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大学英语六级-32

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PartIWriting

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthetopicMyViewon

Terrorism.Youcanciteexamplestoanalyzethedangerandharmterrorismbringsaboutand

finallygiveyouradviceonhowtocombatterrorism.Youshouldwritealleast150wordsbutno

morethan200words.WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet1.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InthisSection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthe

bestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

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1.A.Hisloveformusicisanattractiontohiswife.

B.Heandhiswifeareboundtobemusicians.

C.Neitherofthecouplecanplaymusicalinstruments.

D.Hewifeplaysanimportantroleinhismusiccareer.

2.A.Thedinersorderedthefoodthattheydon'twanttohave.

B.Thewaiterofferedthedinerextrafood.

C.Thewaitersentthefoodtothewrongtable.

D.Thedinersasked**pensation.

3.A.Apositiveattitudeforherlife.B.Somesunshine.

C.Somenewfriends.D.Thesenseofbelonging.

4.A.Thewoman'shopefortheteachergivingthemanotherthreedayoffisunderstandable.

B.Themanisaskingtostarttheprojectthreedayslater.

C.Theyshouldnotriskaskingforanotherdelayfromtheprofessor.

D.Theyshouldoffertofinishtheprojectaheadofschedulenexttime.

5.A.Shedoesnotwanttokeepherfriendswaitingforher.

B.Shedoesnotwanttogiveupthefreedomofwalkfreely.

C.Shewantsthedoctortoknowshehasrecovered.

D.Shewantshermotherknowthatherfootwasswollen.

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6.A.Thedesigntherecannotmeethisdemand.B.The**plainedaboutthelowpay.

C.Themancannolongeraffordthefee.D.Themanhasfoundanewbarber.

7.A.Themanwasnotinthetrainstationatthattime.

B.Thetrainwasoutofservicethosedays.

C.Theman'searwashurtsohecouldnothear.

D.Hemissedtheannouncementbecausehewasinthewashroom.

8.A.Themanconsidersthewomananexcellentspeaker.

B.Themandoesn'tthinkthewoman'sspeechafailure.

C.Themanthinksthewomantoonervous.D.Themantakesherspeechasafailure.

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9.A.Theyjustwantedtocutbackontheirbudget.B.Theman'sperformancewasnotgood

enough.

C.Themanshouldimprovehisrelationshipwithhisseniormanager.

D.Themanshouldlearnmoreprofessionalknowledge**ingback.

10.A.Shedidreallymakeeffortstodoherjob.B.Shejustwalkedalongthecoastfora

watch.

C.Shedidn'tdowhatsheshoulddoasasecretary.D.Shefeltawfulabouther

responsibilities.

11.A.Hejustdrovetheplaneautomaticallyasapilot.

B.Hewassatisfiedwithjustfinishinghisroutine.

C.Hewasirresponsibleforthefaulthemade.D.Hedidhisbesttodothatjob.

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12.A.Inthemanager'sofficeoftherestaurant.B.Atthecounterofafastfoodrestaurant.

C.Inthedininghallofarestaurant.D.Inthekitchenofafamily.

13.A.Becausetheywanttosavemoney.

B.Becausetheywanttomakethejuicemorenutritious.

C.Becausetheywanttotrythemixedflavorsofthefruitandveges.

D.Becausetheywanttogivethejuicetotheoldandyoung.

14.A.Fromtwelvetoone.B.Fromonetotwo.

C.Fromtwelvetotwo.D.Fromtwotothree.

15.A.6hours.B.7hours.C.8hours.D.9hours.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

aquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

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16.A.Whethertheprivacyrightisimportantornot.

B.Whethertheprivacyrightorthefreedomofinformationismoreimportant.

C.Whetherthefreedomofinformationisimportantornot.

D.Whetherthe"righttobeforgotten"shouldbediscussedornot.

17.A.Oneremainsthefbcusofthepublicevenifhehaspaidapriceforhiswrongdeeds.

B.Oneshouldberesponsibleallhislifeevenifhehaspaidthepriceforhiswrongdeeds.

C.Onecanescapetheattentionofthepublicafterhehaspaidthepriceforhiswrongdeeds.

D.Onecanescapethepunishmentofthegovernmentafterhehaspaidthepriceforhiswrong

deeds.

18.A.Thepublic.B.Thefightofthecourt.

C.Thecourtdecision.D.Theresultofthedebate.

PassageTwo

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19.A.Brainprocessingmethod.B.Implicitmethod.

C.Grammarprocessingmethod.D.Speakingoutmethod.

20.A.ExplicitorclassroommethodB.Implicitorimmersionmethod.

C.Combiningthetwomethods.D.Bothofthemethods.

21.A.Bothofthegroups.B.Onlytheexplicitgroup.

C.Onlytheimmersiongroup.D.Neitherofthegroups.

PassageThree

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22.A.Musicandliterature.B.Musicandthepublic.

C.Musicandeducation.D.Musicandpublicservice.

23.A.Musiciansaretrainedaslistenersandmentors.

B.Musiciansaretrainedasteachersandmanagers.

C.Musiciansaretrainedasteachersandtrustedcounselors.

D.Musiciansaretrainedasreadersandmentors.

24.A.WhatmakesMusicianCorpsdifferentisthatitismeaningful.

B.WhatmakesMusicianCorpsdifferentisthatitiseducational.

C.WhatmakesMusicianCorpsdifferentisthatpeoplecanparticipate.

D.WhatmakesMusicianCorpsdifferentisthatitisforpublicwelfare.

25.A.HehopesMusicianCorpswillcontinuetoopenupmoreschools.

B.HehopesMusicianCorpswillcontinuetoexpandacrossAmerica.

C.HehopesMusicianCorpswillcontinuetotrainmoreteachers.

D.HehopesMusicianCorpswillcontinuetoopentoothercountries.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfbrthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadfbrthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,when

thepassageisreadfbrthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Agrowingnumberofwomenout-earntheirpartners.FamooshTbrabi,apersonalfinanceexpert

basedinBrooklyn,N.Y.,andauthorofWhenSheMakesMore:10RulesforBreadwinning

Women,hasadvicefor(26)financialfiction(冲突)：

First,transcendgenderroles."Developasystemwithyourpartnerthatworksinterms

of(27)labororchildcare,andnotaboutTmthewomanandyou'retheguy,"'saysTbrabi,

whoisthe(28)inherfamily.Ifyourhusbandoverseesallfood,thenlethimtakeitonin

full-buyinggroceries,feedingthekids,cookingandsoon.Second,considerhiringoutsidehelp.

Breadwinningwomenfeelalotofpressuretokeepthe(29)turning,buttheydon'thaveto

juggleeverything,Tbrabisays."Considerthevalueofoutsourcingsomeaspectsofyourlife,such

as(30),officeworkorcooking.Dothemathandmakesurethatwhateveryouarepaying

is(31)whatyourtimeisworth."Third,knowitcanallchange.Ifwomenaredatingandare

alreadyearningmorethantheirpartnerswhenthey'redating,theyareprobablyalreadynavigating

issuesaroundmoney.Butoncetheymarryandhavekids,evenifthemalepreviouslyearned

more,(32)andothercareerinstabilitymeans"itcanallfliptomorrow,"Tbrabisays.

**fbrtablewithfamilyrolesis[33)—particularlywhenchildrenarewatchinghowtheir

parents(34)."Attheendoftheday,itdoesn'tmatterwhomakes(35)/'shesays."What's

importantisthatMomandDadarehappyintheirchosenroles.\

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PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

It'sanannualoccurrenceinthedryseason:asmoky,hazardoushazeblanketssouthernMalaysia

andSingapore.Thisyearitwassobadthatinsomeaffectedareastherewasa100percentrisein

thenumberofasthmacases.Hundredsofschoolswereclosed,andthegovernmentof

Malaysia(36)gasmasks.

ThesourceofthepollutionliesacrosstheMalaccaStraitinIndonesiawhere(37)burning

offoreststoclearspaceforpalmoilplantationscontinuesunabated.

IndonesianPresidentSusiloBambangYudhoyonoofferedapublic(38)forwhathas

happenedandaskedfortheunderstandingofSingaporeandMalaysia.

TheIndonesianpresidentpromisedtoprosecuteanyone(39)inillegalslash-and-bum

activities.EightSoutheast**paniesarereportedlyunder(40).

Buttheongoingdeforestationseemstocontradictpastpromises.In2009,President

Yudhoyonopledgedtoreduceby26percentgreenhousegas(41),causedmostlyby

deforestation.Andin2011,heinstitutedamoratoriumprotectingdesignatedforestareas.In

exchange,(42)consciousNorwaypledged$1billiontosupporttheseefforts.

ArianaAlisjahbanaattheWorldResourcesInstitutesayslocalofficialsarenotsupportingthe

nationalplan.

"Actuallyit'salackofcoordinationandlackofenforcement.Sowhenwelookoverallthe

differentrulesIndonesiahasonthebooks,(43)speakingthey'revery,verygoodones.But

they'rejustnot(44)saidAlisjahbana.

Althoughtheeconomicincentivetoreplaceforestswithfarmshampersconservation,

Alisjahbanasayslong-termprogressisbeingmade.

Butshesaysa**mitmenttostoptheslash-and-bum(45)throughincentivesandstrict

penaltiesfbrviolationsisneeded.

A.iransponB.illegalC.apologyD.cheatE.deforestation

F.outG.enforcedH.involvedI.distributedJ.environmentally

K.theoreticallyL.emissionsM.practicalN.examinationO.investigation

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SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

DomesticServiceRobots

A.WhenTakanoriShibatabeganworkingonrobotsintheearly1990s,hehadsomething

practicalinmind,perhapstohelp(heelderlywiththeirdailychores.Buthesoonrealizedthat

robotswerenotreallyabletodoanythinguseful,sohedecidedtomakearobotthatdidnoteven

trybutthatcouldneverthelessdeliverrealbenefits.

B.Theresultofhislabors,Paro,hasbeenindevelopmentsince1998.Itis57cmlongand

lookslikeababyseal.Thankstoanarrayofsub-skinsensors,itrespondsamiablytostroking;and

thoughitcannotwalk,itcanturnitsheadatthesoundofahumanvoiceandtellonevoicefrom

another.Itisacomfortingandgentlepresenceinyourarms,onyourlaporonatabletop,whereit

givestheimpressionoffollowingaconversation.Thebestthingaboutitisthatitseemstobe

helpinginthecareofpeoplewithdementia(痴呆)andotherhealthproblems.

C.YoucouldseeParoasaverywell-designed$5,000petthatwillneverturnontheperson

holdingit,andwillneverbehurtifitsmasterfliesintoarage.Itisashappyononelapasthenext,

needsnohouse-training,canbeeasilywashedandwillnotdie.Thismakesitmuchmorepractical

fbranursinghomeorhospitalthanalivepet.ItisusedinsuchhomesinJapan,inpartsofEurope

andinAmerica.

D.Parocanalsoactasasourceofreassuranceandcalm.PeoplewithAlzheimefsoftensuffer

from"sun-downing"—adistressedurgetowander**esontowardstheendoftheafternoon.Mr.

Shibatahasfoundthatasealinthearmstendstoreducesuchwandering,whichmeansfewerfalls.

ExperienceinItaly,DenmarkandAmericaindicatesthatcarehomesequippedwithParoneedless

medicationforihcirresidents.LargertrialsnowunderwayinAustraliashouldestablishwhether

thisandotherbenefitscanbeprovidedsimplybyasofttoy,orwhetherParo'sabilitytointeract

withtheworldmakesaclinicaldifference.

E.IfParoprovestobemoreusefulthanaplush（毛绒）animal,thereisahugemarketfbrit.

AkifumiKitashima,whoworksonJapan'sroboticsstrategyattheMinistryfbrtheEconomy,

TradeandIndustry,pointsoutthatin2025Japanwillhave10.7millionmoreelderlypeoplethan

itdidin2005.ThoughJapanisageingparticularlyquickly,alotoftherestoftheworldisona.

similarcourse.

F.Lookingafteroldpeopleinhomesmightbecomeeasierwithrobots,betheymood

enhancerslikeParoorsomethingmorepracticalthatcanhelpcareworkersliftandrepositiontheir

charges（受照料者）.YoshiyukiSankai,perhapsJapan'sbest-knownroboticsentrepreneur,hasset

upacompanycalledCyberdynetomakewearablesystemsthathelppeoplewalkandliftthingsby

addingartificialstrengthtotheirlimbs.

G.Robotsmayalsomakeitpossiblefbroldpeopletostayindependentintheirownhomesfor

longer.Mr.AnglesaysthisisiRobot's"long-termguidingstar”,towaidswhichtheRoomba—a

cleaningrobot—isasmallstep.Mr.GuptaattheNationalScienceFoundationthinksthat

general-purposehome-helprobotswouldbeabigadvancewhichcouldbeachievedinacoupleof

decades.AnotherroboticsexpertMr.Ngpointsoutthatifyougetagraduatestudenttoteleoperate

（远程操控）aPR2robot,itcanalreadydoalmosteverythingahome-helprobotmightberequired

todo,soallthatisneededisbettersoftwareandmoreprocessingpower,bothofwhichare

becomingevermoreeasilyavailable.

H.Cloudroboticscanprobablyprovidemuchoftherequiredsoftware.Mr.Prattsaysthatif

thereweredramaticperformanceimprovementsinthefinalsoftheDARPARoboticsChallenge,

hewouldexpectthemtocomefromthecloud.

I.Butspecificrobothardwarewillneedupgrading,too.Norobothand**esclosetotheutility

ofthehumanhand.Tasksthatrequirefeedbackintermsofforceandfit—likeputtingaplugintoa

socket—remainparticularlyhardfbrrobots,andtherearealotofsuchtasksaroundahouse.

Generaltechnologicalprogresswillnothelp;theonlywaytofindasolutiontothissortof

problemistoworkspecificallyonit.

J.Evenmoreimportantwillbeinterfaces（界面）totelltherobotswhattodo.

Take-me-by-the-wristBaxter,stroke-meParoandthefilm-enablingmechanicalarmsofBot&

Dollyallshowthatinterfacescanmailerjustasmuchasanyothertechnologicaladvance.Tobias

Kinnebrew,ofBot&Dolly,thinksthatnewinterfacescouldopenupmarketsandapplicationsof

roboticsinallsortsoffields,andmightdososurprisinglyquickly.

K.Voicewouldbeanobviouschoice,butithasitsdrawbacks:theuserwillthinkarobotwith

avoiceissmart.Aninterfacethatallowstherobottobedumbandtheusernottocaremightbe

preferable.Indeed,smallerrorsorneedinghelpwithsomethingcanbeendearing.Peopledonot

resentParo'sneedtobestroked;itisoneofthethingstheylikeaboutit.CoBot'sneedforhelp

withiheliftsatCarnegieMellonmakespeoplewarmtoit,thoughbeingtroubledfbrhelpby

randomrobotsinofficesandshoppingmallswouldprobablynotworksowell.Butiftheinterface

isproperlydesigned,teachingahome-helprobottodothejobbettermightmakeitmore

welcome.

L.Itmayalsobeagoodideatolettherobotsturnforhelptopeopleotherthanthosetheyare

workingfor.AsMr.GoldbergatBerkeleypointsout,theclouddoesnotjust**puters;itprovides

access（oalotofhumans,too.Oneofthe（hingsihaimakeAeihon'sTugsasuccessinhospitalsis

that**pany'sheadquartershasastaffedhelpdeskwhichdealswithqueriesfromrobots.Ifone

getsstuckorlost,aremoteoperatorcanlookthroughitseyes,checkitslogsandsortthingsout

beforethehospitalevenbecomesawarethatanythingiswrong.Ifsimilarsupportcouldbe

providedforrobothomehelps,theoccasionalmistakemightnotmatter.

M.Iftherobotcancallonahelpdesk,it**municatewithotherpeopletoo,perhapsproviding

awayforfriendsandrelativestostayintouch.Somehome-automationproductsalreadyallowa

degreeofmonitoring,notesOzChambersofCarnegieMellon,butwhattheyofferleavesmuchto

bedesired.Itmakestheadultoffspringfeelgreaterresponsibility——whichtheyoftencannot

exercise—ratherthangivingthemreassurance.Theelderly,fortheirpart,canfeelsnooped（窥探）

upon.Arobotwithadefinedpresenceinthehousemightmakeabetterintermediary.

N.Whatmatters,asiRobotandotherpractically**panieshavelearned,isnotsomuchhaving

robotsbuthavingabusinessmodelthatdoesajob,beitwashingthedishes,checkingthat

medicationisbeingtakenorprovidingtelepresence（远程监控）.Producingsomethingreliableand

likeabletliatcanbesoldinlargenumbersanddoesnotgetitsmakerssuedmayprovealotmore

difficultthansimplydevelopingtherequiredroboticskills,butnotimpossible.

O.Tobesure,robotswillnotspreadasquicklyasmobilephoneshavedone.Overadecade

theymaynotachievemuch.Overacentury,though,theycouldturneverydaylifeupsidedown.

46.Paroisadoptedinanumberofnursinghomesaroundtheworldfbritsobviousadvantages

overaliveanimal.

47.Itissuggestedthatrobotproducersofferhumanservicethatcanhelpsolvetheproblemsa

home-helprobotmayencounter.

48.Arobotcanhelppeoplewiththeliftsbyprovidingextrastrengthto（heirarms.

49.Itisidealthatarobotthatallowsmonitoringcoversonlycertainareasinthehouse.

50.ArobotlikeParothatneedstotroublepeopleforhelpmayconverselyarousetheiraffection.

51.Someexpertsbelievethathome-helprobotsthatcanhelptheelderlyliveontheirownwillbe

realizedinseveraldecades.

52.NowresearchisbeingconductedtodeterminewhetherParocanbereplacedbyotherkindsof

toysinnursinghomes.

53.Atpresent,therobot'sfailuretofulfillmanydailytasksispartlyduetothelimitationsof

itshardware.

54.Paroisdesignedsoastomakepeoplefeelbetterbygivingthemafeelingthattheyare

chattingwithit.

55.Japanisn'ttheonlycountrythathastofacetheproblemofpopulationaginginthenear

future.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Finally,goodnewsontheobesityepidemic（流行）：Thoughtheirparentsandoldersiblingsare

justasoverweightasever,littlekidsaroundthecountryareconsiderablyslimmingdown.

Obesityinchildrenaged2-5hasdeclined43%inthelastdecade,accordingtoCentersfor

DiseaseControl（CDC）datarecentlyreleasedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.

Nearly14%ofyoungoneswereconsideredobesein2004comparedtoalittleover8%in2012.

Whilethisisundoubtedlyamoveintherightdirection,obesityratesforolderchildrenandadults

remainstalled（«亨滞）.

Thereasonbehindthedropisn'tclear,butseveralmoveshavebeenmadeinthelastdecadeto

combatthecountry'sgrowingweight,andmanyoftheinitiativeshavefocusedonouryoungest

citizens.

CDCDirectorTbmFriedensayshe'sseen“signs**munitiesaroundthecountrywithobesity

preventionprogramsincludingAnchorage,Alaska,Philadelphia,NewYorkCity,andKingCounty,

Washington.Thisconfirmsthatatleastforkids,wecanturnthetrendandbegintoreversethe

obesityepidemic."

Likelyduetoacombinationofthesefederalandlocalhealthinitiativesthataimtoimprove

nutritionandexerciseatdaycaresandpreschoolprograms,youngchildrenseemtobegetting

healthier.Childrennowgetlessoftheircaloriesfromsugarybeverages.Andmorebabiesare

beingbreastfed（母乳喂养），andforlongerperiodsoftime—aprovenwaytokeepoffexcess

weightinchildren.

TheCDCclassifiesobesityasthenation'snumberonehealthproblem.Overonethirdof

childrenandadolescentsareoverweightorobese-anumberwhichrisestomorethantwo-thirds

fbradults.

Whilesomeparentsmightconsiderlargerlittleonesasjustcarrying"babyfat",recent

researchhasproventhatexcessv/eightfollowsyoungchildrenandnegativelyaffectsthem

throughouttheiryoungandadultlives.

Onethirdofkindergartenerswhoareoverweightareobesebytheeighthgrade,accordingto

studypublishedintheNewEnglandJournalofMedicine.Andstudiesshowoverthreequartersof

obesechildrengoontobecomeobeseadults,withalltheassociatedhealthproblems.

Obesechildrenareatincreasedriskforheartdisease,diabetes,boneandjointproblems,and

psychologicalproblemsassociatedwithself-esteem.Theyalsofaceincreasedhealthcarecosts,

andprematuredeath.

Newsofthepreschoolslimdownfollowsa2012reportthatshowedextremeobesitystartedto

decreaseintwotofbur-year-oldswhoparticipatedinfederalnutritionprograms,mostlythe

SupplementalNutritionProgramfbrWomen,Infants,andChildren（WIC）,whichprovidedfood

andeducationtoalmost9millionlow-incomepregnantandbreastfeedingwomenandchildren

under5yearsofageinFiscalYear2011.

56.Whaicanweinferfromtheworld"Finally"(Line1,Para.1)?

A.Previousnewsontheobesityepidemichasbeendisappointing.

B.Researchershavejustfoundasolutiontotheobesityepidemic.

C.Newresearchontheobesityepidemic**etoanend.

D.Federalnutritionprogramshaveyieldedexpectedresults.

57.WhatwouldTomFriedenprobablyattributethedropofobesityinchildrento?

A.Babies'beingbreastfed.B.Fewercaloriesinsugarybeverages.

C.Somehealthinitiatives.D.TheWICprogram.

58.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofobesityinchildren?

A.Itcanbetakensimplyas"babyfat".B.Itismoreseriousthanwemightthink.

C.Itisunlikelytolastintoadulthood.D.Itiseasytofindawaytokeepitoff.

59.Whatdowelearnaboutobesechildren?

A.Itiseasierfbrthemtoslimdownthanadults.

B.Theyaretemporarilyaffectedbytheexcessweight.

C.Theytendtosufferfrompoornutrition.

D.Theyaremorelikelytobelessconfident.

60.Whatdowelearnfromthe2012report?

A.Itinvolvedanumberoffederalandlocalhealthprograms.

B.Theprogramsitinvolvedfocusedonchildrenandadolescents.

C.ItsresultswereconsistentwiththedatarecentlyreleasedbyCDC.

D.Itdecreasedthepercentageofobesechildrentoalittleover8%.

PassageTwo

Racialminorities,andAfricanAmericansinparticular,faceawholehostofdisadvantagesthatare

uniquetotheirsituation.Blacks,forinstance,areleastlikelytoholdsubstantialwealthandhave

accesstodecentschools,andmorelikelytoliveinpoorneighborhoodswithfewservices.They

haveworsthealthoutcomesthantheirwhitecounterparts,andfacediscriminationinhousingand

labormarkets.

Andoverthelastyear,therehavebeenhigh-profile(备受瞩目的)examplesofthepervasive

socialproblemsfacedbyblacks,fromunfairenforcementofdruglawstothedeadlyconsequences

ofimplicitbias.

Inotherwords,ifyouweretosurveyAmericansontheirhopesforthefuture,noonewouldbe

surprisedbywideblackpessimism.

Butthatpessimismdoesn'texist.Indeed,accordingtothelatestGalluppollonthenation^

currentstanding,AfricanAmericans-andotherminorities一areamongthemostoptimistic

peopleinthecountry.

Asofthismonth,57%ofnonwhitessaythatthecountry'sstandinglooksgood,comparedto

33%ofwhites.What'smore,nonwhitesconsistentlyshowhigherlevelsofoptimismforthefuture

thantheirwhitecounterparts.

Thisisn'thardtoexplain:Forasmuchas**munitiescontinuetofacetoughchallenges,they

aren'tassevereastheywereinthepast;formanyAfricanAmericans,Latinos,andAsian

Americans,conditionshaveimprovedonasteadyirajeciory（发展轨道）.This,itseems,isreason

enoughforOptimism.

Thatistosay,accordingtoastudyfromthePewResearchCenter,Hi