六级考试时间2014

2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题第三套

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwitoputallyour

uldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachconversation,

econversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

thepau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),

B),C)andD),rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecenter.

1.A)Themanisthemanageroftheapartmentbuilding.C)Thewomanwillgettheapartmentrefurnished.

B)Thewomanisverygoodatbargaining.D)Themanislookingforanapartment.

2.A)Howthepictureswillturnout.C)Whatthemanthinksoftheshots.

B)Wherethebotanicalgardenis.D)Whythepicturesarenotready.

3.A)Thereisnoreplacementforthehandle.C)Thesuitcaisnotworthfixing.

B)Thereisnomatchforthesuitca.D)Thesuitcacanbefixedintime.

4.A)Heneedsavehicletobeudinharshweather.

B)Hehasafairlylargecollectionofqualitytrucks.

C)Hehashadhistruckadaptedforcoldtemperatures.

D)Hedoesroutinetruckmaintenanceforthewoman.

5.A)Shecannotstandherboss'sbadtemper.

B)Shehasoftenbeencriticizedbyherboss.

C)Shehasmadeuphermindtoresign.

D)Sheneverregretsanydecisionsshemakes.

6.A)Lookforashirtofamoresuitablecolorandsize.

B)Replacetheshirtwithoneofsomeothermaterial.

C)Visitadifferentstoreforasilkorcottonshirt.

D)Getadiscountontheshirtsheisgoingtobuy.

7.A)Ata“LostandFound”.B)Atareceptiondesk.C)Atatradefair.D)Atanexhibition.

8.A)Repairitandmovein.B)Passitontohisgrandson.C)Convertitintoahotel.D)ons9to

11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Uniquedescriptiveskills.C)Colourfulworldexperiences.

B)Goodknowledgeofreaders'tastes.D)Carefulplottingandclueing.

10.A)Apeacefultting.B)Aspaciousroom.C)Tobeintherightmood.D)Tobeentirelyalone.

11.A)Theyrelyheavilyontheirownimagination.

B)Theyhaveexperiencessimilartothecharacters'.

C)Theylookattheworldinadetachedmanner.

D)ons12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Goodorbad,theyaretheretostay.C)Believeitornot,theyhavesurvived.

B)Likeitornot,youhavetouthem.D)Gainorlo,theyshouldbemodernid.

13.A)Thefrequenttraindelays.C)Thefoodsoldonthetrains.

B)Thehightrainticketfares.D)ThemonopolyofBritishRailways.

14.A)Thelowefficiencyoftheiroperation.C)Constantcomplaintsfrompasngers.

B)Competitionfromothermodesoftransport.D)Thepassingofthenewtransportact.

15.A)Theywillbede-nationalid.C)Theyarefastdisappearing.

B)Theyprovideworrvice.D)Theyloalotofmoney.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,e

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)ThewholeAntarcticregionwillbesubmerged.

B)Somepolaranimalswillsoonbecomeextinct.

C)Manycoastalcitieswillbecoveredwithwater.

D)Theearthwillexperienceextremeweathers.

17.A)Howhumansaretocopewithglobalwarming.

B)HowunstabletheWestAntarcticicesheetis.

C)Howvulnerablethecoastalcitiesare.

D)Howpolariceimpactsglobalweather.

18.A)Itcollapdatleastonceinthepast1.3millionyears.

B)Itsitsfirmlyonsolidrockatthebottomoftheocean.

C)Itmeltedattemperaturesabithigherthanthooftoday.

D)Itwillhavelittleimpactonalevelwhenitbreaksup.

19.A)TheWestAntarcticregionwasonceanopenocean.

B)TheWestAntarcticicesheetwasabout7,000feetthick.

C)TheWestAntarcticicesheetwasoncefloatingice.

D)TheWestAntarcticregionudtobewarmerthantoday.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A)WhetherwecandevelopsocialtiesontheInternet.

B)Whetheradeletedphotoisimmediatelyremovedfromtheweb.

C)Whetherourblogscanbereneweddaily.

D)Whetherwecantupourownwebsites.

21.A)Thenumberofvisitstheyreceive.C)Thefilestheyhavecollected.

B)Thewaytheystoredata.D)Themeanstheyutogetinformation.

22.A)Whenthesystemisdown.C)WhentheURLisreud.

B)Whennewlinksaretup.D)Whentherverisrestarted.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Someicedcoffeeshaveasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.

B)Icedcoffeessoldbysomepopularchainsarecontaminated.

C)Drinkingcoffeeafteramealismorelikelytocauobesity.

D)Somebrand-namecoffeescontainharmfulsubstances.

24.A)Havesomefreshfruit.B)Exerciatthegym.C)Takeahotshower.D)Eatahotdinner.

25.A)Theycouldenjoyahappierfamilylife.

B)Theycouldgreatlyimprovetheirworkefficiency.

C)Manycancercascouldbeprevented.

D)Manyembarrassingsituationscouldbeavoided.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,epassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlisten

epassageisreadforthecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexact

y,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Psychologistsarefindingthathopeplaysasurprisinglyvitalroleingivingpeopleameasurableadvantageinrealms(26)

academicachievement,bearingupintoughjobsandcopingwith(27)_______________________________,by

contrast,thelossofhopeisturningouttobeastrongersignthatapersonmay(28)_________________suicidethanother

factorslongthoughttobemorelikelyrisks.

“Hopehasprovenapowerfulpredictorof(29)_________ineverystudywe'vedonesofar,”sR.

Snyder,apsychologistwhohasdevida(30)_________toassshowmuchhopeapersonhas.

Forexample,inrearchwith3,920collegestudents,andhis(31)________foundthatthelevelofhope

amongfreshmenatthebeginningoftheirfirstmesterwasamore(32)________predictoroftheircollegegradesthan

ortheirgradepoint(33)_________inhighschool,thetwomeasuresmostcommonlyudto

predictcollegeperformance.

“Studentswithhighhopetthemlveshighergoalsandknowhowtoworktoattainthem,”said“.Whenyou

comparestudentsofequivalentintelligenceandpastacademicachievements,what(34)____________ishope.”

Indevisingawaytoassshopescientifically,wentbeyondthesimplenotionthathopeismerelythenthat

everythingwill(35)____________allright.“Thatnotionisnotconcreteenoughanditblurstwokeycomponentsof

hope,”said.“Havinghopemeansbelievingyouhaveboththewillandthewaytoaccomplishyourgoals,whatever

theymaybe.”

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,requiredtolectonewordforeachblankfromalistof

oice

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

notuanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

MillionsofAmericaowtheyneedto

save,buthowmuch?Andwhatexactlyaretheysavingfor—tospendmoretime___36___thegrandkids,gotraveling,orstart

anothercareer?Itturnsoutthathusbandsandwivesmayhave___37___differentideasaboutthesubject.

Thedeepes41percent

ofthe500couplesitsurveyed___38___regenerallyright

regardingtheirhusbands'aregteir,ebmuetnmten___39___theagetheirwiveswillbewhenthey

stop

bandsareslightlymore___40___abouttheirstandardoflivingthanwivesare.

