1、大学六级-1460 及答案解析(总分：712.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.00)1.1. 越来越多的大学生应征入伍2. 许多人认为大学生应征入伍利大于弊3. 我的看法On the Conscription of College Students（分数：106.00）_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：1，分数：70.00)The End of the Cash EraIn the spring Adam Smith will replace Sir Edward Elgar as the face on Britains
2、20 note. The first economic thinker to be so honored could well be the last. Not because economists are especially undeserving, but because cash, after millennia as one of mankinds most versatile and enduring technologies, looks set over the next 15 years or so finally to melt away into an electroni
3、c stream of ones and zeros. If an era is represented by its money, the information age is at hand.Notes and coins are already a small fraction of the money in most rich countries. But going by the number of transactions rather than their value, we still live firmly in a cash society. The European Pa
4、yments Council estimates that the European Unions 360 billion cash transactions cost at least 50 billion a year; others put the bill at （分数：70.00）(1).Why could Adam Smith be the last economist as the face on Britains 20 note?（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The data quoted by the European Payments Council indic
5、ates that _. （分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to Sunil Bharti Mittal of Bharti Airtel, what will change the traditional way of transactions fundamentally?（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The chairman of Vodafone John Bond thinks that _.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(5).In most circumstances, compared with notes and coins the
6、predominance of a phone or a smart card involves _.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(6).According to John Maynard Keynes, why can governments use devaluation of currency to take in people?（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(7).Electronic currency cannot help shopkeepers avoid _.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(8).Except for its power to link the b
7、ank mobile phone is able to enhance moneys utility owing to its _.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(9).The nagging question of anonymity is related closely with _.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(10).The state makes a decision on restricting the amount of payment by means of _.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_三、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Se
8、ction A(总题数：3，分数：105.00)Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：56.00）A.They will go and buy coffee.B.They will go and buy the lottery.C.They will finish the job.D.They will begin with the job.A.She will get married with the male speaker.B.She will get married this w
9、inter.C.She has got married for about six months.D.She has decided to marry in June.A.Colleagues.B.Customer manager and client.C.Boss and secretary.D.Professor and student.A.He has to work overtime.B.He is under great pressure of the job.C.He doesnt get along with his workmates.D.He is not satisfied
10、 with his salary.A.He grew up in England.B.He was born in Spain.C.He spent his teen years in London.D.He went to a college in the USA.A.Annoying and mean.B.Kind and friendly.C.Intelligent but mean.D.Intelligent but annoying.A.Who is going to do the dishes.B.Who is going to sweep the floor.C.What pro
11、gram is on TV.D.What they are going to do.A.At teatime this afternoon.B.At lunch next Tuesday.C.At lunch on Wednesday.D.At teatime on Wednesday.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.Beautiful and considerate.B.Rude and inconsiderate.C.Beautiful but rude.D.H
12、elpful but careless.A.Once a day.B.Twice a day.C.Once a week.D.Twice a week.A.She has gone to America on business.B.She may get married in a few months.C.She has done Sarah a big favor.D.She has dated with the male speaker.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.0
13、0）A.Host and guest.B.Hostess and guest.C.Interview and interviewee.D.Reporter and movie star.A.He was housed by Emma Thompson five years ago.B.He has graduated from an England university.C.He has become a British citizen.D.He will be 15 years old in April.A.Easy and funny.B.Easy and interesting.C.Ha
14、rd and ridiculous.D.Hard and meaningful.A.She will be making Nanny McPhee .B.She will celebrate it for a whole year.C.She will go to England.D.She will write a song for herself.五、Section B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.It tasted
15、 as good as the one from a full jar.B.It tasted no better than the one from a full jar.C.It tasted better than the one from a full jar.D.It tasted worse than the one from a full jar.A.It brought the author great fame after it was first published.B.It had been banned for years till 19708.C.It became
16、popular immediately after it was made legal.D.It was copied illegally when it was banned.A.Emphasize the good quality of his products.B.Emphasize the rarity of his products.C.Emphasize the discount of his products.D.Emphasize the function of his products.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on th
17、e passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）A.tie would never walk or run normally.B.He would walk and run normally.C.He would walk normally, but he couldnt run normally.D.He would walk normally, but he couldnt jump normally.A.Six-year-old.B.Seven year-old.C.Eight-year-old.D.Nine-year-old.A.Joey was in
