2023年6月大学英语六级真题

2023年12月6级第一套

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

1.A)AtagroceryB)Inaparkinglol

C)InacarshowroomD)Atafastfoodrestaurant

2.A)HavealittlenapafterlunchB)Getupandtakeashortwalk

C)Changeherpositionnowandthen。D)Stretchherlegsbeforestandingup

3.A)Thestudentsshouldpracticelong-distancerunning.

B)Hedoesn'tquitebelievewhatthewomansays.

C)Thestudents,physicalconditionisnotdesirable.

D)Hethinkstheraceistoehardforthestudents.

4.A)Theydonotwanttohaveababyatpresent.

B)Theycannotaffordtogetmarriedrightnow.

C)Theyiircbothpursuinggraduatestudies.

D)Theywillgettheirdegreesintwoyears.

5.A)Twinsusuallyhavealolincommon.

B)HemusthavebeenmistakenforJack.

C)Jackiscertainlynotashealthyasheis.

D)HehasnotseenJackforquiteafewdays.

6.A)Themanwilltake(hewomantothemuseum.

B)Themanknowswherethemuseumislocated.

C)Thewomanisaskingthewayatthecrossroads.

D)Thewomanwillattend(heopeningofthemuseum.

7.A)Theycannotasktheguytoleave.

B)Theguyhasbeencominginforyears.

C)Theyshouldnotlookdcwnupontheguy.

D)Theguymustbefeelingextremelylonely.

8.A)CollecttimepiecesB)Learntomendclocks

C)Becometime-consciousD)Keeptrackofhisdailyactivities

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

9.A)Ilwindsitswaytothesea.B)Itiseatingintoitsbanks.

C)Itisquicklyrising.D)Itiswideanddeep

10.A)Getthetrucksovertotheothersideoftheriver.

B)Taketheequipmentapartbeforebeingferried.

C)Reducethetransportcostasmuchaspossible.

D)Trylospeedupiheoperationbyanymeans.

11.A)Askthecommandertosendahelicopter.

B)Halttheoperationuntilfurtherorders.

C)Cuttreesandbuildrowingboats.

D)Findasmanyboatsaspossible.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)HelphimjoinanIndianexpeditionB)Talkabouthisclimbingexperiences

C)GiveupmountainclimbingaltogetherD)Savemoneytobuyclimbingequipment

13.A)Hewasverystrictwithhischildren.

B)Heclimbedmountainstoearnaliving.

C)Hehadanunusualreligiousbackground.

D)HewasthefirsttoconquerMt.Qomolangma.

14.A)Theyarelikehumans.B)Theyaresacredplaces.

C)Theyaretobeprotected.D)Theyaretobeconquered.

15.A)Itwashisfather'strainingthatpulledhimthrough.

B)Itwasamilestoneinhismountainclimbingcareer.

C)Ilwashisfatherwhogavehimthestrengthtosucceed.

D)IthelpedhimunderstandtheSherpaviewofmountains.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arcbasedonthepassageyouhiivcjustheard.

16.A)Byreviewingwhathehassaidpreviously.

B)Bycomparingmemorandumswithletters.

C)Byshowingamemorandum'sstructure.

D)Byanalyzingtheorganizationofaletter.

17.A)Theyspentalotoftimewritingmemorandums.

B)Theyseldomreadamemorandumthroughtotheend.

C)Theyplacedemphasisontheformatofmemorandums.

D)Theyignoredmanyofthememorandumstheyreceived.

18.A)Styleandwording.B)Structureandlength.

C)Directnessandclarity.D)Simplicityandaccuracy.

19.A)Accuratedating.B)Professionallook.

C)Directstatementofpurpose.D)Inclusionofappropriatehumor.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A)Theygiveloppriority(otheirworkefficiency.

B)Theymakeanefforttolightentheirworkload.

C)Theyneverchangeworkhabitsunlessforcedto.

D)Theytryhardtomakethebestuseoftheirtime.

21.A)Self-confidenceB)SenseofdutyC)WorkefficiencyD)Passionforwork

22.A)Theyareaddictedtoplayingonlinegames.

