2021年6月大学英语六级真题及答案解析全三套

2021年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第1套)

PartⅠ

Writing

(30minutes)

Directions:Supposeyouareaskedtogiveadviceonwhethertoattendavocationalcollegeorauniversity,

writeanessaytostateyouropinion.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.

PartⅡ

ListeningComprehension

(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwill

hearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Hewouldfeelinsulted.

B)Hewouldfeelverysad.

C)Hewouldbeembarrassed.

D)Hewouldbedisappointed.

2.A)Theyareworthyofaprize.

B)Theyareoflittlevalue.

C)Theymakegoodreading.

D)Theyneedimprovement.

3.A)Heseldomwritesabookstraightthrough.

B)Hewritesseveralbookssimultaneously.

C)Hedrawsonhisreal-lifeexperiences.

D)Heoftenturnstohiswifeforhelp.

4.A)Writingabookisjustlikewatchingafootballmatch.

B)Writersactuallyworkeverybitashardasfootballers.

C)Helikeswatchingafootballmatchafterfinishingabook.

D)Unlikeafootballmatch,thereisnoendtowritingabook.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Achievementsofblackmaleathletesincollege.

B)Financialassistancetoblackathletesincollege.

C)Highcollegedropoutratesamongblackathletes.

D)Undergraduateenrollmentsofblackathletes.

6.A)Theydisplaygreattalentineverykindofgame.

B)Theyarebetteratsportsthanatacademicwork.

C)Theyhavedifficultyfindingmoneytocompletetheirstudies.

D)Theymakemoneyforthecollegebutoftenfailtoearnadegree.

7.A)About15%.

B)Around40%.

C)Slightlyover50%.

D)Approximately70%.

8.A)Coacheslacktheincentivetograduatethem.

B)Collegedegreesdonotcountmuchtothem.

C)Theyhavelittleinterestinacademicwork.

D)Schoolsdonotdeemitaseriousproblem.

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeor

fourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Marketingstrategies.

B)Holidayshopping.

C)Shoppingmalls.

D)Onlinestores.

10.A)About50%ofholidayshoppers.

B)About20-30%ofholidayshoppers.

C)About136million.

D)million.

11.A)Theyhavefewercustomers.

B)Theyfindithardtosurvive.

C)Theyarethrivingoncemore.

D)Theyappealtoelderlycustomers.

12.A)Betterqualityofconsumergoods.

B)Higheremploymentandwages.

C)Greatervarietiesofcommodities.

D)Peoplehavingmoreleisuretime.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

13.A)Theyarenewspeciesofbiginsects.

B)Theyareoverprescribedantibiotics.

C)Theyarelife-threateningdiseases.

D)Theyareantibiotic-resistantbacteria.

14.A)Antibioticsarenowinshortsupply.

B)Manyinfectionsarenolongercurable.

C)Largeamountsoftaxmoneyarewasted.

D)Routineoperationshavebecomecomplex.

15.A)Facilities.

B)Expertise.

C)Money.

D)Publicity.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfour

questions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),CJandD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Itisaccessibleonlytothetalented.

B)Itimprovesstudents'abilityto

think.

C)Itstartsalifelonglearningprocess.

D)Itgivesbirthtomanyeminentscholars.

17.A)Theyencourageacademicdemocracy.

B)Theypromoteglobalization.

C)Theyupholdthepresidents'authority.

D)Theyprotectstudents'rights.

18.A)Histhirstforknowledge.

C)Hiscontemptforauthority.

B)Hiseagernesstofindajob.

D)Hispotentialforleadership.

Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Fewpeopleknowhowtoretrieveinformationproperly.

B)Peoplecanenhancetheirmemorywithafewtricks.

C)Mostpeoplehavearatherpoorlong-termmemory.

D)Peopletendtounderestimatetheirmentalpowers.

20.A)Theypresentthestatesinasurprisinglydifferentorder.

B)Theyincludemoreorlessthesamenumberofstates.

C)Theyareexactlythesameasisshownintheatlas.

D)Theycontainnamesofthemostfamiliarstates.

21.A)Focusingonwhatislikelytobetested.

B)Havingagoodsleepthenightbefore.

C)Reviewingyourlessonswheretheexamistotakeplace.

D)Makingsensibledecisionswhilechoosingyouranswers.

