2006年12月英語六級真題含答案

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5、ricanC)To D)ToincreasethepopularityoftheDupont13.A)BythemeorBystyle orBymanufacturerorD) ByfunctionorPassageQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassage youhavejust14.A)PeoplemayusetwoormareB)PeoplewillchoosenThepercentageofnativespeakersofEnglishwillThenumberofpeoplerelyingontheirmothertonguewill15.A)Thenum

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7、ldD)SpanishisverylikelyethetoplanguageoftheworldbyQuestions17to20B)MostheworldwilllearntospeakheheC)ItisuncertainwhetherEnglishwillworldD)SpanishisverylikelyethetoplanguageoftheworldbyQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassage youhave just17.A)Because theyveblindstudentsprefertomixwithstudentswhocanB)Becau

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9、heNationalFederationoftheericanprofessorstomendationsontheirB)ObtainAmericancitizenshipbeforetheyofC)TurntolheirowncountryforD)ApplytotheNationalFederationoftheBlindforPartIIReadingPassage(35Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingEach summer, no matter how pressing my work schedule, I take off one day

10、 exclusively for my son. We call it dad-son day. This year our third stop was the amusement park, where t he was tall enough to ride one of the fastest roller coasters(過山車he Weblastedthroughtretchingturnsand loopsforninety seconds. Then,aswe stepped offride, he shrugged and, in a distressingly calm

11、voice, t it was not as exciting as rideshedbeenon.AsIlistened,IbegantosensesomethingseriouslyoutofThroughout the season, I noticed similar events all around me. Parents seemed hard to find new thrills for indifferent kids. Surrounded by ever-greater stimulation, their young fa wore looking disappoed

12、 and bored.Facing their childrens s of “nothing to do”. Parents were ing out numbers of dollars for various forms of ent. In many cases the money seemed to little n buy transient f from the terrible moans of their bored children. This set pondering the obvious question: “How can it be so hard for ki

13、ds to find something to do theresneverbeensucharangeofstimulatingentavailabletoWhy do children immersed in this much excitement seem starved for t was, realized, the . I discovered during my own reckless t what createsisnotgoingfast,butgoingfaster.Thrillshave lesstodowithnchangesinWhy do children im

14、mersed in this much excitement seem starved for t was, realized, the . I discovered during my own reckless t what createsisnotgoingfast,butgoingfaster.Thrillshave lesstodowithnchangesin mysteryto mewhymany teenagersappearapathetic麻木的andburnedout“beent”air of indifference towardmuchoflife.Asincreasin

15、gnumbersoffriendschildrenprescribedmedications-stimulantstodealwithinattentivenessatschooloranti-depressantstowith the loss erest and heir lives-l question the role of kids boredom in some of My own work is focused on the chemical and biological factors related behavioral and emotional disorders. Th

16、ese are complex problems. Yet Ive been reflecting and more on howthe pace of lifeand ensityof stimulation maybecontributingtothe ratesofpsychiatricproblemsamongchildrenandadolescentsinour21.TheauthorfeltheamusementparkattheA)hissonwasnotasthrilledbytherollercoasterrideasB)hissonblastedthroughthe tur

17、nsandloopswithhishissonappeareddistressedhissoncouldkeephisalmwhileridingtherollerowellonthefast-movingroller22.Accordingtotheauthor,childrenareboredA)unlesstheirparentscanfindnewthrillsforB) whentheyveanystostimulatingfunC)whentheyareleftalonekendsbytheirworkingD) eveniftheyareedtomoreandmore kinds

18、of23. From his own experience. the author came to A)amuchwidervarietyofsportst children seem to B) trequireC)ever-changingthrillingformsofD) physicaltaremore24.InPara.6.theauthorexpresseshisdoubtabouttheeffectivenessoftryingtochangeindifferencetowardmuchoflifebyA) divertingerestfromelectronicvisual

19、creatingmorestimulatingactivitiesforD)spendingmoremoneyontheir25.Inordertoalleviatechildrensboredom,theauthorwouldprobablysuggestA)adjustingthepaceoflifeensityofB)promotingthepracticeofdad-sonC)consultingalistinchildD)balancingschoolworkwithextracurricularPassageQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowing

20、It used to t people were proud to work for the same company for the whole of working lives. Theyd get a gold watch of their productive years and a dinner speeches bysespraisingtheirloyalty/ButtodaysPassageQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingIt used to t people were proud to work for the same compan

