历年英语六级真题试题及答案

2007年12月大学英语六级考试真题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledDigitalAge.Youshouldwrite

atleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.如今数字化产品得到越来越广泛的使用，并举例

2.数字化产品的使用对人工作，学习，生活产生的影响

DigitalAge

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionson

AnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SevenWaystoSavetheWorld

Forgettheoldideathatconservingenergyisaformofself-denial—ridingbicycles,dimmingthelights,

andtakingfewershowers.Thesedaysconservationisallaboutefficiency:gettingthesame——orbetter——results

fromjustafractionoftheenergy.WhenaslumpinbusinesstravelforcedUlrichRomertocutcostcostsathis

family-ownedhotelinGermany,hereplacedhundredsofthehotefswastefullightbulbs,gettingthesamelight

for80percentlesspower.Heboughtanewwaterboilerwithadigitallycontrolledpump,andwrappedinsulation

aroundthepipes.Spendingabout€100,000ontheseandotherimprovements,heslashedhis€90,000fueland

powerbillby€60,000.Asabonus,thehotefslowerenergyneedshavereduceditsannualcarbonemissionsby

morethan200metrictons."Forus,savingenergyhasbeenvery,veryprofitable,hesays."Andmostimportantly,

we'renotgivingupasinglecomfortforourguests.”

Efficiencyisalsoagreatwaytolowercarbonemissionsandhelpslowglobalwarming.Butthebest

argumentforefficiencyisitscost—or,moreprecisely,itsprofitability.That'sbecausequicklygrowingenergy

demandrequiresimmenseinvestmentinnewsupply,nottomentionthedrainofrisingenergyprices.

Nowonderefficiencyhasmovedtothetopofthepoliticalagenda.OnJan.10,theEuropeanUnion

unveiledaplantocutenergyuseacrossthecontinentby20percentby2020.LastMarch,Chinaimposeda20

percentincreaseinenergyefficiencyby2020.EvenGeorgeW.Bush,theTexasoilman,isexpectedtotalkabout

energyconversationinhisStateoftheUnionspeechthisweek.

Thegoodnewsisthattheworldisfullofproven,cheapwaystosaveenergy.Herearetheseventhatcould

havethebiggestimpact:

Insulate

Spaceheatingandcoolingeatsup36percentofalltheworld'senergy.There'svirtuallynolimittohow

muchofthatcanbesaved,asprototype"zero-energyhomes“inSwitzerlandandGennanyhaveshown.There5s

beenasurgeinnewwaysofkeepingheatinandcoldout(orviceversa).Themostadvancedinsulationfollows

thelawofincreasingreturns:ifyouaddenough,youcanscaledownoreveneliminateheatingand

air-conditioningequipment,loweringcostsevenbeforeyoustartsavingonutilitybills.Studieshaveshownthat

greenworkplaces(onesthatdon'tconstantlyneedtohavetheheatorair-conditionerrunning)havehigherworker

productivityandlowersickrates.

ChangeBulbs

Lightingeatsup20percentoftheworld'selectricity,ortheequivalentofroughly600,000tonsofcoaladay.

Fortypercentofthatpowersold-fashionedincandescentlightbulbs-a19th-centurytechnologythatwastesmost

ofthepoweritconsumesonunwantedheat.

Compactfluorescentlamps,orCFLs,notonlyuse75to80percentlesselectricitythanincandescentbulbs

togeneratethesameamountoflight,buttheyalsolast10timeslonger.Phasingoldbulbsoutby2030wouldsave

theoutputof650powerplantsandavoidthereleaseof700milliontonsofcarbonintotheatmosphereeachyear.

ComfortZone

Waterboilers,spaceheatersandairconditionershavebeennotoriouslyinefficient.Theheatpumphas

alteredthatequation.Itremovesheatfromtheairoutsideorthegroundbelowandusesittosupplyheattoa

buildingoritswatersupply.Inthesummer,thesystemcanbereversedtocoolbuildingaswell.

