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大学英语六级考试真题及答案

2006年6月英语六级真题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversation

andthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,and

decidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer

Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9

o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthe

correctanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethrough

thecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）ShemetwithThomasjustafewdaysago.

B）Shecanhelpwiththeorientationprogram.

C）Sheisnotsureshecanpassonthemessage.

D）ShewillcertainlytrytocontactThomas.

2.A）Setthedinnertable.

　B）Changethelightbulb

　C）Cleanthediningroom.

　D）Holdtheladderforhim.

3.A）He’dlikeapieceofpie.

B）He’dlikesomecoffee

C）He’dratherstayinthewarmroom.

D）He’sjusthaddinnerwithhisfriends.

4.A）Hehasmanagedtosellanumberofcars.

B）Heiscontentedwithhiscurrentposition.

C）Hemightgetfired.

D）Hehaslosthisjob.

5.A）Tony’ssecretary.

B）Paul’sgirlfriend.

C）Paul’scolleague.

D）Tony’swife.

6.A）Hewasfinedforrunningaredlight.

B）Hewascaughtspeedingonafastlane.

C）Hehadtorunquicklytogettheticket.

D）Hemadeawrongturnattheintersection.

7.A）Hehaslearnedalotfromhisownmistakes.

B）Heisquiteexperiencedintamingwilddogs.

C）Hefindsrewardmoreeffectivethanpunishment.

D）Hethinksitimportanttomasterbasictrainingskills.

8.A）Atabookstore.

B）Atthedentist’s.

C）Inarestaurant.

D）Inthelibrary.

9.A）Hedoesn’twantJennytogetintotrouble.

B）Hedoesn’tagreewiththewoman’sremark.

C）HethinksJenny’sworkloadtooheavyatcollege.

D）Hebelievesmostcollegestudentsarerunningwild.

10.A）Itwasapplaudable.

B）Itwasjustterrible.

C）Theactorswereenthusiastic.

D）Theplotwasfunnyenough.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Socialwork.

　B）Medicalcare

　C）Appliedphysics

　D）Specialeducation.

12.A）Thetimelyadvicefromherfriendsandrelatives.

B）Thetwo-yearprofessionaltrainingshereceived.

C）Herdeterminationtofulfillherdream.

D）Herparents’consistentmoralsupport.

13.A）Togetthefundingforthehospitals.

B）Tohelpthedisabledchildrenthere.

C）Totraintherapistsforthechildrenthere.

D）Tosetupaninstitutionforthehandicapped.

PassageTwo

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）AtacountryschoolinMexico.

B）InamountainvalleyofSpain.

C）AtasmallAmericancollege.

D）InasmallvillageinChile.

15.A）Byexpandingtheirmindsandhorizons.

B）Byfinancingtheirelementaryeducation.

C）Bysettingupasmallprimaryschool.

D）Bysettingthemaninspiringexample.

16.A）Shewrotepoetrythatbrokethroughnationalbarriers.

B）Shewasatalenteddesigneroforiginalschoolcurriculums.

C）Sheprovedherselftobeanactiveandcapablestateswoman.

D）Shemadeoutstandingcontributionstochildren’seducation.

17.A）Shewonthe1945NobelPrizeinLiterature.

B）ShewasthefirstwomantowinaNobelPrize.

C）Shetranslatedherbooksintomanylanguages.

D）Sheadvisedmanystatesmenoninternationalaffairs.

PassageThree

Question18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Howanimalssurviveharshconditionsinthewild.

B）Howanimalsaltercolorstomatchtheirsurroundings.

C）Howanimalsprotectthemselvesagainstpredators.

D）Howanimalslearntodisguisethemselveseffectively.

19.A）Itsenormoussize.

　B）Itsplant-likeappearance.

　C）Itsinstantaneousresponse.

　D）Itsoffensivesmell.

20.A）Ithelpsimprovetheirsafety.

　B）Itallowsthemtoswimfaster.

　C）Ithelpsthemfighttheirpredators.

　D）Itallowsthemtoavoidtwistsandturns.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）and

D）.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronthe

AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therearegoodreasonstobetroubledbytheviolencethatspreadsthroughoutthemedia.

Movies.Televisionandvideogamesarefullofgunplayandbloodshed,andonemightreasonably

askwhat’swrongwithasocietythatpresentsvideosofdomesticviolenceasentertainment.Most

researchersagreethatthecausesofreal-worldviolencearecomplex.A1993studybytheU.S.

