1、大学英语六级-228 (1)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)Handwriting has become a dying art, now that kids start using keyboards as soon as they begin school. But writing things out by hand may be a 1 way we train our brains, several studies suggest. Writing by hand is different from typing because it requires usin
2、g 2 to create a letter, rather than just 3 the whole letter by touching a key, says Virginia Berninger, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington. These finger movements activate large regions of the brain 4 thinking, memory, and language. Studies show that handwriting helps children
3、 learn letters and shapes, improve their composition of ideas, and may also 5 fine-motor skills development. A study by Berninger found that in grades two, four, and six, children wrote more words, faster, and expressed more ideas when writing 6 by hand than when typing on a keyboard. Separate study
4、 by researchers at Indiana University found that children who practiced 7 by hand had more active brains than kids who simply looked at letters. It“s not just children who 8 writing things out by hand, says a study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience . Adults learning a new language remember it
5、s 9 better if they write them out by hand than if they produce them with a keyboard. According to P. Murali Doraiswamy of Duke University, 10 people in handwriting skills could be a useful cognitive exercise as more people spend their days on the computer. （分数：25.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1
6、:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_Sweden was the first European country to introduce bank notes in 1661. Now it“s come farther than most on the path toward 11 them. “I can“t see why we should be printing bank notes at all anymore,“ says Bjoern Ulvaeus, former member of 1970“s pop group ABBA, and
7、an 12 for a world without cash. The outlines of such a society are starting to 13 in this high-tech nation, frustrating those who prefer coins and bills over 14 money. In most Swedish cities, public buses don“t accept cash. Tickets are prepared or 15 with a cell phone text message. “There are towns
8、where it isn“t at all possible anymore to enter a bank and use cash,“ complains Curt Persson, chairman of Sweden“s National Pensioners“ Organization. He says that“s a problem for elderly people in rural areas who don“t have credit cards or don“t know how to use them to 16 The decline of cash is 17 e
9、ven in houses of worship, like the Carl Gustaf Church in Karlshamn, Southern Sweden, where Vicar Johan Tyrberg recently 18 a card reader to make it easier for worshippers to make offerings. The Swedish Bankers“ Association says the 19 of the cash economy is already making an impact in crime statisti
10、cs. The number of bank robberies in Sweden plunged from 110 in 2008 to 16 in 2011the lowest level since it started keeping records 30 years ago. Less cash in 20 makes things safer, both for the staff that handle cash, but also of course for the public. （分数：25.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空
11、项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going. A study of the English language 21 a dramatic history and astonishing creativity. One word can illustrate this idea of meaning in flux: “revolution.“ The word ent
12、ered English in the 14th century from the Latin via French. “Revolution“ means 22 ; that was how it was used. Most often “revolution“ was applied to astronomy to describe a planet 23 in space. The word carried no political meaning. “Revolution“ did not 24 a political meaning in English until at leas
13、t the 16th century. Its meaninga circular movementwas still tied to its origin but had 25 into politics. It could now mean a turnabout in power. This is more complicated than you might think. In 1796, a 26 occurred and “revolution“ had come to mean the rebellion or overthrow of tyrants (专制君主). So we
14、 had the American Revolution, which 27 George III out of the Colonies, and the French Revolution, which gave us the 28 of Louis XVI and the scene of a nation devouring itself. If you“re a Marxist you can recast that to mean one class 29 another. By the time “revolution“ was developing into the word
15、we know todaynot just the overthrow of a tyrant but action 30 belief in a new principle not just a political act. （分数：25.00）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:_Although one might not think so from some of the criticism of it, advertising 31 the kind of society in th
16、e United Kingdom, and a very 32 proportion of the world at large. Advertising is necessary as a means of communicating with others, of telling them about the goods and services that are offered, and of which most of them would never get to hear at all if it were not for advertising. And advertising
