2007年6月6级阅读理解逐句翻译
大学英语六级考试(CET6)历年阅读试题译文
大学英语六级考试(CET6)历年阅读试题译文历年六级试题阅读译文1999年1月六级试题译文Passage one译文很多美国人对有关食物的多数危险持极度歪曲、夸张的观点。
马萨诸塞—阿姆赫特大学食品科学及营养系主任佛卡斯·克拉斯代尔直率地说，如果被细菌污染的鸡肉的危险像一些人认为的那样大，“大街上就会到处躺满中毒的人。
”虽然公众越来越要求安全食品，但世界上没有这样的东西。
伯克利的加里福尼亚大学生物化学系主任布鲁斯·阿密兹指出，一棵植物中多达10%的重量是天然杀虫剂。
他说：“植物没有嘴和牙齿来保护自己，它们就使用化学战。
”许多自然生成的化学物质虽然量很小，但实验室化验却证明是强致癌物——可引起癌症的物质。
如果用食品添加剂的标准来衡量，蘑菇就会被禁止食用。
康乃尔大学的营养学家克利斯蒂娜·斯达克断言：“我们从食物中获得的天然化学物质比任何人造的东西都糟糕得多。
”然而问题并不那么简单。
尽管美国人没理由害怕坐在餐桌旁，但他们完全有理由要求食物和饮水安全有明显改进。
他们不知不觉地、不情愿地吸收了大量各种各样的危险化学物。
要是食物中已经含有天然致癌物，再加上几十种新的人造致癌物就不大明智了。
虽然大多数人能抵抗食物和水里的少量污染物，但至少一天少数人会因吃喝的东西而患癌症。
为使食物和供水质量更高，政府需提高管理标准，严格检查计划并强化执行政策。
食品工业应该修改某些人们长期接受的做法，或采用危险较小的做法。
最重要的也许是消费者将不得不学习如何正确处理和烹制食物。
需要解决从田间到加工场、再到厨房的整个食品供应过程中的全部问题。
Passage two译文有些地球现象可以预计，但有的人说磁场是个例外。
磁场的强度波动，并从轴开始移动，每隔几十万年经历一次奇异的两极转换——这期间北极变成南极，南极变成北极。
但磁场是怎么产生的?为什么如此不稳定?两位法国地球物理学家的开创性研究为揭示这一奥秘提供了一些线索。
2007--2011年英语6级翻译真题及答案
2007--2011年英语6级翻译真题及答案2011年12月大学英语六级翻译题82.You shouldn’t have run across the road without looking, you__________________________________. (也许会被车撞到)83 By no means _______________________ (他把自己当成专家) although he knows a lot about the field.84. He doesn’t appreciate the sacrific e his friends have made for him, however, he______________________.(把他们所做的视作理所应当)85. Janet told me that she would rather hermother__________________________________________.(不干涉她的婚姻) 86. To keep up with the expanding frontiers of scholarship. Edward Wilson found himself _______________________________________（经常上网查信息）2011年6月大学英语六级翻译题82. Even though they were already late, they wouldrather____________________________(宁愿停下来欣赏美丽的景色) than just go on.83. No agreement was reached in the discussion between the two parties, __________________________________ (任何一方都不肯放弃自己的立场)84. The pills _________________________(本来可以治愈那位癌症病人的), but he didn't follow the doctor's advice and take them regularly.85._______________________________________(你真好，给了我那么多帮助);I really feel obliged to you.86. The war left the family scattered all over the world, and it was thirty years before ________________________(他们才得以重聚)2010年12月英语六级翻译考试试题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; __________________________（我一定是把它放在哪儿了）。
历年6级真题阅读翻译
历年阅读真题翻译1999年6月六级阅读译文Passage One我们有时认为惟有人类易受忧虑伤害，但紧张情绪似乎也影响了低级动物的免疫系统。
例如，在一次实验中，丹佛大学的行为免疫学家马克•朗顿斯拉格对24只老鼠进行了轻微的电击。
一半老鼠能通过转动笼子里的一个轮子切断电源，而另一半却不能。
朗顿斯拉格将两组老鼠配成对，每次一只老鼠转动轮子，它就能保护自己和无能为力的伙伴免遭电击。
朗顿斯拉发现，无能为力的老鼠免疫反应降至正常以下，但那些能够切断电流的老鼠却没有。
他认为，他所证明的是缺乏控制事件的能力会削弱免疫系统，而非经历本身。
其他研究者也同意他的看法。
杜克大学医学院的心理学家琼•伟斯已经证明：被允许控制不快刺激的动物不出现睡眠障碍，大脑化学成分也不发生变化，这些正是老鼠紧张的典型表现。
但是，如果动物遭遇过不能控制的情况，以后它们面对能控制的事件时行为就会被动。
这些发现加强了心理学家的猜疑，无助的经验或感知是压抑情绪中最有害的因素之一。
心情改变免疫反应最令人惊讶的例子之一是偶尔发现的。
1975年，罗切斯特大学医学院的心理学家罗伯特•阿德通过同时给老鼠喂糖精和注射抑制免疫系统的药使其胃部不适，使老鼠形成条件反射避开糖精。
因为把糖精和胃痛联系起来，老鼠很快就学会避开糖精。
为消除对糖精的厌恶，阿德再次给这些老鼠喂糖精，但这次没给药；他惊讶地发现一些老鼠死了，这些老鼠在以前形成条件反射期间吃的糖精最多。
他只能这样推测：他成功地使老鼠形成条件反射，现在仅用削弱其免疫系统的糖精就足以使其致死。
Passage T wo破坏自然资源和污染食物的事不断发生，这主要是因为对那些不顾后果肆意破坏环境的人难以追究法律责任。
通过立法、经济刺激和善意劝说等防止污染的努力遇到诉讼、个人和企业的否认及旷日持久的拖延——不仅在接受责任方面，更重要的是在有关其处理方面。
看来只有当政府决定采取税收优惠或牺牲生产时，才会主动改变。
保护人类的伟大宝库是一项最重要的责任，企业和我们对此的共识何在？如果有环境卫生专业人员到第一线来领导解决环境问题的时刻，这时刻便是现在。
07年6月六级阅读A卷答案及分析（上海新东方版）
2007年6月六级阅读A卷答案以及分析 上海新东方学校 四、六级阅读明星教师 薛海滨(答案) 上海新东方学校 四、六级阅读明星教师 郭将(分析) 快速阅读： 1. N 2. Y 3. NG 4. Y 5. those things that they love most 6. products 7. more confidence 8. What do I really want to do? 9. give up, or risk 10. the lack of action 简短回答： 47. The brilliance of S. Brin and L. Page 48. the academic project 49. By word of mouth 50. meet their price 51. advertising 阅读理解： 52. B) Why affluence doesn’t guarantee happiness? 53. D) materialism has run wild in modern society 54. A) Their material pursuits have gone far ahead of their earnings. 55. D) Workers who no longer have secure jobs 56. C) New conflicts and complaints 57. B) the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan 58. B) They use fewer of the deferential linguistic form 59. D) They express strong disapproval 60. C) is viewed as a sign of their maturity 61. C) one of their strategies to compete in a male-dominated society
六级英语篇章阅读练习附答案译文
六级英语篇章阅读练习附答案译文六级英语篇章阅读练习：旅游休闲People traveling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land. sea, or air. Hardly can anyone positively enjoy sitting in a train for mort than a few hours. Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy. Reading is only a partial solution. for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep. During the day, sleep comes in snatches. At night when you really wish to go to sleep you rarely manage to do so. Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted. Long car journey are even less pleasant. for it is quite impossible even to read. On motorways you can. at least, travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater pan of the journey is spent on narrow. bumpy roads which are crowded wich traffic. By comparison, trips by sea offer a great variety of civilized comforts. You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, swim, meet interesting people and enjoy good food-always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If it is not and you are likely to get seasick; no form of transport could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of traveling on a ship.Airplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and expensive. But nothing can match them for speed and comfort. Traveling at a height of 30,000 feet. far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience. For a few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. The real escapist can watch a free film show and sip champagne on some services. But even when such refinements are not available, there is plenty to keep you occupied. An airplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world. You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys. You really see the shape of the land. If the landscape is hidden from the view. you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains that stretch om for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is so smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping. However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain: youwill arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled.篇章阅读练习题目：1. The author indicates that reading can help lessen_______________.A the boredom of being in the trainB the tiresome clicking of the wheelsC the sleeplessness during the journeyD the poor ventilation of the compartment2. what can we leam about the long distance journey by car?A It is safe because the car usually goes at high speeds.B It is monotonous because reading is quite impossible.C It is exhausting because you seldom manage to sleep.D It is dangerous because the traffic is always too dense.3. Trips by sea is regarded as the worst means of travelingwhen______________.A the weather is terribleB the traveler has little timeC the traveler feels seasickD the sea is not calm4. What is the greatest difference between traveling by air and the other means of traveling?A Traveling by air is not so tiring as the others.B Traveling by air brings more fun than the others.C Traveling by air is much more expensive than the others.D Traveling by air offers more time for sleep than the others.5. By writing the passage the author intends to_______________.A introduce diverse ways of travelingB points out the best mode of travelingC emphasize the advantages of traveling by airD compare the means of relaxing when traveling篇章阅读练习答案详解：1. 作者指出，阅读可以帮助缓解________________。
