第1页共10页2010年6月大学英语六级真题2010年6月大学英语六级考试CET6A卷真题与B卷完全一致,仅题目顺序不一样而已,A卷考生请参照B卷真题及参考答案!PartIWriting(30minutes)注意:此部分试题在答题卡1上。Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDueAttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyofChinese.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow: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…DueAttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyofChineseAlmostnooneinChinacanhavefailedtonoticethefactthatanumberofstudentspaylittleattentiontothestudyofCheesenowadays.Takingalookaround,onecanfindexamplestoomanytolist:somerefusetogotoChineseclasses,somereadfewChineseclassicsandsomerarelywriteinChinese。Anumberoffactorscanaccountforsuchphenomenon,butthefollowingmightbethecriticalones.Foronething,thecrazeforlearningEnglishaffect,tosomedegree,students’passionforthestudyoftheirnativelanguage.Foranother,theincreasingemphasisonsomeso-called“practicalsubjects”closelyrelatedtothepursuitforjobsalsocutintostudents’timeandenergyspentonthestudyofChinese。Theproblemmentionedaboveisboundtogeneratesevereconsequencesifwekeepturningablindeyetoit.First,students’weaknessinChinesewouldleadtotheirignoranceofChineseculture.Secondly,theirproblemswithChinesewouldalsohinderthestudyofothersubjects。Inviewoftheseriousnessoftheproblem,effectivemeasuresmustbetakenbeforethingsgetworse.Inthefirstplace,itisessentialthattheschoolattachmoreimportancetotheteachingofChinese.Inthesecondplace,studentsshouldenhancetheirawarenessoftheimportanceofmasteringtheirmothertongue.Onlywiththesemeasurestakencanweexpecttheall-sideddevelopmentofstudents。PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Obama'ssuccessisn'tallgoodnewsforblackAmericansAsErinWhitewatchedtheelectionresultsheadtowardsvictoryforBarackObama,shefeltaburdenliftingfromhershoulders.Inthatonesecond,itwasavalidationformywholerace,sherecalls.I'vealwaysbeenanachiever,saysWhite,whoisstudyingforanMBAatVanderbiltUniversityinNashville,Tennessee.ButtherehadalwaysbeenthesethingsinthebackofmymindquestioningwhetherIreallycanbewhoIwant.Itwaslikeashadow,followingmearoundsayingyoucanonlygosofar.Nowit'slikeabarrierhasbeenletdown.White'sexperienceiswhatmanypsychologistshadexpected-thatObamawouldprovetobeapowerfulrolemodelforAfricanAmericans.SomehopedhisrisetoprominencewouldhaveabigimpactonwhiteAmericans,too,challengingthosewhostillharbourracistsentiments.Thetraitsthatcharacterisehimareverycontradictorytotheracialstereotypesthatblackpeopleareaggressiveanduneducated,saysAshbyPlantofFloridaStateUniversity.He'sveryintelligentandeloquent.StinginthetailAshbyPlantisoneofanumberofpsychologistswhoseizedonObama'scandidacytotesthypothesesaboutthepowerofrolemodels.TheirworkisalreadystartingtorevealhowtheObamaeffectischangingpeople'sviewsandbehaviour.Perhapssurprisingly,itisnotallgoodnews:thereisastinginthetailoftheObamaeffect.Butfirstthegoodnews.BarackObamareallyisapositiverolemodelforAfricanAmericans,andhewasmakinganimpactevenbeforehegottotheWhiteHouse.Indeed,theObamaeffectcanbesurprisinglyimmediateandpowerful,第2页共10页asRayFriedmanofVanderbiltUniversityandhiscolleaguesdiscovered.TheytestedfourseparategroupsatfourkeystagesofObama'spresidentialcampaign.Eachgroupconsistedofaround120adultsofsimilarageandeducation,andthetestassessedtheirlanguageskills.Attwoofthesestages,whenObama'ssuccesswaslessthancertain,thetestsshowedacleardifferencebetweenthescoresofthewhiteandblackparticipants—anaverageof12.1outof20,comparedto8.8,forexample.WhentheObamafeverwasatitsheight,however,theblackparticipantsperformedmuchbetter.ThosewhohadwatchedObama'sacceptancespeechastheDemocrats'presidentialcandidateperformedjustaswell,onaverage,asthewhitesubjects.Afterhiselectionvictory,thiswastrueofalltheblackparticipants.DramaticshiftWhatcanexplainthisdramaticshift?Atthestartofthetest,theparticipantshadtodeclaretheirraceandweretoldtheirresultswouldbeusedtoassesstheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Thisshouldhaveprimedthesubjectswithstereotypethreat–ananxietythattheirresultswillconfirmnegativestereotypes,whichhasbeenshowntodamagetheperformanceofAfricanAmericans.Obama'ssuccessesseemedtoactasashieldagainstthis.Wesuspecttheyfeltinspiredandenergisedbyhisvictory,sothestereotypethreatwouldn'tproveadistraction,saysFriedman.LingeringracismIftheObamaeffectispositiveforAfricanAmericans,howisitaffectingtheirwhitecompatriots(同胞)?Istheexperienceofhavingacharismatic(有魅力的)blackpresidentmodifyinglingeringracistattitudes?Thereisnoeasywaytomeasureracismdirectly;insteadpsychologistsassesswhatisknownasimplicitbias,usingacomputer-basedtestthatmeasureshowquicklypeopleassociatepositiveandnegativewords—suchasloveorevil—withphotosofblackorwhitefaces.Asimilartestcanalsomeasurehowquicklysubjectsassociatestereotypicaltraits—suchasathleticskillsormentalability—withaparticulargroup.InastudythatwillappearintheJournalof