大学英语六级考试试题B及参考答案2.docx
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大学英语六级考试试题B及参考答案2
2004年大学英语六级考试试题B及参考答案(6月)
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PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe,AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Giventhelackoffitbetweengiftedstudentsandtheirschools,itisnotsurprisingthatsuchstudentsoftenhavelittlegoodtosay'abouttheirschoolexperience.Inonestudyof400adultswhohadachieveddistinctioninallareasoflife,researchersfoundthatthree-fifthsoftheseindividualseitherdidbadlyinschoolorwereunhappyinschool.FewMacArthurPrizefellows,winnersoftheMacArthurAwardforcreativeaccomplishment,hadgoodthingstosayabouttheirprecollegiateschoolingiftheyhadnotbeenplacedinadvancedprograms.Anecdotal(名人轶事)reportssupportthis.PabloPicasso,CharlesDarwin,MarkTwain,OliverGoldsmith,andWilliamButlerYeatsalldislikedschool.SodidWinstonChurchill,whoalmostfailedoutofHarrow,aneliteBritishschool.AboutOliverGoldsmith,oneofhisteachersremarked,"Neverwassodullaboy."Oftenthesechildrenrealizethattheyknowmorethantheirteachers,andtheirteachersoftenfeelthatthesechildrenarearrogant,inattentive,orunmotivated.
Someofthesegiftedpeoplemayhavedonepoorlyinschoolbecausetheirgiftswerenotscholastic.MaybewecanaccountforPicassointhisway.Butmostfaredpoorlyinschoolnotbecausetheylackedabilitybutbecausetheyfoundschoolunchallengingandconsequentlylostinterest.Yeatsdescribedthelackoffitbetweenhismindandschool:
"BecauseIhadfounditdifficulttoattendtoanythinglessinterestingthanmyownthoughts,Iwasdifficulttoteach."Asnotedearlier,giftedchildrenofallkindstendtobestrong-willednonconformists.Nonconformityandstubbornness(andYeats'slevelofarroganceandself-absorption)arelikelytoleadtoConflictswithteachers.
Whenhighlygiftedstudentsinanydomaintalkaboutwhatwasimportanttothedevelopmentoftheirabilities,theyarefarmorelikelytomentiontheirfamiliesthantheirschoolsorteachers.Awritingprodigy(神童)studiedbyDavidFeldmanandLynnGoldsmithwastaughtfarmoreaboutwritingbyhisjournalistfatherthanhisEnglishteacher.High-IQchildren,inAustraliastudiedbyMiracaGrosshadmuchmorepositivefeelingsabouttheirfamiliesthantheirschools.AbouthalfofthemathematiciansstudiedbyBenjaminBloomhadlittlegoodtosayaboutschool.Theyalldidwellinschoolandtookhonorsclasseswhenavailable,andsomeskippedgrades.
21.Themainpointtheauthorismakingaboutschoolsisthat.
A)theyshouldenrollasmanygiftedstudentsaspossible
B)theyshouldorganizetheirclassesaccordingtothestudents'ability
C)theyareoftenincapableofcateringtotheneedsoftalentedstudents
D)theyshouldsatisfytheneedsofstudentsfromdifferentfamilybackgrounds
22.TheauthorquotestheremarksofoneofOliverGoldsmith'steachers.
A)toshowhowpoorOliver'sperformancewasatschool
B)toillustratethestrongwillofsomegiftedchildren
C)toexplainhowdullstudentscanalsobesuccessful
D)toprovidesupportforhisargument
23.PabloPicassoislistedamongthemanygiftedchildrenwho.
A)couldnotcopewiththeirstudiesatschoolsuccessfully
B)paidnoattentiontotheirteachersinclass
C)contradictedtheirteachersmuchtoooften
D)behavedarrogantlyandstubbornlyinthepresenceoftheirteachers
24.Manygiftedpeopleattributedtheirsuccess.
A)lesstotheirsystematiceducationthantotheirtalent
B)mainlytoparentalhelpandtheireducationathome
C)bothtoschoolinstructionandtotheirparents'coaching
D)moretotheirparents'encouragementthantoschooltraining
25.Therootcauseofmanygiftedstudentshavingbadmemoriesoftheirschoolyearsisthat.
A)theywereseldompraisedbytheirteachers
B)schoolcoursesfailedtoinspireormotivatethem
C)theirnonconformitybroughtthemalotoftrouble
D)teacherswereusuallyfarstricterthantheirparents
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
It'shardlynewsthattheimmigrationsystemisamess.Foreignnationalshavelongbeenslippingacrosstheborderwithfakepapers,andvisitorswhoarriveintheU.S.legitimatelyoftenoverstaytheirlegalwelcomewithoutbeingpunished.ButsinceSept.11,it'sbecomeclearthatterroristshavebeenshrewdlyfactoringtheweaknessesofoursystemintotheirplans.Inadditiontotheirmasteryofforgingpassports,atleastthreeofthe19Sept.11hijackers(劫机者)werehereonexpiredvisas.That'sbeenasafebetuntilnow.TheImmigrationandNaturalizationService(INS)(移民归化局)lackstheresources,andapparentlytheinclination,tokeeptrackoftheestimated2millionforeignerswhohaveintentionallyoverstayedtheirwelcome.
