2023年12月英语六级真题及答案三套

2023年12月英语六级真题及答案三套

2023年12月英语六级考试真题试卷附答案(第1套)PartI

Writing(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteane

ssayonhowtobalanceworkandleisure.Youshouldwriteatleast1

50wordsbutnomorethan200words.

HowtoBalanceWorkandLeisure

Justastheoldsayinggoes,“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy”,

whichillustratestheimportanceandnecessityofkeepingabalancebetweenwork

andleisure.However,intoday“sfast-pacedworkculture,it“sdifficultformost

peopletosuccessfullymaintainagoodbalancebetweenthetwo.

Asforme,sometipscancontributetoachievingthebalance.Firstofall,youshould

developefficientworkinghabits,becauseonlyinthiswaycanyousqueezeoutsome

leisuretime.Itrequiresyoutodevoteyourfullattentiontothetaskathandand

completedailyworkefficiently.Second,inordertorelievethefatigueandstress,

it“svitaltoscheduleonethingthatyouareinterestedineachdayandset

asidesometimeforrelaxation.Lastbutnotleast,forthoseworkaholics,please

keepinmindthatifyouworkhard,youshouldn”tfeelguiltywhenyouspendtime

onpersonalleisure,forentertainmentisalsoapartoflife.

Toconclude,workandleisurecomplementeachother,sowhenyougettiredandbored

withyourdailygrind,trytotakesometimeoffworktorelaxyourself.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendof

eachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Itcanbenefitprofessionalsandnon-professiona1salike.

B)Itliststhevariouschallengesphysicistsarcconfronting.

C)Itdescribeshowsomemysteriesofphysicsweresolved.

D)Itisoneofthemostfascinatingphysicsbookseverwritten.

2.A)physicists”contributiontohumanity.

B)Storiesaboutsomefemalephysicists.

C)Historicalevolutionofmodernphysics.

D)Women“schangingattitudestophysics.

3.A)Byexposingalotofmythsinphysics.

B)Bydescribingherownlifeexperiences.

C)Byincludinglotsoffascinatingknowledge.

D)Bytellinganecdotesaboutfamousprofessors.

4.A)Itavoidsdetailingabstractconceptsofphysics.

B)Itcontainsalotofthought-provokingquestions.

C)Itdemonstrateshowtheycanbecomephysicists.

D)Itprovidesexperimentstheycandothemselves.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Heistoobusytofinishhisassignmentintime.

B)Hedoesnotknowwhatkindoftopictowriteon.

C)Hedoesnotunderstandtheprofessor“sinstructions.

D)Hehasnoideahowtoproceedwithhisdissertation论文、专题、学术演讲.

6.A)Itistoobroad宽的、宽阔的.

B)Itisabitoutdated过时的、落伍的.

C)Itischallenging.

D)Itisinteresting.

7.A)Biography传记、档案.

B)Nature.

C)Philosophy哲学.

D)Beauty.

8.A)Improvehiscumulativegrade.

B)Develophisreadingability.

C)Stickto坚持、忠于、估守thetopicassigned.

D)Listtheparametersfirst.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfrom

thefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Theunprecedented空前的、史无前例的hightemperature高温inGreenland.

B)ThecollapseoficeonthenortherntipofGreenland.

C)TheunusualcoldspellintheArcticareainOctober.

D)TherapidchangeofArctictemperaturewithinaday.

10.A)Ithascreatedatotallynewclimatepattern.

B)Itwillposeaseriousthreattomanyspecies.

C)Ittypicallyappearsaboutonceeverytenyears.

D)Ithaspuzzledtheclimatescientistsfordecades.

11.A)ExtinctionofArcticwildlife.

B)IcelesssummersintheArctic.

C)Emigrationofindigenouspeople.

D)Betterunderstandingofecosystems.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Agoodstart.

B)Adetailedplan.

C)Astrongdetermination.

D)Ascientificapproach.

13.A)Mostpeoplegetenergizedafterasufficientrest.

B)Mostpeopletendtohaveafinitesourceofenergy.

C)Itisvitaltotakebreaksbetweendemandingmentaltasks.

