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大学英语六级考试新题型样卷(3)

2008-12-04 
六级考试新题型样卷。


57. The passage centers on the controversy ________.

A) between American and New Zealand biologists over genetic modification

B) as to whether the study of genetic modification should be continued

C) over the possible adverse effect of a GM bacterium on plants

D) about whether Elaine lngham should be fired by her university

58. Ingham insists that her testimony is based on ________.

A) evidence provided by the EPA of the United States

B) the results of an experiment she conducted herself

C) evidence from her collaborative research with German biologists

D) the results of extensive field tests in Corvallis, Oregon

59. According to Janet Anderson, the EPA ________.

A) has canceled its approval for field tests of the GM organism

B) hasn't reviewed the findings of Ingham's research

C) has approved field tests using the GM organism

D) hasn't given permission to field test the GM organism

60. According to Ann Clarke, the New Zealand Life Sciences Network ________.

A) should gather evidence to discredit Ingham's claims

B) should require that the research by their biologists be regulated

C) shouldn't demand that Ingham be disciplined for voicing her views

D) shouldn't appease the opposition in such a quiet way

61. Which of the following statements about Ingham is TRUE?

A) Her testimony hasn't been supported by the EPA.

B) Her credibility as a scientist hasn't been undermined.

C) She is firmly supported by her university.

D) She has made great contributions to the study of GM bacteria
Part Ⅴ Error Correction (15 minutes)

The Seattle Times Company is one newspaper firm that
has recognized the need for change and done something
about it. In the newspaper industry, papers must reflect the
diversity of the communities to which they provide
information. It must reflect that diversity with their news _____________ 62
coverage or risk losing their readers' interest and their
advertisers' support. Operating within Seattle, which has 20
percents racial minorities, the paper has put into place _____________ 63
policies and procedures for hiring and maintain a diverse _____________ 64
workforce. The underlying reason for the change is that for
information to be fair, appropriate, and subjective, it should _____________ 65
be reported by the same kind of population that reads it.
A diversity committee composed of reporters, editors,
and photographers meets regularly to value the Seattle _____________ 66
Times' content and to educate the rest of the newsroom staff
about diversity issues. In an addition, the paper instituted a _____________ 67
content audit(审查)that evaluates the frequency and
manner of representation of woman and people of color in _____________ 68
photographs. Early audits showed that minorities were
pictured far too infrequently and were pictured with a
disproportionate number of negative articles. The audit has
resulted from improvement in the frequency of majority _____________ 69
representation and their portrayal in neutral or positive _____________ 70
situations. And, with a result, the Seattle Times has _____________ 71
improved as a newspaper. The diversity training and content
audits helped the Seattle Times Company to win the
Personnel Journal Optimas Award for excellence in
managing change.



Part Ⅵ Translation(5 minutes)

72. It was essential that _____________________________________ (我们在月底前签订合同).

73. To our delight, she ______________________________ (进大学一个月就适应了校园生活).

74. The new government was accused _____________________ (未实现其降低失业率的承诺).

75. The workmen think _______________________________________ (遵守安全规则很重要).

76. The customer complained that no sooner ___________________________ (他刚试着使用这台机器, 它就不运转了).

KEY

Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)

1. N 2. Y 3. NG 4. N

5. some older trees die

6. the canopy layer

7. kill the host tree

8. symbiotic

9. insects and birds/insects/birds/animals

10. an unknown planet

Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A
11. D 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A
16. C 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. A
21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. C

Section B
26. C 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. D

31. D 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. A



Section C
36. described 37. condemned 38. computing 39. association

40. civilized 41. pretending 42. press 43. unsurpassed

44. encouraged new ideas and free thinking in the young, and this was frightening to the conservatives

45. had the right to ask for a less severe penalty, and he probably could have persuaded the jury to change the verdict

46. So he calmly accepted his fate and drank a cup of poison in the presence of his grief-stricken friends and students

Part ⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

Section A

47. divorced from reality/unrealistic

48. The backbreaking labor of the working poor. /The bowed backs of the working poor.

49. (their)lack of skill/(their)low skill

50. much greater

51. Poor.



Section B
52. A 53. B 54. D 55. A 56. C

57. C 58. B 59. D 60. C 61. A



Part ⅤError Correction


The Seattle Times Company is one newspaper firm that
has recognized the need for change and done something
about it. In the newspaper industry, papers must reflect the
diversity of the communities to which they provide
information. It must reflect that diversity with their news ____They_____ 62
coverage or risk losing their readers' interest and their
advertisers' support. Operating within Seattle, which has 20
percents racial minorities, the paper has put into place ____percent____ 63
policies and procedures for hiring and maintain a diverse ___maintaining_ 64
workforce. The underlying reason for the change is that for
information to be fair, appropriate, and subjective, it should ____objective___ 65
be reported by the same kind of population that reads it.
A diversity committee composed of reporters, editors,
and photographers meets regularly to value the Seattle ____ evaluate __ 66
Times' content and to educate the rest of the newsroom staff
about diversity issues. In an addition, the paper instituted a ______/_______ 67
content audit (审查) that evaluates the frequency and
manner of representation of woman and people of color in _____women___ 68
photographs. Early audits showed that minorities were
pictured far too infrequently and were pictured with a
disproportionate number of negative articles. The audit has
resulted from improvement in the frequency of ______in_______ 69
majority representation and their portrayal in neutral or positive ___ minority 70
situations. And, with a result, the Seattle Times has ___as_______ 71
improved as a newspaper. The diversity training and content
audits helped the Seattle Times Company to win the
Personnel Journal Optimas Award for excellence in
managing change.

Pant ⅥTranslation

72. we sign the contract before the end of the month
73. adapted (herself) to campus life a month after entering college
74. of failure to fulfill its promise to reduce the unemployment rate
75. it very important to comply with/follow the safety regulations
76. had he tried to use the machine than it stopped working



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