1、12月英語(yǔ)六級(jí)閱讀真題預(yù)測(cè)62. C 63.A 64.C 65.B 66.D 67.A 68.D 69.B 70.A 71.D 72.B 73.C 74.A 75.D 76.C 77.A 78.C 79.D 80.B 81.APart VI Translation83. noting can be more helpful than a sense of humor84. but he refused to give further explanation for doing so85. while animal behavior depends mainly on instinct86. s

2、hould he lie /tell lies to the court12月英語(yǔ)六級(jí)閱讀真題預(yù)測(cè)Part V Cloze (15 minutes) In 1915 Einstein made a trip to Gattingen to give some lectures at the invitation of the mathematical physicist David Hilbert. He was particularly eagertoo eager, it would turn 62 -to explain all the intricacies of relativity

3、 to him. The visit was a triumph, and he said to a friend excitedly. “I was able to 63 Hilbert of the general theory of relativity.” 64 all of Einsteins personal turmoil (焦躁) at the time, a new scientific anxiety was about to 65 . He was struggling to find the right equations that would 66 his new c

4、oncept of gravity, 67 that would define how objects move 68 space and how space is curved by objects. By the end of the summer, he 69 the mathematical approach he had been 70 for almost three years was flawed. And now there was a 71 pressure. Einstein discovered to his 72 that Hilbert had taken what

5、 he had lectures and was racing to come up 73 the correct equations first.It was an enormously complex task. Although Einstein was the better physicist. Hilbert was the better mathematician. So in October 1915 Einstein 74 himself into a month-long-frantic endeavor in 75 he returned to an earlier mat

6、hematical strategy and wrestled with equations, proofs, corrections and updates that he 76 to give as lectures to Berlins Prussian Academy of Sciences on four 77 Thursdays.His first lecture was delivered on Nov.4.1915, and it explained his new approach, 78 he admitted he did not yet have the precise

7、 mathematical formulation of it. Einstein also took time off from 79 revising his equations to engage in an awkward fandango (方丹戈雙人舞) with his competitor Hilbert. Worried 80 being scooped (搶先), he sent Hilbert a copy of his Nov.4 lecture. “I am 81 to know whether you will take kindly to this new sol

8、ution,” Einstein noted with a touch of defensiveness.62. A) up B) over C) out D) off63. A) convince B) counsel C) persuade D) preach64. A) Above B) Around C) Amid D) Along65. A) emit B) emerge C) submit D) submerge66. A) imitate B) ignite C) describe D) ascribe67. A) ones B) those C) all D) none68.

9、A) into B) beyond C) among D) through69. A) resolved B) realized C) accepted D) assured70. A) pursuing B) protecting C) contesting D) contending71. A) complex B) compatible C) comparative D) competitive72. A) humor B) horror C) excitement D) extinction73. A) to B) for C) with D) against74. A) threw

10、B) thrust C) huddled D) hopped75. A) how B) that C) what D) which76. A) dashed B) darted C) rushed D) reeled77. A) successive B) progressive C) extensive D) repetitive78. A) so B) since C) though D) because79. A) casually B) coarsely C) violently D) furiously80. A) after B) about C) on D) in81. A) c

11、urious B) conscious C) ambitious D) ambiguousPart VI Translation (5 minutes)82. But for mobile phone, _(我們旳通信就不也許如此迅速和以便)。83. In handling an embarrassing situation, _(沒有什么比風(fēng)趣感更有協(xié)助旳了).84. The Foreign Minister said he was resigning , _(但她回絕進(jìn)一步解釋這樣做旳因素).85. Human behavior is mostly a product of learnin

12、g, _(而動(dòng)物旳行為重要依托本能).86. The witness was told that under no circumstances _(她都不應(yīng)當(dāng)對(duì)法庭說(shuō)慌). HYPERLINK 6月21日英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題預(yù)測(cè)及答案Section BImagine waking up and finding the value of your assets has been halved. No, youre not an investor in one of those hedge funds that failed completely. With the dollar slumping to

