大学英语六级模拟试卷229

大学英语六级模拟试卷229

一、作文（本题共7题，每题7.0分，共7分。）

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled

Students'Union,AssociationsandPersonalDevelopment.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow1.大学里学生会和各种社团的现状2.参加

学生会和各种社团对个人发展的作用3.我的观念中大学生对待学生会和社团活动

的正确态度Students,Union,AssociationsandPersonalDevelopment

标准答案：Students'Union,AssociationsandPersonalDevelopmentStudents,Union

ismuchmoreactiveandtheyplayabiggerroleintheaffairsofouruniversitiesthanthat

inahighschool.Andasforanysortofyourpersonalinterestsandhobbies,thereisone

associationyoucanjoin.ThebenefitswccangetfromjoininginStudents'Unionandall

theseassociationsarequiteobvious.Firstwecanimproveourabilitytogetalongand

workwithothers,whichmeanssomuchtoourpersonaldevelopment.Second,some

opponuniiiesiogetintouchwiththesocietymightbeofferedintheseorganizations.Last

butnotleast,wecanfindalotofschoolmateswhosharethesameinterestwithours,

whichcanmakethecampuslifesomuchmorecolorful.Butjoininginthese

organizationsisnotallaboutbenefits.Someoftheactivitiesarequitetime-consuming,

andsomearrangementscanevenbeconflictingwithourclasses.Somyopiniononthis

issuegoeslikethis:aslongasourclassesandacademicactivitiesarenotinterfered,the

experiencesinStudents'Unionandallsortsofassociationscanbesomethingworth

rememberingandsomethingthatyouwillneverregret.

知识点解析：暂无解析

二、快速阅读理解（本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10

分。）

RichNorth,HungrySouthAfewyearsago,therichworld'sworryabouteconomic

interactionwithdevelopingcountrieswasthatthepoorcouldnotprofitfromit.So

unbalancedweretermsofexchangebetweentheNorth'smightyindustriesandthe

South'sweaklingsweatshopsthattradebetweenthetwocouldbenothingmorethan

exploitationoftheonebytheother:farfromhelpingthepoorcountries,global

integrationwouldactuallydeepentheirpoverty.Thisfearhasnowgivenwaytoa

pessimismthatisequalandopposite-namely,thattradewiththedevelopingworldwill

impoverishtoday'srichcountries.Likethepreviousscare,thisviewcontainsaniotaof

truth-enoughtolendplausibility.Alsolikeitsprocessor,itisahystericalexaggeration.

However,thisnewfearismoredangerousthantheoldone.Theearlierscaretacitly

affirmedthattheindustrialcountrieswouldsufferiftheycuttheirlinkswiththethird

world.Startingfromthere,campaigningintheNorthtorestricttradewithdeveloping

countrieswasgoingtobeanuphillstraggle.Thosewhoopposedeepereconomic

integrationnowhaveabetterplatform.Vitalinterestsobligetherichcountriestoprotect

theirindustriesfromthenewonslaught.Unlikeitsprocessor,thisideamaysell.Thegrip

thatthisthinkingalreadyhasonpopularopinionoweslittletoeconomichistoryor

principles.Thenewfear,liketheoldone,expresstheconvictionthatgrowthinonepart

oftheworldmustsomehowcomeattheexpenseofanother.Thisisadeeplyrooted

prejudice,andplainlywrong.Verynearlyalloftheworldismoreprosperousnowthanit

was30yearsago.Growthhasbeenastoryofmutualadvance,notredistribution;and

wherelivingstandardshavenotimprovedinrecentdecades(notably,inpartsofAfrica),

excessiveintegrationintheinternationaleconomyhasnotbeenthecause.Lendinguseful

supporttothisfirsterrorisasecond—theideathatthereisonlysomuchworktogo

round.Ifnewtechnologiesrendersomejobsobsolete,orifanincreaseinthesupplyof

cheapimportsmakesotherjobsuneconomic,theresultmustbeapermanentrisein

unemployment.Again,onamoment'sreflection,thisiswrong:otherwise,technological

progressthiscenturywouldhavepushedunemploymentratesintheindustrialcountries

tosomethinginexcessof95%.Atthecoreofbothfallaciesisblindnesstotheadaptive

powerofamarketeconomy.Whentoday'sricheconomieswerepredominantly

agricultural,itseemedcertainthatrapidlyrisingfarmproductivity(thankstonew

technology)wouldcreateapermanentarmyofunemployed.Inthedaysoflabor-

intensivemanufacturing,thesametearswereexpressedaboutlabor-savingtechnologyin

thefactory.Farmemploymentintheindustrialcountrieshasdwindledtonearlynothing:

