2013年12月英語六級真題第二套及答案

二PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispartyyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayabouttheimpactoftheinformationexplosionbyreferringtothesaying"Awealthofinformationcreatesapovertyofattention.Youcangiveexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainwhatyoucandotoavoidbeingdistractedbyirrelevantinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.1.A)Laborproblems.B)Weatherconditions.C)Anerrorintheorder.D)Misplacingofgoods.2.A)Whatthewomansaysmakesalotofsense.B)Therichareopposedtosocialwelfare.C)Heissympatheticwithpoorpeople.D)HeagreeswithMr.Johnson'sviews.3.A)Hewillbepracticingsoccer.B)Hehasworktofinishintime.C)Hewillbeattendingameeting.D)Hehasatoughproblemtosolve.4.A)Maryshouldgetridofherpetassoonaspossible.B)Marywillnotbeabletokeepadoginthebuilding.C)Maryisnothappywiththebanonpetanimals.D)Marymightaswellsendherdogtoherrelative.5.A)Thetwins'voicesarequitedifferent.B)LisaandGalearenotverymuchalike.C)Hedoesnotbelievetheyaretwinsisters.D)Thewomanseemsabithardofhearing.6.A)TheseriouseconomiccrisisinBritain.B)ApackagedealtobesignedinNovember.C)Amessagefromtheirbusinessassociates.D)Theirabilitytodealwithfinancialproblems.7.A)Itisimpossibletoremovethestaincompletely.B)Themanwillbechargedextrafortheservice.C)Themanhastogotothemaincleaningfacility.D)Cleaningthepantswilltakelongerthanusual.8.A)Europeanmarkets.B)Aprotestrally.C)Luxurygoods.D)Importedproducts.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)Hemadeabusinesstrip.B)HehadaquarrelwithMarsha.C)Hetalkedtoheronthephone.D)Heresolvedabudgetproblem.10.A)Shemayhavetobefiredforpoorperformance.B)Shehasdevelopedsomeseriousmentalproblem.C)Sheisinchargeofthefirm'sbudgetplanning.D)Shesupervisesanumberofimportantprojects.11.A)Shefailedtoarriveattheairportontime.B)Davidpromisedtogoonthetripinherplace.C)Somethingunexpectedhappenedatherhome.D)Shewasnotfeelingherselfonthatday.12.A)Hefrequentlygetsthingsmixedup.B)HeisalwaysfindingfaultwithMarsha.C)HehasbeentryinghardtocoverforMarsha.D)Heoftenfailstofollowthroughonhisprojects.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13.A)Theyarebettershelteredfromalltheoutsidetemptations.B)Theyareusuallymoremotivatedtocompetewiththeirpeers.C)Theyhavemoreopportunitiestodeveloptheirleadershipskills.D)Theytakeanactivepartinmoreextracurricularactivities.14.A)Itschiefpositionsareheldbywomen.B)Itsteachingstaffconsistsofwomenonly.C)Itsstudentsaimatmanagerialposts.D)Itsstudentsarerolemodelsofwomen.15.A)Itisunderadequatecontrol.B)Itistraditionalbutcolourful.C)Theyaremoreorlessisolatedfromtheoutsideworld.D)Theyhaveampleopportunitiestomeettheoppositesex.PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.16.A)Byinvadingthepersonalspaceoflisteners.B)Bymakinggesturesatstrategicpoints.C)Byspeakinginadeep,loudvoice.D)Byspeakingwiththelocalaccent.17.A)Topromotesportsmanshipamongbusinessowners.B)Toencouragepeopletosupportlocalsportsgroups.C)Toraisemoneyforaforthcominglocalsportsevent.D)Toshowhisfamily'scontributiontothecommunity.18.A)Theyareknowntobethestyleofthesportsworld.B)Theywouldcertainlyappealtohisaudience.C)Theyrepresentthelatestfashioninthebusinesscircles.D)Theyarebelievedtocommunicatepowerandinfluence.19.A)Tocoveruphisownnervousness.B)Tocreateawarmpersonalatmosphere.C)Toenhancetheeffectofbackgroundmusic.D)Toallowtheaudiencetobetterenjoyhisslides.PassageTwoQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.20.A)ShewasthefirsteducatedslaveofJohnWheatley's.B)ShewasthegreatestfemalepoetinColonialAmerica.C)ShewasbornaboutthetimeoftheWarofIndependence.D)ShewasthefirstAfrican-Americanslavetopublishabook.21.A)Reviseinanumberoftimes.B)Obtainconsentfromherowner.C)Gothroughascholarlyexamination.D)Turntothecolonialgovernorforhelp.22.A)Literaryworkscallingfortheabolitionofslavery.B)ReligiousscriptspopularamongslavesinAmerica.C)Arichstockofmanuscriptsleftbyhistoricalfigures.D)LotsoflostworkswrittenbyAfrican-Americanwomen.