21、y for the whole of working lives. Theyd get a gold watch of their productive years and a dinner speeches bysespraisingtheirloyalty/Buttodaysrichcapitalistshaveregressed) the “survival of the fittest”ideas and their loyalty extends not to their workers or even tostockholders but only to themselves. I

22、nstead of giving out gold watches dred or dollars for forty or so years of work, they grab tens and dreds of millions of dollars theysellfortheirownprofitthecompanytheymayhavebeenwithforonlya fewThenewrich selfishlyactontheirown tounfairlygrabthetthe countryasa has produced. The top l percent of the

23、 population now has wealth equal to the ottom percent and they want more. Their selfishness is most shamelessly expressed in downsizing outsourcing (將產(chǎn)品包給外公司做) because these business maneuvers dont act to create jobsasthefoundersof newindustriesusedtodo,butonlytocutoutjobswhile valueofwhatthosejobsp

24、roducedforngtheTo keep the money machine working smoothly the rich have bought all the ns the top down. himself is constantly leaving. Washington and the business of nation because he is summoned to “fundraising dinners” where fat cats pay a thousand or dollars a plate to worm their oernment not thr

25、ough service but through donations vastamountsofmoney.Onceontheinsidetheyhavebothpoliticalpartiesbusilytearingupall tprotecttherestofusfromthegreedoftheThe middle sed to be loyal to the free rise he past, the people of middle class mostly thought theyd be rich themselves someday or have a good oyalt

26、yisrich.But eis beingdistributedmoreandmoreunevenlyandthing of the past. The middle class may also wake up to et its loyalty to the so-called erns only the rest of us while rise system altogether and ernment the corporationsdowhatthey please withourjobs.Asthings stand.ifsomebody doesntwake themiddle

27、classisonapathtobeingdownsizedallthe waytothebottomof26. It can be inferred form A)jobt people used to place a high value C)D) retirement27.Theauthorisstronglycriticalof todaysrichcapitalistsforA)notgiving izingtheirprofitsattheexpenseofnotsettinguplong-termgoalsfortheirrewardingonlythosewhoareconsi

28、deredthe28.TheimmediateconsequenceofthenewcapitalistspracticeisA)lossofcorporateB) ayfortheC)a higherrate ofD) adeclineinbusiness29.Therichtrytoswaythe policyofernmentbyA) occupyingitionsinbothpoliticalB)makingmonetarycontributionsto-pleasingthepublicwithgenerous 30.WhatisB) ayfortheC)a higherrate o

29、fD) adeclineinbusiness29.Therichtrytoswaythe policyofernmentbyA) occupyingitionsinbothpoliticalB)makingmonetarycontributionsto-pleasingthepublicwithgenerous 30.WhatistheauthorseinwritingthisA)TocallonthemiddleclasstoremainloyaltothefreeriseTowarnTopersuadeernmentoftheshrinkingoftheAmericanmiddleernm

30、enttochangeitscurrenteconomicD)TourgethemiddleclasstowakeupandprotecttheirQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingel chairman Andy Grove has decided to cut the Gordi stem cell research by simply writing a check.not of controversy The check, which he pledged how many donors make gifts of k, could be for

31、 as much as $5 million, depending n$50,000 and $500,000. which he has promised to ItwillbemadeouttotheUniversityofCalifornia-SanFrancisconks in part to such private donations, university o uses for human stem the cells st stages of t can form any body part-will continue in Withprivatelsupport,the e

32、willbe less likelyto lose talented scientists whowould tempted to leave the field or even leave the field or even leave the country as research onfederalmoneyslowstoa Hindered by l極其緩慢的Bush placed on stem cell research a year ago, scientists turning to t can carry out work without using federal mone

33、y. This is awkward universities. ust spend extra money building abs and ng rigorous proving no federalfunds were involved. Groves donation, atUCSF.Willeasethe step toward a $20 s a year ago to allow research on already existing stem cell lines portrayed as a reasonable compromise n scientists needs

34、for cells to work with, t this kind of research cold lead to wholesale creation and destruction of embryos胚胎)ClonedinfantsandageneralcontemptforhumanBut Bushs effort to please both sides ended up pleasing neither. And it certainly didnt provide the basis for cutting edge research. Of the 78existing

