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2014年12月大六级考试(三PartⅡ ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswiilbespokenonlyonce.AftereachquestiontherewillbeapauseDuringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B．,C．andD．,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerrSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。A．ProceedinhisownB．SticktotheoriginalC.CompromisewithhisD．Trytochangehiscolleague'sA．MaryhasakeeneyeforB．NancyregretsbuyingtheC．NancyandMarywentshoptogetherinD．NancyandMaryliketofollowthelatestA．WashtheB．GototheC．Pickup eandD．TakeherdaughtertoA．SheenjoysmakingupstoriesaboutotherB．ShecanneverkeepanythingtoherselfforC．SheiseagertosharenewswiththeD．SheisthebestinformedwomaninA．AcarB．AC．AdrivingD．AtechnicalA．TheshopmallhasbeendesertedB．ShopperscanonlyfindgoodstoresintheC．LotsofpeoplemovedoutofthedowntownD．Thereisn'tmuchbusinessdowntownA．HewillhelpthewomanwithherB．TheloungeisnotaplaceforhimtostudyC．HefeelssleepywheneverhetriestoD．AcozyplaceisratherhardtofindonA．ToprotectherfromgettingB．TohelprelieveheroftheC．TopreventmosquitoD．ToavoidgettingQuestions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA．InaB．InaclothingC．AtabeachD．AtafashionA．TolivethereB．TostaythereforhalfaC．TofindabetterjobtosupportD．TosellleathergoodsforaBritishA．DesigningfashionitemsforseveralB．Modelingforaworld-famousItalianC．WorkingasanemployeeforD．ServingasasalesagentforA．Ithasseenasteadydeclinein.itsB．It emuoreC．IthaslostmanycustomerstoforeignD．IthasattractedalotmoredesignersfromQuestions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA．Ithelpshertoattractmorepublicattention.B．Itimprovesherchanceofgettingpromoted.C．ItstrengthensherrelationshipwithD．ItenableshertounderstandpeopleB．C．D．A．Itkeepshauntingherdayandnight.B．Herteachingwassomewhataffectedbyit.C．Itvanishesthemomentshestepsintoherrole.Ｄ．Hermindgoesblankonceshegetsonthestage.SectionBDirectionsInthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Atofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B．,C．andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．TowinoverthemajorityofpassengersfromairlinesintwentyB．ToreformrailroadmanagementinwesternEuropeanC．ToelectrifytherailwaylinesbetweenmajorEuropeanＤ．TosetupanexpresstrainnetworkthroughoutA．MajorEuropeanairlineswillgoB．EuropeanswillpaymuchlessforC．TravelingtimebytrainbetweenmajorEuropeancitieswillbecutbyD．Trains ethesafestandmostefficientmeansoftravelinA．TraintravelwillprovemuorecomfortablethanairB．PassengerswillfeelmuchsaferonboardatrainthanonaC．RailtransportwillbeenvironmentallyfriendlierthanairD．Travelingbytrainmaybeasquickas,orevenquickerthan,byA．InB．InC．InＤ．InPassageQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．Therecanbenospeedyrecoveryformentalpatients.B．ApproachestohealingpatientsareessentiallytheC．ThemindandbodyshouldbetakenasanintegralD．ThereisnocleardivisionoflaborinthemedicalA．Adoctor'sfamestrengthensthepatients'faithinB．AbuseofmedicinesiswidespreadinmanyurbanC．OnethirdofthepatientsdependonharmlesssubstancesforD．Apatient'sexpectationsofadrughaveaneffectontheirA．ExpensivedrugsmaynotprovethemostB．TheworkingsofthemindmayhelppatientsC．DoctorsoftenexaggeratetheeffectoftheirD．Mostillnessescanbecuredwithoutmedication.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．EnjoyingstrongfeelingsandB．DefyingalldangerswhentheyhaveC．