2014年6月英语六级真题及答案第一套

B．Hisattitudeto ernmenthasC．HisconductdoesnotsquarewithhisD．HeshouldnotputthecartbeforetheQuestions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust9．A．SomethingwentwrongwithherB．SheleftherownearinC．Hercarwon'tbebackinaweek'sD．SheWantstogotravelingontheweekend．B．C．D．11．A．Value-addedB．Third-partyC．D．Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust12．A．HowtoattractB．WheretolocatetheirC．WhattodotoenhancetheirD．Howtoupdatethebasic13．A．TheirbasicfacilitiesareB．TheyareveryclosetoeachC．TheyarealllocatedinthesouthofD．TheirroadlinktootherEuropeancountriesis14．A．ConductfieldsurveysB．TakeadvantageofthetrainC．TalkwiththelocalD．Trytoavoidmakingahasty15．A．FutureproductB．RoadandraillinksforsmallC．LocalemploymentD．Skilledworkinthehillyregion．SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages．Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions．Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce．Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourChoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD．ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre．PassageQuestions16to18arebasedOnthepassageyouhavejust16．A．OnefifthofthemwereonbedtermswiththeirsistersandB．MorethanhalfofthemwereinvolvedininheritanceC．AboutoneeighthofthemadmittedtolingeringbitterD．Mostofthemhadbrokenwiththeirsistersand17．A．AdvanceinB．domfromC．LessconcernwithmoneyD．Moreexperienceinworldly18．A．TheyaremoretolerantofoneB．TheyfindcloserelativesmoreC．TheyhavelittletimelefttorenewcontactwiththeirbrothersandD．Theytendtoforgetpastunhappymemoriesandfocusontheirpresentneeds．PassageTwoQuestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust19．A．TheycanonlysurviveinpartsoftheB．TheyhavebrightcolorsandintricateC．TheyaretheonlyinsectthatmigratesalongfixedD．Theyhavestrongwingscapableofflyinglong20．A．InaMichiganmountainB．InaLouisianamountainC．InaMexicanmountainD．InaKentuckymountain21．A．OnlythestrongestcanreachtheirdestinationtolayB．EachgenerationinacyclelayseggsatadifferentC．TheystarttolayeggswhentheyareninemonthsD．EachflockofbutterflieslayseggsinthesameA．EnvironmentalimpactsonmonarchbutterflyB．MigrationpatternsofmonarchC．LivinghabitsofmonarchD．Evolutionofmonarchbutterflies．PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．TimeisB．TimeisC．Time emoreD．Time emoreA．MoreandmoreAmericansfeelpressedfortimeB．ThenumberofhoursAmericansworkhasincreasedC．AmericanstodayhavemoretimethanearlierD．AmericansnowattachmoreimportanttotheeffectiveuseofA．Our alrelationshipsB．OurlivinghabitsareC．OurworkefficiencyincreasesD．Ourbehaviorischanged．SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassage．threetimes．Whenthepassageisforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea．Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard．Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten．ThefirstcopyrightlawintheUnitedStateswaspassedbyCongressin1790．In1976Congressenactedthelatestcopyrightlaw,(26)thetechnologicaldevelopmentsthathadoccurredSincethepassageoftheCopyrightActof1909．Forexample,in1909,anyonewhowantedtomakeasinglecopyofa(27)workforalusehadtodosobyhand．Theveryprocess(28)alimitationonthetyofmaterialscopied．Today,aphotocopiercandotheworkinseconds;thelimitationhasdisappeared．