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四级真题直达
六级真题直达
一直以来，关于四六级考试是否应该取消的讨论也从未间断
英语名师称四六级难度锐减，但考生仍一边倒表示题目很难
以下是2015年12月英语四级写作题目及范文，供考生参考
　　新浪教育讯 备受关注的2015年12月大学英语六级考试已经结束，点击链接查看2015年12月大学英语六级考试试卷及参考答案。
　　新浪教育讯 2015年12月大学英语四六级考试落下帷幕。和之前几次考试被奇葩翻译题虐得体无完肤相比，这次的四六级题目平淡了不少，并没有出现公认的“大杀招”。
专家称题目难度下降 考生仍感到“欲哭无泪”
不少专家都认为这次四六级考试的难度相对前几年有明显下降，无论是词汇还是写作，考查范围都“相当基础”。
然而考生们并不同意这样的说法——在新浪外语发起的四六级考试难度调查显示，超过7成的四级考生和将近7成的六级考生都一边倒的认为题目“难，有种欲哭无泪的感觉”。
四级考试难度调查(截止到19日晚20：30)
六级考试难度调查(截止到19日晚20：30)
对于“哪部分考题最难”的问题，在前几年被广泛诟病的翻译题，这次并没有再中枪，近四成的考生都把票投给了听力部分。
其实收获这样的结果也属正常，毕竟对于中国学生学习外语来说，听和说一直都是相对薄弱的环节；而在四六级考试的各部分当中，听力部分也是最难备考的。
作文缺细心 翻译少词汇量 考生对考试太儿戏
对于本次考试的题目，仍有不少同学“颇有微词”。
其中四级的写作中，大家普遍都认为“Never go out there to see what happens, go out there to make things happen.”这个题目让人无所适从，有网友表示这题目考的是这是马克思理论与实践，儒家的有所为有所不为。而另外一道写作题目也让不少小伙伴在审题上出了偏差，listening is more important than talking，有些同学理解成了在英语学习中听力更重要，但实际上题目是倾听比表达更重要。
而在翻译题中，虽然没有出现往年那种让大多数同学“累感不爱”的题目，但是“为爱而生为爱而死的丽江古城”也让不少考生黯然销魂。
然而究其原因，还是大家对考试的不重视和备考的不系统。新浪外语发起的一项考前调查显示，有3成考生称自己打算“裸考”，而另外超过3成的考生表示对于考试只是“随便准备了一下”。这样的考试态度，也难怪有六级不止一位考生表示翻译中遇到“改革开放”都不知道怎么写，直接写了open the door to other countries；还有人把“快速列车”写成fast train，把“机器人”写成了e-man…而这些词汇，对于正常的四级考生来说，也不应该造成太大困扰才对！
四六级备考调查截图
考生人数不断下降 四六级考试何去何从
数据显示，报名参加12月四六级考试的考生较6月又有所下降：其中辽宁鞍山12月外语四六级考试报名人数几乎“拦腰斩”，从2.2万余人下降到1.3万左右，成为历年来报名人数最少的一次；而青海省本次报考四六级的总人数比去年同期减少1607人，减幅8.99﹪…这两个地区的情况只是本次四六级考试的一个缩影。
在手机新浪网的四六级考试同步直播专题中，有20余万人次参与讨论，其中不少考生都表示，不止一次参加四级或六级考试，而目的仅仅是为了刷个理想的分数。甚至有考生表示，从大三开始考六级，一直考到研三，刷分将近十次之多！
一直以来，关于四六级考试是否应该取消的讨论也从未间断。对于这样一项让考生频繁刷分、槽点不断的大学英语考试，如何真正培养和检验考生的英语能力，才是它的未来所在！
　　新浪教育讯 日全国大学英语六级考试已结束，本次考试为多题多卷，新浪外语第一时间收集整理不同版本试题，供考生参考，以下是2015年12月大学英语六级听力答案（新东方&新东方在线版）：
As it is， sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge o？ Plus， we live in a culture that 36 to the late –nighter， from 24-hourgrocery store to ？ shopping site that never close。 It’s no surprise， then， that more than half of American adults get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as 37 by sleep experts。
Whether or not we can catch up on sleep – on the weekend， say- is a hotly 38 among sleep researchers。 The latest evidence suggests that while it isn’t 39 ， it might ？ when Liu， the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine， brought 40 sleep-rest people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they lagged about 10 hours per night。 ？ showed 41 in the ability of insulin（胰岛素） to process blood sugar。 That suggests ？ up sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep 42 causes， which is encouraging ？ given how many adults don’t get the hours they need each night。 Still， Liu isn’t 43 to end the habit of sleeping less and making up for it later。
Sleeping pills， while helpful for some， are not 44 an effective remedy either。 “A sleeping pill will 45 one area of the brain， but there’s never going to be a perfect sleeping pill， because you couldn’t really replicate （复制）the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts ？ the brain to go through the different stages of sleep，” says Dr。 Nancy Collop， director of the Em？ University Sleep Center。
A） alternatively I） negotiated
B） caters J） pierce
C） chronically K） presumption
D） debated L） ready
E） deprivation M） recommended
F） ideal N） surpasses
G） improvements O） target
H） necessarily
答案：BMDFO GELHJ
Climate change may be real， but it’s still not easy being green
How do we convince our inner caveman to be greener？We ask some outstanding social scientists。
A） The road to climate hell is paved with our good intentions。 Politicians may tackle polluters while scientists do battle with carbon emissions。 But the most pervasive problem is less obvious： our own behaviour。 We get distracted before we can turn down the heating。 We break our promise not to fly after hearing about a neighbor’s rip to India。 Ultimately， we can’t be bothered to change our attitude。 Fortunately for the planet， social science and behavioral economics may be able to do that for us。
B） Despite mournful polar bears and carts showing carbon emissions soaring， mot people find it hard to believe that global warming will affect them personally。 Recent polls by the Pew Research Centre in Washington， DC， found that 75-80 per cent of participants regarded climate change as an important issue。 But respondents ranked it last on a list of priorities。
C） This inconsistency largely stems from a feeling of powerlessness。 “When we can’t actually remove the source of our fear， we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defense mechanisms，” says Tom Crompton， change strategist for the environmental organization World Wide Fund for Nature。
D） Part of the fault lies with our inner caveman。 Evolution has programmed humans to pay most attention to issues that will have an immediate impact。 “We worry most about now because if we don’t survive for the next minute， we’re not going to be around in ten years’ time，” says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York。 If the Thames were lapping around Big Ben， Londoners would face up to the problem of emissions pretty quickly。 But in practice， our brain discounts the risks—and benefits—associated with issues that lie some way ahead。
E） Matthew Rushworth， of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford， sees this in his lab every day。 “One of the ways in which all agents seem to make decisions is that they assign a lower weighting to outcomes that are going to be further away in the future，” he says。 “This is a very sensible way for an animal to make decisions in the wild and would have been very helpful for humans for thousands of years。”
F） Not any longer。 By the time we wake up to the threat posed by climate change， it could well be too late。 And if we’re not going to make national decisions about the future， others may have to help us to do so。
G） Few political libraries are without a copy of Nudge： Improving Decisions About Health， Wealth and Happiness， by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein。 They argue that governments should persuade us into making better decisions—such as saving more in our pension plans—by changing the default options。 Professor Weber believes that environmental policy can make use of similar tactics。 If， for example， building codes included green construction guidelines， most developers would be too lazy to challenge them。
H） Defaults are certainly part of the solution。 But social scientists are most concerned about crafting messages that exploit our group mentality（心态）。 ”We need to understand what motivates people， what it is that allows them to make change，” says Professor Neil Adger， of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Norwich。 ”It is actually about what their peers think of them， what their social norms are， what is seen as desirable in society。” In other words， our inner caveman is continually looking over his shoulder to see what the rest of the tribe are up to。
I） The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in—and measuring us against—our peer group。 “Social norms are primitive and elemental，” says Dr。 Robert Cialdini， author of Influence： The Psychology of Persuasion。 “Birds flock together， fish school together， cattle herd together … just perceiving norms is enough to cause people to adjust their behavior in the direction of the crowd。”
