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06年大学英语六级
2006年6月17日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(A卷)
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)ShemetwithThomasjustafewdaysago.
B)Shecanhelpwiththeorientationprogram.
C)Sheisnotsureshecanpassonthemessage.
D)ShewillcertainlytrytocontactThomas.(C)
2.A)Setthedinnertable.
B)Changethelightbulb.
C)Cleanthediningroom.
D)Holdtheladderforhim.(D)
3.A)He’dlikeapieceofpie.
B)He’dlikesomecoffee.
C)He’dratherstayinthewarmroom.
D)He’sjusthaddinnerwithhisfriends.(B)
4.A)Hehasmanagedtosellanumberofcars.
B)Heiscontentedwithhiscurrentposition.
C)Hemightgetfired.
D)Hehaslosthisjob.(C)
5.A)Tony’ssecretary.
B)Paul’sgirlfriend.
C)Paul’scolleague.
D)Tony’swife.(D)
6.A)Hewasfinedforrunningaredlight.
B)Hewascaughtspeedingonafastlane.
C)Hehadtorunquicklytogettheticket.
D)Hemadeawrongturnattheintersection.(A)
7.A)Hehaslearnedalotfromhisownmistakes.
B)Heisquiteexperiencedintamingwilddogs.
C)Hefindsrewardmoreeffectivethanpunishment.
D)Hethinksitimportanttomasterbasictrainingskills.(C)
8.A)Atabookstore.
B)Atthedentist’s.
C)Inarestaurant.
D)Inthelibrary.(B)
9.A)Hedoesn’twantJennytogetintotrouble.
B)Hedoesn’tagreewiththewoman’sremark.
C)HethinksJenny’sworkloadtooheavyatcollege.
D)Hebelievesmostcollegestudentsarerunningwild.(B)
10.A)Itwasapplaudable.
B)Itwasjustterrible.
C)Theactorswereenthusiastic.
D)Theplotwasfunnyenough.(A)
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Socialwork.
B)Medicalcare.
C)Appliedphysics.
D)Specialeducation.(B)
12.A)Thetimelyadvicefromherfriendsandrelatives.
B)Thetwo-yearprofessionaltrainingshereceived.
C)Herdeterminationtofulfillherdream.
D)Herparents’consistentmoralsupport.(C)
13.A)Togetthefundingforthehospitals.
B)Tohelpthedisabledchildrenthere.
C)Totraintherapistsforthechildrenthere.
D)Tosetupaninstitutionforthehandicapped.(B)
PassageTwo
Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)AtacountryschoolinMexico.
B)InamountainvalleyofSpain.
C)AtasmallAmericancollege.
D)InasmallvillageinChile.(D)
15.A)Byexpandingtheirmindsandhorizons.
B)Byfinancingtheirelementaryeducation.
C)Bysettingupasmallprimaryschool.
D)Bysettingthemaninspiringexample.(A)
16.A)Shewrotepoetrythatbrokethroughnationalbarriers.
B)Shewasatalenteddesigneroforiginalschoolcurriculums.
C)Sheprovedherselftobeanactiveandcapablestateswoman.
D)Shemadeoutstandingcontributionstochildren’seducation.(D)
17.A)Shewonthe1945NobelPrizeinLiterature.
B)ShewasthefirstwomantowinaNobelPrize.
C)Shetranslatedherbooksintomanylanguages.
D)Sheadvisedmanystatesmenoninternationalaffairs.(A)
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)Howanimalssurviveharshconditionsinthewild.
B)Howanimalsaltercolorstomatchtheirsurroundings.
C)Howanimalsprotectthemselvesagainstpredators.
D)Howanimalslearntodisguisethemselveseffectively.(C)
19.A)Itsenormoussize.
B)Itsplant-likeappearance.
C)Itsinstantaneousresponse.
D)Itsoffensivesmell.(B)
20.A)Ithelpsimprovetheirsafety.
B)Itallowsthemtoswimfaster.
C)Ithelpsthemfighttheirpredators.
D)Itallowsthemtoavoidtwistsandturns.(A)
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Therearegoodreasonstobetroubledbytheviolencethatspreadsthroughoutthemedia.Movies,Televisionandvideogamesarefullofgunplayandbloodshed,andonemightreasonablyaskwhat’swrongwithasocietythatpresentsvideosofdomesticviolenceasentertainment.
Mostresearchersagreethatthecausesofreal-worldviolencearecomplex.A1993studybytheU.S.NationalAcademyofScienceslisted“biological,individual,family,peer,school,andcommunityfactors”asallplayingtheirparts.
