英语六级B卷真题及答案.docx

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英语六级B卷真题及答案

2010年6月英语六级B卷真题及答案：

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SectionA

　　ShortConversation

　　11.M:

Oh,I’msosorryIforgottobringalongthebookyouborrowedfromthelibrary.

　　W:

Whataterriblememoryyouhave!

Anyway,Iwon’tneedituntilFridaynight.AslongasIcangetitbythen,OK?

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

　　12.W:

Doctor,Ihaven’tbeenabletogetenoughsleeplately,andI’mtootiredtoconcentrateinclass.

　　M:

Well,youknow,spendingtoomuchtimeindoorswithallthatartificiallightingcandothattoyou.Yourbodylosestrackofwhetherit’sdayornight.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

　　13.M:

IthinkI’llgetoneofthosenewT-shirts,youknow,withtheschool’slogoonboththefrontandback.

　　W:

You’llregretit.Theyareexpensive,andI’veheardtheprintingfadeseasilywhenyouwashthem.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　14.W:

Ithinkyourarticleintheschoolnewspaperisrightontarget,andyourviewpointshavecertainlyconvincedme.

　　M:

Thanks,butinviewofthegeneralresponses,youandIaredefinitelyintheminority.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　15.M:

DaisywasfuriousyesterdaybecauseIlosthernotebook.ShouldIgoseeherandapologizetoagain?

　　W:

Well,ifIwereyou,I’dlethercooloffafewdaysbeforeIapproachher.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

　　16.M:

WouldyoupleasetellmewhereIcangetbatteriesforthisbrandofcamera?

　　W:

Letmehavealook.Oh,yes,godownthisaisle,passthegardentools,you’llfindthemontheshelfnexttothelightbulbs.

　　Q:

Whatisthemanlookingfor?

　　17.M:

OurbasketballteamisplayinginthefinalsbutIdon’thaveaticket.IguessI’lljustwatchitonTV.Doyouwanttocomeover?

　　W:

ActuallyIhaveaticket.ButI’mnotfeelingwell.Youcanhaveitforwhatitcostme.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　18.M:

Honey,I’llbegoingstraighttothetheatrefromworkthisevening.Couldyoubringmysuitandtiealong?

　　W:

Sure,it’sthefirstperformanceoftheStateSymphonyOrchestrainourcity,sosuitandtieisamust.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　LongConversations

　　Conversation1

　　M:

Igottwolettersthismorningwithjoboffers,onefromthePolytechnic,andtheotherfromtheLanguageSchoolinPistoia,Italy.

　　W:

Soyouarenotsurewhichtogofor?

　　M:

That’sit.Ofcourse,theconditionsofworkareverydifferent:

ThePolytechnicisofferingtwo-yearcontractwhichcouldberenewed,butthelanguageschoolisonlyofferingayear’scontract,andthat’sadifferentminus.Itcouldberenewed,butyouneverknow.

　　W:

Isee.Soit’smuchlesssecure.Butyoudon’tneedtothinktoomuchaboutsteadyjobswhenyouareonly23.

　　M:

That’strue.

　　W:

Whataboutthesalaries?

　　M:

Well,thePistoiajobpaysmuchbetterintheshortterm.I’llbegettingtheequivalentofaboutā22,000ayearthere,butonlyā20,000atthePolytechnic.Butthenthehoursaredifferent.AtthePolytechnicI’dhavetodo35hoursaweek,20teachingand15administration,whereasthePistoiaschoolisonlyaskingfor30hoursteaching.

　　W:

Mmm…

　　M:

Thenthetypeofteachingissodifferent.ThePolytechnicisalladultsandmostlypreparationforexamsliketheCambridgecertificates.TheLanguageSchoolwantsmetodoabitofexampreparation,butalsoquitealotofworkincompaniesandfactories,andacoupleofchildren’sclasses.Oh,andabitofliteratureteaching.

　　W:

Well,thatsoundsmuchmorevariedandinteresting.AndI’dimagineyouwouldbedoingquirealotofteachingoutsidetheschool,andmovingaroundquiteabit.

　　M:

Yes,whereaswiththePolytechnicposition,I’dbestuckintheschoolallday.

　　Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard:

　　Q19.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

　　Q20.WhatdowelearnaboutthestudentsatthePolytechnic?

　　Q21.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthejobattheLanguageschool?

　　Conversation2

　　Goodeveningandwelcometotonight'seditionofLegendaryLives.OursubjectthiseveningisJamesDean,actorandherofortheyoungpeopleofhistime.EdwardMurrayistheauthorofanewbiographyofDean.

　　W:

Goodevening,Edward.

　　M:

HelloTina.

　　W:

Edward,telluswhatyouknowaboutDean'searlylife.

　　M:

HewasborninIndianain1931,buthisparentsmovedtoCaliforniawhenhewasfive.Hewasn'ttherelongthoughbecausehismotherpassedawayjustfouryearslater.Jimmy'sfathersenthimbacktoIndianaafterthattolivewithhisaunt.

　　W:

Sohowdidhegetintoacting?

　　M:

Well,firstheactedinplaysathighschool,thenhewenttocollegeinCaliforniawherehegotseriouslyintoacting.In1951hemovedtoNewYorktodomorestageacting.

　　W:

Thenwhendidhismoviecareerreallystart?

