Due Attention Should Be Given To the Study of Chinese

With China’s opening up, interculturalcommunication has become more and more frequent between Chinese and foreigners. A good command of at least one foreign language has increasingly been an essential skill for us. People, especially the youths, pay much more attention to foreign language acquisitionthan Chinese study.

Various factors can account forthis situation. First of all, a good command of a foreign language may help young people to get a good job while Chinese skills may be of no significancein one’s job hunting and even their career. Consequently, some students may not treasure Chinese language any longer. Apart from that, nowadays fewer and fewer universities stimulate Chinese language study in campus, which has caused it to be marginalized. Under this circumstance, Chinese language becomes less and less popular in universities. It is clear that professors in the field of Chinese study are not so respected than they were before.

In view of this situation, effective measures should be taken to change it. First, the whole society should emphasizethe importance of Chinese language in order to make it clear that it is one indispensablepart of Chinese culture and Chinese race. Second, schools should promote Chinese language study and research. In addition, we individuals should contribute our own efforts to the study and protectionof Chinese language.

To conclude, we should pay great attention to Chinese language, since the importance of it is never too great to be exaggerated.

快速阅读

1. D Relieved

2. B she could go as far as she wanted in life

3. B The power of role models

4. D Obama’s success impacted blacks’ performance in language tests

5. A The change in bias against black is slow in coming

6. C people are now less ready to supportpolicies addressing racial inequality

7. C racial inequality still persists in American society

8. our views of women

9. political sentiment

10. stereotypes

听力

Section A

11. A) The man failed to keep his promise.

12. C) The woman should spend more time outdoors.

13. D) It is not a good idea to buy the T-shirt.

14. B) Most readers do not share his viewpoints.

15. A) Leave Daisy alone for the time being.

16. A) Batteries.

17. D) The man can get the ticket at its original price.

18. A) The speakers will dress formally for the concert.

19. D) He is undecided as to which job to go for.

20. C) They are all adults.

21. B) Varied and interesting.

22. C) Hosting a television show.

23. A) He lost his mother.

24. B) He got seriously into acting.

25. B) He has long been a legendary figure.

Section B

26 C) It crashed when it was circling to land.

27 A) He was kidnapped eight months ago.

28 A) The management and union representatives reached an agreement.

29 B) rainy

30 C) Very few of them knew much about geology.

31 B) By noting where the most severe earthquake in U.S. history occurred.

32 C) Stop him when he had difficulty understanding.

33 D) It is a tool of communication among speakers of different languages.

34 D) It has supporters from many countries in the world.

35 D) It has had greater impact than in any other country.

Section C

36. intelligent

37. foundations

38. romantic

39. reflects

40. profound

41. dramatically

42. deprived

43. hindered

44. research shows that communicating with others promotes health, whereas social isolation is linked to stress, disease, and early death.

45. A group of researchers reviewed scores of studies that traced the relationship between health and interaction with others.

46. loneliness harms the immune system, making us more vulnerable to a range of miner and major illnesses.

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2010年6月19日大学英语(论坛)四级考试结束，腾讯教育特邀江涛英语四六级名师做客，为广大考生再点点评四六级考题并公布正确答案！

短对话

首先，从短对话来看，语言考点本身的继承表现为考察重点和语言表达两个方面。

从考察重点上来看，历年四级考试都注重了原因、转折、建议、反问等内容的考察。而从这次的四级考试中可以看到类似的踪迹：

11. W: Just imagine! We have to finish reading 300 pages before Monday! How can the professor expect us to do it in such a short time?

M: Yeah, but what troubles me is that I can’t find the book in the library or in the university bookstore.

Q: What does the man mean?

此题明显考察了转折考点，对男人回答中but部分针对提问。

12. M: Do you think I could borrow your car to go grocery shopping? The supermarkets outside the city are so much cheaper. I’d also be happy to pick up anything you need.

W: Well, I don’t like to let anyone else drive my car. Tell you what, why don’t we go together?

Q: What does the woman mean?