NationalAcademyofScienceslisted“biological,individual,family,peer,school,andcommunity

factors”asallplayingtheirparts.

　　Viewingabnormallylargeamountsofviolenttelevisionandvideogamesmaywellcontribute

toviolentbehaviorincertainindividuals.

　　Thetroublecomeswhenresearchersdownplayuncertaintiesintheirstudiesoroverstatethe

caseforcausality（因果关系）.Skepticsweredismayedseveralyearsagowhenagroupof

societiesincludingthe

　　AmericanMedicalAssociationtriedtoendthedebatebyissuingajointstatement:

“Atthis

time,wellover1,000studies…pointoverwhelminglytoacausalconnectionbetweenmedia

violenceandaggressivebehaviorinsomechildren.”

　　Freedom-of-speechadvocatesaccusedthesocietiesofcateringtopoliticians,andeven

disputedthenumberofstudies（mostwerereviewarticlesandessays,theysaid）.WhenJonathan

Freedman,asocialpsychologistattheUniversityofToronto,reviewedtheliterature,hefound

only200orsostudiesoftelevision-watchingandaggression.Andwhenheweededout“themost

doubtfulmeasuresofaggression”,only28%supportedaconnection.

　　Thecriticalpointhereiscausality.Thealarmistssaytheyhaveprovedthatviolentmedia

causeaggression.Buttheassumptionsbehindtheirobservationsneedtobeexamined.When

labelinggamesasviolentornon-violent,shouldaheroeatingaghostreallybecountedasa

violentevent?

Andwhenexperimentersrecordthetimeittakesgameplayerstoread‘aggressive’

or‘non-aggressive’wordsfromalist,canwebesurewhattheyareactuallymeasuring?

Theintent

ofthenewHarvardCenteronMediaandChildHealthtocollectandstandardizestudiesofmedia

violenceinordertocomparetheirmethodologies,assumptionsandconclusionsisanimportant

stepintherightdirection.

　　Anotherappropriatesterwouldbetotonedownthecriticismuntilweknowmore.Several

researcherswrite,speakandtestifyquitealotonthethreatposedbyviolenceinthemedia.Thatis,

ofcourse,theirprivilege.Butwhendoingso,theyoftencomeoutwithstatementsthatthematter

hasnowbeensettled,drawingcriticismfromcolleagues.Inresponse,thealarmistsaccusecritics

andnewsreportersofbeingdeceivedbytheentertainmentindustry.Suchclasheshelpneither

sciencenorsociety.

21.Whyistheresomuchviolenceshowninmovies,TVandvideogames?

A）Thereisalotofviolenceintherealworldtoday.

B）Somethinghasgonewrongwithtoday’ssociety.

C）Manypeoplearefondofgunplayandbloodshed.

D）Showingviolenceisthoughttobeentertaining.

22.Whatistheskeptics（Line3.Para.3）viewofmediaviolence?

A）Violenceontelevisionisafairlyaccuratereflectionofreal-worldlife.

B）Moststudiesexaggeratetheeffectofmediaviolenceontheviewers.

C）Acausalrelationshipexistsbetweenmediaandreal-worldviolence.

D）Theinfluenceofmediaviolenceonchildrenhasbeenunderestimated.

23.Theauthorusestheterm“alarmists”（Line1.Para.5）torefertothosewho______.

A）usestandardizedmeasurementsinthestudiesofmediaviolence

B）initiatedthedebateovertheinfluenceofviolentmediaonreality

C）assertadirectlinkbetweenviolentmediaandaggressivebehavior

D）useappropriatemethodologyinexaminingaggressivebehavior

24.Inrefutingthealarmists,theauthoradvanceshisargumentbyfirstchallenging____.

A）thesourceandamountoftheirdata

B）thetargetsoftheirobservation

C）theirsystemofmeasurement

D）theirdefinitionofviolence

25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthedebateconcerningtherelationshipbetweenthemediaand

violence?

A）Morestudiesshouldbeconductedbeforeconclusionsaredrawn.

B）Itshouldcometoanendsincethematterhasnowbeensettled.

C）Thepaststudiesinthisfieldhaveprovedtobemisleading.

D）Hemorethanagreeswiththeviewsheldbythealarmists.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　You’reintroubleifyouhavetobuyyourownbrand-nameprescriptiondrugs.Overthepast

decade,pricesleapedbymorethandoubletheinflationrate.Treatmentsforchronicconditionscan

easilytop＄2,000amonth-nowonderthat