B)Theytrytoavoidworkwheneverpossible.

C)Theyfindnopleasureintheworktheydo.

D)Theysimplyhavenosenseofresponsibility.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheardu

23.A)lostallhisproperty.R)Hewassoldtoncircus.

C)Hewasforcedintoslavery.D)Heranawayfromhisfamily.

24.A)AcarpenterB)AbusinessmanC)AmasterofhisD)Ablackdrummer

25.A)ItnameditstownhallafterSolomonNorthup.

B)ItdeclaredJuly24SolomonNorthupDay.

C)Ilfreedallblacksinthetownfromslavery.

D)IthostedareunionfortheNorthupfamily.

SectionC

Intoleranceistheartofignoringanyviewsthatdifferfromyourown.It(26)itself

ahatred,stereotypes,prejudice,and(27).Onceitintensifiesinpeople,intoleranceis

nearlyimpossibletoovercome.Butwhywouldanyonewanttobelabeledintolerant?Whywould

peoplewanttobe(28)abouttheworldaroundthem?Whywouldonewanttobe

partoftheprobleminAmerica,insteadofthesolution?

Therearemanyexplanationsforintolerantattitudes,some(29jchildhood.Itis

likelythatintolerantfolksgrewup(30)intolerantparentsandthecycleofprejudice

hassimplycontinuedfor(31).Perhapsintolerantpeoplearesosetintheirways

thattheyfinditeasiertoignoreanythingthatmightnot(32)theirlimitedviewof

life.Ormaybeintolerantstudentshavesimplyneverbeen(33)toanyonedifferent

fromthemselves.Butnoneofthesereasonsisanexcuseforallowingtheintolerancetocontinue»

Intoleranceshouldnotbeconfusedwithdisagreement.Ilis,ofcourse,possibletodisagree

withanopinionwithoutbeingintolerantofit.Ifyouunderstandabeliefbutstilldon'tbelievein

thatspecificbelief,that'sfine.Youare(34)youropinion.Asamatteroffact,(35)

dissenters(持异议者)arcimportantforanybelief.Ifweallbelievedthesame

things,wewouldnevergrow,andwewouldneverlearnabouttheworldaroundus.Intolerance

docsnotstemfromdisagreement.Itstemsfromfear.Andfearstemsfromignorance.

PartIII

Readingcomprehension

SectionA

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

HisfuturesubjectshavenotalwaystreatedthePrinceofWaleswiththerespectonemight

expect.Theylaughedaloudin1986when(heheirtotheBritish(36)(oldaTVreporter

thathetalkedtohisplantsathiscountryhouse.Highgrove,tostinulatetheirgrowth.ThePrince

wasbeinghumorous—“Mysenseofhumorwillgelmeintotroubleoneday,"hesaidtotheaides

(随从)—butlisteningtoCharlesWindsorcanindeedprovestimulating.Theroyal(37)

thatbeenpromotingradicalideasformostofhisadultlife,someofhis(38)which

oncesoundedahitweirdweresimplyaheadoftheirtime.Now.finally,theworldseemstobe

catchingupwithhim.

Takehisviewsonfarming.PrinceCharles'DuchyHomeParniwent(39)back

to1996.whenmostshopperscaredonlyaboutthelowpricetagonsuspiciouslyblemish-free(无瑕

疵的))Vegetablesand(40)largechickenspiledhighinsupermarkets.

Hiswarningsonclimatechangeprovedfarsighted;tooCharlesbegan(41)action

onglobalwarmingin1990andsayshehasbeenworriedaboutthe(42)ofmanon

theenvironmentsincehewasateenager.

Althoughhehasgraduallygainedinternational(43)asoneof(heaworld's

leadingconservationists,manyBritishpeoplestillthinkofhimasan(44)person

whotalkstoplantsThisyear,asithappens,SouthKoreanscientistsprovedthatplantsreallydo

(45)tosound.SoCharleswasaheadofthegamethere,too.

