2010年6月大学英语六级真题及答案解析（Word版）

2010年6月大学英语六级真题

2010年6月大学英语六级考试CET6A卷真题与B卷完全一致，仅题目顺序不一样而已，A卷考生请参照B卷真题及参考答案！

Part I Writing (30 minutes) 注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of Chinese. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below: 1.近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文学习的现象； 2.出现这种现象的原因和后果； 3.我认为…

Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of Chinese

Almost no one in China can have failed to notice the fact that a number of students pay little attention to the study of Cheese nowadays. Taking a look around, one can find examples too many to list: some refuse to go to Chinese classes, some read few Chinese classics and some rarely write in Chinese。

A number of factors can account for such phenomenon, but the following might be the critical ones. For one thing, the craze for learning English affect, to some degree, students’ passion for the study of their native language. For another, the increasing emphasis on some so-called ―practical subjects‖ closely related to the pursuit for jobs also cut into students’ time and energy spent on the study of Chinese。

The problem mentioned above is bound to generate severe consequences if we keep turning a blind eye to it. First ,students’ weakness in Chinese would lead to their ignorance of Chinese culture . Secondly, their problems with Chinese would also hinder the study of other subjects。

In view of the seriousness of the problem, effective measures must be taken before things get worse. In the first place, it is essential that the school attach more importance to the teaching of Chinese. In the second place, students should enhance their awareness of the importance of mastering their mother tongue. Only with these measures taken can we expect the all-sided development of students。

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)

Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Obama's success isn't all good news for black Americans

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As Erin White watched the election results head towards victory for Barack Obama, she felt a burden lifting from her shoulders. \

\Tennessee. \want. It was like a shadow, following me around saying you can only go so far. Now it's like a barrier has been let down.\

White's experience is what many psychologists had expected - that Obama would prove to be a powerful role model for African Americans. Some hoped his rise to prominence would have a big impact on white Americans, too, challenging those who still harbour racist sentiments. \racial stereotypes that black people are aggressive and uneducated,\of Florida State University. \ Sting in the tail

Ashby Plant is one of a number of psychologists who seized on Obama's candidacy to test hypotheses about the power of role models. Their work is already starting to reveal how the \behaviour. Perhaps surprisingly, it is not all good news: there is a sting in the tail of the Obama effect.

But first the good news. Barack Obama really is a positive role model for African Americans, and he was making an impact even before he got to the White House. Indeed, the Obama effect can be surprisingly immediate and powerful, as Ray Friedman of Vanderbilt University and his colleagues discovered.

They tested four separate groups at four key stages of Obama's presidential campaign. Each group consisted of around 120 adults of similar age and education, and the test assessed their language skills. At two of these stages, when Obama's success was less than certain, the tests showed a clear difference between the scores of the white and black participants—an average of 12.1 out of 20, compared to 8.8, for example. When the Obama fever was at its height, however, the black participants performed much better. Those who had watched Obama's acceptance speech as the Democrats' presidential candidate performed just as well, on average, as the white subjects.After his election victory, this was true of all the black participants. Dramatic shift

What can explain this dramatic shift? At the start of the test, the participants had to declare their race and were told their results would be used to assess their strengths and weaknesses. This should have primed the subjects with \– an anxiety that their results will confirm negative stereotypes, which has been shown to damage the performance of African Americans.

Obama's successes seemed to act as a shield against this. \

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victory, so the stereotype threat wouldn't prove a distraction,\ Lingering racism

If the Obama effect is positive for African Americans, how is it affecting their white compatriots (同胞)? Is the experience of having a charismatic (有魅力的) black president modifying lingering racist attitudes? There is no easy way to measure racism directly; instead psychologists assess what is known as \bias%using a computer-based test that measures how quickly people associate positive and negative words—such as \or \—with photos of black or white faces. A similar test can also measure how quickly subjects associate stereotypical traits—such as athletic skills or mental ability—with a particular group.

