheirownwayoflife.53.Swedishemployersarehesitantabouthiringwomenforfull-timepositionsbecauseofthefamily-friendlypolicies.54.Gender-awarenesseducationisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinstate-subsidizedpreschoolsinSweden.55.SomelawmakersinSwedenproposethatgenderlesspronounsbeusedintheSwedishlanguage.SectionCPassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Textinghaslongbeenbemoaned(哀叹）asthedownfallofthewrittenword,””penmanshipforilliter,”asonecriticcalledit.TowhichtheproperresponseisLOL.Textingproperlyisn′twritingatall.It′sa“spoken”languagethatisgettingricherandmorecomplexbytheyear. First,somehistoricalperspective.Writingwasonlyinvented5,500yearsago.whereasIanguageprobablytracesbackatleast80.000years.Thustalkingcamefirst;writingisjustacraftthatcamealonglater.Assuch,thefirstwritingwasbasedonthewaypeopletalk，withshortsentences. However,whiletalkingislargelysubconsciousandrapid,writingisdeliberateandslow,Overtime,writerstookadvantageofthisandstartedcrattinglong-windedsentencessuchasthisone:Thewholeengagementlastedabove12hours,tillthegradualretreatofthePertrsianswaschangedintoadisorderlyflight,ofwhichtheshamefulexamplewasgivenbytheprincipalleadersand……”Noonetalkslikethatcasually—orshould.Butitisnaturaltodesiretodosoforspecialoccasions.Intheolddays,wedidn’tmuchwriteliketalkingbecausetherewasnomechanismtoreproducethespeedofconversation.Buttextingandinstantmessagingdo—andarevolutionhasbegun.Itinvolvesthecrudemechanicsofwriting,butinitseconomy,spontaneityandevenvulgaritv.textingisactuallyanewkindoftalking,withitsownkindofgrammarandconventions.TakeLOL.Itdoesn’tactuallymean“laughingoutloud”inaliteralsenseanymore.LOLhasevolvedintosomethingmuchsubtlerandsophisticatedandisusedevenwhennothingisremotelyamusing.Jocelyntexts“Wherehaveyoubeen?”andAnnabelletextsback，LOLatthelibrarystudyingfortwohours.”LOLsignalsbasicempath)’（同感)betweentcxters.easingtensionandcreatingasenseofequality.Insteadofhavingaliteralmeaning,itdocssomething-conveyinganattitude—justlikethe-cdendingconveyspasttenseratherthan“meaning.，anything.LOL.ofallthings,isgrammar.Ofcoursenoonethinksaboutthatconsciously.Butthenmostofcommunicationoperateswithoutbeingnoticed.Overtime,themeaningofawordoranexpressiondriftsmeatusedtomeananykindoffood,sillyusedtomean,believeitornot，blessed.Civilization,then，isfine一peoplebangingawayontheirsmartphonesarefluentlyusingacodeseparatefromtheonetheyuseinactualwriting,andthereisnoevidencethattextingis
8ruiningcompositionskills.Worldwidepeoplespeakdifferentlyfromthewaytheywrite,andtexting-quick,casualandonlyintendedtobereadonce—isactuallyawayoftalkingwithyourfingers.56.Whatdocriticssayabouttexting?A)ItismainlyconfinedtoyoungstersB)Itcompeteswithtraditionalwriting.C)Itwillruinthewnttcnlanguage.D)Itisoftenhardtounderstand.57.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorsaywritingisdifferentfromtalking?A)Itiscraftedwithspecificskills.C)Itdoesnothaveaslongahistory.B)Itexpressesideasmoreaccuratcly.D)Itisnotaseasytocomprehend.58.WhyisLOLmuchusedintcxting?A)Itbringstextcrsclosertoeachother.B)Itshowsthetcxtcr'ssophistication.C)ItisatrendywaytocommunicateD)Itaddstothehumorofthetext59.ExampleslikemeatandsillyarecitedtoshowA)thedifTerenccbetweenwritingandtalkingB)howdifTercntlywordsareusedintcxtingC)whypeopleusethewordsthewaytheydoD)thegradualchangeofwordmeaning60.whatdoestheauthorthinkoftexting?A)Itfacilitatesexchangeofideasamongpeople.B)Itisanewformofverbalcommunication.C)Itdeterioratespelple'scompositionskills.D)Ithastensthedeclineofthewrittenword.