20xx年12月大学英语六级练习题1

20xx年12月大学英语六级练习题

20xx年12月大学英语六级练习题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopic:SalaryorInterest.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.如今的大学毕业生面临的职业选择：爱好重要还是工资重要

2.你的观点

3.结论

SalaryorInterest

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

AprilFoolsSpecial:HistorysHoaxes

HappyAprilFoolsDay.Tomarktheoccasion,NationalGeographicNewshascompiledalistofsomeofthemorememorablehoaxesinrecenthistory.Theyarethelies,darned(可恨的')lies,andwhoppers(弥天大谎)thathavebeenperpetratedonthegullible(易受骗的)andunsuspectingtofulfillthatage-olddesireheldbysometoputthejokeonothers.

InternetHoaxes

TheInternethasgivenbirthtoaproliferation(增殖)ofhoaxes.E-mailinboxesarebombardedonanalmostdailybasiswithmessageswarningofterriblecomputervirusesthatcauseuserstobenign(良性)chunksofdatafromtheirharddrives,orofcreditcardscamsthatenticethenaivetogivealltheirpersonalinformation,includingpasswordsandbankaccountdetails,toidentitythieves.Othere-mailsgiverisetowry(歪曲的)chuckles,whichiswherethislistbegins.

BanDihydrogenMonoxide(一氧化二氢)

CityofficialsinAlisoViejo,California,weresoconcernedaboutthedangersofdihydrogenmonoxidethattheyscheduledavotelastmonthonwhethertobanfoam(泡沫)cupsfromcity-sponsoredeventsaftertheylearnedthechemicalwasusedinfoam-cupproduction.

Officialscalledoffthevoteafterlearningthatdihydrogenmonoxideisthescientifictermforwater.

Itsembarrassing,citymanagerDavidJ.NormantoldtheAssociatedPress.Wehadaparalegal(律师助手)whodidbadresearch.

Indeed,theparalegalhadfallenvictimtoanofficial-lookingWebsitetoutingthedangersofdihydrogenmonoxide.Ane-mailoriginallyauthoredin1990byEricLechner,thenagraduatestudentattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,claimedthatdihydrogenmonoxideisusedasanindustrialsolventandcoolant,andisusedintheproductionofStyrofoam(聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料).

Otherdangerspranksters(爱开玩笑的人)associatedwiththechemicalincludedacceleratedcorrosionandrusting,severeburns,anddeathfrominhalation.

Versionsofthee-mailcontinuetocirculatetoday,andseveralWebsites,includingthatoftheCoalitiontoBanDHMO,warn,tongue-in-cheek,ofwatersdangers.

AlabamaChangesValueofPi

TheApril1998newsletterputoutbyNewMexicansforscienceandReasoncontainsanarticletitledAlabamaLegislatureLaysSiegetoPi.ItwaspennedbyAprilHolidayoftheAssocimatedPress(sic)andtoldthestoryofhowtheAlabamastatelegislaturevotedtochangethevalueofthemathematicalconstantPifrom3.14159totheroundnumberof3.

Theersatz(假的)newsstorywaswrittenbyLosAlamosNationalLaboratoryphysicistMarkBosloughtoparody(滑稽地仿照)legislativeandschoolboardattacksontheteachingofevolutioninNewMexico.

AtBosloughssuggestion,DaveThomas,thepresidentofNewMexicansforscienceandReason,postedthearticleinitsentiretytotheInternetnewsgroupTalk.OriginsonApril1.(Thenewsgrouphostsalivelydebateoncreationvs.evolution.)LaterthateveningThomaspostedafullconfessiontothehoax.Hethoughthehadputallrumorstobed.

ButtoThomasssurprise,however,severalnewsgroupreadersforwardedthearticletofriendsandposteditonothernewsgroups.

WhenThomascheckedinonthestoryafewweekslater,hewassurprisedtolearnthatithadspreadlikewildfire.Thetelltalesignsofthearticlessatiricalintent,suchastheApril1dateandmisspelledAssocimatedPressdateline,hadbeenreplacedord.

Alabamalegislatorswerebombardedwithcallsprotestingthelaw.Thelegislatorsexplainedthatthenewswasahoax.Therewasnotandneverhadbeensuchalaw.

TVandNewspaperHoaxes

BeforetheadventoftheInternet,andeventoday,traditionalmediaoutletssuchasnewspapers,radio,andtelevision,havesometimeshoaxedtheiraudiences.Thedeceptionsrunthegamutfrompurportednaturaldisasterstowishfulnews.

