2012年6月英语六级真题

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2012 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: Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicThe
ImpactoftheInternetonInterpersonalCommunication.Youshouldwriteatleast
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.
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2012年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷PartⅠWriting(30minutes)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 TheImpact of the Internet on Interpersonal Communication. You should write at least150 words but no more than 200 words.TheCertificateCrazePartIIRea...

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