2015年12月大学英语六级真题2

2015年12月大学英语六级真题2

(1/1)PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicture

below.Youshouldfocusonthedifficultyinacquiringusefulinformationinspiteofadvanced

informationtechnology.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200

words.

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(1~8/共8题)PartII

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecide

whichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

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第1题

A.Sheisimpatienttolearncomputerprogramming.

B.Sheisunawareheroperationsystemisoutdated.

C.Sheisunabletousethenewcomputerprogram.

D.Sheisamazedatthefastchangeoftechnology.

第2题

A.Hehaslongbeenfedupwithtraveling.

B.Hepreferstostayhomefortheholiday.

C.Heisgoingoutoftownforacoupleofdays.

D.Heisannoyedbytheheavytrafficdowntown.

第3题

A.ThechallengesfacingEastAsia.

B.Thelocationfortheirnewoffice.

C.Theirexpansionintotheoverseasmarket.

D.ThelivingexpensesinTokyoandSingapore.

第4题

A.Anumberofcellphoneswerefoundafterthelastshow.

B.Thewomanforgotwhereshehadlefthercellphone.

C.Thewomanwasverypleasedtofindhercellphone.

0.Reservedticketscouldbepickedupattheticketcounter.

第5题

A.Thebuildingmaterialswillbedeliveredsoon.

B.Theprojectisbeingheldupbybadweather.

C.Theconstructionschedulemaynotbemet.

0.Qualifiedcarpentersarenoteasytofind.

第6题

A.Sheisgettingveryforgetfulthesedays.

B.Shedoesnotholdontobitterfeelings.

C.Sheresentsthewaysheistreated.

D.Sheneverintendstohurtanyone.

第7题

A.Themanwantstorentasmallapartment.

B.Thewomanhastroublegettingamortgage.

C.Thewomanismovingtoaforeigncountry.

D.Themanistryingtosellthewomanahouse.

第8题

A.TheyarewritingastoryfortheMorningNews.

B.Theyarefacinggreatchallengestogetre-elected.

C.Theyarelaunchingacampaigntoattractwomenvoters.

D.Theyareconductingasurveyamongthewomenintown.

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(9~11/共7题)SectionB

Directions:lnthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

threeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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第9题

A.Touchhisheart.

B.Makehimcry.

C.Remindhimofhislife.

D.Makehimfeelyoung.

第10题

A.Heisgoodatsingingoperas.

B.Heenjoyscomplicatedmusic.

C.Hecansinganysongifhelikesit.

D.Helovescountrymusicinparticular.

第11题

A.Gotoabaranddrinkforhours.

B.Gotoanisolatedplacetosingblues.

C.Gotoseeaperformanceinaconcerthall.

D.Gotoworkandwraphimselfupinmusic.

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(12~15/共7题)SectionB

Directions:lnthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

threeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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第12题

A.Howhebecameanannouncer.

B.Howhewritesnewsstories.

C.Howhemakeshisliving.

D.Howhedoeshisjob.

第13题

A.Theywritethefirstversionofnewsstories.

B.Theygathernewsstoriesonthespot.

C.Theypolishincomingnewsstories.

D.Theywritecommentsonmajornewsstories.

第14题

A.Readingthroughthenewsstoriesinagivenperiodoftime.

B.Havinglittletimetoreadthenewsbeforegoingontheair.

C.Havingtochangethetoneofhisvoicefromtimetotime.

0.Gettingallthewordsandphrasespronouncedcorrectly.

第15题

A.Itshowswhereadvertisementscomein.

B.ltgivesasignalforhimtoslowdown.

C.ltalertshimtosomethingimportant.

D.ltservesasareminderofsadnews.

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(16~18/共10题)SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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第16题

A.Itgivespleasuretobothadultsandchildren.

B.ltisoftencarriedaroundbysmallchildren.

C.ltcanbefoundinmanypartsoftheworld.

D.ltwasinventedbyanAmericanIndian.

第17题

A.Theyweremadeforearningaliving.

B.Theyweredelicategeometricfigures.

C.Theyweresmallcircusfiguresmadeofwire.

D.Theywerecollectedbyanumberofmuseums.

