07年6月昂立大學英語六級模擬考試試卷及答案

大學英語六級考試試卷參考解析
Part I Writing (略，附補充作文)
1. Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Nature or Nurture. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
1. 有些人認為遺傳因素起決定作用
2. 也有人認為環(huán)境影響作用更大
3. 你的觀點

Today the way we consider human psychology and mental development is heavily determined by the genetic sciences. We now understand the importance of inherited characteristics more than ever before. Yet we are still unable to decide whether an individual’s personality and development are more influenced by genetic factors (nature) or by the environment (nurture).
Research, relating to identical twins, has highlighted how significant inherited characteristics can be for an individual’s life. But whether these characteristics are able to develop within the personality of an individual surely depends on whether the circumstances allow such a development. It seems that the experiences we have in life are so unpredictable and so powerful, that they can boost or over-ride other influences, and there seems to be plenty of research findings to confirm this.
My own view is that there is no one major influence in a person’s life. Instead, the traits we inherit from our parents and the situation and experiences that we encounter in life are constantly interacting. It is the interaction of the two that shapes a person’s personality and dictates how that personality develops. If this were not true, we would be able to predict the behavior and character of a person from the moment they were born. In conclusion, I do not think that either nature or nurture is the major influence on a person, but that both have powerful effects.

2. Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a speech in support of the 2008 Olympic Games in the name of the student union. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1. 奧運會即將于明年在北京
2. 舉行奧運會的重大意義
3. 我們應該為奧運做些什么

Dear Friends, Fellow classmates,
The exciting moment, I am convinced, must remain vivid in our mind, when Beijing, the Capital of China, was proclaimed the final winner to host the Olympic Games in 2008 by Chairman of the International Olympic Committee. Time flies, and the new Olympics is coming very soon!
Olympic Games, held every four years, boast a long history and offer rare opportunities for different nations to get together, which are far more than sports contests participated by professional athletes. Through Olympics, new world records are set, resilient sportsmanship is highlighted, sport-related industries spring up and international goodwill and exchange get greatly enhanced.
As college students, we ought to contribute our share to the imminent Olympic Games with responsibility of citizenship as well as focused knowledge. For instance, it is advisable to give voluntary lectures to popularize Olympic knowledge and environmental awareness in some residential areas. And we are looking forward to your suggestions and participation!
Student Union

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1. N (Para 3, “Formed in 1903 by the political campaigner Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst and her
daughters Christabel and Sylvia, the WSPU began an educated campaign to put women’s suffrage on the political agenda. New Zealand, Australia and parts of the United States had already enfranchised women, and growing numbers of their British counterparts wanted the same opportunity.”)
2.  N (Para 4, “By 1906 the WSPU headquarters, called the Women’s Press Shop, had been established in Charing Cross Road and in spite of limited communications (no radio or television, and minimal use of the telephone) the message had spread around the country, with members and branch officers stretching to as far away as Scotland”)
3.  N (Para 5, “The newspapers produced by the WSPU, first Votes for Women and later The Suffragette, played a vital role in this communication. Both were sold throughout the country and proved an invaluable way of informing members of meetings, marches, fund-raising events and the latest news and views on the movement”)
4. NG
5. its two newspapers
6. goods sold by the movement
7. made films
8. it had a clear purpose and direction
9. 1918 and 1928
10. the success of the suffragette movement’s corporate image

Part III Listening Comprehension(略)

Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Passage 1
52. B 細節(jié)題
【定  位】 考點在第一段。
【解  析】 有一個智者說，好人不能挺身而出，壞人就會取得勝利，故B項為正確選項。
【點  評】 在文章開頭找到這位智者的話以后，加以理解即可。

53. C 細節(jié)題
【定  位】 考點在最后一段。
【解  析】 最后一段直接提到“犯罪的人應該為其犯罪行為承擔責任”。故只有C項符合題意。
【點  評】 ① A項所說的“社會應為其承擔責任”是C項的對立面，也是文章在第八、九段中駁斥的觀點。②對本題和第31題而言，只要抓住文章話題（accountability），就可以直接求解。

54. A 細節(jié)題
【定  位】 考點在第六、七段。
【解  析】 從第六、七段的比較來看：較之小鎮(zhèn)的人們，城市人缺乏自律（discipline）和原則（standard）。故A項為正確選項。
【點  評】 事實上，只要理解inner restraints（這里相當于self-discipline），即可求解；此外作者把小城鎮(zhèn)和大城市進行比較時，是從道德觀念的角度展開的，由此也可以輕松排除C項和D項。

55. A 綜合題
【定  位】 考點在第七、八段。
【解  析】 讓作者感到難以置信的是，大城市里的人顯得格外“寬容”，總是為犯錯誤的人找借口，比如生活環(huán)境差，學校、教堂沒有盡到教導的職責，等等。但在作者看來，應該在犯錯的人自己身上找原因。故A項為正確選項。
【點  評】 ①B項單獨看符合原文意思，但與題干作者表示sorry（遺憾）的態(tài)度矛盾，屬于“文不對題”的選項。②C、D項皆與原文意思相矛盾。

56. D 綜合題
【定  位】 考查對文章主旨的把握。
【解  析】 這個題目考的是accountability貫穿于文章始終，作者列舉正、反兩面的例子，批駁了當今的錯誤觀念。身為警察，他提倡人人都應加強自律，為自身行為負責。故D項為正確選項。
【點  評】 縱覽全文，可以發(fā)現，accountability是一個關鍵字，抓住它就可以把握這類關于文章主旨的題目的題解。

Passage 2
57. C 綜合題
【定  位】 考點在于理解第一段中比喻的寓意。
【解  析】 作者將人比作機器上潤滑良好的小齒輪，第一段的后兩句圍繞這個比喻做出解釋。人作為小齒輪，在社會上通過高薪、通風良好的廠房、管弦器樂、心理學家和“人際關系”專家的幫助保持潤滑。然而，人類已經變得無能為力，厭煩工作，成了現行社會制度下的經濟傀儡。C項認為，盡管運作良好，但人對社會而言微不足道，符合原文。
【點  評】 ①A項與C項的意思恰恰相反。B項中的in complete harmony與人們厭煩工作，不全身心投入工作的事實相悖。D項更是無稽之談。②考生在判斷選項時，必須注意選項中的關鍵詞。A項中的necessary和negligible，B項中的in complete harmony，C項中的unimportant，以及D項中的humble和especially，我們都要重視。有些選項中的關鍵詞將情況描述得過于絕對化，通常該選項可以立即排除。

58. D 細節(jié)題
【定  位】 考點在于理解第二段。
【解  析】 從第二段可知，員工之所以感到焦慮，不僅因為可能失業(yè)，也因為他們在生活中不曾作為有獨立的感情和智力、富有創(chuàng)造力的人去體會生活中的快樂。可見，員工失去其個性和獨立性是焦慮的真正原因。D項正確。
【點  評】 A項與B項只是表面原因。C項與原文完全不符。

59. D 綜合題
【定  位】 考點在于理解文章主題。
【解  析】 員工為可能失業(yè)而擔憂，社會上層人士始終處于高度激烈的競爭中，生活在提升與貶職的壓力下。人們需要通過競爭以證明自己的價值。競爭引發(fā)焦慮和壓力，最終導致生活不快樂并誘發(fā)疾病�？梢�，只有遠離競爭，才能真正感受到生活的快樂。D項正確。
【點  評】 A項和B項明顯與文章第二、三段內容相悖。C項認為，證明自己比同事優(yōu)秀的人能感受到生活的快樂。然而，一時半刻的勝利掩蓋不了競爭永遠存在的事實。一個人無法通過一兩次競爭證明自己一定比周圍所有同事優(yōu)秀。既然他無法逃脫競爭的惡性循環(huán)，又豈能感受生活的快樂？

60. C 細節(jié)題
【定  位】 考點在于理解最后一段。
【解  析】 在最后一段中，作者提出應當將官僚管理的工業(yè)制度改造成人道主義的工業(yè)制度，讓生產和消費由對人類控制的角色，轉變成充分發(fā)展人及其自身能力的手段。因此，C項正確。
【點  評】 作者在最后一段開頭就否定了退回到工業(yè)化以前的生產方式。A項不正確。B項和D項的觀點在原文中也未提到。

61. B 綜合題
【定  位】 考點在于理解全文主題。
【解  析】 從文章主題可知，作者對現存工業(yè)制度非常不滿。B項正確。
【點  評】 ①作者在這篇文章中表態(tài)明確，因此，贊成、懷疑和容忍都不是正確選項。
 ②解答關于作者態(tài)度的題目，要從全文的結構入手，關注作者在闡述其觀點時，其用詞帶有何種褒貶意味。本文第一段中economic puppets已明顯表達出作者的不滿情緒。

Part V Error Correction (略)

Part VI Translation (略)