2008年6月英语六级真题精讲：完型和翻译
Part Ⅴ Cloze(15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答。
Seven years ago, when I was visiting Germany, I met with an official who explained to me that the country had a perfect solution to its economic problems. Watching the U.S. economy 62 during the '90s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the high-technology 63 . But how? In the late '90s, the seemed schemed obvious: Indians. 64 all, Indian entrepreneurs accounted for one of every three Silicon Valley start-ups. So the German government decided that it would 65 Indians to Germany just as America does: by 66 green cards. Officials created something called the German Green Card and 67 that they would issue 20,000 in the first year. 68 , the Germans expected that tens of thousands more Indians would soon be begging to come, and perhaps the 69 would have to be increased. But the program was a failure. A year later 70 half of the 20,000 cards had been issued. After a few extensions, the program was 71 .
I told the German official at the time that I was sure the 72 would fail. It's not that I had any particular expertise in immigration policy, 73 I understood something about green cards, because I had one (the American 74 ). The German Green Card was misnamed, I argued, 75 it never, under any circumstances, translated into German citizenship. The U.S. green card, by contrast, is an almost 76 path to becoming American (after five years and a clean record). The official 77 my objection, saying that there was no way Germany was going to offer these people citizenship. "We need young tech workers," he said. "That's what this program is all 78 ." So Germany was asking bright young 79 to leave their country, culture and families, move thousands of miles away, learn a new language and work in a strange land-but without any 80 of ever being part of their new home. Germany was sending a signal, one that was 81 received in India and other countries, and also by Germany's own immigrant community.
62. A) soar B) hover C) amplify D) intensify
63. A) circuit B) strategy C) trait D) route
64. A) Of B) After C) In D) At
65. A) import B) kidnap C) convey D) lure
66. A) offering B) installing C) evacuating D) formulating
67. A) conferred B) inferred C) announced D) verified
68. A) Specially B) Naturally C) Particularly D) Consistently
69. A) quotas B) digits C) measures D) scales
70. A) invariably B) literally C) barely D) solely
71. A) repelled B) deleted C) combated D) abolished
72. A) adventure B) response C) initiative D) impulse
73. A) and B) but C) so D) or
74. A) heritage B) revision C) notion D) version
75. A) because B) unless C) if D) while
76. A) aggressive B) automatic C) vulnerable D) voluntary
77. A) overtook B) fascinated C) submitted D) dismissed
78. A) towards B) round C) about D) over
79. A) dwellers B) citizens C) professionals D) amateurs
80. A) prospect B) suspicion C) outcome D) destination
81. A) partially B) clearly C) brightly D) vividly
Part Ⅵ Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。
82. We can say a lot of things about those ________________________ (毕生致力于诗歌的人): they are passionate, impulsive, and unique.
83. Mary couldn't have received my letter ________________________, (否则她上周就该回信了).
84. Nancy is supposed to ________________________ (做完化学实验) at least two weeks ago.
85. Never once ________________________ (老两口互相争吵) since they were married 40 years ago.
86. __________________________________ (一个国家未来的繁荣在很大程度上有赖于) the quality of education of its people.