17、helps a great deal to 33 a rising standard of living. In talking about advertising, one should not think only 34 a commercial on television, or an advertisement in the newspapers. After all, the roots of advertising are to be found in the market place. For many years it was thought that it was enoug
18、h to produce goods and 35 services. It is only more recently that it has become increasingly understood that the production of goods is a waste of 36 unless those goods can be sold at a fair price. In the competitive society in which we live, it is necessary that we go out and sell what we have to o
19、ffer, and advertising plays an important role in this respect, whether selling at home or in 37 markets. Approximately 2% of the UK gross national product is spent on advertising. But it must not be thought that this advertising tries to sell goods to consumers who do not want them. Of course, adver
20、tising does try to 38 the interest of the potential customer, but if the article when purchased does not 39 the standards that the advertising suggests that it will, it is 40 unlikely that the article will sell well. （分数：25.00）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:_大学英
21、语六级-228 (1)答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)Handwriting has become a dying art, now that kids start using keyboards as soon as they begin school. But writing things out by hand may be a 1 way we train our brains, several studies suggest. Writing by hand is different from typing because it requires using 2
22、to create a letter, rather than just 3 the whole letter by touching a key, says Virginia Berninger, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington. These finger movements activate large regions of the brain 4 thinking, memory, and language. Studies show that handwriting helps children lea
23、rn letters and shapes, improve their composition of ideas, and may also 5 fine-motor skills development. A study by Berninger found that in grades two, four, and six, children wrote more words, faster, and expressed more ideas when writing 6 by hand than when typing on a keyboard. Separate study by
24、researchers at Indiana University found that children who practiced 7 by hand had more active brains than kids who simply looked at letters. It“s not just children who 8 writing things out by hand, says a study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience . Adults learning a new language remember its 9
25、better if they write them out by hand than if they produce them with a keyboard. According to P. Murali Doraiswamy of Duke University, 10 people in handwriting skills could be a useful cognitive exercise as more people spend their days on the computer. （分数：25.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：critical）解析： critical 听
26、力原文 Handwriting has become a dying art, now that kids start using keyboards as soon as they begin school. But writing things out by hand may be a critical way we train our brains, several studies suggest. Writing by hand is different from typing because it requires using strokes to create a letter,
27、rather than just selecting the whole letter by touching a key, says Virginia Berninger, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington. These finger movements activate large regions of the brain involved in thinking, memory, and language. Studies show that handwriting helps children learn
28、 letters and shapes, improve their composition of ideas, and may also boost fine-motor skills development. A study by Berninger found that in grades two, four, and six, children wrote more words, faster, and expressed more ideas when writing essays by hand than when typing on a keyboard. Separate st
29、udy by researchers at Indiana University found that children who practiced printing by hand had more active brains than kids who simply looked at letters. It“s not just children who benefit form writing things out by hand, says a study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience . Adults learning a new
30、 language remember its characters better if they write them out by hand than if they produce them with a keyboard. According to P. Murali Doraiswamy of Duke University, retraining people in handwriting skills could be a useful cognitive exercise as more people spend their days on the computer. 解析 根据
31、空格前的 a和空格后的 way可知，空格处应填入形容词。结合录音可填入 critical，意为“决定性的，关键的”。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：strokes）解析： strokes解析 根据空格所在位置可知，空格处应填入名词(词组)。结合录音可填入 strokes，意为“笔画”。在拼写单词时应注意使用单词的复数形式。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：selecting）解析： selecting解析 根据空格前的 rather than及句意可知，空格处应填入动词(词组)的-ing 形式。结合录音可填入 selecting，意为“选择”。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：involved i）解析
32、： involved in解析 根据空格所在位置及句意可知，空格处应填入后置定语修饰 brain。结合录音可填入 involved in，意为“参与”。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：boost）解析： boost解析 根据空格前的 may可知，空格处应填入动词(词组)的原形。结合录音可填入boost，意为“提高”。拼写单词时应注意双写字母 o。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：essays）解析： essays解析 根据空格所在位置可知，空格处应填入 writing的宾语。结合录音可填入essays，意为“文章”。在拼写单词时应注意单词使用复数形式。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：printing）
