2009年12月英语六级真题及答案

　　2009年12月英语六级答案

　　Part one　　Writing

　　Should parents send their kids to art classes?

　　A child’s world is supposed to be fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. Unfortunately, this is not the case for some kids, especially for those born and bred in cities --- their joys are dimmed and even lost because a majority of them are forced to attend various art classes.

　　Some claim that it is beneficial for children’s development. They might have their reasons because most parents are convinced that their kids are gifted gifts from the god. They presume that the earlier their children are exposed to arts, the more likely it is to find out the artistic potential hidden in them. Even if their children fail to become another child prodigy like Lang Lang or Li Yundi, the interests in arts, say, in music, cultivated in childhood will be of great value in their whole life.

　　In spite of the possible benefits mentioned, I, like others, am strongly against it. The major harm is that it might deprive children of their pleasure to play after school. Faced with competition and contest for better universities, most children are buried in piles of homework. Forcing them to art classes will leave them less time to enjoy the beauty of the nature or to find their talent in things they are really interested in.

　　To sum up, childhood is a time for children to play as they wish. Rather than cramming knowledge, it is more important to pave the way for their desire to know than to put them on a diet of facts they are not ready to assimilate.

　　Part two　Reading

　　1—7 B C C B A D B

　　8. home life

　　9. productive

　　10. increase her own productivity

　　Part three　Listening

　　11—15 A D A B D　　16—20 A D C D A　 21—25 C D B D C　 26—30 AABDD

　　31—35 B C B A C

　　36. derived

　　37. immense

　　38. convenient

　　39. accuracy

　　40. largely

　　41. instinct

　　42. recalls

　　43. texture

　　44. This means that any thought about a certain subject will often bring up more memories that are related to it.

　　45. The associations do not have to be logical. They just have to make a good link.

　　46. If you remember the shape of Italy, it is because you have been told at sometime that Italy is shaped like a boot.

　　Part four　 Reading

　　47. a driver’s attention

　　48. equivalent in difficulty to driving

　　49. more time

　　50. more complicated task

　　51. Punishment