大学英语六级(CET-6)6月模拟训练高频过关题8（无答案）

大学英语六级(CET・6)模拟训练高频过关题

COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

—BandSIX—

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthe

saying“Knowledgeisatreasure,butpracticeisthekeytoit.〃Youcangiveanexampleortwo

toillustrateyourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast250wordsbutnomorethan200words.

注意：此部分谯题请在答题卡1上作答。——

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea

pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)9C)andD),anddecide

whichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A)Prepareforhisexams.C)Attendtheconcert.

B)Catchuponhiswork.D)Goonavacation.

2.A)Threecrewmemberswereinvolvedintheincident.

B)Noneofthehijackerscarriedanydeadlyweapons.

C)TheplanehadbeenscheduledtoflytoJapan.

D)Noneofthepassengerswereinjuredorkilled.

3.A)Anarticleabouttheelection.C)Anelectioncampaign.

B)Atediousjobtobedone.D)Afascinatingtopic.

4.A)Therestaurantwasnotuptothespeakers5expectations.

B)Therestaurantplacesmanyadsinpopularmagazines.

C)ThecriticthoughthighlyoftheChineserestaurant.

D)Chinatownhasgotthebestrestaurantsinthecity.

5.A)Heisgoingtovisithismotherinthehospital.

B)Heisgoingtotakeonanewjobnextweek.

C)Hehasmanythingstodealwithrightnow.

D)Hebehavesinawaynobodyunderstands.

6.A)Alargenumberofstudentsrefusedtovotelastnight.

B)Atleasttwentystudentsareneededtovoteonanissue.

C)Majorcampusissueshadtobediscussedatthemeeting.

D)Morestudentshavetoappeartomaketheirvoiceheard.

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7.A)Thewomancanhardlytellwhatshelikes.

B)ThespeakerslikewatchingTVverymuch.

C)ThespeakershavenothingtodobutwatchTV.

D)ThemanseldomwatchedTVbeforeretirement.

8.A)Thewomanshouldhaveregisteredearlier.

B)Hewillhelpthewomansolvetheproblem.

C)Hefindsithardtoagreewithwhatthewomansays.

D)Thewomanwillbeabletoattendtheclassesshewants.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Persuadethemantojoinhercompany.C)Exportbikestoforeignmarkets.

B)Employthemostup-to-datetechnology.D)Expandtheirdomesticbusiness.

10.A)Thestatesubsidizessmallandmediumenterprises.

B)Thegovernmenthascontroloverbicycleimports.

C)Theycancompetewiththebestdomesticmanufacturers.

D)Theyhaveacostadvantageandcanchargehigherprices.

11.A)Extracostsmighteatuptheirprofitsabroad.

B)Moreworkerswillbeneededtodopackaging.

C)Theymightlosetoforeignbikemanufacturers.

D)Itisverydifficulttofindsuitablelocalagents.

12.A)Reporttothemanagement.C)Conductafeasibilitystudy.

B)Attractforeigninvestments.D)Consultfinancialexperts.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A)Coalburntdailyforthecomfortofourhomes.

B)Anythingthatcanbeusedtoproducepower.

C)Fuelrefinedfromoilextractedfromunderground.

D)Electricitythatkeepsallkindsofmachinesrunning.

14.A)Oilwillsoonbereplacedbyalternativeenergysources.

B)Oilreservesintheworldwillbeexhaustedinadecade.

C)Oilconsumptionhasgivenrisetomanyglobalproblems.

D)Oilproductionwillbegintodeclineworldwideby2025.

15.A)Minimizetheuseoffossilfuels.C)Findtherealcauseforglobalwarming.

B)Startdevelopingalternativefuels.D)Takestepstoreducethe

greenhouseeffect.

SectionB

Directions：InthissectionAyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题落在答^卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theabilitytopredictfashiontrends.C)Yearsofpracticalexperience.

B)Arefinedtasteforartisticworks.D)Strictprofessionaltraining.

