2023年六级真题和答案.doc

２０２3年12月大学英语六级考试真题（附听力原文)
Part I　Writing　(30 mｉnutｅs)
Directiｏn: Ｆor tｈｉs　pａrｔ, ｙou aｒｅ allowed 30　ｍiｎutes　ｔo ｗrite　a ｓhｏrｔ　ｅssay　ｅntitleｄ My Ｖiews　on　Unｉveｒｓｉty Ranｋｉｎg. You shｏｕld　write at leａsｔ １50 wｏrds folｌｏwinｇ ｔhｅ oｕｔｌine　gｉven ｂelow.
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Ｐart　II Ｒeaｄinｇ Compreｈensｉｏn (Skiｍminｇ aｎd Sｃaｎniｎg) (15 miｎutｅs)

Ｄirectｉｏｎs: In　ｔhiｓ　parｔ， ｙou will have 15 minuｔes to gｏ oｖｅr ｔhe ｐassagｅ quicklｙ aｎd　aｎswer the ｑｕestioｎs　oｎ　Ａnswer　Sheｅt　1. Fｏr qｕestions 1-7, choose ｔhe ｂest ａｎswｅｒ　froｍ tｈe　ｆｏur ｃhoices maｒｋed [A] [B], [C] and [D].　Foｒ queｓtions ８-１０， cｏmｐｌete ｔhe sentences witｈ thｅ inforｍaｔion gｉｖen iｎ thｅ pａssage.
Into　the Ｕｎｋｎown
　Tｈe world　haｓ nevｅｒ seen popuｌaｔion aｇeiｎg before. Can it cｏpe？
Ｕｎｔｉl tｈe earlｙ 1９90ｓ　noｂody mｕcｈ thｏuｇhｔ aboｕt　wｈole populａtiｏnｓ getting　older. The UN had thｅ fｏrｅsiｇht　ｔo cｏnｖｅne　a “ｗorld ａssembly on ageｉng” bａｃk ｉn　1９８２,　but that　came　anｄ　wｅnｔ． By 1994 the　Worlｄ Bank　ｈad notｉｃｅd　tｈａt sｏmetｈing big wａs haｐpening. Ｉn a rｅpｏrt　eｎｔitled “Avｅrtiｎｇ ｔhe Oｌｄ　Age Ｃrisis”， it　arｇueｄ that peｎsioｎ　ａrrａngemeｎtｓ ｉｎ mｏst　countrieｓ weｒe unsustainａｂle.
　 Foｒ　ｔｈe　nｅxt tｅｎ ｙeaｒｓ a　succession　of bｏｏks, mainｌｙ bｙ Ａmｅｒicans, sounded　ｔｈe　ａｌarm. Tｈｅy　ｈａd titles liｋe　Young vs　Oｌd, Gray Dawn aｎd　Ｔhe　Ｃoｍiｎg Geｎerational Sｔoｒｍ, and ｔhｅir ｍessaｇe　waｓ　ｂlｕnt: ｈeaｌｔh-cａre sｙstemｓ　ｗｅre headiｎg ｆor the rocks,　ｐenｓioners ｗｅｒe takｉnｇ young peoｐle ｔo the　ｃｌeａnerｓ, ａｎd soon there woulｄ be iｎtｅrgeｎeｒatioｎaｌ warfare.
　Sincｅ　ｔｈｅｎ the debate has becomｅ　ｌeｓs eｍotｉoｎaｌ, nｏt ｌｅａst ｂｅcausｅ　a lｏt　moｒe is knｏwn aｂout the subjeｃt. Ｂooks，　cｏnferｅnces aｎd reseaｒch paｐｅrs　ｈave　multｉpｌied. Interｎａtiｏnal　organｉsａtions such aｓ thｅ OECＤ and tｈe EU issue rｅgｕlar rｅportｓ． Populａtion aｇｅｉng ｉs on every ageｎdａ, froｍ Ｇ８ ｅconｏmic conｆeｒencｅs　tｏ NAＴO ｓuｍmiｔｓ. The Ｗorld Ecｏｎomic　Forｕm　pｌａｎs tｏ considｅr the ｆuture of　pensｉoｎs and heａlｔh care at its prｅstｉgｉous　Davos conference eaｒｌy nexｔ yｅar. The media, incｌｕｄｉng this nｅwspaper, arｅ　givｉng ｔhe subｊｅct　ｅxteｎsive　coverage.
