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2011 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 short essay entitled The

Certificate Craze. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given

below.

1．现在许多人热衷于各类证书考试

2．其目的各不相同

3．在我看来……

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.

Minority Report

American universities are accepting more minorities than ever. Graduating them is another

matter.

BarryMills,thepresidentofBowdoinCollege,wasjustifiablyproudofBowdoin'seffortsto

recruitminoritystudents.Since2003thesmall,eliteliberalartsschoolinBrunswick,Maine,has

boostedtheproportionofso-calledunder-representedminoritystudentsinenteringfreshman

classesfrom8%to13%."Itisourresponsibilitytoreachoutandattractstudentstocometoour

kindsofplaces,"hetoldaNEWSWEEK reporter.ButBowdoinhasnotdonequiteaswellwhenit

comestoactuallygraduatingminorities.While9outof10whitestudentsroutinelygettheir

diplomaswithinsixyears,only7outof10blackstudentsmadeittograduationdayinseveral

recentclasses.

"Ifyoulookatwhoenterscollege,itnowlookslikeAmerica,"saysHilaryPennington,

directorofpostsecondaryprogramsfortheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation,whichhasclosely

studiedenrollmentpatternsinhighereducation."Butifyoulookatwhowalksacrossthestagefora

diploma,it'sstilllargelythewhite,upper-incomepopulation."

TheUnitedStatesoncehadthehighestgraduationrateofanynation.Nowitstands10th.For

thefirsttimeinAmericanhistory,thereistheriskthattherisinggenerationwillbelesswell

educatedthanthepreviousone.Thegraduationrateamong25-to34-year-oldsisnobetterthanthe

rateforthe55-to64-year-oldswhoweregoingtocollegemorethan30yearsago.Studiesshow

thatmoreandmorepoorandnon-whitestudentswanttograduatefromcollege–buttheir

graduationratesfallfarshortoftheirdreams.Thegraduationratesforblacks,Latinos,andNative

AmericanslagfarbehindthegraduationratesforwhitesandAsians.Astheminoritypopulation

growsintheUnitedStates,lowcollegegraduationratesbecomeathreattonationalprosperity.

Theproblemispronouncedatpublicuniversities.In2007theUniversityofWisconsin-

Madison–oneofthetopfiveorsoprestigiouspublicuniversities–graduated81%ofitswhite

studentswithinsixyears,butonly56%ofitsblacks.Atless-selectivestateschools,thenumbers

getworse.Duringthesametimeframe,theUniversityofNorthernIowagraduated67%ofitswhite

students,butonly39%ofitsblacks.Communitycollegeshavelowgraduationratesgenerally–but

rock-bottomratesforminorities.ArecentreviewofCaliforniacommunitycollegesfoundthat

whileathirdoftheAsianstudentspickeduptheirdegrees,only15%ofAfrican-Americansdidso

aswell.

Privatecollegesanduniversitiesgenerallydobetter,partlybecausetheyoffersmallerclasses

andmorepersonalattention.Butwhenitcomestoasignificantgraduationgap,Bowdoinhas

company.NearbyColbyCollegeloggedan18-pointdifferencebetweenwhiteandblackgraduates

in2007and25pointsin2006.MiddleburyCollegeinVermont,anothertopschool,hada19-point

gapin2007anda22-pointgapin2006.Themostselectiveprivateschools–Harvard,Yale,and

Princeton–showalmostnogapbetweenblackandwhitegraduationrates.Butthatmayhavemore

todowiththeirabilitytoselectthebeststudents.AccordingtodatagatheredbyHarvardLaw

SchoolprofessorLainGainer,themostselectiveschoolsaremorelikelytochooseblackswhohave

atleastoneimmigrantparentfromAfricaortheCaribbeanthanblackstudentswhoaredescendants

ofAmericanslaves.

"Highereducationhasbeenabletoduckthisissueforyears,particularlythemoreselective

schools,bysayingtheresponsibilityisontheindividualstudent,"saysPenningtonoftheGates

Foundation."Iftheyfail,it'stheirfault."Somecriticsblameaffirmativeaction–studentsadmitted

withlowertestscoresandgradesfromshakyhighschoolsoftenstruggleateliteschools.Buta

biggerproblemmaybethatpoorhighschoolsoftensendtheirstudentstocollegesforwhichthey

are"undermatched":theycouldgetintomoreelite,richerschools,butinsteadgotocommunity

collegesandlow-ratedstateschoolsthatlacktheresourcestohelpthem.Someschoolsoutfor

profitcynicallyincreasetuitionsandcountonstudentloansandfederalaidtofootthebill–

knowingfullwellthatthestudentswon'tmakeit."Theschoolkeepsthemoney,butthekidleaves

withloadsofdebtandnodegreeandnoabilitytogetabetterjob.Collegesarenotholdinguptheir

end,"saysAmyWilkinsoftheEducationTrust.

