2025年大学英语六级真题及解析攻略

12月大学英语六级考试真题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledShouldParents

SendTheirKidstoArtClasses?Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前有不少家长送孩子参与多种艺术班

2.对这种做法有人表达支持，也有人并不赞成

3.我认为..

ShouldParentsSendTheirKidsioArtClasses?

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsonAnswerSheetI.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

BossesSay"Yes"t。HomeWork

Risingcostsofofficespace,timelosttostressfulcommuting,andaslowrecognitionthatworkers

havelivesbeyondtheoffice—allarestrongargumentsforlettingstaffworkfromhome.

Forthesmallbusiness,thereareadditionalbenefitstoo一staffaremoreproductive,andhappier,

enablingfirmstokeeptheirheadcounts(员工数)andtheirrecruitmentcoststoaminimum.Itcanalso

providecompetitiveadvantage,especiallywhensmallbusinesseswanttoattractnewstaffbutdon't

havethebudgettoofferhugesalaries.

Whilecompanymanagershaveknownaboutthebenefitsforalongtime,manyhavedonelittle

aboutit,scepticalofwhethertheycouldtrusttheiremployeestoworktofullcapacitywithout

supervision,orconcernedabouttheadditionalexpensesteleworkingpoliciesmightincurasstaffstart

chargingtheirhomephonebillstothebusiness.

Yetthisisnowchanging.WhencommunicationsproviderIntcr-Tclresearchedtheuseofremote

workingsolutionsamongsmall-and-medium-sizedUKbusinessesinAprilthisyear,itfoundthat28%

morecompaniesclaimedtohaveintroducedflexibleworkingpracticesthanayearago.

TheUKnetworkofBusinessLinksconfirmsthatittoohasseenagrowinginterestinremote

workingsolutionsIromsmallbusinessesseekingitsadvice,andclaimsthatasmanyas60-70%ofthe

businessesthatcomethroughitsdoorsnowoffersomeformofremoteworkingsupporttotheir

workforces.

Technologyadvances,includingthewidespreadavailabilityofbroadband,aremakingthe

introductionofremoteworkingapieceofcake.

“Ifsystemsaresetupproperly,staffcanhaveaccesstoalltheresourcestheyhaveintheoffice

wherevertheyhaveaninternetconnection,“saysAndyPoulton,e-businessadvisoratBusinessLink

forBerkshireandWiltshire.'Therearesomeveryexcitingdevelopmentswhichhaveenabledthis.”

Oneistheavailabilityofbroadbandeverywhere,whichnowcoversalmostallofthecountry(BT

claimsthat,byJuly,99.8%ofitsexchangeswillbebroadbandenabled,withalternativeplansinplace

foreventhemostremoteexchanges).4tThisistheenabler,“Poultonsays.

Yetwhilebroadbandhascomedowninpricetoo,thoseserviceproviderstargetingthebusiness

marketwarnagainstconsumerservicesmasquerading(伪装)asbusiness-friendlybroadband.

“Broadbandisavailableforaslittleas£15amonth,butmanybusinessesfailtoappreciatethe

hiddencostsofsuchaservice,saysNeilStephenson,salesandmarketingdirectoratOnyxInternet,an

internetserviceproviderbasedinthenorth-eastofEngland.''Providersofferingbroadbandforrock-

bottompricesarenotoriousforpoorservice,withregularbreakdownsandheavilycongested(拥堵的)

networks.Itisalwaysadvisableforbusinessestolookbeyonddiepricetagandlookforabusiness-

onlyproviderthatcanoffermorereliability,withgoodsupport."Suchservicesdon'tcosttoomuch——

qualityservicescanbefoundforupwardsof£30amonth.

Thebenefitsofbroadbandtotheoccasionalhomeworkerarethattheycanaccessemailinreal

time,andtakefulladvantageofservicessuchasinternet-basedbackuporeveninternet-basedphone

services.

Internet-basedtelecoms,orVoIP(VoiceoverIP)togiveititstechnicaltitle,isaninterestingtool

toanybusinesssupportingremoteworking.Notnecessarilybecauseofthepromiseoffreeorreduced

pricephonecalls(whichexpertspointoutismisleadingfortheaveragebusiness),butbecauseofthe

sophisticatedvoiceservicesthatcanbeexploitedbytheremoteworker-facilitiessuchasvoicemail

andcallforwarding,whichprovideacontinuityofthecompanyimageforcustomersandbusiness

partners.

