大學(xué)英語六級考試模擬試卷八十八（帶答案）

大學(xué)英語六級考試模擬試卷八十八

（總分:710.00,做題時間：130分鐘）

PartIWriting（總題數(shù):1,分?jǐn)?shù):0,00）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayon

understandingothersbyreferringtoAbrahamLincoln'sremark,"Idon'tlikethatman

Imustgettoknowhimbetter."Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan

200words.

（分?jǐn)?shù)：106.50）

正確答案：(［范文］

"Idon'tlikethatman.Imustgettoknowhimbetter,"ThisremarkofAbraham

Lincolnisquiteinteresting.Itadvisesustoknowothersmorebeforemakinga

judgementquickly.

Strangeasitmaysound,Ithinkthissayingmakessense.Ifwerefusetoknow

apersonbetteronlybecausewedon'tlikehiminsomeaspects,suchashis

appearanceordressingstyle,wemayabandonthechanceofmakingfriendswitha

noblepersonandlosevaluableassets.AbrahamLincolnhimselfisacaseinpoint.

WhenLincolnwascampaigningforpresidency,hisopponentStantonoften

humiliatedhiminpublic.ButLincolnstilltriedhardtoknowthestrengthsand

weaknessesofthisopponent.WhenLincolnbecamepresident,heaskedStantonto

joinhisCabinet,whoprovedtobeaveryhelpfulofficial.IfLincolnhadrefusedto

knowStantonbetter,hewouldnevergetsuchatalenttohelphim.

Inconclusion,it'squiteirrationaltomakearbitraryjudgmentsaboutothers

beforewegetabetterunderstandingaboutthem.Knowingotherstakesmuchtime

andisnotalwayseasy,butit'sworthit.)

解析：這是一篇名言分析型的作文，要求考生對亞伯拉罕?林肯的名言“我

不喜歡那個人，我要多了解一下他”進(jìn)行分析，論述如何了解他人。根據(jù)題目要

求，可謀篇布局如下：

第一段：引述名言，并解釋其涵義：多了解他人，不要武斷地判斷他人。

第二段：論證名言的說法，并以亞伯拉罕?林肯和他的對手斯坦頓為例子

進(jìn)行說明。

第三段：總結(jié)全文。

［參考譯文］

“我不喜歡那個人，我要多了解一下他?！眮啿?林肯的這句話很有

意思。它建議我們在做決斷之前，多了解一下別人。

雖然這句話聽起來有點(diǎn)奇怪，我卻覺得它有道理。如果我們僅僅因?yàn)樵谀?/p>

些方面不喜歡某個人，比如相貌或穿衣風(fēng)格，就拒絕對他進(jìn)行更多地了解，我們

可能放棄了與一個高尚的人交朋友的機(jī)會且失去了一筆寶貴的資產(chǎn)。亞伯拉

軍?林肯本人就是一個很好的例子。當(dāng)林肯在競選總統(tǒng)時，他的對手斯坦頓經(jīng)常

當(dāng)眾羞辱他。但林肯仍然盡力了解這個對手的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)。當(dāng)林肯成為總統(tǒng)時，他邀

請斯坦頓加入他的內(nèi)閣，而斯坦頓證明了自己是一名非常有幫助的官員。如果林

肯拒絕對斯坦頓進(jìn)行更多了解，他就永遠(yuǎn)不能得到這樣一個人才來幫助自己。

綜上所述，在更好地了解他人之前就對他人做出武斷的判斷，這是非常不

理智的做法。雖然了解他人要花上不少時間且不總那么容易，但是還是值得去做

的。

PartIIListeningComprehension（總題數(shù)：0,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

SectionA（總題數(shù):8,分?jǐn)?shù):0.00）

?Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.（分?jǐn)?shù)：28.40）

A.Lookingforapersontotalkto.

B.Workingonatroublemakingtalking.

C.Tryingtounderstandthetwogenders.V

0.Tryingtounderstandfriendshipbetweenwomen.

解析：［聽力原文］

W:Iwasworkingonapaperaboutthedifferencesbetweenwomenandmen.

Ihavebeenthinkingaboutitallthesedays,butnosatisfactoryresultscomeout.

M:Ah,youmaynotrealizeyou'reworkingonacomplicatedphilosophical

issue.

