大学英语六级-26-真题(含答案与解析)

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大学英语六级-26

（总分710,做题时间90分钟）

PartIWriting

1.

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritean

essayexplainingwhyit'struethatactionsspeaklouderthanwords.

Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpoint.Youshouldwriteat

least150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Writeyouressayon

AnswerSheet1.

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答案：

ActionsSpeakLouderThanWords

〃Aman,likeawatch,istobevaluedbythismannerofgoing./ZI

assumethatyouarefamiliarwithWilliamPenn'sremark.Thewatchis

crucialforeveryindividual,becauseittellsthetimebymoving

constantly.Itisobviousthatamanisoflittlevalueifhefails

toact1ikeawatch."Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.〃Aphilosopher

alsooncesaid.

WilliamPenn'sremarkaimsatinformingusofthesignificanceof

takingactions.Wecannotemphasizetheimportanceofactionstoo

much.Actionwillenableustoachieveourobjectivesmoresmoothly

andrealizetheirdreamsnorerapidly.Themoreactionwetake,the

morelikelywearetoaccumulateexperience,masterskillsandget

closetoourdestination.Tofurtherdemonstratetheimportanceof

action,IwouldliketotakeafamousChinesefablestoryasacase

inpoint.Howcouldthe〃foolisholdman"whodreamedofremovingthe

mountaininfrontofhisgatefinallyachievehisdreamwithout

takingconstantactions?

Frommyperspective,atnotimeshouldweignorethevalueof

actions.Accordingly,notonlyshoulduspossessagreatdream,but

wealsoshouldtakeactionstomakeitcometrue.

作文考试一定要注意审题。除了给出题目外，作文当中明确要求要又

example,所以考生们一定要在习作中能够举出具体的例子来，并且最好能有提

示这里是例子的关键词。

第一段：点明主题，指出行动胜于空谈。

第二段：论述行动的重要性，并举例支撑自己的观点。

第三段：总结全文，呼应主题，指出我们不仅要志存高远，还应该脚踏实

地去实现梦想。

文章第一段通过一句名言指出人存在的价值就在于行动，行动胜于空谈。

第二段首先指出行动的重要性，然后通过愚公移山的例子论证观点。最后呼应

主题，再次强调行动的重要性。

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwi11hear8shortconversations

and2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneor

morequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebest

answer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

一|SSS_SIMPLE_S仆

1.

A.She'shavingahardtimefollowingtheprofessor'slectures.

B.Shedoesn*tlikethewaytheprofessorlectures.

C.Sheisnotinterestedinthecourse.

D.She*shavingdifficultywiththeheavyreadingassignments.

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答案:D

［听力原文］

M:HowdoyoulikeProfessorBookman'scourseontheHistoryof

Philosophy?Heisadistinguishedscholaronthatsubject.

W:Heisagreatteacher.ButI'mhavingahardtimewiththe

reading.IfeellikeIcanneverfinishit.

Q:Whatproblemdoesthewomanhavewiththecourse?

女_L的话BuirinhavingahardtimewiIhthereading…cannever

finishit为听音重点。选项D的内容是对女士的话的同义转述，having

difficultywith是havingahardtimewith的同义转述。

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2.

A.Themanwassorrytomissthefootballgame.

B.Themanattendedtheconcert,butdidn,tlikeit.

C.Themanwassorrythathedidn'tattendtheconcert.

D.Themanismoreinterestedinfootballthaninclassical

music.

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答案:D

［听力原文］

W:It'sapityyoumissedtheconcertyesterdayevening.Itwas

wonderful!

M:Ididn'twanttomissthefootballgame.Well,I'mnotaclassical

musicfananyway.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

男士的话Ididn,twanttomissthefootballgame和nota

classicalmusicfan为听音重点。选项D中的ismoreinterestedin

football是对男士话的综合表述。

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3.

A.Tomisveryresponsible.

B.Tom,swordsarenJtreliable.

C.WhatTomsaidistree.

D.Tomisnothumorousatall.

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答案:B

［听力原文］

W:IthoughtTomsaidhegotA'sinallhistests.

M:Mary,youshouldknowbetterthantotakeTom'swordstoo

seriously.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

对话中男士提到KnowbetterthantotakeTom，swordstoo

seriously,选项B是对男士话的同义转述。takeone'swordsseriously,认

真对待某人的话。_________

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4.

