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2013 年 6 月六级考试真题（第一套）
PartⅠ Writing
Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingontheremark“A
smileis theshortest distancebetween twopeople.” Youcan citeexamples to illustrateyour point.
Youshould writeat least 150wordsbut nomore than 200words.
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PartⅡ Listening Comprehension
SectionA
Directions:In thissection,you willhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations. Attheend
ofeach conversation, oneor morequestions willbeasked about whatwas said. Both the
conversation andthequestions willbespoken onlyonce. After each question therewillbeapause.
Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD),anddecidewhichisthe
bestanswer. Then markthecorresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1with asinglelinethroughthe
centre.
1. A) Shehas completely recovered. C)Sheisstillin acritical condition.
B) Shewent intoshock after an operation. D)Sheis gettingmuch better.
2. A) Ordering abreakfast. C)Buying atrain ticket.
B) Booking ahotel room. D)Fixingacompartment.
3. A) Mostborrowers never returned thebooks to her.
B) Theman is theonly onewho brought her bookback.
C) Sheneverexpected anyoneto return thebooks toher.
D) Mostof thebooks shelent out came back withoutjackets.
4. A) Sheleft her work early to get somebargains last Saturday.
B) Sheattended thesupermarket’s grand opening ceremony.
C) Shedroveafoil hour before finding aparking space.
D) Shefailed toget intothesupermarket lastSaturday.
5. A) He isbothered bythepain inhis neck.
B) Hecannot dohisreport without acomputer.
C) Hecannot afford to havea coffee break.
D) He feels sorry to have missed thereport.
6. A) Only top art students can showtheirworks inthegallery.
B) Thegallery space isbig enough for theman’s paintings.
C) Thewoman would liketo help with theexhibition layout.
D) Theman isuncertain howhis art works will bereceived.
7. A) Thewoman needs atemporary replacement for herassistant.
B) Theman works in thesame department as thewoman does.
C) Thewoman will have tostay inhospital fora few days.
D) Theman iscapable ofdealing with difficult people.
8. A) It was betterthantheprevious one. C)It exaggerated the city’s economic problems.
B) It distorted the mayor’s speech. D)It reflected theopinions ofmosteconomists.
Questions9to 12are basedon theconversation youhavejustheard.
9. A) Toinform him ofaproblem they face. C)Todiscuss thecontent ofa project report.
B) Torequest him to purchase control desks. D)Toask him to fix thedictating machine.
10. A) They quote thebest price inthemarket.
B) They manufacture and sell office furniture.
C) They cannot deliver thesteel sheets ontime.
D) They cannot produce thesteel sheets needed.
11. A) By marking down theunit price. C)Byallowing more timefor delivery.
B) Byaccepting thepenalty clauses. D)By promisingbetter after-sales service.
12. A) Givethecustomer a ten percent discount.
1B) Claimcompensation from thesteel suppliers.
C) Askthe Buying Department to change suppliers.
D) Cancel thecontract with thecustomer.
Questions13to 15are basedon theconversation youhavejustheard.
13. A) Stockbroker. C)Mathematician.
B) Physicist. D)Economist.
14. A) Improve computerprogramming. C)Predict global populationgrowth.
B) Explaincertain natural phenomena. D)Promotenational financial health.
15. A)Theirdifferent educational backgrounds. C)Chaos Theory and itsapplications.
B) Changing attitudes towards nature. D)Thecurrent global economic crisis.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection, youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear
somequestions. Both thepassageandthequestions willbespoken onlyonce. After you hear a
question,you must choosethebest answerfromthe fourchoices marked A), B), C)andD). Then
markthecorresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1with asinglelinethroughthecentre.
Passage One
Questions16to 18are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
16. A)They lay great emphasis onhard work. C)They require high academicdegrees.
B) They name150star engineers each year. D)They have people witha very high IQ.
17. A)Longyears ofjob training. C)Distinctiveacademic qualifications.
B) High emotionalintelligence. D)Devotion to theadvance ofscience.
18. A)Good interpersonal relationships. C)Sophisticated equipment.
B) Richworking experience. D)High motivation.
Passage Two
Questions19to 21are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
19. A)Adiary. C)Distinctiveacademic qualifications.
B) Afairy tale. D)Devotion to theadvance ofscience.
20. A)He was asports fan. C)Sophisticated equipment.
B) Heloved adventures. D)High motivation.
