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2012年12月英语六级考试真题试卷（第三套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitledManandComputerbycommentingonthesaying,“Therealdangerisnotthatthecomputerwillbegintothinklikeman,butthatmanwillbegintothinklikethecomputer.”Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

ManandComputer

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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

 Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

InaDigitalAge,StudentsStillClingtoPaperTextbooks

Theytexttheirfriendsalldaylong.Atnight,theydoresearchfortheirtermpapersonlaptopsandcommunewiththeirparentsonSkype.ButastheywalkthepathsofHamiltonCollege,aposter-perfectliberalartsschoolinthisupstatevillage,studentsarestillhaulingaroundbulky,old-fashionedtextbooks-andlovingit. 

"Thescreenwon'tgoblank,"saidFatonBegolli,ajuniorfromBoston."Therecan'tbeavirus.Itwouldn'tbethesamewithoutbooks.They'vedefined'academia'（学术）forathousandyears." 

Thoughtheworldofprintisrecedingbeforeatideofdigitalbooks,blogsandotherWebsites,agenerationofcollegestudentsgrowingupwithtechnologyappearstobeholdingfasttotraditionaltextbooks.Thatloyaltycomesataprice.Textbooksareexpensive-ayear'sworthcancost$700to$900-andstudents'frustrationswiththeexpense,aswellastheemergenceofnewtechnology,haveproducedaperplexingarrayofoptionsforobtainingthem. 

InternetretailerslikeAmazonandTaresellingnewandusedbooks.TheyhavebeenjoinedbyseveralWebservicesthatrenttextbookstostudentsbythesemester.Some1500collegebookstoresarealsoofferingrentalsthisfall,upfrom300lastyear.HereatHamilton,studentsthisyearhaveanewwaytoavoidthemiddleman:

anonprofitWebsite,createdbythecollege'sEntrepreneurClub,thatletsthemsellusedbooksdirectlytooneanother. 

Theexplosionofoutletsandformats-includingdigitalbooks,whicharerapidlybecomingmoresophisticated-hasleftsomestudentsbewildered.Aftercompletingthedifficultjobofcourseselection,theyareforcedtoweighcostversusconvenience,analyzetheirownstudyhabitsandguesswhichtextstheywillwantforyearstocomeandwhichtheywillnotmiss. 

"Itdependsonthecourse,"saidVictoriaAdesoba,astudentatNewYorkUniversitywhowasstandingoutsidethatschool'sbookstore,apowder-bluebookbagslungoverhershoulder"Lastsemester,Irentedforpsychology,anditwascheaper.Butforsomethinglikeorganicchemistry,Ineedtokeepthebook.E-textbooksaregood,butit'stemptingtogoonFacebook,anditcan strainyoureyes." 

Forallthetalkthathergenerationisthemosttechnologicallyknowledgeableinhistory,paper-and-inktextbooksdonotseemdestinedtodisappearanytimesoon 

AccordingtotheNationalAssociationofCollegeStores,digitalbooksmakeupjustunder3%of,althoughtheassociationexpectsthatsharetogrowto10-15%by2012asmoretitlesaremadeavailablease-books. 

Intworecentstudies-onebytheassociationandanotherbytheStudentPublicInterestResearchGroups-three-quartersofthestudentssurveyedsaidtheystillpreferredaboundbooktoadigitalversion. 

Manystudentsarereluctanttogiveuptheabilitytoflipquicklybetweenchapters,writeinthemarginsandhighlightpassages,althoughnewsoftwareapplicationsarebeginningtoallowstudentstousee-textbooksthatway. 

"Studentsgrewuplearningfromprintbooks."saidNicoleAllen,thetextbookscampaigndirectorfortheresearchgroups,"soastheytransitiontohighereducation,it'snotsurprisingthattheypreferaformatthattheyaremostaccustomedto." 

Indeed,manyHamiltonstudentsgrowpassionateabouttheweightyvolumestheystillcarryfromdormroomtolecturehalltolibrary,evenastheycompulsively（克制不住地）checktheirsmartphonesfortextmessagesandc-mails. 

"Ibelievethatthecodexisoneofmankind'sbestinventions,"saidJonathanPiskor,ajuniorfromNorthCarolina,usingtheLatintermforbook. 

ThatpassionmaybeonereasonthatBarnes&NobleCollegeBooksellersisworkingsohardtomarketitsnewsoftwareapplication,NOOKstudy,whichallowsstudentstonavigatee-textbooksonMacsandPCs.Thecompany,whichoperates636campusbookstoresnationwide,introducedthefreeapplicationlastsummerinhopesofluringmorestudentstobuyitselectronictextbooks. 

"Therealobstacleisgettingthemtotryit,"saidTraceyWeber,thecompany'sexecutivevicepresident. 

