2020年度6月大学英语六级考试真题模拟及答案

6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案

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6月英语六级真题及答案（第三套）

PartIWriting

(30minutes)

Directions：Forthispart,youare

allowed30minutestowriteanessay

commentingonthesaying“Ifyoucannotdo

greatthings,dosmallthingsinagreat

way.''Youcanciteexamplestoillustrate

yourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast

150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension

(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,youwill

hear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneor,morequestionswillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbe

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spokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestionthere

willbeapause.Duringthepause,youmust

readthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.and

D.,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet,withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A.Themanmightbeabletoplayinthe

WorldCup.

B.Theman'sfootballcareerseemstobeat

anend.

C.Themanwasoperatedonafewweeksa90.

D.Themanisafanofworld,famousfootball

players.

2.A.Workoutaplantotightenhisbudget.

B.Findouttheopeninghoursofthe

cafeteria.

C.Applyforaseniorpositioninthe

restaurant.

D.Solvehisproblembydoingapart,time

job.

3.A.Afinancialburden.

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B.Agoodcompanion.

C.Arealnuisance.

D.Awell,trainedpet.

4.A.Theerrorswillbecorrectedsoon.

B.Thewomanwasmistakenherself.

C.Thecomputingsystemistoocomplex.

D.Hehascalledthewomanseveraltimes.

5.A.Heneedshelptoretrievehisfiles.

B.Hehastotypehispaperoncemore.

C.Heneedssometimetopolishhispaper.

D.HewillbeawayforatwO—week

conference.

6.A.Theymighthavetochangetheirplan.

B.Hehasgoteverythingsetfortheirtrip.

C.Hehasaheavierworkloadthanthewoman.

D.Theycouldstayinthemountainsuntil

June8.

7.A.Theyhavetowaitamonthtoapplyfor

astudentloan.

B.Theycanfindtheapplicationformsinthe

brochure.

C.Theyarenoteligibleforastudentloan.

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D.Theyarenotlateforaloanapplication.

8.A.Newlawsareyettobemadetoreduce

pollutantrelease.

B.Pollutionhasattractedlittleattention

fromthepublic.

C.Thequalityofairwillsurelychangefor

thebetter.

D.It'Iltakeyearstobringairpollution

undercontrOl.

Questions9tO12arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A.Enormoussizeofitsstores.

B.Numerousvarietiesoffood.

C.Itsappealingsurroundings.

D.Itsrichandcolorfulhistory.

10.A.Anancientbuildin9.

B.Aworldofantiques.

C.AnEgyptianmuseum.

D.AnEgyptianmemorial.

11.A.Itspowerbillreaches£9milliona

year.

B.Itsellsthousandsoflightbulbsaday.

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C.Itsuppliespowertoanearbytown.

D.Itgenerates70%oftheelectricityit

uses.

12.A.11500.

B.30000.

C.250000.

D.300000.

Questions13tO15arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A.Transferringtoanotherdepartment.

B.Studyingaccountingatauniversity.

C.Thinkingaboutdoingadifferentjob.

D.Makingpreparationsforherweddin9.

14.A.Shehasfinallygotapromotionand

apayraise.

B.Shehasgotasatisfactoryjobinanother

company.

C.Shecouldatlastleavetheaccounting

department.

D.Shemanagedtokeepherpositioninthe

company.

15.A.HeandAndreahaveprovedtobea

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perfectmatch.

B.Hechangedhismindaboutmarriage

unexpectedly.

C.Hedeclaredthathewouldremainsingle

allhislife.

D.HewouldmarryAndreaevenwithout

meetingher.

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear

3shortpassages.Aftheendofeach

passage,youwillhearsomequestions.Both

thepassageandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD..Thenmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetT

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16tO19arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.

16.A.Theyaremotorcyclesdesignatedfor

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watersports.

B.Theyarespeedyboatsrestrictedin

narrowwaterways.

C.Theyarebecominganefficientformof

watertransportation.

D.Theyaregettingmorepopularasameans

ofwaterrecreation.

17.A.Waterscooteroperators'lackof

experience.

B.Vacationersdisregardofwatersafety

rules.

C.Overloadingofsmallboatsandother

craft.

