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1、2006年 6 月 17 日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(A卷)Pa rt I Li sten i n g Com preh en si on (20 m i n utes)S ec ti on ADi rec ti on s:In th i s sec ti on,you wi l l h ea r 10 sh ort c on versa ti on s.At th e en d of ea c hc on versa ti on,a questi on wi l l be a sk ed a bout wh a t wa s sa i d.Both th e c on versa
2、ti ona n d th e questi on wi l l be spok en on l y on c e.After ea c h questi on th ere wi l l be apa use.Duri n g th e pa use,you m ust rea d th e four c h oi c es m a rk ed A),B),C)a n dD),a n d d ec i d e wh i c h i s th e best a n swer.T h en m a rk th e c orrespon d i n g l etter onth e An swer
3、 S h eet wi th a si n g l e l i n e th roug h th e c en tre.1.A)S h e m et wi th T h om a s j ust a few d a ys a g o.B)S h e c a n h el p wi th th e ori en ta ti on prog ra m.C)S h e i s n ot sure sh e c a n pa ss on th e m essa g e.D)S h e wi l l c erta i n l y try to c on ta c t T h om a s.2.A)S e
4、t th e d i n n er ta bl e.B)Ch a n g e th e l i g h t bul b.C)Cl ea n th e d i n i n g room.D)Hol d th e l a d d er for h i m.3.A)Hed l i k e a pi ec e of pi e.B)Hed l i k e som e c offee.C)Hed ra th er sta y i n th e wa rm room.D)Hes j ust h a d d i n n er wi th h i s fri en d s.4.A)He h a s m a n
5、a g ed to sel l a n um ber of c a rs.B)He i s c on ten ted wi th h i s c urren t posi ti on.C)He m i g h t g et fi red.D)He h a s l ost h i s j ob.5.A)T on ys sec reta ry.B)Pa uPs g i rl fri en d.C)Pa uT s c ol l ea g ue.D)T on ys wi fe.6.A)He wa s fi n ed for run n i n g a red l i g h t.B)He wa s c
6、 a ug h t speed i n g on a fa st l a n e.C)He h a d to run qui c k l y to g et th e ti c k et.D)He m a d e a wron g turn a t th e i n tersec ti on.7.A)He h a s l ea rn ed a l ot from h i s own m i sta k es.B)He i s qui te experi en c ed i n ta m i n g wi l d d og s.C)He fi n d s rewa rd m ore effec
7、ti ve th a n pun i sh m en t.D)He th i n k s i t i m porta n t to m a ster ba si c tra i n i n g sk i l l s.8.A)At a book store.B)At th e d en ti sts.C)In a resta ura n t.D)In th e l i bra ry.9.A)He doesnt want Jenny to get into trouble.B)He doesnt agree with the womans remark.C)He thinks Jennys wor
8、kload too heavy at college.D)He believes most college students are running wild.10.A)It was applaudable.B)It was just terrible.C)The actors were enthusiastic.D)The plot was funny enough.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some q
9、uestions.Both the passage and the questions will be spokenonly once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based
10、 on the passage you have just heard.11.A)Social work.B)Medical care.C)Applied physics.D)Special education.12.A)The timely advice from her friends and relatives.B)The two-year professional training she received.C)Her determination to fulfill her dream.D)Her parents9 consistent moral support.13.A)To g
11、et the funding for the hospitals.B)To help the disabled children there.C)To train therapists for the children there.D)To set up an institution for the handicapped.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A)At a country school in Mexico.B)In a mountain valley of S
12、pain.C)At a small American college.D)In a small village in Chile.15.A)By expanding their minds and horizons.B)By financing their elementary education.C)By setting up a small primary school.D)By setting them an inspiring example.16.A)She wrote poetry that broke through national barriers.B)She was a t
13、alented designer of original school curriculums.C)She proved herself to be an active and capable stateswoman.D)She made outstanding contributions to childrens education.17.A)She won the 1945 Nobel Prize in Literature.B)S h e wa s th e fi rst wom a n to wi n a Nobel Pri ze.C)S h e tra n sl a ted h er