A.Sheshouldfollowthehumannature.

B.Strangersarenothingtobeafraidof.

C.Feelingnervousisnothingimproper.

D.Sheshouldacceptstrangers,presentsnaturally.

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答案:C

［听力原文］

W:Ineedyourhelp,John,Ifeelverynervouswheneverspeakingin

thepresenceofmanystrangers.Doyouknowhowto**ethis?

M:Metoo.Takeiteasy.Iconsideritanaturalhumanresponse.You

justneedtimeandpractice.Practicemakesperfect.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

男士的话anaturalhumanresponse为听音重点。选项C中的nothing

improper是对男士话的同义转述。practicemakesperfect,熟能生巧。

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5.

A.He'sbeentoobusytocleanhisroom.

B.Cleaningisthelastthinghewantstodo.

C.Hehasn'tcleanedhisroomsinceLindavisitedhim.

D.Lindaistheonlypersonwho**estoseehim.

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答案:C

［听力原文］

W:Yourroomisamess.Whenisthelasttimeyoutidiedyourroom?

M:ItwaswhenLindacameover.ShehasbeensohelpfulthatIsimply

can'tdowithouther.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

男士的话ItwaswhenLindacameover为听音重点，结合女士的提问

Whenisthelasttime可知，男士自上次琳达来访后一直没有打扫房间。

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6.

A.Itisbasedonalotofresearch.

B.Itcanbefinishedinafewweeks*time.

C.Ithasdrawncriticismfromlotsofpeople.

D.Itfallsshortofhersupervisor*sexpectations.

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答案:D

［听力原文］

M:Couldyougivemeyourofficephonenumberorfaxnumbersothat

wecancontacteachothermoreoften?

W:ButI*vebeentryingtofindanewjobin**pany.YouseeI've

workedherefor3yearswithoutaraise.That'sunfairtome.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

女士的话tryingtofindanewjob为听音重点。选项D的内容与女士

的话对应，故为答案。

一|SSS_SIMPLE_S亦

7.

A.Theyshouldputthemeetingtoanend.

B.Shewouldliketodiscussanotheritem.

C.Shewantstodiscusstheissueagainlater.

D.Theyshouldholdanothermeetingtodiscussthematter.

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答案:C

［听力原文］

M:Sherry,howareyoudoingwithyourthesis?

W:Oh,mythesis!That'ssomethingIdefinitelydon'twanttotalk

aboutrightnow.Ifinishedmydraftsometimeago,butmysupervisor

saidIshoulddomoreresearchifTwanttoachievethequalityhe

expectsofme.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutthewoman'sthesis?

由对话中女士提到的mysupervisorsaid...ifIwanttoachievethe

qualityheexpects（我导师说如果我的论文想达到他期望的质量）可知，论文

没有达到导师的期望。【背诵点】fallshortof,达不到，不符合。

一|SSS_SIMP1.E_SIN

8.

A.Sheistiredofherpresentjob.

B.Herphonenumberhaschanged.

C.Shedoesn,thaveafaxmachine.

D.Shemayquitherpresentjobsoon.

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答案:D

［听力原文］

M:Ithinkweshouldmoveontothenextitem.

W:OK.Butrdliketotakethismatterupagainattheendofthe

meeting.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

女士的话rdliketotakethismatterupagainattheendofthe

meeting（我想在会议结束时再讨论一下这个问题）为听音重点，选项C是对女士

话的同义转述。___________

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9.

A.Findoutifarock-clinbingcoursewillbeoffered.

B.Planarock-climbingtripoverspringbreak.

C.Convincethemantotakearock-climbingcoursewithher.

D.Findaplacetogorockclimbing.

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答案:C

［听力原文］

W:Jones,haveyouchosenaphysicaleducationclassyetforthis

semester?

M:No.Why?

W:You'vegottotakerock-climbing.Wejusthadthefirstclassand

itlookslikeit'sgonnabegreat.

M:YouthinkIshouldtakerock-climbing?You'vegottobekidding.

Besides,howcantheyteachrock-climbingwhenit'scompletelyflat

aroundhere?

W:That，snotimportant.Youcan'tjuststartclimbingwithoutany

training.Youhavetogetinshape,learnhowtousetheropes,the

belts,thebuckles.There，salotofpreparationfirst.

M:Youdon'tthinkit'sjustalittlebitdangerous?

