大学英语六级真题

2007年12月大学英语六级考试真题

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheDigital

Age.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.如今数字化产品得到越来越广泛的使用，例如…

2.数字化产品的使用对人们工作、学习和生活产生的影响

TheDigitalAge

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(30minutes)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B)tC)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiven

inthepassage.

SevenWaystoSavetheWorld

Forgettheoldideathatconservingenergyisaformofself-denial——ridingbicycles,dimming

thelights,andtakingfewershowers.Thesedaysconservationisallaboutefficiency:gettingthe

same-orbetter-resultsfromjustafractionoftheenergy.Whenaslumpinbusinesstravel

forcedUlrichRomertocutcostsathisfamily-ownedhotelinGermany,hereplacedhundredsof

thehotel'swastefullightbulbs,gettingthesamelightfor80percentlesspower.Heboughtanew

waterboilerwithadigitallycontrolledpump,andwrappedinsulationaroundthepipes.Spending

about€100,000ontheseandotherimprovements,heslashedhis€90,000fuelandpowerbillby

€60,000.Asabonus,thehotefslowerenergyneedshavereduceditsannualcarbonemissionsby

morethan200metrictons."Torus,savingenergyhasbeenvery,veryprofitable/'hesays.“And

mostimportantly,we'renotgivingupasinglecomfortforourguests//

Efficiencyisalsoagreatwaytolowercarbonemissionsandhelpslowglobalwarming.But

thebestargumentforefficiencyisitscost-or,moreprecisely,itsprofitability.That'sbecause

quicklygrowingenergydemandrequiresimmenseinvestmentinnewsupply,nottomentionthe

drainofrisingenergyprices.

Nowonderefficiencyhasmovedtothetopofthepoliticalagenda.OnJan.10,theEuropean

Unionunveiledaplantocutenergyuseacrossthecontinentby20percentby2021.LastMarch,

Chinaimposeda20percentincreaseinenergyefficiencyby2021.EvenGreorgeW.Bush,the

Texasoilman,isexpectedtotalkaboutenergyconservationinhisStateoftheUnionspeechthis

week.

Thegoodnewsisthattheworldisfullofproven,cheapwaystosaveenergy.Herearethe

seventhatcouldhavethebiggestimpact:

Insulate

Spaceheatingandcoolingeatsup36percentofalltheworld'senergy.There\virtuallyno

limittohowmuchofthatcanbesaved,asprototype“zero-energyhomes"inSwitzerlandand

Germanyhaveshown.There'sbeenasurgeinnewwaysofkeepingheatinandcoldout（orvice

versa）.Themostadvancedinsulationfollowsthelawofincreasingreturns:ifyouaddenough,

youcanscaledownoreveneliminateheatingandair-conditioningequipment,loweringcostseven

beforeyoustartsavingonutilitybills.Studieshaveshownthatgreenworkplaces（onesthatdon't

constantlyneedtohavetheheatorair-conditionerrunning）havehigherworkerproductivityand

lowersickrates.

ChangeBulbs

Lightingeatsup20percentoftheworld'selectricity,ortheequivalentofroughly600,000

tonsofcoaladay.Fortypercentofthatpowersold-fashionedincandescentlightbulbs一a

19th-centurytechnologythatwastesmostofthepoweritconsumesonunwantedheat.

Compactfluorescentlamps,orCFLs,notonlyuse75to80percentlesselectricitythan

incandescentbulbstogeneratethesameamountoflight,buttheyalsolast10timeslonger.

Phasingoldbulbsoutby2030wouldsavetheoutputof650powerplantsandavoidthereleaseof

700milliontonsofcarbonintotheatmosphereeachyear.

ComfortZone

Waterboilers,spaceheatersandairconditionershavebeennotoriouslyinefficient.Theheat

pumphasalteredthatequation.Itremovesheatfromtheairoutsideorthegroundbelowanduses

ittosupplyheattoabuildingoritswatersupply.Inthesummerthesystemcanbereversedto

coolbuildingsaswell.

MostnewresidentialbuildingsinSwedenarealreadyheatedwithground-sourceheatpumps.

Suchsystemsconsumealmostnoconventionalfuelatall.Severalcountrieshaveusedsubsidiesto

jump-startthemarket,includingJapan,wherealmost1millionheatpumpshavebeeninstalledin

thepasttwoyearstoheatwaterforshowersandhottubs.

