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2009 年 12 月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷
Part I Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should Parents Send
Their Kids to Art Classes? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given
below.
1. 现在有不少家长送孩子参加各种艺术班
2. 对这种做法有人表示支持，也有人并不赞成
3. 我认为……
ShouldParentsSendTheirKidstoArtClasses?
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 thepassage.
BossesSay“Yes”toHomeWork
Rising costs of office space, time lost to stressful commuting, and a slow recognition that workers
havelivesbeyondtheoffice—allarestrongargumentsforlettingstaffworkfromhome.
For the small business, there are additional benefits too—staff are more productive, and happier,
enabling firms to keep their headcounts (员工数) and their recruitment costs to a minimum. It can also
provide competitive advantage, especiallywhensmall businesses wantto attractnewstaffbut don’t have the
budgettoofferhugesalaries.
Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtime,manyhave donelittleabout
it, skeptical of whether they could trust their employees to work to full capacity without supervision, or
concerned about the additional expenses teleworking policies might incur as staff start charging their home
phonebillstothebusiness.
Yet this is now changing. When communications provider Inter-Tel researched the use of remote
working solutions among small and medium sized UK businesses in April this year, it found that 28%
morecompaniesclaimedtohaveintroducedflexibleworkingpracticesthanayearago.
TheUKnetworkofBusinessLinksconfirmsthatittoohasseenagrowinginterestinremoteworking
solutions fromsmall businesses seekingits advice,andclaims that asmany as 60-70% ofthe businesses that
comethroughitsdoorsnowoffersomeformofremoteworkingsupporttotheirworkforces.
Technology advances, including the widespread availability of broadband, are making the
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introductionofremoteworkingapieceofcake.
“If systems are set up properly, staff can have access to all the resources they have in the office
wherever they have an internet connection,” says Andy Poulton, e-business advisor at Business Link for
BerkshireandWiltshire.“Therearesomeveryexcitingdevelopmentswhichhaveenabledthis.”
One is the availability of broadband everywhere, which now covers almost all of the country (BT
claims that, by July, 99.8% of its exchanges will be broadband enabled, with alternative plans in place for
eventhemostremoteexchanges).“Thisistheenabler,”Poultonsays.
Yet while broadband has come down in price too, those service providers targeting the business
marketwarnagainstconsumerservicesmasquerading(伪装)asbusinessfriendlybroadband.
“Broadband is available for as little as ￡15 a month, but many businesses fail to appreciate the
hidden costs of such a service,” says Neil Stephenson, sales and marketing director at Onyx Internet, an
internet service provider based in the northeast of England. “Providers offering broadband for rock bottom
prices are notorious for poor service, with regular breakdowns and heavily congested (拥堵的) networks. It
isalways advisableforbusinessestolookbeyondthepricetagandlookfora businessonlyproviderthatcan
offer more reliability,withgood support.” Suchservices don’t cost too much—quality services can be found
forupwardsof ￡30amonth.
The benefits of broadband to the occasional home worker are that they can access email in real time,
andtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternetbasedbackuporeveninternetbasedphoneservices.
Internet based telecoms, or VoIP (Voice over IP) to give it its technical title, is an interesting tool to
any business supporting remote working. Not necessarily because of the promise of free or reduced price
phone calls (whichexperts pointout ismisleadingfor the average business), butbecauseof thesophisticated
voice services that can be exploited by the remote worker—facilities such as voicemail and call forwarding,
whichprovideacontinuityofthecompanyimageforcustomersandbusinesspartners.
By law,companies must “consider seriously” requests toworkflexiblymade bya parent witha child
under the age of six, or a disabled child under 18. It was the need to accommodate employees with young
children that motivated accountancy firm Wright Vigar to begin promoting teleworking recently. The
company, which needed to upgrade its IT infrastructure (基础设施) to provide connectivity with a new,
secondoffice,decidedtointroducesupportforremoteworkingatthesametime.
MarketingdirectorJackOHernexplainsthatthecompanyhasarelativelyyoungworkforce,manyof
whom are parents: “One of the triggers was when one of our tax managers returned from maternity leave.
She was intending to work part time, but could only manage one day a week in the office due to childcare.
By offering her the ability towork from home, we have doubled hercapacity—now she works a daya week
fromhome,andadayintheoffice.Thisisgreatforher,andforusasweretainsomeonehighlyqualified.”
For Wright Vigar, which has now equipped all of its fee earners to be able to work at maximum
productivity when away from the offices (whether that’s from home, or while on the road), this strategy is
not just about saving on commute time or cutting them loose from the office, but enabling them to work
moreflexiblehoursthatfitaroundtheirhomelife.
O’Hern says: “Although most of our work is client-based and must fit around this, we can’t see any
reason why a parent can’t be on hand to deal with something important at home, if they have the ability to
completeaprojectlaterintheday.”
Supporting this new way of working came with a price, though. Although the firm was updating its
systems anyway,thecompanyspent10-15%more perusertoequipthemwitha laptopratherthanaPC,and
aboutthesametoupgradetoaserverthatwouldenableremotestafftoconnecttothecompanynetworksand
accessalltheirusualresources.
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Although Wright Vigar hasn’t yet quantified the business benefits, it claims that, in addition to being
able toretainkey staffwithyoung families,it isable tosave fee-earners a substantial amount of “dead” time
intheirworkingdays.
That staff can do this without needing a fixed telephone line provides even more efficiency savings.
“With Wi-Fi (fast, wireless internet connections) popping up all over the place, even on trains, our
fee-earners can be productive as they travel, and between meetings, instead of having to kill time at the
shops,”headds.
The company will also be able to avoid the expense of having to relocate staff to temporary offices
forseveralweekswhenitbeginsdisruptiveofficerenovationssoon.
Financial recruitment specialist Lynne Hargreaves knows exactly how much her firm has saved by
adopting a teleworking strategy, which has involved handing her company’s data management over to a
remote hosting company, Dataset, so it can be accessible by all the company’s consultants over broadband
internetconnections.
It has enabled the company to dispense with its business premises altogether, following the
realization that it just didn’t needthem anymore. “The mainmotivationbehindadopting home working was
to increase my own productivity, as a single mum to an 11 year old,” says Hargreaves. “But I soon
realisedthat, as most of our business is done on the phone,email andat offsite meetings, we didn’t needour
officesatall.We’renowsaving ￡16,000ayearonrent,plusthecostofutilities,nottomentionwhatwould
havebeenspentoncommuting.”
1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?
A)Howbusinessmanagersviewhi-tech.
B)Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.
C)Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.
D)Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.
2.FromtheresearchconductedbythecommunicationsproviderInter-Tel,welearnthat.
A)moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathome
B)employeesshowagrowinginterestinsmallbusinesses
C)morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolutions
D)attitudestowardITtechnologyhavechanged
3.WhatdevelopmenthasmadeflexibleworkingpracticespossibleaccordingtoAndyPoulton?
A)Reducedcostoftelecommunications.
B)Improvedreliabilityofinternetservice.
C)AvailabilityoftheVoIPservice.
D)Accesstobroadbandeverywhere.
4.WhatisNeilStephenson’sadvicetofirmscontractinginternetservices?
A)Theylookforreliablebusiness-onlyproviders.
B)Theycontactproviderslocatednearesttothem.
C)Theycarefullyexaminethecontract.
D)Theycontractthecheapestprovider.
5.Internet-basedtelecomsfacilitatesremoteworkingby.
A)offeringsophisticatedvoiceservices
B)givingaccesstoemailinginrealtime
C)helpingclientsdiscussbusinessathome
D)providingcallscompletelyfreeofcharge
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6.TheaccountancyfirmWrightVigarpromotedteleworkinginitiallyinorderto.
A)presentapositiveimagetoprospectivecustomers
B)supportitsemployeeswithchildrentotakecareof
C)attractyoungpeoplewithITexpertisetoworkforit
D)reduceoperationalexpensesofasecondoffice
7.AccordingtomarketingdirectorJackO’Hern,teleworkingenabledthecompanyto.
A)enhanceitsmarketimage
B)reducerecruitmentcosts
C)keephighlyqualifiedstaff
D)minimizeitsofficespace
8. Wright Vigar’s practice of allowing for more flexible working hours not only benefits the company but
helpsimproveemployees’_________.
9.Withfast,wirelessinternetconnections,employeescanstillbe_______whiletraveling.
10.SinglemotherLynneHargreavesdecidedtoworkathomemainlyto______..
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach
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
correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.A)Theywouldrathertravelaroundthanstayathome.
B)Theyprefertocarrycashwhentravelingabroad.
C)Theyusuallycarrymanythingsaroundwiththem.
D)Theydon’tliketospendmuchmoneyontraveling.
12.A)Theselectionprocesswasalittleunfair.
B)Hehadlongdreamedofthedean’sposition.
C)Rodwaseliminatedintheselectionprocess.
D)Rodwasinchargeoftheadmissionsoffice.
13.A)Applauseencouragesthesinger.
B)Sheregretspayingfortheconcert.
C)Almosteveryonelovespopmusic.
D)Theconcertisveryimpressive.
14.A)Theyhaveknowneachothersincetheirschooldays.
B)TheywerebothchairpersonsoftheStudents’Union.
C)Theyhavebeeninclosetouchbyemail.
D)Theyaregoingtoholdareunionparty.
15.A)Cooktheirdinner.
B)Restforawhile.
C)Gettheircarfixed.
D)Stopforthenight.
16.A)Newly-launchedproducts. B)Consumerpreferences.
C)Surveyresults. D)Surveymethods.
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17.A)Hewouldratherthewomandidn’tbuytheblouse.
B)Thewomanneedsblousesinthecolorsofarainbow.
C)Theinformationinthecatalogisnotalwaysreliable.
D)Hethinkstheblueblouseisbetterthantheredone.
18.A)Thecourseisopentoallnextsemester.
B)Thenoticemaynotbereliable.
C)Thewomanhasnottoldthetruth.
D)Hewilldrophiscourseinmarketing.
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Adirectorofasalesdepartment. B)Amanageratacomputerstore.
C)Asalesclerkatashoppingcenter. D)Anaccountantofacomputerfirm.
20.A)Handlingcustomercomplaints. B)Recruitingandtrainingnewstaff.
C)Dispatchingorderedgoodsontime. D)Developingcomputerprograms.
21.A)Shelikessomethingmorechallenging. B)Shelikestobenearertoherparents.
C)Shewantstohaveabetter-paidjob. D)Shewantstobewithherhusband.
22.A)Rightaway. B)Intwomonths.
C)Earlynextmonth. D)Inacoupleofdays.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Itwillfacechallengesunprecedentedinitshistory.
B)Itisaresoluteadvocateoftheanti-globalmovement.
C)Itisboundtoregainitsfullgloryofahundredyearsago.
D)Itwillbeamajoreconomicpowerbythemid-21stcentury.
24.A)Thelackofoverallurbanplanning.
B)Thehugegapbetweenthehavesandhave-nots.
C)Theinadequatesupplyofwaterandelectricity.
D)Theshortageofhi-techpersonnel.
25.A)Theyattachgreatimportancetoeducation.
B)Theyareabletograspgrowthopportunities.
C)Theyaregoodatlearningfromothernations.
D)Theyhavemadeuseofadvancedtechnologies.
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 markedA), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter
onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.A)Shetaughtchemistryandmicrobiologycoursesinacollege.
B)Shegavelecturesonhowtobecomeapublicspeaker.
C)Shehelpedfamiliesmoveawayfromindustrialpolluters.
D)Sheengagedinfieldresearchonenvironmentalpollution.
27.A)Thejobrestrictedherfromrevealingherfindings.
B)Thejobposedapotentialthreattoherhealth.
C)Shefoundtheworkingconditionsfrustrating.
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D)Shewasofferedabetterjobinaminoritycommunity.
28.A)Somegiantindustrialpollutershavegoneoutofbusiness.
B)Moreenvironmentalorganizationshaveappeared.
C)ManytoxicsitesinAmericahavebeencleanedup.
D)Morebranchesofhercompanyhavebeensetup.
29.A)HerwidespreadinfluenceamongmembersofCongress.
B)Herabilitytocommunicatethroughpublicspeaking.
C)Herrigoroustrainingindeliveringeloquentspeeches.
D)Herlifelongcommitmenttodomesticandglobalissues.
PassageTwo
Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
30.A)Thefiercecompetitioninthemarket. B)Thegrowingnecessityofstafftraining.
C)Theacceleratedpaceofglobalization. D)Theurgentneedofadiverseworkforce.
31.A)Gainadeepunderstandingoftheirownculture.
B)Takecoursesofforeignlanguagesandcultures.
C)Sharetheexperiencesofpeoplefromothercultures.
D)Participateininternationalexchangeprogrammes.
32.A)Reflectivethinkingisbecomingcritical. B)Labormarketisgettingglobalised.
C)Knowingaforeignlanguageisessential. D)Globalizationwilleliminatemanyjobs.
PassageThree
Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
33.A)Red-hairedwomenwereregardedasmorereliable.
B)Brown-hairedwomenwereratedasmorecapable.
C)Golden-hairedwomenwereconsideredattractive.
D)Black-hairedwomenwerejudgedtobeintelligent.
34.A)Theyaresmartandeloquent.
B)Theyareambitiousandarrogant.
C)Theyareshrewdanddishonest.
D)Theyarewealthyandindustrious.
35.A)Theyforcepeopletofollowtheculturalmainstream.
B)Theyexaggeratetherolesofcertaingroupsofpeople.
C)Theyemphasizediversityattheexpenseofuniformity.
D)Theyhinderourperceptionofindividualdifferences.
Section C
Directions: Inthis 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 youhave just heardor write down the mainpoints inyour own words.Finally, whenthe
passageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
The ancient Greeks developed basic memory systems called mnemonics. The name is (36) from
their Goddess of memory “Mnemosyne”. In the ancient world, a trained memory was an (37) asset,
particularly in public life. There were no (38) devices for taking notes, and early Greek orators(演说家)
deliveredlongspeecheswithgreat(39) becausetheylearnedthespeechesusingmnemonicsystems.
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The Greeks discovered that human memory is (40) an associative process—that it works by linking
things together. For example, think of an apple. The (41) your brain registers the word “apple”, it (42) the
shape, color, taste, smell and (43) of that fruit. All these things are associated in your memory with the
word“apple”.
(44) . An example could be when you think about a lecture you have had. This could trigger a
memoryaboutwhatyou’retalkingaboutthroughthatlecture,whichcanthentriggeranothermemory.
(45) . An example given on a website I was looking at follows: Do you remember the shape of
Austria, Canada, Belgium, or Germany? Probably not. What about Italy, though? (46) . You made an
associationwithsomethingalreadyknown, theshapeofa boot,andItaly’s shapecouldnotbeforgottenonce
youhadmadetheassociation.
Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthe
passagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Please
writeyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.
Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Many countries have made it illegal to chat into a hand-held mobile phone while driving. But the
latest research further confirms that the danger lies less in what a motorist’s hands do when he takes a call
than in what the conversation does to his brain. Even using a “hands-free” device can divert a driver’s
attentiontoanalarmingextent.
Melina Kunar of the University ofWarwickandToddHorowitz of the Harvard Medical School rana
series of experiments in which two groups of volunteers had to pay attention and respond to a series of
movingtasks onacomputerscreenthatwerereckonedequivalentindifficultytodriving.Onegroupwasleft
undistracted while the other had to engage in a conversation using a speakerphone.As Kumar and Horowitz
report, those who were making the equivalent of a hands-free call had an average reaction time 212
milliseconds slower than those who were not. That, they calculate, would add 5.7 metres to the braking
distance of a car travelling at 100kph. They also found that the group using the hands-free kit made 83%
moreerrorsintheirtasksthanthosewhowerenottalking.
To try to understand more about why this was, they tried two further tests. In one, members of a
group were asked simply to repeat words spoken by the caller. In the other, they had to think of a word that
began withthelast letter ofthewordthey hadjust heard.Those onlyrepeatingwords performed thesame as
those with no distraction, but those with the more complicated task showed even worse reaction times—an
average of 480 milliseconds extra delay.This shows that when people have to consider the information they
hearcarefully,itcanimpairtheirdrivingabilitysignificantly.
Punishing people for using handheld gadgets while driving is difficult enough, even though they can
be seen from outside the car. Persuading people to switch their phones off altogether when they get behind
thewheelmightbetheonlyanswer.Whoknows,theymightevencometoenjoynothavingtotakecalls.
47. Carrying on a mobile phone conversation while one is driving is considered dangerous because it
seriouslydistracts_______________________.
48. Inthe experiments,the twogroups ofvolunteerswereaskedtohandle aseries ofmoving taskswhich
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wereconsidered_______________________.
49. Results ofthe experiments show that those who weremaking the equivalent ofa hands-free call took
_______________________toreactthanthosewhowerenot.
50. Furtherexperimentsrevealthatparticipantstendtorespondwithextradelayiftheyarerequiredtodo
_______________________.
51. The author believes persuasion, rather than _______________________, might be the only way to
stoppeoplefromusingmobilephoneswhiledriving.
Section B
Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished
statements. For eachof them therearefour choices markedA), B), C) andD). Youshoulddecide onthe best
choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
There is nothing like the suggestion of a cancer risk to scare a parent, especially one of the
over-educated, eco-conscious type. So you can imagine the reaction when a recent USAToday investigation
of air quality around the nation’s schools singled out those in the smugly（自鸣得意的）green village of
Berkeley, Calif., as being among the worst in the country.The city’s public high school,as well as a number
of daycare centers,preschools, elementaryandmiddle schools, fellinthe lowest 10%.Industrial pollutionin
our townhadsupposedlyturnedstudents intolivingscienceexperimentsbreathingina laboratory’s worthof
heavy metals like manganese, chromium and nickel each day.This in a city that requires school cafeterias to
serveorganicmeals.Great,Ithought,organiclunch,toxiccampus.
Since December, when the report came out, the mayor, neighborhood activists（活跃分子）and
various parent-teacher associations have engaged in a fierce battle over its validity: over the guilt of the
steel-casting factory on the western edge of town, over union jobs versus children’s health and over what, if
anything, ought to be done. With all sides presenting their own experts armed with conflicting scientific
studies, whom should parents believe? Is there truly a threat here, we asked one another as we dropped off
our kids, and if so, how great is it? And how does it compare with the other, seemingly perpetual health
scareswe confront, like panic over leadinsynthetic athleticfields? Ratherthanjust another weirdepisodein
the town that brought you protesting environmentalists, this latest drama is a trial for how today’s parents
perceive risk, how we try to keep our kids safe—whether it’s possible to keep them safe—in what feels like
anincreasinglythreateningworld.Itraisesthequestionofwhat,inourtime,“safe”couldevenmean.
“There’s no way around the uncertainty,” says Kimberly Thompson, president of Kid Risk, a
nonprofit group that studies children’s health. “That means your choices can matter, but it also means you
aren’t going to know if they do.”A2004report inthe journal Pediatrics explainedthat nervous parents have
more tofear from fire,car accidents anddrowningthan from toxic chemical exposure. TowhichI say:Well,
obviously. But such concrete hazards are beside the point. It’s the dangers parents can’t—and may
never—quantify that occur all of sudden. That’s why I’ve rid my cupboard of microwave food packed in
bags coated with a potential cancer-causing substance, but although I’ve lived blocks from a major fault
line(地质断层)formorethan12years,Istillhaven’tboltedourbookcasestothelivingroomwall.
52.WhatdoesarecentinvestigationbyUSATodayreveal?
A)Heavymetalsinlabteststhreatenchildren’shealthinBerkeley.
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B)Berkeleyresidentsarequitecontentedwiththeirsurroundings.
C)TheairqualityaroundBerkeley’sschoolcampusesispoor.
D)ParentsinBerkeleyareover-sensitivetocancerriskstheirkidsface.
53.WhatresponsedidUSAToday’sreportdraw?
A)Aheateddebate. B)Popularsupport.
C)Widespreadpanic. D)Strongcriticism.
54.Howdidparentsfeelinthefaceoftheexperts’studies?
A)Theyfeltverymuchrelieved. B)Theywerefrightenedbytheevidence.
C)Theydidn’tknowwhotobelieve. D)Theyweren’tconvincedoftheresults.
55.Whatistheviewofthe2004reportinthejournalPediatrics?
A)Itisimportanttoquantifyvariousconcretehazards.
B)Dailyaccidentsposeamoreseriousthreattochildren.
C)Parentsshouldbeawareofchildren’shealthhazards.
D)Attentionshouldbepaidtotoxicchemicalexposure.
56.Ofthedangersineverydaylife,theauthorthinksthatpeoplehavemosttofearfrom.
A)theuncertain B)thequantifiable
C)anearthquake D)unhealthyfood
PassageTwo
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Crippling health care bills, long emergency-room waits and the inability to find a primary care
physicianjustscratchthesurfaceoftheproblemsthatpatientsfacedaily.
Primary care should be the backbone of any health care system. Countries with appropriate primary
care resourcesscorehighlywhenitcomes tohealthoutcomes andcost.TheU.S.takes theoppositeapproach
byemphasizingthespecialistratherthantheprimarycarephysician.
Arecent study analyzed the providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries（老年医保受惠人）. The
startling finding was that the average Medicare patient saw a total of seven doctors—two primary care
physicians and five specialists—in a given year. Contrary to popular belief, the more physicians taking care
of you don’t guarantee better care.Actually, increasing fragmentation of care results in a corresponding rise
incostandmedicalerrors.
How did we let primary care slip so far? The key is how doctors are paid. Most physicians are paid
whenever they perform a medical service. The more a physician does, regardless of quality or outcome, the
betterhe’s reimbursed(返还费用).Moreover,the amount a physicianreceives leans heavilytowardmedical
or surgical procedures.Aspecialist who performs a procedure in a 30 minute visit can be paid three times
more than a primary care physician using that same 30 minutes to discuss a patient’s disease. Combine this
fact with annual government threats to indiscriminately cut reimbursements; physicians are faced with no
choicebuttoincreasequantitytoboostincome.
Primary care physicians who refuse to compromise quality are either driven out of business or to
cash-onlypractices,furthercontributingtothedeclineofprimarycare.
Medical students are not blind to this scenario. They see how heavily the reimbursement deck is
stacked against primary care. The recent numbers show that since 1997, newly graduated U.S. medical
students who choose primary care as a career have declined by 50%. This trend results in emergency rooms
beingoverwhelmedwithpatientswithoutregulardoctors.
Howdowefixthisproblem?
It starts with reforming the physician reimbursement system. Remove the pressure for primary care
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physicians to squeeze in more patients per hour, and reward them for optimally (最佳地) managing their
diseases and practicing evidence-based medicine. Make primary care more attractive to medical students by
forgiving student loans for those who choose primary care as a career and reconciling the marked difference
betweenspecialistandprimarycarephysiciansalaries.
We’re at a point where primary care is needed more than ever. Within a few years, the first wave of
the 76 million Baby Boomers will become eligible for Medicare. Patients older than 85, who need chronic
caremost,willriseby50%thisdecade.
Whowillbetheretotreatthem?
57.Theauthor’schiefconcernaboutthecurrentU.S.healthcaresystemis.
A)theinadequatetrainingofphysicians B)thedecliningnumberofdoctors
C)theshrinkingprimarycareresources D)theever-risinghealthcarecosts
58.Welearnfromthepassagethatpeopletendtobelievethat.
A)themorecostlythemedicine,themoreeffectivethecure
B)seeingmoredoctorsmayresultinmorediagnosticerrors
C)visitingdoctorsonaregularbasisensuresgoodhealth
D)themoredoctorstakingcareofapatient,thebetter
59. Faced with the government threats to cut reimbursements indiscriminately, primary care physicians have
to.
A)increasetheirincomebyworkingovertime B)improvetheirexpertiseandservice
C)makevariousdealswithspecialists D)seemorepatientsattheexpenseofquality
60.Whydomanynewmedicalgraduatesrefusetochooseprimarycareastheircareer?
A)Theyfindtheneedforprimarycaredeclining.
B)Thecurrentsystemworksagainstprimarycare.
C)Primarycarephysicianscommandlessrespect.
D)Theythinkworkinginemergencyroomstedious.
61.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthorgiveinordertoprovidebetterhealthcare?
A)Bridgethesalarygapbetweenspecialistsandprimarycarephysicians.
B)Extendprimarycaretopatientswithchronicdiseases.
C)Recruitmoremedicalstudentsbyofferingthemloans.
D)Reducethetuitionofstudentswhochooseprimarycareastheirmajor.
Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),
B), C) andD) onthe rightside ofthe paper.Youshouldchoose theONE thatbest fitsinto the passage.Then
markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
McDonald’s, Greggs, KFC and Subway are today named as the most littered brands in England as
KeepBritainTidycalledonfast-foodcompaniestodomoretotacklecustomerswhodroptheirwrappersand
drinkscartons(盒子)inthestreets.
Phil Barton, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy, 62 its new Dirty Pig campaign, said it was the
first time it had investigated which 63 made up “littered England” and the same names appeared again
andagain.“We 64 litterersfor
dropping this fast food litter 65 the first place but also believe the results have pertinent (相关的)
messagesforthefastfood 66 .McDonald’s,Greggs,KFCandSubwayneedtodomoreto 67 littering
bytheircustomers.”
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HerecognizedeffortsmadebyMcDonald’s, 68 placinglitterbinsandincreasinglitterpatrols,but
its litter remained “all too prevalent”. All fast food chains should reduce 69 packaging, he added.
Companies could also reduce prices 70 those who stayed to eat food on their premises, offer money-off
vouchers (代金券) or other 71 for those who returned packaging and put more bins at 72 points in
local streets, not just outside their premises.A 73 for McDonald’s said: “We do our best. Obviously we
ask all our customers to dispose of litter responsibly.” Trials of more extensive, all-day litter patrols were
74 inManchesterandBirmingham.
KFCsaidit tookits 75 onlittermanagement “veryseriously”,andwouldintroducea programme to
reduce packaging 76 many products. Subway said that it worked hard to 77 the impact of litter on
communities，78 it was “still down to the 79 customer to dispose of their litter responsibly”. Greggs
said it recognized the “continuing challenge for us all”, 80 having already taken measures to help 81
theissue.
62.A)elevating B)convening C)launching D)projecting
63.A)signals B)signs C)commercials D)brands
64.A)condemn B)refute C)uncover D)disregard
65.A)around B)toward C)in D)off
66.A)industry B)career C)profession D)vocation
67.A)exclude B)discourage C)suppress D)retreat
68.A)incorporating B)including C)comprising D)containing
69.A)unreliable B)unrelated C)unimportant D)unnecessary
70.A)for B)about C)with D)to
71.A)accessories B)merits C)incentives D)dividends
72.A)curious B)mysterious C)strange D)strategic
73.A)narrator B)spokesman C)mediator D)broker
74.A)inseason B)atrisk C)offhand D)underway
75.A)responsibility B)liability C)commission D)administration
76.A)around B)by C)on D)above
77.A)divert B)minimize C)degrade D)suspend
78.A)if B)whether C)so D)but
79.A)individual B)concrete C)unique D)respective
80.A)except B)without C)despite D)via
81.A)deal B)tackle C)cope D)dispose
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write
yourtranslationonAnswerSheet2.
82.Howlongdoesajacketlikethislastme?—(这要看你多长时间穿一次).
83.Thetheoryheadvancedhasproved(对许多传统概念的一种挑战).
84.Themanager (本可以亲自参加会议),buthewascalledawayforsomeurgentbusinessabroad.
85.Bothresearchandpracticalexperiencehaveshownthata(均衡的饮食对健康是必不可少的).
86.Much(我感到遗憾),Iwasunabletofinishtheworkontime.
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2009 年 12 月大学英语六级(CET-6)参考答案
Part Ⅰ Writing
1. 现在有不少家长送孩子参加各种艺术班
2. 对这种做法有人表示支持，也有人并不赞成
3. 我认为……
范文1
ShouldParentsSendTheirKidstoArtClasses
Children are the future of the nation, the pearl in their parents’eyes. Hoping that their kids can become the
cream of the crop among others, more and more parents send their kids to various art classes to let them learn
more.However,peopleholddifferentopinionstowardthisphenomenon.
Some peopleholdafirm positionthatitisabeneficialthingforkidstoattendartclasses.There,kids cannot
only learn some art skills that may helpful for them someday, they can also get a chance to expand their interests
to a great extent, and their minds can also be broadened. Besides, kids can also make a lot of friends there, thus
theircommunicationskillsmayalsobesharpened.Whilefortheothers,theyholdanoppositeopinion.Theythink
parents should not send their kids to art classes blindly against kids’ will, because this will get a definitely
negative impactonkids.Kids, intheseparents’eyes, shouldbegiven moreflexible timeto relaxanddowhatever
they are interested in.And kids also need freedom because unacceptable art classes will absolutely eliminate the
natureofkids.Thus,sendingkidstotheseclasseswillundoubtedlyhurtthem.
Every coin has two sides.As far as I am concerned, I think children’s interests should be taken into careful
considerationbeforebeingsenttoartclasses.Childrenshouldbegivenenoughfreedomtodevelopbythemselves.
Whetherparentsshouldsendtheirkidstoartclasses,itdepends.
范文2
Shouldparentssendtheirkidstoartclasses?
With the development of our society and economy, parents become more concerned about the future
competition of children , so more and more parents manage kinds of ways to enhance the ability of children in
every aspects , like theysenttheir children toart class after schoolor atweekends in orderto promise their kids a
morecompetitivefuture.
The majority parents have the above view on this issue, believing it is a good way to cultivate the children’s
interests and hobbies, paving their future path in life .while there are also some people who think that this will
givekidsheavyburden,notreallygoodfortheirgrowth.
In my opinion, we should respectour kids and do something to child's own interests and hobbies rather than
blindness. Second, donot give too much pressure on kids, giving them a healthy environment for growth is much
morethanattendingartclasses.
范文3
Shouldparentssendtheirkidstoartclasses?
Nowadays，it has been common that parents send their kids to various art classes such as music, drawing
dancing,etc.atweekendorduringholiday.
Some people take it for granted and think through this method, their kids can make use of leisure time to
learn more skills and be prepared for the future fierce competition in the adult world. Nevertheless, there are still
somesoundsagainstthisphenomenon,sayingthatitshouldn’tbeencouraged.
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AsfarasI’mconcerned,Istandbythelatterside,becauseitsdisadvantagesfaroutweighthantheadvantages.
Above all, for children, play is their nature. It will do great harm to both their physical and mental health if they
are deprived of the right to have enough free time. For another thing, most kids are sent to art schools to learn
thing they are not even interested in. Consequently,they will be reluctant to cooperate with the teachers resulting
only in the waste of time and energy. Thus, obviously, it is better to set children free to do things in which they
passionactuallylies,ratherthanforcingthentogotoartclasses.
快速阅读答案：
1.B(benefits…)
2.C(morebusinesses)
3.B(improved…)
4.B(theylookfor)
5.A(offering…)
6.D(support…)
7.B(keep…)
8.homelife
9.productive
10.improveproductivity
听力复合式听写答案
36.derived
37.immense
38.convenient
39.accuracy
40.largely
41.instant
42.recalls
43.texture
44.Thismeansthatanythoughtaboutacertainsubjectwillbringupsomememorythatisrelatedtoit
45.Associationsdonothavetobelogicaltheyjusthavetomakealink
46. If you remember the shape of Italy it is because you have been told sometime that Italy is shaped like a
boot
PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth) (25minutes)
快速阅读答案
47.adriver’sattention
48.equivalentindifficultytodriving
49.moretime
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50.carfulthinking/consideration
51.punishing
52-56CACBA 57-62CBDBA
完型填空答案
62B)launching
63D)brands
64B)condemn
65A)in
66C)industry
67B)exclude
68D)including
69C)unnecessary
70C)to
71B)incentives
72C)strategic
73A)spokesman
74D)underway
75B)responsibility
76B)on
77C)minimize
78C)so
79C)individual
80A)despite
81D)tackle
翻译答案
82.Itdependsonhowoftenyouwearit
83.achallengetomanytraditionalconcepts
84.couldhaveattendedthemeetinginperson(byhimself)
85.abalancedietisessentialtohealth
86.regrettedasIfelt
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听力原文
听力短对话
11.W:DidyouusecreditcardsonyourvacationlastmonthinEurope?
M: Sure did.They certainly beatgoing around with a wallet full of big bills. But carrying lots of cash is still
verycommonamongsomeolderpeopletravellingabroad.
Q:Whatdoesthemansayaboutsomeelderlypeople?
12.W:Rodmustbeinabadmoodtoday.What’swrongwithhim?
M:HewaspassedoverintheselectionprocessforthedeanoftheAdministration’sOffice.He’dbeenhoping
forthepositionforalongtime.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
13.M:Whatagreatsinger Justin is! His concertisjustawesome andyou’llnever regretthe moneyyou paid
fortheticket.
W:Yeah,judgingbytheamountofapplause,everyonewasenjoyingit.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?
14. W: I received an email yesterday from Henry. Do you remember he was one of the chairpersons of our
Students’Union?
M: Yes, but I haven’t heard from him for ages. Actually, I have been out of touch with him since our first
reunionaftergraduation.
Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?
15.M:Drivingatnightalwaysmakesmetired.Let’sstopthedinner.
W:Fine,andlet’sfindamotelsothatwecangetanearlystarttomorrow.
Q:Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?
16. W: Let’s look at the survey on consumer confidence we conducted last week. How reliable are these
figures?
M:Theyhavea5%marginoferror.
Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
17.W:LookatthiscatalogueJohn.IthinkIwanttogetthisredblouse.
M:Eh,Ithinkyoualreadyhaveonelikethisinblue.Doyouneedeverycolorintherainbow?
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
18.W:Thisnoticesaysthatalltheintroductorymarketingclassesareclosed.
M:Thatcan’tbetrue.Therearesupposedtobe13ofthemthissemester.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean
听力长对话原文
M:IseeyournewresumethatyouworkedasamanagerofstorecalledComputerCountry,couldyoutellme
alittlemoreaboutyourresponsibilitiesthere?
W: Sure. I was responsible for overseeing about 30 employees. I did all of the orderings for the store and I
kepttrackoftheinventory.
M:Whatwasthemostdifficultpartofyourjob?
W: Probably handling angry customers. We didn’t have them very often, but when we did, I need to make
suretheywerewelltakengoodcareof.Afterall,thecustomerisalwaysright.
M:That’showwefeelhere,too.Howlongdidyouworkthere?
W:Iwasthereforthreeandahalfyears.Ileftthecompanylastmonth.
M:Andwhydidyouleave?
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W: My husband has been transferred to Boston and I understand that your company has an opening there,
too.
M:Yes, that’s right. We do. But the position won’t start until early next month. Would that be a problem for
you?
W:No,notatall.Myhusband’snewjobdoesn’tbeginforafewweeks,sowethoughtwewouldspendsome
timedrivingtoBostonandstoptoseemyparents.
M:Thatsoundsnice.So,tellme,whyareyouinterestedinthisparticularposition?
W: I know that your company has a great reputation and wonderful product. I’ve thought many times that I
wouldliketobeapartofit.WhenIheardabouttheopeninginBoston,Ijumpedtotheopportunity.
M:Well,I’mgladyoudid.
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Q19:Whatwasthewoman’spreviousjob?
Q20:Whatdoesthewomansaywiththemostdifficultpartofherjob?
Q21:WhyisthewomanlookingforajobinBoston?
Q22:Whencanthewomanstarttoworkifshegetsthejob?
11:17
LongConversation2
W: Today, in this studio, we have Alberto Cuties, the well-known Brazilian advocator of the anti-global
movement. He’s here to talk about the recent report stating that by 2050, Brazil will be one of the world’s
wealthiestandmostsuccessfulcountries.Alberto,whatdoyousayaboutthisreport?
M:Youknow this isn’tthe first time thatpeopleare saying Brazilwill bea great economic power.The same
thingwassaidover100yearsago,butitdidn’thappen.
W:Yes,butyoumustadmittheworld’saverydifferentplacenow.
M: Of course.In fact, Ibelieve thatthere may be some truths in the predictions this time around. First of all,
though,wemustremembertheproblemsfacingBrazilatthemoment.
W:Suchas?
M: There’s an enormous gap between the rich and the poor in this country. In San Paulo, you can see
shoppingmallsfullofdesignergoodsrightnextdoortotheslumareaswithoutproperwaterorelectricitysupplies.
Alotofworkneedstobedonetohelppeopleinthoseareasimprovetheirlives.
W:Whatneedstobedone?
M: Education, for example. For Brazil, to be successful, we need to offer education to all Brazilians.
Successful countries, like South Korea and Singapore have excellent education systems. Brazil needs to learn
fromthesecountries.
W:Soyou’rehopefulforthefuture?
W: As I said earlier, I’m hopeful. This isn’t an easy job. We need to make sure that these important
opportunitiesforBrazilaren’twastedastheywereinthepast.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Q23:WhatdoestherecentreportsayaboutBrazil?
Q24:WhatproblemdoesAlbertosayBrazilfacesnow?
Q25:WhatdoesAlbertosayabouteconomicallysuccessfulcountries?
(passage1）
Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker.After graduating from college with degrees in
chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisiana.As part of her job,
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she conducted field research on toxic substances in the environment, often in minority communities located near
large industrial polluters. She found many families were being exposed to high, sometimes deadly levels of
chemicalsandothertoxicsubstances.Butshewasnotallowedtomakeherinformationpublic.Frustratedbythese
restrictions,Subra lefther jobin 1981, createdherowncompany andhasdevotedthe pasttwodecades to helping
people fight back against giant industrial polluters. She works with families and community groups to conduct
environmental tests and hybrid test results, and organize for change. Because of her efforts, dozens of toxic sites
across the country have been cleaned up. And one chemical industry spokesperson calls her “a top gun” for the
environmental movement. How has Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scientific training, partly through
hercommitmentto environmentaljustice. Butjustas importantis herability to communicate with people through
publicspeaking.“Publicspeaking,”shesays,“istheprimaryvehicleIuseforreachingpeople。”Ifyouhadasked
Subra before 1981, do you see yourself as a major public speaker? She would have laughed atthe idea.Yettoday
she gives more thanone hundred presentations a year.Along the way,she’s lectured at Harvard, testified before
congress,andaddressedaudiencesin40states,aswellasinMexico,Canada,andJapan。
Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。
26.WhatdidWilmaSubradoaspartofherjobwhileworkingatGulfSouthResearchInstitute?
27.WhydidWilmaSubraleaveherjobin1981?
28.WhatresultshaveWilmaSubra’seffortshadinthepasttwodecades?
29.WhatdoesthespeakersayhascontributedtoWilmaSubra’ssuccess？
Passage2
One of the biggest challenges facing employers and educators today is the rapid advance of globalization.
The market place is no longer national or regional, but extends to all corners of the world. And this requires a
global-ready workforce. Universities have a large part to play in preparing students for the 21st century labor
marketbypromotinginternationaleducationalexperiences.Themostobviouswayuniversitiescanhelpdevelopa
global workforce is by encouraging students to study abroad as part of their course. Students who have
experienced another culture firsthand are more likely to be global-ready when they graduate. Global workforce
development doesn’t always have to involve travel abroad, however.If students learn another language and study
other cultures, they will be more global-ready when they graduate. It is important to point out that students also
need to have a deep understanding of their own culture before they can begin to observe, analyze and evaluate
other cultures. In multi-cultural societies, people can study each other’s cultures to develop intercultural
competencies,suchascriticalandreflectivethinkingandintellectualflexibility.Thiscanbedoneboththroughthe
curriculum and through activities on campus outside of the classroom, such as art exhibitions and lectures from
international experts. Many universities are already embracing this challenge and providing opportunities for
students to become global citizens. Students themselves, however, may not realize that when they graduate, they
will be competing in a global labor market. And universities need to raise awareness of these issues amongst
undergraduates。
Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyoujustheard:
30.Whatisoneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstoday?
31.Whatshouldstudentsdofirstbeforetheycanreallyunderstandothercultures?
32.Whatshouldcollegestudentsrealizeaccordingtothespeaker?
Passage3
To see if hair color affects a person’s chances of getting a job, researchers at California State University
asked 136 college students to review the resume and photograph of a female applicant for a job as an accountant.
Each student was given the same resume but the applicant’s picture was altered so that in some photos, her hair
was golden, in some red and in some brown. The result-----with brown hair, the woman was rated more capable
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and she was offered a higher salary than when she had a golden or red hair. Other studies have found similar
results. Many respondents rate women with golden hair as less intelligent than other people and red hair as more
temperamental. Women with red or golden hair are victims of the common practice of stereotyping.Astereotype
is a simplistic or exaggerated image that human carries in their minds about groups of people. For example,
lawyers are shrewd anddishonestis a popular stereotype. Stereotyping canoccur in public speaking classes when
trying to choose a speech topic. Some males think that women are uninterested in how to repair cars or some
females think that men are uninterested in creative hobbies, such as knitting a needlepoint. We should reject to
stereotypes because they force all people in a group into the same simple pattern. They fail to account for
individual differences and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group. Some lawyers are
dishonest, yes, but many are not. Some women are uninterested in repairing cars, yes, but some are enthusiastic
withmechanics。
Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。
Q33.WhatdidresearchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityfind?
Q34.Whatisthepopularstereotypeoflawyers?
Q35.Whydoesthespeakersayweshouldrejecttostereotypes?
SectionC
TheancientGreeksdevelopedbasicmemorysystemscalledmnemonics.ThenameisderivedfromtheirGoddess
ofmemory"Mnemosyne".Intheancientworld,atrainedmemorywasanimmenseasset,particularlyinpublic
life.Therewerenoconvenientdevicesfortakingnotes,andearlyGreekoratorsdeliveredlongspeecheswith
greataccuracybecausetheylearnedthespeechesusingmnemonicsystems.
The Greeks discovered that human memory is largely an associative process that it works by linking things
together. For example, think of an apple. The instant your brain registers the word "apple", it recalls the shape,
color, taste, smell and texture of that fruit. All these things are associated in your memory with the word "apple".
This means that any thought about a certain subject will often bring up more memories that are related to it. An
example could be when you think about a lecture you have had. This could trigger a memory about what you're
talking aboutthrough thatlecture,whichcanthentrigger anothermemory. Associationsdonothaveto belogical.
They just have to make a good link. An example given on a website I was looking atfollows, "Do you remember
the shape of Austria? Canada? Belgium? Or Germany? Probably not. What about Italy though? If you remember
the shape of Italy, it is because you have been told at some time that Italy is shaped like a boot. You made an
association with something already known, the shape of a boot. And Italy shape could not be forgotten once you
hadmadetheassociation.
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