1、大学六级-1618 及答案解析(总分：712.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.00)1.Post-graduate Craze Cools OffNo. of Post-graduate Test Takers in ShanghaiYear Number of Applicants Margin2002 59,8162003 79,299 +32.6%2004 84,611 +6.7%2005 99,548 +1.8%2006 101,607 +2.1%2007 95,045 -6.5%1考研人数在持续上涨 10 年后于 2007 年开始减
2、少。2教研热降温的原因。(收费改革；研究生就业难；用人单位重视工作经验)3我们应该如何选择。（分数：106.00）_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：1，分数：70.00)How to Get Lucky and Live a Charmed LifeFor centuries, people have recognized the power of luck and have done whatever they could to try seizing it. Take knocking on wood, thought to date back to pagan ritu
3、als aimed at eliciting help from powerful tree gods. We still do it today, though few, if any, of us worship tree gods. So why do we pass this and other superstitions down from generation to generation? The answer lies in the power of hick.Live a Charmed lifeTo investigate scientifically why some pe
4、ople are consistently lucky and others arent, I advertised in national periodicals for volunteers of both varieties. Four hundred men and woman from all walks of life-ages 18 to 84responded.Over a ten-year period, I interviewed these volunteers, asked them to complete diaries, personality questionna
5、ires and IQ tests, and invited them to my laboratory for experiments. Lucky people, I found, get that way via some basic principles- seizing chance opportunities; creating self-fulfilling prophecies through positive expectations; and adopting a resilient attitude that turns had luck around.Open Your
6、 MindConsider chance opportunities: Lucky people regularly have them; unlucky people dont. To determine why, I gave lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, and asked them to tell me how many photos were inside. On average, unlucky people spent about two minutes un this exercise; lucky people spent sec
7、onds. Why? Because on the papers second page-in big type-was the message “Stop counting: There are 43 photographs in this newspaper.“ Lucky people tended to spot the message. Unlucky ones didnt. I put a second one halfway through the paper: “Stop counting, tell the experimenter you have seen this an
8、d win250.“ Again, the unlucky people missed it.The lesson: Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because theyre too busy looking for something else. Lucky people see what is there rather than just what theyre looking for.This is only part of the story. Many of my lanky participants tried hard to
9、add variety to their lives. Before making important decisions, one altered his route to work. Another described a way of meeting people. He noticed that at parties he usually talked to the same type of person. To change this, he thought of a color and then spoke only to guests wearing that color-wom
10、en in red, say, or men in black.Does this technique work? Well, imagine living in the canter of an apple orchard. Each day you must collect a basket of apples. At first, it wont matter where you look. The entire orchard will have apples. Gradually, it becomes harder to find apples in places youve vi
11、sited before. If you go to new parts of the orchard each time, the odds of finding apples will increase dramatically. It is exactly the same with luck.Relish the UpsideAnother important principle revolved around the way in which lucky and unlucky people deal with misfortune. Imagine representing you
12、r country in the Olympics. You compete, do well, and win a bronze medal. Now imagine a second Olympics. This time you do even better and win a silver medal. How happy do you think youd feel? Most of us think wed be happier after winning the silver medal.But research suggests athletes who win bronze
13、medals are actually happier. This is because silver medalists think that if theyd performed slightly better, they might have won a gold medal. In contrast, bronze medalists focus on how if theyd performed slightly worse, they wouldnt have won anything. Psychologists call this ability to imagine what
14、 might have happened, rather than what actually happened, “counter-factual“ thinking.To find out if lucky people use counter-factual thinking to ease the impact of misfortune, I asked my subjects to imagine being in a bank. Suddenly, an armed robber enters and fires a shot that hits them in the arms
15、. Unlucky people tended to say this would be their bad luck to be in the bank during the robbery. Lucky people said it could have been worse: “You could have been shot in the head.“ This kind of thinking makes people feel better about themselves, keeps expectations high, and increases the likelihood
16、 of continuing to live a lucky life.Learn to Be LuckyFinally, I created a series of experiments examining whether thought and behavior can enhance good fortune.First come one-on-one meetings, during which participants completed questionnaires that measured their luck and their satisfaction with six
17、key areas of their lives. I then outlined the main principles of luck, and described techniques designed to help participants react like lucky people. For instance, they were taught how to be more open to opportunities around them, how to break routines, and how to deal with bad luck by imagining th
18、ings being worse. They were asked to carry out specific exercises for a month and then report back to me.The results were dramatic: 80 percent were happier and more satisfied with their lives-and luckier. One unlucky subject said that after adjusting her attitude-expecting good fortune, not dwelling
19、 on the negative-her bad luck had vanished. One day, she went shopping and found a dress she liked. But she didnt buy it, and when she returned to the store in a week, it was gone. Instead of slinking away disappointed, she looked around and found a better dress-for less. Events like this made her a
20、 much happier person.Her experience shows how thoughts and behavior affect the good and bad fortune we encounter. It proves that the most elusive of holy grails-an effective way of taking advantage of the power of luck-is available to us all.（分数：70.00）(1).People can pass superstitions down from gene
21、ration to generation because of _.A the power of luck B the power of GodC the power of belief D the power of intelligence（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The purpose of the authors investigation is to study _.A why people try hard to seize luck B why people worship gods since ancient timeC why some people are a
22、lways lucky and others arent D why people are feeling lucky while worshiping gods（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Considering chance opportunities, unlucky people dont have because they _.A have missed a lot of chances B are born with misfortuneC have little abilities to deal with problems D have no chance actu
23、ally（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, unlike lucky people, unlucky people _.A always think in a positive way B always tend to point to the messageC always spend less time on the exercise D always see what theyre looking for（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The story of apple orchard suggests that _.
24、A you should find a orchard with enough applesB the more you change, the more chances you will getC you can pick more apples because of your luckD you should try harder to find apples in the places youve visited before（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(6).Athletes who win bronze medals are happier because they think
25、 _.A they would have won the gold medal by working hard a littleB they might have won a silver medal if they had performed a little betterC they should win the bronze medal since theyd performed very wellD they would have lost the bronze medal if theyd performed a little worse（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(7).Lu
26、cky people use counter-factual thinking to _.A encourage others to be happier B move their misfortune to othersC weaken the impact of misfortune D help unlucky people deal with misfortune（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A series of experiments described in the passage is to examine whether thought and behavior
27、can _.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(9).The unlucky subject in the experiments said that her bad luck had died away, because she has _.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(10).Her last experiment proved that an effective way of taking advantage of the power of luck is _.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_三、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Section A(
28、总题数：3，分数：105.00)（分数：56.00）(1).A) Husband and wife. B) Friends.C) Workmates. D) Mother and son.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A) Maria is in the library now.B) Maria didnt pass the exam.C) Maria is probably a college student.D) The man wants to see Maria at his office.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A) Play hide-and-seek
29、 with her sons.B) Have dinner with her sons.C) Cook dinner for her family.D) Help John to find Jim.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A) It was just so-so. B)It was great.C) It was terrible. D) It was interesting.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A) Take the subway. B) Take the bus.C) Take a taxi. D) On foot.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.
30、(6).A) The woman got a position in a big company.B) The man will go to an interview given by a big company.C) The woman suggests the man go fishing for relaxing.D) The woman advises the man to keep trying.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A) 100 yuan. B) 70 yuan.C) 80 yuan. D) 30 yuan.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A) She
31、 forgot to buy a Christmas present for her daughter.B) She couldnt afford a new bicycle for her daughter as a New Year present.C) She could only buy a second-hand bicycle for her daughter as Christmas present.D) She didnt have enough money to realize her daughters dream.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：21.00）(1
32、).A) There was television, but not in London.B) There was no television anywhere in England.C) There was television, but only in the London area.D) There was television somewhere in Britain.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A) It is a private company. B) It is controlled by the government.C) It cannot be used fo
33、r government propaganda. D) It can be used by private individuals and firms.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A) Because they have to pay for it.B) Because they think TVs commercials are insults to their intelligence.C) Because it gets all its money from advertisements.D) Because there werent any ads on TV.（分数：7
34、.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：28.00）(1).A) There are not enough efficient managers.B) It lacks in guidelines for new employees.C) The conference schedule should change immediately.D) It is short of representatives for conferences.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A) Because she is on the executive staff.B) Because she is fami
35、liar with the company.C) Because she has knowledge of management.D) Because she has an outstanding achievement.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A) Print materials for visitors. B) Study referential reports.C) Ask Sally to make arrangements. D) Apply to the chief executive.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A) Confident. B) S
36、hocked. C) Nervous. D) Reluctant.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)（分数：21.00）(1).A) It happened on a Thursday night.B) It took place in a Starbucks.C) The robbers were three teenagers.D) The robbers only emptied the cashier.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A) On the Fourth Avenue.B) On the Third Avenu
37、e.C) On the Fourth Street overpass.D) On the Third Street overpass.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A) One dead, and the other two caught.B) Two dead, and the third caught.C) One dead, and the other two escaped.D) Two caught, and the third escaped.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：21.00）(1).A) Because we have made up our mi
38、nds to do so.B) Because we want to fulfill our desire for knowledge.C) Because we want to enjoy the ecstasy of achievement.D) Because we cannot help ourselves.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A) It lies in a sense of fulfillment.B) It lies in their rich imagination.C) It lies in the increase of their knowledge.
39、D) It lies in the opportunity to continue the search.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A) It means the opportunity to experience and to realize to the maximum the forces that are within us.B) It means great worldly achievements or accomplishments or wealth.C) It means being on the top of the social ladder.D) It
40、means the search for truth.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：28.00）(1).A. Characteristics of big bands swing music.B. The development of bebop.C. The relationship between American music and economy.D. The differences between bebop music and swing music.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Its a kind of dance music. B. It is
41、with steady rhythm.C. It is slow. D. Some of the rhythms it uses are irregular.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. To save money. B. To avoid the new tax.C. To be more creative. D. To attract more audiences.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. Bebop reflected the state of the American economy.B. Bebop made the performance t
42、ax imposed.C. Bebop developed because of the performance tax.D. Bebop suffered from the performance tax.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：77.00)Im interested in the criminal justice system of our country. It seems to me that something has to be done, if were to (37) as a country. I certainly don
43、t know what the answers to our problems are. Things certainly get (38) in a hurry when you get into them, but I wonder if something couldnt be done to deal with some of these problems. One thing Im concerned about is our practice of putting (39) in jail who havent harmed anyone. Why not work out som
44、e system (40) they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of (41) another debt by going to prison and, of course, coming under the (42) of hardened criminals. Im also concerned about the short prison sentences people are (43) for serious crimes. Of course one alternative to this is to (44)
45、capital punishment, but Im not sure I would be for that. Im not sure its right to take an eye for eye (45) . I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. In my opinion, anyone who takes another persons life intentionally is insane, however， (46) Its sad, of course, that a person may ha
46、ve to spend the rest of his life, or (47) .（分数：77.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_七、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Section A(总题数：1，分数：90.00)Conventional wisdom says that it is better to be a large company than a small one when credit is tight. Bigg
47、er firms have more room for maneuver(机动):They have access to more types of funding, they have more fat to cut, and they have greater bargaining power with lenders. Even so, life is getting ever more uncomfortable for the bigger beasts of the corporate jungle.According to the Federal Reserves most re
48、cent lending survey, American banks are tightening terms more aggressively for bigger firms than for smaller ones. Lenders are more cautious than theyhave been at least since 1990. The story among European banks is similar. Lenders in emerging markets can be more suspicious of multinational firms than they are of locals. “We just dont know what theyve got on their balance-sheets back home,“ says