　　M:

1955.HisfirststarringrolewasinEastofEden.Itwasfabulous.Deanbecameahugesuccess.Butthemoviethatreallymadehimfamouswashissecondone,RebelWithoutaCause,thatwasaboutteenagerswhofeltliketheydidn'tfitintosociety.

　　W:

Sohowmanymoremoviesdidhemake?

　　M:

Justonemore,thenhediedinthatcarcrashinCaliforniain1955.

　　W:

Whatatragedy!

Heonlymadethreemovies!

Sowhatmadehimthelegendhestillistoday?

　　M:

WellIguesshislooks,hisactingability,hisshortlife,andmaybethetypeofcharacterheplayedinhismovies.ManyyoungpeoplesawhimasasymbolofAmericanyouths.

　　Q22Whatisthewomandoing?

　　Q23WhydidJamesDeanmovebacktoIndianawhenhewasyoung?

　　Q24WhatdoesthemansayJamesDeandidatcollegeinCalifornia?

Passage1

　　Thetimeis9o’clockandthisisMarianSnowwiththenews.

　　TheGermanauthoritiesaresendinginvestigatorstodiscoverthecauseoftheplanecrashlateyesterdayontheislandofTenerife.Theplane,aBoeing737,takingGermanholidaymakerstotheislandcrashedintoahillsideasitcircledwhilepreparingtoland.Theplanewascarrying180passengers.It’sthoughttherearenosurvivors.Rescueworkerswereatthescene.

　　TheBritishindustrialistJamesLouis,heldbykidnapperincentralAfricaforthepast8months,wasreleasedunharmedyesterday.Thekidnappershadbeendemanding1millionpoundsforthereleaseofMr.Louis.TheLondonBankandtheiragentswhohadbeennegotiatingwiththekidnappershavenotsaidwhetheranyamountofmoneyhasbeenpaid.

　　The500UKmotorsworkerswhohadbeenonstrikeinHighTownforthepast3threeweekswentbacktoworkthismorning.Thisfollowssuccessfultalksbetweenmanagementandunionrepresentatives,whichresultedinanewagreementonworkinghourandconditions.Aspokesmanforthemanagementsaidthey’dhopetheycouldnowgetbacktoproducingcars,andthattheylostlotsofmoneyandordersoverthisdispute.

　　Andfinallytheweather.Afteracodestart,mostofthecountryshouldbewarmandsunny.Buttowardslateafternoon,rainwillspreadfromScotlandtocovermostpartsbymidnight.

　　Questions26–29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　26WhatdoesthenewssayabouttheBoeing737plane?

　　27WhathappenedtoBritishindustrialistJamesLouis?

　　28Howdidthe3-weekstrikeinHighTownend?

　　29Whatkindofweatherwillbeexpectedbymidnightinmostpartsofthecountry?

　　Passage2

　　JuanLouis,ajuniorgeologymajor,decidedtogiveaninformativespeechabouthowearthquakesoccur.Fromhisaudienceandanalysishelearnedthatonly2or3ofhisclassmatesknewmuchofanythingaboutgeology.Juanrealizedthenthathemustpresenthisspeechatanelementarylevelandwithaminimumofscientificlanguage.Ashepreparedthespeech,Juankeptaskinghimself,“HowcanImakethisclearandmeaningfultosomeonewhoknowsnothingaboutearthquakesorgeologicalprinciples?

”SincehewasspeakingintheMidwest,hedecidedtobeginbynotingthatthemostsevereearthquakeinAmericanhistorytookplacenotinCaliforniaorAlaskabutatNewMadrid,Missouriin1811.Ifsuchanearthquakehappenedtoday,itwouldbefeltfromtheRockyMountainstotheAtlanticOceanandwouldflattenmostofthecitiesintheMississippivalley.That,hefigured,shouldgethisclassmates’attention.Throughoutthebodyofthespeech,Juandealtonlywiththebasicmechanicsoftheearthquakes,carefullyavoidtechnicalterms.Healsopreparedvisualaids,diagrammingphotoline,sohisclassmateswouldn’tgetconfused.Tobeabsolutelysafe,Juanaskedhisroommate,whowasnotageologymajor,tolistentothespeech.“Stopme,”hesaid,“anytimeIsaysomethingyoudon’tunderstand.”Juan’sroommatestoppedhimfourtimes.Andateachspot,Juanworkedoutawaytomakehispointmoreclearly.Finally,hehadaspeechthatwasinterestingandperfectlyunderstandabletohisaudience.

　　Questions30–32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　Q30WhatdidJuanLouislearnfromtheanalysisofhisaudience?

　　Q31HowdidJuanLouisstarthisspeech?

　　Q32WhatdidJuanaskhisroommatetodowhenhewasmakinghistrialspeech?

　　Passage3

　　Esperantoisanartificiallanguage,designedtoserveinternationallyasanauxiliarymeansofcommunicationamongspeakersofdifferentlanguages.ItwascreatedbyLudwigLazarZamenhof,apolishJewishdoctorspecializedineyediseases.Esperantowasfirstpresentedin1887.Aninternationalmovementwaslaunchedtopromoteitsuse.Despiteargumentsanddisagreements,themovementhascontinuedtoflourishandhasmembersinmorethan80countries.Esperantoisusedinternationallyacrosslanguageboundariesbyatleast1millionpeople,particularlyinspecializedfields.Itisusedinpersonalcontexts,onradiobroadcastsandinanumberofItspopularityhasspreadformEurope,botheastandwest,tosuchcountries