2016年6月英语六级考试真题解析

2016年6月英语六级考试真题完整版

第一版(E-learning)

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonE-learning,try

toimaginewhatwillhappenwhenmoreandmorepeoplestudyon-lineinstead

ofgoingtoschool.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

第一段:写出现状.

第二段:分析在线学习未来的图景并简单解释原因

第三段:分析未来及自己的应对之策

Currently,anincreasingnumberofpeoplebegintouseInternettotakecourses

andacquireknowledge.Onlinelearningisboomingallaroundtheworld.Itis

providingmanyoptionswithlearnersintermsoftime,locations,subjectsandcosts.

Onlinelearninggreatlypromoteslearners*studyingefficiencyandteachers/

productivity.Asaresult,updatedknowledgewillreachthosestudentsin

isolatedareasatahigherspeed,whichcanmakemanyofthemkeeppacewiththe

time.Additionally,studentscandecidetheirlearninglocationandtimemuchmore

freely.Notably,becausetransportationandaccommodationwillnottrouble

E-learnersrlearningcostwillbelargelylowered.Theseadvantagesmightdecrease

thenumberofpeoplewhoroutinelyattendschoollearning.

Frommypointofview,personalinteractionbetweenteachersandstudentsin

schoolsisirreplaceable.ItisagoodideathatwecombineE-learningandattending

schooltogether.Learningisnotasimplemultiple-choicequestionbutanimportant

issuethatneedsyourtryingandinvolvement.

第二版（机器人）

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayontheuseof

robots.Trytoimaginewhatwillhappenwhenrobotstaketheplaceofhuman

beingsinindustryaswellaspeople/sdailylives.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast

150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

第一段:引出文章话题.说明技术的发展对人类生活的改变.

第二段:针对此现象作出观点的阐述

第三段彳导出结论.

Itisheldbysomepeoplethatknowledgeispower,especiallyscientificand

technologicalknowledge.Scienceandtechnologyarethemotivepowerofthe

socialdevelopment,whichconstituteaprimaryproductiveforce.Theuseofrobots

istheproduceofdevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.

People'sviewsontheuseofrobotsvaryfrompersontoperson.Someholdthat

humanlifecannotcontinuewithouttheuseofrobots.Formanyyears,human

societyhasdevelopedwiththeuseofscienceandtechnology.Sothelifewiththe

useofrobotswearelivingnowismoreefficientthanthatofourforefathers.They

goontopointoutthattheuseofrobotshasbroughtaboutmanychangesin

people'slife.Forexample,throughtheuseofrobotscanimprovetheworkefficiency

andavoiddangerouseventshappeninginourlifeinthatwecanrequirerobotstodo

someworkswithdangerinsteadofhumanbeings.

Scienceandtechnologyofrobotsarethecrystallizationofhumanwisdom.It

broughtagloriouspasttohumanity,alsowillbringbrightfuturetomankind.

Forthispartzyouareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonlivinginthe

virtualworld.Trytoimaginewhatwillhappenwhenpeoplespendmoreandmore

timeinthevirtualworldinsteadofinteractingintherealworld.Youarerequired

towriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

第三版（虚拟世界）

第一段:说明科技发展对人类生活的改变引出话题.说明，我们交流方式的变化.

第二段:人们虚拟世界的交流给我们带来的影响.

第三段彳导出结论.

Wehavetoadmitthattheimpactoftechnologyonsocietyisunquestionable.

WhetherconsideringtheTVorthecomputers,technologyhashadahugeimpacton

society.WhilenoteveryadvancehasbeenbeneficiaLtherehavebeenmanypositive

effectsoftechnology.Theinternetisonetypicalexample.

Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,theworldisnolongerwhatit

usedtobe.Buttheabilityofcommunicationisasignificantskillwhichshouldbe

cultivatedifwewanttosurviveandsucceedintheworld.Butthewayof

communicationwithpeoplehaschangeddramatically.Almosteveryonetodayhasa

computer,andusesittocommunicatewiththeirfriends,family,andevenbusiness.

Thevirtualworldcommunicationhaschangedthewaythatpeoplecommunicate.

Sincecommunicationbetweenpeopleintherealworldisofutmostimportance,

lackofcommunicationwillleadtoperishofhumanbeings.Throughcommunication

intherealworld,mutualunderstandingcanbepromotedandfosteredbetween

people,whichcannotbereplacedbythevirtualcommunication.

