2012年12月英语六级答案及解析(1)

淘宝店铺：行知小课堂1/152012年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)参考答案Ⅰ【作文】ComputerandMan（1）Itisbelievedthatthecomputercandoalmosteverything.Atthetimethecomputerwasinvented,scientists,carriedawaybyitscalculatingspeed,feltthattheyhadcreatedamiracle.Itwasgraduallyusednotonlyinmathematics,physics,chemistryandastronomy,butinplaceslikethelibrary,hospitalandmilitaryarmytoreplacetheworkofman.Fortheworkofman.Forthisreason,thecomputerwasentiled“ElectronicBrain”intermsofappreciation。Canmanbecontrolledbycomputers?Theanswerisnegative.Althoughacomputerworksmuchfasterandaccuratelythanman,afactisundeniable;itisdesigned,manufacturedandprogrammedbyman,andthereforebyhumanbeings.Ofcourse,sciencefictionshavemadeupmanyfascinatingstoriesaboutacomputer,orratherrobot,whoconquersmanandtheearth,eventhewholeuniverse;however,theyareonlyunrealisticimaginatio.Ahorsehelpsmanalotrunsmuchfasterthanwe,butitisonlyaslave。Thefutureforthecomputerisverypromising.Withthehelpofit,wecandothingsthatcouldnotbedonebefore.Conqueringtheuniverse,discoveringnewthings,explainingmysteruiysphenomenapuzzlingusatpresentareallmadepossiblebycomputer。（2）Itisbelievedthatthecomputerisbringingtheworldintoabrandnewera.Atthetimethecomputerwasinvented,scientists,marvelingatitscalculatingspeed,feltthattheyhadcreatedamiracle.Nowadays,thefunctionofthecomputerisnolongerconfinedtocalculation;itpermeatespeople’sdailylivesandhasbecomeaninseparablepartofhumansociety.Peoplebecomesoheavilydependentoncomputersthatitishardtoimaginethelifewithoutcomputers.Therefore,somepeopleareworriedthat“Therealdangerisnotthatthecomputerwillthinklikeman,butmanwillthinklikethecomputer.”Theirconcerndoesmakesense.Indeed,somepeoplespendsuchalongtimeworkingoncomputersthattheyhavefewinteractionswithpeopleinreallife.Accordingtoaresearch,toomanyhoursinfrontofacomputermayleadtoapokerfaceandinterpersonalisolation.Thisfactshouldarouseourattention,becauseunlikecomputers,humanbeingsaresocialcreaturesthatneedemotionalconnectionswithothers.Yet,itisalsounnecessaryforustobeoverwhelmedbythenegativeimpactsofcomputers.Afterall,wehumansareintelligentandwillbeabletofigureoutbetterwaystomakeimprovements.Ⅱ【快速阅读】1.【线索词】RostRanchInnC)【定位】由线索词定位到第四段…Inoticedthatthosewhopartwith$2285anighttostayinacliff-toproomatthePostRanchInninBigSur,California,paypartlyfortheprivilegeofnothavingaTVintheirrooms...【精析】细节推断题。定位段提到，“我”注意到波斯特农庄酒店的崖顶房间的费用很高，因为在这里可以享受房间里没有电视的特权。由此可见，这家酒店的特殊之处就在于房间里没有电视。C）中的noaccesstotelevision是对文章中nothavingaTV的同义转述。由此确定C）为本题答案。淘宝店铺：行知小课堂2/152.【线索词】thechildrenoftomorrowB)【定位】由线索词定位到第九段…thechildrenoftomorrowwilllongfornothingmorethanintervalsoffreedomfromalltheblinkingmachines,streamingvideosandscrollingheadlines...【精析】细节推断题。定位段指出，未来的孩子最渴望得到的就是摆脱所有这些闪烁不止的机器、川流不息的视频文件以及滚动的大字标题的自由的间歇。B）中的Timeawayfrom是对intervalsoffreedomfrom的同义转述，allelectronicgadgets是对alltheblinkingmachines,streamingvideo,andscrollingheadlines的总结概括。由此确定B）为本题答案。3.【线索词】FrenchphilosopherBlaisePascal,distractionD)【定位】由线索词定位到第十段第二句“Distractionistheonlythingthatconsolesusforourmiseries,theFrenchphilosopherBlaisePascalwroteinthe17thcentury,“andyetitisitselfthegreatestofourmiseries.”【精析】细节推断题。本题的解题关键在于理解第十段中BlaisePascal的那句话：面对痛苦，安慰自己的唯一方法就是转移注意力，不过转移注意力本身也是我们最大的痛苦。由此可见，他认为转移注意力就是我们人生中最大的痛苦，故D）为本题答案。4.【线索词】MarshallMcLuhan,thingscomeatusveryfastA)【定位】由线索词定位到第十二段MarshallMcLuhan...warned,“Whenthingscomeatyouveryfast,naturallyyoulosetouchwithyourself.”【精析】细节推断题。定位段提到了MarshallMcLuhan发出的警告：当海量信息快速向你涌来时，很自然的，你会迷失自我。换句话说，你可能会不知如何应对。5.【线索词】yoga,meditationandtaichiA)【定位】由线索词定位到第十四段第二句MoreandmorepeopleIknowseemtobeturningtoyoga,ormeditation,ortaichi；thesearen'tNewAgefadssomuchaswaystoconnectwithwhatcouldbecalledthewisdomofoldage.【精析】细节辨认题。定位句提到，越来越多的人似乎开始练习瑜伽、沉思或者太极，然后指出这些东西都是通向所谓的“古代智慧”的途径，也就是说，这些东西能帮助人们更好地理解古代智慧。A）中的helppeopleunderstand是对文中waystoconnectwith的同义转述。由此确定A）为本题答案。6.【线索词】neuroscientistAntonioDamasioD)【定位】由线索词定位到第十五段最后一句Morethanthat,empathy,aswellasdeepthought,depends(asneuroscientistslikeAntonioDamasiohavefound)onneuralprocessesthatare“inherentlyslow.”【精析】细节推断题。定位句介绍了Antoniodamasi。等神经科学家的发现，移情以及沉思都离不开“天生缓慢”的神经过程。也就是说，当人们在沉思时，其神经过程会很缓慢。D）是对此的同义转述，故为本题答案。7.【线索词】movedfromManhattantoruralJapanB)【定位】由线索词定位到第十七段最后一句…andImovedfromManhattantoruralJapaninpartsoIcouldmoreeasilysurviveforlongstretchesentirelyonfoot.淘宝店铺：行知小课堂3/15【精析】细节推断题。定位句提到了作者从曼哈顿搬到日本的乡下的部分原因是自己能够更轻松地完全步行很长一段距离，也就是说过远离现代运输工具的生活，出行完全依靠步行。B)为本题答案。8.havesomedistancefromtheworld【线索词】seetheworldwhole【定位】由线索词定位到第十九段第二句Butitisonlybyhavingsomedistancefromtheworldthatyoucanseeitwhole,andunderstandwhatyoushouldbedoingwithit.【精析】同义转述题。题干中的Inorderto是对原文中youcan的同义转述，题干中的itnecessaryto是对原文中的itisonlyby的同义转述，因此by的宾语就是空格处需要填人的内容，只需要将动名词having转化为have即可。9.anythinguseful【线索词】takeswalksandreadsandloseshimselfinthestillness,hiswifeandbossesandfriends【定位】由线索词定位到第二十段第二句…Ijusttakewalksandreadandlosemyselfinthestillness,recallingthatitisonlybysteppingbrieflyawayfrommywifeandbossesandfriendsthatIwillhaveanythingusefultobringtothem.【精析】同义转述题。此处需要填入名词性的成分充当动词bring的宾语。题干中的hecanbringhiswifeandbossesandfriends是对原文中Iwillhave…tobringtothem的同义转述，其中的them具体指代hiswif