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1、2018年6月16日大学英语六级考试CET6真题PartWriting(30minutes)Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicTheImpactoftheInternetonInterpersonalCommunication.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.TheImpactoftheInternetonInterpersonalCommunicationPartReadingComprehension(Ski

2、mmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart.Youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)、B)、C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.TheThree-YearSolution1/

3、22HartwickCollege,asmallliberal-artsschoolinupstateNewYork,makesNewYork,makesthisoffertowellpreparedstudents:earnyourundergraduatedegreeinthreeyearsinsteadoffour,andsaveabout543,000theamountofoneyearstuitionandfees.Anumberofinnovativecollegesaremakingthesameoffertostudentsanxiousaboutsavingtimeandmo

4、ney.Thatsbothanopportunityandawarningforthebesthigher-educationsystemintheworld.TheUnitedStateshasalmostalloftheworldsbestuniversities.ArecentChinesesurveyranks35Americanuniversitiesamongthetop50,eightamongthetop10.OurresearchuniversitieshavebeenthekeytodevelopingthecompetitiveadvantagesthathelpAmer

5、icansproduce25%ofalltheworldswealth.In2007,623,805oftheworldsbrighteststudentswereattractedtoAmericanuniversities.Yet,therearesignsofperil(危险)withinAmericanhighereducation.U.S.collegeshavetocompeteinthemarketplace.Studentsmaychooseamong6,000public,private,nonprofit,forprofit,orreligiousinstitutionso

6、fhigherlearning.Inaddition,almostallofthe532billionthefederalgovernmentprovidesforuniversityresearchisawardedcompetitively.Butmanycollegesanduniversitiesarestuckinthepast.Forinstance,theideaofthefall-to-spring“schoolyear”hasntchangedmuchsincebeforetheAmericanRevolution,whenwewereasummerstretchnolong

7、ermakessense.FormerGeorgeWashingtonUniversitypresidentStephenTrachtenbergestimatesthatatypicalcollegeusesitsfacilitiesforacademicpurposesalittlemorethanhalfthecalendaryear.“Whilecollegefacilitiessitidle,theycontinuetogeneratemaintenanceexpensesthatcontributetothehighcostofrunningacollege,”hehaswritt

8、en.Withinacademicdepartments,tenure(终生职位)，combinedwithage-discriminationlaws,makesfacultyturnovercriticalforauniversitytoremaincurrentinchangingtimesdifficult.Insteadofprotectingspeechandencouragingdiversityandinnovativethinking,thetenuresystemoftenstifles(压制)them:youngerprofessorsmustwintheapproval

9、ofestablishedcolleaguesfortenure,encouraginglike-mindednessandsometimesinhibitingthefreeflowofideas.2/22Meanwhile,tuitionhassoared,leavinggraduatingstudentswithunprecedentedloandebt.Strongcampuspresidentstomanagetheseproblemsarebecominghardertofind,andtokeep.Infact,studentsnowstayoncampusalmostaslon

10、gastheirpresidents.Theaverageamountoftimestudentsnowtaketocompleteanundergraduatedegreehasstretchedtosixyearsandsevenmonthsasstudentsinterruptedbywork,inconveniencedbyunavailableclasses,orluredbyonemorefootballseasonfindithardtograduate.CongresshastriedtohelpstudentswithcollegecoststhroughPellGrants

11、andotherformsoftuitionsupport.Butsomeoftheirfixeshavemadetheproblemworse.ThestackofcongressionalregulationsgoverningfederalstudentgrantsandloansnowstandstwiceastallasIdo.Fillingouttheseformsconsumes7%ofeverytuitiondollar.Forallofthesereasons,somecollegeslikeHartwickarerethinkingtheoldwayofdoingthing

12、sandquestioningdecades-oldassumptionsaboutwhatacollegedegreemeans.Forinstance,whydoesithavetotakefouryearstoearnadiploma?Thisfall,16first-yearstudentsandfoursecond-yearstudentsatHartwickenrolledintheschoolsnewthreeyeardegreeprogram.Accordingtothecollege,theplanisdesignedforhigh-ability,highlymotivat

