2015年6月英语六级答案解析
　　听力原文：
　　Section A
　　Short Conversation
　　11. M: Oh, I’m so sorry I forgot to bring along the book you borrowed from the library.
　　W: What a terrible memory you have! Anyway, I won’t need it until Friday night. As long as I can get it by then, OK?
　　Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
　　12. W: Doctor, I haven’t been able to get enough sleep lately, and I’m too tired to concentrate in class.
　　M: Well, you know, spending too much time indoors with all that artificial lighting can do that to you. Your body loses track of whether it’s day or night.
　　Q: What does the man imply?
　　13. M: I think I’ll get one of those new T-shirts, you know, with the school’s logo on both the front and back.
　　W: You’ll regret it. They are expensive, and I’ve heard the printing fades easily when you wash them.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　14. W: I think your article in the school newspaper is right on target, and your viewpoints have certainly convinced me.
　　M: Thanks, but in view of the general responses, you and I are definitely in the minority.
　　Q: What does the man mean?
　　15. M: Daisy was furious yesterday because I lost her notebook. Should I go see her and apologize to again?
　　W: Well, if I were you, I’d let her cool off a few days before I approach her.
　　Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
　　16. M: Would you please tell me where I can get batteries for this brand of camera?
　　W: Let me have a look. Oh, yes, go down this aisle, pass the garden tools, you’ll find them on the shelf next to the light bulbs.
　　Q: What is the man looking for?
　　17. M: Our basketball team is playing in the finals but I don’t have a ticket. I guess I’ll just watch it on TV. Do you want to come over?
　　W: Actually I have a ticket. But I’m not feeling well. You can have it for what it cost me.
　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　18. M: Honey, I’ll be going straight to the theatre from work this evening. Could you bring my suit and tie along?
　　W: Sure, it’s the first performance of the State Symphony Orchestra in our city, so suit and tie is a must.
　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　Long Conversations
　　Conversation 1
　　M: I got two letters this morning with job offers, one from the Polytechnic, and the other from the Language School in Pistoia, Italy.
　　W: So you are not sure which to go for?
　　M: That’s it. Of course, the conditions of work are very different: The Polytechnic is offering two-year contract which could be renewed, but the language school is only offering a year’s contract, and that’s a different minus. It could be renewed, but you never know.
　　W: I see. So it’s much less secure. But you don’t need to think too much about steady jobs when you are only 23.
　　M: That’s true.
　　W: What about the salaries?
　　M: Well, the Pistoia job pays much better in the short term. I’ll be getting the equivalent of about ￡22,000 a year there, but only ￡20,000 at the Polytechnic. But then the hours are different. At the Polytechnic I’d have to do 35 hours a week, 20 teaching and 15 administration, whereas the Pistoia school is only asking for 30 hours teaching.
　　W: Mmm…
　　M: Then the type of teaching is so different. The Polytechnic is all adults and mostly preparation for exams like the Cambridge certificates. The Language School wants me to do a bit of exam preparation, but also quite a lot of work in companies and factories, and a couple of children’s classes. Oh, and a bit of literature teaching.
　　W: Well, that sounds much more varied and interesting. And I’d imagine you would be doing quire a lot of teaching outside the school, and moving around quite a bit.
　　M: Yes, whereas with the Polytechnic position, I’d be stuck in the school all day.
　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard:
　　Q19. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
　　Q20. What do we learn about the students at the Polytechnic?
　　Q21. What does the woman think of the job at the Language school?
　　Conversation 2
　　Good evening and welcome to tonight's edition of Legendary Lives. Our subject this evening is James Dean, actor and hero for the young people of his time. Edward Murray is the author of a new biography of Dean.
　　W: Good evening, Edward.
　　M: Hello Tina.
　　W: Edward, tell us what you know about Dean's early life.
　　M: He was born in Indiana in 1931, but his parents moved to California when he was five. He wasn't there long though because his mother passed away just four years later. Jimmy's father sent him back to Indiana after that to live with his aunt.
