lock是什么意思2012年12月大学英语六级真题(第二套)

2021年1月9日发(作者：史岑)

2012年12月大学英语六级考试多题多卷（三）
Part II
Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
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 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices
marked A),B),C) and D).For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in
the passage.
In a Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks
They text their friends all day long. At night, they do research for their term papers on laptops
and commune with their parents on Skype. But as they walk the paths of Hamilton College, a
poster-perfect liberal arts school in this upstate village, students are still hauling around bulky,
old-fashioned textbooks-and loving it.

It wouldn't be the same without books. They've defined 'academia' (学术) for a thousand years.
Though the world of print is receding before a tide of digital books, blogs and other Web sites,
a generation of college students growing up with technology appears to be holding fast to
traditional textbooks. That loyalty comes at a price. Textbooks are expensive-a year's worth can
cost$$700 to$$900-and students' frustrations with the expense, as well as the emergence of new
technology, have produced a perplexing array of options for obtaining them.
Internet retailers like Amazon and are selling new and used books. They have
been joined by several Web services that rent textbooks to students by the semester. Some 1 500
college bookstores are also offering rentals this fall, up from 300 last year. Here at Hamilton,
students this year have a new way to avoid the middleman: a nonprofit Web site, created by the
college's Entrepreneur Club, that lets them sell used books directly to one another.
The explosion of outlets and formats-including digital books, which are rapidly becoming
more sophisticated- has left some students bewildered. After completing the difficult job of course
selection, they are forced to weigh cost versus convenience, analyze their own study habits and
guess which texts they will want for years to come and which they will not miss.

standing outside that school's bookstore, a powder-blue book bag slung over her shoulder “Last
semester, I rented for psychology, and it was cheaper. But for something like organic chemistry, I
need to keep the book. E-textbooks are good, but it's tempting to go on Facebook, and it can strain
your eyes.
For all the talk that her generation is the most technologically knowledgeable in history,
paper-and-ink textbooks do not seem destined to disappear anytime soon
According to the National Association of College Stores, digital books make up just under 3% of
textbook sales, although the association expects that share to grow to 10-15% by 2012 as more
titles are made available as e-books.
In two recent studies- one by the association and another by the Student Public Interest
Research Groups-three- quarters of the students surveyed said they still preferred a bound book to
a digital version.
Many students are reluctant to give up the ability to flip quickly between chapters, write in the
margins and highlight passages, although new software applications are beginning to allow
students to use e-textbooks that way.
grew up learning from print Nicole Allen. the textbooks campaign
director for the research groups,
they prefer a format that they are most accustomed to.
Indeed, many Hamilton students grow passionate about the weighty volumes they still carry
from dorm room to lecture hall to library, even as they compulsively(克制不住地)check their
smartphones for text messages and c-mails.

from North Carolina, using the Latin term for book.
That passion may be one reason that Barnes & Noble College Booksellers is working so hard
to market its new software application, NOOKstudy, which allows students to navigate
c-textbooks on Macs and PCs. The company, which operates 636 campus bookstores nationwide,
introduced the free application last summer in hopes of luring more students to buy its electronic
textbooks.
real obstacle is getting them to try it,said Tracey Weber, the company's executive
vicepresident.
The company is giving away Kick-Start Kitsto students who download
NOOKstudy in the fall semester, with a dozen classic c-books like The Canterbury Tales and The
Scarlet Letter. CourseSrnart is letting students try any c-textbook free for two weeks.
But not every textbook is available in digital or rental format. At Hamilton, for instance, only
about one-fifth of the titles are sold as c-textbooks this fall. A stroll through the campus store
revealed the price difference. A book on constitutional law, for instance, was$$189.85 new $$142.40
used and$$85.45 for rent. (Typically, an e-textbook is cheaper than a used book, though more
expensive than a rental.)
The expense of college textbooks, which is estimated to have risen four times the inflation rate
in recent years, has become such a concern that some politicians are taking up the cause. Last
month, Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York urged more college stores to rent books, after a
survey of 38 campus bookstores in New York City and on Long Island by his office found that 16
did not offer the option.
On Thursday, students at more than 40 colleges nationwide are planning an Affordable
Textbooks Day of Action to encourage faculty members to assign texts that are less expensive, or
offered free online.
For now, buying books the old-fashioned way- new or used-prevails. Charles Schmidt, the
spokesman for the National Association of College Stores, said that if a campus store sold a new
book for$$100, it would typically buy the book back for$$50 at semester's end and sell it to the next
student for$$75.
The buy-back price plunges, however, if the professor drops the book from the syllabus or if
the bookstore has bought enough books to meet demand. When Louis Boguchwal, majoring in
economics and math, tried to sell a$$100 linear algebra(线性代数)textbook back to the college
bookstore, he was offered$$15.

