历年六级真题-阅读理解一

2010年12月六级真题

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthe

passagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mostyoungboysaretrainedtobelievethatmenshouldbestrong,tough,cool,anddetached.Thus,they

learnearlytohidevulnerableemotionssuchaslove,joy,andsadnessbecausetheybelievethatsuchfeelings

arefeminineandimplyweakness.Overtime,somemenbecomestrangerstotheirownemotionallives.It

seemsthatmenwithtraditionalviewsofmasculinityaremorelikelytosuppressoutwardemotionsandtofear

emotions,supposedlybecausesuchfeelingsmayleadtoalossofcomposure(镇定).Keepinmind,however,

thatthisviewischallengedbysomeresearchers.Aswithmanygendergaps,differencesinemotionalitytend

tobesmall,inconsistent,anddependentonthesituation.Forinstance,Robertsonandcolleaguesfoundthat

maleswhoweremoretraditionallymasculineweremoreemotionallyexpressiveinastructuredexercisethan

whentheyweresimplyaskedtotalkabouttheiremotions.

Males'difficultywith“tender”emotionshasseriousconsequences.First,suppressedemotionscan

contributetostress-relateddisorders.Andworse,menarelesslikelythanwomentoseekhelpfromhealth

professionals.Second,men'semotionalinexpressivenesscancauseproblemsintheirrelationshipswith

partnersandchildren.Forexample,menwhoendorsetraditionalmasculinenormsreportlowerrelationship

satisfaction,asdotheirfemalepartners.Further,childrenwhosefathersarewarm,loving,andaccepting

towardthemhavehigherself-esteemandlowerratesofaggressionandbehaviorproblems.Onapositivenote,

fathersareincreasinglyinvolvingthemselveswiththeirchildren.And30percentoffathersreportthattheytake

equalorgreaterresponsibilityfortheirchildrenthantheirworkingwivesdo.

Oneemotionmalesareallowedtoexpressisanger.Sometimesthisangertranslatesintophysical

aggressionorviolence.Mencommitnearly90percentofviolentcrimesintheUnitedStatesandalmostall

sexualassaults.

47.Mostyoungboyshavebeentrainedtobelievethatmenwhoshowtenderfeelingsareconsideredto

be.

48.Somemenbelievethatiftheyexpressedtheiremotionsopenlytheymight.

49.Accordingtotheauthor,menwhosuppresstheiremotionsmaydevelop.

50.Menwhoobservetraditionalmasculinenormsaresaidtoderivelesssatisfactionfrom

51.Whenmalesgetangry,theycanbecomeorevencommit

violence.

2010年6月六级真题

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthe

passagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Please

writeyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Question:Myninth-gradeartteacherdoesn'tgiveanygradeabove94%because,shesays,"There's

alwaysroomforimprovement/'Inpreviousyears,Iearneda99%anda100%.The94Ireceivedthisterm

doesnotreflectthehardworkthatIputintothiscourse.Becauseofherimprovement"theory,Igotalower

gradethanIdeserve.Ishergradingphilosophyethical(符合职'也道德规范的)？

Answer:Yourteacher'sgradingsystemmaybeunwise,butitisnotunethical.Ateacherdeserveswide

latitudeinselectingthemethodofgradingthatbestpromoteslearninginherclassroom;thatis,afterall,the

primefunctionofgrades.Itisshewhohasthetrainingandexperiencetomakethisdecision.Assumingthat

yourteacherisneitherbiasednorcorruptandthathersystemconformstoschoolrules,youcan'tfaulther

ethics.

Youcancriticizehermethodology.A100neednotimplythatthereisnopossibilityofimprovement,only

thatastudentsuccessfullycompletedthecoursework.Aninthgradercouldgetawell-earned100inEnglish

classbutstillhaveawaytogobeforeshewritesaswellasJaneAusten.What'smore,gradesarenotonlyan

educationaldevicebutarealsopartofascreeningsystemtohelpassignkidstotheirnextclassorprogram.

Bycappinghergradesat94whilemostotherteachersgradeonascalethattopsoutat100,yourteacher

couldjeopardizeastudent'schanceofgettingascholarshiporgettingintoatopcollege.

