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Abornbeauty,anythingtoescapehissicklesweep.-Shakespeare历年真题之2009年6月大学英语六级考试及参考答案PartIWriting(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OntheImportanceofaNamePartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.HelicopterMomsvs.Free-RangeKidsWouldyouletyourfourth-graderridepublictransportationwithoutanadult?
Probablynot.Still,whenLenoreSkenazy,acolumnistfortheNewYorkSun,wroteaboutlettinghersontakethesubwayalonetogetbacktoLongstoryshort:
mysongothomefromadepartmentstoreontheUpperEastSide,shedidntexpecttogethitwithawaveofcriticismfromreaders.“Longstoryshort:
Mysongothome,overjoyedwithindependence,”SkenazywroteonApril4intheNewYorkSun.“Longstorylonger:
HalfthepeopleIvetoldthisepisodetonowwanttoturnoninforchildabuse.Asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatchistherightwaytorearkids.Itsnot.Itsdebilitating(使虚弱)forusandforthem.”OnlinemessageboardsweresoonfullofpeoplebothapplaudingandcondemningSkenazysdecisiontolethersongoitalone.ShewoundupdefendingherselfonCNN(accompaniedbyherson)andonpopularblogslikethebuffingtonpost,whereherfollow-uppiecewasironicallyheadlined“MoreFromAmericasWorstMom.”Theepisodehasignitedanotheroneofthosedebatesthatdividesparentsintovocalopposingcamps.AreModernparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamorecomplicatedanddangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderaboutunsupervised?
Fromthe“shesanirresponsiblemother”campcame:
“Shameonyouforbeingsocarelessabouthissafety,”inCommentsonthebuffingtonpost.Andtherewasthisfromamotheroffour:
“Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedidntcomehome?
”ButSkenazygotalotofsupport,too,withwomenandmenwritinginwithstoriesabouthowtheywereallowedtotaketripsallbythemselvesatsevenoreight.Shealsogotheapsofpraiseforbuckingthe“helicopterparent”trend:
“GoodforthisMom,”onecommenterwroteonthebuffingtonpost.“Thisisamuch-neededrealitycheck.”Lastweek,encouragedbyalltheattention,SkenazystartedherownblogFreeRange,kidspromotingtheideathatmodernchildrenneedsomeofthesameindependencethathergenerationhad.Inthegoodolddaysnine-year-oldbabyboomersrodetheirbikestoschool,walkedtothestore,tookbusesandevensubwaysallbythemselves.Herblog,shesays,isdedicatedtosensibleparenting.“AtFreeRangeKids,webelieveinsafekids.Webelieveincarseatsandsafetybelts.WedoNOTbelievethateverytimeschool-agechildrengooutside,theyneedasecurityguard.”Sowhyaresomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight?
Arecitiesandtownslesssafeandkidsmorevulnerabletocrimeslikechildkidnapandsexualabusethantheywereinpreviousgenerations?
Notexactly.NewYorkCity,forinstance,issaferthanitseverbeen;itsranked36thincrimeamongallAmericancities.Nationwide,stringerkidnapsareextremelyrare;theresaone-in-a-millionchanceachildwillbetakenbyastranger,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.And90percentofsexualabusecasesarecommittedbysomeonethechildknows.Mortalityratesfromallcauses,includingdiseaseandaccidents,forAmericanchildrenarelowernowthantheywere25yearsago.AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1980and2003deathratesdroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14and32percentforteensaged15to19.Thentheresthewholequestionofwhethermodernparentsaremorewatchfulandnervousaboutsafetythanpreviousgenerations.Yes,someare.PartoftheproblemisthatwithwalltowallInternetandcablenews,everymissingchildcasegetssomuchairtimethatitsnotsurprisingevennormalparentalanxietycanbeamplified.Andmanymiddle-classparentshavegottenusedtomanagingtheirchildrenstimeandshuttlingthemtovariousenrichingactivities,sotheideaoflettingthemoutontheirowncanseemlikearisk.Backin1972,whenmanyoftodaysparentswerekids,87percentofchildrenwholivedwithinamileofschoolwalkedorbikedeveryday.Buttoday,theCentersforDiseaseControlreportthatonly13percentofchildrenbike,walkorotherwisetthemselvestoschool.Theextrasupervisionisbothacityandasuburbphenomenon.Parentsareworriedaboutcrime,andtheyareworriedaboutkidsgettingcaughtintrafficinacitythatsnotusedtopedestrians.Ontheotherhand,therearestillplentyofkidswhoseparentsgivethemalotofindependence,bychoiceorbynecessity.TheAfterSchoolAlliancefindsthatmorethan14millionkidsaged5to17areresponsiblefortakingcareofthemselvesafterschool.Only6.5millionkidsparticipateinorganizedprograms.