D)Itismostimportanttohaveconfidenceinone“swillpower意志力、毅力.

14.A)Theycouldkeepon连续、连续不断workinglonger.

B)Theycoulddomorechallengingtasks.

C)Theyfounditeasiertofocusonworkathand.

D)Theyheldmorepositiveattitudestowardlife.

15.A)Theyarepartoftheirnature.

B)Theyares&bjee屯•(受帝4于r■听从change.

C)Theyarerelatedtoculture.

D)Theyarebeyondcontrol.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalks

followedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Abouthalfofcurrentjobsmightbeautomated.

B)Thejobsofdoctorsandlawyerswouldbethreatened.

C)Thejobmarketisbecomingsomewhatunpredictable.

D)Machinelearningwouldprovedisruptiveby2023.

17.A)Theyarewide1yapplicableformassiveopenonlinecourses.

B)Theyarenowbeingusedbynumeroushighschoolteachers.

C)Theycouldreadasmanyas10,000essaysinasingleminute.

D)Theycouldgrade评级、评分high-schoolessaysjustlikehumanteachers

18.A)Itneedsinstructionsthroughouttheprocess.

B)Itdoespoorlyonfrequent,high-volumetasks.

C)Ithastorelyonhugeamountsofprevious以前的、从前的data.

D)Itisslowwhenitcomestotrackingnovelthings.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Theengineeringproblemswithsolarpower.

B)Thegenerationofsteamwiththelatesttechnology.

C)Theimportanceofexploringnewenergysources.

D)Thetheoreticalaspectsofsustainableenergy可持续能源、可再生能源.

20.A)Drivetrainswithsolar，energy太阳能.

B)Upgradethecity“strainfacilities.

C)Buildanewten-kilometrerailwayline.

D)Cutdownthecity“senergyconsumption

21.A)Buildatankforkeepingcalciumoxide.

B)Findanewmaterialforstoring储存、存储energy.

C)Recoversuper-heatedsteam.

D)Collectcarbondioxidegas.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Thelackofsupervisionbyboththenationalandlocalgovernments.

B)Theimpactofthecurrenteconomiccrisisathomeandabroad.

C)Thepoormanagementofdaycentresandhomehelpservices.

D)Thepoorrelationbetweennationalhealthandsocialcareservices.

23.A)Itwasmainlyprovidedbyvoluntaryservices.

B)Itmainlycaterstotheneedsoftheprivileged.

C)Itcalledforasufficientnumberofvolunteers.

D)Ithasdeterioratedoverthepastsixtyyears.

24.A)Theirlongerlifespans.

B)Fewerhomehelpersavailable.

C)Theirpreferenceforprivateservices.

D)Moreofthemsufferingseriousillnesses.

25.A)Theyareunabletopayforhealthservices.

B)Theyhavelongbeendiscriminated区分against.

C)Theyarevulnerabletoillnessesanddiseases.

D)Theyhavecontributedagreatdealtosociety.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequired

toselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowing

thepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each

choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletter

foreachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynot

useanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

JustoffthecoastofSouthernCaliforniasitsSantaCruzIsland,whereamagical

creaturecalledtheislandfox_F_26_dwells_.Adecadeago,thisisland“secosystem

生态系统wasin_B_27_chaos混乱的_Wildpigsattractedgoldeneaglesfromthe

mainland,andthoseflying_L_28_predators捕食者、食肉动物—crashedthefox

population.SotheNatureConservancylauncheda_H_29_fierce凶狠、凶狠_waragainst

thepigs,completewithhelicopters直升机andsharpshooters.

Anditworked.Today,federalagenciesarepullingtheislandfoxfromtheEndangered

SpeciesList.It“sthefastest-everrecoveryofamammal哺乳动物，joiningpeers

同龄人、同事liketheLouisianablackbearasglowingsuccessesinthehistoryof

theEndangered濒临灭亡的SpeciesAct.

