大学英语六级真题及答案-2008年-2012年五年

2008年6月-2012年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析

2008年6月21日大学英语六级真题及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

WillE-booksReplaceTraditionalBooks?

1.随着信息技术的发展，电子图书越来越多

2.有人认为电子图书会取代传统图书，理由是……

3.我的看法

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswer

thequestionsonAnswerSheet1ForquestionsI-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththe

informationgiveninthepassage.

Whatwilltheworldbelikeinfiftyyears?

Thisweeksometopscientists,includingNobelPrizewinners,gavetheirvisionofhowthe

worldwilllookin2056,frongas-poweredcarstoextraordinaryhealthadvances,John

Inghamreportsonwhattheworld'sfinestmindsbelieveourfutureswillbe.

Forthoseofusluckyenoughtolivethatlong,2056willbeaworldofalmostperpetual

youth,whereobesityisaremotememoryandrobotsbecomeourcompanions.

Wewillberubbingshoulderswithaliensandcolonizingouterspace.Betterstill,our

descendantsmightatlastliveinaworldatpeacewithitself.

Thepredictionisthatwewillhavefoundasourceofinexhaustible,safe,greenenergy,and

thatsciencewillhavekilledoffreligion.Iftheyarerightwewillhaveremovedtwoofthe

maincausesofwar-ourdependenceonoilandreligiousprejudice.

Willwereally,astoday'sscientistsclaim,beabletoliveforeveroratleastcheatthe

ageingprocesssothattheaveragepersonlivesto150?

Ofcourse,allthesepredictionscomewithascientifichealthwarning.Harvardprofessor

StevenPinkersays:"Thisisaninvitationtolookfoolish,aswiththepredictionsofdomed

citiesandnuclear-poweredvacuumcleanersthatweremade50yearago."

Livinglonger

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AnthonyAtala,directoroftheWakeForestInstituteinNorthCarolina,belivesfailing

organswillberepairedbyinjectingcellsintothebody.Theywillnaturallytostraighttothe

injuryandhelphealit.Asystemofinjectionswithoutneedlescouldalsoslowtheageing

processbyusingthesameprocessto"tune"cells.

BruceLahn,professorofhumangeneticsattheUniversityofChicago,anticipatesthe

abilitytoproduceuunlimitedsupplies”oftransplantablehumanorganswithouttheneededa

neworgan,suchaskidney,thesurgeonwouldcontactacommercialorganproducer,give

himthepatient'simmuno-logicalprofileandwouldthenbesentakidneywiththecorrect

tissuetype.

Theseorganswouldbeentirelycomposedofhumancells,grownbyintroducingtheminto

animalhosts,andalloweingthemtodeveoopintoandorganinplaceoftheanimal'sown.

ButProf.Lahnbelievesthatfarmedbrainswouldbe“offlimits”.Hesays:"Veryfewpeople

wouldwanttohavetheirbrainsreplacedbysomeoneelse'sandweprobablydon'twantto

putahumanbrainingananimalbody.”

RichardMiller,aprofessorattheUniversityofMichigan,thinksscientistcoulddevelopt4an

thenticanti-ageingdrugs^^byworkingouthowcellsinlargeranimalssuchaswhalesand

humanresistmanyformsofinjuries.Hesays:"It'sisnowroutine,inlaboratorymammals,

toextendlifespanbyabout40%.Turningonthesameprotectivesystemsinpeopleshould,

by2056,createthefirstclassof100-year-oldswhoareasvigorousandproductiveas

today'speopleintheir60s”

Aliens

ConlinPillinger,professorofplanerarysciencesattheOpenUniversity,saysflfancythatat

leastwewillbeabletoshowthatlifedidistarttoevolveonMarswellasEarth."Within

50yearshehopesscientistswillprovethatalienlifecamehereinMartianmeteorites（陨石）.

ChrisMcKay,aplanetaryscientistatNASA'sAmesResearchCenter.believesthatin50

yearswemayfindevidenceofalienlifeinancientpermanentforstofMarsoronother

planers.