Busyjuggling(穷于应对)careersandfamilies,mostcouplesdon'ttakethetimetositdown,___41___ortogether,and

thinkaboutwhattheywouldliketodo5,___42___theyareonthesamepage,butthe___43___is

theyhaveavoidedeventalkingaboutit.

Ifyouarelf-employedorinajobthatdoesn'thaveastandardretirementage,youmaybemoreapttodelaythinking

tena___44___retirementdatethatprovidesthecatalyst(催化剂)tostartplanning.

Gettinglaidofforacceptinganearly-retirement___45___'twaituntilyougetaverance(遣散费)

checktobeginplanning.

A)assumeD)formulaG)mysteriouslyJ)packageM)parately

B)confidentialE)forthcomingH)obrveK)radicallyN)spoiling

C)disagreeF)illustratingI)optimisticL)realityO)underestimate

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,atementcontains

chooa

thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2.

WhatIfMiddle-ClassJobsDisappear?

A)ThemostrecentrecessionintheUnitedStatesbeganinDecember2007andendedinJune2009,accordingtothe

r,twoyearsaftertheofficialendoftherecession,fewAmericanswouldsaythat

mploymentrate,inparticular,remainsabove9%.Somelabormarketindicators,suchas

theproportionoflong-termunemployed,arewornowthanforanypostwarrecession.

B）Therearetwowidelycirculatednarrativestoexplainwhat's

nesiannarrativeisthattherehas

ingtothisnarrative,theslumpcanbelargelycuredbyusingmonetaryandfiscal

（财政的）nanti-Keynesiannarrativeisthatbusinessaresufferingfromuncertaintyandover-regulation.

Accordingtothisnarrative,theslumpcanbecuredbyhavingthegovernmentcommittoandfollowamorehands-offapproach.

C）trulingoutaroleforaggregatedemandorfortheregulatoryenvironment,I

wishtosuggestthatstructnomyisinastateof

transition,inwhicBrynjolfssonandAndrew

McAfeeputitinarecente-bookRaceAgainsttheMachine:“Therootofourproblemsisnotthatwe'reinagreatrecession,ora

greatstagnation（停滞）,butratherthatweareintheearlythroes（阵痛）ofagreatrestructuring.”

D）Infact,IbelievetheGreatDepreact

oftheinternalcombustionengine（内燃机）andthesmallelectricmotoronfarmingandmanufacturingreducedthevalueof

d,bythe1950s,amiddleclassoflargelyclerical（从事文秘工作的）workerswasthemostsignificant

n1930and1950,fellforhuman

effortsuchaslifting,squeezing,increadforworkerswhocouldread

lutionaryprocesventuallychangedusfromanationoflaborerstoanationofclerks.

E）Theproportionofemploymentclassifiedas“clericalworkers”grewfrom5.2%in1910toapeakof19.3%in1980.

（However,by2000thisproportionhadedgeddownto17.4%.）Overall,workersclassifiedasclericalworkers,technicalworkers,

managersandofficialxceeded50%pondingdeclinestookplaceinthemanualoccupations.

Workersclassifiedaslaborers,otherthanfarmhandsorminers,peakedat11.4%ofthelaborforcein1920

butwerebarely6%by1950andlessthan4%sandfarmlaborersfellfrom33%ofthelaborforcein1910toless

than15%by1950andonly1.2%in2000.

F）Theintroductionofthetractorandimpr

the1930s,ropping,nevermuchbetterthana

subsistenceoccupation,wasnolongerviable（可行的）.Meanwhile,machineswerereplacingmanufacturingoccupationslike

cigarrollingandglassblowingforlightbulbs.

G）Thestructural-transitioninterpretationoftheunemploymentproblemofthe1930swouldbethatthedemandfor

uneducatedworkersintheUnitedStateshadfallen,hschoolgraduationratewasonly8.8%

in1912andstilljust29%1950,ithadreached59%.Withanewgenerationofworkerswhohadcompletedhighschool,

themismatchbetweenskillsandjobshadbeengreatlyreduced.

H）WhattookplaceafterWorldWarnwasnottherevivalofa1920conomy,withitssmallfarmingunits,urban

manufacturing,d,the1950ssawthecreationofanewsuburbaneconomy,withaplurality

expandedtransportationandcommunicationsinfrastructure（基础设施）,businessneeded

telephoneoperators,ouldread,followsimpleinstructions,andttleintoaroutine,

youcouldfindajobinthepost-wareconomy.

I）thinthemanufacturingctor,theshareofproductionandnon-

supervisoryworkersinmanufacturingemploymentwentfromover85%justafterWorldWarIItolessthan70%inmorerecent

hisanotherway,theproporti

factoryflooritlf,d,itrequiresmorecognitiveskillsandtheabilityto

understandandcarryoutwell-definedprocedures.

J）Asnotedearlier,date,computersandadvanced

communicatioeofthepersonalcomputerand

theInternethaswidenedtheimpactofthetechnologiestoincludenearlyeverybusinessandindustry.

K）geandconsumerloanunderwriters（风险评估人）

oresareclosing,whilesales

ecustomersupportalsohasbeen

outsourced(外包)overas.

L)canbecharacterizedbyaprecitofinstructions,

thenthatjobisacandidatetobeautoultiswhat

DavidAutorcallsthepolarizationoftheAmericanjobmarket.

M)UsingthelatestCensusBureaudata,MatthewSlaughterfoundthatfrom2000to2010therealearningsofcollege

graduates(withnoadvanceddegree),overthis

periodtheonlyeducationcategorytoshowanincreainearningswasthowithadvanceddegrees.

N)icationstechnologyandcomputerintelligence

continuetoimprove,mple,manypeopleearnalivingasdrivers,includingtrucksand

r,

fallof2011,anexperimentwithanonlinecourinartificialintelligenceconductedbytwoStanfordprofessorsdrewtensof

thousandsofregistrants(报名者).ethenumber

ofteachingjobsthatmightbeeliminatedifthiscouldbedoneformath,economics,chemistry,andsoon.

O)It'simportanttobearinmindthatwhenweofferastructuralinterpretationofunemployment,a“lossofjobs”

ionally,economistshavearguedthatproductivityincreasareagoodthing,eventhough

ongrun,,

rywetellisthataveragewell-beingris,andthemorepeopleareabletoadapt,

themorewidespreadtheimprovementbecomes.

ctoryfloorworktodayhasbecomeintellectuallychallengingratherthanphysicallydemanding.

sinproductivityprovebeneficialthoughsomepeoplemaylotheirjobstemporarily.

mploymentrateremainedhigheventwoyearsafterthegovernmentdeclaredtherecentrecessionwasover.

horsuggeststhattherecenthighunemploymentrateismainlycaudbyadecreaofmiddle-classjobs.

ationofasuburbaneconomyinthe1950screatedlotsofofficejobs.

irstdecadeofthe21stcentury,onlypeoplewithpostgraduatedegreexperiencedanincreainearnings.

nomicstheorysuggestsusingmonetaryandfiscalstimulustocopewithaneconomicrecession.

ularityofonlinecoursmayeliminatemanyteachingjobs.

ertechnologyhasbroughtaboutrevolutionarychangesintherecordandbookbusiness.

