6月英语六级真题及答案(二)

2020年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷

PartIWriting(30minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOnthe

ImportanceofaName,youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegiven

below.

1.有人说名字或名称很重要

2.也有人觉得名字或名称无关紧要

3.我认为…

OntheImportanceofaName

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinfonnation

giveninthepassage.

HelicopterMomsvs.Free-RangeKids

Wouldyouletyourfourth-graderridepublictransportationwithoutanadult?Probablynot.

Still,whenLenoreSkenazy,acolumnistfortheNewYorkSun,wroteaboutlettinghersontakethe

subwayalonetogetbackto"Longstoryshort:mysongothomefromadepartmentstoreonthe

UpperEastSide,shedidn'texpecttogethitwithawaveofcriticismfromreaders.

“Longstoryshort:Mysongothome,overjoyedwithindependence,SkenazywroteonApril

4intheNewYorkSun."Longstorylonger:HalfthepeopleI'vetoldthisepisodetonowwantto

turnoninforchildabuse.Asifkeepingkidsunderlockandkeyandcellphoneandcarefulwatchis

therightwaytorearkids.Ifsnot.It'sdebilitating(使虚弱)——forusandforthem.”

OnlinemessageboardsweresoonfullofpeoplebothapplaudingandcondemningSkenazy's

decisiontolethersongoitalone.ShewoundupdefendingherselfonCNN(accompaniedbyher

son)andonpopularblogslikethebuffingtonpost,whereherfollow-uppiecewasironically

headlined“MoreFromAmerica'sWorstMom.〃

Theepisodehasignitedanotheroneofthosedebatesthatdividesparentsintovocalopposing

camps.AreModernparentsneedlesslyoverprotective,oristheworldamorecomplicatedand

dangerousplacethanitwaswhenpreviousgenerationswereallowedtowanderabout

unsupervised?

Fromthe"she'sanirresponsiblemother“campcame:"Shameonyouforbeingsocareless

abouthissafety,，zinCommentsonthebuffingtonpost.Andtherewasthisfromamotheroffour:

“Howwouldyouhavefeltifhedidn'tcomehome?”ButSkenazygotalotofsupport,too,with

womenandmenwritinginwithstoriesabouthowtheywereallowedtotaketripsallbythemselves

atsevenoreight.Shealsogotheapsofpraiseforbuckingthe"helicopterparenttrend:“Good

forthisMom,〃onecommenterwroteonthebuffingtonpost."Thisisamuch-neededreality

check.〃

Lastweek,encouragedbyalltheattention,Skenazystartedherownblog-FreeRange,

kids-promotingtheideathatmodemchildrenneedsomeofthesameindependencethather

generationhad.Inthegoodolddaysnine-year-oldbabyboomersrodetheirbikestoschool,walked

tothestore,tookbuses-andevensubways—allbythemselves.Herblog,shesays,isdedicatedto

sensibleparenting."AtFreeRangeKids,webelieveinsafekids.Webelieveincarseatsandsafety

belts.WedoNOTbelievethateverytimeschool-agechildrengooutside,theyneedasecurity

guard/7

Sowhyaresomeparentssonervousaboutlettingtheirchildrenoutoftheirsight?Arecities

andtownslesssafeandkidsmorevulnerabletocrimeslikechildkidnapandsexualabusethanthey

wereinpreviousgenerations?

Notexactly.NewYorkCity,forinstance,issaferthanit'severbeen;ifsranked36thincrime

amongallAmericancities.Nationwide,stringerkidnapsareextremelyrare;there'sa

one-in-a-millionchanceachildwillbetakenbyastranger,accordingtotheJusticeDepartment.

And90percentofsexualabusecasesarecommittedbysomeonethechildknows.Mortalityrates

fromallcauses,includingdiseaseandaccidents,forAmericanchildrenarelowernowthanthey

were25years9ago.AccordingtoChildTrends,anonprofitresearchgroup,between1980and2003

deathratesdroppedby44percentforchildrenaged5to14and32percentforteensaged15to19.