In a study that will appear in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Plant's team tested 229 students during the height of the Obama fever. They found that implicit bias has fallen by as much as 90% compared with the level found in a similar study in 2006. \

While the team can't be sure their results are due solely to Obama, they also showed that those with the lowest bias were likely to subconsciously associate black skin colour with political words such as \or \ Drop in bias

Brian Nosek of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, who runs a website that measures implicit bias using similar test, has also observed a small drop in bias in the 700,000 visitors to the site since January 2007, which might be explained by Obama's rise to popularity. However, his preliminary results suggest that change will be much slower coming than Plant's results suggest. Talking honestly

\University in California. \the concern that people may now be more likely to raise negative views of African Americans.\their feelings regarding race issues, which may not be such a bad thing.

Another part of the study suggests far more is at stake than the mere expression of views. The Obama effect may have a negative side. Just one week after Obama was elected president, participants were less ready to support policies designed to address racial inequality than they had been two weeks before the election. Huge obstacles

It could, of course, also be that Obama's success helps people to forget that a disproportionate number of black Americans still live in poverty and face huge obstacles when trying to overcome these circumstances. \Obama's family is such a salient (出色的) image, we generalise it and fail to see the larger picture—that there's

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injustice in every aspect of American life,\says Cheryl Kaiser of the University of Washington in Seattle. Those trying to address issues of racial inequality need to constantly remind people of the inequalities that still exist to counteract the Obama's effect, she says.

Though Plant's findings were more positive, she too warns against thinking that racism and racial inequalities are no longer a problem. \

These findings do not only apply to Obama, or even just to race. They should hold for any role model in any country. \Palin had been elected,\ Beyond race

We also don't yet know how long the Obama effect—both its good side and its bad—will last.Political sentiment is notoriously changeable: What if things begin to go wrong for Obama, and his popularity slumps?

And what if Americans become so familiar with having Obama as their president that they stop considering his race altogether? \racism, but ignoring the race of certain select individuals—a phenomenon that psychologists call subtyping—also has an insidious (隐伏的) side. \previous stereotypes.\ 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1. How did Erin White feel upon seeing Barack Obama's victory in the election?

C) Personality traits of successful blacks. D) The dual character of African Americans.

A) Excited. B) Victorious. C) Anxious. 4. In their experiments, Ray Friedman and his D) Relieved.

2. Before the election, Erin White has been haunted by the question of whether ______. A) she could obtain her MBA degree B) she could go as far as she wanted in life C) she was overshadowed by her white peers D) she was really an achiever as a student 3. What is the focus of Ashby Plant's study? A) Racist sentiments in America. B) The power of role models.

colleagues found that ______.

A) blacks and whites behaved differently during the election

B) whites' attitude towards blacks has dramatically changed

C) Obama's election has eliminated the prejudice against blacks

D) Obama's success impacted blacks' performance in language tests

5. What do Brian Nosek's preliminary results

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suggest?

A) The change in bias against blacks is slow in coming.

B) Bias against blacks has experienced an unusual drop.

C) Website visitor's opinions are far from being reliable.

D) Obama's popularity may decline as time passes by.

6. A negative side of the Obama effect is that ______.

A) more people have started to criticise President Obama's racial policies

B) relations between whites and African Americans may become tense again

C) people are now less ready to support policies addressing racial inequality

D) white people are likely to become more critical of African Americans

7. Cheryl Kaiser holds that people should be constantly reminded that ______.

A) Obama's success is sound proof of black's potential

B) Obama is but a rare example of black's excellence

C) racial inequality still persists in American society

D) blacks still face obstacles in political participation

8. According to Effron, if Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin had been elected, there would also have been a negative effect on ______.

9. It is possible that the Obama effect will be short-lived if there is a change in people's ______.

10. The worst possible aspect of the Obama effect is that people could ignore his race altogether and continue to hold on to their old racial ______.

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A) The man failed to keep his promise. B) The woman has a poor memory.

