2012年12月英语六级答案及解析(2)

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】OnMaintainingTrustTrustiscrucialandindispensableinmaintainingarelationship.Withouttrust,wecannotgetalongwellwithotherpeople,letalonecooperatewiththemorgethelpfromthem.Peoplearesocialanimals.Withoutinteractingwithotherpeople,lifewouldbedullandmeaningless。Nowadays,thewholesocietyisfacedwith“creditcrisis”.Webecomeunwillinglytobelievethegovernments,friends,colleaguesandstrangers.Thisposesagreatthreattothebuildingofaharmonioussociety.Andsometimes,weevenbelievedthatwemightbedeceivedifwetrusttoomuch.Butinoureverydaylife,ifwedon’ttrustotherpeople,wecouldliveintorment.Sincetrustisofgreatsignificance,whatshouldwedotoimproveoursenseoftrust?Firstofall,wecannotlietothosewhotrustus.Secondly,it’snevertoolatetoapologizetoothersforourmistakes.What’smore,weshouldstrikeatrustbalancebetweenourselvesandothers。“Loveall,trustafew,dowrongtonone。”shouldbeourultimategoal。Theperfectwaytomakeamantrustworthyistotrusthim,andtolethimknowthatyoutrusthim。Ⅱ【快速阅读】1.【线索词】announcement,USFederalReserveC)【定位】由线索词定位到第一段TheUSFederalReserve…wasaclearinvitationtoAmericans:Gooutandborrow.【精析】细节推断题。第一段介绍了美联储的新政策——低息贷款。文章中冒号及破折号出现处一般为考查重点。第一段冒号后的内容”鼓励人们都去贷款”即为美联储新政策的目的。C）中的getmorebankloans是对原文中borrow的同义转述，故答案为C)。2.【线索词】reluctanttotakeonmoredebtB)【定位】由线索词定位到第三段第二句Butwithunemploymenthighandthosewithjobsworriedaboutkeepingthem,consumersaremoreconcernediboutpayingofftheloanstheyalreadyhavethanaddingmoredebt.【精析】细节推断题。定位句提到，美国失业率持续走高，有工作的人又患得患失，可见人们对就业前景并不乐观，这导致他们不愿再背负新债务。题干中的reluctanttotakeonmoredebt是对原文中的moreconcernedabout…thanaddingmoredebt的同义转述，B）中的pessimisticaboutemploymentprospects是对定位句中的worriedaboutkeepingthem的同义转述，故答案为B)。3.【线索词】lendersinthecurrentcreditmarketA)【定位】由线索词定位到第四段Lenders,meanwhile,arestilldealingwiththeeffectsoftheboom-gone-bustandareforcingprospectiveborrowerstogotoextraordinarylengthstoprovetheircreditworthiness.淘宝店铺：行知小课堂2/15【精析】细节推断题。定位段提到，贷方现在要求所有潜在的黛款对象要想尽一切办法去证明他们自己有良好信誉，可见货方现在更为谨慎，故答案为A)。4.【线索词】XavierWalter'scaseC)【定位】由线索词定位到第八段ForXavierWalter,aformermortgagebankerwhowithhiswife,Danielle,accumulated$20000increditcarddebt,lowrateswillnotchangehisspendinghabits．和第十段最后两句”I'mnotgoingtogobackindebteveragain,”hesaid.”IfIcan'tpayforitincash,Idon'twantit.”【精析】细节推断题。第八段提到，XavierWalter不会因为低利率而改变自己的消费习惯；第十段通过引用Walter的话对此进行强调：我再也不想欠债了。如果我不能用现金支付，那我就不买了。由此可知，现在的人们都不想欠债了，即除非他们自己有钱，否则不会去买东西，故答案为C)。5.【线索词】economists'concernD)【定位】由线索词定位到第十三段第二句…manyeconomistsarguethattheeconomycannotachievetruehealthuntildebtlevelsdecline．