大学英语六级(2013年12月考试改革适用)模拟试卷67(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级（2013年12月考试改革适用）模拟试卷67 (题后含答

案及解析)

题型有：1. Writing 2. Listening Comprehension 3. 4. Reading Comprehension 5. Translation

Part I Writing

1． For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled My View on Spending Craze During Graduation by commenting on the phenomenon that graduates often spend a lot during the graduation period. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Write your essay on Answer sheet 1. My View on Spending Craze During Graduation

正确答案： My View on Spending Craze During Graduation In recent years, there is a growing concern for the spending craze during graduation. The farewell dinners, which once symbolized a celebration of the three-or four-year friendship and the bitterness of pending departure, pose a gigantic financial burden on the graduates. A number of factors can account for such phenomenon, but the following might be the critical ones. Firstly, it’s an undeniable truth that today’s college students tend to spend much more money than before. What’s more, the farewell dinners are held in the name of more and more social groups, such as classes, college societies, dormitories and so on. In my view, the problem mentioned above has become increasingly severe, so great concern is deserved and effective measures are called for. To begin with, it is essential that the school should attach more importance to teaching the concept of thrift. Secondly, students should enhance their awareness that money never stands for affection. Only with these measures taken, I’m convinced, can the craze of spending during graduation be eased.

Part II Listening Comprehension

Section A

听力原文：W: Hot coffee or tea? Though I wish you could have some wine that we bought from France. It’s a pity that you have to drive home.M: I appreciate your thoughtfulness. I do like them both, but I’d like to have something cold.Q: Why can’t the man drink some wine?

2．

A．Because he prefers something hot. B．Because he likes tea better. C．Because he needs some coffee. D．Because he has to drive home.

正确答案：D

听力原文：W: Where is the bus? I’ve been in this cold wind for half an hour. Don’t you think they close the subway too early?M: Well, I remember you live only four blocks away. Why don’t you try to get some exercise by walking home?Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

3．

A．Put on more clothes. B．Leave her office early.

C．Get more physical exercises. D．Go home on foot.

正确答案：D

听力原文：W: What courses did you choose last year? It seems to me that I have so many choices but so little time. M: Focus on the most important ones and make sure you have the energy to deal with all the assignment. Failing a course was never my option. Q: What does the woman want from the man?

4．

A．His experience as a college student. B．His suggestion on course selection. C．His way of arranging his life. D．His solution on failing a course.

正确答案：B

听力原文：M: Look at what I got for our party! A stereo with two loudspeakers and a microphone. W: If I were you, I would talk to the neighbors first before sending out all the invitations. Remember that last time you got two policemen come uninvited? Q: What does the woman mean?

5．

A．The stereo is extraordinary.

B．The neighbors should be invited. C．Policemen enjoy parties too. D．Last party was disturbing.

正确答案：D

听力原文：M: I’m worried about our daughter. She speaks no more than 10 words a day since our grandson had the traffic accident.W: So do I. Do you think it’s a good idea to register her for a counseling session?Q: What are the man and the woman worried about?

6．

A．Their daughter’s mental condition. B．Their grandson’s injury in the accident. C．Their communication with their children. D．Their registration of the. counseling session.

正确答案：A

听力原文：M: Did you check the phone bill of this month? I don’t think we have ordered the International Call Service. W: No, we didn’t. They must have overcharged us. Q: What problem do the man and the woman have?

7．

A．They didn’t get the phone bill in time. B．They can’t afford to pay the phone bill. C．They find a mistake in the phone bill.

D．They can’t get the International Call Service.

正确答案：C

听力原文：W: If you have a minute, I’d like to talk with you about my project.M: Well, I just got your briefing this morning after I came back from my business trip. I need some time to read it through. Can you wait till tomorrow morning?Q: Why can’t the man talk with the woman now?

8．

A．Because he is not interested in the project. B．Because he is too busy to spare some time. C．Because he will leave on a business trip soon. D．Because he needs time to get to know the project.

正确答案：D

听力原文：M: Excuse me, could you please show me the watch over there, the one with calendars? W: I’m sorry. This lady comes first. Q: What does the woman mean?

9．

A．The watch is broken. B．She will be off duty soon.

C．She needs to serve the lady first. D．The lady has bought it.

正确答案：C

听力原文：W: Would you like to join the Olympic Volunteers’ League? M: Am I crazy?(9)I just quitted the Students’ Counsel. I don’t want to be as busy as before. I’ve

given up a big chance of getting scholarships for that. W: No, joining the Olympic Volunteers’ League won’t take you much time.(10)It only has activities on the weekends. M: Really? That’s good. I was just wondering about how to spend my free time on weekends. W: Come on, you won’t regret about joining Olympic Volunteers’ League. It’s different from other student clubs or unions. M: What’s the difference? W: We can do something for the upcoming Olympics. Isn’t that special? M: Not really. I’d rather join the Entrepreneurs’ Club, so my experience will be helpful, when I look for jobs in the future. W: That’s also a good choice.(11)But the Entrepreneurs’ Club just holds some boring activities, you know, speeches, competitions... M: But you can learn a lot of things from the activities and it’s related to our major. W: You can also learn a lot in Olympic Volunteers’ League. You will have the chance to learn how to communicate, how to arrange an activity and how to cooperate with your group members. M: What activities does Olympic Volunteers’ League have? W: We will be voluntary guides, translators in Olympic Park and other nearby places. M: Does that mean I have lots of chances to practice my foreign language? W: You can say that. M: OK. Just tell me how to get enrolled for that club.9. Why does the man drop out of the Students’ Counsel?10. What do we learn from the conversion about the Olympic Volunteers’ League?11. What does the woman say about the Entrepreneurs’ Club?