Butthislaxness(马虎)towardimmigrationfraudmaybeabouttochange.Congresshasalreadytakensomemodeststeps.TheU.S.A.PatriotAct,passedinthewakeoftheSept.11tragedy,requirestheFBI,theJusticeDepartment,theStateDepartmentandtheINStosharemoredata,whichwillmakeiteasiertostopwatch-listedterroristsattheborder.
Butwhat'sreallyneeded,criticssay,iseventougherlawsandmoreresourcesaimedattighteningupbordersecurity.Reformersarecallingforarollbackofrulesthathinderlawenforcement.TheyalsowanttheINStohirehundredsmoreborderpatrolagentsandinvestigatorstokeepillegalimmigrantsoutandtotrackthemdownoncethey'rehere.ReformersalsowanttoseetheINSsetupadatabasetomonitorwhethervisaholdersactuallyleavethecountrywhentheyarerequiredto.
Alltheseproposedchangeswerepartofanewborder-securitybillthatpassedtheHouseofRepresentativesbutdiedintheSenatelastweek.BeforeSept.11,legislationofthiskindhadbeenblockedbytwopowerfullobbies:
universities,whichrelyontuitionfromforeignstudentswhocouldbekeptoutbythenewlaw,andbusiness,whichreliesonforeignersforcheaplabor.Sincetheattacks,they'vebackedoff.Thebillwouldhavepassedthistimebutforcongressionalmaneuveringsandisexpectedtobereintroducedandtopassnextyear.
Alsoontheagendafornextyear:
aproposal,backedbysomeinfluentiallaw-makers,tosplittheINSintotwoagencies-agoodcopthatwouldtendtoservicefunctionslikeprocessingcitizenshippapersandabadcopthatwouldconcentrateonborderinspections,deportationandotherfunctions.Onereasonforthedivision,supporterssay,isthattheINShasinrecentyearsbecometoofocusedonservingtouristsandimmigrants.AftertheSept.l1tragedy,theINSshouldpaymoreattentiontoservingthemillionsofordinaryAmericanswhorelyonthenation'sbordersecuritytoprotectthemfromterroristattacks.
26.Terroristshaveobviouslytakenadvantageof.
A)theirresponsibilityoftheofficialsatbordercheckpoints
B)thelegalprivilegesgrantedtoforeigners
C)theexcessivehospitalityoftheAmericanpeople
D)thelowefficiencyoftheImmigrationandNaturalizationService
27.WelearnfromthepassagethatcoordinatedeffortswillbemadebyvariousU.S.governmentagenciesto.
A)limitthenumberOfimmigrantstotheU.S.
B)preventtheforgeryofimmigrationpapers
C)wardoffterroristsuspectsattheborder
D).refusetherenewingofexpiredvisas
28.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbeforeSept.11,alienswithexpiredvisas.
A)mightstayonforaslongas[heywished
B)wouldbecloselywatchedbyFBIagents
C)wouldliveinconstantfearofdeportation
D)mighthavethemextendedwithouttrouble
29.ItisbelievedbymanythatalltheseyearstheINS.
A)hasbeenservingtwocontradictoryfunctions'
B)hasignoredthepleasofthetwopowerfullobbies
C)hasover-emphasizeditsservicefunctionsattheexpenseofthenation'ssecurity
D)hasbeentooliberalingrantingvisastotouristsandimmigrantsindiscriminately
30.BeforeSept.11,theU.S.Congresshadbeenunabletopassstricterimmigrationlawsbecause.
A)educationandbusinesscirclescaredlittleaboutnationalsecurity
B)resourceswerenotavailablefortheirenforcement
C)itwasdifficulttocoordinatetheeffortsofthecongressmen
D)theymighthavekeptawayforeignstudentsandcheaplabor
PassageThree
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Itwastheworsttragedyinmaritime(航海的)history,sixtimesmoredeadlythantheTitanic.WhentheGermancruiseshipWilhelmGustloffwashitbytorpedoes(鱼雷)firedfromaRussiansubmarineinthefinalwinterofWorldWarII,morethan10,000people-mostlywomen,childrenandoldpeoplefleeingthefinalRedArmypushintoNaziGermany-werepackedaboard.Anicestormhadturnedthedecksintofrozensheetsthatsenthundredsoffamiliesslidingintotheseaastheshiptiltedandbegantogodown.Othersdesperatelytriedtoputlifeboatsdown.Somewhosucceededfoughtoffthoseinthewaterwhohadthestrengthtotrytoclawtheirwayaboard.Mostpeoplefrozeimmediately.I'llneverforgetthescreams,"saysChristaNtitzmann,87,oneofthe1,200survivors.Sherecallswatchingtheship,brightlylit,slippingintoitsdarkgrave-andintoseemingnothingness,rarelymentionedformorethanhalfacentury.
NowGermany'sNobelPrize-winningauthorGtinterGrasshasrevivedthememoryofthe9,000dead,includingmorethan4,000children-withhislatestnovelCrabWalk,publishedlastmonth.Thebook,whichwillbeou
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