大学英语六级真题及答案下载.docx

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2009年6月20日大学英语六级真题及答案

PartI　Writing　（30minutes）

　　Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOntheImportanceofaName.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.　　1.有人说名字或名称很重要

　　2.也有人觉得名字或名称无关紧要

　　3.我认为…

OntheImportanceofaName

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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

　　Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

HelicopterMomsvs.Free-RangeKids

　　Wouldyouletyourfourth-graderridepublictransportationwithoutanadult?

Probablynot.Still,whenLenoreSkenazy,acolumnistfortheNewYorkSun,wroteaboutlettinghersontakethesubwayalonetogetbacktoherManhattanhomefromadepartmentstoreontheUpperEastSide,shedidn'texpecttogethitwithawaveofcriticismfromreaders.

　　"Longstoryshort:

Mysongothome,overjoyedwithindependence,"SkenazywroteonApril4intheNewYorkSun."Longstorylonger:

HalfthepeopleI'vetoldthisepisodetonowwanttoturnmeinforchildabuse.Asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatchistherightwaytorearkids.It'snot.It'sdebilitating（使虚弱）-forusandforthem."

　　OnlinemessageboardsweresoonfullofpeoplebothapplaudingandcondemningSkenazy'sdecisiontolethersongoitalone.ShewoundupdefendingherselfonCNN（accompaniedbyherson）andonpopularblogsliketheHuffingtonPost,whereherfollow-uppiecewasironicallyheadlined"MoreFromAmerica'sWorstMom."

　　Theepisodehasignitedanotheroneofthosedebatesthatdividesparentsintovocalopposingcamps.Aremodernparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamorecomplicatedanddangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderaboutunsupervised?

　　Fromthe"she'sanirresponsiblemother"campcame:

"Shameonyouforbeingsocarelessabouthissafety,"incommentsontheHuffingtonPost.Andtherewasthisfromamotheroffour:

"Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedidn'tcomehome?

"ButSkenazygotalotofsupport,too,withwomenandmenwritinginwithstoriesabouthowtheywereallowedtotaketripsallbythemselvesatsevenoreight.Shealsogotheapsofpraiseforbuckingthe"helicopterparent"trend:

"GoodforthisMom,"onecommenterwroteontheHuffingtonPost."Thisisamuch-neededrealitycheck."

　　Lastweek,encouragedbyalltheattention,Skenazystartedherownblog-FreeRangeKids-promotingtheideathatmodernchildrenneedsomeofthesameindependencethathergenerationhad.Inthegoodolddaysnine-year-oldbabyboomersrodetheirbikestoschool,walkedtothestore,tookbuses-andevensubways-allbythemselves.Herblog,shesays,isdedicatedtosensibleparenting."AtFreeRangeKids,webelieveinsafekids.Webelieveincarseatsandsafetybelts.WedoNOTbelievethateverytimeschool-agechildrengooutside,theyneedasecurityguard."

　　Sowhyaresomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight?

Arecitiesandtownslesssafeandkidsmorevulnerabletocrimeslikechildkidnapandsexualabusethantheywereinpreviousgenerations?

　　Notexactly.NewYorkCity,forinstance,issaferthanit'severbeen;it'sranked136thincrimeamongallAmericancities.Nationwide,strangerkidnapsareextremelyrare;there'saone-in-a-millionchanceachildwillbetakenbyastranger,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.And90percentofsexualabusecasesarecommittedbysomeonethechildknows.Mortalityratesfromallcauses,includingdiseaseandaccidents,forAmericanchildrenarelowernowthantheywere25yearsago.AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1980and2003deathratesdroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14and32percentforteensaged15to19.

　　Thenthere'sthewholequestionofwhethermodernparentsaremorewatchfulandnervousaboutsafetythanpreviousgenerations.Yes,someare.Partoftheproblemisthatwithwall-to-wallInternetandcablenews,everymissingchildcasegetssomuchairtimethatit'snotsurprisingevennormalparentalanxietycanbeamplified.Andmanymiddle-classparentshavegottenusedtomanagingtheirchildren'stimeandshuttlingthemtovariousenrichingactivities,sotheideaoflettingthemoutontheirowncanseemlikearisk.Backin1972,whenmanyoftoday'sparentswerekids,87percentofchildrenwholivedwithinamileofschoolwalkedorbikedeveryday.Buttoday,theCentersforDiseaseControlreportthatonly13percentofchildrenbike,walkorotherwisegetthemselvestoschool.

