大学英语六级考试真题模拟及答案第二套

大学英语六级考试真题及答案第二套资料仅供参考12月大学英语六级考试真题(第2套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldfocusonthedifficultyinacquiringusefulinformationinspiteofadvancedinformationtechnology.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words．

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)听力音频地址：SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C.andD.,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A.Sheisimpatienttolearncomputerprogramming.B.Sheisunawareheroperationsystemisoutdated.C.Sheisunabletousethenewcomputerprogram.D.Sheisamazedatthefastchangeoftechnology.A.Hehaslongbeenfedupwithtraveling.B.Hepreferstostayhomefortheholiday.C.Heisgoingoutoftownforacoupleofdays.D.Heisannoyedbytheheavytrafficdowntown.A.ThechallengesfacingEastAsia.B.Thelocationfortheirnewoffice.C.TheirexpansionintotheoverseasmarketD.ThelivingexpensesinTokyoandSingapore.4.A.Anumberofcellphoneswerefoundafterthelastshow.B.Thewomanforgotwhereshehadlefthercellphone.C.Thewomanwasverypleasedtofindhercellphone.D.Reservedticketscouldbepickedupattheticketcounter.A.Thebuildingmaterialswillbedeliveredsoon.B.Theprojectisbeingheldupbybadweather.C.Theconstructionschedulemaynotbemet.D.Qualifiedcarpentersarenoteasytofind.A.Sheisgettingveryforgetfulthesedays.B.Shedoesnotholdontobitterfeelings.C.Sheresentsthewaysheistreated.D.Sheneverintendstohurtanyone.A.Themanwantstorentasmallapartment.B.Thewomanhastroublegettingamortgage.C.Thewomanismovingtoaforeigncountry.D.Themanistryingtosellthewomanahouse.8.A.TheyarewritingastoryfortheMorningNews.B.Theyarefacinggreatchallengestogetre-elected.C.Theyarelaunchingacampaigntoattractwomenvoters.D.Theyareconductingasurveyamongthewomenintown.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A.Touchhisheart.B.Makehimcry.C.Remindhimofhislife.D.Makehimfeelyoung.10.A.Heisgoodatsingingoperas.B.Heenjoyscomplicatedmusic:C.Hecansinganysongifhelikesit.D.Helovescountrymusicinparticular.11.A.Gotoabaranddrinkforhours.B.Gotoanisolatedplacetosingblues.C.Gotoseeaperformanceinaconcerthall.D.Gotoworkandwraphimselfupinmusic.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A.Howhebecameanannouncer.B.Howhewritesnewsstories.C.Howhemakeshisliving.D.Howhedoeshisjob.A.Theywritethefirstversionofnewsstories.B.Theygathernewsstoriesonthespot.C.Theypolishincomingnewsstories.D.Theywritecommentsonmajornewsstories.14.A.Readingthroughthenewsstoriesinagivenperiodoftime.B.Havinglittletimetoreadthenewsbeforegoingontheair.C.Havingtochangethetoneofhisvoicefromtimetotime.D.Gettingallthewordsandphrasespronouncedcorrectly.A.Itshowswhereadvertisementscomein.B.Itgivesasignalforhimtoslowdown.C.Italertshimtosomethingimportant.D.Itservesasareminderofsadnews.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C).andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A.Itgivespleasuretobothadultsandchildren.B.Itisoftencarriedaroundbysmallchildren.C.Itcanbefoundinmanypartsoftheworld.D.ItwasinventedbyanAmericanIndian.17.A.Theyweremadeforearningaliving.B.Theyweredelicategeometricfigures.C.Theyweresmallcircusfiguresmadeofwire.D.Theywerecollectedbyanumberofmuseums.A.Inart.B.Ingeometry.C.Inengineering.D.Incircusperformance.PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A.Theyofferstudentsawidevarietyofcourses.B.Theyattractstudentsfromallovertheworld.C.Theyadmitmorestudentsthantheycanhandle.D.Theyhavetroubledealingwithoverseasstudents.20.A.Everyonewillbenefitfromeducationsoonerorlater.B.Agoodeducationcontributestotheprosperityofanation.C.Agoodeducationisnecessaryforonetoclimbthesocialladder.D.Everyonehasarighttoaneducationappropriatetohispotential.21.A.Helikesstudentswithhighmotivation.B.Heenjoysteachingintelligentstudents.C.Hetailorshisteachingtostudents'needs.D.Hetreatsallhisstudentsinafairmanner.