2012年12月英语六级真题(3)

淘宝店铺：行知小课堂1/142012年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷PartIWriting(30minutes)Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitledManandComputerbycommentingonthesaying,“Therealdangerisnotthatthecomputerwillbegintothinklikeman,butthatmanwillbegintothinklikethecomputer.”Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.ManandComputerPartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.InaDigitalAge,StudentsStillClingtoPaperTextbooksTheytexttheirfriendsalldaylong.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.InternetretailerslikeAmazonandTextbooks.comaresellingnewandusedbooks.TheyhavebeenjoinedbyseveralWebservicesthatrenttextbookstostudentsbythesemester.Some1500collegebookstoresarealsoofferingrentalsthisfall,upfrom300lastyear.HereatHamilton,studentsthisyearhaveanewwaytoavoidthemiddleman:anonprofitWebsite,createdbythe淘宝店铺：行知小课堂2/14college'sEntrepreneurClub,thatletsthemsellusedbooksdirectlytooneanother.专家授课权威讲解考试必过Theexplosionofoutletsandformats-includingdigitalbooks,whicharerapidlybecomingmoresophisticated-hasleftsomestudentsbewildered.Aftercompletingthedifficultjobofcourseselection,theyareforcedtoweighcostversusconvenience,analyzetheirownstudyhabitsandguesswhichtextstheywillwantforyearstocomeandwhichtheywillnotmiss.Itdependsonthecourse,saidVictoriaAdesoba,astudentatNewYorkUniversitywhowasstandingoutsidethatschool'sbookstore,apowder-bluebookbagslungoverhershoulder“Lastsemester,Irentedforpsychology,anditwascheaper.Butforsomethinglikeorganicchemistry,Ineedtokeepthebook.E-textbooksaregood,butit'stemptingtogoonFacebook,anditcanstrainyoureyes.Forallthetalkthathergenerationisthemosttechnologicallyknowledgeableinhistory,paper-and-inktextbooksdonotseemdestinedtodisappearanytimesoonAccordingtotheNationalAssociationofCollegeStores,digitalbooksmakeupjustunder3%oftextbooksales,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,whichallowsstudentstonavigatec-textbooksonMacsandPCs.Thecompany,whichoperates636campusbookstoresnationwide,introducedthefreeapplicationlastsummerinhopesofluringmorestudentstobuyitselectronictextbooks.Therealobstacleisgettingthemtotryit,saidTraceyWeber,thecompany'sexecutivevicepresident.淘宝店铺：行知小课堂3/14ThecompanyisgivingawayCollegeKick-StartKitstostudentswhodownloadNOOKstudyinthefallsemester,withadozenclassicc-bookslikeTheCanterburyTalesandTheScarletLetter.CourseSrnartislettingstudentstryanyc-textbookfreefortwoweeks.Butnoteverytextbookisavailableindigitalorrentalformat.AtHamilton,forinstance,onlyaboutone-fifthofthetitlesaresoldasc-textbooksthisfall.Astrollthroughthecampusstorerevealedthepricedifference.Abookonconstitutionallaw,forinstance,was$189.85new$142.40usedand$85.45forrent.(Typically,ane-textbookischeaperthanausedbook,thoughmoreexpensivethanarental.)Theexpenseofcollegetextbooks,whichisestimatedtohaverisenfourtimestheinflationrateinrecentyears,hasbecomesuchaconcernthatsomepoliticiansaretakingupthecause.Lastmonth,SenatorCharlesE.SchumerofNewYorkurgedmorecollegestorestorentbooks,afterasurveyof38campusbookstoresinNewYorkCity