　　W: So how did he get into acting?
　　M: Well, first he acted in plays at high school, then he went to college in California where he got seriously into acting. In 1951 he moved to New York to do more stage acting.
　　W: Then when did his movie career really start?
　　M: 1955. His first starring role was in East of Eden. It was fabulous. Dean became a huge success. But the movie that really made him famous was his second one, Rebel Without a Cause, that was about teenagers who felt like they didn't fit into society.
　　W: So how many more movies did he make?
　　M: Just one more, then he died in that car crash in California in 1955.
　　W: What a tragedy! He only made three movies! So what made him the legend he still is today?
　　M: Well I guess his looks, his acting ability, his short life, and maybe the type of character he played in his movies. Many young people saw him as a symbol of American youths.
　　Q22 What is the woman doing?
　　Q23 Why did James Dean move back to Indiana when he was young?
　　Q24 What does the man say James Dean did at college in California?
　　Q25 What do we know about James Dean from the conversation?
　　Section B
　　Passage 1
　　The time is 9 o’clock and this is Marian Snow with the news.
　　The German authorities are sending investigators to discover the cause of the plane crash late yesterday on the island of Tenerife. The plane, a Boeing 737, taking German holiday makers to the island crashed into a hillside as it circled while preparing to land. The plane was carrying 180 passengers. It’s thought there are no survivors. Rescue workers were at the scene.
　　The British industrialist James Louis, held by kidnapper in central Africa for the past 8 months, was released unharmed yesterday. The kidnappers had been demanding 1 million pounds for the release of Mr. Louis. The London Bank and their agents who had been negotiating with the kidnappers have not said whether any amount of money has been paid.
　　The 500 UK motors workers who had been on strike in High Town for the past 3 three weeks went back to work this morning. This follows successful talks between management and union representatives, which resulted in a new agreement on working hour and conditions. A spokesman for the management said they’d hope they could now get back to producing cars, and that they lost lots of money and orders over this dispute.
　　And finally the weather. After a code start, most of the country should be warm and sunny. But towards late afternoon, rain will spread from Scotland to cover most parts by midnight.
　　Questions 26 C 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　26 What does the news say about the Boeing 737 plane?
　　27 What happened to British industrialist James Louis?
　　28 How did the 3-week strike in High Town end?
　　29 What kind of weather will be expected by midnight in most parts of the country?
　　Passage 2
　　Juan Louis, a junior geology major, decided to give an informative speech about how earthquakes occur. From his audience and analysis he learned that only 2 or 3 of his classmates knew much of anything about geology. Juan realized then that he must present his speech at an elementary level and with a minimum of scientific language. As he prepared the speech, Juan kept asking himself, “How can I make this clear and meaningful to someone who knows nothing about earthquakes or geological principles?” Since he was speaking in the Midwest, he decided to begin by noting that the most severe earthquake in American history took place not in California or Alaska but at New Madrid, Missouri in 1811. If such an earthquake happened today, it would be felt from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean and would flatten most of the cities in the Mississippi valley. That, he figured, should get his classmates’ attention. Throughout the body of the speech, Juan dealt only with the basic mechanics of the earthquakes, carefully avoid technical terms. He also prepared visual aids, diagramming photo line, so his classmates wouldn’t get confused. To be absolutely safe, Juan asked his roommate, who was not a geology major, to listen to the speech. “Stop me,” he said, “any time I say something you don’t understand.” Juan’s roommate stopped him four times. And at each spot, Juan worked out a way to make his point more clearly. Finally, he had a speech that was interesting and perfectly understandable to his audience.
　　Questions 30 C 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　Q30 What did Juan Louis learn from the analysis of his audience?
　　Q31 How did Juan Louis start his speech?
　　Q32 What did Juan ask his roommate to do when he was making his trial speech?