A.conformB.eccentricC.environmentalistD.expeditions

E.impactF.notionsG.organicH.originally

I.recognitionJ.respondK.subordinateL.suppressing

M.throneN.unnaturally0.urging

SectionB

ShouldSingle-SexEducationBeEliminated?

[A|Whyisaneuroscientistheredebatingsingle-sexschooling?Honestly,Ihadnofixedideason

IhetopicwhenIstartedresearchingitformybook,PinkBrain.BlueBrain.Butanydiscussionof

genderdifferencesinchildreninevitablyleadstothisdebate,soIfeltcompelledtodiveintothe

researchdataonsingle-sexschooling.IreadeverystudyIcould,weighedtheexistingevidence,

andultimatelyconcludedthatsinglc-scxeducationisnottheanswertogendergapsin

achievement-orthebestwayforwardfortoday'syoungpeople.Aftermybookwaspublished,I

metseveraldevelopmentalandcognitivepsychologistswhoseworkwasaddressinggenderand

educationfromdifferentangles,andwepublishedapeer-reviewedEducationForumpiecein

Sciencemagazinewiththeprovocativetitle,“ThePseudoscienceofSingle-SexEducation.''

[BlWcshowed(haithreelinesofresearchusedtojustifysingle-sexschooling-educational,

neuroscience,andsocialpsychology—allfailtosupportitsallegedbenefits,andsothe

widely-heldviewthatgenderseparationissomehowbetterforboys,girls,orbothisnothingmore

thanamyth.

TheResearchonAcademicOutcomes

[C]First,wereviewedtheextensiveeducationalresearchthathascomparedacademicoutcomes

instudentsattendingsingle-sexversuscoeducationalschools.Theoverwhelmingconclusionwhen

youputthisenormousliteraturetogetheristhatthereisnoclearacademicadvantageofsittingin

all-femaleorall-maleclasses,inspiteofmuchpopularbeliefto(hecontrary.Ibasethis

conclusionnotonanyindividualstudy,butonlarge-scaleandsystematicreviewsofthousandsof

studiesconductedineverymajorEnglish-speakingcountry.

[D]Ofcourse,there'rcmanyexcellentsingle-sexschoolsout(here,butasthesecarefulresearch

reviewshavedemonstrated,it'snottheirsingle-sexcompositionthatmakesthemexcellent.It'sall

iheotheradvantagesthataretypicallypackedintosuchschools,suchasfinancialresources,

qualityofthefaculty,andpro-academicculture,alongwiththefamilybackgroundand

pre-selectedabilityofthestudentsthemselvesthatdeterminetheiroutcomes.

[E]AcaseinpointisthestudybyLindaSaxatUCLA,whouseddatafromalargenationalsurvey

ofcollegefreshmentoevaluatetheeffectofsingle-sexversuscoeducationalhighschools.

CommissionedbytheNationalCoalitionofGirls'Schools,therawfindingslookprettygoodlor

thefunders—higherSATscoresandastrongeracademicorientationamongwomenwhohad

attendedallgirls'highschools(menweren'tstudied).However,cneetheresearcherscontrolled

forbo【hstudentandschoolatlrihules;—measuressuchasfamilyincome,parents,education,and

schoolresources—mostoftheseeffectswereerasedordiminished.

[F]Whenitconiestoboysinparticular,thedatashowthatsingle-sexeducationisdistinctly

unhelpfulfor(hem.Amongtheminorityofstudiesthathavereportedadvantagesofsingle-sex

schooling,virtuallyallofthemwerestudiesofgirls.There'renorigorousstudiesintheUnited

Statesthatfindsingle-sexschoolingisbetterforboys,andinfact,aseparatelineofresearchby

economistshasshownbothboysandgirlsexhibitgreatercognitivegrowthover(heschoolyear

basedonthe“dose"ofgirlsinaclassroom.Infact,boysbenefitevenmorethangirlsfromhaving

largernumbersoffemaleclassmates.Sosinglc-scxschoolingisreallynot(heanswertothe

current“boycrisis^^ineducation.

