历年英语六级真题

2010年6月英语六级真题

一、将自己的校名、姓名、准考证号写在答题卡1和答PartIIReadingComprehension(Skimmingand

题卡2上，将本试卷代号划在答题卡2上。Scanning)(15minutes)

二、试题册、答题卡1和答题卡2均不得带出考场，考

试结束，监考员收卷后考生才可离开。Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutes

三、仔细读懂题目的说明。

togooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

四在30分钟内做完答题卡1上的作文题。30分钟后，

questionsonAnswerSheet7.Forquestionsl-7t

考生按指令启封试题册，在接着的15分钟内完成快速choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

阅读理解部分的试题，然后监考员收取答题卡1,考生

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

在答题卡2上完成其余部分的试题。全部答题时间为completethesentenceswiththeinformation

125分钟，不得拖延时间。giveninthepassage.

五、考生必须在答题卡上作答，凡是写在试题册上.的答

案一律无效。

六、多项选餐题每题只能选一个答案；如多选，则该题Obama*ssuccessisn'tallgoodnewsforblack

Americans

无分。选定答案后，用HB-2B浓度的铅笔在相应字母

AsErinWhitewatchedtheelectionresultshead

的中部划一横线。正确方法是：[A]⑻使用其它towardsvictoryforBarackObama,shefelta

符号答题者不给分。划线要有一定粗度，浓度要盖过字

burdenliftingfromhershoulders."Inthatone

母底色。

second,itwasavalidationformywholerace,"she

七、在考试过程中要注意对自己的答案保密。若被他人

recalls.

抄袭，一经发现，后果自负。

'Tvealwaysbeenanachiever,"saysWhite,who

isstudyingforanMBAatVanderbiltUniversityin

全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会

Nashville,Tennessee."Buttherehadalwaysbeen

thesethingsinthebackofmymindquestioning

PartIWriting(30minutes)whetherIreallycanbewhoIwant.Itwaslikea

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。shadow,followingmearoundsayingyoucanonly

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30gosofar.Nowit'slikeabarrierhasbeenlet

minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDuedown."

AttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyofChinese.White'sexperienceiswhatmanypsychologists

Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingthehadexpected-thatObamawouldprovetobea

outlinegivenbelow:powerfulrolemodelforAfricanAmericans.Some

1.近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文学习的现象；hopedhisrisetoprominencewouldhaveabig

.出现这种现象的原因和后果；

2impactonwhiteAmericans,too,challenging

.我认为…

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(隐伏的)side.society

"WethinkithappenstohelppeoplepreservetheirD)blacksstillfaceobstaclesinpolitical

beliefs,sotheycanstillholdontothepreviousparticipation

stereotypes."Thatcouldturnouttobethe8.AccordingtoEffron,ifHillaryClintonorSarah

cruellestofallthetwiststotheObamaeffect.Palinhadbeenelected,therewouldalsohave

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡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：此部分试题请在答题卡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：此部分试题请在答题卡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