2010年6月大学英语六级考试阅读真题答案与详解
PartⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的Erin White和Barack Obama’s victory in the election定位到原文第一段第一句：As Erin White watched the election results head towards victory for Barack Obama, she felt a burden lifting from her shoulders.
【精析】C）Relieved“如释重负”与句中提及的怀特的感受felt a burden lifting from her shoulders是同义转述，故C)为正确答案。
2.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的Erin White和haunted by the question of whether定位到原文第二段第二句：But there had always been these things in the back of my mind questioning whether I really can be who I want.
【精析】该句中been these things in the back of my mind questioning whether 与题干中been haunted by the question of whether对应，由此可推知一直困扰她的问题是whether I really can be who I want。D)she could go as far as she wanted in life含义与之相符，故为正确答案。
3.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的the focus of Ashby Plant’s study定位到原文第一个小标题下第一句：Ashby Plant is one of a number of psychologists who seized on Obama’s candidacy to test hypotheses about the power of role models.
【精析】题干中的the focus是定位句中seized on...to的同义转述。to引导的短语表目的，由此可推知其关注点是test hypotheses about the power of role models，B)“人物榜样的力量”含义与之相符，故为正确答案。
4.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的Ray Friedman and his colleagues found定位第一个小标题下第二段第三句及第三段。
【精析】由定位句及下文对测试中黑人和白人表现的详细对比所体现出的差异可知，B)“奥巴马的成功影响了黑人在语言测试中的表现”与之相符，故为正确答案。
5.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的Brian Nosek定位到原文第四个小标题下的内容：However, his preliminary results suggest that change will be much slower coming than Plant’s results suggest. 【精析】由该段最后一句可知，change will be much slower coming than Plant’s results suggest 部分为答案所在。C)“对黑人的偏见的改变要来得慢些”含义与之相符，故为正确答案。6.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的A negative side of the Obama effect定位到原文第五个小标题下第二段第二句：The Obama effect may have a negative side.
【精析】定位句下文提及，在奥巴马当选总统仅仅一周后，参与者们与选举前两周相比，其支持为针对种族不平等而制定的政策的积极性就降低了。A)是原文意思的同义转述，故为正确答案。
7.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的Cheryl Kaiser 定位到原文第六个小标题下首段倒数一、二句：…Cheryl Kaiser…Those trying to address issues of racial inequality need to constantly remind people of the inequalities that still exist to counteract the Obama effect, she says.
【精析】题干中people should be constantly reminded与末句中need to constantly remind
people of对应，由此可推知the inequalities that still exist to counteract the Obama effect部分为答案所在。A)“种族不平等在美国社会依然存在”与之相符，故为正确答案。
8.【答案】people’s views of women
【定位】由题干中的Effron, if Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin had been elected定位到原文倒数第三段第三句：There’s no reason we wouldn’t have seen the same effect on our views of women if Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin had been elected, says Effron. So the election of a female leader might have a downside for other women.
【精析】由此可知，题干是原文的同义转述，故答案为people’s views of women。
9. 【答案】political sentiment
【定位】由题干中的the Obama effect will be short-lived 和a change 定位到原文倒数第二段：We also don’t yet know how long the Obama effect...will last. Political sentiment is notoriously changeable: What if things begin to go wrong for Obama, and his popularity slumps? 【精析】题干中所缺的内容与change有关，由定位段第二句可知，changeable与题干中的change对应，而changeable在原文修饰的是political sentiment，由此可推知空格处答案为political sentiment。
10.【答案】stereotypes
【定位】由题干中的The worst possible aspect of the Obama effect定位到文章末段后两句：“We think it happens to help people preserve their beliefs, so they can still hold on to the previous stereotypes.”That could turn out to be the cruellest of all the twists to the Obama effect. 【精析】最后一句与题干主句部分对应, 题干中continue to hold on to their old racial与定位句中still hold on to the previous部分对应，由此可推知题干空格处所填答案为stereotypes。
PartⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47.【答案】a grade above 94%/a grade higher than 94%
【定位】根据题干中的ninth-grader, art teacher和given定位到原文第一段第一句和倒数第二句。
【精析】第一段第一句指出，“我九年级的美术课老师给我们打分数从来不会超过94分”，随后接着指出，“这学期得的94分不能真实反映我在该科目上所下的苦功……我得了一个比我应得的低的分数”。题干中的given与原文中的give对应，所以give的宾语就是题目的答案所在，故本题答案为a grade above 94%。
48.【答案】select the method of grading
【定位】根据题干中的the answer, a teacher, freedom和encourage learning定位到原文第二段第二句。
【精析】题干中的should have the freedom与原文中的deserves wide latitude对应，题干中的encourage learning与原文的best promotes learning属同义转述，因此原文in的宾语也就是题目中to的宾语，故本题答案为select the method of grading。
49.【答案】improving
【定位】根据题干中的the answer和a student who gets a 100定位到原文第三段第二、三句。
【精析】原文定位句提到，100分并不意味着没有可以进步的可能。一个九年级的学生可能在英语课上获得一个应得的100分，但是如果想和Jane Austen写得一样好仍还有很长的路要走。换句话说，一个学生即使得到100分，也仍有进步的空间与需要，故本题答案为improving, 注意keep 后面要用动词-ing形式。
50.【答案】effort/diligence and accomplishment
【定位】根据题干中的Rembrandt’s painting和distinction定位到原文第四段第二句。
【精析】原文第四段第二句提到，勤奋值得鼓励，但是努力并不等于成就。第三、四句是对此观点的举例论证。题干中between提示答案中肯定有and, 故本题答案为effort/diligence and accomplishment。
51.【答案】discuss his concerns
【定位】根据题干中的go to his teacher or the principal定位到原文最后一句。
【精析】根据定位句可知，回答认为该学生下一步该做的应该是就自己所顾及的问题与老师或者校长进行探讨。题干to后接动词原形，与原文定位句to对应；同时要注意物主代词的一致，由题干his可知该学生为男性，故本题答案为discuss his concerns。
Section B
Passage One
52.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的a new study by CIRCLE定位到原文第一段第一句。
【精析】第一句指出，公民学习和参与信息研究中心一项新研究发现，较之于前几代人，现在有更多的年轻人参与选举投票，所以B)为本题的正确答案。
53.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的the writers of Generation O定位到原文第二段和首段末句。
【精析】该段首句指出the writers of Generation O...want to answer that question，这里的that question是他们关注的重点。联系上文可知，that question指代的是第一段末句提及的问题...will politically engaged young people continue to support the president and his agenda, or will they gradually drift away，由此可推知A)“年轻人是否还继续支持奥巴马的政策”为本题的正确答案。
54.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的the Generation O bloggers write about in their posts定位到原文第二段第二句。
【精析】原文提到“Michelle Kremer和其他11名奥巴马支持者，将会用博客整合记录整个主流美国的生活，通过将他们所有的观点和经历与这位新的总统及其政权相结合……”，由此可知他们将记录与奥巴马政局相关的生活经历，A)与之相符，故为正确答案。
55.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的the younger generation’s political strength和Professor Henry Flores定位到原文第三段第一、二句。
【精析】由原文可知，Henry Flores将年轻一代的政治力量如此活跃的原因归因于他们对科技也即互联网的接纳。互联网将他们的思想展示出来并集合在一起，C)与之相符，所以为本题答案。
56.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的Generation X定位到原文第三段倒数第二句。
【精析】由原文可知，X一代的特点是image of apathy，C)含义与之相符，故为本题答案，其中indifferent（冷漠的）含义与原文apathy对应，为同义互换。
Passage Two
57.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的paid family leave和the first paragraph 定位到原文第一段。
【精析】文中首句提到，在发达国家中只有两个国家不提供带薪的照顾新生婴儿假期保障。末句提到，美国现在是所有富裕国家中唯一没有此项政策的国家。综合两句可知，B)含义与
之相符。
58.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的work-family balance laws定位到原文第二段末句。
【精析】该句提到，通常民主党领导者努力将工作和家庭平衡措施囊括到法律中去，这其中的每一步都曾遭遇商业团体的强烈反对，其中opposed与题干中prevented对应，由此可知C)为正确答案。
59.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的Professor Anne Alstott’s argument可定位到第三段首句。
【精析】Anne Alstott教授在其书中表达的主要观点就是“justifying parental support depends on defining the family as a social good that, in some sense, society must pay for”，也就是说，应该将家庭视作一个能够为社会带来好处的事物，同时该段中后面也阐述了社会期望也需要家长们对他们的孩子付出关爱。因此，教授的主要观点可以概括为A)“良好的教养能造福于社会”。
60.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的America’s large body of family laws governing children’s welfare定位到原文第四段第三句。
【精析】该句在提及美国庞大的监管儿童福利的家庭法律时指出，父母在接受社会强加的足以改变命运的责任时却得不到任何帮助，B)含义与之相符，故为本题答案。
61.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的classifying parenting as a personal choice定位至原文第四段第四句。【精析】由原文可知，将养育孩子作为一种个人选择，而不存在集体责任的话，便是忽视良好教养所产生的社会效益；事实上，是在盗窃这些社会利益。这里的collective responsibility “集体责任”，就是指社会责任。换言之，良好的教养需要社会承担责任，因为它能带来巨大的社会效益。因此作者反对将养育孩子仅仅作为个人选择来看待，是因为A)“抚养教育孩子基本上是一项社会事业”。
2009年12月大学英语六级考试阅读真题答案与详解
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1.【答案】D)。
【定位】本题考查文章的主旨。可将答案定位在第一段的中心句，即破折号后面的句子。【精析】细节推断题。文章中的work from home与D)中的teleworking是同义转述，即“远程办公”。随后全文都在叙述员工在家远程办公的诸多好处，所以D)为正确选项。
2.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的Inter-Tel定位到文章第四段：Yet this is now changing...more companies claimed to have introduced flexible working practices than a year ago.
【精析】通过第四段首句可知，Inter-Tel公司对远程办公的调查结果表明Yet this is now changing，this指代前一段中提到的远程办公的情况，后面指出变化的内容，即调查发现，同比去年，声称已经引入了弹性工作机制的中小型企业增加了28%，所以C)为正确答案。
3.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的flexible working practices和Andy Poulton定位到文章第六、七段：Technology advances, including the widespread availability of broadband, are making the introduction of remote working a piece of cake...
【精析】题干中的flexible working practices就是指文中提到remote working。文章第六段表
明，科技的进步包括宽带的广泛应用，使远程办公成为轻而易举的事。第七段Andy Poulton 的话更是表明了这一观点，由此可见，D)是对文中的the widespread availability of broadband 的同义转述。
4.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的Neil Stephenson和Internet services 定位到文章第十段第二处引号内容，即Neil Stephenson所说的话。
【精析】本题提问Neil Stephenson给公司的建议。根据第十段引号中的内容可知，Neil认为选择更加可靠和服务质量更好的商用的网络运营商才是明智之举，所以答案为A)。
5.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的Internet-based telecoms定位到文章第十二段：Internet-based telecoms...but because of the sophisticated voice services that can be exploited by the remote worker...
【精析】本题提问网络电信使远程办公变得容易的方法。作者认为使用网络通信不一定是因为免费或降低的电话费用，而是因为远程办公的员工所使用的高级通话服务，即选项A)。其中facilitate意为“使容易；帮助，促进”。
6.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的Wright Vigar和promoted teleworking定位到文章第十三段第二句：It was the need to accommodate employees with young children that motivated accountancy firm Wright Vigar to begin promoting teleworking recently.
【精析】本题提问Wright Vigar公司推行远程办公的最初动机。文中用强调句式说明其目的是accommodate employees with young children，即“照顾需要哺育孩子的员工”。答案B)是对本句的同义转述。
7.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的Jack O’Hern定位到文章第十四段末句：This is great for her, and for us as we retain someone highly qualified.
【精析】本题提问远程办公工作方式对公司的好处。第十四段最后Jack O’Hern从员工和公司两个方面对这种远程办公的评价是：“这为我们公司保留了优秀的员工，对她来说也很好”。故C)为正确答案。
8.【答案】home life
【定位】由题干中的Wright Vigar和flexible hours定位到文章第十五段：For Wright Vigar...but enabling them to work more flexible hours that fit around their home life.
【精析】此处需要填入名词性成分与前面的所有格形式搭配。题干中的benefit是动词，意为“有益于，有助于”，与原文中的cut loose属近义表达；题干中的improve和原文中的fit around是同义转述；题干中的employees即为文中的their所指代的内容。由此可知，home life 为正确答案。
9.【答案】productive
【定位】由题干中的fast和wireless internet connections定位到文章倒数第四段引号中的内容。
【精析】此处需要填入形容词性成分作系动词be的表语。题干中的fast, wireless internet connections和原文中内容相同；题干中的employees与原文中的fee-earners是同义表述；题干中的while traveling和原文中的as they travel意思相同。所以原文中can be后的表语productive就是本题的答案。
10.【答案】increase her own productivity
【定位】由题干中的single mother和Lynne Hargreaves定位到文章末段第二句Hargreaves
所说的第一句话。
【精析】此处需要填入动词原形。题干中的single mother对应原文中的single mum; 题干中的work at home对应原文的adopting home working，故答案为increase her own productivity。
Part ⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47.【答案】a driver’s attention
【定位】由题干中的mobile phone conversation和dangerous定位到原文第一段第二、三句。【精析】本题考查开车时使用手机通话十分危险的原因。题干中的distract是对原文中的divert的同义转述，所以divert的宾语a driver’s attention就是本题答案。
48.【答案】equivalent in difficulty to driving
【定位】根据题干中的two groups of volunteers定位到原文第二段第一句。
【精析】本题考查两组志愿者参加的测试实验的特点。题干中的considered与原文中的reckoned是同义词，所以reckoned的宾语也就是题目中considered的宾语，故本题答案为equivalent in difficulty to driving。
49.【答案】more time
【定位】根据题干中的those who were making the equivalent of a hands-free call定位到原文第二段第三句。
【精析】本题考查使用免提电话通话的人反应时间的长短。根据句意可知，使用类似免提电话进行通话的人的平均反应时间比不受任何干扰的人慢212毫秒，也就是反应要花费更多的时间，所以本题答案为more time。
50.【答案】more complicated task
【定位】根据题干中的Further experiments和extra delay定位到原文第三段倒数第二句。【精析】本题考查反应时间更长的测试者被要求做的事情。题干中的participants就是指原句中的those with the more complicated task，由此确定答案为more complicated task。
51.【答案】punishment
【定位】根据题干中的the only way to stop people from using mobile phones while driving定位到原文最后一段第一、二句。
【精析】本题考查作者的观点。文章末段主要阐述了作者对开车时进行手机通话的看法。由末段前两句可知，作者认为，对开车时使用手机的人进行处罚非常困难，唯一的方法是劝告人们在开车时关闭手机。由此可见，作者主张对开车时使用手机的人进行劝告，而不是处罚，所以空格处需要填入punishment。
Section B
Passage One
52.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的recent investigation by USA Today定位到原文第一段第二句。
【精析】该句指出，最近，《今日美国》对全国学校周围的空气质量状况进行了调查，位于加利福尼亚州的伯克利绿色村庄也被列入全国空气质量状况最差的地区之中。由此可见，伯克利校园周围的空气质量状况也很差。
53.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的response和USA Today定位到原文第二段第一句。
【精析】该句提到报告公布之后引起的各方的反应，句中的a fierce battle over its validity 实际上是指人们对报告结果的正确性展开了激烈的争论。答案A)是对a fierce battle的同义转述。
54.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的parents和the experts’ studies 定位到原文第二段第二句。
【精析】该段开头指出，《今日美国》公布的调查报告引发了各方的激烈争论。第二句中接着指出:“参与讨论的各方都介绍了一些支持各自观点的专家，但是这些专家的科学理论是相互矛盾的”，因此父母们就会感到非常困惑，不知道到底应该相信哪一方。
55.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的the 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics定位到原文第三段第三句。【精析】由该句可知，2004年《儿科》杂志公布的一份报告曾解释说，与接触有毒化学物质相比，神经紧张的父母往往会更担心火灾、交通事故和溺水事件的发生。父母们担心的是孩子们容易遇到的日常事故，换言之，父母认为日常事故让孩子们面临严重的威胁。56.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的the author think和people have most to fear from定位到原文最后两句。【精析】文章第三段前面部分提到，父母往往会担心日常事故的发生，随后指出这些突发的危险都是父母们无法估量的。随后又列举了自己的两个例子：清理包装袋上覆盖着一种可能致癌物质的微波食品和不固定书橱。这都是在防备一些不确定的危险，可见作者认为人们更应该注意防备一些不确定的危险。
Passage Two
57.【答案】C)。
【定位】本题考查全文谈论的中心话题，通过浏览全文来确定答案。
【精析】通读全文可知，文章首先指出美国的初级护理医师日益减少及初级护理行业的退步，然后分析了出现这一现象的原因，最后提出了解决问题的方法。由此不难看出，作者主要关注的问题是日益萎缩的初级护理资源。
58.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的people tend to believe定位到原文第三段最后两句。
【精析】第三段第三句指出，与普遍观点截然相反的是，更多医师的护理并不能保证可以获得更好的治疗。由此推断，人们普遍的观点是，照顾病人的医师越多，病人就越能获得更好的治疗。
59.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的the government threats to cut reimbursements 可以将答案定位到第四段末句和第五段。
【精析】第四段最后一句提到，政府每年都威胁要一视同仁地削减返还费用，因此医师们不得不依靠增加服务次数来提高收入。第五段提到另一种情况，不愿意牺牲治疗效果的初级护理医师要么被迫退出医疗行业，要么去从事一些与现金相关的行业。由此可见，迫于政府的威胁，为了增加收入，医师们不得不以牺牲治疗效果为代价，争取治疗更多的病人。60.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的new medical graduates和choose primary care as their career定位到原文第六段第二、三句。
【精析】第六段第三句指出，自从1997年以来，美国刚毕业的医科学生选择初级护理工作的人数下降的幅度高达50%。在此之前的第二句道出了其中的原因：返还费用的责任重重地压在初级护理身上。换句话说，当前的医疗体系不利于初级护理事业的发展。
61.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的suggestion和to provide better health care定位到原文第八段。
【精析】第八段针对初级护理行业萎缩的现状提出了多项措施：改革医师返还费用制度；消除初级护理医师需要在单位时间内治疗更多病人的压力；以最佳治疗疾病和实施循证医学
而奖励他们；免除选择以初级护理为职业的医科学生的助学贷款；缩小专家和初级护理医师之间的较大的收入差距等。结合选项不难看出，表述正确的只有A）。bridge意为“把……连结（或弥合）起来。”
2009年6月大学英语六级考试阅读真题答案与详解
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的Lenore Skenazy’s son定位到文章的首段末句和第二段首句：Still, when Lenore Skenazy...wave of criticism from readers. “Long story short: My son got home, overjoyed with independence.”