BeingfondofmakingsensationalD．Dreaming ingfamousone4.A．WorkinginanemergencyB．WatchinghorrorC．Listeningtorock ngdaily25.A．ArockB．Apsychologist.C．AresidentD．Acareerconsultant.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearsagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthetime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Ifyou'relikemostpeople,you'veindulgedinfakelisteningmanytimes.Yougotohistoryclass,sitinthethirdrow,andlooksquarelyattheinstructorasshespeaks.Butyourmindisfaraway,26inthecloudsofpleasantdaydreams.Occasionallyyoucomebacktoearth:Theinstructorwritesanimportanttermonthechalkboard,and27copyitinyournotebook.Everyonceinawhiletheinstructormakesa28remark,causingothersintheclasstolaugh.Youspoliy,pretendingthatyou'veheardtheremarkandfounditmildlyhumorous.Youhaveavaguesenseof29thatyouaren'tpayingcloseattention,butyoulyourselfthatanymaterialyoumisscan30fromafriend'snotes.Besides,theinstructor'stalkingaboutroad31inancientRome,andnothingcouldbemoreboring.Sobackyougointoyourprivaittleworld.Onlylaterdoyourealizeyou'vemissedimportantinformationforatest.Fakelisteningmaybeeasilyexposed,sincemanyspeakers32facialcuesandcanlifyou'remerelypretendingtolisten.Yourblankexpressionandthefarawaylookinyoureyesarethecuesthat33yourEvenifyou'renotexposed,there'sanotherreasontoavoidfakery:It'seasyforeahabit.Forsomepeople,thehabitissodeeplyrootedthattheyautomaticallystartdaydreamingwhenaspeakerbeginstalkingonuninteresting.Asaresult,theymisslotsofvaluablePartⅢ ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereissagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingItwas10yearsago,onawarmJulynight,thatanewbornlambtookherbreathinasmallshedinScotland.Fromtheoutside,shelookednodifferentfromthousandsofothersheepbornon36farms.ButDolly,astheworldsooncametorealize,wasno37lamb.Shewasclonedfromasinglecellofanadultfemalesheep,38long-heldscientificthathaddeclaredsuchathingbiologicallyAdecadelater,scientistsarestartingtocometogripswithjusthowdifferentDollywas.Dozensofanimalshavebeenclonedsincethatlamb_mice,cats,cowsand,mostrecently,adog--andit'ing39clearthattheyareall,inonewayoranother,defective.ctive.It's40tothinkofclonesasperfectcarboncopiesoftheoriginal.Itturnsout,though,tha!therearevariousdegreesofgenetic41.Thatmaycomeasashocktopeoplewhohavepaidthousandsofdollarstoclonetcatonlytodiscoverthatthebabycatlooksandbehaves42liketheirbelovedpet--withadifferent-colorcoatoffur,perhaps,ora43differentattitudetowarditshumanhosts.AndthesearejusttheobviousdifferencesNotonlyareclones44fromtheoriginaltemplate(bytime,buttheyarealsotheproductofanunnaturalmolecularmechanismthatturnsoutnottobeverygoodatmaking45copies.Infact,theprocesscanembedsmallflawsintesofclonesthatscientistsareonlvnowdiscovering注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。A．F．identicalK．overturningB．compley.increasinglyL．C．desertedH．miniatureM．D．duplicationI．NothingN．systematically.everything．ordinaryO．temptingSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadsagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ShouldSingle-SexEducationBeA．