大学英语六级考试模拟试卷八十八（带答案）

大学英语六级考试模拟试卷八十八

（总分:710.00,做题时间：130分钟）

PartIWriting（总题数:1,分数:0,00）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayon

understandingothersbyreferringtoAbrahamLincoln'sremark,"Idon'tlikethatman

Imustgettoknowhimbetter."Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan

200words.

（分数：106.50）

正确答案：(［范文］

"Idon'tlikethatman.Imustgettoknowhimbetter,"ThisremarkofAbraham

Lincolnisquiteinteresting.Itadvisesustoknowothersmorebeforemakinga

judgementquickly.

Strangeasitmaysound,Ithinkthissayingmakessense.Ifwerefusetoknow

apersonbetteronlybecausewedon'tlikehiminsomeaspects,suchashis

appearanceordressingstyle,wemayabandonthechanceofmakingfriendswitha

noblepersonandlosevaluableassets.AbrahamLincolnhimselfisacaseinpoint.

WhenLincolnwascampaigningforpresidency,hisopponentStantonoften

humiliatedhiminpublic.ButLincolnstilltriedhardtoknowthestrengthsand

weaknessesofthisopponent.WhenLincolnbecamepresident,heaskedStantonto

joinhisCabinet,whoprovedtobeaveryhelpfulofficial.IfLincolnhadrefusedto

knowStantonbetter,hewouldnevergetsuchatalenttohelphim.

Inconclusion,it'squiteirrationaltomakearbitraryjudgmentsaboutothers

beforewegetabetterunderstandingaboutthem.Knowingotherstakesmuchtime

andisnotalwayseasy,butit'sworthit.)

解析：这是一篇名言分析型的作文，要求考生对亚伯拉罕•林肯的名言“我

不喜欢那个人，我要多了解一下他”进行分析，论述如何了解他人。根据题目要

求，可谋篇布局如下：

第一段：引述名言，并解释其涵义：多了解他人，不要武断地判断他人。

第二段：论证名言的说法，并以亚伯拉罕•林肯和他的对手斯坦顿为例子

进行说明。

第三段：总结全文。

［参考译文］

“我不喜欢那个人，我要多了解一下他。”亚伯拉罕•林肯的这句话很有

意思。它建议我们在做决断之前，多了解一下别人。

虽然这句话听起来有点奇怪，我却觉得它有道理。如果我们仅仅因为在某

些方面不喜欢某个人，比如相貌或穿衣风格，就拒绝对他进行更多地了解，我们

可能放弃了与一个高尚的人交朋友的机会且失去了一笔宝贵的资产。亚伯拉

军•林肯本人就是一个很好的例子。当林肯在竞选总统时，他的对手斯坦顿经常

当众羞辱他。但林肯仍然尽力了解这个对手的优缺点。当林肯成为总统时，他邀

请斯坦顿加入他的内阁，而斯坦顿证明了自己是一名非常有帮助的官员。如果林

肯拒绝对斯坦顿进行更多了解，他就永远不能得到这样一个人才来帮助自己。

综上所述，在更好地了解他人之前就对他人做出武断的判断，这是非常不

理智的做法。虽然了解他人要花上不少时间且不总那么容易，但是还是值得去做

的。

PartIIListeningComprehension（总题数：0,分数：0.00）

SectionA（总题数:8,分数:0.00）

・Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.（分数：28.40）

A.Lookingforapersontotalkto.

B.Workingonatroublemakingtalking.

C.Tryingtounderstandthetwogenders.V

0.Tryingtounderstandfriendshipbetweenwomen.

解析：［听力原文］

W:Iwasworkingonapaperaboutthedifferencesbetweenwomenandmen.

Ihavebeenthinkingaboutitallthesedays,butnosatisfactoryresultscomeout.

M:Ah,youmaynotrealizeyou'reworkingonacomplicatedphilosophical

issue.

