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2021年1月13日发(作者:巴曙松)
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2006年12月英语六级真题(B卷)

Part l Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
1. A) The foggy weather has affected Mary’s mood.
B) They are puzzled about Mary’s tow spirits.
C) Mary is dissatisfied with her promotion.
D) Mary cares too much about her looks.

2. A) Go to an art exhibition.
B) Dine out with an old friend.
C) Attend the opening night of a play.
D) See his paintings on display.

3. A) Her mother was quite outstanding in academic work.
B) She was not particularly interested in going to school.
C) Her parents laid great emphasis on academic excellence.
D) She helped upgrade the educational level of immigrants.

4. A) The machines there were ill maintained.
B) Tickets for its members were cheaper.
C) It was filled with people all the time.
D) It had a reputation for good service.

5. A) Both Sarah and Tom have been awarded doctoral degrees.
B) Tom has arranged to meet his bride Sarah in Hawaii.
C) Tom was more excited than Sarah at the wedding.
D) A double blessing has descended upon Tom.

6. A) There were too many questions in the examination.
B) The examination was well beyond the course content.
C) The examination questions were somewhat too difficult.
D) The course prepared him adequately for the examination.

7. A) It’s less time-consuming.
B) His wife is tired of cooking.
C) It’s part of his job.
D) He is sick of home-cooked meals.

8. A) He has just started to teach piano lessons.
B) He seldom takes things seriously.
C) He is very proud of his piano skills.
D) He usually understates his achievements.
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9. A) It’s tedious.
B) It’s absurd.
C) It’s justifiable.
D) It’s understandable.

10. A) Arrange accommodation for her.
B) Explain the cause of the cancellation.
C) Compensate her for the inconvenience.
D) Allow her to take another flight that night.


Section B
Passage one
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) Producing legendary paintings.
B) Making a fortune from decorative arts.
C) Manufacturing quality furniture.
D) Setting up a special museum.

12. A) To show his fascination with Asian culture.
B) To tell the story of the American Revolution.
C) To promote interest in American decorative arts.
D) To increase the popularity of the Dupont Company.

13. A) By theme or period.
B) By style or design.
C) By manufacturer or origin.
D) By function or purpose.


Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) People may use two or mare languages.
B) People will choose Chinese rather than English.
C) The percentage of native speakers of English will inerease.
D) The number of people relying on their mother tongue will drop.

15. A) The number of Spanish speakers is far greater than that of Arabic speakers.
B) Arabic spoken in one Arab country may not be understood in another.
C) Arabic spoken in Egypt differs from Arabic spoken in Morocco in origin.
D) The number of Arabic speakers is declining because of the invasion of English.

16. A) It is impossible for Arab countries to standardize their language.
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B) Most people in the world will learn to speak Chinese in the future.
C) It is uncertain whether English will world language in the future.
D) Spanish is very likely to become the top language of the world by 2050.


Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) Because they believe blind students prefer to mix with students who can see.
B) Because it would cost lots of money to build such special colleges.
C) Because it would constitute discrimination against blind students.
D) Because they think blind people should learn to live among sighted people.

18. A) By encouraging them to be more self-reliant.
B) By showing them proper care and respect.
C) By offering them more financial assistance.
D) By providing them with free medical service.

19. A) Financial aid from the American government.
B) Modern technology.
C) Professional support.
D) Help from the National Federation of the Blind.

20. A) Ask American professors to write recommendations on their behalf.
B) Obtain American citizenship before they reach the age of 30.
C) Turn to special institutions in their own country for assistance.
D) Apply to the National Federation of the Blind for scholarships.