35、sxisting stern cell lines which Bushsaid are t science would ever need, only one is in this country ( at the University Wisconsin),and only five are ready for distribution to researchers. All were grown in withmousecells,makingfutureutic治療的usesThe Bush administration seems bent on satisfying the sma

36、ll but vocal group of who e stem cell der any conditions. y, Grove and others are erestedinadvancingscientifictcouldbenefitthelargenumberofAmericanssuffer from Parkinsons disease, nerve injuries, heart diseases and many oth31.When Andy Grove decided to cut the Gordinot, he meant to A) putanendto ste

37、mcellB) elsrelationswithC)settlethedisputeonstemcellresearchD)expelGordianfromstemcellresearch32.erestedinadvancingscientifictcouldbenefitthelargenumberofAmericanssuffer from Parkinsons disease, nerve injuries, heart diseases and many oth31.When Andy Grove decided to cut the Gordinot, he meant to A)

38、 putanendto stemcellB) elsrelationswithC)settlethedisputeonstemcellresearchD)expelGordianfromstemcellresearch32.ForUCSFtocarryonstemcellresearch,newfundshavetocome fromerestedbusinessesandtheUnitedesafoundationsetupbyelD)executivesofleadingAmerican33. As a result o the limits Bush placed on stem cel

39、l research, American A)conducttheresearchinlaboratoriesB)abandontheresearchhenearhavetocarryouttheresearchhavetoraisemoneytobuild34. We may infer from the unless t future utic uses of stem cells will be A)humanstemcellsare healotmoreprivatedonationscanbemorefcderalmoneyisusedfortheD)talentedscientis

40、tsarehe35. The reason lying A)hisadministrationisBushs placing limits on stem cell research tllyhe didnotwanttooffenditsitamountstoacontemptforhumanD)itdidnotpromiseanyuticPassageQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingThis looks like the rd-pressed tenants in California will get f-not marketplace,wher

41、erentshaveeased,butfromtheecapitalTwo significant tenant reforms stand a good chance of passage. One bill, which will protectingsecurityits,a heSenate onFornacentury,landlordsinCaliforniahave beenabletoforcetenantsoutwith30 dayst will now double under SB 1403, which got through the Assembly Thenewpr

42、otectionwillapplytorenterswhohavebeeninanapartmenteasta Even 60 days in a tight housing market wont be long enough for some s to find apartmentnear where their kids goto school, But it will be animprovement incitiesThenewprotectionwillapplytorenterswhohavebeeninanapartmenteasta Even 60 days in a tig

43、ht housing market wont be long enough for some s to find apartmentnear where their kids goto school, But it will be animprovement incities like San where renters rights groups t unscrupulous (tenantsonshortnotice toputup的) landlords have kicked TheCaliforniaLandlordstiontlandlords ve to wait 60daysg

44、etridof problem tenants. But the bill gainedsupportwhena real e investor sent 30-day eviction to 550 s renting homes in Sacramento and Santa Rosa. The lords lobby eventually dropped its ition and instead its against AB 2330, re securitySponsored by Assemblywoman Carole Migden of San Francisco, the b

45、ill would procedureandatimetablefortenantstogetbacksecuritySome landlords view security its as a free months rent, theirs for the cases,though,therearehonestdisputesoverdamages-whatconstitutesordinarywearandAB 2330 would give a tenant the right to request a walk-through with the landlord and to make

46、 the repairs before moving out; reputable landlords already do this. It would increase penaltyforfailingtoreturnaThe original bill would have required the landlord to erest in the it. landlords n $10 a year t it would involve too much rwork over too little money-a $1,000 it, at current rates. On Wed

47、nesday, the sponsor dropped erestsectiontoincreasethechanceofEven in its amended form, AB 2330 is , like SB 1403 , vitally important for tenants and should be made se law.36.WelearnformtheA)long-termreale tSB1403willbenefitB)short-termtenantsinC) heeof D) tenantsrentingahouseovera 37.A60-daynoticebe

48、foreevictionmaynotbeearlyenoughforrentersbecausemovinghouseissomethingdifficulttoappropriatehousingmaynotbereadilymoretimeisneededfortheirkidsschoolthefurnishingofthenewhouseoftentakesalong38.VeryoftenlandlordsdontreturntenantsitsonthetA) theirsnotbeentherehasbeenordinarywearandtenantshavedonedamage

