大学英语六级考卷之12（有答案）

大学英语六级考卷之12

PartIWriting

1Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthechartbelow

YoushouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthechartandcommentonChina*s

achievementsinhighereducation.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200

words.

GrossenrolmentratioinhighereducationinChina(1990-2019)

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

2、A.Toxic.

B.Efficient.

C.Tolerant.

D.Weird.

3、A.Theyareambitious.

B.Theyareaccommodating.

C.Theyarearrogant.

D.Theyareignorant.

4、A.Theycanworkflexiblehours.

B.Theycanbreakconventions.

C.Theycanairtheirviews.

D.Theycanthinkbig.

5、A.Itcanalterpeople'smindsets.

B.Itcanleadtonewdiscoveries.

C.Itisconducivetocriticalthinking.

D.Itenablespeopletolearnandgrow.

6、A.Hemanagedtovisitadifferentcityeachday.

B.Hehadagreattimesightseeingandrelaxing.

C.Hemetmanytouristsfromothercountries.

D.Hekeptlookingforthebestplacetostay.

7、A.Takeallrelevantfactorsintoconsideration.

B.Deliberatetheconsequencesthatmayoccur.

C.Stretchouttheprocessinsearchoftheoptimal.

D.Prioritizewhatisessentialtotheirbestadvantage.

8、A.Timepressure.

B.Modemtechnology.

C.Tightbudget.

D.Fiercecompetition.

9^A.Avoidgoingoverthesameoptionsrepeatedly.

B.Researchasmanydifferentoptionsaspossible.

C.Focusonwhatispractical.

D.Trusttheirgutinstinct.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youw川heartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youw川hear

threeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

10>A.Itisnotofmuchhelptoyoungerchildren.

B.Itiswelcometoparentsbutnottochildren.

C.Itisconducivetochildren'sfuturedevelopment.

D.Itisbeneficialtopooraswellasrichcommunities.

11、A.Itcanbridgethelearninggapbetweenkidsofdifferentbackgrounds.

B.Iteffectivelyimprovesthelearningqualityofstudentsinruralareas.

C.Itgivesthemajorityofstudentsreadyaccesstotheirteachers.

D.Itmayputsomestudentsinremoteareasatadisadvantage.

12、A.Thebenefitsofdoinghomeworkvarywidelyfromindividualtoindividual.

B.Doinghomeworkexertsapositiveeffectonkids'personalitydevelopment.

C.Thefocusofhomeworkshouldalwaysbeonschoolsubjects.

D.Diligentstudentstendtodotheirhomeworkindependently.

13、A.Itwasconsideredvisionary.

B.Itwasaforty-nine-yearplan.

C.ItwasridiculedbytheNewYorkTimes.

D.Itwassomethingheapologizedforlater.

14、A.ItwascompletedinthestateofNewMexico.

B.Itwasofgreatsignificancetorocketscience.

C.Itfailedduetoasuddenchangeofweather.

D.Itwassomehowdelayedabout12minutes.

15、A.Itsclimatewasidealforyear-roundrocketlaunching.

B.Alaboratoryandtestrangewasalreadysetupthere.

C.Itsremotevalleyswereappealingtohimandhisfamily.

D.Aweatherexpertinvitedhimtogothereforhismission.

16>A.HeboostedthemilitarystrengthoftheUnitedStates.

B.HewonanawardfromtheUSgovernmentforhiswork.

C.Hegainedrecognitionfromrocketscientistsworldwide.

D.Hewasgrantedover200patentsinrockettechnology.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

17、A.Itcanberatherrisky.

B.Itcanbequitefrustrating.

C.Itisusuallyfinanciallyrewarding.

D.Itrequiresentrepreneurialexperience.

18^A.Itcontributestorapidbusinessexpansion.

B.Itreducesconflictamongteammembers.

C.Itinspireswillingnesstomakesacrifices.

D.Itencouragescreationandinnovation.

19、A.Manyareidealisticdreamers.

B.Fewcanfindwillinginvestors.

C.Theyoftenworkwithoutanypay.

D.Theyhaveunrealisticexpectations.

20、A.Theyarebornwithastrongerabilitytosocialize.

B.Theyarebetterabletosurviveorhandledisease.

C.Theyhavebetterdietaryhabits.

D.Theybearfewersocialresponsibilities.