13、edstudentwhowishtosavemoneyortomovealongmorerapidlytowardadvanceddegrees.Byeliminatingthatextrayear,thereyeardegreestudentssave25%incosts.Insteadoftaking30creditsayear,thesestudentstake40.DuringJanuary,Hartwickrunsafourweekcourseduringwhichstudentsmayearnthreetofourcreditsonoroffcampus,includinganum

14、berofinternationalsites.Summercoursesarenotrequired,butastudentmayenrollinthemandpayextra.Threeyearstudentsgetfirstcrackatcourseregistration.Therearenochangesinthenumberofcoursesprofessorsteachorintheirpay.Thethree-yeardegreeisntanewidea.Geniuseshavealwaysbreezedthrough.JudsonCollege,a350-studentins

15、titutioninAlabama,hasofferedstudentsathree-yearoptionfor40years.Studentsattend“shortterms”inMayandJunetoearnthe3/22creditsrequiredforgraduation.BatesCollegeinMaineandBallStateUniversityinIndianaareamongothercollegesofferingthree-yearoptions.Changesatthehigh-schoollevelarealsohelpingtomakeiteasierfor

16、manystudentstoearntheirundergraduatedegreesinlesstime.OneoffivestudentsarrivesatcollegetodaywithAdvancedPlacement(AP)creditsamountingtoasemesterormoreofcollegelevelwork.Manyuniversities,includinglargeschoolsliketheUniversityofTexas,makeiteasyfortheseAPstudentstograduatefaster.Forstudentswhodontplant

17、ostopwithanundergraduatedegree,the-yearthreeplanmayhaveanevengreaterappeal.Dr.JohnSergent,headofVanderbiltUniversityMedicalSchoolsresidency住院(医生)program,enrolledinVanderbiltsundergraduatecollegein1959.Heenteredmedicalschoolafteronlythreeyearsasdidfourorfiveofhisclassmates.”Myfirstedicalyearschoolofm

18、countedasmysenioryear,whichmeantIhadtotakethreetofourlabsaweektogetallmysciencesin.Ibasicallyskippedmysenioryear,”saysSergent.Hestillhadtimetobeastudentsenatorandmeethiswife.Thereare,however,drawbackstomovingthroughschoolatsuchabriskpace.Forone,itdeprivesstudentsoftheluxuryoftimetoroam遨(游)intellectu

19、ally.Compressingeverythingintothreeyearsalsoleaveslesstimeforgrowingup,engaginginextracurricularactivities,andstudyingabroad.Oncrowdedcampusesitcouldmeanfeweropportunitiestogetintoaprizedprofessorsclass.IowasWCollegehasgraduatedseveralhundredstudentsinitsthree-yeardegreeprogram,butitnowphasingoutthe

20、option.MostWaldorfstudentswantedthefullfour-yearexperienceacademically,socially,andathletically.Andfacultymemberswillbewaryofanychangethatthreatensthecorecurriculuminthenameofmovingstudentsintotheworkforce.“Mosthighgovernmentalofficialsseemtoconceiveofeducationinthislightasawaytoensureeconomiccompet

21、itivenessandcontinuedeconomicgrowth,”DerekBok,formerpresidentofHarvard,toldTheWashingtonPost.“Istronglydisagreewiththisapproach.”Anotherrisk:thenewcampuschedulesmighteventuallyproducelessrevenuefortheinstitutionandlongerworkinghoursforfacultymembers.4/22Adoptingathree-yearoptionwillnotcomeeasilytomo

22、stschool.ThosethatwishtotackletraditionandmakeAmericancampusmorecost-consciousmayfinditeasiertotakeTrachtenbergsadvice:opencampuses-roundyear.“Youcouldruntwocompletecolleges,withtwocompletefaculties,”hesays.“Thatswithoutcuttingthelengthofstudentsvacations,increasingclasssizes,orrequiringfacultytotea

23、chmore.Whethertheyexperimentwiththree-yeardegrees,offeryear-roundclasses,challengethetenuresystemoralloftheaboveuniversitiesareslowlyrealizingthattostaycompetitiveandrelevanttheymustadapttoarapidlychangingworld.Expandingthethree-yearoptionmaybedifficult,butitmaybelessdifficultthanaskingCongressforad

