2012年12月英语六级答案及解析(3)

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】papertextbooksB)【定位】由线索词定位到第一段第三句…studentsarestillhaulingaroundbulky,old-fashionedtextbooks-andlovingit.【精析】细节推断题。根据定位句可知，学生们仍然乐此不疲地抱着那些笨重又老式的教科书到处走，可见纸质教科书在他们的学习中仍起着不可替代的作用，故答案为B)。2.【线索词】frustrating淘宝店铺：行知小课堂2/15C)【定位】由线索词定位到第三段第三句Textbooksareexpensive-ayear'sworthcancost$700to$900-andstudents'frustrationswiththeexpense…【精析】细节辨认题。根据定位句可知，纸质教科书价格昂贵，这让许多学生对其花费很沮丧。题干中的frustratingto与原文中的frustrationswith属于同义转述，C)Theycosttoomuchmoney与原文中的Textbooksareexpensive表述一致。3.【线索词】thenonprofitWebsiteatHamiltonD)【定位】由线索词定位到第四段末句HereatHamilton,studentsthisyearhaveanewwaytoavoidthemiddleman:anonprofitWebsite,createdbythecollege'sEntrepreneurClub,thatletsthemsellusedbooksdirectlytooneanother.【精析】细节辨认题。根据定位句可知，学生们可以在Hamilton学院的企业家俱乐部创办的非营利性网站上面直接买卖二手书，而无需通过中间商。D）中的sellbookstoeachotherwithoutamiddleman与原文中的sellusedbooksdirectlytooneanother为同义表达，故答案为D)。4.【线索词】VictoriaAdesoba'scaseA)【定位】由线索词定位到第七段Forallthetalkthathergenerationisthemosttechnologicallyknowledgeableinhistory,paper-and-inktextbooksdonotseemdestinedtodisappearanytimesoon.【精析】细节辨认题。根据定位段可知，纸质教科书似乎并不注定会随时被他们所淘汰，A)Printedtextbookswillnotdisappearanytimesoon与原文中的paper-and-inktextbooksdonotseemdestinedtodisappearanytimesoon表述一致，故答案为A)。5.【线索词】preferB)【定位】由线索词定位到第十一段“Studentsgrewuplearningfromprintbooks,”saidNicoleAllen...“soas…it'snotsurprisingthattheypreferaformatthattheyaremostaccustomedto.”【精析】细节辨认题。根据定位段可知，这些学生都是看着印刷的书本长大的，他们到高校之后仍然喜欢一直以来最习惯的书本，这一点并不奇怪。B)中的havebeenusedtotheirformateversincechildhood与原文中的preferaformatthattheyaremostaccustomedto为同义表达，故答案为B)。6.【线索词】TraceyWeber,thebestwayA）【定位】由线索词定位到第十五段“Therealobstacleisgettingthemtotryit,”saidTraceyWeber...【精析】细节推断题。根据定位段可知，TraceyWeber认为真正的障碍是让他们去尝试电子教科书，也就是说，她认为要扩大电子教科书销量的最好办法是先让学生免费试用，故答案为A)。7.【线索词】SenatorCharlesE.SchumerC）【定位】由线索词定位到第十八段第二句Lastmonth,SenatorCharlesE.Schumer…urgedmorecollegestorestorentbooks…淘宝店铺：行知小课堂3/15【精析】细节推断题。根据定位句可知，CharlesE.Schumer调查了纽约市和他办公室长岛的38个校园书店后，发现有16个书店没有租书业务，于是他催促更多的大学书店开展此项业务，可见他建议大学书店租赁书给学生，故答案为C)。8.nexttonothing【线索词】LouisBoguchwal,thought【定位】由线索词定位到倒数第六段第二句WhenLouisBoguchwal…triedtosella$100linearalgebratextbookbacktothecollegebookstore,hewasoffered$15.和倒数第五段“Itwasinsulting,”hesaid.“Theygiveyounexttonothing.”【精析】细节辨认题。根据定位句可知，LouisBoguchwal把一本价格为100美元的线性代数教材卖给学校书店时，回收价只有15美元。接着他说道：“这简直是一种侮辱，几乎白送给他们了。”Theygiveyounexttonothing其实是一个省略句，完整形式为Themoneytheygiveyouwasnexttonothing,故nexttonothing为答案。9.pickupaswordspread【线索词】JasonMariasis【定位】由线索词定位到倒数第四段末句ButJasonMariasis…saidheexpectedsalestopickupaswordspread.【精析】细节辨认题。此处需要填入that从句的谓语部分。根据定位句可知，JasonMariasis认为随着名声扩大，销量会逐渐上升。题干中的itsbookbusiness是指booksales，故答案为pickupaswordspread。10.thelibraryorclassmates【线索词】RosemaryRocha【定位】由线索词定位到末段首句Instead,shewaitstoborrowthefewcopiesherprofessorsleaveonreserveatthelibrary,orreliesonthekindnessofclassmates.【精析】细节辨认题。此处需要填入from的宾语成分。根据定位句可知，她打算要么等着借用教授们留在图书馆备用的几份为数不多的复印本，要么靠同学发发慈悲。由此可知，thelibraryorclassmates为答案。Ⅲ【听力】SectionA11.M:I’dlike