2006年12月--2010年12月六级翻译真题汇总(含答案)
2010年12月六级英语考试翻译参考答案
2010年12月六级英语考试翻译参考答案听力原文(SecA 11-14题)11. W: This is one of our best and least expensive two-bedroomlistings. It’s located in a quiet building and it’s close to bus lines。
M: That maybe true. But look at it, it’s awful, the paint has peeled off and carpet is worn and the stove is ancient。
Q: What can we infer from the conversation?12. M: The pictures we took at the botanical garden should be ready tomorrow。
W: I can’t wait to see them, I’m wondering if the shots I took are as good as I thought。
Q: What is the woman eager to know?13. W: The handle of the suitcase is broken. Can you have it fixed by next Tuesday?M: Let me see, I need to find a handle that matches but tha t shouldn’t take too long。
Q: What does the man mean?14. M: This truck looks like what I need but I’m worried aboutmaintenance. For us it’ll have to operate for long periods of time invery cold temperatures。
2010年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案
2010年12月大学英语六级真题听力mp3和文本下载2010年12月英语六级答案汇总2010年12月大学英语六级考试真题Part I Writing (30 minutes)Direction:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled My Views on University Ranking. You should write at least 150 words following the outl ine given below.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……My Views on University Ranking...Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly an d answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer fro m the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. For questions 8-10, complete the senten ces with the information given in the passage.Into the UnknownThe world has never seen population ageing before. Can it cope?Until the early 1990s nobody much thought about whole populations getting older. Th e UN had the foresight to convene a “world assembly on ageing” back in 1982, but that came and went. By 1994 the World Bank had noticed that something big was happening. In a report entitled “Averting the Old Age Crisis”, it argued that pension arrangements i n most countries were unsustainable.For the next ten years a succession of books, mainly by Americans, sounded the alar m. They had titles like Young vs Old, Gray Dawn and The Coming Generational Storm, and their message was blunt: health-care systems were heading for the rocks, pensioners were taking young people to the cleaners, and soon there would be intergenerational warfa re.Since then the debate has become less emotional, not least because a lot more is kno wn about the subject. Books, conferences and research papers have multiplied. Internationa l organisations such as the OECD and the EU issue regular reports. Population ageing is on every agenda, from G8 economic conferences to NATO summits. The World Economic Forum plans to consider the future of pensions and health care at its prestigious Davos c onference early next year. The media, including this newspaper, are giving the subject ext ensive coverage.Whether all that attention has translated into sufficient action is another question. Gov ernments in rich countries now accept that their pension and health-care promises will soo n become unaffordable, and many of them have embarked on reforms, but so far only timidly. That is not surprising: politicians with an eye on the next election will hardly rush t o introduce unpopular measures that may not bear fruit for years, perhaps decades.The outline of the changes needed is clear. To avoid fiscal (财政) meltdown, public pensions and health-care provision will have to be reined back severely and taxes may ha ve to go up. By far the most effective method to restrain pension spending is to give peo ple the opportunity to work longer, because it increases tax revenues and reduces spending on pensions at the same time. It may even keep them alive longer. John Rother, the AA RP’s head of policy and strategy, points to studie s showing that other things being equal, people who remain at work have lower death rates than their retired peers.Younger people today mostly accept that they will have to work for longer and that their pensions will be less generous. Employers still need to be persuaded that older work ers are worth holding on to. That may be because they have had plenty of younger ones to choose from, partly thanks to the post-war baby-boom and partly because over the past few decades many more women have entered the l abour force, increasing employers’ cho ice. But the reservoir of women able and willing to take up paid work is running low, an d the baby-boomers are going grey.In many countries immigrants have been filling such gaps in the labour force as have already emerged (and remember that the real shortage is still around ten years off). Immi gration in the developed world is the highest it has ever been, and it is making a useful difference. In still-fertile America it currently accounts for about 40% of total population growth, and in fast-ageing western Europe for about 90%.On the face of it, it seems the perfect solution. Many developing countries have lots of young people in need of jobs; many rich countries need helping hands that will boosttax revenues and keep up economic growth. But over the next few decades labour forces in rich countries are set to shrink so much that inflows of immigrants would have to incr ease enormously to compensate: to at least twice their current size in western Europe’s m ost youthful countries, and three times in the older ones. Japan would need a large multip le of the few immigrants it has at present. Public opinion polls show that people in most rich countries already think that immigration is too high. Further big increases would be politically unfeasible.To tackle the problem of ageing populations at its root, “old” countries would have t o rejuvenate (使年轻) themselves by having more of their own children. A number of the m have tried, some more successfully than others. But it is not a simple matter of offerin g financial incentives or providing more child care. Modern urban life in rich countries is not well adapted to large families. Women find it hard to combine family and career. Th ey often compromise by having just one child.And if fertility in ageing countries does not pick up? It will not be the end of the w orld, at least not for quite a while yet, but the world will slowly become a different plac e. Older societies may be less innovative and more strongly disinclined to take risks than younger ones. By 2025 at the latest, about half the voters in America and most of those in western European countries will be over 50—and older people turn out to vote in muc h greater number than younger ones. Academic studies have found no evidence so far that older voters have used their power at the ballot box to push for policies that specifically benefit them, though if in future there are many more of them they might start doing s o.Nor is there any sign of the intergenerational warfare predicted in the 1990s. After al l, older people themselves mostly have families. In a recent study of parents and grown-u p children in 11 European countries, Karsten Hank of Mannheim University found that 8 5% of them lived within 25km of each other and the majority of them were in touch at l east once a week.Even so, the shift in the centre of gravity to older age groups is bound to have a pr ofound effect on societies, not just economically and politically but in all sorts of other w ays too. Richard Jackson and Neil Howe of America’s CSIS, in a thoughtful book called The Graying of the Great Powers, argue that, among other things, the ageing of the devel oped countries will have a number of serious security implications.For example, the shortage of young adults is likely to make countries more reluctant to commit the few they have to military service. In the decades to 2050, America will fin d itself playing an ever-increasing role in the developed world’s defence effort. Because A merica’s population will still be growing when that of most other developed countries is s hrinking, America will be the only developed country that still matters geopolitically (地缘政治上).Ask me in 2020There is little that can be done to stop population ageing, so the world will have to live with it. But some of the consequences can be alleviated. Many experts now believe t hat given the right policies, the effects, though grave, need not be catastrophic. Most coun tries have recognised the need to do something and are beginning to act.But even then there is no guarantee that their efforts will work. What is happening n ow is historically unprecedented. Ronald Lee, director of the Centre on the Economics and Demography of Ageing at the University of California, Berkeley, puts it briefly and clear ly: “We don’t really know what population ageing will be like, because nobody has done it yet. “注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2010年12月六级真题和答案
2010年12月六级真题和答案2010年12月大学英语六级考试真题（附听力原文）Part I Writing (30 minutes)Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled My Views on University Ranking. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.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……Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Into the UnknownThe world has never seen population ageing before. Can it cope?Until the early 1990s nobody much thought about whole populations getting older. The UN had the foresight to convene a “world assembly on ageing”back in 1982, but that came and went. By 1994 the World Bank had noticed that something big was h appening. In a report entitled “Averting the Old Age Crisis”, it argued that pensio n arrangements in most countries were unsustainable.For the next ten years a succession of books, mainly by Americans, sounded the alarm. They had titles like Young vs Old, Gray Dawn and The Coming Generational Storm, and their message was blunt: health-care systems were heading for the rocks, pensioners were taking young people to the cleaners, and soon there would be intergenerational warfare.Since then the debate has become less emotional, not least because a lot more is known about the subject. Books,conferences and research papers have multiplied. International organisations such as the OECD and the EU issue regular reports. Population ageing is on every agenda, from G8 economic conferences to NATO summits. The World Economic Forum plans to consider the future of pensions and health care at its prestigious Davos conference early next year. The media, including this newspaper, are giving the subject extensive coverage.Whether all that attention has translated into sufficient action is another question. Governments in rich countries now accept that their pension and health-care promises will soon become unaffordable, and many of them have embarked on reforms, but so far only timidly. That is not surprising: politicians with an eye on the next election will hardly rush to introduce unpopular measures that may not bear fruit for years, perhaps decades.The outline of the changes needed is clear. To avoid fiscal (财政) meltdown, public pensions and health-care provision will have to be reined back severely and taxes may have to go up. By far the most effective method to restrain pension spending is to give people the opportunity to work longer, because it increases tax revenues and reduces spending on pensions at the same time. It may even keep them alive longer. John Rother, the AARP?s head of policy and strategy, points to studies showing that other things being equal, people who remain at work have lower death rates than their retired peers.Younger people today mostly accept that they will have to work for longer and that their pensions will be less generous. Employers still need to be persuaded that older workers are worth holding on to. That may be because they have had plentyof younger ones to choose from, partly thanks to the post-war baby-boom and partly because over the past few decades many more women have entered the labour force, increasing employers? choice. But thereservoir of women able and willing to take up paid work is running low, and the baby-boomers are going grey.In many countries immigrants have been filling such gaps in the labour force as have already emerged (and remember that the real shortage is still around ten years off). Immigration in the developed world is the highest it has ever been, and it is making a useful difference. In still-fertile America it currently accounts for about 40% of total population growth, and in fast-ageing western Europe for about 90%.On the face of it, it seems the perfect solution. Many developing countries have lots of young people in need of jobs; many rich countries need helping hands that will boost tax revenues and keep up economic growth. But over the next few decades labour forces in rich countries are set to shrink so much that inflows of immigrants would have to increase enormously to compensate: to at least twice their current size in western Europe?s most youthful countries, and three times in the older ones. Japan would need a large multiple of the few immigrants it has at present. Public opinion polls show that people in most rich countries already think that immigration is too high. Further big increases would be politically unfeasible.To tackle the problem of ageing populations at its root, “old”countr ies would have to rejuvenate (使年轻) themselves by having more of their own children. A number of them have tried, some more successfully than others. But it is not a simple matter of offering financial incentives or providing more childcare. Modern urban life in rich countries is not well adapted to large families. Women find it hard to combine family and career. They often compromise by having just one child.And if fertility in ageing countries does not pick up? It will not be the end of the world, at least not for quite a while yet, but the world will slowly become a different place. Older societies may be less innovative and more strongly disinclined to take risks than younger ones. By 2025 at the latest, about half the voters in America and most of those in western European countries will be over 50—and older people turn out to vote in much greater number than younger ones. Academic studies have found no evidence so far that older voters have used their power at the ballot box to push for policies that specifically benefit them, though if in future there are many more of them they might start doing so.Nor is there any sign of the intergenerational warfare predicted in the 1990s. After all, older people themselves mostly have families. In a recent study of parents and grown-up children in 11 European countries, Karsten Hank of Mannheim University found that 85% of them lived within 25km of each other and the majority of them were in touch at least once a week.Even so, the shift in the centre of gravity to older age groups is bound to have a profound effect on societies, not just economically and politically but in all sorts of other ways too. Richard Jackson and Neil Howe of America’s CSIS, in a thoughtful book called The Graying of the Great Powers, argue that, among other things, the ageing of the developed countries will have a number of serious security implications.For example, the shortage of young adults is likely to make countries more reluctant to commit the few they have to militaryservice. In the decades to 2050, America will find itself playing an ever-increasing role in the developed world’s defence effort. Because America’s population will still be growing when that of most other developed countries is shrinking,America will be the only developed country that still matters geopolitically (地缘政治上).Ask me in 2020There is little that can be done to stop population ageing, so the world will have to live with it. But some of the consequences can be alleviated. Many experts now believe that given the right policies, the effects, though grave, need not be catastrophic. Most countries have recognised the need to do something and are beginning to act.But even then there is no guarantee that their efforts will work. What is happening now is historically unprecedented. Ronald Lee, director of the Centre on the Economics and Demography of Ageing at the University of California, Berkeley, puts it briefly and clearly: “We don?t really know what population ageing will be like, because nobody has done it yet. “1. In its 1994 report, the World Bank argued that the current pension system in most countries could ______.