1、2009年6月英语六级考试真题答案真题 120Part Writing第0题：范文示例：参考范文 The Importance of a Name It is widely accepted that name plays a significant part for both individuals and organizations, and whats more, a lot of attention is being drawn to the change of names. Many people change their names owing to the instruction
2、 of fortune tellers, and many colleges switch their names to universities. However, whether a name deserves such an attention, peoples ideas vary. On the one hand, some people hold the view that name may contribute to their fame or fortune; some others even .maintain that the mental health and physi
3、cal fitness of a person will be influenced or even determined by name.On the other hand, a great many people insist that name is just a symbol, which is of little significance. They even go so far as listing some famous figures with common names. From my perspective, however, for the sake of success
4、, more significance should be attached to intelligence, persistence and diligence rather than ones name. Therefore, it is time that we put an end to this undesirable debate and put our heart into learning and working so that we may not one day discover that we have nothing other than a pointless nam
5、e.Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passages quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, choose she best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).For questions 8-10,
6、complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.第1题：参考答案：B答案解析：定位 由题干中的Lenore Skenazys son定位到文章的第一段最后一句和第二段首句：Still，when Lenore Skenazy，a columnist for the New York Sun，wrote about letting her son take the subway alone to get back to her Manhattan home，she didnt expect to get hit wi
7、th a wave of criticism from readersLong story short： My son got home，overjoyed with independence 本题考查Skenazy的儿子的感受。第一段提到Skenazy以及她的儿子，但未提及她的感受，而且本题是第一题，应该从文章的开头部分中找答案。通过阅读第二段的第一句话可以看出，B)是对原文的同义转述，且表述与原文基本相同。因此，答案为B)。第2题：参考答案：A答案解析：定位 由题干中的keeping kids under careful watch定位到文章第二段后半段：As if keeping kid
8、s under lock and key and cell phone and careful watch is the right way to rear kidsIts notIts debilitating-for us and for them 由题干中的careful watch很容易找到原文的表述，可以判断原文中的keeping kids under lock and key与careful watch意思相同。文章意在表明，这种养育孩子的方法会对孩子和父母都带来危害。本题选项与原文没有明显的词汇重复，但A)表达出了相同的意思。所以答案为 A)。第3题：参考答案：D答案解析：定位
9、由题干中的Skenazys decision定位到文章第三段的首句：Online message boards were soon full of people both applauding and condemning Skenazys decision to let her son go it alone 根据定位句可知，Skenazy的决定既得到了赞同，也受到了谴责，即两种不同的看法。同时，根据第四段首句可知，这一事件还引起了两大阵营的争论。结合选项，答案应为D)。第4题：参考答案：A答案解析：定位 由题干中的started her own blog定位到文章第六段首句：Last we
10、ek，encouraged by all the attention， Skenazy started her own blog-Free Range Kids-promoting the idea that modern children need some of the same independence that her generation had和第三句；Her blog，she says，is dedicated to sensible parenting 根据题干可知，本题考查的是Skenazy开通博客的目的。Skenazy开通了自己的博客“自由放养的孩子”，并提出这种看法，即现
11、在的孩子同样需要她那一代人的独立意识。本段第三句又提到她的博客致力于理性地培养孩子，A)是对该目的的表述，所以本题答案为A)。第5题：参考答案：B答案解析：定位 由题干中的New York City定位到文章第八段第二句：New York City，for instance，is safer than its ever been 解答本题的关键在于通过比较明显的字眼New York City找到定位句。文章中提到，纽约市比以前安全多了，并举例说明在美国所有的城市中，纽约的犯罪率排名第136位。B)是原文的同义表述，故为本题答案。第6题：参考答案：C答案解析：定位 由题干中的more nervo
12、us about their kids safety定位到文章第九段前三句话；Then theres the whole question of whether modern parents are more watchful and nervous about safety than previous generationsYes， some arePart of the problem is that with wall-to-wall Internet and cable news，every missing child case gets so much airtime that it