MostnewresidentialbuildingsinSwedenarealreadyheatedwithground-sourceheatpumps.Suchsystems

consumealmostnoconventionalfuelatall.Severalcountrieshaveusedsubsidiestojump-startthemarket,

includingJapan,wherealmost1millionheatpumpshavebeeninstalledinthepasttwoyearstoheatwaterfor

showersandhottubs.

RemakeFactories

Fromsteelmillstopaperfactories,industryeatsupaboutathirdoftheworld'senergy.Theopportunitiesto

savearevast.InLudwigshafen,GennanchemicalsgiantBASFrunsaninterconnectedcomplex,ofmorethan200

chemicalfactories,whereheatproducedbyonechemicalprocessisusedtopowerthenext.AttheLudwigshafen

sitealone,suchrecyclingofheatandenergysavesthecompany€200millionayearandalmosthalfitsCO2

emissions.NowBASFisdoingthesamefbrnewplantsinChina."Optimizing（优化）energyefficiencyisa

decisivecompetitiveadvantage,saysBASFCEOJurgenHambrecht.

GreenDriving

Aquarteroftheworld'senergy—includingtwothirdsoftheannualproductionofoil—isusedfbr

transportation.Somesavingscomefreeofcharge:youcanboostfuelefficiencyby6percentsimplybykeeping

yourcar'stiresproperlyinflated（充气）.Gasoline-electrichybrid（i昆合型）modelsliketheToyotaPriusimprove

mileagebyafurther20percentoverconventionalmodels.

ABetterFridge

Morethanhalfofallresidentialpowergoesintorunninghouseholdappliances,producingafifthofthe

world'scarbonemissions.Andthat'strueeventhoughmanufacturershavealreadyhikedtheefficiencyof

refrigeratorsandotherwhitegoodsbyasmuchas70percentsincethe1980s.AccordingtoanInternational

EnergyAgencystudy,ifconsumerschosethosemodelsthatwouldsavethemthemostmoneyoverthelifeofthe

appliance,they'dcutglobalresidentialpowerconsumptionandtheirutilitybillsby43percent.

FlexiblePayment

Whosaysyouhavetopayfbrallyourconservationinvestment?”Energyservicecontractors^^willpayfbr

retrofitting（翻折改造）inreturnfbrashareoftheclienfsannualutility-billsavings.InBeijing,ShenwuThermal

EnergyTechnologyCo.specializesinretrofittingChina'ssteelfurnaces.Shenwuputsuptheinitialinvestmentto

installaheatexchangerthatpreheatstheairgoingintothefurnace,slashingtheclient'sfuelcosts.Shenwu

pocketsacutofthosesavings,sobothShenwuandtheclientprofit.

Ifsavingenergyissoeasyandprofitable,whyisn'teveryonedoingit?Ithastodowithpsychologyanda

lackofinformation.Mostofustendtolookattoday'spricetagmorethantomorrow'spotentialsavings.That

holdsdoublefbrthelandlordordeveloper,whowon'tactuallyseeapennyofthesavingshisinvestmentinbetter

insulationorabetterheatingsystemmightgenerate.Inmanypeople'sminds,conservationisstillassociatedwith

self-denial.Manyenvironmentalistsstillpushthatview.

Smartgovernmentscanhelppushthemarketintherightdirection.TheEU's1994lawonlabelingwassuch

asuccessthatitextendedthesameideatoentirebuildingslastyear.Toboostthemarketvalueofefficiency,all

newbuildingsarerequiredtohavean"energypass“detailingpowerandheatingconsumption.Countrieslike

JapanandGermanyhavesuccessivelytightenedbuildingcodes,requiringanincreaseininsulationlevelsbut

leavingituptobuilderstodecidehowtomeetthem.

Themostpowerfulincentives,ofcourse,willcomefromthemarketitself.Overthepastyear,sky-high

fuelpriceshavefocusedmindsonefficiencylikeneverbefore.Ever-increasingpressuretocutcostshasfinally

forcedmorecompaniestodosomemathontheirenergyuse.

Willitbeenough?Withglobaldemandandemissionsrisingsofast,wemaynothaveanychoicebuttotry.

Efficienttechnologyisherenow,provenandcheap.Comparedwithallotheroptions,ifsthebiggest,easiestand

mostprofitablebangforthebuck.

1.Whatissaidtobethebestwaytoconserveenergynowadays?

[A]Raisingefficiently.[B]Cuttingunnecessarycosts.

[C]Findingalternativeresources[D]Sacrificingsomepersonalcomforts.

2.WhatdoestheEuropeanUnionplantodo?

[A]Diversifyenergysupply.[B]Cutenergyconsumption.

[C]Reducecarbonemissions.[D]Raiseproductionefficiency.

3.Ifyouaddenoughinsulationtoyourhouse,youmaybeableto.

[A]improveyourworkenvironment[B]cutyourutilitybillsbyhalf.

[C]getridofair-conditioners[D]enjoymuchbetterhealth

4.Howmuchofthepowerconsumedbyincandescentbulbsisconvertedintolight?

[A]Asmallportion.[B]Some40percent

[C]Almosthalf.[D]75to80percent.

5.Somecountrieshavetiredtojump-startthemarketofheatpumpsby.

[A]upgradingtheequipment[B]encouraginginvestments

[C]implementinghigh-tech[D]providingsubsidies

6.GermanchemicalsgiantBASFsaves€200millionayearby.

[A]recyclingheatandenergy[B]settingupfactoriesinChina

[C]usingthenewesttechnology[D]reducingtheCO2emissionsofitsplants

7.Globalresidentialpowerconsumptioncanbecutby43percentif.

[A]weincreasetheinsulationofwallsandwaterpipes

[B]wechoosesimplermodelsofelectricalappliances

[C]wecutdownontheuseofrefrigeratorsandotherwhitegoods

[D]wechoosethemostefficientmodelsofrefrigeratorsandotherwhitegoods

8.Energyservicecontractorsprofitbytakingapartofclients'.

9.Manyenvironmentalistsmaintaintheviewthatconservationhasmuchtodowith.

10.Thestrongestincentiveenergyconservationwilldrivefrom.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassage

carefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Pleasewriteyour

answersonAnswersheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Men,thesedays,areembracingfatherhoodwiththeround-the-clockinvolvementtheirpartnershavealways

dreamedof—handlingnightfeedings,packinglunchesandbandagingknees.Butunlikewomen,manyfind

they'renegotiatingtheirnewroleswithlittlesupportorinformation."Meninmygeneration（aged25-40）havea

fearofbecomingdadsbecausewehavenorolemodels,“saysJonSmith,awriter.Theyoftenfindthemselves

excludedfrommothers'supportnetworks,andareeyedwarily（警觉地）ontheplayground.

Thechallengeisparticularlyevidentinthework-place.There,menarestillexpectedtobe

breadwinnersclimbingthecorporateladder:traditionally-mindedbossesareoftenunsympathetictofamilyneeds.

InDenmarkmostnewfathersonlytaketwoweeksofpaternityleave（父亲的陪产假）一eventhoughtheyare

allowed34days.Asmuchasifnotmoresothanwomen,fathersstruggletobetakenseriouslywhentheyrequest

flexiblearrangements.

ThoughWilfried-FritzMaring,54,adata-bankandInternetspecialistwithGermanfirmFIZ

Karlsruhe,feelsthatthetimehespendswithhisdaughteroutweighsanydisadvantages,headmits,“Withmy

decisiontoworkfromhomeIdismissedanyopportunityfbrpromotion.,,

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

ahomeofficeandallowedhimtochooseajobthatcouldbeperformedfromthere.DanishtelecomcompanyTDC

initiatedaninternalcampaignlastyeartoencouragedadsto

takepaternityleave:97percentnowdo.“Whenanemployeegoesonpaternityleaveandiswithhiskids,hegets

anewkindoftraining:inhowtokeepcoolunderstress."saysspokespersonChristineElbergHolm.Foranew

generationofdads,kidsmaycomebeforethecompany-butit'sashiftthatbenefitsboth.

47.Unlikewomen,menoftengetlittlesupportorinformationfrom.

48.Besidessupportingthefamily,menwerealsoexpectedto.

49.Likewomen,menhopethattheirdesirefbraflexibleschedulewillbe.

50.WhenMaringwasonpaternityleave,hewasallowedbyhiscompanytowork.