10．

A．He wants to join the Olympic Volunteers’ League. B．He wants to look for jobs in the near future. C．He doesn’t want to be too busy. D．He wants to get scholarships.

正确答案：C

解析：对话开头，女士询问男士是否愿意参加奥运志愿者协会，男士回答说他刚刚退出学生会，不想再像以前那么忙，故答案为C)。

11．

A．Its members can spend times together at weekends. B．It is connected with the speakers’ major.

C．It holds activities such as speeches and competitions. D．It requires good language skills of volunteers.

正确答案：A

解析：对话中，女士表示参加奥运志愿者协会不会占用太多时间，只在周末才有活动，故答案为A)。

12．

A．It is useful. B．It is boring. C．It is special. D．It is popular.

正确答案：B

解析：对话中，男士表示想参加企业家协会，因为学到的经验对他将来找工作很有用。但女士表示企业家协会只会举办一些枯燥的活动，如演讲、竞赛等，故答案为B)。

听力原文：M:(12)What made you decide on this type of occupation?W: Oh, to tell you the truth, I love the sky. When I was a child, I imagined flying into the blue sky someday. Now, I think the day has come. My dream will come true. And I like traveling very much and I enjoy working with people.M: Can you make yourself understood in English without too much difficulty?W: Yes, I think I am quite fluent in English. I got the certificate of the Secondary English Training last month.M: Do you know what the responsibilities are for a hostess?W: The main responsibility of the hostess is to make the passengers relaxed and happy during the flight. And good service is also important.M: Are you in good health?W:(13)I just had a complete physical examination and I am in top condition.M: Have you had any nursing experience?W:(14)Yes, I have two years of nursing experience, and now I am working as a nurse in a hospital.M: How tall are you? What about your eyesight?W: My height is one meter and sixty-eight centimeters. I have never had any vision problems.M: What would you say are your strengths and weaknesses?W: One of my strengths is my friendliness and open-minded attitude and also I think I have a warm personality.(15)But sometimes, I find it hard to tell others when I don’t like what they are doing.M: If a passenger can’t understand what you say, what should you do?W: I’ll try to speak in another language or I’ll try my best to use gestures and draw pictures.12. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?13. How is the woman’s health?14. What is the woman’s job now?15. What does the woman say about her weaknesses?

13．

A．Flight reservation. B．Physical examination.

C．English training certificate. D．Job application.

正确答案：D 解析：对话开头，男士询问女士决定投身这个行业的原因，提到了occupation等词语，女士表示非常喜欢蓝天，小时候就梦想自己有一天能飞上蓝天，故D)为答案。

14．

A．She has vision problems. B．She is in good health.

C．She is in a weakened condition. D．She is out of condition.

正确答案：B

解析：对话中，男士询问女士的身体状况，女士回答说刚做了一次全面的体检，身体状况很好，故B)为答案。

15．

A．A hostess.

B．An English teacher. C．A nurse. D．A taxi driver.

正确答案：C

解析：对话中，男士询问女士是否有护理经验，女士回答说有两年的护理经验，现在就在一家医院当护士，故C)为答案。

16．

A．It’s hard for her to tell others when she doesn’t like their behaviors. B．It is difficult for her to use gestures or draw pictures to communicate. C．She can’t make herself understood in English easily. D．She can’t see clearly because of her vision problems.

正确答案：A

解析：对话中，男士询问女士的优点和缺点，女士回答说有时候她发现很难告诉别人她不喜欢他们的所作所为，故A)为答案。

Section B

听力原文： Good morning, everyone. Now, today,(16)I am going to talk to you about the history of building and architecture. No story is more interesting or impressive than the story of man’s progress through the ages, and in particular the activities of human beings in the art of building. Let’s have a look at this in detail. In very early times, around 50,000 years ago, primitive humans lived in trees and caves, where they found protection from wild beasts and shelter from bad weather.(17)However, these natural shelters were pretty uncomfortable and so humans began to think of ways to construct more permanent dwellings, such as tents and huts. From these humble beginnings a great variety of architectural style gradually developed, and we see how humans began to master constructional difficulties and at the same time to achieve aesthetic desires. In other words,(18)we see how they began to create buildings that were not only functional but beautiful as well. Generally,(19)architecture is concerned with the enclosing of space. Another way of saying this is that architecture is about creating a safe, healthy and pleasant space— for the residents living and working there. There are three basic principles of architecture and I’d like to run over these now. The first is the principle of function; that is, the purpose of the building in question. The second is the principle of construction; how is the building to be built or constructed? And the third, after

construction, is artistic expression.16. What’s this passage mainly talking about?17. Why did humans begin to think of ways to construct tents and huts?18. What kind of building did man want to build after years of developing?19. What is architecture concerned with according to the passage?

17．

A．History of building and architecture. B．Story of man’s progress. C．Architectural style.

D．Basic principles of architecture.

正确答案：A

解析：文章在开头部分提到I am going to talk to youabout the history of building and architecture，可知作者要讲一些有关建筑史的东西，故答案为A)。

18．

A．They could get protection from wild beasts. B．They wanted to move around easily.

C．Natural shelters were very uncomfortable. D．Permanent dwellings were easy to construct.

正确答案：C

解析：文章中提到，因为天然的避难所住着很不舒服，所以人类开始想方设法地建造更加永久性的住所，如帐篷和棚屋，故答案为C)。

19．

A．Functional and beautiful buildings.

B．Buildings that can shelter from bad weather.

C．Buildings that can satisfy people’s aesthetic desires. D．Tall buildings with beautiful decoration.

正确答案：A

解析：文章中提到，经过很多年的发展后，我们发现人类开始建造这样的建筑——不仅功能性强，而且美观，故答案为A)。

20．

A．The principle of function. B．The enclosing of space.

C．Protecting people from beasts. D．Artistic expression.