Whatitiswrongtocondemnherforisoverlookingyourhardwork.Youdiligenceisworthyof

encouragement,buteffortdoesnotequalaccomplishment.IfscholarssuddenlydiscoveredthatRembrandt

haddashedoff"TheNightWatch"inanafternoon,itwouldst川be"TheNightWatch.',

Icouldspendmonthssweatingovermyown"paintings",butI'dproducesomethingyouwouldn'twantto

hanginyourlivingroom.Oryourgarage.

Onefeatureofagoodgradingsystemisthatthosemeasuredbyitgenerallyregarditasfairand

reasonable-notthecasehere.Simmering(难以平息的)resentmentisseldomanaidtoeducation.Andso

yournextstepshouldbetodiscussyourconcernswithyourteacherortheprincipal.

47.Theninth-graderthoughtthathisartteachershouldhavegivenhim.

48.Accordingtotheanswer,ateachershouldhavethefreedomto

toencouragelearning.

49.Welearnfromtheanswerthatastudentwhogetsa100shouldstillworkhardandkeep

50.TheexampleofRembrandt'spaintingsuggeststhatadistinctionshouldbemadebetween

51.Theninth-graderisadvisedtogotohisteacherortheprincipalto

2009年12月大学英语六级考试真题

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthe

passagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Please

writeyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Manycountrieshavemadeit川egaltochatintoahand-heldmobilephonewhiledriving.Butthelatest

researchfurtherconfirmsthatthedangerlieslessinwhatamotoristshandsdowhenhetakesacallthanin

whattheconversationdoestohisbrain.Evenusinga“hands-free”devicecandivertadriver'sattentiontoan

alarmingextent.

MelinaKunaroftheUniversityofWarwick,andToddHorowitzoftheHarvardMedicalSchoolranaseries

ofexperimentsinwhichtwogroupsofvolunteershadtopayattentionandrespondtoaseriesofmovingtasks

onacomputerscreenthatwerereckonedequivalentindifficultytodriving.Onegroupwasleftundistracted

whiletheotherhadtoengageinaconversationusingaspeakerphone.AsKunarandHorowitzreport,those

whoweremakingtheequivalentofahands-freecallhadanaveragereactiontime212millisecondsslower

thanthosewhowerenot.That,theycalculate,wouldadd5.7metrestothebrakingdistanceofacartravelling

at100kph.Theyalsofoundthatthegroupusingthehands-freekitmade83%moreerrorsintheirtasksthan

thosewhowerenottalking.

Totrytounderstandmoreaboutwhythiswas,theytriedtwofurthertests.Inone,membersofagroup

wereaskedsimplytorepeatwordsspokenbythecaller.Intheother,theyhadtothinkofawordthatbegan

withthelastletterofthewordtheyhadjustheard.Thoseonlyrepeatingwordsperformedthesameasthose

withnodistraction,butthosewiththemorecomplicatedtaskshowedevenworsereactiontimes—anaverage

of480millisecondsextradelay.Thisshowsthatwhenpeoplehavetoconsidertheinformationtheyhear

carefully,itcanimpairtheirdrivingabilitysignificantly.

Punishingpeopleforusinghand-heldgadgetswhiledrivingisdifficultenough,eventhoughtheycanbe

seenfromoutsidethecar.Persuadingpeopletoswitchtheirphonesoffaltogetherwhentheygetbehindthe

wheelmightbetheonlyanswer.Whoknows,theymightevencometoenjoynothavingtotakecalls.

47.Carryingonamobilephoneconversationwhileoneisdrivingisconsidereddangerousbecauseit

seriouslydistracts.

48.Intheexperiments,thetwogroupsofvolunteerswereaskedtohandleaseriesofmovingtaskswhich

wereconsidered.

49.Resultsoftheexperimentsshowthatthosewhoweremakingtheequivalentofahands-freecalltookto

reactthanthosewhowerenot.

50.Furtherexperimentsrevealthatparticipantstendtorespondwithextradelayiftheyarerequiredtodo.

51.Theauthorbelievespersuasion,ratherthan,mightbetheonlywaytostoppeoplefromusingmobile

phoneswhiledriving.