51.ChristineHolmbelievespaternityleaveprovidesanewkindoftrainingformeninthatitcanhelpthemcope

with.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Likemostpeople,FvelongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymyoccupation,thatmyprofessionisagauge

peopleusetoseehowsmartortalentedIam.Recently,however,Iwasdisappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshow

I'mtreatedasaperson.

LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.Assomeone

paidtoservefoodtopeople.IhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsuspectthey'dneversayordototheir

mostcasualacquaintances.Onenightamantalkingonhiscellphonewavedmeaway,thenbeckoned（示，意）me

backwithhisfingerminutelater,complaininghewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereI'dbeen.

Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeo〃（勤杂工）plentyofpeople.Butat

19yearsold,IbelievedIdeservedinferiortreatmentfromprofessionaladults.Besides,peoplerespondedtome

differentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollege.CustomerswouldjokethatonedayI'dbesittingattheirtable,

waitingtobeserved.

OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.Frommyfirstday,Iheardarespectfultonefrom

everyonewhocalledme.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworldworked-cordially.

Isoonfoundoutdifferently.Isatseveralfeetawayfromanadvertisingsalesrepresentativewithasimilar

name.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristenwouldbetransferredtoChristie.The

mistakewasimmediatelyevident.Perhapsitwasbecausemoneywasinvolved,butpeopleusedatonewith

Kristenthattheyneverusedwithme.

Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmewithcourtesy.Soitwasashocktoreturntotherestaurantindustry.

It'snosecretthatthere'salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtables,andfortunately,muchofitcanbeeasily

forgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustry,bydefinition,existstocatertoothers9needs.Still,it

seemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn'tgetthedifferencebetweenserverandservant.

I'mnowapplyingtograduatedschool,whichmeanssomedayI'llreturntoaprofessionwherepeopleneedto

benicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant,IthinkI'lltakethemtodinnerfirst,andseehowtheytreatsomeone

whoseonlyjobistoservethem.

52.Theauthorwasdisappointedtofindthat.

[A]one'spositionisusedasagaugetomeasureone'sintelligence

[B]talentedpeoplelikehershouldfailtogetarespectablejob

[C]one'soccupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasaperson

[D]professionalstendtolookdownuponmanualworkers

53.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesecondparagraph?

[A]Somecustomerssimplyshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.

[B]Peopleabsorbedinaphoneconversationtendtobeabsent-minded.

[C]Waitressesareoftentreatedbycustomersascasualacquaintances.

[D]Somecustomersliketomakeloudcomplaintsfbrnoreasonatall.

54.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?

[A]Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasamereservantbyprofessional.

[B]Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.

[C]Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.

[D]Shefounditnaturalfbrprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.

55.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying"...manyofmycustomersdidn'tgetthedifferencebetween

serverandservantn(Lines3-4,Para.7)?

[A]Thosewhocatertoothers'needsaredestinedtobelookeddownupon.

[B]Thoseworkingintheserviceindustryshouldn'tbetreatedasservants.

[C]Thoseservingothershavetoputupwithroughtreatmenttoearnaliving.

[D]Themajorityofcustomerstendtolookonaservantasservernowadays.

56.Theauthorsaysshe'llonedaytakeherclientstodinnerinorderto,

[A]seewhatkindofpersontheyare

[B]experiencethefeelingofbeingserved

[C]showhergenerositytowardspeopleinferiortoher

[D]arousetheirsympathyfbrpeoplelivingahumblelife

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

What'shotfbr2007amongtheveryrich?A$7.3milliondiamondring.AtriptoTanzaniatohuntwild

animals.Oh,andincomeinequality.

Sure,someleftishbillionaireslikeGeorgeSoroshavebeenrailingagainstincomeinequalityfbryears.But

increasingly,centristandright-wingbillionairesarestaringtoworryaboutincomeinequalityandthefateofthe

middleclass.

InDecember,MortimerZuckermanwroteacolumninU.S.News&WorldReport,whichheowns,"our

nation'scorebargainwiththemiddleclassisdisintegrating,lamented（哀叹）the117山-richestmaninAmerica.

