Part 1 Writing 范文一
Recent decades have seen the rapid development of information technology, and thereby E-books have wound their way into our daily life. Because of the wide and quick popularity of E-books, there has been an increasing controversy over the question of whether E-books will replace traditional books or not.
Many people hold the idea that it will not take long for E-books to replace traditional books because E-books have quite a few advantages over traditional ones. First, E-books are more accessible to
readers, because the readers just need to log onto the internet and read online. Second, thanks to the advanced technology, the cost of E-books is much lower, so it takes readers far less money to buy E-books. Last but not the least, reading E-books has developed into part of our daily life, which is particularly appealing to young users, who are the body part of the users of electronic products. As far as I’m concerned, it is not likely for E-books to replace traditional books for lots of reasons. For example, long time of reading E-books will do more harm to our eyes, and readers will find
themselves more accessible to printed materials because computers and the internet haven’t yet been popularized to every corner of our life. 范文二
E-books, or electronic books, have the same information and need the same reading experience as the traditional books, which you actually hold in your hands. E-books have so many benefits that they will replace traditional books.
E-books can be created on a shoestring budget while the authors of traditional books will have to overcome a tough sales target before they even consider making a profit on the book. E-books are quicker to create because they could be written and published in as little as a week while the time span between starting a traditional book and writing it could take around a year or two. E-books are easier to target a wide market because they may be sold on the Internet to anyone with a credit card and an Internet connection in any place in the world, while with a traditional book it may be difficult to expand to new markets, since it will involve further significant costs on distribution and marketing. To conclude, E-books are a very valuable tool that could be used as a profit centre, as a publishing tool or as a marketing tool. They have many advantages over the traditional books. E-books will replace traditional books.
Part 2 Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 1. D) Scientists’ vision of the world in half a century. 2. B) may not come true
3. A) humans won’t have to donate organs for transplantation 4. C) live to 100 and more with vitality 5. C) alien life will likely be discovered 6. A ) might survive all catastrophes on earth 7. D) lost fingers and limbs will be able to regrow 8. artificial intelligence 9. weapons 10. religion
Part 3 Listening Comprehension Section A
11. D) The man is a fan of world-famous football players. 12. D) Solve his problem by doing a part-time job. 13. C) A real nuisance.
14. A) The errors will be corrected soon. 15. B) He has to type his paper once more. 16. A) They might have to change their plan. 17. D) They are not late for a loan application.
18. C) The quality of air will surely change for the better. 19. B) Numerous varieties of food. 20. B) A world of antiques.
21. D) It generates 70% of the electricity it uses. 22. B) 30,000
23. C) Thinking about doing a different job.
24. A) She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise. 25. B) He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly. Section B Passage 1
26. D) They are getting more popular as a means of water recreation. 27. A) Water scooter operators lack of experience. 28. B) They produce too much noise. 29. D) Enforce necessary regulations. Passage 2
30. D) They are changing.
31. B) Not many of them stay in the same place for long. 32. C) Keep a friendly distance. Passage 3
33. D) It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers. 34. B) It affects both junior and senior high schools. 35. C) Rewarding excellent academic performance.
Section C
36. survive 37. complicated 38. offenders 39. whereby
40. incurring 41. influence 42. serving 43. restore
44. The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences. But they would certainly cost the tax payers much money.
45. that does not mean that person isn't guilty of the crime, or that he shouldn't pay society the debt he owes.
46. a large part of it in prison for acts that he committed while not in full control of his mind.
Part 4 Reading in Depth Section A
47. causing a reaction 48. an emotional debate
49. The approval of every victim’s family 50. exploiting a national tragedy 51. raise awareness Section B Passage 1
52. B) Their currency has slumped.
53. C) They have to spend more money when buying imported goods. 54. D) They think of it as a good tourist destination. 55. C) They vacation at home rather than abroad. 56. A) The dollar’s value will not increase in the short term.
Passage 2
57. D) They care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves. 58. A) They want to increase their children’s chances of entering a prestigious college. 59. C) Kid’s actual abilities are more important than their college backgrounds. 60. B) Degrees of prestigious universities do not guarantee entry to graduate programs. 61. C) they experience more job dissatisfaction after graduation
Part 5 Cloze 62. A) soar 63. D) route 64. A) Of 65. A) import 66. A) offering 67. C) announced 68. D) Consistently 69. A) quotas 70. C) barely 71. D) abolished 72. C) initiative 73. B) but 74. D) version 75. A) because 76. B) automatic 77. D) dismissed
78. C) about 79. C) professionals 80. A) prospect 81. B) clearly
Part 6 Translation
82. We can say a lot of things about those who are devoted to poems in their whole lives (毕生致力于诗歌的人): they are passionate, impulsive and unique.
83. Mary couldn’t have received my letter, or she should have made a reply last week. (否则她上周就该回信了).
84. Nancy is supposed to have finished her chemistry experiment(做完化学实验) at least two weeks ago. 85. Never once has the old couple quarreled with each other (老两口相互争吵)since they were married 40 years ago.
86. The prosperity of a nation depends largely on (一个国家未来的繁荣在很大程度上有赖于) the quality of education.
2009年6月大学英语六级考试答案详解
PartⅠ Writing
Should Parents Send Their Kids to Art Classes?
Following the wave of English learning in the last century, the new millennium is witnessing another
development of extracurricular education as more and more parents send their children to various art classes. A heated debate has, however, arisen over the credit of this practice.
Those who support the art classes argue that children can broaden their horizon, expand their interests, hone their communicative skills as well as cultivate their artistic sensitivity and creativity, which is supposedly stifled by academic studies. Another strong argument for art classes is that considering the growing demand for “all-around”, “multiple-skilled talents” in our increasingly competitive society, one or more artistic skills are certainly as useful as a fluency with a second language when it comes to make an impressive resume or outshine in an interview. Excellency at a musical instrument can even earn bonus points in the university entrance examinations. No wonder many parents and students consider it a worthy investment despite the great expenses of such classes.
These arguments meet vehement attack from those who believe that the art classes actually deprive the students of what little spare time they have and the freedom to develop themselves in the way they desire. Already exhausted from dealing with the heavy workload at school, students need desperately some time and space to rest apart from discovering their own interests instead of going to some art classes against their will just because their parents deem it fashionable or favorable for their future. Moreover, art classes can be so expensive that it may turn out a financial burden in the long run.
So should we send students to art classes? Yes, and no. the answer depends on the family’s richness, the child’s time and capacity, and of course, above all, his interest. As far as I’m concerned, it is unwise to jump on the bandwagon in a haste and parents need to think twice before making the final decision.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 文章分析：
本文的话题是在家办公：宽带互联网的普及以及通信技术的发展使远程办公成为现实，给企业带来了不少好处，例如可以省去办公场所的日常开支，员工的工作效率可以提高，因为不用上下班把时间浪费在路上，还可以灵活安排办公时间和私人时间。尤其对于那些家累较重的员工来说，在家办公实在是个福音。本文列举了很多例子说明现在越来越多的小型公司对远程办公的兴趣日益上升，虽然他们也担心这样做的负面效应，例如员工缺少督促会不会偷懒，电话费会不会暴涨等等。
这篇文章信息量比较大，专业词汇较多，因此增加了阅读难度。但是题目本身难度不大，解题关键在把握主题，根据题目专有名词定位。 重难点词句：
1. 第三段：or concerned about the additional expenses teleworking policies might incur as staff start
charging their home phone bills to the business. 或者担心远程（在家）办公政策所导致的额外费用，例如员工会让公家报销家里的电话费。 2. 第五段：and claims that as many as 60-70% of the businesses that come through its doors now offer some form of remote working support to their workforces. （英国网络供应商商业联通公 司）声称与其来往的公司中，有多达60%~70%的企业现在向它们的员工提供某种形式的远 程办公支持。
3. 第八段：（BT claims that, by July, 99.8% of its exchanges will be broadband enabled, with alternative plans in place for even the most remote exchanges）英国电信公司声称， 到7月份为止， 99.8%的信息交换是通过宽带实现的。 “This the enabler” (宽带)使这一切得以实现。
4. 第九段：Yet while broadband has come down in price too, those service providers targeting the business market warn against consumer services masquerading（伪装） as business-friendly broadband.然而尽管宽带的费用已经下降，专门为企业提供服务的宽带供应商告诫大家， 有一些客户服务供应商（只适用于个体消费者）会伪装成为适用于企业的宽带供应商。 5. 第十段：“Broadband is available for as little as ￡15 a month, but many businesses fail to appreciate the hidden costs of such a service,” 很多企业没有意识到这些服务的隐性成本。Appreciate: to recognize or understand “Providers offering broadband for rock-bottom prices are notorious for poor service”提供最便宜的宽带服务的供应商都因为服务差劲而臭名昭著。Rock bottom: the lowest possible level look beyond the price tag眼睛不要只盯着价签，意思是不要只考虑价格
quality services can be found for upwards of ￡30 a month优质服务的费用最高也就每个月30英镑
6. 第十四段：“One of the triggers was when one of our tax managers returned from maternity leave”诱因之一是当我们的一名税务经理在休完产假回到公司的时候… trigger: cause这里指公司考虑引进远程办公的原因 7. 第十五段fee-earners在这里指所有为公司带来直接利益的员工，fee会计服务费用
8. 第十六段we can’t see any reason why a parent can’t be on hand to deal with something important at home：on hand = to hand--- to be ready around在这里指员工随时待命，马上可以投入工作。注意和 off hand “立即、马上”区别。 9. 第十九段：it is able to save fee-earners a substantial amount of “dead” time in their working days幽默的说法，指工作效率极低的时间 10. 第二十二段：It has enabled the company to dispense with its business premises altogether这样做使得公司可以完全放弃办公场地 解题：
1. D 第一段开宗明义，纵观全文也是讲好处多过坏处。参见“文章分析”。 2. C 根据题干中的communications provider Inter-Tel定位至文章第四段第二句话。
3. D 根据人名Andy Poulton定位到第七、八两段，Poulton提到只要能够上网，信息交换就能实现。答
案出自第八段首句 4. A 根据人名定位到第十段，参见上面注释5。
5. A 根据Internet-based telecoms定位到第十二段，答案在本段末尾，注意but后面的内容but because
of the sophisticated voice services that can be exploited by the remote worker因为远程办公的员工可以利用成熟的语音服务——诸如语音邮件和呼叫转移等功能，为 客户和合作伙伴营造一种公司形象的连续性 6. B 根据Wright Vigar定位到第十三段中间It was the need to accommodate employees with young
children that motivated accountancy firm Wright Vigar to begin promoting teleworking recently. 7. C 根据人名定位到第十四段，末尾This is great for her, and for us as we retain someone highly qualified.
8. home life 这道题目迷惑性比较大，有的考生可能会填productivity/ efficiency，因为从十三段到第十八段基本重点都是在讲员工的工作效率得以提高。但是注意题目问的是除了对公司有利以外，对员工自身还有什么好处，而工作效率提高的直接受益者还是公司，所以应该是他们的家庭生活，答案出自十四段末尾but enabling them to work more flexible hours that fit around their home life
9. productive 根据题干中的travelling可以定位至原文倒数第四段our fee-earners can be productive as they travel
10. increase her own productivity 根据人名定位到末段“The main motivation behind adopting home working was to increase my own productivity
Part III Listening Comprehension Section A
11. A 原文：W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?
M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of bills. But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad. Q: What does the man say about some elderly people?
解题：典型的转折题，注意But后面的内容。重点词汇：beat比。。。要好，超出 12. C 原文：W: Rod must be in a bad mood today. What’s wrong with him?
M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the admission’s office. He’d been hoping for the position for a long time. Q: What does the man mean?
解题：关键在理解短语pass over表示忽略、不考虑，Rod一直想当招生办的主任，结果在选拔过程中被
忽略了（难道是因为银子送得不够？）所以很郁闷ing… 13. D 原文：M: What a great singer Justin is! His concert is just awesome. And you’ll never regret the money you paid for the ticket.
W: Yeah. Judging by the amount of the applause, everyone was enjoying it. Q: What does the woman mean?
解题：关键在抓住女生说的话的最后一部分everyone was enjoying it. 重点词汇：judging by根据。。。判断；
14. A 原文：W: I received an email yesterday from Henry. Do you remember? He was one of the chairpersons of our students’ union.
M: Yes, but I haven’t heard from him for ages. Actually I’ve been out of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation.
Q: What do we learn about the speakers?
解题：注意题目问的是说话人的关系，而非他们提到的第三者。
15. D 原文：M: Driving at night always makes me tired. Let’s stop for dinner.
W: Fine. And let’s find a motel, so that we can get an early start tomorrow. Q: What will the speakers probably do?
解题：关键在女生说的let’s find a motel找个汽车旅馆，也就是说他们打算停下来过夜，然后第二天好早点处罚。
16. C 原文：W: Let’s look at the survey on consumer confidence we conducted last week. How reliable are these figures?
M: They have a 5% margin of error Q: What are the speakers talking about?
解题：女人问上周做的顾客信心度的调查结果数据是否可靠，男人回答说有百分之五的误差。这道题出错率较高，因为出现了数字所以在听的时候很容易判断为典型的数字题，因而忽略前面的内容，再加上可能因为出现过consumer，所以误选B（出题老师这招调虎离山、虚张声势玩儿得不错~~）。 17. A 原文：W: Look at this catalogue, John. I think I want to get this red blouse.
M: Err, I think you’ve already one like this in blue. Do you need every color in the rainbow? Q: What does the man mean?
解题：男生的回答很讽刺：Do you need every color in the rainbow? 难道你想跟彩虹一样，七种颜色一样一件？
18. B 原文：W: This notice says that all the introductory marketing classes are closed.
M: That can’t be true. There’s supposed to be 13 of them this semester. Q: What does the man mean?
解题：男生说这也太扯了吧，因为这个学期应该有13节营销学导论课程，不可能全部都停了呀，所以肯定是通知搞错了。 Conversation One 原文：
M: I see on your resume that you worked as a manager of a store called Computer Country. Could you tell me a little more about your responsibilities there?
W: Sure. I was responsible for overseeing about 30 employees. I did all of the ordering for the store and I kept track of the inventory. M: What was the most difficult part of your job?
W: Probably handling angry customers. We didn’t have them very often, but when we did, I needed to make sure they were well taken care of. After all, the customer is always right. M: That’s how we feel here, too. How long did you work there? W: I was there for three and a half years. I left the company last month. M: And why did you leave?
W: My husband has been transferred to Boston and I understand your company has an opening there, too. M: Yes, that’s right. We do. But the position won’t start until early next month. Would that be a problem for you?
W: No, not at all. My husband’s new job doesn’t begin for a few weeks, so we thought we would spend some time driving to Boston and stop to see my parents.
M: That sounds nice. So, tell me, why are you interested in this particular position?
W: I know that your company has a great reputation and wonderful product. I’ve thought many times that I would like to be a part of it. When I heard about the opening in Boston, I jumped to the opportunity. M: Well, I’m glad you did.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What was the woman’s previous job?
20. What does the woman say with the most difficult part of her job? 21. Why is the woman looking for a job in Boston? 22. When can the woman start to work if she gets the job?
重点词句：Kept track of the inventory随时检查、记录库存; jumped at the opportunity立刻抓住机会 解题：19. B; 20. A; 21. D; 22. C Conversation Two 原文：
W: Today in the studio we have Alberto Quatells, the well-known Brazilian of the anti-global movement. He’s here to talk about the recent report, stating that by 2050 Brazil will be one of the world’s wealthiest and most successful countries. Alberto, what do you say to the report?
M: You know this isn’t the first time that people are saying Brazil will be a great economic power. The same thing was said over a hundred year ago. But it didn’t happen. W: Yes, but you must admit the world’s a very different place now.
M: Of course. In fact I believe there’s maybe some truth in the prediction this time around. First of all, though, we must remember the problems facing Brazil at the moment. W: Such as…?
M: There’s an enormous gap between the rich and the poor in this country. In Sal Paulo, you can see shopping malls full of designed goods right next door to the slam areas without water and electricity supplies. A lot of work needs to be done to help people in those areas improve their lives. W: What needs to be done?
M: Education, for example. For Brazil to be successful, we need to offer education to all Brazilians. Successful countries like South Korea and Singapore have excellent education systems. Brazil needs to learn from these countries.
W: So you are hopeful for the future.
M: As I said earlier, I’m hopeful. This isn’t an easy job. We need to make sure that these important opportunities for Brazilians aren’t wasted, as they were in the past. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What does the recent report say about Brazil? 24. What problem does Alberto say Brazil faces now?
25. What does Alberto say about economically successful countries?
解题：23. D; 24. B 注意the haves and have-nots相当于the rich and the poor; 25. A;
Section B Passage One
原文（下划线为答案出处，黑体为重点词句）：
Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker. After graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisiana. （26）As part of her job, she conducted field research on toxic substances in the environment, often in minority communities located near large industrial polluters. She found many families were being exposed high, sometimes deadly, levels of chemicals and other toxic substances, (27)but she was not allowed to make her information public. (27)Frustrated by these restrictions, Subra left her job in 1981, created her own company, and has devoted the past two decades to helping people fight back against giant industrial polluters. She works with families and community groups to conduct environmental tests, interpret test results, and organize for change. [28] Because of her efforts, dozens of toxic sites across the country have been cleaned up, and one chemical industry spokesperson calls her “a top gun for the environmental movement.”