J） These norms can take us beyond good intentions。 Cialdini conducted a study in San Diego in which coat hangers bearing messages about saving energy were hung on people’s doors。 Some of the messages mentioned the environment， some financial savings， others social responsibility。 But it was the one that mentioned the actions of neighbours that drove down power use。
K） Other studies show that simply providing the facility for people to compare their energy use with the local average is enough to cause them to modify their behaviour。 The Conservatives plan to adopt this strategy by making utility companies print the average local electricity and gas usage on people’s bills。
L） Social science can also teach politicians how to avoid our collective capacity for self-destructive behaviour。 Environmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly （不经意地） imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible。 Cialdini recommends some careful framing of the message。 “Instead of normalising the undesirable behaviour， the message needs to marginalise it， for example， by stating that if even one person buys yet another SUV， it reduces our ability to be energy-independent。”
M） Tapping into how we already see ourselves is crucial。 The most successful environmental strategy will marry the green message to our own sense of identity。 Take your average trade union member， chances are they will be politically motivated and be used to collective action—much like Erica Gregory。 A retired member of the Public and Commercial Services Union， she is setting up one of 1，100 action groups with the support of Climate Solidarity， a two-year environmental campaign aimed at trade unionists。
N） Erica is proof that a great-grandmother can help to lead the revolution if your get the psychology right—in this case， by matching her enthusiasm for the environment with a fondness for organising groups。 “I think there must be something in it。” She is expecting up to 20 people at the first meeting she has called， at her local pub in the Cornish village of Polperro。
O） Nick Perks， project director for Climate Solidarity， believes this sort of activity is where the future of environmental action lies。 “Using existing civil society structures or networks is a more effective way of creating change … and obviously trade unions are one of the biggest civil society networks in the UK，” he says。 The “Love Food， Haste Waste” campaign entered into a collaboration last year with another such network—the Women’s Institute。 Londoner Rachel Talor joined the campaign with the aim of making new friends。 A year on， the meetings have made lasting changes to what she throws away in her kitchen。 “It’s always more of an incentive if you’re doing it with other people，” she says。 “It motivates you more if you know that you’ve got to provide feedback to a group。”
P） The power of such simple psychology in fighting climate change is attracting attention across the political establishment。 In the US， the House of Representatives Science Committee has approved a bill allocating $10 million a year to studying energy-related behaviour。 In the UK， new studies are in development and social scientists are regularly spotted in British government offices。 With the help of psychologists， there is fresh hope that we might go green after all。
46。 When people find they are powerless to change a situation， they tend to live with it。
47。 To be effective， environmental messages should be carefully framed。
48。 It is the government’s responsibility to persuade people into making environment-friendly decisions。
49。 Politicians are beginning to realize the importance of enlisting psychologists’ help in fighting climate change。
50。 To find effective solutions to climate change， it is necessary to understand what motivates people to make change。
51。 In their evolution， humans have learned to pay attention to the most urgent issues instead of long-term concerns。
52。 One study shows that our neighbors’ actions are influential unchanging our behavior。
53。 Despite clear signs of global warming， it is not easy for most people to believe climate change will affect their own lives。
54.We would take our future into consideration in making decisions concerning climate change before it is too late。
55。 Existing social networks can be more effective in creating change in people’s behaviour。
答案：CLGPH DJBFO
Passage One
More than a decade ago， cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz， both then at Vanderbilt University， found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability to retain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation but a quality they called “preparation for future learning。” The researchers asked fifth graders and college students to create a recovery plan to protect bald eagles from extinction。 Shockingly， the two groups came up with plans of similar quality（ although the college students had better spelling skills）。 From the standpoint of a traditional educator， this outcome indicated that schooling and failed to help students think about ecosystems and extinction， major scientific ideas。
The researchers decided to go deeper， however。 They asked both groups to generate questions about important issues need to create recovery plans。 On this task， they found large differences。 College students focused on critical issues of interdependence between eagles and their habitats（栖息地）。 Fifth graders tended to focus on features of individual eagles（“How big are they？” and “What do they eat？”）。 The college students had cultivated the ability to ask questions， the cornerstone of critical thinking。 They had learned how to learn。
Museums and other institutions of informal learning may be better suited to teach this skill than elementary and secondary schools。 At the Exploratorium in San Francisco， we recently studied how learning to ask good questions can affect the quality of people’s scientific inquiry。 We found that when we taught participants to ask “What if？” and “How can？” questions that nobody present would know the answer to and that would spark exploration， they engaged in better inquiry at the next exhibit —asking more questions， performing more experiments and making better interpretations of their results。 Specifically， their questions became more comprehensive at the new exhibit。 Rather than merely asking about something they wanted to try， they tended to include both cause and effect in their question。 Asking juicy questions appears to be a transferable skill for deepening collaborative inquiry into the science content found in exhibits。
This type of learning is not confined to museums or institutional settings。 Informal learning environments tolerate failure better than schools。 Perhaps many teachers have too little time to allow students to form and pursue their own questions and too much ground to cover in the curriculum。 But people must acquire this skill somewhere。 Our society depends on them being able to make critical decisions about their own medical treatment， say， or what we must do about global energy needs and demands。 For that， we have a robust informal learning system that gives no grades， takes all comers， and is available even on holidays and weekends。
56。 What is traditional educators’ interpretation of the research outcome mentioned in the first paragraph？
A） Students are not able to apply prior knowledge to new problems。
