六级历年真题短句回答

短句回答

2007年6月23日大学英语六级真题试卷

Googleisaworld-famouscompany,withitsheadquartersinMountainView,

California.ItwassetupinaSiliconValleygaragein1998,andinflated（膨胀）with

theInternetbubble.Evenwheneverythingarounditcollapsedthecompanykepton

inflating.Google'ssearchengineissowidespreadacrosstheworldthatsearch

becameGoogle,andgooglebecameaverb.Theworldfellinlovewiththeeffective,

fascinatinglyfasttechnology.

GoogleowesmuchofitssuccesstothebrillianceofS.BrinandL.Page,butalso

toaseriesoffortunateevents.ItwasPagewho,atStanfordin1996,initiatedthe

academicprojectthateventuallybecameGoogle'ssearchengine.Brin,whohadmet

Pageatastudentorientationayearearlier,joinedtheprojectearlyon.Theywereboth

Ph.D.candidateswhentheydevisedthesearchenginewhichwasbetterthantherest

and,withoutanymarketing,spreadbywordofmouthfromearlyadoptersto,

eventually,yourgrandmother.

Theirbreakthrough,simplyput,wasthatwhentheirsearchenginecrawledthe

Web,itdidmorethanjustlookforwordmatches,italsotallied（统计）andrankeda

hostofothercriticalfactorslikehowwebsiteslinktooneanother.Thatdeliveredfar

betterresultsthananythingelse.BrinandPagemeanttonametheircreationGoogol

（themathematicaltermforthenumber1followedby100zeroes）,butsomeone

misspelledthewordsoitstuckasGoogle.Theyraisedmoneyfromprescient（有先见

之明的）professorsandventurecapitalists,andmovedoffcampustoturnGoogleinto

business.Perhapstheirbiggeststrokeofluckcameearlyonwhentheytriedtosell

theirtechnologytoothersearchengines,butnoonemettheirprice,andtheybuiltit

upontheirown.

Thenextbreakthroughcamein2000,whenGooglefiguredouthowtomake

moneywithitsinvention.Ithadlotsofusers,butalmostnoonewaspaying.The

solutionturnedouttobeadvertising,andit'snotanexaggerationtosaythatGoogleis

nowessentiallyanadvertisingcompany,giventhatthat'sthesourceofnearlyallits

revenue.Todayitisagiantadvertisingcompany,worth$100billion.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.Apartfromaseriesoffortunateevents,whatisitthathasmadeGoogle

sosuccessful?

48.Google'ssearchengineoriginatedfromstartedbyL.Page.

49.HowdidGoogle'ssearchenginespreadallovertheworld?

50.BrinandPagedecidedtosetuptheirownbusinessbecausenoone

would.

51.TherevenueoftheGooglecompanyislargelygeneratedfrom

2007年12月大学英语六级

Men,thesedays,areembracingfatherhoodwiththeround-the-clock

involvementtheirpartnershavealwaysdreamedof-handlingnightfeedings,packing

lunchesandbandagingknees.Butunlikewomen,manyfindthey'renegotiatingtheir

newroleswithlittlesupportorinformation.uMeninmygeneration（aged25-40）have

afearofbecomingdadsbecausewehavenorolemodels,“saysJonSmith,awriter.

Theyoftenfindthemselvesexcludedfrommothers9supportnetworks,andareeyed

warily（警觉地）ontheplayground.

Thechallengeisparticularlyevidentinthework-place.There,menarestill

expectedtobebreadwinnersclimbingthecorporateladder;traditionally-minded

bossesareoftenunsympathetictofamilyneeds.InDenmarkmostnewfathersonly

taketwoweeksofpaternityleave（父亲的陪产假）一eventhoughtheyareallowed34

days.Asmuchasifnotmoresothanwomen,fathersstruggletobetakenseriously

whentheyrequestflexiblearrangements.

