2023年3月英语六级真题及参考答案

2023年3月英语六级真题及参考答案

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CONVO1

M:Thanksforinvitingmeouttonight.I'vebeenwantingtotrythisplacetbrweeks.I

usuallypassitonmywayhomefromwork,butneverseemtohavetimetostop.

VV:I'vebeendyingtocomehereaswell.Iwasworriedthatthemenumightnotbe

accommodating,butoneofmyclosefriendsateherelastweek.She'savegetarian.

Shetoldmethattherewerealotofoptionsfbrherandtheyofferedalternative

dishes.

M:Butyouarcnotvegetarian,arcyou?

W:Well,notentirely.1don'teatmeatatall,butIdonfthaveaproblem.Eatingfish,

seafoodoreggs

M:Isn'tthatverydifficult?Ican'timaginegivingupapremiumjuicysteakorbacon

cheeseburgers.

W:Iwouldn'tknow.MyparentsfollowedthesamedietevenwhenIwasyounger.

Weneverhadmeatduringmealsand1neverreallyhadacravingtotryit.Ibetit

wouldbehardthough,givingupsomethingyouYeaccustomedtoeating.Itried

cuttingbackoncoffeeinthemorninganditwasawful.Cometothinkofit,itwas

probablyevenworsefbrmycolleaguesthathadtodealwithmeatmorningmeetings.

M:That'sevenhardertoimagineyouwithoutcoflcc.Soyousayyourparentsalso

followedapartiallyvegetariandiet.Whydidtheydecidetodothat?

VV:That'saninterestingquestion.Ineverthoughttoaskthemthough.Mybestguess

isforhealthreasons.rhey*renotterriblyactiveorknowledgeableaboutanimal

preservationeftbrts.butthey'reseriousabouttheirhealth.Botharcintheirseventies

now,butcatorganicasoftenaspossibleandtakepartinregularphysicalexercise.

Neitherofthemhasanyhealthproblemsandtheyhardlyevergetsick.

M:Inthatcase,Imightgiveitatrysomeday.

W:Now,backtothemenu.Whatarcyougoingto.

QIWheredocstheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

Q2Whatdoweleamaboutthewoman?

Q3Whatwouldbeadifficultthingtodoaccordingtothewoman?

Q4Whatdocsthewomansayaboutherparents?

CONVO2

W:Ilowdidyourannualperformanceevaluationmeetingwithyourmanagergo?Did

yougetmuchinthewayofpraise?

VI:Nexttozero.Whenwecametothepartaboutdiscussingmyareasfbrgrowth,he

bluntlytoldmethatIhadanattitudeproblem,buthewouldn'treallyexpandonthat

description.Hesaid,ifsthelittlethingsIdoandsay.

W:Didyouaskhimfbraspecificexample?

M:Ididaskhimafewmorequestionstotryandnarrowitdown.Hesaidmy

constantquestioningofhimandhisdecisionswasthemostobviousexamplehecould

give.Thenourconversationwasswiftlybroughttoaclose.

VV:Ihadasimilarexperienceonce,mymanagertoldmeIwastoohonest.Inmost

cases,Ithoughtmyhonestywashelpful,asdidmycolleagues,butmymanager

thoughtothcnxisc.Somemanagersreallyadoptmanipulativelanguagetodisguisethe

unreasonablechoicestheyhavemade.Theydon'tusethenitionalpowerofarguments

toresolveissuesofconflictorcomplaintsaboutunfiiirness.

VI:Right.Someemploytheirpersuasivevocabularyandinfluentialcommunication

styletowinworkplaceargumentsbycompellingpeopletoperforintheintended

action.

VV:Exactly.Toohonest,isn*tthatagoodthing?Ithoughtthafssurelysomethingwe

shouldhavecoveredearlierinthesectiondiscussingstrengthsandtalents,butno

honestywasdeemedtobemoreofasinthanavirtuesinceitmadepeoplefeel

uncomfortable,oratleastitmadethemostpowcrfi.ilfolksfeeluncomfortable.