W:Iknowexactlythatmenandwomenaredifferent.Theysometimesdon't

understandeachotheratall.

M:Iagree.Menandwomenareinterestedindifferenttopicswhentheyare

talking.Lastweekend,JohnandIwenttoaballgame.Whenwe'reatthegame,we

talkedabouttheplayersandwhat'sgoingoninthegameandnothingelse.Ithink

womenwouldn'tdothat.

W:Youbet!Yesterday,afriendandIsatatacafeandtalkedaboutnothing,

andeverything!Um...aboutmysister'snewbaby...andaboutwhenshecouldgo

backtowork...andyouknow,whoshouldtakecareofthebaby...thingslikethat.

M:Whenawomantalkswithaman,she'lloftenfeelasthoughhewasn't

reallylisteningorthathewasn'treallyhavingaconversation,right?

W:Yeah,thatsoundsveryfamiliartome.

M:AndIthinkamandoesn'tunderstandwhatthewomanreallywantsfrom

him.

W:Iguessheprobablywonders"what'sherpoint?","where'sthis

conversationgoing?"

M:Tospeakfromexperience,foraman,talkingisgenerallymore

straightforward——it'saboutgivingandgettingfacts.Mengenerallydon'tbasetheir

friendshipsontalking,butondoing——gettingtogetherwithbuddies,playingsports

orhangingout.

W:Well,forme,abestfriendissomeoneIcanbeclosewithandtalkto.Ican

talkwithherindetailabouteverydayeventsinourlives.Wesharefeelingsand

secrets.Thisoffersachancetobetterunderstandourworldandourselves.

Whatisthewomandoingrecently?

①选项形式均为doing,可以预测问题是问某人在做什么。②对话刚开始，

女士就说明了自己在写一篇关于男女差异的文章。C的twogenders“两性”是原

文women和men的概括，为答案。

A“找人倾谈”利用对话末尾女士说的talkto制造干扰，女士是说最好的

朋友应该是关系很亲近并且能与之倾谈的人，而非她最近在找人倾谈。B“致力

于准备一次麻烦的讲话”和D“试图理解女性之间的友谊”均缺乏录音依据。

.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.（分数：28.40）

A.Reluctant.V

B.Positive.

C.Ambitious.

0.Indifferent.

解析：［听力原文］

W:Honey,couldyoucomehereforasecond.Weneedtotalk.Myparentsare

comingtovisitnextweekandIwanttogetthisplaceclean.Besides,itisalmostApril

anditistimeforsomespringcleaninganyway.

M:Ihatecleaning.Can'twejusttidyupabitthenightbeforeyourparents

gethere?

W:No!Thisplaceisapigsty!Wecan'tjusttidyupthehouse.Weneedtodoa

deepcleaning.Theupstairsisadisasterarea.Let'sstartbycleaningoutyour

bedroomcloset.Youhavealotofjunkinthere.

M:Mycloset?Yourparentsaren'tevengoingtogointhecloset.Isaywe

wipedownthekitchencounterandmaybevacuumtheruginthelivingroom.That's

allweneedtodo.

W:Noway.ThehouseistrashedandIamtooembarrassedtohavemy

parentsseeitlikethis.Youneverpickupafteryourselfandthekidsneverdotheir

chores.WhathappensisIendupdoingallthecleaning.Todayyouaregoingtodo

someofthedirtywork.Theupstairstoiletisblocked.Iwantyoutofixthatandclean

theentirebathroomwithbleach.Makesuretoairitoutwhenyouaredone.Nobody

likesthatbleachsmell.

M:Thatsoundshorrible!Whatareyougoingtodo?

W:I'mgoingtopickupallofthedirtyclothesinthekid'sroomanddothe

wash.Iwillcomeupstairsinonehourtocheckonyou.

M:OK.I'llgetstartedupstairs.

W:Nowthatistherightattitude!Youaresuchagreathusband.

