2022-2023年9月六级真题(试卷、答案及详细解析)

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大学英语六级考试

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PartIIListeningComprehension20学年-2023年最新

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarked4),8),C)andO).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sh&et1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Shecandevoteallherlifetopursuingherpassion.

B)Heraccumulatedexpertisehelpshertoachievehergoals.

C)ShecanspreadheracademicideasonaweeklyTVshow.

D)Herresearchfindingsarewidelyacclaimedintheworld.

2.A)ProvisionofguidancefornuclearlabsinEurope.

B)TouringtheglobetoattendscienceTVshows.

C)OverseeingtworesearchgroupsatOxford.

D)Scienceeducationandscientificresearch.

3.A)Abetterunderstandingofasubject.C)Abroaderknowledgeofrelatedfields.

B)Astrongerwilltomeetchallenges.D)Acloserrelationshipwithyoungpeople.

4.A)Byapplyingthelatestresearchmethods.C)Bybuildinguponpreviousdiscoveries.

B)Bymakingfulluseoftheexistingdata.D)Byutilizingmorepowerfulcomputers.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Theycanpredictfutureevents.C)Theyhaveculturalconnotations.

B)Theyhavenospecialmeanings.D)Theycannotbeeasilyexplained.

6.A)Itwascanceledduetobadweather.C)Shedreamedofaplanecrash.

B)Sheoversleptandmissedtheflight.D)Itwaspostponedtothefollowingday.

7.A)Theycanbeaffectedbypeople'schildhoodexperiences.

B)Theymaysometimesseemridiculoustoarationalmind.

C)Theyusuallyresultfrompeople'sunpleasantmemories.

D)Theycanhaveanimpactasgreatasrationalthinking.

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8.A)Theycallfbrscientificmethodstointerpret.2022年-2023年最新

B)Theymirrortheirlong-cherishedwishes.

C)Theyreflecttheircomplicatedemotions.

D)Theyareoftenrelatedtoirrationalfeelings.

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthree

orfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Radiowaves.C)Robots.

B)Soundwaves.D)Satellites.

10.A)Itmaybefreezingfastbeneaththeglacier.

B)Itmayhavemicro-organismslivinginit.

C)Itmayhavecertainraremineralsinit.

D)Itmaybeasdeepasfourkilometers.

11.A)Helpunderstandlifeinfreezingconditions.

B)Helpfindnewsourcesoffreshwater.

C)Provideinformationaboutotherplanets.

D)Shedlightonpossiblelifeinouterspace.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Hefoundtherehadbeenlittleresearchontheirlanguage.

B)HewastryingtopreservethelanguagesoftheIndiantribes.

C)Hiscontactwithasocialworkerhadgreatlyarousedhisinterestinthetribe.

D)HismeetingwithGonzalezhadmadehimeagertolearnmoreaboutthetribe.

13.A)HetaughtCopelandtospeaktheTarahumaraslanguage.

B)HepersuadedtheTarahumarastoacceptCopeland'sgifts.

C)Herecommendedoneofhisbestfriendsasaninterpreter.

D)HeactedasanintermediarybetweenCopelandandthevillagers.

14.A)Unpredictable.C)Laborious.

B)Unjustifiable.D)Tedious.

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15.A)Theirappreciationofhelpfromtheoutsiders.2022年-2023年最新

B)Theirsenseofsharingandcaring.

C)Theirreadinesstoadapttotechnology.

D)Theirbeliefincreatingwealthforthemselves.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theytendtobesilencedintosubmission.

B)Theyfindithardtodefendthemselves.

C)Theywillfeelproudofbeingpioneers.

D)Theywillfeelsomewhatencouraged.

17.A)Onewhoadvocatesviolenceineffectingchange.

B)Onewhocravesfbrrelentlesstransformations.

C)Onewhoactsintheinterestsoftheoppressed.

D)Onewhorebelsagainsttheexistingsocialorder.

18.A)Theytriedtoeffectsocialchangebyforce.

B)Theydisruptedthenation'ssocialstability.

C)Theyservedasadrivingforcefbrprogress.

D)Theydidmoreharmthangoodtohumanity.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Fewofuscanignorechangesinourimmediateenvironment.

B)Itisimpossibleforustobeimmunefromoutsideinfluence.

C)Fewofuscanremainunawareofwhathappensaroundus.

D)Itisimportantfbrustokeepintouchwithourownworld.

20.A)Makeuphismindtostartalloveragain.

B)Stopmakingunfairjudgmentsofothers.

C)Trytofindamoreexcitingjobsomewhereelse.