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.A.ItismostlyimportedfromtheMiddleEast.B.Itisasureindicatorofitseconomicactivity.C.Ithasadirectimpactontheinternationaloilmarket.D.Itequalsmorethan30millionbarrelsofoileachday.23.A.Iteventuallyturnsintoheat.B.Itisusedinavarietyofforms.C.Itsuseischieflyresponsibleforairpollution.D.Partofitislostintheprocessoftransmission.A.Whenitisusedinruralareas.B.Whenitisenvironment-friendly.C.Whenitoperatesatnearcapacity.D.Whenitoperatesatregulartimes.A.Trafficjamsincities.B.Inefficientuseofenergy.C.Fuelshortage.D.Globalwarming.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Graphicsareusedintextbooksaspartofthelanguageofthediscipline,asinmathoreconomics,orasstudyaids.Authorsusegraphicaidsto26andexpandonconceptstakenupinthetextbecausegraphicsareyetanotherwayofportrayingrelationshipsand27connections.Graphicsareusedextensivelyinnaturalsciencesandsocialsciences.Socialscientistsworkwithstatistics28data,andthebestwaytopresentthesestatisticsisofteningraphicform.Graphicsareincluded-notmerelyasameansofmakingtheinformationeasierforthestudenttograsp,butasanintegralpartofthewaysocialscientiststhink.Manytextbooks,29thoseineconomics,containappendixesthatprovidespecificinformationonreadingandworkingwithgraphicmaterial.Makeitapracticeto30attentivelythetitles,captions,headings,andothermaterialconnectedwithgraphics.Theseelements31andusuallyexplainwhatyouarelookingat.Whenyouareexamininggraphics,the32questionstoaskare(a.)Whatisthisitemabout?and(b.)Whatkeyideaistheauthor33?Onewarning:Unlessyouintegrateyourreadingofgraphicswiththetext,youmaymakeawrongassumption.34,fromachartindicatingthat33percentoffirstbornchildreninaresearchsampledidnotfeelclosetotheirfathers,youmightassumethatsomedreadfulinfluencewasatworkonthefirstbornchildren.However,acarefulreadingofthetext35thatmostofthefirstbornchildreninthesamplewerefromsingle-parenthomesinwhichthefatherwasabsent.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AccordingtoareportfromtheHarvardSchoolofPublicHealth,manyeverydayproducts,includingsomebugspraysandcleaningfluids,couldleadtoanincreasedriskofbrainandbehavioraldisordersinchildren.Thedevelopingbrain,thereportsays,isparticularly36tothetoxiceffectsofcertainchemicalstheseproductsmaycontain,andthedamagetheycausecanbe37.Theofficialpolicy,however,isstillevolving.Healthandenvironmental38havelongurgedU.S.governmentagenciesto39theuseofsomeofthe11chemicalsthereportcitesandcalledformorestudiesontheirlong-termeffects.In,forexample,theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency40thetypeandamountofleadthatcouldbepresentinpaintandsoilinhomesandchild-care41,afterconcernswereraisedaboutleadpoisoning.Theagencyisnow42thetoxiceffectsofsomeofthechemicalsinthelatestreport.Butthethresholdforregulationishigh.Becausechildren'sbrainandbehavioraldisorders,likehyperactivityandlowergrades,canalsobelinkedtosocialandgeneticfactors,it'stoughtopinthemonexposuretospecificchemicalswithsolid43evidence,whichiswhattheEPArequires.EventheHarvardstudydidnotproveadirect44butnotedstrongassociationsbetweenexposureandriskofbehavioralissues.Nonetheless,it'ssmartto45caution.Whileitmaybeimpossibletopreventkidsfromdrinkingtapwaterthatmaycontaintraceamountsofchemicals,keepingkidsawayfromlawnsrecentlysprayedwithchemicalsandfreshlydry-cleanedclothescan'thurt.A.advocatesB.compactC.correlationD.exerciseE.facilitiesF.interactionG.investigatingH.overwhelmedI.particlesJ.permanentK.restrictedL.simulatingM.statisticalN.tightenO.vulnerableSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheImpossibilityofRapidEnergyTransitions[A]Politiciansarefondofpromisingrapidenergytransitions.Whetheritisatransitionfromimportedtodomesticoilorfromcoal-poweredelectricityproductiontonatural-gaspowerplants,politicianslovetotalkbig.Unfortunatelyforthem(andoftenthetaxpayers),ourenergysystemsareabitlikeanaircraftcarrier:theyareunbelievablyexpensive,theyarebuilttolastforaverylongtime,theyhaveahugeamountofinertia(meaningittakesalotofenergytosetthemmoving),andtheyhavealotofmomentumoncetheyaresetinmotion.Nomatterhowhardyoutry,youcan'tturnsomethingthatlargeonadime(10美分硬币),orevenafewthousanddimes.[B]Inphysics,movingobjectshavetwocharacteristicsrelevanttounderstandingthedynamicsofenergysystems:inertiaandmomentum.Inertiaistheresistanceofobjectstoeffortstochangetheirstateofmotion.Ifyoutrytopushaboulder(大圆石),itpushesyouback.Onceyouhavestartedtheboulderrolling,itdevelopsmomentum,whichisdefinedbyitsmassandvelocity.Momentumissaidtobe"conserved,"thatis,onceyoubuilditup,ithastogosomewhere.Soaheavyobject,likeafootballplayermovingatahighspeed,hasalotofmomentum-thatis,onceheismoving,itishardtochangehisstateofmotion.Ifyouwanttochangehiscourse,youhaveonlyafewchoices:youcanstophim,transferring(possiblypainfully)someofhiskineticenergy(动能)toyourownbody,oryoucanapproachalongsideandslowlyapplypressuretograduallyalterhiscourse.[C]Butthereareotherkindsofmomentumaswell.Afterall,wedon'tspeakonlyofobjectsorpeopleashavingmomentum;wespeakofentiresystemshavingmomentum.Whetherit'sasportsteamorapresidentialcampaign,everybodyrelisheshavingthebigmomentum,becauseitmakesthemhardertostoporchangedirection.[D]Onekindofmomentumistechnologicalmomentum.Whenatechnologyisdeployed,itsimpactsreachfarbeyonditself.Considertheincandescent(白炽灯的)bulb,anobjectcurrentlyhatedbymanyenvironmentalistsandenergy-efficiencyadvocates.Theincandescentlightbulb,inventedbyThomasEdison,whichcametobethesymbolofinspiration,hasbeendevelopedintohundreds,ifnotthousands,offorms.Today,avisittoalightingstorerevealsastunningarrayofchoices.Therearestandard-shapedbulbs,flame-shapedbulbs,coloredglobe-shapedbulbs,andmore.Itisquiteeasy,withallthatchoice,tochangealightbulb.[E]Butthemomentumofincandescentlightingdoesnotstopthere.Allofthosespecializedbulbsledtothebuildingofspecializedlightfixtures,fromthedesklampyoustudyby,totheuglybutbelovedhand-paintedChineselampyouinheritedfromyourgrandmother,totheceilingfixtureinyourcloset,tothelightinyourovenorrefrigerator,andtothelightthatthedentistpointsatyou.Itiseasytochangealightbulb,sure,butitishardertochangethebulbanditsfixture.[F]Andthereismoretothestory,becausenotonlyarethedevicesthathouseincandescentbulbsshapedtotheirunderlyingcharacteristics,butroomsandentirebuildingshavebeendesignedinaccordancewithhowincandescentlightingreflectsoffwallsandwindows.