W:Notifyouknowhowtousethesafetyequipment,whichis,bythe

way,prettyhi-tech.Theropesaremadeofelasticfabricsthat

stretchalittle,theshoeshavespecialgripsonthebottomandthe

helmetsaremadeofsomekindofspecialplastic.Youhavetolearn

howtouseallthesebeforeyoudoanyrealclimbing.

M:Well,what'stheappeal?We'llspendthewholesemesterstudying

somethingwedon'tactuallygettodo.

W:Wewilltakeaclimbingtripduringspringbreak.Butthat'snot

thepoint.Climbingisnottheonlygoal.Inpreparingtoclimbyou

learnpatience,mentaldisciplineandyougainfantasticphysical

strength,especiallyinyourhands.Forthefirstfewweekswe're

goingtoconcentrateentirelyonhandandupperbodyexercises.

M:Allthatinonesport?Maybeyouareright.Sinceit'snottoo

latetojointheclass,maybeIwill.

Whatisthewomantryingtodo?

选项中提到了arock-climbingcourse,表明此题可能与攀岩课程有

关。对话中提到男士最初不想选攀岩课，而女士一直在给他讲做攀岩运动的常

识和好处，直到最终男士很想选这门课。

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10.

A.Thecollegedoesn，thaveanyrock-climbingequipment.

B.Therearenoappropriateplacesforclimbingnearby.

C.Thereisnoonetoteachthemhowtodoit.

D.Notverymanystudentsareinterestedinit.

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答案:B

［听力原文］

Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutrock-climbingattheircollege?

由对话中男士的话howcantheyteachrock-climbingwhenit's

completelyflataroundhere?可得出答案。

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11.

A.Climbershavetheopportunitytobeoutsideandenjoythescenery.

B.Climbingisn'tasexpensiveasothersports.

C.Learningtoclimbdoesn'ttakeaverylongtime.

D.Climbersdevelopskillsusefulinotheractivities.

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答案:D

［听力原文］

Whatisitaboutrock-clinbingthatattractsthewoman?

对话中的Climbingisnottheonlygoal及yougainfantastic

physicalstrength,especiallyinyourhands表明,女士认为攀岩不是唯

一的目标，在做攀岩运动的准备活动时可以学到很多有用的技能，这才是女士

感兴趣的内容。

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12.

A.Increasingupperbodystrength.

B.Discussingpopularclimbingsites.

C.Selectingthenecessaryequipment.

D.Findingaclimbingpartner.

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答案:A

［听力原文］

Whatwi11t.hpfirstfpwclassesfocuson?

对话中的Forthefirstfewweekswe'regoingtoconcentrate

entirelyonhandandupperbodyexercises表明，最初的几堂课主要是手

和上肢的锻炼，即增加上肢的力量。

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13.

A.Promotingthesalesofsomethingbytelephone.

B.TalkingwiththewomanaboutasportsTVprogramme.

C.Discussingwiththewomanonhowtostayfit.

D.Bargainingwiththewomanaboutafitnessprogramme.

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答案:A

［听力原文］

W:Hello!

M:Goodevening.IsthatMrs.Philips?

W:Yes,itis.

M:Well,Mrs.Phillips.Thisevening,I'mcallingtoofferyoua

specialdiscounton...

W:Ah,no,letmeguess.Youwanttosellasubscriptiontothe

newspaperoragreatdealontheairfaretoHawaii,right?Or,you

wanttooffermeanunbelievablebargainondancelessons.

M:No,no,actuallyMrs.Philips.Oh,sorry.Thatwasthelastguy.

Uh,wewanttoofferyouafreemembershiptooursportsclub

downtownattheintroductorypriceof$39.95.

W:39.95?Ithoughtyousaidfree!Uh,listen,I'mnotinterested.

M:Well,itincludesunlimitedaccesstoallourfacilities,

includingthegym,weightroom,tenniscourts,andswimmingpool.

W:Again,I'mnotinterested.IhavemyownfitnessprogrammeIdo

aroundthehouseanyway.

M:Well,thisisanonce-in-a-1ife-timedeal.Inaddition,the

locationofthesportsclubisnearyourhouse.Thatwillbe

convenientforyou.

W:LikeIsaid,I'11passthistime.Andpleaseputmeonyour

“don't-call"list.

