2024年3月19日发(作者：哈睿博)
大学英语
六级考试
真题解析
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题答案及详解（第1套）
PART I Writing
思维导图
社交网络与读书
Social Networking Websites and Reading
第一段描述图片：简单叙述图片内容，并指出图片寓意——社交网络对日常阅读的影响
(social network has exerted an important impact on our daily reading)。
第二段正、反论证：1.正方：社交网络提供大量阅读信息，激发阅读兴趣(provides large
collections of information at a tremendous speed and stimulates their reading interest)；2.反方
——大量时间花在社交网络上，没有时间阅读传统书籍(spend so much time reading on social
networks, don't have adequate opportunities or time to read traditional books)。
第三段个人观点：有必要在网络上阅读，更有必要阅读传统书籍(it is necessary for us to read
on social networking websites, but it is of greater necessity for us to read traditional books)。
范文点评
〇高分范文
Social Networking Websites and Reading
① As we can see from the picture, two persons are discussing about reading. While to our
amusement, the boy says his favorite book is Facebook. ② The picture seems to be humorous
and ridiculous but thought-provoking on second thoughts, which intends to inform us that the
social network has exerted an important impact on our daily reading.
③ Opinions vary when it comes to the impact of social networking websites on reading. ④
Some people insist that social network provides large collections of information at a tremendous
speed and stimulates their reading interest. ⑤ On the contrary, other people claim that it is a
common phenomenon that a host of youngsters spend so much time reading on social networks
that they don't have adequate opportunities or time to read traditional books.
⑥ There is a saying goes like this, "Every coin has its two sides". ⑦ So there is no surprise
that there are different opinions about the impact of social networking websites on reading. ⑧
However, as a college student, I am convinced that it is necessary for us to read on social
networking websites, but it is of greater necessity for us to read traditional books, because social
networks are just our tools and never can we depend on it in everything.
〇精彩点评
①描述图片：男孩说自己最喜欢的书是Facebook。
②阐明图片意义：告诉我们社交网络对阅读的影响，该句中使用了which引导的非限制性定
语从句。
③概括指出不同的人对于社交网络对阅读的影响意见不统一。
④⑤分别使用Some people ；On the contrary, other people 从正、反两
方面论述了社交网络对阅读的影响。
⑥⑦通过引用谚语再次说明关于社交网络对阅读的影响意见不统一不足为奇。
⑧给出自己对于这一问题的见解。
〇加分亮点
to one's amusement 令某人感到好笑的是
ridiculous 滑稽可笑的
on second thoughts 进一步思考后
exert an 对……产生影响
vary 不同，有差异
when it 当谈及……时
tremendous 惊人的
stimulate 激发，刺激
claim 声称
adequate 足够的
there is no ……不足为奇
be convinced that 相信
of greater necessity 更加必要的
拓展空间
主题词汇
indispensable 必不可少的
print copies 印刷书
be 沉溺于……
transform 改变
reading approach 阅读方式
electronic book (E-book) 电子书
replace 取代
shorten 缩短
give a cold shoulder 忽视
side effects 副作用
make best use of the advantages and bypass the disadvantages 扬长避短
句式拓展
1. If one intends to acquire and enjoy long-time pleasure of reading, it is not advisable for
如果一个人想要得到并且享受长久的阅读乐趣，那就不建议他……
2. With the click of the mouse, any stories or information that I want to read at any given time or
place, is there. 不管何时何地，只要点一下鼠标，我想要读的故事和信息都会在那儿（网上）。
PART Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. A) The restaurant offers some specials each day.
B) The restaurant is known for its food varieties.
C) The dressing makes the mixed salad very inviting.
D) The woman should mix the ingredients thoroughly.
W: Wow, what a variety of salads you've got on your menu! Could you recommend something
special?
M: Well, I think you can try this mixed salad. We make the dressing with fresh berries.
Q: What does the man mean?
听前猜测 选项中restaurant出现了两次，A)“饭店每天都有特别供应”、B)“饭店以食品多样
而闻名”和C)“混拌沙拉的调料使这道菜十分诱人”都在描述饭店好的一面，故推测本题考查
内容与饭店哪方面比较出色有关，而D)“女士应该将原料进行充分搅拌”与其他三个选项内
容明显不属于一类，故基本可以提前排除。
详解 女士发现这家饭店的沙拉多种多样，请男士给她推荐点特别的，男士向她推荐了混拌
沙拉，因为这道菜的调料是用浆果制作而成。由此可知，是特殊的调料使得这款沙拉与众不
同。
2. A) He took over the firm from Mary.
B) He is running a successful business.
C) He failed to foresee major problems.
D) He is opening a new consulting firm.
W: I was talking to Mary the other day and she mentioned that your new consulting firm is doing
really well.
M: Yes. Business picked up much faster than we anticipated. We now have over 200 clients.
Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
听前猜测 四个选项均以He开头，由A)“他从Mary那里接手公司”、B)“他正在经营很成功
的生意”和D)“他正在建立一家新的咨询公司”可以猜测，对话内容与男士经营公司有关，
C)“他没能预见到一些重大问题”属于男士失败的原因，而其他三个选项均为描述一般事实的
陈述句，故基本可以提前排除C)。
详细 女士说她前几天碰到了Mary，从Mary那里听说男士的新咨询公司现在很成功，男
士说他的生意发展得比他们预想得要好，现在已经有多于两百名客户了。由此可知，目前男
士的生意相当成功。
3. A) Someone should be put in charge of office supplies.
B) The man can leave the discs in the office cabinet.
C) The man may find the supplies in the cabinet.
D) The printer in the office has run out of paper.
M: Do you know where we keep flash discs and printing paper?
W: They should be in the cabinet if there are any. That's where we keep all of our office supplies.
Q: What does the woman mean?
听前猜测 选项中出现了supplies一词，A)“应该安排人员专门负责办公用品”、B)“男士可
以把光盘放在公司的柜子里”、C)“男士应该能在柜子里找到办公用品”和D)“办公室的打印
机没纸了”四个选项的语义相互交错，围绕着办公用品、光盘、纸张、柜子展开，听对话时
应注意捕捉这几者之间的相互联系。
详解 对话中男士问女士是否知道光盘和打印纸放在哪儿了，女士说如果还有的话，应该都
放在柜子里了，因为所有的办公用品都放在那里。由此可知，女士的意思是男士应该能在柜
子里找到他所需要的办公用品。
4. A) He has to use a magnifying glass to see clearly.
B) The woman can use his glasses to read.
C) He has the dictionary the woman wants.
D) The dictionary is not of much help to him.
W: The print in this dictionary is so small. I can't read the explanation at all.
M: Let me get my magnifying glass. I know I just can't do without it.
Q: What does the man mean?
听前猜测 由四个选项中的glass(es)和dictionary可以判断对话内容与阅读词典和眼镜有关，
结合A)“他必须用放大镜才能看清楚”和B)“女士可以用他的眼镜来阅读”两个选项的意思可
以大致判断，对话中的两个人需要借助某种工具才能进行阅读，而C)和D)两个选项可以说
明他们看不清楚的可能是词典的内容。
详解 对话中女士对男士说词典里的字太小了，她根本就看不清楚那些释义，男士说他要去
拿放大镜，没有放大镜，他也无法看清楚。由此可知，男士得用放大镜才能看清楚。
5. A) Redecorating her office.
B) Majoring in interior design.
C) Seeking professional advice.
D) Adding some office furniture.
W: I'm considering having my office redecorated. The furniture is old and the paint is chipping.
M: I'll give you my sister-in-law's number. She just graduated from an interior design academy
and will give a free estimate.
Q: What is the woman considering?
听前猜测 选项均为以V-ing形式开头构成的名词性短语，由A)“重新装修她的办公室”和
D)“为办公室增加点家具”可以推断，对话内容与办公室的家具和装修有关；B)“主修室内装
修专业”和C)“寻找专业建议”也与之相关，由A)中的her判定，听录音时需要特别关注与女
士有关的信息。
详解 女士对男士说她正考虑重新装修办公室，家具旧了，墙上的漆也开始脱落了，男士说
他可以把他弟妹的电话给女士，因为他弟妹毕业于室内装修学院，可以给女士免费进行评估。
由此可知，女士正在考虑的事情是重新装修办公室。
6. A) Problems in port management.
B) Improvement of port facilities.
C) Delayed shipment of goods.
D) Shortage of container ships.
W: We have a full load of goods that needs to be delivered. But we can't get a container ship
anywhere.
M: That's always been a problem in this port. The facilities here are never able to meet our needs.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
听前猜测 四个选项均为名词性短语，由选项A)“港口管理问题”、B)“港口设施的改善”、
C)“货运物品延期”和D)“集装箱船匮乏”可以看出，这些选项都提到了港口所面临的一些问
题，因此听对话时对此类信息要特别关注。
详解 对话中女士对男士说她们有一大批货物需要运走，但怎么也找不到集装箱船只，男士
表示在这个港口，此类问题一直存在，港口的设施根本满足不了人们的需求。由此可知，两
人讨论的是港口缺乏集装箱船只的问题。
7. A) Their boss.
B) A colleague.
C) Their workload.
D) A coffee machine.
W: Why didn't Rod get a pay raise?
M: The boss just isn't convinced that his work attitude warranted it. She said she saw him by the
coffee machine more often than at his desk.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
听前猜测 四个选项都很简短，为四个名词短语，且内容各不相同，通常出现此类选项时，
考查内容一般围绕对话的主旨大意展开。
详解 对话中女士奇怪为什么Rod没有涨工资，男士说那是因为老板觉得他的工作态度有
问题，老板说她看到Rob在咖啡机边的时间比在办公桌前办公的时间还要多。由此可知，
对话中的两人正在讨论他们的同事Rod。
8. A) Call the hotel manager for help.
B) Postpone the event until a later date.