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.
Each summer, no matter how pressing my work schedule, I take off one day exclusively for
my son. We call it dad-son day. This year our third stop was the amusement park, where he
discovered that he was tall enough to ride one of the fastest roller coasters(过山车) in the world.
We blasted through face-stretching turns and loops for ninety seconds. Then, as we stepped off the
ride, he shrugged and, in a distressingly calm voice, remarked that it was not as exciting as other
rides he’d been on. As I listened, I began to sense something seriously out of balance.
Throughout the season, I noticed similar events all around me. Parents seemed hard pressed
to find new thrills for indifferent kids. Surrounded by ever-greater stimulation, their young faces
wore looking disappointed and bored.
Facing their children’s complaints of “nothing to do”. Parents were shelling out large
numbers of dollars for various forms of entertainment. In many cases the money seemed to do
little more than buy transient relief from the terrible moans of their bored children. This set me
pondering the obvious question: “How can it be so hard for kids to find something to do when
there’s never been such a range of stimulating entertainment available to them?”
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Why do children immersed in this much excitement seem starved for more? That was, I
realized, the point. I discovered during my own reckless adolescence that what creates excitement
is not going fast, but going faster. Thrills have less to do with speed than changes in speed.
I’m concerned about the cumulative effect of years at these levels of feverish activity. It is no
mystery to me why many teenagers appear apathetic (麻木的) and burned out, with a “been there,
done that” air of indifference toward much of life. As increasing numbers of friends’ children are
prescribed medications-stimulants to deal with inattentiveness at school or anti-depressants to help
with the loss of interest and joy in their lives-l question the role of kids boredom in some of the
diagnoses.
My own work is focused on the chemical imbalances and biological factors related to
behavioral and emotional disorders. These are complex problems. Yet I’ve been reflecting more
and more on how the pace of life and the intensity of stimulation may be contributing to the rising
rates of psychiatric problems among children and adolescents in our society.
21. The author felt surprised in the amusement park at the face that________.
A) his son was not as thrilled by the roller coaster ride as expected
B) his son blasted through the turns and loops with his face stretched
C) his son appeared distressed but calm while riding the roller coaster
D) his son could keep his balance so well on the fast-moving roller coaster

22. According to the author, children are bored _________.
A) unless their parents can find new thrills for them
B) when they don’t have any access to stimulating fun games
C) when they are left alone at weekends by their working parents
D) even if they are exposed to more and more kinds of entertainment

23. From his own experience. the author came to the conclusion that children seem to expect
________.
A) a much wider variety of sports facilities
B) activities that require sophisticated
C) ever-changing thrilling forms of recreation
D) physical exercises that are more challenging

24. In Para. 6 . the author expresses his doubt about the effectiveness of trying to change children
indifference toward much of life by ________.
A) diverting their interest from electronic visual games
B) prescribing medications for their temporary relief
C) creating more stimulating activities for them
D) spending more money on their entertainment

25. In order to alleviate children’s boredom, the author would probably suggest ____ .
A) adjusting the pace of life and intensity of stimulation
B) promoting the practice of dad- son days
C) consulting a specialist in child psychology
D) balancing school work with extracurricular activities
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Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
It used to be that people were proud to work for the same company for the whole of their
working lives. They’d get a gold watch at the end of their productive years and a dinner featuring
speeches by their bosses praising their loyalty/But today’s rich capitalists have regressed (倒退) to
the “survival of the fittest” ideas and their loyalty extends not to their workers or even to their
stockholders but only to themselves. Instead of giving out gold watches worth a hundred or so
dollars for forty or so years of work, they grab tens and even hundreds of millions of dollars as
they sell for their own profit the company they may have been with for only a few years.
The new rich selfishly act on their own to unfairly grab the wealth that the country as a whole
has produced. The top l percent of the population now has wealth equal to the whole bottom 95
percent and they want more. Their selfishness is most shamelessly expressed in downsizing and
outsourcing (将产品包给外公司做) because these business maneuvers don’t act to create new
jobs as the founders of new industries used to do, but only to cut out jobs while keeping the money
value of what those jobs produced for themselves.
To keep the money machine working smoothly the rich have bought all the politicians from
the top down. The president himself is constantly leaving. Washington and the business of the
nation because he is summoned to “fundraising dinners” where fat cats pay a thousand or so
dollars a plate to worm their way into government not through service but through donations of
vast amounts of money. Once on the inside they have both political parties busily tearing up all the
regulations that protect the rest of us from the greed of the rich.
The middle class used to be loyal to the free enterprise system. In the past, the people of the
middle class mostly thought they’d be rich themselves someday or have a good shot at becoming
rich. But nowadays income is being distributed more and more unevenly and corporate loyalty is a
thing of the past. The middle class may also wake up to forget its loyalty to the so-called free
enterprise system altogether and the government which governs only the rest of us while letting
the corporations do what they please with our jobs. As things stand. if somebody doesn’t wake up,
the middle class is on a path to being downsized all the way to the bottom of society.
26. It can be inferred form the first paragraph that people used to place a high value on
_________ .
A) job security
B) bosses’ praise
C) corporate loyalty
D) retirement benefits

