2010年6月英语六级考试真题

PartIWriting(30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDueAttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyof .Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughtheA)ThewomandoesnotneedthebookanyThemanfailedtokeephisThewomanhasapoorThemanborrowedthebookfromtheA)PeopletendtoworklongerhourswithartificialThewomanismakingtoobigafussaboutherFatigueisatypicalsymptomoflackofThewomanshouldspendmoretimeA)ItisnotagoodideatobuytheT-TheprintingonherT-shirthasItisnotinfashiontohavealogoonaT-SheregretshavingboughtoneoftheT-A)ThewomanisonlytryingtoconsoleHeregretshavingpublishedtheMostreadersdonotsharehisNotmanypeoplehavereadhisA)ApologizetoDaisyagainbyLeaveDaisyaloneforthetimeGoseeDaisyimmediaBuyDaisyanewA)LightGardenA)ThemancangettheticketatitsoriginalThespeakerswillwatchthegameThewomanfeelsluckytohavegotaThemanyscenteronthebasketballA)ItisthefirsttimethespeakersareattendingaThespeakerswilldressformallyfortheThemanwillreturnhomebeforegoingtotheThewomanisgoingtobuyanewdressfortheQuestions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)HeisundecidedastowhichjobtogoHewantstosignalong-termHeisgoodatbothlanguageand HeprefersteachingtoadministrativeA)TheyaregoingtoworkinTheyhateTheallntostudyinTheyareallA)Time-consumingandDifficultbutDemandingandQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)ReviewinganewInterviewingamovingDiscussingteenageroleHostingaevisionA)HehadtoattendschoolHelosthisHewasunhappyinHemissedhisA)HeyedaroleinEastofHedeliveredpublicHegotseriouslyintoHehostedtalkshowsonA)HewasthemostsuccessfulactorofhisHemadenumerouspopularHehaslongbeenalegendaryHewasbestatactinginHollywoodSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to19arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)18ofitspassengerssurvivedtheItcarriedpassengersleavinganA dittolandonItcrashedwhenitwascirclingtoA)HelostlotsofmoneyinhisAfricanHewaskidnappedeightmonthsHefailedinhisnegotiationswiththeHewasassassinatedinCentralA)TheworkersonstrikewereallThemanagementandunionrepresentativesreachedanTheworkers'paywasraisedandtheirworkinghourswereThetradeuniongaveupitsA) B) C) D)Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)AcoupleofthemhadlistenedtoasimilarspeechSomeofthemhadonceexperiencedanMostofthemlackedinterestintheVeryfewofthemknewmuchaboutA)ByexiningsomeessentialgeologicalByreflectingonAmericans'previousfailuresinpredictingBynotingwherethemostsevereearthquakeinU.S.historyBydescribingthedestructivepowerofA)StophimwhenhehaddifficultyInterrupthimwheneverhedetectedaFocusontheaccuracyofthelanguageheWritedownanypointswherehecouldQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)ItisatoolofcommunicationamongspeakersofdifferentItwasinventedbyagroupoflanguageexpertsintheyearofItisalanguagethathasitsorigininancientItwascreatedtopromoteeconomicA)IthassupportersfrommanycountriesintheItaimstomakeEsperantoaworkinglanguageintheU.IthasincreaseditspopularitywiththehelpoftheIthasencounteredincreasinglytougherA)IthashadagreaterimpactthaninanyotherItisusedbyanumberofinfluentialscienceItiswidelytaughtatschoolsandinIthasarousedtheinterestofmanyyoungSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom26to35withtheexactwordsorphrasesyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.GeorgeHerbertMeadsaidthathumansaretalkedintohumanity.Hemeantthatwegainalidentityaswecommunicatewithothers.Intheearliestyearsofourlives,ourparentsluswhoweare."You're(26) .""You'resostrong."Wefirstseeourselvesthroughtheeyesofothers,sotheirmessagesformimportant(27) ofourself-concepts.Laterweinctwithteachers,friends,(28) partners,andco-workerswhocommunicatetheirviewsofus.Thus,howweseeourselves(29) theviewsofusthatotherscommunicate.The(30) connectionbetweenidentityandcommunicationis(31) evidentinchildrenwhoare(32) ofhumancontact.Casestudiesofchildrenwhowereisolatedfromothersrevealthattheylackafirmself-concept,andtheirmentalandpsychologicaldevelopmentisseverely(33) bylackoflanguage.Communicationwithothersnotonlyaffectsoursenseofidentitybutalsodirectlyinfluencesourphysicalandemotionalwell-being.Consistently,researchshowsthat(34) promoteshealth,whereassocialIsolationislinkedtostress,diseaseandearlydeath.Peoplewholackclosefriendshavegreaterlevelsofanxietyanddepressionthanpeoplewhoareclosetoothers.Agroupofresearchersrevealscoresofstudiesthattracetherelationshipbetweenhealthandinctionwithothers.Theconclusionwasthatsocialisolationisstatisticallyasdangerousashighbloodpressure,smokingandobesity.Manydoctorsandresearchersbelievethatlonelinessharms PartIIIReadingDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingOnlytwocountriesintheadvancedworldprovidenoguaranteeforpaidleavefromworktocareforanewbornchild.Lastspringoneofthetwo,Australia,gaveupthedubiousdistinctionbyestablishingpaidfamilyleavestartingin2011.Iwasn'tsurprisedwhenthisdidn'tmakethenewshereintheUnitedStates—we'renowtheonlywealthycountrywithoutsuchaTheUnitedStatesdoeshaveoneexplicitfamilytheFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct,passedin1993.Itentitlesworkerstoasmuchas12weeks'unpaidleaveforcareofanewbornordealingwithafamilymedicalproblem.Despitethemodestyofthebenefit,theChamberofCommerceandotherbusinessgroupsfoughtitbitterly,describingitas"ernment-run management"anda"dangerousprecedent".Infact,everystepoftheway,as(usually)Democraticleadershavetriedtointroducework-familybalancemeasuresintothelaw,businessgroupshavebeenstronglyopposed.AsYalelawprofessorAnneAlstottargues,justifyingparentalsupportdependsondefiningthefamilyasasocialgoodthat,insomesense,societymustpayfor.InherbookNoExit:WhatParentsOweTheirChildrenandWhatSocietyOwesParents,shearguesthatparentsareburdenedinmanywaysintheirlives:thereis"noexit"whenitcomestochildren."Societyexpects—andneeds—parentstoprovidetheirchildrenwithcontinuityofcare,meaningtheintensive,intimatecarethathumanbeingsneedtodeveloptheirinlectual,emotionalandmoralcapabilities.Andsocietyexpects—andneeds—parentstopersistintheirrolesfor18years,orlongerifneeded."WhilemostparentsdothisoutoflovetherearepublicpenaltiesfornotprovidingcareWhatparentsdo,inotherwords,isofdeepconcerntothestate,fortheobviousreasonthatcaringforchildrenisnotonlymorallyurgentbutessentialforthefutureofsocietyThestaterecognizesthisinthelargebodyoffamilylawsthaternchildren'welfare,yetparentsreceivelittlehelpinmeetingthelife-changingobligationssocietyimposes.Toclassifyparentingasa alchoiceforwhichthereisnocollectiveresponsibilityisnotmerelytoignorethesocialbenefitsofgoodparenting;reallyitistostealthosebenefitsbecausetheyaccrue不断积累tothewholeofastoday's etomorrow'sproductivecitizenry(公民Infact,bysomeestimatesvalueofparentalinvestmentsinchildren,investmentsoftimeandmoney(includinglostwages),isequalto20-30%ofgrossdomesticproduct.Iftheseinvestmentsgeneratehugesocialbenefits—astheyclearlydo—thebenefitsofprovidingmoresocialsupportforthefamilyshouldbethatmuchWhatdowelearnaboutpaidfamilyleavefromthefirstItsmeaningwasclarifiedwhenitwasestablishedinAmericaisnowtheonlydevelopedcountrywithouttheIthas eahottopicintheUnitedItcameasasurprisewhenAustraliaadoptedtheWhathaspreventedthepassingofwork-familybalancelawsintheUnitedThelackofaprecedentinAmerican petenceoftheTheexistingFamilyandMedicalLeaveTheoppositionfrombusinessWhatisProfessorAnneAlstott'sargumentforparentalTheU.S.shouldkeepupwithotherdevelopedThecostofraisingchildrenintheU.S.hasbeenGoodparentingbenefitsChildrenneedcontinuous TheyimposethecareofchildrenonTheyfailtoensurechildren'shealthyThefailtoprovideenoughsupportforTheyemphasizeparents'legalWhydoestheauthorobjecttoclassifyingparentingasaalItgenerateshugesocialItisregardedasalegalItrelieslargelyonsocialItisbasicallyasocialPassageQuestions41to45arebasedonthefollowingAnewstudyfromtheCenterforInformationandResearchonCivicLearningandEngagement(CIRCLE)atTuftsUniversityshowsthattoday'syouthvoteinlargernumbersthanpreviousgenerations,anda2008studyfromtheCenterforAmericanProgressaddsthatincreasingnumbersofyoungvotersandactivistssupporttraditionallyliberalcauses.Butthere'snoeasywaytoseewhatthosefiguresmeaninreallife.Duringtheialn,BarackObamaassembledaraciallyandideologicallydiversecoalitionwithhismessageofhopeandchange;astherealityoflifeunderanewadministrationsettlesin,someofthosesupportersmight edisillusioned.AsthenationmovesfurtherintotheObamapresidency,willpoliticallyengagedyoungpeoplecontinuetosupporttheandhisagenda,orwilltheygraduallydriftaway?ThewritersofGenerationO(shortforObama),anewNewsweekblogthatseekstochroniclethelivesofagroupofyoungObamasupporters,wanttoanswerthatquestion.Forthenextthreemonths,MiceKremerand11otherObamasupporters,ages19to34,willblogaboutlifeacrossmainstreamAmerica,withonetwist:bytyingalloftheirideasandexperiencestothenewandhisadministration,thebloggerswilltrytostartaconversationaboutwhatitmeanstobeyoungandpoliticallyactiveinAmericatoday.MalenaAmusa,a24-year-oldwriteranddancerfromSt.Louisseestheprojectasawaytopreservehistoryasithappens.Amusa,whoistravelingthisspringtofinishabook,thentoSenegaltoteachEnglish,hasongoingconversationswithherfriendsabouthowtheObamapresidencyhaschangedtheirdailylivesandhopestoputsomeofthoseideas,alongwithherglobal,intoherposts.She'sexcitedbecause,assheputsit,"Idon'thavetowait[until]15yearsfromnow"tomakesenseoftheworld.HenryFlores,apolitical-scienceprofessoratSt.Mary'sUniversity,creditsthisyoungergeneration'spoliticalstrengthtotheirembraceoftechnologyTheInternetexposesthemtomorethinking,"hesays,"andgroupsthatarelike-mindedindifferentpartsofthecountrystarttocometogether."Th