六级历年真题-阅读部分

09年12月

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor

incompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsor

completestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Pleasewriteyouranswerson

AnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirls

unhealthyideasabouthowthintheyneedtobeinordertobeconsidered

beautiful.WhatissurprisingisthemethodpsychologistsattheUniversityof

Texashavecomeupwithtokeepgirlsfromdevelopingeatingdisorders.Their

mainweaponagainstsuperskinny(role)models:abrandofcivildisobedience

dubbedubodyactivism.”

Since2001,morethan1,000highschoolandcollegestudentsintheU.S.

haveparticipatedintheBodyProject,whichworksbygettinggirlsto

understandhowtheyhavebeenbuyingintothenotionthatyouhavetobethinto

behappyorsuccessful.Aftercritiquing(评论)theso-calledthinidealbywriting

essaysandrole-playingwiththeirpeers,participantsaredirectedtocomeup

withandexecutesmall,nonviolentacts.Theyincludeslippingnotessaying

“Loveyourbodythewayitis”intodietingbooksatstoreslikeBordersand

writingletterstoMattel,makersoftheimpossiblyproportionedBarbiedoll.

AccordingtoastudyinthelatestissueoftheJournalofConsultingand

ClinicalPsychology,theriskofdevelopingeatingdisorderswasreduced61%

amongBodyProjectparticipants.Andtheycontinuedtoexhibitpositive

body-imageattitudesaslongasthreeyearsaftercompletingtheprogram,which

consists,offourone-hoursessions.Suchlastingeffectsmaybeduetogirls'

realizingnotonlyhowtheywerebeinginfluencedbutalsowhowasbenefiting

fromthesocietalpressuretobethin."Thesepeoplewhopromotetheperfect

bodyreallydon'tcareaboutyouat叫“saysKelseyHertel,ahighschooljunior

andBodyProjectveteraninEugene,Oregon.uTheypurposefullymakeyoufeel

likelessofapersonsoyou'llbuytheirstuffandthevHlmakemoney.”

注意：此部分试题请在答施卡2上作答。

47.Wheredogirlsgetthenotionthattheyneedtobethininordertobe

consideredbeautiful?

TVandfashionmagazines

48.Bypromoting“bodyactivism,“UniversityofTexaspsychologistsaimto

prevent_tokeepgirlsfromdevelopingeatingdisorders.______,

49.Accordingtotheauthor,MattersBarbiedolls____areimpossibly

proportioned_____・

50.ThepositiveeffectsoftheBodyProjectmaylastupto____exhibit

positivebody-imageattitudesaslongasthreeyearsaftercompletingthe

program_____・

51.OneBodyProjectparticipantsaysthattherealmotiveofthosewho

promotetheperfectbodyisto_makemoney.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Forhundredsofmillionsofyears,turtles(海龟)havestruggledoutofthe

seatolaytheireggsonsandybeaches,longbeforetherewerenature

documentariestocelebratethem,orGPSsatellitesandmarinebiologiststotrack

them,orvolunteerstohand-carrythehatchlings(幼龟)downtothewater'sedge

lesttheybecomedisorientedbyheadlightsandcrawltowardsamotelparkinglot

instead.Aformidablewallofbureaucracyhasbeenerectedtoprotecttheir

primenestingontheAtlanticcoastlines.Withallthatattentionpaidtothem,

you'dthinkthesecreatureswouldatleasthavethegratitudenottogoextinct.

ButNatureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness,andareportbythe

FishandWildlifeServiceshowedaworrisomedropinthepopulationsofseveral

speciesofNorthAtlanticturtles,notablyloggerheads,whichcangrowtoas

muchas400pounds.TheSouthFloridanestingpopulation,thelargest,has

declinedby50%inthelastdecade,accordingtoElizabethGriffin,amarine

biologistwiththeenvironmentalgroupOceana.ThefigurespromptedOceanato

petitionthegovernmenttoupgradethelevelofprotectionfortheNorthAtlantic

loggerheadsfrom“threatened"to“endangered”一meaningtheyareindangerof

disappearingwithoutadditionalhelp.

Whichraisestheobviousquestion:whatelsedotheseturtleswantfromus,

anyway?Itturnsout,accordingtoGriffin,thatwhilewehavedoneagoodjobof

protectingtheturtlesfortheweekstheyspendonland(asegg-layingfemales,as

eggsandashatchlings),wehaveneglectedtheyearsspendintheocean."The

threatisfromcommercialfishing,“saysGriffin.Trawlers(whichdraglargenets

throughthewaterandalongtheoceanfloor)andlonglinefishers(whichcan

deploythousandsofhooksonlinesthatcanstretchformiles)takeaheavytollon

turtles.

Ofcourse,likeeveryotherenvironmentalissuetoday,thisisplayingout

againstthebackgroundofglobalwarmingandhumaninterferencewithnatural

ecosystems.Thenarrowstripsofbeachonwhichtheturtleslaytheireggsare

beingsqueezedononesidebydevelopmentandontheotherbythethreatof

risingsealevelsastheoceanswarm.Ultimatelywemustgetahandleonthose

issuesaswell,oracreaturethatoutlivedthedinosaurs(恐龙)willmeetitsendat

thehandsofhumans,leavingourdescendantstowonderhowcreaturesougly

couldhavewonsomuchaffection.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.humanactivitieshavechangedthewayturtlessurvive

B.effortshavebeenmadetoprotectturtlesfromdyingout

C.governmentbureaucracyhascontributedtoturtles'extinction

D.marinebiologistsarelookingforthesecretofturtles'reproduction

53.WhatdoestheauthormeanbywNatureisindifferenttohumannotions

offairnessw(Line1,Para.2)?

A.Natureisquitefairregardingthesurvivalofturtles.

B.Turtlesarebynatureindifferenttohumanactivities.

C.Thecourseofnaturewillnotbechangedbyhumaninterference.

D.Theturtlepopulationhasdecreasedinspiteofhumanprotection.

54.Whatconstitutesamajorthreattothesurvivalofturtlesaccordingto

ElizabethGriffin?

A.Theirinadequatefoodsupply.

B,Unregulatedcommercialfishing.

C.Theirlowerreprodactivelyability.

D.Contaminationofseawater

55.Howdoesglobalwarmingaffectthesurvivalofturtles?

A.Itthreatensthesandybeachesonwhichtheylayeggs.

B.Thechangingclimatemakesitdifficultfortheireggstohatch.

C.Therisingsealevelsmakeitharderfortheirhatchlingstogrow.

D.Ittakesthemlongertoadapttothehighbeachtemperature.

56.Thelastsentenceofthepassageismeantto.

A.persuadehumanbeingstoshowmoreaffectionforturtles

B.stressthateventhemostuglyspeciesshouldbeprotected

C.callforeffectivemeasurestoensureseaturtles5survival

D.warnourdescendantsabouttheextinctionofspecies

PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therearefewmoresoberingonlineactivitiesthanenteringdatainto

college-tuitioncalculatorsandgaspingastheWebspitsbackasix-figuresum.

Buteconomistssayfamiliesabouttogointodebttofundfouryearsofpartying,

aswellasstudying,canconsolethemselveswiththeknowledgethatcollegeisan

investmentthat,uniikemanybankstocks,shouldyieldhugedividends.

A2008studybytwoHarvardeconomistsnotesthatthealabor-market

premiumtoskill“一ortheamountcollegegraduatesearnedthafsgreaterthan

whathigh-schoolgraduateearned-decreasedformuchofthe20thcentury,but

hascomebackwithavengeance(报复性地)sincethe1980s.In2005,Thetypical

full-timeyear-roundU.S.workerwithafour-yearcollegedegreeearned$50,900,

62%morethanthe$31,500earnedbyaworkerwithonlyahigh-schooldiploma.

There'snoquestionthatgoingtocollegeisasmarteconomicchoice.Buta

lookatthestrangevariationsintuitionrevealsthatthechoiceaboutwhich

collegetoattenddoesn'tcomedownmerelytodollarsandcents.Doesgoingto

ColumbiaUniversity(tuition,roomandboard$49,260in2007-08)yielda40%

greaterreturnthanattendingtheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderasan

out-of-statestudent($35,542)?Probablynot.Doesbeinganout-of-statestudent

attheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderyieldtwicetheamountofincomeas

beinganin-statestudent($17,380)there?Notlikely.

No,inthisconsumeristage,mostbuyersaren'tevaluatingcollegeasan

investment,butratherasaconsumerproduct—likeacarorclothesorahouse.

Andwithsuchpurchases,priceisonlyoneofmanycrucialfactorstoconsider.