M:Indeed,rhetoricisviewedbymanyphilosophersasthemethodthroughwhichthe

powerfulaccumulatemorepower.Byvirtueofhavingtheloudestvoice,they'reable

tocommandgreaterattentionandtofurtherasserttheirdominance,evenwhenwhat

thcyYcsayingdoesn'treallymakemuchsense.

W:Andretainingtheirpowerandprestigeistheirpriority.

M:It'swhatmakesthemostsensetoalotofthem.

Q5Whatwasthemanager'sreasonfbrgivinglittlepraisefbrtheman'sperfbiTnance?

Q6Whatdocsthewomansayaboutsomemanagers?

Q7Accordingtothewoman,whatdosomemanagersthinkofhonesty?

Q8Whatdocsthewomanthinkisthepriorityofmanymanagers?

PSG1

Athletesarcseenasheroesbecausetheycandothingsthatmostofuscan'tdo.They

canhitfastballscomingatthematnearly100milesanhourandleap,andhanginthe

air.seeminglydefyinggravity.Theygetpaidmillionsofdollarsfortheirefibrtsand

theirnamesandfacesappearoneverything,fromrunningshoestoadvertisingboards.

Athleteswhoarcchampionsalsoshowqualitiessuchasperseverance,dedication,and

theabilitytokeeptheircoolunderpressure.Manyshowthosesamequalitiesoffthe

playingfieldtoo.Storiesaboutsuperstarathletesteachusaboutworkinghardand

believeinourselvesandinbeingpassionateaboutwhatvve.

Althoughit'susuallybadbehaviorthatgetsanathleteaspotonthesixo'clocknews.

Manyhighprofileplayersworkhardtobepositiverolemodelstochildren.Theyraise

moneyforcharitiesandactasmentors,Uilkingtostudentgroupsandvolunteering

theirlimetoprogramsthathelpchildrenkeepoffdrugsandstayinschool.Still,even

thegreatestchampionshaveflaws.Justbecauseanathletehastheperfectgolfswing,

docsiftmeanheistheperfectparent,friendorspokesperson.Theyalsomake

mistakes.Separatinganathlete'sprofessionalandpersonallivescanbetough.Whena

sportsstargetsintroublewiththelawordoessomethingwrongintheirprivatelife,

fansareoftenleftdisappointed.BeIorehedied,baseballStarMickeyMantle,who

wasplaguedwithalcoholproblems,toldyoungballplayersandtheIanswhoadmired

him"Toplaylikeme;don'tbelikeme.”

Whydoesthespeakersayathletesareoftenviewedasheroes?

Whatdoesthespeakersaymanyhighprofileplayers<lo?

Whatdocsthespeakersaycanbedifficult?

PSG2

Wedon'tneedtotellyouthatweddingscangetexpensive.Evenwiththemost

meticulousbudgeting,afewunexpectedcostsarcboundtooccur.Whilemostbrides

tendtoacceptthisasfact,oneCanadianwomanwhoisonlyknownasSusan,

attemptedtoavoidallweddingcosts.Shedidthisbyaskingherfriendsandfamilyto

payuptoattendherwedding.

Itwentaboutaswellasyou'dexpect.Susaniscausingquitethedebateonlineafter

postingabizarreFacebookcomplaintabouthernowcanceledwedding.Yes.The

couplecalledofftheweddingjustdaysbeforetheirweddingvowssincetheguest

refusedtopaythe$1,500attendancefee.The$60,000dreamweddingwasputon

permanentholdinherlongexplanationfilledwithcursingandswear.Nowbride

accusedherfi*icndsandfamilyofruininghermarriageandherlife.Shestatedthat

eachguestwouldonlyneedtopay$1,500whileshesacrificedeverythingfortheday.

Hermaidofhonortoldhertosticktothebudgetasshewasaskingtoomuchfromher

guest,butSusanignoredher.

Notsurprisingly,onlyeightpeoplerespondedpositivelytotheweddinginvitations

andmoneyrequests.Realizingtheywouldnotbeabletoaffordtheirdreamwedding.

Susan'sfuturehusbandsuggestedgettinginarriedinLasVegas.Thebridequickly

shutdowntheideasayingshedidnotwantaweddingofgamblingandhaving

drinking.

