大学英语六级(CET-6)6月模拟训练高频过关题6（无答案）

大学英语六级(CET-6)模拟训练高频过关题

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PartiWriting(30minutes)

Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonAlbert

Einsteinsremark'7havenospecialtalents.Iamonlypassionatelycurious.Youcangivean

exampleortwotoillustrateyourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthe

bestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A)Thewomanthinkssheisclevererthantheman.

B)Themanbehavesasifhewereathoroughfool.

C)Themanisunhappywiththewoman'sremark.

D)Thewomanseldomspeakshighlyofherself.

2.A)Threecrewmemberswereinvolvedintheincident.

B)Noneofthehijackerscarriedanydeadlyweapons.

C)Noneofthepassengerswereinjuredorkilled.

D)TheplanehadbeenscheduledtoflytoJapan.

3.A)Atatravelagency.C)Atacheckoutcounter.

B)Atahotelfrontdesk.D)Atacommercialbank.

4.A)Chinatownhasgotthebestrestaurantsinthecity.

B)ThecriticthoughthighlyoftheChineserestaurant.

C)Therestaurantplacesmanyadsinpopularmagazines.

D)Therestaurantwasnotuptothespeakers5expectations.

5.A)Prof.Laurenceisgoingintoanactiveretirement.

B)Prof.Laurencehasstoppedconductingseminars.

C)Theprofessor'sgraduateseminariswellreceived.

D)Theprofessorwillleadaquietlifeafterretirement.

6.A)AssigningLeontoanewposition.C)ArrangingforRodney'svisittomorrow.

B)FindingareplacementforLeon.D)FindingasolutiontoRodney'sproblem.

7.A)PhotographyisoneofHelen'smanyhobbies.

B)Helenaskedthemantobookaticketforher.

C)Thephotographyexhibitionwillclosetomorrow.

D)Helenhasbeenlookingforwardtotheexhibition.

8.A)Thespeakerssharethesameopinion.

B)Steveknowshowtomotivateemployees.

C)ThemanhasabetterunderstandingofSteve.

D)Thewomanisoutoftouchwiththerealworld.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

9.A)Itiswellpaid.C)Itisdemanding.

B)Itisstimulating.D)Itisfairlysecure

10.A)Aquickpromotion.C)Movingexpenses.

B)FreeaccommodationD)ALighterworkload.

11.A)Hehasdifficultycommunicatingwithlocalpeople.

B)Hehastospendalotmoretravelingbackandforth.

C)Hehastroubleadaptingtothelocalweather.

D)Hehastosignalong-termcontract.

12.A)Thewomanwillhelpthemanmakeachoice.

B)Themanisgoingtoattendajobinterview.

C)Themanisintheprocessofjobhunting.

D)Thewomansympathizeswiththeman.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A)ToinquireabouttheinterestratesatthewomanAbank.

B)Toinquireaboutthecurrentfinancialmarketsituation.

C)Toseeifhecanfindajobinthewoman'scompany.

D)Toseeifhecangetaloanfromthewoman'sbank.

14.A)Long-terminvestment.C)Anyhigh-interestdeposit.

B)Athree-monthdeposit.D)Anyhigh-yieldinvestment.

15.A)Shetreatedhimtoameal.C)Sheofferedhimdiningcoupons.

B)Shegavehimloansatlowrates.D)Sheraisedinterestratesforhim.

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection9youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwi/l

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分快题谱％答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Strictprofessionaltraining.C)Arefinedtasteforartisticworks.

B)Yearsofpracticalexperience.D)Theabilitytopredictfashiontrends.

17.A)Purchasinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.

B)Conductingtradeinartworkswithdealersoverseas.

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C)Strengtheningcooperationwithforeigngovernments.

D)PromotingallkindsofAmericanhand-madespecialties.

18.A)Shehasaccesstofashionablethings.C)Sheisdoingwhatsheenjoysdoing.

B)Shecanenjoylifeonamodestsalary.D)Sheisfreetodowhatevershe

wants.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)ItisaPortuguesecompanysellingcoffeeinNewYork.