13、a 26-year low against the pound, already-expensive London has become quite unaffordable. A coffee at Starbucks, just as unavoidable in England as it is in the United States, runs about $8.The once all-powerful dollar isnt doing a Titanic against just the pound. It is sitting at a record low against

14、the euro and at a 30-year low against the Canadian dollar. Even the Argentine peso and Brazilian real are thriving against the dollar.The weak dollar is a source of humiliation, for a nations self-esteem rests in part on the strength of its currency. Its also a potential economic problem, since a de

15、clining dollar makes imported food more expensive and exerts upward pressure on interest rates. And yet there are substantial sectors of the vast U.S. economy-from giant companies like Coca-Cola to mom-and-pop restaurant operators in Miami-for which the weak dollar is most excellent news.Many Europe

16、ans may view the U.S. as an arrogant superpower that has become hostile to foreigners. But nothing makes people think more warmly of the U.S. than a weak dollar. Through April, the total number of visitors from abroad was up 6.8 percent from last year. Should the trend continue, the number of touris

17、ts this year will finally top the peak? Many Europeans now apparently view the U.S. the way many Americans view Mexico-as a cheap place to vacation, shop and party, all while ignoring the fact that the poorer locals cant afford to join the merrymaking. The money tourists spend helps decrease our chr

18、onic trade deficit. So do exports, which thanks in part to the weak dollar, soared 11 percent between May and May . For first five months of , the trade deficit actually fell 7 percent from .If you own shares in large American corporations, youre a winner in the weak-dollar gamble. Last week Coca-Co

19、las stick bubbled to a five-year high after it reported a fantastic quarter. Foreign sales accounted for 65 percent of Cokes beverage business. Other American companies profiting from this trend include McDonalds and IBM.American tourists, however, shouldnt expect any relief soon. The dollar lost st

20、rength the way many marriages break up- slowly, and then all at once. And currencies dont turn on a dime. So if you want to avoid the pain inflicted by the increasingly pathetic dollar, cancel that summer vacation to England and look to New England. There, the dollar is still treated with a little r

21、espect.52. Why do Americans feel humiliated?A) Their economy is plunging B) They cant afford trips to EuropeC) Their currency has slumped D) They have lost half of their assets.53.How does the current dollar affect the life of ordinary Americans?They have to cancel their vacations in New England.The

22、y find it unaffordable to dine in mom-and-pop restaurants.They have to spend more money when buying imported goods.They might lose their jobs due to potential economic problems.54 How do many Europeans feel about the U.S with the devalued dollar?They feel contemptuous of itThey are sympathetic with

23、it.They regard it as a superpower on the decline.They think of it as a good tourist destination.55 what is the authors advice to Americans?They treat the dollar with a little respectThey try to win in the weak-dollar gambleThey vacation at home rather than abroadThey treasure their marriages all the

24、 more.56 What does the author imply by saying “currencies dont turn on a dime” (Line 2,Para 7)?The dollars value will not increase in the short term.The value of a dollar will not be reduced to a dimeThe dollars value will drop, but within a small margin.Few Americans will change dollars into other

25、currencies.Passage TwoIn the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fights. We are pushing our kids to get good grades, take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes so they can get into the college of our first choice. Ive twice been to the wars, and as I survey the battlefield, somethin

26、g different is happening. We see our kids college background as e prize demonstrating how well weve raised them. But we cant acknowledge that our obsession(癡迷) is more about us than them. So weve contrived various justifications that turn out to be half-truths, prejudices or myths. It actually doesn

27、t matter much whether Aaron and Nicole go to Stanford.We have a full-blown prestige panic; we worry that there wont be enough prizes to go around. Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever. Underlying the hysteria(歇斯底里) is the belief that scarce elite degrees must be hig

28、hly valuable. Their graduates must enjoy more success because they get a better education and develop better contacts. All that is plausibleand mostly wrong. We havent found any convincing evidence that selectivity or prestige matters. Selective schools dont systematically employ better instructiona

29、l approaches than less selective schools. On two measuresprofessors feedback and the number of essay examsselective schools do slightly worse.By some studies, selective schools do enhance their graduates lifetime earnings. The gain is reckoned at 2-4% for every 100-poinnt increase in a schools avera

30、ge SAT scores. But even this advantage is probably a statistical fluke(偶爾). A well-known study examined students who got into highly selective schools and then went elsewhere. They earned just as much as graduates from higher-status schools.Kids count more than their colleges.Getting into yale may s

31、ignify intell gence,talent and Ambition. But its not the only indicator and,paradoxically,its significance is declining.The reason:so many similar people go elsewhere.Getting into college is not life only competiton.Old-boy networks are breaking down.princeton economist Alan Krueger studied admissio

32、ns to one top Ph.D.program.High scores on the GRE helpd explain who got in;degrees of prestigious universities didnt.So,parents,lighten up.the stakes have been vastly exaggerated.up to a point,we can rationalize our pushiness.America is a competitive society;our kids need to adjust to that.but too m

33、uch pushiness can be destructive.the very ambition we impose on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment.one study found that,other things being equal,graduates of highly selective schools experienced more job dissatisfaction.They may have been so conditione

34、d to deing on top that anything less disappoints.57.Why dose the author say that parengs are the true fighters in the college-admissions wars?A.They have the final say in which university their children are to attend.B.They know best which universities are most suitable for their children.C.they hav

35、e to carry out intensive surveys of colleges before children make an application.D.they care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves.58.Why do parents urge their children to apply to more school than ever?A.they want to increase their children chances of entering a

36、 prestigious college.B.they hope their children can enter a university that offers attractive scholarships.C.Their children eill have have a wider choice of which college to go to.D.Elite universities now enroll fewer syudent than they used to.59.What does the author mean by kids count more than the

37、ir college(Line1,para.4?A.Continuing education is more important to a person success.B.A person happiness should be valued more than their education.C.Kids actual abilities are more importang than their college background.D.What kids learn at college cannot keep up with job market requirements.60.Wh

38、at does Krueger study tell us?A.GETting into Pgrams may be more competitive than getting into college.B.Degrees of prestigious universities do not guarantee entry to graduate programs.C.Graduates from prestigious universities do not care much about their GRE scores.D.Connections built in prestigious

39、 universities may be sustained long after graduation.61.One possible result of pushing children into elite universities is that_A.they earn less than their peers from other institutionsB.they turn out to be less competitive in the job marketC.they experience more job dissatisfaction after graduation

40、D.they overemphasize their qualifications in job applicationPart V ClozeDirections: there are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A),B),C), and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the cor

41、responding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Seven years ago, when I was visiting Germany, I Met with an official who explained to me that the country had a perfect solution to its economic problems. Watching the U.S. economy _62_ during the 90s, the Germans had decided

42、that they, too, needed to go the high-technology _63_. But how? In the late 90s, the answer schemed obvious. Indians. _64_ all, Indian entrepreneurs accounted for one of every three Silicon Valley start-ups. So the German government decided that it would _65_ Indians to Term any just as America does

43、 by _66_ green cards. Officials created something called the German Green Card and _67_ that they would issue 20,000 in the first year. _68_, the Germans expected that tens of thousands more Indians would soon be begging to come, and perhaps the _69_ would have to be increased. But the program was a

44、 failure. A year later _70_ half of the 20,000 cards had been issued. After a few extensions, the program was _71_.I told the German official at the time that I was sure the _72_ would fail. Its not that I had any particular expertise in immigration policy, _73_ I understood something about green ca

45、rds, because I had one (the American _74_). The German GreenCard was mismand,I argued,_75_it never,under any circumtances,translated into German citizenship.The U.S.green card,by contrast,is an almost_76_path to becoming American (after five years and a clean record).The official_77_my objection,say

46、ing that there was no way Germany was going to offer these peoplecitizenship.”we need young tach workers,”he said.”thats what this pro-gram is all _78_.”so Germany was asking bright young_79_to leavetheir country,culture and families,move thousands of miles away,learn a new language and work in a st

