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大學英語六級（CET-6）模擬訓練高頻過關(guān)題

COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

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PartIWriting

Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingontheremark

’2smileistheshortestdistancebetweentwopeople.z,Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyour

pointYoushouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethem200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheend

ofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswi/lbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

1.A)Shehascompletelyrecovered.C)Sheisstillinacriticalcondition.

B)Shewentintoshockafteranoperation.D)Sheisgettingmuchbetter.

2.A)Orderingabreakfast.C)Buyingatrainticket.

B)Bookingahotelroom.D)Fixingacompartment.

3.A)Mostborrowersneverreturnedthebookstoher.

B)Themanistheonlyonewhobroughtherbookback.

C)Sheneverexpectedanyonetoreturnthebookstoher.

D)Mostofthebooksshelentoutcamebackwithoutjackets.

4.A)SheleftherworkearlytogetsomebargainslastSaturday.

B)Sheattendedthesupermarketsgrandopeningceremony.

C)Shedroveafoilhourbeforefindingaparkingspace.

D)ShefailedtogetintothesupermarketlastSaturday.

5.A)Heisbotheredbythepaininhisneck.

B)Hecannotdohisreportwithoutacomputer.

C)Hecannotaffordtohaveacoffeebreak.

D)Hefeelssorrytohavemissedthereport.

6.A)Onlytopartstudentscanshowtheirworksinthegallery.

B)Thegalleryspaceisbigenoughfortheman'spaintings.

C)Thewomanwouldliketohelpwiththeexhibitionlayout.

D)Themanisuncertainhowhisartworkswillbereceived.

7.A)Thewomanneedsatemporaryreplacementforherassistant.

B)Themanworksinthesamedepartmentasthewomandoes.

C)Thewomanwillhavetostayinhospitalforafewdays.

D)Themaniscapableofdealingwithdifficultpeople.

8.A)Itwasbetterthanthepreviousone.C)Itexaggeratedthecity'seconomicproblems.

B)Itdistortedthemayor'sspeech.D)Itreflectedtheopinionsofmosteconomists.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Toinformhimofaproblemtheyface.C)Todiscussthecontentofaprojectreport.

B)Torequesthimtopurchasecontroldesks.D)Toaskhimtofixthedictatingmachine.

10.A)Theyquotethebestpriceinthemarket.

B)Theymanufactureandsellofficefurniture.

C)Theycannotdeliverthesteelsheetsontime.

D)Theycannotproducethesteelsheetsneeded.

11.A)Bymarkingdowntheunitprice.C)Byallowingmoretimefordelivery.

B)Byacceptingthepenaltyclauses.D)Bypromisingbetterafter-salesservice.

12.A)Givethecustomeratenpercentdiscount.

B)Claimcompensationfromthesteelsuppliers.

C)AsktheBuyingDepartmenttochangesuppliers.

D)Cancelthecontractwiththecustomer.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A)Stockbroker.C)Mathematician.

B)Physicist.D)Economist.

14.A)Improvecomputerprogramming.C)Predictglobalpopulationgrowth.

B)Explaincertainnaturalphenomena.D)Promotenationalfinancialhealth.

15.A)Theirdifferenteducationalbackgrounds.C)ChaosTheoryanditsapplications.

B)Changingattitudestowardsnature.D)Thecurrentglobaleconomiccrisis.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

somequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theylaygreatemphasisonhardwork.C)Theyrequirehighacademicdegrees.

B)Theyname150starengineerseachyear.D)TheyhavepeoplewithaveryhighIQ.

17.A)Longyearsofjobtraining.C)Distinctiveacademicqualifications.

B)Highemotionalintelligence.D)Devotiontotheadvanceofscience.

18.A)Goodinterpersonalrelationships.C)Sophisticatedequipment.

B)Richworkingexperience.D)Highmotivation.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Adiary.C)Distinctiveacademicqualifications.

B)Afairytale.D)Devotiontotheadvanceofscience.

20.A)Hewasasportsfan.C)Sophisticatedequipment.

B)Helovedadventures.D)Highmotivation.

21.A)Encouragepeopletoundertakeadventures.

B)Publicisehiscolourfulanduniquelifestories.