D)Recognisethenegativeimpactofhiscoworkers.

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21.A)Theyarequitesusceptibletosuicide.2022年-2023年最新

B)Theyimprovepeople'squalityoflife.

C)Theysufferagreatdealfromillhealth.

D)Theyhelppeoplesolvementalproblems.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Fewpeoplecanidentifyitstexture.C)Itsrealvalueisopentointerpretation.

B)Fewpeoplecandescribeitprecisely.D)Itsimportanceisoftenover-estimated.

23.A)Ithasneverseenanychange.C)Itisawell-protectedgovernmentsecret.

B)Ithasmuchtodowithcolor.D)Itisasubjectofstudybymanyforgers,

24.A)Peoplehadlittlefaithinpapermoney.C)Itpredictedtheirvaluewouldincrease.

B)Theycouldlastlongerincirculation.D)Theyweremoredifficulttocounterfeit.

25.A)Thestabilizationofthedollarvalue.C)AgoldstandardforAmericancurrency.

B)Theissuingofgovernmentsecurities.D)AsteadyappreciationoftheU.S.dollar.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordfor

eachblankfromalist,ofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentified

byaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Overall,menaremorelikelythanwomentomakeexcuses.Severalstudiessuggestthatmenfeel

theneedtoappearcompetentinall26,whilewomenworryonlyabouttheskillsinwhich

they'veinvested27.Askamanandawomantogodivingforthefirsttime,andthewomanis

likelytojumpin,whilethemanislikelytosayhe'snotfeelingtoowell.

Ironically,itisoftensuccessthatleadspeopletoflirtwithfailure.Praisewonfor28askill

suddenlyputsoneinthepositionofhavingeverythingtolose.Ratherthanputtingtheirreputationon

thelineagain,manysuccessfulpeopledevelopahandicap-drinking,29,depression-that

allowsthemtokeeptheirstatusnomatterwhatthefuturebrings.Anadvertisingexecutive30

fordepressionshortlyafterwinninganawardputitthisway:"Withoutmydepression,I'dbea

failurenow;withit,Fmasuccess'onhold.,“

Infact,thepeoplemostlikelytobecomechronicexcusemakersarethose31withsuccess.

Suchpeoplearesoafraidofbeing32a面lureatanythingthattheyconstantlydevelopone

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handicaporanotherinordertoexplainawayfailure.2022年-2023年最新

Thoughself-handicappingcanbeaneffectivewayofcopingwithperformanceanxietynowand

then,intheend,researcherssay,itwillleadto33.Inthelongrun,excusemakersfailtoliveup

totheirtrue34andlosethestatustheycaresomuchabout.Anddespitetheirproteststothe

35,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.

A)contraryI)momentum

B)fatigueJ)obsessed

C)heavilyK)potential

D)heavingL)realms

E)hospitalizedM)reciprocal

F)labeledN)ruin

G)legacies0)viciously

H)mastering

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmore

thanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarking

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

SixPotentialBrainBenefitsofBilingualEducation

A)Brains,brains,brains.Peoplearefascinatedbybrainresearch.Andyetitcanbehardtopointto

placeswhereoureducationsystemisreallymakinguseofthelatestneuroscience(神经科学)

findings.Butthereisonehappylinkwhereresearchismeetingpractice:bilingual(双语的)

education."Inthelast20yearsorso,there'sbeenavirtualexplosionofresearchon

bilingualism,nsaysJudithKroll,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,Riverside.

B)Againandagain,researchershavefound,4<bilingualismisanexperiencethatshapesourbrainfor

life,"inthewordsofGigiLuk,anassociateprofessoratHarvard'sGraduateSchoolofEducation.

Atthesametime,oneofthehottesttrendsinpublicschoolingiswhafsoftencalleddual-language

ortwo-wayimmersionprograms.

C)TraditionalprogramsforEnglish-languagelearners,orELLs,focusonassimilatingstudentsinto

Englishasquicklyaspossible.Dual-languageclassrooms,bycontrast,provideinstructionacross

subjectstobothEnglishnativesandEnglishlearners,inbothEnglishandatargetlanguage.The

goalisfunctionalbilingualismandbiliteracyforallstudentsbymiddleschool.NewYorkCity,

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NorthCarolina,Delaware,Utah,OregonandWashingtonstateareamongthg。娜喉3病解nding

dual-languageclassrooms.

D)Thetrendfliesinthefaceofsomeoftheculturewarsoftwodecadesago,whenadvocates

insistedon“Englishfirst“education.Mostfamously,CaliforniapassedProposition227in1998.

