007版-2012年12月英語六級閱讀真題(全三套及答案詳解)

007版--2012年12月英語六級閱讀真題(全三套及答案詳解)LtD2012年12月英語六級第一套深度閱讀真題SectionBPassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Who'spoorinAmerica?That'saquestionhardtoanswer.Hardbecausethere'snoconclusivedefinitionofpoverty.Lowincomematters,thoughhowlowisunclear.Povertyisalsoastateofmindthatfostersself-defeatingbehavior-badworkhabits,familybreakdowns,andaddictions.Finally,povertyresultsfrombadluck:accidents,joblosses,disability.Despitepoverty'smessiness,we'vemeasuredprogressagainstitbyasinglestatistic:thefederalpovertyline.Bythismeasure,wehaven'tmademuchprogress.Buttheapparentlackofprogressismisleadingfortworeasons.First,itignoresimmigration.ManyThenewindicatorisa"propagandadevice"topromoteincomeredistributionbyshowingthatpovertyisstubbornorincreasing.TheCensusBureauhasestimatedstatisticssimilartotheadministration'sproposal.In2008,thetraditionalpovertyratewas13.2%;estimatesofthenewstatisticrangeuptol7%.Thenewpovertystatisticexceedstheold,andthegapgrowslargerovertime.AssenatorDanielMoynihansaid,theadministrationisdefiningpovertyup.It'slegitimatetodebatehowmuchweshouldaidthepoororreduceeconomicinequality.ButthedebateshouldnotbeswayedbymisleadingstatisticsthatfewAmericanscouldpossiblyunderstand.Governmentstatisticsshouldstriveforpoliticalneutrality（中立）.Thisonefails.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。52.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A)Povertyisveryoftendefinedasastateofmind.B)PovertyisaproblemhardtotackleinAmerica.C)Badworkhabitsandbadluckleadtopoverty.D)Thereisnoconsensusontheconceptofpoverty.53.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthepoorinAmerica?A)Theirlivingstandardshaveactuallyimproved.B)Mostofthemareimmigrantsandtheirdescendants.C)Theirchancesofrisingabovethepovertylineareslim.D)Mostofthemrelyongovernmentsubsidiesforsurvival.54.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheadministration'sproposalfora"supplementalpovertymeasure"?A)Itisintendedtofurtherhelpthepoor.C)Itisapositiveresponsetochangedcircumstances.B)Itismadetoservepoliticalpurposes.D)Itisanattempttocombattheeconomicrecession.55.Whatischaracteristicofthenewmeasureofpoverty?A)Itdefinespovertybythegapbetweentherichandthepoor.B)Itraisesthethresholdforthepoortogetwelfarebenefits.C)Itismoreaccurateandscientificintermsofstatistics.D)Ittrulyreflectsthepracticalneedsofthepoor.56.WhatdoestheauthorwanttosaybyquotingDanielMoynihan?A)Economicequalityisbutanemptydream.B)Politicalneutralitycanneverbeachieved.C)Theadministration'sstatisticsarebiased.D)Thedebateoverpovertywillgetnowhere.PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ElevensummersagoIwassenttoamanagementprogramattheWhartonSchooltobepreparedforbiggerthings.Alongwithlecturesonfinanceandentrepreneurshipandthelike,theprogramincludedadelightfullyout-of-placesessionwithAlFilreis,anEnglishprofessorattheForthreehourshetalkedusthrough"TheRedWheelbarrow"and"StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening."Theexperience----especiallywhencontrastedwiththehorribleproseofourotherassignedreading--sentmefleeingtothecampusbookstore,whereIresumedalong-interruptedromancewithmeterandrhyme（韻）.ProfessorFilreissaysthatheis"alittleshocked"athowintenselyhisWhartonstudentsrespondtothisunexpecteddeviationfromthebusinesslike,notjustasareliefbutasakindofstimulus.Manywriteafterwardaskinghimtorecommendbooksofpoetry.Especiallynow,"Thegrimeconomyseemstomaketheparticipantskeenerthanevertothink'outofthebox'inthewaypoetryencourages,"hetoldme.WhichbringsmetoCongress,aninstitutionstuckdeeperinsidetheboxthanjustaboutanyotherthesedays.YouhaveprobablyheardthatuponCapitolHill（美國國會山）,they'reverybigonprayerbreakfasts,wheremembersgatheroverscrambledeggsandaskGodforwisdom.Youcanjudgefromtheagonizingdebtspectaclewe'vewatchedthissummerhowwellthat'sworking.Well,maybeit'stimetoaddsomepoetryreadingstotheagenda.I'mnotsuggestingthatpoetrywillguideourlegislatorstowisdomanymorethanprayerhas.Justthatitmightmakethemalittlemorehuman.Poetryisnosubstituteforcourageorcompetence,butproperlyapplied,itisachallengetoself-certainty,whichwecurrentlyhaveinexcess.Poetryservesasaspurtocreativethinking,areproachtodogmaandhabit,aremedytothecurrentfashionforpledgesigning.ThepoetShelley,indefenseofpoetrynearlytwocenturiesago,wrote,"Aman.tobegreatlygood,mustimagineintenselyandcomprehensively;hemustputhimselfintheplaceofanotherandofmanyothers;thepainsandpleasuresofhisspeciesmustbecomehisown."Shelleyconcludesthatessaybycallingpoets"theunacknowledgedlegislatorsoftheworld,"becausetheybringimaginationtotherealmof"reasonersandmechanists."Therelevanceofpoetrywasdeclaredmoreconciselyinfivelinesfromthelovepoem"Asphodel.ThatGreenyFlower,"byWilliamCarlosWilliams:Itisdifficulttogetthenewsformpoemsyetmendiemiserablyeverydayforlackofwhatisfoundthere注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。57.WhydidtheauthorparticipateintheWhartonA)Hewasapassionateloverofclassicalpoetry.B)Hewasbeingtrainedforanimportantposition.C)Hehadjustbeenpromotedtotopmanagement.D)Hewasinterestedinfinanceandentrepreneurship.58.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofProfessorFilreis'spoetrysession?A)Itdivertedstudents'attentionfromtheassignedreadingB)Itmadethemanagementprogramappearromantic.C)Itwasextremelyappealingtothestudents.D)Itpulledstudentsoutofprosereadingsessions.59.WhatwastheimpactofthepoetrysessionontheprogramparticipantsaccordingtoProfessorFilreis?A)Itinspiredthemtoviewthingsfrombroaderperspectives.B)Itledthemtothinkpoetryindispensabletomanagement.C)Ithelpedthemdevelopakeenerinterestinliterature.D)Itencouragedthemtoembarkonapoliticalcareer.60.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofCapitolHill'sprayeroverbreakfast?A)Itisaritualthathaslostitsoriginalmeaning.B)Itdoesn'treallyhelpsolvetheeconomicproblems.C)Itprovidesinspirationaspoetryreadingdoes.D)Ithelpspeopleturnawayfromthedebtspectacle.61.WhatdowelearnfromShelley'sessay?A)Poetrycanrelievepeopleofpainsandsufferings.B)Ittakespoeticimaginationtobecomealegislator.C)Legislatorsshouldwinpublicacknowledgement.D)Itisimportanttobeimaginativeandsympathetic.第一套深度閱讀真題答案SectionBPassageOne52.【定位】由題干中的thefirstparagraph定位到首段Who'spoorinAmerica?That'saquestionhardtoanswer.Hardbecausethere'snoconclusivedefinitionofpoverty...D)【精析】推理判斷題。文章開篇三句指出，由于沒有對貧困的令人信服的定義，因此很難回答在美國誰是窮人，接下來的三句分別從收人、心理狀態(tài)和運氣三個方面解釋為什么難以界定貧困。由此可見，第一段的中心意思是說大家在貧困的定義上沒有達成共識，故答案為D)。53.【定位】由題干中的thepoor定位到第四段第一句Second,thepoor'smaterialwell-beinghasimproved.A)【精析】推理判斷題。定位句指出，窮人的物質(zhì)生活已經(jīng)改善，也就是說，他們的生活水平提高了，故答案內(nèi)A)。