2012年6月16日全國大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試已結(jié)束，本次考試報(bào)考人數(shù)達(dá)924萬人。以下是英語六級(jí)答案完整版(滬江版)，以供廣大考生參考：
Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Impact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication. Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words。
作文標(biāo)準(zhǔn)版
The Impact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication
As is described in the picture, a father asks her daughter how her school today goes on. Instead of answering directly, the daughter tells her father to read her blog. It is common that youngsters nowadays incline to communicate with others on internet increasingly, and lack communication with people around them. With the development of Internet, it has influenced our society to a large extent, especially interpersonal communication.
To begin with, we can communicate with others anytime via internet. Otherwise, we would have to arrange our schedules strictly in advance. Also, interpersonal communication through the internet is not restricted by space. For example, in most multinational corporations, instant messages and video conferences help colleagues solve problems timely and efficiently. Last but not least, the internet can greatly speed up our interpersonal communication. Whereas, there are also disadvantages that the internet brings to us. More and more people complained that they have lost face-to-face communicating skills. As a result, people become more and more indifferent to each other in real life. Some netizens who are immersed in virtual world even have difficulty in making friends in reality。
In conclusion, communication through the internet could bring us both convenience and inconvenience. We should strike a balance between them and make the best of the internet。
【解析】
這次的六級(jí)寫作是請(qǐng)考生談?wù)劸W(wǎng)絡(luò)對(duì)人際交流的影響。這個(gè)話題本身已是日常生活的熱點(diǎn)，考生并不陌生，有話可說。
文章的展開還是同過去的議論文寫作一致。仍然可以用引入、闡釋有何影響和自己的觀點(diǎn)這樣的三段式進(jìn)行寫作。在行文時(shí)，注意文章的層次和邏輯梳理，在談具體影響時(shí)，可適當(dāng)進(jìn)行對(duì)比論證，論證網(wǎng)絡(luò)出現(xiàn)和沒有網(wǎng)絡(luò)時(shí)，人際交流的差異，也可進(jìn)行結(jié)合自身經(jīng)歷進(jìn)行舉例論證。
本篇范文在句式上，長短搭配，形式多變。從句、非謂語動(dòng)詞等多種表達(dá)方式，值得借鑒。同時(shí)，用詞同樣注意多樣化，對(duì)網(wǎng)絡(luò)相關(guān)詞匯的多種表達(dá)(web, cyber, instant message, video conference等)，考生同樣應(yīng)在平時(shí)注意歸類、積累。
作文高分版
The Impact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication
Today I saw an interesting cartoon, in which a father asked his daughter about her school performance of the day, and the daughter replied that he could go to her blog to check it. This small cartoon indicates a big change in our life, especially the way people communicate。
Internet enables people to break though the limitations of distance, strengthening social network. Unlike post offices, Internet service with its convenience helps people engage and converse real time with their parents, soul mates, friends though emails, IRC, micro blog anytime, anywhere with a network terminal, without suffering the long and painful wait for a reply。
Besides, such online communities as Twitter, Facebook are well under way and becoming the most dominating platforms for on-line social activities. These communities offer great opportunities for us to follow and interact with those we like and even those celebrities. It is also a platform for us to share and update information of each other, and learn the outside world。
Internet today and tomorrow is a virtual space where we live, where we learn, where we speak, and where we communicate。
【解析】
今年的六級(jí)作文依舊延續(xù)了四六級(jí)的傳統(tǒng)，考查“現(xiàn)象類”話題，要求根據(jù)漫畫，發(fā)表對(duì)于“The impact of the internet on interpersonal communication”的觀點(diǎn)。近年的六級(jí)作文題目，已經(jīng)不再局限于傳統(tǒng)的議論文考察模式，即要求考生給出非此即彼或既此既彼的觀點(diǎn)、而是偏向于啟發(fā)考生自己去思考，結(jié)合自己的生活經(jīng)歷以及對(duì)事物的理解，對(duì)話題中的現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行深入的探討，給出事實(shí)支撐。
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sen tences with the information given in the passage。
1. A) To cut students’ expenses。
2. B) college facilities could be put to more effective use。
3. C) suppresses creative thinking
4. A) Its students have to earn more credits each year。
5. B) It has been running for several decades。
6. B) More students have Advanced Placement credits。
7. A) Students don’t have much time to roam intellectually。
8. the core curriculum
9. stay competitive and relevant
10. bright, motivated students
【解析】
本次六級(jí)的快速閱讀文章出自2009年10月16日的《每日野獸——新聞周刊》，與四級(jí)文章的出處一樣，在這里要提醒考生們平日里加強(qiáng)此類英美報(bào)刊的閱讀。
本文屬于教育類文章。
文章開頭以Hartwick 學(xué)院為例，指出許多有創(chuàng)新意識(shí)的大學(xué)都將學(xué)制由四年改為三年的現(xiàn)象。在承認(rèn)美國具有全世界好的大學(xué)，這些學(xué)校吸引了眾多聰明的學(xué)生后，作者話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，指出美國高等教育存在的一些問題，包括：學(xué)校學(xué)年的一成不變，設(shè)備資源的閑置浪費(fèi)，終身職位以及反年齡歧視法造成的教務(wù)人員冗余以及對(duì)自由思想的壓制，學(xué)生承擔(dān)不起高額的學(xué)費(fèi)等等。
之后，作者指出正是由于以上的這些問題，許多學(xué)校才會(huì)進(jìn)行學(xué)制改革并且描述了Hartwick, Judson College等學(xué)校在縮短學(xué)制后課程方面的一些改革和做法。隨后作者指出縮短學(xué)制的一些弊端：學(xué)生缺少時(shí)間進(jìn)行思考，缺少時(shí)間參加課外活動(dòng)或者出國留學(xué)(微博)，威脅學(xué)校的核心課程體系等。
后，作者指出實(shí)行三年制學(xué)制對(duì)大多數(shù)學(xué)校來說都不是易事。但是要比讓議會(huì)提供資金幫助，讓立法人員要求更多的政府幫助，或是要求學(xué)生支付更高的學(xué)費(fèi)來得容易。
本次快速閱讀題目難度適中，基本上都是細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題，考生做題的時(shí)候可根據(jù)題干的關(guān)鍵詞：人名，學(xué)校名等進(jìn)行快速定位，仔細(xì)判斷。需要注意的是，考生在做本篇快速閱讀的時(shí)候好快速通讀一下全文，把握一下文章的大致結(jié)構(gòu)，會(huì)更有利于解答問題。
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D)， and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
11.
W: Did you hear that Anna needs to stay in bed for 4 weeks?
M: Yeah. She injured her spine in a fall and a doctor told her to lie flat on her back for a month so it can mend。
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
【答案】A) The injury will confine Anna to bed for quite a while。
【解析】此題為細(xì)節(jié)題。從對(duì)話中可知，Anna摔倒導(dǎo)致脊椎受傷，醫(yī)生讓其臥床休息一個(gè)月。
12.