大学英语六级07-12阅读理解和答案解析
2007年6月Y ou hear the refrain all the time: the U.S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesn’t feel good. Why doesn’t ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness? It is a question that dates at least to the appearance in 1958 of The Affluent (富裕的)52. What question does John Kenneth Galbraith raise in his book The Affluent Society? BB) Why affluence doesn’t guarantee happiness.53. According to Galbraith, people feel discontented because __D__.D) materialism has run wild in modern society54. Why do people feel squeezed when their average income rises considerably? AA) Their material pursuits have gone far ahead of their earnings.55. What does Louis Uchitelle mean by “the disposable American” (Line 3, Para. 5)?DD) Workers who no longer have secure jobs.56. What has affluence brought to American society? CC) New conflicts and complaints.Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.The use of deferential (敬重的) language is symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman, which dominates conservative gender norms in Japan.57. The first paragraph describes in detail ____B____.B) the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan58. What change has been observed in today’s young Japanese women?BB) The use fewer of the deferential linguistic forms.59. How do some people react to women’s appropriation of men’s language forms as reported in the Japanese media? DD) They express strong disapproval.60. According to Y oshiko Matsumoto, the linguistic behavior observed in today’s young women _____B___.B) has been true of all past generations61. The author believes that the use of assertive language by young Japanese women is_____C___.C) one of their strategies to compete in a male-dominated society2007年12月Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am.52. The author was disappointed to find that ___________________.C) one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person53. What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph?A) Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them.54. How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19?D) She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior.55. What does the author imply by saying “…many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant” (Lines 3-4, Para.7)?B) Those working in th e service industry shouldn’t be treated as servants.56. The author says she’ll one day take her clients to dinner in order to _______.A) see what kind of person they arePassage TwoWhat’s hot for 2007 among the very rich? A S7.3 million diamond ring. A trip to Tanzania to hunt wild animals. Oh. and income inequality.57. What is the current topic of common interest among the very rich in America? CC) The inequality in the distribution of wealth.58. What do we learn from Mortimer Zucker man’s lamentation? CC) The American nation is becoming more and more divided despite its wealth.59. From the fifth paragraph we can learn that ______B______.B) the very rich are politically sensitive60. What is the real reason for plutocrats to express solidarity with the middle class? CC) They want to gain support for global economic integration.61. What may happen if the United States places obstacles in the way of foreign investors and foreign goods? DD) Foreign countries will place the same economic barriers in return.2008年6月Imagine waking up and finding the value of your assets has been halved. No, you’re not an investor in one of those hedge funds that failed completely.52. Why do Americans feel humiliated? CC) Their currency has slumped53.How does the current dollar affect the life of ordinary Americans? CC) They have to spend more money when buying imported goods.54 How do many Europeans feel about the U.S with the devalued dollar? DD) They think of it as a good tourist destination.55 what is the author’s advice to Americans? CC)They vacation at home rather than abroad56 What does the author imply by saying “currencies don’t turn on a dime” (Line 2,Para 7)? AA)The dollar’s value will not increase in the short term.Passage TwoIn the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fights. We are pushing our kids to get good grades, take SA T preparatory courses and build resumes so they can get into the college of our first choice.57.Why dose the author say that parents are the true fighters in the college-admissions wars? DD.they care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves.58.Why do parents urge their children to apply to more school than ever?AA.they want to increase their children chances of entering a prestigious college.59.What does the author mean by kids count more than their college(Line1,para.4? CC.Kids actual abilities are more importang than their college background.60.What does Krueger study tell us? BB.Degrees of prestigious universities do not guarantee entry to graduate programs.61.One possible result of pushing children into elite universities is that__C____C.they experience more job dissatisfaction after graduation2008年12月Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and economic growth,52. How do people often measure progress in agriculture? B[B] By its sustainability.53. Specialization and the effort to increase yields have resulted in __D______.[D] the decrease of biodiversity54. What does the author think of traditional farming practices? C[C] They are not necessarily sustainable.55. What will agriculture be like in the 21st century? A[A] It will go through radical changes.56. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage? D[D] T o urge people to rethink what sustainable agriculture is.Passage TwoThe percentage of immigrants (including those unlawfully present) in the United States has been creeping upward for years. At 12.6 percent,57. How were immigrants viewed by U.S. Congress in the early days? A[A] They were of inferior races.58. What does the author think of the new immigrants? B[B] They can do just as well as their predecessors.59. What does Edward Tells’ research say about Mexican-Americans? D[D] They may forever remain poor and underachievin g.60. What should be done to help the new immigrants? C[C] Prevent them from being marginalized.61. According to the author, the burning issue concerning immigration is____B___.[B] How to help immigrants to better fit into American society2009年6月For hundreds of millions of years, turtles (海龟) have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on sandy beaches,52. We can learn from the first paragraph that ___B_____.B．efforts have been made to protect turtles from dying out53. What does the author mean by “Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness”(Line 1, Para. 2)? DD．The turtle population has decreased in spite of human protection.54. What constitutes a major threat to the survival of turtles according to Elizabeth Griffin? B B．Unregulated commercial fishing.55. How does global warming affect the survival of turtles? AA．