Thenthere9sthewholequestionofwhethermodernparentsaremorewatchfulandnervous

aboutsafetythanpreviousgenerations.Yes,someare.Partoftheproblemisthatwithwalltowall

Internetandcablenews,everymissingchildcasegetssomuchairtimethatit'snotsurprisingeven

normalparentalanxietycanbeamplified.Andmanymiddle-classparentshavegottenusedto

managingtheirchildren'stimeandshuttlingthemtovariousenrichingactivities,sotheideaof

lettingthemoutontheirowncanseemlikearisk.Backin1972,whenmanyoftoday'sparents

werekids,87percentofchildrenwholivedwithinamileofschoolwalkedorbikedeveryday.But

today,theCentersforDiseaseControlreportthatonly13percentofchildrenbike,walkor

otherwisetthemselvestoschool.

Theextrasupervisionisbothacityandasuburbphenomenon.Parentsareworriedaboutcrime,

andtheyareworriedaboutkidsgettingcaughtintrafficinacitythat'snotusedtopedestrians.On

theotherhand,therearestillplentyofkidswhoseparentsgivethemalotofindependence,by

choiceorbynecessity.TheAfterSchoolAlliancefindsthatmorethan14millionkidsaged5to17

areresponsiblefortakingcareofthemselvesafterschool.Only6.5millionkidsparticipatein

organizedprograms."Manychildrenwhohaveworkingparentshavetotakethesubwayorbusto

gettoschool.Manydothisbythemselvesbecausetheyhavenootherwaytogettotheschools,

saysDr.RichardGallagher,directoroftheParentingInstituteattheNewYorkUniversityChild

StudyCenter.

Forthoseparentswhowonderhowandwhentheyshouldstartallowingtheirkidsmore

freedom,there9snoclear-cutanswer.Childexpertsdiscourageaone-size-fits-allapproachto

parenting.What'srightforSkenazy'snine-year-oldcouldbeinappropriateforanotherone.Itall

dependsondevelopmentalissue,maturity,andthepsychologicalandemotionalmakeupofthat

child.Severalfactorsmustbetakenintoaccount,saysGallagher.“Theabilitytofollowparent

guidelines,thechild'slevelofcomfortinhandlingsuchsituations,andachild'sgeneraljudgment

shouldbeweighed//

GallagheragreeswithSkenazythatmanynine-year-oldsarereadyforindependencelike

takingpublictransportationalone."Atcertaintimesoftheday,oncertainroutes,thesubwaysare

generallysafeforthesechildren,especiallyiftheyhavegrownupinthecityandhavebeentaught

howtobesafe,howtoobtainhelpiftheyareconcernedfortheirsafety,andhowtoavoidunsafe

situationsbybeingwatchfulandontheirtoes."

Butevenwithmoretrafficandfewersidewalks,modernparentsdohaveoneadvantagetheir

parentsdidn't:thecellphone.Beingabletocheckinwithachildanytimegoesalongwaytoward

relievingparentalanxietyandmayhelpparentsloosentheircontrolalittlesooner.Skenazygotalot

ofcriticismbecauseshedidn'tgiveherkidhercellphonebecauseshethoughthe'dloseitand

wantedhimtolearntogoitalonewithoutdependingonmom-amajorprincipleoffree-range

parenting.Butmostparentsaremorethanhappytousecellphonestokeeptrackoftheirkids.

Andforthosewholiketheideaoffree-rangekidsbutstillstrugglewiththeirinnerhelicopter

parent,theremaybeamiddleway.AnewgenerationofGPScellphoneswithtrackingsoftware

makeiteasierthanevertofollowachild'severymovementviatheInternet—withoutseemingto

interfereorhover.Ofcourse,whentheygotocollege,theymightstartobjectingtobeingmonitored

asthey'reonparole（假释）.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.WhenLenoreSkenazy9ssonwasallowedtotakethesubwayalone,he.

A・wasafraidthathemightgetlost

B.enjoyedhavingtheindependence

C.wasonlytoopleasedtotaketherisk

D.thoughthewasanexceptionalchild

2.LenoreSkenazybelievesthatkeepingkidsundercarefulwatch

A.hinderstheirhealthygrowth

B.addstoomuchtoparents5expenses

C.showstraditionalparentalcaution

D.bucksthelatestparentingtrend

3.Skenazy'sdecisiontolethersontaketheSubwayalonehasnetwith.