24、ditionalfinancialhelp,askinglegislatorsformorestatesupport,oraskingstudentsevenhighertuitionpayments.Campuseswillingtoadoptconvenientschedulesalongwithmorefocused,less-expensivedegreesmayfindthattheyhaveacompetitiveadvantageinattractingbright,motivatedstudents.ThesesortsofinnovationscanhelpAmericanu

25、niversitiesavoidtheperilsofsuccess.注意：此部分试卷请在答题卡1上作答。WhydidHartwickCollegestartthree-yeardegreeprograms?A)Tocreatechancesforthepoor.C)Toenrollmorestudents.B)Tocutstudentsexpenses.D)Tosolveitsfinancialproblems.ByquotingStephenTrachtenbergtheauthorwantstosaythat.Americanuniversitiesareresistanttochang

26、ethesummervacationcontributestostudentgrowthcollegefacilitiescouldbeputtomoreeffectiveusethecostsofrunningauniversityaresoaringTheauthorthinksthetenuresysteminAmericanuniversities.A)suppressescreativethinkingC)guaranteesacademicfreedomcreatesconflictsamongcolleaguesD)isasignofagediscrimination5/22Wh

27、atissaidaboutthenewthree-yeardegreeprogramatHartwick?Itsstudentshavetoearnmorecreditseachyear.Non-creditcoursesareeliminatedaltogether.Itsfacultymembersteachmorehoursaweek.Somesummercoursesareofferedfreeofcharge.5.WhatdowelearnaboutJudsonCollege-yearsdegreethreeprogram?Ithasbeenrunningforseveraldeca

28、des.Itisopentothebrighteststudentsonly.Itisthemostsuccessfulinthecountry.Ithasmanypracticalcoursesonoffer.Whatchangesinhighschoolshelpstudentsearnundergraduatedegreesinthreeyears?A)Curriculumshavebeenadaptedtostudentsneeds.MorestudentshaveAdvancedPlacementcredits.Moreelectivecoursesareofferedinhighs

29、chool.Theoverallqualityofeducationbasimproved.Whatissaidtobeadrawbackofthethree-yearcollegeprogram?A)Studentshavetocopewithtooheavyaworkload.B)Studentsdonthavemuchtimetoroamintellectually.C)Studentshavelittletimetogainpracticalexperience.Studentsdonthaveprizedprofessorstoteachthem.Collegefacultymemb

30、ersareafraidthatthepretextofmovingstudentsintotheworkforcemightposeathreatto.Universitiesareincreasinglyawarethattheymustadapttoarapidlychangingworldinorderto.6/22Convenientacademicscheduleswithmore-focused,less-expensivedegreeswillbemoreattractiveto.SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shor

31、tconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

32、correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意:此部分试卷请在答题卡2上作答.A)TheseriousaccidentmayleaveAnnaparalyzed.B)ThemanhappenedtoseeAnnafallonherback.C)TheinjurywillconfineAnnatobedforquiteawhile.Thedoctorstherapyhasbeenverysuccessful.A)Themancouldwatchtheballetwithher.Shehappenedtohav

33、eboughttwotickets.Shecangetaballetticketfortheman.D)Herscheduleconflictswithhersisters.A)Hewillsendsomeonerightaway.B)Hehastodootherrepairsfirst.C)Thewomancancalllaterthatday.Thewomancantrytofixitherself.A)Takeupcollectionnextweek.Givehiscontributionsometimelater.BuyanexpensivegiftforGemma.7/22Borro

34、wsomemoneyfromthewoman.A)Declinetheinvitationasearlyaspossible.B)AskTonytoconveythankstohismother.C)TellTonysmotherthatsheeatsnomeat.Addmorefruitsandvegetablestoherdiet.A)Theincreasingcrimerate.Theimpactofmassmedia.Thecirculationofnewspapers.Thecoverageofnewspapers.A)Limitthenumberofparticipantsinth

