英语六级真题第三套.doc
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2012年12月英语六级考试真题试卷(第三套)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitledManandComputerbycommentingonthesaying,“Therealdangerisnotthatthecomputerwillbegintothinklikeman,butthatmanwillbegintothinklikethecomputer.”Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
ManandComputer
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PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
InaDigitalAge,StudentsStillClingtoPaperTextbooks
Theytexttheirfriendsalldaylong.Atnight,theydoresearchfortheirtermpapersonlaptopsandcommunewiththeirparentsonSkype.ButastheywalkthepathsofHamiltonCollege,aposter-perfectliberalartsschoolinthisupstatevillage,studentsarestillhaulingaroundbulky,old-fashionedtextbooks-andlovingit.
"Thescreenwon'tgoblank,"saidFatonBegolli,ajuniorfromBoston."Therecan'tbeavirus.Itwouldn'tbethesamewithoutbooks.They'vedefined'academia'(学术)forathousandyears."
Thoughtheworldofprintisrecedingbeforeatideofdigitalbooks,blogsandotherWebsites,agenerationofcollegestudentsgrowingupwithtechnologyappearstobeholdingfasttotraditionaltextbooks.Thatloyaltycomesataprice.Textbooksareexpensive-ayear'sworthcancost$700to$900-andstudents'frustrationswiththeexpense,aswellastheemergenceofnewtechnology,haveproducedaperplexingarrayofoptionsforobtainingthem.
InternetretailerslikeAmazonandTaresellingnewandusedbooks.TheyhavebeenjoinedbyseveralWebservicesthatrenttextbookstostudentsbythesemester.Some1500collegebookstoresarealsoofferingrentalsthisfall,upfrom300lastyear.HereatHamilton,studentsthisyearhaveanewwaytoavoidthemiddleman:
anonprofitWebsite,createdbythecollege'sEntrepreneurClub,thatletsthemsellusedbooksdirectlytooneanother.
Theexplosionofoutletsandformats-includingdigitalbooks,whicharerapidlybecomingmoresophisticated-hasleftsomestudentsbewildered.Aftercompletingthedifficultjobofcourseselection,theyareforcedtoweighcostversusconvenience,analyzetheirownstudyhabitsandguesswhichtextstheywillwantforyearstocomeandwhichtheywillnotmiss.
"Itdependsonthecourse,"saidVictoriaAdesoba,astudentatNewYorkUniversitywhowasstandingoutsidethatschool'sbookstore,apowder-bluebookbagslungoverhershoulder"Lastsemester,Irentedforpsychology,anditwascheaper.Butforsomethinglikeorganicchemistry,Ineedtokeepthebook.E-textbooksaregood,butit'stemptingtogoonFacebook,anditcan strainyoureyes."
Forallthetalkthathergenerationisthemosttechnologicallyknowledgeableinhistory,paper-and-inktextbooksdonotseemdestinedtodisappearanytimesoon
AccordingtotheNationalAssociationofCollegeStores,digitalbooksmakeupjustunder3%of,althoughtheassociationexpectsthatsharetogrowto10-15%by2012asmoretitlesaremadeavailablease-books.
Intworecentstudies-onebytheassociationandanotherbytheStudentPublicInterestResearchGroups-three-quartersofthestudentssurveyedsaidtheystillpreferredaboundbooktoadigitalversion.
Manystudentsarereluctanttogiveuptheabilitytoflipquicklybetweenchapters,writeinthemarginsandhighlightpassages,althoughnewsoftwareapplicationsarebeginningtoallowstudentstousee-textbooksthatway.
"Studentsgrewuplearningfromprintbooks."saidNicoleAllen,thetextbookscampaigndirectorfortheresearchgroups,"soastheytransitiontohighereducation,it'snotsurprisingthattheypreferaformatthattheyaremostaccustomedto."
Indeed,manyHamiltonstudentsgrowpassionateabouttheweightyvolumestheystillcarryfromdormroomtolecturehalltolibrary,evenastheycompulsively(克制不住地)checktheirsmartphonesfortextmessagesandc-mails.
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