2019年4月自考00600高级英语试题及答案含解析

高级英语年月真题

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1、【单选题】Ifindithardto______thatwomenweretreatedsounfairlya

hundredyearsago.

conceive

detect

A:

remember

B:

propose

C:

答D:案：A

解析：句意为：我很难想象，在一百年前女人被如此不公平的对待。conceive意为“想

象，构想”；detect“发现，查明，侦查出”；propose“建议，提议”。

2、【单选题】Thenumberofstaffwecantakeonwillbe______byhowmuchmoney

we’reallowedtospend.

suggested

controlled

A:

determined

B:

navigated

C:

答D:案：C

解析：句意为：我们雇佣的人数取决于可支配资金的多少。determine决定；suggest建

议，表明；control控制；navigate航行，导航。

3、【单选题】Dadwillbeangryifyou______himwhileheisreading.

dislike

disturb

A:

disappoint

B:

dissatisfy

C:

答D:案：B

解析：句意为：爸爸会很生气如果你在他读书的时候打扰他。disturb打扰，干扰；

dislike不喜欢；disappoint使失望；dissatisfy使不满意，使不满足。

4、【单选题】Sheis______thebrighteststarofBritishballet.

normally

upsettingly

A:

undoubtedly

B:

unnecessarily

C:

答D:案：C

解析：句意为：她无疑是英国芭蕾舞团最耀眼的明星。undoubtedly无疑，必定；

normally正常地；upsettingly混乱的，沮丧的；unnecessarily不必要的。

5、【单选题】Theendlesspublicappearancesareaninevitablepartofan

election______.

activity

campaign

A:

crusade

B:

movement

C:

答D:案：B

解析：句意为：没完没了的公开露面是竞选活动不可避免的组成部分。campaign（尤指政

治、商业或军事的）专项活动，运动。activity(为兴趣、娱乐或达到一定目的而进行的)

活动；crusade（长期坚定不移的）斗争，运动；movement（具有共同思想或目标的）运

动。

6、【单选题】Somepessimistsholdthattrueindependentadviceis______.

reliable

unavoidable

A:

reasonable

B:

unattainable

C:

答D:案：D

解析：句意为：一些悲观主义者认为真正独立的意见是不存在的。unattainable无法得

到的，不存在的；reliable可依赖的，可靠的；reasonable合理的。

7、【单选题】Hesuggestedacardgametorelievethe______ofthejourney.

monopoly

monologue

A:

monotony

B:

monograph

C:

D:

答案：C

解析：句意为：他建议打纸牌给旅途解闷。monotony单调乏味，千篇一律；monopoly垄

断，专营服务；monologue独白，独角戏；monograph专论，专题文章。

8、【单选题】Oneofthemany______offoreigntravelislearninghowtocope

withtheunexpected.

outlooks

benefits

A:

experiences

B:

attitudes

C:

答D:案：B

解析：句意为：去国外旅游的众多好处之一是学会如何处理突发事件。benefit好处；

outlooks观点，景色；experience经历，体验；attitudes态度。

9、【单选题】It’saminorearthquake.Therewerenoinjuriesandthedamageto

thebuildingwas______.

minimal

lasting

A:

accidental

B:

disastrous

C:

答D:案：A

解析：句意为：这是一次小地震。没有人员伤亡，对建筑造成的损坏也很小。minimal极

小的；lasting持续的；accidental意外的，偶然的；disastrous极糟糕的，灾难性

的。

10、【单选题】SomepeopleintheWestare______spillingsaltonthetable.

excitedabout

cautiousof

A:

superstitiousabout

B:

consciousof

C:

答D:案：C

解析：句意为：一些西方的人迷信把盐倒翻在桌子上的说法。superstitiousabout

对…迷信；excitedabout对..感到兴奋；cautiousof谨慎的；consciousof意识到。

11、【单选题】Turkeyisexpectingan______ofseveralthousandrefugeesover

thenextfewdays.

influx

import

A:

output

B:

overview

C:

答D:案：A

解析：句意为：未来几天涌入土耳其的难民预计会达几千人。influx（人、资金或事物

的）涌入，流入；import进口；output（人、机器、机构的）产量；输出；overview概

述；纵览。

12、【单选题】Hewrotetomelastweekregardingabusiness______hethought

mightinterestme.