此题明显考察了反问和建议考点，对女人回答中部分why don’t we go together?针对提问。

15. W: I was so angry yesterday! My biology teacher did not even let me explain why I missed the field trip. He just wouldn’t let me pass!

M: That doesn’t seem fair. I’d feel that way too if I were you.

Q: What does the man imply?

本题考察建议句型考点，以if I were you的方式表达了男人对该观点的认可。

从语言表达上来看，历年四级考试都注重了语音、语调、语速，场景词汇和词组，句式表达和考察。而从这次的四级考试中可以看到类似的踪迹：

14. W: What time would suit you for the first round talks with John Smith?

M: Well, you know my schedule. Other than this Friday, one day is as good as the next.

Q: What does the man mean?

本题主要考察语言表达的语音上的特色，用英音的方式读的schedule对考生来说有相当难度。

13. M: Forgive the mess in here, we had a party last night. There were a lot of people and they all brought food.

W: Yeah, I can tell. Well, I guess it’s pretty obvious what you’ll be doing most of today.

Q: What does the woman think the man will do?

本题属于06年6月24日第一次新题型第12题的内容更新。当时原题也是提到了make a mess，并且clean it up yourself的表达。

16. M: I really can’t stand the way David controls the conversation all the time. If he is going to be at your Christmas party, I just won’t come.

W: I’m sorry you feel that way, but my mother insists that he come.

Q: What does the woman imply?

本题是短对话中考得最神奇的一道题，该题是对95年6月考题的完全重复，唯一的区别是把读题的男女双方换了一下。无独有偶的是，去年长对话就出现了对89年考题的原文重复，将89年第十题的短对话变成了长对话考题的一个回合内容。正如笔者曾分析的，考生必须对老题重新树立一个正确的态度，毕竟来说，重复十年内考题的概率要低很多，反而是更早的考题不容易引起正义。

长对话和段子题

长对话和段子题部分而言，本次考题同样对往年的考点进行了完整的阐释。

比如文首的重要性表现在：

长对话第一篇的19题B It requires him to work long hours.是对文章开头回合W: What sort of hours do you work, Steve? M: Well I have to work very long hours, about eleven hours a day. 的考察。

长对话第二篇的23题A The pocket money British children get.也是对文章开头的考察，以名词方式考察了对话主题。W: Now you’ve seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get? M: Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don’t quite understand the column entitled change. Can you explain what it means?

段子题的第一篇26题A District managers，同样出现在文章首句As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the company’s district managers.中。

段子题第二篇30题C Ask to see the manager politely but firmly.也同样在文首The way to complain is to act business-like and important. If your complaint is immediate, suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager.出现

段子题第三篇33题B Architect.虽然略靠后，但也在文首三句中出现Barbara Sanders is a wife and the mother of two children, ages 2 and 4. Her husband, Tom, is an engineer and makes an excellent salary. Before Barbara had children, she worked as an architect for the government, designing government housing.

无一例外的考察文首的现象在历年都很罕见，但此次却出题如此工整。

再如：

第20题D It demands physical endurance and patience.的问题为Q 20. What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?和第21题D In a hotel.的问题为Q 21. Where did the man get his first job after graduation? 看看这两个问题，是否可以发现其中的hardest和first的存在，标志了考察重点所在。同样观察下31题Q31 Why does the speaker say the worst way to complain is over the telephone?，恐怕大家都能发现关键信息的标志了。

类似Q34 What does Barbara’s husband suggest she do if she wants to work?的建议考点也同样表现明显。

所以就段子题而言，可以归纳如下：

从体裁上讲，本次考试并未出现以往较难的说明文（例如09年12月“介绍木星的卫星”，09年6月“喂鸟知识”），而是代以一篇小故事和两篇议论文。事实上，从教学和测试的角度讲，任何事物都是平衡的。故事类的考题内容较简单，但考题可以设计的较难，因为题目可以建立在必须听懂的基础之上，如本次考试passage 1的最后一题及其正确答案(gender sensitive)。本次议论文的设计中规中矩，没有较难的考题。

