1、大学英语六级 237及答案解析(总分：448.01，做题时间：132 分钟)一、Part I Writing (3(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Bad Effects of Fake Diplomas. You should write at least 150 words and base your composition on the outline given below in Chinese: 1.近年来，制售、使用假
2、文凭的现象非常严重，分析有这种现象出现的原因。 2.试说明假文凭对公众和社会危害。 3.如何来制止和杜绝这种环现象。 （分数：30.00）_二、Part II Reading C(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Underdeveloped People The Indians living on the high plains of the Andes Mountains, in South America, have a background rich in history but rich in little else. These seven million people from th
3、e great old Indian nations live in a land of few trees, poor soil, cutting winds and biting cold. Their farms do not give enough food to support them. Their children from the age of three or four must work in the fields. The death rate of their babies is among the highest in the world, their standar
4、ds of education among the lowest. They live at heights of ten or fifteen thousand feet, where even the air lacks the things necessary for life. The needs of these Indians, scattered across three countries Ecuador, Peru and Boliviaare great. Their problems are difficult and their diseases are deeply
5、rooted in an old-fashioned way of life. Probably no single program of help can greatly better their condition. Health programs are no good without farm programs, and farm programs fail where there have been no programs of education. Five international organizations have combined efforts to seek the
6、answers to the problems of the unfortunate descendants of the Inca Indians. They are working with the governments of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador on what they call the Andean Mission. Six areas have been formed, one each in Ecuador and Peru, four in Bolivia. Here methods are tested to attack poor educa
7、tion, poor food, poor living conditions and disease all at once. We passed fields of low com and thin wheat. Whole villages were at work planting potatoes. The men formed a line and walked slowly backward, beating the soil with sticks. The women, on hands and knees, followed the men, breaking the ha
8、rd earth with their hands. Their red and orange skirts flashed brightly in the sun. The scene was beautiful, but the land, seeds and crops were all poor. Upon arriving at a village, we went to visit the school for carpenters. It was in an old building where thirty boys were attending classes. There
9、were two classrooms containing complete sets of tools. I saw more tools there than in any carpenters shop in Latin America. Most of the boys were cutting boards for practice. They worked steadily and didnt even look up when we entered. The teacher remarked that the greatest problem at the moment was
10、 finding wood, as almost no trees grow on a high plain. Someone remarked that it would not take long for the school to produce too many carpenters in an area without trees, where most of the buildings were of stone or mud. The wood brought from the jungle was too costly for most of the people. The a
11、nswer was that the original purpose of the school was to train carpenters and mechanics to go to other parts of the country. They would work where the government is developing new villages at the edge of the jungle. Across from the carpentry-room there was a machine for producing electric power. Wit
12、h it the boys would be taught their first lessons in electricity. Other boys studied car repairing. In the yard a group of boys surrounded a large tractor. The teacher was showing them how to operate it. No one was sure how many other tractors there were in the area. Guesses ranged from two to ten.
13、If the school turned out more boys to handle them than the farms could use, the rest, it was hoped, would seek a living in the lower villages where more people lived. The next day, against the cutting winds of the Bolivian mountains, we were going to a village that is the oldest of the four Bolivian
14、 projects of the Andean mission. Behind us, across the valley, rain fell from the black clouds beyond the snowy mountain-tops. The wind and rain beat against the car as we traveled across the open fields to come to the yard of an old farm. My trip had been panned at the last minute. Since the villag
15、e has no telegraph to telephone services, no one was expecting me. All the driver knew was that I was a visiting “doctor“ simply because I was wearing a tie. He showed me into a large room of the farmhouse where some twenty men were watching film. It concerned the problems of a man who could neither
16、 read nor write. But in the face of difficulties he managed to start an adult education class in his village. He did this so that he could learn to read and win his girl friends respect. From time to time during the film the lights would go on and during these breaks everyone introduced himself. The
17、y had been brought together for a three-week course in how to teach, and to add to their own education, which in several cases had not gone beyond the third grade. Though they had not had much training they had the help of great interest and, most important, they knew the native language. When the p
18、icture show was over the Bolivian teachers pulled on their wool caps, wrapped their blankets around them, and went off to their beds. Some of the international teachers went with me to the kitchen, where the cook had heated some food. We talked of the troubles and the progress of the school, until t
19、he lights were put out several times. This was a warning that the electric power was about to be shut off for the night. During the first two years the village project had a difficult time. The mission had accepted the use of a farm from a large landowner, and the natives believed that the lands wou
20、ld be returned to the owner after ten years. The Mission began at a time when the Bolivian Government was introducing land-improvement laws. Most of the people believed that the officers of the Mission were working for the owner, who was against the dividing up of the land. They had as little to do
21、with the owner as possible. Not until the government took possession of the farm and divided the land did the feeling of the Indians toward the Mission change for the better. （分数：71.00）(1).The Andean Indians live in the villages all over South America.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(2).The problem of too many c
22、arpenters from the training schools would be solved by moving some carpenters to other parts of the country.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3).In the carpentry school the boys were learning to build larger houses.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).When the writer visited the village of the oldest project the weather there
23、was cold.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).Some of the Andean teachers had been educated up to only 1grade.（分数：7.10）填空项 1:_(6).The Indians at first did not like the Mission because they felt that it was in favor of 1.（分数：7.10）填空项 1:_(7).The needs of those Indians in 1with 4 areas formed by the Andean Mission a
24、re the greatest among all Indians in the three South American countries.（分数：7.10）填空项 1:_(8).The important advantage the Andean teachers had was that 1.（分数：7.10）填空项 1:_(9).When the Mission started it was on 1.（分数：7.10）填空项 1:_(10).From reading this article you would say that the Andean project had 1.（
25、分数：7.10）填空项 1:_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.Shes going away for a while.B.She did well on the test.C.She worked hard and earned a lot of money.D.She didnt have to work hard for the exam.A.Susan is a fast worker.B.Susan did Jacks homework.C.Susan didnt to the homework on her own.D.Susan ha
26、s not finished her homework.A.He read the cabinet report.B.He read the newspaper.C.He listened to a radio report.D.His secretary telephoned him.A.Hurry to the conference.B.Skip the conference.C.Take the subway.D.Take a bus.A.He is confident.B.He is worried.C.He is bored.D.He is angry.A.He used to be
27、 a workman himself.B.He likes to do repairs and make things himself.C.He is a professional builder.D.He paid workmen to decorate the house.A.The woman doesnt like jam.B.The woman forgot where she had left the jar.C.The man had an accident.D.The man broke the jar.A.Opinions about the book are varied.
28、B.The man thinks the book is excellent.C.You shouldnt believe everything you read.D.The woman wonders which newspaper the man is reading.四、Section A(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.Places the man has visited.B.A paper the woman is writing for a class.C.School activities they enjoy.D.The womans plans for the summer
29、.A.She has never been to Gettysburg.B.She took a political science course.C.Her family still goes on vacation together.D.Shes interested in the United States Civil War.A.Why her parents wanted to go to Gettysburg.B.Why her familys vacation plans changed ten years ago.C.Where her family went for a va
30、cation ten years ago.D.When her family went on their last vacation.A.Its far from where she lives.B.Her family went there without her.C.She doesnt know a lot about it.D.Shes excited about going there.A.He does not know how to open the computer.B.He does not know how to send an E-mail.C.He does not k
31、now how to write an E-mail.D.He does not know how to change a word.A.How to send an E-mail.B.How to operate a computer.C.How to run the spell checker.D.How to copy sentences and paste them in other places.A.In the classroom.B.At the library.C.At the reading-room.D.In the front of a computer.A.Impati
32、ent.B.Modest.C.Helpful.D.Careful.五、Section B(总题数：3，分数：30.00)A.How animals survive harsh conditions in the wild.B.How animals alter colors to match their surroundings.C.How animals protect themselves against predators.D.How animals learn to disguise themselves effictively.A.Its enormous size.B.Its pl
33、ant-like appearance.C.Its instantaneous response.D.Its offensive smell.A.It helps improve their safety.B.It allows them to swim faster.C.It helps them fight their predators.D.It allows them to avoid twists and turns.A.Women should walk behind their husbands.B.Three or four generations live together
34、in the same house.C.Old people are held in great respect.D.Women marry in a red dress.A.Chinese Wedding Customs.B.The Red Wedding Dress.C.Different Wedding Customs between China and America.D.Never-to-be-forgotten Old Days.A.Young people usually think that old ways are not acceptable.B.The American
35、girl cant accept wearing a red dress at her wedding.C.The American girl likes the Chinese customs except wearing a red dress at her wedding.D.Her daughter will agree to wear the red wedding dress if her grandmother comes to persuade her.A.About 45 million.B.About 5.4 million.C.About 50 million.D.Abo
36、ut 4.5 million.A.The actors and actresses are not paid for their performance.B.The actors and actresses only perform in their own communities.C.They exist only in small communities.D.They only put on shows that are educational.A.It provides them with the opportunity to watch performance for free.B.I
37、t provides them with the opportunity to make friends.C.It gives them the chance to do something creative.D.It gives them a chance to enjoy modem art.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal grow
38、th as an (36) 1result or product that can easily be (37) 2 and measured. The worker who gets a (38) 3, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language all these are examples of people who have (39) 4results to show for their efforts. By contrast, the process of personal gro
39、wth is much more difficult to (40) 5, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts or (41) 6along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the (42) 7and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they (43) 8new experiences and unexpected obstacles. In thi
40、s process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept. In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to confront the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail“
41、 at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is essential to our ability to grow. Do we perceive ourselves as quick and curious? If so, (44) 9. Do we think were shy and indecisive? Do we think were shy and indecisive? Then our sense of timidity can cause us to hesitate, to move slowl
42、y, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. (45) 10? Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all. These feeling of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. (46) 11. We become trapped inside a shell of our own maki
43、ng. （分数：10.00）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、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：2，分数：177.00)In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide acts rather like a one way mirror or the glass in the roof of a greenhouse which allows the suns rays to enter but prevents the heat fro
44、m escaping. According to a weather experts prediction, the atmosphere will be 3C warmer in the year 2050 than it is today, if man continues to burn fuels at the present rate. If this warming up took place, the ice caps in the poles would begin to melt, thus raising sea level several metres and sever
45、ely flooding coastal cities. Also, the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere, possibly resulting in an alteration of the earths chief food growing zones. In the past, concern about a man-made warming of the earth has concentrated on
46、 the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the weather experts are now paying more attention to West Antarctic, which may be affected by only a few degrees of warming: in other words, by a warming on the scale that will possibly take place in the next fift
47、y years from the burning of fuels. Satellite pictures show that large areas of Antarctic ice are already disappearing. The evidence available suggests that a warming has taken place. This fits the theory that carbon dioxide warms the earth. However, most of the fuel is burnt in the northern hemisphe
48、re, where temperatures seem to be falling. Scientists conclude, therefore, that up to now natural influences on the weather have exceeded those caused by man. The question is: Which natural cause has most effect On the weather? One possibility is the variable behavior of the sun. Astronomers at one research station have studied the hot spots and cold spots (that is, the relatively less hot spots),on the sun. As the sun rotates, every 27.5 days, it presents hotter or col
