1、全国英语六级历年真题2012年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)参考答案【作文】Computer and Man （1）It is believed that the computer can do almost every thing. At the time the computer was invented, scientists, carried away by its calculating speed, felt that they had created a miracle. It was gradually used not only in mathematics, physic
2、s, chemistry and astronomy, but in places like the library, hospital and military army to replace the work of man. For the work of man. For this reason, the computer was entiled “Electronic Brain” in terms of appreciation。Can man be controlled by computers? The answer is negative. Although a compute
3、r works much faster and accurately than man , a fact is undeniable; it is designed, manufactured and programmed by man, and therefore by human beings. Of course, science fictions have made up many fascinating stories about a computer, or rather robot, who conquers man and the earth, even the whole u
4、niverse; however, they are only unrealistic imaginatio. A horse helps man a lot runs much faster than we, but it is only a slave。The future for the computer is very promising. With the help of it, we can do things that could not be done before. Conquering the universe, discovering new things, explai
5、ning mysteruiys phenomena puzzling us at present are all made possible by computer。 （2）It is believed that the computer is bringing the world into a brand new era. At the time the computer was invented, scientists, marveling at its calculating speed, felt that they had created a miracle. Nowadays, t
6、he function of the computer is no longer confined to calculation; it permeates peoples daily lives and has become an inseparable part of human society. People become so heavily dependent on computers that it is hard to imagine the life without computers. Therefore, some people are worried that “The
7、real danger is not that the computer will think like man, but man will think like the computer.”Their concern does make sense. Indeed, some people spend such a long time working on computers that they have few interactions with people in real life. According to a research, too many hours in front of
8、 a computer may lead to a poker face and interpersonal isolation. This fact should arouse our attention, because unlike computers, human beings are social creatures that need emotional connections with others. Yet, it is also unnecessary for us to be overwhelmed by the negative impacts of computers.
9、 After all, we humans are intelligent and will be able to figure out better ways to make improvements.【快速阅读】 1.【线索词】Rost Ranch InnC)【定位】由线索词定位到第四段I noticed that those who part with $2285 a night to stay in a cliff-top room at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, California ,pay partly for the privilege of
10、 not having a TV in their rooms.【精析】细节推断题。定位段提到，“我”注意到波斯特农庄酒店的崖顶房间的费用很高，因为在这里可以享受房间里没有电视的特权。由此可见，这家酒店的特殊之处就在于房间里没有电视。C）中的no access to television是对文章中not having a TV的同义转述。由此确定C）为本题答案。2.【线索词】the children of tomorrowB)【定位】由线索词定位到第九段the children of tomorrow will long for nothing more than intervals of f
11、reedom from all the blinking machines, streaming videos and scrolling headlines.【精析】细节推断题。定位段指出，未来的孩子最渴望得到的就是摆脱所有这些闪烁不止的机器、川流不息的视频文件以及滚动的大字标题的自由的间歇。B）中的Time away from是对intervals of freedom from的同义转述，all electronic gadgets是对all the blinking machines, streaming video, and scrolling headlines的总结概括。由此确定
12、B）为本题答案。3.【线索词】French philosopher Blaise Pascal, distractionD)【定位】由线索词定位到第十段第二句“Distraction is the only thing that consoles us for our miseries, the French philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote in the 17th century, “and yet it is itself the greatest of our miseries.”【精析】细节推断题。本题的解题关键在于理解第十段中Blaise Pascal的