It threatens the sandy beaches on which they lay eggs.56. The last sentence of the passage is meant to _C_______.C．call for effective measures to ensure sea turtles’survivalThere are few more sobering online activities than entering data into college-tuition calculators57. What’s the opinion of economists about going to college? CC．College education is rewarding in spite of the startling costs.58. The two Harvard economists note in their study that, for much of the 20th century,_____D___.D．the gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed59. Students who attend an in-state college or university can ____A____.A．save more on tuition60. In this consumerist age, most parents ___D_____.D．consider college education a consumer product61. What is the chief consideration when students choose a college today? BB．A satisfying experience within their budgets.2009年12月份There is nothing like the suggestion of a cancer risk to scare a parent, especially one of the over-educated, eco-conscious type52. What does a recent investigation by USA Today reveal? CC) The air quality around Berkeley’s school campuses is poor.53. What response did USA Today’s report draw? CC) Widespread panic.54. How did parents feel in the face of the experts’ studies? CC) They didn’t know who to believe.55. What is the view of the 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics? DD) Attention should be paid to toxic chemical exposure.56. Of the dangers in everyday life, the author thinks that people have most to fear from_______A___.A) the uncertainCrippling health care bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily.57. The author’s chief concern about the current U.S. health care system is _ C_________.C) the shrinking primary care resources58. We learn from the passage that people tend to believe that ____D______.D) the more doctors taking care of a patient, the better59. Faced with the government threats to cut reimbursements indiscriminately, primary care physicians have to _________D_ .D) see more patients at the expense of quality60. Why do many new medical graduates refuse to choose primary care as their career? BB) The current system works against primary care.61. What suggestion does the author give in order to provide better health care? AA) Bridge the salary gap between specialists and primary care physicians.2010年6月Only two countries in the advanced world provide no guarantee for paid leave from work to care for a newborn child. Last spring one of the two, Australia,52. What do we learn about paid family leave from the first paragraph? AA) America is now the only developed country without the policy.53. What has prevented the passing of work-family balance laws in the United States? DD) The opposition from business circles.54. What is Professor Anne Alstott's argument for parental support? BB) Good parenting benefits society.55. What does the author think of America's large body of family laws governing children'sB) The fail to provide enough support for parents56. Why does the author object to classifying parenting as a personal choice? DD) It is basically a social undertaking.A new study from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)57. What is the finding of a new study by CIRCLE? AA) More young voters are going to the polls than before.58. What is a main concern of the writers of Generation O? CC) Whether young people will continue to support Obama's policy.59. What will the Generation O bloggers write about in their posts? DD) Their lives in relation to Obama's presidency.60. What accounts for the younger generation's political strength according to Professor Henry CC) Their utilization of the Internet.61. What can we infer from the passage about Generation X? DD) They are indifferent to politics.2010年12月In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge. In a world struggling with rapid industrialization,52. In the early 20th century Americans believed science and technology could _______.[A] solve virtually all existing problems53. Why did many American scholars become enthusiastic about humanistic studies after World[D] They realized science and technology alone were no guarantee for a better world.54. Why are American scholars worried about education today?[C] America is lagging behind in the STEM disciplines.55. What accounts for the significant decline in humanistic studies today?[A] Insufficient funding.56. Why does the author attach so much importance to humanistic studies?[C] Humanistic thinking helps define our culture and values.Will there ever be another Einstein? This is the undercurrent of conversation at Einstein memorial meetings throughout the year.57. What do scientists seem to agree upon, judging from the first two paragraphs?[B] It will take another Einstein to build a unified theory.58. What was critical to Einstein’s success?[B] His independent and abstract thinking.59. What does the author tell us about physicists today?[D] They often go into fields yielding greater financial benefits.60. What does Brian Greene imply by saying “... it would be a lot harder for him to be heard”[C] Papers like Einstein’s would unlikely get published today.61. When he submitted his papers in 1905, Einstein _______.[B] was little known in academic circles2011年6月Minority Report1. What is the author's main concern about American higher education?B) The low graduation rates of minority students.2. What was the pride of President Barry Mills of Bowdoin College?D) Its increased enrollment of minority students.3. What is the risk facing America?B) The rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one.4. How many African-American students earned their degrees in California community colleges according to a recent review?C) Fifteen percent5. Harvard, Yale, and Princeton show almost no gap between black and white graduation rates mainly because .B) they recruit the best students6. How does Amy Wilkins of the Education Trust view minority students' failure to get a degree?A) Universities are to blame.7. Why do some students drop out after a year or two according to the author?B) They cannot afford the high tuition.Passage OneAt the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy? The American public overwhelmingly thinks they're bad. Yet the consensus among most economists is that immigration, both legal and illegal, provides a small net boost to the economy.52. What can we learn from the first paragraph?D) The general public thinks differently from most economists on the impact of immigration.53. In what way does the author think ordinary Americans benefit from immigration?B) They can get consumer goods at lower prices.54. Why do native low-skilled workers suffer most from illegal immigration?C) They have a harder time getting a job with decent pay.55. What is the chief concern of native high-skilled, better-educated employees about the inflow of immigrants?D) It may place a great strain on the state budget.56. What is the irony about the debate over immigration?C) People are making too big a fuss about something of small impact.Passage TwoPicture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago. In it the majority of students will have conformed to the standard model of the time: male, middle class and