22.A)Discoverwhenyoucanlearnbest.

B)Changeyourtimeofstudydaily.

B)Giveyourselfadoublebonusafterwards.

D)Followtheexampleofamarathonrunner.

Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Heisapolitician.

B)Heisabusinessman.

C)Heisasociologist.

D)Heisaneconomist.

24.A)Inslums.

B)InAfrica.

C)Inpre-industrialsocieties.

D)Indevelopingcountries.

25.A)Theyhavenoaccesstohealthcare,letaloneentertainmentorrecreation.

B)Theirincomeislessthan50%ofthenationalaveragefamilyincome.

C)Theyworkextrahourstohavetheirbasicneedsmet.

D)Theirchildrencannotaffordtogotoprivateschools.

PartIII

SectionA

ReadingComprehension

(40minutes)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordfor

eachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Let'sallstopjudgingpeoplewhotalktothemselves.Newresearchsaysthatthosewhocan'tseemto

keeptheirinnermonologues(独白)inareactuallymorelikelytostayontask,remain

26

betterand

showimprovedperceptioncapabilities.Notbad,really,forsomeextramuttering.

AccordingtoaseriesofexperimentspublishedintheQuarterlyJournalofExperimentalPsychology

byprofessorsGaryLupyanandDanielSwignley,theactofusingverbalcluesto27mentalpictures

helpspeoplefunctionquicker.

Inoneexperiment,theyshowedpicturesofvariousobjectstotwenty28andaskedthemtofind

justoneofthose,abanana.Halfwere29torepeatoutloudwhattheywerelookingforandtheother

halfkepttheirlips30.Thosewhotalkedtothemselvesfoundthebananaslightlyfasterthanthosewho

didn't，theresearcherssay.Inotherexperiments,LupyanandSwignleyfoundthat31thenameofa

commonproductwhenonthehuntforithelpedquickensomeone'space,buttalkingaboutuncommon

itemsshowednoadvantageandslowedyoudown.

Commonresearchhaslongheldthattalkingthemselvesthroughataskhelpschildrenlearn,although

doingsowhenyou've32maturedisnotagreatsignof33.Thetwoprofessorshopetorefutethat

idea,34thatjustaswhenkidswalkthemselvesthroughaprocess,adultscanbenefitfromusing

languagenotjusttocommunicate,butalsotohelp"augmentthinking〞.

Ofcourse,youarestillencouragedtokeepthetalkingatlibrarytonesand,whateveryoudo,keepthe

informationyousharesimple,likeagrocerylist.Atany35,there'sstillsuchathingastoomuch

information.

A)Apparently

I)Obscurely

B)Arrogance

J)Sealed

C)Brilliance

K)spectators

D)Claiming

L)Trigger

E)Dedicated

M)Uttering

F)Focused

N)Volume

G)Incur

O)Volunteers

H)Instructed

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Each

paragraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2.

RichChildrenandPoorOnesAreRaisedVeryDifferently

[A]ThelivesofchildrenfromrichandpoorAmericanfamilieslookmoredifferentthaneverbefore.

[B]Well-offfamiliesareruledbycalendars,withchildrenenrolledinballet,soccerandafter-school

programs,accordingtoanewPewResearchCentersurvey.Thereareusuallytwoparents,whospendalot

oftimereadingtochildrenandworryingabouttheiranxietylevelsandhecticschedules.

[C]Inpoorfamilies,meanwhile,childrentendtospendtheirtimeathomeorwithextendedfamily.

Theyaremorelikelytogrowupinneighborhoodsthattheirparentssayaren'tgreatforraisingchildren,

andtheirparentsworryaboutthemgettingshot,beatenuporintroublewiththelaw.

[D]Theclassdifferencesinchildrearingaregrowing—asymptomofwideninginequalitywith

far-reachingconsequences.Differentupbringingssetchildrenondifferentpathsandcandeepen

socioeconomicdivisions,especiallybecauseeducationisstronglylinkedtoearnings.Childrengrowup

learningtheskillstosucceedintheirsocioeconomicstratum(阶层),butnotnecessarilyothers.

[E]"Earlychildhoodexperiencescanbeveryconsequentialforchildren'slong-termsocial,emotional

andcognitivedevelopment,〞saidSeanReardon,professorofpovertyandinequalityineducationat

StanfordUniversity."Andbecausethoseinfluenceeducationalsuccessandlaterearnings,earlychildhood

experiencescastalifelongshadow.〞Thecyclecontinues:Poorerparentshavelesstimeandfewer

resourcestoinvestintheirchildren,whichcanleavechildrenlesspreparedforschoolandwork,which

leadstolowerearnings.

[F]Americanparentswantsimilarthingsfortheirchildren,thePewreportandpastresearchhave

found:forthemtobehealthyandhappy,honestandethical,caringandcompassionate.Thereisnobest

parentingstyleorphilosophy,researcherssay,andacrossincomegroups,92%ofparentssaytheyaredoing

agoodjobatraisingtheirchildren.Yettheyaredoingitquitedifferently.Middle-classandhigher-income

parentsseetheirchildrenasprojectsinneedofcarefulcultivation,saysAnnetteLareau,whose

groundbreakingresearchonthetopicwaspublishedinherbookUnequalChildhoods:Class,Raceand

FamilyLife.Theytrytodeveloptheirskillsthroughclosesupervisionandorganizedactivities,andteach

childrentoquestionauthorityfiguresandnavigateeliteinstitutions.

[G]Working-classparents,meanwhile,believetheirchildrenwillnaturallythrive,andgivethemfar

greaterindependenceandtimeforfreeplay.Theyaretaughttobecompliantandrespectfultoadults.There

arebenefitstobothapproaches.Working-classchildrenarehappier,moreindependent,complainlessand

arecloserwithfamilymembers,Ms.Lareaufound.Higher-incomechildrenaremorelikelytodeclare

boredomandexpecttheirparentstosolvetheirproblems.Yetlateron,themoreaffluentchildrenendupin

collegeandonthewaytothemiddleclass,whileworking-classchildrentendtostruggle.Childrenfrom

higher-incomefamiliesarelikelytohavetheskillstonavigatebureaucraciesandsucceedinschoolsand

workplaces,Ms.Lareausaid.

[H]"Doallparentswantthemostsuccessfortheirchildren?Absolutely,〞shesaid."Dosome

strategiesgivechildrenmoreadvantagesthanothersininstitutions?Probablytheydo.Willparentsbe

damagingchildreniftheyhaveonefewerorganizedactivity?No,Ireallydoubtit.〞

[I]Socialscientistssaythedifferencesariseinpartbecauselow-incomeparentshavelessmoneyto

spendonmusicclassorpreschool,andlessflexibleschedulestotakechildrentomuseumsorattendschool

events.ExtracurricularactivitiesreflectthedifferencesinchildrearinginthePewsurvey,whichwasofa

nationallyrepresentativesampleof1,807parents.Offamiliesearningmorethan$75,000ayear,84%say

theirchildrenhaveparticipatedinorganizedsportsoverthepastyear,64%havedonevolunteerworkand

62%havetakenlessonsinmusic,danceorart.Offamiliesearninglessthan$30,000,59%ofchildrenhave

donesports,37%havevolunteeredand41%havetakenartsclasses.

[J]Especiallyinaffluentfamilies,childrenstartyoung.Nearlyhalfofhigh-earning,college-graduate

parentsenrolledtheirchildreninartsclassesbeforetheywere5,comparedwithone-fifthoflow-income,

less-educatedparents.Nonetheless,20%ofwell-offparentssaytheirchildren'sschedulesaretoohectic,

comparedwith8%ofpoorerparents.

[K]Anotherexampleisreadingaloud,whichstudieshaveshowngiveschildrenbiggervocabularies

andbetterreadingcomprehensioninschool.71%ofparentswithacollegedegreesaytheydoiteveryday,

comparedwith33%ofthosewithahighschooldiplomaorless.Whiteparentsaremorelikelythanothers

toreadtotheirchildrendaily,asaremarriedparents.Mostaffluentparentsenrolltheirchildrenin

preschoolordaycare,whilelow-incomeparentsaremorelikelytodependonfamilymembers.Discipline

techniquesvarybyeducationlevel:8%ofthosewithapostgraduatedegreesaytheyoftenbeattheir

children,comparedwith22%ofthosewithahighschooldegreeorless.

