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淘宝店铺：行知小课堂
2007 年 6 月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷
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 entitled Should One
Expect a Reward When Doing a Good Deed? You should write at least 150 words
following theoutlinegiven below.
1. 有人做好事期望得到回报；
2. 有人认为应该像雷锋那样做好事不图回报；
3. 我的观点。
ShouldOneExpectaRewardWhen DoingaGood Deed?
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15minutes)
Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the
questions onAnswer Sheet 1.
For questions 1-4,mark
Y(for YES) if thestatement agrees withtheinformation given inthepassage;
N (for NO) if thestatement contradicts theinformationgiven in thepassage;
NG (for NOTGIVEN) if theinformationis not given in thepassage.
Forquestions 5-10, complete thesentences with theinformation given in thepassage.
Seven Stepsto aMore FulfillingJob
Many people today find themselves in unfulfilling work situations. In fact, one in four workers
is dissatisfied with their current job, according to the recent “Plans for 2004” survey. Their career
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path may be financially rewarding, but it doesn’t meet their emotional, social or creative needs.
They’re stuck, unhappy,and have noideawhat to doabout it,except movetoanother job.
Mary Lyn Miller, veteran career consultant and founder of the Life and Career Clinic, says that
when most people are unhappy about their work, their first thought is to get a different job. Instead,
Miller suggests looking at the possibility of a different life. Through her book, 8 Myths of Making a
Living, as well as workshops, seminars and personal coaching and consulting, she has helped
thousands ofdissatisfied workers reassess lifeand work.
Like the way of Zen, which includes understanding of oneself as one really is, Miller
encourages job seekers and those dissatisfied with work or life to examine their beliefs about work
and recognize that “in many cases your beliefs are what brought you to where you are today.” You
may have been raised to think that women were best at nurturing and caring and, therefore, should
be teachers and nurses. So that’s what you did. Or, perhaps you were brought up to believe that you
should do what your father did, so you have taken over the family business, or become a dentist
“just like dad.” If this sounds familiar, it’s probably time to look at the new possibilities for your
future.
Miller developed a 7-step process to help potential job seekers assess their current situation
and beliefs, identify their real passion, and start on a journey that allows them to pursue their
passion through work.
Step 1:Willingness to do somethingdifferent.
Breaking the cycle of doing what you have always done is one of the most difficult tasks for
job seekers. Many find it difficult to steer away from a career path or make a change, even if it
doesn’t feel right. Miller urges job seekers to open their minds to other possibilities beyond what
they are currentlydoing.
Step 2: Commitmentto being whoyou are,notwho orwhat someonewants you to be.
Look at the gifts and talents you have and make a commitment to pursue those things that you
love most. If you love the social aspects of your job, but are stuck inside an office or “chained to
your desk” most of the time, vow to follow your instinct and investigate alternative careers and
work that allow you more time to interact with others. Dawn worked as a manager for a large retail
clothing store for several years. Though she had advanced within the company, she felt frustrated
and longed to be involved with nature and the outdoors. She decided to go to school nights and
weekends to pursue her true passion by earning her master’s degree in forestry. She now works in
the biotech forestry division ofa majorpaper company.
Step 3: Self-definition.
Miller suggests that once job seekers know who they are, they need to know how to sell
themselves. “In the job market, you are a product. And just like a product, you must know the
features and benefits that you have to offer a potential client, or employer.” Examine the skills and
knowledge that you have and identify how they can apply to your desired occupation.Your qualities
will exhibittoemployers why they should hire you overother candidates.
Step 4:Attain alevel of self-honoring.
Self-honoring or self-love may seem like an odd step for job hunters, but being able to accept
yourself, without judgment, helps eliminate insecurities and will make you more self-assured. By
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accepting who you are – all your emotions, hopes and dreams, your personality, and your unique
way of being – you’ll project more confidence when networking and talking with potential
employers. The power of self-honoring can help to break all the falsehoods you were programmed
to believe – those that made you feel that you were not good enough, or strong enough, or
intelligent enough to dowhat you truly desire.
Step 5:Vision.
Miller suggests that job seekers develop a vision that embraces the answer to “What do I really
want to do?” one should create a solid statement in a dozen or so sentences that describe in detail
how they see their life related to work. For instance, the secretary who longs to be an actress
describes a life that allows her to express her love of Shakespeare on stage. A real estate agent,
attracted to his current job because he loves fixing up old homes, describes buying properties that
need alittle tender lovingcaretomake them moresaleable.
Step 6:Appropriaterisk.
Some philosophers believe that the way to enlightenment comes through facing obstacles and
difficulties. Once people discover their passion, many are too scared to do anything about it. Instead,
they do nothing. With this step, job seekers should assess what they are willing to give up, or risk,
in pursuit of their dream. For one working mom, that meant taking night classes to learn new
computer-aided design skills, while still earning a salary and keeping her day job. For someone else,
it may mean quitting his or her job, taking out a loan and going back to school full time. You’ll
move one step closer to your ideal work life if you identify how much risk you are willing to take
and thesacrifices you are willing to make.
Step 7:Action.