B)Itsmostimportanttaskistoconductcoffeestudies.

C)Itrepresentsseveralcountriesthatexportcoffee.

D)Itsroleistoregulateinternationalcoffeeprices.

20.A)ThefreezingweatherinBrazil.C)Theincreasedcoffeeconsumption.

B)Theimpactofglobalwarming.D)Thefluctuationofcoffeeprices.

21.A)Heisdoingabachelor'sdegree.C)Heisaheavycoffeedrinker.

B)Heisyoung,handsomeandsingle.D)Heistall,richandintelligent.

22.A)Avisittoseveralcoffee-growingplantations.

B)Coffeepricesandhisadvertisingcampaign.

C)Avacationonsomebeautifultropicalbeach.

D)Aquickpromotionandahandsomeincome.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Theywereheldupinatrafficjam.C)Theywerelateforthefirstmorning

bus.

B)Theyboardedawrongcoachinahurry.D)Theyweredelayedbythetrainfor

hours.

24.A)Itwascanceledbecauseofanunexpectedstrike.

B)Itwasthemostexcitingtriptheyeverhad.

C)Itwasspoiledbypooraccommodations.

D)Itwaspostponedduetoterribleweather.

25.A)Gooverseas.C)Takeromanticcruises.

B)Stayathome.D)Takeescortedtrips.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.FinallyAwhen

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime9youshouldcheck\A/hatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Whywouldananimalkillitself?Itseemsastrangequestion,andyetitisonethathas26

somepeopleforalongtime.Thelemming(旅鼠)isonesuchanimal.Lemmingsperiodically

commitmass27,andnooneknowsjustwhy!

Thesmall28,whichinhabittheScandinavianmountains,sustainthemselvesonadiet

ofrootsandliveinneststheymakeunderground.Whentheirfoodsupplyis29large,the

lemmingsliveanormal,undisturbedlife.However,whenthelemmings,foodsupplybecomestoo

lowtosupportthepopulation,asingular30commences.Thelemmingsleavetheirnestsall

togetheratthesametime,forminghugecrowds.Greatnumbersofthelemmingsbeginalongand

hardjourneyacrosstheScandinavianplains,ajourneythatmaylastweeks.Thelemmingseat

everythingintheirpath,continuingtheir31marchuntiltheyreachthesea.

Thereasonforwhatfollowsremainsamysteryforzoologistsandnaturalists.Uponreaching

thecoast,thelemmingsdonotstopbutswimbythethousandsintothesurf.Most32onlya

shorttimebeforetheytire,sink,anddrown.

Acommontheoryforthisunusualphenomenonisthatthelemmingsdonotrealizethatthe

oceanissuch33water.Inthe汗cross-countryjourney,theanimalsmusttraversemanysmaller

bodiesofwater,suchasriversandsmalllakes.Theymay34thattheseaisjustanothersuch

swimmable35Butnofinalanswerhasbeenfoundtothemystery.

PartIIIReadingComprehensio(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeach

blankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefully

beforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorresponding

letterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyof

thewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Fearcanbeaneffectivewaytochangebehavior.Onestudycomparedtheeffectsofhigh-fearandlow-fear

appealsonchangesinattitudesandbehaviorsrelatedtodentalhygiene(卫生).Onegroupofsubjectswasshown

awfulpicturesof36teethanddiseasedgums:anothergroupwasshownlessfrighteningmaterialssuchas

plasticteeth,charts,andgraphs.Subjectswhosawthefrighteningmaterialsreportedmoreanxietyandagreater

37tochangethewaytheytookcareoftheirteeththanthelow-feargroupdid.

Butwerethesereactionsactuallv38intobetterdentalhygienepractices?Toanswerthisimportant

question,subjectswerecalledbacktothelaboratoryontwo39(fivedaysandsixweeksaftertheexperiment).

