歷年四六級改錯真題集合（00.14）6.12）

00.1

Untiltheverylatestmomentofhisexistence,man

hasbeenboundtotheplanetonwhichheoriginatedand

developed.NowhehadthecapabilitytoleavethatplanetSI.

andmoveoutintotheuniversetothoseworldswhichhe

hasknownpreviouslyonlydirectly.MenhaveexploredS2.

partsofthemoon,putspaceshipsinorbitaroundanother

planetandpossiblywithinthedecadewilllandintoanotherS3,

planetandexploreit.CanwebetooboldastoS4.

suggestthatwemaybeabletocolonizeotherplanetS5..

withinthenot-too-distantfuture?Somehaveadvocated

suchaprocedureasasolutiontothepopulation

problem:shiptheexcesspeopleoft'tothemoon.But

wemustkeepinheadthebillionsofdollarswemightS6.

spendincarryingouttheproject.Tomaintainthe

earth*spopulationatitspresentlevel,wewouldhave

toblastoffintospace7,500peopleeveryhourof

everydayoftheyear.

WhyarcwespendingsolittlemoneyonspaceS7.

exploration?ConsiderthegreatneedforimprovingS8.

manyaspectsoftheglobalenvironment,oneissurely

justifiedinhisconcernforthemoneyandresources

thattheyarepouredintoihcspaceexplorationefforts.S9.

Butperhapsweshouldlookatbothsidesofthe

coinbeforearrivinghastyconclusions.S10.

00.1

SI.had-has

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S3.imo-*on

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S6.head—mind

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00.6

Whenyoustarttalkingaboutgoodandbadmanners

youimmediatelystartmeetingdifficulties.Many

peoplejustcannotagreewhattheymean.Weaskeda

lady,whorepliedthatshethoughtyoucouldtella

well-manneredpersononthewaytheyoccupiedtheSI.

spacearoundthem-forexample,whensuchaperson

walksdownastreetheorsheisconstantlyunawareofS2.

others.Suchpeopleneverbumpintootherpeople.

However,asecondpersonthoughtthatthiswas

moreaquestionofcivilizedbehaviorasgoodmanners.S3.

Instead,thisotherpersontoldusasiory,itheS4.

saidwasquitewellknown,aboutanAmericanwho

hadbeeninvitedtoanArabmealatoneofthecountriesS5.

oftheMiddleEast.TheAmericanhasn'tbeenS6.

toldverymuchaboutthekindoffoodhemight

expect,ifhehadknownaboutAmericanfood,heS7.

mighthavebehavedbetter.

Immediatelybeforehimwasaveryflatpieceof

breadthatlooked,tohim,verymuchasanapkin（餐巾）.S8.

Pickingitup.heputitintohiscollar,sothatit

fallsacrosshisshirt.HisArabhost,whohadbeenS9.

watching,saidofnothing,butimmediatelycopiedS10.

theactionofhisguest.

Andthat,saidthissecondperson,wasafine

exampleofgoodmanners.

00.6

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01.6

Morepeopledieoftuberculosis（結(jié)核病）thanofany

otherdiseasecausedbyasingleagent.Thishasprobably

beenthecaseinquiteawhile.DuringihcearlystagesofSI.

theindustrialrevolution,perhapsoneineveryseventhS2.

deathsinEurope'scrowdedcitieswerecausedbytheS3,

disease.Fromnowon,though,westerneyes,missingtheS4.

globalpicture,sawthetroublegoingintodecline.With

occasionalbreakslorwar,theratesofdeathand

infectionintheEuropeandAmericadroppedsteadilyS5.

throughthe19thand20thcenturies.Inthe1950s,the

introductionofantibiotics（抗菌素）strengthenedthe

trendinrichcountries,andtheantibioticswereallowed

tobeimportedtopoorcountries.MedicalresearchersS6.

declaredvictoryandwithdrew.