How has Wilma Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scientific training, partly through her
commitment to environmental justice. (29) But just as important is her ability to communicate with people through public speaking. “Public speaking,” she says, “is the primary vehicle I use for reaching people.” If you had asked Subra before 1981, “Do you see yourself as a major public speaker?” She would have laughed at the idea. Yet today she gives more than 100 presentations a year. Along the way she has lectured at Harvard, testified before Congress, and addressed audiences in 40 states, as well as in Mexico, Canada, and Japan.
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What did Wilma Subra do as part of her job while working at Gulf South Research Institute? 27. Why did Wilma Subra leave her job in 1981?
28. What results have Wilma Subra’s efforts had in the past two decades? 29. What does the speaker say has contributed to Wilma Subra’s success?
重点词句：Top gun一把手、老大、最棒的。（还记得小汤哥主演的电影《壮志凌云》吗？它的英文片名就是Top Gun）
Environmental justice环境正义，当前比较热门的话题：针对弱势群体（如发展中国家）在面临环境风险和健康危害时所受到的不公平待遇，力求使所有人---无论性别、种族、地区或经济地位高低---都能受到一体保护，并平等参与决策过程。
解题：26. D; 27. A 注意尽管选项C也提到frustrating,但是原文并不是说其工作条件差，让人失望。而是因为无法将真相公布于众，良心不安。28. C toxic sites排放有毒物质的场所; 29. B 注意C、D两项均错在张冠李戴。
Passage Two 原文（下划线为答案出处，黑体为重点词句）：
(30)One of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today is the rapid advance of globalization. The market place is no longer national or regional, but extends to all corners of the world. And this requires a global-ready workforce. Universities have a large part to play in preparing students for the 21st century labor market by promoting international educational experiences. The most obvious way universities can help develop global workforce is by encouraging students to study abroad as part of their course. Students who have experienced another culture first hand are more likely to be global-ready when they graduate.
Global workforce development doesn’t always have to involve travel abroad however. If students learn another language and study other cultures, they will be more global-ready when they graduate. (31)It is important to point out that students also need to have a deep understanding of their own culture before they can begin to observe, analyze and evaluate other cultures. In multi-cultural societies, people can study each other’s cultures, to develop intercultural competencies, such as critical and reflective thinking, and intellectual flexibility. This can be done both through the curriculum and through activities on campus, outside of the classroom, such as art exhibitions, and lectures from international experts. Many universities are already embracing this challenge, and providing opportunities for students to become global citizens. (32) Students themselves, however, may not realize that when they graduate, they will be competing in a global labor market, and universities need to raise awareness of these issues amongst undergraduates. Questions 30-32
Q30: What is one of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today? Q31: What should students do first before they can really understand other cultures? Q32: What should college students realize according to the speaker?
解题：
30. C 答案的accelerated pace “加快的步伐”与原文的rapid advance 直接对应。 31. A;
32. B 选项D虽然也提到全球化，但是原文并未说是否很多工作都因此消失，所以错误。 Passage Three 原文（下划线为答案出处，黑体为重点词句）：
To see if hair color affects a person’s chances of getting a job, researchers at California State University asked 136 college students to review the resume and photograph of a female applicant for a job as an
accountant. Each student was given the same resume. But the applicant’s picture was altered, so that in some photos her hair was golden, in some red and in some brown. The result? [33] With brown hair, the woman was rated more capable, and she was offered a higher salary than when she had golden or red hair. Other studies have found similar results. Many respondents rate women with golden hair as less intelligent than other people, and red heads as more temperamental. Women with red or golden hair are victims of the common practice of stereotyping.
A stereotype is a simplistic or exaggerated image that humans carry in their minds about groups of
people. For example, [34] “lawyers are shrewd and dishonest” is a popular stereotype. Stereotyping can occur in public speaking classes. When trying to choose a speech topic, some males think that women are
uninterested in how to repair cars, while some females think that men are uninterested in creative hobbies, such as knitting and needle point. [35] We should reject stereotypes, because they force all people in a group into the same simple pattern. They fail to account for individual differences, and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group. Some lawyers are dishonest, yes! But many are not. Some women are uninterested in repairing cars, yes! But some are enthusiastic mechanics. Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. Q33. What did researchers at California State University find? Q34. What is the popular stereotype of lawyers?
Q35.Why does the speaker say we should reject stereotypes? 解题：
33. B Brown-haired women were rated as more capable. 这就是传说中的“金发女郎胸大无脑，棕发女脑大无胸，红发女脾气暴躁(temperamental）。” 34. C
35. D 注意选项A)They force people to follow the cultural mainstream错在偷换概念，原文说的是force all people in a group into the same simple pattern，意思是stereotyping把一个群体中的所有人都归入同一简单的类型，认为他们具有相同的特点，并不是说迫使他们都服从主流文化。
Section C Compound Dictation
答案：36. derived; 37. Immense; 38. Convenient; 39.accuracy; 40. Largely; 41. Instinct; 42. Recalls; 43. texture
44. This means that any thought about a certain subject will often bring up more memories that are related to it
45. Associations do not have to be logical. They just have to make a good link注意这里是两个单句。
46. If you remember the shape of Italy, it is because you have been told at sometime that Italy is shaped like a boot
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth） Section A 文章分析：
本文主要讨论司机驾驶时打电话的危害。实验表明使用手机通话时，对话本身对大脑的影响比司机是否手持电话危险得多。即使使用免提装置，仍然有可能让司机分神，以至酿成危险。所以归根结底关闭手机也许是保证安全最可靠的方式。
重点词句：1 第三段：That, they calculate, would add 5.7 metres to the braking distance of a car travelling at 100kph. 他们计算出这（滞后的反应时间）相当于使一辆原本行驶速度为100公里/小时的车辆在刹车后继续滑行的距离增加5.7米。
2 第4段：Punishing people for using hand-held gadgets手持小设备 （即手机）
解题：47. a driver’s attention 第一段末句Even using a “hands-free” device can divert a driver’s
attention to an alarming extent.注意 distract对应原文中的divert， seriously对应原文中的to an alarming extent。
48. equivalent in difficulty to driving第二段首句末尾a series of moving tasks on a computer screen that were reckoned equivalent in difficulty to driving. 49. on average 212 milliseconds more第二段第三句话had an average reaction time 212 milliseconds slower than those who were not注意将原文的slower改成more.
50. more complicated task第三段第四句话but those with the more complicated task showed even worse reaction times
51. punishment最后一段, 根据题目和原文的对应，这里需要和persuasion相对的词，所以注意将原文的punishing改成punishment. Section B Passage One 文章分析：
本文借美国一份学校周边空气质量报告引发的一场恐慌为题，讨论现代社会人们对待环境污染、生存危机的态度。尤其对于那些受到过度教育、对生态环境敏感的家长来说，他们对孩子健康的担心是
否属于杞人忧天。答案如何无人知晓，因为现代社会环境日益恶化，不确定性因素过多；尽管有专家指出无论做何选择，其实都无法预知结果。但是作为家长的作者本人认为相对于具体可见的危险而言，化学污染引起的危害更令人担忧。 重点词句：
1 第一段：Industrial pollution in our town had supposedly turned students into living science experiments breathing in a laboratory’s worth of heavy metals like manganese, chromium and nickel each day. 我们镇上的工业污染相当于把学生变成活体科学实验对象，因为他们每天吸入的锰、 铬和镍等重金属等同于一个实验室里的含量。
2 第二段：Since December, when the report came out, the mayor, neighborhood activists （活跃分子） and various parent-teacher associations have engaged in a fierce battle over its validity自12月份报告公布以来，本市市长、社区活跃分子和各种家长—教师联合会针对这份报告的可信度纷纷卷入一场激烈的论争。
over union jobs versus children’s health（他们争论的话题包括）究竟是孩子们的健康还是受工会保障的工作更要紧---言下之意是是否应该关闭这些造成污染的企业。
And how does it compare with the other, seemingly perpetual health scares we confront, like panic over lead in synthetic athletic fields? 和其他我们似乎永远要面对的健康恐慌相比怎么样？例如塑胶运动场上的铅含量所引起的担心。Synthetic athletic fields指使用仿真草皮或合成塑胶等化学制品铺设的运动场。 3第三段：But such concrete hazards are beside the point. It’s the dangers parents can’t—and may never—quantify that occur all of a sudden. 但是这些具体的危险并非重点。正是那些父母们不能——可能永远也不能——量化的危险才会突然发生（使人无法应对）。意思是和车祸、火灾这些（看得见的日常）灾害相比，化学污染带来的影响平时难以发现，然而等到它不知不觉积少成多突然爆发出来时，其造成的损害已经无法挽回，所以这才是父母们感到恐慌的原因。
but although I’ve lived blocks from a major fault line（地质断层） for more than 12 years, I still haven’t bolted our bookcases to the living room wall.但是尽管我住在一个距离大地质断层仅仅几街区远的地方已经12年了，我仍然没把我们的书架固定在客厅的墙上（虽然我知道这是个巨大的隐患）。
解题：52. C 出自第一段第二句，这份报告显示该区的空气质量being among the worst in the country。
53. A 第二段首句a fierce battle over its validity；参见“重点词句”2第一条。
54. C 第二段中间With all sides presenting their own experts armed with conflicting scientific studies,
whom should parents believe?专家们各持己见，研究结果互相冲突，家长们也不知道该信谁的了。 55. B 第三段中间A 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics explained that nervous parents have more to
fear from fire, car accidents and drowning than from toxic chemical exposure.火灾、车祸和溺水这些都属于Daily accidents。这份报告的观点是和化学污染隐患相比，其他灾害的危险性更大（因为很明显这些灾害的伤亡人数更高）。
56. A 第四段末尾，参见“重点词句”3第一条。 Passage Two 文章分析：
本文讨论了美国医疗体制的一个问题：由于重专科轻基础，医疗保险体制对医疗费用的返还规定不利于基础护理行业，使得基础护理医生的收入远远低于专科医生，导致基础护理质量下降、就业人员匮乏，简单来说就是小病没人看，大病看不起。（美国的医疗体制一向诟病甚多，积重难返，看看Michael Moore 07年导演的纪录片Sicko就可见一斑了。）
重点词句：1 第一段Crippling health care bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a
primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily. 高昂的医疗费用，急诊室外的长久等待，以及基础护理医生的匮乏，这些仅是病人每天要面对的重重问题的冰山一角。Crippling本指极有害的;有严重后果的，在这里形容医疗费过高
2 第二段Countries with appropriate primary care resources score highly when it comes to health outcomes and cost.基础护理资源充足的国家在保持较高国民健康水平和相对较低的医保费用支出上表现良好。 3 第三段A recent study analyzed the providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries （老年医保受惠人）providers在这里指医生。 Actually, increasing fragmentation of care results in a corresponding rise in cost and medical errors.医疗服务的日益细分导致的是费用的上升和误诊数量的增多。（比如脑科现在细分为脑瘤专科、脑神经外科、神经内科、blablabla；运气不好让你几个科室挨个儿转一圈下来就够受的了） 4 第四段：How did we let primary care slip so far? 我们怎么会让初级护理变得如此糟糕了呢？slip: get worse走下坡路 Combine this fact with annual government threats to indiscriminately cut reimbursements, physicians are faced with no choice but to increase quantity to boost income. 再加上政府每年都威胁要一视同仁地降低医疗返还费用，基础护理医生没有选择的余地，只好通过提升数量以增加收入。Reimbursements本指偿还、补偿、报销。美国的医疗体制主要依赖保险，病人的医疗费用是由医疗保险公司事后支付的，所以医生得到的报酬可视为一种返还费用。
5 第六段：Medical students aren’t blind to this scenario. They see how heavily the reimbursement deck is stacked against primary care. 医学院的学生对此就业前景一清二楚。他们看到了费用返还体制是如何不利于基础护理行业的。Scenario: a description of possible actions or events in the future 可能的前景； stack the deck: to arrange something in a dishonest way in order to achieve the result you want本指以欺骗方式做牌（在砌牌时玩儿花招好让自己拿到好牌），或以不正当手段事先准备或安排以达到目的；也可以说成stack the cards. 6 第八段：Remove the pressure for primary care physicians to squeeze in more patients per hour, and
reward them for optimally （最佳地） managing their diseases and practicing evidence-based medicine. 为基础护理医生减压，让他们不用急于看更多病人，对优化病患管理和严格按症用药（而非乱用药、用贵药）的医生给予奖励。
forgiving student loans减免学费贷款
7 第九段：Within a few years, the first wave of the 76 million Baby Boomers will become eligible for Medicare在几年之内，第一波7600万婴儿潮一代将迈入老年人医保行列。 解题：57. C 第一段所列举的几种现象：医疗费高、急诊病人排大队、医生不够都属于基础护理医疗资源缺乏
58. D 根据第三段中间Contrary to popular belief, the more physicians taking care of you doesn’t guarantee better care可以推知。
59. D 以牺牲看病质量为代价增加看病数量。第四段末尾。参加上面“重点词句”4第二条。 60. B 第六段They see how heavily the reimbursement deck is stacked against primary care.参见“重点词句”5。
61. A 倒数第二段末尾reconciling the marked difference between specialist and primary care physician salaries. Reconcile the difference = bridge the gap ,注意D选项错在于并非降低学费， 而是减免用来交学费的贷款。
Part V Cloze 62. C Launch a campaign固定短语。其它选项均不符合。
63. D 根据第一段McDonald’s, Greggs, KFC and Subway are today named as the most littered brands in
England可以推知这里应选D。文章说调查表明英国乱扔垃圾现象越来越严重，而这些快餐品牌正是罪魁祸首。 64. A 文章说那些丢垃圾的人当然首先应该受到谴责，但是这些快餐品牌在垃圾中出现的频率如此
之高也向其制造商传递了一些相关讯息，言下之意即麦当劳等公司应当采取措施督促其消费者减少乱丢垃圾的行为。其它选项：refute反驳； uncover发现、揭开； disregard忽视；意思都不符合原文。 65. C In the first place首先，固定短语；其它选项不符合。 66. A 表示某个行业一般用industry。其它三个选项都是表示职业。
67. B Discourage 表示阻止、劝阻，注意suppress压制 太过暴力，比较严重，一般代表武力压迫，用
在这里不合适。exclude把。。。排除在外; retreat从。。。撤离，一般跟from；都不符合原文。 68. B 后文显然是在列举麦当劳公司采取的措施，所以选B。
69. D 快餐公司应当尽量减少不必要的包装（是啊是啊，每次看到Subway包三明治用那么大的纸都觉得太奢侈了）。 70. A
快餐公司应当为在店内用餐的顾客降低价格。其它选项用法都不符合原文。
71. C
提供折扣券或者其它奖励方式鼓励顾客将包装返回快餐店而不是随地丢弃。Incentives表示（以金钱或其它方式体现的）刺激、激励手段。其它选项accessories附件、配饰; merits 优点; dividends红利、股息。
除了在店铺外面，快餐公司还应当在邻近街道上的其它关键地点设置垃圾筒。Strategic 在这里表示helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics有助于全局的，例句：Their bombs are always placed in strategic positions to cause as much chaos as possible. 其他选项意思是陌生的、奇怪的、神秘的，不符合文意。
麦当劳的一位发言人说他们已经做出了最大努力。其他选项narrator 叙述者; mediator中间人、协调人; broker股票经纪人；意思都不符合原文。
作为试验，在曼彻斯特等城市开始推行更广泛的全天垃圾巡视。Under way表示正在进行。其它选项in season 流行; at risk受威胁、有危险; off hand当即、立刻，不能作表语。
KFC说他们非常重视自己减少垃圾的责任
72. D
73. B
74. D
75. A
其它选项liability通常指债务; commission委托、任命; administration执行、管理，后面不跟
for, 而是of 76. C 物品的包装通常用packaging on sth. 其它选项不符合常规用法。 77. B 尽量减少垃圾的影响；minimize最小化, 其它选项divert 转移（注意力、话题）; degrade降低...的品格(或质量、
价值等) ; suspend暂停、中止；意思不符合原文
78.D
从上下文推知这里需要一个转折关联词：Subway声明会尽力减少垃圾对周围社区的影响，但是认为说到底消费者个人还是最应该负起责任来。
79. A 参见78题解释。其它选项的意思不符合原文，concrete 具体的；unique 唯一的、独特的；respective分别的，各自的 80. C
Greggs说他们意识到（垃圾问题）对大家来说都是一个持续性的挑战，但是他们已经采取了相应措施来解决这个问题。这里需要一个表示转折关系的连词，四个选项中只有despite“尽管”最接近文意。
四个选项中只有tackle是及物动词，其它三个都不是，cope和 deal 要加with, dispose加 of
81. B
Part Ⅵ Translation
82. it depends on how often you wear it主要考察短语depend on，其次在于“多长时间”的翻译，这里其实是问频率，所以应该用how often。 83. (to be) a challenge to many traditional concepts/ ideas/ notions主要考察语法点：动词prove的用法--- 注意prove表示终于显现出某种结果时，一般都是主动语态，例如：sth. proves + adj./ (to be) n.
84. could have come to /attended the meeting in person 主要考察语法点：与过去相反的虚拟语气； “亲自”的翻法。
85. a balanced diet is indispensable / essential/ critical to health
86. as I regretted it/ as I felt sorry/ regretful 主要考察语法点：as引导的让步状语从句，much前置。 注意：much as I felt regretted, much as I regretted都是错误的翻法。
2009年12月大学英语六级考试答案详解
PartⅠ Writing
Should Parents Send Their Kids to Art Classes?
Following the wave of English learning in the last century, the new millennium is witnessing another
development of extracurricular education as more and more parents send their children to various art classes. A heated debate has, however, arisen over the credit of this practice.
Those who support the art classes argue that children can broaden their horizon, expand their interests, hone their communicative skills as well as cultivate their artistic sensitivity and creativity, which is supposedly stifled by academic studies. Another strong argument for art classes is that considering the growing demand for “all-around”, “multiple-skilled talents” in our increasingly competitive society, one or more artistic skills are certainly as useful as a fluency with a second language when it comes to make an impressive resume or outshine in an interview. Excellency at a musical instrument can even earn bonus points in the university entrance examinations. No wonder many parents and students consider it a worthy investment despite the great expenses of such classes.
These arguments meet vehement attack from those who believe that the art classes actually deprive the students of what little spare time they have and the freedom to develop themselves in the way they desire. Already exhausted from dealing with the heavy workload at school, students need desperately some time and space to rest apart from discovering their own interests instead of going to some art classes against their will just because their parents deem it fashionable or favorable for their future. Moreover, art classes can be so expensive that it may turn out a financial burden in the long run.
So should we send students to art classes? Yes, and no. the answer depends on the family’s richness, the child’s time and capacity, and of course, above all, his interest. As far as I’m concerned, it is unwise to jump on the bandwagon in a haste and parents need to think twice before making the final decision.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 文章分析：
本文的话题是在家办公：宽带互联网的普及以及通信技术的发展使远程办公成为现实，给企业带来了不少好处，例如可以省去办公场所的日常开支，员工的工作效率可以提高，因为不用上下班把时间浪费在路上，还可以灵活安排办公时间和私人时间。尤其对于那些家累较重的员工来说，在家办公实在是个福音。本文列举了很多例子说明现在越来越多的小型公司对远程办公的兴趣日益上升，虽然他们也担心这样做的负面效应，例如员工缺少督促会不会偷懒，电话费会不会暴涨等等。
这篇文章信息量比较大，专业词汇较多，因此增加了阅读难度。但是题目本身难度不大，解题关键在把握主题，根据题目专有名词定位。 重难点词句：
1. 第三段：or concerned about the additional expenses teleworking policies might incur as staff start
charging their home phone bills to the business. 或者担心远程（在家）办公政策所导致的额外费用，例如员工会让公家报销家里的电话费。 2. 第五段：and claims that as many as 60-70% of the businesses that come through its doors now offer some form of remote working support to their workforces. （英国网络供应商商业联通公 司）声称与其来往的公司中，有多达60%~70%的企业现在向它们的员工提供某种形式的远 程办公支持。
3. 第八段：（BT claims that, by July, 99.8% of its exchanges will be broadband enabled, with alternative plans in place for even the most remote exchanges）英国电信公司声称， 到7月份为止， 99.8%的信息交换是通过宽带实现的。 “This the enabler” (宽带)使这一切得以实现。
4. 第九段：Yet while broadband has come down in price too, those service providers targeting the business market warn against consumer services masquerading（伪装） as business-friendly broadband.然而尽管宽带的费用已经下降，专门为企业提供服务的宽带供应商告诫大家， 有一些客户服务供应商（只适用于个体消费者）会伪装成为适用于企业的宽带供应商。 5. 第十段：“Broadband is available for as little as ￡15 a month, but many businesses fail to appreciate the hidden costs of such a service,” 很多企业没有意识到这些服务的隐性成本。Appreciate: to recognize or understand “Providers offering broadband for rock-bottom prices are notorious for poor service”提供最便宜的宽带服务的供应商都因为服务差劲而臭名昭著。Rock bottom: the lowest possible level look beyond the price tag眼睛不要只盯着价签，意思是不要只考虑价格
quality services can be found for upwards of ￡30 a month优质服务的费用最高也就每个月30英镑 6. 第十四段：“One of the triggers was when one of our tax managers returned from maternity leave”诱因之一是当我们的一名税务经理在休完产假回到公司的时候… trigger: cause这里指公司考虑引进远程办公的原因 7. 第十五段fee-earners在这里指所有为公司带来直接利益的员工，fee会计服务费用
8. 第十六段we can’t see any reason why a parent can’t be on hand to deal with something important at home：on hand = to hand--- to be ready around在这里指员工随时待命，马上可以投入工作。注意和 off hand “立即、马上”区别。 9. 第十九段：it is able to save fee-earners a substantial amount of “dead” time in their working days幽默的说法，指工作效率极低的时间 10. 第二十二段：It has enabled the company to dispense with its business premises altogether这样做使得公司可以完全放弃办公场地 解题：1 D 第一段开宗明义，纵观全文也是讲好处多过坏处。参见“文章分析”。 2. C 根据题干中的communications provider Inter-Tel定位至文章第四段第二句话。
3. D 根据人名Andy Poulton定位到第七、八两段，Poulton提到只要能够上网，信息交换就能实现。答案出自第八段首句
4. A 根据人名定位到第十段，参见上面注释5。
5. A 根据Internet-based telecoms定位到第十二段，答案在本段末尾，注意but后面的内容but because
of the sophisticated voice services that can be exploited by the remote worker因为远程办公的员工可以利用成熟的语音服务——诸如语音邮件和呼叫转移等功能，为 客户和合作伙伴营造一种公司形象的连续性 6. B 根据Wright Vigar定位到第十三段中间It was the need to accommodate employees with young
children that motivated accountancy firm Wright Vigar to begin promoting teleworking recently. 7. C 根据人名定位到第十四段，末尾This is great for her, and for us as we retain someone highly qualified.
8. home life 这道题目迷惑性比较大，有的考生可能会填productivity/ efficiency，因为从十三段到第十八段基本重点都是在讲员工的工作效率得以提高。但是注意题目问的是除了对公司有利以外，对员工自身还有什么好处，而工作效率提高的直接受益者还是公司，所以应该是他们的家庭生活，答案出自十四段末尾but enabling them to work more flexible hours that fit around their home life
9. productive 根据题干中的travelling可以定位至原文倒数第四段our fee-earners can be productive as they travel
10. increase her own productivity 根据人名定位到末段“The main motivation behind adopting home working was to increase my own productivity
Part III Listening Comprehension Section A
11. A 原文：W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?
M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of bills. But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad. Q: What does the man say about some elderly people?
解题：典型的转折题，注意But后面的内容。重点词汇：beat比。。。要好，超出 12. C 原文：W: Rod must be in a bad mood today. What’s wrong with him?
M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the admission’s office. He’d been hoping for the position for a long time. Q: What does the man mean?
解题：关键在理解短语pass over表示忽略、不考虑，Rod一直想当招生办的主任，结果在选拔过程中被
忽略了（难道是因为银子送得不够？）所以很郁闷ing… 13. D 原文：M: What a great singer Justin is! His concert is just awesome. And you’ll never regret the money you paid for the ticket.
W: Yeah. Judging by the amount of the applause, everyone was enjoying it. Q: What does the woman mean?
解题：关键在抓住女生说的话的最后一部分everyone was enjoying it. 重点词汇：judging by根据。。。判断；
14. A 原文：W: I received an email yesterday from Henry. Do you remember? He was one of the chairpersons of our students’ union.
M: Yes, but I haven’t heard from him for ages. Actually I’ve been out of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation.
Q: What do we learn about the speakers?
解题：注意题目问的是说话人的关系，而非他们提到的第三者。
15. D 原文：M: Driving at night always makes me tired. Let’s stop for dinner.
W: Fine. And let’s find a motel, so that we can get an early start tomorrow. Q: What will the speakers probably do?
解题：关键在女生说的let’s find a motel找个汽车旅馆，也就是说他们打算停下来过夜，然后第二天好早点处罚。
16. C 原文：W: Let’s look at the survey on consumer confidence we conducted last week. How reliable are these figures?
M: They have a 5% margin of error
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
解题：女人问上周做的顾客信心度的调查结果数据是否可靠，男人回答说有百分之五的误差。这道题出错率较高，因为出现了数字所以在听的时候很容易判断为典型的数字题，因而忽略前面的内容，再加上可能因为出现过consumer，所以误选B（出题老师这招调虎离山、虚张声势玩儿得不错~~）。 17. A 原文：W: Look at this catalogue, John. I think I want to get this red blouse.
M: Err, I think you’ve already one like this in blue. Do you need every color in the rainbow? Q: What does the man mean?
解题：男生的回答很讽刺：Do you need every color in the rainbow? 难道你想跟彩虹一样，七种颜色一样一件？
18. B 原文：W: This notice says that all the introductory marketing classes are closed.
M: That can’t be true. There’s supposed to be 13 of them this semester. Q: What does the man mean?
解题：男生说这也太扯了吧，因为这个学期应该有13节营销学导论课程，不可能全部都停了呀，所以肯定是通知搞错了。 Conversation One 原文：
M: I see on your resume that you worked as a manager of a store called Computer Country. Could you tell me a little more about your responsibilities there?
W: Sure. I was responsible for overseeing about 30 employees. I did all of the ordering for the store and I kept track of the inventory. M: What was the most difficult part of your job?
W: Probably handling angry customers. We didn’t have them very often, but when we did, I needed to make sure they were well taken care of. After all, the customer is always right. M: That’s how we feel here, too. How long did you work there? W: I was there for three and a half years. I left the company last month. M: And why did you leave?
W: My husband has been transferred to Boston and I understand your company has an opening there, too. M: Yes, that’s right. We do. But the position won’t start until early next month. Would that be a problem for you?
W: No, not at all. My husband’s new job doesn’t begin for a few weeks, so we thought we would spend some time driving to Boston and stop to see my parents.
M: That sounds nice. So, tell me, why are you interested in this particular position?
W: I know that your company has a great reputation and wonderful product. I’ve thought many times that I would like to be a part of it. When I heard about the opening in Boston, I jumped to the opportunity. M: Well, I’m glad you did.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What was the woman’s previous job?
20. What does the woman say with the most difficult part of her job? 21. Why is the woman looking for a job in Boston? 22. When can the woman start to work if she gets the job?
重点词句：Kept track of the inventory随时检查、记录库存; jumped at the opportunity立刻抓住机会 解题：19. B; 20. A; 21. D; 22. C Conversation Two 原文：
W: Today in the studio we have Alberto Quatells, the well-known Brazilian of the anti-global movement. He’s here to talk about the recent report, stating that by 2050 Brazil will be one of the world’s wealthiest and most successful countries. Alberto, what do you say to the report?
M: You know this isn’t the first time that people are saying Brazil will be a great economic power. The same thing was said over a hundred year ago. But it didn’t happen. W: Yes, but you must admit the world’s a very different place now.
M: Of course. In fact I believe there’s maybe some truth in the prediction this time around. First of all, though, we must remember the problems facing Brazil at the moment. W: Such as…?
M: There’s an enormous gap between the rich and the poor in this country. In Sal Paulo, you can see shopping malls full of designed goods right next door to the slam areas without water and electricity supplies. A lot of work needs to be done to help people in those areas improve their lives. W: What needs to be done?
M: Education, for example. For Brazil to be successful, we need to offer education to all Brazilians. Successful countries like South Korea and Singapore have excellent education systems. Brazil needs to learn from these countries.
W: So you are hopeful for the future.
M: As I said earlier, I’m hopeful. This isn’t an easy job. We need to make sure that these important opportunities for Brazilians aren’t wasted, as they were in the past. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What does the recent report say about Brazil? 24. What problem does Alberto say Brazil faces now?
25. What does Alberto say about economically successful countries?
解题：23. D; 24. B 注意the haves and have-nots相当于the rich and the poor; 25. A;
Section B Passage One
原文（下划线为答案出处，黑体为重点词句）：
Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker. After graduating from college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisiana. （26）As part of her job, she conducted field research on toxic substances in the environment, often in minority communities located near large industrial polluters. She found many families were being exposed high, sometimes deadly, levels of chemicals and other toxic substances, (27)but she was not allowed to make her information public. (27)Frustrated by these restrictions, Subra left her job in 1981, created her own company, and has devoted the past two decades to helping people fight back against giant industrial polluters. She works with families and community groups to conduct environmental tests, interpret test results, and organize for change. [28] Because of her efforts, dozens of toxic sites across the country have been cleaned up, and one chemical industry spokesperson calls her “a top gun for the environmental movement.”
How has Wilma Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scientific training, partly through her
commitment to environmental justice. (29) But just as important is her ability to communicate with people through public speaking. “Public speaking,” she says, “is the primary vehicle I use for reaching people.” If you had asked Subra before 1981, “Do you see yourself as a major public speaker?” She would have laughed at the idea. Yet today she gives more than 100 presentations a year. Along the way she has lectured at Harvard, testified before Congress, and addressed audiences in 40 states, as well as in Mexico, Canada, and Japan.
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What did Wilma Subra do as part of her job while working at Gulf South Research Institute? 27. Why did Wilma Subra leave her job in 1981?
28. What results have Wilma Subra’s efforts had in the past two decades?
29. What does the speaker say has contributed to Wilma Subra’s success?
重点词句：Top gun一把手、老大、最棒的。（还记得小汤哥主演的电影《壮志凌云》吗？它的英文片名就是Top Gun）
Environmental justice环境正义，当前比较热门的话题：针对弱势群体（如发展中国家）在面临环境风险和健康危害时所受到的不公平待遇，力求使所有人---无论性别、种族、地区或经济地位高低---都能受到一体保护，并平等参与决策过程。
解题：26. D; 27. A 注意尽管选项C也提到frustrating,但是原文并不是说其工作条件差，让人失望。而是因为无法将真相公布于众，良心不安。28. C toxic sites排放有毒物质的场所; 29. B 注意C、D两项均错在张冠李戴。
Passage Two 原文（下划线为答案出处，黑体为重点词句）：
(30)One of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today is the rapid advance of globalization. The market place is no longer national or regional, but extends to all corners of the world. And this requires a global-ready workforce. Universities have a large part to play in preparing students for the 21st century labor market by promoting international educational experiences. The most obvious way universities can help develop global workforce is by encouraging students to study abroad as part of their course. Students who have experienced another culture first hand are more likely to be global-ready when they graduate.
Global workforce development doesn’t always have to involve travel abroad however. If students learn another language and study other cultures, they will be more global-ready when they graduate. (31)It is important to point out that students also need to have a deep understanding of their own culture before they can begin to observe, analyze and evaluate other cultures. In multi-cultural societies, people can study each other’s cultures, to develop intercultural competencies, such as critical and reflective thinking, and intellectual flexibility. This can be done both through the curriculum and through activities on campus, outside of the classroom, such as art exhibitions, and lectures from international experts. Many universities are already embracing this challenge, and providing opportunities for students to become global citizens. (32) Students themselves, however, may not realize that when they graduate, they will be competing in a global labor market, and universities need to raise awareness of these issues amongst undergraduates. Questions 30-32
Q30: What is one of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today? Q31: What should students do first before they can really understand other cultures? Q32: What should college students realize according to the speaker? 解题：
30. C 答案的accelerated pace “加快的步伐”与原文的rapid advance 直接对应。
31. A; 32. B 选项D虽然也提到全球化，但是原文并未说是否很多工作都因此消失，所以错误。
Passage Three 原文（下划线为答案出处，黑体为重点词句）：
To see if hair color affects a person’s chances of getting a job, researchers at California State University asked 136 college students to review the resume and photograph of a female applicant for a job as an
accountant. Each student was given the same resume. But the applicant’s picture was altered, so that in some photos her hair was golden, in some red and in some brown. The result? [33] With brown hair, the woman was rated more capable, and she was offered a higher salary than when she had golden or red hair. Other studies have found similar results. Many respondents rate women with golden hair as less intelligent than other people, and red heads as more temperamental. Women with red or golden hair are victims of the common practice of stereotyping.
A stereotype is a simplistic or exaggerated image that humans carry in their minds about groups of
people. For example, [34] “lawyers are shrewd and dishonest” is a popular stereotype. Stereotyping can occur in public speaking classes. When trying to choose a speech topic, some males think that women are uninterested in how to repair cars, while some females think that men are uninterested in creative hobbies, such as knitting and needle point. [35] We should reject stereotypes, because they force all people in a group into the same simple pattern. They fail to account for individual differences, and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group. Some lawyers are dishonest, yes! But many are not. Some women are uninterested in repairing cars, yes! But some are enthusiastic mechanics. Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. Q33. What did researchers at California State University find? Q34. What is the popular stereotype of lawyers?
Q35.Why does the speaker say we should reject stereotypes?