M:Yeah,yeah,yeah...Let'sjustgetthisoverwith.Iwanttowatchthegame

thisafternoonat4:00.

Whatistheman'sattitudetowardshousework?

①四个选项都是观点态度的词，推测此题问某人态度。②当女士要求男士做

清洁时，男生说：“我讨厌打扫!”。可见男士的态度是不情愿的，选A。

只要听清男士说的他讨厌打扫，就可以排除B“积极的”、C“有野心的”。

男士说不上“冷漠的”，只是没有那么积极，排除D。

SectionB（总题数：7,分数：0.00）

.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.（分数：21.30）

A.Howimportantmoneyisinone'sday-to-daylife.

B.Howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohim.V

C.Moneyismoreimportantthanthephilosophyoflife.

D.One'sunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney.

解析：［听力原文］

Recently,aprofessorofphilosophyintheUnitedStateshaswrittenabook

calledMoneyandtheMeaningofLife.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwith

moneyinourday-to-daylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneofthe

exercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspend

foraweek.Fromthewaytheyspendtheirmoney,theyoftenseewhattheyreally

valueinlife.

Hesaysourrelationwithothersoftenbecomesclearlydefinedwhenmoney

entersthepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulfriendshipwithsomebodyandyou

thinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimto

lendyousomemoney.Ifhedoes,itbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseems

strongerthaneverbefore.Oritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn't.

Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeeling,butifitisnotcarriedoutinthe

moneyworld,thereissomethinglessrealaboutit.

Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoney,butwhatisitfor?

HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbook,theprofessor

uncoveredanimportantneedinmodemsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoney

isaninstrumentratherthantheend.Moneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerial

world,butexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflife.

WhathastheprofessordiscoveredinhisbookMoneyandtheMeaningof

Life?

①本题的四个选项中均出现了money这个词，由此可判断话题和“钱”有

关。②短文中提到，他（教授）发现……通过学生们花钱的方式，他们常常可以看

到自己在生活中真正重视什么。由此推断B为正确答案。

A和C分别利用文中原词day-to-daylife和philosophy进行干扰，而且金钱

的重要性不是书中讨论的主题；D中的understandingoflife在文中并未提及。

.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

4.（分数:28.40）

A.Itcanbeacquiredfromseafood.V

B.ltisgoodforourbonesandteeth.

C.ltismainlyconsumedbyvegetarians.

D.ltisnotasnutritiousasitusedtobe.

解析：［听力原文］

Choosingwhattoeatisnolongeraseasyasitoncewas.Storesofferallkinds

offoodsandsnacksand.wehavetomakemanychoices.Whenwechoosewhatto

buyandeat,wehadbetterthinkaboutifthefoodwillgiveusthenutrientsweneed.

Somenutrientshelpbuildourbodyandmakeitstronger.Protein,forexample,

isgoodforourmuscles.Fish,meatandbeanscontainlotsofprotein.Calcium,which

isfoundineggs,milkandotherdairyproducts,isgoodforourbonesandteeth.We

shouldalsoeatcarbohydrates,themainfuelforourbody,whichwecangetfrom

bread,riceandnoodles.Othernutrientshelpkeepourbodyfunctioningwell.

Vitamins,fibreandminerals,whichwecangetfromeatingvegetablesandfruits,

helpourbodyfightdiseaseandgiveusenergy.

Butthechoiceswemakearenotjustaboutnutrition.Manypeopletoday

makechoicesabouttheireatinghabitsbasedonwhattheybelieve.Eatinghabits

becomepartofwhoweare:peoplebecomevegetarianseitherbecausetheybelieve

itishealthiernottoeatmeatorbecausetheydonotthinkweshouldkillanimalsfor

food.Wealsomakechoicesbasedonhowtheproductsaregrownormade:

environmentallyfriendlyfoods,or"eco-foods",aremadebycompanieswhohave

triedtousegreenandcleanwaystomakethefoods.Organicvegetablesare

vegetablesthataregrownwithoutchemicalswhichcanbeharmfultohumanbeings

andtheenvironment.

Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutprotein?

当谈到蛋白质(protein)时，短文提到“它有益于肌肉。鱼、肉和豆类都含有

丰富的蛋白质。”从四个选项来看，只有A”它能从海鲜中获取”是正确选项。

钙(calcium)对骨骼和牙齿有益，排除B；不仅仅是素食者需要蛋白质，而

是所有人都需要，C错误；D“它没有过去那么有营养”在短文中找不到依据。

SectionC(总题数:10,分数:0.00)

.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

1.(分数:42.60)

A.Poverty.

B.Diseases.

C.Brokenmarriage.

0.Failure.V

解析：［听力原文］

WhatIfearedmostformyselfatyouragewasnotpoverty,butfailure.

Atyourage,inspiteofadistinctlackofmotivationatuniversity,whereIhad

spentfartoolonginthecoffeebarwritingstories,andfartoolittletimeatlectures,

butIwasgoodatpassingexaminations,andthat,foryears,hadbeenthemeasureof

successinmylifeandthatofmypeers.

NowIamnotdullenoughtosupposethatbecauseyouareyoung,giftedand

well-educated,youhaveneverknownheartbreakorhardship.Talentandintelligence

neveryetimmunizedanyoneagainstthewillfulnessoftheFates,andIdonotfora

momentsupposethateveryoneherehasenjoyedanexistenceofquietprivilegeand

contentment.

However,thefactthatyouaregraduatingfromHarvardsuggeststhatyouare

notverywell-acquaintedwithfailure.Youmightbedrivenbyafearoffailurequiteas

muchasadesireforsuccess.Indeed,yourconceptionoffailuremightnotbetoofar

fromtheaverageperson'sideaofsuccess,sohighhaveyoualreadyflown.

Ultimately,weallhavetodecideforourselveswhatconstitutesfailure,but

theworldisquiteeagertogiveyouasetofcriteriaifyouletit.SoIthinkitfairtosay

thatbyanyconventionalmeasure,ameresevenyearsaftermygraduationday,Ihad

failedonanepicscale.Anexceptionallyshort-livedmarriagehadgoneoff,andIwas

jobless,aloneparent,andaspoorasitispossibletobeinmodemBritain,without

beinghomeless.Thefearsthatmyparentshadforme,andthatIhadformyself,had

bothcometopass,andbyeveryusualstandard,IwasthebiggestfailureIknew.

Now,Iamnotgoingtostandhereandtellyouthatfailureisfun.Thatperiod

ofmylifewasadarkone,andIhadnoideathattherewasgoingtobewhatthe

presshassincerepresentedasakindoffairytaleresolution.Ihadnoideathenhow

farthetunnelextended,andforalongtime,anylightattheendofitwasahope

ratherthanareality.

Whatdidthespeakerfearmostatthegraduates'age?

录音开头，说话人开门见山地指出自己在大学生时代最害怕的不是贫穷而是

失败，故D正确。

录音开头说话人已经提及自己害怕的不是贫穷，故A错误。说话人并没有

论及疾病，故排除B。虽然演讲者有提到她离婚的经历，但没有指出这是她最害

怕的，故排除C。

.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

4.（分数：42.60）

A.Therearemoremalegeniusesthanfemalegeniuses.

B.Peoplewithbetternutritionaremuchmoreintelligent.

C.Femaleshaveweakermathematicalabilityinsomefields.V

D.Malesarenotsointelligentasfemalesinliterarycreation.

解析：［听力原文］

Geniusesaregettingbrighter.AndatgeniuslevelsofIQ,girlsarenotasfar

behindboysastheyusedtobe.