2009年6月六级真题

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthe

passagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Please

writeyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyideasabouthowthinthey

needtobeinordertobeconsideredbeautiful.WhatissurprisingisthemethodpsychologistsattheUniversity

ofTexashavecomeupwithtokeepgirlsfromdevelopingeatingdisorders.Theirmainweaponagainstsuper

skinny(role)models:abrandofcivildisobediencedubbed“bodyactivism.n

Since2001,morethan1,000highschoolandcollegestudentsintheU.S.haveparticipatedintheBody

Project,whichworksbygettinggirlstounderstandhowtheyhavebeenbuyingintothenotionthatyouhaveto

bethintobehappyorsuccessful.Aftercritiquing(评论)theso-calledthinidealbywritingessaysand

role-playingwiththeirpeers,participantsaredirectedtocomeupwithandexecutesmall,nonviolentacts.They

includeslippingnotessaying"LoveyourbodythewayitisnintodietingbooksatstoreslikeBordersandwriting

letterstoMattel,makersoftheimpossiblyproportionedBarbiedoll.

AccordingtoastudyinthelatestissueoftheJournalofConsultingandClinicalPsychology,theriskof

developingeatingdisorderswasreduced61%amongBodyProjectparticipants.Andtheycontinuedtoexhibit

positivebody-imageattitudesaslongasthreeyearsaftercompletingtheprogram,whichconsists,offour

one-hoursessions.Suchlastingeffectsmaybeduetogirls'realizingnotonlyhowtheywerebeinginfluenced

butalsowhowasbenefitingfromthesocietalpressuretobethin."Thesepeoplewhopromotetheperfectbody

reallydon'tcareaboutyouatall/1saysKelseyHertel,ahighschooljuniorandBodyProjectveteraninEugene,

Oregon.uTheypurposefullymakeyoufeellikelessofapersonsoyoullbuytheirstuffandtheyllmake

money.”

47.Weredogirlsgetthenotionthattheyneedtobethininordertobeconsideredbeautiful?

48.Bypromoting“bodyactivism,nUniversityofTexaspsychologistsaimtoprevent.

49.Accordingtotheauthor,MattersBarbiedollsare.

50.ThepositiveeffectsoftheBodyProjectmaylastupto.

51.OneBodyProjectparticipantsaysthattherealmotiveofthosewhopromotetheperfectbodyisto

2008年12月大学英语六级考试真题

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthe

passagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Please

writeyouranswersonAnswersheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Oneofthemajorproducersofathleticfootwear,with2002salesofover$10billion,isacompanycalled

Nike,withcorporateheadquartersinBeaverton,Oregon.ForbesmagazineidentifiedNike'spresident,Philip

Knight,asthe53rd-richestmanintheworldin2004.ButNikehasnotalwaysbeenalargemultimillion-dollar

organization.Infact,Knightstartedthecompanybysellingshoesfromthebackofhiscarattrackmeets.

Inthelate1950sPhilipKnightwasamiddle-distancerunnerontheUniversityofOregontrackteam,

coachedbyBillBowerman.OneofthetoptrackcoachesintheU.S.,Bowermanwasalsoknownfor

experimentingwiththedesignofrunningshoesinanattempttomakethemlighterandmoreshock-absorbent.

AfterattendingOregon,KnightmovedontodograduateworkatStanfordUniversity;hisMBAthesiswason

marketingathleticshoes.Oncehereceivedhisdegree,KnighttraveledtoJapantocontacttheOnitsukaTiger

Company,amanufacturerofathleticshoes.Knightconvincedthecompany'sofficialsofthepotentialforits

productintheU.S.In1963hereceivedhisfirstshipmentofTigershoes,200pairsintotal.

In1964,KnightandBowermancontributed$500eachtofromBlueRibbonSports,thepredecessorof

Nike.Inthefirstfewyears,Knightdistributedshoesoutofhiscaratlocaltrackmeets.Thefirstemployees

hiredbyKnightwereformercollegeathletes.Thecompanydidnothavethemoneytohire“experts”，andthere

wasnoestablishedathleticfootwearindustryinNorthAmericafromwhichtorecruitthoseknowledgeablein

thefield.Initsearlyyearstheorganizationoperatedinanunconventionalmannerthatcharacterizedits

innovativeandentrepreneurialapproachtotheindustry.Communicationwasinformal;peoplediscussedideas

andissuesinthehallways,onarun,oroverabeer.Therewaslittletaskdifferentiation.Therewerenojob

descriptions,rigidreportingsystems,ordetailedrulesandregulations.Theteamspiritandsharedvaluesof

theathletesonBowerman'steamscarriedoverandprovidedthebasisforthecollegialstyleofmanagement

thatcharacterizedtheearlyyearsofNikes.