　　Passage 3
　　Esperanto is an artificial language, designed to serve internationally as an auxiliary means of communication among speakers of different languages. It was created by Ludwig Lazar Zamenhof, a polish Jewish doctor specialized in eye diseases. Esperanto was first presented in 1887. An international movement was launched to promote its use. Despite arguments and disagreements, the movement has continued to flourish and has members in more than 80 countries. Esperanto is used internationally across language boundaries by at least 1 million people, particularly in specialized fields. It is used in personal contexts, on radio broadcasts and in a number of Its popularity has spread form Europe, both east and west, to such countries as Brazil and Japan. It is, however, in China that Esperanto has had its greatest impact. It is taught in universities and used in many translations, often in scientific or technological works. EL POPOLA CHINIO, which means from people’s China, it’s a monthly magazine in Esperanto and it’s read worldwide. Radio Beijing’s Esperanto program is the most popular program in Esperanto in the world. Esperanto vocabulary is drawn primarily from Latin, the Roman’s languages, English and German. Spelling is completely regular. A simple and consistent set of endings indicates grammatical functions of words. Thus for example, every noun ends in “o”, every adjective in “a”, and basic form of every verb in “i”. Esperanto also has a highly productive system of constructing new words from old ones.
　　Questions 33 C 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　Q33 What does the speaker tell us about Esperanto?
　　Q34 What is said about the international movement to promote the use of Esperanto?
　　Q35 What does the speaker say about Esperanto in China?
　　Section C
　　George Herbert Mead said that humans are "talked into" humanity. He meant that we gain personal identity as we communicate with others. In the earliest years of our lives, our parents tell us who we are:"You're intelligent." "You're so strong."
　　We first see ourselves through the eyes of others. So their messages form important foundations of our self-concepts. Later, we interact with teachers, friends, romantic partners and coworkers who communicate their views of us. Thus, how we see ourselves reflects the views of us that others communicate.
　　The profound connection between identity and communication is dramatically evident in children who are deprived of human contact. Case studies of children who are isolated from others reveal that they lack a firm self-concept, and their mental and psychological development is severely hindered by lack of language.
　　Communications with others not only affects our sense of identity, but also directly influences our physical and emotional well-being. Consistently, research shows that communicating with others promotes health, whereas social isolation is linked to stress, disease, and early death.
　　People who lack close friends have greater levels of anxiety and depression than people who are close to others. A group of researchers reveal scores of studies that trace the relationship between health and interaction with others.
　　The conclusion was that social isolation is statistically as dangerous as high blood pressure, smoking and obesity. Many doctors and researchers believe that loneliness harms the immune system, making us more vulnerable to a range of miner and major illnesses.
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Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.For many families, figuring out how many after-school activities are too many is a struggle. For parents who fear they're "over-scheduling" their children, a new study carries a comforting message. The paper, published last week by the Society for Research in Child Development, is the first to take a data-driven look at the issue-and whether being so busy is really a bad thing. The study suggests the phenomenon is more isolated than media reports suggest: in fact. 40% of children (ages 5-18) are engaged in no activities, typical kids spend just five hours a week in structured activities, and very few children-3-6%-spend 20 hours a week. On average, most kids spend far more time watching TV and playing games. And for kids who're extremely busy, there's also good news: the more activities they do, the better kids perform on measures of educational achievement and psychological adjustment. "This popular concern [about over-scheduling] has been generated by a couple of parenting books and the media," says Yale professor and lead author Joseph Mahoney. But looking at the data, "it's hard to argue that kids ." That news will be welcome in households like the Oviedos', in Highland Park, Ill. Nine-year-old Bianca spends six hours a week in rhythmic-gymnastics classes and three hours a week at ballet, plus a half-hour piano lesson. "The alternative would be playing on the computer or watching TV," says her mother, Anca, who believes Bianca benefits by learning to focus, making new friends and acquiring new skills. The new paper doesn't sway some experts who've advocated against activity-creep. They say kids arc far busier-and overstressed by it