manufacturingemploymentinAmericanowstandsatamere15%ofthelabor-force.But

otherjobshavetakentheirplace.Asaresult,thesechangeshavehappenedalongside一

indeed,theyhavebeenpartandparcelof-anextraordinarilyrapid,persistentandwidely

sharedimprovementinlivingstandards.Yetitdocsnotsufficetorefuteelementary

fallacies.Sophisticatedalarmistsavoidthem(takingcare,obviously,nottoeducatetheir

listeners).Butcarefully,theircasegoesasfollows.Thebreadthandintensityofthird-

worldcompetitionisincreasing.Thepressureisconcentratedonparticularpartsofthe

economy-forthemoment,onlow-skillmanufacturing.Wagestherearebeingforced

downandjobslost.Thischangewillaccelerate.Modemsocieties(withweaktiesof

familyandreligion)arenolongerequippedtowithstandsuchstrains.Theresultwillhe

greatsocialdistress.Thisargumentrestsonaseriesofclaimsthatneedtobeexamined

onebyone.Onesurveydoesthisatlength.Itagreesthatinmanyindustriesthe

developingcountriesareofferingmuchstiffercompetitionthanbefore,andthatthiswill

continue.Italsoagreesthatthewagesandjobsoflow-skilledworkersareunderpressure

asaresult.Butitargues,first,thattheseeffectshavebeenoverdone.Third-world

incomesareautomaticallyregulatedbyinternationaldifferencesinproductivity;the

fastertheiradvantageincheaplaborwillbeeroded.Moreover,thatadvantagehasitself

beenexaggerated.Laborcostsareonlyasmallpartoftotalcosts,especiallyin

manufacturing;inotherrespects—incompleinentaryphysicalandhumancapital—the

poorcountrieswillremainatabigdisadvantageforyears.Sothepressureshavebeen

overstated.Ontheotherhand,whattheindustrialcountriesstandtogainfromfaster

growthinthethirdworldhasbeenaltogetherignored.Strongercompetitionwillpush

rich-countryproducerstoinvestmoreandimprovetheirefficiency;expandingmarkets

forrich-countryexportsv/illallowthemtoreapneweconomiesofscale.Evenmore

importantisthedirecteffectthatgreaterproductivityinthethirdworldwillhaveonthe

North'sstandardofliving.Cheaperimportsmeanlowerpricesand,hence,higherreal

incomes.Thepotentialgainislarge.Intheaggregate,theeconomicbenefitstotheNorth

fromfastergrowthinthethirdworldseemcertaintooutweighthecosts.Rememberthe

gainstotheworld'spoorcountriesandtheglobalbenefitsareimmense.Andyet,you

mightask,Whatconsolationisthistotherichcounlries'losers?Perhapsthesocialcosts

fortheNortharesogreatthattheeconomicgainshouldberefused.Supposethisisright,

itwouldfollowthatnewtechnologyoughttoberesistedwithevengreaterurgencythan

importsfromthethirdworld.Technologicalprogress,afterall,isanevenmorepowerful

engineofeconomicchange.Itasksthecitizensofrichcountriestostrikethesame

bargaintheyarcofferedbyfastergrowthinthedevelopingworld:intheaggregate,it

benefitsthem,buttherearelosersalongtheway.RossPerotandtheotherleading

alarmistsonthirdworldgrowthhavenotyetarguedforprohibitivetaxesonallformsof

labor-savinginnovation.Thiscanonlybeanoversight.Innovationremainsthegreater

threatsocialharmony—andbelievingthisrequiresnoimagination.Machineshavebeen

destroyingjobs,wreckingcommunitiesandspreadingmiseryforcenturies.Doubtless,

someargueseriouslyforapunitiveinnovationtax.Mostpeoplewouldregardtheideaas

absurd.Why?Notbecausenewtechnologybringsnothingbutgood(thesocialcostsarc

real)butbecause,withtime,thebenefitsoverwhelmthecosts.Soitwillprovewithtrade

withthedevelopingworld.Asinaccommodatingthechangesbroughtbynew

technology,however,governmentshaveanimportantjob—toprotecttheloserswithout

denyingthebenefitstocitizensatlarge.Thisisacrucialpoint:ifthecaseagainsttrade

withthethirdworldgainsground,itwillbepartlybecausegovernmentsfailinthat

challenge.Itwillnotdotoprovideawelfaresystemthatpaysasubsistenceincometo

thosewhosejobsdisappear,forboredomandidleness,evenatabearablestandardof

living,arcsociallycorrosive.Farmoreneedstobedonetohelpworkersacquiretheskills

theyneedtoswitchjobs——and,inmanycases,toequipthemwiththeliteracyand

numeracythattheymaywellhavelackedinthefirstplace.Steadilyexpandingprograms

ofadults*education,betterjob-placementservices,grantsandotherhelpforthosewho

needtomovehousetofindwork,andexplicitsubsidiesforsomekindsoflow-wage

employmentwouldallbesensiblewaystospendpartofthedividendthatgrowthinthe

SouthwillpaytotheNonh.Thisisanagendathatgovernmentshavebeentooslowto

develop.Unlesstheystarttoactsoon,thealarmistsmaywinmoreconverts.Andthe

marvelousopportunitythatisnowbeforetheworldmaybejeopardized.Tobuild

obstaclesonthedevelopingcountries'pathoutofpovertywouldbethecrimeofthe

century.Happily,itispreventable.

2、Oldfearreferstothattradewiththedevelopingworldwillimpoverishtoday'srich

countries.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案:B

知识点解析：本句的关健词是Oldfear,寻读时可定位文章的首段，后面的that从

句能确定就是此段内容，稍加分析，就能判断出新旧两个观点的内容张冠李戴，因

此答案为No

3、Technologicalprogresshaspushedunemploymentratesintheindustrialcountriesto

somethinginexcessof95%.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题的关键是95%,寻读找到相关位置处第4段尾句，原文

中出现失业率超过95%,是有前提条件的，而题干的时态说明这种情况已是既定

事实，因此应为N。

4、Totradewiththethirdworldismainlybecausethatitisfullofnaturalresources.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：C

知识点解析：本题的关键信息是Totradewiththethirdworld,寻读原文至倒数第2

段,“ifthecaseagainsttradewiththethirdworldgainsgroundJ可知题干内容与此毫

不相干，故应选NG。

5、Thepassagemanlyrefutesthewrongideasabouttheeconomicinteractionbetween

richandpoorcountries.

A、Y

B、N

C、NG

标准答案：A

知识点解析：本题的关键词是thewrongideasabouttheeconomicinteraction,寻读

时，文章首段就已说明两种错的观点，随后行文中针对它们展开了具体的阐述，故

为Y。

6、Bothfearsexpresstheconvictionthatgrowthinonepartoftheworldmustsomehow

come.

标准答案：attheexpenseofanother

知识点解析：本题的关键词是Bothfears和conviction,寻读到文章第3段第2句，

就可找到信息点，因此答案为attheexpenseofanothero

7、Themostimportantpartofbothfallaciesisblindnesstoofamarketeconomy.