C) The man borrowed the book from the library. D) The woman does not need the book any more.

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other words, is of deep concern to the state, for the obvious reason that caring for children is not only morally urgent but essential for the future of society. The state recognizes this in the large body of family laws that govern children' welfare, yet parents receive little help in meeting the life-changing obligations society imposes. To classify parenting as a personal choice for which there is no collective responsibility is not merely to ignore the social benefits of good parenting; really, it is to steal those benefits because they accrue (不断积累) to the whole of society as today's children become tomorrow's productive citizenry (公民). In fact, by some estimates, the value of parental investments in children, investments of time and money (including lost wages), is equal to 20-30% of gross domestic product. If these investments generate huge social benefits—as they clearly do—the benefits of providing more social support for the family should be that much clearer. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52. What do we learn about paid family leave from the first paragraph? A) America is now the only developed country without the policy. B) It has now become a hot topic in the United States. C) It came as a surprise when Australia adopted the policy. D) Its meaning was clarified when it was established in Australia.

53. What has prevented the passing of work-family balance laws in the United States? A) The incompetence of the Democrats. B) The existing Family and Medical Leave Act. C) The lack of a precedent in American history. D) The opposition from business circles.

54. What is Professor Anne Alstott's argument for parental support? A) The cost of raising children in the U. S. has been growing. B) Good parenting benefits society.

C) The U. S. should keep up with other developed countries. D) Children need continuous care.

55. What does the author think of America's large body of family laws governing children's welfare? A) They fail to ensure children's healthy growth B) The fail to provide enough support for parents C) They emphasize parents' legal responsibilities. D) They impose the care of children on parents.

56. Why does the author object to classifying parenting as a personal choice?

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A) It is regarded as a legal obligation. B) It relies largely on social support. C) It generates huge social benefits. D) It is basically a social undertaking. Passage Two

Questions 57 to 62 are based on the following passage.

A new study from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University shows that today's youth vote in larger numbers than previous generations, and a 2008 study from the Center for American Progress adds that increasing numbers of young voters and activists support traditionally liberal causes. But there's no easy way to see what those figures mean in real life. During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama assembled a racially and ideologically diverse coalition with his message of hope and change; as the reality of life under a new administration settles in, some of those supporters might become disillusioned. As the nation moves further into the Obama presidency, will politically engaged young people continue to support the president and his agenda, or will they gradually drift away?

The writers of Generation O (short for Obama), a new Newsweek blog that seeks to chronicle the lives of a group of young Obama supporters, want to answer that question. For the next three months, Michelle Kremer and 11 other Obama supporters, ages 19 to 34, will blog about life across mainstream America, with one twist: by tying all of their ideas and experiences to the new president and his administration, the bloggers will try to start a conversation about what it means to be young and politically active in America today. Malena Amusa, a 24-year-old writer and dancer from St. Louis sees the project as a way to preserve history as it happens. Amusa, who is traveling to India this spring to finish a book, then to Senegal to teach English, has ongoing conversations with her friends about how the Obama presidency has changed their daily lives and hopes to put some of those ideas, along with her global perspective, into her posts. She's excited because, as she puts it, \ now\make sense of the world.

Henry Flores, a political-science professor at St. Mary's University, credits this younger generation's political strength to their embrace of technology. \like-minded in different parts of the country start to come together.\are hoping to do. The result could be a group of young people that, like their boomer (二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人) parents, grows up with a strong sense of purpose and sheds the image of apathy (冷漠) they've inherited from Generation X (60 年代后期和70 年代出生的美国人). It's no small challenge for a blog run by a group of ordinary—if ambitious—young people, but the members of Generation O are up to the task. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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57. What is the finding of a new study by CIRCLE? A) More young voters are going to the polls than before.

B) The young generation supports traditionally liberal causes.

C) Young voters played a decisive role in Obama's election.

D) Young people in America are now more diverse ideologically.