第18题

A.Inart.

B.lngeometry.

C.lnengineering.

D.lncircusperformance.

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(19~21/共10题)SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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第19题

A.Theyofferstudentsawidevarietyofcourses.

B.Theyattractstudentsfromallovertheworld.

C.Theadmitmorestudentsthantheycanhandle.

D.Theyhavetroubledealingwithoverseasstudents.

第20题

A.Everyonewillbenefitfromeducationsoonerorlater.

B.Agoodeducationcontributestotheprosperityofanation.

C.Agoodeducationisnecessaryforonetoclimbthesocialladder.

0.Everyonehasarighttoaneducationappropriatetohispotential.

第21题

A.Helikesstudentswithhighmotivation.

B.Heenjoysteachingintelligentstudents.

C.Hetailorshisteachingtostudents'needs.

D.Hetreatsallhisstudentsinafairmanner.

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(22~25/共10题)SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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第22题

A.ItismostlyimportedfromtheMiddleEast.

B.ltisasureindicatorofitseconomicactivity.

C.lthasadirectimpactontheinternationaloilmarket.

D.ltequalsmorethan30millionbarrelsofoileachday.

第23题

A.Iteventuallyturnsintoheat.

B.ltisusedinavarietyofforms.

C.ltsuseischieflyresponsibleforairpollution.

D.Partofitislostintheprocessoftransmission.

第24题

A.Whenitisusedinruralareas.

B.Whenitisenvironment-friendly

C.Whenitoperatesatnearcapacity.

D.Whenitoperatesatregulartimes.

第25题

A.Trafficjamsincities.

B.Inefficientuseofenergy.

C.Fuelshortage.

D.GIobalwarming.

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(26~35/共10题)SectionC

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadoforsecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

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Graphicsareusedintextbooksaspartofthelanguageofthediscipline,asinmathoreconomics,

orasstudyaids.Authorsusegraphicaidsto_26_andexpandonconceptstakenupinthetext

becausegraphicsareyetanotherwayofportrayingrelationshipsand_27_connections.

Graphicsareusedextensivelyinnaturalsciencesandsocialsciences.Socialscientistswork

withstatistics_28_data,andthebestwaytopresentthesestatisticsisofteningraphicform.

Graphicsareincludednotmerelyasameansofmakingtheinformationeasierforthestudentto

grasp,butasanintegralpartofthewaysocialscientiststhink.Manytextbooks,_29_thosein

economics,containappendixesthatprovidespecificinformationonreadingandworkingwith

graphicmaterial.

Makeitapracticeto_30_attentivelythetitles,captions,headings,andothermaterial

connectedwithgraphics.Theseelements_31_andusuallyexplainwhatyouarelookingat.

Whenyouareexamininggraphics,the_32_questionstoaskare(a)Whatisthisitemsabout?

and(b)Whatkeyideaistheauthor_33_

Onewarning:Unlessyouintegrateyourreadingofgraphicswiththetext,youmaymakea

wrongassumption._34_,fromachartindicatingthat33percentoffirstbornchildrenina

researchsampledidnotfeelclosetotheirfathers,youmightassumethatsomedreadful

influencewasatworkonthefirstbornchildren.However,acarefulreadingofthetext_35_that

mostofthefirstbornchildreninthesamplewerefromsingle-parenthomesinwhichthefather

wasabsent.

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AccordingtoareportfromtheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,manyeverydayproducts,

includingsomebugspraysandcleaningfluids,couldleadtoanincreasedriskofbrainand

behavioraldisordersinchildren.Thedevelopingbrain,thereportsays,isparticularly_36_to

thetoxiceffectsofcertainchemicalstheseproductsmaycontain,andthedamagetheycausecan

be_37_.

Theofficialpolicy,however,isstillevolving.Healthandenvironmental_38_havelongurged

USgovernmentagenciesto_39_theuseofsomeofthe11chemicalsthereportcitesandcalled

formorestudiesontheirlong-termeffects.In2001,forexample,theEnvironmentalProtection

Agency_40_thetypeandamountofleadthatcouldbepresentinpaintandsoilinhomesand

child-care_41_,afterconcernswereraisedaboutleadpoisoning.Theagencyisnow_42_the

toxiceffectsofsomeofthechemicalsinthelatestreport.

Butthethresholdforregulationishigh.Becausechildren'sbrainandbehavioraldisorders,like

hyperactivityandlowergrades,canalsobelinkedtosocialandgeneticfactors,itzstoughtopin

themonexposuretospecificchemicalswithsolid_43_evidence,whichiswhattheEPA

requires.EventheHarvardstudydidnotproveadirect_44_butnotedstrongassociations

betweenexposureandriskofbehavioralissues.

Nonetheless,itzssmartto_45_caution.Whileitmaybeimpossibletopreventkidsfrom

drinkingtapwaterthatmaycontaintraceamountsofchemicals,keepingkidsawayfromlawns

recentlysprayedwithchemicalsandfreshlydry-cleanedclothescanzthurt.

A.advocatesB.compactC.correlationD.exerciseE.facilitiesF.interactionG.investigating

H.overwhelmedI.particlesJ.permanentK.restrictedL.simulatingM.statisticalN.tighten

□.vulnerable

第36题：请选择

A.advocatesB.compactC.correlationD.exerciseE.facilitiesF.interactionG.investigatingH.overwhelm

edl.particlesJ.permanentK.restrictedL.simulatingM.statisticalN.tightenO.vulnerable

第38题：请选择

A.advocatesB.compactC.correlationD.exerciseE.facilitiesF.interactionG.investigatingH.overwhelm

edl.particlesJ.permanentK.restrictedL.simulatingM.statisticalN.tightenO.vulnerable

第40题：请选择

A.advocatesB.compactC.correlationD.exerciseE.facilitiesF.interactionG.investigatingH.overwhelm

edl.particlesJ.permanentK.restrictedL.simulatingM.statisticalN.tightenO.vulnerable

第42题：请选择

A.advocatesB.compactC.correlationD.exerciseE.facilitiesF.interactionG.investigatingH.overwhelm

edl.particlesJ.permanentK.restrictedL.simulatingM.statisticalN.tightenO.vulnerable

第44题：请选择

A.advocatesB.compactC.correlationD.exerciseE.facilitiesF.interactionG.investigatingH.overwhelm

edl.particlesJ.permanentK.restrictedL.simulatingM.statisticalN.tightenO.vulnerable

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（46~55/共10题）SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

TheImpossibilityofRapidEnergyTransitions

A.Politiciansarefondofpromisingrapidenergytransitions.Whetheritisatransitionfrom

importedtodomesticoilorfromcoal-poweredelectricityproductiontonatural-gaspowerplants,

politicianslovetotalkbig.Unfortunatelyforthem（andoftenthetaxpayers）,ourenergysystems

areabitlikeanaircraftcarrier:theyareunbelievablyexpensive,theyarebuilttolastforavery

longtime,theyhaveahugeamountofinertia（meaningittakesalotofenergytosetthem

moving）,andtheyhavealotofmomentumoncetheyaresetinmotion.Nomatterhowhardyou

try,youcan'tturnsomethingthatlargeonadime（10美分硬币），orevenafewthousanddimes.

B.Inphysics,movingobjectshavetwocharacteristicsrelevanttounderstandingthedynamics

ofenergysystems:inertiaandmomentum.Inertiaistheresistanceofobjectstoeffortstochange

theirstateofmotion.Ifyoutrytopushaboulder（大圆石），itpushesyouback.Onceyouhave

startedtheboulderrolling,itdevelopsmomentum,whichisdefinedbyitsmassandvelocity.

Momentumissaidtobe"conserved,"thatis,onceyoubuilditup,ithastogosomewhere.Soa

heavyobject,likeafootballplayermovingatahighspeed,hasalotofmomentum—thatis,once

heismoving,itishardtochangehisstateofmotion.Ifyouwanttochangehiscourse,youhave

onlyafewchoices.,youcanstophim,transferring（possiblypainfully）someofhiskineticenergy

（动能）toyourownbody,oryoucanapproachalongsideandslowlyapplypressuretogradually

alterhiscourse.

C.Butthereareotherkindsofmomentumaswell.Afterall,wedonztspeakonlyofobjectsor

peopleashavingmomentum:wespeakofentiresystemshavingmomentum.Whetheritzsa

sportsteamorapresidentialcampaign,everybodyrelisheshavingthebigmomentum,becauseit

makesthemhardertostoporchangedirection.

D.Onekindofmomentumistechnologicalmomentum.Whenatechnologyisdeployed,its

impactsreachfarbeyonditself.Considertheincandescent（白炽灯的）bulb,anobjectcurrently

hatedbymanyenvironmentalistsandenergy-efficiencyadvocates.Theincandescentlightbulb,

inventedbyThomasEdison,whichcametobethesymbolofinspiration,hasbeendevelopedinto

hundreds,ifnotthousands,offorms.Today,avisittoalightingstorerevealsastunningarrayof

choices.Therearestandard-shapedbulbs,flame-shapedbulbs,coloredglobe-shapedbulbs,and

more.Itisquiteeasy,withallthatchoice,tochangealightbulb.

E.Butthemomentumofincandescentlightingdoesnotstopthere.Allofthosespecialized

bulbsledtothebuildingofspecializedlightfixtures,fromthedesklampyoustudyby,totheugly

butbelovedhand-paintedChineselampyouinheritedfromyourgrandmother,totheceiling

fixtureinyourcloset,tothelightinyourovenorrefrigerator,andtothelightthatthedentist

pointsatyou.Itiseasytochangealightbulb,sure,butitishardertochangethebulbandits

fixture.

F.Andthereismoretothestory,becausenotonlyarethedevicesthathouseincandescent

bulbsshapedtotheirunderlyingcharacteristics,butroomsandentirebuildingshavebeen

designedinaccordancewithhowincandescentlightingreflectsoffwallsandwindows.

G.AslightingexpertHowardBrandstonpointsout,"Generally,therearenobadlightsources,

onlybadapplications."TherearesomeverycommendablecharacteristicsoftheCFL[compact

fluorescent（荧光的）lightbulb],yettheselectionofanylightsourceremainsinseparablefrom

theluminaire（照明装置）thathousesit,alongwiththespaceinwhichbothareinstalled,and

lightingrequirementsthatneedtobesatisfied.Thelamp,thefixture,andtheroom,allthree

mustworkinconcertforthetruebenefitsofend-users.IftheCFLshouldbeusedforlightinga

particularspace,oranobjectwithinthatspace,thefixturemustbedesignedtoworkwiththat

lamp,andthatfixturewiththeroom.Itisasymbiotic(共生的)relationship.ACFLcannotbe

simplyinstalledinanincandescentfixtureandthenexpectedtoproduceavisualappearancethat

ismorethanwashedout,foggy,anddim.Thewholefixturemustbereplaced—lightsourceand

luminaire—andthisisneveraninexpensiveproposition.

H.AndBrandstonknowsathingortwoaboutlighting,beingthemanwhoilluminatedthe

StatueofLiberty.

I.Anothertypeofmomentumwehavetothinkaboutwhenplanningforchangesinour

energysystemsislabor-poolmomentum.Itisonethingtosaythatwearegoingtoshift30

percentofourelectricitysupplyfrom,say,coaltonuclearpowerin20years.Butitisanother

thingtohaveasupplyoftrainedtalentthatcouldletyoucarryoutthispromise.Thatisbecause

theengineers,designers,regulators,operators,andalloftheotherskilledpeopleneededforthe

newenergyindustryarespecialistswhohavetobetrainedfirst(orretrained,iftheyaretheones

beinglaidoffinsomerelatedindustry),andeducation,likeanyothercomplicatedendeavor;

takestime.Andnotonlydoourprospectivenewenergyworkershavetobetrained,theyhaveto

betrainedintherightsequence.Oneneedsthedesigners,andperhapstheregulators,before

thebuildersandoperators,andeachgroupofworkersintraininghastoknowthereiswork

waitingbeyondgraduation.Insomecases,collegesanduniversitiesmighthavetochangetheir

trainingprograms,addinganotherlayerofdifficulty.

J.Byfarthebiggesttypeofmomentumthatcomesintoplaywhenitcomestochangingour

energysystemsiseconomicmomentum.Themajorcomponentsofourenergysystems,suchas

fuelproduction,refining,electricalgenerationanddistribution,arecostlyinstallationsthathave

lengthylifespans.Theyhavetooperateforlongperiodsoftimebeforethecostsofdevelopment

havebeenrecovered.Wheninvestorsputupmoneytobuild,say,anuclearpowerplant,they

expecttoearnthatmoneybackovertheplannedlifeoftheplant,whichistypicallybetween40

and60years.SomecoalpowerplantsintheUnitedStateshaveoperatedformorethan70years!

Theoldestcontinuouslyoperatedcommercialhydro-electricplantintheUnitedStatesisonNew

York'sHudsonRiver,anditwentintocommercialservicein1898.

K.AsVaclavSmilpointsout,"Alltheforecasts,plans,andanticipationscitedabovehavefailed

somiserablybecausetheirauthorsandpromotersthoughtthetransitionstheyhopedto

implementwouldproceedunlikeallpreviousenergytransitions,andthattheirprogresscouldbe

acceleratedinanunprecedentedmanner."

L.Whenyouhearpeoplespeakingofmakingarapidtransitiontowardanytypeofenergy,

whetheritisaswitchfromcoaltonuclearpower,oraswitchfromgasoline-poweredcarsto

electriccars,orevenaswitchfromanincandescenttoafluorescentlight,understandingenergy

systeminertiaandmomentumcanhelpyoudecidewhethertheirplansarefeasible.

第46题

Notonlymovingobjectsandpeoplebutallsystemshavemomentum.

第47题

Changingthecurrentenergysystemrequiresthesystematictrainingofprofessionalsandskilled

labor.________

第48题

Changingalightbulbiseasierthanchangingthefixturehousingit.

第49题

Effortstoacceleratethecurrentenergytransitionsdidn'tsucceedasexpected.

第50题

Tochangethelightsourceiscostlybecauseyouhavetochangethewholefixture.

第51题

Energysystems,likeanaircraftcarriersetinmotion,havehugemomentum.

第52题

Theproblemwithlighting,ifitarises,oftendoesn'tlieinlightsourcesbutintheir

applications.

第53题

Thebiggestobstacletoenergytransitionisthatthepresentenergysystemistooexpensiveto

replace.________

第54题

Theapplicationofatechnologycanimpactareasbeyonditself.

第55题

Physicalcharacteristicsofmovingobjectshelpexplainthedynamicsofenergysystems.

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（56~60/共10题）SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Onehundredyearsago,"Colored"wasthetypicalwayofreferringtoAmericansofAfrican

descent.Twentyyearslatei;itwaspurposefullydroppedtomakewayfor"Negro."Bythelate

1960s,thattermwasovertakenby"Black."Andthen,atapressconferenceinChicagoin1988.

JesseJacksondeclaredthat"AfricanAmerican"wasthetermtoembrace.Thisonewaschosen

becauseitechoedthelabelsofgroups,suchas"ItalianAmericans"and"IrishAmericans,"that

hadalreadybeenfreedofwidespreaddiscrimination.

Acentury'sworthofcalculatednamechangespointtothefactthatnaminganygroupisa

politicallyfreightedexercise.A2001studycatalogedallthewaysinwhichtheterm"Black"

carriedconnotations（涵义）thatweremorenegativethanthoseof"AfricanAmerican."

Butifitwasknownthat"Black"peoplewerevieweddifferentlyfrom"AfricanAmericans,"

researchers,untilnow,hadn'tidentifiedwhatthatgapinperceptionwasderivedfrom.Arecent

study,conductedbyEmoryUniversity'sErikaHall,foundthat"Black"peopleareviewedmore

negativelythan"AfricanAmericans"becauseofaperceiveddifferenceinsocioeconomicstatus.

Asaresult,"Black"peoplearethoughtofaslesscompetentandashavingcolderpersonalities.

