歷年英語六級(jí)真題

2010年6月英語六級(jí)真題

一、將自己的校名、姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)寫在答題卡1和答PartIIReadingComprehension(Skimmingand

題卡2上，將本試卷代號(hào)劃在答題卡2上。Scanning)(15minutes)

二、試題冊(cè)、答題卡1和答題卡2均不得帶出考場，考

試結(jié)束，監(jiān)考員收卷后考生才可離開。Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutes

三、仔細(xì)讀懂題目的說明。

togooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

四在30分鐘內(nèi)做完答題卡1上的作文題。30分鐘后，

questionsonAnswerSheet7.Forquestionsl-7t

考生按指令啟封試題冊(cè)，在接著的15分鐘內(nèi)完成快速choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

閱讀理解部分的試題，然后監(jiān)考員收取答題卡1,考生

markedA)fB),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,

在答題卡2上完成其余部分的試題。全部答題時(shí)間為completethesentenceswiththeinformation

125分鐘，不得拖延時(shí)間。giveninthepassage.

五、考生必須在答題卡上作答，凡是寫在試題冊(cè)上.的答

案一律無效。

六、多項(xiàng)選餐題每題只能選一個(gè)答案；如多選，則該題Obama*ssuccessisn'tallgoodnewsforblack

Americans

無分。選定答案后，用HB-2B濃度的鉛筆在相應(yīng)字母

AsErinWhitewatchedtheelectionresultshead

的中部劃一橫線。正確方法是：[A]⑻使用其它towardsvictoryforBarackObama,shefelta

符號(hào)答題者不給分。劃線要有一定粗度，濃度要蓋過字

burdenliftingfromhershoulders."Inthatone

母底色。

second,itwasavalidationformywholerace,"she

七、在考試過程中要注意對(duì)自己的答案保密。若被他人

recalls.

抄襲，一經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)，后果自負(fù)。

'Tvealwaysbeenanachiever,"saysWhite,who

isstudyingforanMBAatVanderbiltUniversityin

全國大學(xué)英語四、六級(jí)考試委員會(huì)

Nashville,Tennessee."Buttherehadalwaysbeen

thesethingsinthebackofmymindquestioning

PartIWriting(30minutes)whetherIreallycanbewhoIwant.Itwaslikea

注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上。shadow,followingmearoundsayingyoucanonly

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30gosofar.Nowit'slikeabarrierhasbeenlet

minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDuedown."

AttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyofChinese.White'sexperienceiswhatmanypsychologists

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingthehadexpected-thatObamawouldprovetobea

outlinegivenbelow:powerfulrolemodelforAfricanAmericans.Some

1.近年來在學(xué)生中出現(xiàn)了忽視中文學(xué)習(xí)的現(xiàn)象；hopedhisrisetoprominencewouldhaveabig

.出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象的原因和后果；

2impactonwhiteAmericans,too,challenging

.我認(rèn)為…

3thosewhostillharbourracistsentiments."The

traitsthatcharacterisehimareverycontradictory

DueAttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyoftotheracialstereotypesthatblackpeopleare

Chineseaggressiveanduneducated,"saysAshbyPlantof

FloridaStateUniversity."He'sveryintelligentand

eloquent."

Stinginthetail

AshbyPlantisoneofanumberof

psychologistswhoseizedonObama'scandidacy

totesthypothesesaboutthepowerofrolemodels.

Theirworkisalreadystartingtorevealhowthe

"Obamaeffect"ischangingpeople'sviewsand

behaviour.Perhapssurprisingly,itisnotallgood

news:thereisastinginthetailoftheObama

effect.

Butfirstthegoodnews.BarackObamareallyis

apositiverolemodelforAfricanAmericans,and

hewasmakinganimpactevenbeforehegotto

theWhiteHouse.Indeed,theObamaeffectcanbe

surprisinglyimmediateandpowerful,asRay

FriedmanofVanderbiltUniversityandhis

colleaguesdiscovered.