Some teachers of philosophy describe action in this way, “If one wants to get to the top of a
mountain, just sitting at the foot thinking about it will not bring one there. It is by making the effort
of climbing up the mountain, step by step, that eventually the summit is reached.”All too often, it is
the lack of action that ultimately holds people back from attaining their ideals. Creating a plan and
taking it one step at a time can lead to new and different job opportunities. Job-hunting tasks gain
added meaning as you sense their importance in your quest for a more meaningful work life. The
plan can include researching industries and occupations, talking to people who are in your desired
area ofwork, taking classes, oraccepting volunteerwork inyour targeted field.
Each of these steps will lead you on a journey to a happier and more rewarding work life.After
all, it is thejourney,notthedestination, thatis mostimportant.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1上作答。
1. According to the recent “Plans for 2004” survey, most people are unhappy with their current
jobs.
2. Mary Lyn Miller’s jobis to advisepeople ontheirlifeand career.
3. Mary Lyn Miller herself was once quitedissatisfied withher own work.
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4. Many people find it difficultto makeuptheir mindswhether to change theircareer path.
5. According to Mary Lyn Miller, people considering changing their careers should commit
themselves to thepursuitof________.
6. In the jobmarket, job seekers need to knowhowto sell themselves like________.
7. During an interview with potential employers, self-honoring or self-love may help a job seeker
to show________.
8. Mary Lyn Miller suggests that a job seeker develop a vision that answers the question
“________”
9. Many people are too scared to pursue theirdreams because they are unwilling to________.
10. Whatultimatelyholdspeoplebackfromattainingtheiridealsis________.
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
SectionA
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 2with asinglelinethrough thecentre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。
11. A) Surfing thenet.
B)Watching atalk show.
C)Packing abirthday gift.
D)Shoppingat a jewelry store.
12. A) He enjoys finding fault with exams.
B) Heissure ofhis success in theexam.
C)Hedoesn’t knowifhecan dowell in theexam.
D)He used toget straightA’s in theexamshe took.
13. A)The man isgenerous with his good comments onpeople.
B)The woman is unsure ifthere willbe peace in theworld.
C)The woman is doubtful about newspaper stories.
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D)The man isquiteoptimisticabout human nature.
14. A) Studyfor someprofession.
B)Attend amedical school.
C)Stay in business.
D)Sellhis shop.
15. A) More money.
B) Fairtreatment.
C)Acollege education.
D)Shorterwork hours.
16. A) Shewas exhausted from her trip.
B) Shemissed thecomforts ofhome.
C)Shewas impressed byMexican food.
D)Shewillnot go to Mexico again.
17. A) Cheer herself upabit.
B) Findamoresuitable job.
C)Seek professional advice.
D)Takeapsychology course.
18. A) He dresses more formally now.
B)What hewears does not match his position.
C)Hehas ignored hisfriends since graduation.
D)He failed to dowell at college.
Questions 19to22arebased ontheconversation you havejust heard.
19. A)Togo sightseeing.
B)Tohavemeetings.
C)Topromoteanew champagne.
D)Tojoin ina training program.
20. A) It can reduce thenumber ofpassenger complaints.
B) It can make airtravel moreentertaining.
C)It can cut down theexpenses forair travel.
D)It can lessen thediscomfort caused byairtravel.
21. A)Took balanced meals with champagne.
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B)Atevegetables and fruit only.
C)Refrained from fish ormeat.
D)Avoidedeating rich food.
22. A) Many of themfound it difficult toexercise onaplane.
B) Manyof them were concerned with theirwell-being.
C)Not many ofthem choseto dowhat shedid.
D)Not many ofthem understood theprogram.
Questions 23to25arebased ontheconversation you havejust heard.
23. A)At a fair.
B)At acafeteria.
C)In a computer lab.
D)In ashopping mall.
24. A)The latestcomputer technology.
B)The organizing ofan exhibition.
C)The purchasing ofsomeequipment.
D)The dramaticchanges inthejobmarket.
25. A) Data collection.
B)Training consultancy.
C)Corporatemanagement.
D)Informationprocessing.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will
hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices
marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
with asinglelinethrough thecentre.
PassageOne
Questions 26to28arebased onthepassageyou havejustheard.
26. A) Improve themselves.
B) Get rid ofempty dreams.
C)Followthecultural tradition.
D)Attemptsomething impossible.
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27. A) By findingsufficient support for implementation.
B) By taking into account their ownabilityto change.
C)By constantly keeping inmind theirultimategoals.
D)By making detailed plans andcarrying them out.
28. A)Toshowpeople howtoget theirlives back to normal.
B)Toshowhowdifficultit isfor people tolose weight.
C)Toremind people tocheck the calories onfood bags.
D)Toillustratehoweasily people abandon theirgoals.
Passage Two
Questions 29to31arebased onthepassageyou havejustheard.
29. A) Michael’s parents got divorced.
B) Karen was adopted byRayAnderson.
C)Karen’s mother died in acar accident.
D)Atruck driverlost his lifeina collision.
30. A) He ran a red light and collided with atruck.
B) Hesacrificed hislife tosave a baby girl.
C)Hewas killedinstantly ina burning car.
D)He got married toKaren’s mother.
31. A)The reported hero turned outtobe his father.
B) Hedid not understand his father tilltoo late.