21、A.Theykeepdividingthroughoutone*slife.

B.Theydependonadequatesleeptothrive.

C.Theyhavealimitedreproductiveability.

D.Theystrengthenwithregularexercise.

22、A.Theresolutionofage-relateddiseaseswithsolvethemysteryofageing.

B.Preventionofheartdiseaseandstrokewillincreaselifeexpectancy.

C.Improvedhealthcarefortheelderlywillcontributetolongevity.

D.Theprocessofageingcanultimatelybebroughtundercontrol.

23A.Theydonotshowduerespect.

B.Theycannotunderstanddirectives.

C.Theyfailtoansweremailspromptly.

D.Theyarereluctanttofollowinstructions.

24、A.Theyfindtheirvoicegounheeded.

B.Theywanttoavoidunnecessarylosses.

C.Theyarenotsatisfiedwiththemanagement.

D.Theyhavenotbeentrainedtofollowtherules.

25A.Whentheyarefinanciallymotivated.

B.Whentheyfindtheirsupervisorshelpful.

C.Whentheyfindtheirjobgoalseasilyattainable.

D.Whentheyareongoodtermswiththeirmanagers.

26、A.Theyareseldomusedforsharingconfidentialdata.

B.Theyshouldbereservedforurgentcommunication.

C.Theyprovetobeagoodmeansformanagerstogiveinstructions.

D.Theyareauselesstoolformanagerstochangeemployeebehavior.

PartDIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.

PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

I'malwaysbaffledwhenIwalkintoapharmacyandseeshelvesburstingwithvariousvitamins,

extractsandothersupplements,allpromisingtoaccelerateorpromoteweightloss.Aislesof

marketinggeniusbelie（掩饰）thefactthat,27,weightlossisdictatedbythelawsofarithmetic.

EconomistJessicaIrvinewroteabookabouthowsheusedmathtohelpherlosemorethan18

kilograms.Ifcaloriestakeninarelessthancalories28,weightshallbelost,andsoitiswith

money.

Despitethe29offinancialproducts,servicesandsolutionsgearedtowardsaccumulating

wealth,itallbeginswiththesame30:gettingaheadfinanciallyrequiresareductionofspending,

sothatincomeisgreaterthanexpenses.Iwasremindedofthisagainrecentlylisteningtoan

interviewwithNicoleHaddow,theauthorofSmashedAvocado,explaininghowshecrackedthe

propertymarketat31.Itwasquitea31,givenwhereshehadbeentwoyearsearlier.

Nicoledidn'tcelebrateher30thbirthdayasshehad32.Shewassobbingatthedinnertable

withherparents,withwhomshehadjustmovedbackin.Shehadnostableincome,$12,000in

credit-carddebtandnoplan,buttoher33,herfather,anaccountant,toldherthather

financial34wasn'tasbadasshethought.Hesaid,onherincome,withsomechanges,she

wouldbeabletobuyaninvestmentunitwithintwoyears,whichshedid.

Nicoleadmittedshewasfortunate,asshewasabletolivewithherparentsand35her

spending—andlife—togetherselfontrackfinancially.Creatingagapbetweenherincomeand

spendingrequiredaparadigmshiftand36sacrificeandcommitment,butbygoinginto

financiallockdown,Nicolegainedfinancialindependence.

A.abundance

B.astonishment

C.entailed

D.envisaged

E.equation

F.expended

G.feat

H.fiscally

I.impetus

J.overhaul

K.permanently

L.plight

M.prosper

N.shatter

O.ultimately

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhich

theinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

France'sbelovedcathedralonlyminutesawayfromcompletedestruction

A.NotreDameCathedralintheheartofPariswaswithin"15to30minutes"ofcomplete

destructionasfirefightersbattledtostopflamesreachingitsbelltowersonMondayevening,

Frenchauthoritieshaverevealed.AgreaterdisasterwasavertedbymembersoftheParisfire

brigade,whoriskedtheirlivestoremaininsidetheburningmonumenttocreateawallofwater

betweentheragingfireandthetwotowersonthewestofthebuilding.

