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历年大学英语六级真题集
2008年6月大学英语六级真题
SectionB
PassageOne
Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,you’renotaninvestorinoneofthosehedgefundsthatfailedcompletely.Withthedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-expensiveLondonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runsabout$8.
Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn’tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthepound.Itissittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainsttheCanadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainstthedollar.
Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation,foranation’sself-esteemrestsinpartonthestrengthofitscurrency.It’salsoapotentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestrates.AndyettherearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.economy-fromgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami-forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.
ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathasbecomehostiletoforeigners.ButnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhisyearwillfinallytopthe2000peak?
ManyEuropeansnowapparentlyviewtheU.S.thewaymanyAmericansviewMexico-asacheapplacetovacation,shopandparty,allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocalscan’taffordtojointhemerrymaking.
Themoneytouristsspendhelpsdecreaseourchronictradedeficit.Sodoexports,whichthanksinparttotheweakdollar,soared11percentbetweenMay2006andMay2007.Forfirstfivemonthsof2007,thetradedeficitactuallyfell7percentfrom2006.
IfyouownsharesinlargeAmericancorporations,you’reawinnerintheweak-dollargamble.LastweekCoca-Cola’sstickbubbledtoafive-yearhighafteritreportedafantasticquarter.Foreignsalesaccountedfor65percentofCoke’sbeveragebusiness.OtherAmericancompaniesprofitingfromthistrendincludeMcDonald’sandIBM.
Americantourists,however,shouldn’texpectanyreliefsoon.Thedollarloststrengththewaymanymarriagesbreakup-slowly,andthenallatonce.Andcurrenciesdon’tturnonadime.Soifyouwanttoavoidthepaininflictedbytheincreasinglypatheticdollar,cancelthatsummervacationtoEnglandandlooktoNewEngland.There,thedollarisstilltreatedwithalittlerespect.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
52.WhydoAmericansfeelhumiliated?
A)TheireconomyisplungingB)Theycan’taffordtripstoEurope
C)TheircurrencyhasslumpedD)Theyhavelosthalfoftheirassets.
53.HowdoesthecurrentdollaraffectthelifeofordinaryAmericans?
A)TheyhavetocanceltheirvacationsinNewEngland.
B)Theyfinditunaffordabletodineinmom-and-poprestaurants.
C)Theyhavetospendmoremoneywhenbuyingimportedgoods.
D)Theymightlosetheirjobsduetopotentialeconomicproblems.
54HowdomanyEuropeansfeelabouttheU.Swiththedevalueddollar?
A)Theyfeelcontemptuousofit
B)Theyaresympatheticwithit.
C)Theyregarditasasuperpoweronthedecline.
D)Theythinkofitasagoodtouristdestination.
55whatistheauthor’sadvicetoAmericans?
A.Theytreatthedollarwithalittlerespect
B.Theytrytowinintheweak-dollargamble
C.Theyvacationathomeratherthanabroad
D.Theytreasuretheirmarriagesallthemore.
56Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“currenciesdon’tturnonadime”(Line2,Para7)?
A.Thedollar’svaluewillnotincreaseintheshortterm.
B.Thevalueofadollarwillnotbereducedtoadime
C.Thedollar’svaluewilldrop,butwithinasmallmargin.
D.FewAmericanswillchangedollarsintoothercurrencies.
PassageTwo
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Inthecollege-admissionswars,weparentsarethetruefights.Wearepushingourkidstogetgoodgrades,takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuildresumessotheycangetintothecollegeofourfirstchoice.I’vetwicebeentothewars,andasIsurveythebattlefield,somethingdifferentishappening.Weseeourkids’collegebackgroundaseprizedemonstratinghowwellwe’veraisedthem.Butwecan’tacknowledgethatourobsession(痴迷)ismoreaboutusthanthem.Sowe’vecontrivedvariousjustificationsthatturnouttobehalf-truths,prejudicesormyths.Itactuallydoesn’tmattermuchwhetherAaronandNicolegotoStanford.
Wehaveafull-blownprestigepanic;weworrythattherewon’tbeenoughprizestogoaround.Fearfulparentsurgetheirchildrentoapplytomoreschoolsthanever.Underlyingthehysteria(歇斯底里)isthebeliefthatscarceelitedegreesmustbehighlyvaluable.Theirgraduatesmustenjoymoresuccessbecausetheygetabettereducationanddevelopbettercontacts.Allthatisplausible——andmostlywrong.Wehaven’tfoundanyconvincingevidencethatselectivityorprestigematters.Selectiveschoolsdon’tsystematicallyemploybetterinstructionalapproachesthanlessselectiveschools.Ontwomeasures——professors’feedbackandthenumberofessayexams——selectiveschoolsdoslightlyworse.
