What does CET test analysis of students’ performance on CET papers band 6
作者： 全国大学英语四、六级考试委员会编
出版社：上海外语教育出版社:上海外语音像出版社,1999
简介：
片断：
inthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor
upfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA).B),C)and
D).YOushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondinglelleronthe
AnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Whathasthetelephonedonetous,orforus,inthehundredyearsofitsexistence?Afew
effectssuggestthemselvesatonce.lthassavedlivesbygettingrapidwordofillness,injury,or
firefromremoteplaces.Byjoiningwiththeelevatortomakepossiblethemulti-storyresidenceor
officebuilding,ithasmadepossible--forbetterorworse--themoderncity.Bybringingabouta
greatleapinthespeedandeasewithwhichinformationmovesfromplacetoplace,ithasgreatly
acceleratedtherateofscientificandtechnologicalchangesandgrowthinindustry.Beyonddoubt
ithasseriousIyweakenedifnotkilledtheancientartofletterwriting.Ithasmadelivingalone
possibleforpersonswithnormalsocialimpulses,bysodoing,ithasplayedaroleinoneofthe
greatestsocialchangesofthiscentury,thebreakupofthemulti-generationalhousehold.lthas
madethewarchillinglymoreefficientthanformerly.Perhaps,thoughnotprovably(可证实),it
haspreventedwarsthatmighthavearisenoutofinternationalmisunderstandingcausedbywritten
communication.Orperhaps--againnotprovabIy--bymagnifyingandextendingirrational
personalconflictsbasedonvoicecontact,ithascausedwars.Certainlyithasextendedthescope
ofhumancont1icts,sinceitimpartiallydisseminates(传播)theusefulknowIedgeofscientistsand
thenonsenseoftheignorant,theaffectionoftheaffectionateandthemalice(恶意)ofthe
malicious.
2l.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A)Thetelephonehashelpedtosavepeoplefromillnessandfire.
B)Thetelephonehashelpedtopreventwarsandconflicts.
C)Thetelephonehasmadethemoderncityneitherbetternorworse.
D)Thetelephonehashadpositiveaswellasnegativeeffectsonus.
22.Accordingtothepassage,itisthetelephonethat
A)hasmadeletterwritinganart
B)haspreventedwarsbyavoidingwrittencommunication
C)hasmadetheworlddifferentfromwhatitwas
D)hascausedwarsbymagnifyingandextendinghumanconflicts
23.Thetelephonehasintensitiedconflictsamongpeoplebecause____.
A)itincreasesthedangerofwar
B)itprovidesservicestoboththegoodandthemalicious
C)itmakesdistantcommunicationeasier
D)itbreaksupthemulti-generationalhousehold
24.Theauthordescribesthetelephoneasimpartialbecauseit_____.
A)saveslivesofpeopleinremoteplaces
B)enablespeopletolivealoneiftheywantto
C)spreadsbothloveandillwill
D)replacesmuchwrittencommunication
25.Thewriter'sattitudetowardstheuseofthetelephoneis_____.
A)affectionateC)approving
B)disapprovingD)neutral
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
TOsaythatthechildlearnsbyimitationandthatthewaytoteachistosetagoodexample
oversimplifies.Nochildimitateseveryactionhesees.Sometimes,theexampletheparentwants
himtofollowisignoredwhilehetakesovercontrarypatternsfromsomeotherexample.
Thereforewemustturntoamoresubtletheorythan"Monkeysee,monkeydo."
Lookatitfromthechild'spointofview.Hereheisinanewsituation.lackingaready
response.HeisseekingaresponsewhichwiIlgaincertainends.lfhelacksareadyresponsefor
thesituation,andcannotreasonoutwhattodo,heobservesamodelwhoseemsabletogetthe
rightresult.Thechildlooksforanauthorityorexpertwhocanshowwhattodo.
Thereisasecondelementatworkinthissituation.Thechildmaybeabletoattainhis
immediategoalonlytofindthathismethodbringscriticismfrompeoplewhoobservehim.When
shoutingacrossthehouseachieveshisimmediateendofdeliveringamessage,heistold
emphaticallythatsucharacket(叫嚷)isunpleasant,thatheshouldwalkintothenextroomand
sayhissayquietly.Thus,thedesiretosolveanyobjectivesituationisoverIaidwiththedesireto
solveitproperly.Oneoftheearlythingsthechildlearnsisthathegetsmoreaffectionand
approvalwhenhisparentslikehisresponse.Thenotheradultsrewardsomeactionsandcriticize
others.IfoneistomaintainthesupportofothersandhisownseItLrespect,hemustadopt
responseshissocialgroupapproves.
Infindingtrialresponses,thelearnerdoesnotchoosemodelsatrandom.Heimitatesthe
personwhoseemsagoodpersontobelike,ratherthanapersonwhosesocialstatushewishesto
avoid.lfthepupilwantstobeagoodviolinist,hewilIobserveandtrytocopythetechniquesof
capableplayers;whilesomeotherpersonmaymostint1uencehisapproachtobooks.