The1909lawdidnotprovidefullprotectionforfiandsoundrecordings,nordidit(29)theneedtoprotectradioandevision．Asaresult,(30)ofthelawandabusesoftheintentofthelawhavelessenedthe(31)rewardsofauthors,sandproducers．The1976CopyrightActhasnotpreventedtheseabusesfully,butithasclarifiedthelegalrightsoftheinjuredpartiesandgiventheman(32)forremedy．Since1976theActhasbeen(33)toincludecomputersoftware,andguidelineshavebeenadoptedforfairuseofevisionbroadcasts．Thesechangeshaveclearedupmuchoftheconfusionandthatfollowed(34)the1976legislation．Thefinepointsofthelawaredecidedbythecourtsandbyacceptablecommonpracticeovertime．Asthesedecisionsandagreementsaremade,wemodifyourbehavioraccordingly．Fornow,weneedto(35)thelawanditsguidelinesasaccurayaswecanandtoactinafairPartⅢ ReadingComprehension (40minutes．SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks．Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage．Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices．Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter．PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre．Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce．Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage．Fearcanbeaneffectivewaytochangebehavior．Onestudycomparedtheeffectsofhigh,fearandlow-fearappealsonchangesinattitudesandbehaviorsrelatedtothedentalhygiene(卫生)．Onegroupofsubjectswasshownawfulpicturesof(36)teethanddiseasedgums；anothergroupwasshownlessfrighteningmaterialssuchassticteeth，charts，andgraphs．Subjectswhosawthefrighteningmaterialsreportedmoreanxietyandagreater tochangethewaytheytookcareoftheirteeththanthelow-feargroupButwerethesereactionsactually(38)intobetterdentalhygienepractices?Toanswerimportantquestion，subjectswerecalledbacktothelaboratoryontwo(39)(fivedaysandsixweeksaftertheexperimentTheycheweddisclosingwafers(牙疾诊断片)thatgivearedstaintoanyuncleanedareasoftheteethandthusprovidedadirect(40)ofhowwelltheywerereallytakingcareoftheirteeth．Theresultshowedthatthehigh．fearappealactuallyresultingreaterandmore(41) tohigh-fearwarningsbrushedtheirteethmore(43) thandidthosewhosawlow-fearHowever,tobealleffectivepersuasivedeviceitisveryimportantthatthemessagenotbetoofrighteningandthatpeoplebegiven(44)guidelinestohelpthemtoreducethecauseofthefear．Ifthisisn’tdone，theymayreducetheiranxietybydenyingthemessageor(45)ofthecommunicator．Ifthathappens，itisunlikelythateitherattitudeorbehaviorchangewilloccur．SectionBDirections：Inthissection，youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit．Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs．Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived．Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce．EachparagraphismarkedwithaletterAnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2．TheStreet-LevelWhenlwasgrowingup，oneofmyfather’sfavoritesayings(borrowedfromthehumoristWillwas“Itisn’twhatwedon’tknowthatcausesthetrouble；it’swhatwethinkweknowthatjustain’tso”Oneofthemaininsightstobetakenfromthe100，000Homesnanditsstrategytoendchronichomelessnessisthat,untilrecently,oursocietythoughtitunderstoodthenatureofhomelessness，butitdidn’t．Thatledtoaseriesofmistakenassumptionsaboutwhypeopleehomelessandwhattheyneed．Manyoftheerrorsinourhomelessnesspolicieshavestemmedfromtheconceptionthatthehomelessareahomogeneousgroup．