B） College students are no better than fifth grader in memorizing facts。
C） Education has not paid enough attention to major environmental issues。
D） Education has failed to lead students to think about major scientific ideas。
57。 In what way are college students different from children？
A） They have learned to think critically。
B） They are concerned about social issues。
C） They are curious about specific features。
D） They have learned to work independently。
58。 What is the benefit of asking questions with no ready answers？
A） It arouses students’ interest in things around them。
B） It cultivates students’ ability to make scientific inquiries。
C） It trains students’ ability to design scientific experiments。
D） It helps students realize not every question has an answer。
59。 What is said to be the advantage of informal learning？
A） It allows for failures。
B） It charges no tuition。
C） It is entertaining。
D） It meets practical needs。
60。 What does the author seem to encourage educators to do at the end of the passage？
A） Train students to think about global issues。
B） Design more interactive classroom activities。
C） Make full use of informal learning resources。
D） Include collaborative inquiry in the curriculum
Passage Two
“There’s an old saying in the space world： amateurs talk about technology， professionals talk about insurance。” In an interview last year with The Economist， George Whitesides， chief executive of space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic， was placing his company in the latter category。 But insurance will be cold comfort following the failure on October 31st of VSS Enterprise， resulting in the death of one pilot and the severe injury to another。
On top of the tragic loss of life， the accident in California will cast a long shadow over the future of space tourism， even before it has properly begun。
The notion of space tourism took hold in 2001 with a &29million flight aboard a Russian spacecraft by Dennis Tito， a millionaire engineer with an adventurous streak。 Just half a dozen holiday-makers have reached orbit since then， for similarly astronomical price tags。 But more recently， companies have begun to plan more affordable “suborbital” flights—briefer ventures just to the edge of space’s vast darkness。 Virgin Galactic had， prior to this week’s accident， seemed closet to starting regular flights。 The company has already taken deposits from around 800 would be space tourists， including Stephen Hawking。
After being dogged by technical delays for years， Sir Richard Branson， Virgin Galactic’s founder， had recently suggested that a SpaceShipTwo craft would carry its first paying customers as soon as February 2015。 That now seems an impossible timeline。 In July， a sister craft of the crashed spaceplane was reported to be about half-finished。 The other half will have to wait， as authorities of America’s Federal Aviation Administration（FAA） and National Transportation Safety Board work out what went wrong。
In the meantime， the entire space tourism industry will be on tenterhooks（坐立不安）。 The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act， intended to encourage private space vehicles and services， prohibits the transportation secretary （and thereby the FAA） from regulating the design or operation of private spacecraft， unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or passengers。 That means that the FAA could suspend Virgin Galactic’s license to fly。 It could also insist on checking private manned spacecraft as thoroughly as it does commercial aircraft。； While that may make suborbital travel safer， it would add significant cost and complexity to an emerging industry that has until now operated largely as the playground of billionaires and dreamy engineers.How Virgin Glactic， regulators and the public respond to this most recent tragedy will determine whether and how soon private space travel can transcend that playground。 There is no doubt that spaceflight entails risks， and to pioneer a new mode of travel is to face those risks， and to reduce them with the benefit of hard-won experience。
61。 What is said about the failure of VSS Enterprise？
A） It may lead to the bankruptcy of Virgin Galactic。
B） It has a strong negative impact on space tourism。
C） It may discourage rich people from space travel。
D） It has aroused public attention to safety issues。
62。 What do we learn about the space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic？
A） It has just built a craft for commercial flights。
B） It has sent half a dozen passengers into space。
C） It was about ready to start regular business。
D） It is the first to launch “suborbital” flights。
63。 What is the purpose of the 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act？
A） To ensure space travel safety。
B） To limit the FAA’s functions。
C） To legalize private space explorations。
D） To promote the space tourism industry。
64。 What might the FAA do after the recent accident in California？
A） Impose more rigid safety standards。
B） Stop certifying new space-tourist agencies。
C） Amend its 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act
D） Suspend Virgin Galactic’s license to take passengers into space。
65。 What does the author think of private space travel？
A） It is worth promoting despite the risks involved。
B） It should not be confined to the rich only。
C） It should be strictly regulated。
D） It is too risky to carry on。
答案：DABAC BCDDA
　　新浪教育讯 日全国大学英语六级考试已结束，本次考试为多题多卷，新浪外语第一时间收集整理不同版本试题，供考生参考，以下是2015年12月大学英语六级听力答案（新东方&新东方在线版）：
（描述图画）This is a simple but thought-provoking drawing。 As we can see in it， a meeting seems to be going on， with several staff members sitting around a table and a laptop in front of each of them。 A leader-like man stands there， complaining： “We have lots of information technology。 We just don’t have much useful information。”
（点明寓意）Simple as the picture is， the message it conveys is profound。 Evidently it is meant to reveal the fact that there is too much junk information online。 （举例论证）Taking a look around， we can also find examples too many to enumerate。 The best illustration that I can recall here and now is the fact that whenever you search for the cure for a disease or a scenic spot to visit， you are flooded by advertisements， many of which are even cheating。 （分析影响）Actually， the problem has become so widespread that it has severely affected people’s life and hindered the development of society。
（提出建议）Of course， we should not give up eating for fear of being choked。 Admittedly， information technology has greatly facilitated our life and work。 The best policy， as I see it， is to maximize its advantages and eliminate its unhealthy influence。 For one thing， it is imperative that pertinent laws and regulations be worked out and rigidly enforced to punish those spreading cheating ads online。 For another， the searching engine websites should make a point of reducing junk information。 Only with these measures taken can we expect the solution of the problem。
　　新浪教育讯 日全国大学英语六级考试已结束，本次考试为多题多卷，新浪外语第一时间收集整理不同版本试题，供考生参考，以下是2015年12月大学英语六级听力答案（新东方&新东方在线版）：
A） the woman should mix the ingredients thoroughly
B） the dressing makes the mixed salad very inviting
C） the restaurant is known for its food varieties
D） the restaurant offers some special cash today
A） he took over the firm from Mary
