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6
月英语六级真题及答案（第三套）
Part I
Writing
(30 minutes)
Directions
：
For
this
part
，
you
are
allowed
30
minutes
to
write
an
essay
commenting
on the
sayin
g
“
If you
cannot do great things
，
do
small things in a great way
．
’
’
You can cite examples to
illustrate your point of
view
．
You should write at
least
l50 words but no more than 200
words
．
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答题卡
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上作答。
Part
II
Listening Comprehension
(30 minutes)
Section A
Directions
：
In
this section
，
you will hear 8
short conversations and 2 long
conversations
．
At
the
end
of
each
conversation
，
one
or
，
more
questions
will
be
asked
about what was
said
．
Both the conversation
and the questions will be spoken only
once
．
After each
question there will be a
pause
．
During the
pause
，
you must read
the
four
choices
marked
A.
，
B.
，
C.
and
D.
，
and
decide
which
is
the
best
answer
．
Then
mark
the
corresponding
letter
on
Answer
Sheet
，
with
a
single
line
through
the
centre
．
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1
上作答。
< br>
1
．
A. The man
might be able to play in the World
Cup
．
B. The
man
’
s football career seems
to be at an end
．
C. The man was operated on a few weeks
a90
．
D. The man
is a fan of world
．
famous
football players
．
2
．
A. Work out a
plan to tighten his budget
．
B. Find out the opening hours of the
cafeteria
．
C.
Apply for a senior position in the
restaurant
．
D.
Solve his problem by doing a
part
．
time
job
．
3
．
A.A financial
burden
．
B.A
good companion
．
C.A real
nuisance
．
D.A
well
．
trained
pet
．
4
．
A. The errors
will be corrected soon
．
B. The woman was mistaken
herself
．
C. The
computing system is too
complex
．
D.
He has called the woman several
times
．
5
．
A. He needs
help to retrieve his files
．
B. He has to type his paper once
more
．
C. He needs
some time to polish his
paper
．
D. He
will be away for a tw0
—
week
conference
．
6
．
A. They might
have to change their plan
．
B. He has got everything set for their
trip
．
C. He has
a heavier workload than the
woman
．
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D. They could stay in the
mountains until June 8
．
7
．
A. They have to
wait a month to apply for a student
loan
．
B. They
can find the application forms in the
brochure
．
C. They
are not eligible for a student
loan
．
D. They
are not late for a loan
application
．
8
．
A. New laws are
yet to be made to reduce pollutant
release
．
B.
Pollution has attracted little attention from the
public
．
C. The
quality of air will surely change for the
better
．
D.
It
’
Il take years to bring
air pollution under contr01
．
Questions 9 t0 12 are based on the
conversation you have just
heard
．
9
．
A. Enormous
size of its stores
．
B. Numerous varieties of
food
．
C. Its
appealing surroundings
．
D. Its rich and colorful
history
．
10
．
A. An ancient
buildin9
．
B.A
world of antiques
．
C. An Egyptian
museum
．
D. An
Egyptian memorial
．
1 1
．
A. Its power
bill reaches
￡
9 million a
year
．
B.
It sells thousands of light bulbs a
day
．
C. It
supplies power to a nearby
town
．
D. It
generates 70
％
of the
electricity it uses
．
12
．
A.11
500
．
B.30
000
．
C.250
000
．
D.300
000
．
Questions
l3 t0 15 are based on the conversation you have
just heard
．
13
．
A.
Transferring to another
department
．
B. Studying accounting at a
university
．
C.
Thinking about doing a different
job
．
D.
Making preparations for her
weddin9
．
14
．
A. She has
finally got a promotion and a pay
raise
．
B. She has
got a satisfactory job in another
company
．
C.
She could at last leave the accounting
department
．
D. She managed to keep her position in
the company
．
15
．
A. He and
Andrea have proved to be a perfect
match
．
B. He
changed his mind about marriage
unexpectedly
．
C. He declared that he would remain
single all his life
．
D. He would marry Andrea even without
meeting her
．
Section B
Directions
：
In this
section
．
you will hear 3
short passages
．
Af the end of
each
passage
．
you
will
hear
some
questions
．
Both
the
passage
and
the
questions
will
be
spoken
only
once
．
After
you
hear
a
question
，
you
must
choose
the
best
answer
from
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the four choices marked
A.
，
B.
，
D.