从解题方法上讲，我们一贯的解题思路依然适用，而且非常有效：

1. 听到什么选什么。我们建议考生在解四级听力文章题时尽量选择和听到的内容基本一致的答案，尽管一般情况下只有第一题的正确率较高，但本次考试的此种题目占到总题量的80%（除了passage 1的最后两题）。例如passage 2的开头“…… If your complaint is immediate, suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager.”,最后的正确答案“Ask to see the manager politely but firmly.”及passage 3的中段“…… He also thinks that a woman should stay home with her children. If Barbara feels the need to do socially important work, he thinks that she should do volunteer work one or two days a week.”，而正确答案是“Do some volunteer work. ”

2. 绝对化听力考点。“文章题到底该听什么？”一直是困惑考生的基本问题，本次出现了一贯的绝对化考点词如我们上课所说的main, chief, major, most(最高级)等等，这些词之后出现考点，例如passage 1中的“……， Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the company’s district managers. ……”，passage 2种的“The worst way to complain is over the telephone. ……So you can’t tell how the person on the line is reacting.”

3. 议论文的考题重点在情绪化考点词。正如四级考试是“淘劣不选优”的测试方法，建议考生在听文章时尽量选择简单词，而议论文重点在于作者的论点，往往“是非，褒贬”的概念更为重要，例如passage 3最后一题“.….. Tom does not think a babysitter can replace a mother and thinks it’s a bad idea for the children to spend so much time with someone who’s not part of the family.”，其中的划线词是必须听到的内容，表达了情绪化观点，而且也是最容易的听力内容。

复合式听写

最后我们来看一下听写部分。

单词而言，36. Curious 37. Figuring 38. Independent 39. Interacting 40. Formal 41. Abstract 42. Mystery依然是对名、动、形、副词的考察。其中真正算得上比较难的词汇的也就是interact一词，何况mystery也曾经出现在03年的听写中。

句子而言，其长度分别为13、14、16字，对于句子而言，不算长句，应该也在考生能掌握的范围之内。

43. he has found out how it works and learnt to use it appropriately.

44. by trying it out and seeing whether it works, by gradually changing it and refining it

45. including many of the concepts that the schools think only they can teach him,

其中相对较难单词也仅表现为gradually，refining，和concept。

综上所述，考生对往年考题语言、考点、技巧的把握均作用于以后的考试中，所谓“熟能生巧，巧能生精”；“熟读唐诗三百首，不会作诗也会吟”都是对当今考生的浮躁情绪的一种警示，提醒如今考生戒骄戒躁、脚踏实地地掌握知识，而避免在考前临时抱佛脚，拜曾哥不挂科的投机思想。

Due Attention Should Be Given To Spelling

Correct spelling is a basic skill in English study. However, nowadays many students do not pay much attention to it.

They have their own reasons for misspelling. First of all, they like an easy way of studying, which causes some omissions and changes in spelling. Second, the teachers might not be very strict in students’ spelling. In China, teachers seem to be more concerned with grammar and vocabulary but not spelling.

To change this situation, in my opinion, the teachers and the students should work together. On one hand, the teachers should give more attention to students’ spelling, asking the students to be conscious of the importance of correct spelling from the very beginning of their English study. On the other hand, the students themselves are supposed to be aware that correct spelling is a must in English study.

To sum up, correct spelling is so important that both students and the teachers should spare no efforts to achieve correct spelling.