“Mostofoureconomicgainshavegonetopeopleattheverytopoftheincomeladder.Averageincomefora

householdofpeopleofworkingage,bycontrast,hasfallenfiveyearsinaraw."Henotedthat“Tensofmillionsof

Americansliveinfearthatamajorhealthproblemcanreducethemtobankruptcy.^^

WilburRossJr.hasechoedZuckerman'sangeroverthebitterstrugglesfacedbymiddle-classAmericans.

“It'sanoutragethatanyAmerican'slifeexpectancyshouldbeshortenedsimplybecausethecompanythey

workedforwentbankruptandendedhealth-carecoverage/*saidtheformerchairmanoftheInternationalSteel

Group.

Whafshappening?TheveryricharejustastrendyasyouandI,andcanbesowhenitcomestopoliticsand

policy.GiventherecentchangeofcontrolinCongress,thepopularityofmeasureslikeincreasingtheminimum

wage,andeffortsbyCalifornia'sgovernortoofferuniversalhealthcare,theseguysdon'tneedtheirownpersonal

weathermentoknowwhichwaythewindblows.

Ifspossiblethat（有钱有•势的人）areexpressingsolidaritywiththestrugglingmiddleclassas

partofanefforttoinsulatethemselvesfromconfiscatorytaxpolicies.Buttheprospectthatincome

inequalitywillleadtohighertaxesonthewealthydoesn'tkeepplutocratsupatnight.Theycanlivewiththat.

No,whattheyfearwasthatthepoliticalchallengesofsustainingsupportforglobaleconomicintegration

willbemoredifficultintheUnitedStatesbecauseofwhathashappenedtothedistributionofincomeand

economicinsecurity.

Inotherwords,ifmiddle-classAmericanscontinuetostrugglefinanciallyastheultrawealthygrowever

wealthier,itwillbeincreasinglydifficulttomaintainpoliticalsupportforthefreeflowofgoods,services,and

capitalacrossborders.AndwhentheUnitedStatesplacesobstaclesinthewayofforeigninvestorsandforeign

goods,it'slikelytoencouragereciprocalactionabroad.Forpeoplewhobuyandsellcompanies,orwhoallocate

capitaltomarketsallaroundtheworld,that'stherealnightmare.

57.WhatisthecurrenttopicofcommoninterestamongtheveryrichinAmerica?

[A]Thefateoftheultrawealthypeople.

[B]Thedisintegrationofthemiddleclass.

[C]Theinequalityinthedistributionofwealth.

[D]Theconflictbetweentheleftandtherightwing.

58.WhatdowelearnfromMortimerZuckerman'slamentation?

[A]Manymiddle-incomefamilieshavefailedtomakeabargainforbetterwelfare.

[B]TheAmericaneconomicsystemhascausedcompaniestogobankrupt.

[C]TheAmericannationisbecomingmoreandmoredivideddespiteitswealth.

[D]ThemajorityofAmericansbenefitlittlefromthenation'sgrowingwealth.

59.Fromthefifthparagraphwecanlearnthat.

[A]theveryricharefashion-conscious

[B]theveryricharepoliticallysensitive

[C]universalhealthcareistobeimplementedthroughoutAmerica

[D]Congresshasgainedpopularitybyincreasingtheminimumwage

60.Whatistherealreasonforplutocratstoexpresssolidaritywiththemiddleclass?

[A]Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromconfiscatorytaxation.

[B]Theyknowthatthemiddleclasscontributesmosttosociety.

[C]Theywanttogainsupportforglobaleconomicintegration.

[D]Theyfeelincreasinglythreatenedbyeconomicinsecurity.

61.WhatmayhappeniftheUnitedStatesplacesobstaclesinthewayofforeigninvestorsandforeign

goods?

[A]Thepricesofimportedgoodswillinevitablysoarbeyondcontrol.

[B]Theinvestorswillhavetomakegreateffortstore-allocatecapital.

[C]Thewealthywillattempttobuyforeigncompaniesacrossborders.

[D].Foreigncountrieswillplacethesameeconomicbarriersinreturn.