Bylaw,companiesmust''considerseriously"requeststoworkflexiblymadebyaparentwitha

childundertheageofsix,oradisabledchildunder18.Itwastheneedtoaccommodateemployees

withyoungchildrenthatmotivatedaccountancyfirmWrightVigartobeginpromotingteleworking

recently.Thecompany,whichneededtoupgradeitsITinfrastructure(基础设施)toprovide

connectivitywithanew,secondoffice,decidedtointroducesupportforremoteworkingatthesame

tim已

MarketingdirectorJackOHernexplainsthatthecompanyhasarelativelyyoungworkforce,

manyofwhomareparents:"Oneofthetriggerswaswhenoneofourtaxmanagersreturnedfrom

maternityleave.Shewasintendingtoworkparttime,butcouldonlymanageonedayaweekinthe

officeduetochildcare.Byofferinghertheabilitytoworkfromhome,wehavedoubledhercapacity

nowsheworksadayaweekfromhome,andadayintheoffice.Thisisgreatforher,andforusaswe

retainsomeonehighlyqualified.

ForWrightVigar,whichhasnowequippedallofitsfee-earnerstobeabletoworkatmaximum

productivitywhenawayfromtheoffices(whetherthat'sfromhome,orwhileontheroad),thisstrategy

isnotjustaboutsavingoncommutetimeorcuttingthemloosefromtheoffice,butenablingthemto

workmoreflexiblehoursthatfitaroundtheirhomelife.

O'Hernsays:"Althoughmostofourworkisclient-basedandmustfitaroundthis,wecan'tsee

anyreasonwhyaparentcan'tbeonhandtodealwithsomethingimportantathome,iftheyhavethe

abilitytocompleteaprojectlaterintheday.”

Supportingthisnewwayofworkingcamewithaprice,though.Althoughthefirmwasupdating

itssystemsanyway,thecompanyspent10-15%moreperusertoequipthemwithalaptopratherthana

PC,andaboutthesametoupgradetoaserverthatwouldenableremotestafftoconnecttothecompany

networksandaccessalltheirusualresources.

AlthoughWrightVigarhasn'lyetquantifiedthebusinessbenefits,itclaimsthat,inadditionto

beingabletoretainkeystaffwithyoungfamilies,itisabletosavefee-earnersasubstantialamountof

“dead"timeintheirworkingdays.

Thatstaffcandothiswithoutneedingafixedtelephonelineprovidesevenmoreefficiency

savings.t€WithWi-Fi(fast,wirelessinternetconnections)poppingupallovertheplace,evenontrains,

ourfee-earnerscanbeproductiveastheytravel,andbetweenmeetings,insteadofhavingtokilltimeat

theshops,“headds.

Thecompanywillalsobeabletoavoidtheexpenseofhavingtorelocatestafftotemporaryoffices

forseveralweekswhenitbeginsdisruptiveofficeicnuvalioiissuun.

FinancialrecruitmentspecialistLynneHargreavesknowsexactlyhowmuchherfirmhassavedby

adoptingateleworkingstrategy,whichhasinvolvedhandinghercompany'sdatamanagementovertoa

remotehostingcompany,Datanet,soitcanbeaccessiblebyallthecompany'sconsultantsover

broadbandinternetconnections.

Ithasenabledthecompanytodispensewithitsbusinesspremisesaltogether,followingthe

realisationthatitjustdidn'tneedthemanymore."Themainmotivationbehindadoptinghomeworking

wastoincreasemyownproductivity,asasinglemumtoan11-year-old,saysHargreaves.uButIsoon

realisedthat,asmostofourbusinessisdoneonthephone,emailandatoff-sitemeetings,wedidn't

needourofficesatall.We'renowsaving£16,000ayearonrent,plusthecostofutilities,notto

mentionwhatwouldhavebeenspentoncommuting.

1.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

A)Howbusinessmanagersviewhi-tech.

B)Relationsbetweenemployersandemployees.

C)Howtocutdownthecostsofsmallbusinesses.