Thus, the creation of Hamilton's new nonprofit Web site, get my textbooks. org. So far, traffic
has been light: only about 70 books have been sold this fall. But Jason Mariasis, president of the
Entrepreneur Club, said he expected sales to pick up as word spread.
Mr. Begolli. a member of the club, recently sold three German novels for$$17 on the site.
had sold them back to the bookstore, I would have gotten$$7 or$$8,
when it comes to textbook sales. We felt there should be something for students, by students.
Yet some students have to go it alone. Rosemary Rocha, an N.Y.U. student pursuing a degree
in hospitality and tourism management, added up her required reading for the semester: $$600.
harsh,
Instead, she waits to borrow the few copies her professors leave on reserve at the library, or
relies on the kindness of classmates.
coffee or a slice of pizza,she said. very seldom buy the textbooks, but I'm always like a
chicken without a head.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1. How do students view paper textbooks in this digital age?
A) They are indispensable to writing term papers.
B) They play an irreplaceable role in their study.
C) They are inferior to c-books in many ways.
D) They will be replaced by c-books some day.

2. In what way are printed books frustrating to students?
A) They are too heavy to carry. C) They cost too much money.
C) They take up too much space. D) They often go out of print.

3. What can students do with the creation of the nonprofit Web site at Hamilton?
A) They can rent new books for a nominal fee.
B) They can buy books, both used and new, at a lower price.
C) They can read online by paying a small fee.
D) They can sell books to each other without a middleman

4. What can we learn about textbooks from Victoria Adesoba's case?
A) Printed textbooks will not disappear any time soon.
B) Their cost is students' chief consideration
C) E-books are the first choice of low-income students.
D) Science students prefer printed textbooks.

5. Why do most students still prefer the traditional paper-and- ink textbooks?
A) They can form good learning habits with printed textbooks.
B) They have been used to their format ever since childhood.
C) They can protect their eyesight using printed textbooks.
D) They are passionate about their physical presence.

6. What does Tracey Weber think is the best way to expand c-textbook sales?
A) Invite students to try c-book applications for free.
B) Update c-book software to meet students' needs.
C) Open more c-book stores on university campuses.
D) Make the price of e-textbooks more attractive.

7. To combat the soaring price of textbooks, Senator Charles r suggests that
__________.
A) publishers offer more textbooks online
B) college stores rent books to students
C) college stores rent books to students
D) students buy cheaper used books
8. Louis Boguchwal thought the money he was offered for his linear algebra textbook was
________________________________.
9. Despite the light traffic on Hamilton's nonprofit Web site, Jason Mariasis was confident that its
book business would________________________________.
10. Living on unemployment benefits. Rosemary Rocha cannot but borrow textbooks
from________________________________.



Part IV
Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) 专家授课 权威讲解 考试必过

Section A
Directions: In this section .there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements.
Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest
possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2.

Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage.
America continues to get fatter, according to a new report on the nation's weight crisis.
Statistics for 2008-2010 show that 16 states are experiencing steep increases in adult obesity, and
none has seen a notable downturn in the last four years.
Even Coloradans, long the nation's slimmest citizens, are gaining excess pounds. With an obese
population of 19.8%, it is the only state with an adult obesity rate below 20%.But in just the last
four years, the ranks of the obese even in Colorado have grown 0.7%.
Getting out of the problem will not be simple, said Jeffrey Levi, executive director of the Trust
for America's Health. The report emphasized the need for a range of measures, including boosting
physical activity in schools, encouraging adults to get out and exercise, broadening access to
affordable healthy foods and using Americans to make better
food choices.

in this report,
Obesity.
attractive for companies to market unhealthy foods, by placing serious restrictions on marketing to
children, and with financial policies that make healthy foods cost less and unhealthy foods cost
more.
About 30 years after the United States started seeing a steep rise in the weight of children and
adults, the illnesses most closely linked to obesity have begun a dramatic upturn. Diabete(糖尿
病)rates in 12 states have jumped significantly, now affecting as many as 12.2% of adults in
Alabama--the state with the highest obesity rates.
Obesity remains a condition disproportionately affecting those with poor education and low
income, and closely tied to minority status. Among African American adults, obesity topped 40/a
in 15 states. Among Latinos, it topped 30% in 23 states.
In contrast, among white adults, obesity rates were higher than 3O% in only four states, and in no
state topped 32. 1%. Nearly a third of high school dropouts are obese, compared with 21.5% of
those who graduated from college or technical school.
For children, the picture from the report is slightly better, said Dr. Francine Kaufman, an
obesity specialist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
steady.
Kaufman added that the report's clear message-that obesity takes its greatest toll in
low-income and minority communities-underscores that
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