Viewingabnormallylargeamountsofviolenttelevisionandvideogamesmaywellcontributetoviolentbehaviorincertainindividuals.Thetroublecomeswhenresearchersdownplayuncertaintiesintheirstudiesoroverstatethecaseforcausality(因果关系).SkepticsweredismayedseveralyearsagowhenagroupofsocietiesincludingtheAmericanMedicalAssociationtriedtoendthedebatebyissuingajointstatement:
“Atthistime,wellover1,000studies...pointoverwhelminglytoacausalconnectionbetweenmediaviolenceandaggressivebehaviorinsomechildren.”
Freedom-of-speechadvocatesaccusedthesocietiesofcateringtopoliticians,andevendisputedthenumberofstudies(mostwerereviewarticlesandessays,theysaid).WhenJonathanFreedman,asocialpsychologistattheUniversityofToronto,reviewedtheliterature,hefoundonly200orsostudiesoftelevision-watchingandaggression.Andwhenheweededout“themostdoubtfulmeasuresofaggression”,only28%supportedaconnection.
Thecriticalpointhereiscausality.Thealarmistssaytheyhaveprovedthatviolentmediacauseaggression.Buttheassumptionsbehindtheirobservationsneedtobeexamined.Whenlabelinggamesasviolentornon-violent,shouldaheroeatingaghostreallybecountedasaviolentevent?
Andwhenexperimentersrecordthetimeittakesgameplayerstoread‘aggressive’or‘non-aggressive’wordsfromalist,canwebesurewhattheyareactuallymeasuring?
TheintentofthenewHarvardCenteronMediaandChildHealthtocollectandstandardizestudiesofmediaviolenceinordertocomparetheirmethodologies,assumptionsandconclusionsisanimportantstepintherightdirection.
Anotherappropriatestepwouldbetotonedownthecriticismuntilweknowmore.Severalresearcherswrite,speakandtestifyquitealotonthethreatposedbyviolenceinthemedia.Thatis,ofcourse,theirprivilege.Butwhendoingso,theyoftencomeoutwithstatementsthatthematterhasnowbeensettled,drawingcriticismfromcolleagues.Inresponse,thealarmistsaccusecriticsandnewsreportersofbeingdeceivedbytheentertainmentindustry.Suchclasheshelpneithersciencenorsociety.
21.Whyistheresomuchviolenceshowninmovies,TVandvideogames?
A)Thereisalotofviolenceintherealworldtoday.
B)Somethinghasgonewrongwithtoday’ssociety.
C)Manypeoplearefondofgunplayandbloodshed.
D)Showingviolenceisthoughttobeentertaining.(D)
22.Whatistheskeptics(Line3.Para.3)viewofmediaviolence?
A)Violenceontelevisionisafairlyaccuratereflectionofreal-worldlife.
B)Moststudiesexaggeratetheeffectofmediaviolenceontheviewers.
C)Acausalrelationshipexistsbetweenmediaandreal-worldviolence.
D)Theinfluenceofmediaviolenceonchildrenhasbeenunderestimated.(B)
23.Theauthorusestheterm“alarmists”(Line1.Para.5)torefertothosewho________.
A)usestandardizedmeasurementsinthestudiesofmediaviolence
B)initiatedthedebateovertheinfluenceofviolentmediaonreality
C)assertadirectlinkbetweenviolentmediaandaggressivebehavior
D)useappropriatemethodologyinexaminingaggressivebehavior(C)
24.Inrefutingthealarmists,theauthoradvanceshisargumentbyfirstchallenging________.
A)thesourceandamountoftheirdata
B)thetargetsoftheirobservation
C)theirsystemofmeasurement
D)theirdefinitionofviolence(D)
25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthedebateconcerningtherelationshipbetweenthemediaandviolence?
A)Morestudiesshouldbeconductedbeforeconclusionsaredrawn.
B)Itshouldcometoanendsincethematterhasnowbeensettled.
C)Thepaststudiesinthisfieldhaveprovedtobemisleading.
D)Hemorethanagreeswiththeviewsheldbythealarmists.(A)
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
You’reintroubleifyouhavetobuyyourownbrand-nameprescriptiondrugs.Overthepastdecade,pricesleapedbymorethandoubletheinflationrate.Treatmentsforchronicconditionscaneasilytop$2,000amonth-nowonderthatoneinfourAmericanscan’saffordtofilltheirprescriptions.Thesolution?
Aheartychorusof“OCanada.”Northoftheborder,wherepricecontrolsreign,thosesamebrand-namedrugscost50%to80%less.
TheCanadianoptionisfastbecomingapoliticalwake-upcall,“Ifourneighborscanbuydrugsatreasonableprices,whycan’twe?
Eventowhisperthatthoughtprovokesanger.“Un-American!
”And-thepropagandists’trumpcard(