-collarworkersaccountedformorethanhalfofthelaborforcebytheendofthe20thcentury.

SectionC

Directions:

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebadonthefollowingpassage.

“Deepreading”—asoppodtotheoftensuperficialreadingwedoontheWeb—isanendangeredpractice,onewe

oughttotakesappearancewouldjeopardizethe

intellectualandemotionaldevelopmentofgenerationsgrowinguponline,aswellastheprervationofacriticalpartofour

culture：thenovels,poemsandotherkindsofliteraturethatcanbeappreciatedonlybyreaderswhobrains,quiteliterally,have

beentrainedtounderstandthem.

Recentrearchincognitivescienceandpsychologyhasdemonstratedthatdeepreading—slow,immersive,richinnsory

detailandemotionalandmoralcomplexity—isadistinctiveexperience,differentinkindfromthemeredecodingofwords.

Althoughdeepreadingdoesnot,strictlyspeaking,requireaconventionalbook,thebuilt-inlimitsoftheprintedpageareuniquely

'slackofhyperlinks(超链接),forexample,freesthe

readerfrommakingdecisions—ShouldIclickonthislinkornot?—allowinghertoremainfullyimmerdinthenarrative.

Thatimmersionissupportedbythewaythebrainhandleslanguagerichindetail,indirectreferenceandfiguresofspeech:by

creatingamentalreprentationthatdrawsonthesamebrainregionsthatwouldbeactiveifthescenewereunfoldinginreallife.

Theemotionalsituationsandmoraldilemmasthatarethestuffofliteraturearealsovigorouxerciforthebrain,propellingus

insidetheheadsoffictionalcharactersandeven,studiessuggest,increasingourreal-lifecapacityforempathy(认同).

Noneofthisislikelytohappenwhenwe'ghwecalltheactivitybythesamename,the

deepreadingofbooksandtheinformation-drivenreadingwedoontheWebareverydifferent,bothintheexperiencetheyproduce

ngbodyofevidencesuggeststhatonlinereadingmaybelesngagingandless

satisfying,evenforthe“digitalnativest”nth,forexample,Britain'sNationalLiteracyTrust

releadtheresultsofastudyof34,chersreportedthat39%ofchildrenandteensread

dailyusingelectronicdevices,butonly28%horeadonlyonscreenwerethreetimesless

likelytosadyalsofoundthatyoungpeople

whoreaddailyonlyonscreenwerenearlytwotimeslesslikelytobeabove-averagereadersthanthowhoreaddailyinprintor

bothinprintandonscreen.

estheauthorsayabout“deepreading”?

A)Itrvesasacomplementtoonlinereading.C)Itismainlysuitableforreadingliterature.

B)Itshouldbeprervedbeforeitistoolate.D)Itisanindispensablepartofeducation.

stheauthoradvocatethereadingofliterature?

A)Ithelpspromotereaders'intellectualandemotionalgrowth.

B)Itenablesreaderstoappreciatethecomplexityoflanguage.

C)Ithelpsreadersbuildupimmersivereadinghabits.

D)Itisquicklybecominganendangeredpractice.

waydoesprinted-pagereadingdifferfromonlinereading?

A)Itensuresthereader'scognitivegrowth.C)Itactivatesadifferentregionofthebrain.

B)Itenablesthereadertobefullyengaged.D)Ithelpsthereaderlearnrhetoricaldevices.

thestudiesshowaboutonlinereading?

A)Itgraduallyimpairsone'yesight.C)Itprovidesup-to-dateinformation.

B)Itkeepsarousingreaders'curiosity.D)Itrendersreadinglesnjoyable.

welearnfromthestudyreleadbyBritain'sNationalLiteracyTrust?

A)Onscreenreadersmaybelesscompetentreaders.

B)Thowhodoreadinginprintarelessinformed.

C)Youngpeoplefindreadingonscreenmoreenjoyable.

D)Itisnoweasiertofindafavoritebookonlinetoread.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Manycurrentdiscussionsofimmigrationissuestalkaboutimmigrantsingeneral,asiftheywereabstractpeopleinanabstract

concretedifferencesbetweenimmigrantsfromdifferentcountriesaffectwhethertheircominghereisgoodorbadfor

theAmericanpeople.

TheverythoughtofformulatingimmigrationlawsfromthestandpointofwhatisbestfortheAmericanpeopleemstohave

beenforgottenbymanywhofocusonhowtosolvetheproblemsofillegalimmigration.

Itishardtolookfor“theidealoutcome”icsprofessorMiltonFriedmanoncesaid,

“Thebestistheenemyofthegood,”whichtomemeantthatattemptstoachieveanunattainableidealcanpreventusfrom

reachinggoodoutcomesthatarepossibleinpractice.

Toomuchofourcurrentimmigrationcontroversyisconductedintermsofabstractideals,suchas“Weareanation

ofimmigrants.”followthat

weshouldadmitanybodywhowearsshoes?

Theimmigranter,thesocietyinwhich

,itisbettertobuildawallaroundthewelfarestatethanthecountry.

Butthewelfarestateisalreadyhere—and,farfromhavingawallbuiltaroundit,thewelfarestateixpandinginall

ngwetrytodoasregardsimmigrationlaws

hastobedoneinthecontextofahugewelfarestatethatisalreadyamajor,inescapablefactoflife.

Amongotherfactsoflifeutterlyignoredbymanyadvocatesofdefactoamnesty(事实上的大赦)isthatthefreeinternational

movementofpeopleisdifferentfromfreeinternationaltradeingoods.

Buyingcarsorcamerasfromothercountriesisnotthesameasadmittingpeoplefromthocountriesoranyothercountries.

Unlikeinanimateobjects,peoplehaveculturesandnotallculturesarecompatiblewiththecultureinthiscountrythathasproduced

suchbenefitsfortheAmericanpeopleforsolong.

NotonlytheUnitedStates,buttheWesternworldingeneral,hasbeendiscoveringthehardwaythatadmittingpeoplewith

incompatinotethatafterrecentterroristattacks

onthestreetsofBostonandLondon,whenwillweeit?

“Comprehensiveimmigrationreform”meansdoingeverythingalltogetherinarush,withouttimetolookbeforeweleap,

andbasingourlvesonabstractnotionsaboutabstractpeople.

estheauthorsayaboutimmigrantsinAmerica?

A)Theyallhopetogaincitizenshipandenjoythewelfare.

B)TheycometoAmericawithdifferentdreamsandpurpos.

C)TheirbackgroundmaydeterminewhethertheybenefittheAmericanpeople.