Western. Walk into a class today, however, and you'll get a completely different impression. For a start, you will now see plenty more women – the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, for example, boasts that 40% of its new enrolment is female. You will also see a wide range of ethnic groups and nationals of practically every country.57. What characterises the business school student population of today?A) Greater diversity.58. What is the author's concern about current business school education?B) It will produce business leaders of a uniform style.D) It stresses competition rather than cooperation.59. What aspect of diversity does Valerie Gauthier think is most important?C) Attitude and approach to business.60. What applicants does the author think MBA programmes should consider recruiting?C) Applicants from outside the traditional sectors.61. What does Mannaz say about the current management style?D) It is shifting towards more collaborative models.2011年12月Google's Plan for World's Biggest Online Library: Philanthropy Or Act of Piracy?1. Google claims its plan for the world's biggest online library is _____.D) to promote its core business of searching2. According to Santiago de la Mora, Google's book-scanning project will _____.D) make full use of the power of its search engine3. Opponents of Google Books believe that digitally archiving the world's books should be controlled by _____.A) non-profit organizations4. Google has involved itself in a legal battle as it ignored _____.A) the copyright of authors of out-of-print books5. Google defends its scanning in-copyright books by saying that _____.B) it is willing to compensate the copyright holders6. What do we learn about the class action suit against Google?D) It could lead to more out-of-court settlements of such disputes.7. What remained controversial after the class action suit ended?C) Google's further exploitation of its database.Passage oneWhat's the one word of advice a well-meaning professional would give to a recent college graduate? China"} India! Brazil! How about trade!52. How do pessimists interpret the U.S. trade deficit in June?D) It could lead to slower growth of the national economy.53. What does the author say about the trade data of the past two years?A) It indicates that economic activities in the U.S. have increased.54. Who particularly benefit from the rising volume of trade?C) Producers of agricultural goods and raw materials.55. What is one of the challenges facing the American economy?B) People's reluctance to sp end.56. What is the author's advice to U.S. companies and individuals?C) To increase their market share overseas.Passage twoA recurring criti cism of the UK's university sector i s its perceived weakness in translatingnew knowledge into new products and services.57. What does the author think of UK universities in terms of commercialization?C) They still have a place among the world leaders.58. What does the author say about the national data on UK universities' performance in commercialization?C) It does not reflect the differences among universities.59. We can infer from Paragraph 5 that "policy interventions" (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to _____.D) concentration of resources in a limited numb er of universities60. What does the author suggest research-led universities do?B) Fully utilize their research to benefit all sectors of society.61. How can the university sector play a key role in the UK's economic growth?C) By promoting technology transfer and graduate school education.2012年6月The Three-Y ear Solution1. Why did Hartwick College start three-year degree programs?B) T o cut students’ expenses.2. By quoting Stephen Trachtenberg the author wants to say that .C) college facilities could be put to more effective use3. The author thinks the tenure system in American universities .A)suppresses creative thinking4. What is said about the new three-year degree program at Hartwick?A) Its students have to earn more credits each year.5. What do we learn about Judson College’s three-year degree program?A) It has been running for several decades.6. What changes in high schools help students earn undergraduate degrees in three years?B) More students have Advanced Placement credits.7. What is said to be a drawback of the three-year college program?B) Students don’t have much time to roam intellectually.Passage OneAs anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realistic goal-setting generally produces the best results. That's partially because it appears people who set realistic goals actually work more efficiently, and exert more effort, to achieve those goals.52. What message does the author try to convey about goal-setting?A) Its negative effects have long been neglected.53. What does Maurice Schweitzer want to show by citing the example of Enron?D) Goals with financial rewards have strong motivational power.54. How did Sears’ goal-setting affect its employees?C) They resorted to unethical practice to meet their sales quota.55. What do advocates of goal-setting think of Schwei tzer’s research?C) Its conclusion is not based on solid scientific evidence.56. What is Schweitzer’s contention against Edwin Locke?D) Studying goal-setting can throw more light on successful business practices.Passage T woFor most of the 20th century, Asia asked itself what it could learn from the modern, innovating West. Now the question must be reversed. What can the West’s overly indebted and sluggish (经济滞长的) nations learn from a flourishing Asia?57. What has contributed to the rapid economic growth in China and India?D) Free market plus government intervention.58. What does Ronald Reagan mean by saying “government is the problem” (line4, Para. 3)?C) Government action is key to solving economic problems.59. What stopped the American economy from collapsing in 2007?D) Effective measures adopted by the government.60. What is the author’s suggestion to the American public in face of the public government deficit?C) They give up the idea of smaller government and less regulation.61. What’s the pr oblem with the European Union?D) Excessive borrowing.。
英语六级考试历年阅读试题译文(6月)·资格考试
同时，网络中出现了越来越多的蜘蛛、虫子、间谍和其他的一些自动化的动物，它们被预先指定闯入网站，对信息进行查找和分类。所有这些都为那些想进攻弱小的网站并对其造成伤害的反社会的人提供了绝妙的工具。
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就拿公立教育来说。学校面对的主要困难是学生人数的急剧增长。这种状况的形成主要是由于就业的法定年龄提高了，并且即使到了法定年龄也很难找到工作。由于这些技术的进步，企业在未来的将比以前需要更少的工人。结果必须是进一步提高就业的法定年龄，以及达到法定工作年龄后就业更加困难。如果我们不能让孩子们工作，那么，我们必须让他们上学。
英语六级考试历年阅读试题译文(6月)
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在英国乡间的小村子里还有人记得那些不用想着锁门的美好的老日子。那时根本不用担心犯罪。
令人惊奇的是，这些幸福的时光似乎还在世界的社团里与我们同在。一个天才的程序员，丹·法穆用他自称为“撒旦”的自动调查程序所做的一项最新研究表明，万维网一半多的主人建立了不上锁的家。
我们同样相信目前缩短日工作时数和周工作时数的趋势将持续下去。我们已经有了，并且将继续保有一个新的休闲阶层。自从经济萧条开始以来，成人公立教育机构就被迅速蔓延的萧条浪潮所淹没。萧条过后，他们的状况可能会好一点。他们的支持必须来自纳税人。
当然，我们不能过多地期望公立教育经费的提高都由地方各界来负担。他们对当前限制的、不完善的制度无能为力。地方各界解决不了失业的问题。他们不可能如我们所期望的那样来解决公立教育问题。解决失业的办法是联邦救济金。解决公立教育问题的办法也只能靠联邦拨款，并且，应该是这样。如果说有这么一件事情全国各地的居民都感兴趣的话，那么，这件事情就是全国各地居民都能接受良好的教育。现在，我们所得税的一部分被用来维持我们邻居(失业者)的生活。有一部分也可能会被用来使我们的邻居(失业者)变得更聪明。我们现在想通过联邦贫民救济金来保存我们这一代人。只有当一个民族决心毁掉下一代的时候，他才会拒绝拨给公立教育所需要的联邦经费。
英语六级历年阅读理解逐句翻译
2006年12月一、In a purely biological sense, fear begins with the body's system for reacting to things that can harm us -- the so-called fight-or-flight response. "从纯生物角度来说，恐惧始于人体系统对会伤害我们的事情的反应----即所谓的“战斗或逃脱”反应。
An animal that can't detect danger can't stay alive," says Joseph LeDoux. Like animals, humans evolved with an elaborate mechanism for about potential threats.“不能觉察到危险的动物无法生存”Jeseph LeDoux。
像动物一样，人类进化过程中形成了一个精巧的机制，以处理潜在威胁的信息。
At its core is a cluster of neurons (神经元) deep in the brain known as the amygdala (扁桃核).该机制的核心是大脑内部的一束被称为扁桃核的神经元。
LeDoux studies the way animals and humans respond to threats to understand how we form memories of significant events in our lives.Ledoux研究了动物和人类对危险的反应方式，以理解我们对于生活中重要事件是如何形成记忆的。
The amygdala receives input from many parts of the brain, including regions responsible for retrieving memories.扁桃核从大脑的很多部位中接受输入的信息，包括负责回收记忆的部位。
2007年6月23日六级阅读A卷答案及评析
洛基英语，中国在线英语教育领导品牌快速阅读：1. N2. Y3. NG4. Y5. those things that they love most6. products7. more confidence8. What do I really want to do?9. give up, or risk10. the lack of action简短回答：47. The brilliance of S. Brin and L. Page48. the academic project49. By word of mouth50. meet their price51. advertising阅读理解：52. B) Why affluence doesn’t guarantee happiness?53. D) materialism has run wild in modern society54. A) Their material pursuits have gone far ahead of their earnings.55. D) Workers who no longer have secure jobs56. C) New conflicts and complaints57. B) the Confucian influence on gender norms in Japan58. B) They use fewer of the deferential linguistic form59. D) They express strong disapproval60. C) is viewed as a sign of their maturity61. C) one of their strategies to compete in a male-dominated society从轻快的笛鼓进行曲《我们和士兵在一起》，滑入热情、奔放的《爱情像一只自由的小鸟》，到随后野性而泼辣的咏叹调，歌剧《卡门》回味之处，不仅仅是华丽、紧凑的音乐形式，更重要的是整体的旋律，采用了很夸张的明暗对比，圆润而莫测。
六级篇章阅读英汉对照：200706
Section AGoogle is a world-famous company, with its headquarters in Mountain View, California.Google(谷歌）是一家享誉世界的公司，其总部位于加州山景区。
It was set up in a Silicon Valley garage in 1998, and inflated (膨胀) with the Internet bubble.1998年始建于硅谷的一间车房里，随着互联网泡沫的膨胀发展。
Even when everything around it collapsed the company kept on inflating.即使当与互联网相关的一切开始破裂的时候，它仍然飞速发展。
Google’s search engine is so widespread across the world that search became Google, and google became a verb. Google的搜索引擎在全球范围内流传，以至于Google成了搜索的代名词，而google也成为一个动词。
The world fell in love with the effective, fascinatingly fast technology.世界爱上了这项迷人而快捷的技术。
Google owes much of its success to the brilliance of S. Brin and L. Page, but also to a series of fortunate events. Google的成功很大程度上归功于S.Brin和L.Page的才华，但同时也是一连串幸运事件的结果。
It was Page who, at Stanford in 1996, initiated the academic project that eventually became Google’s search engine. 1996年，Page在斯坦福大学作一个学术项目，最终成为google的搜索引擎。
2007年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案
2007年6月23日大学英语四级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.You hear the refrain all the time: the U.S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesn’t feel good. Why doesn’t ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness? It is a question that dates at least to the appearance in 1958 of The Affluent (富裕的) Society by John Kenneth Galbraith, who died recently at 97.The Affluent Society is a modern classic because it helped define a new moment in the human condition. For most of history, “hunger, sickness, and cold” threatened nearly everyone, Galbraith wrote. “Poverty was found everywhere in that world. Obviously it is not of ours.” After World War II, the dread of another Great Depression gave way to an economic boom. In the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18.2 percent; in the 1950s it was 4.5 percent.To Galbraith, materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent. Through advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn’t really want or need. Because so much spending was artificial, it would be unfulfilling. Meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people instinctively—and wrongly—labeled government only as “a necessary evil.”It’s often said that only the rich are getting ahead; everyone else is standing still or falling behind. Well, there are many undeserving rich—overpaid chief executives, for instance. But over any meaningful period, most people’s incomes are increasing. From 1995 to 2004, inflation-adjusted average family income rose 14.3 percent, to $43,200. people feel “squeezed” because their rising incomes often don’t satisfy their rising wants—for bigger homes, more health care, more education, faster Internet connections.The other great frustration is that it has not eliminated insecurity. People regard job stability as part of their standard of living. As corporate layoffs increased, that part has eroded. More workers fear they’ve become “the disposable American,” as Louis Uchitelle puts it in his book by the same name.Because so much previous suffering and social conflict stemmed from poverty, the arrival of widespread affluence suggested utopian (乌托邦式的) possibilities. Up to a point, affluence succeeds. There is much les physical misery than before. People are better off. Unfortunately, affluence also creates new complaints and contradictions.Advanced societies need economic growth to satisfy the multiplying wants of their citizens. But the quest for growth lets loose new anxieties and economic conflicts that disturb the social order. Affluence liberates the individual, promising that everyone can choose a unique way toself-fulfillment. But the promise is so extravagant that it predestines many disappointments and sometimes inspires choices that have anti-social consequences, including family breakdown and obesity (肥胖症). Statistical indicators of happiness have not risen with incomes.Should we be surprised? Not really. We’ve simply reaffirmed an old truth: the pursuit of affluence does not always end with happiness.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
2007年6月英语六级作文真题范文及翻译
Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should One Expect a Reward When Doing a Good Deed? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1、有人做好事期望得到回报;2、有人认为应该像雷锋那样做好事不图回报;3、我的观点。
Should One Expect a Reward When Doing a Good Deed?A great many people presume upon a reward when doing a good deed. First and foremost, there is a natural tendency to equate doing good deeds with a certain amount of reward, and reward with a certain amount of money. What is more, they maintain that since the basis of contemporary society is money, one of the major means of earning money is getting reward by doing good deeds.On the contrary, the vast majority of people assume that doing a good deed should be based on people’s personal consciousness. Hence, doing a good deed is fulfilling itself and reward is of minimal significance. Numerous examples can be given, but this will suffice. Mr. Leifeng lived a simple life dedicated to doing good deeds without expecting any reward and helping people from all walks of life, yet he was remembered as one of the most successful hero of our time.Generally speaking, it is my view that we should not expect a reward when doing a good deed. We do this for enjoyment, self-fulfillment and spiritual enhancement, not for the purpose of reward.参考翻译：许多人做好事后期望得到回报。
2007年6月真题翻译答案
TranslationSection A在本书中，我们提出一些建议，我们希望这些建议看起来合理并值得认真考虑。