Theycheweddisclosingwafers(牙疾诊断片)thatgivearedstaintoanyuncleanedareasoftheteethandthus

providedadirect40ofhowwelltheywerereallytakingcareoftheirteeth.Theresultshowedthatthehigh-fear

appealdidactuallyresultingreaterandmore41changesindentalhygiene.Thatis,thesubjects42to

high-fearwarningsbrushedtheirteethmore43thandidthosewhosawlow-fearwarnings.

However,tobeaneffectivepersuasivedeviceitisveryimportantthatthemessagenotbetoofrightening

andthatpeoplebegiven44guidelinestohelpthemtoreducethecauseofthefear.Ifthisisn'tdone,theymay

reducetheiranxietybydenyingthemessageorthe45ofthecommunicator.Ifthathappens,itisunlikelythat

eitherattitudeorbehaviorchangewilloccur.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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A)accustomedF)decavedK)indication

B)carefullyG)desireL)occasions

C)cautiouslvH)dimensionsM)permanent

D)concrete1)el-N)sensitivitv

E)credibilityJ)exposedO)translated

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

informationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.

AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnSWCTShCCt2・

TheStreet-LevelSolution

A)WhenIwasgrowingupzoneofmyfather'sfavoritesayings(borrowedfromthehumoristWillRogers)was:“It

isn'twhatwedon'tknowthatcausesthetrouble；it'swhatwethinkweknowthatjustisn'tso.Oneofthe

maininsightstobetakenfromthe100000HomesCampaignanditsstrategytoendchronichomelessnessis

that,untilrecently,oursocietythoughtitunderstoodthenatureofhomelessness,butitdidn/t.

B)Thatledtoaseriesofmistakenassumptionsaboutwhypeoplebecomehomelessandwhattheyneed.Many

oftheerrorsinourhomelessnesspolicieshavestemmedfromtheconceptionthatthehomelessarea

homogeneousgroup.Ifsonlyinthepast15yearsthatorganizationslikeCommonGround,andothers,have

takenastreet-levelviewoftheproblem—distinguishingthe/"episodicallyhomeless“fromthe"chronically

homeless“inordertounderstandtheirneedsatanindividuallevel.Thisiswhywecannowenvisagea

differentapproach-andgetbetterresults.

C)Mostreadersexpressedsupportfortheeffort,althoughanumberwereskeptical,andafewutterlydismissive,

aboutthechancesoflong-termhomelesspeopleadaptingwelltohousing.Thisistobeexpected;ifshardto

imaginewhatwehaven'tyetseen.AsNiccoloMachiavelliwroteinThePrince,oneofthemajorobstaclesin

anyefforttoadvancesystemicchangeisthe“incredulityofmenwhichistosaythatpeople“donotreadily

believeinnewthingsuntiltheyhavehadalongexperienceofthem."Mostofushavewitnessedhomeless

peopleonthestreetsfordecades.Fewhaveseenformerlyhomelesspeopleaftertheyhavebeenhoused

successfully.Wedon'thavereferencepointsforthatstory.Sowegeneralizefromwhatweknow-orthinkwe

know.

D)Butthatcanbemisleading,eventoexperts.WhenIaskedRosanneHaggerty,founderofCommonGround,

whichcurrentlyoperates2310unitsofsupportivehousing(with552moreunderconstruction),whathad

beenherbiggestsurpriseinthiswork,shereplied:"Fifteenyearsago,Iwouldnothavebelievedthatpeople

whohadbeensobrokenandstuckinhomelessnesscouldthrivetothedegreethattheydoinourbuildings.,z

AndBeckyKanis,thecampaign'sdirector,commented:"Thereisthissenseinourmindsthatsomeonewho's

onthestreetsisalmostintheirDNAdifferentfromsomeonewhohasahouse.Thecampaigniscreatinga

first-handexperienceformanypeoplethatthatisreallynotthecase.