35、econference.B)Checkthenumberofpeoplewhohaveregistered.C)Providepeoplewithadviceoncareerdevelopment.Movetheconferencetoamorespaciousplace.A)Theapartmentisstillavailable.Theapartmentisclosetothecampus.Theadvertisementisoutdated.On-campushousingishardtosecure.Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyou

36、havejustheard.A)Totesthowresponsivedolphinsaretovarioussignals.B)Tofindoutifthefemaledolphinisclevererthanthemaleone.C)Toseeifdolphinscanlearntocommunicatewitheachother.Toexaminehowlongittakesdolphinstoacquireaskill.A)Producetheappropriatesound.B)Presstheright-handleverfirst.8/22Raisetheirheadsabove

37、thewater.Swimstraightintothesametank.A)Onlyonedolphinwasabletoseethelight.B)Themaledolphinreceivedmorerewards.C)Bothdolphinswereputinthesametank.D)Theleverwasbeyondthedolphinsreach.Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Inabotanicalgarden.B)Inalectureroom.C)Inaresorttown.Onacattl

38、efarm.A)Itisanidealplaceforpeopletoretireto.B)Itisatthecentreofthefashionindustry.C)Itremainsveryattractivewithitsmineralwaters.IthaskeptmanytraditionsfromVictoriantimes.A)Itwasnamedafteralandownerintheolddays.B)ItislocatedintheeasternpartofHarrogate.C)Itisprotectedasparklandbyaspeciallaw.Itwillbeus

39、edasacentreforathletictraining.A)Thebeautifulflowers.Therefreshingair.Themineralwaters.Thevastgrassland.SectionB9/22Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchooset

40、hebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageoneQuestions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)HespecializesforUniversitystudents.B)HestartspecializedsinseUniversity.C)Hespecializedininterpersonalrelations

41、hip.D)Hespecializesininterpersonalrelationship.A)Studentswhoscoredlowstandardizedtests.B)Blackfreshmenwithhighstandardizedtestscores.C)Studentswhoareaccustomedtolivingindorms.Blackstudentsfromfamilieswithlowincomes.A)Theyatthecollegedormsattheendofthesemester.Theygenerallyspendmoretimetogetherthatwh

42、itepairs.Theybrokeupmoreoftenthansame-raceroommates.A)Theirracialattitudesimproved.B)Theirtestscoresrosegradually.C)Theygrewboredofeachother.Theystarteddoingsimilaractivities.PassagetwoQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Itwillbecomepopulargradually.10/22Itwillchangetheconceptoffoo

43、d.Ithasattractedworldwideattention.Itcanhelpsolveglobalfloodcrises.A)Ithasbeenincreasedovertheyears.B)IthasbeendrasticallycutbyNASA.C)Itisstillfarfrombeingsufficient.Itcomesregularlyfromitsdonors.A)Theyarelesshealthythanweexpected.B)Theyarenotasexpensiveasbelieve.C)Theyaremorenutritiousanddelicious.

44、D)Theyarenotasnaturalaswebelieved.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Hehasbettermemoriesofchildhood.B)Hewasaccusedoffamilyviolence.C)Heisahabitualcriminal.Hewaswronglyimprisoned.A)Thejurysprejudiceagainsthisrace.B)Theevidencefoundatthecrimescene.Thetestimonyofhistwofri

45、ends.A)TheUSjudicialsystemhasmuchroomforimprovement.B)Frightenedvictimscanrarelymakecorrectidentification.C)Eyewitnessesareoftenmisledbythelayersquestions.Manyfactorsinfluencetheaccuracyofwitnesstestimony.11/22SECTIONBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthef

46、irsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumbered44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorw

47、ritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分的试卷请在答题卡2上作答。About700,000childreninMexicodroppedoutofschoollastyearasrecession-strickenfamiliespushedkidstowork,andaweakeconomicrecoverywillallowonlya(36)_improvementinthedrop-outra

48、tein2018,atopeducation(37)_said.MexicoseconomysufferedmorethananyotherinLatinAmericalastyear,(38)_anestimated7percentduetoa(39)_inU.S.demandforMexicanexportssuchascars.The(40)_ledtoa4percentincreaseinthenumberofkidswholeft(41)_ormiddleschoolin2009,saidJuandeDiosCastro,who(42)_thenationsadulteducatio