D)TheirculturesaffecttheextenttowhichtheywillachievesuccessinAmerica.

estheauthortrytosaybycitingMiltonFriedman'sremark?

A)ItishardlypracticaltofindanidealsolutiontoAmerica'simmigrationproblem.

B)Idealoutcomescouldbeproducedonlybycomprehensiveimmigrationreform.

C)Asforimmigration,goodresultscannotbeachievedwithoutgoodintentions.

D)ThepropersolutionofimmigrationissuesisanidealoftheAmericanpublic.

theauthor'sviewregardingAmerica'simmigrationpolicy?

A)Americashouldopenitsborderstoimmigrantsfromdifferentcountries.

B)ImmigrantshavecontributedgreatlytothewelfareofAmericanpeople.

C)UnrestrictedimmigrationwillunderminetheAmericanwelfarestate.

D)ThereisnopointbuildingawallaroundtheAmericanwelfarestate.

theauthor'spurpoincitingtherecentterroristattacksonthestreetsofBostonandLondon?

A)ToshowthatAmericashouldjoinhandswithEuropeinfightingterrorists.

B)ToprovethatitishightimeAmericamadecomprehensiveimmigrationreforms.

C)ToprovethatterrorismisthemostdangerousthreattoAmericaandtheworldingeneral.

D)Toshowthatimmigrants'culturalincompatibilitywiththehostcountryhasconquences.

theauthor'sattitudetowards“comprehensiveimmigrationreform”?

A)Supportive.B)Negative.C)Wait-and-e.D)Indifferent.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,uldwriteyour

answeronAnswerSheet2.

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2014年6月大学英语六级考试真题答案详解第三套

PartIWriting(30minutes)作文范文：把全部鸡蛋放到一个篮子里是不明智的

Whenmakingcrucialdecisionsorimportantplans,ldsayinggoes,"Neverput

allyoureggsinonebasket."Havingacondchoiceisntialtoreducingtheloss.

Itiasytounderstandthat,foranyplanthatinvolvesinvestmentsbeforehand,oneshouldpreparefortheworstsituationno

eprofitsarehigher,

example,asthereal-estatemarketishighlyprofitablenowadays,manypeopleinvestalltheirmoneyintonewhousandsome

sibleresultisthatoncethemarketcoolsdownandthehoupricesgoonadecrea,the

edly,puttingalltheeggsinonebasketmaximizesthe

r,inunfavorableconditions,italsomaximizestheloss.

Inconclusion,shouldalllearntheimportanceofavoiding

riskswithaplanB.

【点评】

题解：“把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里是不明智的。”本题难度中上，讨论风险与机会的关系，以及减少风险的方法，较抽象。

文章可采取三段式。首段简单阐述话题含义。主体部分重点论述“把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里”可能带来的风险。由于话题较抽象，

此处可用具体的事例论述，证明在有一定风险的情况下，人们不应该将所有的希望都集中在同一个解决方案中，而是应该有备用方案，

以减少风险。结论部分重述主题。

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

1.【答案】isthemanageroftheapartmentbuilding【解析】从对话中看出女士在找apartmentbuilding，不是

男士。因此选A

2.【答案】pictureswillturnout.

【解析】女士想知道的是iftheshotsItookareasgoodasIthought.照片是不是和她想的异样好。这里shots指照片。turn

out指照片拍出来的效果。

3.【答案】tcacanbefixedintime.

【解析】男士说到findahandle后面提到butthatshouldn'ttaketoolong说明不是没有handle可以匹配。因此排除

A,B。

4.【答案】savehicletobeudinharshweather.

【解析】男士说到truck需要operateforlongperiodsoftimeinverycoldtemperatures，因此选择选项A。

verycoldtemperatures对应harshweather.

5.【答案】madeuphermindtoresign.【解析】从文中女士强硬的口气Icouldnolongerlivewith,可以看出她

下定决心。

6.【答案】etheshirtwithoneofsomeothermaterial.

【解析】女士首先提到exchangetheshirt，后面又解释了原因allergictowool，从男士的回答也可以看出换成别的材质。

7.【答案】“LostandFound”

【解析】男士首先问Didanyonehappentoturninanewhandbag?，女士又问了他handbag的详细信息，可见是在失物招

领处，选A。

【精析】语义理解题。女士说她担心Anna,因为她最近很沮丧，整天待在屋子里；男士建议Anna去咨询中心(counling

center．看精神科医生。看精神科医生的目的当然是要寻求医生的专业建议。

8.【答案】CConvertinintoahotel

【解析】but后面是真正意图:turningitintoaguesthou。guesthou意为宾馆,因此选C。9.【答案】l

plottingandclueing.

【解析】对话中提到itmustbesocarefullyplottedandsocarefullyclued,对应D选项。

10.【答案】tirelyalone.

【解析】对话中can'tevenbareanybodyel,becompletelyalone都说明该作家需要独立的写作空间,因此选择D。

11.【答案】okattheworldinadetachedmanner.

【解析】关键词detachment分离。作家提到作者的经历和写作。虽然说道

someexperiencesoverwhelmeveryone,但是后面的but暗示了答案，standaside、detachment者E对应了C选项。

12.【答案】ornot,youhavetouthem.

【解析】在对话一开始,女士就提到了There'sonlyonerailwaysystem,ifyoudon'tlikeaparticularrailway,you

can'tgoanduanother.因为只有一条铁路,即使不喜欢,也只能乘坐,换句话说不论喜欢与否都得用它。因此选择B。

13.【答案】opolyofBritishRailways.

【解析】对话中谈及monopoly，铁路垄断，因此选D。其他选项均未涉及。

14.【答案】itionfromothermodesoftransport.

【解析】对话中modesoftransportareallaround对应选项B。

15.【答案】alotofmoney.

【解析】男士以德、法两国铁路为例，每年铁路都有大量亏损。因此选择D。而B选项中disappear)ng仅仅是

美国的情况。

Questions16to19arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

文章解析：本文是一篇地理科学类文章，有点难度，关键是对一些专有名词的把握。文章开始先指出全球变暖带来最主要的威

胁是极地冰盖的融化，并给出了相应的事实和数据加以证明。接着更多例子表明南极洲的冰盖在过去的130万

年间至少坍塌过一次。相关高等学府的学者和科学家也相继用实验证明南极洲西部曾是一片汪洋。最后引用

HermanEngleheart的话，再次提醒我们，西南极洲大冰原很可能再次融化消失。

其实按常理来说，如果听力文章比较有难度的话，题目的难度相对应会降低。所以大家在遇到此类题型时不必惊慌。提取关键

信息、边听边记笔记，运用好背景知识等就能把题目做出来。平时也要注意扩大阅读范围，增长见识。关于环境保护和全球变暖之

类的文章屡见不鲜，要求考生在这方面要引起足够的重视。

难点词汇：

WestAntarcticicesheet西南极洲大冰原iceshelf冰架anchored固定的

fossil化石microscopicmarineplants海洋微生物geological地质的

16.【答案】astalcitieswillbecoveredwithwater.