B.TherevelationofhowcloseFrancecametolosingitsmostfamouscathedralemergedas

policeinvestigatorsquestionedworkersinvolvedintherestorationofthemonumenttotryto

establishthecauseofthedevastatingblaze.ParisprosecutorRemyHeitzsaidthataninitialfire

alertwassoundedat6:20pmonMondayeveningbutnofirewasfound.Thesecondalertwas

soundedat6:43pm,andtheblazewasdiscoveredontheroof.

C.Morethan/newyfB12/tu/2107/yyl/dy/lj21.637.B0E1AD.jpgmillionwas

raisedinafewhoursonTuesdayasFrenchbusinessleadersandglobalcorporationsannounced

theywoulddonatetoarestorationcamoaignlaunchedbythepresident,EmmanuelMacron.Butas

theemergencyservicespickedthroughtheburntdebris,arowwasresurfacingoveraccusations

thatthebelovedcathedral,immortalisedinVictorHugo'snovel,wasalreadycrumblingbeforethe

fire.

D.ThecathedralisownedbytheFrenchstateandhasbeenatthecentreofayears-long

disputeoverwhoshouldfinancerestorationworkofthecollapsingstaircases,crumblingstatues

andcrackedwalls.Jean-MichelLeniaud,thepresidentofthescientificcouncilattheNational

HeritageInstitute,said:"Whathappenedwasboundtohappen.Thelackofadequatemaintenance

anddailyattentiontosuchamajesticbuildingisthecauseofthiscatastrophe."Aftertheblazewas

declaredcompletelyextinguished,15hoursafteritstarted,thejuniorinteriorminister,Laurent

Nunez,saidthestructurehadbeensavedbutremainedvulnerable.IIepraisedtheactionsofthe

firefightersbutadmittedthefateofthecathedralhadbeenuncertain."Theysavedthemain

structure,butitallcamedownto15-30minutes,1'Nunezsaid.

E.InasurprisetelevisedaddressonTuesdayevening,Macronsaidhewantedtoseethe

cathedralrebuiltwithinfiveyears.HThefireatNotreDameremindsusthatwewillalwayshave

challengestoovercome；*Macronsaid."NotreDameisourhistory,ourliterature,thecentreofour

life.Itisthestandardbywhichwemeasureourdistances.It'ssomanybooks,somanypaintings.

It'sthecathedralofeveryFrenchperson,eventhosewhohavenevervisitedit.Thishistoryisours

andsowewillrebuildNotreDame.ItiswhattheFrenchpeopleexpect;itiswhatourhistory

deserves.Itisourdeepdestiny.WewillrebuildNotreDamesoitisevenmorebeautifulthanbefore.

Iwantitdoneinthenextfiveyears.Wecandoit.Afterthetimeoftestingcomesatimeofreflection

andthenofaction.',

F.Thefire,whichhadstartedatthebaseofthe93-metrespire（尖塔）atabout6:40pmon

Monday,spreadthroughthecathedral'sroof,madeupofhundredsofoakbeams,somedating

backtothe13thcentury.Thesebeams,knownaslaforeciret（theforest）becauseoftheirdensity,

formedthecross-shapedroofthatranthelengthofthecentralpartofthecathedral.Ashundredsof

touristsandParisiansstoodandwatchedtheflamesleapingfromtheroof,therewasshockand

tearsasthecathedralspirecaughtfire,burnedandthencollapsedintoitself.

G.Acollectionofdramaticvideosandphotosquicklyspreadacrosssocialmedia,showingthe

horrifyingdestruction,andattractingemotionalresponsesfrompeopleallovertheworld.Indeed,

withinminutesthefireoccupiedheadlinesofeverymajorglobalnewspaperandtelevisionnetwork.

ThisisnotsurprisinggivenNotreDameCathedral,meaning"OurLady",isoneofthemost

recognisedsymbolsofthecityofParisattractingmillionsoftouristseveryyear.

H.Whiletheworldlookedon,the500firefightersatthescenethenbattledtopreventtheflames

fromreachingthetwomaintowers,wherethecathedralbellshang.Ifthewoodenframeofthe

towershadcaughtfire,itcouldhavesentthebells-thelargestofwhich,theEmmanuelBell,

weighs13tons-crashingdown,potentiallycausingthecollapseofbothtowers.Policeandfire

serviceswillspendthenext48hoursassessingthe"securityandsafety"ofthe850-year-old

structure.Nunezsaid:"Wehaveidentifiedvulnerabilitiesthroughoutthestructure,allofwhichstill

needsecuring."Asaresult,residentsoffivebuildingsaroundthenorthernsideofthecathedral

werebeingtemporarilyevacuated,headded.Architectshaveidentifiedthreemainholesinthe

structure,inthelocationsofthespire,themainhallandtheupperroomstothenorthofthecentral

aisle.Mostofthewoodenroofbeamshavebeenburned,andpartsoftheconcreteholdingupthe

roofhavecollapsed.

I.Theinteriorminister,ChristopheCastaner,visitedthecathedralonTuesdayafternoontosee

theextentofthedevastation.Ashcoveredthemarblediamond-patternedfloorandfloatedinlarge

poolsofgreywaterfromthefirehoses.Behindaheapofblackenedoakbeamsthatlaypiledup

wheretheyhadfallen,daylightfromvastholesinthecathedralrooflitagoldencrossoverastatue

byNicolasCoustou,whichappearedtohaveescapeddamage.Preliminaryinspectionsalso

suggestedthethreeornate（装饰华丽的）stainedglass"rose"windowsappearedtohavesurvived

thefire,officialssaid.However,fireofficershavesaidacompleteinventoryofthedamagewillnot

bepossibleuntilthecathedralstructurehasbeendeemedsafe.

J.Thecultureminister,FranckRiester,saidreligiousrelicssavedfromthecathedralwerebeing

securelyheldattheHoteldeVille,andworksofartthatsustainedsmokedamagewerebeingtaken

totheLouvre,theworld'slargestartmuseum,wheretheywouldbedriedout,repairedandstored.

Sixteencopperstatuesthatdecoratedthespirehadbeenremovedforrestorationonlyafewdays

beforethefire.Relicsatthetopofthespirearebelievedlostasthespirewasdestroyed.Aswellas

damagefromtheheat,whichfirefighterssaidreachedmorethan800℃,expertsalsoneedto

assessdamagefromthevastquantitiesofwaterfirefighterspouredintothecathedral.One

casualtyofthiswasTheGreatOrganconstructedinthe1730s,whichwassaidtohaveescaped

theflamesbutbeensignificantlydamagedbywater.

K.FrenchpoliticalcommentatorsnotedthedevastatingfirehadsucceededwhereMacronhad

failedinunitingthecountry.Butcriticismovertheoriginalstateofthebuildingislikelytointensify

overcomingdays.LeniaudtoldLaCroixnewspaper:"Thisisnotaboutlookingforpeopletoblame.

Theresponsibilityiscollectivebecausethisisthemostlovedmonumentinthecountry."Alexandre

Gady,anarthistorian,agreed."We'vebeensayingforyearsthatthebudgetformaintaininghistoric

monumentsistoolow,"Gadysaid.TheParisprosecutor'sofficehasopenedaninquiryinto

"involuntarydestructionbyfiren,indicatingtheybelievethecauseofthsblazewasaccidentalrather

thancriminal.

37、ThetotalamountofdamagetoNotreDameCathedralcanbeassessedonlywhenitsstructure

isconsideredsafe.

38>OnceagainpeoplebegantoarguewhetherNotreDameCathedralwasgoingtocollapseeven

withoutthefire.

39、TheNotreDameCathedralcatastrophewassaidtohavehelpedunitetheFrenchnation.

40、TheroofofNotreDameCathedralwasbuiltwithlargenumbersofdenselylaid-outwood

beams.

41、RenovationworkersofNotreDameCathedralwerequestionedtofindoutthecauseofthe

accident.

42、Hadthebelltowers'woodenframesburneddown,theheavybellswouldhavecrasheddown.

43、ThetimelyactionofthefirefighterspreventedthefirefromreachingtheCathedral'sbell

towers.

44、Apartfromthefire,thewaterusedtoextinguishitalsocausedalotofdamagetoNotreDame

Cathedral.

45、TherehasbeenargumentovertheyearsastowhoshouldpayfortherestorationofNotre

DameCathedral.

46、NewsoftheNotreDameCathedralcatastropheinstantlycaughtmediaattentionthroughout

theworld.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.

PassageOne

Weoftenthinkofdrawingassomethingthattakesinborntalent,butthiskindofthinkingstemsfrom

ourmisclassificationofdrawingas,primarily,anartformratherthanatoolforlearning.

Researchers,teachers,andartistsarestartingtoseehowdrawingcanpositivelyimpactawide

varietyofskillsanddisciplines.

Mostofushavespentsometimedrawingbefore,butatsomepoint,mostofusstopdrawing.

Therearepeoplewhodon't,obviously,andthankgodforthat:aworldwithoutdesignersandartists

wouldbeaveryshabbyoneindeed.

Somearguethatsomanyadultshaveabandoneddrawingbecausewe'vemiscategorizedit

andgivenitaverynarrowdefinition.Inhisbook,StickFigures:DrawingasaHumanPractice,

ProfessorD.B.Dowdarguesthatwehavemisfiledthesignificanceofdrawingbecauseweseeitas

aprofessionalskillinsteadofapersonalcapacity.Wemistakenlythinkof"good"drawingsasthose

whichworkasrecreationsoftherealworld,asrealisticillusions.Rather,drawingshouldbe

recategorizedasasymbolictool.

Humanbeingshavebeendrawingfor73,000years.It'spartofwhatitmeanstobehuman.We

don'thavethestrengthofchimpanzees（大猩猩）becausewe'vegivenupanimalstrengthto

manipulatesubtleinstruments,likehammers,spears,and—later—pensandpencils.Thehuman

handisanextremelydensenetworkofnerveendings.Inmanyways,humanbeingsarebuiltto

draw.

Someresearchersarguethatdoodling（涂画）activatesthebrain'sso-calleddefault

circuit—essentially,theareasofthebrainresponsibleformaintainingabaselinelevelofactivityin

theabsenceofotherstimuli.Becauseofthis,somebelievethatdoodlingduringaboringlecture

canhelpstudentspayattention.Inonestudy,participantswereaskedtolistentoalistofnames

whileeitherdoodlingorsittingstill.Thosewhodoodledremembered29percentmoreofthenames

thanthosewhodidnot.

There'salsoevidencethatdrawingtalentisbasedonhowaccuratelysomeoneperceivesthe

world.Thehumanvisualsystemtendstomisjudgesize,shape,color,andanglesbutartists

perceivethesequalitiesmoreaccuratelythannon-artists.Cultivatingdrawingtalentcanbecomean

essentialtooltoimprovepeople'sobservationalskillsinfieldswherethevisualisimportant.

Ratherthanthinkofdrawingasatalentthatsomecreativepeoplearegiftedin,weshould

consideritasatoolforseeingandunderstandingtheworldbetter——onethatjustsohappensto

doubleasanartform.Bothabsent-mindeddoodlingandcopyingfromlifehavebeenshownto

positivelyaffectyourmemoryandvisualperception,socomplainloudlythenexttimeyourschool

boardslashestheartdepartment'sbudget.

47、Whatdopeoplegenerallythinkaboutdrawing?

A.Itisagiftcreativepeopleareendowedwith.

B.Itisaskillthatisacquiredwithpractice.

C.Itisanartformthatisappreciatedbyall.

D.Itisanabilityeveryoneshouldcultivate.

48、Whatdowelearnaboutdesignersandartists?

A.Theyaredeclininggraduallyinnumber.

B.Theyarekeenonchangingshabbysurroundings.

C.Theyaddbeautyandcharmtotheworld.

D.Theyspendmostoftheirlivesdrawing.

49、WhatdoesProfessorD.B.Dowdargueinhisbook?

A.Everybodyisbornwiththecapacitytodraw.

B.Drawingisaskillthatrequiresspecialtraining.

C.Thevalueofdrawingtendstobeoverestimated.

D.Drawingshouldberedefinedasarealisticillusion.

50、Whathavesomeresearchersfoundfromonestudyaboutdoodling?

A.Itisamustformaintainingabaselevelofbrainactivity.

B.Itcanturnsomethingboringintosomethinginteresting.

C.Itisthemostreliablestimulanttoactivatethebrain.

D.Ithelpsimproveconcentrationandmemory.

51、Whatischaracteristicofpeoplewithdrawingtalent?

A.Sensitivitytocognitivestimulation.

B.Subtletyofrepresentation.

C.Accuracyincategorization.

D.Precisioninvisualperception.

PassageTwo

Thecarhasreshapedourcities.Itseemstoofferautonomyforeveryone.Thereissomething

almostdelightfulinthedetachmentfromrealityofadvertisementsshowingmass-producedcars

marketedassymbolsofindividualityandoffreedomwhenmostoftheirliveswillbespentmaking

shortjourneysonchokedroads.

Forallthefussmadeabouttopspeeds,corneringabilityandacceleration,themostuseful

gadgetsonamoderncararethosewhichworkwhenyou'regoingveryslowly:parkingsensors,

soundsystems,andnavigationappswhichwillshowawayaroundupcomingtrafficjams.This

seemstobeoneofthefewareaswherethebenefitofsharingpersonalinformationcomesstraight

backtothesharer:becausetheseappsknowwherealmostalltheusersare,andhowfasttheyare

movingalmostallthetime,theycanspottrafficcongestion（堵塞）veryquicklyandsuggestways

roundit.

Theproblemcomeswheneveryoneisusinganavigationappwhichtellsthemtoavoid

everyoneelseusingthesamegadget.Trafficjamsoftenappearwherenoonehasenough

informationtoavoidthem.Whenaluckyfewhaveaccesstotheknowledge,theywillbenefitgreatly.

Butwheneveryonehasperfectinformation,trafficjamssimplyspreadontothesideroadsthat

seemtoofferawayroundthem.

Thisnewcongestionteachesustwothings.Thefirstisthatthepromisesoftechnologywill

neverberealisedasfullyaswehope;theywillbelimitedbytheirunforeseenandunintended

consequences.Sittinginamorecomfortablecarinadifferenttrafficjamispleasantbuthardlythe

liberationthatonceseemedtobepromised.Thesecondisthatself-organisationwillnotgetus

wherewewanttogo.Theeffortsofmillionsofdriverstogetaheaddonotmiraculouslyproducea

situationinwhicheveryonedoesbetterthanbefore,butoneinwhichalmosteveryonedoesrather

worse.Centralcontrolandcollectiveorganisationcanproducesmootherandfaireroutcomes,

thougheventhatmuchisneverguaranteed.

Similarlimitscanbeforeseenforthemuchgreateradvancespromisedbyself-drivingcars.Last

week,oneoperatedbythetaxicompanyUberstruckandk川edawomanpushingherbicycle

acrossawideroadinArizona.Thiswasthefirstrecordeddeathinvolvingacarwhichwas

supposedtobefullyautonomous.Expertshavesaidthatitsuggestsa"catastrophicfailure"of

technology.

Increasingly,evenSiliconValleyhastoacknowledgethecostsoftheintoxicating（令人陶醉的）

hurrythatcharacterisesitsculture.Whattrafficteachesusisthatrecklessanduncontrolledchange

isaslikelytoharmusasitistobenefitus,andthatthoughtfulregulationisnecessaryforabetter

future.

52、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcaradvertisements?

A.Theyportraydriverswhoenjoyspeedontheroad.

B.Theypresentafalsepictureoftheautonomycarsprovide.

C.Theypursueindividualityandoriginalityindesignconcept.

D.Theyoverestimatethepotentialmarketofautonomouscars.

53、Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutthevariousgadgetsoncars?

A.Theycanhelptoalleviatetrafficjams.

B.Mostofthemareaseffectiveasadvertised.

C.Onlysomecanbeputtouseundercurrenttrafficconditions.

D.Theyareconstantlyupgradedtomakedrivingeasierandsafer.

54、Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheuseofnavigationapps?

A.Itislikelytocreatetrafficjamsinotherplaces.

B.Ithelpsagreatdealineasingtrafficcongestion.

C.Itsharplyreducestheincidenceoftrafficaccidents.

D.Itbenefitsthosewhoarelearningtodrive.

55、Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttechnology?

A.Itsconsequencesareusuallydifficulttoassess.

B.Itseldomdeliversallthebenefitsaspromised.

C.Itdependsontherequiredknowledgeforapplication.

D.Itsbenefitsareguaranteedbycollectivewisdom.

56、Whatkeymessagedoestheauthortrytoconveyinthepassage?

A.Theconsequencesoftechnologicalinnovationneednotbeexaggerated.

B.Thereisalwaysapricetopaytodeveloptechnologyforabetterworld.

C.Technologicalinnovationshouldbeproperlyregulated.

D.ThecultureofSiliconValleyoughtnottobeemulated.

PartIVTranslation

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefrom