大学英语六级考试模拟题（有答案）

大学英语六级考试模拟题

PartIWriting

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesaying

"It'snousecryingoverspiltmilk."Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.

2、A.Itcanbenefitprofessionalsandnon-professionalsalike.

B.Itliststhevariouschallengesphysicistsareconfronting.

C.Itdescribeshowsomemysteriesofphysicsweresolved.

D.Itisoneofthemostfascinatingphysicsbookseverwritten.

3、A.Physicists'contributiontohumanity.

B.Storiesaboutsomefemalephysicists.

C.Historicalevolutionofmodernphysics.

D.Women'schangingattitudestophysics.

4、A.Byexposingalotofmythsinphysics.

B.Bydescribingherownlifeexperiences.

C.Byincludinglotsoffascinatingknowledge.

D.Bytellinganecdotesaboutfamousprofessors.

5、A.Itavoidsdetailingabstractconceptsofphysics.

B.Itcontainsalotofthought-provokingquestions.

C.Itdemonstrateshowtheycanbecomephysicists.

D.Itprovidesexperimentstheycandothemselves.

A.Thedebate.B.Theadvertising.

C.Theinformation.D.Theproducts.

7、A.Manufacturers.B.Banks.

C.Customers.D.Advertisingagents.

8、A.Thewomanappearstobepositiveaboutadvertising.

B.Themanseemstoknowmoreaboutadvertising.

C.Thewomanisaclerkinanadvertisingcompany.

D.Themanislikelytoattendthedebateonadvertising.

9、A.Itprovidesinformationofaproduct.

B.Ittellsonlythetruthofaproduct.

C.Itprovidestrialproducts.

D.Ittellsthedefectofaproduct.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

threeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

10、A.Theylaygreatemphasisonhardwork.

B.Theyname150starengineerseachyear.

C.Theyrequirehighacademicdegrees.

D.TheyhavepeoplewithaveryhighIQ.

11>A.Longyearsofjobtraining.

B.Highemotionalintelligence.

C.Distinctiveacademicqualifications.

D.Devotiontotheadvanceofscience.

12、A.Goodinterpersonalrelationships.

B.Richworkingexperience.

C.Sophisticatedequipment.

D.Highmotivation.

13、A.Theymakestudentsoverlydependentonsearchengines.

B.Theyweakenstudents'abilitytostudyontheirown.

C.Theymakestudentseasilydistracted.

D.Theyimprovestudents'researchhabitsandskills.

14、A.Theyhelpthembecomemorecreative.

B.Theydrawtheirattentiontoonlinelearning.

C.Theymaketheirlearningmoreconvenient.

D.Theyhelpthemknowmoreinformation.

15、A.Doingresearchonline.

B.UsingtheInternettools.

C.Judgingonlineinformation.

D.Obtainingonlineinformation.

16、A.Savingtoomuchmoneyforstudents.

B.Savingtoomuchtimeforstudents.

C.Makingstudentsunwillingtoworkhardtofindanswers.

D.Makingstudentsaddictedtoonlineinformation.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

17、A.Heisapolitician.B.Heisabusinessman.

C.Heisasociologist.D.Heisaeconomist.

18、A.Inslums.B.InAfrica.

C.Inpre-industrialsocieties.D.Indevelopingcountries.

19、A.Theyhavenoaccesstohealthcare,letaloneentertainmentorrecreation.

B.Theirincomeislessthan50%ofthenationalaveragefamilyincome.

C.Theyworkextrahourstohavetheirbasicneedsmet.

D.Theirchildrencannotaffordtogotoprivateschools.

20、A.Theyshouldbedoneawaywith.

B.Theyarenecessaryinourlives.

C.Theyenrichourexperience.

D.Theyareharmfultohealth.

21、A.Theyfeelstressedoutevenwithoutanychallengesinlife.

B.Theyfeeltoooverwhelmedtodealwithlife'sproblems.

C.Theyareanxioustofreethemselvesfromlife'stroubles.

D.Theyareexhaustedevenwithoutdoinganyheavywork.

22、A.Theyexpandourmind.

B.Theyprolongourlives.

C.Theynarrowourfocus.

D.Theylessenourburdens.

23、A.Trydifferentclassestomakesurewhichmajorfitsyou.

B.Neverchangemajorsonceyou'vejuststartedthecourse.

C.Changemajorsonceayeartoprepareforyourfuturecareer.

D.Makearightdecisionaboutmajorsbeforeyoustartcollege.