13、那句话：面对痛苦，安慰自己的唯一方法就是转移注意力，不过转移注意力本身也是我们最大的痛苦。由此可见，他认为转移注意力就是我们人生中最大的痛苦，故D）为本题答案。4.【线索词】Marshall McLuhan, things come at us very fastA)【定位】由线索词定位到第十二段Marshall McLuhan. warned,“When things come at you very fast, naturally you lose touch with yourself.”【精析】细节推断题。定位段提到了Marshall McLuhan发出的警告：当海量信息快速向你涌来时
14、，很自然的，你会迷失自我。换句话说，你可能会不知如何应对。5.【线索词】yoga, meditation and tai chiA)【定位】由线索词定位到第十四段第二句More and more people I know seem to be turning to yoga, or meditation ,or tai chi；these arent New Age fads so much as ways to connect with what could be called the wisdom of old age.【精析】细节辨认题。定位句提到，越来越多的人似乎开始练习瑜伽、沉思或
15、者太极，然后指出这些东西都是通向所谓的“古代智慧”的途径，也就是说，这些东西能帮助人们更好地理解古代智慧。A）中的help people understand是对文中ways to connect with的同义转述。由此确定A）为本题答案。6.【线索词】neuroscientist Antonio DamasioD)【定位】由线索词定位到第十五段最后一句More than that, empathy, as well as deep thought, depends(as neuroscientists like Antonio Damasio have found)on neural pr
16、ocesses that are “inherently slow.”【精析】细节推断题。定位句介绍了Antonio damasi。等神经科学家的发现，移情以及沉思都离不开“天生缓慢”的神经过程。也就是说，当人们在沉思时，其神经过程会很缓慢。D）是对此的同义转述，故为本题答案。7.【线索词】moved from Manhattan to rural JapanB)【定位】由线索词定位到第十七段最后一句and I moved from Manhattan to rural Japan in part so I could more easily survive for long stretche
17、s entirely on foot.【精析】细节推断题。定位句提到了作者从曼哈顿搬到日本的乡下的部分原因是自己能够更轻松地完全步行很长一段距离，也就是说过远离现代运输工具的生活，出行完全依靠步行。B)为本题答案。8. have some distance from the world【线索词】see the world whole【定位】由线索词定位到第十九段第二句But it is only by having some distance from the world that you can see it whole, and understand what you should be
18、doing with it.【精析】同义转述题。题干中的In order to是对原文中you can的同义转述，题干中的it necessary to是对原文中的it is only by的同义转述，因此by的宾语就是空格处需要填人的内容，只需要将动名词having转化为have即可。9. anything useful【线索词】takes walks and reads and loses himself in the stillness, his wife and bosses and friends【定位】由线索词定位到第二十段第二句I just take walks and read
19、 and lose myself in the stillness, recalling that it is only by stepping briefly away from my wife and bosses and friends that I will have anything useful to bring to them.【精析】同义转述题。此处需要填入名词性的成分充当动词bring的宾语。题干中的he can bring his wife and bosses and friends是对原文中I will haveto bring to them的同义转述，其中的them
20、 具体指代his wife and bosses and friends，所以文中 have后面的anything useful即为答案。10.what is essential【线索词】takes his little boy to the hermitage frequently【定位】由线索词定位到最后一段“I try to bring my kids here as often as I can，”he went on. The child of tomorrow, I realized,may actually be ahead of us, in terms of sensing
21、not what is new, but what is essential.【精析】同义转述题。此处需要填入名词性的成分，充当know的宾语。题干中的takes his little boy to the hermitage frequently是对原文中I try to bring my kids here as often as I can的同义转述，题干中的when he grows up是对The child of tomorrow的解释，而且know与sense同义，因此 sense的宾语就是本题的答案，不取not引导的宾语，而应该选择but引导的宾语。故空格处填入what is
22、essential。【点评】这是一篇取自纽约时报的文章。讲述的是面对现代科技带来的信息爆炸，应该如何平静的审视自己的内心世界，找到自我，而不被信息的洪流所淹没。本次快速阅读的文章还是延续了以往的特点，信息量较大，结构较散，但整个命题依旧遵循了文章难，题目简单的规律。做题的要点就是，在题干中找到定位词，回原文中定位细节信息。【听力】Section A11.M: Id like to go camping with you this weekend, but I dont have a sleeping bag.W: No problem. You can count on me to get o
23、ne for you. My family has tons of camping gear.Q: What does the woman mean?答案：She can lend the man a sleeping bag.【解析】这是一道较为简单的推理题，前提是考生需知道camping gear表示“野餐用具，露营装备”，由此可知，camping gear包括sleeping bag，即女士能借给男士一个睡袋，此题的设置稍微绕了个小弯，为考生解题设置了一定难度。go camping：去野餐，去露营；sleeping bag：睡袋。12.M: I know I promise to dri
24、ve you to the airport next Thursday, but Im afraid something has come up. Theyve called a special meeting at work.W: No big deal. Karen said she was available as a back-up.Q: What does the woman mean?答案: Karen can take her to the airport.【解析】此题为细节题。从对话中可知，男士下周四临时有事不能送女士去机场了，女士回答说Karen有空。back-up：n. 备
25、用，备份，考生如果知道这个单词的意思，对整个对话的理解会有帮助。13.W: Have you saved enough money for a trip to Hawaii?M: Not even close. My uncle must put the brakes on my travelling plans.Q: What does the man mean?答案：He cant afford to go traveling yet.【解析】此题为推理题。从男士的回答“我叔叔对我的旅行计划加以限制了。”中可推断出，这位男士还没有足够的钱去旅行。put the brakes on sth.
