1、大学六级-1591 及答案解析(总分：713.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.00)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Online Education. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1.目前网络教育已经形成了一股热潮；2.形成这股热潮的原因；3.你对网络教育的评价。（分数：106.00）_二、
2、Part Reading Compr(总题数：4，分数：70.00)April Fools Special: Historys Hoaxes(骗局)Happy April Fools Day. To mark the occasion, National Geographic News has compiled a list of some of the more memorable hoaxes in recent history. They are the lies, darned(可恨的) lies, and whoppers(弥天大谎) that have been perpetrat
3、ed on the gullible(易受骗的) and unsuspecting to fulfill that age-old desire held by some to put joke on others.Internet HoaxesThe Internet has given birth to a proliferation(增殖) of hoaxes. E-mail inboxes are bombarded on an almost daily basis with messages warning of terrible computer viruses that caus
4、e users to delete benign(良性) chunks of data from their hard drives, or of credit card seams that entice the naive to give all their personal information, including passwords and bank account details, to identity thieves. Other e-mails give rise to wry(歪曲的) chuckles, which is where this list begins.B
5、an Dihydrogen Monoxide(一氧化二氢)City officials in Aliso Viejo, California, were so concerned about the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide that they scheduled a vote last month on whether to ban foam (泡沫) cups from city-sponsored events after they learned the chemical was used in foam-cup production.Officia
6、ls called off the vote after learning that dihydrogen monoxide is the scientific term for water.“Its embarrassing, “ city manager David J. Norman told the Associated Press. “We had a paralegal(律师助手) who did bad research. “Indeed, the paralegal had fallen victim to an official-looking web site toutin
7、g the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide. An e-mail originally authored in 1990 by Eric Lechner, then a graduate student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, claimed that dihydrogen monoxide “is used as an industrial solvent and coolant, and is used in the production of Styrofoam(聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料). “Oth
8、er dangers pranksters(爱开玩笑的人) associated with the chemical included accelerated corrosion and rusting, severe bums, and death from inhalation.Versions of the e-mail continue to circulate today, and several web sites, including that of the Coafition to Ban DHMO, warn, tongue-in-cheek, of waters dange
9、rs.Alabama Changes Value of PiThe April I998 newsletter put out by New Mexicans for Science and Reason contains an article titled “Alabama Legislature Lays Siege to Pi“. It was penned by April Holiday of the Associated Press(sic) and told the story of how the Alabama state legislature voted to chang
10、e the value of the mathematical constant Pi from 3.14159 to the number of 3.The ersatz(假的) news story was written by Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Mark Boslough to parody(滑稽地模仿) legislative and school board attacks on the teaching of evolution in New Mexico.At Bosloughs suggestion, Dave T
11、homas, the president of New Mexicans for Science and Reason, posted the article in its entirety to the Internet newsgroup Talk. Origins on April 1. (The newsgroup hosts a lively debate on creation vs. evolution. ) Later that evening Thomas posted a full confession to the hoax. He thought he had put
12、all rumors to bed.But to Thomas surprise, however, several newsgroup readers forwarded the article to friends and posted it on other newsgroups.When Thomas checked in on the story a few weeks later, he was surprised to learn that it had spread like wildfire. The telltale signs of the articles satiri
13、cal intent, such as the April 1 date and misspelled “Associated Press“ dateline, had been replaced or deleted.Alabama legislators were bombarded with calls protesting the law. The legislators explained that the news was a hoax. There was not and never had been such a law.TV and Newspaper HoaxesBefor
14、e the advent of the Internet, and even today, traditional media outlets such as newspaper, radio, and television, have sometimes hoaxed their audiences. The deceptions run the gamut from purported natural disasters to wishful news.Swiss Spaghetti (意大利式细面条) HarvestAlex Bocse, curator of the Museum of
