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英语六级真题

2006年12月英语六级真题（B卷）

PartlListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）ThefoggyweatherhasaffectedMary’smood.

B）TheyarepuzzledaboutMary’stowspirits.

C）Maryisdissatisfiedwithherpromotion.

D）Marycarestoomuchaboutherlooks.

2.A）Gotoanartexhibition.

B）Dineoutwithanoldfriend.

C）Attendtheopeningnightofaplay.

D）Seehispaintingsondisplay.

3.A）Hermotherwasquiteoutstandinginacademicwork.

B）Shewasnotparticularlyinterestedingoingtoschool.

C）Herparentslaidgreatemphasisonacademicexcellence.

D）Shehelpedupgradetheeducationallevelofimmigrants.

4.A）Themachinestherewereillmaintained.

B）Ticketsforitsmemberswerecheaper.

C）Itwasfilledwithpeopleallthetime.

D）Ithadareputationforgoodservice.

5.A）BothSarahandTomhavebeenawardeddoctoraldegrees.

B）TomhasarrangedtomeethisbrideSarahinHawaii.

C）TomwasmoreexcitedthanSarahatthewedding.

D）AdoubleblessinghasdescendeduponTom.

6.A）Thereweretoomanyquestionsintheexamination.

B）Theexaminationwaswellbeyondthecoursecontent.

C）Theexaminationquestionsweresomewhattoodifficult.

D）Thecoursepreparedhimadequatelyfortheexamination.

7.A）It’slesstime-consuming.

B）Hiswifeistiredofcooking.

C）It’spartofhisjob.

D）Heissickofhome-cookedmeals.

8.A）Hehasjuststartedtoteachpianolessons.

B）Heseldomtakesthingsseriously.

C）Heisveryproudofhispianoskills.

D）Heusuallyunderstateshisachievements.

9.A）It’stedious.

B）It’sabsurd.

C）It’sjustifiable.

D）It’sunderstandable.

10.A）Arrangeaccommodationforher.

B）Explainthecauseofthecancellation.

C）Compensateherfortheinconvenience.

D）Allowhertotakeanotherflightthatnight.

SectionB

Passageone

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Producinglegendarypaintings.

B）Makingafortunefromdecorativearts.

C）Manufacturingqualityfurniture.

D）Settingupaspecialmuseum.

12.A）ToshowhisfascinationwithAsianculture.

B）TotellthestoryoftheAmericanRevolution.

C）TopromoteinterestinAmericandecorativearts.

D）ToincreasethepopularityoftheDupontCompany.

13.A）Bythemeorperiod.

B）Bystyleordesign.

C）Bymanufacturerororigin.

D）Byfunctionorpurpose.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Peoplemayusetwoormarelanguages.

B）PeoplewillchooseChineseratherthanEnglish.

C）ThepercentageofnativespeakersofEnglishwillinerease.

D）Thenumberofpeoplerelyingontheirmothertonguewilldrop.

15.A）ThenumberofSpanishspeakersisfargreaterthanthatofArabicspeakers.

B）ArabicspokeninoneArabcountrymaynotbeunderstoodinanother.

C）ArabicspokeninEgyptdiffersfromArabicspokeninMoroccoinorigin.

D）ThenumberofArabicspeakersisdecliningbecauseoftheinvasionofEnglish.

16.A）ItisimpossibleforArabcountriestostandardizetheirlanguage.

B）MostpeopleintheworldwilllearntospeakChineseinthefuture.

C）ItisuncertainwhetherEnglishwillworldlanguageinthefuture.

D）Spanishisverylikelytobecomethetoplanguageoftheworldby2050.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Becausetheybelieveblindstudentsprefertomixwithstudentswhocansee.

B）Becauseitwouldcostlotsofmoneytobuildsuchspecialcolleges.

C）Becauseitwouldconstitutediscriminationagainstblindstudents.

D）Becausetheythinkblindpeopleshouldlearntoliveamongsightedpeople.

18.A）Byencouragingthemtobemoreself-reliant.

B）Byshowingthempropercareandrespect.

C）Byofferingthemmorefinancialassistance.

D）Byprovidingthemwithfreemedicalservice.

19.A）FinancialaidfromtheAmericangovernment.

B）Moderntechnology.

C）Professionalsupport.

D）HelpfromtheNationalFederationoftheBlind.

20.A）AskAmericanprofessorstowriterecommendationsontheirbehalf.

B）ObtainAmericancitizenshipbeforetheyreachtheageof30.

C）Turntospecialinstitutionsintheirowncountryforassistance.

D）ApplytotheNationalFederationoftheBlindforscholarships.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Eachsummer,nomatterhowpressingmyworkschedule,Itakeoffonedayexclusivelyformyson.Wecallitdad-sonday.Thisyearourthirdstopwastheamusementpark,wherehediscoveredthathewastallenoughtorideoneofthefastestrollercoasters（过山车）intheworld.Weblastedthroughface-stretchingturnsandloopsforninetyseconds.Then,aswesteppedofftheride,heshruggedand,inadistressinglycalmvoice,remarkedthatitwasnotasexcitingasotherrideshe’dbeenon.AsIlistened,Ibegantosensesomethingseriouslyoutofbalance.