BrainandCognitiveDevelopment

[G]Thesecondlineofresearchoftenusedtojustifysingle-sexeducationfallssquarelywithinmy

areaofexpertise:brainandcognitivedevelopment.It'sbeenmorethanadecadenowsincethe

“brainsexmovementMbeganinfiltrating(渗透)ourschools,andthereareliterallyhundredsof

schoolscaughtupinthefad(新潮).PublicschoolsinWisconsin,Indiana,Floridaandmanyother

statesnowproudlydeclareontlieirwebsitesthattheyseparateboysandgirlsbecause“research

solidlyindicates(hatboysandgirlslearndif及rcnily,“dueto“hard-wired“differencesintheir

brains,eyes,ears,autonomicnervoussystems,andmore.

[H]Allofthesestatementscanbetracedtojustafewwould-beneuroscientists,especially

physicianLeonardSaxandtherapistMichaelGurian.Eachgiveslectures,runsconferences,and

doesalotofprofessionaldevelopmentonso-called''gender-specificlearning/'1analyzedtheir

variousclaimsaboutsexdifference*inhearing,vision,language,math,stressresponses,and

“learningstyles''inmybookandalongpeer-reviewedpaper.Otherneuroscientistsand

psychologistshavesimilarlyexposedtheirwork.Inshort,ihemechanismsbywhichourbrains

learnlanguage,math,physics,andeveryothersubjectdon'tdifferbetweenboysandgirls.Of

course,learningdoesvaryalotbetweenindividualstudents,butresearchreliablyshowsthatthis

varianceisfargreaterwithinpopulationsofboysorgirlsthanbetween(hetwosexes.

[I]TheequalprotectionclauseoftheU.S.Constitutionprohibitsseparationofstudentsbysexin

publiceducationthat'sbasedanpreciselythiskindof“overbroadgeneralizationsaboutthe

differenttalents,capacities,orpreferencesofmalesandfbmalcs."Andthereasonitisprohibited

isbecauseitleadsfartooeasilytostereotypingandsexdiscrimination.

SocialDevelopmentalPsychology

[J]Thatbringsmetothethirdareaofresearchwhichfailstosupportsingle-sexschoolingand

indeedsuggeststhepracticeisactuallyhannfuksocial-developmentalpsychology.

[K|It'sawell-provenfindinginsocialpsychologythatsegregationpromotesstereotypingand

prejudice,whereasintergroupcontactreducesthem—andtheresultsarethesamewhetheryou

dividegroupsbyrace,age,gender,bodymassindex,sexualorientation,oranyothercategory.

What'smore,childrenarcespeciallyvulnerable(othiskindofbias,becausetheyarcdependenton

adultsforlearningwhichsocialcategoriesareimportantandwhywedividepeopleintodifferent

groups.

[L]Youdon,thavetolookfartofindevidenceofstereotypingandsexdiscriminationin

single-sexschools.Therewasthefailedsingle-sexexperimentirCalifornia,wheresixschool

districtsusedgenerousslategrantstosetupseparateboys'andgirk'academiesinthelate1990s.

Onceboysandgirlsweresegregated,teachersresortedtotraditionalgenderstereotypestorun

theirclasses,andwithinjustthreeyears,fiveofthesixdistrictshadgonebacktocoeducation.

[M]At（hesametime,researchersareincreasinglydiscoveringbenefitsofgenderinteractionin

youth.AlargeBritishstudyfoundthatchildrenwithother-sexoldersiblings（兄弟姐妹）exhibit

lessstereotypicalplaythanchildrenwithsame-sexoldersiblings,suchasgirlswholikesportsand

buildingtoysandboyswholikeartanddramaticplay.Anotherstudyofhighschoolsocial

networksfoundlessbullyingandaggressionthehigherthedensityofmixed-sexfriendships

withinagivenadolescentnetwork.ThenthereisthefindingwccitedinourSciencepaperof

higherdivorceanddepressionratesamongalargegroupofBritishmenwhoattendedsingle-sex

schoolsasteenagers,whichmightbeexplainedbythelackofopportunitytolearnabout

relationshipsduringtheirformativeyears.

[N]Whetherinnurseryschool,highschool,orthebusinessworld,gendersegregationnanowsour

perceptionsofeachother,facilitatingstereotypingandsexistattitudes.It\verysimple:themore

westructurechildrenandadolescents'environmentaroundgenderdistinctionsandseparation,the

moretheywillusethesecategoriesastheprimarybasisforunderstandingthemselvesandothers.

[O]Genderisanimportantissueineducation.Therearcgapsinreading,writing,andscience

achievementthatshouldbenarrower.Therearegapsincareerchoicethatshouldbenarrower-if

wereallywanttomaximizehumanpotentialandAmericaneconomicgrowth.Butstereotyping

boysandgirlsandseparatingtheminthenameoffictitious（虚构的）braindifferencesisnever

goingtoclosethesegaps.

46.Hundredsofsch（x）lsseparateboysfromgirlsinclassontheallegedbrainandcognitive

differences.

47.Areviewofextensiveeducationalresearchshowsnoobviousacademicadvantageof

single-sexschooling.

48.Theauthordidnothaveanyfixedideasonsingle-sexeducationwhenshebeganherresearch

onthesubject

49.Researchfoundmenwhoattendedsingle-sexschoolsintheirteensweremorelikelytosuffer

fromdepression.

50.Studiesinsocialpsychologyhaveshownsegregationinschooleducationhasanegative

impactonchildren.

51.Reviewsofresearchindicatetherearemoredifferencesinbrainandcognitivedevelopment

withinthesamesexthanbetweendifferentsexes.

52.Thefindingsofthenationalsurveyofcollegefreshmenabouttheimpactofsingle-sex

schoolingfailtotakeintoaccountstudentandschoolattributes.

53.Itwasn'tlongbeforemostoftheschooldistrictsthatexperimentedwithsingle-sexeducation

abandonedthepractice.

54.Boysfromcoeducationalclassesdemonstrategreatercognitiveabilitiesaccordingtothe

economists'research.

55.Ascarefulresearchreviewsshow,academicexcellenceinsomesingle-sexschoolsisattributed

tootherfactorsthansingle-sexeducation.

SectionC

Intemationalgovemments,inactionconcerningsustainabledevelopmentisclearlyworrying

buttheproactive（积极出击的）approachesofsomeleading-edgecompaniesarcencouraging.

Toyota,Wal-Mart,DuPont,M&SandGeneralElectrichavemadetacklingenvironmentalwastesa

keyeconomicdriver.

DuPontcommitteditselftoa65%reductioningreenhousegasemissionsinthe10years

priorto2023.By2023,DuPontwassaving$2.2billionayearthroughenergyefficiency,thesame

asitstotaldeclaredprofitsthatyear.GeneralElectricaimstoreducetheenergyintensityofits

operationsby50%by2023.Theyhaveinvestedheavilyinprojectsdesignedtochangethewayof

usingandconservingenergy.

CompanieslikeToyotaandWal-Martarenotcommittingtoenvironmentalgoalsoutofthe

goodnessoftheirhearts.Thereiisonfortheiractionsisasimpleyetpowerfulrealizationthatthe

environmentalandeconomicfootprintsfitwelltogether.WhenM&Slaunchedits“PlanA”

sustainabilityprogramin2023,:twasbelievedthatitwouldcostover£200millioninthefirstfive

years.However,theinitiativehadgenerated£105millionby2023/12.

Whenwepreventphysicalwaste,increaseenergyefficiencyorimproveresourceproductivity,

wesavemoney,improveprofitabilityandenhancecompetitiveness.Infact,thereareoftenhuge

“quickwin“opportunities,thankstoyearsofneglect.

However,thereisaconsiderablegapbetweenleading-edgecompaniesandtherestofthe

pack.Therearefartoomanycompaniesstilldelayingcreatingaleanandgreenbusinesssystem,

arguingthatitwillcostmoneyorrequiresizablecapitalinvestments.Theyremainstuckinthe

^environmentiscost”mentality.Beingenvironmentallyfriendlydoesnothavetocostmoney.In

fact,goingbeyondcompliancesavescostatthesamelimethatifgeneratescash,providedfhal

managementadoptsthenewleanandgreenmodel.