正确答案：B

解析：文章中提到Architecture is concerned with theenclosing of space，可知建筑关注的是封闭的空间，故答案为B)。

听力原文： Home security, of course, refers to making sure that no one can enter your home without your permission. I’ve put together a list of do’s and don’ts that you should follow. (20)The least secure point in any home, and the place that thieves most often use to gain entry to your home, is the windows. Therefore, make sure you fit secure locks to all the windows in your home. And don’t forget the small ones either. Now the main point of entry into any home is, of course, the front door.(21)Therefore, a good, sturdy wooden door is essential, as well as a good quality lock that can be locked from the outside by the means of a key. But avoid doors with glass in them. Glass can easily be broken allowing a burglar access to the main lock. And a good quality burglar alarm is also a good investment. Of course, most people generally take a holiday once a year. Therefore, when you do go away for any length of time, even if it’s only for a few days, there are certain precautions that you should take. For instance, if you have a newspaper delivered in the morning make sure(22)you cancel the delivery for the time that you are away. And the same for other items such as milk and bread. Also contact the post office. Tell them that you will be away and ask them to leave your mail with a neighbor. But do ask your neighbor’s permission first!20. What is the least secure point in the house?21. What is essential to prevent others entering your house without your permission?22. What precautions should we take before going on holiday?

21．

A．The windows. B．The front door. C．The living room. D．The back door.

正确答案：A 解析：文章在开头部分提到，在所有房屋中最不安全的地方就是小偷们经常进入的地方，也就是窗户，故答案为A)。

22．

A．Having doors with glass in them. B．Having a good quality lock. C．Hiring a strong gatekeeper. D．Having a good neighbor.

正确答案：B

解析：文章中提到，一个坚固的木板门和一把好锁都是很关键的。可见防止他人进入的方法之一是安装一把好锁，故答案为B)。

23．

A．Leave all the things to your neighbor to look after.

B．Tell the post office to keep the mail until you come back. C．Cancel the delivery during the time you are not at home. D．Make sure there will be always someone in the house.

正确答案：C

解析：文章最后一段给出了外出度假前需要注意的一些事项，其中包括，如果你订了早上送来的报纸，那就在你离开的这段时间取消送报纸，故答案为C)。

听力原文： Whales are huge, but difficult to see, which adds to their mystery and fascination. They are highly intelligent animals with an elaborate social life, no possessions and the complete freedom of movement in three dimensions. (23)Blue Whales are difficult to weigh because of their size, nevertheless, at up to 200 tons, even an “ ordinary” sized whale is a vast and impressive creature. Their tongues can weigh as much as an elephant. Their heart weighs as much as an automobile, quite a size! (24)As their names suggested, blue whales look true blue underwater, but on the surface their coloring is more like blue-gray. Their underbellies take on a yellowish color from the millions of microorganisms that take up residence in their skin. Blue whales live in all the world’s oceans, occasionally swimming in small groups but usually alone or in pairs. They often spend summers feeding in polar waters and undertake lengthy migrations towards the Equator as winter arrives. These graceful swimmers cruise the ocean at more than five miles an hour, but accelerate to more than 20 miles an hour when they are angry. Blue whales are among the loudest animals on the planet.(25)They emit a series of pulses, groans, and moans, and it’s thought that, in good conditions, blue whales can hear each other up to 1, 000 miles away. Scientists think they use these methods not only to communicate, but, along with their excellent hearing, to navigate the lightless ocean depths.23. Why are blue whales difficult to weigh?24. Why do we call the animals blue whales?25. Why can blue whales communicate with each other in a long distance?

24．

A．They are highly intelligent animals. B．They are too huge to measure. C．They are blue and difficult to see.

D．They can move in three dimensions freely.

正确答案：B

解析：文章在开头部分提到，很难测量蓝鲸的体重是因为其体型庞大，故答案为B)。

25．

A．They look true blue underwater. B．They look blue on the surface. C．They have blue underbellies. D．They have blue microorganisms.

正确答案：A

解析：文章中提到，正如它们的名字所暗示的那样，蓝鲸在水下看起来是蓝色的，故答案为A)。

26．

A．They can emit a series of pulses, groans, and moans. B．They can cruise the ocean at more than 20 miles an hour. C．They can navigate the lightless ocean depths.

D．They can swim very fast and have excellent hearing.

正确答案：A 解析：文章中提到，它们发出一系列的脉冲和呻吟般的声音，在好的情况下，蓝鲸可以在1 000英里以外的地方听到彼此的声音。科学家认为它们用这种方法相互联系，故答案为A)。

Section C

听力原文： America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is celebrating the one year anniversary of its Weather-Ready Nation project. Weather(26)experts from across the United States have been working to improve the way the country(27)reacts to extreme weather. They say scientific progress has made weather forecasts, or predictions, better than ever. But, they say the cost of severe weather on life and(28)property is still too high. NOAA says a new generation of equipment has already made its global(29)numerical weather prediction system nearly three times faster in the past seven months. This is(30)expected to improve NOAA’s forecast models. Scientists and weather experts have(31)launched a similar effort in the Philippines. It is called Project NOAH—the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards. Mahar Lagmay, the head of Project NOAH, says his country needs high-resolution imaging to predict when and where natural disasters will strike. He also says these images will(32)be used to create smaller area maps, which will shape how people react to natural disasters. Geologist Carlos Primo David also works with Project NOAH. He says the group depends on(33)satellites, radar and hundreds of rain gauges across the country. The resulting forecasts are very detailed, and can even(34)predict the intensity of rainfall. The Philippine state weather agency used rainfall information from Project NOAH when Manila flooded in August. The weather agency also re-broadcast its warnings on the social networking website and a color coded warning system was also(35)put in place. Mahar Lagmay says the project passed its first test. He says the government used the information to move people to safety.