．
Then mark the
corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet T
with a single line through the
centre
．
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Passage One
Questions l6 t0 19 are based on the passage you
have just heard
．
16
．
A. They are
motorcycles designated for water
sports
．
B. They
are speedy boats restricted in narrow
waterways
．
C.
They are becoming an efficient form of water
transportation
．
D. They are getting more popular as a
means of water recreation
．
17
．
A. Water scooter
operators
’
lack of
experience
．
B.
Vacationers
’
disregard of
water safety rules
．
C. Overloading of small boats and other
craft
．
D.
Carelessness of people boating along the
shore
．
18
．
A. They scare
whales to death
．
B. They produce too much
noise
．
C. They
discharge toxic emissions
．
D. They endanger lots of water
life
．
19
．
A. Expand
operating areas
．
B. Restrict operating
hours
．
C. Limit
the use of water scooters
．
D. Enforce necessary
regulations
．
Passage Two
Questions 20 t0
22 are based on the passage you have just heard
．
20
．
A.
They are stable
．
B. They are
close
．
C.
They are strained
．
D. They are
changin9
．
21
．
A. They are
fully occupied with their own
business
．
B. Not
many of them stay in the same place for
lon9
．
C. Not many
of them can win trust from their
neighbors
．
D.
They attach less importance to interpersonal
relations
．
22
．
A. Count on
each other for help
．
B. Give each other a cold
shoulder
．
C.
Keep a friendly distance
．
D. Build a fence between
them
．
Passage
Three
Questions 23 t0 25 are based on
the passage you have just heard
．
23
．
A. It may produce an
increasing number of idle
youngsters
．
B. It may affect the quality of higher
education in America
．
C. It may cause many schools to go out
of operation
．
D.
It may lead to a lack of properly educated
workers
．
24
．
A. It
l
：
5 iess serlotls in cities
than tn rural areas
．
B. It affects both junior and senior
high schools
．
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C. It results from a
worsening economic climate
．
D. It is a new challenge facing
American educators
．
25
．
A. Allowing
them to choose their favorite
teachers
．
B.
Creating a more relaxed learning
environment
．
C.
Rewarding excellent academic
performance
．
D.
Helping them to develop better study
habits
．
Section C
Directions
：
In
this
section
，
you
will
hear
a
passage
three
times
．
When
the
passage
is
read
for
the
first
time
，
you
should
listen
carefully
for
its
general
idea
．
When
the
passage
is
read
for
the
second
time
，
you
are
required
to
fill
in
the
blanks
with
the
exact
words
you
have
just
heard
．
Finally
，
when
the
passage
is
read
for
the
third
time
，
you should
check what you have written
．
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I'm interested in the
criminal justice system of our
country
．
It seems to me
that something has to be
done
，
if
we
’
re to 26 as a
country
．
I certainly
don
’
t
know what
the answers to our problems
are
．
Things certainly get
27 in a hurry
when you get into
them
，
but l wonder if
something couldn
’
t be done
to deal with
some of these
problems
．
One thing I'm
concerned about is our practice of putting
28 in jail who
haven
’
t harmed
anyone
．
Why not work out some
system whereby they
can pay
back
the debts
they owe
society instead
of 29 another debt
by
going to
prison
and
，
of
course
，
coming
‘
30
hardened
criminals
．
I'm
also
concerned
about
the
short
prison
sentences
people
are 3
1serious
crimes
．
Of
course
one
alternative
to
this is to 32 capital
punishment
，
but I'm not sure
l would be for that
．
I'm not
sure it
’
s right
to take an eye for an
eye
．
The alternative to
capital punishment
is
longer
sentences
。
but
they
would
certainly
cost
the
tax
payers
much
money
．
I
also
think
we
must
do
something
about
the
insanity 33
．
In
my
opinion
，
anyone
who
takes
another
person
’
s life 34is insane
，
however
，
that does not mean that the person
isn
’
t
guilty
of
the
crime
，
or
that
he
shouldn
’
t
pay
society
the
debt
he
owes
．
It
’
s
sad
，
of
course
，
that a person may
have to spend the rest of his
life
，
or a large
part of it in prison for acts that he
35 while not in full control of his
mind
．
Part
III
Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions
：／
n
this
section
，
there
is
a
passage
with
ten
blanks
．
You
are
required
to
select
one
word
for
each
blank#om
a
list
of
choices
given
in
a
word
bank
following
the
passage
．
Read the passage
through carefully before making your
choices
．
Each
choice
in
the
bank
is
identified
by
a
letter
．
Please
mark
the
corresponding
letter
for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a
single line through the
centre
．
You may not
use any of the words in the barnk more
than once
．
Questions 36 t0 45 are based on the
following passage
．
Travel websites have been around
since the l990s
，
when Expedia
，
Travelocity
，
and
other
holiday
booking
sites
were
launched
，
allowing
travelers
to
compare
flight
and hotel prices with the click of a
Inouse
．
With information no
longer 36 by
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travel
．
agents
or
hidden
in
business
networks
，
the
travel
industry
was
revolutionized
，
as
greater transparency helped 37
prices
．
Today
．
the industry is going
through a new revolution--this time transforming
service
quality
．
Online
rating
platforms-- 38 in <
/p>
hotels
，
restaurants
，
apartments
，
and taxis--allow travelers to exchange reviews and experiences for all to see
Hospitalit)
．
，
analyzed
，
and
compared not by industry
39
，
but by the very people for
whom the service is intended--the
customer
．
This
has
40 a new relationship
between
buyer
and
seller.