W:Iknowexactlythatmenandwomenaredifferent.Theysometimesdon't

understandeachotheratall.

M:Iagree.Menandwomenareinterestedindifferenttopicswhentheyare

talking.Lastweekend,JohnandIwenttoaballgame.Whenwe'reatthegame,we

talkedabouttheplayersandwhat'sgoingoninthegameandnothingelse.Ithink

womenwouldn'tdothat.

W:Youbet!Yesterday,afriendandIsatatacafeandtalkedaboutnothing,

andeverything!Um...aboutmysister'snewbaby...andaboutwhenshecouldgo

backtowork...andyouknow,whoshouldtakecareofthebaby...thingslikethat.

M:Whenawomantalkswithaman,she'lloftenfeelasthoughhewasn't

reallylisteningorthathewasn'treallyhavingaconversation,right?

W:Yeah,thatsoundsveryfamiliartome.

M:AndIthinkamandoesn'tunderstandwhatthewomanreallywantsfrom

him.

W:Iguessheprobablywonders"what'sherpoint?","where'sthis

conversationgoing?"

M:Tospeakfromexperience,foraman,talkingisgenerallymore

straightforward——it'saboutgivingandgettingfacts.Mengenerallydon'tbasetheir

friendshipsontalking,butondoing——gettingtogetherwithbuddies,playingsports

orhangingout.

W:Well,forme,abestfriendissomeoneIcanbeclosewithandtalkto.Ican

talkwithherindetailabouteverydayeventsinourlives.Wesharefeelingsand

secrets.Thisoffersachancetobetterunderstandourworldandourselves.

Whatisthewomandoingrecently?

①選項(xiàng)形式均為doing,可以預(yù)測問題是問某人在做什么。②對話剛開始，

女士就說明了自己在寫一篇關(guān)于男女差異的文章。C的twogenders“兩性”是原

文women和men的概括，為答案。

A“找人傾談”利用對話末尾女士說的talkto制造干擾，女士是說最好的

朋友應(yīng)該是關(guān)系很親近并且能與之傾談的人，而非她最近在找人傾談。B“致力

于準(zhǔn)備一次麻煩的講話”和D“試圖理解女性之間的友誼”均缺乏錄音依據(jù)。

.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.（分?jǐn)?shù)：28.40）

A.Reluctant.V

B.Positive.

C.Ambitious.

0.Indifferent.

解析：［聽力原文］

W:Honey,couldyoucomehereforasecond.Weneedtotalk.Myparentsare

comingtovisitnextweekandIwanttogetthisplaceclean.Besides,itisalmostApril

anditistimeforsomespringcleaninganyway.

M:Ihatecleaning.Can'twejusttidyupabitthenightbeforeyourparents

gethere?

W:No!Thisplaceisapigsty!Wecan'tjusttidyupthehouse.Weneedtodoa

deepcleaning.Theupstairsisadisasterarea.Let'sstartbycleaningoutyour

bedroomcloset.Youhavealotofjunkinthere.

M:Mycloset?Yourparentsaren'tevengoingtogointhecloset.Isaywe

wipedownthekitchencounterandmaybevacuumtheruginthelivingroom.That's

allweneedtodo.

W:Noway.ThehouseistrashedandIamtooembarrassedtohavemy

parentsseeitlikethis.Youneverpickupafteryourselfandthekidsneverdotheir

chores.WhathappensisIendupdoingallthecleaning.Todayyouaregoingtodo

someofthedirtywork.Theupstairstoiletisblocked.Iwantyoutofixthatandclean

theentirebathroomwithbleach.Makesuretoairitoutwhenyouaredone.Nobody

likesthatbleachsmell.

M:Thatsoundshorrible!Whatareyougoingtodo?

W:I'mgoingtopickupallofthedirtyclothesinthekid'sroomanddothe

wash.Iwillcomeupstairsinonehourtocheckonyou.

M:OK.I'llgetstartedupstairs.

W:Nowthatistherightattitude!Youaresuchagreathusband.

M:Yeah,yeah,yeah...Let'sjustgetthisoverwith.Iwanttowatchthegame

thisafternoonat4:00.

Whatistheman'sattitudetowardshousework?