Aswithautomobiles,consumersintoday'scollegemarketplacehavevast

choices,andpeoplesearchfortheonethatgivesthemthemostcomfortand

satisfactioninlinewiththeirbudgets.Thisaccountsforthewillingnessofpeople

topaymorefordifferenttypesofexperiences(suchasattendingaprivate

liberal-artscollegeorgoingtoanout-of-statepublicschoolthathasagreat

marine-biologyprogram).Andjustastwoautopurchasersmightspendanequal

amountofmoneyonverydifferentcars,collegestudents(or,moreaccurately,

theirparents)oftenshowawillingnesstopayessentiallythesamepriceforvastly

differentproducts.Sowhichisit?Iscollegeaninvestmentproductlikeastockor

aconsumerproductlikeacar?Inkeepingwiththeautomotiveworld5shottest

consumertrend,maybeifsbesttocharacterizeitasahybrid(混合动力汽车);

anexpensiveconsumerproductthat,overtime,willpayrichdividends.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

57.What'stheopinionofeconomistsaboutgoingtocollege?

A.Hugeamountsofmoneyisbeingwastedoncampussocializing.

B・Itdoesn'tpaytorunintodebttoreceiveacollegeeducation.

C.Collegeeducationisrewardinginspiteofthestartlingcosts.

D.Goingtocollegedoesn'tnecessarilybringtheexpectedreturns.

58.ThetwoHarvardeconomistsnoteintheirstudythat,formuchofthe

20thcentury,,

A.enrollmentkeptdecreasinginvirtuallyallAmericancollegesand

universities

B.thelabormarketpreferredhigh-schooltocollegegraduates

C.competitionforuniversityadmissionswasfarmorefiercethantoday

D.thegapbetweentheearningsofcollegeandhigh-schoolgraduates

narrowed

59.Studentswhoattendanin-statecollegeoruniversitycan.

A.savemoreontuition

B,receiveabettereducation

C.takemoreliberal-artscourses

D.avoidtravelinglongdistances

60.Inthisconsumeristage,mostparents・

A.regardcollegeeducationasawiseinvestment

B・placeapremiumontheprestigeoftheCollege

C.thinkitcrucialtosendtheirchildrentocollege

D.considercollegeeducationaconsumerproduct

61.Whatisthechiefconsiderationwhenstudentschooseacollegetoday?

A.Theiremploymentprospectsaftergraduation.

B.Asatisfyingexperiencewithintheirbudgets.

C.Itsfacilitiesandlearningenvironment.

D.Itsrankingamongsimilarinstitutions.

08年12月

SectionA

Oneofthemajorproducersofathleticfootwear,with2002salesofover$10

billion,isacompanycalledNike,withcorporateheadquartersinBeaverton,

Oregon,ForbesmagazineidentifiedNike'spresident,PhilipKnight,asthe

53rd-richestmanintheworldin2004.ButNikehasnotalwaysbeenalarge

multimillion-dollarorganization.Infact,Knightstartedthecompanybyselling

shoesfromthebackofhiscarattrackmeets.

Inthelate1950sPhilipKnightwasamiddle-distancerunneronthe

UniversityofOregontrackteam,coachedbyBillBowerman.Oneofthetop

trackcoachesintheU.S.,Bowermanwasalsoknownforexperimentingwiththe

designofrunningshoesinanattempttomakethemlighterandmore

shock-absorbent.AfterattendingOregon,Knightmovedontodograduatework

atStanfordUniversity;hisMBAthesiswasonmarketingathleticshoes.Oncehe

receivedhisdegree,KnighttraveledtoJapantocontacttheOnitsukaTiger

Company,amanufacturerofathleticshoes.Knightconvincedthecompany's

officialsofthepotentialforitsproductintheU.S.In1963hereceivedhisfirst

shipmentofTigershoes,200pairsintotal.

In1964,KnightandBowermancontributed$500eachtofromBlueRibbon

Sports,thepredecessorofNike.Inthefirstfewyears,Knightdistributedshoes

outofhiscaratlocaltrackmeets.ThefirstemployeeshiredbyKnightwere

formercollegeathletes.Thecompanydidnothavethemoneytohire“experts”，

andtherewasnoestablishedathleticfootwearindustryinNorthAmericafrom

whichtorecruitthoseknowledgeableinthefield.Initsearlyyearsthe

organizationoperatedinanunconventionalmannerthatcharacterizedits

innovativeandentrepreneurialapproachtotheindustry.Communicationwas

informal;peoplediscussedideasandissuesinthehallways,onarun,orovera

beer.Therewaslittletaskdifferentiation.Therewerenojobdescriptions,rigid

reportingsystems,ordetailedrulesandregulations.Theteamspiritandshared

valuesoftheathletesonBowerman'steamscarriedoverandprovidedthebasis

forthecollegialstyleofmanagementthatcharacterizedtheearlyyearsofNikes.

47.Whileservingasatrackcoach,Bowermantriedtodesignrunningshoes

thatwere.

48.DuringhisvisittoJapan,KnightconvincedtheofficialsoftheOnitsuka

TigerCompanythatitsproductwouldhave___.

49.BlueRibbonSportsasunabletohireexpertsduetotheabsenceof

____________inNorthAmerica.

50.IntheearlyyearsofNike,communicationwithinthecompanywas

usuallycarriedout・

51.WhatqualitiesofBowerman'steamsformedthebasisofNike'searly

managementstyle?

SectionB

Passageone

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Sustainabledevelopmentisappliedtojustabouteverythingfromenergyto

cleanwaterandeconomicgrowth,andasaresultithasbecomedifficultto

questioneitherthebasicassumptionsbehinditorthewaytheconceptisputto

use.Thisisespeciallytrueinagriculture,wheresustainabledevelopmentisoften

takenasthesolemeasureofprogresswithoutaproperappreciationofhistorical

andculturalperspectives.

Tostartwith,itisimportanttorememberthatthenatureofagriculturehas

changedmarkedlythroughouthistory,andwillcontinuetodoso.Medieval

agricultureinnorthernEuropefed,clothedandshelteredapredominantlyrural

societywithamuchlowerpopulationdensitythanitistoday.Ithadminimal

effectonbiodiversity,andanypollutionitcausedwastypicallylocalized.In

termsofenergyuseandthenutrients（营养成分）capturedintheproductitwas

relativelyinefficient.

Contrastthiswithfarmingsincethestartoftheindustrialrevolution.

Competitionfromoverseasledfarmerstospecializeandincreaseyields.

Throughoutthisperiodfoodbecamecheaper,saferandmorereliable.However,

thesechangeshavealsoledtohabitat（栖息地）lossandtodiminishing

biodiversity.

Whafsmore,demandforanimalproductsindevelopingcountriesis

growingsofastthatmeetingitwillrequireanextra300milliontonsofgraina

yearby2050.Yetthegrowthofcitiesandindustryisreducingtheamountof

wateravailableforagricultureinmanyregions.

Allthismeansthatagricultureinthe21stcenturywillhavetobevery

differentfromhowitwasinthe20th.Thiswillrequireradicalthinking.For

example,weneedtomoveawayfromtheideathattraditionalpracticesare

inevitablymoresustainablethannewones.Wealsoneedtoabandonthenotion

thatagriculturecanbe“zeroimpact”.Thekeywillbetoabandontherather

simpleandstaticmeasuresofsustainability,whichcentreontheneedto

maintainproductionwithoutincreasingdamage.

Insteadweneedamoredynamicinterpretation,onethatlooksatthepros

andcons（正反两方面）ofallthevariouswayslandisused.Therearemany

differentwaystomeasureagriculturalperformancebesidesfoodyield:energy

use,environmentalcosts,waterpurity,carbonfootprintandbiodiversity.Itis

clear,forexample,thatthecarboncostoftransportingtomatoesfromSpainto

theUKislessthanthatofproducingthemintheUKwithadditionalheatingand

lighting.Butwedonotknowwhetherlowercarbonfootprintswillalwaysbe

betterforbiodiversity.

Whatiscrucialisrecognizingthatsustainableagricultureisnotjustabout

sustainablefoodproduction.

52.Howdopeopleoftenmeasureprogressinagriculture?

A）ByitsproductivityB）Byitssustainability

C)ByitsimpactontheenvironmentD)Byitscontributiontoeconomic

growth

53.Specialisationandtheefforttoincreaseyieldshaveresultedin.

A)localisedpollutionB)theshrinkingoffarmland

C)competitionfromoverseasD)thedecreaseofbiodiversity

54.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftraditionalfarmingpractices?

A)Theyhaveremainedthesameoverthecenturies.

B)Theyhavenotkeptpacewithpopulationgrowth.

C)Theyarenotnecessarilysustainable.