all-than the numbers suggest. "This is an example of researchers using big data sets to dispute the lived experience of many, many parents and families," says William Doherty, a University of Minnesota family- studies professor. Some skeptics question whether the self-reported time-diary data others say they don't account for all the time spent getting between activities. Alvin Rosenfeld. co-author of The Over-Scheduled Child, says: "If people follow this advice and do more activities, I think it'll be pretty damaging." Despite the doubters, the new data are a small step toward a better understanding of what's best for kids. And no matter what the numbers show, there's no disputing that every child is different--and some will absolutely do better with less. Lisa DuIg of South Lyon, Mich., feels as though her 6-year-old twins are the only kids in town who don't take skiing and ice-skating lessons. "There is nothing wrong with cuddling up（依偎）on the couch with Mom and Dad," says Lisa. And for families who prefer to bond on the sidelines of soccer fields, the latest research can provide a different kind of comfort.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。47. The question in dispute in the passage is whether or not children are_____? 48. It can be inferred that a good way to keep children away from TV and video games is to engage them in______. 49. According to the new study, children will _____academically and psychologically if they involve themselves in more after-school activities. 50. There are skeptics who raise doubts about the new study, saying that its data may be _____________. 51. In spite of the controversy, the new study may help people see more clearly _____________.参考答案47. over-scheduled 48. (more) activities 49. perform better50. inaccurate51. what's best for kidsSection 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 maked 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 OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.Who's poor in America? That's a question hard to answer. Hard because there's no conclusive definition of poverty. Low income matters, though how low is unclear. Poverty is also a state of mind that fosters self-defeating behavior-bad work habits, family breakdowns, and addictions. Finally, poverty results from bad luck: accidents, job losses, disability. Despite poverty's messiness, we've measured progress against it by a single statistic: the federal poverty line. By this measure, we haven't made much progress. But the apparent lack of progress is misleading for two reasons. First, it ignores immigration. Many immigrants are poor and low-skilled. They add to the poor. From 1989 to 2007, about three quarters of the increase in the poverty population occurred among Hispanics（西班牙裔美国人）- mostly immigrants and their children. Second, the poor's material well-being has improved. The official poverty measure obscures this by counting only pre-tax cash income and ignoring other sources of support, including food stamps and housing subsidies. Although many poor live from hand to mouth, they've participated in rising living standards. In 2005, 91% had microwaves, 79% air-conditioning, and 48% cell phones. The existing poverty line could be improved by adding some income sources and subtracting some expenses. Unfortunately, the administration's proposal for a "supplemental poverty measure" in 2011 goes beyond that. The new poverty number would compound public confusion. It also raises questions about whether the statistic is tailored to favor a political agenda. The "supplemental measure" ties the poverty threshold to what the poorest third of Americans spend on food, housing, clothing, and utilities. The actual threshold will probably be higher than today's poverty line. Many Americans would find this weird: people get richer, but "poverty" stays stuck. What produces this outcome is a different view of poverty. The present concept is an absolute one: the poverty threshold reflects the amount estimated to meet basic needs. By contrast, the new measure embraces a relative notion of poverty: people are automatically poor if they're a given distance from the top, even if their incomes are increasing. The new indicator is a "propaganda device" to promote income redistribution by showing that poverty is stubborn or increasing. The Census Bureau has estimated statistics similar to the administration's proposal. In 2008, the traditional poverty rate was 13.2%; estimates of the new statistic range up to l7%. The new poverty statistic exceeds the old, and the gap grows . As senator Daniel Moynihan said, the administration is defining poverty up. It's legitimate to debate how much we should aid the poor or reduce economic inequality. But the debate should not be swayed by misleading statistics that few Americans could possibly understand. Government statistics should strive for political neutrality（中立）. This one fails.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。52. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? A) Poverty is very often defined as a state of mind. B) Poverty is a problem hard to tackle in America. C) Bad work habits and bad luck lead to poverty. D) There is no consensus on the concept of poverty. 