【英语六级考试“中国风”神翻译】1、四大发明“star farming”或“F4”；2、指南针“GPS”；3、火药“TNT”或“fire medicine”；4、丝绸之路“SiChou Road”；5、中秋节“Full moon festiva”；6、皇室成员“the stars of VIP”；7、月饼“pizza yue”；8、拜月“bye moon”；9、造纸术“eat Papers”。。。。。。

 

【听写填空】

　　It’s difficult to estimate the number of youngsters involved in home schooling where children are not sent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents. Legislation and court decisions have made it legally possible in most states for parents to educate their children at home and each year more people take advantage of that opportunity.

　　Some states require parents or a home tutor to meet teacher certification standards, and many require parents to complete legal forms to verify that their children are receiving instruction in state approved curriculum.

　　Supporters of home education claim that it is less expensive and far more efficient than mass public education. Moreover they site several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthen family relationships, lower dropout rates, the facts that students are allowed to learn at their own rate, increased motivation, higher standardized test scores, and reduced discipline problems.

　　Critics of the home schooling movement content that it creates as many problems as it solves. They acknowledge that, in a few cases, home schooling offers educational opportunities superior to those found in most public schools, but few parents can provide such educational advantages. Some parents who withdraw their children from the schools in favor of home schooling have an inadequate educational background and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactory education for their children. Typically, parents have fewer technological resources at their disposal than do schools. However, the relatively inexpensive computer technology that is readily available today is causing some to challenge the notion that home schooling is in any way inferior to more highly structured classroom education.

1.

W: What a wonderful performance! Your rock band has never sounded better.

M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours of practice in the past month are finally paying off.

Q：What does the man mean?

2.

M: I cant decide what to do for my summer vacation. I either want to go on a bike tour of Europe or go diving in Mexico.

W: Well, were offering an all-inclusive two-week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars.

Q：What does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation?

3. W: How long do you think this project might take?

M: Id say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpected happened. Maybe wed better allow an extra month, so we won’t have to worry about being late.

Q: Why does the man say extra time should be allowed for the project?

4. M: Im thinking about becoming a member here, and Id like some information.

W: Sure. A three-month membership costs 150 dollars, and that includes use of the wait-room, sauna and pool. Ill give you a free path so that you can try out the facilities before you decide.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

5.

W: Im sorry to hear that you failed the Physics course, Ted.

M: Lets face it. Im just not cut out to be a scientist.

Q:  What does the man mean?

6.

M: Gary insisted on buying the food for the picnic.

W: Thats pretty generous of him. But shouldnt we at least offer to share the expenses? He has a big family to support.

Q: What does the woman suggest they do?

7.

W: Did you see the headlines in the paper this morning?

M: Year. Apparently the bus company will be laying off its employees if they cant reach an agreement on wages by midnight.

Q: What did the man read about?

8.

W: Have we received payment for the overseas order we delivered last month?

M: Yes. The cheque came in yesterday afternoon. Ill be depositing it when I go the bank today.

Q: What is the woman concerned about?

 

M: Sure, lets see. First we saw Frank Brisenski. What did you think of him?

W: Well, hes certainly a very polite young man.

M: And very relaxed, too.

W: But his appearance…

M: En… He wasnt well dressed. He wasnt even wearing a tie.

W: But he did have a nice voice. He sounded good on the telephone.

M: True. And I thought he seemed very intelligent. He answered Donas questions very well.

W: Thats true, but dressing well is important. Well, lets think about the others. Now what about Barbara Jones? She had a nice voice, too. She sounded good on the telephone, and she was well dressed, too.

M: En… She did look very neat, very nicely dressed, but…

W: But so shy. She wouldnt be very good at talking to people at the front desk.

M: En…OK. Now who was the next? Ar…Yes, David Wallace. I thought he was very good, had a lot of potential. What do you think?

W: En… He seemed like a very bright guy. He dressed very nicely, too. And he had a really nice appearance.

M: He seemed relaxed to me, the type of person people feel comfortable with right away.

W: He was polite, but also very friendly and relaxed as you say. I think hell be good with the guests at the front desk.

M: He had a very pleasant voice, too.

W: Thats right. OK, good! I guess we have our receptionist then, dont you?

M: Yes, I think so. Well just offer the job to…

Question 9: What are the speakers looking for?

Question 10: What is Frank Brisenskis weakness?

Question 11: What do the speakers decide to do?

 

【听力长对话原文2】

W: Hello.

M: Hello. Is that the reference library?

W: Yes, can I help you?

M: I hope so. I ran earlier and asked for some information about Dennis Hutton, the scientist. You asked me to ring back.

W: Oh, yes. I have found something.

M: Good. Ive got a pencil and paper. Perhaps you could read out what it says.

W: Certainly. Hutton Dennis, born Darlington, 1836, died New York, 1920.

M: Yes, got that.

W: Inventer and physicist, the son of a farmworker. He was admitted to the University of London at the age of 15.

M: Yes.

W: He graduated at 17 with the first class degree in physics and mathematics. All right?

M: Yes, all right.

W: He made his first notable achievement at the age of 18. It was a method of refrigeration which rolls from his work in low temperature physics. He became professor of mathematics at the University of Manchester at 24, where he remained for twelve years. During that time, he married one of his students, Natasha Willoughby

M: Yes, go on.

W: Later working together in London, they laid the foundations of modern physics by showing that normal laws of cause and effect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles. For this he and his wife received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912 for their work on very high frequency radio waves. In his lifetime, Hutton patented 244 inventions. Do you want any more?

M: Yes, when did he go to America?

W: Let me see. In 1920 he went to teach in New York and died there suddenly after only three weeks. Still he was a good age.

M: Yes, I suppose so. Well, thanks.

Question 12: What do we learn about Dennis Hutton when he was 15?

Question 13: What did Dennis Hutton do at the age of 24?

Question 14: For what were Dennis Hutton and his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a second time?

Question 15: Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York?

　

【听力短文1原文】

In America, white tailed deer are more numerous than ever before, so abundant in fact that theyve become a suburban nuisance and a health hazard.

Why cant the herd be thinned the old-fashioned way? The small community of North Haven on Long Island is home to some six hundred to seven hundred deer. The department of Environmental Conservation estimates the optimum population at 60. The town has been browsed bare of vegetation except where gardens and shrubs are protected by high fences.

Drivers routinely collide with deer and there are so many dead bodies left by the side of the road that the town has made it a deal with a local pet cemetery to collect and dispose of the bodies. Some people in the town have become ill from deer transmitted diseases. On the occasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have worked to secure court orders against the hunts. And when that is failed, they stop the hunters, banging on pots and pans to alert the deer. Town meetings called to discuss the problem inevitably dissolved into confrontations.

The activists believe simply that the deer are not the problem. Some communities have even discussed the possibility of bringing wolves back into the ecological mix. That means wolves in the suburbs of New York. It is almost too wonderful not to try it. The wolves would kill deer of course. They would also terrorize and kill dogs and cats which is not what the suburban dwellers have in mind.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard

Q16. What do we learn about white-tailed deer in North Haven?

Q17. Why do local animal rights people bang on pots and pans?

Q18. What would happen if wolves were brought back into the ecological mix?

　

 

【选词填空原文】

　　Quite often, educators tell families of children who are learning English as a second language to speak only English, and not their native language, at home. Although these educators may have good (36) intentions, their advice to families is misguided, and it (37) stems from misunderstandings about the process of language acquisition. Educators may fear that children hearing two languages will become (38) permanently confused and thus their language development will be (39) delayed; this concern is not documented in the literature. Children are capable of learning more than one language, whether (40) simultaneously or sequentially(依次地). In fact, most children outside of the United States are expected to become bilingual or even, in many cases, multilingual. Globally, knowing more than one language is viewed as an (41) asset and even a necessity in many areas.

　　It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is given primarily to poor families with limited educational opportunities, not to wealthier families who have many educational advantages. Since children from poor families often are (42) identified as at-risk for academic failure, teachers believe that advising families to speak English only is appropriate. Teachers consider learning two languages to be too (43) overwhelming for children from poor families, believing that the children are already burdened by their home situations.

　　If families do not know English or have limited English skills themselves, how can they communicate in English? Advising non-English-speaking families to speak only English is (44) equivalent to telling them not to communicate with or interact with their children. Moreover, the (45) underlying message is that the familys native language is not important or valued.

【选词填空答案】

　　36 intentions

　　37 stems

　　38 permanently

　　39 delayed

　　40 simultaneously

　　41 asset

　　42 identified

　　43overwhelming

　　44 equivalent

　　45 underlying

【仔细阅读】

56. C. They often have to seek job outside the academic circle.

57. A. It should be improved to better suit the job market.

58. C. An IDP be made in communication with an adviser.

59. B. help employees make the best use of their abilities to achieve their goals.

60. A. It is the effective tool of self-awareness and introspection for better career plans.

试卷一【原文】中国人自古以来就在中秋节庆祝丰收，这与北美地区庆祝感恩节的风俗十分相似。过中秋节的习俗于唐代早期在中国各地开始流行。中秋节在农历八月十五，是人们拜月的节日，这天夜晚皓月当空，人们合家团聚，共赏明月。2006年，中秋节被列为中国的文化遗产，2008年又被定为公共假日。月饼被视为中秋节不可或缺的美食，人们将月饼作为礼物馈赠亲友或家庭聚会上享用。传统的月饼带有“寿（longevity）、“福”或“和”等字样。

【译文】Since ancient times, the Chinese people usually celebrate harvest in the Mid-Autumn, which is similar to the custom of celebrating Thanksgiving in the North America. The Mid-Autumn has become popular all over China in the Early Tang Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, is a day for worshiping the moon. At that day, family members get together and enjoy the bright moon in the sky at night. In 2006, the Mid-Autumn was listed as a China cultural heritage, and in 2008 designated as a public holiday. The moon cake, an indispensable food of the Festival, is often used as a gift for relatives and friends or enjoyed in the family party. Traditional moon cakes are imprinted with Chinese characters with such meanings as “longevity”, “happiness” or “harmony”.

 

试卷二【原文】闻名于世的丝绸之路是一系列连接东西方的路线。丝绸之路延伸6,000多公里。得名于古代中国的丝绸贸易。丝绸之路上的贸易在中国、南亚、欧洲和中东文明发展中发挥了重要作用。正是通过丝绸之路，中国的造纸、火药、指南针、印刷等四大发明才被引介到世界各地。同样，中国的丝绸、茶叶和瓷器（porcelain）也传遍全球。物质文化的交流是双向的。欧洲也通过丝绸之路出口各种商品和植物，满足中国市场的需要。

【译文】The world-renowned Silk Road is a series of routes connecting the East and the West. It extended more than 6,000 kilometers. The Silk Road was named after ancient China’s silk trade which played an important role in the civilization development of China, South Asia, Europe and the Middle East. It was through the Silk Road that papermaking, gunpowder, compass and printing of the four great inventions of ancient China were introduced around the world. Similarly, Chinese silk, tea and porcelain spread all over the world. Europe also exported various goods and plants through the Silk Road to meet the needs of the Chinese market.

 

试卷三【原文】中国人自古以来就在中秋时节庆祝丰收，这与北美地区庆祝感恩节的习俗十分相似，过中秋节的习俗与唐代早期在中国各地开始流行，中秋节在农历八月十五，是人们拜月的节日，这天夜晚皓月当空，人们合家团聚，共赏明月。2006年，中秋节被列为中国的文化遗产，2008年又被定为公共假日，月饼被视为中秋节不可或缺的美食，人们将月饼作为礼物馈赠亲友或在家庭聚会上享用。传统的月饼上带有“寿”(longevity)、“福”或“和”等字样。

　　【译文】Since ancient times, the Chinese people usually celebrate harvest in the Mid-Autumn, which is similar to the custom of celebrating Thanksgiving in the North America. The tradition of celebrating Mid-Autumn festival became popular throughout China in the early Tang dynasty. The lunar August 15 is a day for people worshiping the moon. On this day, under the dazzling bright moon, families reunite and enjoy the moon’s beauty. In 2006, Mid-Autumn festival was listed as one of Chinas cultural heritage, and in 2008, it was classified as a public holiday. Moon cakes, as indispensable delicious food of the festival, were gifts people sent to families and friends during the festival and usually eaten on family gatherings. There are characters of “longevity”,“good fortune”and “harmony” on the Traditional moon cakes.

 

【听力长对话原文1】

　　W: OK, thats it. Now we have to make a decision. We might as well do that now, dont you think?

　　M: Sure, lets see. First we saw Frank Brisenski. What did you think of him?

　　W: Well, hes certainly a very polite young man.

　　M: And very relaxed, too.

　　W: But his appearance…

　　M: En… He wasnt well dressed. He wasnt even wearing a tie.

　　W: But he did have a nice voice. He sounded good on the telephone.

　　M: True. And I thought he seemed very intelligent. He answered Donas questions very well.

　　W: Thats true, but dressing well is important. Well, lets think about the others. Now what about Barber Jones? She had a nice voice, too. She sounded good on the telephone, and she was well dressed, too.

　　M: En… She did look very neat, very nicely dressed, but…

　　W: But so shy. She wouldnt be very good at talking to people at the front desk.

　　M: En…OK. Now who was the next? Ar…Yes, David Wallace. I thought he was very good, had a lot of potential. What do you think?

　　W: En… He seemed like a very bright guy. He dressed very nicely, too. And he had a really nice appearance.

　　M: He seemed relaxed to me, the type of person people feel comfortable with right away.

　　W: He was polite, but also very friendly and relaxed as you say. I think hell be good with the guests at the front desk.

　　M: He had a very pleasant voice, too.

　　W: Thats right. OK, good! I guess we have our receptionist then, dont you?

　　M: Yes, I think so. Well just offer the job to…

　　Question 9: What are the speakers looking for?

　　Question 10: What is Frank Brisenskis weakness?

　　Question 11: What do the speakers decide to do?

 

【听力短文1原文】

　　In America, white tailed deer are more numerous than ever before, so abundant in fact that theyve become a suburban nuisance and a health hazard.

　　Why cant the herd be thinned the old-fashioned way? The small community of North Haven on Long Island is home to some six hundred to seven hundred deer. The department of Environmental Conservation estimates the optimum population at 60. The town has been browsed bare of vegetation except where gardens and shrubs are protected by high fences.

　　Drivers routinely collide with deer and there are so many dead bodies left by the side of the road that the town has made it a deal with a local pet cemetery to collect and dispose of the bodies. Some people in the town have become ill from deer transmitted diseases. On the occasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have worked to secure court orders against the hunts. And when that is failed, they stop the hunters, banging on pots and pans to alert the deer. Town meetings called to discuss the problem inevitably dissolved into confrontations.

　　The activists believe simply that the deer are not the problem. Some communities have even discussed the possibility of bringing wolves back into the ecological mix. That means wolves in the suburbs of New York. It is almost too wonderful not to try it. The wolves would kill deer of course. They would also terrorize and kill dogs and cats which is not what the suburban dwellers have in mind.

　　Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard

　　Q16. What do we learn about white-tailed deer in North Haven?

　　Q17. Why do local animal rights people bang on pots and pans?

　　Q18. What would happen if wolves were brought back into the ecological mix?

 

试卷一【作文】Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “the greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you will do to make your life more meaningful. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

　　【例文】How to Live a Meaning Life

　　Among all the highlighted topics, there is “how to live a meaning life?” Everyone has his or her own opinion. As the saying has it, “the greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” I cannot agree any more.

　　If our life is just to pursue something for ourselves, we will surely feel fruitless and meaningless when we grow old. From Steve Jobs’s bibliography, we can get that the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. Steve Jobs has brought a great many changes to our world. His life, although short, definitely outlast. That’s a life worth living.

　　Therefore, if there is a way to make my life meaningful, it should be to find something I’m interested in and also helpful to others or the whole society. Only in this way can I keep my passion throughout my life until I finally fulfil my life.

 

试卷二【作文】Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on happiness by referring to the saying “Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them.” You can cite examples to illustrate your points and then explain how you can develop your ability to deal with problem and be happy, you should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

　【例文】　　To solve problem, to taste happiness

　　“What is happiness?” is a cliché topic. Everyone has a different definition to the true meaning of happiness. For Franklin Roosevelt, “happiness is not the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” For Elbert Einstein, “if you want to live in a happy life, tie it to the goal, not the people or the things.” Although the two great men grant different definitions to happiness, there is something in common, that is, happiness derives from the capacity to solve problems. I believe that this is true.

　　There is no denying that life is full of problems. Let’s take environmental pollution for example. Pollution poses a great threat to our existence. Fortunately, this public hazard has drawn our greatly attention and many effective measures are being taking to solve it. In fact, now the public are benefiting more and more from pollution prevention and control. We can enjoy clear air, health food and beautiful scenes again. Isn’t this happiness?

　　All in all, indeed, equipped with the ability to cope with problems should suppose to be happiness. In other worlds, in the middle of problems lies happiness.