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1冲刺六级考试大作战模拟题16

冲刺2009年12月六级考试大作战-模拟题10

PartⅠ   Writing     （30minutes）

Directions:

  Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnPayingbackStudentLoans.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.现今，在高校有许多大学生通过助学贷款完成自己的学业

2.但是有些学生毕业后没有能力或拒绝按时还贷

3.我认为贷款的学生应如何对待还贷问题

OnPayingbackStudentLoans

PartⅡ  ReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）   （15minutes）

Directions：

Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

ReadingBaby'sMind

Thehelpless,seeminglyawkwardinfantstaringupatyoufromhislittlebed,hasalotmoregoingoninsidehisheadthanyoueverimagined.Awealthofnewresearchisleadingchildpsychologiststorethinktheirlong-heldbeliefsabouttheemotionalandintellectualabilitiesofevenveryyoungbabies.Scienceisnowgivingusamuchdifferentpictureofwhatgoesoninsidetheirheartsandheads.Longbeforetheyformtheirfirstwordsorattemptthefeatofsittingup,theyarealreadymasteringcomplexemotions-jealousy,empathy（移情）,frustration-thatwereoncethoughttobelearnedmuchlater.

ANewBabyResearch

LittleVictoriaBatemanisblue-eyedandascuteababyasthereeverwas.At6months,sheisalsotrustingandunsuspecting,whichisagoodthing,becauseotherwiseshe'dnevergoalongwithwhat'sabouttohappen.It'sasunnyJuneafternooninLubbock,Texas,andinsidetheHumanScienceslabatTexasTechUniversity,Victoria'smotherissettlingherdaughterintoahighchair,wheresheisthelatestsubjectinanongoingexperimentaimedatunderstandingthewaybabiesthink.SybilHart,anassociateprofessorofhumandevelopmentandleaderofthestudy,trainsvideocamerasonmotheranddaughter.Everythingisset.Harthandsthemother,CherylBateman,achildren'sbook, ElmoPopsIn, andinstructshertoengrossherselfinitspages."Justhaveaconversationwithmeaboutthebook,"Harttellsher."Themostimportantthingis,donotlookatVictoria."Asthetwowomenchat,Victorialooksaroundtheroom,feelingalittlebored.

Afterafewminutes,Hartleavestheroomandreturnscradlingalifelikebabydoll.Dramatically,HartplacesitinCherylBateman'sarms,andtellshertoembracethedollwhilecontinuingtoignoreVictoria."That'sOK,littlebaby," Batemancoos,huggingandrockingthedoll.Victoriaisnotboredanymore.Atfirst,shecracksherbestsmile.Whenthatdoesn'twork,shebeginskicking.Buthermompayshernomind.That'swhenVictorialosesit.Soonshe'scryingsoharditlookslikeshemightspitup.Hartrushesin."OK,we'redone,"shesays,andtakesbackthedoll.CherylBatemangoestocomfortherdaughter."I'veneverseenherreactlikethattoanything,"shesays.Overthelast10months,Harthasrepeatedthescenehundredsoftimes.It'sthesameinnearlyeverycase:

tinybabies,overwhelmedwithjealousy.EvenHartwasstunnedtofindthatinfantscouldexperienceanemotion,which,untilrecently,wasthoughttobewaybeyondtheirgrasp.

FindingsofBabyResearch

Thenewresearchissuretoconfusenewparents-see,Juniorisagenius-butit'smorethanjustanacademicexercise.Armedwiththenewinformation,pediatricians（儿科医生）arestartingtochangethewaytheyevaluatetheiryoungestpatients.Inadditiontotrackingphysicaldevelopment,theyarenowfocusingmuchmoredeeplyonemotionaladvancement.Theresearchshowshowpowerfulemotionalwell-beingistoachild'sfuturehealth.Ababywhofailstomeetcertainkey"emotionalmilestones"  mayhavetroublelearningtospeak,readand,later,dowellinschool.Byreadingemotionalresponses,doctorshavebeguntodiscoverwaystotellifababyasyoungas3monthsisshowingearlysignsofpossiblepsychologicaldisorders,includingdepression,anxiety,learningdisabilitiesandperhapsautism.   

Oneoftheearliestemotionsthateventinybabiesdisplayis,admirablyenough,empathy.Infact,concernforothersmaybehard-wiredintobabies'brains.Placeanewborndownnexttoanothercryinginfant,andchancesare,bothbabieswillsoonbewailing（悲叹）away."Peoplehavealwaysknownthatbabiescrywhentheyhearotherbabiescry,"saysMartinHoffman,apsychologyprofessoratNewYorkUniversitywhodidthefirststudiesoninfantempathyinthe1970s."Thequestionwas,whyaretheycrying?

"  Doesitmeanthatthebabyistrulyconcernedforhisfellowhuman,orjustannoyedbytheracket?

