95年 - 2006年6月英语六级真题#12858

科目：CET 等级考试◆CET6 | 年份：95年 | 選擇題數：50 | 申論題數：0

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所屬科目：CET 等级考试◆CET6

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21.Why is there so much violence shown in movies, TV and video games? (A) There is a lot of violence in the real world today. (B) Something has gone wrong with today’s society. (C) Many people are fond of gunplay and bloodshed. (D) Showing violence is thought to be entertaining.

22. What is the skeptics (Line 3. Para. 3) view of media violence? (A) Violence on television is a fairly accurate reflection of real-world life. (B) Most studies exaggerate the effect of media violence on the viewers. (C) A causal relationship exists between media and real-world violence. (D) The influence of media violence on children has been underestimated.

23. The author uses the term “alarmists” (Line 1. Para. 5) to refer to those who ________. (A) use standardized measurements in the studies of media violence (B) initiated the debate over the influence of violent media on reality (C) assert a direct link between violent media and aggressive behavior (D) use appropriate methodology in examining aggressive behavior

24. In refuting the alarmists, the author advances his argument by first challenging ________. (A) the source and amount of their data (B) the targets of their observation (C) their system of measurement (D) their definition of violence

25. What does the author think of the debate concerning the relationship between the media and violence? (A) More studies should be conducted before conclusions are drawn. (B) It should come to an end since the matter has now been settled. (C) The past studies in this field have proved to be misleading. (D) He more than agrees with the views held by the alarmists.

26.What is said about the consequence of the rocketing drug prices in the U.S.? (A) A quarter of Americans can’t afford their prescription drugs. (B) Many Americans can’t afford to see a doctor when they fall ill. (C) Many Americans have to go to Canada to get medical treatment. (D) The inflation rate has been more than doubled over the years.

27. It can be inferred that America can follow the Canadian model and curb its soaring drug prices by ________. (A) encouraging people to buy prescription drugs online (B) extending medical insurance to all its citizens (C) importing low-price prescription drugs from Canada (D) exercising price control on brand-name drugs

28. How do propagandists argue for the U.S. drug pricing policy? (A) Low prices will affect the quality of medicines in America. (B) High prices are essential to funding research on new drugs. (C) Low prices will bring about the anger of drug manufacturers. (D) High-price drugs are indispensable in curing chronic diseases.

29. What should be the priority of America’s health-care system according to the author? (A) To resolve the dilemma in the health-care system. (B) To maintain America’s lead in the drug industry. (C) To allow the vast majority to enjoy its benefits. (D) To quicken the pace of new drug development.

30. What are American drug companies doing to protect their high profits? (A) Labeling drugs bought from Canada as being fakes. (B) Threatening to cut back funding for new drug research. (C) Reducing supplies to uncooperative Canadian pharmacies. (D) Attributing the raging epidemics to the ineffectiveness of Canadian drugs.

31.We learn from the first paragraph that ________. (A) offering senior citizens discounts has become routine commercial practice (B) senior citizen discounts have enabled many old people to live a decent life (C) giving senior citizens discounts has boosted the market for the elderly (D) senior citizens have to show their birth certificates to get a discount

32. What assumption lies behind the practice of senior citizen discounts? (A) Businesses, having made a lot of profits, should do something for society in return. (B) Old people are entitled to special treatment for the contribution they made to society. (C) The elderly, being financially underprivileged, need humane help from society. (D) Senior citizen discounts can make up for the inadequacy of the Social Security system.

33. According to some politicians and scholars, senior citizen discounts will ________. (A) make old people even more dependent on society (B) intensify conflicts between the young and the old (C) have adverse financial impact on business companies (D) bring a marked increase in the companies revenues

34. How does the author view the Social Security system? (A) It encourages elderly people to retire in time. (B) It opens up broad career prospects for young people. (C) It benefits the old at the expense of the young. (D) It should be reinforced by laws and court decisions.

35. Which of the following best summarizes the author’s main argument? (A) Senior citizens should fight hard against age discrimination. (B) The elderly are selfish and taking senior discounts for granted. (C) Priority should be given to the economic needs of senior citizens. (D) Senior citizen discounts may well be a type of age discrimination

36.To the author, the auction of his great-grandfather is a typical example of ________. (A) crime against humanity (B) unfair business transaction (C) racial conflicts in Georgia (D) racial segregation in America

37. The barrier to democracy in 21st century America is ________. (A) widespread use of racist stereotypes (B) prejudice against minority groups (C) deep-rooted socio-economic inequality (D) denial of legal rights to ordinary blacks

38. What problem remains unsolved in the two Reconstructions? (A) Differences between races are deliberately obscured. (B) The blacks are not compensated for their unpaid labor. (C) There is no guarantee for blacks to exercise their rights. (D) The interests of blacks are not protected by law.

