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1、第30页共30页2012年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷PartIWriting(30minutes)Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitled ManandComputer bycommentingonthesaying,"Therealdangerisnotthatthecomputerwillbegintothinklikeman,butthatmanwillbegintothinklikethecomputer."Youshouldwriteatleast15
2、0wordsbutnomorethan200words.OnMaintainingTrustPartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1. Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forqu
3、estions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage. Ratesarelow,butconsumerswon’tborrowTheUSFederalReserve(Fed)'sannouncementlastweekthatitintendedtokeepcreditcheapforatleasttwomoreyearswasaclearinvitationtoAmericans:Gooutandborrow.Butmanyeconomistssayitwilltakemoretha
4、nlowinterestratestopersuadeconsumerstotakeonmoredebt.Therearealreadysignsthattherecentstockmarketfluctuations,turbulenceinEuropeandtheUSdeficithavescaredconsumers.OnFriday,preliminarydatashowedthattheThomsonReuters/UniversityofMichiganconsumersentimentindexhadfallenthismonthtolowerthan
5、itwasinNovember2008,whentheUnitedStateswasdeepinrecession.Undernormalcircumstances,theFed'sannouncementmighthaveattractednewhomeandcarbuyersandpromptedcreditcardholderstorackupfreshcharges.Butwithunemploymenthighandthosewithjobsworriedaboutkeepingthem,consumersaremoreconcernedaboutpayi
6、ngofftheloanstheyalreadyhavethanaddingmoredebt.Andbyshowingitshandforthenexttwoyears,theFedmayhavethoughtlesslyinvitedprospectiveborrowerstoputofflargepurchases.30/30第30页共30页Lenders,meanwhile,arestilldealingwiththeeffectsoftheboom-gone-bustandareforcingprospectiveborrowerstogotoextraor
7、dinarylengthstoprovetheircreditworthiness."Idon'tthinklendersaregoingtobeinterestedinextendingalotofdebtinthisenvironment,"saidMarkZandi,chiefeconomistofMoody'sAnalytics,amacroeconomicconsultingfirm."NordoIthinkhouseholdsaregoingtobeinterestedintakingonalotofdebt."Inhousing,consumers