18、Grade Eight, while the others were in Grade Seven.B.Joey was in Grade Seven, while the others were in Grade Eight.C.Joey had trouble in training because of his feet.D.Joey did the best among the team members.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）A.Two
19、 years ago, in a taxicab.B.Two years ago, in a coffeehouse.C.One year ago, in a taxicab.D.One year ago, in a coffeehouse.A.The cab company.B.The number of the cab.C.The name of the driver.D.Nothing.A.Because someone may like it and then keep it.B.Because it is trivial compared to crimes and cases al
20、ike,C.Because the police are not supposed to help people do this.D.Because there are hundreds of similar guitars.A.The police.B.The taxi driver.C.A coffeehouse owner.D.A person unknown.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：77.00)Scotland is a unique place. It has some of the most beautiful cities in Europe, a living
21、 evidence of a (36) and proud past.Its peoples ancient love to the hard land and their struggle against nature are (37) within the wails of the Angus Folk Museum. You are able to get a feel of the (38) rural atmosphere of times past from the everyday (39) displayed in this museum.Perhaps the most (4
22、0) moment for Scottish autonomy is the one (41) inside this ancient abbey of Arbroath, where, in 1320, the Declaration of Independence was celebrated, at the instigation of King Robert the Bruce, He carried out the plan for autonomy drawn up by the great popular hero William Wallace, to whom cinema
23、has (42) the wonderful film Braveheart, the winner of five Oscars.The Glamis Castle is often remembered for being the (43) of King Macbeth and Queen Elizabeth in her childhood. Among the most regular guests here are the inevitable ghosts, which are nourished by ancient popular beliefs. (44) .The tru
24、e flag of Scotland, tartan, is recognizable from the brightly colored plaid patterns which are used to distinguish the various clans. (45) .The typical Scottish garment, the kilt, is socially necessary when the Scots play the Great Highland bagpipes, especially when they march in parades.Bagpipes an
25、d dancing open the competitions of local sporting events, which are called Highland Gatherings. (46) .（分数：77.00）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、Part Reading Compr(总题数：0，分数：0.00)八、Section A(总题数：1，分数：90.00)The curse of jet lag has struck most internationa
26、l travelers at one time or another - and anyone lucky enough to have avoided it will surely have suffered the equally unpleasant sleep-deprivation involved in an early-morning start. Nor, as shift workers know too, is it possible to escape by going to bed earlier the previous evening, and thus putti
27、ng sleep in the bank. Sleepiness is controlled by the bodys internal biological clock, so an earlier bedtime just means several wakeful hours staring in frustration at a darkened ceiling.For years, some travelers and shift workers have sworn by melatonin (褪黑素). This is a hormone that regulates the b
28、iological clock. It is made in the brain by a structure called the pineal gland (松果体), as darkness sets in after sunset. Light is the one that keeps the biological clock in same pace with solar time. The clock then tells the brain when to go to sleep. The theory of those who use melatonin is that an
29、 external dose of it can reset the clock, and thus cause the “go to sleep“ signal to be sent at a more convenient moment. Melatonin can also increase sleepiness during the day, when the pineal gland is not producing it.This has resulted in a growing, and often unregulated, market in melatonin-supple
30、ment tablets. The pharmaceutical industrys response to this seems to be: “If you cant beat them, join them.“ A paper in this weeks Lancet, by Shantha Rajaratnam of the Harvard Medical School and his colleagues, reports two trials, funded by drug companies, of tasimelteon, a substance that binds to t
31、he same receptors in the brain as melatonin does, and which it is expected will have a similar effect.In the course of these trials, more than 400 people had their bedtimes brought forward by five hours in controlled conditions. Half an hour before lights out, a quarter of them were given common dru
32、g, while the remaining three-quarters were given varying doses of tasimelteon. Dr. Rajaratnam and his colleagues report that the new drug let people fall asleep faster at the unnaturally early time, and also allowed them to sleep longer than those given the common one.（分数：90.00）(1).If an internation
33、al traveler escapes from suffering jet lag, he will certainly undergo _.（分数：18.00）填空项 1:_(2).Going to bed earlier, you may be frustrated by bodys internal biological clock in keeping you _.（分数：18.00）填空项 1:_(3).When will melatonin be made in the brain according to the passage?（分数：18.00）填空项 1:_(4).Tas
34、imelteon has the same function and similar effect as melatonin for it connects with _.（分数：18.00）填空项 1:_(5).How many people were given tasimelteon in the experiment?（分数：18.00）填空项 1:_九、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：44.50)Many people - especially the baby-boomers born between 1946 and
35、1964, who will be retiring over the next 20 years or so - will be asking themselves whether they will have enough to keep them comfortable in their old age, even if they save a lot. After all, it is generally accepted that they cannot rely on the state. The burden on the taxpayer would be too great.