SCIENCEhasfewmorecontroversialtopicsthanhumanintelligence一in

particular,whethervariationsinitarearesultofnatureornurture,andespecially

whethersuchvariationsdifferbetweenthesexes.Theminesinthisfieldcanblowup

anentirecareer,asLarrySummersfoundoutafewyearsagowhenhespokeofhis

hypothesis.Whathefoundisthatthemathematicalaptitudeneededforphysicsand

engineering,aswellasformathsitself,israrerinwomenthaninmen.Heresignedas

presidentofHarvardUniversityshortlyafterwards.

Itisbold,therefore,ofJonathanWai,MarthaPutallazandMatthewMakel,of

DukeUniversityinNorthCarolina,toenterthecontroversywithapaperthat

addressesbothquestions.Inthispaper,justpublishedinCurrentDirectionsin

PsychologicalScience,theydescribehowtheypickedoutthroughnearlythree

decadesofstandardizedtestsadministeredtoAmericanhigh-schoolstudentstosee

whathadbeenhappeningtothecountry'sbrightestsparks.

Theydrewtwoconclusions.OneisthataphenomenoncalledtheFlynneffect

appliesinparticulartothebrightestofthebright.Theotheristhatpart,butnotall,

ofthehistoricdifferencebetweenthebrainiestmenandwomenhasvanished.

ThethreeresearchersdrewtheirdatafromDukeUniversity'sTalent

IdentificationProgram,TIP,whichisdesignedtopickoutespeciallyclevercandidates

earlyon:alltheparticipantshadscoredinthetop5%ofabilitywhenconfronted

withexamsdesignedformucholderstudents.TIP,inturn,drawsonthreenational

exams:SA］EXPLOREandACT.Altogether,Dr.Wai,Dr.PutallazandDr.Makellooked

atdatafrom1.7millionchildren.

Inthegeneralpopulationboysarewellknowntodoabitbetterthangirlsin

moths.Girls,inturn,edgeoutboysontestsofverbalreasoning.Theresultissimilar

overallIQscores.Amongthebestyoungmathematicalbrains,however,theequality

isnotappropriate.Here,boysdoalotbetteratmothsthangirls——butlessbetter

thantheyusedto,astheresearchersdiscovered.

WhatdidLarrySummersfindout?

①从选项看，此题可能与男女智力比较有关。②录音开头提到LarrySummers

提出一个假设，即物理学、工程学和数学本身都需要一定的的数学天赋，女性的

数学天赋要比不上男性。C为该处录音的同义概括，与LarrySummer的假设相符，

故为答案。

’录音并没有提及男女天才的数量，也未就这两者的数量进行比较，无从得

知男性天才比女性的多，故A错误。录音开头提到，人类智能的差异到底是天生

的还是由于后天培养的结果这类讨论都是有争议的话题.B“营养好的人更聪明”

与录音内容不符。录音提到从总体而言，女性在文字推理能力测试上做得比男性

好，但未提及男性在文学创作方面比女性差，故D错误。

.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

7.（分数:56.80）

A.Theycan'ttalksotheycan'tproduceanyspeech.

B.Theycanonlyproducethesoundof"R"atfirst.

C.Theycan'tdiscriminateEnglishandJapaneseatall.

D.Theyhavetheamazingsensibilitytothestatistics.V

解析：［听力原文］

Duringtheproductionofspeech,whenbabieslisten,whatthey'redoingis

takingstatisticsonthelanguagethattheyhear.Andwhatwe'velearnedisthat

babiesaresensitivetothestatistics,andthestatisticsofJapaneseandEnglishare

very,verydifferent.EnglishhasalotofRsandLs,whilethelanguageofJapaneseis

totallydifferent.Forexample,agroupofintermediatesoundsofEnglishisknownas

theJapanese"R.".Sobabiesabsorbthestatisticsofthelanguageanditchangestheir

brains;itchangesthemfromthecitizensoftheworldtotheculture-boundlisteners

thatweare.Butweasadultsarenolongerabsorbingthosestatistics.We're

governedbytherepresentationsinmemorythatwereformedearlyindevelopment.

Sowhatwe'reseeinghereischangingourmodelsofwhatthecriticalperiod

isabout.We'rearguingfromamathematicalstandpointthatthelearningof

languagematerialmayslowdownwhenourdistributionsstabilize.It'sraisinglotsof

questionsaboutbilingualpeople.Bilingualsmustkeeptwosetsofstatisticsinmind

atonceandflipbetweenthem,oneaftertheother,dependingonwhothey're

speakingto.

Soweaskedourselves,canthebabiestakestatisticsonabrandnewlanguage?

AndwetestedthisbyexposingAmericanbabieswho'dneverheardasecond

languagetoMandarinforthefirsttimeduringthecriticalperiod.Weknewthat,

whenmonolingualsweretestedinTaipeiandSeattleontheMandarinsounds,they

showedthesamepattern.Sixtoeightmonths,they'retotallyequivalent.Two

monthslater,somethingincrediblehappens.ButtheTaiwanesebabiesaregetting

better,nottheAmericanbabies.WhatwedidwasexposeAmericanbabiesduring

thisperiodtoMandarin.ItwaslikehavingMandarinrelativescomeandvisitfora

monthandmoveintoyourhouseandtalktothebabiesfor12sessions.

Sowhathavewedonetotheirlittlebrains?Wehadtorunacontrolgroupto

makesurethatjustcomingintothelaboratorydidn'timproveyourMandarinskills.

SoagroupofbabiescameinandlistenedtoEnglish.Andwefindthatexposureto

Englishdidn'timprovetheirMandarin.Butlookatwhathappenedtothebabies

exposedtoMandarinfor12sessions.TheywereasgoodasthebabiesinTaiwan

who'dbeenlisteningfor10-and-a-halfmonths.Whatitdemonstratedisthatbabies

takestatisticsonanewlanguage.Whateveryouputinfrontofthem,they'lltake

statisticson.

Whatdowelearnaboutbabies'productionofspeech?

录音开头提到在婴儿的语言产生阶段，当他们听人说话时会统计该语言的相

关数据，婴儿对统计非常敏感，D为该处的同义表达，故为正确答案。

录音并未提及婴儿不能发音，故A错误。录音提到R音存在于英语和日语

中，并未说这是婴儿一开始能发的音，故B错误。录音提到婴儿对语言的统计数

据非常敏感，且在他们大脑中英语和日语的统计数据是非常不同的，说明他们的

大脑至少能区分英语和日语，C“婴儿根本不能区分英语和日语”与此相悖，故

排除。

PartIIIReadingComprehension（总题数：0,分数：0.00）

SectionA（总题数：10,分数：0.00）

.Itseemslogical:Collegegraduateshavelowerunemploymentandearnmore

thanlesseducatedworkers,so,thethinkinggoes,thefixfortoday'sweakgrowthin

jobsandwagesistomakesurethatmorepeopleearncollegedegrees.Butthat'sa

commonmisperception,1attentionfromtheseriousworkthathastobe

donetocreatejobsandimproveincomes.

Acollegeeducationremainsa2tomorestable,higher-paying

employment.Therecentjoblessrateforcollegegraduatesages25andolderwas3.2

percent.Thatisafarlowerrateofjoblessnessthanforhighschoolgraduatesand

peoplewithouthighschool3.

Butthatdoesn'tmeanthatenoughgoodjobsare,orwillbe,4for

collegegraduates.Thejoblessrateforthoseunder25averaged8.2percentthisyear.

Recentgraduatesalsoface5underemployment,meaningthattheyworkin

jobsthattypicallydonotrequirebachelor'sdegrees.

Pay,6,hasnotchangedforcollege-educatedworkersoverthepast

12years.That'sbetterthan7,ashasbeenthecaseforless-educatedworkers.