解题：33. B Brown-haired women were rated as more capable. 这就是传说中的“金发女郎胸大无脑，棕发女脑大无胸，红发女脾气暴躁(temperamental）。” 34. C 35. D 注意选项A)They force people to follow the cultural mainstream错在偷换概念，原文说的是force all people in a group into the same simple pattern，意思是stereotyping把一个群体中的所有人都归入同一简单的类型，认为他们具有相同的特点，并不是说迫使他们都服从主流文化。
Section C Compound Dictation
答案：36. derived; 37. Immense; 38. Convenient; 39.accuracy; 40. Largely; 41. Instinct; 42. Recalls; 43. texture
44. This means that any thought about a certain subject will often bring up more memories that are related to it
45. Associations do not have to be logical. They just have to make a good link注意这里是两个单句。
46. If you remember the shape of Italy, it is because you have been told at sometime that Italy is shaped like a boot
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth） Section A 文章分析：
本文主要讨论司机驾驶时打电话的危害。实验表明使用手机通话时，对话本身对大脑的影响比司机是否手持电话危险得多。即使使用免提装置，仍然有可能让司机分神，以至酿成危险。所以归根结底关闭手机也许是保证安全最可靠的方式。
重点词句：1 第三段：That, they calculate, would add 5.7 metres to the braking distance of a car travelling at 100kph. 他们计算出这（滞后的反应时间）相当于使一辆原本行驶速度为100公里/小时的车辆在刹车后继续滑行的距离增加5.7米。
2 第4段：Punishing people for using hand-held gadgets手持小设备 （即手机）
解题：47. a driver’s attention 第一段末句Even using a “hands-free” device can divert a driver’s
attention to an alarming extent.注意 distract对应原文中的divert， seriously对应原文中的to an alarming extent。
48. equivalent in difficulty to driving第二段首句末尾a series of moving tasks on a computer screen that were reckoned equivalent in difficulty to driving. 49. on average 212 milliseconds more第二段第三句话had an average reaction time 212 milliseconds slower than those who were not注意将原文的slower改成more.
50. more complicated task第三段第四句话but those with the more complicated task showed even worse reaction times
51. punishment最后一段, 根据题目和原文的对应，这里需要和persuasion相对的词，所以注意将原文的punishing改成punishment. Section B Passage One 文章分析：
本文借美国一份学校周边空气质量报告引发的一场恐慌为题，讨论现代社会人们对待环境污染、生存危机的态度。尤其对于那些受到过度教育、对生态环境敏感的家长来说，他们对孩子健康的担心是否属于杞人忧天。答案如何无人知晓，因为现代社会环境日益恶化，不确定性因素过多；尽管有专家指出无论做何选择，其实都无法预知结果。但是作为家长的作者本人认为相对于具体可见的危险而言，化学污染引起的危害更令人担忧。 重点词句：
1 第一段：Industrial pollution in our town had supposedly turned students into living science experiments breathing in a laboratory’s worth of heavy metals like manganese, chromium and nickel each day. 我们镇上
的工业污染相当于把学生变成活体科学实验对象，因为他们每天吸入的锰、 铬和镍等重金属等同于一个实验室里的含量。
2 第二段：Since December, when the report came out, the mayor, neighborhood activists （活跃分子） and various parent-teacher associations have engaged in a fierce battle over its validity自12月份报告公布以来，本市市长、社区活跃分子和各种家长—教师联合会针对这份报告的可信度纷纷卷入一场激烈的论争。
over union jobs versus children’s health（他们争论的话题包括）究竟是孩子们的健康还是受工会保障的工作更要紧---言下之意是是否应该关闭这些造成污染的企业。
And how does it compare with the other, seemingly perpetual health scares we confront, like panic over lead in synthetic athletic fields? 和其他我们似乎永远要面对的健康恐慌相比怎么样？例如塑胶运动场上的铅含量所引起的担心。Synthetic athletic fields指使用仿真草皮或合成塑胶等化学制品铺设的运动场。 3第三段：But such concrete hazards are beside the point. It’s the dangers parents can’t—and may never—quantify that occur all of a sudden. 但是这些具体的危险并非重点。正是那些父母们不能——可能永远也不能——量化的危险才会突然发生（使人无法应对）。意思是和车祸、火灾这些（看得见的日常）灾害相比，化学污染带来的影响平时难以发现，然而等到它不知不觉积少成多突然爆发出来时，其造成的损害已经无法挽回，所以这才是父母们感到恐慌的原因。
but although I’ve lived blocks from a major fault line（地质断层） for more than 12 years, I still haven’t bolted our bookcases to the living room wall.但是尽管我住在一个距离大地质断层仅仅几街区远的地方已经12年了，我仍然没把我们的书架固定在客厅的墙上（虽然我知道这是个巨大的隐患）。
解题：52. C 出自第一段第二句，这份报告显示该区的空气质量being among the worst in the country。
53. A 第二段首句a fierce battle over its validity；参见“重点词句”2第一条。
54. C 第二段中间With all sides presenting their own experts armed with conflicting scientific studies,
whom should parents believe?专家们各持己见，研究结果互相冲突，家长们也不知道该信谁的了。 55. B 第三段中间A 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics explained that nervous parents have more to
fear from fire, car accidents and drowning than from toxic chemical exposure.火灾、车祸和溺水这些都属于Daily accidents。这份报告的观点是和化学污染隐患相比，其他灾害的危险性更大（因为很明显这些灾害的伤亡人数更高）。 56. A 第四段末尾，参见“重点词句”3第一条。 Passage Two 文章分析：
本文讨论了美国医疗体制的一个问题：由于重专科轻基础，医疗保险体制对医疗费用的返还规定不利于基础护理行业，使得基础护理医生的收入远远低于专科医生，导致基础护理质量下降、就业人员匮乏，简单来说就是小病没人看，大病看不起。（美国的医疗体制一向诟病甚多，积重难返，看看Michael Moore 07年导演的纪录片Sicko就可见一斑了。）
重点词句：1 第一段Crippling health care bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a
primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily. 高昂的医疗费用，急诊室外的长久等待，以及基础护理医生的匮乏，这些仅是病人每天要面对的重重问题的冰山一角。Crippling本指极有害的;有严重后果的，在这里形容医疗费过高
2 第二段Countries with appropriate primary care resources score highly when it comes to health outcomes and cost.基础护理资源充足的国家在保持较高国民健康水平和相对较低的医保费用支出上表现良好。 3 第三段A recent study analyzed the providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries （老年医保受惠人）providers在这里指医生。 Actually, increasing fragmentation of care results in a corresponding rise in cost and medical errors.医疗服务的日益细分导致的是费用的上升和误诊数量的增多。（比如脑科现在细分为脑瘤专科、脑神经外科、神经内科、blablabla；运气不好让你几个科室挨个儿转一圈下来就够受的了）
4 第四段：How did we let primary care slip so far? 我们怎么会让初级护理变得如此糟糕了呢？slip: get worse走下坡路 Combine this fact with annual government threats to indiscriminately cut reimbursements, physicians are faced with no choice but to increase quantity to boost income. 再加上政府每年都威胁要一视同仁地降低医疗返还费用，基础护理医生没有选择的余地，只好通过提升数量以增加收入。Reimbursements本指偿还、补偿、报销。美国的医疗体制主要依赖保险，病人的医疗费用是由医疗保险公司事后支付的，所以医生得到的报酬可视为一种返还费用。
5 第六段：Medical students aren’t blind to this scenario. They see how heavily the reimbursement deck is stacked against primary care. 医学院的学生对此就业前景一清二楚。他们看到了费用返还体制是如何不利于基础护理行业的。Scenario: a description of possible actions or events in the future 可能的前景； stack the deck: to arrange something in a dishonest way in order to achieve the result you want本指以欺骗方式做牌（在砌牌时玩儿花招好让自己拿到好牌），或以不正当手段事先准备或安排以达到目的；也可以说成stack the cards. 6 第八段：Remove the pressure for primary care physicians to squeeze in more patients per hour, and
reward them for optimally （最佳地） managing their diseases and practicing evidence-based medicine. 为基础护理医生减压，让他们不用急于看更多病人，对优化病患管理和严格按症用药（而非乱用药、用贵药）的医生给予奖励。 forgiving student loans减免学费贷款
7 第九段：Within a few years, the first wave of the 76 million Baby Boomers will become eligible for Medicare在几年之内，第一波7600万婴儿潮一代将迈入老年人医保行列。 解题：57. C 第一段所列举的几种现象：医疗费高、急诊病人排大队、医生不够都属于基础护理医疗资源缺乏
58. D 根据第三段中间Contrary to popular belief, the more physicians taking care of you doesn’t guarantee better care可以推知。
59. D 以牺牲看病质量为代价增加看病数量。第四段末尾。参加上面“重点词句”4第二条。 60. B 第六段They see how heavily the reimbursement deck is stacked against primary care.参见“重点词句”5。
61. A 倒数第二段末尾reconciling the marked difference between specialist and primary care physician salaries. Reconcile the difference = bridge the gap ,注意D选项错在于并非降低学费， 而是减免用来交学费的贷款。
Part V Cloze 62. C Launch a campaign固定短语。其它选项均不符合。
63. D 根据第一段McDonald’s, Greggs, KFC and Subway are today named as the most littered brands in
England可以推知这里应选D。文章说调查表明英国乱扔垃圾现象越来越严重，而这些快餐品牌正是罪魁祸首。 64. A 文章说那些丢垃圾的人当然首先应该受到谴责，但是这些快餐品牌在垃圾中出现的频率如此
之高也向其制造商传递了一些相关讯息，言下之意即麦当劳等公司应当采取措施督促其消费者减少乱丢垃圾的行为。其它选项：refute反驳； uncover发现、揭开； disregard忽视；意思都不符合原文。 65. C In the first place首先，固定短语；其它选项不符合。 66. A 表示某个行业一般用industry。其它三个选项都是表示职业。
67. B Discourage 表示阻止、劝阻，注意suppress压制 太过暴力，比较严重，一般代表武力压迫，用
在这里不合适。exclude把。。。排除在外; retreat从。。。撤离，一般跟from；都不符合原文。 68. B 后文显然是在列举麦当劳公司采取的措施，所以选B。
69. D 快餐公司应当尽量减少不必要的包装（是啊是啊，每次看到Subway包三明治用那么大的纸都觉得太奢侈了）。 70. A 71. C
快餐公司应当为在店内用餐的顾客降低价格。其它选项用法都不符合原文。
提供折扣券或者其它奖励方式鼓励顾客将包装返回快餐店而不是随地丢弃。Incentives表示（以金钱或其它方式体现的）刺激、激励手段。其它选项accessories附件、配饰; merits 优点; dividends红利、股息。
除了在店铺外面，快餐公司还应当在邻近街道上的其它关键地点设置垃圾筒。Strategic 在这里表示helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics有助于全局的，例句：Their bombs are always placed in strategic positions to cause as much chaos as possible. 其他选项意思是陌生的、奇怪的、神秘的，不符合文意。
72. D
73. B
麦当劳的一位发言人说他们已经做出了最大努力。其他选项narrator 叙述者; mediator中间人、协调人; broker股票经纪人；意思都不符合原文。
作为试验，在曼彻斯特等城市开始推行更广泛的全天垃圾巡视。Under way表示正在进行。其它选项in season 流行; at risk受威胁、有危险; off hand当即、立刻，不能作表语。
KFC说他们非常重视自己减少垃圾的责任
74. D
75. A
其它选项liability通常指债务; commission委托、任命; administration执行、管理，后面不跟
for, 而是of 76. C 物品的包装通常用packaging on sth. 其它选项不符合常规用法。 77. B 尽量减少垃圾的影响；minimize最小化, 其它选项divert 转移（注意力、话题）; degrade降低...的品格(或质量、
价值等) ; suspend暂停、中止；意思不符合原文
78.D
从上下文推知这里需要一个转折关联词：Subway声明会尽力减少垃圾对周围社区的影响，但是认为说到底消费者个人还是最应该负起责任来。
79. A 参见78题解释。其它选项的意思不符合原文，concrete 具体的；unique 唯一的、独特的；respective分别的，各自的 80. C
Greggs说他们意识到（垃圾问题）对大家来说都是一个持续性的挑战，但是他们已经采取了相应措施来解决这个问题。这里需要一个表示转折关系的连词，四个选项中只有despite“尽管”最接近文意。
四个选项中只有tackle是及物动词，其它三个都不是，cope和 deal 要加with, dispose加 of
81. B
Part Ⅵ Translation
82. it depends on how often you wear it主要考察短语depend on，其次在于“多长时间”的翻译，这里其实是问频率，所以应该用how often。 83. (to be) a challenge to many traditional concepts/ ideas/ notions主要考察语法点：动词prove的用法--- 注意prove表示终于显现出某种结果时，一般都是主动语态，例如：sth. proves + adj./ (to be) n. 84. could have come to /attended the meeting in person 主要考察语法点：与过去相反的虚拟语气； “亲自”的翻法。
85. a balanced diet is indispensable / essential/ critical to health
86. as I regretted it/ as I felt sorry/ regretful 主要考察语法点：as引导的让步状语从句，much前置。 注意：much as I felt regretted, much as I regretted都是错误的翻法。
2010年6月英语六级真题答案解析
作文解析
此次作文考的是学生忽视汉语学习的现象及其原因、后果和对策分析。本次试题仍是延续以往的考试风格，关注与学生相关的学习、生活和社会问题，应该说这个题目从选题角度来看还是比较好把握的。
拿到题目时如何分析？引用沪江网校六级冲关班谢老师的一句话，写六级作文应该大而化之不拘小节。看到这个题目，分析一下题目涉及到了哪些方面，而原因和对策必然是与这几方面相关的。题目是近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文学习的现象。学生问题一般很容易联想到社会、校方及自身。因此全文可做如下安排。
第一段总起全文，陈述这一现象的存在。由于国际交流的需要，如今语言学习的重心基本是外语学习，汉语学习却越来越不受重视了。
第二段进行原因和后果分析。我们可以从社会、校方及自身三方面进行论述。由于是社会问题，我们可以主要论述社会和校方两层原因。第一，整个社会重视外语多于汉语。在就业时，掌握至少一门外语比掌握汉语更有优势。后果是大多数学生都不再认可汉语学习的重要性了。第二，高校中也是重视外语教育，忽视汉语教育。有这两点原因就足够了。另外由于字数和时间限制，可以不必另起一段陈述后果，而将后果放在每条原因后面进行简要说明。
第三段进行对策分析。需要注意的是，这里的对策应与第二段提出的原因相对应。因此，第三段也应从社会和校方这两个角度进行论述。全社会应该重视起汉语学习，校方应推进汉语教育和研究。当然，我们也可以加上一点，即我们每个人都要去努力学习和保护汉语。 最后一段总结全文，既可以概述全文主题思想，也可以提出期望和要求。
总的来说，这篇文章不难写。需要大家注意的有三点：一是论述的条理性，二是总-分-总结构的运用，三是尽可能做到表达的多样化。 快速阅读 1. D Relieved
2. B she could go as far as she wanted in life 3. B The power of role models
4. D Obama's success impacted blacks' performance in language tests 5. A The change in bias against black is slow in coming
6. C people are now less ready to supportpolicies addressing racial inequality 7. C racial inequality still persists in American society 8. our views of women 9. political sentiment 10. stereotypes
听力解析
11. A) The man failed to keep his promise.
该题可用排除法得出答案。从对话中可知，男士忘了将女士的书带来，而女士的那本书是她从图书馆借来的。同时女士也明确表明周五晚上是最后期限，男士必须在此之前还她，因此答案是A，因为男士没有信守承诺，将书带给女士。
12. C) The woman should spend more time outdoors.
该题关键是弄懂医生说的那句话，因为女士一天到晚呆在室内接受人工光源的照射，于是身体无法自动调节时间，因此医生认为女士应该多出去走走，做一些户外活动。 13. D) It is not a good idea to buy the T-shirt.
该对话中，男士想要买那些T恤，但女士认为“你会后悔的。他们很贵，同时她还听说这种T恤洗的时候容易褪色”，因此女士明显是自己没买那件T恤，同时也不想让男士买那些T恤。 14. B) Most readers do not share his viewpoints.
对话中女士赞扬男士发表的文章非常好，论点很有说服力。男士的回答是，就读者总体反映来看，他们两个人绝对是出于少数人的行列，也就是说只有少数人认为赞同男士在文章中的论点。 15. A) Leave Daisy alone for the time being.
由女士说的“if I were you, I’d let her cool off a few days before I approach her”，因此，女士希望男士先让Daisy冷静几天，等怒气消停了再说。cool off意为“冷静，平静下来，息怒”。 16. A) Batteries.
男士刚开始便问“where I can get batteries…”，因此本文选A。 17. D) The man can get the ticket at its original price.
该对话中，男士没买到票，而女士则刚好有，她身体不舒服，故而想将自己的票以原价转让给男士，故选D。该文主要是由“You can have it for what it cost me”得出。 18. A) The speakers will dress formally for the concert.
对话中女士已表明，这是州交响乐团第一次到本市表演，因此必须要穿西装打领带，也就是着正装。
19. D) He is undecided as to which job to go for.
文中开始部分女士问“So you are not sure which to go for?”，男士回答的是“That’s it.”表明男士还没决定应该选哪份工作。
20. C) They are all adults.
由“The Polytechnic is all adults and mostly preparation for exams like the Cambridge certificates.”可得出。
21. B) Varied and interesting.
男士提及the Language School in Pistoia时说到教学类型很多时，女士回答的是“that sounds much more varied and interesting.”因此该题选B。 22. C) Hosting a television show.
