2011年6月大学英语六级考试真题试卷(6)

D) Raise issues on behalf of women.

31. A) To prove that she could earn her living as a gardener.

B) To show that women are more hardworking than men.

C) To show that women are capable of doing what men do.

D) To prove that she was really irritated with her husband.

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32. A) Covering major events of the day in the city.

B) Reporting criminal offenses in Greenville.

C) Hunting news for the daily headlines.

D) Writing articles on family violence.

33. A) It is a much safer place than it used to be.

B) Rapes rarely occur in the downtown areas.

C) Assaults often happen on school campuses.

D) It has fewer violent crimes than big cities.

34. A) There are a wide range of cases.

B) They are very destructive.

C) There has been a ri se in such crimes.

D) They have aroused fear among the residents.

35. A) Write about something pleasant.C) Offer help to crime victims.

B) Do some research on local politics. D) Work as a newspaper editor.

Section C

Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen caref ully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

In America, people are faced with more and more deci sions every day, whether it's picking one of 31 ice cream (36) _____ or deci ding whether and when to get married. That sounds like a great thing. But as a recent study has shown, too many choices can make us (37) _____, unhappy – even paralyzed with indecision.

That's (38) _____ true when it comes to the workplace, says Barry Schwartz, an author of six books about human (39) _____. Students are graduating with a (40) _____ of skills and interests, but often find themselves (41) _____ when it comes to choosi ng an ultimate career goal.

In a study, Schwartz observed decisi on-making among college students during their (42) _____ year. Based on answers to questi ons regarding their job-hunting (43) _____ and career deci sions, he divided the students into two groups: "maximizers" who consider every possible option, and "satisficers" who look until they find an option that i s good enough.

You might expect that the students (44) _________________________________. But it turns out that's not true. Schwartz found that while maximizers ended up with better paying jobs than sati sficers on average, they weren't as happy with their decision.