ThoughWilfried-FritzMaring,54,adata-bankandInternetspecialistwith

GermanfirmFIZKarlsruhe,feelsthatthetimehespendswithhisdaughteroutweighs

anydisadvantages,headmits,"WithmydecisiontoworkfromhomeIdismissedany

opportunityfbrpromotion/9

Mind-sets（思维定势）arechanginggradually.WhenMaringhadadaughter,the

companyequippedhimwithahomeofficeandallowedhimtochooseajobthatcould

beperformedfromthere.DanishtelecomcompanyTDCinitiatedaninternal

campaignlastyeartoencouragedadstotakepaternityleave:97percentnowdo.

“Whenanemployeegoesonpaternityleaveandiswithhiskids,hegetsanewkind

oftraining:inhowtokeepcoolunderstress/9saysspokespersonChristineElberg

Holm.Foranewgenerationofdads,kidsmaycomebeforethecompany-butit'sa

shiftthatbenefitsboth.

47.Unlikewomen,menoftengetlittlesupportorinformationfrom

48.Besidessupportingthefamily,menwerealsoexpectedto.

49.Likewomen,menhopethattheirdesireforaflexibleschedulewillbe

50.WhenMaringwasonpaternityleave,hewasallowedbyhiscompanyto

work.

51.ChristineHolmbelievespaternityleaveprovidesanewkindoftrainingfor

meninthatitcanhelpthemcopewith.

2008年6月21日英语六级真题

ifmovietrailers（预告片）aresupposedtocauseareaction,thepreviewfor

"United93"morethansucceeds.Featuringnofamousactors,itbeginswithimagesof

abeautifulmorningandpassengersboardinganairplane.Ittakesyouaminuteto

realizewhatthemovie'sevenabout.That'swhenaplanehitstheWorldTradeCenter,

theeffectisvisceral（震撼心灵的）.Whenthetrailerplayedbefore"InsideMan"last

weekataHollywoodtheater,audiencemembersbegancallingout,“Toosoon!"In

NewYorkCity,theresponsewasevenmoredramatic.TheLoewstheaterin

Manhattantooktherarestepofpullingthetrailerfromitsscreensafterseveral

complaints.

"United93"isthefirstfeaturefilmtodealexplicitlywiththeeventsof

September11,2001,andiscertaintoigniteanemotionaldebate.Isittoosoon?

Shouldthefilmhavebeenmadeatall?Moretothepoint,willanyonewanttoseeit?

Other9/11projectsareonthewayasthefifthanniversaryoftheattacksapproaches,

mostnotablyOliverStone's”WorldTradeCenter."butastheforerunner,MUnited

93"willtakemostoftheheat,whetheritdeservesitornot.

TherealUnited93crashedinaPennsylvaniafieldafter40passengersandcrew

foughtbackagainsttheterrorists.Writer-directorPaulGreengrasshasgonetogreat

lengthstoberespectfulinhisdepictionofwhatoccurred,proceedingwiththefilm

onlyaftersecuringtheapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily."WasIsurprisedatthe

agreement?Yes.Very.Usuallythere5reoneortwofamilieswho'remorereluctant,n

Greengrasswritesinane-mail."IwassurprisedattheextraordinarywaytheUnited

93familieshavewelcomedusintotheirlivesandsharedtheirexperienceswithus.”

CaroleO'Hare,afamilymember,says,nTheywereveryopenandhonestwithus,and

theymadeusapartofthiswholeproject.0Universal,whichisreleasingthefilm,

planstodonate10%ofitsopeningweekendgrosstotheFlight93NationalMemorial

Fund.Thathasn*tstoppedcriticismthatthestudioisexploitinganationaltragedy.

O'Harethinksthat*sunfair."Thisstoryhastobetoldtohonorthepassengersandcrew

forwhattheydid,“shesays.MButmorethanthat,itraisesawareness.Ourportsaren*t

secure.Ourbordersaren'tsecure.Ourairlinesstillaren'tsecure,andthisiswhat

happenswhenyou'renotsecure.That'sthemessageIwantpeopletohear.”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

47.Thetrailerfor"United93"succeededincausingareactionwhenitplayedinthe

theatersinHollywoodandNewYorkCity?