C)Raisepeople'senvironmentalawareness.

D)AttractpeopletoAmerica'snationalparks.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Thefirstinfectedvictim.C)Thedoctorwhofirstidentifiedit.

B)AcoastalvillageinAfrica.D)AriverrunningthroughtheCongo.

23.A)Theyexhibitsimilarsymptoms.C)Theyhavealmostthesamemortalityrate.

B)Theycanbetreatedwiththesamedrug.D)Theyhavebothdisappearedforgood.

24.A)Byinhalingairpollutedwiththevirus.C)BydrinkingwaterfromtheCongoRiver.

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B)Bycontactingcontaminatedbodyfluids.D)ByeatingfoodgrowninSudanandZaire.

25.A)MorestrainswillevolvefromtheEbolavirus.

B)ScientistswilleventuallyfindcuresforEbola.

C)AnotherEbolaepidemicmayeruptsoonerorlater.

D)Onceinfected,onewillbecomeimmunetoEbola.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Theidealcompanionmachinewouldnotonlylook,feel,andsoundfriendlybutwouldalsobe

programmedtobehaveinanagreeablemanner.Thosequalitiesthat26otherpeopleenjoyable

wouldbesimulatedascloselyaspossible,andthemachinewouldappeartobe27stimulating

andeasygoing.Itsinformalconversationalstylewouldmakeinteractioncomfortable,andyetthe

machinewouldremainslightly28andthereforeinteresting.Initsfirst29,itmightbe

somewhathesitantandunassuming,butasitcametoknowtheuseritwouldprogresstoamore

30andintimatestyle.Themachinewouldnotbeapassive31butwouldadditsown

suggestions,information,andopinions;itwouldsometimes32indevelopingorchangingthe

topicandwouldhavea33ofitsown.

Themachinewouldconveypresence.Wehaveallseenhowacomputer'suseofpersonal

namesoftenfascinatespeopleandneedsthemtotreatthemachineasifitwerealmosthuman.

Suchfeaturesareeasilywrittenintothesoftware.Byintroducingadegreeofforcefulnessand

humour,themachinecould34avividanduniquecharacter.

Friendshipsarenotmadeinaday,andthecomputerwouldbemore35asafriendifit

simulatedthegradualchangesthatoccurwhenonepersonisgettingtoknowanother.Atan

appropriatetimeitmightalsoexpressthekindofaffectionthatstimulatesattachmentand

intimacy.

PartHIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordfareachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Childrenarelosingtheabilitytoplayproperlybecausetheyarebeinggiventoomanytoys,

accordingtoanewresearch.Thestudiesshowthatchildren——especiallythoseunderfive——are

often36andactuallyplaylessthanthosewithfewertoys.

“Ourstudiesshowthatgivingchildrentoomanytoysortoysofthe37typecanactuallybe

doingthemharm.Theygetspoiledandcannot38onanyonethinglongenoughtolearnfrom

it”,saidLerner,achildhooddevelopmentresearcher.Herconclusionshavebeenbackedupby

Britishresearchlookingatchildrenwith39fewtoys,whoseparentsspendmoretimereading,

singingorplayingwiththem.Itshowedsuchchildren40youngstersfromricherbackgrounds—

eventhosewhohadaccesstocomputers.

KathySylva,professorofeducationalpsychologyatOxfordUniversity,reachedher41from

astudyof3,000childrenfromtheagesofthreetofive.Inheropinion,thereisacomplex

relationshipbetweenchildren'sprogress,thetypeoftoystheyaregivenandthetimeparents

spendonthem.Whenthechildrenhavealargenumberoftoysthereseemstobeadistraction

element,andwhenchildrenare42theydonotlearnorplaywell.

Someparentsnoticethe43early.OrhanIsmail,aresearcherfromColchester,Essex,sawa

changefortheworseinCameron,his10-month-oldson,afterhewasgiven44toyslast

Christmas.HeobservedthatiftherearetoomanytoysinfrontofCameron,hewilljustkeep

movingroundthemandthenendupgoingawayandfindingsomethinglikeaslippertoplaywith.

Experts45toputafigureonthenumberoftoyschildrenshouldhave,butmanybelieve

twodozenisenoughforchildrenofpre-schoolage._______________

A)impact1)surpass

B)concentrateJ)innumerable

C)overwhelmedK)decisions

D)reasonablyL)inaccurate

E)conclusionsM)relatively

F)exquisiteN)distracted

G)embarrassed0)lag

H)hesitate

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

NormanBorlaug:''FatheroftheGreenRevolution"

[A]Fewpeoplehavequietlychangedtheworldforthebettermorethanthisruralladfromthe

midwestemstateofIowaintheUnitedStates.ThemaninfocusisNormanBorlaug,the

“FatheroftheGreenRevolution”,whodiedon12September2009atage95.Norman

Borlaugspentmostofhis60workingyearsinthefarmlandsofMexico,SouthAsiaandlater

inAfrica,fightingworldhunger,andsavingbysomeestimatesuptoabillionlivesinthe

process.Anachievement,fitforaNobelPeacePrize.

EarlyYears

[B]"Kmaproductofthegreatdepression"ishowBorlaugdescribedhimself.Agreat-grandsonof

NorwegianimmigrantstotheUnitedStates,Borlaugwasbornin1914andgrewupona

smallfarminthenortheasterncomerofIowainatowncalledCresco.Hisfamilyhada

^0-hectrare(公頃)farmonwhichtheygrewwheat,maize(玉米)andhayandraisedpigsand

cattle.Normanspentmostofhistimefromage7-17onthefarm,evenasheattendeda

one-room,one-teacherschoolatNewOregoninHowardCounty.

[C]Borlaugdidn'thavemoneytogotocollege.ButthroughaGreatDepressioneraprogramme,

knownastheNationalYouthAdministration,BorlaugwasabletoenrollinUniversityof

MinnesotaatMinneapolistostudyforestry.HeexcelledinstudiesandreceivedhisPhDin

plantpathology(病理學)andgeneticsin1942.

[D]From1942to1944,BorlaugwasemployedasamicrobiologistatDuPontinWilmington.

However,followingtheDecember1941attackonPearlHarbor,Borlaugtriedtojointhe

military,butwasrejectedunderwartimelabourregulations.

InMexico

[E]In1944,manyexpertswarnedofmassstarvationindevelopingnationswherepopulations

wereexpandingfasterthancropproduction.BorlaugbeganworkataRockefeller

Foundation-fundedprojectinMexicotoincreasewheatproductionbydeveloping

higher-yieldingvarietiesofthecrop.Itinvolvedresearchingenetics,plantbreeding,plant

pathology,entomology(昆蟲學),agronomy(農(nóng)藝學),soilscience,andcerealtechnology.

ThegoaloftheprojectwastoboostwheatproductioninMexico,whichatthetimewas

importingalargeportionofitsgrain.

[F]BorlaugsaidthathisfirstcoupleofyearsinMexicoweredifficult.Helackedtrainedscientists

andequipment.Nativefarmerswerehostiletowardsthewheatprogrammebecauseof

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seriouscroplossesfrom1939to1941duetostemrust.

[G]WheatvarietiesthatBorlaugworkedwithhadtall,thinstalks.Whiletallerwheatcompeted

betterforsunlight,theyhadatendencytocollapseundertheweightofextragrain-atrait

calledlodging.Toovercomethis,Borlaugworkedonbreedingwheatwithshorterand

strongerstalks,whichcouldholdonlargerseedheads.Borlaug'snewsemi-dwarf,

disease-resistantvarieties,calledPitic62andPenjamo62,changedthepotentialyieldof

Mexicanwheatdramatically.By1963wheatproductioninMexicostoodsixtimesmorethan

thatof1944.

GreenRevolutioninIndia

[H]Duringthe1960s,SouthAsiaexperiencedseveredroughtconditionandIndiahadbeen

importingwheatonalargescalefromtheUnitedStates.BorlaugcametoIndiain1963along

withDrRobertAndersontoduplicatehisMexicansuccessinthesub-continent.The

experimentsbeganwithplantingafewofthehigh-yieldingvarietystrainsinthefieldsofthe

IndianAgriculturalResearchInstituteatPusainNewDelhi,underthesupervisionofDrM.S.

Swaminathan.ThesestrainsweresubsequentlyplantedintestplotsatLudhiana,Pantnagar,

Kanpur,PuneandIndore.Theresultswerepromising,butlarge-scalesuccess,however,was

notinstant.CulturaloppositiontonewagriculturaltechniquesinitiallypreventedBorlaug

fromgoingaheadwithplantingofnewwheatstrainsinIndia.By1965,whenthedrought

situationturnedalarming,theGovernmenttooktheleadandallowedwheatrevolutionto

moveforward.ByemployingagriculturaltechniqueshedevelopedinMexico,Borlaugwas

abletonearlydoubleSouthAsianwheatharvestsbetween1965and1970.

[I]IndiasubsequentlymadeahugecommitmenttoMexicanwheat,importingsome18,000

tonnesofseed.By1968,itwasclearthattheIndianwheatharvestwasnothingshortof

revolutionary.Itwassoproductivethattherewasashortageoflabourtoharvestit,ofbull

cartstohaulittothethreshingfloor（打谷場）ofjute（黃麻）bagstostoreit.Local

governmentsinsomeareaswereforcedtoshutdownschoolstemporarilytousethemas

storehouses.

[J]UnitedNation'sFoodandAgricultureOrganisation（FAO）observedthatin40yearsbetween

1961and2001/lndiamorethandoubleditspopulation,from452milliontomorethan1

billion.Atthesametime,itnearlytripleditsgrainproductionfrom87milliontonnesto231

milliontonnes.Itaccomplishedthisfeatwhileincreasingcultivatedgrainacreage（土地面

積）amere8percent/'ItwasinIndiathatNormanBorlaug'sworkwasdescribedasthe

"GreenRevolution//

InAfrica

[K]Africasufferedwidespreadhungerandstarvationthroughthe70sand80s.Foodandaid

pouredinfrommostdevelopedcountriesintothecontinent,butthankstotheabsenceof

efficientdistributionsystem,thehungryremainedempty-stomach.ThethenChairmanofthe

NipponFoundation,RyoichiSasakawawonderedwhythemethodsusedinMexicoandIndia

werenotextendedtoAfrica.HecalledupNormanBorlaug,nowleadingasemi-retiredlife,

forhelp.HemanagedtoconvinceBorlaugtohelpwithhisneweffortandsubsequently

foundedtheSasakawaAfricaAssociation.Borlauglaterrecalled,z/butafterIsawtheterrible

circumstancesthere,Isaid,'Let'sjuststartgrowing'".

[L]ThesuccessinAfricawasnotasspectacularasitwasinIndiaorMexico.Thoseelementsthat

allowedBorlaug'sprojectstosucceed,suchaswell-organisedeconomiesandtransportation

andirrigationsystems,wereseverelylackingthroughoutAfrica.Becauseofthis,Borlaug's

initialprojectswererestrictedtodevelopedregionsofthecontinent.Nevertheless,yieldsof

maize,sorghum（高粱）andwheatdoubledbetween1983and1985.

NobelPrize

[M]Forhiscontributionstotheworldfoodsupply,BorlaugwasawardedtheNobelPeacePrizein

1970.NorwegianofficialsnotifiedhiswifeinMexicoCityat4:00am,butBorlaughadalready

leftforthetestfieldsintheTolucavalley,about65kmwestofMexicoCity.Achauffeur(司

機)tookhertothefieldstoinformherhusband.Inhisacceptancespeech,Borlaugsaid,z/the

firstessentialcomponentofsocialjusticeisadequatefoodforallmankind.Foodisthemoral

rightofallwhoarebornintothisworld.Yet,50percentoftheworldpopulationgoes

hungry//

GreenRevolutionvsEnvironmentalists

[N]Borlaug'sadvocacyofintensivehigh-yieldagriculturecameunderseverecriticismfrom

environmentalistsinrecentyears.Hisworkfacedenvironmentalandsocio-economic

criticisms,includingchargesthathismethodshavecreateddependenceonmonoculture

crops,unsustainablefanningpractices,heavyindebtednessamongsubsistencefarmers,and

highlevelsofcanceramongthosewhoworkwithagriculturechemicals.Therearealso

concernsaboutthelong-termsustainabilityoffanningpracticesencouragedbytheGreen

Revolutioninboththedevelopedandthedevelopingworld.

[0]InIndia,theGreenRevolutionisblamedforthedestructionofIndiacropdiversity,drought

vulnerability,dependenceonagro-chemicalsthatpoisonsoilsbutreaplarge-scalebenefits

mostlytotheAmericanmulti-nationalcorporations.Whatthesecriticsoverwhelmingly

advocateisaglobalmovementtowards"organic"or"sustainable"farmingpracticesthat

avoidusingchemicalsandhightechnologyinfavourofnaturalfertilisers,cultivationand

pest-controlporgrammes.

46.Farmers'rejectionofhisplantingtechniquesinitiallypreventedBorlaugfromachievinglarge-

scalesuccessinIndia.

47.Inbothdevelopedanddevelopingcountriesthereareconcernswhetherinthelongrun

Borlaug'sfarmingpracticewillbesustainable.

48.Borlaug'sPitic62andPenjamo62hasshortandstrongstemsandcanresisttodiseases.

49.Borlaug'ssuccessinAfricawasnotasspectacularasinIndiaorMexicobecauseAfricalacked

thenecessarysupportingfacilities.

50.InIndia,criticsattributethedestructionofIndiancropdiversitytotheGreenRevolution.

51.Borlaugemphasisedthatadequatefoodforallmankindisessentialinensuringsocialjusticein

hisNobelPrizeacceptancespeech.

52.InrecentyearsBorlaug'sGreenRevolutionhasbeenattackedbyenvironmentalists.

53.Borlaug'swheatprogrammehadbeenstuckintroubleduringhisfirstcoupleofyearsin

Mexico.

54.AccordingtoUnitedNation'sFoodandAgricultureOrganisation,in40yearsbetween1961and

2001India'sgrainproductionincreasednearlythreetimes.

55.NormanBorlaugwonaNobelPrizeforhis60yearsworkoncombatingworldhunger.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

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

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Depression"ismorethanaseriouseconomicdownturn.Whatdistinguishesadepression

fromaharshrecessionisparalysingfear—fearoftheunknownsogreatthatitcausesconsumers,

businesses,andinvestorstoretreatandpanic.Theysaveupcashanddesperatelycutspending.

Theysellstocksandotherassets.Ashatteringlossofconfidenceinspiresbehaviourthat

overwhelmsthenormalself-correctingmechanismsthatusuallypreventarecessionfrom

becomingdeepandprolonged:adepression.

Comparing1929with2007-09,ChristinaRomer,theheadofPresidentObama'sCouncilof

EconomicAdvisers,findstheinitialblowtoconfidencefargreaternowthanthen.True,stock

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pricesfellathirdfromSeptembertoDecember1929,butfewerAmericansthenownedstocks.

Moreover,homepricesbarelydropped.FromDecember1928toDecember1929,totalhousehold

wealthdeclinedonly3%.Bycontrast,thelossinhouseholdwealthbetweenDecember2007and

December2008was17%.Bothstocksandhomes,morewidelyheld,droppedmore.Thus

traumatised(受到創(chuàng)傷),theeconomymighthavegoneintoafreefallendingindepression.

Indeed,itdidgointofreefall.Shoppersrefrainedfrombuyingcars,appliances,andotherbig-

ticketitems.Spendingonsuch"durables"droppedata12%annualratein2008/sthirdquarter,a

20%rateinthefourth.Andbusinessesshelvedinvestmentprojects.

Thatthesehugedeclinesdidn'tleadtodepressionmainlyreflects,asRomerargues,

counter-measurestakenbythegovernment.Privatemarketsforgoods,services,labor,and

securitiesdomostlyself-correct,butpanicfeedsonitselfanddisarmsthesestabilisingtendencies.

Inthissituation,onlythegovernmentcanprotecttheeconomyasawhole,becausemost

individualsandcompaniesareinvolvedintheself-defeatingbehaviourofself-protection.

Governmentsfailuretoperformthisroleintheearly1930stransformedrecessioninto

depression.Scholarswilldebatewhichinterventionsthistime-theFederalReserve'ssupportof

afailingcreditsystem,guaranteesofbankdebt,Obama's"stimulus"planandbank“stresstest”

一countedmostinpreventingarecurrence.Regardless,allthesecomplexmeasureshadthe

samepsychologicalpurpose:toreassurepeoplethatthefreefallwouldstopand,thereby,curb

diefearthatwouldperpetuate(使持久)afreefall.

Allthisimprovedconfidence.Buttheconsumersentimentindexremainsweak,andallthe

reboundhasoccurredinAmericans'evaluationoffutureeconomicconditions,notthepresent.

Unemployment(9.8%)isobysmo/(糟透的),therecovery'sstrengthunclear.Here,too,thereisan

echofromthe1930s.Despitebottomingoutin1933,theDepressiondidn'tenduntilWorldWarII.

Somegovernmentpoliciesaidedrecovery;somehinderedit.Thegoodnewstodayisthatthebad

newsisnotworse.

56.Whydoconsumers,businessesandinvestorsretreatandpanicintimesofdepression?

A)Theysuffergreatlossesinstocks,propertyandotherassets.

B)Theyfindtheself-correctingmechanismsdysfunctioning.

C)Theyareafraidthenormalsocialorderwillbeparalysed.

D)Theydon'tknowwhatisgoingtohappeninthefuture.

57.WhatdoesChristinaRomersayaboutthecurrenteconomicrecession?

A)ItsseverityisnomatchfortheGreatDepressionof1929.

B)Itsinitialblowtoconfidencefarexceededthatof1929.

C)Ithasaffectedhouseownersmorethanstockholders.

D)Ithasresultedinafreefallofthepricesofcommodities.

58.Whydidn'tthecurrentrecessionturnintoadepressionaccordingtoChristinaRomer?

A)Thegovernmentintervenedeffectively.

B)Privatemarketscorrectedthemselves.

C)Peoplerefrainedfrombuyingdurablesandbig-ticketitems.

D)Individualsandcompaniesadoptedself-protectionmeasures.

59.Whatisthechiefpurposeofallthecountermeasurestaken?

A)Tocreatejobopportunities.C)Tostimulatedomesticconsumption.

B)Tocurbthefearofalastingfreefall.D)Torebuildthecreditsystem.

60.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftoday'seconomicsituation?

A)Itmayworsenwithoutfurtherstimulation.C)lthasnotgonefrombadtoworse.

B)Itwillseeareboundsoonerorlater.D)ltdoesnotgivepeoplereasonforpessimism.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Atsomepointin2008,someone,probablyineitherAsiaorAfrica,madethedecisionto

movefromthecountrysidetothecity.Thisnamelesspersonpushedthehumanraceovera

historicthreshold,foritwasinthatyearthatmankindbecame,forthefirsttimeinitshistory,a

predominantlyurbanspecies.

Itisatrendthatshowsnosignofslowing.Demographers(人口統(tǒng)計學家)reckonthat

three-quartersofhumanitycouldbecity-dwellingby2050,withmostoftheincreasecomingin

thefast-growingtownsofAsiaandAfrica.Migrantstocitiesareattractedbyplentifuljobs,access

tohospitalsandeducation,andtheabilitytoescapetheboredomofafarmer'sagriculturallife.

Thosefactorsaremorethanenoughtomakeupforthesqualor(骯臟)diseaseandspectacular

povertythatthosesamemigrantsmustoftenatfirstendurewhentheybecomeurbandwellers.

ItisthecitythatinspiresthelatestbookfromPeterSmith.Hismainthesisisthatthebuzzof

urbanlife,andtheopportunitiesitoffersforcooperationandcollaboration,iswhatattracts

peopletothecity,whichinturnmakescitiesintotheenginesofart,commerce,scienceand

progress.Thisishardlyrevolutionary,butitispresentedinacharmingformat.MrSmithhas

writtenabreezyguidebook,withaseriesofshortchaptersdedicatedtospecificaspectsof

urbanity—parks,say,orthevariousschemesthathavebeenputforwardovertheyearsfor

buildingtheperfectcity.Theresultisasortofhigh-quality,unusually