2012年6月英语六级模拟试卷及答案详解.pdf

英语六级培训：/kcnet2270/ Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitledIs Homeschooling Advisable?You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below. 1. 现在有不少家长让孩子在家上学 2. 各人看法不同 3. 我自己的观点 Is Homeschooling Advisable? Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequickly andanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Smoke and minors More teenage girls smoke than boys. Could it be because the tobacco industry plays on their desire to look fun, feel confident and stay thin? Forget BlackBerrys or wedges: the most desirable accessory for huge numbers of adolescent girls today is a cigarette. The trend began in the 1990s, when girls started to overtake boys as smokers; the gap grew to 10 percentage points in 2004 with26%of15-year-oldgirlssmokingcomparedwith16%ofboys.Thegaphasnarrowed since but in 2009 girls are still more likely to smoke than boys. Therehaslongbeenasynergy(协同作用)betweenthechangingself-imageofgirls and the tricks of the tobacco industry. Smoking was described by one team of researchers asa wayinwhich someadolescentgirls expresstheirresistanceto the “good girl” feminine identity. In 2011, when Kate Moss creates controversy by smokingtobaccoontheLouisVuittoncatwalkandLadyGagabreaksthelawbylighting up on stage, cigarettes have clearly lost none of their appeal. What’sdifferenttodayisthe “darkmarketing” techniquesusedbythetobacco industry since the end of “above-the-line” advertising in 2002. These appeal to girls’ fears and fantasies, through online and real-world sponsorship. Tobaccomanufacturers,forinstance,havebeenaccusedoffloodingYouTu