大学英语六级真题及答案详解.docx
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大学英语六级真题及答案详解
2009年6月英语六级考试真题与答案
PartIwriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOntheImportanceofaName.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.
1.有人说名字或名称很重要
2.也有人觉得名字或名称无关紧要
3.我认为
OntheImportanceofaName
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD..Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
HelicopterMomsvs.Free-RangeKidsWouldyouletyourfourth-graderridepublictransportationwithoutanadult?
Probablynot.Still,whenLenoreSleazy,acolumnistfortheNewYorkSun,wroteaboutlettinghersontakethesubwayalonetogetbackto"Longstoryshort:
mysongothomefromadepartmentstoreontheUpperEastSide,shedidn’texpecttogethitwithawaveofcriticismfromreaders.
“Longstoryshort:
Mysongothome,overjoyedwithindependence,”SleazywroteonApril4intheNewYorkSun.“Longstorylonger:
HalfthepeopleI’vettoldthisepisodetonowwanttoturnoninforchildabuse.Asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatchistherightwaytorearkids.It’snot.It’sdebilitating(使虚弱)—forusandforthem.”
OnlinemessageboardsweresoonfullofpeoplebothapplaudingandcondemningSleazy’sdecisiontolethersongoitalone.ShewoundupdefendingherselfonCNN(accompaniedbyherson)andonpopularblogslikethebuffingtonpost,whereherfollow-uppiecewasironicallyheadlined“MorefromAmerica’sWorstMom.”
Theepisodehasignitedanotheroneofthosedebatesthatdividesparentsintovocalopposingcamps.AreModernparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamorecomplicatedanddangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderaboutunsupervised?
Fromthe“she’sanirresponsiblemother”campcame:
“Shameonyouforbeingsocarelessabouthissafety,”inCommentsonthebuffingtonpost.Andtherewasthisfromamotheroffour:
“Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedid’tcomehome?
”ButSleazygotalotofsupport,too,withwomenandmenwritinginwithstoriesabouthowtheywereallowedtotaketripsallbythemselvesatsevenoreight.Shealsogotheapsofpraiseforbuckingthe“helicopterparent”trend:
“GoodforthisMom,”onecommenterwroteonthebuffingtonpost.“Thisisamuch-neededrealitycheck.”
Lastweek,encouragedbyalltheattention,Sleazystartedherownblog—FreeRange,kids—promotingtheideathatmodernchildrenneedsomeofthesameindependencethathergenerationhad.Inthegoodolddaysnine-year-oldbabyboomersrodetheirbikestoschool,walkedtothestore,tookbuses—andevensubways—allbythemselves.Herblog,shesays,isdedicatedtosensibleparenting.“AtFreeRangeKids,webelieveinsafekids.Webelieveincarseatsandsafetybelts.WedoNOTbelievethateverytimeschool-agechildrengooutside,theyneedasecurityguard.”
Sowhyaresomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight?
Arecitiesandtownslesssafeandkidsmorevulnerabletocrimeslikechildkidnapandsexualabusethantheywereinpreviousgenerations?
Notexactly.NewYorkCity,forinstance,issaferthanit’severbeen;it’sranked36thincrimeamongallAmericancities.Nationwide,stringerkidnapsareextremelyrare;there’saone-in-a-millionchanceachildwillbetakenbyastranger,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.And90percentofsexualabusecasesarecommittedbysomeonethechildknows.Mortalityratesfromallcauses,includingdiseaseandaccidents,forAmericanchildrenarelowernowthantheywere25years’ago.AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1980and2003deathratesdroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14and32percentforteensaged15to19.
Thenthere’sthewholequestionofwhethermodernparentsaremorewatchfulandnervousaboutsafetythanpreviousgenerations.Yes,someare.PartoftheproblemisthatwithwalltowallInternetandcablenews,everymissingchildcasegetssomuchairtimethatit’snotsurprisingevennormalparentalanxietycanbeamplified.Andmanymiddle-classparentshavegottenusedtomanagingtheirchildren’stimeandshuttlingthemtovariousenrichingactivities,sotheideaoflettingthemoutontheirowncanseemlikearisk.Backin1972,whenmanyoftoday’sparentswerekids,87percentofchildrenwholivedwithinamileofschoolwalkedorbikedeveryday.Buttoday,theCentersforDiseaseControlreportthatonly13percentofchildrenbike,walkorotherwisetthemselvestoschool.