标准答案：theadaptivepower

知识点解析：本题的关键词是Themostimportantpartofbothfallacies,寻读到第5

段，会发现辅助信息"blindness”,所以最后确定答窠：theadaptivepower。

8、ManufacturingemploymentinAmericanowstandsatamereofthelabor­

force.

标准答案：15%

知识点解析：本题的关键信息是ManufacturingemploymentinAmerica,寻读到文

章第5段后半部分，即可找到答案：15%。

9、TheeconomicbenefitstotheNorthfromfastergrowthinthethirdworldthe

costs.

标准答案：seemcertaintooutweigh/outweigh/overwhelm

知识点解析：本题的关健词是“Theeconomicbenefils”和“costs”，寻读到倒数第5段

就可确定二者间的关系，所以seemcertaintooutvvcigh/outwcigh/ovcrwhclm都可与

之符合。

10、onthedevelopingcountries'pathoutofpovertywouldbethecrimeofthe

century.

标准答案：Tobuildobstacles

知识点解析：本题的关键词是“thecentury”，寻读到最后一段倒数2句，不难得出

答案:Tobuildobstacleso

11、Thesurveyarguesthatthird-worldincomesareautomaticallyregulatedby.

标准答案：internationaldifferencesinproductivity

知识点解析：本题的关健词是Thesurvey,寻读到第7段可知几乎整段都是针对

thesurvey而言，因此能最终确定答案：internationaldifferencesinproductivity0

三、听力短对话（本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8分。）

12、

A^Threetimes.

B、Sixtimes.

C、Eighttimes.

D^Twelvetimes.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：问的是Jackson去年迟到了几次。女士说她迟到的次数是那位男士的

6倍,这是干扰项，后而说到Jackson迟到了12次，这才是问题的答案。

13、

A、Thatsheisabarbarian.

B、Thatshedoesn'tliketoread.

C、Thatsheprobablyhasthebook.

D、Thatsheownsabookstore.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：那位女士没有直接回答问话，只是让男士去找Miranda,合理的推断

足Miranda应该有那本书。而说Miranda不爱读书B,Miranda开了个书店D,都

显得太牵强。

14、

A^Fishandgoose.

B、Chicken.

C、Gooseandchicken.

D、Fish.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：男士说喜欢鸡，而不喜欢鱼，干扰项是女士说她喜欢龟和鹅，问的是

男士喜欢什么，做这种题往往问的是前一个人说的话，因此听时一定要注意第一个

人说的话。

15、

A、Hopkins.

B、Wilfred.

C、Ralf.

D^Thewoman.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：因为当Hopkins进来时那位女士已经在与Wilfred和Ralf谈话了，这

说明Hopkins是最晚进来的。

16、

A、Ellinwood.

B、Reuter.

C>Hardin.

D、Thewoman.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：在这个对咕里已经包含了一个问题。而且答题者要回答的也是同一个

性质的问题。但由于第一个问题里的两个人都不是正确答案，这就增加了我们答题

的难度.其实女十的同答就是本题的答案c

17、

A、9o'clock.

B、8:30.

C、8o'clock.

D、10o'clock.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：女士说了两个上班的时间，一个是今天的，一个是明天的。而问的

是今天，因此听这种题时应该把两个时间都记住，以便应答自如。

18、

A、Sheisatschool.

B、Sheisatthelibrary.

C^Sheisattileswimmingpool.

D、Sheisathome.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：在这段对话里出现了三个地方，一个是学校，一个是游泳池，一个是

图书馆，女士说在学校做完作业就去游泳池，干扰项是男士说的做完作业就去图书

馆。最后问的是女士在哪里。排除两个要去的地方，就是答案，即她在学校。

19、

A、Wilsonisunkind.

B、Wilsoncan'tofferanyhelp.

C、Wilsonwillhelp.