M: A famous Russian ballet is coming to town next weekend. But I can’t find a ticket anywhere。
W: Don’t be upset. My sister just happened to have one and she can’t go since she has got some sort of conflict in her schedule。
Q: What does the woman mean?
【答案】C) She can get a ballet ticket for the man。
【解析】此題為推理題。男子找不到俄羅斯芭蕾表演的票子，女子告訴她不要失落，因?yàn)樽约旱慕憬闩銮捎袕埰?，并且因?yàn)楹桶才庞袥_突去不了。
13.
W: Hello, my bathroom drain is blocked and I’m giving a party tonight. Do you think you could come and fix it for me?
M: Sorry, ma’am. I’m pretty busy right now. But I can put you on my list。
Q: What does the man mean?
【答案】A) He has to do other repairs first。
【解析】此題為推理題。從對(duì)話可知，女子請(qǐng)男子幫忙修浴室的地漏，但是男子現(xiàn)在忙，不過他會(huì)記錄下。
14.
W: We’re taking up a collection to buy a gift for Gemma. She’ll have been with the company 25 years next week。
M: Well, count me in. But I’m a bit short on cash now. When do you need it?
Q: What is the man going to do?
【答案】C) Give his contribution some time later。
【解析】此題為推理題。從對(duì)話中可知，下周Gemma在公司的時(shí)間就滿25年了，大家正在湊錢買禮物。男子也要加入，但是手頭缺少現(xiàn)金。從他的詢問可見他會(huì)晚點(diǎn)交錢。
15.
W: Tony’s mother has invited me to dinner. Do you think I should tell her in advance that I’m a vegetarian?
M: Of course. I think she’d appreciate it. Imaging how you both feel if she fixed the turkey dinner or something。
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
【答案】D) Tell Tony’s mother that she eats no meat。
【解析】此題為推理題。Tony的媽媽邀請(qǐng)女子吃飯，女子詢問男子是不是應(yīng)該提前告知自己是素食主義者。從男子的“I think she’d appreciate it”可知，男子給了他肯定的回答。
16.
M: Just look at this newspaper, nothing but robberies, suicide and murder. Do you still believe people are basically good?
W: Of course. But many papers lack interest in reporting something positive like peace, love and generosity。
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
【答案】B) The coverage of newspapers。
【解析】此題為推理題。從關(guān)鍵詞newspapers，robberies等可知，男子認(rèn)為報(bào)紙上涉及的都是搶劫、自殺等內(nèi)容，可見兩人正在談?wù)搱?bào)紙的內(nèi)容。
17.
M: I can’t believe so many people want to sign up for the Korea Development Conference. We will have to limit the registration。
W: Yeah, otherwise we won’t have room for the more。
Q: What are the speakers going to do?
【答案】C) Limit the number of participants in the conference。
【解析】此題為細(xì)節(jié)題。男子沒有想到那么多人來參加會(huì)議，所以必須限制人們注冊(cè)，從女子對(duì)其的肯定回答也可進(jìn)一步肯定他們要限制參與人數(shù)。
18.
W: Hi, I’m calling about the ad for the one bedroom apartment。
M: Perfect timing! The person who was supposed to rent it just backed town to take a room on campus。
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【答案】A) The apartment is still available。
【解析】此題為推理題。從對(duì)話可知，男子告訴女子她打電話來的時(shí)機(jī)正好，因?yàn)楸緛硪夥孔拥娜嘶氐匠擎?zhèn)去租大學(xué)的房間了，所以女子還能夠租廣告上的公寓。
Conversation 1
W: One of the most interesting experiments with dolphins must be one done by Doctor Jarvis Bastian. What he tried to do was to teach a male dolphin called Bass and a female called Doris to communicate with each other across a solid barrier。
M: So how did he do it exactly?
W: Well, first of all, he kept the two dolphins together in the same tank and taught them to press levers whenever they saw a light. The levers were fitted to the side of the tank next to each other. If the light flashed on and off several times, the dolphins were supposed to press the left-hand lever followed by the right-hand one. If the light was kept steady, the dolphins were supposed to press the levers in reverse order. Whenever they responded correctly, they were rewarded with fish。
M: Sounds terribly complicated。
W: Well, that was the first stage. In the second stage, Doctor Bastian separated the dolphins into two tanks. They could still hear one another, but they couldn’t actually see each other. The levers and light were set up in exactly the same way except that this time it was only Doris who could see the light indicating which lever to press first. But in order to get their fish, both dolphins had to press the levers in the correct order. This meant of course that Doris had to tell Bass whether it was a flashing light or whether it was a steady light。
M: So did it work?
W: Well, amazingly enough, the dolphins achieved a 100 % success rate。
Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
Q19. What is the purpose of Doctor Jarvis Bastian’s experiment?
Q20. What were the dolphins supposed to do when they saw a steady light?
Q21. How did the second stage of the experiment differ from the first stage?
答案：
19. D) to see if dolphins can communicate with each other。
20. A) Press the right-hand lever first。
21. C) Only one dolphin was able to see the light。
【解析】
這篇長對(duì)話主要圍繞巴斯蒂安博士關(guān)于海豚的實(shí)驗(yàn)而展開，實(shí)驗(yàn)的目的是要教會(huì)海豚學(xué)會(huì)互相溝通和交流訊息。隨著男士對(duì)實(shí)驗(yàn)的發(fā)問，女士便對(duì)實(shí)驗(yàn)的兩個(gè)階段進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)介紹。這篇長對(duì)話整體難度適中，考生只要在平時(shí)注意練習(xí)和打好詞匯基礎(chǔ)，想要得滿分并不難。需要提醒考生的是，做聽力題也要講究技巧，一定要帶著問題去有目的地聽，相關(guān)的信息著重記憶，不相干的信息迅速忽略。懂得抓題眼和懂得取舍，這樣聽力才能做得好。
重點(diǎn)詞匯和表達(dá)：
lever n。杠(桿)；途徑，工具
in reverse order 以相反的順序
be rewarded with 得到獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)
flashing light 閃光燈
Conversation 2
W: This week’s program Up Your Street takes you to Harrogate, a small town in Yorkshire. Harrogate became a fashionable resort during Victorian times, when people came to take a bath in the mineral waters. Today, few people come to visit the town for its mineral waters. Instead, Harrogate has become a popular town for people to retire to. Its clean air, attractive parks, and the absence of any industry, make this an ideal spot for people looking for a quiet life. Now, to tell us more about Harrogate, I have with me Tom Percival, President of the Chamber of Commerce. Tom, one of the things visitor notices about Harrogate is the large area of open park land right down into the middle of the town. Can you tell us more about it?
M: Yes, certainly. The area is called the Stray。
W: Why the Stray?
M: It’s called that because in the old days, people let their cattle stray on the area, which was common land。
W: Oh, I see。
M: Then, we’ve changes in farming and in land ownership. The Stray became part of the land owned by Harrogate。
W: And is it protected?
M: Oh, yes, indeed. As a special law, no one can build anything on the stray. It’s protected forever。
W: So it will always be park land?