Itseemsherdreamweddinghasnowbecomeanightmare.

Q12Whatdocsthespeakersayaboutweddings?

QI3WhatdowelearnabouttheweddingoftheCanadianwoman,Susan?

Q14WhatdidSusan'smaidofhonoradvisehertodo?

Q15HowdidSusanrespondtoherfuturehusband'ssuggestion?

LECTUREI

Ithaslongbeenscientificallyestablishedthatweatherchangescanaffectpeople's

moods.Nowanewstudyhasprovidedevidencethattemperaturecaninfluence

people'spersonalities.Thisstudyofover1.6millionpeoplerevealed(ha(22degrees

Celsiusistheperfectairtemperaturetolivein.Acity,withanaverageannual

temperaturecloserto22,tendstohaveapopulationwhoareinorcagreeable,

conscientious,emotionallystableandoutgoing.Itistheleasttaxingtemperatureibr

thebodytoregulateitsowntemperature.Thestudywasobservationalanddidn't

showcauseandeflect,butthescientistsbehindittheorizethatbetterweatherleads

peopletoleavetheirhomemoreoften.

Thisinturnleadstomoresocialinteraction,whichencouragesthemtodevelopa

friendlierandsociallymoreacceptablepersonality.Wannerclimatesalsomake

peopleleelmorepositiveingeneral.They(endtobemoreagreeableand

conscientious.Thefindingsmighthelpexplainwhycolderandwarmercountriestend

toproducepeoplewithdiflerentpersonalilies.Roughlyspeaking,about40%ofa

person'spersonalityisdetcmiinedbytheirgenes,theother60%bytheirenvironment.

Itwasalreadywellknownthatpersonalitytraitsvaryacrossgeographicregions.

Scientistsalsoknewihatthesegeographicpersonalitytraitsareassociatedwitha

broadrangeofconsequentialoutcomes.Theseoutcomesincludeeconomicactivity,

forexample,enlrepreneurialslarluprates,andalsocrimerates,heahhbehaviors,and

healthoutcomes.Anditiswellestablishedthatpersonalitytraitsdifferbetween

countries,fheresearchteamspeculatedthetwomightbelinked.

Totestthis,theygaveonlinepersonalityteststo5,587Chinesestudentand1.66

millionAmericans.Theythencompared(heresultswiththeaverageannual

temperaturewheretheygrewup.Thetestsmeasuredpersonalityalongfivewell-

studiedcharacteristics.Ihefivewereagreeability,conscientiousness,emotional

stability,outgoingness,andopennesstonewexperiences.Inbothgroups,the

researchersfoundthecloseratown'saverageannualtemperaturewasto22degrees,

(hemorepopulationexhibited(hosepersonalitycharacteristics.However,thefindings

weremuchstrongerfortheChinesegroupthantheAmericansstudied,which

suggeststhatthoughtemperatureplaysarole,itdoesnotplayadominantrole.Ihe

efleetsarefairlyweak.It'sunlikelytoleadtomanyargumentsoverthetemperature

settingoftheofficeairconditioner.

QI6:Whathasanewstudyrevealedabouttemperature?

QI7:Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutwannerclimates?

QI8:Whatdidtheonlinepersonalitytestssuggest?

LECTURE2

Iodaywe'retalkingaboutloneliness.Lonelinessandsocialisolationarcgrowing

publichealthconcernsforpeopleofallagesintheUnitedStales,fromadolescentsto

theelderly.Publichealthexpertsarcworriedbecauselonelinessseemstobeonthe

rise,andstudieshavelongfoundcorrelationsbetweenlonelinessandanassortmentof

medicalconditionsthatthreatenhealthandlongevity.Theproblemoflonelinessmay

beevengreaterthanwethought.Anewnationalpolltbundthataboutathirdofolder

Americansarelonely,andalmostasmanyseniorsleeIisolated.Thisisaserious

problemasresearchshowsthatchroniclonelinessisparticularlyharmfultosenior

citizens.