和第十四段第一句Withnewrisksofanotherdownturn,economistsworrythatitwilltakeyearsfordebttoreturntomanageablelevels.【精析】细节推断题。第十三段第二句提到，许多经济学家认为，只有负债水平下降了，经济才能实现健康发展；第十四段第一句又提到，经济学家担心要使债务回归到可控水平，可能需要好几年。题干中的concern对应定位句中的argue和worry，由此推断，就目前经济形势而言，经济学家们担心的是不可控制的债务水平，故答案为D）。6.【线索词】Smiths'storyD)【定位】由线索词定位到第十六段前两句Eventhoseborrowersinstrongfinancialpositionsareaskedtoprovideunusualamountsofpaperwork.3obbyandKatieSmith…再由此定位到第十五段第一句Mortgagelenders,meanwhile,burnedbythehousingcrash,areextracarefulaboutapprovingnewloans.【精析】细节推断题。第十六段首句提到，即使是财务状况良好的借贷人也需要提供大量的文件证明，并用Smith夫妇的事例加以佐证。联系上文第十五段的内容可知，深受房市崩溃之害的抵押放款人规在在批准贷款时格外小心，故答案为D)。7.【线索词】GuyCecala,resultinA)【定位】由线索词定位到倒数第九段最后两句Thatleavestheeligible…saidGuyCecala…“It'screatingmuchmoreofadivide,”hesaid“betweenthehavesandthehave-nots.”【精析】细节推断题。由定位句可知，GuyCecala提到，有资格申请贷款的往往是那些较有钱的人和“较年长的人及白人”，这个政策使得贫富分化更加严重。A）中的gap对应原文中的divide,therichandthepoor对应原文中的thehavesandthehave-nots，故答案为A)。8.obtaincredit【线索词】Duringtherecession,carbuyers【定位】由线索词定位到倒数第七段第一句Duringtherecession,inabilitytoobtaincreditseverelycutautobuyingaslendersrejectedeventhosewithgoodcreditratings.淘宝店铺：行知小课堂3/15【精析】细节辨认题。本题考查经济萧条时期购车量减少的原因。题干和原文中都出现了Duringtherecession，题干中的thenumberofcarbuyers对应原文中的autobuying,decreased对应原文中的cut,difficultto对应原文中的inabilityto，故答案为obtaincredit。9.(to)chargefees【线索词】Creditcardinterestrates,newrules【定位】由线索词定位到倒数第四段Oncreditcards,rateshaveactuallyinchedhigherthisyear,largelybecauseofnewrulesthatcurbtheissuer'sabilitytochargefeesorraisecertaininterestratesatwill.【精析】同义转述题。本题考查新规定对信用卡开卡机构的限制。题干和原文都出现了issuers，题干中的donotallow对应原文中的curb，且都出现了raisecertaininterestrates，由此可知（to)chargefees为答案。10.spendinghabits【线索词】ElizabethCrowell,thecurrentrecession,previousones【定位】由线索词定位到末段末句SoIthinkwheremaybeafterotherrecessionstheymightreturntopreviousspendinghabits,thependulumhasn'tswungbackthesameway.【精析】细节推断题。本题考查此次经济衰退与前几次经济衰退之间的不同。定位句指出，其他经济衰退后，人们又恢复了以前的消费习惯。也就是人们的消费习愤随着经济来回摇摆。但这次却没看到消费习惯摇摆，故答案为spendinghabits。Ⅲ【听力】SectionA11.M:I’dliketogocampingwithyouthisweekend,butIdon’thaveasleepingbag.W:Noproblem.Youcancountonmetogetoneforyou.Myfamilyhastonsofcampinggear.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?答案：Shecanlendthemanasleepingbag.【解析】这是一道较为简单的推理题，前提是考生需知道campinggear表示“野餐用具，露营装备”，由此可知，campinggear包括sleepingbag，即女士能借给男士一个睡袋，此题的设置稍微绕了个小弯，为考生解题设置了一定难度。gocamping：去野餐，去露营；sleepingbag：睡袋。12.M:IknowIpromisetodriveyoutotheairportnextThursday,butI’mafraidsomethinghascomeup.They’vecalledaspecialmeetingatwork.W:Nobigdeal.Karensaidshewasavailableasaback-up.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?答案:Karencantakehertotheairport.【解析】此题为细节题。从对话中可知，男