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.it'spossibletoadmireoprahwinfreyandstillwishHarvardhadn'tawardedheranhonorarydoctoroflawdegreeandthecommencement(毕业典礼)speakerspotatyesterday'sgraduation.There'snoquestionOprah'sachievementsplaceherinthetempleofAmericansuccessstories.Talent,charm,andanexceptionalworkethichaverarelyhurledanyoneofworld'smostsuccessfulentertainmenticonsandthefirstAfrican-Americanfemalebillionaire.Honorarydegreesareoftenconferredonnon-academicleadersinthearts,business,andpolitics.Harvard'slistinrecentyearshasincludedKofifiAnnan,BillGates,MerylStreep,andDavidSouter.ButOprah'slistinrecentyearshasincludedKofiAnnan,BillGates,Mery1
9Streep,anddavidsouter.ButOprah'sparticularbrandofcelebrityisnotagoodfitforthevaluesofauniversitywhosemotto（座右铭）,Veritas,meanstruth.Oprah'spassionateadvocacyextends,unfortunately,toaheartyembraceoffakescience.Mostnotoriously,Oprah'svalidationofjennyMcCarthy'sclaimthatvaccinescauseautism(自闭症)hasnodoubtcontributedtomuchharmthroughthefoolishavoidanceofvaccines.Famouspeoplearcentitledtoafewfailings,liketherestofus.andthechoiceofcommencementspeakersoftenreflectsabalanceofinsututionalpnontiesandaspirations.Judgingfromourconversationswithmanystudents.Oprahwasawidelypopularchoice.ButthisvoteofconfidenceinOprahsendsatroublingmessageatpreciselythetimewhenAmericanunivereitiesneedtodomoretoadvancethecauseofreason.AsformerDeanofHarvardCollege.HarryLewis,notedinablogpostabouthisobjections.“ItseemsvcrvoddforHarvardtohonorsuchahighprofilepopularizeroftheirrational……atatimewhenpoliticalandreligiousnonsensesojeopardizetheruleofreasoninthisallegedlyenlighteneddemocracyandaroundtheworld.”AsAmerica′soldestandmostvisibleuniversity.Harvardhasaspccialopportunitytoconveyitsrespcctforsciencenotonlythroughitsresearchandteachingprogramsbutalsoinitspublicaffirmationofevidence-basedinquiry.Unfortunately，manyAmericanuniversitiesseemawfullybusyprotectingtheirbrandnameandnotnearlybusyenoughprotectingthepursuitofknowledge.ArecentarticleinTheHarvardCrimsonnotedtheshockinggrowthofHarvard′spublicrelationsarminthelastfiveyearsanditquestionedwhetherafocusonriskmanagementandavoidingcontroversywasreallythebestoutward-lookingfaceofthisgreatinstitution.AsAmericanresearchuniversitiesbegintoresembleprofitcentersandentertainmentcomplexes,it’seasytolosesightoftheirprimarymission;toproduceandspreadknowledge.Thismissiondependsontraditionsofrationaldiscourseandvigorousdefenseofthescientificmethod.OprahWinfrey’shonoraydoctoratewasastepinthewrongdirection.61.whatdowelearnaboutOprahWinfreyfromthepassage?A)ShewasadistinguishedgraduateofHarvardSchoolofLaW.B)Sheworkedherwaytosuccessintheentertainmentindustry.C)Sheusedtoabuseherchildrenwhenshewasayoungmother.D)Sheachievedherfamethroughpersistentadvocacyoffakescience.62.WhydoestheauthordeemitinappropriateforHarvardtoconferanhonorarydegreeonOprahwinfrey?A)Shedidnotspecializeinthestudyoflaw.B)Shewasknownasasupporteroffakescience.C)ShewasaniconoftheentertainmentindustryD)Shehadnotdistinguishedherselfacademically.63.HowdidHarryLewisreacttoHarvard’sdecisioninhisblongpost?A)Hewasstronglyagainstit.B)Heconsidereditunpopular.C)HethoughtitwouldhelpenhanceHarvard’sreputation.
10D)HethoughtitrepresentedthewilloftheHarvardcommunity.64.Whatistheauthor’sregretaboutmanyAmericanuniversities?A)Theyshowinadequaterespectforevidence-basedinquiryB)TheyfallshortofexpectationsinteachingandresearchC)TheyattachtoomuchimportancetopublicrelationsD)Theyaretolerantofpoliticalandreligiousnonsense65.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaprestigiousuniversitylikeHarvardshouldfocuson?A)CultivationofstudentcreativityB)LiberationofthehumanmindC)LiberationofthehumanmindD)PursuitofknowledgeandtruthPartIVTranslation(30minutes)翻译一： 北京计划未来三年投资7，600亿元治理污染，从减少PM2.5排放入手，这一新公布的计划旨在减少四种主要污染源，包括500多万俩机动车的尾气（exhaust）排放、周边地区燃煤、来自北方的沙尘暴和本地的建筑灰尘。另有850亿元用于新建或升级城市垃圾处理和污水（sewage）处理设施，加上300亿元投资未来三年的植树造林（forestation）市政府还计划建造一批水循环利用工厂，并制止违章建筑，以改善环境。另外，将更严厉地处罚违反限排规定的行为。翻译二： 最近，中国科学院（ChineseAcademyofSciences）出版了关于其最新科学发现与未来一年展望的年度系列报告。系列报告包括三部分：科学发展报告、高技术发展报告、中国可持续发展战略报告。第一份报告包含中国科学家的最新发现，诸如新粒子研究与H7N9病毒研究的突破，该报告还突出强调了未来几年需要关注的问题。第二份报告公布了一些应用科学研究的突破。该报告还突出强调了未来几年需要关注的问题。第二份报告公布了一些应用科学研究的热门领域。如3D打印和人造器官研究。第三份报告呼吁加强顶层设计，以消除工业升级中的结构性障碍，并促进节能减排。翻译三： 中文热词通常反映社会变化和文化，有些在外国媒体上愈来愈流行。例如，土豪（tuhao）和大妈（dama）都是老词，但是已获取了新的意义。土豪以前指欺压佃户和仆人的乡村地主，现在用于指花钱如流水或者喜欢炫耀财富的人，也就是说，土豪有钱，但没有品位。大妈是对中年妇女的称呼，但现在特指不久前金价下跌时大量购买黄精的中国妇女。土豪和大妈可能会被人收入新版牛津（Oxford）英语词典，至今已有约120个中文词被加进了牛津英语词典，成为了英语语言的一部分。答案解析：
112014年6月英语六级作文题目：Itisunwisetoputalleggsinonebasket.把全部鸡蛋放到一个篮子里是不明智的。范文： ItisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatweneedtohaveaplanBwhenwearedoingimportantthings.Asafamousproverbsgoes,itisunwisetoputallyoureggsinonebasket.Thissayingobviouslyaimstodeliverthemessagethatinordertoavoidpossiblefailuresandsetbacks,weoughttomakeadequateandflexiblepreparations. Nobodycanbecertainofwhatisgoingtohappeninthefuture;therefore,weallneedtohavedifferentplansandprepationsincaseofundesirableoutcomes.Then,thelossesandriskscanbetremendouslyreduced.Forinstance,adecadeago,chinesestockmarketwasextremelyprofitableandmadenumerouspeoplemillionnairesjustovernight.Oneday,myunclecametomyhomeandheintendedtoborrowmoneyfrommyparents.Hepromisedthathewouldreturnthemoneyplustheinterestintwoyears.Butmyfatherwasdicreetandheonlyloanedhimafew.Then,hedepositedsomeinthebank,investedsomeinthenationalbond,andspenttherestonanewapartment.Twoyearslater,chinesestockmarketcrashedandmyunclenearlylostallhisfortune.Luckily,myfather’sdecisionmademoremoneyforus.Toconclude,itishighlyunfeasibletoputalleggsinjustonebasket.Notonlywillthisgiverisetotheunexpectedandunaffordableresult,butwewillbeinclinedtobeirrationaleandunreasonable.参考范文：AbilitiesandGoodLooks Weareoftentoldnottojudgepeoplebytheirappearance,becauseforaperson,abilitiesarefarmoreimportantthanappearance.Throughouthistory,therearenumerousexamplesofoutstandingpeoplewithremarkableachievementswhoarejustplainornotgood-lookingatall. However,nowadayssomepeopleholdthebeliefthatappearanceoutweighsabilities,partlybecausesomebeautifulpeopleseemtohaveadvantagesincompetitivesituationslikejobinterviewsandhavebeengivenmoreopportunitiesthanothers. Nevertheless,Istillfirmlybelievethatabilitiesaremoreimportant.Foronething,althoughgoodlooksareeasyontheeye,itisalwaysone'sabilitiesthatcreatevaluesthatreallymatter.Foranother,whilepeople'sgoodlookswereborntothem,abilitieshavetobegainedthroughdeliberateself-cultivationandyearsofhardworkingwhichspeakmoreofpeople'struecolors.Lastbutnotleast,abilitiesgrowovertimewhilegoodlooksonlyfade.Eventually,itistheabilitiesthathelppeoplesucceed,soitissafetosaythatabilitieswillalwaysbringmoretolifethangoodlooks.听力答案：1.C.2.D.3.C.4.D.5.D.6.A.7.A.8.B.9.B.10.C.11.B.12.A.13.A.14.C.15.D.16.C)17.A)18.B)19.C)20.A)21.D)22.D)23.C)24.B)25.B)26)anxiety27)identifies28)comparesto29)abodyof30)motivate31)define32)fundamental33)ruined34)Inshort35)imperfect选词填空：
1236.Aadvantages37.Kinsured38.Cbother 39.Lmajor40.Hfeatures41.Fdiscount42.Ifluctuate43.Bassess44.Mnaturally45.Npotential长篇阅读J46.Swedenhasdonemorethanothernationstoclosethegendergap,butitcontinuestoexist. I47.Swedenisoneofthemostcompetitiveeconomiesintheworldanditspeopleenjoythegreatestlifesatisfaction. M48.MoreAmericanwomenholdelitejobpositionsinbusinessthanSwedishwomen. D49.Swedishfamily-friendlypoliciestendtoexertanegativeinfluenceonwomen’scareer. A50.ThequotasysteminSwedenensureswomen’sbetterrepresentationingovernment. H51.ThoughtheSwedishmodelappearsworkableformostAmericanparents,itmaynotbeacceptedbytheminitsentirely. M52.Swedishwomenareallowedthefreedomandopportunitytochoosetheirownwayoflife. E53.Swedishemployersarehesitantabouthiringwomenforfull-timepositionsbecauseofthefamily-friendlypolicies. A54.Gender-awarenesseducationisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinstate-subsidizedpreschoolsinSweden.C55.SomelawmakersinSwedenproposethegenderlesspronounsbeusedintheSwedishlanguage.仔细阅读：C56itwillruinthewrittenlanguageB57itexpressesideasmoreaccuratelyA58itbringstextersclosertoeachotherD59thegradualchangeofwordmeaningB60itisanewformofverbalcommunicationB61sheworkedherwaytosuccessintheentertainmentindustryB62shewasknownasasupporteroffakescienceA63hewasstronglyagainstitC64theyattachtoomuchimportancetopublicralationsD65pursuitofknowledgeandtruth翻译：1.Innextthreeyears,Beijingplanstoinvest760billionyuantodealwiththepollution,startingwithcuttingdowntheemissionofpm2.5.Thisnewlyannouncedprojectaimsatreducingfourmainpollutants,includingexhaustfrom5millionvehicles,coalburninginsurroundingareas,sandstormsfromthenorth,andlocalconstructiondust.Inaddition,another85billionyuanwillbeusedtoestablishorupgradethefacilitiesusedtoprocessgarbageandsewageofthecity.Moreover,30billionyuanwillbeinvestedintheafforestationprograminthenextthreeyears. Toimprovetheenvironment,themunicipalgovernmentalsoplanstoconstructsomeplantsofwaterrecycling,andbantheillegalconstructions.Besides,Beijingwillpropose
13tougherpunishmentsforthosewhoviolatetheemissionreductionrules.TheChineseheatedwordsusuallyreflectsocialchangesandculture,someofwhichareincreasinglypopularwithforeignmedia.Tuhaoanddama,forexample,arebotholdwords,buttheygetdifferentmeaningsnow.2.ChineseAcademyofSciencerecentlypublishedanannualreportaboutitslatestscientificfindingsandtheprospectofthenextyear.Thereportconsistsofthreeparts:sciencedevelopment,moreadvancedtechnologydevelopmentandthesustainablestrategyofChina.ThefirstoneincludesthelatestfindingsofChinesescientists,suchastheresearchofnewparticleandthebreakthroughinthestudyofH7N9virus.Furthermore,ithighlightssomeproblemsweneedtofocusinnextfewyears.Thesecondoneannouncessomeheatedfieldsinappliedscience.Forexample,the3－dimensionprintandthestudyofhumanorgans.Thethirdonesuggestspeopleenhancethetopdesigninordertogetridofthestructuralobstaclesinindustrialupgradingandtopromotetheenergy-savingandemission-reduction。3.Thewordtuhaousedtomeanrurallandlordswhooppresstheirtenantsandservants,whilenowitreferstopeoplespendingmoneywithoutlimitsorthoseshowingoffallaround.Thatistosay,tuhaoownsmoneyratherthantaste.Theworddamaisusedtodescribemiddle-agedwomen.However,itisregardedasaspecialwordtocallthoseChinesewomenwhorushedtopurchasegoldwhenthegoldpricedecreasedsharplynotlongago. TuhaoanddamamaybeincludedinthenewOxforddictionary.Uptonow,about120Chinesewordshavebeenaddedtoit,becomingapartofEnglishlanguage.
