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1、六级模拟题CET-6 Model Test Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On Drunken Driving. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below:1.近年来，醉酒驾车事故频发。2.分析醉酒驾车事故原因。3.如何防止醉酒驾车。注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。Part II Reading Co

2、mprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For questions 8-10, complete the sentenc

3、es with the information given in the passage.Violence in Media Entertainment Violence has always played a role in entertainment. But theres a growing consensus that, in recent years, something about media violence has changed. For one thing, theres more of it. Laval University professors Guy Paquett

4、e and Jacques de Guise studied six major Canadian television networks over a seven-year period, examining films, situation comedies, dramatic series, and childrens programming (though not cartoons). The study found that between 1993 and 2001, incidents of physical violence increased by 378 per cent.

5、 TV shows in 2001 averaged 40 acts of violence per hour. Paquette and de Guise also identified a disturbing increase in psychological violence, especially in the last two years. The study found that incidents of psychological violence remained relatively stable from 1993 to 1999, but increased 325 p

6、er cent from 1999 to 2001. Such incidents now occur more frequently than physical violence on both francophone（讲法语的人）and Anglophone(母语是英语者) networks. Canadians are also heavily influenced by American programming. Paquette and de Guise found that over 80 per cent of the TV violence aired in Canada or

7、iginates in the U.S. They speculate that francophone networks and stations may have a higher incidence of violence because they broadcast more movies, and this, in turn may be due to lower production budgets. Canadian-made violence is most likely to appear on private networks, which broadcast three

8、times as many violent acts as public networks do. Overall, 87.9 per cent of all violent acts appear before 9p.m., and 39 per cent air before 8p.m. - at a time when children are likely to be watching.More Graphic(配图画、图表的), More Sexual, More Sadistic（性虐待狂的） Other research indicates that media violence

9、 has not just increased in quantity; it has also become much more graphic, much more sexual, and much more sadistic. Explicit pictures of slow-motion bullets exploding from peoples chests, and dead bodies surrounded by pools of blood, are now commonplace. Millions of viewers worldwide, many of them

10、children, watch female World Wrestling Entertainment where wrestlers try to tear out each others hair and rip off each others clothing. And one of the top-selling video games in the world, Grand Theft Auto, is programmed so players can beat prostitutes to death with baseball bats after having sex wi

11、th them.The Globalization of Media Concerns about media violence have grown as television and movies have acquired a global audience. When UNESCO surveyed children in 23 countries around the world in 1998, it discovered that 91 per cent of children had a television in their home- and not just in the

12、 U.S., Canada and Europe, but also in the Arab states, Latin America, Asia and Africa. More than half (51 per cent) of boys living in war zones and high-crime areas chose action heroes as role models, ahead of any other images; and a remarkable 88 per cent of the children surveyed could identify the

13、 Arnold Schwarzenegger character from the film Terminator. UNESCO reported that the Terminator seems to represent the characteristics that children think are necessary to cope with difficult situations.Violence without Consequences or Moral Judgment The notion of violence as a means of problem solvi

14、ng is reinforced by entertainment in which both villains（反面人物, 反派角色）and heroes resort to violence on a continual basis. The Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA), which has studied violence in television, movies and music videos for a decade, reports that nearly half of all violence is committe

15、d by the good guys. Less than 10 per cent of the TV shows, movies and music videos that were analyzed contextualized the violence or explored its human consequences. The violence was simply presented as justifiable, natural and inevitable- the most obvious way to solve the problem.PG: Parental Guida

16、nce? Busy parents who want to protect their children from media violence have a difficult task before them. The CMPA found that violence appears on all major television networks and cable stations, making it impossible for channel surfers to avoid it. Nightly news coverage has become another concern

17、. In spite of falling crime rates across North America, disturbing images of violent crime continue to dominate news broadcasting. As news shows compete with other media for audiences, many news producers have come to rely on the maxim: If it bleeds, it leads. Violence and death, they say, keep the

18、viewer numbers up. Good news doesnt. In movie theatres, there is some control over who watches what. But at home, theres little to stop children from watching a restricted movie on one of the many emerging specialty channels. Kids may also have access to adult video games at the local video store. I

19、n December 2001, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission reported that retailers allowed 78 per cent of unaccompanied minors, ages 13 to 16, to purchase video games rated mature. To make supervision even more problematic, American children often have their own entertainment equipment.According to the Anne

20、nberg Public Policy Center, 57 per cent of kids aged 8 to 16 have TVs in their bedrooms, and 39 per cent have gaming equipment.A Youth Subculture of Violence While many parents are concerned about the graphic violence and put-down humor in many kids shows, theres a growing subculture of violence tha

21、t parental radar often misses.Music and Music Videos Music and music videos are pushing into new and increasingly violent territory. When the controversial rap artist Eminem came to Toronto in 2000, politicians and activists unsuccessfully called for the government to bar him from the country, on th

22、e grounds that his violent lyrics promoted hatred against women. For instance, his song Kim graphically depicts him murdering his wife. In spite of (or perhaps because of) his promotion of violence, Eminem continues to be a commercial success. His Marshall Mathers release sold 679,567 copies in Cana

23、da in 2000, and was the years best-selling album. And The Eminem Show topped Canadian charts for months in 2002, selling, at one point, approximately 18,000 copies a week. Eminems success is not exceptional. Extremely violent lyrics have moved into the mainstream of the music industry. The Universal

24、 Music Group, the worlds largest music company, lists Eminem, Dr Dre and Limp Bizkit all of whom have been criticized for their violent lyrics among its top-grossing artists. And Madonnas 2002 music video What It Feels Like For a Girl contained such graphic violence that even MTV refused to air it m

25、ore than once.Video Games Violence in general, and sexual violence in particular, is also a staple of the video game industry. The current trend is for players to be the bad guys, acting out criminal fantasies and earning points for attacking and killing innocent bystanders. Although these games are

26、 ratedM, for mature audiences, its common knowledge that they are popular among pre-teens and teenaged boys.Web Sites Virtual violence is also readily available on the World Wide Web. Children and young people can download violent lyrics (including lyrics that have been censored（删减） from retail vers

27、ions of songs), and visit Web sites that feature violent images and video clips. Much of the violence is also sexual in nature.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1. In recent years, media violence_.A) has become stable in TV shows.B) has become less in television networks.C) has seen a great increase.D) has been avo

28、ided totally.2. Paquette and de Guises findings show that most of TV violence aired in Canada_.A) was created by local directors.B) was heavily influenced by European programming.C) found their root in America.D) fell into the category of physical violence. 3. Why do francophone networks and station

29、s broadcast more movies?A) Because their production budgets are comparatively low.B) Because the francophone like watching movies.C) Because they have produced many movies.D) Because they dont have other programs.4. Concerns about media violence have grown because of_.A) the change of family structu

30、res.B) a global audience.C) the spread of movies.D) the increase of television programs.5. The notion of violence as a means of problem solving is reinforced by entertainment in that _.A) the entertainment program is full of physical violence. B) it seldom explores the violences human consequences.C

31、) people like to watch entertainment programs with violence.D) it seldom tells people how to cope with violence.6. Whats the difficult task before busy parents who want to protect their children from media violence?A) Avoiding channels with violence.B) Taking back their childrens TVs in their bedroo

32、ms.C) Confiscating their childrens gaming equipment.D) Asking their children to watch more serious programs.7. Why do disturbing images of violent crime continue to dominate news broadcasting?A) Because the crime rate across North America has increased a lot.B) Because there arent many good news to broadcast.C) Because the images of violent crime are very impressive. D) Because this can help news shows attract a larger audience.8. Politicians and activists c