Whyisaneuroscientistheredebatingsingle-sexschooling?Honestly,IhadnofixedideasonthetopicwhenIstartedresearchingitformybook,PinkBrain,BlueBrain.Butanydiscussionofgenderdifferencesinchildreninevitablyleadstothisdebate,studyIcould,weighedtheexistingevidence,andultimayconcludedthatsingle-sexeducationisnottheanswertogendergapsinachievement--orthebestwayforwardfortoday'syoungpeople.Aftermybookwaspublished,Imetseveraldevelopmentalandcognitivepsychologistswhoseworkwasaddressinggenderandeducationfromdifferentangles,and er-reviewedEducationForumpieceinSciencemagazinewiththeprovocativetitle,"ThePseudoscienceofSingle-SexEducation."B． Weshowedthatthreelinesofresearchusedtojustifysingle-sexschooling--educational,neuroscience,andsocialpsychology--allfailtosupportitsallegedbenefits,andsothewidely-heldviewthatgenderseparationissomehowbetterforboys,girls,orbothisnothingmorethanamyth.TheResearchon C．,wereviewedtheextensiveeducationalresearchthathascomparedacademicesinstudentsattendingsingle-sexversuscoeducationalschools.Theoverwhelmingconclusionwhenyouputthisenormousliteraturetogetheristhatthereisnoclearacademicadvantageofsittinginall-femaleorall-maleclasses,inspiteofmuchpopularbelieftothecontrary.Ibasethisconclusionnotonanyindividualstudy,butonlarge-scaleandsystematicreviewsofthousandsofconductedineverymajorEnglish-speakingＤ．Ofcourse,there'remanyexcellentsingle-sexschoolsoutthere,butasthesecarefulresearchreviewshavedemonstrated,it'snottheirsingle-sexcompositionthatmakesthemexcellent.It'salltheotheradvantagesthataretypicallypackedintosuchschools,suchasfinancialresources,qualityofthefaculty,andpro-academicculture,alongwiththefamilybackgroundandpre-selectedabilityofthestudentsthemselvesthatdeterminetheires.E．AcaseinpointisthestudybyLirndaSaxatUCLA,whouseddatafromalargenationalsurveyofcollegefreshmentoevaluatetheeffectofsingle-sexversuscoeducationalhighschools.CommissionedbytheNationalCoalitionofGirls'Schools,therawfindingslookprettygoodforthefunders--higherSATscoresandastrongeracademicorientationamongwomenwhohadattendedallgirls'highschools(menweren'tstudieC．.However,oncetheresearcherscontrolledforbothstudentandschoolattributes--measuressuchasfamilye,parents'education,andschoolresources--mostoftheseeffectswereerasedorF．Whenitcomestoboysinparticular,thedatashowthatsingle-sexeducationisdistinctlyunhelpfulforthem.Amongtheminorityofstudiesthathavereportedadvantagesofsingle-sexschooling,virtuallyallofthemwerestudiesofgirls.There'renorigorousstudiesintheUnitedStatesthatfindsingle-sexschoolingisbetterforboys,andinfact,aseparaineofresearchbyeconomistshasshownbothboysandgirlsexhibitgreatercognitivegrowthovertheschoolyearbasedonthe"dose"ofgirlsinaclassroom.Infact,boysbenefitevenmorethangirlsfromhavinglargernumbersoffemaleclassmates.Sosingle-sexschoolingisreallynottheanswertothecurrent"boycrisis"ineducation.BrainandCognitiveG．Thesecondlineofresearchoftenusedtojustifysingle-sexeducationfallssquarelywithinmyareaofexpertise:brainandcognitivedevelopment.It'sbeenmorethanadecadenowsincethebrainsexmovementbeganinfiltratingourschools,andthereareliterallyhundredsofschoolscaughtupinthefadPublicschoolsinWisconsin,na,Floridaandmanyotherstatesnowproudlydeclareontheirwebsitesthattheyseparateboysandgirlsbecause"researchsolidlyindicatesthatboysandgirlslearndifferently,"dueto"hard-wired"differencesintheirbrains,eyes,ears,autonomicnervoussystems,andmore.H．Allofthesestatementscanbetracedtojustafewwould-beneuroscientists,especiallyphysicianLeonardSaxandtheMichaelGurian.Eachgiveslectures,runsconferences,anddoesalotofprofessionaldevelopmentonso-called"gender-specificlearning."