C)Such misfortuneshould have fallen onhim.
D)It reminded himofhis miserable childhood.
Passage Three
Questions 32to35arebased onthepassageyou havejustheard.
32. A) Germany.
B) Japan.
C)The U.S.
D)The U.K.
33. A) By doingoddjobs at weekends.
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B) By working longhours every day.
C)By putting inmorehours eachweek.
D)By taking shortervacations each year.
34. A)Tocombat competitionand raiseproductivity.
B)Toprovidethem with morejobopportunities.
C)Tohelp them maintain theirlivingstandard.
D)Toprevent them from holding asecond job.
35. A) Changetheir jobs.
B) Earn more money.
C)Reducetheirworking hours.
D)Strengthen thegovernment’s role.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the
first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for
the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the
exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required
to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words
you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when
the passageisread for thethirdtime, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。
Nursing, as a typically female profession, must deal constantly with the false impression that
nurses are there to wait on the physician. As nurses, we are (36) ________ to provide nursing care
only. We do not have any legal or moral (37) ________ to any physician. We provide health
teaching, (38) ________ physical as well as emotional problems, (39) ________ patient-related
services, and make all of our nursing decisions based upon what is best or suitable for the patient. If,
in any (40) ________, we feel that a physician’s order is (41) ________ or unsafe, we have a legal
(42) ________to questionthat order orrefuse to carry it out.
Nursing is not a nine-to-five job with every weekend off. All nurses are aware of that before
they enter the profession. The emotional and physical stress, however, that occurs due to odd
working hours is a (43) ________ reason for a lot of the career dissatisfaction. (44) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. That disturbs our personal lives, disrupts our sleeping and eating
habits, and isolates us from everything except job-related friends and activities.
The quality of nursing care is being affected dramatically by these situations. (45) _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Consumers of medically related services have evidently not been
affected enough yet to demand changes in our medical system. But if trends continue as predicted,
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(46) ___ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ _ __ ___ _ ___ __ _ ___ __ __ __ _
___________________________.
Part IV Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth） （25 minutes）
SectionA
Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements.
Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete statements in the
fewest possiblewords. Pleasewriteyour answers onAnswer Sheet 2.
Questions 47to51arebased onthefollowing passage.
Google is a world-famous company, with its headquarters in Mountain View, California. It was
set up in a Silicon Valley garage in 1998, and inflated (膨胀) with the Internet bubble. Even when
everything around it collapsed the company kept on inflating. Google’s search engine is so
widespread across the world that search became Google, and google became a verb. The world fell
in lovewith theeffective, fascinatingly fast technology.
Google owes much of its success to the brilliance of S. Brin and L. Page, but also to a series of
fortunate events. It was Page who, at Stanford in 1996, initiated the academic project that eventually
became Google’s search engine. Brin, who had met Page at a student orientation a year earlier,
joined the project early on. They were both Ph.D. candidates when they devised the search engine
which was better than the rest and, without any marketing, spread by word of mouth from early
adopters to, eventually,your grandmother.
Their breakthrough, simply put, was that when their search engine crawled the Web, it did
more than just look for word matches; it also tallied (统计) and ranked a host of other critical
factors like how websites link to one another. That delivered far better results than anything else.
Brin and Page meant to name their creation Googol (the mathematical term for the number 1
followed by 100 zeroes), but someone misspelled the word so it stuck as Google. They raised
money from prescient (有先见之明的) professors and venture capitalists, and moved off campus to
turn Google into a business. Perhaps their biggest stroke of luck came early on when they tried to
sell their technology to other search engines, but no one met their price, and they built it up on their
own.
The next breakthrough came in 2000, when Google figured out how to make money with its
invention. It had lots of users, but almost no one was paying. The solution turned out to be
advertising, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that Google is now essentially an advertising
company, given that that’s the source of nearly all its revenue. Today it is a giant advertising
company,worth $100billion.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。
47. Apart from a series of fortunate events, what is it that has madeGoogle sosuccessful?
48. Google’ssearch engineoriginated from ________started byL. Page.
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49. How did Google’ssearch enginespread all over theworld?
50. Brin and Page decided toset uptheirown business because noonewould ________.
51. The revenue ofthe Google company is largely generated from ________.
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and
D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet 2with asinglelinethrough thecentre.
Passage One
Questions 52to56arebased onthefollowing passage.
You hear the refrain all the time: the U.S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesn’t feel
good. Why doesn’t ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness? It is a question that dates at
least to the appearance in 1958 of The Affluent (富裕的) Society by John Kenneth Galbraith, who
died recently at 97.
The Affluent Society is a modern classic because it helped define a new moment in the human
condition. For most of history, “hunger, sickness, and cold” threatened nearly everyone, Galbraith
wrote. “Poverty was found everywhere in that world. Obviously it is not of ours.”After World War
II, the dread of another Great Depression gave way to an economic boom. In the 1930s
unemployment had averaged 18.2percent; inthe 1950sit was 4.5percent.
To Galbraith, materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent. Through advertising,
companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn’t really want or need. Because so much
spending was artificial, it would be unfulfilling. Meanwhile, government spending that would make
everyone better off was being cut down because people instinctively—and wrongly—labeled
government onlyas “a necessary evil.”