It’sonlyinthepast1．5yearsthatorganizationslikeCommonGround，andothers．havetakenastreet-levelviewoftheproblem—distinguishingthe"episodicallyhomeless”fromthe“chronicallyhomeless”inordertounderstandtheirneedsatanindividuallevel．Thisiswhywecannowenvisageadifferentapproach——andgetbetterMostreadersexpressedsupportfortheeffort，althoughanumberwereskeptical，andafewutterlydismissive．aboutthechancesoflong．termhomelesspeopleadaptingwelltohousing．Thisistobeexpected；it’shardtoimaginewhatwehaven’tyetseen．AsNiccoloMachiavelliwroteinThePrince．oneofthemajorobstaclesinanyefforttoadvancesystemicchangeisthe“incredulityofmen．”whichistosaythatpeople“donotreadilybelieveinnewthingsuntiltheyhavehadalongexperienceofthem”Mostofushavewitnessedhomelesspeopleonthestreetsfordecades．Fewhaveseenformerlyhomelesspeopleaftertheyhavebeenhousedsuccessfully．Wedon’thavereferencepointsforthatstory．Sowegeneralizefromwhatweknow--orthink．weknow．Butthatcanbemisleading，eventoexperts．WhenIaskedRosanneHaggerty,founderofCommonGround，whichcurrentlyoperates2，310unitsofsupportivehousing(with552moreunderreplied“FifteenIwouldnothavebelievedthatpeoplewhohadbeensobrokenandstuckinhomelessnesscouldthrivetothedegreethattheydoinourbuildings．"AndBeckyKanis,then'sdirector,commented:"Thereisthissenseinourmindsthatsomeonewho'sonthestreetsisalmostintheirDNAdifferentfromsomeonewhohasahouse．Theniscreatingafirst-handexperienceformanypeoplethatthatisreallynotthecase．"OneofthestartlingrealizationsthatIhadwhileresearchingthiscolumnisthatanybodycouldelikeahomeless--allittakesisatraumatic(的)braininjury．Abicyclefall,acaraccident,aslipontheice,orifyou'reasoldier,aheadwound--andyourlifecouldeunrecognizable．JamesO'Connell,adoctorwhohasbeentreatingthemostvulnerablehomelesspeopleonthestreetsofBostonfor25years,estimatesthat40percentofthelong-termhomelesspeoplehe'smethadsuchabraininjury．"Formanyitwasaheadinjurypriortothetimetheybecamehomeless,"hesaid．"TheybecameunpredictableThey'dhavemoodswings,fitsofexplosivebehaviorTheycouldn'tholdontotheirjobs．Drinkingmadethemfeelbetter．They'denduponthestreets．"Oncehomelesspeoplereturntohousing,they'reinamuchbetterpositiontorebuildtheirlives．Butit'simportanttonotethathousingaloneisnotenough．Aswithmanycomplexsocialproblems,whenyougetthroughtheinitialcrisis,youhaveanotherproblemtosolvewhichisnolesschallenging．Butitisabetterproblem．Overthepastdecade,O'Connellhasseenthishappen．"Ispendhalfmytimeonthestreetsorinthehospitalandtheotherhalfmakinghousecallstopeoplewholivedforyearsonthestreets,"hesaid．"Sofromadoctor'spointofviewit'sadelightfulswitch,butit'snotasifputtingsomeoneinhousingistheanswertoaddressingalloftheirproblems．It'sthefirststep．"Onceinhousing,formerlyhomelesspeoplecaneisolatedandlonely．Ifthey'velivedonthestreetsforyears,theymayhaveacquiredacertainstandingaswellasasenseofprideintheirsurvivalskills．Nowindoors,thoseaspectsoftheiridentitymaybestrippedaway．Manyalsoexperienceaprofounddisorientationattheoutset．"Ifyou'rehomelessformorethansixmonths,youkindofloseyourbearings,"saysHaggerty．"Existenceesnotaboutinghomelessnessbutaboutfindingfood,begging,lookingforajobtosurviveanotherday．Thewholeprocessofhowyoudefinestabilitygetsreordered．"