Good evening and welcome to tonight's edition of Legendary Lives. 注意容易混淆的A选项。 23. A) He lost his mother.
男士提及“He wasn't there long though because his mother passed away just four years later. Jimmy's father sent him back to Indiana after that to live with his aunt.” 24. B) He got seriously into acting.
文中原句：then he went to college in California where he got seriously into acting 25. B) He has long been a legendary figure.
原文提到“So what made him the legend he still is today?” 说明从过去到现在James Dean一直是一个Legend。 Section B
26 C) It crashed when it was circling to land.
原文：the island crashed into a hillside as it circled while preparing to land 27 A) He was kidnapped eight months ago.
原文第二句：...held by kidnapper in central Africa for the past 8 months... 28 A) The management and union representatives reached an agreement.
原句：....which resulted in a new agreement on working hour and conditions. 29 B) rainy
注意时间词。原文：rain will spread from Scotland to cover most parts by midnight. 30 C) Very few of them knew much about geology.
原文：From his audience and analysis he learned that only 2 or 3 of his classmates knew much of anything about geology.
31 B) By noting where the most severe earthquake in U.S. history occurred. 以自己本地发生过的大地震以例子，引入自己的speech。 32 C) Stop him when he had difficulty understanding.
原文：“Stop me,” he said, “any time I say something you don’t understand.” 33 D) It is a tool of communication among speakers of different languages. 其他选项都没有在原文中提到。
34 D) It has supporters from many countries in the world.
原文： the movement has continued to flourish and has members in more than 80 countries. 35 D) It has had greater impact than in any other country.
原文：It is, however, in China that Esperanto has had its greatest impact. Section C 36. intelligent 37. foundations
38. romantic 39. reflects 40. profound 41. dramatically 42. deprived 43. hindered
44. research shows that communicating with others promotes health, whereas social isolation is linked to stress, disease, and early death.
45. A group of researchers reviewed scores of studies that traced the relationship between health and interaction with others.
46. loneliness harms the immune system, making us more vulnerable to a range of miner and major illnesses.
仔细阅读解析 Section A
47 a grade above 94 / a higher grade 48 select the method of grading
49 improving
50 effort and accomplishment 51 discuss his concern
47 文中第一段告诉我们，这个九年级学生不满意艺术老师给出的94分，因为在前一学年中，他获得了一个99，一个100，他认为这个94不能反映出他花在这门课上的心血。因此，这个九年级同学认为他的老师应该给他一个比94更高的分数。题目中的should have given him指“本应该给他”，表示一种与事实相反的假设。
48 答案在Answer 部分的第一段第二句。原文中的deserve wide latitude与have the freedom 意义相近，promote learning 与encourage learning 表达的意思相同。因此答案是select the method of grading，指选择判分的方式。
49 答案在文章Answer 部分的第二段第二、三句。这一部分表达的意思是一个拿到了100分的学生仍会有很大的需要进步的空间。第二句中有一个词可以表达继续进步的意思，即improve. keep 后需接动词的ing形式，因此填入的词是improving.
50 Rembrandt （伦勃朗，17世纪一位荷兰画家，文章中提到的The Night Watch 是他的名作《夜巡》）出现在Answer 部分的第三段。伦勃朗的例子主要是为了说明付出与成就不完全对等。答案在这一段第二句中，应填入的内容是effort and accomplishment. 题目中的distinction, 意思是区别。 51 答案在文章最后一句，应填入的内容是discuss his concern. Section B Passage 1
52. A) America is now the only developed country without the policy.
由第一自然段最后一句“We’re now the only wealthy country without such a policy”可得出答案，答案A中developed其实就与wealthy的同义。 53. D) The opposition from business circles.
由文章第二自然段可看出，美国商会和其他商业团体常常对于美国关于平衡工作与家庭生活两者关系的法律均是百般阻挠，相反民主党领导人常常是支持这项法律的。 54. B) Good parenting benefits society.
Anne Alstott教授在其书中表达的主要观点就是“justifying parental support depends on defining the family as a social good that, in some sense, society must pay for.”也就是说应该将家庭视作一个为社会带来好处的事情，同时该段中后面也阐述了社会期望也需要家长们对他们的孩子付出关爱。因此，教授的主要观点可以概括为良好的教养能造福于社会。
55. B) They fail to provide enough support for parents.
由最后一段中“The state recognizes this in the large body of family laws that govern children’s welfare, yet parents receive little help in meeting the life-changing obligations society imposes.”尽管州政府意识到了养育孩子的重要性，但是仍然家长们接受的帮助少之又少，因此答案为B。 56. D) It is basically a social undertaking.
由文中最后一段“To classify parenting as a personal choice for which there is no collective responsibility is not merely to ignore the social benefits of good parenting…”可得出，将养育孩子作为一种个人选择，而不加之以社会责任的话，便是忽视良好教养所产生的社会效应……这里的collective responsibility指的就是一种社会责任，意指良好教养是一个需要全社会共同努力的事业，因为其带来的社会效应是巨大的。因此作者反对将养育孩子仅仅作为个人选择来看待。作者需要的是collective responsibility，因此答案选D，因为教养孩子是一种社会事业。该题是带概括性质的题。 Passage 2
57 A) More young voters are going to the polls than before.
本题问CIRCLE新的研究发现是什么，注意题目问的是CIRCLE的研究，文章第一句就说研究发现当今的年轻人比前几代年轻人更多地参与投票，因此选A项。注意B项是另一项研究的发现。 58 C) Whether young people will continue to support Osama’s policy.
本题问“Ｏ”代人作家主要关心的是什么。文章第二段中说道他们想要观察年轻人是否会继续支持奥巴马。因此此题选Ｃ项。
59 D) Their lives in relation to Osama’s presidency.
本题问“Ｏ”代人博客会写什么东西。文章第二段中说会记录美国人的生活，看新的总统和他的政府会如何影响人民的生活，也就是记录奥巴马政府怎样影响人民的生活，因此此题选Ｄ项。 60 C) Their utilization of the Internet.
本题问在Henry Flores看来，是什么原因造成年轻一代开始有一定的政治优势。文章最后一段告诉我们互联网使年轻人接触更多的思想，也使不同地区有着同样想法的人聚集起来，因此本题选C。 61 D) They are indifferent to politics.
本题问从本段话中我们可以推断出“X”代人有什么特征。文章最后一段的倒数第二句话说“boomer”摆脱了从他们父母身上继承的冷漠的（apathy）一面，由此可见“X”代人是冷漠的，因此本题选D。 完形填空解析 62.A findings
前文有”a study found that…”, 后面自然要说，这个发现(findings)… 63.B attribute
attribute…to…把…归因于… 64.D with
快餐和电视机伴随我们很久了。amongst相当于among，意为“在…中间” 65.B related related to: 与…有关 66.D shrinking
a shrinking of the green: 绿色植被的减少。 67.A published
这个新的调查研究发表在了美国预防医学杂志上。 68.B to
get close to: 接近；让我们进一步甄别什么管用及其原因。 69.B simply 70.A vital
孩子们有更多的场所去玩耍是很重要的。 71.C too 72.A benefits
cognitive benefits for children with attention-deficit disorder: 给患有注意力缺损症的儿童带来了福音。
73.D outside
在户外的草地上读书 74.C Exposure
exposure to grassy areas: 去草地上 75.B less
76.C analysis 77.C necessarily
not necessarily： 不一定 78.C approved
众议院通过了这一提议。 79.B always 80.A advantage
take advantage of : 利用… 81.D grateful
be grateful to: 对…表示感激。这里的意思就是，孩子的身心健康要归功于你。 翻译解析
82. Their only son has never thought
本题考察时态，注意从未想过应该用现在完成时来表达。 83. weigh your decision against its possible consequences.
本题重点考察权衡这个意思的表达，这里用了weigh sth against sth，表示权衡某事/掂量某事。 84. would he break/breach his promise/commitment to pay back the money.
本题考察部分倒装，当表示否定含义的词或者词组放句首时（本句是under no circumstances），后
面应该用部分倒装，此外也要注意违背承诺的表达以及时态的选择。
85. should not be addicted to computer games. / they should not indulge themselves in computer games / they should not abandon themselves to computer games.
本题考察虚拟语气，句子中有表示建议的advise等词时，从句里应该用虚拟语气should + 动词原形。
86. never considered working as a salesman.
本题考察consider的用法，consider当考虑讲后面跟动词时应该用ing形式，此外注意从事某工作的表达方式。
2010年十二月英语六级答案详解
此次六级作文的自由度很大，看似给出了提纲，实际上具体的观点全靠个人发挥。第一段需要点明大学排名这个现象，第二段需要铺陈不同人的观点，第三段要陈述自己的观点。
大学排名这个题目，实际上涉及到了对了大学的理解，对于大学排名标准的理解，以及对于大学排名的目的的理解。而这件事更加离不开中国具体的国情，新中国50年代人至今受教育的情况，90后择校的情况，目前大学的情况，考生发挥的空间可以纵横数十年的教育史，并且可以深入探讨教育的本质。
当然，对于大多数考生来说，凑满150个字万岁！那么，模板又可以派上用场了。 参考思路：http://www.hjenglish.com/new/p/ 参考文本：http://www.hjenglish.com/new/p/
模板一
1.Different people have different views on—— 2. Some people perfer,—— 3. Others tend to, ——
4.As to me, I agree with / to ——
(1)开门见山直入主体，表明对某事人们的不同看法。 (2)表明一部分人的看法。 (3)另一部分的看法。 (4)作者的看法
我们这里放出来的这篇文章，语言流畅，观点清晰，多处表述有闪光点。 Reading Comprehension（Skimming and Scanning） 1．A not be sustained in the long term
解析：关键字1994对应第一段第三行，题干中unsustainable即选项A中sustained的反义表达方式。选择A。
2．B Intergenerational conflicts will intensify.
解析：从书名定位到原文第二段，heading for the rock, the cleaner, 都暗示了两代人之间的问题，最后的warfare则一目了然地指出了该矛盾。
3．D politicians are afraid of losing votes in the next election
解析：首先需要理解题目意图，即为何养老机制改革迟迟不能进行，然后定位到文章第四段，其实只要从段落中politician这一关键字就能选定D选项。
4．A allow people to work longer
解析：从题干中the most effective method找到第五段第三句原话，直接选择A选项。 5．D younger workers are readily available
解析：题目中employer为关键字，找到第六段，该段看似没有直接提到为什么雇主不愿意雇佣old workers，但从其不断分析新涌现出来的劳动力替代者，可以总结的出D选项，即年轻劳动力的供给已足以满足企业需求。
6．B large numbers of immigrants from overseas
解析：这道题间接考察了学生变换思维的能力，Japan在文中一时难以找到，但其所代表的发达国家群体developed countries却出现在了第七段，而该段恰恰揭示了发达国家靠移民劳动力寻求养老机制危机一时的缓解的举措。
7．B They find it hard to balance career and family.
解析：compromise关键字找到第九段，关键字出现的句子前一句就是B选项。 8．be innovative and take risks than younger ones
解析：题目中old societies关键字对应到倒数第六段第三行，题目中的less inclined正好与原文中的more strongly disinclined形成对照，所以答案只需摘录之后的原文即可，即take risks than younger ones.
9．mostly have families
解析：题目中关键字intergenerational warfare对应到原文倒数第五段。第二句直接对第一句做出了解释，摘录即可。
10．military service
解析：要理解题目中less willing to 的含义，即不情愿，这样定位到倒数第三段第一句的reluctant， commit sth. to sth. ，空格内需要填写名词，参照原文，即military service.
Listening Comprehension Section A
11. What can we infer from the conversation?
【答案】A The man is the manager of the apartment building
【解析】从对话中看出女士在找apartment building，不是男士。因此选A。 12. What is the woman eager to know? 【答案】B How the pictures will turn out.
【解析】女士想知道的是if the shots I took are as good as I thought. 照片是不是和她想的异样好。这里shots指照片。turn out指照片拍出来的效果。因此选B。
13. What does the man mean?
【答案】C The suitcase can be fixed in time.
【解析】男士说到find a handle后面提到 but that shouldn’t take too long说明不是没有handle可以匹配。因此排除A,B。
14. What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 【答案】B He needs a vehicle to be used in harsh weather.
【解析】男士说到truck需要operate for long periods of time in very cold temperatures，因此选择选项B。very cold temperatures对应harsh weather.
15. What do we learn about the woman? 【答案】A She has made up her mind to resign.
【解析】从文中女士强硬的口气I could no longer live with…可以看出她下定决心。因此选择A。 16. What does the women want to do？
【答案】D Replace the shirt with one of some other material.
【解析】女士首先提到exchange the shirt，后面又解释了原因allergic to wool，从男士的回答也可以看出换成别的材质。因此选择D。
17. Where does this conversation most probably take place? 【答案】D At a “Lost and Found”
【解析】男士首先问Did anyone happen to turn in a new handbag?，女士又问了他handbag的详细信息，可见是在失物招领处，选D。
18. What does the man plan to do with his old house? 【答案】C Convert in into a hotel
【解析】but后面是真正意图: turning it into a guest house。guest house 意为宾馆，因此选C。
19. What is the key to write a good classical detective story according to the man? 【答案】D Careful plotting and clueing.
【解析】对话中提到it must be so carefully plotted and so carefully clued，对应D选项。 20. What does the man mainly need when working on a book? 【答案】D To be entirely alone.
【解析】对话中can’t even bare anybody else, be completely alone都说明该作家需要独立的写作空间，因此选择D。
21. What does the man say about writers?
【答案】C They look at the world in a detached manner.
【解析】关键词detachment 分离。作家提到作者的经历和写作。虽然说道some experiences overwhelm everyone, 但是后面的but暗示了答案，stand aside、detachment都对应了C选项。
22. What does the woman say about British railways? 【答案】B Like it or not, you have to use them.
【解析】在对话一开始，女士就提到了There’s only one railway system, if you don't like a particular railway, you can’t go and use another. 因为只有一条铁路，即使不喜欢，也只能乘坐，换句话说不论喜欢与否都得用它。因此选择B。
23. What do some people who write to the man complain about? 【答案】D The monopoly of British Railways.
【解析】对话中谈及monopoly，铁路垄断，因此选D。其他选项均未涉及。 24. What does the man say threatens the existence of railways? 【答案】B Competition from other modes of transport. 【解析】对话中modes of transport are all around对应选项B。 25. What does the man say about railways in other countries? 【答案】D They lose a lot of money.
【解析】男士以德、法两国铁路为例，每年铁路都有大量亏损。因此选择D。而B选项中disappearing仅仅是美国的情况。
Section B Passage One 文章解析：
本文是一篇地理科学类文章，有点难度，关键是对一些专有名词的把握。文章开始先指出全球变暖带来最主要的威胁是极地冰盖的融化，并给出了相应的事实和数据加以证明。接着更多例子表明南极洲的冰盖在过去的130万年间至少坍塌过一次。相关高等学府的学者和科学家也相继用实验证明南极洲西部曾是一片汪洋。最后引用Herman Engleheart的话，再次提醒我们，西南极洲大冰原很可能再次融化消失。
其实按常理来说，如果听力文章比较有难度的话，题目的难度相对应会降低。所以大家在遇到此类题型时不必惊慌。提取关键信息、边听边记笔记，运用好背景知识等就能把题目做出来。平时也要注意扩大阅读范围，增长见识。关于环境保护和全球变暖之类的文章屡见不鲜，要求考生在这方面要引起足够的重视。
难点词汇：
West Antarctic ice sheet西南极洲大冰原 ice shelf 冰架 anchored 固定的 fossil 化石 microscopic marine plants 海洋微生物 geological 地质的 答案及解析：
26. What is one of the most frightening threats of global warming according to the passage?
【解析】C) Many coastal cities will be covered with water.
细节题。本题不难，从听力开头即可听到 “raising sea level so much that coastal cities from New York to Los Angles to Shanghai will be flooded” 所以选C选项。
27. What do scientists disagree on?
【解析】B) How unstable the West Antarctic ice sheet is.
细节题。本题不难。注意关键句 “but Antarctic experts disagree strongly on just how unstable it is” 即可得出答案。
28. What is the latest information revealed about the West Antarctic ice sheet? 【解析】A）It collapsed at least once during the past 1.3 million years.
细节题。注意提取关键信息 “new evidence reveals that all or most of the Antarctic ice sheet collapsed at least once during the past 1.3 million years” 所以选A选项。
29. What the scientists’ latest findings suggest?
【解析】A) The West Antarctic region was once a open ocean.
细节题。听力最后的例子说明了这一点“which suggest that the region was once open ocean not solid ice”， 而其他选项都不是最新的发现。
Passage Two
30 B）Whether a deleted photo is immediately removed from the web.
【解析】听力一开始作者就建议我们尝试删除自己上传的照片“Take a photo and upload it to Facebook, then after a day or so, note what the URL link to the picture is and then delete it.”，由此可知应该选B。
31 B) The way they store data.
【解析】“Why do \"deleted\" photos stick around so long? The problem relates to the way data is stored on large websites”，从这句话可知图片之所以不能立即删除跟它们存储的方式有关。
32 C) When the URL is reused.
【解析】“In the case of Facebook, the company says data may hang around until the URL in question is reused”，从这句话可知只有URL被再次用到才会被删除。
Passage Three 33. A
解析：第一段原文可以找到对应句子，即some iced coffees contain as many calories as a hot dinner.
34. B
解析：第一段原文中有对应语句，即Better skip dinner or hit the gym afterwards. 35. C
解析：在此句中，“The WCRF has estimated that 19,000 cancers a year in Britain could be prevented…”，关键词prevented可以得知答案为C选项。
Section C 36. diverse 37. tragic 38. commit 39. outcome 40. scale 41. colleagues 42. accurate 43. averages
45. Students with high hope set themselves higher goals and know how to work to attain them,
46. went beyond the simple notion that hope is merely the sense that everything will turn out all right.
47. Having hope means believing you have both the will and the way to accomplish your goals, whatever they may be.
Reading Comprehension（Reading in Depth） Section A 47.
答案：feminine and weak
解析：文中提到…because they believe that such feelings are feminine and imply weakness. 要填在to be后面就应该转化成形容词形式。
48.
答案：lose composure
解析：文中提到may lead to a loss of composure。要用在主语后面就要把loss变成动词lose。 49.
答案：stress-related disorders
解析：文中提到can contribute to stress-related disorder。 50.
答案：their relationship with partners
解析：文中提到…report lower relationship satisfaction as do their female partners.故这里要重新组合转换表达形式。
51.
答案：aggressive
解析：文中提到…into physically aggression or violence，而此处在become后就要用aggression的形容词形式。
Section B Passage One
52) A solve virtually existing all problems
细节题。抓住时间点“In the early 2oth century” 我们从第一句 “offer solutions to almost every problem” 便可知道答案。选择A选项。
53) D They realized that science and technology alone were no guarantee for a better world.
推论题。 我们首先比较容易排除A和C项。B项具有迷惑性，关键是看“the stability of a society depended heavily on humanistic study”这个选项仔细看就会发现说得太绝对了，社会的问题主要是靠人文主义的研究？显然不是很恰当。我们从下面那句也可以推断出选D比较恰当。 “Two world wars and a Great Depression rocked the confidence of many people that scientific expertise alone could create a prosperous and ordered world.”
54) C America is lagging behind in the STEMS disciplines.
细节题。主要在第二段里找答案。从段落后两句“There is considerable and justified concern that the United States is falling behind much of the rest of the developed world in these essential disciplines.” 我们可以推断出是选C选项。 A和D选项比较容易排除。不选B选项，因为文章中 “India, China, Japan, and other regions seem to be seizing technological leadership.” seem to 表明这几个国家只是有种趋势，但还没有have overtaken。
55) A Insufficient funding.
细节题。我们在第三段里可以找到答案。 从“…are seriously underfunded…” “Humanists are usually among the lowest-paid faculty members…” 这些信息中，可以很快知道是A选项。
56) C Humanistic thinking helps cultivate and define our culture and values.
细节题。本题不难。作者为什么如此着重人文主义的研究，其他三项都是非常具体的，且都不是重点。只有C选项符合。且我们从最后这一句 “But try to imagine our world as well without the remarkable works that have defined our culture and values.” 及作者的语气可以更加确定是C选项。
Passage Two
57. D. It will be some time before a new Einstein emerges.
解析：这道题针对开头两节。A和C答案比较容易排除，A说爱因斯坦把数学推到了一个极限，C说在将来的两百年都不会有物理学家超过爱因斯坦，这两个都明显不合文章大意。B答案说需要一个爱因斯坦才能建立一种大一统理论，属于过度推理，并且细节性太强了。D答案是正确答案，很多同学不敢选D的原因是，因为有些科学家们认为爱因斯坦或许还没有诞生或许还是个小婴儿，他们认为这样一来就有可能爱因斯坦已经存在了。但是这句话里面的爱因斯坦是代表伟大的科学家的意思，那么这个题目选择D就是正确的，大家都同意的是像爱因斯坦那样伟大的科学家还需要一定的时间才会出现。
58. B. His independent and abstract thinking
解析：B他独立与抽象思维能力。这一段是文章中间部分的内容概括。根据上下文意思推断，爱因斯坦成功的原因，不能说是他在音乐方面的天分，也不能说他的努力或者他在数学方面的深厚基础，因此答案选择B。
59. D. They often go into fields yielding greater financial benefits.
解析：正确答案选择D。这段文章是在问今天的物理学家们的情况， A说他们缺乏分析能力，B说他们擅长处理实际问题，C说他们重视发表文章，都是从根据文章细节中捏造出来的错误选项。D是对于文章内容的一个总结概括，数量众多的物理学家进入了更有经济利益的领域。
60. D. Nobody will read papers on apparently ridiculous theories.
解析：正确答案选择D。结合Greene讲的话，他说What an idea!还说是需要把头往墙上撞的人才会相信能找到个解决方案呢！说明内容实在是比较荒诞。
61. B. was little known in academic circles
解析：正确答案选择B，说的是爱因斯坦在学术圈里面默默无闻，跟原文里面的“by a virtual unknown”相对应。有迷惑性的选择项是D,因为文中提到了爱因斯坦的文章没有配上脚注和注释footnote and citations.但是D选择项是说，爱因斯坦不懂得论文的格式，这个属于过度推理了
Cloze
62 B set out set out plans表示制定计划
63 D abandoning abandon 放弃，once unshakeable orthodoxy表示曾经不可动摇的做法，也就是现在要放弃了。
64 A with struggle with表示同…斗争，介词搭配，这里表示设法应对广告收入和报纸销售量下降的局面。
65 B intends intend to表示打算…,从后面的at the beginning of 2011，可知还没有这么做，只是计划或者打算这么做。
66 A exceeded 超过，是说当用户每月阅读文章超过一定量时就要收费。 67 A on 和side搭配，on the side of …表示拥护…；站在…一边。 68 D charge 本词在文章中多次出现，charge sb表示向某人收费。
69 C such as 表示举例，从后面举London's Evening Standard作为例子，可知应该选such as.
70 B free 前面提到abandon readership revenue，即放弃读者收益，由此可知应该是make print editions free.
71 C acknowledged 表示承认，这里表示Arthur Sulzberger承认这么做是一种赌博。 72 C bet 打赌，赌注，从前面的gamble可知应该选bet。 73 C circulation 发行量，从后面的数量可知应该选circulation。
74 A behind NYT排名第三，即排在the Wall Street Journal and USA Today后面。 75 B While while在这里表示对比，从上下文可知NYT与美国其他报纸不同。 76 D claim 声称，宣称，这里是说NYT声称自己是全国范围的报纸。 77 C maintains 维持，运营，即NYT还在世界其他地方运营着26个办公室。
78 A like 从下文可知NYT和印刷行业的其他公司一样，也受到金融危机的影响，所以选like，表示同…一样。
79 D serious 严重的，考察形容词与名词的搭配，从下文的数据可知遭受严重经济损失。 80 C suffered 遭受，suffer a loss遭受损失，常见搭配。
81 D loan 贷款，前文提到公司损失了很多钱，所以需要从别处借钱来补充资金 Translation
82. There is no denying that you ___________(越仔细越好) in dealing with this matter. 解析：can never be too careful / can not be too careful
【考点解释】本题考查“越仔细越好”“再…也不为过”的固定搭配，即can never be too/can not be too + adj.
【原句精释】无可否认，处理这件事，越仔细越好。
83. Only when I reached my thirties __________________________ (我才意识到读书是不能被忽视的)
解析：did I realize that reading cannot be neglected did I realize that reading is unignorable
【考点解释】本题考查由only when 引起的局部倒装。当only when置于句首，主句用局部倒装，即将助动词置于主语前面。only when引导句子时态为过去时（reached），为保持时态一致，主句助动词用did；注意被动语态的使用，reading与neglect为被动关系。同时也可以使用be+adj的结构。
【原句精释】直到三十岁，我才意识不能忽视读书。
84. Much ___________________ (使研究人员感到惊讶)，the outcome of the experiment was far better than they had expected.
解析：to the researchers’ surprise
【考点解释】本题考查固定搭配 to one’s surprise 使…惊讶的是…
【原句精释】让研究人员大为惊讶的是，实验结果比他们的预计好得多。
85. Oh, my, I can’t find my key; __________________________（我一定是把它放在哪儿了）。
解析：I must have left / put it somewhere.
【考点解释】本题考查对过去事情的肯定的猜测，即must have+过去分词，leave与put都有放置的意思，但leave强调遗忘在…，较之put，leave更贴合题意。
【原句精释】天啊，我找不到钥匙。我一定是把它放在哪儿了。
86．I ________________________(宁愿加入你们去做义工)than go to the beach for a holiday.
解析：would rather join you as a volunteer
【考点解释】考查结构“宁愿…也不愿…”, 因题干中已存在“than go”的结构，只能使用 “would rather do rather than do”。加入… join sb
【原句精释】我宁愿加入你们去做义工，也不愿到海边去度假
2011年6月大学英语六级真题与答案详解完整版 Part I Writing 标准版
My opinion on certificate craze
The growing tendency among college students to get all kinds of certificates has now evolved into a craze. Just randomly ask a student what he or she is busily engaged in doing, quite possibly, you would get the answer that he or she is preparing for a certificate of some kind. So, why’s the craze?
The reason behind this phenomenon is common — the enormous pressure of finding a job. Faced with a harsh job market, most students have no choice but to seek more certificates to parlay their qualifications. Another factor is that diploma and certificates still weighs heavily in terms of signifying one’s ability. For the sake of increasing their odds of landing a better job, the students are compelled to run from one exam to another.
Though I have an open mind toward the craze on certificates, I suggest that students should be more rational when it comes to certificates, since they do not necessarily tell their ability. Instead, they should be more involved in learning and capability boosting, thus, opportunities would come quite naturally. 文章点评：
这是一篇“中等偏上”的学生作文。 本文先对学生的考证热进行简介，引出全篇；接着分析这一现象背后的原因；整体看思路清晰，逻辑严密，行文流畅，句式多变，用语较为地道。 本篇亮点表达：
The growing tendency … has now evolved into… be busily engaged in doing The reason behind… harsh job market have no choice but to… parlay their qualifications sth. weighs heavily in terms of… increasing one’s odds of… be involved in doing … be compelled to do… have an open mind toward… capability boosting 本文有待提高之处：
1. 文章结构上，能看得出该同学试图采用议论文的“三段式”（提出问题、分析问题、解决问题）。逻辑严谨，论证严密；句式表达灵活，用语较为地道。
2. 微观语言点方面，有个主谓一致的方面的错误（diploma and certificates still weighs heavily）；有些语句稍显啰嗦，比quite possibly, you would get the answer that… 大可简化成you’d most likely be told that… 更好，意思没有丝毫减损，表达力反而增强许多；另外某些用语多重复，比如job多次出现；为了避免此类现象，文中的the enormous pressure of finding a job 不妨改为 the enormous pressure of getting employed。
从整体看，本篇文章不错，值得参考借鉴，不过用于方面还有待提高。
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Certificate craze
Recently the phenomenon of certificate craze has become a big concern of the public. It is also a new craze in the university, which seems like a routine activity on campus, for certificates do play a vital role when students look for a decent job.
Admittedly, there are different purposes behind this phenomenon. Some people aim at certificates because of the employment pressure. With the admission expansion of colleges, a great many graduates have to face the fierce competition in the job market. So it is the certificates that can make them more competitive. However, some others consider all the diploma and certificates important standards by which a person’s ability can be measured. They spare no effort to get the certificates for the sole purpose of proving that they are qualified in a certain field. Moreover, there are those who just want to enrich their life by preparing for the certificates because they really enjoy their progress.
From my point of view, we should be more rational when it comes to certificates, since certificates do not necessarily prove one’s ability. Being crazy in getting certifications blindly is nothing but wasting time. To conclude, we should focus on improving our ability but not merely getting a certificate. 文章点评：
本次六级作文探讨的是考生比较熟悉的话题——高校考证书热；本次试题延续了以往的考试风格，关注点仍然放在与学生息息相关的话题上；从选题角度来说，考生还是比较好把握的。需要注意的是由于第二部分可能需要列出多点原因，考生在该部分需要注意论述的条理性；此外，在保证句法通顺的前提下，尽可能做到表达的多样化。
首先，在考生拿到题目的时候，应该先认真审题，心里大致对接下来文章的安排有一个底。提起证书热的话，很多考生都会联想到就业压力，学校给予的压力以及学生自身的需求；因此，全文可做如下安排；
第一段，考生可以整体阐述一下该话题，陈述下目前存在的考证热现象；
第二段，考生可以对考证热背后存在的各种各样的目的进行拓展；比如说由于日益严重的就业压力，以及有的学校时不时给学生灌输的压力；或者是学生自身从身边感受到的一些压力，都可能导致考证热的产生。
第三段要求考生对于该现象给出自己的理解，考生应在这里持一种客观的态度。因为考证本身并不是一种错误，但是考生应当注意从题目“考证热”出发，重点放在“热”字上，对这一现象做出最理性的评述。
综合来讲，本篇文章观点明确，思路清晰；在第二段给出的例证具有代表性；此外，文章中有用到不少的亮点词汇；唯一比较遗憾的是，由于时间和篇幅的限制，论证的展开还未完全挖掘出来，但在如此有限的条件下，可以称得上佳作了。 外教版
The job market today is increasingly sophisticated, requiring workers to have specialized knowledge in their fields. As a result, becoming certified is a trend among today’s job seeking youth. More and more people, students especially, look at obtaining certification as a means to getting a better job and, therefore, enjoying brighter future.
There are as many certificates as there are fields of study. Lawyers will take the LSAT, business majors will take the GMAT to further their study in the US, and those who study a foreign language, like English, might take the TOEFL, TOEIC, or any number of English certification exams.
Is this necessary? Or, is the “certification craze” just a trend that will eventually pass? I myself have obtained two different certifications: one in Japanese (N2) and another in teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL). Both of these certifications have been beneficial in getting good jobs. Therefore, it is my opinion that, trend or not, the results of becoming certified are real and can be invaluable in opening up future opportunities. 文章点评：
1. 逻辑结构上，本文大体也是按照“提出问题（考证热的现象）”“分析问题（背后的动力）”和“解决问题（个人的观点）”的结构展开。
2. 本文的亮点非常多，用语非常地道，用英语思维催动出来的英语文章，才是真正的极品。相比用中式思维催动出来的英语文章，这篇文章是很美味的，强烈建议大家背诵下来。大家记得《天龙八部》吗？鸠摩智用小无相功催动出的招式是敌不过藏经阁里的扫地和尚的。总之，我们大可不必刻意使用难词难句，其实表意明确，用语地道的文章，就肯定可以拿到高分。 Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. B. The low graduation rates of minority students
解析： 全文讲的是少数民族学生的毕业率变低的问题，这也是作者对于美国高等教育所担心的一个问题，关键词在low graduation rate，其他的proportion，conflict，和academic performance都没有涉及，故选B。
2. D. its increased enrollment of minority students
解析：答案在整篇文章第一句话，Bowdoin College的校长引以为豪的是扩招了很多少数民族学生。而不是学校排名，文化遗产继承，C选项高毕业率与原文不符，故选D。
3. B. The rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one.
解析：答案定位在第四段。原文内容是： …, there is the risk that the rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one. 而D选项说美国将会失去其在高等教育方面的竞争优势，这一点原味并未提及，原文只是说美国的低毕业率问题。 4. C. Fifiteen percent
解析：答案在原文第四段最后一句话。only 15% of African-Americans did so as well. 5. B. they recruit the best students
解析：尽管C选项和D选项是私立高校的措施，但哈佛，耶鲁等名校白种人和黑种人毕业率没有差别的原因却在于他们在选拨方面做的出色。根据原文But may have more to do with their ability to select the best students.可知本题答案选B。 6. A. Universities are to blame.
解析：根据原文第6段some critics blame affirmative action, … But a bigger problem may be that …定位到本段最后Amy Wilkins的话，可知答案选A。某些高校只是为了追求金钱，不顾学生毕业，应该受到批评。
7. B. They cannot afford the high tuition.
解析：根据原文第八段最后一句，可知学生入学后退学，原因在于交不起学费。 8. that they are less qualified
解析：定位到原文第九段中间部分，破折号之后，and also to help minority students overcome the stereotype that they are less qualified. 9. some preparatory courses
解析：定位到原文第十段第三行，… bringing minority onto campus in the summer before freshman year to give them some preparatory courses.
10.be closed
解析：定位到原文最后一段第一句。With effort and money, the graduation gap can be closed. Part III Listening Comprehension Section A 11.
M: I left 20 pages here to copy. Here is the receipt.
W: I'm sorry, sir. But we're a little behind. Could you come back in a few minutes? Q: What does the woman mean?
答案：C. She has not got the man's copies ready.
解析：本题考的是文化场景，出现了copy 等词，还是比较基础的。原文中男生想出示收据来拿复印材料，然后女生说“ we're a little behind. ”（我们动作稍落后）意思就是还没复印好。 12.
W: I hope you're not too put out with me for the delay. I have to stop by friends' home to pick up a book on my way here.
M: Well, that's not a big deal. But you might at least phone if you know you're going to keep someone waiting.
Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation? 答案：B. She was late for the appointment.
解析：生活类场景题。注意对\"be put out with sb\"（对……生气）的理解；文中女生首先对自己的迟到表示歉意并解释原因；男生说不是大问题，但是你至少得打个电话给我。因此，我们知道女生迟到了。 13.