It’s often said that only the rich are getting ahead; everyone else is standing still or falling
behind. Well, there are many undeserving rich—overpaid chief executives, for instance. But over
any meaningful period, most people’s incomes are increasing. From 1995 to 2004,
inflation-adjusted average family income rose 14.3 percent, to $43,200. People feel “squeezed”
because their rising incomes often don’t satisfy their rising wants—for bigger homes, more health
care, moreeducation, faster Internet connections.
The other great frustration is that it has not eliminated insecurity. People regard job stability as
part of their standard of living. As corporate layoffs increased, that part has eroded. More workers
fear they’ve become “the disposableAmerican,” as Louis Uchitelle puts it in his book by the same
name.
Because so much previous suffering and social conflict stemmed from poverty, the arrival of
widespread affluence suggested utopian (乌托邦式的) possibilities. Up to a point, affluence
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succeeds. There is much less physical misery than before. People are better off. Unfortunately,
affluence also creates newcomplaints and contradictions.
Advanced societies need economic growth to satisfy the multiplying wants of their citizens.
But the quest for growth lets loose new anxieties and economic conflicts that disturb the social order.
Affluence liberates the individual, promising that everyone can choose a unique way to
self-fulfillment. But the promise is so extravagant that it predestines many disappointments and
sometimes inspires choices that have anti-social consequences, including family breakdown and
obesity(肥胖症).Statistical indicators ofhappiness havenot risen withincomes.
Should we be surprised? Not really. We’ve simply reaffirmed an old truth: the pursuit of
affluence does notalways end with happiness.
52. What question does John Kenneth Galbraith raise inhis bookTheAffluent Society?
A)Whystatistics don’t tell thetruth about theeconomy.
B)Whyaffluence doesn’t guarantee happiness.
C)Howhappiness can bepromoted today.
D)What liesbehind an economic boom.
53. According to Galbraith, peoplefeel discontented because ________.
A)publicspending hasn’tbeen cut down as expected
B) thegovernment has proved tobea necessary evil
C)they are infear ofanother Great Depression
D)materialism has run wildin modern society
54. Whydopeoplefeel squeezed when their averageincome rises considerably?
A)Their material pursuits havegone far ahead of theirearnings.
B)Their purchasing power has dropped markedly with inflation.
C)The distributionofwealth is uneven between the rich and thepoor.
D)Health care and educational costs have somehowgone outof control.
55. What does Louis Uchitellemean by“the disposableAmerican” (Line3,Para. 5)?
A)Thosewho seejob stabilityas part of theirliving standard.
B) Peoplefullof utopian ideas resulting from affluence.
C)Peoplewho havelittle say inAmerican politics.
D)Workers who nolonger have secure jobs.
56. What has affluence brought toAmerican society?
A)Renewed economic security.
B)Asense ofself-fulfillment.
C)Newconflicts and complaints.
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D)Misery and anti-social behavior.
Passage Two
Questions 57to61arebased onthefollowing passage.
The use of deferential (敬重的) language is symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman,
which dominates conservative gender norms in Japan. This ideal presents a woman who withdraws
quietly to the background, subordinating her life and needs to those of her family and its male head.
She is a dutiful daughter, wife, and mother, master of the domestic arts. The typical refined
Japanese woman excels in modesty and delicacy; she “treads softly (谨言慎行)in the world,”
elevating femininebeauty and grace to an art form.
Nowadays, it is commonly observed that young women are not conforming to the feminine
linguistic (语言的) ideal. They are using fewer of the very deferential “women’s” forms, and even
using the few strong forms that are known as “men’s.” This, of course, attracts considerable
attention and has led to an outcry in the Japanese media against the defeminization of women’s
language. Indeed, we didn’t hear about “men’s language” until people began to respond to girls’
appropriation of forms normally reserved for boys and men. There is considerable sentiment about
the “corruption” of women’s language—which of course is viewed as part of the loss of feminine
ideals and morality—and this sentiment is crystallized by nationwide opinion polls that are
regularly carried out bythemedia.
Yoshiko Matsumoto has argued that young women probably never used as many of the highly
deferential forms as older women. This highly polite style is no doubt something that young women
have been expected to “grow into”—after all, it is a sign not simply of femininity, but of maturity
and refinement, and its use could be taken to indicate a change in the nature of one’s social relations
as well. One might well imagine little girls using exceedingly polite forms when playing house or
imitating older women—in a fashion analogous to little girls’ use of a high-pitched voice to do
“teacher talk” or“mothertalk” inrole play.
The fact that young Japanese women are using less deferential language is a sure sign of
change—of social change and of linguistic change. But it is most certainly not a sign of the
“masculinization” of girls. In some instances, it may be a sign that girls are making the same claim
to authority as boys and men, but that is very different from saying that they are trying to be
“masculine.” Katsue Reynolds has argued that girls nowadays are using more assertive language
strategies in order to be able to compete with boys in schools and out. Social change also brings not
simply different positions for women and girls, but different relations to life stages, and adolescent
girls are participating in new subcultural forms. Thus what may, to an older speaker, seem like
“masculine” speech may seem to anadolescent like“liberated”or“hip” speech.