Manyneedregular,ifnotcontinuous,supportwithmentalhealthproblems,addictionsandillnesses--and,equallyimportant,assistanceintheday-to-daychallengesofreacquaintingwithfamily,buildingrelationshipswithneighbors,findingenjoyableactivitiesorwork,managingfinances,andlearninghowtoeathealthyfood．Forsomepeople,thebestsolutionistoliveinacommunalresidence,withspecialsevices．Thisisn'tavailableeverywhere,however．InBoston,forexample,homelesspeopletendtobescatteredinapartmentsthroughoutthecity．CommonGround'slargeresidencesinNewYorkofferinsightintothepossibilitiesforchangewhenhomelesspeoplehavearicharrayofsupports．Inadditiontomoretraditionalsocialservices,residentsalsomakeuseofcommunalgardens,classesinthingslikecooking,yoga,theatreandphotography,andjobcement．Lastyear,188formerlyhomelesstenantsinfourofCommonGround'sresidences,foundjobs．Becausethepropertieshavemanyservicesandarewell-managed,Haggertyhasfoundpost-housingproblemstobesurprisinglyrare．Inthepast10years,therehavebeenonlyahandfulofsofquarrelsbetweentenants．Thereisverylittlegraffiti(涂鸦)orvandalism(破坏)Andtheturnoverisalmostnegligible．InthePrinceGeorgeHoinNewYork,whichishometo208formerlyhomelesspeopleand208etenants,theaveragelengthoftenancyisclosetosevenyears(Allresidentspay30percentoftheireforrent;fortheformerlyhomeless,thiscomesoutoftheirernmentBenefitsWhenpeoplemoveon,itisusuallybecausethey'vefoundapreferableapartment．"Tenantsalsowanttoparticipateinshathepublicareasofthebuildings,"saidHaggerty．"Theyformedagardeningcommittee．Theywantaterraceontheroof．ThosearethingsIdidn'tcounton．"Themostcommontenantdemand?"Peoplealwayswantmorestoragespace--butthat'strueofeveryNewYorker,"sheadds．"Inmanyways,we'realotlikeanormalapartmentbuilding．Ourtenantslooklikeanyoneelse．"AsImentioned,homelessnessisacatch-allforavarietyofproblems．Anumberofreadersaskedwhetherthenwilladdressfamilyhomelessness,whichhasdifferentcausesandrequiresadifferentsolution．I'vebeenfollowingsomeofthepromisingideasemergingtoaddressandpreventfamilyhomelessness．Laterin2011,I'llexploretheseideasinacolumn．Fornow,I'llconcludewithanupdateonthe100,000Homesn．SinceTuesday,NewOrleansandafewothercommunitieshavereportednewresults．Thecurrentcountofpeoplehousedis7,043．TenantsinCommonGround'sresidencesallwantmoreroomforHomesnprovidesfirst-handproofthatthehomelessarenotwhattheywereoncebelievedtobe．CommonGround'sresidencesarewell-managedandbyandlargeHousingthehomelessisonlythefirststeptosolvingalltheirAlargepercentofthechronicallyhomelesshavesufferedfrombrainAfterbeinghousedmanyhomelesspeople econfusedatfirstastohowtodealwithlifeoffthestreet．SomepeoplethinkthebestwaytohelpthehomelessistoprovidethemwithcommunalThehomelesswithhealthproblemsshouldbegivenregularsupportintheirdailyUntilrecentlyAmericansocietyhasfailedtoseewhathomelessnessisallManyformerlyhomelesstenantsinNewYork'sCommonGround'sresidencesgotSectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection．Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre．PassageQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingTechnologycanmakeussmarterorstupider,andweneedtodevelopasetofprinciplestoguideoureverydaybehaviorandmakesurethattechisimprovingandnothinderingourmentalprocesses．Oneofthebigquestionsbeingdebatedtodayis:Whatkindofinformationdoweneedtohavestoredinourheads,andwhatkindcanweleave"inthecloud,"tobeaccessedasnecessary?Anincreasinglypowerfulgroupwithineducationarechampioning"digitallicy"．