Q: What does the man want to know?



9.M: I am sorry I forgot to return your history book last night.



W: It doesn't matter because the test isn't until the coming Monday.



Q: What does the woman imply?



10.M: I spent so much time polishing my letter application.



W: It's worthwhile to make the effort. You know just how important it is to give impression.



Q: What can we learn from the conversation?



Section B



Passage One



Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child or even an animal, such as a pigeon can learn to recognize faces. We all take this ability for granted.



We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone's personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others.



Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone's personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a "nice face" looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a "nice person," you might begin to think about someone who was kind considerate, friendly, warm－hearted, and so on.There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. An American psychologist found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people's behavior. And many of us use this information as a basis for describing, or typing his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types:people are described with such terms.



People have always tried to "type" each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villains' or the heroes' role. In fact, the words "person" and "personality" come from the Latin persona, meaning "mask". Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the "good guys" from the "bad guys" because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.



11.What is mainly talked about in the passage?



12.Why is the animal "pigeon" mentioned in the passage?



13.What does the author of this passage most probably do?



14.According to the passage, how do people usually classify a person into certain type?



Passage Two



A good marriage means growing as a couple but also growing as individuals. This isn't easy; marriage has always been difficult. Why then are we seeing so many divorces at this time? Yes, our modern social fabric is thin, and yes, the permissiveness of society has created unrealistic expectations and threw the family into disorder. But divorce is so common because people today are unwilling to exercise the self－discipline that marriage requires. They expect easy joy, like the entertainment on TV, the thrill of a good party. 



Marriage takes some kind of sacrifice, not dreadful self－sacrifice of the soul, but some level of compromise. Some of one's fantasies, some of one's legitimate desires, have to be given up for the value of the marriage itself. "While all martial partners feel shacked at times, it is they who really choose to make the martial ties into confining chains or supporting bonds," says Dr. Walter. Marriage requires sexual, financial and emotional disciple. A man and a woman cannot follow every impulse, cannot allow them to stop growing or changing.



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15.Why are divorces so common at present?



16.Which of the following cannot be sacrificed in a marriage?



17.How to maintain a good marriage?



Passage Three



Most people feel lonely sometimes. But it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.



The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation-for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year. The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, chronicloneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitualloneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their conditions.Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person's social contacts, e.g., friends, family members, co－workers, etc. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their own popularity.



18.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?



19.Which type of loneliness is NOT mentioned in the passage?



20.Why is a person's social contacts one important factor in loneliness?



答案与详解



Part Ⅰ



Section A



1.【答案】D。



【详细解答】对话中女生说，保修期已过，言外之意，早一点带来就好了。



2.【答案】C。



【详细解答】句中男生说，自己没能打扫卫生是因为自己太累了，与选项C的意义一致。



3.【答案】A。



【详细解答】会话中谈论的主题是"张嘴……打针"，因而很可能发生在牙医诊所。



4.【答案】D。



【详细解答】



句中的男生说自己不是班上物理考试中唯一得高分的学生，还有其他几名学生也得了高分。与D的意义一致。



5.【答案】D。



【详细解答】对话中男生说没想到实验作业花了自己这么长时间，但总算做完了。因而与D一致。



6.【答案】C。



【详细解答】从对话中男人的措词及语气："你以为我是专门送信的吗"判断：他不愿意为女生送信。



7.【答案】D。



【详细解答】对话中女生说自己对有关猫的电视节目感兴趣，因而她可能今晚观看这个电视节目。



8.【答案】D。



【详细解答】题中男生问，"照看狗对你来说是问题吗？"可知男生想知道对方能否帮他这个忙。



9.【答案】A。



【详细解答】对话中女方宽慰男生道：现在还书不要紧，因为下周一才考试。言外之意，略迟还书并未造成任何麻烦。



10.【答案】B。



【详细解答】题中女生劝慰男生道：润色申请信是值得的，因为给对方留下一个好印象很重要。从此可知，男生在求职。



Section B



11.【答案】B。



【详细解答】本段文章以介绍人的脸部区别特征开篇，主体描写人的品性，因而B为正确答案。



12.【答案】A。



【详细解答】文中提及pigeon是用以举例说明动物与孩子一样靠脸部特征来识别对方。



13.【答案】A。



【详细解答】由于整篇探讨的都是人的个性、行为方式等，因而作者很可能是心理学家。



14.【答案】A。



【详细解答】文中的最后一句话给出该题的答案人们通过脸部特征和行为方式的不同来区分不同类型的人。



15.【答案】C。



【详细解答】本题的答案在第一段。离婚普遍，是因为人们缺乏自律（self－discipline）与现实感，而倾向于影视剧中的自由与浪漫。



16.【答案】D。



【详细解答】前三个选项都是婚姻中应该或可以牺牲掉的东西，而婚姻中唯一不能牺牲掉的就是自己的灵魂(the self－sacrifice of the soul)即真实的自我。