[A] not be sustained in the long term[B] further accelerate the ageing process[C] hardly halt the growth of population[D] help tide over the current ageing crisis2. What message is conveyed in books like Young vs Old?[A] The generation gap is bound to narrow.[B] Intergenerational conflicts will intensify.[C] The younger generation will beat the old.[D] Old people should give way to the young.3. One reason why pension and health care reforms are slow in coming is that ______.[A] nobody is willing to sacrifice their own interests to tackle the problem[B] most people are against measures that will not bear fruit immediately[C] the propose d reforms will affect too many people’s interests[D] politicians are afraid of losing votes in the next election4. The author believes the most effective method to solve the pension crisis is to ______.[A] allow people to work longer [C] cut back on health care provisions[B] increase tax revenues [D] start reforms right away5. The reason why employers are unwilling to keep older workers is that ______.[A] they are generally difficult to manage[B] the longer they work, the higher their pension[C] their pay is higher than that of younger ones[D] younger workers are readily available6. To compensate for the fast-shrinking labour force, Japan would need ______.[A] to revise its current population control policy[B] large numbers of immigrants from overseas[C] to automate its manufacturing and service industries[D] a politically feasible policy concerning population7. Why do many women in rich countries compromise by having only one child?[A] Small families are becoming more fashionable.[B] They find it hard to balance career and family.[C] It is too expensive to support a large family.[D] Child care is too big a problem for them.8. Compared with younger ones, older societies are less inclined to ______________________________.9. The predicted intergenerational warfare is unlikely because most of the older people themselves _________________________.10. Countries that have a shortage of young adults will be less willing to commit them to ____________________________.Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section A11. [A] The man is the manager of the apartment building.[B] The woman is very good at bargaining.[C] The woman will get the apartment refurnished.[D] The man is looking for an apartment.12. [A] How the pictures will turn out. [C] What the man thinks of the shots.[B] Where the botanical garden is. [D] Why the pictures are not ready.13. [A] There is no replacement for the handle.[B] There is no match for the suitcase.[C] The suitcase is not worth fixing.[D] The suitcase can be fixed in time.14. [A] He needs a vehicle to be used in harsh weather.[B] He has a fairly large collection of quality trucks.[C] He has had his truck adapted for cold temperatures.[D] He does routine truck maintenance for the woman.15. [A] She cannot stand her boss’s bad temper.[B] She has often been criticized by her boss.[C] She has made up her mind to resign.[D] She never regrets any decisions she makes.16. [A] Look for a shirt of a more suitable color and size.[B] Replace the shirt with one of some other material.[C] Visit a different store for a silk or cotton shirt.[D] Get a discount on the shirt she is going to buy.17. [A] At a “Lost and Found”. [C] At a trade fair.[B] At a reception desk. [D] At an exhibition.18. [A] Repair it and move in. [C] Convert it into a hotel.[B] Pass it on to his grandson. [D] Sell it for a good price.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. [A] Unique descriptive skills. [C] Colourful world experiences.[B] Goo d knowledge of readers’tastes. [D] Careful plotting and clueing.20. [A] A peaceful setting. [C] To be in the right mood.[B] A spacious room. [D] T o be entirely alone.21. [A] They rely heavily on their own imagination.[B] They have experiences similar t o the characters’.[C] They look at the world in a detached manner.[D] They are overwhelmed by their own prejudices.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. [A] Good or bad, they are there to stay.[B] Like it or not, you have to use them.[C] Believe it or not, they have survived.[D] Gain or lose, they should be modernised.23. [A] The frequent train delays. [C]The food sold on the trains.[B] The high train ticket fares. [D] The monopoly of British Railways.24. [A] The low efficiency of their operation.[B] Competition from other modes of transport.[C] Constant complaints from passengers.[D] The passing of the new transport act.25. [A] They will be de-nationalised. [C] They are fast disappearing.[B] They provide worse service. [D] They lose a lot of money.Section BPassage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. [A] The whole Antarctic region will be submerged.[B] Some polar animals will soon become extinct.[C] Many coastal cities will be covered with water.[D] The earth will experience extreme weathers.27. [A] How humans are to cope with global warming.[B] How unstable the West Antarctic ice sheet is.[C] How vulnerable the coastal cities are.[D] How polar ice impacts global weather.28. [A] It collapsed at least once in the past 1.3 million years.[B] It sits firmly on solid rock at the bottom of the ocean.[C] It melted at temperatures a bit higher than those of today.[D] It will have little impact on sea level when it breaks up.29. [A] The West Antarctic region was once an open ocean.[B] The West Antarctic ice sheet was about 7,000 feet thick.[C] The West Antarctic ice sheet was once floating ice.[D] The West Antarctic region used to be warmer than today.Passage Two Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. [A] Whether we can develop social ties on the Internet.[B] Whether a deleted photo is immediately removed from the web.[C] Whether our blogs can be renewed daily.[D] Whether we can set up our own websites.31. [A] The number of visits they receive. [C] The files they have collected.[B] The way they store data. [D] The means they use to get information.32. [A] When the system is down. [C] When the URL is reused.[B] When new links are set up. [D] When the server is restarted.Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. [A] Some iced coffees have as many calories as a hot dinner.[B] Iced coffees sold by some popular chains are contaminated.[C] Drinking coffee after a meal is more likely to cause obesity.[D] Some brand-name coffees contain harmful substances.34. [A] Have some fresh fruit. [C] Take a hot shower.[B] Exercise at the gym. [D] Eat a hot dinner.35. [A] They could enjoy a happier family life.[B] They could greatly improve their work efficiency.[C] Many cancer cases could be prevented.[D] Many embarrassing situations could be avoided.Section CPsychologists are finding that hope plays a surprisingly vital role in giving people a measurable advantage in realms as (36) _____________ as academic achievement, bearing up in tough jobsand coping with (37) ______________ illness. And, by contrast, the loss of hope is turning out to be a stronger sign that a person may (38) ______________ suicide than other factors long thought to be more likely risks.“Hope has proven a powerful predictor of (39) ______________ in every study we’ve done so far,”said Dr. Charles R. Snyder, a psychologist who has devised a (40) ______________ to assess how much hope a person has.For example, in research with 3,920 college students, Dr. Snyder and his (41) ______________ found that the level of hope among freshmen at the beginning of their first semester was a more (42) ______________ predictor of their college grades than were their S.A.T. scores or their grade point (43) ______________ in high school, the two measures most commonly used to predict collegeperformance.(44)”________________________________________________ ___________________________ ________________,”Dr. Snyder said. “When you compare students of equivalent intelligence and past academic achievements, what sets them apart is hope.”In devising a way to assess hope scientifically, Dr. Snyder (45)_______________________________________________________. “That notion is not concrete enough, and it blurs two key components of hope,”Dr. Snyder said.(46)”______________________________________________________________ _______.”Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section AMost young boys are trained to believe that men should be strong, tough, cool, and detached. Thus, they learn early to hidevulnerable emotions such as love, joy, and sadness because they believe that such feelings are feminine and imply weakness. Over time, some men become strangers to their own emotional lives. It seems that men with traditional views of masculinity are more likely to suppress outward emotions and to fear emotions, supposedly because such feelings may lead to a loss of composure (镇定). Keep in mind, however, that this view is challenged by some researchers. As with many gender gaps, differences in emotionality tend to be small, inconsistent, and dependent on the situation. For instance, Robertson and colleagues found that males who were more traditionally masculine were more emotionally expressive in a structured exercise than when they were simply asked to talk about their emotions.Males’difficulty with “tender”emotions has serious consequences. First, suppressed emotions can contribute to stress-related disorders. And worse, men are less likely than women to seek help from health professionals. Second, men’s emotional inexpressiveness can cause problems in their relationships with partners and children. For example, men who endorse traditional masculine norms report lower relationship satisfaction, as do their female partners. Further, children whose fathers are warm, loving, and accepting toward them have higher self-esteem and lower rates of aggression and behavior problems. On a positive note, fathers are increasingly involving themselves with their children. And 30 percent of fathers report that they take equal or greater responsibility for their children than their working wives do.One emotion males are allowed to express is anger. Sometimes this anger translates into physical aggression orviolence. Men commit nearly 90 percent of violent crimes in the United States and almost all sexual assaults.47. Most young boys have been trained to believe that men who show tender feelings are considered to be ______________.48. Some men believe that if they expressed their emotions openly they might ______________.49. According to the author, men who suppress their emotions may develop ______________.50. Men who observe traditional masculine norms are said to derive less satisfaction from ______________.51. When males get angry, they can become ______________ or even commit violence.Section BPassage OneIn the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge. In a world struggling with rapid industrialization, science and technology seemed to offer solutions to almost every problem. Newly created state colleges and universities devoted themselves almost entirely to scientific, technological, and engineering fields. Many Americans came to believe that scientific certainty could not only solve scientific problems, but also reform politics, government, and business. Two world wars and a Great Depression rocked the confidence of many people that scientific expertise alone could create a prosperous and ordered world. After World War Ⅱ, the academic world turned with new enthusiasm to humanistic studies, which seemed to many scholars the best way to ensure the survival of democracy. American scholars fanned out across much of the world—with support from the Ford Foundation, the Fulbright program, etc.—to promote the teaching of literatureand the arts in an effort to make the case for democratic freedoms.In the America of our own time, the great educational challenge has become an effort to strengthen the teaching of what is now known as the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math). There is considerable and justified concern that the United States is falling behind much of the rest of the developed world in these essential disciplines. India, China, Japan, and other regions seem to be seizing technological leadership.At the same time, perhaps inevitably, the humanities—while still popular in elite colleges and universities—have experienced a significant decline. Humanistic disciplines are seriously underfunded, not just by the government and the foundations but by academic institutions themselves. Humanists are usually among the lowest-paid faculty members at most institutions and are often lightly regarded because they do not generate grant income and because they provide no obvious credentials (资质) for most nonacademic careers.Undoubtedly American education should train more scientists and engineers. Much ofthe concern among politicians about the state of American universities today is focused on the absence of “real world”education—which means preparation for professional and scientific careers. But the idea that institutions or their students must decide between humanities and science is false. Our society could not survive without scientific and technological knowledge. But we would be equally impoverished (贫困的) without humanistic knowledge as well. Science and technology teach us what we can do. Humanistic thinking helps usunderstand what we should do.It is almost impossible to imagine our society without thinking of the extraordinary achievements of scientists and engineers in building our complicated world. But try to imagine our world as well without the remarkable works that have defined our culture and values. We have always needed, and we still need, both.52. In the early 20th century Americans believed science and technology could _______.[A] solve virtually all existing problems[C] help raise people’s living standards[B] quicken the pace of industrialization[D] promote the nation’s social progress53. Why did many American scholars become enthusiastic about humanistic studies after World WarⅡ?