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23.A)Itisatraitofgenerouscharacter.B)Itisareflectionofself-esteem.C)Itisanindicatorofhighintelligence.D)Itisasignofhappinessandconfidence.ixmvot324.A)Itwasself-defeating.B)Itwasaggressive.C)Itwastheessenceofcomedy.D)Itwassomethingadmirable.25.A)Itisadouble-edgedsword.B)Itisafeatureofagivenculture.C)Itisauniquegiftofhumanbeings.D)Itisaresultofbothnatureandnurture.Itisimportantthatwebemindfuloftheearth,theplanetoutofwhichwearebornandbywhichwearenourished,guided,healed-theplanet,however,whichwehave(26)______toaconsiderabledegreeinthesepasttwocenturiesof(27)______exploitation.Thisexploitationhasreachedsuch(28)______thatpresentlyitappearsthatsomehundredsofthousandsofspecieswillbe(29)______beforetheendofthecentury.Inourtimes,humanshrewdnesshasmasteredthedeep(30)______oftheearthatalevelfarbeyondthecapacitiesofearlierpeoples.Wecanbreakthemountainsapart;wecandraintheriversandfloodthevalleys.Wecanturnthemostluxuriantforestsintothrowawaypaperproducts.Wecan(31)______thegreatgrasscoverofthewesternplainsandpour(32)______chemicalsintothesoiluntilthesoilisdeadandblowsawayinthewind.Wecanpollutetheairwithacids,theriverswithsewage(污水),theseaswithoil.Wecaninventcomputers(33)______processingtenmillioncalculationspersecond.Andwhy"?Toincreasethevolumeandthespeedwithwhichwemovenaturalresourcesthroughtheconsumereconomytothejunkpileorthewasteheap.Ourmanagerialskillsaremeasuredbythecompetence(34)______inacceleratingthisprocess.Ifintheseactivitiesthephysicalfeaturesoftheplanetaredamaged,iftheenvironmentismadeinhospitablefor(35)______livingspecies,thensobeit.Weare,supposedly,creatingatechnologicalwonderworld.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Quiteoften,educatorstellfamiliesofchildrenwhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguagetospeakonlyEnglish,andnottheirnativelanguage,athome.Althoughtheseeducatorsmayhavegood(36)______theiradvicetofamiliesismisguided,andit(37)______frommisunderstandingsabouttheprocessoflanguageacquisition.Educatorsmayfearthatchildrenhearingtwolanguageswillbecome(38)______confusedandthustheirlanguagedevelopmentwillbe(39)______;thisconcernisnotdocumentedintheliterature.Childrenarecapableoflearningmorethanonelanguage,whether(40)______orsequentially(依次的).Infact,mostchildrenoutsideoftheUnitedStatesareexpectedtobecomebilingualoreven,inmanycases,multilingual.Globally,knowingmorethanonelanguageisviewedasan(41)______andevenanecessityinmanyareas.ItisalsoofconcernthatthemisguidedadvicethatstudentsshouldspeakonlyEnglishisgivenprimarilytopoorfamilieswithlimitededucationalopportunities,nottowealthierfamilieswhohavemanyeducationaladvantages.Sincechildrenfrompoorfamiliesoftenare(42)______asat-riskforacademicfailure,teachersbelievethatadvisingfamiliestospeakEnglishonlyisappropriate.Teachersconsiderlearningtwolanguagestobetoo(43)______forchildrenfrompoorfamilies,believingthatthechildrenarealreadyburdenedbytheirhomesituations.IffamiliesdonotknowEnglishorhavelimitedEnglishskillsthemselves,howcantheycommunicateinEnglish?Advisingnon-English-speakingfamiliestospeakonlyEnglishis(44)______totellingthemnottocommunicatewithorinteractwiththeirchildren.Moreover,the(45)______messageisthatthefamily'snativelanguageisnotimportantorvalued.