21. A)Encourage peopleto undertake adventures.
B) Publicisehis colourful and uniquelifestories.
C)Raisepeople’s environmental awareness.
D)Attract peopleto America’snational parks.
Passage Three
Questions22to 25are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
22. A)Thefirst infected victim. C)Thedoctorwho first identified it.
B) Acoastal village in Africa. D)Ariver running through theCongo.
23. A)They exhibit similarsymptoms. C)They have almostthe samemortality rate.
B) They can betreated with thesamedrug. D)They have both disappeared forgood.
24. A)By inhalingair polluted withthe virus. C)Bydrinking water from the Congo River.
B) Bycontacting contaminated body fluids. D)By eating food grown in Sudan and Zaire.
25. A) More strains willevolve from theEbola virus.
B) Scientistswilleventually find cures forEbola.
C) AnotherEbolaepidemic may erupt soonerorlater.
D) Once infected, onewill become immunetoEbola.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirst
time, youshould listen carefully forits general idea. When thepassageis read for the second time,
you arerequired to fillin theblanks with theexact wordsyou have justheard. Finally, when the
passageisread forthethird time, you shouldcheck whatyou havewritten.
Theideal companion machine would not only look,feel, and soundfriendly but would also be
programmed to behave in an agreeable manner. Those qualities that 26 otherpeopleenjoyable
wouldbesimulatedascloselyaspossible,andthemachinewouldappeartobe 27 ,stimulatingand
2easygoing. Its informal conversational style would make interaction comfortable, and yet the
machinewouldremainslightly 28 andthereforeinteresting.Initsfirst 29 ,itmightbesomewhat
hesitantand unassuming, butas itcame to knowthe userit would progress toamore 30 and
intimatestyle. Themachine would not bea passive 31 but would add its own suggestions,
information,andopinions;itwouldsometimes 32 indevelopingorchangingthetopicandwould
havea 33 ofitsown.
Themachinewouldconveypresence.Wehaveallseenhowacomputer’suseofpersonalnames
oftenfascinatespeopleandneedsthemtotreatthemachineasifitwerealmosthuman.Suchfeatures
areeasilywrittenintothesoftware.Byintroducingadegreeofforcefulnessandhumour,themachine
could 34 avivid anduniquecharacter.
Friendships are not made ina day, and thecomputer would be more 35 as a friend ifit
simulated thegradual changes that occur when oneperson is gettingto knowanother. At an
appropriate timeitmight also express thekindofaffection that stimulates attachment and intimacy.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
SectionA
Directions：Inthissection, thereisapassagewithtenblanks. Youarerequired toselect oneword
fareach blankfromalistof choices given inawordbankfollowing thepassage. Read thepassage
throughcarefully beforemaking your choices. Each choice in thebankis identified byaletter.
PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthe
centre. You maynot use anyof thewordsin thebank morethan once.
Questions36to 45are basedon thefollowing passage.
Mostexperts in sleep behaviour agree that there is virtually an epidemic ofsleepiness inthe
nation.“Ican’t think ofa 36 study that hasn’t found Americans getting less sleep than they ought
to,” says DrDavid.
Thebeginningofoursleep-deficitcrisiscanbe 37 totheinventionofthelightbulbacentury
ago.Fromdiaryentriesandotherpersonalaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturies,sleepscientists
havereached the 38 that theaverage person used to sleep about 9.5hours anight. By the1950s
and1960s,thatsleep schedulehadbeen reduced 39 tobetween 7.5and 8hours, andmostpeople
had to wake toan alarm clock. “Peoplecheat ontheir sleep, and they don’t realisethey’re doing it,”
saysDrDavid.“Theythinkthey’reokaybecausetheycangetbyon6.5hours,whentheyreallyneed
7.5, 8orevenmore to feel 40 vigorous.”
Perhaps themost merciless robber of sleep, researchers say, is the 41 ofthe day. Whenever
pressures from work, family, friends and communitymount,many peopleconsider sleep theleast
expensiveitem ontheagenda. “In oursociety, you’re considered 42 ifyou say you only need 5.5
hours’sleep. If you say you’vegot toget 8.5hours, people thinkyou lack driveandambition.”To
assess the 43 ofsleep deficit, researchers have putsubjects through aset ofpsychological and
performancetestsrequiring them,forinstance, toadd columnsofnumbersor 44 apassagereadto
themonlyminutesearlier.“We’vefoundthatifyou’resleep-deprived,performancesuffers,”saysDr
David. “Short-term memory is 45 ,so are abilities to makedecisions and to concentrate.”