24、A.Learninghowtochangemajors.

B.Decidingwhichprofessortofollow.

C.Learninghowtomanagetime.

D.Makingsurehowtolearn.

25>A.DifferentexperiencesinEurope.

B.Differentsocialandsportorganizations.

C.Differentmajorsinyourcollege.

D.Differentpart-timejobs.

26、A.Wecanspendmosttimehavingfunincollege.

B.Weareabletofindourspouseincollege.

C.Wecankeephealthymentallyandphysicallyincollege.

D.Wecandevelopourpersonalitiesandmakefriendsincollege.

PartIHReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.You

maynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

AnexplosionhadthrownradiomanHarleyOlsonoutofbed.Heworkedwildly,tryingto27an

SOS.Butthepowerwasgone.Harleyranondeck.Thecrewwas28intolifeboats.Therewas

noroomforhim.Hehadnochoicebuttojumpintotheblackwaterandstarttoswim.Suddenly,in

thedarkness,hisfingershitsomethinghard.Itwasaliferaft.Climbing29,Harleycalledout

againandagain.Butnooneanswered.Soonhisfirstfeelingof30lefthim.Inonewayhewas

lucky.Therafthadenoughfoodandwaterfor15menforseveralweeks.

Atdaybreak,Harleysawsomelittleboxes31by.Hefishedoneoutofthesea.Chewing

gum.Quickly,he32in20smallcartons.Intheafternoon,Harley33anotherrafthetiedit

tohisown.Later,athirdraftbobbedup.Andthenamattressfloatedbyhiminthewreckage.Harley

couldhardlybelievehiseyes.Herewasthestartofabedroom.Hetuggedthemattressaboard.

Usingboxes,hemadehimselfabed.Withablanket,hemadea34fromthehotsun,thenext

morning,heatelikeaking.Theseawasalwayspeaceful.Everydaywaslikeavacation.Whenthe

sungothot,thecarefreesailortookaswim,afterthat,heenjoyedasunbath.Eachevening,before

goingtobed,hewentforawalkonthetworaftsfloatingbehind.HarleyOtsonwas35withhis

Kingdomonthesea.The36triplasted28days.

A.pleasure

B.hauled

C.radio

D.launch

E.scrambling

F.sight

G.panic

H.dimension

I.aboard

J.floating

K.intensively

L.spotted

M.superior

N.delighted

O.shade

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhich

theinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.

TheChangingGeneration

A.Itturnsouttoday'steenagersaren'tsoscaryafterall.ResultsofUSAWEEKEND'STeens&

Parentssurveyrevealagenerationofyoungpeoplewhogetalongwellwiththeirparentsand

approveofthewaythey'rebeingraised.Theythinkoftheirparentswithaffectionandrespect.They

speakwithMomorDadwhentheyhaveaproblem.Mostfeelthattheirparentsunderstandthem,

andtheybelievetheirfamilyistheNo.1priorityintheirparents'lives.Manyeventhinktheirparents

arecool!Althoughmorethanathirdhaveanobjectintheirroomstheywouldliketokeepsecret

fromtheirparents,rarelyisitanythingmorealarmingthanadiaryoroff-color（低俗的）bookorCD.

B.Suchresultsmayseemsurprisingagainstthebackgroundofshockingincidentsthatcolor

thewaythemassmediaportraytheyoung.InOctober2000,thesamemonththesurveywastaken,

theWashington-basedCenterforMediaandPublicAffairswroteinitspublicationMediaMonitor

that,inarecentmonthofTVnewscoverageofAmericanyouth,just2%ofteenswereshownat

home,andjust1%wereportrayedinaworksetting.Incontrast,thecriminaljusticesystem

accountedfornearlyoneoutofeveryfivevisualbackgrounds.Nowonderparentsworrytheirown

kidsmightspinoutofcontroloncetheyhittheturbulentwatersofadolescence.

C.Theoverallfactsoughttoreassureus.Thesurveyshowsusthattoday'steensare

affectionate,sensibleandfarhappierthantheangryandtorturedsoulsthathavebeenpaintedfor

usbystereotypes.Fromothersources,wealsoknowteenagecrime,drugabuseandpremarital

sexareingeneraldecline.We,ofcourse,needtopayattentiontoyoungsterswhoarefilledwith

discontentandhostility,butweshouldnotallowtheseextremecasestodistortourviewofmost

youngpeople.

D.MyownresearchattheStanfordCenteronAdolescenceusesin-depthinterviewswithsmall

samplesofyoungstersratherthanlarge-scalesurveys.Still,inmystudiesandothersIhaveread,I

findthesamepatternsasinUSAWEEKEND'Ssurvey.Today'steenagersadmiretheirparentsand

welcomeparentalguidanceaboutimportantmatterssuchascareerchoice—thoughcertainlynot

MomandDad'sadviceonmattersofpersonaltaste,suchasmusicorfashion.Whenweaskteens

tochooseahero,theyusuallyselectanolderfamilymemberratherthanaremotepublicfigure.

Mostteenssaytheyenjoythecompanyofbothparentsandfriends.

E.Contrarytosomestereotypes,mostadolescentsbelievetheymustbetolerantofdifferences

amongindividuals（thoughtheydonotalwaysfindthiseasyinthecliquish（拉帮结i/i5的）

environmentofhighschool）.Manyofthemvolunteerforcommunityservicewithdisadvantaged

people.Oneprevalentqualitywehavefoundinteens'statementsaboutthemselves,theirfriends

andtheirfamiliesisastrikinglypositiveemotionaltone.Byandlarge,theseareverynicekids,and

asthebandTheWhousedtosing,"Thekidsarealright."

F.Howmuchistoday'sspiritofharmonyachangefromourmoreturbulentpast?Amere

generationago,parent-childrelationsweredescribedas"thegenerationgap".Yeteventhen

reportsofwidespreadyouthrebellionwereoverdone:Mostkidsinthe'60sand70ssharedtheir

parents'basicvalues.Still,itistruethatAmericanfamiliesaregrowingcloseratthedawnofthis

newmillennium（千年）.Perhapsthereislesstofightabout,withthecountryinaperiodoftranquility

andthedangersofdrugabuseandotherunwholesomebehaviorwellknown.Perhapsintheface

ofimpersonalandintimidatingglobalization,ayoungperson'sfamilyfeelsmorelikeafriendly

haventhananoppressivetrap.Andperhapsparentsareactingmorelikeparentsthanintherecent

past.Withinjustthepastfiveyears,Ihavenoticedparentsreturningtoabeliefthatteenagersneed

theguidanceofeldersratherthantheliberal,"anythinggoes"modeofchild-rearingthatbecame

popularinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.

G.Butmissingfromallthesedataisthesensethattoday'syoungcareverymuchabouttheir

country,aboutthebroadercivicandpoliticalenvironment,oraboutthefutureoftheirsociety.They

seemtobeturninginward—generallyinapro-socialmanner,certainlywithpositivebenefitsfor

intimaterelationships,buttoooftenattieexpenseofaconnectionwiththepresentandfuture

worldbeyond,includingthesocietytheyw川onedayinherit.

H.Recently,weexaminedmorethan400essaysonthe"lawsoflife"thatteensfromtwo

communitieshadwrittenaspartofaneducationalprograminitiatedbytheJohnTempleton

FoundationinRadnor,Pa.Inthoseessays,andinfollow-upinterviewswithafewoftheteenagers,

wefoundlotsofinsight,positivefeelingandinspirationalthinking.Butwealsofoundlittleinterestin

civiclifebeyondthetightcirclesoftheirfamilyandimmediatefriends.

I.Forexample,onlyoneboysaidhewouldliketobepresidentwhenhegrowsup.WhenIwas

inhighschool,dozensinmyclassalonewouldhaveanswereddifferently.Infact,otherrecent

studieshavefoundtherehasneverbeenatimeinAmericanhistorywhensosmallaproportionof

youngpeoplehavesoughtoracceptedleadershiprolesinlocalcivicorganizations.Itisalso

troublingthatvotingratesamongouryoungesteligiblevoters-18-to24-year-olds-arewaydown:

Littlemorethanoneinfournowgotothepolls,eveninnationalelections,comparedwithalmost

twicethatmanywhen18-year-oldswerefirstgiventhevote.

J.Inourinterviews,manystudentsviewedpoliticswithsuspicionanddistaste."Mostpoliticians

arekindofcrooked(不诚实的)onestudentdeclared.Another,discussingnationalpolitics,said,"I

feellikeonepersoncan'tdothatmuch;andIgettheimpressionmostpeopledon'tthinkagroupof

peoplecandothatmuch."Askedwhattheywouldliketochangeintheworld,thestudents

mentionedonlypersonalconcernssuchasslowingdownthepaceoflife,gaininggoodfriends,

becomingmorespiritual,becomingeithermoremateriallysuccessfulorlessmateriallyoriented

(dependingonthestudent'svalues),andbeingmorerespectfuloftheEarth,animalsandother

people.Oneboysaid,'Tdratherbeconcentratingonartisticeffortsthansavingtheworldor

something."

