2007年12月22日六级A卷参考答案

　　Part Ⅰ Writing

　　作文题目：

　　Digital Age 数字化时代
　　1.如今数字化产品得到越来越广泛的使用，例如：
　　2.数字化产品的使用对人工作，学习，生活产生的影响。

　　Digital Age

　　With the popularization of advanced technology and the reduction of prices for electric appliances, digital products have made their way into most people's life nowadays, such as computers, cameras, mp3s, as well as mobile phones.

　　We don't have to look very far to find out the effects digital equipment has on all aspects around us. On the one hand, digital products greatly facilitate our work, study and life. For instance, on a freezing winter morning, the entire home is "on" with merely a clip of mouse - delicious cereal boiling in the pot, hot coffee made in the kettle, the car warmed-up in the garage. How comfortable and convenient life can be! On the other hand, some people may be dependent on such facilities; some of them may even get addicted to them. Take some young people as an example, they have been wasting too much time playing online games due to lack of self-discipline and proper supervision.

　　In short, digital products act as a double-edged sword, whose influences are determined by the uses they are put to. We are supposed to make most out of them while trying to avoid the possible side-effects.


　　点评：

　　该作文主题可以说是家喻户晓，所以对考生而言，好坏之分主要差在语言功底上。

　　该文从写作手法上看，可处理为以阐述为主、议论为辅的形式。首先，用1－2句话引出digital age这个主题现象，并说明其使用的普及性；然后，在主体部分阐述并论证数字化带来的各种影响，考生可从正反两方面加以论述，当然也可以只从正面或反面加以论述；最后，用1－2句话总结全文，阐述自己对数字化的认识，表达自己对数字化的认同或反对，也可以对数字化未来的发展给与前瞻性的展望。

　　Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

　　1.  A) raising efficiency

　　2.  B) cut energy consumption

　　3.  C) get rid of air-conditioners

　　4.  A) a small portion

　　5.  D) providing subsidies

　　6.  A) recycling heat and energy

　　7.  D) we choose the most efficient models of refrigerators and other white goods

　　8.  utility-billing savings

　　9.  self-denial

　　10. the market 

　　Part III Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11. C) Compromise with his colleague.

　　12. B) Nancy regrets buying the dress.

　　13. A) Wash the dishes.

　　14. C) She is eager to share news with the woman.

　　15. B) A mechanic.

　　16. D) There isn't much business downtown nowadays.

　　17. B) The lounge is not a place for him to study in.

　　18. C) To prevent mosquito bites.

　　19. A) In a studio.

　　20. B) To stay here for half a year.

　　21. A) Designing fashion items for several companies.

　　22. B) It has become much more competitive.

　　23. D) It enables her to understand people better.

　　24. B) Positively.

　　25. C) It vanishes the moment she steps into her role. 

　　Section B

　　26. D) To set up an express train network throughout Europe.

　　27. C) Traveling time by train between major European cities will be cut by half.

　　28. D) Traveling by train may be as quick as, or even quicker than, by air.

　　29. A) In 1981.

30. C) The mind and body should be taken as an integral whole.

　　31. D) A patient's expectations of a drug have an effect on their recovery.

　　32. B) The workings of the mind may help patients recover.

　　33. A) Enjoying strong feelings and emotions.

　　34. D) Doing daily routines.

　　35. B) A psychologist.

　　Section C

　　36. squarely    37. floating    38. Occasionally    39. dutifully

　　40. witty      41. humorous    42. guilt            43. material

　　44. the instructor is talking about road construction in ancient Rome and nothing could be more boring.

　　45. Your blank expression and the far-away look in your eyes are the cues that betray your inattentiveness.

　　46. they automatically start daydreaming when a speaker begins talking on something complex or uninteresting.

　　Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

　　47.    mothers' support networks

　　48.    climb the corporate ladder

　　49.    taken seriously

　　50.    in a home office

　　51.    stress

　　52.    C) one's occupation affects the way one is treated as a person

　　53.    A) some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them

　　54.    D) she found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior

　　55.    B) those working in the service industry shouldn't be treated as servants

　　56.    A) see what kind of person they are

　　57.    C) the inequality in the distribution of wealth

　　58.    C) the American nation is becoming more and more divided despite its wealth

　　59.    B) the very rich are politically sensitive

　　60.    C) they want to gain support for global economic integration

　　61.    D) foreign countries will place the same economic barriers in return

　　Part Ⅴ Cloze

　　62. C) out

　　63. A) convince

　　64. C) amid

　　65. B) emerge

　　66. C) describe

　　67. B) those

　　68. A) into

　　69. B) realized

　　70. A) pursuing

　　71. D) competitive

　　72. B) horror

　　73. C) with

　　74. A) threw

　　75. D) which

　　76. C) rushed

　　77. A) successive

　　78. C) though

　　79. A) casually

　　80. B) about

　　81. A) curious

　　Part Ⅵ Translation

　　82. But for mobile phones, our communication can't be so rapid and convenient.

　　83. In handling an embarrassing situation, nothing is more helpful than a sense of humor.

　　84. The Foreign Minister said he was resigning, but he refused to further explain the reasons.

　　85. Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, but animal behavior is mainly that of instinct.

　　86. The witness was told that under no circumstances should he lie to the court.