大学英语六级233及答案解析.doc

1、大学英语六级 233 及答案解析(总分：428.03，做题时间：132 分钟)一、Part I Writing (3(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Starbucks Should/ Should Not Leave the Forbidden City. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1介绍人们争论的焦点和理由 2你的观点和理由 3

2、你的建议 Useful words and expressions: 分店：branchoutlet(n.) 故宫：the Forbidden Citythe Palace Museum 格格不入：be out of place （分数：30.00）_二、Part II Reading C(总题数：1，分数：71.00)The most obvious difference between real essays and the things one has to write in school is that real essays are not exclusively about Eng

3、lish literature. Certainly schools should teach students how to write. But due to a series of historical accidents the teaching of writing has gotten mixed together with the study of literature. And so all over the country students are writing not about how a baseball team with a small budget might

4、compete with the Yankees, or the role of color in fashion, or what constitutes a good dessert, but about symbolism in Dickens. How did things get this way? To answer that we have to go back almost a thousand years. Around 1100, Europe at last began to catch its breath after centuries of chaos, and o

5、nce they had the luxury of curiosity they rediscovered what we call “the classics.“ The effect was rather as if we were visited by beings from another solar system. These earlier civilizations were so much more sophisticated that for the next several centuries the main work of European scholars, in

6、almost every field, was to assimilate what they knew. During this period the study of ancient texts acquired great prestige. It seemed the essence of what scholars did. As European scholarship gained momentum it became less and less important; by 1350 someone who wanted to learn about science could

7、find better teachers than Aristotle in his own era. But schools change slower than scholarship. In the 19th century the study of ancient texts was still the backbone of the curriculum. What tipped the scales, at least in the US, seems to have been the idea that professors should do research as well

8、as teach. This idea was imported from Germany in the late 19th century. Beginning at Johns Hopkins in 1876, the new model spread rapidly. Writing was one of the casualties. Colleges had long taught English composition. But how do you do research on composition? The professors who taught math could b

9、e required to do original math, the professors who taught history could be required to write scholarly articles about history, but what about the professors who taught rhetoric or composition? What should they do research on? The closest thing seemed to be English literature. And so in the late 19th

10、 century the teaching of writing was inherited by English professors. This had two drawbacks: (a) an expert on literature need not himself be a good writer, any more than an art historian has to be a good painter, and (b) the subject of writing now tends to be literature, since thats what the profes

11、sor is interested in. Its no wonder if this seems to the student a pointless exercise, because we re now three steps removed from real work: the students are imitating English professors, who are imitating classical scholars, who are merely the inheritors of a tradition growing out of what was, 700

12、years ago, fascinating and urgently needed work. The other big difference between a real essay and the things they make you write in school is that a real essay doesnt take a position and then defend it. That principle, like the idea that we ought to be writing about literature, turns out to be anot

13、her intellectual hangover of long forgotten origins. Its often mistakenly believed that medieval universities were mostly seminaries. In fact they were more law schools. And at least in our tradition lawyers are advocates, trained to take either side of an argument and make as good a case for it as

14、they can. Whether cause or effect, this spirit pervaded early universities. The study of rhetoric, the art of arguing persuasively, was a third of the undergraduate curriculum. And after the lecture the most common form of discussion was the disputation. This is at least nominally preserved in our p

15、resent-day thesis defense: most people treat the words thesis and dissertation as interchangeable, but originally, at least, a thesis was a position one took and the dissertation was the argument by which one defended it. Defending a position may be a necessary evil in a legal dispute, but its not t

16、he best way to get at the truth, as I think lawyers would be the first to admit. Its not just that you miss subtleties this way. The real problem is that you cant change the question. And yet this principle is built into the very structure of the things they teach you to write in high school. The to

17、pic sentence is your thesis, chosen in advance, the supporting paragraphs the blows you strike in the conflict, and the conclusion uh, what is the conclusion? I was never sure about that in high school. It seemed as if we were just supposed to restate what we said in the first paragraph, but in diff