M: That’s right. As you can see, some of the Stray is used for sports fields。
W: I believe it looks lovely in the spring。
M: Yes, it does. There’re spring flowers on the old trees, and people visit the town just to see the flowers。
Question 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
Q22. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
Q23. What do we learn about modern Harrogate?
Q24. What does the man say about the area called the Stray?
Q25. What attracts people most in the Stray during the spring time?
答案：
22. B) In a resort town。
23. D) It is an ideal place for people to retire to。
24. D) It is protected as parkland by a special law。
25. C) The beautiful flowers。
【解析】
這段長對(duì)話是對(duì)Harrogate這個(gè)旅游小鎮(zhèn)的介紹，談到其如何得名，如何變遷，以及如何受到政府的保護(hù)。由此可見，這段對(duì)話有可能發(fā)生在一個(gè)旅游城鎮(zhèn)。這段對(duì)話稍微難一點(diǎn)的地方在于幾個(gè)單詞，一個(gè)是地名Harrogate，另一個(gè)是Stray，以及頭銜President of the Chamber of Commerce。解決這些難點(diǎn)也很容易，因?yàn)镠arrogate這個(gè)地名和頭銜不是考察點(diǎn)，考生可直接忽略。另外關(guān)于Stray，考生開始不懂沒關(guān)系，要帶著這個(gè)疑問去注意聽原文，對(duì)話中隨后就給出了明確解釋，所以考生也會(huì)獲得解答。
需要提醒考生的是，雖然考試中我們可以忽略一些人名，地名或者無關(guān)緊要的細(xì)節(jié)，這也是為了一時(shí)的應(yīng)試而迫不得已。在平時(shí)練習(xí)中，還是建議廣大考生多積累這些人文及百科知識(shí)，包括一些人名和地名。積累的多了，以后在任何場合聽起來就不會(huì)犯難了。
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
Passage One
Russell Fazio, an Ohio State psychology professor who has studied interracial roommates there and at Indiana University, discovered an intriguing academic effect. In a study analyzing data on thousands of Ohio State freshmen who lived in dorms, he found that black freshmen who came to college with high standardized test scores earned better grades if they had a white roommate — even if the roommate’s test scores were low. The roommate’s race had no effect on the grades of white students or low-scoring black students. Perhaps, the study speculated, having a white roommate helps academically prepared black students adjust to a predominantly white university。
That same study found that randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State broke up before the end of the quarter about twice as often as same-race roommates。
Because interracial roommate relationships are often problematic, Dr. Fazio said, many students would like to move out, but university housing policies may make it hard to leave。
“At Indiana University, where housing was not so tight, more interracial roommates split up,” he said. “Here at Ohio State, where housing was tight, they were told to work it out. The most interesting thing we found was that if the relationship managed to continue for just 10 weeks, we could see an improvement in racial attitudes?！?BR> Dr. Fazio’s Indiana study found that three times as many randomly assigned interracial roommates were no longer living together at the end of the semester, compared with white roommates. The interracial roommates spent less time together, and had fewer joint activities than the white pairs。
Question 26-29
26. What do we know about Russell Fazio ?
27. Who benefited from living with a white roommate according to Fazio’s study?
28. What did the study find about randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State University?
29. What did Dr. Fazio find interesting about interracial roommates who had lived together for 10 weeks?
答案：
26, C. He specialized in interpersonal relationship。
27. D. Black freshman with high standardized scores
28, C. They broke up more often than same-race roommates
29, C. The racial attitudes improved。
【解析】：本文節(jié)選自2009年7月的《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》，原文標(biāo)題為Interracial Roommates Can Reduce Prejudice。文章屬于社會(huì)類話題，大意為俄亥俄州立大學(xué)的一位名為Russell Fazio的心理學(xué)教授研究不同人種混居的有趣現(xiàn)象以及結(jié)論。無獨(dú)有偶，2011年6月四級(jí)真題閱讀理解Section B的Passage 1也選用了相同的話題，大家平時(shí)在備考中要對(duì)真題重視起來哦！
Passage two
In a small laboratory at the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Vladimir Mironov has been working for a decade to grow meat. A developmental biologist and tissue engineer, Dr. Mironov, is one of only a few scientists worldwide involved in bioengineering 'cultured' meat。
It's a product he believes could help solve future global food crises resulting from shrinking amounts of land available for growing meat the old-fashioned way。
“Growth of cultured meat is also under way in the Netherlands”， Mironov told Reuters in an interview, “but in the United States, it is science in search of funding and demand。”
The new National Institute of Food and Agriculture won't fund it, the National Institutes of Health won't fund it, and the NASA funded it only briefly, Mironov said。
"It's classic disruptive technology," Mironov said. "Bringing any new technology on the market, on average, costs $1 billion. We don't even have $1 million."
Director of the Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Center in the Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology at the medical university, Mironov now primarily conducts research on tissue engineering, or growing, of human organs。
"There's an unpleasant factor when people find out meat is grown in a lab. They don't like to associate technology with food," said Nicholas Genovese, a visiting scholar in cancer cell biology。
"But there are a lot of products that we eat today that are considered natural that are produced in a similar manner," Genovese said。
30. What does Dr. Mironov think of bioengineering cultured meat?
31. What does Dr. Mironov say about the funding for their research?
32. What does Nicholas Genovese say about a lot of products we eat today?
答案：
30, A. It will help solve the global food crisis。
31, D. It is still far from being sufficient。
32, D. They are not as natural as we believed。
【解析】
這是路透社2011年初的一篇報(bào)道，題目為“South Carolina scientist works to grow meat in lab”。本文為食品科技類題材。大意為生物工程技術(shù)應(yīng)用在實(shí)驗(yàn)室生產(chǎn)肉，可改變傳統(tǒng)肉類獲得方式，解決將來的食物危機(jī)，不過還需資金支持，同時(shí)人們還難以完全接受這種方式。
Passage three
Bernard Jackson is a free man today, but he has many bitter memories. Jackson spent five years in prison after a jury wrongly convicted him of raping two women. At Jackson's trial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the times of the crimes, he was convicted anyway. Why? The jury believed the testimony of the two victims, who positively identified Jackson as the man who has attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the man who had really committed the crimes. Jackson was similar in appearance to the guilty man. The two women has made a mistake in identity. As a result, Jackson has lost five years of his life。
The two women in this case were eyewitnesses. They clearly saw the man who attacked them, yet they mistakenly identified an innocent person. Similar incidents have occurred before. Eyewitnesses to other crimes have identified the wrong person in a police lineup or in photographs。
Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a lineup of people. They can become confused by seeing many photographs or similar faces. The number of people in the lineup, and whether it is a live lineup or a photograph, may also affect a witness's decision. People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races. The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them。
Question 33: What do we learn about Bernard Jackson?
Question 34: What led directly to Jackson’s sentence?
Question 35: What lesson do we learn from Jackson’s case?