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。TheUsesofDifficultyThebrainlikesachallenge-andputtingafewobstaclesinitswaymaywellboostitscreativity.A)JackWhite,theformerfrontmanoftheWhiteStripesandaninfluentialfigureamongfellowmusicians,likestomakethingsdifficultforhimself.Heusescheapguitarsthatwon'tstayinshapeorintune.Whenperforming,hepositionshisinstrumentsinawaythatisdeliberatelyinconvenient,sothatswitchingfromguitartoorganmid-songinvolvesamaddashacrossthestage.Why?Becausehe'sontherunfromwhathedescribesasadiseasethatpreysoneveryartist:"easeofuse".Whenmakingmusicgetstooeasy,saysWhite,itbecomeshardertomakeitsing.B)It'sanoddthought.Whywouldanyonemaketheirworkmoredifficultthanitalreadyis?Yetweknowthatdifficultycanpayunexpecteddividends.In1966,soonaftertheBeatleshadfinishedworkon"RubberSoul",PaulMcCartneylookedintothepossibilityofgoingtoAmericatorecordtheirnextalbum.TheequipmentinAmericanstudioswasmoreadvancedthananythinginBritain,whichhadledtheBeatles'greatrivals,theRollingStones,tomaketheirlatestalbum,"Aftermath",inLosAngeles.McCartneyfoundthatEMI's(百代唱片)contractualclausesmadeitprohibitivelyexpensivetofollowsuit,andtheBeatleshadtomakedowiththeprimitivetechnologyofAbbeyRoad.C)Luckyforus.Overthenexttwoyearstheymadetheirmostgroundbreakingwork,turningtherecordingstudiointoamagicalinstrumentofitsown.Preciselybecausetheywereworkingwithold-fashionedmachines,GeorgeMartinandhisteamofengineerswereforcedtoapplyeveryounceoftheircreativitytosolvetheproblemsposedtothembyLennonandMcCartney.Songslike"TomorrowNeverKnows","StrawberryFieldsForever",and"ADayintheLife"featuredrevolutionarysoundeffectsthatdazzledandmystifiedMartin'sAmericancounterparts.D)Sometimesit'sonlywhenadifficultyisremovedthatwerealisewhatitwasdoingforus.Formorethantwodecades,startinginthe1960s,thepoetTedHughessatonthejudgingpanelofanannualpoetrycompetitionforBritishschoolchildren.Duringthe1980shenoticedanincreasingnumberoflongpoemsamongthesubmissions,withsomerunningto70or80pages.Thesepoemswereverballyinventiveandfluent,butalso"strangelyboring".AftermakinginquiriesHughesdiscoveredthattheywerebeingcomposedoncomputers,thenjustfindingtheirwayintoBritishhomes.E)Youmighthavethoughtanytoolwhichenablesawritertogetwordsontothepagewouldbeanadvantage.Buttheremaybeacosttosuchfacility.InaninterviewwiththeParisReviewHughesspeculatedthatwhenapersonputspentopaper,"youmeettheterribleresistanceofwhathappenedyourfirstyearatit,whenyoucouldn'twriteatall".Asthebrainattemptstoforcetheunsteadyhandtodoitsbidding,thetensionbetweenthetworesultsinamorecompressed,psychologicallydenserexpression.Removethatresistanceandyouaremorelikelytoproducea70ramble(不著邊際的長篇大論).F)Ourbrainsrespondbettertodifficultythanweimagine.Inschools,teachersandpupilsalikeoftenassumethatifaconcepthasbeeneasytolearn,thenthelessonhasbeensuccessful.Butnumerousstudieshavenowfoundthatwhenclassroommaterialismadehardertoabsorb,pupilsretainmoreofitoverthelongterm,andunderstanditonadeeperlevel.G)Asapoet,TedHugheshadanacutesensitivitytothewayinwhichconstraintsonself-expression,likethedisciplinesofmetreandrhyme(韻律),spurcreativethought.Whatappliestopoetsandmusiciansalsoappliestoourdailylives.Wetendtoequate(等同)happinesswithfreedom,but,asthepsychotherapistandwriterAdamPhillipshasobserved,withoutobstaclestoourdesiresit'shardertoknowwhatwewant,orwherewe'reheading.Hetellsthestoryofapatient,afirst-timemotherwhocomplainedthatheryoungsonwasalwaysclingingtoher,wrappinghimselfaroundherlegswherevershewent.Sheneverhadamomenttoherself,shesaid,becausehersonwas"alwaysintheway".WhenPhillipsaskedherwhereshewouldgoifhewasn'tintheway,sherepliedcheerfully,"Oh,Iwouldn'tknowwhereIwas!"H)Takeanothercommonobstacle:lackofmoney.Peopleoftenassumethatmoremoneywillmakethemhappier.Buteconomistswhostudytherelationshipbetweenmoneyandhappinesshaveconsistentlyfoundthat,aboveacertainincome,thetwodonotreliablycorrelate.Despitetheeasewithwhichtherichcanacquirealmostanythingtheydesire,theyarejustaslikelytobeunhappyasthemiddleclasses.Inthisregardatleast,F.ScottFitzgeraldwaswrong.I)Indeed,easeofacquisitionistheproblem.ThenovelistEdwardStAubynhasanarratorremarkoftheveryrichthat,"nothavingtoconsideraffordability,theirdesiresrambledonlikeunstoppablebores,relentless(持續(xù)不斷的)andwhimsical(反復(fù)無常的)atthesametime."WhenBostonCollege,aprivateresearchuniversity,wantedabetterfeelforitspotentialdonors,itaskedthepsychologistRobertKennytoinvestigatethemindsetofthesuper-rich.Hesurveyed165households,mostofwhichhadanetworthof$25mormore.Hefoundthatmanyofhissubjectswereconfusedbytheinfiniteoptionstheirmoneypresentedthemwith.Theyfoundithardtoknowwhattowant,creatingakindofexistentialbafflement.Oneofthemputitlikethis:"Youknow,Bob,youcanjustbuysomuchstuff,andwhenyougettothepointwhereyoucanjustbuysomuchstuff,nowwhatareyougoingtodo?"J)Theinternetmakesinformationbillionairesoutofallofus,andthearchitectsofouronlineexperiencesarecatchingontotheneedtomakethingscreativelydifficult.Twitter'shugesuccessisrootedinthesimplebutprofoundinsightthatinamediumwithinfinitespaceforself-expression,themostinterestingthingwecandoisrestrictourselvesto140characters.ThemusicserviceThisIsMyJamhelpspeoplenavigatethetensofmillionsoftracksnowavailableinstantlyviaSpotifyandiTunes.Userspicktheirfavouritesongoftheweektosharewithothers.Theyonlygettochooseone.Theservicewasonlylaunchedthisyear,butbytheendofSeptember650000jamshadbeenchosen.Itsco-founderMattOgleexplainsitsraisond'être(存在的理由)likethis:"Inanageofendlesschoice,weweremissingawaytosay,'This.Thisistheoneyoushouldlistento'."K)Today'sworldoffersmoreopportunitythanevertofollowtheadviceoftheWalkerBrothersandmakeiteasyonourselves.Comparedwithahundredyearsago,ourlivesarelesstightlyboundbysocialnormsandphysicalconstraints.Technologyhascutoutmuchoflife'sdonkeywork,andwehavemorefreedomsthanever:wecanwearwhatwelikeandcommunicatewithhundredsoffriendsatonceattheclickofamouse.Obstaclesareeverywheredisappearing.Fewofuswishtoturntheclockback,butperhapsweneedtoremindourselveshowusefultherightobstaclescanbe.Sometimes,thebestroutetofulfilmentisthepathofmoreresistance.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。46.Therigorousrequirementsplacedonthewritingofpoetrystimulatethepoet'screativity.47.Withcreativity,evenold-fashionedinstrumentsmayproducespectacularsoundeffects.48.Moremoneydoesnotnecessarilybringgreaterhappiness.49.Itisafalseassumptionthatlessonsshouldbemadeeasiertolearn.50.Obstaclesdeliberatelyplacedinthecreationofmusiccontributetoitssuccess.51.Thosewhoenjoytotalfreedommaynotfindthemselveshappy.52.TedHughesdiscoveredmanylongpoemssubmittedforpoetrycompetitionwerecomposedoncomputers.53.Maybeweneedtobearinbearinmindthattherightobstacleshelpleadustogreaterachievements.54.Aninvestigationfoundthatmanyofthesuper-richwerebaffledbytheinfinitechoicestheirmoneymadeavailable.55.Onefreesocialnetworkingwebsiteturnedouttosuccessfulbecauseitlimitedeachpostingtoonehundredandfortycharacters.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TherewasatimenotlongagowhennewsciencePh.D.sintheUnitedStateswereexpectedtopursueacareerpathinacademia(學(xué)術(shù)界).Buttoday,mostgraduatesendupworkingoutsideacademia,notonlyinindustrybutalsoincareerssuchassciencepolicy,communications,andpatentlaw.Partlythisisaresultofhowbleaktheacademicjobmarketis,butthere'salsoarisingawarenessofcareeroptionsthatPh.D.scientistshaven'ttrainedfordirectly-butforwhichtheyhaveusefulknowledge,skills,andexperience.Still,there'sahugedisconnectbetweenthewaywecurrentlytrainscientistsandtheactualemploymentopportunitiesavailableforthem,andanurgentneedfordramaticimprovementsintrainingprogramstohelpclosethegap.OnecriticalstepthatcouldhelptodrivechangewouldbetorequirePh.D.studentsandpostdoctoralscientiststofollowanindividualdevelopmentplan(IDP).In2002,theUSFederationofAmericanSocietiesforExperimentalBiologyrecommendedthateverypostdoctoralresearcherputtogetheranIDPinconsultationwithanadviser.Sincethen,severalacademicinstitutionshavebeguntorequireIDPsforpostdocs.AndinJune,theUSNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)BiomedicalResearchWorkforceWorkingGrouprecommendedthattheNIHrequireIDPsfortheapproximately32000postdoctoralresearcherstheysupport.Otherfundingagencies,publicandprivate,aremovinginasimilardirection.IDPshavelongbeenusedbygovernmentagenciesandtheprivatesectortoachievespecificgoalsfortheemployeeandtheorganization.Theaimistoensurethatemployeeshaveanexplicittooltohelpthemunderstandtheirownabilitiesandaspirations,determinecareerpossibilities,andset(usuallyshort-term)goals.Inscience,graduatestudentsandnewPh.D.scientistscanuseanIDPtoidentifyandnavigateaneffectivecareerpath.AfreeWebapplicationforthispurpose,calledmyIDP,hasbecomeavailablethisweek.It'sdesignedtoguideearly-careerscientiststhroughaconfidential,rigorousprocessofintrospection(內(nèi)省)tocreateacustomizedcareerplan.Guidedbyexpertknowledgefromapanelofscience-focusedcareeradvisers,eachtrainee'sself-assessmentisusedtorankasetofcareertrajectories(軌跡).Aftertheuserhasidentifiedalong-termcareergoal,myIDPwalksherorhimthroughtheprocessofsettingshort-termgoalsdirectedtowardaccumulatingnewskillsandexperiencesimportantforthatcareerchoice.AlthoughsurveysrevealtheIDPprocesstobeuseful,traineesreportaneedforadditionalresourcestohelpthemidentifyalong-termcareerpathandcompleteanIDP.Thus,myIDPwillbemosteffectiveWhenit'sembeddedinlargercareer-developmentefforts.'Forexample,universitiescouldincorporateIDPsintotheirgraduatecurriculatohelpstudentsdiscuss,plan,preparefor,andachievetheirlong-termcareergoals.注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。56.WhatdowelearnaboutnewsciencePh.D.sintheUnitedStatestoday?A)Theylacktheskillsandexpertiseneededfortheirjobs.B)Theycanchoosefromawiderrangeofwell-payingjobs.C)Theyoftenhavetoseekjobsoutsidetheacademiccircle.D)Theyareregardedasthenation'sdrivingforceofchange.57.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutAmerica'sPh.D.training?A)Itshouldbeimprovedtobettersuitthejobmarket.B)Itiscloselylinkedtofuturecareerrequirements.C)Itshouldbere-orientedtocareersoutsideacademia.D)Itincludesagreatvarietyofpracticalcourses.58.WhatwasrecommendedforPh.D.sandpostdoctoralresearchers?A)Theymeettheurgentneedsofthecorporateworld.B)Along-termcareergoalbesetasearlyaspossible.C)AnIDPbemadeinconsultationwithanadviser.D)Theyacquireanexplicittooltohelpobtainjobs.59.GovernmentagenciesandtheprivatesectoroftenuseIDPsto_.A)bringintofullplaytheskillsandexpertiseoftheirpostdoctoralresearchersB)helpemployeesmakethebestuseoftheirabilitiestoachievetheircareergoalsC)placeemployeesinthemostappropriatepositionsD)hirethemostsuitablecandidatestoworkforthem60.WhatdoweknowaboutmyIDP?A)Itisaneffectivetoolofself-assessmentandintrospectionforbettercareerplans.B)Itenablespeopletolookintovariouspossibilitiesandchoosethecareertheylove.C)Itpromisesalong-termcareerpath.D)Itispartofthegraduatecurricula.