四六級(jí)聽力年cet6真題

注：2010年6月大六級(jí)考試CET6A卷與B卷完全一致，僅題目順序不一樣而已，A卷考生請(qǐng)參照B卷及參考答案！PartIWriting(30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDueAttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyof.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:出現(xiàn)這種現(xiàn)象的原因和我認(rèn)為DueAttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyofPartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答Obama'ssuccessisn'tallgoodnewsforblackAsErinWhitewatchedtheelectionresultsheadtowardsvictoryforBarackObama,shefeltaburdenliftingfromhershoulders."Inthatonesecond,itwasavalidationformywholerace,"sherecalls."I'vealwaysbeenanachiever,"saysWhite,whoisstudyingforanMBAatVanderbiltUniversityinNashville,Tennessee."ButtherehadalwaysbeenthesethingsinthebackofmymindquestioningwhetherIreallycanbewhoIwant.Itwaslikeashadow,followingmearoundsayingyoucanonlygosofar.Nowit'slikeabarrierhasbeenletdown."White'sexperienceiswhatmanypsychologistshadexpected-thatObamawouldprovetobeapowerfulrolemodelforAfricanAmericans.SomehopedhisriseprominencewouldhaveabigimpactonwhiteAmericans,too,challengingthosewhostillharbourracistsentiments."Thetraitsthatcharacterisehimareverycontradictorytotheracialstereotypesthatblackpeopleareaggressiveanduneducated,"saysAshbyntofFloridaStateUniversity."He'sveryinligentandeloquent."StingintheAshbyntisoneofanumberofpsychologistswhoseizedonObama'scandidacytotesthypothesesaboutthepowerofrolemodels.Theirworkisalreadystartingtorevealhowthe"Obamaeffect"ischangingpeople'sviewsandbehaviour.Perhapssurprisingly,itisnotallgoodnews:thereisastinginthetailoftheObamaeffect.Butfirstthegoodnews.BarackObamareallyisapositiverolemodelforAfricanAmericans,andhewasmakinganimpactevenbeforehegottotheWhiteHouse.Indeed,theObamaeffectcanbesurprisinglyimmediateandpowerful,asRayFriedmanofVanderbiltUniversityandhiscolleaguesdiscovered.TheytestedfourseparategroupsatfourkeystagesofObama'sn.Eachgroupconsistedofaround120adultsofsimilarageandeducation,andthetestassessedtheirlanguageskills.Attwoofthesestages,whenObama'ssuccesswaslessthancertain,thetestsshowedacleardifferencebetweenthescoresofthewhiteandblackparticipants—anaverageof12.1outof20,comparedto8.8,forexample.WhentheObamafeverwasatitsheight,however,theblackparticipantsperformedmuchbetter.ThosewhohadwatchedObama'sacceptancespeechastheDemocrats'ialcandidateperformedjustaswell,onaverage,asthewhitesubjects.Afterhiselectionvictory,thiswastrueofalltheblackDramaticWhatcanexinthisdramaticshift?Atthestartofthetest,theparticipantshadtodeclaretheirraceandweretoldtheirresultswouldbeusedtoassesstheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Thisshouldhaveprimedthesubjectswith"stereotypethreat"–ananxietythattheirresultswillconfirmnegativestereotypes,whichhasbeenshowntodamagetheperformanceofAfricanAmericans.Obama'ssuccessesseemedtoactasashieldagainstthis."Wetheyfeltinspiredandenergisedbyhisvictory,sothestereotypethreatwouldn'tproveadistraction,"saysFriedman.LingeringIftheObamaeffectispositiveforAfricanAmericans,howisitaffectingtheirwhitecompatriots(同胞)?Istheexperienceofhavingacharismatic(有的)blackmodifyinglingeringracistattitudesThereisnoeasywaytomeasureracismdirectly;insteadpsychologistsassesswhatisknownas"implicitbias",usingacomputer-basedtestthatmeasureshowquicklypeopleassociatepositiveandnegativewords—suchas"love"or"evil"—withphotosofblackorwhitefaces.Asimilartestcanalsomeasurehowquicklysubjectsassociatestereotypicaltraits—suchasskillsormentalability—withaparticularInastudythatwillappearintheJournalofExperimentalSocialPsychology,nt'steamtested229studentsduringtheheightoftheObamafever.Theyfoundthatimplicitbiashasfallenbyasmuchas90%comparedwiththelevelfoundinasimilarstudyin2006."That'sanunusuallylargedrop,"ntsays.Whiletheteamcan'tbesuretheirresultsareduesolelytoObama,theyalsoshowedthatthosewiththelowestbiaswerelikelytosubconsciouslyassociateblackskincolourwithpoliticalwordssuchas"ernment"or"".ThissuggeststhatObamawasstronglyontheirmind,saysnt.DropinBrianNosekoftheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville,whorunsawebsitethatmeasuresimplicitbiasusingsimilartest,hasalsoobservedasmalldropinbiasinthe700,000visitorstothesitesinceJanuary2007,whichmightbeexinedbyObama'srisetopopularity.However,hispreliminaryresultssuggestthatchangewillbemuchslowercomingthannt'sresultssuggest.Talking"PeoplenowhavetheopportunityofexpressingsupportforObamaeveryday,"saysDanielEffronatStanfordUniversityinCalifornia."OurresearcharousestheconcernthatpeoplemaynowbemorelikelytoraisenegativeviewsofAfricanAmericans."Ontheotherhand,hesays,itmayjustencouragepeopletotalkmorehonestlyabouttheirfeelingsregardingraceissues,whichmaynotbesuchabadthing.Anotherpartofthestudysuggestsfarmoreisatstakethanthemereexpressionofviews.TheObamaeffectmayhaveanegativeside.JustoneweekafterObamawaselected,participantswerelessreadytosupportpoliciesdesignedtoracialinequalitythantheyhadbeentwoweeksbeforetheHugeItcould,ofcourse,alsobethatObama'ssuccesshelpspeopletoforgetthatadisproportionatenumberofblackAmericansstillliveinpovertyandfacehugeobstacleswhentryingto ethesecircumstances."BarackObama'sfamilyissuchasalient(出色的)image,wegeneraliseitandfailtoseethelargerpicture—thatthere'sinjusticeineveryaspectofAmericanlifesaysCherylKaiseroftheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattle.ThosetryingtoaddressissuesofracialinequalityneedtoconstantlyremindpeopleoftheinequalitiesthatstillexisttocouncttheObama'seffect,shesays.Thoughnt'sfindingsweremorepositive,shetoowarnsagainstthinkingthatracismandracialinequalitiesarenolongeraproblem."ThelastthingIwantisforpeopletothinkeverything'ssolved."ThesefindingsdonotonlyapplytoObama,orevenjusttorace.Theyshouldholdforanyrolemodelinanycountry."There'snoreasonwewouldn'thaveseentheeffectonourviewsofwomenifHillaryClintonorSarahPalinhadbeenelected,"saysEffron.Sotheelectionofafemaleleadermighthaveadownsideforotherwomen.BeyondWealsodon'tyetknowhowlongtheObamaeffect—bothitsgoodsideanditsbad—willlast.Politicalsentimentisnotoriouslychangeable:WhatifthingsbegintogowrongforObama,andhispopularityslumps?AndwhatifAmericans esofamiliarwithhavingObamaastheirthattheystopconsideringhisracealtogether?"Overtimehemight ehisownentitysaysnt.Thismightseemliketheultimatedefeatforracism,butignoringtheraceofcertainselectindividuals—aphenomenonthatpsychologistscallsubty—alsohasaninsidious(隱伏的)side.Wethinkithappenstohelppeoplepreservetheirbeliefs,sotheycanstillholdontothepreviousstereotypesThatcouldturnouttobethecruellestofallthetwiststotheObamaeffect.HowdidErinWhitefeeluponseeingBarackObama'svictoryintheBeforetheelection,ErinWhitehasbeenhauntedbythequestionofwhether shecouldobtainherMBAshecouldgoasfarasshewantedinshewasovershadowedbyherwhiteshewasreallyanachieverasaWhatisthefocusof nt'sRacistsentimentsinThepowerofrolealitytraitsofsuccessfulThedualcharacterofAfricanIntheirexperiments,RayFriedmanandhiscolleaguesfoundthat blacksandwhitesbehaveddifferentlyduringthewhites'attitudetowardsblackshasdramaticallyObama'selectionhaseliminatedtheprejudiceagainstObama'ssuccessimpactedblacks'performanceinlanguageWhatdoBrianNosek'spreliminaryresultsThechangeinbiasagainstblacksisslowinBiasagainstblackshasexperiencedanunusualWebsitevisitor'sopinionsarefarfrombeingObama'spopularitymaydeclineastimepassesAnegativesideoftheObamaeffectisthat morepeoplehavestartedtocriticiseObama'sracialrelationsbetweenwhitesandAfricanAmericans etensepeoplearenowlessreadytosupportpoliciesaddressingracialwhitepeoplearelikely emorecriticalofAfricanCherylKaiserholdsthatpeopleshouldbeconstantlyremindedthat Obama'ssuccessissoundproofofblack'sObamaisbutarareexampleofblack'sracialinequalitystillpersistsinAmericanblacksstillfaceobstaclesinpoliticalAccordingtoEffron,ifHillaryClintonorSarahPalinhadbeenelected,therewouldalsohavebeenanegativeeffecton ItispossiblethattheObamaeffectwillbeshort-livedifthereisachangein TheworstpossibleaspectoftheObamaeffectisthatpeoplecouldignorehisracealtogetherandcontinuetoholdontotheiroldracial Part Listening (35SectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答A)ThemanfailedtokeephisThewomanhasapoorThemanborrowedthebookfromtheThewomandoesnotneedthebookanyA)ThewomanismakingtoobigafussaboutherFatigueisatypicalsymptomoflackofThewomanshouldspendmoretimePeopletendtoworklongerhourswithartificialA)TheprintingonherT-shirthasItisnotinfashiontohavealogoonaT-SheregretshavingboughtoneoftheT-ItisnotagoodideatobuytheT-A)HeregretshavingpublishedtheMostreadersdonotsharehisNotmanypeoplehavereadhisThewomanisonlytryingtoconsoleA)LeaveDaisyaloneforthetimeGoseeDaisy ApologizetoDaisyagainbyBuyDaisyanewA)GardenLightA)ThespeakerswillwatchthegameThewomanfeelsluckytohavegotaThemanyscenteronthebasketballThemancangettheticketatitsoriginalA)ThespeakerswilldressformallyfortheThemanwillreturnhomebeforegoingtotheItisthefirsttimethespeakersareattendingaThewomanisgoingtobuyanewdressfortheQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)Hewantstosignalong-termHeisgoodatbothlanguageand HeprefersteachingtoadministrativeHeisundecidedastowhichjobtogoA)TheyhateTheallntostudyinTheyareallTheyaregoingtoworkinA)DifficultbutVariedandTime-consumingandDemandingandQuestions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)InterviewingamovingDiscussingteenageroleHosting evisionReviewinganewA)HelosthisHewasunhappyinHemissedhisHehadtoattendschoolA)HedeliveredpublicHegotseriouslyintoHehostedtalkshowsonHeyedaroleinEastofA)HemadenumerouspopularHehaslongbeenalegendaryHewasbestatactinginHollywoodHewasthemostsuccessfulactorofhisSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答PassageQuestions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)ItcarriedpassengersleavinganA dittolandonItcrashedwhenitwascirclingto18ofitspassengerssurvivedtheA)HewaskidnappedeightmonthsHefailedinhisnegotiationswiththeHewasassassinatedinCentralHelostlotsofmoneyinhisAfricanA)ThemanagementandunionrepresentativesreachedanTheworkers'paywasraisedandtheirworkinghourswereThetradeuniongaveupitsTheworkersonstrikewereallA)PassageQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)SomeofthemhadonceexperiencedanMostofthemlackedinterestintheVeryfewofthemknewmuchaboutAcoupleofthemhadlistenedtoasimilarspeechA)ByreflectingonAmericans'previousfailuresinpredictingBynotingwherethemostsevereearthquakeinU.S.historyBydescribingthedestructivepowerofByexiningsomeessentialgeologicalA)InterrupthimwheneverhedetectedaFocusontheaccuracyofthelanguageheStophimwhenhehaddifficultyWritedownanypointswherehecouldPassageQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)ItwasinventedbyagroupoflanguageexpertsintheyearofItisalanguagethathasitsorigininancientItwascreatedtopromoteeconomicItisatoolofcommunicationamongspeakersofdifferentA)ItaimstomakeEsperantoaworkinglanguageintheU.IthasincreaseditspopularitywiththehelpoftheIthasencounteredincreasinglytougherIthassupportersfrommanycountriesintheA)ItisusedbyanumberofinfluentialscienceItiswidelytaughtatschoolsandinIthasarousedtheinterestofmanyyoungIthashadagreaterimpactthaninanyotherSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhave注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答GeorgeHerbertMeadsaidthathumansaretalkedintohumanity.Hemeantthatwegain alidentityaswecommunicatewithothers.Intheearliestyearsofourlives,ourparentsluswhoweare."You're(36) .""You'resostrong."Wefirstseeourselvesthroughtheeyesofothers,sotheirmessagesformimportant(37) ofourself-concepts.Laterweinctwithteachers,friends,(38) partners,andco-workerswhocommunicatetheirviewsofus.Thus,howweseeourselves(39) theviewsofusthatothersThe(40) connectionbetweenidentityandcommunicationis(41) evidentinchildrenwhoare(42) ofhumancontact.Casestudiesofchildrenwhowereisolatedfromothersrevealthattheylackafirmself-concept,andtheirmentalandpsychologicaldevelopmentisseverely(43) bylackoflanguage.Communicationwithothersnotonlyaffectsoursenseofidentitybutalsodirectlyinfluencesourphysicalandemotionalwell-being. .Peoplewholackclosefriendshavegreaterlevelsofanxietyanddepressionthanpeoplewhoarecloseto .Theconclusionwasthatsocialisolationisstatisticallyasdangerousashighbloodpressure,smokingandobesity.Manydoctorsandresearchersbelievethat Part ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25SectionDirections:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor statements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheetQuestions47to51arebasedonthefollowingQuestionMyninth-gradeartteacherdoesn'tgiveanygradeabove94because,shesays,"There'salwaysroomforimprovement."Inpreviousyears,Iearneda99%anda100%.The94IreceivedthistermdoesnotreflectthehardworkthatIputintothiscourse.Becauseofher"improvement"theory,IgotalowergradethanIdeserve.Ishergradingphilosophyethical(符合職業(yè)道德規(guī)范的)?Answer:Yourteacher'sgradingsystemmaybeunwise,butitisnotunethical.teacherdeserveswidelatitudeinselectingthemethodofgradingthatbestpromoteslearninginherclassroom;thatis,afterall,theprimefunctionofgrades.Itisshewhohasthetrainingandexperiencetomakethisdecision.Assumingthatyourteacherisneitherbiasednorcorruptandthathersystemconformstoschoolrules,youcan'tfaultherethics.Youcancriticizehermethodology.A100neednotimplythatthereisnopossibilityofimprovement,onlythatastudentsuccessfullycompletedthecoursework.Aninthgradercouldgetawell-earned100inEnglishclassbutstillhaveawaytogobeforeshewritesaswellasJaneAusten.What'smore,gradesarenotonlyaneducationaldevicebutarealsopartofascreeningsystemtohelpassignkidstotheirnextclassorprogram.Bycaphergradesat94whilemostotherteachersgradeonascalethattopsoutat100,yourteachercouldjeopardizeastudent'schanceofgettingascholarshiporgettingintoatopcollege.Whatitiswrongtocondemnherforisoverlookingyourhardwork.Youdiligenceisworthyofencouragement,buteffortdoesnot plishment.IfsuddenlydiscoveredthatRembrandthaddashedoff"TheNightWatch"inanafternoon,itwouldstillbe"TheNightWatch."Icouldspendmonthssweatingovermyown"paintings",butI'dproducesomethingyouwouldn'twanttohanginyourlivingroom.Oryourgarage.Onefeatureofagoodgradingsystemisthatthosemeasuredbyitgenerallyregarditasfairandreasonable—notthecasehere.Simmering(難以平息的)resentmentisseldomanaidtoeducation.Andsoyournextstepshouldbetodiscussyourconcernswithyourteacherortheprincipal.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答Theninth-graderthoughtthathisartteachershouldhavegivenhim Accordingtotheanswer,ateachershouldhavethe domto toencourageWelearnfromtheanswerthatastudentwhogetsa100shouldstillworkhardandkeep TheexampleofRembrandt'spaintingsuggeststhatadistinctionshouldbemadebetween Theninth-graderisadvisedtogotohisteacherortheprincipalto SectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions51to56arebasedonthefollowingOnlytwocountriesintheadvancedworldprovidenoguaranteeforpaidleavefromworktocareforanewbornchild.Lastspringoneofthetwo,Australia,gaveupthedubiousdistinctionbyestablishingpaidfamilyleavestartingin2011.Iwasn'tsurprisedwhenthisdidn'tmakethenewshereintheUnitedStates—we'renowtheonlywealthycountrywithoutsucha.TheUnitedStatesdoeshaveoneexplicitfamily,theFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct,passedin1993.Itentitlesworkerstoasmuchas12weeks'unpaidleaveforcareofanewbornordealingwithafamilymedicalproblem.Despitethemodestyofthebenefit,theChamberofCommerceandotherbusinessgroupsfoughtitdescribingitas"ernment-run nelmanagement"anda"dangerousprecedent".Infact,everystepoftheway,as(usually)Democraticleadershavetriedtointroducework-familybalancemeasuresintothelaw,businessgroupshavebeenstronglyAsYalelawprofessorAnneAlstottargues,justifyingparentalsupportdependsondefiningthefamilyasasocialgoodthat,insomesense,societymustpayfor.InherbookNoExit:WhatParentsOweTheirChildrenandWhatSocietyOwesParents,shearguesthatparentsareburdenedinmanywaysintheirlives:thereis"noexit"whenitcomestochildren."Societyexpects—andneeds—parentstoprovidetheirchildrenwithcontinuityofcare,meaningtheintensive,intimatecarethathumanbeingsneedtodeveloptheirinlectual,emotionalandmoralcapabilities.Andsocietyexpects—andneeds—parentstopersistintheirrolesfor18years,orlongerifneeded."Whilemostparentsdothisoutoflove,therearepublicpenaltiesfornotprovidingcare.Whatparentsdo,inotherwords,isofdeepconcerntothestate,fortheobviousreasonthatcaringforchildrenisnotonlymorallyurgentbutessentialforthefutureofsociety.Thestaterecognizesthisinthelargebodyoffamilylawsthaternchildren'welfare,yetparentsreceivelittlehelpinmeetingthelife-changingobligationssocietyimposes.Toclassifyparentingasa alchoiceforwhichthereisnocollectiveresponsibilityisnotmerelytoignorethesocialbenefitsofgoodparenting;really,itistostealthosebenefitsbecausetheyaccrue(不斷積累)tothewholeofsocietyastoday's etomorrow'sproductivecitizenry(公民).Infact,bysomeestimates,thevalueofparentalinvestmentsinchildren,investmentsoftimeandmoney(includinglostwages),isequalto20-30%ofgrossdomesticproduct.Iftheseinvestmentsgeneratehugesocialbenefits—astheyclearlydo—thebenefitsofprovidingmoresocialsupportforthefamilyshouldbethatmuchclearer.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答WhatdowelearnaboutpaidfamilyleavefromthefirstAmericaisnowtheonlydevelopedcountrywithouttheIthas eahottopicintheUnitedItcameasasurprisewhenAustraliaadoptedtheItsmeaningwasclarifiedwhenitwasestablishedinWhathaspreventedthepassingofwork-familybalancelawsintheUnited petenceoftheTheexistingFamilyandMedicalLeaveThelackofaprecedentinAmericanTheoppositionfrombusinessWhatisProfessorAnneAlstott'sargumentforparentalThecostofraisingchildrenintheU.S.hasbeenGoodparentingbenefitsTheU.S.shouldkeepupwithotherdevelopedChildrenneedcontinuousWhatdoestheauthorthinkofAmerica'slargebodyoffamilylaws children'swelfare?Theyfailtoensurechildren'shealthyThefailtoprovideenoughsupportforTheyemphasizeparents'legalTheyimposethecareofchildrenonWhydoestheauthorobjecttoclassifyingparentingas alItisregardedasalegalItrelieslargelyonsocialItgenerateshugesocialItisbasicallyasocialPassageQuestions57to62arebasedonthefollowingAnewstudyfromtheCenterforInformationandResearchonCivicLearningandEngagement(CIRCLE)atTuftsUniversityshowsthattoday'syouthvoteinlargernumbersthanpreviousgenerations,anda2008studyfromtheCenterforAmericanProgressaddsthatincreasingnumbersofyoungvotersandactivistssupporttraditionallyliberalcauses.Butthere'snoeasywaytoseewhatthosefiguresmeaninreallife.Duringtheialn,BarackObamaassembledaraciallyandideologicallydiversecoalitionwithhismessageofhopeandchange;astherealityoflifeunderanewadministrationsettlesin,someofthosesupportersmight disillusioned.AsthenationmovesfurtherintotheObamapresidency,willpoliticallyengagedyoungpeoplecontinuetosupporttheandhisagenda,orwilltheygraduallydriftaway?ThewritersofGenerationO(shortforObama),anewNewsweekblogthatseekstochroniclethelivesofagroupofyoungObamasupporters,wanttoanswerthatquestion.Forthenextthreemonths,MiceKremerand11otherObamasupporters,ages19to34,willblogaboutlifeacrossmainstreamAmerica,withonetwist:bytyingalloftheirideasandexperiencestothenewandhisadministration,thebloggerswilltrytostartaconversationaboutwhatitmeanstobeyoungandpoliticallyactiveinAmericatoday.MalenaAmusa,a24-year-oldwriteranddancerfromSt.Louisseestheprojectasawaytopreservehistoryasithappens.Amusa,whoistravelingtothisspringtofinishabook,thentoSenegaltoteachEnglish,hasongoingconversationswithherfriendsabouthowtheObamapresidencyhaschangedtheirdailylivesandhopestoputsomeofthoseideas,alongwithherglobal,intoherposts.She'sexcitedbecause,assheputsit,"Idon'thavetowait[until]15yearsnow"tomakesenseoftheHenryFlores,apolitical-scienceprofessoratSt.Mary'sUniversity,creditsyoungergeneration'spoliticalstrengthtotheirembraceoftechnology."[TheInternet]exposesthemtomorethinkinghesays,"andgroupsthatarelike-mindedindifferentpartsofthecountrystarttocometogether."That'sexactlywhattheGenerationObloggersarehotodo.Theresultcouldbeagroupofyoungpeoplethat,liketheirboomer(二戰(zhàn)后期出生的人)parents,growsupwithastrongsenseofpurposeandshedstheimageofapathy(冷漠they'veinheritedfromGenerationX(60年代后期和70年代出生的人).It'snosmallchallengeforablogrunbyagroupofordinary—ifambitious—youngpeople,butthemembersofGenerationOareuptothetask.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答WhatisthefindingofanewstudybyMoreyoungvotersaregoingtothepollsthanTheyounggenerationsupportstraditionallyliberalYoungvotersyedadecisiveroleinObama'sYoungpeopleinAmericaarenowmorediverseWhatisamainconcernofthewritersofGenerationHowObamaisgoingtoliveuptoyoungpeople'sWhetherAmericaisgoingtochangeduringObama'sWhetheryoungpeoplewillcontinuetosupportObama'sHowObama'sagendaisgoingtoaffectthelifeofWhatwilltheGenerationObloggerswriteaboutintheirTheirowninterpretationofAmericanchangestotakeceinObama'sadministration.Obama'spresidencyviewedfromaglobalTheirlivesinrelationtoObama'sWhataccountsfortheyoungergeneration'spoliticalstrengthaccordingtoProfessorHenryFlores?TheirembraceofradicalTheirdesiretochangeTheirutilizationoftheTheirstrongsenseofWhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutGenerationTheyarepoliticallyTheyrejectconventionalTheydaretotakeupTheyareindifferenttoPartVCloze(15Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答Anewstudyfoundthatinner-citykidslivinginneighborhoodswithmoregreenspacegainedabout13%lessweightoveratwo-yearperiodthankidslivingamidconcreteandfewertrees.Such lapowerfulstory.Theobesitybeganinthe1980s,andmanypeople63ittoincreasedportionsizesandinactivity,butthatcan'tbeeverything.FastfoodsandTVshavebeen64usforalongtime."Mostexpertsagreethatthechangeswere65tosomethingintheenvironment,"sayssocialepidemiologistThomasGlassofTheJohnsHopkinsBloombergSchoolofPublicHealth.Thatsomethingcouldbea66ofthegreen.Thenewresearch,67intheAmericanJournalofPreventiveMedicine,thefirsttoassociategreenerywithbetterhealth,butitdoesgetuscloser identifyingwhatworksandwhy.Atitsmoststraightforward,agreen69meansmorecesforkidstoy–whichis70sincetimespentoutdoorsisoneofthestrongestcorrelatesofchildren'sactivitylevels.Butgreenspaceisgoodforthemind71:researchbyenvironmentalpsychologistshasshownthatithascognitive72forchildrenwithattention-deficitdisorder.Inonestudy,just73inagreensettingimprovedkids'74tograssyareashasalsobeenlinkedto75stressandalowermassindex(體重指數(shù))amongadults.Andan of3,000Tokyoresidentsassociatedwalkablegreenspaceswithgreaterlongevity(長(zhǎng)壽)amongseniorcitizens.Glasscautionsthatmoststudiesdon't77 proveacausallinkbetweengreennessandhealth,butthey'renonethelesshelspuraction.InSeptembertheS.HouseofRepresentatives78thedelightfullynamedNoChildLeftInsideActtoencouragepublicinitiativesaimedatexposingkidstotheoutdoors.Findinggreenspaceisnot79easy,andyoumayhavetoworkabittogetyourfamilyalittlegrassandtrees.Ifyouliveinasuburboracitywithgoodparks,take80ofwhat'sthere.Yourchildreninparticularwillloveit–andtheirbodiesandmindswillbe81toyou.A)findingsB)thesesC)hypotheses 63.A)B)C)D)64