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17.A)PromotingallkindsofAmericanhand-madespecialties.

B)Strengtheningcooperationwithforeigngovernments.

C)Conductingtradeinartworkswithdealersoverseas.

D)Purchasinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.

18.A)Shehasaccesstofashionablethings.C)Shecanenjoylifeonamodest

salary.

B)Sheisdoingwhatsheenjoysdoing.D)Sheisfreetodowhatevershe

wants.

PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Joininneighborhoodpatrols.C)Voicehiscomplaintstothecity

B)Getinvolvedinhiscommunity.council.

20.A)Deteriorationinthequalityoflife.D)Makesuggestionstothelocal

B)Increaseofpolicepatrolsatnight.authorities.

21.A)Theymaytakealongtimetosolve.C)Renovationofthevacantbuildings.

B)Theyneedassistancefromthecity.D)Violationofcommunity

regulations.

C)Theyhavetobedealtwithonebyone.

D)Theyaretoobigforindividualefforts.

22.A)Hehadgotsomegroceriesatabigdiscount.

B)Hehadreadafunnyposternearhisseat.

C)Hehaddoneasmalldeedofkindness.

D)Hehadcaughtthebusjustintime.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Childhoodandhealthygrowth.C)Familylifeandhealth.

B)Pressureandheartdisease.D)Stressanddepression.

24.A)Itexperiencedaseriesofmisfortunes.C)Hismotherdiedofasuddenheartattack.

B)Itwasintheprocessofreorganization.D)Hiswifelefthimbecauseofhisbadtemper.

25.A)Theywouldgivehimatriplebypasssurgery.C)Theycoulddonothingtohelphim.

B)Theycouldremovetheblockinhisartery.D)Theywouldtryhardtosavehislife.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

secondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Whenmostpeoplethinkoftheword''education,"theythinkofapupilasasortof

animatesausagecasing.Intothisemptycasing,theteachers26stuff"education."

Butgenuineeducation,asSocratesknewmorethantwothousandyearsago,isnot27

thestuffingsofinformationintoaperson,butratherelicitingknowledgefromhim；itisthe

28ofwhatisinthemind.

“Themostimportantpartofeducation,"oncewroteWilliamErnestHocking,the29

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Harvardphilosopher,“isthisinstructionofamaninwhathehasinsideofhim."

And,asEdithHamiltonhasremindedus,Socratesneversaid,"\know,learnfromme."He

said,rather,/zLookintoyourownseiversandfindthe30oftruththatGodhasputintoevery

heart,andthatonlyyoucankindle（点燃）toa31.〃

Inadialogue,Socratestakesanignorantslaveboy,withoutadayof_32,andprovesto

theamazedobserversthattheboyreally"knows"geometry—becausetheprinciplesof

geometryarealreadyinhismind,waitingtobecalledout.

Somanyofthediscussionsand33aboutthecontentofeducationareuselessand

inconclusivebecausethey34whatshould"gointo"thestudentratherthanwithwhatshould

betakenout,andhowthiscanbestbedone.

Thecollegestudentwhooncesaidtome,afteralecture,“spendsomuchtimestudying

thatIdonthaveachancetolearnanything,"wasclearlyexpressinghis35withthe

sausage-casingviewofeducation.

PartVl[ReadingComprehension（40minutes）

SectionADirections：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredto

selectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Thatwhichdoesnotkillusmakesusstronger.wButparentscan'thandleitwhenteenagers

putthis36intopractice.Nowtechnologyhasbecomethenewfieldfortheage-oldbattle

betweenadultsandtheirfreedom-seekingkids.

Lockedindoors,unabletogetontheirbicyclesandhangoutwiththeirfriends,teenshave

turnedtosocialmediaandtheirmobilephonestosocializewiththeirpeers.Whattheydoonline

often37whattheymightotherwisedoiftheirmobilitywerentsoheavily38intheageof

helicopterparenting.Socialmediaandsmart-phoneappshavebecomesopopularinrecent

yearsbecauseteensneedaplacetocalltheirown.Theywantthefreedomto39their

identityandtheworldaroundthem.Insteadof40out,theyjumponline.

Asteenshavemovedonline,parentshaveprojectedtheirfearsontotheInternet,

imaginingallthe41dangersthatyouthmightface—from42strangerstocruelpeersto

picturesorwordsthatcouldhauntthemonGooglefortherestoftheirlives.

Ratherthanhelpingteensdevelopstrategiesfornegotiatingpubliclifeandtherisksof43

withothers,fearfulparentshavefocusedontracking,monitoringandblocking.Thesetactics（策

略）donthelpteensdeveloptheskillstheyneedtomanagecomplexsocialsituations,44

risksandgethelpwhenthey'reintrouble."Protecting"kidsmayfedliketherightthingtodo,

butit45thelearningthatteensneedtodoastheycomeofageinatechnology-soaked

world.

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注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)assessF)interactingK)potential

B)constrainedG)interpretationL)sneaking

C)containsH)magnifiedM)sticking

D)explore1)mirrorsN)undermines

E)influenceJ)philosophy0)violent

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection9youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraph

ismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronMswer

Sheet2.

InequalityIsNotInevitable

A)Adangeroustrendhasdevelopedoverthispastthirdofacentury.Acountrythat

experiencedsharedgrowthafterWorldWarIIbegantotearapart,somuchsothatwhen

theGreatRecessionhitinlate2007,onecouldnolongerignorethedivisionthathadcome

todefinetheAmericaneconomiclandscape.Howdidthis"shiningcityonahiir"becomethe

advancedcountrywiththegreatestlevelofinequality?

B)Overthepastyearandahalf,TheGreatDivide,aseriesinTheNewYorkTimes,has

presentedawiderangeofexamplesthatunderminethenotionthatthereareanytruly

fundamentallawsofcapitalism.Thedynamicsoftheimperialcapitalismofthe19thcentury

needntapplyinthedemocraciesofthe21st.Wedon'tneedtohavethismuchinequalityin

America.

C)Ourcurrentbrandofcapitalismisafakecapitalism.Forproofofthisgobacktoourresponse

totheGreatRecession,wherewesocializedlosses,evenasweprivatizedgains.Perfect

competitionshoulddriveprofitstozero,atleasttheoretically,butwehavemonopolies

makingpersistentlyhighprofits.C.E.0.senjoyincomesthatareonaverage295timesthat

ofthetypicalworker,amuchhigherratiothaninthepast,withoutanyevidenceofa

proportionateincreaseinproductivity.

D)IfitisnotthecruellawsofeconomicsthathaveledtoAmerica'sgreatdivide,whatisit?

Thestraightforwardanswer：ourpoliciesandourpolitics!Peoplegettiredofhearingabout

Scandinaviansuccessstories,butthefactofthematteristhatSweden,FinlandandNorway

haveallsucceededinhavingaboutasmuchorfastergrowthinpercap/S(人均的)incomes

thantheUnitedStatesandwithfargreaterequality.

E)SowhyhasAmericachosentheseinequality-enhancingpolicies?Partoftheansweris

thatasWorldWarIIfadedintomemory,sotoodidthesolidarityithadcreated.AsAmerica

triumphedintheColdWar,theredidn'tseemtobearealcompetitortooureconomic

model.Withoutthisinternationalcompetition,wenolongerhadtoshowthatoursystem

coulddeliverformostofourcitizens.

F)Ideologyandinterestscombinedviciously.Somedrewthewronglessonfromthecollapseof

theSovietsystemin1991.Thependulumswungfrommuchtoomuchgovernmentthereto

muchtoolittlehere.Corporateinterestsarguedforgettingridofregulations,evenwhen

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thoseregulationshaddonesomuchtoprotectandimproveourenvironment,oursafety,

ourhealthandtheeconomyitself.

G）ButthisideologywashypocriticaiK虚伪的）.Thebankers,amongthestrongestadvocatesof

laissez-faire（自由放任的）economics,wereonlytoowillingtoaccepthundredsofbillionsof

dollarsfromthegovernmentintheaidprogramsthathavebeenarecurringfeatureofthe

globaleconomysincethebeginningoftheThatcher-Reaganeraof"free"marketsand

deregulation.

H）TheAmericanpoliticalsystemisoverrunbymoney.Economicinequalitytranslatesinto

politicalinequality,andpoliticalinequalityyieldsincreasingeconomicinequality.So

corporatewelfareincreasesaswereducewelfareforthepoor.Congressmaintainssubsidies

forrichfarmersaswecutbackonnutritionalsupportfortheneedy.Drugcompanieshave

beengivenhundredsofbillionsofdollarsaswelimitMedicaidbenefits.Thebanksthat

broughtontheglobalfinancialcrisisgotbillionswhileatinybitwenttothehomeowners

andvictimsofthesamebanks'predatory（掠夺，性的）lendingpractices.Thislastdecisionwas

particularlyfoolish.Therewerealternativestothrowingmoneyatthebanksandhopingit

wouldcirculatethroughincreasedlending.

I）Ourdivisionsaredeep.Economicandgeographicsegregationhasimmunizedthoseatthe

topfromtheproblemsofthosedownbelow.Likethekingsofancienttimes,theyhavecome

toperceivetheirprivilegedpositionsessentiallyasanaturalright.

J）Oureconomy,ourdemocracyandoursocietyhavepaidforthesegrossinequalities.Thetrue

testofaneconomyisnothowmuchwealthitsprincescanaccumulateintaxhavens（庇护

所）,buthowwelloffthetypicalcitizenis.Butaverageincomesarelowerthantheywerea

quarter-centuryago.Growthhasgonetothevery,verytop,whosesharehasalmost

increasedfourtimessince1980.Moneythatwasmeanttohavetrickled（流淌）downhas

insteadevaporatedintheagreeableclimateoftheCaymanIslands.

K）WithalmostaquarterofAmericanchildrenyoungerthan5livinginpoverty,andwith

Americadoingsolittleforitspoor,thedeprivationsofonegenerationarebeingvisitedupon

thenext.Ofcourse,nocountryhasevercomeclosetoprovidingcompleteequalityof

opportunity.ButwhyisAmericaoneoftheadvancedcountrieswherethelifeprospectsof

theyoungaremostsharplydeterminedbytheincomeandeducationoftheirparents?

L）AmongmostbitterstoriesinTheGreatDividewerethosethatportrayedthefrustrationsof

theyoung,wholongtoenterourshrinkingmiddleclass.Soaringtuitionsanddeclining

incomeshaveresultedinlargerdebtburdens.Thosewithonlyahighschooldiplomahave

seentheirincomesdeclineby13percentoverthepast35years.

M）Wherejusticeisconcerned,thereisalsoahugedivide.Intheeyesoftherestoftheworld

andasignificantpartofitsownpopulation,massimprisonmenthascometodefine

America—acountry,itbearsrepeating,withabout5percentoftheworld'spopulationbut

aroundafourthoftheworld'sprisoners.

N）Justicehasbecomeacommodity,affordabletoonlyafew.WhileWallStreetexecutives

usedtheirexpensivelawyerstoensurethattheirrankswerenotheldaccountableforthe

misdeedsthatthecrisisin2008sographicallyrevealed,thebanksabusedourlegalsystem

toforeclose瞰消赎回权）onmortgagesandejecttenants,someofwhomdidnotevenowe

money.

O）Morethanahalf-centuryago,AmericaledthewayinadvocatingfortheUniversal

DeclarationofHumanRights,adoptedbytheUnitedNationsin1948.Today,accesstohealth

careisamongthemostuniversallyacceptedrights,atleastintheadvancedcountries.

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America,despitetheimplementationoftheAffordableCareAct,istheexception.Inthe

reliefthatmanyfeltwhentheSupremeCourtdidnotoverturntheAffordableCareAct,the

implicationsofthedecisionforMedicaidwerenotfullyappreciated.Obamacare'sobjective

—toensurethatallAmericanshaveaccesstohealthcare—hasbeenblocked：24states

havenotimplementedtheexpandedMedicaidprogram,whichwasthemeansbywhich

Obamacarewassupposedtodeliveronitspromisetosomeofthepoorest.

P)Weneednotjustanewwaronpovertybutawartoprotectthemiddleclass.Solutionsto

theseproblemsdonothavetobenovel.Farfromit.Makingmarketsactlikemarketswould

beagoodplacetostart.Wemustendtherent-seekingsocietywehavegravitatedtoward,

inwhichthewealthyobtainprofitsbymanipulatingthesystem.

Q)Theproblemofinequalityisnotsomuchamatteroftechnicaleconomics.It'sreallya

problemofpracticalpolitics.Inequalityisnotjustaboutthetopmarginaltaxratebutalso

aboutourchildren'saccesstofoodandtherighttojusticeforall.Ifwespentmoreon

education,healthandinfrastructure(基石出设施),wewouldstrengthenoureconomy,now

andinthefuture.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

46.Intheory,freecompetitionissupposedtoreducethemarginofprofitstotheminimum.

47.TheUnitedStatesisnowcharacterizedbyagreatdivisionbetweentherichandthepoor.

48.Americalackedtheincentivetocareforthemajorityofitscitizensasitfoundnorivalforits

economicmodel.

49.Thewealthytophavecometotakeprivilegesforgranted.

50.Manyexamplesshowthebasiclawsofimperialcapitalismnolongerapplyinpresent-day

America.

51.Theauthorsuggestsareturntothetruespiritofthemarket.

52.Aquarteroftheworld'sprisonerpopulationisinAmerica.

53.GovernmentregulationinAmericawentfromoneextremetotheotherinthepasttwo

decades.

54.Justicehasbecomesoexpensivethatonlyasmallnumberofpeoplelikecorporate

executivescanaffordit.

55.Nocountryintheworldsofarhasbeenabletoprovidecompletelyequalopportunitiesfor

all.

SectionCDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.KIIadmitI/veneverquite

understoodtheobsession(难以破除的成见)surroundinggeneticallymodified(GM)crops.To

environmentalistopponents,GMfoodsaresimplyevil,anunderstudied,possiblyharmfultool

usedbybigagriculturalbusinessestocontrolglobalseedmarketsandcrushlocalfarmers.They

arguethatGMfoodshaveneverdeliveredontheirsupposedpromise,thatmoneyspentonGM

cropswouldbebetterchanneledtoorganicfarmingandthatconsumersshouldbeprotected

withwarninglabelsonanyproductsthatcontaingeneticallymodifiedingredients.Tosupporters,

GMcropsareakeypartoftheefforttosustainablyprovidefoodtomeetagrowingglobal

population.Butmorethanthat,supportersseetheGMoppositionofmanyenvironmentalistsas

fundamentallyanti-science,nodifferentthanthosewhoquestionthebasicsofman-made

climatechange.

Forbothsides,GMfoodsseemtoactasasymbol：yourepro-agriculturalbusinessor

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anti-science.ButscienceisexactlywhatweneedmoreofwhenitcomestoGMfoods,whichis

whyIwashappytoseeNaturedevoteaspecialseriesofarticlestotheGMfoodcontroversy.

Theconclusion：whileGMcropshaven/tyetrealizedtheirinitialpromiseandhavebeen

dominatedbyagriculturalbusinesses,thereisreasontocontinuetouseanddevelopthemto

helpmeettheenormouschallengeofsustainablyfeedingagrowingplanet.

ThatdoesntmeanGMcropsareperfect,oraone-size-fits-allsolutiontoglobalagriculture

problems.Butanythingthatcanincreasefarmingefficiency—theamountofcropswecan

produceperacreofland—willbeextremelyuseful.GMcropscanandalmostcertainlywillbe

partofthatsuiteoftools,butsowilltraditionalplantbreeding,improvedsoilandcrop

management—andperhapsmostimportantofall,betterstorageandtransport

M/rostructure(基不出设施)，especiallyinthedevelopingworld.(Itdoesn'tdomuchgoodfor

farmersinplaceslikesub-SaharanAfricatoproducemorefoodiftheycan'tgetittohungry

consumers.)I'dliketoseemorenon-industryresearchdoneonGMcrops—notjustbecause

we'dworrylessaboutbias,butalsobecauseseedcompanieslikeMonsantoandPioneer

shouldn'tbetheonlyentitiesworkingtoharnessgeneticmodification.TdliketoseeGM

researchonlesscommercialcrops,likecorn.Idon'tthinkit'svitaltolabelGMingredientsin

food,butIalsowouldn'tbeagainstit—andindustrywouldbesmarttogoalongwithlabeling,

justasawayofremovingfearsaboutthetechnology.

Mostofall,though,Iwishatenthoftheenergythat'sspentendlesslydebatingGMcrops

wasfocusedonthosemorepressingchallengesforglobalagriculture.Therearemuchbigger

battlestofight.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

56.HowdoenvironmentalistopponentsviewGMfoodsaccordingtothepassage?

A)Theywilleventuallyruinagricultureandtheenvironment.

B)Theyareusedbybigbusinessestomonopolizeagriculture.

C)Theyhaveprovedpotentiallyharmfultoconsumers'health.

D)Theyposeatremendousthreattocurrentfarmingpractice.

57.Whatdoestheauthorsayisvitaltosolvingthecontroversybetweenthetwosidesofthe

debate?

A)BreakingtheGMfoodmonopoly.C)RegulatingGMfoodproduction.

B)Morefriendlyexchangeofideas.D)MorescientificresearchonGMcrops.

58.WhatisthemainpointoftheNaturearticles?

A)FeedingthegrowingpopulationmakesitimperativetodevelopGMcrops.

B)PopularizingGMtechnologywillhelpittoliveuptoitsinitialpromises.

C)MeasuresshouldbetakentoensurethesafetyofGMfoods.

D)Bothsupportersandopponentsshouldmakecompromises.

59.Whatistheauthor'sviewonthesolutiontoagriculturalproblems?

A)IthastodependmoreandmoreonGMtechnology.

B)Itisvitaltothesustainabledevelopmentofhumansociety.

C)GMcropsshouldbealloweduntilbetteralternativesarefound.

D)Whateverisusefultoboostfarmingefficiencyshouldbeencouraged.

60.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheongoingdebatearoundGMcrops?

A)Itarisesoutofignoranceofandprejudiceagainstnewscience.

B)Itdistractsthepublicattentionfromotherkeyissuesoftheworld.

C)Effortsspentonitshouldbeturnedtomoreurgentissuesofagriculture.

D)Neithersideislikelytogiveinuntilmoreconvincingevidenceisfound.

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PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Earlydecision—youapplytooneschool?andadmissionisbinding—seemslikeagreat

choicefornervousapplicants.Schoolsletinahigherpercentageofearly-decisionapplicants,

whicharguablymeansthatyouhaveabetterchanceofgettingin.Andifyoudo,you/redone

withthewholeagonizingprocessbyDecember.Butwhatmoststudentsandparentsdon't

realizeisthatschoolshavehiddenmotivesforofferingearlydecision.

Earlydecision,sinceifsbinding,allowsschoolstofilltheirclasseswithqualifiedstudents；

itallowsadmissionscommitteestoselectthestudentsthatareinparticulardemandfortheir

collegeandknowthosestudentswillcome.Italsogivesschoolsahigheryieldrate,whichis

ofte