2012年12月英語六級答案及解析

2012年12月大學英語六級(CET-6)參考答案Ⅰ【作文】ComputerandMan

（1）Itisbelievedthatthecomputercandoalmosteverything.Atthetimethecomputerwasinvented,scientists,carriedawaybyitscalculatingspeed,feltthattheyhadcreatedamiracle.Itwasgraduallyusednotonlyinmathematics,physics,chemistryandastronomy,butinplaceslikethelibrary,hospitalandmilitaryarmytoreplacetheworkofman.Fortheworkofman.Forthisreason,thecomputerwasentiled“ElectronicBrain”intermsofappreciation。

Canmanbecontrolledbycomputers?Theanswerisnegative.Althoughacomputerworksmuchfasterandaccuratelythanman,afactisundeniable;itisdesigned,manufacturedandprogrammedbyman,andthereforebyhumanbeings.Ofcourse,sciencefictionshavemadeupmanyfascinatingstoriesaboutacomputer,orratherrobot,whoconquersmanandtheearth,eventhewholeuniverse;however,theyareonlyunrealisticimaginatio.Ahorsehelpsmanalotrunsmuchfasterthanwe,butitisonlyaslave。

Thefutureforthecomputerisverypromising.Withthehelpofit,wecandothingsthatcouldnotbedonebefore.Conqueringtheuniverse,discoveringnewthings,explainingmysteruiysphenomenapuzzlingusatpresentareallmadepossiblebycomputer。

（2）Itisbelievedthatthecomputerisbringingtheworldintoabrandnewera.Atthetimethecomputerwasinvented,scientists,marvelingatitscalculatingspeed,feltthattheyhadcreatedamiracle.Nowadays,thefunctionofthecomputerisnolongerconfinedtocalculation;itpermeatespeople’sdailylivesandhasbecomeaninseparablepartofhumansociety.

Peoplebecomesoheavilydependentoncomputersthatitishardtoimaginethelifewithoutcomputers.Therefore,somepeopleareworriedthat“Therealdangerisnotthatthecomputerwillthinklikeman,butmanwillthinklikethecomputer.”

Theirconcerndoesmakesense.Indeed,somepeoplespendsuchalongtimeworkingoncomputersthattheyhavefewinteractionswithpeopleinreallife.Accordingtoaresearch,toomanyhoursinfrontofacomputermayleadtoapokerfaceandinterpersonalisolation.Thisfactshouldarouseourattention,becauseunlikecomputers,humanbeingsaresocialcreaturesthatneedemotionalconnectionswithothers.

Yet,itisalsounnecessaryforustobeoverwhelmedbythenegativeimpactsofcomputers.Afterall,wehumansareintelligentandwillbeabletofigureoutbetterwaystomakeimprovements.Ⅱ【快速閱讀】

1.【線索詞】RostRanchInnC)【定位】由線索詞定位到第四段…Inoticedthatthosewhopartwith$2285anighttostayinacliff-toproomatthePostRanchInninBigSur,California,paypartlyfortheprivilegeofnothavingaTVintheirrooms...【精析】細節(jié)推斷題。定位段提到，“我”注意到波斯特農(nóng)莊酒店的崖頂房間的費用很高，因為在這里可以享受房間里沒有電視的特權(quán)。由此可見，這家酒店的特殊之處就在于房間里沒有電視。C）中的noaccesstotelevision是對文章中nothavingaTV的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。由此確定C）為本題答案。2.【線索詞】thechildrenoftomorrowB)【定位】由線索詞定位到第九段…thechildrenoftomorrowwilllongfornothingmorethanintervalsoffreedomfromalltheblinkingmachines,streamingvideosandscrollingheadlines...【精析】細節(jié)推斷題。定位段指出，未來的孩子最渴望得到的就是擺脫所有這些閃爍不止的機器、川流不息的視頻文件以及滾動的大字標題的自由的間歇。B）中的Timeawayfrom是對intervalsoffreedomfrom的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，allelectronicgadgets是對alltheblinkingmachines,streamingvideo,andscrollingheadlines的總結(jié)概括。由此確定B）為本題答案。3.【線索詞】FrenchphilosopherBlaisePascal,distraction

D)【定位】由線索詞定位到第十段第二句“Distractionistheonlythingthatconsolesusforourmiseries,"theFrenchphilosopherBlaisePascalwroteinthe17thcentury,“andyetitisitselfthegreatestofourmiseries.”【精析】細節(jié)推斷題。本題的解題關(guān)鍵在于理解第十段中BlaisePascal的那句話：面對痛苦，安慰自己的唯一方法就是轉(zhuǎn)移注意力，不過轉(zhuǎn)移注意力本身也是我們最大的痛苦。由此可見，他認為轉(zhuǎn)移注意力就是我們?nèi)松凶畲蟮耐纯?，故D）為本題答案。4.【線索詞】MarshallMcLuhan,thingscomeatusveryfastA)【定位】由線索詞定位到第十二段MarshallMcLuhan...warned,“Whenthingscomeatyouveryfast,naturallyyoulosetouchwithyourself.”【精析】細節(jié)推斷題。定位段提到了MarshallMcLuhan發(fā)出的警告：當海量信息快速向你涌來時，很自然的，你會迷失自我。換句話說，你可能會不知如何應對。5.【線索詞】yoga,meditationandtaichiA)【定位】由線索詞定位到第十四段第二句MoreandmorepeopleIknowseemtobeturningtoyoga,ormeditation,ortaichi；thesearen'tNewAgefadssomuchaswaystoconnectwithwhatcouldbecalledthewisdomofoldage.【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。定位句提到，越來越多的人似乎開始練習瑜伽、沉思或者太極，然后指出這些東西都是通向所謂的“古代智慧”的途徑，也就是說，這些東西能幫助人們更好地理解古代智慧。A）中的helppeopleunderstand是對文中waystoconnectwith的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。由此確定A）為本題答案。6.【線索詞】neuroscientistAntonioDamasioD)【定位】由線索詞定位到第十五段最后一句Morethanthat,empathy,aswellasdeepthought,depends(asneuroscientistslikeAntonioDamasiohavefound)onneuralprocessesthatare“inherentlyslow.”【精析】細節(jié)推斷題。定位句介紹了Antoniodamasi。等神經(jīng)科學家的發(fā)現(xiàn)，移情以及沉思都離不開“天生緩慢”的神經(jīng)過程。也就是說，當人們在沉思時，其神經(jīng)過程會很緩慢。D）是對此的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，故為本題答案。7.【線索詞】movedfromManhattantoruralJapanB)【定位】由線索詞定位到第十七段最后一句…andImovedfromManhattantoruralJapaninpartsoIcouldmoreeasilysurviveforlongstretchesentirelyonfoot.【精析】細節(jié)推斷題。定位句提到了作者從曼哈頓搬到日本的鄉(xiāng)下的部分原因是自己能夠更輕松地完全步行很長一段距離，也就是說過遠離現(xiàn)代運輸工具的生活，出行完全依靠步行。B)為本題答案。8.havesomedistancefromtheworld【線索詞】seetheworldwhole【定位】由線索詞定位到第十九段第二句Butitisonlybyhavingsomedistancefromtheworldthatyoucanseeitwhole,andunderstandwhatyoushouldbedoingwithit.【精析】同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。題干中的Inorderto是對原文中youcan的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，題干中的itnecessaryto是對原文中的itisonlyby的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，因此by的賓語就是空格處需要填人的內(nèi)容，只需要將動名詞having轉(zhuǎn)化為have即可。9.anythinguseful【線索詞】takeswalksandreadsandloseshimselfinthestillness,hiswifeandbossesandfriends【定位】由線索詞定位到第二十段第二句…Ijusttakewalksandreadandlosemyselfinthestillness,recallingthatitisonlybysteppingbrieflyawayfrommywifeandbossesandfriendsthatIwillhaveanythingusefultobringtothem.【精析】同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。此處需要填入名詞性的成分充當動詞bring的賓語。題干中的hecanbringhiswifeandbossesandfriends是對原文中Iwillhave…tobringtothem的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，其中的them具體指代hiswifeandbossesandfriends，所以文中have后面的anythinguseful即為答案。10.whatisessential【線索詞】takeshislittleboytothehermitagefrequently【定位】由線索詞定位到最后一段“ItrytobringmykidshereasoftenasIcan，”hewenton.Thechildoftomorrow,Irealized,mayactuallybeaheadofus,intermsofsensingnotwhatisnew,butwhatisessential.【精析】同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。此處需要填入名詞性的成分，充當know的賓語。題干中的takeshislittleboytothehermitagefrequently是對原文中ItrytobringmykidshereasoftenasIcan的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，題干中的whenhegrowsup是對Thechildoftomorrow的解釋，而且know與sense同義，因此sense的賓語就是本題的答案，不取not引導的賓語，而應該選擇but引導的賓語。故空格處填入whatisessential?！军c評】

這是一篇取自《紐約時報》的文章。講述的是面對現(xiàn)代科技帶來的信息爆炸，應該如何平靜的審視自己的內(nèi)心世界，找到自我，而不被信息的洪流所淹沒。本次快速閱讀的文章還是延續(xù)了以往的特點，信息量較大，結(jié)構(gòu)較散，但整個命題依舊遵循了文章難，題目簡單的規(guī)律。做題的要點就是，在題干中找到定位詞，回原文中定位細節(jié)信息。Ⅲ【聽力】SectionA

11.

M:I’dliketogocampingwithyouthisweekend,butIdon’thaveasleepingbag.

W:Noproblem.Youcancountonmetogetoneforyou.Myfamilyhastonsofcampinggear.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

答案：Shecanlendthemanasleepingbag.

【解析】這是一道較為簡單的推理題，前提是考生需知道campinggear表示“野餐用具，露營裝備”，由此可知，campinggear包括sleepingbag，即女士能借給男士一個睡袋，此題的設置稍微繞了個小彎，為考生解題設置了一定難度。gocamping：去野餐，去露營；sleepingbag：睡袋。

12.

M:IknowIpromisetodriveyoutotheairportnextThursday,butI’mafraidsomethinghascomeup.They’vecalledaspecialmeetingatwork.

W:Nobigdeal.Karensaidshewasavailableasaback-up.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

答案:Karencantakehertotheairport.

【解析】此題為細節(jié)題。從對話中可知，男士下周四臨時有事不能送女士去機場了，女士回答說Karen有空。back-up：n.備用，備份，考生如果知道這個單詞的意思，對整個對話的理解會有幫助。

13.

W:HaveyousavedenoughmoneyforatriptoHawaii?

M:Notevenclose.Myunclemustputthebrakesonmytravellingplans.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

答案：Hecan’taffordtogotravelingyet.

【解析】此題為推理題。從男士的回答“我叔叔對我的旅行計劃加以限制了?！敝锌赏茢喑?，這位男士還沒有足夠的錢去旅行。putthebrakesonsth.表示“對……加以限制”，即使考生不知道這個短語的引申含義，但聽到brake“剎車”應該也能大概判斷出來答案。

14.

M:I’mstarving.Dowestillhaveanypieleftfromthedinneryesterday?

W:Oh,Juliainvitedherfriendsoverintheafternoonandtheyateitall.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

答案：Themanhastofindsomethingelsetoeat.

【解析】此題為簡單的推理題。從對話中可知，女士回答說Julie下午邀請了她的朋友，他們把剩的餅都吃光了，由此可推斷出這位男士不得不找別的東西吃。starving：adj.饑餓的。

15.

W:Threelettersofrecommendationarerequiredtoapplytograduateschools.IwaswonderingiftheoneprofessorSmithwroteformelastyearcouldstillbeused.

M:It’sabitdated.You’dbettersubmitarecentone.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

答案：Presentanewletterofreference.

【解析】此題為細節(jié)題。只要考生抓住這位男士回答中的關(guān)鍵詞dated和recent，就不難找出正確答案，而且，整個答句也很短，均是簡單句，易于考生理解。letterofrecommendation和letterofreference意思相似，均可表示“推薦信”。

16.

W:I’venoticedthatyouspendalotoftimetendingyourgarden.Wouldyouliketojoinourgardeningclub?WemeeteveryotherWednesday.

M:Oh,thanksfortheinvitation,butthisishowIrelax.I’drathernotmakeitsomethingformalandstructured.

Q:Whatcanweinferabouttheman?

答案：Hedeclinestojointhegardeningclub.

【解析】此題為暗示推理題，有一定難度。抓住問題中的關(guān)鍵詞“infer”，這位男士暗示了什么？從男士的回答“謝謝邀請，但這是我放松的方式，我寧愿我的花園不那么條條框框”中可推斷出，這位男士間接拒絕了參加園藝俱樂部的邀請。

17.

M:Iheardtherecentsculptureexhibitwaskindofdisappointing.

W:That’sright.IguessalotofotherpeoplefeelthewayIdoaboutmodernart.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

答案：Manypeopledonotappreciatemodernart.

【解析】此題為簡單的推理題。只要考生能理解女士的回答“我猜許多其他人對現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)和我的感覺是一樣的?！保纯蛇x出答案，而且答句中沒有一個生難單詞。sculptureexhibit：雕塑展。

18.

M:Bobisrunningforchairmanofthestudentunion.Wouldyouvoteforhim?

W:Oh,Ican’tdeciderightnowbecauseIhavetofindoutmoreabouttheothercandidates.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

答案：Bobcannotcountonhervote.

【解析】此題為推理題。這位女士回答說她現(xiàn)在還沒決定選誰，因為她還要看看其他候選人的資料和表現(xiàn)，由此可推斷出，Bob不能依賴這位女士的選票。runfor：競選；chairmanofthestudentunion：學生會主席；votefor：投票贊成。

ConversationOne

W:Idon’tknowwhattodo.Ican’tseemtogetanyoneinthehospitaltolistentomycomplaintsandthisoutdatedequipmentisdangerous.Justlookatit.

M:Hmm,uh,areyoutryingtosaythatitpresentsahealthhazard?

W:Yes,Iam.Theheadtechnicianinthelabtriedtopersuadethehospitaladministrationtoreplaceit,buttheyaretryingtocutcosts.

M:Youarepregnant,aren’tyou?

W:Yes,Iam.Imadeanefforttogetmysupervisortotransfermetoanotherdepartment,butheurgedmenottocomplaintooloudly.BecausetheadministrationismorelikelytoreplacemethananX-rayequipment,I’mafraidtorefusetowork.ButI’mmoreafraidtoexposemyunbornchildtotheradiation.

M:Iseewhatyoumean.Well,asyourunionrepresentative,Ihavetowarnyouthatitwouldtakequiteawhiletoforcemanagementtoreplacetheoldmachinesandattempttogetyoutransferredmayormaynotbesuccessful.

W:Oh,whatamIsupposedtodothen?

M:Workershavethelegalrighttorefusecertainunsafeworkassignmentsundertwofederallaws,theOccupationorSafetyandHealthActandtheNationalLaborRelationsAct.ButtherequirementsofeitheroftheActsmaybedifficulttomeet.

W:DoyouthinkIhaveagoodcase?

M:Ifyoudoloseyourjob,theunionwillfighttogetitbackforyoualongwithbackpay,yourlostincome.Butyouhavetobepreparedforalongwait,maybeaftertwoyears.

Q19.Whatdoesthewomancomplainabout?

Q20.Whathasthewomanaskedhersupervisortodo?

Q21.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetwofederallaws?

Q22.Whatwilltheuniondoifthewomanlosesherjob?

【答案】

19.Thehealthhazardatherworkplace.

20.Transferhertoanotherdepartment.

21.Theirrequirementsmaybedifficulttomeet.

22.Trytohelphertogetitback.

【點評】

本篇長對話是關(guān)于一名懷孕的員工就工作中的輻射傷害向工會投訴。對話一開篇女士先抱怨自己工作的醫(yī)院無人聽她申訴有關(guān)機器已過時，會造成身體傷害的問題，因為醫(yī)院想要降低成本。然后她提到自己有向主管提出轉(zhuǎn)調(diào)部門的要求，然而遭到拒絕。主管還告誡她，醫(yī)院寧愿換掉她，讓他人工作，也不會更換機器。于是工會代表告訴她轉(zhuǎn)調(diào)部門確實可能不會成功。同時要想利用目前的法案來解決這一問題，也會很難實現(xiàn)。最后指出，除非她真正丟失工作，工會才能拿起法律武器幫她討薪。

本對話考生雖然對輻射造成身體傷害的話題并不陌生，但整個對話中部分單詞可能還是會造成不少聽力困擾。比如：healthhazard（健康傷害）中的hazard；X-rayequipment（X光儀器）中的X-ray和兩大法案的名稱雖不難，但也容易混淆大家的視聽，而誤抓重點。

ConversationTwo

W:Mr.Green,isitfairtosaythatnegotiationisanart?

M:Well,Ithinkit’sbothanartandscience.Youcanprepareforanegotiationquitescientifically,buttheexecutionofthenegotiationhasquitealottodowithone’sartisticquality.Thescientificpartofanegotiationisindeterminingyourstrategy.Whatdoyouwantoutofit?Whatcanyougive?Thenofcoursetherearetactics.Howdoyougoaboutit?Doyoutakeanopeningpositioninanegotiationwhichdiffersfromtheeventualgoalyouareheadingfor?Andthenofcoursetherearethebehavioralaspects.

W:Whatdoyoumeanbythebehavioralaspects?

M:Well,that’sIthinkwheretheartcomesin.Inyourbehavior,youcaneitherbeanactor.Youcanpretendthatyoudon’tlikethingswhichyouareactuallyquitepleasedabout.Oryoucanpretendtolikethingswhichyouarequitehappytodowithout.Oryoucanbethehonesttypenegotiatorwho’sknowntohispartnersinnegotiationandalwaysplayseverythingstraight.ButtheartisticpartofnegotiationIthinkhastodowithrespondingimmediatelytocuesonegetsintheprocessofnegotiation.Thesecanbeverbalcuesorevenbodylanguage.Thisiswheretheartisticqualitycomesin.

W:Soreally,youseetwotypesofnegotiatorthen,theactororthehonestone.

M:That’right.Andbothcanwork.Iwouldsaythehonestnegotiatorcanbequiteeffectiveinsomecircumstances.Inothercircumstancesyouneedanactor.

Q23.Whenisascientificapproachbestembodiedinanegotiationaccordingtotheman?

Q24.Inwhatwayisanegotiatorlikeanactoraccordingtotheman?

Q25.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetwotypesofnegotiator?

【答案】

23.Inthepreparatoryphase.

24.Hebehavesinawaycontrarytohisrealintention.

25.Bothcansucceeddependingonthespecificsituation.

【點評】

本長對話主要是關(guān)于談判的藝術(shù)性和科學性。談判的科學性部分主要體現(xiàn)在談判策略，而談判的藝術(shù)性則體現(xiàn)在表現(xiàn)上。這里可以歸為兩類，一是“演技派”，二是“誠實派”。另外，談判的藝術(shù)性還與對談判過程中獲得的口頭暗示、肢體語言進行及時反應有關(guān)。最后男士指出根據(jù)不同場合，無論是“誠實派”，或是“演技派”談判者都能起到各自的效果。

本對話中的關(guān)鍵詞有：negotiation：談判；strategy：策略；behavioral：行為的。

SectionB

Passage1

Ascientificteamisstudyingthethinkingabilityofelevenandhalfmontholdchildren.Thetestisasimpleone.Thebabywatchesasortofshowonasmallstage.InActOneoftheshow,ayellowcubeisliftedfromabluebox,andmovedacrossthestage.Thenitisreturnedtothebox.Thisisrepeated6times.ActTwoissimilarexceptthattheyellowcubeissmaller.Babyboysdonotreactatalltothedifferenceandthesizeofthecube.Butgirlsimmediatelybecomeexcited.Thescientistsinterpretthegirls’excitementasmeaningtheyaretryingtounderstandwhattheyhavejustseen.TheyarewonderingwhyActTwoisoddandhowitdiffersfromActOne.Inotherwords,thelittlegirlsarereasoning.Thisexperimentcertainlydoesnotdefinitelyprovethatgirlsstarttoreasonbeforeboys,butitprovidesacluethatscientistswouldliketostudymorecarefully.Alreadyitisknownthatbones,musclesandnervesdevelopfasterinbabygirls.Perhapsitisearlynervedevelopmentthatmakessomeinfantgirlsshowmoreintelligencethaninfantboys.Scientistshavealsofoundthatnatureseemstogiveanotherboosttogirls.Babygirlsusuallytalkatanearlieragethanboysdo.Scientiststhinkthatthereisaphysicalreasonforthis.Theybelievethatthenerveendingsintheleftsideofthebraindevelopfasteringirlsthaninboys,anditisthissideofthebrainthatstronglyinfluencesanindividual’sabilitytouselanguageandrememberthings.

Q26.WhatisthedifferencebetweenActOneandActTwointhetest?

答案：Thesizeoftheobjectsshown.

Q27.Howdothescientistsinterprettheirobservationfromtheexperiment?

答案：Girlsseemtostartreasoningearlierthanboys.

Q28.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheexperiment?

答案：Itmaysimulatescientiststomakefurtherstudies.

Q29.Accordingtoscientists,whatisanotheradvantagegiventogirlsbynature?

答案：Theytalkatanearlyage.

【點評】

本文是一篇關(guān)于幼兒思維能力的文章。…butitprovidesacluethat…一句前都是具體的實驗過程，是一個例子，重點在實驗為科學研究提供的線索。實驗發(fā)現(xiàn)可能是早期的神經(jīng)發(fā)育使女嬰比男嬰更聰明?？茖W家們還發(fā)現(xiàn)，自然可能還給了女孩另一大優(yōu)勢，那就是女孩通常比男孩早開口說話，而這也是因為神經(jīng)末梢發(fā)育快于男孩。

關(guān)鍵詞：interpretv.解釋；翻譯boostn.推動，幫助

Passage2

Asuperattendantofthecitymunicipalbuilding,DilliaAdorno,wasresponsibleforpresentingitsnewsecurityplantothepublic.Cityemployees,citizensandreportersgatheredinthehalltohearherdescribetheplan.Afteroutliningthemainpointsshewouldcover,sheassuredtheaudiencethatshewouldbehappytoanswerquestionsattheendofherpresentation.Dilliarealizedtheplanwasexpensiveandpotentiallycontroversial.Soshewasnotsurprisedtoseeanumberofhandsgoupassoonasshefinishedspeaking.Anemployasked,“Wouldthenewsystemcreatelonglinestogetintothebuildinglikethelineintheairportsecuritychecks?”Dilliahadanticipatedthisquestionandhadananswerready.Afterrepeatingthequestion,sheexplainedthatthesufficientnumberofsecurityguardswouldbeworkingatpeakhourstospeedthingsalong.Thenextquestionwasmoreconfrontational.”Wherewasthemoneycomefromtopayforallofthis?”Thejournalistswhoaskthequestionseemhostile.ButDilliawascarefulnottoadoptthedefensivetone.Shestatedthatthemoneywouldcomefromthecity’sgeneralbudget.“Iknowthesearetidetimes”,sheadded,“Buteveryoneagreesontheimportanceofsafeguardingouremployeesandmembersofthepublicwhocomeintothebuilding.”Neartheendofthe25minutesshehassaid,Dilliasaidshewouldtaketwomorequestions.Whenthosewerefinished,sheconcludedthesessionwithabriefrestatementofhowthenewsystemwillimprovesecurityandpeaceofmindinthemunicipalbuilding.

Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.WhatisthefocusofDilliaAdorno’spresentation?

答案：Thenewsecurityplanforthemunicipalbuilding.

31.WhatquestionhadDilliaAdornoanticipated?

答案：Whetherthesecuritycheckswouldcreatelongqueuesatpeakhours.

32.Whatdidthespeakersthinkofthequestionfromthejournalist?

答案：Confrontational

【點評】

本文描寫一位政府官員介紹了一項新的安保計劃，并回答了在場人員的提問，類似于一場新聞發(fā)布會。計劃成本較高，而且可能頗具爭議。本文詳細闡述了兩個提問。第一個問題是Dillia預見到的，但第二個記者的提問是有對抗性的，即使confrontational這個詞我們聽不懂也沒關(guān)系，可以從下文的其他詞匯中推斷，如hostile有敵意的，而針對這個問題，Dillia讓自己盡可能不采取defensive的態(tài)度，既然要采取防衛(wèi)的態(tài)度，那記者的提問一定是在政府的對立面的，因此從defensive一詞也可以判斷出記者的態(tài)度。

關(guān)鍵詞：attendantn.隨員confrontationaladj.對抗性的hostile，defensive

Passage3

Despiteunemploymentandthelostofherhome,AndreaClarkconsidersherselfablessedandhappywoman.Whythecheerfulattitude?Hertroubleshavebroughtherclosertoherfamily.Lastyear,Andrea’shusband,Rick,aminerinNevadawaslaidoff.ThoughAndreakeptherjobasaschoolbusdriver,sheknewthattheycouldn’tpaytheirbillandsupporttheiryoungestoffivechildren,Zack,agenine,ononeincome.“Atfirsttheirchurchhelpedout,butyoucan’tkeepthatupforever”,Andreasays.ThenMichal,theireldestofherfouradultchildrensuggestedtheymoveinwithhisfamily.Foralmostthreemonths,sevenClarkslivedunderoneroof.Andrea,RickandZackstayedinthebasementdepartment,sharinglaundryandsinglebathroomwithMichal,hiswifeandtheirtwochildren.

Thechangecuttheirexpendituresinhalf,butthenewlivingarrangementprovedtoochallenging.WhenAndreafoundajobwithaschooldistrictclosertohermother’shomeinwestJorden,Utah,thefamilydecidedtomoveon.Packingupagainwithnopicnic,Zackhadtoswitchschoolsforthesecondtimeandspaceiseventighter.AndreasaysthatthemovesthemselvesareexhaustingandRickisstilllookingforajob.

TherecessionhascertainlycomewithmoreproblemsthanAndreaanticipated,butsheremainsunfailinglyoptimistic.Sheisexcitedtospendmoretimewithhermother.Anotherplus,rentsarelowerinUtahthaninNevada.SoAndreathinksthey’llbeabletosaveupandmoveoutinlessthan6months.

Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q33WhatdowelearnaboutAndrea’shusband?

答案：HeusedtoworkasaminerinNevada.

Q34WhydidAndreamovetoliveinhereldestson’shome?

答案：Tocuttheirlivingexpenses.

Q35WhatisAndrea’sattitudetowardthehardshipsbroughtbytheeconomicrecession?

答案：Optimistic.

【點評】

本文描寫了Andrea一家在經(jīng)歷失業(yè)時依然樂觀向上的積極狀態(tài)。這從文章的首句Despiteunemploymentandthelostofherhome,AndreaClarkconsidersherselfablessedandhappywoman.和最后一段butsheremainsunfailinglyoptimistic.都能得到印證。Andrea的丈夫是內(nèi)華達的礦工，去年失業(yè)，為了維持生計，他們先是和大兒子一家住在一起，后來又搬家到猶他州，她的丈夫還在繼續(xù)找工作。但是經(jīng)濟衰退，并沒有讓Andrea消極，她覺得自己和家人的關(guān)系更緊密了并且相信自己能夠度過難關(guān)。

關(guān)鍵詞：layoff解雇；expendituren.支出，花費；optimisticadj.樂觀的

SectionC

Mountainclimbingisbecomingapopularsport,butitisalsoapotentiallydangerousone.Peoplecanfall.Theymayalsobecomeill.Oneofthemostcommondangerstoclimbersisaltitudesickness,whichcanaffectevenveryexperiencedclimbers.Altitudesicknessusuallybeginswhenaclimbergoesabove8,000to9,000feet.Thehigheroneclimbs,thelessoxygenthereisintheair.Whenpeopledon’tgetenoughoxygen,theyoftenbegintogaspforair.Theymayalsofeeldizzyandlight-headed.Besidesthesesymptomsofaltitudesickness,otherssuchasheadacheandfatiguemayalsooccur.Atheightsofover18,000feet,peoplemaybeclimbinginaconstantdaze.Theirstateofmindcanhaveadverseaffectontheirjudgment.Afewprecautionscanhelpmostclimbersavoidaltitudesickness.Thefirstisnottogotoohigh,toofast.Ifyouclimbto10,000feet,stayatthatheightforadayortwo.Yourbodyneedstogetusedtoahighaltitudebeforeyouclimbtoaevenhigherone.Orifyoudoclimbhighersooner,comebackdowntoalowerheightwhenyousleep.Also,drinkplentyofliquidsandavoidtobaccoandalcohol.Whenyoureachyourtopheight,dolikeactivitiesratherthansleeptoomuch.Youbreathelesswhenyousleep,soyougetlessoxygen.Themostimportantwarningisthis:ifyouhaveseveresymptoms,thendon’tgoaway,godown.Don’triskinjuryordeathbecauseofover-confidenceorlackofknowledge.

36.potentially

37.experienced

38.gasp

39.dizzy

40.fatigue

41.constant

42.adverse

43.precautions

44.Yourbodyneedstogetusedtoahighaltitudebeforeyouclimbtoaevenhigherone.

45.Whenyoureachyourtopheight,dolikeactivitiesratherthansleeptoomuch.

46.Don’triskinjuryordeathbecauseofover-confidenceorlackofknowledge.

【點評】

本文是有關(guān)高原病的，主要講述了高原病的癥狀以及預防措施。文章本身長難句不多，但出現(xiàn)了較多偏難單詞，考驗學生的臨場心態(tài)。

需填單詞難度較大，如dizzy，fatigue，adverse，altitude等，對學生的詞匯量要求頗高。

空格整體分布較為均勻，填寫時間比較充足。所填詞語格式比較重要，如-s等是不可漏過的細節(jié)。需填寫的句子均較短，難度不是特別大。Ⅳ【深度閱讀】深度閱讀SA47.anappropriatereferencegroup【定位】根據(jù)題干中的evaluate,important和compare...with定位到第一段第四句Here,the'importantaspectistocomparewithanappropriatereferencegroup.【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。定位句指出，（在社會性比較中），其中重要的一方面是把個體與一個適當?shù)膮⒄杖后w進行比較。題干中的important對應原文中的theimportantaspect，因此原文中comparewith的賓語即為題干中with的賓語，故答案為anappropriatereferencegroup。48.similartopeers【定位】根據(jù)題干中的adolescence和immensepressure定位到第一段第七句Atcertainstagesoflife,especiallyadolescence,thepressuretobeseenissimilartopeersisimmense.【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。題干中的animmensepressure與原文中的thepressure…isimmense對應，題干中的toappear對應原文中的tobeseenas因此原文中as后的similartopeers即為本題答案。49.accesstoagoodlistener【定位】根據(jù)題干中的heightentheirself-awareness定位到第二段第一句Peoplewhodonothaveaccesstoagoodlistenermaynotonlybedeniedtheopportunitytoheightentheirself-awareness...【精析】同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。定位句提到，沒接觸優(yōu)秀聽者的人有可能失去提升自我意識的機會。題干中的toheightentheirself-awareness與原文一致，題干中的Itisoftendifficult為原文中bedeniedtheopportunity的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，題干中的without為原文中donothave的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，因此原文中donothave的賓語即為題干中without的賓語，故答案為accesstoagoodlistener。50.Seekprofessionalhelp【定位】根據(jù)題干中的unacceptable和familyorfriends定位到第二段第四句Onoccasionsitisthefearthatcertaindisclosuresmaybeunacceptabletofamilyorfriendsthatmotivatesanindividualtoseekprofessionalhelp.【精析】同義轉(zhuǎn)述題。定位句提到，有時由于擔心自我剖析可能不被家人或朋友接受，個體往往會去尋求專業(yè)的幫助。由此可見，當人們覺得自己的想法和說法不被家人或朋友接受時，他們就會去尋求專業(yè)的幫助。題干中的Whatcanpeopledo為原文中motivates…to的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，因此原文中to的賓語即為答案，故填入Seekprofessionalhelp。51.anormalreaction【定位】根據(jù)題干中的Counsellors,assure和clients定位到第二段倒數(shù)第二句Thisistheprocesswherebyhelpersprovidereassurancetoclientsthatwhattheyareexperiencingisnotabnormaloratypical,butisanormalreaction...SectionBPassaaeOne52.【定位】由題干中的thefirstfewparagraphs和選項中的professionalwork,economicrecession定位到前四段。D)【精析】推理判斷題。文章第一段提到經(jīng)濟衰退時期機器人受益于經(jīng)濟混亂；第二至四段提到機器人不僅影響了藍領的工作，也影響了白領的工作，把人類從其崗位上一腳踢開。由此可推斷機器人產(chǎn)業(yè)受益于經(jīng)濟衰退，故答案為D）。53.【定位】由題干中的caused,lossofjobs和America定位到第四段第二句Therecessionpermanentlywipedout2.5millionjobs．和第四句Tobesure,roboticsarenottheonlyjobkillersoutthere,withoutsourcingstealingfarmorejobsthanautomation.B)【精析】細節(jié)推斷題。文章第四段第二句提到，美國經(jīng)濟衰退永久性地削減了250萬個工作崗位；第四句提到機器人并非唯一的工作殺手，業(yè)務外包比自動化分流了更多的崗位。由此可見，雖然機器人取代了部分人類的工作，但是導致美國人工作崗位減少的最主要原因是把生產(chǎn)轉(zhuǎn)移到了其他國家，故答案為B)。54.【定位】由題干中的JeffBurnstein定位到第五段JeffBurnstein...arguesthatrobotsactuallysaveUSjobs.Hislogic:companies…butthat'sstillbetterthanfiringeveryoneandmovingtheworkoverseas.C)【精析】推理判斷題。文章第五段第一句指出，JeffBurnstein認為機器人實際上挽救了美國的工作崗位，第二句指出雖然自動化會需要更少的工人，但是勝過解雇所有工人并將工作轉(zhuǎn)移到海外。此段是對第四段中“機器人并非唯一的工作殺手，業(yè)務外包比自動化分流了更多的崗位”的進一步論述。換言之，機器人產(chǎn)業(yè)的存在使得美國沒有將所有的工作外包至海外，在某種程度上避免了美國本土的工作崗位流失，故答案為C)。55.【定位】由題干中的surgeons和Dr.MyriamCuret定位到第七段Samegoesforsurgeons,who'reusingroboticsystemstoperformanever-growinglistofoperations...butbecause,thankstothegreaterprecisionofrobots...saysDr.MyriamCuret.B)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。定位段提到，MyriamCuret醫(yī)生說，外科醫(yī)生采用機器人進行的手術(shù)種類正在不斷增加，不是因為機器人更省錢，而是因為機器人操作的精確度更高。由此可見，機器人取代外科醫(yī)生主要是因為它們在準確性方面比人類做得更好，故答案為B)。56.【定位】由題干中的implyaboutrobotics和選項中的literarycreation,research定位到最后兩段。D)【精析】推理判斷題。文章倒數(shù)第二段中通過機器人Ava的例子說明機器人的作用很多，可以應用于多個方面；最后一段中作者設想或許新聞行業(yè)可以避免使用機器人，但是研究人員已經(jīng)在開發(fā)能夠收集事實并會寫新聞稿的軟件。由此可見，作者暗示機器人可以被應用到所有能夠想象到的領域，故答案為D）。深度閱讀SB_2

57.【定位】由題干中的theeconomiccrisis定位到第二段第四句…theshockoftheeconomiccrisislastyearpromptedpeopletosnapshuttheirwallets.A)【精析】細節(jié)辨認題。第二段主要論述美國人需要更多儲蓄。定位句指出，去年的經(jīng)濟危機沖擊促使人們收緊錢包，換言之，經(jīng)濟危機迫使美國人勒緊褲腰帶。tightentheirbelts為原文中snapshuttheirwallets的同義替換，意為“節(jié)約開支”，故答案為A)。58.【定位】由題干中的encourage和Chinesepeople定位到第三段…ButChinaisasocietythathaslongesteemedpersonalfinancialprudence.Thereisnochancethatwillchangeanytimesoon,evenif...A)【精析】推理判斷題。文章第三段第二至四句論述了中國人喜歡儲蓄的原因：國家政策刺激個人儲蓄，中國人需要照顧孩子和老人，同時公共醫(yī)療和退休金制度相對薄弱；第五句提到中國人自古以來崇尚個人謹慎理財；第六句提到即使政府建立了更為完善的社會安全體系并成功鼓勵消費支出，也不太可能在短時間內(nèi)改變中國人的儲蓄習慣。由此可見，要鼓勵中國人消費，根本上要改變中國人傳統(tǒng)的消費觀念和生活方式，故答案為A)。59.【定位】由題干中的（Lines3-4,Para.4）定位到第四段第四句Inshort,savingsaretheseedcornofagoodeconomicharvest.D)【精析】語義理解題。要理解本句句意，需要理解本句所在的段落大意。第四段論述美國人需要節(jié)儉的原因：第二句和第三句提到健康儲蓄率是一個國家長期財政穩(wěn)健的最可靠指標之一，長時間的高儲蓄率能夠帶來諸多收益；第四句總結(jié)，儲蓄是經(jīng)濟創(chuàng)收的根本。換言之，健康儲蓄率能夠促進經(jīng)濟繁榮，D）中的economicprosperity為原文中agoodeconomicharvest的同義替換，故答案為D）。60.【定位】由題干中的currenc