2024年12月大学英语六级考试答案详解

2024年12月高校英语六级考试答案详解

PartIWriting

ShouldParentsSendTheirKidstoArtClasses?

FollowingthewaveofEnglishlearninginthelastcentury,thenewmillenniumiswitnessinganotherdevelopmentofextracurricular

educationasmoreandmoreparentssendtheirchildrentovariousartclasses.Aheateddebatehas,however,arisenoverthecreditofthis

practice.

Thosewhosupporttheartclassesarguethatchildrencanbroadentheirhorizon,expandtheirinterests,honetheircommunicativeskillsas

wellascultivatetheirartisticsensitivityandcreativity,whichissupposedlystifledbyacademicstudies.Anotherstrongargumentforartclasses

isthatconsideringthegrowingdemandfort^all-around^^,"multiple-skilledtalents,,inourincreasinglycompetitivesociety,oneormoreartistic

skillsarecertainlyasusefulasafluencywithasecondlanguagewhenitcomestomakeanimpressiveresumeoroutshineinaninterview.

Excellencyatamusicalinstrumentcanevenearnbonuspointsintheuniversityentranceexaminations.Nowondermanyparentsandstudents

consideritaworthyinvestmentdespitethegreatexpensesofsuchclasses.

Theseargumentsmeetvehementattackfromthosewhobelievethattheartclassesactuallydeprivethestudentsofwhatlittlesparetimethey

haveandthefreedomtodevelopthemselvesinthewaytheydesire.Alreadyexhaustedfromdealingwiththeheavyworkloadatschool,students

needdesperatelysometimeandspacetorestapartfromdiscoveringtheirowninterestsinsteadofgoingtosomeartclassesagainsttheirwilljust

becausetheirparentsdeemitfashionableorfavorablefortheirfuture.Moreover,artclassescanbesoexpensivethatitmayturnoutafinancial

burdeninthelongrun.

Soshouldwesendstudentstoartclasses?Yes,andno.theanswerdependsonthefamily'srichness,thechild'stimeandcapacity,andof

course,aboveall,hisinterest.AsfarasI'mconcerned,itisunwisetojumponthebandwagoninahasteandparentsneedtothinktwicebefore

makingthefinaldecision.

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

文章分析：

本文的话题是在家办公：宽带互联网的普及以及通信技术的发展使远程办公成为现实，给企业带来了不少好处，例如可以省去办

公场所的日常开支，员工的工作效率可以提高，因为不用上下班把时间奢侈在路上，还可以敏捷支配办公时间和私人时间。尤其对于

那些家累较重的员工来说，在家办公实在是个福音。本文列举了许多例子说明现在越来越多的小型公司对远程办公的爱好日益上升，

虽然他们也担忧这样做的负面效应，例如员工缺少督促会不会偷懒，电话费会不会暴涨等等。

这篇文章信息量比较大，专业词汇较多，因此增加了阅读难度。但是题目本身难度不大，解题关键在把握主题，依据题目专出名

词定位。

重难点词句：

1.第三段：orconcernedabouttheadditionalexpensesteleworkingpoliciesmightincurasstaffstartchargingtheirhomephonebillstothe

business.或者担忧远程（在家）办公政策所导致的额外费用，例如员工会让公家报销家里的电话费。

2.第五段：andclaimsthatasmanyas60-70%ofthebusinessesthatcomethroughitsdoorsnowoffersomeformofremoteworkingsupportto

theirworkforces.（英国网络供应商商业联通公司）声称与其来往的公司中，有多达60%~70%的企业现在向它们的员工供应某种形

式的远程办公支持。

3.第/I段：（BTclaimsthat,byJuly,99.8%ofitsexchangeswillbebroadbandenabled,withalternativeplansinplaceforeventhemostremote

exchanges）英国电信公司声称，到7月份为止，99.8%的信息交换是通过宽带实现的。

“Thistheenabler”（宽带）使这一切得以实现。

4.第九段：Yetwhilebroadbandhascomedowninpricetoo,thoseserviceproviderstargetingthebusinessmarketwarnagainstconsumer

servicesmasquerading（伪装）asbusiness-friendlybroadband.然而尽管宽带的费用已经下降，特地为企业供应服务的宽带供应商告诫