That'sbecauseitcanimpairolderadults*mcmonanddamagetheirphysicaland

socialmentalhealth.Chroniclonelinessevenimpactsthelifeexpectancyofseniors

increasingtheirriskofearlymortality.Lei'slakeacloserlookal(hatpollnow.More

thanathirdofseniorsinthepollsaidtheytcltlonelyatleastsomeofthetime,and

27%saidtheysometimesoroftenfellisolated.Thisrefleclshowmuchlime(he

seniorsspentwithothers.

Almost30%saidtheysocializedwithfriends,family,orneighborsonceaweekor

less.Womenweremorelikelythanmentoreportloneliness,bu(thereisgoodnews.

Itlookslikelonelinesscanbereversed,butresearchersarcstilltryingtodetermine

thebestwaylodoso.Whyisthal?Resolvingtheproblemoflonelinessamong

seniorsoftenisn*tassimpleasgettingthemtogetherwithothersormovingthemin

withtheirchildren.

InIact.thepollIbund(halseniorswholivedwilhtheirchildrenweremorelikely(o

reportfeelinglonelythanthosewhodidn't.Thismaybebecauselonelinessrefersto

thediscrepancybetweenactualanddesiredrelalionships,soilrspossiblethatsomeone

wholivesalonedoesnrtmeetthatdefinitionwhilesomeoneinahousefullofbusy

peopledoes.

Ilowcanwesolvetheproblem?Well,theresearchersassertthatit'simportantto

addresseachpcrsoiVsunderlyingcauseofloneliness.Whetherifsthedeathofa

spouse,medicalproblems,orsocialexpectalions(halhaveiftbeenfulfilled,ifs

noteworthythatthereisonegeneralrecommendation,whilefindingsolutionsfor

lonelinessishighlypersonal.

Researchsuggeststhebestinterventionsarethosethatinvolvemeaningtulsocial

contactatleastonceaweek,dependingonthepersonthatcouldmeanvolunteering,

seeinganoldiriendorsomethingelse.

QI9：Whydoesthespeakersaythefindingofanewnationalpollrevealsaserious

problem?

Q20:Whatisthegoodnewsthespeakertalksabout?

Q21：Whatisthekeytosolvinglhelonelinessproblemaccordinglo(hespeaker?

LECTURE3

Hello.Iamco-fbunderofthepopularfemaletravelcommunityWeAreTravelGrils.

Wecollectandpublishstoriesfromwomentravelingallover(heworld.Weproinole

women'sblogs.Wchostmeetingsandeventsandarcgettingreadytolaunchour

travelwithUStripsinBali,Japan,andMalawi.Before【startedwearetravelgirls.I

hadasuccessful10yearcareerinfinanceinLondonwhereIadvisedprivateclients

ontheirinvestments.Havingalwayshadahugelovefortravel,Ifinallytooktheleap

andleftfinancelopursuemydreamofstartingatravelcompany.ForaslongasIcan

remember.Iwantedtobeatravelwriter.Beforeblogsexistedandeverythingwcread

was.Iwouldgototravelwritingseminarsbywriterswhowerepublishedintravel

magazines.1wasdesperatetowriteforoneofthosemagazines,butdidn'tknowhow

tobreakintothatindustry.Afteruniversity,Iendedupworkinginfinance,butalways

hadadesireto(ravelandwriteaboutil.In2015,1waslookingalwaysloleave

financeandmybestfriendVanessa,whogrewuponaranchonthecentralcoastof

Caliibrniasuggesledstarlingablog.Butwhenweslartedcreatingil.werealizedthat

wasthesamethingeverygirlwasdoing.Sowetumedourattentiontocreatinga

communityamongthesewomen.ThisledustostartWeAreTravelGrils.whichhas

nowgrownintoacoininunityofover200.000lollowers.Toanyonethinkingabout

becomingatravelwriter,Iwouldsuggesttheyfirsttryandlookforauniquewayto

entertheindustry.Thereare<ilotoftravelridersnowandilcanbehardtostandout

fromthecrowd,whichisreallywhywestartedWeAreTravelGrils.Bepreparedto

workhardifyouwanttoturnitintoafull-timebusinessandtrynottorushtoselling

advertisingspacesbeforeyouhavecreatedadedicatedaudience.Thesizeofyour

audiencedoesn'tnecessarilyneedtobehuge,butyouwantthemtobeengaged.Ifyou

posttoomanyproniolionsearlyon.youwillturnmanypeopleoff.