D)Benefitsofthepracticeofteleworking.

2.FromtheresearchconductedbythecommunicationsproviderInter-Tel,welearnthat.

A)moreemployeesworktofullcapacityathome

B)employeesshowagrowinginterestinsmallbusinesses

C)morebusinesseshaveadoptedremoteworkingsolutions

D)attitudestowardITtechnologyhavechanged

3.WhatdevelopmenthasmadeflexibleworkingpracticespossibleaccordingtoAndyPoulton?

A)Reducedcostoftelecommunications.

B)Improvedreliabilityofinternetservice.

C)AvailabilityoftheVoIPservice.

D)Accesstobroadbandeverywhere.

4.WhatisNeilStephenson\advicetofirmscontractinginternetservices?

A)Theylookforreliablebusiness-onlyproviders.

B)Theycontactproviderslocatednearesttothem.

C)Theycarefullyexaminethecontract.

D)Theycontractthecheapestprovider.

5.Internet-basedtelecomsfacilitatesremoteworkingby.

A)offeringsophisticatedvoiceservices

B)givingaccesstoemailinginrealtime

C)helpingclientsdiscussbusinessathome

D)providingcallscompletelyfreeofcharge

6.TheaccountancyfirmWrightVigarpromotedteleworkinginitiallyinorderto.

A)presentapositiveimagetoprospectivecustomers

B)supportitsemployeeswithchildrentotakecareof

C)attractyoungpeoplewithITexpertisetoworkforit

D)reduceoperationalexpensesofasecondoffice

7.AccordingtomarketingdirectorJackO,Hern,teleworkingenabledthecompanyto.

A)enhanceitsmarketimage

B)reducerecruitmentcosts

C)keephighlyqualifiedstaff

D)minimiseitsofficespace

8.WrightVigarpracticeofallowingformoreflexibleworkinghoursnotonlybenefitsthe

companybuthelpsimproveemployees.

9.Withfast,wirelessinternetconnections,employeescanstillbewhiletraveling.

10.SinglemotherLynneHargreavesdecidedtoworkathomemainlyto.

PartHIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversation

andthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A)Theywouldrathertravelaroundthanstayathome.

B)Theyprefertocarrycashwhentravelingabroad.

C)Theyusuallycarrymanythingsaroundwiththem.

D)Theydon'tliketospendmuchmoneyontraveling.

12.A)Theselectionprocesswasalittleunfair.

B)Hehadlongdreamedofthedean'sposition.

C)Rodwaseliminatedintheselectionprocess.

D)Rodwasinchargeoftheadmissionsoffice.

13.A)Applauseencouragesthesinger.

B)Sheregretspayingfortheconcert.

C)Almosteveryonelovespopmusic.

D)Theconcertisveryimpressive.

14.A)Theyhaveknowneachothersincetheirschooldays.

B)TheywerebothchairpersonsoftheStudents,Union.

C)Theyhavebeeninclosetouchbyemail.

D)Theyarcgoingtoholdareunionparty.

15.A)Cooktheirdinner.

B)Restforawhile.

C)Gettheircarfixed.

D)Stopforthenight.

16.A)Ncwly-launchcdproducts.

B)Consumerpreferences.

C)Surveyresults.

D)Surveymethods.

17.A)Hewouldratherthewomandidn'tbuytheblouse.

B)Thewomanneedsblousesinthecolorsofarainbow.

C)Theinformationinthecatalogisnotalwaysreliable.

D)Hethinkstheblueblouseisbetterthantheredone.

18.A)Thecourseisopentoallnextsemester.

B)Thenoticemaynotbereliable.

C)Thewomanhasnottoldthetruth.

D)Hewilldrophiscourseinmarketing.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Adirectorofasalesdepartment.

B)Amanageratacomputerstore.

C)Asalesclerkatashoppingcenter.

D)Anaccountantofacomputerfirm.

20.A)Handlingcustomercomplaints.

B)Recruitingandtrainingnewstaff.

C)Dispatchingorderedgoodsontime.

D)Developingcomputerprograms.

21.A)Shelikessomethingmorechallenging.

B)Shelikestobenearertoherparents.

C)Shewantstohaveabetter-paidjob.

D)Shewantstobewithherhusband.

22.A)Rightaway.

B)Intwomonths.

C)Earlynextmonth.

D)Inacoupleofdays.

Questions23to25arcbasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Itwillfacechallengesunprecedentedinitshistory.

B)Itisaresoluteadvocateoftheanti-globalmovement.

C)Itisboundtoregainitsfullgloryofahundredyearsago.

D)Itwillbeamajoreconomicpowerbythemid-21stcentury.

24.A)Thelackofoverallurbanplanning.

B)Thehugegapbetweenthehavesandhave-nots.

C)Theinadequatesupplyofwaterandelectricity.

D)Theshortageofhi-techpersonnel.

25.A)Theyattachgreatimportancetoeducation.

B)Theyarcabletograspgrowthopportunities.

C)Theyaregoodatlearningfromothernations.

D)Theyhavemadeuseofadvancedtechnologies.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

somequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Shetaughtchemistryandmicrobiologycoursesinacollege.

B)Shegavelecturesonhowtobecomeapublicspeaker.

C)Shehelpedfamiliesmoveawayfromindustrialpolluters.

D)Sheengagedinfieldresearchonenvironmentalpollution.

27.A)Thejobrestrictedherfromrevealingherfindings.

B)Thejobposedapotentialthreattoherhealth.

C)Shefoundtheworkingconditionsfrustrating.

D)Shewasofferedabetterjobinaminoritycommunity.

28.A)Somegiantindustrialpollutershavegoneoutofbusiness.

B)Moreenvironmentalorganizationshaveappeared.

C)ManytoxicsitesinAmericahavebeencleanedup.

D)Morebranchesofhercompanyhavebeensetup.

29.A)HerwidespreadinfluenceamongmembersofCongress.

B)Herabilitytocommunicatethroughpublicspeaking.

C)Herrigoroustrainingindeliveringeloquentspeeches.

D)Herlifelongcommitmenttodomesticandglobalissues.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Thefiercecompetitioninthemarket.

B)Thegrowingnecessityofstafftraining.

C)Theacceleratedpaceofglobalisation.

D)Theurgentneedofadiverseworkforce.

31.A)Gainadeepunderstandingoftheirownculture.

B)Takecoursesofforeignlanguagesandcultures.

C)Sharetheexperiencesofpeoplefromothercultures.

D)Participateinintemationalexchangeprogrammes.

32.A)Reflectivethinkingisbecomingcritical.

B)Labormarketisgettingglobalised.

C)Knowingaforeignlanguageisessential.

D)Globalisationwilleliminatemanyjobs.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Red-hairedwomenwereregardedasmorereliable.

B)Brown-hairedwomenwereratedasmorecapable.

C)Golden-hairedwomenwereconsideredattractive.

D)Black-hairedwomenwerejudgedtobeintelligent.

34.A)Theyaresmartandeloquent.

B)Theyareambitiousandarrogant.

C)Theyarcshrewdanddishonest.

D)Theyarewealthyandindustrious.

35.A)Theyforcepeopletofollowtheculturalmainstream.

B)Theyexaggeratetherolesofcertaingroupsofpeople.

C)Theyemphasizediversityattheexpenseofuniformity.

D)Theyhinderourperceptionofindividualdifferences.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirst

time,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,you

arerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.For

blanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,

youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourown

words.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

TheancientGreeksdevelopedbasicmemorysystemscalledmnemonics.Thenamsis36

fromtheirGoddessofmemory“Mnemosyne”.Intheancientworld,atrainedmemorywasan37

asset,particularlyinpubliclife.Therewereno38devicesfortakingnotes,andearlyGreek

oralors(演说家)deliveredlongspeecheswithgreat39becausetheylearnedthespeechesusing

mnemonicsystems.

TheGreeksdiscoveredthathumanmemoryis40anassociativeprocess—thatitworksby

linkingthingstogether.Forexample,thinkofanapple.The41yourbrainregisterstheword

“apple“，it42theshape,color,taste,smelland43ofthatfruit.Allthesethingsare

associatedinyourmemorywiththeword“apple”.

44Anexamplecouldbewhenyouthinkaboutalectureyouhavehad.Thiscouldtriggera

memoryaboutwhatyou'retalkingaboutthroughthatlecture,whichcanthentriggeranothermemory.

45AnexamplegivenonawebsiteIwaslookingalfollows:Doyouremembertheshapeof

Austria,Canada,Belgium,orGermany?Probablynot.WhataboutItaly,though?46Youmade

anassociationwithsomethingalreadyknown,theshapeofaboot,andItaly'sshapecouldnotbe

forgottenonceyouhadmadetheassociation.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDcpth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthe

passagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Manycountrieshavemadeitillegaltochatintoahand-heldmobilephonewhiledriving.Butthe

latestresearchfurtherconfirmsthatthedangerlieslessinwhatamotorist\handsdowhenhetakesa

callthaninwhattheconversationdoestohisbrain.Evenusinga“hands-free“devicecandiverta

driver'sattentiontoanalarmingextent.

MelinaKunaroftheUniversityofWarwick,andToddHorowitzoftheHarvardMedicalSchool

ranaseriesofexperimentsinwhichtwogroupsofvolunteershadtopayattentionandrespondtoa

seriesofmovingtasksonacomputerscreenthatwerereckonedequivalentindifficultytodriving.One

groupwasleftundistractedwhiletheotherhadtoengageinaconversationusingaspeakerphone.As

KunarandHorowitzreport,thosewhoweremakingtheequivalentofahands-freecallhadanaverage

reactiontime212millisecondsslowerthanthosewhowerenot.That,theycalculate,wouldadd5.7

metrestothebrakingdistanceofacartravellingatlOOkph.Theyalsofoundthatthegroupusingthe

hands-freekitmade83%moreerrorsintheirtasksthanthosewhowerenottalking.

Totrytounderstandmoreaboutwhythiswas,theytriedtwofurthertests.Inone,membersofa

groupwereaskedsimplytorepeatwordsspokenbythecaller.Intheother,theyhadtothinkofaword

thatbeganwiththelastletterofthewordtheyhadjustheard.Thoseonlyrepeatingwordsperformed

thesameasthosewithnodistraction,butthosewiththemorecomplicatedtaskshowedevenworse

reactiontimes-anaverageof480millisecondsextradelay.Thisshowsthatwhenpeoplehaveto

considertheinformationtheyhearcarefully,itcanimpairtheirdrivingabilitysignificantly

Punishingpeopleforusinghand-heldgadgetswhiledrivingisdifficultenough,eventhoughthey

canbeseenfromoutsidethecar.Persuadingpeopletoswitchtheirphonesoffaltogetherwhentheyget

behindthewheelmightbetheonlyanswer.Whoknows,theymightevencometoenjoynothavingto

takecalls.

47.Carryingonamobilephoneconversationwhileoneisdrivingisconsidereddangerousbecauseit

seriouslydistracts.

48.Intheexperiments,thetwogroupsofvolunteerswereaskedtohandleaseriesofmovingtasks

whichwereconsidered.

49.Resultsoftheexperimentsshowthatthosewhoweremakingtheequivalentofahands-freecall

tooktoreactthanthosewhowerenot.

5().Furtherexperimentsrevealthatparticipantstendtorespondwithextradelayiftheyarerequiredto

do.

51.Theauthorbelievespersuasion,ratherthan,mightbetheonlywaytostoppeoplefromusing

mobilephoneswhiledriving.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfallowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thereisnothinglikethesuggestionofacancerrisktoscareaparent,especiallyoneoftheover­

educated,eco-conscioustype.SoyoucanimaginethereactionwhenarecentUSATodayinvestigation

ofairqualityaroundthenation'sschoolssingledoutthoseinthesmugly(自鸣得意的)greenvillage

ofBerkeley,Calif.,asbeingamongtheworstinthecountry.Thecity'spublichighschool,aswellasa

numberofdaycarecenters,preschools,elementaryandmiddleschools,fellinthelowest10%.

Industrialpollutioninourtownhadsupposedlyturnedstudentsintolivingscienceexperiments

breathinginalaboratory'sworthofheavymetalslikemanganese,chromiumandnickeleachday.This

inacitythatrequiresschoolcafeteriastoserveorganicmeals.Great,Ithought,organiclunch,toxic

campus.

SinceDecember,whenthereportcameout,themayor,neighborhoodactivists(活跃分子)and

variousparent-teacherassociationshaveengagedinafiercebattleoveritsvalidity:overtheguiltofthe

steel-castingfactoryonthewesternedgeoftown,overunionjobsversuschildren\healthandover

what,ifanything,oughttobedone.Withallsidespresentingtheirownexpertsarmedwithconflicting

scientificstudies,whomshouldparentsbelieve?Istheretrulyathreathere,weaskedoneanotheraswe

droppedoffourkids,andifso,howgreatisit?Andhowdoesitcomparewiththeother,seemingly

perpetualhealthscaresweconfront,likepanicoverleadinsyntheticathleticfields?Ratherthanjust

anotherweirdepisodeinthetownthatbroughtyouprotestingenvironmentalists,thislatestdramaisa

trialforhowtoday'sparentsperceiverisk,howwetrytokeepourkidssafe-whetherit'spossibleto

keepthemsafe一inwhatfeelslikeanincreasinglythreateningworld.Itraisesthequestionofwhat,in

ourlime,"safe"couldevenmean.

“There'snowayaroundtheuncertainty,“saysKimberlyThompson,presidentofKidRisk,a

nonprofitgroupthatstudieschildren\health.t4Thatmeansyourchoicescanmatter,butitalsomeans

youaren'tgoingtoknowiftheydo.^^AreportinthejournalPediatricsexplainedthatnervousparents

havemoretofearfromfire,caraccidentsanddrowningthanfromtoxicchemicalexposure.TowhichI

say:Well,obviously.Butsuchconcretehazardsarebesidethepoint.It'sthedangersparentscan't—and

maynever-quantifythatoccurallofsudden.That'swhyI'veridmycupboardofmicrowavefood

packedinbagscoaledwithapotentialcancer-causingsubstance,butalthoughI'velivedblocksfroma

majorfaultline(上也质断层)formorethan12years,Istillhaven'tboltedourbookcasestotheliving

roomwall.

52.WhatdoesarecentinvestigationbyUSATodayreveal?

A)Heavymetalsinlabteststhreatenchildren\healthinBerkeley.

B)Berkeleyresidentsarequitecontentedwiththeirsurroundings.

C)TheairqualityaroundBerkeley'sschoolcampusesispoor.

D)ParentsinBerkeleyareover-sensitivetocancerriskstheirkidsface.

53.WhatresponsedidUSAToday'sreportdraw?

A)Aheateddebate.

B)Popularsupport.

C)Widespreadpanic.

D)Strongcriticism.

54.Howdidparentsfeelinthefaceoftheexperts*studies?

A)Theyfeltverymuchrelieved.

B)Theywerefrightenedbytheevidence.

C)Theydidn'tknowwhotobelieve.

D)Theyweren'tconvincedoftheresults.

55.WhatistheviewofthereportinthejournalPediatrics?

A)Itisimportanttoquantifyvariousconcretehazards.

R)Dailyaccidentsposeamoreseriousthreattochildren.

C)Parentsshouldbeawareofchildren'shealthhazards.

D)Attentionshouldbepaidtotoxicchemicalexposure.

56.Ofthedangersineverydaylife,theauthorthinksthatpeoplehavemosttofearfrom.

A)theuncertain

B)thequantifiable

C)anearthquake

D)unhealthyfood

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Cripplinghealthcarebills,longemergency-roomwaitsandtheinabilitytofindaprimarycare

physicianjustscratchthesurfaceoftheproblemsthatpatientsfacedaily.

Primarycareshouldbethebackboneofanyhealthcaresystem.Countrieswithappropriate

primarycareresourcesscorehighlywhenitcomestohealthoutcomesandcost.TheU.S.takesthe

oppositeapproachbyemphasizingthespecialistratherthantheprimarycarephysician.

ArecentstudyanalyzedtheproviderswhotreatMed沁arebeneficialies（老年医保受惠人）.The

startlingfindingwasthattheaverageMedicarepatientsawatotalofsevendoctors一twoprimarycare

physiciansandfivespecialists——inagivenyear.Contrarytopopularbelief,themorephysicianstaking

careofyoudon'lguaranteebettercare.Actually,increasingfragmentationofcareresultsina

correspondingriseincostandmedicalerrors.

Howdidweletprim