SwissSpaghetti(意大利式细面条)Harvest

AlexBoese,curatoroftheMuseumofHoaxes,aregularlyupdatedWebsitethatalsoappearedinbookforminNovember20xx,saidoneofhisfavoritehoaxesremainsoneperpetratedbytheBritishBroadcastingCompany.

OnApril1,1957,theBBCairedareportonthetelevisionnewsshowPanoramaaboutthebumperspaghettiharvestinsouthernSwitzerland.

ViewerswatchedSwissfarmerspullpastaoffspaghettitreesastheshowsanchor,RichardDimbleby,attributedthebountifulharvesttothemildwinterandthedisappearanceofthespaghettiweevil.

Thebroadcasterdetailedtheinsandoutsofthelifeofthespaghettifarmerandanticipatedquestionsabouthowspaghettigrowsontrees.ThousandsofpeoplebelievedthereportandcalledtheBBCtoinquireaboutgrowingtheirownspaghettitrees,towhichtheBBCreplied,Placeasprigofspaghettiinatinoftomatosauceandhopeforthebest.

ItwasagreatsatiricaleffectaboutBritishsociety,Boesesaid.Britishsocietyreallywaslikethatatthattime.TheBritishhaveatendencytobeabitinsulated(绝缘的)anddonotknowthatmuchabouttherestofEurope.

TacoLibertyBell

OnApril1,1996,readersinfivemajorU.S.citiesopenedtheirnewspaperstolearnfromafullpageannouncementthattheTacoBellCorporationhadpurchasedtheLibertyBellfromtheU.S.government.TheannouncementreportedthatthecompanywasrelocatingthehistoricbellfromPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,toIrvine,California.Themove,thecorporationsaidintheadvertisement,waspartofanefforttohelpthenationaldebt.

HundredsofothernewspapersandtelevisionshowsranstoriesrelatedtothepressreleaseonthematterputoutbyTacoBellspublicrelationsfirm,PainePR.OutragedcitizenscalledtheLibertyBellNationalHistoricParkinPhiladelphiatoexpresstheirdisgust.Afewhourslaterthepublicrelationsfirmreleasedanotherpressannouncementstatingthatthestuntwasahoax.

WhiteHousepresssecretaryMikeMcCurrygotintotheactwhenheremarkedthatthegovernmentwouldalsobesellingtheLincolnMemorialtoFordMotorCompanyandrenamingittheLincoln-MercuryMemorial.

CropCircles

Strange,circularformationsbegantoappearinthefieldsofsouthernEnglandinthemid-1970s,bringingbusloadsofcuriousonlookers,mediarepresentatives,andbelieversintheparanormalouttothecountrysideforalook.

Asometimesvitriolic(讽刺的)debateontheiroriginshassinceensued(跟着发生),andthecuriousformationshavespreadaroundtheworld,becomingmoreandmoreelaborateastheyearsgoby.

Somepeopleconsiderthecropformationstobethegreatestworksofmodernarttoemergefromthe20thcentury,whileothersareconvincedtheyaresignsofextraterrestrialcommunicationsorlandingsitesofUFOs.

Thedebaterageseventoday,althoughin1991DougBowerandDaveChorley,twoelderlymenfromWiltshireCounty,cameforwardandclaimedresponsibilityforthecropcirclesthatappearedthereoverthepreceding20years.Thepairmadethecirclesbypushingdownnearlyripecropswithawoodenplanksuspendedfromarope.

MoonLandingaHoax?

EversinceNASAsentastronautstothemoonbetween1969and1972,skepticshavequestionedwhethertheApollomissionswererealorsimplyaploytoone-up(领先)theSovietUnionduringtheColdWar.ThedebateresurfacedandreachedcrescendolevelsinFebruary20xx,whenFortelevisionairedaprogramcalledConspiracyTheory:DidWeLandontheMoon?

GuestsontheshowarguedthatNASAdidnothavethetechnologytolandonthemoon.Anxioustowinthespacerace,NASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudios,theysaid.TheconspiracytheoristspointedoutthatthepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotincludestarsandthattheflagtheAmericansplantedonthemooniswaving,eventhoughthereisthoughtobenobreezeonthemoon.

NASAquicklyrefutedtheseclaimsinaseriesofpressreleases,statingthatanyphotographerwouldknowitisdifficulttocapturesomethingverybrightandverydimonthesamepieceoffilm.Sincethephotographerswantedtocapturetheastronautsstridingacrossthelunarsurfaceintheirsunlitspacesuits,thebackgroundstarsweretoofainttosee.

Asfortheflag,NASAsaidthattheastronautswereturningitbackandforthtogetinfirmlyplantedinthelunarsoil,whichmadeitwave.

1.Somepeoplehavetheage-olddesiretoputthejokeonothers.

2.Accordingtothepassage,theonlyfo