A)ideally I) conclusion
B) dynamic J)drastic
C)currently K)expectations
D)single L) dramatically
E)startlingly M) recur
F)complexity N) consequences
H)traced O) impaired
I)recall
SectionB
Directions:In thissection, you aregoing toread apassagewithten statements attached to it.Each
statement contains informationgiven in one ofthe paragraphs.Identify theparagraph fromwhich
theinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarked
with aletter. Answer thequestions bymarking the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2.
3Welcome, Freshmen. Havean iPod.
[A]Taking a step that many professors may view as abit counterproductive, somecolleges and
universitiesare dolingout AppleiPhones andInternet-capable iPodstotheirstudents. The
always-on Internet devices raise somenovel possibilities, liketracking where students gather
together. With far less controversy, colleges could send messages about cancelled classes,
delayed buses, campus crises orjustthe cafeteria menu.
[B]Whileschoolsemphasiseitsusefulness—onlineresearchinclassandinstantpollingofstudents,
forexample一abig partoftheattraction is,undoubtedly, thattheiPhoneiscool andahitwith
students.Beingequipped withoneofthemostrecentcutting-edgeIT productscouldjusthelpa
collegeoruniversity foster acutting-edge reputation.
[C]Applestands to win as well, hooking more young consumers with decades of technology
purchasesaheadofthem.Thelonelosers,somefear,couldbeprofessors.Studentsalreadyhave
laptopsand cell phones, of course, but thenewest devices can take class distractions toa new
level. They practically beg a user toignore thelong-suffering professor struggling to pass on
accumulated wisdomfrom thefront ofthe room 一aprospect that teachers findmost irritating
and students viewas, well, inevitable.
[D]“Whenitgetsalittleboring,Imightpullitout,”acknowledgedNaomiPugh,afirst-yearstudent
atFreed-HardemanUniversityinHenderson,Tenn.,referringtohernewiPodTouch,whichcan
connecttotheInternetoveracampuswirelessnetwork.Shespeculatedthatprofessorsmighttry
even hardertomake classes interesting iftheywere to compete with thedevices.
[E]Expertsseeamovementtowardtheuseofmobiletechnologyineducation,thoughtheysayitisin
itsinfancy as professors try tocome upwithuseful applications. Providingpowerful hand-held
devicesissuretofueldebates overtheroleoftechnologyinhighereducation.“Wethinkthisis
theway thefuture is going towork”said Kyle Dickson, co-director ofresearch and themobile
learning initiativeat AbileneChristian University in Texas, which has bought more than 600
iPhonesand 300iPods for studentsentering thisfall.
[F] Although plentyof studentstake theirlaptops to class, they don’t takethem everywhere and
would prefersomething lighter. AbileneChristian settled onthedevices after surveying
studentsand findingthat they didnot likehauling around theirlaptops, butthat most ofthem
always carried acell phone, DrDickson said.
[G]It is not clear howmany colleges and universitiesplan togive outiPhones andiPods thisfall;
officialsatApplewere unwillingtotalkaboutthesubjectandsaidthattheywouldnotleak any
institution’splans.“Wecan’tannounceotherpeople’snews,”saidGregJoswiak,vicepresident
ofiPodand iPhonemarketing at Apple. He also said that hecould not discuss discounts to
universitiesfor bulk purchases.
[H]Atleastfourinstitutions—theUniversityofMaryland,OklahomaChristianUniversity,Abilene
ChristianandFreed-Hardeman一haveannouncedthattheywillgivethedevicestosomeorall
oftheirstudentsthisfall.Otheruniversitiesareexploringtheiroptions.StanfordUniversityhas
hired astudent-run company to design applications likea campus map and directory for the
iPhone.It is considering whether toissueiPhones but not sureit’s necessary, notingthat more
than 700iPhoneswere registered ontheuniversity’s network last year. At theMassachusetts
InstituteofTechnology, iPhones might already havebeen everywhere, if AT&T, thewireless
carrieroffering the iPhonein theUnited States, had amore reliablenetwork, said Andrew Yu,
mobiledevices platform project manager at MIT. “Wewould haveprobably gone ahead with
this,maybejust getting athousand iPhones and giving them out,”Mr.Yu said.
[I] The University ofMaryland at College Park is proceeding cautiously, giving theiPhoneoriPod
Touchto150students,saidJeffreyHuskamp,vicepresidentandchiefinformationofficeratthe
university.“Wedon’tthinkthatwehavealltheanswers,”Mr.Huskampsaid.Byobservinghow
studentsusethe gadgets, he said, “We’re trying toget answers from thestudents.”
[J]At each college, thestudents who choose to get aniPhonemustpay formobilephoneservice.
Thoseservice contracts includeunlimited data use. Both theiPhones and theiPod Touch
devices can connect to theInternet through campus wireless networks. Withthe iPhone,those
networks may provide faster connectionsand longer battery lifethanAT&T’sdata network.
4Many cell phones allow users, tosurftheWeb, but only somenewer ones are capable of
wireless connection to thelocal area computernetwork.
[K]University officials saythat they have noplans totrack theirstudents (and Applesaid it would
notbe possibleunless students give their permission). They say that they are drawn tothe
prospect oflearning applications outsidetheclassroom, though such lesson plans have yet to
surface.
[L] “My colleagues and Iare studying somethingcalled augmented reality (a field ofcomputer
researchdealingwiththecombinationofreal-worldandvirtualreality)”saidChristopherDede,
professor inlearning technologies at Harvard University. “Alien Contact,”for example, isan
exercisedeveloped for middle-school studentswho usehand-held devices that can determine
theirlocation. As they walk around a playground orother area, text, video oraudio pops upat
various pointstohelp them try to figure out whyaliens were intheschoolyard.
[M]“Youcanimaginesimilarkindsofinteractiveactivitiesalonghistoricallines,”likefollowingthe
Freedom Trail in Boston, Professor Dede said. “It’s important that wedoresearch so that we
knowhowwell something likethisworks.”
[N]Therushtodistributethedevicesworriessomeprofessors,whosaythatstudentsarelesslikelyto
participatein class if they are multi-tasking. “I’m not someonewho’s anti-technology, but I’m
always worried that technology becomes an endin and ofitself, and itreplaces teaching orit
replaces analysis,”said EllenMillender, associate professor ofclassics at Reed Collegein
Portland,Ore. (Sheadded that shehoped tobuyan iPhonefor herself onceprices fall.)Robert
Summers,whohastaughtatCornellLawSchoolforabout40years,announcedthisweek —in
adetailed, footnoted memorandum — that hewould ban laptop computers from hisclass on
contract law. “Iwould ban that tooif Iknew thestudents were using itinclass,” Professor
Summers said of theiPhone, after thedevice and its capabilities were explained to him.“What
wewant to encourage in thesestudents is anactive intellectual experience, in which they
develop thewide range ofcomplex reasoning abilities required ofgood lawyers.”
[O]The experience at DukeUniversity may ease someconcerns. Afew years ago, Duke began
giving iPodsto students withthe ideathat theymight usethem torecord lectures (these older
modelscould not access theInternet). “Wehad assumed that thebiggest focus ofthesedevices
wouldbeconsumingthecontent,”saidTracyFuthey,vicepresidentforinformationtechnology
andchiefinformationofficeratDuke.Butthatisnotallthatthestudentsdid.Theybeganusing
theiPodsto createtheirown “content”,making audiorecordings ofthemselves and presenting
them.The students turned what could havebeen a passiveinteraction into an active one, Ms
Futhey said.
46.UniversityofficialsclaimthattheydoleoutiPhonesandiPodssoastofacilitatestudents’learning
outsideof class.
47.Intheauthor’sview,beingequippedwithITproductsmayhelpcollegesanduniversitiesbuildan
innovativeimage.
48.ProfessorRobert Summers at Cornell Law School banned laptop computers from his class
because hethinks qualified lawyers need to possess abroad array ofcomplex reasoning abilities.
49.NaomiPughatFreed-HardemanUniversityspeculatedthatprofessorswouldhavetoworkharder
toenliven theirclasses.
50. TheUniversity ofMaryland at College Park is proceeding withcaution concerning theuseof
iPhonesand iPods.
51. Many professors thinkthat giving out AppleiPhones orInternet-capable iPodsto students may
notbenefit educationas intended.