①四個選項(xiàng)都是觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度的詞，推測此題問某人態(tài)度。②當(dāng)女士要求男士做

清潔時，男生說：“我討厭打掃!”?？梢娔惺康膽B(tài)度是不情愿的，選A。

只要聽清男士說的他討厭打掃，就可以排除B“積極的”、C“有野心的”。

男士說不上“冷漠的”，只是沒有那么積極，排除D。

SectionB（總題數(shù)：7,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.（分?jǐn)?shù)：21.30）

A.Howimportantmoneyisinone'sday-to-daylife.

B.Howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohim.V

C.Moneyismoreimportantthanthephilosophyoflife.

D.One'sunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney.

解析：［聽力原文］

Recently,aprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabook

calledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwith

moneyinourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneofthe

exercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspend

foraweek.Fromthewaytheyspendtheirmoney,theyoftenseewhattheyreally

valueinlife.

Hesaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomesclearlydefinedwhenmoney

entersthepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyou

thinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimto

lendyousomemoney.Ifhedoes,itbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseems

strongerthaneverbefore.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn't.

Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeeling,butifitisnotcarriedoutinthe

moneyworld,thereissomethinglessrealaboutit.

Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoney,butwhatisitfor?

HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbook,theprofessor

uncoveredanimportantneedinmodemsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoney

isaninstrumentratherthantheend.Moneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerial

world,butexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflife.

WhathastheprofessordiscoveredinhisbookMoneyandtheMeaningof

Life?

①本題的四個選項(xiàng)中均出現(xiàn)了money這個詞，由此可判斷話題和“錢”有

關(guān)。②短文中提到，他（教授）發(fā)現(xiàn)……通過學(xué)生們花錢的方式，他們常?？梢钥?/p>

到自己在生活中真正重視什么。由此推斷B為正確答案。

A和C分別利用文中原詞day-to-daylife和philosophy進(jìn)行干擾，而且金錢

的重要性不是書中討論的主題；D中的understandingoflife在文中并未提及。

.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

4.（分?jǐn)?shù):28.40）

A.Itcanbeacquiredfromseafood.V

B.ltisgoodforourbonesandteeth.

C.ltismainlyconsumedbyvegetarians.

D.ltisnotasnutritiousasitusedtobe.

解析：［聽力原文］

Choosingwhattoeatisnolongeraseasyasitoncewas.Storesofferallkinds

offoodsandsnacksand.wehavetomakemanychoices.Whenwechoosewhatto

buyandeat,wehadbetterthinkaboutifthefoodwillgiveusthenutrientsweneed.

Somenutrientshelpbuildourbodyandmakeitstronger.Protein,forexample,

isgoodforourmuscles.Fish,meatandbeanscontainlotsofprotein.Calcium,which

isfoundineggs,milkandotherdairyproducts,isgoodforourbonesandteeth.We

shouldalsoeatcarbohydrates,themainfuelforourbody,whichwecangetfrom

bread,riceandnoodles.Othernutrientshelpkeepourbodyfunctioningwell.

Vitamins,fibreandminerals,whichwecangetfromeatingvegetablesandfruits,

helpourbodyfightdiseaseandgiveusenergy.

Butthechoiceswemakearenotjustaboutnutrition.Manypeopletoday

makechoicesabouttheireatinghabitsbasedonwhattheybelieve.Eatinghabits

becomepartofwhoweare:peoplebecomevegetarianseitherbecausetheybelieve

itishealthiernottoeatmeatorbecausetheydonotthinkweshouldkillanimalsfor

food.Wealsomakechoicesbasedonhowtheproductsaregrownormade:

environmentallyfriendlyfoods,or"eco-foods",aremadebycompanieswhohave

triedtousegreenandcleanwaystomakethefoods.Organicvegetablesare

vegetablesthataregrownwithoutchemicalswhichcanbeharmfultohumanbeings

andtheenvironment.

Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutprotein?

當(dāng)談到蛋白質(zhì)(protein)時，短文提到“它有益于肌肉。魚、肉和豆類都含有

豐富的蛋白質(zhì)?！睆乃膫€選項(xiàng)來看，只有A”它能從海鮮中獲取”是正確選項(xiàng)。

鈣(calcium)對骨骼和牙齒有益，排除B；不僅僅是素食者需要蛋白質(zhì)，而

是所有人都需要，C錯誤；D“它沒有過去那么有營養(yǎng)”在短文中找不到依據(jù)。

SectionC(總題數(shù):10,分?jǐn)?shù):0.00)

.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

1.(分?jǐn)?shù):42.60)

A.Poverty.