49、nprogramandkeepsaclosewatchon-outdroprates.“(43)_roseandthatisafactorthatmakesourjobmoredifficult.”CastrotoldReutersinaninterviewearlierthismonth.(44)_.Asaresult,drop-outrateswillnotimprovemuch,Castrosaid.“Therewillbesomeimprovement,butnotsignificant,”Castr12/22(45)_.Andchildrenoftensellcandyandcraf

50、tsinthestreetsorwordinrestaurants.(46)_.Mexicospoliticianshaveresistedmendingthecountrytax,senergyandlaborlawsfordecades,leavingitseconomybehindcountriessuchasBrazilandChile.PartReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincomp

51、letestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Infaceofglobalwarming,muchefforthasbeenfocusedonreducinggreenhousegasemissionsthroughavarietyofstrategies.Butw

52、hilemuchoftheresearchandinnovationhasconcentratedonfindingless-pollutingenergyalternatives,itmaybedecadesbeforecleantechnologieslikewindandsolarmeetasignificantportionofourenergyneeds.Inthemeantime,theamountofCO2intheairisrapidlyapproachingthelimitsproposedbytheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(

53、IPCC).“Aslongaswereconsumingfossilfuels,wereputtingoutCO2,”saysKlausLackner,ageophysicistatColumbia,University”WecannotlettheCO2intheatmosphereriseindefinitely.”ThatsenseofurgencyhasincreasedinterestincapturingandstoringCO2,whichtheIPCCsayscouldprovidethemorethan50%reductioninemissionsthoughtneededt

54、oreduceglobalwarming.“Weseethepotentialforcaptureandstoragetoplayanintegralroleinreducingemissions,says”KimCorley,Shellsenioradvisorof13/22CO2andenvironmentalaffairs.Thatforwardthinkingstrategyisgainingsupport.TheU.S.DepartmentofEnergyrecentlyproposedputting$1billionintoanew$2.4billioncoal-burningen

55、ergyplant.Theplantcarbons-capturetechnologieswouldserveasapilotprojectforothernewcoal-burningplants.Butwhatdoyoudowiththegasonceyouvecapturedit?Oneoptionistoputittonewuses.DakotaGasificationofNorthDakotacapturesCO2ataplantthatconvertscoalintosyntheticnaturalgas.Itthenshipsthegas200milesbypipelinetoC

56、anada,whereitispumpedundergroundinoilrecoveryoperations.IntheNetherlands,ShelldeliversCO2tofarmerswhopipeitintotheirgreenhouses,increasingtheiryieldoffruitsandvegetables.However,scientistssaythatthescaleofCO2emissionswillrequirevastamountsoflong-termstorage.SomeproposestoringtheCO2incoalminesorliqui

57、dstorageintheocean,ShellfavorsstoringCO2indeepgeologicalstructuressuchassaline(盐的)formationsandexhaustedoilandgasfieldsthatexistthroughouttheworld.注意：此部分试卷请在答题卡2上作答。Whataresuggestedasrenewableandless-pollutingenergyalternatives?WhatdoestheauthorsayisaforwardthinkingstrategyconcerningthereductionofCO

58、2emissions?OnewayofhandingthecapturedCO2assuggestedbytheauthoristostoreitand.ThroughusingCO2,Dutchfarmershavebeenableto.Long-termstorageofCO2isnoeasyjobbecauseof.SectionBDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoi

59、cesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOne14/22Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Asanyonewhohastriedtoloseweightknows,realisticgoal-settinggenerallyproducesthebestresults.Thatspartiallybecausei

60、tappearspeoplewhosetrealisticgoalsactuallyworkmoreefficiently,andexertmoreeffort,toachievethosegoals.Whatsfarlessunderstoodbyscientists,however,arethepotentiallyharmfuleffectsofgoal-setting.Newspapersrelaydailyaccountsofgoal-settingprevalentinindustriesandbusinessesupanddownbothWallStreetandMainStre