Leanmeansdoingmorewithless.Nonetheless,inmostcompanies,economicand

environmentalcontinuousiniprovcmcniisviewedasbeinginconflictwitheachother.Thisisone

ofthebiggestopportunitiesmissedacrossmostindustries.Thesizeoftheopportunityisenormous.

The3%ReportrecentlypublishedbyWorldWildlifeFundandCDPshowsthattheeconomic

prizeforcurbingcarbonemissionsintheUSeconomyis$780billionbetweennowand2023.It

suggeststhatoneofthebiggestleversfordeliveringthisopportunityis“increasedefficiency

throughmanagementandbehavioralchange“一inotherwords,leanandgreenmanagement.

Some50studiesshowthatcompaniesthatcommittosuchaspirationalgoalsaszerowaste,

zeroharmfulemissions,andzerouseofnon-renewableresourcesarefinanciallyoutperforming

theircompetitors.Conversely,i(wasfoundthatclimatedisruptionisalreadycosting$1.2trillion

annually,cuttingglobalGDPby1.6%.Unaddressed,thiswilldoubleby2030.

56.Whaidoestheauthorsayaboutsomeleading-edgecompanies?

A.Theyoperateinaccordancewithgovernmentpolicies.

B.Theytakeinitiativesinhandlingenvironmentalwastes.

C.Theyarckeydriversin(heirnations'economicgrowth.

D.Theyaremajorcontributorstoenvironmentalproblems.

57.WhatmotivatesToyotaandWal-Marttomakecommitmentstoenvironmentalprotection?

A.Thegoodnessoftheirhearts.B.Astrongsenseofresponsibility.

C.Thedesiretogenerateprofits.D.Pressurefromenvironmentalists.

58.Whyaresomanycompaniesreluctanttocreateanenvironment-friendlybusinesssystem?

A.Theyarebentonmakingquickmoney.

B.Theydonothavethecapitalfortheinvestment.

C.Theybelievebuildingsuchasystemistoocostly.

D.Theylacktheincentiveiochangebusinesspractices.

59.Whatissaidabouttheleanandgreenmodelofbusiness?

A.Ithelpsbusinessestosaveandgainatthesametime.

B.itisaffordableonlyforafewleading-edgecompanies.

C.Itislikelytostartanewroundofintensecompetition.

D.Itwilltakealongtimeforallcompaniestoembraceit.

60.Whatisthefindingofthestudiesaboutcompaniescommittedtcenvironmentalgoals?

A.Theyhavegreatlyenhancedtheirsenseofsocialresponsibility.

B.Theydomuchbetterthantheircounterpartsintermsofrevenues.

C.Theyhaveabandonedalltheoutdatedequipmentandtechnology.

D.Theymakegreatercontributionstohumanprogressthantheirrivals.

PassageTwo

Ifyouaskedmetodescribetherisingphilosophyoftheday,I'dsayitisdata-ism.Wcnow

havetheabilitytogatherhugeamountsofdata.Thisabilityseemstocarrywithitcertaincultural

assumptions—thateventhingthatcanbemeasuredshouldbemeasured;thatdataisatransparent

andreliablelensthatallowsustofilteroutemotionalismandideology;thatdatawillhelpusdo

remarkablethings—likeforetell(hefuture.

Overthenextyear,I,mhopingtogetabettergriponsomeofthequestionsraisedbythedata

revolution:Inwhatsituationsshouldwcrelyonintuitivepatternrecognitionandinwhich

situationsshouldweignoreintuitionandfollowthedata?Whatkindsofeventsarepredictable

usingstatisticalanalysisandwhatsortsofeventsarcnot?

IconfessIenterthisinaskepticalframeofmind,believingthatwetendtogetcarriedaway

inourdesiretoreduceeverythingtoihequantifiable.Butaltheoutsetletmecelebratetwothings

datadoesreallywell.

First,it'sreallygoodatexposingwhenourintuitiveviewofrealityiswrong.Forexample,

nearlyeverypersonwhorunsforpoliticalofficehasanintuitivesensethattheycanpowerfully

influencetheiroddsofwinningtheelectioniftheycanjustraiseandspendmoremoney.Butthis

islargelywrong.

Afterthe2023election.ScanTrcndcconstructedagraphcomparingtheincumbent（在任者

的）campaignspendingadvantageswiththeireventualmarginsofvictory.I'herewasbarelyany

relationshipbetweenmorespendingandabiggerviclory.Likewise,manyteachershavean

intuitivesensethatdifferentstudentshavedifferentlearningstyles:someareverbalandsomeare

visual;somearelinear,someareholistic（整体口勺）.Teachersimaginetheywillimproveoutcomes

iftheytailortheirprcscmaiions:oeachstudent.Butthere'snoevidencetosupportthiseither.

Second,datacanilluminatepatternsofbehaviorwehaven'tyetnoticed.Forexample,I've

alwaysassumedpeoplewhofrequentlyusewordslike"I,"and“mine”areprobablymore

self-centeredthanpeoplewhodon't.ButasJamesPennebakeroftheUniversityofTexasnotesin

hisb（x）k.TheSecretLifeofPrenouns,whenpeoplearefeelingconfident,theyarefocusedonthe

taskarhand,notonthemselves.High-stams,confidentpeopleusefewer'T'words,notmore.

Ourbrainsoftendon'tnoticesubtleverbalpatterns,butPenncbaker'scomputerscan.

Youngerwritersusemorenegativeandpast-tensewordsthanolderwriterswhousemorepositive

andfuturc-tcnsewords.

Insum,thedatarevolutionisgivinguswonderfulwaystounderstandthepresentandthe

past.Willittransformourabilitytopredictandmakedecisionsaboutthefuture?Wellsee.

61.Whatdodata-istsassumetheycando?

A.Transfonnpeople'sculturalidentity.

B.Changethewayfutureeventsunfold.

C.Getafirmgriponthemostimportantissues.

D.Eliminateemotionalandideologicalbias.

62.Whatdopeoplerunningforpoliticalofficethinktheycando?

A.Usedataanalysistopredicttheelectionresult.

B.Wintheelectioniftheycanraiseenoughfunds.

C.Manipulatepublicopinionwithfavorabledata.

D.Increasethechancesofwinningbyfoulmeans.

63.Whydomanyteachersfavor(heideaoftailoringtheirpresentations(odifferentstudents?

A.Theythinkstudentspreferflexibleteachingmethods.

B.Theywillbeabletotrydifferentapproaches.

C.Tlieybelievestudcnts,learningstylesvary.

D.Theycanaccommodatestudentswithspecialneeds.

64.WhatiloesJame*PcnnchakerrevealinTheSecretLifeofPronouns?

A.Theimportanceofusingpronounsproperly.

B.Repeateduseoffirst-personpronounsbyself-centeredpeople.

C.Frequentuseofpronounsandfuturetensebyyoungpeople.

D.Apatterninconfidentpeople'suseofpronouns.

65.Whyistheauthorskepticalofthedatarevolution?

A.Datamaynotbeeasilyaccessible.

B.Errorsmayoccurwithlargedatasamples.

C.Datacannotalwaysdowhatweimaginei(can.

D.Somedatamayturnouttobeoutdated.

PartIVTTranslation

中国将努力保证到2023年就业者接受过平均13.3年的教育。假如这一目的得以实现，此后

大部分进入劳动力市场的人都需获得大学文凭。

在未来几年，中国将着力增长职业学院的招生人数：除了关注高等教ff外，还将寻找新的突

破以保证教育制度愈加公平。中国正在努力最佳地运用教育资源，这样农村和欠发达地区将

获得更多的支持。

教育部还决定改善欠发达地区学生的营养，并为外来务工人员的子女提供在都市接受教育的

同等机会。

2023年12月6级第二套

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

1.A)Theman'stennisracketisgoodenough.

B)Themanshouldgetapairofnewshoes.