27. The author is strongly critical of today’s rich capitalists for _________.
A) not giving necessary assistance to laid-off workers
B) maximizing their profits at the expense of workers
C) not setting up long-term goals for their companies
D) rewarding only those who are considered the fittest

28. The immediate consequence of the new capitalists’ practice is ________ .
A) loss of corporate reputation
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B) lower pay for the employees
C) a higher rate of unemployment
D) a decline in business transactions

29. The rich try to sway the policy of the government by ________ .
A) occupying important positions in both political parties
B) making monetary contributions to decision-makers
C) pleasing the public with generous donations
D) constantly hosting fundraising dinners

30. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
A) To call on the middle class to remain loyal to the free enterprise system.
B) To warn the government of the shrinking of the American middle class.
C) To persuade the government to change its current economic policies.
D) To urge the middle class to wake up and protect their own interests.

Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage
Intel chairman Andy Grove has decided to cut the Gordian knot of controversy surrounding
stem cell research by simply writing a check.
The check, which he pledged last week, could be for as much as $$5 million, depending on
how many donors make gifts of between $$50,000 and $$500,000. which he has promised to match.
It will be made out to the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF).
Thanks in part to such private donations, university research into uses for human stem cells
the cells earliest stages of development that can form any body part-will continue in California.
With private financial support, the state will be less likely to lose talented scientists who would be
tempted to leave the field or even leave the field or even leave the country as research dependent
on federal money slows to a glacial (极其缓慢的) pace.
Hindered by limits President Bush placed on stem cell research a year ago, scientists are
turning to laboratories that can carry out work without using federal money. This is awkward for
universities. Which must spend extra money building separate labs and keeping rigorous records
proving no federal funds were involved. Grove’s donation, a first step toward a $$20 million target
at UCSF. Will ease the burden.
The president’s decision a year ago to allow research on already existing stem cell lines was
portrayed as a reasonable compromise between scientists’ needs for cells to work with, and
concerns that this kind of research cold lead to wholesale creation and destruction of human
embryos (胚胎)。 Cloned infants and a general contempt for human life.
But Bush’s effort to please both sides ended up pleasing neither. And it certainly didn’t
provide the basis for cutting edge research. Of the 78 existing sxisting stern cell lines which Bush
said are all that science would ever need, only one is in this country ( at the University of
Wisconsin), and only five are ready for distribution to researchers. All were grown in conjunction
with mouse cells, making future therapeutic (治疗的) uses unlikely.
The Bush administration seems bent on satisfying the small but vocal group of Americans
who oppose stem cell research under any conditions. Fortunately, Grove and others are more
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interested in advancing scientific research that could benefit the large number of Americans who
suffer from Parkinson’s disease, nerve injuries, heart diseases and many other problems.
Andy Grove decided to cut the Gordian knot, he meant to _______.
A) put an end to stem cell research
B) end Intel’s relations with Gordian
C) settle the dispute on stem cell research quickly
D) expel Gordian from stem cell research for good

32. For UCSF to carry on stem cell research, new funds have to come from _______.
A) interested businesses and individuals
B) the United States federal government
C) a foundation set up by the Intel Company
D) executives of leading American companies

33. As a result o the limits Bush placed on stem cell research, American universities will
__________.
A) conduct the research in laboratories overseas
B) abandon the research altogether in the near future
C) have to carry out the research secretly
D) have to raise money to build separate labs

34. We may infer from the passage that future therapeutic uses of stem cells will be unlikely
unless ________.
A) human stem cells are used in the research
B) a lot more private donations can be secured
C) more fcderal money is used for the research
D) talented scientists are involved in the research

35. The reason lying behind President Bush’s placing limits on stem cell research is that
__________.
A) his administration is financially pinched
B) he did not want to offend its opponents
C) it amounts to a contempt for human life
D) it did not promise any therapeutic value

Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
This looks like the year that hard- pressed tenants in California will get relief-not just in the
marketplace, where rents have eased, but from the state capital Sacramento.
Two significant tenant reforms stand a good chance of passage. One bill, which will give
more time to tenants being evicted (逐出),will soon be heading to the governor’s desk. The other,
protecting security deposits, faces a vote in the Senate on Monday.
For more than a century, landlords in California have been able to force tenants out with only
30 days’ notice. That will now double under SB 1403, which got through the Assembly recently
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