Theyarewrong.Inihemid-1980sthefrequencyofS7.

infectionsanddeathsstartedtopickupagainaroundthe

world.Wheretuberculosisvanished,itcameback;inS8.

manyplaceswhereithadneverbeenaway,itgrewbelter.S9.

TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthat1.7

billionpeople(athirdoftheearth'spopulation)suffer

fromtuberculosis.Evenwhentheinfectionratewas

falling,populationgrowthkeptthenumberofclinical

casesmoreorlessconstantlyat8millionayear.AroundS10.

3millionofthosepeoplediednearlyalloftheminpoor

countries.

01.6

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S10.constantly-*constant

02.1

Sportingactivitiesareessentiallymodifiedformsofhuntingbehavior.

Viewingbiologically,themodemfootballerisrevealedasa1.

memberofadisguisedhuntingpack.Hiskillingweaponhasturnedintoa

harmlessfootballandhispreyintoagoal-mouth.IfhisaimisinaccurateS2.

andhescoresagoal,enjoysthehuntefstriumphofkillinghisprey.S3.

Tounderstandhowthistransformationhastakenplacewc

mustbrieflylookupatourancientancestors.TheyspentoveraS4

millionyearevolvingasco-operativehunters.TheirverysurvivalS5.

dependedonsuccessinthehunting-field.Underthispressuretheirwhole

wayoflife,eveniftheirbodies,becameradicallychanged.TheybecameS6.

chasers,runners,jumpers,aimers,throwersandprey-killers.

Theyco-operateasskillfulmale-groupattackers.S7.

Then,abouttenthousandyearsago,whenthisimmenselylongSX._

formativeperiodofhuntingforfood,theybecamefanners.Their

improvedintelligence,sovitaltotheiroldhuntinglife,wereputtoanewS9.

use-thatofpenning(把...關(guān)在圈中),controllinganddomesticating

theirprey.Thefoodwasthereonthefarms,awaitingtheirneeds.The

risksanduncertaintiesoffarmingwerenolongeressentialforsurvival.S10.

02.1

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02.6

Agreatmanycitiesareexperiencingdiflicuitieswhich

arenothingnewinthehistoryofcities,exceptintheirscale.

Somecitieshavelosttheiroriginalpurposeandhavenotfound

newone.AndanylargeorrichcityisgoingtoattractpoorSI.

immigrants,whofloodin,tillingwithhopesofprosperityS2.

whicharethenoftendisappointing.Therearebackwardtowns

ontheedgeofBombayorBrasiliaJustasthoughtherewereS3.

ontheedgeofseventeenth-centuryLondonorearlynine-

teenth-centuryParis.Thisisnewisthescale.DescriptionsS4.

writtenbyeighteenth-centurytravelersofthepoorofMexico

City,andtheenormouscontraststhatwastobetbundthere.S5.

areverydissimilartodescriptionsofMexicoCitytoday-theS6

poorcanstillbenumberedinmillions.

Thewholemonstrousgrowthrestsoneconomicprosperity,

butbehinditliestwomyths:themythofthecityasaS7.

promisedland,thatattractsimmigrantsfromruralpovertyS8.

andbringsiifloodingintocitycenters,andthemythoftheS9.

countryasaGardenofEden,which,afewgenerationslate,S10.

sendsthemfloodingoutagaintothesuburbs.

02.6

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03.6

TheSeattleTimesCompanyisonenewspaperfirmthat

hasrecognizedtheneedforchangeanddonesomethingabout

it.Inthenewspaperindustry,papersmustreflectthediversity

ofthecommunitiestowhichtheyprovideinformation.

Itmustreflect(hatdiversitywiththeirnewscoverageorriskS1

losingtheirreaders*interestandtheiradvertisers*support.

OperatingwithinSeattle,whichhas20percentsracialS2.

minorities,thepaperhasputintoplacepoliciesand

proceduresforhiringandmaintainadiverseworkforce.TheS3.

underlyingreasonforthechangeisthatforinformationtobe

fair,appropriate,andsubjective,itshouldbereportedbytheS4.

samekindofpopulationthatreadsit.

Adiversitycommitteecomposedofreporters,editors,and

photographersmeetsregularlytovaluetheSeattleTimes,S5.

contentandtoeducatetherestofthenewsroomstaffabout

dixersityissues.Inanaddition,thepaperinstitutcxlacontentS6.

audit（審查）thatevaluatesthefrequencyandmannerof

representationofwomanandpeopleofcolorinphotographs.S7.

Earlyauditsshowedthatminoritieswerepicturedfartoo

infrequentlyandwerepicturedwithadisproportionate

numberofnegativearticles.TheauditresultsfromS8.

improvementinthefrequencyofmajorityrepresentat沁nandS9.

theirportrayalinneutralorpositivesituations.And.withaS10.

result,theSeattleTimeshasimprovedasanewspaper.

ThediversitytrainingandcontentauditshelpedtheSeattle

TimesCompanytowinthePersonnelJournalOptimalAward

forexcellenceinmanagingchange.

03.6

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03.9

“Home,sweethome"isaphrasethatexpressesanessentialattitude

intheUnitedStates.Whethertherealityoflifeinthefamilyhouse

issweetornosweet.ThecherishedidealofhomehasgreatSI

importanceformanypeople.

ThisidealisavitalpartoftheAmericandream.Thisdream,

dramatizedinthehistoryofnineteenth-centuryEuropeansettlersofthe

AmericanWestwastofindapieceofplace,buildahouseforone*s

family,andstartedafarm.Thesesmallhouseholdswereportraitsof

independence:theentirefamily-mother,father,children,even

grandparents-liveinasmallhouseandworkingtogethertosupport

eachother.Anyoneunderstoodthelifeanddeathimportanceoffamily

cooperationandhardwork.

AlthoughmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesnolongerliveon

farms,buttheidealofhomeownershipisjustasstronginthetwentieth

centuryasitwasinthenineteenth.

WhenU.S,soldierscamehomebeforeWorldWar11,forS7.

example,theydreamedofbuyinghousesandstartingfamilies.ButthereSS._

wasatremendousboominhomebuilding.Thenewhouses,typically

inthesuburbs,wereoftensmallandmoreorlessidentical,butitSM.___

satisfiedadeepneed.Manyregardedthesingle-familyhousethebasisofS10.

theirwayoflife.

03.9

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03.12

ThomasMalthuspublishedhisHEssayonthePrincipleof

Population**almost200yearsago.Eversincethen,forecasters

havebeingwarningthatworldwidefaminewasjustaroundtheSI

nextcomer.Thefast-growingpopulation'sdemandforfood,

theywarned,wouldsoonexceedtheirsupply,leadingtoS2

widespreadfoodshortagesandstarvation.

Butinreality,theworld'stotalgrainharvesthasrisen

steadilyovertheyears.ExceptforrelativeisolatedtroublespotsS3

likepresent-daySomalia,andoccasionalyearsofgoodharvests,S4

ihcworld'sfoodcrisishasremainedjustaroundthecomer.

MostexpertsbelievethiscancontinueevenasifthepopulationS5___

doublesbythemid-21stcentury,althoughfeeding10billion

peoplewillnotbeeasyforpolitics,economicandenvironmentalS6___

reasons.Optimistspointtoconcreteexamplesofcontinued

improvementsinyield.InAfrica,byinstance,improvedseed,S7___

morefertilizerandadvancedgrowingpracticeshavemorethan

doublecomandwheatyieldsinanexperiment.Elsewhere,riceS8

expertsinthePhilippinesareproducingaplantwithfewstemsS9

andmoreseeds.Thereisnoguaranteethatplantbreederscan

continuetodevelopnew.higher-yieldingcrop,butmost

researchersseetheirsuccesstodateasreasonforhope.S10___

03.12

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04.6

Culturereferstothesocialheritageofapeople-the

learnedpatternsforthinking,feelingandactingthatcharacterize

apopulationorsociety,includetheexpressionoftheseS1.

patternsinmaterialthings.Cultureiscomposeofnon-materialS2

culture-abstractcreationslikevalues,beliefs,customs

andinstitutionalarrangememsandmaterialculture?

physicalobjectlikecookingpots,computersandbathtubs.S3.

Insum,culturereflectsbolhtheideasweshareoreverythingS4.

wemake.Inordinaryspeech,apersonofcultureis

theindividualcanspeakanotherlanguage-thepersonwhoS5.

isunfamiliarwiththearts,music,literature,philosophy,orS6.

history.Buttosociologists,tobehumanistobecultured,

becauseofcultureisthecommonworldofexperienceweS7.

sharewithothermembersofourgroup.

Cultureisessentiallytoourhumanness.IlprovidesaS8.

kindofmapforrelatingtoothers.ConsiderhowyouGnd

yourwayaboutsociallife.Howdoyouknowhowtoactina

classroom,oradepartmentstore,orlowardapersonwho

smilesorlaughatyou?S9.

Yourculturesuppliesyoubybroad,standardized.S10.

ready-madeanswersfordealingwitheachofthesesituations.

Therefore,ifweknowapersonsculture,wecanunderstand

andevenpredictagooddealofhisbehavior.

04.6

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05.1

TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saysitsten-year

campaigntoremoveleprosy(麻風(fēng)病)asaworldhealth

problemhasbeensuccessful.DoctorBrundtland,headofthe

WHO.saysanumberofleprosycasesaroundtheworldhasSl.

beencutofninetypercentduringthepasttenyears.ShesaysS2.

effortsarecontinuingtocompleteendthedisease.S3..

Leprosyiscausedbybacteriaspreadthroughliquidfrom

thenoseandmouth.ThediseasemainlyeftectstheskinandS4.

nenes.However,ifleprosyisnottreateditcancausepermanent

damagefortheskin,nerves,eyes,armsorlegs.S5

In1999,aninternationalcampaignbegantoendleprosy.

TheWHO,governmentsofcountriesmostaffectedbythe

disease,andseveralothergroupsarepartofthecampaign.

Thisallianceguaranteesthatallleprosypatients,eventheyS6.

arepoor,havearighttothemostmodemtreatment.

DoctorBrundtlandsaysleprosyisnolongeradisease

thatrequireslife-longtreatmentsbymedicalexperts.Instead,

patientscantakethatiscalledamulti-drugtherapy.ThisS7.

modemtreatmentwillcureleprosyin6to12months,

dependontheformofthedisease.ThetreatmentcombinesS8.

severaldrugstakendailyoronceamonth.TheWHOhas

givenmulti-drugtherapytopatientsfreelyforthelastfiveS9.

years.Themembersoftheallianceagainstleprosyplanto

targetthecountrieswhichstillthreatenedbyleprosy.AmongS10

theestimated600,000victimsaroundtheworldtheWHO

believesabout70%areinIndia.Thediseasealsoremainsa

probleminAfricaandSouthAmerica.

05.1

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05.12

EveryweekhundredsofCVs(簡歷)landonourdesks.

We'veseenitall:CVsprintedonpinkpaper,CVsthatare10

pageslongandCVswithsillymistakesinfirstparagraph.ASI

goodCVisyourpassporttoaninteniewand.ultimate,toS2

thejobyouwant.

Initialimpressionsarcvital,andabadlypresentedCV

couldmeanacceptance,regardlessofwhat'sinit.S3

Hereareafewwaystoavoidendupontherejectpile.S4

PrintyourCVongood-qualitywhitepaper.

CVswithflowerybackgroundsorpinkpaperwill

standoutuponallthewrongreasons.S5

Getsomeonetocheckforspellingandgrammatical

errors,becauseaspell-checkerwillpickupeveryS6

mistake.CVswitherrorswillberejected-itshows

thatyoudon'tpayattentiontodetail.

Restrictyourselftooneortwopages,and

listinganypublicationsorrefereesonaseparatesheet.S7

IfyouaresendingyourCVelectronically,checkthe

formattingbysendingittoyourselffirst,keepupS8

theformatsimple.

Donotsendaphotounlessspecificallyrequested.If

youhavetosendon.makesureitisonetakinginaS9

professionalsetting,ratherthanaholidaysnap.

Gettingthepresenta【沁nrightisjustthefirststep.What

aboutthecontent?TheRulehereistokeepitfactualand

truthiul-exaggcrationsusuallygetfindout.AndrememberS10

totailoryourCVtoeachdiftcrentjob.

05.12

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06.6

Untilrecently,dyslexiaandotherreadingproblemswere

amysterytomostteachersandparents.Asaresult,toomany

kidspassedthroughschoolwithoutmastertheprimedpage.Sl

Someweretrealcdasmeniallydeficient;manywereleft

fimclionallyilliteraic(文盲的),unabletoevermeettheir

potential.Butinthelastseveralyears,there'sbeena

revolutioninthatwe'velearnedaboutreadinganddyslexia.S2

Scientistsareusingavarietyofnewimagingtechniquesto

watchthebrainatwork.Theirexperimentshaveshownthat

readingdisordersaremostlikelytheresultofwhatis,inanefiect,S3

faultywritinginthebrain-notlazy,stupidityorapoorhomeS4

environment.There'salsoconvincingevidencewhichdyslexiaS5

islargelyinherited.Itisnowconsideredachronicproblem

forsomekids,notjusta"phase”.Scientistshavealso

discardedanotheroldstereotypethatalmostalldyslexicsare

boys.Studiesindicatethatmanygirlsareafleetingaswell-S6

andnotgettinghelp.

Atsametime,educationalresearchershavecomeupS7

withinnovativeteachingstrategiesforkidswhoarehaving

troublelearningtoread.Newscreeningtestsareidentifying

childrenatriskbeforetheygetdiscouragedbyyearofS8

frustrationandfailure.Andeducatorsaretryingtogetthe

messagetoparentsthattheyshouldbeonthealerttorthe

firstsignsofpotentialproblems.

It'sanurgentmission.MassliteracyisarelativenewS9

socialgoal.Ahundredyearsagopeopledidn'tneedtobe

goodreadersinordertoearnaliving.ButintheInformation

Age,noonecangetbywithknowinghowtoreadwellandS10

understandincreasinglycomplexmaterial.

06.6

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06.12考六級

Themostimportantstartingpointfbrimprovingthe

understandingofscienceisundoubtedlyanadequate

scientificeducationatschool.Publicattitudetowards

scienceowemuchthewayscienceistaughtintheseS1

institutions.Today,schooliswhatmostpeoplecomeintoS2

contactwithaformalinstructionandexplanationofscience

forthefirsttime,atleastinasystematicway.Itisatthis

pointwhichthefoundationsarelaidfbraninterestinscience.S3,

whatistaught(andhow)inthisfirstencounterwilllargely

determineanindividual'sviewofthesubjectinadultlife.

UnderstandingtheoriginalofthenegativeattitudesS4

towardssciencemayhelpustomodifythem.Mosteducation

systemneglectexploration,understandingandreflection.S5

Teachersinschoolstendtopresentscienceasacollectionof

facts,oftenbymoredetailthannecessary.Asaresult,S6

childrenmemorizeprocessessuchasmathematicalformulas

ortheperiodictable,onlytoforgetitshortlyafterwards.TheS7

taskoflearningfactsandconcepts,oneatatime,makes

learninglaborious,boringandefficient.SuchapurelyS8

cmpincalapproach,whichconsistsofobservationand

descript沁Qisalso,inasense,unscientificorincomplete.

Thereisthereforeaneedforresourcesandmethodsof

teachingthatfacilitatesadeepunderstandingofscienceinS9

anenjoyableway.Scienceshouldnotonlybe'fun5inthe

samewayasplayingavideogame,but'hardfim'—adeep

feelingofconnectionmadepossiblyonlybyimaginativeS10

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