[L]Thesurveyalsoprobedattitudesandanxieties.Interestingly,parents'attitudestowardeducationdo

notseemtoreflecttheirowneducationalbackgroundasmuchasabeliefintheimportanceofeducationfor

upwardmobility.MostAmericanparentssaytheyarenotconcernedabouttheirchildren'sgradesaslongas

theyworkhard.But50%ofpoorparentssayitisextremelyimportanttothemthattheirchildrenearna

collegedegree,comparedwith39%ofwealthierparents.

[M]Less-educatedparents,andpoorerandblackandLatinoparentsaremorelikelytobelievethat

thereisnosuchthingastoomuchinvolvementinachild'seducation.Parentswhoarewhite,wealthyor

college-educatedsaytoomuchinvolvementcanbebad.Parentalanxietiesreflecttheircircumstances.

High-earningparentsaremuchmorelikelytosaytheyliveinagoodneighborhoodforraisingchildren.

Whilebullyingisparents'greatestconcernoverall,nearlyhalfoflow-incomeparentsworrytheirchild

willgetshot,comparedwithone-fifthofhigh-incomeparents.Theyaremoreworriedabouttheirchildren

beingdepressedoranxious.

[N]InthePewsurvey,middle-classfamiliesearningbetween$30,000and$75,000ayearfellright

betweenworking-classandhigh-earningparentsonissueslikethequalityoftheirneighborhoodforraising

children,participationinextracurricularactivitiesandinvolvementintheirchildren'seducation.

[O]Childrenwerenotalwaysraisedsodifferently.Theachievementgapbetweenchildrenfromhigh-

andlow-incomefamiliesis30-40%largeramongchildrenbornin2001thanthoseborn25yearsearlier,

accordingtoMr.Reardon'sresearch.Peopleusedtolivenearpeopleofdifferentincomelevels;

neighborhoodsarenowmoresegregatedbyincome.Morethanaquarterofchildrenliveinsingle-parent

households—ahistorichigh,accordingtoPew一andthesechildrenarethreetimesaslikelytolivein

povertyasthosewholivewithmarriedparents.Meanwhile,growingincomeinequalityhascoincidedwith

theincreasingimportanceofacollegedegreeforearningamiddle-classwage.

[P]Yettherearerecentsignsthatthegapcouldbestartingtoshrink.Inthepastdecade,evenas

incomeinequalityhasgrown,someofthesocioeconomicdifferencesinparenting,likereadingtochildren

andgoingtolibraries,havenarrowed.

[Q]Publicpoliciesaimedatyoungchildrenhavehelped,includingpublicpreschoolprogramsand

readinginitiatives.Addressingdifferencesintheearliestyears,itseems,couldreduceinequalityinthenext

generation.

36.Working-classparentsteachtheirchildrentobeobedientandshowrespecttoadults.

37.Americanparents,whetherrichorpoor,havesimilarexpectationsoftheirchildrendespite

differentwaysofparenting.

38.Whilerichparentsaremoreconcernedwiththeirchildren'spsychologicalwell-being,poorparents

aremoreworriedabouttheirchildren'ssafety.

39.Theincreasingdifferencesinchildrearingbetweenrichandpoorfamiliesreflectgrowingsocial

inequality.

40.Parentingapproachesofworking-classandaffluentfamiliesbothhaveadvantages.

41.Higher-incomefamiliesandworking-classfamiliesnowtendtoliveindifferentneighborhoods.

42.Physicalpunishmentisusedmuchlessbywell-educatedparents.

43.Ms.Lareaudoesn'tbelieveparticipatinginfewerafter-classactivitieswillnegativelyaffect

children'sdevelopment.

44.Wealthyparentsareconcernedabouttheirchildren'smentalhealthandbusyschedules.

45.Somesocioeconomicdifferencesinchildrearinghaveshrunkinthepasttenyears.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Tennessee'stechnicalandcommunitycollegeswillnotoutsource(外包)managementoftheirfacilities

toaprivatecompany,adecisiononeleadersaidwasbolsteredbyananalysisofspendingateachcampus.

InanemailsentMondaytocollegepresidentsintheTennesseeBoardofRegentssystem,outgoing

ChancellorJohnMorgansaidaninternalanalysisshowedthateachcampus'spendingonfacilities

managementfellwellbelowtheindustrystandardsidentifiedbythestate.Morgansaidthosefindings—

whichincludeddatafromthesystem's13communitycolleges,27technicalcollegesandsixuniversities—

werepartofthedecisionnottomoveforwardwithGovernorBillHaslam'sproposaltoprivatize

managementofstatebuildingsinanefforttosavemoney.