D.Carelessnessofpeopleboatingalongthe

shore.

18.A.Theyscarewhalestodeath.

B.Theyproducetoomuchnoise.

C.Theydischargetoxicemissions.

D.Theyendangerlotsofwaterlife.

19.A.Expandoperatingareas.

B.Restrictoperatinghours.

C.Limittheuseofwaterscooters.

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D.Enforcenecessaryregulations.

PassageTwo

Questions20tO22arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.

20.A.Theyarestable.

B.Theyareclose.

C.Theyarestrained.

D.Theyarechangin9.

21.A.Theyarefullyoccupiedwiththeirown

business.

B.Notmanyofthemstayinthesameplace

forlon9.

C.Notmanyofthemcanwintrustfromtheir

neighbors.

D.Theyattachlessimportanceto

interpersonalrelations.

22.A.Countoneachotherforhelp.

B.Giveeachotheracoldshoulder.

C.Keepafriendlydistance.

D.Buildafencebetweenthem.

PassageThree

Questions23tO25arebasedonthepassage

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youhavejustheard.

23.A.Itmayproduceanincreasingnumber

ofidleyoungsters.

B.Itmayaffectthequalityofhigher

educationinAmerica.

C.Itmaycausemanyschoolstogooutof

operation.

D.Itmayleadtoalackofproperlyeducated

workers.

24.A.It1：5iessserlotlsincitiesthan

tnruralareas.

B.Itaffectsbothjuniorandseniorhigh

schools.

C.Itresultsfromaworseningeconomic

climate.

D.ItisanewchallengefacingAmerican

educators.

25.A.Allowingthemtochoosetheir

favoriteteachers.

B.Creatingamorerelaxedlearning

environment.

C.Rewardingexcellentacademic

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performance.

D.Helpingthemtodevelopbetterstudy-

habits.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear

apassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageis

readforthefirsttime,youshouldlisten

carefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthe

passageisreadforthesecondtime,youare

requiredtofillintheblankswiththeexact

wordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthe

passageisreadforthethirdtime,you

shouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

I'minterestedinthecriminaljustice

systemofourcountry.Itseemstomethat

somethinghastobedone,ifwe'reto26as

acountry.Icertainlydon,tknowwhatthe

answerstoourproblemsare.Things

certainlyget27inahurrywhenyouget

intothem,but1wonderifsomethingcouldn'

tbedonetodealwithsomeofthese

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problems.OnethingI'mconcernedaboutis

ourpracticeofputting28injailwho

haven'tharmedanyone.Whynotworkoutsome

systemwherebytheycanpaybackthedebts

theyowesocietyinsteadof29another

debtbygoingtoprisonand,ofcourse,coming

^30hardenedcriminals.I'malsoconcerned

abouttheshortprisonsentencespeopleare

3lseriouscrimes.Ofcourseonealternative

tothisisto32capitalpunishment,but

rmnotsure1wouldbeforthat.I'mnotsure

it'srighttotakeaneyeforaneye.The

alternativetocapitalpunishmentislonger

sentencesobuttheywouldcertainlycostthe

taxpayersmuchmoney.Ialsothinkwemust

dosomethingabouttheinsanity33.Inmy

opinion,anyonewhotakesanotherperson'

slife34isinsane,however,thatdoesnot

meanthatthepersonisn'tguiltyofthe

crime,orthatheshouldn'tpaysocietythe

debtheowes.It'ssad,ofcourse,thata

personmayhavetospendtherestofhis

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life,oralargepartofitinprisonforacts

thathe35whilenotinfullcontrolof

hismind.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40

minutes)

SectionA

Directions：/nthissection,thereisa

passagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredto

selectonewordforeachblankttomalistof

choicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe

passage.Readthepassagethroughcarefully

beforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoicein

thebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Please

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitem

onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewords

inthebarnkmorethanonce.

Questions36tO45arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Travelwebsiteshavebeenaroundsince

the1990s,whenExpedia,Travelocity,and

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otherholidaybookingsiteswerelaunched,

allowingtravelerstocompareflightand

hotelpriceswiththeclickofaInouse.With

informationnolonger36by

travel.agentsorhiddeninbusiness

networks,thetravelindustrywas

revolutionized,asgreatertransparency

helped37prices.