17.【答案】B。



【详细解答】文中的第二段的第一句就说维持一桩婚姻，不能牺牲自我但却需要彼此的妥协。



18.【答案】D。



【详细解答】本文探讨的不是"孤独的某一侧面"，而是有关孤独的全面问题，因而D是正确答案。



19.【答案】A。



【详细解答】文中提及三种"孤独"，而未涉及severe loneliness，因而A为正确答案。



20.【答案】D。



【详细解答】根据文中最后一段的最后一句话，孤独的人总感觉自己的社会交往还不够多，因而扩大社会交往可以提高自己知名度，从而较少有孤独感。因而社会交往对孤独的人很重要。



Part Ⅱ



Passage One



21.【答案】B。



【试题分析】词汇题。



【详细解答】exceed的意思是"超过"。



22.【答案】D。



【试题分析】推断题。



【详细解答】第二段指出，"传统的计算机预测天气模式在预测像龙卷风这样的短期风暴方面并没有多大价值。因为可收集到的天气信息不够具体，所以计算机还没来得及研究微妙的天气变化，这样的暴风雨就已经来临了。"接着，文章以天气信息采集现状为例，指出"多数国家每隔几百英里才使用一次气象气球，每次间隔12小时。由于采集到的数据有限，传统的天气预报模式能够较好地预测大范围的总体天气情况而不是具体的局部天气事件。"所以选D。



23.【答案】B。



【试题分析】词汇推测题。



【详细解答】根据该词前面的解释accurate, short－range forecasts可以推断出Nowcast的意思为"准确，及时的天气预报"。另外，通过前缀也可推测出来：fore－ 表示"提前"，now－ 表示"立即"。



24.【答案】A。



【试题分析】细节题。



【详细解答】解决及时预报困难的关键因素是高科技的发展，所以选A。



25.【答案】D。



【试题分析】主题归纳。



【详细解答】文中一开始讲述了某次龙卷风造成的损失，指出传统的计算机天气预测模式由于没有详细的天气情况数据而不能对类似于龙卷风的暴风雨做出及时的预报。直到最近，由于高科技的发展解决了人们收集天气数据时的种种问题，才使得Nowcast这种准确、及时的天气预报成为现实。因此，文章主要讲述天气预报方面的一大突破（breakthrough）。



Passage Two



26.【答案】D。



【试题分析】细节题。



【详细解答】第一段第三、四句表明，父母对孩子个性的长远发展所起的作用并不大，对孩子影响最大的是他们的同龄人和邻居。



27.【答案】B。



【试题分析】推断题。



【详细解答】我们通过对第二段内容的理解，可以发现Ms. Harris 的观点与developmentalists的观点截然不同。developmentalists强调父母对孩子的影响，因而强调教育（nurture）对孩子的影响更大，所以选项A，D不正确。由于Ms. Harris所举的双胞胎例子与developmentalists的观点相反，那么后者的观点应当是：双胞胎在同一个家庭长大则个性相同，在不同的家庭长大个性会有很大的差异。所以选B。



28.【答案】B。



【试题分析】细节题。



【详细解答】可采取逐一排除的办法。选项A不对，因为第三段第一句话指出后者更难。选项C不对，第三段最后一句说明，尽管要证明父母对孩子的诚实、努力和大度等品质没有多大影响很容易，但是，要证明同龄人对孩子个性的影响更大却很难。选项D与本文主题关系不大。所以选B。



29.【答案】D。



【试题分析】词汇推断题。



【详细解答】第四段主要讲，父母亲的影响不能完全忽视。例如，孩子在很小的时候家长对他们有指导作用，而且孩子到中年时会更类似于他们的父母。所以选D。



30.【答案】D。



【试题分析】作者态度题。



【详细解答】在文章中，作者基本上同意Ms. Harris的观点，即家长对孩子的影响并不是人们所认为的那样举足轻重，影响孩子成长的还有外界的因素。但作者认为，Ms. Harris在说明问题时所举的例子不恰当，因为它强调了技能而不是个性（第三段）；虽然孩子们极力要与他们的同龄人看齐，但家长们对他们的早期影响是不可否认的（第四段）。所以选D。