D)Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly.

55.Whatwillagriculturebelikeinthe21stcentury?

A)Itwillgothroughradicalchanges.

B)Itwillsupplymoreanimalproducts.

C)Itwillabandontraditionalfarmingpractices.

D)Itwillcausezerodamagetotheenvironment.

56Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A)Toremindpeopleoftheneedofsustainabledevelopment.

B)Tbsuggestwaysofensuringsustainablefoodproduction.

C)Toadvancenewcriteriaformeasuringfarmingprogress.

D)Tourgepeopletorethinkwhatsustainableagricultureis.

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thepercentageofimmigrants(includingthoseunlawfullypresent)inthe

Unitedstateshasbeencreepingupwardforyears.At12.6percent,itisnow

higherthanatanypointsincethemid-1920s

WearenotabouttogobacktothedayswhenCongressopenlyworried

aboutinferiorracespollutingAmerica'sbloodstream.Butonceagainweare

wonderingwhetherwehavetoomanyofthewrongsortofnewcomers.Their

loudestcriticsarguethatthenewwaveofimmigrantscannot,andindeeddonot

wantto,fitinaspreviousgenerationsdid.

Wenowknowthattheseracistviewswerewrong.Intime,Italians,

Romaniansandmembersofotherso-calledinferiorracesbecameexemplary

Americansandcontributedgreatly,inwaystoonumeroustodetail,tothe

buildingofthismagnificentnation.Thereisnoreasonwhythesenew

immigrantsshouldnothavethesamesuccess.

AlthoughchildrenofMexicanimmigrantsdobetter,intermsofeducational

andprofessionalattainment,thantheirparents,UCLAsociologistEdwardTells

hasfoundthatthegainsdon'tcontinue.Indeed,thefourthgenerationis

marginallyworseoffthanthethirdJamesJackson,oftheUniversityof

Michigan,hasfoundasimilartrendamongblackCaribbeanimmigrants.Tells

fearsthatMexican-Americansmaybefatedtofollowinthefootstepsof

Americanblacks-thatlargepartsofthecommunitymaybecomemired(陷入)in

aseeminglypermanentstateofpovertyandunderachievement.Like

African-Americans,Mexican-Americansareincreasinglyrelegatedto(降入)

segregated,substandardschools,andtheirdropoutrateisthehighestforany

ethnicgroupinthecountry.

Wehavelearnedmuchaboutthefoolishideaofexcludingpeopleonthe

presumptionoftheethnicracialinferiority.Butwhatwehavenotyetlearnedis

howtomaketheprocessofAmericanizationworkforall.Iamnottalkingabout

requiringpeopletolearnEnglishortoadoptAmericanways;thosethings

happenprettymuchontheirown.Butasargumentsaboutimmigrationheatup

thecampaigntrail,wealsooughttoasksomebroaderquestionsabout

assimilation,abouthowtoensurethatpeople,onceoutsiders,don'tforever

remainmarginalizedwithintheseshores.

Thatisamuchlargerquestionthanwhatshouldhappenwith

undocumentedworkers,orhowbesttosecuretheborder,anditisonethat

affectsnotonlynewcomersbutgroupsthathavebeenhereforgenerations.It

willhavemoreimpactonourfuturethanwherewedecidetosettheadmissions

barforthelatestwaveofwould-beAmericans.Anditwouldbeniceifwefinally

gottheanswerright.

57.HowwereimmigrantsviewedbyU.S.Congressinearlydays?

A)Theywereofinferiorraces.

B)Theywereasourceofpoliticalcorruption.

C)Theywereathreattothenation'ssecurity.

D)Theywerepartofthenation'sbloodstream.

58.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthenewimmigrants?

A)TheywillbeadynamicworkforceintheU.S.

B)Theycandojustaswellastheirpredecessors.

C)Theywillbeverydisappointedonthenewland.

D)Theymayfindithardtofitintothemainstream.

59.WhatdoesEdwardTelles9researchsayaboutMexican-Americans?

A)Theymayslowlyimprovefromgenerationtogeneration.

B)Theywilldobetterintermsofeducationalattainment.

C)TheywillmeltintotheAfrican-Americancommunity.

D)Theymayforeverremainpoorandunderachieving.

60.Whatshouldbedonetohelpthenewimmigrants?

A)Ridthemoftheirinferioritycomplex.

B)UrgethemtoadoptAmericancustoms.

C)Preventthemfrombeingmarginalized.

D)TeachthemstandardAmericanEnglish.

61.Accordingtotheauthor,theburningissueconcerningimmigration

is・

A)howtodealwithpeopleenteringtheU.S.withoutdocuments

B)howtohelpimmigrantstobetterfitintoAmericansociety

C)howtostopillegalimmigrantsfromcrossingtheborder

D)howtolimitthenumberofimmigrantstoentertheU.S.

08年6月

SectionA

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ifmovietrailers（预告片）aresupposedtocauseareaction,thepreviewfor

“United93"morethansucceeds.Featuringnofamousactors,itbeginswith

imagesofabeautifulmorningandpassengersboardinganairplane.Ittakesyou

aminutetorealizewhatthemovie'sevenabout.That'swhenaplanehitsthe

WorldTradeCenter.theeffectisvisceral（震撼心灵的）.Whenthetrailerplayed

beforenInsideMannlastweekataHollywoodtheater,audiencemembersbegan

callingout,"Toosoon!HInNewYorkCity,theresponsewasevenmore

dramatic.TheLoewstheaterinManhattantooktherarestepofpullingthe

trailerfromitsscreensafterseveralcomplaints.

“United93"isthefirstfeaturefilmtodealexplicitlywiththeeventsof

September11,2001,andiscertaintoigniteanemotionaldebate.Isittoosoon?

Shouldthefilmhavebeenmadeatall?Moretothepoint,willanyonewanttosee

it?Other9/11projectsareonthewayasthefifthanniversaryoftheattacks

approaches,mostnotablyOliverStone's''WorldTradeCenter.11butasthe

forerunner,^United93"willtakemostoftheheat,whetheritdeservesitornot.

TherealUnited93crashedinaPennsylvaniafieldafter40passengersand

crewfoughtbackagainsttheterrorists.Writer-directorPaulGreengrasshas

gonetogreatlengthstoberespectfulinhisdepictionofwhatoccurred,

proceedingwiththefilmonlyaftersecuringtheapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily.

“WasIsurprisedattheagreement?Yes.Very.Usuallythere9reoneortwo

familieswho'remorereluctant/*Greengrasswritesinane-mail.HIwas

surprisedattheextraordinarywaytheUnited93familieshavewelcomedusinto

theirlivesandsharedtheirexperienceswithus.nCaroleO'Hare,afamily

member,says,“Theywereveryopenandhonestwithus,andtheymadeusa

partofthiswholeproject."Universal,whichisreleasingthefilm,planstodonate

10%ofitsopeningweekendgrosstotheFlight93NationalMemorialFund.

Thathasn*tstoppedcriticismthatthestudioisexploitinganationaltragedy.

O'Harethinksthafsunfair.uThisstoryhastobetoldtohonorthepassengers

andcrewforwhattheydid,“shesays."Butmorethanthat,itraisesawareness.

Ourportsaren'tsecure.Ourbordersaren'tsecure.Ourairlinesstillaren't

secure,andthisiswhathappenswhenyou'renotsecure.ThafsthemessageI

wantpeopletohear.”

47.Thetrailerfor"United93”succeededinwhenitplayedinthe

theatersinHollywoodandNewYorkCity.

48.Themovie“United93"issuretogiveriseto.

49.Whatdidwriter-directorPaulGreengrassobtainbeforeheproceededwith

themovie?

50.Universal,whichisreleasing“United93",hasbeencriticizedfor・

51.CaroleO'Harethinksthatbesideshonoringthepassengersandcrewfor

whattheydid,thepurposeoftellingthestoryistoabout

security.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,

you'renotaninvestorinoneofthosehedgefundsthatfailedcompletely.With

thedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-expensive

Londonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,justas

unavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runsabout$8.

Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn'tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthepound.It

issittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainstthe

Canadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainst

thedollar.

Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation,（屈辱），foranation's

self-esteemrestsinpartonthestrengthofitscurrency.It'salsoapotential

economicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensive

andexertsupwardpressureoninterestrates.Andyettherearesubstantial

sectorsofthevastU.S.economy-fromgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Colato

mom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami-forwhichtheweakdollarismost

excellentnews.

ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathas

becomehostiletoforeigners.Butnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmlyof

theU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitorsfrom

abroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,thenumber

oftouriststhisyearwillfinallytopthe2000peak?ManyEuropeansnow

apparent