49、tothethe30-daynoticeformovingoutis39.Whydidthe sponsoroftheAB2330billfinallygive inonToputanendtoa lengthyTourgelandlordstolobbyforitserestTocutdownthe heavyrworkforitseasyTomakeiteasierfortheeAssemblytopassthe40.Itcanbelearnedfromthe tbothbillsarelikelytobemadeeneitherbillwillpassTocutdownthe heavy

50、rworkforitseasyTomakeiteasierfortheeAssemblytopassthe40.Itcanbelearnedfromthe tbothbillsarelikelytobemadeeneitherbillwillpassthroughtheAB2330standsabetterchanceofSacramentoandSanJosesupportSB41.Greywhaleshave longbeenhe tingwasanimportantA)extinctB)extinguishedC)detainedD)42. He was given major resp

51、onsibility for operating the remote manipulator to thenewly launched saA)retreatB)retrieveC)embodyD)43. Foreign students are facing unprecedented delays, as visa applications receive nA)irrigaterigueC)e44.Ifyouarelateforthement, you mightof beingerviewerandloseyourA)irrigaterigueC)e45.Childrensideao

52、finkingdomisoftendancersinanimalastheyhave oftenA)cushionsB)costumesC)skeletonsD)46.Eversinceerionswerebuilt,doubtshaveabouttheirA)B) C)tracksD)47.Thisclearlytcropsdshave quite anumberofinA)traitsB)C)tracksD)48. From science to Shakespeare. toprograms are A)instockB)instoreC)inoperationD)in49. When

53、the Italian poet Dante was _fromhishomeinFlorence,hedecidedtowalk form Italy to Paris to search for the real meaning of life.A)exertedB)expiredC)exiledD)50. Habits acquired in youth-notably smoking and drinking-may increase the risk diseasesrsonslaterA)consecutiveB)chronicC)criticalD)51.F.W.Woolwort

54、hwasin1929,AlSmith,a businessmantorue r to ernorofNewYork,50. Habits acquired in youth-notably smoking and drinking-may increase the risk diseasesrsonslaterA)consecutiveB)chronicC)criticalD)51.F.W.Woolworthwasin1929,AlSmith,a businessmantorue r to ernorofNewYork,soughttooutreachA)portrayB)proclaimC)

55、exaggerateD)52.Tolabeltheir produceanic,farmershavetoobtaintnochemicalshavebeenusedtokillpestsonthefarmfortwoA)toxicB)tragicC)nominalD)53.AncientGreekgymnasticstrainingprogramswereconsideredtobeanpart of thechildrensactegralC)inclusiveD)54.Researchershaveppinessdoesntappearto be anyones ;thecapacity

56、joyisatalentyoudeveloplargelyforA)alB)excelledC)exceededD)55.Wewantourchildrentohave stobe njobskills;wewanttheir livestobe andA)envisagedB)excelledC)exceededD)56. Online schools, which the needs of different people, have emerged as an increase-ingly popular education alternative.A)stir upB)switchon

57、C)catertoD)consent57.Thiskind affectitsgbirdsleepsmuchlessduringitsannual. tdoesntseemA)migrationB)emigrationC)conveyanceD)58.The nationswantrichcountriestohelpshoulderthecostofA)updatingB)upgradingC)conservingD)he study,cceededindetermininghowcoffeedifferentareasof thebrainin egratedB)motivatedC)il

58、luminatedD)60. They are trying to the risk as much as they can by making a more thorough investigation of the market.A)minimizeB)harmonizeC)summarizeD)61. The cyclesof the sunand moonare ut whichhave dhumansincetheA)B)C)sensational62.Aneffortwaslaunchedrecentlytocreate computeroftheentirehumanA)repe

59、titionB)C)saturationD)hefaceofthedisaster,theworldhasunitedtoaidmillionsof peopletryingtotheirsincetheA)B)C)sensational62.Aneffortwaslaunchedrecentlytocreate computeroftheentirehumanA)repetitionB)C)saturationD)hefaceofthedisaster,theworldhasunitedtoaidmillionsof peopletryingtotheirlivesbackA)primiti

60、veC)vulnerableD)64.AIDS isa globaltdemandsaunified,worldwidesolution,whichisnotonlyresponsibilityofnationsinwhichAIDS ismostA)relevantB)prevalentC)vigorousD)65.Afterthe earthquake,a worlddividedbyandreligiousdisputeddenlyfacedcommonhisshockingA)ethnic demicC)strategicD)66. anxietylaterintchildrenwho