沪江昂立版：07年12月六级A卷答案

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 thoughout 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 stong feelings and emotions.

34. D) Doing daily routines.

35. B) A psyshologist.

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 unintersting.

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.