RemakeFactories

Fromsteelmillstopaperfactories,industryeatsupaboutathirdoftheworld'senergy.The

opportunitiestosavearevast.InLudwigshafen,GermanchemicalsgiantBASFrunsan

interconnectedcomplexofmorethan€200chemicalfactories,whereheatproducedbyone

chemicalprocessisusedtopowerthenext.AttheLudwigshafensitealone,suchrecyclingofheat

andenergysavesthecompany200millionayearandalmosthalfitsCO2emissions.NowBASF

isdoingthesamefornewplantsinChina.^Optimizing（优化）energyefficiencyisadecisive

competitiveadvantage/'saysBASFCEOJurgenHambrecht.

GreenDriving

Aquarteroftheworld'senergy——includingtwothirdsoftheannualproductionofoil——isusedfor

transportation.Somesavingscomefreeofcharge:youcanboostfuelefficiencyby6percent

simplybykeepingyourcar'stiresproperlyinflated（充气）.Gasoline-electrichybrid。昆合型

的）modelsliketheToyotaPriusimprovemileagebyafurther20percentoverconventional

models.

ABetterFridge

Morethanhalfofallresidentialpowergoesintorunninghouseholdappliances,producinga

fifthoftheworld'scarbonemissions.Andthat'strueeventhoughmanufacturershavealready

hikedtheefficiencyofrefrigeratorsandotherwhitegoodsbyasmuchas70percentsincethe

1980s.AccordingtoanInternationalEnergyAgencystudy,ifconsumerschosethosemodelsthat

wouldsavethemthemostmoneyoverthelifeoftheappliance,they'dcutglobalresidential

powerconsumption(andtheirutilitybills)by43percent.

FlexiblePayment

Whosaysyouhavetopayforallyourconservationinvestments?”Energyservice

contractors"willpayforretrofittingISWfSt)inreturnforashareoftheclient'sannual

utility-billsavings.InBeijing,ShenwuThermalEnergyTechnologyCo.specializesinretrofitting

China'ssteelfurnaces.Shenwuputsuptheinitialinvestmenttoinstallaheatexchangerthat

preheatstheairgoingintothefurnace,slashingtheclient'sfuelcosts.Shenwupocketsacutof

thosesavings,sobothShenwuandtheclientprofit.

Ifsavingenergyissoeasyandprofitable,whyisn'teveryonedoingit?Ithastodowith

psychologyandalackofinformation.Mostofustendtolookattoday'spricetagmorethan

tomorrow'spotentialsavings.Thatholdsdoubleforthelandlordordeveloper,whowon'tactually

seeapennyofthesavingshisinvestmentinbetterinsulationorabetterheatingsystemmight

generate.Inmanypeople'sminds,conservationisstillassociatedwithself-denial.Many

environmentalistsstillpushthatview.

Smartgovernmentscanhelppushthemarketintherightdirection.TheEU's1994lawon

labelingwassuchasuccessthatitextendedthesameideatoentirebuildingslastyear.Toboost

themarketvalueofefficiency,allnewbuildingsarerequiredtohavean“energypass"detailing

powerandheatingconsumption.CountrieslikeJapanandGermanyhavesuccessivelytightened

buildingcodes,requiringanincreaseininsulationlevelsbutleavingituptobuilderstodecide

howtomeetthem.

Themostpowerfulincentives,ofcourse,willcomefromthemarketitself.Overthepastyear,

sky-highfuelpriceshavefocusedmindsonefficiencylikeneverbefore.Ever-increasing

pressuretocutcostshasfinallyforcedmorecompaniestodosomemathontheirenergyuse.

Willitbeenough?Withglobaldemandandemissionsrisingsofast,wemaynothaveany

choicebuttotry.Efficienttechnologyisherenow,provenandcheap.Comparedwithallother

options,it'sthebiggest,easiestandmostprofitablebangforthebuck.

注意：此局部试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.Whatissaidtobethebestwaytoconserveenergynowadays?

A)Raisingefficiency.

B)Cuttingunnecessarycosts.

C)Findingalternativeresources.

D)Sacrificingsomepersonalcomforts.

2.WhatdoestheEuropeanUnionplantodo?

A)Diversifyenergysupply.