ButtherecoveryofSantaCruzIslandisn”tjustaboutthefox.TheNatureConservancy

保护、治理hasD30_declared_waronamuliitiidaof大量、一大批invasive入侵的、

侵略性的specieshere,fromsheeptoplantstotheA31_aggressive侵略性的、好

斗的、有进取心的Argentine阿，根廷蚂中工一"Ourphilosophywiththeislandhas

alwaysbeen,“OK,M32_remove_thethreatsandlettheislandgobacktowhat

itwas,“saysecologistChristinaBoser.Anditappearstobeworking.Native

plantsarecoiningback,andthefoxonceagainboundsaboutcarefree.

ButkeepingthosefoxesfromharmwilloccupyBoserandhercolleaguesforyears

tocome.Yousee,humansarestillallowedonSantaCruzIsland,andtheybringdogs.

SoBoserhastovaccinateherfoxesagainstvariousdiseases."We"reobligated

tokeepapulseonthepopulationforatleastfiveyearsafterthefoxesare

delisted,“saysBoser.Thatincludestagging标i己、标签thefoxesand

_K_33_monitoring监视、监测_theirnumberstoensurenothinggoeswrong.

Thisisthestoryofthelittlefoxthathascomeback,andthepeoplewhohave

_E_34_dedicated奉献—theirlivestoprotectingit.Thisisthestoryofwildlife

野生动植物conservation保护、保存、保持intheageofmass_G_35_extinction灭亡、

消灭二

A)aggressiveB)chaosC)configurationD)declaredE)dedicatedF)dweIlsG)

extinctionH)fierceI)hindersJ)mamma1K)monitoringL)predatorsM)removeN)

tempt0)underlying

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

DoParentsInvadeChildren”sPrivacyWhenTheyPostPhotosOnline?

A)WhenKatlynBurbidge”ssonwas6yearsold,hewasperformingsome

ridiculoussonganddancetypicalofafirst-grader.Butaftershesnappedaphoto

andstartedusingherphone,heaskedheraseriousquestion:"Areyougoingtopost

thatonline?"

Shelaughedandanswered,“Yes,IthinkIwill."Whathesaidnextstoppedher.

aCanyounot?”

B)That“swhenitdawnedonher:Shehadbeenpostingphotosofhimonline

withoutaskinghispermission."We"rebigadvocatesofbodilyautonomyandnot

forcinghim

tohugorkisspeopleunlesshewantsto,butitneveroccurredtomethatslhould

askhispermissiontopostphotosofhimonline,“saysBurbidge,amomoftwo

inWakefield,Massachusetts."NowwhenIpostaphotoofhimonline,Ishowhim

thephotoandgethisokay.”

C)Whenher8-month-oldis3or4yearsold,sheplanstostartaskinghiminan

age-appropriateway,“Doyouwantotherpeopletoseethis?"That'sprecisely

theapproachthattworesearchersadvocatedbeforearoomofpediatricians(儿

科医生)lastweekattheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsmeeting,whenthey

discussedthe21stcenturychallengeofusharenting”,anewtermforparents”

onlinesharingabouttheirchildren."Asadvocatesofchildren“srights,we

believethatchildrenshouldhaveavoiceaboutwhatinformationissharedabout

themifpossiblesaysStaceySteinberg,alegalskillsprofessorattheUniversity

ofFloridaLevinCollegeofLawinGainesville.

D)Whetherit”sensuringthatyourchildisn“tbulliedoversomethingyoupost,that

theiridentityisn“tdigitallyukidnapped"，orthattheirphotosdon“tendup

onahalfdozenchildpornography(色情)sites,asoneAustralianmomdiscovered,

parentsandpediatriciansareincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofprotecting

children“sdigitalpresence.SteinbergandBaharehKeith,anassistantprofessor

ofpediatricsattheUniversityofFloridaCollegeofMedicine,saymostchildren

willlikelyneverexperienceproblemsrelatedtowhattheirparentsshare,buta

tensionstillexistsbetweenparents”rightstosharetheirexperiencesand

theirchildrennsrightstoprivacy.

E)“We"reinnowaytryingtosilenceparents,voices,“Steinbergsays,"Althe

sametime,werecognizethatchildrenmighthaveaninterestinenteringadulthood

freetocreatetheirowndigitalfootprint."Theycitedastudypresentedearlier

this

yearof249pairsofparentsandtheirchildreninwhichtwiceasmanychildrenas

parentswantedrulesonwhatparentscouldshare."Theparentssaid,'Wedon“tneed

rules-werefine,'andthechildrensaid,'Ourparentsneedrules,'Keithsays.

“Thechildrenwantedautonomyaboutthisissueandwereworriedabouttheir

parentssharinginformationaboutthem.”

F)AlthoughtheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsoffersguidelinesrecommendingthat

parentsmodelappropriatesocialmediausefortheirchildren,itdoesnotexplicitly

discussoversharingbyparents."Ithinkthisisaverylegitimateconcern,and

Iappreciatetheirdrawingourattentiontoit”,DavidIIill,afatheroffive,says.

Heseesaroleforpediatricianstotalkwithparentsaboutthis,butbelievesthe

messagingmustextendfarbeyondpediatricians,offices."Ilookforwardto

seeingresearchersexpandourunderstandingoftheissuesowecantranslateit

intoeffectiveeducationandpolicy,“hesays.

G)There“sbeenlittleresearchonthetopic,Steinbergwroteinalawarticleabout

thisissue.Whilestatescouldpasslawsrelatedtosharinginformationabout

childrenonline,Steinbergfeelsparentsthemselvesaregenerallybestsuitedto

makethesedecisionsfortheirfamilies.uWhilewedidn”twanttocreateany

unnecessarypanic,wedidfindsomeconcernsthatweretroublesome,andwethought

thatparentsoratleastphysiciansshouldbeawareofthosepotential

risks,“Steinbergsays.Theyincludephotosrepurposedforinappropriateor

illegalmeans,identitytheft,embarrassment,bullyingbypeersordigital

kidnapping.

H)Butthat“sthenegativeside,withrisksthatmustbebalancedagainstthe

benefitsofsharing.Steinbergpointedoutthatparentalsharingonsocialmedia

helpsbuildcommunities,connectspread-outfamilies,providesupportandraise

awarenessaroundimportantsocialissuesforwhichparentsmightbetheir

children“sonlyvoice.

I)AC.S.Mottsurveyfoundamongthe56percentofmothersand34percentoffathers

whodiscussedparentingonsocialmedia,72percentofthemsaidsharingmadethem

feellessalone,andnearlyasmanysaidsharinghelpedthemworrylessandgave

themadvicefromotherparents.Themostcommontopicstheydiscussedincludedkids”

sleep,nutrition,discipline,behaviorproblemsanddaycareandpreschool.

J)“There“sthispeer-to-peernatureofhealthcarethesedayswithaprofound

opportunityforparentstolearnhelpfultips,safetyandpreventionefforts,

pro-vaccinemessagesandallkindsofothermessagesfromotherparentsintheir

socialcommunities”,saysWendySueSwanson,apediatricianandexecutivedirector

ofdigitalhealthatSeattleChildren'sHospital,wheresheblogsaboutherown

parentingjourneytohelpotherparents."They"regettingnurturedbypeople

theynvealreadyselectedthattheytrust."shesays.

K)uHowdoweweightherisks,howdowethinkaboutthebenefits,andhowdo

wealleviatetherisks?”shesays."Thosearethequestionsweneedtoask

ourselves,andeveryonecanhaveadifferentanswer.”

L)Someparentsfindthebestrouteforthemisnottoshareatall.Bridget

0"Hanlonandherhusband,wholiveinCleveland,decidedbeforetheirdaughterwas

bornthattheywouldnotpostherphotosonline.Whenafewfamilymembersdidpost

pictures,()“Han1onandherhusbandmadetheirwishesclear."It"sbeenhard

nottoshare

picturesofherbecausepeoplealwayswanttoknowhowbabiesandtoddlers学(走

路的孩子)aredoingandtoseepictures,butwemadethedecisiontohavesocial

mediawhileshedidnot,"0"Hanlonsaid.Similarly,AlisonJamisonofNewYork

decidedwithherhusbandthattheirchildhadarighttotheirownonlineidentity.