14、 book s i n to m a n y l a n g ua g es.D)S h e a d vi sed m a n y sta tesm en on i n tern a ti on a l a ffa i rs.Pa ssa g e T h reeQ uesti on s 18 to 20 a re ba sed on th e pa ssa g e you h a ve j ust h ea rd.18.A)How a n i m a l s survi ve h a rsh c on d i ti on s i n th e wi l d.B)How a n i m a l
15、s a l ter c ol ors to m a tc h th ei r surroun d i n g s.C)How a n i m a l s protec t th em sel ves a g a i n st pred a tors.D)How a n i m a l s l ea rn to d i sg ui se th em sel ves effec ti vel y.19.A)Its en orm ous si ze.B)Its pl a n t-l i k e a ppea ra n c e.C)Its i n sta n ta n eous respon se.D
16、)Its offen si ve sm el l.20.A)It h el ps i m prove th ei r sa fety.B)It a l l ows th em to swi m fa ster.C)It h el ps th em fi g h t th ei r pred a tors.D)It a l l ows th em to a voi d twi sts a n d turn s.Pa rt II R ea d i n g Com preh en si on (35 m i n utes)Di rec ti on s:T h ere a re 4 pa ssa g
17、es i n th i s pa rt.Ea c h pa ssa g e i s fol l owed by som e questi on sor un fi n i sh ed sta tem en ts.For ea c h of th em th ere a re four c h oi c es m a rk ed A),B),C)a n d D).Y ou sh oul d d ec i d e on th e best c h oi c e a n d m a rk th e c orrespon d i n g l etteron th e An swer S h eet w
18、i th a si n g l e l i n e th roug h th e c en tre.Pa ssa g e On eQ uesti on s 21 to 25 a re ba sed on th e fol l owi n g pa ssa g e.T h ere a re g ood rea son s to be troubl ed by th e vi ol en c e th a t sprea d s th roug h out th e m ed i a.Movi es,T el evi si on a n d vi d eo g a m es a re ful l
19、of g un pl a y a n d bl ood sh ed,a n d on e m i g h t rea son a bl ya sk wh a ts wron g wi th a soc i ety th a t presen ts vi d eos of d om esti c vi ol en c e a s en terta i n m en t.Most resea rc h ers a g ree th a t th e c a uses of rea l-worl d vi ol en c e a re c om pl ex.A 1993 stud yby th e
20、U.S.Na ti on a l Ac a d em y of S c i en c es l i sted bi ol og i c a l,i n d i vi d ua l,fa m i l y,peer,sc h ool,a n d c om m un i ty fa c tors a s a l l pl a yi n g th ei r pa rts.Vi ewi n g a bn orm a l l y l a rg e a m oun ts of vi ol en t tel evi si on a n d vi d eo g a m es m a y wel lc on tr
21、i bute to vi ol en t beh a vi or i n c erta i n i n d i vi d ua l s.T h e troubl e c om es wh en resea rc h ersd own pl a y un c erta i n ti es i n th ei r stud i es or oversta te th e c a se for c a usa l i ty(因果关系).S k epti c s were d i sm a yed severa l yea rs a g o wh en a g roup of soc i eti es
22、 i n c l ud i n g th e Am eri c a nMed i c a l Assoc i a ti on tri ed to en d th e d eba te by i ssui n g a j oi n t sta tem en t:At th i s ti m e,wel l over 1,000 stud i es.poi n t overwh el m i n g l y to a c a usa l c on n ec ti on between m ed i a vi ol en c ea n d a g g ressi ve beh a vi or i n
23、 som e c h i l d ren.Freed om-of speec h a d voc a tes a c c used th e soc i eti es of c a teri n g to pol i ti c i a n s,a n d evend i sputed th e n um ber of stud i es(m ost were revi ew a rti c l es a n d essa ys,th ey sa i d).Wh enJon a th a n Freed m a n,a soc i a l psyc h ol og i st a t th e U
24、n i versi ty of T oron to,revi ewed th el i tera ture,h e foun d on l y 200 or so stud i es of tel evi si on-wa tc h i n g a n d a g g ressi on.An d wh enh e weed ed out th e m ost d oubtful m ea sures of a g g ressi on,9,on l y 28%supported a c on n ec ti on.T h e c ri ti c a l poi n t h ere i s c
25、a usa l i ty.T h e a l a rm i sts sa y th ey h a ve proved th a t vi ol en tmedia cause aggression.But the assumptions behind their observations need to be examined.W hen labeling games as violent or non-violent,should a hero eating a ghost really be countedas a violent event?And when experimenters
26、record the time it takes game players to readaggressive9 or non-aggressive9 words from a list,can we be sure what they are actuallymeasuring?The intent of the new Harvard Center on Media and Child Health to collect andstandardize studies of media violence in order to compare their methodologies,assu
27、mptionsand conclusions is an important step in the right direction.Another appropriate step would be to tone down the criticism until we know more.Severalresearchers write,speak and testify quite a lot on the threat posed by violence in the media.That is,of course,their privilege.But when doing so,t
28、hey often come out with statementsthat the matter has now been settled,drawing criticism from colleagues.In response,thealarmists accuse critics and news reporters of being deceived by the entertainment industry.Such clashes help neither science nor society.21.W hy is there so much violence shown in
29、 movies,T V and video games?A)There is a lot of violence in the real world today.B)Something has gone wrong with todays society.C)M any people are fond of gunplay and bloodshed.D)Showing violence is thought to be entertaining.22.What is the skeptics(Line 3.Para.3)view of media violence?A)Violence on
30、 television is a fairly accurate reflection of real-world life.B)Most studies exaggerate the effect of media violence on the viewers.C)A causal relationship exists between media and real-world violence.D)The influence of media violence on children has been underestimated.23.The author uses the term
31、alarmists”(Line 1.Para.5)to refer to those who.A)use standardized measurements in the studies of media violenceB)initiated the debate over the influence of violent media on realityC)assert a direct link between violent media and aggressive behaviorD)use appropriate methodology in examining aggressiv
32、e behavior24.In refuting the alarmists,the author advances his argument by first challengingA)the source and amount of their dataB)the targets of their observationC)their system of measurementD)their definition of violence25.What does the author think of the debate concerning the relationship betwee
33、n the mediaand violence?A)More studies should be conducted before conclusions are drawn.B)It should come to an end since the matter has now been settled.C)The past studies in this field have proved to be misleading.D)He more than agrees with the views held by the alarmists.Passage Tw oQuestions 26 t
34、o 30 are based on the following passage.Youre in trouble if you have to buy your own brand-name prescription drugs.Over thepa st d ec a d e,pri c es l ea ped by m ore th a n d oubl e th e i n fl a ti on ra te.T rea tm en ts for c h ron i cc on d i ti on s c a n ea si l y top$2,000 a m on th-n o won
35、d er th a t on e i n four Am eri c a n s c a n s a ffordto fi l l th ei r presc ri pti on s.T h e sol uti on?A h ea rty c h orus of 0 Ca n a d a.North of th e bord er,wh ere pri c e c on trol s rei g n,th ose sa m e bra n d-n a m e d rug s c ost 50%to 80%l ess.T h e Ca n a d i a n opti on i s fa st
36、bec om i n g a pol i ti c a l wa k e-up c a l l,If our n ei g h bors c a nbuy d rug s a t rea son a bl e pri c es,wh y c a n,t we?Even to wh i sper th a t th oug h t provok es a n g er.“Un-Am eri c a n!”An d-th e propa g a n d i sts9 trum p c a rd (王牌)一Wrec k our bri l l i a n t h ea l th-c a resyst
37、em.S upersi ze d rug pri c es,th ey c l a i m,fun d th e resea rc h th a t spa rk s th e n ext g en era ti onof won d er d rug s.No sk y-h i g h d rug pri c e tod a y,n o c ure for c a n c er tom orrow.S o sh ut up a n dpa y up.Com m on sen se tel l s you th a fs a fa l se a l tern a ti ve.T h e rew
38、a rd for fi n d i n g,sa y,a c a n c erc ure i s so h ug e th a t n o on es g oi n g to h a n g i t up.Neverth el ess,i f Ca n a d a-l evel pri c i n gc a m e to th e Un i ted S ta tes,th e i n d ustrys profi t m a rg i n s woul d d rop a n d th e pa c e of n ew-d rugd evel opm en t woul d sl ow.Her