[yzedtheirvariousaboutsexdifferencesinhearing,vision,language,math,stressresponses,and"learningstyles"inmybookandalongpeer-reviewedpr.Otherneuroscientistsandpsychologistshavesimilarlyexposedtheirwork.Inshort,themechanismsbywhichourbrainslearnlanguage,math,physics,andeveryothersubjectdon'tdifferbetweenboysandgirls.Ofcourse,learningdoesvaryalotbetweenindividualstudents,butresearchreliablyshowsthatthisvarianceisfargreaterwithinpopulationsofboysirlsthanbetweentheI．TheequalprotectionclauseoftheUSConstitutionprohibitsseparationofstudentsbysexinpubliceducationthat'sbasedonpreciselythiskindof"overbroadgeneralizationsaboutthedifferenttalents,capacities,orpreferencesofmalesandfemales."Andthereasonitisprohibitedisbecauseitleadsfartooeasilytostereotyandsexdiscrimination.SocialDevelopmentalJ．Thatbringsmetothethirdareaofresearchwhichfailstosupportsingle-sexschoolingandindeedsuggeststhepracticeisactuallyharmful:socialdevelopmentalK．It'sawell-provenfindinginsocialpsychologythatsegregationpromotesstereotyandprejudice,whereasintergroupcontactreducesthem--andtheresultsarethesamewhetheryoudividegroupsbyrace,age,gender,bodymassindex,sexualorientation,oranyothercategory.What'smore,childrenareespeciallyvulnerabletothiskindofbias,becausetheyaredependentonadultsforlearningwhichsocialcategoriesareimportantandwhywedividepeopleintodifferentgroups.Youdon'thavetolookfartofindevidenceofstereotyandsexdiscriminationinsingle-sexschools.Therewasthefailedsingle-sexexperimentinCalifornia,wheresixschooldistrictsusedgenerousstategrantstosetupseparatcboys'andgirls'academicsinthelate1990s.Onceboysandgirlsweresegregated,teachersresortedtotraditionalgenderstereotypestoruntheirclasses,andwithinjustthreeyears,fiveofthesixdistrictshadgonebacktocoeducation.Atthesametime,researchersareincreasinglydiscoveringbenefitsofgenderinteractioninyouth.AlargeBritishstudyfoundthatchildrenwithother-sexoldersiblings(兄弟姐妹)exhibitlessstereotypicalplaythanchildrenwithsame-sexoldersiblings,suchasgirlswholikesportsandbuildingtoysandboyswholikeartdramaticplay.Anotherstudyofhighschoolsocialnetworksfoundlessbullyingandaggressionthehigherthedensityofmixed-sexfriendshipswithinagivenadolescentnetwork.ThenthereisthefindingwecitedinourScienceprofhigherdivorceanddepressionratesamongalargegroupofBritishmenwhoattendedsingle-sexschoolsasteenagers,whiightbeexplainedbythelackofopportunitytolearnaboutrelationshipsduringtheirformativeyears.Whetherinnurseryschool,highschool,orthebusinessworld,gendersegregationnarrowsourperceptionsofeachother,facilitatingstereotyandsexistattitudes.It'sverysimple:themorewestructurechildrenandadolescents'environmentaroundgenderdistinctionsandseparation,themoretheyGenderisanimportantissueineducation.Therearegapsinreading,writing,andscienceachievementthatshouldbenarrower.Therearegapsincareerchoicethatshouldbenarrower--ifwereallywanttoizehumanpotentialandAmericaneconomicgrowth.Butstereotyboysandgirlsandseoaratingtheminthenameoffictitious(虚拟的)braindifferencesisnevergoingtoclosethesegaps.Hundredsofschoolsseparateboysfromgirlsinclassontheallegedbrainandcognitivedifferences.Areviewofextensiveeducationalresearchshowsnoobviousacademicadvantageofsingle-sexschooling.Theauthordidnothaveanyfixedideasonsingle-sexeducationwhenshebeganherresearchonthesubject.tosufferfromdepression.Studiesinsocialpsychologyhaveshownsegregationinschooleducationhasanegativeimpactonchildren.Reviewsofresearchindicatetherearemoredifferencesinbrainandcognitivedevelopmentwithinthesamesexthanbetweendifferentsexes.Thefindingsofthenationalsurveyofcollegefreshmenabouttheimpactofsingle-sexschoolingfailtotakeintoaccountstudentandschoolattributes.Itwasn'tlongbeforemostoftheschooldistrictsthatexperimentedwithsingle-sexeducationabandonedthepractice.totheeconomists'research.Ascarefulresearchreviewsshow,academicexcellenceinsomesingle-sexschoolsisattributedtootherfactorsthansingle-sexeducation.SectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．andＤ．.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Internationalernments'inactionconcerningsustainabledevelopmentisclearlyworryingbuttheproactive主动出击的)approachesofsomeleading-edgecompaniesareencouraging.Toyota,Wal-Mart,DuPont,M&SandGeneralElectrichavemadetacklingenvironmentalwastesakeyeconomicdriver.DuPontcommitteditselftoa65%reductioningreenhousegasemissionsinthe10yearspriorto2010.By2007,DuPontwassaving$2.2billionayearthroughenergyefficiency,thesameasitstotaldeclaredprofitsthatyear.GeneralElectricaimstoreducetheenergyintensityofitsoperationsby50%by2015.Theyhaveinvestedheavilyinprojectsdesignedtochangethewayofusingandconservingenergy.CompanieslikeToyotaandWal-Martarenotcommittingtoenvironmentalgoalsoutofthegoodnessoftheirhearts.Thereasonfortheiractionsisasimpleyetpowerfulrealisationthattheenvironmentalandeconomicfootprintsfitwelltogether.WhenM&Slaunchedits"PlanA"sustainabilityprogrammein2007,itwasbelievedthatitwouldcostover~200millioninthefiveyears.However,theinitiativehadgenerated~105millionby reventphysicalwaste,increaseenergyefficiencyorimproveresourceproductivity,wesavemoney,improveprofitabilityandenhancecompetitiveness.Infact,thereareoftenhuge"quickwin"opportunities,thankstoyearsofneglect.However,thereisaconsiderablegapbetweenleading-edgecompaniesandtherestofthepack.TherearefartoomanycompaniesstilldelayingcreatingaleanandgreenTheyremainstuckinthe"environmentiscost"mentality.Beingenvironmentallyfriendlydoesnothavetocostmoney.Infact,goingbeyondcompliancesavescostatthesametimethatitgeneratescash,providedthatmanagementadoptsthenewleanandgreenmodel.Leanmeansngmorewithless.Nonetheless,inmostcompanies,economicandcontinuousimprovementisviewedasbeinginwitheachother.Thisisoneofthebiggestopportunitiesmissedacrossmostindustries.Thesizeoftheopportunityisenormous,The3%ReportrecentlypublishedbyWorldWildlifeFundandCDPshowsthattheeconomicprizeforcurbingcarbonemissionsintheUSeconomyis$780billionbetweennowand2020.Itsuggeststhatoneofthebiggestleversfordeliveringthisopportunityis"increasedefficiencythroughmanagementandbehaviouralchange"--inotherwords,leanandgreenmanagement.Some50studiesshowthatcompaniesthatcommittosuchaspirationalgoalsaszerowaste,zeroharmfulemissions,andzerouseofnon-renewableresourcesarefinanciallyoutperformingpetitors.Conversely,itwasfoundthatclimatedisruptionisalreadycosting$1.2trillionannually,cuttingglobalGDPby1.6%.Unaddressed,thiswilldoubleby2030.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsomeleading-edgecompanies?A．Theyoperateinaccordancewith ernmentpolicies.B．TheytakeinitiativesinhandlingenvironmentalC．Theyarekeydriversintheirnations'economicD．TheyaremajorcontributorstoenvironmentalWhatmotivatesToyotaandWal-MarttomakecommitmentstoenvironmentalThegoodnessoftheirAstrongsenseofThedesiretogeneratePressurefromWhyaresomanycompaniesreluctanttocreateanenvironment-friendlybusinessTheyarebentonmakingquickTheydonothavethecapitalfortheD．