Passage Three



31.【答案】B。



【试题分析】细节题。



【详细解答】第一段指出，市值下降的原因是正在进行的反垄断带来了不确定性。选项B中的lawsuit指"诉讼案件"，所以选B。



32.【答案】C。



【试题分析】细节题。



【详细解答】第二段中的Meanwhile rival Cisco has seen its share price rise $25 to more than $60 as the company has gained its role in providing the hardware for the Internet这句话说明了Cisco的股价上升是由于它赢得了为互联网提供硬件设备的市场地位。所以选项C"在市场上建立坚实的基础"是正确答案。



33.【答案】B。



【试题分析】细节题。



【详细解答】第一段末尾的It has been overtaken by General Electric, now worth $506 bn, Intel, worth $441 bn and Cisco Systems, $436 bn表明微软的市值已经被市值5060亿的通用、4410亿的英特尔和4360亿的Cisco三家公司超过。排第二位是英特尔，所以选B。



34.【答案】C。



【试题分析】细节题。



【详细解答】第三段明确指出，CNBC是通用与微软的合资公司，负责提供网上新闻。所以选C。



35.【答案】A。



【试题分析】细节题。



【详细解答】文章最后一段的主题句是"如果公司的法律纠纷持续不断，微软的股票将会面临更大的不确定性。"（Microsoft's shares now face a further period of uncertainty as the company's legal battle continues.）由此可见，员工不愿意在微软工作是因为该公司的前景已经不像以前那样看好了。所以选A。



Passage Four



36.【答案】A。



【试题分析】推断题。



【详细解答】考查文章来源。文章对弥尔顿的《失乐园》进行了评析，指出弥尔顿通过描述撒旦的勇敢，上帝和天使的愚蠢，揭示了当时英国统治者的独断专行和英国宗教的教条主义，因而是一篇典型的文学评论。文章没有详细地解释诗的内容，所以选项B不正确。选项D"英国文学的部分介绍"范围太大，不具体。



37.【答案】B。



【试题分析】推断题。



【详细解答】文章指出弥尔顿通过描述撒旦和其追随者的义正辞严，表达了一个清教徒对当时独裁者和英国宗教的不满。在文中，撒旦并不是一个清教徒，所以A不正确。弥尔顿没有发动革命，所以选项D也不正确。但是，我们可以推断出弥尔顿不信上帝这一选项。



38.【答案】B。



【试题分析】推断题。



【详细解答】诗中撒旦被描述成一个勇敢的斗士，反对上帝，失败了继续战斗。而上帝被描述成自私的、残酷的统治者。这与《圣经》中的描述相反，所以选B。



39.【答案】C。



【试题分析】细节题。



【详细解答】文章第三段指出，亚当和夏娃体现了弥尔顿对人类伟大力量的信任。上帝剥夺了人们对知识的渴望（暗指亚当、夏娃渴望拥有智慧，因偷吃禁果而被赶出伊甸园），正是这种渴望才开辟出一条通向智慧和文明生活的道路。由此可以推断，如果他们没有这么做的话，如今的人类仍然很愚昧无知，所以选项A表述正确。上帝在诗中被描述成了残酷的统治者，他的天使们从来不想发表意见，也从来没有自己的意见，所以很傻，符合选项B，D的表述。虽然撒旦和他的追随者们使人们想起了议会成员的形象，但在诗中他们并不真正是议会成员，所以选项C表述不对，是正确答案。