“Manychildrenwhohaveworkingparentshavetotakethesubwayorbustogettoschool.Manydothisbythemselvesbecausetheyhavenootherwaytogettotheschools,”saysDr.RichardGallagher,directoroftheParentingInstituteattheNewYorkUniversityChildStudyCenter.Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmorefreedom,theresnoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdiscourageaone-size-fits-allapproachtoparenting.WhatsrightforSkenazysnine-year-oldcouldbeinappropriateforanotherone.Italldependsondevelopmentalissue,maturity,andthepsychologicalandemotionalmakeupofthatchild.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher.“Theabilitytofollowparentguidelines,thechildslevelofcomfortinhandlingsuchsituations,andachildsgeneraljudgmentshouldbeweighed.”GallagheragreeswithSkenazythatmanynine-year-oldsarereadyforindependenceliketakingpublictransportationalone.“Atcertaintimesoftheday,oncertainroutes,thesubwaysaregenerallysafeforthesechildren,especiallyiftheyhavegrownupinthecityandhavebeentaughthowtobesafe,howtoobtainhelpiftheyareconcernedfortheirsafety,andhowtoavoidunsafesituationsbybeingwatchfulandontheirtoes.”Butevenwithmoretrafficandfewersidewalks,modernparentsdohaveoneadvantagetheirparentsdidnt:
thecellphone.Beingabletocheckinwithachildanytimegoesalongwaytowardrelievingparentalanxietyandmayhelpparentsloosentheircontrolalittlesooner.Skenazygotalotofcriticismbecauseshedidntgiveherkidhercellphonebecauseshethoughthedloseitandwantedhimtolearntogoitalonewithoutdependingonmomamajorprincipleoffree-rangeparenting.Butmostparentsaremorethanhappytousecellphonestokeeptrackoftheirkids.Andforthosewholiketheideaoffree-rangekidsbutstillstrugglewiththeirinnerhelicopterparent,theremaybeamiddleway.AnewgenerationofGPScellphoneswithtrackingsoftwaremakeiteasierthanevertofollowachildseverymovementviatheInternetwithoutseemingtointerfereorhover.Ofcourse,whentheygotocollege,theymightstartobjectingtobeingmonitoredastheyreonparole(假释).注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.WhenLenoreSkenazyssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he_.AwasafraidthathemightgetlostBenjoyedhavingtheindependenceCwasonlytoopleasedtotaketheriskDthoughthewasanexceptionalchild2.LenoreSkenazybelievesthatkeepingkidsundercarefulwatchAhinderstheirhealthygrowthBaddstoomuchtoparentsexpensesCshowstraditionalparentalcautionDbucksthelatestparentingtrend3.SkenazysdecisiontolethersontaketheSubwayalonehasnetwith_.AoppositionfromherownfamilyBshareparentingexperienceCfightagainstchildabuseDprotectchildrensrights4.Skenazystartedherownblogto_.ApromotesensibleparentingBshareparentingexperienceCfightagainstchildabuseDprotectchildrensrights5.Accordingtotheauthor,NewYorkCity_.ArankshighinroadaccidentsBismuchsafethanbeforeCrankslowinchildmortalityratesDislessdangerousthansmallcities6.Parentstodayaremorenervousabouttheirkidssafetythanpreviousgenerationsbecause_.AtherearenowfewerchildreninthefamilyBthenumberoftrafficaccidentshasbeenincreasingCtheirfearisamplifiedbymediaexposureofcrimeDcrimerateshavebeenontheriseovertheyears7.Accordingtochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmaybeallowedmorefreedomdependson_.AthetraditionsandcustomsofthecommunityBthesafetyconditionsoftheirneighborhoodCtheirparentspsychologicalmakeupDtheirmaturityandpersonalqualities8.AccordingtoGallagherandSkenazy,childrenwhoarewatchfulwillbebetterabletostayawayfromUnsafesituations.9.BeingabletofindoutwhereachildisanytimehelpslessenparentsTheiranxietyandcontrol.10.NowadayswiththehelpofGPScellphones,parentscan,fromadistance,tracktheirchildrensMovements.PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionA注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11.AFredforgottocallhimlastnightaboutthecampingtrip.BHeisnotgoingtolendhissleepingbagtoFred.CHehasnotseenFredatthegymforsometime.DFredmayhaveborrowedasleepingbagfromsomeoneelse.12.ASummerhasbecomehotterinrecentyears.BItwillcooldownabitovertheweekend.CSwimminginapoolhasarelaxingeffect.DHehopestheweatherforecastisaccurat