1、大学生英语六级六月份 2010年六月份CET6 Passage TwoQuestions 57 to 62 are based on the following passage.A new study from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University shows that todays youth vote in larger numbers than previous generations, and a 2008 study f
2、rom the Center for American Progress adds that increasing numbers of young voters and activists support traditionally liberal causes. But theres no easy way to see what those figures mean in real life. During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama assembled a racially and ideologically diverse coal
3、ition with his message of hope and change; as the reality of life under a new administration settles in, some of those supporters might become disillusioned. As the nation moves further into the Obama presidency, will politically engaged young people continue to support the president and his agenda,
4、 or will they gradually drift away?The writers of Generation O (short for Obama), a new Newsweek blog that seeks to chronicle the lives of a group of young Obama supporters, want to answer that question. For the next three months, Michelle Kremer and 11 other Obama supporters, ages 19 to 34, will bl
5、og about life across mainstream America, with one twist: by tying all of their ideas and experiences to the new president and his administration, the bloggers will try to start a conversation about what it means to be young and politically active in America today. Malena Amusa, a 24-year-old writer
6、and dancer from St. Louis sees the project as a way to preserve history as it happens. Amusa, who is traveling to India this spring to finish a book, then to Senegal to teach English, has ongoing conversations with her friends about how the Obama presidency has changed their daily lives and hopes to
7、 put some of those ideas, along with her global perspective, into her posts. Shes excited because, as she puts it, I dont have to wait until 15 years from now to make sense of the world.Henry Flores, a political-science professor at St. Marys University, credits this younger generations political st
8、rength to their embrace of technology. The Internet exposes them to more thinking, he says, and groups that are like-minded in different parts of the country start to come together. Thats exactly what the Generation O bloggers are hoping to do. The result could be a group of young people that, like
9、their boomer (二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人) parents, grows up with a strong sense of purpose and sheds the image of apathy (冷漠) theyve inherited from Generation X (60 年代后期和70 年代出生的美国人). Its no small challenge for a blog run by a group of ordinaryif ambitiousyoung people, but the members of Generation O are up to
10、the task.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。57. What is the finding of a new study by CIRCLE?A) More young voters are going to the polls than before.B) The young generation supports traditionally liberal causes.C) Young voters played a decisive role in Obamas election.D) Young people in America are now more diverse
11、ideologically.58. What is a main concern of the writers of Generation O?A) How Obama is going to live up to young peoples expectations.B) Whether America is going to change during Obamas presidency.C) Whether young people will continue to support Obamas policy.D) How Obamas agenda is going to affect
12、 the life of Americans.59. What will the Generation O bloggers write about in their posts?A) Their own interpretation of American politics.B) Policy changes to take place in Obamas administration.C) Obamas presidency viewed from a global perspective.D) Their lives in relation to Obamas presidency.60
13、. What accounts for the younger generations political strength according to Professor Henry Flores?A) Their embrace of radical ideas.B) Their desire to change America.C) Their utilization of the Internet.D) Their strong sense of responsibility.61. What can we infer from the passage about Generation
14、X?A) They are politically conservative.B) They reject conventional values.C) They dare to take up challenges.D) They are indifferent to politics.Part I Writing (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Due Attention Should
15、 Be Given to the Study of Chinese. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below:1.近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文学习的现象；2.出现这种现象的原因和后果；3.我认为Due Attention Should Be Given to the Study of Chinese_ Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you wi
16、ll have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Obamas success isnt all good ne
17、ws for black AmericansAs Erin White watched the election results head towards victory for Barack Obama, she felt a burden lifting from her shoulders. In that one second, it was a validation for my whole race, she recalls.Ive always been an achiever, says White, who is studying for an MBA at Vanderbi
18、lt University in Nashville, Tennessee. But there had always been these things in the back of my mind questioning whether I really can be who I want. It was like a shadow, following me around saying you can only go so far. Now its like a barrier has been let down.Whites experience is what many psycho
19、logists had expected - that Obama would prove to be a powerful role model for African Americans. Some hoped his rise to prominence would have a big impact on white Americans, too, challenging those who still harbour racist sentiments. The traits that characterise him are very contradictory to the ra
20、cial stereotypes that black people are aggressive and uneducated, says Ashby Plant of Florida State University. Hes very intelligent and eloquent.Sting in the tailAshby Plant is one of a number of psychologists who seized on Obamas candidacy to test hypotheses about the power of role models. Their w
21、ork is already starting to reveal how the Obama effect is changing peoples views and behaviour. Perhaps surprisingly, it is not all good news: there is a sting in the tail of the Obama effect.But first the good news. Barack Obama really is a positive role model for African Americans, and he was maki
22、ng an impact even before he got to the White House. Indeed, the Obama effect can be surprisingly immediate and powerful, as Ray Friedman of Vanderbilt University and his colleagues discovered.They tested four separate groups at four key stages of Obamas presidential campaign. Each group consisted of
23、 around 120 adults of similar age and education, and the test assessed their language skills. At two of these stages, when Obamas success was less than certain, the tests showed a clear difference between the scores of the white and black participantsan average of 12.1 out of 20, compared to 8.8, fo
24、r example. When the Obama fever was at its height, however, the black participants performed much better. Those who had watched Obamas acceptance speech as the Democrats presidential candidate performed just as well, on average, as the white subjects.After his election victory, this was true of all
25、the black participants.Dramatic shiftWhat can explain this dramatic shift? At the start of the test, the participants had to declare their race and were told their results would be used to assess their strengths and weaknesses. This should have primed the subjects with stereotype threat an anxiety t
26、hat their results will confirm negative stereotypes, which has been shown to damage the performance of African Americans.Obamas successes seemed to act as a shield against this. We suspect they felt inspired and energised by his victory, so the stereotype threat wouldnt prove a distraction, says Fri
27、edman.Lingering racismIf the Obama effect is positive for African Americans, how is it affecting their white compatriots (同胞)? Is the experience of having a charismatic (有魅力的) black president modifying lingering racist attitudes? There is no easy way to measure racism directly; instead psychologists
28、 assess what is known as implicit bias, using a computer-based test that measures how quickly people associate positive and negative wordssuch as love or evilwith photos of black or white faces. A similar test can also measure how quickly subjects associate stereotypical traitssuch as athletic skills or mental abilitywith a particular group.In a study that will appear in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Plants team tested 229 students during the height of the Obama fever. They found that implicit bias has fallen by as much as 90% compared with th