18、erent enough words that no one could tell. Why bother? But when you understand the origins of this sort of “essay,“ you can see where the conclusion comes from. Its the concluding remarks to the jury. Good writing should be convincing, certainly, but it should be convincing because you got the right

19、 answers, not because you did a good job of arguing. When I give a draft of an essay to friends, there are two things I want to know: which parts bore them, and which seem unconvincing. The boring bits can usually be fixed by cutting. But I dont try to fix the unconvincing bits by arguing more cleve

20、rly. The sort of writing that attempts to persuade may be a valid (or at least inevitable) form, but its historically inaccurate to call it an essay. An essay is something you write to try to figure something out. Figure out what? You dont know yet. And so you cant begin with a thesis, because you d

21、ont have one, and may never have one. An essay doesnt begin with a statement, but with a question. In a real essay, you dont take a position and defend it. You notice a door thats ajar, and you open it and walk in to see whats inside. In the things you write in school you are, in theory, merely expl

22、aining yourself to the reader. In a real essay you re writing for yourself. You re thinking out loud. Questions arent enough. An essay has to come up with answers. They dont always, of course. Sometimes you start with a promising question and get nowhere. But those you dont publish. Those are like e

23、xperiments that get inconclusive results. An essay you publish ought to tell the reader something he didnt already know. But what you tell him doesnt matter, so long as its interesting. I m sometimes accused of meandering. In defend-a-position writing that would be a flaw. There you re not concerned

24、 with truth. You already know where you re going, and you want to go straight there, blustering through obstacles, and hand-waving your way across swampy ground (沼泽地). But that* s not what you re trying to do in an essay. An essay is supposed to be a search for truth. It would be suspicious if it di

25、dnt meander. Like a river that must flow down at each step, for the essayist this translates to: flow interesting. Of all the places to go next, choose the most interesting. Of course, this doesnt always work. Sometimes, like a river, one runs up against a wall. Then I do the same thing the river do

26、es: backtrack. At one point in this essay I found that after following a certain thread I ran out of ideas. I had to go back seven paragraphs and start over in another direction. Fundamentally an essay is a train of thought but a cleaned-up train of thought, as dialogue is cleaned-up conversation. R

27、eal thought, like real conversation, is full of false starts. It would be exhausting to read. You need to cut and fill to emphasize the central thread, like an illustrator inking over a pencil drawing. But dont change so much that you lose the spontaneity of the original. Err on the side of the rive

28、r. An essay is not a reference work. Its not something you read looking for a specific answer, and feel cheated if you dont find it. I d much rather read an essay that went off in an unexpected but interesting direction than one that plodded dutifully along a prescribed course. （分数：71.00）(1).Real es

29、say is confined to only English literature.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(2).The idea that professors should do research as well as teach was imported from Germany in the late 19th century.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3).An expert on literature himself must be a good writer, just as an art historian has to be a good pa

30、inter.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).Good writing should be convincing, certainly, but it should be convincing because you did a good job of arguing, not because you got the right answers.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).The teaching of writing has gotten mixed together with the study of literature because of_.（分数：7.

31、10）_(6).As schools change slower than scholarship, in the 19th century_was still the backbone of the curriculum.（分数：7.10）_(7).English professors are imitating Classical scholars, who are merely the inheritors of a tradition growing out of what was, 700 years ago, fascinating and urgently needed work

32、分数：7.10）_(8).Medieval universities were more law schools rather than_as we mistakenly believed.（分数：7.10）_(9).When the author gives a draft of an essay to his friends, he wants to make sure two things:_.（分数：7.10）_(10).The indication of a river that must flow down at each step for the essayist is_.（

33、分数：7.10）_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.She knows where Martin has gone.B.Martin will go to the concert by himself.C.It is quite possible for the man to find Martin.D.The man is going to meet Martin at the concert.A.The water pollution is caused by the development of industry.B.The city was