Q22：WhatdowelearnaboutthespeakerbeforeshecreatedthecomnninityIVeAre

TravelGrik?

Q23:Whatdidthespeaker'sfriendsuggesttheydoin2015?

Q24：Whatdoesthespeakeradvisepeoplelodoiftheywanltobecome(ravel

writers?

Q25：Whatisthespeaker'sadviceonwinningaloyalaudience?

01听力部分

1.A)Inarestaurant.

2.D)Sheisapartialvegetarian.

3.B)Changingone'seatinghabit.

4.A)Theyenjoyperfecthealth.

5.D)Themanhadanattitudeproblem.

6.C)Theyusemanipulativelanguagetomasktheirirrationalchoices.

7.B)Itismoreofasinthanavirtue.

8.D)Preservingtheirpowerandprestige

9.B)Theyaccomplishfeatsmanyofuscannot.

10.C)Theytrytobepositiverolemodelstochildren.

11.A)Separatinganathlete*sprofessionallifefromtheirpersonallife.

12.A)Theyalwayscostmorethanexpected.

13.B)Itwascancelled.

14.C)Keeptoherbudget.

15.D)Sherejecteditflatly.

16.D)Itcaninfluencepeople*spersonalities.

17.C)Theytendtoproducepositivefeelings

18.A)Thelinkbetweentemperatureandpersonalityisfairlyweak.

19.B)Chroniclonelinessdoesharmtoseniorcitizensinparticular.

20.D)Lonelinessisprobablyreversible.

21.C)Meaningfulsocialcontact.

22.A)Shehadasuccessfulcareerinfinance.

23.B)Startablog.

24.D)Createsomethinguniquetoentertheindustry.

25.C)Avoidingtoomuchadvertisingearlyon.

02作文部分

外貌焦虑

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbegins

withthesentence“Peoplearenowincreasinglyawareofthedangerofappearance

anxiety，orbeingobsessedwithone'slooks."Youcanmakecomments,citeexamples

oruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressayYoushouldwriteatleast

150wordsbutnomorethan200words

Withtheprogressofsocietyandtheimprovementoflivingstandards,manypeople,

especiallyyoungpeople,becometooconcernedabouttheirappearanceandsufferfrom

appearanceanxiety.

Appearanceanxietycancauseusalotofproblems.Notonlydoesthisleadtomany

harmfulbehaviors,suchasexcessiveexercise,eatingdisorders,andevencosmetic

surgery,whichcanaffectourphysicalhealth,itcanalsohaveanegativeimpact

onourmentalhealth,makingusfeelanxious,evendepressed,andplungingusinto

deepself-doubt.

Weshouldtakepositiveactionstoeliminateourappearanceanxiety.Firstofall,

weshouldkeepapositiveandoptimisticattitudeinlifeandstudy,soastoimprove

andovercomeanxietybyincreasingpersonalconfidence.Secondly,weshouldhave

normalstandardsofbeauty,learntoacceptourimperfections,andovercomethe

inferiorityandself-doubtbroughtbylooks.Lastbutnotleast,weshouldpaymore

attentiontoourinnercharacterinsteadofsuperficialexternalperformance.

Inconclusion,appearanceanxietycanadverselyaffectourphysicalandmental

health.Weshouldtakeactiveactionstoeliminateappearanceanxietythroughthe

abovementionedways,sothatwecanenjoyahappierlife.

面临众多选择时做决定

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbegins

withthesentence“Peoplearenowincreasinglyawareofthechallengesinmaking

adecisionwhenfacedwithtoomanychoices."Youcanmakecomments,citeexamples

oruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Peoplearenowincreasinglyawareofthechallengesinmakingadecisionwhenfaced

withtoomanychoices.Especiallyforstudents,theyoftenhavemanydifferent

choicesbeforethem,anditisindeedamajorchallengetomaketherightchoice.