TheybelievebuildingsuchasystemistooTheylacktheincentivetochangebusinessWhatissaidabouttheleanandgreenmodelofbusiness?A．Ithelpsbusinessestosaveandgainatthesametime.B．Itisaffordableonlyforafewleading-edgeC．ItislikelytostartanewroundofintenseD．ItwilltakealongtimeforallcompaniestoembraceWhatisthefindingofthestudiesaboutcompaniescommittedtoenvironmentalTheyhavegreatlyenhancedtheirsenseofsocialTheydomuchbetterthantheircounterpartsintermsofTheyhaveabandonedalltheoutdatedequipmentandTheymakegreatercontributionstohumanprogressthantheirrivals.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingIfyouaskedmetodescribetherisingphilosophyoftheday,I'dsayitisdata-ism.Wenowhavetheabilitytogatherhugeamountsofdata.Thisabilityseemstocarrywithitcertainculturalassumptions--thateverythingthatcanbemeasuredshouldmeasured;thatdataisatransparentandreliablelensthatallowsustofilteroutemotionalismandideology;thatdatawillhelpusdoremarkablethings--likeforelthefuture.Overthenextyears,I'mhotogetabettergriponsomeofthequestionsraisedbythedatarevolution:Inwhatsituationsshouldwerelyonintuitivepatternrecognitionandinwhichsituationsshouldweignoreintuitionandfollowthedata?Whatkindsofeventsarepredictableusingstatisticalysisandwhatsortsofeventsarenot?IconfessIenterthisinaskepticalframeofmind,believingthatwetendtogetcarriedawayinourdesiretoreduceeverythingtothefiable.Butattheoutsetletmecelebratetwothingsdatadoesreallywell.,it'sreallygoodatexposingwhenourintuitiveviewofrealityiswrong.Forexample,nearlyeverywhorunsforpoliticalofficehasanintuitivesensethattheycanpowerfullyinfluencetheiroddsofwinningtheelectioniftheycanjustraiseandspendmoremoney.Butthisislargelywrong.Afterthe2006election,SeanTrendeconstructedagraphcomparingtheincumbentnspendingadvantageswiththeireventualmarginsofvictory.Therewasbarelyanyrelationshipbetweenmorespendingandabiggervictory.Likewise,manyteachershaveanintuitivesensethatdifferentstudentshavedifferentlearningstyles:someareverbalandsomearevisual;somearelinear,someareholistic整体Teachersimaginetheywillimproveesiftheytailortheirpresentationstoeachstudent.Butthere'snoevidencetosupportthiseither.Second,danilluminatepatternsofbehaviorwehaven'tyetnoticed.Forexample,I'vealwaysassumedpeoplewhofrequentlyusewordslike"I,""me,"and"mine"areprobablymoreself-centeredthanpeoplewhodon't.ButasJamesPennebakeroftheUniversityofTexasnotesinhisbook,TheSecretLifeofPronouns,whenpeoplearefeelingconfident,theyarefocusedonthetaskathand,notonthemselves.High-status,confidentpeopleusefewer"I"words,notmore.Ourbrainsoftendon'tnoticesubtleverbalpatterns,butPennebaker'scomputerscan.Youngerwritersusemorenegativeandpast-tensewordsthanolderwriterswhousemorepositiveandfuture-tensewords.Insum,thedatarevolutionisgivinguswonderfulwaystounderstandthepresentandthepast.Willittransformourabilitytopredictandmakedecisionsaboutthefuture?We'llWhatdodata-istsassumetheycando?A．Transformpeople'sculturalB．ChangethewayfutureeventsC．GetafirmgriponthemostimportantD．EliminateemotionalandideologicalWhatdopeoplerunningforpoliticalofficethinktheycando?A．Usedataysistopredicttheelectionresult.B．WintheelectioniftheycanraiseenoughC．ManipulatepublicopinionwithfavorableD．