39、e l i es th e Am eri c a n d i l em m a.Wh o i s a l l th i s spl en d i d m ed i c i n efor?S h oul d our h ea l th-c a re system c on ti n ue i ts d ri ve towa rd th e best of th e best,even th oug hri si n g n um bers of pa ti en ts c a n,t a fford i t?Or sh oul d we d i rec t our wea l th towa r
40、d l etti n geveryon e i n on tod a ys l evel of c a re?Mea sured by sa ved l i ves,th e l a tter i s a l m ost c erta i n l yth e better c ourse.T o d efen d th ei r profi ts,th e d rug c om pa n i es h a ve wa rn ed Ca n a d i a n wh ol esa l ers a n dph a rm a c i es(药房)n ot to sel l to Am eri c a
41、 n s by m a i l,a n d a re c utti n g ba c k suppl i es to th osewh o d a re.Mea n wh i l e,th e a d m i n i stra ti on i s pl a yi n g th e fea r c a rd.Offi c i a l s from th e Food a n d DrugAd m i n i stra ti on wi l l a rg ue th a t Ca n a d i a n d rug s m i g h t be fa k e,m i sh a n d l ed,o
42、r even a poten ti a lth rea t to l i fe.Do ba d d rug s fl y a roun d th e In tern et?S ure-a n d th e m ore we l ook,th e m ore wel l fi n d,But I h a ven t h ea rd of a n y ra g i n g epi d em i c s a m on g th e h un d red s of th ousa n d s of peopl e buyi n gc rossbord er.Most users of presc ri
43、 pti on d rug s d on t worry a bout c osts a l ot.T h eyre sh el tered byem pl oyee i n sura n c e,owi n g j ust a$20 c o-pa y.T h e fi n a n c i a l bl ows ra i n,i n stea d,on th eun i n sured,espec i a l l y th e c h ron i c a l l y i l l wh o n eed expen si ve d rug s to l i ve,T h i s g roup wi
44、 l lsti l l i n c l ud e m i d d l e-i n c om e sen i ors on Med i c a re,wh o911 h a ve to d i g d eepl y i n to th ei r poc k etsbefore g etti n g m uc h from th e n ew d rug ben efi t th a t sta rts i n 2006.26.Wh a t i s sa i d a bout th e c on sequen c e of th e roc k eti n g d rug pri c es i n
45、 th e U.S.?A)A qua rter of Am eri c a n s c a n,t a fford th ei r presc ri pti on d rug s.B)Ma n y Am eri c a n s c a n t a fford to see a d oc tor wh en th ey fa l l i l l.C)Ma n y Am eri c a n s h a ve to g o to Ca n a d a to g et m ed i c a l trea tm en t.D)T h e i n fl a ti on ra te h a s been m
46、 ore th a n d oubl ed over th e yea rs.27.It c a n be i n ferred th a t Am eri c a c a n fol l ow th e Ca n a d i a n m od el a n d c urb i ts soa ri n g d rugpri c es by.A)en c oura g i n g peopl e to buy presc ri pti on d rug s on l i n eB)exten d i n g m ed i c a l i n sura n c e to a l l i ts c
47、i ti zen sC)i m porti n g l ow-pri c e presc ri pti on d rug s from Ca n a d aD)exerc i si n g pri c e c on trol on bra n d-n a m e d rug s28.How d o propa g a n d i sts a rg ue for th e U.S.d rug pri c i n g pol i c y?A)Low pri c es wi l l a ffec t th e qua l i ty of m ed i c i n es i n Am eri c a.
48、B)Hi g h pri c es a re essen ti a l to fun d i n g resea rc h on n ew d rug s.C)Low pri c es wi l l bri n g a bout th e a n g er of d rug m a n ufa c turers.D)Hi g h-pri c e d rug s a re i n d i spen sa bl e i n c uri n g c h ron i c d i sea ses.29.Wh a t sh oul d be th e pri ori ty of Am eri c a s
49、h ea l th-c a re system a c c ord i n g to th e a uth or?A)T o resol ve th e d i l em m a i n th e h ea l th-c a re system.B)T o m a i n ta i n Am eri c a s l ea d i n th e d rug i n d ustry.C)T o a l l ow th e va st m a j ori ty to en j oy i ts ben efi ts.D)T o qui c k en th e pa c e of n ew d rug
50、d evel opm en t.30.Wh a t a re Am eri c a n d rug c om pa n i es d oi n g to protec t th ei r h i g h profi ts?A)La bel i n g d rug s boug h t from Ca n a d a a s bei n g fa k es.B)T h rea ten i n g to c ut ba c k fun d i n g for n ew d rug resea rc h.C)R ed uc i n g suppl i es to un c oopera ti ve