B.Diseases.

C.Brokenmarriage.

0.Failure.V

解析：［聽力原文］

WhatIfearedmostformyselfatyouragewasnotpoverty,butfailure.

Atyourage,inspiteofadistinctlackofmotivationatuniversity,whereIhad

spentfartoolonginthecoffeebarwritingstories,andfartoolittletimeatlectures,

butIwasgoodatpassingexaminations,andthat,foryears,hadbeenthemeasureof

successinmylifeandthatofmypeers.

NowIamnotdullenoughtosupposethatbecauseyouareyoung,giftedand

well-educated,youhaveneverknownheartbreakorhardship.Talentandintelligence

neveryetimmunizedanyoneagainstthewillfulnessoftheFates,andIdonotfora

momentsupposethateveryoneherehasenjoyedanexistenceofquietprivilegeand

contentment.

However,thefactthatyouaregraduatingfromHarvardsuggeststhatyouare

notverywell-acquaintedwithfailure.Youmightbedrivenbyafearoffailurequiteas

muchasadesireforsuccess.Indeed,yourconceptionoffailuremightnotbetoofar

fromtheaverageperson'sideaofsuccess,sohighhaveyoualreadyflown.

Ultimately,weallhavetodecideforourselveswhatconstitutesfailure,but

theworldisquiteeagertogiveyouasetofcriteriaifyouletit.SoIthinkitfairtosay

thatbyanyconventionalmeasure,ameresevenyearsaftermygraduationday,Ihad

failedonanepicscale.Anexceptionallyshort-livedmarriagehadgoneoff,andIwas

jobless,aloneparent,andaspoorasitispossibletobeinmodemBritain,without

beinghomeless.Thefearsthatmyparentshadforme,andthatIhadformyself,had

bothcometopass,andbyeveryusualstandard,IwasthebiggestfailureIknew.

Now,Iamnotgoingtostandhereandtellyouthatfailureisfun.Thatperiod

ofmylifewasadarkone,andIhadnoideathattherewasgoingtobewhatthe

presshassincerepresentedasakindoffairytaleresolution.Ihadnoideathenhow

farthetunnelextended,andforalongtime,anylightattheendofitwasahope

ratherthanareality.

Whatdidthespeakerfearmostatthegraduates'age?

錄音開頭，說話人開門見山地指出自己在大學(xué)生時代最害怕的不是貧窮而是

失敗，故D正確。

錄音開頭說話人已經(jīng)提及自己害怕的不是貧窮，故A錯誤。說話人并沒有

論及疾病，故排除B。雖然演講者有提到她離婚的經(jīng)歷，但沒有指出這是她最害

怕的，故排除C。

.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

4.（分?jǐn)?shù)：42.60）

A.Therearemoremalegeniusesthanfemalegeniuses.

B.Peoplewithbetternutritionaremuchmoreintelligent.

C.Femaleshaveweakermathematicalabilityinsomefields.V

D.Malesarenotsointelligentasfemalesinliterarycreation.

解析：［聽力原文］

Geniusesaregettingbrighter.AndatgeniuslevelsofIQ,girlsarenotasfar

behindboysastheyusedtobe.

SCIENCEhasfewmorecontroversialtopicsthanhumanintelligence一in

particular,whethervariationsinitarearesultofnatureornurture,andespecially

whethersuchvariationsdifferbetweenthesexes.Theminesinthisfieldcanblowup

anentirecareer,asLarrySummersfoundoutafewyearsagowhenhespokeofhis

hypothesis.Whathefoundisthatthemathematicalaptitudeneededforphysicsand

engineering,aswellasformathsitself,israrerinwomenthaninmen.Heresignedas

presidentofHarvardUniversityshortlyafterwards.