48.Themovie"United93"issuretogiverisetoanemotionaldebate?

49.Whatdidwriter-directorPaulGreengrassobtainbeforeheproceededwiththe

movie

theapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily?

50.Universal,whichisreleasing"United93",hasbeencriticizedforexploitinga

nationaltragedy?

51.CaroleO'Harethinksthatbesideshonoringthepassengersandcrewforwhatthey

did,thepuiposeoftellingthestoryistoraisetheawarenessaboutsecurity?

2008年12月英语六级

Oneofthemajorproducersofathleticfootwear,with2002salesofover$10billion,

isacompanycalledNike,withcorporateheadquartersinBeaverton,Oregon.Forbes

magazineidentifiedNike'spresident,PhilipKnight,asthe53rd-richestmaninthe

worldin2004.ButNikehasnotalwaysbeenalargemultimillion-dollarorganization.

Infact,Knightstartedthecompanybysellingshoesfromthebackofhiscarattrack

meets.

Inthelate1950sPhilipKnightwasamiddle-distancerunnerontheUniversity

ofOregontrackteam,coachedbyBillBowerman.Oneofthetoptrackcoachesinthe

U.S.,Bowermanwasalsoknownforexperimentingwiththedesignofrunningshoes

inanattempttomakethemlighterandmoreshock-absorbent.AfterattendingOregon,

KnightmovedontodograduateworkatStanfordUniversity;hisMBAthesiswason

marketingathleticshoes.Oncehereceivedhisdegree,KnighttraveledtoJapanto

contacttheOnitsukaTigerCompany,amanufacturerofathleticshoes.Knight

convincedthecompany'sofficialsofthepotentialforitsproductintheU.S.In1963

hereceivedhisfirstshipmentofTigershoes,200pairsintotal.

In1964,KnightandBowermancontributed$500eachtofromBlueRibbon

Sports,thepredecessorofNike.Inthefirstfewyears,Knightdistributedshoesoutof

hiscaratlocaltrackmeets.ThefirstemployeeshiredbyKnightwereformercollege

athletes.Thecompanydidnothavethemoneytohire“experts”,andtherewasno

establishedathleticfootwearindustryinNorthAmericafromwhichtorecruitthose

knowledgeableinthefield.Initsearlyyearstheorganizationoperatedinan

unconventionalmannerthatcharacterizeditsinnovativeandentrepreneurialapproach

totheindustry.Communicationwasinformal;peoplediscussedideasandissuesin

thehallways,onarun,oroverabeer.Therewaslittletaskdifferentiation.Therewere

nojobdescriptions,rigidreportingsystems,ordetailedrulesandregulations.The

teamspiritandsharedvaluesoftheathletesonBowerman'steamscarriedoverand

providedthebasisforthecollegialstyleofmanagementthatcharacterizedtheearly

yearsofNikes.

47.Whileservingasatrackcoach,Bowermantriedtodesignrunningshoesthatwere

48.DuringhisvisittoJapan,KnightconvincedtheofficialsoftheOnitsukaTiger

Companythatitsproductwouldhave.

49.BlueRibbonSportsasunabletohireexpertsduetotheabsence

ofinNorthAmerica.

50.IntheearlyyearsofNike,communicationwithinthecompanywasusuallycarried

out.

51.WhatqualitiesofBowerman'steamsformedthebasisofNike'searly

managementstyle?

2009年6月英语六级考试

ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthy

ideasabouthowthintheyneedtobeinordertobeconsideredbeautiful.Whatis

surprisingisthemethodpsychologistsattheUniversityofTexashavecomeupwith

tokeepgirlsfromdevelopingeatingdisorders.Theirmainweaponagainstsuper

skinny(role)models:abrandofcivildisobediencedubbed“bodyactivism.^^

Since2001,morethan1,000highschoolandcollegestudentsintheU.S.have

participatedintheBodyProject,whichworksbygettinggirlstounderstandhowthey

havebeenbuyingintothenotionthatyouhavetobethintobehappyorsuccessful.

