英语六级真题及答案.docx

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英语六级真题及答案

2005年12月英语六级真题及答案

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Thedeanshouldhaveconsultedherontheappointment.

B）Dr.Holdenshouldhavetakenoverthepositionearlier.

C）Shedoesn’tthinkDr.Holdenhasmadeawisechoice.

D）Dr.Holdenisthebestpersonforthechairmanship.（D）

2.A）They’llkeepintouchduringthesummervacation.

B）They’llholdapartybeforethesummervacation.

C）They’lldooddjobstogetherattheschoollibrary.

D）They’llgetbacktotheirschoolonceinawhile.（A）

3.A）Peachesareinseasonnow.

B）Peachesarenotattheirbestnow.

C）Thewomandidn’tknowhowtobargain.

D）Thewomanhelpedthemanchoosethefruit.（B）

4.A）Theyjointhephysicsclub.

B）Theyaskforanextensionofthedeadline.

C）Theyworkontheassignmenttogether.

D）Theychooseaneasierassignment.（C）

5.A）SheadmiresJean’sstraightforwardness.

B）ShethinksDr.Browndeservesthepraise.

C）ShewilltalktoJeanaboutwhathappened.

D）ShebelievesJeanwasrudetoDr.Brown.（A）

6.A）Helikedwritingwhenhewasachild.

B）HeenjoyedreadingstoriesinReader’sDigest.

C）HeusedtobeaneditorofReader’sDigest.

D）Hebecamewellknownattheageofsix.（A）

7.A）Heshowsgreatenthusiasmforhisstudies.

B）Heisaveryversatileperson.

C）Hehasnotalentfortennis.

D）Hedoesnotstudyhardenough.（D）

8.A）Johnhaslostsomethingattherailwaystation.

B）Thereareseveralrailwaystationsinthecity.

C）ItwillbeverydifficultforthemtofindJohn.

D）ThetrainthatJohnistakingwillarrivesoon.（C）

9.A）Itsrapidgrowthisbeneficialtotheworld.

B）Itcanbeseenasamodelbytherestoftheworld.

C）Itssuccesscan’tbeexplainedbyelementaryeconomics.

D）Itwillcontinuetosurgeforward.（A）

10.A）Ittakesonly5minutestoreachthecampusfromtheapartments.

B）Moststudentscan’taffordtoliveinthenewapartments.

C）Thenewapartmentsarenotavailableuntilnextmonth.

D）Thenewapartmentscanaccommodate500students.（B）

SectionB

11.A）TheroleofimmigrantsintheconstructionofAmericansociety.

B）TheimportanceofofferingdiversecoursesinEuropeanhistory.

C）Theneedforgreaterculturaldiversityintheschoolcurriculum.

D）ThehistoriclandingofEuropeansontheVirginiashore.（C）

12.A）HewaswonderingifthespeakerwasusedtolivinginAmerica.

B）Hewastryingtoshowfriendlinesstothespeaker.

C）Hewantedtokeeptheirconversationgoing.

D）Hebelievedthespeakerwasaforeigner.（D）

13.A）TheUSpopulationdoesn’tconsistofwhiteEuropeandescendantsonly.

B）AsiantouristscanspeakEnglishaswellasnativespeakersofthelanguage.

C）ColoredpeoplearenotwelcomeintheUnitedStates.

D）Americansareinneedofeducationintheirhistory.（A）

14.A）Bymakinglaws

B）Byenforcingdiscipline

C）Byeducatingthepublic

D）Byholdingceremonies（A）

15.A）Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers.

B）Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.

C）ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.

D）Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.（B）

16.A）Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.

B）Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.

C）Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.

D）Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.（D）

17.A）Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.

B）Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.

C）Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.

D）Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.（C）

PassageThree

18.A）Punishmentbyteachers

B）Pooracademicperformance

C）Truancy

D）Illness（C）

19.A）TheBoardofEducation.

B）Principalsofcityschools.

C）Studentswithgoodacademicrecords.

D）Studentswithgoodattendancerecords.（D）

20.A）Punishingstudentswhodamageschoolproperty.

B）Rewardingschoolsthathavedecreasedthedestruction.

C）Promotingteacherswhocanpreventthedestruction.

D）Cuttingthebudgetforrepairsandreplacements.（B）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Passageone

Toomanyvulnerablechild-freeadultsarebeingruthlessly（无情的）manipulatedintoparent-hoodbytheirparents,whothinkthathappinessamongolderpeopledependsonhavingagrand-childtospoil.Weneedanorganizationtohelpbeatdownthepersistentcampaignsofgrandchildlessparents.It’stimetoestablishPlannedGrandparenthood,whichwouldhavemanyglobalandlocalbenefits.

Partofitsmissionwouldbetopromotetherisksandrealitiesassociatedwithbeingagrandparent.Thestaffwouldincludedepressedgrandparentswhowouldexplainhowgrandkidsbreaklamps,bite,screamandkick.Otherswoulddetailhowanhourofbaby-sittingoftenturnsintoacryingmarathon.Moregrandparentswouldtestifythattheyhadtopayfortheirgrandchild’sexpensivecollegeeducation.

Plannedgrandparenthood’scarefullywrittenliteraturewoulddetailallthejoysoflifegrand-child-freeacalmlivingroom,extramoneyforluxuriesduringthegoldenyears,etc.Potentialgrandparentswouldberemindedthat,withoutgrandchildrenaround,it’spossibletohaveaconversationwithyourkids,who—incidentally—wouldhavemoretimefortheirownparents.

Meanwhile,mostchildrenarevulnerabletotheenormousinfluenceexertedbygrandchildlessparentsaimingtopersuadetheirkidstoproducechildren.Theywilltakeacallfromapersistentparent,evenifthey’reloadedwithworks.Inaddition,someparentsmakehandsomemoneyofferspayableuponthegrandchild’sbirth.Sometimesthesegiftsnotonlycoverexpensesassociatedwiththeinfant’sbirth,butextras,too,likeavacation.Inanycase,cashgiftscanweakentheresolveofeventhenoblestperson.

AtPlannedGrandparenthood,childrentargetedbytheirparentstoreproducecouldobtainnon-biasedinformationabouttheinsanityofhavingtheirownkids.Thecatastrophicpsychologicalandeconomiccostsofchildbearingwouldbeemphasized.Thesymptomsofmorningsicknesswouldbelistedandhorrorsofchildbirthpictured.Amonthlynewsletterwouldcontainstoriesaboutoverwhelmedparentsandofferguidanceonhowchildlessadultscanrespondtothedifferentlobbyingtacticsthatwould-begrandparentsemploy.

WhenIthinkaboutalltheproblemsofouroverpopulatedworldandlookatourboygrabbingatthelampbythesofa,IwishIcouldhaveturnedtoPlannedGrandparenthoodwhenmyparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme.

IfIcouldhave,Imightnotbeinthisparenthoodpredicament（窘境）.Buthere’sthecrazyirony,Idon’twantmychild-freelifeback.Dylan’stoomuchfun.

21.What’sthepurposeoftheproposedorganizationPlannedGrandparenthood?

A）Toencouragechildlesscouplestohavechildren.

B）Toprovidefacilitiesandservicesforgrandchildlessparents.

C）Tooffercounselingtopeopleonhowtoraisegrandchildren.

D）Todiscouragepeoplefrominsistingonhavinggrandchildren.（D）

22.PlannedGrandparenthoodwouldincludedepressedgrandparentsonitsstaffinorderto________.

A）showthemthejoysoflifegrandparentsmayhaveinraisinggrandchildren

B）drawattentiontothetroublesanddifficultiesgrandchildrenmaycause

C）sharetheirexperienceinraisinggrandchildreninamorescientificway

D）helpraisefundstocoverthehighexpenseofeducationforgrandchildren（B）

23.Accordingtothepassage,somecouplesmayeventuallychoosetohavechildrenbecause________.

A）theyfindithardtoresistthecarrot-and-stickapproachoftheirparents

B）theyhavelearnfromotherparentsaboutthejoysofhavingchildren

C）theyfeelmoreandmorelonelyadtheygrowolder

D）theyhavefounditirrationaltoremainchildless（A）

24.Bysaying“...myparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme”（Line2-3,Para.6）,theauthormeansthat________.

A）herparentskeptpressuringhertohaveachild

B）herparentslikedtohaveagrandchildintheirarms

C）herparentsaskedhertosavefortheexpensesofraisingachild

D）herparentskeptblamingherforherchild’sbadbehavior（A）

25.Whatdoestheauthorreallyoftheideaofhavingchildren?

A）Itdoesmoreharmthangood.

B）Itcontributestooverpopulation.

C）Itistroublesomebutrewarding.

D）Itisapsychologicalcatastrophe.（C）

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AskmostpeoplehowtheydefinetheAmericanDreamandchancesarethey’llsay,“Success.”ThedreamofindividualopportunityhasbeenhomeinAmericansinceEuropeansdiscovereda“newworld”intheWesternHemisphere.EarlyimmigrantslikeHectorSt.JeandeCrevecoeurpraisedhighlythefreedomandopportunitytobefoundinthisnewland.HisglowingdescriptionsofaclasslesssocietywhereanyonecouldattainsuccessthroughhonestyandhardworkfiredtheimaginationsofmanyEuropeanreaders:

inLettersfromanAmericanFarmer（1782）hewrote.“Weareallexcitedatthespiritofanindustrywhichisunfettered（无拘无束的）andunrestrained,becauseeachpersonworksforhimself...Wehavenoprinces,forwhomwetoil（干苦力活），starve,andbleed:

wearethemostperfectsocietynowexistingintheworld.”Thepromiseofalandwhere“therewardsofaman’sindustryfollowwithequalstepstheprogressofhislabor”drewpoorimmigrantsfromEuropeandfuelednationalexpansionintothewesternterritories.

Ournationalmythology（神化）isfullofillustrationtheAmericansuccessstory.There’sBenjaminFranklin,theverymodeloftheself-educated,self-mademan,whorosefrommodestoriginstobecomeawell-knownscientist,philosopher,andstatesman.Inthenineteenthcentury,HoratioAlger,awriteroffictionforyoungboys,becameAmerican’sbest-sellingauthorwithrags-to-richestales.Thenotionofsuccesshauntsus:

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