六级翻译

第一套

旗袍(qipao)是一种雅致的中国服装源于中国的满族(ManchuNationality)。在清代，

旗袍是王室女性穿着的宽松长袍。上世纪20年代，受西方服饰的影响，旗袍发生了一些变

化。袖口(cuffs)变窄，袍身变短。这些变化使女性美得以充分展现。

如今，旗袍经常出现在世界级的时装秀上。中国女性出席重要社交聚会时，旗袍往往是

她们的首选。很多中国新娘也会选择旗袍作为结婚礼服。一些有影响的人士甚至建议将旗袍

作为中国女性的民族服饰。

Qipao,anexquisiteChineseclothing,originatesfromChina'sManchuNationa

lity.IntheQingDynasty,itwasalooserobefortheroyalwomen.Inthe1920s,inf

luencedbyWesternclothing,itwentthroughmanychanges.Forexample,thecuffs

wentnarrower,andthedressgotshorter.ThesechangesenabledQipaotofullye

laboratewomen'sbeauty.

Nowadays,Qipaoquiteoftenappearsonworld-classfashionshows.Itisusually

thefirstchoiceforChinesewomenastheyattendsocialparties.Meanwhile,many

Chinesebrideswillselectitastheirweddingdress.Someinfluential

personalitiesevensuggestmakingitasthenationalcostumeforChinesewomen.

第二套

中国的创新正以前所未有的速度蓬勃发展。为了在科学技术上尽快赶超世界发达国家，

中国近年来大幅度增加了研究开发资金。中国的大学和研究所正在积极开展创新研究，这些

研究覆盖了从大数据到生物化学，从新能源到机器人等各类高科技领域。它们还与各地的科

技园合作，使创新成果商业化。与此同时，无论在产品还是商业模式上，中国企业家也在努

力争做创新的先锋,以适应国内外消费市场不断变化和增长的需求。

China'sinnovationisflourishingfasterthaneverbefore.Inordertosurpassde

velopedcountriesonscienceandtechnologyassoonaspossible,Chinahassharp

lyincreasedresearchanddevelopmentfund.Chineseuniversitiesandinstitutesar

eactivelydoinginnovativeresearches,coveringvariousfieldsofhightechnology,

frombigdatatobiochemistry,andfromnewenergytorobots.Theyarealsocoop

eratingwithscienceandtechnologyparksindifferentplaces,soastocommerciali

zetheirfruitsofinnovation.Inthemeantime,toadapttothechangingforeignan

ddomesticmarket,andtosatisfythegrowingdemand,Chineseentrepreneursare

alsomakingpioneeringeffortstoinnovatetheirproductsandbusinessmodels.

第三套

深圳市中国广东省一座新开发的城市。在改革开放前，深圳不过是一个渔村，仅有三万

多人。20世纪80年代，中国政府创建了深圳经济特区，作为社会主义市场经济的试验田。

如今，深圳的人口已超过1000万,整个城市发生了巨大变化。到2014年，深圳的人均

(pre-capita)GDP已达到25.000美元，相当于世界上一些发达国家的水平。就综合经济

实力而言，深圳居于中国顶尖城市之列。由于其独特的地位，深圳也是国内外企业家创业的

理想之地。

ShenzhenisanewlydevelopedcityinGuangdongProvince.Beforereforman

dopeningup,Shenzhenissimplyafishingvillagewithjustalittlemorethanthirty

thousandpeople.Inthe1980s,theChinesegovernmentselecteditasaspecialec

onomiczone,anditthenservedasatestfieldforthesocialistmarketeconomy.C

urrently,Shenzhen'

spopulationisover10million,andtheentirecityhaschangedtremendously.By2

014,theper-capitaGDPinShenzhenhasreached$25000,equivalenttothatofso

medevelopedcountries.Intermsofoveralleconomicstrength,Shenzhenranksa

mongthetopcitiesinChina.Becauseofitsuniquestatus,Shenzhenisalsotheide

alplaceforDomesticandforeignentrepreneurstostartabusiness.

听力

2016.6六级(一)答案

SectionA

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatpositiondoesthewomanholdinthecompany?

A)Projectorganizer.

B)Publicrelationsofficer.

C)Marketingmanager.

D)Marketresearchconsultant.