[A] They wanted to improve their own status within the current education system.[B] They believed the stability of a society depended heavily on humanistic studies.[C] They could get financial support from various foundations for humanistic studies.[D] They realized science and technology alone were no guarantee for a better world.54. Why are American scholars worried about education today?[A] The STEM subjects are too challenging for students to learn.[B] Some Asian countries have overtaken America in basic sciences.[C] America is lagging behind in the STEM disciplines.[D] There are not enough scholars in humanistic studies.55. What accounts for the significant decline in humanistic studies today?[A] Insufficient funding. [C] Shortage of devoted faculty.[B] Shrinking enrollment. [D] Dim prospects for graduates.56. Why does the author attach so much importance to humanistic studies?[A] They promote the development of science and technology.[B] They help prepare students for their professional careers.[C] Humanistic thinking helps define our culture and values.[D] Humanistic thinking helps cultivate students’creativity.Passage TwoWill there ever be another Einstein? This is the undercurrent of conversation at Einstein memorial meetings throughout the year. A new Einstein will emerge, scientists say. But it may take a long time. After all, more than 200 years separated Einstein from his nearest rival, Isaac Newton.Many physicists say the next Einstein hasn’t been born yet, or is a baby no w. That’s because the quest for a unified theory that would account for all the forces of nature has pushed current mathematics to its limits. New math must be created before the problem can be solved.But researchers say there are many other factors working against another Einstein emerging anytime soon.For one thing, physics is a much different field today. In Einstein’s day, there were only a few thousand physicists worldwide, and the theoreticians who could intellectually rival Einstein probably would fit into a streetcar with seats to spare.Education is different, too. One crucial aspect of Einstein’straining that is overlooked is the years of philosophy he read as a teenager—Kant, Schopenhauer and Spinoza, among others. It taught him how to think independently and abstractly about space and time, and it wasn?t long before he became a philosopher himself.“The independence created by philosophical insight is—in my opinion—the mark of distinction between a mere artisan (工匠) or specialist and a real see ker after truth,”Einstein wrote in 1944.And he was an accomplished musician. The interplay between music and math is well known. Einstein would furiously play his violin as a way to think through a knotty physics problem.Today, universities have produced millions of physicists. There aren’t many jobs in science for them, so they go to Wall Street and Silicon Valley to apply their analytical skills to more practical—and rewarding—efforts.“Maybe there is an Einstein out there today,”said Columbia University physicist Brian Greene, “but it would be a lot harder for him to be heard.”Especially considering what Einstein was proposing.“The actual fabric of space and time curving? My God, what an idea!”Greene said at a recent g athering at the Aspen Institute. “It takes a certain type of person who will bang his head against the wall because you believe you’ll find the solution.”Perhaps the best examples are the five scientific papers Einstein wrote in his “miracle year”of 1905.These “thought experiments”were pages of calculations signed and submitted to the prestigious journal Annalen der Physik by a virtual unknown. There were no footnotes or citations.What might happen to such a submission today?“We all get papers like those in the mail,”Greene said. “We put them in the junk file.”57. What do scientists seem to agree upon, judging from the first two paragraphs?[A] Einstein pushed mathematics almost to its limits.[B] It will take another Einstein to build a unified theory.[C] No physicist is likely to surpass Einstein in the next 200 years.[D] It will be some time before a new Einstein emerges.58. What was critical to Einstein’s success?[A] His talent as an accomplished musician.[B] His independent and abstract thinking.[C] His untiring effort to fulfill his potential.[D] His solid foundation in math theory.59. What does the author tell us about physicists today?[A] They tend to neglect training in analytical skills.[B] They are very good at solving practical problems.[C] They attach great importance to publishing academic papers.[D] They often go into fields yielding greater financial benefits.60. What does Brian Greene imply by saying “... it would bea lot harder for him to be heard”(Lines 1-2, Para. 9)?[A] People have to compete in order to get their papers published.[B] It is hard for a scientist to have his papers published today.[C] Papers like Einstein’s would unlikely get published today.[D] Nobody will read papers on apparently ridiculous theories.61. When he submitted his papers in 1905, Einstein _______.[A] forgot to make footnotes and citations[B] was little known in academic circles[C] was known as a young genius in math calculations[D] knew nothing about the format of academic papersPart V Cloze (15 minutes)America’s most popular newspaper website today announced that the era of free online journalism is drawing to a close. The New York Times has become the biggest publisher yet to 62 plans for a paywall around its digital offering, 63 the accepted practice that internet users will not pay for news.Struggling 64 an evaporation of advertising and a downward drift in street corner sales, The New York Times 65 to introduce a “metered”model at the beginning of 2011. Readers will be required to pay when they have 66 a set number of its online articles per month.The decision puts the 159-year-old newspaper 67 the charging side of an increasingly wide chasm (鸿沟) in the media industry. But others, including the Guardian, have said they will not 68 internet readers, and certain papers, 69 London’s Evening Standard, have gone further in abandoning readership revenue by making their print editions 70 .The New York Times’s publisher, Arthur Sulzberger, 71 that the move is a gamble: “This is a 72 , to a certain degree, in where we think the web is going.”Boasting a print 73 of 995,000 on weekdays and 1.4 million on Sundays, The New York Times is the third bestselling American newspaper, 74 the Wall Street Journal and USA Today.75 most US papers focus on a single city, The New York Times is among the few that can 76 national scope—as well as 16 bureaus in the New York area, it has 11 offices around the US and。
2006年12月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案
2006年12月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案2006年12月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案part i：writing (30 minutes)1．阅读经典书籍对人的成长至关重要2．现在愿意鱼肚经典的人却越来越少，原因是......3．我们大学生应该怎么做part ii reading compreheion (skimming and scanning ) (15 minutes)space tourismmake your reservatio now. the space tourism industry is officially open for business, and tickets are going for a mere $20 million for a one-week stay in space. despite reluctance from national air and space administration (nasa), russia made american businessman dennis tito the world's fit space tourist. tito flew into space aboard a russian soyuz rocket that arrived at the international space station (iss) on april 30,2001. the second space tourist, south african businessman mark shuttle worth, took off aboard the russian soyuz on april 25, 2002, also bound for the iss.lance bass of'n sync was supposed to be the third to make the $20 million trip, but he did not join the three-man crew as they blasted off on october 30,2002, due to lack of payment. probably the most incredible aspect of this proposed space tour was that nasa approved of it.these trips are the beginning of what could be a profitable 21st century industry. there are already several space tourism companies planning to build suborbital vehicles and orbital cities within the next two decades. these companies have invested millio, believing that the space tourism industry is on the verge of taking off.in 1997, nasa published a report concluding that selling trips into spaceto private citize could be worth billio of dolla. a japanese report supports these findings, and projects that space tourism could be a $10 billion per year industry within the next two decades. the only obstacles to opening up space to tourists are the space agencies, who are concerned with safety and the development of a reliable, reusable launch vehicle.space accommodatiorussia's mir space station was supposed to be the fit destination for space tourists. but in march 2001, the russian agency brought mir down into the pacific ocean. as it turned out, bringing down mir only temporarily delayed the fit tourist trip into space.the mir crash did cancel pla for a new reality-based game show from nbc, which was going to be called destination mir. the survivor-like tv show was scheduled to air in fall 2001. participants on the show were to go throughtraining at russia's cosmonaut(宇航员) training center, star city. each week, one of the participants would be eliminated from the show, with the winner receiving a trip to the mir space station. the mir crash has ruled out nbc's space plants for now. nasa is agait beginning space tourism until the international space station is completed in 2006.russia in not alone in its interest in space tourism. there are several projects underway to commercialize space travel. here are a few of the groups that might take tourists to space:space island group is going to build a ring-shaped, rotating "commercial space infrastructure(基础结构)."space island says it will build its space city out of of empty nasa space-shuttle fuel tanks (to start, it should take around 12 or so), and place it about 400 miles above earth. the space city will rotate once per minute to create a gravitational pull one-third as strong as earth's.according to their vision statement, space adventures plants to "fly tents of thousands of people in space over the next 10-15 yea and beyond, around the moon, and back, from spaceports both on earth and in space, to and form private space statio, and aboard doze of different vehicles..."even hilton hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel. however, the company did say that it believes such a space hotel is 15 to 20 yea away.initially, space tourism will offer simple accommodatio at best. for itance, if the international space station is used as a tourist attraction, guests won't find the luxurious surroundings of a hotel room on earth. it has been designed for conducting research, not entertainment. however, the fit generation of space hotels should offer tourists a much more comfortable experience.[page]in regard to a concept for a space hotel initially planned by space island, such a hotel could offer guests every convenience they might find at a hotel on earth, and some they might not. the small gravitational pull created by the rotating space city would allow space-tourists and residents to walk around and function normally within the structure. everything from running water to a recycling plant to medical facilities would be possible. additionally, space tourists would even be able to take spacewalks.many of these companies believe that they have to offer an extremely enjoyable experience in order for passenge to pay thousands, if not millio, of dolla to ride into space. so will space create another separation between the haves and have-nots?the most expeive vacationwill space be an exotic retreat reserved for only the wealthy? or will middle-class folks have a chance to take their families to space? make no mistake about it, going to space will be the most expeive vacation you ever take. prices right now are in the te of millio of dolla. currently, the only vehicles that can take you into space are the space shuttle and the russian soyuz, both of which are terribly inefficient. each spacecraft requires millio of pounds of fuel to take off into space, which makes them expeive to launch. one pound of payload (有效栽载重) costs about $10,000 to put into earth's orbit.nasa and lockheed martin are currently developing a single-stage-to-orbit launch space plane, called the venture star , that could be launched for about a tenth of what the space shuttle costs to launch. if the venture star takes off, the number of people who could afford to take a trip into space would move into the millio.in 1998, a joint report from nasa and the space traportation association stated that improvements in technology could push fares for space travel as low as $50,000, and possibly down to $20,000 or $10,000 a decade later. the report concluded that at a ticket price of $50,000, there could be 500,000 passenge flying into space each year. while still leaving out many people, these prices would open up space to a tremendous amount of traffic.since the beginning of the space race, the general public has said, "isn't that great-when do i get to go?" well, our chance might be closer than ever. within the next 20 yea, space planes could be taking off for the moon at the same frequency as airplanes flying between new york and los angeles.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2010年12月英语六级翻译答案及解析
2010年12月英语六级翻译答案及解析2010年12月大学英语六级考试参考答案（翻译部分）82. There is no denying that you ___________(越仔细越好) in dealing with this matter.解析：can never be too careful / can not be too careful【考点解释】本题考查“越仔细越好”“再…也不为过”的固定搭配，即can never be too/can not be too + adj.【原句精释】无可否认，处理这件事，越仔细越好。
83. Only when I reached my thirties __________________________ (我才意识到读书是不能被忽视的)解析：did I realize that reading cannot be neglecteddid I realize that reading is unignorable【考点解释】本题考查由only when 引起的局部倒装。
当only when置于句首，主句用局部倒装，即将助动词置于主语前面。
only when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)，the outcome of the experiment was far better than they had expected.解析：to the researchers’ surprise【考点解释】本题考查固定搭配to one’s surprise 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。
06年12月六级真题参考答案
Part VI Translation
72. followed my advice, you would not have run into trouble 73. watched her injured son being sent into the operation room 74. were advised not to travel to that country at the moment 75. by/ via email instead of phone 76. It was not until the deadline did he send out/post
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A 47. a blessing 48. simplified 49. it had nearly been destroyed by a firestorm Or: A tragedy / disaster / loss almost occurred to it 50. different 51. make a list of the unnecessary things (before unloading them)
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A 11. D 12. C 15. D 16. A 19. B 20.D 23. B 24.C Section B 26. B 27. C 30. A 31. D 34.D /them its----their
• 语义矛盾： acceptance----rejection • 词性：adj-adv，adv-adj
历年四六级翻译真题汇总(超全)