D、Wilsonwantstogetmoney.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：说一个人有一颗金子般的心当然是说他是个好人，喜欢助人为乐，因

此C项“Wilson会帮忙”就是正确答案。

四、听力长对话（含3小题）（本题共3题，每题1.0

分，共3分。）

20、

A^Asickfriend.

B、Amathclass.

C、Schoolpolicy.

D^Theman'stest.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：一定要把握关键词，几个选项都有迷惑性，但是A,B和D只是在

文中出现，只有C是正确答案，依据“Privacyact”“butthat'sthelaw”等关键词可以

做出判断。

21、

A、Becauseitisagainst（helaw.

B、BecausethemanisnotamemberofTerry'sfamily.

C^Becausethewomancannotfindthetest.

D、BecauseTerrywastoosicktotakethetest.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：先看题支，再有针对性的认真听。依据“buttheprivacyactwon，t

permitit,H4butthat'sthelaw”可以做出选择。

22、

A、Young.

Purcell.

C、Raleigh.

D、Kelly.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：先看题支，再有针对性的认真听。依据“mylastnameisRaleigh.R

A—L—E—I—C—H”可以做出判断。

五、听力长对话（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题1.0

分,共4分。）

23、

A^Sevenortenmealsperweek.

B、Fourteenmealsperweek.

C、Twenty-onemealsperweek.

D、Afreechoiceofpayingmethod.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：暂无解析

24、

A、Whentheygettheirmeals.

B、Whentheygetthecard.

C>Bytheendoftheweek.

D、Bytheendofeverymonth.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

25、

A、Itisveryeconomical.

B、Itprovidesthemwithcheapermeals.

C、Itgivesacomplicatedsystem.

D、Ilgivesfreelunchanddinner.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：暂无解析

26、

A、Stayingoncampusatweekends.

BNHavingextrameals.

C、Buyingsinglemeals.

D、Dininginthenearbyrestaurant.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：暂无解析

六、听力短文（含3小题）（本题共6题，每题7.0

分，共6分。）

27、

A^Themaifsprofessor.

Theman'sroommate.

C^Aneighbor.

D、Theman'sbrother

标准答案：B

知识点解析：由文中的相关词“movein,apartment,aroomchange”可推断出他们是同

屋室友。

28、

A、Heistoosloppy.

B>HeborrowsColin'sthings.

C、Hebringsguestsovertotheapartment.

D、Hedoesn'tusethekitchenenough

标准答案：C

知识点解析：原文中说“Colinstartsyellingatmeabouthowmyfriendsalealways

comingoverwhenhehasalotofworktodo",Colin说在他很忙的口寸候叙述者总有朋

友到宿舍来，由此可得出答案Co

29、

A、TrytotalktoColin.

B、Gohomeforaweek.

C、Waittilltheendofthisweek.

D、Havearoomchangeimmediately

标准答案：C

知识点解析：原文说宿舍管理老师(headresident)答应跟Colin谈一谈JIwillSee

howitgoes.IfIstillhaveaproblemattheendofweek.Iwillaskforaroomchange.”所

以叙述者将等到周末，如果无法解决问题，他将要求换宿舍。

30、

A、Adelicateart.

B、Areligion.

C、Anexactscience.

D、Awayoflife

标准答案：B

知识点解析：原文中说“Yogaisnotareligion”,所以瑜珈不能归为宗教。

31、

A、Hisgeneralhealthwillbenefitgreatly.

B、Hewillbegintobreathemoreregularly.

C、Hisflexibilitywilldecrease.

D、Hewillloseweightreadily

标准答案：C

知识点解析：原文中说"anemptystomachpermitsgreaterflexibility”,空腹增加身体的

灵活性，由此推断出过饱会降低灵活度。

32、

A、Beginbreathingthroughthenostrils.

Slowdownsomewhat,butcontinuestraining.

C^Stoptheparticularexerciseatonce.