【精析】本题考查Skenazy的儿子独自乘地铁回家的感受。第一段提到Skenazy以及她的儿子，并未提及儿子的感受；但第二段首句Skenazy直接提到儿子因独自回家而欣喜若狂。
B)的表述与原文意思基本相同，所以为正确答案。
2.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的keeping kids under careful watch定位到文章第二段最后三句：As if keeping kids under lock and key and cell phone and careful watch is the right way to rear kids. It’s not. It’s debilitating—for us and for them.
【精析】题干中的careful watch是对原文keeping kids under lock and key（妥善照看孩子）的同义转述。第二段末句指出,这种养育孩子的方法（用手机掌握孩子行踪）会使孩子和父母变得脆弱，即会给孩子和父母都带来危害。所以正确答案为A)“会阻碍孩子的健康成长”。
3.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的Skenazy’s decision定位到文章第三段首句：Online message boards were soon full of people both applauding and condemning Skenazy’s decision to let her son go it alone. 【精析】通过对定位句的理解可知，有人赞同Skenazy的做法，也有人谴责，即对此有两种不同的看法，仁者见仁，智者见智。分析选项，D)“一些不同的反应”是对“两种不同看法”的同义表达。
4.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的started her own blog定位到文章第六段首句和第三句：...Skenazy started her own blog—Free Range Kids—promoting the idea that modern children need some of the same independence that her generation had...Her blog, she says, is dedicated to sensible parenting.
【精析】本题考查Skenazy开设博客的目的。第六段首句指出，现在的孩子同样需要她那一代人的独立意识。随后第三句也明确提到她写博客的目的，即理性地培养孩子。
5.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的New York City定位到文章第八段第二句：A New York City, for instance, is safer than it’s ever been.
【精析】解答本题的关键在于找到定位句。文中提到，纽约市比以前安全多了，后文并举例说明在美国所有的城市中，纽约的犯罪率排名第136位。B)是对原文的同义表述，故为正确答案。
6.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的more nervous about their kids’ safety定位到文章第九段前三句话：Then there’s the whole question of...even normal parental anxiety can be amplified.
【精析】本题考查现在的父母比前几代人更警惕和担心孩子安全的具体原因。第三句提到，随着无处不在的互联网和有线电视新闻的报道，每一例儿童失踪的案件都会受到众多的关
注，父母的担心也随之增加。C)是对这一原因的同义转述，因此为正确答案。
7.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的Child experts定位到文章倒数第四段第二至四句：Child experts discourage a one-size-fits-all approach to parenting...It all depends on developmental issues, maturity, and the psychological and emotional makeup of that child.
【精析】原文指出，儿童专家不建议用一刀切的办法来养育孩子，而对于什么时候和怎样给孩子更多的自由取决于孩子自身的发展、成熟度以及心理和情感因素。D)“他们的成熟度及个人性格”是对此句的归纳概括，因此是正确答案。
8.【答案】unsafe situations
【定位】由题干中的Gallagher 和Skenazy定位到文章倒数第三段：Gallagher agrees with Skenazy that many nine-year-olds are ready for independence like taking public transportation alone.
【精析】本段末尾提到，特别是如果孩子在这个城市长大，已经学会了如何做才安全，知道在担心自己安全的时候如何获得帮助以及如何保持警觉以避免不安全的情况。题干中的stay away from 是对定位段最后一分句的avoid 的同义表达，所以avoid 后的内容即为答案。分析题干，空格处应该是一个名词或名词短语，因此确定答案为unsafe situations。
9.【答案】anxiety
【定位】由题干中的Being able to a child和anytime定位到倒数第二段第二句：Being able to check in with a child anytime goes a long way toward relieving parental anxiety and may help parents loosen their control a little sooner.
【精析】原文表明，能够随时与孩子保持联系在减少父母的忧虑方面起着重要的作用，这可能会使父母早一点就放松对孩子的管制。题干中的lessen, Parent’s 分别与原文中的relieving, parental 同义。分析题干，空格处应为名词或名词短语，因此答案为anxiety。10.【答案】every movement
【定位】由题干中的GPS cell phones定位到原文末段第二句：A new generation of GPS cell phones with tracking software make it easier than ever to follow a child’s every movement via the Internet—without seeming to interfere or hover.
【精析】文中说，新一代的GPS手机带有跟踪软件，使人们比以往任何时候都更容易通过互联网追踪孩子的一举一动。结合题干，track与原文中的follow意思相同，且空格处需要一个名词或名词短语，因此答案应该为every movement。
PartⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47.【答案】From TV and fashion magazines.
【定位】根据题干中的they need to be thin in order to be considered beautiful定位到原文首段第一句：There is nothing new about TV and fashion magazines giving girls unhealthy ideas about how thin they need to be in order to be considered beautiful.
【精析】本题考查女孩子们形成“瘦就是美”这一思想的原因。题干中的the notion是对原文中的unhealthy ideas的同义转述，其他部分基本上与原文相同, 故答案为From TV and fashion magazines。
48.【答案】developing eating disorders
【定位】根据题干中的body activism和University of Texas psychologists定位到原文首段第二、三句：What is surprising is the method psychologists at the University of Texas have come up with to keep girls from developing eating disorders. Their main weapon against superskinny
(role) models: a brand of civil disobedience dubbed “body activism”.
【精析】本题考查得克萨斯大学的心理学家们提出“身体激进主义”不合作方式的目的。题干中的aim to和原文第二句中的动词不定式都表示目的，而且题干中的prevent...from...和原文中的keep...from...两个结构意思完全一样。所以确定答案为developing eating disorders。
49.【答案】impossibly proportioned
【定位】根据题干中的Mattel和Barbie dolls定位到原文第二段末句：They include slipping notes saying “Love your body the way it is”into dieting books at stores like Borders and writing letters to Mattel, makers of the impossibly proportioned Barbie doll.
【精析】本题考查Mattel公司生产的芭比娃娃的特点。原文第二段末句后半部分提到了Mattel公司，后面使用同位语对其进行介绍，他们生产的芭比娃娃的身体比例是不存在的。由此得出，芭比娃娃的特点：身体结构不合比例，所以答案为impossibly proportioned。50.【答案】three years
【定位】根据题干中的positive effects of the Body Project定位到原文第三段第二句：And they continued to exhibit positive body-image attitudes as long as three years after completing the program, which consists of four one-hour sessions.
【精析】本题考查“身体方案”活动所产生的积极效果持续的时间。题干中的positive effects of the Body Project是对原文中的exhibit positive body-image attitudes的同义转述，而且last up to也和原文中的短语as long as同义，所以短语as long as的宾语three years就是本题的答案。
51.【答案】make money
【定位】根据题干中的One Body Project participant 和promote the perfect body定位到原文末段最后两句：These people who promote the perfect body really don’t care about you at all...“They purposefully make you feel like less of a person so you’ll buy their stuff and they’ll make mo ney.”
【精析】本题考查提倡完美身材的人的真实动机。文章最后一句指出了其目的：他们故意让你感受到自己身体有某种缺陷，然后你就会去购买他们的产品，这样他们就可以赚钱。所以本题的答案确定为make money。
Section B
Passage One
52.【答案】B)。
【定位】根据题干中的first paragraph定位到原文第一段最后两句：A formidable wall of bureaucracy has been erected to protect their prime nesting sites on the Atlantic coastlines. With all that attention paid to them, you’d think these creatures would at least have the gratitude not to go extinct.
【精析】本题考查对第一段内容的整体理解。第一段倒数第二句指出，政府机构已经建立坚固的保护墙来保护海龟在大西洋海岸线上的主要栖息地；最后一句补充说明，由于人类对它们如此多的关注，这些生物也许就不会面临灭绝的危险了。综合理解可知，人类做出了很大的努力来保护这些海龟免遭灭绝。
53.【答案】D)。
【定位】根据题干中的Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness定位到原文第二段第一句：But Nature is indifferent to human notions of fairness, and a report by the Fish and Wildlife Service showed a worrisome drop in the populations of several species of North Atlantic sea turtles, notably loggerheads...
【精析】本题考查对句子意思的理解。第一段后半部分提到了人们对保护海龟所采取的措
施和乐观态度。第二段开头使用连词but进行转折，意义与第一段相反。同时，后半句接着指出，美国鱼类及野生动物保护局的报告表明，北大西洋地区的数种海龟数量急剧下降的现状令人担忧。结合第一句前半句字面意思“大自然似乎不大在意人类所谓的公平想法”可知，虽然人们做出努力，但是努力并没有多大回报，海龟数量仍然在下降。
54.【答案】B)。
【定位】根据题干中的major threat和Elizabeth Griffin 定位到原文第三段最后两句：“The threat is from commercial fishing,”says Griffin.Trawlers...and longline fishers...take a heavy toll on turtles.
【精析】本题考查Elizabeth Griffin所认为的威胁海龟生存的主要因素。第三段倒数第二句援引Elizabeth Griffin的话语指出，真正的威胁来自商业捕捞；最后一句进一步补充说明，拖捞船和多钩长线渔船对海龟的生存来说是沉重的打击。
55.【答案】A)。
【定位】根据题干中的global warming和survival of turtles定位到原文最后一段第二句：The narrow strips of beach on which the turtles lay their eggs are being squeezed on one side by development and on the other by the threat of rising sea levels as the oceans warm.
【精析】本题考查全球变暖是如何影响海龟的生存的。文章最后一段第二句指出，随着经济发展和海洋变暖造成的海平面上升的威胁，海龟前往产卵的狭窄海滩地带正在遭到蚕食。由此可见，全球变暖会导致海平面上升，继而破坏海龟的产卵环境——狭窄的海滩地带。56.【答案】C)。
【定位】根据题干中的The last sentence of the passage定位到全文最后一句：Ultimately we must get a handle on those issues as well, or a creature that outlived the dinosaurs will meet its end at the hands of humans, leaving our descendants to wonder how a creature so ugly could have won so much affection.
【精析】本题考查文章最后一句表达的真正含义。文章最后一句的前半句指出，人类必须同时解决好这些问题，否则海龟将会毁灭在人类的手中；后半句提到，也许我们的子孙后代会感到疑惑：为什么如此丑陋的生物会获得如此多的关爱？这里的“关爱”正是指人类采取措施保护海龟免遭灭绝的做法。也就是说，最后一句实际上是在呼吁人类采取有效措施来保护海龟，确保它们能够生存下去。
Passage Two
57.【答案】C)。
【定位】根据题干中的economists和college定位到原文第一段第二句：But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can console themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends.
【精析】本题考查经济学家们对上大学的看法。文章第一段第二句中economists say后面的宾语从句就是经济学家们的观点。他们认为上大学是一笔投资，但是与购买当下的银行股票不同，它应该能够带来丰厚的收益。简而言之，他们认为，上大学就像投资一样，需要先进行投入，最后是可以获得回报的。
58.【答案】D)。
【定位】根据题干中的two Harvard economists和for much of the 20th century定位到原文第二段第一句：...that’s greater than what high-school graduates earned—decreased for much of the 20th century, but has come back with a vengeance since the 1980s.
【精析】本题考查哈佛大学的两位经济学家的研究结果。第二段第一句指出了他们的研究结果：大学毕业生比高中毕业生收入高在20世纪的大部分时间里呈现下降趋势，但是自80
年代以来出现强烈反弹的势头。由此可见，在20世纪的大部分时间里，即20世纪80年代以前大学毕业生与高中毕业生的收入差距还是在缩小的。
59.【答案】A)。
【定位】根据题干中的attend an in-state college or university定位到原文第三段第三句：Does going to Columbia University (tuition, room and board $ 49 260 in 2007-08) yield a 40% greater return than attending the University of Colorado at Boulder as… ($35 542)? 和第五句：Does being an out-of-state student at the University of Colorado at Boulder yield twice the amount of income as being an in-state ($17 380) there?
【精析】本题考查就读州内大学的学生的情况。原文第三句中指出，2007-2008年就读科罗拉多大学的州外学生的费用为35 542美元；第五句中指出，同期就读该所大学的州内学生的费用为17 380美元。通过比较不难发现，就读州内大学可以节省很大一笔费用。
60.【答案】D)。
【定位】根据题干中的consumerist age定位到原文第四段第一句:No, in this consumerist age, most buyers aren’t evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer product—like a car or clothes or a house.
【精析】本题考查大多数父母在这个崇尚消费的时代的做法。第四段第一句中most buyers 实际上是指题干中的most parents，而句子的主要结构为not...but rather...(不是……而是……)。文中提到，在这个崇尚消费的时代，大多数父母不会把上大学当作一笔投资，而是看做一件消费品——就像汽车、服装或者房子一样。换句话说，大多数父母会把大学教育看做一件消费品。
61.【答案】B)。
【定位】根据题干中的chief consideration和choose a college定位到原文最后一段第一、二句: As with automobiles, consumers in today’s college marketplace have vast choices, and people search for the one that gives them the most comfort and satisfaction in line with their budgets. This accounts for the willingness of people to pay more for different type of experiences...
【精析】本题考查学生们在选择就读的大学时考虑的主要因素。原文最后一段第一句以购买汽车作比喻，指出人们会根据他们的预算情况寻找一所最舒适、最满意的大学；第二句接着指出，人们也会花费更多的钱就读不同的大学，获得不同类型的体验。综合两句可知，学生选择就读学校时主要考虑两个因素：一是预算情况，二是体验不同类型的大学。
2008年12月大学英语六级考试阅读真题答案与详解
PartⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1.【答案】C)。
【定位】从文章的结构来分析，前两段是综述，后面七个小标题主要采用“关键词(小标题)——论点——论据”的结构形式来展开，由此可将此题的答案定位到文章的第二段：Earlier this year a review paper by 20 obesity experts set out the 7 most plausible alternative explanations for the epidemic.
【精析】文章第一段主要阐述以前人们普遍了解的导致肥胖症的因素：运动量减少和摄入食物过多。该段最后作者转换语气过渡到第二段，分析引起肥胖症的其他因素，而该句中alternative explanations for the epidemic与C)中的new explanations for the obesity epidemic属于同义转换，因此答案为C)。
2.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的the US Nurses’ Health Study定位到第一个小标题下第二段最后一句：Similarly, the US Nurses’ Health Study...found that those who slept an average of 5 hours a night gained more weight during the study period than women who slept 6 hours, who in turn gained more than those who slept 7.
【精析】本题的解题关键是对定位句中数据的分析。美国健康护理研究中心研究发现，每晚平均睡眠时间为5个小时的女性体重增加高于每晚睡6个小时的女性，而后者体重的增加又大于平均每晚睡7个小时的女性。因此可见，相比之下，睡7个小时的女性体重增加最少。
3.【答案】B)。
【定位】根据题干中的popular belief定位到第一个小标题下第三段的首句：It’s well known that obesity impairs sleep, so perhaps people get fat first and sleep less afterwards.
【精析】题干中的popular belief和原文中的well known是同义转述。解答此题的关键在于对impair一词的理解，其意思为“损害，削弱”。也就是说，肥胖也会影响睡眠，具体影响在后半句也做了进一步的解释，即会令人的睡眠减少，所以答案为B)。
4.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的indoor heating定位到第二个小标题下最后一段：Could air conditioning in summer and heating in winter really make a difference to our weight?...
【精析】根据该段中后两句话可以知道：由于室内空调供暖系统给我们创造了舒适的温度，使我们减少体内能量的消耗，因此容易使我们发胖从而导致体重增加。
5.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的nicotine 和smokers定位到第三个小标题下第一段第二句：It probably has something to do with the fact that nicotine is an appetite suppressant and appears to up your metabolic rate.
【精析】解答本题的关键是对文中an appetite suppressant的理解。此处suppressant与我们熟悉的单词suppress同根，-ant常为名词后缀，因此不难猜测其词义为“抑制剂”。结合定位句意思可知，香烟中的尼古丁有抑制食欲的作用，因此吸烟者的食欲会降低。而选项C)中的suppresses their appetite 恰巧就是这一意思的同义表达。
6.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的Katherine Flegal’s study和选项(都与吸烟相关) 定位到文章第三个小标题下第二段第二句：...they worked out that people who had quit in the previous decade were much more likely to be overweight than smokers and people who had never smoked.
【精析】本题主要考查Katherine Flegal有关肥胖症与吸烟戒烟之间的关系的研究结果。根据定位句不难发现，其研究结果是：与吸烟者和从不吸烟者相比，戒烟者更容易患肥胖症。
D)中的Those who quit smoking是对文中people who had quit in the previous decade的同义转述。
7.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的the US National Center for Health Statistics定位到第五个小标题下第一段第二、三句：Surveys carried out by the US National Center for Health Statistics found that adults...than white women to be obese, and black women have twice the risk.
【精析】原文指出，根据美国国家健康统计中心的统计表明，以墨西哥裔和非洲裔女性作为例证，说明非白人女性的肥胖指数较高。根据该标题下的第二段第一句和后面的统计数字可以得出，美国人肥胖症加剧的原因之一是有色人种的数量在美国居民中的比例上升。第二段最后一句也指出统计数字的变化可以部分解释肥胖症日益流行的原因是由于有色人种比例的上升。
8.【答案】not entirely clear
【定位】由题干中的US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute定位到第六个小标题下第二段第二句：Results from the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s study found that the odds of a child being obese increase about 14%...though why this should be so is not entirely clear.
【精析】题干中的the reason why older mothers’ children tend to be obese与原文中的why this should be so是同义转述。原文中so指代older mothers’ children tend to be obese。由题干中remain一词的用法则不难确定，其后应该填形容词作表语，因此很容易得出答案为not entirely clear。
9.【答案】family size
【定位】由题干中的Michael Symonds定位到第六个小标题下第三段第一句：Michael Symonds at the University of Nottingham...由decrease一词可以将答案锁定在该段第二句：As family size decreases, firstborns account for a greater share of the population.
【精析】该段中作者表明，根据调查发现，家庭中的头生子女往往要比后生子女更容易患肥胖症。后文谈到了现在社会中家庭组织成员的减少，并以英国和美国的育龄妇女作为例证，最后得出结论：大龄母亲和独生子女规模的扩大可能是肥胖症流行的原因之一。也就是说，家庭规模的缩小在一定程度上也导致了肥胖症的流行，因此答案为family size。
10.【答案】partly genetic
【定位】由题干中的two heavy people get married定位到原文最后一个小标题下第二句：Lean people are more likely to marry lean and fat more likely to marry fat.
【精析】最后一个小标题着重在论述体形相似的人更容易结合。根据第四个小标题有关肥胖具有遗传的特征，可知肥胖者的后代出现肥胖的几率会更高。根据破折号后面的particularly the fact that obesity is partly genetic 不难得出答案为partly genetic。
PartⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47.【答案】lighter and more shock-absorbent
【定位】由题中的track coach, Bowerman和tried to design running shoes定位到原文第二段第二句。
【精析】本题考查Bowerman教练起初设计的运动鞋的特点。第二段第二句后半句指出，Bowerman另外一个知名之处在于，他尝试设计跑鞋，目的是让它们变得lighter and more shock-absorbent，这正是Bowerman设计的跑鞋的特点。题干把原文中的宾语补足语部分改写成了定语从句的表语部分，两种成分都可以由形容词充当，因此不需要改变形式，lighter and more shock-absorbent就是本题的答案。
48.【答案】the potential in the US
【定位】根据题中的his visit to Japan和the Onitsuka Tiger Company定位到原文第二段第四、五句。
【精析】本题考查Knight如何说服日本Onitsuka Tiger Company高层给他批发运动鞋的。原文采用了convince...of...结构，而题干则改成了convince后面接宾语从句的形式，所以介词of的宾语正是题干中宾语从句的内容，而for its product已经成为从句的主语，所以确定答案为the potential in the US。
49.【答案】established athletic footwear industry
【定位】根据题干中的Blue Ribbon Sports，hire experts和North America定位到原文第三段第四句。
【精析】本题考查耐克公司的前身Blue Ribbon Sports无法聘请业内专家的原因。原文第
三段第四句指出了公司无法聘请“专家”的两个原因：一是not have the money，二是no established athletic footwear industry in North America。由题干可知，本题考查后面一个原因，题干中的absence of(缺乏，缺少) 是对原文中no的同义转述，由此确定本题的答案为established athletic footwear industry。
50.【答案】informally
【定位】根据题干中的In the early years of Nike和communication within the company定位到原文第三段第六句。
【精析】本题考查Nike公司成立之初内部沟通的特点。原文第三段第六句明确指出了内部信息传递的特点是informal，随后举例进行了具体介绍。但是，题干中要求填入副词形式作状语，所以应该填入informally。
51.【答案】The team spirit and shared values of the athletes.
【定位】根据题干中的Bowerman’s teams和Nike’s early management style定位到原文末段最后一句。
【精析】本题考查Nike公司早期管理模式的形成基础。题干中的the basis of Nike’s early management style出现在原文最后一句中，而且题干中的动词form是对原文中的provide的同义转述，因此原文最后一句的主语The team spirit and shared values of the athletes就是Bowerman团队的特质，也是Nike公司早期管理模式的形成基础。
Section B
Passage One
52.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的measure progress in agriculture定位到原文第一段最后一句：This is especially true in agriculture, where sustainable development is often taken as the sole measure of progress without a proper appreciation of historical and cultural perspectives.
【精析】本题考查人们衡量农业进步的标准。原文第一段最后一句指出，在农业生产领域中，可持续发展(sustainable development) 经常被看做是衡量农业进步的唯一标准。
53.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的Specialisation和increase yields定位到原文第三段第二至四句：Competition from overseas led farmers to...these changes have also led to habitat loss and to diminishing biodiversity.
【精析】本题提问农业生产的专业化和提高粮食产量带来的后果。第三段第二句指出，来自海外的竞争促使农业生产专业化，提高粮食产量。接下来分别从正反两方面介绍后果。第三句是正面影响：粮食变得更加便宜、安全、可靠；而第四句则是负面影响：生物栖息地的丧失和生物多样性的锐减。
54.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的traditional farming practices定位到原文第五段第三句：For example, we need to move away from the idea that traditional practices are inevitably more sustainable than new ones.
【精析】本题提问文章作者对traditional farming practices的看法。第五段介绍了新旧农业生产的观念对比，第三句提到需要摒弃那种认为传统的耕作方法会比新的方法更具有可持续发展性的思想。所以作者认为传统耕作方法并不具有可持续发展性。move away表示“放弃，摒弃”，inevitably“不可避免地”。
55.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的agriculture和the 21st century定位到原文第五段第一、二句：All this means that agriculture in the 21st century will have to be very different from how it was in the
20th.This will require radical thinking.
【精析】细节辨认题。本题提问21世纪的农业将会是什么样子。原文第五段承上启下，开头便提出21世纪农业将会与20世纪不同，接下来解释说要求人们有激进改革的思想。所以A)是对该意思的同义表达。
56.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的the author’s purpose of writing this passage定位到原文最后一段：What is crucial is recognizing that sustainable agriculture is not just about sustainable food production. 【精析】本题提问作者的写作目的。文章首段开门见山讲到，可持续发展在农业生产中的作用并没有从历史和文化角度进行正确的评价，即并没有得到充分的认识，暗示下面将告诉人们应该重新思考。第五段提到新世纪的农业生产将不同于上世纪，要摒弃旧思想；最后两段总结全文，我们要重新解释和审视农业生产的可持续发展标准。所以全文都在劝导人们重新审视和思考农业生产的可持续发展性。
Passage Two
57.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的US Congress和in the early days定位到原文第二段第一句：We are not about to go back to the days when Congress openly worried about inferior races polluting America’s bloodstream.
【精析】本题提问早期的美国国会对移民的态度。第二段第一句指出，在过去国会曾公然担心劣等种族可能会玷污美国人的血统。也就是说，美国国会曾经错误地把移民看做劣等种族，所以A)为正确答案。
58.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的the new immigrants定位到原文第三段最后一句：There is no reason why these new immigrants should not have the same success.
【精析】本题提问作者对新一代移民的看法。第三段最后一句指出，没有理由认为这些新一代的移民无法取得像上几代前辈的成功。换句话说，作者认为新一代的移民也会像他们的前辈一样在美国取得同样的成功。
59.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的Edward Telles’research和Mexican-Americans定位到原文第四段第四句：Telles fears that Mexican-Americans may be fated to follow in the footsteps of American blacks—that large parts of the community may become mired in a seemingly permanent state of poverty and underachievement.
【精析】本题考查Edward Telles对于墨西哥裔美国人的研究结果。第四段第四句指出，墨西哥裔美国人也许注定要步美国黑人的后尘——社区中的大部分美国黑人可能会陷入一种永久的贫困、一生碌碌无为的状态之中。D)中poor和underachieving 是对原文中的poverty 和underachievement的同义转述。
60.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的help the new immigrants定位到原文第五段最后一句：But as arguments about immigration heat up the campaign trail,...don’t forever remain marginalized within these shores.
【精析】本题提问如何帮助新一代的移民。第五段最后一句提到“同化”问题，即如何保证这些过去的“局外人”不会在这个国度永远处于边缘地位。所以C)“防止他们被异化排斥”是对该意思的同义表达。
61.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的the burning issue concerning immigration定位到原文第六段第一句。
【精析】本题考查在作者看来，美国移民的燃眉之急问题是什么。原文第六段第一句提到，那是一个的问题更重要，甚至比如何应对那些没有合法证件的劳动者，及如何有效地确保边界安全更重要的问题。分析可知，该句中的that 指代第五段最后提到的关于“局外人”的美国人不会被异化排斥的问题。换句话说，如何帮助移民更好地融入到美国社会中，才是作者最关心的问题。
2008年6月大学英语六级考试阅读真题答案与详解
Part ⅡReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)
1.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的John Ingham和report定位到文章首段第二句：John Ingham reports on what the world’s finest minds believe our futures will be.
【精析】句中的the world’s finest minds实际上是指文章上一句中的some top scientists；而our futures具体是指上一句中的in 2056，也就是半个世纪之后。所以答案D)是对原文中动词reports on之后的宾语的同义转述。
2.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的Harvard professor Steven Pinker定位到文章第六段第二句：Harvard professor Steven Pinker says:“This is an invitation to look foolish, as with the predictions of domed cities and nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners that were made 50 years ago.”
【精析】本题的解题关键是对文章中的an invitation to look foolish的正确理解，这是Steven Pinker教授对预测的一种比喻，实际上是指题干中出现的prediction of the future。教授认为，对未来的这些预测就像一封愚蠢的邀请函一样，说明他不相信这些预测能够实现。后面的话语中提到的两个例子“生化危机和核动力真空吸尘器”都是没有实现的预测，这更证明了教授对这些预测的可信度表示怀疑。
3.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的Professor Bruce Lahn和University of Chicago定位到文章第一个小标题下第二段首句：Bruce Lahn, professor of human genetics at the University of Chicago, anticipated the ability to produce “unlimited supplies”of transplantable human organs without the need for human donors.
【精析】题干中的predict和原文中的anticipate是同义词，其宾语就是Bruce Lahn教授所作出的预测。教授指出，将来人类能够培养出“无限量的”可供移植的器官，从而不再需要人类捐赠器官。答案A)是对文中without the need for human donors 的同义转述。
4.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的Professor Richard Miller和University of Michigan定位到文章第一个小标题下第四段最后一句：He says:“...Turning on the same protective systems in people should, by 2056, create the first class of 100-year-olds who are as vigorous and productive as today’s people in their 60s.”
【精析】分析选项可知的，该题可能考查人类寿命的长短问题。结合原文看出，C)中的live to 100与原文中的the first class of 100-year-olds是同义转述，而且more with vitality (活力，生命力)也是对原文中的as vigorous and productive as today’s people in their 60s的简短概括，所以本题正确答案为C)。
5.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的Princeton professor Freeman Dyson定位到文章第二个小标题下第四段：Princeton professor Freeman Dyson thinks it “likely”that life from outer space will be
discovered before 2056 because the tools for finding it...are improving.
【精析】根据原文，Freeman Dyson教授认为，科学家们很有可能在2056年前发现来自外太空的生命，因为探测这些生命形式的工具在不断得到改进。简而言之，教授认为有可能发现外星生命。
6.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的Princeton professor Richard Gott和setting up a self-sufficient colony on Mars定位到文章第三个小标题下第一段：Richard Gott, professor of astrophysics at Princeton... 【精析】题干中by后面的内容可在原文中直接找到，原文中的定语从句表示的内容就是setting up a self-sufficient colony on Mars所带来的影响：人类能够应对地球上各种各样的灾难从而幸存下来。A)中的survive all catastrophes on Earth是对原文的同义转述，故为答案。
7.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的Ellen Heber-Katz，professor at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia和predict 定位到文章第四个小标题下第三段第二句：She predicts that within 5 to 10 years fingers and toes will be regrown and limbs will start to be regrown a few years later.
【精析】Ellen 教授预测，在五到十年内，手指和脚趾能够实现再生，四肢也能在几年之后实现再生。结合四个选项，D)提及了两种器官的再生，也是对原文意思的概括总结，所以为正确答案。
8.【答案】artificial intelligence
【定位】由题干中的Rodney Brooks和it will be possible for robots to work with humans定位到文章第六个小标题下的内容：Rodney Brooks, professor of robotics at MIT, says the problems of developing artificial intelligence for robots will be at least partly overcome. As a result, “the poss ibilities for robots working with people will open up immensely”.
【精析】题干中的as a result of与原文中的as a result都是表示因果关系的短语。原文中使用了as a result，先陈述原因the problems of developing artificial intelligence for robots will be at least partly overcome，再指出结果robots working with people，而题干中正好相反，给出了结果，要求填写原因。再加上有一个共同的关键词develop，故空格处应该填入artificial intelligence。
9.【答案】weapons
【定位】由题干中的Bill Joy，the most significant breakthrough和inexhaustible green energy 定位到原文第七个小标题下第二段第一句：...such a source would be safe in that it could not be made into weapons and would not make hazardous or toxic waste or carbon dioxide...
【精析】本题考查绿色能源的特点。结合原文可以得出绿色能源的特点是：inexhaustible, safe 和green，其中inexhaustible和green这两点都出现在了题干中，所以题干中的定语从句应该是对safe这一特点的进一步解释。结合第二段首句，题干中的can’t be used to make是对原文中的can not be made into的同义转述，由此得出答案为weapons。
10.【答案】religion
【定位】由题干中的Geoffrey Miller和a more practical, universal and rewarding moral framework定位到原文最后一个小标题下第二段:“Thus, science will kill religion—not by reason challenging faith but by offering a more practical, universal and rewarding moral framework for human intera ction.”
【精析】原文首先指出了science将会带来的结果是kill religion，然后通过not by...but by...结构介绍了具体的方式；而题干指出了采取的方式，提问将会带来的结果。另外，题干中的in place of是对原文中kill的同义转述，所以kill的宾语religion就是本题的答案。
PartⅣReading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47.【答案】causing a reaction
【定位】根据题干中的trailer，“United 93”和succeeded定位到原文第一句：If movie trailers are supposed to cause a reaction, the preview for“United 93”more than succeeds.
【精析】本题考查《93号航班》的预告片在好莱坞和纽约成功上映后，取得了什么样的效果。文章开篇就指出，电影预告片的目的是为了引起观众的反响，而《93号航班》的预告片也成功地做到了这一点，即成功地引起了观众的反响，即causing a reaction。
48.【答案】an emotional debate
【定位】根据题干中的is sure to和give rise to定位到原文第二段第一句：“United 93”is...and is certain to ignite an emotional debate.
【精析】本题考查《93号航班》必定会引发的影响。题干中的is sure to和give rise to分别是对原文中的is certain to和ignite 的同义转述，ignite的宾语an emotional debate也就是本题的答案。
49.【答案】The approval of every victim’s family.
【定位】根据题干中的writer-director Paul Greengrass和proceeded with the movie定位到原文第三段第二句：Writer-director Paul Greengrass has gone to great lengths to be respectful in his depiction of what occurred, proceeding with the film only after securing the approval of every victim’s family.
【精析】本题提问编剧兼导演Pual Greengrass在开始拍摄影片前所做的准备工作。题干中的proceeding with the film直接在原文中出现，题干中的before和原句中的after是对应关系，obtain和secure是同义转述，所以原文secure的宾语也是obtain的宾语，即the approval of every victim\s family为正确答案。
50.【答案】exploiting a national tragedy
【定位】根据题干中的Universal, releasing“United 93”和criticized定位到原文第三段中间部分：Universal, which is releasing the film, plans to donate 10% of its opening weekend gross to the Flight 93 National Memorial Fund. That hasn’t stopped criticism that the studio is exploiting a national tragedy.
【精析】本题考查发行影片《93号航班》的环球公司受指责的原因。题干中的短语be criticized for是对原文中criticism的同位语从句的同义转述，由此得知，环球公司受指责是因为exploit a national tragedy，由于要作介词for的宾语，所以需要用exploit的动名词形式exploiting。
51.【答案】raise awareness
【定位】根据题干中的Carole O’Hare, honoring the passengers and crew for what they did定位到原文第三段倒数第六、七句：O’Hare thinks that’s unfair. “This story has to be told to honor the passengers and crew for what they did.”she says. “But more than that, it raises awareness...”【精析】本题考查Carole O’Hare拍摄这部影片的目的和意义。题干中给出文中提到的目的之一：honoring the passengers and crew for what they did (赞扬乘客和机组人员的英勇行为)，O’Hare最后又指出了另外一个目的：But more than that, it raises awareness。由题干中空格前的不定式to确定答案为raise awareness。
Section B
Passage One
52.【答案】B)。
【定位】由题干中的humiliated定位到原文第三段第一句：The weak dollar is a source of
humiliation, for a nation’s self-esteem rests in part on the strength of its currency.
【精析】本题考查美国人感到屈辱的原因。第三段第一句指出，弱势美元是屈辱之源，因为货币是否坚挺在一定程度上体现了一个民族的自尊。由此得出，美国人感到屈辱是因为他们的货币——美元持续走弱。选项B)是对该意思的同义转述，为正确答案。
53.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的affect the life of ordinary Americans定位到原文第三段第二句：...since a declining dollar makes imported food more expensive and exerts upward pressure on interest rates.
【精析】原文中很明显地提到了美元走弱造成的影响：进口食品的价格上涨，对利率的压力也不断增大。对普通民众影响较大的是前者，也就意味着民众在购买进口食品时需要花更多的钱，C)是对原文的同义转述。
54.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的Europeans和devalued dollar定位到原文第四段最后一句：Many Europeans now apparently view the US the way many Americans view Mexico—as a cheap place to vacation, shop and party...
【精析】根据常识可知，墨西哥一直是美国人比较喜爱的旅游之地，现在许多欧洲人眼中的美国显然就像美国人心中的墨西哥一样，这说明现在欧洲人认为美国是他们比较理想的旅游之地。
55.【答案】C)。
【定位】由题干中的author’s advice to Americans定位到原文最后两句：So if you want to avoid the pain inflicted by the increasingly pathetic dollar, cancel that summer vacation to England and look to New England. There, the dollar is still treated with a little respect.
【精析】面对美元贬值给美国人带来的民族自尊上的困扰，文章末尾给美国人提出建议：如果想避免困扰，最好取消去英国的旅行，转而前往新英格兰（美国一个地区）旅行。换句话说，作者建议取消去国外的旅行，转而在国内旅行还能体现美元的价值。
56.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中的currencies don’t turn on a dime(Line 2, Para.7)定位到原文最后一段第三句。
【精析】本题主要考查对短语on a dime的理解，其意思为“短时间内，立即”。全句的意思是“美元不会在短期内发生转变”，也就是说，美元现在的这种持续走弱的形势不会在短期内立即走强，所以A)为本题的正确答案。
Passage Two
57.【答案】D)。
【定位】由题干中的parents are true fighters in the college-admissions wars 定位到第一段第一句：In the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fighters.
【精析】本题考查父母是高考大战中的真正战士的原因。第一段主要在说明高考实际上是家长检验孩子培养是否成功的奖励，文中信息词our first choice，a prize demonstrating how well we raised them 等，处处体现出家长的攀比心理。最后一句更能体现作者的态度，对于他的孩子Aaron 和Nicole而言，是否能上斯坦福大学并不重要。由此可见，更在乎学校优势的是父母而不是孩子，而父母真正关心的不是孩子，而是他们自己。
58.【答案】A)。
【定位】由题干中parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever可定位到第二段第二句：Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever.
【精析】本题还是对原文的一种现象提问原因，一般后文会对其进行解释得出答案。第二
六级真题 2017 年大学英语六级真题试卷及答案(二) Part I Writing (30 minutes) ( 请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) Directions: Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to major in science or humanities at college，write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 1 上作答。 Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) Doing enjoyable work. B) Earning a competitive salary. 2. A) 20%. B) 25%. 3. A) Those full of skilled workers. B) Those that are well managed. C) Those run by women. D) Those of a small size. C) Having friendly colleagues. D) Working for supportive bosses. C) 31%. D) 73%.
大学英语六级阅读理解专题训练 2016年下半年英语四六级迫在眉睫，同学们准备得如何了?下面是网提供给大家关于大学阅读理解专题训练，希望对大家的备考有所帮助。 What is it about Americans and food? We love to eat, but we feel 1 about it afterward. We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junk food. We’re 2 with health and weight loss but face an unprecedented epidemic of obesity(肥胖). Perhaps the 3 to this ambivalence(矛盾情结) lies in our history. The first Europeans came to this continent searching for new spices but went in vain. The first cash crop(经济作物) wasn’t eaten but smoked. Then there was Prohibition, intended to prohibit drinking but actually encouraging more 4 ways of doing it. The immigrant experience, too, has been one of inharmony. Do as Romans do means eating what “real Americans” eat, but our nation’s food has come to be 5 by imports—pizza, say, or hot dogs. And some of the country’s most treasured cooking comes from people who arrived here in shackles. Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the nation’s defining struggles, whether at the Boston Tea Party or the sit ins at southern lunch counters. It is integral to our concepts of health and even morality whether one refrains from alcohol for religious reasons or evades meat for political 6 . But strong opinions have not brought 7 . Americans are ambivalent about what they put in their mouths. We have become 8 of our foods, especially as we learn more about what they contain. The 9 in food is still prosperous in the American consciousness. It’s no coincidence, then, that the first Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in such bondage(束缚). It’s w hat we eat—and how we 10 it with friends, family, and strangers—that help define America as a community today. A. answer I. creative B. result J. belief C. share K. suspicious D. guilty L. certainty E. constant M. obsessed F. defined N. identify
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！ 洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：https://www.doczj.com/doc/ec12773948.html,/ielts/xd.html（报名网址） Unit 10 Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: More and more, the operations of our businesses, governments, and financial institutions are controlled by information that exists only inside computer memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes can reap substantial rewards. Even worse, a number of people who have done this and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment. It's easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk away not only unpunished but with a glowing recommendation from his former employers. Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetected. But it's disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by accident, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures. The computer criminals who have been caught may be the victims of uncommonly bad luck. For example, a certain keypunch (键盘打孔) operator complained of having to stay overtime to punch extra cards. Investigation revealed that the extra cards she was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions. In another case, dissatisfied employees of the thief tipped off (向……透露) the company that was being robbed. Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not only that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendations and perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met. Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused. They hesitate at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how he juggled (耍弄) the most confidential records right under the noses of the company's executives, accountants,
大学英语六级CET6真题及答案 part i listening comprehension (20 minutes) section a 1.a) the dean should have consulted her on the appointment. b) dr. holden should have taken over the position earlier. c) she doesn’t think dr. holden has made a wise choice. d) dr. holden is the best person for the chairmanship. 2 .a) they’ll keep in touch during the summer vacation b) they’ll hold a party before the summer vacation c) they’ll do odd jobs together at the school library d) they’ll get back to their school once in a while 3. a)peaches are in season now. b)peaches are not at their best now. c)the woman didn’t know how to bargain. d)the woman helped the man choose the fruit. 4.a)they join the physics club. b)they ask for an extension of the deadline. c)they work on the assignment together. d)they choose an easier assignment. 5.a)she admires jean’s straightforwardness b)she thinks dr. brown deserves the praise c)she will talk to jean about what happened d)she believes jean was rude to dr. brown 6.a)he liked writing when he was a child b)he enjoyed reading stories in reader’s digest c)he used to be an editor of reader’s digest d)he became well known at the age of six 7.a)he shows great enthusiasm for his studies b)he is a very versatile person c)he has no talent for tennis d)he does not study hard enough 8 a) john has lost something at the railway station b) there are several railway stations in the city c) it will be very difficult for them to find john d) the train that john is taking will arrive soon 9. a)its rapid growth is beneficial to the world
大学英语六级阅读模拟试题及答案 第一篇 A scientific panel convened by the World Health Organization recommended guidelines on Friday for doctors conducting clinical studies of SARS patients. The panel urged doctors to apply the guidelines in analyzing the masses of potentially useful information about various therapies that were collected in this year’s epidemic. Much of that information has not been published or analyzed. “It is a matter of urgency to get better analysis and review,” said Dr. Simon Mardel, a WHO official who led the two-day meeting that ended on Friday. He said thousands of potential therapies and compounds had been tested so far as researchers try to determine treatments for SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome. “We recognize that having no treatment for SARS is hindering our ability to control an epidemic in so many ways.” He said. In the epidemic earlier this year, various treatments, like drugs to fight the virus or strengthen the immune system, as well as traditional Chinese medicine, were delivered under emergency conditions, in widely different settings and countries to patients suffering from varying stages of the illness. Those conditions—generally without standardized measurements or controlled situations—have made it hard to interpret results. Standard supportive therapy like nursing, and in severe cases the use of mechanical respirators（呼吸器）to help patients breathe, is the mainstay（主要支持）of SARS care, and helped many patients survive. But doctors still do not know how best to treat SARS patients who have breathing difficulties. Dr. Mardel said. One method is invasive ventilation. A second method involves blowing oxygen into the lungs through a mask. Both carry the risk of transmitting the virus to hospital employees. Without proper analysis, the panel was unable to say definitively which treatment worked best, or which caused the most harm. “There is a lack of shared information,” Dr. Mardel said, noting that a lot of data have not been published. The panel also agreed on guidelines that would allow doctors to conduct quick and safe clinical trials, a process that generally takes years to complete. The world Health Organization, a United Nations agency did not release the guidelines. Dr. Mardel said they were flexible because no one knew where, when and in what setting SARS would return. Experts in many countries have already listed the treatments they want to test, and the health agency is leaving these decisions to individual nations. 1. Guidelines recommended by the scientific panel can be used for _____. A. gathering potentially useful information about various therapies collected B. conducting clinical studies of SARS patients C. determining treatment for SARS D. publishing all the information about SARS
