大学英语6级考试真题及答案.docx

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大学英语6级考试真题及答案

2013年6月大学英语6级考试真题

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingontheremark“Asmileistheshortestdistancebetweentwopeople”.Youmaycitesomeexamplestosupportyourview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上作答。

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Welcome,Freshmen.HaveaniPod.

Takingastepthatmanyprofessorsmayviewasabitcounterproductive,somecollegesanduniversitiesaredolingoutAppleiPhonesandInternet-capableiPodstotheirstudents.

Thealways-onInternetdevicesraisesomenovelpossibilities,liketrackingwherestudentsgathertogether.Withfarlesscontroversy,collegescouldsendmessagesaboutcanceledclasses,delayedbuses,campuscrisesorjustthecafeteriamenu.

Whileschoolsemphasizeitsusefulness—onlineresearchinclassandinstantpollingofstudents,forexample—abigpartoftheattractionis,undoubtedly,thattheiPhoneiscoolandahitwithstudents.Beingequippedwithoneofthemostrecentcutting-edgeITproductscouldjusthelpacollegeoruniversityfosteracutting-edgereputation.

Applestandstowinaswell,hookingmoreyoungconsumerswithdecadesoftechnologypurchasesaheadofthem.Thelonelosers,somefear,couldbeprofessors.

Studentsalreadyhavelaptopsandcellphones,ofcourse,butthenewestdevicescantakeclassdistractionstoanewlevel.Theypracticallybegausertoignorethelong-sufferingprofessorstrugglingtopassonaccumulatedwisdomfromthefrontoftheroom—aprospectthatteachersfindmostirritatingandstudentsviewas,well,inevitable.

“Whenitgetsalittleboring,Imightpullitout,”acknowledgedNaomiPugh,afirst-yearstudentatFreed-HardemanUniversityinHenderson,Term.,referringtohernewiPodTouch,whichcanconnecttotheInternetoveracampuswirelessnetwork.Shespeculatedthatprofessorsmighttryevenhardertomakeclassesinterestingiftheyweretocompetewiththedevices.

Expertsseeamovementtowardtheuseofmobiletechnologyineducation,thoughtheysayitisinitsinfancyasprofessorstrytocomeupwithusefulapplications.Providingpowerfulhandhelddevicesissuretofueldebatesovertheroleoftechnologyinhighereducation.

“Wethinkthisisthewaythefutureisgoingtowork,”saidKyleDickson,co-directorofresearchandthemobilelearninginitiativeatAbileneChristianUniversityinTexas,whichhasboughtmorethan600iPhonesand300iPodsforstudentsenteringthisfall.

Althoughplentyofstudentstaketheirlaptopstoclass,theydon’ttakethemeverywhereandwouldprefersomethinglighter.AbileneChristiansettledonthedevicesaftersurveyingstudentsandfindingthattheydidnotlikehaulingaroundtheirlaptops,butthatmostofthemalwayscarriedacellphone,Dr.Dicksonsaid.

ItisnotclearhowmanycollegesanduniversitiesplantogiveoutiPhonesandiPodsthisfall;officialsatApplewereunwillingtotalkaboutthesubjectandsaidthattheywouldnotleakanyinstitution’splans.

“Wecan’tannounceotherpeople’snews,”saidGregJoswiak,vicepresidentofiPodandiPhonemarketingatApple.Healsosaidthathecouldnotdiscussdiscountstouniversitiesforbulkpurchases.

Atleastfourinstitutions—theUniversityofMaryland,OklahomaChristianUniversity,AbileneChristianandFreed-Hardeman—haveannouncedthattheywillgivethedevicestosomeoralloftheirstudentsthisfall.

Otheruniversitiesareexploringtheiroptions.StanfordUniversityhashiredastudent-runcompanytodesignapplicationslikeacampusmapanddirectoryfortheiPhone.ItisconsideringwhethertoissueiPhonesbutnotsureit,necessary,notingthatmorethan700iPhoneswereregisteredontheuniversity’snetworklastyear.

AttheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,iPhonesmightalreadyhavebeeneverywhere,ifAT&T,thewirelesscarrierofferingtheiPhoneintheUnitedStates,hadamorereliablenetwork,saidAndrewYu,mobiledevicesplatformprojectmanageratM.I.T.

“Wewouldhaveprobablygoneaheadwiththis,maybejustgettingathousandiPhonesandgivingthemout,”Mr.Yusaid.

“TheUniversityofMarylandatCollegeParkisproceedingcautiously,givingtheiPhoneoriPodTouchto150students,”saidJeffreyHuskamp,vicepresidentandchiefinformationofficerattheuniversity.“Wedon’tthinkthatwehavealltheanswers,”Mr.Huskampsaid.Byobservinghowstudentsusethegadgets,hesaid,“We’retryingtogetanswersfromthestudents.”