Theextrasupervisionisbothacityandasuburbphenomenon.Parentsareworriedaboutcrime,andtheyareworriedaboutkidsgettingcaughtintrafficinacitythat’snotusedtopedestrians.Ontheotherhand,therearestillplentyofkidswhoseparentsgivethemalotofindependence,bychoiceorbynecessity.TheAfterSchoolAlliancefindsthatmorethan14millionkidsaged5to17areresponsiblefortakingcareofthemselvesafterschool.Only6.5millionkidsparticipateinorganizedprograms.“Manychildrenwhohaveworkingparentshavetotakethesubwayorbustogettoschool.Manydothisbythemselvesbecausetheyhavenootherwaytogettotheschools,”saysDr.RichardGallagher,directoroftheParentingInstituteattheNewYorkUniversityChildStudyCenter.
Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmorefreedom,there’snoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdiscourageaone-size-fits-allapproachtoparenting.What’srightforSleazy’snine-year-oldcouldbeinappropriateforanotherone.Italldependsondevelopmentalissue,maturity,andthepsychologicalandemotionalmakeupofthatchild.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher.“Theabilitytofollowparentguidelines,thechild’slevelofcomfortinhandlingsuchsituations,andachild’sgeneraljudgmentshouldbeweighed.”
GallagheragreeswithSleazythatmanynine-year-oldsarereadyforindependenceliketakingpublictransportationalone.“Atcertaintimesoftheday,oncertainroutes,thesubwaysaregenerallysafeforthesechildren,especiallyiftheyhavegrownupinthecityandhavebeentaughthowtobesafe,howtoobtainhelpiftheyareconcernedfortheirsafety,andhowtoavoidunsafesituationsbybeingwatchfulandontheirtoes.”
Butevenwithmoretrafficandfewersidewalks,modernparentsdohaveoneadvantagetheirparentsdid’t:
thecellphone.Beingabletocheckinwithachildanytimegoesalongwaytowardrelievingparentalanxietyandmayhelpparentsloosentheircontrolalittlesooner.Sleazygotalotofcriticismbecauseshedidn’tgiveherkidhercellphonebecauseshethoughthe’dloseitandwantedhimtolearntogoitalonewithoutdependingonmom—amajorprincipleoffree-rangeparenting.Butmostparentsaremorethanhappytousecellphonestokeeptrackoftheirkids.
Andforthosewholiketheideaoffree-rangekidsbutstillstrugglewiththeirinnerhelicopterparent,theremaybeamiddleway.AnewgenerationofGPScellphoneswithtrackingsoftwaremakeiteasierthanevertofollowachild’severymovementviatheInternet—withoutseemingtointerfereorhover.Ofcourse,whentheygotocollege,theymightstartobjectingtobeingmonitoredasthey’reonparole(假释).
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.WhenLenoreSleazy’ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he________.
A.Wasafraidthathemightgetlost
B.Enjoyedhavingtheindependence
C.Wasonlytoopleasedtotaketherisk
D.Thoughthewasanexceptionalchild
2.LenoreSleazybelievesthatkeepingkidsundercarefulwatch
A.Hinderstheirhealthygrowth
B.addstoomuchtoparents’expenses
C.Showstraditionalparentalcaution
D.Bucksthelatestparentingtrend
3.Sleazy’sdecisiontolethersontaketheSubwayalonehasnetwith________.
A.Oppositionfromherownfamily
B.Shareparentingexperience
C.Fightagainstchildabuse
D.protectchildren’srights
4.Sleazystartedherownblogto________.
A.Promotesensibleparenting
B.Shareparentingexperience
C.Fightagainstchildabuse
D.protectchildren’srights
5.Accordingtotheauthor,NewYorkCity________.
A.Rankshighinroadaccidents
B.Ismuchsafethanbefore
C.Rankslowinchildmortalityrates
D.Islessdangerousthansmallcities
6.Parentstodayaremorenervousabouttheirkids’safetythanpreviousgenerationsbecause________.
A.Therearenowfewerchildreninthefamily
B.Thenumberoftrafficaccidentshasbeenincreasing
C.Theirfearisamplifiedbymediaexposureofcrime
D.Crimerateshavebeenontheriseovertheyears
7.Accordingtochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmaybeallowedmorefreedomdependson________.
A.Thetraditionsandcustomsofthecommunity
B.Thesafetyconditionsoftheirneighborhood
C.theirparents’psychologicalmakeup
D.Theirmaturityandpersonalqualities
8.AccordingtoGallagherandSleazy,childrenwhoarewatchfulwillbebetterabletostayawayfromunsafesituations.
9.Beingabletofindoutwhereachildisanytimehelpslessenparents’Theiranxietyandcontrol.
10.NowadayswiththehelpofGPScellphones,parentscan,fromadistance,tracktheirchildren’sMovements.
PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11.A.Fredforgottocallhimlastnightaboutthecampingtrip.
B.HeisnotgoingtolendhissleepingbagtoF
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