Customers
have
always
voted
with
their
feet;
they
can
now
explain
their
decision
to
anyone
who
is
interested.
As
a
result,
businesses
are
much
more
41 , often in very specific ways, which creates
powerful 42 to
improve service.
Although
some
readers
might
not
care
for
gossipy
reports
of
unfriendly
bellboys
(
行李员
) in Berlin
or malfunctioning hotel hairdryers in Houston, the
true power
of
online
reviews
lies
not
just
in
the
individual
stories,
but
in
the
websites' 43
to
aggregate a large volume of ratings.
The impact cannot be 44 Businesses that
attract top ratings can enjoy
rapid
growth, as new customers are attracted by good
reviews and 45 provide
yet more
positive feedback. So great is the influence of
online ratings that many
companies
now
hire
digital
reputation
managers
to
ensure
a
favorable
online
identity.
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A)
accountable
B. capacity
C. controlled
D. entail
E) forged
F) incentives
G) occasionally
H)
overstated
I) persisting
J) pessimistic
K)
professionals
L) slash
M)
specializing
N) spectators
O) subsequently
Section B
Directions: In this section, you are
going to read a passage with ten statements
attached
to
it.
Each
statement
contains
information
given
in
one
of
the
paragraphs.
Identify the
paragraph from which the information is derived.
You may choose a
paragraph
more
than
once.
Each
paragraph
is
marked with a
letter. Answer the
questions by marking the corresponding
letter on ,Answer Sheet 2.
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Plastic Surgery
A better credit card is
the solution to ever larger hack attacks
A.
A
thin
magnetic
strip
(magstripe)
is
all
that
stands
between
your
credit-card
information
and
the
bad guys.
And
they've
been
working
hard
to
break
in.
That's
why
2014
is
shaping
up
as
a
major showdown:
banks,
law
enforcement
and
technology
companies are all
trying to stop a network of hackers who are
succeeding in
stealing
account
numbers,
names,
email
addresses
and
other
crucial
data used
in
identity
theft.
More
than
100
million
accounts
at
Target,
Neiman
Marcus
and
Michaels
stores were
affected in some way during the most recent
attacks, starting last
November.
B. Swipe
(
刷卡
) is the operative word:
cards are increasingly vulnerable to
attacks
when
you
make purchases
in
a
store.
In
several
recent
incidents,
hackers
have been able to obtain massive
information of credit-, debit-
(
借记
) or
prepaid-
card
numbers
using
malware,
i.e.
malicious
software,
inserted secretly
into
the
retailers'
point-of-sale
system--the
checkout
registers.
Hackers
then
sold
the
data
to
a second
group
of
criminals
operating
in
shadowy
corners
of
the
web.
Not long after, the stolen data was
showing up on fake cards and being used for
online purchases.
C.
The
solution
could
cost
as
little
as
$$2
extra
for
every
piece
of
plastic
issued.