39. It is clear that the wealth enjoyed by most whites ________. (A) has resulted from business successes over the years (B) has been accompanied by black capital formation (C) has derived from sizable investments in education (D) has been accumulated from generations of slavery

40. What does the author think of the current situation regarding racial discrimination? (A) Racism is not a major obstacle to blacks’ employment. (B) Inequality of many kinds remains virtually untouched. (C) A major step has been taken towards reparations. (D) Little has been done to ensure blacks’ civil rights

41.Because of the ________ of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both at home and abroad. (A) originality (B) subjectivity (C) generality (D) ambiguity

42. With its own parliament and currency and a common ________ for peace, the European Union declared itself—in 11 official languages—open for business. (A) inspiration (B) assimilation (C) intuition (D) aspiration

43. America has now adopted more ________ European-style inspection systems, and the incidence of food poisoning is falling. (A) discrete (B) solemn (C) rigorous (D) autonomous

44. Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an ________ spur to efficiency and innovation. (A) extravagant (B) exquisite (C) intermittent (D) indispensable

45. In the late 19th century, Jules Verne, the master of science fiction, foresaw many of the technological wonders that are ________ today. (A) transient (B) commonplace (C) implicit (D) elementary

46. I was so ________ when I used the automatic checkout lane in the supermarket for the first time. (A) immersed (B) assaulted (C) thrilled (D) dedicated

47. His arm was ________ from the shark’s mouth and reattached, but the boy, who nearly died, remained in a delicate condition. (A) retrieved (B) retained (C) repelled (D) restored

48. Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people America has ________ to be the Greatest American. (A) appointed (B) appeased (C) nicknamed (D) dominated

49. The ________ majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will help decrease the crime rate. (A) overflowing (B) overwhelming (C) prevalent (D) premium

50. 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. (A) startling (B) surpassing (C) suppressing (D) stacking

51. The advance of globalization is challenging some of our most ________ values and ideas, including our idea of what constitutes “home”. (A) enriched (B) enlightened (C) cherished (D) chartered

52. Researchers have discovered that ________ with animals in an active way may lower a person’s blood pressure. (A) interacting (B) integrating (C) migrating (D) merging

53. The Beatles, the most famous British band of the 1960s, traveled worldwide for many years, ________ cultural barriers. (A) transporting (B) transplanting (C) transferring (D) transcending

54. In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly ________ him of much of his sight. (A) relieved (B) jeopardized (C) deprived (D) eliminated

55. Weight lifting, or any other sport that builds up your muscles, can make bones become denser and less ________ to injury. (A) attached (B) prone (C) immune (D) reconciled

56. He has ________ to museums hundreds of his paintings as well as his entire personal collection of modern art. (A) ascribed (B) attributed (C) designated (D) donated

57. Erik’s website contains ________ photographs and hundreds of articles and short videos from his trip around the globe. (A) prosperous (B) gorgeous (C) spacious (D) simultaneous

58. Optimism is a ________ shown to be associated with good physical health, less depression and longer life. (A) trail (B) trait (C) trace (D) track

59. The institution has a highly effective program which helps first-year students make a successful ________ into college life. (A) transformation (B) transmission (C) transition (D) transaction

60. Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which ________ the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions. (A) distort (B) reinforce (C) exert (D) scramble

61. 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 ________. (A) seniority (B) superiority (C) height (D) hierarchy

62. Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and ________ animal behavior. (A) abnormal (B) exotic (C) absurd (D) erroneous

63. Around 80 percent of the ________ characteristics of most white Britons have been passed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters. (A) intelligible (B) random (C) spontaneous (D) genetic

64. Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was ________ of a new attitude towards modern art. (A) informative (B) indicative (C) exclusive (D) expressive

65. The country was an island that enjoyed civilized living for a thousand years or more with little ________ from the outside world. (A) disturbance (B) discrimination (C) irritation (D) irregularity

66. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and ________. (A) stability (B) capability (C) durability (D) availability

67. Back in the days when people traveled by horse and carriage, Karl Benz ________ the world with his extraordinary three-wheeled motor vehicle. (A) inhibited (B) extinguished (C) quenched (D) stunned

68. If we continue to ignore the issue of global warming, we will almost certainly suffer the ________ effects of climatic changes worldwide. (A) dubious (B) drastic (C) trivial (D) toxic

69. According to the theory of evolution, all living species are the modified ________ of earlier species. (A) descendants (B) dependants (C) defendants (D) developments

70. The panda is an endangered species, which means that it is very likely to become ________ without adequate protection. (A) intact (B) insane (C) extinct (D) exempt

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