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英语六级真题

2006年6月英语六级真题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

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.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Socialwork.B）Medicalcare　C）AppliedphysicsD）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）

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-nowonderthatoneinfourAmericanscan’saffordtofilltheir

prescriptions.Thesolution?

Aheartychorusof“OCanada.”Northoftheborder,whereprice

controlsreign,thosesamebrand-namedrugscost50%to80%less.

　　TheCanadianoptionisfastbecomingapoliticalwake-upcall,“Ifourneighborscanbuy

drugsatreasonableprices,whycan’twe?

”Eventowhisperthatthoughtprovokesanger.

“Un-American!

”And-thepropagandists’trumpcard（王牌）—“Wreckourbrillianthealth-care

system.”Super-sizedrugprices,theyclaim,fundtheresearchthatsparksthenextgenerationof

wonderdrugs.Nosky-highdrugpricetoday,nocureforcancertomorrow.Soshutupandpayup.

Commonsensetellsyouthat’safalsealternative.Therewardforfinding.Say,acancercureisso

hugethatnoone’sgoingtohangitup.Nevertheless,ifCanada-levelpricingcametotheUnited

States,theindustry’sprofitmarginswoulddropandthepaceofnew-drugdevelopmentwould

slow.HereliestheAmericandilemma.Whoisallthissplendidmedicinefor?

Shouldour

health-caresystemcontinueitsdrivetowardthebestofthebest,eventhoughrisingnumbersof

patientscan’taffordit?

Orshouldwedirectourwealthtowardlettingeveryoneinontoday’slevel

ofcare?

Measuredbysavedlives,thelatterisalmostcertainlythebettercourse.

　　Todefendtheirprofits,thedrugcompanieshavewarnedCanadianwholesalersand

pharmacies（药房）nottoselltoAmericansbymail,andarecuttingbacksuppliestothosewho

dare.

　　Meanwhile,theadministrationisplayingthefearcard.OfficialsfromtheFoodandDrug

AdministrationwillarguethatCanadiandrugsmightbefake,m