答案：
33, A. He was wrongly imprisoned
34, A. The two victims’ identification
35, B. Many factors influence the accuracy of witness testimony。
【解析】
本篇文章講述了Jackson因?yàn)楸荒繐糇C人誤認(rèn)而被判刑，雖然后洗清了罪名，但是卻留下了慘痛的記憶。文章接著論述了為什么會(huì)出現(xiàn)這樣的問題?？赡苁且?yàn)楸缓φ邔?duì)犯罪嫌疑人產(chǎn)生的混淆的記憶，或者在指認(rèn)犯罪嫌疑人的過程中出現(xiàn)了不確定的情況。
雖然總體來說這篇文章難度不大，但是因?yàn)樯婕皩I(yè)知識(shí)，有一些詞匯可能會(huì)成為考生的障礙。例如：testimony: 證人證言；witness: 目擊證人；jury: 陪審團(tuán)；sentence :刑期。如果考生平時(shí)能對(duì)這些單詞有所接觸，這篇文章在理解上就不會(huì)出現(xiàn)太大的問題。
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written。
答案：
36. slight
37. official
38. shrinking
39. plunge
40. decline
41. primary
42. heads
43. Poverty
44. Hampered by higher taxes and weak demand for its exports, Mexico's economy is seen only partially recovering this year。
45. Mexico has historically had high drop-out rates as poor families pull kids out of school to help put food on the table，
46. The nation's drop-out problem is just the latest bad news for the long-term competitiveness of the Mexican economy。
【解析】本篇文章談?wù)摰氖悄鞲缡W(xué)率問題。文章先開篇闡述了墨西哥失學(xué)情況的現(xiàn)狀，然后談到這一現(xiàn)狀的原因和所造成的嚴(yán)重后果。文中國家有關(guān)的Mexico、Mexican、Chile等部分考生可能不熟悉，而造成聽力困擾，但這些實(shí)際并非考點(diǎn)，切記死盯部分詞匯不放，而影響全篇理解。
后，文中生詞不多，實(shí)際內(nèi)容對(duì)于喜歡閱讀報(bào)刊雜志、關(guān)心時(shí)事熱點(diǎn)的考生而言，能夠根據(jù)日常經(jīng)驗(yàn)有所預(yù)判。這就提醒考生，聽力同樣也需要平時(shí)多多進(jìn)行報(bào)刊閱讀。
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.
答案：
47.capturing and storing CO2或者capture and storage of CO2
48. capture and storage
49. put it to new use
50. increase their yield of fruits and vegetables
51. the scale of CO2 emissions
【解析】
這是一篇科技文。文章就降低碳排放這個(gè)話題，討論了捕捉并儲(chǔ)存二氧化碳的可能性。主題雖然是碳排放，但是文章科技術(shù)語很少，也比較貼近生活，所以難度并不高。題目都是事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，不需要推論，考生只要根據(jù)題干的關(guān)鍵詞，定位信息，在原文中找到答案，謄抄下來就可以了。此題閱卷的原則就是盡量用原文的話來回答問題，所以注意，盡量少修改原文信息。
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
Passage One
52. D. Its negative effects have long been neglected。
53. A. Goals with financial rewards have strong motivational power。
54. B. They resorted to unethical practice to meet their sales quota。
55. B. Its conclusion is not based on solid scientific evidence。
56. A. Studying goal-setting can throw more light on successful business practices。
【解析】
本文出自http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/node/4056，原文題目為The dark side of goal-setting。 這篇文章有一定難度，尤其是作者的態(tài)度一定要把握好。作者并未全盤否定目標(biāo)制定，而是說一定要制定切合實(shí)際的目標(biāo)，以保證建設(shè)性推進(jìn)計(jì)劃，避免不道德行為傷害到計(jì)劃的實(shí)施，因此這方面的研究值得繼續(xù)推進(jìn)下去，給大家更好的指導(dǎo)。
Passage two
57. D) Free market plus government intervention。
58. B) Government regulation hinders economic development。
59. B) Effective measures adopted by the government。
60. D) They give up the idea of smaller government and less regulation。
61. D) Excessive borrowing。
【解析】
文章改編自新聞網(wǎng)站The Daily Beast的文章Asian Wisdom，主題是“那些過度負(fù)債、經(jīng)濟(jì)增長緩慢的西方國家能從經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮的亞洲學(xué)到什么東西”。作者認(rèn)為美國和歐洲都受制于自己的意識(shí)形態(tài)，并指出一些明智的聯(lián)邦政府措施就可以使美國重新走上正確的道路；歐洲的問題在于不斷增加的債務(wù)，必須從根本上尋找解決之道。
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: 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 corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
答案：
62. B)notion
63. C)before
64. B)on
65. A)proposed
66. D)evidence
67. B)original
68. A)however
69. C)effort
70. C)opposed
71. D)once
72. D)techniques
73. C)inside
74. C)lessons
75. D)enhance
76. A)convince
77. A)trouble
78. C)diligent
79. C)process
80. B)concentrate
81. D)or
【解析】
本文出自2010年11月Scientific American Magazine. 文章主要闡述傾聽音樂對(duì)于大腦有好處，可以提高人的學(xué)習(xí)能力。因而作者呼吁，學(xué)校不應(yīng)取消音樂課。
雖然文章為科技文，且開頭出現(xiàn)了許多專業(yè)術(shù)語，但內(nèi)容并不生僻。所以，同學(xué)們千萬不要被開頭一長串的專業(yè)術(shù)語嚇倒，保持良好心態(tài)，不要放棄。完形填空考查重點(diǎn)還在于對(duì)上下文的理解；動(dòng)詞與介詞的搭配；形似詞、同義詞詞義、用法的辨析，如62題中考(微博)查note, notice, notion, notification 之間的差異，詞形相似，但意思截然不同。同學(xué)在平時(shí)背誦單詞時(shí)，一定要多加總結(jié)歸納。
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.
82. I think that the meal is well worth $80 without a discount (沒有折扣的情況下值80美元)。
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】well worth，“值”，后跟動(dòng)名詞或名詞；discount 折扣。
83. Facing the fierce competition from other companies (面對(duì)來自其他公司的激烈競爭)， the automobile manufacturer is considering launching a promotion campaign。
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】橫線處要填的是一個(gè)非謂語從句，根據(jù)句意可知前后主語都是the automobile manufacturer，因此用現(xiàn)在分詞形式。
84. As far as hobbies are concerned, Jane and her sister nearly have nothing in common / hardly have anything in common (幾乎沒有什么共同之處)。
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】have something in common有共同點(diǎn)，注意表示否定時(shí)副詞的使用。
85. Only after many failures have I realized that I cannot succeed with luck merely (我才認(rèn)識(shí)到僅憑運(yùn)氣是不能成功的)。
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考查only位于句首的倒裝。這里強(qiáng)調(diào)的是過去的事情對(duì)現(xiàn)在造成的影響“不能成功”，因此應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)態(tài)。
86. But for the survival instinct which nearly all creatures have, more species would have been extinct from the earth (更多的物種就可能已經(jīng)在地球上滅絕了)。
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】but for，“要不是，如果沒有”，這里考查虛擬語氣，后面應(yīng)該用would + have done的形式，強(qiáng)調(diào)這種非真實(shí)的虛擬對(duì)將來可能發(fā)生的情況的影響。
Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Impact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication. Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words。
作文標(biāo)準(zhǔn)版
The Impact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication
As is described in the picture, a father asks her daughter how her school today goes on. Instead of answering directly, the daughter tells her father to read her blog. It is common that youngsters nowadays incline to communicate with others on internet increasingly, and lack communication with people around them. With the development of Internet, it has influenced our society to a large extent, especially interpersonal communication.
