1、大学六级-185 及答案解析(总分：693.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart 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 BOn the Conscription of College Students/B（分数：106.00）_二、BPart Reading (总题数：1，分数：70.00)BThe End of the Cash Era/BIn the spring Adam Smith will replace Sir Edward Elgar as the face on Brit
2、ains 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 elec
3、tronic 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 Europe
4、an Payments 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.Because no economic thinker could be more honorable than Ad
5、am Smith.B.Because cash is most versatile and enduring.C.Because cash will predominate in an electronic stream of ones and zeros finally.D.Because electronic currency will replace cash in the future.(2).The data quoted by the European Payments Council indicates that _. （分数：7.00）A.the cost of cash tr
6、ansactions is very enormousB.cash dominates in the societyC.it doesnt accord with others estimationD.it is amazing of the European Unions cash transactions(3).According to Sunil Bharti Mittal of Bharti Airtel, what will change the traditional way of transactions fundamentally?（分数：7.00）A.MasterCard.B
7、.Text messages.C.Pre-paid cards.D.Telephone network.(4).The chairman of Vodafone John Bond thinks that _.（分数：7.00）A.international money-transfer service acquires success in the globeB.African rural life could be improved due to the communication technology of mobilesC.many people in developing count
8、ries pay by phones loaded with creditD.the profits of banks have little to do with small payments(5).In most circumstances, compared with notes and coins the predominance of a phone or a smart card involves _. A) fastness B) convenience C) popularity D ) anonymity（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(6).According to Jo
9、hn Maynard Keynes, why can governments use devaluation of currency to take in people?（分数：7.00）A.Value is inherent in money.B.Metal currency has become a token.C.Cash is considered as pure information.D.The truth is beyond doubt.(7).Electronic currency cannot help shopkeepers avoid _.（分数：7.00）A.handl
10、ing huge amounts of cashB.cash fraudC.paying changesD.ineptitude of a shop assistant(8).Except for its power to link the bank 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 m
11、akes a decision on restricting the amount of payment by means of _.（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_三、BPart Listenin(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 b
12、egin with the job.A.She will get married with the male speaker.B.She will get married this winter.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 un
13、der great pressure of the job.C.He doesnt get along with his workmates.D.He is not satisfied 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.Intellige
14、nt but annoying.A.Who is going to do the dishes.B.Who is going to sweep the floor.C.What program 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 h
15、eard.（分数：21.00）A.Beautiful and considerate.B.Rude and inconsiderate.C.Beautiful but rude.D.Helpful 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 th
16、e male speaker.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.00）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 Bri
17、tish citizen.D.He will be 15 years old in April.A.Easy and funny.B.Easy and interesting.C.Hard 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.四、BSection B/B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)B
18、Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard./B（分数：21.00）A.It tasted 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 aut
19、hor great fame after it was first published.B.It had been banned for years till 19708.C.It became 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 h
20、is products.D.Emphasize the function of his products.BPassage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard./B（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
21、couldnt jump normally.A.Six-year-old.B.Seven year-old.C.Eight-year-old.D.Nine-year-old.A.Joey was in 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
22、 members.BPassage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard./B（分数：28.00）A.Two 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.Nothin
23、g.A.Because someone may like it and then keep it.B.Because it is trivial compared to crimes and cases alike,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.五、BSection
24、C/B(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 evidence of a U(36) /Uand proud past.Its peoples ancient love to the hard land and their struggle against nature are U(37) /U within the wails of the Angus Folk Museum. You are able to get a f
25、eel of the U(38) /U rural atmosphere of times past from the everyday U(39) /U displayed in this museum.Perhaps the most U(40) /U moment for Scottish autonomy is the one U(41) /U inside this ancient abbey of Arbroath, where, in 1320, the Declaration of Independence was celebrated, at the instigation
26、of King Robert the Bruce, He carried out the plan for autonomy drawn up by the great popular hero William Wallace, to whom cinema hasU (42) /Uthe wonderful film Braveheart, the winner of five Oscars.The Glamis Castle is often remembered for being the U(43) /U of King Macbeth and Queen Elizabeth in h
27、er childhood. Among the most regular guests here are the inevitable ghosts, which are nourished by ancient popular beliefs. U(44) /U.The true flag of Scotland, tartan, is recognizable from the brightly colored plaid patterns which are used to distinguish the various clans. U(45) /U.The typical Scott
28、ish garment, the kilt, is socially necessary when the Scots play the Great Highland bagpipes, especially when they march in parades.Bagpipes and dancing open the competitions of local sporting events, which are called Highland Gatherings. U(46) /U.（分数：77.00）(1).（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填
29、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:_六、BPart Reading (总题数：1，分数：90.00)The curse of jet lag has struck most international 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-mor
30、ning start. Nor, as shift workers know too, is it possible to escape by going to bed earlier the previous evening, and thus putting 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 d
31、arkened ceiling.For years, some travelers and shift workers have sworn by melatonin (褪黑素). This is a hormone that regulates the biological 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 i
32、n 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 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
33、 day, when the pineal gland is not producing it.This has resulted in a growing, and often unregulated, market in melatonin-supplement 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 Har
34、vard Medical School and his colleagues, reports two trials, funded by drug companies, of tasimelteon, a substance that binds to the 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 bedtime
35、s brought forward by five hours in controlled conditions. Half an hour before lights out, a quarter of them were given common drug, 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
36、the unnaturally early time, and also allowed them to sleep longer than those given the common one.（分数：90.00）(1).If an international 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
37、 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).Tasimelteon 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.
38、00）填空项 1:_七、BSection B/B(总题数：2，分数：80.00)BPassage One/BMany people - especially the baby-boomers born between 1946 and 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.
39、After all, it is generally accepted that they cannot rely on the state. The burden on the taxpayer would be too great.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 cha
40、nge the problem. Will businesses in 20 years time be producing enough income to pay the rewards and bond interest to pay 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
41、 as a pyramid scheme, in which each generation aims to sell its accumulated savings to the next. Provided the next generation 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 pat
42、tern. If they retire at 65, they will start offloading their assets in 2011. And even in America, which has fewer demographic 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 ma
43、rket assets and a source of higher returns for investors in rich countries, but: the theory is unproven.In a 136-page 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.
44、As the baby-boomers run down their savings to fund their retirement, you would expect, other things being equal, real 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 p
45、ressure. Evidence partly backs up this theory. For example, economists can plot a relationship between the proportion 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 (l
46、ots of savings kept interest rates low). The strong Western stockmarkets of the 1990s coincided with the boomers peak savings years.（分数：40.00）(1).What can we learn about the baby-boomers in the first paragraph?（分数：8.00）A.They are not among people questioning about their future.B.They believe they ca
47、n live a comfortable life in old age.C.Most of them dont want to depend on the state.D.Other people should worry about their old age instead of them.(2).What can we learn about the asset markets from the passage?（分数：8.00）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 undeniablly fixed.D.Savers can always sell assets at higher prices.(3).“The theory“ in the last sentence of t