implication

indication

A:

proposition

B:

explanation

C:

答D:案：C

解析：句意为：他上周写信给我，提出一项他认为我会感兴趣的提案。proposition建

议，提议（尤指业务上的）；implication含义，可能的影响；indication表明；

explanation解释，说明。

13、【单选题】TheCivilRightsActwasneededto______someethnicgroups.

induce

enlarge

A:

seduce

B:

empower

C:

答D:案：D

解析：句意为：少数民族需要公民权利法案来赋予他们权力。empower授权，允许，使能

够；induce诱导，引诱；enlarge扩大，使增大；seduce引诱，诱惑。

14、【单选题】Intheendshelefthomejusttoescapethe______ruleofher

mother.

political

tyrannical

A:

B:

social

official

C:

答D:案：B

解析：句意为：最后，她离开家仅仅为了逃离她妈妈的专横统治。tyrannical残暴的，

专横的；political政治的；social社会的；official官方的。

15、【单选题】Thenumberoneprincipleforbeingagoodcolleagueisto

______youremotionsfromtheworkingrelationship.

prevent

save

A:

extricate

B:

disengage

C:

答D:案：D

解析：句意为：做一个好同事的首要原则是不要把情绪带到工作中。disengage分开，脱

离；prevent阻止；extricate是解脱，救出。

16、【单选题】（1）Fiftyyearsago,babyboomersandtheirparentssuffered

throughwhatwasubiquitouslyunderstoodas"thegenerationgap",ortheinability

fordifferentgenerationstospeakclearlywithoneanother.（2）Anewnational

pollofAmericansbetweentheagesof18and29—themillennialgeneration

providesstrongevidenceofanewgenerationgap,thistimewiththeboomers

（bornbetween1946and1964）playingtheroleofuncomprehendingparents.When

Millennialssaytheyareliberal,itmeanssomethingverydifferentthanitdid

whenBarackObamawascomingofage.WhenMillennialssaytheyaresocialists,

they'renotparticipatinginostalgiefortheoldGermanDemocraticRepublic.And

theirstrongbeliefineconomicfairnessshouldn'tbeconfusedwiththeattitudes

oftheOccupymovement.（3）ThepollofMillennialswasconductedbytheReason

FoundationandtheRupeFoundationearlierthisspring.Itengagednearly2400

representative18to29yearoldsonawidevarietyoftopics.（4）Thisnew

generationgapcertainlyhelpstoexplainwhyMillennialsarefarlesspartisan

thanfolks30andolder.Just22%ofMillennialsidentifyasRepublicanor

Republican-leaning,comparedwith40%ofoldervoters.Aftersplittingtheirvotes

forGeorgeE.BushandAlGorein2000（eachcandidategotabout48%）,

MillennialshavevotedoverwhelminglyforDemocraticcandidatesinthe2004-2008,

and2012elections.Forty-threepercentofMillennialscallthemselvesDemocrats

orleaningthatway.Yetthafsstillasmallerpercentagethanitisforolder

Americans,49%ofwhomareDemocratsorleanDemocrats.Moststrikingly,34%of

Millennialscallthemselvestrueindependents,meaningtheydon'tleantoward

eitherpartyForolderAmericans,it'sjust10%.（5）Millennialsuselanguage

differentlythanBoomersandGenXers（bornbetween1965and1980）.Inthe

Reason-Rupepoll,about62%ofMillennialscallthemselvesliberal.Bythat,they

meantheyfavorgaymarriageandpotlegalization,butthoseviewsholdlittleor

noimplicationfortheirviewsongovernmentspending.ToMillennials,being

sociallyliberalisbeingliberalperiod.FormostolderAmericans,calling

yourselfaliberalmeansyouwanttoincreasethesize,scope,andspendingofthe

government（itmaynotevenmeanyousupportlegalpotandmarriageequality）.