To begin with, we can communicate with others anytime via internet. Otherwise, we would have to arrange our schedules strictly in advance. Also, interpersonal communication through the internet is not restricted by space. For example, in most multinational corporations, instant messages and video conferences help colleagues solve problems timely and efficiently. Last but not least, the internet can greatly speed up our interpersonal communication. Whereas, there are also disadvantages that the internet brings to us. More and more people complained that they have lost face-to-face communicating skills. As a result, people become more and more indifferent to each other in real life. Some netizens who are immersed in virtual world even have difficulty in making friends in reality。
In conclusion, communication through the internet could bring us both convenience and inconvenience. We should strike a balance between them and make the best of the internet。
【解析】
這次的六級(jí)寫作是請(qǐng)考生談?wù)劸W(wǎng)絡(luò)對(duì)人際交流的影響。這個(gè)話題本身已是日常生活的熱點(diǎn)，考生并不陌生，有話可說。
文章的展開還是同過去的議論文寫作一致。仍然可以用引入、闡釋有何影響和自己的觀點(diǎn)這樣的三段式進(jìn)行寫作。在行文時(shí)，注意文章的層次和邏輯梳理，在談具體影響時(shí)，可適當(dāng)進(jìn)行對(duì)比論證，論證網(wǎng)絡(luò)出現(xiàn)和沒有網(wǎng)絡(luò)時(shí)，人際交流的差異，也可進(jìn)行結(jié)合自身經(jīng)歷進(jìn)行舉例論證。
本篇范文在句式上，長短搭配，形式多變。從句、非謂語動(dòng)詞等多種表達(dá)方式，值得借鑒。同時(shí)，用詞同樣注意多樣化，對(duì)網(wǎng)絡(luò)相關(guān)詞匯的多種表達(dá)(web, cyber, instant message, video conference等)，考生同樣應(yīng)在平時(shí)注意歸類、積累。
作文高分版
The Impact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication
Today I saw an interesting cartoon, in which a father asked his daughter about her school performance of the day, and the daughter replied that he could go to her blog to check it. This small cartoon indicates a big change in our life, especially the way people communicate。
Internet enables people to break though the limitations of distance, strengthening social network. Unlike post offices, Internet service with its convenience helps people engage and converse real time with their parents, soul mates, friends though emails, IRC, micro blog anytime, anywhere with a network terminal, without suffering the long and painful wait for a reply。
Besides, such online communities as Twitter, Facebook are well under way and becoming the most dominating platforms for on-line social activities. These communities offer great opportunities for us to follow and interact with those we like and even those celebrities. It is also a platform for us to share and update information of each other, and learn the outside world。
Internet today and tomorrow is a virtual space where we live, where we learn, where we speak, and where we communicate。
【解析】
今年的六級(jí)作文依舊延續(xù)了四六級(jí)的傳統(tǒng)，考查“現(xiàn)象類”話題，要求根據(jù)漫畫，發(fā)表對(duì)于“The impact of the internet on interpersonal communication”的觀點(diǎn)。近年的六級(jí)作文題目，已經(jīng)不再局限于傳統(tǒng)的議論文考察模式，即要求考生給出非此即彼或既此既彼的觀點(diǎn)、而是偏向于啟發(fā)考生自己去思考，結(jié)合自己的生活經(jīng)歷以及對(duì)事物的理解，對(duì)話題中的現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行深入的探討，給出事實(shí)支撐。
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sen tences with the information given in the passage。
1. A) To cut students’ expenses。
2. B) college facilities could be put to more effective use。
3. C) suppresses creative thinking
4. A) Its students have to earn more credits each year。
5. B) It has been running for several decades。
6. B) More students have Advanced Placement credits。
7. A) Students don’t have much time to roam intellectually。
8. the core curriculum
9. stay competitive and relevant
10. bright, motivated students
【解析】
本次六級(jí)的快速閱讀文章出自2009年10月16日的《每日野獸——新聞周刊》，與四級(jí)文章的出處一樣，在這里要提醒考生們平日里加強(qiáng)此類英美報(bào)刊的閱讀。
本文屬于教育類文章。
文章開頭以Hartwick 學(xué)院為例，指出許多有創(chuàng)新意識(shí)的大學(xué)都將學(xué)制由四年改為三年的現(xiàn)象。在承認(rèn)美國具有全世界好的大學(xué)，這些學(xué)校吸引了眾多聰明的學(xué)生后，作者話鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，指出美國高等教育存在的一些問題，包括：學(xué)校學(xué)年的一成不變，設(shè)備資源的閑置浪費(fèi)，終身職位以及反年齡歧視法造成的教務(wù)人員冗余以及對(duì)自由思想的壓制，學(xué)生承擔(dān)不起高額的學(xué)費(fèi)等等。
之后，作者指出正是由于以上的這些問題，許多學(xué)校才會(huì)進(jìn)行學(xué)制改革并且描述了Hartwick, Judson College等學(xué)校在縮短學(xué)制后課程方面的一些改革和做法。隨后作者指出縮短學(xué)制的一些弊端：學(xué)生缺少時(shí)間進(jìn)行思考，缺少時(shí)間參加課外活動(dòng)或者出國留學(xué)(微博)，威脅學(xué)校的核心課程體系等。
后，作者指出實(shí)行三年制學(xué)制對(duì)大多數(shù)學(xué)校來說都不是易事。但是要比讓議會(huì)提供資金幫助，讓立法人員要求更多的政府幫助，或是要求學(xué)生支付更高的學(xué)費(fèi)來得容易。
本次快速閱讀題目難度適中，基本上都是細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題，考生做題的時(shí)候可根據(jù)題干的關(guān)鍵詞：人名，學(xué)校名等進(jìn)行快速定位，仔細(xì)判斷。需要注意的是，考生在做本篇快速閱讀的時(shí)候好快速通讀一下全文，把握一下文章的大致結(jié)構(gòu)，會(huì)更有利于解答問題。
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D)， and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
11.
W: Did you hear that Anna needs to stay in bed for 4 weeks?
M: Yeah. She injured her spine in a fall and a doctor told her to lie flat on her back for a month so it can mend。
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
【答案】A) The injury will confine Anna to bed for quite a while。
【解析】此題為細(xì)節(jié)題。從對(duì)話中可知，Anna摔倒導(dǎo)致脊椎受傷，醫(yī)生讓其臥床休息一個(gè)月。
12.
M: A famous Russian ballet is coming to town next weekend. But I can’t find a ticket anywhere。
W: Don’t be upset. My sister just happened to have one and she can’t go since she has got some sort of conflict in her schedule。
Q: What does the woman mean?
【答案】C) She can get a ballet ticket for the man。
【解析】此題為推理題。男子找不到俄羅斯芭蕾表演的票子，女子告訴她不要失落，因?yàn)樽约旱慕憬闩銮捎袕埰?，并且因?yàn)楹桶才庞袥_突去不了。
13.
W: Hello, my bathroom drain is blocked and I’m giving a party tonight. Do you think you could come and fix it for me?
M: Sorry, ma’am. I’m pretty busy right now. But I can put you on my list。
Q: What does the man mean?
【答案】A) He has to do other repairs first。
【解析】此題為推理題。從對(duì)話可知，女子請(qǐng)男子幫忙修浴室的地漏，但是男子現(xiàn)在忙，不過他會(huì)記錄下。
14.
W: We’re taking up a collection to buy a gift for Gemma. She’ll have been with the company 25 years next week。
M: Well, count me in. But I’m a bit short on cash now. When do you need it?
Q: What is the man going to do?
【答案】C) Give his contribution some time later。
【解析】此題為推理題。從對(duì)話中可知，下周Gemma在公司的時(shí)間就滿25年了，大家正在湊錢買禮物。男子也要加入，但是手頭缺少現(xiàn)金。從他的詢問可見他會(huì)晚點(diǎn)交錢。
15.
W: Tony’s mother has invited me to dinner. Do you think I should tell her in advance that I’m a vegetarian?
M: Of course. I think she’d appreciate it. Imaging how you both feel if she fixed the turkey dinner or something。
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
【答案】D) Tell Tony’s mother that she eats no meat。
【解析】此題為推理題。Tony的媽媽邀請(qǐng)女子吃飯，女子詢問男子是不是應(yīng)該提前告知自己是素食主義者。從男子的“I think she’d appreciate it”可知，男子給了他肯定的回答。
16.
M: Just look at this newspaper, nothing but robberies, suicide and murder. Do you still believe people are basically good?
W: Of course. But many papers lack interest in reporting something positive like peace, love and generosity。
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
【答案】B) The coverage of newspapers。
【解析】此題為推理題。從關(guān)鍵詞newspapers，robberies等可知，男子認(rèn)為報(bào)紙上涉及的都是搶劫、自殺等內(nèi)容，可見兩人正在談?wù)搱?bào)紙的內(nèi)容。
17.
M: I can’t believe so many people want to sign up for the Korea Development Conference. We will have to limit the registration。
W: Yeah, otherwise we won’t have room for the more。
Q: What are the speakers going to do?
【答案】C) Limit the number of participants in the conference。
【解析】此題為細(xì)節(jié)題。男子沒有想到那么多人來參加會(huì)議，所以必須限制人們注冊(cè)，從女子對(duì)其的肯定回答也可進(jìn)一步肯定他們要限制參與人數(shù)。
18.
W: Hi, I’m calling about the ad for the one bedroom apartment。
M: Perfect timing! The person who was supposed to rent it just backed town to take a room on campus。
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【答案】A) The apartment is still available。
【解析】此題為推理題。從對(duì)話可知，男子告訴女子她打電話來的時(shí)機(jī)正好，因?yàn)楸緛硪夥孔拥娜嘶氐匠擎?zhèn)去租大學(xué)的房間了，所以女子還能夠租廣告上的公寓。
Conversation 1
W: One of the most interesting experiments with dolphins must be one done by Doctor Jarvis Bastian. What he tried to do was to teach a male dolphin called Bass and a female called Doris to communicate with each other across a solid barrier。
M: So how did he do it exactly?
W: Well, first of all, he kept the two dolphins together in the same tank and taught them to press levers whenever they saw a light. The levers were fitted to the side of the tank next to each other. If the light flashed on and off several times, the dolphins were supposed to press the left-hand lever followed by the right-hand one. If the light was kept steady, the dolphins were supposed to press the levers in reverse order. Whenever they responded correctly, they were rewarded with fish。
M: Sounds terribly complicated。
W: Well, that was the first stage. In the second stage, Doctor Bastian separated the dolphins into two tanks. They could still hear one another, but they couldn’t actually see each other. The levers and light were set up in exactly the same way except that this time it was only Doris who could see the light indicating which lever to press first. But in order to get their fish, both dolphins had to press the levers in the correct order. This meant of course that Doris had to tell Bass whether it was a flashing light or whether it was a steady light。
M: So did it work?
W: Well, amazingly enough, the dolphins achieved a 100 % success rate。
Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
Q19. What is the purpose of Doctor Jarvis Bastian’s experiment?
Q20. What were the dolphins supposed to do when they saw a steady light?
Q21. How did the second stage of the experiment differ from the first stage?
答案：
19. D) to see if dolphins can communicate with each other。
20. A) Press the right-hand lever first。
21. C) Only one dolphin was able to see the light。
【解析】
這篇長對(duì)話主要圍繞巴斯蒂安博士關(guān)于海豚的實(shí)驗(yàn)而展開，實(shí)驗(yàn)的目的是要教會(huì)海豚學(xué)會(huì)互相溝通和交流訊息。隨著男士對(duì)實(shí)驗(yàn)的發(fā)問，女士便對(duì)實(shí)驗(yàn)的兩個(gè)階段進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)介紹。這篇長對(duì)話整體難度適中，考生只要在平時(shí)注意練習(xí)和打好詞匯基礎(chǔ)，想要得滿分并不難。需要提醒考生的是，做聽力題也要講究技巧，一定要帶著問題去有目的地聽，相關(guān)的信息著重記憶，不相干的信息迅速忽略。懂得抓題眼和懂得取舍，這樣聽力才能做得好。
重點(diǎn)詞匯和表達(dá)：
lever n。杠(桿)；途徑，工具
in reverse order 以相反的順序
be rewarded with 得到獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)
flashing light 閃光燈
Conversation 2
W: This week’s program Up Your Street takes you to Harrogate, a small town in Yorkshire. Harrogate became a fashionable resort during Victorian times, when people came to take a bath in the mineral waters. Today, few people come to visit the town for its mineral waters. Instead, Harrogate has become a popular town for people to retire to. Its clean air, attractive parks, and the absence of any industry, make this an ideal spot for people looking for a quiet life. Now, to tell us more about Harrogate, I have with me Tom Percival, President of the Chamber of Commerce. Tom, one of the things visitor notices about Harrogate is the large area of open park land right down into the middle of the town. Can you tell us more about it?
M: Yes, certainly. The area is called the Stray。
W: Why the Stray?
M: It’s called that because in the old days, people let their cattle stray on the area, which was common land。
W: Oh, I see。
M: Then, we’ve changes in farming and in land ownership. The Stray became part of the land owned by Harrogate。
W: And is it protected?
M: Oh, yes, indeed. As a special law, no one can build anything on the stray. It’s protected forever。
W: So it will always be park land?
M: That’s right. As you can see, some of the Stray is used for sports fields。
W: I believe it looks lovely in the spring。
M: Yes, it does. There’re spring flowers on the old trees, and people visit the town just to see the flowers。
Question 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard。
Q22. Where does this conversation most probably take place?
Q23. What do we learn about modern Harrogate?
Q24. What does the man say about the area called the Stray?
Q25. What attracts people most in the Stray during the spring time?
答案：
22. B) In a resort town。
23. D) It is an ideal place for people to retire to。
24. D) It is protected as parkland by a special law。
25. C) The beautiful flowers。
【解析】
這段長對(duì)話是對(duì)Harrogate這個(gè)旅游小鎮(zhèn)的介紹，談到其如何得名，如何變遷，以及如何受到政府的保護(hù)。由此可見，這段對(duì)話有可能發(fā)生在一個(gè)旅游城鎮(zhèn)。這段對(duì)話稍微難一點(diǎn)的地方在于幾個(gè)單詞，一個(gè)是地名Harrogate，另一個(gè)是Stray，以及頭銜President of the Chamber of Commerce。解決這些難點(diǎn)也很容易，因?yàn)镠arrogate這個(gè)地名和頭銜不是考察點(diǎn)，考生可直接忽略。另外關(guān)于Stray，考生開始不懂沒關(guān)系，要帶著這個(gè)疑問去注意聽原文，對(duì)話中隨后就給出了明確解釋，所以考生也會(huì)獲得解答。
需要提醒考生的是，雖然考試中我們可以忽略一些人名，地名或者無關(guān)緊要的細(xì)節(jié)，這也是為了一時(shí)的應(yīng)試而迫不得已。在平時(shí)練習(xí)中，還是建議廣大考生多積累這些人文及百科知識(shí)，包括一些人名和地名。積累的多了，以后在任何場合聽起來就不會(huì)犯難了。
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
Passage One
Russell Fazio, an Ohio State psychology professor who has studied interracial roommates there and at Indiana University, discovered an intriguing academic effect. In a study analyzing data on thousands of Ohio State freshmen who lived in dorms, he found that black freshmen who came to college with high standardized test scores earned better grades if they had a white roommate — even if the roommate’s test scores were low. The roommate’s race had no effect on the grades of white students or low-scoring black students. Perhaps, the study speculated, having a white roommate helps academically prepared black students adjust to a predominantly white university。
That same study found that randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State broke up before the end of the quarter about twice as often as same-race roommates。
Because interracial roommate relationships are often problematic, Dr. Fazio said, many students would like to move out, but university housing policies may make it hard to leave。
“At Indiana University, where housing was not so tight, more interracial roommates split up,” he said. “Here at Ohio State, where housing was tight, they were told to work it out. The most interesting thing we found was that if the relationship managed to continue for just 10 weeks, we could see an improvement in racial attitudes?！?BR> Dr. Fazio’s Indiana study found that three times as many randomly assigned interracial roommates were no longer living together at the end of the semester, compared with white roommates. The interracial roommates spent less time together, and had fewer joint activities than the white pairs。
Question 26-29
26. What do we know about Russell Fazio ?
27. Who benefited from living with a white roommate according to Fazio’s study?
28. What did the study find about randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State University?
29. What did Dr. Fazio find interesting about interracial roommates who had lived together for 10 weeks?
答案：
26, C. He specialized in interpersonal relationship。
27. D. Black freshman with high standardized scores
28, C. They broke up more often than same-race roommates
29, C. The racial attitudes improved。
【解析】：本文節(jié)選自2009年7月的《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》，原文標(biāo)題為Interracial Roommates Can Reduce Prejudice。文章屬于社會(huì)類話題，大意為俄亥俄州立大學(xué)的一位名為Russell Fazio的心理學(xué)教授研究不同人種混居的有趣現(xiàn)象以及結(jié)論。無獨(dú)有偶，2011年6月四級(jí)真題閱讀理解Section B的Passage 1也選用了相同的話題，大家平時(shí)在備考中要對(duì)真題重視起來哦！
Passage two
In a small laboratory at the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Vladimir Mironov has been working for a decade to grow meat. A developmental biologist and tissue engineer, Dr. Mironov, is one of only a few scientists worldwide involved in bioengineering 'cultured' meat。
It's a product he believes could help solve future global food crises resulting from shrinking amounts of land available for growing meat the old-fashioned way。
“Growth of cultured meat is also under way in the Netherlands”， Mironov told Reuters in an interview, “but in the United States, it is science in search of funding and demand。”
The new National Institute of Food and Agriculture won't fund it, the National Institutes of Health won't fund it, and the NASA funded it only briefly, Mironov said。
"It's classic disruptive technology," Mironov said. "Bringing any new technology on the market, on average, costs $1 billion. We don't even have $1 million."
Director of the Advanced Tissue Biofabrication Center in the Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology at the medical university, Mironov now primarily conducts research on tissue engineering, or growing, of human organs。
"There's an unpleasant factor when people find out meat is grown in a lab. They don't like to associate technology with food," said Nicholas Genovese, a visiting scholar in cancer cell biology。
"But there are a lot of products that we eat today that are considered natural that are produced in a similar manner," Genovese said。
30. What does Dr. Mironov think of bioengineering cultured meat?
31. What does Dr. Mironov say about the funding for their research?
32. What does Nicholas Genovese say about a lot of products we eat today?
答案：
30, A. It will help solve the global food crisis。
31, D. It is still far from being sufficient。
32, D. They are not as natural as we believed。
【解析】
這是路透社2011年初的一篇報(bào)道，題目為“South Carolina scientist works to grow meat in lab”。本文為食品科技類題材。大意為生物工程技術(shù)應(yīng)用在實(shí)驗(yàn)室生產(chǎn)肉，可改變傳統(tǒng)肉類獲得方式，解決將來的食物危機(jī)，不過還需資金支持，同時(shí)人們還難以完全接受這種方式。
Passage three
Bernard Jackson is a free man today, but he has many bitter memories. Jackson spent five years in prison after a jury wrongly convicted him of raping two women. At Jackson's trial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the times of the crimes, he was convicted anyway. Why? The jury believed the testimony of the two victims, who positively identified Jackson as the man who has attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the man who had really committed the crimes. Jackson was similar in appearance to the guilty man. The two women has made a mistake in identity. As a result, Jackson has lost five years of his life。
The two women in this case were eyewitnesses. They clearly saw the man who attacked them, yet they mistakenly identified an innocent person. Similar incidents have occurred before. Eyewitnesses to other crimes have identified the wrong person in a police lineup or in photographs。
Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a lineup of people. They can become confused by seeing many photographs or similar faces. The number of people in the lineup, and whether it is a live lineup or a photograph, may also affect a witness's decision. People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races. The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them。
Question 33: What do we learn about Bernard Jackson?
Question 34: What led directly to Jackson’s sentence?
Question 35: What lesson do we learn from Jackson’s case?
答案：
33, A. He was wrongly imprisoned
34, A. The two victims’ identification
35, B. Many factors influence the accuracy of witness testimony。
【解析】
本篇文章講述了Jackson因?yàn)楸荒繐糇C人誤認(rèn)而被判刑，雖然后洗清了罪名，但是卻留下了慘痛的記憶。文章接著論述了為什么會(huì)出現(xiàn)這樣的問題?？赡苁且?yàn)楸缓φ邔?duì)犯罪嫌疑人產(chǎn)生的混淆的記憶，或者在指認(rèn)犯罪嫌疑人的過程中出現(xiàn)了不確定的情況。
雖然總體來說這篇文章難度不大，但是因?yàn)樯婕皩I(yè)知識(shí)，有一些詞匯可能會(huì)成為考生的障礙。例如：testimony: 證人證言；witness: 目擊證人；jury: 陪審團(tuán)；sentence :刑期。如果考生平時(shí)能對(duì)這些單詞有所接觸，這篇文章在理解上就不會(huì)出現(xiàn)太大的問題。
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written。
答案：
36. slight
37. official
38. shrinking
39. plunge
40. decline
41. primary
42. heads
43. Poverty
44. Hampered by higher taxes and weak demand for its exports, Mexico's economy is seen only partially recovering this year。
45. Mexico has historically had high drop-out rates as poor families pull kids out of school to help put food on the table，
46. The nation's drop-out problem is just the latest bad news for the long-term competitiveness of the Mexican economy。
【解析】本篇文章談?wù)摰氖悄鞲缡W(xué)率問題。文章先開篇闡述了墨西哥失學(xué)情況的現(xiàn)狀，然后談到這一現(xiàn)狀的原因和所造成的嚴(yán)重后果。文中國家有關(guān)的Mexico、Mexican、Chile等部分考生可能不熟悉，而造成聽力困擾，但這些實(shí)際并非考點(diǎn)，切記死盯部分詞匯不放，而影響全篇理解。
后，文中生詞不多，實(shí)際內(nèi)容對(duì)于喜歡閱讀報(bào)刊雜志、關(guān)心時(shí)事熱點(diǎn)的考生而言，能夠根據(jù)日常經(jīng)驗(yàn)有所預(yù)判。這就提醒考生，聽力同樣也需要平時(shí)多多進(jìn)行報(bào)刊閱讀。
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.
答案：
47.capturing and storing CO2或者capture and storage of CO2
48. capture and storage
49. put it to new use
50. increase their yield of fruits and vegetables
51. the scale of CO2 emissions
【解析】
這是一篇科技文。文章就降低碳排放這個(gè)話題，討論了捕捉并儲(chǔ)存二氧化碳的可能性。主題雖然是碳排放，但是文章科技術(shù)語很少，也比較貼近生活，所以難度并不高。題目都是事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，不需要推論，考生只要根據(jù)題干的關(guān)鍵詞，定位信息，在原文中找到答案，謄抄下來就可以了。此題閱卷的原則就是盡量用原文的話來回答問題，所以注意，盡量少修改原文信息。
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A)， B)， C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
Passage One
52. D. Its negative effects have long been neglected。
53. A. Goals with financial rewards have strong motivational power。
54. B. They resorted to unethical practice to meet their sales quota。
55. B. Its conclusion is not based on solid scientific evidence。
56. A. Studying goal-setting can throw more light on successful business practices。
【解析】
本文出自http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/current/node/4056，原文題目為The dark side of goal-setting。 這篇文章有一定難度，尤其是作者的態(tài)度一定要把握好。作者并未全盤否定目標(biāo)制定，而是說一定要制定切合實(shí)際的目標(biāo)，以保證建設(shè)性推進(jìn)計(jì)劃，避免不道德行為傷害到計(jì)劃的實(shí)施，因此這方面的研究值得繼續(xù)推進(jìn)下去，給大家更好的指導(dǎo)。
Passage two
57. D) Free market plus government intervention。
58. B) Government regulation hinders economic development。
59. B) Effective measures adopted by the government。
60. D) They give up the idea of smaller government and less regulation。
61. D) Excessive borrowing。
【解析】
文章改編自新聞網(wǎng)站The Daily Beast的文章Asian Wisdom，主題是“那些過度負(fù)債、經(jīng)濟(jì)增長緩慢的西方國家能從經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮的亞洲學(xué)到什么東西”。作者認(rèn)為美國和歐洲都受制于自己的意識(shí)形態(tài)，并指出一些明智的聯(lián)邦政府措施就可以使美國重新走上正確的道路；歐洲的問題在于不斷增加的債務(wù)，必須從根本上尋找解決之道。
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: 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 corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre。
答案：
62. B)notion
63. C)before
64. B)on
65. A)proposed
66. D)evidence
67. B)original
68. A)however
69. C)effort
70. C)opposed
71. D)once
72. D)techniques
73. C)inside
74. C)lessons
75. D)enhance
76. A)convince
77. A)trouble
78. C)diligent
79. C)process
80. B)concentrate
81. D)or
【解析】
本文出自2010年11月Scientific American Magazine. 文章主要闡述傾聽音樂對(duì)于大腦有好處，可以提高人的學(xué)習(xí)能力。因而作者呼吁，學(xué)校不應(yīng)取消音樂課。
雖然文章為科技文，且開頭出現(xiàn)了許多專業(yè)術(shù)語，但內(nèi)容并不生僻。所以，同學(xué)們千萬不要被開頭一長串的專業(yè)術(shù)語嚇倒，保持良好心態(tài)，不要放棄。完形填空考查重點(diǎn)還在于對(duì)上下文的理解；動(dòng)詞與介詞的搭配；形似詞、同義詞詞義、用法的辨析，如62題中考(微博)查note, notice, notion, notification 之間的差異，詞形相似，但意思截然不同。同學(xué)在平時(shí)背誦單詞時(shí)，一定要多加總結(jié)歸納。
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.
82. I think that the meal is well worth $80 without a discount (沒有折扣的情況下值80美元)。
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】well worth，“值”，后跟動(dòng)名詞或名詞；discount 折扣。
83. Facing the fierce competition from other companies (面對(duì)來自其他公司的激烈競爭)， the automobile manufacturer is considering launching a promotion campaign。
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】橫線處要填的是一個(gè)非謂語從句，根據(jù)句意可知前后主語都是the automobile manufacturer，因此用現(xiàn)在分詞形式。
84. As far as hobbies are concerned, Jane and her sister nearly have nothing in common / hardly have anything in common (幾乎沒有什么共同之處)。
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】have something in common有共同點(diǎn)，注意表示否定時(shí)副詞的使用。
85. Only after many failures have I realized that I cannot succeed with luck merely (我才認(rèn)識(shí)到僅憑運(yùn)氣是不能成功的)。
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考查only位于句首的倒裝。這里強(qiáng)調(diào)的是過去的事情對(duì)現(xiàn)在造成的影響“不能成功”，因此應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)態(tài)。
86. But for the survival instinct which nearly all creatures have, more species would have been extinct from the earth (更多的物種就可能已經(jīng)在地球上滅絕了)。
【點(diǎn)評(píng)】but for，“要不是，如果沒有”，這里考查虛擬語氣，后面應(yīng)該用would + have done的形式，強(qiáng)調(diào)這種非真實(shí)的虛擬對(duì)將來可能發(fā)生的情況的影響。