快速阅读答案

1. D) her daughters’ repeated complains

2. C) People haven’t yet reached agreement on its definition

3. B) can realize what is important in life

4. A) it seriously affected family relationships

5. C) depressed

6. D) His family had intervened

7. A) curb his desire for online gaming

8. had an Internet addiction

9. professional help

10. online dating

听力部分答案

Section A

short conversation

11. B) He cannot get access to the assigned book.

12. A) She will drive the man to the supermarket.

13. A) Tidy up the place.

14. C) The talks can be held any day except this Friday.

15. B) He understands the woman’s feelings.

16. B) She has to invite David to the party.

17. A) Many students find Prof. Johnson’s lectures boring.

18. C) Assemble a computer.

long conversation

19. B) It requires him to work long hours.

20. C) It demands physical endurance and patience.

21. A) In a hotel.

22. C) Paying attention to every detail.

23. C) The pocket money British children get.

24. A) It often rises higher than inflation.

25. D) Pay for small personal things.

Section B

Passage 1

26. C) District managers

27. C) The important part played by district managers

28. B) Fifty percent of them were female

29. D) He was not gender sensitive

Passage 2

30. D) Ask to see the manager politely but firmly

31. D) You can’t tell how the person on the line is reacting

32. A) Stick to the point

Passage 3

33. A) Architect

34. D) Do some volunteer work.

35. B) A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother.

Section C

36. curious

37. figuring

38. independent

39. unusual

40. interacting

41. formal

42. abstract

43. mystery

44. he has found out how it works

仔细阅读答案

Section A

47. I incredibly

48. E replace

49. F reduced

50. D sense

51. H powering

52. L exceptions

53. K exp琵 鍂 鍂 琵 and

54. A vast

55. J historic

56. G protect

Section B

Passage 1

57. B) It is based on the concept of positive thinking

58. A) Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good

59. D) You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.

60. B) Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem

61. B) Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy

Passage 2

62. B) Its ability to ward off disasters is incredible.

63. B) Data for analyzing the cause of the crash.

64. C) You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.

65. C) To make them easily identifiable.

66. D) There is still a good chance for their being recovered.

完型答案

67. B) differ

68. A) via

69. B) used

70. B) lies

71. D) of

72. D) selects

73. C) sends in

74. D) visible

75. C) over

76. B) allows

77. C) after

78. A) insignificant

79. D) corporations

80. C) only

81. C) later

82. A) provided

83. D) besides

84. D) and

85. A) widespread

86. D) acquired

翻译答案

87. (in) concentrating on the experiment/ focusing her attention on the experiment.

88. did she become angry/did she lose her temper before.

89. being invited to attend the opening ceremony.

90. (should) be fixed/installed by the window

91. the strong opposition of her parents/ her parents’ strong opposition.

Passage One:

57. D) It is an indispensable device on an airplane.

58. A) Data for analyzing the cause of the crash.

59. C) The early models often got damaged in the crash.

60. C) To make them easily identifiable.

61. A) There is still a good chance of their being recovered.

Passage Two:

62. B) It is based on the concept of positive thinking.

63. A) Encouraging positive thinking may do more harm than good.

64. C) You are emphasizing the fact that he is not intelligent.

65. C) Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem.

66. B) Meditation may prove to be a good form of psychotherapy.

1006四级深度阅读解析：

本次深度阅读题目难度较低，基本与文章paraphrase较为明显，且每道题目在文中定位相当明显。

第一篇深度阅读讲的是黑匣子的功用，属于科技类，但是文章整体以说明文为主， 唯一有难度的是57和61题。57中C的ward off为“避免”的意思，文中用的是withstand意为“承受”。原文意为坠机后黑匣子可以避免毁坏，而C的意思是指引飞机避免灾难，根据常识，应能判断出C为干扰项。D中的indispensable意为“必不可少”，在昂立四六级峰会讲座上特意提到这是个四级中的高频词汇，D相对而言是个比较概括的答案。61中可能有部分考生选到了D，原文指的是飞机crashed near Brazil，而黑匣子并没有坏，只是埋于深海。

第二篇深度阅读只要把握住文章关键词positive thinking和negative thinking就基本能抓住正确答案。再次强调含有文章关键词成为正确答案概率更高。这篇文章属于老话题新观点——都知道积极表扬会给人带来正面情绪，而此文讲的是新研究表明positive thinking may do more harm than good，反倒是直面消极和困难，更能获得积极效应。且文章技巧明显：

1、 特殊符号周围有题

2、 含文章中心词为正确答案概率高

3、 含有绝对的词不可能为正解（total, too much），易成为正解的词may和比较级都在昂立课堂上和讲座中多次强调

深度阅读比的是心机，但是这次的深度阅读如果课堂上和讲座中做了笔记的考生会发现一切都在意料之中。深度阅读平均每篇错两个即可及格，希望广大考生在此次考试中能总结经验和技巧运用到以后的六级考试中！