33、解析： printing解析 根据空格所在位置及句意可知，空格处应填入动词(词组)。结合录音可填入printing，在此处意为“打印”。在拼写单词时应注意使用单词的-ing 形式。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：benefit from）解析： benefit from解析 根据空格所在位置可知，空格处应填入动词(词组)。结合录音可填入benefit from，意为“从中获益”。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：characters）解析： characters解析 根据空格前的 its可知，空格处应填入名词(词组)。结合录音可填入characters，意为“字母”。在拼写单词时应注意使用单词的复数
34、形式。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：retraining）解析： retraining解析 根据空格所在位置可知，空格处应填入主语。结合录音可填入 retraining，意为“重新培训”。在拼写单词时应注意使用单词的-ing 形式。 Sweden was the first European country to introduce bank notes in 1661. Now it“s come farther than most on the path toward 11 them. “I can“t see why we should be printing bank notes at
35、 all anymore,“ says Bjoern Ulvaeus, former member of 1970“s pop group ABBA, and an 12 for a world without cash. The outlines of such a society are starting to 13 in this high-tech nation, frustrating those who prefer coins and bills over 14 money. In most Swedish cities, public buses don“t accept ca
36、sh. Tickets are prepared or 15 with a cell phone text message. “There are towns where it isn“t at all possible anymore to enter a bank and use cash,“ complains Curt Persson, chairman of Sweden“s National Pensioners“ Organization. He says that“s a problem for elderly people in rural areas who don“t h
37、ave credit cards or don“t know how to use them to 16 The decline of cash is 17 even in houses of worship, like the Carl Gustaf Church in Karlshamn, Southern Sweden, where Vicar Johan Tyrberg recently 18 a card reader to make it easier for worshippers to make offerings. The Swedish Bankers“ Associati
38、on says the 19 of the cash economy is already making an impact in crime statistics. The number of bank robberies in Sweden plunged from 110 in 2008 to 16 in 2011the lowest level since it started keeping records 30 years ago. Less cash in 20 makes things safer, both for the staff that handle cash, bu
39、t also of course for the public. （分数：25.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：getting rid of）解析： getting rid of 听力原文 Sweden was the first European country to introduce bank notes in 1661. Now it“s come farther than most on the path toward getting rid of them. “I can“t see why we should be printing bank notes at all anym
40、ore,“ says Bjoern Ulvaeus, former member of 1970“s pop group ABBA, and an advocate for a world without cash. The outlines of such a society are starting to take shape in this high-tech nation, frustrating those who prefer coins and bills over digital money. In most Swedish cities, public buses don“t
41、 accept cash. Tickets are prepared or purchased with a cell phone text message. “There are towns where it isn“t at all possible anymore to enter a bank and use cash,“ complains Curt Persson, chairman of Sweden“s National Pensioners“ Organization. He says that“s a problem for elderly people in rural
42、areas who don“t have credit cards or don“t know how to use them to withdraw cash The decline of cash is noticeable even in houses of worship, like the Carl Gustaf Church in Karlshamn, Southern Sweden, where Vicar Johan Tyrberg recently installed a card reader to make it easier for worshippers to mak
43、e offerings. The Swedish Bankers“ Association says the shrinkage of the cash economy is already making an impact in crime statistics. The number of bank robberies in Sweden plunged from 110 in 2008 to 16 in 2011the lowest level since it started keeping records 30 years ago. Less cash in circulation
44、makes things safer, both for the staff that handle cash, but also of course for the public. 解析 根据空格前的 toward及句意可知，空格处应填入动词(词组)的-ing 形式。结合录音可填入getting rid of，意为“去掉”。拼写单词时应注意双写单词 get中的字母 t。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：advocate）解析： advocate解析 根据空格前的 an可知，空格处应填入名词(词组)。结合录音可填入 advocate，意为“支持者”。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：take shap
45、e）解析： take shape解析 根据空格前的 to可知，空格处应填入动词(词组)。结合录音可填入 take shape，意为“成形”。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：digital）解析： digital解析 根据空格所在位置可知，空格处应填入形容词修饰 money。结合录音可填入digital，意为“数码的”。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：purchased）解析： purchased解析 根据空格前的 are prepared or及句意可知，空格所在句子为被动句，故空格处应填入动词(词组)的过去分词形式与 prepared构成并列结构。结合录音可填入 purchased，意为“被购买
46、”。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：withdraw cash）解析： withdraw cash解析 根据空格前的 to可知，空格处应填入动词(词组)。结合录音可填入withdraw cash，意为“取钱”。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：oticeable）解析： noticeable解析 根据空格所在位置及句意可知，空格处应填入形容词。结合录音可填入noticeable，意为“明显的”。拼写单词时应注意不要漏写字母 e。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：installod）解析： installod解析 根据空格所在位置可知，空格处应填入谓语动词(词组)。结合录音可填入installed，意为“安装”。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：shrinkage）解析： shrinkage解析 根据空格所在位置可知，空格处应填入名词(词组)。结合录音可填入shrinkage，意为“收缩”。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：cireulatio）解析： cireula
