1、大学英语六级 123 及答案解析(总分:448.04,做题时间:132 分钟)一、Part I Writing (3(总题数:1,分数:30.00)1.For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Technology, a Blessing or a Curse? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below: 1科学技术使人们的生活变得更加便利 2科学技术造成的负面影响 3我们应该怎样面对这种矛盾
2、 (分数:30.00)_二、Part II Reading C(总题数:1,分数:71.00)AIDS The disease AIDS has become the leading cause of death among young adults in America. Much recent American culture deals with people living with or dying of AIDS. The story of AIDS and its effect on American life is not story today on the VOA Speci
3、al English program THIS IS AMERICA. AIDS is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The human immunodeficiency virus called HIV is believed to cause AIDS. There is no cure. People who get the disease will die. AIDS itself does not kill. However, it attacks and destroys the bodys defense system that fig
4、hts against infection. When this happens, a person has little ability to fight off many other diseases including pneumonia, cancer and tuberculosis. A recent government report says AIDS is the leading cause of death among Americans between the ages of 25 and 44. The report says deaths caused by AIDS
5、 in this age group have increased every year since the disease was first recognized in 1981. Last year more than 80 thousand new AIDS cases were reported in the United States. Studies show that in 1993 most of the new cases were among minority populations, especially African-Americans and Hispanics.
6、 A new study says the number of women in the United States with AIDS has increased sharply. The study says AIDS is increasing faster among women than among men. Eighteen percent of AIDS patients are women. This is almost 3 ties the rate 10 years ago. Most women get the AIDS virus from having sexual
7、relations with men. Pregnant women with the disease can pass it to their babies. The effect of AIDS in America is greatest in large cities. AIDS is the leading cause of death among all people in 79 cities. It is the leading cause of death among women in 15 cities. These include New York City and Mia
8、mi, Florida. Doctors in the United States first noted AIDS 14 years ago in homosexual men in New York and California. In the United States AIDS spread first among homosexual men. Then it appeared in people who shared needles to put illegal drugs into their blood. It also appeared in people who had r
9、eceived infected blood products at hospitals. The AIDS virus is spread through the exchange of infected blood or body fluids released during sexual activity. It also is spread by having sexual relations with someone who has the virus. And it is spread by sharing drug needles that have infected blood
10、 on them. Health officials in the United States believe that public education is the best way to limit the spread of AIDS. In the past few years, public programs have taught children and adults the facts about AIDS. Teenagers and adults have been taught how to protect against AIDS. One method is to
11、use rubber devices called condoms during sexual relations. More than 440 thousand people in the United States have gotten AIDS since the disease was first recognized. More than 250 thousand of them have died. Facts about AIDS are collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta
12、, Georgia. Harold Jaffe is an official there. Dr. Jaffe says the effect of AIDS on American society is greater than the numbers of death. This is because AIDS mainly kills young peoplethe future of the nation. AIDS has created many kinds of reactions in America. Many people are frightened by the thr
13、eat of AIDS. Some have changed their sexual activity to reduce their chances of getting the disease. Some hate and fear people with AIDS. Others have great sympathy for people living with the disease. AIDS activists have tried to reduce the publics fear of people with AIDS. They want to show that pe
14、ople with AIDS are just like other people. Private groups have done a lot to help people with AIDS. They organize support groups where people with AIDS and their families can discuss their problems. These groups also have established many special centers where people with AIDS can receive treatment.