【解析】细节题。本题不难，从听力开头即可听到“raisingalevelsomuchthatcoastalcitiesfromNewYorktoLos

AnglestoShanghaiwillbeflooded”所以选C选项。

17.【答案】tabletheWestAntarcticicesheetis.

【解析】细节题。本题不难。注意关键句“butAntarcticexpertsdisagreestronglyonjusthowunstableitis”即可得出

答案。

18.【答案】apdatleastonceduringthepast1.3millionyears.

【解析】细节题。注意提取关键信息“newevidencerevealsthatallormostoftheAntarcticicesheetcollapdatleast

onceduringthepast1.3millionyears”所以选A选项。

19.【答案】tAntarcticregionwasonceaopenocean.

【解析】细节题。听力最后的例子说明了这一点“whichsuggestthattheregionwasonceopenoceannotsolidice”，而

其他选项都不是最新的发现。

20.【答案】radeletedphotoisimmediatelyremovedfromtheweb.【解析】听力一开始作者就建议我们尝试删

除自己上传的照片“TakeaphotoanduploadittoFacebook,then

afteradayorso,notewhattheURLlinktothepictureisandthendeleteit.”，由此可知应该选B。

21.【答案】theystoredata.

【解析】“Whydo"deleted"photosstickaroundsolong?Theproblemrelatestothewaydataisstoredonlarge

websites”，从这句话可知图片之所以不能立即删除跟它们存储的方式有关。22.【答案】eURLisreud.

【解析】"InthecaofFacebook,thecompanysaysdatamayhangarounduntiltheURLinquestionisreud”，从这

句话可知只有URL被再次用到才会被删除

23.【答案】edcoffeeshaveasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.【解析】：第一段原文可以找到对应句子，即

someicedcoffeescontainasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.

24.【答案】atthegym.【解析】：第一段原文中有对应语句，即Betterskipdinnerorhitthegymafterwards.

25.【答案】ncercascouldbeprevented.

【解析】：在此句中，“TheWCRFhastimatedthat19,000cancersayearinBritaincouldbeprevented,”，关键词