57. The first paragraph describes indetail ________.
A)thestandards set forcontemporary Japanese women
B) theConfucian influence ongender norms in Japan
C)thestereotyped role ofwomen inJapanese families
D)thenorms for traditional Japanese women tofollow
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58. What change has been observed intoday’s young Japanese women?
A)They payless attention to theirlinguisticbehavior.
B)The usefewer ofthe deferential linguisticforms.
C)They confuse maleand female forms oflanguage.
D)They employvery strong linguisticexpressions.
59. How do some people react to women’s appropriation of men’s language forms as reported in
the Japanese media?
A)They call for acampaign to stop thedefeminization.
B)They see itas an expression ofwomen’s sentiment.
C)They accept it as a modern trend.
D)They expressstrong disapproval.
60. According to Yoshiko Matsumoto, the linguistic behavior observed in today’s young women
________.
A)may lead tochanges in social relations
B) hasbeen true ofall past generations
C)isviewed as asign oftheir maturity
D)is aresult ofrapid social progress
61. The authorbelieves that theuseof assertive languagebyyoung Japanese women is ________.
A)asure sign of theirdefeminization andmaturation
B) an indication oftheirdefiance against social change
C)oneoftheirstrategies to compete ina male-dominated society
D)an inevitable trend oflinguistic development in Japan today
Part V Cloze （15 minutes）
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 asinglelinethrough thecentre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。
Historically, humans get serious about avoiding disasters only after one has just struck them.
__62__ that logic, 2006 should have been a breakthrough year for rational behavior. With the
memory of 9/11 still __63__ in their minds, Americans watched hurricane Katrina, the most
expensive disaster in U.S. history, on __64__ TV. Anyone who didn’t know it before should have
learned that bad things can happen. And they are made __65__ worse by our willful blindness to
risk as much as our__66__to work together before everything goes to hell.
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Granted, some amount of delusion (错觉) is probably part of the __67__ condition. InA.D. 63,
Pompeii was seriously damaged by an earthquake, and the locals immediately went to work __68__,
in the same spot—until they were buried altogether by a volcano eruption 16 years later. But a
__69__ of the past year in disaster history suggests that modern Americans are particularly bad at
__70__ themselves from guaranteed threats. We know more than we __71__ did about the dangers
we face. But it turns __72__ that in times of crisis, our greatest enemy is __73__ the storm, the
quake orthe __74__itself. Moreoften, itis ourselves.
So what has happened in the year that __75__ the disaster on the Gulf Coast? In New Orleans,
the Army Corps of Engineers has worked day and night to rebuild the flood walls. They have got
the walls to __76__ they were before Katrina, more or less.That’s not __77__,we can now say with
confidence. But it maybeall __78__can beexpected from one year ofhustle(忙碌).
Meanwhile, New Orleans officials have crafted a plan to use buses and trains to __79__ the
sick and the disabled. The city estimates that 15,000 people will need a __80__ out. However, state
officials have not yet determined where these people will be taken. The __81__ with neighboring
communities are ongoing anddifficult.
62. A)To
B) By
C)On
D)For
63. A) fresh
B) obvious
C)apparent
D)evident
64. A) visual
B) vivid
C)live
D)lively
65. A) little
B) less
C)more
D)much
66. A) reluctance
B) rejection
C)denial
D)decline
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67. A) natural
B) world
C)social
D)human
68. A) revising
B) refining
C)rebuilding
D)retrieving
69. A) review
B) reminder
C)concept
D)prospect
70. A) preparing
B) protesting
C)protecting
D)prevailing
71. A) never
B) ever
C)then
D)before
72. A) up
B) down
C)over
D)out
73. A) merely
B) rarely
C)incidentally
D)accidentally
74. A) surge
B) spur
C)surf
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D)splash
75. A) ensued
B) traced
C)followed
D)occurred
76. A) which
B) where
C)what
D)when
77. A) enough
B) certain
C)conclusive
D)final
78. A) but
B) as
C)that
D)those
79. A) exile
B) evacuate
C)dismiss
D)displace
80. A) ride
B) trail
C)path
D)track
81. A) conventions
B) notifications
C)communications
D)negotiations
Part Ⅵ Translation (5 minutes)
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Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
Please write your translation onAnswer 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. The auto manufacturers found themselves ________________________ (正在同外国公司竞
争市场的份额).
83. Only in thesmall town ________________________(他才感到安全和放松).
84. It is absolutely unfair that these children ________________________ (被剥夺了受教育的权
利).
85. Our years ofhard work are all invain, ________________________(更别提我们花费的大量
金钱了).
86. The problems ofblacks and women ________________________(最近几十年受到公众相当
大的关注).
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2007 年 6 月大学英语六级(CET-6)参考答案
PartIWriting (30 minutes)
写作范文
ShouldOneExpect aRewardWhen Doing aGood Deed?
A great many peoplepresume uponareward when doingagood deed. First and foremost, there isa
natural tendency to equate doinggood deeds with acertain amount ofreward, and reward with a
certain amount ofmoney. What is more, they maintain that since thebasis ofcontemporary society
is money, oneof themajormeans ofearning money is getting reward bydoing good deeds.