B） he is opening a new consulting firm
C） he failed to foresee major problems
D） he is running a successful business
A） the printer in the office has run out of paper
B） the man may find the supplies in the cabinet
C） the man can leave the discs in the office cabinet
D） someone should be put in charge of office supplies
A） the woman can use his glasses to read
B） he has the dictionary the woman wants
C） the dictionary is not of much help to him
D） he has to use a magnifying glass to see clearly
A） seeking professional advice
B） adding some office furniture
C） redecorating her office
D）majoring in interior design
A） shortage of container ships
B） improvement of port facilities
C） delayed shipment of goods
D） problems in port management
A） a colleague
B） their boss
C） their workload
D） a coffee machine
A） call the hotel manager for help
B） get an expert to correct the error
C） hold the banquet at a different place
D） postpone the event until a later date
A） he cooks dinner for the family occasionally
B） he dines out from time to time with friends
C） he shares some of the household duties
D） he often goes back home late for dinner
A） to take him to dinner
B） to discuss an urgent problem
C） to talk about a budget plan
D） to pass on an important message
A） foreign investors are losing confidence in India’s economy
B） Many multinational enterprises are withdraw from India
C） there is a sharp increase in India’s balance of payment deficit
D） there are wild fluctuations in the international money market
A） they try to adapt to their changing roles
B） they form a more realistic picture of life
C） they may not be prepared for a lifelong relationship
D） they have unrealistic expectations about the other half
A） he is lucky to be able to do what he loves
B） he is able to meet many interesting people
C） he is able to forget all the trouble in his life
D） he is lucky to have visited many exotic people
A） it is stressful
B） it is full of fun
C） it is all glamour
D） it is challenging
A） amazed
B） bothered
C） puzzled
D） excited
A） Learn to be respectful in a hierarchical organization
B） Follow closely the fast development of technology
C） Learn new ways of relating and working together
D） Maintain the traditional organizational culture
A） How the team is built to keep improving its performance
B） What type of personnel the team should be composed of。
C） How the team integrates with what it is supposed to serve
D） What qualifications team members should be equipped with。
A） A team manager must set very clear and high objectives
B） Teams must consist of members from different cultures。
C） Team members should be knowledgeable and creative。
D） A team manager should develop a certain set of skills。
A） It is allowing people to share information on the Web
B） It started off as a successful program but was unable to last long
C） It was mainly used by scientists and technical people to exchange text。
D） It is a platform for sharing ideas on teaching at the University of 111linois
A） He visited a number of famous computer scientists。
B） He met with an entrepreneur named Jim Clark
C） He invested in a leading computer business。
D） He sold a program developed by his friends。
A） They trusted his computer expertise。
B） They had confidence in his new ideas。
C） They were very keen on new technology。
D） They believed in his business connections。
A） word-of-mouth advertising
B） Distributing free trial products。
C） Prestige advertising。
D） Institutional advertising
A） To sell a particular product。
B） To attract high-end customers
C） To promote a specific service。
D） To build up their reputation。
A） By creating their own ads and commercials。
B） By buying media space in leading newspapers。
C） By hiring their own professional advertising staff。
D）By using the services of large advertising agencies。
A） Conduct a large-scale survey on customer needs
B） specify the objectives of the campaign in detail。
C） pre-test alternative ads or commercials in certain regions。
D） Decide on what specific means of communication to employ。
Extinction is a difficult concept to grasp。 It is an 26 _eternal____ concept。 It’s not at all like the killing of individuals lifeforms that can be renewed through normal processes of reproduction。 Nor is it simply 27 _diminishing____ numbers。 Nor is it damage that can somehow be remedied or for which some substitute can be found。 Nor is it something that simply affects our own generation。 Nor is it something that could be remedies by some supernatural power。 IT is rather an 28 __absolute____ and final act for which there is no remedy on earth or in heaven。 A species once extinct is gone forever。 However many generations 29___succeed__ us in coming centuries， none of them will ever see this species that we extinguish。
Not only are we bring about the extinction of life 30 _on a vast scale___， we are also making the land and the air and the sea so toxic that the very conditions of life are being destroyed。 31__As regards___ basic natural resources， not only are the nonrenewable resources being 32_used up____ in a frenzy（疯狂） of processing， consuming ， and 33_disposing____， but we are also ruining much of our renewable resources， such as the very soil itself on which terrestrial（地球上的） life depends。
The change that is taking place on earth and in our minds is one of the greatest changes ever to take place in human affairs， perhaps the greatest， since what we are talking about is not simply another historical change or cultural 34__modification______， but a change of geological and biological as well as psychological order of 35__magnitude___
　　新浪教育（微博）讯 日全国大学英语六级考试已结束，本次考试为多题多卷，新浪外语第一时间收集整理不同版本试题，供考生参考，以下是2015年12月英语六级阅读（文都教育版）：
&选词填空1&这篇选词填空主要围绕了当前比较普遍的熬夜，或者说睡眠不足为话题展开，且文章中并提及通过实验证实睡眠被剥夺而造成的危害，并指出安眠药并不一定是比较有效的治疗手段。
参考答案：
36 B caters
37 M recommended
38 D debated
39 F ideal
40 C chronically
41 G improvements
42 E deprivation
43 L ready
44 H necessarily
45 O target
&选词填空2&
版本主要是关于化学药品对儿童的影响的，以下是参考答案及解析。
36 O vulnerable
[解析]考查固定搭配be vulnerable to。。。易受。。。。的影响。
37 J permanent
[解析]can be ______。 后可以填入形容词或分词，结合上下文语境，应填入形容词“他们所产生的影响是永久的。”
38 A advocates
[解析]此处需填入一个名词。和前面的形容词构成搭配，即健康和环保倡导人士。
39 N tighten
[解析]此处需填入一个动词。和后面的use 构成搭配，即加强对。。。。。的使用。
40 K restricted
[解析]考查主谓搭配和动宾搭配。Restricted与前面的“机构”及后面的“类型”搭配。
41 E facilities
[解析]此处需填入一个名词与前面的care形成搭配，即“护理设备”。
42 G investigating
[解析]is now ______。此处从时态上判断，是现在进行时，所以要用分词形式，只能是G。
43 M statistical
[解析]solid ______ evidence。 此处需填入一个修饰词对evidence加以限定，即统计证据。
44 C correlation
[解析]a direct ______。此处需填入一个名词。结合上下文应该是“直接联系”。
45 D exercise
[解析]to ______ caution。 此处需填入一个动词，即“保持谨慎”。
下面是六级阅读第二篇关于“太空旅行”的参考答案。
阅读Passage 2 答案：
61 It has aroused public attention to safety issues。
62 It has sent half a dozen passengers into space。
63 To promote the space tourism industry。
64 Suspend Virgin Galactic’s Lisence to take passengers into space。
65 It is worth promoting despite the risks involved。
　　新浪教育讯 日全国大学英语六级考试已结束，本次考试为多题多卷，新浪外语第一时间收集整理不同版本试题，供考生参考，以下是2015年12月英语六级写作（文都教育版）：
网络在线阅读的参考范文：
As is shown above， in the middle of the picture sit two people， one of whom said， “I love reading but my favorite book is Facebook。 This cartoon is trying to inform us that Internet， as a matter of fact， has been performing an indispensable role in reading for modern life。