58. What is a main concern of the writers of Generation O?

A) How Obama is going to live up to young people's expectations.

B) Whether America is going to change during Obama's presidency.

C) Whether young people will continue to support Obama's policy.

D) How Obama's agenda is going to affect the life of Americans.

59. What will the Generation O bloggers write

Part V Cloze (15 minutes)

about in their posts?

A) Their own interpretation of American politics. B) Policy changes to take place in Obama's administration.

C) Obama's presidency viewed from a global perspective.

D) Their lives in relation to Obama's presidency. 60. What accounts for the younger generation's political strength according to Professor Henry Flores? A) Their embrace of radical ideas. B) Their desire to change America.

C) Their utilization of the Internet. D) Their strong sense of responsibility.

61. What can we infer from the passage about Generation X?

A) They are politically conservative. B) They reject conventional values.

C) They dare to take up challenges. D) They are indifferent to politics.

Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living amid more concrete and fewer trees. Such __62__ tell a powerful story. The obesity epidemic began in the 1980s, and many people __63__ it to increased portion sizes and inactivity, but that can't be everything. Fast foods and TVs have been __64__ us for a long time. \experts agree that the changes were __65__ to something in the environment,\says social epidemiologist Thomas Glass of The Johns

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Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. That something could be a __66__ of the green.

The new research, __67__ in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isn't the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us closer __68__ identifying what works and why. At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood __69__ means more places for kids to play – which is __70__ since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest correlates of children's activity levels. But green space is good for the mind __71__: research by environmental psychologists has shown that it has cognitive __72__ for children with attention-deficit disorder. In one study, just reading __73__ in a green setting improved kids' symptoms.

__74__ to grassy areas has also been linked to __75__ stress and a lower body mass index (体重指数) among adults. And an __76__ of 3,000 Tokyo residents associated walkable green spaces with greater longevity (长寿) among senior citizens.

Glass cautions that most studies don't __77__ prove a causal link between greenness and health, but they're nonetheless helping spur action. In September the U. S. House of Representatives __78__ the delightfully named No Child Left Inside Act to encourage public initiatives aimed at exposing kids to the outdoors.

Finding green space is not __79__ easy, and you may have to work a bit to get your family a little grass and trees. If you live in a suburb or a city with good parks, take __80__ of what's there. Your children in particular will love it – and their bodies and minds will be __81__ to you.

62. A) findings B) theses C) hypotheses D) abstracts 63. A) adapt B) attribute C) allocate D) alternate 64. A) amongst B) along C) beside D) with 65. A) glued B) related C) tracked D) appointed 66. A) scraping B) denying C) depressing D) shrinking 67.A) published B)simulatedC) illuminatedD) circulated 68. A) at B) to C) for D) over

69. A) fully B) simply C) seriously D) uniquely 70. A) vital B) casual C) fatal D) subtle 71. A) still B) already C) too D) yet

Part VI Translation (5 minutes)

Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write

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72. A) benefits B) profits C) revenues D) awards 73. A) outward B) apart C) aside D) outside

74. A) Immunity B) Reaction C) Exposure D) Addiction 75. A) much B) less C) more D) little

76. A) installment B) expedition C) analysis D) option 77.A)curiouslyB)negativelyC)necessarilyD)comfortably 78. A) relieved B) delegated C) approved D) performed 79. A) merely B) always C) mainly D) almost 80. A) advantage B) exception C) measure D) charge 81. A) elevated B) merciful C) contented D) grateful

you translation on Answer Sheet 2.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答，只需写出译文部分。

82. __________________ (他们的独生儿子从未想过) to leave them and strike out on his own though he is in his late twenties.

83. Before you take any action, please remember to __________________ (权衡你的决定会产生的后果). 84. He assured his friend that under no circumstances __________________ (他会违背还钱的承诺). 85. Most educators advise that kids __________________ (不要沉溺于电脑游戏). 86. Business major as he is, he has __________________ (从未考虑过从事推销员工作).