15、 Many people with AIDS are involved in the arts. They are writers, actors, musicians, painters and dancers. They have organized many events to gain money for AIDS education, research ad treatment. And they have used the arts to help educate the public about AIDS. In recent years the subject of AIDS
16、has become a large part of American culture. There have been books, television programs, movies, songs and plays about people with AIDS. Many have won awards. Last year, for example, the first major motion picture that dealt with AIDS was released. It is called PHILADELPHIA. It was about a lawyer wi
17、th AIDS, who was dismissed from his job. Several plays about people with AIDS have been produced on Broadway in New York City. The most famous is called ANGELS IN AMERICA. It is about AIDS, sexual religion and politics during the 1980s. Many art museums across America take part in a yearly event cal
18、led DAY WITHOUT ART. It is a way of remembering the people who have died from AIDS. Some museums close on that day. Some remove paintings from the walls and cover statues. Activists have worked to increase sympathy for people with AIDS. Several years ago, activists created a huge cloth covering call
19、ed the AIDS Memorial Quilt. It is made of thousands of pieces of material joined together. People made each piece to honor a friend or family member who died of AIDS. The quilt has been shown in many American cities. American advertising has begun creating messages about people with AIDS. For exampl
20、e, Nike, a company that makes sports shoes, has a new television advertisement. It shows an athlete who runs long distance races. He is identified as having HIV. The ad is meant to show that many people with HIV, or AIDS, lead active lives. AIDS has affected several famous American athletes. Two yea
21、rs ago, former tennis player Arthur Ashe died of the disease. At about the same time, former basketball player Magic Johnson announced that he has the AIDS virus. The most recent athlete to be affected is Gregory Louganis. Louganis won a number of gold medals in Olympic diving competition. He announ
22、ced on television that he has AIDS. President Clinton met with Louganis and praised him for discussing his sickness. Mr. Clinton said it is important to educate the public. Activists have succeeded in educating Americans about AIDS and the people who have it. They also have been urging the federal g
23、overnment to increase efforts to find a cure for AIDS. Scientists first identified the virus that is believed to cause AIDS in 1983. Many of them then thought they could produce an anti-AIDS vaccine. Such a medicine could be given to people to protect against the disease. However, scientists at Amer
24、ican government agencies, universities and drug companies have failed to produce an anti-AIDS vaccine. But they are continuing effort to find better treatments for a cure. (分数:71.00)(1).In 1993, most of the new AIDS cases were among minority populations, especially African-Americans and Hispanics.(分
25、数:7.10)A.YB.NC.NG(2).There are more women than men among the AIDS patients in the USA.(分数:7.10)A.YB.NC.NG(3).AIDS is the leading cause of death among women and babies in IS cities of the USA.(分数:7.10)A.YB.NC.NG(4).The AIDS virus is spread through the exchange of infected blood or body fluids release
26、d during sexual activity.(分数:7.10)A.YB.NC.NG(5).American Health officials believe that public education is the best way to limit 1.(分数:7.10)填空项 1:_(6).Dr. Jaffe points out that the effect of AIDS on 1society is even greater than the numbers of death.(分数:7.10)填空项 1:_(7).In the United States, some cit
27、izens fear people with AIDS, but others 1those living with the disease.(分数:7.10)填空项 1:_(8).Private groups help those patients with AIDS by organizing support groups and establishing many special centers where people with AIDS can 1.(分数:7.10)填空项 1:_(9).Nike has a new television advertisement showing
28、that an athlete with HIV 1.(分数:7.10)填空项 1:_(10).Many scientists believed that they could produce an anti-AIDS vaccine that could be given to people to 1the disease.(分数:7.10)填空项 1:_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数:1,分数:15.00)A.In a park.B.In a museum.C.In a zoo.D.In the pet store.A.Get directions to the bu
29、s station.B.Get to the grocery store.C.Give the man directions to the bus station.D.Find out where the stoplight is.A.Shes a maid.B.She sells stoves and refrigerators.C.Shes an apartment manager.D.Shes a real estate agent.A.$400.B.A little less than $400.C.No money at all.D.A great deal less than $4
30、00.A.A bus station.B.An airport.C.A super highway.D.A train station.A.He got angry with his boss.B.He always got to work late.C.He was frequently sick and absent from work.D.He prepared a financial report incorrectly.A.In a department store.B.In a bank.C.At a tourist bureau.D.At a hotel.A.Eat before
31、 seeing the movie.B.See the movie immediately.C.Get the first theater seat.D.Stay in town for a while.四、Section A(总题数:2,分数:10.00)A.Insomnia.B.Anemic.C.High blood pressure.D.Appetite.A.One months.B.Two months.C.Three months.D.Four months.A.Aspirins.B.Penicillin.C.Sleeping pills.D.Stomach pills.A.Try
32、not to get outdoors more.B.Do strain yourself too much.C.Try to get outdoors more.D.Taking more pills.A.Cheese burger.B.Fries.C.Coke.D.Diet Pepsi.A.$1.53.B.$15.3.C.$5.3.D.$3.5.A.A hotel.B.A supermarket.C.A city store.D.A fast food restaurant.五、Section B(总题数:3,分数:30.00)A.Probing into the privacy of f
33、amous people.B.Short articles about less important events.C.Colorful pictures and smaller size.D.All above.A.The Daily Star.B.The Daily telegraph.C.The Times.D.The Daily Mirror.A.The Independent.B.The Daily Mirror.C.The Financial Times.D.The Daily Telegraph.A.The colonists preferred corn bread.B.Cor
34、n was more abundant.C.The colonists did not know how to make wheat bread.D.Corn bread did not spoil as rapidly as wheat bread did.A.It was easy to ship from England.B.Horses occasionally ate it if there was no grain available.C.People took it with them when they traveled.D.It was easy to prepare ove
35、r an open fire in the forests.A.It tends to vary geographically.B.It corresponds to an individuals social class.C.It changes over a period of time.D.It depends on whether or not the individual is a gourmet.A.Because it was more nutritious than other type of bread.B.Because it did not require yeast.C
36、.Because it stayed fresh for a long time.D.Because it took less time to brake.A.Working too long.B.Accumulated stress.C.Bad sleeping habits.D.Anti-social lifestyles.A.A third.B.Less than three-fifths.C.Almost half.D.More than three-fifths.A.It is not as bad as it used to be.B.Americans do not want t
37、o give up any more sleep.C.Americans guarantee to change the sleeping habits.D.Americans want to know just how bad it is to their health.A.Bringing in a guest expert on the show.B.Discussing how to change the situation.C.Getting feedback from listeners who call the show.D.Discussing whether this is
38、a trend in all developing countries.六、Section C(总题数:1,分数:10.00)How many of you drink cola? Nearly everybody. Did you know that cola started out not as a soft drink but as a (36) 1for headache back in the late 1800 s ? John S. Pamberton, a druggist from Atlanta, had (37) 2 for many months trying to f
39、ind a for the common headache. He worked in his backyard, mixture and heating different combination of oils and (38) 3until he found one that seems promising. Pamberton (39) 4the mixture and began selling it in drugstores as a (40). 5syrup that the customer had to mix with water before drinking. Col
40、as (41) 6from a syrup to a carbonated soft drink came about quite by accident. One day, a customer came into a drugstore (42) 7of a headache and asked for (43) 8 cola syrup. He wanted to take it right away. So he asked the clerk to mix the medicine while he waited. The clerk, instead of walking to t
41、he other end of the counter to get (44) 9, suggested mixing the syrup with soda water. The customer agreed, and after drinking it, (45) 10how good it tasted. The clerk continued offering the mixture and carbonated cola grew in popularity. Today carbonated colas are sold in most countries around the
42、world. And although they no longer contain the (46) 11to kill headaches, they are still very refreshing.(分数:10.00)填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_七、Reading Comprehensio(总题数:2,分数:177.00)Every year television stations receive hundreds of complaints about th
43、e loudness of advertisements. However, federal rules forbid the practice of making ads louder than the programming. In addition, television stations always operate at the highest sound level allowed for reasons of efficiency. According to one NBC executive, no difference exists in the peak sound lev
44、el of ads and programming. Given this information, why do commercials sound so loud? The sensation of sound involves a variety of factors in addition to its peak level. Advertisers are skilful at creating the impression of loudness through their expert use of such factors. One major contributor to t
45、he perceived loudness of commercials is that much less variation in sound level occurs during a commercial. In regular programming the intensity of sound varies over a large range. However, sound levels in commercials tend to stay at or near peak levels. Other “tricks of the trade“ are also used. Be
46、cause low-frequency sounds can mask higher frequency sounds, advertisers filter out any noises that may drown out the primary message. In addition, the human voice has more auditory impact in the middle frequency ranges. Advertisers electronically vary voice sounds so that they stay within such a fr
47、equency band. Another approach is to write the script so that lots of consonants are used, because people are more aware of consonants than vowel sounds. Finally, advertisers try to begin commercials with sounds that are highly different from those of the programming within which the commercial is b
48、uried. Because people become adapted to the type of sounds coming from programming, a dramatic change in sound quality draws viewer attention. For example, notice how many commercials begin with a cheerful song of some type. The attention-getting property of commercials can be seen by observing one-to two-year-old children who happen to be playing around a television set. They may totally ignore the programming. However, when a commercial comes on, their attention is immediately drawn to it becaus