PartVCloze（15minutes）

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],

[C]and[D]ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

In1915EinsteinmadeatriptoGEtinqentogive62.[A]up[B]over

somelecturesattheinvitationofthemathematical[C]out[D]off

physicistDavidHilbert.Hewasparticularlyeager-63.[A]convince[B]counsel

tooeager,itwouldturn62—toexplainallthe[C]persuade[D]preach

intricaciesofrelativitytohim.Thevisitwasatriumph,64.[A]Above[B]Around

andhesaidtoafriendexcitedly,“Iwasableto63[C]Amid[D]Along

Hilbertofthegeneraltheoryofrelativity.^^65.[A]emit[B]emerge

64allofEinstein'spersonal焦躁）atthe[C]submit[D]submerge

time,anewscientificanxietywasaboutto65.Hewas66.[A]imitate[B]ignite

strugglingtofindtherightequationsthatwould66[C]describe[D]ascribe

hisnewconceptofgravity,67thatwoulddefine67.[A]ones[B]those

howobjectsmove68spaceandhowspaceis[C]all[D]none

curvedbyobjects.Bytheendofthesummer,he6968.[A]into[B]beyond

themathematicalapproachhehadbeen70for[C]among[D]through

almostthreeyearswasflawed.Andnowtherewasa69.[A]resolved[B]realized

71pressure.Einsteindiscoveredtohis72that[C]accepted[D]assured

HilberthadtakenwhathehadlearnedfromEinstein's70.[A]pursuing[B]protecting

lecturesandwasracingtocomeup73thecorrect[C]contesting[D]contending

equationsfirst.71.[A]complex[B]compatible

Itwasanenonnouslycomplextask.Although[C]comparative[D]competitive

Einsteinwasthebetterphysicist,Hilbertwasthebetter72.[A]humor[B]horror

mathematician.SoinOctober1915Einstein74[C]excitement[D]extinction

himselfintoamonth-longfranticendeavorin75he73.[A]to[B]for

returnedtoanearliermathematicalstrategyand[C]with[D]against

wrestledwithequations,proofs,correctionsand74.[A]threw[B]thrust

updatesthathe76togiveaslecturestoBerlin's[C]huddled[D]hopped

PrussianAcademyofSciencesonfour7775.[A]how[B]that

Thursdays.[C]what[D]which

HisfirstlecturewasdeliveredonNov.4.1915,76.[A]dashed[B]darted

anditexplainedhisnewapproach,78headmitted[C]rushed[D]reeled

hedidnotyethavetheprecisemathematical77.[A]successive[B]progressive

fbnnulationofit.Einsteinalsotooktimeofffrom79[C]extensive[D]repetitive

revisinghisequationstoengageinanawkward78.[A]so[B]since

fandango（方丹戈双人舞）withhiscompetitorHilbert.[C]though[D]because

Worried80beingscooped（抢先）,hesentHilberta79.[A]casually[B]coarsely

copyofhisNov.4lecture."Iam81toknow[C]violently[D]furiously

whetheryouwilltakekindlytothisnewsolution.^^80.[A]after[B]about

Einsteinnotedwithatouchofdefensiveness.[C]on[D]in

81.[A]curious[B]conscious

[C]ambitious[D]ambiguous

PartVITranslation（5minutes）

Directions:CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishtheChinesegiveninbrackets.

82.Butformobilephones,（我们的通信就不可能如此迅速和方便）.

83.Inhandlinganembarrassingsituation（没有什么比幽默感更有帮助的了）.

84.TheForeignMinistersaidhewasresigning,（但他拒绝进一步解释这样做的原因）.

85.Humanbehaviorismostlyaproductoflearning,（而动物的行为主要依靠本能）.

86.Thewitnesswastoldthatundernocircumstances（他都不应该对法庭说谎）.

答案：

快速阅读

1A）Raisingefficiency

2B）Cutenergyconsumption

3C）Getridofair-conditioners

4A）Asmallproportion（新东方选B）Somefortypercent错）

5D）Providingsubsidies

6A）Recyclingheatandenergy

7D）Wechoosethemostefficientmodelsofrefrigeratorsandotherwhitegoods

8annualutility-billsavings.

9self-denial.

10themarketitself.