47.Whileservingasatrackcoach,Bowermantriedtodesignrunningshoesthatwere

48.DuringhisvisittoJapan,KnightconvincedtheofficialsoftheOnitsukaTigerCompanythatitsproduct

wouldhave.

49.BlueRibbonSportsasunabletohireexpertsduetotheabsenceofinNorth

America.

50.IntheearlyyearsofNike,communicationwithinthecompanywasusuallycarriedout.

51.WhatqualitiesofBowerman'steamsformedthebasisofNike'searlymanagementstyle?

2008年6月大学英语六级

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifmovietrailers(预告片)aresupposedtocauseareaction,thepreviewfor"United93"morethansucceeds.

Featuringnofamousactors,itbeginswithimagesofabeautifulmorningandpassengersboardinganairplane.

Ittakesyouaminutetorealizewhatthemovie'sevenabout.ThafswhenaplanehitstheWorldTradeCenter,

theeffectisvisceral(震撼心灵的).Whenthetrailerplayedbefore"InsideMan"lastweekataHollywoodtheater,

audiencemembersbegancallingout,"Toosoon!"InNewYorkCity,theresponsewasevenmoredramatic.

TheLoewstheaterinManhattantooktherarestepofpullingthetrailerfromitsscreensafterseveral

complaints.

“United93nisthefirstfeaturefilmtodealexplicitlywiththeeventsofSeptember11,2001,andiscertainto

igniteanemotionaldebate.Isittoosoon?Shouldthefilmhavebeenmadeatall?Moretothepoint,w川

anyonewanttoseeit?Other9/11projectsareonthewayasthefifthanniversaryoftheattacksapproaches,

mostnotablyOliverStone*s"WorldTradeCenter."butastheforerunner,"United93”willtakemostoftheheat,

whetheritdeservesitornot.

TherealUnited93crashedinaPennsylvaniafieldafter40passengersandcrewfoughtbackagainstthe

terrorists.Writer-directorPaulGreengrasshasgonetogreatlengthstoberespectfulinhisdepictionofwhat

occurred,proceedingwiththefilmonlyaftersecuringtheapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily."WasIsurprisedat

theagreement?Yes.Very.Usuallythere5reoneortwofamilieswho*remorereluctant/'Greengrasswritesinan

e-mail."IwassurprisedattheextraordinarywaytheUnited93familieshavewelcomedusintotheirlivesand

sharedtheirexperienceswithus."CaroleO'Hare,afamilymember,says,“Theywereveryopenandhonest

withus,andtheymadeusapartofthiswholeproject/1Universal,whichisreleasingthefilm,planstodonate

10%ofitsopeningweekendgrosstotheFlight93NationalMemorialFund.Thathasn'tstoppedcriticismthat

thestudioisexploitinganationaltragedy.O'Harethinksthafsunfair.HThisstoryhastobetoldtohonorthe

passengersandcrewforwhattheydid,"shesays.uButmorethanthat,itraisesawareness.Ourportsaren*t

secure.Ourbordersaren'tsecure.Ourairlinesstillaren'tsecure,andthisiswhathappenswhenyou'renot

secure.ThafsthemessageIwantpeopletohear.”

47.Thetrailerfor^United93nsucceededinwhenitplayedinthe

theatersinHollywoodandNewYorkCity.

48.Themovie^United93"issuretogiveriseto.

49.Whatdidwriter-directorPaulGreengrassobtainbeforeheproceededwiththemovie?

50.Universal,whichisreleasing"United93"，hasbeencriticizedfor

51.CaroleO'Harethinksthatbesideshonoringthepassengersandcrewforwhattheydid,thepurposeof

tellingthestoryistoaboutsecurity.

2007年12月大学英语六级考试真题

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthe

passagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Please

writeyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Men,thesedays,areembracingfatherhoodwiththeround-the-clockinvolvementtheirpartnershave

alwaysdreamedof-handlingnightfeedings,packinglunchesandbandagingknees.Butunlikewomen,many

findthey'renegotiatingtheirnew