D、Closehismonthimmediately

标准答案：C

知识点解析:原文中说"Stretchuptothepointwhereitwouldstarttohurt,thenstop

immediately”,即拉升到疼痛的时候应立即停止。

七、听力短文（含4小题）（本题共4题，每题7.0

分，共4分。）

33、

A、Goingtocollegeinthepastwasmorestressfulthanitistoday.

Goingtocollegeinthepastwaslessstressfulthanitistoday.

C、Goingtocollegeinthepastwasasstressfulasitistoday.

D、Goingtocollegewasnotstressfulinthepast,neitherisittoday.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：本题只有壬握文章的主题才能正确。本文讲的是美国大学生患抑郁

症，很多大学生因此而自杀的情况。之所以这样，显然是现在大学生压力比过去要

大。

34、

A、Shewantstoearnmoremoney.

B、Shehastopayfbrhercollegeeducation.

CNShefeelslonelysometimes.

D、Sheneedsmoreexperience.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：从听力材料中第三段中可以直接听到答案：“Shehaschangedher

majorfourtimesalreadyandisforcedtoholdtwopart-timejobsinordertopayher

tuition.”

35、

A、Headache.

Fear.

C、Depression.

D、Homesickness.

标准答案：c

知识点解析：很显然，本文主要谈的就是美国大多数大学生所患症是depression（抑

郁症）。

36、

A、Fiftypercenthigherthanthatofthenon-studentsofthesameage.

B、One-quarterofthatofthenon-studentsofthesameage.

C、Halfmillion.

D、Lessthanthatinthepast.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：从听力材料中第三段末尾可以直接听到答案：uIt（suiciderate）isfifty

percenthigheramongnon-studentsofthesameage.”

八、听力复合式听写（本题共〃题，每题L0分，共

〃分。）

Whydowecry?Canyouimaginealifewithouttears?Notonlydotearskeepyoureyes

lubricated,theyalsocontaina[Bl]thatkillscertain[B2]sothey

can'tinfectyoureyes.Giveupyourtears,andyoulosethisonthespotdefense.Nor

wouldyouwanttogiveupthefloodof[B3]tearsyouproducewhenyouget

somethingphysicalorchemicalinyoureyes.Tearsarcverygoodatwashingthis[B4]

stuffout.Anotherthingyoucouldn'tdowithoutyourtearsiscryfromjoy,anger,

orsadness.Humansaretheonlyanimalsthatproducetearsinresponseto[B5]

.Andmotpeoplesayagoodcrymakessomefbelbelter.Manyscientists,

therefore,believethatcrying[B6]helpsuscopewiththeemotionalsituations.

Tear[B7],WilliamFredistryingtofigureouthowithappens."One[B8]

",hesays,"isthartearsdischargecertainchemicalsfromyourbody".[B9]

___________________________,hesays.IfFredisright,[BIO]

?Boys,forexample,cryonlyaboutaquarterasoftenas

girlsoncetheyreachtheirteenageyears.Andweallcryalotlessnowthanwedidas

babies.Coulditpossiblybethatwefacelessstress?[Bl1].

37、[Bl]

标准答案：substance

知识点解析：暂无解析

38、[B2]

标准答案:bacteria

知识点解析：暂无解析

39、[B3]

标准答案：extra

知识点解析：暂无解析

40、[B4]

标准答案：irritating

知识点解析：暂无解析

41、[B5]

标准答案：emotions

知识点解析：暂无解析

42、[B6]

标准答案：somehow

知识点解析：暂无解析

43、[B7]

标准答案：researcher

知识点解析：暂无解析

44、[B8]

标准答案：possibility

知识点解析：暂无解析

45、[B9]

标准答案:Whenpeopletalkabout'cryitout'Ithinkthatmightactuallybe'whatthey

arcdoing

知识点解析：暂无解析

46、[BIO]

标准答案：whatdoyonthinkwouldhappentopeoplewhorestraintheirtears

知识点解析：暂无解析

47、[Bll]

标准答案：Maybewefoundotherwaystodealwithit,ormaybewejustfeel

embarrassed.