Throughouttheseason,Inoticedsimilareventsallaroundme.Parentsseemedhardpressedtofindnewthrillsforindifferentkids.Surroundedbyever-greaterstimulation,theiryoungfacesworelookingdisappointedandbored.

Facingtheirchildren’scomplaintsof“nothingtodo”.Parentswereshellingoutlargenumbersofdollarsforvariousformsofentertainment.Inmanycasesthemoneyseemedtodolittlemorethanbuytransientrelieffromtheterriblemoansoftheirboredchildren.Thissetmeponderingtheobviousquestion:

“Howcanitbesohardforkidstofindsomethingtodowhenthere’sneverbeensucharangeofstimulatingentertainmentavailabletothem?

”

Whydochildrenimmersedinthismuchexcitementseemstarvedformore?

Thatwas,Irealized,thepoint.Idiscoveredduringmyownrecklessadolescencethatwhatcreatesexcitementisnotgoingfast,butgoingfaster.Thrillshavelesstodowithspeedthanchangesinspeed.

I’mconcernedaboutthecumulativeeffectofyearsattheselevelsoffeverishactivity.Itisnomysterytomewhymanyteenagersappearapathetic（麻木的）andburnedout,witha“beenthere,donethat”airofindifferencetowardmuchoflife.Asincreasingnumbersoffriends’childrenareprescribedmedications-stimulantstodealwithinattentivenessatschooloranti-depressantstohelpwiththelossofinterestandjoyintheirlives-lquestiontheroleofkidsboredominsomeofthediagnoses.

Myownworkisfocusedonthechemicalimbalancesandbiologicalfactorsrelatedtobehavioralandemotionaldisorders.Thesearecomplexproblems.YetI’vebeenreflectingmoreandmoreonhowthepaceoflifeandtheintensityofstimulationmaybecontributingtotherisingratesofpsychiatricproblemsamongchildrenandadolescentsinoursociety.

21.Theauthorfeltsurprisedintheamusementparkatthefacethat________.

A）hissonwasnotasthrilledbytherollercoasterrideasexpected

B）hissonblastedthroughtheturnsandloopswithhisfacestretched

C）hissonappeareddistressedbutcalmwhileridingtherollercoaster

D）hissoncouldkeephisbalancesowellonthefast-movingrollercoaster

22.Accordingtotheauthor,childrenarebored_________.

A）unlesstheirparentscanfindnewthrillsforthem

B）whentheydon’thaveanyaccesstostimulatingfungames

C）whentheyareleftaloneatweekendsbytheirworkingparents

D）eveniftheyareexposedtomoreandmorekindsofentertainment

23.Fromhisownexperience.theauthorcametotheconclusionthatchildrenseemtoexpect________.

A）amuchwidervarietyofsportsfacilities

B）activitiesthatrequiresophisticated

C）ever-changingthrillingformsofrecreation

D）physicalexercisesthataremorechallenging

24.InPara.6.theauthorexpresseshisdoubtabouttheeffectivenessoftryingtochangechildrenindifferencetowardmuchoflifeby________.

A）divertingtheirinterestfromelectronicvisualgames

B）prescribingmedicationsfortheirtemporaryrelief

C）creatingmorestimulatingactivitiesforthem

D）spendingmoremoneyontheirentertainment

25.Inordertoalleviatechildren’sboredom,theauthorwouldprobablysuggest____.

A）adjustingthepaceoflifeandintensityofstimulation

B）promotingthepracticeofdad-sondays

C）consultingaspecialistinchildpsychology

D）balancingschoolworkwithextracurricularactivities

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itusedtobethatpeoplewereproudtoworkforthesamecompanyforthewholeoftheirworkinglives.They’dgetagoldwatchattheendoftheirproductiveyearsandadinnerfeaturingspeechesbytheirbossespraisingtheirloyalty/Buttoday’srichcapitalistshaveregressed（倒退）tothe“survivalofthefittest”ideasandtheirloyaltyextendsnottotheirworkersoreventotheirstockholdersbutonlytothemselves.Insteadofgivingoutgoldwatchesworthahundredorsodollarsforfortyorsoyearsofwork,theygrabtensandevenhundredsofmillionsofdollarsastheysellfortheirownprofitthecompanytheymayhavebeenwithforonlyafewyears.

Thenewrichselfishlyactontheirowntounfairlygrabthewealththatthecountryasawholehasproduced.Thetoplpercentofthepopulationnowhaswealthequaltothewholebottom95percentandtheywantmore.Theirselfishnessismostshamelesslyexpressedindownsizingandoutsourcing（将产品包给外公司做）becausethesebusinessmaneuversdon’tacttocreatenewjobsasthefoundersofnewindustriesusedtodo,butonlytocutoutjobswhilekeepingthemoneyvalueofwhatthosejobsproducedforthemselves.

Tokeepthemoneymachineworkingsmoothlytherichhaveboughtallthepoliticiansfromthetopdown.Thepresidenthimselfisconstantlyleaving.Washingtonandthebusinessofthenationbecauseheissummonedto“fundraisingdinners”wherefatcatspayathousandorsodollarsapl