Ateachcollege,thestudentswhochoosetogetaniPhonemustpayformobilephoneservice.Thoseservicecontractsincludeunlimiteddatause.BoththeiPhonesandtheiPodTouchdevicescanconnecttotheInternetthroughcampuswirelessnetworks.WiththeiPhone,thosenetworksmayprovidefasterconnectionsandlongerbatterylifethanAT&T’sdatanetwork.ManycellphonesallowuserstosurftheWeb,butonlysomeneweronesarecapableofwirelessconnectiontothelocalareacomputernetwork.

Universityofficialssaythattheyhavenoplanstotracktheirstudents（andApplesaiditwouldnotbepossibleunlessstudentsgivetheirpermission）.Theysaythattheyaredrawntotheprospectoflearningapplicationsoutsidetheclassroom,thoughsuchlessonplanshaveyettosurface.

“MycolleaguesandIarestudyingsomethingcalledaugmentedreality（afieldofcomputerresearchdealingwiththecombinationofreal-worldandvirtualreality）,”saidChristopherDede,professorinlearningtechnologiesatHarvardUniversity.“AlienContact,”forexample,isanexercisedevelopedformiddle-schoolstudentswhousehand-helddevicesthatcandeterminetheirlocation.Astheywalkaroundaplaygroundorotherarea,text,videooraudiopopsupatvariouspointstohelpthemtrytofigureoutwhyalienswereintheschoolyard.

“Youcanimaginesimilarkindsofinteractiveactivitiesalonghistoricallines,”likefollowingtheFreedomTrailinBoston,ProfessorDedesaid.“It’simportantthatwedoresearch,sothatweknowhowwellsomethinglikethisworks.”

Therushtodistributethedevicesworriessomeprofessors,whosaythatstudentsarelesslikelytoparticipateinclassiftheyaremulti-tasking.“I’mnotsomeonewho’santi-technology,butI’malwaysworriedthattechnologybecomesanendinandofitself,anditreplacesteachingoritreplacesanalysis,”saidEllenMillender,associateprofessorofclassicsatReedCollegeinPortland,Ore.（SheaddedthatshehopedtobuyaniPhoneforherselfoncepricesfall.）

RobertSummers,whohastaughtatCornellLawSchoolforabout40years,announcedthisweek—inadetailed,footnotedmemorandum—thathewouldbanlaptopcomputersfromhisclassonContractLaw.

“IwouldbanthattooifIknewthestudentswereusingitinclass,”ProfessorSummerssaidoftheiPhone,afterthedeviceanditscapabilitieswereexplainedtohim.“Whatwewanttoencourageinthesestudentsisanactiveintellectualexperience,inwhichtheydevelopthewiderangeofcomplexreasoningabilitiesrequiredofgoodlawyers.”

TheexperienceatDukeUniversitymayeasesomeconcerns.Afewyearsago,DukebegangivingiPodstostudentswiththeideathattheymightusethemtorecordlectures（theseoldermodelscouldnotaccesstheInternet）.

“Wehadassumedthatthebiggestfocusofthesedeviceswouldbeconsumingthecontent,”saidTracyFuthey,vicepresidentforinformationtechnologyandchiefinformationofficeratDuke.

Butthatisnotallthatthestudentsdid.TheybeganusingtheiPodstocreatetheirown“content,”makingaudiorecordingsofthemselvesandpresentingthem.Thestudentsturnedwhatcouldhavebeenapassiveinteractionintoanactiveone,Ms.Futheysaid.

注意：

此部分试题在答题卡1上作答。

1.ManyprofessorsthinkthatgivingoutAppleiPhonesorInternet-capableiPodstostudents________.

A）updatesteachingfacilitiesinuniversities

B）hasstartedarevolutioninhighereducation

C）canfacilitateteacher-studentinteraction

D）maynotbenefiteducationasintended

2.Intheauthor’sview,beingequippedwithITproductsmayhelpcollegesanduniversities________.

A）buildaninnovativeimage

B）raisetheirteachingefficiency

C）trackstudents’activities

D）excitestudentinterestinhi-tech

3.ThedistributionofiPhonesamongstudentshasraisedconcernsthattheywill________.

A）inducestudentstobuymoresimilarproducts

B）increasetensionbetweenprofessorsandstudents

C）furtherdistractstudentsfromclassparticipation

D）preventstudentsfromaccumulatingknowledge

4.NaomiPughatFreed-HardemanUniversityspeculatedthatprofessorswould________.

A）findnewapplicationsforiPodTouchdevices

B）havetoworkhardertoenliventheirclasses

C）havedifficultylearningtohandlethedevices

D）findiPhonesandiPodsinclassveryhelpful

5.ExpertslikeDr.KyleDicksonatAbileneChristianUniversitythinkthat________.

A）mobiletechnologywillbemorewidelyusedineducation

B）theroleoftechnologyineducationcannotbeoverestimated

C）mobiletechnologycanupgradeprofessors’teachingtool-kit

D）iPhonesandiPodswillreplacelaptopssoonerorlater

6.WhatdowelearnabouttheUniversityofMarylandatCollegeParkconcerningtheuseofiPhonesandiPods?

A）Ithassoughtprofessors’opinions.B）Ithasbenefitedfromtheiruse.

C）Itistryingtofollowthetrend.D）Itisproceedingwithc