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2023年6月英语六级真题及答案

PartIWriting

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

onthetopicofDueAttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyofChineseYo

ushouldwriteatChinese,least120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelo

w:

1.近年来在学生中消灭了无视中文学习的现象；

2.消灭这种现象的缘由和后果；

3我认为,，

GivenDueAttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyofChinese

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minute

s)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequ

icklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswersheet1.Forquestions1-7,choo

sethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forqu

estions8-10,completethesen-tenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepas

sage.Welcome,Freshmen.HaveaniPod.

Takingastepthatmanyprofessorsmayviewasabitcounterproductive,so

mecollegesanduniversitiesaredolingoutAppleiPhonesandInternet-cap

ableiPodstotheirstudents.

Thealways-onInternetdevicesraisesomenovelpossibilities,liketracking

wherestudentsgathertogether.Withfarlesscontroversy,collegescoulds

endmessagesaboutcanceledclasses,delayedbuses,campuscrisesorjust

thecafeteriamenu.

Whileschoolsemphasizeitsusefulness-onlineresearchinclassandinst

antpollingofstudents,forexample-abigpartoftheattractionis,undou

btedly,thattheiPhoneiscoolandahitwithstudents.Beingequippedwith

oneofthemostrecentcutting-edgeITproductscouldjusthelpacollegeo

runiversityfosteracutting-edgereputation.

Applestandstowinaswell,hookingmoreyoungconsumerswithdecades

oftechnologypur-chasesaheadofthem.Thelonelosers,somefear,could

beprofessors.

Studentsalreadyhavelaptopsandcellphones,ofcourse,butthenewestde

vicescantakeclassdistractionstoanewlevel.Theypracticallybegauser

toignorethelong-sufferingprofessorstrug-glingtopassonaccumulated

wisdomfromthefrontoftheroom—aprospectthatteachersfindmostirr

itatingandstudentsviewas,well,inevitable.

"Whenitgetsalittleboring,Imightpullitout,IIacknowledgedNaomiP

ugh,afirst-yearstudentatFreed-HardemanUniversityinHenderson,Ter

m.,referringtohernewiPodTouch,whichcanconnecttotheInternetove

racampuswirelessnetwork.Shespeculatedthatprofessorsmighttryeven

hardertomakeclassesinterestingiftheyweretocompetewiththedevice

s.Expertsseeamovementtowardtheuseofmobiletechnologyineducati

on,thoughtheysayitisinitsinfancyasprofessorstrytocomeupwithus

efulapplications.Providingpowerfulhand-helddevicesissuretofueldeb

atesovertheroleoftechnologyinhighereducation.

“Wethinkthisisthewaythefutureisgoingtowork,IIsaidKyleDickson,

co-directorofre-searchandthemobilelearninginitiativeatAbileneChris

tianUniversityinTexas,whichhasboughtmorethan600iPhonesand300

iPodsforstudentsenteringthisfall.

Althoughplentyofstudentstaketheirlaptopstoclass,theydon'ttakethe

meverywhereandwouldprefersomethinglighter.AbileneChristiansettle

donthedevicesaftersurveyingstudentsandfindingthattheydidnotlike

haulingaroundtheirlaptops,butthatmostofthemalwayscarriedacellph

one,Dr.Dicksonsaid.

ItisnotclearhowmanycollegesanduniversitiesplantogiveoutiPhones

andiPodsthisfall;officialsatApplewereunwillingtotalkaboutthesubje

ctandsaidthattheywouldnotleakanyinstitution'splans.

“Wecan'tannounceotherpeople'snews,IIsaidGregJoswiak,vicepresid

entofiPodandiPhonemarketingatApple.Healsosaidthathecouldnotd

iscussdiscountstouniversitiesforbulkpurchases.

Atleastfourinstitutions-theUniversityofMaryland,OklahomaChristi

anUniversity,AbileneChristianandFreed-Hardeman-haveannouncedt

hattheywillgivethedevicestosomeoralloftheirstudentsthisfall.

Otheruniversitiesareexploringtheiroptions.StanfordUniversityhashire

dastudent-runcom-panytodesignapplicationslikeacampusmapanddir

ectoryfortheiPhone.ItisconsideringwhethertoissueiPhonesbutnotsur

eit,snecessary,notingthatmorethan700iPhoneswereregisteredontheu

niversity'snetworklastyear.

AttheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,iPhonesmightalreadyhave

beeneverywhere,ifAT&T,thewirelesscarrierofferingtheiPhoneinthe

UnitedStates,

hadamorereliablenetwork,saidAndrewYu,mobiledevicesplatformpro

jectmanageratM.I.T.

“Wewouldhaveprobablygoneaheadwiththis,maybejustgettingathou

sandiPhonesandgivingthemout,IIMr.Yusaid.

TheUniversityofMarylandatCollegeParkisproceedingcautiously,givi

ngtheiPhoneoriPodTouchto150students,saidJeffreyHuskamp,vicep

residentandchiefinformationofficerattheuniversity.—Wedon'tthinktha

twehavealltheanswers,IIMr.Huskampsaid.Byobservinghow

studentsusethegadgets,hesaid,—We'retryingtogetanswersfromthe

students.IIAteachcollege,thestudentswhochoosetogetaniPhonemust

payformobilephoneservice.Thoseservicecontractsincludeunlimited

datause.BoththeiPhonesandtheiPodTouchdevicescanconnecttothe

Internetthroughcampuswirelessnetworks.WiththeiPhone,those

networksmayprovidefasterconnectionsandlongerbatterylifethan

AT&T'sdatanetwork.Ma

nycellphonesallowuserstosurftheWeb,butonlysomeneweronesarec

apableofwirelessconnectiontothelocalareacomputernetwork.

Universityofficialssaythattheyhavenoplanstotracktheirstudents(and

Applesaiditwouldnotbepossibleunlessstudentsgivetheirpermission).

Theysaythattheyaredrawntotheprospectoflearningapplicationsoutsid

etheclassroom,thoughsuchlessonplanshaveyettosurface.

“MycolleaguesandIarestudyingsomethingcalledaugmentedreality(a

fieldofcomputerresearchdealingwiththecombinationofreal-worldand

virtualreality),IIsaidChristopherDede,professorinlearning

technologiesatHarvardUniversity.—AlienContact,IIforexample,isan

exer-cisedevelopedformiddle-schoolstudentswhousehand-helddevices

thatcandeterminetheirlocation.Astheywalkaroundaplaygroundor

otherarea,text,videooraudiopopsupatvariouspointstohelpthemtry

tofigureoutwhyalienswereintheschoolyard.

“Youcanimaginesimilarkindsofinteractiveactivitiesalonghistoricalli

nes,IIlikefollowingtheFreedomTrailinBoston,ProfessorDede

said.—It'simportantthatwedoresearch,sothatweknowhowwell

somethinglikethisworks.II

Therushtodistributethedevicesworriessomeprofessors,whosaythatst

udentsarelesslikelytoparticipateinclassiftheyaremulti-tasking.—I'mn

otsomeonewho'santi-technology,butI,malwaysworriedthattechnology

becomesanendinandofitself,anditreplacesteachingoritreplacesanal

ysis,,'saidEllenMillender,associateprofessorofclassicsatReedCollege

inPortland,Ore.(SheaddedthatshehopedtobuyaniPhoneforherselfon

cepricesfall.)

RobertSummers,whohastaughtatCornellLawSchoolforabout40years

,announcedthisweek—inadetailed,footnotedmemorandum——thathe

wouldbanlaptopcomputersfromhisclassoncontractlaw.

“IwouldbanthattooifIknewthestudentswereusingitinclass,IIProfes

sorSummerssaidoftheiPhone,afterthedeviceanditscapabilitiesweree

xplainedtohim.—Whatwewanttoencour-ageinthesestudentsisanactiv

eintellectualexperience,inwhichtheydevelopthewiderangeofcomplex

reasoningabilitiesrequiredofgoodlawyers.II

TheexperienceatDukeUniversitymayeasesomeconcerns.Afewyearsa

go,DukebegangivingiPodstostudentswiththeideathattheymightuset

hemtorecordlectures(theseoldermodelscouldnotaccesstheInternet).

“Wehadassumedthatthebiggestfocusofthesedeviceswouldbeconsu

mingthecontent,IIsaidTracyFuthey,vicepresidentforinformation

technologyandchiefinformationofficeratDuke.