[G]AslightingexpertHowardBrandstonpointsout,“Generally,therearenobadlightsources,onlybadapplications."TherearesomeverycommendablecharacteristicsoftheCFL[compactfluorescent(荧光的)lightbulb],yettheselectionofanylightsourceremainsinseparablefromtheluminaire(照明装置)thathousesit,alongwiththespaceinwhichbothareinstalled,andlightingrequirementsthatneedtobesatisfied.Thelamp,thefixture,andtheroom,allthreemustworkinconcertforthetruebenefitsofend-users.IftheCFLshouldbeusedforlightingaparticularspace,oranobjectwithinthatspace,thefixturemustbedesignedtoworkwiththatlamp,andthatfixturewiththeroom.Itisasymbiotic(共生的)relationship.ACFLcannotbesimplyinstalledinanincandescentfixtureandthenexpectedtoproduceavisualappearancethatismorethanwashedout,foggy,anddim.Thewholefixturemustbereplaced-lightsourceandluminaire-andthisisneveraninexpensiveproposition.[H]AndBrandstonknowsathingortwoaboutlighting,beingthemanwhoilluminatedtheStatueofLiberty.[I]Anothertypeofmomentumwehavetothinkaboutwhenplanningforchangesinourenergysystemsislabor-poolmomentum.Itisonethingtosaythatwearegoingtoshift30percentofourelectricitysupplyfrom,say,coaltonuclearpowerin20years.Butitisanotherthingtohaveasupplyoftrainedtalentthatcouldletyoucarryoutthispromise.Thatisbecausetheengineers,designers,regulators,operators,andalloftheotherskilledpeopleneededforthenewenergyindustryarespecialistswhohavetobetrainedfirst(orretrained,iftheyaretheonesbeinglaidoffinsomerelatedindustry),andeducation,likeanyothercomplicatedendeavor,takestime.Andnotonlydoourprospectivenewenergyworkershavetobetrained,theyhavetobetrainedintherightsequence.Oneneedsthedesigners,andperhapstheregulators,beforethebuildersandoperators,andeachgroupofworkersintraininghastoknowthereisworkwaitingbeyondgraduation.Insomecases,collegesanduniversitiesmighthavetochangetheirtrainingprograms,addinganotherlayerofdifficulty.[J]Byfarthebiggesttypeofmomentumthatcomesintoplaywhenitcomestochangingourenergysystemsiseconomicmomentum.Themajorcomponentsofourenergysystems,suchasfuelproduction,refining,electricalgenerationanddistribution,arecostlyinstallationsthathavelengthylifespans.Theyhavetooperateforlongperiodsoftimebeforethecostsofdevelopmenthavebeenrecovered.Wheninvestorsputupmoneytobuild,say,anuclearpowerplant,theyexpecttoearnthatmoneybackovertheplannedlifeoftheplant,whichistypicallybetween40and60years.SomecoalpowerplantsintheUnitedStateshaveoperatedformorethan70years!Theoldestcontinuouslyoperatedcommercialhydro-electricplantintheUnitedStatesisonNewYork'sHudsonRiver,anditwentintocommercialservicein1898.[K]AsVaclavSmilpointsout,"Alltheforecasts,plans,andanticipationscitedabovehavefailedsomiserablybecausetheirauthorsandpromotersthoughtthetransitionstheyhopedtoimplementwouldproceedunlikeallpreviousenergytransitions,andthattheirprogresscouldbeacceleratedinanunprecedentedmanner."[L]Whenyouhearpeoplespeakingofmakingarapidtransitiontowardanytypeofenergy,whetheritisaswitchfromcoaltonuclearpower,oraswitchfromgasoline-poweredcarstoelectriccars,orevenaswitch.fromanincandescenttoafluorescentlight,understandingenergysysteminertiaandmomentumcanhelpyoudecidewhethertheirplansarefeasible.46.Notonlymovingobjectsandpeoplebutallsystemshavemomentum.47.Changingthecurrentenergysystemrequiresthesystematictrainingofprofessionalsandskilledlabor.48.Changingalightbulbiseasierthanchangingthefixturehousingit.49.Effortstoacceleratethecurrentenergytransitionsdidn'tsucceedasexpected.50.Tochangethelightsourceiscostlybecauseyouhavetochangethewholefixture.51.Energysystems,likeanaircraftcarriersetinmotion,havehugemomentum.52.Theproblemwithlighting,ifitarises,oftendoesn'tlieinlightsourcesbutintheirapplications.53.Thebiggestobstacletoenergytransitionisthatthepresentenergysystemistooexpensivetoreplace.54.Theapplicationofatechnologycanimpactareasbeyonditself.55.Physicalcharacteristicsofmovingobjectshelpexplainthedynamicsofenergysystems.