但有经验的作者都知道，有时即使是最好的建议也可能不适用。
写书要针对不同的读者，具有不同的目的，有关不同的题材，语言的正式程度也不同，所有这一切所提出的种种要求，本书是无法预见到的。
我们也意识到对某一作品是合适的内容而对另一作者来说可能不合适。
在多数情况下，你只好不惜代价把含义表达清楚（避免含义不清），目的是防止人们随意曲解你使用的文字。
Section BThe limited natural resources on which China’s sustainable development depends are declining sharply. On one hand, the expanding scale of production leads to (results in) increased consumption of energy / the scale of production keeps expanding, consuming more energy. On the other hand, production facilities (equipment) that can utilize energy efficiently are lacking. That (This) forces us to think about how to leave enough environmental space to future generations (our offspring) so that they can fulfill their aspirations.。
2007年以来英语六级翻译题集及答案
2007年6月23日大学英语六级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).2007年12月大学英语六级82. But for mobile phone, ___________________(我们的通信就不可能如此迅速和方便)。
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 , ______________(但他拒绝进一步解释这样做的原因).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慌).2008年6月21日英语六级82. We can say a lot of things about those who have spent their whole lives on poems (毕生致力于诗歌的人): they are passionate, impulsive, and unique.83. Mary couldn’t have received my letter, or she should have replied to me last week (否则她上周就该回信了).84. Nancy is supposed to have finished her chemistry experiments (做完化学实验) at least two weeks ago.85. Never once has the old couple quarreled with each other (老两口互相争吵) since they were married 40 years ago.86. The prosperity of a nation is largely dependent upon (一个国家未来的繁荣在很大程度上有赖于) the quality of education of its people2009年12月大学英语六级考试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 for someurgent 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月英语六级考试82. With the oil prices ever rising, she tried to talk ________ (说服他不买车). 83. ________ (保持幽默有助于) reduce stress and promote creative thinking in today’s competitive society.. 84. When confronted with the evidence, ________ (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 ________ (一定有人在说他们坏话). 86. She has decided to go on a diet, but finds ________ (很难抵制冰淇淋的诱惑).2010年6月大学英语六级考试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工作).2010年12月大学英语六级考试真题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.2011年12月大学英语六级考试真题1. You shouldn't have run across the road without looking, you ——————(也许会被车撞到)2 By no means—————, (他把自己当成专家) although he knows a lotabout the field. 3 He doesn't appreciate the sacrifice his friends have made for him,————.(把他们所做的视作理所应当) 4 Janet told me that she would rather her mother————.(不干涉她的婚姻)5 To keep up with the expanding frontiers of scholarship. Edward Wilson found himself——————. (经常上网查信息)2010年6月大学英语4级考试真题及答案 87. Because of the noise outside, Nancy had great difficulty __________________ (集中注意力在实验上). 88. The manager never laughed; neither __________________ (她也从来没有发过脾气). 89. We look forward to __________________ (被邀请出席开幕式). 90. It is suggested that the air conditioner __________________ (要安装在窗户旁). 91. The 16-year-old girl decided to travel abroad on her own despite__________________ (她父母的强烈反对).2010年12月英语四级考试真题注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。
2007年考研英语阅读理解部分翻译
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A 他们以前享受的安全网已经消失了 B 他们失业的几率大大增强了 C 他们面对家庭经济状况的改变更加脆弱 D 他们被剥夺了失业和残疾保险 32. 布什总统的改革导致了退休人员可能会有 A 更强的安全感 B 更少有保证的收入 C 更少投资的机会 D 一个有保障的未来 34. 根据本文作者，健康储蓄计划将会__________. A 帮助减少医疗保健的成本 B 在中产阶级中得到普及 C 补偿减少的退休金 D 增加家庭的投资风险 34. 从最后一段中我们可以推断 A 财务风险往往比政治风险重要 B 中产阶级可能面临更大的政治挑战 C 财务问题可能带来政治问题 D 财务责任代表了政治地位 35. 下面的那一项是这篇文章的最好标题？ A 中产阶级在警觉 B 中产阶级在悬崖上 C 中产阶级在冲突中 D 中产阶级在废墟中
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样经常进行智商测试。 智商测试主要表现为两种形式： 斯坦福—比奈特智力衡量 表和威斯勒智力衡量表（两种都包含成人和儿童测试类型） 。由于这些测试一般 要花费几百美元，因此通常只有心理学家才进行这些测试，尽管这些测试的变种 存在于书店和环球网上。像沃斯 ?萨文特得到这样的超高分数也再不可能，因为 现在的分数依据的是相同年龄者的统计学群体分布状况， 而不是简单地通过实足 年龄乘以 100 来划分智能年龄。其他标准测试，比如学术能力检测以及研究生入 学考试，包含了智商测试的主要方面。 罗伯特?杰?斯顿伯格认为， 这样的标准测试不可能评估在学校和生活中取得 成功所需的所有重要因素。在其名为“智力测试如何明智？”的文章中，斯顿伯 格指出，传统的测试最恰当地评估了分析能力和语言表达能力，但没有测量创造 性和实际知识，这些也是解决问题和在生活中取得成功的关键因素。而且，一旦 种群或环境发生变化，智商测试就不一定预测得那么准确。研究发现，如果在低 压力状况下进行智商测试，那么这种测试就可以预测出领导才能，但是，在高压 力状况下，智商测试所得的结果与领导才能的关系是否定的，也就是说，它预测 的结果是相反的。任何经历过学术能力检测的人都会认为，应试能力也很重要， 无论是知道何时应该进行推测，还是知道应该忽略什么问题。 26. 下列的哪一项在智商测试中有所要求？ A 回答哲学问题 B 把纸折成或剪成不同的形状 C 区别一些概念之间不同 D 根据给定的词汇或者图像选择相似的词汇或图像。 27. 从第三段中，我们可以推断关于智商测试的哪一项情况？ A 人们不再用智商分数来作为智力的指标 B 更多版本的智商测试现在可以从互联网上得到 C 成人和儿童的测试内容和形式可能是不同的 D 科学家们已经定义了人类智力的重要因素 28. 现在的人们不再可能取得 vos Savant 那么高的智商分数是因为 A 现在使用不同的计算程序计分 B 现在更加强调创造力而不是分析能力 C vos Savant 的例子只是一个不会再出现的极端情况 D 智商测试的定义性特征发生了变化 29. 我们可以从最后一段总结出 A 测试分数可能无法可靠地证明一个人能力 B 智商分数与 SAT 的结果高度相关 2016 硕 士 研 究 生 入 学 考 试 但为君故
英语六级阅读理解精练参考答案及译文.doc
英语六级阅读理解精练参考答案及译文在英语学习过程中，阅读理解能力是学习者发展语言能力的基础和手段。
国内的各类英语考试中几乎都有阅读理解题型，大学英语六级考试也不例外。
大学英语六级阅读理解试题是试卷中分值最重的题型，为了提高大家的阅读水平，下面是我为大家带来，希望对大家的学习有所帮助!英语六级阅读理解精练：爱因斯坦轶事He was one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known, yet if I had to convey theessence 2 of Albert Einstein in a single word, I would choose simplicity. Perhaps an anecdote3 will help. Once, caught in a downpour, he took off his hat and held it under his coat. Askedwhy, he explained, with admirable logic , that the rain would damage the hat, but his hairwould be none the worse4 for its wetting. This knack for going instinctively to the heart of amatter was the secret of his major scientific discoveries — this and his extraordinary feelingfor beauty.I first met Albert Einstein in 1935 , at the famous Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J. 5 He had been among the first to be invited to the Institute, and was offered carte blanche6as to salary. To the directors dismay, Einstein askedfor an impossible sum: it was far toosmall. The director had to plead with him to accept a larger salary.I was in awe of7 Einstein, and hesitated before approaching him about some ideas I had beenworking on. When I finally knocked on his door, a gentle voice said, "Come "—with a risinginflection that made the single word both a welcome and a question. I entered his office andfound him seated at a table, calculating and smoking his pipe. Dressed in ill-fitting clothes, hishair characteristically awry8 , he smiled a warm welcome . His utter naturalness at once set meat ease.As I began to explain my ideas, he asked me to write the equations on the blackboard so hecould see how they developed. Then came the staggering — and altogether endearing —request:"Please go slowly. I do not understand things quickly. "This from Einstein! He said itgently, and I laughed. From then on, all vestiges of fear were gone.阅读自测Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks with proper words of the passage:1. If I have to describe Albert Einstein in a single word,I would choose_______ ( 单纯) .2. Caught in a_______ ( 倾盆大雨) , I have got a bad cough.3. In the hometown of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, there are many_______ ( 轶事) about him.4. To my _______ ( 沮丧) , my father doesnt buy me the WalkmanI like best. 5. Helen Kelleris so strong-minded a person that I am _______ ( 敬畏) her.Ⅱ. Questions :After reading this passage , do you have a new understanding of this famous person, AlbertEinstein? If yes, then what is it?参考答案Ⅰ. 1. simplicity 2. downpour 3. anecdotes 4. dismay 5 . in awe of Ⅱ. Yes, I have a newunderstanding of him. I find he is not only a great scientist but also a simple man. He is politeand kind to the young people. Also he is a little humorous.参考译文爱因斯坦轶事阿尔伯特爱因斯坦是世界上最伟大的科学家之一, 然而如果要用一个词来形容他的话, 那就是单纯。
