2024年6月大学英语六级考试及参考答案

2024年6月高校英语六级考试及参考答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

留意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteushortessayonthetopicofDueAttention

ShouldBeGiventotheStudyofChinese.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:

1.近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文学习的现象；

2」1!现这种现象的缘由和后果：

3.我认为…

DucAttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyofChinese

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youw-illhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionson

AnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthei'ourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).For

questions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformation^iveninthepassage.

Obama'ssuccessisn'tallgcodnewsforblackAmericans

AsErinWhitewatchedtheelectionresultsheadtowardsvictoryforBarackObama,shefeltaburdenlifting

fromhershoulders."Inthatonesecond,itwasavalidationtormywholerace,"sherecalls.

"I'vealwaysbeenanachiever,"saysWhite,whoisstudyingforanMBAatVanderbiltUniversityinNashville,

lennessee."Buttherehadalwaysbeenthesethingsinthebackofmymindquestioningwhetherireallycanbe

whoIwant.Itwaslikeashadow,followingmearoundsayingyoucanonlygosofar.Nowit'slikeabarrierhas

beenletdown."

White'sexperienceiswhatmanypsychologistshadexpected-thatObamawouldprovetobeapowerfjlrole

modelforAfricanAmericans.SomehopedhisrisetoprominencewouldhaveabigimpactonwhiteAmericans,

too.challengingthosewhostillharbourracistsentiments."Thetraitsthatcharacterisehimareverycontracictory

totheracialstereotypesthatbackpeopleareaggressiveanduneducated/'saysAshbyPlantofFloridaState

University."He'sveryintelligentandeloquent."

Stinginthetail

AshbyPlantisoneofanunberofpsychologistswhoseizedonObama'scandidacytotesthypothesesabout

thepowerofrolemodels.Theirworkisalreadystartingtorevealhow(he"Obamaeffect"ischangingpeople's

viewsandbehaviour.Perhapssurprisingly,itisnoiallgoodnews:(hereisaslinginthetailoftheObamaeffect.

Butfirstthegoodnews.BarackObamareallyisapositiverolemodelforAfricanAmericans,andhewas

makinganimpactevenbeforehegottotheWhiteHouse.Indeed,theObamaeffectcanbesurprisinglyimmediate

undpowerful,asRayFriedmanofVanderbiltUniversityandhiscolleaguesdiscovered.

TheytestedfourseparategroupsatfourkeystagesofObama'spresidentialcampaign.Eachgroupconsisted

ofaround120adullsofsimilarageandeducation,andthe(cstassessedtheirlanguageskills.Attwoofihcscstages,

whenObama'ssuccesswaslessthancertain,thetestsshowedacleardifferencebetweenthescoresofthewhite

andblackparticipants—anaverageof12.1outof20,comparedio8.8,forexample.WhentheObainafeverwasat

itsheight,however,theblackparticipantsperformedmuchbetter.ThosewhohadwatchedObama'sacceptance

speechastheDemocrats'presidentialcandidateperformedjustaswell,onaverage,asthewhitesubjects.Aflerhis

electionvictory,thiswastrueofalltheblackparticipants.

Dramaticshift

Whalcanexplainthisdramaticshift?Atthestartof(helest,theparticipantshadiodeclaretheirraceandwere

toldtheirresultswouldbeuseetoassesstheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Thisshouldhaveprimedthesubjects

with"stereotypethreat"-ananxietythattheirresultswillconfinnnegativestereotypes,whichhasbeenshownto

damagetheperformanceofAfricanAmericans.

Obama'ssuccessesseemedtoactasashieldagainstthis."Wesuspecttheyfeltinspiredandenergisedbyhis

victory,sothestereotypethreatwouldn'tproveadistraction,"saysFriedman.

Lingeringracism

IftheObamaeffectispositiveforAfricanAmericans,howisitaffectingtheirwhitecompatriots(同t超)？Is

theexperienceofhavingacharismatic(有魅力的)blackpresidentmodifyinglingeringracistattitudes?Thereis

noeasyway(omeasureracismdirectly;insteadpsychologistsassesswhatisknownas"implicitbias",usinga

computer-basedtestthatmeasureshowquicklypeopleassociatepositiveandnegativewords—suchas"love"or

"evil"—withphotosofblackcrwhitefaces.Asimilartestcanalsomeasurehowquicklysubjectsassociate

stereotypicaltraitssuchasathleticskillsormentalability——withaparticulargroup.

Inastudythatwillappear：ntheJournalofExperimentalSocialPsychology,Plant'steamtested229students

duringtheheightoftheObamafever.Theyfoundthatimplicitbiashasfallenbyasmuchas90%comparedwith

thelevelfoundinasimilarstudyin2024."That'sanunusuallylargediop,"Plantsays.

Whiletheteamcan'tbesuretheirresultsareduesolelytoObama,theyalsoshowed(hatthosewiththelowest

biaswerelikelytosubconsciouslyassociateblackskincolourwithpoliticalwordssuchas"government"or

"president".ThissuggeststhatObamawasstronglyontheirmind,saysPlant.

Dropinbias

BrianNosekoftheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville,whorunsawebsitethatmeasuresimplicitbias

usingsimilarlest,hasalsoobservedasmalldropinbiasin(he7(K),(X)0visitorstothesitesinceJanuary2024,

whichmightbeexplainedbyObama'srisetopopularity.However,hispreliminai-yresultssuggestthatchangewill

bemuchslowercomingthanPlant'sresultssuggest.

Talkinghonestly

"PeoplenowhavetheopportunityofexpressingsupportforObamaeveryday,"saysDanielEffronat

StanfordUniversityinCalifornia."Ourresearcharousestheconcernthatpeoplemaynowbemorelikelytoraise

negativeviewsofAfricanAmericans."Ontheotherhand,hesays,itmayjustencouragepeopletotalkmore

honestlyabouttheirfeelingsregardingraceissues,whichmaynotbesuchabadthing.

Anotherpartofthestudysuggestsfarmoreisatstakethanthemereexpressionofviews.TheObamaeffect

mayhaveanegativeside.JustoneweekafterObamawaselectedpresident,participantswerelessreadytosupport

policiesdesignedtoaddressracialinequalitythantheyhadbeentwoweeksbeforetheelection.

Hugeobstacles

Itcould,ofcourse,alsobethatObama'ssuccesshelpspeopletoforgetthatadisproportionatenumberof

blackAmericansstillliveinpovertyandfacehugeobstacleswhentryingtoovercomethesecircumstances.

"BarackObama'sfamilyissuchasalient(精彩的)image,wegeneraliseitandfailtoseethelargerpicture—that

there'sinjusticeineveryaspectofAmericanlife,"saysCherylKaiseroftheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattle.

Thosetryingtoaddressissuesofracialinequalityneedtoconstantlyremindpeopleofihcinequalitiesthatstill

existtocounteracttheObama'seffect,shesays.

ThoughPlant'sfindingsweremorepositive,shetoowarnsagainstthinkingthatracismandracialinequalities

arenolongeraproblem."ThelastthingIwantisforpeopletothinkeverything'ssolved.',

ThesefindingsdonotonlyapplytoObama,orevenjusttorace.Theyshouldholdforanyrolemodelinany

countrjf."There'snoreasonwewouldn'thaveseenthesameefleet01ourviewsofwomenifHillaryClintonor

SarahPalinhadbeenelected."saysEffron.Sotheelectionofafemaleleadermighthaveadownsideforother

women.

Beyondrace

Wealsodon'tyetknowhowlongtheObamaeffect—bothitsgoodsideanditsbad—willlast.Political

sentimentisnotoriouslychangeable:WhatifthingsbegintogowrongfbrObama,andhispopularityskimps?

AndwhatifAmericansbecomesofamiliarwithhavingObamaas(heirpresidentthattheystopconsidering

hisracealtogether?"Overtimehemightbecomehisownentity,"saysPlant.Thismightseemliketheultimate

defeatforracism,butignoringtheraceofcertainselectindividuals—aphenomenonthatpsychologistcall

subtyping——alsohasaninsidious(隐伏的)side."Wethinkithappenstohelppeoplepreservetheirbeliefs,sothey

canstillholdontothepreviousstereotypes."TliatcouldturnouttobethecruellestofallthetwiststotheObama

effect.

留意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

I.HowdidErinWhitefeeluponseeingBarackObama'svictoryintheelection?

A)Excited.

B)Victorious.

C)Anxious.

D)Relieved.

2.Beforetheelection,ErinWhitehasbeenhauntedbythequestionofwhether.

A)shecouldobtainherMBAdegree

B)shecouldgoasfarasshewantedinlife

C)shewasovershadowedbyherwhitepeers

D)shewasreallyanachieverasastudent

3.WhatistheIbcusofAshbyPlantsstudy?

A)RacistsentimentsinAmerica.

B)Thepowerofrolemodels.

C)Personalitytrailsofsuccessfulblacks.

D)ThedualcharacterofAfricanAmericans.

4.Intheirexperiments,RayFriedmanandhiscolleaguesfoundthat.

A)blacksandwhitesbehaveddifferentlyduringihcelection

B)whites'attitudetowardsblackshasdramaticallychanged

13.

A)TheprintingonherT-shirthasfaded.

B)ItisnotinfashiontohavealogoonaT-shirt.

C)SheregretshavingboughtoneoftheT-shirts.

D)ItisnotagoodideatobuytheT-shirt.

14.

A)Heregretshavingpublishedthearticle.

B)Mostreadersdonotsharehisviewpoints.

C)Notmanypeoplehavereadhisarticle.

D)Thewomanisonlytryingtoconsolehim.

15.

A)LeaveDaisyalonefbrthetimebeing.

B)GosecDaisyimmediately.

C)ApologizetoDaisyagai.ibyphone.

D)BuyDaisyanewnotebr>ok.

16.

A)Batteries.

13)Gardentools.

C)Cameras.

D)Lightbulbs.

17.

A)Thespeakerswillwatchthegametogether.

B)Thewomanfeelsluckytohavegotaticket.

C)Themanplayscenteronthebasketballteam.

D)Themancangettheticketatitsoriginalprice.

18.

A)Thespeakerswilldressformallylortheconcert.

B)Themanwillreturnhomebeforegoingtotheconcert.

C)Ilisthefirsttimethespeakersarcattendingaconcert.

D)Thewomanisgoingtobuyanewdressfortheconcert.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.

A)Hewantstosignalong-termcontract.

B)Heisgoodatbothlanguageandliterature.

C)Heprefersteachingtoadministrativework.

D)Heisundecidedastowhichjobtogofor.

20.

A)Theyhateexams.

B)TheallplantostudyinCambridge.

C)Theyarealladults.

D)Theyaregoingtoworkincompanies.

21.

A)Difficultbutrewarding.

B)Variedandinteresting.

C)Time-consumingandlinng.

D)Demandingandfrustrating.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.

A)Interviewingamovingstar.

B)Discussingteenagerolemodels.

C)Hostingatelevisionshow.

D)Reviewinganewbiography.

23.

A)Helosthismother.

B)HewasunhappyinCalifornia.

C)Hemissedhisaunt.

D)Hehadioattendschool(here.

24.

A)Hedeliveredpublicspeeches.

B)Hegotseriouslyintoacting.

C)HehostedtalkshowsonTV.

D)IIcplayedaroleinEastofEden.

25.

A)Hemadenumerouspopularmovies.

B)Hehaslongbeenalegendaryfigure.

C)HewasbestatactinginHollywoodtragedies.

D)Hewasthemostsuccessfulactorofhistime.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsome

questions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoose

thebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),H),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinetfuvughthecentre.

留意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

26.

A)Itcarriedpassengersleavinganisland.

B)AterroristforcedittolandonTenerife.

C)Itcrashedwheniiwascirclingioland.

D)18ofitspassengerssurvivedthecrash.

27.

A)Hewaskidnappedeightmonthsago.

B)HefailedinhisnegotiationswiththeAfricans.

C)HewasassassinatedinCentralAfrica.

D)HelostlotsofmoneyinhisAfricanbusiness.

28.

A)Themanagementandunionrepresentativesreachedanagreement.

B)Theworkers'paywasraisedand(heirworkinghourswereshortened.

C)Thetradeuniongaveupitsdemand.

D)Theworkersonstrikewereallfired.

29.

A)Sunny.

B)Rainy.

C)Windy.

D)Cloudy.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.

A)Someofthemhadonceexperiencedanearthquake.

B)Mostofthemlackedinterestinthesubject.

C)Veiyfewofthemknewmuchaboutgeology.

D)Acoupleofthemhadlistenedtoasimilarspeechbefore.

31.

A)ByreflectingonAmericans'previousfailuresinpredictingearthquakes.

B)BynotingwherethemostsevereearthquakeinU.S.histoiyoccurred.

C)Bydescribingthedestructivepowerofearthquakes.

D)Byexplainingsomeessentialgeologicalprinciples.

32.

A)Interrupthimwheneverhedelectedamistake.

B)Focusontheaccuracyofthelanguageheused.

C)Stophimwhenhehaddifficultyunderstanding.

D)Writedownanypointswherehecouldimprove.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.

A)Itwasinventedbyagroupoflanguageexpertsintheyearof1887.

B)ItisalanguagethathasitsorigininancientPolish.

C)Itwascreatedtopromoteeconomicglobalization.

D)Itisatoolofcommunicationamongspeakersofdifferentlanguages.

34.

A)ItaimstomakeEsperantoaworkinglanguageintheU.N.

B)Ithasincreaseditspopularitywiththehelpofthemedia.

C)Ithasencounteredincreasinglytougherchallenges.

D)Ithassupportersfrommanycountriesintheworld.

35.

A)Itisusedbyanumberofinfluentialsciencejournals.

B)Itiswidelytaughtatschoolsandinuniversities.

C)Ithasarousedtheinterestofmanyyounglearners.

D)Ithashadagreaterimpactthaninanyothercountry.

SectionC

Directions:hithissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageistvadforthefirs：time.

youshouldlistencarefullyfariisgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredto

Jillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44

io46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginfonnation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyou

havejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethird

lime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

留意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

GeorgeHerbertMeadsaidthathumansaretalkedintohumanity.Hemeantthatwegainpersonalidentityas

wecommunicatewithothers.Intheearliestyearsofourlives,ourparentstelluswhoweare."You're(36)

*'You'resostrong."Wefirstseeourselvesthroughtheeyesofothers,sotheirmessagesformimportant

(37)ofourself-concepts.Laterweinteractwithteachers,friends,(38)partners,andco-workers

whocommunicate(heirviewsofus.Thus,howweseeourselves(39)(heviewsofusthatothers

communicate.

The(40)connectionbetweenidentityandcommunicationis(41)evidentinchildrenwhoarc

(42)ofhumancontact.Casestudiesofchildrenwhowereisokuedfromothersrevealthattheylackafirm

self-concept,andtheirmentalandpsychologicaldevelopmentisseverely(43)bylackoflanguage.

Communicationwithothersnotonlyaffectsoursenseofidentitybutalsodirectlyinfluencesourphysiciiland

emotionalwell-being.Consistently,(44).Peoplewho

lackclosefriendshavegreaterlevelsofanxietyanddepressionthanpeoplewhoarcclosetoothers.(45)

____________________________________________________.Theconclusionwasthatsocialisolationis

statisticallyasdangerousashighbloodpressure,smokingandobesity.Manydoctorsandresearchersbelievethat

(46).

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissectionthereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthe

passagecarefully.Thenanswer'.hequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Pleasewrite

youranswersonAnswerSheet2

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Question:Myninth-gradeartteacherdoesn'tgiveanygradeabove94%because,shesays,"There'salways

roomforimprovement."Inpreviousyears.Iearneda99%anda100%,The94Ireceivedthistermdoesnotreflect

thehardworkthatIpulintothiscourse.Becauseofher"improvement"theory,IgotalowergradethanIdeserve.

Ishergradingphilosophyethical(符合职业道德规范的)？

Answer:Yourteacher'sgradingsystemmaybeunwise,butitisnotunethical.Ateacherdeserveswide

latitudeinselectingthemethodofgradingthatbestpromoteslearninginherclassroom;thatis,afterall,theprime

functionofgrades.Itisshewhohasthetrainingandexperiencetomakethisdecision.Assumingthatyourteacher

isneitherbiasednorcorruptandthathersystemconfonnstoschoolrucs,youcan'tfaultherethics.

Youcancriticizehermethodology.A100neednotimplythatthereisnopossibilityofimprovement,onlythat

astudentsuccessfullycompletedthecoursework.Aninthgradercouldgetawell-earned100inEnglishclassbut

stillhaveawaytogobeforeshewritesaswellasJaneAusten.What'smore,gradesarenotonlyaneducational

devicebutarealsopartofascreeningsystemtohelpassignkidsto:heirnextclassorprogram.Bycappingher

gradesat94whilemostotherteachersgradeonascalethatlopsoulat100,yourteachercouldjeopardizea

student'schanceofgettingascholarshiporgettingintoatopcollege.

Whatitiswrongtocondemnherfbrisoverlookingyourhardwork.Youdiligenceisworthyof

encouragement,buteffortdoesnotequalaccomplishment.IfscholarssuddenlydiscoveredthatRembrandthad

dashedoff"TheNightWalch"iranafternoon,itwouldstillbe"TheNightWatch."

Icouldspendmonthssweatingovermyown"paintings",butI'dproducesomethingyouwouldn'tuantto

hanginyourlivingroom.Oryourgarage.

Onelealurcofagoodgradingsystemisthatthosemeasuredbyitgenerallyregarditasfairand

reasonable—notthecasehere.Simmering(难以平静的)resentmentisseldomanaidtoeducation.Andsoyour

nextstepshouldbetodiscussyourconcernswithyourteacherortheprincipal.

留意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.Theninth-graderthoughtthathisartteachershouldhavegivenhim.

48.Accordingtotheanswer,ateachershouldhavethefreedomtotoencouragelearning.

49.Welearnfromtheanswerthatastudentwhogetsa100shouldstillworkhardandkeep.

50.TheexampleofRembrandt'spaintingsuggeststhatadistinctionshouldbemadebetween.

51.Theninth-graderisadvisedtogotohisteacherortheprincipalto.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),/i),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Onlytwocounlriesintheadvancedworldprovidenoguaranteeibrpaidleavefromworktocarefora

newbornchild.Lastspringoneofthetwo,Australia,gaveupthedubiousdistinctionbyestablishingpaidfamily

leavestarlingin2024.Iwasn'tsurprisedwhenthisdidn'tmake(henewshereintheUnitedSlates-wc'rcnowihc

onlywealthycountrywithoutsuchapolicy.

TheUnitedSlatesdocshaveoneexplicitfamilypolicy,theFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct,passedin1993.It

entitlesworkerstoasmuchas12weeks'unpaidleaveforcareofanewbornordealingwithafamilymedical

problem.Despitethemodestyofthebenefit,theChamberofCommerceandotherbusinessgroupsfoughtit

bitterly,describingitas"governmentrunpersonnelmanagement"anda"dangerousprecedent".Infact,everystep

oftheway,as(usually)Democraticleadershavetriedtointroducework-familybalancemeasuresintothelaw,

businessgroupshavebeenstronglyopposed.

AsYalelawprofessorAnneAlstonargues,justifyingparentalsupportdependsondefiningthefamilyasa

socialgoodthat,insomesense,societymustpayfor.InherbookNoExit:WhaiParentsOweTheirChildrenand

WhatSocietyOwesParents,shearguesthatparentsareburdenedinmanywaysintheirlives:thereis"noexit"

whenitcomestochildren."Societyexpects—andneeds—parentstoprovidetheirchildrenwithcontinuityofcare,

meaningtheintensive,intimatecarethathumanbeingsneedtodeveloptheirintellectual,emotionalandmoral

capabilities.Andsocietyexpects-andneeds—parentstopersistintheirrolesfor18years,orlongerifneeded."

Whilemostparentsdo(hisou(oflove,therearepublicpcnaliiesfornoiprovidingcare.Whaiparentsdo.in

otherwords,isofdeepconcerntothestate,fortheobviousreasonthatcaringforchildrenisnotonlymorally

urgentbutessentialforthefutureofsociety.Thestalerecognizesthisinthelargebodyoffamilylawsthatgovern

children'welfare,yetparentsreceivelittlehelpinmeetingthelife-changingobligationssocietyimposes.To

classifyparentingasapersonalchoiceforwhichthereisnocollectiveresponsibilityisnotmerelytoignorethe

socialbenefitsofgoodparenting;really,itistostealthosebenefitsbecausetheyaccrue(不断积累)tothewholeof

societyastoday'schildrenbecometomorrow'sproductivecilizenry(公民).Infact,bysomeestimates,thevalueof

parentalinvestmentsinchildren,investmenlsoftimeandmoney(includinglostwages),isequal(o20-39%of

grossdomesticproduct.Iftheseinvestmentsgeneratehugesocialbenefits—astheyclearlydo—thebenefitsof

providingmoresocialsupportforthefamilyshouldbethatmuchclearer.

留意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52.Whatdowelearnaboutpaidfamilyleavefromthefirstparagraph?

A)Americaisnowtheonlydevelopedcountrywithoutthepolicy

B)IthasnowbecomeahottopicintheUnitedStates.

C)ItcameasasurprisewhenAustraliaadoptedthepolicy.

D)Itsmeaningwasclarifiedwheni(wasestablishedinAustralia.

53.Whathaspreventedthepassingofwork-familybalancelawsintheUnitedStates?

A)TheincompetenceoftheDemocrats.

B)TheexistingFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct.

C)Thelackofaprecedent：nAmericanhistory.

D)Theoppositionfrombusinesscircles.

54.WhatisProfessorAnneAlston'sargumentforparentalsupport?

A)ThecostofraisingchildrenintheU.S.hasbeengrowing.

B)Goodparentingbenefitssociety.

C)TheU.S.shouldkeepupwithotherdevelopedcountries.

D)Childrenneedcontinuouscare.

55.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofAmerica'slargebodyoffamilylawsgoverningchildren'swelfare?

A)Theyfailtoensurechildren'shealthygrowth

B)Thefailtoprovideenoughsupportforparents

C)Theyemphasizeparentslegalroiponsibililies.

D)Theyimposethecareofchildrenonparents.

56.Whydoestheauthorobjecttoclassifyingparentingasapersonalchoice?

A)Itisregardedasalegalobligation.

B)Itrelieslargelyonsocialsupport.

C)Itgenerateshugesocialbenefits.

D)Itisbasicallyasocialundertaking.

PassageTwo

Questions57lo61arcbasedon(hefollowingpassage.

AnewstudyfromtheCenterforInformationandResearchonCvicLearningandEngagement(CIRCLE)at

TuftsUniversityshowsthattoday'syouthvoteinlargernumbersthanpreviousgenerations,anda2024studyfrom

theCenterforAmericanProgressaddsthatincreasingnumbersofyoungvotersandactivistssupporttraditionally

liberalcauses.Butthere'snoeasywaytoseewhatthosefiguresmeaninreallife.Duringthepresidentialcampaign,

BarackObamaassembledaracallyandideologicallydiversecoalitionwithhismessageofhopeandchange;as

therealityoflifeunderanewadministrationsettlesin,someofthosesupportersmightbecomedisillusioned.As

thenationmovesfunherinioiheObamapresidency,willpoliticallyengagedyoungpeoplecontinueiosuppm(he

presidentandhisagenda,orwilltheygraduallydriftaway?

ThewritersofGeneration0(shortforObama),anewNewsweekblog(hatseekstochroniclethelivesofa

groupofyoungObamasupporters,wanttoanswerthatquestion.For:henextthreemonths.MichelleKremsrand

11otherObamasupporters,ages19io34,willblogaboullifeacrossmainstreamAmerica,withonetwist:bytying

alloftheirideasandexperiencestothenewpresidentandhisadministration,thebloggerswilltrytostarta

conversationaboutwhatitmeanstobeyoungandpoliticallyactiveinAmericatoday.MalenaAmasa,a

24-year-oldwriteranddancerfromSt.Louisseestheprojectasawaylopreservehistoryasithappens.Amusa,

whoistravelingtoIndiathisspringtofinishabook,thentoSenegaltoteachEnglish,hasongoingconversations

withherfriendsabouthowihcObamapresidencyhaschangedihcirdailylivesandhopesloputsomeofthose

ideas,alongwithherglobalperspective,intoherposts.She'sexcitedbecause,assheputsit,MIdon'thavetowait

[until]15yearsfromnow"tomakesenseoftheworld.

IlenryFlores,apolitical-scienceprofessoratSt.Mary'sUniversity,creditsthisyoungergeneration'spolitical

strengthtotheirembraceoftechnology."|TheInlcrnctlexposesthemlomorethinking,"hesays,"andgroups(hat

arelike-mindedindifferentpartsofthecountrystarttocometogether."That'sexactlywhattheGeneraiionO

bloggersarehopingtodo.Theresultcouldbeagroupofyoungpeoplethat,liketheirboomer(二战后生育高峰期

诞生的美国人)parents,growsupwithastrongsenseofpurposeandshedstheimageofapaihy(冷漠)they've

inheritedfromGenerationX