Today,theindustryisgoingthrougha

newrevolution-thistimetransforming

servicequality.Onlineratingplatforms"

38inhotels,restaurants,apartments,and

taxis一一allowtravelerstoexchangereviews

andexperiencesforalltosee

Hospitalit).“businessesarenowranked,

analyzed,andcomparednotbyindustry

39,butbytheverypeopleforwhomthe

serviceisintended一thecustomer.Thishas

40anewrelationship

betweenbuyerandseller.Customershave

alwaysvotedwiththeirfeet;theycannow

explaintheirdecisiontoanyonewhois

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interested.Asaresult,businessesaremuch

more41,ofteninveryspecificways,

whichcreatespowerful42toimprove

service.

Althoughsomereadersmightnotcare

forgossipyreportsofunfriendlybellboys

（行李员）inBerlinormalfunctioninghotel

hairdryersinHouston,thetruepowerof

onlinereviewsliesnotjustinthe

individualstories,butinthewebsites，

43_toaggregatealargevolumeof

ratings.

Theimpactcannotbe44

Businessesthatattracttopratingscan

enjoyrapidgrowth,asnewcustomersare

attractedbygoodreviewsand45

provideyetmorepositivefeedback.Sogreat

istheinfluenceofonlineratingsthatmany

companiesnowhiredigitalreputation

managerstoensureafavorableonline

identity.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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A)accountable

B.capacity

C.controlled

D.entail

E)forged

F)incentives

G)occasionally

H)overstated

I)persisting

J)pessimistic

K)professionals

L)slash

M)specializing

N)spectators

0)subsequently

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoing

toreadapassagewithtenstatements

attachedtoit.Eachstatementcontains

informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.

Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

informationisderived.Youmaychoosea

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paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.Answerthequestions

bymarkingthecorrespondingletter

on,AnswerSheet2.

PlasticSurgery

Abettercreditcardisthesolutiontoever

largerhackattacks

A.Athinmagneticstrip(magstripe)is

allthatstandsbetweenyourcredit-card

informationandthebadguys.And

they，vebeenworkinghardtobreakin.

That，swhyisshapingupasamajor

showdown:banks,lawenforcementand

technologycompaniesarealltryingtostop

anetworkofhackerswhoaresucceeding

instealingaccountnumbers,names,email

addressesandothercrucialdatausedin

identitytheft.Morethan100million

accountsatTarget,NeimanMarcusand

Michaelsstoreswereaffectedinsome

wayduringthemostrecentattacks,starting

lastNovember.

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B.Swipe（刷卡）istheoperativeword:

cardsareincreasinglyvulnerableto

attackswhenyoumakepurchasesina

store.Inseveralrecentincidents,hackers

havebeenabletoobtainmassiveinformation

ofcredit-,debit-（借记）orprepaid-card

numbersusingmalware,i.e.malicious

software,insertedsecretlyintothe

retailers'point-of-salesystem-the

checkoutregisters.Hackersthensoldthe

datatoasecondgroupofcriminals

operatinginshadowycornersoftheweb.Not

longafter,thestolendatawasshowing

uponfakecardsandbeingusedforonline

purchases.

C.Thesolutioncouldcostaslittleas

$2extraforeverypieceofplasticissued.

Thefixisasecuritytechnologyused

heavilyoutsidetheUS.WhileAmerican

creditcardsusethe40-year-oldmagstripe

technologytoprocesstransactions,muchof

therestoftheworldusessmartercardswith

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atechnologycalledEMV(shortfor

Europay,MasterCard,VisA.thatemploysa

chipembeddedinthecardplusacustomer

PIN(personalidentificationnumber'to

authenticate(验证)everytransactionon

thespot.Ifapurchaserfailstopunch

inthecorrectPINatthecheckout,the

transactiongetsrejected.(Online

purchasescanbemadebysettingupa

separatetransactioncode.)

D.Whyhaven，tbigbanksadoptedthe

moresecuretechnology?Whenitcomesto

mailingoutnewcreditcards,it'sall

aboutrelativecosts,saysDavidRobertson,

whorunstheNilsonReport,anindustry

newsletter."Thecostofthecard,putting

thestickeronit,codingtheaccountnumber

andexpirationdate,embossing(凸印)it,

thesmallenvelope一allputtogether,

you，reinthedollarrange."Achip-

and.PrNcardcurrentlycostscloserto$3,

saysRobertson，becauseofthepriceof

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chips.(Oncelargeissuersconvert

together,thechipcostsshoulddrop.)

