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六级历年改错真题06年12月新六级The National Endowment for the Arts recently releasedthe results of its “Reading at Risk” survey, which describedthe movement of the American public away from books and literature and toward television and electronic media.According to the survey, “reading is on the decline on every S1_region, within every ethnic group, and at every educational level.”The day the NEA report released, the U.S. House, in a tie S2_vote, upheld the governments right to obtain bookstore andlibrary records under a provision of the USA Patriot Act. TheHouse proposal would have barred the federal governmentfrom demand library records, reading lists, book customer S3_lists and other material in terrorism and intelligence investigations.These two events are completely unrelated to, yet they S4_echo each other in the message they send about the place ofbooks and reading in American culture. At the heartof the NEA survey is the belief in our democratic S5_system depends on leaders who can think critically, analyzetexts and writing clearly. All of these are skills promoted by S6_reading and discussing books and literature. At the same time,through a provision of the Patriot Act, the leaders of ourcountry are unconsciously sending the message that readingmay be connected to desirable activities that might S7_undermine our system of government rather than helpingdemocracy flourish.Our cultures decline in reading begin well before the S8_existence of the Patriot Act. During the 1980s culture wars,school systems across the country pulled some books fromlibrary shelves because its content was deemed by parents S9_and teachers to be inappropriate. Now what started in schoolsacross the country is playing itself out on a nation stage and S10_is possibly having an impact on the reading habits of the American public.06.12老六级The most important starting point for improving theunderstanding of science is undoubtedly an adequatescientific education at school. Public attitude towardsscience owe much the way science is taught in these S1_institutions. Today, school is what most people come into S2_contact with a formal instruction and explanation of sciencefor the first time, at least in a systematic way. It is at thispoint which the foundations are laid for an interest in science. S3_what is taught (and how) in this first encounter will largelydetermine an individuals view of the subject in adult life.Understanding the original of the negative attitudes S4_towards science may help us to modify them. Most educationsystem neglect exploration, understanding and reflection. S5_Teachers in schools tend to present science as a collection offacts, often by more detail than necessary. As a result, S6_children memorize processes such as mathematical formulasor the periodic table, only to forget it shortly afterwards. The S7_task of learning facts and concepts, one at a time, makeslearning laborious, boring and efficient. Such a purely S8_empirical approach, which consists of observation anddescription, is also, in a sense, unscientific or incomplete.There is therefore a need for resources and methods ofteaching that facilitates a deep understanding of science in S9_an enjoyable way. Science should not only be fun in the same way as playing a video game, but hard fun-a deep feeling of connection made possibly only by imaginative S10_engagement.06.6Until recently, dyslexia and other reading problems werea mystery to most teachers and parents. As a result, too many kids passed through school without master the printed page. S1_Some were treated as mentally deficient; many were leftfunctionally illiterate(文盲的), unable to ever meet theirpotential. But in the last several years, theres been arevolution in that weve learned about reading and dyslexia. S2_Scientists are using a variety of new imaging techniques towatch the brain at work. Their experiments have shown thatreading disorders are most likely the result of what is, in an effect, S3_faulty writing in the brainnot lazy, stupidity or a poor home S4_environment. Theres also convincing evidence which dyslexia S5_is largely inherited. It is now considered a chronic problemfor some kids, not just a “phase”. Scientists have alsodiscarded another old stereotype that almost all dyslexics areboys. Studies indicate that many girls are affecting as well S6_and not getting help.At same time, educational researchers have come up S7_with innovative teaching strategies for kids who are havingtrouble learning to read. New screening tests are identifyingchildren at risk before they get discouraged by year of S8_frustration and failure. And educators are trying to get the message to parents that they should be on the alert for thefirst signs of potential problems.Its an urgent mission. Mass literacy is a relative new S9_social goal. A hundred years ago people didnt need to begood readers in order to earn a living. But in the InformationAge, no one can get by with knowing how to read well and S10_understand increasingly complex material.05.12Every week hundreds of CVs(简历) land on our desks. Weve seen it all: CVs printed on pink paper, CVs that are 10 pages long and CVs with silly mistakes in first paragraph. A S1 _ good CV is your passport to an interview and ,ultimate , to S2_ the job you want.Initial impressions are vital, and a badly presented CV could mean acceptance, regardless of whats in it. S3_ Here are a few ways to avoid end up on the reject pile. S4_ Print your CV on good-quality white paper. CVs with flowery backgrounds or pink paper will stand out upon all the wrong reasons. S5_ Get someone to check for spelling and grammatical errors, because a spell-checker will pick up every S6_ mistake. CVs with errors will be rejectedit shows that you dont pay attention to detail. Restrict your self to one or two pages, and listing any publications or referees on a separate sheet. S7_ If you are sending your CV electronically, check the formatting by sending it to yourself first. keep up S8_ the format simple. Do not send a photo unless specifically requested. If you have to send on ,make sure it is one taking in a S9_ professional setting, rather than a holiday snap. Getting the presentation right is just the first step. What about the content? The Rule here is to keep it factual and truthful-exaggerations usually get find out. And remember S10_ to tailor your CV to each different job. 05-1The World Health Organizatition (WHO) says its ten-year campaign to remove leprosy (麻风病) as a world health problem has been successful. Doctor Brundtland, head of the WHO, says a number of leprosy cases around the world has S1. _been cut of ninety percent during the past ten years. She saysS2. _efforts are continuing to complete end the disease.S3. _Leprosy is caused by bacteria spread through liquid from the nose and mouth. The disease mainly effects the skin andnerves. However, leprosy S4. _is not treated it can cause permanent damage for the skin, nerves, S5. _eyes, arms or legs.In 1999. an international campaign began to end leprosy. The WHO, governments of countries most affected by the disease, and several other groups are part of the campaign. This alliance guarantees that all leprosy patients, even they are poor. S6. _have a right to the most modern treatment. Doctor Brundtland says leprosy is no longer a disease that requires life-long treatments by medical experts. Instead, patients can take that is called S7. _a multi-drug therapy. This modern treatment will cure leprosy in 6to 12 months depend on the form of the disease. The treatment S8. _Combines several drugs taken daily or once a month. The WHO hasgiven multi-drug therapy to patients freely for tee last five S9. _years. The members of the alliance against leprosy plan to target the countries which still threatened by leprosy. Among the estimated S10. _600.000 victims around the world, the WHO believes about 70% arein India. The disease also remains a problem in Africa and South America.04-6Culture refers to the social heritage of a peoplethe learned patterns for thinking, feeling and acting that characterize a population or society, include the expression of these patterns in 1_material things. Culture is compose of nonmaterial culture- 2_abstract creations like values, beliefs, customs and institutional arrangements- and material culture-physical object like cooking pots, 3_computers and bathtubs. In sum, culture reflects both the ideas we share or everything we make.In ordinary speech, 4_a person of culture is the individual can speak another language- 5_the person who is unfamiliar with the arts, music, literature, 6_philosophy, or history. But to sociologists, to be human is to be cultured, because of culture is the common world of experience 7_we share with other members of our group. Culture is essentially to our humanness. It provides a king 8_of map for relating to others. Consider how you find your way about social life. How do you know how to act in a classroom, or a department store, or toward a person who smiles or laugh 9_at you? Your culture supplies you by broad, standardized, 10_ready-made answers for dealing with each of these situations. Therefore, if we know a persons culture, we can understand and even predict a good deal of his behavior.( Cet-6 04*6) 03-12Thomas Malthus published his Essay on the Principle of Population almost 200 years ago. Ever since then, forecasters have being warning that worldwide famine was just around the next S1_corner. The fast-growing populations demand for food, they warned, would soon exceed theirsupply, leading to widespread food S2_shortages and starvation.But in reality, the worlds total grain harvest has risen steadily over the years. Except for relative isolated trouble spots like S3_present-day Somalia, and occasional years of good harvests, S4_the worlds food crisis has remained just round the corner.Mostexperts believe this can continue even as if the population doubles S5_by the mid-21st century, although feeding I0 billion people will not be easy for politics, economic and environmental reasons. S6_Optimists point to concrete examples of continued improvementsin yield. In Africa, by instance, improved seed, more fertilizer and S7_advanced growing practices have more than double corn and S8_wheat yields in an experiment. Elsewhere, rice experts in the Philippines are producing a plant with few stems and more S9_seeds. There is no guarantee that plant breeders can continueto develop new, higher-yielding crop, but most researchers see S10_their success to date as reason for hope. 03-9Home, sweet home is a phrase that expresses an essential attitude in the United States. Whether the reality of life in the family house is sweet or no sweet，the cherished ideal of home has great S1._importance for many people. This ideal is a vital part of the American dream. This dream, dramatized in the history of nineteenth-centuryEuropean settlers of the American West, was to find a piece of place, S2._build a house for ones family, and started a farm. These small S3._households were portraits of independence: the entire family- mother, father, children even grandparents - live in a small house and working S4._together to support each other. Anyone understood the life and death S5._importance of family cooperation and hard work. Although most peoplein the United States no longer live on farms, but the ideal S6._of home ownership is just as strong in the twentieth century as it was in the nineteenth. When U.S, soldiers came home before S7._World War II., for example, they dreamed of buying houses and starting families. But there was a tremendous boom in home S8._building. The new houses, typically it the suburbs, were often small and more or less identical, but it satisfied a deep need. Many S9._regarded the single-family house the basis of their way of life. S10._03-6The Seattle Times Company is one newspaper firm that has recognized the need for change and done something about it. In the newspaper industry, papers must reflect the diversity of the communities to which they provide information.It must reflect that diversity with their news coverage or riskS1._losing their readers interest and their advertisers support.Operating within Seattle, which has 20 percents racial S2._minorities, the paper has put into place policies and procedures for hiring and maintain a diverse workforce. TheS3._underlying reason for the change is that for information to befair, appropriate, and subjective, it should be reported by the S4._same kind of population that reads it.A diversity committee composed of reporters, editors, andphotographers meets regularly to value the Seattle Times S5._content and to educate the rest of the newsroom staff aboutdiversity issues. In an addition, the paper instituted a content S6._