大學英語六級(CET-6)6月模擬訓練高頻過關(guān)題10（無答案）

大學英語六級(CET?6)模擬訓練高頻過關(guān)題

COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

—BandSIX—

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayone-learning.Trytoimaginewhatwillhappen

whenmoreandmorepeoplestudyonlineinsteadofattendingschool.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150words

butnomorethan200words.

Directions:

PartIIIReadingcomprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebank

morethanonce.

Theroboticsrevolutionissettobringhumansfacetofacewithanoldfear—man-madecreationsassmartand

capableaswearebutwithoutamoralcompass.Asrobotstakeonevermorecomplexroles,thequestionnaturally

26:Whowillberesponsiblewhentheydosomethingwrong?Manufacturers?Users?Softwarewriters?The

answerdependsontherobot.

Robotsalreadysaveustime,moneyandenergy.Inthefuture,theywillimproveourhealthcare,socialwelfare

andstandardofliving.The27ofcomputationalpowerandengineeringadvanceswill28enablelower-costin-

homecareforthedisabled,29useofdriverlesscarsthatmayreducedrunk-anddistracted-drivingaccidentsand

countlesshomeandservice-industryusesforrobots,fromstreetcleaningtofoodpreparation.

Butthereare30tobeproblems.Robotcarswillcrash.Adrone(遙控飛行器)operatorwill31someone/sprivacy.

Aroboticlawnmowerwillrunoveraneighbor'scat.Juriessympathetictothe32ofmachineswillpunish

entrepreneurswithcompany-crushing33anddamages.Whatshouldgovernmentsdotoprotectpeoplewhile34

spaceforinnovation?

Big,complicatedsystemsonwhichmuchpublicsafetydepends,likedriverlesscars,shouldbebuilt,35andsoldby

manufacturerswhotakeresponsibilityforensuringsafetyandareliableforaccidents.Governmentsshouldset

safetyrequirementsandthenletinsurerspricetheriskoftherobotsbasedonthemanufacturer'sdrivingrecord,

notthepassenger's.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

A)arisesB)ascendsC)boundD)combinationE)definiteF)eventuallyG)interfereH)invadeI)manifestingJ)

penaltiesK)preservingL)programmedM)proximatelyN)victimsO)widespread

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.

Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.

AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

ReformandMedicalCosts

[A]Americansaredeeplyconcernedabouttherelentlessriseinhealthcarecostsandhealthinsurancepremiums.

Theyneedtoknowifreformwillhelpsolvetheproblem.Theansweristhatnoonehasaneasyfixforrising

medicalcosts.Thefundamentalfix—reshapinghowcareisdeliveredandhowdoctorsarepaidinawasteful,

abnormalsystem—islikelytobeachievedonlythroughtrialanderrorandincremental（漸進的）gains.

[B]ThegoodnewsisthatabilljustapprovedbytheHouseandabillapprovedbytheSenateFinanceCommittee

wouldimplementortestmanyreformsthatshouldhelpslowtheriseinmedicalcostsoverthelongterm.Asa

reportinTheNewEnglandJournalofMedicineconcluded,"'Prettymucheveryproposedinnovationfoundinthe

healthpolicyliteraturethesedaysiscontainedinthesemeasures//

[C]Medicalspending,whichtypicallyrisesfasterthanwagesandtheoveralleconomy,ispropelledbytwothings:

thehighpriceschargedformedicalservicesinthiscountryandthevolumeofunnecessarycaredeliveredby

doctorsandhospitals,whichoftenperformalotmoretestsandtreatmentsthanapatientreallyneeds.

[D]HerearesomeoftheimportantproposalsintheHouseandSenatebillstotrytoaddressthoseproblems,and

whyitishardtoknowhowwelltheywillwork.

[E]BothbillswouldreducetherateofgrowthinannualMedicarepaymentstohospitals,nursinghomesandother

providersbyamountscomparabletotheproductivitysavingsroutinelymadeinotherindustrieswiththehelpof

newtechnologiesandnewwaystoorganizework.ThisproposalcouldsaveMedicaremorethan$100billionover

thenextdecade.Ifprivateplansdemandedsimilarproductivitysavingsfromproviders,andrefusedtolet

providersshiftadditionalcoststothem,thesavingscouldbemuchlarger.CriticssayCongresswillgiveinto

lobbyistsandletinefficientprovidersoffthehook（放過）.ThatisfarlesslikelytohappenifCongressalsoadopts

strong“pay-go"rulesrequiringthatanyincreaseinpaymentstoprovidersbeoffsetbynewtaxesorbudgetcuts.