Aftercritiquing(评论)theso-calledthinidealbywritingessaysandrole-playingwith

theirpeers,participantsaredirectedtocomeupwithandexecutesmall,nonviolent

acts.Theyincludeslippingnotessaying“Loveyourbodythewayitis"intodieting

booksatstoreslikeBordersandwritingletterstoMattel,makersoftheimpossibly

proportionedBarbiedoll.

AccordingtoastudyinthelatestissueoftheJournalofConsultingandClinical

Psychology,theriskofdevelopingeatingdisorderswasreduced61%amongBody

Projectparticipants.Andtheycontinuedtoexhibitpositivebody-imageattitudesas

longasthreeyearsaftercompletingtheprogram,whichconsists,offourone-hour

sessions.Suchlastingeffectsmaybeduetogirls'realizingnotonlyhowtheywere

beinginfluencedbutalsowhowasbenefitingfromthesocietalpressuretobethin.

“Thesepeoplewhopromotetheperfectbodyreallydon'tcareaboutyouatall,“says

KelseyHertel,ahighschooljuniorandBodyProjectveteraninEugene,Oregon.

“Theypurposefullymakeyoufeellikelessofapersonsoyou'llbuytheirstuffand

they'llmakemoney.^^

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.Weredogirlsgetthenotionthattheyneedtobethininordertobeconsidered

beautiful?

48.Bypromoting“bodyactivism,"UniversityofTexaspsychologistsaimtoprevent

49.Accordingtotheauthor,MattePsBarbiedollsare.

50.ThepositiveeffectsoftheBodyProjectmaylastupto.

51.OneBodyProjectparticipantsaysthattherealmotiveofthosewhopromotethe

perfectbodyisto.

2009年12月大学英语六级考试真题

Manycountrieshavemadeitillegaltochatintoahand-heldmobilephonewhile

driving.Butthelatestresearchfurtherconfirmsthatthedangerlieslessinwhata

motorisfshandsdowhenhetakesacallthaninwhattheconversationdoestohis

brain.Evenusinga“handsfee“devicecandivertadriver'sattentiontoanalarming

extent.

MelinaKunaroftheUniversityofWarwick,andToddHorowitzoftheHarvard

MedicalSchoolranaseriesofexperimentsinwhichtwogroupsofvolunteershadto

payattentionandrespondtoaseriesofmovingtasksonacomputerscreenthatwere

reckonedequivalentindifficultytodriving.Onegroupwasleftundistractedwhilethe

otherhadtoengageinaconversationusingaspeakerphone.AsKunarandHorowitz

report,thosewhoweremakingtheequivalentofahands-freecallhadanaverage

reactiontime212millisecondsslowerthanthosewhowerenot.That,theycalculate,

wouldadd5.7metrestothebrakingdistanceofacartravellingatlOOkph.Theyalso

foundthatthegroupusingthehands-freekitmade83%moreerrorsintheirtasksthan

thosewhowerenottalking.

Totrytounderstandmoreaboutwhythiswas,theytriedtwofurthertests.Inone,

membersofagroupwereaskedsimplytorepeatwordsspokenbythecaller.Inthe

other,theyhadtothinkofawordthatbeganwiththelastletterofthewordtheyhad

justheard.Thoseonlyrepeatingwordsperformedthesameasthosewithno

distraction,butthosewiththemorecomplicatedtaskshowedevenworsereaction

times一anaverageof480millisecondsextradelay.Thisshowsthatwhenpeoplehave

toconsidertheinformationtheyhearcarefully,itcanimpairtheirdrivingability

significantly.

Punishingpeopleforusinghand-heldgadgetswhiledrivingisdifficultenough,

eventhoughtheycanbeseenfromoutsidethecar.Persuadingpeopletoswitchtheir

phonesoffaltogetherwhentheygetbehindthewheelmightbetheonlyanswer.Who

knows,theymightevencometoenjoynothavingtotakecalls.