13、s not surprising even normal parental anxiety can be amplified 文章第九段首句提到了这个问题，即现在的父母是否比前几代人更警觉和担心孩子的安全。其具体原因出现在接下来的句子中，即随着无处不在的因特网和有线电视新闻的发展，每一个失踪儿童的案件都得到如此多的关注，父母的忧虑扩大也就不足为奇了。C)是对这一原因的同义转述，因此C)为本题答案。第7题：参考答案：D答案解析：定位 由题干中的child experts定位到文章倒数第四段第二、三、四句：Child experts discourage a one-size-fits-all a
14、pproach to parentingWhats right for Skenazys nine-year-old could be inappropriate for another oneIt all depends on developmental issues，maturity，and the psychological and emotional makeup of that child 原文指出，儿童专家不建议用一刀切的办法来养育孩子。对于什么时候和怎样给孩子更多的自由取决于孩子个人的发展、成熟度、以及心理和情感因素。文章还提到，理解父母要求的能力；儿童应对这种情况的得心应手程度
15、以及儿童的一般判断等方面的因素。D)是这些因素之一，其他选项均不符，因此D)为本题答案。第8题：参考答案：unsafe situations详细解答：定位 由题干中的Gallagher and Skenazy以及children who are watchful定位到文章倒数第三段：Gallagher agrees with Skenazy that many nine-year-olds are ready for independence like taking public transportation alone，and how to avoid unsafe situations b
16、y being watchful and on their toes 本段末尾提到，特别是如果他们在这个城市长大，学会了如何做才安全，知道在担心自己安全的时候如何获得帮助，以及如何保持警觉以避免不安全的情况。文章中用的动词是avoid，这与题干中的stay away from是同义表达。根据题干，空格处应该是一个名词或名词短语，因此答案为unsafe situations。第9题：参考答案：anxiety详细解答：定位 由题干中的Being able to find out where a child is anytime定位到倒数第二段第二句：Being able to check in w
17、ith a child anytime goes a long way toward relieving parental anxiety and may help parents loosen their control a little sooner 此处表明，能够时刻与孩子保持联系在减少父母的忧虑方面起着重要的作用，这可能会使父母很快就放松对孩子的管制。题干中使用的动词lessen与原文中的relieving意思相同，题干中的parents与原文中的 parental意思相同。根据题干，本题空格处应为名词或名词短语。因此答案为anxiety。第10题：参考答案：every movemen
18、t详细解答：定位 由题干中的GPS cell phones定位到原文最后一段第二句：A new generation of GPS cell phones with tracking software make it easier than ever to follow a childs every movement via the Internet-without seeming to interfere or hover 本题题干中有大写字母组合GPS，且是最后一题，我们很容易锁定定位句。文中说新一代的带有跟踪软件的GPS手机使人们比以往任何时候都更容易通过因特网跟踪孩子的一举一动。结合题
19、干，track与原文中的follow意思相同，题干中的their childrens与原文中的a childs功能对等，且空格处需要一个名词或名词短语，因此答案应该为every movement。Part Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked abo
20、ut what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A、B、C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single
21、line through the centre.第11题：参考答案：D答案解析：听力原文 W: I forgot to tell you that Fred called last night to borrow your sleeping bag. M: Oh, I saw him at the gym this morning, but he didnt say anything. So he must have asked somebody else. Q: What does the man imply? 听前猜测 四个选项中有call，lend，borrow等动词，和sleeping
22、 bag等名词，且有两项有Fred一人。根据这些词汇，本题很可能是有人打电话借睡袋或其他东西。 女士说，她忘了告诉男士Fred打过电话说要借睡袋；男士说，自己在体育馆见过Fred，但他没有说借睡袋的事，男士用must have done句式推断他可能向别人借了。故本题答案为D)。第12题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文 W: These summer days are getting to be more than I can take. It was even too hot to go to the pool yesterday. M: Hang in there. According t
23、o the weather report we should have some relief by the end of the week. Q: What does the man mean? 听前猜测 四个选项中有三项与天气有关，且有hot，cool down，weather forecast等词汇，因此可猜测问题可能与天气变化有关。 女士抱怨夏天天气热得让人难以忍受，甚至无法游泳；男士则说，天气预报说周末我们可以得到一些安慰，可见男士暗示周末天气将转凉。所以B)为本题答案。第13题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文 W: Well, tonight we have Professor B
24、rown in our studio to talk about the famous oil painting of Queen Victoria, Good evening, professor. M: Good evening, madam, my pleasure to be here tonight. Q: What is the woman doing? 听前猜测 四个选项中都是以动名词开头，这表明问题是与动作或行为相关的内容。 女士首先介绍说，今晚请Brown教授来到演播室来谈论关于维多利亚女王的油画，然后向男士问候；男士回应问候。可以听出这个对话发生在演播室里，女士是主持人，男