历年四六级翻译真题汇总(超全)2009年6月82. With the oil prices ever rising, she tried to talk ___________ (说服他不买车).83. __________ (保持幽默感有助于) reduce stress and promote creative thinking in today’s appetitive society.84. When confronted with the evidence, _____________________ (他只得坦白本身的恶行).85. When people say, “I can feel my ears burning,” it means they think __________________________(肯定是有人在说她们的坏话).86. She has decided to go on a diet, but finds ___________________ (很难抵抗冰淇淋的魅惑).2008年12月真题82. He designed the first suspension bridge , which__________ (把美观与功效完美地联合起来).83. It was very dark, but Mary seemed to_______________ (本能地懂得该走哪条路).84. I don’t think it advisable that parents_______________ (剥夺孩子们的自由) to spend their spare time as they wish.85. Older adults who have a high level of daily activities have more energy and_______________ (与不那么活跃的人相比灭亡率要低).86. Your resume should attract a would-be boss’s attention by demonstrating_______________(为什么你是某个特定职位的最佳挑选出的人).2008年6月真题82. We can say a lot of things about those ______________ (毕生致力于诗歌的人): they are passionate, impulsive, and unique.83. Mary couldn’t have received my letter, ______________ (不然她上周就该回信了).84. Nancy is supposed to ______________ (做完化学测试) at least two weeks ago.85. Never once ______________ (老两口互相争吵) since they were married 40 years ago.86. ______________ (一个国家未来的繁荣在很大水平上有赖于) the quality of education of its people.2007年12月真题82. But for mobile phones, ___________________ (我们的通信就不能如此迅速以及方便).83. In handling an embarrassing situation, ___________________ (没有什么比幽默感更有帮助的了).84. The Foreign Minister said he was resigning, ___________________ (但他拒绝进一步诠释这样做的原因).85. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, ___________________ (而动物的举动首要寄托本能).86. The witness was told that under no circumstances ___________________ (他都不应该对法庭扯谎）.2007年6月真题82. The auto manufacturers found themselves ________________________ (正在同外国公司竞争市场的份额).83. Only in the small town ________________________ (他才感到安全以及放松).84. It is absolutely unfair that these children ________________________ (被剥夺了受教诲的权利).85. Our years of hard work are all in vain, ________________________ (更不要提我们破费的大量款项了).86. The problems of blacks and women ________________________ (最近几十年受到公家至关大的存眷).2006年12月真题72. If you had ________ (听从了我的忠告，你就不会陷入麻烦).73. With tears on her face, the lady ________ (看着她负伤的儿子被送进手术室).74. After the terrorist attack, tourists ________ (被奉劝暂时不要去该国旅游).75. I prefer to communicate with my customers ________ (路程经过过程写电子邮件而不是打电话).76. ________ (直至截止日他才寄出) his application form.2009年6月82. him into stopping buying a car.83. Keeping a sense of humor helps to84. he had to confess his crime.85. someone must be talking about them behind their back.86. it hard/difficult to resist the temptation of ice-cream.2008年12月82. made a perfect combination of beauty and function83. know which way to take instinctively84. (should) deprive children of their freedom85. a lower death rate compared with relatively inactive people86. why you are the best candidate for a certain position2008年6月82. who have devoted their whole life to poetry/ devoting their whole life to poetry83. or she would/should have answered it /replied last week84. have completed/finished her chemical experiment/ the chemical experiments85. have the old couple quarreled with each other86. The prosperity of a nation in the future depends/relies, to a great extent, on2007年12月82. our communication would not have been so efficient and convenient83. nothing is more helpful than a sense of humor84. but (he) refused to make further explanation (for doing so)/to further explain why85.while animal behavior depends mainly /is mainly dependent on/upon their instinct(s)86. should he lie to the court2007年6月peting with foreign firms for market share83.does he feel secure and relaxed84.are deprived of the right to receive education85.not to mention / let alone the large amount of money we have spent86.have gained / caused considerable public concern in recent decades2006年12月72.followed my advice, you would not be in trouble now/ you wouldn’t have run into trouble.73.watched her injured son sent into the operation room.74.were advised not to travel to that country at the moment75.via E-mail instead of telephone 76.Until the deadline came, he didn’t sent out/ It was not until the deadline did he sent out2010年12月英语四级翻译87. In order to ensure him to attend the meeting __________为了确保他参加会议I called him up in advance.不定都式做目的状语词汇非谓语动词88.The significant museum____ is said to have been built _____据说建成于about a hundred years ago.时态语态不定式非谓语动词89.There would be no life on earth ___ is said to have been built __ 没有地球独特的环境虚拟语气90.____ What impressed the tourists most_____给游客印象最深的was the friendliness and warmth of the local people.主语从句有91.They requested that ___ books I borrowed should be returned to the library ________________________ 我借的书还回图书馆by next Friday.虚拟语气2010年6月大学英语四级考试翻译题答案(2)87、Because of noise outside,Nancy had great difficulty_ in focusing on the experiment _______(集中注意力在实验上)非谓语动词词组88、The manager never laughed;neither___ neither had she lost her temper _____(她也从来没有发过脾气)。
英语六级翻译大全
历年CET6翻译真题（2006年6月至2010年12月）Part Ⅵ Translation （5minutes）Directions：Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translation into English the Chinese given blackest.（填充答案部分参见P1~P3，挖空答案部分参见P4~P6）声明：以下资料均来源于网络，本人主要参照了《王长喜真题》反复仔细校对并修正了其中的错误之处。
●2010年12月82. There is no denying that you can never be too careful / can not be too careful (越仔细越好) in dealing with this matter.83. Only when I reached my thirties did I realize that reading cannot be neglected /did I realize that reading is unignorable (我才意识到读书是不能被忽视的).84. Much to the researchers’ surprise (使研究人员感到惊讶), the outcome of the experiment was far better than they had expected.85. Oh, my, I can’t find my key; I must have left / put it somewhere. (我一定是把它忘在哪儿了).86. I would rather join you as a volunteer (宁愿加入你们去做义工) than go to the beach for a holiday.●2010年6月82. Their only son has never thought (他们的独生儿子从未想过) to leave them and strike out on his own though he is in his late twenties.83. Before you take any action, please remember to weigh your decision against its possible consequences.（权衡你的决定会产生的后果）.84. He assured his friend that under no circumstances would he break/breach hispromise/commitment to pay back the money.（他会违背还钱的承诺）.85. Most educators advise that kids should not be addicted to computer games. / should not indulge themselves in computer games / should not abandon themselves to computer games.（不要沉溺于电脑游戏）.86. Business major as he is, he has never considered working as a salesman.（从未考虑过从事推销员的工作）.●2009年12月82.How long does a jacket like this last me?-- It depends on how often you wear it (这要看你多长时间穿一次)83.The theory he advanced has proved (to be )a challenge to many traditional concepts(对许多传统概念的一种挑战)84.The manager could have attended the meeting in person / himself (本可以亲自参加会议)，but he was called away from urgent business abroad.85.Both research and practical experience have shown that a a balance diet is essential /vital to health (均衡的饮食对健康是必不可少的)86.Much regretted as I felt (我感到遗憾)，I was unable to finish the work on time.●2009年6月82. With the oil prices ever rising, she tried to talk him into stopping buying a car/him out of buying a car. (说服他不买车).83. Keeping a sense of humor helps to/is helpful to (保持幽默感有助于) reduce stress and promote creative thinking in today’s competitve society.84. When confronted with the evidence,he had no choice but to/had to confess his criminal behavior/the crime he had committed. (他不得不坦白自己的罪行).85. When people say, “I can feel my ears burning,” it means they think someone must be talking about them behind their back/there must be someone who is speaking ill of them. (一定有人在说她们的坏话).86. She has decided to go on a diet, but finds it hard/difficult to resist the temptation of ice-cream. (很难抵抗冰淇淋的诱惑).●2008年12月82. He designed the first suspension bridge , which made a perfect combination of beauty and function/combine beauty with function perfectly . (把美观与功效完美地结合起来).83. It was very dark, but Mary seemed to know which way to take instinctively/by instinct (本能地懂得该走哪条路).84. I don’t think it advisable that parents (should) deprive children of their freedom (剥夺孩子们的自由) to spend their spare time as they wish.85. Older adults who have a high level of daily activities have more energy and a lower death rate compared with /in comparsion with those who don’t(与不那么活跃的人相比灭亡率要低).86. Your resume should attract a would-be bo ss’s attention by demonstrating why you would be/ are the best candidate for a certain position (为什么你是某个特定职位的最佳人选).●2008年6月82. We can say a lot of things about those who devote/dedicate their whole lives to poetry (毕生致力于诗歌的人): they are passionate, impulsive, and unique.83. Mary couldn’t have received my letter,or /otherwise she would have replied/ made a reply to me last week (不然她上周就该回信了).84. Nancy is supposed to have finished/compeleted her /the chemical experiment (做完化学测试) at least two weeks ago.85. Never once have the old couple quarreled with each other (老两口互相争吵) since they were married 40 years ago.86. The future prosperity of a nation largely depends on/To a great extent, the future prosperity of a nation relies on(一个国家未来的繁荣在很大水平上有赖于) the quality of education of its people.●2007年12月82. But for mobile phones, our communication would not have been so efficient and convenient (我们的通信就不能如此迅速和方便).83. In handling an embarrassing situation, nothing is more helpful than a sense of humor (没有什么比幽默感更有帮助的了).84. The Foreign Minister said he was resigning, but (he) refused to make further explanation (for doing so)/to further explain why (但他拒绝进一步诠释这样做的原因).85. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning while animal behavior depends mainly /is mainly dependent on/upon their instinct(s) (而动物的行为主要依靠本能).86. The witness was told that under no circumstances should he lie to the court (他都不应该对法庭说谎）.●2007年6月82. The auto manufacturers found themselves competing against foreign companies for market share (正在同外国公司竞争市场的份额).83. Only in the small town can he feel safe and relaxed (他才感到安全和放松).84. It is absolutely unfair that these children be deprived of the right to receive education (被剥夺了受教育的权利).85. Our years of hard work are all in vain, not to mention / let alone the large amount of money we have spent (更别提我们所花费的大量金钱了).86. The problems of blacks and women have gained / caused considerable public concern in recent decades (最近几十年受到公众相当大的关注).●2006年12月24日72. If you had followed my advice,you wouldn’t have put yourself in trouble. (听从了我的忠告，你就不会陷入麻烦).73. With tears on her face, the lady watched her injured son being sent into the surgery /(operation room). (看着她负伤的儿子被送进手术室).74. After the terrorist attack, tourists were advised not to travel/（make a trip）to that country for the time being (被奉劝暂时不要去该国旅游).75. I prefer to communicate with my customers via E-mail instead of telephone (通过写电子邮件而不是打电话).76. Until the deadline came, he didn’t sent o ut/ It was not until the deadline that he sent out/Not until the deadline did he send (直至截止日他才寄出) his application form.●2006年12月23日72.It was essential that we sign the contract before the end of the month(我们在月底前签订合同).73.To our delight,she adapted （herself）to campus life a month after entering college(进大学一个月就适应了校园生活).74.The new government was accused of failure to fulfill its promise to reduce the unemployment rate (未能实现其降低失业率的承诺).75.The workmen think it very important to comply with the safety regulations(遵守安全规则很重要).76.The customer complained that no sooner had he tried to use the machine than it stopped working(他刚试着使用这台机器，它就不能运转了).●2006年6月72. The purpose of the organization is to provide all new comers to the city with necessary information (给所有新来这座城市的人提供必要的信息).73. As/So long as she pays all expenses herself (只要她自己支付一切费用) ,she can go to visit her aunt in Los Angeles.74.They lost their way in forest,and what was worse was that night began to fall(更糟糕的是夜晚开始降临了).75. More students found that Aristotle’s philosophical thinking was far more complicated than they had thought(远比他们所想的复杂).76. Being out of work and having two young children,the couple found it impossible to make ends meet (夫妻俩发现勉强维持生计是不可能的).●2010年12月82. There is no denying that you __________________________________ (越仔细越好) indealing with this matter.83. Only when I reached my thirties ________________________________(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), the outcome of the experiment was far better than they had expected.85. Oh, my, I can’t find my key; ___________________________________(我一定是把它忘在哪儿了).86. I ____________________________________________ (宁愿加入你们去做义工) than go to the beach for a holiday.●2010年6月82. ____________________________________________ (他们的独生儿子从未想过) to leave them and strike out on his own though he is in his late twenties.83. Before you take any action, please remember to ___________________________________ （权衡你的决定会产生的后果）.84. He assured his friend that under no circumstances ______________________________（他会违背还钱的承诺）.85. Most educators advise that kids （不要沉溺于电脑游戏）.86. Business major as he is, he has （从未考虑过从事推销员的工作）.●2009年12月82.How long does a jacket like this last me?--_____________________________(这要看你多长时间穿一次)83.The theory he advanced has proved (对许多传统概念的一种挑战)84.The manager (本可以亲自参加会议)，but he was called away from urgent business abroad.85.Both research and practical experience have shown that a(均衡的饮食对健康是必不可少的)86.Much (我感到遗憾)，I was unable to finish the work on time.●2009年6月82. With the oil prices ever rising, she tried to talk (说服他不买车).83. (保持幽默感有助于) reduce stress and promote creative thinking in today’s competitve society.84. When confronted with the evidence,he(他不得不坦白自己的罪行).85. When people say, “I can feel my ears burning,” it means they think ____________________ (肯定是有人在说她们的坏话).86. She has decided to go on a diet, but finds (很难抵抗冰淇淋的魅惑).●2008年12月82. He designed the first suspension bridge , which(把美观与功效完美地结合起来).83. It was very dark, but Mary seemed to(本能地懂得该走哪条路).84. I don’t think it advisable that parents(剥夺孩子们的自由) to spend their spare time as they wish.85. Older adults who have a high level of daily activities have more energy and(与不那么活跃的人相比灭亡率要低).86. Your resume should attract a would-be boss’s attent ion by demonstrating_______________________________________(为什么你是某个特定职位的最佳人选).●2008年6月82. We can say a lot of things about those (毕生致力于诗歌的人): they are passionate, impulsive, and unique.83. Mary couldn’t have received my letter,(不然她上周就该回信了).84. Nancy is supposed to (做完化学测试) at least two weeks ago.85. Never once (老两口互相争吵) since they were married 40 years ago.86. (一个国家未来的繁荣在很大水平上有赖于) the quality of education of its people.●2007年12月82. But for mobile phones,_____________________________________________ (我们的通信就不能如此迅速和方便).83. In handling an embarrassing situation, (没有什么比幽默感更有帮助的了).84. The Foreign Minister said he was resigning,____________(但他拒绝进一步诠释这样做的原因).85. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning___________(而动物的行为主要依靠本能).86. The witness was told that under no circumstances (他都不应该对法庭说谎）.●2007年6月82. The auto manufacturers found themselves(正在同外国公司竞争市场的份额).83. Only in the small town (他才感到安全和放松).84. It is absolutely unfair that these children (被剥夺了受教育的权利).85. Our years of hard work are all in vain,(更别提我们所花费的大量金钱了).86. The problems of blacks and women ____ (最近几十年受到公众相当大的关注).●2006年12月24日72. If you had (听从了我的忠告，你就不会陷入麻烦).73. With tears on her face, the lady(看着她负伤的儿子被送进手术室).74. After the terrorist attack, tourists(被奉劝暂时不要去该国旅游).75. I prefer to communicate with my customers (通过写电子邮件而不是打电话).76. (直至截止日他才寄出) his application form.●2006年12月23日72.It was essential that (我们在月底前签订合同).73.To our delight,she(进大学一个月就适应了校园生活).74.The new government was accused(未能实现其降低失业率的承诺).75.The workmen think (遵守安全规则很重要).76.The customer complained that no sooner __ (他刚试着使用这台机器，它就不能运转了).●2006年6月72. The purpose of the organization is to __ (给所有新来这座城市的人提供必要的信息).73. (只要她自己支付一切费用) ,she can go to visit her aunt in Los Angeles.74.They lost their way in forest,(更糟糕的是夜晚开始降临了).75. More students found that Aristotle’s philosophical thinking was __ (远比他们所想的复杂).76. Being out of work and having two young children, __________________________________ (夫妻俩发现勉强维持生计是不可能的).。