34、 poor because there wasnt much industry then.C.The womans exaggerating the seriousness of the pollution.D.He might move to another city very soon.A.Where is the manager now?B.Who will be his new manager?C.Whether his manager is ill?D.When the manager will go to the headquarters?A.It has been put off

35、B.It has been cancelled.C.It will be held in a different place.D.It will be rescheduled to attract more participants.A.She wants to live in the suburbs.B.She is offended by her naughty children.C.She disagrees with father.D.She turns a deaf ear to her husbands words.A.An art museum.B.A beautiful pa

36、rk.C.A college campus.D.An architectural exhibition.A.Husband and wife.B.Teacher and student.C.Policeman and driver.D.Mother and son.A.The man hated the woman talking throughout the movie.B.The man saw a comedy instead of a horror movie.C.The man prefers light movies before sleep.D.The man regrets g

37、oing to the movie.四、Section A(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.He was returning home from a party.B.He just got off work when he saw the UFO.C.He was driving home from a restaurant.D.He was coming home from a police station.A.The man was out of mind.B.He drank a few beers in the party.C.He lost his directions to hi

38、s home.D.He took some drugs in the party.A.They should call the fire department.B.The man should go to the party again.C.The man should contact the newspaper.D.The man should seek counseling.A.A one-bedroom apartment.B.A two-bedroom apartment.C.A three-bedroom apartment.D.An apartment with a yard.A.

39、Somewhere near the company or at least on a railway line.B.Somewhere near the university or at least on a railway line.C.Somewhere near the company or at least on a bus line.D.Somewhere near the university or at least on a bus line.A.A dishwasher.B.A balcony.C.A swimming pool.D.A bathroom.A.$250.B.$

40、450.C.$550.D.$125.五、Section B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)A.The conversion of volcanic waste to fertilizer.B.The menace of currently dormant volcanoes around Mount Saint Helens.C.The eruption of Mount Saint Helens and its effects on the environment.D.The elimination of volcanic ash by natural means.A.The crops w

41、ere obliterated for the entire year.B.The crops nutritional was considerably lessened.C.The soil was permanently damaged.D.The loss was not as bad as had been anticipated.A.It served as a fertilizer for crops.B.It formed a new mountain.C.It stabilized air temperatures.D.It destroyed various insect p

42、ests.A.18 American undergraduates.B.18 overseas undergraduates.C.18 American postgraduates.D.18 overseas postgraduates.A.Family relations.B.Social problems.C.Family planning.D.Personal matters.A.Red.B.Green.C.Blue.D.Purple.A.The five questions were not well designed.B.Not all the questionnaires were

43、 returned.C.Only a small number of students were surveyed.D.Some of the answers to the questionnaire were not valid.A.In day-care centres where little children were taken care of.B.In areas in Chicago where poor people lived.C.In places where hot lunch was provided for young people.D.In schools wher

44、e free classes were organized for young people.A.For young people and adults.B.For immigrants.C.For factory workers.D.For poor city children.A.Jane Adams contributions to society.B.Jane Adams struggle for womens liberation.C.Jane Adams life story.D.Jane Adams responsibility for the poor.六、Section C(

45、总题数：1，分数：10.00)The Library of Congress is Americas national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (36) 1publications as well as letters of (37) 2interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (38) 3, movies, sound recordings and musical (39) 4. All together, it has mo

46、re than 100 million objects. The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the . But no one is (40) 5to take books out of the building. The Library of Congress was (41) 6in 1800. It started with eleven boxe

47、s of books in one room of the Capitol Building. By 1814, the had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (42) 7that year when the Capitol was burned down during Americas war with Britain. To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jeffersons (43) 8included 7,000 books in seven languages. (44) 9. Today, three buildings hold the librarys . (45) 10. It buys some of its