Foronething,formostofus,sometimesyoucanmakedecisionsinaninstant,but

atothertimesthechoicefeelsoverwhelming.Studentsmayfeelanxiouswhen

confrontedwithtoomanychoicesandtheanxietymaycauseafearofmakingthewrong

choiceandlatersufferingtheconsequences.Thismaycauseyoutohesitate,ruminate,

orfailtomakeanydecisionatall.Foranother,somestudents,Itiseasyforthem

toblindlyfollowotherstomakechoiceswithoutconsideringwhetherthischoice

suitsthem.

AsfarasVmconcerned,Ifyouarestrugglingtodecidewhattodo,keepyour

long-termgoalsinmind.Startjournalingyourideas,anddocumentyourfears,hopes

orexpectationssothatyouhaveaclearideaofwhereyouarenow,andwhereyou

wanttogetto.Keepyourgoalsinmindandexploreyouroptionsobjectivelytoensure

thatyoucanmakethechoicethat'srightforyou.

数字鸿沟

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbegins

withthesentence〃Peoplearenowincreasinglyawareofthe,digitalgap'or

challengestheelderlyfaceinadigitalworld.〃Youcanmakecomments,give

explanationsorciteexamplestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150

wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Peoplearenowincreasinglyawareofthe“digitalgap“orchallengestheelderly

faceinadigitalworld.Digitalizationhasbecomeaprominentfeatureofcurrent

socialchangesinourcountry.Moreover,aworrisomepointisthatafairnumber

oftheelderlystillfacetheproblemof"digitalsiege”,whichshouldattract

increasingattentionnowadays.

Personallyspeaking,therearetworeasonaccountingforthisphenomenon.Firstand

foremost,digitaltechnologyisrapidlyupdatedanditeratedinashorttimesothat

itisdifficultformostelderlypeopletokeeptheirpacewiththetrenddueto

physicalandintellectuallimitations.Inaddition,themajorityofdigital

technologiesarebasedonthemarketneedsofyoungpeople.Onlytheagedlearnthe

cumbersomeintelligentoperationcantheybeabletoapplythetechnologies,which

virtuallyraisesthetechnicalthresholdoftheoldpeople，sdigitallife.

Accordingtostatistics,ourcountryisofficiallyenteringamoderatelyaged

society.Therefore,weshouldsparenoeffortstohelptheagedovercomethe

challengesandenjoythebenefitsbroughtbythedigitalization.

03阅读部分

词汇理解

(1)文章开头

开头：Unthinkableasitmaybe,humanity,everylastperson...

(2)答案

【答案速查】26-30KGLHB31-35JAIND

26.K)scenario

27.G)extinction

28.L)severely

29.H)obscure

30.B)arise

31.J)posed

32.A)advocate

33.I)particular

34.N)species

35.D)encounter

长篇阅读

(1)文章标题

标题SanFranciscoHasBecomeOneHugeMetaphorforEconomicInequalityinAmerica

(2)答案速查

36-40DGCEH41-45KFMBJ

36.SanFranciscocitygovernmentofferedtaxbenefitstoattracttechcompanies

toestablishoperationsinalessdevelopedarea.

36.[)【定位】PoliciespushedbyMayorEdLeeprovidedtaxbreaksfortechcompanies

tosetupshopalongthecity,slong-neglectedMid-Marketarea.

37.Thefastriseinthepricesoflandandhousesincreasestheeconomicinequality

amongpeople

37.G【定位】Whenhomepricessoarabovethereachofmosthouseholds,thegapbetween

therichandthepoordramaticallyincreases.

38.SanFranciscohasbeenfoundtohavethebiggestincomegapinCaliforniabetween

therichandthepoor.

38.C【定位】Accordingtoarecentstudy,SanFranciscoranksfirstinCalifornia

foreconomicdifference.

39.Thehigherrateofemployment,combinedwithlimitedhousingsupply,didnot

makeitanyeasiertobuyahouse.