HeaddsfThereisevenachancewewillfindalienlifeformshereonEarth.ltmightbeas

differentasEnglishistoChinese.

PricetonprofessorFreemanDysonthinksit“likely“thatlifefbnnouterspacewillbe

discovereddefore2056becausethetoolsforfindingit,suchasopticalandradiodetection

anddataprocessing,areimproving.

Heays:"Assoonasthefirstevidenceisfound,wewillknowwhattolookforandadditional

discoveriesarelikelytofollowquickly.Suchdiscoveriesarelikelytohaverevolutionary

consequencesfbrbiology,astronomyandphilosophy.Theymaychangethewaywelookat

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ourselvesandourplaceintheuniverse.

Coloniesinspace

RichardGottprofessorofastrophysicsatPrinceton,hopesmanwillsetupaself-sufficient

colonyonMars,whichwouldbea"lifeinsurancepolicyagainstwhatever

catastrophes,naturalorotherwise,mightoccuronEarth.

“TherealspaceraceiswhetherwewillcoloniseoffEarthontootherworldsbeforemoney

forthespaceprogrammerunsout.”

Spinalinjuries

EllenHeber-Katz,aprofessorattheWistarInstitudeinPhilade!phia,foreseescuresfor

inijuriescausingparalysissuchastheonethatafflicatedSupermanstarChristopherReeve.

Shesays:"Ibelievethatthedayisnotfaroffwhenwewillbeabletoprofescribedrugsthat

causeseveres（断裂的）spinalcordstoheal,heartstoregenerateandlostlimbstoregrow.

“Peoplewillcometoexpectthatinjuredordiseasedorgansaremeanttoberepairedfrom

within,inmuchthesamewaythatwefixanapplianceorautomobile:byreplancingthe

damagedpartwithamanufacturer-certifiednewpart/'Shepredictthatwithin5to10years

fingersandtoeswillberegrownandlimbswillstarttoberegrownafewyearslater.

Repariestothenervoussystemwillstartwithopticnervesand,intime,thespinal

cord."Within5Oyearswholebodyreplacementwillberoutine,'Trof.Heber-Katzadds.

Obesity

SydneyBrenner,seniordistinguishedfellowoftheCrick-JacobsCenterinCalifornia,won

the2002NoblelPrizefbrMedicineandsaysthatifthereisaglobaldisastersomehumans

willsurvive-andevolitionwillfavoursmallpeoplewithbodieslargeenoughtosupportthe

requiredamountofbrainpower.^Obesity^hesays.nwillhavebeensolved.”

Robots

RodneyBrooks,professorofroboticeatMIT,saystheproblemsofdevelopingartificial

intelligenceforrobotswillbeatleastpartlyovercome.Asaresult,,9thepossibilitiesfor

robotsworkingwithpeoplewillopenupimmensely”

Energy

BillJoy,greentechnologyexpertinCalifornia,saysf'Themostsignificantbreakthrought

wouldbetohaveaninexhaustiblesourceofsafe,greenenergythatissubstantiallycheaper

thananyexistingenergysource.”

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Ideally,suchasourcewouldbesafeinthatitcouldnotbemadeintoweaponsandwouldnot

makehazardousortoxicwasteorcarbondioxide,themaingreenhousegasblamedfor

globalwarming.

Society

GeoffreyMiller,evolutionarypsychologistattheUniversityofNewMexico,saysfThe

USwillfollowtheUKinrealizingthatreligionisnoraprerequisite(前提)forordinary

humandecency.

"This,sciencewillkillreligion-notbyreasonchallengingfaithbutbyofferingamore

practical,uniwersalandrewardingmoralframeworkfbrhumaninteraction.,,

Healsopredictsthat"absurdlywastefiil^displaysofwealthwillbecomeumfashionable

whiletheimportanceofclose-knitcommunitiesandfamilieswillbecomeclearer.

