2023年6月大學(xué)英語四級(jí)真題及答案

2023年6月高校英語四級(jí)真題及答案(多套題及翻譯)CET4

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingtopic.Youshouldwrit

eatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

題目一：

Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourcampus,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldlike

totakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假設(shè)你的一位外國摯友來參觀你的校內(nèi)，你最感愛好的地方想帶他/她去看?為什么？

題目二：

Supposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisityourhometown,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldli

ketotakehim/hertoseeandwhy?

假設(shè)你的一位外國摯友來參觀你的家鄉(xiāng)，你最感愛好的地方想帶他/她去看?為什?么？

題目三：

SupposeaforeignfriendofyoursiscomingtovisitChina,whatisthemostinterestingplaceyouwouldliketotake

him/hertoseeandwhy?

假設(shè)你的一位外國摯友來參觀中國，你最感愛好的地方想帶他/她去看?為什么？

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.

Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationan

dthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustrea

dthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondinglett

eronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

留意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

1.A.SeeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulderB.Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.C.Replacethecupboardwit

hanewone.D.Placetheteaonalowershelfnextlime.

1.W:Ican'tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard。M:Oh...Whydon'tyouusetheladder?Youmigh

tstrainyourshoulder。Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

2.A.AtMaryJohnson'sB.InanexhibitionhallC.Atapainter'sstudio.D.Outsideanartgallery.

2.W:Sinceit'srainingsohard,let'sgoandseethenewexhibits。M:That'sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneof

myfavoritepaintersoQ:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

3.A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.B.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.C.The

manhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.

3.M:Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation。W:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkin

gaboutoQ:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.B.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.C.Dorisfixedupsomeoft

hebookshelves.D.Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.

4.W:Itmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelves°M:Itwasn'ttoobad.IgotDoristodos

omeofthem。Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

5.A.Hedoesn'tgetonwiththeothers.B.Hedoesn'tfeelateaseinthefirm.C.Hehasbeentakenforafool.D.H

ehasfoundabetterposition.

5.W:Rod,Ihearyou'Hbeleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?

M:Yeah.Tvebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm,rdbeafooltoturnit

2023年12月英語四級(jí)考試真題試卷附答案(完整版第1套)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutaclass

mateofyourswhohasinfluencedyoumostincollege.Youshouldstatethereasonsandwrit

eatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

留意：此部分試題在答題卡1上

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

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SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atth

eendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Both

theconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewill

beapause.DuringthepausezyoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)zB),C)andD),andde

cidewhichisthebestanswer,ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

留意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

1.A)Shewillgopurchasethegiftherself.

B)Thegiftshouldnotbetooexpensive.

C)Themanisnotgoodatbalancinghisbudget.

D)TheyaregoingtoJane'shouse-warmingparty.

2.A)Ittakespatiencetogothroughthestatistics.

B)Hehaspreparedthestatisticsforthewoman.

C)Thewomanshouldtakeacourseinstatistics.

D)Heisquitewillingtogivethewomanahand.

3.A)Themanwantstomakesomechangeinthescripts.

B)Thewomandoesnottaketherecordingseriously.

C)Theycannotbegintheirrecordingrightaway.

D)Page55ismissingfromthewoman'sscripts.

4.A)AsignificanteventinJuly.

B)Preparationsforawedding.

C)ThedateofCarPswedding.

D)ThebirthdayofCarl'sbride.

5.A)Themanwasinchargeofschedulingmeetings.

B)Themanwasabsentfromtheweeklymeeting.

C)Theywomanwasannoyedattheman'sexcuse.

D)Thewomanforgottotellthemaninadvance.

6.A)Thewomanisamarvelouscook.

B)Themancannotwaitforhismeal.

C)Thewomanhasjustboughtanoven.

D)Themanhastoleaveinhalfanhour.

7.A)Whetherthemancankeephisjob.

B)Wherethemangotthebadnews.

C)Whatitemssellwellinthestore.

D)Howshecanbesthelptheman.

8.A)Thewomancansignupforaswimmingclass.

B)Heworksinthephysicaleducationdepartment.

C)Thewomanhasthepotentialtoswimlikeafish.

D)Hewouldliketoteachthewomanhowtoswim.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Heteachesinalawschool.

B)Helovesclassicalmusic.

C)Heisadiplomat.

D)Heisawonderfullecturer.

10.A)Wenttoseeaplay.

B)Watchedasoccergame.

C)Tooksomephotos.

D)Attendedadance.

11.A)Shedecidedtogetmarriedinthreeyears.

B)HermotherobjectedtoEric'sflyinglessons.

C)SheinsistedthatEricpursuegraduatestudies.