Butthatisnotallthatthestudentsdid.TheybeganusingtheiPodstocreat

etheirown—content,IImakingaudiorecordingsofthemselvesand

presentingthem.Thestudentsturnedwhatcouldhavebeenapassive

interactionintoanactiveone,Ms.Futheysaid.留意：此局部试题请在答

题卡1上作

答。

1.ManyprofessorsthinkthatgivingoutAppleiPhonesorInternet-capable

iPodstostudents

A)updatesteachingfacilitiesinuniversities

B)hasstartedarevolutioninhighereducation

C)canfacilitateteacher-studentinteraction

D)maynotbenefiteducationasintended

2.Intheauthor'sview,beingequippedwithITproductsmayhelpcolleges

anduniversities

A)buildaninnovativeimage

B)raisetheirteachingefficiency

C)trackstudents5activities

D)excitestudentinterestinhi-tech

3.ThedistributionofiPhonesamongstudentshasraisedconcernsthatthe

ywill.

A)inducestudentstobuymoresimilarproducts

B)increasetensionbetweenprofessorsandstudents

C)furtherdistractstudentsfromclassparticipation

D)preventstudentsfromaccumulatingknowledge

4.NaomiPughatFreed-HardemanUniversityspeculatedthatprofessorsw

ould.

A)findnewapplicationsforiPodTouchdevices

B)havetoworkhardertoenliventheirclasses

C)havedifficultylearningtohandlethedevices

D)findiPhonesandiPodsinclassveryhelpful

5.ExpertslikeDr.KyleDicksonatAbileneChristianUniversitythinkthat

A)mobiletechnologywillbemorewidelyusedineducationB)therole

oftechnologyineducationcannotbeoverestimatedC)mobiletechnolog

ycanupgradeprofessors5teachingtool-kitD)iPhonesandiPodswillrep

lacelaptopssoonerorlater

6.WhatdowelearnabouttheUniversityofMarylandatCollegeParkcon

cemingtheuseofiPhonesandiPods?

A)Ithassoughtprofessors5opinions.

B)Ithasbenefitedfromtheiruse.

C)Itistryingtofollowthetrend.

D)Itisproceedingwithcaution.

7.UniversityofficialsclaimthattheydoleoutiPhonesandiPodssoasto_

A)encourageprofessorstodesignnewerlessonplans

B)helpimproveprofessor-studentrelationships

C)facilitatestudents5learningoutsideofclass

D)stimulatestudents5interestinupdatingtechnology

8.EllenMillenderatReedCollegeinPortlandisconcernedthattechnolog

ywilltaketheplaceof

9.ProfessorRobertSummersatCornellLawSchoolbannedlaptopcomput

ersfromhisclassbecausehethinksqualifiedlawyersneedtopossessabr

oadarrayof.

lO.TheexperienceatDukeUniversitymayeasesomeconcernsbecauseth

estudentshaveusediPodsforactive.

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswill

beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.During

thepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),and

decidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

留意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A)Shehascompletelyrecovered.

B)Shewentintoshockafteranoperation.

C)Sheisstillinacriticalcondition.

D)Sheisgettingmuchbetter.

12.A)Orderingabreakfast.

B)Bookingahotelroom.

C)Buyingatrainticket.

D)Fixingacompartment.

13.A)Mostborrowersneverreturnedthebookstoher.

B)Themanistheonlyonewhobroughtherbookback.

C)Sheneverexpectedanyonetoreturnthebookstoher.

D)Mostofthebooksshelentoutcamebackwithoutjackets.

14.A)SheleftherworkearlytogetsomebargainslastSaturday.

B)Sheattendedthesupermarket'sgrandopeningceremony.

C)Shedroveafullhourbeforefindingaparkingspace.

D)ShefailedtogetintothesupermarketlastSaturday.

15.A)Heisbotheredbythepaininhisneck.

B)Hecannotdohisreportwithoutacomputer.

C)Hecannotaffordtohaveacoffeebreak.

D)Hefeelssorrytohavemissedthereport.

16.A)Onlytopartstudentscanshowtheirworksinthegallery.

B)Thegalleryspaceisbigenoughfortheman'spaintings.

