2014年12月英语六级

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SectionA

ShortConversations

1.M:Beforeweplayagain,I’mgoingto

buyagoodtennisracket.

W:Yourshoesaren’tinaverygood

shape，either.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.M:Barbara,I’dlikeyoucouldassist

meinthelabdemonstration（演示）.But

aren’’s

lecturetoday?

W:IaskCathytotakenotesforme.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthe

conversation?

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3.W:Steveinvitedmetothedinner

u

receivedyourinvitationyet?

M:Yes,hephonedmethismorning

andtoldmehewantedallhisold

classmatestocometothereunion.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthe

conversation?

4.W:I’mafraidI’malittlebitasick.I

feeldizzy.

M:’llbe

allrightassoonaswecomeatshore.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmost

probablytakeplace?

5.W:Iwonderwhat’shappenedtoour

ldhavebeenheretwenty

minutesagoaccordingtothetimetable.

Butit’salready9:30.

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M:There’

announcementsaysit’sfortyminutes

late.

Q:Whenisthetrainarriving?

6.M:Johnishandsomeandwealthy.

Believeitornot,heisstillabachelor.

W:Heisanotorious(声名狼藉的)guyin

manygirls’eyes.I’msickofhearinghis

name.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

7.M:Carshadlinedupbumperto

bumper(一辆接一辆的).AndI’vebeenheld

upontheexpresswayfortheentire

hour.

W:Really?Itmustbeapainintheneck.

Butbepatient,anyway,youcando

nothingbutwait.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

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8.W:YesterdayIwassurpridtoe

Maryusingthatwashingmachineyou’re

goingtothrowaway.

M:Yes,it’squiteoldandinavery

yspeaking,that

shegotitworkingamazesmealot.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimplyabout

Mary?

LongConversation1

M:[9-1]ArecentcaIheardwasofa

manaccudandfoundguiltyof

breakingintoahouandstealingsome

money.

W:Well,washereallyguilty,judge?

M:[9-2]Headmittedthathe’ddoneit,

andtherewereveralwitnesssaying

only

assumethathewasguilty.

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W:Whydidhedoit?

M:Well,thereasonswerelittle

muddied,probablyatleastitemedina

trialthathedidittogetsomemoneyto

feedhisfamily.[10]Youe,he’dbeen

outofworkforsometime.

W:Well,he’dbeenoutofworkandhe

chotobreakintoahoutogetmoney

forhisfamilyandapparentlyinfrontof

peoplethat,err...couldehimdoit.

M:Hisattorneyprentedtestimony(证

词，证据)thathehadindeedappliedforjobs

andwaslistedwithveralemployment

agencies,includingthestateemployment

agency,buttheyweren’tanyjobs.

W:Andhehadnoluck!

M:Hehadnoluckandit’dbeensome

wochildrenandbothof

themwereneedingfoodandclothing.

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W:Sohewasindesperate

ntencehim?

M:Yes.

W:Butwhatgooddoesitdotoputthe

manintojailwhenhe’sobviouslyinsuch

need?

M:[11]Thisparticularfellowhas

beeninprisonbefore.

W:Forthesamething?

M:No,foradifferentsortofcrime.

W:Huh?

M:Buthedidknowaboutcrime,soI

suppotherearefolksthatjusthavetogo

backtoprisonveraltimes.

dthejudgesayabouttheca

herecentlyheard?

welearnaboutthemanat

thetimeofcrime?

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dthejudgesayaboutthe

accud?

LongConversation2

M:Ah,howdoyoudo,e?

W:Howdoyoudo?

M:Dositdown.

W:Thankyou.

M:I’mgladyou’reinterestedinourjob.

Now,to

increaouradvertisingconsiderably.

[12]Atprent,anadvertisingagency

handlesouraccount(负责我们的帐户),butwe

haven’tbeentoopleadwiththeresults

latelyandwemaygiveouraccountto

anotheragency.

W:Whatwouldmyworkentail(蕴含)?

M:[13]You’dberesponsibletomefor

or

’dbrief（向…介绍

基本情况）theagencywhoeveritisonthe

kindofadvertisingcampaignwewant.

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You’dalsoberesponsibleforgettingour

leaflets,brochuresandcatalogsdesigned.