D)HerfathersaidshecouldmarryEricrightaway.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Editor.B)Teacher.C)Journalist.D)Typist.

13.A)ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests.

B)Anewrailwayunderconstruction.

C)BigchangesintheAmazonvalley.

D)Somenewlydiscoveredscenicspot.

14.A)Innewsweeklies.

B)Innewspapers*Sundayeditions.

C)Inalocaleveningpaper.

D)InoverseaseditionsofU.S.magazines.

15.A)Tobeemployedbyanewspaper.

B)Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter.

C)Tosellherarticlestonewsservice.

D)Togetherlifestorypublishedsoon.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD),ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinet

hroughthecentre.

留意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Noddingone'shead.

B)Wavingone'shand.

C)Holdinguptheforefinger.

D)Turningtherightthumbdown.

17.A)Lookingawayfromthem.

B)Formingacirclewithfingers.

C)Bowingone'sheadtothem.

D)Wavingorpointingtothem.

18.A)Lookingone'ssuperiorintheeye.

B)Keepingone'sarmsfoldedwhiletalking.

C)Showingthesoleofone'sfoottoaguest.

D)Usingalotofgesturesduringaconversation.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Theyhadtobegforfoodaftertheharvest.

B)Theygrewwheatandcornonasmallfarm.

C)Theysharedasmallflatwiththeirrelatives.

D)Thechildrenwalkedtoschoolondirtroads.

20.A)lourEcuador'sAndesMountains.

B)Earnananimalincomeof$2,800.

C)Purchaseaplottobuildahomeon.

D)Sendtheirchildrentoschool.

21.A)TheachievementsoftheTrickleUpProgram.

B)Anewworldwideeconomicrevolution.

C)Differentformsofassistancetotheneedy.

D)Thelifeofpoorpeopleindevelopingcountries.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theyarehighlysensitivetocold.

B)Theyarevitallyimportanttoourlife.

C)Theyarealivingpartofourbody.

D)Theyareachiefsourceofourpain.

23.A)Ithastoberemovedintimebyadentist.

B)Itisarareoraldiseaseamongoldpeople.

C)Itcontainsmanynervesandbloodvessels.

D)Itisastickyandcolorlessfilmontheteeth.

24.A)Itcanchangeintoacidscausingdamagetotheiroutercovering.

B)Itgreatlyreducestheirresistancetotheattacksofbacteria.

C)Itmakestheirnervesandbloodvesselsmoresensitivetoacidfood.

D)Itcombineswithfoodparticlestoformafilmontheirsurface.

25.A)Foodparticles.B)Gumdisease.C)Unhealthylivinghabits.D)Chemicalerosion.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfo

rthefirsttime,

youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime

,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,

whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

留意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

Stuntpeople(替身演

員)arenotmoviestars,buttheyarethehiddenheroesofmanymovies.

Theywerearoundlongbeforefilms.EvenShakespearemayhaveusedtheminfightscene

s.Tobegood,afightscenehastolookreal.Punchesmust_26_enemies'jaws.Swordfi

ghtsmustbefoughtwith_27_swords.Severalactorsarcusuallyinafightscene.Their

movesmustbesetupsothatnoonegetshurt.Itisalmostlikeplanningadanceperforma

nee.

Ifamoviesceneisdangerous,stuntpeopleusually_28—thestars.Youmaythinkyou

seeTomCruiserunningalongthetopofatrain.Butitis_29—hisstuntdouble.Stuntpe

oplemust_30_thestarstheystandinfor.Theirheightandbuildshouldbeaboutthesa

me.Butwhenclose-upsareneeded,thefilm_31—thestar.Somestuntpeople_32—i

ncertainkindsofscenes.Forinstance,astuntwomannamedJanDavisdoesallkindsofj

umps.Shehasleaptfromplanesandevenoffthetopofawaterfall.Eachjumprequiredcar

efulplanningandexpert_33_.

YakimaCanuttwasafamouscowboystuntman.Amongotherstunts,hecouldjumpfrom

asecondstorywindowontoahorse'sback.He_34_thefamoustrickofslidingunderam

ovingstagecoach.Canuttalso_35_anewwaytomakeapunchlookreal.Hewastheo

nlystuntmanevertogetanOscar.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Read

thepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidenti

fiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinet

hroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Oneprincipleoftaxation,calledthebenefitprinciple；statesthatpeopleshouldpaytax

esbasedonthebenefitstheyreceivefromgovernmentservices.Thisprincipletriestoma

Republicgoodssimilarto_36_goods.Itseemsreasonablethatapersonwhooftengoe

stothemoviespaysmorein_37—formovieticketsthanapersonwhorarelygoes.And

_38_apersonwhogetsgreatbenefitfromapublicgoodshouldpaymoreforitthanap

ersonwhogetslittlebenefit.

Thegasolinetax,forinstance,issometimes_39_usingthebenefitsprinciple.Insome

states,

_40_fromthegasolinetaxareusedtobuildandmaintainroads.Becausethosewhobu

ygasolinearethesamepeoplewhousetheroads,thegasolinetaxmightbeviewedasa

_41_waytopaythisgovernmentservice.

Thebenefitsprinciplecanalsobeusedtoarguethatwealthycitizensshouldpayhigherta

xesthanpoorerones,

_42_becausethewealthybenefitmorefrompublicservices.Consider,forexample,the

benefitsofpoliceprotectionfrom_43—.Citizenswithmuchtoprotectgetgreaterbene

fitfrompolicethanthosewithlesstoprotect.Therefore,accordingtothebenefitsprincipl

e,thewealthyshould_44—morethanthepoortothecostof_45—thepoliceforce.Th

esameargumentcanbeusedformanyotherpublicservices,suchasfireprotection,natio

naldefense,andthecourtsystem.

A)adapt

B)contribute

C)exerting

D)expenses

E)fair

F)justified

G)maintaining

H)private

I)provided

J)revenues

K)similarly

L)simply

M)theft

N)total

O)wealth

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedt

oit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparag

raphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.E

achparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingI

etteronAnswerSheet2.

GrowingUpColored

[A]Youwouldn*tknowPiedmontanymore-myPiedmont,Imean-thetowninWestVirgini

awhereIlearnedtobeacoloredboy.

[B]The1950sinPiedmontwasatimetoremember;oratleasttome.Peoplewerealwaysp

roudtobefromPiedmont—lyingatthefootofamountain,onthebanksofthemightyPoto

mac.WeknewGodgaveAmericanomorebeautifullocation.Ineverknewcoloredpeoplea

nywherewhowerecrazieraboutmountainsandwater;flowersandtrees,fishingandhunti

ng.Foraslongasanyonecouldremember;wecouldouthunt,outshoot,andoutswimthew

hiteboysinthevalley.

[C]ThesocialstructureofPiedmontwassomethingweknewlikethebackofourhands.It

wasanimmigranttown;whitePiedmontwasItalianandIrish,withahandfulofwealthyW

ASPs（盎格魯撒克遜裔的白人新教

徒）onEastHampshireStreet,and"ethnic"neighborhoodsofworking-classpeopleeverywh

ereelse,coloredandwhite.

[D]Foraslongasanyonecanremember,Piedmont'scharacterhasbeencompletelybound

upwiththeWestvacopapermill:itsprosperouspastanddoubtfulfuture.Atfirstglancez

thetownisatypicaldyingmillcenter.Manyoncebeautifulbuildingsstandempty,evidenci

ngabygonetimeofspiritandpride.ThebighousesonEastHampshireStreetarenolong

erproud,astheywerewhenIcet4v

[E]LiketheItaliansandtheIrish,mostofthecoloredpeoplemigratedtoPiedmontatthet

urnofthe20thcenturytoworkatthepapermill,whichopenedin1888.Allthecoloredme

natthepapermillworkedon"theplatform"—loadingpaperintotrucksuntilthecraftuni

onswerefinallyintegratedin1968.LoadingiswhatDaddydideveryworkingdayofhislife.

That'swhatalmosteverycoloredgrown-upIknewdid.

[F]Coloredpeoplelivedinthreeneighborhoodsthatwereclearlyseparated.Welcometot

heColoredZone,alargestretchedbannercouldhavesaid.Anditfeltgoodinthere,likew

alkingaroundyourhouseinbarefeetandunderwear;orsnoringrightoutloudonthecouch

infrontoftheTV—envelopedbythecomfortsofhome,thewarmthofthoseyoulove.

[G]Ofcourse,thecoloredworldwasnotsomuchaneighborhoodasaconditionofexisten

ce.Andthoughourownworldwasseeminglyself-contained,itimpactedonthewhiteworl

dofPiedmontinalmosteverydirection.Certainly,thebordersofourworldseemedtobeim

pactedonwhensomewhitemanorwomanshowedupwhereheorshedidnotbelong,sue

hasattheblackLegionHall.Ourspacewasviolatedwhenoneofthemshowedupatadan

ceoraparty.Therhythmswouldbeoff.Themusicwouldsoundnotquiteright:attemptsto

patthebeatoffjustso.Everybodywouldleaveearly.

[H]Before1955,mostwhitepeoplewerejustshadowypresencesinourworld,vaguefigu

resofpowerlikeremotebossesatthemillortellersatthebank.Therewereexceptions,o

fcourse,thewhitepeoplewhowouldcomeintoourworldinritualized,everydaywaysweal

（understood.Mr.MailMan,Mr.InsuranceMan,Mr.White-and-ChocolateMilkMan,Mr.Landi

ordMan,Mr.PoliceMan:wecalledwhitepeoplebytheirtrade,likecharactersinamystery

play.Mr.InsuranceManwouldcomebyeveryotherweektocollectpremiumsoncollegeo

rdeathpolicies,sometimes50centsorless.

[I]

“It'snodisgracetobecolored/'theblackentertainerBertWilliamsfamouslyobservedear

lyinthecentury,

"butitisawfullyinconvenient."Formostofmychildhood,wecouldn*tcatinrestaurantso

rsleepinhotels,wecouldn'tusecertainbathroomsortryonclothesinstores.Mamainsist

edthatwedressupwhenwewenttoshop.Shewascarefullydressedwhenshewenttoclo

thingstores,andworewhitepadscalledshieldsunderherarmssoherdressorblousewou

Idshownosweat.

"We'dliketotrythison,”she'dsaycarefully,utteringherwordspreciselyandproperly.

"Wedon'tbuyclotheswecan*ttryonJshe*dsaywhentheydeclined,andwe'dwalkoutin

Mama'sdignified（有尊嚴(yán)

的）manner.Shepreferredtoshopwherewehadanaccountandwhereeveryoneknewwho

shewas.

[J]AttheCut-RateDrugStore,noonecoloredwasallowedtositdownatthecounterorta

bles,withoneexception:myfather.Idon'tknowforcertainwhyCarlDadisman,theown

er^wouldn'tstopDaddyfromsittingdown.ButIbelieveitwasinpartbecauseDaddywass

olight-colored,andinpartbecause,duringhisshiftatthephonecompany,hepickedupo

rdersforfoodandcoffeefortheoperators.Coloredpeopleweresupposedtostandatthec

ounterzgettheirfoodtogo,andleave.EvenwhenYoungDocBesswouldsetupthebasket

ballteamwithfreeCokesafteroneofmanyvictories,thecoloredplayershadtostandarou

ndanddrinkoutofpapercupswhilethewhiteplayersandcheerleaderssatdownincomfor

tablechairsanddrankoutofglasses.

[K]Icouldn'thavebeenmucholderthanfiveorsixasIsatwithmyfatherattheCut-Rate

oneafternoon,enjoyingtwoscoopsofcaramelicecream.Mr.Wilson,astony-faced,broodi

nglrishman,walkedby.

"Hello,Mr.Wilson,"myfathersaid.

"Hello,George."

[L]Iwasgenuinelypuzzled.Mr.Wilsonmusthaveconfusedmyfatherwithsomebodyels

e,butwho?Thereweren'tanyGeorgesamongthecoloredpeopleinPiedmont.

HWhydon'tyoutellhimyourname,Daddy?*'Iaskedloudly,"Yournameisn'tGeorge."

"Heknowsmyname,boy,'*myfathersaidafteralongpause.

"HecallsallcoloredpeopleGeorge."

[M]Iknewwewouldn'ttalkaboutitagain;evenatthatage,

1wasgiventounderstandthatthereweresomesubjectsitdidn'tdotoworrytodeathab

out.NowthatIhavechildren,Irealizethatwhatdistressedmyfatherwasn'tsomuchthe

Mr.Wilsonsoftheworldasthepainfulobligationtoexplaintheracialfactsoflifetosomeo

newhohadn'tquitelearnedthemyet.MaybeMr.Wilsoncouldn'thurtmyfatherbycallingh

imGeorge;butIhurthimbyaskingtoknowwhy.

留意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。

46.Theauthorfeltasaboythathislifeinaseparatedneighborhoodwascasualandcozy.

47.Thereiseverysignofdeclineatthepapermillnow.

48.Onereasontheauthor'sfathercouldsitandeatatthedrugstorewasthathedidn'tloo

kthatdark.

49.Piedmontwasatownofimmigrantsfromdifferentpartsoftheworld.

50.Inspiteoftheawfulinconveniencescausedbyracialprejudice,theauthor'sfamilyma

nagedtolivealifeofdignity.

51.Theauthorlaterrealizedhehadcausedgreatdistresstohisfatherbyaskingwhyhe

waswronglyaddressed.

52.TheauthortookprideinbeingfromPiedmontbecauseofitsnaturalbeauty.

53.Coloredpeoplecalledwhitepeoplebythebusinesstheydid.

54.ColoredpeoplewholivedinPiedmontdidheavymanualjobsatthepapermill.

55.Thecoloredpeoplefeltuneasyatthepresenceofthewhitesintheirneighborhood.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadf

orthefirsttime,

youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime

,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,

whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

留意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Childrenareadelight.Theyareourfuture.Butsadly,hiringsomeonetotakecareofthem

whileyougotoworkisgettingmoreexpensivebytheyear.

Earlierthismonth,itwasreportedthatthecostofenrollinganinfantorsmallkidatachild

carecenterrose3%in2023,fasterthantheoverallcostofliving.Therearenowlargestri

psofthecountrywheredaycareforaninfantcostsmorethanatenthoftheaveragemarrie

dcouple'sincome.

Thisisnotnecessarilyanewtrend,butitisasomewhatpuzzlingone.Thepriceofprofes

sionalchildcarehasbeenrisingsincethe1980s.Yetduringthattime,payforprofessiona

Ichildcareworkershasstoodstill.Actuallycaregiversmakelesstoday,inrealterms,thant

heydidin1990.Consideringthatlaborcostsareresponsibleforupto80%ofadaycarecen

ter'sexpenses,onewouldexpectflatwagestohavemeantflatprices.

Sowho'stoblameforhigherchildcarecosts?

Childcareisacarefullyregulatedindustry.Stateslaydownrulesabouthowmanychildren

eachemployeeisallowedtowatchover,thespacecarecentersneedperchild,andother

minutedetails.Andthestrictertheregulations,thehigherthecosts.Ifithastohireacareg

iverforeverytwochildren,itcan'treallyachieveanyeconomiesofscaleonlabortosave

moneywhenotherexpensesgoup.InMassachusetts,wherechildcarecentersmusthireon

eteacherforeverythreeinfants,thepriceofcareaveragedmorethan$16,000peryear.In

Mississippi,wherecentersmusthireoneteacherforeveryfiveinfants,thepriceofcareav

eragedlessthan$5,000.

Unfortunately,Idon'thaveallthedaycare-centerregulationshandy.ButIwouldn'tbesurpr

isedifastheruleshavebecomemoreelaborate,priceshaverisen.Thetradeoff（交

換）mightbeworthitinsomecases;afterall,thehealthandsafetyofchildrenshouldproba

blycomebeforecheapservice.Butcertainly,itdoesn'tseemtobeanaccidentthatsomeof

thecheapestdaycareavailableisintheleastcet4v.

56.Whatproblemdoparentsofsmallkidshavetoface?

A）Theever-risingchildcareprices.

B)Thebudgetingoffamilyexpenses.

C)Thebalancebetweenworkandfamily.

D)Theselectionofagooddaycarecenter.

57.Whatdoestheauthorfeelpuzzledabout?

A)Whythepricesofchildcarevarygreatlyfromstatetostate.

B)Whyincreasedchildcarepriceshavenotledtobetterservice.

C)Whychildcareworkers*payhasnotincreasedwiththerisingchildcarecosts.

D)Whythereisasevereshortageofchildcareprofessionalinanumberofstates.

58.Whatpreventchildcarecentersfromsavingmoney?

A)Steadyincreaseinlaborcosts.

B)Strictgovernmentregulations.

C)Lackofsupportfromthestate.

D)Highadministrativeexpenses.

59.WhyistheaveragecostofchildcareinMississippimuchlowerthaninMassachusetts?

A)Theoverallqualityofserviceisnotasgood.

B)Paymentsforcaregiverstherearenotashigh.

C)Livingexpensestherearecomparativelylow.

D)Eachteacherisallowedtocareformorekids.

60.Whatistheauthor'sviewondaycareservice?

A)Caregiversshouldreceiveregularprofessionaltraining.

B)Lesselaboraterulesaboutchildcaremightlowercosts.

C)Itiscrucialtostrikeabalancebetweenqualityandcosts.

D)Itisbetterfordifferentstatestolearnfromeachother.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AlexPang'samusingnewbookTheDistractionAddictionaddressesthoseofuswhofeelp

anicwithoutacellphoneorcomputer.Andthat,heclaims,isprettymuchallofus.Whenw

e'renotonline,wherewespendfourmonthsannually,we'reengagedinthestressfulwor

koftryingtogetonline.

TheDistractionAddictionisnotframedasaself-helpbook.It'sathoughtfulexamination

ofthedangerofourcomputingoverdoseandahistoricaloverviewofhowtechnologicalad

vanceschangeconsciousness.A"professionalfuturist",Pangurgesan