2023年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案2

2023年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（一）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Supposeyouareaskedtogiveadviceonwhethertoattendavocational

collegeorauniversity,writeanessaytostateyouropinion.Youarerequiredtowrite

atleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:/^thissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

Sheet/withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Hewouldfeelinsulted.B)Hewouldfeelverysad.

C)Hewouldbeembarrassed.D)Hewouldbedisappointed.

2.A)Theyareworthyofaprize.B)Theyareoflittlevalue.

C)Theymakegoodreading.D)Theyneedimprovement.

3.A)Heseldomwritesabookstraightthrough.

B)Hewritesseveralbookssimultaneously.

C)Hedrawsonhisreal-lifeexperiences.

D)Heoftenturnstohiswifeforhelp.

4.A)Writingabookisjustlikewatchingafootballmatch.

B)Writersactuallyworkeverybitashardasfootballers.

C)Helikeswatchingafootballmatchafterfinishingabook.

D)Unlikeafootballmatch,thereisnoendtowritingabook.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Achievementsofblackmaleathletesincollege.

B)Financialassistancetoblackathletesincollege.

C)Highcollegedropoutratesamongblackathletes.

D)Undergraduateenrollmentsofblackathletes.

6.A)Theydisplaygreattalentineverykindofgame.

B)Theyarebetteratsportsthanatacademicwork.

C)Theyhavedifficultyfindingmoneytocompletetheirstudies.

D)Theymakemoneyforthecollegebutoftenfailtoearnadegree.

7.A)About15%.B)Around40%.

C)Slightlyover50%.D)Approximately70%.

8.A)Coacheslacktheincentivetograduatethem.

B)Collegedegreesdonotcountmuchtothem.

C)Theyhavelittleinterestinacademicwork.

D)Schoolsdonotdeemitaseriousproblem.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

l_withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9A)Marketingstrategies.B)Holidayshopping.

C)Shoppingmalls.D)Onlinestores.

10.A)About50%ofholidayshoppers.B)About20-30%ofholidayshoppers.

C)About136million.D)About183.8million.

11.A)Theyhavefewercustomers.B)Theyfindithardtosurvive.

C)Theyarethrivingoncemore.D)Theyappealtoelderlycustomers.

12.A)BetterqualityofconsumergoodsB)Higheremploymentandwages.

C)Greatervarietiesofcommodities.D)Peoplehavingmoreleisuretime.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

13.A)Theyarenewspeciesofbiginsects.

B)Theyareoverprescribedantibiotics.

C)Theyarelife-threateningdiseases.

D)Theyareantibiotic-resistantbacteria.

14.A)Antibioticsarenowinshortsupply.

B)Manyinfectionsarenolongercurable.

C)Largeamountsoftaxmoneyarewasted.

D)Routineoperationshavebecomecomplex.

15.A)Facilities.B)Expertise.

C)Money.D)Publicity.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowed

bythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)fB),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronSheet]withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions16tol8arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Itisaccessibleonlytothetalented.

B)Itimprovesstudents9abilitytothink.

C)Itstartsalifelonglearningprocess.

D)Itgivesbirthtomanyeminentscholars.

17.A)Theyencourageacademicdemocracy.

B)Theypromoteglobalization.

C)Theyupholdthepresidents*authority.

D)TheyprotectstudentsJrights.

18.A)Histhirstforknowledge.

B)Hiseagernesstofindajob.

C)Hiscontemptforauthority.

D)Hispotentialforleadership.

Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Fewpeopleknowhowtoretrieveinformationproperly.

B)Peoplecanenhancetheirmemorywithafewtricks.

C)Mostpeoplehavearatherpoorlong-termmemory.

D)Peopletendtounderestimatetheirmentalpowers.

20.A)Theypresentthestatesinasurprisinglydifferentorder.

B)Theyincludemoreorlessthesamenumberofstates.

C)Theyareexactlythesameasisshownintheatlas.

D)Theycontainnamesofthemostfamiliarstates.

21.A)Focusingonwhatislikelytobetested.

B)Havingagoodsleepthenightbefore.

C)Reviewingyourlessonswheretheexamistolakeplace.