25、士是嘉宾。故C)符合题意，为本题答案。第14题：参考答案：D答案解析：听力原文 M: The plants next to the window always look brown. You wouldnt know by looking at them that I water them every week. W: Maybe they dont like direct sunlight. I had the same problem with some of my plants. And a little shade helps them immensely. Q: What does
26、the woman imply? 听前猜测 四个选项都与plants有关，且有的选项还提到sunlight，shady spot，water等词汇，因此可猜测问题与如何栽培植物有关。 男士说窗子旁边的植物变成棕色了，而且每周都给它浇水；女士解释了其中的原因，这些植物可能不喜欢阳光直射，她也遇到过同样的问题，把它们放到阴凉处对它们会有帮助，女士的言外之意是应该把这些植物放到阴凉处。故D)为本题答案。第15题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文 M: Im really exhausted, Mary. But I dont want to miss the Hollywood movie that
27、comes on at 11. W: If I were you, Id skip it. We both have to get up early tomorrow. And anyway Ive heard its not as exciting as advertised. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 听前猜测 四个选项中有两项是关于看电视和电影的，另外两项是关于睡觉和熬夜的。故可猜测本题可能是关于选择看电影或电视还是睡觉的问题。 男士首先表明自己很累了，但他还不想错过11点的好莱坞电影；女士使用If I were you结构提出
28、建议，放弃看电影，并且指出两个原因：明天需要早起床，而且电影没有广告中说的那么好。由此可知，女士建议男士早点睡觉。所以C)为本题答案。第16题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文 M: Those modern sculptures over there are really weird. Dont you think So? W: Well, I couldnt stand them either at first. But now Ive come to like modern art, particularly those sculptures carved by Italian artis
29、ts. Q: What does the woman mean? 听前猜测 选项中出现了modern art，modern sculptures，artists等词语，可以推测对话与艺术品有关。 男士抱怨那些现代雕塑很怪异，并询问了女士的看法，女士说她刚开始也无法忍受，但现在她开始喜欢现代艺术，尤其是那些意大利艺术家的雕刻作品。可见，女士经历了从不喜欢到喜欢这些雕塑的转变，所以本题答案为B)。第17题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文 M: Im really glad our club decided to raise money for the childrens hospital. And
30、 most of the people we phoned seemed happy to contribute. W: Yeah! I agree. Now that weve gone through all the numbers on our list, I guess we can call it a day. Q: What do we learn about the speakers? 听前猜测 四个选项都是以they开头，本题应该是关于几个人一起干了某种事。 男士表明自己很高兴俱乐部决定为儿童医院筹钱，并说明大部分人都愿意帮忙；女士表示同意，并提议收工。因此本题答案为A)。第1
31、8题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文 M: Have you heard of Professor Smith? Im thinking of taking an advanced engineering course with him. What do you think? W: Yeah! You really should. Hes published dozens of books so far. Ones been recommended as a textbook for postgraduates. Q: What does the woman imply? 听前猜测 四个选项中
32、提到了course，professor，undergraduate等词汇，由此可以推测对话可能与课程有关。 男士询问女士有没有听说过Smith教授，他想选修Smith教授的高级工程学方面的课程，并询问女士的建议；女士建议他应该选，并说Smith教授出版了几十本书，有的还被推荐为研究生教材，可知女士建议男士选修Smith教授的课程。所以本题答案为A)。听力原文19-21 W: Youre the editor of Public Eye. (19)What kind of topics does your program cover? M: Well, (19)there are essenti
33、ally domestic stories. We dont cover international stories. We dont cover party politics or economics. We do issues of general social concern to our British audience. They can be anything from the future of the health service to the way the environment is going downhill. W: How do you choose the top
34、ic? (20)Do you choose one because its what the public wants to know about or because its what you feel the public ought to know about? M: (20)I think its a mixture of both. Sometimes you have a strong feeling that something is important and you want to see it examined and you want to contribute to a
35、 public debate. Sometimes people come to you with things they are worried about and they can be quite small things. They can be a story about corruption in local government, something they cant quite understand, why it doesnt seem to be working out properly, like they are not having their litter col
36、lected properly, or the dustbins emptied. W: (21)How do you know that youve got a really successful program? One that is just right for the time? M: (21)I think you get a sense about it after working in it in a number of years. You know which stories are going to get the attention. They are going to
37、 be published just the point when the public are concerned about that. 第19题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文What kind of topics does Public Eye cover? 听前猜测 四个选项中出现了四个完全不同的话题，因此可以推测本题是与选项中的某一个话题有关。 女士询问男士他们的栏目包括哪些话题，男士回答说：主要是关于国内的，不包括国际方面，也不包括政党政治和经济方面，主要是社会普遍关注的事情。而题干询问的是Public Eye的话题是什么，所以B)为本题答案。第20题：参考答案：D答案解析：听力
38、原文How does Public Eye choose its topics? 听前猜测 四个选项体现了四种不同的方式，因此本题可能是关于某种方式的问题。 女士询问男士如何选择话题，是因为公众想知道，还是因为他们感到公众应该知道，男士回答说两者都有，既有公众的期望也有编辑的判断。故本题答案为D)。第21题：参考答案：B答案解析：听力原文What factor plays an important role in running a successful program? 听前猜测 四个选项之间的相关度不大，但都是名词短语，因此推测本题可能提问某一事物。 女士问男士他们如何知道栏目是否成功，男
39、士回答说在这个岗位工作几年就能够感觉到是否成功，即工作经验。所以本题答案为B)。听力原文22-25 W: Hi, Professor Smith. I hear youve written a book titled Visions. M: Yes. It explains how science will revolutionize the 21st century. W: Could I ask you some questions concerning the book? M: Sure. W: Are you optimistic about the future? M: Genera
40、lly, yeah. (22)If we go back to the year of 1900,most Americans didnt live beyond the age of 50. Since then, weve had improvements in health care and technology. There is no reason why these wont continue far into the 21st century. W: Are we ready for the changes that will come? M: Changes are alrea
41、dy happening. The future is here now. We have DNA, microchips, the Internet. Some peoples reaction is to say, we are too old；we dont understand new technology. (23)My reaction is to say, we must educate people to use new technology now. W: Is world population going to be a big problem? M: Yes, and n
42、o. (24)I think that world population will stop increasing as we all get richer. If you are a part of the middle class, you dont want or need 12 children. W: Will there be a world government? M: Very probably. We will have to manage the world and its resources on a global level because countries alon
43、e are too small. W: Will we have control of everything? M: I think well learn to control the weather, volcanoes and earthquakes. Illness wont exist. Well grow new livers, kidneys, hearts, and lungs like spare parts for a car. People will live to about 130 or 150. (25)For 2000 years, we have tried to
44、 understand our environment. Now well begin to control it. 第22题：参考答案：A答案解析：听力原文What does Professor Smith say about most Americans around the year of 1900? 听前猜测 四个选项都是一般过去时，且提到average life span，have 12 children，retired from work，optimistic about their future，可知本题提问以前的人们的生活情况。 女士就男士出版的书的内容提出几个问题，首先，女士
45、问男士是否对未来很乐观；男士做出肯定回答，并举例说在1900年的时候，大多数美国人寿命都不会超过50岁。所以本题答案为A)。第23题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文What does Professor Smith advise we do? 听前猜测 四个选项中涉及的都是不同的措施，涉及生态、环境、科技和保持年轻等方面，因此可猜测该题可能询问要干什么。 在对话中，女士询问男士我们是否已经为将来的变化做好了准备；男士说，有人认为我们太老了，无法适应新科技，而他的观点是教育人们使用新的科技。本题提问Smith教授的建议，所以本题答案为C)。第24题：参考答案：D答案解析：听力原文When wil
46、l the world population stop growing according to Professor Smith? 听前猜测 四个选项都以when开头，由此可猜测本题提问发生某个事件的时间。 在对话中，女士问男士，人口是不是大问题，男士的回答是Yes，and no，然后解释为什么不是大问题：当人们富有的时候，人口增长就会停止。结合选项，本题答案为D)。第25题：参考答案：C答案解析：听力原文What does Professor Smith think human beings will be able to do? 听前猜测 四个选项都是动词短语，由此可推断，该题可能是询问干
47、什么或怎么样的问题。 在对话末尾，女士问道我们是否能够控制一切东西，男士回答是，我们可以控制天气、火山、地震，能够像生产汽车部件一样种植肝脏、肾脏、心脏和肺，人们能够活到130或150岁，人们将会控制两千年来我们一直试图去了解的环境。所以C)为本题答案。 Section BSection B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A、B、C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer
