大学英语六级(CET-6)12月模拟训练高频过关题4（无答案）

大学英语六级（CET-6）模拟训练高频过关题

COLLEGEENGLISHTEST

—BandSIX

PartiWriting(30

minutes)

Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaybasedonthepicturebelow.

Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthendiscusswhetherthereis

ashortcuttolearning.Youshouldgivesoundargumentstosupportyourviewsandwriteatleast

150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

“'HowToDoWellInSchoolWithout

Studying,isoverthereinthefictionsection.**

注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension(30

minutes)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atthe

endofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswifibeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswi"bespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)9B)9C)andD),anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A）Inaparkinglot.C)Atafastfoodrestaurant.

B>Atagrocery.D)Inacarshowroom.

A)Changeherpositionnowandthen.C)Havealittlenapafterlunch.

B)Stretchherlegsbeforestandingup.D)Getupandtakeashortwalk.

3.A)Thestudentsshouldpracticelong-distancerunning.

B}Thestudents'physicalconditionisnotdesirable.

C)Hedoesn'tquitebelievewhatthewomansays.

D>Hethinkstheraceistoohardforthestudents.

4.A)Theywillgettheirdegreesintwoyears.

B}Theyarebothpursuinggraduatestudies.

C)Theycannotaffordtogetmarriedrightnow.

D)Theydonotwanttohaveababyatpresent.

5.A)HemusthavebeenmistakenforJack.C)Jackiscertainlynotashealthyasheis.

B>Twinsusuallyhavealotincommon.D)HehasnotseenJackforquiteafewdays.

6.A)Thewomanwillattendtheopeningofthemuseum.

B}Thewomanisaskingthewayatthecrossroads.

C>Themanknowswherethemuseumislocated.

D)Themanwilltakethewomantothemuseum.

7.A)Theycannotasktheguytoleave.C)Theguymustbefeeling

extremelylonely.

B>Theguyhasbeencominginforyears.D)Theyshouldnotlookdownupon

theguy.

8.A)Collecttimepieces.C)Learntomendclocks.

B}Becometime-conscious.D)Keeptrackofhisdailyactivities.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Itiseatingintoitsbanks.C)Itiswideanddeep.

B>Itwindsitswaytothesea.D)Itisquicklyrising.

10.A)Trytospeeduptheoperationbyanymeans.

B)Taketheequipmentapartbeforebeingferried.

C)Reducethetransportcostasmuchaspossible.

D)Getthetrucksovertotheothersideoftheriver.

11.A)Findasmanyboatsaspossible.C)Halttheoperationuntilfurtherorders.

B)Cuttreesandbuildrowingboats.D)Askthecommandertosenda

helicopter.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Talkabouthisclimbingexperiences.C)Giveupmountainclimbingaltogether.

B)HelphimjoinanIndianexpedition.D)Savemoneytobuyclimbing

equipment.

13.A)HewasthefirsttoconquerMt.Qomolangma.

B)Hehadanunusualreligiousbackground.

C)Heclimbedmountainstoearnaliving.

D)Hewasverystrictwithhischildren.

14.A)Theyaretobeconquered.C)Theyaresacredplaces.

B)Theyaretobeprotected.D)Theyarelikehumans.

15.A)Itwashisfather'strainingthatpulledhimthrough.

B)Itwasamilestoneinhismountainclimbingcareer.

C)IthelpedhimunderstandtheSherpaviewofmountains.

D)Itwashisfatherwhogavehimthestrengthtosucceed.

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡

1上作答6PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Byshowingamemorandum/sstructure.

B)Byanalyzingtheorganizationofaletter.

C)Bycomparingmemorandumswithletters.

D)Byreviewingwhathehassaidpreviously.

17.A)Theyignoredmanyofthememorandumstheyreceived.

B)Theyplacedemphasisontheformatofmemorandums.

C)Theyseldomreadamemorandumthroughtotheend.

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D)Theyspentalotoftimewritingmemorandums.

18.A)Styleandwording.C)Structureandlength.

B)Directnessandclarity.D)Simplicityandaccuracy.

19.A)Inclusionofappropriatehumor.C)Professionallook.

B)Directstatementofpurpose.D)Accuratedating.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A)Theygivetopprioritytotheirworkefficiency.

B)Theymakeanefforttolightentheirworkload.

C)Theytryhardtomakethebestuseoftheirtime.

D)Theyneverchangeworkhabitsunlessforcedto.

21.A)Senseofduty.C)Workefficiency.

B)Self-confidence.D)Passionforwork.

22.A)Theyfindnopleasureintheworktheydo.

B)Theytrytoavoidworkwheneverpossible.

C)Theyareaddictedtoplayingonlinegames.

D)Theysimplyhavenosenseofresponsibility.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Helostallhisproperty.C)Heranawayfromhisfamily.

B)Hewassoldtoacircus.D)Hewasforcedintoslavery.

24.A)Acarpenter.€)Abusinessman.

B)Amasterofhis.D)Ablackdrummer.

25.A)ItnameditstownhallafterSolomonNorthup.

B)Itfreedallblacksinthetownfromslavery.

C)ItdeclaredJuly24SolomonNorthupDay.

D)IthostedareunionfortheNorthupfamily.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

firsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecond

time,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Intoleranceistheartofignoringanyviewsthatdifferfromyourown.It26itselfinhatred,

stereotypes,prejudice,and27Onceitintensifiesinpeople,intoleranceisnearlyimpossibleto

overcome.Butwhywouldanyonewanttobelabeledintolerant?Whywouldpeoplewanttobe

28abouttheworldaroundthem?WhywouldonewanttobepartoftheprobleminAmerica,

insteadofthesolution?

Therearemanyexplanationsforintolerantattitudes,some29childhood.Itislikelythat

intolerantfolksgrewup30intolerantparentsandthecycleofprejudicehassimplycontinuedfor

31.Perhapsintolerantpeoplearesosetintheirwaysthattheyfinditeasiertoignore

anythingthatmightnot32theirlimitedviewoflife.Ormaybeintolerantstudentshavesimply

neverbeen33toanyonedifferentfromthemselves.Butnoneofthesereasonsisanexcusefor

allowingtheintolerancetocontinue.

Intoleranceshouldnotbeconfusedwithdisagreement.Itis,ofcourse,possibletodisagree

withanopinionwithoutbeingintolerantofit/lfyouunderstandabeliefbutstilldon'tbelievein

thatspecificbelief,that'sfine.Youare34youropinion.Asamatteroffact,35dissenters(持

异议者)areimportantforanybelief.Ifweallbelievedthesamethings,wewouldnevergrow?and

wewouldneverlearnabouttheworldaroundus.Intolerancedoesnotstemfromdisagreement.It

stemsfromfear.Andfearstemsfromignorance.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword-fareachblank

fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethrough

carefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemark

thecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Someperformanceevaluationsrequiresupervisorstotakeaction.Employees,whoreceiveavery

favorableevaluationmaydeservesometypeofrecognitionorevenapromotion.Ifsupervisorsdonot

acknowledgesuchoutstandingperformance,employeesmayeitherlosetheir36_andreducetheireffortor

searchforanewjobatafirmthatwill37themforhighperformance.Supervisorsshouldacknowledgehigh

performancesothattheemployeewillcontinuetoperformwellinthefuture.

Employeeswhoreceiveunfavorableevaluationsmustalsobegivenattention.Supervisorsmust38the

reasonsforpoorperformance.Somereasons,suchasafamilyillness,mayhaveatemporaryadverse39on

performanceandcanbecorrected.Otherreasons,suchasabadattitude,maynotbetemporary.Whensupervisors

giveemployeesanunfavorableevaluation,theymustdecidewhethertotakeany40actions.Iftheemployees

wereunawareoftheirowndeficiencies,theunfavorableevaluationcanpinpoint(指出)thedeficienciesthat

employeesmustcorrect.Inthiscase,thesupervisormaysimplyneedtomonitortheemployees41andensure

thatthpdpficipnciesarecorrpctpd.

Iftheemployeeswerealreadyawareoftheirdeficienciesbeforetheevaluationperiod,however,theymaybe

unableorunwillingtocorrectthem.Thissituationismoreserious,andthesupervisormayneedtotakeaction.The

actionshouldbe42withthefirm'sguidelinesandmayincludereassigningtheemployeestonewjobs,43

themtemporarily,orfiringthem.Asupervisor'sactiontowardapoorlyperformingworkercan44theattitudesof

otheremployees.Ifno45isimposedonanemployeeforpoorperformance,otheremployeesmayreactby

reducingtheirproductivityaswell.

A)additional1)identify

B)affectJ)impact

C)aptlyK)penalty

D)assimilateL)reward

E)circulationM)simplifying

F)closelyN)suspending

consistent0)vulnerable

enthusiasm

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement

containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

informationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwith

aletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheCollegeEssay:WhyThose500WordsDriveUsCrazy

C)Megisalawyer-mominsuburbanWashington,D.C.,wherelawyer-momsarethickontheground.Herson

Dougisoneofseveralhundredthousandhigh-schoolseniorswhohadapainfulfall.Thedeadlineforapplying

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tohisfavoritecollegewasNov.1,andbyearlyOctoberhehadyettofillouttheapplication.Moretothepoint,

hehadyettosettleonasubjectforthepersonalessayaccompanyingtheapplication.Accordingtocollege

folklore,awell-turnedessayhasthepowertoseduceanadmissionscommittee.MHewantedtodoone

thingatatime,“Megsays,explainingherson'sdelay."Butreally,mysonisahugeprocrastinatorThe

essayisthehardestthingtodo,sohe'sputitoffthelongest."*Friendsandotherveteransoftheprocesshave

warnedMegthatthebackandforthbetweeneditingparentandwritingstudentcanbetraumatic(痛苦的).

D)Backinthegoodolddays—say,twoyearsago,whenthelastofmychildrensufferedtheordeai(折磨一a

high-schoolstudentapplyingtocollegecouldprocrastinateallthewaytoNewYear'sDayoftheirsenioryear,

assumingtheycouldwithstandtheparentalpestering(^X).Butthingschangefastinthenail-bitingworldof

collegeadmissions.Therecenttrendtowardearlydecisionandearlyactionamongselectivecollegesand

universitieshaspushedthetraditionaldeadlineofJanuaryuptoNov.1orearlyDecemberformanystudents.

E)Ifthetimeforheel-dragginghasbeenshortened,thetruesourceoftheanxietyandpanicremainswhatithas

alwaysbeen.Andifsnottheapplicationitself.Acollegeapplicationisarelativelystraightforward

questionnaireaskingforthebasics:name,address,familyhistory,employmenthistory.Itwouldallbe

innocentenough—20minutesofbusywork—exceptitcomesattachedtoapersonalessay.

F)'Therearegoodreasonsitcausessuchanxiety/*saysLisaSohmer,directorofcollegecounselingatthe

GardenSchoolinJacksonHeights,N.Y."It'snotjusttheactualwriting.Bynoweverythingelseisalreadyset.

Yourcourseloadisset,yourgradesareset,yourtestscoresareset.Buttheessayissomethingyoucanstill

control,andifsopen-ended.Sothetemptationistowriteandrewriteandrewrite/7Orstallandstallandstall.

G)Theapplicationessay,alongwithitsmythicalimportance,isarecentinvention.Inthe1930s,whenonlyone

in10Americans.hadadegreefromafour-yearcollege,anadmissionscommitteewascontenttoaskfora

sampleofapplicants,schoolpaperstoassesstheirwritingability.Bythe1950s,mostschoolsrequiredabrief

personalstatementofwhythestudenthadchosentoapplytooneschooloveranother.

H)Todaynearly70percentofgraduatingseniorsgoofftocollege,includingtwo-yearandfour-yearinstitutions.

Evenapartfromtheincreasedcompetition,thekidsenteraprocessthathasbeenutterlytransformedfrom

theonebabyboomersknew.Nearlyallapplicationmaterialsaresubmittedonline,andtheCommon

Applicationprovidesaone-size-fitsformacceptedbymorethan400schools,includingthenation'smost

selective.

I)Thoseschoolsusuallyrequireessaysoftheirown,butthelongestessay,500wordsmaximum,isgenerally

attachedtotheCommonApplication.Studentschooseoneofsixquestions.Applicantsareaskedtodescribe

anethicaldilemmathey'vefacedanditsimpactonthem,ordiscussapublicissueofspecialconcerntothem,

ortellofafictionalcharacterorcreativeworkthathasprofoundlyinfluencedthem.Anotherquestioninvites

themtowriteabouttheimportance(tothem,again)ofdiversity-awordthathasassumedmagicpowerin

Americanhighereducation.Themostpopularoption:writeonatopicofyourchoice.

J)“Boysinparticularlookattheotherquestionsandsay,'Oh,that'stoomuchwork,'"saysJohnBoshoven,a

counselorintheAnnArbor,Mich.,publicschools.rtTheythinkiftheydoatopicoftheirchoice,zriljustgoget

thathistorypaperIdidlastyearontheRomanEmpireandturnitintoafirst-personapplicationessay!'And

theyendupproducingsomethingutterlyridiculous?"

K)TalkingtoadmissionsprofessionalslikeBoshoven,yourealizethatthelistof"don'ts"inessaywritingismuch

longerthanthe"dos.""N。bookreports,nohistorypapers,nocharacterstudies/7saysSohmer.

L)“Itdrivesyoucrazy,howeasilykidsslipintocliches(老牛堂谈fcaysBoshoven/Theydon'trealizehowtypical

theirexperiencesare.1scoredthewinninggoalinsocceragainstourarch-rival''Mygrandfatherservedin

WorldWarII,andIhopetobejustlikehimsomeday.,*Thatmaymeanalottothatparticularkid.Butinthe

worldoftheapplicationessay,it*snothing.You?lllosethereaderinthefirstparagraph//

M)“Thegreateststrengthyoubringtothisessay/saystheCollegeBoard/show-tobook,“is17yearsorsoof

familiaritywiththetopic:YOU.Theformandstyleareveryfamiliar,andbestofall,youaretheworld-class

expertonthesubjectofYOU...Ithasbeenthesubjectofyourclosescrutinyeverymorningsinceyouwere

t-allenoughtoseeintothebathroommirror.ThekeywordintheCommonApplicationpromptsis"you."

N)ThecollegeadmissionessaycontainsthegrandestAmericanthemes—statusanxiety,parentalpiety(孝顺)

intellectualstandards—andsoitisonlyamatteroftimebeforeitbecomesinfectedbythecountry'sculture

ofexcessiveconcernwithself-esteem.Evenifthequestionisostensibly(表面上)aboutsomethingoutsidethe

self(describeafictionalcharacterorsolveaproblemofgeopolitics),theessayinvariablyreturnstothe

favoritetopic:whatisitsimpactonYOU?

O)“Foralltheanxietytheessaycauses/,saysBillMcClintickofMercersburgAcademyinPennsylvania,wifsa

verysmallpieceofthepuzzle.Iwasincollegeadmissionsfor10years.Isawkidsandparentsbeatthemselves

upoverthis.Andatthevastmajorityofplaces,itissimplynotabigvariableinthecollege'sdecision-making

process.”

P)Manyadmissionsofficerssaytheyspendlessthanacoupleofminutesoneachapplication,includingthe

essay.Accordingtoarecentsurveyofadmissionsofficers,onlyoneinfourprivatecollegessaytheessayisof

""considerableimportance“injudginganapplication.Amongpubliccollegesanduniversities,thenumber

dropstoroughlyonein10.Bycontrast,86percentplaceConsiderableimportance**onanapplicanfsgrades,

70percenton“strengthofcurriculum/

Q)Stillatthemostselectiveschools,wherethousandsofcandidatesmaysubmitidenticallyhighgradesandtest

scores,amarginalitemliketheessaymayserveasatie-breakerbetweentwoequallyqualifiedcandidates.

ThethoughtiscertainlyenoughtokeepthepotboilingunderparentslikeMeg,thelawyer-mom,asshetries

tohelphersonchooseanessaytopic.Foramomenttheotherday,shethoughtshemighthavehitonagood

one."HisfathersfromFrance,"shesays.saidmaybeyoucouldwriteaboutthat,assomethingthatmakes

youdifferent.Youknow:halfFrench,halfAmerican.Isaid,“Youcouldwriteaboutyouridentityissues/He

said,zldon'thaveanyidentityissues!'Andhe'sright.He'sawell-adjusted,normalkid.Butthatdoesn'tmake

foragoodessay,doesit?"

E)Todaymanyuniversitiesrequiretheirapplicantstowriteanessayofuptofivehundredwords.

F)Onerecentchangeincollegeadmissionsisthatselectivecollegesanduniversitieshavemovedthetraditional

deadlinetoearlierdates.

G)Applicantsandtheirparentsaresaidtobelievethatthepersonalessaycanswaytheadmissionscommittee.

H)Applicantsareusuallybetteroffiftheycanwriteanessaythatdistinguishesthemfromtherest.

I)Notonlyisthecompetitiongettingmoreintense,theapplicationprocesstodayisalsototallydifferentfrom

whatbabyboomersknew.

J)Inwritingabouttheirownexperiencesmanyapplicantsslipintocliches,thusfailingtoengagethereader.

K)Accordingtoarecentsurvey,mostpubliccollegesanduniversitiesconsideranapplicanfsgradeshighly

important.

L)Althoughtheapplicationessaycauseslotsofanxiety,itdoesnotplaysoimportantaroleinthecollege's

decision-makingprocess.

M)Thequestionyouaresupposedtowriteaboutmayseemoutsidetheself,butthethemeoftheessayshould

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centerarounditsimpactonyou.

N)Intheolddays,applicantsonlyhadtosubmitasampleoftheirschoolpaperstoshowtheir

writingability.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),Youshoulddecideon

thebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Callitthe“learningparadox”:themoreyoustruggleandevenfailwhileyou'retryingtolearnnew

information,thebetteryou'relikelytorecaIIandapplythatinformationlater.

Thelearningparadoxisattheheartofprodactivefailure/*aphenomenonidentifiedbyresearcherManu

Kapur.Kapurpointsoutthatwhilethemodeladoptedbymanyteacherswhenintroducingstudentstonew

knowledge——providinglotsofstructureandguidanceearlyon,untilthestudentsshowthattheycandoitontheir

own——makesintuitivesense,itmaynotbethebestwaytopromotelearning.Rather,it5sbettertoletthelearners

wrestle(较劲)withthematerialontheirownforawhile,refrainingfromgivingthemanyassistanceatthestart.In

apaperpublishedrecently,Kapurappliedtheprincipleofproductivefailuretomathematicalproblemsolvingin

threeschools.

Withonegroupofstudents,theteacherprovidedstrong“scaffolding”—instructionalsupport——and

feedback.Withtheteacher'shelp,thesepupilswereabletofindtheanswerstotheirsetofproblems.Meanwhile,

asecondgroupwasdirectedtosolvethesameproblemsbycollaboratingwithoneanother,withoutanyprompts

fromtheirinstructor.Thesestudentsweren'tabletocompletetheproblemscorrectly.Butinthecourseoftryingto

doso,theygeneratedalotofideasaboutthenatureoftheproblemsandaboutwhatpotentialsolutionswould

looklike.Andwhenthetwogroupsweretestedonwhatthey'dlearned,thesecondgroup^significantly

outperformed“thefirst.

Theapparentstrugglesofthefloundering(挣扎的)grouphavewhatKapurcallsa“hiddenefficacy”:they

leadpeopletounderstandthedeepstructureofproblems,notsimplytheircorrectsolutions.Whenthesestudents

encounteranewproblemofthesametypeonatest,they'reabletotransfertheknowledgethey'regatheredmore

effectivelythanthosewhowerethepassiverecipientsofsomeoneelse'sexpertise.

Intherealworld,problemsrarelycomeneatlypackaged,sobeingabletodiscerntheirdeepstructureiskey.

But,Kapurnotes,noneofusliketofail,nomatterhowoftenSiliconValleyentrepreneurspraisethebeneficial

effectsofanideathatfailsorastart-upcompanythatcrashesandbums.Soweneedto“designforproductive

failure“bybuildingitintothelearningprocess.Kapurhasidentifiedthreeconditionsthatpromotethiskindof

beneficialstruggle.First,chooseproblemstoworkonthat"/challengebutdonotfrustrate."Second,provide

learnerswithopportunitiestoexplainandelaborateonwhatthey'redoing.Third,givelearnersthechanceto

compareandcontrastgoodandbadsolutionstotheproblems.Andtothosestudentswhoprotestthistough-love

teachingstyle:you,llthankmelater.

C)Whydoestheauthorcallthelearningprocessaparadox?

E)Painsdonotnecessarilyleadtogains.

F)Whatislearnedisrarelyapplicableinlife.

G)Failuremoreoftenthannotbreedssuccess.

E)Themoreistaught,thelessislearnt.

D)WhatdoesKapurdisapproveofinteaching?

E)Askingstudentstofindandsolveproblemsontheirown.

F)Developingstudents,abilitytoapplywhattheylearn.

G)Givingstudentsdetailedguidanceandinstruction.

H)Allowingstudentsafreehandinproblemsolving.

E)Whatdopeopletendtothinkofprovidingstrong“scaffolding“inteaching?

E)Itwillmaketeachingeasier.

F)Itisasensiblewayofteaching.

G)Itcanmotivateaveragestudents.

H)Itwillenhancestudents"confidence.

F)WhatkindofproblemshouldbegiventostudentstosolveaccordingtoKapur?

C)Itshouldbeabletoencouragecollaborativelearning.

D)Itshouldbeeasyenoughsoasnottofrustratestudents.

E)Itshouldbesolvablebyaveragestudentswithease.

F)Itshouldbedifficultenoughbutstillwithintheirreach.

G)Whatcanbeexpectedof"thistough-loveteachingstyle'7(Lines8-9,Para.5)?

C)Studentswillbegratefulinthelongrun.

D)Teacherswillmeetwithalotofresistance.

E)Parentswillthinkittooharshontheirkids.

F)Itmaynotbeabletoyieldthedesiredresults.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

VernonBowman,a75-year-oldfarmerfromruralIndiana,didsomethingthatgothimsued.Heplanted

soybeans(大豆)soldascattlefeed.ButMonsanto,theagriculturalgiant,insistsithasapatentonthekindof

geneticallymodifiedseedsBowmanused—andthatthepatentcontinuestoalloftheprogeny(后代)ofthose

seeds.

Havewereallygottentothepointthatplantingaseedcanleadtoahigh-stakesSupremeCourtpatentlawsuit?

Wehave,andthatcaseisBowmanvs.Monsanto^whichisbeingarguedonTuesday.Monsanto'scriticshave

attackedthecompanyforits“mercilesslegalbattlesagainstsmallfarmers/7andtheyarehopingthiswillbethe

casethatputsitinitsplac