C)Thewomanwouldliketohelpwiththeexibitionlayout.

D)Themanisuncertainhowhisartworkswillbereceived.

17.A)Thewomanneedsatemporaryreplacementforherassistant.

B)Themanworksinthesamedepartmentasthewomandoes.

C)Thewomanwillhavetostayinhospitalforafewdays.

D)Themaniscapableofdealingwithdifficultpeople.

18.A)Itwasbetterthanthepreviousone.

B)Itdistortedthemayor'sspeech.

C)Itexaggeratedthecity'seconomyproblems.

D)Itreflectedtheopinionsofmosteconomists.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Toinformhimofaproblemtheyface.

B)Torequesthimtopurchasecontroldesks.

C)Todiscussthecontentofaprojectreport.

D)Toaskhimtofixthedictatingmachine.

20.A)Theyquotethebestpriceinthemarket.

B)Theymanufactureandsellofficefurniture.

C)Theycannotdeliverthesteelsheetsontime.

D)Theycannotproducethesteelsheetsneeded

21.A)Bymarkingdowntheunitprice.

B)Byacceptingthepenaltyclauses.

C)Byallowingmoretimefordelivery.

D)Bypromisingbetterafter-salesservice.

22.A)Givethecustomeratenpercentdiscount.

B)Claimcompensationfromthestoolsuppliers.

C)AsktheBuyingDepartmenttochangesuppliers.

D)Cancelthecontractwiththecustomer.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Stockbroker.

B)Physicist.

C)Mathematician.

D)Economist.

24.A)Improvecomputerprogramming.

B)Predictglobalpopulationgrowth.

C)Explaincertainnaturalphenomena.

D)Promotenationalfinancialhealth.

25.A)Theirdifferenteducationalbackgrounds.

B)Changingattitudestowardnature.

C)Chaostheoryanditsapplications.

D)Thecurrentglobaleconomiccrisis.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendof

eachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

留意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theylaygreatemphasisonhardwork.

B)Theyname150starengineerseachyear.

C)Theyrequirehighacademicdegrees.

D)TheyhavepeoplewithaveryhighIQ.

27.A)longyearsofjobtraining.

B)Highemotionalintelligence.

C)Distinctiveacademicqualifications.

D)Devotiontotheadvanceofscience.

28.A)Goodinterpersonalrelationships.

B)Richworkingexperience.

C)Sophisticatedequipment.

D)Highmotivation.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.A)Adiary.

B)Afairytale.

C)Ahistorytextbook.

D)Abiography.

30.A)Hewasasportsfan.

B)Helovedarchitecture.

C)Hedislikedschool.

D)Helikedhair-raisingstories.

31.A)Encouragepeopletoundertakeadventures.

B)Publicizehiscolorfulanduniquelifestories.

C)Raisepeople'senvironmentalawareness.

D)AttractpeopletoAmerica'snationalparks.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A)Thefirstinfectedvictim.

B)AcoastalvillageinAfrica.

C)Thedoctorwhofirstidentifiedit.

D)AriverrunningthroughtheCongo.

33.A)Theyexhibitsimilarsymptoms.

B)Theycanbetreatedwiththesamedrug.

C)Theyhavealmostthesamemortalityrate.

D)Theyhavebothdisappearedforgood.

34.A)Byinhalingairpollutedwiththevirus.

B)Bycontactingcontaminatedbodyfluids.

C)BydrinkingwaterfromtheCongoRiver.

D)ByeatingfoodgrowninSedanandZaire.

35.A)MorestrainswillevolvefromtheEbolavirus.

B)ScientistswilleventuallyfindcuresforEbola.

C)AnotherEbolaepidemicmayeruptsoonerorlater.

D)Doseinfected,onewillbecomeimmunetoEbola.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofill

intheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejust

heard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthe

missinginformation.Fortheseblanksyoucanwritetheexactwordsyou

havejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally

whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyou

havewritten.

留意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Theidealcompanionmachinewouldnotonlylook,feel,andsound

friendlybutwouldalsobeprogrammedtobehaveinanagreeablemanner.