D)Makingsensibledecisionswhilechoosingyouranswers.

22.A)Discoverwhenyoucanlearnbest.

B)Changeyourtimeofstudydaily.

C)Giveyourselfadoublebonusafterwards.

D)Followtheexampleofamarathonrunner.

Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Heisapolitician.B)Heisabusinessman.

C)Heisasociologist.D)Heisaeconomist

24.A)Inslums.B)InAfrica.

C)Inpre-industrialsocieties.D)Indevelopingcountries.

25.A)Theyhavenoaccesstohealthcare,letaloneentertainmentorrecreation.

B)Theirincomeislessthan50%ofthenationalaveragefamilyincome.

C)Theyworkextrahourstohavetheirbasicneedsmet.

D)Theirchildrencannotaffordtogotoprivateschools.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe

passage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoice

inthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitem

onSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe

wordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AfterbecomingpresidentofPurdueUniversityin2023,MitchDanielsaskedthe

facultytoprovethattheirstudentshaveactuallyachievedoneofhighereducation's

mostimportantgoals:criticalthinkingskills.Twoyearsbefore,anationwidestudyof

collegegraduateshadshownthatmorethanathirdhadmadeno(26)gainsin

suchmentalabilitiesduringtheirschoolyears.Mr.Danielsneededto(27)the

highcostofattendingPurduetoitsstudentsandtheirfamilies.Afterall,the

percentageofAmericanswhosayacollegedegreeis“veryimportant“hasfallen

(28)inthelast5-6years.

Purduenowhasapilottesttoassessstudents5criticalthinkingskills.Yetlikemany

collegeteachersaroundtheU.S.,thefacultyremain(29)thattheirworkas

educatorscanbemeasuredbyactleaming(30)"suchasagraduate'sabilityto

investigateandreason.However,theprofessorsneednotworrysomuch.Theresultsof

arecentexperimentshowedthatprofessorscanuse(31)metricstomeasure

howwellstudentsdointhreekeyareas:criticalthinking,writtencommunication,and

quantitativeliteracy.

Despitethesuccessoftheexperiment,theactualresultsareworrisome,andmostly

(32)earlierstudies.Theorganizersoftheexperimentconcludedthatfarfewer

studentswereachievingathighlevelsoncriticalthinkingthantheyweredoingfbr

writtencommunicationorquantitativeliteracy.Andthatconclusionisbasedonlyon

studentsnearinggraduation.

Americanuniversities,despitetheirglobal(33)fbrexcellencein

teaching,haveonlybeguntodemonstratewhattheycanproduceinreal-worldlearning.

Knowledge-baseddegreesarestillimportant,butemployersare(34)advanced

thinkingskillsfromcollegegraduates.Iftheintellectualworthofacollegedegreecan

be(35)measured,morepeoplewillseekhighereducation-andcomeout

betterthinkers.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)accuratelyB)confirmC)demandingD)doubtful

E)drasticallyF)justifyG)monopolizedH)outcome

I)predominanceJ)presumingK)reputationL)significant

M)signifyN)simultaneously0)standardized

SectionB

Directions:/^thissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattached

toit.Eachstatementcontainsinfonnationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmore

thanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarking

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

ThePriceofOilandthePriceofCarbon

[A]Fossilfuelpricesarelikelytostay"lowforlong.99Notwithstandingimportantrecent

progressindevelopingrenewablefuelsources,lowfossilfuelpricescoulddiscourage

furtherinnovationin,andadoptionof,cleanerenergytechnologies.Theresultwould

behigheremissionsofcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegases.

[B]Policymakersshouldnotallowlowenergypricestoderailthecleanenergy

transition.Actiontorestoreappropriatepriceincentives,notablythroughcorrective

carbonpricing,isurgentlyneededtolowertheriskofirreversibleandpotentially

devastatingeffectsofclimatechange.Thatapproachalsooffersfiscalbenefits.