The fix is a
security technology used heavily outside the
US. While American
credit cards use
the 40-year-old magstripe technology
to process
transactions,
much of the rest of the world uses
smarter cards with a technology called EMV
(short
for
Europay,
MasterCard,
VisA.
that
employs
a
chip
embedded
in
the
card
plus
a
customer PIN (personal identification number~ to
authenticate (
验证
) every
transaction
on
the
spot. If
a
purchaser
fails
to
punch
in
the
correct
PIN
at
the
checkout,
the
transaction
gets
rejected.
(Online purchases
can
be
made
by
setting
up a separate
transaction code. )
D. Why haven't big banks adopted the
more secure technology? When it comes to
mailing
out
new
credit cards,
it's
all
about
relative
costs,
says
David
Robertson,
who
runs
the
Nilson
Report,
an
industry newsletter.
cost
of
the
card,
putting
the
sticker
on
it,
coding
the
account
number
and
expiration date,
embossing
(
凸
印
)
it,
the small
envelope--all
put
together, you're in
the
dollar
range.
and
．
PrN
card
currently
costs
closer
to$$3
，
says
Robertson
，
because
of
the
price
of
chips
．
(Once large
issuers convert together
，
the
chip costs should drop
．
)
E)Multiply
S3 by
the more than 5
billion magstripe
credit and prepaid
cards
in
circulation
in
the
US
．
Then
consider
that
there
’
s
an
estimated$$12
．
4
billion
in
card
fraud
on
a
global
basis
，
says
Robertson
．
With
44eo
of
that
in
the
US
，
American
credit
．
card fraud
amounts to about$$5
．
5 billion
annually
．
Card issuers have
so
far calculated that absorbing the
liability for
even big hacks like the
Target
one
is
still cheaper than replacing all that
plastic
．
F)That leaves American
retailers pretty much alone the world over in
relying
on
magstripe
technology
to charge
purchases--and
leaves
consumers
vulnerable
．
Each
magstripe has three tracks of
information
，
explains
payments security expert
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Jeremy
Gumbley
，
the
chief
technology
officer
of
CreditCall
，
an
electronic
．
payments
company
．
The
first
and
third
are
used
by
the
bank
or
card
issuer
．
Your
vital account
information
lives on the second
track
，
which hackers try to
capture
．
“
Malware
is
scanning through
the
memory
in
real
time
and
looking
for
data
．
< br>”
he
says
．
“
It
creates
a text file that gets stolen
．
’
’
G)Chip-
and
—
PIN
cards
，
by
contrast
，
make fake cards or
skimming impossible
because
the
information that
gets
scanned
is <
/p>
encrypted(
加密
)
．
The
historical
reason
the
US
has
stuck
with
magstripe
，
ironically
enough
．
is
once
superior
technology
．
Our
cheap
，
ultra
< br>·
reliable wired networks made
credit- card authentication over the
phone
frictionless
．
In
France
，
card companies
created EMV in part because the
telephone monopoly was so maddeningly
inefficient and
expensive
．
The EMV solution
allowed transactions to be verified
locally and securely
．
H)Some
big
banks
，
like
Wells
Far90
，
are
now
offering
to
convert
your
magstripe
card
to
a
chip
—
and-PIN mod
el
．
(It
’
s
actually
a
hybrid(
混合体
)that
will
still
have
a magstripe
，
since
most US merchants don
’
t
have EMV terminals
．
)Should
you take
them up on it?If you travel
internationally
，
the answer
is yes
．
I)Keep
in
mind
，
t00
，
that
credit
cards
typically
have
better
liability
protection
than debit
cards
．
If someone uses your
credit card fraudulently(
欺诈性地
)
，
it's
the
issuer or merchant
，
not
you,that takes the
hit
．
Debit cards have
different
liability limits depending on
the bank and the events surrounding any
fraud
．
“
If
it
’
s
available
。
the
logical
thing
is
to
get
a
chip
·
and-PIN
card
from
your
bank
．
”
says Eric
Adamowsky
。
a
c0
．
founder of CreditCardlnsi
der
．
eom
．
“
l would use credit
cards
over debit
cards
because
of
liability
issues
．
”
Cash
still
works
pretty
well
t00
．
J)Retailers
and
banks
stand
to
benefit
from
the
lower
fraud
levels
of
chip-
and-PIN
cards
but
have
been
reluctant
for
years
to
invest
in
the
new
infrastructure(
基础设施
)nee
ded
for
the
technology
，
especially