E)MultiplyS3bythemorethan5billion

magstripecreditandprepaidcardsin

circulationintheUS.Thenconsiderthat

there,sanestimated$12.4billionincard

fraudonaglobalbasis,says

Robertson.With44eoofthatintheUS,

Americancredit.cardfraudamountsto

about$5.5billionannually.Cardissuers

havesofarcalculatedthatabsorbingthe

liabilityforevenbighacksliketheTarget

oneisstillcheaperthanreplacingall

thatplastic.

F)ThatleavesAmericanretailerspretty

muchalonetheworldoverinrelyingon

magstripetechnologytocharge

purchases一一andleavesconsumers

vulnerable.Eachmagstripehasthreetracks

ofinformation,explainspayments

securityexpertJeremyGumbley,thechief

technologyofficerofCreditCall,an

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electronic,paymentscompany.Thefirstand

thirdareusedbythebankorcard

issuer.Yourvitalaccountinformation

livesonthesecondtrack,whichhackerstry

tocapture.aMalwareisscanningthrough

thememoryinrealtimeandlookingfor

data.whesays."Itcreatesatextfilethat

getsstolen.''

G）Chip-and—PINcards,bycontrast,make

fakecardsorskimmingimpossiblebecause

theinformationthatgetsscannedis

encrypted（力口密）.Thehistoricalreasonthe

UShasstuckwithmagstripe,ironically

enough.isoncesuperiortechnology.Our

cheap,ultra•reliablewirednetworksmade

credit-cardauthenticationoverthephone

frictionless•InFrance,cardcompanies

createdEMVinpartbecausethetelephone

monopolywassomaddeninglyinefficientand

expensive.TheEMVsolutionallowed

transactionstobeverifiedlocallyand

securely.

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H)Somebigbanks,likeWellsFar90,are

nowofferingtoconvertyourmagstripecard

toachip—and-PINmodel.(It'sactually

ahybrid(混合体)thatwillstillhavea

magstripe,sincemostUSmerchantsdon't

haveEMVterminals.)Shouldyoutakethemup

onit?Ifyoutravelinternationally,the

answerisyes.

I)Keepinmind,tOO,thatcreditcards

typicallyhavebetterliabilityprotection

thandebitcards.Ifsomeoneusesyour

creditcardfraudulently(欺诈性地)，it's

theissuerormerchant,notyou,thattakes

thehit.Debitcardshavedifferent

liabilitylimitsdependingonthebankand

theeventssurroundinganyfraud."Ifit'

savailableothelogicalthingistogeta

chip•and-PINcardfromyourbank."says

EricAdamowskyoacO.founderof

CreditCardlnsider.eom.a1wouldusecredit

cardsoverdebitcardsbecauseof

liabilityissues.”Cashstillworkspretty

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welltOO.

J)Retailersandbanksstandtobenefit

fromthelowerfraudlevelsofchip-and-PIN

cardsbuthavebeenreluctantforyearsto

investinthenewinfrastructure(基础设

M)neededforthetechnology,especially

ifconsumersdon'thaveaccesstoit.It'

sachicken-and-eggproblem..noonewants

tospendthemoneyonupgraded

point,of.salesystemsthatcanreadthechip

cardsifshoppersaren7tcarryingthem

----vetthere'slittlepointinconsumers'

carryingthefancyplasticifstoresaren'

tequippedtousethem.(Anearliereffort

byTargettomovetochipandPINnever

gainedprogress.)Accordingto

Gumbley.there'sa"you・firstmentality.The

logjam(僵局)hastobebroken.”

K)JPMorganChaseCEOJamieDimon

recentlyexpressedhiswillingnesstodosO,

notingthatbanksandmerchantshavespent

thepastdecadesuingeachotherover

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interchangefees一thepercentageofthe

transactionpricetheykeep—ratherthan

dealwiththegrowinghackingproblem.Chase

offersachip-enabledcardunderitsown

brandandseveralothersfortravel,related

companiessuchasBritishAirwaysandRitz

—Carlton.