B)Cutenergyconsumption.

C)Reducecarbonemissions.

D)Raiseproductionefficiency.

3.Ifyouaddenoughinsulationtoyourhouse,youmaybeableto.

A)improveyourworkenvironment

B)cutyourutilitybillsbyhalf

C)getridofair-conditioners

D)enjoymuchbetterhealth

4.Howmuchofthepowerconsumedbyincandescentbulbsisconvertedintolight?

A)Asmallportion.

B)Some40percent.

C)Almosthalf.

D)75to80percent.

5.Somecountrieshavetriedtojump-startthemarketofheatpumpsby.

A)upgradingtheequipment

B)encouraginginvestments

C)implementinghigh-tech

D)providingsubsidies

6.GermanchemicalsgiantBASFsaves200millionayearby.

A)recyclingheatandenergy

B)settingupfactoriesinChina

C)usingthenewesttechnology

D)reducingtheCO2emissionsofitsplants

7.Globalresidentialpowerconsumptioncanbecutby43percentif.

A)weincreasetheinsulationofwallsandwaterpipes

B)wechoosesimplermodelsofelectricalappliances

C)wecutdownontheuseofrefrigeratorsandotherwhitegoods

D)wechoosethemostefficientmodelsofrefigeratorsandotherwhitegoods

8.Energyservicecontractorsprofitbytakingapartofclients,.

9.Manyenvironmentalistsmaintaintheviewthatconservationhasmuchtodowith.

10.Thestrongestincentivesforenergyconservationwillderivefrom.

PartHIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversation.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillhespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

注意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.

A)Proceedinhisownway.

B)Sticktotheoriginalplan.

C)Compromisewithhiscolleague.

D)Trytochangehiscolleague'smind.

12.

A)Maiyhasakeeneyeforstyle.

B)Nancyregretsbuyingthedress.

C)NancyandMarywentshoppingtogetherinRome.

D)NancyandMaryliketofollowthefashion.

13.

A)Washthedishes.

B)Gotothetheatre.

C)PickupGeorgeandMartha.

D)Takeherdaughtertohospital.

14.

A)Sheenjoysmakingupstoriesaboutotherpeople.

B)Shecanneverkeepanythingtoherselfforlong.

C)Sheiseagertosharenewswiththewoman.

D)Sheisthebestinformedwomanintown.

15.

A)Acardealer.

B)Amechanic.

C)Adrivingexaminer.

D)Atechnicalconsultant.

16.

A)Theshoppingmallhasbeendesertedrecently.

B)Shopperscanonlyfindgoodstoresinthemall.

C)Lotsofpeoplemovedoutofthedowntownarea.

D)Thereisn'tmuchbusinessdowntownnowadays.

17.

A)Hewillhelpthewomanwithherreading.

B)Theloungeisnotaplacefbrhimtostudyin.

C)Hefeelssleepywheneverhetriestostudy.

D)Acozyplaceisratherhardtofindoncampus.

18.

A)Toprotectherfromgettingscratches.

B)Tohelprelieveherofthepain.

C)Topreventmosquitobites.

D)Toavoidgettingsunburnt

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.

A)Inastudio.

B)Inaclothingstore.

C)Atabeachresort.

D)Atafashionshow.

20.

A)Tolivetherepermanently.

B)Tostaythereforhalfayear.

C)Tofindabetterjobtosupportherself.

D)TosellleathergoodsforaBritishcompany.

21.

A)Designingfashionitemsforseveralcompanies.

B)Modelingforaworld-famousItaliancompany.

C)WorkingasanemployeeforFerragamo.

D)ServingasasalesagentforBurberrys.

22.

A)Ithasseenasteadydeclineinitsprofits.

B)Ithasbecomemuchmorecompetitive.

C)Ithaslostmanycustomerstoforeigncompanies.

D)Ithasattractedalotmoredesignersfromabroad.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.

A)Ithelpshertoattractmorepublicattention.

B)Itimprovesherchanceofgettingpromoted.

C)Itstrengthensherrelationshipwithstudents.

D)Itenableshertounderstandpeoplebetter.

24.

A)Passively.

B)Positively.

C)Skeptically.

D)Sensitively.

25.

A)Itkeepshauntingherdayandnight.

B)Herteachingwassomewhataffectedbyit.

C)Itvanishesthemomentshestepsintoherrole.

D)Hermindgoesblankonceshegetsonthestage.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleUnethroughthecentre.

注意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.

A)Towinoverthemajorityofpassengersfromairlinesintwentyyears.

B)ToreformrailroadmanagementinwesternEuropeancountries.

C)ToelectrifytherailwaylinesbetweenmajorEuropeancities.

D)TosetupanexpresstrainnetworkthroughoutEurope.

27.

A)MajorEuropeanairlineswillgobankrupt.

B)Europeanswillpaymuchlessfbrtraveling.

C)TravelingtimebytrainbetweenmajorEuropeancitieswillbecutbyhalf.

D)TrainswillbecomethesafestandmostefficientmeansoftravelinEurope.

28.

A)Traintravelwillprovemuchmorecomfortablethanairtravel.

B)Passengerswillfeelmuchsaferonboardatrainthanonaplane.

C)Railtransportwillbeenvironmentallyfriendlierthanairtransport.

D)Travelingbytrainmaybeasquickas,orevenquickerthan,byair.

29.

A)In1981.

B)In1989.

C)In1990.

D)In2000.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.

A)Therecanbenospeedyrecoveryformentalpatients.

B)Approachestohealingpatientsareessentiallythesame.

C)Themindandbodyshouldbetakenasanintegralwhole.

D)Thereisnocleardivisionoflaborinthemedicalprofession.

31.

A)Adoctor\famestrengthensthepatients9faithinthem.

B)Abuseofmedicinesiswidespreadinmanyurbanhospitals.

C)Onethirdofthepatientsdependonharmlesssubstancesforcure.

D)Apatient^expectationsofadrughaveaneffectontheirrecovery.

32.

A)Expensivedrugsmaynotprovethemosteffective.

B)Theworkingsofthemindmayhelppatientsrecover.

C)Doctorsoftenexaggeratetheeffectoftheirremedies.

D)Mostillnessescanbecuredwithoutmedication.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.

A)Enjoyingstrongfeelingsandemotions.

B)Defyingalldangerswhentheyhaveto.

C)Beingfondofmakingsensationalnews.

D)Dreamingofbecomingfamousoneday.

34.

A)Workinginanemergencyroom.

B)Watchinghorrormovies.

C)Listeningtorockmusic.

D)Doingdailyroutines.

35.

A)Arockclimber.

B)Apsychologist.

C)Aresidentdoctor.

D)Acareerconsultant.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyfaritsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhave

justheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.

Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemain

pointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheck

whatyouhavewritten.

注意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

Ifyou'relikemostpeople,you'reindulgedinfakelisteningmanytimes.Yougotohistory

class,sitinthethirdrow,andlook(36)attheinstructorasshespeaks.Butyourmindis

faraway,(37)inthecloudsofpleasantdaydreams.(38)youcomebacktoearth:

theinstructorwritesanimportanttermonthechalkboard,andyou(39)copyitinyour

notebook.Everyonceinawhiletheinstructormakesa(40)remark,causingothersinthe

classtolaugh.Yousmilepolitely,pretendingthatyou'veheardtheremarkandfounditmildly

(41).Youhaveavaguesenseof(42)thatyouaren'tpayingcloseattention,but

youtellyourselfthatany(43)youmisscanbepickedupfromafriend'snotes.Besides,

(44),Sobackyougointoyourprivatelittleworld.Onlylater

doyourealizeyou'vemissedimportantinformationforatest.

Fakelisteningmaybeeasilyexposed,sincemanyspeakersaresensitivetofacialcuesand

cantellifyou'remerelypretendingtolisten.(45)・

Evenifyou'renotexposed,there'sanotherreasontoavoidfakery:it'seasyforthisbehavior

tobecomeahabit.Forsomepeople,thehabitissodeeplyrootedthat

(46),Asaresult,theymisslotsofvaluableinformation.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.

Readthepassagecarefidly.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewest

possiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Men,thesedays,areembracingfatherhoodwiththeround-the-clockinvolvementtheir

partnershavealwaysdreamedof-handlingnightfeedings,packinglunchesandbandagingknees.

Butunlikewomen,manyfindthey'renegotiatingtheirnewroleswithlittlesupportorinformation.