C) Hold the banquet at a different place.
D) Get an expert to correct the error.
W: The hotel called, saying that because of a scheduling error, they won't be able to cater for our
banquet.
M: I know an Indian restaurant on the High Street that offers a special dinner for groups. The food
is excellent and the room is large enough to accommodate us.
Q: What does the man suggest they do?
听前猜测 四个选项均为动词短语，可以推断本题考查的是某人的动作行为，结合选项
A)“向酒店经理打电话求助”、B)“把事项日期延后”、C)“换个地方举办宴会”和D)“请专家来
改正问题”可以推断，应该是某件事情出了差错或是变故，因此本题考查的内容与人们采取
的应对措施有关。
详解 对话中女士对男士说酒店打来电话，说由于日程安排出了问题，他们不能承接宴会了，
男士马上说他知道在High Street有一家印度餐馆，可以为团体客户提供特殊待遇，那里的
食物很棒，房间也足够大。由此可知，男士的言外之意是说他们可以把宴会的地点改在他所
推荐的印度餐馆。
Conversation One
未听先知 预览三道题各选项，可以发现，每个题目的侧重点完全不同，第9题考查男士的
日常行为，第10题为不定式短语，应该是考查将要发生的行为动作或是某种目的，第11
题出现了Foreign investors，enterprises等词，可推测与商务行为有关，但由第10题中的urgent
problem和important message是能够推测，对话的主题应该涉及某种比较严重的问题。
9. A) He shares some of the household duties.
B) He often goes back home late for dinner.
C) He cooks dinner for the family occasionally.
D) He dines out from time to time with friends.
Q: What do we learn about the man's daily life?
听前猜测 四个选项均以He开头，且均使用了一般现在时，可以推测本题考查内容与男士
的日常生活有关，由各选项A)“他分担一些家务职责”、B)“他经常回家很晚，赶不上吃晚饭”、
C)“他偶尔会为家人做饭”和D)“他有时会与朋友外出就餐”可以看出，本题的重点是男士通
常是怎样解决晚餐的。其中，A)与其他三个选项的内容有较大差异，可以提前排除。
详解 对话中男士与女士见面时，男士告诉女士他正要回家，Susan正在家里等他回去吃晚
餐，他不能总像平日里那样老是赶不上吃晚餐。for a change表达的意思是“改变一下”，既
然男士今天要按时回家与家人一起共进晚餐，也就可以推测出他大多数时候是不按时回家吃
晚餐的。
10. A) To take him to dinner.
B) To talk about a budget plan.
C) To discuss an urgent problem.
D) To pass on an important message.
Q: Why did the woman come to see the man?
听前猜测 四个选项均为动词不定式结构，此类选项通常表示本题考查的内容为即将发生的
行为动作或某种动作的目的，A)“带他去吃晚餐”与B)“谈论一项预算计划”、
C)“讨论一个紧
急问题”以及D)“告知一个重要信息”这三个选项的内容明显不属于一类，可以预先排除。
详解 对话中女士说她很抱歉在周五的这个时间来找男士，但她的事情非常重要，而没有提
到“问题”，因此排除C)，显然女士来找男士的目的就是要告诉男士一件重要的事情。
11. A) Foreign investors are losing confidence in India's economy.
B) Many multinational enterprises are withdrawing from India.
C) There are wild fluctuations in the international money market.
D) There is a sharp increase in India's balance of payment deficit.
Q: What makes the woman worry about the Indian Rupee?
听前猜测 四个选项都与商业行为相关，而且两次提到了India，可以判断对话内容涉及印
度的商业或经济，选项均为对印度经济进行负面描述的句子，但内容各不相同，无法进行排
除或断定本题所考查的重点，听对话时就需要对所有涉及到印度经济的内容多加留意。
详解 对话中女士明确告诉男士印度的收支平衡赤字急剧升高。
M: Hello, Jane.
W: Hello, Paul.
M: Please come in. (9) I'm just getting ready to go home. Susan is expecting me for dinner. I want
to be on time for a change.
W: (10) Look, I'm terribly sorry to drop in at this time on Friday, Paul, but it is rather important.
M: That's OK. What's the problem?
W: Well, Paul, I won't keep you long. You see there is a problem with the exchange rates. The
Indian Rupee has taken a fall on the foreign exchange market. (11) You see there has been a sharp
increase in Indian's balance of payment deficit.
M: I see. That's serious, isn't it?
W: Well, as you know, there have been reports of unrest India, and the prospects for the Rupee
look pretty gloomy.
M: And that's going to affect us, as if we didn't have enough problems on our hands.
W: So I thought it would be wise to take out forward exchange cover to protect our position on
the outstanding contracts.
M: Just a minute. Forward exchange cover, now what does that mean exactly?
W: Well, it means that JO Motors enters into a commitment to sell Indian Rupees at the present
rate.
M: I see. And how will that benefit us?
W: Well, JO Motors won't lose out if the Indian Rupee falls further.
M: What will it cost, Jane?
W: A small percentage, about 1% and that can be built into the price of the bike.
M: Well, I don't suppose there is much choice. All right, Jane, let's put it into action.
Conversation Two
未听先知 预览四道题各选项，第14、15题的选项均以形容词为主，无法通过这些形容词
判断出对话主题，但由第12题中的the other half，relationship，picture of life等词可以判断，
对话涉及到了恋爱关系以及人们对爱情的理解，而通过第13题的各选项也可以确定对话内
容与某位男士的精彩生活有关。
12. A) They have unrealistic expectations about the other half.
B) They may not be prepared for a lifelong relationship.
C) They form a more realistic picture of life.
D) They try to adapt to their changing roles.
Q: What does the man say about most people when they get into love affairs?
听前猜测 四个选项均以They开头，根据选项A)“他们对自己的另一半有着不切实际的期
待”、B)“他们或许没有准备好形成一种相伴一生的关系”、C)“他们对生活有了更为现实的认
识”和D)“他们想要适应自己角色的转变”可以判断，选项中的they指的就是普通大众，本题
考查的是人们对爱情或者婚姻、家庭的看法。
详解 对话中女士问男士为什么爱情不能永葆活力，男士说人们陷入恋爱关系时，往往都对
对方抱有一种不切实际的期待，如果对方与自己想象得不一样，则希望对方能够为自己而改
变，但实际上，人们很难真正改变。
13. A) He is lucky to have visited many exotic places.
B) He is able to forget all the troubles in his life.
C) He is able to meet many interesting people.
D) He is lucky to be able to do what he loves.
Q: What does the man say about himself as a singer on the road most of his life?
听前猜测 四个选项均以He开头，A)“他很幸运，能够去很多新奇的地方”、B)“他能够忘
记生活中的烦恼”、C)“他能够认识很多有趣的人”和D)“他很幸运，能够做自己喜欢的事情”，
四个选项都是在描述男士的美好生活，可以判断对话中一定讲述了男士幸福的一面，听对话
时对此类信息要特别注意。
详解 对话中女士问男士，他已经62岁了，还经常到处走动，是什么吸引他一直上路，男
士毫不犹豫地说是音乐促使他前行，能够做自己真正热爱的事情的人是幸运的，他们能够触
碰到生活的极致。由此可见，男士所做的正是他自己喜欢的事情。
14. A) It is stressful. C) It is all glamour.
B) It is full of fun. D) It is challenging.
Q: What do most people think of the life of a famous musician?
听前猜测 四个选项均为简单的主系表结构，四个形容词是关键，选项所给信息过少，无法
判断本题考查内容，但听录音时，对与这些形容词有关联的内容都要注意捕捉。
详解 对话中女士问男士人们最容易对知名音乐家所产生的错误概念是什么，男士明确地说，
人们认为知名音乐家的生活只有光辉，这是不对的。生活对于他们并不比对待普通人更加仁
慈。
15. A) Bothered. C) Puzzled.
B) Amazed. D) Excited.
Q: How does the man feel whenever he is recognized by his fans?
听前猜测 四个选项均为单个形容词，有正面的，也有负面的，选项所给信息过少，无法判
断本题考查内容，但听录音时，对与这些形容词有关联的内容都要注意捕捉。
详解 对话中女士问男士走到哪儿都会被人认出来的感觉如何，男士说，按说他应该已经习
惯了这种感觉，但事实是，他依然感觉十分惊异。他举了一个例子，他曾经去过一个日本小
镇，那里的人根本不会说英语，但却一下子就认出他了，还知道他的音乐。fascinating和
amazed的意思相似，都表示“惊异，惊喜”。
M: (13) Music. I don't especially love life on the road, but I figure if you are lucky enough to be
able to do what you truly love doing, you've got the ultimate in life.
W: What's the most widely-held misconception about the life of a famous musician?
M: (14) People think it's all glamour. Actually we have the same trouble as they do. Playing music
doesn't mean life treats you any better.
W: How do you feel about being recognized everywhere you go?
M: You'd think I'd be used to it by now. (15) But I still find it fascinating. You go to a little town
in Japan, where nobody speaks English, yet they know you on site and know all of your music. I'm
still amazed by the love people express for me and by music.
Section B
Passage One
未听先知 预览三道题各选项，由第16题中的organizational culture，第17题和18题中多
次出现的team一词，以及qualifications，team manager，cultures等词可以推测，短文可能
与企业或商业环境中的团队合作、团队建设有关。
16. A) Maintain the traditional organizational culture.
B) Learn new ways of relating and working together.
C) Follow closely the fast development of technology.
D) Learn to be respectful in a hierarchical organization.
Q: What should team members do to fully realize their potential?
