英语六级真题及答案.docx
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英语六级真题及答案
英语六级-真题及答案
2009年6月大学英语六级考试试题
PartIWriting(30minutes)Ontheimportanceofaname
1.有人说名字或名称很重要
2.也有人觉得名字或名称无关紧要
3.我认为
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)HelicopterMomsvs.Free-RangeKids
Wouldyouletyourfourth-graderridepublictransportationwithoutanadult?
Probablynot.Still,whenLenoreSkenazy,acolumnistfortheNewYorkSun,wroteaboutlettinghersontakethesubwayalonetogetbacktoherManhattanhomefromadepartmentstoreontheUpperEastSide,shedidn’texpecttogethitwithawaveofcriticismformreaders.
“Longstoryshort:
Mysongothome,overjoyedwithindependence,”SkenazywroteonApril4intheNewYorkSun.“Longstorylonger:
HalfthepeopleI’vetoldthisepisodetonowwanttoturnmeinforchildabuse.Asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatchistherightwaytorealkids.It’snot.It’snot.It’sdebilitating(使虚弱)—forusandthem.”
OnlinemessageboardsweresoonfullofpeoplebothapplaudingandcondemningSkenazy’sdecisiontolethersongoitalone.ShewoundupdefendingherselfonCNN(accompaniedbyherson)andonpopularblogsliketheHuffingtonPost,whereherfollow-uppiecewasironicallyheadlined“MoreFromAmerica’sWorstMom.”
Theepisodehasignitedanotheroneofthosedebatesthatdividesparentsintovocalopposingcamps.Aremodernparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamorecomplicatedanddangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderaboutunsupervised?
Fromthe“she’sanirresponsiblemother”campcame:
“Shameonyouforbeingsocarelessabouthissafety,”incommentsontheHuffingtonPost.Andtherewasthisfromamotheroffour:
“Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedidn’tcomehome?
”ButSkenazygotalotofsupport,too,withwomenandmenwritinginwithstoriesabouthowtheywereallowedtotaketripsallbythemselvesatsevenoreight.Shealsogotheapsofpraiseforbuckingthe“helicopterparent”trend:
“GoodforthisMom,”onecommenterwroteontheHuffingtonPost.“Thisisamuch-neededrealitycheck.”
Lastweek,encouragedbyalltheattention,Skenazystartedherownblog—FreeRangeKids—promotingtheideathatmodernchildrenneedsomeofthesameindependencethathergenerationhad.Inthegoodolddaysnine-year¬oldbabyboomersrodetheirbikestoschool,walkedtothestore,tookbuses—andevensubways—allbythemselves.Herblog,shesays,isdedicatedtosensibleparenting.“AtFreeRangeKids,webelieveinsafekid.Webelieveincarseatsandsafetybelts.WedoNOTbelievethateverytimeschool-agechildrengooutside,theyneedasecurityguard.”
Sowhyaresomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight?
Arecitiesandtownslesssafeandkidsmorevulnerabletocrimeslikechildkidnapandsexualabusethantheywereinpreviousgenerations?
Notexactly.NewYorkCity,forinstance,issaferthanit’severbeen;it’sranked136thincrimeamongallAmericancities.Nationwide,strangerkidnapsareextremelyrare;there’saone-in-a-millionchanceachildwillbetakenbyastranger,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.And90percentofsexualabusecasesarecommittedbysomeonetheknows.Mortalityratesfromallcauses,includingdiseaseandaccidents,forAmericanchildrenarelowernowthantheywere25yearsago.AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1980and2003deathratesdroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14and32percentforteensaged15to19.
Thenthere’sthewholequestionofwhethermodernparentsaremorewatchfulandnervousaboutsafetythan
previousgenerations.Yes,someare.Partoftheproblemisthatwithwall-to-wallInternetandcablenew,everymissingchildcasegetssomuchairtimethatit’ssurprisingevennormalparentalanxietycanbeamplified.Andmanymiddle-classparentshavegottenusedtomanagingtheirchildren’stimeandshuttlingthemtovariousenrichingactivities,sotheideaoflettingthemoutontheirowncanseemlikearisk.Backin1972,whenmanyoftoday’sparentswerekids,87percentofchildrenwholivedwithinamileofschoolwalkedorbikedeveryday.Buttoday,theCentersforDiseaseControlreportthatonly13percentofchildrenbike,walkorotherwisegetthemselvestoschool.
Theextrasupervisionisbothacityandasuburbphenomenon.Parentareworriedaboutcrime,andtheyareworriedaboutkidsgettingcaughtintrafficinacitythat’snotusedtopedestrians.Ontheotherhand,therearestillplentyofkidswhoseparentsgivethemalotofindependence,bychoiceorbynecessity.TheAfterSchoolAlliancefindsthatmorethan14millionkidsaged5to17areresponsiblefortakingcareofthemselvesafterschool.Only
6.5millionkidsparticipateinorganizedprograms.“Manychildrenwhohaveworkingparentshavetotakethesubwayorbustogettoschool.Manydothisbythemselvesbecausetheyhavenootherwaytogettotheirschool,”saysDr.RichardGallagher,directoroftheParentingInstituteattheNewYorkUniversityChildStudyCenter.
Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmorefreedom,there’snoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdiscourageaone-size-fits-allapproachtoparenting.What’srightforSkenazy’snine-year-oldcouldbeinappropriateforanotherone.Italldependsondevelopmentalissues,maturity,andthepsychologicalandemotionalmakeupofthatchild.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher.“Theabilitytofollowparentguidelines,thechild’slevelofcomfortinhandingsuchsituations,andachild’sgeneraljudgmentshouldbeweighed.”
GallagheragreeswithSkenazythatmanynine-year-oldsarereadyforindependenceliketakingpublictransportationalone.“Atcertaintimesoftheday,oncertainroutes,thesubwaysaregenerallysafeforthesechildren,especiallyiftheyhavegrownupinthecityandhavebeentaughthowtobesafe,howtoobtainhelpiftheyareconcernedfortheirsafety,andhowtoavoidunsafesituationsbybeingwatchfulandontheirtoes.”
Butevenwithmoretrafficandfewersidewalks,modernparentsdohaveoneadvantagetheirparentsdidn’t:
thecellphone.Beingabletocheckinwithachildanytimegoesalongwaytowardrelievingparentalanxietyandmayhelpparentsloosentheircontrolalittlesooner.Skenazygotalotofcriticismbecauseshedidn’tgiveherkidhercellphonebecauseshethoughthe’dloseitandwantedhimtolearntogoitalonewithoutdependingonmom—amajorprincipleoffree-rangeparenting.Butmostparentsaremorethanhappytousecellphonestokeeptrackoftheirkids.
Andforthosewholiketheideaoffree-rangekidsbutstillstrugglewiththeirinnerhelicopterparent,theremaybeamiddleway.AnewgenerationofGPScellphoneswithtrackingsoftwaremakeiteasierthanevertofollowachild’severymovementviatheInternet—withoutseemingtointerfereorhover.OfCourse,whentheygotocollege,theymightstartobjectingtobeingmonitoredasifthey’reonparole(假释).
1.WhenLenoreSkenazy’ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he______________.A)wasafraidthathemightgetlostB)enjoyedhavingtheindepentdenceC)wasonlytoopleasedtotaketheriskD)thoughthewasanexceptionalchild
2.LenoreSkenazybelievesthatkeepingkidsundercarefulwatch____________.A)hinderstheirshealthygrowthB)addstoomuchtoparents’expensesC)showstraditionalparentalcautionD)bucksthelatestparentingtrend
3.Skenazy’sdecisiontolethersontakethesubwayalonehasmetwith______________.A)oppositionfromherownfamilyB)officialchargesofchildabuseC)approvalfrompsychologistsD)somewhatmixedresponses
4.Skenazystartedherownblogto____________.A)promotesensibleparentingB)shareparentingexperienceC)fightagainstchildabuseD)protectchildren’srights
5.Accordingtotheauthor,NewYorkCity___________.A)rankshighinroadaccidentsB)ismuchsaferthanbeforeC)rankslowinchildmortalityratesD)islessdangerousthansmallcities
6.Parentstodayaremorenervousabouttheirkids’safetythanpreviousgenerationsbecause_________.A)therearenowfewerchildreninthefamilyB)thenumberoftrafficaccidentshasbeenincreasingC)theirfearisamplifiedbymediaexposureofcrimeD)crimerateshavebeenontheriseovertheyears
7.Accordingtochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmaybeallowedmorefreedomdependson__________,A)thetraditionsandcustomsofthecommunityB)thesafetyconditionsoftheirneighborhoodC)theirparents’psychologicalmakeupD)theirmaturityandpersonalqualities
8.AccordingtoGallagherandSkenazy,childrenwhoarewatchfulwillbebetterabletostayawayfrom______.
9.Beingabletofindoutwhereachildisanytimehelpslessenparents’___________.
10.NowadayswiththehelpofGPScellphones,parentscan,fromadistance,tracktheirchildren’s________.
PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionA
11.A)Fredforgottocallhimlastnightaboutthecampingtrip.B)HeisnotgoingtolendhissleepingbagtoFred.
C)HehasnotseenFredatthegymforsometime.D)Fredmayhaveborrowedasleepingbagfromsomeoneelse.
12.A)Summerhasbecomehotterinrecentyears.B)Itwillcooldownabitovertheweekend.
C)Swimminginapoolhasarelaxingeffect.D)Hehopestheweatherforecastisaccurate.
13.A)TakingapictureofProf.Brown.B)Commentingonanoil-painting.C)HostingaTVprogram.D)Stagingaperformance.
14.A)Shecanhelpthemantakecareoftheplants.B)MostplantsgrowbetterindirectsunlightC)Theplantsneedtobewateredfrequently.D)Theplantsshouldbeplacedinashadys
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