if
consumers
don
’
t have access
to it
．
It
’
< br>s a chicken-and-egg problem
．
．
no one
wants to spend the
money
on
upgraded
point
．
of
．
sale
systems
that
can
read
the
chip
cards
if
shoppers
aren
7t
carrying
them
——
vet
there
’
s
little
point
in <
/p>
consumers
’
carrying
the
fancy
plastic
if stores aren
’
t equipped to
use them
．
(An earlier effort
by Target to
move to chip and PIN never
gained progress
．
)According
to Gumbley
．
there
’
s a
“
you
．
first
mentality
．
The
logjam(
僵局
)has to be
broken
．
”
K)JPMorgan
Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently expressed his
willingness to do s0
，
noting
that banks and merchants have spent the past
decade suing each other over
interchange
fees--the
percentage of the transaction price they
keep
—
rather than
deal
with
the
growing
hacking
problem
．
Chase
offers
a
chip-
enabled
card
under
its
own
brand
and
several
others
for
travel
．
related
companies
such
as
British Airways
and Ritz
—
Carlton
．
L)The
Target
and
Neiman
hacks
have
also
changed
the
cost
calculation
：
altho
ugh
retailers
have
been reluctant
to
spend
the$$6
．
75
billion
that
Capgemini
consultants
estimate
it
will
take
to
convert
all
their registers
to
be
chip-and
．
PIN
．
comp
atible
，
the potential
liability they now face is dramatically
greater
．
Target has been
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hit with class actions from
hacked consumers
．
“
It
’
s the ultimate nightmare
，
’
’
a
retail executive from a
well
．
known chain admitted to
TIME
．
M)111e
card
．
payment
companies
MasterCard
and
Visa
are
pushing
hard
for
change
．
The
two firms have warned all parties in
the transaction chain--merchant
，
network
，
bank that if
they don
’
t become
EMV
—
compliant by October
2015
，
the party that
is least compliant will bear the fraud
risk
．
N)In the
meantime
，
app-equipped
smartphones and digital wallets--all of which
can
use
EMV
technology
—
are
beginning
to
make
inroads(
侵
袭
)on
cards
and
cash
．
< br>PayPal
，
for
instance
，
is
testing
an
app
that
lets you
use
your
mobile
phone
to pay on the fly at
local merchants--without surrendering any card
information
to
them
．
And further down the
road is biometric
authentication
，
which could be
encrypted wi
th
，
say
，
a fingerprint
．
O)Credit and debit cards
，
though
，
a
re going to be with us for the foreseeable
future
，
and
so
are
hackers
，
if
we
stick
with
magstripe
technology
< br>．
“
It
seems
crazy
to
me
，
”
says
Gumbley
，
who is
English
，
“
that a
cuttin9
。
edge
‘
technology country
is
depending
on
a
40
·
year-old
technology
．
”
That
’
s
why
it
may
be
up
to consumers
to
move
the
needle
on
chip
and
PIN
．
Says
< br>Robertson
：
“
Whe
n
you
get
the
consumer
into
a
position of worry and inconvenience
，
that
’
s where the
rubber hits the
road
．
”
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2
上作答。
46
．
It is best
to use an EMV card for international
travel
．
47
．
Personal
information on credit and debit cards is
increasingly vulnerable to
hackin9
．
48
．
The
French
card
companies
adopted
EMV
technology
partly
because
of
inefficient
telephone
service
．
49
．
While many
countries use the smarter
EMV
cards
，
the US
still clings to its old
magstripe
technologv
．
50
．
Attempts are
being made to prevent hackers from carrying out
identity theft
．
51
．
Credit cards
are much safer to use than debit
cards
．
52
．
Big banks have
been reluctant to switch to more secure technology
because of
the higher costs
involved
．
potential liability for retailers using magstripe
is far more costly than
upgrading their
registers
．
54
．
The use of
magstripe cards by American retailers leaves
consumers exposed to
the risks of
losing account information
．
55
．
Consumers
will
be
a
driving
force
behind
the
conversion
from
magstripe
to
F_
．
MV
technology
．
Section C
Directions
：
There
are 2 passages in this
section
．
Each passage is
follm,rd by
some questions or
unfinished statements
．
For
each of them there are four choices
marked A.
，
B.
，
C. and
D.
