2020年度大學(xué)英語六級CET6模擬試卷及答案

大學(xué)英語六級CET6模擬試卷及答案

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ModelTestFour

PartIWriting

(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutesto

writeashortessayentitledThePopularityofGetting

CertificatesonCampus.Youshouldwriteatleast150words

followingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

L大學(xué)校園內(nèi)各種證書的報考十分火熱

2.大學(xué)生考證的利弊

3.考證面前，我的選擇

ThePopularityofGettingCertificatesonCampus

PartIIReadingComprehension(Skimmingand

Scanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogoover

thepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswer

SheetL

Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,

completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

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GuideDogs

Formostdogowners,theexpression“worklikea

dog“doesn'tmakemuchsense.Butsomedogshappily

performverydemandingjobsformuchoftheirlife,

puttinginafullday'sworkjustliketherestofus.Guide

dogs,oneofthemostfamiliarsortsofworkingdog,

provideaninvaluableservicetohumans.Everyday,they

helptheirmastersgetfromplacetoplacemoresafely.

WhatGuideDogsDo

Guidedogshelpblindorvisuallyimpairedpeopleget

aroundintheworld.Inmostcountries,theyareallowed

toanyplacewherethepublicisallowed,sotheycanhelp

theirhandlersbeinanyplacetheymightwanttogoto.To

dothis,aguidedogmustknowhowto:

?Keeponadirectroute,ignoringdistractionssuchas

smells,otheranimalsandpeople

?Maintainasteadypace,totheleftandjustaheadofthe

handler

?Stopatallcurbsuntiltoldtoproceed

?Turnleftandright,moveforwardandstopon

command

,Recognizeandavoidobstaclesthatthehandlerwon't

beabletofitthrough(narrowpassagesandlow

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overheads)

?Stopatthebottomandtopofstairsuntiltoldto

proceed

?Bringthehandlertoelevatorbuttons

?Liequietlywhenthehandlerissittingdown

?Helpthehandlertoboardandmovearoundbuses,

subwaysandotherformsofpublicVehicles

?Obeyanumberofverbalcommands

Additionally,aguidedogmustknowtodisobeyany

commandthatwouldputthehandlerindanger.This

ability,calledselectivedisobedience,isperhapsthemost

amazingthingaboutguidedogsthattheycanbalance

obediencewiththeirownassessmentofthesituation.

Thiscapacityisextremelyimportantatcrosswalks,

wherethehandleranddogmustworkveryclosely

togethertonavigatethesituationsafely.Dogscannot

distinguishthecoloroftrafficlights,sothehandlermust

makethedecisionofwhenitissafetoproceedacrossthe

road.Thehandlerlistenstotheflowoftraffictofigure

outwhenthelighthaschangedandthengivesthe

command“forward”.Ifthereisnodanger,thedog

proceedsacrosstheroadinastraightline.Ifthereare

carsapproaching,thedogwaitsuntilthedangerisgone

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andthenfollowstheforwardcommand.

OntheJobandAfterHours

Guidedogsenjoytheirworkimmensely,andtheygeta

lotofsatisfactionfromajobwelldone,butthereisno

roomfortypicaldogfunduringtheworkday.Games,

treatsandpraisecannotdistractthedogfromhelpingits

handlernavigatethecourse.Evenwhenthehandler

doesn'tneedassistance,aguidedogonthejobistrained

toignoredistractionsandkeepstill.Thisisbecausea

guidedogmustbeabletocometothehandler's

workplaceorbeinpublicplaceswithoutcreatinga

disturbance.

Whenyouseeaguidedogonthejob,itisextremely

importantthatyourecognizethatitisatwork.Pettingor

talkingtothedogbreaksitsconcentration,whichimpairs

thehandler'sabilitytogetaroundinhisorher

surroundings.Peopleareveryimpressedwithguidedogs

andsowehaveanaturalinclinationtopraisethem,but

thebestthingyoucandotohelpaguidedogistoleaveit

alonesothatitcanpayattentiontoitssurroundingsand

maintainitsfocusonitshandler.Guidingisvery

complicated,anditrequiresadog'sundividedattention.

Whenaguidedoggetshomeattheendoftheday,

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however,itwillplayandsoakuppraisejustlikean

ordinarypet.Guidedogsmakethedistinctionbetween

workandplaybasedontheirleadharness:Whenthe

harnessison,theymuststaycompletelyfocused;whenit

comesoff,it'splaytime.Guidedogsworkveryhard

everyday,buttheyleadextremelyhappylives,fulloflots

ofattentionandstimulation.Dogsonlyendupworkingas

guidedogsiftheyabsolutelylovethework.Infact,many

handlersreportthattheirdogsleapenthusiasticallyinto

theharnesseverymorning!

Training

PeopleoftenraiseGoldenRetrievers（獵犬）,German

shepherdsorLabradors（拉布拉多獵狗）ascandidatesof

guidedogs.Onceadogisgrownup,socializedandwell

trained,itgoestotheguidedogschoolforevaluation.

Insomeschools,ifadogissuitedfortrainingbutnot

quiteready,itmaygobacktothepuppy（幼犬）raiserfora

monthorsotomature.Ifadogissimplynotsuitedfor

training,theschoolwillworktoplacethedoginanother

lineofwork,suchastracking,orfinditapermanent

home,usuallyofferingittothepuppyraiserfirst.At

GuidingEyesfortheBlind,onlythetop50percentofthe

puppieswillstaywiththeschool.Sotheschoolplacesa

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littleover400puppieswithraiserseachyear,needing

only200dogsforthetrainingprogram.Ofthat200,a

smallpercentagewillbecomebreedingstock,forGuiding

Eyesoranotherschool,andtherestwillbeconsideredfor

thetrainingprogram.

Trainingisarigorousprocessforboththeinstructors

andthedogs,butifsalsoalotoffun.Tomakesurethe

dogsareuptothechallenge,mostschoolstestthem

extensivelybeforebeginningthetraining.Thetestsare

designedtoassessthedogs9self-confidencelevel,since

onlyextremelyconfidentdogswillbeabletodealwiththe

pressureofguidinginstruction.Ifadogpassesthetests,it

beginsthetrainingprogramrightaway.

Differentschoolshavedifferentprograms,buttypically,

trainingwilllastfourtofivemonths.Tomakesurethe

dogsmasterallthecomplexguideskills,theinstructors

havetointroducethemtoeachideagradually.Oncethey

haveintroducedwhatisexpectedofthedog,trainingis

essentiallyamatterofrewardingcorrectperformance

andpunishingincorrectperformance.Thisworkswith

dogsbecausetheyarepackanimalsandhaveanatural

needtopleaseanauthorityfigure.Theinstructor,orlater

thehandler,issimplysteppingintotheplaceofthealpha

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dog,theleaderofthepack.

Unlikeordinaryobediencetraining,guidedogtraining

doesnotusefoodasarewardforgoodperformance.This

isbecauseaguidedogmustbeabletoworkaroundfood

withoutbeingdistractedbyit.Instead,instructorsuse

praiseorotherrewardsystemstoencouragecorrect

performance.Thestandardmeansofcorrectionispulling

onthedogsleash,sothatitpullsatrainingcollar,giving

thedogaslightpinch（捏,掐）.Usingthisbasic

reward/punishmentsystem,instructorsworkthroughthe

necessaryskillsforguiding.

FormingaTeam

Thefinalstageofaguidedog'strainingislearningto

workwithitsnewmaster.Guidedogtrainingschools

workveryhardtomatchhandlerswithguidedogs

accordingtothecompatibilityoftheirpersonalities.A

veryenergeticdogtypicallydoeswellwithayoung

handler,whileanolderhandlermayneedanespecially

carefulpartner.Schoolsoftenhaveaspecialgatheringto

commemoratethetimewhenanewclassofguidedogs

finallymeetstheirmasters.Often,thedogs'puppyraiser

attendsandmeetswiththenewmasteraswell.Thisis

perhapsthemostemotionaltimeintheentiretraining

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process.

Afterthisintroduction,guidedoginstructorstypically

spendamonthhelpingthenewteamlearntowork

together.Manyschoolshavedormitoriesforthehandlers

tostayinduringthisfinalstageoftraining.

Ifthehandlerhasneverusedaguidedogbefore,alotof

theinstructorsworkatthispointareactuallypeople

training,notdogtraining.Thehandlerhastolearnto

readthedogsmovements,soheorsheknowswhenthe

dogisturningorwhenthedogisstoppingforacrosswalk

orstairs.Additionally,thehandlerhastolearnallthe

commandsthedogknows,andmustgetsomepractice

walkingwiththedog.Thedoghastomakethetransition

fromobeyingtheinstructortorecognizingthehandleras

itsnewmaster.Thehandlerandthedogspendalotofthis

timejustgettingtoknoweachother,sothattheyare

comfortableenoughtoworkasateam.Bythetimethey

graduatefromtheguidedogschool,theycanreadeach

otherseverymovement.

1.Whenahandlerandaguidedogwalkonthe

street_b,.

A)thehandlermustwalkstraightB)

thedogmusttrytowalkstraight

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C)boththehandlerandthedogshouldwalkstraightD)

neitherofthemhastowalkstraight

2.Likeotherdogs,guidedogsdanycommand

fromthehandler.

A)aresupposedtoignoreB)

arenotsupposedtoignore

C)aresupposedtoobeyD)

arenotsupposedtoobey

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?c

A)Thehandlerandthedogmustworkveryclosely

together.

B)Dogscannotdistinguishthecoloroftrafficlights.

C)Ifthereisanydangeratcrosswalks,aguidedog

shouldnotifythehandler.

D)Ifthereisnodanger,thedogproceedsacrosstheroad

inastraightline.

4.Inthework,guidedogswillenjoyb?

A)thefuncommondogshaveB)

theirworkalot

C)thefunandpraisecommondogshaveD)

thesatisfaction

5.Whenyouseeaguidedogworkverywell,thebest

thingyoucandoforitistoc.

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A)praiseitB)rewarditC)leaveitalone

D)feedit

6.Aguidedogtellsthetimeofplayapartfromthatof

workbyb.

A)thehandler'scommandB)its

leadharness

C)thehandler'swhistleD)its

instinct

7.Whenapuppydoggrowsup,itisevaluatedatthe

guidedogschooltoseed.

A)ifitissuitedforguidingB)ifit

isreadyforguiding

C)ifitissuitedforbreedingD)ifit

issuitedfortraining

8.Differentfromordinaryobediencetraining,guidedog

trainingintroducespraiseorotherrewardsystems

insteadoffood.

9.Attheendoftraining,theguidedogschoolwillmake

surethatthedogsworkwellwithitsnewmasters.

10.Beforegraduation,thehandlerandtheguidedog

shouldspendtimelearningtoreadeachother'severy

movement.

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PartIIIListening

Comprehension(35minutes)總分

248.5dl80

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8short

conversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversationfoneormorequestionswillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoices

markedA)9B)9C)andD)fanddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

bll.A)SheisgoingtoFinland.B)

Shehassomevisitors.

C)ShewillvisitFinlandnextweek.D)

Shehasjustvisitedhimthisweek.

dl2.A)Tocancelhistrip.B)To

gotobedearly.

C)Tocatchalaterflight.D)To

askforawakeupcall.

bl3.A)Saturdayafternoonwastheman'sbusyhours.

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B)Themanwon'tbeabletoenjoyanap.

C)Mr.Smithisanoldfriendoftheman.

D)Themanwantedtotakealongnapafterlunch.

bl4.A)Georgewantstochangehiswork.B)

Georgeisdoingprettygoodnow.

C)Georgedoesn'tlikehiswork.D)

Georgeisnotdoingwellwithhiswork.

cl5.A)Thewomanisadentist.B)

Thewomanisasecretary.

C)Thewomanisareceptionist.D)

Thewomanisapatient.

dl6.A)Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasbeenbusy.

B)Thewomanknowstheprofessorhasruninto

trouble.

C)Thewomanhastroublegettingalongwiththe

professor.

D)Thewomanregretshavingtakenupmuchofthe

professor'stime.

al7.A)Atarestaurant.B)

Inthefreshoceanair.

C)Onafishingboat.D)In

astorespecializinginseashells.

dl8.A)Theywillbuyanewhouseaftertheybuyacar.

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B)Theywillbuyabiggerhouse.

C)Theywon'tbuyanewhousebecausetheycan't

findabiggerone.

D)Theywon'tbuyabiggerhousebecausetheydon't

haveenoughmoney.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

bl9.A)Shehasn'tbeengettingadequategrades.

B)Shehasn'tbeenattendingclasseveryday.

C)Shehasbeencomingtoschoolmuchtooearly.

D)Shehasbeenoverloadingherselfwithhomework.

a20.A)Two.B)Four.C)Six.D)

Eight.

c21.A)Tostayinclass.B)To

getanotherclass.

C)Towithdrawfromclass.D)To

missjustonemoreclass.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhave

justheard.

b22.A)Howtocareforpreciousmetal.B)A

standardunitformeasuringweight.

C)Thevalueofpreciousmetals.D)

Usingthemetricsystem.

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a23.A)Tochecktheaccuracyofscales.

B)Tocalculatethedensityofothermetals.

C)Toobservechangesintheatmosphere.

D)Tomeasureamountsofrainfall.

c24.A)Someonespilledwateronit.B)

Someonelostit.

C)Itwasmadeoflowqualitymetal.D)

Thestandardformeasuringhadchanged.

c25.A)Itisasmallamounttopayforsomuchprecious

metal.

B)Itisdifficulttojudgethevalueofsuchanobject.

C)Itisreasonableforanobjectwithsuchan

importantfunction.

D)Itistoohighforsuchalightweight.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.

Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.

Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

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PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

c26.A)AtHarvard.B)At

WestPoint.

C)AttheCarlisleIndianSchool.D)At

theOlympicGamesheldinStockholm.

b27.A)Theyheldgrandbanquetsinhishonor.

B)Theywelcomedhimwithparadesandcelebration.

C)Theygavehimatitle.

D)Theymadehimaprofessionalathlete.

d28.A)BecausesomeonefoundoutthatThorpehadbeen

usingdrugs.

B)BecauseThorpehadoncebeenanamateurathlete.

C)BecauseThorpe9sfamebegantodeclineafterthe

OlympicGames.

D)BecauseThorpehadbeenaprofessionalathleteat

onetime.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

c29.A)LordSandwich.B)

Someinventors.

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C)ThefriendsofLordSandwich.D)

Somescientists.

b30.A)Tocollectrentsandtaxes.B)The

harshlandagent.

C)TheEnglishlandowner.D)To

speak.

a31.A)HedismissedtheCaptain.B)He

madetheword“boycott”popular.

C)Heremovedthepoortenants.D)He

increasedtherentsandtaxes.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

c32.A)Therewereonlygrandparentsandchildren.

B)Therewasonefather,onemother,andtheir

children.

C)Thereweremanyrelatives.

D)Thereweretwoormorebrotherswiththeirwives.

a33?A)Thewomenhavemorefreedomandcansharein

decisions.

B)Thewomendonothavetobetheheadsofthe

family.

C)Thewomen'srelativesdonothelpthem.

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D)Thewomenhaveallthepowerofthefamily.

b34.A)Husbandshavetosharewiththeirwivesandhelp

them.

B)Olderwomenoftenlivealonewhentheirhusbands

die.

C)Familystructureismorepatriarchalinthenuclear

family.

D)Womenhavetohelpsisters,grandparentswith

houseworkandchildcare.

c35.A)Theywanttostayhomeanddothehousework.

B)Theydonothaveenoughmoney.

C)Theyhavetoomuchworkandnotmuchfreetime.

D)Theyhavemorefreedomthaninthepast.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethree

times,whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you

shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthe

passageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofill

intheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwords

youhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46

youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.For

theseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhave

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justheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.

Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,you

shouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

Adeadly(36)Jnfectionoutbreaksweptthrough

asmallcityinZaire,Africalastspring,killingmorethan

onehundredpeople.Itwasaterriblesituation.Thekiller

wasarare(37)virusthatcausedmostvictims

to(38)bleedtodeath.Asscientistsrushedto

controlthe(39)outbreak,peopleintheU.S.

wonderwhetheritcouldattackhere."Wearefoolishifwe

thinkitcouldn'tcometoourcountry.Wecanneverbe

toocarefulwhenwefacesomedisease,especiallythe

infectiousone."saydoctors.Theviruscanbehighly

infectious.Ifyoucomein(40)contactwitha

victim'sbloodorotherbody(41)fluids,youcan

getsick,too.Thafswhatscientistsbelieve(42)

happenedinZaire.Thehealthcareworkerswho

treatedthefirst(43)victimtheresoonfellill,

too.(44)theproblemwasthattheyhadnoprotective

equipmenttopreventthemselvesfrombeing

infected.Internationalrescueworksbroughtequipment

toZairesoonaftertheoutbreakoccurred.(45)nowthe

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diseaseappearstobeundercontrol,butnoonecan

promisethatfor100percent.Onebigmysteryisthat

nooneknowswheretheviruscomesfromorwhereitwill

strikenext.Somescientistssaythatthevirusliesinactive

inthecellsofsomekindofplant,insectorotheranimal.

Thenitsomehowfindsawaytoinfecthumans.(46)

scientistsarenowheadedintotheiunqlesofAfricatofind

outwherethevimslives

.Oncetheyfindthevirus,theyalsohopeto

findwaystocombatit.

PartIVReadingComprehension

(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5

questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassage

carefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethe

statementsinthefewestpossiblewordsonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Womenoftencomplainthatdatingislikeacattle

market,andapaperjustpublishedinBiologyLettersby

ThomasPolletandDanielNettleofNewcastleUniversity,

inEngland,suggeststheyareright.Theyhavelittlecause

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forcomplaint,however,becausethepaperalsosuggests

thatinthisparticularmarket,itiswomenwhoarethe

buyers.

Mr.PolletandDr.Nettlewerelookingforevidenceto

supportthecontentionthatwomenchoosemenofhigh

statusandresources,aswellasgoodlooks.Thatmay

soundcommonsense,butitwasoftendeniedbysocial

scientistsuntilagroupofresearcherswhocalled

themselvesevolutionarypsychologistsstarted

investigatingthemattertwodecadesago.Sincethen,a

seriesofexperimentsinlaboratorieshavesupportedthe

contention.Butasallzoologistsknow,experimentscan

onlytellyousomuch.Eventually,youhavetolookat

naturalpopulations.

AndthatiswhatMr.PolletandDr.Nettlehavedone.

Theyhaveexamineddatafromthe1910censusofthe

UnitedStatesofAmericaanddiscoveredthatmarriageis,

indeed,amarketMoreover,asinanymarket,ascarcity

ofbuyersmeansthesellershavetohaveparticularly

attractivegoodsonofferiftheyaretomaketheexchange.

Theadvantageofpicking1910wasthatAmericahad

notyetsettleddown,demographically（人口統(tǒng)計學(xué)方面）

speaking.Thoughthelong-colonizedeasternstateshada

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sexratioofonemantoonewoman,orthereabouts,inthe

restofthecountrytheoldadage（格言,諺語）“gowest,

youngman“hadresultedinasurplusofmales.Mr.Pollet

andDr.Nettlewerethusabletoseejusthowpickywomen

are,giventhechance.

Ratherthanlookingatthewholecensus,thetwo

researchersreliedonasampleofonepersonin25O.They

thenassignedthemeninthesampleasocioeconomic

statusscorebetweenzeroand96,onascaledrawnupin

195O.Theyshowedthatinstateswherethesexeswere

equalinnumber,56%oflowstatusmenweremarriedby

theageof30,while60%ofhighstatusmenwere.Asthe

menwentwest,then,sodidtheirmarriageopportunities.

47.ApaperpublishedinBiologyLettersagreedwith

womenthat.

48.Whatisthecontentionwhichisoftendeniedbysocial

scientists?

49.Althoughtheexperimentssupportthecontention,all

zoologistssuggestthat.

50.Inthemarketofmarriage,ascarcityofbuyersmeans

sellershavetotomaketheexchange.

51.Whathadgiventworesearchersthechancetoseehow

pickywomenwere?

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SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Each

passageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceand

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Passageone

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Withthepossibleexceptionofequalrights,perhapsthe

mostcontroversialissueacrosstheUnitedStatestodayis

thedeathpenalty.Manyarguethatitisaneffective

deterrent(威懾)tomurder,whileothersmaintainthereis

noconvincingevidencethatthedeathpenaltyreducesthe

numberofmurders.

Theprincipalargumentadvancedbythoseopposedto

thedeathpenalty,basically,isthatitiscruelandinhuman

punishment,whichisthemarkofabrutalsociety,and

finallythatitisofquestionableeffectivenessasa

deterrenttocrimeanyway.

Inouropinion,thedeathpenaltyisanecessaryevil.

Throughoutrecordedhistorytherehavealwaysbeen

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thoseextremeindividualsineverysocietywhowere

capableofterriblyviolentcrimessuchasmurder.But

somearemoreextremethanothers.

Forexample,itisonethingtotakethelifeofanotherin

afitofblindrage,butquiteanothertocoldlyplotand

carryoutthemurderofoneormorepeopleinthestyleof

abutcher.Thus,murder,likeallothercrimes,isamatter

ofrelativedegree.Whileitcouldbearguedwithsome

convictionthatthecriminalinthefirstinstanceshouldbe

merelyisolatedfromsociety,suchshouldnotbethefate

ofthelattertypemurderer.

Thevalueofthedeathpenaltyasadeterrenttocrime

maybeopentodebate.Buttheoverwhelmingmajorityof

citizensbelievethatthedeathpenaltyprotectsthem.

Theirbeliefisreinforcedbyevidencewhichshowsthat

thedeathpenaltydetersmurder.Forexample,from1954

to1963,whenthedeathpenaltywasconsistentlyimposed

inCalifornia,themurderrateremainedbetweenthree

andfourmurdersforeach100,000population.Since1964

thedeathpenaltyhasbeenimposedonlyonce,andthe

murderratehasrisento10.4murdersforeach100,000

population.Thesharpclimbinthestate'smurderrate,

whichbeganwhenexecutionsstopped,isnocoincidence.

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Itisconvincingevidencethatthedeathpenaltydoesdeter

manymurderers.Ifthebillreestablishingthedeath

penaltyisvetoed,innocentpeoplewillbe

murdered——somewhoselivesmayhavebeensavedifthe

deathpenaltywereineffect.Thisisliterallyalifeordeath

matter.Thelivesofthousandsofinnocentpeoplemustbe

protected.

52.Theprincipalpurposeofthispassageisto.

A)speakforthemajorityB)initiate

aveto

C)criticizethegovernmentD)argue

forthevalueofthedeathpenalty

53.Theauthor'sresponsetothosewhourgethedeath

penaltyforallislikelytobe.

A)negativeB)friendlyC)

supportiveD)hostile

54.AccordingtotheParagraph4,itcanbeinferred

that?

A)thedeathpenaltyisthemostcontroversialissuein

theUnitedStatestoday

B)thesecondtypeofmurderersshouldbesentenced

todeath

C)thevetoofthebillreestablishingthedeathpenalty

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isoflittleimportance

D)thevalueofthedeathpenaltyasadeterrentto

crimeisnottobedebated

55.Thepassageattemptstoestablisharelationship

between.

A)themurderrateandtheimpositionofthedeath

penalty

B)theeffectsofexecutionandtheeffectsofisolation

C)theimportanceofequalrightsandthatofthe

deathpenalty

D)executionsandmurders

56.Theauthor'sattitudetowards"deathpenalty"

is.

A)opposingB)supportingC)

neutralD)sarcastic

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Onepositiveconsequenceofourcurrentnational

crisismaybeatleastatemporaryshadowinHollywood's

cultureofviolence.Fearfulofoffendingaudiencesinthe

wakeoftheterroristattack,somemoviemakershave

postponedthereleaseoffilmwithterroristthemes.

Televisionwritersaredelayingscriptswithwarlikeand

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terroristscenarios（劇本提綱）.Itisprobablygood

thinking.Mylocalvideostoretellsmenobodyischecking

out"disaster“movies.Saysthemanager,^Currently,

peoplewantcomedy.Theywantanescapefromstories

aboutviolenceandterrorism."Similarly,inthemusic

business,there9sarunonpatrioticandinspirationaltapes

andCDs.

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