On thecontrary, thevast majority ofpeople assumethat doing agood deed should bebased on
people’s personal consciousness. Hence, doing agood deed is fulfillingitselfand reward is of
minimalsignificance. Numerous examples can begiven,but thiswill suffice. Mr. Leifeng lived a
simplelifededicated todoing good deeds withoutexpecting any reward and helping people from all
walks of life, yet he was remembered as one ofthemost successful hero ofour time.
Generally speaking, itis my viewthat we should notexpect a reward when doing agood deed. We
dothis forenjoyment, self-fulfillment and spiritual enhancement, not for thepurpose ofreward.
参考译文
很多人做好事期望得到回报。首先，人们常常自然而然地把做好事等同于一定的回报，又把
回报等同于一定的金钱。其次，他们认为当今社会以金钱为基础，而挣钱的主要途径之一就
是通过做好事获得回报。
反之，大多数人认为做好事应以个人觉悟为基础。因此，做好事本身就能满足个人需要，回
报则可有可无。可以给出无数例子，这个就足够了。雷锋生活简朴，一生致力于做好事不计
任何回报，同时帮助各行各业的人们，然而他被公认为我们时代最成功的楷模。
总之，我认为我们应该做好事不图回报。做好事本身就是一种享受、自我实现和精神升华，
不是为了回报。
Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming andScanning)(15 minutes)
1. N
2. Y
3. NG
4. Y
5. thosethings that they lovemost
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6. products
7. more confidence
8. What doIreally want to do?
9. give up,orrisk
10. the lack ofaction
Part III ListeningComprehension(35 minutes)
11. A) Surfing thenet.
12. B) He issure ofhis success in theexam.
13. D)The man isquiteoptimisticabout human nature.
14. C)Stay inbusiness.
15. A) More money.
16. B) Shemissed thecomforts ofhome.
17. C)Seek professional advice.
18. A) He dresses more formally now.
19. B)Tohavemeetings.
20. D) It can lessen thediscomfort caused byairtravel.
21. D)Avoided eating rich food.
22. C)Not many ofthem chosetodowhat she did
23. A)At a fair.
24. C)The purchasing ofsomeequipment.
25. B)Training consultancy.
26. A) Improve themselves.
27. D) By making detailed plans and carrying them out.
28. D)Toillustratehoweasily people abandon theirgoals.
29. B) Karen was adopted byRayAnderson.
30. B) He sacrificed his lifeto save ababy girl.
31. A)The reported hero turned outtobe his father.
32. B) Japan.
33. D) By taking shortervacations each year.
34. A)Tocombat competitionand raiseproductivity.
35. C)Reducing their working hours.
36. licensed
37. obligation
38. assess
39. coordinate
40. circumstance
41. inappropriate
42. responsibility
43. prime
44. It is sometimes required that wework overtime, and that we changeshifts four orfive times a
month.
45. Most hospitalsare now staffed bynew graduates, as experienced nurses finally give uptrying
to change thesystem.
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46. they willfind that mostcritical hospital cares will beprovided bynew,inexperienced, and
sometimes inadequately trained nurses.
Part IVReading Comprehension(Reading inDepth) (25 minutes)
47. The brillianceof S.Brin and L. Page
48. the academicproject
49. By word ofmouth
50. meet theirprice
51. advertising
52. B)Whyaffluence doesn’tguarantee happiness?
53. D) materialism has run wildin modern society
54. A)Theirmaterial pursuits havegone far ahead oftheir earnings.
55. D)Workers who nolonger have secure jobs
56. C)New conflicts and complaints
57. B) the Confucian influence ongender norms inJapan
58. B)They usefewer ofthedeferential linguisticform
59. D)They expressstrong disapproval
60. A) may lead tochanges in social relations
61. C)one oftheirstrategies to competein a male-dominated society
PartVCloze(15 minutes)
62. B) By
63. A) fresh
64. C)live
65. D) much
66. A) reluctance
67. D) human
68. C)rebuilding
69. A) review
70. C)protecting
71. B) ever
72. D) out
73. B) rarely
74. A) surge
75. C)followed
76. B) where
77. A) enough
78. C)that
79. B) evacuate
80. A) ride
81. D) negotiations
PartVITranslation(5 minutes)
82. competing withforeign firms for market share
83. does he feel secure and relaxed
84. are deprived ofthe rights to receive education
85. not tomention/ let alone thelarge amount ofmoney we have spent
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86. have gained / caused considerable publicconcern in recent decades
2007年6月英语六级真题听力原文
11.W: Jim,you are onthenet again! Weare going to get off. It stimefor thetalk show!
M: Just aminutedear! Im looking at anew jewelry site.I want to makesure Iget theright gift for
mom s birthday.
Q: What isthe man doingright now?
12．W: Ivenever seen you have such confidencebefore in theexam!
M: It s more than confidence! Right nowIfelt that ifI got less than anA, it will bethefault of the
exam itself.
Q: What does theman mean?
13．W:Just look at thisnewspaper! Nothing butmurder, death and war! Do you stillbelieve people
are basically good?
M: Of courseI do!But newspapers hardly everreport storiesabout peace and generosity. They are
not news!
Q: What dowelearn from theconversation?
14．M: Tom mustbe jokingwhen hesaid he plans tosell hisshop and go tomedical school.
W: You are quiteright! Hes just kidding! Hes also told metimeandtimeagain he wished to study
for someprofession instead ofgoing into business.
Q: What will Tomprobably doaccording to theconversation?
15．W: Ihear your boss has a real good impression of you, and he isthinking about giving you two
more days offeach month.
M: Ihope not. Idrather get more work hours I canget enough bucks to help out my two kidsat
college.
Q: What does theman trulywant?
16．M: Iheard you took a triptoMexico lastmonth. Howdid you likeit?
W: Oh, Igot sick andtired ofthehotel and hotel food! Sonow Iunderstand thething: East, west,
home sbest!
Q: What does thewoman mean?
17．W: Imworried about Anna. Shes really been depressed lately. All shedoes is staying in her
room all day.
M: That sounds serious! Shedbettersee apsychiatrist at thecounseling centre.
Q: What does theman suggest Annado?
18．M: Icould hardly recognizeSamafter wegot that newjob! Hes always ina suitand tienow.
W: Yeah. He was never liked that incollege. Back then, hewent around inold T-shirts and jeans.
Q: What does thespeaker sayabout Sam?
Conversation 1
M: Hi, Anna! Welcomeback! How’s your trip to theStates?
W: Very busy. I had alot ofmeetings, so, ofcourse, I didn’thave much timeto see New York.
M: Whata pity! Actually, Ihave a tripthere myselfnextweek.
W: Do you? Then takemy advice, dothewell-being in theairprogram. It really works.
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M: Oh, I read about that in amagazine. You say itworks?
W: Yes, Idid theprogram ontheflight to theStates, and when I arrived at New York, Ididn’t have
any problem, nojet lag at all. On the way back, Ididn’t doit, andIfelt terrible.
M: You’rejoking!
W: Not at all, itreally meant alot ofdifference.
M: En. So what didyou do?
W: Well, Ididn’t drink an alcohol orcoffee, andI didn’t eat any meat orrich food.Idrink a lotof
water, and fresh juice, and Iate the noodles onthe well-being menu. They’re lighter. They have fish,
vegetables, and noodles, forexample, and Ididsome oftheexercises oftheprogram.
M: Exercises? On aplane?
W: Yes. Ididn’t domany, ofcourse, thereisn’t muchspace ona plane.
M: Howmany passengers dotheexercises?
W: Not many.
M: Then howmuch champagne did they drink?
W: Alot!It was morepopular than mineral water.
M: So, basically, it’s achoice. Mineral water and exercises, or champagne and jet lag.
W: That’s right!It’sa difficult choice.
Questions 19to 22are based ontheconversation you’vejust heard.
19.Whydid thewoman go to NewYork?
20.What does thewoman say about thewell-being in theair program?
21.What did thewoman doto followthewell-being menu?
22.What did thewoman say about otherpassengers?
Conversation Two:
W: Morning. CanI help you?
M: Well,I’m notrally sure. I’m justlooking.
W: Isee. Well, there’s plenty to lookat itagain thisyear.I’msure you have to walk miles to see
each stand.
M: That’s true.
W: Er…,would you likeacoffee? Comeand sit down for aminute, noobligation.
M: Well,that’svery kind ofyou, but…
W: Now, please. Is thisthefirst year you’vebeen to thefair, Mr….
M: Yes, Johnson,James Johnson.
W: Myname’s Susan Carter. Are you lookingfor anything in particular, orare you interested in
computers in general?
M: Well,actually, Ihave somespecific jobsinmind. Iowe asmall company, we’ve grown quite
dramatically over thepast 12months,and wereally need sometechnological help to enableus to
keep ontop ofeverything.
W: What’s your lineofbusiness, Mr. Johnson?
M: We’re atraining consultancy.
W: Isee. And what doyou mean “to keep ontop”?
M: The firstthing is correspondence. Wehave alot ofstandard letters andforms. SoI supposewe
need somekind ofword processor.
W: Right. Well,that’s noproblem. But it may bepossibleforyou to get a system that does alot of
other things in addition toword processing. Whatmight suityou is theMR5000.That’s it over
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there! It’s IBM compatible.
M: Whatabout theprice?
W: Well, theMR5000 costs 1,050pounds.Software comes free with thehardware.
M: Well,I’llthink about it. Thank you.
W: Here’s my card. Pleasefeel free tocontact me.
Questions 23to 25are based ontheconversation you’vejust heard:
23.Where did theconversation takeplace?
24.What are thespeakers talking about?
25.What isthe man’s lineofbusiness?
Passage
P1
The newyear always brings with thecultural traditionof newpossibilities. Weseeit as a chance for
renewal. Webegin todream ofnew possibleselves. Wedesign ourideal selfor an image that is
quitedifferent from what we are now. For someof us,we roll at dreamy filmin our heads just
because it’s thebeginning ofanew year. But wearen’tserious about making changes. Wejust
make somehalf-hearted resolution and it evaporates after a week ortwo. Theexperience makes us
feel less successful and leads us to discount ourabilityto change in thefuture. It’not thechange is
impossible butthat it would lose(?)unless ourresolutions are supported withplans for
implementation. Wehaveto make ourintentions manageable bydetailing thespecific steps that
will carry us to ourgoal. Say your goal isto loseweight bydietingand cuttingoff sweets. But one
night you justhave to havea cookie. And you knowthere’s a bag ofyour favorites inthecupboard.