．
You should decide Dn the
best choice and mark the
corresponding
letter
on
Answer
Sheet
2
with
a
single
line
through
the
centre
．
Passage
One
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Questions 56 t0 60 are
based on the following
passage
．
The
report
from
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
was
just
as
gloomy
as
anticipated
．
Unemployment in January jumped to a
l6
一
year high of
7
．
6
percent
，
as
598
000
jobs
were
slashed
from
US
payrolls
in
the
worst
single-month
decline
since
Dec
ember
，
1974
．
With
l
．
8
million
iobs
lost
in
the
last
three
months
．
there
is
urgent
desire
to boost the economy as quickly as
possible
．
But Washington
would do well
to take a deep breath
before reacting to the grim
numbers
．
Collectively
，
we
rely
on
the
unemployment
figures
and
other
statistics
to
frame
our
sense
of
reality
．
They
are
a
vital
part
of
an
array
of
data
that
we
use
to
assess
if
we
’
re doing well or doing
badly
，
and that in turn
shapes government policies
and
corporate budgets and personal spending
decisions
．
The problem is
that the
statistics
aren
’
t
an
objective
measure
of
reality
；
they
are
simply
a
best
approximation
．
Directionally
，
they capture
the trends
，
but the idea that
we
know
precisely
how many are unemployed is a
myth
．
That makes
finding a
solution all the
more difficult
．
First
，
there
is the way the data is
assembled
．
The official
unemployment rate
is
the
product
of
a
telephone
survey
of
about
60
000
homes
．
There
is
another
survey
，
sometimes
referred
to
as
the
“
payroll
survey
，
”
tha
t
assesses
400
000
businesses
based
on
their
reported
payrolls
．
Both
surveys
have
problems
．
The
payroll
survey
can
easily
double-count
someone
：
if you are one
person with two jobs
，
you
show up as two
workers
．
The
payroll survey also doesn
’
t
capture the number of self
．
e
mployed
，
and so says little
about how many people are generating an
independent income
．
The household survey has a larger
problem
．
When asked
straightforwardly
，
people
tend to
lie orshade the
truth when the subject is
sex
，
money or
employment
．
If
you
get
a
call
and
are
asked
if
you
’
re
employed
．
and
you
say
yes
，
you
’
re
employed
．
If
you
say
n0
，
however
，
it
may
surprise
you
to
learn
that
．
You
are
only
unemployed
if
you
’
ve
been
actively
looking
for
work
in
the
past
four
weeks
；
otherwise
，
you
are
。
marginally
attached to the labor
force
”
and not actually
unemployed
．
11le
urge
to
quantify
is
embedded
in
our
society
．
But
the
idea
that
statisticians
can
then
capture
an
objective
realin-
im
’
t
just
impossible
．
It
also
leads
to
serious
misjudgments
< br>．
Democrats
and
Republicans
can
and
、
“
U
take
sides
on
a
number
of
issues
，
but a more
crucial concern is that both are basing major
poticy decisions on
guesstimates
rather
than
looking
at
the
vast
wealth
of
raw
data
with
a
critical
eye
and an open mind
．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡
2
上作答
。
56
．
What d0 we
learn from the first paragraph?
A.1me
US economic situation is going from bad to
worse
．
B.
Washington is taking drastic measures to provide
more jobs
．
C.111e
US government is slashing more jobs from its
payrolls
．
D.
The recent economic crisis has taken the US by
surprise
．
57
．
、Ⅳ
hat
does
the
author
think
of
the
unemployment
figures
and
other
statistics?
A. They form a
solid basis for policy
makin9
．
B.
The
．
y represent the current
situation
．
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C. They signal future
economic trend
．
D. They do not fully reflect the
reality
．
58
．
One problem
with the payroll survey is
that________
．
does not include all the businesses
fails to count in the
self
—
employed
magnifies the number of the jobless
does not treat all companies equally
59
．
111e household
survey can be faulty in
that_________
．
A)people tend to lie when talking on
the phone
B. not everybody is willing
or ready to respond
C. some people
won
’
t provide truthful
information
D. the definition of
unemployment is too broad
60
．
At the end of
the passage
，
the author
suggests that_______
．
A. statisticians improve their data
assembling methods
B. decision makers
view the statistics with a critical eye
C. politicians listen more before
making policy decisions
D.