36、But, as already noted, financial wealth is just a claim on the assets produced by the economy. Making pensions a claim on the private sector rather than the public purse does not change the problem. Will businesses in 20 years time be producing enough income to pay the rewards and bond interest to p
37、ay baby-boomers their private-sector pensions? And what will happen to asset prices if the boomers try to cash what they hold?In demographic(人口统计学) terms, asset markets could be seen as a pyramid scheme, in which each generation aims to sell its accumulated savings to the next. Provided the next gen
38、eration is larger than the one that preceded it, the savers can sell their assets at higher prices. That was the case for much of the 20th century.The baby-boomers will upset the pattern. If they retire at 65, they will start offloading their assets in 2011. And even in America, which has fewer demo
39、graphic problems than Japan, there are not enough new savers coming along to replace them. Some hope that emerging markets will solve the problem, by acting as buyers of developed market assets and a source of higher returns for investors in rich countries, but: the theory is unproven.In a 136-page
40、report, “The Business of Ageing“, John Llewellyn and Camille Chaix-Viros of Nomura, a Japanese bank, examine the potential effect on financial markets of ageing Western populations. As the baby-boomers run down their savings to fund their retirement, you would expect, other things being equal, real
41、interest rates to rise (because the supply of savings will fall, relative to demand). As a consequence of this, the valuation of assets such as bonds and equities should come under pressure. Evidence partly backs up this theory. For example, economists can plot a relationship between the proportion
42、of the population aged between 35 and 59 (when people save most) and the level of real interest rates. The relationship has been negative, as theory would predict, since the 1980s (lots of savings kept interest rates low). The strong Western stockmarkets of the 1990s coincided with the boomers peak
43、savings years.（分数：44.50）(1).What can we learn about the baby-boomers in the first paragraph?（分数：8.90）A.They are not among people questioning about their future.B.They believe they can live a comfortable life in old age.C.Most of them dont want to depend on the state.D.Other people should worry about
44、 their old age instead of them.(2).What can we learn about the asset markets from the passage?（分数：8.90）A.It is questionable whether American economy can produce enough assets.B.If pensions are owned by private sector, baby-boomers dont need to worry.C.The pyramid-scheme pattern of asset markets is u
45、ndeniablly fixed.D.Savers can always sell assets at higher prices.(3).“The theory“ in the last sentence of the fourth paragraph refers to that _.（分数：8.90）A.the baby-boomers will upset the patternB.there are more demographic problems in JapanC.the result concluded by John Llewellyn and Camille Chaix-
46、VirosD.the emerging markets can be a way in approaching the problem(4).What will be the possible result if baby-boomers use up all their savings?（分数：8.90）A.No resource for them to fund their retirement.B.Real interest rates increase accompanying the fall of supply of savings.C.Nothing is expected to
47、 happen.D.The valuation of bonds will be saved from the hook.(5).Why does the author say that the evidence just partly supports the theory?（分数：8.90）A.Because what the theory suggests is only plotted by economists.B.Because the negative relationship since 1980s is against the theory.C.Because baby-bo
48、omers concerned the relationship is the other way around.D.Because what the theory suggests may be a coincidence.十一、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：44.50)Most of Russias super-rich spend their summer holidays on yachts in the sunny Mediterranean. Boris Fyodorov preferred visiting English country churches; the older, the better. The buildings, and especially the gravestones, fascinated him. He saw in them sy
