20xx年6月英语六级考试a、b卷试题及参考答案(编辑修改稿)

20xx年6月英语六级考试a、b卷试题及参考答案(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

Gross had much more positive feelings about their families than their schools. About half of the mathematicians studied by Benjamin Bloom had little good to say about school. They all did well in school and took honors classes when available, and some skipped grades. 26. The main point the author is making about schools is that . A) they should satisfy the needs of students from different family backgrounds B) they are often incapable of catering to the needs of talented students C) they should anize their classes according to the students39。 ability D) they should enroll as many gifted students as possible 27. The author quotes the remarks of one of Oliver Goldsmith39。 s teachers . A) to provide support for his argument B) to illustrate the strong will of some gifted children C) to explain how dull students can also be successful D) to show how poor Oliver39。 s performance was at school 28. Pablo Picasso is listed among the many gifted children who . A) paid no attention to their teachers in class B) contradicted their teachers much too often C) could not cope with their studies at school successfully D) behaved arrogantly and stubbornly in the presence of their teachers 29. Many gifted people attributed their success. A) mainly to parental help and their education at home B) both to school instruction and to their parents39。 coaching C) more to their parents39。 encouragement than to school training D) less to their systematic education than to their talent 30. The root cause of many gifted students having bad memories of their school years is that . A) their nonconformity brought them a lot of trouble B) they were seldom praised by their teachers C) school courses failed to inspire or motivate them D) teachers were usually far stricter than their parents Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. When we worry about who might be spying on our private lives, we usually think about the Federal agents. But the private sector outdoes the government every time. It39。 s Linda Tripp, not the FBI, who is facing charges under Maryland39。 s laws against secret telephone taping. It39。 s our banks, not the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), that pass our private financial data to telemarketing firms. Consumer activists are pressing Congress for better privacy laws without much result so far. The legislators lean toward letting business people track our financial habits virtually at will. As an example of what39。 s going on, consider . Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota. According to the lawsuit, the bank supplied a telemarketer called MemberWorks with sensitive customer data such as names, phone numbers, bankaccount and creditcard numbers, Social Security numbers, account balances and credit limits. With these customer lists in hand, MemberWorks started dialing for dollars selling dental plans, videogames, puter software and other products and services. Customers who accepted a free trial offer had, 30 days to cancel. If the deadline passed, they were charged automatically through their bank or creditcard accounts. . Bancorp collected a share of the revenues. Customers were doubly deceived, the lawsuit claims. They didn39。 t know that the bank was giving account numbers to MemberWorks. And if customers asked, they were led to think the answer was no. The state sued MemberWorks separately for deceptive selling. The pany defends that it did anything wrong. For its part, . Bancorp settled without admit ting any mistakes. But it agreed to stop exposing its customers to nonfinancial products sold by outside firms. A few top banks decided to do the same. Many other banks will still do business with MemberWorks and similar firms. And banks will still be mining data from your account in order to sell you financial products, including things of little value, such as credit insurance and creditcard protection plans. You have almost no protection from businesses that use your personal accounts for profit. For example, no federal law shields transaction and experience information mainly the details of your bank and creditcard accounts. Social Security numbers are for sale by private firms. They39。 ve generally agreed not to sell to the public. But to businesses, the numbers are an open book. Selfregulation doesn39。 t work. A firm might publish a privacyprotection policy, but who enforces it? Take . Bancorp again. Customers were told, in writing, that all personal information you supply to us will be considered confidential. Then it sold your data to MemberWorks. The bank even claims that it doesn39。 t sell your data at all. It merely shares it and reaps a profit. Now you know. 31. Contrary to popular belief, the author finds that spying on people39。 s privacy . A) is mainly carried out by means of secret taping B) has been intensified with the help of the IRS C) is practiced exclusively by the FBI D) is more prevalent in business circles 32. We know from the passage that . A) legislators are acting to pass a law to provide better privacy protection B) most states are turning a blind eye to the deceptive practices of private businesses C) the state of Minnesota is considering drawing up laws to protect private information D) lawmakers are inclined to give a free hand to businesses to inquire into customers39。 buying habits 33. When the free trial deadline is over, you39。 ll be charged without notice for a product or service if A) you fail to cancel it within the specified period B) you happen to reveal your credit card number C) you find the product or service unsatisfactory D) you fail to apply for extension of the deadline 34. Businesses do not regard information concerning personal bank accounts。