K.Itisfineandhealthyforteenstocultivatetheirpersonalinterests,anditisgoodnewswhen

youngpeopleenjoyharmoniousrelationswiththeirfamilyandfriends.Butthereisalsoaplaceina

younglifefornoblepurposesthatincludeadedicationtothebroadersociety,aloveofcountryand

anaspirationtomaketheirownleadershipcontributions.

L.Inthepast,theyounghaveeagerlyparticipatedinnationalserviceandcivicaffairs,oftenwith

lotsofenergyandidealism.Ifthisisnothappeningtoday,weshouldaskwhy.Oursocietyneeds

thefullparticipationofitsyoungercitizensifitistocontinuetothrive.Weknowthepromiseis

there—thisisawell-grounded,talented,warm-heartedgroupofyoungsters.Wehaveeverythingto

gainbyencouragingthemtoexploretheworldbeyondtheirimmediateexperienceandtoprepare

themselvesfortheirturnatshapingthatworld.

37、NotmanyyoungpeopleeligibleforvotingareinterestedInlocalornationalelectionsthese

days.

38、Parentsareconcernedthattheirchildrenmaygetinvolvedincriminaloffencesoncethey

reachtheirteens.

39、Evenduringtheturbulentyearsoflastcentury,youthrebellionwasoftenexaggeratedinthe

media.

40、Teenagersoftodayoftenturntotheirparentsforadviceonsuchimportantmattersascareer

choice.

41、Theincidenceofteenagecrimeandmisbehaviorisdecreasingnowadays.

42、Youngpeopleshouldhaveloftyidealsinlifeandstrivetobeleaders.

43、Someyoungpeopleliketokeepsomethingtothemselvesanddon'twanttheirparentstoknow

aboutit.

44、Itisbeneficialtoencourageyoungpeopletoexplorethebroaderworldandgetreadytomake

itabetterplace.

45、Manyteenagersnowoffertorenderservicetotheneedy.

46Interviewswithstudentsfindmanyofthemareonlyconcernedaboutpersonalmatters.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

PassageOne

Earlydecision—youapplytooneschool,andadmissionisbinding—seemslikeagreatchoicefor

nervousapplicants.Schoolsletinahigherpercentageofearly-decisionapplicants,whicharguably

meansthatyouhaveabetterchanceofgettingin.Andifyoudo,you'redonewiththewhole

agonizingprocessbyDecember.Butwhatmoststudentsandparentsdon'trealizeisthatschools

havehiddenmotivesforofferingearlydecision.

Earlydecision,sinceit'sbinding,allowsschoolstofilltheirclasseswithqualifiedstudents;it

allowsadmissionscommitteestoselectthestudentsthatareinparticulardemandfortheircollege

andknowthosestudentswillcome.Italsogivesschoolsahigheryieldrate,whichisoftenusedas

oneofthewaystomeasurecollegeselectivityandpopularity.

Theproblemisthatthisprocesseffectivelyshortensthewindowoftimestudentshavetomake

oneofthemostimportantdecisionsoftheirlivesuptothatpoint.Underregularadmissions,seniors

haveuntilMay1tochoosewhichschooltoattend;earlydecisioneffectivelystealssixmonthsfrom

them,monthsthatcouldbeusedtovisitmoreschools,domoreresearch,speaktocurrentstudents

andalumni（校友）andarguablymakeamoreinformeddecision.

Thereare,frankly,anastonishingnumberofexceptionalcollegesanduniversitiesinAmerica,

andforanygivenstudent,thereareanumberofschoolsthatareagreatfit.Whenstudents

becometoofixated（专注）onaparticularschoolearlyintheadmissionsprocessthatfixationcan

leadtoseveredisappointmentiftheydon'tgetinor,iftheydo,thepossibilitythattheyarenow

boundtogotoaschoolthat,giventimeforfurtherreflection,maynotactuallyberightforthem.