英语6级阅读答案索引(2007-2011)
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2007年6月英语六级真题和答案解析（标准完整版）
2007年6月英语六级真题和答案解析（标准完整版）2007年6月英语六级考试真题Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should One Expect a Reward When Doing a Good Deed? Y ou should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1.有人做好事期望得到回报；2.有人认为应该像雷锋那样做好事不图回报；3.我的观点。
Should One Expect a Reward When Doing a Good Deed?Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)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 1-4, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if statement contradicts the inform ation given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 5-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Seven Steps to a More Fulfilling JobMany people today find themselves in unfulfilling work situations. In fact, one in four workers is dissatisfied with their current job, according to the recent ―Plans for 2004‖ survey. Their career path may be financially rewarding, but it doesn’t meettheir emotional, s ocial or creative needs. They’re stuck, unhappy, and have no idea what to do about it, except move to another job.Mary Lyn Miller, veteran career consultant and founder of the Life and Career Clinic, says that when most people are unhappy about their work, their first thought is to get a different job. Instead, Miller suggests looking at the possibility of a different life. Through her book, 8 Myths of Making a Living, as well as workshops, seminars and personal coaching and consulting, she has helped thousands of dissatisfied workers reassess life and work.Like the way of Zen, which includes understanding of oneself as one really is, Miller encourages job seekers and those dissatisfied with work or life to examine their beliefs about work and recognize th at ―in many cases your beliefs are what brought you to where you are today.‖ You may have been raised to think that women were best at nurturing and caring and, therefore, should be teachers and nurses. So that’s what you did. Or, perhaps you were brought up to believe that you should do what your father did, so you have taken over the family business, or become a dentist ―just like dad.‖ If this sounds familiar, it’s probably time to look at the new possibilities for your future.Miller developed a 7-step process to help potential job seekers assess their current situation and beliefs, identify their real passion, and start on a journey that allows them to pursue their passion through work.Step 1: Willingness to do something different.Breaking the cycle of doing what you have always done is one of the most difficult tasks for job seekers. Many find it difficult to steer away from a career path or make a change, evenif it doesn’t feel right. Miller urges job seekers to open their minds to other possibilities beyond what they are currently doing.Step 2: Commitment to being who you are, not who or what someone wants you to be.Look at the \gifts and talents you have and make a commitment to pursue those things that you love most. If you love the social aspects of your job, but are stuck inside an office or ―chained to your desk‖ most of the time, vow to follow your instinct and investigate alternative careers and work that allow you more time to interact with others. Dawn worked as a manager for a large retail clothing store for several years. Though she had advanced within the company, she felt frustrated and longed to be involved with nature and the outdoors. She decided to go to school nights and weekends to pursue her true passion by earning her master’s d egree in forestry. She now works in the biotech forestry division of a major paper company.Step 3: Self-definitionMiller suggests that once job seekers know who they are, they need to know how to sell themselves. ―In the job market, you are a product. And just like a product, you most know the features and benefits that you have to offer a potential client, or employer.‖ Examine the skills and knowledge that you have identify how they can apply to your desired occupation. Your qualities will exhibit to employers why they should hire you over other candidates.Step 4: Attain a level of self-honoring.Self-honoring or self-love may seem like an odd step for job hunters, but being able to accept yourself, without judgment, helps eliminate insecurities and will make you more self-assured. By accepting who you are – all your emotions, hopes and dreams,your personality, and your unique way of being –you’ll project more confidence when networking and talking with potential employers. The power of self-honoring can help to break all the falsehoods you were programmed to believe – those that made you feel that you were not good enough, or strong enough, or intelligent enough to do what you truly desire.Step 5: V ision.Miller suggests that job seekers develop a vision that embraces the answer to ―What do I really want to do?‖ one should create a solid statement in a dozen or so sentences that describe in detail how they see their life related to work. For instance, the secretary who longs to be an actress describes a life that allows her to express her love of Shakespeare on stage. A real estate agent, attracted to his current job because her loves fixing up old homes, describes buying properties that need a little tender loving care to make them more saleable.Step 6: Appropriate risk.Some philosophers believe that the way to enlightenment comes through facing obstacles anddifficulties. Once people discover their passion, many are too scared to do anything about it. Instead, they do nothing. With this step, job seekers should assess what they are willing to give up, or risk, in pursuit of their dream. For one working mom, that meant taking night classes to learn new computer-aided design skills, while still earning a salary and keeping her day job. For someone else, it may mean quitting his or her job, taking out loan and going back to school full time. You’ll move one step closer to your ideal work life if you identify how much risk you are willing to take and the sacrifices you are willing to make.Step 7: Action.Some teachers of philosophy describe action in this way, ―If one wants to get to the top of a mountain, just sitting at the foot thinking about it will not bring one there. It is by making the effort of climbing up the mountain, step by step, that eventually the summit is reached.‖ All too often, it is the lack of action that ultimately holds people back from attaining their ideals. Creating a plan and taking it one step at a time can lead to new and different job opportunities. Job-hunting tasks gain added meaning as you sense their importance in your quest for a more meaningful work life. The plan can include researching industries and occupations, talking to people who are in your desired area of work, taking classes, or accepting volunteer work in your targeted field.Each of these steps will lead you on a journey to a happier and more rewarding work life. After all, it is the journey, not the destination, that is most important.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