“Meninmygeneration(aged25-40)haveafearofbecamingdadsbecausewehavenorole

models,〃saysJonSmith,awriter.Theyoftenfindthemselvesexcludedfrommothers'support

networksandareeyedwarily(警觉地)ontheplayground.

Thechallengeisparticularlyevidentinthework-place.There,menarestillexpectedtobe

breadwinnersclimbingthecorporateladder;traditionally-mindedbossesareoftenunsympathetic

tofamilyneeds.InDenmarkmostnewfathersonlytaketwoweeksofpaternityleave(父亲的陪

产假)-eventhoughtheyareallowed34days.Asmuchasifnotmoresothanwomen,fathers

struggletobetakenseriouslywhentheyrequestflexiblearrangements.

ThoughWilfried-FritzMaring,54,adata-bankandInternetspecialistwithGermanfirmFIZ

Karlsruhe,feelsthatthetimehespendswithhisdaughteroutweighsanydisadvantages,headmits,

“WithmydecisiontoworkfromhomeIdismissedanyopportunityforpromotion.〃

Mind-sets(思、维定势)arechanginggradually.WhenMaringhadadaughter,thecompany

equippedhimwithahomeofficeandallowedhimtochooseajobthatcouldbeperformedfrom

there.DanishtelecomcompanyTDCinitiatedaninternalcampaignlastyeartoencouragedadsto

takepaternityleave：97percentnowdo."Whenanemployeegoesonpaternityleaveandiswith

hiskids,hegetsanewkindoftraining:inhowtokeepcoolunderstress,〃saysspokesperson

ChristineElbergHolm.Foranewgenerationofdads,kidsmaycomebeforethecompany——but

it'sashiftthatbenefitsboth.

注意：此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.Unlikewomen,menoftengetlittlesupportorinformationfrom・

48.Besidessupportingthefamily,menwerealsoexpectedto.

49.Likewomen,menhopethattheirdesireforaflexibleschedulewillbe・

50.WhenMaringwasonpaternityleave,hewasallowedbyhiscompanytowork.

51.ChristineHolmbelievespaternityleaveprovidesanewkindoftrainingformeninthatitcan

helpthemcopewith・

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Likemostpeople,FvelongunderstoodthatIwillbejudgedbymyoccupation,thatmy

professionisagaugepeopleusetoseehowsmartortalentedIam.Recently,however,Iwas

disappointedtoseethatitalsodecideshowI'mtreatedasaperson.

LastyearIleftaprofessionalpositionasasmall-townreporterandtookajobwaitingtables.

Assomeonepaidtoservefoodtopeople,IhadcustomerssayanddothingstomeIsuspect

they'dneversayordototheirmostcasualacquaintances.Onenightamantalkingonhiscell

phonewavedmeaway,thenbeckoned(示意)mebackwithhisfingeraminutelater,

complaininghewasreadytoorderandaskingwhereFdbeen.

Ihadwaitedtablesduringsummersincollegeandwastreatedlikeapeon(勤杂工)byplentyof

people.Butat19yearsold,IbelievedIdeservedinferiortreatmentfromprofessionaladults.

Besides,peoplerespondedtomedifferentlyafterItoldthemIwasincollege.Customers

wouldjokethatonedayI'dbesittingattheirtable,waitingtobeserved.

OnceIgraduatedItookajobatacommunitynewspaper.Frommyfirstday,Ihearda

respectfultonefromeveryonewhocalledme.Iassumedthiswasthewaytheprofessionalworld

worked-cordially.

Isoonfoundoutdifferently.Isatseveralfeetawayfromanadvertisingsalesrepresentative

withasimilarname.OurcallswouldoftengetmixedupandsomeoneaskingforKristen

wouldbetransferredtoChristie.Themistakewasimmediatelyevident.Perhapsitwas

becausemoneywasinvolved,butpeopleusedatonewithKristenthattheyneverusedwith

me.

Myjobtitlemadepeopletreatmewithcourtesy.Soitwasashocktoreturntotherestaurant

industry.

It'snosecretthatthere5salottoputupwithwhenwaitingtables,andfortunately,muchofit

canbeeasilyforgottenwhenyoupocketthetips.Theserviceindustry,bydefinition,exists

tocatertoothers5needs.Still,itseemedthatmanyofmycustomersdidn'tgetthedifference

betweenserverandservant.