2006年12月24日英语新六级考试真题及参考答案
2006年12月24日英语新六级考试真题及参考答案Part I Writing (30 minutes) 1．阅读经典书籍对人的成长至关重要2．现在愿意鱼肚经典的人却越来越少，原因是……3．我们大学生应该怎么做The Importance of Reading ClassicsPart II Reading Comprehension (Sk imming and Scanning )(15 minutes)Space T ourismMake your reservations now. The space tourism industry is officially open for business, and tickets are going for a mere $20 million for a one-week stay in space. Despite reluctance from National Air and Space Administration (NASA), Russia made American businessman Dennis Tito the world’s first space tourist. Tito flew into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket that arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on April 30,2001. The second space tourist, South African businessman Mark Shuttle worth, took off aboard the Russian Soyuz on April 25, 2002, also bound for the ISS.Lance Bass of’N Sync was supposed to be the third to make the $20 million trip, but he did not join the three-man crew as they blasted off on October 30,2002, due to lack of payment. Probably the most incredible aspect of this proposed space tour was that NASA approved of it.These trips are the beginning of what could be a profitable 21st century industry. There are already several space tourism companies planning to build suborbital vehicles and orbital cities within the next two decades. These companies have invested millions, believing that the space tourism industry is on the verge of taking off.In 1997, NASA published a report concluding that selling trips into space to private citizens could be worth billions of dollars. A Japanese report supports these findings, and projects that space tourism could be a $10 billion per year industry within the next two decades. The only obstacles to opening up space to tourists are the space agencies, who are concerned with safety and the development of a reliable, reusable launch vehicle.Space AccommodationsRussia’s Mir space station was supposed to be the first destination for space tourists. But in March 2001, the Russian Agency brought Mir down into the Pacific Ocean. As it turned out, bringing down Mir only temporarily delayed the first tourist trip into space.The Mir crash did cancel plans for a new reality-based game show from NBC, which was going to be called Destination Mir. The survivor-like TV show was scheduled to air in fall 2001. Participants on the show were to go through training at Russia’s cosmonaut(宇航员) training center, Star City. Each week, one of the participants would be eliminated from the show, with the winner receiving a trip to the Mir space station. The Mir crash has ruled out NBC’s space plants for now. NASA is against beginning space tourism until the International Space Station is completed in 2006.Russia in not alone in its interest in space tourism. There are several projects underway to commercialize space travel. Here are a few of the groups that might take tourists to space: Space Island Group is going to build a ring-shaped, rotating “commercial space infrastructure(基础结构).”Space Island says it will build its space city out of of empty NASAspace-shuttle fuel tanks (to start, it should take around 12 or so), and place it about 400 miles above Earth. The space city will rotate once per minute to create a gravitational pull one-third as strong as Earth’s.According to their vision statement, Space Adventures plants to “fly tents of thousands of people in space over the next 10-15 years and beyond, around the moon, and back, from spaceports both on Earth and in space, to and form private space stations, and aboard dozens of different vehicles…”Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel. However, the company did say that it believes such a space hotel is 15 to 20 years away.Initially, Space tourism will offer simple accommodations at best. For instance, if the International Space Station is used as a tourist attraction, guests won’t find the Luxurious surroundings of a hotel room on Earth. It has been designed for conducting research, not entertainment. However, the first generation of space hotels should offer tourists a much more comfortable experience.In regard to a concept for a space hotel initially planned by Space Island, such a hotel could offer guests every convenience they might find at a hotel on Earth, and some they might not. The small gravitational pull created by the rotating space city would allow space-tourists and residents to walk around and function normally within the structure. Everything from running water to a recycling plant to medical facilities would be possible. Additionally, space tourists would even be able to take spacewalks.Many of these companies believe that they have to offer an extremely enjoyable experience in order for passengers to pay thousands, if not millions, of dollars to ride into space. So will space create another separation between the haves and have-nots?The Most Expensive VacationWill space be an exotic retreat reserved for only the wealthy? Or will middle-class folks have a chance to take their families to space? Make no mistake about it, going to space will be the most expensive vacation you ever take. Prices right now are in the tens of millions of dollars. Currently, the only vehicles that can take you into space are the space shuttle and the Russian Soyuz, both of which are terribly inefficient. Each spacecraft requires millions of pounds of fuel to take off into space, which makes them expensive to launch. One pound of payload (有效栽载重) costs about $10,000 to put into Earth’s orbit.NASA and Lockheed Martin are currently developing a single-stage-to-orbit launch space plane, called the V enture Star , that could be launched for about a tenth of what the space shuttle costs to launch. If the V enture Star takes off, the number of people who could afford to take a trip into space would move into the millions.In 1998, a joint report from NASA and the Space Transportation Association stated that improvements in technology could push fares for space travel as low as $50,000, and possibly down to $20,000 or $10,000 a decade later. The report concluded that at a ticket price of $50,000, there could be 500,000 passengers flying into space each year. While still leaving out many people, these prices would open up space to a tremendous amount of traffic.Since the beginning of the space race, the general public has said, “Isn’t that great-when do I get to go?” Well, our ch ance might be closer than ever. Within the next 20 Y ears, space planescould be taking off for the Moon at the same frequency as airplanes flying between New Y ork and Los Angeles.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
2010年12月英语六级答案及解析
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……It is a not-uncommon social phenomenon that the university rankings are especially prevalent in our country. For example, universities are measured by scale, academic achievements or the number of papers published in famous magazines.As to this issue, opinions vary from person to person. Some people hold that university ranking dramatically promotes the development of university in various fields. But others maintain that university ranking also leads to some undesirable consequences such as academic fraud even to deceive people.As far I am concerned, every coin has two sides. On one hand, University ranking does encourage the development and growth of colleges. Such growth– the grand libraries, splendid stadiums and fruitful academic achievements, has caught the attention of the world. We’re impressed by these signs of our education’s tour to the 21st century.On the other hand, we have to pay attention to an unexpected phenomenon that some people have ignored the objectivity of university ranking. Take South university of science and technology of china for an example, this university occupies the second position in some university rankings. In those rankings, it is superior to Peking University and Tsinghua university. In a word, we should inspire the advantages of university and abandon its disadvantages.2010年12月英语六级作文解析此次六级作文仍然是常考的议论文文体。
历年六级翻译真题汇总
六级翻译复习一、汉译英应试原则和基本程序 (一)汉译英应试原则汉译英应试原则手法灵活(如遇难译之处，换用其它相近说法表达) 语法正确(避免时态、语态、单复数等语法错误) 内容忠实(必须把原文的内容准确而完整地表达出来，不得有任何歪曲、遗漏或增删) 语言闪光(译文符合英语表达习惯，且用词准确、多样) (二)汉译英基本程序汉译英基本程序1.理解理解 通读并透彻理解原文含义包括理解出题人想考察的语法或搭配。
语法如虚拟语气、倒装、不定式、分词、情态动词、各种从句等等；搭配如动宾搭配、介宾搭配等等。
气、倒装、不定式、分词、情态动词、各种从句等等；搭配如动宾搭配、介宾搭配等等。
2.翻译翻译 确定译文句子的时态、句型、结构和用词确定译文句子的时态、句型、结构和用词3.审校审校 首先检查译文是否正确地转述了原文内容，是否有错译和漏译;其次，检查是否有语言上的明显错误，如时态、语态、单复数、拼写、大小写、标点符号等。
发现错误，及时改正。
时改正。
二、冲刺方略首先，大家应该重视语法结构和句型。
其次，应该重视搭配。
首先，大家应该重视语法结构和句型。
其次，应该重视搭配。
1、精研2006年12月至2010年6月共八套新六级翻译真题，月共八套新六级翻译真题，彻底搞懂每个考点，彻底搞懂每个考点，彻底搞懂每个考点，诸多诸多考点反复重考；考点反复重考；2、背熟四、六级考试核心词组；、背熟四、六级考试核心词组；3、掌握四、六级翻译核心语法点，如虚拟语气、倒装句、定语从句、状语从句等。
、掌握四、六级翻译核心语法点，如虚拟语气、倒装句、定语从句、状语从句等。
汉译英专项练习一、倍数增减的表示法1) Force N1 _______________(比力N2大2.5倍). 2) This substance _______________(反应速度是另外那种物质的三倍). 3) The landlord _______________(想将租金提高三分之一). Keys:1) is 2.5 times greater than Force N2 (考点：倍数考点：倍数 + 形容词/副词比较级副词比较级 + than) 2) reacts three times as fast as the other one/ reacts three times the speed of the other one (考点：倍数考点：倍数 + as + 形容词/副词副词 + as, 倍数倍数 + 名词) 3) wants to raise the rent by a third (考点：动词考点：动词 + by + 数词/百分比/倍数) 二、时态1) Be quick, _______________(否则等我们到达教堂时婚礼就已经结束了). 2) When she got home, _______________(孩子们已经睡着了). 3) Do you often go on holiday? _______________(不，我已经有五年没有度假了). Keys:1) or the wedding will have finished by the time we get to the church (考点：将来完成时) 2) the children had fallen asleep (考点：过去完成时) 5) No. It has been five years since I went on holiday (考点：It has been … since sb. did sth. 表示某人有多长时间没有做某事了) 三、被动语态1) The book _______________(到今年年底就将已出版). 2) Computer models _______________(可以用来演示细胞工作的方式). 3) _______________(必须立即采取有效措施)to eliminate sandy storms. Keys:1) will have been published by the end of this year (考点：被动语态的将来完成时) 2) can be used to demonstrate the way that cells work (考点：1. 被动语态与情态动词联用; ; 2. 2. 汉语有些没有“被”字等标志词的句子也表示被动, 要译成英语的被动语态) 3) Effective measures must be taken immediately 四、情态动词1) The phone is ringing, but there is no answer. _______________(她一定不在家). 2) I can’t find m y sunglasses. _______________(我可能昨天落在咖啡店里了我可能昨天落在咖啡店里了). 3) It’s a pity. _______________(你本应该邀请她来参加你的毕业典礼的). 4) 4) _______________(_______________(其实我没必要穿上我最好的套装去参加那次聚会的); ); most most most of of of the the guests were wearing jeans and sweaters. Keys:1) but there is no answer. She can’t be at home(考点：情态动词可以表示可能性，can’t 表示“一定不”)2) I may have left them in the coffee shop yesterday (考点：“情态动词can/could, may/might, must + 完成式完成式”用于表示对过去发生的动作的主观判断) 3) You should have invited her to your graduation ceremony (考点：“情态动词should/ought to + have done” 用于评论过去应该做而实际并未做的动作，含有批评的意思) 4) I needn’t have put on my best suit to go to the party(考点：“情态动词needn’t + have + done”表示对过去发生的动作进行评论，表示对过去发生的动作进行评论，认为认为“无须发生”，“不必做”)五、虚拟语气1) I wish _______________(我年轻的时候有你们这样的机会). 2) 2) If If If only only only _______________(_______________(他知道这病是可以治好的)! Then he he would would would not not not have have have killed killed himself. 3) It’s high time that _______________(采取措施解决交通堵塞的问题). 4) We insist that _______________(让杰克立刻进医院). 5) We are going to discuss his suggestion that _______________(取消期中考试). 6) It is ridiculous that _______________(我们在一个总是下雨的国家还缺水). 7) 7) _______________(_______________(如果他按照我告诉他的办法订票), ), we we we would would would have have have had had had quite quite quite a a comfortable journey.8) But for his help, _______________(我们就不会以这么低的价格租到房子了). 9) I used my calculator; _______________(否则，我会花更长的时间才能算出这道题). 10) He walked lightly _______________(以免惊醒婴儿). Keys:1) I had had your opportunities when I was young (考点：I wish 后的that 从句中用过去完成式表示过去没有实现或不可能实现的愿望) 2) he had known this disease is curable (考点：If If only only 引导的感叹句表示“但愿”或“要是……就好了”，用法与，用法与 I wish…基本相同) 3) measures were taken to solve the problem of traffic jams (考点：It’s (about/high) time 后的that 从句中用过去式，表示“该是……的时候了”)4) Jack (should) be sent to hospital right now (考点：表示“建议、命令、要求、想法”的动词所接的宾语从句通常用“(that) sb. (should) (should) do”的虚拟形式) 5) the mid-term exams (should) be canceled (考点：表示“建议、命令、要求、想法”的名词所接的同位语从句通常用“(that) sb. (should) do”的虚拟形式) [表示“建议、命令、要求、想法”的动词及其名词常见的有：advise advise (advice), (advice), (advice), agree agree (agreement), decide (decision), decree, demand, determine (determination), grant, indicate (indication), (indication), insist insist insist (insistence), (insistence), (insistence), order, order, order, prefer prefer prefer (preference), (preference), (preference), propose propose propose (proposal), (proposal), (proposal), request, request, request, require require (requirement), resolve (resolution), stipulate (stipulation), suggest(suggestion), urge, vote;常见的这类动词还有：allow, arrange, ask, beg, concede, demonstrate, ensure, intend, move, pledge, pray 等] 6) we (should) be short of water in a country where it is always raining(考点：在It is/was +形容词后的形容词后的that 从句中常用“sb. should do”的形式表示建议惊奇等。
2006年12月英语六级真题及答案