Itisbold,therefore,ofJonathanWai,MarthaPutallazandMatthewMakel,of

DukeUniversityinNorthCarolina,toenterthecontroversywithapaperthat

addressesbothquestions.Inthispaper,justpublishedinCurrentDirectionsin

PsychologicalScience,theydescribehowtheypickedoutthroughnearlythree

decadesofstandardizedtestsadministeredtoAmericanhigh-schoolstudentstosee

whathadbeenhappeningtothecountry'sbrightestsparks.

Theydrewtwoconclusions.OneisthataphenomenoncalledtheFlynneffect

appliesinparticulartothebrightestofthebright.Theotheristhatpart,butnotall,

ofthehistoricdifferencebetweenthebrainiestmenandwomenhasvanished.

ThethreeresearchersdrewtheirdatafromDukeUniversity'sTalent

IdentificationProgram,TIP,whichisdesignedtopickoutespeciallyclevercandidates

earlyon:alltheparticipantshadscoredinthetop5%ofabilitywhenconfronted

withexamsdesignedformucholderstudents.TIP,inturn,drawsonthreenational

exams:SA］EXPLOREandACT.Altogether,Dr.Wai,Dr.PutallazandDr.Makellooked

atdatafrom1.7millionchildren.

Inthegeneralpopulationboysarewellknowntodoabitbetterthangirlsin

moths.Girls,inturn,edgeoutboysontestsofverbalreasoning.Theresultissimilar

overallIQscores.Amongthebestyoungmathematicalbrains,however,theequality

isnotappropriate.Here,boysdoalotbetteratmothsthangirls——butlessbetter

thantheyusedto,astheresearchersdiscovered.

WhatdidLarrySummersfindout?

①從選項(xiàng)看，此題可能與男女智力比較有關(guān)。②錄音開頭提到LarrySummers

提出一個假設(shè)，即物理學(xué)、工程學(xué)和數(shù)學(xué)本身都需要一定的的數(shù)學(xué)天賦，女性的

數(shù)學(xué)天賦要比不上男性。C為該處錄音的同義概括，與LarrySummer的假設(shè)相符，

故為答案。

’錄音并沒有提及男女天才的數(shù)量，也未就這兩者的數(shù)量進(jìn)行比較，無從得

知男性天才比女性的多，故A錯誤。錄音開頭提到，人類智能的差異到底是天生

的還是由于后天培養(yǎng)的結(jié)果這類討論都是有爭議的話題.B“營養(yǎng)好的人更聰明”

與錄音內(nèi)容不符。錄音提到從總體而言，女性在文字推理能力測試上做得比男性

好，但未提及男性在文學(xué)創(chuàng)作方面比女性差，故D錯誤。

.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

7.（分?jǐn)?shù):56.80）

A.Theycan'ttalksotheycan'tproduceanyspeech.

B.Theycanonlyproducethesoundof"R"atfirst.

C.Theycan'tdiscriminateEnglishandJapaneseatall.

D.Theyhavetheamazingsensibilitytothestatistics.V

解析：［聽力原文］

Duringtheproductionofspeech,whenbabieslisten,whatthey'redoingis

takingstatisticsonthelanguagethattheyhear.Andwhatwe'velearnedisthat

babiesaresensitivetothestatistics,andthestatisticsofJapaneseandEnglishare

very,verydifferent.EnglishhasalotofRsandLs,whilethelanguageofJapaneseis

totallydifferent.Forexample,agroupofintermediatesoundsofEnglishisknownas

theJapanese"R.".Sobabiesabsorbthestatisticsofthelanguageanditchangestheir

brains;itchangesthemfromthecitizensoftheworldtotheculture-boundlisteners

thatweare.Butweasadultsarenolongerabsorbingthosestatistics.We're

governedbytherepresentationsinmemorythatwereformedearlyindevelopment.

Sowhatwe'reseeinghereischangingourmodelsofwhatthecriticalperiod

isabout.We'rearguingfromamathematicalstandpointthatthelearningof

languagematerialmayslowdownwhenourdistributionsstabilize.It'sraisinglotsof

questionsaboutbilingualpeople.Bilingualsmustkeeptwosetsofstatisticsinmind

atonceandflipbetweenthem,oneaftertheother,dependingonwhothey're

speakingto.

Soweaskedourselves,canthebabiestakestatisticsonabrandnewlanguage?

AndwetestedthisbyexposingAmericanbabieswho'dneverheardasecond

languagetoMandarinforthefirsttimeduringthecriticalperiod.Weknewthat,

whenmonolingualsweretestedinTaipeiandSeattleontheMandarinsounds,they

showedthesamepattern.Sixtoeightmonths,they'retotallyequivalent.Two

monthslater,somethingincrediblehappens.ButtheTaiwanesebabiesaregetting

better,nottheAmericanbabies.WhatwedidwasexposeAmericanbabiesduring

thisperiodtoMandarin.ItwaslikehavingMandarinrelativescomeandvisitfora

monthandmoveintoyourhouseandtalktothebabiesfor12sessions.

Sowhathavewedonetotheirlittlebrains?Wehadtorunacontrolgroupto

makesurethatjustcomingintothelaboratorydidn'timproveyourMandarinskills.

SoagroupofbabiescameinandlistenedtoEnglish.Andwefindthatexposureto

Englishdidn'timprovetheirMandarin.Butlookatwhathappenedtothebabies

exposedtoMandarinfor12sessions.TheywereasgoodasthebabiesinTaiwan

who'dbeenlisteningfor10-and-a-halfmonths.Whatitdemonstratedisthatbabies

takestatisticsonanewlanguage.Whateveryouputinfrontofthem,they'lltake

statisticson.

Whatdowelearnaboutbabies'productionofspeech?

錄音開頭提到在嬰兒的語言產(chǎn)生階段，當(dāng)他們聽人說話時會統(tǒng)計(jì)該語言的相

關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)，嬰兒對統(tǒng)計(jì)非常敏感，D為該處的同義表達(dá)，故為正確答案。

錄音并未提及嬰兒不能發(fā)音，故A錯誤。錄音提到R音存在于英語和日語

中，并未說這是嬰兒一開始能發(fā)的音，故B錯誤。錄音提到嬰兒對語言的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)

據(jù)非常敏感，且在他們大腦中英語和日語的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)是非常不同的，說明他們的

大腦至少能區(qū)分英語和日語，C“嬰兒根本不能區(qū)分英語和日語”與此相悖，故

排除。

PartIIIReadingComprehension（總題數(shù)：0,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

SectionA（總題數(shù)：10,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

.Itseemslogical:Collegegraduateshavelowerunemploymentandearnmore

thanlesseducatedworkers,so,thethinkinggoes,thefixfortoday'sweakgrowthin

jobsandwagesistomakesurethatmorepeopleearncollegedegrees.Butthat'sa

commonmisperception,1attentionfromtheseriousworkthathastobe

donetocreatejobsandimproveincomes.

Acollegeeducationremainsa2tomorestable,higher-paying

employment.Therecentjoblessrateforcollegegraduatesages25andolderwas3.2

percent.Thatisafarlowerrateofjoblessnessthanforhighschoolgraduatesand

peoplewithouthighschool3.

Butthatdoesn'tmeanthatenoughgoodjobsare,orwillbe,4for

collegegraduates.Thejoblessrateforthoseunder25averaged8.2percentthisyear.

Recentgraduatesalsoface5underemployment,meaningthattheyworkin

jobsthattypicallydonotrequirebachelor'sdegrees.

Pay,6,hasnotchangedforcollege-educatedworkersoverthepast

12years.That'sbetterthan7,ashasbeenthecaseforless-educatedworkers.

Butitalsoshowsthatacollegeeducation,inandofitself,doesnotcreategoodjobs

atgoodpay.Forthat,a8economyisessential一includingconsistent

pro-employmentpoliciesandinvestmentsbybusinessandgovernment.

Rightnow,the9formoregoodjobsatgoodpayisnotgood.

AccordingtorecentdatafromtheBureauofLaborStatistics,ofthe20occupations

expectedtoaddthemostnewjobsfrom2012to2022,onlyone一generaland

operationsmanagement——requiresabachelor'sdegree.Italsopayswell.Mostofthe

otherbig-growthoccupationsofferedverylowor10pay.

A.decliningE.qualitativeI.moderateM.eligible

B.diplomatsF.availableJ.henceN.diplomas

C.meanwhileG.evacuatedK.divertingO.rising

D.outlookH.thrivingL.path（分?jǐn)?shù)：35.50）

1.（分?jǐn)?shù):3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：K）

解析：空格前是完整的一個句子，因此此處應(yīng)是分詞形式，作句子狀語。

上文提到人們認(rèn)為大學(xué)畢業(yè)生的失業(yè)率低，因此解決就業(yè)及工資增長問題的辦法

是確保更多的人獲得大學(xué)學(xué)位。根據(jù)空格后的賓語attention及介詞搭配from...,

可推斷diverting"轉(zhuǎn)移……的注意力”正確，表示上文的看法“轉(zhuǎn)移了”要創(chuàng)造

新工作崗位和增加收入的嚴(yán)峻問題。

［參考譯文］

這似乎合乎邏輯：大學(xué)畢業(yè)生失業(yè)率較低，他們的收入超過受教育程度低

的人，因此按照這一思路，解決現(xiàn)在就業(yè)和工資增長乏力的辦法是確保更多的人

獲得大學(xué)學(xué)位。然而這是一個常見的誤解，它轉(zhuǎn)移了人們的注意力，創(chuàng)造就業(yè)機(jī)

會和提高收入還有許多工作要做。

大學(xué)教育仍然是獲得更穩(wěn)定、更高薪工作的一個途徑。最近25歲及以上

大學(xué)畢業(yè)生的失業(yè)率是3.2%。相比高中畢業(yè)生和沒有高中文憑的人，這是一個

相當(dāng)?shù)偷氖I(yè)率。

但這并不意味著現(xiàn)在或?qū)碛凶銐蚨嗟暮霉ぷ鞯戎髮W(xué)畢業(yè)生。今年25

歲以下畢業(yè)生的平均失業(yè)率是&2%。應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生也面臨著越來越少的就業(yè)崗位，

這意味著他們的工作通常沒有要求學(xué)士學(xué)位。

與此同時，受過大學(xué)教育的人的工資在過去12年都沒有變化。這比低學(xué)

歷工人工資下降還是好一點(diǎn)。但它也表明，大學(xué)教育本身不會創(chuàng)造薪酬不錯的好

工作。因此，繁榮經(jīng)濟(jì)是基礎(chǔ)，包括持續(xù)促進(jìn)就業(yè)的政策以及企業(yè)和政府的投資。

目前，出現(xiàn)更多薪酬不錯的好工作的前景并不樂觀。根據(jù)勞工統(tǒng)計(jì)局的最

新數(shù)據(jù)，在20個有望于2012?2022年期間增加最多新就業(yè)崗位的行業(yè)中，只有

一個行業(yè)一一通用及運(yùn)營管理一一要求學(xué)士學(xué)位，其薪水也不錯。其他大部分增

長較多的行業(yè)給的薪水非常低，或只是中等。

2.（分?jǐn)?shù):3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：L）

解析：空格前的不定冠詞a表明此處需填入輔音開頭的名詞單數(shù)形式，與

空格后的介詞to搭配，補(bǔ)充說明主語Acollegeeducation。本句意為：大學(xué)教育

仍然是獲得更穩(wěn)定、更高薪工作的一個……。名詞path“途徑”符合此處語義。

3.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：N）

解析：此處需填入名詞，作介詞without的賓語。上文highschool

graduates（高中畢業(yè)生）與此處peoplewithouthighschool...并列，故diplomas”文

憑”符合上下文語義，表示沒有高中“文憑”的人。

4.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：F）

解析：空格前的are和orwillbe表明此處需填入分詞或形容詞，且能與空

格后的for搭配。上文提到的25歲及以上的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生的失業(yè)率遠(yuǎn)比高中畢業(yè)