Theytestedfourseparategroupsatfourkey

stagesofObama*spresidentialcampaign.Each

groupconsistedofaround120adultsofsimilarBrianNosekoftheUniversityofVirginiain

ageandeducation,andthetestassessedtheirCharlottesville,whorunsawebsitethatmeasures

languageskills.Attwoofthesestages,whenimplicitbiasusingsimilartest,hasalsoobserved

Obama'ssuccesswaslessthancertain,thetestsasmalldropinbiasinthe700,000visitorstothe

showedacleardifferencebetweenthescoresofsitesinceJanuary2007,whichmightbeexplained

thewhiteandblackparticipants—anaverageofbyObama'srisetopopularity.However,his

12.1outof20,comparedto8.8,forexample.preliminaryresultssuggestthatchangewillbe

WhentheObamafeverwasatitsheight,however,muchslowercomingthanPlanfsresultssuggest.

theblackparticipantsperformedmuchbetter.Talkinghonestly

ThosewhohadwatchedObama'sacceptance"Peoplenowhavetheopportunityof

speechastheDemocrats'presidentialcandidateexpressingsupportforObamaeveryday,"says

performedjustaswell,onaverage,asthewhiteDanielEffronatStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.

subjects.Afterhiselectionvictory,thiswastrueof"Ourresearcharousestheconcernthatpeople

alltheblackparticipants.maynowbemorelikelytoraisenegativeviewsof

DramaticshiftAfricanAmericans."Ontheotherhand,hesays,it

Whatcanexplainthisdramaticshift?Atthemayjustencouragepeopletotalkmorehonestly

startofthetest,theparticipantshadtodeclareabouttheirfeelingsregardingraceissues,which

theirraceandweretoldtheirresultswouldbemaynotbesuchabadthing.

usedtoassesstheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Anotherpartofthestudysuggestsfarmoreis

Thisshouldhaveprimedthesubjectswithatstakethanthemereexpressionofviews.The

"stereotypethreat"-ananxietythattheirresultsObamaeffectmayhaveanegativeside.Justone

willconfirmnegativestereotypes,whichhasbeenweekafterObamawaselectedpresident,

showntodamagetheperformanceofAfricanparticipantswerelessreadytosupportpolicies

Americans.designedtoaddressracialinequalitythanthey

Obama'ssuccessesseemedtoactasashieldhadbeentwoweeksbeforetheelection.Huge

againstthis."Wesuspecttheyfeltinspiredandobstacles

energisedbyhisvictory,sothestereotypethreatItcould,ofcourse,alsobethatObama's

wouldn'tproveadistraction,"saysFriedman.successhelpspeopletoforgetthata

LingeringracismdisproportionatenumberofblackAmericansstill

IftheObamaeffectispositiveforAfricanliveinpovertyandfacehugeobstacleswhen

Americans,howisitaffectingtheirwhitetryingtoovercomethesecircumstances."Barack

compatriots（同胞）？IstheexperienceofhavingaObama'sfamilyissuchasalient（出色的）image,

charismatic（有魅力的）blackpresidentmodifyingwegeneraliseitandfailtoseethelarger

lingeringracistattitudes?Thereisnoeasywaytopicture-thatthere'sinjusticeineveryaspectof

measureracismdirectly;insteadpsychologistsAmericanlife,"saysCherylKaiseroftheUniversity

assesswhatisknownas"implicitbias",usingaofWashingtoninSeattle.Thosetryingtoaddress

computer-basedtestthatmeasureshowquicklyissuesofracialinequalityneedtoconstantly

peopleassociatepositiveandnegativeremindpeopleoftheinequalitiesthatstillexistto

words—suchas"love"or"evil"—withphotosofcounteracttheObama'seffect,shesays.

blackorwhitefaces.AsimilartestcanalsoThoughPlant*sfindingsweremorepositive,

measurehowquicklysubjectsassociateshetoowarnsagainstthinkingthatracismand

stereotypicaltraits—suchasathleticskillsorracialinequalitiesarenolongeraproblem."The

mentalability—withaparticulargroup.lastthingIwantisforpeopletothinkeverything's

InastudythatwillappearintheJournalofsolved."