Thecompanyisgivingaway"CollegeKick-StartKits"tostudentswhodownloadNOOKstudyinthefallsemester,withadozenclassice-bookslikeTheCanterburyTalesandTheScarletLetter.CourseSrnartislettingstudentstryanyc-textbookfreefortwoweeks. 

Butnoteverytextbookisavailableindigitalorrentalformat.AtHamilton,forinstance,onlyaboutone-fifthofthetitlesaresoldase-textbooksthisfall.Astrollthroughthecampusstorerevealedthepricedifference.Abookonconstitutionallaw,forinstance,was$189.85new,$142.40usedand$85.45forrent.（Typically,ane-textbookischeaperthanausedbook,thoughmoreexpensivethanarental.） 

Theexpenseofcollegetextbooks,whichisestimatedtohaverisenfourtimestheinflationrateinrecentyears,hasbecomesuchaconcernthatsomepoliticiansaretakingupthecause.Lastmonth,SenatorCharlesE.SchumerofNewYorkurgedmorecollegestorestorentbooks,afterasurveyof38campusbookstoresinNewYorkCityandonLongIslandbyhisofficefoundthat16didnotoffertheoption. 

OnThursday,studentsatmorethan40collegesnationwideareplanninganAffordableTextbooksDayofActiontoencouragefacultymemberstoassigntextsthatarelessexpensive,orofferedfreeonline. 

Fornow,buyingbookstheold-fashionedway-neworused-prevails.CharlesSchmidt,thespokesmanfortheNationalAssociationofCollegeStores,saidthatifacampusstoresoldanewbookfor$100,itwouldtypicallybuythebookbackfor$50atsemester'sendandsellittothenextstudentfor$75. 

Thebuy-backpriceplunges,however,iftheprofessordropsthebookfromthesyllabusorifthebookstorehasboughtenoughbookstomeetdemand.WhenLouisBoguchwal,majoringineconomicsandmath,triedtosella$100linearalgebra（线性代数）textbookbacktothecollegebookstore,hewasoffered$15. 

"Itwasinsulting,"hesaid."Theygiveyounexttonothing." 

Thus,thecreationofHamilton'snewnonprofitWebsite,getmytextbooks.org.Sofar,traffichasbeenlight:

onlyabout70bookshavebeensoldthisfall.ButJasonMariasis,presidentoftheEntrepreneurClub,saidheexpectedsalestopickupaswordspread. 

Mr.Begolli,amemberoftheclub,recentlysoldthreeGermannovelsfor$17onthesite."IfIhadsoldthembacktothebookstore,Iwouldhavegotten$7or$8,"hesaid."Thebookstoreiskingwhenitcomesto .Wefeltthereshouldbesomethingforstudents,bystudents." 

Yetsomestudentshavetogoitalone.RosemaryRocha,anN.Y.U.studentpursuingadegreeinhospitalityandtourismmanagement,addedupherrequiredreadingforthesemester:

$600."It'sharsh,"shesaid."I'mcurrentlycollectingunemployment,sothat'snotgoingtohappen." 

Instead,shewaitstoborrowthefewcopiesherprofessorsleaveonreserveatthelibrary,orreliesonthekindnessofclassmates."Myfriendswillletmeborrowtheirbooksinexchangeforcoffeeorasliceofpizza,"shesaid."Iveryseldombuythetextbooks,butI'malwayslikeachickenwithoutahead."

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.Howdostudentsviewpapertextbooksinthisdigitalage?

A）Theyareindispensabletowritingtermpapers. 

B）Theyplayanirreplaceableroleintheirstudy. 

C）Theyareinferiortoe-booksinmanyways. 

D）Theywillbereplacedbye-bookssomeday. 

2.Inwhatwayareprintedbooksfrustratingtostudents?

A）Theyaretooheavytocarry.C）Theycosttoomuchmoney.

B）Theytakeuptoomuchspace.D）Theyoftengooutofprint. 

3.WhatcanstudentsdowiththecreationofthenonprofitWebsiteatHamilton?

A）Theycanrentnewbooksforanominalfee. 

B）Theycanbuybooks,bothusedandnew,atalowerprice. 

C）Theycanreadonlinebypayingasmallfee. 

D）Theycansellbookstoeachotherwithoutamiddleman 

4.WhatcanwelearnabouttextbooksfromVictoriaAdesoba'scase?

A）Printedtextbookswillnotdisappearanytimesoon. 

B）Theircostisstudents'chiefconsideration 

C）E-booksarethefirstchoiceoflow-incomestudents. 

D）Sciencestudentspreferprintedtextbooks. 

5.Whydomoststudentsstillpreferthetraditionalpaper-and-inktextbooks?

A）Theycanformgoodlearninghabitswithprintedtextbooks. 

B）Theyhavebeenusedtotheirformateversincechildhood. 

C）Theycanprotecttheireyesightusingpr