prevented可以得知答案为C选项。

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SectionA

参考译文

假如中产阶级的工作消失会怎样？

数百万的美国人正迈入60岁的行列比以往更加关心退休事宜。他们知道需要存钱，但存多少呢？而且存钱的目的是什么——

为了花更多地时间来宠孙子、旅游，还是发展新的事业？结果显示，夫妻双方在这个问题上可能有着完全不同的观点。

最大的分歧在于夫妻俩对晚年生活方式所持的态度。忠诚投资公司对500对夫妻进行了调查，发现41%的夫妻

对退休后两人都工作还是有一人两人或同伴是否在退休时继续工作存在分歧。妻子对丈夫的退休年龄推断大致正确，但丈夫却低估

了妻子们退休的年龄。并且，丈夫比妻子对于生活水平要略微乐观些。

许多夫妻忙于应付事业和家庭，没有时间单独或者两人一起坐下来。想想5年后、10年后或20年后自己想做些什么。他们

以为彼此意见一致，但事实却是他们甚至都没有谈论过这个话题。

如果你是个体经营者、或者从事一份没有标准退休年龄的职业，你会更倾向于推迟思考这些问题。通常是马上就要来临的退休

日期成为了退休规划的催化剂。被解雇或接受提前退休方案可以迫使你着手退休计划，但不要等到领取遣散费才开始计划。

36.N）spoiling

本空与前面的spend构成spendtimedoing的搭配，需要动词ing形式。备选的有illustrating（阐述）和spoiling（宠

爱），能与空后的grandkids构成合理搭配的明显只有spoiling，意为“花更多时间去宠孙子”。

37.K）radically

本空所在句不缺主干成分，且本空是修饰differentideas，因此需要副词。备选的有mysteriously（神秘地）‘radically

（根本地）和parately（分开地）。能与differentideas构成合理搭配的只有radically，这里做程度副词，表示丈夫与妻子有着

“根本上不同的观点”。

38.C）disagree

本空为从句中的谓语，因此缺少动词，由于从句主语为复数couples，因此需要动词原形或过去式；且要考虑

与空后的on构成搭配，应为不及物动词。备选的有assume（假设）、disagree（不同意）、obrve（观察）和underestimate

（低估）。其中不及物且与on能构成搭配的只有disagree。另外，第一段段末提到的丈夫与妻子有着“根本上不同的观点”也提

示了这里所描述的现象应当是夫妻们不同意彼此的意见。

39.O）underestimate

本空为该句谓语，且与之并列的前半句使用的是一般现在时，因此需要动词原形，备选的有assume（假设）、

obrve（观察）和underestimate（低估）。能够与空后的age构成合理搭配的只有underestimate，意为丈夫们"低估了妻子退

休时的年龄”。另外，前半句与该句构成转折，而前半句提到的是妻子一般能正确判断丈夫的退休年龄，可知该句应描述的是丈夫

不了解妻子的退休年龄。

40.I）optimistic

本空为表语，且被副词slightly修饰，空气还有more，提示了应为形容词。备选的又confidential（机密的）、forthcoming

（即将到来的）和optimistic（乐观的）。注意本空形容的是空后的standardofliving（生活标准），能构成合理意思的只有

optimistic，意为丈夫比妻子“对于生活标准要略微乐观一些”。

41.M）parately

本空与together构成并列，因此应该与together词性一致，为副词。备选的有mysteriously（神秘地）和parately（分开

地）。能与together意思上构成并列的只有parately，表示正好相反的状态，被or串联，构成选择型的并列。

42.A）assume

本空为该句谓语，且并列的后半句用的是一般现在时，而本句主语为复数they，因此本空需要动词原形。备选

的有assume（假设）和obrve（观察）。能在这里构成合理意思的只有assume,意为"他们以为他们意见一致”。

43.L）reality

空前的the提示了本空需要名词，空后的is提示了本空需要可数名词单数或不可数名词。备选的有formula（公

式、方案）、package（包裹）和reality（现实）。这里能构成合理意思的只有reality，意为"但现实是他们甚至都没

有谈论这个话题”。注意前半句的assume暗示了前半句是夫妻们自以为的现象、也就是假象，这也暗示43空所在

的转折之后的后半句描述的才是真相。

44.E）forthcoming

本空是在形容retirementdate（退休日期），需要形容词。备选的有confidential（机密的）和forthcoming（即将到来的）。

能构成合理意思的只有forthcoming，意为“常常是马上就要来临的退休日成为了退休规划的催化剂”，

即人们只有接近退休的时候才会被迫开始做规划。

45.J）package

空前的an后面需要可数名词单数，但early-retirement并非可数名词单数，因此本空才应当是被an限定的可数名词单

数。备选的有formula（公式、方案）和package（包裹）。这里意思更合理的是package,这个词可以表示"一揽子计划”，

early-retirementpackage意为“提前退休计划”。

SectionB

46.1.【定位】由题干中的factoryfloor和physicallydemandin9定位到I.段倒数第二句。【精析】细节归纳题。定位句提

到，在工厂车间，工作已不那么需要体力劳动；最后一句接着指出，相反，它需要更多的认知技能，以及理解和执行明确程序的能

力，即对智力的挑战。题干是对定位句的归纳总结，故答案为D。

47.0.【定位】由题干中的Increasinproductivity和lotheirjobstemporarily定位到O.段第一、二句。【精析】细节辨

认题。定位句提到，“失业”意味着生产力的提高。从传统意义上来说，经济学家们认为，生产力的提高是一件好事，即使可能

会导致一些工人在短期内失业。题干中的lotheirjobstemporarily对应定位句中的cauunemploymentforsomeworkersin

theshortrun，故答案为0.。

48.A.【定位】由题干中的Theunemploymentrate和twoyearsafter定位到A.段第二、三

句。【精析】细节辨认题。定位句指出，在官方宣布经济衰退结束的两年后，没有几个美国人会说已经摆脱了经济

问题，尤其是失业率，仍然保持在9％以上。题干中的remainedhigh对应定位句中的remainsabove9％，the

government,over对应定位句中的theofficialendoftherecession，故答案为A.。

49.C.【定位】由题干中的highunemploymentrate和obs定位到C.段第二、三

句。

【精析】细节推断题。C.段第二句提到作者想表明的是，结构变化是当前高失业率的一个重要因素。紧接着

在第三句提到，经济正处于转型期，二战以后出现的中产阶级的工作岗位已经开始减少。题干中的therecenthigh

unemploymentrate对应定位句中的thecurrentrateofhighunemployment,decrea对应定位句中的decline，故答案为C.。

50.H.【定位】由题干中的suburbaneconomy以及the1950s定位到H.段第二句。

【精析】细节辨认题。定位句提到，20世纪50年代建立了拥有大量白领工人的新郊区经济。题干中的lotsofofficejobs

对应定位句中的apluralityofwhite—collarworkers，故答案为H.。

51.M.【定位】由题干中的thefirstdecadeofthe21stcentury和anincreainearnings定位

到M．段。

【精析】细节辨认题。定段首旬提到，从2000年至2010年，高校毕业生（无高级学位的）的实际收入下降的比例比高

中毕业生的要多，这里的高级学位是指本科以上的学位；定位段第二旬指出，事实上，在此期间，唯一显示收入增加的教育类别就

是那些具有高级学位的毕业生。题干中的Inthefirstdecadeofthe21stcentury对应定位段中

的from2000t02010。withpostgraduatedegrees对应定位段中的withadvanceddegrees，故答案为M．。

52.B.【定位】由题干中的monetaryandfiscalstimulus定位到B.段第三句。【精析】细节辨

认题。定位句提到，根据该说法，经济不景气可以通过使用货币和财政刺激基本上得到解决。

此处的该说法是指前一句中提到的凯恩斯主义的说法，与题干中的0neeconomicstheory对应。题干中的copewith

对应定位句中的cured，economicrecession对应定位句中的theslump，故答案为B．。

53.N.【定位】由题干中的Onlinecours,eliminate和teachingjobs定位到N.段倒数第三旬

和最后一句。

【精析】细节归纳题。N.段倒数第三句提到，两位斯坦福大学教授进行的人工智能在线课程的实验吸引了数以万计的报名

者。N.段最后一句提到，如果数学、经济学、化学等课程也开设在线课程的话，那么大量的教学岗位会被淘汰。题干中的may

eliminatemanyteachingjobs对应定位句中的teachingjobsthatmightbeeliminated，故答案为N.。

54.K.【定位】由题干中的recordandbookbusiness定位到K.段第三、四句。

【精析】细节推断题。J段末句提到，个人电脑和互联网的兴起已扩大了这些技术的影响，几乎影响了所有的企业和行业。接

着定位旬中具体介绍了个人电脑和互联网对各行各业的影响，如唱片店已被音乐下载所取代，书店在倒闭，而电子书的销量却在增

加。由此可推知，音乐下载和电子书这些电脑技术导致唱片和图书行业发生了革命性的变化。题干中的Computertechnology是对

定位句中的musicdownloads和booksonelectronicreaders的归纳，故答案为K.

SectionC

PassageOne

55.E.【定位】由题干中的halfofthelaborforce和bytheendofthe20thcentury定位到E.段第三句。

【精析】细节辨认题。定位句提到，到2000年，被划分为文职人员、技术工人、管理人员和行政人员的劳动者超过了劳动力

总数的50％，该句中的clericalworkers．technicalworkers，managersandofficials就是指题干中的

White．Collarworkers。题干中的accountedformorethanhalfofthelaborforce对应定位句中的exceeded50％ofthelabor

force，bytheendofthe20thcentury对应定位句中的by2000，故答案为E．

56.B.【定位】由题干中的"deepreading”定位到首段第一句。【精析】事实细节题。定位句指出，深阅读是一种濒临消失

的阅读行为，我们应当像保护古建筑或重要的艺术

品那样对其采取保护措施。由此可见，作者认为我们应该保护深阅读，以免为时过晚，故答案为B.。

57.A.【定位】由题干中的thereadingofliterature定位到第一段第二句。【精析】推理判断题。定位句指出，深阅读的消

失将会危及伴随网络长大的几代人的智力和情感发展，以及对

人类文化关键组成部分—小说、诗歌和其他文学类型——的保护。由此可以推出，作者提倡文学阅读的原因是它有助于促进读者的

智力和情感发展，故答案为A.

58.B.【定位】由题干中的printed—page定位到第二段第二句。【精析】推理判断题。定位句提到，虽然深阅读严格来说

并不需要传统书籍，但是印刷品内在的限制却对深阅

读体验特别有益，紧接着第三句以书籍没有超链接为例说明这可以令读者完全沉浸在故事之中，故答案为B.

59.D.【定位】由题干中的thestudies和onlinereading定位到第四段第三句。【精析】推理判断题。定位句指出，越来越

多的证据表明，在线阅读可能不那么吸引人，也不太令人满意，也

就是说在线阅读不那么令人愉快，故答案为D.。

60.A.【定位】由题干中的Britain'NationalLiteracyTrust定位到第四段第四句和最后一句。【精析】推理判断题。本段最后

一句指出，每天阅读纸质书或者既读纸质书也读电子书的年轻人的阅读能力高

于平均水平的可能性是每天只看电子书的年轻人的两倍，由此推出用电子设备阅读的读者可能阅读能力稍差，故答案为A.

PassageTwo

61.C.【定位】由题干中的immigrantsinAmerica定位到首段最后一句。【精析】事实细节题。定位句指出，来自不同国家

的移民之间的具体差异会影响他们的到来对美国人而言是好

还是坏，也就是说移民的背景决定他们是否有利于美国人的利益，故答案为C.