54【定位】由題干中的“supplementalpovertymeasure”定位到第五段第二至四句Unfortunately,theadministration'sproposalfora“supplementalpovertymeasure”…Italsoraisesquestionsaboutwhetherthestatisticistailoredtofavorapoliticalagenda.B)【精析】觀點態(tài)度題。定位句指出，“補充貧困衡量標準”也讓人們質(zhì)疑這些數(shù)據(jù)是否為了支持某一政治議程而量身定制，也就是說這一標準可能是為某種政治目的服務的，故答案為B),55.【定位】由題干中的characteristic和newmeasure定位到第七段最后一句Bycontrast,thenewmeasureembracesarelativenotionofpoverty:peopleareautomaticallypoorifthey'reagivendistancefromthetop,eveniftheirincomesareincreasing.A)【精析】推理判斷題。定位句指出，與舊的標準相比，新的標準采用了相對貧困的觀點：如果他們與最高級別的差距達到某一特定值，人們自動地就成了窮人，盡管他們的收人在增加。也就是說貧困是根據(jù)貧富之間的差距來界定的，故答案為A)。56.【定位】由題干中的DanielMoynihan定位到最后一段AssenatorDanielMoynihansaid…Governmentstatisticsshouldstriveforpoliticalneutrality.Thisonefails.C)【精析】推理判斷題。定位段指出，政府的統(tǒng)計數(shù)字應該力求在政治上中立，但這些統(tǒng)計數(shù)字卻不是，也就是說這些統(tǒng)計數(shù)字是有偏向性的，故答案為C)。PassageTwo57.【定位】由題干中的WhartonSchoolmanagementprogram定位到首段第一句ElevensummersagoIwassenttoamanagementprogramattheB)【精析】細節(jié)推斷題。定位句明確指出，作者去霍頓學院學習是為以后做更大的事做準備，也就是說作者是在為更重要的工作崗位接受培訓，故答案為B)。58.【定位】由題干中的poetrysession定位到第二段第二句Theexperience…sentmefleeingtothecampusbookstore,whereIresumedalong-interruptedromancewithmeterandrhyme.和第三段第一句ProfessorFilreissaysthatheis“alittleshocked”athowintenselyhisWhartonstudentsrespondtothisunexpecteddeviationfromthebusinesslike...C）【精析】觀點態(tài)度題。由文章第二段第二句可知，F(xiàn)ilreis教授的詩歌課讓作者重溫了對詩歌的喜愛，說明作者很喜歡教授的詩歌課。第三段第一句提到，學生們對這門課的反應都很熱烈，因此得出作者認為Filreis教授的詩歌課對學生很有吸引力，故答案為C)。59.【定位】根據(jù)題干中的participants定位到第四段“Thegrimeconomyseemstomaketheparticipantskeenerthanevertothink'outofthebox'inthewaypoetryencourages,”hetoldme.A)【精析】推理判斷題。定位段指出，慘淡的經(jīng)濟使得學員們比以往更渴望突破固定的思維模式，他們以詩歌鼓勵的方式進行思考，也就是說詩歌課鼓勵學員們從更廣闊的角度思考問題，故答案為A)。60.【定位】由題干中的prayeroverbreakfast定位到文章第五段…they'reverybigonprayerbreakfasts,wheremembersgatheroverscrambledeggsandaskGodforwisdom.Youcanjudgefromtheagonizingdebtspectaclewe'vewatchedthissummerhowwellthat'sworking.B)【精析】觀點態(tài)度題。定位段指出，你可以從我們今年夏天目睹的痛苦的債務情景判斷出祈禱究竟有多大作用。既然我們看到的是令人痛苦的債務景象，那么早餐祈禱應該是沒有作用的，即解決不了經(jīng)濟問題，故答案為B。61.【定位】由題干中的Shelley定位到文章第七段的引文部分“Aman,tobegreatlygood,mustimagineintenselyandcomprehensively；hemustputhimselfintheplaceofanotherandofmanyothers；thepainsandpleasuresofhisspeciesmustbecomehisown.”D)【精析】推理判斷題。定位部分指出，人們必須擁有強大而全面的想象力，還必須懂得換位思考，體會別人的疾苦哀樂，也就是在強調(diào)想象力和同情心的重要性，故答案為D)。2012年12月英語六級第二套深度閱讀真題SectionBPassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Is20th-centurycapitalismfailing21st-centurysociety?MembersoftheglobalelitedebatedthatunusualquestionattheannualWorldEconomicForum.Itisencouragingthatmorethanthreeyearssincetheglobalfinancialcrisis,abelated(遲到的)processofsoul-searchinghasbeguninsearchoftherightlessonstolearnfromit.Thereisagreatdifference,however,betweenbeingwillingtotalkaboutanissueandbeingreadytoact.Itisadifferencebetweenthosewhostillbelievethatallgovernmentscandoisgetoutofthewayandthosewhobelievethereisarealroleforgovernmentsinfirstrevivingoureconomies,andthensettingtherightrulesforfuturesuccess.Ifwelearnedanythingfromthe1930s,itwasthatgovernmentscannotshrugtheirshouldersandwatchastheirownpeoplearebeinglaidoff.Norshouldweforgetthecausesofthecurrentgrowthanddebtcrisisasweseektoputoureconomiesonamoresustainablefooting.BoththeUnitedStatesandBritainsufferedbecausetheireconomieswereoverlyreliantonthefinancialsector'sartificialprofits;livingstandardsforthemanyworsenedwhiletheeconomicrewardswenttothetop1percent;acapitalistmodelencouragedshort-termdecision-makingorientedtowardquarterlyprofitsratherthanlong-termhealth;andinterestgroupslikegiantbanksweredeemedtoobigtofailortoopowerfultochallenge.Weneedtorecognizethatthetrickle-downpromise(benefitsgiventotherichwilleventuallybepassedontothepoor)ofconservativetheoristshasturnedintoagravity-defyingrealityinwhichwealthhasflowedupwarddisproportionatelyand.toooften,undeservedly.Toaddresstheproblemrequiresfreshthinkingfromgovernmentsabouthowpeopletrainfortheirworkinglivesandwhatalivingwageshouldbe.Governmentscansetbetter—notnecessarilymore—rulestoencourageproductivebusinessesthatmakeandsellrealproductsandservices.Weneedrulesthatdiscouragethepredatory(掠奪的)behaviorofthoseseekingthefastbuckthroughhostiletakeoversandasset-strippingthatdonothavetheinterestsoftheshareholders,theemployeesortheeconomyatheart.Andgovernmentsmustremembertheyareelectedtoservethepeople,notthepowerfullobbieswhocanpayforaccessorinfluence.Toooftentherealenemiesofmarketcapitalismaresomeoftheleadingbeneficiariesofthecurrentmodel,whichfavorsbigmonopoliesandconsumerexploitation.Ibelievethatchangingtherulesofcapitalismwillrequireachangeinwhatcitizensexpectandaskofpolitics.Thequestionisnotsomuchwhether20th-centurycapitalismisfailing21st-centurysocietybutwhetherpoliticscanrisetothechallengeofchangingaflawedeconomicmodel.52.Whatimportantlessoncouldbedrawnfromthe1930s?A)Thegovernmentshouldplayaroleinrevivingtheeconomy.B)Thegovernmentshouldprovidesubsidiesfortheunemployed.C)Thegovernmentshouldnotignoretheroleofeconomistsinthenation'seconomy.D)ThegovernmentshouldnotbrushasideideasfromtheWorldEconomicForum.53.WhatisoneofthefactorscontributingtotherecentfinancialcrisisintheUnitedStatesandBritain?A)Theirbusinessgiants'neglectofattendingtolong-termplanning.B)Theirgovernments'unnecessaryinterventionineconomicaffairs.C)Theirgovernmentsfailingtoprovideassistanceforthepoorandneedy.D)Theireconomiesrelyingheavilyontheoperationsofthefinancialsector.54.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheso-calledtrickle-downpromise?A)Itdefiesconventionalwisdom.B)Ithasfailedtomaterialize.C)Itwillbenefitboththerichandthepooroncerealized.D)Itwillprovefataltocapitalisteconomyoncebroken.55.Whatrulesdoestheauthorsaygovernmentsshouldsettoguaranteesustainableeconomicdevelopment?A)Rulesthathelpbusinessestoexpandfastbutinahealthyway.B)Rulesthatdiscouragebusinessesfrommakingquickmoney.C)Rulesthatencouragebusinessestomakeandsellrealproductsandservices.D)Rulesthatensuretheincreaseofshareholders'dividendsandemployees’pay.56.Whatshouldthegovernmentdoaboutthecurrenteconomyaccordingtotheauthor?A)Eliminatetherealenemiesofmarketcapitalism.B)Undertaketorepairtheflawsintheeconomicmodel.C)Preventthelobbiesfromexertingtoomuchinfluence.D)Diminishtherolepoliticsplaysinnationaleconomy.PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Womenarehalfthepopulationbutonly15%ofboardmembersatbigAmericanfirms,andl0%inEurope.Companiesthatfishinonlyhalfthetalentpoolwillloseouttothosethatcasttheirnetmorewidely.Thereisalsoevidencethatmixedboardsmakebetterdecisions.Mindfulofthis,Europeancountriesarepassinglawsthatwouldforcecompaniestopromotemorewomentotheexecutivesuite.AnewFrenchlawrequireslistedfirmstoreserve40%ofboardseatsforwomenby2017.NorwayandSpainhavesimilarlaws;Germanyisconsideringone.TheEuropeanParliamentdeclaredthismonththatsuchquotasshouldbeappliedthroughouttheEuropeanUnion.Therearetwomainargumentsforcompulsoryquotas.Oneisthatthemenwhodominatecorporateboardsarehopelesslysexist:theypromotepeoplelikethemselvesandignoreanyfemaletalent.Thesecondargumentismoresubtle.Talentedexecutivesneedmentors(導師)tohelpthemclimbtheladder.Maledirectorsmentoryoungmenbutarereluctanttogetfriendlywithyoungwomen,lesttherelationshipbemisinterpreted.Quotaswillbreakthisviciouscyclebyputtinglotsofwomenatthetop,whocanthenoffertheirsistersalegup.Theremaybesomethinginbotharguments,butinmostrichcountriessexismisnolongerthemainobstacletowomen'scareers.Childrenare.Mostwomentakecareerbreakstolookafterthem.Manycareforelderlyrelatives,too.Onestudyfoundthattwo-thirdsofAmericanwomenhadatsomepointswitchedfromfull-timeworktopart-timeorflexibletimetobalanceworkandfamily.Suchchoicesmakeitharderforwomentogaintheexperiencenecessarytomakeittotheverytop.Whatismore,bigcompaniesareincreasinglyglobal.Manywantabosswhohasworkedinmorethanonecountry.Suchforeignpostingsdisruptfamilies;manywomenturnthemdown.Andmany,anticipatingacareerbreakatsomepointinthefuture,enterfieldswheretheirskillswillnotquicklybecomeoutdated,suchaslaworhumanresources.Somelawyersmakegoodchiefexecutives.Butfirmsoftenwantpeoplewithfinancialoroperationalexperienceforthetopjobs,andthesefieldsarestillmale-dominated.Quotasaretoobluntatoolforsuchatangledproblem.Thewomencompaniesarecompelledtoputonboardsareunlikelytobeasusefulasthosetheyplacetherevoluntarily.Quotasforcefirmseithertopadtheirboardswithtokennon-executivedirectors,ortoallocaterealpoweronthebasisofsexratherthanmerit.Enforcingquotasforwomenhasledtolargenumbersofinexperiencedwomenbeingappointedtoboards,andseriouslydamagedthosefirms'performance.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。57.Whatwillhappentoacompanyifmendominateitsexecutiveboard?A)Itstalentpoo1willdryoutsooner.C)Itswomenemployeeswillcomplain.B)Itscompetitivenesswillbeweakened.D)Itisboundtomakeunwisedecisions.58.Whatseemstopreventwomenfrombecomingboardmembersapartfromsexism?A)Manyofthemlackthecouragetofacethechallengeintheboardroom.B)Maledirectorsareafraidofwomen'spotentialthreattotheirauthority.C)Fewofthemhavethetrainingandqualificationsneededforexecutiveduties.D)Maledirectorsrefrainfromgivingthemguidancetoavoidmisunderstanding.59.Whatdoestheauthorsayistherealbarriertowomen'scareers?A)Anapparentlackofnecessarylegislation.C)Theburdenoftakingcareoftheirfamily.B)Fiercecompetitionfrommalecolleagues.D)Thewidespreadsexismintheworkplace.60.Whydomanywomenchoosetoentersuchfieldsaslaworhumanresources?A)Theyallowwomencareerbreaksifneedbe.B)Theycanbringawoman'stalentintofullplay.C)Theyofferhighsalariesandattractivebenefits.D)TheypavethewayforwomentobecomeCEOs.61.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthepracticeofenforcingquotasforwomenexecutives?A)Itisasimplesolutiontoatangledproblem.C)Ithelpsfilltheexecutiveboardwithtalents.B)Itisaneffectivetooltocombatsexism.D)Itadverselyaffectsafirm'sperformance.第二套深度閱讀真題答案/ADBCBBDCADSectionBPassageOne52.【定位】由題干中的1930s定位到第五段Ifwelearnedanythingfromthe1930s,itwasthatgovernmentscannotshrugtheirshouldersandwatch

astheirownpeoplearebeing,laidoff.A)【精析】推理判斷題。定位段提到，如果要說我們能從20世紀30年代的世界經(jīng)濟危機中領悟到什么的話，那就是在人們紛紛失業(yè)時，政府不能漠然視之。很多考生會因此誤選B)“政府應給予失業(yè)人員補貼”。需要注意的是，定位段中的as引導的從句使用的是現(xiàn)在進行時，由此推知，并不是要給予已經(jīng)失業(yè)的人員補貼，而是在面對失業(yè)這種情況時，政府應該有所作為。由此再定位到第四段…thosewhobelievethereisarealroleforgovernmentsinfirstrevivingoureconomies,andthensettingtherightrulesforfuturesuccess，該段提到，有些人認為政府真正該做的事情，一是振興經(jīng)濟，二是為未來的成功制定合適的規(guī)章制度。作者列舉20世紀30年代的經(jīng)濟危機，旨在證明上一段的觀點，即政府應在振興經(jīng)濟中有所作為，故A）為答案。53.【定位】由題干中的theUnitedStatesandBritain定位到第七段BoththeUnitedStatesandBritainsufferedbecausetheireconomieswereoverlyreliantonthefinancialsector'sartificialprofits…toopowerfultochallenge.D)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。定位段第一個分句提到，英國和美國都遭受了經(jīng)濟危機是因為它們的經(jīng)濟過于依賴金融機構的虛假利潤。D）中的relyingheavilyon與原文中overlyrelianton表達的意思相同，故D）為答案。54.【定位】由題干中的trickle-downpromise定位到倒數(shù)第四段第一句Weneedtorecognizethatthetrickle-downpromise(benefitsgiventotherichwilleventuallybepassedontothepoor)ofconservativetheoristshasturnedintoagravity-defyingrealityinwhichwealthhasflowedupwarddisproportionatelyand,toooften,undeservedly.B)【精析】推理判斷題。定位句提到，“涓滴”承諾已使現(xiàn)實失衡，財富分配不均。定位句中的gravity-defying意為“違反重力的”，由此可推知，“讓一部分人先富起夸最后達到共同富?！背兄Z是不會實現(xiàn)的，故B）為答案。55.【定位】由題干中的rules,governmentsshouldset,economicdevelopmen定位到倒數(shù)第三段第一句Governmentscansetbetter-notnecessarilymore-rulestoencourageproductivebusinessesthatmakeandsellrealproductsandservices.C)【精析】推理判斷題。定位句提到，政府可通過制定更好的一不必是更多的一政策來鼓勵制造、銷售真正的產(chǎn)品和服務的生產(chǎn)性產(chǎn)業(yè)，故答案為C)。56.【定位】由題干中的urrenteconomy定位到末段末句Thequestionisnotsomuchwhether20th-centurycapitalismisfailing21st-centurysocietybutwhetherpoliticscanrisetothechallengeofchangingaflawedeconomicmodel.B)【精析】推理判斷題。定位句提到，問題討論的重點不是20世紀的資本主義是否適應21世紀的社會，而是政治是否能接受改變不完善的經(jīng)濟模式這一挑戰(zhàn)。B）和原文都出現(xiàn)了economicmodel，故為答案。57.【定位】由題干中的mendominateitsexecutiveboard定位到第一段前兩句Womenarehalfthepopulationbutonly15%ofboardmembersatbigAmericanfirms,and10%inEurope.Companiesthatfishinonlyhalfthetalentpoolwillloseouttothosethatcasttheirnetmorewidely.B)【精析】推理判斷題。文章開篇前兩句指出歐美一些大公司的董事會里，女性擁有的席位很少。而那些只在“人才儲備池”的一半中尋找人才的公司會失利于廣納賢才的公司。B）中的competitivenesswillbeweakened與原文中的loseout表達的意思相同，故為答案。58.【定位】由題干中的apartfromsexism定位到第四段前三句Thesecondargumentismoresubtle.Talentedexecutivesneedmentorstohelpthemclimbtheladder.Maledirectorsmentoryoungmenbutarereluctanttogetfriendlywithyoungwomen,lesttherelationshipbemisinterpreted.D)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。定位句提到，男性前輩愿意指導年輕的男性晚輩，但是卻不愿意對女性晚輩表示友好，唯恐他們的關系遭人誤解。D）中的guidance,refrainfrom,misunderstanding與原文中的mentor,arereluctantto,misinterpreted表達的意思相同，故為答案。59.【定位】由題干中的barriertowomen'scareers定位到第五段前四句…butinmostrichcountriessexismisnolongerthemainobstacletowomen'scareers.Childrenare.Mostwomentakecareerbreakstolookafterthem.Manycareforelderlyrelatives,too.C)【精析】細節(jié)歸納題。定位句提到，在大部分的富裕國家里，性別歧視已經(jīng)不再是阻礙女性事業(yè)的主要障礙了。孩子才是真正的障礙。大多數(shù)女性為了照顧孩子或是老人會中斷自己的事業(yè)。C）與文意相符，故為答案。60.【定位】由題干中的laworhumanresources定位到原文倒數(shù)第二段第四句Andmany,anticipatingacareerbreakatsomepointinthefuture,enterfieldswheretheirskillswillnotquicklybecomeoutdated,suchaslaworhumanresources.【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。定位句提到，許多期望能在將來某一時刻中斷事業(yè)的女性，選擇進入那些自身技能不會很快過時的領域，比如法律和人力資源。A)“如果需要，這些行業(yè)允許女性有事業(yè)中斷期”與原文意思相符，故為答案。61.【定位】由題干中的enforcingquotasforwomenexecutives定位到原文末段末句Enforcingquotasforwomenhasledtolargenumbersofinexperiencedwomenbeingappointedtoboards,andseriouslydamagedthosefirms'performance.D)【精析】推理判斷題。定位句提到，對女性實施定額制導致大量沒有經(jīng)驗的女性被提拔進入董事會，嚴重影響了那些公司的業(yè)績。D）中的adverselyaffects

是對原文中seriouslydamaged的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故為答案。2012年12月英語六級第三套深度閱讀真題SectionB

Directions:

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmakedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Amidallthejoblosses,there'snocategoryofworkerthattheeconomicdisruptionhasbeengoodfor:nonhumans.

Fromself-servicecheckoutlinesatsupermarkettoindustrialrobotsarmedwithsawsandtaughttocarveupanimalbodiesinslaughter-houses,theseever-more-intelligentmachinesarenownotjustassistingworkersbutactuallykickingthemoutoftheirjobs.

Automationisn'tjustaffectingfactoryworkers,either.Somelawfirmsnowuseartificialintelligencesoftwaretoscanandreadmountainsoflegaldocuments,workthatpreviouslywasperformedbyhighly-paidhumanlawyers.

"Robotscontinuetohaveanimpactonblue-collarjobs,andwhite-collarjobsareunderattackbymicroprocessors,"sayseconomicsprofessorEdwardLearner.Therecessionpermanentlywipedout2.5millionjobs.USgrossdomesticproducthasclimbedbacktopre-recessionlevels,meaningwe'reproducingasmuchasbefore,onlywith6%fewerworkers.Tobesure,roboticsarenottheonlyjobkillersOutthere,withoutsourcing（外包）stealingfarmorejobsthanautomation.

JeffBurnstein,presidentoftheRoboticsIndustryAssociation,arguesthatrobotsactuallysaveUSjobs.Hislogic:companiesthatembraceautomationmightusefewerworkers,butthat'sstillbetterthanfiringeveryoneandmovingtheworkoverseas.

It'snotthatrobotsarecheaperthanhumans,thoughoftentheyare.It'sthatthey'rebetter."Insomecasesthequalityrequirementsaresoexactingthatevenifyouwantedtohaveahumandothejob,youcouldn't."Burnsteinsays.

Samegoesforsurgeons,who'reusingroboticsystemstoperformanever-growinglistofoperations-notbecausethemachinessavemoneybutbecause,thankstothegreaterprecisionofrobots,thepatientsrecoverinlesstimeandhavefewercomplications,saysDr.MyriamCuret.

Surgeonsmaysurvivetherobotinvasion,butothersatthehospitalmightnotbesolucky,asiRobot,makeroftheRoomba,arobotvacuumcleaner,hasbeenshowingoffAva,whichcouldbeusedasamessengerinahospital.Andonceyou'rehome,recovering,Avacouldletyoutalktoyourdoctor,sothere'snoneedtosendsomeonetoyourhouse.That"mobiletelepresence"couldbeusefulattheoffice.Ifyou'reawayonatrip,youcanstillattendameeting.Justconnectviavideoconferencingsoftware,soyourfaceappearsonAva'sscreen.

Isanyjobsafe?Iwashopingtosay"journalist,"butresearchersarealreadydevelopingsoftwarethatcangatherfactsandwriteanewsstory.Whichmeansthatafewyearsfromnow,arobotcouldbewritingthiscolumn.And

it?Well,theremightbealotofushangingaroundwithlotsoffreetimeonourhands.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

52.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstfewparagraphs?

A)Theover-useofrobotshasdonedamagetoAmericaneconomy.

B)Itishardforrobotstoreplacehumansinhighlyprofessionalwork.

C)Artificialintelligenceiskeytofuturetechnologicalinnovations.

DTheroboticindustryhasbenefitedfromtheeconomicrecession.

53.WhatcausedthegreatestlossofjobsinAmerica?

A)Usingmicroprocessorsextensively.

B)Movingproductiontoothercountries.

C)Thebankruptcyofmanycompanies.

D)Theinvasionofmigrantworkers.

54.WhatdoesJeffBurnsteinsayaboutrobots?

A)Theyhelpcompaniestorevive.

B)Theyarecheaperthanhumans.

C)Theypreventjoblossesinaway.

D)Theycompetewithhumanworkers.

55.WhyareroboticsystemsreplacingsurgeonsinmoreandmoreoperationsaccordingtoDr.MyriamCuret?

A)Theysavelotsofmoneyforthepatients.

B)Theybeathumansinprecision.

C)Theytakelesstimetoperformasurgery.

D)Theymakeoperationslesspainful.

56.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutrobotics?

A)Itwillgreatlyenrichliterarycreation.

B)Itwillstartanewtechnologicalrevolution.

C)Itwillrevolutionizescientificresearch.

D)Itwillbeappliedinanyfieldimaginable.PassageTwo

Questions57to62arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

You'venowhearditsomanytimes,youcanprobablyrepeatitinyoursleep.PresidentObamawillnodoubtmakethepointpubliclywhenhegetstoBeijing:theChineseneedtoconsumemore;theyneed-believeitornot-tobecomemorelikeAmericans,forthesakeoftheglobaleconomy.

Andit'salltrue.Buttheothersideofthatequation