Butitalsoshowsthatacollegeeducation,inandofitself,doesnotcreategoodjobs

atgoodpay.Forthat,a8economyisessential一includingconsistent

pro-employmentpoliciesandinvestmentsbybusinessandgovernment.

Rightnow,the9formoregoodjobsatgoodpayisnotgood.

AccordingtorecentdatafromtheBureauofLaborStatistics,ofthe20occupations

expectedtoaddthemostnewjobsfrom2012to2022,onlyone一generaland

operationsmanagement——requiresabachelor'sdegree.Italsopayswell.Mostofthe

otherbig-growthoccupationsofferedverylowor10pay.

A.decliningE.qualitativeI.moderateM.eligible

B.diplomatsF.availableJ.henceN.diplomas

C.meanwhileG.evacuatedK.divertingO.rising

D.outlookH.thrivingL.path（分数：35.50）

1.（分数:3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：K）

解析：空格前是完整的一个句子，因此此处应是分词形式，作句子状语。

上文提到人们认为大学毕业生的失业率低，因此解决就业及工资增长问题的办法

是确保更多的人获得大学学位。根据空格后的宾语attention及介词搭配from...,

可推断diverting"转移……的注意力”正确，表示上文的看法“转移了”要创造

新工作岗位和增加收入的严峻问题。

［参考译文］

这似乎合乎逻辑：大学毕业生失业率较低，他们的收入超过受教育程度低

的人，因此按照这一思路，解决现在就业和工资增长乏力的办法是确保更多的人

获得大学学位。然而这是一个常见的误解，它转移了人们的注意力，创造就业机

会和提高收入还有许多工作要做。

大学教育仍然是获得更稳定、更高薪工作的一个途径。最近25岁及以上

大学毕业生的失业率是3.2%。相比高中毕业生和没有高中文凭的人，这是一个

相当低的失业率。

但这并不意味着现在或将来有足够多的好工作等着大学毕业生。今年25

岁以下毕业生的平均失业率是&2%。应届毕业生也面临着越来越少的就业岗位，

这意味着他们的工作通常没有要求学士学位。

与此同时，受过大学教育的人的工资在过去12年都没有变化。这比低学

历工人工资下降还是好一点。但它也表明，大学教育本身不会创造薪酬不错的好

工作。因此，繁荣经济是基础，包括持续促进就业的政策以及企业和政府的投资。

目前，出现更多薪酬不错的好工作的前景并不乐观。根据劳工统计局的最

新数据，在20个有望于2012〜2022年期间增加最多新就业岗位的行业中，只有

一个行业一一通用及运营管理一一要求学士学位，其薪水也不错。其他大部分增

长较多的行业给的薪水非常低，或只是中等。

2.（分数:3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：L）

解析：空格前的不定冠词a表明此处需填入辅音开头的名词单数形式，与

空格后的介词to搭配，补充说明主语Acollegeeducation。本句意为：大学教育

仍然是获得更稳定、更高薪工作的一个……。名词path“途径”符合此处语义。

3.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：N）

解析：此处需填入名词，作介词without的宾语。上文highschool

graduates（高中毕业生）与此处peoplewithouthighschool...并列，故diplomas”文

凭”符合上下文语义，表示没有高中“文凭”的人。

4.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：F）

解析：空格前的are和orwillbe表明此处需填入分词或形容词，且能与空

格后的for搭配。上文提到的25岁及以上的大学毕业生的失业率远比高中毕业

或以下的人低，本句用But转折，故要表达的意思是“现在或将来并没有足够多

的好工作给大学毕业生”。available"可获得的，可用的”符合上下文语境。而

eligible"合格的，有资格的”也可与for搭配，但一般是用人作主语，如：Areyou

eligibleforsocialsecuritybenefits?（你有资格享受社会福利吗？）

5.（分数：3.55）

填空项I：（正确答案：0）

解析：此处可填入名词、形容词或分词，来修饰宾语underemploymento

上一句谈到今年25岁以下毕业生的失业率，而本句的meaningthat…后面的内容

则表明就业岗位不需要那么多具备学士学位的毕业生。可知毕业生正面临着越来

越高的失业率，rising“上升的”符合此处语义。

6.（分数:3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：O

