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1、2011年12月大学英语六级真题 PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions: Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitled TheWaytoSuccess bycommentingonAbrahamLincoln'sfamousremark,"Givemesixhourstochopdownatree,andIwil
2、lspend,thefirstfoursharpeningtheaxe."Youshouldwriteatleast 150 wordsbutnomorethan 200 words.TheWaytoSuccess注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。PartII ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning) (15minutes)Directions: Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequick
3、lyandanswerthequestionson AnswerSheet1. Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfrom thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Google'sPlanforWorld'sBiggestOnlineLibrary:PhilanthropyOrActofPiracy?Inrecentyears,tea
4、msofworkersdispatchedbyGooglehavebeenworkinghardtomake digitalcopiesofbooks.Sofar,Googlehasscannedmorethan10milliontitlesfromlibrariesin AmericaandEurope - includinghalfamillionvolumesheldbytheBodleianinOxford.Theexact methoditusesisunclear;thecompanydoesnotallowoutsiderst
5、oobservetheprocess.WhyisGoogleundertakingsuchaventure?Whyisiteveninterestedinallthoseout-of-printlibrarybooks,mostofwhichhavebeengatheringdustonforgottenshelvesfordecades?Thecompanyclaimsitsmotivesareessentiallypublic-spirited.Itsoverallmission,afterall,isto"organise thewo
6、rld'sinformation",soitwouldbeoddifthatinformationdidnotincludebooks.Thecompanylikestopresentitselfashavingloftyaspirations."Thisreallyisn'taboutmakingmoney.Wearedoingthisforthegoodofsociety."AsSantiagodelaMora,headofGoogleBooksforEurope,putsit:"Bymakingitpossibletosearchth
7、emillionsofbooksthatexisttoday,wehope toexpandthefrontiersofhumanknowledge."DanClancy,thechiefarchitectofGoogleBooks,doesseemgenuineinhisconvictionthatthisisprimarilya philanthropic (慈善的)exercise."Google'scorebusinessissearchandfind,soobviouslywhathelpsimproveGoogle'ssearc
8、hengineisgoodforGoogle,"hesays."Butwehaveneverbuilta spreadsheet (电子数据表)outliningthefinan