[C]Oilpriceshavedroppedbyover60%sinceJune2023.Acommonlyheldviewin

theoilindustryisthat"thebestcureforlowoilpricesislowoilprices.^^Thereasoning

behindthissayingisthatlowoilpricesdiscourageinvestmentinnewproduction

capacity,eventuallyshiftingtheoilsupplycurvebackwardandbringingpricesbackup

asexistingoilfields——whichcanbetappedatrelativelylowmarginalcost——are

depleted.Infact,inlinewithpastexperiencecapitalexpenditureintheoilsectorhas

droppedsharplyinmanyproducingcountries,includingtheUnitedStates.The

dynamicadjustmenttolowoilpricesmay,however,bedifferentthistimearound.

[D]Oilpricesareexpectedtoremainlowerforlonger.Theadventofnewtechnologies

hasaddedabout4.2millionbairelsperdaytothecrudeoilmarket,contributingtoa

globalover-supply.Inaddition,otherfactorsareputtingdownwardpressureonoil

prices:changeinthestrategiesbehavioroftheOrganizationofPetroleumExporting

Countries,theprojectedincreaseinIranianexports,thescaling-downofglobaldemand

（especiallyfromemergingmarkets）,thelong-termdropinpetroleumconsumptionin

theUnitedStates,andsomedisplacementofoilbysubstitutes.Theselikelypersistent

forces,likethegrowthofshale（页岩）oil,pointtoa"lowforlong“scenario.Futures

markets,whichshowonlyamodestrecoveryofpricestoaround$60abarrelby2023,

supportthisview.

[E]Naturalgasandcoal—alsofossilfuels—havesimilarlyseenpricedeclinesthatlook

tobelong-lived.Coalandnaturalgasaremainlyusedforelectricitygeneration,

whereasoilisusedmostlytopowertransportation,yetthepricesofalltheseenergy

sourcesarelinked.TheNorthAmericanshalegasboomhasresultedinrecordlow

pricesthere.TherecentdiscoveryofthegiantZohrgasfieldofftheEgyptiancoastwill

eventuallyhaveimpactonpricingintheMediterraneanregionandEurope,andthere

issignificantdevelopmentpotentialinmanyotherplaces,notablyArgentina.Coal

pricesalsoarelow,owingtoover-supplyandthescaling-downofdemand,especially

fromChina,whichbumshalfoftheworld'scoal.

[F]Technologicalinnovationshaveunleashedthepowerofrenewablessuchaswind,

hydro,solar,andgeothermal（地热）.EvenAfricaandtheMiddleEast,hometo

economiesthatareheavilydependentonfossilfuelexports,haveenormouspotential

todeveloprenewables.Forexample,theUnitedArabEmirateshasendorsedan

ambitioustargettodraw24%ofitsprimaryenergyconsumptionfromrenewable

sourcesby2023.

[G]Progressinthedevelopmentofrenewablescouldbefragile,however,iffossilfuel

pricesremainlowforlong.Renewablesaccountforonlyasmallshareofglobalprimary

energyconsumption,whichisstilldominatedbyfossilfuels一30%eachforcoaland

oil,25%fornaturalgas.Butrenewableenergywillhavetodisplacefossilfuelstoa

muchgreaterextentinthefuturetoavoidunacceptableclimaterisks.

[H]Unfbrtunately,thecurrentlowpricesforoil,gas,andcoalmayprovidelittle

incentiveforresearchtofindevencheapersubstitutesforthosefuels.Thereisstrong

evidencethatbothinnovationandadoptionofcleanertechnologyarestrongly

encouragedbyhigherfossilfuelprices.Thesameistruefornewtechnologiesfor

alleviatingfossilfuelemissions.

[I]ThecuiTentlowfossilfuelpriceenvironmentwillthuscertainlydelaytheenergy

transitionfromfossilfueltocleanenergysources.Unlessrenewablesbecomecheap

enoughthatsubstantialcarbondepositsareleftundergroundforaverylongtime,ifnot

forever,theplanetwilllikebeexposedtopotentiallycatastrophicclimaterisks.

[J]Someclimateimpactsmayalreadybediscernible.Forexample,theUnitedNations

ChildrenFundestimatesthatsome11millionchildreninAfricafacehunger,disease,

andwatershortageasaresultofthestrongestElNino（厄尔尼诺）weatherphenomenon

indecades.ManyscientistsbelievethatElNinoevents,causedbywanninginthe

Pacific,arebecomingmoreintenseasaresultofclimatechange.