大家，有一些客户服务供应商（只适用于个体消费者）会伪装成为适用于企业的宽带供应商。

5.第十段：uBroadbandisavailableforaslittleas£15amonth,butmanybusinessesfailtoappreciatethehiddencostsofsuchaservice,v许

多企业没有意识到这些服务的隐性成本。Appreciate:torecognizeorunderstand

“Providersofferingbroadbandforrock-bottompricesarenotoriousforpoorservice,,供应最便宜的宽带服务的供应商都因为服务差劲而

臭名昭著。Rockbottom:thelowestpossiblelevel

lookbeyondthepricetag眼睛不要只盯着价签，意思是不要只考虑价格

qualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof£30amonth优质服务的费用最高也就每个月30英镑

6.第十四段："Oneofthetriggerswaswhenoneofourtaxmanagersreturnedfrommaternityleaven诱因之一■是当我们的一■名税务经理在休

完产假回到公司的时候…trigger:cause这里指公司考虑引进远程办公的缘由

7.第十五段fee-earners在这里指全部为公司带来干脆利益的员工，fee会计服务费用

8.第十六段wecan'tseeanyreasonwhyaparentcan'tbeonhandtodealwithsomethingimportantathome：onhand=tohand---tobeready

around在这里指员工随时待命，立刻可以投入工作。留意和offhand"马上、立刻“区分。

9.第十九段：itisabletosavefee-earnersasubstantialamountof,dead"timeintheirworkingdays幽默的说法，指工作效率极低的时间

10.其次十二段：Ithasenabledthecompanytodispensewithitsbusinesspremisesaltogether这样做使得公司可以完全放弃办公场地

解题：1D第一段开宗明义，纵观全文也是讲好处多过坏处。参见“文章分析”。

2.C依据题干中的communicationsproviderInter-Tel定位至文章第四段其次句话。

3.D依据人名AndyPoulton定位到第七、八两段，Poulton提到只要能够上网，信息交换就能实现。答案出自第八段首句

4.A依据人名定位到第十段，参见上面注释5。

5.A依据Internet-basedtelecoms定位到第十二段，答案在本段末尾，留意but后面的内容butbecauseofthesophisticatedvoiceservices

thatcanbeexploitedbytheremoteworker因为远程办公的员工可以利用成熟的语音服务----诸如语音邮件和呼叫转移等功能，为

客户和合作伙伴营造一种公司形象的连续性

6.B依据WrightVigar定位到第十三段中间Itwastheneedtoaccommodateemployeeswithyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancy

firmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworkingrecently.

7.C依据人名定位到第十四段，末尾Thisisgreatforher,andforusasweretainsomeonehighlyqualified.

8.homelife这道题目迷惑性比较大，有的考生可能会填productivity/efficiency,因为从十三段到第十八段基本重点都是在讲员工的工

作效率得以提高。但是留意题目问的是除了对公司有利以外，对员工自身还有什么好处，而工作效率提高的干脆受益者还是公司，所

以应当是他们的家庭生活，答案出自十四段末尾butenablingthemtoworkmoreflexiblehoursthatfitaroundtheirhomelife

9.productive依据题干中的travelling可以定位至原文倒数第四段ourfee-earnerscanbeproductiveastheytravel

10.increaseherownproductivity依据人名定位至U末段“Themainmotivationbehindadoptinghomeworkingwastoincreasemyown

productivity

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

11.A原文：W:DidyouusecreditcardsonyourvacationlastmonthinEurope?

M:SureIdid.Theycertainlybeatgoingaroundwithawalletfullofbills.Butcarryinglotsofcashisstillverycommonamongsome

olderpeopletravelingabroad.

Q:Whatdoesthemansayaboutsomeelderlypeople?

解题：典型的转折题，留意But后面的内容。重点词汇：beat比。。。要好，超出

12.C原文：W:Rodmustbeinabadmoodtoday.Whafswrongwithhim?