62.A.【定位】由题干中的MiltonFriedman定位到第三段第二句。

【精析】推理判断题。由定位句可知，经济学教授MiltonFriedman曾经说过：“至善者善之敌。”紧接着作者给出了对这

句话的理解：企图实现一个无法企及的理想可能会使我们无法取得在实践中有可能得到的好结果；该段首句也指出，从抽象的角度

很难给移民问题找出“理想出路”。由此推出作者试图通过引用MiltonFriedman的话来表

明给美国移民问题找到理想的解决方法实际上行不通，因为这个目标过高，故答案为A.

63.C.【定位】根据题干中的theauthor'view及America'immigrationpolicy定位到第五段最

后一句以及第六段。

【精析】推理判断题。第五段最后一句提到作者的观点：给国家建起围墙不如给福利制度筑起壁垒。也就是说，作者认

为限制移民不如限制福利制度。紧接着第六段的第一句用But转折，提到事实是福利制度并未加以限制；第

二句指出在福利制度和开放边界之间我们没有选择。第三句提到，福利体制已成为生活中一个重大的、不可避免的事实，关于移民

法我们所尝试做的任何事情都要考虑到此背景。定位句暗含的意思就是作者认为必须限制移民，否则会破坏美国的福利制度，故答

案为C.

64.D.【定位】由题干中的terroristattacks及BostonandLondon定位到倒数第二段最后一句。【精析】推理判断题。定

位句指出，如果在近来波士顿和伦敦街头发生的恐怖袭击之后我们还没有认识到这一

点，那么我们什么时候才能认识到呢?该句中的“这一点”是指前一句中提到的“准许拥有不兼容文化的人移入本

国是不可逆转的、会带来无法估量的后果的决定”，由此可知移民与东道国的文化不兼容会带来后果，故答案为D.

65.B.【定位】由题干中的"comprehensiveimmigrationreform”定位至U最后一段。【精析】观点态度题。定位段指

出，“全面移民改革”意味着草率行事，没有时间三思而后行，并以抽象人的

抽象概念为依据。由“草率行事”和“没有时间三思而后行”可知，作者对“全面移民改革”持否定的态度，故答案为B.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)参考译文与难点注释

Recently,theChineAcademyofSciencesreleadariesofannualreportsconcerningitslatestscientificfindingsandthe

ortsconsistedofthreeparts:scientificdevelopment,hi-techdevelopmentandthesustainable

streportincludedthelatestfindingsofChinescientists,suchasthebreakthroughinthe

ortalsohighlightedsomeissuesthatweneedtopayattentiontointhe

ondreportannouncedveralhotfieldsoftheappliedscientificrearch,suchasthestudyof3Dprintingand

rdreportcalledontheimprovementintop-leveldesignsoastogetridofthestructuralbarriersofindustrial

upgradingandcontributetoenergyconrvationandemissionreduction.

1．第一句中的“年度系列报告”可译为ariesofannualreports。

2．第二句中，“报告”这个词出现的次数较多，为了避免重复，可以采用减译法。“系列报告包括三部分”中

的“包括”可以用consistof或becompridof来表达。”中国可持续发展战略”可以译为thesustainabledevelopment

strategyofChina。

3．第四句中，“需要关注的问题”采用增译法，翻译为issuesthatweneedtopayattentionto。

4.第五句中，“3D打印”可译为3Dprintin9。

5.第六句中的"顶层设计”可以译为top—leveldesign；"消除”可以译为9etridof

或eliminate;"节能减排”可译为energyconrvationandemissionreduction。

2014年6月大学英语六级听力原文第三套

SectionA

ShortConversation

W:'slocatedinaquietbuildingandit'sclotobus

lines.

M:katit,it'sawful,thepainthaspeeledoff（脱落）andcarpetiswornandthestoveisancient.

Q1:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

M:Thepictureswetookatthebotanicalgarden（植物园）shouldbereadytomorrow.

W:Ican'twaittoethem,I'

Q2:Whatisthewomaneagertoknow?

W:haveitfixedbynextTuesday?

M:Letmee,Ineedtofindahandlethatmatchesbutthatshouldn'ttaketoolong.

Q3:Whatdoesthemanmean?

M:ThistrucklookslikewhatIneedbutI't'hallvetooperateforlongperiodsoftimein

verycoldtemperatures.

W:Wouliketoethem?

Q4:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

[A]Heneedsavehicletobeudinharshweather.

M:Ithinkyourbosswouldbeveryuptwhenhegetsyourletterofresignation.

W:heletter,IjusttoldhimfranklyIcouldnolongerlivewithhispoormanagementandstupid

decisions.

Q5:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

W：I'dliketoexchangetheshirt.I'velearnedthatthepersonboughtitforallergic（过敏）towool.

M：comethisway.

Q6：Whatdoesthewomenwanttodo？

M:Excume,Miss？Didanyonehappentoturninanewhandbag?Youknow,it'sabirthdaygiftformywife.

W:,we'vgeotquitealotofwomen'givememoredetailedinformation,suchasthecolor,

thesizeandthetrademark?

Q7:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

M:Whatareyougoingtodowiththeoldhouyouareinheritagefromyourgrandfather?

W:Ionceintendedtollit,butnow,I'mthinkingofturningitintoaguesthou,becauit'sstillasolidstructure.

Q8:Whatdoesthemanplantodowithhisoldhou?

LongConversationOne

W:Whenyouwriteanovel,doyouknowwhereyou'rgeoing,?

M:Yes,youmust,really,ifyou'rweritingtheclassicaldetectivestory,becauitmustbesocarefullyplottedandsoca

n'mteantosaythatIalwaysgetitright,butIdoplanbeforeI

stomethatcreativewritingis

aprocessofrevelation（发现）,really,ratherthanofcreativityintheordinaryn.

W:Whenyou'rpelanningthebasicstructure,doyouliketogoawaytobesurethatyou'rbeyyourlf?

M:Ineedtobebymylfcertainly,''mtindmuchwhereIamas

longasI'vgeotenoughspacetowrite,butIneedtobecompletelyalone.W:Isthatveryimportanttoyou?

M:Oh,yes.I'vneverbeenlonelyinallmylife.W:Howextraordinary!Never?M:No,never.

W:You'eoncesaidthatthere'asbitoficeattheheartofeverywriter.

M:tercanstandasidefromexperienceandlookatit,sthis

‘detachment'（分离）andIreayoften,a

writercanappeartostandaside,andthisdetachmentmakespeoplefeelthere'sabitoficeintheheart.

Questions9to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

thekeytowriteagoodclassicaldetectivestoryaccordingtotheman?

esthemanmainlyneedwhenworkingonabook?

esthemansayaboutwriters?

W:Thereisanelementthereaboutcompetitionthen,isn'tthere?BecauBritishrailwaysareanationalizedindustry（国有

企业）.There'on'tlikeaparticularkindofbigbeans,youcangoandbuy

oudon'tlikeaparticularrailway,youcan'tgoanduanother.

M:ythatifyoudidn'htavemonopoly,youwouldn'bteabletodothethings

,Idon'1946,whenthe

TransportActcamein,wewerenationalized.