Theydiduseaninvitation-onlyphotosharingplatformsothatfriendsandfamily,

includingthosefaraway,couldseethephotos,buttheystoodfirm,simplyrefusing

toputtheirchild“sphotosonothersocialmediaplatforms.

M)“Formostfamilies,it“sajourney.Sometimesitgoeswrong,butmostofthe

timeitdoesn"t,“saysSwanson,whorecommendsstartingtoaskchildren

permissiontopostnarrativesorphotosaroundages6to8.“We"11learnmore

andmorewhatour

toleranceis.Wecanaskourkidstohelpuslearnasasocietywhat“sokayand

what”snot.”

N)Indeed,thatlearningprocessgoesbothways.BriaDunham,amotherinSomerville,

Massachusetts,wassoexcitedtowatchamomentofbrotherlybondingwhileher

first-graderandbabytookabathtogetherthatshesnappedafewphotos.Butwhen

sheconsideredpostingthemonline,shetooktheperspectiveofherson:Howwould

hefeelifhisclassmates,parentssawphotosofhimchest-upinthebathtub?”It

mademethinkabouthowI“mteachinghimtohaveownershipofhisownbodyand

howwhatissharedtodayenduresintothefuture,“Dunhamsays."SoIkeptthe

pictures

tomyselfandacceptedthisasonemorestepinsupportinghisincreasingautonomy.

36.Steinbergarguedparentalsharingonlinecanbebeneficial.H

37.Accordingtoanexpert,whenchildrenreachschoolage,theycanhelptheir

parentslearnwhatcanandcannotbedone.M

38.Onemotherrefrainedfrompostingherson,sphotosonlinewhensheconsidered

thematterfromherson“sperspective.N

39.Accordingtoastudy,morechildrenthanparentsthinkthereshouldberules

onparents“sharing.E

40.KatlynBurbidgehadneverrealizedshehadtoaskherson“sapprovaltoput

hisphotosonline.B

41.Amotherdecidednottopostherson“sphotoonlinewhenheaskedhernotto.A

42.Awomanpediatriciantriestohelpotherparentsbysharingherownparenting

experience.J

43.Therearepeoplewhodecidesimplynottosharetheirchildren”s

photosonline.L

44.Parentsandphysiciansshouldrealizesharinginformationonlineaboutchildren

mayinvolverisks.G

45.Parentswhosharetheirparentingexperiencesmayfindthemselvesintrudinginto

theirchildren”sprivacy.D

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Perhapsitistimeforfarmerstoputtheirfeetupnowthatrobotsareusedtoinspect

crops,digupweeds,andevenhavebecomeshepherds,too.Commercialgrowingfields

areastronomicallyhugeandtakethousandsofman-hourstooperate.Oneprimeexample

isoneofAustralia“smostisolatedcattlestations,SuplejackDownsinthe

NorthernTerritory,extendingacross4,000squarekilometers,takingover13hours

toreachbycarfromthenearestmajortown-AliceSprings.

Theextremeisolationofthesemassivefarmsleavesthemoftenunattended,and

monitoredonlyonceortwiceayear,whichmeansifthelivestockfallsillor

requiresassistance,itcanbealongtimeforfarmerstodiscover.

However,robotsarecomingtotherescue.

Robotsarecurrentlyunderatwo-yeartrialinWaleswhichwilltrain“farmbots”

toherd,monitorthehealthoflivestock,andmakesurethereisenoughpasturefor

themtograzeon.Therobotsareequippedwithmanysensorstoidentifyconditions

oftheenvironment,cattleandfood,usingthermalandvisionsensorsthatdetect

changesinbodytemperature.

“You”vealsogotcolor,textureandshapesensorslookingdownatthegroundto

checkpasturequality,,saysSalahSukkariehoftheUniversityofSydney,whowill

carryouttrialsonseveralfarmsincentralNewSouthWales.

Duringthetrials,therobotalgorithms(算法)andmechanicswillbofine-tunedto

makeitbettersuitedtoailinglivestockandensureitsafelynavigatesaround

potentialhazardsincludingtrees,mud,swamps,andhills.

“Wewanttoimprovethequalityofanimalhealthandmakeiteasierforfarmersto

maintainlargelandscapeswhereanimalsroamfree,“saysSukkarieh.

Therobotsarenot1imitedtoherdingandmonitoringlivestock.Theyhavebeen

createdtocountindividualfruit,inspectcrops,andevenpul1weeds.

Manyrobotsareequippedwithhigh-techsensorsandcomplexlearningalgorithmsto

avoidinjuringhumansastheyworksidebyside.Therobotsalsolearnthemost

efficientandsafestpassages,andallowengineersandfarmerstoanalyzeandbetter

optimizetheattributesandtasksoftherobot,aswellasprovidealivestream

givingreal-timefeedbackonexactlywhatishappeningonthefarms.

Ofcourse,someworryliesinreplacingagriculturalworkers.However,itisfanners

thatarepushingfortheadvancementsduetoever-increasinglaborvacancies,making

itdifficulttomaintainlarge-scaleoperations.

Therobotshaveprovidedmajorbenefitstofarmersinvariousways,fromhunting

andpullingweedstomonitoringtheconditionofeverysinglefruit.Futurefarms

willlikelyexperienceagreaterdealofautonomyasrobotstakeupmoreandmore

farmworkefficiently.

46.Whatmayfarmersbeabletodowithrobotsappearingonthefarmingscene?

A)Upgradefarmproduce.

B)Enjoymoreleisurehours.

C)Modifythegenesofcrops.

D)Cutdownfarmingcosts.

47.Whatwill”farmbots”beexpectedtodo?

A)Takeupmanyofthefarmers,routines.

B)Providemedicaltreatmentsforlivestock.

C)Leadthetrendinfarmingtheworldover.

D)Improvethequalityofpasturesforgrazing.

48.Whatcanrobotsdowhenequippedwithhigh-techsensorsandcomplexlearning

algorithms学习算法？

A)Helpfarmerschoosethemostefficientandsafestpassages.

B)Helpfarmerssimplifytheirfarmingtasksandmanagement.

C)Allowfarmerstolearninstantlywhatisoccurring发生onthefarm.

D)Allowfarmerstogivethemreal-timeinstructionsonwhattodo.

49.Whyarefarmerspressingforroboticfarming?

A)Farmingcostsarefastincreasing.

B)Roboticstechnologyismaturing.

C)Roboticfanningisthetrend.

D)Laborshortageisworsening.

50.Whatdoestheauthorthinkfuturefarmswillbelike?

A)Moreandmoreautomated.

B)Moreandmoreproductive.

C)Largerandlargerinscale.

D)Betterandbetterincondition.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thepublicmustbeabletounderstandthebasicsofsciencetomakeinformeddecisions.

Perhapsthemostdramaticexampleofthenegativeconsequencesofpoorcommunication

betweenscientistsandthepublicistheissueofclimatechange,whereavariety

offactors,nottheleastofwhichisabreakdowninthetransmissionoffundamental

climatedatatothegeneralpublic,hascontributedtowidespreadmistrustand

misunderstandingofscientistsandtheirresearch.

Theissueofclimatechangealsoi1lustrateshowthepublicacceptanceand

understandingofscience(orthelackofit)caninfluencegovernmental

decision-makingwithregardtoregulation,sciencepolicyandresearchfunding.

However,theimportanceofeffectivecommunicationwithageneralaudienceisnot

1imitedtohotissues1ikeclimatechange.Itisalsocriticalforsociallycharged

neuroscienceissuessuchasthegeneticbasisforaparticularbehavior,the

therapeuticpotentialofstemcelltherapyforneurodegenerativediseases,orthe

useofanimalmodels,areaswherethepublicunderstandingofsciencecanalso

influencepolicyandfundingdecisions.Furthermore,withcontinuingadvancesin

individualgenome(基因组)sequencingandtheadventofpersonalizedmedicine,more

non-scientistswillneedtobecomfortableanalyzingcomplexscientificinformation

tomakedecisionsthatdirectlyaffecttheirqualityoflife.

Sciencejournalismisth