Intheirview,skillsbeatknowledge,develo"digitallicy"ismoreimportantthanlearningmerecontent,andallfactsarenow-ableandthereforeunworthyofcommittingtomemory．Buteventhemostsophisticateddigitallicyskillswon'thelpstudentsandworkersnavigatetheworldiftheydon'thaveabroadbaseofknowledgeabouthowtheworldactuallyoperates．Ifyoufocusonthedeliverymechanismandnotthecontent,you'rengkidsadisservice．Indeed,evidencefromcognitivesciencechallengesthenotionthatskillscanexistindependentoffactualknowledge．Datafromthelastthirtyyearsleadstoaconclusionthatisnotchallengeable:thinkingwellrequiresknowingfacts,andthat'struenotonlybecauseyouneedsomethingtothinkabout．Theveryprocessesthatteacherscareaboutmost--criticalthinkingprocesses—areintimayinterwined(交织)withfactualknowledgethatisstoredinlong-termInotherwords,justbecauseyoucanthedateofBlackTuesdaydoesn'tmeanyouunderstandwhytheGreatDepressionhappenedorhowitcomparestoourrecenteconomicslump．Thereisnodoubtthatthestudentsoftoday,andtheworkersoftomorrow,willneedtoinnovate,collaborateandevaluate．Butsuchskillscan'tbeseparatedfromtheknowledgethatgivesrisetothem．Toinnovate,youhavetoknowwhatcamebefore．Tocollaborate,youhavetocontributeknowledgetothejointventure．Andtoevaluate,youhavetocomparenewinformationagainstknowledgeyou'vealreadymastered．Sohere'saprincipleforthinkinginadigitalworld,intwoparts．First,acquireabaseoffactualknowledgeinanyinwhichyouwanttoperformwell．Thisbasestheessentialfoundationforbuildingskills,anditcan'tbeoutsourced(外包)toasearchengine．Second,takeadvantageofcomputers'invariablememory,butalsothebrain'selaborativememory．Computersaregreatwhenyouwanttostoreinformationthatshouldn'tchange．Butbrainsarethesuperiorchoicewhenyouwantinformationtochange,ininterestingandusefulways:toconnectupwithotherfactsandideas,toacquiresuccessivelayersofmeaning,tosteepforawhileinyouraccumulatedknowledgeandexperienceandsoproducearichermentalWhatistheauthor'sconcernabouttheuseofItmayleaveknowledge"intheItmaymisguideoureverydayItmaycauseadivideinthecirclesofItmayhinderthedevelopmentofthinkingWhatistheviewofeducatorswhoadvocatedigital 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PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingAmerica'srecenthistoryhasbeenapersistenttilttotheWest--ofpeople,ideas,commerceandevenpoliticalpower．CaliforniaandTexasarethetwinpolesoftheWest,butverydifferentones．Formostofthe20thcenturythehomeofSiliconValleyandHollywoodhasbeenthebrainierandtrendierofthetwo．Texashastrailedbehind:itsstereotypehasbeenaconservativeChristianincowboyboots．Buttwinscanchangeces．Isthathappeningnow?ItiseasytofindevidencethatCaliforniaisinapanic．AtthestartofthismonththeoncegoldenstatestartedpayingcreditorsinIOUsThegapbetweenprojectedoutgoingsandeforthecurrentfiscal(财政的)yearhasleapttohorrible$26billion．Withnosignofanewbudgettoclosethisgulf,onecreditagencyhasalreadydowngradedCalifornia'sdebtAsbudgetsarecut,universitieswillletinfewerstudents,prisonerswillbereleasedearlyandschemestoprotectthevulnerablewillberolledback．Bycontrast,Texashascopedwellwiththerecession,withanunemploymentratetwopointsbelowthenationalaverageandoneofthelowestratesofhousingrepossession．InpartthisisbecauseTexanbanks,hardhitinthelastpropertybust,didnotoverexpandthistime．