Thestudy'smoststrikingfindingsshedlightontheracialbiasespermeatingtheprofessional

world.Evenseeminglyharmlessdetailsonaresume,itappears,cantapintorecruiterszbiases.A

jobapplicationmightmentionaffiliationswithgroupssuchasthe"WisconsinAssociationof

African-AmericanLawyers"orthe"NationalBlackEmployeesAssociation,"thenamesofwhich

apparentlyhaveconsequences,andarealsobeyondtheirmembers'control.

Inoneofthestudy'sexperiments,subjectsweregivenabriefdescriptionofamanfrom

ChicagowiththelastnameWilliams.Toonegroup,hewasidentifiedas"African-American,"and

anotherwastoldhewas"Black,"Withlittleelsetogoon,theywereaskedtoestimateMr.

Williams'ssalary,professionalstanding,andeducationalbackground.

The"African-American"groupestimatedthatheearnedabout$37000ayearandhada

two-yearcollegedegree.The"Black"group,ontheotherhand,puthissalaryatabout$29000,

andguessedthathehadonly"some"collegeexperience.Nearlythree-quartersofthefirstgroup

guessedthatMr.Williamsworkedatamanageriallevel,whileonly38.5percentofthesecond

groupthoughtso.

HalKsfindingssuggesttherezsanargumenttobemadeforelectingtouse"AfricanAmerican,"

thoughonecanzthelpbutgetthesensethatit'sadecisionthatpapersovertheurgencyof

continuedprogress.Perhapsanewphraseisneeded,onethatcanbringeveryoneonebigstep

closertorealizingDuBois'soriginal,idealistichope:"ltzsnotthename—itzstheThingthat

counts."

第56题

WhydidJesseJacksonembracetheterm"AfricanAmerican"forpeopleofAfricandescent?

A.Itisfreefromracialbiases.

B.ltrepresentssocialprogress.

C.ltisintheinterestofcommonAmericans.

D.ltfollowsthestandardnamingpractice.

第57题

Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthenamingofanethnicgroup?

A.Itadvanceswiththetimes.

B.ltisbasedonracialroots.

C.ltmeritsintensivestudy.

D.ltispoliticallysensitive.

第58题

WhatdoErikaHallzsfindingsindicate?

A.Racialbiasesarewidespreadintheprofessionalworld.

B.Manyapplicantsdonztattendtodetailsontheirresumes.

CJobseekersshouldallbecarefulabouttheiraffiliations.

D.Mostrecruitersareunabletocontroltheirracialbiases.

第59题

WhatdoesErikaHallfindinherexperimentaboutamanwiththelastnameWilliams?

A.AfricanAmericansfarebetterthanmanyotherethnicgroups.

B.Blackpeople'ssocioeconomicstatusinAmericaremainslow.

C.People'sconceptionofapersonhasmuchtodowiththewayheorsheislabeled.

D.Onezsprofessionalstandingandincomearerelatedtotheireducationalbackground.

第60题

WhatisDr.DuBois'sideal?

A.AIIAmericansenjoyequalrights.

B.Apersonisjudgedbytheirworth.

C.AnewtermiscreatedtoaddressAfricanAmericans.

D.AIIethnicgroupssharethenation'scontinuedprogress.

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（61~65/共10题）SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Acrosstheboard,Americancollegesanduniversitiesarenotdoingaverygoodjobofpreparing

theirstudentsfortheworkplaceortheirpost-graduationlives.Thiswasmadeclearbythework

oftwosociologists,RichardArumandJosipaRoksa.In2011theyreleasedalandmarkstudytitled

"AcademicallyAdrift,"whichdocumentedthelackofintellectualgrowthexperiencedbymany

peopleenrolledincollege.Inparticular,ArumandRoksafound,collegestudentswerenot

developingthecriticalthinking,analyticreasoningandotherhigher-levelskillsthatarenecessary

tothriveintoday'sknowledge-basedeconomyandtoleadournationinatimeofcomplex

challengesanddynamicchange.

ArumandRoksaplacedtheblameforstudentszlackoflearningonawatered-downcollege

curriculumandloweredundergraduateworkstandards.Althoughgoingtocollegeissupposedto

beafull-timejob,studentsspent,onaverage,only12to14hoursaweekstudyingandmany

wereskatingthroughtheir