【正文】 ated D) donated57. Erik’s website contains ___ photographs and hundreds of articles and short videos from his trip around the globe.　　A) prosperous B) gorgeous　　C) spacious D) simultaneous58. Optimism is a ___ shown to be associated with good physical health, less depression and longer life.　　A) trail B) trait　　C) trace D) track59. The institution has a highly effective program which helps firstyear students make a successful ___ into college life.　　A) transformation B) transmission　　C) transition D) transaction60. Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which ___ the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.　　A) distort B) reinforce　　C) exert D) scramble61. The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate ___.　　A) seniority B) superiority 　　C) height D) hierarchy62. Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and ___ animal behavior.　　A) abnormal B) exotic 　　C) absurd D) erroneous63. Around 80 percent of the ___ characteristics of most white Britons have been passed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters.　　A) intelligible B) random　　C) spontaneous D) genetic64. Picasso gained popularity in the mid20th century, which was ___ of a new attitude towards modern art.　　A) informative B) indicative 　　C) exclusive D) expressive65. The country was an island that enjoyed civilized living for a thousand years or more with little ___ from the outside world.　　A) disturbance B) discrimination 　　C) irritation D) irregularity66. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, fort and ________ .　　A) stability B) capability 　　C) durability D) availability67. Back in the days when people traveled by horse and carriage, Karl Benz ___ the world with his extraordinary threewheeled motor vehicle.　　A) inhibited B) extinguished 　　C) quenched D) stunned68. If we continue to ignore the issue of global warming, We will almost certainly suffer the _________ effects of climatic changes worldwide.　　A) dubious B) drastic C) trivial D) toxic69. According to the theory of evolution, all living species are the modified ___ of earlier species.　　A) descendants B) dependants 　　C) defendants D) developments70. The panda is an endangered species, which means that it is very likely to bee ___ without adequate protection.　　A) intact B) insane 　　C) extinct D) exemptPart Ⅳ Error Correction (15 minutes)Example: Television is rapidly being the literatures of our periods.1. time/times/periodMany of the arguments having used for the study of literature.2. _____／______As a school subject are valid for ∧ study of television.3. _____ the ______Until recently, dyslexia an and other reading problems werea mystery to most teachers and parents. As a result, too manykids passed through school without master the printed page. S1. Some were treated as mentally deficient: many were leftfunctionally illiterate (文盲的), unable to ever meet theirpotential. But in the last several years, there’s been a revolution in that we’ve learned about reading and dyslexia, S2. Scientists are using a variety of new imaging techniques to watch the brain at work. Their experiments have shown thatreading disorders are most likely the result of what is, in an effect, S3. faulty wiring in the brain—not lazy, stupidity or a poor home S4. environment. There’s also convincing evidence which dyslexia S5. is largely inherited. It is now considered a chronic problemfor some kids, not just a “phase”. Scientists have alsodiscarded another old stereotype that almost all dyslexies are boys. Studies indicate that many girls are affecting as well S6. and not getting help.At same time, educational researchers have e up S7. with innovative teaching strategies for kids who are havingtrouble learning to read. New screening tests are identifyingchildren at risk before they get discouraged by year of S8. frustration and failure. And educators are trying to get the message to parents that they should be on the alert for thefirst signs of potential problems.It’s an urgent mission, Mass literacy is a relative new S9. social goal. A hundred years ago people didn’t need to begood readers in order to earn a living. But in the Information Age, no one can get by with knowing how to read well and S10. understand increasingly plex material.Part Ⅴ Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Traveling Abroad. You should write at least 150 words based on the chart and outline give below:Number of people in City X traveling abroad in 1995, 2000 and 20051. 近十年來(lái)X市有越來(lái)越多的人選擇出境旅游2. 出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象的原因3. 這種現(xiàn)象可能產(chǎn)生的影響Traveling Abroad2006年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試試題Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of The Importance of Reading Classics. You should write at least 150 words following the outline given bellow:The Importance of Reading Classics1． 閱讀經(jīng)典書(shū)籍對(duì)人的成長(zhǎng)至關(guān)重要2． 現(xiàn)在愿意閱讀經(jīng)典的人卻越來(lái)越少，原因是……3． 我們大學(xué)生應(yīng)該怎么做Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 14, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage。N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage。NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions 510, plete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Space TourismMake your reservations now. The space tourism industry is officially open f