2006年12月英语六级真题(B卷)Part l Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1. A) The foggy weather has affected Mary’s mood.B) They are puzzled about Mary’s tow spirits.C) Mary is dissatisfied with her promotion.D) Mary cares too much about her looks.2. A) Go to an art exhibition.B) Dine out with an old friend.C) Attend the opening night of a play.D) See his paintings on display.3. A) Her mother was quite outstanding in academic work.B) She was not particularly interested in going to school.C) Her parents laid great emphasis on academic excellence.D) She helped upgrade the educational level of immigrants.4. A) The machines there were ill maintained.B) Tickets for its members were cheaper.C) It was filled with people all the time.D) It had a reputation for good service.5. A) Both Sarah and Tom have been awarded doctoral degrees.B) Tom has arranged to meet his bride Sarah in Hawaii.C) Tom was more excited than Sarah at the wedding.D) A double blessing has descended upon Tom.6. A) There were too many questions in the examination.B) The examination was well beyond the course content.C) The examination questions were somewhat too difficult.D) The course prepared him adequately for the examination.7. A) It’s less time-consuming.B) His wife is tired of cooking.C) It’s part of his job.D) He is sick of home-cooked meals.8. A) He has just started to teach piano lessons.B) He seldom takes things seriously.C) He is very proud of his piano skills.D) He usually understates his achievements.B) It’s absurd.C) It’s justifiable.D) It’s understandable.10. A) Arrange accommodation for her.B) Explain the cause of the cancellation.C) Compensate her for the inconvenience.D) Allow her to take another flight that night.Section BPassage oneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Producing legendary paintings.B) Making a fortune from decorative arts.C) Manufacturing quality furniture.D) Setting up a special museum.12. A) To show his fascination with Asian culture.B) To tell the story of the American Revolution.C) To promote interest in American decorative arts.D) To increase the popularity of the Dupont Company.13. A) By theme or period.B) By style or design.C) By manufacturer or origin.D) By function or purpose.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) People may use two or mare languages.B) People will choose Chinese rather than English.C) The percentage of native speakers of English will inerease.D) The number of people relying on their mother tongue will drop.15. A) The number of Spanish speakers is far greater than that of Arabic speakers.B) Arabic spoken in one Arab country may not be understood in another.C) Arabic spoken in Egypt differs from Arabic spoken in Morocco in origin.D) The number of Arabic speakers is declining because of the invasion of English.16. A) It is impossible for Arab countries to standardize their language.B) Most people in the world will learn to speak Chinese in the future.C) It is uncertain whether English will world language in the future.D) Spanish is very likely to become the top language of the world by 2050.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Because they believe blind students prefer to mix with students who can see.B) Because it would cost lots of money to build such special colleges.C) Because it would constitute discrimination against blind students.D) Because they think blind people should learn to live among sighted people.18. A) By encouraging them to be more self-reliant.B) By showing them proper care and respect.C) By offering them more financial assistance.D) By providing them with free medical service.19. A) Financial aid from the American government.B) Modern technology.C) Professional support.D) Help from the National Federation of the Blind.20. A) Ask American professors to write recommendations on their behalf.B) Obtain American citizenship before they reach the age of 30.C) Turn to special institutions in their own country for assistance.D) Apply to the National Federation of the Blind for scholarships.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Each summer, no matter how pressing my work schedule, I take off one day exclusively for my son. We call it dad-son day. This year our third stop was the amusement park, where he discovered that he was tall enough to ride one of the fastest roller coasters(过山车) in the world. We blasted through face-stretching turns and loops for ninety seconds. Then, as we stepped off the ride, he shrugged and, in a distressingly calm voice, remarked that it was not as exciting as other rides he’d been on. As I listened, I began to sense something seriously out of balance.Throughout the season, I noticed similar events all around me. Parents seemed hard pressed to find new thrills for indifferent kids. Surrounded by ever-greater stimulation, their young faces wore looking disappointed and bored.Facing their children’s complaints of “nothing to do”. Parents were shelling out large numbers of dollars for various forms o f entertainment. In many cases the money seemed to do little more than buy transient relief from the terrible moans of their bored children. This set me pondering the obvious question: “How can it be so hard for kids to find something to do when there’s never been such a range of stimulating entertainment available to them?”Why do children immersed in this much excitement seem starved for more? That was, I realized, the point. I discovered during my own reckless adolescence that what creates excitement is not going fast, but going faster. Thrills have less to do with speed than changes in speed.I’m concerned about the cumulative effect of years at these levels of feverish activity. It is no mystery to me why many teenagers appear apathetic (麻木的) and burned out, with a “been there, done that”air of indifference toward much of life. As increasing numbers of friend s’ children are prescribed medications-stimulants to deal with inattentiveness at school or anti-depressants to help with the loss of interest and joy in their lives-l question the role of kids boredom in some of the diagnoses.My own work is focused on the chemical imbalances and biological factors related to behavioral and emotional disorders. These are complex problems. Yet I’ve been reflecting more and more on how the pace of life and the intensity of stimulation may be contributing to the rising rates of psychiatric problems among children and adolescents in our society.21. The author felt surprised in the amusement park at the face that________.A) his son was not as thrilled by the roller coaster ride as expectedB) his son blasted through the turns and loops with his face stretchedC) his son appeared distressed but calm while riding the roller coasterD) his son could keep his balance so well on the fast-moving roller coaster22. According to the author, children are bored _________.B) when they don’t have any access to stimulating fun gamesC) when they are left alone at weekends by their working parentsD) even if they are exposed to more and more kinds of entertainment23. From his own experience. the author came to the conclusion that children seem to expect ________.A) a much wider variety of sports facilitiesB) activities that require sophisticatedC) ever-changing thrilling forms of recreationD) physical exercises that are more challenging24. In Para. 6 . the author expresses his doubt about the effectiveness of trying to change children indifference toward much of life by ________.A) diverting their interest from electronic visual gamesB) prescribing medications for their temporary reliefC) creating more stimulating activities for themD) spending more money on their entertainment25. In order to alleviate children’s boredom, the author would probably suggest ____ .A) adjusting the pace of life and intensity of stimulationB) promoting the practice of dad-son daysC) consulting a specialist in child psychologyD) balancing school work with extracurricular activitiesPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.It used to be that people were proud to wo rk for the same company for the whole of their working lives. They’d get a gold watch at the end of their productive years and a dinner featuring speeches by their bosses praising their loyalty/But today’s rich capitalists have regressed (倒退) to the “survival of the fittest”ideas and their loyalty extends not to their workers or even to their stockholders but only to themselves. Instead of giving out gold watches worth a hundred or so dollars for forty or so years of work, they grab tens and even hundreds of millions of dollars as they sell for their own profit the company they may have been with for only a few years.The new rich selfishly act on their own to unfairly grab the wealth that the country as a whole has produced. The top l percent of the population now has wealth equal to the whole bottom 95 percent and they want more. Their selfishness is most shamelessly expressed in downsizing and outsourcing (将产品包给外公司做) because these business maneuvers don’t act to create new jobs as the founders of new industries used to do, but only to cut out jobs while keeping the money value of what those jobs produced for themselves.To keep the money machine working smoothly the rich have bought all the politicians from the top down. The president himself is constantly leaving. Washington and the business of the nation because he is summoned to “fundraising dinners” where fat cats pay a thousand or so dollars a plate to worm their way into government not through service but through donations of vast amounts of money. Once on the inside they have both political parties busily tearing up all the regulations that protect the rest of us from the greed of the rich.The middle c lass used to be loyal to the free enterprise system. In the past, the people of the middle class mostly thought they’d be ric h themselves someday or have a good shot at becoming rich. But nowadays income is being distributed more and more unevenly and corporate loyalty is a thing of the past. The middle class may also wake up to forget its loyalty to the so-called free enterprise system altogether and the government which governs only the rest of us while letting the corporations do what they please with ou r jobs. As things stand. if somebody doesn’t wake up, the middle class is on a path to being downsized all the way to the bot tom of society.26. It can be inferred form the first paragraph that people used to place a high value on _________ .A) job securityB) bosses’ praiseC) corporate loyaltyD) retirement benefits27. The author is strongly critical of today’s rich capitalists for _________.A) not giving necessary assistance to laid-off workersB) maximizing their profits at the expense of workersD) rewarding only those who are considered the fittest28. The immediate consequence of the new capitalists’ practice is ________ .A) loss of corporate reputationB) lower pay for the employeesC) a higher rate of unemploymentD) a decline in business transactions29. The rich try to sway the policy of the government by ________ .A) occupying important positions in both political partiesB) making monetary contributions to decision-makersC) pleasing the public with generous donationsD) constantly hosting fundraising dinners30. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A) To call on the middle class to remain loyal to the free enterprise system.B) To warn the government of the shrinking of the American middle class.C) To persuade the government to change its current economic policies.D) To urge the middle class to wake up and protect their own interests.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passageIntel chairman Andy Grove has decided to cut the Gordian knot of controversy surrounding stem cell research by simply writing a check.The check, which he pledged last week, could be for as much as $5 million, depending on how many donors make gifts of between $50,000 and $500,000. which he has promised to match. It will be made out to the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF).Thanks in part to such private donations, university research into uses for human stem cells the cells earliest stages of development that can form any body part-will continue in California. With private financial support, the state will be less likely to lose talented scientists who would be tempted to leave the field or even leave the field or even leave the country as research dependent on federal money slows to a glacial (极其缓慢的) pace.Hindered by limits President Bush placed on stem cell research a year ago, scientists are turning to laboratories that can carry out work without using federal money. This is awkward for universities. Which must spend extra money building separate labs and keeping rigorous records proving no federal funds were involved. Grove’s donation, a first step toward a $20 million target at UCSF. Will ease the burden.The president’s decision a year ago to allow research on already existing stem cell lines was portrayed as a reasonable compromise between scientists’ needs for cells to work with, and concerns that this kind of research cold lead to wholesale creation and destruction of human embryos (胚胎)。
2010年12月英语6级真题标准答案(含详细解析)
听力：Part ⅢListening ComprehensionSection A11. What can we infer from the conversation?【答案】A The man is the manager of the apartment building【解析】从对话中看出女士在找apartment building，不是男士。
因此选A。
12. What is the woman eager to know?【答案】B How the pictures will turn out.【解析】女士想知道的是if the shots I took are as good as I thought. 照片是不是和她想的异样好。
这里shots指照片。
turn out指照片拍出来的效果。
因此选B。
13. What does the man mean?【答案】C The suitcase can be fixed in time.【解析】男士说到find a handle后面提到 but that shouldn’t take too long说明不是没有handle可以匹配。
因此排除A,B。
14. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?【答案】B He needs a vehicle to be used in harsh weather. 【解析】男士说到truck需要operate for long periods of time in very cold temperatures，因此选择选项B。
very cold temperatures对应harsh weather.15. What do we learn about the woman?【答案】A She has made up her mind to resign.【解析】从文中女士强硬的口气I could no longer live with…可以看出她下定决心。
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2010年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案及作文及听力原文学习啊
学英语简单吗？肯定会有许多学生说：“难死了”。
为什么有好多学生对英语的学习都感到头疼呢？答案只有一个：“不得法。
” 英语与汉语一样都是一种语言，为什么你说汉语会如此流利？那是因为你置身于一个汉语环境中，如果你在伦敦呆上半年，保准说起英语来会非常流利。
但很多中学生没有很好的英语环境，那么你可以自己设置一个英语环境，坚持“多说”、“多听”、“多读”、“多写”，那么你的英语成绩肯定会很出色。
一、多“说”。
自己多创造机会与英语教师多讲英语，见了同学，尤其是和好朋友在一起时尽量用英语去问候，谈心情……这时候你需随身携带一个英汉互译小词典，遇到生词时查一下这些生词，也不用刻意去记，用的多了，这个单词自然而然就会记住。
千万别把学英语当成负担，始终把它当成一件有趣的事情去做。
或许你有机会碰上外国人，你应大胆地上去跟他打招呼，和他谈天气、谈风景、谈学校……只是别问及他的年纪，婚史等私人问题。
尽量用一些你学过的词汇，句子去和他谈天说地。
不久你会发现与老外聊天要比你与中国人谈英语容易的多。
因为他和你交谈时会用许多简单词汇，而且不太看重说法，你只要发音准确，准能顺利地交流下去。
只是你必须要有信心，敢于表达自己的思想。
如果没有合适的伙伴也没关系，你可以拿过一本书或其它什么东西做假想对象，对它谈你一天的所见所闻，谈你的快乐，你的悲伤等等，长此坚持下去你的口语肯定会有较大的提高。
二、多“听”寻找一切可以听英语的机会。
别人用英语交谈时，你应该大胆地去参与，多听听各种各样人的发音，男女老少，节奏快的慢的你都应该接触到，如果这样的机会少的话，你可以选择你不知内容的文章去听，这将会对你帮助很大，而你去听学过的课文的磁带，那将会对你的语言语调的学习有很大的帮助。
三、多“读”。
“读”可以分为两种。
一种是“默读”。
每天给予一定时间的练习将会对你提高阅读速度有很大的好处，读的内容可以是你的课本，但最好是一些有趣的小读物，因为现在的英语高考越来越重视阅读量和阅读速度。
2010年12月英语四六级翻译答案及解析
参考答案（翻译部分）87．___________________(为了确保他参加会议)，I called him up in advance.解析：In order to ensure him to attend the meetingTo ensure his attendance at the meeting【结构分析】本题句子的主干“I called him up in advance”已经给出，无需翻译，需要翻译部分为“为了确保他能参加会议”。
该部分在句子中作目的状语【考点解释】本题考查是目的状语。
①目的状语可以由to/in order to来引导。
②确保ensure sb to do 确保某人做某事，ensure sth 确保某事【原句精释】为了确保他参加会议，我已经提前给他电话了。
88．The significant museum________________(据说建成于)about a hundred years ago.解析：is said to have been built【结构分析】本题句子的主语为the significant museum，缺谓语，即（据说建成于）about a hundred years ago为时间状语。
【考点解释】本题重点考查：①被动语态。
主语museum与动词build之间为被动关系; 且bulid这一动作发生在过去。
②据说be said to；be said to+ 动词不定式的完成时，表示不定式表示的动作已经完成。
【原句精释】据说这座意义深远的博物馆大约建成于一百年前。
89．There would be no life on earth ____________________ (没有地球独特的环境)。
解析: without its unique environmentbut for its unique environment【结构分析】本题句子含有There be结构。
2010年12月大学英语六级真题答案
2010年12月大学英语六级真题答案（阅读部分）52--61 AADAD BBCDC仔细阅读Section A2010年12月大学英语六级真题答案（完形填空部分）62 B set out set out plans表示制定计划63 C abandoning abandon 放弃，once unshakeable orthodoxy表示曾经不可动摇的做法，也就是现在要放弃了。
64 B with struggle with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。
65 A intends intend to表示打算…,从后面的at the beginning of 2011，可知还没有这么做，只是计划或者打算这么做。
66 C exceeded 超过，是说当用户每月阅读文章超过一定量时就要收费。
67 C on 和side搭配，on the side of …表示拥护…；站在…一边。
68 B charge 本词在文章中多次出现，charge sb表示向某人收费。
69 B such as 表示举例，从后面举London's Evening Standard作为例子，可知应该选such as.70 B free 前面提到abandon readership revenue，即放弃读者收益，由此可知应该是make print editions free.71 D acknowledged 表示承认，这里表示Arthur Sulzberger承认这么做是一种赌博。
72 C bet 打赌，赌注，从前面的gamble可知应该选bet。
73 A circulation 发行量，从后面的数量可知应该选circulation。
74 A behind NYT排名第三，即排在the Wall Street Journal and USA Today后面。
75 C While while在这里表示对比，从上下文可知NYT与美国其他报纸不同。
2010年12月全国大学英语六级考试真题及答案