L)TheTargetandNeimanhackshavealso

changedthecostcalculation：although

retailershavebeenreluctanttospend

the$6.75billionthatCapgeminiconsultants

estimateitwilltaketoconvertalltheir

registerstobechip-and.PIN.compatible,

thepotentialliabilitytheynowfaceis

dramaticallygreater.Targethasbeenhit

withclassactionsfromhacked

consumers."It'stheultimatenightmare,'

aretailexecutivefromawell,knownchain

admittedtoTIME.

M)lllecard,paymentcompaniesMasterCard

andVisaarepushinghardforchange.Thetwo

firmshavewarnedallpartiesinthe

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transactionchain——merchant,network,bank

thatiftheydon'tbecomeEMV-compliant

byOctober,thepartythatisleast

compliantwillbearthefraudrisk.

N)Inthemeantime,app-equipped

smartphonesanddigitalwallets-allof

whichcanuseEMVtechnology—are

beginningtomakeinroads(侵袭)oncardsand

cash.PayPal,forinstance,istestinganapp

thatletsyouuseyourmobilephonetopay

ontheflyatlocalmerchants-without

surrenderinganycardinformationto

them.Andfurtherdowntheroadisbiometric

authentication,whichcouldbeencrypted

with,say,afingerprint.

0)Creditanddebitcards,though,are

goingtobewithusfortheforeseeable

future,andsoarehackers,ifwestickwith

magstripetechnology."Itseemscrazyto

me,“saysGumbley,whoisEnglish,“thata

cuttin9oedge'technologycountryis

dependingona40•year-oldtechnology.

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That'swhyitmaybeuptoconsumerstomove

theneedleonchipandPIN.SaysRobertson：

“Whenyougettheconsumerintoaposition

ofworryandinconvenience,that'swherethe

rubberhitstheroad.”

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

46.ItisbesttouseanEMVcardfor

internationaltravel.

47.Personalinformationoncreditanddebit

cardsisincreasinglyvulnerableto

hackin9.

48.TheFrenchcardcompaniesadoptedEMV

technologypartlybecauseofinefficient

telephoneservice.

49.WhilemanycountriesusethesmarterEMV

cards,theUSstillclingstoitsold

magstripetechnology.

50.Attemptsarebeingmadetoprevent

hackersfromcarryingoutidentitytheft.

51.Creditcardsaremuchsafertousethan

debitcards.

52.Bigbankshavebeenreluctanttoswitch

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tomoresecuretechnologybecauseofthe

highercostsinvolved.

53.Thepotentialliabilityforretailers

usingmagstripeisfarmorecostlythan

upgradingtheirregisters.

54.TheuseofmagstripecardsbyAmerican

retailersleavesconsumersexposedtothe

risksoflosingaccountinformation.

55.Consumerswillbeadrivingforcebehind

theconversionfrommagstripetoF_.MV

technology.

SectionC

Directions：Thereare2passagesinthis

section.EachpassageisfolIm,rdbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreach

ofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.,

B.,C.andD..YoushoulddecideDnthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.PassageOne

Questions56tO60arebasedonthe

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followingpassage.

ThereportfromtheBureauofLabor

Statisticswasjustasgloomyas

anticipated.UnemploymentinJanuaryjumped

toa16一yearhighof7.6percent,as598

000jobswereslashedfromUSpayrollsinthe

worstsingle-monthdeclinesinceDecember,

1974.With1.8millioniobslostinthelast

threemonths.thereisurgentdesireto

boosttheeconomyasquicklyaspossible.But

Washingtonwoulddowelltotakeadeep

breathbeforereactingtothegrimnumbers.

Collectively,werelyonthe

unemploymentfiguresandotherstatistics

toframeoursenseofreality.Theyarea

vitalpartofanarrayofdatathatweuse

toassessifwe'redoingwellordoingbadly,

andthatinturnshapesgovernmentpolicies

andcorporatebudgetsandpersonalspending

decisions.Theproblemisthatthe

statisticsaren'tanobjectivemeasureof

reality；theyaresimplyabest

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approximation.Directionally,theycapture

thetrends,buttheideathatweknow

preciselyhowmanyareunemployedisa

myth.Thatmakesfindingasolutionallthe

moredifficult.