听前猜测 四个选项均为以动词原形开头的句子结构，可以判断本题考查的是行为动作。
A)“保持传统的组织文化”、B)“学习新的关联方式，共同协作”、C)“紧跟技术的快速发展”和
D)“学会尊重企业等级制度”均为现代企业中员工所应该做的事情，听录音时注意判断文章当
中提到的是哪一点。
详解 短文中说，虽然团队当中可能有些人的确非常博学，但他们也应该学会与团队中的其
他人员共同协作，形成良好的合作关系，一起解决问题。
17. A) How the team integrates with what it is supposed to serve.
B) How the team is built to keep improving its performance.
C) What type of personnel the team should be composed of.
D) What qualifications team members should be equipped with.
Q: What needs to be considered for effective team management?
听前猜测 四个选项均为疑问词开头的陈述句语序的句子，因此可以判断问题中一定包含某
种结构，这些选项均可以充当该词或该表达的宾语。结合选项A)“团队该怎样与它的服务对
象相融合”、B)“该怎样建设团队才能改善团队表现”、C)“团队中应该纳入什么样的员工”和
D)“团队中的成员应该具有怎样的素质”可以推测，本题考查应该怎样进行团队建设。
详解 短文中提到，问题不仅在于应该怎样让团队更高效地工作，还应该让团队与他所服务
的公司或社会融合在一起。
18. A) A team manager must set very clear and high objectives.
B) Teams must consist of members from different cultures.
C) Team members should be knowledgeable and creative.
D) A team manager should develop a certain set of skills.
Q: What conclusion can we draw from what Casey says?
听前猜测
四个选项的意思分别为A)“团队经理必须设立清晰且较高的目标”、B)“团队必须
包含有不同文化背景的队员”、C)“团队成员应该知识丰富，并富有创造性”和D)“团队经理
应该具备某些特定的技能”，其中有两项都提到了团队经理，可以初步判断本题考查的内容
极有可能与团队经理所应该具备的素质或是其所应该承担的责任有关。
详解 短文中提到按照Casey的看法，如果团队经理能够展示出他所提到的各种素质，整个
团队就能够更好地发挥潜力，实现目标。也就是说，团队经理应该具备某些特定的素质。
Changing technology and markets have stimulated the team approach to management. Inflation,
resource scarcity, reduced personnel levels and budget cuts have all underscore the need for better
coordination in organizations. Team management provides for this coordination. Team
management calls for new skills if personnel potential is to be fully realized. (16) Although a team
may be composed of knowledgeable people, they must learn new ways of relating and working
together to solve cross-functional problems. When teams consist of experienced employees from
hierarchical organizations who have been conditioned to traditional organizational culture,
cooperation may not occur naturally. It may need to be created. (17) Furthermore, the issue is not
just how the team can function more effectively, but how it integrates with the overall
organization or society that it supposedly serves. A group of individuals is not automatically a
team. Therefore, team building may be necessary in order to improve the group's performance.
Casey, an expert in this field, suggests that the cooperation process within teams must be
organized, promoted and managed. He believes that team corporation results when members go
beyond their individual capabilities, beyond what each is used to being and doing. Together, the
team may then produce something new, unique and superior to that of any one member. For this to
happen, he suggests the multi-cultural managers exhibit understanding of their own and other's
cultural influences and limitations. They should also cultivate such skills as toleration of
ambiguity, persistence and patience, as well as assertedness. (18) If a team manager exemplifies
such qualities, then the team, as a whole, would be better able to realize their potential and achieve
their objectives.
Passage Two
未听先知 预览三道题各选项，由第20题中的He可以推断，文章与某位男士的个人经历
有关，该题选项中出现了computer scientists，computer business等词，再结合第19题中的
program，第21题中的technology，computer expertise可以推测，文章可能围绕计算机行业
中的某位男士展开。
19. A) It is a platform for sharing ideas on teaching at the University of Illinois.
B) It was mainly used by scientists and technical people to exchange text.
C) It started off as a successful program but was unable to last long.
D) It is a program allowing people to share information on the Web.
Q: What do we learn about Mosaic?
听前猜测 四个选项均以It开头，意思分别为A)“它是Illinois大学提供的分享教学观点的
平台”、B)“它主要用于科学家和技术人员之间的文字信息传递”、C)“它刚开始时是一个很成
功的软件，但没能持续很久”和D)“这一程序允许人们通过网络共享信息”，由此可以判断，
It一定是某种技术形式，更有可能是某种软件或平台，本题考查内容与It的功能有关。
详解 短文一开始就提到，Mark和他的朋友开发了Mosaic，它可以允许人们通过网络在全
世界范围内共享信息。
20. A) He visited a number of famous computer scientists.
B) He met with an entrepreneur named Jim Clark.
C) He sold a program developed by his friends.
D) He invested in a leading computer business.
Q: What did Andreessen do upon arriving in Silicon Valley?
听前猜测 选项均以He开头，A)“他拜访了一批著名的计算机科学家”、B)“他与一位名为
Jim Clark的企业家碰了面”、C)“他卖掉了朋友们开发的软件”和D)“他投资了一项领先的计
算机生意”都是对He行为动作的描述，听录音时应注意捕捉与He的行为动作相关的信息。
详解 短文中说Andreessen一到硅谷，首先就与硅谷的著名企业家Jim Clark进行了会面。
21. A) They had confidence in his new ideas.
B) They trusted his computer expertise.
C) They were very keen on new technology.
D) They believed in his business connections.
Q: Why were venture capitalists willing to join in Clark's investment?
听前猜测 四个选项均以They开头，A)“他们对他的新想法充满信心”、B)“他们相信他的计
算机专业知识”、C)“他们对新科技十分狂热”、D)“他们相信他的业务关系”都是在表述“他们”
对于“他”的看法，听录音时首先要确定的是They和he分别指代的是什么人，才能正确判断
他们之间的关联。
详解 短文最后一部分说，Clark不仅自己投了资，还为Andreessen找了风险投资家，他们
之所以愿意为Andreessen投资，主要是因为他们热衷于Clark的新想法。
In early 1994, when Mark Andreessen was just 23 years old, he arrived in Silicon Valley with an
idea that would change the world. (19) As a student at the University of Illinois, he and his friends
had developed a program called Mosaic, which allowed people to share information on the world
wide web. Before Mosaic, the web had been used mainly by scientists and other technical people,
who were happy just to send and receive text. But with Mosaic, Andreessen and his friends had
developed a program which could send images over the web as well. Mosaic was an overnight
success. It was put on the university's network at the beginning of 1993. And by the end of the
year, it had over a million users. Soon after, Andreessen went to seek his fortune in Silicon Valley.
(20) Once he got there, he started to have meetings with a man called Jim Clark, who was one of
the Valley's most famous entrepreneurs. In 1994, nobody was making any real money from the
Internet which was still very slow and hard to use. But Andreessen had seen an opportunity that
would make him and Clark rich within two years. He suggested they should create a new
computer program that would do the same job as Mosaic but would be much easier to use. Clark
listened carefully to Andreessen, whose ideas and enthusiasm impressed him greatly. (21)
Eventually, Clark agreed to invest three million dollars of his own money in the project, and to
raise an extra fifteen million from venture capitalists who were always keen to listen to Clark's
new ideas.
Passage Three
未听先知 预览四道题各选项，第22题中反复出现了advertising一词，第24题选项中也出
现了advertising，ads，commercials等词，可以猜测文章内容与广告行业有关。
22. A) Prestige advertising. C) Word-of-mouth advertising.
B) Institutional advertising. D) Distributing free trial products.
Q: What is probably the best form of advertising according to the speaker?
听前猜测 选项均为名词短语，A)、B)、C)三个选项描述的都是广告类型，D)虽然没有出
现advertising一词，但“分发免费试用品”也是广告推销的一种形式，可以判定本题考查内容
与广告形式有关。
详解 短文开头处提到，最好的广告形式就是口口相传，也就是人们会把自己认为不错的产
品或服务推荐给朋友。
23. A) To sell a particular product.
B) To build up their reputation.
C) To promote a specific service.
D) To attract high-end consumers.
Q: What does the speaker say is the purpose of many organizations' using prestige advertising?
听前猜测 选项均为不定式短语，通常不定式短语所表达的是目的、打算或是即将发生的行
为动作，由各选项意思：A)“销售特定商品”、B)“树立声誉”、C)“推广特定服务”和D)“吸引
高端客户”可以推测，本题考查内容与广告的目的有关。
详解 短文中提到很多机构通过广告公司进行宣传，并不一定是想要销售产品，更多的是想
树立企业或公司的良好声誉。
24. A) By using the services of large advertising agencies.
B) By hiring their own professional advertising staff.
C) By buying media space in leading newspapers.
D) By creating their own ads and commercials.
Q: How do large companies generally handle their advertising?
【听前猜测】 四个选项均为以By开头的介词短语，介词by通常表示某种方式或手段，
由各选项的意思：A)“使用大型广告公司的服务”、B)“雇用自己的专业广告人员”、C)“在行
业领先的报纸上购买广告空间”和D)“制作自己的广告”可知，本题考查的是通过何种手段进
行广告活动。
【详解】 短文中提到，虽然对于大公司来说，建立自己的广告部门、自己撰写广告方案、
购买媒体空间都不是多么困难的事情，但他们还是倾向于借助大型广告公司所提供的服务来
做广告。
25. A) Decide on what specific means of communication to employ.
B) Conduct a large-scale survey on customer needs.
C) Specify the objectives of the campaign in detail.
D) Pre-test alternative ads or commercials in certain regions.
Q: What would advertising agencies often do before a national campaign?
【听前猜测】 四个选项均为动词原形开头的句子结构，可以判定本题考查的是行为动作，
由B)选项中的survey和D)选项中的Pre-test，ads可以推测，本题考查内容与真正投放广告
前的行为有关。
【详解】 短文最后提到，广告公司在向全国投放广告之前，通常会先小范围地在报纸、电
视等渠道上进行测试，也就是说，他们会在特定的地区进行广告试验。
Advertising informs consumers about the existence and benefits of products and services and
attempts to persuade them to buy them. (22) The best form of advertising is probably
word-of-mouth advertising which occurs when people tell their friends about the benefits of
products or services that they have purchased. Yet virtually no providers of goods or services rely
on this alone, but use paid advertising instead. (23) Indeed many organizations also use
institutional or prestige advertising which is designed to build up their reputation rather than to
sell particular products. (24) Although large companies could easily set up their own advertising
departments, write their own advertisements and buy media space themselves, they tend to use the
services of large advertising agencies. These are likely to have more resources and more
knowledge about all aspects of advertising and advertising media than single company. It is also
easier for a dissatisfied company to give its account to another agency than it would be to fire its
own advertising staff. The client company generally gives the advertising agency an agreed budget,
a statement of the objectives of the advertising campaign known as a brief and an overall
advertising strategy concerning the message to be communicated to the target customers. The
agency creates advertisements and develops a media plan, specifying which media will be used
and in which proportions. (25) Agencies often produce alternative ads or commercials that are
pre-tested in newspapers, television stations, etc., in different parts of the country before a final
choice is made prior to a national campaign.
Section C
文章大意 文章先讲述了灭绝这一概念，即一旦物种灭绝，便是一种不可逆转的变化。接下
来，由物种的灭绝转向了人类对自然环境的破坏。最后指出，人类目前正在经历着极为重大
的变革。
26. 详解 空格位于不定冠词an和名词concept之间，应该填入以元音发音开头的形容词作
定语，修饰名词concept。第一句提到物种灭绝是一个不容易理解的概念，而在下文提到，
它与杀死那些可以再重生的单个生命形式不同，也就是说，它是一个永远无法逆转的概念。
eternal意为“永远的，永恒的”。
27. 详解 空格所在句和后面两句构成了排比句式，说明了extinction这一概念的独特性。
空格所在句为倒装句，充当句子的表语，由于空格后有名词，因此，填入的词需要和名词
numbers一起构成名词性短语。由句意可知，灭绝不仅仅是数字的减少。diminish意为“减少，
减小”。
28. 详解 空格位于连词and之前，需要填入一个形容词，与final形成并列关系，一起来修
饰名词act。物种的灭绝是永远的消失，绝对不会再出现。absolute意为“绝对的”。
29. 详解 空格位于状语从句中的谓语部分，由于前面的主语为复数，主句时态为一般将来
时，因此，空格内填入动词的一般现在时。由空格后的in coming centuries可知，此处要表
达的意思是：不管在我们之后还有多少代人会继续生存，都不会再看到那些已经灭绝的物种
了。succeed意为“接替，继承”。
30. 详解 空格所在句不缺少句子主要成分，因此，应填入副词或副词短语，充当句子的状
语。上一段提到了灭绝，本段提到了人类对自然资源的浪费和破坏，这些都是大范围的行为。
on a vast scale意为“大面积的，大范围的”。
31. 详解 空格与其后的名词短语basic natural resources不是句子主干的一部分，因此需要
填入介词，构成介词短语。上一句说到了人类对天空、大地和空气的污染，本句则提到了自
然资源。As regards意为“
至于，关于”。注意空格位于句首，As首字母需要大写。
32. 详解 空格位于句子的谓语部分，与being连在一起构成现在进行时的被动语态，
表示“正在被……”，因此应该填入动词或动词词组。由but we are also mining可知，此处要
表达的意思是：我们正在以疯狂的速度和手段将自然界中不可再生的资源消耗殆尽。used up
意为“用光，消耗光”。注意使用动词的过去分词形式。
33. 详解 空格前有两个动名词processing，consuming，由and确认这三个词应该是并列关
系，因此也填入动词的-ing形式。这里要表达的意思是：人类正在处理、消耗、丢弃珍贵的
资源。disposing意为“处理，扔掉”。
34. 详解 空格位于形容词cultural之后，应该填入名词，与cultural形成名词短语后，再通
过or与historical change形成并列关系。与change“变化”相对应的词为modification。
modification意为“修改，改变”。
35. 详解 空格位于介词of之后，应该填入名词，充当介词的宾语。空格所在句要表达的
意思是：人类正在经历的变革十分重大，不仅是简单的历史变迁或是文化变更，而是地理、
生物以及心理等各种秩序的重大变革。magnitude意为“重要性，重要程度”。
Extinction is difficult concept to grasp. It is an (26) eternal concept. It's not at all like the killing
of individual lifeforms that can be renewed through normal processes of reproduction. Nor is it
simply (27) diminishing numbers. Nor is it damage that can somehow be remedied or for which
some substitute can be found. Nor is it something that simply affects our own generation. Nor is it
something that could be remedied by some supernatural power. It is rather an (28) absolute and
final act for which there is no remedy on earth or in heaven. A species once extinct is gone forever.
However many generations (29) succeed us in coming centuries, none of them will ever see this
species that we extinguish.
Not only are we bringing about the extinction of life (30) on a vast scale, we are also making the
land and the air and the sea so toxic that the very conditions of life are being destroyed. (31) As
regards basic natural resources, not only are the nonrenewable resources being (32) used up in a
frenzy (疯狂) of processing, consuming, and (33) disposing, but we are also ruining much of our
renewable resources, such as the very soil itself on which terrestrial (地球上的) life depends.
The change that is taking place on the earth and in our minds is one of the greatest changes ever to
take place in human affairs, perhaps the greatest, since what we are talking about is not simply
another historical change or cultural
(34) modification, but a change of geological and biological as well as psychological order of (35)
magnitude.
PART Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Section A
全文翻译及语篇分析
第1段以诺基亚公司为例，指出技术产业中存在着一条规律。
技术产业中似乎存在一条定律，即处于领先地位的公司(leading companies)最终都会很快地
失去自己的地位，这一过程残酷无情。手机生产巨头诺基亚公司被誉为欧洲最成功的技术企
业之一，也并不例外，它在几年之内就失去了自己的市场份额(market share)。
第2段指出诺基亚公司从盛到衰的转变。
2007年时，诺基亚公司占(account for)全世界手机销量的40%以上。但此时客户的偏好
(preference)正在向触屏智能手机转变。年中时，随着苹果公司手机的面世，诺基亚市场份
额缩小，收入骤降。到2013年年底时，诺基亚将自己的手机业务出售给了微软公司。
第3、4、5段指出诺基亚公司衰败的三点原因：首席执行官决策失误，董事会拒绝变革，降
低成本的努力伤及企业文化。
正是史蒂芬·埃洛普的一系列决策抹杀了诺基亚的未来，他于2010年10月开始担任诺基亚
公司首席执行官一职。在埃洛普掌控(in charge of)诺基亚期间，公司市值每天缩水2300万
美元，这一数字使他成为史上最差的首席执行官。
但出问题的并不仅仅是埃洛普一人。诺基亚的董事会(board)拒绝变革，致使公司无法适应
产业的快速变化。最显著的就是约玛·奥利拉，正是他引领诺基亚从一个实业公司成长为技
术巨人，但他过于迷恋公司以前所取得的成就，而未意识到需要做出改变，以保持(sustain)
公司的竞争力。
公司还开始了一场孤注一掷的降低成本运动，削减了数千个工作岗位。这一做法有损于公司
原本生机勃勃的(once-spirited)企业文化，而正是这种文化促使(motivate)员工们敢于冒险，
创造奇迹。优秀的领导者离开了公司，同时带走了诺基亚的发展愿景及目标。无怪乎有很多
设计和编程方面的人才(talent)也离开了公司。
选顶归类
名词 B) bias 偏见，倾向；D) deterioration 变质，退化，恶化；E) exception 例外；F) fault
过错，过失
动词 A) assumed 承担（权力，责任）；J) relayed 接替，转播，转告；K) shifting 改变，
略微移动；L) shrank 收缩，缩减；N) transmitting 传导，传播
形容词 C) desperate 绝望的，孤注一掷的；I) previous 先前的；M) subtle 微妙的，不易察
觉的
副词 G) incidentally 顺便地，附带；H) notably 显著地，尤其；O) worldwide 在全世界
试题详解
It seems to be a law in the technology industry that leading companies eventually lose their
positions, often quickly and brutally. Mobile phone champion Nokia, one of Europe's biggest
technology success stories, was no (36) exception, losing its market share in just a few years.
36. E)。详解 该空格位于主系表结构的句子中，且位于系动词was和形容词no之后，此
处可以理解为形容词作定语修饰名词，因此应填入名词exception作整个句子的表语，结合
上下文综合分析，本句含义为：手机生产商诺基亚公司也并不例外。故答案为E) exception “例
外”。
点睛 备选项中bias，deterioration，fault与上下文语义不符，故应排除。
In 2007, Nokia accounted for more than 40% of mobile phone sales (37) worldwide. But
consumers' preferences were already (38) shifting toward touch-screen smartphones. With the
introduction of Apple's iPhone in the middle of that year, Nokia's market share (39) shrank
rapidly and revenue plunged. By the end of 2013, Nokia had sold its phone business to Microsoft.