Thesetherechanger,hesays,willhelpmakeusall^brigheXter,wiser,happierandkinder”.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

l.WhatisjohnIngham'sreportabout?

A)Asolutiontotheglobalenergycrisis

B)Extraordinaryadvancesintechnology.

C)Thelatestdevelopmentsofmedicalscience

D)Scientists'visionoftheworldinhalfacentury

2.AccordingtoHarvardprofessorStevenPinker,predictionsaboutthefuture.

A)mayinvitetrouble

B)maynotcometrue

C)willfoolthepublic

D)domoreharmthangood

3.ProfessorBruceLahnoftheUniversityofChicagopredictsthat.

A)humanswon'thavetodonateorgansfortransplantation

B)morepeoplewilldonatetheirorgansfortransplantation

C)animalorganscouldbetransplantedintohumanbodies

D)organtransplantationwon'tbeasscaryasitistoday

4.AccordingtoprofessorRichardMilleroftheUniversityofMichigan*,proplewill.

A)lifeforaslongastheywish

B)berelievedfromallsufferings

C)lifeto100andmorewithvitality

D)beabletolivelongerthanwhales

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5.PricetonprofessorFreemanSysonthinksthat.

A)scientistswillfindalienlifesimilartoours

B)humanswillbeabletosettleonMars

C)alienlifewilllikelybediscovered

D)lifewillstarttoevolveonMars

6.AccordingtoPrincetonprofessorRichardGott,bysettingupaself-sufficientcolonyon

Mars,

Humans.

A)MightsurviealIcatastrophesonearth

B)Mightacquireamplenaturalresources

C)WillbeabletotraveltoMarsfreely

D)Willmovetheretoliveabetterlife

7.EllenHeber-Katz,professorattheWistarInstitueinPhiladelpia,predictsthat.

A)humanorganscanbumanufacturedlikeappliances

B)peoplewillbeasstronganddymamicassupermen

C)humannervescanbereplancedbyopticfibers

D)lostfingersandlimbswillbeabletoregrow

8.rodneyBrookssaysthatitwillbepossibleforrobotstoworkwithhumansasaresultor

thedevelopmentof_artificaialintelligenceforrobots

9.ThemostsignificantbreakthroughpredictedbyBilljoywillbeaninexhaustiblegreen

energysourcethatcan'tbeusedtomake_pollutions

10AccordingtoGeoffreyMiller,sciencewillofferamorepractical,universaland

rewardingmoralframeworkinplaceofreligion

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.

Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestionthere

willbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),ang

D),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

11.A)ThemanmightbeabletoplayintheWorldCup.

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B)Theman'sfbotballcareerseemstobeatanend.

C)Themanwasoperatedonafewweeksago.

D)Themanisafanofworld-famousfootballplayers.

12.A)Workoutaplantotightenhisbudget

B)Findouttheopeninghoursofthecafeteria.

C)Applyforaseniorpositionintherestaurant.

D)Solvehisproblembydoingapart-timejob.

13.A)Afinancialburden.C)Arealnuisance.

B)AgoodcompanionD)Awell-trainedpet.

14.A)Theerrorswillbecorrectedsoon.C)Thecomputingsystemistoocomplex.

B)Thewomanwasmistakenherself.D)Hehascalledthewomanseveraltimes.

15.A)Heneedshelptoretrievehisfiles.C)Heneedssometimetopolishhispaper.

B)Hehastotypehispaperoncemore,D)Hewillbeawayforatwo-week

conference.

16.A)Theymighthavetochangetheirplan.

B)Hehasgoteverythingsetfortheirtrip.

C)Hehasaheavierworkloadthanthewoman.

D)TheycouldstayinthemountainsuntilJune8.

17.A)Theyhavewaitamonthtoapplyforastudentloan.

B)Theycanfindtheapplicationformsinthebrochure.

C)Theyarenoteligibleforastudentloan.

D)Theyarenotlateforaloanapplication.