M:Hewaspassedoverintheselectionprocessforthedeanoftheadmission'soffice.He'dbeenhopingforthepositionforalongtime.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

解题：关键在理解短语passover表示忽视、不考虑，Rod始终想当招生办的主任，结果在选拔过程中被忽视了（莫非是因为银子送得

不够？）所以很郁闷ing...

13.D原文：M:WhatagreatsingerJustinis!Hisconcertisjustawesome.Andyou'llneverregretthemoneyyoupaidfbrtheticket.

W:Yeah.Judgingbytheamountoftheapplause,everyonewasenjoyingit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

解题：关键在抓住女生说的话的最终一部分everyonewasenjoyingit.重点词汇：judgingby依据。。。推断；

14.A原文：W:IreceivedanemailyesterdayfromHenry.Doyouremember?Hewasoneofthechairpersonsofourstudents5union.

M:Yes,butIhaven,theardfromhimforages.ActuallyI'vebeenoutoftouchwithhimsinceourfirstreunionaftergraduation.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?

解题：留意题目问的是说话人的关系，而非他们提到的第三者。

15.D原文：M:Drivingatnightalwaysmakesmetired.Lefsstopfbrdinner.

W:Fine.Andlet'sfindamotel,sothatwecangetanearlystarttomorrow.

Q:Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?

解题：关键在女生说的let'sfindamotel找个汽车旅馆，也就是说他们准备停下来过夜，然后其次天好早点惩罚。

16.C原文：W:Lefslookatthesurveyonconsumerconfidenceweconductedlastweek.Howreliablearethesefigures?

M:Theyhavea5%marginoferror

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

解题：女人问上周做的顾客信念度的调查结果数据是否牢靠，男人回答说有百分之五的误差。这道题出错率较高，因为出现了数字所

以在听的时候很简洁推断为典型的数字题，因而忽视前面的内容，再加上可能因为出现过consumer,所以误选B（出题老师这招调虎

离山、虚张声势玩儿得不错一）。

17.A原文：W:Lookatthiscatalogue,John.IthinkIwanttogetthisredblouse.

M:Err,Ithinkyou'vealreadyonelikethisinblue.Doyouneedeverycolorintherainbow?

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

解题：男生的回答很讽刺：Doyouneedeverycolorintherainbow?莫非你想跟彩虹一样，七种颜色一样一件？

18.B原文：W:Thisnoticesaysthatalltheintroductorymarketingclassesareclosed.

M:Thatcan'tbetrue.There'ssupposedtobe13ofthemthissemester.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

解题：男生说这也太扯了吧，因为这个学期应当有13节营销学导论课程，不行能全部都停了呀，所以确定是通知搞错了。

ConversationOne原文：

M:IseeonyourresumethatyouworkedasamanagerofastorecalledComputerCountry.Couldyoutellmealittlemoreaboutyour

responsibilitiesthere?

W:Sure.Iwasresponsibleforoverseeingabout30employees.IdidalloftheorderingforthestoreandIkepttrackoftheinventory.

M:Whatwasthemostdifficultpartofyourjob?

W:Probablyhandlingangrycustomers.Wedidn'thavethemveryoften,butwhenwedid,Ineededtomakesuretheywerewelltakencareof.

Afterall,thecustomerisalwaysright.

M:That'showwefeelhere,too.Howlongdidyouworkthere?

W:Iwasthereforthreeandahalfyears.Ileftthecompanylastmonth.

M:Andwhydidyouleave?

W:MyhusbandhasbeentransferredtoBostonandIunderstandyourcompanyhasanopeningthere,too.

M:Yes,that'sright.Wedo.Butthepositionwon'tstartuntilearlynextmonth.Wouldthatbeaproblemforyou?

W:No,notatall.Myhusband'snewjobdoesn'tbeginforafewweeks,sowethoughtwewouldspendsometimedrivingtoBostonandstopto

seemyparents.

M:Thatsoundsnice.So,tellme,whyareyouinterestedinthisparticularposition?

W:Iknowthatyourcompanyhasagreatreputationandwonderfulproduct.FvethoughtmanytimesthatIwouldliketobeapartofit.WhenI

heardabouttheopeninginBoston,Ijumpedtotheopportunity.

M:Well,Tmgladyoudid.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatwasthewoman'spreviousjob?

20.Whatdoesthewomansaywiththemostdifficultpartofherjob?

21.WhyisthewomanlookingfbrajobinBoston?

22.Whencanthewomanstarttoworkifshegetsthejob?

重点词句：Kepttrackoftheinventory随时检查、记录库存;jumpedattheopportunity马上抓住机会

解题：19.B;20.A;21.D;22.C

ConversationTwo原文：

W:TodayinthestudiowehaveAlbertoQuatells,thewell-knownBrazilianoftheanti-globalmovement.He'sheretotalkabouttherecentreport,

statingthatby2050Brazilwillbeoneoftheworld'swealthiestandmostsuccessfulcountries.Alberto,whatdoyousaytothereport?

M:Youknowthisisn'tthefirsttimethatpeoplearesayingBrazilwillbeagreateconomicpower.Thesamethingwassaidoverahundredyear

ago.Butitdidn'thappen.

W:Yes,butyoumustadmittheworld'saverydifferentplacenow.

M:Ofcourse.InfactIbelievethere'smaybesometruthinthepredictionthistimearound.Firstofall,though,wemustremembertheproblems

facingBrazilatthemoment.

W:Suchas...?

M:There'sanenormousgapbetweentherichandthepoorinthiscountry.InSalPaulo,youcanseeshoppingmallsfullofdesignedgoodsright

nextdoortotheslamareaswithoutwaterandelectricitysupplies.Alotofworkneedstobedonetohelppeopleinthoseareasimprovetheir

lives.

W:Whatneedstobedone?

M:Education,forexample.ForBraziltobesuccessful,weneedtooffereducationtoallBrazilians.SuccessfulcountrieslikeSouthKoreaand

Singaporehaveexcellenteducationsystems.Brazilneedstolearnfromthesecountries.

W:Soyouarehopefulforthefuture.

M:AsIsaidearlier,I'mhopeful.Thisisn'taneasyjob.WeneedtomakesurethattheseimportantopportunitiesforBraziliansaren'twasted,as

theywereinthepast.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.WhatdoestherecentreportsayaboutBrazil?

24.WhatproblemdoesAlbertosayBrazilfacesnow?

25.WhatdoesAlbertosayabouteconomicallysuccessfulcountries?

解题：23.D;24.B留意thehavesandhave-nots相当于therichandthepoor;25.A;

SectionBPassageOne

原文(下划线为答案出处，黑体为重点词句)：

WilmaSubrahadnointentionofbecomingapublicspeaker.Aftergraduatingfromcollegewithdegreesinchemistryandmicrobiology,she

wenttoworkatGulfSouthResearchInstituteinLouisiana.(26)Aspartofherjob，sheconductedfieldresearchontoxicsubstancesinthe

environment,ofteninminoritycommunitieslocatednearlargeindustrialpolluters.Shefoundmanyfamilieswerebeingexposedhigh,

sometimesdeadly,levelsofchemicalsandothertoxicsubstances,(27)butshewasnotallowedtomakeherinformationpublic.

(27)Frustratedbytheserestrictions.Subraleftherjobin1981,createdherowncompany,andhasdevotedthepasttwodecadestohelping

peoplefightbackagainstgiantindustrialpolluters.Sheworkswithfamiliesandcommunitygroupstoconductenvironmentaltests,interprettest

results,andorganizeforchange.[28]Becauseofherefforts,dozensoftoxicsitesacrossthecountryhavebeencleanedup,andonechemical

industryspokespersoncallsher“atopgunfbrtheenvironmentalmovement.”

HowhasWilmaSubraachievedallthis?Partlythroughherscientifictraining,partlythroughhercommitmenttoenvironmentaljustice.

(29)Butjustasimportantisherabilitytocommunicatewithpeoplethroughpublicspeaking."Publicspeaking,shesays,“istheprimary

vehicleIuseforreachingpeople.^^

IfyouhadaskedSubrabefore1981,“Doyouseeyourselfasamajorpublicspeaker?^^Shewouldhavelaughedattheidea.Yettodayshe

givesmorethan100presentationsayear.AlongthewayshehaslecturedatHarvard,testifiedbeforeCongress,andaddressedaudiencesin40

states,aswellasinMexico,Canada,andJapan.

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhatdidWilmaSubradoaspartofherjobwhileworkingatGulfSouthResearchInstitute?

27.WhydidWilmaSubraleaveherjobin1981?

28.WhatresultshaveWilmaSubra'seffortshadinthepasttwodecades?

29.WhatdoesthespeakersayhascontributedtoWilmaSubra'ssuccess?

重点词句：Topgun一把手、老大、最棒的。(还记得小汤哥主演的电影《壮志凌云》吗？它的英文片名就是TopGun)

Environmentaljustice环境正义，当前比较热门的话题：针对弱势群体(如发展中国家)在面临环境风险和健康危害时所受到的不公允

待遇，力求使全部人一无论性别、种族、地区或经济地位凹凸一都能受到一体爱护，并同等参与决策过程。

解题：26.D;27.A留意尽管选项C也提到frustrating,但是原文并不是说其工作条件差，让人悲观。而是因为无法将真相公布于众，

良心担忧。28.Ctoxicsites排放有毒物质的场所;29.B留意C、D两项均错在张冠李戴。

PassageTwo原文(下划线为答案出处，黑体为重点词句)：

(30)Oneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstodayistherapidadvanceofglobalization.Themarketplaceisnolonger

nationalorregional,butextendstoallcomersoftheworld.Andthisrequiresaglobal-readyworkforce.Universitieshavealargeparttoplayin

preparingstudentsforthe21stcenturylabormarketbypromotinginternationaleducationalexperiences.Themostobviouswayuniversitiescan

helpdevelopglobalworkforceisbyencouragingstudentstostudyabroadaspartoftheircourse.Studentswhohaveexperiencedanotherculture

firsthandaremorelikelytobeglobal-readywhentheygraduate.

Globalworkforcedevelopmentdoesn'talwayshavetoinvolvetravelabroadhowever.Ifstudentslearnanotherlanguageandstudyother

cultures,theywillbemoreglobal-readywhentheygraduate.isimportanttopointoutthatstudentsalsoevedtohaveadeepunderstanding

oftheirownculturebeforetheycanbegintoobserve,analyzeandevaluateothercultures.Inmulti-culturalsocieties,peoplecanstudyeach

other'scultures,todevelopinterculturalcompetencies,suchascriticalandreflectivethinking,andintellectualflexibility.Thiscanbedoneboth

throughthecurriculumandthroughactivitiesoncampus,outsideoftheclassroom,suchasartexhibitions,andlecturesfrominternational

experts.Manyuniversitiesarealreadyembracingthischallenge,andprovidingopportunitiesforstudentstobecomeglobalcitizens.(32)

Studentsthemselves,however,maynotrealizethatwhentheygraduate,theywillbecompetinginagloballabormarket,anduniversitiesneedto

raiseawarenessoftheseissuesamongstundergraduates.

Questions30-32

Q30:Whatisoneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstoday?

Q31:Whatshouldstudentsdofirstbeforetheycanreallyunderstandothercultures?

Q32:Whatshouldcollegestudentsrealizeaccordingtothespeaker?

解题：

30.C答案的acceleratedpace”加快的步伐”与原文的rapidadvance干脆对应。

31.A;32.B选项D虽然也提到全球化，但是原文并未说是否许多工作都因此消逝，所以错误。

PassageThree原文(下划线为答案出处，黑体为重点词句)：

Toseeifhaircoloraffectsaperson'schancesofgettingajob,researchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityasked136collegestudentsto

reviewtheresumeandphotographofafemaleapplicantfbrajobasanaccountant.Eachstudentwasgiventhesameresume.Buttheapplicanfs

picturewasaltered,sothatinsomephotosherhairwasgolden,insomeredandinsomebrown.Theresult?[33]Withbrownhair,thewoman

wasratedmorecapable,andshewasofferedahighersalarythanwhenshehadgoldenorredhair.Otherstudieshavefoundsimilarresults.

Manyrespondentsratewomenwithgoldenhairaslessintelligentthanotherpeople,andredheadsasmoretemperamental.Womenwithredor

goldenhairarevictimsofthecommonpracticeofstereotyping.

Astereotypeisasimplisticorexaggeratedimagethathumanscarryintheirmindsaboutgroupsofpeople.Forexample,[34]“lawyersare

shrewdanddishonest“isapopularstereotype.Stereotypingcanoccurinpublicspeakingclasses.Whentryingtochooseaspeechtopic,some

malesthinkthatwomenareuninterestedinhowtorepaircars,whilesomefemalesthinkthatmenareuninterestedincreativehobbies,suchas

knittingandneedlepoint.[35]Weshouldrejectstereotypes,becausetheyforceallpeopleinagroupintothesamesimplepattern.Theyfailto

accountforindividualdifferences,andthewiderangeofcharacteristicsamongmembersofanygroup.Somelawyersaredishonest,yes!But

manyarenot.Somewomenareuninterestedinrepairingcars,yes!Butsomeareenthusiasticmechanics.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q33.WhatdidresearchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityfind?

Q34.Whatisthepopularstereotypeoflawyers?

Q35.Whydoesthespeakersayweshouldrejectstereotypes?

解题：33.BBrown-hairedwomenwereratedasmorecapable.这就是传闻中的“金发女郎胸大无脑，棕发女脑大无胸，红发女脾气急

躁(temperamental)。”34.C35.D留意选项A)Theyforcepeopletofollowtheculturalmainstream错在偷换概念，原文说的是forceall

peopleinagroupintothesamesimplepattern,意思是stereotyping把一个群体中的全部人都归入同一简洁的类型，认为他们具有相同的

特点，并不是说迫使他们都听从主流文化。

SectionCCompoundDictation

答案：36.derived;37.Immense;38.Convenient;39.accuracy;40.Largely;41.Instinct;42.Recalls;43.texture

44.Thismeansthatanythoughtaboutacertainsubjectwilloftenbringupmorememoriesthatarerelatedtoit

45.Associationsdonothavetobelogical.Theyjusthavetomakeagoodlink留意这里是两个单句。

46.IfyouremembertheshapeofItaly,itisbecauseyouhavebeentoldatsometimethatItalyisshapedlikeaboot

PartIVReadingComprehension（ReadinginDepth）

SectionA文章分析：

本文主要探讨司机驾驶时打电话的危害。试验表明运用手机通话时，对话本身对大脑的影响比司机是否手持电话危急得多。即使运

用免提装置，仍旧有可能让司机分神，以至酿成危急。所以归根结底关闭手机或许是保证平安最牢靠的方式。

重点词句：1第三段：That,theycalculate,wouldadd5.7metrestothebrakingdistanceofacartravellingatlOOkph.他们计算出这（滞后的

反应时间）相当于使一辆原本行驶速度为100公里/小时的车辆在刹车后接着滑行的距离增加5.7米。

2第4段：Punishingpeopleforusinghand-heldgadgets手持小设备（即手机）

解题：47.adriver'sattention第一段末句Evenusinga“hands-free“devicecandivertadriver'sattentiontoanalarmingextent.留意distract

对应原文中的divert,seriously对应原文中的toanalarmingextent。

48.equivalentindifficultytodriving其次段首句末尾aseriesofmovingtasksonacomputerscreenthatwerereckonedequivalentindifficulty

todriving.

49.onaverage212millisecondsmore其次段第三句话hadanaveragereactiontime212millisecondsslowerthanthosewhowerenot留意将原

文的slower改成more.

50.morecomplicatedtask第三段第四句话butthosewiththemorecomplicatedtaskshowedevenworsereactiontimes

51.punishment最终一段，依据题目和原文的对应，这里须要和persuasion相对的词，所以留意将原文的punishing改成punishment.

SectionBPassageOne文章分析：

本文借美国一份学校周边空气质量报告引发的一场恐慌为题，探讨现代社会人们对待环境污染、生存危机的看法。尤其对于那些

受到过度教化、对生态环境敏感的家长来说，他们对孩子健康的担忧是否属于庸人自扰。答案如何无人知晓，因为现代社会环境日益

恶化，不确定性因素过多；尽管有专家指出无论做何选择，其实都无法预知结果。但是作为家长的作者本人认为相对于详细可见的危

急而言，化学污染引起的危害更令人担忧。

重点词句：

1第一段：Industrialpollutioninourtownhadsupposedlyturnedstudentsintolivingscienceexperimentsbreathinginalaboratory"sworthof

heavymetalslikemanganese,chromiumandnickeleachday.我们镇上的工业污染相当于把学生变成活体科学试验对象，因为他们每天吸

入的镒、铝和银等重金属等同于一个试验室里的含量。

2其次段：SinceDecember,whenthereportcameout,themayor,neighborhoodactivists（活跃分子）andvariousparent-teacherassociations

haveengagedinafiercebattleoveritsvalidity自12月份报告公布以来，本市市长、社区活跃分子和各种家长一老师联合会针对这份报告

的可信度纷纷卷入一场激烈的论争。

overunionjobsversuschildren'shealth（他们争辩的话题包括）原委是孩子们的健康还是受工会保障的工作更要紧--言下之意是是否应

当关闭这些造成污染的企业。

Andhowdoesitcomparewiththeother,seeminglyperpetualhealthscaresweconfront,likepanicoverleadinsyntheticathleticfields?和其他

我们好像恒久要面对的健康恐慌相比怎么样？例如塑胶运动场上的铅含量所引起的担忧。Syntheticathleticfields指运用仿真草皮或合

成塑胶等化学制品铺设的运动场。

3第三段：Butsuchconcretehazardsarebesidethepoint.It5sthedangersparentscan't~~andmaynever一quantifythatoccurallofasudden.但是这些

详细的危急并非重点。正是那些父母们不能一一可能恒久也不能一一量化的危急才会突然发生（使人无法应对）。意思是和车祸、火灾这些

（看得见的日常）灾难相比，化学污染带来的影响平常难以发觉，然而等到它不知不觉积少成多突然爆发出来时，其造成的损害已经无法挽

回，所以这才是父母们感到恐慌的缘由。

butalthoughI'velivedblocksfromamajorfaultline（地质断层）formorethan12years,Istillhaven'tboltedourbookcasestothelivingroom

wall.但是尽管我住在一个距离大地质断层仅仅几街区远的地方已经12年了，我仍旧没把我们的书架固定在客厅的墙上（虽然我知道这

是个巨大的隐患）。

解题：52.C出自第一段其次句，这份报告显示该区的空气质量beingamongtheworstinthecountry。

53.A其次段首句afiercebattleoveritsvalidity；参见“重点词句”2第一条。

54.C其次段中I旬Withallsidespresentingtheirownexpertsarmedwithconflictingscientificstudies,whomshouldparentsbelieve?专家

们各持己见，探讨结果相互冲突，家长们也不知道该信谁的了。

55.B第三段中间A2024reportinthejournalPediatricsexplainedthatnervousparentshavemoretofearfromfire,caraccidentsand

drowningthanfromtoxicchemicalexposure.火灾、车祸和溺水这些都属于Dailyaccidents0这份报告的观点是和化学污染隐患

相比，其他灾难的危急性更大（因为很明显这些灾难的伤亡人数更高）。

56.A第四段末尾，参见“重点词句”3第一条。

PassageTwo文章分析：

本文探讨了美国医疗体制的一个问题：由于重专科轻基础，医疗保险体制对医疗费用的返还规定不利于基础护理行业，使得基础

护理医生的收入远远低于专科医生，导致基础护理质量下降、就业人员匮乏，简洁来说就是小病没人看，大病看不起。（美国的医疗体

制一向诟病甚多，积重难返，看看MichaelMoore07年导演的纪录片Sicko就可见一斑了。）

重点词句：1第~1段Cripplinghealthcarebills,longemergency-roomwaitsandtheinabilitytofindaprimarycarephysicianjustscratchthe

surfaceoftheproblemsthatpatientsfacedaily.昂扬的医疗费用，急诊室外的许久等待，以及基础护理医生的匮乏，这些仅是病人每天要

面对的重重问题的冰山一角。Crippling本指极有害的;有严峻后果的，在这里形容医疗费过高

2其次段Countrieswithappropriateprimarycareresourcesscorehighlywhenitcomestohealthoutcomesandcost.基础护理资源足够的国家

在保持较高国民健康水平和相对较低的医保费用支出上表现良好。

3第三段ArecentstudyanalyzedtheproviderswhotreatMedicarebeneficiaries（老年医保受惠人）providers在这里指医生。

Actually,increasingfragmentationofcareresultsinacorrespondingriseincostandmedicalerrors.医疗服务的日益细分导致的是费用的上

升和误诊数量的增多。（比如脑科现在细分为脑瘤专科、脑神经外科、神经内科、blablabla；运气不好让你几个科室挨个儿转一圈下

来就够受的了）

4第四段：Howdidweletprimarycareslipsofar?我们怎么会让初级护理变得如此糟糕了呢？slip:getworse走下坡路

Combinethisfactwithannualgovernmentthreatstoindiscriminatelycutreimbursements,physiciansarefacedwithnochoicebuttoincrease

quantitytoboostincome.再加上政府每年都威逼要一视同仁地降低医疗返还费用，基础护理医生没有选择的余地，只好通过提升数

量以增加收入。Reimbursements本指偿还、补偿、报销。美国的医疗体制主要依靠保险，病人的医疗费用是由医疗保险公司事后支

付的，所以医生得到的酬劳可视为一种返还费用。

5第六段：Medicalstudentsaren'tblindtothisscenario.Theyseehowheavilythereimbursementdeckisstackedagainstprimarycare.医学

院的学生对此就业前景一清二楚。他们看到了费用返还体制是如何不利于基础护理行业的。Scenario:adescriptionofpossibleactions

oreventsinthefuture可能的前景；stackthedeck:toarrangesomethinginadishonestwayinordertoachievetheresultyouwant本指以

欺瞒方式做牌（在砌牌时玩儿花招好让自己拿到好牌），或以不正值手段事先准备或支配以达到目的；也可以说成stackthecards.

6第/I段：Removethepressureforprimarycarephysicianstosqueezeinmorepatientsperhour,andrewardthemforoptimally（最佳地）

managingtheirdiseasesandpracticingevidence-basedmedicine.为基础护理医生减压，让他们不用急于看更多病人，对优化病患管理

和严格按症用药（而非乱用药、用贵药）的医生赐予嘉奖。

forgivingstudentloans减免学费贷款

7第九段：Withinafewyears,thefirstwaveofthe76millionBabyBoomerswillbecomeeligibleforMedicare在几年之内，第一波7600万

婴儿潮一代将迈入老年人医保行列。

解题：57.C第一段所列举的几种现象：医疗费高、急诊病人排大队、医生不够都属于基础护理医疗资源缺乏

58.D依据第三段中间Contrarytopopularbelief,themorephysicianstakingcareofyoudoesn'tguaranteebettercare可以推知。

59.D以牺牲看病质量为代价增加看病数量。第四段末尾。参与上面“重点词句”4其次条。

60.B第六段Theyseehowheavilythereimbursementdeckisstackedagainstprimarycare.参见"重点词句"5。

61.A倒数其次段末尾reconcilingthemarkeddifferencebetweenspecialistandprimarycarephysiciansalaries.Reconcilethedifference=

bridgethegap，留意D选项错在于并非降低学费，而是减免用来交学费的