I'mnowapplyingtograduateschool,whichmeanssomedayI'llreturntoaprofessionwhere

peopleneedtobenicetomeinordertogetwhattheywant.IthinkI'lltakethemtodinnerfirst,

andseehowtheytreatsomeonewhoseonlyjobistoservethem.

注意：此局部试题在答题卡2上作答。

52.Theauthorwasdisappointedtofindthat.

A)one'spositionisusedasagaugetomeasureone'sintelligence

B)talentedpeoplelikehershouldfailtogetarespectablejob

C)one'soccupationaffectsthewayoneistreatedasaperson

D)professionalstendtolookdownuponmanualworkers

53.Whatdoestheauthorintendtosaybytheexampleinthesecondparagraph?

A)Somecustomerssimplyshownorespecttothosewhoservethem.

B)Peopleabsorbedinaphoneconversationtendtobeabsent-minded.

C)Waitressesareoftentreatedbycustomersascasualacquaintances.

D)Somecustomersliketomakeloudcomplaintsfornoreasonatall.

54.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwaitingtablesattheageof19?

A)Shefeltitunfairtobetreatedasamereservantbyprofessionals.

B)Shefeltbadlyhurtwhenhercustomersregardedherasapeon.

C)Shewasembarrassedeachtimehercustomersjokedwithher.

D)Shefounditnaturalforprofessionalstotreatherasinferior.

55.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying”・・・manyofmycustomersdidn'tgetthedifference

betweenserverandservant”(Line3,Para.7)?

A)Thosewhocatertoothers'needsaredestinedtobelookeddownupon.

B)Thoseworkingintheserviceindustryshouldn'tbetreatedasservants.

C)Thoseservingothershavetoputupwithroughtreatmenttoearnaliving.

D)Themajorityofcustomerstendtolookonaservantasservernowadays.

56.Theauthorsaysshe'llonedaytakeherclientstodinnerinorderto.

A)seewhatkindofpersontheyare

B)experiencethefeelingofbeingserved

C)showhergenerositytowardspeopleinferiortoher

D)arousetheirsympathyforpeoplelivingahumblelife

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

What'shotfor2007amongtheveryrich?A$7.3milliondiamondring.AtriptoTanzaniato

huntwildanimals.Oh,andincomeinequality.

Sure,someleftishbillionaireslikeGeorgeSoroshavebeenrailingagainstincomeinequalityfor

years.Butincreasingly,centristandright-wingbillionairesarestartingtoworryaboutincome

inequalityandthefateofthemiddleclass.

InDecember,MortimerZuckermanwroteacolumninU.S.News&WorldReport,which

heowns."Ournation'scorebargainwiththemiddleclassisdisintegrating,〃lamented(哀叹)

the117th-richestmaninAmerica."Mostofoureconomicgainshavegonetopeopleatthevery

topoftheincomeladder.Averageincomeforahouseholdofpeopleofworkingage,by

contrast,hasfallenfiveyearsinarow.〃Henotedthat“TensofmillionsofAmericanslivein

fearthatamajorhealthproblemcanreducethemtobankruptcy."

WilburRossJr.hasechoedZuckerman\angeroverthebitterstrugglesfacedbymiddle-class

Americans."It'sanoutragethatanyAmerican'slifeexpectancyshouldbeshortenedsimply

becausethecompanytheyworkedforwentbankruptandendedhealth-carecoverage,〃saidthe

formerchairmanoftheInternationalSteelGroup.

What'shappening?TheveryricharejustastrendyasyouandI,andcanbesowhenitcomesto

politicsandpolicy.GiventherecentchangeofcontrolinCongress,thepopularityof

measureslikeincreasingtheminimumwage,andeffortsbyCalifornia'sgovernortooffer

universalhealthcare,theseguysdon'tneedtheirownpersonalweathermentoknowwhich

waythewindblows.

It'spossiblethatplutocrats(有钱有势的人)areexpressingsolidaritywiththestrugglingmiddle

classaspartofanefforttoinsulatethemselvesfromconfiscatory(没收性的)taxpolicies.But

theprospectthatincomeinequalitywillleadtohighertaxesonthewealthydoesn'tkeep

plutocratsupatnight.Theycanlivewiththat.

No,whattheyfearwasthatthepoliticalchallengesof