18.A)Newlawsareyettobemadetoreducepollutantrelease.

B)Pollutionhasattractedlittleattentionfromthepublic.

C)Thequalityofairwillsurelychangeforthebetter.

D)It'lltakeyearstobringairpollutionundercontrol.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Enormoussizeofitsstores.C)Itsappealingsurroundings.

B)Numerousvarietiesoffood.D)Itsrichandcolorfulhistory.

20.A)Anancientbuilding.C)AnEgyptianmuseum.

B)Aworldofantiques.D)AnEgyptianMemorial.

21.A)Itspowerbillreaches$9millionayear.

B)Itsellsthousandsoflightbulbsaday.

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C)Itsuppliespowertoanearbytown.

D)Itgenerates70%oftheelectricityituses.

22.A)11,500C)250,000

B)30,000D)300,000

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Transferringtoanotherdepartment.C)Thinkingaboutdoingadifferentjob.

B)StudyingaccountingatauniversityD)Makingpreparationforherwedding.

24.A)Shehasfinallygotapromotionandapayraise.

B)Shehasgotasatisfactoryjobinanothercompany.

C)Shecouldatlastleavetheaccountingdepartment.

D)Shemanagedtokeepherpositioninthecompany.

25.A)HeandAndreahaveprovedtobeaperfectmatch.

B)Hechangedhismindaboutmarriageunexpectedly.

C)Hedeclaredthathewouldremainsingleallhislife.

D)HewouldmarryAndreaevenwithoutmeetingher.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearsomequestion.Boththepassageandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce..After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theyaremotorcyclesdesignatedforwatersports.

B)Theyarespeedyboatsrestrictedinnarrowwaterways.

C)Theyarebecominganefficientformofwatertransportation.

D)Theyaregettingmorepopularasameansorwaterrecreation.

27.A)Waterscooteroperators9lackofexperience.

B)Vacationers9disregardofwatersafetyrules.

C)Overloadingofsmallboatsandothercraft.

D)Carelessnessofpeopleboatingalongtheshore.

28.A)Theyscarewhalestodeath.C)Theydischargetoxicemissions.

B)Theyproducetoomuchnoise.D)Theyendangerlotsofwaterlife.

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29.A)Expandoperatingareas.C)Limittheuseofwaterscooters.

B)Restrictoperatinghours.D)Enforcenecessaryregulations.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Theyarestable.C)Theyarestrained.

C)Theyareclose.D)Theyarechanging.

31.A)Theyarefullyoccupiedwiththeirownbusiness.

B)Notmanyofthemstayinthesameplacefbrlong.

C)Notmanyofthemcanwintrustfromtheirneighbors.

D)Theyattachlessimportancetointerpersonalrelations.

32.A)Countoneachotherforhelp.C)Keepafriendlydistance.

B)Giveeachotheracoldshoulder.D)Buildafencebetweenthem.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Itmayproduceanincreasingnumberofidleyoungsters.

B)ItmayaffectthequalityofhighereducationinAmerica.

C)Itmaycausemanyschoolstogooutofoperation.

D)Itmayleadtoalackofproperlyeducatedworkers.

34.A)Itislessseriousincitiesthaninruralareas.

B)Itaffectsbothjuniorandseniorhighschools.

C)Itresultsfromaworseningeconomicclimate.

D)ItisanewchallengefacingAmericaneducators.

35.A)Allowingthemtochoosetheirfavoriteteachers.

B)Creatingamorerelaxedlearningenvironment.

C)Rewardingexcellentacademicperformance.

D)Helpingthemtodevelopbetterstudyhabits.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfbr

thefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanknumberedfrom36to43withtheexact

wordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthe

missinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejust

heardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownword.Finally,whenthepassageisread

forthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

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注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

CompoundDictation

I'minterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry.Itseemstomethatsomething

hastobedoneifwearetosurviveasacountry.Icertainlydon'tknowwhattheanswersto

ourproblemsare.Thingscertainlygetcomplicatedinahurrywhenyougetintothem.ButI

wonderifsomethingcouldn'tbedonetodealwithsomeoftheseproblems.

OnethingI'mconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputtingoffendersinjailwhohaven*t

harmedanyone.Whynotworkoutsomesystemwherebytheycanpaybackthedebtsthey

owesocietyinsteadofincurringanotherdebtbygoingtoprison,andofcourse,coming

undertheinfluenceofhardenedcriminals?I'malsoconcernedabouttheshortprison

sentencespeopleareservingforseriouscrimes.Ofcourse,onealternativetothisisto

restorecapitalpunishment,butI'mnotsureIwouldbeforthat.I'mnotsureit'srighttotake

aneyeforeye.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincomplete

statements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethe

statementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteouranswersonAnswerSheet2

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ifmovietrailers(预告片)aresupposedtocauseareaction,thepreviewfor''United93"more

thansucceeds.Featuringnofamousactors,itbeginswithimagesofabeautifulmorningand

passengersboardinganairplane.Ittakesyouaminutetorealizewhatthemovie'seven

about.That?swhenaplanehitstheWorldTradeCenter,theeffectisvisceral(震撼心灵的).

Whenthetrailerplayedbefore"InsideMan"lastweekataHollywoodtheater,audience

membersbegancallingout,nToosoon!"InNewYorkCity,theresponsewasevenmore

dramatic.TheLoewstheaterinManhattanlooktherarestepofpullingthetrailerfromits

screensafterseveralcomplaints.

''United93nisthefirstfeaturefilmtodealexplicitlywiththeeventsofSeptember11,2001,

andiscertaintoigniteanemotionaldebate.Isittoosoon?Shouldthefilmhavebeenmade

atall?Moretothepoint,willanyonewanttoseeit?Other9/11projectsareonthewayas

thefifthanniversaryoftheattacksapproaches,mostnotablyOliverStone*s”WorldTrade

Center."butastheforerunner,"United93nwilltakemostoftheheat,whetheritdeservesit

ornot.

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TherealUnited93crashedinaPennsylvaniafieldafter40passengersandcrewfought

backagainsttheterrorists.Writer-directorPaulGreengrasshasgonetogreatlengthstobe

respectfulinhisdepictionofwhatoccurred,proceedingwiththefilmonlyaftersecuringthe

approvalofeveryvictim'sfamily."WasIsurprisedattheagreement?Yes.Very.Usually

there^eoneortwofamilieswholemorereluctant,"Greengrasswritesinane-mail."Iwas

suiprisedattheextraordinarywaytheUnited93familieshavewelcomedusintotheirlives

andsharedtheirexperienceswithus,"CaroleO'Hare,afamilymember,says,''Theywere

veryopenandhonestwithus,andtheymadeusapartofthiswholeproject."Universal,

whichisreleasingthefilm,planstodonate10%ofitsopeningweekendgrosstotheFlight

93NationalMemorialFund.Thathasn'tstoppedcriticismthatthestudioisexploitinga

nationaltragedy.O'Harethinksthat'sunfair."Thisstoryhastobetoldtohonorthe

passengersandcrewforwhattheydid,"shesays.nButmorethanthat,itraisesawareness.

Ourportsaren'tsecure.Ourbordersaren'tsecure.Ourairlinesstillaren'tsecure,andthisis

whathappenswhenyou'renotsecure.ThafsthemessageIwantpeopletohear."

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

47.Thetrailerfor"United93"succeededincausingareactionwhenitplayedinthe

theatersinHollywoodandNewYorkCity.

48.Themovie''United93"issuretogiverisetoanemotionaldebate.

49.Whatdidwriter-directorPaulGreengrassobtainbeforeheproceededwiththemovie?

theapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily

50.Universal,whichisreleasing"United93"，hasbeencriticizedforexploitinganational

tragedy.

51.CaroleO'Harethinksthatbesideshonoringthepassengersandcrewforwhattheydid,

thepurposeoftellingthestoryistoraisetheawarenessaboutsecurity.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethoughtthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,you'renotan

investorinoneofthosehedgefundsthatfailedcompletely.Withthedollarslumpingtoa

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26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-expensiveLondonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.

AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runs

about$8.

Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn'tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthepound.Itissittingata

recordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainsttheCanadiandollar.Eventhe

ArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainstthedollar.

Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation,foranation'sself-esteemrestsinpartonthe

strengthofitscurrency.Ifsalsoapotentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollar

makesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestrates.Andyet

therearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.economy-fromgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Cola

tomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami-forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellent

news.

ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathasbecomehostileto

foreigners.ButnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.

ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.

Shouldthetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhisyearwillfinallytopthe2000peak?

ManyEuropeansnowapparentlyviewtheU.S.thewaymanyAmericansviewMexico-asa

cheapplacetovacation,shopandparty,allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocals

can'taffordtojointhemerrymaking.

Themoneytouristsspendhelpsdecreaseourchronictradedeficit.Sodoexports,which

thanksinparttotheweakdollar,soared11percentbetweenMay2006andMay2007.For

firstfivemonthsof2007,thetradedeficitactuallyfell7percentfrom2006.

IfyouownsharesinlargeAmericancorporations,you'reawinnerintheweak-dollar

gamble.LastweekCoca-Cola'sstickbubbledtoafive-yearhighafteritreportedafantastic

quarter.Foreignsalesaccountedfor65percentofCoke'sbeveragebusiness.Other

AmericancompaniesprofitingfromthistrendincludeMcDonald'sandIBM.

Americantourists,however,shouldn'texpectanyreliefsoon.Thedollarloststrengththe

waymanymarriagesbreakup-slowly,andthenallatonce.Andcurrenciesdon'tturnona

dime.Soifyouwanttoavoidthepaininflictedbytheincreasinglypatheticdollar,cancel

thatsummervacationtoEnglandandlooktoNewEngland.There,thedollarisstilltreated

withalittlerespect.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52.WhydoAmericansfeelhumiliated?

A)TheireconomyisplungingB)Theycan'taffordtripsto

Europe

C)TheircurrencyhasslumpedD)Theyhavelosthalfoftheir

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assets.

53.HowdoesthecurrentdollaraffectthelifeofordinaryAmericans?

A)TheyhavetocanceltheirvacationsinNewEngland.

B)Theyfinditunaffordabletodineinmom-and-poprestaurants.

C)Theyhavetospendmoremoneywhenbuyingimportedgoods.

D)Theymightlosetheirjobsduetopotentialeconomicproblems.

54HowdomanyEuropeansfeelabouttheU.Swiththedevalueddollar?

A)Theyfeelcontemptuousofit

B)Theyaresympatheticwithit.

C)Theyregarditasasuperpoweronthedecline.

D)Theythinkofitasagoodtouristdestination.

55whatistheauthor'sadvicetoAmericans?

A.Theytreatthedollarwithalittlerespect

B.Theytrytowinintheweak-dollargamble

C.Theyvacationathomeratherthanabroad

D.Theytreasuretheirmarriagesallthemore.

56Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying"currenciesdon'tturnonadime”(Line2,Para7)?

A.Thedollar'svaluewillnotincreaseintheshortterm.

B.Thevalueofadollarwillnotbereducedtoadime

C.Thedollar'svaluewilldrop,butwithinasmallmargin.

D.FewAmericanswillchangedollarsintoothercurrencies.

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthecollege-admissionswars,weparentsarethetruefights.Wearepushingour

kidstogetgoodgrades,takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuildresumessotheycanget

intothecollegeofourfirstchoice.I'vetwicebeentothewars,andasIsurveythe

battlefield,somethingdifferentishappening.Weseeourkids'collegebackgroundase

prizedemonstratinghowwellwe'veraisedthem.Butwecan'tacknowledgethatour

obsession(痴迷)is