Texasalsoclearlyoffersadifferentmodel,basedonsmallernment．Ithasnostatecapital-gainsoretax,andabusiness-friendlyandimmigrant-tolerantattitude．ItishometomoreFortune500companiesthananyotherstate．Despiteallthis,itstillseemstooearlytohandoverAmerica'sfuturetoTexas．Tobeginwith,thatleanTexanmodelhasitsownproblems．Ithasnotinvestedenoughineducation,andmanyexpertsrightlyworryabouta"lostgeneration"ofmostlyHispanicTexanswithinsufficientskillsforthedemandsoftheknowledgeeconomy．Second,ithasneverpaidtobetagainstastatewithasmanyinventivepeopleasCalifornia．EvenifHollywoodhasgoneintodepression,itstillboastsanunequalledarrayofsunriseindustriesandthemostbriskventure-capitalindustryonthenet．Thestatealsohasanawesomeabilitytoreinventitself--asitdidwhenitsdefenceindustrycollapsedattheendofthecoldwar．Thetruthisthatbothstatescouldlearnfromeachother．TexasstilllacksCalifornia'sgreatuniversitiesandlagsintermsofculture．CaliforniacouldadoptnotjustTexas'sleanerstate,butalsoitsmorebipartisan(两党的)approachtopolitics．Thereisnoperfectmodelofernment:itisAmerica'sgeniustohave50public-laboratoriescompetingtofindoutwhatworksbest．WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutCaliforniaandTexasinParagraphTheyhavebeencompetingfortheleadingCaliforniahasbeensuperiortoTexasinmanyTheyarebothmodelsofdevelopmentforotherTexas'scowboycultureislessknownthanWhatdoestheauthorsayabouttoday'sItsdebtsarepushingitintoItsbudgetshavebeencutby$26ItisfacedwithaseriousfinancialItistryinghardtoprotecttheInwhatwayisTexasdifferentfromItpractices 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(30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromintoEnglish．YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2．answeron中国妇女。土豪和大妈可能会被收入新版的牛津(Oxford1202014年6月大六级考试(一)解PartIacknowledgedadjwith3．beneficialadj．有益的4．revealv．揭示5．charactersn．品质6．outsiden．外表7．undoubtedlyadv．肯定8．competentadj9．sticsurgery整容手10．complexadjPartIIListeningSectionM:LookattheselowpricesatthesefashionableTVsets．Somethingisfishy,don'tyouthinkso?W:Well,therehavebeenalotofrobberiesrecently．SomeofthestolengoodsmayhavelandedQ:WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthelowpriceevisionM:I'vebeenassignedtocovertheernessspeechtoday．WhataboutW:Nothingisgrandasyours．Ihavetodoaninterviewfortheeveningnewsaboutamanwithdozensofcats．Q:WhatdowelearnabouttheW:Didn'tIseeyougoingintotheadministrationbuildingthisafternoon?M:Ineededtoswitchmycomputerclasstothe9:50section．Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheW:Iguessyouwatchthequizshowonevisionlastnight．Whatdidyouthinkaboutit?M:Well,it'sgreat．Thefirstfourcontestantswononlysmallprizes,butthefifthleftwithanewluxurycar．Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutthequizW:Ican'tfindthearrivaltimeoftheNewYorktoBostonExpressonthisM:LookforNewYorkintheleft-handcolumnandfollowitacrossuntilyoufindthehourlistedintheBostoncolumn．Q:WhatarethespeakersmostprobablyW:Youlookdifferenttoday,butIcan'tquiteputmyfingeronwhatitM:Oh．yesterdayIfinallygotaroundtothatnewbarbershopinthemallandenjoyedtheirQ:WhatcanbeinferredabouttheW:WhatdoyouthinkPicasso'spaintingexhibitedinthecityM:allyIcan'tquiteseethemeaninginhismodernworks．Mostofthemremindmeofthestuffmynephewbringshomefromthekindergarten．Q:WhatdoesthemanW:Rodsaidhewantedtogetinvolvedinstudenternmentthisyear．