[K]NationsfromaroundtheworldhavegatheredinParisfortheUnitedNations

ClimateChangeConference,COP21,withthegoalofauniversalandpotentially

legally-bindingagreementreducinggreenhousegasemissions.Weneedverybroad

participationtofullyaddressglobaltragedythatresultswhencountriesfailtotakeinto

accountthenegativeimpactoftheircarbonemissionsontherestoftheworld.Moreover,

non-participationbynations,ifsufficientlywidespread,canunderminethepoliticalwill

ofparticipatingcountriestoact.

[L]ThenationsparticipatingatCOP21arefocusingonquantitativeemissions-

reductioncommitments.Economicreasoningshowsthattheleastexpensivewayfor

eachcountryistoputapriceoncarbonemissions.Thereasonisthatwhencarbonis

priced,thoseemissionsreductionsthatareleastcostlytoimplementwillhappenfirst.

TheInternationalMonetaryFundcalculatesthatcountriescangeneratesubstantial

fiscalrevenuesbyeliminatingfossilfuelsubsidiesandlevyingcarbonchargesthat

capturethedomesticdamagecausedbyemissions.Ataxonupstreamcarbonsources

isoneeasywaytoputapriceoncarbonemissions,althoughsomecountriesmaywish

touseothermethods,suchasemissionstradingschemes.Inordertomaximizeglobal

welfare,everycountry'scarbonpricingshouldreflectnotonlythepurelydomestic

damagefromemissions,butalsothedamagetoforeigncountries.

[M]Settingtherightcarbonpricewillthereforeefficientlyalignthecostspaidby

carbonuserswiththetruesocialopportunitycostofusingcarbon.Byraisingrelative

demandforcleanenergysources,acarbonpricewouldalsohelpalignthemarket

returntoclean-energyinnovationwithitssocialreturn,spuiTingtherefinementof

existingtechnologiesandthedevelopmentofnewones.Anditwouldraisethedemand

fortechnologiessuchascarboncaptureandstorage,spurringtheirfurtherdevelopment.

Ifnotcorrectedbytheappropriatecarbonprice,lowfossilfuelpricesarenotaccurately

signalingtomarketsthetruesocialprofitabilityofcleanenergy.Whilealternative

estimatesofthedamagefromcarbonemissionsdiffer,andit'sespeciallyhardtoreckon

thelikelycostsofpossiblecatastrophicclimateevents,mostestimatessuggest

substantialnegativeeffects.

[N]Directsubsidiestoresearchanddevelopmenthavebeenadoptedbysome

governmentsbutareapoorsubstituteforacarbonprice;theydoonlypartofthejob,

leavinginplacemarketincentivestooverusefossilfuelsandtherebyaddtothestock

ofatmosphericgreenhousegaseswithoutregardtothecollateral（附带的）costs.

[O]ThehopeisthatthesuccessofCOP21opensthedoortofutureinternational

agreementoncarbonprices.Agreementonaninternationalcarbon-pricefloorwould

beagoodstartingpointinthatprocess.Failuretoaddresscomprehensivelytheproblem

ofgreenhousegasemissions,however,exposesallgenerations,presentandfuture,to

incalculablerisks.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

36.Anumberoffactorsaredrivingdowntheglobaloilpricesnotjustfbrnowbut

intheforeseeablefuture.

37.Pricingcarbonprovesthemosteconomicalwaytoreducegreenhousegas

emissions.

38.Itisestimatedthatextremeweatherconditionshaveendangeredthelivesof

millionsofAfricanchildren.

39.Thepricesofcoalarelowasaresultofover-supplyanddecreasingdemand.

40.Higherfossilfuelpricesprovetobeconducivetoinnovationandapplicationof

cleanertechnology.

41.Iffossilfuelpricesremainlowfbralongtime,itmayleadtohigheremissions

ofgreenhousegases.

42.Fossilfuelsremainthemajorsourceofprimaryenergyconsumptionintoday's

world.

