1、大学英语六级 48 及答案解析(总分：448.04，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 thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic How I Finance My College Education. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below. 1上大
2、学的费用(tuition and fees)可以通过多种途径解决 2哪种途径适合于我(说明理由) （分数：30.00）_二、Part II Reading C(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Generation X Who are we? Why are we called “Generation X“? Where did we come from? Where are we going? Whats going on here? Wheres the Beef? This passage offers some (but only some) of the answers, and poi
3、nts you to other internet sources that can help you find the rest of the answers. Heres a brief “FAQ“ (Frequently Asked Questions) on Generation X: How did we get this name, “Generation X“ anyway? Blame Douglas Coupland of British Columbia, Canada, for one. It was also the name of a British Punk gro
4、up in the 1970s featuring 1980s soloist Billy Idol. In a 1995 interview, Coupland denied any connection, saying: “The books title came not from Billy Idols band, as many supposed, but from the final chapter of a funny sociological book on American class structure titled Class, by Paul Fussell. In hi
5、s final chapter, Fussell named an “X“ category of people who wanted to hop off the merry-go-round of status, money, and social climbing that so often frames modern existence.“ Whatever you say, Doug. When Coupland wrote his book in 1991, the phrase was picked up by marketers desperately seeking a na
6、me for the “generation without a name“. Of course theres been much discussion about “slackers“ (懒惰的人) comes to mind. Other popular terms are “Thirteeners“ or “13th Generation“, which came from a book by Neil Howe and William Strauss called “Generations“, in which we are listed as the 13th generation
7、 of the USA since 1620. Who exactly is Gen-X? This question is in hot dispute. In the mid-1980s the Gen-Xers had been labeled “Baby Busters“ (生育低谷期出生的人), due to the low birthrates of the 1965-1975 age bracket. Demographers (人口统计学家) noticed as early as 1966 that the “boom“ (婴儿潮) was over, and began p
8、lanning and budgeting downward for this massive change from the “boom“ in birth between 1946-1964. (These “Boomer“ dates, by the way, have never been in doubt nor have they been doubted or tampered with by the media.) Today, however, many people lump (将.看作一体) those born in the years 1961-1981 togeth
9、er. Why 1961? Despite being Doug Couplands birthyear, it more likely began with the Howe but on the other hand not wanting to miss an (42) 7. So she showed him the car and it was a. four-year-old Rolls Royce in (43) 8condition, not a mark on it. He started the car and it worked ly well. And. so it w
10、as worth about 40,000.And so he. sort of held his breath and then he said to the woman “Erm. and you want to sell this car for 25?“ She said “Yes.“ (44) 9. She said “Thats all right. All I want is 25. “So very quickly he got out his wallet, paid her the 25. (45) 10. So he signed the bill of sale, an
11、d got into the car. Because he couldnt bear not knowing, he asked just before he drove away: “But why? Why are you selling this very valuable car for 25?“ “Its simple,“ the woman said. (46) 11. （分数：10.00）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、Reading Comprehen
12、sio(总题数：2，分数：177.00)It was the worst tragedy in maritime (航海的) .history, six times more deadly than the Titanic. When the German cruise ship Wilhelm Gustloff was hit by torpedoes (鱼雷) fired from a Russian submarine in the final winter of Word War , more than 10,000 people - mostly women, children an
13、d old people fleeing the final Red Army push into Nazi Germany - were packed aboard. An ice storm had turned the decks into frozen sheets that sent hundreds of families sliding into the sea as the ship tilted and began to go d own. Others desperately tried to put lifeboats down. Some who succeeded f
14、ought off those in the water who had the strength to try to claw their way aboard. Most people froze immediately. “Ill never forget the screams,“ says Christa Niittzmann, 87, one of the 1, 200 survivors. She recalls watching the ship, brightly lit, slipping into its dark grave - and into seeming not
15、hingness, rarely mentioned for more than hall a century. Now Germanys Nobel Prize-winning author Gnter Grass has revived the memory of the 9,000 dead, including more than 4.,000 children - with his latest novel Crab Walk, published last month. The book, which will be out in English next year, doesnt
16、 dwell on the sinking; its heroine is a pregnant young woman who survives the catastrophe only to say later: “Nobody wanted to heal about it, not here in the West (of Germany) and not at all in the East.“ The reason was obvious. As Grass put it in a recent interview with the weekly Die Woche: “Becau
17、se the crimes we Germans are responsible for were and are so dominant, we didnt have the energy left to tell of our own sufferings.“ The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidable - and necessary. By unreservedly owning up to their countrys monstrous crimes in th
18、e Second World War, Germans have managed to win acceptance abroad, marginalize (使不得势) the neo-Nazis at home and make peace with their neighbors. Todays unified Germany is more prosperous and stable than at any time in its long, troubled history. For that, a half century of willful forgetting about p
19、ainful memories like the German Titanic was perhaps a reasonable price to pay. But even the most politically correct Germans believe that theyve now earned the right to discuss the full historical record. Not to equate German suffering with that of its victims, but simply to acknowledge a terrible t
20、ragedy. （分数：88.50）(1).Why does the author say the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was the worst tragedy in maritime history.?（分数：17.70）A.It was attacked by Russian torpedoes.B.Most of its passengers were frozen to death.C.Its victims were mostly women and children.D.It caused the largest number of c
21、asualties.(2).Hundreds of families dropped into the sea when_.（分数：17.70）A.a strong ice storm tilted the shipB.the cruise ship sank all of a suddenC.the badly damaged ship Leaned toward one sideD.the frightened passengers fought desperately for lifeboats(3).The Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy was little tal
22、ked about for more than half a century because Germans _.（分数：17.70）A.were eager to will international acceptanceB.felt guilty for their crimes in World War IIC.had been pressured to keep silent about itD.were afraid of offending their neighbors(4).How does Gnter Grass revive the memory of the Wilhel
23、m Gustloff tragedy.?（分数：17.70）A.By presenting the horrible scene of the torpedo attack.B.By describing the ships sinking in great detail.C.By giving an interview to the weekly Die Woche.D.By depicting the survival of a young pregnant woman.(5).It can be learned from the passage that Germans no longe
24、r think that（分数：17.70）A.they will be misunderstood if they talk about the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedyB.the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy is a reasonable price to pay for the nations past misdeedsC.Germany is responsible for the horrible crimes it committed in World War 1ID.it is wrong to equate their suffer
25、ings with those of other countriesTraffic statistics paint a gloomy picture. To help solve their traffic woes, some rapidly growing U.S. cities have simply built more roads. But traffic experts say building more roads is a quick-fix solution that will not alleviate the traffic problem in the long ru
26、n. Soaring land costs, increasing concern over social and environmental disruptions caused by road-building, and the likelihood that more roads can only lead to more cars and traffic are powerful factors bearing down on a 1950s-style constructions program. The goal of smart-highway technology is to
27、make traffic systems work at optimum efficiency by treating the road and the vehicles traveling on them as an integral transportation system. Proponents of this advanced technology say electronic detection systems, closed-circuit television radio communication, ramp metering, variable message signin
28、g, and other smart-highway technology can now be used at a reasonable cost to improve communication between drives and the people who monitor traffic. Pathfinder, a Santa Monica, California-based smart-highway project in which a 14-mile stretch of the Santa Monica Freeway, making up what is called a
29、 “smart corridor“, is being instrumented with buried loops in the pavement, Closed-circuit television cameras survey the flow of traffic, while communications linked to properly equipped automobiles advise motorists of the least congested routes or detours. Not all traffic experts, however, look to
30、smart-highway technology as the ultimate solution to traffic gridlock. Some say the high-tech approach is limited and can only offer temporary solutions to a serious problem. “Electronics on the highway addresses just one aspect of the problem: how to regulate traffic more efficiently,“ explains Mic
31、hael Renner. senior researcher at the Worldwatch Institute“ It doesnt deal with the central problem of too many cars for roads that cant be built fast enough. It sends people the wrong message. They start thinking Yes, there used to be a traffic congestion problem, but thats been solved now because
32、we have an advanced high-tech system in place. “ Larson agrees and adds, “Smart highways is just one of the tools that we will use to deal with our traffic problems. Its not the solution itself, just part of the package. There are different strategies.“ Other traffic problem-solving options being st
33、udied and experimented which include car pooling, rapid mass-transit systems, staggered or flexible work hours, and road pricing, a sys- tem whereby motorists pay a certain amount for the time they use a highway. It seems that we need a new, major thrust to deal with the traffic problems of the next
34、 20 years. There has to be a big change. （分数：88.50）(1).The word “quick-fix“ (Line 3, Para. 1)is closest in meaning to“_”.（分数：17.70）A.a ready solutionB.an optimal solutionC.an efficient solutionD.an expedient solution(2).According to the passage, the smart highway technology is aimed to_.（分数：17.70）A.