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会责任的话，便是忽视良好教养所产生的社会效应……这里的collective responsibility指的就是一种社会责任，意指良好教养是一个需要全社会共同努力的事业，因为其带来的社会效应是巨大的。因此作者反对将养育孩子仅仅作为个人选择来看待。作者需要的是collective responsibility，因此答案选D，因为教养孩子是一种社会事业。该题是带概括性质的题。 Passage 2

57 A) More young voters are going to the polls than before.

本题问CIRCLE新的研究发现是什么，注意题目问的是CIRCLE的研究，文章第一句就说研究发现当今的年轻人比前几代年轻人更多地参与投票，因此选A项。注意B项是另一项研究的发现。 58 C) Whether young people will continue to support Osama’s policy.

本题问―Ｏ‖代人作家主要关心的是什么。文章第二段中说道他们想要观察年轻人是否会继续支持奥巴马。因此此题选Ｃ项。

59 D) Their lives in relation to Osama’s presidency.

本题问―Ｏ‖代人博客会写什么东西。文章第二段中说会记录美国人的生活，看新的总统和他的政府会如何影响人民的生活，也就是记录奥巴马政府怎样影响人民的生活，因此此题选Ｄ项。 60 C) Their utilization of the Internet.

本题问在Henry Flores看来，是什么原因造成年轻一代开始有一定的政治优势。文章最后一段告诉我们互联网使年轻人接触更多的思想，也使不同地区有着同样想法的人聚集起来，因此本题选C。 61 D) They are indifferent to politics.

本题问从本段话中我们可以推断出―X‖代人有什么特征。文章最后一段的倒数第二句话说―boomer‖摆脱了从他们父母身上继承的冷漠的（apathy）一面，由此可见―X‖代人是冷漠的，因此本题选D。 完形填空解析

62.A findings 前文有‖a study found that…‖, 后面自然要说，这个发现(findings)…

63.B attribute attribute…to…把…归因于… 64.D with 快餐和电视机伴随我们很久了。amongst相当于among，意为―在…中间‖ 65.B related related to: 与…有关

66.D shrinking a shrinking of the green: 绿色植被的减少。

67.A published 这个新的调查研究发表在了美国预防医学杂志上。

68.B to get close to: 接近；让我们进一步甄别什么管用及其原因。 69.B simply

70.A vital 孩子们有更多的场所去玩耍是很重要的。 71.C too 72.A benefits

cognitive

benefits

for

children

with

attention-deficit disorder: 给患有注意力缺损症的儿童带来了福音。

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73.D outside 在户外的草地上读书

74.C Exposure exposure to grassy areas: 去草地上 75.B less 76.C analysis

77.C necessarily not necessarily： 不一定 翻译解析

82. Their only son has never thought

78.C approved 众议院通过了这一提议。 79.B always

80.A advantage take advantage of : 利用… 81.D grateful be grateful to: 对…表示感激。这里的意思就是，孩子的身心健康要归功于你。

本题考察时态，注意从未想过应该用现在完成时来表达。 83. weigh your decision against its possible consequences.

本题重点考察权衡这个意思的表达，这里用了weigh sth against sth，表示权衡某事/掂量某事。 84. would he break/breach his promise/commitment to pay back the money.

本题考察部分倒装，当表示否定含义的词或者词组放句首时（本句是under no circumstances），后面应该用部分倒装，此外也要注意违背承诺的表达以及时态的选择。

85. should not be addicted to computer games. / they should not indulge themselves in computer games / they should not ab墙缷奍挴?沷??http://bulo.hjenglish.com/podcast.htm?版权所有沪江网??沷?挴奍缷墙andon themselves to computer games.

本题考察虚拟语气，句子中有表示建议的advise等词时，从句里应该用虚拟语气should + 动词原形。 86. never considered working as a salesman.

本题考察consider的用法，consider当考虑讲后面跟动词时应该用ing形式，此外注意从事某工作的表达方式。

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