[F]TheSenateFinancebillwouldimposeanexcisetax（消費稅）onhealthinsuranceplansthatcostmorethan

$8,000foranindividualor$21,000forafamily.Itwouldmostlikelycauseinsurerstoredesignplanstofall

beneaththethreshold.Enrolleeswouldhavetopaymoremoneyformanyservicesoutoftheirownpockets,and

thatwouldencouragethemtothinktwiceaboutwhetheranexpensiveorredundanttestwasworthit.

Economistsprojectthatmostemployerswouldshiftmoneyfromexpensivehealthbenefitsintowages,TheHouse

billhasnosimilartax.Thefinallegislationshould.

[G]Anydoctorwhohaswrestledwithmultipleformsfromdifferentinsurers,orpatientswhohavetriedto

understandtheirownparadeofstatements,knowthatsimplificationoughttosavemoney.Whenthehealth

insuranceindustrywasstillcooperatinginreformefforts,itstradegroupofferedtoprovidestandardizedformsfor

automatedprocessing.Itestimatedthatstepwouldsavehundredsofbillionsofdollarsoverthenextdecade.The

billswouldlockthatpledgeintolaw.

[H]Thestimuluspackageprovidedmoneytoconverttheinefficient,paper-drivenmedicalsystemtoelectronic

recordsthatcanbeeasilyviewedandtransmitted.Thisrequiresopeninvestmentstohelpdoctorsconvert.Intime

itshouldhelprestraincostsbyeliminatingredundanttests,preventingdruginteractions,andhelpingdoctorsfind

thebesttreatments.

[I]Virtuallyallexpertsagreethatthefee-for-servicesystem—doctorsarerewardedforthequantityofcarerather

thanitsqualityoreffectiveness—isaprimaryreasonthatthecostofcareissohigh.Mostagreethatthesolution

istopushdoctorstoacceptfixedpaymentstocareforaparticularillnessorforapatient'sneedsoverayear.No

oneknowshowtomakethathappenquickly.ThebillsinbothhouseswouldstartpilotprojectswithinMedicare.

Theyincludesuchmeasuresasaccountablecareorganizationstotakechargeofapatient'sneedswithaneyeon

bothcostandquality,andchronicdiseasemanagementtomakesuretheseriouslyill,whoareresponsibleforthe

bulkofallhealthcarecosts,aretreatedproperly.Forthemostpart,theseexperimentsrelyonincentivepayments

togetdoctorstotrythem.

[J]Testinginnovationsdonogoodunlessthegoodexperimentsareidentifiedandexpandedandthebadonesare

dropped.TheSenatebillwouldcreateanindependentcommissiontomonitorthepilotprogramsandrecommend

changesinMedicare'spaymentpoliciestourgeproviderstoadoptreformsthatwork.Thechangeswouldhaveto

beapprovedorrejectedasawholebyCongress,makingithardfornarrow-interestlobbiestobendlawmakersto

theirwill.

[K]Thebillsinbothchamberswouldcreatehealthinsuranceexchangesonwhichsmallbusinessesandindividuals

couldchoosefromanarrayofprivateplansandpossiblyapublicoption.Alltheplanswouldhavetoprovide

standardbenefitpackagesthatwouldbeeasytocompare.Togetaccesstomillionsofnewcustomers,insurers

wouldhaveastrongincentivetosellontheexchange.Andthehead-to-headcompetitionmightgivethema

strongincentivetolowertheirprices,perhapsbyacceptingslimmerprofitmarginsordemandingbetterdeals

fromproviders.

[L]Thefinallegislationmightthrowapublicplanintothecompetition,butthankstothefierceoppositionofthe

insuranceindustryandRepublicancritics,itmightnotsavemuchmoney.TheoneintheHousebillwouldhaveto

negotiaterateswithproviders,ratherthanusingMedicarerates,asmanyreformerswanted.

[M]Thepresident'sstimuluspackageispumpingmoneyintoresearchtocomparehowwellvarioustreatments

work.Issurgery,radiationorcarefulmonitoringbestforprostate(前列腺)cancer?Isthelatestandmost

expensivecholesterol-loweringdruganybetterthanitscommoncompetitors?Thependingbillswouldspend

additionalmoneytoacceleratethiseffort.

[N]Criticshavechargedthatthissensibleideawouldleadtorationingofcare.(Thatwouldbetrueonlyifyou

believedthatpatientsshouldhaveanunrestrainedrighttotreatmentsproventobeinferior.)Asaresult,thebills

donotrequire,astheyshould,thattheresultsofthesestudiesbeusedtosetpaymentratesinMedicare.

[0]CongressneedstofindthecouragetoallowMedicaretopaypreferentiallyfortreatmentsproventobe

superior.Sometimesthebesttreatmentmightbethemostexpensive.Butoverall,wesuspectthatspending

wouldcomedownthrougheliminationofalotofunnecessaryorevendangeroustestsandtreatments.

[P]TheHousebillwouldauthorizethesecretaryofhealthandhumanservicestonegotiatedrugpricesin

MedicareandMedicaid.Someauthoritativeanalystsdoubtthatthesecretarywouldgetbetterdealsthanprivate

insurersalreadyget.Webelievenegotiationcouldwork.Itdoesinothercountries.

[Q]MissingfromtheseEllsisanyseriousattempttoreininmalpracticecosts.Malpracticeawardsdodriveup

insurancepremiumsfordoctorsinhigh-riskspecialties,andthereissomeevidencethatdoctorsengagein

""defensivemedicine"byperformingtestsandtreatmentsprimarilytoprovetheyarenotnegligentshouldtheyget

sued.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

36.Withataximposedonexpensivehealthinsuranceplans,mostemployerswilllikelytransfermoneyfrom

healthexpensesintowages.

37.Changesinpolicywouldbeapprovedorrejectedasawholesothatlobbyistswouldfindithardtoinfluence

lawmakers.

38.ItisnoteasytocurbtherisingmedicalcostsinAmerica.

39.Standardizationofformsforautomaticprocessingwillsavealotofmedicalexpenses.

40.Republicansandtheinsuranceindustryarestronglyopposedtothecreationofapublicinsuranceplan.

41.Conversionofpapertoelectronicmedicalrecordswillhelpeliminateredundanttestsandpreventdrug

interactions.

42.Thehighcostofmedicalservicesandunnecessarytestsandtreatmentshavedrivenupmedicalexpenses.

43.Onemainfactorthathasdrivenupmedicalexpensesisthatdoctorsarecompensatedfortheamountofcare

ratherthanitseffect.

44.Contrarytoanalysts'doubts,theauthorbelievesdrugpricesmaybeloweredthroughnegotiation.

45.Faircompetitionmightcreateastrongincentiveforinsurerstochargeless.

SectionC

Directions:Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Facingwatershortagesandescalatingfertilizercosts,farmersindevelopingcountriesareusingrawsewage(下水

道污水)toirrigateandfertilizenearly49millionacresofcropland,accordingtoanewreport—anditmaynotbe

abadthing.

Whilethepracticecarriesserioushealthrisksformany,thosedangersareoutweighedbythesocialand

economicgainsforpoorurbanfarmersandconsumerswhoneedaffordablefood.

“Thereisalargepotentialforwastewateragriculturetobothhelpandhurtgreatnumbersofurbanconsumers/

saidLiqaRaschid-Sally,wholedthestudy.

Thereportfocusedonpoorurbanareas,wherefarmsinornearcitiessupplyrelativelyinexpensivefood.Mostof

theseoperationsdrawirrigationwaterfromlocalriversorlakes.Unlikedevelopedcities,however;theseareaslack

advancedwater-treatmentfacilities,andriverseffectivelybecomesewers(下水道).

Whenthiswaterisusedforagriculturalirrigation,farmersriskabsorbingdisease-causingbecteria,asdo

consumerswhoeattheproducerawandunwashed.Nearly2.2millionpeopledieayearbecauseof

diarrhea-related(與腹瀉相關(guān)的)diseases,accordingtoWHOstatistics.Morethan80%ofthosecasescanbe

attributedtocontactwithcontaminatedwaterandalackofpropersanitation.ButPayDrechsel,anenvironmental

scientist,arguesthatthesocialandeconomicbenefitsofusinguntreatedhumanwastetogrowfoodoutweighthe

healthrisks.

Thosedangerscanbeaddressedwithfarmerandconsumereducation,hesaid,whilethefreewaterandnutrients

fromhumanwastecanhelpurbanfarmersindevelopingcountriestoescapepoverty.

Agricultureisawater-intensivebusiness,accountingfornearly70%ofglobalfreshwaterconsumption.

Inpoor;dryregions,untreatedwastewateristheonlyviableirrigationsourcetokeepfarmersinbusiness.In

somecases,waterissoscarcethatfarmersbreakopensewagepipestransportingwastetolocalrivers.Irrigationis

theprimaryagriculturaluseofhumanwasteinthedevelopingworld.Butfrequentlyuntreatedhumanwaste

harvestedfromlavatoriesisdeliveredtofarmsandspreadasfertilizer.

Inmostcases,thehumanwasteisusedongraincrops,whichareeventuallycooked,minimizingtheriskof

transmittingwater-bornediseases.Withfertilizerpricesjumpingnearly50%permetrictonoverthelastyearin

someplaces,humanwasteisanattractive,andoftennecessary,alternative.

Incaseswheresewagemudisused,expensivechemicalfertilizerusecanbeavoided.Themudcontainsthesame

criticalnutrients.

“Overlystrictstandardsoftenfail/JamesBartram,aWHOwater-healthexpert,said."Weneedtoacceptthatfact

acrossmuchoftheplanet,sowastewithlittleornotreatmentwillbeusedinagricultureforgoodreason/7

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

46.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheuseofrawsewageforfarming?

A)Itsriskscannotbeoverestimated.B)Itshouldbeforbiddenaltogether.

C)Itsbenefitsoutweighthehazardsinvolved.D)Itispollutingmillionsofacresofcropland.

47.Whatisthemainproblemcausedbytheuseofwastewaterforirrigation?

A)Riversandlakesnearbywillgraduallybecomecontaminated.

B)Itwilldriveproducersofchemicalfertilizersoutofbusiness.

C)Farmersandconsumersmaybeaffectedbyharmfulbacteria.

D)Itwillmakethefarmproducelesscompetitiveonthemarket.

48.WhatisenvironmentalscientistPayDrechsel'sattitudetowardstheuseofuntreatedhumanwastein

agriculture?

A)Favorable.B)Skeptical.C)Indifferent.D)Responsible.

49.WhatdoesPayDreschselthinkoftherisksinvolvedinusinguntreatedhumanwasteforfarming?

A)Theyhavebeensomewhatexaggerated.

B)Theycanbedealtwiththrougheducation.

C)Theywillbeminimizedwithnewtechnology.

D)Theycanbeaddressedbyimprovedsanitation.

50.WhatdowelearnaboutJamesBartram'spositionontheuseofhumanwasteforfarming?

A)HeechoesPayDrechsel'sopinionontheissue.

B)HechallengesLiqaRaschid-Sally'sconclusion

C)Hethinksittheonlywayoutofthecurrentfoodcrisis.

D)Hedeemsitindispensableforcombatingglobalpoverty.

SectionC

Directions:Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Interactivetelevisionadvertising,whichallowsviewerstousetheirremotecontrolstoclickon

advertisements,hasbeenpushedforyears.Nearlyadecadeagoitwaspredictedthatviewersof“Friends,"a

popularsituationcomedy,wouldsoonbeabletopurchaseasweaterlikeJenniferAniston'swithafewtapson

theirremotecontrol."It'sbeentheyearofinteractivetelevisionadvertisingforthelasttenortwelveyears/says

ColinDixonofadigital-mediaconsultancy.

SothenewsthatCablevision,anAmericancablecompany,wasrollingoutinteractiveadvertisementstoallits

customersonOctober6thwasgreetedwithsomeskepticism.Duringcommercials,anoverlaywillappearatthe

bottomofthescreen,promptingviewerstopressabuttontorequestafreesampleororderacatalogue.

Cablevision8hopestoallowcustomerstobuythingswiththeirremotecontrolsearlynextyear.

Televisionadvertisingcoulddowithaboost.Spendingfellby10%inthefirsthalfoftheyear.The

popularizationofdigitalvideorecordershascausedadvertiserstoworrythattheircommercialswillbeskipped.

SomeareturningtotheInternet,whichischeaperandoffersconcretemeasurementslikeclick-through

rates—especiallyimportantatatimewhenmarketingbudgetsaretight.Withthelaunchofinteractiveadvertising,

“manyofthedollarsthatwenttotheInternetwillcomebacktotheTV,"saysDavidKlineofCablevision.Orsothe

industryhopes.

