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2014年6月大六級考試(一PartI (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetojumptoconclusionsuponseeingorhearingsomething.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.1PartIIListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA．,B),C．a(chǎn)ndD．,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron,AnswerShoot1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.1A．Collegetuitionhaseaheavyburdenforthestudents.B．Collegestudentsareingeneralpoliticallyactivenowadays.C．Heisdoubtfulabouttheeffectofthestudents'D．HetookpartinmanyswhenhewasatA．Jayis anizingapartyfortheretiringdean.B．Jayissurprisedtolearnofthepartyforhim.C．ThedeanwillcometoJay'sbirthdayD．TheclasshaskeptthepartyasecretfromA．Hefoundhiswalletinhisbriefcase.B．Hewenttothelost-and-foundoffice.C．HelefthisthingswithhiscarintheD．HetoldthewomantogoandpickuphisA．Theshowhedirectedturnedouttobeasuccess.B．Hewatchesonlythosecomediesbyfamousdirectors.C．Newcomediesareexciting,justlikethoseintheD．TVcomedieshavenotimprovedmuchsincetheA．Allvegetablesshouldbecookedfresh.B．Themanshouldtryoutsomenewrecipes.C．OvercookedvegetablesareoftentasD．Themanshould.stopboilingtheA．Sortouttheirtaxreturns.B．Helpthemtidyupthehouse.C．FigureoutawaytoavoidD．HelpthemtodecodeaA．Hedidn'texpecttocompletehisworksosoon.B．Hehasdevotedawholemonthtohisresearch.C．ThewomanisstilltryingtofinishherD．ThewomanremainsatotalmysterytoA．Hewouldliketomajorinpsychologytoo.B．Hehasfailedtoregisterforthecourse.C．DevelopmentalpsychologyisnewlyD．ThereshouldbemoretimeforQuestions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA．Thebrilliantproductdesign.B．Thenewcolorcombinations.C．TheuniqueD．ThetextureoftheA．Uniquetouristattractions.B．TraditionalThaisilks.C．LocalD．FancyA．Itwillbeonthefollowingweekend.B．Itwillbeoutintothecountryside.C．ItwilllastonlyoneD．Itwillstarttomorrow.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A．AgoodsecondaryB．ApleasantC．AhappyD．AyearofpracticalA．Heoughttogetgoodvocationaltraining.B．Heshouldbesenttoaprivateschool.C．HeisacademicallyD．HeisgoodatA．Donwell.B．EnderbyC．CarltonD．EnderbyA．PutKeithinagoodboardingB．TalkwiththeirchildrenabouttheirC．SendtheirchildrentoabetterprivateD．Findoutmoreaboutthefiveschools.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Atofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnsewerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.1PassageQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyonhavejustA．Itwillbebrightlylit.B．Itwillbewellventilated.C．ItwillhavealargespaceforD．ItwillprovideeasyaccesstotheA．Onthefloor.B．Onthegroundfloor.C．OppositetotheD．OnthesamefloorastheA．Tomakethebuildingappeartraditional.B．TomatchthestyleofconstructionontheC．TocuttheconstructioncosttotheD．Toembodythe mittee'sdesignconcepts.PassageTwoQuestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．SellfinancialB．TrainclientstousefinancialC．WritefinancialD．ConductresearchonfinancialA．C．D．A．Heofferedonlinetutorials.B．Heheldgroupdiscussions.C．HegavethetraineeslectureD．HeprovidedindividualA．Theemployeeswereabitslowtofollowhisinstruction.B．Thetrainees'problemshadtobedealtwithonebyone.C．NobodyisabletosolvealltheproblemsinacoupleofD．Thefaultmightlieinhisstyleofpresentingtheinformation.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．Theirparentstendtooverprotectthem.B．Theirteachersmeetthemonlyinclass.C．TheyhavelittleclosecontactwithD．TheyrarelyreadanybooksaboutA．Real-lifecasesaresimulatedforstudentstolearnlaw.B．Writersandlawyersarebroughtintotalktostudents.C．Opportunitiesarecreatedforchildren eD．MoreTeacherandWriterCollaborativesarebeingsetA．Sixth-graderscanteach-gradersaswellasteachers.B．Childrenareoftenthebestteachersofotherchildren.C．PairedLearningcultivatesthespiritofD．Childrenliketoformpartnershipswitheachother.SectionCDirections..Inthissection,youwillhearsagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthetime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Testsmaybethemostunpopularpartofacademiclife.Studentshatethembecausetheyproducefear aboutbeingevaluated,andafocusongradesinsteadoflearningforlearning'ssake.Buttestsarealsovaluable.Awell-constructedtest whatyouknowandwhatyoustillneedtolearn.Testshelpyouseehowyour ofothers.Andknowingthatyou'llbetestedon29materialiscertainlylikelyto30youtolearnthematerialmorethoroughly.However,there'sanotherreasonyoumightdisliketests..Youmayassumethattestshavethepowerto31yourworthasrson.Ifyoudobadlyonatest,youmaybetemptedtobelievethatyou'vereceivedsome32informationaboutyourselffromtheprofessor,informationthatsaysyou'reafailureinsomesignificantThisisadangerous--andwrong-headed--assumption.Ifyoudobadlyonatest,itdoesn'tmeanyou'reabersonorstupid.Orthatyou'llneverdobetteragain,andthatyourlifeis33Ifyoudon'tdowellonatest,you'rethesameyouwerebeforeyoutookthetest--nobetter,noworse.Youjustdidbadlyonatest.That'sit.34,testsarenotameasureofyourvalueasanindividual--theyareameasureonlyofhowwellandhowmuchyoustudied.Testsaretools;theyareindirectand35measuresofwhatweknow.PartIII ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereissagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingForinvestorswhodesirelowriskandguaranteed e,US ernmentbondsarecreditofthefederal ernment.Municipalbonds,alsosecure,areofferedbylocalernmentsandoftenhave suchastax-freeinterest.Somemayevenbe CorporatebondsareabitmoreTwoquestionsoften -timecorporatebondinvestors.Theis"IfIpurchaseacorporatebond,havetoholdituntilthematuritydate?"Theanswerisno.Bondsareboughtandsolddailyon ifyoudecidetosellyourbondbeforeitsmaturitydate,you'renotguaranteedtogetthefacevalueofthebond.Forexample,ifyourbonddoesnothave thatmakeitattractivetootherinvestors,youmaybeforcedtosellyourbondata apricelessthanthebond'sfacevalue.Butifyourbondishighlyvaluedbyotherinvestors,youmaybeabletosellitatapremium,i.e.,apriceaboveitsfacevalue.Bondpricesgenerally 42inversely(相反地)withcurrentmarketinterestrates.Asinterestratesgoup,bondpricesfallandviceversaThus,likeallinvestments,bondshaveadegreeofrisk.Thesecondquestionis"HowcanI43theinvestmentriskofaparticularbondissue?"Standard&Poor'sandMoody'sInvestorsServiceratethelevelofriskofmanycorporateandernmentbonds.And44,thehigherthemarketriskofabond,thehighertheinterestrate.Investorswillinvestinabondconsideredriskyonlyifthe45returnishighenough.2SectionDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadsagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthebymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetLessonsFromaFeministParadiseA．Onthesurface,Swedenappearstobeafeministparadise.LookatanyglobalsurveyofgenderequalityandSwedenwillbenearthetop.Family-friendlypoliciesareitsnorm--with16monthsofpaidparentalleave,specialprotectionsforpart-timeworkers,andstate-subsidizedpreschoolswhere,accordingtoa ernmentwebsite,"gender-awarenesseducationisincreasinglycommon."Duetoanunofficialquotasystem,womenhold45percentofpositionsintheSwedishparliament.Theyhaveenjoyedtheprotectionof ernmentagencieswithtitlesliketheMinistryofIntegrationandGenderEqualityandtheSecretariatofGenderResearch.SowhyareAmericanwomensofaraheadoftheirSwedishcounterpartsinbreakingthroughtheglassB．Ina2012report,theWorldEconomicForumfoundthatwhenitcomestoclosingthegendergapin"economicparticipationandopportunity,"theUnitedStatesisaheadofnotonlySwedenbutalsoFinland,Denmark,theNetherlands,Iceland,Germany,andtheUnitedKingdom.Sweden'srankinthereportcanlargelybeexplainedbyitspoliticalquotasystem.ThoughtheUnitedStateshasfewerwomenintheworkforce(68percentcomparedtoSweden's77percent),Americanwomenwhochoosetobeemployedarefarmorelikelytoworkfull-timeandtoholdhigh-leveljobsasmanagersorprofessionals.Theyalsoownmorebusinesses,launorestart-ups(新創(chuàng)辦的企業(yè)),andmoreoftenworkintraditionallymalefields.Asforbreakingthroughtheglassceilinginbusiness,Americanwomenarewellinthelead.C．WhatexplainstheAmericanadvantage?HowcanitbethatsocietieslikeSweden,wheregenderequalityisvigorouslypursuedandenforced,havefewerfemalemanagers,executives,professionals,andbusinessownersthanthelaissez-faire(放任的)UnitedStates?AnewstudybyCornelleconomistsFrancineBlauandLawrenceKahngivesanexplanation.D．Generousparentalleavepoliciesandreadilyavailablepart-timeoptionshaveunintendedconsequences:insteadofstrengtheningwomen'sattaenttotheworkplace,theyappeartoweakenit.Inadditiontoa16-monthleave,aSwedishparenthasrighttoworksixhoursaday(forareducedsalary)untilhisorherchildiseightyearsold.Mothersarefarmorelikelythanfatherstotakeadvantageofthislaw.Butextendedleavesandpart-timeemploymentareknowntobeharmfultocareers--forbothgenders.Andwithwomenasecondfactorcomesintoplay:mostseemtoenjoytheflexible-timearrangement(onceknownasthe"mommytrack")andneverfindtheirwaybacktofull-timeorhigh-levelemployment.Insum:generousfamily-friendlypoliciesdokeepmorewomeninthelabormarket,buttheyalsotendtodiminishtheirAccordingtoBlauandKahn,Swedish-stylepaternalleavepoliciesandflexible-timearrangementsposeasecondthreattowomen'sprogress:theymakeemployerscautiousabouthiringwomenforfull-timepositionsatall.Offeringajobtoamanisthesaferbet.Heisfarlesslikelytotakeayearofparentalleaveandthenreturnonareducedworkscheduleforthenexteightyears.Imetapost-doctoralstudentfromGermanywhowasthenavisitingfellowatJohnsHopkins.ShewasastonishedbytheprofessionalpossibilitiesaffordedtoyoungAmericanwomen.HerbesthopeinGermanywasaernmentjob-prospectsforwomenintheprivatesectorweredim."InGermany,"shetoldme,"wehaveallthebenefits,butemployersdon'twanttohireus."SwedisheconomistsMagnusHenreksonandMikaelStenkulaaddressedthefollowingquestionintheir2009study:whyaretheresofewfemaletopexecutivesintheEuropeanegalitarian(主義的)welfarestates?Theiranswer:"Broad-basedwelfare-statepolicieshinderwomen'srepresentationinpetitivepositions."ItistemptingtodeclaretheSwedishpoliciesregressiveandhailthetakealessonfromtheUnitedStatesandlookforwaystoclearapathfortheirambitiousfemalecareerists.Butmostwomenaremittedcareerists.WhenthePewResearchCenterrecentlyaskedAmericanparentstoidentifytheir"ideal"lifearrangement,47percentofmotherssaidtheywouldprefertoworkpart-timeand20percentsaidwouldprefernottoworkatall.Fathersanswereddifferently:75percentpreferredfull-timework.SomeversionoftheSwedishsystemmightworkwellforamajorityofAmericanparents,buttheUnitedStatesisunlikelytofullyembracetheSwedishmodel.Still,wecanlearnfromtheirexperience.I)Despiteitsfailuretoshattertheglassceiling,Swedenhasoneofthemostpowerfulandinnovativeeconomiesintheworld.Inits2011-2012survey,theWorldEconomicForumrankedSwedenastheworld'sthirdmostcompetitiveeconomy;theUnitedStatescameinfifth.Sweden,dubbedthe"rockstaroftherecovery"intheWashingtonPost,alsoleadstheworldinlifesatisfactionandhappiness.Itisasocietywellworthstudying,anditseffortstoconquerthegendergapimpartavitallesson--thoughnotthelessontheSwedeshadinmind.Swedenhasgonefartherthananyothernationonearthtointegratethesexesandtoofferwomenthesameopportunitiesandfreedomsasmen.Fordecades,thesedescendantsoftheVikingshavebeentryingtoshowtheworldthattherightmixofenlightenedpolicy,consciousnessraising,andnon-sexistchildrearingwouldclosetderdinceandforall.Yetthedividepersists.A2012pressreleasefromStatisticsSwedenbearsthetitle"GenderEqualityinSwedenTreading(踩)Water"andThetotal efromemploymentforallagesislowerforwomenthanformen.~Oneinthreeemployedwomenandoneintenemployedmenworkpart-time.Women'sworkingtimeisinfluencedbythenumberandageoftheirchildren,butmen'sworkingtimeisnotaffectedbythesefactors.Ofallemployees,only13percentofthewomenand12percentofthemenhaveoccupationswithanevendistributionofthesexes.Confrontedwithsuchfacts,someSwedishactivistsandlegislatorsaredemandingmoreextremeandfar-reachingmeasures,suchasreplacingmaleandfemalepronounswithaneutralalternativeandmonitoringchildrenmorecloselytocorrectthemwhentheygravitatetowardgenderedplay.WhenitcametolightlastyearthatUlfKristersson,ministerofsocialsecurity,quicklycommissionedastudytodeterminethecausesofandpossiblecuresforthisdisturbingstateofaffairs.Swedishfamilypolicies,bymodatingwomen'spreferenceseffectively,arereducingthenumberofwomeninelitecompetitivepositions.TheSwedeswillfindthisparadoxicalandtrytofindsolutions.Letushopethesedonotincludebanninggenderpronouns,policingchildren'splay,implementingmoregenderquotas,ortreatingwomen'sspecialattaenttohomeandfamilyasasocialinjustice.Mostmothersdonotaspireto向往elite,competitivefull-timepositions:theSwedishpolicieshavegiventhemthefreedomandopportunitytolivethelivestheyprefer.AmericansshouldlookpasttderrhetoricandconsiderwhattheseScandinavianshaveachieved.Ontheirwaytocreatingafeministparadise,theSwedeshaveunintentionallycreatedahaven()fornormalmortals.2Swedenhasdonemorethanothernationstoclosetdergap,butitcontinuestoexist.thegreatestlifeMoreAmericanwomenholdelitejobpositionsinbusinessthanSwedishSwedishfamily-friendlypoliciestendtoexertanegativeinfluenceonwomen'scareers.50.ThequotasysteminSwedenensureswomen'sbetterrepresentationinThoughtheSwedishmodelappearsworkableformostAmericanparents,itmaynotbeacceptedbythemin SwedishwomenareallowedthefreedomandopportunitytochoosetheirownwayofSwedishemployersarehesitantabouthiringwomenforfull-timepositionsbecauseofthefamily-friendlyGender-awarenesseducationis ingmoreandmorepopularinstate-subsidizedpreschoolsinSomelawmakersinSwedenproposethatgenderlesspronounsbeusedintheSwedishlanguage.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices,B．,C．a(chǎn)ndD．.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingTextinghaslongbeenbemoaned(哀嘆)asthedownfallofthewrittenword,"penmanshipforilliterates,"asonecriticcalledit.TowhichtheproperresponseisLOL.Textingproperlyisn'twritingatall.It'sa"spoken"languagethatisgettingricherandmorecomplexbytheyear.,somehistorical.Writingwasonlyinvented5500yearsago,whereaslanguageprobablytracesbackatleast80000years.Thustalkingcame;writingisjustacraftthatcamealonglater.Assuch,thewritingwasbasedonthewaypeopletalk,withshortences.However,whiletalkingislargelysubconsciousandrapid,writingisdeliberateandslow.Overtime,writerstookadvantageofthisandstartedcraftinglong-windedsentencessuchasthisone:"Thewholeengagementlastedabove12hours,tillthegradualretreatofthePersianswaschangedintoadisorderlyflight,ofwhichtheshamefulexamplewasgivenbytheprincipalleadersand..."Noonetalkslikethatcasually--orshould.Butitisnaturaltodesiretodosoforspecialoccasions.Intheolddays,wedidn'tmuchwriiketalkingbecausetherewasnomechanismtoreproducethespeedofconversation.Buttextingandinstantmessagingdo--andarevolutionhasbegun.Itinvolvesthecrudemechanicsofbutinitseconomy,spontaneityandevenvulgarity,textingisactuallyanewkindoftalking,withitsownkindofgrammarandconventions.LOLhasevolvedintosomethingmuchsubtlerandsophisticatedandisusedevenwhennothingisremoyamusing.Jocelyntexts"Wherehaveyoubeen?"andAnnabelletextsback"LOLatthelibrarystudyingfortwohours."LOLsignalsbasicempathy(同感)betweentexters,easingtensionandcreatingasenseofequality.Insteadofhavingaliteralmeaning,itdoessomething--conveyinganattitude--justliketheedendingconveyspasttenseratherthan"meaning"anything.LOL,ofallthings,isgrammar.Ofcoursenoonethinksaboutthatconsciously.Butthenmostofcommunicationoperateswithoutbeingnoticed.Overtime,themeaningofawordoranexpressiondrifts--meatusedtomeananykindoffood,sillyusedtomean,believeitornot,Civilization,then,isfine--peoplebangingawayontheirsmartphonesarefluentlyusingacodeseparatefromtheonetheyuseinactualwriting,andthereisnoevidencethattextingisruiningcompositionskills.Worldwidepeoplespeakdifferentlyfromthewaytheywrite,andtexting--quick,casualandonlyintendedtobereadonceisactuallyawayoftalkingwithyourfingers.2WhatdocriticssayaboutItismainlyconfinedtoItcompeteswithtraditionalItwillruinthewrittenItisoftenhardtoInwhatwaydoestheauthorsaywritingisdifferentfromItiscraftedwithspecificItexpressesideasmoreaccuraItdoesnothaveaslongaItisnotaseasytoWhyisLOLmuchusedinItbringstextersclosertoeach Itshowsthetexter'sItisatrendywaytoItaddstothehumoroftheExampleslikemeatandsillyarecitedtoshowthedifferencebetweenwritingandhowdifferentlywordsareusedinwhypeopleusethewordsthewaytheythegradualchangeofwordWhatdoestheauthorthinkofItfacilitatesexchangeofideasamongItisanewformofverbalItdeterioratespeople'scompositionIthastensthedeclineofthewrittenword.PassageQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingIt'spossibletoadmireOprahWinfreyandstillwishHarvardhadn'tawardedheranhonorarydoctoroflawdegreeandthecommencement(畢業(yè)典禮)speakerspotatyesterday'sgraduation.There'snoquestionOprah'sachievementsplaceherinthetempleofAmericansuccessstories.Talent,charm,andanexceptionalworkethichaverarelyhurledanyoneasfarastheyhavethisformerabusedteenagemotherfromruralMississippiwhobecameoneoftheworld'smostsuccessfulentertainmenticonsandtheAfrican-Americanfemalebillionaire.Honorarydegreesareoftenconferredonnon-academicleadersinthearts,business,andpolitics.Harvard'slistinrecentyearshasincludedKofiAnnan,BillGates,MerylStreep,andDavidSouter.ButOprah'sparticularbrandofcelebrityisnotagoodfitforthevaluesofauniversitywhosemotto座右銘),Veritas,meanstruth.Oprah'spassionateadvocacyextends,unfortunay,toaheartyembraceofscience.Mostnotoriously,Oprah'svalidationofJennyMeCarthy'thatvaccinescauseautism(自閉癥)hasnodoubtcontributedtomuchharmthroughthefoolishavoidanceofvaccines.Famouspeopleareentitledtoafewfailings,liketherestofus,andthechoiceofcommencementspeakersoftenreflectsabalanceofinstitutionalprioritiesandaspirations.Judgingfromourconversationswithmanystudents,Oprahwasawidelypopularchoice.ButthisvoteofconfidenceinOprahsendsatroublingmessageatpreciselythetimewhenAmericanuniversitiesneedtodomoretoadvancethecauseofreason.AsformerDeanofHarvardCollege,HarryLewis,notedinablogpostabouthisobjections,"ItseemsveryoddforHarvardtohonorsuchahighprofilepopularizeroftheirrational..,atatimewhenpoliticalandreligiousnonsensesojeopardizetheruleofreasoninthisallegedlyenlighteneddemocracyandaroundtheworld."AsAmerica'soldestandmostvisibleuniversity,Harvardhasaspecialopportunitytoconveyitsrespectforsciencenotonlythroughitsresearchteachingprogramsbutalsoinitspublicaffirmationofevidence-basedUnfortunay,manyAmericanuniversitiesseemawfullybusyprotectingtheirbrandnameandnotnearlybusyenoughprotectingthepursuitofknowledge.ArecentarticleinTheHarvardCrimsonnotedtheshockinggrowthofHarvard'spublicrelationsarminthelastfiveyearsanditquestionedwhetherafocusonriskmanagementandavoidingcontroversywasreallythebestoutward-lookingfaceofthisgreatAsAmericanresearchuniversitiesbegintoresembleprofitcentersandentertainmentcomplexes,it'seasytolosesightoftheirprimarymission.,toproduceandspreadknowledge.Thismissiondependsontraditionsofrationaldiscourseandvigorousdefenseofthescientificmethod.OprahWinfrey'shonorarydoctoratewasastepinthewrongdirection.2WhatdowelearnaboutOprahWinfreyfromtheShewasadistinguishedgraduateofHarvardSchoolofSheworkedherwaytosuccessintheentertainmentSheusedtoabuseherchildrenwhenshewasayoungSheachievedherfamethroughpersistentadvocacyoffakeWhydoestheauthordeemitinappropriateforHarvardtoconferanhonorarydegreeonOprahWinfrey?ShedidnotspecializeinthestudyofShewasknownasssupporteroffakeShewasaniconoftheentertainmentShehadnotdistinguishedherselfHowdidHarryLewisreacttoHarvard'sdecisioninhisblogHewasstronglyagainstHeconsidereditHethoughtitwouldhelpenhanceHarvard'sHethoughtitrepresentedthewilloftheHarvardWhatistheauthor'sregretaboutmanyAmericanTheyshowinadequaterespectforevidence-basedTheyfallshortofexpectationsinteachingandTheyattachtoomuchimportancetopublicTheyaretolerantofpoliticalandreligiousCultivationofstudentDefenseofthescientificLiberationofthehumanPursuitofknowledgeandPartIV (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslate sagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswer Sheet2.計劃未來三年投資7600億元治理污染，從減少PM2．5排放入手。這一新的500(exhaust)來自北方的沙塵暴和本地的建筑灰塵。另有850億元用于新建或升級城市處理和污水(sewage)300@(forestation)。更嚴(yán)厲地處罰限排規(guī)定的行為。2014年6月大六級考試(一)答案詳解PartI 寫作導(dǎo)航范文點(diǎn)評PartII SectionAW:ThestudentshavebeeningagainsttheincreasedM:Yeah,Iheardaboutthe.ButIdon'tknowhowmuchgooditwilldo.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?W:Jaywillturn21thisweek.Doesheknowtheclassishavingasurprisepartyforhim?M:No.Hethinkswearegivingapartyfortheretiringdean.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?D.【精析】綜合理解題。說Jay就要21歲了，他到底知不知道班里正在為他的生日聚會 Jay，M:o.ThisisCarl'sGarage.WefoundMr.White'sbriefcaseandwalletafterhelefthiscarherethismorning.W:Hehasbeenwonderingwherehecouldhaveleftthem.I'lllhimtopickthemupthisafternoon.Thankyouforcalling.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutMr.Whitefromthe；C【精析推理判斷題中男士打訴說White先生上午去修車的時候把車留在了修車廠而他把公文包和錢包也一并落在了那里說她會轉(zhuǎn)告White先生當(dāng)天下午就去取回來。由此可知，White；W：Youknow,someTVchannelshavebeenrerunningalotofcomediesfromthe1960s.Whatdoyouthinkofthoseoldshows?M：Notmuch.Butthenewonesincludingthosedonebyfamousdirectorsarenotsoentertaining,either.Q:WhatdoesthemanM:HowmuchlongershouldIboilthesevegetables?Therecipesaysabout10minutesintotal.W：Theylookprettydonetome.Idoubtyoushouldcookthemanemote.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?；D.【精析】弦外之音題。男士向求助，說他的菜譜說烹飪時間為l0分鐘，不知道是否應(yīng)該把這些蔬菜再多煮一會兒說在她看來這些蔬菜已經(jīng)可以了不用再煮了由此可見，；W:Tom,areyougoingtoyourparents'houseM:Yes.Ipromisedtohelpthemfigureouttheirtaxreturns.Thetaxcodeisreallyconfusingtothem.O:WhatisthemangoingtodoforhisM:HowImanagedtotisstillamysterytome.O:Whatdoesthemanmean?W:Iwashowecouldbeinthesamedevelopmentalpsychologyclass. .ButbythetimeIwentforregistration,thecoursewasclosed.Q:Whatdoestheman想的，但是等他去的時候，該課程名額已經(jīng)報滿。由此可知，男士沒能成功該課程Conversation It'sreallyamazinghowmanycolorsthereareintheseThaisilks. Theseareournewdesigns.M:(9)Oh,Idon'tthinkI'veseenthiscombinationofcolorsbefore.W:They'rereallybrilliant,aren'tthey?M:Quitedazzling!MayIhavesamplesofthenewcolorcombinations?W:Yes,ofcourse.Butaren'tyougoingtoplaceanorder?M:Weorderthemregularly,youknow,butIdowantourbuyerwhohandlesfabricstoseethem.W..Haveyoulookedatthewoodandstonecarvings?Didyoulikethem?M:Oh,theyaren'treallywhatI'mlookingfor.W:WhatdoyouhaveinM:That'sthetrouble.IneverknowexactlyuntilIseeit.IusuallyhavemoreluckwhenIgetawayfromthetouristplaces.W:(l1)OutinthecountrysideyouM:(l1)Yes,exactly.Marketsinsmalltownshaveturnedoutbestforme.W:(10)You'remoreinterested,then,inhandicraftsthathaven'tbeencommercialized.themselvesuse.W:(11)I'msurewecanarrangeatripoutintothecountryforyou.M:Iwashoyou'dsaythat.Thatwouldbewonderful!Howsooncouldweleave? Ican'tgetawaytomorrow.ButIthinkIcangetacarforthedayafter.M:Andwouldwehavetocomebackthesameday?givemetimeforareallookaround.WhatattractsthemantotheThaiWhatisthemanlookingforin。。歡在景點(diǎn)出售的東西由此猜測男士應(yīng)該是喜歡去鄉(xiāng)村轉(zhuǎn)一轉(zhuǎn)，男士表示同意猜測。。WhatdowelearnaboutthetripthewomanpromisedtoarrangefortheConversationW:Well,beforewedecidewe'regoingtoliveinEnderby,wereallyoughttohavelookatthe(12)Wewantthechildrentohaveagoodsecondaryeducation,sowe'dbetterseewhat'sM:TheygavemesomeinformationatthedistrictofficeandItooknotes.ItappearstherearefivesecondaryschoolsinEnderby,threestateschoolsandtwoprivate.W:Idon'tknowifwewantprivateschools,dowe?M:Idon'tthinkso,butwe'lllookatthemanyway.ThereareSaintMary's,that'saCatholicschoolfirlsandCarltonAbbey,that'saveryoldboys'boardingschool,foundedin1672.W:Areallthestateschoolsco-educational?M:Yes,itseemsW:(13)IthinklittleKeithisverygoodwithhishands.Weoughttosendhimtoaschoolwithgoodvocationaltraining--carpentry,electronics,thatsortofthing.M:Inthatcase,wearebestoffatEnderbyComprehensive.Igathertheyhaveexcellentworkshopsandinstructors.ButitsaysheretheDonwellalsohasgoodfacilities.EnderbyHighhasalittle,buttheyaremostlyacademic.NovocationaltrainingatallatCarltonAbbeyorSaintMary's.W:Whataretheschoolslikeacademically?HowmanychildrengoontouniversityeveryM:Well,EnderbyHighisverygood.(14)AndCarltonAbbeyevenbetter.70%oftheirpupilsgoontouniversity.Donwellisn'tsogood.Only8%.AndEnderbyComprehensiveandSaintMary'snotmuore,about10%.W:Well,itseemslikethereisabroadselectionofschools.(15)Butwe