W:Doyouthinkthat'asgoodthing?Hasitbeenagoodthingfortherailways,doyouthink,tobenationalized?

M:OhIthinkso,eingeneral,'is

snoquestionaboutthat.

W:Sowhatareyousayingthen?Isitiftherailwayshappenbeingnationalized（没有发生被国有化的情况）,theywould

simplyhavedisappeared?

M:Oh,',

Germanrailways,e,thogovernmentsarepreparingtopourmoneyintothetransportsystemto

keepitgoing.

W:Soinan,nehand,you'he

otherhand,you'vgeottoprovidethebestrvice.

M:Yes,youareright.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

esthewomansayaboutBritishrailways?

somepeoplewhowritetothemancomplainabout?

esthemansaythreatenstheexistenceofrailways?

esthemansayaboutrailwaysinothercountries?

SectionB

PassageOne

Amongglobalwarming'smostfrighteningthreatsisthepredictionisthatthepolarice-caps（冰盖）willmelt,raisinga

levelsomucistsagreethatkeyplayerinthis

scenarioistheWestAntarctic（南极）icesheet,floating

iceshelves（冰架）whichhavelittleimpactonalevelwhentheybreakup,theicesheetisanchored（固定的）tobedrock

ndedbyopenocean,itisalsovulnerable,butAntarcticexpertsdisagreestronglyonjusthow

,newevidencerevealsthatallormostoftheAntarcticicesheetcollapdatleastonceduringthepast1.3

millionyears,aperiodwhenglobaicesheetwas

ogicaltime,of,whichwaspublishedlastweekin

Science,comesfromateamofscientistsfromUppsalaUniversityinSwedenandCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologywhodrewdeep

undfossilsof

microscopicmarineplants（海洋微生物）an

Engleheart,aco-authorfromtheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologysays,‘theWestAntarcticicesheetdisappearonceandcan

disappearagain.'

Questions16to19arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

oneofthemostfrighteningthreatsofglobalwarmingaccordingtothepassage?

dscientistsdisagreeon?

thelatestinformationrevealedabouttheWestAntarcticicesheet?

escientistslate'stfindingssuggest?

[A]TheWestAntarcticregionwasonceanopenocean.

PassageTwo

It'salwaysfuntowriteaboutrearchthatyoucanactuallytryoutforyourlf.

Trythis:TakeaphotoanduploadittoFacebook,thenafteradayorso,notewhattheURLlinktothepictureisandthen

sare:Itwill.

Facebookisn'chersatCambridgeUniversityhavefoundthatnearlyhalfofthesocialnetworkingsites

don'ral,photo-centricwebsiteslikeFlickrwerefound

tobebetteratquicklyremovingdeletedphotosuponrequest.

Whydo"deleted"photosstickaroundsolong?Theproblemrelatestothewaydataisstoredonlargewebsites:Whileyour

personalcomputeronlykeepsonecopyofafile,large-scalerviceslikeFacebookrelyonwhatarecalledcontentdelivery

'sa

complexsystemwhereindataiscopiedtomultipleintermediatedevices,usuallytospeedupaccesstofileswhenmillionsof

auchangesaren'treflectedacrossthecontentdelivery

networksimmediately,ghostcopiesoffilestendtolinger（逗留）fordaysorweeks.

InthecaofFacebook,thecompanysaysdatamayhangarounduntiltheURLinquestionisreud,whichisusually"after

ashortperiodoftime",thoughobviouslythattimecanvaryconsiderably.

Questions20to22arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

esthespeakeraskustotryout?

countsforthefailureofsomewebsitestoremovephotosimmediately?

lltheunwanteddataeventuallydisappearfromFacebookaccordingtothecompany?

PassageThree

Enjoyinganicedcoffee?Betterskipdinnerorhitthegymafterwards,withacancercharitywarningthatsomeicedcoffees

containasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.

TheWorldCancerRearchFund（WCRF）conductedasurveyoficedcoffeessoldbysomepopularchainsinBritaininc

ludingStarbucks,CaffeNeroandCostaCoffeetogaugethecaloriesasstudiesincreasinglylinkobesitywithcancer.

cedcoffeescontainedmorethan450caloriesandthe

majorityhadanexcessof200.

Healthexpertsadvithattheaveragewomanshouldconsumeabout2,000caloriesadayandamanabout2,500caloriesto

saimfor1,000to1,500caloriesaday.

"Thefactthatthereisanicedcoffeeonthemarketwithoveraquarterofawoman'sdailycaloriesallowanceisalarming,"Dr

RachelThompson,scienceprogrammemanageratLondon-badWCRF,saidinawidely-reportedstatement.

"Thisistheamountofcaloriesyoumightexpecttohaveinaneveningmeal,notinadrink."

TheWCRFhastimatedthat19,000cancersayearinBritaincouldbepreventedifpeoplelosttheirexcessweightwith

growingevidencethatexcessbodyfatincreastheriskofvariouscancers.

"Ifyouarehavingthetypesofcoffeeregularlythentheywillincreathechancesofyoubecomingoverweight,whichin

turnincreasyourriskofdevelopingcancer,aswellasotherdiassuchasheartdia."sheadded.

Questions23to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

rningdidsomehealthexpertsgive?

estheauthorsuggestpeopledoaftertheyhaveanicedcoffee?

uldBritishpeopleexpectiftheymaintainanormalbodyweightaccordingtotheWCRF?

SectionC

Psychologistsarefindingthathopeplaysasurprisinglyvitalroleingivingpeopleameasurableadvantageinroundsas

diverasacademicachievement,bearingupintoughjobs,,bycontrast,thelossofhope,is

turningouttobeastrongersignthatapersonmaycommitsuicidethanotherfactorslongthoughttobemorelikelyrisks.“Hope

hasprovenapowerfulpredictorofoutcomeineverystudywe'vedonesofar,s”,apsychologist,who

mple,inrearchwith3920collegestudents,DoctorSnyder

andhiscolleaguesfoundthatthelevelofhopeamongfreshmenatthebeginningoftheirfirstmesterwasamoreaccurate

predictoroftheircollegegrades,thanweretheirSATscoresortheirgradepointaveragesinhighschool,thetwomeasuresmost

commonlyudtopredictcollegeperformance.“Studentswithhighhopetthemlveshighergoalsandknowhowtoworkto

attainthem,”DoctorSnydersaid.“Whenyoucomparestudentsofequivalentintelligenceandpastacademicachievements,

whattsthemapartishope.I”ndevisingawaytoassshopescientifically,DoctorSnyderwentbeyondthesimplenotionthat

hopeismerelythenthateverythingwillturnoutallright.“Thatnotionis

notconcrete（具体的）enoughanditblurs（模糊）twokeycomponentsofhope,”DoctorSnydersaid,“Havinghopemeans

believingyouhaveboththewillandthewaytoaccomplishyourgoals,whatevertheymaybe.”