E)OneofthestartlingrealizationsthatIhadwhileresearchingthiscolumnisthatanybodycouldbecomelikea

homelessperson—allittakesisatraumatic(仓11伤的)braininjury.Abicyclefall,acaraccident,aslipontheice,

orifyou'reasoldier,aheadwound—andyourlifecouldbecomeunrecognizable.JamesO'Connell,adoctor

whohasbeentreatingthemostvulnerablehomelesspeopleonthestreetsofBostonfor25years,estimates

that40percentofthelong-termhomelesspeoplehe'smethadsuchabraininjury.wFormanyitwasahead

injurypriortothetimetheybecamehomeless，”hesaid."Theybecameunpredictable.They/dhavemood

swings,fitsofexplosivebehavior.Theycouldn'tholdontotheirjobs.Drinkingmadethemfeelbetter.They'd

enduponthestreets.

F)Oncehomelesspeoplereturntohousing,they'reinamuchbetterpositiontorebuildtheirlives.Butit's

importanttonotethathousingaloneisnotenough.Aswithmanycomplexsocialproblems,whenyouget

throughtheinitialcrisis,youhaveanotherproblemtosolvewhichisnolesschallenging.Butitisabetter

problem.

G)Overthepastdecade,O'Connellhasseenthishappen,spendhalfmytimeonthestreetsorinthehospitaland

theotherhalfmakinghousecallstopeoplewholivedforyearsonthestreets/hesaid.Sofromadoctor's

pointofviewit'sadelightfulswitch,butit'snotasifputtingsomeoneinhousingistheanswertoaddressing

alloftheirproblems.It'sthefirststep."

H)Onceinhousing,formerlyhomelesspeoplecanbecomeisolatedandlonely.Ifthey'velivedonthestreetsfor

years,theymayhaveacquiredacertainstandingaswellasasenseofprideintheirsurvivalskills.Nowindoors,

thoseaspectsoftheiridentitymaybestrippedaway.Manyalsoexperienceaprofounddisorientationatthe

outset."Ifyou'rehomelessformorethansixmonths,youkindofloseyourbearings,“saysHaggerty.

“Existencebecomesnotaboutovercominghomelessnessbutaboutfindingfood,begging,lookingforajobto

surviveanotherday.Thewholeprocessofhowyoudefinestabilitygetsreordered."

I)Manyneedregular,ifnotcontinuous,supportwithmentalhealthproblems,addictionsandillnesses—and,

equallyimportant,assistanceintheday-to-daychallengesoflife,reacquaintingwithfamily,building

relationshipswithneighbors,findingenjoyableactivitiesorwork,managingfinances,andlearninghowtoeat

healthyfood.

J)Forsomepeople,thebest

solutionistoliveinacommuna1(集体)residence,withspecialservices.Thisisn'tavailableeverywhere,

however.InBoston,forexample,homelesspeopletendtobescatteredinapartmentsthroughoutthecity.

K)CommonGround/slargeresidencesinNewYorkofferinsightintothepossibilitiesforchangewhenhomeless

peoplehavearicharrayofsupports.Inadditiontomoretraditionalsocialservices,residentsalsomakeuseof

communalgardens,classesinthingslikecooking,yoga,theatreandphotography,andjobplacement.Lastyear,

188formerlyhomelesstenantsinfourofCommonGroundAresidences,foundjobs.

L)Becausethepropertieshavemanyservicesandarewell-managed,Haggertyhasfoundposthousing

problemstobesurprisinglyrare.Inthepast10years,therehavebeenonlyahandfulofincidentsofquarrels

betweentenants.Thereisverylittlegraffiti(涂鸦)orvandalism(破坏).Andtheturnoverisalmostnegligible.

InthePrinceGeorgeHotelinNewYork,whichishometo208formerlyhomelesspeopleand208low-income

tenants,theaveragelengthoftenancyisclosetosevenyears.(Allresidentspay30percentoftheirincomefor

rent；fortheformerlyhomeless,thiscomesoutoftheirgovernmentbenefits.)Whenpeoplemoveon,itis

usuallybecausethe/vefoundapreferableapartment.

M)“Tenantsalsowanttoparticipateinshapingthepublicareasofthebuildings，”saidHaggerty.Z/Theyformed

agardeningcommittee.Theywantaterraceontheroof.ThosearethingsIdidn'tcounton.,,Themost

commontenantdemand?Peoplealwayswantmorestoragespace—butthat'strueofeveryNewYorker/'she

adds.z/lnmanyways,we/realotlikeanormalapartmentbuilding.Ourtenantslooklikeanyoneelse.n

N)AsImentioned,homelessnessisacatch-allforavarietyofproblems.Anumberofreadersaskedwhetherthe

campaignwilladdressfamilyhomelessness,whichhasdifferentcausesandrequiresadifferentsolution.Ive

beenfollowingsomeofthepromisingideasemergingtoaddressandpreventfamilyhomelessness.Laterin

2011,111exploretheseideasinacolumn.Fornow,I'llconcludewithanupdateonthe100000Homes

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Campaign.SinceTuesday,NewOrleansandafewothercommunitieshavereportednewresults.Thecurrent

countofpeoplehousedis7043.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

46.TenantsinCommonGround'sresidencesallwantmoreroomforstorage.

47.HomesCampaignprovidesfirst-handproofthatthehomelessarenotwhattheywereoncebelievedtobe.

48.CommonGround'sresidencesarewell-managedandbyandlargepeaceful.

49.Housingthehomelessisonlythefirststeptosolvingalltheirproblems.

50.Alargepercentofthechronicallyhomelesshavesufferedfrombraininjury.

51.Afterbeinghousedmanyhomelesspeoplebecomeconfusedatfirstastohowtodealwithlifeoffthestreet.

52.Somepeoplethinkthebestwaytohelpthehomelessistoprovidethemwithcommunalhousing.

53.Thehomelesswithhealthproblemsshouldbegivenregularsupportintheirdailylives.

54.UntilrecentlyAmericansocietyhasfailedtoseewhathomelessnessisallabout.

55.ManyformerlyhomelesstenantsinNewYork'sCommonGround'sresidencesgothired.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA).B.)C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAllSWCTShCCt2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Technologycanmakeussmarterorstupider,andweneedtodevelopasetofprinciplestoguideour

everydaybehaviorandmakesurethattechisimprovingandnothinderingourmentalprocesses.Oneofthebig

questionsbeingdebatedtodayis:Whatkindofinformationdoweneedtohavestoredinourheads,andwhatkind

canweleave“inthecloud，〃tobeaccessedasnecessary?

Anincreasinglypowerfulgroupwithineducationarechampioning“digitalliteracy”.Intheirview,skillsbeat

knowledge,developing“digitalliteracy"ismoreimportantthanlearningmerecontent,andallfactsarenow

Google-ableandthereforeunworthyofcommittingtomemory.Buteventhemostsophisticateddigitalliteracy

skillswon/thelpstudentsandworkersnavigatetheworldiftheydon/thaveabroadbaseofknowledgeabouthow

theworldactuallyoperates.Ifyoufocusonthedeliverymechanismandnotthecontent,you'redoingkidsa

disservice.

Indeed,evidencefromcognitivesciencechallengesthenotionthatskillscanexistindependentoffactual

knowledge.Datafromthelastthirtyyearsleadstoaconclusionthatisnotscientificallychallengeable:thinking

wellrequiresknowingfacts,andthat'struenotonlybecauseyouneedsomethingtothinkabout.Thevery

processesthatteacherscareaboutmost—criticalthinkingprocesses—areintimatelyintertwined(交织)with

factualknowledgethatisstoredinlong-termmemory.

Inotherwords,justbecauseyoucanGooglethedateofBlackTuesdaydoesn'tmeanyouunderstandwhy

theGreatDepressionhappenedorhowitcomparestoourrecenteconomicslump.Thereisnodoubtthatthe

studentsoftoday,andtheworkersoftomorrow,willneedtoinnovate,collaborateandevaluate.Butsuchskills

can'tbeseparatedfromtheknowledgethatgivesrisetothem.Toinnovate,youhavetoknowwhatcamebefore.

Tocollaborate,youhavetocontributeknowledgetothejointventure.Andtoevaluate,youhavetocomparenew

informationagainstknowledgeyou'vealreadymastered.

Soheresaprincipleforthinkinginadigitalworld,intwoparts.First,acquireabaseoffactualknowledgein

anydomaininwhichyouwanttoperformwell.Thisbasesuppliestheessentialfoundationforbuildingskills,andit

can'tbeoutsourced(夕卜包)toasearchengine.

Second,takeadvantageofcomputers'invariablememory,butalsothebrain'selaborativememory.

Computersaregreatwhenyouwanttostoreinformationthatshouldn'tchange.Butbrainsarethesuperiorchoice

whenyouwantinformationtochange,ininterestingandusefulways:toconnectupwithotherfactsandideas,to

acquiresuccessivelayersofmeaning,tosteepforawhileinyouraccumulatedknowledgeandexperienceandso

producearichermentalbrew.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

56.Whatistheauthorsconcernabouttheuseoftechnology?

A)Itmayleaveknowledge“inthecloud".

B)Itmaymisguideoureverydaybehavior.

C)Itmaycauseadivideinthecirclesofeducation.

D)Itmayhinderthedevelopmentofthinkingskills.

57.Whatistheviewofeducatorswhoadvocatedigitalliteracy?

A)Ithelpskidstonavigatethevirtualworldatwill.

B)Ithelpskidstobroadentheirscopeofknowledge.

C)Itincreaseskids'efficiencyofacquiringknowledge.

D)Itliberateskidsfromtheburdenofmemorizingfacts.

58.Whatdoesevidencefromcognitivescienceshow?

A)Knowledgeisbetterkeptinlong-termmemory.

B)Criticalthinkingisbasedonfactualknowledge.

C)Studyskillsareessentialtoknowledgeacquisition.

D)Criticalthinkingmeanschallengingexistingfacts.

59.Whatdoestheauthorthinkiskeytomakingevaluations?

A)Gatheringenoughevidencebeforedrawingconclusions.

B)Masteringthebasicrulesandprinciplesforevaluation.

C)Connectingnewinformationwithone*saccumulatedknowledge.

D)Understandingbothwhathashappenedandwhyithashappened.

60.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A)Towarnagainstlearningthroughmemorizingfacts.

B)Topromoteeducationalreformintheinformationage.

C)Toexplainhumanbrains5functioninstoringinformation.

D)Tochallengetheprevailingoveremphasisondigitalliteracy.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

America/srecenthistoryhasbeenapersistenttilttotheWest—ofpeople,ideas,commerceandevenpolitical

power.CaliforniaandTexasarethetwinpolesoftheWestzbutverydifferentones.Formostofthe20thcentury

thehomeofSiliconValleyandHollywoodhasbeenthebrainierandtrendierofthetwo.Texashastrailedbehind:

itsstereotypehasbeenaconservativeChristianincowboyboots.Buttwinscanchangeplaces.Isthathappening

now?

ItiseasytofindevidencethatCaliforniaisinapanic.Atthestartofthismonththeoncegoldenstatestarted

payingcreditorsinlOUs(欠条).Thegapbetweenprojectedoutgoingsandincomeforthecurrentfiscal(财政的)

yearhasleapttoahorrible$26billion.Withnosignofanewbudgettoclosethisgulf,onecreditagencyhas

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alreadydowngradedCalifornia/sdebt.Asbudgetsarecut,universitieswillletinfewerstudents,prisonerswillbe

releasedearlyandschemestoprotectthevulnerablewillberolledback.

Bycontrast,Texashascopedwellwiththerecession,withanunemploymentratetwopointsbelowthe

nationalaverageandoneofthelowestratesofhousingrepossession.InpartthisisbecauseTexanbanks,hardhit

inthelastpropertybust,didnotoverexpandthistime.Texasalsoclearlyoffersadifferentmodel,basedonsmall

government.Ithasnostatecapital-gainsorinc