Bysomestudies,selectiveschoolsdoenhancetheirgraduates’lifetimeearnings.Thegainisreckonedat2-4%forevery100-poinntincreaseinaschool’saverageSATscores.Buteventhisadvantageisprobablyastatisticalfluke(偶然).Awell-knownstudyexaminedstudentswhogotintohighlyselectiveschoolsandthenwentelsewhere.Theyearnedjustasmuchasgraduatesfromhigher-statusschools.
Kidscountmorethantheircolleges.GettingintoYalemaysignifyintelligence,talentandambition.Butit’snottheonlyindicatorand,paradoxically,itssignificanceisdeclining.Thereasonsomanysimilarpeoplegoelsewhere.Gettingintocollegeisnotlifeonlycompetition.Old-boynetworksarebreakingdown.PrincetoneconomistAlanKruegerstudiedadmissionstoonetopPh.D.programhighscoresontheGREhelpedexplainwhogotindegreesofprestigiousuniversitiesdidn’t.
So,parentslightenupthestakeshavebeenvastlyexaggerateduptoapoint,wecanrationalizeourpushiness.Americaisacompetitivesociety;ourkidsneedtoadjusttothat.buttoomuchpushinesscanbedestructive.heveryambitionweimposeonourchildrenmaygetsomeintoHarvardbutmayalsosetthemupfordisappointment.onestudyfoundthat,otherthingsbeingequal,graduatesofhighlyselectiveschoolsexperiencedmorejobdissatisfaction.Theymayhavebeensoconditionedtobeingontopthatanythinglessdisappoints.
注意此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
57.Whydosetheauthorsaythatparengsarethetruefightersinthecollege-admissionswars?
A.Theyhavethefinalsayinwhichuniversitytheirchildrenaretoattend.
B.Theyknowbestwhichuniversitiesaremostsuitablefortheirchildren.
C.theyhavetocarryoutintensivesurveysofcollegesbeforechildrenmakeanapplication.
D.theycaremoreaboutwhichcollegetheirchildrengotothanthechildrenthemselves.
58.Whydoparentsurgetheirchildrentoapplytomoreschoolthanever?
A.theywanttoincreasetheirchildrenchancesofenteringaprestigiouscollege.
B.theyhopetheirchildrencanenterauniversitythatoffersattractivescholarships.
C.Theirchildreneillhavehaveawiderchoiceofwhichcollegetogoto.
D.Eliteuniversitiesnowenrollfewersyudentthantheyusedto.
59.Whatdoestheauthormeanbykidscountmorethantheircollege(Line1,para.4?
A.Continuingeducationismoreimportanttoapersonsuccess.
B.Apersonhappinessshouldbevaluedmorethantheireducation.
C.Kidsactualabilitiesaremoreimportangthantheircollegebackground.
D.Whatkidslearnatcollegecannotkeepupwithjobmarketrequirements.
60.WhatdoesKruegerstudytellus?
A.GETtingintoPh.d.programsmaybemorecompetitivethangettingintocollege.
B.Degreesofprestigiousuniversitiesdonotguaranteeentrytograduateprograms.
C.GraduatesfromprestigiousuniversitiesdonotcaremuchabouttheirGREscores.
D.Connectionsbuiltinprestigiousuniversitiesmaybesustainedlongaftergraduation.
61.Onepossibleresultofpushingchildrenintoeliteuniversitiesisthat______
A.theyearblessthantheirpeersfromotherinstitutions
B.theyturnouttobelesscompetitiveinthejobmarket
C.theyexperiencemorejobdissatisfactionaftergraduation
D.theyoveremphasizetheirqualificationsinjobapplication
2008年12月大学英语六级真题
PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)
SectionB
Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Sustainabledevelopmentisappliedtojustabouteverythingfromenergytocleanwaterandeconomicgrowth,andasaresultithasbecomedifficulttoquestioneitherthebasicassumptionsbehinditorthewaytheconceptisputtouse.Thisisespeciallytrueinagriculture,wheresustainabledevelopmentisoftentakenasthesolemeasureofprogresswithoutaproperappreciationofhistoricalandculturalperspectives.
Tostartwith,itisimportanttorememberthatthenatureofagriculturehaschangedmarkedlythroughouthistory,andwillcontinuetodoso.medievalagricultureinnorthernEuropefed,clothedandshelteredapredominantlyruralsocietywithamuchlowerpopulati
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