Insofarasearlydecisionoffersagenuineadmissionsedge,thatadvantagegoeslargelyto

studentswhoalreadyhavenumerousadvantages.Thestudentswhouseearlydecisiontendtobe

thosewhohavereceivedhigher-qualitycollegeguidance,usuallyaresultofcomingfromamore

privilegedbackground.Inthisregard,there'sanargumentagainstearlydecision,asstudentsfrom

lower-incomefamiliesarefarlesslikelytohavetheadmissionsknow-howtonavigatetheoften

confusingearlydeadlines.

Studentswhohavedonetheirresearchandareconfidentthatthere'soneschooltheywouldbe

thrilledtogetintoshould,underthecurrentsystem,probablyapplyunderearlydecision.Butfor

studentswhohaven'tyetdoneenoughresearch'orwhoarestillconstantlychangingtheirmindson

favoriteschools,theearly-decisionsystemneedlesslyandprematurelynarrowsthefieldof

possibilityjustatatimewhenstudentsshouldbeopeningthemselvestoawholerangeofthrilling

options.

47、Whatarestudentsobligedtodounderearlydecision?

A.Lookintoalotofschoolsbeforetheyapply.

B.Attendtheschooloncetheyareadmitted.

C.Thinktwicebeforetheyaccepttheoffer.

D.Consultthecurrentstudentsandalumni.

48、Whydoschoolsofferearlydecision?

A.Tomakesuretheygetqualifiedstudents.

B.Toavoidcompetitionwithothercolleges.

C.Toprovidemoreopportunitiesforapplicants.

D.Tosavestudentstheagonyofchoosingaschool.

49、Whatissaidtobetheproblemwithearlydecisionsforstudents?

A.Itmakestheirapplicationprocessmorecomplicated.

B.Itplacestoohighademandontheirresearchability.

C.Itallowsthemlittletimetomakeinformeddecisions.

D.Itexertsmuchmorepsychologicalpressureonthem.

50、Whyaresomepeopleopposedtoearlydecisions?

A.Itinterfereswithstudentslearninginhighschool.

B.Itisbiasedagainststudentsatordinaryhighschools.

C.Itcausesunnecessaryconfusionamongcollegeapplicants.

D.Itplacesstudentsfromlower-incomefamiliesatadisadvantage.

51、Whatdoestheauthoradvisecollegeapplicantstodo?

A.Refrainfromcompetingwithstudentsfromprivilegedfamilies.

B.Avoidchoosingearlydecisionunlesstheyarefullyprepared.

C.Findsufficientinformationabouttheirfavoriteschools.

D.Lookbeyondthefewsupposedlythrillingoptions.

PassageTwo

HeadlineshavebanneredthesadnewsaboutAmericaneducationforyears:"JohnnyCan'tRead";

"JohnnyCan'tCount";"JohnnyCan*tWrite"...Areyoungstersinotherindustrializedcountriesdoing

anybetter?Yes,inmanywaystheyare,andthere*sonebigreason:theyworkhard.

Theconsequencesaresobering.StudentsintheU.S.nowenterthejobmarketwithinferior

sk川s.Oncetheunquestionedchampioninindustrialresearch,Americaiswatchingitsleaddwindle.

Someexpertsgosofarastosuggestthatfailingsineducationputthenationindangerofbecoming

asecond-classeconomicpower.Whetherornotthat'sthecaseisakeyelementinabubbling

debateoverinternationalcompetitiveness.ConsiderjustthesefewexamplesofhowAmerican

studentsarefallingbehind:

WhenJapaneseteenagersfinishthe12thgrade,theyhavetheequivalentofthreetofourmore

yearsofschoolthanU.S.highschoolgraduatesdo.Stanford'sThomasRohlen,aleadingexpert

onJapan,sayshalfofthemknowasmuchastheaverageU.S.collegegraduates.

Nineof10Japanesegethighschooldiplomas.ButnearlyaquarterofAmerica'steenagersdrop

out,sendingonemillionuntrainedyoungstersintothejobmarketeveryyear.Theproblemwouldbe

worse,someexpertssaywithastraightface;ifsomanyteenagersdidn'tstayinschooltheycould

takedriver'seducationandgetadriver'slicense.

Foryears,foreignershaveoutclassedyoungAmericansinacademicknowledge,andthisweek

seesstillanotherindictment（谴责）ofU.S.education:newdetailsonhowthousandsof12th

gradersinselectedcountriesdidona1982algebratestgivenbytheInternationalAssociationfor

EvaluationofEducationalAchievement.China'sHongKongrankedfirst,barelyaheadofJapan.

TheU.S.finished14thamongthe15countriesandareas,andaheadofThailand,andbehind

Hungary.InaUnitedNationssurveyofwhatstudentsinninecountriesknowaboutforeigncultures,

theU.S.comesinnexttolast.OnetestofAmerican12-year-oldsshows20percentunableto

locateeventheirownnationonawordmap."Ourstudentslagbehind,anditdoesn'tbode（预示）

wellforourcountry,HsaysHerbertWalberg,acomparativeeducationexpertfortheUniversityof

IllinoisinChicago."Fifty-fivepercentofAmerica'sjobsinvolveinformationprocessing.Ifwedon't

havegood,solidskillsinlanguage,geography,mathandscience,we'llbeatasevere

disadvantage."

52、AmericannewspapershavecardedthesadnewsaboutAmericaneducationthat.

A.Johnnycan'treadorwrite

B.manyAmericanstudentscan'tfindajob

C.Americanyoungstersdonotworkhard

D.manyAmericanyoungpeopleareilliterates

53、WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheUnitedStateswasonceconsideredthebestinindustrialresearch.

B.JapanesehighschoolstudentsknowmuchmorethantheirAmericanpeers.

C.OnlyintheseyearshaveAmericanstudentsfallenbehindforeignersinacademic

knowledge.

D.OneoutoffourAmericanteenagerschoosetoworkbeforetheyfinishhighschooleducation.

54、"Withastraightface'*inparagraph4mostprobablymeans.

A.withalongface

B.withacleanface

C.withaseriousexpression

D.v/ithanhonestexpression

55、A1982algebratestgivenbytheIAEEAshowedthat.

A.ThaistudentswerebetterthantheAmericans

B.AmericanstudentswerebetterthanThaistudents

C.Japanesestudentswerethebest

D.Hungarianstudentsrankedthe15th

56>AccordingtoHerbertWalberg,Americanstudentswillbeataseriousdisadvantagebecause

A.therewillnotbesufficientjobsforthem

B.theylacktheskillsneededfortheirfuturejobs

C.moreforeignerswillseekjobsintheU.S.

D.almostallthejobsrequireinformationprocessing

PartIVTranslation

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto

English.

57、希望工程

希望工程(ProjectHope)是于1989年发起的一项公益事业，以救助贫困地区失学儿童(young

dropou⑸为目的。帮助建设希望小学与资助贫困学生是希望工程实施的两大主要任务。中国仍然是

一个发展中国家，贫困地区缺乏教育经费的问题依旧严峻。有超过3000万6〜14岁的少年儿童因贫困

而不能上学或者被迫辍学。希望工程的实施，改变了一大批失学儿童的命运，改善了贫困地区的学校

设施，极大地促进了基础教育的发展，弘扬了助人为乐的优良传统。

答案：

PartIWriting

1、［范文］

MsNoUseCryingoverSpiltMilk

Nobody'slifeisalwayssmooth.Whatshouldwedowhenfacingfailuresinourlife?

Whensomethingbadhappensinlife,forsomepeople,theonlythingtheydoisgrieveor

complain.However,astheoldsayinggoes,"It'snousecryingoverspiltmilk."Weshouldtryour

besttomakeuptheresultandlearnalessonfromthefailureinsteadofcryingandcomplaining.

Facingthefailurethatalreadycomes,whatweneedtodoisadjustourselvestotheupcoming

adventuresinlife.Ifwelearnalessonfromit,misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.

Inaword,itistoolatetogrievewhenthechanceispast.JustasTagoreoncesaid,"Ifyoushed

tearswhenyoumissthesun,youwillalsomissthestars.uOnefailuredoesn'tmeanthatwewill

alwayslose.Aslongaswekeepourdreaminourheart,wewillsucceedsomeday.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

2、A

［听力原文］

M:HeyIjustreadagreatbookaboutphysics.Ithinkyou'dlikeit.IfscalledThePhysicsofthe

World.It'swrittenbyascientistnamedSylviaMendez.

W:OhI'vereadthatbook.Itwasgreat.Thewriterisawarmandcompetentguidetothe

mysteriesofphysics.Ithinkitpromisesenrichmentforanyreader,fromthosewhoknowlittleabout

sciencetothecareerphysicist.

M:Andit'srefreshingtoseeastrong,curious,cleverwomanaddinghervoicetothescientific

discourseinafieldthathasbeentraditionallydominatedbymen.Ithinkshehastobecommended

formakinganefforttoi