M:Buthehasn'tgonethroughasinglemeeting,hashe?Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutConversationM:Goodmorning!Madam．CanIhelpW:Oh,Idohopeso．91havetogettoManchestertodayandmyowncarhasbrokendown．Doyoubyanychancehaveacaravailable?M:Forhowmanydays?W:Three,justuntiltheM:AndwhatsortofcardidyouhaveinW:Well．10Thatdependsalittlebitontheprice．ButInormallydriveaChevrolet．Doyouhaveanythinglikethat?M:Yes,Certainly．That'sgroupCwhichincludesChevroletandsea-arrows．W:Howmucharethey?M:Well,forthreedays,youwouldhavetohaveitundertheunlimitedageconditions,whichwillworkoutcheaperforManchesteranyway．Let'ssee,GroupC,threetofivedayshirewithunlimitedageis53poundsperday．W:Isee．DoesthatincludeM:11Itincludesthirdparty,insurance,butitdoesnotincludevalue-addedtax,patrolW:What'sM:CDW?Oh,that'sthecoverincaseyoudamagethehirecar．Thirdpartyinsuranceonlycoversyoufordamagetwoanothervehicle．ForGroupCcarsis6poundsperday．W:OK．IthinkI'llhavetheM:Allright．CouldIhaveyourdrivinglicenseplease?W:Certainly．Hereweare．M:So,it'sMs．JB．couty．W:Yes．That'sfight．M:Andthenumberis509024bc9cs,expiringthe1st,July,2015．AndyouwanttotakeitW:Yes,Ido,M:Lovely．WellyoucouldjustinitialthatboxtherefortheCDW．Andthatboxtheretoconfirmyouhaveknowndrivingconvictions,thankyou,andthensignthere．Great!That'sit!Questions9toHarebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard．WhydoesthewomanwanttohireaWhatisthewoman'smainconsiderationinhiringaWhatdoesthedailychargeConversationW:12So,possiblelocationsforthent．13First,thebasicfacilitiesfortheregionaregenerallyverygood,atleastbetweenthethreemaincities,Bilbao,VictoriainthesouthandSantander．Thereisnowafasttrainlinktothe,southofFranceandtherestofSpain．M:WhataretheimprovementsthataffectBilbaoprincipally?W:Thewholeregionbenefits．First,theportareahasbeencompleymodernizedandrelocated．Andtheairporthasbeenextended．Sothebasicfacilitiesaregood．M:Right．So,areweinthepositiontochooseoneoftheseW:14Well,let'snotrushintoanything．Ithinkit'sabadideatoassumewe'regoingtochooseacity．Itmightbebettertothinkaboutoneofthesmallertowns．M:Smallerces．Yes．So,shouldwegetdetailsonthepossibleW:Yes．Wecoulddothat．But,weneed,Ithink,first,tocheckifyoutakethesethingsintoconsideration．Forexample,taxbenefits,grants,andanythinglikethat．Fortoasmallerce,notoneofthesemaincities,thenwecouldmakeabetterM:Yes．Iagree．You'vetalkedabouttheimprovedtransportlinksinBilbao．15Whataboutthelinkstothesmallertowns?Ifit'samountainoushillyregion,itcouldtakeanhourormoreforatrucktoreachamainroad．SoIthinkweneedtolookspecificallyatthetrainandlinkstosmallertowns．W:Yes．You'reQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustWhatarethespeakersWhatdoesthewomansayaboutBilbao,VictoriaandWhatdoesthewomanthinktheyshouldWhatisthemanconcernedSectionPassage16Inastudyofolderpeoplewithsistersandbrothers,psychologistDebraGoldoftheDukeCenterforthestudyofagingandhumandevelopmentfoundthatabout20%saidtheywerehostileorindifferenttowardtheirsistersandbrothers．Reasonsforthisrangedfrominheritancedisputestohostilitybetweenspouses．But,manyofthosewhohadpoorrelationshipsfeltguilty．Althoughmostpeopleadmittedtosomelingeringrivalry,itwasrarelystrongenoughtoendtherelationship．Onlyfouroutofthe54peopleinterviewedhadcompleybrokenwiththeirsistersandbrothersandonlyoneof