There are two factors leading to this phenomenon reflected by the cartoon。 For one thing， with the scientific technology developing rapidly， the internet， to a large degree， plays a dominant part in our daily life。 Thus， there is no doubt that it offers us many advantages and makes our life more convenient and efficient， ranging from online meal booking to reading online。 Additionally， it is a more advanced approach to access to essential and useful information。 By clicking the mouse ， any stories and information what I want at any given time and site can be accessed。 Consequently， that’s the reason why a large number of people prefer to choose the way of reading online。
Admittedly， much useless and false information abounds on the internet。 It is advisable for us to reading more carefully and critically。
当今信息时代我们可以拥有非常多的先进信息技术，但是有价值的信息却不够。参考范文：
As is shown in the picture， several people gather around the table， with anxious look on their face because of the difficulties in acquiring useful information despite the advanced information technology。 Simple as the picture is ， what it conveys to us is thought-provoking。
It is true that the advanced information technology has brought us the ease and conveniences。 With a click on the keyboard， we can easily get access to the numerous pieces of information and quickly know what has happened around the world。 However， there is also the negative influence behind it。 Firstly/to begin with， exposed to too much information， more often than not， we feel it hard to find the valuable message and spend long time in distinguishing what is needed for us from what is useless。 What is more/besides/moreover， to make profit， the website developers put materials which can bring them great money in plain view。 Plus a lack of scrutiny of articles published in the website， we often feel confused about which writing is right and which advice we should follow， which brings more harm than good。
To sum up， advanced information technology may create wonders and help men to achieve success。 Nevertheless， we should pay more attention to its harmful influence due to the lack of regulation。 To solve the problem， the authority concerned is expected to make comprehensive rules or regulations in regard to the qualities of articles published in the website。 The companies concerned should cooperate with each other to ensure that the materials they put on the net are correct and reliable。 Only in this way， can we get more benefit than loss from the high-tech。
“网络谣言的危害”参考范文：
The picture graphically depicts a person who is sad at living in a world full of misleading information on the Internet。 The nature of this picture reveals a serious and prevailing issue ： the harm brought by rumors online。
The meaning behind the picture should be taken seriously。 Initially， in current society featured by highly developed science and technology， we should be on the alert the damage caused by the wrong information from the web。 Additionally， a current study indicates that today， most people are bothered with numerous misleading news on the web everyday。 For instance， many swindlers send illegal messages to a large body of web users to see if there is any chance to defraud money， and many people have got cheated。 Undoubtedly， these kinds of junk information have produces negative effects on our state of mind， daily practice and its like。
Therefore， it is imperative that we should take drastic measures to improve the current situation.To begin with， authorities concerned are supposed to establish laws and regulations。 What’s more， a wide-ranging education campaign must be launched to enhance the public awareness of being good at distinguishing the bad information from the good。
　　新浪教育讯 日全国大学英语六级考试已结束，本次考试为多题多卷，新浪外语第一时间收集整理不同版本试题，供考生参考，以下是2015年12月英语六级翻译（有道考神团队）：
在中国 父母总是竭力帮助孩子，甚至为孩子做重要的决定，而不管孩子要什么，因为他们相信这样做是为了孩子好。结果孩子的成长和教育往往屈从于父母的意愿。如果父母决定为孩子报名参加一个课外班，以增加其被重点学校录取的机会，他们会坚持自己的决定，即使孩子根本不感兴趣。然而在美国，父母很可能会尊重孩子的意见，并在决策时更注重孩子的意见。中国父母十分注重教育或许值得称赞，然而他们应向美国父母学习涉及教育时如何平衡孩子和父母间的关系。
Parents in China are always trying to help their children， even to make the most important decision for them， regardless of what the children really want， because parents believe it’s all for the benefit of their children。 This has led to the result that the children’s growth and education tend to give way to their parents’ wishes。 Once the parents decide to sign up an afterschool class for their children in order to increase their chance of being admitted to a good school， they will stick on their decision， even their children have no interest in it at all.In America， however， parents tend to respect their children， especially when making decisions。 Perhaps it is commendable that Chinese parents lay much importance on education， but Chinese parents still need to keep the balance between the parents and children in the perspective of education as the American parents do。
　　新浪教育讯 日全国大学英语六级考试已结束，本次考试为多题多卷，新浪外语第一时间收集整理不同版本试题答案，供考生参考，以下是2015年12月英语六级翻译答案（文都教育版）：
[六级真题原文1]
在帮助国际社会于2030年前消除极端贫困过程中，中国正扮演着越来越重要的角色。自20世纪70年代末实施改革开放以来，中国已使多达四亿人摆脱了贫困。在未来五年中，中国将向其他发展中国家在减少贫困、发展教育、农业现代化、环境保护和医疗保健等方 面提供援助。中国在减少贫困方面取得了显著进步，并在促进经济增长方面做出了不懈努力，这将鼓励其他贫困国家应对自身发展中的挑战。在追求具有自身特色的发展道路时，这些国家可以借鉴中国的经验。
[文都参考译文1]
China is playing an increasingly significant role in helping the international community to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030。 After carrying out the reform and opening-up policy in the late 1970s， China has helped as many as four hundred million people get rid of poverty。 In the next five years， it will provide aid to other developing countries in reducing poverty， developing education， modernizing agriculture， improving environmental protection and medical care and so on。 China has made significant progress in poverty reduction， and has made unremitting efforts in promoting economic growth， which will encourage other poor countries to cope with challenges brought by development。 When exploring the distinctive development road of their own， these countries can learn from China’s experience。
[六级真题原文2]：
最近，中国政府决定将其工业升级，中国现在涉足建造高速列车、远洋船舶、机器人，甚至飞机。不久前，中国获得了在印度尼西亚（Indonesia）建造一条高铁的合同；中国还与马来西亚（Malaysia）签署了为其提供高速列车的合同。这证明人们信赖中国造产品。
中国造产品越来越受欢迎。中国为此付出了代价，但这确实有助于消除贫困，同时还为世界各地的人们提供了就业机会。这是一件好事，值得称赞。下次你去商店时，可能想看一看你所购商品的出产国名。很有可能这件商品是中国造的。
[文都参考译文2]：
Recently， the Chinese government has decided to upgrade its industry。 China is now involved in building high-speed trains， ocean-going ships， robots， even the planes。 Not long ago， China won the contract of building a high-speed railway in Indonesia。 The Contract of China proving high-speed trains for Malaysia also signed by the two sides， which proves that goods made-in-China are widely trusted。
Goods made-in-China has become more and more popular。 Although China has paid prices for it， it does help to eliminate poverty and to provide work chances for people all over the world as well。 This is a good work and worth speaking highly of。 You may want to take a look at which country your goods comes from when you go to the store next time。 It is very probably made in China。
[文都参考原文3]：
在中国，父母总是竭力帮助孩子，甚至为孩子做重要决定，而不管孩子想要什么，因为他们相信这样做是为孩子好。结果，孩子的成长和教育往往屈从于父母的意愿。
如果父母决定为孩子报名参加一个课外班，以增加其被重点学校录取的机会，他们会坚持自己的决定，即使孩子根本不感兴趣。然而在美国，父母可能会尊重孩子的意见，并在决策时更注重他们的意见。中国父母十分重视教育或许值得称赞。然而，他们应该向美国父母学习在涉及教育时如何平衡父母与间的关系。
[文都参考译文3]：
In China， the parents endeavour to help their children and even make important decisions for them regardless of the children’s actual needs， because they believe what they do is good to their children。 As a result， the growth and education of the children more often than not yields to the will of their parents。
If the parents decide to register for an extra-curricular class in order to increase the chance of being admitted to a key school， they will hold their decision firmly even if their children are not interested at all。 However， in America， the parents may respect their children’s opinions and pay more attention to their ideas when making decisions。 It may be praiseworthy of the Chinese parents to attach great importance to education， but they should learn from the American parents how to balance the relationship between they and their offspring when it is come to education。
　　新浪教育讯 日全国大学英语六级考试已结束，本次考试为多题多卷，新浪外语第一时间收集整理不同版本试题，供考生参考，以下是2015年12月大学英语六级选词填空答案（有道考神团队版）：
选词填空：
36B& caters 37M recommended 38D debated39F ideal40C chronically41G improvements42E deprivation43L ready44H necessarily45O target
选词填空第二版：
选词填空36 O vulnerable37 J permanent38A advocates39N tighten40K restricted41E facilities42G investigating 43M statistical 44C correlation45D exercise
匹配题：climate change
CLGPH DJBFO
　　新浪教育讯 2015年12月大学英语四六级考试落下帷幕。和之前几次考试被奇葩翻译题虐得体无完肤相比，这次的四六级题目平淡了不少，并没有出现公认的“大杀招”。
专家称题目难度下降 考生仍感到“欲哭无泪”
不少专家都认为这次四六级考试的难度相对前几年有明显下降，无论是词汇还是写作，考查范围都“相当基础”。
然而考生们并不同意这样的说法——在新浪外语发起的四六级考试难度调查显示，超过7成的四级考生和将近7成的六级考生都一边倒的认为题目“难，有种欲哭无泪的感觉”。
四级考试难度调查(截止到19日晚20：30)
六级考试难度调查(截止到19日晚20：30)
对于“哪部分考题最难”的问题，在前几年被广泛诟病的翻译题，这次并没有再中枪，近四成的考生都把票投给了听力部分。
其实收获这样的结果也属正常，毕竟对于中国学生学习外语来说，听和说一直都是相对薄弱的环节；而在四六级考试的各部分当中，听力部分也是最难备考的。
作文缺细心 翻译少词汇量 考生对考试太儿戏
对于本次考试的题目，仍有不少同学“颇有微词”。
其中四级的写作中，大家普遍都认为“Never go out there to see what happens, go out there to make things happen.”这个题目让人无所适从，有网友表示这题目考的是这是马克思理论与实践，儒家的有所为有所不为。而另外一道写作题目也让不少小伙伴在审题上出了偏差，listening is more important than talking，有些同学理解成了在英语学习中听力更重要，但实际上题目是倾听比表达更重要。
而在翻译题中，虽然没有出现往年那种让大多数同学“累感不爱”的题目，但是“为爱而生为爱而死的丽江古城”也让不少考生黯然销魂。
然而究其原因，还是大家对考试的不重视和备考的不系统。新浪外语发起的一项考前调查显示，有3成考生称自己打算“裸考”，而另外超过3成的考生表示对于考试只是“随便准备了一下”。这样的考试态度，也难怪有六级不止一位考生表示翻译中遇到“改革开放”都不知道怎么写，直接写了open the door to other countries；还有人把“快速列车”写成fast train，把“机器人”写成了e-man…而这些词汇，对于正常的四级考生来说，也不应该造成太大困扰才对！
四六级备考调查截图
考生人数不断下降 四六级考试何去何从
数据显示，报名参加12月四六级考试的考生较6月又有所下降：其中辽宁鞍山12月外语四六级考试报名人数几乎“拦腰斩”，从2.2万余人下降到1.3万左右，成为历年来报名人数最少的一次；而青海省本次报考四六级的总人数比去年同期减少1607人，减幅8.99﹪…这两个地区的情况只是本次四六级考试的一个缩影。
在手机新浪网的四六级考试同步直播专题中，有20余万人次参与讨论，其中不少考生都表示，不止一次参加四级或六级考试，而目的仅仅是为了刷个理想的分数。甚至有考生表示，从大三开始考六级，一直考到研三，刷分将近十次之多！
一直以来，关于四六级考试是否应该取消的讨论也从未间断。对于这样一项让考生频繁刷分、槽点不断的大学英语考试，如何真正培养和检验考生的英语能力，才是它的未来所在！
　　新浪教育讯 日全国大学英语六级考试已结束，本次考试为多题多卷，新浪外语第一时间收集整理不同版本试题，供考生参考，以下是2015年12月大学英语六级听力答案（新东方&新东方在线版）：
As it is， sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge o？ Plus， we live in a culture that 36 to the late –nighter， from 24-hourgrocery store to ？ shopping site that never close。 It’s no surprise， then， that more than half of American adults get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as 37 by sleep experts。
Whether or not we can catch up on sleep – on the weekend， say- is a hotly 38 among sleep researchers。 The latest evidence suggests that while it isn’t 39 ， it might ？ when Liu， the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine， brought 40 sleep-rest people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they lagged about 10 hours per night。 ？ showed 41 in the ability of insulin（胰岛素） to process blood sugar。 That suggests ？ up sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep 42 causes， which is encouraging ？ given how many adults don’t get the hours they need each night。 Still， Liu isn’t 43 to end the habit of sleeping less and making up for it later。
Sleeping pills， while helpful for some， are not 44 an effective remedy either。 “A sleeping pill will 45 one area of the brain， but there’s never going to be a perfect sleeping pill， because you couldn’t really replicate （复制）the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts ？ the brain to go through the different stages of sleep，” says Dr。 Nancy Collop， director of the Em？ University Sleep Center。
A） alternatively I） negotiated
B） caters J） pierce
C） chronically K） presumption
D） debated L） ready
E） deprivation M） recommended
F） ideal N） surpasses
G） improvements O） target
H） necessarily
答案：BMDFO GELHJ
Climate change may be real， but it’s still not easy being green
How do we convince our inner caveman to be greener？We ask some outstanding social scientists。
A） The road to climate hell is paved with our good intentions。 Politicians may tackle polluters while scientists do battle with carbon emissions。 But the most pervasive problem is less obvious： our own behaviour。 We get distracted before we can turn down the heating。 We break our promise not to fly after hearing about a neighbor’s rip to India。 Ultimately， we can’t be bothered to change our attitude。 Fortunately for the planet， social science and behavioral economics may be able to do that for us。
B） Despite mournful polar bears and carts showing carbon emissions soaring， mot people find it hard to believe that global warming will affect them personally。 Recent polls by the Pew Research Centre in Washington， DC， found that 75-80 per cent of participants regarded climate change as an important issue。 But respondents ranked it last on a list of priorities。
C） This inconsistency largely stems from a feeling of powerlessness。 “When we can’t actually remove the source of our fear， we tend to adapt psychologically by adopting a range of defense mechanisms，” says Tom Crompton， change strategist for the environmental organization World Wide Fund for Nature。
D） Part of the fault lies with our inner caveman。 Evolution has programmed humans to pay most attention to issues that will have an immediate impact。 “We worry most about now because if we don’t survive for the next minute， we’re not going to be around in ten years’ time，” says Professor Elke Weber of the Centre for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia University in New York。 If the Thames were lapping around Big Ben， Londoners would face up to the problem of emissions pretty quickly。 But in practice， our brain discounts the risks—and benefits—associated with issues that lie some way ahead。
E） Matthew Rushworth， of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford， sees this in his lab every day。 “One of the ways in which all agents seem to make decisions is that they assign a lower weighting to outcomes that are going to be further away in the future，” he says。 “This is a very sensible way for an animal to make decisions in the wild and would have been very helpful for humans for thousands of years。”
F） Not any longer。 By the time we wake up to the threat posed by climate change， it could well be too late。 And if we’re not going to make national decisions about the future， others may have to help us to do so。
G） Few political libraries are without a copy of Nudge： Improving Decisions About Health， Wealth and Happiness， by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein。 They argue that governments should persuade us into making better decisions—such as saving more in our pension plans—by changing the default options。 Professor Weber believes that environmental policy can make use of similar tactics。 If， for example， building codes included green construction guidelines， most developers would be too lazy to challenge them。
H） Defaults are certainly part of the solution。 But social scientists are most concerned about crafting messages that exploit our group mentality（心态）。 ”We need to understand what motivates people， what it is that allows them to make change，” says Professor Neil Adger， of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research in Norwich。 ”It is actually about what their peers think of them， what their social norms are， what is seen as desirable in society。” In other words， our inner caveman is continually looking over his shoulder to see what the rest of the tribe are up to。
I） The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in—and measuring us against—our peer group。 “Social norms are primitive and elemental，” says Dr。 Robert Cialdini， author of Influence： The Psychology of Persuasion。 “Birds flock together， fish school together， cattle herd together … just perceiving norms is enough to cause people to adjust their behavior in the direction of the crowd。”
J） These norms can take us beyond good intentions。 Cialdini conducted a study in San Diego in which coat hangers bearing messages about saving energy were hung on people’s doors。 Some of the messages mentioned the environment， some financial savings， others social responsibility。 But it was the one that mentioned the actions of neighbours that drove down power use。
K） Other studies show that simply providing the facility for people to compare their energy use with the local average is enough to cause them to modify their behaviour。 The Conservatives plan to adopt this strategy by making utility companies print the average local electricity and gas usage on people’s bills。
L） Social science can also teach politicians how to avoid our collective capacity for self-destructive behaviour。 Environmental campaigns that tell us how many people drive SUVs unwittingly （不经意地） imply that this behaviour is widespread and thus permissible。 Cialdini recommends some careful framing of the message。 “Instead of normalising the undesirable behaviour， the message needs to marginalise it， for example， by stating that if even one person buys yet another SUV， it reduces our ability to be energy-independent。”
M） Tapping into how we already see ourselves is crucial。 The most successful environmental strategy will marry the green message to our own sense of identity。 Take your average trade union member， chances are they will be politically motivated and be used to collective action—much like Erica Gregory。 A retired member of the Public and Commercial Services Union， she is setting up one of 1，100 action groups with the support of Climate Solidarity， a two-year environmental campaign aimed at trade unionists。
N） Erica is proof that a great-grandmother can help to lead the revolution if your get the psychology right—in this case， by matching her enthusiasm for the environment with a fondness for organising groups。 “I think there must be something in it。” She is expecting up to 20 people at the first meeting she has called， at her local pub in the Cornish village of Polperro。
O） Nick Perks， project director for Climate Solidarity， believes this sort of activity is where the future of environmental action lies。 “Using existing civil society structures or networks is a more effective way of creating change … and obviously trade unions are one of the biggest civil society networks in the UK，” he says。 The “Love Food， Haste Waste” campaign entered into a collaboration last year with another such network—the Women’s Institute。 Londoner Rachel Talor joined the campaign with the aim of making new friends。 A year on， the meetings have made lasting changes to what she throws away in her kitchen。 “It’s always more of an incentive if you’re doing it with other people，” she says。 “It motivates you more if you know that you’ve got to provide feedback to a group。”
P） The power of such simple psychology in fighting climate change is attracting attention across the political establishment。 In the US， the House of Representatives Science Committee has approved a bill allocating $10 million a year to studying energy-related behaviour。 In the UK， new studies are in development and social scientists are regularly spotted in British government offices。 With the help of psychologists， there is fresh hope that we might go green after all。
46。 When people find they are powerless to change a situation， they tend to live with it。
47。 To be effective， environmental messages should be carefully framed。
48。 It is the government’s responsibility to persuade people into making environment-friendly decisions。
49。 Politicians are beginning to realize the importance of enlisting psychologists’ help in fighting climate change。
50。 To find effective solutions to climate change， it is necessary to understand what motivates people to make change。
51。 In their evolution， humans have learned to pay attention to the most urgent issues instead of long-term concerns。
52。 One study shows that our neighbors’ actions are influential unchanging our behavior。
53。 Despite clear signs of global warming， it is not easy for most people to believe climate change will affect their own lives。
54.We would take our future into consideration in making decisions concerning climate change before it is too late。
55。 Existing social networks can be more effective in creating change in people’s behaviour。
答案：CLGPH DJBFO
Passage One
More than a decade ago， cognitive scientists John Bransford and Daniel Schwartz， both then at Vanderbilt University， found that what distinguished young adults from children was not the ability to retain facts or apply prior knowledge to a new situation but a quality they called “preparation for future learning。” The researchers asked fifth graders and college students to create a recovery plan to protect bald eagles from extinction。 Shockingly， the two groups came up with plans of similar quality（ although the college students had better spelling skills）。 From the standpoint of a traditional educator， this outcome indicated that schooling and failed to help students think about ecosystems and extinction， major scientific ideas。
The researchers decided to go deeper， however。 They asked both groups to generate questions about important issues need to create recovery plans。 On this task， they found large differences。 College students focused on critical issues of interdependence between eagles and their habitats（栖息地）。 Fifth graders tended to focus on features of individual eagles（“How big are they？” and “What do they eat？”）。 The college students had cultivated the ability to ask questions， the cornerstone of critical thinking。 They had learned how to learn。
Museums and other institutions of informal learning may be better suited to teach this skill than elementary and secondary schools。 At the Exploratorium in San Francisco， we recently studied how learning to ask good questions can affect the quality of people’s scientific inquiry。 We found that when we taught participants to ask “What if？” and “How can？” questions that nobody present would know the answer to and that would spark exploration， they engaged in better inquiry at the next exhibit —asking more questions， performing more experiments and making better interpretations of their results。 Specifically， their questions became more comprehensive at the new exhibit。 Rather than merely asking about something they wanted to try， they tended to include both cause and effect in their question。 Asking juicy questions appears to be a transferable skill for deepening collaborative inquiry into the science content found in exhibits。