52.TheexperienceatDukeUniversitymayeasesomeconcernsbecausethestudentshaveusediPods
foractive interaction.
53. EllenMillender at Reed CollegeinPortland is concerned that technology will taketheplace of
teaching oranalysis.
54. ThedistributionofiPhones among students has raised concerns that they will further distract
studentsfrom class participation.
55. Experts likeDrKyle Dickson at Abilene ChristianUniversity think that mobiletechnology will
5bemorewidely used in education.
SectionC
Directions:There are2passages in thissection. Each passage isfollowedby somequestions or
unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshould
decideonthe best choice andmarkthecorresponding letter onAnswer Sheet2with asingleline
throughthecentre.
Passage One
Questions56to 60are basedon thefollowing passage.
In 2011,many shoppers chose toavoid thefrantic crowds and dotheir holiday shoppingfrom
thecomfort oftheir computer. Sales at onlineretailers gained bymore than 15%, making itthe
biggest season ever. But people are also returning thosepurchases at record rates, up8% from last
year.
Whatwent wrong? Is thelingering shadowof theglobal financial crisis making itharderto
accept extravagant indulgences? Or that peopleshop more impulsively —andtherefore makebad
decisions—whenonline?Botharguments areplausible. However, thereis athirdfactor:aquestion
oftouch.Wecan lovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannot feelthequalityofatexture,
theshapeof thefit, thefall ofa fold or,for that matter, theweight ofan earring. And physically
interacting with an object makes you more committed to your purchase.
Whenmymostrecent bookBrandwashed was released, Iteamed upwith alocal bookstoreto
conduct an experiment about the differences between theonlineand offline shopping experience. I
carefullyinstructed agroup ofvolunteers topromotemybookin twodifferent ways. Thefirst was a
fairly hands-off approach. Whenever a customer would inquireabout mybook,the volunteerwould
takehim overto theshelfand pointtoit. Out of20such requests, six customers proceeded with the
purchase.
Thesecond optionalso involved going over to theshelfbut, thistime, removing thebookand
thensubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer’shands.Ofthe
20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowed
abig difference in sales. Why? We feel something similartoa sense ofownership whenwe hold
things in ourhand. That’s why we establish orreestablish connection bygreeting strangers and
friendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerate
asubtlesenseof loss,and motivate usto make thepurchaseeven more.
Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.
Adeeper and longer-lasting impression ofa messagewas formed when delivered in aletter, as
opposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,the
emotionalcentre of thebrain was activated, thus forming astronger bond.Thestudy also indicated
thatonce touch becomes part of theprocess, it could translate intoa senseofpossession. This sense
ofownership is simplynot part oftheequation in theonlineshopping experience.
56. Whydopeopleprefer shoppingonlineaccording to theauthor?
A)It is morecomfortable and convenient.
B) It saves them alot ofmoney and time.
C)It offers them alot moreoptionsand bargains.
D)It gives them more timeto think about theirpurchase.
57.Whydomorecustomers return their purchases bought online?
A)They regretted indulging in costly items intherecession.
B) They changed theirmind bythetimethegoods were delivered.
C)They had nochance to touch them when shopping online.
D)They later foundthequality of goods below theirexpectations.
58.Whatis thepurposeof theauthor’s experiment?
A)Totest his hypothesis about onlineshopping.
B) Tofind outpeople’s reaction to his recent book.
C)Tofind ways to increase thesaleofhis new book.
D)Totry different approaches to sales promotion.
59. Howmight people feel after lettinggo ofsomething they held?
6A)Asense ofdisappointment. C)Asubtleloss of interest.
B) Moremotivated to ownit. D)Less sensitivetoitstexture.
60.Whatdoes brain imaging ina recent studyreveal?
A)Conventional letters contain subtlemessages.
B) Alack oftouch isthe chief obstacleto e-commerce.
C)Emaillacks thepotential toactivate thebrain.
D)Physical touchhelps form a sense ofpossession.
Passage Two
Questions61to 65are basedon thefollowing passage.
Apparently everyone knows that global warming only makes climate moreextreme. A hot,dry
summerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.And,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneofthe
players that benefits themostfrom thisstory are the media: thenotionof “extreme”climate simply
makes formore compelling news.