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Onehundredyearsago,"Colored"wasthetypicalwayofreferringtoAmericansofAfricandescent.Twentyyearslater,itwaspurposefullydroppedtomakewayfor"Negro."Bythelate1960s,thattermwasovertakenby"Black."Andthen,atapressconferenceinChicagoin1988,JesseJacksondeclaredthat"AfricanAmerican"wasthetermtoembrace.Thisonewaschosenbecauseitechoedthelabelsofgroups,suchas"ItalianAmericans"and"IrishAmericans,"thathadalreadybeenfreedofwidespreaddiscrimination.Acentury'sworthofcalculatednamechangespointtothefactthatnaminganygroupisapoliticallyfreightedexercise.Astudycatalogedallthewaysinwhichtheterm"Black"carriedconnotations(涵义)thatweremorenegativethanthoseof"AfricanAmerican."Butifitwasknownthat"Black"peoplewerevieweddifferentlyfrom"AfricanAmericans,"researchers,untilnow,hadn'tidentifiedwhatthatgapinperceptionwasderivedfrom.Arecentstudy,conductedbyEmoryUniversity'sErikaHall,foundthat"Black"peopleareviewedmorenegatively.than"AfricanAmericans"becauseofaperceiveddifferenceinsocioeconomicstatus.Asaresult,"Black"peoplearethoughtofaslesscompetentandashavingcolderpersonalities.Thestudy'smoststrikingfindingsshedlightontheracialbiasespermeatingtheprofessionalworld.Evenseeminglyharmlessdetailsonaresume,itappears,cantapintorecruiters'biases.Ajobapplicationmightmentionaffiliationswithgroupssuchasthe"WisconsinAssociationofAfrican-AmericanLawyers"orthe"NationalBlackEmployeesAssociation,"thenamesofwhichapparentlyhaveconsequences,andarealsobeyondtheirmembers'control.Inoneofthestudy'sexperiments,subjectsweregivenabriefdescriptionofamanfromChicagowiththelastnameWilliams.Toonegroup,hewasidentifiedas"African-American,"andanotherwastoldhewas"Black."Withlittleelsetogoon,theywereaskedtoestimateMr.Williams'ssalary,professionalstanding,andeducationalbackground.The"African-American"groupestimatedthatheearnedabout$37,000ayearandhadatwo-yearcollegedegree.The"Black"group,ontheotherhand,puthissalaryatabout$29,000,andguessedthathehadonly"some"collegeexperience.Nearlythree-quartersofthefirstgroupguessedthatMr.Williamsworkedatamanageriallevel,whileonly38.5percentofthesecondgroupthoughtso.Hall'sfindingssuggestthere'sanargumenttobemadeforelectingtouse"AfricanAmerican,"thoughonecan'thelpbutgetthesensethatit'sadecisionthatpapersovertheurgencyofcontinuedprogress.Perhapsanewphraseisneeded,onethatcanbringeveryoneonebigstepclosertorealizingDuBois'soriginal,idealistichope:"It'snotthename-it'stheThingthatcounts."WhydidJesseJacksonembracetheterm"AfricanAmerican"forpeopleofAfricandescent?A.Itisfreefromracialbiases.B.Itrepresentssocialprogress.C.ItisintheinterestofcommonAmericans.D.Itfollowsthestandardnamingpractice.57.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthenamingofanethnicgroup?A.Itadvanceswiththetimes.B.Itisbasedonracialroots.C.Itmeritsintensivestudy.D.Itispoliticallysensitive.WhatdoErikaHall'sfindingsindicate?A.Racialbiasesarewidespreadintheprofessionalworld.B.Manyapplicantsdon'tattendtodetailsontheirresumes.C.Jobseekersshouldallbecareful-abouttheiraffiliations.D.Mostrecruitersareunabletocontroltheirracialbiases.59.WhatdoesErikaHallfindinherexperimentaboutamanwiththelastnameWilliams?A.AfricanAmericansfarebetterthanmanyotherethnicgroups.B.Blackpeople'ssocioeconomicstatusinAmericaremainslow.C.People'sconceptionofapersonhasmuchtodowiththewayheorsheislabeled.D.One'sprofessionalstandingandincomearerelatedtotheireducationalbackground.60.WhatisDr.DuBois'sideal?A.AllAmericansenjoyequalrights.B.Apersonisjudgedbytheirworth.C.AnewtermiscreatedtoaddressAfricanAmericans.D.Allethnicgroupssharethenation'scontinuedprogress.