39.E【定位】Inspiteofallthat,thestrengthoftherecentjobgrowth,combined

withpoliciesthathavetraditionallylimitedhousingdevelopmentinthecityand

throughoutthepeninsula,didnothelpeasetheaffordabilitycrisis.

40.Whenpeoplecomparetheirownlivingstandardwithothers’,ithasagreater

impactontheirsenseofcontentment.

40.H【定位】Thismeansthathowapersonjudgestheirsecurityincomparisontotheir

neighbors,hasmoreofanimpactontheirhappinessthantheirobjectivestandard

ofliving.

41.Improvedtransportnetworksconnectingthecitytodistantoutlyingareaswill

alsohelpsolvethehousingcrisis.

41.K【定位】Realestatealonewillnotsolvetheproblem,ofcourse.Transportation,

too,needstobeupdatedandinfrastructureextendedtolinkdistantregionsto

SiliconValleyandthecity.

42.AverageincomesintheBayAreamakeitvirtuallyimpossibleformosttenant

familiestobuyahome.

42.F【定位】Consideringthattheaveragehouseholdincomeinthecitycurrentlystands

ataround$80,000,itisnotanexaggerationtosaythatthedreamofhomeownership

isnowbeyondthegraspofthevastmajorityoftoday，speoplewhorent.

43.Innovativesolutionstosocialandeconomicproblemsshouldbeintroducedbefore

itistoolate.

43.M【定位】Itdoesn，thavetobethisway.Butsolutionsneedtobeimplemented

now,beforeangrycrowdsgrowfromanuisancetoseriousconcern.…Weneedtouse

existingtechnologytoshortentraveltimesandbreakthelandlimits.

44.ResidentsoftheSanFranciscoBayAreastronglyresentthetechindustrybecause

oftheeconomicinequalityithascontributedto.

44.B【定位】…todrasticmarketdistortionsintheSanFranciscoBayAreahave

createdboilingresentmentintheregiontowardsthetechindustry.Avocalminority

isevencallingonofficialstopunishthosewhoarebenefittingfromtheeconomic

andhousingboom.

45.Onewaytodealwiththehousingcrisisisforthegovernmenttosimplifythe

approvalproceduresforhousingprojects.

45.J【定位】Thehousingcrisisiscausedbytwoprimaryfactors:thegrowing

desirabilityoftheBayAreaasaplacetoliveduetoitsexcellenteconomy,and

ourlimitedhousingstock.

PassageOne

(1)文章开头

Thesuggestionthatpeopleshouldaimfordietarydiversitybytryingtoeatavariety

offoodshasbeenabasicpublichealthrecommendationfordecadesintheUnited

Stateseverywhere.

(2)答案

【答案速查】46-50ACABC

46.Whathasbeenastandardpieceofdietaryadvicefordecades?

A)Peopleshoulddiversifywhattheyeat.

47.WhatdidthenewresearchbytheAmericanHeartAssociationfind?

C)Peopleseekingdietarydiversitytendtoeatmore.

48.Whatcouldhelptoexplainthecontradictionbetweenthenewfindingsandthe

commonpublichealthrecommendation?

A)Thereislittleconsensusonthedefinitionofdietarydiversity.

49.WhatdidDr.Raofindafter20yearsofresearchonobesity?

B)Diversifiedfoodintakemaynotcontributetohealth.

50.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutpeoplewhoeatagreatvarietyoffood?

C)Theydon'tfeeltheyhavehadenoughuntiltheyovereat.

PassageTwo

(1)文章开头

Theabilitytomakeinferencesfromsameanddifferent…

(2)答案

【答案速查】51-55ADBCD

51.Inwhatwaywerehumansthoughttobeunique?

A)Beingcapableofsame-differentdiscrimination.

52.WhatdowelearnfromthestudypublishedinScience?

D)Ourconceptionofbirds,intelligencewaswrong.

53.Whatdidtheresearchersdiscoveraboutmostducklingsfromtheirexperiment?

B)Theycouldtellwhethertheobjectswerethesame.

54.WhatwasnovelabouttheexperimentinthestudyreportedinScience?

C)Theanimalsusedreceivednotraining.

55.WhatdowelearnfromDr.Wasserman?scommentonthestudyof