英语六级历年真题及答案下载

英语六级历年真题及答案下载07-12历年大学英语六级真题及答案 （完整版）（免费下载 ）】卷)partiireadingcomprehension(skimmingandscanning)(15minutes)sevenstepstoamorefulfillingjobmanypeopletodayfindthemselvesinunfulfillingworksituations.infact,oneinfourworkersisdissatisfiedwiththeircurrentjob,accordingtotherecent “plansfor2004 ”survey.theircareerpathmaybefinanciallyrewarding,butitdoesn ’tmeettheiremotional,socialorcreativeneeds.they ’restuck,unhappy,andhavenoideawhattodoaboutit,exceptmovetoanotherjob.marylynmiller,veterancareerconsultantandfounderofthelifeandcareerclinic,saysthatwhenmostpeopleareunhappyabouttheirwork,theirfirstthoughtistogetadifferentjob.instead,millersuggestslookingatthepossibilityofadifferentlife.throughherbook,8mythsofmakingaliving,aswellasworkshops,seminarsandpersonalcoachingandconsulting,shehashelpedthousandsofdissatisfiedworkersreassesslifeandwork.likethewayofzen,whichincludesunderstandingofoneselfasonereallyis,millerencouragesjobseekersandthosedissatisfiedwithworkorlifetoexaminetheirbeliefsaboutworkandrecognizethat“inmanycasesyourbeliefsarewhatbroughtyoutowhereyouaretoday. ”youmayhavebeenraisedtothinkthatwomenwerebestatnurturingandcaringand,therefore,shouldbeteachersandnurses.sothat ’swhatyoudid.or,perhapsyouwerebroughtuptobelievethatyoushoulddowhatyourfatherdid,soyouhavetakenoverthefamilybusiness,orbecomeadentist “justlikedad.”ifthissoundsfamiliar,it’sprobablytimetolookatthenewpossibilitiesforyourlerdevelopeda7-stepprocesstohelppotentialjobseekersassesstheircurrentsituationandbeliefs,identifytheirrealpassion,andstartonajourneythatallowsthemtopursuetheirpassionthroughwork.step1:willingnesstodosomethingdifferent.breakingthecycleofdoingwhatyouhavealwaysdoneisoneofthemostdifficulttasksforjobseekers.manyfinditdifficulttosteerawayfromacareerpathormakeachange,evenifitdoesn’lerurgesjobseekerstoopentheirmindstootherpossibilitiesbeyondwhattheyarecurrentlydoing.step2:commitmenttobeingwhoyouare,notwhoorwhatsomeonewantsyoutobe.lookatthe\giftsandtalentsyouhaveandmakeacommitmenttopursuethosethingsthatyoulovemost.ifyoulovethesocialaspectsofyourjob,butarestuckinsideanofficeor“chainedtoyourdesk”mostofthetime,vowtofollowyourinstinctandinvestigatealternativecareersandworkthatallowyoumoretimetointeractwithothers.dawnworkedasamanagerforalargeretailclothingstoreforseveralyears.thoughshehadadvancedwithinthecompany,shefeltfrustratedandlongedtobeinvolvedwithnatureandtheoutdoors.shedecidedtogotoschoolnightsandweekendstopursuehertruepassionbyearninghermaster’sdegreeinforestry.shenowworksinthebiotechforestrydivisionofamajorpapercompany.step3:self-definitionmillersuggeststhatoncejobseekersknowwhotheyare,theyneedtoknowhowtosellthemselves. “inthejobmkaert,youareaproduct.andjustlikeaproduct,youmostknowthefeaturesandbenefitsthatyouhavetoofferapotentialclient,oremployer.”examinetheskillsandknowledgethatyouhaveidentifyhowtheycanapplytoyourdesiredoccupation.yourqualitieswillexhibittoemployerswhytheyshouldhireyouoverothercandidates.step4:attainalevelofself-honoring.self-honoringorself-lovemayseemlikeanoddstepforjobhunters,butbeingabletoacceptyourself,withoutjudgment,helpseliminateinsecuritiesandwillmakeyoumoreselfassured.byacceptingwhoyouare-allyouremotions,hopesanddreams,yourpersonality,andyouruniquewayofbeing -you’llprojectmoreconfidencewhennetworkingandtalkingwithpotentialemployers.thepowerofself-honoringcanhelptobreakallthefalsehoodsyouwereprogrammedtobelieve -thosethatmadeyoufeelthatyouwerenotgoodenough,orstrongenough,orintelligentenoughtodowhatyoutrulydesire.step5:lersuggeststhatjobseekersdevelopavisionthatembracestheanswerto“whatdoireallyindetailhowtheyseetheirliferelatedtowork.forinstance,thesecretarywholongstobeanactressdescribesalifethatallowshertoexpressherloveofshakespeareonstage.arealestateagent,attractedtohiscurrentjobbecauseherlovesfixingupoldhomes,describesbuyingpropertiesthatneedalittletenderlovingcaretomakethemmoresaleable.step6:appropriaterisk.somephilosophersbelievethatthewaytoenlightenmentcomesthroughfacingobstaclesanddifficulties.oncepeoplediscovertheirpassion,manyaretooscaredtodoanythingaboutit.instead,theydonothing.withthisstep,jobseekersshouldassesswhattheyarewillingtogiveup,orrisk,inpursuitoftheirdream.foroneworkingmom,thatmeanttakingnightclassestolearnnewcomputer-aideddesignskills,whilestillearningasalaryandkeepingherdayjob.forsomeoneelse,itmaymeanquittinghisorherjob,takingoutloanandgoingbacktoschoolfulltime.you ’llmoveonestepclosertoyouridealworklifeifyouidentifyhowmuchriskyouarewillingtotakeandthesacrificesyouarewillingtomake.step7:action.someteachersofphilosophydescribeactioninthisway, “ifonewantstogettothetopofamountain,justsittingatthefootthinkingaboutitwillnotbringonethere.itisbymakingtheeffortofclimbingupthemountain,stepbystep,thateventuallythesummitisreached. ”alltoooften,itisthelackofactionthatultimatelyholdspeoplebackfromattainingtheirideals.creatingaplanandtakingitonestepatatimecanleadtonewanddifferentjobopportunities.job-huntingtasksgainaddedmeaningasyousensetheirimportanceinyourquestforamoremeaningfulworklife.theplancanincluderesearchingindustriesandoccupations,talkingtopeoplewhoareinyourdesiredareaofwork,takingclasses,oracceptingvolunteerworkinyourtargetedfield.eachofthesestepswillleadyouonajourneytoahappierandmorerewardingworklife.afterall,itisthejourney,notthedestination,thatismostimportant.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1上作答。accordingtotherecent“plansfor2004 ”survey,mostpeopleareunhappywiththeircurrentjobs.marylynmiller’sjobistoadvisepeopleontheirlifeandcareer.marylynmillerherselfwasoncequitedissatisfiedwithherownwork.manypeoplefinditdifficulttomakeuptheirmindswhethertochangetheircareerpath.accordingtomarylynmiller,peopleconsideringchangingtheircareersshouldcommitthemselvestothepursuitofTOC\o"1-5"\h\zinthejobmarket,jobseekersneedtoknowhowtosellthemselveslike .duringaninterviewwithpotentialemployers,self-honoringorself-lovemayhelpajobseekertoshow .marylynmillersuggeststhatajobseekerdevelopavisionthatanswersthequestion“ ”manypeoplearetooscaredtopursuetheirdreamsbecausetheyareunwillingto .whatultimatelyholdspeoplebackfromattainingtheiridealsis .partivreadingcomprehension(readingindepth)(25minutes)sectionagoogleisaworld-famouscompany,withitsheadquartersinmountainview,california.itwassetupinasiliconvalleygaragein1998,andinflated(膨胀)withtheinternetbubble.evenwheneverythingarounditcollapsedthecompanykeptoninflating.google’ssearchengineissowidespreadacrosstheworldthatsearchbecamegoogle,andgooglebecameaverb.theworldfellinlovewiththeeffective,fascinatinglyfasttechnology.googleowesmuchofitssuccesstothebrillianceofs.brinandl.page,butalsotoaseriesoffortunateevents.itwaspagewho,atstanfordin1996,initiatedtheacademicprojectthateventuallybecamegoogle’ssearchengine.brin,whohadmetpageatastudentorientationayearearlier,joinedtheprojectearlyon.theywerebothph.d.candidateswhentheydevisedthesearchenginewhichwasbetterthantherestand,withoutanymarketing,spreadbywordofmouthfromearlyadoptersto,eventually,yourgrandmother.morethanjustlookforwordmatches,italsotallied（ 统计）andrankedahostofothercriticalfactorslikehowwebsiteslinktooneanother.thatdeliveredfarbetterresultsthananythingelse.brinandpagemeanttonametheircreationgoogol（themathematicaltermforthenumber1followedby100zeroes）,butsomeonemisspelledthewordsoitstuckasgoogle.theyraisedmoneyfromprescient（有先见之明的 ）professorsandventurecapitalists,andmovedoffcampustoturngoogleintobusiness.perhapstheirbiggeststrokeofluckcameearlyonwhentheytriedtoselltheirtechnologytoothersearchengines,butnoonemettheirprice,andtheybuiltitupontheirown.thenextbreakthroughcamein2000,whengooglefiguredouthowtomakemoneywithitsinvention.ithadlotsofusers,butalmostnoonewaspaying.thesolutionturnedouttobeadvertising,andit’snotanexaggerationtosaythatgoogleisnowessentiallyanadvertisingcompany,giventhatthat ’sthesourceofnearlyallitsrevenue.todayitisagiantadvertisingcompany,worth$100billion.apartfromaseriesoffortunateevents,whatisitthathasmadegooglesosuccessful?google’ssearchengineoriginatedfrom startedbyl.page.howdidgoogle’ssearchenginespreadallovertheworld?brinandpagedecidedtosetuptheirownbusinessbecausenoonewould .therevenueofthegooglecompanyislargelygeneratedfrom .sectionbpassageoneyouheartherefrainallthetime:theu.s.economylooksgoodstatistically,butitdoesn ’tfeelgood.whydoesn -gre’atetreverwealthpromoteever-greaterhappiness?itisaquestionthatdatesatleasttotheappearancein1958oftheaffluent（富裕的）societybyjohnkennethgalbraith,whodiedrecentlyat97.theaffluentsocietyisamodernclassicbecauseithelpeddefineanewmomentinthehumancondition.formostofhistory,“hunger,sickness,andcold”threatenednearlyeveryone,galbraithwrote. “povertywasfoundeverywhereinthatworld.obviouslyitisnotofours. ”afterworldwarii,he1930sunemploymenthadaveraged18.2percent;inthe1950sitwas4.5percent.togalbraith,materialismhadgonemadandwouldbreeddiscontent.throughadvertising,companiesconditionedconsumerstobuythingstheydidn’treallywantorneed.becausesomuchspendingwasartificial,itwouldbeunfulfilling.meanwhile,governmentspendingthatwouldmakeeveryonebetteroffwasbeingcutdownbecausepeopleinstinctively—andwrongly—labeledgovernmentonlyas“anecessaryevil.”it’stoefnsaidthatonlythericharegettingahead;everyoneelseisstandingstillorfallingbehind.well,therearemanyundeservingrich—overpaidchiefexecutives,forinstance.butoveranymeaningfulperiod,mostpeople ’sincomesareincreasing.from1995to2004,inflation-adjustedaveragefamilyincomerose14.3percent,to$43,200.peoplefeel“squeezed”becausetheirrisingincomesoftendon ’tsatisfytheirrisingwants—forbiggerhomes,morehealthcare,moreeducation,fasterinternetconnections.theothergreatfrustrationisthatithasnoteliminatedinsecurity.peopleregardjobstabilityaspartoftheirstandardofliving.ascorporatelayoffsincreased,thatparthaseroded.moreworkersfearthey’vebecome“thedisposableamerican,aslouisuchitelleputsitinhisbookbythesamename.becausesomuchprevioussufferingandsocialconflictstemmedfrompoverty,thearrivalofwidespreadaffluencesuggestedutopian（乌托邦式的 ）possibilities.uptoapoint,affluencesucceeds.thereismuchlesphysicalmiserythanbefore.peoplearebetteroff.unfortunately,affluencealsocreatesnewcomplaintsandcontradictions.advancedsocietiesneedeconomicgrowthtosatisfythemultiplyingwantsoftheircitizens.butthequestforgrowthletsloosenewanxietiesandeconomicconflictsthatdisturbthesocialorder.affluenceliberatestheindividual,promisingthateveryonecanchooseauniquewayandsometimesinspireschoicesthathaveanti-socialconsequences,includingfamilybreakdownandobesity( 肥胖症).statisticalindicatorsofhappinesshavenotrisenwithincomes.shouldwebesurprised?notreally.we ’vesimplyreaffirmedanoldtruth:thepursuitofaffluencedoesnotalwaysendwithhappiness.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。