This type of learning is not confined to museums or institutional settings。 Informal learning environments tolerate failure better than schools。 Perhaps many teachers have too little time to allow students to form and pursue their own questions and too much ground to cover in the curriculum。 But people must acquire this skill somewhere。 Our society depends on them being able to make critical decisions about their own medical treatment， say， or what we must do about global energy needs and demands。 For that， we have a robust informal learning system that gives no grades， takes all comers， and is available even on holidays and weekends。
56。 What is traditional educators’ interpretation of the research outcome mentioned in the first paragraph？
A） Students are not able to apply prior knowledge to new problems。
B） College students are no better than fifth grader in memorizing facts。
C） Education has not paid enough attention to major environmental issues。
D） Education has failed to lead students to think about major scientific ideas。
57。 In what way are college students different from children？
A） They have learned to think critically。
B） They are concerned about social issues。
C） They are curious about specific features。
D） They have learned to work independently。
58。 What is the benefit of asking questions with no ready answers？
A） It arouses students’ interest in things around them。
B） It cultivates students’ ability to make scientific inquiries。
C） It trains students’ ability to design scientific experiments。
D） It helps students realize not every question has an answer。
59。 What is said to be the advantage of informal learning？
A） It allows for failures。
B） It charges no tuition。
C） It is entertaining。
D） It meets practical needs。
60。 What does the author seem to encourage educators to do at the end of the passage？
A） Train students to think about global issues。
B） Design more interactive classroom activities。
C） Make full use of informal learning resources。
D） Include collaborative inquiry in the curriculum
Passage Two
“There’s an old saying in the space world： amateurs talk about technology， professionals talk about insurance。” In an interview last year with The Economist， George Whitesides， chief executive of space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic， was placing his company in the latter category。 But insurance will be cold comfort following the failure on October 31st of VSS Enterprise， resulting in the death of one pilot and the severe injury to another。
On top of the tragic loss of life， the accident in California will cast a long shadow over the future of space tourism， even before it has properly begun。
The notion of space tourism took hold in 2001 with a &29million flight aboard a Russian spacecraft by Dennis Tito， a millionaire engineer with an adventurous streak。 Just half a dozen holiday-makers have reached orbit since then， for similarly astronomical price tags。 But more recently， companies have begun to plan more affordable “suborbital” flights—briefer ventures just to the edge of space’s vast darkness。 Virgin Galactic had， prior to this week’s accident， seemed closet to starting regular flights。 The company has already taken deposits from around 800 would be space tourists， including Stephen Hawking。
After being dogged by technical delays for years， Sir Richard Branson， Virgin Galactic’s founder， had recently suggested that a SpaceShipTwo craft would carry its first paying customers as soon as February 2015。 That now seems an impossible timeline。 In July， a sister craft of the crashed spaceplane was reported to be about half-finished。 The other half will have to wait， as authorities of America’s Federal Aviation Administration（FAA） and National Transportation Safety Board work out what went wrong。
In the meantime， the entire space tourism industry will be on tenterhooks（坐立不安）。 The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act， intended to encourage private space vehicles and services， prohibits the transportation secretary （and thereby the FAA） from regulating the design or operation of private spacecraft， unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or passengers。 That means that the FAA could suspend Virgin Galactic’s license to fly。 It could also insist on checking private manned spacecraft as thoroughly as it does commercial aircraft。； While that may make suborbital travel safer， it would add significant cost and complexity to an emerging industry that has until now operated largely as the playground of billionaires and dreamy engineers.How Virgin Glactic， regulators and the public respond to this most recent tragedy will determine whether and how soon private space travel can transcend that playground。 There is no doubt that spaceflight entails risks， and to pioneer a new mode of travel is to face those risks， and to reduce them with the benefit of hard-won experience。
61。 What is said about the failure of VSS Enterprise？
A） It may lead to the bankruptcy of Virgin Galactic。
B） It has a strong negative impact on space tourism。
C） It may discourage rich people from space travel。
D） It has aroused public attention to safety issues。
62。 What do we learn about the space-tourism firm Virgin Galactic？
A） It has just built a craft for commercial flights。
B） It has sent half a dozen passengers into space。
C） It was about ready to start regular business。
D） It is the first to launch “suborbital” flights。
63。 What is the purpose of the 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act？
A） To ensure space travel safety。
B） To limit the FAA’s functions。
C） To legalize private space explorations。
D） To promote the space tourism industry。
64。 What might the FAA do after the recent accident in California？
A） Impose more rigid safety standards。
B） Stop certifying new space-tourist agencies。
C） Amend its 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act
D） Suspend Virgin Galactic’s license to take passengers into space。
65。 What does the author think of private space travel？
A） It is worth promoting despite the risks involved。
B） It should not be confined to the rich only。
C） It should be strictly regulated。
D） It is too risky to carry on。
答案：DABAC BCDDA
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（描述图画）This is a simple but thought-provoking drawing。 As we can see in it， a meeting seems to be going on， with several staff members sitting around a table and a laptop in front of each of them。 A leader-like man stands there， complaining： “We have lots of information technology。 We just don’t have much useful information。”
（点明寓意）Simple as the picture is， the message it conveys is profound。 Evidently it is meant to reveal the fact that there is too much junk information online。 （举例论证）Taking a look around， we can also find examples too many to enumerate。 The best illustration that I can recall here and now is the fact that whenever you search for the cure for a disease or a scenic spot to visit， you are flooded by advertisements， many of which are even cheating。 （分析影响）Actually，