ExperimentalSocialPsychology,Plant'steamThesefindingsdonotonlyapplytoObama,or

tested229studentsduringtheheightoftheevenjusttorace.Theyshouldholdforanyrole

Obamafever.Theyfoundthatimplicitbiashasmodelinanycountry."There'snoreasonwe

fallenbyasmuchas90%comparedwiththelevelwouldn'thaveseenthesameeffectonourviews

foundinasimilarstudyin2006."That'sanofwomenifHillaryClintonorSarahPalinhad

unusuallylargedrop,'*Plantsays.beenelected,*'saysEffron.Sotheelectionofa

Whiletheteamcan'tbesuretheirresultsarefemaleleadermighthaveadownsideforother

duesolelytoObama,theyalsoshowedthatthosewomen.

withthelowestbiaswerelikelytosubconsciouslyBeyondrace

associateblackskincolourwithpoliticalwordsWealsodon*tyetknowhowlongtheObama

suchas"government"or"president".Thiseffect—bothitsgoodsideanditsbad—will

suggeststhatObamawasstronglyontheirmind,last.Politicalsentimentisnotoriouslychangeable:

saysPlant.WhatifthingsbegintogowrongforObama,and

Dropinbiashispopularityslumps?

AndwhatifAmericansbecomesofamiliarwith7.CherylKaiserholdsthatpeopleshouldbe

havingObamaastheirpresidentthattheystopconstantlyremindedthat______.

consideringhisracealtogether?"OvertimeheA)Obama'ssuccessissoundproofofblack's

mightbecomehisownentity,"saysPlant.Thispotential

mightseemliketheultimatedefeatforracism,B)Obamaisbutarareexampleofblack's

butignoringtheraceofcertainselectexcellence

individuals—aphenomenonthatpsychologistsC)racialinequalitystillpersistsinAmerican

callsubtyping—alsohasaninsidious(隱伏的)side.society

"WethinkithappenstohelppeoplepreservetheirD)blacksstillfaceobstaclesinpolitical

beliefs,sotheycanstillholdontothepreviousparticipation

stereotypes."Thatcouldturnouttobethe8.AccordingtoEffron,ifHillaryClintonorSarah

cruellestofallthetwiststotheObamaeffect.Palinhadbeenelected,therewouldalsohave

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。beenanegativeeffecton______.

1.HowdidErinWhitefeeluponseeingBarack9.ItispossiblethattheObamaeffectwillbe

Obama'svictoryintheelection?short-livedifthereisachangeinpeople's______.

A)Excited.B)Victorious.C)Anxious.D)10.TheworstpossibleaspectoftheObamaeffect

Relieved.isthatpeoplecouldignorehisracealtogetherand

2.Beforetheelection,ErinWhitehasbeencontinuetoholdontotheiroldracial______.

hauntedbythequestionofwhether_____.

A)shecouldobtainherMBAdegreePartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

B)shecouldgoasfarasshewantedinlifeSectionA

C)shewasovershadowedbyherwhitepeersDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8short

D)shewasreallyanachieverasastudentconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

3.WhatisthefocusofAshbyPlant'sstudy?endofeachconversation,oneormorequestions

A)RacistsentimentsinAmerica.willbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

B)Thepowerofrolemodels.conversationandthequestionswillbespoken

C)Personalitytraitsofsuccessfulblacks.onlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

D)ThedualcharacterofAfricanAmericans.pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefour

4.Intheirexperiments,RayFriedmanandhischoicesmarkedA),B)fC)andD)fanddecidewhich

colleaguesfoundthat______.isthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorresponding

A)blacksandwhitesbehaveddifferentlyletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleUne

duringtheelectionthroughthecentre.

B)whites'attitudetowardsblackshas注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

dramaticallychanged11.

C)Obama*selectionhaseliminatedtheA)Themanfailedtokeephispromise.

prejudiceagainstblacksB)Thewomanhasapoormemory.

D)Obama'ssuccessimpactedblacks'C)Themanborrowedthebookfromthelibrary.

performanceinlanguagetestsD)Thewomandoesnotneedthebookany

5.WhatdoBrianNosek'spreliminaryresultsmore.

suggest?12.

A)ThechangeinbiasagainstblacksisslowinA)Thewomanismakingtoobigafussabout

coming.hercondition.

B)BiasagainstblackshasexperiencedanB)Fatigueisatypicalsymptomoflackof

unusualdrop.exercise.

C)Websitevisitor'sopinionsarefarfrombeingC)Thewomanshouldspendmoretime

reliable.outdoors.

D)Obama'spopularitymaydeclineastimeD)Peopletendtoworklongerhourswith

passesby.artificiallighting.

6.AnegativesideoftheObamaeffectisthat13.

A)TheprintingonherT-shirthasfaded.

A)morepeoplehavestartedtocriticiseB)ItisnotinfashiontohavealogoonaT-shirt.

PresidentObama'sracialpoliciesC)Sheregretshavingboughtoneofthe

B)relationsbetweenwhitesandAfricanT-shirts.

AmericansmaybecometenseagainD)ItisnotagoodideatobuytheT-shirt.

C)peoplearenowlessreadytosupport14.

policiesaddressingracialinequalityA)Heregretshavingpublishedthearticle.

D)whitepeoplearelikelytobecomemoreB)Mostreadersdonotsharehisviewpoints.

criticalofAfricanAmericansC)Notmanypeoplehavereadhisarticle.

D)Thewomanisonlytryingtoconsolehim.C)HehostedtalkshowsonTV.

15.D)HeplayedaroleinEastofEden.

A)LeaveDaisyaloneforthetimebeing.25.

B)GoseeDaisyimmediately.A)Hemadenumerouspopularmovies.

C)ApologizetoDaisyagainbyphone.B)Hehaslongbeenalegendaryfigure.

D)BuyDaisyanewnotebook.C)HewasbestatactinginHollywoodtragedies.

16.D)Hewasthemostsuccessfulactorofhis

A)Batteries.time.

B)Cardentools.SectionB

C)Cameras.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3short

D)Lightbulbs.passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

17.hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

A)Thespeakerswillwatchthegametogether.questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

B)Thewomanfeelsluckytohavegotaticket.aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom

C)Themanplayscenteronthebasketballteam.thefourchoicesmarkedA)fB),C)andD).Then

D)ThemancangettheticketatitsoriginalmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

price.2withasingleUnethroughthecentre.

18.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

A)ThespeakerswilldressformallyforthePassageOne

concert.Questions26to29arebasedontheconversation

B)Themanwillreturnhomebeforegoingtoyouhavejustheard.

theconcert.26.

C)ItisthefirsttimethespeakersareattendingA)Itcarriedpassengersleavinganisland.

aconcert.B)AterroristforcedittolandonTenerife.

D)ThewomanisgoingtobuyanewdressforC)Itcrashedwhenitwascirclingtoland.

theconcert.D)18ofitspassengerssurvivedthecrash.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversation27.

youhavejustheard.A)Hewaskidnappedeightmonthsago.

19.B)Hefailedinhisnegotiationswiththe

A)Hewantstosignalong-termcontract.Africans.

B)Heisgoodatbothlanguageandliterature.C)HewasassassinatedinCentralAfrica.

C)Heprefersteachingtoadministrativework.D)HelostlotsofmoneyinhisAfricanbusiness.

D)Heisundecidedastowhichjobtogofor.28.

20.A)Themanagementandunionrepresentatives

A)Theyhateexams.reachedanagreement.