First,thereisthewaythedatais

assembled.Theofficialunemploymentrateis

theproductofatelephonesurveyofabout

60000homes.Thereisanothersurvey,

sometimesreferredtoasthe“payroll

survey,“thatassesses400000businesses

basedontheirreportedpayrolls.Both

surveyshaveproblems.Thepayrollsurvey

caneasilydouble-countsomeone：ifyouare

onepersonwithtwojobs,youshowupastwo

workers.Thepayrollsurveyalsodoesn't

capturethenumberofself,employed,andso

sayslittleabouthowmanypeopleare

generatinganindependentincome.

Thehouseholdsurveyhasalarger

problem.Whenaskedstraightforwardly,

peopletendtolieorshadethetruthwhenthe

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subjectissex,moneyoremployment.Ifyou

getacallandareaskedifyou're

employed,andyousayyes,you'reemployed.If

yousaynO,however,itmaysurpriseyouto

learnthat.Youareonlyunemployedifyou'

vebeenactivelylookingforworkinthepast

fourweeks；otherwise,youare。marginally

attachedtothelaborforce"andnotactually

unemployed.

Ilieurgetoquantifyisembeddedinour

society.Buttheideathatstatisticianscan

thencaptureanobjectiverealin-im'tjust

impossible.Italsoleadstoserious

misjudgments.DemocratsandRepublicanscan

and、“Utakesidesonanumberofissues,

butamorecrucialconcernisthatbothare

basingmajorpoticydecisionson

guesstimatesratherthanlookingatthevast

wealthofrawdatawithacriticaleyeand

anopenmind.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

56.WhatdOwelearnfromthefirst

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paragraph?

A.lmeUSeconomicsituationisgoingfrom

badtoworse.

B.Washingtonistakingdrasticmeasuresto

providemorejobs.

C.IlieUSgovernmentisslashingmorejobs

fromitspayrolls.

D.Therecenteconomiccrisishastakenthe

USbysurprise.

57・、IVhatdoestheauthorthinkofthe

unemploymentfiguresandotherstatistics?

A.Theyformasolidbasisforpolicymakin9.

B.The.yrepresentthecurrentsituation.

C.Theysignalfutureeconomictrend.

D.Theydonotfullyreflectthereality.

58.Oneproblemwiththepayrollsurveyis

that.

A.itdoesnotincludeallthebusinesses

B.itfailstocountintheself一employed

C.itmagnifiesthenumberofthejobless

D.itdoesnottreatallcompaniesequally

59.Iliehouseholdsurveycanbefaultyin

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that.

A)peopletendtoliewhentalkingonthe

phone

B.noteverybodyiswillingorreadyto

respond

C.somepeoplewon'tprovidetruthful

information

D.thedefinitionofunemploymentistoo

broad

60.Attheendofthepassage,theauthor

suggeststhat.

A.statisticiansimprovetheirdata

assemblingmethods

B.decisionmakersviewthestatisticswith

acriticaleye

C.politicianslistenmorebeforemaking

policydecisions

D.DemocratsandRepublicanscooperateon

crucialissuesPassageTwo

Questions61tO65arebasedonthefollowing

passage.

Atsomepointin，someone,probablyin

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eitherAsiaorAfrica,madethedecisionto

movefromthecountrysidetothecity.This

namelesspersonpushedthehumanraceover

ahistoricthreshold,foritwasinthatyear

thatmankindbecame,forthefirsttimein

itshistory,apredominantlyurbanspecies.

Itisatrendthatshowsnosignof

slowin9.Demographers（人口统计学家）reckon

thatthree一quartersofhumanitycouldbe

city-dwellingby2050,withmostofthe

increasecominginthefast-growingtownsof

AsiaandAfrica.Migrantstocitiesare

attractedbyplentifuljobs,accessto

hospitalsandeducation,andtheabilityto

escapetheboredomofafarmer's

agriculturallife.Thosefactorsaremore

thanenoughtomakeupforthesqualor（肮

脏）,diseaseandspectacularpovertythat

thosesamemigrantsmustoftenatfirst

endurewhentheybecomeurbandweller