Acollegeeducationisgettingevermoreexpensive.Since1982tuitionshavebeenrisingat

roughlytwicetherateofinflation.In2008thenetcostofattendingafour-yearpublicuniversity–

afterfinancialaid–equaled28%ofmedian (中间的)familyincome,whileafour-yearprivate

universitycost76%ofmedianfamilyincome.Moreandmorescholarshipsarebasedonmerit,not

need.Poorerstudentsarenotalwaysthebest-informedconsumers.Oftentheywindupdeeplyin

debtorsimplyunabletopayafterayearortwoandmustdropout.

Thereoncewasatimewhenuniversitiestookprideintheirdropoutrates.Professorswould

begintheyearbysaying,"Looktotherightandlooktotheleft.Oneofyouisnotgoingtobehere

bytheendoftheyear."ButsuchaDarwinianspiritisbeginningtogivewayasatleastafew

collegesfaceuptothegraduationgap.AttheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,thegaphasbeen

roughlyhalvedoverthelastthreeyears.Theuniversityhaspouredresourcesintopeercounseling

tohelpstudentsfrominner-cityschoolsadjusttotherigor (严格要求)andfasterpaceofa

universityclassroom–andalsotohelpminoritystudentsovercomethestereotypethattheyareless

qualified.Wisconsinhasa"laserlikefocus"onbuildingupstudentskillsinthefirstthreemonths,

accordingtovice provost (教务长)DamonWilliams.

Stateandfederalgovernmentscouldsharpenthatfocuseverywherebybroadlypublishing

minoritygraduationrates.ForyearsprivatecollegessuchasPrincetonandMIThavehadsuccess

bringingminoritiesontocampusinthesummerbeforefreshmanyeartogivethemsomeprepare

Torycourses.Thenewertrendistostartrecruitingpoorandnon-whitestudentsasearlyasthe

seventhgrade,usinginnovativetoolstoidentifykidswithsophisticatedverbalskills.Such

programscanbeexpensive,ofcourse,butcheapcomparedwiththemillionsalreadyinvestedin

scholarshipsandgrantsforkidswhohavelittlechancetograduatewithoutspecialsupport.

Witheffortandmoney,thegraduationgapcanbeclosed.WashingtonandLeeisasmall,

selectiveschoolinLexington,Va.Itsstudentbodyislessthan5%blackandlessthan2%Latino.

Whiletheschoolusuallygraduatedabout90%ofitswhites,thegraduationrateofitsblacksand

Latinoshaddippedto63%by2007."Wewentthroughadramaticshift,"saysDawnWatkins,the

vicepresidentforstudentaffairs.Theschoolaggressivelypushedmentoring (辅导)ofminorities

byotherstudentsand"partnering"withparentsataspecialpre-enrollmentsession.Theschoolhad

itsfirst-everblackhomecoming.Lastspringtheschoolgraduatedthesameproportionofminorities

asitdidwhites.IftheUnitedStateswantstokeepupintheglobaleconomicrace,itwillhaveto

paysystematicattentiontograduatingminorities,notjustenrollingthem.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1上作答。

1.Whatistheauthor'smainconcernaboutAmericanhighereducation?

A)Thesmallproportionofminoritystudents.

B)Thelowgraduationratesofminoritystudents.

C)Thegrowingconflictsamongethnicgroups.

D)Thepooracademicperformanceofstudents.

2.WhatwastheprideofPresidentBarryMillsofBowdoinCollege?

A)Theprestigeofitsliberalartsprograms.

B)ItsrankingamonguniversitiesinMaine.

C)Thehighgraduationratesofitsstudents.

D)Itsincreasedenrollmentofminoritystudents.

3.WhatistheriskfacingAmerica?

A)Itsschoolswillbeoverwhelmedbythegrowingnumberofillegalimmigrants.

B)Therisinggenerationwillbelesswelleducatedthanthepreviousone.

C)Morepoorandnon-whitestudentswillbedeniedaccesstocollege.

D)Itisgoingtoloseitscompetitiveedgeinhighereducation.

4.HowmanyAfrican-AmericanstudentsearnedtheirdegreesinCaliforniacommunitycolleges

accordingtoarecentreview?

A)Fifty-sixpercent. B)Thirty-ninepercent.

C)Fifteenpercent D)Sixty-sevenpercent.

5.Harvard,Yale,andPrincetonshowalmostnogapbetweenblackandwhitegraduationrates

mainlybecause.

A)Theirstudentsworkharder B)Theyrecruitthebeststudents

C)TheirclassesaregenerallysmallerD)Theygivestudentsmoreattention

6.HowdoesAmyWilkinsoftheEducationTrustviewminoritystudents'failuretogetadegree?

A)Universitiesaretoblame.

B)Studentsdon'tworkhard.

C)Thegovernmentfailstoprovidethenecessarysupport.

D)Affirmativeactionshouldbeheldresponsible.

7.Whydosomestudentsdropoutafterayearortwoaccordingtotheauthor?

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