1、大学六级-549 及答案解析(总分：687.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.00)1.有的人认为，科学的价值在于对人类物质生活的提高作出了巨大贡献；另一些人则认为，科学的真正价值在于它提高了人的整体素质.你的看法如何？写出你的观点，并适当举例说明你的理由.（分数：106.00）_二、BPart Reading (总题数：10，分数：70.00)2.To engage the readers interest, the author begins his article with a picturesque description of a
2、cigarette advertising item.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_3.Before raising their voices against U.S. tobacco industry, many critics have made field trips across many parts of Asia.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_4.It is, partly at least, owing to the effectiveness of cigarette giants advertising that smoking foreign brand-name ci
3、garettes has almost become a fashion in Asia.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_5.Research has shown that foreign cigarettes do taste better to Asian smokers than native brands.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_6.Thee is some question whether cigarette manufacturers have changed the levels of tar and nicotine for cigarettes sold in the
4、 Asian market, but the foreign tobacco companies 1.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_7.China becomes the most desirable market for foreign cigarette manufacturers because 1 and 2.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_8.The U.S. government has exerted great pressure on many Asian nations to 1.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_9.The death rate from cigarette
5、 smoking in Asia will someday 1.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_10.The major reason for the explosion of the cigarette market is 1.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_11.In this article the author uses 1 to support many of his important points in the news story.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_三、BPart Listenin(总题数：1，分数：56.00)Questions 11to 18re based
6、on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：56.00）A.He fixes bicycles.B.He raises sheep.C.He sells chairs.D.Hes a gardener.A.He is having a hard time letting his apartment.B.He prefers his old tenant to the new one.C.He is not accustomed to living with the new tenant yet.D.He doesnt want to let his
7、apartment to her.A.Courageous.B.Lazy.C.Curious.D.Cowardly.A.English husbands usually do a lot of housework.B.English husbands usually do little housework.C.English husbands are good at sports.D.English husbands enjoy doing housework.A.Peter will quit his job.B.Peter is joking.C.Peter has sold his ho
8、use.D.Peter will not sell his house.A.Shes looking for her raincoat.B.Shes soaking her clothes.C.She wants to close the window.D.She got caught in the rain.A.He is interested in reading.B.Hed like to read the book very much.C.He has already read the book.D.He feels sorry that the woman doesnt know h
9、im very well.A.John was not at home when the woman called.B.The woman dialed the wrong number.C.John is a plumber.D.John was too busy to come.四、BQuestions 19 to(总题数：1，分数：21.00)A.Go to university.B.Go t6 a music school.C.Start his music career as a pop singer.D.Start a business in the music world.A.G
10、o to university and get a degree.B.Get into the music world as a pop singer.C.Start his music business after he gets a university degree.D.Go to university and get a qualification for his music career.A.Because they cant afford to pay for him to live in London.B.Because they think Neil should get a
11、university degree first of all.C.Because they think Neil is wasting his talent and energy singing in the pop world.D.Because they believe Neil will never make it in the pop world.五、BQuestions 22 to(总题数：1，分数：28.00)A.Local news and childrens programs.B.Childrens programs and local service programs.C.D
12、ocumentaries and news.D.Documentaries and movies.A.Broadcasting interviews with people from all walks of life.B.Training broadcasters to higher standards.C.Paying close attention to the quality of their programs.D.Improving sound quality.A.Every 10 minutes.B.Every 15 minutes.C.Every 20 minutes.D.Eve
13、ry 25 minutes.A.If the expenses are paid for him.B.If they will not last long.C.If he is specially invited.D.If they are held locally.六、BSection B/B(总题数：1，分数：21.00)BPassage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard./B（分数：21.00）A.The widening gap between the haves and have-n
14、ots, in terms of high tech equipment and knowledge.B.The sharp distinction between computer experts and computer illiterates.C.The gulf between the very rich and the very poor.D.The barrier that keeps the poor people from learning how to use a computer.A.He does not think the “digital divide“ ever e