　 Wheｔher all　ｔhat attｅntion ｈaｓ translａted into sufficient　action iｓ　another　quｅstiｏn. Governments in　ricｈ coｕntries now　accepｔ ｔhat tｈeir　pension ａｎd heaｌｔh-cａrｅ prｏmisｅs　wiｌl　sｏon　bｅcｏme unafｆordａble,　ａnd many of them　have embａrkｅd on　ｒeforｍs, bｕt sｏ far ｏnly tｉmｉdly． Thaｔ is　ｎot　sｕrpｒｉsiｎg: poliｔicianｓ with aｎ eｙe oｎ tｈｅ nexｔ eｌeｃtion　wｉll　ｈarｄly ｒｕsh tｏ iｎtｒoduce uｎpｏpｕｌaｒ ｍeasureｓ that may nｏt　bｅaｒ ｆrｕit for yearｓ,　pｅｒhaps deｃａdeｓ.
　 Thｅ ｏutline of　thｅ cｈanｇes needｅｄ is ｃｌｅar.　To avｏｉd fiｓcal (财政)　mｅｌtｄowｎ,　puｂｌic　pensions and hｅalｔh-caｒe　ｐｒoｖision　wｉll havｅ to be　reinｅd　bａｃｋ severｅly and ｔaｘes　may haｖe　tｏ go ｕp. By ｆａｒ　the mosｔ　ｅfｆecｔive　meｔhod to ｒesｔraｉn　pensｉon　speｎdｉng is ｔｏ give peoｐlｅ tｈe opportuniｔｙ ｔo work lonｇｅｒ, bｅcａuse it　iｎcreaｓｅs　tax rｅｖenｕes ａnd reducｅs spenｄiｎg ｏｎ penｓiｏnｓ aｔ　tｈe saｍe tiｍｅ.　It mａy　even keep theｍ alive loｎｇeｒ．　Jｏhn　Rother, the ＡＡRP’s ｈeaｄ ｏf pｏｌicy　ａnｄ　stｒateｇy, pｏints ｔo studies shoｗｉng that　other　thinｇs being eｑual, peoplｅ wｈo ｒｅｍain ａt ｗork　have lｏｗｅr deａth ｒaｔes　thａn their　reｔｉred　peers.
　Ｙoungeｒ　ｐeｏpｌe　today mostlｙ ａccept thａt　ｔhey ｗill have ｔo wｏrk ｆoｒ longer and thａt their pｅnsiｏns wｉll bｅ less genｅｒｏｕs. Employers stｉｌl　nｅed to　ｂｅ　ｐerｓuaｄeｄ ｔhaｔ ｏldeｒ ｗorkｅrs are ｗorｔh holding on　to. Tｈaｔ mａy bｅ ｂecauｓe they hａve ｈaｄ ｐｌenty of ｙoungｅｒ　oneｓ to chooｓe fｒom,　pａｒtly　tｈankｓ　ｔｏ ｔhe posｔ－war　ｂaｂy-bｏｏm　ａnｄ partly beｃauｓe over　thｅ ｐasｔ few decades ｍaｎy　mｏｒｅ womｅn have entereｄ the laｂour fｏrce， inｃｒeasｉng empｌoyｅrs’ chｏice. But　the　ｒeｓｅrvoiｒ of ｗomen　aｂｌｅ anｄ willing ｔo taｋe up　paｉd woｒk　is ruｎnｉng ｌoｗ, and tｈe baｂｙ-ｂｏoｍｅｒs ａre going grey.
　 Ｉｎ many coｕｎtｒies immｉgｒaｎｔｓ haｖe beｅn ｆｉlliｎg ｓuch gａps ｉn　the ｌａbour force as have alｒeaｄy emerged　(ａnｄ remember　tｈat ｔhe　rｅal shortage is　still aｒouｎｄ　ten　ｙears　ofｆ). Ｉmmｉgrａtioｎ iｎ thｅ developed ｗoｒld iｓ thｅ ｈighesｔ ｉt has ｅver been， and ｉt iｓ　ｍakinｇ　ａ ｕｓefuｌ diffeｒenｃｅ. In stｉll－fｅｒtile　America ｉt ｃｕrreｎtly aｃcounts　for aboｕｔ 40% ｏf total populatｉｏn ｇｒｏwth, ａnd ｉn　fａｓt-ageing weｓteｒn Ｅuropｅ ｆoｒ　abｏｕt　９0%.
　 On the facｅ of it,　ｉｔ seemｓ ｔhe　pｅrfｅct ｓolｕtion. Many deｖelopinｇ cｏuｎtries　haｖe lotｓ of yoｕｎg peoｐｌe　iｎ ｎeｅd of ｊobs; mａny ｒiｃh countries　ｎeed　helｐing haｎｄs tｈat will boost tax rｅvｅnｕes and keep up　ecoｎｏmiｃ ｇrowth． But oｖeｒ the neｘｔ ｆew dｅcａdｅs labour ｆorｃｅs　in rｉch cｏｕｎtrｉes ａre　sｅｔ tｏ shrink sｏ much ｔhaｔ inｆlｏwｓ of　immiｇraｎts woulｄ ｈave to increase　eｎｏrmouｓly　ｔｏ compｅnsａte:　to at　ｌeａst ｔwice tｈｅｉｒ cｕrｒｅnt　sｉze in wesｔｅrｎ　Europe’s ｍｏｓt yｏutｈｆul cｏuntrｉｅs， and　ｔｈrｅe　tｉmes ｉｎ　the　oｌdeｒ oneｓ. Japan　woｕld ｎeed a larｇe mulｔipｌe of tｈe few immigranｔｓ it haｓ ａｔ prｅseｎｔ. Pubｌic ｏpinion　poｌls sｈｏw thaｔ　people in most ｒich　coｕntｒｉes already think ｔhａt　iｍｍｉgraｔｉｏn is too high. Ｆｕrtｈer bｉg increasｅs wouｌｄ be poｌｉtically unfeasiｂle．
　Ｔｏ taｃｋle ｔhe probｌeｍ of ａgeing　populａtions　aｔ iｔs root,　“oｌｄ” couｎｔries ｗｏulｄ　have　to reｊuｖeｎaｔｅ (使年轻） themselｖeｓ by havinｇ　mｏｒｅ ｏf ｔheir own cｈｉlｄｒen. A ｎumber ｏf ｔheｍ have ｔrｉeｄ，　some　ｍorｅ sｕｃcｅssｆully tｈan otheｒｓ. But it is not ａ simpｌe mattｅr　of ofｆering finanｃial incentiveｓ　ｏr　providing mｏre child ｃare.　Modｅrn　uｒban liｆe in riｃｈ ｃoｕntｒies is not wｅll aｄaｐtｅｄ　to ｌarge　faｍilｉes.　Woｍｅn　fiｎd it　harｄ　to　combine famiｌy and ｃarｅer. They oｆteｎ compromiｓe ｂy　haviｎg jｕst one ｃhild.

　　And if ｆertｉlｉty iｎ ageiｎg countries dｏes not　pick　up?　Ｉt wiｌｌ　noｔ be the end of tｈe ｗorld， at lｅaｓt not　fｏr quｉｔｅ a whilｅ yet， but　the　wｏrld ｗｉll　slowly　bｅcomｅ a diffｅrent placｅ. Older sociｅｔies ｍay ｂｅ less　ｉnnｏvatiｖe aｎd mｏre　sｔrongly　diｓincｌineｄ to　taｋe ｒisks　tｈan　ｙounger ｏnes.　Ｂｙ ２025 ａt the latest, abouｔ hａlf tｈe votｅrs iｎ America ａnd mｏｓt　ｏf　those in ｗestｅｒn　Eurｏpean　countries wiｌl ｂｅ　ｏver 50—ａｎd older peoｐｌe turn out tｏ voｔｅ in mｕch greａｔer ｎumbeｒ thａｎ ｙｏungｅr oｎes.　Ａcademic studｉes have　found no evidence so　far that older　voterｓ have　uｓed　their　pｏwｅｒ　at the balｌoｔ ｂox ｔo puｓｈ　fｏｒ　ｐolicｉes　thａt sｐeｃifｉcaｌly bｅnefiｔ ｔhem, ｔｈough if　ｉｎ　fｕture there are ｍany mｏｒe　oｆ thｅｍ they ｍight　start dｏｉng　so.
　　Noｒ is therｅ　anｙ sign oｆ tｈｅ intergｅｎeratiｏnal warfarｅ predｉcｔeｄ in tｈe 1990s. Ａｆter ａll， olｄer ｐｅoｐｌe　tｈemselｖｅs　mostly hａve famｉliｅs. Ｉｎ a　ｒeｃent sｔudy of pareｎｔs and　gｒown-up chilｄrｅn in 11 European counｔriｅｓ， Kaｒsｔeｎ Hank oｆ Ｍaｎnhｅim　University　found　ｔhat 8５%　of thｅm lived ｗｉtｈｉn 25kｍ　of eａch　ｏtｈｅｒ　and tｈe mａjority of tｈem were　in touch at leａst oncｅ　a　week.
　Evｅｎ so, the ｓhｉft ｉｎ the centｒｅ ｏf ｇravity to　olｄeｒ　ａｇｅ　ｇrｏuｐs is bouｎd to have ａ proｆounｄ efｆecｔ on socｉeｔies,　noｔ just econoｍicalｌy ａnd pｏlitｉcａlly ｂｕｔ　in all sｏｒts　ｏf ｏthｅr ways too.　Richarｄ　Jaｃkson ａｎd Nｅiｌ Hｏwe　of Amerｉca’s ＣSＩＳ, in a ｔhｏughtfｕl booｋ calｌed Ｔhe Graｙｉng of　the Ｇｒeat Pｏweｒs,　aｒguｅ　tｈaｔ, aｍｏｎg ｏther things， the　aｇeing　of the　developed　cｏｕｎtries will have a nuｍber of serious ｓeｃｕrｉｔy imｐlｉｃations.
　　Fｏｒ exａｍple,　tｈｅ shortagｅ　oｆ　younｇ adultｓ　iｓ　likely to ｍaｋe　cｏuntries mｏｒｅ rｅluｃtａnｔ　to ｃommit tｈｅ few they ｈａve to miｌitａry sｅrvice.　Ｉn thｅ　ｄeｃaｄｅｓ to 20５0, Ａmeriｃa wｉｌｌ fｉｎd ｉtself ｐlａｙing an evｅr-ｉncreasｉnｇ　rｏlｅ ｉn　tｈｅ dｅveloped ｗorld’s　ｄefenｃe effort. Ｂeｃause Ａmeriｃa’s ｐopulatｉoｎ　ｗill ｓｔill ｂe groｗing　wｈen tｈat of moｓt　otｈer ｄeveloｐed countrieｓ is shｒinking,　Ameｒiｃa ｗｉｌl be the only develｏped country that stｉｌｌ matters geopｏlｉticallｙ　(地缘政治上).
　 Ask me in 20２3
　 Ｔheｒe　ｉs ｌｉttle that cａn ｂe dｏｎｅ ｔo　ｓｔoｐ poｐulaｔion aｇeing, ｓｏ the world wｉｌl have to live　with it． But　sｏme of the conｓｅquences can bｅ　ａllevｉated. Mａny expｅrｔｓ ｎow bｅｌieve thaｔ gｉｖen thｅ　rｉght policies, the effects, though　ｇrａvｅ, ｎeeｄ nｏｔ bｅ cataｓｔｒｏｐhiｃ.　Moｓt ｃｏuntries have ｒｅcｏgｎｉseｄ tｈe need　to　do　soｍｅｔhｉng　ａnd are ｂegiｎning　ｔo　ａcｔ.
　　But even　then tｈｅre iｓ ｎo guaranteｅ that thｅｉr　effｏrｔｓ　wiｌl work. Wｈat ｉs happeninｇ noｗ ｉｓ　hｉｓtｏｒically　uｎprｅcedｅnted.　Ｒonald Ｌee, diｒｅcｔor of the Ｃentrｅ on　the Economics and Demography oｆ Ageinｇ at　ｔhe Uｎiveｒsity of California, Ｂerkeley, pｕts　ｉt bｒiefly and clｅarｌy:　“Wｅ　doｎ’t reａlly kｎoｗ wｈat　population　aｇeiｎｇ will　be lｉkｅ, becaｕse nobody has donｅ it yｅt. “
　　注意:此部分试题请在答题卡１上作答。

　 １. In itｓ 1994　ｒｅpｏrt, tｈe World Ｂanｋ aｒｇued that ｔhe currenｔ　peｎsion sysｔem in most cｏuntrｉeｓ coｕld ＿____＿.
　 [A] not be sｕsｔaｉned in the loｎg ｔeｒm
　 [B］ ｆuｒｔhｅr aｃceｌerａｔｅ　tｈe ａgｅｉng proceｓs
　 ［C] haｒdly　halt ｔhe growtｈ　ｏf populatiｏn
[Ｄ]　help tide ｏveｒ the　curｒeｎt agｅiｎg crｉsｉs
２. Ｗhat　messａge is　ｃonveｙｅd in　books ｌｉke　Yｏｕnｇ　ｖｓ Oｌd?
　 [A] Tｈe　geｎerａtｉｏｎ gap ｉs　bounｄ to ｎarroｗ.
[B] Ｉnteｒgｅnerationaｌ　cｏnflicts wiｌｌ intensｉfy.
[C] The　youngｅr geｎeｒaｔｉｏn ｗiｌl beaｔ the olｄ．
　 ［D] Oｌd peopｌe ｓhｏｕｌd givｅ ｗaｙ　ｔｏ　ｔhe young.
　 3．　Oｎe　reasｏn why pｅnsｉｏn　aｎｄ ｈealth carｅ ｒｅforｍs are sｌｏw in　ｃomｉnｇ　is　thａt　______．
　 [A] ｎoboｄｙ　is willinｇ　ｔo sacｒｉｆｉｃe tｈeiｒ ｏwｎ　iｎterｅｓts ｔo ｔacｋle ｔhｅ　pｒobｌem
　　[Ｂ] mosｔ people are aｇainst mｅasures tｈａｔ ｗill　noｔ ｂeaｒ ｆruit　iｍmｅｄiatｅly
　[Ｃ] tｈe ｐropｏｓeｄ ｒｅforｍs will　afｆect ｔoｏ　mａny ｐeｏｐlｅ’s inｔerｅｓts
　　［D］ ｐoｌiticians ａｒｅ ａｆraid of　lｏsｉnｇ voｔeｓ　iｎ thｅ nｅxt elｅｃｔiｏｎ
4. Ｔhe author believｅs thｅ ｍost eｆfeｃｔive　methoｄ to ｓoｌｖe　ｔhe　ｐｅnsioｎ　cｒisis is to　＿_____.
　［A] alｌｏw ｐeoｐｌe to　work　ｌonｇer [C] cut bａｃk on　health　care　ｐrovisｉｏns
　　［Ｂ]　increase tax　revenｕes [Ｄ］ stａrt　reforms ｒight away
5. Tｈe ｒｅasｏn wｈy employers　arｅ unwilling to　ｋeｅp older workers iｓ thａt ＿＿＿＿__.
[A]　they are geｎeｒaｌlｙ diｆｆｉcuｌt　tｏ mａｎage
［B] the ｌoｎｇer　thｅｙ　work, the　hiｇｈer　theiｒ penｓｉon
　[C］　tｈeｉr pay iｓ　hｉｇher ｔｈan thａt oｆ　yｏunｇeｒ onｅs
　[Ｄ]　youｎger woｒｋｅrs are readily aｖａiｌaｂlｅ
６.　To compeｎsate for ｔhe fast-ｓhｒｉｎking　lａｂour force, Jａｐan wouｌd nｅed _____＿．
　 ［A] ｔo　reｖise　ｉtｓ　curｒent poｐulatiｏn ｃoｎｔroｌ poliｃy
　 [Ｂ] ｌaｒge numbｅrs ｏｆ　iｍmｉgrａnts ｆrom oｖｅrseas
　　［C］ to　automaｔｅ its manufacｔuring and servicｅ　induｓｔries
　　[D] a politicaｌly ｆeasiblｅ poｌicｙ concerniｎg ｐｏpｕlａtiｏn
　 7． Why ｄｏ many　woｍen　in rｉch couｎtｒiｅs comprｏmisｅ by ｈaｖing onｌy oｎｅ chilｄ?
　 [A] Small　famiｌies arｅ becominｇ mｏrｅ fａshioｎabｌe.
　　［B]　Ｔhｅy　fｉnd it hard　to bａｌａnce caｒｅeｒ anｄ famiｌy.
　[C] Iｔ　is ｔoo eｘpensｉve to sｕpport　a　laｒｇe ｆaｍily.
　 ［D] Cｈilｄ caｒｅ　is too　ｂig ａ ｐrｏｂlem for　them.
　　8.　Ｃompared ｗith youngeｒ ｏnｅｓ,　oldｅr societies arｅ lｅss incliｎed ｔo __＿_＿_______＿___＿＿＿＿＿__＿_＿__＿_.
　 9.　Thｅ prｅdicｔeｄ　intｅrｇenｅratiｏnal　waｒfａrｅ iｓ uｎlｉｋely because most ｏf　the　olｄｅr　people tｈｅmｓeｌvｅs　__＿__________＿_＿_________．
　 10.　Coｕntrｉes tｈａt have ａ shｏrtage　of youｎｇ aｄulｔs wiｌl be less　ｗilling to commｉt tｈｅｍ　to　_____＿______＿＿______＿___＿__＿.
　Pａrt　III Lisｔeniｎg Compreｈｅnsion (35 miｎuteｓ)
　　Ｓeｃｔion A
Direｃtions： Ｉｎ this section， ｙou　will hear 8 shoｒｔ　cｏｎｖｅｒsatiｏns　ａnd　2 ｌong convｅrsatiｏns. At tｈｅ ｅnd of eａｃh converｓatioｎ, onｅ or mｏre ｑｕestiｏｎs wｉll　be ａsked about wｈat was ｓａｉｄ. Ｂoｔh ｔhｅ　ｃonversatｉon and　the ｑuestｉoｎs 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 Ａnswｅｒ Sheeｔ 2　witｈ a sｉnｇｌe liｎｅ　tｈrouｇh ｔhe centre.
　　注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
　 1１. ［A] Thｅ man is ｔhe manａｇｅr of　the aparｔmｅnt　ｂｕilding.
　[B]　The ｗoｍａn ｉs very gｏoｄ ａt　bargaiｎinｇ.
[C］ The ｗoｍan　wiｌl　geｔ ｔhe ａparｔment　rｅfurnｉｓhed.
　 [Ｄ] The mａn ｉs　lookinｇ for ａｎ ａparｔmeｎt.
　１2.　[A] How thｅ pｉctuｒes　wｉll　turｎ out. [Ｃ] Ｗhat tｈｅ mａn thｉnｋｓ　of　ｔｈe shots.
　[Ｂ] Wherｅ the boｔaｎical　garden is． [D] Wｈｙ ｔhe pｉctuｒｅs ａre ｎoｔ ready.
　　13. [A] There iｓ　nｏ replacemeｎｔ　fｏr the　handlｅ.
［B] Tｈｅrｅ ｉs　no　match ｆｏr ｔhe suitcaｓe.
[C] Thｅ suitcase　iｓ nｏt　ｗｏｒｔh fixiｎｇ．
　 [D]　Ｔhe ｓuitcａsｅ can be fixed in tｉｍe.
１４. [A] He neｅdｓ ａ vｅhicle ｔo be usｅd in　harsｈ weaｔher.
　　[B]　Ｈe has a faｉrly larｇe colｌection ｏf　qｕality truｃks.
　　［C］ He hａs　had his tｒuck adaｐteｄ fｏｒ cｏld temｐeｒatures.
　[D] He dｏｅs rouｔine ｔruck ｍaiｎtenance fｏr　the ｗoman.
　15. ［A]　Ｓhe　canｎot stand ｈer boｓs’s bａd　tｅmpeｒ.
　　［B] She has often ｂｅen criｔicｉｚｅd by her ｂoｓｓ.
　[Ｃ] She ｈaｓ　made ｕp her　mind to ｒesigｎ．
　　［D］ She never regｒets any decisioｎｓ sｈe makes.
1６． [A] Ｌook fｏr a shｉrｔ oｆ　ａ morｅ suitａble color ａｎd siｚe.
[B] Reｐlaｃe the sｈirt ｗith one oｆ some other ｍａterial.
[Ｃ] Visit a　dｉｆfereｎt　ｓtｏre　fｏr　a sｉlk ｏr ｃotton sｈirt.
　［D] Get a disｃount on tｈｅ shｉrt sｈｅ is goｉnｇ　to ｂuy.
　１7． [A] Aｔ a　“Ｌosｔ　and Ｆoｕnd”. [C]　Ａｔ a trade ｆaiｒ.
　 [B] Ａt　a　receｐtioｎ desk.　［D] At an　exhibitｉon．
18.　[A］　Repａiｒ iｔ and mｏve in． [C］ Cｏnvert it ｉnｔｏ a hｏtel．
　　[B]　Pａss it on tｏ ｈiｓ grａnｄson. ［D] Ｓell ｉｔ for　a ｇood　pｒicｅ.
　Qｕestｉons 19 ｔｏ ２1 are　bａsed　on thｅ cｏnversation you haｖe　just heａrｄ.
　 19. ［A] Unique ｄescriptｉve　skilｌs． [C] Colｏuｒｆul ｗｏrlｄ　eｘｐerieｎces.
［Ｂ］　Goｏｄ knｏｗledge oｆ reaｄers’ tastｅs.　［Ｄ]　Ｃarｅful pｌｏｔｔing and clueiｎg.
　　20.　[A] Ａ peaceｆuｌ settiｎg. ［C］ To be ｉn ｔhe　right moｏd.
　 [Ｂ] A spaｃious room. ［D] To　be　entireｌy ａlonｅ．
　２1．　[A] Tｈey rｅｌy heaｖily ｏn tｈeｉr　ｏwn ｉmａｇination.
　　[Ｂ] Ｔｈeｙ　have expｅrienceｓ ｓiｍｉlar to the　charaｃｔers’.
　［C] Tｈeｙ　lｏoｋ aｔ tｈe ｗoｒld in　a deｔａcｈed manner.
　[D］ Thｅy　are ovｅrwhｅlmｅd by theiｒ　own preｊudｉces．
　 Queｓtioｎs　２2 to 2５　are based ｏn ｔhe conversａtｉｏｎ you have　ｊust hｅard．
　　2２. [A] Good or bad, they　are tｈere　ｔo sｔay．
[Ｂ] Ｌikｅ it or　not,　ｙoｕ havｅ to use tｈem．
　[C] Beｌiｅve it　or not,　tｈey havｅ　survivｅd.
[Ｄ] Gａin　ｏr lose, tｈｅｙ ｓhould be moｄｅrｎｉsed.
２3. [A］ The　freｑｕenｔ ｔｒａｉn delａｙｓ. [C]Ｔhe　food ｓolｄ on thｅ ｔraiｎs.
　 [B] Ｔhe　ｈigh　traiｎ　tｉｃket faｒeｓ.　[D] Thｅ ｍonopｏlｙ ｏf Bｒiｔｉsｈ Railｗays．
24.　[A] Ｔhe lｏw　eｆfｉciency　ｏf theｉr ｏpeｒatiｏn．
[Ｂ] Competition froｍ othｅr moｄｅs　ｏｆ tｒａnsport．
　［C］ Consｔanｔ cｏmpｌａiｎtｓ from　paｓｓｅngers.
［D] Tｈｅ ｐassiｎg of the　nｅw trａnｓport act.
　 25.　[Ａ] Thｅｙ ｗill be de－natｉｏnａliseｄ. [C] Tｈey　ａｒｅ　fast dｉsaｐｐｅaring.
　 ［B] Ｔhｅy provｉde worｓe ｓervicｅ.　［D] They lｏse a lot　of mｏneｙ．
Secｔｉon Ｂ
Ｄｉreｃtionｓ：　Ｉn thｉs sｅcｔion, you will ｈeaｒ 3 shoｒt　pasｓages． Ａt tｈe end of each ｐassage,　ｙｏu ｗill heaｒ soｍe questｉｏｎｓ. Both　ｔhe passａge 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 2 wｉｔh　a single ｌine　thrｏuｇh ｔhe　centｒe.
注意：　此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Paｓsagｅ One
　　Questｉｏｎs　26 tｏ 2９ arｅ　baseｄ on the pａｓsaｇe ｙou have ｊｕst　ｈeard.
　 2６.　［A] The　wｈoｌe Ａｎｔａrctｉc ｒegiｏn wｉｌl　ｂe　ｓubmerｇed.
[B］ Some poｌａr aｎimａlｓ wｉll sooｎ ｂecｏｍe extｉｎct.
［Ｃ] Many ｃｏaｓｔal　citiｅs　ｗilｌ ｂe ｃovered with　wateｒ.
　 [D] The　eａrth will experience extreme weathｅrs.
27. [A]　Ｈow humaｎs are to cope witｈ global waｒming.
　　[B]　Ｈoｗ unstable ｔhe Weｓt Aｎtarcｔiｃ　ice sｈeeｔ iｓ.
　［Ｃ] Ｈow vuｌnerａble the　coastal cｉties aｒe.
　［D]　How pｏｌar ｉce iｍｐaｃｔs glｏｂal ｗｅaｔheｒ.
　 2８. ［A] Iｔ ｃoｌlapｓed at leaｓｔ oncｅ ｉn　tｈe　ｐａst 1.3 miｌｌiｏn ｙｅａrｓ．
[B] It sitｓ　firmly on sｏliｄ　rock at thｅ　boｔtom　of　ｔhｅ ｏｃean．
　 [C] It melｔed at temperatｕｒes ａ biｔ highｅr than thｏsｅ ｏf ｔoday．
　[Ｄ] It　ｗill haｖｅ ｌiｔtｌe　imｐact ｏn sｅa level ｗhｅｎ ｉｔ　breaks up.
　　29. [Ａ] The Ｗest Antarcｔiｃ region　was oｎce ａn oｐen oｃeａn.
　　[B]　The　Ｗesｔ Antarctic　ｉce ｓhｅeｔ was aboｕｔ ７,0０0 feet thic