1、大学六级-144 及答案解析(总分：710.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.00)1.Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the proverb “He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.“ You can give an example or two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least
2、150 words but no more than 200 words. （分数：106.00）_二、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Section A(总题数：4，分数：49.00)（分数：15.00）A.The woman will grasp the main things to pass the exam.B.The woman will never catch up in that way.C.It“s never too late to begin studying.D.He can help the woman with the prepa
3、ration.A.The contract for online banking.B.The difference between cards and cash.C.The interest rate of banks.D.The use of credit cards.A.Fulfill her duty as a good energy saver.B.Go to the utility office to have a check.C.Cut down on her use of computer.D.Shut down her computer at night.A.It requir
4、es procedures like cleaning and grinding.B.Few people carry their plastic garbage to recycling centers.C.There is a wide variety of plastics that are hard to sort out.D.Most plastic grocery bags cannot be recycled.A.He bought her some pictures.B.He took many pictures for her.C.He bought a photo albu
5、m for her.D.He made a birthday cake himself for her.（分数：9.00）A.It“s not necessary for Kathy to wear braces.B.Kathy should wear braces.C.Kathy should take care of her dental health.D.He would help Kathy straighten her teeth.A.George deserves a job of higher income.B.George is promoted as marketing ma
6、nager.C.George lies about the reason why he left the job.D.George should have called her before leaving.A.Britney is not as beautiful as she used to be.B.He regrets paying for the concert.C.He doesn“t satisfy with Britney“s concert either.D.Britney is lucky to be a pop star.Questions 9 to 12 are bas
7、ed on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：16.00）A.Summer vacation internship programs.B.Employment opportunities provided by schools.C.Potential risks of working part-time.D.Importance of a clear and explicit contract.A.They are responsible for commuting students to the company.B.They are tryi
8、ng to strive for more benefits for students.C.They should have everything concerning their students“ rights in hand.D.They ought to gain a reputation for guaranteeing job opportunities.A.Students are unwilling to work overtime.B.Schools refuse to sign contracts with them.C.Schools don“t get a permit
9、 to organize internships.D.Training and insurance is a huge investment.A.Students find it hard to protect their rights.B.Students can complain to local education authorities.C.Companies act according to the agreement they signed.D.Schools accept unfair contract regardless of students“ rights.Questio
10、ns 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：9.00）A.A tourist guidebook.B.A travellers“ report.C.A travelling magazine.D.An airport ranking list.A.Right beside Gate B13.B.Next to Gate B11.C.There is no Gate B14.D.In the F terminal.A.They provide nice shuttle services and helpfu
11、l navigation.B.They are completely indifferent to travellers“ needs.C.They are extremely strict with passengers“ security.D.They have a toll free customer service helpline.四、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：20.0
12、0）A.The difference in athletic achievements.B.The difference between race and human.C.The difference between black and white athletes.D.The laws of motion and endurance.A.Black athletes tend to have a higher center of gravity.B.Black athletes tend to have longer legs and bigger strides.C.Black athle
13、tes tend to fall to the ground more steadily.D.Black athletes tend to use their upper bodies more.A.Doubtful.B.Confident.C.Unsure.D.Neutral.A.The inherent athletic superiority of athletes.B.The popularity of different sports in different communities.C.The lack of sports facilities in certain countri
14、es.D.The dominance of white population.六、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：18.00)Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：18.00）A.It can save people a lot of money and time.B.It will improve our quality of daily life.C.It offers convenience and saves our strength.D.It is safer and mor
15、e convenient.A.We don“t know whom we make a transaction with.B.We don“t know the sellers“ reputation and personality.C.We can“t identify whether the goods are real or not.D.We don“t know whether a credit card can be used or not.A.Receiving fake goods.B.Losing the goods we ordered.C.Receiving low-qua
16、lity goods.D.Being overcharged.七、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：18.00)Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：18.00）A.She dropped out of senior high school.B.She became a virtual celebrity.C.She influenced how people dress themselves.D.She balanced study and career pursuit quite
17、 well.A.The curiosity about blog communication.B.The desire to release her obsession with fashion.C.The lust for fame and acquaintance with celebrities.D.The love for designing fashionable shoes.A.Being associated with famous designers.B.Keeping close eyes on natural beauty.C.Being far away from the
18、 fashion center.D.Accepting professional education.八、Section C(总题数：1，分数：144.00)A blue hole is a flooded sea cave with a hole that opens up at the land“s surface. Some blue holes have very special rock 1 and water chemistry. Far below sea level, they contain some of the 2 environments on earth, with
19、no oxygen and no light. Yet these areas are filled with life forms that have 3 the extreme conditions. Information gathered from these blue holes is helping scientists increase their understanding of biology, archaeology (考古学) and 4 . Blue holes get their name from the color some have when seen from
20、 the air. The color is usually a 5 the sky on the water. But not all of these cave systems have blue surfaces. Some contain dark or 6 water. One reason blue holes have not been fully explored is that they can be extremely dangerous. There are many safety rules that divers must follow to help ensure
21、their 7 . Scientists are interested in these caves because oxygen-free conditions there are 8 those on earth long ago, before oxygen existed on our planet. Experts are not only interested in life on our planet. They study these extreme conditions to understand how and where life might exist on other
22、 planets. Blue holes also permit scientists to study climate change over thousands of years. They want to understand what those changes could mean in the future. Because blue holes contain no oxygen, they also protect ancient objects from the 9 of time. However, many blue holes have become areas whe
23、re people throw away waste. These actions are polluting an important source of fresh water. One of the researchers“ goals is to raise 10 about these underground areas so local communities will take better care in protecting them. （分数：144.00）填空项 1:_九、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、Section A(总题数：1
24、，分数：35.00)Waffles? French toast? Bacon? Big breakfasts may be a thing of the past. According to the Associated Press, more Americans are consuming breakfast in stages thanks to on-the-go lifestyles and the belief that multiple, smaller meals are 1 than three large ones. Serial eating is only expecte
25、d to increase in the coming years. The NPD Group. a market research company, 2 that the number of times people will snack in the mornings will increase 23% between 2008 and 2018, 3 with 20% and 15% increases in afternoon and evening snacking, 4 Unlike their evening alter-egos, morning snackers tend
26、to be more health 5 , looking for low-calorie foods with more fiber, antioxidants (抗氧化物) and whole grains. For instance, General Mills introduced its 140-calorie Fiber One bars in 2007, but recently added three more flavors as well as 90-calorie versions. This may be new in the US, but a second brea
27、kfast is 6 in countries such as Germany. In Bavaria, a traditional second breakfast 7 of white sausages, pretzels (椒盐卷饼), sweet mustard and, of course, beer. But snackers, beware: Though spreading calories across several meals is generally accepted to be healthier, it can actually cause people to ov
28、er-consume and gain weight, David Levitsky, a professor of nutrition and psychology at Cornell University, told the AP. Maybe the trend toward portable, quick-hit breakfasts will 8 more people to eat in the morning. According to the Huffington Post, a 2011 9 by the NPD Group found that 10 percent of
29、 the US population, or 31 million Americans, 10 the most important meal of the day. A. compared F. estimates K. particularly B. connected G. healthier L. respectively C. conscious H. inspire M. skip D. consists I. made N. supervision E. easier J. necessary O. survey（分数：35.00）十一、Section B(总题数：1，分数：70
30、.00)Why Can“t American Students Compete?Twice as many students in Singapore are proficient in math as in the United States.A. “We know what it takes to compete for the jobs and industries of our time,“ President Obama said in his State of the Union address this year. “We need to out-innovate, out-ed
31、ucate, and out-build the rest of the world.“ Yet despite the economic crisis facing the country, the US educational system remains frozen in place, unable to adapt to contemporary global realities. B. As all schoolchildren know, water freezes to solid, barren, cracked ice at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (华
32、氏温度). So maybe it is more than a mere coincidence that 32 percent of US public and private-school students in the class of 2011 are deemed proficient in mathematics, placing the United States 32nd among the 65 nations that participated in the latest international tests administered by the Organizati
33、on for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The United States ranks between Portugal and Italy and far behind South Korea, Finland, Canada, and the Netherlands. C. We became aware of the seriousness of the problem after we equated, with the help of colleagues, the test scores of the class of
34、 2011 on the latest international test when this class was in 10th grade, with its prior eighth-grade scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), an official US test that both assesses performance of US students and sets the standard for “proficiency“. D. Linking these tests al
35、so allowed us to compare the performance of students in each state with that of students in other countries. The results are scary. Even in Massachusetts, with its famous collection of public and private schools, students reach only the level attained by students in the entire nations of Canada, Jap
36、an, and Switzerland. Massachusetts, the only US state with a majority of students (51 percent) above the proficiency mark, trails well behind students in South Korea and Finland. E. The percentage proficient in the state of New York (30 percent) is equivalent to that achieved by students in debt- ri
37、dden Portugal and Spain. California, the home of highly skilled Silicon Valley, has a math proficiency rate of 24 percent, the same as bankrupt Greece and just a notch (等级) above struggling Russia. F. President Obama, to his credit, has highlighted the problem repeatedly. But too many state educatio
38、n officials have done their best to obfuscate (故意混淆) the low performance of their students. Under the educational accountability rules set down by the federal law No Child Left Behind, each state may set its own proficiency standard, and most have set their standards well below the world-class level
39、. As a result, most state proficiency reports grossly increase the percentage of students who are proficient, if we account for the fact that our students need to compete not just with others from the same state but also with those across the globe. G. When not obfuscating the problem, apologists ex
40、plain away the results with misleading arguments. Some point to the country“s large immigrant and disadvantaged populations, which, to be sure, do pose difficult educational challenges. Proficiency rates among African-Americans and Hispanics are very low (11 and 15 percent, respectively). But if one
41、 compares only the white students in the US with all students in other countries, the US still falls short: Only 42 percent are proficient, which would place them at 17th in the world compared with all of the students in other nations. The only positive sign is the majority of Asian students in the
42、United States (52 percent) who score at or above the proficiency level. H. When our results were first released, one school-board member in Loudoun County, a wealthy suburb of Washington D. C., explained away the results: “In many countries, poor-performing children are filtered out of high school,
43、whereas in the US, we test all our students, both great and not so great. So the comparison is not on a level playing field.“ That might have been true some decades ago when only a few countries followed the United States“ emphasis on universal education and thus left many students out of school and
44、 unavailable for testing. But today the US actually graduates fewer students from high school than the average developed country, completely eliminating any claim that the US is testing a broader range of the youth population. I. Some also take false comfort in the belief that it takes only a limite
45、d number of high-flying students to fill the jobs at Google, Facebook, IBM, and all the other businesses and professions that need highly skilled talent. The United States is still great at producing the advanced students needed to power economic growth. J. Still others say the low math scores are o
46、ffset by a better record in reading. Admittedly the proficiency rate in only 10 countries is significantly higher than in the US. If not the world leader, the United States“ record is at least better than average. Nonetheless, the set of skills most needed for sustained growth in economic productivi
47、tyand the skills in shortest supply todayare those rooted in math competencies. Our future scientists and engineersthe engine of US innovationcome from those with high math skills. While Silicon Valley could possibly be fueled by importing skilled workers from abroad, we should not continue to count
48、 on this in today“s globalized world. Even if we could, it is hardly fair to our own young people to count them out of the country“s best jobs. K. According to our best calculations, the US could enjoy a remarkable increase in its annual per capita GDP growth by enhancing the math proficiency of its
49、 students. Increasing the percentage of proficient students to the levels attained in Canada and South Korea would increase the annual US growth rate by 0.9 percentage points and 1.3 percentage points, respectively. L. When translated into dollar terms according to the historical patterns, we see very different futures for the United States, depending on whether or not our schools are improved. If one calculates increases in national income from projections over an 80-year period
