20xx年大學英語六級考試真題(2)(更新版)

　　

【正文】 r Mahathir. He has attempted to forge an international reputation as a snarling tiger, but lately sounds more like a barnyard dog groaning at shadows. Without demeaning in any way the remarkable achievements of the newly developing economies of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, these nations at times appear to be their own worst enemies. This is often exemplified by Dr. Mahathir, who rails at Western evil whenever an international or domestic crisis provides an opportunity.　　To be more specific, the recent devaluation of the Philippine and Thai currencies, and the subsequent pressure on the Malaysian currency has inspired Dr. Mahathir to launch an allout attack on the West as the source of the problem. He even alleges that the United States has deliberately destabilized Southeast Asian economies in revenge for these nations, supporting the brutal military rule in Mahathir, an action which the United States seems to want inspected rather than rewarded. But by resorting to such scapegoat （替罪羊）, instead of accepting even a bit responsibility, the Prime Minister may undermine the future success of the region and Malaysia in particular.　　Upon further questioning, Dr. Mahathir narrowed his attack to one wealthy individual, the wellknown philanthropist （慈善家）, Mr. George Soros, whose opposition to Myanmar39。 ____________.　　10. Nowadays with the help of GPS cell phones, parents can, from a distance, track their children39。s every movement via the Internetwithout seeming to interfere or hover. Of course, when they go to college, they might start objecting to being monitored as if they39。s no clearcut answer. Child experts discourage a onesizefitsall approach to parenting. What39。 there39。s debilitating （使虛弱）for us and for them.　　Online message boards were soon full of people both applauding and condemning Skenazy39。　　Part II Reading Comprehension （Skimming and Scanning） （15 minutes）　　Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 17, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B）, C） and D）. For questions 810, plete the seen tenses with the information given in the passage.　　Helicopter Moms vs. FreeRange Kids 【外語教育amp。s an irresponsible mother camp came: Shame on you for being so careless about his safety, in ments on the Huffington Post. And there was this from a mother of four: How would you have felt if he didn39。s not surprising even normal parental anxiety can be amplified. And many middleclass parents have gotten used to managing their children39。s level of fort in handling such situations, and a child39。 expenses　　[C] shows traditional parental caution　　[D] bucks the latest parenting trend　　3. Skenazy39。t working in the orchard when the apple hit him and he devised the theory of gravity. All of us would like to have some lazy build the car or stove we buy, particularly if that laziness were caused by the worker39。s spending policies that have contributed to this crisis of confidence. In the end, this kind of reaction undermines the esteem that Dr. Mahathir39。s advice and installed an eightsided mirror outside his front door to bring him luck. Unfortunately, a storm damaged the mirror and the house was left unprotected from harmful influences. Lee died in mysterious circumstances.　　Not only is FengShui still used in South East Asia, but it has also spread right across the world. Even in modern New York a successful mercial artist called Milton Glaser has found it useful. He was so desperate as broken into six times that he consulted a geomant. He was told to install a fish tank with six black fish and fix a red clock to the ceiling. Since then he has not been burglarized once. It may seem an incredible story, but no other suitable explanation has been offered.　　21. From the passage we can infer that FengShui is NOT used in ______.　　A） Hong Kong　　B） the United States　　C） Japan　　D） Thailand　　22. Geomants believe that ______.　　A） houses must only be painted red　　B） houses must face mountains　　C） nature and life should be in harmony　　D） green is an unlucky color　　23. Geomants think that the reason for Bruce Lee39。】　　2. [A] hinders their healthy growth　　3. [D] somewhat mixed responses　　4. [A] promote sensible parenting　　5. [B] is much safer than before　　6. [C] their fear is amplified by media exposure of crime　　7. [D] their maturity and personal qualities　　8. unsafe situations.　　9. anxiety.　　10. every movements via the Internet.　　 are advantages and disadvantages in being lazy.　　 are distrustful of their fellow workers　　 can actually be helpful sometimes　　 may be thinking，resting，or planning their next work　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Passage Two　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 freshmen permitted to take makeup tests　　 other than the famous scientist　　 rate of unemployment in that nation will have risen to about 3%　　 percent a year　　 face quickly resumed its confident expression