2006年6月17日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(A卷)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why is there so much violence shown in movies, TV and video games?

What is the skeptics (Line 3. Para. 3) view of media violence?

The author uses the term “alarmists” (Line 1. Para. 5) to refer to those who ________.

In refuting the alarmists, the author advances his argument by first challenging ________.

What does the author think of the debate concerning the relationship between the media and violence?

What is said about the consequence of the rocketing drug prices in the U.S.?

It can be inferred that America can follow the Canadian model and curb its soaring drug prices by ________.

How do propagandists argue for the U.S. drug pricing policy?

What should be the priority of America’s health-care system according to the author?

What are American drug companies doing to protect their high profits?

We learn from the first paragraph that ________.

What assumption lies behind the practice of senior citizen discounts?

According to some politicians and scholars, senior citizen discounts will ________.

How does the author view the Social Security system?

Which of the following best summarizes the author’s main argument?

To the author, the auction of his great-grandfather is a typical example of ________.

The barrier to democracy in 21st century America is ________.

What problem remains unsolved in the two Reconstructions?

It is clear that the wealth enjoyed by most whites ________.

What does the author think of the current situation regarding racial discrimination?

Because of the ________ of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both at home and abroad.

With its own parliament and currency and a common ________ for peace, the European Union declared itself—in 11 official languages—open for business.

America has now adopted more ________ European-style inspection systems, and the incidence of food poisoning is falling.

Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an ________ spur to efficiency and innovation.

In the late 19th century, Jules Verne, the master of science fiction, foresaw many of the technological wonders that are ________ today.

I was so ________ when I used the automatic checkout lane in the supermarket for the first time.

His arm was ________ from the shark’s mouth and reattached, but the boy, who nearly died, remained in a delicate condition.

Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people America has ________ to be the Greatest American.

The ________ majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will help decrease the crime rate.

We will also see a ________ increase in the number of televisions per household, as small TV displays are added to clocks, coffee makers and smoke detectors.

The advance of globalization is challenging some of our most ________ values and ideas, including our idea of what constitutes “home”.

Researchers have discovered that ________ with animals in an active way may lower a person’s blood pressure.

The Beatles, the most famous British band of the 1960s, traveled worldwide for many years, ________ cultural barriers.

In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly ________ him of much of his sight.

Weight lifting, or any other sport that builds up your muscles, can make bones become denser and less ________ to injury.

He has ________ to museums hundreds of his paintings as well as his entire personal collection of modern art.

Erik’s website contains ________ photographs and hundreds of articles and short videos from his trip around the globe.

Optimism is a ________ shown to be associated with good physical health, less depression and longer life.

The institution has a highly effective program which helps first-year students make a successful ________ into college life.

Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which ________ the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.

The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate ________.

Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and ________ animal behavior.

Around 80 percent of the ________ characteristics of most white Britons have been passed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters.

Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was ________ of a new attitude towards modern art.

The country was an island that enjoyed civilized living for a thousand years or more with little ________ from the outside world.

Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and ________.

Back in the days when people traveled by horse and carriage, Karl Benz ________ the world with his extraordinary three-wheeled motor vehicle.

If we continue to ignore the issue of global warming, we will almost certainly suffer the ________ effects of climatic changes worldwide.

According to the theory of evolution, all living species are the modified ________ of earlier species.

The panda is an endangered species, which means that it is very likely to become ________ without adequate protection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of people in City X traveling abroad in 1995, 2000 and 2005
  
近十年来X市有越来越多的人选择出境旅游出现这种现象的原因这种现象可能产生的影响
                          Traveling Abroad