47.Carryingonamobilephoneconversationwhileoneisdrivingisconsidered

dangerousbecauseitseriouslydistracts.

48.Intheexperiments,thetwogroupsofvolunteerswereaskedtohandleaseriesof

movingtaskswhichwereconsidered.

49.Resultsoftheexperimentsshowthatthosewhoweremakingtheequivalentofa

hands-freecalltooktoreactthanthosewhowerenot.

50.Furtherexperimentsrevealthatparticipantstendtorespondwithextradelayif

theyarerequiredtodo.

51.Theauthorbelievespersuasion,ratherthan,mightbetheonlywaytostop

peoplefromusingmobilephoneswhiledriving.

2010年6月英语六级

Question:Myninth-gradeartteacherdoesn'tgiveanygradeabove94%because,

shesays,nThere'salwaysroomforimprovement.*'Inpreviousyears,Iearneda99%

anda100%,The94IreceivedthistermdoesnotreflectthehardworkthatIputinto

thiscourse.Becauseofher"improvement"theory,IgotalowergradethanIdeserve.

Ishergradingphilosophy6thical（符合职业道德规范的）？

Answer:Yourteachefsgradingsystemmaybeunwise,butitisnotunethical.A

teacherdeserveswidelatitudeinselectingthemethodofgradingthatbestpromotes

learninginherclassroom;thatis,afterall,theprimefunctionofgrades.Itisshewho

hasthetrainingandexperiencetomakethisdecision.Assumingthatyourteacheris

neitherbiasednorcorruptandthathersystemconformstoschoolrules,youcan*tfault

herethics.

Youcancriticizehermethodology.A100neednotimplythatthereisno

possibilityofimprovement,onlythatastudentsuccessfullycompletedthecourse

work.Aninthgradercouldgetawell-earned100inEnglishclassbutstillhaveaway

togobeforeshewritesaswellasJaneAusten.What'smore,gradesarenotonlyan

educationaldevicebutarealsopartofascreeningsystemtohelpassignkidstotheir

nextclassorprogram.Bycappinghergradesat94whilemostotherteachersgradeon

ascalethattopsoutat100,yourteachercouldjeopardizeastudent'schanceofgetting

ascholarshiporgettingintoatopcollege.

Whatitiswrongtocondemnherforisoverlookingyourhardwork.You

diligenceisworthyofencouragement,buteffortdoesnotequalaccomplishment.If

scholarssuddenlydiscoveredthatRembrandthaddashedoff"TheNightWatchninan

afternoon,itwouldstillbe"TheNightWatch."

Icouldspendmonthssweatingovermyown"paintings”，butI*dproduce

somethingyouwouldn'twanttohanginyourlivingroom.Oryourgarage.

Onefeatureofagoodgradingsystemisthatthosemeasuredbyitgenerally

regarditasfairandreasonable——notthecasehere.Simmering（难以平息的）

resentmentisseldomanaidtoeducation.Andsoyournextstepshouldbetodiscuss

yourconcernswithyourteacherortheprincipal.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.Theninth-graderthoughtthathisartteachershouldhavegivenhim.

48.Accordingtotheanswer,ateachershouldhavethefreedomtoto

encouragelearning.

49.Welearnfromtheanswerthatastudentwhogetsa100shouldstillworkhard

andkeep.

50.TheexampleofRembrandt'spaintingsuggeststhatadistinctionshouldbe

madebetween.

51.Theninth-graderisadvisedtogotohisteacherortheprincipalto.

2010年12月大学英语六级考试真题

Mostyoungboysaretrainedtobelievethatmenshouldbestrong,tough,cool,anddetached.Thus,

theylearnearlytohidevulnerableemotionssuchaslove,joy,andsadnessbecausetheybelieve

thatsuchfeelingsarefeminineandimplyweakness.Overtime,somemenbecomestrangers

totheirownemotionallives.Itseemsthatmenwithtraditionalviewsof

masculinityare