2010年12月全国大学英语六级考试真题及答案2010年12月大学英语六级考试真题Part I Writing My Views on University RankingDirection: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled My Views on University Ranking. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.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……Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Into the UnknownThe world has never seen population ageing before. Can it cope?Until the early 1990s nobody much thought about whole populations getting older. The UN had the foresight to convene a “world assembly on ageing” back in 1982, but that came and went. By 1994 the World Bank had noticed that something big was happening. In a report entitled “Averting the Old Age Crisis”, it argued that pension arrangements in most countries were unsustainable.For the next ten years a succession of books, mainly by Americans, sounded the alarm. They had titles like Young vs Old, Gray Dawn and The Coming Generational Storm, and their message was blunt: health-care systems were heading for therocks, pensioners were taking young people to the cleaners, and soon there would be intergenerational warfare.Since then the debate has become less emotional, not least because a lot more is known about the subject. Books, conferences and research papers have multiplied. International organisations such as the OECD and the EU issue regular reports. Population ageing is on every agenda, from G8 economic conferences to NATO summits. The World Economic Forum plans to consider the future of pensions and health care at its prestigious Davos conference early next year. The media, including this newspaper, are giving the subject extensive coverage.Whether all that attention has translated into sufficient action is another question. Governments in rich countries now accept that their pension and health-care promises will soon become unaffordable, and many of them have embarked on reforms, but so far only timidly. That is not surprising: politicians with an eye on the next election will hardly rush to introduce unpopular measures that may not bear fruit for years, perhaps decades.The outline of the changes needed is clear. To avoid fiscal (财政) meltdown, public pensions and health-care provision will have to be reined back severely and taxes may have to go up. By far the most effective method to restrain pension spending is to give people the opportunity to work longer, because it increases tax revenues and reduces spending on pensions at the same time. It may even keep them alive longer. John Rother, the AARP’s head of policy and strategy, points to studies showing that other things being equal, people who remain at work have lower deathrates than their retired peers.Younger people today mostly accept that they will have to work for longer and that their pensions will be less generous. Employers still need to be persuaded that older workers are worth holding on to. That may be because they have had plenty of younger ones to choose from, partly thanks to the post-war baby-boom and partly because over the past few decades many more women have entered the labour force, increasing employers’ choice. But the reservoir of women able and willing to take up paid work is running low, and the baby-boomers are going grey.In many countries immigrants have been filling such gaps in the labour force as have already emerged (and remember that the real shortage is still around ten years off). Immigration in the developed world is the highest it has ever been, and it is making a useful difference. In still-fertile America it currently accounts for about 40% of total population growth, and in fast-ageing western Europe for about 90%.On the face of it, it seems the perfect solution. Many developing countries have lots of young people in need of jobs; many rich countries need helping hands that will boost tax revenues and keep up economic growth. But over the next few decades labour forces in rich countries are set to shrink so much that inflows of immigrants would have to increase enormously to compensate: to at least twice their current size in western Europe’s most youthful countries, and three times in the older ones. Japan would need a large multiple of the few immigrants it has at present. Public opinion polls show that people in most rich countries already think that immigration is too high. Further big increases would be politically unfeasible.To tackle the problem of ageing populations at its root, “old” countries would have to rejuvenate (使年轻) themselves by having more of their own children. A number of them have tried, some more successfully than others. But it is not a simple matter of offering financial incentives or providing more child care. Modern urban life in rich countries is not well adapted to large families. Women find it hard to combine family and career. They often compromise by having just one child.And if fertility in ageing countries does not pick up? It will not be the end of the world, at least not for quite a while yet, but the world will slowly become a different place. Older societies may be less innovative and more strongly disinclined to take risks than younger ones. By 2025 at the latest, about half the voters in America and most of those in western European countries will be over 50—and older people turn out to vote in much greater number than younger ones. Academic studies have found no evidence so far that older voters have used their power at the ballot box to push for policies that specifically benefit them, thou gh if in future there are many more of them they might start doing so.Nor is there any sign of the intergenerational warfare predicted in the 1990s. After all, older people themselves mostly have families. In a recent study of parents and grown-up children in 11 European countries, Karsten Hank of Mannheim University found that 85% of them lived within 25km of each other and the majority of them were in touch at least once a week.Even so, the shift in the centre of gravity to older age groups is bound to have a profound effect on societies, not just economically and politically but in all sorts of other ways too. Richard Jackson and Neil Howe of America’s CSIS, in athoughtful book called The Graying of the Great Powers, argue that, among other things, the ageing of the developed countries will have a number of serious security implications.For example, the shortage of young adults is likely to make countries more reluctant to commit the few they have to military service. In the decades to 2050, America will find itself playing an ever-increasing role in the developed world’s defence ef fort. Because America’s population will still be growing when that of most other developed countries is shrinking, America will be the only developed country that still matters geopolitically (地缘政治上).Ask me in 2020There is little that can be done to stop population ageing, so the world will have to live with it. But some of the consequences can be alleviated. Many experts now believe that given the right policies, the effects, though grave, need not be catastrophic. Most countries have recognised the need to do something and are beginning to act.But even then there is no guarantee that their efforts will work. What is happening now is historically unprecedented. Ronald Lee, director of the Centre on the Economics and Demography of Ageing at the University of California, Berkeley, puts it briefly and clearly: “We don’t really know what population ageing will be like, because nobody has done it yet. “1. In its 1994 report, the World Bank argued that the current pension system in most countries could ______.[A] not be sustained in the long term[B] further accelerate the ageing process[C] hardly halt the growth of population[D] help tide over the current ageing crisis2. What message is conveyed in books like Young vs Old?[A] The generation gap is bound to narrow.[B] Intergenerational conflicts will intensify.[C] The younger generation will beat the old.[D] Old people should give way to the young.3. One reason why pension and health care reforms are slow in coming is that ______.[A] nobody is willing to sacrifice their own interests to tackle the problem[B] most people are against measures that will not bear fruit immediately[C] the proposed reforms will affect too many people’s interests[D] politicians are afraid of losing votes in the next election4. The author believes the most effective method to solve the pension crisis is to ______.[A] allow people to work longer [C] cut back on health care provisions[B] increase tax revenues [D] start reforms right away5. The reason why employers are unwilling to keep older workers is that ______.[A] they are generally difficult to manage[B] the longer they work, the higher their pension[C] their pay is higher than that of younger ones[D] younger workers are readily available6. To compensate for the fast-shrinking labour force, Japan would need ______.[A] to revise its current population control policy[B] large numbers of immigrants from overseas[C] to automate its manufacturing and service industries[D] a politically feasible policy concerning population7. Why do many women in rich countries compromise by having only one child?[A] Small families are becoming more fashionable.[B] They find it hard to balance career and family.[C] It is too expensive to support a large family.[D] Child care is too big a problem for them.8. Compared with younger ones, older societies are less inclined to ______.9. The predicted intergenerational warfare is unlikely because most of the older people themselves _________.10. Countries that have a shortage of young adults will be less willing to commit them to ____________.Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.Most young boys are trained to believe that men should be strong, tough, cool, and detached. Thus, they learn early to hide vulnerable emotions such as love, joy, and sadness because they believe that such feelings are feminine and imply weakness. Over time, some men become strangers to their own emotional lives. It seems that men with traditional views of masculinity are more likely to suppress outward emotions and to fear emotions, supposedly because such feelings may lead to a loss ofcomposure (镇定). Keep in mind, however, that this view is challenged by some researchers. As with many gender gaps, differences in emotionality tend to be small, inconsistent, and dependent on the situation. For instance, Robertson and colleagues found that males who were more traditionally masculine were more emotionally expressive in a structured exercise than when they were simply asked to talk about their emotions.Males’ difficulty with “tender” emotions has serious consequences. First, suppressed emotions can contribute to stress-related disorders. And worse, men are less likely than women to seek hel p from health professionals. Second, men’s emotional inexpressiveness can cause problems in their relationships with partners and children. For example, men who endorse traditional masculine norms report lower relationship satisfaction, as do their female partners. Further, children whose fathers are warm, loving, and accepting toward them have higher self-esteem and lower rates of aggression and behavior problems. On a positive note, fathers are increasingly involving themselves with their children. And 30 percent of fathers report that they take equal or greater responsibility for their children than their working wives do.One emotion males are allowed to express is anger. Sometimes this anger translates into physical aggression or violence. Men commit nearly 90 percent of violent crimes in the United States and almost all sexual assaults.47. Most young boys have been trained to believe that men who show tender feelings are considered to be ______.48. Some men believe that if they expressed their emotions openly they might ______.49. According to the author, men who suppress their emotions may develop ______.50. Men who observe traditional masculine norms are said to derive less satisfaction from ______.51. When males get angry, they can become ______ or even commit violence.Section BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge. In a world struggling with rapid industrialization, science and technology seemed to offer solutions to almost every problem. Newly created state colleges and universities devoted themselves almost entirely to scientific, technological, and engineering fields. Many Americans came to believe that scientific certainty could not only solve scientific problems, but also reform politics, government, and business. Two world wars and a Great Depression rocked the confidence of many people that scientific expertise alone could create a prosperous and ordered world. After World War Ⅱ, the academic world turned with new enthusiasm to humanistic studies, which seemed to many scholars the best way to ensure the survival of democracy. American scholars fanned out across much of the world-with support from the Ford Foundation, the Fulbright program, etc.-to promote the teaching of literature andthe arts in an effort to make the case for democratic freedoms.In the America of our own time, the great educational challenge has become an effort to strengthen the teaching of what is now known as the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math). There is considerable and justified concern that the United States is falling behind much of the rest of the developed world in these essential disciplines. India, China, Japan, and other regions seem to be seizing technological le adership.At the same time, perhaps inevitably, the humanities-while still popular in elite colleges and universities-have experienced a significant decline. Humanistic disciplines are seriously underfunded, not just by the government and the foundations but by academic institutions themselves. Humanists are usually among the lowest-paid faculty members at most institutions and are often lightly regarded because they do not generate grant income and because they provide no obvious credentials (资质) for most nonacademic careers.Undoubtedly American education should train more scientists and engineers. Much of the concern among politicians about the state of American universities today is focused on the absence of “real world” education-which means preparation for professional and scientific careers. But the idea that institutions or their students must decide between humanities and science is false. Our society could not survive without scientific and technological knowledge. But we would be equally impoverished (贫困的) without humanistic knowledge as well. Science and technology teach us what we can do. Humanistic thinking helps us understand what we should do.It is almost impossible to imagine our society withoutthinking of the extraordinary achievements of scientists and engineers in building our complicated world. But try to imagine our world as well without the remarkable works that have defined our culture and values. We have always needed, and we still need, both.52. In the early 20th century Americans believed science and technology could _______.[A] solve virtually all existing problems [C] help raise people’s living standards[B] quicken the pace of industrialization [D] promote the nation’s social progress53. Why did many American scholars become enthusiastic about humanistic studies after World WarⅡ?[A] They wanted to improve their own status within the current education system.