W:Ipresume(以为，认为)youadvertiinthe

nationalpressaswellasthetradepress.

M:Yes,wedo.

W:Haveyouthoughtaboutadvertisingon

television?

M:Wedon’tthinkit’sasuitablemedium

’smuchtooexpensive.

W:Icanjustimagineascenewithatypist

sittingonanold-fashionedtypingchair,

herbackaching,exhausted,thenweshow

k

properlysupportedfillingfullofenergy,

typingtwiceasquickly.

M:Beforeyougetcarriedawaywithyour

littlescene,e,[15-1]Iregret

tohavetotellyouagainthatwearenot

planningtogointotelevision.

W:That’sashame.[14]I’vebeendoinga

lotoftelevisionworklatelyandit

interestsmeenormously.

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M:[15-2]ThenIreallydon’tthinkthat

thisisquitetherightjobforyouhere,

e.

esthemanthinkoftheir

prentadvertisingagency?

uldthewomanberesponsible

?

thewomanmostinterestedin

doing?

esthemanthinkofthewoman

applicant?

SectionB

PassageOne

Manyforeignstudentsareattractednot

onlytotheacademicprogramsata

ebutalsotothe

largercommunity,whichaffords（提供）the

chancetosoakup（吸收）thesurrounding

culture.[16]Fewforeignuniversitiesput

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muchemphasisonthecozycommunal

lifethatcharacterizesAmerican

campusfromclubsandsportsteams

tostudentpublicationsanddrama

societies.“ThecampusandtheAmerican

universityhavebecomeidenticalin

people’sminds,”saysBrownUniversity

PresidentVartanGregorian.[17]“In

Americaitisassumedthatastudent’s

dailylifeisasimportantashislearning

experience.”

Foreignstudentsalsocomeinarchof

choices.[18]America’smenuof

options—rearchuniversities,state

institutions,privateliberal-artsschools,

communitycolleges,religious

institutions,militaryacademies—is

unrivaled.“InEurope,”sayshistory

professorJonathanSteinberg,whohas

taughtatbothHarvardandCambridge,

“thereisonesystem,andthatisit.”While

studentsoverasusuallymust

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demonstrateexpertiinaspecificfield,

whetherlaworphilosophyorchemistry,

mostAmericanuniversitiesinsistthat

studentssamplenaturalandsocialsciences,

languagesandliteraturebeforechoosinga

fieldofconcentration.

Suchopposingphilosophiesgrowout

ofdifferenttraditionsandpowerstructures.

[19]InEuropeandJapan,universities

areanswerableonlytoaministryof

education,whichtsacademic

standardsanddistributesmoney.

Whilecentralizationensuresthatall

studentsareequippedwithroughlythe

sameresourcesandperformatroughlythe

samelevel,italsodiscourages

experimentation.“Whentheymake

mistakes,theymakebigones,”says

RobertRonzweig,presidentofthe

AssociationofAmericanUniversities.

“Theytasysteminwrongdirections,

andit’slikesteeringasupertanker.”

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esthespeakersay

characterizesAmericancampus?

esBrownUniversity

presidentVartanGregoriansayabout

students'dailylife?

wayistheUnitedStates

unrivaledaccordingtothespeaker?

esthespeakersayabout

universitiesinEuropeandJapan?

PassageTwo

Hello,ladiesandgentlemen,welcome

aboard(prep.在（船、飞机、车）上，上（船、飞机、车）;

上车;)yourSea-linkferry(渡轮)from

FolkestonetoBoulogneandwishyoua

pleasanttripwithus.[20]Wearedueto（定

于）leaveFolkestoneinaboutfiveminutes

andajourneytoBoulognewilltake

etting

goodreportsoftheweatherintheChannel

andinFrance,soweshouldhaveacalm

temperaturesof30

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degreescelsius（摄氏度）arereportedonthe

rconvenienceonthe

journey,we'dliketopointoutthattherear

eanumberoffacilitiesavailableonboard.

[21]There'sasnackbarrving

sandwichesandhotandcold

refreshmentssituatedinthefrontofA

salsoarestaurantrvinghot

eedto

changemoneyorcashtravelers'checks（兑

换旅行支票）,

nthe

ship'sofficeandthedutyfreeshop,toilets

aresituatedonBdeckattherearofthe

shipandonAdecknexttothesnackbar.

