2012年6月英语六级真题及答案

2012年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案PartⅠWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheImpactoftheInternetonInterpersonalCommunication.Youressayshouldstartwithabriefdescriptionofthepicture.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.作文标准版TheImpactoftheInternetonInterpersonalCommunicationAsisdescribedinthepicture,afatherasksherdaughterhowherschooltodaygoeson.Insteadofansweringdirectly,thedaughtertellsherfathertoreadherblog.Itiscommonthatyoungstersnowadaysinclinetocommunicatewithothersoninternetincreasingly,andlackcommunicationwithpeoplearoundthem.WiththedevelopmentofInternet,ithasinfluencedoursocietytoalargeextent,especiallyinterpersonalcommunication.Tobeginwith,wecancommunicatewithothersanytimeviainternet.Otherwise,wewouldhavetoarrangeourschedulesstrictlyinadvance.Also,interpersonalcommunicationthroughtheinternetisnotrestrictedbyspace.Forexample,inmostmultinationalcorporations,instantmessagesandvideoconferenceshelpcolleaguessolveproblemstimelyandefficiently.Lastbutnotleast,theinternetcangreatlyspeedupourinterpersonalcommunication.Whereas,therearealsodisadvantagesthattheinternetbringstous.Moreandmorepeoplecomplainedthattheyhavelostface-to-facecommunicatingskills.Asaresult,peoplebecomemoreandmoreindifferenttoeachotherinreallife.Somenetizenswhoareimmersedinvirtualworldevenhavedifficultyinmakingfriendsinreality.Inconclusion,communicationthroughtheinternetcouldbringusbothconvenienceandinconvenience.Weshouldstrikeabalancebetweenthemandmakethebestoftheinternet.【解析】这次的六级写作是请考生谈谈网络对人际交流的影响。这个话题本身已是日常生活的热点，考生并不陌生，有话可说。文章的展开还是同过去的议论文写作一致。仍然可以用引入、阐释有何影响和自己的观点这样的三段式进行写作。在行文时，注意文章的层次和逻辑梳理，在谈具体影响时，可适当进行对比论证，论证网络出现和没有网络时，人际交流的差异，也可进行结合自身经历进行举例论证。本篇范文在句式上，长短搭配，形式多变。从句、非谓语动词等多种表达方式，值得借鉴。同时，用词同样注意多样化，对网络相关词汇的多种表达（web,cyber,instantmessage,videoconference等），考生同样应在平时注意归类、积累。作文高分版TheImpactoftheInternetonInterpersonalCommunicationTodayIsawaninterestingcartoon,inwhichafatheraskedhisdaughteraboutherschoolperformanceoftheday,andthedaughterrepliedthathecouldgotoherblogtocheckit.Thissmallcartoonindicatesabigchangeinourlife,especiallythewaypeoplecommunicate.Internetenablespeopletobreakthoughthelimitationsofdistance,strengtheningsocialnetwork.Unlikepostoffices,Internetservicewithitsconveniencehelpspeopleengageandconverserealtimewiththeirparents,soulmates,friendsthoughemails,IRC,microbloganytime,anywherewithanetworkterminal,withoutsufferingthelongandpainfulwaitforareply.Besides,suchonlinecommunitiesasTwitter,Facebookarewellunderwayandbecomingthemostdominatingplatformsforon-linesocialactivities.Thesecommunitiesoffergreatopportunitiesforustofollowandinteractwiththosewelikeandeventhosecelebrities.Itisalsoaplatformforustoshareandupdateinformationofeachother,andlearntheoutsideworld.Internettodayandtomorrowisavirtualspacewherewelive,wherewelearn,wherewespeak,andwherewecommunicate.【解析】今年的六级作文依旧延续了四六级的传统，考查“现象类”话题，要求根据漫画，发表对于“Theimpactoftheinternetoninterpersonalcommunication”的观点。近年的六级作文题目，已经不再局限于传统的议论文考察模式，即要求考生给出非此即彼或既此既彼的观点、而是偏向于启发考生自己去思考，结合自己的生活经历以及对事物的理解，对话题中的现象进行深入的探讨，给出事实支撑。PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Howthereinventionofhighereducationbenefitsparents,students,andschools.Hartwickcollege,asmallliberal-artsschoolinupstateNewYork,makesthisoffertowell-preparedstudents:earnyourundergraduatedegreeinthreeyears(sixsemesters)insteadoffour,andsaveabout$43,000—theamountofoneyear'stuitionandfees.Anumberofinnovativecollegesaremakingthesameoffertostudentsanxiousaboutsavingtimeandmoney.Thethree-yeardegreecouldbecomethehigher-educationequivalentofthefuel-efficientcar.Andthat'sbothanopportunityandawarningforthebesthigher-educationsystemintheworld.(Articlecontinuedbelow...)Duringthe1960stheUnitedStatesmadealmostalloftheworld'sbestautomobiles.Detroit'sBigThree—Ford,Chrysler,GeneralMotors—soldmorethan80percentofcarsintheUnitedStates.Yetthatdominationhaditsownintrinsicrisks.InTheReckoning,hischronicleoftheAmericanautoindustry'stroubles,thelateDavidHalberstamwroteaboutGeorgeRomney,thesquare-jawed,upstartpresidentofAmericanMotorswhosawtheBigThreeasasharedmonopoly…muscleboundandmindlessinthedomesticmarket—increasinglylockedintopracticesthattheirbestpeopleknewweredestructivebutunabletobreakoutofsoprofitableasyndrome.Romneywarned,Thereisnothingmorevulnerablethanentrenchedsuccess.Weknowtherestofthestory.TheBigThreekeptproducinggasguzzlerswhiletheEuropeansandJapaneseperfectedsmaller,fuel-efficientcars.SomeofDetroit'sbestpeopleevenlefttohelp.FordvicepresidentMarvinRunyon'steammovedtoSmyrna,Tenn.,tobuildNissan'sstart-from-scratchplant.Fifteenmilesaway,inSpringHill,GeneralMotorsinvested$5billioninSaturn,hopingside-by-sidecompetitionwouldhelptheAmericansbeattheJapanese.ButGMwasstilltoomusclebound.Meanwhile,Nissan'sliberatedmanagersandnonunionemployeesoperatedthe