15、 Hoaxes, a regularly updated web site that also appeared in book form in November 2002, said one of his favorite hoaxes remains one perpetrated by the British Broadcasting Company.On April 1, 1957, the BBC aired a report on the television news show Panorama about the bumper spaghetti harvest in sout
16、hern Switzerland.Viewers watched Swiss farmers pull pasta off spaghetti trees as the shows anchor, Richard Dimbleby, attributed the bountiful harvest to the mild winter and the disappearance of the spaghetti weevil.The broadcaster detailed the ins and outs of the life of the spaghetti farmers and an
17、ticipated questions about how spaghetti grows on trees. Thousands of people believed the report and called the BBC to inquire about growing theh-own spaghetti trees, to which the BBC replied, “Place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best. “It was a great satirical effect
18、 about British society, “ Boese said. “Britishsociety really was like that at that time. The British have a tendency to be a bit insulated(绝缘的) and do not know that much about the rest of Europe. “Taco Liberty BellOn April 1, 1996, readers in five major U. S. cities opened their newspapers to learn
19、from a full page announcement that the Tact Bell Corporation had purchased the Liberty Bell from the U. S. government. The announcement reported that the company was relocating the historic bell from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Irvine, California. The move, the corporation said in the advertiseme
20、nt, was part of an “effort to help the national debt“.Hundreds of other newspapers and television shows ran stories related to the press release on the matter put out by Tact Bells public relations firm, Paine PR. Outraged citizens called the Liberty Bell National Historic Park in Philadelphia to ex
21、press their disgust. A few hours later the public relations firm released another press announcement stating that the stunt was a hoax.White House press secretary Mike McCurry got into the act when he remarked that the government would also be “selling the Lincoln Memorial to Ford Motor Company and
22、renaming it the Lincoln-Mercury Memorial“.Crop CirclesStrange, circular formations began to appear in the fields of southern England in the mid-1970s, bringing busloads of curious onlookers, media representatives, and believers in the paranormal out to the countryside for a look.A sometimes vitrioli
23、c(讽刺的) debate on their origins has since ensued(跟着发生), and the curious formations have spread around the world, becoming more and more elaborate as the years go by.Some people consider the crop formations to be the greatest works of modem art to emerge from the 20th century, while others are convinc
24、ed they are signs of extraterrestrial communications or landing sites of UFOs.The debate rages even today, although in 1991 Doug Bower and Dave Chorley, two elderly men from Wiltshire County, came forward and claimed responsibility for the crop circles that appeared there over the preceding 20 years
25、. The pair made the circles by pushing down nearly ripe crops with a wooden plank suspended from a rope.Moon Landinga Hoax?Ever since NASA sent astronauts to the moon between 1969 and 1972, skeptics have questioned whether the Apollo missions were real or simply a ploy to one-up(领先) the Soviet Union
26、 during the Cold War. The debate resurfaced and reached crescendo levels in February 2001, when Fox television aired a program called Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?Guests on the show argued that NASA did not have the technology to land on the moon. Anxious to win the space race, NASA ac
27、ted out the Apollo program in movie studios, they said. The conspiracy theorists pointed out that the pictures transmitted from the moon do not include stars and that the flag the Americans planted on the moon is waving, even though there is thought to be no breeze on the moon.NASA quickly refuted t
28、hese claims in a series of press releases, stating that any photographer would know it is difficult to capture something very bright and very dim on the same piece of film. Since the photographers wanted to capture the astronauts striding across the lunar surface in their sunlit space suits, the bac
29、kground stars were too faint to see.As for the flag, NASA said that the astronauts were turning it back and forth to get it firmly planted in the lunar soil, which made it wave.（分数：49.00）(1).Why has National Geographic News collected a list of some of the more memorable hoaxes _ in recent history?A.