ItwasintendedtosharplyreducetheamountoftimethatEnglish-languagelearnersspentin

bilingualsettings.Proposition58,passedbyCaliforniavotersonNovember8,largelyreversed

thatdecision,pavingthewayforahugeexpansionofbilingualeducationinthestatethathasthe

largestpopulationofEnglish-languagelearners.

E)SomeoftheinsistenceonEnglish-firstwasfoundedonresearchproduceddecadesago,inwhich

bilingualstudentsunderperformedmonolingual(单语的)EnglishspeakersandhadlowerIQ

scores.Today'sscholars,likeEllenBialystokatYorkUniversityinToronto,saythatresearchwas

“deeplyflawed."uEarlierresearchlookedatsociallydisadvantagedgroups,"agreesAntonella

SoraceattheUniversityofEdinburghinScotland."Thishasbeencompletelycontradictedby

recentresearchnthatcomparesgroupsmoresimilartoeachother.

F)Sowhatdoesrecentresearchsayaboutthepotentialbenefitsofbilingualeducation?Itturnsout

that,inmanyways,therealtricktospeakingtwolanguagesconsistsinmanagingnottospeakone

ofthoselanguagesatagivenmoment-whichisfundamentallyafeatofpayingattention.

Saying“Goodbye“tomomandthen**Gutentag"toyourteacher,ormanagingtoaskfora

crayolarojainsteadofaredcrayon(蜡笔)，requiresskillscalled“inhibition“and**task

switching."Theseskillsaresubsetsofanabilitycalledexecutivefunction.

G)Peoplewhospeaktwolanguagesoftenoutperformmonolingualsongeneralmeasuresofexecutive

function.°Bilingualscanpayfocusedattentionwithoutbeingdistractedandalsoimproveinthe

abilitytoswitchfromonetasktoanother/'saysSorace.

H)Dothesesameadvantagesbenefitachildwhobeginslearningasecondlanguageinkindergarten

insteadofasababy?Wedon'tyetknow.Patternsoflanguagelearningandlanguageuseare

complex.ButGigiLukatHarvardcitesatleastonebrain-imagingstudyonadolescentsthat

showssimilarchangesinbrainstructurewhencomparedwiththosewhoarebilingualfrombirth,

evenwhentheydidn'tbeginpracticingasecondlanguageinearnestbeforelatechildhood.

I)Youngchildrenbeingraisedbilingualhavetofollowsocialcuestofigureoutwhichlanguageto

usewithwhichpersonandinwhatsetting.Asaresult,saysSorace,bilingualchildrenasyoungas

age3havedemonstratedaheadstartontestsofperspective-takingandtheoryofmind-bothof

whicharefundamentalsocialandemotionalskills.

J)About10percentofstudentsinthePortland,Oregonpublicschoolsareassignedbylotterytodual-

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languageclassroomsthatofferinstructioninSpanish,JapaneseorMandarin,2利9鸭就保患pglish.

JenniferSteeleatAmericanUniversityconductedafour-year,randomizedtrialandfoundthat

thesedual-languagestudentsoutperformedtheirpeersinEnglish-readingskillsbyafullschool­

year'sworthoflearningbytheendofmiddleschool.Becausetheeffectsarefoundinreading,not

inmathorsciencewheretherewerefewdifferences,Steelesuggeststhatlearningtwolanguages

makesstudentsmoreawareofhowlanguageworksingeneral.

K)TheresearchofGigiLukatHarvardoffersaslightlydifferentexplanation.Shehasrecentlydone

asmallstudylookingatagroupof100fourth-gradersinMassachusettswhohadsimilarreading

scoresonastandardtest,butverydifferentlanguageexperiences.Somewereforeign-language

dominantandotherswereEnglishnatives.Here'swhafsinteresting.Thestudentswhowere

dominantinaforeignlanguageweren'tyetcomfortablybilingual;theywerejuststartingtolearn

English.Therefore,bydefinition,theyhadamuchweakerEnglishvocabularythanthenative

speakers.Yettheywerejustasgoodatinterpretingatext."Thisisverysurprising,nLuksays.

“Youwouldexpectthereadingcomprehensionperformancetomirrorthevocabulary—itsa

cornerstoneofcomprehension.n

L)Howdidtheforeign-languagedominantspeakersmanagethisfeat?Well,Lukfound,theyalso

scoredhigherontestsofexecutivefunctioning.So,eventhoughtheydidn'thavehugemental

dictionariestodrawon,theymayhavebeengreatpuzzle-solvers,takingintoaccounthigher-level

conceptssuchaswhetherasinglesentencemadesensewithinanoverallstoryline.Theygotto

thesameresultsasthemonolinguals,byadifferentpath.

