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大学英语六级考试试题

2006年6月大学英语六级考试试题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

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）Heiscontented'withhiscurrentposition.

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）Hemadeawrongturnattheinterjection.

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

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

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

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）

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.

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.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthedebateconcerningtherelationshipbetweenthemediaandviolence?

A）Morestudiesshouldbeconductedbeforeconclusionsaredrawn.

B）Itshouldcometoanendsincethematterhasnowbeensettled.

C）Thepaststudiesinthisfieldhaveprovedtobemisleading.

D）Hemorethanagreeswiththeviewsheldbythealarmists.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

You'reintroubleifyouhavetobuyyourownbrand-nameprescriptiondrugs.Overthepastdecade,pricesleapedbymorethandoubletheinflationrate.Treatmentsforchronicconditionscaneasilytop$2,000amonth--nowonderthatoneinfourAmericanscan'taffordtofilltheirprescriptions.Thesolution?

Aheartychorusof"0Canada."Northoftheborder,wherepricecontrolsreign,thosesamebrand-namedrugscost50%to80%less.

TheCanadianoptionisfastbecomingapoliticalwake-upcall."Ifourneighborscanbuydrugsatreasonableprices,whycan'twe?

"Eventowhisperthatthoughtprovokesanger."Un-American!

'And--thepropagandists'trumpcard（王牌）--"Wreckourbrillianthealth-caresystem.”Supersizedrugprices,theyclaim,fundtheresearchthatsparksthenextgenerationofwonderdrugs.Nosky-highdrugpricetoday,nocureforcancertomorrow.Soshutupandpayup.

Commonsensetellsyouthat'safalsealternative.Therewardforfinding,say,acancercureissohugethatnoone'sgoingtohangitup.Nevertheless,ffCanada-levelpricingcametotheUnitedStates,theindustry'sprofitmarginswoulddropandthepaceofnew-drugdevelopmentwouldslow.HereliestheAmericandilemma.Whoisallthissplendidmedicinefor?

Shouldourhealthcaresystemcontinueitsdrivetowardthebestofthebest,eventhoughrisingnumbersofpatientscan'taffordit?

Orshouldwedirectourwealthtowardlettingeveryoneinontoday'slevelofcare?

Measuredbysavedlives,thelatterisalmostcertainlythebettercourse.

Todefendtheirprofits,thedrugcompanieshavewarnedCanadianwholesalersandpharmacies（药房）nottoselltoAmericansbymail,andarecuttingbacksuppliestothosewhodare.

Meanwhile,theadministrationisplayingthefearcard.OfficialsfromtheFoodandDrugAdministrationwillarguethatCanadiandrugsmightbefake,misha