37. O)。详解 该空格位于主谓结构的句子中，并处于句子的末端，本句主要成分齐全，因
此应填入副词worldwide作地点状语，起修饰作用。本句含义为“2007年时，诺基亚公司占
全世界手机销量的40%以上”。故答案为O) worldwide “在全世界”。
点睛 备选项中incidentally及notably与上下文语义不符，故应排除。
2024年3月19日发(作者：哈睿博)
大学英语
六级考试
真题解析
2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题答案及详解（第1套）
PART I Writing
思维导图
社交网络与读书
Social Networking Websites and Reading
第一段描述图片：简单叙述图片内容，并指出图片寓意——社交网络对日常阅读的影响
(social network has exerted an important impact on our daily reading)。
第二段正、反论证：1.正方：社交网络提供大量阅读信息，激发阅读兴趣(provides large
collections of information at a tremendous speed and stimulates their reading interest)；2.反方
——大量时间花在社交网络上，没有时间阅读传统书籍(spend so much time reading on social
networks, don't have adequate opportunities or time to read traditional books)。
第三段个人观点：有必要在网络上阅读，更有必要阅读传统书籍(it is necessary for us to read
on social networking websites, but it is of greater necessity for us to read traditional books)。
范文点评
〇高分范文
Social Networking Websites and Reading
① As we can see from the picture, two persons are discussing about reading. While to our
amusement, the boy says his favorite book is Facebook. ② The picture seems to be humorous
and ridiculous but thought-provoking on second thoughts, which intends to inform us that the
social network has exerted an important impact on our daily reading.
③ Opinions vary when it comes to the impact of social networking websites on reading. ④
Some people insist that social network provides large collections of information at a tremendous
speed and stimulates their reading interest. ⑤ On the contrary, other people claim that it is a
common phenomenon that a host of youngsters spend so much time reading on social networks
that they don't have adequate opportunities or time to read traditional books.
⑥ There is a saying goes like this, "Every coin has its two sides". ⑦ So there is no surprise
that there are different opinions about the impact of social networking websites on reading. ⑧
However, as a college student, I am convinced that it is necessary for us to read on social
networking websites, but it is of greater necessity for us to read traditional books, because social
networks are just our tools and never can we depend on it in everything.
〇精彩点评
①描述图片：男孩说自己最喜欢的书是Facebook。
②阐明图片意义：告诉我们社交网络对阅读的影响，该句中使用了which引导的非限制性定
语从句。
③概括指出不同的人对于社交网络对阅读的影响意见不统一。
④⑤分别使用Some people ；On the contrary, other people 从正、反两
方面论述了社交网络对阅读的影响。
⑥⑦通过引用谚语再次说明关于社交网络对阅读的影响意见不统一不足为奇。
⑧给出自己对于这一问题的见解。
〇加分亮点
to one's amusement 令某人感到好笑的是
ridiculous 滑稽可笑的
on second thoughts 进一步思考后
exert an 对……产生影响
vary 不同，有差异
when it 当谈及……时
tremendous 惊人的
stimulate 激发，刺激
claim 声称
adequate 足够的
there is no ……不足为奇
be convinced that 相信
of greater necessity 更加必要的
拓展空间
主题词汇
indispensable 必不可少的
print copies 印刷书
be 沉溺于……
transform 改变
reading approach 阅读方式
electronic book (E-book) 电子书
replace 取代
shorten 缩短
give a cold shoulder 忽视
side effects 副作用
make best use of the advantages and bypass the disadvantages 扬长避短
句式拓展
1. If one intends to acquire and enjoy long-time pleasure of reading, it is not advisable for
如果一个人想要得到并且享受长久的阅读乐趣，那就不建议他……
2. With the click of the mouse, any stories or information that I want to read at any given time or
place, is there. 不管何时何地，只要点一下鼠标，我想要读的故事和信息都会在那儿（网上）。
PART Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. A) The restaurant offers some specials each day.
B) The restaurant is known for its food varieties.
C) The dressing makes the mixed salad very inviting.
D) The woman should mix the ingredients thoroughly.
W: Wow, what a variety of salads you've got on your menu! Could you recommend something
special?
M: Well, I think you can try this mixed salad. We make the dressing with fresh berries.
Q: What does the man mean?
听前猜测 选项中restaurant出现了两次，A)“饭店每天都有特别供应”、B)“饭店以食品多样
而闻名”和C)“混拌沙拉的调料使这道菜十分诱人”都在描述饭店好的一面，故推测本题考查
内容与饭店哪方面比较出色有关，而D)“女士应该将原料进行充分搅拌”与其他三个选项内
容明显不属于一类，故基本可以提前排除。
详解 女士发现这家饭店的沙拉多种多样，请男士给她推荐点特别的，男士向她推荐了混拌
沙拉，因为这道菜的调料是用浆果制作而成。由此可知，是特殊的调料使得这款沙拉与众不
同。
2. A) He took over the firm from Mary.
B) He is running a successful business.
C) He failed to foresee major problems.
D) He is opening a new consulting firm.
W: I was talking to Mary the other day and she mentioned that your new consulting firm is doing
really well.
M: Yes. Business picked up much faster than we anticipated. We now have over 200 clients.
Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
听前猜测 四个选项均以He开头，由A)“他从Mary那里接手公司”、B)“他正在经营很成功
的生意”和D)“他正在建立一家新的咨询公司”可以猜测，对话内容与男士经营公司有关，
C)“他没能预见到一些重大问题”属于男士失败的原因，而其他三个选项均为描述一般事实的
陈述句，故基本可以提前排除C)。
详细 女士说她前几天碰到了Mary，从Mary那里听说男士的新咨询公司现在很成功，男
士说他的生意发展得比他们预想得要好，现在已经有多于两百名客户了。由此可知，目前男
士的生意相当成功。
3. A) Someone should be put in charge of office supplies.
B) The man can leave the discs in the office cabinet.
C) The man may find the supplies in the cabinet.
D) The printer in the office has run out of paper.
M: Do you know where we keep flash discs and printing paper?
W: They should be in the cabinet if there are any. That's where we keep all of our office supplies.
Q: What does the woman mean?
听前猜测 选项中出现了supplies一词，A)“应该安排人员专门负责办公用品”、B)“男士可
以把光盘放在公司的柜子里”、C)“男士应该能在柜子里找到办公用品”和D)“办公室的打印
机没纸了”四个选项的语义相互交错，围绕着办公用品、光盘、纸张、柜子展开，听对话时
应注意捕捉这几者之间的相互联系。
详解 对话中男士问女士是否知道光盘和打印纸放在哪儿了，女士说如果还有的话，应该都
放在柜子里了，因为所有的办公用品都放在那里。由此可知，女士的意思是男士应该能在柜
子里找到他所需要的办公用品。
4. A) He has to use a magnifying glass to see clearly.
B) The woman can use his glasses to read.
C) He has the dictionary the woman wants.
D) The dictionary is not of much help to him.
W: The print in this dictionary is so small. I can't read the explanation at all.
M: Let me get my magnifying glass. I know I just can't do without it.
Q: What does the man mean?
听前猜测 由四个选项中的glass(es)和dictionary可以判断对话内容与阅读词典和眼镜有关，
结合A)“他必须用放大镜才能看清楚”和B)“女士可以用他的眼镜来阅读”两个选项的意思可
以大致判断，对话中的两个人需要借助某种工具才能进行阅读，而C)和D)两个选项可以说
明他们看不清楚的可能是词典的内容。
详解 对话中女士对男士说词典里的字太小了，她根本就看不清楚那些释义，男士说他要去
拿放大镜，没有放大镜，他也无法看清楚。由此可知，男士得用放大镜才能看清楚。
5. A) Redecorating her office.
B) Majoring in interior design.
C) Seeking professional advice.
D) Adding some office furniture.
W: I'm considering having my office redecorated. The furniture is old and the paint is chipping.
M: I'll give you my sister-in-law's number. She just graduated from an interior design academy
and will give a free estimate.
Q: What is the woman considering?
听前猜测 选项均为以V-ing形式开头构成的名词性短语，由A)“重新装修她的办公室”和
D)“为办公室增加点家具”可以推断，对话内容与办公室的家具和装修有关；B)“主修室内装
修专业”和C)“寻找专业建议”也与之相关，由A)中的her判定，听录音时需要特别关注与女
士有关的信息。
详解 女士对男士说她正考虑重新装修办公室，家具旧了，墙上的漆也开始脱落了，男士说
他可以把他弟妹的电话给女士，因为他弟妹毕业于室内装修学院，可以给女士免费进行评估。
由此可知，女士正在考虑的事情是重新装修办公室。
6. A) Problems in port management.
B) Improvement of port facilities.
C) Delayed shipment of goods.
D) Shortage of container ships.
W: We have a full load of goods that needs to be delivered. But we can't get a container ship
anywhere.
M: That's always been a problem in this port. The facilities here are never able to meet our needs.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
听前猜测 四个选项均为名词性短语，由选项A)“港口管理问题”、B)“港口设施的改善”、
C)“货运物品延期”和D)“集装箱船匮乏”可以看出，这些选项都提到了港口所面临的一些问
题，因此听对话时对此类信息要特别关注。
详解 对话中女士对男士说她们有一大批货物需要运走，但怎么也找不到集装箱船只，男士
表示在这个港口，此类问题一直存在，港口的设施根本满足不了人们的需求。由此可知，两
人讨论的是港口缺乏集装箱船只的问题。
7. A) Their boss.
B) A colleague.
C) Their workload.
D) A coffee machine.
W: Why didn't Rod get a pay raise?
M: The boss just isn't convinced that his work attitude warranted it. She said she saw him by the
coffee machine more often than at his desk.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
听前猜测 四个选项都很简短，为四个名词短语，且内容各不相同，通常出现此类选项时，
考查内容一般围绕对话的主旨大意展开。
详解 对话中女士奇怪为什么Rod没有涨工资，男士说那是因为老板觉得他的工作态度有
问题，老板说她看到Rob在咖啡机边的时间比在办公桌前办公的时间还要多。由此可知，
对话中的两人正在讨论他们的同事Rod。
8. A) Call the hotel manager for help.
B) Postpone the event until a later date.
C) Hold the banquet at a different place.
D) Get an expert to correct the error.
W: The hotel called, saying that because of a scheduling error, they won't be able to cater for our
banquet.
M: I know an Indian restaurant on the High Street that offers a special dinner for groups. The food
is excellent and the room is large enough to accommodate us.
Q: What does the man suggest they do?
听前猜测 四个选项均为动词短语，可以推断本题考查的是某人的动作行为，结合选项
A)“向酒店经理打电话求助”、B)“把事项日期延后”、C)“换个地方举办宴会”和D)“请专家来
改正问题”可以推断，应该是某件事情出了差错或是变故，因此本题考查的内容与人们采取
的应对措施有关。
详解 对话中女士对男士说酒店打来电话，说由于日程安排出了问题，他们不能承接宴会了，
男士马上说他知道在High Street有一家印度餐馆，可以为团体客户提供特殊待遇，那里的
食物很棒，房间也足够大。由此可知，男士的言外之意是说他们可以把宴会的地点改在他所
推荐的印度餐馆。
Conversation One
未听先知 预览三道题各选项，可以发现，每个题目的侧重点完全不同，第9题考查男士的
日常行为，第10题为不定式短语，应该是考查将要发生的行为动作或是某种目的，第11
题出现了Foreign investors，enterprises等词，可推测与商务行为有关，但由第10题中的urgent
problem和important message是能够推测，对话的主题应该涉及某种比较严重的问题。
9. A) He shares some of the household duties.
B) He often goes back home late for dinner.
C) He cooks dinner for the family occasionally.
D) He dines out from time to time with friends.
Q: What do we learn about the man's daily life?
听前猜测 四个选项均以He开头，且均使用了一般现在时，可以推测本题考查内容与男士
的日常生活有关，由各选项A)“他分担一些家务职责”、B)“他经常回家很晚，赶不上吃晚饭”、
C)“他偶尔会为家人做饭”和D)“他有时会与朋友外出就餐”可以看出，本题的重点是男士通
常是怎样解决晚餐的。其中，A)与其他三个选项的内容有较大差异，可以提前排除。
详解 对话中男士与女士见面时，男士告诉女士他正要回家，Susan正在家里等他回去吃晚
餐，他不能总像平日里那样老是赶不上吃晚餐。for a change表达的意思是“改变一下”，既
然男士今天要按时回家与家人一起共进晚餐，也就可以推测出他大多数时候是不按时回家吃
晚餐的。
10. A) To take him to dinner.
B) To talk about a budget plan.
C) To discuss an urgent problem.
D) To pass on an important message.
Q: Why did the woman come to see the man?
听前猜测 四个选项均为动词不定式结构，此类选项通常表示本题考查的内容为即将发生的
行为动作或某种动作的目的，A)“带他去吃晚餐”与B)“谈论一项预算计划”、
C)“讨论一个紧
急问题”以及D)“告知一个重要信息”这三个选项的内容明显不属于一类，可以预先排除。
详解 对话中女士说她很抱歉在周五的这个时间来找男士，但她的事情非常重要，而没有提
到“问题”，因此排除C)，显然女士来找男士的目的就是要告诉男士一件重要的事情。
11. A) Foreign investors are losing confidence in India's economy.
B) Many multinational enterprises are withdrawing from India.
C) There are wild fluctuations in the international money market.
D) There is a sharp increase in India's balance of payment deficit.
Q: What makes the woman worry about the Indian Rupee?
听前猜测 四个选项都与商业行为相关，而且两次提到了India，可以判断对话内容涉及印
度的商业或经济，选项均为对印度经济进行负面描述的句子，但内容各不相同，无法进行排
除或断定本题所考查的重点，听对话时就需要对所有涉及到印度经济的内容多加留意。
详解 对话中女士明确告诉男士印度的收支平衡赤字急剧升高。
M: Hello, Jane.
W: Hello, Paul.
M: Please come in. (9) I'm just getting ready to go home. Susan is expecting me for dinner. I want
to be on time for a change.
W: (10) Look, I'm terribly sorry to drop in at this time on Friday, Paul, but it is rather important.
M: That's OK. What's the problem?
W: Well, Paul, I won't keep you long. You see there is a problem with the exchange rates. The
Indian Rupee has taken a fall on the foreign exchange market. (11) You see there has been a sharp
increase in Indian's balance of payment deficit.
M: I see. That's serious, isn't it?
W: Well, as you know, there have been reports of unrest India, and the prospects for the Rupee
look pretty gloomy.
M: And that's going to affect us, as if we didn't have enough problems on our hands.
W: So I thought it would be wise to take out forward exchange cover to protect our position on
the outstanding contracts.
M: Just a minute. Forward exchange cover, now what does that mean exactly?
W: Well, it means that JO Motors enters into a commitment to sell Indian Rupees at the present
rate.
M: I see. And how will that benefit us?
W: Well, JO Motors won't lose out if the Indian Rupee falls further.
M: What will it cost, Jane?
W: A small percentage, about 1% and that can be built into the price of the bike.
M: Well, I don't suppose there is much choice. All right, Jane, let's put it into action.
Conversation Two
未听先知 预览四道题各选项，第14、15题的选项均以形容词为主，无法通过这些形容词
判断出对话主题，但由第12题中的the other half，relationship，picture of life等词可以判断，
对话涉及到了恋爱关系以及人们对爱情的理解，而通过第13题的各选项也可以确定对话内
容与某位男士的精彩生活有关。
12. A) They have unrealistic expectations about the other half.
B) They may not be prepared for a lifelong relationship.
C) They form a more realistic picture of life.
D) They try to adapt to their changing roles.
Q: What does the man say about most people when they get into love affairs?
听前猜测 四个选项均以They开头，根据选项A)“他们对自己的另一半有着不切实际的期
待”、B)“他们或许没有准备好形成一种相伴一生的关系”、C)“他们对生活有了更为现实的认
识”和D)“他们想要适应自己角色的转变”可以判断，选项中的they指的就是普通大众，本题
考查的是人们对爱情或者婚姻、家庭的看法。
详解 对话中女士问男士为什么爱情不能永葆活力，男士说人们陷入恋爱关系时，往往都对
对方抱有一种不切实际的期待，如果对方与自己想象得不一样，则希望对方能够为自己而改
变，但实际上，人们很难真正改变。
13. A) He is lucky to have visited many exotic places.
B) He is able to forget all the troubles in his life.
C) He is able to meet many interesting people.
D) He is lucky to be able to do what he loves.
Q: What does the man say about himself as a singer on the road most of his life?
听前猜测 四个选项均以He开头，A)“他很幸运，能够去很多新奇的地方”、B)“他能够忘
记生活中的烦恼”、C)“他能够认识很多有趣的人”和D)“他很幸运，能够做自己喜欢的事情”，
四个选项都是在描述男士的美好生活，可以判断对话中一定讲述了男士幸福的一面，听对话
时对此类信息要特别注意。
详解 对话中女士问男士，他已经62岁了，还经常到处走动，是什么吸引他一直上路，男
士毫不犹豫地说是音乐促使他前行，能够做自己真正热爱的事情的人是幸运的，他们能够触
碰到生活的极致。由此可见，男士所做的正是他自己喜欢的事情。
14. A) It is stressful. C) It is all glamour.
B) It is full of fun. D) It is challenging.
Q: What do most people think of the life of a famous musician?
听前猜测 四个选项均为简单的主系表结构，四个形容词是关键，选项所给信息过少，无法
判断本题考查内容，但听录音时，对与这些形容词有关联的内容都要注意捕捉。
详解 对话中女士问男士人们最容易对知名音乐家所产生的错误概念是什么，男士明确地说，
人们认为知名音乐家的生活只有光辉，这是不对的。生活对于他们并不比对待普通人更加仁
慈。
15. A) Bothered. C) Puzzled.
B) Amazed. D) Excited.
Q: How does the man feel whenever he is recognized by his fans?
听前猜测 四个选项均为单个形容词，有正面的，也有负面的，选项所给信息过少，无法判
断本题考查内容，但听录音时，对与这些形容词有关联的内容都要注意捕捉。
详解 对话中女士问男士走到哪儿都会被人认出来的感觉如何，男士说，按说他应该已经习
惯了这种感觉，但事实是，他依然感觉十分惊异。他举了一个例子，他曾经去过一个日本小
镇，那里的人根本不会说英语，但却一下子就认出他了，还知道他的音乐。fascinating和
amazed的意思相似，都表示“惊异，惊喜”。
M: (13) Music. I don't especially love life on the road, but I figure if you are lucky enough to be
able to do what you truly love doing, you've got the ultimate in life.
W: What's the most widely-held misconception about the life of a famous musician?
M: (14) People think it's all glamour. Actually we have the same trouble as they do. Playing music
doesn't mean life treats you any better.
W: How do you feel about being recognized everywhere you go?
M: You'd think I'd be used to it by now. (15) But I still find it fascinating. You go to a little town
in Japan, where nobody speaks English, yet they know you on site and know all of your music. I'm
still amazed by the love people express for me and by music.
Section B
Passage One
未听先知 预览三道题各选项，由第16题中的organizational culture，第17题和18题中多
次出现的team一词，以及qualifications，team manager，cultures等词可以推测，短文可能
与企业或商业环境中的团队合作、团队建设有关。
16. A) Maintain the traditional organizational culture.
B) Learn new ways of relating and working together.
C) Follow closely the fast development of technology.
D) Learn to be respectful in a hierarchical organization.
Q: What should team members do to fully realize their potential?
听前猜测 四个选项均为以动词原形开头的句子结构，可以判断本题考查的是行为动作。
A)“保持传统的组织文化”、B)“学习新的关联方式，共同协作”、C)“紧跟技术的快速发展”和
D)“学会尊重企业等级制度”均为现代企业中员工所应该做的事情，听录音时注意判断文章当
中提到的是哪一点。
详解 短文中说，虽然团队当中可能有些人的确非常博学，但他们也应该学会与团队中的其
他人员共同协作，形成良好的合作关系，一起解决问题。
17. A) How the team integrates with what it is supposed to serve.
B) How the team is built to keep improving its performance.
C) What type of personnel the team should be composed of.
D) What qualifications team members should be equipped with.
Q: What needs to be considered for effective team management?
听前猜测 四个选项均为疑问词开头的陈述句语序的句子，因此可以判断问题中一定包含某
种结构，这些选项均可以充当该词或该表达的宾语。结合选项A)“团队该怎样与它的服务对
象相融合”、B)“该怎样建设团队才能改善团队表现”、C)“团队中应该纳入什么样的员工”和
D)“团队中的成员应该具有怎样的素质”可以推测，本题考查应该怎样进行团队建设。
详解 短文中提到，问题不仅在于应该怎样让团队更高效地工作，还应该让团队与他所服务
的公司或社会融合在一起。
18. A) A team manager must set very clear and high objectives.
B) Teams must consist of members from different cultures.
C) Team members should be knowledgeable and creative.
D) A team manager should develop a certain set of skills.
Q: What conclusion can we draw from what Casey says?
听前猜测
四个选项的意思分别为A)“团队经理必须设立清晰且较高的目标”、B)“团队必须
包含有不同文化背景的队员”、C)“团队成员应该知识丰富，并富有创造性”和D)“团队经理
应该具备某些特定的技能”，其中有两项都提到了团队经理，可以初步判断本题考查的内容
极有可能与团队经理所应该具备的素质或是其所应该承担的责任有关。
详解 短文中提到按照Casey的看法，如果团队经理能够展示出他所提到的各种素质，整个
团队就能够更好地发挥潜力，实现目标。也就是说，团队经理应该具备某些特定的素质。
Changing technology and markets have stimulated the team approach to management. Inflation,
resource scarcity, reduced personnel levels and budget cuts have all underscore the need for better
coordination in organizations. Team management provides for this coordination. Team
management calls for new skills if personnel potential is to be fully realized. (16) Although a team
may be composed of knowledgeable people, they must learn new ways of relating and working
together to solve cross-functional problems. When teams consist of experienced employees from
hierarchical organizations who have been conditioned to traditional organizational culture,
cooperation may not occur naturally. It may need to be created. (17) Furthermore, the issue is not
just how the team can function more effectively, but how it integrates with the overall
organization or society that it supposedly serves. A group of individuals is not automatically a
team. Therefore, team building may be necessary in order to improve the group's performance.
Casey, an expert in this field, suggests that the cooperation process within teams must be
organized, promoted and managed. He believes that team corporation results when members go
beyond their individual capabilities, beyond what each is used to being and doing. Together, the
team may then produce something new, unique and superior to that of any one member. For this to
happen, he suggests the multi-cultural managers exhibit understanding of their own and other's
cultural influences and limitations. They should also cultivate such skills as toleration of
ambiguity, persistence and patience, as well as assertedness. (18) If a team manager exemplifies
such qualities, then the team, as a whole, would be better able to realize their potential and achieve
their objectives.
Passage Two
未听先知 预览三道题各选项，由第20题中的He可以推断，文章与某位男士的个人经历
有关，该题选项中出现了computer scientists，computer business等词，再结合第19题中的
program，第21题中的technology，computer expertise可以推测，文章可能围绕计算机行业
中的某位男士展开。
19. A) It is a platform for sharing ideas on teaching at the University of Illinois.
B) It was mainly used by scientists and technical people to exchange text.
C) It started off as a successful program but was unable to last long.
D) It is a program allowing people to share information on the Web.
Q: What do we learn about Mosaic?
听前猜测 四个选项均以It开头，意思分别为A)“它是Illinois大学提供的分享教学观点的
平台”、B)“它主要用于科学家和技术人员之间的文字信息传递”、C)“它刚开始时是一个很成
功的软件，但没能持续很久”和D)“这一程序允许人们通过网络共享信息”，由此可以判断，
It一定是某种技术形式，更有可能是某种软件或平台，本题考查内容与It的功能有关。
详解 短文一开始就提到，Mark和他的朋友开发了Mosaic，它可以允许人们通过网络在全
世界范围内共享信息。
20. A) He visited a number of famous computer scientists.
B) He met with an entrepreneur named Jim Clark.
C) He sold a program developed by his friends.
D) He invested in a leading computer business.
Q: What did Andreessen do upon arriving in Silicon Valley?
听前猜测 选项均以He开头，A)“他拜访了一批著名的计算机科学家”、B)“他与一位名为
Jim Clark的企业家碰了面”、C)“他卖掉了朋友们开发的软件”和D)“他投资了一项领先的计
算机生意”都是对He行为动作的描述，听录音时应注意捕捉与He的行为动作相关的信息。
详解 短文中说Andreessen一到硅谷，首先就与硅谷的著名企业家Jim Clark进行了会面。
21. A) They had confidence in his new ideas.
B) They trusted his computer expertise.
C) They were very keen on new technology.
D) They believed in his business connections.
Q: Why were venture capitalists willing to join in Clark's investment?
听前猜测 四个选项均以They开头，A)“他们对他的新想法充满信心”、B)“他们相信他的计
算机专业知识”、C)“他们对新科技十分狂热”、D)“他们相信他的业务关系”都是在表述“他们”
对于“他”的看法，听录音时首先要确定的是They和he分别指代的是什么人，才能正确判断
他们之间的关联。
详解 短文最后一部分说，Clark不仅自己投了资，还为Andreessen找了风险投资家，他们
之所以愿意为Andreessen投资，主要是因为他们热衷于Clark的新想法。
In early 1994, when Mark Andreessen was just 23 years old, he arrived in Silicon Valley with an
idea that would change the world. (19) As a student at the University of Illinois, he and his friends
had developed a program called Mosaic, which allowed people to share information on the world
wide web. Before Mosaic, the web had been used mainly by scientists and other technical people,
who were happy just to send and receive text. But with Mosaic, Andreessen and his friends had
developed a program which could send images over the web as well. Mosaic was an overnight
success. It was put on the university's network at the beginning of 1993. And by the end of the
year, it had over a million users. Soon after, Andreessen went to seek his fortune in Silicon Valley.
(20) Once he got there, he started to have meetings with a man called Jim Clark, who was one of
the Valley's most famous entrepreneurs. In 1994, nobody was making any real money from the
Internet which was still very slow and hard to use. But Andreessen had seen an opportunity that
would make him and Clark rich within two years. He suggested they should create a new
computer program that would do the same job as Mosaic but would be much easier to use. Clark
listened carefully to Andreessen, whose ideas and enthusiasm impressed him greatly. (21)
Eventually, Clark agreed to invest three million dollars of his own money in the project, and to
raise an extra fifteen million from venture capitalists who were always keen to listen to Clark's
new ideas.
Passage Three
未听先知 预览四道题各选项，第22题中反复出现了advertising一词，第24题选项中也出
现了advertising，ads，commercials等词，可以猜测文章内容与广告行业有关。
22. A) Prestige advertising. C) Word-of-mouth advertising.
B) Institutional advertising. D) Distributing free trial products.
Q: What is probably the best form of advertising according to the speaker?
听前猜测 选项均为名词短语，A)、B)、C)三个选项描述的都是广告类型，D)虽然没有出
现advertising一词，但“分发免费试用品”也是广告推销的一种形式，可以判定本题考查内容
与广告形式有关。
详解 短文开头处提到，最好的广告形式就是口口相传，也就是人们会把自己认为不错的产
品或服务推荐给朋友。
23. A) To sell a particular product.
B) To build up their reputation.
C) To promote a specific service.
D) To attract high-end consumers.
Q: What does the speaker say is the purpose of many organizations' using prestige advertising?
听前猜测 选项均为不定式短语，通常不定式短语所表达的是目的、打算或是即将发生的行
为动作，由各选项意思：A)“销售特定商品”、B)“树立声誉”、C)“推广特定服务”和D)“吸引
高端客户”可以推测，本题考查内容与广告的目的有关。
详解 短文中提到很多机构通过广告公司进行宣传，并不一定是想要销售产品，更多的是想
树立企业或公司的良好声誉。
24. A) By using the services of large advertising agencies.
B) By hiring their own professional advertising staff.
C) By buying media space in leading newspapers.
D) By creating their own ads and commercials.
Q: How do large companies generally handle their advertising?
【听前猜测】 四个选项均为以By开头的介词短语，介词by通常表示某种方式或手段，
由各选项的意思：A)“使用大型广告公司的服务”、B)“雇用自己的专业广告人员”、C)“在行
业领先的报纸上购买广告空间”和D)“制作自己的广告”可知，本题考查的是通过何种手段进
行广告活动。
【详解】 短文中提到，虽然对于大公司来说，建立自己的广告部门、自己撰写广告方案、
购买媒体空间都不是多么困难的事情，但他们还是倾向于借助大型广告公司所提供的服务来
做广告。
25. A) Decide on what specific means of communication to employ.
B) Conduct a large-scale survey on customer needs.
C) Specify the objectives of the campaign in detail.
D) Pre-test alternative ads or commercials in certain regions.
Q: What would advertising agencies often do before a national campaign?
【听前猜测】 四个选项均为动词原形开头的句子结构，可以判定本题考查的是行为动作，
由B)选项中的survey和D)选项中的Pre-test，ads可以推测，本题考查内容与真正投放广告
前的行为有关。
【详解】 短文最后提到，广告公司在向全国投放广告之前，通常会先小范围地在报纸、电
视等渠道上进行测试，也就是说，他们会在特定的地区进行广告试验。
Advertising informs consumers about the existence and benefits of products and services and
attempts to persuade them to buy them. (22) The best form of advertising is probably
word-of-mouth advertising which occurs when people tell their friends about the benefits of
products or services that they have purchased. Yet virtually no providers of goods or services rely
on this alone, but use paid advertising instead. (23) Indeed many organizations also use
institutional or prestige advertising which is designed to build up their reputation rather than to
sell particular products. (24) Although large companies could easily set up their own advertising
departments, write their own advertisements and buy media space themselves, they tend to use the
services of large advertising agencies. These are likely to have more resources and more
knowledge about all aspects of advertising and advertising media than single company. It is also
easier for a dissatisfied company to give its account to another agency than it would be to fire its
own advertising staff. The client company generally gives the advertising agency an agreed budget,
a statement of the objectives of the advertising campaign known as a brief and an overall
advertising strategy concerning the message to be communicated to the target customers. The
agency creates advertisements and develops a media plan, specifying which media will be used
and in which proportions. (25) Agencies often produce alternative ads or commercials that are
pre-tested in newspapers, television stations, etc., in different parts of the country before a final
choice is made prior to a national campaign.
Section C
文章大意 文章先讲述了灭绝这一概念，即一旦物种灭绝，便是一种不可逆转的变化。接下
来，由物种的灭绝转向了人类对自然环境的破坏。最后指出，人类目前正在经历着极为重大
的变革。
26. 详解 空格位于不定冠词an和名词concept之间，应该填入以元音发音开头的形容词作
定语，修饰名词concept。第一句提到物种灭绝是一个不容易理解的概念，而在下文提到，
它与杀死那些可以再重生的单个生命形式不同，也就是说，它是一个永远无法逆转的概念。
eternal意为“永远的，永恒的”。
27. 详解 空格所在句和后面两句构成了排比句式，说明了extinction这一概念的独特性。
空格所在句为倒装句，充当句子的表语，由于空格后有名词，因此，填入的词需要和名词
numbers一起构成名词性短语。由句意可知，灭绝不仅仅是数字的减少。diminish意为“减少，
减小”。
28. 详解 空格位于连词and之前，需要填入一个形容词，与final形成并列关系，一起来修
饰名词act。物种的灭绝是永远的消失，绝对不会再出现。absolute意为“绝对的”。
29. 详解 空格位于状语从句中的谓语部分，由于前面的主语为复数，主句时态为一般将来
时，因此，空格内填入动词的一般现在时。由空格后的in coming centuries可知，此处要表
达的意思是：不管在我们之后还有多少代人会继续生存，都不会再看到那些已经灭绝的物种
了。succeed意为“接替，继承”。
30. 详解 空格所在句不缺少句子主要成分，因此，应填入副词或副词短语，充当句子的状
语。上一段提到了灭绝，本段提到了人类对自然资源的浪费和破坏，这些都是大范围的行为。
on a vast scale意为“大面积的，大范围的”。
31. 详解 空格与其后的名词短语basic natural resources不是句子主干的一部分，因此需要
填入介词，构成介词短语。上一句说到了人类对天空、大地和空气的污染，本句则提到了自
然资源。As regards意为“
至于，关于”。注意空格位于句首，As首字母需要大写。
32. 详解 空格位于句子的谓语部分，与being连在一起构成现在进行时的被动语态，
表示“正在被……”，因此应该填入动词或动词词组。由but we are also mining可知，此处要
表达的意思是：我们正在以疯狂的速度和手段将自然界中不可再生的资源消耗殆尽。used up
意为“用光，消耗光”。注意使用动词的过去分词形式。
33. 详解 空格前有两个动名词processing，consuming，由and确认这三个词应该是并列关
系，因此也填入动词的-ing形式。这里要表达的意思是：人类正在处理、消耗、丢弃珍贵的
资源。disposing意为“处理，扔掉”。
34. 详解 空格位于形容词cultural之后，应该填入名词，与cultural形成名词短语后，再通
过or与historical change形成并列关系。与change“变化”相对应的词为modification。
modification意为“修改，改变”。
35. 详解 空格位于介词of之后，应该填入名词，充当介词的宾语。空格所在句要表达的
意思是：人类正在经历的变革十分重大，不仅是简单的历史变迁或是文化变更，而是地理、
生物以及心理等各种秩序的重大变革。magnitude意为“重要性，重要程度”。
Extinction is difficult concept to grasp. It is an (26) eternal concept. It's not at all like the killing
of individual lifeforms that can be renewed through normal processes of reproduction. Nor is it
simply (27) diminishing numbers. Nor is it damage that can somehow be remedied or for which
some substitute can be found. Nor is it something that simply affects our own generation. Nor is it
something that could be remedied by some supernatural power. It is rather an (28) absolute and
final act for which there is no remedy on earth or in heaven. A species once extinct is gone forever.
However many generations (29) succeed us in coming centuries, none of them will ever see this
species that we extinguish.
Not only are we bringing about the extinction of life (30) on a vast scale, we are also making the
land and the air and the sea so toxic that the very conditions of life are being destroyed. (31) As
regards basic natural resources, not only are the nonrenewable resources being (32) used up in a
frenzy (疯狂) of processing, consuming, and (33) disposing, but we are also ruining much of our
renewable resources, such as the very soil itself on which terrestrial (地球上的) life depends.
The change that is taking place on the earth and in our minds is one of the greatest changes ever to
take place in human affairs, perhaps the greatest, since what we are talking about is not simply
another historical change or cultural
(34) modification, but a change of geological and biological as well as psychological order of (35)
magnitude.
PART Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Section A
全文翻译及语篇分析
第1段以诺基亚公司为例，指出技术产业中存在着一条规律。
技术产业中似乎存在一条定律，即处于领先地位的公司(leading companies)最终都会很快地
失去自己的地位，这一过程残酷无情。手机生产巨头诺基亚公司被誉为欧洲最成功的技术企
业之一，也并不例外，它在几年之内就失去了自己的市场份额(market share)。
第2段指出诺基亚公司从盛到衰的转变。
2007年时，诺基亚公司占(account for)全世界手机销量的40%以上。但此时客户的偏好
(preference)正在向触屏智能手机转变。年中时，随着苹果公司手机的面世，诺基亚市场份
额缩小，收入骤降。到2013年年底时，诺基亚将自己的手机业务出售给了微软公司。
第3、4、5段指出诺基亚公司衰败的三点原因：首席执行官决策失误，董事会拒绝变革，降
低成本的努力伤及企业文化。
正是史蒂芬·埃洛普的一系列决策抹杀了诺基亚的未来，他于2010年10月开始担任诺基亚
公司首席执行官一职。在埃洛普掌控(in charge of)诺基亚期间，公司市值每天缩水2300万
美元，这一数字使他成为史上最差的首席执行官。
但出问题的并不仅仅是埃洛普一人。诺基亚的董事会(board)拒绝变革，致使公司无法适应
产业的快速变化。最显著的就是约玛·奥利拉，正是他引领诺基亚从一个实业公司成长为技
术巨人，但他过于迷恋公司以前所取得的成就，而未意识到需要做出改变，以保持(sustain)
公司的竞争力。
公司还开始了一场孤注一掷的降低成本运动，削减了数千个工作岗位。这一做法有损于公司
原本生机勃勃的(once-spirited)企业文化，而正是这种文化促使(motivate)员工们敢于冒险，
创造奇迹。优秀的领导者离开了公司，同时带走了诺基亚的发展愿景及目标。无怪乎有很多
设计和编程方面的人才(talent)也离开了公司。
选顶归类
名词 B) bias 偏见，倾向；D) deterioration 变质，退化，恶化；E) exception 例外；F) fault
过错，过失
动词 A) assumed 承担（权力，责任）；J) relayed 接替，转播，转告；K) shifting 改变，
略微移动；L) shrank 收缩，缩减；N) transmitting 传导，传播
形容词 C) desperate 绝望的，孤注一掷的；I) previous 先前的；M) subtle 微妙的，不易察
觉的
副词 G) incidentally 顺便地，附带；H) notably 显著地，尤其；O) worldwide 在全世界
试题详解
It seems to be a law in the technology industry that leading companies eventually lose their
positions, often quickly and brutally. Mobile phone champion Nokia, one of Europe's biggest
technology success stories, was no (36) exception, losing its market share in just a few years.
36. E)。详解 该空格位于主系表结构的句子中，且位于系动词was和形容词no之后，此
处可以理解为形容词作定语修饰名词，因此应填入名词exception作整个句子的表语，结合
上下文综合分析，本句含义为：手机生产商诺基亚公司也并不例外。故答案为E) exception “例
外”。
点睛 备选项中bias，deterioration，fault与上下文语义不符，故应排除。
In 2007, Nokia accounted for more than 40% of mobile phone sales (37) worldwide. But
consumers' preferences were already (38) shifting toward touch-screen smartphones. With the
introduction of Apple's iPhone in the middle of that year, Nokia's market share (39) shrank
rapidly and revenue plunged. By the end of 2013, Nokia had sold its phone business to Microsoft.
37. O)。详解 该空格位于主谓结构的句子中，并处于句子的末端，本句主要成分齐全，因
此应填入副词worldwide作地点状语，起修饰作用。本句含义为“2007年时，诺基亚公司占
全世界手机销量的40%以上”。故答案为O) worldwide “在全世界”。
点睛 备选项中incidentally及notably与上下文语义不符，故应排除。