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英语六级真题含答案
2006年6月英语六级真题
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeach
conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversation
andthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.
Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),and
decidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer
Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)2hours.
B)3hours.
C)4hours.
D)5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9
o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthe
correctanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethrough
thecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)ShemetwithThomasjustafewdaysago.
B)Shecanhelpwiththeorientationprogram.
C)Sheisnotsureshecanpassonthemessage.
D)ShewillcertainlytrytocontactThomas.
2.A)Setthedinnertable.
B)Changethelightbulb
C)Cleanthediningroom.
D)Holdtheladderforhim.
3.A)He’dlikeapieceofpie.
B)He’dlikesomecoffee
C)He’dratherstayinthewarmroom.
D)He’sjusthaddinnerwithhisfriends.
4.A)Hehasmanagedtosellanumberofcars.
B)Heiscontentedwithhiscurrentposition.
C)Hemightgetfired.
D)Hehaslosthisjob.
5.A)Tony’ssecretary.
B)Paul’sgirlfriend.
C)Paul’scolleague.
D)Tony’swife.
6.A)Hewasfinedforrunningaredlight.
B)Hewascaughtspeedingonafastlane.
C)Hehadtorunquicklytogettheticket.
D)Hemadeawrongturnattheintersection.
7.A)Hehaslearnedalotfromhisownmistakes.
B)Heisquiteexperiencedintamingwilddogs.
C)Hefindsrewardmoreeffectivethanpunishment.
D)Hethinksitimportanttomasterbasictrainingskills.
8.A)Atabookstore.
B)Atthedentist’s.
C)Inarestaurant.
D)Inthelibrary.
9.A)Hedoesn’twantJennytogetintotrouble.
B)Hedoesn’tagreewiththewoman’sremark.
C)HethinksJenny’sworkloadtooheavyatcollege.
D)Hebelievesmostcollegestudentsarerunningwild.
10.A)Itwasapplaudable.
B)Itwasjustterrible.
C)Theactorswereenthusiastic.
D)Theplotwasfunnyenough.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill
hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices
markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Socialwork.
B)Medicalcare
C)Appliedphysics
D)Specialeducation.
12.A)Thetimelyadvicefromherfriendsandrelatives.
B)Thetwo-yearprofessionaltrainingshereceived.
C)Herdeterminationtofulfillherdream.
D)Herparents’consistentmoralsupport.
13.A)Togetthefundingforthehospitals.
B)Tohelpthedisabledchildrenthere.
C)Totraintherapistsforthechildrenthere.
D)Tosetupaninstitutionforthehandicapped.
PassageTwo
Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)AtacountryschoolinMexico.
B)InamountainvalleyofSpain.
C)AtasmallAmericancollege.
D)InasmallvillageinChile.
15.A)Byexpandingtheirmindsandhorizons.
B)Byfinancingtheirelementaryeducation.
C)Bysettingupasmallprimaryschool.
D)Bysettingthemaninspiringexample.
16.A)Shewrotepoetrythatbrokethroughnationalbarriers.
B)Shewasatalenteddesigneroforiginalschoolcurriculums.
C)Sheprovedherselftobeanactiveandcapablestateswoman.
D)Shemadeoutstandingcontributionstochildren’seducation.
17.A)Shewonthe1945NobelPrizeinLiterature.
B)ShewasthefirstwomantowinaNobelPrize.
C)Shetranslatedherbooksintomanylanguages.
D)Sheadvisedmanystatesmenoninternationalaffairs.
PassageThree
Question18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)Howanimalssurviveharshconditionsinthewild.
B)Howanimalsaltercolorstomatchtheirsurroundings.
C)Howanimalsprotectthemselvesagainstpredators.
D)Howanimalslearntodisguisethemselveseffectively.
19.A)Itsenormoussize.
B)Itsplant-likeappearance.
C)Itsinstantaneousresponse.
D)Itsoffensivesmell.
20.A)Ithelpsimprovetheirsafety.
B)Itallowsthemtoswimfaster.
C)Ithelpsthemfighttheirpredators.
D)Itallowsthemtoavoidtwistsandturns.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor
unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and
D).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe
AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Therearegoodreasonstobetroubledbytheviolencethatspreadsthroughoutthemedia.
Movies.Televisionandvideogamesarefullofgunplayandbloodshed,andonemightreasonably
askwhat’swrongwithasocietythatpresentsvideosofdomesticviolenceasentertainment.Most
researchersagreethatthecausesofreal-worldviolencearecomplex.A1993studybytheU.S.
NationalAcademyofScienceslisted“biological,individual,family,peer,school,andcommunity
factors”asallplayingtheirparts.
Viewingabnormallylargeamountsofviolenttelevisionandvideogamesmaywellcontribute
toviolentbehaviorincertainindividuals.
Thetroublecomeswhenresearchersdownplayuncertaintiesintheirstudiesoroverstatethe
caseforcausality(因果关系).Skepticsweredismayedseveralyearsagowhenagroupof
societiesincludingthe
AmericanMedicalAssociationtriedtoendthedebatebyissuingajointstatement:
“Atthis
time,wellover1,000studies…pointoverwhelminglytoacausalconnectionbetweenmedia
violenceandaggressivebehaviorinsomechildren.”
Freedom-of-speechadvocatesaccusedthesocietiesofcateringtopoliticians,andeven
disputedthenumberofstudies(mostwerereviewarticlesandessays,theysaid).WhenJonathan
Freedman,asocialpsychologistattheUniversityofToronto,reviewedtheliterature,hefound
only200orsostudiesoftelevision-watchingandaggression.Andwhenheweededout“themost
doubtfulmeasuresofaggression”,only28%supportedaconnection.
Thecriticalpointhereiscausality.Thealarmistssaytheyhaveprovedthatviolentmedia
causeaggression.Buttheassumptionsbehindtheirobservationsneedtobeexamined.When
labelinggamesasviolentornon-violent,shouldaheroeatingaghostreallybecountedasa
violentevent?
Andwhenexperimentersrecordthetimeittakesgameplayerstoread‘aggressive’
or‘non-aggressive’wordsfromalist,canwebesurewhattheyareactuallymeasuring?
Theintent
ofthenewHarvardCenteronMediaandChildHealthtocollectandstandardizestudiesofmedia
violenceinordertocomparetheirmethodologies,assumptionsandconclusionsisanimportant
stepintherightdirection.
Anotherappropriatesterwouldbetotonedownthecriticismuntilweknowmore.Several
researcherswrite,speakandtestifyquitealotonthethreatposedbyviolenceinthemedia.Thatis,
ofcourse,theirprivilege.Butwhendoingso,theyoftencomeoutwithstatementsthatthematter
hasnowbeensettled,drawingcriticismfromcolleagues.Inresponse,thealarmistsaccusecritics
andnewsreportersofbeingdeceivedbytheentertainmentindustry.Suchclasheshelpneither
sciencenorsociety.
21.Whyistheresomuchviolenceshowninmovies,TVandvideogames?
A)Thereisalotofviolenceintherealworldtoday.
B)Somethinghasgonewrongwithtoday’ssociety.
C)Manypeoplearefondofgunplayandbloodshed.
D)Showingviolenceisthoughttobeentertaining.
22.Whatistheskeptics(Line3.Para.3)viewofmediaviolence?
A)Violenceontelevisionisafairlyaccuratereflectionofreal-worldlife.
B)Moststudiesexaggeratetheeffectofmediaviolenceontheviewers.
C)Acausalrelationshipexistsbetweenmediaandreal-worldviolence.
D)Theinfluenceofmediaviolenceonchildrenhasbeenunderestimated.
23.Theauthorusestheterm“alarmists”(Line1.Para.5)torefertothosewho______.
A)usestandardizedmeasurementsinthestudiesofmediaviolence
B)initiatedthedebateovertheinfluenceofviolentmediaonreality
C)assertadirectlinkbetweenviolentmediaandaggressivebehavior
D)useappropriatemethodologyinexaminingaggressivebehavior
24.Inrefutingthealarmists,theauthoradvanceshisargumentbyfirstchallenging____.
A)thesourceandamountoftheirdata
B)thetargetsoftheirobservation
C)theirsystemofmeasurement
D)theirdefinitionofviolence
25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthedebateconcerningtherelationshipbetweenthemediaand
violence?
A)Morestudiesshouldbeconductedbeforeconclusionsaredrawn.
B)Itshouldcometoanendsincethematterhasnowbeensettled.
C)Thepaststudiesinthisfieldhaveprovedtobemisleading.
D)Hemorethanagreeswiththeviewsheldbythealarmists.
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
You’reintroubleifyouhavetobuyyourownbrand-nameprescriptiondrugs.Overthepast
decade,pricesleapedbymorethandoubletheinflationrate.Treatmentsforchronicconditionscan
easilytop$2,000amonth-nowonderthatone