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Justoveradecadeintothe21stcentury,women'sprogresscanbecelebratedacrossarangeoffields.TheyholdthehighestpoliticalofficesfromThailandtoBrazil,CostaRicatoAustralia.AwomanholdsthetopspotattheInternationalMonetaryFund;anotherwontheNobelPrizeineconomics.Self-madebillionairesinBeijing,techinnovatorsinSiliconValley,pioneeringjusticesinGhana-intheseandcountlessotherareas,womenareleavingtheirmark.Butholdtheapplause.InSaudiArabia,womenaren'tallowedtodrive.InPakistan,1000womendieinhonorkillingseveryyear.Inthedevelopedworld,womenlagbehindmeninpayandpoliticalpower.ThepovertyrateamongwomenintheUSroseto14.5%lastyear.Tomeasurethestateofwomen'sprogress.Newsweekranked165countries,lookingatfiveareasthataffectwomen'slives:treatmentunderthelaw,workforceparticipation,politicalpower,andaccesstoeducationandhealthcare.AnalyzingdatafromtheUnitedNationsandtheWorldEconomicForum,amongothers,andconsultingwithexpertsandacademics,wemeasured28factorstocomeupwithourrankings.CountrieswiththehighestscorestendtobeclusteredintheWest,wheregenderdiscriminationisagainstthelaw,andequalrightsareconstitutionallyenshrined(神圣化).Butthereweresomesurprises.Someotherwisehigh-rankingcountrieshadrelativelylowscoresforpoliticalrepresentation.Canadarankedthirdoverallbut26thinpower,behindcountriessuchasCubaandBurundi.Doesthissuggestthatawomaninanation'stopofficetranslatestobetterlivesforwomeningeneral?Notexactly."Tryingtoquantifyormeasuretheimpactofwomeninpoliticsishardbecauseinveryfewcountrieshavetherebeenenoughwomeninpoliticstomakeadifference,"saysAnne-MarieGoetz,peaceandsecurityadviserforUNWomen.Ofcourse,noindexcanaccountforeverything.Declaringthatonecountryisbetterthananotherinthewaythatittreatsmorethanhalfitscitizensmeansrelyingonbroadstrokesandgeneralities.Somethingssimplycan'tbemeasured.Andcross-culturalcomparisonscan'taccountfordifferencesofopinion.Certainconclusionsarenonethelessclear.Foronething,ourindexbacksupasimplebutprofoundstatementmadebyHillaryClintonattherecentAsia-PacificEconomicCooperationsummit."Whenweliberatetheeconomicpotentialofwomen,weelevatetheeconomicperformanceofcommunities,nations,andtheworld,"shesaid."There'sastimulativeeffectthatkicksinwhenwomenhavegreateraccesstojobsandtheeconomiclivesofourcountries:Greaterpoliticalstability.Fewermilitaryconflicts.Morefood.Moreeducationalopportunityforchildren.Byharnessingtheeconomicpotentialofallwomen,weboostopportunityforallpeople."注意：此部分試題請?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答。61.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutwomen'sprogresssofar?A)Itstillleavesmuchtobedesired.B)Itistooremarkabletobemeasured.C)Ithasgreatlychangedwomen'sfate.D)Itisachievedthroughhardstruggle.62.Inwhatcountrieshavewomenmadethegreatestprogress?A)Wherewomenholdkeypostsingovernment.B)Wherewomen'srightsareprotectedbylaw.C)Wherewomen'sparticipationinmanagementishigh.D)Wherewomenenjoybettereducationandhealthcare.63.WhatdoNewsweekrankingsrevealaboutwomeninCanada?A)Theycarelittleaboutpoliticalparticipation.B)Theyaregenerallytreatedasequalsbymen.C)Theyhaveasurprisinglylowsocialstatus.D)Theyareunderrepresentedinpolitics.64.WhatdoesAnne-MarieGoetzthinkofawomanbeinginanation'stopoffice?A)Itdoesnotnecessarilyraisewomen'spoliticalawareness.B)Itdoesnotguaranteeabetterlifeforthenation'swomen.C)Itenhanceswomen'sstatus