Democrats and Republicans cooperate on crucial
issues Passage Two
Questions 61 t0 65
are based on the following
passage
．
At
some point in 2008
，
someone
，
probably in either Asia or
Africa
，
made the
decision
to
move
from
the
countryside
to
the
city
．
This
nameless
person
pushed
the
human
race over a
historic
threshold
，
for it
was in that
year
that
mankind
became
，
for the first time in
its history
，
a predominantly
urban species
．
It is a trend that shows no sign of slowin9
．
Demographers(
人口统计学家
)reckon
that
three
—
quarters of humanity
could be city-dwelling by
2050
，
with most of the
increase coming in the fast-growing
towns of Asia and
Africa
．
Migrants to cities
are
attracted
by
plentiful
jobs
，
access
to
hospitals
and
education
，
and
the
ability
to
escape
the
boredom
of
a
farmer
’
s
agricultural
life
．
Those
factors
are
more
than
enough
to
make
up
for
the
squalor(
肮脏
)
，
disease
and
spectacular
poverty
that
those
same migrants must
often at first endure when they become urban
dwellers
．
It
is the city that
inspires
the latest book from Peter
Smith
．
His main thesis
is that the buzz of urban
life
．
and the opportunities
it offers for co-operation
and
collaboration
，
is
what
attracts
people
to
the
city
，
which
in
turn
makes
cities
into
the
engines
of
art
，
commerce
，
science
and
progress
．
This
is
hardly
revolutionaD-
．
tmt
it is presented in a charming format
．
Mr
．
Smith has
written a
breezy
guidebook
，
with
a
series
of
short
chapters
dedicated
to
specific
aspects
of
urbanity--parks
，
say
，
or the
various schemes that
have been put
forward over the
years for
building the perfect
city
．
The result
is
a sort of high
．
qfuah
巧．
tmttsually rigorous coffee-table
book
，
designed to be
dipped
into
rather
than
read
from
beginning
to
end
．
In
the
chapter
on
skyscrapers
，
for <
/p>
example
，
Mr
< br>．
Smith
touches
on
construction
methods
．
the
revolutionary
invention
of
the automatic lift
，
the
practicalities of living in the sky and the
likelihood
that
．
as cities become more
crowded
，
apartment living
will become the norm
．
But
there
is
also
time
for
brief
diversions
onto
bizarre
ground
，
such
as
a
discussion
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of the skyscraper
index(which holds that a boom in skyscraper
construction is a
foolproof sign of an
imminent recession)
．
One
obvious
criticism
is
that
the
price
of
breadth
is
depth
；
many
of
Mr
．
Smith
’
s essays raise as many
questions as they
answer
．
Although that can
indeed be
frustratin9
，
this
is probably the only way to treat so grand a
topic
．
The city is
the
building
block
of
civilisation
and
of
almost
everything
people
d0
；
a
guidelx)ok
to
the
city
is
really
，
therefore
，
a
guidebook
to
how
a
large
and
ever
—
growing
chunk
of
humanity
chooses
to
live
．
Mr
．
Smit
h
’
s
book
serves
as
an
excellent
introduction
to a vast
subject
，
and will suggest
plenty of further lines of
inquiry
．
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61
．
In what way is
the year 2008 historic?
A. For the
first time in history
，
urban
people outnumbered rural
people
．
B. An
influential figure decided to move from the
countryside to the city
．
C. It is in this year that urbanisation
made a start in Asia and
Africa
．
D. The
population increase in cities reached a new peak
in Asia and Africa
．
62
．
What does the
author say about urbanisation?
A. Its
impact is not easy to
predict
．
B.
Its process will not slow
down
．
C. It is a
milestone in human progress
．
D. It aggravates the squalor of
cities
．
63
．
How does the
author comment on Peter
Smith
’
s new book?
A. It is but an ordinary
coffee
—
table
book
．
B. It
is flavoured with humourous
stories
．
C.
It serves as a guide to arts and
commerce
．
D. It
is written in a lively and interesting
style
．
64
．
What does the
author say in the chapter on skyscrapers?
A. The automatic lift is indispensable
in skyscrapers
．
B. People enjoy living in skyscrapers
with a view
．
C.
Skyscrapers are a sure sign of a
city
’
s
prosperity
．
D. Recession closely follows a
skyscraper boom
．
65
．
What may be
one criticism of Mr
．
Smith
’
s book?