2019年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（三套 全） 目录 2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（一） (1) 快速对答案 (16) 2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（二） (17) 快速对答案 (32) 2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（三） (32) 快速对答案 (43) 2018年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（一） Part I Writing (30 minutes) (请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试) Directions: For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay on the importance of building trust between employers and employees.You can cite examples to illustrate your views.you should write at least150words but no more than200words. Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 第1页共43
Reading Comprehension for CET 6 Passage 1 In the 1962 movie Lawrence of Arabia,one scene shows an American newspaper reporter eagerly snapping photos of men looting a sabotaged train.One of the looters,Chief Auda abu Tayi of the Howeitat clan,suddenly notices the camera and snatches it.Am I in this?he asks,before smashing it open.To the dismayed reporter,Lawrence explains,He thinks these things will steal his virtue.He thinks you're a kind of thief. As soon as colonizers and explorers began taking cameras into distant lands,stories began circulating about how indigenous peoples saw them as tools for black magic.The ignorant natives may have had a point.When photography first became available,scientists welcomed it as a more objective way of recording faraway societies than early travelers' exaggerated accounts.But in some ways,anthropological photographs reveal more about the culture that holds the camera than the one that stares back.Up into the 1950s and 1960s,many ethnographers sought pure pictures of primitive cultures,routinely deleting modern accoutrements such as clocks and Western dress.They paid men and women to re-enact rituals or to pose as members of war or hunting parties,often with little regard for veracity.Edward Curtis,the legendary photographer of North American Indians,for example,got one Makah man to pose as a whaler with a spear in 1915--even though the Makah had not hunted whales in a generation. These photographs reinforced widely accepted stereotypes that indigenous cultures were isolated,primitive,and unchanging.For instance,National Geographic magazine's photographs have taught millions of Americans about other cultures.As Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins point out in their 1993 book Reading National Geographic,the magazine since its founding in 1888 has kept a tradition of presenting beautiful photos that don't challenge white,middle-class American conventions.While dark-skinned women can be shown without tops,for example,white women's breasts are taboo.Photos that could unsettle or disturb,such as areas of the world torn asunder by war or famine,are discarded in favor of those that reassure,to conform with the society's stated pledge to present only kindly visions of foreign societies.The result,Lutz and Collins say,is the depiction of an idealized and exotic world relatively free of pain or class conflict. Lutz actually likes National Geographic a lot.She read the magazine as a child,and its lush imagery influenced her eventual choice of anthropology as a career.She just thinks that as people look at the photographs of other cultures,they should be alert to the choice of composition and images. 1.The main idea of the passage is______________. [A]Photographs taken by Western explorers reflect more Westerners’ perception of the indigenous cultures and the Western values. [B]There is a complicated relationship between the Western explorers and the primitive peoples. [C]Popular magazines such as National Geographic should show pictures of the exotic and idealized worlds to maintain high sales. [D]Anthropologists ask the natives to pose for their pictures,compromising the truthfulness of their pictures. 2.We can infer from the passage that early travelers to the native lands often_________. [A]took pictures with the natives [B]gave exaggerated accounts of the native lands
2002年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及答案 试卷一 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 5 hours. From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D)“5 hours”is the correct answer. Y ou should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) Registering for courses. B) Getting directions. C) Buying a new computer. D) Studying sociology. 2. A) The man will probably have to find a roommate. B) The man is unlikely to live in the suburbs. C) The man will probably have to buy a car. D) The man is unlikely to find exactly what he desires. 3. A) Painting a picture. B) Hosting a program.
大学英语六级阅读理解练习及答案 导读：我根据大家的需要整理了一份关于《大学英语六级阅读理解练习及答案》的内容，具体内容：下面是我给大家整理的，希望对大家有帮助。Laziness is a sin(罪), everyone knows that. We have probably all had ... 下面是我给大家整理的，希望对大家有帮助。 Laziness is a sin(罪), everyone knows that. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral, that it is wasteful, and that lazy people will never amount to anything in life. But laziness can be more harmful than that, and it is often caused by more complex reasons rather than simple wish to avoid work. Some people who appear to be lazy are suffering from much more serious problems. They may be so distrustful of their fellow workers that they are unable to join in any group task for fear of ridicule or of having their idea stolen. These people who seem lazy may be ruined by a fear of failure that prevents fruitful work. Or other sorts of fantasies (幻想) may prevent work; some people are so busy planning, sometimes planning great deals of fantastic achievements that they are unable to deal with whatever "lesser" work is on hand. Still other people are not avoiding work; strictly speaking, they are merely procrastinating rescheduling their day.
2011年6月大学英语六级真题及答案 Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet 2. Questions 47 to 51 are based on the following passage. How good are you at saying "no"? For many, it's surprisingly difficult. This is especially true of editors, who by nature tend to be eager and engaged participants in everything they do. Consider these scenarios: It's late in the day. That front-page package you've been working on is nearly complete; one last edit and it's finished. Enter the executive editor, who makes a suggestion requiring a more-than-modest rearrangement of the design and the addition of an information box. You want to scream: "No! It's done!" What do you do? The first rule of saying no to the boss is don't say no. She probably has something in mind when she makes suggestions, and it's up to you to find out what. The second rule is don't raise the stakes by challenging her authority. That issue is already decided. The third rule is to be ready to cite options and consequences. The boss's suggestions might be appropriate, but there are always consequences. She might not know about the pages backing up that need attention, or about the designer who had to go home sick. Tell her she can have what she wants, but explain the consequences. Understand what she's trying to accomplish and propose a Plan B that will make it happen without destroying what you've done so far. Here's another case. Your least-favorite reporter suggests a dumb story idea. This one should be easy, but it's not. If you say no, even politely, you risk inhibiting further ideas, not just from that reporter, but from others who heard that you turned down the idea. This scenario is common in newsrooms that lack a systematic way to filter story suggestions. Two steps are necessary. First, you need a system for how stories are proposed and reviewed. Reporters can tolerate rejection of their ideas if they believe they were given a fair hearing. Your gut reaction (本能反应) and dismissive rejection, even of a worthless idea, might not qualify as systematic or fair. Second, the people you work with need to negotiate a "What if ...?" agreement covering "What if my idea is turned down?" How are people expected to react? Is there an appeal process? Can they refine the idea and resubmit it? By anticipating "What if...?" situations before they happen, you can reach understanding that will help ease you out of confrontations. 47. Instead of directly saying no to your boss, you should find out __________. 48. The author's second warning is that we should avoid running a greater risk by __________. 49. One way of responding to your boss's suggestion is to explain the __________ to her and offer an alternative solution. 50. To ensure fairness to reporters, it is important to set up a system for stories to __________. 51. People who learn to anticipate "What if...?" situations will be able to reach understanding and avoid __________. Section B Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage. At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy? The American public overwhelmingly thinks they're bad. Yet the consensus among most economists is