53. What does the author say about the poor in America? A) Their living standards have actually improved. B) Most of them are immigrants and their descendants. C) Their chances of rising above the poverty line are slim. D) Most of them rely on government subsidies for survival. 54. What does the author think of the administration's proposal for a "supplemental poverty measure"? A) It is intended to further help the poor. B) It is made to serve political purposes. C) It is a positive response to changed circumstances. D) It is an attempt to combat the economic recession. 55. What is characteristic of the new measure of poverty? A) It defines poverty by the gap between the rich and the poor. B) It raises the threshold for the poor to get welfare benefits. C) It is more accurate and scientific in terms of statistics. D) It truly reflects the practical needs of the poor. 56. What does the author want to say by quoting Daniel Moynihan? A) Economic equality is but an empty dream. B) Political neutrality can never be achieved. C) The administration's statistics are biased. D) The debate over poverty will get nowhere.Passage TwoQuestions 57 to 62 are based on the following passage.Eleven summers ago I was sent to a management program at the Wharton School to be prepared for bigger things. Along with lectures on finance and entrepreneurship and the like, the program included a delightfully out-of-place session with Al Filreis, an English professor at the University of Pennsylvania, on poetry. For three hours he talked us through "The Red Wheelbarrow" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." The experience-especially when contrasted with the horrible prose of our other assigned reading-sent me fleeing to the campus bookstore, where I resumed a long-interrupted romance with meter and rhyme（韵）. Professor Filreis says that he is "a little shocked" at how intensely his Wharton students respond to this unexpected deviation from the businesslike, not just as a relief but as a kind of stimulus. Many write afterward asking him to recommend books of poetry. Especially now."The grim economy seems to make the participants keener than ever to think 'out of the box' in the way poetry encourages," he told me. Which brings me to Congress, an institution stuck deeper inside the box than just about any other these days. You have probably heard that up on Capitol Hill（美国国会山）,they're very big on prayer breakfasts, where members gather over scrambled eggs and ask God for wisdom. You can judge from the agonizing debt spectacle we've watched this summer how well that's working. Well, maybe it's time to add some poetry readings to the agenda. I'm not suggesting that poetry will guide our legislators to wisdom any more than prayer has. Just that it might make them a little more human. Poetry is no substitute for courage or competence, but properly applied, it is a challenge to self-certainty, which we currently have in excess. Poetry serves as a spur to creative thinking, a reproach to dogma and habit, a remedy to the current fashion for pledge signing. The poet Shelley, in defense of poetry nearly two centuries ago, wrote, "A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely he must put himself in the place of anothe the pains and pleasures of his species must become his own." Shelley concludes that essay by calling poets "the unacknowledged legislators of the world, "because they bring imagination to the realm of "reasoners and mechanists." The relevance of poetry was declared more concisely in five lines from the love poem "Asphodel. That Greeny Flower," by William Carlos Williams: It is difficult to get the news form poems yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。57. Why did the author participate in the Wharton School management program? A) He was a passionate lover of classical poetry. B) He was being trained for an important position. C) He had just been promoted to top management. D) He was interested in finance and entrepreneurship. 58. What did the author think of Professor Filreis's poetry session? A) It diverted students' attention from the assigned reading B) It made the management program appear romantic. C) It was extremely appealing to the students. D) It pulled students out of prose reading sessions. 59. What was the impact of the poetry session on the program participants according to Professor Filreis? A) It inspired them to view things from broader perspectives. B) It led them to think poetry indispensable to management. C) It helped them develop a keener interest in literature. D) It encouraged them to embark on a political career. 60. What does the author think of Capitol Hill's prayer over breakfast? A) It is a ritual that has lost its original meaning. B) It doesn't really help solve the . C) It provides inspiration as poetry reading does. D) It helps people turn away from the debt spectacle. 61. What do we learn from Shelley's essay? A) Poetry can relieve people of pains and sufferings. B) It takes poetic imagination to become a legislator. C) Legislators should win public acknowledgement. D) It is important to be imaginative and sympathetic.【本站（）精编试卷】
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