30、 To penetrate on the gullible and unsuspecting. B. To put the joke on others.C. To mark April Fools Day. D. To fulfill that age-old desire.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which one is NOT mentioned as the Internet hoaxes?A. Terrible computer viruses. B. Credit card scams.C. Personal information. D. Wry chuckle
31、s.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why did city officials in Aliso Viejo, California, schedule a vote on whether to ban foam cups from city-sponsored events?A. Because they learned the chemical dihydrogen monoxide was used in foam-cup production.B. Because they learned that dihydrogen monoxide is the scientific
32、 term for water.C. Because the paralegal did bad research.D. Because dihydrogen monoxide is used as an industrial solvent and coolant.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is dihydrogen monoxide?A. A chemical. B. Water.C. Foam. D. An industrial solvent and coolant.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Why did the ersatz news th
33、at Alabama legislature changed the value of Pi spread so fast?A. Because Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Mark Boslough wrote it.B. Because Dave Thomas posted the article in its entirety to the Internet newsgroup Talk.C. Because Dave Thomas posted a full confession to the hoax.D. Because sev
34、eral newsgroup readers forwarded the article to friends and posted it on other newsgroups.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(6).According to Alex Boese, people believed the report of Swiss Spaghetti Harvest because _.A. it is reported by the BBCB. the British do not know that much about the rest of EuropeC. people w
35、atched it on the televisionD. people wanted to grow their own spaghetti trees（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(7).According to a hoax announcement, the Taco Bell Corporation bought the Liberty Bell and moved it to Irvine in order to help _.A. the national debt B. its purchaseC. its public relations D. the company（分
36、数：7.00）A.B.C.D.2.The crop circles were thought to be the greatest works of modem art, the signs of 1 or landing sites of UFOs.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_3.Two elderly men from Wiltshire County claimed in 1991 that they were 1 the crop circles, but the debate still rages today.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_4.Some people thou
37、ght that NASA acted out the Apollo program in movie studios partially because the pictures transmitted from the moon do not include 1.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_三、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Section A(总题数：4，分数：105.00)(1).A.The man didnt have much time to spend working on his essay.B. The man was too bus
38、y to complete the assignment.C. The man shouldnt have turned in the essay late.D. Shes sorry she couldnt help the man last week.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. At the information desk. B. In a department store.C. In a restaurant. D. At a railway station.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Shell go to the game later. B.
39、 Noise disturbs her when shes reading.C. She prefers to use headphones. D. The man should turn off the radio.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. The man should not have stayed up so late. B. She likes to go to see new films.C. She wants to go to a film with the man. D. She prefers old films to new ones.（分数：7.00
40、）A.B.C.D.(5).A. She doesnt know where the man wants to go. B. She doesnt know how to get to the library.C. She can give the man directions. D. She wants to find out where Olympic Street is.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(1).A. Its a bestseller of the year. B. She has temporarily forgotten the title.C. The title i
41、s rather difficult to pronounce. D. She can never recall the title of the book.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. She thinks Henry is not funny enough. B. She enjoys Henrys humor a great deal.C. She must learn to understand Henrys humor better.D. She doesnt appreciate Henrys humor.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Hes w
42、aiting to hear from potential employers. B. He plans to write the letters soon.C. He missed the job application deadlines. D. His job interviews went very well.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. On a bicycle trip. B. To a recycling
43、center.C. To a paper mill. D. On a business trip.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Reading cards, calendars and writing paper.B. Art books and other high-quality printed matter.C. Insulation for basements.D. Imitation wood.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. The quality of paper will improve. B. Paper prices will go down
44、.C. Garbage dumps will decrease in size. D. Trees will be saved.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. Husband and wife. B. Mother and son.C. Teacher and student. D. Friends.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. The mans brother. B. The mans roommate
45、.C. A neighbor. D. A photographer.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. lies noisy. B. Hes messy.C. He has too many boxes. D. He goes to class alone.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. He worked for a radio station. B. He lived in a dormitory.C. He took a long trip. D. He visited the mans family.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section B(
46、总题数：3，分数：70.00)Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. To buy goods or obtain services without immediate payment.B. To buy goods directly from a central billing office.C. To obtain services with a check.D. To buy goods with a check.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D
47、.(2).A. A companys number. B. A banks number.C. An account number. D. A check number.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. It calculates the total price of purchases by the card holder during the month.B. It sends the card holder a bill.C. It sends the card holder a check.D. Both A and B.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Passage
48、TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. In Asian culture. B. In Islamic culture.C. In western culture. D. In ancient culture.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Folk music and classical music. B. Classical music and popular music.C. Popular music and folk music. D. No
49、ne of the above.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Entertainment. B. Social adherence. C. Communication. D. Religious ritual.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）_(2).A. In 1585. B. In 1584. C. In 1583. D. In 1586.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. People know almost not