35、optimize the highway capabilitiesB.provide passenger vehicles with a variety of servicesC.install sophisticated facilities on the interstate highwaysD.improve communication between driver and the traffic monitors(3).According to Larson, to tackle the traffic problem,_。（分数：17.70）A.car pooling must be
36、 studiedB.overall strategies must be coordinatedC.rapid mass-transit systems must be introducedD.flexible work hours must be experimented(4).Which of the following best describes the organization of the whole passage?（分数：17.70）A.Two contrasting views of a problem are presented.B.Latest developments
37、are outlined in order of importance.C.An innovation is explained with its importance emphasized.D.A problem is examined and complemented and complementary solutions are proposed or offered.(5).The most appropriate title for this passage would be_.（分数：17.70）A.A Venture to Remedy Traffic WoesB.A Quick
38、-fix Solution for the Traffic ProblemsC.Highways Get SmartPart of the Package to Relieve Traffic GridlockD.Smart Highway ProjectsThe Ultimate Solution to Traffic CongestionThe Armadillo (犰狳) is a very different creature. It has tremendous claws, but no fighting instinct. They have teeth, but not in
39、front, except for the milk teeth some have during infancy. They have long tongues because they catch insects. A strange thing which these animals have is a coat armor, unique among other animals. They have bony plate armor on the outside of their bodies. Each species has a different pattern for ever
40、y little plate they carry. They all are great burrowers (洞穴动物). They sink a hole with them in it as one approaches. It takes a good man to haul even a little one back if it is halfway down its retreat under the ground. They are active, running with a tiptoe trot. Their trot is as an aged pony that i
41、s tired. They have a varied diet. They hunt by night. Todays Armadillos are not the biggest armadillos that have ever existed. The soil of South America is full of larger Armadillo bones from the past. Some of the past bones were as much as sixteen feet long including the tail. Some even migrated to
42、 Texas. There are several species of these animals. The Six-banded Armadillos were good burrowers and massive devourers of insects. They also ate vegetable matter, which was useful for devouring carrion (腐肉). One specie called the Peludo was clumsy bet, effective in getting a snake to its armored hi
43、de and grinding the life out of it. It then eats the snake not effected by the poison. The king of the tribe is the Great Armadillo. It is a big creature in appearance, a yard in length from nose to tail covered with the armor. It even has armor on its legs. Its claws are very long and awfully stron
44、g. The Three-banded Armadillos had a further protection. They are able to curl up like a hedgehog (刺猬) and present an impenetrable ball to an enemy. It is similar to that of a hedgehog or the porcupine (豪猪), but it is more interesting because of the way they fit themselves into their armor. Their he
45、ad and tail pass perfectly through openings in the upper surface of the armor. These openings are bony doors. The back of a typical Glyptodont was covered with a solid piece of bony armor. The tail looked like a bunch of bony rings. The backbone was solid except at the neck. At the neck, there is a
46、joint which allows the head to fit under the bony plate. Some members of the family had tails of solid bone. （分数：-1.00）(1).Whats unique about armadillo is_.（分数：-0.20）_(2).When someone gets near, an armadillo will go down its retreat, and then it is very difficult to_.（分数：-0.20）_(3).The six-banded ar
47、madillos eat vegetable because_.（分数：-0.20）_(4).What is more interesting about the Three-banded Armadillos?（分数：-0.20）_(5).How does a Glyptodont protect its neck?（分数：-0.20）_九、Cloze (15 minutes)(总题数：1，分数：71.00)In 600 B.C., the Assyrian Empire had just fallen. At its height, it had extended from Egypt to Babylonia, for an extreme length of 1