26、表示“对加以限制”，即使考生不知道这个短语的引申含义，但听到brake“刹车”应该也能大概判断出来答案。14.M: Im starving. Do we still have any pie left from the dinner yesterday?W: Oh, Julia invited her friends over in the afternoon and they ate it all.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?答案：The man has to find something else to eat.【解析】此题为简单的推
27、理题。从对话中可知，女士回答说Julie下午邀请了她的朋友，他们把剩的饼都吃光了，由此可推断出这位男士不得不找别的东西吃。starving：adj. 饥饿的。15.W: Three letters of recommendation are required to apply to graduate schools. I was wondering if the one professor Smith wrote for me last year could still be used.M: Its a bit dated. Youd better submit a recent one.Q:
28、 What does the man suggest the woman do?答案：Present a new letter of reference.【解析】此题为细节题。只要考生抓住这位男士回答中的关键词dated和recent，就不难找出正确答案，而且，整个答句也很短，均是简单句，易于考生理解。letter of recommendation和letter of reference意思相似，均可表示“推荐信”。16.W: Ive noticed that you spend a lot of time tending your garden. Would you like to joi
29、n our gardening club? We meet every other Wednesday.M: Oh, thanks for the invitation, but this is how I relax. Id rather not make it something formal and structured.Q: What can we infer about the man?答案：He declines to join the gardening club.【解析】此题为暗示推理题，有一定难度。抓住问题中的关键词“infer”，这位男士暗示了什么？从男士的回答“谢谢邀请，
30、但这是我放松的方式，我宁愿我的花园不那么条条框框”中可推断出，这位男士间接拒绝了参加园艺俱乐部的邀请。17.M: I heard the recent sculpture exhibit was kind of disappointing.W: Thats right. I guess a lot of other people feel the way I do about modern art.Q: What does the woman mean?答案：Many people do not appreciate modern art.【解析】此题为简单的推理题。只要考生能理解女士的回答“
31、我猜许多其他人对现代艺术和我的感觉是一样的。”，即可选出答案，而且答句中没有一个生难单词。sculpture exhibit：雕塑展。18.M: Bob is running for chairman of the student union. Would you vote for him?W: Oh, I cant decide right now because I have to find out more about the other candidates.Q: What does the woman mean?答案：Bob cannot count on her vote.【解析】
32、此题为推理题。这位女士回答说她现在还没决定选谁，因为她还要看看其他候选人的资料和表现，由此可推断出，Bob不能依赖这位女士的选票。run for：竞选；chairman of the student union：学生会主席；vote for：投票赞成。Conversation OneW: I dont know what to do. I cant seem to get anyone in the hospital to listen to my complaints and this outdated equipment is dangerous. Just look at it.M: H
33、mm, uh, are you trying to say that it presents a health hazard?W: Yes, I am. The head technician in the lab tried to persuade the hospital administration to replace it, but they are trying to cut costs.M: You are pregnant, arent you?W: Yes, I am. I made an effort to get my supervisor to transfer me
34、to another department, but he urged me not to complain too loudly. Because the administration is more likely to replace me than an X-ray equipment, Im afraid to refuse to work. But Im more afraid to expose my unborn child to the radiation.M: I see what you mean. Well, as your union representative, I
35、 have to warn you that it would take quite a while to force management to replace the old machines and attempt to get you transferred may or may not be successful.W: Oh, what am I supposed to do then?M: Workers have the legal right to refuse certain unsafe work assignments under two federal laws, th
36、e Occupation or Safety and Health Act and the National Labor Relations Act. But the requirements of either of the Acts may be difficult to meet.W: Do you think I have a good case?M: If you do lose your job, the union will fight to get it back for you along with back pay, your lost income. But you ha
37、ve to be prepared for a long wait, maybe after two years.Q19. What does the woman complain about?Q20. What has the woman asked her supervisor to do?Q21. What does the man say about the two federal laws?Q22. What will the union do if the woman loses her job?【答案】19. The health hazard at her work place