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Acrosstheboard,Americancollegesanduniversitiesarenotdoingaverygoodjobofpreparingtheirstudentsfortheworkplaceortheirpost-graduationlives.Thiswasmadeclearbytheworkoftwosociologists,RichardArumandJosipaRoksa.Intheyreleasedalandmarkstudytitled"AcademicallyAdrift,"whichdocumentedthelackofintellectualgrowthexperiencedbymanypeopleenrolledincollege.Inparticular,ArumandRoksafound,collegestudentswerenotdevelopingthecriticalthinking,analyticreasoningandotherhigher-levelskillsthatarenecessarytothriveintoday'sknowledge-basedeconomyandtoleadournationinatimeofcomplexchallengesanddynamicchange.ArumandRoksaplacedtheblameforstudents'lackoflearningonawatered-downcollegecurriculumandloweredundergraduateworkstandards.AlthoughgoingtocollegeissupposedtobeaFull-timejob,studentsspent,onaverage,only12to14hoursaweekstudyingandmanywereskatingthroughtheirsemesterswithoutdoingasignificantamountofreadingandwriting.Studentswhotakemorechallengingclassesandspendmoretimestudyingdolearnmore.Buttheprioritiesofmanyundergraduatesarewithextracurricularactivities,playingsports,andpartyingandsocializing.LauraHamilton,theauthorofastudyonparentswhopayforcollege,willargueinaforthcomingbookthatcollegeadministrationsareoverlyconcernedwiththesocialandathleticactivitiesoftheirstudents.InPayingfortheParty,Hamiltondescribeswhatshecallsthe“artypathway,"whicheasesmanystudentsthroughcollege,helped-alongbyvariousclubsthatsendstudentsintothepartysceneandahostofeasiermajors.Bysanctioningthiswatered-downversionofcollege,universitiesare"cateringtothesocialandeducationalneedsofwealthystudentsattheexpenseofothers"whowon'tenjoythefinancialbackingorsocialconnectionsofricherstudentsoncetheygraduate.Thesestudentsneedtobuildskillsandknowledgeduringcollegeiftheyaretousetheirdegreesasastepping-stonetomiddle-classmobility.Butmoreprivilegedstudentsmustnotwastethisopportunityeither.Asrecentgraduatescantestify,thejobmarketisn'tkindtocandidateswhocan'tdemonstrategenuinecompetence,alongwithawell-cultivatedwillingnesstoworkhard.NoristheglobaleconomyforgivingofanAmericanworkforcewithincreasinglyweakliteracy,mathandscienceabilities.Collegegraduateswillstillfarebetterthanthosewithonlyahighschooleducation,ofcourse.Butauniversitydegreeunaccompaniedbyagaininknowledgeorskillsisanemptyachievementindeed.Forstudentswhohavebeencoastingthroughcollege,andforAmericanuniversitiesthathavebeendemandinglesswork,offeringmoreattractionsandcharginghighertuition,thepartymaysoonbeover.61.WhatisArumandRoksa'sfindingabouthighereducationinAmerica?A.Itaimsatstimulatingtheintellectualcuriosityofcollegestudents.B.Itfailstopreparestudentstofacethechallengesofmoderntimes.C.Ithasexperienceddramaticchangesinrecentyears.D.Ithastriedhardtosatisfystudents'variousneeds.62.Whatisresponsibleforthestudents'lackofhigher-levelskills?A.Thedilutedcollegecurriculum.B.Theboringclassroomactivities.C.Theabsenceofrigorousdiscipline.D.Theoutdatededucationalapproach.63.WhatdoesLauraHamiltonsayaboutcollegeadministrations?A.Theyfailtogiveadequatehelptotheneedystudents.B.Theytendtooffertoomanylesschallengingcourses.C.Theyseemtobeoutoftouchwithsociety.D.Theyprioritizenon-academicactivities.64.Whatcanbelearnedabou