大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)模擬考試試卷

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試模擬試題

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay

entitledWillE-booksReplaceTraditionalBooks?

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

1.隨著信息技術(shù)的發(fā)展，電子圖書越來(lái)越多；

2.有人認(rèn)為電子圖書會(huì)取代傳統(tǒng)圖書，理由是……

3.我的看法。

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyand

answerthequestionsonAnswerSheetl.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththe

informationgiveninthepassage.

HowtoCreateaHomeLibrary

“Icannotlivewithoutbooks,“declaredU.S.PresidentThomasJeffersontohisfriend

JohnAdams.Indeed,Jeffersonwasanobsessivebookcollectorfromayoungage,amassing

(收集)threeseparatehomelibrariesinhislifetime.Jefferson'slibrarywasconsideredthe

finestinthecountry,andhiscollectiondoubledtheholdingsoftheLibraryofCongress.Still,

Jeffersondidn'tlettheshelvesatMonticellositempty.Bythetimehedied11yearslater,he

hadmorethan2000volumesinhislibrary.

Jefferson'slibrarymightfityourconceptionofanold-fashionedhomelibrarywith

leather-boundbooks,woodpanelinganduncomfortablefurniture.Buthomelibrariescanbe

adynamicexpressionoftheowner'spersonality.Creatingahomelibraryisafunwayto

displayyourinterestswhileestablishingaspecialspaceforreading.

HomeLibraryOrganization

Whenyoustartedusingthepubliclibrary,youprobablylearnedaboutMelvilDewey

andhissystemfororderinglibraries.TheDeweyDecimalClassificationSystemhasten

broadcategoriesfororganizingbooks,includingphilosophy,religionandthearts.Each

categoryisassignedanumber,soforexample,whenyouwantabookonmodernart,you

headtothe700block.Largerlibraries,suchasthoseatuniversities,tendtousetheLibrary

ofCongressClassificationSystembecauseitoffersamorespecificarrayofsubjectsfor

categorization,addingsubjectssuchasmedicineandlawforatotalof21categories.

Yourhomelibrarymayormaynotbeaslargeasyourlocalpubliclibrary,butagood

systemoforganizationwillstillhelpyoufindthebookyouwantquickly.Youcouldtakea

pagefromDeweyandtheLibraryofCongressandsortbooksbysubjectmatter.Sectionsfor

subjectssuchashistory,technologyorfictionmightmaketheirretrievaleasier.Thissystem

alsowouldallowyoutohighlightaparticularpassion,suchasanextensivecollectionof

WorldWarIIhistory.

Herearesomeotherwaystoorganizeacollection.

Alphabetizingbyauthorworkswellforfictionbutnotnecessarilyfornonfictionbooks

ofvarioussubjects.

Judgingabookbyitscoverisusuallyfrownedupon,butsortingbycolorcanbe

aestheticallypleasingtosome.Thosegenerallyforgetfulaboutthecolorsoftheirbooks

mightdisagree.

Afterapainfulbreakup,themaincharacterinNickHornby9sbookHighFidelity

organizeshisrecordcollectionautobiographicallyintheorderheacquiredthem.A

chronologicalorganizationmightincludeshelvesthattracktheprogressofyourlife,from

belovedchildhoodreadingandcollegetextbookstoparentingbooks.

Tosomereaders,therearetwowaystolookatbooks:readandunread.Prioritizing（區(qū)

間優(yōu)化次序）whenyoumightneedthebookwillallowyoutokeepunreadbooksatthe

forefrontofyourcollection,aswellasbooksyoureachforfrequently,suchasreference

booksorfavoritenovels.

LibraryFurniture

Whileitmightbedifficultforabooklovertospendmoneyonsomethingotherthan

books,atsomepoint,youwillneedsomebookshelves.Built-inbookshelvescanprovide

floor-to-ceilingstorageandspacesavings.Theycanbetuckedunderstaircasesorother

out-of-the-wayspaces;however,they9renotagoodchoiceforrenters,andtheycan

representabiginvestmentintermsofpriceandinstallation.Freestandingbookcasesare

widelyavailableinavarietyofsizes,colorsandpricepoints.Youcanalsomounthanging

bookshelvesontothewallorbuyglasscases,whichmightbepreferableifyourcollection

includesantiquebooksthatyouwanttopreserve.

Saggingposesthemainthreattobookshelves.Abookshelfthatis36incheslongshould

haveshelvesatleastoneinchthick.Ifit'slonger,thenitshouldbethickersothatitwon't

droopundertheweight.Onetipformaximizingspaceontheshelvesistouseadjustable

bookshelves,sothatverysmallbooksdon'ttakeupspacethatcanbebetterusedfortaller

coffeetablebooks.Youcanalsodecoratebookshelveswithpersonalitems,suchas

photographsandsouvenirs.Notonlywillthisbreakuptherowsofbooksvisually,itwill

alsogiveyouroomtoexpandasyourcollectiongrows.

Asyourbookshelvescreepupthewall,youmayneedalibraryladdertoreachthem.

Whileanystepstoolorladderwilldo,rollinglibraryladdersaddanelegant,whimsical（異

想天開的）touch.Theladdersattachtotheshelfonatrackingrod,andthebottomofthe

ladderhaswheels,sothatyoucanmoveeffortlesslyfromoneendofthelibrarytotheother.

Whenconsideringotherlibraryfurniture,thinkabouthowyou'llbeusingtheroom.If

you'llbewritingandtakingnotesonyourreading,youmaywantadeskoralapdesk.

Desksandbookstandsarealsohelpfulforreadingthosebigvolumesthataretooheavyto

holdupcomfortably.Overstuffedcouchesandchairswillbeckongueststospendafew

hoursreading,butifyoufallasleepassoonasyouhitthecouch,youmayneedtoconsider

otheroptions,particularlyifyou'llbedoingscholarlyorprofessionalreading.

Whereveryou'resitting,itwillbehardtoenjoyalibraryifyou'resufferingfrom

eyestrain,fatigueandheadaches,whichcanallbebroughtonbypoorlighting.When

selectinglighting,lookforalampthatwillhelpyouseethesmallesttextyouread.Thelamp

shouldbepositionedoveryourshoulder,sothatthelightisnotdirectlyinyoureyes.

Positioningitthiswaywillalsohelptominimizeglare.Yourlampshouldbebrighterthan

therestoftheroombutnotthatmuchbrighter.However,alllightwilleventuallydamage

books,souseitataminimum.

BookCare

Doyoudevourbooksquickly?You'renottheonlyone.Someinsectslovebooks,but

notforagoodstory.Book-wormsarenotjustthosereadersthathavetheirnoseinabookall

thetime.Themoredangerouskindwilltunnelthroughthebook,eatthepagesandlayeggs

init.

Onceyouidentifyaninfestation,isolatetheaffectedbooks.Insomecases,youcanseal

thebooksinplasticbagsandfreezethemtokilltheinsects.Keepingyourlibraryfreeof

excessmoistureanddustwillhelptopreventanattackbytheseinsectsandvermin(害蟲).

Controllingmoistureanddustdoesn'tjustkeepawaythebookbugs,though.Moisture

intheairwillalsopromotethegrowthoffungusandmold.Molddevelopsattemperatures

greaterthan70degreesFahrenheit,andwith65percentrelativehumidity.Dehumidifiers

willsuckexcessmoistureoutoftheair,moisturethatcouldotherwiseleadtoloosebindings,

stainsandmildew.Oppositely,toolittlehumiditycandryoutbooks,souseahumidifierin

thedrierwintermonths.Dustisalsoamagnetformoistureandmildew,soperiodically

dustingthetopsofbookswillkeepthemclean.

Inadditiontoahumidifier,youalsomightneedafantokeepthelibrarywellventilated.

Booksshouldbestoredawayfromradiatorsandkeptinaroombetween60°Fand70°F.Air

conditionersandfansarefinetousetokeepthetemperaturedown.Extremeheatwill

damagebooks;ifheatoccursinaroomwithlowhumidity,thefibersinthebookswill

dehydrate,turningthepagesbrittle.Incombinationwithhighhumidity,heatcreatesideal

growingconditionsformold.

Aswementionedinthelastsection,lightingcandamagebooksbecauseitleadsto

bleaching(漂白)，fadingandeventualdeterioration.Naturallightingisthemostdangerous.

Ifyourlibraryhaswindows,drawtheblindsorcurtainstominimizeinjury.Limitingthe

intensitylightanddurationofexposurewillhelptopreservethebooks.

1.Duringthewholelife,Jefferson.

A)builtthreelibrariesforCongress

B)builtthreelibrariesathishome

C)donatedbooksforthreelibraries

D)collectedbooksfromthreelibraries

2.WhydouniversitiesusuallyusetheLibraryofCongressClassificationSystem?

A)Becauseitismorepopularthanothersystems.

B)Becauseitismoremodernthanothersystems

C)Becauseitismorespecificinarrangingsubjects.

D)Becauseitislessdifficultthanothersystems.

3.Whomightdisliketheideaofarrangingbooksbytheircolors?

A)Thosewholikepaintingonthebookshelves.

B)Thosewhotendtoarrangeanythingscientifically.

C)Thosewhoarecolor-blind.

D)Thosewhousuallycannotrememberthecolorsofbooks.

4.Ifyourankthebooksaccordingtothefrequencytheymightbetouched,you'dbetter

put.

A)referencebooksatthemostimportantposition

B)brand-newbooksatthemostimportantposition

C)dog-earedbooksatthemostimportantposition

D)allthenovelsatthemostimportantposition

5.Thetreasuredbooksshouldbeputin.

A)built-inbookshelves

B)freestandingbookcases

C)hangingbookshelves

D)glasscases

6.Ifyouaredoingacademicreadinginyourlibrary,you'readvised.

A)tohitoverstaffedcouchesandchairstoproduceideas

B)tobeckongueststositinthecoachesorchairs

C)nottouseoverstuffedcouchesandchairs

D)nottostuffcomfortablecoachesorchairs

7.Howdoyouchooseproperlightingforyourreadinginthelibrary?

A)Thelightshouldcovermostareasintheroom.

B)Thelightshouldcomeoveryourshoulder.

C)Thelightshouldnotbebrighterthanotherlightsintheroom.

D)Thelightshouldonlyfocusonthesmallesttext.

8.Inordertopreventyourbooksfrombeingdamagedbyinsects,youshouldmake

yourlibraryavoid.

9.Thepropertemperatureforstoringbooksis.

10.Toreducethedamageofbooksinaroomwithwindows,youhaveto

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

11.A)Fredforgottocallhimlastnightaboutthecampingtrip.

B)HeisnotgoingtolendhissleepingbagtoFred.

C)HehasnotseenFredatthegymforsometime.

D)Fredmayhaveborrowedasleepingbagfromsomeoneelse.

12.A)Summerhasbecomehotterinrecentyears.

B)Itwillcooldownabitovertheweekend.

C)Swimminginapoolhasarelaxingeffect.

D)Hehopestheweatherforecastisaccurate.

13.A)TakingapictureofProf.Brown.

B)Commentingonanoil-painting.

C)HostingaTVprogram.

D)Stagingaperformance.

14.A)Shecanhelpthemantakecareoftheplants.

B)Mostplantsgrowbetterindirectsunlight.

C)Theplantsneedtobewateredfrequently.

D)Theplantsshouldbeplacedinashadyspot.

15.A)Changetoamoreexcitingchannel.

B)Seethemoviesomeothertime.

C)Gotobedearly.

D)Stayuptilleleven.

16.A)Bothofthemarelaymenofmodernart.

B)Shehasbeamedtoappreciatemodemsculptures.

C)Italianartists'worksaredifficulttounderstand.

D)Modernartistsaregenerallyconsideredweird.

17.A)Theyseemsatisfiedwithwhattheyhavedone.

B)Theyhavecalledallclubmemberstocontribute.

C)Theythinkthedaycanbecalledamemorableone.

D)Theyfindithardtoraisemoneyforthehospital.

18.A)Themanshouldn'thesitatetotakethecourse.

B)Themanshouldtalkwiththeprofessorfirst.

C)Thecourseisn'topentoundergraduates.

D)Thecoursewillrequirealotofreading.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Currenttrendsineconomicdevelopment.

B)Domesticissuesofgeneralsocialconcern.

C)StoriesaboutBritain'srelationswithothernations.

D)Conflictsandcompromisesamongpoliticalparties.

20.A)Basedonthepollsofpublicopinions.

B)Byinterviewingpeoplewhofilecomplaints.

C)Byanalyzingthedomesticandinternationalsituation.

D)Basedonpublicexpectationsandeditors9judgment.

21)A.Underlyingrulesofediting.

B)Practicalexperience.

C)Audience'sfeedback.

D)Professionalqualifications.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theiraveragelifespanwaslessthan50years.

B)Itwasverycommonforthemtohave12children.

C)Theyretiredfromworkmuchearlierthantoday.

D)Theywerequiteoptimisticabouttheirfuture.

23.A)Getreadyforecologicalchanges.

B)Adapttothenewenvironment.

C)Learntousenewtechnology.

D)Explorewaystostayyoung.

24.A)Whenallwomengoouttowork.

B)Whenfamilyplanningisenforced..

C)Whenaworldgovernmentissetup.

D)Whenallpeoplebecomewealthier.

25)A.Eliminatepovertyandinjustice.

B)Migratetootherplanets.

C)Controltheenvironment.

D)Findinexhaustibleresources.

SectionB

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Tohelpyoungpeopleimprovetheirdrivingskills.

B)Toalertteenagerstothedangersofrecklessdriving.

C)Toteachyoungpeopleroadmannersthroughvideotapes.

DOToshowteensthepenaltiesimposedoncarelessdrivers.

27.A)Roadaccidents.

B)Streetviolence.

C)Drugabuse.

D)Lungcancer.

28.A)Ithaschangedteens'wayoflife.

B)Ithasmadeteensfeellikeadults.

C)Ithasaccomplisheditsobjective.

D)Ithasbeensupportedbyparents.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.A)Customersmaygetaddictedtothesmells.

B)Customersmaybemisledbythesmells.

C)Ithidesthedefectsofcertaingoods.

D)Itgivesrisetounfaircompetition.

30.A)Flexible.

B)Critical.

C)Supportive.

D)Cautious.

31.A)Theflowerscentstimulatedpeople'sdesiretobuy.

B)Strongersmellshadgreatereffectsonconsumers.

C)Mostshoppershatedthesmellsintheshoestore.

D)84%ofthecustomerswereunawareofthesmells.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A)Agoodstrainhitabuscarryingmanypassengers.

B)Twopassengertrainscrashedintoeachother.

C)Apassengertraincollidedwithagoodstrain.

D)Anexpresstrainwasderailedwhenhitbyabomb.

33.A)Therescueoperationshavenotbeenveryeffective.

B)Morethan300injuredpassengerswerehospitalized.

C)Thecauseofthetragicaccidentremainsunknown.

D)Theexactcasualtyfiguresarenotyetavailable.

34.A)Therewasabombscare.

B)Therewasaterroristattack.

C)Afirealarmwassetoffbymistake.

D)50poundsofexplosiveswerefound.

35.A)Followpolicemen'sdirections.

B)Keepaneyeontheweather.

C)Avoidsnow-coveredroads.

D)Drivewithspecialcare.

SectionC

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

Englishistheleadinginternationallanguage.Indifferentcountriesaroundtheglobe,

Englishisacquiredasthemother(36),inothersit'susedasasecondlanguage.

SomenationsuseEnglishastheir(37)language,performingthefunctionof(38)

;inothersit'susedasaninternationallanguageforbusiness,(39)and

industry.

Whatfactorsandforceshaveledtothe(40)ofEnglish?WhyisEnglishnow

consideredtobesoprestigiousthat,acrosstheglobe,individualsandsocietiesfeel(41)

iftheydonothave(42)inthislanguage?HowhasEnglishchanged

through1,500Years?Thesearesomeofthequestionsthatyou(43)whenyou

studyEnglish.

YoualsoexaminetheimmensevariabilityofEnglishand(44)

Youdevelopin-depthknowledgeoftheintricatestructureofthelanguage.Whydosome

non-nativespeakersofEnglishclaimthatit'sadifficultlanguagetolearn,while(45)

?

AttheUniversityofSussex,youareintroducedtothenatureandgrammarofEnglishinall

aspects.Thisinvolvesthestudyofsoundstiuctures,theformationofwords,thesequencing

ofwordsandtheconstructionofmeaning,aswellasexaminationofthetheoriesexplaining

theaspectsofEnglishusage.(46)

________________________________________________,whichareraisedbystudying

howspeakersandwritersemployEnglishforawidevarietyofpurposes.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincomplete

statements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethe

statementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thehistoryofthedevelopmentofmodernsportisthehistoryofthedevelopmentof

industrialcapitalism.Thereis,ofcourse,documentedevidenceofballgames,racketgames

andathleticgames,thatdatewellbeforeindustrialcapitalism.Howevertheyare

unrecognizablefromtoday'ssports.Take,forexample,footballandrugby,derivativesof

folkfootball,whereagamewouldcontinuefordays,withnoboundariesexpecttheedgeof

thevillage,ortheedgeofthenextvillage.Peoplewouldthroworkicktheball,itwasmixed,

andtherewasnooffsiderule,no90minutes,andreallynodiscerniblewinners.The

OlympicsarealwaysclaimedashavingtheirrootsintheathleticcultureofancientGreek

society.Yettheiroriginswereaboutmilitarytraininginafarfromequalsocietyattheendof

the19thcenturyandtheseweregameswhichrelativelyfewpeoplewouldwatch.The

Olympicswererevivedwiththeemergenceofinternationaltrade.Thefirsthourmodern

Olympicswereheldinconjunctionwithtradefairs.

Itiscommontotalkofsportasaneutralmediumwhichtranscendspolitics.The

popularnotionisthatwhileeverythingelseintheworldisdirtiedbypoliticsandinequality,

sportitselfoperatesonadifferentsetofrules.Performance-enhancingdrugsinsporthave

createdhugepresshysteria,inthemainbecausesportsstarsareoftenthoughtofasmoral

guardians,butalsobecauseitundoesoneofthefoundationstonesofsportthenotionof

fairplay.JimFirstle,afreelancesportsjournalist,notesthatdrugshavealwaysbeenusedin

sport,longbeforetechnologyandmoneywereinvolved.Inathleticsthereisanunwritten

andunconfirmednotionthateveryoneisdoingit.Thekeythingisnottogetcaught.Firstle

reportsthatDr.DonCaitlin,whorunstheInternationalOlympicCommitteeaccrediteddrug

testinglaboratoryinLosAngeles,likenedthesituationtoattemptsbetweentheColdWar

superpowerstonegotiatenuclearnon-proliferationtreaties.Onesidewouldonlycrackdown

andgettoughonitsdrugcheatsiftheothercountrydidthesame.Tobustone'sdrugcheats

withoutthegesturebeingreciprocatedputtheanti-dopingnationatacompetitive

disadvantage.Theideathatthereisfaircompetitioninsportisasunlikelyastheideaoffair

competitionincapitalism.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

47.Modemsportisfromancientsportalthoughsomeformsofancient

sportexistedanddevelopedmuchearlierthanindustrialcapitalism.

48.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmademodernOlympicsresumeitsprosperity?

49.Sportisusuallyconsideredtohavetheabilitytotranscendpoliticsbecauseititself

50.Whathastheuseofperformance-enhancingdrugsdestroyedbasedonthepassage?

51.Anti-dopingnationwouldbeatacompetitivedisadvantageifothernationsfailedto

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C),andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Youheartherefrainallthetime:theU.S.economylooksgoodstatistically,butit

doesn'tfeelgood.Whydoesn'tever-greaterwealthpromoteever-greaterhappiness?Itisa

questionthatdatesatleasttotheappearancein1958ofTheAffluent(富裕的)Societyby

JohnKennethGalbraith,whodiedrecentlyat97.

TheAffluentSocietyisamodernclassicbecauseithelpeddefineanewmomentin

thehumancondition.Formostofhistory,“hunger,sickness,andcold“threatenednearly

everyone,Galbraithwrote."Povertywasfoundeverywhereinthatworld.Obviouslyitisnot

ofours.^^AfterWorldWarII,thedreadofanotherGreatDepressiongavewaytoan

economicboom.Inthe1930sunemploymenthadaveraged18.2percent;inthe1950sitwas

4.5percent.

ToGalbraith,materialismhadgonemadandwouldbreeddiscontent.Through

advertising,companiesconditionedconsumerstobuythingstheydidn'treallywantorneed.

Becausesomuchspendingwasartificial,itwouldbeunfulfilling.Meanwhile,government

spendingthatwouldmakeeveryonebetteroffwasbeingcutdownbecausepeople

instinctively-andwrongly-labeledgovernmentonlyas“anecessaryevil.^^

It'softensaidthatonlythericharegettingahead;everyoneelseisstandingstillor

fallingbehind.Well,therearemanyundeservingrich—overpaidchiefexecutives,for

instance.Butoveranymeaningfulperiod,mostpeople'sincomesareincreasing.From1995

to2004,inflation-adjustedaveragefamilyincomerose14.3percent,to$43,200.Peoplefeel

“squeezed“becausetheirrisingincomesoftendon'tsatisfytheirrisingwants-forbigger

homes,morehealthcare,moreeducation,fasterInternetconnections.

Theothergreatfrustrationisthatithasnoteliminatedinsecurity.Peopleregardjob

stabilityaspartoftheirstandardofliving.Ascorporatelayoffsincreased,thatparthas

eroded.Moreworkersfearthey'vebecome“thedisposableAmerican,asLouisUchitelle

putsitinhisbookbythesamename.

Becausesomuchprevioussufferingandsocialconflictstemmedfrompoverty,the

arrivalofwidespreadaffluencesuggestedutopian(烏托邦式的)possibilities.Uptoapoint,

affluencesucceeds.Thereismuchlessphysicalmiserythanbefore.Peoplearebetteroff.

Unfortunately,affluencealsocreatesnewcomplaintsandcontradictions.

Advancedsocietiesneedeconomicgrowthtosatisfythemultiplyingwantsoftheir

citizens.Butthequestforgrowthletsloosenewanxietiesandeconomicconflictsthat

disturbthesocialorder.Affluenceliberatestheindividual,promisingthateveryonecan

chooseauniquewaytoself-fulfillment.Butthepromiseissoextravagantthatitpredestines

manydisappointmentsandsometimesinspireschoicesthathaveanti-socialconsequences,

includingfamilybreakdownandobesity(肥胖癥).Statisticalindicatorsofhappinesshave

notrisenwithincomes.

Shouldwebesurprised?Notreally.We'vesimplyreaffirmedanoldtruth:thepursuit

ofaffluencedoesnotalwaysendwithhappiness.

注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

52.WhatquestiondoesJohnKennethGalbraithraiseinhisbookTheAffluentSociety!

A)Whystatisticsdon'ttellthetruthabouttheeconomy.

B)Whyaffluencedoesn'tguaranteehappiness.

C)Howhappinesscanbepromotedtoday.

D)Whatliesbehindaneconomicboom.

53.AccordingtoGalbraith,peoplefeeldiscontentedbecause.

A)publicspendinghasn'tbeencutdownasexpected

B)thegovernmenthasprovedtobeanecessaryevil

C)theyareinfearofanotherGreatDepression

D)materialismhasrunwildinmodernsociety

54.Whydopeoplefeelsqueezedwhentheiraverageincomerisesconsiderably?

A)Theirmaterialpursuitshavegonefaraheadoftheirearnings.

B)Theirpurchasingpowerhasdroppedmarkedlywithinflation.

C)Thedistributionofwealthisunevenbetweentherichandthepoor.

D)Healthcareandeducationalcosthavesomehowgoneoutofcontrol.

55.WhatdoesLouisUchitellemeanby“thedisposableAmerican^^(Line3,Para.5)?

A)Thosewhoseejobstabilityaspartoftheirlivingstandard.

B)Peoplefullofutopianideasresultingfromaffluence.

C)PeoplewhohavelittlesayinAmericanpolitics.

D)Workerswhonolongerhavesecurejobs.

56.WhathasaffluencebroughttoAmericansociety?

A)Renewedeconomicsecurity.

B)Asenseofself-fulfillment.

C)Newconflictsandcomplaints.

D)Miseryandanti-socialbehavior.

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therearefewmoresoberingonlineactivitiesthanenteringdataintocollege-tuition

calculatorsandgaspingastheWebspitsbackasix-figuresum.Buteconomistssayfamilies

abouttogointodebttofundfouryearsofpartying,aswellasstudying,canconsole

themselveswiththeknowledgethatcollegeisaninvestmentthat,unlikemanybankstocks,

shouldyieldhugedividends.

A2008studybytwoHarvardeconomistsnotesthatthe"labor-marketpremiumto

skilF9—ortheamountcollegegraduatesearnedthat'sgreaterthanwhathigh-schoolgraduate

earned-decreasedformuchofthe20thcentury,buthascomebackwithavengeance(報(bào)復(fù)

性地)sincethe1980s.In2005,thetypicalfull-timeyear-roundU.S.workerwithafour-year

collegedegreeearned$50,900,62%morethanthe$31,500earnedbyaworkerwithonlya

high-schooldiploma)

There'snoquestionthatgoingtocollegeisasmarteconomicchoice.Butalookatthe

strangevariationsintuitionrevealsthatthechoiceaboutwhichcollegetoattenddoesn't

comedownmerelytodollarsandcents.DoesgoingtoColumbiaUniversity(tuition,room

andboard$49,260in2007-08)yielda40%greaterreturnthanattendingtheUniversityof

ColoradoatBoulderasanout-of-statestudent($35,542)?Probablynot.Doesbeingan

out-of-statestudentattheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderyieldtwicetheamountof

incomeasbeinganin-statestudent($17,380)there?Notlikely.

No,inthisconsumeristage,mostbuyersaren'tevaluatingcollegeasaninvestment,but

ratherasaconsumerproduct—likea