38、.20. Transfer her to another department.21. Their requirements may be difficult to meet.22. Try to help her to get it back.【点评】本篇长对话是关于一名怀孕的员工就工作中的辐射伤害向工会投诉。对话一开篇女士先抱怨自己工作的医院无人听她申诉有关机器已过时，会造成身体伤害的问题，因为医院想要降低成本。然后她提到自己有向主管提出转调部门的要求，然而遭到拒绝。主管还告诫她，医院宁愿换掉她，让他人工作，也不会更换机器。于是工会代表告诉她转调部门确实可能不会成功。同时要想利用目前的法案
39、来解决这一问题，也会很难实现。最后指出，除非她真正丢失工作，工会才能拿起法律武器帮她讨薪。本对话考生虽然对辐射造成身体伤害的话题并不陌生，但整个对话中部分单词可能还是会造成不少听力困扰。比如：health hazard（健康伤害）中的hazard；X-ray equipment（X光仪器）中的X-ray和两大法案的名称虽不难，但也容易混淆大家的视听，而误抓重点。Conversation TwoW: Mr. Green, is it fair to say that negotiation is an art?M: Well, I think its both an art and scienc
40、e. You can prepare for a negotiation quite scientifically, but the execution of the negotiation has quite a lot to do with ones artistic quality. The scientific part of a negotiation is in determining your strategy. What do you want out of it? What can you give? Then of course there are tactics. How
41、 do you go about it? Do you take an opening position in a negotiation which differs from the eventual goal you are heading for? And then of course there are the behavioral aspects.W: What do you mean by the behavioral aspects?M: Well, thats I think where the art comes in. In your behavior, you can e
42、ither be an actor. You can pretend that you dont like things which you are actually quite pleased about. Or you can pretend to like things which you are quite happy to do without. Or you can be the honest type negotiator whos known to his partners in negotiation and always plays everything straight.
43、 But the artistic part of negotiation I think has to do with responding immediately to cues one gets in the process of negotiation. These can be verbal cues or even body language. This is where the artistic quality comes in.W: So really, you see two types of negotiator then, the actor or the honest
44、one.M: That right. And both can work. I would say the honest negotiator can be quite effective in some circumstances. In other circumstances you need an actor.Q23. When is a scientific approach best embodied in a negotiation according to the man?Q24. In what way is a negotiator like an actor accordi
45、ng to the man?Q25. What does the man say about the two types of negotiator?【答案】23. In the preparatory phase.24. He behaves in a way contrary to his real intention.25. Both can succeed depending on the specific situation.【点评】本长对话主要是关于谈判的艺术性和科学性。谈判的科学性部分主要体现在谈判策略，而谈判的艺术性则体现在表现上。这里可以归为两类，一是“演技派”，二是“诚实派
46、”。另外，谈判的艺术性还与对谈判过程中获得的口头暗示、肢体语言进行及时反应有关。最后男士指出根据不同场合，无论是“诚实派”，或是“演技派”谈判者都能起到各自的效果。本对话中的关键词有：negotiation：谈判；strategy：策略；behavioral：行为的。Section BPassage 1A scientific team is studying the thinking ability of eleven and half month old children. The test is a simple one. The baby watches a sort of show
47、on a small stage. In Act One of the show, a yellow cube is lifted from a blue box, and moved across the stage. Then it is returned to the box. This is repeated 6 times. Act Two is similar except that the yellow cube is smaller. Baby boys do not react at all to the difference and the size of the cube
48、. But girls immediately become excited. The scientists interpret the girls excitement as meaning they are trying to understand what they have just seen. They are wondering why Act Two is odd and how it differs from Act One. In other words, the little girls are reasoning. This experiment certainly does not definitely prove that girls start to reason before boys,