M:Okay.It*11takebetweenfourandsixmonthsbeforeyournamewill

beremovedfromourdatabase.Youmightbecalledbyanother

representativeduringthattime.

W:Ah,man...

M:Haveaniceevening,Mrs.Philips.

Whatisthemandoing?

选项均以现在分词开头和重复出现的withthewoman表明，本题可能与

男士的行为活动有关。由对话中男士提到的rmcallingtoofferyoua

specialdiscounton...和wewanttoofferyouafreemembership

to...priceof$39.95可知，男士正在通过电话做促销。

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14.

A.Asubscriptiontoacertainkindofnewspaper.

B.Abargainondancelessons.

C.AcheapairfaretoHawaii.

D.Amembershiptoasportsclub.

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答案:D

［听力原文］

Whatdoesthemanwanttoofferthewoman?

对话中的wewanttoofferyouafreemembershiptooursports

clubdowntownattheintroductorypriceof$39.95表明，男士想向女士

提供到他们运动俱乐部的“免费”会员资格。

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15.

A.Nomorephonecalltoher.

B.Aphonecallinafewdays.

C.Achangeofthesalesman.

D.Adiscountofthegoods.

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答案:A

［听力原文］

Whatdoesthewomanrequestattheendoftheconversation?

选项A和B的意思相反，故其中之一很可能是答案。再由对话中的And

pleaseputmeonyour“don't-call"list可知，女士不想让男士再打电话

给她。

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.At

theendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththe

passageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

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1.

A.Mostpeoplehadlittleinterestinthereunion.

B.Somepeoplegottiredfromthereunionactivities.

C.ManygraduatesdislikedMs.Yates'waysofteaching.

D.SomegraduatesweretoobusytolistentoMs.Yates'speech.

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答案:C

［听力原文］

BarditchHighSchooldecidedtohaveanAll-SchoolReunion.Over

450peoplecametotheevent.Thereweretoursoftheoldschool

buildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformerteachers

wereonhandstotellstoriesabouttheolddays.Ms.MabelYates,

theEnglishteacherforfiftyyears,waswheeledtothePark.

ManystartedlookingattheirwatcheswhenMs.Yateswasaboutto

speak木木ingupwithexcusesLobeanywhereinsteadofpreparingto

listentoalecturefromanoldwomanwhohadfewkindwordsforher

studentsandmadethemworkharderthanalltheother**bined.

ThenMs.Yatesstartedtospeak:

〃Ican'ttellyouhowpleasedIamtobehere.Ihaven，tseen

manyofyousinceyourgraduation,butIhavefollowedyourcareers

andenjoyedyourvictoriesaswellascryingforyourtragedies.I

havealargecollectionofnewspaperphotographsofmystudents.

AlthoughIhaven,tappearedinperson,Ihaveattendedyourcollege

graduations,weddingsandeventhebirthofyourchildren,inmy

imagination.

Ms.Yatespausedandstartedcryingabit.Thenshecontinued:

〃ItwasmybeliefthatifIpushedyouashardasIcould,some

ofyouwouldsucceedtopleasemeandotherswouldsucceedtoannoy

me.Regardlessofourmotives,Icanseethatyouhaveallbeen

successfulinyourchosenpath.，z

“Thereisnoforaneducatorthantoseetheendresultof

hisorheryearsofwork.Youhaveallbeenagreatsourceof

pleasureandprideformeandIwantyoutoknowIloveyouallfrom

thebottomofmyheart.”

Therewasasilenceoverthecrowdforafewsecondsandthen

everybodystartedclapping.Lawyers,truckdrivers,bankersand

modelswererubbingtheireyesorcryingopenlywithnoshameall

becauseofthewordsfromalongforgottenEnglishteacherfromtheir

hometown.

Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

选项含义各不相同，表明本题可能考查细节理解.由短文中提到的Many

startedlookingattheirwatcheswhenMs.Yateswasaboutto

speak...hadfewkindwordsforherstudentsandmadethemworkharder

可知，许多学生不喜欢耶茨女士的教育方式。

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2.

A.Shekepttrackofherstudents,progress.

B.Shegaveherstudentsadviceontheircareers.

C.Sheattendedherstudents'collegegraduations.

D.Shewenttoherstudents,weddingceremomes.

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答案:A

［听力原文］

WhatcanwelearnfromMs.Yates,speech?

选项含义各不相同表明，本题可能考查细节理解。第16题选项中重复出现

的Ms.Yates提示,she可能指代耶茨女士。短文中提到butIhavefollowed

yourcareersandenjoyedyourvictories...cryingforyour

tragedies.Ihave...photographsofmystudents***1haveattendedyour

collegegraduations,weddingsandeventhebirthofyour

children...w由此可知，耶茨女士一直在关注着她的学生们。

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3.

A.Students*respectisthebestrewardforteachers.

B.Hard-pushedstudentsaremorelikelytosucceed.

C.Pressureonstudentsfromteachersshouldbereduced.

D.Teachers，knowledgeisthekeytostudents，achievements.

CACBCC「D

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答案:B

［听力原文］

WhatwasMs.Yates'beliefinteachingteenagers?

选项中的Students和teachers表明，本题可能考查师生之间的关系。短

文中提到Ms.Yates...continued：“ItwasmybeliefthatifIpushed

youashardasIcould,someofyouwouldsucceedtopleasemeand

otherswouldsucceedtoannoyme...w由此可知，耶茨女士相信逼着学习更

可能让学生qi取得成功。

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4.

A.Reliableanddevoted.

B.Toughandgenerous.

C.Proudbutpatient.

D.Strictbutcaring.

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答案:D

［听力原文］

WhichcanbestdescribeMs.Yates?

选项均为描述人物性格特征的形容词表明，本题考查某人的性格特征。耶

茨女士首先提到她一直在关注着学生们高中毕业后的成长，然后提到她曾经逼

着学生学习。由此可知，耶茨女士有关怀之心，但是在学业上要求严格。

PassageTwo

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5.

A.ApartofthefreeMITOpenCourseWare.

B.A**pulerprogrammebyMITandHarvard.

C.AHarvard-MITplatformoffreeonlinecourses.

D.Afreeprogrammeonlineforuniversitiesworldwide.

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答案:C

［听力原文］

Inarecentannouncerrent,HarvardandtheMassachusettsInstitute

ofTechnology(MIT)saidthattheyhavejoinedforcestoofferfree

onlinecoursesinanefforttoattractmillionsofonlinelearners

worldwide.

Beginningthisfall,anumberofcoursesdevelopedbyteachersat

bothuniversitieswillbeofferedonlinethroughanew$60million

programme,knownasedX."AnyonewithanInternetconnectionanywhere

intheworldcanuseouronlinecourses.HarvardPresidentDrew

Faustsaidduringameetingtoannouncetheplan.

MIThasofferedaprogrammecalledOpenCourseWarefortenyears

thatmakesmaterialsfrommorethan2,000classesfreeonline.Ithas

beenusedbymorethan100millionpeople.InDecember,theschool

announceditalsowouldbeginofferingaspecialcertificate,known

asMITx,forpeople**pletecertainonlinecourses.Harvardhaslong

offeredcoursestoawiderpopulationthroughasimilarprogramme.

TheMITxwillserveasthefoundationforthenewlearning

platform.

MITPresidentSusanHockfieldsaidmorethan120,000people

signedupforthefirstMITxcourse.ShesaidHarvardandMIThope

otheruniversitieswilljointheminofferingcoursesontheopen-

sourceedXplatform.

“Getreadyforthiseducationalchange,Hockfieldsaid.

Otheruniversities,includingStanford,YaleandCarnegie-Mellon,

havebeenexperimentingwithteachingtoaglobalpopulationonline.

TheHarvard-MITprogrammewillbemonitoredbyanot-for-profit

organisationbasedinCambridge,tobeownedequallybythetwo

universities.BothMITandHarvardhaveprovided$30milliontostart

theprogramme.TheyalsoplantousetheedXplatformtoresearchhow

studentslearnandwhichteachingmethodsandtoolsaremost

successful.

WhatisedXaccordingtothispassage?

选项均为名词词组及其中重复出现的MIT,Harvard和programme表明,

本题考查某种事物，该事物极可能是某个项目，且与麻省理工学院和哈佛有

关。短文开头部分提到哈佛大学和麻省理工学院，然后紧接着提到Beginning

thisfall,anumberofcourses...atbothuniversitieswillbeoffered

online-knownasedX.由此可知edX是哈佛大学和麻省理工学院在今年秋季

开始推出的网络课程。

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6.

A.Universitieshavebeentryingonlinecourses.

B.About2,000onlinecourseshavebeenoffered.

C.Over100millionpeoplehavefinishedcoursesonline.

D.StanfordandYaletogetherhavecoursessimilartoedX.

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答案:A

［听力原文］

Whatissaidaboutonlineeducationinthepassage?

选项中重复出现的onlinecourses表明，本题与网络课程有关。短文首

先讲哈佛大学和麻省理工学院已经开始合作推出网络课程，然后提到Other

universities...havebeenexperimentingwithteachingtoaglobal

populationonline,由此可知大学一直在尝试开发网络课程。

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7.

A.ItisfirstofferedaspartoftheedXlearningprogramme.

B.ItisanotherfreeMIT-Harvardonlinelearningprogramme.

C.Itisastandardtorecogniseonlinelearners*achievement,

D.ItisanewkindoffreeonlinecourseofHarvardandMIT.

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答案:C

［听力原文］

WhatcanbesaidaboutMITxaccordingtothepassage?

选项B中的anotherfreeMIT-Harvardonlinelearningprogramme表

明，it指的是某个网络学习项目，本题考查这种网络学习项目的情况。短文中

提至ij...italsowouldbeginofferingaspecialcertificate,knownas

MITx,forpeople**pletecertainonlinecourses,其中it指代前面的麻

省理工学院，由此可知MITx是一种麻省理工学院提供的需要通过某些网络课程

才可以获得的特殊证书。

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8.

A.Foodchainshavebeenseriouslydamagedbecauseofweather.

B.Climatechangeleadstothechangeoffoodproduction

patterns.

C.Theincreasingspeedoffloweringisbeyondscientists,

expectation.

D.Plants*reactiontoweathercouldhavedamagingeffectson

ecosystem.

rArBCCCD

分值：7.1

答案:C

［听力原文］

Plantsarefloweringfasterthanscientistspredictedinreaction

toclimatechange,whichcouldhavelongdamagingeffectsonfood

chainsandecosystems.

Globalwarmingishavingagreateffectonhundredsofplantand

animalspeciesaroundtheworld,changingsomelivingpatterns,

scientistssay.

Increasedcarbondioxide(C02)intheairfromburningcoaland

oilcanhaveaneffectonhowplantsproduceoxygen,whilehigher

temperaturesandchangeablerainfallpatternscanchangetheir

patternsofgrowth.

“Predictingspecies'reactiontoclimatechangeisamajor

challengeinecology,zzsaidtheresearchesofseveralU.S.

universities.Theysaidplantshadbeenthekeyobjectofstudy

becausetheirreactiontoclimatechangecouldhaveaneffectonfood

chainsandecosystemservices.

Thestudy,publishedontheNaturewebsite,usesthefindings

fromplantlifecyclestudiesandexperimentsacrossfourcontinents

and1,634species.Itfoundthatsomeexperimentshadunderestimated

thespeedoffloweringby8.5timesandleafingby4times.

“Acrossallspecies,theexperimentsunder-predictedthespeedof

theadvance-forbothleafingandfloweringthat-resultsfrom

temperatureincreases,z,thestudysaid.

Thedesignoffutureexperimentsmayneedtobeimprovedto

betterpredicthowplantswillreacttoclimatechange,itsaid.

PlantsarenecessaryforlifeontheEarth.Theyarethebaseof

thefoodchain,producingsugarfromcarbondioxideandwater.They

letoutoxygenwhichisneededbynearlyeveryorganismonthe

planet.

Whatisthekeyinformationthespeakerwantstogiveinthe

beginningofthepassage?

选项含义各不相同表明，本题可能考查细节理解。短文开头部分提到

Plantsarefloweringfasterthanscientistspredictedinreactionto

climatechange,由此可知，植物开花的时间比科学家的预期要早。

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9.

A.Plants'floweringis8.5timesfasterthanleafing.

B.Thereare1,634plantspeciesonthefourcontinents.

C.Scientistsshouldimprovethedesignoftheexperiments.

D.Theexperimentsfailedtopredicthowplantsreacttoclimate

change.

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分值：7.1

答案:C

［听力原文］

WhatcanwelearnfromthestudypublishedontheNaturewebsite?

选项中的8.5timesfaste,1,634plantspecies和experiments表明，

本题可能考查试验的结果。短文中提到Thestudy,publishedontheNature

website...foundthatsomeexperimentshadunderestimatedthespe