IncreasethechancesofwinningbyfoulTheythinkstudentspreferflexibleteachingTheywillbeabletotrydifferentTheybelievestudents'learningstylesThey modatestudentswithspecialWhatdoesJamesPennebakerrevealinTheSecretLifeofPronouns?A．Theimportanceofusingpronounsproperly.B．Repeateduseof pronounsbyself-centeredC．FrequentuseofpronounsandfuturetensebyyoungD．Apatterninconfidentpeople'suseofWhyistheauthorskepticalofthedataDatamaynotbeeasilyErrorsmayoccurwithlargedata annotalwaysdowhatweimagineitSomedatamayturnouttobe (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslate sagefromChineseintoEnglish.Youshouldwriteyouransweron,AnswerSheet2.2014年12月大六级考试(三)答案详 AM:Thebiologicalprojectisnowintrouble.Youknow,mycolleagueandIhavecompleydifferentideasabouthowtoproceed.W:Whydon'tyoucompromise?Trytomakeitawin-winsituationforyouboth.Q..Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheman M:HowdoesNancylikethenewdresssheboughtinW:ShesaiddneverhaveboughtanItalianstyledressifshehadknownMaryhadalreadygotsuchadress. M..Youarenotgoingtodoallthosedishesbeforeweleave,areyou?Ifwedon'tpickupGe eandMarthain25minuteswe'llnevergettothetheatreontime.W..Oh,didn'tIlyouMarthacalledtosayherdaughterwasillandtheycouldnotgotonight?Q:WhatisthewomanprobablygoingtodoA．【精析】行动计划题。中男士问不会等洗完了碗再走吧，接着说如果25分钟内不动身去接Gee和Martha，他们可能无法按时到达剧院；回答说Martha来说女儿病了，今晚不去了。可见他们不用去接人了，时间就不紧张了，因此最有可能先洗碗。M:You'vebeenhangingontothephoneforquiteawhile.Whowereyoutalkingwith?W:Oh,itwasSally.Youknow,shealwayshasthelatestnewsintownandcan'twaittotalkitoverwithme.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutSallyfromtheconversation?总是有消息并且迫不及待地要告诉她。W..It'salwaysbeenhardtogetthiscarintogear,andnowtheclutchseemstobeslip.M..Ifyouleavethecarwithme,Iwillfixitforyouthisafternoon.Q:Whoisthewomanprobablyspeakingto?士把车留在这里，下午给修。由此可见，男士最有可能是一名机修工。M..Kate,whydoesthedowntownareadesertedQ:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?些好，但是很多都搬到商场里去了。可见，C．“现在市区生意不多了”是正确答案。W..Ifindtheloungesuchacozyplacetostudyin.Ireallylikethefeelingofsittingonthesofaandngthereading.M..Well,formethehardestpartaboutstudyinghereisstavingawake.Q:WhatdoesthemanB．【精析】推理判断题。中说在休息室学习很舒服，而男士表示，对他来说，在休W..Thesemosquitobitesarekillingme.Ican'thelpscratching.M..Nexttimeyougocam,takesomeprecaution,say,wearinglongsleeves.Q:Whydoesthemansuggestthewomanwearlongsleeves?取防护措施，如穿长袖衣服。由此可见，男士建议穿长袖衣服是为了防止蚊子叮咬。ConversationOneM.(9)o,andetoourprogram"WorkingAbroad."OurguestthiseveningisaLondoner,wholivesandworksinItaly.Hername'sSusanHill.Susan,etotheprogram.YouliveinFlorence.Howlonghaveyoubeenlivingthere?Whydidyouchangeyourmind?IarrivedinFlorence,IgotajobwithoneofItaly'stopfashionhouses,Ferragamo.So,IdecidedtoM:Howlucky!DoyoustillworkforW:No,I'vebeenafreelancedesignerforquitealongtimenow,Since1988,inSodoesthatmeanyoudesignforseveraldifferentcompaniesW..(11)Yes,that'sright.I'vedesignedmanyfashionitemsforanumberofItaliancompanies,andinthelastfouryears,I'vealsobeendesigningfortheBritishcompany,M:Whathaveyoubeendesigningforthem?W:MostlyhandbagsandsmallleatherHasthefashionindustryinItalychangedsinceW:(12)Oh,yes.It's ealotmorecompetitive.Becausethequalityofproductsfromothercountrieshasimprovedalot.ButItalianqualityanddesignisstillworld-famous.M:AnddoyoueverthinkofreturningtoliveinEngland?sunandtheItalianlifestyle.M:Well,thankyoufortalkingtous,Susan.W.ItwasaWheredoesthistalkmostprobablytakeWhatwasthewoman'soriginalplanwhenshewenttoFlorence?B．【精析】细节辨认题。中男士问在佛罗伦萨生活了多久，回答说自从19827tllJl．,6Wha