40.【答案】B。



【试题分析】主题推断题。



【详细解答】考写作目的。通过前面的解释，我们可推断弥尔顿写《失乐园》目的是借撒旦的反叛形象来批判当时英国统治者的暴行。



Part Ⅲ



41.【答案】D。



【详细解答】 relaxation松弛；reliability可靠性；reluctance勉强，不情愿；inconvenience不便，困难。



42.【答案】B。



【详细解答】他们迫害与他们观点不一致的人，需填入persecute 迫害；explore探索，考查；extend延长；pinch拧。



43.【答案】B。



【详细解答】occasionally偶尔地；deliberately故意地；abnormally不正常地，变态地；timidly胆怯地。



44.【答案】A。



【详细解答】表示"缩短，缩水"需用shrink；decreased下降；lessened变少；reduced减少。



45.【答案】A。



【详细解答】communication此处意为"交流"；calculation计算；transportation运输；vision视觉。



46.【答案】C。



【详细解答】presume推测；propell推动；preside主持；prick刺伤。



47.【答案】B。



【详细解答】sure肯定的；guilty有罪的，内疚的；justified有理由的；pitiful可怜的。



48.【答案】B。



【详细解答】需填入acquaint表示"对……熟悉，了解"；inform通知，告；enlighten启蒙，启发；advertise 登广告。



49.【答案】A。



【详细解答】register挂号；reject拒绝；regulate管理，控制；reflect思考。



50.【答案】C。



【详细解答】eject喷射；fabricate制造；assemble装配；resemble类似。



51.【答案】D。



【详细解答】laying放置；withdrawing取出；depositing存放，寄放。



52.【答案】D。



【详细解答】remind sb. of sth.，为固定搭配，意为"使……想起"。



53.【答案】B。



【详细解答】break down意为"出故障"。



54.【答案】C。



【详细解答】forecast预报；foretell预言，预示；foresee预见；forenotice预告。



55.【答案】C。



【详细解答】prohibit"表示根据法律或条规禁止"。



56.【答案】A。



【详细解答】四个选项中只有flee from短语正确，意为"逃离"。hide则意为"隐藏"；hesitate，犹豫；run跑。



57.【答案】D。



【详细解答】此处应是"展翅飞翔的鹰"，因此选D。



58.【答案】C。



【详细解答】根据句义，空格所在部分的意思应为"鼓励的欢呼声"。



59.【答案】A。



【详细解答】privilege特权；possibility可能性；favor喜爱；advantage优势。A符合句义。



60.【答案】C。



【详细解答】此句的意思是"玛丽经常做事不细心"，因此选C。



61.【答案】C。



【详细解答】dim不明亮，朦胧的；distorted扭曲的；filthy不洁的、污秽的。



62.【答案】A。



【详细解答】sphere范围、领域；scale规模；surplus多余的；survey调查。



63.【答案】B。



【详细解答】comply with为固定搭配，意为"遵守"，符合题意。



64.【答案】A。



【详细解答】level水平；plane平面；surface表面；line线。



65.【答案】B。



【详细解答】assume sb. to be"认为……是……"，符合题意。



66.【答案】D。



【详细解答】take a turn for the better病情有所好转。



67.【答案】C。



【详细解答】account for，固定搭配，意为"解释"。



68.【答案】A。



【详细解答】根据句义，此处需填入的词应具有肯定意义，因而possible为恰当选项；certainly为副词，不适用。



69.【答案】A。



【详细解答】power提供动力；pull拉；compel强迫；expel驱逐。



70.【答案】C。



【详细解答】



本题考固定搭配，take sth. into account意为"将……考虑在内"，因而C为正确答案。



Part Ⅳ 



71. Explode dramatically like the rail, automobile or telephone revolution. 



72. It most probably refers to "Pictures".



73. The author is writing in an excited tone.



74. Communication devices will become dirt－cheap.



75. They might be replaced by low－orbit satellites.



Part Ⅴ



写作指导：



该作文题型属典型的根据提纲写作的情景作文。可以采用三段论式写法，即短文分为引言、主体正文和结论三部分。值得注意的是，这种题型中有时给出的每一部分提示未必是每段的主题，考生应根据作文的标题，灵活应对，重新拟定每段的主题句。注意使用过渡句提高短文的逻辑上的连贯与形式上的衔接。



参考范文：



With the fast development of the world, more and more challenge is in store for us. Challenge means not only hardship, but also opportunity. Since we are young people and have bright future before us, we should have the right attitude towards challenge.



By nature, challenge is an inspiration to our creative power and an opportunity to achieve success. The most important thing is to deal with challenge properly.First, you must be well prepared for challenge at any time, because you can never, in most cases, expect when it comes precisely. Second, when it really comes, you should be courageous enough to take it. No pains, no gains. Only through hard work can you achieve success. Finally, adequate knowledge is called for to meet challenge. Science and technology are developing at a tremendous rate and those who can not follow its pace will be eliminated by the society.



Living in the modern society today, no one can avoid challenges. We are obliged to prepare ourselves adequately for challenges by accumulating enough knowledge and by building a strong body. Only by means of this can we adapt ourselves to the life ｓｔｙｌｅ of capital cities.



本套试卷测试语言重点



10个重点单词：



torrential: 奔流的，急流的



warranty: 保证书(尤指对所售货物的保证)



psychiatrist: 精神病医生 villain: 坏蛋



persona: 人物角色immune: 可避免的



meteorologist: 气象学家discard: 仍掉



hatred: 憎恨emblem: 象征，标志

关键字:四六级历年真题

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