15、xists.B.He thinks that to people in developing countries to be healthy is more important.C.He has given large amounts of money to help poor people use computers and Internet.D.He attended the conference held in Seattle and made an impressive speech there.A.The “digital divide“ is disappearing.B.Bill
16、 Gates made a big donation at the meeting.C.Big information technology companies promised to make greater contributions.D.Many organizations, around the world are making efforts to reduce the digital divide.七、BPassage Two(总题数：1，分数：21.00)A.From the place where the agreement was signed.B.From the peop
17、le who signed the agreement.C.From the significance it tried to find in the international finance sys tem.D.None of the above.A.To lower their exchange rates.B.To regulate their exchange rates.C.To raise their regulated rates.D.To make no change of their tales.A.Some developed countries.B.Countries
18、that wanted to borrow money.C.All the member countries.D.The World Bank.八、BPassage Three(总题数：1，分数：28.00)A.No fuel.B.Ice on the wing.C.Engine trouble.D.No food.A.New England.B.Britain.C.Newfoundland.D.Alaska.A.None.B.Less than two.C.Two.D.More than two.A.Many hours.B.One full day.C.Two full days.D.Th
19、ree full days.九、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：77.00)In the medical profession, technology is advancing so fast that questions of law and ethics cannot be discussed and answered fast enough. Most of these questionsU (36) /Uending or beginning a human life. For example, we have the medical ability to keep a p
20、ersonU (37) /U“alive“ for years, on machines, after he or she is “brain dead“. But is it ethical to do this? And what about theU (38) /UIn other words, is itU (39) /Unot to keep a person alive if we have the technology to do so? And there are also many ethical questions involving theU (40) /Uof a hu
21、man baby. External fertilization, for example, is becoming more and more common. By this method, couples who have difficultyU (41) /Ua child may still become parents. At a cost between $ 70,000 and $ 75,000 for theU (42) /Uof one such baby, should society have to pay for this especially when there a
22、re manyU (43) /Uchildren who need parents?U (44) /U; is this fertilized egg a human being? If the parents get a divorce, to whom do these frozen eggs belong? And there is the question of surrogate mothers. There have been several cases of a womanU (45) /U.After delivering the baby, the surrogate mot
23、her sometimes changes her mind and wants to keep the baby. Whose baby is it?U (46) /U?（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:_十、BPart Reading (总题数：5，分数：45.00)12.What is the topic of this passage?（分数：9.00）填空项 1:_13.What is the primary reason for many peo
24、ple in the 18th century to try hard to “control“ the English language?（分数：9.00）填空项 1:_14.It is suggested in the first paragraph that no organization is authoritative enough to 1.（分数：9.00）填空项 1:_15.What does the author think of English grammars developed in the 18th century?（分数：9.00）填空项 1:_16.From th
25、is passage we may come to the conclusion that the 18th century saw 1.（分数：9.00）填空项 1:_十一、BSection B/B(总题数：5，分数：44.50)17.The second paragraph attempts to tell us that _.（分数：8.90）A.mental abilities are characteristic of humans onlyB.we are still not certain about the difference between thought and thin
26、kingC.all animal species are in fact capable of thoughtD.we need to research further to get an appropriate definition of the term “thought“18.The word “scrutinize“ (Paragraph 2) can be best replaced by _.（分数：8.90）A.“improve“B.“examine closely“C.“experiment with“D.“make use of“19.In the authors opini
27、on, even if the term “high-speed idiot“ was appropriate for the early computers, _.（分数：8.90）A.they were worthy of our prideB.they were not able to think even like a human idiotC.they could never be compared to human brainsD.they were still not capable of any human thought20.It can be concluded from
28、the passage that _.（分数：8.90）A.computers will be capable of thought in the near futureB.computers think in a different way from human brainsC.computers can never compete with humans in thinkingD.computers possessed the ability to think at the very beginning21.According to the first paragraph, human b
29、eings attitude towards the early computers can best be described as _.（分数：8.90）A.indifferentB.ambiguousC.contemptuousD.hostile十二、BPassage Two/B(总题数：5，分数：44.50)22.Why, according to the author, is a man so keen to join in conversation?（分数：8.90）A.In order to assert his superiority.B.In order to prove t
30、hat he is a rational, living being.C.In order to communicate ideas which he considers important.D.To prove that he is not a worthless person.23.According to the author, conversation is by and large a grim effort to _.（分数：8.90）A.prevent men thinking they are failuresB.eradicate mans fear of silenceC.
