大学英语六级考试卷之11（有答案）

大学英语六级考试卷之11

PartIWriting

1、Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthechart

below.YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthechartandcommentonChina，s

achievementsinpovertyalleviation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan

200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

特别说明：由于多题多卷，官方第三套真题的听力试题与第二套真题的一致，只是选项

顺序不同，因此，本套试卷不再提供听力部分。

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselect

onewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankis

identifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet

2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore

thanonce.

At43,rvereachedthestagewherewomenarewarnedtowatchoutforthecreepingsadness

ofmiddleage.We，reservedupanendlessstreamofadviceon〃howtosurviveyour40s〃，

asifwe'reintheendurancestageofaslowlimptoward2,Thisistheagewomenstart

tobecome"invisible”—ourvalue,attractivenessandpowersupposedly3bythe

vanishingofyouth.ButIdon'tfeellikeI'mfadinginto4.Ifeelmoreseenthan

Ieverhave,andforthefirsttimeinmylife,Ihaveaclear-eyedviewofmyselfthat

is5,compassionateandaccepting.

WhenIlookinthemirror,I'mproudofwhoIam一eventhose"broken"partsthatfor

solongseemedimpossibletolove.Sowhenadvertiserstrytosellmewaysto〃turnback

theclock”,Ihaveto6alaugh.Iwouldn'tgobacktothecripplingself-consciousness

ofmyyouthifyoupaidme.Thishard-wonsenseofself-acceptanceisoneofthejoysof

beinganolderwoman,butit'sanarrativeoften7outbytheshamethatmarketers

relyontopeddleustheirdietpills,miraclefacecreamsandbreathableyogapants一as

ifself-loveisa8commodity.

ForsomewomenIknow,thissenseoftrustandself-belieflaterinlifegavethem

thecouragetoleavedysfunctionalrelationshipsor9onnewcareerpaths.Others

talkedaboutenjoyingtheirowncompany,ofgrowththrough10,deepeningbondsof

friendships,theabilitytobemorecompassionate,lessjudgmentalandtolistenmoreand

appreciatethesmallpleasures.Lifepast40isfarfromsmoothsailing,butit，ssomuch

morethanthereductive11weseeinwomen，smagazinesandontheHollywoodbigscreen.

A.adversity

B.authentic

C.convey

D.depictions

E.diminished

F.drowned

G.embark

H.fragility

I.neglected

J.obscurity

K.outlines

L.prevalent

M.purchasable

N.submit

0.suppress

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattached

toit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.

Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2.

WhatAretheEthicsofCGIActors一AndWillTheyReplaceRealOnes?

A.Digitalhumansarecomingtoascreennearyou.Ascomputer-generatedimagery（CGI）

hasbecomecheaperandmoresophisticated,thefilmindustrycannowconvincinglyrecreate

peopleonscreen一evenactorswhohavebeendeadfordecades.Thetechnology，sabilityto

effectivelykeepcelebritiesalivebeyondthegraveisraisingquestionsaboutpublic

legaciesandimagerights.

B.Latein2019,itwasannouncedthatUSactorJamesDean,whodiedin1955,will

starinaVietnamWarfilmscheduledforreleaselaterthisyear.Inthefilm,whichwill

becalledFindingJack,DeanwillberecreatedonscreenwithCGIbasedonoldfootage（影

片镜头）andphotographs,withanotheractorvoicinghim.Thenewswasmetwithexcitement

bythosekeentoseeDeandigitallybroughtbacktolifeforonlyhisfourthfilm,butit

alsodrewsharpcriticism."Thisispuppeteeringthedeadfortheirfamealone,z，actress

ZeldaWilliamswroteonTwitter.〃Itsetssuchanawfulprecedentforthefutureof

performance.，zHerfather,RobinWilliams,whodiedin2014,waskeentoavoidthesamefate.

Beforehisdeath,hefiledadeedprotectingtheuseofhisimageuntil2039,preventing

othersfromrecreatinghimusingCGItoappearinafilm,TVshoworasahologram（全息

影像）.

C.TheJamesDeanfilmisawaytokeeptheactor'simagerelevantforyounger

generations,saysMarkRoeslerofCMGWorldwide,thefirmthatrepresentsDean，sestate.

〃Ithinkthisisthebeginningofanentirewave,〃saysTravisCloyd,CEOofWorldwideXR,

oneofthecompaniesbehindthedigitalrecreationofDean."Movingintothefuture,wewant

JamesDeantobebroughtintodifferentgamingenvironments,ordifferentvirtualreality

environments,oraugmentedrealityenvironments,，,hesays.

D.Otheractorshavebeenrevived,withthepermissionoftheirestates,for

advertisingpurposes:forexample,a2011advertisementforDiorfeaturedcontemporary

actressCharlizeTheronalongsideiconic20th-centurystarsMarilynMonroe,GraceKellyand

MarleneDietrich.Later,AudreyHepburnwasdigitallyrecreatedforachocolatecommercial

in2013.Inthesameyear,aCGIBruceLeeappearedinaChinese-languageadforawhisky

brand,whichoffendedmanyfansbecauseLeewaswidelyknownnottodrinkalcoholatall.

〃Inthelastfiveyears,it'sbecomemoreaffordableandmoreachievableinawholemovie,

saysTimWebberatUKvisualeffectsfirmFramestore,thecompanybehindtheHepburnchocolate

ad.FramestoreusedbodydoubleswithresemblancetoHepburn，sfacialstructureandbody

shapeasaframeworkformanualanimation.Theprocesswasextremelydifficultandexpensive,

saysWebber,butthetechnologyhasmovedon.

E.Now,apersoncanbeanimatedfromscratch.〃Ifthey，realivetoday,youcanput

theminscanningrigs,youcangeteverydetailoftheirbodyanalysedverycarefullyand

thatmakesitmucheasier,whereasworkingfromavailablephotographsistricky,〃saysWebber,

whowonanAcademyAwardforhisvisualeffectsworkonthe2013filmGravity.〃Ialsosee

alotofactorstodaywhowillhavethedesiretotakeadvantageofthistechnology:tohave

theirlikenesscapturedandstoredforfuturecontent,z/saysCloyd."Theyforeseethisbeing

somethingthatcouldgivetheirestatesandgivetheirfamiliestheabilitytomakemoney

fromtheirlikenesswhenthey，regone.〃

F.Ahiddenhazardofdigitallyrecreatingadeceased（已故的）celebrityistherisk

ofdamagingtheirlegacy.〃Wehavetorespectthesecurityandtheintegrityofrights

holders,z/saysJohnCanningatDigitalDomain,aUSfirmthatcreatedahologramofrapper

（说唱艺人）TupacShakur,whichappearedattheCoachellamusicfestivalin2012,15years

afterhisdeath.

G.Legally,aperson'srightstocontrolthecommercialuseoftheirnameandimage

beyondtheirdeathdifferbetweenandevenwithincountries.IncertainUSstates,forexample,

theserightsaretreatedsimilarlytopropertyrights,andaretransferabletoaperson's

heirs.InCalifornia,undertheCelebritiesRightsAct,thepersonalityrightsfora

celebritylastfor70yearsaftertheirdeath.〃We'vegotasocietaldebategoingonabout

accesstoourpubliccommons,asitwere,aboutfamousfaces,“saysLilianEdwardsat

NewcastleUniversity,UK.Shouldthepublicbeallowedtouseorreproduceimagesoffamous

people,givenhowiconictheyare?Andwhatisinthebestinterestofadeceasedperson's

legacymayconflictwiththedesiresoftheirfamilyorthepublic,saysEdwards.

H.Arecreation,howeverlifelike,willneverbeindistinguishablefromarealactor,

saysWebber."Whenwearebringingsomeoneback,representingsomeonewhoisnolongeralive

onthescreen,whatwearedoingisextremelysophisticateddigitalmake-up,/zhesays.〃A

performanceisalotmorethanaphysicalresemblance.z/

I.Asitbecomeseasiertodigitallyrecreatecelebritiesandtoentirelymanufacture

on-screenidentities,couldthiskindoftechnologyputactorsoutofjobs?〃Ithinkactors

areworriedaboutthis,“saysEdwards."ButIthinkitwilltakeaverylongtime.，zThis

ispartlybecauseoftheriskthatviewersfindvirtualhumansscary.Edwardsciteswidespread

backlashtothedigitalrecreationofCarrieFisherasayoungPrincessLeiainRogueOne,

atricklaterrepeatedintherecentStarWars:TheRiseofSkywalker,whichwasfilmedafter

Fisher，sdeathin2016.“Peopledidn，tlikeit,〃shesays."Theydiscoveredtheuncannyvalley

（诡异谷）.〃

J.Thisreferstotheideathatwhenobjectstryingtoresemblehumansaren，tquite

perfect,theycanmakeviewersfeeluneasybecausetheyfallsomewherebetweenobviously

non-humanandfullyhuman."That'salwaysadangerwhenyou，redoinganythinghumanor

human-like,saysWebber."There'reathousandthingsthatcouldgowrongwitha

computer-generatedfacialperformance,andanyoneofthosecouldmakeitfallintothe

uncannyvalley,z/hesays."Yourbrainjustknowsthere，ssomethingwrong.z，Theproblemoften

arisesaroundtheeyesormouth,saysWebber."They'retheareasthatyoulookatwhenyou，re

talkingtosomeone.

K.AnunfamiliardigitalhumanthathasbeencreatedthroughCGIwillalsofacethe

samechallengeasanunknownactor:theydon'thavetheappealofanestablishedname.〃You

havetospendsubstantialcapitalincreatingawarenessaroundtheirlikenessandmaking

surepeoplearefamiliarwithwhotheyare,“saysCloyd.Thisisnowstartingtohappen.

“Thewayyoupre-sellamovieinaforeignmarketisbasedonrelevanttalent,hesays.

〃Ithinkwe'realongwayawayfromhavingvirtualbeingsthathavetheabilitytopre-sell

content.

L.Webberexpectsthatwewillseemoredigitalhumansonscreen.〃It'shappening

becauseitcanhappen,z/hesays.ReferringtoalinefromJurassicPark（侏罗乡己公园），he

adds:"Peoplearetoobusythinkingaboutwhattheycandotothinkaboutwhethertheyshould

doit.〃

12、Thereisanongoingdebateamongthepublicastowhethertheimagesofdeceased

celebritiesshouldberecreated.

13>TheCGItechnologyallowstheimageofthedeceasedJamesDeantobepresentedtoyoung

peopleinnewsettings.

14、ItisverylikelythattheCGI-recreatedimageofadeceasedcelebritywillfailto

matchtherealactorespeciallyinfacialexpressions.

15>Theuseofdigitaltechnologycanbringimagesofdeceasedcelebritiesbacktothescreen.

16、Recreatingadeceasedfamousactororactressmayviolatetheirlegitimaterights.

17>MoreCGI-recreatedimagesofdeceasedcelebritiesareexpectedtoappearonscreen.

18、TheimageofJamesDeanwillberecreatedonscreenwithhisvoicedubbedbysomeone

else.

19、HoweveradvancedtheCGItechnologyis,therecreatedimagewilldifferinawayfrom

therealactor.

20>AlotofactorstodayarelikelytomakeuseoftheCGItechnologytohavetheirimages

storedforthebenefitoftheirfamilies.

21、SomeactorsareconcernedthattheymaylosejobsbecauseoftheCGItechnology.

SectionC

Directions：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Youcan，tseeit,smellit,orhearit,andpeopledisagreeonhowpreciselytodefineit,

orwhereexactlyitcomesfrom.Itisn，taschoolsubjectoranacademicdiscipline,but

itcanbelearned.Itisaqualitythatisrequiredofartists,butitisalsopresentin

thelivesofscientistsandentrepreneurs.Allofusbenefitfromitandwethrivementally

andspirituallywhenweareabletowieldit.Itisadelicatething,easilystampedout;

infact,itflourishesmostfullywhenpeopleareplayfulandchildlike.Meanwhile,itworks

bestinconjunctionwithdeepknowledgeandexpertise.

Thismysterious一butteachable一qualityiscreativity,thesubjectofa

recently-publishedreportbyDurhamCommissiononCreativityandEducation.Thereport

concludesthatcreativityshouldnotinhabittheschoolcurriculumonlyasitrelatesto

drama,music,artandotherobviouslycreativesubjects,butthatcreativethinkingought

torunthroughallofschoollife,infusing（充满）thewayhumanitiesandnaturalsciences

arelearned.

Theauthors,whofocusoneducationinEngland,offeranumberofsensible

recommendations,someofwhichareanattempttoalleviatetheuninspiringandfact-based

approachtoeducationthathascreptintopolicyinrecentyears.Whenchildrenareregarded

asvesselstobefilledwithfacts,creativitydoesnotprosper;nordoesitwhenteachers"

soleobjectiveiscoachingchildrentowardsexams.Onesuggestionfromthecommissionis

anetworkofteacher-led“creativitycollaboratives，/,alongthelinesofexistingmathshubs

（中心），withtheaimofsupportingteachingforcreativitythroughtheschoolcurriculum.

Nevertheless,itisartssubjectsthroughwhichcreativitycanmostobviouslybe

fostered.Thevalueplacedonthembytheindependenteducationsectorisclear.Oneonly

hastolookattheremarkableartsfacilitiesatBritain，stopprivateschoolstocomprehend

this.ButinthestatesectortheexcessivefocusonEnglish,mathsandsciencethreatens

tocrushartssubjects;meanwhile,reducedschoolbudgetsmeandiminishingextracurricular

activities.Therehasbeena28.1%declineinstudentstakingcreativesubjectsathigh

schoolssince2014,thoughhappily,artanddesignhaveseenarecentincrease.

Thisdiscrepancybetweenstateandprivateeducationisamatterofsocialjustice.

Itissimplywrongandunfairthatmostchildrenhaveafractionoftheaccesstochoirs,

orchestras,artstudiosanddramathattheirmoreprivilegedpeersenjoy.Aslivesare

affectedbyanynumberofloomingchallenges一climatecrisis,automationintheworkplace

一humansaregoingtoneedcreativethinkingmorethanever.Forallofoursakes,creativity

ineducation,andforall,mustbecomeapriority.

22>Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutcreativity?

A.Itdevelopsbestwhenpeoplearespirituallyprepared.

B.Itismostoftenwieldedbyscientistsandentrepreneurs.

C.Itisfoundedonscientificknowledgeandanalyticalskills.

D.Itcontributestointellectualgrowthbutcaneasilybekilled.

23>Whatistheconclusionofarecently-publishedreport?

A.Naturalsciencesshouldbelearnedthewayhumanitiescoursesare.

B.Cultivationofcreativityshouldpermeatetheentireschoolcurriculum.

C.Artcoursesshouldbemadecompulsoryforallstudents.

D.Studentsshouldlearnmoreobviouslycreativesubjects.

24Whatdoesthereportsayisdetrimentaltothefosteringofcreativity?

A.Alleviationofpressure.

B.Teacher-ledschoolactivities.

C.Test-orientedteaching.

D.Independentlearning.

25>WhatdowelearnabouttheprivateschoolsintheUK?

A.Theyencourageextracurricularactivities.

B.Theyattachgreatimportancetoartseducation.

C.Theyprioritizeartssubjectsovermathsandsciences.

D.Theycatertostudentsfromdifferentfamilybackgrounds.

26、Whatshouldbedonetomeetthefuturechallenges?

A.Increasinggovernmentinvestmentinschooleducation.

B.Narrowingtheexistinggapbetweentherichandthepoor.

C.Providingallchildrenwithequalaccesstoartseducation.

D.Focusingonmeetingtheneedsofunder-privilegedstudents.

PassageTwo

Emulatingyourconversationpartner，sactionsisacommonhumanbehaviorclassifiedas

“mirroring"andhasbeenknownandstudiedbypsychologistsforyears.Wealltendto

subconsciouslycopygesturesofpeoplewelike.Butwhydoweactlikethis?

Asarule,mirroringmeansthatconversationalistsenjoytheircommunicationandthat

there，sacertainlevelofagreementbetweenthem.Thetopicofdiscussionisequally

interestingforbothandtheyknowtheirinterestsmeet.

Repeatingsomeone，sbehavioristypicaloftalentedcommunicators,notalwaysbecause

thepersonissympathetic,butbecausethereisagoaltobeachieved.Thiswaynewidols

havebeenbroughttothestage:politicians,celebrities,andotherbignames.Popular

culturemakespeoplewanttolookpopular,andactandspeaklikepopularpeople.

Nowadayscelebritiessteallyricsfromeachotherandstrugglewithcopyright

violationaccusationsorstraightforwardlyclaimthemselvestobetheauthors,eventhough

alltheworkwasdonebyotherpeople.

Amongcelebrities,it，strendynowadaystousetheirownspeechwritersaspoliticians

do.Theso-called"ghostwriting"cantakevariousforms:books,articles,autobiographies,

andevensocialmediaposts.

Whoisatruecopycat（抄袭者）andwhogetscopycatted?Sometimes,itisahardnut

tocrackwithoutanexpert5shelp.Butnewauthorshipdefendingmethodsbasedonidentifying

individualwritingpatternsarealreadyhere.Theiraimistoprotectintellectualproperty.

Usingscientificmethods,someofthemcandefineauthorshipwith85%accuracy.

Writingisnotaneasycrafttomaster.Ifyouwanttowritelikeaprofessionalwithout

plagiarism（抄袭），thereareafewlessonstolearnandthefirstoneis:"Copyfromone,

it'splagiarism;copyfromtwo,it，sresearch.z，Thecorrectinterpretationofthisstatement

isnotaboutcopying,butratheraboutcreatingyourownstyle.Whenyoustudyanauthor，s

writingstyle,don，tstoponasingleone,butexplorenumerousstylesinstead.Examinetypes

ofsentencestheyuse,payattentiontotheirmetaphors,andfocusonstoriesyoufeelyou

couldwriteaprettycoolsequel（续篇）to.

Imitationisratherparadoxical.Asanintegralpartoflearning,itbringsabout

positivechanges,makingpeopledevelopandgrow.However,itmaydoalotofharm.Copying

someone，sthoughts,ideasorinventionsiscompletelyunacceptable.Itinfringeson

intellectualpropertyrightsofothers.

Still,manythingswedoareaboutcopyingothersonewayoranother.Soifyouwant

tocomplimentsomeoneontheworktheyhavedoneandimitateit,justmakesureyoudoit

therightwaytoavoidcommittingplagiarism.

27、Whatdopeopletendtodowhileengaginginaconversation?

A.Repeatwhattheirpartnerssayonewayoranother.

B.Focusasmuchaspossibleontopicsofmutualinterest.

C.Imitatetheirpartners，gestureswithouttheirknowingit.

D.Observecarefullyhowtheirpartnersmakeuseofgestures.

28、Whendoesmirroringusuallytakeplaceinaconversation?

A.Whenbothsidesaresympatheticwitheachother,

B.Whenbothsideshavealotofthingsincommon,

C.Whenbothsidesmakeinterestingcontributions,

D.Whenbothsidestrytoseekcommonground.

29、Whatdowelearnaboutpopularculture?__

A.Itencouragespeopletoimitate.

B.Itappealsmostlytobignames.

C.Itacquaintsyoungpeoplewiththeiridols.

D.Itcanchangepeople，smodeofcognition.

30、Whyisthesaying"copyfromtwo,it'sresearch"alessontolearn?

A.Itfacilitatesthecreationofone'sownwritingstyle.

B.Ithelpstoprotectone，sintellectualpropertyrights,

C.Itfosterscorrectinterpretationofprofessionalwriting,

D.Itenablesonetowriteintriguingsequelstofamousstories.

31、Whydoestheauthorsayimitationisratherparadoxical?

A.Itisliabletodifferentinterpretations.

B.Itisbyandlargeanecessaryevil.

C.Itcangiverisetoendlessdisputes.

D.Itmaydoharmaswellasgood.

PartIVTranslation

Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChinese

intoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

32、云南是位于中国西南的一个省份，平均海拔1500米。云南历史悠久，风景秀丽，气候宜人。云南

生态环境优越，生物多种多样，被誉为野生动植物的天堂。云南还有多种矿藏和充足的水资源，为全

省经济的可持续发展提供了有利条件。

云南居住着25个少数民族。他们大多有自己的语言、习俗和宗教。云南独特的自然景色和丰富

的民族文化使其成为中国最受欢迎的旅游目的地之一，每年都吸引着大批国内外游客前往观光旅游。

答案：

PartIWriting

1、［范文］

ThedatainthebarchartabovedisplaysthatChinahasmadenoticeableprogressin

povertyalleviationinrecentyears.In2012,nearly12%ofruralresidentswereinpoverty.

However,bytheendof2018,morethan75millionruralresidentshadbeenliftedoutof

poverty.Accordingtothedownwardtrendofruralpopulationinpovertyinthechart,it

iseasytoestimatethatChinawilleliminatepovertyin2020.

China，sgreatachievementsinpovertyalleviationowetoourgovernmentandpeople.

Firstly,theChinesegovernmenthasimplementedalargescaleofpovertyreliefplansto

boosttheruraleconomicdevelopment.Lotsofmeasuresaretakentoliberatetherural

productiveforces,improvefarmers*workingskillsandupdateruralresidents，mindsets.

Secondly,mostruralresidentshavetheinternaldrivingforcetogetridofpovertyand

improvetheirlivingstandards.Toincreasetheirincomesandsecuretheirchildren's

promisingfuture,rurallaborforcesmigratedtobigcitiesandworkedhardthere.

Inall,Chinahaswonthefinalbattleagainstextremepoverty.Chinesepeoplehave

madegreatcontributiontowardsabetterlifeandcommonprosperity.

［解析］上面条形图中的数据显示中国近年来在扶贫方面取得了显著的进展。2012年，有接近12%的农

村居民处于贫困状态。然而，截至2018年底，已有超过7500万农村居民实现了脱贫。根据图中农村贫

困人口的下降趋势，很容易估算出中国将在2020年消除贫困。

中国扶贫取得的巨大成就归功于中国政府和人民。首先，中国政府实施了大规模的扶贫计划，

以促进农村经济发展；采取多项措施解放农村生产力，提升农民的劳动技能，革新农村居民的观念。

其次，大多数农村居民都有摆脱贫困、提高生活水平的内在驱动力。为了增加收入，保障孩子有光明

的未来，农村劳动力迁移到大城市并在那里努力地工作。

总而言之，中国赢得了战胜极端贫困的最后一场战斗。中国人民为美好生活和共同富裕做出了

巨大贡献。

1.Thedatainthebarchartabovedisplaysthat...In2012,nearly12%...However,by

theendof2018...Accordingtothedownwardtrend...itiseasytoestimatethatChinawill

eliminatethepovertyin2020.

首段描述了图表中呈现的内容，先总述近年来中国在扶贫方面取得的巨大进展，然后选取其中

的两个年份的数字进行了细节描述，最后进行了预测。内容完整，思路清晰。

2.China'sgreatachievementsinpovertyalleviationoweto...Firstly,theChinese

governmenthasimplemented...Secondly,mostruralresidentshavetheinternaldriving

force...

文章第二段从两个方面分析了中国脱贫攻坚取得巨大成就的原因，两个原因分别用firstly和

secondly引出，条理清晰、层次分明。

3.Inall,Chinahaswonthefinalbattleagainstextremepoverty.Chinesepeoplehave

madegreatcontributiontowardsabetterlifeandcommonprosperity.

最后一段再次肯定中国扶贫取得的成就，与首段形成呼应。

PartIIListeningComprehension

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

2、

［解析］空格前是介词toward,空格后是句点。由此可知，空格处应填入名词。

文章首句提到，我43岁了，已经到了这样一个时期，女性们在这个时期都被提醒要当心中年时

悄然袭来的悲伤。第二句接着指出，关于“如何度过40多岁”，人们源源不断地向我们提供建议。由

此可知，此处说的是女性步入中年时期的不利状况。将备选名词分别代入原文，可知fragility（脆弱）

符合语境，即“一痛一拐地慢慢走向脆弱”，故本题应选H。

［参考译文］我43岁了，已经到了这样一个时期，女性们在这个时期都被提醒要当心中年时悄

然袭来的悲伤。关于“如何度过40多岁”，人们源源不断地向我们提供建议，就好像我们正处于拉力

赛阶段，一痫一拐地慢慢走向脆弱。这是女性开始变得默默无闻的年龄一一据说我们的价值、吸引力

和力量都会随着青春的消逝而减弱。但我并没有觉得自己正在变得默默无闻。我觉得我比以前更引人

注目了，而且我人生中第一次对自己有了清晰的认识，认识到自己是真实的、富有同情心的、乐于接

受的。

当我照镜子时，我为自己感到自豪，即使是那些长期以来似乎不可能被爱的“破碎”部分。因

此，当广告商试图向我推销“让时光倒流”的方法时，我不得不忍住大笑。即使你付钱给我，我也不

会再回到我年轻时那种极度自卑的状态。这种来之不易的自我接纳感是年长女性的乐趣之一，但这种

说法常常被营销人员用以向我们兜售减肥药、神奇面霜和透气瑜伽裤的耻辱感所淹没一一就好像自爱

是一种可以买到的商品一样。

对于我所认识的一些女性而言，这种信任感和自信在她们以后的生活中给了她们结束不幸福婚

姻或踏上新的职业道路的勇气。其他人则谈到享受独处的乐趣，谈到在逆境中成长，谈到加深友谊的

纽带，谈到更富有同情心、更少评判、更多倾听以及欣赏小快乐的能力。过了40岁，人生远不是一帆

风顺的，但它远不止是我们在女性杂志和好莱坞大银幕上看到的简化的描述。

3、

［解析］空格前是ourvalue,attractivenessandpowersupposedly,空格后是介词短语bythe

vanishingofyoutho由此可知，空格处缺少谓语，应填入动词。

联系上文关于女性中年危机的分析，由破折号前面的内容''这是女性开始变得默默无闻的年龄”

可知，此处是说“据说我们的价值、吸引力和力量都会随着青春的消逝而减弱”。备选动词中diminished

意为“减弱，变少”，符合语境，故本题应选E。

4、

［解析］空格前是fadinginto,空格后为句点。由此可知，空格处应填入