`2010年6月英语六级真题和答案

You cannot improve your past, but you can improve your future. Once time is wasted, life is wasted.120102010 年年 6 6 月英语六级真题月英语六级真题 一、将自己的校名、姓名、准考证号写在答题卡 1 和答题卡 2 上，将本试卷代号划在答题卡 2 上。 二、试题册、答题卡 1 和答题卡 2 均不得带出考场，考试结束，监考员收卷后考生才可离开。 三、仔细读懂题目的说明。 四、在 30 分钟内做完答题卡 1 上的作文题。30 分钟后，考生按指令启封试题册，在接着的 15 分钟内完成快速阅 读理解部分的试题，然后监考员收取答题卡 1，考生在答题卡 2 上完成其余部分的试题。全部答题时间为 125 分钟， 不得拖延时间。 五、考生必须在答题卡上作答，凡是写在试题册上的答案一律无效。 六、多项选择题每题只能选一个答案；如多选，则该题无分。选定答案后，用 HB-2B 浓度的铅笔在相应字母的中部 划一横线。正确方法是：ABCD，使用其它符号答题者不给分。划线要有一定粗度，浓度要盖过字母底色。 七、在考试过程中要注意对自己的答案保密。若被他人抄袭，一经发现，后果自负。全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会 PartPart I I WritingWriting (30(30 minutes)minutes) 注意：此部分试题在答题卡注意：此部分试题在答题卡 1 1 上。上。 Directions:Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of DueDue AttentionAttention ShouldShould BeBe GivenGiven toto thethe StudyStudy ofof ChineseChinese. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:1.近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文学习的现象；2.出现这种现象的原因和后果；3.我认为DueDue AttentionAttention ShouldShould BeBe GivenGiven toto thethe StudyStudy ofof ChineseChinese_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _PartPart II II ReadingReading ComprehensionComprehension (Skimming(Skimming andand Scanning)Scanning) (15(15 minutes)minutes)Directions: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 the passage.Obama'sObama's successsuccess isn'tisn't allall goodgood newsnews forfor blackblack AmericansAmericansAs Erin White watched the election results head towards victory for Barack Obama, she felt a burden lifting from her shoulders. “In that one second, it was a validation for my whole race,“ she recalls.“I've always been an achiever,“ says White, who is studying for an MBA at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. “But there had always been these things in the back of my mind questioning whether I really can be who I want. It was like a shadow, following me around saying you can only go so far. Now it's like a barrier has been let down.“White's experience is what many psychologists had expected - that Obama would prove to be a powerful role model for African Americans. Some hoped his rise to prominence would have a big impact on white Americans, too, challenging those who still harbour racist sentiments. “The traits that characterise him are very contradictory to the racial stereotypes that black people are aggressive and uneducated,“ says Ashby Plant of Florida State University. “He's very intelligent and eloquent.“ StingSting inin thethe tailtailAshby Plant is one of a number of psychologists who seized on Obama's candidacy to test hypotheses about the power of role models. Their work is already starting to reveal how the “Obama effect“ is changing people's views and behaviour. Perhaps surprisingly, it is not all good news: there is a sting in the tail of the Obama effect.But first the good news. Barack Obama really is a positive role model for African Americans, and he You cannot improve your past, but you can improve your future. Once time is wasted, life is wasted.2was making an impact even before he got to the White House. Indeed, the Obama effect can be surprisingly immediate and powerful, as Ray Friedman of Vanderbilt University and his colleagues discovered.They tested four separate groups at four key stages of Obama's presidential campaign. Each group consisted of around 120 adults of similar age and education, and the test assessed their language skills. At two of these stages, when Obama's success was less than certain, the tests showed a clear difference between the scores of the white and black participantsan average of 12.1 out of 20, compared to 8.8, for example. When the Obama fever was at its height, however, the black participants perfor