知识点解析：暂无解析

九、阅读（常规阅读理解）（本题共10题，每题1.0

分，共70分。）

Anissuethatmanycorporateexecutivesignoreisthepossibilitythataggressivepeople

seekreinforcementfortheirowndestructiveacts.Televisionviolence,forinstance,and

thewidespreadpublicconcernaccompanyingithaveledtoCallsforstrictcontrolsonthe

depictionofviolentprograms.Intheirdecisionmaking,someproducersdonottake

responsibilityfortheequallyimportantminority.Instead,theymaygeartheircontent

towardsthemasses,whocravesexuallyexplicitandviolentaction.Fortunately,this

grouphastheabilitytodisseminateviolentactionrationally,realizingthatinreality,

peoplewhocommitactsofviolencehavetocompensatefortheiractionsbytakingfull

responsibilityfortheharmtheycausetoothers.Noteveryonecandistinguishfactfrom

fantasy.Notonlyisittheirrationalpeoplewhocommitthecrimesinourcountry,butour

ownchildrenwhomayenantly(错误地)belearningfromdayonethatnothingbadwill

happentothemiftheyshoottheirbrotherintheheadwithDaddy'spistol.Studiesshow

thatinoneweekofcontentanalysisofprime-timeoutputonsevenNewYorkCity

channels,therewere3,421actsandthreatsofviolenceobserved.Children'sfictional

entertainmentprogramshadthreetimesthefrequencyofviolentactsorthreatsrecorded

inadultprograms.Manyoftheseactswerecommittedwithoutanycompensationfbrthe

actionwithoutresponsibility,thenitmustbeacceptablebehavior.Similarly,aggressive

adultsareseekingreinforcementfortheirownanti-socialbehaviorfromseeingattractive

televisioncharactersbehaveinthesameway.Behavioralevidencehasindicatedthatthe

anti-socialeffectsofviolenttelevisionportrayalsarestrongestandaremostlikelyto

occuramongindividualswhoarealreadyaggressive.Theethicalquestionis,should

televisionsubmittomassappealortakeintoconsiderationtheeffectsoncertainmembers

ofsociety,includingchildren?Theconsequencesoftelevisingviolencearenotonly

harmfultosomeviewersbutconcurrentlyaffectthetelevisionstationsintheformofloss

ofviewersandpossiblygainingabadreputation.Therearemanysources,including

viewers'associationsandpopularjournalism,whichhavebeencondemningthedepiction

ofviolenceintelevisionprogramsasapotentiallydangerousandanti-socialactonthe

partofthosewhomakeandtransmitprograms.Still,eventhoughtheseassociationshave

beencondemningtelevisionviolence,theireffortshavehadlittleeffectonthelarge

money-makingcorporations.Therefore,thedecision,onthepartofthoseinchargeofthe

programs,shouldbeoneofsocialresponsibility.Inhisarticle,"SexandViolence",Joe

Saltzmanstates,nIf,asproducersargue,violenceisapariofthehumancondition,thenso

isresponsibility.Inreallife,youjustdonotcommitmayhemandthengoontothenext

scene."Itisalsonecessarytorealizethatviolenceispartofournatureandofourlife.

Almosteverydayweareparticipantsandobserversofviolence,whetheritisnatural

violence,theatricalorfictionalviolence,sportingeventviolence,orpoliticalviolence.To

excludeallscenesofviolenceformtelevisionwouldbetofalsifythepictureoflife.

Televisionmediacan"encourageoraid"destructivebehavior,not"cause"it.Thereare

usuallymanymorecasualfactorsinvolved.Totellpeoplewhattheycanandcannotsay,

write,andteleviseisunconstitutional;however,itcanbecontrolledandwecanhopethat

thedacisionmakerswillpromotestrongmoral,ethicalvaluesintheirdecisionmakingor

atleastconsiderthem,inordertohelppreventourviolentself-destructivebehavior.