whatquestiondoesjohnkennethgalbraithraiseinhisbooktheaffluentsociety?whystatisticsdon’ttellthetruthabouttheeconomy.whyaffluencedoesn’tguaranteehappiness.howhappinesscanbepromotedtoday.whatliesbehindaneconomicboom.accordingtogalbraith,peoplefeeldiscontentedbecausepublicspendinghasn’tbeencutdownasexpectedthegovernmenthasprovedtobeanecessaryeviltheyareinfearofanothergreatdepressionmaterialismhasrunwildinmodernsocietyefeelsqueezedwhentheiraverageincomerisesconsiderably?a)theirmaterialpursuitshavegonefaraheadoftheirearnings.b)theirpurchasingpowerhasdroppedmarkedlywithinflation.c)thedistributionofwealthisunevenbetweenther5ichandthepoor.d)healthcareandeducationalcosthavesomehowgoneoutofcontrol.whatdoeslouisuchitellemeanby “thedisposableamerican”(line3,para.5)?thosewhoseejobstabilityaspartoftheirlivingstandard.peoplefullofutopianideasresultingfromaffluence.peoplewhohavelittlesayinamericanpolitics.workerswhonolongerhavesecurejobs.whathasaffluencebroughttoamericansociety?renewedeconomicsecurity.asenseofself-fulfillment.newconflictsandcomplaints.miseryandanti-socialbehavior.

passagetwoquestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.theuseofdeferential（敬重的）languageissymbolicoftheconfucianidealofthewoman,whichdominatesconservativegendernormsinjapan.thisidealpresentsawomanwhowithdrawsquietlytothebackground,subordinatingherlifeandneedstothoseofherfamilyanditsmalehead.sheisadutifuldaughter,wife,andmother,masterofthedomesticarts.thetypicalrefinedjapanesewomanexcelsinmodestyanddelicacy;she“treadssoftly（!言慎行）intheworld,"elevatingfemininebeautyandgracetoanartform.nowadays,itiscommonlyobservedthatyoungwomenarenotconformingtothefemininelinguistic（语言的）ideal.theys”forms,and“mens”forms,and“men’s.”this,“men’s’appropriationevenusingthefewstrongformsthatareknowasofcourse,attractsconsiderableattentionandhasledtoanoutcryinthejapanesemediaagainstthedefeminizationofwomen’slanguage.indeed,wedidn’thearaboutlanguage”untilpeoplebegantorespondtogirlsofformsnormallyreservedforboysandmen.thereisconsiderablesentimentaboutthe “corruption”ofwomen’slanguage—whichofcourseisviewedaspartofthelossoffeminineidealsandmorality—andthissentimentiscrystallizedbynationwideopinionpollsthatareregularlycarriedoutbythemedia.yoshikomatsumotohasarguedthatyoungwomenprobablyneverusedasmanyofthehighlydeferentialformsasolderwomen.thishighlypolitestyleisnodoubtsomethingthatyoungwomenhavebeenexpectedto“growinto”—afterall,itisassignnotsimplyoffemininity,butofmaturityandrefinement,anditsusecouldbetakentoindicateachangeinthenatureofone’ssocialrelationsaswell.onemightwellimaginelittlegirlsusingexceedinglypoliteuseofahigh-pitchedvoicetodo“teachertalk”or“mothertalkinroleplay.thefactthatyoungjapanesewomenareusinglessdeferentiallanguageisasuresignofchange—ofsocialchangeandoflinguisticchange.butitismostcertainlynotasignofthe“masculization”ofglsir.insomeinstances,itmaybeasignthatgirlsaremakingthesameclaimtoauthorityasboysandmen,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingthattheyaretryingtobe“masculine.”katsuereynoldshasarguedthatgirlsnowadaysareusingmoreassertivelanguagestrategiesinordertobeabletocompetewithboysinschoolsandout.socialchangealsobringsnotsimplydifferentpositionsforwomenandgirls,butdifferentrelationstolifestages,andadolescentgirlsareparticipatinginnewsubculturalforms.thuswhatmay,toanolderspeaker,seemlike “masculine”speechmayseemtoanadolescentlike “liberated”or“hipspeech.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2上作答。thefirstparagraphdescribesindetail .thestandardssetforcontemporaryjapanesewomentheconfucianinfluenceongendernormsinjapanthestereotypedroleofwomeninjapanesefamiliesthenormsfortraditionaljapanesewomentofollowwhatchangehasbeenobservedintoday’syoungjapanesewomen?theypaylessattentiontotheirlinguisticbehavior.theusefewerofthedeferentiallinguisticforms.theyconfusemaleandfemaleformsoflanguage.theyemployverystronglinguisticexpressions.howdosomepeoplereacttowomen’sappropriationofmen’slanguageformsasreportedinthejapanesemedia?theycallforacampaigntostopthedefeminization.theseeitasanexpressionofwomen ’ssentiment.theyacceptitasamoderntrend.theyexpressstrongdisapproval.accordingtoyoshikomatsumoto,thelinguisticbehaviorobservedintoday’syoungwomen .mayleadtochangesinsocialrelationshasbeentrueofallpastgenerationsisviewedasasignoftheirmaturityisaresultofrapidsocialprogresstheauthorbelievesthattheuseofassertivelanguagebyyoungjapanesewomenis .asuresignoftheirdefeminizationandmaturationanindicationoftheirdefianceagainstsocialchangeoneoftheirstrategiestocompeteinamale-dominatedsocietyaninevitabletrendoflinguisticdevelopmentinjapantodaypartvcloze(15minutes)directions:thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd)ontherightsideofthepaper.youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.partvclozehistorically,humansgetseriousaboutavoidingdisastersonlyafteronehasjuststruckthem.__62__thatlogic,2006shouldhavebeenabreakthroughyearforrationalbehavior.withthememoryof9/11still__63__intheirminds,americanswatchedhurricanekatrina,themostexpensivedisasterinu.s.history,on__64__tv.anyonewhodidn’tknowitbeforeshouldhavelearnedthatbadthingscanhappen.andtheyaremade__65__worsebyourwillfulblindnesstoriskasmuchasour__66__toworktogetherbeforeeverythinggoestohell.granted,someamountofdelusion(错觉)isprobablypartofthe__67__condition.ina.d.63,【篇二： 2014年12月六级真题及答案 (共三套 )】pclass=txt>partiwriting(30minutes)(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)directions:forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhappinessbyreferringtothesaying “happinessisnottheabsenceofproblems,buttheabilitytodealwiththem.”youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenexplainhowyoucandevelopyourabilitytodealwithproblemsandbehappy.youshouldwriteatleastwordsbutnomorethanwords.partiilisteningcomprehension(30minutes)sectionadirections:inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1上作答。a)therockbandneedsmorehoursofpractice.therockbandisgoingtoplayhereforamonth.theirhardworkhasresultedinabigsuccess.heappreciatesthewoman?shelpwiththeband.a)goonadivingtourineurope.c)traveloverseasonhisown.b)add300dollarstohisbudget.d)joinapackagetourtomexico.a)incasesomeproblemshouldoccur.c)toavoidmoreworklateron.b)somethingunexpectedhashappened.d)tomakebetterpreparations.a)thewomanaskedforafreepasstotryoutthefacilities.themanisgoingtorenewhismembershipinafitnesscenter.thewomancangivethemanadiscountifhejoinstheclubnow.themancantryoutthefacilitiesbeforehebecomesamember.a)heisnotafraidofchallenge.heisnotfittostudyscience.heisworriedaboutthetest.heisgoingtodropthephysicscoursea)payforpartofthepicnicfood.c)buysomethingspecialforgary.b)invitegary?sfamilytodinner.d)takesomefoodtothepicnic.a)busdrivers?workingconditions.c)publictransportation.b)alabordisputeatabuscompany.d)acorporatetakeover.a)thebankstatement.c)thepaymentforanorder.b)theirsalesoverseas.d)thecheckjustdeposited.questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.a)ahotelreceptionist.c)ashopassistant.b)aprivatesecretary.d)asalesmanager.a)voice.c)appearance.b)intelligence.d)manners.a)arrangeonemoreinterview.c)reportthemattertotheirboss.b)offerthejobtodavidwallace.d)hirebarbarajonesonatrialbasis.questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.a)heinventedtherefrigerator.c)hegotadegreeinmathematics.b)hepatentedhisfirstinvention.d)hewasadmittedtouniversity.a)hedistinguishedhimselfinlowtemperaturephysics.hefellinlovewithnatashawilloughby.hebecameaprofessorofmathematics.hestartedtoworkonrefrigeration.a)findingthetruenatureofsubatomicparticles.theirworkonveryhighfrequencyradiowaves.layingthefoundationsofmodemmathematics.theirdiscoveryofthelawsofcauseandeffect.a)toteachatauniversity.c)tospendhisremainingyears.b)topatenthisinventions.d)tohaveathree-weekholiday.sectionbdirections:inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.boththepassageandthequestionswillhespokenonlyonce.afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1上作答。passageonequestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a)theyhavefallenpreytowolves.theyhavebecomeatouristattraction.theyhavecausedlotsofdamagetocrops.theyhavebecomeaheadachetothecommunity.a)tocelebratetheirvictory.c)toscarethewolves.b)tocheerupthehunters.d)toalertthedeer.a)theywouldhelptospreadafataldisease.theywouldposeathreattothechildren.theywouldendangerdomesticanimals.theywouldeventuallykilloffthedeer.passagetwoquestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a)sheisaninterpreter.c)sheisadomesticservant.b)sheisatouristguide.d)sheisfromtheroyalfamily.a)itwasusedbythefamilytoholddinnerparties.itissituatedatthefootofabeautifulmountain.itwasfrequentlyvisitedbyheadsofstate.itisfurnishedlikeoneinaroyalpalace.a)itiselaboratelydecorated.ithassurvivedsome2,000years.itisverybig,withonlysixslimlegs.itisshapedlikeanancientspanishboat.a)theyareuncomfortabletositinforlong.theydonotmatchtheovaltableatall.theyhavelostsomeoftheirlegs.theyareinterestingtolookat.passagethreequestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.a)itinanuncommoninfectiousdisease.itdestroysthepatient?sabilitytothink.itisadiseaseverydifficulttodiagnose.itisthebiggestcripplerofyoungadults.a)searchforthebestcure.c)writeabookaboutherlife.b)hurryupandlivelife.d)exercisemoreandworkharder.a)aggressive.c)sophisticated.b)adventurous.d)self-centered.sectioncdirections:inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.whenthepassageisreadfortthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1上作答。it?sdifficulttoestimatethenumberofyoungstersinvolvedinhomeschooling,wherechildrenarenotsenttoschoolandreceivetheirformaleducationfromoneorbothparents.(26) andcourtdecisionshavemadeitlegallypossibleinmoststatesforparentstoeducatetheirchildrenathome,andeachyearmorepeopletakeadvantageofthatopportunity.somestatesrequireparentsorahometutortomeetteachercertificationstandards,andmanyrequireparentstocompletelegalformstoverifythattheirchildrenarereceiving(27) instate-approvedcurricula.supportsofhomeeducationclaimthatit?slessexpensiveandfarmore(28) thanmasspubliceducation.moreover,theyciteseveraladvantages:alleviationofschoolovercrowding,strengthenedfamilyrelationships,lower(29) rates,thefactthatstudentsareallowedtolearnattheirownrate,increased(30) ,higherstandardizedtestscores,andreduced(31) problems.criticsofthehomeschoolingmovement(32) thatitcreatesasmanyproblemsasitsolves.theyacknowledgethat,inafewcases,homeschoolingofferseducationalopportunitiessuperiortothosefoundinmostpublicschools,butfewparentscanprovidesucheducationaladvantages.someparentswhowithdrawtheirchildrenfromtheschools(33) homeschoolinghaveaninadequateeducationalbackgroundandinsufficientformaltrainingtoprovideasatisfactoryeducationfortheirchildren.typically,parentshavefewertechnologicalresources(34) thandoschools.however,therelativelyinexpensivecomputertechnologythatisreadilyavailabletodayiscausingsometochallengethenotionthathomeschoolingisinanyway(35) morehighlystructuredclassroomeducation.partiiireadingcomprehension(40minutes)sectionadirections:inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonanswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.questions36to45arebasedonthefollowing