Those(36)thatmakeinteractionwithotherpeopleenjoyablewould

besimulatedascloselyaspossible,andthemachinewouldappearto(37)

stimulatingandeasygoing.Itsinformalconversationstylewouldmake

interactioncomfortable,andyetthemachinewouldremainslightly(38)

andthereforeinteresting.Initsfirst(39)itmightbesomewhat

honestandunsmilingthatitcametoknowtheuseritwouldprogresstoa

mere(40)andintimatestyle.Themachinewouldnotbeapassive(41)

butwouldadditsownsuggestions,information,andopinions;it

wouldsometimestakethe(42)_indevelopingorchangingthetopicand

wouldhavea(43)_ofitsown.

Themachinewouldconveypresence.Wehaveallseenhowacomputer5

useofpersonalnames(44).Suchfeaturesarewhollywrittenintothe

software(45).Friendshipsarenotmadeinaday,andthecomputer

wouldbemoreacceptableasafriend(46).AtanappropriatetimeI

mightalsoexpressthekindofaffectionthatsimulatesattachmentand

intimacy.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Direction:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor

incompletestamens.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthe

questionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Please

writeyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Highlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughifsoftenassumed

musicalabilityusinherited,there5sabundantevidencethatthisisn'tthe

case.Whileitseemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,the

reasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.

Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmore

encouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,long

beforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassical

musiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefrom

childhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecause

theirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.

Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusic

schools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhad

parentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypractice

fromyoungages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethe

childrentolessonsandconcerts.

ThesingerMichaelJackson'sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,

isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy（天才）.Accounts

suggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,and

thathewashumiliated（羞辱）constantlybyhisfather,WhatsetsJackson's

familyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenas

musiciansanddancers.

OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhave

beentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.

Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildren一special,IIMichael's

mothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonas

specialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonbebecamelikethat.

Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishow

hardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswill

probablysettleforabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpieces

ofmusic-onthepianofromourchildren.

留意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.Accordingtotheauthor,achild'smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowith

their.

48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparents

willaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown

49.Becauseoftheirfather'spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJackson

andsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame.

50.Michael'sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewas

byhismother.

51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobe

strictwithyourchildis.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowed

bysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingle

linethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedpmthefollowingpassage.

In2023,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheir

holidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonline

retailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.But

peoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlast

year.

Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisis

makingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshop

moreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?Both

argumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionof

touch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeel

thequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthat

matter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobject

makesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.

WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwitha

localbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweenthe

onlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupof

volunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasa

fairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmy

book,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Out

of20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.

Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,

removingthebookandthemsubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextra

momentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer'shands.Ofthe20peoplewho

werehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthe

bookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?Wefeelsomethingsimilarto

asenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That'swhywe

establishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswitha

handshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingit

mightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethe

purchaseevenmore.

Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcame

toconventionalmail.

Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendel

iveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Braini

magingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebra

inwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedth

atoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseof

possession.

Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlinesho

ppingexperience.

留意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.

B)Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.

C)Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.

D)Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.

53.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline?

A)Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.

B)Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.

C)Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.

D)Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.

54.Whatisthepurposeofauthor'sexperiment?

A)Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.

B)Tofindoutpeople'sreactiontohisrecentbook.

C)Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.

D)Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.

55.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?

A)Asenseofdisappointment

B)Moremotivatedtoownit.

C)Asubtlelossofinterest

D)Lesssensitivetoitstexture.

56.Whatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?

A)Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.

B)Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.

C)Emaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.

D)Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemore

extreme.Ahot,drysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.A

nd,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthem

ostfromthisstoryarethemedia:thenotionofextremeclimatesimplyma

kesformorecompellingnews.

ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyintheNewYorkTimesabout

therisingincidenceofextremeevents,Heclaimsthatglobalwarmingcans

edthecurrentdroughtinAmerica'sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-h

ighcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis.

ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanePslatestassessmenttellsuspreciselyt

heopposite.ForNorthAmericathereismediumconfidencethattherehas

anoverallslighttendencytowardlessdrynessMoreover,thereisnowayt

hatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobal

warmingwithoutatimemachine;Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetect

ionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.

And,fortunately,thisyear'sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisis

,asglobalriceandwheatsuppliesretainplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanov

erlooksinflation:Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.so,whilecom

futures（期货）didsetarecordofaboutS8perbushel（葡式

耳）inlateJuly,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughout

mostofthe1970s,reaching516in1974.

Finally,Krugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcern