2009年12月大學英語六級考試模擬考卷(恩波)

　　The man was the Greek philosopher Socrates, and he was put to death for not believing in the recognized gods and for (38)_______ young people. The second charge stemmed from his (39)_____ with numerous young men who came to Athens from all over the (40)______ _

　　world to study under him.

　　Socrates’ method of teaching was to ask question and, by (41) ______ _ not to know the answers, to(42)______ _ his students into thinking for themselves. His teachings had (43)___________ influence on all the great Greek and Roman schools of philosophy. Yet for all his fame and influence, Socrates himself never wrote a word.

　　Socrates (44)_____________________________________________________________

　　_____________________________________________________ in Athens. They wanted him silenced. Yet many were probably surprised that he accepted death so readily.

　　Socrates (45) ______________________________________________________________

　　___________________________________________________________ .But Socrates, as a firm believer in law, reasoned that it was proper to submit to the death sentence. (46) _________________________________________________________________________

　　Reference Key

　　Part I Writing

　　答題思路：

　　Currently, we could hardly live a single day without seeing a celebrity spokesperson promoting a product or a social campaign on TV, net or other media. This is an intensely popular trend that we cannot fail to notice.

　　The reasons for stars acting as sales models for advertisements may fall into two aspects. On one hand, from the perspective of the companies, stars’ invisibility fuels the customers’ consuming passion, thus contributing a lot to the sales; on the other hand, from the angle of those stars, the high pay of being sales models or spokespeople drives them crazy, regardless of the real quality of the products.

　　There is no doubt that the celebrity spokespeople could boost the sale of a product. A host of celebrity spokespeople, however, have emerged as the marketing tool of some companies, even companies producing and selling fake and inferior items, which therefore, has exerted negative influence on consumers as well as the whole society. From my point of view, it is high time that measures were taken to eliminate the demerits. Firstly, laws should be worked out to regulate stars’ advertising. Secondly, stars should be conscious of their words and deeds, telling the truth to the public.

　　Part II Skimming and Scanning:

　　Key: 1-----7 CBADABD

　　8. the data centres

　　9. the Internet’s energy consumption

　　10. nearby homes and offices

　　Part III Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11. D 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. A

　　16. C 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. A

　　21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. C