Forthechildren,there'sagamesroomon

childrencanfindavarietyofelectronic

games.[22]Pasngersarereminded

thattheloungeonBdeckisforthesole

uofpasngerstravelingwithcars

andthatthereisanotherloungeonC

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deckatthefrontoftheshipfor

pasngerstravelingwithoutcars.

Finally,ladiesandgentlemen,we'dliketo

wishyouapleasantjourneyandhopethat

you'lltravelwithusagaininthenear

future.

esthespeakersayaboutthe

Sea-linkferry?

sthesnackbarsituated?

esthespeakersayaboutthe

loungeonBdeck?

PassageThree

OnChristmasEvein1994,humans

enteredacaveinthemountainsofsou

theasternFranceforwhatwasprobably

thefirsttimein20,

vidimagesofmorethan300animalst

hatJean-MarieChauvetandhisassistan

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tsfoundonthecavewallswereliken

onethattheyhadenbefore.[23]Unu

sualintheGrotteChauvet,astheca

veisnowcalledinhonorofitsdisco

verer,arepaintingsofmanyflat

nowncavesf

romthesamegeographicalareaandti

meperiodcontainonlypaintingsofpla

ntites.[24]Thepaintingsinthiscave

refutetheoldtheorythatCro-Magno

onpeoplepaintedanimalsthatthey

yspeci

alistsbelievethatcavepaintingswere

notpartofaritualtobringgoodluck

intoutthatwhile

deermadeupamajorpartoftheirdie

t,there'

elievethattheanimalspaintedwereth

ocentraltothesymbolicandspiritua

llifeofthetimes;animalsthatrepre

ntedsomethingdeepandspiritualtoth

istsarehopefulthatGr

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ooChaviewillyieldnewinformationa

bouttheartandlifestyleofCro-Magno

onpeople.[25]Theyreadily(乐意地;快捷地;

轻而易举地)admit,however,thatlittleis

understoodyetastothereasonswh

yiceageartistscreatedtheirinterest

ists

alsowonderwhysomepaintingswere

doneinareasthataresodifficulttog

etto,incaves,forexample,thatare2,

400feetunderground,andaccessibleo

nlybycrawlingthroughnarrowpassag

eways.

thecavegetitsnam

e?

theoldtheoryaboutt

hepaintingsinthecave?

scientistsreadilyadm

itaccordingtothespeaker?

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SectionC

Ifyouareattendingalocalcollege,

especiallyonewithoutresidencehalls,

you'llprobablyliveathomeandcommute

rangementhasalotof

[26]'idesa

comfortableandfamiliartting,andit

meansyou'llgetthekindofhomecooking

you'reudtoinsteadofthemonotony(单

调)that[27]characterizes(是…的特征,描述.）

eventhebestinstitutionalfood.

However,commutingstudentsneedto[28]

gooutoftheirwayto(不辞辛苦,特意)become

involvedinthelifeoftheircollegeandto

takespecialstepstomeettheirfellow

,thismeansacertain

amountofinitiativeonyourpartin[29]

ekingout(找出;物色;找到)andtalkingto

peopleinyourclasswhomyouthink

youmightlike.

Oneproblemthatcommuting

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studentssometimesfaceistheirparents'

unwillingnesstorecognizethatthey're

[30]transitionfromhigh

schooltocollegeisabigone,andifyou

liveathomeyouneedtodevelopthesame

kindofindependenceyou'dhaveifyou

lesthatmight

havebeen[31]appropriatewhenyou

wereinhighschooldon'

parentsare[32]reluctanttorenegotiate,

youcanspeedtheprocessalongbyletting

yourbehaviorshowthatyouhavethe

responsibilitythatgoeswithmaturity.

Parentsaremorewillingto

[33]acknowledgetheirchildrenasadults

,however,

there'ssomuchfrictionathomethatit

[34]interfereswithyouracademicwork,

youmightwanttoconsidersharingan

apartmentwithoneormorefriends.

Sometimesthisisahappysolutionwhen

family[35]tensionsmakeeveryone

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mirable.