43.Evenmajorfossilfuelexportingcountrieshavegreatpotentialtodevelop

renewableenergies.

44.Greenhousegasemissions,ifnotproperlydealtwith,willposeendlessrisksfor

mankind.

45.Itisurgentfbrgovernmentstoincreasethecostofusingfossilfuelstoan

appropriateleveltolessenthecatastrophiceffectsofclimatechange.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2卬asinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Opendatasharersarestillintheminorityinmanyfields.Althoughmany

researchersbroadlyagreethatpublicaccesstorawdatawouldacceleratescience,most

arereluctanttoposttheresultsoftheirownlaborsonline.

Somecommunitieshaveagreedtoshareonline一geneticists,fbrexample,post

DNAsequencesattheGenBankrepository（库），andastronomersareaccustomedto

accessingimagesofgalaxiesandstarsfrom,say,theSloanDigitalSkySurvey,a

telescopethathasobservedsome500millionobjects一buttheseremaintheexception,

nottherule.Historically,scientistshaveobjectedtosharingformanyreasons:itisalot

ofwork;untilrecently,gooddatabasesdidnotexist;grantfunderswerenotpushingfor

sharing;ithasbeendifficulttoagreeonstandardsfbrformattingdata;andthereisno

agreedwaytoassigncreditfbrdata.

Butthebarriersaredisappearing,inpartbecausejournalsandfundingagencies

worldwideareencouragingscientiststomaketheirdatapublic.Lastyear,theRoyal

SocietyinLondonsaidinitsreportthatscientistsneedto“shiftawayfromaresearch

culturewheredataisviewedasaprivatepreserve".Fundingagenciesnotethatdata

paidfbrwithpublicmoneyshouldbepublicinformationandthescientificcommunity

isrecognizingthatdatacannowbeshareddigitallyinwaysthatwerenotpossible

before.Tomatchthegrowingdemand,servicesarespringinguptomakeiteasierto

publishresearchproductsonlineandenableotherresearcherstodiscoverandcitethem.

Althoughcallstosharedataoftenconcentrateonthemoraladvantagesofsharing,

thepracticeisnotpurelyaltruistic（利他的）.Researcherswhosharegetplentyof

personalbenefits,includingmoreconnectionswithcolleagues,improvedvisibilityand

increasedcitations.Themostsuccessfulsharers—thosewhosedataaredownloaded

andcitedthemostoften一getnoticed,andtheirworkgetsused.Forexample,oneof

themostpopulardatasetsonmultidisciplinaryrepositoryDryadisaboutwooddensity

aroundtheworld;ithasbeendownloaded5,700times.Co-authorAmyZannethinks

thatusersprobablyrangefromclimate-changeresearcherswantingtoestimatehow

muchcarbonisstoredinbiomass,toforesterslookingfbrinformationondifferent

gradesoftimber.'Tdmuchprefertohavemydatausedbythemaximumnumberof

peopletoasktheirownquestions/9shesays."It,simportanttoallowreadersand

reviewerstoseeexactlyhowyouarriveatyourresults.Publishingdataandcodeallows

yoursciencetobereproducible/9

Evenpeoplewhosedataarelesspopularcanbenefit.Bymakingtheeffortto

organizeandlabelfilessootherscanunderstandthem,scientistsbecomemore

organizedandbetterdisciplinedthemselves,thusavoidingconfusionlateron.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Whatdomanyresearchersgenerallyaccept?

46.A)Itisimperativetoprotectscientists9patents.

B)Repositoriesareessentialtoscientificresearch.

C)Opendatasharingismostimportanttomedicalscience.

D)Opendatasharingisconducivetoscientificadvancement.

47.Whatistheattitudeofmostresearcherstowardsmakingtheirowndatapublic?

A)Opposed.B)Ambiguous.

C)Liberal.D)Neutral.

48.Accordingtothepassage,whatmighthinderopendatasharing?

A)Thefearofmassivecopying.

B)Thelackofaresearchculture.

C)Thebeliefthatresearchdataisprivateintellectualproperty.

D)Theconcernthatcertainagenciesmaymakeaprofitoutofit.

49.Whathelpsliftsomeofthebarrierstoopendatasharing?