Intheory,interactiveadvertisingcanengageviewersinawaythat30-secondspotsdonot.Unileverrecently

rananinteractivecampaignforitsAxedeodorant(除臭齊U),whichkeptviewersengagedformorethanthree

minutesonaverage.

Theamountspentoninteractiveadvertisingontelevisionisstillsmall.Magna,anadvertisingagency,reckons

itwillbeworthabout$138millionthisyear.Thatfallsfarshortofthebillionsofdollarspeopleonceexpecteditto

generate.ButDirecTV,ComcastandTimeWarnerCablehaveallinvestedinit.AneweffortledbyCanoeVentures,

acoalitionofleadingcableproviders,aimstomakeinteractiveadvertisingavailableacrossAmericalaterthisyear.

BrightLineiTV,whichdesignsandsellsinteractiveads,saysinteresthassurged:itexpectsitsrevenuesalmostto

triplethisyear.BSkyB,Britain'sbiggestsatellite-televisionservice,alreadyprovides9millioncustomerswith

interactiveads.

Yettherearedoubtswhetherpeoplewatchingtelevision,a"leanback"medium,craveinteraction.

Click-throughrateshavebeenhighsofar(around3-4%,comparedwithlessthan0.3%online),butthatmaybea

resultofthenovelty.Interactiveadsandviewersmightnotgowelltogether.

46.WhatdoesColinDixonmeanbysaying"It'sbeentheyearofinteractivetelevisionadvertisingforthelastten

ortwelveyears”(Lines3-4,Para.l)?

A)Interactivetelevisionadvertisingwillbecomepopularin10-12years.

B)Interactivetelevisionadvertisinghasbeenunderdebateforthelastdecadeorso.

C)Interactivetelevisionadvertisingissuccessfulwhenincorporatedintosituationcomedies.

D)Interactivetelevisionadvertisinghasnotachievedtheanticipatedresults.

47.Whatisthepublic'sresponsetoCablevision'splannedinteractiveTVadvertisingprogram?

A)Prettypositive.B)Totallyindifferent.

C)Somewhatdoubtful.D)Rathercritical.

48.WhatistheimpactofthewideuseofdigitalvideorecordersonTVadvertising?

A)IthasmadeTVadvertisingeasilyaccessibletoviewers.

B)Ithelpsadvertiserstomeasuretheclick-throughrates.

C)IthasplacedTVadvertisingatagreatdisadvantage.

D)Itenablesviewerstocheckthesalesitemswithease.

49.WhatdowelearnaboutUnilever'sinteractivecampaign?

A)ItprovestheadvantageofTVadvertising.B)Ithasdonewellinengagingtheviewers.

C)Ithelpsattractinvestmentsinthecompany.D)IthasboostedtheTVadvertisingindustry.

50.Howdoestheauthorviewthehithertohighclick-throughrates?

A)Theymaybeduetothenovelwayofadvertising.

B)Theysignifythepopularityofinteractiveadvertising.

C)TheypointtothegrowingcuriosityofTVviewers.

D)Theyindicatethefuturedirectionofmediareform.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whatcanbedoneaboutmassunemployment?Allthewiseheadsagree:there'renoquickoreasyanswers.

There'sworktobedone,butworkersaren'treadytodoit—they'reinthewrongplaces,ortheyhavethewrong

skills.Ourproblemsare'"structural/andwilltakemanyyearstosolve.

Butdon'tbotheraskingforevidencethatjustifiesthisbleakview.Thereisn'tany.Onthecontrary,allthe

factssuggestthathighunemploymentinAmericaistheresultofinadequatedemand.Sayingthatthere'renoeasy

answerssoundswise,butit'sactuallyfoolish:ourunemploymentcrisiscouldbecuredveryquicklyifwehadthe

intellectualclarityandpoliticalwilltoact.Inotherwords,structuralunemploymentisafakeproblem,which

mainlyservesasanexcusefornotpursingrealsolutions.

Thefactisjobopeningshaveplungedineverymajorsector,whilethenumberofworkersforcedinto

part-timeemploymentinalmostallindustrieshassoared.Unemploymenthassurgedineverymajoroccupational

category.Onlythreestates,withacombinedpopulationnotmuchlargerthanthatofBrooklyn,have

unemploymentratesbelow5%.Sotheevidencecontradictstheclaimthatwe'remainlysufferingfromstructural

unemployment.Why,then,hasthisclaimbecomesopopular?

Partoftheansweristhatthisiswhatalwayshappensduringperiodsofhighunemployment—inpartbecause

expertsandanalystsbelievethatdeclaringtheproblemdeeplyrooted,withnoeasyanswers,makesthemsound

serious.

I'vebeenlookingatwhatself-proclaimedexpertsweresayingaboutunemploymentduringtheGreat

Depression;itwasalmostidenticaltowhatVerySeriousPeoplearesayingnow.Unemploymentcannotbebrought

downrapidly,declaredone1935analysis,becausetheworkforceis“unadaptableanduntrained.Itcannot

respondtotheopportunitieswhichindustrymayoffer/Afewyearslater,alargedefensebuildupfinallyprovided

afiscalstimulusadequatetotheeconomy'sneeds—andsuddenlyindustrywaseagertoemploythose

“unadaptableanduntrained"workers.

Butnow,asthen,powerfulforcesareideologicallyopposedtothewholeideaofgovernmentactionona

sufficientscaletojump-starttheeconomy.Andthat,fundamentally,iswhyclaimsthatwefacehugestructural

problemshavebeenmultiplying:theyofferareasontodonothingaboutthemassunemploymentthatiscrippling

oureconomyandoursociety.

Sowhatyouneedtoknowisthatthere'snoevidencewhatsoevertobacktheseclaims.Wearen'tsuffering

fromashortageofneededskills;we'resufferingfromalackofpolicyresolve.AsIsaid,structuralunemployment

isn'tarealproblem,it'sanexcuse—areasonnottoactonAmerica'sproblemsatatimewhenactionis

desperatelyneeded.

51.WhatdoestheauthorthinkistherootcauseofmassunemploymentinAmerica?

A)Corporatemismanagement.B)Insufficientdemand.

C)Technologicaladvances.D)Workers'slowadaptation.

52.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheexperts'claimconcerningunemployment?

A)Self-evident.B)Thought-provoking.

C)Irrational.D)Groundless.

53.WhatdoestheauthorsayhelpedbringdownunemploymentduringtheGreatDepression?

A)Theboomingdefenseindustry.B)Thewiseheads'benefitpackage.

C)Nationwidetrainingofworkers.D)Thoroughrestructuringofindustries.

54.Whathascausedclaimsofhugestructuralproblemstomultiply?

A)Powerfuloppositiontogovernment'sstimulusefforts.

B)VerySeriousPeople'sattempttocrippletheeconomy.

C)Evidencegatheredfrommanysectorsoftheindustries.

D)Economists,failuretodetecttheproblemsintime.

55.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A)Totestifytotheexperts'analysisofAmerica'sproblems.

B)Toofferafeasiblesolutiontothestructuralunemployment.

C)Toshowtheurgentneedforthegovernmenttotakeaction.

D)ToalertAmericanworkerstotheurgencyforadaptation.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor

eachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebank

morethanonce.

Pursuingacareerisanessentialpartofadolescentdevelopment.Z/Theadolescentbecomesanadultwhenhe

26arealjob."TocognitiveresearcherslikePiaget,adulthoodmeantthebeginningofan27.

Piagetarguedthatonceadolescentsentertheworldofwork,theirnewlyacquiredabilitytoformhypotheses

allowsthemtocreaterepresentationsthataretooideal.The28ofsuchideals,withoutthetemperingofthe

realityofajoborprofession,rapidlyleadsadolescentstobecome29ofthenon-idealisticworldandtopressfor

reforminacharacteristicallyadolescentway.Piagetsaid:"Trueadaptationtosocietycomes30whenthe

adolescentreformerattemptstoputhisideastowork.”

Ofcourse,youthfulidealismisoftencourageous,andnoonelikestogiveupdreams.Perhaps,taken31outof

context,Piaget'sstatementseemsharsh.Whathewas32,however,isthewayrealitycanmodifyidealisticviews.

Somepeoplerefertosuchmodificationasmaturity.Piagetarguedthatattainingandacceptingavocationisone

ofthebestwaystomodifyidealizedviewsandtomature.

Ascareersandvocationsbecomelessavailableduringtimesof33,adolescentsmaybeespeciallyhardhit.

Suchdifficulteconomictimesmayleavemanyadolescents34abouttheirrolesinsociety.