DespitethestrongliberaltiltamongMillennials,53%saytheywouldsupporta

candidatewhowassociallyliberalandfiscallyconservative（areyoulistening,

majorparties?）.Thereareotherareaswherelanguagedoesn'ttrackneatlywith

BoomerandGenXdefinitions.（6）Millennialshavenofirst-handmemoriesofthe

SovietUnionortheColdWar.Forty-twopercentsaytheyprefersocialismasa

meansoforganizingsocietybutonly16%candefinethetermproperlyas

governmentownershipofthemeansofproduction.Infhct,whenaskedwhetherthey

wantaneconomymanagedbythemarketorbythegovernment,64%wanttheformer

andjust32%wantthelatter.ScratchaMillennial"socialist"andyouarelikely

tofindabuddingentrepreneur（55%sayingtheywanttostarttheirown

businesssomeday）.Althoughtheysupportagovernment-providedsocialsafetynet,

two-thirdsofMillennialsagreethat“governmentisusuallyinefficient

andwastefulandtheyarehighlyskepticaltowardgovernmentwithregards

toprivacyandnanny-stateregulationsaboute-cigarettes,sodasizes,andthelike.

（7）Foralltheattentionlavishedontheyouthful,anti-capitalist

Occupymovementafewyearsago,itturnsoutthatMillennialshavestrongly

positiveattitudestowardfreemarkets（justdon'tcallitcapitalism）.

Notsurprisingly,theydefinefairnessinawaythatislessaboutincomedisparity

andmoreaboutgettingyourdue.Almostsixintenbelieveyoucangetaheadwith

hardworkandasimilarnumberwantsasocietyinwhichwealthisparceledout

accordingtoyourachievement,notviathetaxcodeorgovernmentredistribution

ofincome.Eventhough70%favorguaranteedhealthcare,housing,andincome,

Millennialshavenoproblemwithunequaloutcomes.（8）Likemostolder

Americans,too,Millennialsaredeeplyworriedaboutmassiveandgrowingfederal

budgetsanddebt,with78%callingsuchthingsamajorproblem.（9）Itwouldbe

arealshameifwecan5thavethesortsofconversationsweneedtoaddressand

remedysuchissues,becausedifferentgenerationsaretalkingpasteachother.

MillennialsaredifferentthanBoomersorGenXers:Culturecomesfirstand

politicssecondtothem.Theyarelesspartisanandtheyarelesshungupabout

thingssuchaspotuse,gaymarriage,andimmigration.Butinmanyways,they

agreewitholdergenerationswhenitcomestothevalueandlegitimacyofwork,

theroleofgovernmentinhelpingthepoor,andtheinefficiencyofgovernmentto

dothat.（10）Everyoneagreesthattherearecriseseverywhere:SocialSecurity

andMedicarearegoingbustandtheeconomyhasbeenonlifesupportforyears.The

bestsolutionswillengageandinvolveAmericansofallages.TheReason-Rupe

pollpointstosomeplaceswheregenerationsaretalkingpasteachotherand

otherswherethereiswideagreement.Givingitsfindingaclosereadmightjust

helpnarrowtoday'sgenerationgapsowecangetonwithimprovingall

generations'prospects.Aboomercanbeapersonwhowasborn______.

in1956

in1976

A:

in1986

B:

in1996

C:

答D:案：A

解析：根据第2自然段theboomers(bornbetween1946and1964)，可得知答案为A。

17、【单选题】（（1）Fiftyyearsago,babyboomersandtheirparentssuffered

throughwhatwasubiquitouslyunderstoodas"thegenerationgap",ortheinability

fordifferentgenerationstospeakclearlywithoneanother.（2）Anewnational

pollofAmericansbetweentheagesof18and29—themillennialgeneration

providesstrongevidenceofanewgenerationgap,thistimewiththeboomers

（bornbetween1946and1964）playingtheroleofuncomprehendingparents.When

Millennialssaytheyareliberal,itmeanssomethingverydifferentthanitdid

whenBarackObamawascomingofage.WhenMillennialssaytheyaresocialists,

they'renotparticipatinginostalgiefortheoldGermanDemocraticRepublic.And

theirstrongbeliefineconomicfairnessshouldn'tbeconfusedwiththeattitudes

oftheOccupymovement.（3）ThepollofMillennialswasconductedbytheReason

FoundationandtheRupeFoundationearlierthisspring.Itengagednearly2400

representative18to29yearoldsonawidevarietyoftopics.（4）Thisnew

generationgapcertainlyhelpstoexplainwhyMillennialsarefarlesspartisan

thanfolks30andolder.Just22%ofMillennialsidentifyasRepublicanor

Republican-leaning,comparedwith40%ofoldervoters.Aftersplittingtheirvotes

forGeorgeE.BushandAlGorein2000（eachcandidategotabout48%）,

MillennialshavevotedoverwhelminglyforDemocraticcandidatesinthe2004-2008,

and2012elections.Forty-threepercentofMillennialscallthemselvesDemocrats

orleaningthatway.Yetthafsstillasmallerpercentagethanitisforolder

Americans,49%ofwhomareDemocratsorleanDemocrats.Moststrikingly,34%of

Millennialscallthemselvestrueindependents,meaningtheydon'tleantoward

eitherpartyForolderAmericans,it'sjust10%.（5）Millennialsuselanguage

differentlythanBoomersandGenXers（bornbetween1965and1980）.Inthe

Reason-Rupepoll,about62%ofMillennialscallthemselvesliberal.Bythat,they

meantheyfavorgaymarriageandpotlegalization,butthoseviewsholdlittleor

noimplicationfortheirviewsongovernmentspending.ToMillennials,being

sociallyliberalisbeingliberalperiod.FormostolderAmericans,calling

yourselfaliberalmeansyouwanttoincreasethesize,scope,andspendingofthe

government（itmaynotevenmeanyousupportlegalpotandmarriageequality）.

DespitethestrongliberaltiltamongMillennials,53%saytheywouldsupporta

candidatewhowassociallyliberalandfiscallyconservative（areyoulistening,

majorparties?）.Thereareotherareaswherelanguagedoesn'ttrackneatlywith

BoomerandGenXdefinitions.（6）Millennialshavenofirst-handmemoriesofthe

SovietUnionortheColdWar.Forty-twopercentsaytheyprefersocialismasa

meansoforganizingsocietybutonly16%candefinethetermproperlyas

governmentownershipofthemeansofproduction.Infhct,whenaskedwhetherthey

wantaneconomymanagedbythemarketorbythegovernment,64%wanttheformer

andjust32%wantthelatter.ScratchaMillennial"socialist"andyouarelikely

tofindabuddingentrepreneur（55%sayingtheywanttostarttheirown

businesssomeday）.Althoughtheysupportagovernment-providedsocialsafetynet,

two-thirdsofMillennialsagreethat“governmentisusuallyinefficient

andwastefulandtheyarehighlyskepticaltowardgovernmentwithregards

toprivacyandnanny-stateregulationsaboute-cigarettes,sodasizes,andthelike.

（7）Foralltheattentionlavishedontheyouthful,anti-capitalist

Occupymovementafewyearsago,itturnsoutthatMillennialshavestrongly

positiveattitudestowardfreemarkets（justdon'tcallitcapitalism）.

Notsurprisingly,theydefinefairnessinawaythatislessaboutincomedisparity

andmoreaboutgettingyourdue.Almostsixintenbelieveyoucangetaheadwith

hardworkandasimilarnumberwantsasocietyinwhichwealthisparceledout

accordingtoyourachievement,notviathetaxcodeorgovernmentredistribution

ofincome.Eventhough70%favorguaranteedhealthcare,housing,andincome,

Millennialshavenoproblemwithunequaloutcomes.（8）Likemostolder

Americans,too,Millennialsaredeeplyworriedaboutmassiveandgrowingfederal

budgetsanddebt,with78%callingsuchthingsamajorproblem.（9）Itwouldbe

arealshameifwecan5thavethesortsofconversationsweneedtoaddressand

remedysuchissues,becausedifferentgenerationsaretalkingpasteachother.

MillennialsaredifferentthanBoomersorGenXers:Culturecomesfirstand

politicssecondtothem.Theyarelesspartisanandtheyarelesshungupabout

thingssuchaspotuse,gaymarriage,andimmigration.Butinmanyways,they

agreewitholdergenerationswhenitcomestothevalueandlegitimacyofwork,

theroleofgovernmentinhelpingthepoor,andtheinefficiencyofgovernmentto

dothat.（10）Everyoneagreesthattherearecriseseverywhere:SocialSecurity

andMedicarearegoingbustandtheeconomyhasbeenonlifesupportforyears.The

bestsolutionswillengageandinvolveAmericansofallages.TheReason-Rupe

pollpointstosomeplaceswheregenerationsaretalkingpasteachotherand

otherswherethereiswideagreement.Givingitsfindingaclosereadmightjust

helpnarrowtoday'sgenerationgapsowecangetonwithimprovingall

generations'prospects.InParagraph2,theword“uncomprehending”means

______.

lackingsupport

lackingunderstanding

A:

showingcontempt

B:

showingindifference

C:

答D:案：B

解析：根据第2自然段后面的描述，可知uncomprehending是不理解的意思。

18、【单选题】（1）Fiftyyearsago,babyboomersandtheirparentssuffered

throughwhatwasubiquitouslyunderstoodas"thegenerationgap",ortheinability

fordifferentgenerationstospeakclearlywithoneanother.（2）Anewnational

pollofAmericansbetweentheagesof18and29—themillennialgeneration

providesstrongevidenceofanewgenerationgap,thistimewiththeboomers

（bornbetween1946and1964）playingtheroleofuncomprehendingparents.When

Millennialssaytheyareliberal,itmeanssomethingverydifferentthanitdid

whenBarackObamawascomingofage.WhenMillennialssaytheyaresocialists,

they'renotparticipatinginostalgiefortheoldGermanDemocraticRepublic.And

theirstrongbeliefineconomicfairnessshouldn'tbeconfusedwiththeattitudes

oftheOccupymovement.（3）ThepollofMillennialswasconductedbytheReason

FoundationandtheRupeFoundationearlierthisspring.Itengagednearly2400

representative18to29yearoldsonawidevarietyoftopics.（4）Thisnew

generationgapcertainlyhelpstoexplainwhyMillennialsarefarlesspartisan

thanfolks30andolder.Just22%ofMillennialsidentifyasRepublicanor

Republican-leaning,comparedwith40%ofoldervoters.Aftersplittingtheirvotes

forGeorgeE.BushandAlGorein2000（eachcandidategotabout48%）,

MillennialshavevotedoverwhelminglyforDemocraticcandidatesinthe2004-2008,

and2012elections.Forty-threepercentofMillennialscallthemselvesDemocrats

orleaningthatway.Yetthafsstillasmallerpercentagethanitisforolder

Americans,49%ofwhomareDemocratsorleanDemocrats.Moststrikingly,34%of

Millennialscallthemselvestrueindependents,meaningtheydon'tleantoward

eitherpartyForolderAmericans,it'sjust10%.（5）Millennialsuselanguage

differentlythanBoomersandGenXers（bornbetween1965and1980）.Inthe

Reason-Rupepoll,about62%ofMillennialscallthemselvesliberal.Bythat,they

meantheyfavorgaymarriageandpotlegalization,butthoseviewsholdlittleor

noimplicationfortheirviewsongovernmentspending.ToMillennials,being

sociallyliberalisbeingliberalperiod.FormostolderAmericans,calling

yourselfaliberalmeansyouwanttoincreasethesize,scope,andspendingofthe

government（itmaynotevenmeanyousupportlegalpotandmarriageequality）.

DespitethestrongliberaltiltamongMillennials,53%saytheywouldsupporta

candidatewhowassociallyliberalandfiscallyconservative（areyoulistening,

majorparties?）.Thereareotherareaswherelanguagedoesn'ttrackneatlywith

BoomerandGenXdefinitions.（6）Millennialshavenofirst-handmemoriesof

theSovietUnionortheColdWar.Forty-twopercentsaytheyprefersocialismasa

meansoforganizingsocietybutonly16%candefinethetermproperlyas

governmentownershipofthemeansofproduction.Infhct,whenaskedwhetherthey

wantaneconomymanagedbythemarketorbythegovernment,64%wanttheformer

andjust32%wantthelatter.ScratchaMillennial"socialist"andyouarelikely

tofindabuddingentrepreneur（55%sayingtheywanttostarttheirown

businesssomeday）.Althoughtheysupportagovernment-providedsocialsafetynet,

two-thirdsofMillennialsagreethat“governmentisusuallyinefficient

andwastefulandtheyarehighlyskepticaltowardgovernmentwithregards

toprivacyandnanny-stateregulationsaboute-cigarettes,sodasizes,andthelike.

（7）Foralltheattentionlavishedontheyouthful,anti-capitalist

Occupymovementafewyearsago,itturnsoutthatMillennialshavestrongly

positiveattitudestowardfreemarkets（justdon'tcallitcapitalism）.

Notsurprisingly,theydefinefairnessinawaythatislessaboutincomedisparity

andmoreaboutgettingyourdue.Almostsixintenbelieveyoucangetaheadwith

hardworkandasimilarnumberwantsasocietyinwhichwealthisparceledout

accordingtoyourachievement,notviathetaxcodeorgovernmentredistribution

ofincome.Eventhough70%favorguaranteedhealthcare,housing,andincome,

Millennialshavenoproblemwithunequaloutcomes.（8）Likemostolder

Americans,too,Millennialsaredeeplyworriedaboutmassiveandgrowingfederal

budgetsanddebt,with78%callingsuchthingsamajorproblem.（9）Itwouldbe

arealshameifwecan5thavethesortsofconversationsweneedtoaddressand

remedysuchissues,becausedifferentgenerationsaretalkingpasteachother.

MillennialsaredifferentthanBoomersorGenXers:Culturecomesfirstand

politicssecondtothem.Theyarelesspartisanandtheyarelesshungupabout

thingssuchaspotuse,gaymarriage,andimmigration.Butinmanyways,they

agreewitholdergenerationswhenitcomestothevalueandlegitimacyofwork,

theroleofgovernmentinhelpingthepoor,andtheinefficiencyofgovernmentto

dothat.（10）Everyoneagreesthattherearecriseseverywhere:SocialSecurity

andMedicarearegoingbustandtheeconomyhasbeenonlifesupportforyears.The

bestsolutionswillengageandinvolveAmericansofallages.TheReason-Rupe

pollpointstosomeplaceswheregenerationsaretalkingpasteachotherand

otherswherethereiswideagreement.Givingitsfindingaclosereadmightjust

helpnarrowtoday'sgenerationgapsowecangetonwithimprovingall

generations'prospects.WecanlearnfromParagraph4that______.

alargerpercentageofMillennialsareDemocratic-leaning

asmallerpercentageofolderAmericansareDemocratic-leaning

A:

thepercentageofpartisanMillennialsislargerthanthatofolderAmericans

B:

thereisalargerpercentageofMillennialsasDemocratsthanthatof

C:

olderAmericans

D:

答案：A

解析：根据第4自然段的描述，选A。

19、【单选题】（1）Fiftyyearsago,babyboomersandtheirparentssuffered

throughwhatwasubiquitouslyunderstoodas"thegenerationgap",ortheinability

fordifferentgenerationstospeakclearlywithoneanother.（2）Anewnational

pollofAmericansbetweentheagesof18and29—themillennialgeneration

providesstrongevidenceofanewgenerationgap,thistimewiththeboomers

（bornbetween1946and1964）playingtheroleofuncomprehendingparents.When

Millennialssaytheyareliberal,itmeanssomethingverydifferentthanitdid

whenBarackObamawascomingofage.WhenMillennialssaytheyaresocialists,

they'renotparticipatinginostalgiefortheoldGermanDemocraticRepublic.And

theirstrongbeliefineconomicfairnessshouldn'tbeconfusedwiththeattitudes

oftheOccupymovement.（3）ThepollofMillennialswasconductedbytheReason

FoundationandtheRupeFoundationearlierthisspring.Itengagednearly2400

representative18to29yearoldsonawidevarietyoftopics.（4）Thisnew

generationgapcertainlyhelpstoexplainwhyMillennialsarefarlesspartisan

thanfolks30andolder.Just22%ofMillennialsidentifyasRepublicanor

Republican-leaning,comparedwith40%ofoldervoters.Aftersplittingtheirvotes

forGeorgeE.BushandAlGorein2000（eachcandidategotabout48%）,

MillennialshavevotedoverwhelminglyforDemocraticcandidatesinthe2004-2008,

and2012elections.Forty-threepercentofMillennialscallthemselvesDemocrats

orleaningthatway.Yetthafsstillasmallerpercentagethanitisforolder

Americans,49%ofwhomareDemocratsorleanDemocrats.Moststrikingly,34%of

Millennialscallthemselvestrueindependents,meaningtheydon'tleantoward

eitherpartyForolderAmericans,it'sjust10%.（5）Millennialsuselanguage

differentlythanBoomersandGenXers（bornbetween1965and1980）.Inthe

Reason-Rupepoll,about62%ofMillennialscallthemselvesliberal.Bythat,they

meantheyfavorgaymarriageandpotlegalization,butthoseviewsholdlittleor

noimplicationfortheirviewsongovernmentspending.ToMillennials,being

sociallyliberalisbeingliberalperiod.FormostolderAmericans,calling

yourselfaliberalmeansyouwanttoincreasethesize,scope,andspendingofthe

government（itmaynotevenmeanyousupportlegalpotandmarriageequality）.

DespitethestrongliberaltiltamongMillennials,53%saytheywouldsupporta

candidatewhowassociallyliberalandfiscallyconservative（areyoulistening,

majorparties?）.Thereareotherareaswherelanguagedoesn'ttrackneatlywith

BoomerandGenXdefinitions.（6）Millennialshavenofirst-handmemoriesofthe

SovietUnionortheColdWar.Forty-twopercentsaytheyprefersocialismasa

meansoforganizingsocietybutonly16%candefinethetermproperlyas

governmentownershipofthemeansofproduction.Infhct,whenaskedwhetherthey

wantaneconomymanagedbythemarketorbythegovernment,64%wanttheformer

andjust32%wantthelatter.ScratchaMillennial"socialist"andyouarelikely

tofindabuddingentrepreneur（55%sayingtheywanttostarttheirown

businesssomeday）.Althoughtheysupportagovernment-providedsocialsafetynet,

two-thirdsofMillennialsagreethat“governmentisusuallyinefficient

andwastefulandtheyarehighlyskepticaltowardgovernmentwithregards

toprivacyandnanny-stateregulationsaboute-cigarettes,sodasizes,andthelike.

（7）Foralltheattentionlavishedontheyouthful,anti-capitalist

Occupymovementafewyearsago,itturnsoutthatMillennialshavestrongly

positiveattitudestowardfreemarkets（justdon'tcallitcapitalism）.

Notsurprisingly,theydefinefairnessinawaythatislessaboutincomedisparity

andmoreaboutgettingyourdue.Almostsixintenbelieveyoucangetaheadwith

hardworkandasimilarnumberwantsasocietyinwhichwealthisparceledout

accordingtoyourachievement,notviathetaxcodeorgovernmentredistribution

ofincome.Eventhough70%favorguaranteedhealthcare,housing,andincome,

Millennialshavenoproblemwithunequaloutcomes.（8）Likemostolder

Americans,too,Millennialsaredeeplyworriedaboutmassiveandgrowingfederal

budgetsanddebt,with78%callingsuchthingsamajorproblem.（9）Itwouldbe

arealshameifwecan5thavethesortsofconversationsweneedtoaddressand

remedysuchissues,becausedifferentgenerationsaretalkingpasteachother.

MillennialsaredifferentthanBoomersorGenXers:Culturecomesfirstand

politicssecondtothem.Theyarelesspartisanandtheyarelesshungupabout

thingssuchaspotuse,gaymarriage,andimmigration.Butinmanyways,they

agreewitholdergenerationswhenitcomestothevalueandlegitimacyofwork,

theroleofgovernmentinhelpingthepoor,andtheinefficiencyofgovernmentto

dothat.（10）Everyoneagreesthattherearecriseseverywhere:SocialSecurity

andMedicarearegoingbustandtheeconomyhasbeenonlifesupportforyears.The

bestsolutionswillengageandinvolveAmericansofallages.TheReason-Rupe

pollpointstosomeplaceswheregenerationsaretalkingpasteachotherand

otherswherethereiswideagreement.Givingitsfindingaclosereadmightjust

helpnarrowtoday'sgenerationgapsowecangetonwithimprovingall

generations'prospects.WhenMillennialscallthemselvesliberal,theymeanthat

______.

theywanttoincreasethesizeandscopeofthegovernment

theyupholdthelegalizationofgaymarriageandmarijuana

A:

B:

theywanttourgethegovernmenttoreduceitsspending

theywouldnotsupportacandidatewhoisconservative

C:

答D:案：B

解析：根据第5自然段描述，选B。marijuana意为大麻，pot也有大麻的意思。

20、【单选题】（1）Fiftyyearsago,babyboomersandtheirparentssuffered

throughwhatwasubiquitouslyunderstoodas"thegenerationgap",ortheinability

fordiffere