1、大学六级-1570 及答案解析(总分：713.00，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 a short essay entitled Travel. Mate Wanted. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.假设你是李明，假期即将到来，你打算做一次为期三周的旅行，希望找位外国朋友作为游伴(travel-mate)
2、。拟写一份寻游伴的启事，说明日程安排、费用分担、对对方的要求等，并陈述对方和你一起出游的好处。（分数：106.00）_二、Part Reading Compr(总题数：1，分数：70.00)Americas Brain Drain CrisisLosing the Global EdgeWilliam Kunz is described as a computer geek or a computer genius. When he was just 11, he started writing software programs, and by 14 he had created his o
3、wn video game. As a high school student in Houston, Texas, he won first prize in a local science fair for a data encryption(编密码) program he wrote. In his senior year, he took up prize in an international science and engineering fair for designing a program to analyze and sort DNA patterns.Kunz went
4、on to attend Carnegie Mellon, among the nations highest-ranked universities in computer science. After college he landed a job with Oracle in Silicon Valley, writing software used by companies around the world. Kunz seemed to become a star in his field. Then he gave it all up.Today, Kunz is in his f
5、irst year at Harvard Business School. He left software engineering partly because his earning potential paled next to friends who were going into law or business. He also worded about job security, especially as more companies move their programming overseas to lower costs. “Every time youre asked t
6、o train someone in India, you think, am I training my replacement?“ Kunz says.This snapshot illustrates part of a deeply disturbing picture. In the disciplines underpinning the high-tech economymath, science and engineeringAmerica is steadily losing its global edge. The depth and breadth of the prob
7、lem is clear.Several of Americas key agencies for scientific research and development will face a retirement crisis within the next ten years. Less than 6% of Americas high school seniors plan to pursue engineering degrees, down 36% from a decade ago. In 2000, 56% of Chinas undergraduate degrees wer
8、e in the hard sciences; in the United States, the figure was 17%.China will likely produce six times the number of engineers next year than America will graduate. Japan, with half Americas population, has minted(铸造) twice as many in recent years.“Most Americans are unaware of the facts that how much
9、 science does for this country and what we stand to lose if we cant keep up, “ says Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. David Baltimore, president of the California Institute of Technology, puts it bluntly, “We cant hope to keep intact our standard of living, our nati
10、onal security, our way of life, if Americans arent competitive in science. “The Crisis Americans CreatedIn January 2001, the Hart-Rudman Commission, tasked with finding solutions to Americas major national security threats, concluded that the failures of Americas math and science education and Ameri
11、cas system of research “pose a greater threat.than any potential conventional war“.The roots of this failure lie in primary and secondary education. The nation that produced most of the great technological advances of the last century now scores poorly in international science testing. A 2003 survey
12、 of math and science literacy ranked American 15-year-olds against kids from other industrialized nations. In math, American students came in 24th out of 28 countries; in science, Americans were 24th out of 40 countries, tied with Latvia. This test, in conjunction with others, indicates Americans st
13、art out with sufficient smartstheir fourth-graders score wellbut they begin to slide by eighth grade, and sink almost to the bottom by high school.Dont blame school budgets. Americans shell out more than $ 440 billion each year on public education, and spend more per capita than any nation save Swit
14、zerland. The problem is that too many of their high school science and math teachers just arent qualified. A survey in 2000 revealed that 38% of math teachers and 28% of science teachers in grades 7-12 lacked a college major or minor in their subject area. In schools with high poverty rates, the fig
15、ures jumped to 52% of math teachers and 32% of science teachers. “The highest predictor of student performance boils down to teacher knowledge, “ says Gerald Wheeler, executive director of the National Science Teachers Association. California Congressman Buck McKeon puts it to this, “How can you pas
16、s on a passion to your students if you dont know the subject?“Perhaps its no surprise that, according to a 2004 Indiana University survey, 18% of college kids werent taking math their senior year of high school. “When I compare our high schools to what I see when Im traveling abroad, Im terrified fo
17、r our workforce of tomorrow, “ Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told a summit of state governors earlier this year, “Our high schools, even when theyre working exactly as designed, cannot teach our kids what they need to know today. “The Bush Administration has also proposed cutting the fiscal 2006 bud
18、get for research and development in such key federal agencies as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the latter of which acts as a liaison with industry and researchers to apply new technology.“Funding cuts are job cuts, “ says
19、Rep. Vernon J. Ehlers, a member of the Science Committee in the House. Reduced funding has put the squeeze on research positions, further smothering(使窒息) incentives (动机) for students to go into hard science.What Americans Must DoAmericans have done it before: the Manhattan Project, the technology su
20、rge that followed Sputnik. Theyve demonstrated that they can commit themselves to daunting goals and achieve them. But they cant minimize the challenges theyre facing.Americans need out-of-the-box thinking, of the sort suggested by experts in a report released in October called “Rising above the Gat
21、hering Storm“, a study group within the National Academy of Sciences came up with innovative proposals. Among them are: Four-year scholarships for 25000 undergraduate students who commit to degrees in math, science or engineering, and who qualify based on a competitive national exam; Four-year schol
22、arships for 10000 college students who commit to being math or science teachers, and who agree to teach in a public school for five years after graduation; Extended visas for foreign students who earn a math or science Phi) in the United States, giving them a year after graduation to look for employ
23、ment here. If they find jobs, work permits and permanent residency status would be expedited.Many experts are also urging that non-credentialed but knowledgeable people with industry experience be allowed to teach. That experiment is already underway at High Tech High in San Diego. Conceived by Gary
24、 Jacobs, whose father founded Qualcomm, this charter school stresses a cutting-edge curriculum, whether the classes are on biotechnology or web design. To teach these courses, the school hires industry professionals. High Tech High also arranges internships at robotics labs, Internet start-ups and u
25、niversity research centers.In just five years, 750 kids have enrolled, three classes have graduated and the vast majority of students have gone on to college. One of the success stories is Jeff Jensen, class of 2005, who was a decidedly apathetic(缺乏兴趣的) student before High Tech High. He is now a fre
26、shman at Stanford University on a partial scholarship, planning to study chemistry or medicine.IBM is one of the companies encouraging its workers to teach. This past September, IBM announced a tuition-assistance plan, pledging to pay for teacher certification as well as a leave of absence for emplo
27、yees who wish to teach in public schools.The philanthropic (博爱的) arms of corporations are also getting involved. The Siemens Foundation sponsors a yearly math, science and technology competition, considered the Nobel Prize for high school research and a great distiller of American talent. Honeywell
28、spends $ 2 million each year on science programs geared to middle school students, including a hip-hop touring group that teaches physical science, and a robotics lab program that teaches kids how to design, build and program their own robot. “Weve found that if we dont get kids excited about scienc
29、e by middle school, its too late, “ says Michael Holland, a spokesperson for Honeywell.As important as all these initiatives are, they barely begin to take Americans where they need to go. Americans shortcomings are vast, and time, unfortunately, is working against them.“The whole world is running a
30、 race, “ says Intels Howard High, “only we dont know it. “ No one knows whether or when the United States will relinquish(放弃) its lead in that race. Or how far back in the pack they could ultimately fall. But the first order of business is to recognize whats at stake and get in the game.（分数：70.00）(1
31、).Kunz gave up software engineering mainly because he earned less than those in law or business field did.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(2).Only a small percentage of Americas high school seniors plan to major in engineering at college.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(3).If Americans arent competitive in science, they cannot sur
32、vive the severe competition between developed countries.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(4).College education is to blame for the failure of Americas math and science education.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(5).American high school students sink almost to the bottom in a survey of math and science literacy because too many of th
33、e high school science and math teachers in America are not qualified.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(6).Cutting budget for science research and development further smothers incentives for American students to literature.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(7).One innovative proposal proposed by some experts is providing _ for 25000 q
34、ualified undergraduate students.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(8).At High Tech High, _ are hired to teach courses on biotechnology or web design.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(9).Many companies encourage their employees to _, with IBM one of them.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(10).Americans shortcomings in science are vast, and unfortunatel
35、y _ is making efforts to defeat them.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_三、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Section A(总题数：4，分数：105.00)(1).A. She feels very thirsty. B. She wants to wash away the infection in her eyes.C. She likes to drink water. D. Her husband asked her to do so.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Tom was ill. B
36、. Tom has too much work to do.C. Tom doesnt want to work. D. Tom wants to go back to work today.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. She is good at English morning report. B. She hasnt read the related information.C. She hasnt prepared well. D. She has been searching online.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. There is no tr
37、affic jam at the AIM. B. A41 isnt very busy.C. AIM has no problems. D. A404 is flowing freely.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. She thinks its a good piece of news. B. She thinks its reasonable for the man to win.C. She feels so happy to get the news. D. She refuses to win scholarship.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(1).A.
38、Professor Smith is good at language.B. Professor Smith is good at music.C. Its a good idea to give Professor Smith a music recorder as a gift.D. Its a good idea to give Professor Smith a book of poetry.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. About the color of the flowers. B. About the decoration of the sitting roo
39、m.C. About the color of the curtain. D. About whether the curtain matches the flowers.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. The woman was waiting for almost 2 hours. B. The man has no problem to park his car.C. The woman doesnt know how to park a car. D. It is not easy to park in this block.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Quest
40、ions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. They are a group of people living in the cave.B. They are fascinating.C. They have no warm house to live in. D. They are interested in music.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Cave, shelter, museum. B. Language, ice block, wooden
41、house.C. Language, art, music. D. Animals skin wall, cave, history.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. They live in caves.B. They killed off most of the trees.C. They could take advantage of the sun.D. They faced the house to south and insulated heated stones at night.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. To read the magazin
42、e with him. B. To talk about the knowledge of the magazine.C. To lend him the magazine. D. To tell him something about the Ice Age people.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. He asks for the new information of low-cost housing.B. He w
43、ants to work as a part-time research assistant.C. He wants to fill out some forms.D. He has many questions to ask.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. He lives with his parents. B. He lives with his wife.C. He lives with his wife and her parents. D. He lives with his classmates.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. To answer
44、his questions face to face.B. To talk about the requirements in detail.C. To discuss everything in his life.D. To give him some forms to fill out and detailed explanation.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）
45、(1).A. For the benefits of listeners. B. For the practice of reading itself.C. For the interesting story. D. For the need of the society.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. There was no distraction in the public. B. There was reduction in the need to read aloud.C. There were more and more potential listeners. D
46、. There were many different reading tasks.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. The distraction from reading aloud. B. The mode of reading.C. The development of silent reading. D. The functions of books and newspapers.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. To tell us the development of the mode of reading. B. To tell us the his
47、tory of magazine.C. To make clear the function of reading. D. To make clear the benefits of reading aloud.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. Regular exercises. B. Flowers of special smell.C. The way we relax ourselves. D. Bad
48、emotional condition.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Any time you feel you cant control. B. When you are physically well.C. When you have a balanced diet. D. Anytime you have a schedule.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Do exercises irregularly. B. Breathe slowly and smoothly.C. Change dally diet. D. Find out the problems.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. Children should be told everything by teachers.B. Teachers correct all the mistakes of the students all the time.C. Let children learn things without
