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2012 年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷

Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡 1上。

Directions: Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicThe

ImpactoftheInternetonInterpersonalCommunication.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

The Certificate Craze

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)

Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the

questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four

choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the seen tenses with

the information given in the passage.

The Three-Year Solution

　　HartwickCollege,asmallliberal-artsschoolinupstateNewYork,makesNewYork,makes

thisoffertowellpreparedstudents:earnyourundergraduatedegreeinthreeyearsinsteadoffour,

andsaveabout543,000—theamountofoneyear’stuitionandfees.Anumberofinnovative

collegesaremakingthesameoffertostudentsanxiousaboutsavingtimeandmoney.That’sboth

anopportunityandawarningforthebesthigher-educationsystemintheworld.

　　TheUnitedStateshasalmostalloftheworld’sbestuniversities.ArecentChinesesurvey

ranks35Americanuniversitiesamongthetop50,eightamongthetop10.Ourresearchuniversities

havebeenthekeytodevelopingthecompetitiveadvantagesthathelpAmericansproduce25%of

alltheworld’swealth.In2007,623,805oftheworld’sbrighteststudentswereattractedto

Americanuniversities.

　　Yet,therearesignsofperil(危险)withinAmericanhighereducation.U.S.collegeshaveto

competeinthemarketplace.Studentsmaychooseamong6,000public,private,nonprofit,forprofit,

orreligiousinstitutionsofhigherlearning.Inaddition,almostallofthe532billionthefederal

governmentprovidesforuniversityresearchisawardedcompetitively.

　　Butmanycollegesanduniversitiesarestuckinthepast.Forinstance,theideaofthefall-to-

spring“schoolyear”hasn’tchangedmuchsincebeforetheAmericanRevolution,whenwewerea

summerstretchnolongermakessense.FormerGeorgeWashingtonUniversitypresidentStephen

Trachtenbergestimatesthatatypicalcollegeusesitsfacilitiesforacademicpurposesalittlemore

thanhalfthecalendaryear.“Whilecollegefacilitiessitidle,theycontinuetogeneratemaintenance

expensesthatcontributetothehighcostofrunningacollege,”hehaswritten.

　　Withinacademicdepartments,tenure(终身职位)，combinedwithage-discriminationlaws,

makesfacultyturnover—criticalforauniversitytoremaincurrentinchangingtimes—difficult.

Insteadofprotectingspeechandencouragingdiversityandinnovativethinking,thetenuresystem

oftenstifles(压制)them:youngerprofessorsmustwintheapprovalofestablishedcolleaguesfor

tenure,encouraginglike-mindednessandsometimesinhibitingthefreeflowofideas.

　　Meanwhile,tuitionhassoared,leavinggraduatingstudentswithunprecedentedloandebt.

Strongcampuspresidentstomanagetheseproblemsarebecominghardertofind,andtokeep.In

fact,studentsnowstayoncampusalmostaslongastheirpresidents.Theaverageamountoftime

studentsnowtaketocompleteanundergraduatedegreehasstretchedtosixyearsandsevenmonths

asstudentsinterruptedbywork,inconveniencedbyunavailableclasses,orluredbyonemore

footballseasonfindithardtograduate.

　　CongresshastriedtohelpstudentswithcollegecoststhroughPellGrantsandotherformsof

tuitionsupport.Butsomeoftheirfixeshavemadetheproblemworse.Thestackofcongressional

regulationsgoverningfederalstudentgrantsandloansnowstandstwiceastallasIdo.Fillingout

theseformsconsumes7%ofeverytuitiondollar.

　　Forallofthesereasons,somecollegeslikeHartwickarerethinkingtheoldwayofdoing

thingsandquestioningdecades-oldassumptionsaboutwhatacollegedegreemeans.Forinstance,

whydoesithavetotakefouryearstoearnadiploma?Thisfall,16first-yearstudentsandfour

second-yearstudentsatHartwickenrolledintheschool’snewthreeyeardegreeprogram.

Accordingtothecollege,theplanisdesignedforhigh-ability,highlymotivatedstudentwhowish

tosavemoneyortomovealongmorerapidlytowardadvanceddegrees.

　　Byeliminatingthatextrayear,thereyeardegreestudentssave25%incosts.Insteadoftaking

30creditsayear,thesestudentstake40.DuringJanuary,Hartwickrunsafourweekcourseduring

whichstudentsmayearnthreetofourcreditsonoroffcampus,includinganumberofinternational

sites.Summercoursesarenotrequired,butastudentmayenrollinthem—andpayextra.Threeyear

studentsgetfirstcrackatcourseregistration.Therearenochangesinthenumberofcourses

professorsteachorintheirpay.

　　Thethree-yeardegreeisn’tanewidea.Geniuseshavealwaysbreezedthrough.Judson

College,a350-studentinstitutioninAlabama,hasofferedstudentsathree-yearoptionfor40years.

Studentsattend“shortterms”inMayandJunetoearnthecreditsrequiredforgraduation.Bates

CollegeinMaineandBallStateUniversityinIndianaareamongothercollegesofferingthree-year

options.

　　Changesatthehigh-schoollevelarealsohelpingtomakeiteasierformanystudentstoearn

theirundergraduatedegreesinlesstime.Oneoffivestudentsarrivesatcollegetodaywith

AdvancedPlacement(AP)creditsamountingtoasemesterormoreofcollegelevelwork.Many

universities,includinglargeschoolsliketheUniversityofTexas,makeiteasyfortheseAPstudents

tograduatefaster.

　　Forstudentswhodon’tplantostopwithanundergraduatedegree,thethree-yearplanmay

haveanevengreaterappeal.Dr.JohnSergent,headofVanderbiltUniversityMedicalSchool’s

residency(住院医生)program,enrolledinVanderbilt’sundergraduatecollegein1959.Heentered

medicalschoolafteronlythreeyearsasdidfourorfiveofhisclassmates.”Myfirstyearofmedical

schoolcountedasmysenioryear,whichmeantIhadtotakethreetofourlabsaweektogetallmy

sciencesin.Ibasicallyskippedmysenioryear,”saysSergent.Hestillhadtimetobeastudent

senatorandmeethiswife.

　　Thereare,however,drawbackstomovingthroughschoolatsuchabriskpace.Forone,it

deprivesstudentsoftheluxuryoftimetoroam(遨游)intellectually.Compressingeverythinginto

threeyearsalsoleaveslesstimeforgrowingup,engaginginextracurricularactivities,andstudying

abroad.Oncrowdedcampusesitcouldmeanfeweropportunitiestogetintoaprizedprofessor’s

class.Iowa’sWaldorfCollegehasgraduatedseveralhundredstudentsinitsthree-yeardegree

program,butitnowphasingouttheoption.MostWaldorfstudentswantedthefullfour-year

experience—academically,socially,andathletically.Andfacultymemberswillbewaryofany

changethatthreatensthecorecurriculuminthenameofmovingstudentsintotheworkforce.

　　“Mosthighgovernmentalofficialsseemtoconceiveofeducationinthislight—asawayto

ensureeconomiccompetitivenessandcontinuedeconomicgrowth,”DerekBok,formerpresidentof

Harvard,toldTheWashingtonPost.“Istronglydisagreewiththisapproach.”Anotherrisk:thenew

campusschedulesmighteventuallyproducelessrevenuefortheinstitutionandlongerworking

hoursforfacultymembers.

　　Adoptingathree-yearoptionwillnotcomeeasilytomostschool.Thosethatwishtotackle

traditionandmakeAmericancampusmorecost-consciousmayfinditeasiertotakeTrachtenberg’s

advice:opencampusesyear-round.“Youcouldruntwocompletecolleges,withtwocomplete

faculties,”hesays.“That’swithoutcuttingthelengthofstudents’vacations,increasingclasssizes,or

requiringfacultytoteachmore.”

　　Whethertheyexperimentwiththree-yeardegrees,offeryear-roundclasses,challengethe

tenuresystem—oralloftheabove—universitiesareslowlyrealizingthattostaycompetitiveand

relevanttheymustadapttoarapidlychangingworld.

Expandingthethree-yearoptionmaybedifficult,butitmaybelessdifficultthanasking

Congressforadditionalfinancialhelp,askinglegislatorsformorestatesupport,oraskingstudents

evenhighertuitionpayments.Campuseswillingtoadoptconvenientschedulesalongwithmore

focused,less-expensivedegreesmayfindthattheyhaveacompetitiveadvantageinattracting

bright,motivatedstudents.ThesesortsofinnovationscanhelpAmericanuniversitiesavoidthe

perilsofsuccess.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1上作答。

　　1.WhydidHartwickCollegestartthree-yeardegreeprograms?

　　A)Tocreatechancesforthepoor.C)Toenrollmorestudents.

　　B)Tocutstudents’expenses.D)Tosolveitsfinancialproblems.

　　2.ByquotingStephenTrachtenbergtheauthorwantstosaythat.

　　A)Americanuniversitiesareresistanttochange

　　B)thesummervacationcontributestostudentgrowth

　　C)collegefacilitiescouldbeputtomoreeffectiveuse

　　D)thecostsofrunningauniversityaresoaring

　3.TheauthorthinksthetenuresysteminAmericanuniversities.

　　A)suppressescreativethinkingC)guaranteesacademicfreedom

　　B)createsconflictsamongcolleaguesD)isasignofagediscrimination

4.Whatissaidaboutthenewthree-yeardegreeprogramatHartwick?

　　A)Itsstudentshavetoearnmorecreditseachyear.

　　B)Non-creditcoursesareeliminatedaltogether.

　　C)Itsfacultymembersteachmorehoursaweek.

D)Somesummercoursesareofferedfreeofcharge.

　　5.WhatdowelearnaboutJudsonCollege’sthree-yeardegreeprogram?

　　A)Ithasbeenrunningforseveraldecades.

　　B)Itisopentothebrighteststudentsonly.

　　C)Itisthemostsuccessfulinthecountry.

D)Ithasmanypracticalcoursesonoffer.

　　6.Whatchangesinhighschoolshelpstudentsearnundergraduatedegreesinthreeyears?

　　A)Curriculumshavebeenadaptedtostudents’needs.

　　B)MorestudentshaveAdvancedPlacementcredits.

　　C)Moreelectivecoursesareofferedinhighschool.

D)Theoverallqualityofeducationbasimproved.

　　7.Whatissaidtobeadrawbackofthethree-yearcollegeprogram?

　　A)Studentshavetocopewithtooheavyaworkload.

　　B)Studentsdon’thavemuchtimetoroamintellectually.

　　C)Studentshavelittletimetogainpracticalexperience.

D)Studentsdon’thaveprizedprofessorstoteachthem.

　　8.Collegefacultymembersareafraidthatthepretextofmovingstudentsintotheworkforce

mightposeathreatto.

　　9.Universitiesareincreasinglyawarethattheymustadapttoarapidlychangingworldinorder

to.

　　10.Convenientacademicscheduleswithmore-focused,less-expensivedegreeswillbemore

attractiveto.

Section A

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwas said. Both the

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthe

bestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

　　注意:此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答.

　　11.A)TheseriousaccidentmayleaveAnnaparalyzed.

　　B)ThemanhappenedtoseeAnnafallonherback.

　　C)TheinjurywillconfineAnnatobedforquiteawhile.

D)Thedoctor’stherapyhasbeenverysuccessful.

　　12.A)Themancouldwatchtheballetwithher.

　　B)Shehappenedtohaveboughttwotickets.

　　C)Shecangetaballetticketfortheman.

D)Herscheduleconflictswithhersister’s.

　　13.A)Hewillsendsomeonerightaway.

　　B)Hehastodootherrepairsfirst.

　　C)Thewomancancalllaterthatday.

D)Thewomancantrytofixitherself.

　　14.A)Takeupcollectionnextweek.

　　B)Givehiscontributionsometimelater.

　　C)BuyanexpensivegiftforGemma.

D)Borrowsomemoneyfromthewoman.

　　15.A)Declinetheinvitationasearlyaspossible.

　　B)AskTonytoconveythankstohismother.

　　C)TellTony’smotherthatsheeatsnomeat.

D)Addmorefruitsandvegetablestoherdiet.

　　16.A)Theincreasingcrimerate.

　　B)Theimpactofmassmedia.

　　C)Thecirculationofnewspapers.

D)Thecoverageofnewspapers.

　　17.A)Limitthenumberofparticipantsintheconference.

　　B)Checkthenumberofpeoplewhohaveregistered.

　　C)Providepeoplewithadviceoncareerdevelopment.

D)Movetheconferencetoamorespaciousplace.

　　18.A)Theapartmentisstillavailable.

　　B)Theapartmentisclosetothecampus.

　　C)Theadvertisementisoutdated.

D)On-campushousingishardtosecure.

　　Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　19.A)Totesthowresponsivedolphinsaretovarioussignals.

　　B)Tofindoutifthefemaledolphinisclevererthanthemaleone.

　　C)Toseeifdolphinscanlearntocommunicatewitheachother.

D)Toexaminehowlongittakesdolphinstoacquireaskill.

　　20.A)Producetheappropriatesound.

　　B)Presstheright-handleverfirst.

　　C)Raisetheirheadsabovethewater.

D)Swimstraightintothesametank.

　　21.A)Onlyonedolphinwasabletoseethelight.

　　B)Themaledolphinreceivedmorerewards.

　　C)Bothdolphinswereputinthesametank.

D)Theleverwasbeyondthedolphins’reach.

　　Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

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