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1、2006年6月英语六级真题及答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question th

2、ere will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1.A) She met with Thomas just a few days ago.B) She can help with the orie

3、ntation program.C) She is not sure she can pass on the message.D) She will certainly try to contact Thomas.（C）2.A) Set the dinner table.B) Change the light bulb.C) Clean the dining room.D) Hold the ladder for him.（D）3.A) Hed like a piece of pie.B) Hed like some coffee.C) Hed rather stay in the warm

4、room.D) Hes just had dinner with his friends.（B）4.A) He has managed to sell a number of cars.B) He is contented with his current position.C) He might get fired.D) He has lost his job.（C）5.A) Tonys secretary.B) Pauls girlfriend.C) Pauls colleague.D) Tonys wife.（D）6.A) He was fined for running a red l

5、ight.B) He was caught speeding on a fast lane.C) He had to run quickly to get the ticket.D) He made a wrong turn at the intersection.（A）7.A) He has learned a lot from his own mistakes.B) He is quite experienced in taming wild dogs.C) He finds reward more effective than punishment.D) He thinks it imp

6、ortant to master basic training skills.（C）8.A) At a bookstore.B) At the dentists.C) In a restaurant.D) In the library.（B）9.A) He doesnt want Jenny to get into trouble.B) He doesnt agree with the womans remark.C) He thinks Jennys workload too heavy at college.D) He believes most college students are

7、running wild.（B）10.A) It was applaudable.B) It was just terrible.C) The actors were enthusiastic.D) The plot was funny enough.（A）Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be s

8、poken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A) So

9、cial work.B) Medical care.C) Applied physics.D) Special education.（B）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 parents consistent moral support.（C）13.A) To get the funding for the hospita

10、ls.B) To help the disabled children there.C) To train therapists for the children there.D) To set up an institution for the handicapped.（B）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 Spain.C) At a small Ame

11、rican college.D) In a small village in Chile.（D）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.（A）16.A) She wrote poetry that broke through national barriers.B) She was a talented

12、designer of original school curriculums.C) She proved herself to be an active and capable stateswoman.D) She made outstanding contributions to childrens education.（D）17.A) She won the 1945 Nobel Prize in Literature.B) She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.C) She translated her books into many

13、 languages.D) She advised many statesmen on international affairs.（A）Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18.A) How animals survive harsh conditions in the wild.B) How animals alter colors to match their surroundings.C) How animals protect themselves against p

14、redators.D) How animals learn to disguise themselves effectively.（C）19.A) Its enormous size.B) Its plant-like appearance.C) Its instantaneous response.D) Its offensive smell.（B）20.A) It helps improve their safety.B) It allows them to swim faster.C) It helps them fight their predators.D) It allows th

15、em to avoid twists and turns.（A）Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark

16、 the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.There are good reasons to be troubled by the violence that spreads throughout the media. Movies, Television and video games are full of gunplay and blo

17、odshed, and one might reasonably ask whats wrong with a society that presents videos of domestic violence as entertainment.Most researchers agree that the causes of real-world violence are complex. A 1993 study by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences listed “biological, individual, family, peer, sc

18、hool, and community factors” as all playing their parts.Viewing abnormally large amounts of violent television and video games may well contribute to violent behavior in certain individuals. The trouble comes when researchers downplay uncertainties in their studies or overstate the case for causalit

19、y (因果关系). Skeptics were dismayed several years ago when a group of societies including the American Medical Association tried to end the debate by issuing a joint statement: “At this time, well over 1,000 studies. point overwhelmingly to a causal connection between media violence and aggressive beha

20、vior in some children.”Freedom-of-speech advocates accused the societies of catering to politicians, and even disputed the number of studies (most were review articles and essays, they said). When Jonathan Freedman, a social psychologist at the University of Toronto, reviewed the literature, he foun

21、d only 200 or so studies of television-watching and aggression. And when he weeded out “the most doubtful measures of aggression”, only 28% supported a connection.The critical point here is causality. The alarmists say they have proved that violent media cause aggression. But the assumptions behind

22、their observations need to be examined. When labeling games as violent or non-violent, should a hero eating a ghost really be counted as a violent event? And when experimenters record the time it takes game players to read aggressive or non-aggressive words from a list, can we be sure what they are

23、actually measuring? The intent of the new Harvard Center on Media and Child Health to collect and standardize studies of media violence in order to compare their methodologies, assumptions and conclusions is an important step in the right direction.Another appropriate step would be to tone down the

24、criticism until we know more. Several researchers 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, they often come out with statements that the matter has now been settled, drawing criticism from colleagues. In

25、 response, the alarmists accuse critics and news reporters of being deceived by the entertainment industry. Such clashes help neither science nor society.21.Why is there so much violence shown in movies, TV and video games?A) There is a lot of violence in the real world today.B) Something has gone w

26、rong with todays society.C) Many people are fond of gunplay and bloodshed.D) Showing violence is thought to be entertaining.（D）22.What is the skeptics (Line 3. Para. 3) view of media violence?A) Violence on television is a fairly accurate reflection of real-world life.B) Most studies exaggerate the

27、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.（B）23.The author uses the term “alarmists” (Line 1. Para. 5) to refer to those who _.A) use standardized measurements i

28、n 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 aggressive behavior（C）24.In refuting the alarmists, the author advances his argument b

29、y first challenging _.A) the source and amount of their dataB) the targets of their observationC) their system of measurementD) their definition of violence（D）25.What does the author think of the debate concerning the relationship between the media and violence?A) More studies should be conducted be

30、fore 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.（A）Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Youre in trouble

31、 if you have to buy your own brand-name prescription drugs. Over the past decade, prices leaped by more than double the inflation rate. Treatments for chronic conditions can easily top $2,000 a month-no wonder that one in four Americans cans afford to fill their prescriptions. The solution? A hearty

32、 chorus of “O Canada.” North of the border, where price controls reign, those same brand-name drugs cost 50% to 80% less.The Canadian option is fast becoming a political wake-up call, “If our neighbors can buy drugs at reasonable prices, why cant we? Even to whisper that thought provokes anger. “Un-

33、American!” And-the propagandists trump card (王牌)“Wreck our brilliant health-care system.” Supersize drug prices, they claim, fund the research that sparks the next generation of wonder drugs. No sky-high drug price today, no cure for cancer tomorrow. So shut up and pay up.Common sense tells you that

34、s a false alternative. The reward for finding, say, a cancer cure is so huge that no ones going to hang it up. Nevertheless, if Canada-level pricing came to the United States, the industrys profit margins would drop and the pace of new-drug development would slow. Here lies the American dilemma. Who

35、 is all this splendid medicine for? Should our health-care system continue its drive toward the best of the best, even though rising numbers of patients cant afford it? Or should we direct our wealth toward letting everyone in on todays level of care? Measured by saved lives, the latter is almost ce

36、rtainly the better course.To defend their profits, the drug companies have warned Canadian wholesalers and pharmacies (药房) not to sell to Americans by mail, and are cutting back supplies to those who dare.Meanwhile, the administration is playing the fear card. Officials from the Food and Drug Admini

37、stration will argue that Canadian drugs might be fake, mishandled, or even a potential threat to life.Do bad drugs fly around the Internet? Sure-and the more we look, the more well find, But I havent heard of any raging epidemics among the hundreds of thousands of people buying crossborder.Most user

38、s of prescription drugs dont worry about costs a lot. Theyre sheltered by employee insurance, owing just a $20 co-pay. The financial blows rain, instead, on the uninsured, especially the chronically ill who need expensive drugs to live, This group will still include middle-income seniors on Medicare

39、, wholl have to dig deeply into their pockets before getting much from the new drug benefit that starts in 2006.26.What is said about the consequence of the rocketing drug prices in the U.S.?A) A quarter of Americans cant afford their prescription drugs.B) Many Americans cant afford to see a doctor

40、when they fall ill.C) Many Americans have to go to Canada to get medical treatment.D) The inflation rate has been more than doubled over the years.（A）27.It can be inferred that America can follow the Canadian model and curb its soaring drug prices by _.A) encouraging people to buy prescription drugs

41、 onlineB) extending medical insurance to all its citizensC) importing low-price prescription drugs from CanadaD) exercising price control on brand-name drugs（D）28.How do propagandists argue for the U.S. drug pricing policy?A) Low prices will affect the quality of medicines in America.B) High prices

42、are essential to funding research on new drugs.C) Low prices will bring about the anger of drug manufacturers.D) High-price drugs are indispensable in curing chronic diseases.（B）29.What should be the priority of Americas health-care system according to the author?A) To resolve the dilemma in the hea

43、lth-care system.B) To maintain Americas lead in the drug industry.C) To allow the vast majority to enjoy its benefits.D) To quicken the pace of new drug development.（C）30.What are American drug companies doing to protect their high profits?A) Labeling drugs bought from Canada as being fakes.B) Threa

44、tening to cut back funding for new drug research.C) Reducing supplies to uncooperative Canadian pharmacies.D) Attributing the raging epidemics to the ineffectiveness of Canadian drugs.（C）Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Age has its privileges in America. And one of

45、the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount. Anyone who has reached a certain agein some cases as low as 55is automatically entitled to a dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Eligibility is determined not by ones need but by the date on ones birt

46、h certificate. Practically unheard of a generation ago, the discounts have become a routine part of many businessesas common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners.People with gray hair often are given the discounts without even asking for them；yet, millions of Americans ab

47、ove age 60 are healthy and solvent (有支付能力的). Businesses that would never dare offer discounts to college students or anyone under 30 freely offer them to older Americans. The practice is acceptable because of the widespread belief that “elderly” and “needy” are synonymous (同义的). Perhaps that once wa

48、s true, but today elderly Americans as a group have a lower poverty rate than the rest of the population. To be sure, there is economic diversity within the elderly, and many older Americans are poor, But most of them arent.It is impossible to determine the impact of the discounts on individual companies. For many firms, they are a stimulus to revenue. But in other cases the discounts are given at the expense, directly or indirectly, of younger Americans. Moreov