America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is celebrating the one year anniversary of its Weather-Ready Nation project. Weather【B1】______from across the United States have been working to improve the way the country【B2】______extreme weather. They say scientific progress has made weather forecasts, or predictions, better than ever. But, they say the cost of severe weather on life and【B3】______is still too high. NOAA says a new generation of equipment has already made its global【B4】______weather prediction system nearly three times faster in the past seven months. This is【B5】______to improve NOAA’s forecast

models. Scientists and weather experts have【B6】______a similar effort in the Philippines. It is called Project NOAH—the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards. Mahar Lagmay, the head of Project NOAH, says his country needs high-resolution imaging to predict when and where natural disasters will strike. He also says these images will【B7】______create smaller area maps, which will shape how people react to natural disasters. Geologist Carlos Primo David also works with Project NOAH. He says the group depends on【B8】______, radar and hundreds of rain gauges across the country. The resulting forecasts are very detailed, and can even【B9】______the intensity of rainfall. The Philippine state weather agency used rainfall information from Project NOAH when Manila flooded in August. The weather agency also re-broadcast its warnings on the social networking website and a color coded warning system was also【B10】______. Mahar Lagmay says the project passed its first test. He says the government used the information to move people to safety.

27． 【B1】

正确答案：experts

解析：此处应填入可以由weather进行修饰的名词作句子的主语。experts意为“专家”。

28． 【B2】

正确答案：reacts to

解析：此处应填入动词作句子的谓语，且该动词后面可以跟介词to，注意空格中需要填入动词的第三人称单数。react to意为“对……反应”。

29． 【B3】

正确答案：property 解析：此处应填入名词，与life一起作介词on的宾语。property意为“财产”。

30． 【B4】

正确答案：numerical

解析：此处应填入形容词，与global一起修饰名词system。numerical意为“数字的”。

31． 【B5】

正确答案：expected 解析：此处需填入动词的过去分词，与is共同构成被动语态。expect意为“期待”。

32． 【B6】

正确答案：launched

解析：此处应填入动词的过去分词，与have一起构成完成时，作句子的谓语。launch意为“启动”。

33． 【B7】

正确答案：be used to

解析：此处应填入动词和will一起作句子谓语。be used to意为“被用来”。

34． 【B8】

正确答案：satellites

解析：空格位于谓语动词后，应填入名词作宾语，并与radar并列。satellites意为“卫星”。

35． 【B9】

正确答案：predict

解析：空格前有情态动词can，应填入动词原形。predict意为“预测”。

36． 【B10】

正确答案：put in place

解析：空格前有系动词was，应填入动词过去分词或形容词。put in place意为“把……放在合适的位置”。

Part III Reading Comprehension

Section A

Greece, economically, is in the black. With very little to export other than such farm products as tobacco, cotton and fruit, the country earns enough from “invisible earnings” to pay for its needed, growing imports. From the sending out of things the Greeks, earn only $ 285 million; from tourism, shipping and the remittances of Greeks abroad, the country takes in an【C1】______$ 375 million and this washes out the almost $ 400 million by which imports exceed exports. It has a balanced budget. Although more than one drachma(希腊货币)out of four goes for defense, the government ended a recent year with a slight surplus— $ 66 million. Greece has a decent【C2】______of almost a third of a billion dollars in gold and foreign exchange. It has a government not dependent on coalescing【C3】______parties to obtain parliamentary majorities.In thus summarizing a few happy

highlights, I don’t mean to【C4】______the vast extent of Greece’s problems. It is the poorest country by a wide margin in Free Europe, and poverty is widespread. At best an annual income of $ 60 to $ 70 is the lot of many a peasant, and substantial unemployment【C5】______the countryside, cities, and towns of Greece. There are few natural resources on which to build any substantial industrial base. Some years ago I wrote here: “Greek statesmanship will have to create an atmosphere in which home and foreign savings will willingly seek investment opportunities in the back ward economy of Greece. So far, most American and other foreign attempt have【C6】______down in the Greek government’s red tape and shrewdness about small points. “ Great【C7】______have been made. As far back as 1956, expanding tourism seemed a logical way to bring needed foreign currencies and additional jobs to Greece. At that time I talked with the Hilton Hotel people, who had been examining hotel possibilities, and to the Greek government division responsible for this area of the economy. They were hopelessly【C8】______in almost total differences of opinion and outlook. Today most of the incredibly varied, beautiful, historical sights of Greece have new, if in many cases modest, tourist facilities. Tourism itself has jumped from【C9】______$31 million to over $90 million. There is both a magnificent new Hilton Hotel in Athens and a completely modernized, greatly expanded Grande Bretagne, as well as other first rate new hotels. And the advent of jets has made Athens as【C10】______as Paris or Rome—without the sky high prices of traffic choked streets of either.A)accessible I)executionB)additional J)incompatibleC)approximately K)incomparableD)bogged L)minimizeE)contend M)plaguesF)deadlocked N)reserveG)deflect O)strides H)deliberately

37． 【C1】

正确答案：B

解析：根据句子结构可知，空格处缺少形容词作定语。结合上文的From the sending out of thingsthe Greeks，earn only$285 million可知，本句中的$375 million是希腊政府从旅游、运输和国外的汇率等得到的额外收入，备选动词中只有B)additional“另外的，额外的”与句意吻合，故为答案。

38． 【C2】

正确答案：N

解析：根据空格前形容词decent可推断此处缺少名词。下文提到的gold and foreign exchange“黄金和外汇”通常是一个国家的储备金，故N)reserve“储备金”为答案。

39． 【C3】

正确答案：J

解析：根据空格后的名词parties可推断此处缺少形容词作定语。本句句意：

希腊政府不需要依靠政党之间的合作来取得议会的多数席位。要取得议会的多数席位，通常要依靠互相排斥的政党之间的合作。故J)incompatible“互不相容的”符合句意，故为答案。