You want one,you eat two, you checkthebag and find out you’vejust shot 132calories. You say
to yourself, “What thehell!”and polishoff thewholebag. Then you begin to draw all kinds of
unpleasant conclusions about yourself. Toprotect your senseof self, you begin todiscount thegoal.
You may think–“Well,dieting wasn’t that important to meandI won’t make itanyhow.”So you
abandon thegoal and return toyour bad habits.
26What dopeopleusually wish to doat thebeginning of anew year?
27How can people turn theirnew year’s resolutions into reality?
28Whydoes thespeakermention theexampleof sweets and cookies?
P2
25years ago, Ray Anderson, a single parent witha one-year-old sonwitnessed aterrible accident
which took placewhen thedriver ofatruck ran ared light and collided withthe car ofSandra D.
The impact ofthecollision killed Sandra instantly. But her three-month-old daughter was left
trapped in theburning car. While others looked onin horror, Andersen jumped out ofhis vehicle
and crawled into thecar through theshadowed rear windowto tryto free theinfant. Seconds later,
the car was enclosed in flames. But toeveryone’s amazement, Andersen was able topull thebaby
to safety. Whilethebaby was all right, Andersen was seriously injured. Two days laterhe died. But
his heroic act was published widely in themedia. His son was soonadopted byrelatives. Themost
remarkable part of thestory unfolded only last week. Karen and herboyfriend Michael were
looking through someoldboxes when they came across someold newspaper clippings. “This isme
when Iwas anew born baby. I was rescued from aburning car. But my motherdied inthe
accident,” explained Karen. Although Michael knew Karen’s mother had died years earlier, he
never fully understood the circumstances until heskimmedover thenewspaper article. To Karen’s
surprise, Michael was absorbed in thedetails ofthe accident. And hebegan to cry uncontrollably.
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Then herevealed that theman that pulled Karen from theflames was thefather henever knew. The
two embraced and shed many tears, recounting stories told to them about theirparents.
29What happened twenty-five years ago?
30What does thespeaker sayabout Michael’s father?
31Whydid Michael cry uncontrollably when heskimmedover thenewspaper article?
P3
Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless ofwho they are orwhat they do.
Americans spend moretimeat work than that any timesinceWorld WarII. In 1950,theUS had
fewer working hours than any otherindustrialized country. Today, it exceeds every country but
Japan where industrialized employees load2155hours a year compared with 1951in theUS and
1603in theformer West Germany. Between 1969and 1989,employed Americans addan average
of138hours totheir yearly work schedules. Theworkweek has remained above 40hours. But
people are working more weeks each year. Specificallypay timeoffholidays, vacations,sick leave
shrink by50%inthe1980s. Ascorporations have experienced stiffcompetitions and slowin
growth of productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. Cost-cutting lay-offs inthe
1980s reducethe professional andmanagerial runs, leaving fewerpeople to get thejobdone. In
lower paid occupations where wages have been reduced, workers have added hours inovertime or
extrajobs to preserve their livingstandards. Thegovernment estimates that morethan 7million
people hold asecond job. Forthefirst time,large numbers of peoplesay theywant tocut back on
working hours even itmeans earning less money. But most employers are unwillingtolet them do
so. The government which has stepped back from its traditional role as aregulator ofwork time
should takesteps tomake shorterhours possible.
Question 32-35 are based onthe passage you’vejust heard
32.In which country doindustrial employees work thelongest hours?
33.How doemployed Americans manage towork more hours?
34.Whydocorporations press theiremployees to work longer hours according to thespeaker?
35.What does thespeaker saymany Americans prefer to do?
Compound dictation
Nursing, as atypically female profession, mustdeal constantly withthe false impressionthat nurses
are there to wait onthephysician. As nurses, we are licensed to provide nursing care only. Wedo
not have anylegal or moral obligation toany physician. Weprovidehealth teaching, assess physical
as well as emotional problems, coordinate patient related services, and makeall ournursing
decision based uponwhat is best or suitableforthepatient. If in any circumstance wefeel that a
physician’s order isinappropriate orunsafe, we havealegal responsibilityto question that order, or
refuse tocarry itout.Nursing is not anine-to-five job with every weekend off. All nurses are aware
ofthat before theyenter theprofession. Theemotional and physical stress, however, that occurs due
to oddworking hours is a primereason fora large ofthecareer dissatisfaction. It issometimes
required that we work overtime, and that we change shifts fouror fivetimes amonth. That disturbs
ourpersonal lives, destruct oursleeping and eating habits, andisolates us from everything except
job related friends and activities. Thequality of nursing care is being affected dramatically bythese
situations. Mosthospitals are nowstaffed bynew graduates, as experienced nurses finally give up
trying to change thesystem. Consumers ofmedically related services haveevidently notbeen
affected enough yet to demand changes in ourmedical system. But iftrends continue as predicted,
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they willfind that mostcritical hospital care will beprovided bynew,inexperienced, and
sometimes inadequately trained nurses.
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