大學英語六級真題試卷

大學英語六級真題試卷

SectionC

I'minterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry.Itseems

tomethatsomethinghastobedoneifwe'reto(36)___asacountry.I

certainlydon'tknowwhattheanswerstoourproblemsare.Things

certainlyget(37)inahurrywhenyougetintothem.ButIwonderif

somethingcouldn'tbedonetodealwithsomeoftheseproblems.One

thingI'mconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputting(38)injail

whohaven'tharmedanyone.Whynotworkoutsomesystem(39)

theycanpaybackthedebtstheyowesocietyinsteadof(40)___another

debtbygoingtoprison,andofcourse,comingunderthe(41)of

hardenedcriminals?I'malsoconcernedabouttheshortprison

sentencespeopleare(42)forseriouscrimes.Ofcourse,one

alternativetothisisto(43)capitalpunishment,butI'mnotsureI

wouldbeforthat.I'mnotsureit'srighttotakeaneyeforeye.(44)

.Ialsothinkwemustdosomethingabouttheinsanityplea.Inmy

opinion,anyonewhotakesanotherperson'slifeintentionallyisinsane;

however,(45).It'ssad,ofcourse,thatapersonmayhaveto

spendtherestofhislife,or(46).

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifmovietrailers（預告片）aresupposedtocauseareaction,the

previewfor"United93"morethansucceeds.Featuringnofamousactors,

itbeginswithimagesofabeautifulmorningandpassengersboardingan

airplane.Ittakesyouaminutetorealizewhatthemovie'sevenabout.

That,swhenaplanehitstheWorldTradeCenter,theeffectisvisceral（震

撼心靈的）.Whenthetrailerplayedbefore"InsideMan"lastweekata

Hollywoodtheater,audiencemembersbegancallingout,"Toosoon!"In

NewYorkCity,theresponsewasevenmoredramatic.TheLoewstheater

inManhattantooktherarestepofpullingthetrailerfromitsscreens

afterseveralcomplaints.

“United93"isthefirstfeaturefilmtodealexplicitlywiththe

eventsofSeptember11,2001,andiscertaintoigniteanemotional

debate.Isittoosoon?Shouldthefilmhavebeenmadeatall?Moreto

thepoint,willanyonewanttoseeit?Other9/11projectsareontheway

asthefifthanniversaryoftheattacksapproaches,mostnotablyOliver

Stone's"WorldTradeCenter."butastheforerunner,""United93"will

takemostoftheheat,whetheritdeservesitornot.

TherealUnited93crashedinaPennsylvaniafieldafter40

passengersandcrewfoughtbackagainsttheterrorists.Writer-director

PaulGreengrasshasgonetogreatlengthstoberespectfulinhis

depictionofwhatoccurred,proceedingwiththefilmonlyaftersecuring

theapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily."WasIsurprisedattheagreement?

Yes.Very.Usuallythere'reoneortwofamilieswho'remorereluctant,"

Greengrasswritesinane-mail."Iwassurprisedattheextraordinaryway

theUnited93familieshavewelcomedusintotheirlivesandsharedtheir

experienceswithus."CaroleO'Hare,afamilymember;says,“Theywere

veryopenandhonestwithus,andtheymadeusapartofthiswhole

project."Universal,whichisreleasingthefilm,planstodonate10%of

itsopeningweekendgrosstotheFlight93NationalMemorialFund.That

hasn'tstoppedcriticismthatthestudioisexploitinganationaltragedy.

O'Harethinksthat,sunfair.^Thisstoryhastobetoldtohonorthe

passengersandcrewforwhattheydid,shesays.4<Butmorethanthat,

itraisesawareness.Ourportsaren,tsecure.Ourbordersaren,tsecure.

Ourairlinesstillaren'tsecure,andthisiswhathappenswhenyou're

notsecure.That'sthemessageIwantpeopletohear.”

47.Thetrailerfor"United93”succeededinwhenit

playedinthetheatersinHollywoodandNewYorkCity.

48.Themovie“United93"issuretogiveriseto

49.Whatdidwriter-directorPaulGreengrassobtainbeforehe

proceededwiththemovie?

50.Universal,whichisreleasinguUnited93"，hasbeencriticizedfor

51.CaroleO'Harethinksthatbesideshonoringthepassengersand

crewforwhattheydid,thepurposeoftellingthestoryisto

aboutsecurity.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifmovietrailers(預告片)aresupposedtocauseareaction,the

previewfor"United93"morethansucceeds.Featuringnofamousactors,

itbeginswithimagesofabeautifulmorningandpassengersboardingan

airplane.IttakesyouaminutetorealizewhatthemovieJsevenabout.

That,swhenaplanehitstheWorldTradeCenter,theeffectisvisceral(震

撼心靈的).Whenthetrailerplayedbefore"InsideMan"lastweekata

Hollywoodtheater,audiencemembersbegancallingout,"Toosoon!"In

NewYorkCity,theresponsewasevenmoredramatic.TheLoewstheater

inManhattantooktherarestepofpullingthetrailerfromitsscreens

afterseveralcomplaints.

“United93”isthefirstfeaturefilmtodealexplicitlywiththe

eventsofSeptember11,2001,andiscertaintoigniteanemotional

debate.Isittoosoon?Shouldthefilmhavebeenmadeatall?Moreto

thepoint,willanyonewanttoseeit?Other9/11projectsareontheway

asthefifthanniversaryoftheattacksapproaches,mostnotablyOliver

Stone's"WorldTradeCenter."butastheforerunner,United93"will

takemostoftheheat,whetheritdeservesitornot.

TherealUnited93crashedinaPennsylvaniafieldafter40

passengersandcrewfoughtbackagainsttheterrorists.Writer-director

PaulGreengrasshasgonetogreatlengthstoberespectfulinhis

depictionofwhatoccurred,proceedingwiththefilmonlyaftersecuring

theapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily."WasIsurprisedattheagreement?

Yes.Very.Usuallythere'reoneortwofamilieswho'remorereluctant,"

Greengrasswritesinane-mail."Iwassurprisedattheextraordinaryway

theUnited93familieshavewelcomedusintotheirlivesandsharedtheir

experienceswithus."CaroleO'Hare,afamilymember;says,“Theywere

veryopenandhonestwithus,andtheymadeusapartofthiswhole

project.vUniversal,whichisreleasingthefilm,planstodonate10%of

itsopeningweekendgrosstotheFlight93NationalMemorialFund.That

hasn'tstoppedcriticismthatthestudioisexploitinganationaltragedy.

O'Harethinksthat'sunfair.uThisstoryhastobetoldtohonorthe

passengersandcrewforwhattheydid,shesays.uButmorethanthat,

itraisesawareness.Ourportsaren,tsecure.Ourbordersaren,tsecure.

Ourairlinesstillaren'tsecure,andthisiswhathappenswhenyou're

notsecure.That,sthemessageIwantpeopletohear.”

47.Thetrailerfor"United93"succeededinwhenit

playedinthetheatersinHollywoodandNewYorkCity.

48.Themovie“United93"issuretogiveriseto

49.Whatdidwriter-directorPaulGreengrassobtainbeforehe

proceededwiththemovie?

50.Universal,whichisreleasinguUnited93"，hasbeencriticizedfor

51.Carole0'Harethinksthatbesideshonoringthepassengersand

crewforwhattheydid,thepurposeoftellingthestoryisto

aboutsecurity.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeen

halved.No,you'renotaninvestorinoneofthosehedgefundsthat

failedcompletely.Withthedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthe

pound,already-expensiveLondonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.A

coffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnited

States,runsabout$8.

Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn'tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthe

pound.Itissittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlow

againsttheCanadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianreal

arethrivingagainstthedollar.

Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation,（屈辱），foranationJ

sself-esteemrestsinpartonthestrengthofitscurrency.It，salsoa

potentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimported

foodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestrates.And

yettherearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.economy-fromgiant

companieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsin

Miami-forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.

ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpower

thathasbecomehostiletoforeigners.Butnothingmakespeoplethink

morewarmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotal

numberofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.Should

thetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhisyearwillfinallytopthe

2000peak?ManyEuropeansnowapparentlyviewtheU.S.theway

manyAmericansviewMexico-asacheapplacetovacation,shopand

party,allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocalscan'taffordto

jointhemerrymaking.

Themoneytouristsspendhelpsdecreaseourchronictradedeficit.

Sodoexports,whichthanksinparttotheweakdollar;soared11percent

betweenMay2006andMay2007.Forfirstfivemonthsof2007,the

tradedeficitactuallyfell7percentfrom2006.

IfyouownsharesinlargeAmericancorporations,you'reawinner

intheweak-dollargamble.LastweekCoca-Cola*sstickbubbledtoa

five-yearhighafteritreportedafantasticquarter.Foreignsales

accountedfor65percentofCoke,sbeverage(飲料)business.Other

AmericancompaniesprofitingfromthistrendincludeMcDonaldJsand

IBM.

Americantourists,however,shouldn'texpectanyreliefsoon.The

dollarloststrengththewaymanymarriagesbreakup-slowly,andthenall

atonce.Andcurrenciesdon'tturnonadime.Soifyouwanttoavoidthe

paininflictedbytheincreasinglypatheticdollar;cancelthatsummer

vacationtoEnglandandlooktoNewEngland.There,thedollarisstill

treatedwithalittlerespect.

52.WhydoAmericansfeelhumiliated?

A)TheireconomyisplungingB)Theircurrencyhasslumped

C)Theycan,taffordtripstoEuropeD)Theyhavelosthalfof

theirassets.

53.Howdoesthecurrentdolla