【详解】信息明示题。男士在对话开始，就问女士从事市场研究顾问这一工作有

D)o

多长时间了,由此可以判定女士是T立市场研究顾问。

2.Whatdoesthewomanspecializeinatthemoment?

A)Quantitativeadvertisingresearch.

B)Questionnairedesign.

C)Researchmethodology.

D)Interviewertraining.

【详解】信息明示题。男士问女士对什么感兴趣，女士说目前她专攻定量广告研

A)o

究。

3.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttrackers?

A)Theyareintensivestudiesofpeople'sspendinghabits.

B)Theyexaminerelationsbetweenproducersandcustomers.

C)Theylookfornewandeffectivewaystopromoteproducts.

D)Theystudytrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiod.

【详解】细节辨认题。女士提到她主要进行两种类型的项目，其中一种被称为

D)e

trackers(追踪)，这一项目主要针对趋势和客户长期的满意度进行调查。

4.Whatdoesthewomandislikeaboutherjob?

A)Thelackofpromotionopportunity.

B)Checkingchartsandtables.

C)Designingquestionnaires.

D)Thepersistentintensity.

【详解】细节辨认题。在对话最后，男士问女士对自己的工作哪些方面比较喜欢，

B)o

哪些方面不怎么喜欢，女士明确表示，她喜欢这项工作中的变化因素，而检查图表是她所不

喜欢的。

M:So,howlonghaveyoubeenamarketresearchconsultant?

W:Well,Istartedstraightafterfinishinguniversity.

M:Didyoustudymarketresearch?

W:Yeahzanditreallyhelpedmetogetintotheindustry,butIhavetosaythat

it'smoreimportanttogetexperienceindifferenttypesofmarketresearchtofind

outexactlywhatyou*reinterestedin.

M:Sowhatareyouinterestedin?

W:Well,atthemoment,Ispecializeinquantitativeadvertisingresearch,which

meansthatIdotwotypesofprojects.Trackers,whichareongoingprojectsthat

lookattrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiodoftime.Theonly

problemwithtrackersisthatittakesupalotofyourtime.Butyoudobuildupa

goodrelationshipwiththeclient.Ialsodoacoupleofadhocjobswhicharemuch

shorterprojects.

M:Whatexactlydoyoumeanbyadhocjobs?

W:It'sbasicallywhencompaniesneedquickanswerstotheirquestionsabout

theirconsumers'habits.Theyjustaskforonequestionnairetobesentoutfor

example,sothetimeyouspendonanadhocprojecttendstobefairlyshort.

M:Whichdoyouprefer,trackersoradhoc?

W:IlikedoingbothandinfactIneedtodobothatthesametimetokeepme

fromgoingcrazy.Ineedthevariety.

M:Canyoujustexplainwhatprocessyougothroughwithanewclient?

W:Well,togetherwedecideonthemethodologyandtheobjectivesofthe

research.Ithendesignaquestionnaire.Oncetheinterviewershavebeenbriefed,I

sendtheclientascheduleandthentheygetbacktomewithdeadlines.Oncethe

finalchartsandtablesareready,Ihavetocheckthemandorganizeapresentation.

M:Hmm,onelastquestion,whatdoyoulikeanddislikeaboutyourjob?

W:AsIsaid,varietyisimportantandasforwhatIdon'tlike,ithastobethe

checkingofchartsandtables.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.WhatdoesthewomanwantFredericktotalkabout?

A)HisviewonCanadianuniversities.

B)Hisunderstandingofhighereducation.

C)Hissuggestionsforimprovementsinhighereducation.

D)HiscomplaintaboutbureaucracyinAmericanuniversities.

【详解】A)。细节推断题。女士确认男士是在加拿大上的大学后，想要询问男士对于

加拿大的大学的观点。

6.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthecurriculuminCanadianuniversities?

A)Itiswelldesigned.

B)Itisratherinflexible.

C)Itvariesamonguniversities.

D)Ithasundergonegreatchanges.

【详解】细节推断题。男士说在加拿大，所有的大学都是隶属于政府，因此大学

B)e

课程设置是由教育部来完成，没有什么灵活的余地，也就是说大学课程并不灵活。

7.Onwhatpointdothespeakersagree?

A)TheUnitedStatesandCanadacanlearnfromeachother.

B)Publicuniversitiesareoftensuperiortoprivateuniversities.

C)Everyoneshouldbegivenequalaccesstohighereducation.

D)Privateschoolsworkmoreefficientlythanpublicinstitutions.

【详解】推理判断题。女士说在美国，只有富人的孩子才能进入最好的学校学习

Qo，

这是美国教育实际存在的问题。男士表示赞同，认为这一问题的出现在于每个人所获得的教

育机会是不平等的，换句话说，男士认为每个人应该有相同的机会接受高等教育。

8.Whatpointdoesthemanmakeattheendoftheconversation?

A)Universitysystemsvaryfromcountrytocountry.

B)Efficiencyisessentialtouniversitymanagement.

C)Itishardtosaywhichisbetter,apublicuniversityoraprivateone.

D)ManyprivateuniversitiesintheU.S.areactuallylargebureaucracies.

【详解】推理判断题。男士在对话中描述了加拿大公立大学的问题，女士说在美

C)e

国私立大学盛行，但也存在着各种问题，而在日本，公立大学与私立大学并存。在对话结尾，

男士表示很难说哪一类一私立大学还是公立大学——更好。

W:Hello,I'mherewithFrederick.NowFred,youwenttouniversityinCanada?

M:Yeah,that'sright.

W:0KzandyouhaveverystrongviewsaboutuniversitiesinCanada.Couldyou

pleaseexplain?

M:Well,wedon'thaveprivateuniversitiesinCanada.They'reallpublic.Allthe

universitiesareownedbythegovernment,sothereistheMinistryofEducationin

chargeofcreatingthecurriculumfortheuniversitiesandsothereisnotmuchroom

forflexibility.Sinceifsagovernment-operatedinstitution,thingsdon'tmovevery

fast.Ifyouwantsomethingtobedone,thentheirstaffdonothavesomuch

incentivetohelpyoubecausehe'saworkerforthegovernment.SoIdon'tthink

it'sveryefficient.However,therearecertainadvantagesofpublicuniversities；such

asthefeesbeingfree.Youdon'thavetopayforyoureducation.Butthesystemisn't

efficientanditdoesnotworkthatwell.

W:Yeah,Icanseeyourpoint,butintheUnitedStateswehavemanyprivate

universities,andIthinktheyarelargebureaucraciesalso.Maybepeopledon'tact

thatmuchdifferently,becauseit'sthesamethingworkingforaprivateuniversity.

Theygetpaidfortheirjob.Idon'tknowifthey'rethatmuchmoremotivatedtohelp

people.Also,wehaveaproblemintheUnitedStatesthatusuallyonlywealthykids

gotothebestschoolsandit'skindofaproblemactually.

M:Iagreewithyou.Ithinkit'saproblembecauseyou'renotgivingequal

accesstoeducationtoeverybody.It'snoteasy,buthavingonlypublicuniversities

alsomightnotbethebestsolution.PerhapswecanlearnfromJapanwherethey

haveasystemofprivateandpublicuniversities.Now,inJapan,publicuniversities

areconsideredtobethebest.

W:Right.It'stheexactoppositeintheUnitedStates.

M:So,asyousee,it'sveryhardtosaywhichoneisbetter.

W:Right,agoodpoint.

SectionB

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.WhatistheInternationalLabourOrganizationreportmainlyabout?

A)Government'sroleinresolvinganeconomiccrisis.

B)Theworseningrealwagesituationaroundtheworld.

C)IndicationsofeconomicrecoveryintheUnitedStates.

D)Theimpactofthecurrenteconomiccrisisonpeople*slife.

【详解】推理判断题。短文开头指出,国际劳工组织的报告中提到，全世界范围

B)o

内的实际工资下降让人们对经济复苏的程度产生了怀疑，虽然经济指标显示经济有所好转,

但工资很可能会不断下降。由此可知，国际劳工组织的报告主要是关于全世界范围内工资水

平的下降。

10.AccordingtoanInternationalLabourOrganizationspecialisthowwill

employersfeeliftherearemorepeoplelookingforjobs?

A)Theywillfeellesspressuretoraiseemployees'wages.

B)Theywillfeelfreetochoosethemostsuitableemployees.

C)Theywillfeelinclinedtoexpandtheirbusinessoperations.

D)Theywillfeelmoreconfidentincompetingwiththeirrivals.

【详解】细节推断题。根据国际劳工组织的专家意见，失业率高，更多的人需要

A)e

寻找工作，那么雇主提高工资来吸引员工的压力就降低了。

11.Whatdoesthespeakermeanbythework-sharingscheme?

A)Employeesandcompaniescooperatetopullthroughtheeconomiccrisis.

B)Governmentandcompaniesjoinhandstocreatejobsfortheunemployed.

C)Employeesworkshorterhourstoavoidlayoffs.

D)Teamworkwillbeencouragedincompanies.

【详解】细节推断题。短文最后列举了有政府补贴的工作分享计划，依照这一计

C)e

划，员工的工作时间会缩短，以此来挤出更多的工作岗位，从而避免下岗的发生。

ArecentInternationalLabourOrganizationreportsaysthedeteriorationofreal

wagesaroundtheworldcallsintoquestionthetrueextentofaneconomicrecovery,

especiallyifgovernmentrescuepackagesarephasedouttooearly.

Thereportwarnsthepictureonwagesislikelytogetworsethisyear,despite

indicationsofaneconomicrebound.PatrickBelser,anInternationalLabour

Organizationspecialist,saysdecliningwageratesarelinkedtothelevels

ofunemployment.

“Thequitedramaticunemploymentfigures,whichwenowseeinsomeofthe

countries,stronglysuggestthattherewillbegreaterpressureonwagesinthe

futureasmorepeoplewillbeunemployed；morepeoplewillbelookingforjobsand

thepressureonemployerstoraisewagestoattractworkerswilldecline.So,

weexpectthatthesecondpartoftheyearwillnotbeverygoodintermsofwage

growth/1

Thereportfindsmorethanaquarterofthecountriesexperiencedflatorfalling

monthlywagesinrealterms.Theyinclude,theUnitedStates,Austria,CostaRica,

SouthAfricaandGermany.

InternationalLabourOrganizationeconomistssaysomenationshavecomeup

withpolicestolessentheimpactoflowerwagesduringtheeconomiccrisis.An

exampleoftheseisworksharingwithgovernmentsubsidies.Underthisscheme,

thenumberofindividualworkinghoursisreducedinanefforttoavoidlayoffs.For

thisschemetowork,thegovernmentmustprovidewagesubsidiestocompensate

forlostpayduetotheshorterhours.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatquestionisfrequentlyputtothespeaker?

A)Whethermemorysupplementswork.

B)Whetherherbalmedicineworkswonders.

C)Whetherexerciseenhancesone'smemory.

D)Whetheramagicmemorypromisessuccess.

【详解】细节辨认题。短文开头讲话者问到：是否有神奇的记忆药丸或是恢复记

A)o

忆的中药？接着指出，他经常被问到的Y问题就是：这些记忆药物是否有效。

13.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmostmemorysupplements?

A)Theyhelptheelderlymorethantheyoung.

B)Theyarebeneficialinonewayoranother.

C)Theygenerallydonothavesideeffects.

D)Theyarenotbasedonrealscience.

【详解】细节推断题。讲话者在提到记忆类药物时说，服用者需要小心，因为这

D)e

些药物不见得像宣传中所描述的那样真实有效，在大部分药物背后，并没有真正的科学依据。

14.Whatdowelearnaboutmemorysupplementsineasterncultures?

A)Theyareavailableatmostcountryfairs.

B)Theyaretakeninrelativelyhighdosage.

C)Theyarecollectedorgrownbyfarmers.

D)Theyareprescribedbytrainedpractitioners.

【详解】细节推断题。讲话者说在东方文化中,记忆类药物不能随便在药房里购

D)e

买，这些药物是处方药，受过专门训练的执业医U币可以给开一定剂量的药物。

15.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmemorysupplementsattheend?

A)Theyhaveoftenprovedtobeashelpfulasdoingmentalexercise.

B)Takingthemwithothermedicationsmightentailunnecessaryrisks.

C)Theireffectlastsonlyashorttime.

D)Manyhavebenefitedfromthem.

【详解】细节推断题。讲话者最后指出，很多时候，人们都不知道自己行为的后

B)o

果，有时，将药物混合服用，可能会产生本来不会出现的高风险。

Istherereallyamagicmemorypilloraherbalrecallremedy?Ihavebeen

frequentlyaskedifthesememorysupplementswork.Youknowzoneofthefirst

thingsIliketotellpeoplewhentheyaskmeaboutthesesupplementsisthatalotof

themarepromotedasacureforyourmemory.Butyourmemorydoesn'tneed

acure.Whatyourmemoryneedsisagoodworkout.Soreallythosesupplements

aren'tgoingtogiveyouthatperfectmemoryinthewaythattheypromise.The

otherthingisthatalotofthesesupplementsaren'tnecessarilywhattheyclaimto

be,andyoureallyhavetobewarywhenyoutakeanyofthem.Thescienceisn't

therebehindmostofthem.They'renotreallywell-regulatedunlesstheyadhereto

someindustrystandard.Youdon'treallyknowthatwhattheysayisinthereisin

there.Whatyoumustunderstandisthatthosesupplements,especiallyin

someeasterncultures,arepartofamedicalpracticetradition.Peopledon'tjustgo

inalocalgrocerystoreandbuythesesupplements.Infact,theyareprescribedand

they'regivenatacertainleveLadosagethatisunderstoodbyapractitionerwho's

beentrained.Andthat'snotreallythewaythey'reusedinthiscountry.Theother

thingpeopledoforgetisthatthesearemedicines,sotheydohaveanimpact.Alot

oftimespeoplearenotreallyawareoftheimpacttheyhave,orthefactthattaking

themincombinationwithothermedicationsmightputyouatanincreasedriskfor

somethingthatyouwouldn'totherwisebecounteringorbeatriskfor.

SectionC

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A)Howcatastrophicnaturaldisastersturnouttobetodevelopingnations.

B)HowtheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationstudiesnaturaldisasters.

C)Howpowerlesshumansappeartobeinfaceofnaturaldisasters.

D)Howthenegativeimpactsofnaturaldisasterscanbereduced.

【详解】主旨大意题。讲座开头提到，自然灾害造成的负面影响随处可见，后面

D)o

又提到做好预警准备可以减少人员伤亡和财产损失，而古巴和孟加拉国在这方面的工作尤其

出色。由此推断，本讲座主要围绕人类如何减少自然灾害所造成的影响展开。

17.Howcanwestopextremeeventsfromturningintodisasters?

A)Bytrainingrescueteamsforemergencies.

B)Bytakingstepstopreparepeopleforthem.

C)Bychangingpeople'sviewsofnature.

D)Byrelocatingpeopletosaferplaces.

【详解】细节推断题。讲座中提到，只有在没有作好准备的情况下，极端事件才

B)e

会发展成为巨大的灾难。因此要想避免极端事件发展成灾难就需要做好准备。

18.WhatdoestheexampleofCubaservetoshow?

A)Howpreventiveactioncanreducethelossoflife.

B)HowcourageousCubansareinfaceofdisasters.

C)HowCubanssufferfromtropicalstorms.

D)Howdestructivetropicalstormscanbe.

【详解】细节推断题。讲座中提到，以前热带风暴会夺去古巴不是几百人的生命，

A)o

就是好几十人的生命。但是古巴的预警系统扭转了趋势。2008年，在连续五场飓风的袭击

下，只有七人丧生。这充分说明预先准备可以减少自然灾害所造成的人员伤亡。

Thenegativeimpactsofnaturaldisasterscanbeseeneverywhere.Injustthe

pastfewweeks,theworldhaswitnessedthedestructivepowerofearthquakesin

Indonesia,typhoonsinthePhilippines,andthedestructiveseawavesthatstruck

Samoaandneighboringislands.

AstudybytheCenterforResearchontheEpidemiologyofDisastersfindsthat,

between1980and2007,nearly8,400naturaldisasterskilledmorethantwomillion

people.Thesecatastrophiceventscausedmorethan$1.5trillionineconomiclosses.

U.N.weatherexpertGeoffreyLovesaysthatisthebadnews."Overthelast50

years,economiclosseshaveincreasedbyafactorof50.Thatsoundsprettyterrible,

butthelossoflifehasdecreasedbyafactorof10simplybecausewearegetting

betteratwarningpeople.Wearemakingadifference.Extremeevents,however,will

continuetooccur.Butzthemessageisthattheyneednotbedisasters//

Love,whoisdirectorofWeatherandDisasterRiskReductionattheWorld

MeteorologicalOrganization,saysmostofthedeathsandeconomiclosseswere

causedbyweather,climate,orwater-relatedextremes.Theseincludedroughts,

floods,windstorms,strongtropicalwindsandwildfires.

Hesaysextremeeventswillcontinue.But,hesaysextremeeventsbecome

disastersonlywhenpeoplefailtoprepareforthem."Manyoftheremedies

arewell-known.Fromaplanningperspective,it'sprettysimple.Buildbetter

buildings.Don'tbuildwherethehazardswilldestroythem.Fromanearly-warning

perspective,makesurethewarningsgorightdowntothecommunitylevel.Build

communityactionplans/1

TheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationpointstoCubaandBangladeshas

examplesofcountriesthathavesuccessfullyreducedthelossoflifecausedby

naturaldisastersbytakingpreventiveaction.

Itsaystropicalstormsformerlyclaimeddozens,ifnothundredsoflives,each

year,inCuba.Butzthedevelopmentofanearly-warningsystemhasreversedthat

trend.In2008,Cubawashitbyfivesuccessivehurricanes,butonlysevenpeople

werekilled.

Bangladeshalsohasachievedsubstantialresults.Majorstormsurgesin1970

and1991causedthedeathsofabout440,000people.Throughcarefulpreparation,

thedeathtollfromasupertropicalstorminNovember2007waslessthan3,500.

Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.WhatdosePresidentObamahopethebankswilldo?

A)PaybacktheirloanstotheAmericangovernment.

B)Provideloanstothoseinseverefinancialdifficulty.

C)Contributemoretothegoalofawiderrecovery.

D)Speeduptheirrecoveryfromthehousingbubble.

【详解】细节推断题。讲座中提到，奥巴马总统说在经济困难时，美国政府和纳

C)o

税人帮助了银行，现在银行应该对这种帮助有所回报，奥巴马总统是希望银行能够对经济在

更大范围内的复苏作出贡献，承担责任。

20.WhatisMartinNeilBaily'spredictionaboutthefinancialsituationinthe

future?

A)Somebanksmayhavetomergewithothers.

B)Manysmallerregionalbanksaregoingtofail.

C)Itwillbehardforbankstoprovidemoreloans.

D)Manybankswillhavetolayoffsomeemployees.

【详解】细节辨认题。讲座中提到，经济学家预测，年，

B)eMartinNeilBaily2010

规模较小的地区性银行将会面临高破产率。

21.WhatdoesU.S.BancorpchiefRichardDavissayaboutitsfutureoperation?

A)Itwillworkcloselywiththegovernment.

B)Itwillendeavortowriteoffbadloans.

C)Itwilltrytolowertheinterestrate.

D)Itwilltrytoprovidemoreloans.

【详解】细节推断题。美国合众银行总裁对此境遇的态度比专家乐

D)oRichardDavis

观，他认为贷款就像发动引擎的煤一样，他们会尽可能多地发放贷款。

22.WhatdoesMartinNeilBailythinkofasecondstimulustotheeconomy?

A)Itwon'thelptheAmericaneconomytoturnaround.

B)Itwon'tdoanygoodtothemajorcommercialbanks.

C)ItwillwintheapprovaloftheObamaadministration.

D)Itwillbenecessaryiftheeconomystartstoshrinkagain.

【详解】细节推断题。讲座临近末尾时，提到了的态度,他认为,如果经济

D)eBaily

再次低迷,二度刺激是十分必要的。

AsU.S.banksrecoveredwiththehelpoftheAmericangovernmentandthe

Americantaxpayer,PresidentObamaheldmeetingswithtopbankexecutives,

tellingthemit'stimetoreturnthefavor."ThewayIseeit—ourbanksnowhavea

greaterobligationtothegoalofawiderrecovery/'hesaid.ButthePresidentmay

begivingthefinancialsectortoomuchcredit.MItwasinafreefall,anditwasavery

scaryperiod."EconomistMartinNeilBailysaid.AfterthefailureofLehmanBrothers,

manyoftheworld'slargestbanksfearedtheworstasthecollapseofthe

housingbubbleexposedinvestmentsinriskyloans.

Althoughhesaystheworstisover,Bailysaysthebankingcrisisisnot.More

than130U.S.banksfailedin2009.Hepredictshighfailureratesforsmaller,regional

banksin2010asCommercialRealEstateloanscomedue."Sotheremayactuallybe

aworseningofcreditavailabilitytosmall-andmedium-sizedbusinessesinthenext

yearorso."

Analystssaythebiggestproblemishighunemployment,whichweakens

demandandmakesbanksreluctanttolend.ButU.S.BancorpchiefRic