或以下的人低，本句用But轉(zhuǎn)折，故要表達(dá)的意思是“現(xiàn)在或?qū)聿]有足夠多

的好工作給大學(xué)畢業(yè)生”。available"可獲得的，可用的”符合上下文語境。而

eligible"合格的，有資格的”也可與for搭配，但一般是用人作主語，如：Areyou

eligibleforsocialsecuritybenefits?（你有資格享受社會福利嗎？）

5.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)I：（正確答案：0）

解析：此處可填入名詞、形容詞或分詞，來修飾賓語underemploymento

上一句談到今年25歲以下畢業(yè)生的失業(yè)率，而本句的meaningthat…后面的內(nèi)容

則表明就業(yè)崗位不需要那么多具備學(xué)士學(xué)位的畢業(yè)生?？芍厴I(yè)生正面臨著越來

越高的失業(yè)率，rising“上升的”符合此處語義。

6.（分?jǐn)?shù):3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：O

解析：空格位于主謂之間，前后各有一個逗號，故應(yīng)填入副詞。上一段與

失業(yè)率（joblessrate）有關(guān)，本句提及薪水（Pay）,與上文是并列平行關(guān)系，故填入

meanwhile“同時”，說明過去12年間，受過大學(xué)教育的人的薪水同時沒有改變。

另一個副詞hence"因此；從此”表因果。

7.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：A）

解析：空格前的than是介詞，故因填入名詞或動名詞。句子主語That指

的是上一句所說的受過大學(xué)教育的人的工資在過去12年都沒有變化的情況，根

據(jù)betterthan可知declining"下降”正確。

8.（分?jǐn)?shù):3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：H）

解析：此處應(yīng)填入修飾economy的詞，由a可知是輔音開頭，可能是形容

詞、分詞或名詞。上一句提到大學(xué)教育本身不創(chuàng)造薪水高的好工作，根據(jù)下文破

折號后面的補(bǔ)充說明，可知持續(xù)促進(jìn)就業(yè)的政策以及企業(yè)和政府的投資會給經(jīng)濟(jì)

帶來好的結(jié)果，故填入的詞應(yīng)表積極意義，thriving“興旺的”符合要求。

9.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：D）

解析：此處應(yīng)填入名詞，作句子主語。本句是該段首句，句子意為：更多

薪酬不錯的好工作的……并不好。接著下文具體說明了在20個有望增加最多新

工作的行業(yè)中，只有一個行業(yè)要求學(xué)士學(xué)位，薪酬也不錯。outlook“前景”與

expectedt。相呼應(yīng)，句子表示好工作的“前景”并不好，符合語義邏輯。

10.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：I）

解析：此處應(yīng)填入與low并列的形容詞或分詞，修飾pay（薪水）。moderate

“中等的”符合要求，說明工作增長較多的大部分行業(yè)所給的薪水很低或是“中

等的“。

SectionB（總題數(shù)：10,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

WhenMornandDadGrowOld

A.Theprospectoftalkingtoincreasinglyfragileparentsabouttheirfuture

canbe"oneofthemostdifficultchallengesadultchildrenwilleverface,"says

ClarissaGreen,aVancouvertherapist."Peopleoftentellmetheydon'twanttoraise

sensitiveissueswiththeirparentsaboutbringingincaregiversormoving,"shesays.

"They'llsay,'Idon'twanttoseeDadcry.'"ButGreenusuallyresponds,"What's

wrongwiththat?"Adultchildren,shesays,needtotrytojointheirparentsin

grievingtheirdecline,acknowledgetheirlivingarrangementsmaynolongerwork

and,ifnecessary,helpthemsaygoodbyetotheirbelovedhome."It'ssad.Andit's

supposedtobe.It'saboutdeathitself."

B.Therearealmostfourmillionmenandwomenoverage65inCanada.

Nearlytwothirdsofthemmanagetopatchtogetherenoughsupport一fromfamily,

friends,privateandgovernmentservices——toliveindependentlyuntilvirtuallythe

daytheydie,accordingtoStatisticsCanada.

C.OftheCanadianseniorswholiveto85andover,almostoneinthreeend

upbeingmoved——sometimeskicking——togrouplivingforthelastyearsoftheirlives.

Eveninthebest-casescenarios（可能出現(xiàn)的情況）,suchdislocationscanbring

sorrow."Oftenthefamilyfeelsguilty,andtheseniorfeelsabandoned,"says

CharmaineSpencer,aprofessorinthegerontologydepartmentofSimonFraser

University.Harassedwiththeirowncareersandchildren,adultchildrenmaypush

theirparentstoofasttomakeamajortransition.

D.VaiMacDonald,executivedirectoroftheB.C.SeniorsServicesSociety,

cautionsadultchildrenagainstimposingtheirviewsonagingparents."Manybaby

boomerscanbequitepatronizing（高人一等的）Jshesays.Likemanywhoworkwith

senio