解析：空格位于主谓之间，前后各有一个逗号，故应填入副词。上一段与

失业率（joblessrate）有关，本句提及薪水（Pay）,与上文是并列平行关系，故填入

meanwhile“同时”，说明过去12年间，受过大学教育的人的薪水同时没有改变。

另一个副词hence"因此；从此”表因果。

7.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：A）

解析：空格前的than是介词，故因填入名词或动名词。句子主语That指

的是上一句所说的受过大学教育的人的工资在过去12年都没有变化的情况，根

据betterthan可知declining"下降”正确。

8.（分数:3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：H）

解析：此处应填入修饰economy的词，由a可知是辅音开头，可能是形容

词、分词或名词。上一句提到大学教育本身不创造薪水高的好工作，根据下文破

折号后面的补充说明，可知持续促进就业的政策以及企业和政府的投资会给经济

带来好的结果，故填入的词应表积极意义，thriving“兴旺的”符合要求。

9.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：D）

解析：此处应填入名词，作句子主语。本句是该段首句，句子意为：更多

薪酬不错的好工作的……并不好。接着下文具体说明了在20个有望增加最多新

工作的行业中，只有一个行业要求学士学位，薪酬也不错。outlook“前景”与

expectedt。相呼应，句子表示好工作的“前景”并不好，符合语义逻辑。

10.（分数：3.55）

填空项1：（正确答案：I）

解析：此处应填入与low并列的形容词或分词，修饰pay（薪水）。moderate

“中等的”符合要求，说明工作增长较多的大部分行业所给的薪水很低或是“中

等的“。

SectionB（总题数：10,分数：0.00）

WhenMornandDadGrowOld

A.Theprospectoftalkingtoincreasinglyfragileparentsabouttheirfuture

canbe"oneofthemostdifficultchallengesadultchildrenwilleverface,"says

ClarissaGreen,aVancouvertherapist."Peopleoftentellmetheydon'twanttoraise

sensitiveissueswiththeirparentsaboutbringingincaregiversormoving,"shesays.

"They'llsay,'Idon'twanttoseeDadcry.'"ButGreenusuallyresponds,"What's

wrongwiththat?"Adultchildren,shesays,needtotrytojointheirparentsin

grievingtheirdecline,acknowledgetheirlivingarrangementsmaynolongerwork

and,ifnecessary,helpthemsaygoodbyetotheirbelovedhome."It'ssad.Andit's

supposedtobe.It'saboutdeathitself."

B.Therearealmostfourmillionmenandwomenoverage65inCanada.

Nearlytwothirdsofthemmanagetopatchtogetherenoughsupport一fromfamily,

friends,privateandgovernmentservices——toliveindependentlyuntilvirtuallythe

daytheydie,accordingtoStatisticsCanada.

C.OftheCanadianseniorswholiveto85andover,almostoneinthreeend

upbeingmoved——sometimeskicking——togrouplivingforthelastyearsoftheirlives.

Eveninthebest-casescenarios（可能出现的情况）,suchdislocationscanbring

sorrow."Oftenthefamilyfeelsguilty,andtheseniorfeelsabandoned,"says

CharmaineSpencer,aprofessorinthegerontologydepartmentofSimonFraser

University.Harassedwiththeirowncareersandchildren,adultchildrenmaypush

theirparentstoofasttomakeamajortransition.

D.VaiMacDonald,executivedirectoroftheB.C.SeniorsServicesSociety,

cautionsadultchildrenagainstimposingtheirviewsonagingparents."Manybaby

boomerscanbequitepatronizing（高人一等的）Jshesays.Likemanywhoworkwith

senio