ConsiderPaul Krugman, writing breathlessly inTheNew YorkTimes about the“rising
incidence ofextremeevents”.Heclaims that global warming caused thecurrent drought in
America’s Midwest, and that supposedly record-high corn prices could cause aglobal food crisis.
But theUnited Nations climate panel’s latestassessment tells usprecisely theopposite: For
“North America, there is mediumconfidence that there has beenan overall slight tendency towards
less dryness”.Moreover, thereis noway that Krugman could haveidentified this drought as being
causedbyglobalwarming withoutatimemachine:Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwill
bepossibleby2048,at theearliest.
And, fortunately, this year’s drought appears unlikely tocause a foodcrisis, as global rice and
wheat supplies remain plentiful. Moreover, Krugman overlooks inflation:Prices haveincreased,
six-foldsince1969,so,whilecornfutures（期货）didsetarecordofabout$8perbushel（蒲式耳）
inlate July, theinflation-adjusted priceof corn was higher throughout most ofthe1970s, reaching
$16 in1974.
Finally,Krugman convenientlyforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingarethemainreason
thatcom prices have skyrocketed since 2005.Nowadays 40percent of com grown in theUnited
Statesisusedtoproduceethanol(乙醇),whichdoesabsolutelynothingfortheclimate,butcertainly
distortstheprice ofcom —at the expenseofmany of theworlds poorest people.
Bill McKibben similarly worries inTheGuardian about the Midwest drought andcom prices.
HeconfidentlytellsusthatragingwildfiresfromNewMexicoandColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly”
what theearly stages ofglobal warming look like.
In fact, thelatest overview ofglobal wildfire incidence suggests that fireintensity has declined
overthepast 70years and is nowcloseto its preindustrial level.
Whenwell-meaningcampaignerswantustopayattentiontoglobalwarming,theyoftenendup
pitchingbeyondthefacts.And,whilethismayseemjustifiedbyanoblegoal,such“policybypanic”
tactics rarely work, and often backfire.
Rememberhow, in thewake of HurricaneKatrina in 2005,A1 Gore claimed that we were in
storeforevermoredestructivehurricanes?Sincethen,hurricaneincidencehasdroppedoffthecharts.
Exaggerated claims merely fuel publicdistrust and disengagement.
That isunfortunate, because global warming is areal problem, and we doneedto address it.
61.In what way dothemediabenefit from extremeweather?
A)They can attract people’s attention totheir reports.
B) They can choosefrom agreater variety of topics.
C)They can makethemselves betterknown.
D)They can give voice todifferent views.
62.Whatis theauthor’s comment onKrugman’s claim about thecurrent drought in America’s
Midwest?
A)Atimemachine isneeded totestify to itstruth.
B) It is based onan erroneous climate model.
C)It will eventually get proofin 2048.
D)There is nowayto prove itsvalidity.
763.Whatis thechief reason forthe risein com prices according to theauthor?
A)Demand forfood has been risinginthedeveloping countries.
B) Aconsiderable portion ofcom is usedto produce green fuel.
C)Climatechange has caused com yields to drop markedly.
D)Inflation rates have been skyrocketing since the1970s.
64.Whatdoes theauthor say about global wildfire incidence over thepast 70years?
A)It has got worse with therisein extremeweathers.
B) It signals theearly stages ofglobal warming.
C)It has droppedgreatly.
D)It is related to drought.
65. Whatdoes theauthor think oftheexaggerated claims in themediaabout global warming?
A)They are strategies to raise publicawareness.
B) They doadisservice to addressing theproblem.
C)They aggravatepublicdistrust about science.
D)They create confusion about climate change.
Part IV Translation
Directions:For this part, you areallowed 30minutes totranslateapassage fromChineseinto
English.Youshould writeyour answer onAnswer Sheet 2.
在漫长的发展过程中，中国建筑逐渐形成了以木结构（timberwork)结合石雕、夯土结构
（rammed earth construction)以及其他技巧为特色的风格。一般来讲，中国的传统建筑风
格可分为几个类别：皇家宫殿、宅居厅室、寺庙佛塔（pagoda)、墓园陵寝及园林建筑。然而，
中国不同地区和不同民族的建筑风格可能在特色和功能上有所不同。从中国北方到南方，从
黄河到长江，一路上你会被中国建筑师们的杰作所感动。勤劳的中国劳动人民创造了很多建
筑奇迹，如长城、故宫。
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