40． 【C4】

正确答案：L

解析：根据句子结构可知，该空缺少动词。结合句意：我并无意通过总结这些令人兴奋的数字来希腊所面临问题的严重性。L)minimize“淡化”与句意吻合，故为答案。

41． 【C5】

正确答案：M

解析：由句子结构可知，该空缺少动词。结合上文的It is the poorest country by a wide margin inFree Europe，and poverty is widespread．可知，希腊政府是自由欧洲中最穷的国家，和其他国家差距很大，到处都很贫穷。由此可推知，其失业现象应该很严重，故M)plagues“像瘟疫一样席卷”与句意吻合，故为答案。

42． 【C6】

正确答案：D

解析：根据句子结构可推断此处缺少动词。由下文提及的the Greek government’s red tape andshrewdness about small points可知，由于希腊政府繁琐而又拖沓的公务程序和对小事的精明，外国的投资尝试都陷入了困境。D)bogged与空格后的down搭配，意为“陷入困境，停滞不前”，符合句意，故为答案。

43． 【C7】

正确答案：O

解析：根据空格前的Great可推断此处缺少名词作主语。结合下文的As far back as 1956，expanding tourism seemed a logical way to bringneeded foreign currencies and additional jobs toGreece可知，希腊政府取得了进步，O)strides“(快速的)进展”符合句意，故为答案。

44． 【C8】

正确答案：F

解析：根据空格前的are hopelessly可知，该空缺少形容词作表语。由下文的almost totaldifferences of opinion and outlook“意见和观点完全不同”可推知本句意为：他们绝望地陷入了僵局之中。bedeadlocked in意为“陷入僵局”，故F)deadlocked“陷入僵局的”为答案。

45． 【C9】

正确答案：C

解析：由句子结构可知，该空缺少副词。空格后的数字$31 million可以用approximately“大约”修饰，本句句意为：希腊仅旅游收入就由大约3100万美元增至9000万美元。故C)为答案。

46． 【C10】

正确答案：A

解析：由空格前后的as——as结构可知，该空缺少形容词。句意为：喷气式飞机的出现使雅典和巴黎、罗马一样 。A)accessible“易到达的”符合句意，故为答案。

Section B

Six Steps to Tackling Your Student Loans[A]Any payment is a good debt payment, but a strategy can be useful too— even if your strategy means opening the envelope.Open the envelope[B]This is the hardest thing to do. The bills come with the “Sallie Mae” or “Discover” logo on them and you toss them aside, hoping to deal with them when you feel less besieged(围攻). You know you started owing some amount— $ 20,000, $ 50,000, $ 100,000—and that the interest is piling up, but you don’t know exactly how much or how. When faced with heavy debt, many people try to avoid seeing the numbers.[C]This doesn’t work, even psychologically. Anyone who has let credit-card bills or mortgage bills pile up, unopened, knows that avoiding the envelope does not reduce your anxiety; it increases it. As those envelopes multiply, they take over your psychological state. In horror movies, it’s like the monster in the room behind the door. You don’t know what it looks like, but it keeps you scared and immobile. So, open the envelope.[D]Or, even better, log in online. All student loan providers have a web site where you can see what you owe, your interest rates, and your payment schedules. SallieMae. com is no-frills, but still allows you to see your loans on one screen, including your interest rates. Discover, com also has a pretty basic site. Citibank has a more complex site. Get used to logging into these sites pretty often; if you need motivation, think of it as visiting your money while it’s in prison.[E]The websites all have one thing in common: they let you see how much you owe, and what your interest is, and they make it easy to pay—but they don’t let you see how much your debt load is growing. This is a major motivating factor in paying down your loans.Identify your loans[F]Are your loans held by the federal government—usually through Sallie Mae—or through “private” lenders like Citibank or Discover? If you don’t know who holds your loans, you can find out here, at the National Student Loan Data System.[G]Why do you need to know who holds your loans? This will make a difference to your payment options and your interest rates. If you have a federal loan, for instance, your interest rate is probably very low, around 32% ; if you have private loans, the interest rates are likely to be much higher, around 48% . Federal loans also give you options like requesting forbearance(延期还贷)if you’re

out of work or if your income is too low—handy for the times when you’re down on your luck.Start seeing your debt in new ways[H]The websites of lenders are often limited and only have basic information. To really tackle your student loans, it can often be useful to visualize how much progress you’re making. There are several ways to do that.[I]One really useful new free site is Tuition, io, which gathers information for all your loans in one place. You can see your debt in colorful charts, play around with repayment plans, and, once you start paying your loans, you can see the numbers start to fall. That can be very motivating.[J]For the same effect that you can customize yourself, try a Google Docs spreadsheet. There’s a template that already exists for paying down loans; it has the unpromising title of “ Loan amortization schedule by Vertex42. com” but it has very handy calculators built in so that you can tweak your monthly payments to see how much progress you can make if you increase or decrease your payments in any given month. If you don’t like that template, just create a Google Docs spreadsheet with the categories you need: date; loan name/number; loan interest rate; starting loan amount(including how much you owe on that date); payment amount you made on that date; ending loan amount after that payment. After you have enough entries, you can start creating graphs; there are few things more satisfying than seeing that graph move downward as you pay off your debt.[K]If you want to see your loans in a larger context of your whole financial picture, LearnVest is a great mobile app for iPhone. It gathers all your information—income, loans, credit card debt—by linking to your accounts. It serves up useful graphs on your net worth, comparing your assets to what you owe—and there’s nothing more motivating than seeing a “minus” sign next to your financial picture. LearnVest also lets you track your spending, which may make it easier to see where to cut down on expenses so that you can put more into your loan payments. LearnVest also has a good website full of useful advice.Don’t be afraid to scare yourself[L]Student loans can often be scary—and that’s why you should slay them. The more you see how much you owe, and how fast your interest is rising, the more motivated you can be to fight back by paying those loans. One staffer, after she saw how much money she was wasting on interest payments, increased her student loan payments by $ 75 a month.[M]It can also be tempting to believe that your student debt is so big that nothing you do can ever make a dent in it. That’s completely untrue. Only paying your loans will shrink them. It will take years, true. It will take even longer if you don’t pay, or pay the minimum. There’s only one outcome of shirking your loans: ending up with bigger loans. Then you’re in an even bigger bind. No one is going to save you from student loans. Action counts.Choose a strategy[N]Any payment is a good payment, but a strategy can be very useful too. There are two aspects to loans: principal and interest. Principal is how much you’ve borrowed, and the interest is what you’re paying every month for the privilege of having borrowed that money. Your goal is to pay down as much of the principal as possible. Your chief enemy here is interest: it grows fast, and makes the principal recede more distantly.[O]So make sure you know the rank of your loans, in order from smallest to largest, and lowest interest to highest interest. Do whatever is possible to reduce the interest; as our columnist Helaine Olen points out, Sallie Mae offers you a 0. 25%

reduction in your loan interest if you sign up for an automatic debit(借方)plan—just make sure the money is always going to be in your account. If you don’t want to do that, follow Helaine’s other piece of advice: you’re smarter to pay off the loans with the higher interest rate first. This will create the biggest impact. Another popular strategy is the “snowball” method, where you pay the most on the smallest debt owed. So if you have a $20,000 loan and a $ 10,000 loan, the “ snowball” method means you will start paying more towards the $10,000 loan. You’ll see it disappear faster. These two methods don’t always go together; so try what feels comfortable. The important thing is to see and track your progress.[P]If your income isn’t enough, consider other methods of producing money; side projects, odd jobs, or selling things you don’t need on eBay or Craigslist. For those whose parents can afford it, working out a joint payment plan can make sense. One graduate we know struck a savvy(精明的)deal with his parents: if he made the minimum student loan payment every month, they would contribute $ 100 toward his student loans. That’s $ 100 he doesn’t have to cut from his own budget. As a benefit, making bigger payments will help you pay down the principal of the loan, since the minimum payments often only end up reducing your interest, which balloons back later. Even $50 more a month can help.[Q]Here’s an example: if you have a $ 20,000 loan, with a 4.2% interest rate, you will end up paying an extra $ 2,814 in interest alone over six and a half years. If you increase your payment by only $ 50 a month, you’ll cut that interest by $ 500; if you can find a way to pay $ 100 more a month, you’ll save nearly $800 in interest. That’s $800 more in the bank, and $800 less wasted on pointless interest payments.Take it in stride[R]Most Americans owe some form of debt; learning how to handle it is a lifelong process. Most of all, don’t beat yourself up if you’re not perfect at paying down your loans. Some of the savviest financial players struggled for years with their own finances. We all learn in our own time and we find what works for us and what doesn’t. Accept your own progress.

47． If you have a federal loan, you are allowed to pay back the loan later when you are fired.

正确答案：G

48． LearnVest informs you about your spending so that you can see where to save money to pay off your debt.

正确答案：K 49． Even for financial experts, financial problems may have taken them years to deal with.

正确答案：R

50． You are advised to start with the loans with the higher interest rate.

正确答案：O

51． Many Americans are in debt and learning how to handle it will take a lifetime.

正确答案：R

52． With Google Docs spreadsheet, you can create your own personalized debt graphs.

正确答案：J

53． If you don’t have enough income, you are advised to try other ways of making money.

正确答案：P

54． Those student loan providers’ websites don’t present the growth of your debt load.

正确答案：E

55． The result of inaction to your loans is to bring about bigger loans.

正确答案：M 56． When you toss away envelopes containing your bills, you actually feel more anxious about it.

正确答案：C

Section C

They’re still kids, and although there’s a lot that the experts don’t yet know about them, one thing they do agree on is that what kids use and expect from their world has changed rapidly. And it’s all because of technology. To the psychologists, sociologists, and generational and media experts who study them, their digital gear sets this new group apart, even from their tech-savvy(懂技术的)Millennial elders. They want to be constantly connected and available in a way even their older siblings don’t quite get. These differences may appear slight, but they signal an all-encompassing sensibility that some say marks the dawning of a new generation. The contrast between Millennials and this younger group was so

evident to psychologist Larry Rosen of California State University that he has declared the birth of a new generation in a new book, Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn, out next month. Rosen says the tech-dominated life experience of those born since the early 1990s is so different from the Millennials he wrote about in his 2007 book, Me, My Space and I: Parenting the Net Generation, that they warrant the distinction of a new generation, which he has dubbed the “iGeneration”. “ The technology is the easiest way to see it, but it’s also a mind-set, and the mind-set goes with the little’ i’ , which I’m taking to stand for ‘ individualized’ ,” Rosen says. “ Everything is defined and individualized to ‘ me’. My music choices are defined to ‘ me’. What I watch on TV any instant is defined to ‘ me’. “ He says the iGeneration includes today’s teens and middle-schoolers, but it’s too soon to tell about elementary-school ages and younger. Rosen says the iGeneration believes anything is possible. “If they can think of it, somebody probably has or will invent it,” he says. “ They expect innovation. “ They have high expectations that whatever they want or can use “ will be able to be tailored to their own needs and wishes and desires. “ Rosen says portability is key. They are inseparable from their wireless devices, which allow them to text as well as talk, so they can be constantly connected—even in class, where cellphones are supposedly banned. Many researchers are trying to determine whether technology somehow causes the brains of young people to be wired differently. “ They should be distracted and should perform more poorly than they do,” Rosen says. “ But findings show teens survive distractions much better than we would predict by their age and their brain development. “ Because these kids are more immersed and at younger ages, Rosen says, the educational system has to change significantly. “The growth curve on the use of technology with children is exponential(指数的), and we run the risk of being out of step with this generation as far as how they learn and how they think,” Rosen says. “ We have to give them options because they want their world individualized. “

57． Compared with their Millennial elders, the iGeneration kids______. A．communicate with others by high-tech methods continually B．prefer to live a virtual life than a real one

C．are equipped with more modern digital techniques D．know more on technology than their elders

正确答案：A

解析：推理判断题。本题考查“自我的一代”与“千禧年一代”的区别。由定位句可知，“自我的一代”与他们的千禧年一代的哥哥姐姐们相比，更愿意持续不断地与他人保持联系，也希望随时能让别人找得到他们。由此可推断，他们愿意通过高科技手段与他人随时保持联系，因此A)是本题答案。B)“宁愿生活在虚拟世界，而非现实世界中”、C)“拥有更加先进的数字技术”和D)“比大些的孩子们懂得更多技术方面的知识”原文均未提及，故排除。

58． Why did Larry Rosen name the new generation as iGeneration?

A．Because this generation is featured by the use of personal high-tech devices. B．Because this generation stresses on an individualized style of life.

C．Because it is the author himself who has discovered the new generation. D．Because it’s a mind-set generation instead of an age-set one.

正确答案：B 解析：事实细节题。本题考查罗森将新的一代命名为“自我的一代”的原因。该段前两句引述拉里·罗森介绍“自我的一代”的话，点明了这代人的特点，即高科技是这代人的典型特征，它也是种心态，这种心态随“小我”而变化，即“个性化”也是鲜明特点，表现为每件事都为“我”而定制，或每件事都被赋予个性化特征。由此可见，这代人强调个性化的生活，因此B)是本题答案。A)“这代人的特点是使用个性化高科技产品”、C)“这代人是作者自己发现的”和D)“这是以心态而定而不是以时代而定的一代人”均是对原文的曲解，故排除。

59． Which of the following is true about the iGeneration according to Rosen? A．This generation is crazy about inventing and creating new things. B．Everything must be adapted to the peculiar need of the generation. C．This generation catches up with the development of technology. D．High-tech such as wireless devices goes with the generation.

正确答案：D

解析：事实细节题。本题考查关于“自我的一代”的论述哪项是正确的。由该段可知，对这代人而言，便携是关键。他们离不开无线装备，那些东西可使他们发短信或聊天，可以时刻与他人保持联系。由此可见，这一代人离不开无线高科技产品，因此D)是本题答案。A)“这代人着迷于发明或创造新事物”、B)“所有东西都要经过改变以适应这代人的特别需要”和C)“这代人赶得上技术发展的步伐”均是对原文的曲解，故排除。

60． Rosen’s findings suggest that technology______.

A．has an obvious effect on the function of iGeneration’s brain development B．has greatly affected the iGeneration’s behaviors and academic performance C．has no significantly negative effect on iGeneration’s mental and intellectual development

D．has caused distraction problems on iGeneration which affect their daily performance

正确答案：C

解析：推理判断题。本题考查科技对“自我的一代”的影响。由定位句可知，他们本来应该受到干扰，表现应该糟糕，但研究结果表明这些十来岁的孩子比我们通过年龄和大脑发育而做出的预测要有更强的抗干扰能力。由此可推断，科技并没有对他们的心智发展产生明显的负面影响，因此C)是本题答案。A)“对这代人大脑发育的功能有着明显的影响”、B)“极大地影响了这代人的行为和学业”和D)“使这代人深受干扰，影响了他们的日常表现”均与原文意思相反，故排

除。

61． According to the passage, education has to______. A．adapt its system to the need of the new generation B．use more technologies to cater for the iGeneration C．risk its system to certain extent for the iGeneration

D．be conducted online for iGeneration’s individualized need

正确答案：A 解析：推理判断题。由该段可知，由于这代孩子在年幼时便深浸于科技之中，那么教育制度也要随之进行显著改变。由此可推断，教育制度也应适应这代人，因此A)是本题答案。B)“使用更多的科技手段来迎合这代人”是对原文的曲解，故排除；C)“教育制度应在某种程度上为这代人做出冒险”表述含糊，故排除；D)“应以网上在线进行的方式来满足这代人的个性化需要”是对原文的曲解，故排除。

Small increases in temperature found to add power to storms in the Atlantic. Hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean are expected to gain considerable strength as the global temperature continues to rise, a new study has found. Using modeling data focused on the conditions in which hurricanes form, a group of international researchers based at Beijing Normal University found that for every 1.8°F(1℃)rise of the Earth’s temperature, the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic that are as strong or stronger than Hurricane Katrina will increase twofold to sevenfold. Hurricane strength is directly related to the heat of the water where the storm forms. More water vapor in the air from evaporating ocean water adds fuel to hurricanes that build strength and head toward land. Hurricane Katrina is widely considered the measure for a destructive storm, holding the maximum Category 5 designation for a full 24 hours in late August 2005. It lost strength as it passed over the Florida peninsula, but gained destructive power right before colliding with New Orleans, killing more than 200 people and causing $ 80 billion in damage. The study points to a gradual increase of Katrina-like events. The warming experienced over the 20th century doubled the number of such debilitating(将人类摧垮的)storms. But the ongoing warming of the planet into the 21st century could increase the frequency of the worst kinds of storms by 700 percent, threatening coastlines along the Atlantic Ocean with multiple Category 5 storms every year. “ Our results support the idea that changes in regional sea surface temperatures is the primary cause of hurricane variability,” said Aslak Girnstead, a researcher with the Center for Ice and Climate at the University of Copenhagen. The large impact of small sea-surface temperature increases was more than Girnstead and his colleagues had anticipated. The entire study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Global temperatures have steadily increased, making the past decade the warmest on record. Earlier this year, climate researchers reported that the Earth’s temperatures have risen faster in the last century than at any point since the last ice age, 11,300 years ago. The primary cause, a consensus of scientists has said, is the

rising emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. Past hurricanes have supported the study’s finding that global temperature rise is linked to more destructive storms. According to the National Center for Atmospheric Research, while the frequency of storms doesn’t appear to have increased, the percentage of strong ones has risen sharply over the past few decades. The trend may be similar further back in time, but comprehensive hurricane data doesn’t exist.

62． According to the team of international researchers based at Beijing Normal University, the rise of the Earth’s temperature is likely to cause______.

A．the coming of ice age B．less intense hurricanes

C．more Katrina-like or worse hurricanes D．more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

正确答案：C

解析：事实细节题。本题考查地球温度上升带来的变化。定位句提到“地球温度每上升1．8华氏度(1摄氏度)，那么大两洋中强度可匹敌甚至胜过卡特里娜飓风的飓风数量会增加两倍乃至七倍”，故C)“更多像卡特里娜那样或是更糟糕的飓风”为答案。A)“冰川期到来”原文中未提及，故排除；B)“越来越少的强度飓风”与原文不符，故排除；D)“大气层中更多的温室气体”原文中未提及，故排除。

63． The ocean water in the region where the storm forms______. A．is heating the hurricanes B．evaporates and becomes fuel C．heads toward land

D．turns into water vapor that makes hurricanes stronger

正确答案：D

解析：事实细节题。本题考查对飓风形成的区域中海水情况的理解。定位句提到“从海洋中蒸发到空气中的水分越多，那么飓风的威力就越强，然后会直扑陆地”，故D)“蒸发成水蒸气，使得风暴威力增强”为答案。A)“加热飓风”原文中未提及，故排除；B)“蒸发后变成燃料”是对“add fuel”的错误理解，故排除；C)“直奔陆地”，原文说的是飓风而不是海水，故排除。

64． Which of the following statement is TRUE about Hurricane Katrina? A．It did not lose its strength as it moved. B．It claimed over 200 people’s lives.

C．It caused 80 billion dollars loss for Florida peninsula. D．It lasted for full 24 hours.

正确答案：B

解析：事实细节题。本题考查飓风卡特里娜的细节。定位句提到“卡特里娜

飓风在抵达新奥尔良州之前威力大增，其巨大的破坏力致使200余人丧生，并造成了800亿美元的经济损失”，故答案为B)。A)“在移动过程中没有减弱”，定位句提及在经过佛罗里达州时有所减弱，故排除；C)“飓风给佛罗里达州造成800亿美元的损失”与文意不符，故排除；D)“持续24小时”，定位句是指以最强姿态持续24小时，而非仅仅持续24小时，故排除。

65． What result can regional sea surface temperature changes produce? A．Hurricane changes.

B．Increasing greenhouse gas emissions. C．Global warming.

D．Destructive hurricanes.

正确答案：A

解析：事实细节题。本题考查局域海面温度的变化对飓风造成的影响。根据定位句，局域海面温度的变化是飓风变化的主要原因，故答案为A)。B)“温室气体排放量增加”和C)“全球变暖”原文并未提及，故均排除；D)“毁灭性的飓风”对原文理解不准确，因为局部海面温度变化也可能导致飓风减弱，故排除。

66． It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．there is no link between greenhouse gas emissions and destructive storms B．reduction of greenhouse gas emissions may reduce destructive storms C．the higher percentage of strong ones rose as more hurricanes appeared D．past records on hurricanes included everything needed

正确答案：B

解析：推理判断题。由倒数第二段最后一句和最后一段的第一句可知，全球变暖是由温室气体大量排放引起的，而全球变暖和破坏性风暴频率变高之间存在联系，由此可推知，减少温室气体排放，或可缓解全球变暖的趋势，从而减少破坏性风暴的发生频率，故答案为B)。A)“温室气体和破坏性风暴之间不存在联系”是对文意的曲解，故排除；C)“随着更多飓风的出现，强度大的飓风所占比例升高”，由最后一段第二句可知，飓风发生频率与强度大的飓风的比例无明显关联，故排除；D)“过去关于飓风的记录包含所有所需信息”与最后一段最后一句提到的“没有全面详细的数据”相矛盾，故排除。

Part Ⅳ Translation

67． 在党中央(Central Party Committee)的领导下，我国经济建设的各方各面都取得了巨大成就。我们完成了诸多造福百姓的巨大工程，例如西部大开发(large—scale development of the western region)，南水北调(south-to-north water diversion project)等。用水用电更加方便快捷，出行选择也多种多样。我国的国际地位不断提高，对世界经济发展产生巨大影响。加人世界贸易组织，我国的经济政策牵动着世界的一呼一吸；成功举办奥运会和世博会，让世界为中国经济喝彩。总之，中国经济取得了辉煌成就，中国经济的明天一定更美好。

正确答案： Under the leadership of Central Party Committee we have made great economic accomplishments in many aspects. There are countless programs making benefits for common people, such as large-scale development of the western region and south-to-north water diversion project. We have easier access to water and electric power, and we have more choices when traveling. Our country’s international status keeps on improving, and we make great influences on the world economy. Joining in the WTO enables our economic policies to control the breath of world. Successfully holding the Olympic Games and the World Exposition attracts more attention and respect from the world. In a word, Chinese economy has made amazing achievements. I believe that the tomorrow of our economy will be definitely brighter.