W: Mark is the best candidate for chairman of the student union, isn't he?
M: Well, that guy won't be able to win the election unless he gets some majority vote from women students. And I'm not sure about that. Q: What does the man mean?
答案：C. It won't be easy for Mark to win the election.
解析：对话属于学习类场景，出现了majority , student union,和 candidate等相关词汇。考点在于对话中的肯定与否定类，即前面一个人提出观点，后面一个人采取‘取非’的态度；文中第一人说Mark是学生会主席的不二人选，而第二人则说除非Mark获得了大多数女生的选票，否则是赢不了的，因此还不能确定。
14.
M: Sorry to have kept you waiting, Madam. I've located your luggage.It was left behind in Paris and won't arrive until later this evening.
W: Oh, I can't believe this. Have it deliver to my hotel then , I guess. Q: What happened to the woman's luggage? 答案：A. It failed to arrive at its destination in time.
解析：考短对话常考场景，旅游场景，其中hotel , luggage 等单词可帮助学生直接定位；第一个人（估计是工作人员）对旅客道歉说行李被落在巴黎了，要到深夜才能送到。旅客说这让让她难以置信，然后要求就把行李送到宾馆。由此可知，女士的行李还没有到达目的地。 15.
W: I don't think we have enough information for our presentation, but we have to give it tomorrow. There doesn't seem to be much we can do about it. M: Yeah, at this point we 'll have to make do with what we've got. Q: What does the man suggest they do?
答案：A. Just make use of whatever information is available.
解析：关键词presentation, 为校园场景。考点为第二人建议题，\"at this point, we’ll have to do…\"明确表示建议，将建议后的内容听出来就可以了。这里“we 'll have to make do with what we've got.”意思是“我们要善加利用手上已有的东西”。 16.
M: I am taking this great course-Psychology of Language, it's really interesting. Since you are a psychology major, you should sign up for it.
W: Actually I tried to do that, but they told me I have to take language studies first. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
答案：D. The woman isn’t qualified to take the course the man mentioned. 解析：关键词course，为校园场景。16题为典型的第二人but转折后出考题，音频中出现的psychology其实不需要知道意思，前面已经有course来解释了。这和六级一贯的难词前后有对其的解释的原则一致，并且psychology是六级学生应该掌握的词汇。 文中男生向女生推荐语言心理学这门课，女生说她有尝试报名，但是在参加课程前得先进行语言学习，因此推出，女生还没有资格参加该课程。 17.
W: Can you believe the way Larry was talking to his roommate? No wonder they don't get along.
M: Well, maybe Larry was just reacting to something his roommate said. There are two
sides to every story you know.
Q: What does the man imply about Larry and his roommate? 答案：A. They are both to blame.
解析：17题为租房与住房类，出现了诸如roommate，get along等词汇。并且第二人用maybe给出建议，作为考点。女生首先提到Larry对室友的说话态度不好；然后男生提到有可能他的室友讲了些什么，Larry才会有如此反应。每件事都是有两面性的。因此双方可能都有责任。 18.
M: We don't have the resources to stop those people from buying us out unless a miracle happens. This may be the end of us.
W: I still have hope we can get help from the bank. After all we don't need that much money.
Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation? 答案：A. They are in desperate need of financial assistance.
解析：18题为商务话题，关键词 resources，考题类型为观点态度类，答案出现在第二人woman回答处，出现不绝对模凌两可的词汇给出观点态度，此为本题考点。第一人话中讲到“buy sb. out”表示收购；对于这个词不认知问题不大，后面给出了提示，表明发生了问题。而第二人给出了建议。具体而言，第一人说情况很不乐观，第二人说还有希望，能向银行求助。由此可知，他们的经济状况不佳，急需帮助。 Conversation One 听力原文
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
W: You know I’ve often wondered why people laugh at the picture of a big belly
businessman slipping on a banana skin and falling on his bottom. We are to feel sorry for them.
M: Actually, Laura, I think we laugh because we are glad it didn’t happen to us. But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves.
W: Yes, and there are a lot of jokes about people who are too fat or physically handicapped, you know, deaf, or short-sighted things like that. After all, it’s not really funny to be like that.
M: Oh, I think that’s because we’re embarrassed. We don’t know how to cope with the situation. Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that, so we laugh.
M: What about the custard pie routine? W: What do you mean ‘custard pie routine’?
M: You know, all those old films where someone gets so outraged with his boss, He picks up a custard pie and plasters it all over the other person’s face.
W: That never makes me laugh much, because you can guess what’s going to happen. But a lot of people still find it laughable. It must because of the sort of the thing we’d all love to do once in a while and never quiet have the courage to.
M: I had an old aunt who used to throw cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated. She said it relieved her feelings. W: It must have come a bit expensive.
M: Not really. She took care never to throw her best china.
19. C）We derive some humorous satisfaction from their misfortune.
解析：从But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves.一句中，可知，我们会嘲笑他人的不幸，是因为我们可以从中得到一种幽默的满足，derive from 意为得到，取得, make a fool of 意为愚弄，出洋相，所以正确答案是C
20. C) They don't know how to cope with the situation
解析：人们之所以会嘲笑胖子或身体有残缺的人，是因为人们不知该如何处理那样的情况，文中有句有真相\"We don’t know how to cope with the situation\"，所以正确答案是C 21. A) They themselves would like to do it but don't dare to.
解析：custard pie 意为“牛奶饼”，题目问的是，为什么人们看到有人往老板脸上扔牛奶饼，会觉得很有趣？对话中也几乎是原封不动地给出了答案，那是因为我们也想做却不敢做。would like to do 是love to do 的同义替换词， dare to do 又是have courage to do 的同义替换词。 22. C) To relieve her feelings.
解析：relieve feelings意为缓和情绪，对话中提到，She said it relieved her feelings. 这位男生的阿姨自己亲口表示，当她被激怒时，会朝别人扔茶杯，来缓和自己的情绪，而不是如选项A 所说，to irritate them ,激怒别人。所以正确答案是C
这篇对话探讨的是心理问题，有些小抽象。但是大家千万不要被这阵势吓到了，只要事先阅读过一遍题目，听对话时定位准确，找到关键词，很多问题便迎刃而解啦。四个问题都是按照文章的顺序提问的，第一个和最后一个问题如大家所料，在对话的开头和结尾部分，所以开头和结尾仍是要严防死守之处。除此以外，同义替换词依然是重点考察项目，如would like to do ， dare to do。这篇长对
话虽然很多答案能从对话中可以直接找到相对应的原句，但是在做听力时，还是要仔细聆听，定位关键句，否则漏掉一句，做起题目来可能就会比较吃力了。 Conversation Two 听力原文
W: Your name Sanjay Kumar is that correct? M: Yes, madam.
W: You claim you are traveling on a scholarship from Delhi University. M: That’s right.
W: Now it seems that a hand gun was found in your luggage. Do you admit that? M: Yes, but…
W：According to the statement you made, you had never seen the hand gun before it was found in your bag. Do you still maintain that? M: But it’s true. I swear it.
W: Mmm, you do realize Mr. Kumar that to bring a hand gun into Hong Kong without proper authorization is a serious offense.
M: But I didn’t bring it. I … I mean I didn’t know anything about it. It wasn’t there when I left Delhi. My bags were searched. It was part of the airport security check.
W: Maybe so, but someone managed to get that hand gun onto the aircraft or it couldn’t have been there.
M: Someone but not me.
W: Tell me , where was your personal bag during the flight?
M: I had it down by my feet between me and the man in the next seat.
M: He was the only person who could have opened my bag while I was asleep. It must have been him.
W: I see. Have you any idea who this man was?
M: He told me his name, Alfred Foster. He was very friendly, after I woke up that is. He hadn’t spoken before.
W: Alfred Foster, we can check that on the passenger list.
M: He said he had a car coming to meet him. He offered me a lift. W: Oh, Why should he do that?
M: So he can get his handgun back, that’s why. Please find him, Madam. Questions 23-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard
23. D) Bringing a handgun into Hong Kong
解析：suspect 的意思是怀疑，题目问， Sanjay Kumar 被怀疑什么？对话的开头，女警察便说到，“Now it seems that a hand gun was found in your luggage”，也就是说在Sanjay Kumar 的包里发现了一把手枪，由此可得出选项D
24. D) He is suspected of having slipped something into Kumar's bag
解析：从对话中，我们了解到，Sanjay Kumar 并没有携带枪支，而是坐在他身边的Alfred Foster 栽赃嫁祸，趁Sanjay Kumar 睡着时，将手枪放进他的包里，slip 有暗中塞入的意思，对应选项D 25. B) Find Alfred Foster.
解析：对话的最后一句已给出了答案，\"Please find him, Madam.\"Sanjay Kumar 请求警察能够找到Alfred Foster
这是一篇审讯对话，在最近三年的六级长对话听力中，还没有涉及，但是审讯对话并不难，我们可以从两人的语气，称呼中得出，如Sanjay Kumar 称那位女士为madam,女士的口气也比较硬，如用了“Do you admit that，tell me\"等语句。这篇长对话既考察了对大意的理解，也考察了对细节的把握，其中24题，更像是一道推理题，对话中并没有明确指出Alfred Foster 把手枪塞入了Sanjay Kumar 的包内，但我们可以从Sanjay Kumar 的回答中推理出相应的结论，23、25题对细节的考察在对话中可以直接找到出处，总的来说，第二篇长对话还是比较简单的。 Section B Passage One 听力原文
Everyone is looking for a good investment these days. And with stocks, currencies and companies all crashing, some are finding that taking the trip of a lifetime is actually a smart move right now. Prices are good, crowds are fewer and the dividends like expanded worldview, lifelong memories, the satisfaction of boosting the global economy—can't be easily snatched away. Sylvia and Paul Custerson, a retired couple from Cambridge, England, recently took a 16-day vacation to Namibia, where they went on bird-watching excursions. Later this year, they are planning a trip to Patagonia. \"We're using our capital now,\" says Sylvia, \"And why not? We're not getting any interest in the bank. If it's a place we really want to go, then we will go. We may as well travel while we're fit and healthy. \" Some travel agents are thriving in spite of the economy. \"We've had more people booking in the first quarter of this year than last,\" says Hubert Moineau, founder of Tselana Travel,
which is planning to introduce a new program of longer adventure trips, including polar expeditions and cruises in the Galápagos. \"We're hearing things like, 'We don't know what the situation will be in six months so let's travel now' he U. K. tour operator Explore has been surprised to see an increase in last-minute bookings of high-priced trips to such places as India, Bhutan and Nepal. \"It seems people would rather give up something else than the big trip,\" he says. Travel has become a necessity. It's just how we travel that is changing.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 篇章类型及提要：社会现象，经济相关 听力点睛：
本文介绍了在总体市场经济不景气的前提下，旅游业异军突起现象及其前因后果。文章开篇就介绍总的社会背景是各种不景气前提下，外出旅游成为人们的选择之一，紧接着以一个例子来证明。然后旅行社相关的权威人物的话语中更是证明目前旅游业正风头正劲。文章中出现的金融词汇，人名、地名及职务名称，如investment, investment, Namibia, Namibia, managing director of the U. K. tour operator Explore等。一定程度上会让考生觉得头疼，且分散注意力。这就需要考生有一定对重要信息的提取能力。人名、地名及职务名称等听过有个印象就好，不必过于纠结。 精剖细析：
26. According to the speaker, why are some people willing to spend their money on travel these days?
答案：B）They think travel gives them their money's worth.
解析：推断题。本题问如今一些人愿意把钱花在旅游上的原因。第一题通常从听力开头去定位答案。文章第一句\"Everyone is looking for a good investment\紧接着说明但如今股票市场，货币投资和公司都不太景气（crashing），一些人就发现旅行不失为一个不错的“投资”，( taking the trip of a lifetime is actually a smart move) 这钱花得也值。
27. What is Tselana Travel planning to do, according to its founder? 答案：D) Launch a new program of adventure trips.
解析：细节题。看到Tselana Travel直接锁定目标，且听力中也给出了\"planning to introduce...\"排除其他选秀。 旅游业兴盛起来，那么相应的旅行社等必然会采取措施，争取吸引客户获得经济利益。所以听的时候我们要格外注意，要对旅行社的行为要注意听。p
28. According to Ashley Toft, managing director of Explore, what is changing now with regard to travels?
答案：B) The way people travel.
解析：细节题。关键词\"Ashley Toft\"和\"changing\"，考生容易选C选项，因为这个Ashley Toft也提到了last-minute bookings数字的增长。但是一定要把文章听完，最后给出了\"Travel has become a necessity. It's just how we travel that is changing.\" 2个选项一对比，B选项更为合适。 The way people travel和how we travel用到了同义替换。也再次说明，听力首尾都是听力常考的重点区域，不可掉以轻心。 Passage Two 听力原文
Somehow the old male and female stereotypes no longer fit. Men and women in this country haven’t been fulfilling their traditional roles for some time now. And there seem to be fewer and fewer differences between the sexes. For instance, even though more women than men are still homemakers without paying jobs, women have been taking over more responsibility in the business world, earning higher salaries than ever before and entering fields of work that used to be exclusively male areas. At office meetings and in group discussions, they might speak up more often, express strong opinions and come up with more creative and practical ideas than their male colleagues. Several days ago, my 23-year-old daughter came to me with some important news. Not only had she found the highest paying job of her career, but she’d also accepted a date with the most charming men she’d ever met.
“Really?”, I responded,” tell me about them.”
“Receptionist in an attorney’s office and a welder at a construction site.” She answered in a matter-of-fact way. The interesting thing is my daughter’s date is the receptionist and my daughter is the welder. The old stereotypes of men’s and women’s work have been changing more quickly than ever before, except perhaps in my own marriage. “Who's going to mow the lawn? ” I asked my husband this morning. “Oh, I will,” he answered politely. ”That's men's work. ”
“What?” Irritated, I raised my voice. “That's a ridiculous stereotype. I'll show you who can do the best job on the lawn.”
The work took 3 hours and I did it all myself.
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
篇章类型及提要：社会现象，两性关系 听力点睛：
本文介绍作者对男女关系的老套传统观念持质疑态度，并举例证明其观点。本文难词不多，2个例子也以对话为主，所以难度适中。文章第一句\"Somehow the old male and female stereotypes no longer fit. \"非常直白的表明了作者的观点。文章难度不大的，题目往往会比较讨巧，所以一定不能放松警惕。题目中的以推理为主的题目会相对比较多。 精剖细析：
29. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
答案：B) The changing roles played by men and women.
解析：主旨题。主要考察考生对主旨的理解。注意这里A选项容易让人混淆。首句中的old
stereotypes会误导考生去选A。但A选项并不完整。文章不是讲老套传统的男女观念。而是对此的一个质疑，传统男女的角色正在不断改变。这也是六级做题的一个技巧。选项中出现和文章有关的重点单词，并不一定就是答案。选项还是都得仔细阅读。
30. What might women do at office meetings nowadays according to the speaker? 答案：A) Offer more creative and practical ideas than men.
解析：细节题。此题不难，关键词\"office meetings'，文章中直接给出了\"they might speak up more often, express strong opinions and come up with more creative and practical ideas than their male colleagues.\"排除其他选项。
31. Why did the speaker mow the lawn herself that morning? 答案：C) To show that women are capable of doing what men do.
解析：推断题。题目问主人公为什么要自己来修整草坪。文章最后是以一段对话体现。此题需要简单推理。首先主人公很明确的表示自己认为传统男女的关系及角色扮演正在不断改变，女性可以做好传统观念里男人应该做的事。 自己女儿就是一个很好的例子，是焊接工（welder），而女儿男友则是律师事务所的前台接待。那么必然推断出作者本身自己的行为举止也是贯彻自己的这一想法。推断选C，排除其他选项。 Passage Three 听力原文
Florence Hayes is a journalist for the Green Ville Journal, the daily newspaper in town. Specifically she covers crime in the Green Ville area. This responsibility takes her to many
different places every week——the police station, the court and the hospital. Most of the crimes that she writes about fall into two groups: violent crimes and crimes against property. There isn’t much violent crime in a small town like Green Ville, or at least not as much as in the large urban areas. But assaults often occur on Friday and Saturday nights, near the bars downtown. There’re also one or two rapes on campus every semester. Florence is very interested in this type of crime and tries to write a long article about each one. She expects that this will make women more careful when they walk around Green Ville alone at night
Fortunately, there were usually no murders in Green Ville. Crimes against property make up most of Miss Heyes’ reporting. They range from minor cases of deliberate damaging of things to much more serious offenses, such as car accidents involving drunk drivers or bank robberies but Florence has to report all of these violations from the thief who took typewriters from every unlock room in the dormitory to the thief who stole one million dollars worth of art work from the university museum. Miss Hayes enjoys working for a newspaper but she sometimes gets unhappy about all the crime she has to report. She would prefer to start writing about something more interesting and less unpleasant such as local news or politics, maybe next year Florence Hayes Green Ville 篇章类型及提要： 听力点睛：
本文主要从Florence Hayes，一位来自Green Ville Journal的记者的工作揭示Green Ville的治安状况。难词不多，难度适中，难词主要是对犯罪类词汇的，如violent crimes, crimes against property, rape, robbery等，考生平时阅读及词汇学习一定要各种类型都涉及一点，掌握一些基本的专业词汇。其次这类从一个人的角度去看的文章，既要注意文中主人公的主观态度，也要关注客观事实。题目很可能把2者混淆起来考查考生。 精剖细析：
32.What is Florence Hayes’ main responsibility as a journalist? 答案： B）Reporting criminal offenses in Greenville.