ArecentstudyconductedinItaly,whichbuiltonHoffman'sownwork,haslargelysettledthequestion.Researchersplayedforinfantstapesofotherbabies'crying.Aspredicted,thatwasenoughtostartthetearsflowing.Butwhenresearchersplayedbabies,  recordingsoftheirowncries,theyrarelybegancryingthemselves.Theverdict:

"thereissomeempathyinplace,rightfrombirth,"Hoffmansays.Theintensityoftheemotiontendstofadeovertime.Babiesolderthan6monthsnolongercrybutgrimace（作苦相）atthediscomfortofothers.By13to15months,babiestendtotakemattersintotheirownhands.They'lltrytocomfortacryingplaymate."WhatIfindmostcharmingiswhen,evenifthetwomothersarepresent,they'llbringtheirownmotherovertohelp," Hoffmansays.

Partofthatempathymaycomefromanotherearly-babyskill,theabilitytodiscernemotionsfromthefacialexpressionsofthepeoplearoundthem."Mosttextbooksstillsaythatbabiesyoungerthan6monthsdon'trecognizeemotions,"saysDianeMontague,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatLaSalleUniversityinPhiladelphia.Toputthatbelieftothetest,Montaguecameupwithatwistoneveryinfant'sfavoritegame,andrecruiteddozensof4-month-oldstoplayalong.Shebeganbypeekingaroundaclothwithabigsmileonherface.Predictably,thebabiesweredelighted,andstaredatherintently-thetime-testedwaytotellifababyisinterested.Onthefourthpeek,though,Montagueemergedwithasadlookonherface.Thistime,theresponsewasmuchdifferent."Theynotonlylookedaway,"shesays,butwouldn'tlookbackevenwhenshebegansmilingagain.Refusingtomakeeyecontactisaclassicbabysignofdistress.Anangryfacegottheirattentiononceagain,buttheirfacesshowednopleasure."Theyseemedprimedtobealert,evenvigilant,"Montaguesays."Irealizethat'sspeculativeinregardtoinfants...Ithinkitshowsthatbabiesyoungerthan6monthsfindmeaninginexpressions."

Theyarealsofarmoresophisticatedintellectuallythanweoncebelieved.Babies,asyoungas4months,haveadvancedpowersofdeductionandanabilitytounderstandtheintricatepatterns.Theyhaveasurprisinglyvisualpalette（燃料，调色板）,whichenablesthemtonoticesmalldifferences,especiallyinfaces,thatadultsandolderchildrenlosetheabilitytosee.Untilababyis3monthsold,hecanrecognizeaphotographofhismotherjustasquicklyasaphotoinwhicheverythingisintherightplace.

ChallengesandDangersofBabyResearch

Thismightbeagoodplacetopauseforawordaboutthechallengesanddangersofbabyresearch.Sincethesubjectscan'tspeakforthemselves,figuringoutwhat'sgoingoninsidetheirheadsisoftenamatterofreadingtheirfacesandbodylanguage.Ifthisseemsspeculative,it'snot.Overdecadesoftrialanderror,researchershavefine-tunedtheirobservationskillsandzeroedinonnumerousconsistentbabyresponsestovariousstimuli:

howlongtheystareatanobject,whattheyreachoutforandwhatmakesthemrecoilinfearordisgustcanoftentellexperiencedresearcherseverythingtheyneedtoknow.Morerecently,scientistshaveaddedEEGsandlasereyetracking,whichallowmoreprecisereadings.

1.  Thepassageismainlyaboutthoseresearchesthatfocusontheemotionalandintellectualabilitiesofthoseveryyoungbabies.

2.  ThepurposeoftheexperimentonVictoriaBatemanistofindouthowimportantthemother'sloveistoherbaby.

3.  Intheexperiment,VictoriaBatemancriedbecauseshethoughtthathermotherdidn'tloveheranymore.

4.  Onlythroughreadingemotionalresponsescandoctorstellwhethera3-monthbabywillgetpossiblepsychologicaldisorders.

5.  Pediatriciansarenowpayinglessattentiontophysicaldevelopmentoftheirbabypatientsbutmoreto_________________.

6.  Hoffman'sstudyrevealedthatbabiesareborntoshowothercryingbabies_________________.

7.  ThefindingsofDiane'stestdemonstratedthebaby'sabilitytorecognize_________________.

8.  Itisamazingtofindthatthevisualpaletteofababyhelpshimtonotice_________________. 

9.  Asforthechallenges,thoseresearchershavetoobtainthosefindingsaboutbabies'mindbyreading_________________.

10.  Inordertogainmoreprecisereadings aboutbabies' mind,scientistshaveadoptedtheskillsofEEGsand_________________. 

PartⅣReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）（25minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

 Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewordsonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Theyarepeoplewhostruggletomaketheirvoiceheard,buttheworldislikelytohearmoreandmoreaboutthem.Iftheyallbelongedtoonenation,itwouldbeafairsize,