M)Americanpublicschoolclassroomsasawholearebecomingmoresegregatedbyraceandclass.

Dual-languageprogramscanbeanexception.BecausetheyarecomposedofnativeEnglish

speakersdeliberatelyplacedtogetherwithrecentimmigrants,theytendtobemoreethnicallyand

economicallybalanced.Andthereissomeevidencethatthishelpskidsofallbackgroundsgain

comfortwithdiversityanddifferentcultures.

N)Severaloftheresearchersalsopointedoutthat,inbilingualeducation,non-English-dominant

studentsandtheirfamiliestendtofeelthattheirhomelanguageisheardandvalued,compared

withaclassroomwherethehomelanguageisleftatthedoorinfavorofEnglish.Thiscan

improvestudents'senseofbelongingandincreaseparents5involvementintheirchildren's

education,includingbehaviorslikereadingtochildren."Manyparentsfeartheirlanguageisan

obstacle,aproblem,andiftheyabandonittheirchildwillintegratebetter,**saysAntonellaSorace

oftheUniversityofEdinburgh.MWetellthemthey'renotdoingtheirchildafavorbygivingup

theirlanguage."

O)Onethemethatwasstrikinginspeakingtoalltheseresearcherswasjusthowstronglythey

advocatedfordual-languageclassrooms.ThomasandCollierhaveadvisedmanyschoolsystems

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onhowtoexpandtheirdual-languageprograms,andSoraceruns“Bilingu嬲甲3n

internationalnetworkofresearcherswhopromotebilingualeducationprojects.Thistypeof

advocacyamongscientistsisunusual;evenmoresobecausetheubilingualadvantagehypothesis"

isbeingchallengedonceagain.

P)Areviewofstudiespublishedlastyearfoundthatcognitiveadvantagesfailedtoappearin83

percentofpublishedstudies,thoughinaseparateanalysis,thesumofeffectswasstillsignificantly

positive.Onepotentialexplanationofferedbytheresearchersisthatadvantagesthatare

measurableintheveryyoungandveryoldtendtofadewhentestingyoungadultsatthepeakof

theircognitivepowers.And,theycounteredthatnonegativeeffectsofbilingualeducationhave

beenfound.So,eveniftheadvantagesaresmall,theyarestillworthit.Nottomentionone

obvious,outstandingfact:MBilingualchildrencanspeaktwolanguages!"

36.Astudyfoundthattherearesimilarchangesinbrainstructurebetweenthosewhoarebilingual

frombirthandthosewhostartlearningasecondlanguagelater.

37.Unliketraditionalmonolingualprograms,bilingualclassroomsaimatdevelopingstudents'ability

tousetwolanguagesbymiddleschool.

38.Astudyshowedthatdual-languagestudentsdidsignificantlybetterthantheirpeersinreading

Englishtexts.

39.Abouttwentyyearsago,bilingualpracticewasstronglydiscouraged,especiallyinCalifornia.

40.Ethnicallyandeconomicallybalancedbilingualclassroomsarefoundtobehelpfulforkidstoget

usedtosocialandculturaldiversity.

41.Researchersnowclaimthatearlierresearchonbilingualeducationwasseriouslyflawed.

42.Accordingtoaresearcher,dual-languageexperiencesexertalifelonginfluenceonone'sbrain.

43.Advocatesofbilingualeducationarguedthatitproducespositiveeffectsthoughtheymaybe

limited.

44.Bilingualspeakersoftendobetterthanmonolingualsincompletingcertaintasksbecausetheycan

concentratebetteronwhattheyaredoing.

45.Whentheirnativelanguageisused,parentscanbecomemoreinvolvedintheirchildren's

education.

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SectionC2022年-2023年最新

Directions：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)and

D).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itisnotcontroversialtosaythatanunhealthydietcausesbadhealth.Norarethebasicelements

ofhealthyeatingdisputed.Obesityraisessusceptibilitytocancer,andBritainisthesixthmostobese

countryonEarth.Thatisapublichealthemergency.Butnamingtheproblemistheeasypart.Noone

disputesthecostsinqualityoflifeanddepletedhealthbudgetsofanobesepopulation,butthequestfor

solutionsgetsdivertedbyideologicalargumentsaroundresponsibilityandchoice.Andthewateris

muddiedbylobbyingfromtheindustriesthatprofitfromconsumptionofobesity-inducingproducts.