解析：问女主人公作为记者的主要工作职责。题目比较简单。文章开头就给出\"Specifically she covers crime in the Green Ville area.\" 且后面文章都是介绍女主人公报道的也都是镇上发生的犯罪行为。A和C选项范围大了，D选项范围有小了。只有B选项正确。
33.What does the speaker say about security in Greenville? 答案：D）It has fewer violent crimes than big cities.
解析：细节题。4个选项乍看都是和小镇治安有关。需要一个一个去排除。A选项文章并没有给出小镇以前和现在的治安状况对比，排除。B选项，文章的确提到了rapes，但是并没有提及在downtown areas的情况，且Greenville是个镇。C选项assaults常发生在near the bars downtown不是school campuses。如果做题时没做好笔记，关注好细节，很容易选错。
34. What do we learn about crimes against property in the Green Ville area? 答案：A) There are a wide range of cases.
解析：细节题。关键词是\"crimes against property\"，最后部分的听力中有\"Crimes against property make up most of Miss Heyes' reporting.\"说明在Florence负责的犯罪行为中，和财产有关的占了大部分（make up组成）。说明这种犯罪率比较高。A选项适合。C选项乍看像是答案，但文中并给出该类案件正在不断升级。排除。 35. What would Florence Hayes prefer to do? 答案：A) Write about something pleasant.
解析：此题听到prefer就知道答案应所锁定于听力最后。听力已经很明显给出\"She would prefer to start...\" C和D没有提到。B选项，文中的确提到了local news or politics，但这只是她可能想要做的事情的举例而已，并不是非常明确就一定要去做。\"omething more interesting and less unpleasant\"表明应该选A。
Section C Compound Dictation 听力原文
In America, people are faced with more and more decisions every day, whether it’s picking one of thirty-one ice cream flavors, or deciding whether and when to get married. That sounds like a great thing, but as a recent study has shown, too many choices can make us confused, unhappy, even paralyzed with indecision. ‘That’s particularly true when it comes to the work place’, says Barry Schwartz, an author of six books about human behavior. Students are graduating with a variety of skills and interests, but often find themselves overwhelmed when it comes to choosing an ultimate career goal. In a study, Schwartz observed decision-making among college students during their senior year. Based on answers to questions regarding their job hunting strategies and career decisions, he divided the students into two groups：maximizers, who consider every possible option, and satisficers, who look until they find an option that is good enough. You might expect that the student who had undertaken the most exhausted search would be the most
satisfied with their final decision, but it turns out that’s not true. Schwartz found that while maximizers ended up with better-paying jobs than satisficers on average, they weren’t as happy with their decision. The reason why these people feel less satisfied is that a world of possibilities may also be a world of missed opportunities. When you look at every possible option, you tend to focus more on what was given up than what was gained. After surveying every option, a person is more acutely aware of the opportunities they had to turn down to pursue just one career.
36 flavors 37 confused 38 particularly 39 behavior 40 variety 41 overwhelmed 42 senior 43 strategies 44 who had undertaken the most exhausted search would be the most satisfied with their final decision 45 why these people feel less satisfied is that a world of possibilities may also be a world of missed opportunities. 46 a person is more acutely aware of the opportunities they had to turn down to pursue just one career. 36-46解析：
本次的复合式听写讲的是决策的问题。现代人面临着越来越多的决策，但是太多的选择会给人带来很多负作用。Barry Schwartz对大学毕业生的决策做了观察实验，把学生分为两类决策者：满足者和最大化者。研究发现决策最大化者尽管普遍比满足者获得薪水高，但是却并不对他们的决策感到开心。 这次的复合式听写稍微有些难度。需要注意的是需要加s的词flavors和strategies，在填写单词的时候要注意单复数。另外还有2个要填过去式或过去分词。此外，behavior的英式和美式拼写都可以。 这次写的三句句子中第一句后半句比较简单，除了注意单词exhausting不要写成exhausted之外，后一句很快就可以写出来。第二句why these people feel less satisfied is that a world of possibilities might also a world of less opportunities这句比较长，但是结构比较简单，单词也不难，考生要注意。第三句分为两部分，后半部分一个定语从句。前半句重点搭配为be aware of，后半句的turn down和pursue都是考生应掌握的词汇。
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth) Section A
Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage. 答案：
47. what is in your boss's mind 48. challenging our boss's authority 49. possible consequences
50. be proposed and reviewed 51. confrontations 47-51解析：
点评：本篇文章主要讲的是说no的技巧；如何向你的上司说no？如何对你的同事说no？
47题问的是“我们应当找出…，而不是直接对你的老板说no”；解此题，我们可以定位到文章的第三段The first rule of saying no to the boss is don’t say no. She probably has something in mind when she makes suggestions, and it’s up to you to find out what. 这句话说的是“老板在做建议的时候通常是她的脑子里已经有了一些想法了，而你应该做的就是找出这些想法。”所以应该填“what is in her mind.”
48题明确指出提问的是作者的第二条警告；回到原文The second rule is don’t raise the stakes by challenging her authority. That issue is already decided. “我们不应该冒险挑战老板的权威”。 49题讲的是“对于你老板的建议，你应该…以及给她一个可供选择的解决方案”；回到原文第三段 The third rule is to be ready to cite options and consequences. The boss’s suggestions might be appropriate, but there are always consequences. 后面作者列举了一些例子，都是关于consequences的解释；所以这里应当填possible consequences。
50题讲的是“为了保证公平性，有必要对_______的故事设立一个系统”；回答本题，我们可以回到原文倒数第二段First, you need a system for how stories are proposed and reviewed. 所以应填入be proposed and reviewed。
51题是针对文章的最后一段提问； By anticipating “what if …?” situations before they happen, you can reach understanding that will help ease you out of confrontations. 本句中ease out of和题目中的avoid异曲同工，所以，在这里填入confrontations即可。
总体来说，本篇文章难度适中，所有问题基本都可以从原文中找到答案；特别需要注意的是有个别地方需要考生注意一下格式的对应，比如说第50题的be proposed and reviewed。 Section B Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage. 52. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
答案：D. The general public thinks differently from most economists on the impact of
immigration. 关键词：yet, boost
定位：题干中the first paragraph提示答案定位在第一段。根据关键词可以进一步定位。
解析：第一段第二句“The American public overwhelmingly thinks they’re bad.”说明美国大众认为移民是不好的。而后面紧接着的第三句话“Yet the consensus among most economists is that… provides a small net boost”说明经济学家认为移民是有促进作用的。这句话中的Yet和boost，就是与前一句话作了对比。说明了在关于移民影响的问题上，美国大众和经济学家所持的观点是不同的。选项D“think differently”对应原文意思，因此选择选项D。
53. In what way does the author think ordinary Americans benefit from immigration? 答案：B. They can get consumer goods at lower prices. 关键词：profit, lower prices 定位：第三段第三句。
解析：原文第三段第三句“these producers’ savings probably translate into lower prices at the grocery store”说明移民劳动力节约了制造成本，使得我们在小店里买的东西价格更低，这与选项B中的“goods at lower prices”对应，因此选择B。
54. Why do native low-skilled workers suffer most from illegal immigration? 答案：C. They have a harder time getting a job with decent pay. 关键词：low-skilled, reduce the wages 定位：第三段的最一句话。
解析：原文第三段最后一句话“immigration reduced the wages of the American high-school drop-outs…”中“high-school drop-outs…”高中辍学的人即选项C中“low-skilled workers”，而选项C中的“decent pay”与原文中“reduce the wages”对应说明了移民会导致低技能水平的当地人更难找到一份体面工资的工作了。因此，C的意思与原文最符合，此处选择C。
55. What is the chief concern of native high-skilled, better-educated employees about the inflow of immigrants?
答案：D. It may place a great strain on the state budget. 关键词：high-skilled, fiscal burden 定位：第四段第二句
解析：第四段第一句提到“what worried them most was the fiscal burden”说明当地的高技能人才最担心的是移民带来的财政负担。选项A“改变社会结构”，选项B“威胁了他们的经济地位”，选线C“导致社会不稳定，这三个选项与国家财政无关。而选项D“国家预算”属于财政方面，与原文意思符合，所以此处选择D。
56. What is the irony about the debate over immigration?
答案：C. People are making too big a fuss about something of small impact. 关键词：irony
定位：第五段（文章最后一段）。
解析：要做对这道题目要理解文章最后一段的意思。根据关键词irony能够提示答案就在本段中。第五段的第一句点明了本段的主要意思：移民对于美国的真正影响很小。后面“it ends up being a net positive, but a small one.”是作者暗示人们对于移民影响的小题大做。而选项C中“make a big fuss about”大惊小怪（答题）与原文意思相同，因此此处选择C。 Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
这篇文章严格地遵循了顺序原则，考生若是发现这一规律，在解决这篇文章时即可缩小涉猎范围，快速准确定位，从而减少解题时间。
57. What characterises the business school student population of today? 答案：A. Greater diversity. 关键词：characterises、today 定位：第一、二段
解析：第一段是对57题题干的综合阐述，在第三行开头的关键词“ today” 之后，我们看到“more women”“a wide range of ethnic groups”等字样，即可确定本题的答案是A. 此外，在第二段，我们同样可以发现，第二段的第二行“this apparent diversity”就直接将选项A点出来了。 58. What is the author’s concern about current business school education? 答案：B. It will produce business leaders of a uniform style. 关键词：concern、current business school education 定位：第二段的最后两行
解析：在第二段的最后两行，我们看到“which risk creating a set of clones …”,选项B中“uniform style”就是原文中“clone”的同义替换，正确答案就是B。
59. What aspect of diversity does Valerie Gauthier think is most important? 答案：C. Attitude and approach to business. 关键词：Valerie Gauthier、most important 定位：第三段的最后两行
解析：这道题的题干中有人名，还有最高级“most”,定位起来就非常容易了。在第三段的最后两行，我们可以很容易地找到答案“also contains diversity of attitude and approach…”，所以我们的正确选项是C。
60. What applicants does the author think MBA programmers should consider recruiting? 答案：C. Applicants from outside the traditional sectors. 关键词：MBA programmers、recruiting 定位：第四段
解析：这道题的题干中，根据关键词MBA我们定位到第三段的中间部分，但是根据前面59题的做题过程，我们大致了解到，第三段并没有讲跟recruit（招聘）相关的内容，于是我们看到第四段，第四段的第一行“selecting candidates”以及第二行“seeking individuals”都是题干中“recruiting”的同义替换，于是我们确定答案就在第四段，通过对第四段的阅读，我们可以很容易的得出正确的选项就是C。
61. What does Mannaz say about the current management style? 答案：D. It is shifting towards more collaborative models. 关键词：Mannaz、current management style 定位：第五段（即最后一段）的第五、六行
解析：大写字母开头的人名很自然地成为了关键词之一，根据Mannaz我们来到了最后一段的第五行，原文中“the increasing interest … more collaborative models”,即直接将答案指向了D选项。 Part V Cloze 答案： 62 employers 63 but 64 devote 65competitive 66 academic 67 necessarily 68 outside 69 demanding 70 potential 71 relevant 72 up 73 voluntary 74 and 75 Exceptional 76 perform
77 formally 78 For instance 79 demonstrated 80 scheme 81 peers 解析：
这是一篇关于大学生课外实践的社论，原文刊登在英国的《卫报》上，链接如下：
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/15/bristol-university-volunteering-award 这里再次验证了平时阅读外刊的重要性，沪江部落小组里就有一些外刊的学习贴，大家平时可以参考一下：如《BBC新闻听写》《AP一分钟时事精华》《今日TOPIC》《六级出题来源揭秘》 文章第一句，同样没有挖空，旨在帮助学生快速进入语境。 文章主旨句：课外实践是大学生专业课程的重要补充。 62. 需要通篇理解才能给出答案。
63. 上一句的关键词是usually, 讲述的是“通常的情况”，与“现在的情况”形成对比。因此63选but。 64. 这里需要一个和to搭配的动词，表达“投入”之意，因此只有devote符合。
65. 全文都在讲述学生找工作，这里的“人才市场”竞争激烈，才符合题意，因此competitive符合。 66. 本句里有个alongside，相当于beside，这里指课外实践以外的方面，当然就是academic 67. 这里需要一个副词修饰动词appreciate，根据but前后的逻辑，我们应该选择necessarily，表示“必然; 必定”: Big men aren't necessarily strong men. 高大的人不一定强壮. 68. 根据全文的大意，这里的appreciate要接“课外实践”作宾语。
69. 根据下文的描述，我们可以知道“现在的雇主要比原先苛刻很多”，所以这里需要填上demanding 70. 根据本段最后一句，Now后面的描述，我们知道，原先并不是这样，原先只注重应聘者的潜力，其实“saw it as part of their job to extract the value of an applicant’s skills”也是一个佐证。 71. 这里需要一个和to 搭配的形容词，根据倒数第二段的最后一句，我们很好判断出答案选择relevant。
72. 本空考察动词短语，sign up for 表示“登记报名”，这里是符合题意的。 73. 根据文章第一句，这里很好判断，应该是voluntary，表示义工。
74. 这里是几个动作的顺承，应该用and。
75.B) Exceptional 这里需要形容词修饰efforts。exceptional，特别的，卓越的。2008年北京奥运会闭幕式上，奥委会主席罗格就用了exceptional这个词来形容这场盛世。什么样的成绩可以得奖呢？当然是优秀的成绩。occasional，偶然的；informative，内容充实的；relative，相关的。 76.A) perform 这里句子缺少谓语动词。perform，表现。学生、员工的“表现”，通常用
perform/performance这个词。circulate，循环；convey，传达；formulate，制定、用公式表示。在运动场上表现优秀的学生可以获得体育相关的奖项。
77.C) formally 这里需要副词修饰动词organised。可以从Goodman后面举的例子上来判断，学生的经验不需要非要正式。roughly，粗略地；randomly，随机地；fortunately，幸运的。注意句子中的否定成分。
78.A) For instance 下面开始举例，故选择此项。In contrast，相反；In essence，本质上；Of course，当然。
79.A) demonstrated 词义辨析题。这里需要动词，与skills联系。demonstrate，展示；operate，操作；determine，决定；involve，卷入、包括。学生通过实践经验，展现自己的谈判技巧。
80.C) scheme 词义辨析。device，设备；section，部分；scheme，计划；distraction，分心。这里指的是Bristol PLuS这项奖励计划。
81.D) peers 词义辨析。attendant，出席者；member，会员；agent，经纪人；peer，同龄人。 本次六级完型填空考察了4处名词，3处连词，3处动词，6处形容词，2处介词，2处副词。只有少数几处能通过微观层面的语法搭配判定选项，其他大部分都需要通篇理解，因此有一定难度。 Part VI Translation
82. Even though they were already late, they would rather stop for the beautiful view(宁愿停下来欣赏美丽的景色) than just go on. 解析：
本题考查两个知识点，比较活。停下来做某事可以表达为stop for sth.（此处sth.为汉译英动词转名词的技巧，即doing sth. → sth.），stop to do sth. 或者stop and do sth.。而”欣赏美丽的景色”，若用动词组合表达则为enjoy the beautiful view即可。
83. No agreement was reached in the discussion between the two parties, as either side refuses to soften their positions (任何一方都不肯放弃自己的立场) 解析：
本题语言表达在新闻英语中出现频率较高，一定程度上考查了考生平时练习新闻英语听力的成果。任何一方既可以用neither side（后跟“放弃”的表达），也可以用either side（后跟“不肯放弃”的表达），而立场的表达较多，可用standpoint, position, ground, stance等，所搭配的动词也不尽相同。 84. The pills could have cured the cancer patient (本来可以治愈那位癌症病人的), but he didn’t follow the doctor’s advice and take them regularly. 解析：
等到本题虚拟语气的用法并不令人惊讶，这是历年六级考试中出现频率最多的考点之一，而治愈则用动词cure。heal更侧重于康复，愈合之意。
85. It is really kind of you to give me so much help（你真好，给了我那么多帮助）；I really feel obliged to you. 解析：
本题令人欣喜，因为对于it is kind of sb. to do sth.的句法，绝大多数考生都烂熟于胸，而趋于口语的整句意思，也可轻易补全空格内容。
86. The war left the family scattered all over the world, and it was thirty years before they were able to reunite（他们才得以重聚） 解析：
本题考查before的上下文语境用法。除去“在…之前”的意思外，A从句 + before + B从句还能理解为A，B两事先后发生，即A之后，B接着发生。原句意为“三十年之后，他们才得以重聚”。如采用汉译英中的动词转名词的技巧，则可回答before their reunion。 评价：
今年6月的六级翻译考题难度不大，把握关键句法结构，如84题的虚拟语气，85题的it is kind of sb. to do sth.以及86题中before的用法，可以基本保证翻译题不翻船。而至于翻译中令人犹豫的部分可以斟酌取舍，拿不定的表达和用法只要做到保证句子通顺，符合语意即可，不必过分纠结。
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