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2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题(三)
2015 年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题(三)
PartI Writing (30minutes)
Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthesayingulfyoucannotdogreat
things,dosmallthingsinagreatway.99Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointofview.Youshouldwriteatleast150
wordsbutnomorethan200words.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
PartⅡ ListeningComprehension (30minutes)
SectionA
Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,
oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.
Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)
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B),C)andD),and
decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet1with a single line through the
centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1、 A) ThemanmightbeabletoplayintheWorldCup.
B) Theman’sfootballcareerseemstobeatanend.
C) Themanwasoperatedonafewweeksago.
D) Themanisafanofworld-famousfootballplayers.
2、A)Workoutaplantotightenhisbudget. C)Applyforaseniorpositionintherestaurant.
B)Findouttheopeninghoursofthecafeteria. D)Solvehisproblembydoingapart-timejob.
3、 A)Afinancialburden. C)Arealnuisance.
B)Agoodcompanion. D)Awell-trainedpet.
4、 A)Theerrorswillbecorrectedsoon. C)Thecomputingsystemistoocomplex.
B)Thewomanwasmistakenherself. D) Hehascalledthewomanseveraltimes.
5、 A)Heneedshelptoretrievehisfiles. C)Heneedssometimetopolishhispaper.
B)Hehastotypehispaperoncemore. D)Hewillbeawayforatwo-weekconference.
6、A)Theymighthavetochangetheirplan. C)Hehasaheavierworkloadthanthewoman.
B)Hehasgoteverythingsetfortheirtrip. D)TheycouldstayinthemountainsuntilJune8.
7、 A)Theyhavetowaitamonthtoapplyforastudentloan.
B)Theycanfindtheapplicationformsinthebrochure.
C)Theyarenoteligibleforastudentloan.
D)Theyarenotlateforaloanapplication.
8、 A)Newlawsareyettobemadetoreducepollutantrelease.
B)Pollutionhasattractedlittleattentionfromthepublic.
C)Thequalityofairwillsurelychangeforthebetter.
D)It’lltakeyearstobringairpollutionundercontrol.
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard
9、 A)Enormoussizeofitsstores. C) Itsappealingsurroundings.
B)Numerousvarietiesoffood. D) Itsrichandcolorfulhistory.
10、A)Anancientbuilding. C) AnEgyptianmuseum.
B)Aworldofantiques. D)AnEgyptianmemorial.
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11、 A)Itspowerbillreaches£9millionayear. C) Itsuppliespowertoanearbytown.
B) Itsellsthousandsoflightbulbsaday. D) Itgenerates70%oftheelectricityituses.
12、 A)11500. B)30000. C)250000. D)300000.
Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
13、 A) Transferringtoanotherdepartment. C) Thinkingaboutdoingadifferentjob.
B) Studyingaccountingatauniversity. D) Makingpreparationsforherwedding.
14、 A)Shehasfinallygotapromotionandapayraise.
B)Shehasgotasatisfactoryjobinanothercompany.
C)Shecouldatlastleavetheaccountingdepartment.
D)Shemanagedtokeepherpositioninthecompany.
15、 A)HeandAndreahaveprovedtobeaperfectmatch.
B)Hechangedhismindaboutmarriageunexpectedly.
C)Hedeclaredthathewouldremainsingleallhislife.
D)HewouldmarryAndreaevenwithoutmeetingher.
SectionB
Directions：Inthissection youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththe
passageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion，youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe
fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe
centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16、A)Theyaremotorcyclesdesignatedforwatersports.
B)Theyarespeedyboatsrestrictedinnarrowwaterways.
C)Theyarebecominganefficientformofwatertransportation.
D)Theyaregettingmorepopularasameansofwaterrecreation.
17、 A)Waterscooteroperators’lackofexperience. C)Overloadingofsmallboatsandothercraft.
B)Vacationers’disregardofwatersafetyrules. D)Carelessnessofpeopleboatingalongtheshore.
18、 A)Theyscarewhalestodeath. C)Theydischargetoxicemissions.
B)Theyproducetoomuchnoise. D)Theyendangerlotsofwaterlife.
19、 A)Expandoperatingareas. B)Limittheuseofwaterscooters.
C)Restrictoperatinghours. D)Enforcenecessaryregulations.
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20、 A)Theyarestable. B)Theyareclose. C)Theyarestrained. D)Theyarechanging.
21、 A)Theyarefullyoccupiedwiththeirownbusiness.
B)Notmanyofthemstayinthesameplaceforlong.
C)Notmanyofthemcanwintrustfromtheirneighbors.
D)Theyattachlessimportancetointerpersonalrelations.
22、 A)Countoneachotherforhelp. C)Keepafriendlydistance.
B)Giveeachotheracoldshoulder. D)Buildafencebetweenthem.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23、 A)Itmayproduceanincreasingnumberofidleyoungsters.
B)ItmayaffectthequalityofhighereducationinAmerica.
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C)Itmaycausemanyschoolstogooutofoperation.
D)Itmayleadtoalackofproperlyeducatedworkers.
24、 A)Itislessseriousincitiesthaninruralareas.
B) Itaffectsbothjuniorandseniorhighschools.
C) Itresultsfromaworseningeconomicclimate.
D) ItisanewchallengefacingAmericaneducators.
25、A)Allowingthemtochoosetheirfavoriteteachers.
B) Creatingamorerelaxedlearningenvironment.
C) Rewardingexcellentacademicperformance.
D) Helpingthemtodevelopbetterstudyhabits.
PartⅢ ReadingComprehension (40minutes)
SectionA
Directions：Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalist
of choices given in a word bankfollowing the passage. Read the passagethrough carefullybeforemaking your choices.
Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2with
asinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Travelwebsiteshavebeenaroundsincethe1990s,whenExpedia,Travelocity,andotherholidaybookingsiteswerelaunched,
allowingtravelerstocompareflightandhotelpriceswiththeclickofamouse.Withinformationnolonger 36 bytravelagents
orhiddeninbusinessnetworks,thetravelindustrywasrevolutionized,asgreatertransparencyhelped 37 prices.
Today,theindustryisgoingthroughanewrevolution—thistimetransformingservicequality.Onlineratingplatforms— 38
inhotels,restaurants,apartments,andtaxis—allowtravelerstoexchangereviewsandexperiencesforalltosee.
Hospitalitybusinessesarenowranked,analyzed,andcomparednotbyindustry 39 ，butbytheverypeopleforwhomthe
serviceisintended—thecustomer.Thishas 40 anewrelationshipbetweenbuyerandseller.Customershavealwaysvotedwith
theirfeet；theycannowexplaintheirdecisiontoanyonewhoisinterested.Asaresult,businessesaremuchmore 41 ，oftenin
veryspecificways,whichcreatespowerful 42 toimproveservice.
Althoughsomereadersmightnotcareforgossipyreportsofunfriendlybellboys(行李员）inBerlinormalfunctioninghotel
hairdryersinHouston,thetruepowerofonlinereviewsliesnotjustintheindividualstories,butinthewebsites’ 43 toaggregate
alargevolumeofratings.
Theimpactcannotbe 44 Businessesthatattracttopratingscanenjoyrapidgrowth,asnewcustomersareattractedby
goodreviewsand 45 provideyetmorepositivefeedback.Sogreatistheinfluenceofonlineratingsthatmanycompaniesnow
hiredigitalreputationmanagerstoensureafavorableonlineidentity.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A)accountable F)incentives K)professionals
B)capacity G)occasionally L)slash
C)controlled H)overstated M)specializing
D)entail I)persisting N)spectators
E)forged J)pessimistic O)subsequently
SectionB
Directions： In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains
informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoose
aparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding
letteronAnswerSheet2.
PlasticSurgery
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Abettercreditcardisthesolutiontoeverlargerhackattacks.
A) Athinmagneticstrip(magstripe)isallthatstandsbetweenyourcredit-cardinformationandthebadguys.Andthey’ebeen
workinghardtobreakin.That’swhy2014isshapingupasamajorshowdown： banks,lawenforcementandtechnology
companiesarealltryingtostopanetworkofhackerswhoaresucceedinginstealingaccountnumbers,names,emailaddresses
andothercrucialdatausedinidentitytheft.Morethan100millionaccountsatTarget,NeimanMarcusandMichaelsstores
wereaffectedinsomewayduringthemostrecentattacks,startinglastNovember.
B) Swipe(刷卡)istheoperativeword： cardsareincreasinglyvulnerabletoattackswhenyoumakepurchasesinastore.In
severalrecentincidents,hackershavebeenabletoobtainmassiveinformationofcredit-debit-(借记）orprepaid-cardnumbers
using malware, i. e. malicious software, inserted secretly into the retailers’ point-of-sale system—the checkout registers.
Hackersthensoldthedatatoasecondgroupofcriminalsoperatinginshadowycornersoftheweb.Notlongafter,thestolen
datawasshowinguponfakecardsandbeingusedforonlinepurchases.
C) Thesolutioncouldcostaslittleas$2extrafor everypieceofplasticissued.Thefix isasecuritytechnologyusedheavily
outsidetheUS.WhileAmericancreditcardsusethe40-year-oldmagstripetechnologytoprocesstransactions,muchofthe
restoftheworldusessmartercardswithatechnologycalledEMV(shortforEuropay, MasterCard,Visa)thatemploysachip
embeddedinthecardplusacustomerPIN(personalidentificationnumber)toauthenticate(验证)everytransactiononthe
spot.IfapurchaserfailstopunchinthecorrectPINatthecheckout,thetransactiongetsrejected.(Onlinepurchasescanbe
madebysettingupaseparatetransactioncode.)
D) Why haven’t bigbanksadoptedthemoresecuretechnology?When itcomestomailingoutnewcreditcards,it’sallabout
relativecosts,saysDavidRobertson,whorunstheNilsonReport,anindustrynewsletter.“Thecostofthecard,puttingthe
stickeronit,codingtheaccountnumberandexpirationdate,embossing(凸印）it,thesmallenvelope—allputtogether,you’re
inthedollarrange.”Achip-and-PINcardcurrentlycostscloserto$3,saysRobertson,becauseofthepriceofchips.(Once
largeissuersconverttogether,thechipcostsshoulddrop.)
E) Multiply$3bythemorethan5billionmagstripecreditandprepaidcardsincirculationintheUS.Thenconsiderthatthere’san
estimated$12.4billionincardfraudonaglobalbasis,saysRobertson.With44%ofthatintheUS, Americancredit-card
fraudamountstoabout$5.5billionannually.Cardissuershavesofarcalculatedthatabsorbingtheliabilityforevenbighacks
liketheTargetoneisstillcheaperthanreplacingallthatplastic.
F) ThatleavesAmericanretailersprettymuchalonetheworldoverinrelyingonmagstripetechnologytochargepurchases—and
leaves consumers vulnerable. Each magstripe has three tracks of information, explains payments security expert Jeremy
Gumbley,thechief technologyofficerofCreditCall,anelectronic-paymentscompany.Thefirstandthirdareusedbythe
bank or card issuer. Your vital account information lives on the second track, which hackers try to capture. “Malware is
scanningthroughthememoryinrealtimeandlookingfordata，”hesays.“Itcreatesatextfilethatgetsstolen.”
G) Chip-and-PIN cards, by contrast, make fake cards or skimming impossible because the information that gets scanned is
encrypted(加密).ThehistoricalreasontheUShasstuckwithmagstripe,ironicallyenough,isoncesuperiortechnology.Our
cheap,ultra-reliablewirednetworksmadecredit-cardauthenticationoverthephonefrictionless.InFrance,cardcompanies
created EMV in part because the telephone monopoly was so maddeningly inefficient and expensive. The EMV solution
allowedtransactionstobeverifiedlocallyandsecurely.
H) Somebigbanks,likeWellsFargo,arenowofferingtoconvertyourmagstripecardtoachip-and-PINmodel.(It’sactuallya
hybird(混合体）thatwillstillhaveamagstripe,sincemostUSmerchantsdon’thaveEMVterminals.)Shouldyoutakethem
uponit?Ifyoutravelinternationally,theanswerisyes.
I） Keepinmind,too,thatcreditcardstypicallyhavebetterliabilityprotectionthandebitcards.Ifsomeoneusesyourcreditcard
fraudulently（欺诈性的），it’stheissuerormerchant,notyou,thattakesthehit.Debitcardshavedifferentliabilitylimits
dependingonthebankandtheeventssurroundinganyfraud.“Ifit’savailable,thelogicalthingistogetachip-and-PINcard
fromyourbank，”saysEricAdamowsky,aco-founderofCreditCardlnsider. com.“Iwouldusecreditcardsoverdebitcards
becauseofliabilityissues.’’Cashstillworksprettywelltoo.
J） Retailersandbanksstandtobenefit fromthelower fraudlevelsofchip-and-PINcardsbuthavebeenreluctanfor yearsto
investinthenewinfrastructure(基袖设施）neededforthetechnology，especiallyifconsumersdon＇t haveaccesstoit.It＇
sachicken-and-eggproblem：noonewantstospendthemoneyonupgradedpoint-of-salesystemsthatcanreadthechipcards
ifshoppersaren’tcarryingthem—yetthere’slittlepointinconsumers’carryingthefancyplasticifstoresaren’tequippedto
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usethem. (An earlier effort byTarget tomove tochipandPINnever gainedprogress.) AccordingtoGumbley, there’sa
“you-firstmentality.Thelogjam(僵局）hastobebroken.”
K）JPMorganChaseCEOJamieDimonrecentlyexpressedhiswillingnesstodoso,notingthatbanksandmerchantshavespent
thepastdecadesuingeachotheroverinterchangefees—thepercentageofthetransactionpricetheykeep—ratherthandeal
withthegrowinghackingproblem.Chaseoffersachip-enabledcardunderitsownbrandandseveralothersfortravel-related
companiessuchasBritishAirwaysandRitz-Carlton.
L） TheTargetandNeimanhackshavealsochangedthecostcalculation： althoughretailershavebeenreluctanttospendthe
$6.75billionthatCapgeminiconsultantsestimateitwilltaketoconvertalltheirregisterstobechip-and-PIN-compatible,the
potentialliabilitytheynowfaceisdramaticallygreater.Targethasbeenhitwithclassactionsfromhackedconsumers.“It’s
theultimatenightmare,”aretailexecutivefromawell-knownchainadmittedtoTIME.
M）Thecard-paymentcompaniesMasterCardandVisaarepushinghardforchange.Thetwofirmshavewarnedallpartiesinthe
transactionchain一merchant, network,bank—thatiftheydon’tbecomeEMV-compliantbyOctober2015,thepartythatis
leastcompliantwillbearthefraudrisk.
N）Inthemeantime, app-equippedsmartphonesanddigitalwallets—allofwhichcanuseEMVtechnology—arebeginningto
makeinroads（侵染）oncardsandcash.PayPal,forinstance,istestinganappthatletsyouuseyourmobilephonetopayon
the fly at local merchants—without surrendering any card information to them. And further down the road is biometric
authentication,whichcouldbeencryptedwith,say,afingerprint.
O）Creditanddebitcards,though,aregoingtobewithusfortheforeseeablefuture,andsoarehackers,ifwestickwithmagstripe
technology.“Itseemscrazytome,”saysGumbley,whoisEnglish,“thatacutting-edge-technologycountryisdependingona
40-year-oldtechnology.That’swhyitmaybeuptoconsumerstomovetheneedleonchipandPIN.SaysRobertson:”When
yougettheconsumerintoapositionofworryandinconvenience,that’swheretherubberhitstheroad.’’
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
46. ItisbesttouseanEMVcardforinternationaltravel.
47. Personalinformationoncreditanddebitcardsisincreasinglyvulnerabletohacking.
48. TheFrenchcardcompaniesadoptedEMVtechnologypartlybecauseofinefficienttelephoneservice.
49. WhilemanycountriesusethesmarterEMVcards,theUSstillclingstoitsoldmagstripetechnology.
50. Attemptsarebeingmadetopreventhackersfromcarryingoutidentitytheft.
51. Creditcardsaremuchsafertousethandebitcards.
52. Bigbankshavebeenreluctanttoswitchtomoresecuretechnologybecauseofthehighercostsinvolved.
53. Thepotentialliabilityforretailersusingmagstripeisfarmorecostlythanupgradingtheirregisters.
54. TheuseofmagstripecardsbyAmericanretailersleavesconsumersexposedtotherisksoflosingaccountinformation.
55. ConsumerswillbeadrivingforcebehindtheconversionfrommagstripetoEMVtechnology.
SectionC
Directions：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements•For
eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe
correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ThereportfromtheBureauofLaborStatisticswasjustasgloomyasanticipated.UnemploymentinJanuaryjumpedtoa
16-yearhighof7.6percent,as598000jobswereslashedfromUSpayrollsintheworstsingle-monthdeclinesinceDecember,
1974.With1.8millionjobslostinthelastthreemonths,thereisurgentdesiretoboosttheeconomyasquicklyaspossible.But
Washingtonwoulddowelltotakeadeepbreathbeforereactingtothegrimnumbers.
Collectively,werelyontheunemploymentfiguresandotherstatisticstoframeoursenseofreality.Theyareavitalpartofan
arrayofdatathatweusetoassessifwe’redoingwellordoingbadly,andthatinturnshapesgovernmentpoliciesandcorporate
budgetsandpersonalspendingdecisions.Theproblemisthatthestatisticsaren’tanobjectivemeasureofreality；theyaresimply
abestapproximation.Directionally,theycapturethetrends,buttheideathatweknowpreciselyhowmanyareunemployedisa
myth.Thatmakesfindingasolutionallthemoredifficult.
First,thereisthewaythedataisassembled.Theofficialunemploymentrateistheproductofatelephonesurveyofabout60
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000homes.Thereisanothersurvey,sometimesreferredtoasthe“payrollsurvey”thatassesses400000businessesbasedontheir
reportedpayrolls.Bothsurveyshaveproblems.Thepayrollsurveycaneasilydouble-countsomeone:ifyouareonepersonwith
twojobs,youshowupastwoworkers.Thepayrollsurveyalsodoesn’tcapturethenumberofself-employed,andsosayslittle
abouthowmanypeoplearegeneratinganindependentincome.
Thehouseholdsurveyhasalargerproblem.Whenaskedstraightforwardly,peopletendtolieorshadethetruthwhenthe
subjectissex,moneyoremployment.Ifyougetacallandareaskedifyou’reemployed,andyousayyes,you’reemployed.Ifyou
sayno,however,itmaysurpriseyoutolearnthatyouareonlyunemployedifyou’vebeenactivelylookingforworkinthepastfour
weeks；otherwise,youare“marginallyattachedtothelaborforce”andnotactuallyunemployed.
Theurgetoquantifyisembeddedinoursociety.Buttheideathatstatisticianscanthencaptureanobjectiverealityisn’tjust
impossible.Italsoleadstoseriousmisjudgments.DemocratsandRepublicanscanandwilltakesidesonanumberofissues,buta
morecrucialconcernisthatbotharebasingmajorpolicydecisionsonguesstimatesratherthanlookingatthevastwealthofraw
datawithacriticaleyeandanopenmind.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
56. Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?
A) TheUSeconomicsituationisgoingfrombadtoworse.
B) Washingtonistakingdrasticmeasurestoprovidemorejobs.
C) TheUSgovernmentisslashingmorejobsfromitspayrolls.
D) TherecenteconomiccrisishastakentheUSbysurprise.
57. Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheunemploymentfiguresandotherstatistics?
A) Theyformasolidbasisforpolicymaking. C) Theysignalfutureeconomictrends.
B) Theyrepresentthecurrentsituation. D) Theydonotfullyreflectthereality.
58. Oneproblemwiththepayrollsurveyisthat_______________.
A) itdoesnotincludeallthebusinesses C) itmagnifiesthenumberofthejobless
B) itfailstocountintheself-employed D) itdoesnottreatallcompaniesequally
59. Thehouseholdsurveycanbefaultyinthat________________.
A) peopletendtoliewhentalkingonthephone
B) noteverybodyiswillingorreadytorespond
C) somepeoplewon’tprovidetruthfulinformation
D) thedefinitionofunemploymentistoobroad
60. Attheendofthepassage,theauthorsuggeststhat_________________.
A) statisticiansimprovetheirdata-assemblingmethods
B) decisionmakersviewthestatisticswithacriticaleye
C) politicianslistenmorebeforemakingpolicydecisions
D) DemocratsandRepublicanscooperateoncrucialissues
PassageTwo
Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Atsomepointin2008,someone,probablyineitherAsiaorAfrica,madethedecisiontomovefromthecountrysidetothecity.
Thisnamelesspersonpushedthehumanraceoverahistoricthreshold,foritwasinthatyearthatmankindbecame,forthefirsttime
initshistory,apredominantlyurbanspecies.
Itisatrendthatshowsnosignofslowing.Demographers(人口统计学家）reckonthatthree-quartersofhumanitycouldbe
city-dwelling by 2050, with most of the increase coming in the fast-growing towns of Asia and Africa. Migrants to cities are
attractedbyplentifuljobs,accesstohospitalsandeducation,andtheabilitytoescapetheboredomofafarmer’sagriculturallife.
Thosefactorsaremorethanenoughtomakeupforthesqualor(肮脏.),diseaseandspectacularpovertythatthosesamemigrants
mustoftenatfirstendurewhentheybecomeurbandwellers.
ItisthecitythatinspiresthelatestbookfromPeterSmith.Hismainthesisisthatthebuzzofurbanlife,andtheopportunities
itoffersforco-operationandcollaboration,iswhatattractspeopletothecity,whichinturnmakescitiesintotheenginesofart,
commerce,scienceandprogress.Thisishardlyrevolutionary,butitispresentedinacharmingformat.Mr.Smithhaswrittena
breezyguidebook,withaseriesofshortchaptersdedicatedtospecificaspectsofurbanity—parks,say,orthevariousschemesthat
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have been put forward over the years for building the perfect city. The result is a sort of high-quality, unusually rigorous
coffee-tablebook,designedtobedippedintoratherthanreadfrombeginningtoend.
Inthechapteronskyscrapers,forexample,Mr.Smithtouchesonconstructionmethods,therevolutionaryinventionofthe
automaticlift,thepracticalitiesoflivingintheskyandthelikelihoodthat,ascitiesbecomemorecrowded,apartmentlivingwill
become the norm. But there is also time for brief diversionsonto bizarre ground, such as a discussionof theskyscraper index
(whichholdsthataboominskyscraperconstructionisafoolproofsignofanimminentrecession).
Oneobviouscriticismisthatthepriceofbreadthisdepth;manyofMr.Smith’sessaysraiseasmanyquestionsastheyanswer.
Althoughthatcanindeedbefrustrating,thisisprobablytheonlywaytotreatsograndatopic.Thecityisthebuildingblockof
civilisation and of almost everything people do； a guidebook to the city is really, therefore, a guidebook to how a large and
ever-growingchunkofhumanitychoosestolive.Mr.Smithesbookservesasanexcellentintroductiontoavastsubject,andwill
suggestplentyoffurtherlinesofinquiry.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
61. Inwhatwayistheyear2008historic?
A) Forthefirsttimeinhistory,urbanpeopleoutnumberedruralpeople.
B) Aninfluentialfiguredecidedtomovefromthecountrysidetothecity.
C) ItisinthisyearthaturbanisationmadeastartinAsiaandAfrica.
D) ThepopulationincreaseincitiesreachedanewpeakinAsiaandAfrica.
62. Whatdoestheauthorsayabouturbanisation?
A)Itsimpactisnoteasytopredict. C)Itisamilestoneinhumanprogress.
B)Itsprocesswillnotslowdown. D)Itaggravatesthesqualorofcities.
63. HowdoestheauthorcommentonPeterSmith’snewbook?
A) Itisbutanordinarycoffee-tablebook.
B) Itisflavouredwithhumourousstories.
C) Itservesasaguidetoartsandcommerce.
D) Itiswritteninalivelyandinterestingstyle.
64. Whatdoestheauthorsayinthechapteronskyscrapers?
A) Theautomaticliftisindispensableinskyscrapers.
B) Peopleenjoylivinginskyscraperswithaview.
C) Skyscrapersareasuresignofacity’sprosperity.
D) Recessioncloselyfollowsaskyscraperboom.
65. WhatmaybeonecriticismofMr.Smith’sbook?
A) Itdoesnotreallytouchonanythingserious.
B) Itistoolongforpeopletoreadfromcovertocover.
C) Itdoesnotdealwithanyaspectofcitylifeindepth.
D) Itfailstoprovidesoundadvicetocitydwellers.
PartⅣ Translation (30minutes)
Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.Youshouldwrite
youransweronAnswerSheet2.
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注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
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