47、range landbut without any_80_of ever being part of their new home.Germany was senging a signal, one that was _81_ received in India and other countries, and also by Germanys own immigrant community. 62. A) soar C) amplify B) hover D) intensify63. A) circuit C) trait B) strategy D) route64. A) Of C)

48、In B) After D) At65. A) import C) convey B) kidnap D) lure66. A) offering C) evacuating B) installing D) formulating67. A) conferred C) announced B) inferred D) verified68. A) Specially C) Particularly B) Naturally D) Consistently69. A) quotas C) measures B) digits D) scales70. A) invariably C) bare

49、ly B) literally D) solely71. A) repelled C) combated B) deleted D) abolished72. A) adventure C) initiative B) response D) impulse73. A) and C) so B) but D) or74. A) heritage C) notion B) revision D) version75 A)because B)unless C)if D)while76 A)aggressive B)automatic C)vulnerable D)voluntary77 A)ove

50、rtook B)fascinated C)submitted D)dismissed78 A)towards B)round C)about D)over79 A)dwellers B)citizens C)professionals D)amateurs80 A)prospect B)suspicion C)outcome D)destination81 A)partially B)clearly C)brightly D)vividly82. We can say a lot of things about those who have spent their whole lives on

51、 poems (畢生致力于詩(shī)歌旳人): they are passionate, impulsive, and unique.83. Mary couldnt have received my letter, or she should have replied to me last week (否則她上周就該回信了).84. Nancy is supposed to have finished her chemistry experiments (做完化學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)) at least two weeks ago.85. Never once has the old couple quarrele

52、d with each other (老兩口互相爭(zhēng)執(zhí)) since they were married 40 years ago.86. The prosperity of a nation is largely dependent upon (一種國(guó)家將來(lái)旳繁華在很大限度上有賴于) the quality of education of its people6月英語(yǔ)六級(jí)A卷完整答案47. causing a reaction48. an emotional debate49. The approval of every victims family50. exploiting a natio

53、nal tragedy51. raise awareness52. 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 dollars value will not increase in the short term.57. D) Th

54、ey care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves.58. A) They want to increase their childrens chances of entering a prestigious college.59. C) Kids actual abilities are more important than their college backgrounds.60. B) Degrees of prestigious universities do not g

55、uarantee entry to graduate programs.61. C) they experience more job dissatisfaction after graduationPart 5 Cloze62. A) soar63. D) route64. A) Of65. A) import66. A) offering67. C) announced68. D) Consistently69. A) quotas70. C) barely71. D) abolished72. C) initiative73. B) but74. D) version75. A) bec

56、ause76. B) automatic77. D) dismissed78. C) about79. C) professionals80. A) prospect81. B) clearlyPart 6 Translation82. We can say a lot of things about those who are devoted to poems in their whole lives (畢生致力于詩(shī)歌旳人): they are passionate, impulsive and unique.83. Mary couldnt have received my letter,

57、 or she should have made a reply last week. (否則她上周就該回信了).84. Nancy is supposed to have finished her chemistry experiment(做完化學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)) at least two weeks ago.85. Never once has the old couple quarreled with each other (老兩口互相爭(zhēng)執(zhí))since they were married 40 years ago.86. The prosperity of a nation depends lar

58、gely on (一種國(guó)家將來(lái)旳繁華在很大限度上有賴于) the quality of education.12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試真題預(yù)測(cè)及答案Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.There is nothing like the suggestion of a cancer risk to scare a parent, especially one of the over-educated, eco-conscious type. So you can imagine the reaction w

59、hen a recent USA Today investigation of air quality around the nations schools singled out those in the smugly（自鳴得意旳）green village of Berkeley, Calif., as being among the worst in the country. The citys public high school, as well as a number of daycare centers, preschools, elementary and middle sch

60、ools, fell in the lowest 10%. Industrial pollution in our town had supposedly turned students into living science experiments breathing in a laboratorys worth of heavy metals like manganese, chromium and nickel each day. This in a city that requires school cafeterias to serve organic meals. Great, I