[B] They believed the stability of a society depended heavily on humanistic studies.[C] They could get financial support from various foundations for humanistic studies.[D] They realized science and technology alone were no guarantee for a better world.54. Why are American scholars worried about education today?[A] The STEM subjects are too challenging for students to learn.[B] Some Asian countries have overtaken America in basic sciences.[C] America is lagging behind in the STEM disciplines.[D] There are not enough scholars in humanistic studies.55. What accounts for the significant decline in humanisticstudies today?[A] Insufficient funding. [C] Shortage of devoted faculty.[B] Shrinking enrollment. [D] Dim prospects for graduates.56. Why does the author attach so much importance to humanistic studies?[A] They promote the development of science and technology.[B] They help prepare students for their professional careers.[C] Humanistic thinking helps define our culture and values.[D] Humanistic thinking helps cultivate students’ creativity.Passage TwoQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Will there ever be another Einstein? This is the undercurrent of conversation at Einstein memorial meetings throughout the year. A new Einstein will emerge, scientists say. But it may take a long time. After all, more than 200 years separated Einstein from his nearest rival, Isaac Newton.Many physicists say the next Einstein hasn’t been born yet, or is a baby now. That’s because the quest for a unified theory that would account for all the forces of nature has pushed current mathematics to its limits. New math must be created before the problem can be solved.But researchers say there are many other factors working against another Einstein emerging anytime soon.For one thing, physics is a much different field today. In Einstein’s day, there were only a few thousand physicists worldwide, and the theoreticians who could intellectually rival Einstein probably would fit into a streetcar with seats to spare.Education is different, too. One crucial aspect of Einstein’straining that is overlooked is the years of philosophy he read as a teenager—Kant, Schopenhauer and Spinoza, among others. It taught him how to think independently and abstractly about space and time, and it wasn’t long before he became a philosopher himself.“The independence created by philosophical insight is-in my opinion-the mark of distinction between a mere artisan (工匠) or specialist and a real seeker after truth,” Einstein w rote in 1944.And he was an accomplished musician. The interplay between music and math is well known. Einstein would furiously play his violin as a way to think through a knotty physics problem.Today, universities have produced millions of physicists. Th ere aren’t many jobs in science for them, so they go to Wall Street and Silicon Valley to apply their analytical skills to more practical-and rewarding-efforts.“Maybe there is an Einstein out there today,” said Columbia University physicist Brian Greene, “but it would be a lot harder for him to be heard.”Especially considering what Einstein was proposing.“The actual fabric of space and time curving? My God, what an idea!” Greene said at a recent gathering at the Aspen Institute. “It takes a certain type of person who will bang his head against the wall because you believe you’ll find the solution.”Perhaps the best examples are the five scientific papers Einstein wrote in his “miracle year” of 1905. These “thought experiments” were pages of calculations s igned and submitted to the prestigious journal Annalen der Physik by a virtual unknown. There were no footnotes or citations.What might happen to such a submission today?“We all get papers like those in the mail,” Greene said. “We put them in the junk file.”57. What do scientists seem to agree upon, judging from the first two paragraphs?[A] Einstein pushed mathematics almost to its limits.[B] It will take another Einstein to build a unified theory.[C] No physicist is likely to surpass Einstein in the next 200 years.[D] It will be some time before a new Einstein emerges.58. What was critical to Einstein’s success?[A] His talent as an accomplished musician.[B] His independent and abstract thinking.[C] His untiring effort to fulfill his potential.[D] His solid foundation in math theory.59. What does the author tell us about physicists today?[A] They tend to neglect training in analytical skills.[B] They are very good at solving practical problems.[C] They attach great importance to publishing academic papers.[D] They often go into fields yielding greater financial benefits.60. What does Brian Greene imply by saying “... it would bea lot harder for him to be heard” (Lines 1-2, Para. 9)?[A] People have to compete in order to get their papers published.[B] It is hard for a scientist to have his papers published today.[C] Papers like Einstein’s would unlikely get published today.[D] Nobody will read papers on apparently ridiculous theories.61. When he submitted his papers in 1905, Einstein _______.[A] forgot to make footnotes and citations[B] was little known in academic circles[C] was known as a young genius in math calculations[D] knew nothing about the format of academic papersPart V ClozeDirections: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.America’s most popular newspaper website today announced that the era of free online journalism is drawing to a close. The New York Times has become the biggest publisher yet to 62 plans for a paywall around its digital offering, 63 the accepted practice that internet users will not pay for news.Struggling 64 an evaporation of advertising and a downward drift in street corner sales, The New York Times 65 to introduce a “metered” model at the beginning of 2011. Readers will be required to pay when they have 66 a set number of its online articles per month.The decision puts the 159-year-old newspaper 67 the charging side of an increasingly wide chasm (鸿沟) in the media industry. But others, including the Guardian, have said they will not 68 internet re aders, and certain papers, 69 London’s Evening Standard, have gone further in abandoning readership revenue by making their print editions 70 .The New York Times’s publisher, Arthur Sulzberger, 71 that the move is a gamble: “This is a 72, to a certain deg ree, in where we think the web is going.”Boasting a print 73 of 995,000 on weekdays and 1.4 million on Sundays, The New York Times is the third bestselling American newspaper, 74 the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. 75 most US papers focus on asingle city, The New York Times is among the few that can 76 national scope-as well as 16 bureaus in the New York area, it has 11 offices around the US and 77 26 bureaus elsewhere in the world.But 78 many in the publishing industry, the paper is in the grip of a 79 financial crisis. Its parent company, the New York Times Company, has 15 papers, but 80 a loss of $70 million in the nine months to September and recently accepted a $250 million 81 from a Mexican billionaire, Carlos Slim, to strengthen its balance sheet.62. A．set in B．set out C．carry over D．carry away63. A．abusing B．deducting C．developing D．abandoning64. A．with B．beside C．along D．by65. A．engages B．intends C．deliberates D．signifies66. A．exceeded B．multiplied C．assumed D．revealed67. A．on B．of C．over D．up68. A．cost B．consume C．expend D．charge69. A．as for B．far from C．such as D．by far70. A．reliable B．free C．applicable D．easy71. A．resisted B．certified C．acknowledged D．appealed72. A．net B．kit C．bet D．pit73. A．evaluation B．expansion C．circulation D．dimension74. A．behind B．against C．before D．within75. A．If B．While C．Hence D．Because76. A．ascend B．announce C．lengthen D．claim77. A．contributes B．disposes C．maintains D．encounters78. A．like B．beyond C．from D．through79. A．heavy B．crude C．rough D．serious80. A．targeted B．suspended C．suffered D．tolerated81. A．asset B．bill C．account D．loanPart VI TranslationDirections: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.82. There is no denying that you ______ (越仔细越好) in dealing with this matter.83. Only when I reached my thirties ______ (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), the outcome of the experiment was far better than they had expected.85. Oh, my, I can’t find my key; ______ (我一定是把它忘在哪儿了).86. I ______ (宁愿加入你们去做义工) than go to the beach for a holiday.2010年12月大学英语六级考试参考答案Part ⅠWritingMy View on University RankingIn recent years, all kinds of University Ranking Lists can be found on some educational websites, or newspapers. The ranking standards also vary. These lists have great influence on students. They are even becoming the only scale to evaluate the colleges and universities.People hold different views toward this phenomenon. Somebelieve that these lists help the students a lot, especially for those who will choose their university. While some other protest vigorously. In their points, the list is really ridiculous and harmful. In my view, the university ranking may have its own reference values, but its disadvantages overweigh its values.For those university-students-to-be, they are supposed to choose the school according to his or her own situation, but not the so-called Ranking List. What’s more, how about the university students? How do they feel about themselves when they see the ranking? The list may become some intangible shackles for them if their own school ranks poorly.In a nutshell, there is no easy method to rank these universities, but the Ranking, only helps students ignore the essentials, namely, their ninety-nine percent perspiration.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。
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2010年12月82. There is no denying that you can not be too careful (越仔细越好) in dealing with this matter。
83. Only when I reached my thirties did I realize that reading could not be neglected (我才意识到读书是不能被忽视的)84. Much_to the researchers' surprise (使研究人员感到惊讶)，the outcome of the experiment was far better than they had expected。
85. Oh, my, I can’t find my key; .I must have left it somewhere (我一定是把它放在哪儿了)。
86.I would rather join you to do volunteer work (宁愿加入你们去做义工)than go to the beach for a holiday。
2010年6月82. Their only son has never thought (他们的独生儿子从未想过) to leave them and strike out on his own though he is in his late twenties.83. Before you take any action, please remember to weigh your decision against its possible consequences.（权衡你的决定会产生的后果）.84. He assured his friend that under no circumstances would he break/breach his promise/commitment to pay back the money.（他会违背还钱的承诺）.85. Most educators advise that kids should not be addicted to computer games. / should not indulge themselves in computer games / should not abandon themselves to computer games.（不要沉溺于电脑游戏）.86. Business major as he is, he has never considered working as a salesman.（从未考虑过从事推销员的工作）. 2009年12月82.How long does a jacket like this last me?-- It depends on how often you wear it (这要看你多长时间穿一次)83.The theory he advanced has proved (to be )a challenge to many traditional concepts(对许多传统概念的一种挑战)84.The manager could have attended the meeting in person /by himself (本可以亲自参加会议)，but he was called away from urgent business abroad.85.Both research and practical experience have shown that a a balance diet is essential /vital to health (均衡的饮食对健康是必不可少的)86.Much regretted as I felt (我感到遗憾)，I was unable to finish the work on time.2009年6月82. With the oil prices ever rising, she tried to talk him into stopping buying a car/him out of buying a car. (说服他不买车).83. Keeping a sense of humor helps to/is helpful to (保持幽默感有助于) reduce stress and promote creative thinking in today’s appetitive society.84. When confronted with the evidence, he had no choice but to/had to confess his criminal behavior/the crime he had committed. (他只得坦白本身的恶行).85. When people say, “I can feel my ears burning,” it means they think someone must be talking about them behind their back/there must be someone who is speaking ill of them. (肯定是有人在说她们的坏话).86. She has decided to go on a diet, but finds it hard/difficult to resist the temptation of ice-cream. (很难抵抗冰淇淋的魅惑).2008年12月82. He designed the first suspension bridge , which made a perfect combination of beauty and function/combine beauty with function perfectly . (把美观与功效完美地联合起来).83. It was very dark, but Mary seemed to know which way to take instinctively/by instinct (本能地懂得该走哪条路).84. I don’t think it advisable that parents (should) deprive children of their freedom (剥夺孩子们的自由) to spend their spare time as they wish.85. Older adults who have a high level of daily activities have more energy and a lower death rate compared with /in comparsion with those who don’t(与不那么活跃的人相比灭亡率要低).86. Your resume should attract a would-be boss’s attention by demonstrating why you would be/ are the best candidate for a certain position (为什么你是某个特定职位的最佳挑选出的人).2008年6月82. We can say a lot of things about those who devote/dedicate their whole lives to poetry (毕生致力于诗歌的人): they are passionate, impulsive, and unique.83. Mary couldn’t have received my letter, or /otherwise she would have replied/ made a reply to me last week (不然她上周就该回信了).84. Nancy is supposed to have finished/compeleted her /the chemical experiment (做完化学测试) at least two weeks ago.85. Never once have the old couple quarreled with each other (老两口互相争吵) since they were married 40 years ago.86. The future prosperity of a nation largely depends on/To a great extent, the future prosperity of a nation relieson (一个国家未来的繁荣在很大水平上有赖于) the quality of education of its people.2007年12月82. But for mobile phones, our communication would not have been so efficient and convenient (我们的通信就不能如此迅速以及方便).83. In handling an embarrassing situation, nothing is more helpful than a sense of humor (没有什么比幽默感更有帮助的了).84. The Foreign Minister said he was resigning, but (he) refused to make further explanation (for doing so)/to further explain why (但他拒绝进一步诠释这样做的原因).85. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning while animal behavior depends mainly /is mainly dependent on/upon their instinct(s) (而动物的举动首要寄托本能).86. The witness was told that under no circumstances should he lie to the court (他都不应该对法庭扯谎）.2007年6月82. The auto manufacturers found themselves competing with foreign firms for market share (正在同外国公司竞争市场的份额).83. Only in the small town does he feel secure and relaxed (他才感到安全以及放松).84. It is absolutely unfair that these children are deprived of the right to receive education被剥夺了受教诲的权利). 85. Our years of hard work are all in vain, not to mention / let alone the large amount of money we have spent (更不要提我们破费的大量款项了). 86. The problems of blacks and women have gained / caused considerable public concern in recent decades (最近几十年受到公家至关大的存眷).2006年12月72. If you had followed my advice, you would not have be in trouble now/ you wouldn’t have run into trouble. (听从了我的忠告，你就不会陷入麻烦).73. With tears on her face, the lady watched her injured son sent into the operation room. (看着她负伤的儿子被送进手术室).74. After the terrorist attack, tourists were advised not to travel to that country at the moment (被奉劝暂时不要去该国旅游). 75. I prefer to communicate with my customers via E-mail instead of telephone (路程经过过程写电子邮件而不是打电话). 76. Until the deadline came, he didn’t sent out/ It was not until the deadline that he sent out/Not until the deadline did he send (直至截止日他才寄出) his application form.。