　　Theextrasupervisionisbothacityandasuburbanphenomenon.Parentsareworriedaboutcrime,andthey'reworriedaboutkidsgettingcaughtintrafficinacitythat'snotusedtopedestrians.Ontheotherhand,therearestillplentyofkidswhoseparentsgivethemalotofindependence,bychoiceorbynecessity.TheAfterSchoolAlliancefindsthatmorethan14millionkidsaged5to17areresponsiblefortakingcareofthemselvesafterschool.Only6.5millionkidsparticipateinorganizedprograms."Manychildrenwhohaveworkingparentshavetotakethesubwayorbustogettoschool.Manydothisbythemselvesbecausetheyhavenootherwaytogettotheirschools,"saysDr.RichardGallagher,directoroftheParentingInstituteattheNewYorkUniversityChildStudyCenter.

　　Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmorefreedom,there'snoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdiscourageaone-size-fits-allapproachtoparenting.What'srightforSkenazy'snine-year-oldcouldbeinappropriateforanotherone.Italldependsondevelopmentalissues,maturity,andthepsychologicalandemotionalmakeupofthatchild.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher."Theabilitytofollowparentguidelines,thechild'slevelofcomfortinhandlingsuchsituations,andachild'sgeneraljudgmentshouldbeweighed."

　　GallagheragreeswithSkenazythatmanynine-year-oldsarereadyforindependenceliketakingpublictransportationalone."Atcertaintimesoftheday,oncertainroutes,thesubwaysaregenerallysafeforthesechildren,especiallyiftheyhavegrownupinthecityandhavebeentaughthowtobesafe,howtoobtainhelpiftheyareconcernedfortheirsafety,andhowtoavoidunsafesituationsbybeingwatchfulandontheirtoes."

　　Butevenwithmoretrafficandfewersidewalks,modernparentsdohaveoneadvantagetheirparentsdidn't:

thecellphone.Beingabletocheckinwithachildanytimegoesalongwaytowardrelievingparentalanxietyandmayhelpparentsloosentheircontrolalittlesooner.Skenazygotalotofcriticismbecauseshedidn'tgiveherkidhercellphonebecauseshethoughthe'dloseitandwantedhimtolearntogoitalonewithoutdependingonmom-amajorprincipleoffree-rangeparenting.Butmostparentsaremorethanhappytousecellphonestokeeptracksontheirkids.

　　Andforthosewholiketheideaoffree-rangekidsbutstillstrugglewiththeirinnerhelicopterparent,theremaybeamiddleway.AnewgenerationofGPScellphoneswithtrackingsoftwaremakeiteasierthanevertofollowachild'severymovementviatheInternet-withoutseemingtointerfereorhover.Ofcourse,whentheygotocollege,theymightstartobjectingtobeingmonitoredasifthey'reonparole（假释）.

　　1.WhenLenoreSkenazy'ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he_______.

　　[A]wasafraidthathemightgetlost

　　[B]enjoyedhavingtheindependence

　　[C]wasonlytoopleasedtotaketherisk

　　[D]thoughthewasanexceptionalchild

　　2.LenoreSkenazybelievesthatkeepingkidsundercarefulwatch_______.

　　[A]hinderstheirhealthygrowth

　　[B]addstoomuchtoparents'expenses

　　[C]showstraditionalparentalcaution

　　[D]bucksthelatestparentingtrend

　　3.Skenazy'sdecisiontolethersontakethesubwayalonehasmetwith_______.

　　[A]oppositionfromherownfamily

　　[B]officialchargesofchildabuse

　　[C]approvalfrompsychologists

　　[D]somewhatmixedresponses

　　4.Skenazystartedherownblogto_______.

　　[A]promotesensibleparenting

　　[B]shareparentingexperience

　　[C]fightagainstchildabuse

　　[D]protectchildren'sright

　　5.Accordingtotheauthor,NewYorkCity_______.

　　[A]rankshighinroadaccidents

　　[B]ismuchsaferthanbefore

　　[C]rankslowinchildmortalityrates

　　[D]islessdangerousthansmallcities

　　6.Parentstodayaremorenervousabouttheirkids'safetythanpreviousgenerationsbecause_______.

　　[A]therearenowfewerchildreninthefamily

　　[B]thenumberoftrafficaccidentshasbeenincreasing

　　[C]theirfearisamplifiedbymediaexposureofcrime

　　[D]crimerateshavebeenontheriseovertheyears

　　7.Accordingtochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmaybeallowedmorefreedomdependson_______.

　　[A]thetraditionsandcustomsofthecommunity

　　[B]thesafetyconditionsoftheirneighborhood

　　[C]theirparents'psychologicalmakeup

　　[D]theirmaturityandpersonalqualities

　　8.AccordingtoGallagherandSkenazy,childrenwhoarewatchfulwillbebetterabletostayawayfrom_________.

　　9.Beingabletofindoutwhereachildisanytimehelpslessenparent