A.oppositionfromherownfamily

B-shareparentingexperience

C.fightagainstchildabuse

D.protectchildren'srights

4.Skenazystartedherownblogto.

A.promotesensibleparenting

B・shareparentingexperience

C.fightagainstchildabuse

D.protectchildren'srights

5.Accordingtotheauthor,NewYorkCity.

A.rankshighinroadaccidents

B.ismuchsafethanbefore

C.rankslowinchildmortalityrates

D.islessdangerousthansmallcities

6.Parentstodayaremorenervousabouttheirkids'safetythanpreviousgenerations

because.

A.therearenowfewerchildreninthefamily

B.thenumberoftrafficaccidentshasbeenincreasing

C.theii*fearisamplifiedbymediaexposureofcrime

D.crimerateshavebeenontheriseovertheyears

7.Accordingtochildexperts,howandwhenkidsmaybeallowedmorefreedomdependson

A.thetraditionsandcustomsofthecommunity

B.thesafetyconditionsoftheirneighborhood

C.theirparents9psychologicalmakeup

D.theirmaturityandpersonalqualities

8.AccordingtoGallagherandSkenazy,childrenwhoarewatchfulwillbebetterabletostayaway

fromUnsafesituations.

9.Beingabletofindoutwhereachildisanytimehelpslessenparents'Theiranxietyandcontrol.

10.NowadayswiththehelpofGPScellphones,parentscan,fromadistance,tracktheirchildren's

Movements.

PartHIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheend

ofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Both

theconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestionthere

willheapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]

and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A.Fredforgottocallhimlastnightaboutthecampingtrip.

B.HeisnotgoingtolendhissleepingbagtoFred.

C.HehasnotseenFredatthegymforsometime.

D.Fredmayhaveborrowedasleepingbagfromsomeoneelse.

12.A.Summerhasbecomehotterinrecentyears.

B・Itwillcooldownabitovertheweekend.

C.Swimminginapoolhasarelaxingeffect.

D.Hehopestheweatherforecastisaccurate.

13.A.TakingapictureofProf.Brown.

B.Commentingonanoil-painting.

C.HostingaTVprogram.

D.Stagingaperformance.

14.A.Shecanhelpthemantakecareoftheplants.

B・Mostplantsgrowbetterindirectsunlight.

C.Theplantsneedtobewateredfrequently.

D.Theplantsshouldbeplacedinashadyspot.

15.A.Changetoamoreexcitingchannel.

B.Seethemoviesomeothertime.

C.Gotobedearly.

D.Stayuptilleleven.

16.A.Bothofthemarelaymenofmodemart.

B.Shehasbeamedtoappreciatemodemsculptures.

C.Italianartists5worksaredifficulttounderstand.

D.Modemartistsaregenerallyconsideredweird.

17.A.Theyseemsatisfiedwithwhattheyhavedone.

B.Theyhavecalledallclubmemberstocontribute.

C.Theythinkthedaycanbecalledamemorableone.

D.Theyfindithardtoraisemoneyforthehospital.

18.A.Themanshouldn'thesitatetotakethecourse.

B.Themanshouldtalkwiththeprofessorfirst.

C.Thecourseisn'topentoundergraduates.

D.Thecoursewillrequirealotofreading.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A.Currenttrendsineconomicdevelopment.

B.Domesticissuesofgeneralsocialconcern.

C.StoriesaboutBritain'srelationswithothernations.

D.Conflictsandcompromisesamongpoliticalparties.

20.A.Basedonthepollofpublicopinions.

B.Byinterviewingpeoplewhofilecomplaints.

C.Byanalyzingthedomesticandinternationalsituation.

D.Basedonpublicexpectationsandeditors9judgment.

21.A.Underlyingrulesofediting.

B.Practicalexperience.

C.Audience'sfeedback.

D.Professionalqualifications.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A.Theaveragelifespanwaslessthan50years.

B.Itwasverycommonforthemtohave12children.

C.Theyretiredfromworkmuchearlierthantoday.

D.Theywerequiteoptimisticabouttheirfuture.

23.A.Getreadyforecologicalchanges.

B-Adapttothenewenvironment.

C.Learntousenewtechnology.

D.Explorewaystostayyoung.

24.A.Whenallwomengoouttowork.

B.Whenfamilyplanningisenforced..

C.Whenaworldgovernmentissetup.

D.Whenallpeoplebecomewealthier.

25.A.Eliminatepovertyandinjustice.

B.Migratetootherplanets.

C.Controltheenvironment.

D.Findinexhaustibleresources.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B]y[C]and[D].

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A.Tohelpyoungpeopleimprovetheirdrivingskills.

B.Toalertteenagerstothedangersofrecklessdriving.

C.Toteachyoungpeopleroadmannersthroughvideotapes.

D.Toshowteensthepenaltiesimposedoncarelessdrivers.

27.A.Roadaccidents.

B・Streetviolence.

C.Drugabuse.

D.Lungcancer.

28.A.Ithaschangedteens'wayoflife.

B.Ithasmadeteensfeellikeadults.

C.Ithasaccomplisheditsobjective.

D.Ithasbeensupportedbyparents.

PassageTwo

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.A.Customersmaygetaddictedtothesmells.

B-Customersmaybemisledbythesmells.

C.Ithidesthedefectsofcertaingoods.

D.Itgivesrisetounfaircompetition.

30.A.Flexible.

B.Critical.

C.Supportive.

D.Cautious.

31.A.Theflowerscentstimulatedpeople'sdesiretobuy.

B.Strongersmellshadgreatereffectsonconsumers.

C.Mostshoppershatedthesmalltheshoestore.

D.84%ofthecustomerswereunawareofthesmells.

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

32.A.Agoodstrainhitabuscarryingmanypassengers.

B.Twopassengertrainscrashedintoeachother.

C.Apassengertraincollidedwithagoodstrain.

D.Anexpresstrainwasderailedwhenhitbyabomb.

33.A.Therescueoperationshavenotbeenveryeffective.

B.Morethan300injuredpassengerswerehospitalized.

C.Thecauseofthetragicaccidentremainsunknown.

D.Theexactcasualtyfiguresarenotyetavailable.

34.A.Therewasabombscare.

B.Therewasaterroristattack.

C.Afirealarmwassetoffbymistake.

D.50poundsofexplosiveswerefound.

35.A.Followpolicemen'sdirections.

B.Keepaneyeweather.

C.Avoidsnow-coveredroads.

D.Drivewithspecialcare.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthef

irsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withthe

exactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequired

tofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwords

youhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Englishistheleadinginternationallanguage.Indifferentcountriesaroundtheglobe,English

isacquiredasthemother(36),inothersit'susedasasecondlanguage.Somenationsuse

Englishastheir(37)language,performingthefunctionof(38);inothersifs

usedasaninternationallanguageforbusiness,(39)andindustry.

Whatfactorsandforceshaveledtothe(40)ofEnglish?WhyisEnglishnow

consideredtobesoprestigiousthat,acrosstheglobe,individualsandsocietiesfeel(41)if

theydonothave(42)inthislanguage?HowhasEnglishchangedthrough1,500Years?

Thesearesomeofthequestionsthatyou(43)whenyoustudyEnglish.

YoualsoexaminetheimmensevariabilityofEnglishand(44).Youdevelopin-depth

knowledgeoftheintricatestructureofthelanguage.Whydosomenon-nativespeakersofEnglish

claimthatit'sadifficultlanguagetolearn,while(45)?AttheUniversityofSussex,you

areintroducedtothenatureandgrammarofEnglishinallaspects.Thisinvolvesthestudyofsound

structures,theformationofwords,thesequencingwordsandtheconstructionofmeaning,aswell

asexaminationofthetheoriesexplainingtheaspectsofEnglishusage.(46),whichare

raisedbystudyinghowspeakersandwritersemployEnglishforawidevarietyofpurposes.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Read

thepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthe

fewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThereisnothingnewaboutTVandfashionmagazinesgivinggirlsunhealthyideasabouthow

thintheyneedtobeinordertobeconsideredbeautiful.Whatissuiprisingisthemethod

psychologistsattheUniversityofTexashavecomeupwithtokeepgirlsfromdevelopingeating

disorders.Theirmainweaponagainstsuperskinny(role)models:abrandofcivildisobedience

dubbed“bodyactivism.”

Since2001,morethan1,000highschoolandcollegestudentsintheU.S.haveparticipatedin

theBodyProject,whichworksbygettinggirlstounderstandhowtheyhavebeenbuyingintothe

notionthatyouhavetobethintobehappyorsuccessful.Aftercritiquing(评论)theso-calledthin

idealbywritingessaysandrole-playingwiththeirpeers,participantsaredirectedtocomeupwith

andexecutesmall,nonviolentacts.Theyincludeslippingnotessaying"Loveyourbodythewayit

is"intodietingbooksatstoreslikeBordersandwritingletterstoMattel,makersoftheimpossibly

proportionedBarbiedoll.

AccordingtoastudyinthelatestissueoftheJournalofConsultingandClinicalPsychology,

theriskofdevelopingeatingdisorderswasreduced61%amongBodyProjectparticipants.And

theycontinuedtoexhibitpositivebody-imageattitudesaslongasthreeyearsaftercompletingthe

program,whichconsists,offourone-hoursessions.Suchlastingeffectsmaybeduetogirls'

realizingnotonlyhowtheywerebeinginfluencedbutalsowhowasbenefitingfromthesocietal

pressuretobethin."Thesepeoplewhopromotetheperfectbodyreallydon'tcareaboutyouat

all,"saysKelseyHertel,ahighschooljuniorandBodyProjectveteraninEugene,Oregon."They

purposefullymakeyoufeellikelessofapersonsoyou'llbuytheirstuffandthey'llmakemoney.”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.Weredogirlsgetthenotionthattheyneedtobethininordertobeconsideredbeautiful?

48.Bypromoting“bodyactivism,"UniversityofTexaspsychologistsaimtoprevent

49.Accordingtotheauthor,Mattel'sBarbiedollsare.

50.ThepositiveeffectsoftheBodyProjectmaylastupto.

51.OneBodyProjectparticipantsaysthattherealmotiveofthosewhopromotetheperfect

bodyisto.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]

and[D]Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Forhundredsofmillionsofyears,turtles(海龟)havestruggledoutoftheseatolaytheireggs

onsandybeaches,longbeforetherewerenaturedocumentariestocelebratethem,orGPSsatellites

andmarinebiologiststotrackthem,orvolunteerstohand-carrythehatchlings(幼龟)downtothe

water'sedgelesttheybecomedisorientedbyheadlightsandcrawltowardsamotelparkinglot

instead.Aformidablewallofbureaucracyhasbeenerectedtoprotecttheirprimenestingonthe

Atlanticcoastlines.Withallthatattentionpaidtothem,you'dthinkthesecreatureswouldatleast

havethegratitudenottogoextinct.

ButNatureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness,andareportbytheFishandWildlife

ServiceshowedaworrisomedropinthepopulationsofseveralspeciesofNorthAtlanticturtles,

notablyloggerheads,whichcangrowtoasmuchas400pounds.TheSouthFloridanesting

population,thelargest,hasdeclinedby50%inthelastdecade,accordingtoElizabethGriffin,a

marinebiologistwiththeenvironmentalgroupOceana.ThefigurespromptedOceanatopetitionthe

governmenttoupgradethelevelofprotectionfortheNorthAtlanticloggerheadsfrom

"threatenedto"endangered"——meaningtheyareindangerofdisappearingwithoutadditional

help.

Whichraisestheobviousquestion:whatelsedotheseturtleswantfromus,anyway?Itturns

out,accordingtoGriffin,thatwhilewehavedoneagoodjobofprotectingtheturtlesfbrtheweeks

theyspendonland(asegg-layingfemales,aseggsandashatchlings),wehaveneglectedtheyears

spendintheocean."Thethreatisfromcommercialfishing,"saysGriffin.Trawlers(whichdrag

largenetsthroughthewaterandalongtheoceanfloor)andlonglinefishers(whichcandeploy

thousandsofhooksonlinesthatcanstretchfbrmiles)takeaheavytollonturtles.

Ofcourse,likeeveryotherenvironmentalissuetoday,thisisplayingoutagainstthe

backgroundofglobalwarmingandhumaninterferencewithnaturalecosystems.Thenarrowstrips

ofbeachonwhichtheturtleslaytheireggsarebeingsqueezedononesidebydevelopmentandon

theotherbythethreatofrisingsealevelsastheoceanswarm.Ultimatelywemustgetahandleon

thoseissuesaswell,oracreaturethatoutlivedthedinosaurs(恐龙)willmeetitsendatthehandsof

humans,leavingourdescendantstowonderhowcreaturesouglycouldhavewonsomuch

affection.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.humanactivitieshavechangedthewayturtlessurvive

B.effortshavebeenmadetoprotectturtlesfromdyingout

C.governmentbureaucracyhascontributedtoturtles9extinction

D.marinebiologistsarelookingforthesecretofturtles'reproduction

53.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Natureisindifferenttohumannotionsoffairness(Line1,

Para.2)?

A.Natureisquitefairregardingthesurvivalofturtles.

B.Turtlesarebynatureindifferenttohumanactivities.

C.Thecourseofnaturewillnotbechangedbyhumaninterference.

D.Theturtlepopulationhasdecreasedinspiteofhumanprotection.

54.WhatconstitutesamajorthreattothesurvivalofturtlesaccordingtoElizabethGriffin?

A・Theirinadequatefoodsupply.

B-Unregulatedcommercialfishing.

C.Theirlowerreproductivelyability.

D.Contaminationofseawater

55.Howdoesglobalwarmingaffectthesurvivalofturtles?

A.Itthreatensthesandybeachesonwhichtheylayeggs.

B.Thechangingclimatemakesitdifficultfortheireggstohatch.

C.Therisingsealevelsmakeitharderfortheirhatchlingstogrow.

D.Ittakesthemlongertoadapttothehighbeachtemperature.

56.Thelastsentenceofthepassageismeantto.

A.persuadehumanbeingstoshowmoreaffectionforturtles

B.stressthateventhemostuglyspeciesshouldbeprotected

C.callforeffectivemeasurestoensureseaturtles9survival

D.warnourdescendantsabouttheextinctionofspecies

PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therearefewmoresoberingonlineactivitiesthanenteringdataintocollege-tuitioncalculators

andgaspingastheWebspitsbackasix-figuresum.Buteconomistssayfamiliesabouttogointo

debttofundfouryearsofpartying,aswellasstudying,canconsolethemselveswiththeknowledge

thatcollegeisaninvestmentthat,unlikemanybankstocks,shouldyieldhugedividends.

A2020studybytwoHarvardeconomistsnotesthatthe“labor-marketpremiumtoskill"-or

theamountcollegegraduatesearnedthat'sgreaterthanwhathigh-schoolgraduate

earned-decreasedformuchofthe20thcentury,buthascomebackwithavengeance(报复性地)

sincethe1980s.In2005,Thetypicalfull-timeyear-roundU.S.workerwithafour-yearcollege

degreeearned$50,900,62%morethanthe$31,500earnedbyaworkerwithonlyahigh-school

diploma.

There'snoquestionthatgoingtocollegeisasmarteconomicchoice.Butalookatthestrange

variationsintuitionrevealsthatthechoiceaboutwhichcollegetoattenddoesn'tcomedownmerely

todollarsandcents.DoesgoingtoColumbiaUniversity(tuition,roomandboard$49,260in

2007-08)yielda40%greaterreturnthanattendingtheUniversityofColoradoatBoulderasan

out-of-statestudent($35,542)?Probablynot.Doesbeinganout-of-statestudentattheUniversityof

ColoradoatBoulderyieldtwicetheamountofincomeasbeinganin-statestudent($17,380)there?

Notlikely.

No,inthisconsumeristage,mostbuyersaren'tevaluatingcollegeasaninvestment,butrather

asaconsumerproduct一likeacarorclothesorahouse.Andwithsu