历年6级阅读真题及翻译
历年英语六级阅读真题及翻译（2009.06-1999.01 ）2009 年6 月英语六级阅读真题Passage One：For hundreds of millions of years, turtles (海龟) have struggled out of the sea to lay their eggs on sandy beaches, long before there were nature documentaries to celebrate them, or GPS satellites and marine biologists to track them, or volunteers to hand-carry the hatchlings (幼龟) down to the water’s edge lest they become disoriented by headlights and crawl towards a motel parking lot instead. A formidable wall of bureaucracy has been erected to protect their prime nesting on the Atlantic coastlines. With all that attention paid to them, you’d think these creatures would at least have the gratitude not to go extinct. But Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness, and a report by the Fish and Wildlife Service showed a worrisome drop in the populations of several species of North Atlantic turtles, notably loggerheads, which can grow to as much as 400 pounds. The South Florida nesting population, the largest, has declined by 50% in the last decade, according to Elizabeth Griffin, a marine biologist with the environmental group Oceana. The figures prompted Oceana to petition the government to upgrade the level of protection for the North Atlantic loggerheads from “threatened”to “endangered”—meaning they are in danger of disappearing without additional help. Which raises the obvious question: what else do these turtles want from us, anyway? It turns out, according to Griffin, that while we have done a good job of protecting the turtles for the weeks they spend on land (as egg-laying females, as eggs and as hatchlings), we have neglected the years spend in the ocean. “The threat is from commercial fishing,”says Griffin. Trawlers (which drag large nets through the water and along the ocean floor) and longline fishers (which can deploy thousands of hooks on lines that can stretch for miles) take a heavy toll on turtles. Of course, like every other environmental issue today, this is playing out against the background of global warming and human interference with natural ecosystems. The narrow strips of beach on which the turtles lay their eggs are being squeezed on one side by development and on the other by the threat of rising sea levels as the oceans warm. Ultimately we must get a handle on those issues as well, or a creature that outlived the dinosaurs (恐龙) will meet its end at the hands of humans, leaving our descendants to wonder how creature so ugly could have won so much affection.在数亿年前的时间里，海龟一直在挣扎着离开大海道海滩上产卵，时间远远遭遇自然纪录片的赞扬，或全球定位通讯卫星和海洋生物学家的追踪，又或者志愿者们用手把幼龟放在海边以避免它们受到光线的影响迷失方向，爬向汽车旅馆的停车场。
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2007年6月一、Google is a world-famous company, with its headquarters in Mountain View, California.Google(谷歌）是一家享誉世界的公司，其总部位于加州山景区。
It was set up in a Silicon Valley garage in 1998, and inflated (膨胀) with the Internet bubble. 1998年始建于硅谷的一间车房里，随着互联网泡沫的膨胀发展。
Even when everything around it collapsed the company kept on inflating.即使当与互联网相关的一切开始破裂的时候，它仍然飞速发展。
Google’s search engine is so widespread across the world that search became Google, and google became a verb.Google的搜索引擎在全球范围内流传，以至于Google成了搜索的代名词，而google也成为一个动词。
The world fell in love with the effective, fascinatingly fast technology.世界爱上了这项迷人而快捷的技术。
Google owes much of its success to the brilliance of S. Brin and L. Page, but also to a series of fortunate events.Google的成功很大程度上归功于S.Brin和L.Page的才华，但同时也是一连串幸运事件的结果。
It was Page who, at Stanford in 1996, initiated the academic project that eventually became Google’s search engine.1996年，Page在斯坦福大学作一个学术项目，最终成为google的搜索引擎。
Brin, who had met Page at a student orientation a year earlier, joined the project early on.Brin在之前的一年的新生介绍会上认识了Page，随后加入了Google搜索引擎的项目。
They were both Ph.D. candidates when they devised the search engine which was better than the rest and, without any marketing, spread by word of mouth from early adopters to, eventually, your grandmother.当时他们都是博士研究生，但他们设计的搜索引擎要优于其他的，而且没有做任何市场推广，仅靠交口相传，就从最初的使用者最终传到了你祖母的耳中。
Their breakthrough, simply put, was that when their search engine crawled the Web, it did more than just look for word matches, it also tallied (统计) and ranked a host of other critical factors like how websites link to one another.简单来说，他们的突破发生在搜索引擎在网络上慢慢传播的时候，引擎提供的不仅仅是找寻匹配的词语，还可以根据一些关键指标如网页如何相连对主页进行统计和排序。
That delivered far better results than anything else.引擎得到的结果比其他的都好。
Brin and Page meant to name their creation Googol (the mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeroes), but someone misspelled the word so it stuck as Google.Brin和Page用googol(数学术语，指前面有100个零的数字）命名他们的作品，但是有人把这个单词错拼成了Google。
They raised money from prescient (有先见之明的) professors and venture capitalists, and moved off campus to turn Google into business.他们从有先见之明的教授和风险投资者那里筹集资金，让google从校园走向商业化。
Perhaps their biggest stroke of luck came early on when they tried to sell their technology to other search engines, but no one met their price, and they built it up on their own.或许他们最大的运气是在早期，那是他们尝试出售自己的技术给其他引擎公司，但没有人能够满足他们的价位，于是他们决定自己创业。
The next breakthrough came in 2000, when Google figured out how to make money with its invention.第二次突破是在2000年，当时google提出如何利用发明盈利。
It had lots of users, but almost no one was paying.Google有众多用户，但几乎没有人付费。
The solution turned out to be advertising, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that Google is now essentially an advertising company, given that that’s the source of nearly all its revenue.最终的解决方法是做广告，毫不夸张的说，Gooogle现在实际上就是一家广告公司，因为几乎其所有的收入都是源于广告。
Today it is a giant advertising company, worth $100 billion现在Google是一家巨型广告公司，其市值达到一千亿美元。
二、You hear the refrain all the time: the U.S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesn’t feel good.你一直重复听到：美国的经济从数据上看很不错，但实际上并不觉得很好。
Why doesn’t ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness?为什么不断增加的财富却没有促进不断提高的幸福程度呢？It is a question that dates at least to the appearance in 1958 of The Affluent(富裕的) Societyby John Kenneth Galbraith, who died recently at 97.这个问题最早要追溯到1958年《富足社会》一书的出现，其作者John Kenneth Galbraith最近去世了，享年97岁。
The Affluent Society is a modern classic because it helped define a new moment in the human condition.《富足社会》是一本现代名著，因为书中定义了人类境况的一个新时期。
For most of history, “hunger, sickness, and cold” threatened nearly everyone, Galbraith wrote.在历史上的大多数时期，“饥寒交迫和疾病”几乎威胁了每一个人。
Galbraith写道：“Poverty was found everywhere in that world. Obviously it is not of ours.”“贫穷出现在那个世界的任何角落。
但这显然与我们无关”After World War II, the dread of another Great Depression gave way to an economic boom. In the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18.2 percent; in the 1950s it was 4.5 percent.“二战”后，对于新的一次大衰退的恐惧让位于一次经济繁荣。
在二十世纪三十年代，失业率高达18.2%，而在二十世纪五十年代，失业率为4.5%。
To Galbraith, materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent.对于Galbraith而言，物质主义已经疯狂，并且会滋生不满。
Thro ugh advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn’t really want or need.公司通过广告让消费者购买他们不需要或者不想要的东西。
Because so much spending was artificial, it would be unfulfilling.如此多的花费是虚假的，所以肯定会有不满Meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people instinctively—and wrongly—labeled government only as “a necessary evil.”同时，能让每个人生活得更好的政府开销却减少了，因为人们本能地、错误地为政府贴上了“必要的恶魔”的标签。