B)TheallplantostudyinCambridge.B)Theworkers*paywasraisedandtheir

C)Theyarealladults.workinghourswereshortened.

D)Theyaregoingtoworkincompanies.C)Thetradeuniongaveupitsdemand.

21.D)Theworkersonstrikewereallfired.

A)Difficultbutrewarding.29.

B)Variedandinteresting.A)Sunny.B)Rainy.C)Windy.D)

C)Time-consumingandtiring.Cloudy.

D)Demandingandfrustrating.PassageTwo

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyou

youhavejustheard.havejustheard.

22.30.

A)Interviewingamovingstar.A)Someofthemhadonceexperiencedan

B)Discussingteenagerolemodels.earthquake.

C)Hostingatelevisionshow.B)Mostofthemlackedinterestinthesubject.

D)Reviewinganewbiography.C)Veryfewofthemknewmuchaboutgeology.

23.D)Acoupleofthemhadlistenedtoasimilar

A)Helosthismother.speechbefore.

B)HewasunhappyinCalifornia.31.

C)Hemissedhisaunt.A)ByreflectingonAmericans'previousfailures

D)Hehadtoattendschoolthere.inpredictingearthquakes.

24.B)Bynotingwherethemostsevereearthquake

A)Hedeliveredpublicspeeches.inU.S.historyoccurred.

B)Hegotseriouslyintoacting.C)Bydescribingthedestructivepowerof

earthquakes.talkedintohumanity.Hemeantthatwegain

D)Byexplainingsomeessentialgeologicalpersonalidentityaswecommunicatewithothers.

principles.Intheearliestyearsofourlives,ourparentstellus

32.whoweare."You're(36)______"You'reso

A)Interrupthimwheneverhedetectedastrong."Wefirstseeourselvesthroughtheeyesof

mistake.others,sotheirmessagesformimportant(37)

B)Focusontheaccuracyofthelanguagehe______ofourself-concepts.Laterweinteractwith

used.teachers,friends,(38)______partners,and

C)Stophimwhenhehaddifficultyco-workerswhocommunicatetheirviewsof

understanding.us.Thus,howweseeourselves(39)______the

D)Writedownanypointswherehecouldviewsofusthatotherscommunicate.

improve.The(40)______connectionbetweenidentity

PassageThreeandcommunicationis(41)______evidentin

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouchildrenwhoare(42)______ofhumancontact.

havejustheard.Casestudiesofchildrenwhowereisolatedfrom

33.othersrevealthattheylackafirmself-concept,

A)Itwasinventedbyagroupoflanguageandtheirmentalandpsychologicaldevelopment

expertsintheyearof1887.isseverely(43)______bylackoflanguage.

B)ItisalanguagethathasitsorigininancientCommunicationwithothersnotonlyaffects

Polish.oursenseofidentitybutalsodirectlyinfluences

C)Itwascreatedtopromoteeconomicourphysicalandemotionalwell-being.

globalization.Consistently,(44)

D)Itisatoolofcommunicationamong

speakersofdifferentlanguages.Peoplewholackclosefriendshavegreaterlevels

34.ofanxietyanddepressionthanpeoplewhoare

A)ItaimstomakeEsperantoaworkingclosetoothers.(45)

languageintheU.N.

B)IthasincreaseditspopularitywiththehelpTheconclusionwasthatsocialisolationis

ofthemedia.statisticallyasdangerousashighbloodpressure,

C)Ithasencounteredincreasinglytoughersmokingandobesity.Manydoctorsand

challenges.researchersbelievethat(46)

D)Ithassupportersfrommanycountriesinthe

world.

35.

A)ItisusedbyanumberofinfluentialsciencePartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)

journals.(25minutes)

B)Itiswidelytaughtatschoolsandin

universities.SectionA

C)IthasarousedtheinterestofmanyyoungDirections:Inthissection,thereisashort

learners.passagewith5questionsorincomplete

D)Ithashadagreaterimpactthaninanyotherstatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Then

coun