48、Bysaying"seekreinforcementfortheirowndestructiveacts"(Para.1),theauthor

means*'/'

A^findexcusestojustifytheirviolentbehaviors

BNaskotherstohelpwiththeiraggressiveactions

C、boosttheirconfidencesoastocommitteemoreviolence

D、competewitheachotherincommittingviolence

标准答案：A

知识点解析：考查对句意的理解。

49、Thereasonwhysomeproducerscontinuetodeliverviolentcontentstothesocietyis

that.

A、theyarenotawareofwhattheirresponsibilityis

theyhavetoobeythedecisionsmadebythecorporateexecutives

C、thepotentialmarketmaybeihcdrivingforce

D、theywishtodistinguishthemselvesfromtheequallyimportantminority

标准答案：C

知识点解析：参看原文第二段第二句"Instead,theymaygeartheircontenttowardthe

masses,whocravesexuallyexplicitandviolentaction"0

50、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.

A、violentprogramshavelimitedinfluenceonchildren'sattitudestowardsreality

B、adultsarelikelytowatchmuchmoreviolencethanchildrendo

Cxthemoreviolencethereis,thebetterrepnfationtheTVstationwillgain

D、theeffortsoftheviewerassociationandthemediatoreduceviolenceproveinvain

标准答案：D

知识点解析：原文第六段有"theireffortshavehadlittleeffectonthelargemoney­

makingcorporations"oiffA、B、C三项与原文内容不符。

51、The"mayhem"JoeSaltzman'smentionedrefersto.

A、responsibility

B、disorderandconfusion

C、violentcrime

D^embarrassment

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据上下文可以推断出正确答案。

52、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

ANItisunwisetooffertheaudienceafalserealitypicturewithoutviolence.

B、Themediahavetheresponsibilitytopreventtheaudiencefromwatchingviolence.

C^Wemaycomeacrossvariousviolentsceneinreallife.

D、Themediaplayanimportantroleinsettingupagoodexampleofwhatismorally

right.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：参看原文末段第三句"Totellpeoplewhattheycanandcannotsay,

write,andteleviseisunconstitutional'^

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hundredsofyearsandisthemostdeadlyenemywehaveeverhadtoface.Thisisthe

enemyyoupeoplehaveknownsincethedayyouwerebroughtintothisworld.Youare

facetofacewiththisenemyeveryday,unknowingthateverystepyoutake,everymove

youmake,andeverydecisionyoufaceiscontributingsomehowtothisarmy'sstrength.

Incaseyouhaven'tnoticedyet,ladiesandgentlemen,thisenemyisourselves.Slowly

andsurelywearedestroyinganimals,ourselvesandmostimportantlytheonlyplanetwe

have,Earth.Youhaveprobablyallheardthisspeechathousandtimesbefore,andwellif

thishastobethe1001beforewegetoffourlazy,self-destructingassesanddosomething

tofixit,sobeit!IadmitTmnobetterthantherestofyouatthesimplethingsin

everydaylitethataredestroyingthisplanet,butthewholeissuepissesmeoff.Ourwhole

existencerevolvesaroundmoney,andourpersonalbenefit.Wehaveforgottenhowtodo

thingsforothers,howtohelptheplanetand,inturn,howtobenefitthespecies.Thefact

issimple,people,we'rekillingourselves.Many,however,don'tnoticeit.Theybelieve

whatthey'redoingiseitherbeneficial,orthattheyaretoosmalltodoanythingaboutit.

Well,mostofthemarcright,mostofusfallundersomesortofhigherpower,which

meansthattherootoftheproblemsaremainlythegovernments.Don'tthinkthatthisis

leadingintooneofthoseconspiracy-theory-typelectures,howeverifyou'dliketocallit

that,Iwon'tbeonetojudge.Idobelievethegovernmentsknowhowtopreventandstop

muchoftheproblemsinourworldtoday.Forexample,it'sawidelykno