Historicalprecedentsuggeststhatscienceandpoliticscanovercomeresistancefrombusinesses

thatpolluteandpoisonbutittakestime,andsuccessoftenstartssmall.Soitishearteningtonotethat

aprogrammeinLeedshasachievedareductioninchildhoodobesity,becomingthefirstUKcityto

reverseafatteningtrend.Thebestresultswereamongyoungerchildrenandinmoredeprivedareas.

When28%ofEnglishchildrenagedtwoto15areobese,anationalshiftonthescaleachievedby

Leedswouldlengthenhundredsofthousandsoflives.AsignificantfactorintheLeedsexperienceappears

tobeaschemecalledHENRY,whichhelpsparentsrewardbehavioursthatpreventobesityinchildren.

Manymembersofparliamentareuncomfortableevenwiththeirowngovemmenfsanti-obesity

strategy,sinceitinvolvesasugartax“andabanonthesaleofenergydrinkstounder-16s.Bans

andtaxescanbebluntinstruments,buttheirharshestcriticscanrarelysuggestbettermethods.These

criticsjustopposeregulationitself.

Therelationshipbetweenpoorhealthandinequalityistoopronouncedforgovernmentstobe

passiveaboutlarge-scaleintervention.Peoplelivinginthemostdeprivedareasarefourtimesmore

pronetodiefromavoidablecausesthancounterpartsinmoreaffluentplaces.Asthestructuralnature

ofpublichealthproblemsbecomeshardertoignore,thecomplaintaboutoveqjrotectivegovernment

losespotency.

Infact,thepolariseddebateoverpublichealthinterventionsshouldhavebeenabandonedlong

ago.Governmentactionworkswhenindividualsarcmotivatedtorespond.Individualsneed

governmentsthatexpandaccesstogoodchoices.TheHENRYprogrammewasdeliveredinpart

throughchildren'scentres.Closingsuchcentresandcuttingcouncilbudgetsdoesn'tmagicallyincrease

reservesofindividualself-reliance.Thefunctionofawell-designedstateinterventionisnottodeprive

peopleoflibertybuttobuildsocialcapacityandinfrastructurethathelpspeopletakeresponsibilityfor

theirwellbeing.Theobesitycrisiswillnothaveasolutiondevisedbyleftorrightideology—but

experienceindicatesthattheprivatesectorneedstheincentiveofregulationbeforeitstartstaking

publichealthemergenciesseriously.

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46.WhyistheobesityprobleminBritainsodifficulttosolve?2022年-2023年最新

A)Governmenthealthbudgetsaredepleted.

B)Peopledisagreeastowhoshoulddowhat.

C)Individualsarenotreadytotaketheirresponsibilities.

D)Industrylobbyingmakesithardtogethealthyfoods.

47.Whatcanwelearnfromthepastexperienceintacklingpublichealthemergencies?

A)Governmentshavearoletoplay.

B)Publichealthisascientificissue.

C)Priorityshouldbegiventodeprivedregions.

D)Businesses'responsibilityshouldbestressed.

48.Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutsomecriticsofbansandtaxesconcerningunhealthydrinks?

A)Theyarenotawareoftheconsequencesofobesity.

B)Theyhavenotcomeupwithanythingmoreconstructive.

C)Theyareuncomfortablewithparliament'santi-obesitydebate.

D)Theyhavetheirownmotivesinopposinggovernmentregulation.

49.Whydoestheauthorstresstherelationshipbetweenpoorhealthandinequality?

A)Todemonstratethedilemmaofpeoplelivingindeprivedareas.

B)TobringtolighttherootcauseofwidespreadobesityinBritain.

C)Tohighlighttheareadeservingthemostattentionfromthepublic.

D)Tojustifygovernmentinterventioninsolvingtheobesityproblem.

50.Whenwillgovernmentactionbeeffective?

A)Whenthepolariseddebateisabandoned.

B)Whenideologicaldifferencesareresolved.

C)Whenindividualshavetheincentivetoactaccordingly.

D)Whentheprivatesectorrealisestheseverityofthecrisis.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Hometovirginreefs,raresharksandvastnumbersofexoticfish,theCoralSeaisaunique

havenofbiodiversityoffthenortheasterncoastofAustralia.IfaproposalbytheAustralian

governmentgoesahead,theregionwillalsobecometheworld'slargestmarineprotectedarea,with

restrictionsorbansonfishing,miningandmarinefarming.

TheCoralSeareservewouldcoveralmost990,000squarekilometresandstretchasfaras1,100

kilometresfromthecoast.UnveiledrecentlybyenvironmentministerTonyBurke,theproposalwould

beth