A)It
does not really touch on anything
serious
．
is
too long for people to read from cover to
cover
．
does not
deal with any aspect of city life in
depth
．
fails
to provide sound advice to city
dwellers
．
Part
IV
Translation
(30 minutes)
Directions
：
For
this part
，
you are allowed 30
minutes to translate a passage#om
Chinese into
English
．
You should write
your atlswer on Answer Sheet
2
．
汉朝是中国历史上最重要的朝代之一。
汉朝统治期间有很多显著的成就。
它最先向其他
文化敞开大门，
对外贸易兴旺。
汉朝开拓的丝绸之路通向了中西亚乃至罗马。
各类艺术一派
繁荣，
涌现了很多文学、
历史、
< br>哲学巨著。
公元
l00
年中国第
一部字典编撰完成，
收入
9
000<
/p>
个字，
提供释义并列举不同的写法：
英间
，
科技方面也取得了很大进步，
发明了纸张、
< br>水钟、
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日晷
(sundials)
以及测量地震的仪器。
汉朝历经
400
年，
但统治者的腐败最终导致了它的灭
亡。
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2
上作答。
2015
年
6
月大学英语六级考试真题
(
三
)
答案与详解
trivial
微不足道的，没什么价值的
detail
细节，细微之处
minor/small matter
小事情
in earnest
认真的，真正地
put/place emphasis on
注重，强调
accomplishment
成就
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rewarding
值得做的
capability
能力，才能
accumulate
积累
Part II Listening
Comprehension
Section A
1.
M: Good news! I am not going to have surgery
after all. The doctor says I can
start
working out again soon and maybe play football
like before in a few weeks.
W.. That's
terrific. It will be eat if ou could et back in
shape in time for the
World Cup~. O:
What do we learn from the conversation?
A)
【精析】
综合理解题。男士告诉女士自己不用做手术了，
几周后有可能就可以像以前那样
踢足球了；
女士回答说，
如果男士能在举行世界杯时恢复健康
就好了。
可见男士有可能参
加世界杯比赛。
terrific
在口语中指
“很
好，
太棒了”
；
in
shape
意为
“处于良好状态”
。
2. M: I really need to make some extra
money. You know, I've practically spent my
entire budget for this semester.
W: Why_not check out the new cafeteria
at Market Street? I think there are still
a few uitablefor seniors like LCou.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man
do?
D.
【精析】请求建议题。男士表示他这个学期的预算
已经用光了，需要去赚钱；女士使用
Why
not
?句
式建议男士去市场街的
新餐厅打听一下，她认为那里仍有合适的空缺岗位。
换句话说，女士建议男士
去做一份兼职工作来赚钱。
3.
M:
I
hear
John
left
his
cat
in
your
care
while
he's on
vacation
abroad.
How
are
you getting along with it?
W: Well, it never comes when I call it.
It s ills its food and sheds all over the
place. I can't wait till John g~ts
back.Q: How does the woman find the cat?
C.
【精析】观点态度题。男士询问女士与小猫相处得
如何：女士说它一点也不听话，而且
经常打
翻食物，
还到处掉毛，
简直让人无
法忍受。可见女士非常讨厌这只小猫：
nuisance
意为“
令人厌烦的人或东西”
：
4.
W:
Hello.
Prof.
White.
I
got
my
grade
in
the
mail
this
morning,
but
I
think
there
might
be a mistake in my mark.
M: Yeah. I've
got several calls just
like must be
a problem with
the computin~'stem.
It should be straightened out in a couple of
hours.
Q: What does the man mean?
A)
【精析】
语义理解题：女士告诉男士
(
教授
)
她认为
自己的分数有误；男士回答他已接到
好几
个反映此问题的电话了．
估计是计算机系统出了毛病，
并表示错
误会在几个小时内得到
纠正。
straighten out
意为“改正．解决．处理”
：
5.
M:
Prof.
Johnson,
last
night
when
I
was
putting the
finishing
touches
on
my
paper,
a
computer failure
corned
out
mv
files.
Do
youthink
I
could
have
another
day
retype
it? W:
I'm
sorry,
Rod.
I'm
leaving
for
a
conference
tomorrow
and
I'll
be
away
two
weeks. I suppose you could send me an
e-copy.
Q: Why does the man say he
can't submit his assignment on time?
B.
【精析】
目的原因题。男士即将打完的论文因电脑出故障而丢失
文件，
所以他向教授申请
多给一天时间重新打出来。
由此可见，
男士不能按时交论文是因为电脑出现故障，
要重新打。
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