A)Theever-growingdemandforbigdata.

B)Theadvancementofdigitaltechnology.

C)Thechangingattitudeofjournalsandfunders.

D)Thetrendofsocialandeconomicdevelopment.

5O.Dryadservesasanexampletoshowhowopendatasharing.

A)isbecomingincreasinglypopularB)benefitssharersandusersalike

C)makesresearcherssuccessfulD)savesbothmoneyandlabor

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Macy'sreporteditssalesplunged5.2%inNovemberandDecemberatstoresopen

morethanayear,adisappointingholidayseasonperformancethatcappedadifficult

yearforadepartmentstorechainfacingwide-rangingchallenges.Itsflagshipstoresin

majorU.S.citiesdependheavilyoninternationaltouristspending,whichshrankat

manyretailersduetoastrongdollar.Meanwhile,Macy'shassimplystruggledtolure

consumerswhoaremoreinterestedinspendingontravelordiningoutthanonnew

clothesoraccessories.

ThecompanyblamedmuchofthepoorperformanceinNovemberandDecember

onunseasonablywarmweather."About80%ofourcompany'syear-over-yeardeclines

incomparablesalescanbeattributedtoshortfalls(短缺)incold-weathergoods,”

saidchiefexecutiveTerryLundgreninapressrelease.Thispromptedthecompanyto

cutitsforecastsforthefullfourthquarter.

However,ifsclearthatMacy'sbelievesitstroublesrundeeperthanatemporary

aberration(偏离)offthethermometer.Theretailgiantsaidthepoorfinancial

performancethisyearhaspushedittobeginimplementing$400millionincost-cutting

measures.Thecompanypledgedtocut600back-officepositions,thoughsome150

workersinthoseroleswouldbereassignedtootherjobs.Italsoplunstooffer

"voluntaryseparation“packagesto165seniorexecutives.Itwillslashstaffingatits

fleetof770stores,amoveaffectingsome3,000employees.

Theretaileralsoannouncedthelocationsof36storesitwillcloseinearly2023.

Thecompanyhadpreviouslyannouncedtheplannedclosures,buthadnotsaidwhich

locationswouldbeaffected.Noneofthechain'sstoresintheWashingtonmetropolitan

areaaretobeclosed.

Macy'shasbeenmovingaggressivelytotrytoremakeitselfforaneweraof

shopping.IthasplanstoopenmorelocationsofMacy'sBackstage,anewly-developed

off-priceconceptwhichmighthelpitbettercompetewithambitiousT.J.Maxx.It'salso

pushingaheadin2023withanexpansionofBluemercury,thebeautychainitbought

lastyear.AtatimewhenyoungbeautyshoppersareoftenturningtoSephoraorUlta

insteadofdepartmentstorebeautycounters,Macy'shopesBluemercurywillhelp

strengthenitspositioninthecategory.

OnerelativebrightspotfbrMacy'sduringtheholidayseasonwastheonline

channel,whererangupC€double-digif,increasesinsalesanda25%increaseinthe

numberofordersitfilled.Thatrelativestrength

wouldbeconsistentwithwhatwasseeninthewiderretailindustryduringearly

partoftheholidayseason.WhileThanksgiving,BlackFridayandCyberMondayall

sawrecordspendingonline,in-storesalesplungedovertheholidayweekend.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

51.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheshrinkingspendingofinternationaltourists

intheU.S.?

A)ItisattributabletotherisingvalueoftheU.S.dollar.

B)Itisadirectresultoftheglobaleconomicrecession.

C)Itreflectsashiftoftheirinterestinconsumergoods.

D)ItposesapotentialthreattotheretailbusinessintheU.S.

52.WhatdoesMacy'sbelieveaboutitsproblems?

A)Theycanbesolvedwithbettermanagement.

B)Theycannotbeattributedtoweatheronly.

C)Theyarenotasseriousinitsonlinestores.

D)Theycallfbrincreasedinvestments.

53.Inordertocutcosts,Macy'sdecidedto.

A)cutthesalaryofseniorexecutives

B)relocatesomeofitschainstores

C)adjustitspro