"Whilethesenumbersarestillbeingvalidatedbythestate,wefeelanyadjustmentstheymight

suggestwillbeimmaterial,〞Morganwrotetothepresidents."Systeminstitutionsareoperatingvery

efficientlybasedonthisanalysis,raisingthequestionofthevalueofpursuingabroadscaleoutsourcing

initiative.〞

Worker'sadvocateshavecriticizedHaslam'splan,sayingitwouldmeansomecampusworkerswould

losetheirjobsorbenefits.Haslamhassaidcollegeswouldbefreetooptinoroutoftheoutsouringplan,

whichhasnotbeenfinalized.

MorgannotifiedtheHaslamadministrationofhisdecisiontooptoutinalettersentlastweek.That

letter,whichincludesseveralconcernsMorganhaswiththeplan,wasoriginallyobtainedbyThe

CommercialAppealinMemphis.

Inanemailstatementfromthestate'sOfficeofCustomerFocusedGovernment,whichisexamining

thepossibilityofoutsourcing,spokeswomanMichelleR.Martinsaidofficialswerestillworkingtoanalyze

thedatafromtheBoardofRegents.Dataonmanagementexpensesatthecollegesystemandinotherstate

departmentswillbepartofa"businessjustification〞thestatewilluseasofficialsdeliberatethespecifics

ofanoutsourcingplan.

"Thestate'sfacilitiesmanagementprojectteamisstillintheprocessofdevelopingitsbusiness

justificationandexpectstohavethatcompletedandavailabletothepublicattheendofFebruary,〞Martin

said."Atthistimethereisnothingtotakeactiononsincetheanalysishasyettobecompleted.〞

Morgan'scommentsonoutsourcingmarkthesecondtimethismonththathehascomeoutagainstone

ofHaslam'splansforhighereducationinTennessee.Morgansaidlastweekthathewouldretireattheend

ofJanuarybecauseofthegovernor'sproposaltosplitoffsixuniversitiesoftheBoardofRegentssystem

andcreateseparategoverningboardsforeachofthem.Inhisresignationletter,Morgancalledthe

reorganization"unworkable〞.

46.WhatdowelearnaboutthedecisionoftechnicalandcommunitycollegesinTennessee?

A)Itisbackedbyacampusspendinganalysis.

B)Ithasbeenflatlyrejectedbythegovernor.

C)Ithasneglectedtheirfaculty'sdemands.

D)Itwillimprovetheirfinancialsituation.

47.Whatdoesthecampusspendinganalysisreveal?

A)Privatecompaniesplayabigroleincampusmanagement.

B)Facilitiesmanagementbycollegesismorecost-effective.

C)Facilitiesmanagementhasgreatlyimprovedinrecentyears.

D)Collegesexercisefoilcontrolovertheirownfinancialaffairs.

48.Workers'supportersarguethatBillHaslam'sproposalwould

.

A)deprivecollegesoftherighttomanagetheirfacilities

B)makeworkerslessmotivatedinperformingduties

C)renderanumberofcampusworkersjobless

D)leadtotheprivatizationofcampusfacilities

49.Whatdowelearnfromthestatespokeswoman'sresponsetoJohnMorgan'sdecision?

A)Theoutsourcingplanisnotyetfinalized.

B)Theoutsourcingplanwillbeimplemented.

C)Thestateofficialsareconfidentabouttheoutsourcingplan.

D)Thecollegespendinganalysisjustifiestheoutsourcingplan.

50.WhydidJohnMorgandecidetoresign?

A)HehadlostconfidenceintheTennesseestategovernment.

B)Hedisagreedwiththegovernoronhighereducationpolicies.

C)Hethoughtthestate'soutsourcingproposalwassimplyunworkable.

D)Heopposedthegovernor'splantoreconstructthecollegeboardsystem.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Beginninginthelatesixteenthcentury,itbecamefashionableforyoungaristocratstovisitParis,

Venice,Florence,andaboveall,Rome,astheculmination)oftheirclassicaleducation.Thuswas

(终极

borntheideaoftheGrandTour,apracticewhichintroducedEnglishmen,Germans,Scandinavians,and

alsoAmericanstotheartandcultureofFranceandItalyforthenext300years.Travelwasarduousand

costlythroughouttheperiod,possibleonlyforaprivilegedclass—thesamethatproducedgentlemen

scientists,authors,antiqueexperts,andpatronsofthearts.

TheGrandTouristwastypicallyayoungmanwithathoroughgroundinginGreekandLatinliterature

aswellassomeleisuretime,somemeans,andsomeinterestinart.TheGermantravelerJohann

WinckelmannpioneeredthefieldofarthistorywithhiscomprehensivestudyofGreekandRoman

sculpture;hewasportrayedbyhisfriendAntonRaphaelMengsatthebeginningofhislongresidencein

Rome.MostGrandTourists,however,stayedforbrieferperiodsandsetoutwithlessscholarlyintentions,

accompaniedbyateacherorguardian,andexpectedtoreturnhomewithsouvenirsoftheirtravelsaswell

asanunderstandingofartandarchitectureformedbyexposuretogreatmasterpieces.

LondonwasafrequentstartingpointforGrandTourists,andParisacompulsorydestination;many

traveledtotheNetherlands,sometoSwitzerlandandGermany,andaveryfewadventurerstoSpain,

Greece,orTurkey.Theessentialplacetovisit,however,wasItaly.TheBritishtravelerCharlesThompson

spokeformanyGrandTouristswhenin1744hedescribedhimselfas"beingimpatientlydesirousof

viewingacountrysofamousinhistory,acountrywhichoncegavelawstotheworld,andwhichisat

presentthegreatestschoolofmusicandpainting,containsthenoblestproductionsofsculptureand

architecture,andisfilledwithcabinetsofrarities,andcollectionsofallkindsofhistoricalrelics〞.Within

Italy,thegreatfocuswasRome,whoseancientruinsandmorerecentachievementswereshowntoevery

GrandTourist.Panini'sAncientRomeandModemRomerepresentthesightsmostprized,including

celebratedGreco-Romanstatuesandviewsoffamousruins,fountains,andchurches.Sincetherewerefew

museumsanywhereinEuropebeforethecloseoftheeighteenthcentury,GrandTouristsoftensaw

paintingsandsculpturesbygainingadmissiontoprivatecollections,andmanywereeagertoacquire

examplesofGreco-RomanandItalianartfortheirowncollections.InEngland,wherearchitecturewas

increasinglyseenasanaristocraticpursuit,noblemenoftenappliedwhattheylearnedfromthevillasof

PalladiointheVenetoandtheevocative(唤起回忆的)ruinsofRometotheirowncountryhousesand

gardens.

51.WhatissaidabouttheGrandTour?

A)Itwasfashionableamongyoungpeopleofthetime.

B)Itwasunaffordableforordinarypeople.

C)ItproducedsomefamousEuropeanartists.

D)Itmadeacompulsorypartofcollegeeducation.

52.WhatdidGrandTouristshaveincommon?

A)Theyhadmuchgeographicknowledge.

B)Theywerecourageousandventuresome.

C)Theywereversedinliteratureandinterestedinart.

D)Theyhadenoughtravelandoutdoor-lifeexperience.

53.HowdidGrandTouristsbenefitfromtheirtravel?

A)Theyfoundinspirationintheworld'sgreatestmasterpieces.

B)Theygotabetterunderstandingofearlyhumancivilization.

C)Theydevelopedaninterestintheoriginofmodemartforms.

D)Theygainedsomeknowledgeofclassicalartandarchitecture.

54.WhydidmanyGrandTouristsvisittheprivatecollections?

A)Theycouldbuyuniquesouvenirstheretotakebackhome.

B)Europehardlyhadanymuseumsbeforethe19thcentury.

C)Theyfoundtheantiquestheremorevaluable.

D)Privatecollectionswereofgreatervariety.

55.HowdidtheGrandTourinfluencethearchitectureinEngland?

A)ThereappearedmoreandmoreRoman-stylebuildings.

B)ManyaristocratsbegantomoveintoRoman-stylevillas.

C)Aristocrats，countryhousesallhadRoman-stylegardens.

D)Italianarchitectswerehiredtodesignhousesandgardens.

PartIV

Translation

(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto

English.YoushouldwriteyouransweronSheet2.

Answer