历年真题：2009年6月大学英语六级真题

　　SectionC

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　Englishistheleadinginternationallanguage.Indifferentcountriesaroundtheglobe,Englishisacquiredasthemother(36)________,inothersitsusedasasecondlanguage.SomenationsuseEnglishastheir(37)________language,performingthefunctionof(38)________;inothersitsusedasaninternationallanguageforbusiness,(39)________andindustry.

　　Whatfactorsandforceshaveledtothe(40)________ofEnglish?WhyisEnglishnowconsideredtobesoprestigiousthat,acrosstheglobe,individualsandsocietiesfeel(41)________iftheydonothave(42)________inthislanguage?HowhasEnglishchangedthrough1,500Years?Thesearesomeofthequestionsthatyou(43)________whenyoustudyEnglish.

　　YoualsoexaminetheimmensevariabilityofEnglishand(44)________.Youdevelopin-depthknowledgeoftheintricatestructureofthelanguage.Whydosomenon-nativespeakersofEnglishclaimthatitsadifficultlanguagetolearn,while(45)________?AttheUniversityofSussex,youareintroducedtothenatureandgrammarofEnglishinallaspects.Thisinvolvesthestudyofsoundstructures,theformationofwords,thesequencingwordsandtheconstructionofmeaning,aswellasexaminationofthetheoriesexplainingtheaspectsofEnglishusage.(46)________,whichareraisedbystudyinghowspeakersandwritersemployEnglishforawidevarietyofpurposes.

　　36.tongue

　　37.official

　　38.administration

　　39.commerce

　　40.spread

　　41.disadvantageed

　　42.competence

　　43.investigate

　　44.YoualsoexaminetheimmensevariabilityofEnglishandcometounderstandhowit'susedasasymbolofindividualidentityandsocialconnection。

　　45.Whydosomenon-nativespeakersofEnglishclaimthatit'sadifficultlanguagetolearnwhileinfantsbornintoEnglishspeakingcommunitiesacquiretheirlanguagebeforetheylearntouseforksandknives?

　　46.Youareencouragedtodevelopyourownindividualresponsestovariouspracticalandtheoreticalissues

　　PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

　　SectionA

　　Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

　　Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyideasabouthowthintheyneedtobeinordertobeconsideredbeautiful.WhatissurprisingisthemethodpsychologistsattheUniversityofTexashavecomeupwithtokeepgirlsfromdevelopingeatingdisorders.Theirmainweaponagainstsuperskinny(role)models:abrandofcivildisobediencedubbedbodyactivism.

　　Since2001,morethan1,000highschoolandcollegestudentsintheU.S.haveparticipatedintheBodyProject,whichworksbygettinggirlstounderstandhowtheyhavebeenbuyingintothenotionthatyouhavetobethintobehappyorsuccessful.Aftercritiquing(评论)theso-calledthinidealbywritingessaysandrole-playingwiththeirpeers,participantsaredirectedtocomeupwithandexecutesmall,nonviolentacts.TheyincludeslippingnotessayingLoveyourbodythewayitisintodietingbooksatstoreslikeBordersandwritingletterstoMattel,makersoftheimpossiblyproportionedBarbiedoll.

　　AccordingtoastudyinthelatestissueoftheJournalofConsultingandClinicalPsychology,theriskofdevelopingeatingdisorderswasreduced61%amongBodyProjectparticipants.Andtheycontinuedtoexhibitpositivebody-imageattitudesaslongasthreeyearsaftercompletingtheprogram,whichconsists,offourone-hoursessions.Suchlastingeffectsmaybeduetogirlsrealizingnotonlyhowtheywerebeinginfluencedbutalsowhowasbenefitingfromthesocietalpressuretobethin.Thesepeoplewhopromotetheperfectbodyreallydontcareaboutyouatall,saysKelseyHertel,ahighschooljuniorandBodyProjectveteraninEugene,Oregon.Theypurposefullymakeyoufeellikelessofapersonsoyoullbuytheirstuffandtheyllmakemoney.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　47.Weredogirlsgetthenotionthattheyneedtobethininordertobeconsideredbeautiful?

　　48.Bypromotingbodyactivism,UniversityofTexaspsychologistsaimtoprevent________.

　　49.Accordingtotheauthor,MattelsBarbiedollsare________.

　　50.ThepositiveeffectsoftheBodyProjectmaylastupto________.

　　51.OneBodyProjectparticipantsaysthattherealmotiveofthosewhopromotetheperfectbodyisto________.

　　46.TVandfashionmagazines

　　48.Developingeatingdisorders

　　49.Impossiblyproportioned

　　50.3years

　　51.Makemoney

　　SectionB

　　PassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

　　Forhundredsofmillionsofyears,turtles(海龟)havestruggledoutoftheseatolaytheireggsonsandybeaches,longbeforetherewerenaturedocumentariestocelebratethem,orGPSsatellitesandmarinebiologiststotrackthem,orvolunteerstohand-carrythehatchlings(幼龟)downtothewatersedgelesttheybecomedisorientedbyheadlightsandcrawltowardsamotelparkinglotinstead.AformidablewallofbureaucracyhasbeenerectedtoprotecttheirprimenestingontheAtlanticcoastlines.Withallthatattentionpaidtothem,youdthinkthesecreatureswouldatleasthavethegratitudenottogoextinct.

　　ButNatureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness,andareportbytheFishandWildlifeServiceshowedaworrisomedropinthepopulationsofseveralspeciesofNorthAtlanticturtles,notablyloggerheads,whichcangrowtoasmuchas400pounds.TheSouthFloridanestingpopulation,thelargest,hasdeclinedby50%inthelastdecade,accordingtoElizabethGriffin,amarinebiologistwiththeenvironmentalgroupOceana.ThefigurespromptedOceanatopetitionthegovernmenttoupgradethelevelofprotectionfortheNorthAtlanticloggerheadsfromthreatenedtoendangeredmeaningtheyareindangerofdisappearingwithoutadditionalhelp.

　　Whichraisestheobviousquestion:whatelsedotheseturtleswantfromus,anyway?Itturnsout,accordingtoGriffin,thatwhilewehavedoneagoodjobofprotectingtheturtlesfortheweekstheyspendonland(asegg-layingfemales,aseggsandashatchlings),wehaveneglectedtheyearsspendintheocean.Thethreatisfromcommercialfishing,saysGriffin.Trawlers(whichdraglargenetsthroughthewaterandalongtheoceanfloor)andlonglinefishers(whichcandeploythousandsofhooksonlinesthatcanstretchformiles)takeaheavytollonturtles.

　　Ofcourse,likeeveryotherenvironmentalissuetoday,thisisplayingoutagainstthebackgroundofglobalwarmingandhumaninterferencewithnaturalecosystems.Thenarrowstripsofbeachonwhichtheturtleslaytheireggsarebeingsqueezedononesidebydevelopmentandontheotherbythethreatofrisingsealevelsastheoceanswarm.Ultimatelywemustgetahandleonthoseissuesaswell,oracreaturethatoutlivedthedinosaurs(恐龙)willmeetitsendatthehandsofhumans,leavingourdescendantstowonderhowcreaturesouglycouldhavewonsomuchaffection.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　52.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.

　　A.humanactivitieshavechangedthewayturtlessurvive

　　B.effortshavebeenmadetoprotectturtlesfromdyingout

　　C.governmentbureaucracyhascontributedtoturtlesextinction

　　D.marinebiologistsarelookingforthesecretofturtlesreproduction

　　53.WhatdoestheauthormeanbyNatureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness(Line1,Para.2)?

　　A.Natureisquitefairregardingthesurvivalofturtles.

　　B.Turtlesarebynatureindifferenttohumanactivities.

　　C.Thecourseofnaturewillnotbechangedbyhumaninterference.

　　D.Theturtlepopulationhasdecreasedinspiteofhumanprotection.