31、avoid silenceD.make a man feel he has value in others eyes24.The author once heard a young man who for thirty minutes _.（分数：8.90）A.interrupted an outstandingly witty speakerB.in a group of witty people, hindered a prince from making a speechC.in a group of witty people did not allow a prince to get
32、a word in edgewaysD.delayed the speech which a prince was about to deliver to a group of intelligent people25.According to the author, what part does weather play in conversation?（分数：8.90）A.It shows peoples ignorance of purpose of conversation.B.It can provide a topic to break the ice.C.It indicates
33、 that very few people hope to learn anything new from conversation.D.It can provide a topic of conversation that is acceptable.26.The reason why one would rather be a mosquito than a mute at a party is that _.（分数：8.90）A.conversation, however meaningless, is preferable to silenceB.a mosquito makes mo
34、re noise than a mute and noise is second nature to manC.man can achieve identity through noiseD.the qualities of a mosquito are superior to those of a mute十三、BPart Error Co(总题数：10，分数：90.00)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:_十四、BPart Translat(总题数：5，分数：35.00)37.“(当一个
35、人怀有 股展翅高飞的冲动时) 1 ,“ Helen Keller once said, “one can never consent to creep.“（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_38.Unable to defend themselves, some countries 1 (只得听凭列强的摆布)（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_39.After he retired, the professor lived in 1 (纽约西面的一个小镇上).（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_40.When the woman reporter heard the suggestion that she
36、 attend a sales training course, 1 (她气恼得双眼直冒怒火).（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_41.A college degree is not a sign that one is a finished product 1 (而是个人已作好生活准备的一个标记).（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_大学六级-549 答案解析(总分：687.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.00)1.有的人认为，科学的价值在于对人类物质生活的提高作出了巨大贡献；另一些人则认为，科学的真正价值在于它提高了人的整体素质.你的看法如何
37、？写出你的观点，并适当举例说明你的理由.（分数：106.00）_正确答案：()解析：BTHE VALUE OF SCIENCE/B At the mention of the value of science, people will immediately associate it with beneficial results of scientific discoveriesthe joys and conveniences which science has brought into human life. It is true that science has revolutioni
38、zed our way of life and transformed the lives of billions of people. It has become the new “magic“ which is capable of doing everything. The latest de vices and gadgets around you for better living have all come about as a result of the application of scientific knowledge. And people now can hardly
39、live without telephones, TV sets, jet planes and computers. But the true value of science does not merely lie in those things. It is fully appreciated by the way in which science contributes to mans intellectual growth and spiritual well-being. It lies rather with its process than with its results.
40、Why are people so eager to become scientists? Why do scientists spend their whole life on observation, experiments, and researches? Scientists are compelled by certain basic human urges. One is the urge to explore. The spirit of Columbus, of Galileo, and of Einsteinthe spirit of conquering un charte
41、d places, discovering unknown facts and climbing untrodden mountain peaksis an inborn gift we are all endowed with. Another is the urge to create. It is not only embodied in the countless inventions made by Edison, the world famous inventor, but also expressed in what an ordinary carpenter doeshe te
42、nds to stand aside admiring at that exquisite piece he has just finished. Obviously, science does more than provide man with material thingsit helps man to satisfy his strong desire for exploration and to fully develop his intellectual potentials. Science is mans most powerful weapon, with which man
43、 has freed him self from the yoke of ignorance and consequent fear. Science is mans treasure house, which has constantly provided him with vitality, hopes, ambitions, understanding and insights. Science is mans best friend, who is always ready to helphelp elevate him spiritually and intellectually.
44、And science, in its true sense, is a celebration of the human spirit itself.二、BPart Reading (总题数：10，分数：70.00)2.To engage the readers interest, the author begins his article with a picturesque description of a cigarette advertising item.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：N）解析：3.Before raising their voices agains
45、t U.S. tobacco industry, many critics have made field trips across many parts of Asia.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：NG）解析：4.It is, partly at least, owing to the effectiveness of cigarette giants advertising that smoking foreign brand-name cigarettes has almost become a fashion in Asia.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Y）解析：5.Research has shown that foreign cigarettes do taste better to Asian smokers than native brands.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：N）解析：6.Thee is some question whether cigarette manufacturers have changed the levels of tar and nicotine for cigarettes sold in the Asian market, but the foreign
