2023年英语六级真题含答案版.doc

202３年1月英语六级真题
Part　Ｉ Listeninｇ Ｃomｐｒｅhｅnｓionﻩ(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 cenｔer.

Examｐｌｅ:ﻩYoｕ 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 ｗｅｒｅ 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. You sｈould　choｏse　[D］　oｎ thｅ Anｓwer Sheet　ａnd　marｋ ｉｔ wｉth ａ single line　through ｔｈｅ　cｅnｔer.
Samｐｌe　Ａnswｅr ［A] [Ｂ]　[C］　[Ｄ］
1. A) Ｆurｎｉｓhed apａrtｍｅｎtｓ wiｌｌ ｃｏst ｍore.
B) The ａpartment cａｎ be　fｕrnisｈed　easily.
C) The apａrtmｅnt　ｉs just whaｔ　the　man is lookｉｎｇ　fｏr.
D) She ｃａn provide tｈe　ｍan ｗitｈ　the apaｒｔment ｈe needs.
2．ﻩＡ） Mr. Ｊohnｓon’ｓ ｉdeas arｅ noｎsｅnse.

ﻩＢ) He ｑuiｔe　agrees wiｔh Mｒ.　Jｏhnson’ｓ ｖiews.
ﻩC) Ｍr.　Johnson is gooｄ ａt expressｉｎg hiｓ idｅas.
D) Ｈe　sｈares ｔｈe　ｗｏman’s views on ｓociａl welｆare.
3. Ａ) Ｓtudy in a quｉｅt　place.
ﻩB) Impｒovｅ her grａdes graduａｌly.
C） Cｈａnｇe　the condiｔions oｆ ｈeｒ dorｍ.
ﻩD) Avoｉｄ distrａｃtｉons wｈile stuｄyiｎｇ　ｉn her　doｒm.
４. A) It has been put oｆf.
B) Iｔ has ｂeeｎ cａｎcelｌeｄ.
C) It　wiｌl ｂe　hｅｌd in ａ diｆferｅnt　ｐlace.
ﻩD)　It wilｌ bｅ ｒeschedｕlｅｄ　ｔo ａttｒacｔ mｏｒe participants.
５. A） Ｊanet lｏｖeｓ the beauｔifuｌ lａｎｄsｃａpｅ of Ausｔralia very muｃｈ.
Ｂ) Janet is verｙ muｃｈ iｎtereｓtｅd　ｉn architeｃｔure.
ﻩC） Janet admires the　Sydneｙ Opｅra　Houｓe vｅｒy much.
D） Jaｎet tｈｉnks it’s a shamｅ for anyｏｎe not　tｏ ｖisit Auｓtrａliａ.
6. A) It ｉs based on　a ｌot of resｅaｒch.
ﻩB） Ｉt cａn be finishｅd　iｎ a ｆew weeks’　tiｍe.
C) It　hａs dｒａｗｎ criｔｉciｓm ｆrｏm lots　of pｅople.
D)　It falls shｏrt of ｈer ｓuｐｅrvisor’ｓ eｘpecｔaｔions.
７.ﻩA) Ｋaren　ｉs　verｙ fｏrgetfuｌ.
ﻩB) Ｈe ｋnows Karen bｅtｔeｒ　now.
ﻩＣ)　Karen is suｒe tｏ　ｐass the inteｒviｅｗ.
Ｄ)　The woman ｓhould ｈａve　ｒｅminded Ｋaren eaｒlｉer.
8. A) Ask　Jｏｅ ｔo ａｐｏlｏgizｅ to　the pｒｏfessｏr fｏr hｅｒ．
Ｂ） Skip the　claｓs to prｅpare　for tｈe　eｘaｍ.
ﻩC） Teｌl thｅ　profeｓsor　ｓhe’s lost ｈｅr　vｏicｅ．
ﻩD) Attｅnｄ tｈｅ ｌecture　wｉｔh thｅ maｎ.
9． A) Thｅ maｎ wiｌl gｏ iｎ for　busiｎesｓ　rｉｇhｔ aｆｔer　high scｈoｏl.
B)　Thｅ womaｎ iｓ ｎｏｔ ｈappy　ｗitｈ the mａn’s deｃｉｓiｏｎ．
ﻩC) The man ｗaｎts ｔo ｂe　a bｕsｉneｓs ｍａｎaｇer．
D) Tｈe ｗoman ｉs wｏrkｉｎg in a　kindergａrｔen.
１０.ﻩA) Ｔｈey stａy ｃlｏsed until ｓumｍｅr　cｏmes.
ﻩB) Theｙ ｃａtｅｒ chｉeflｙ　tｏ　tourｉsts.
Ｃ) Tｈey are　buｓｙ　aｌl　the year rｏund．
Ｄ) They prｏｖide qｕａlity serｖiｃe to　their cusｔｏｍeｒs.

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 tｈｅ Answer Sheｅt　ｗiｔh a ｓiｎglｅ ｌiｎｅ tｈｒougｈ tｈe　centre.
Passage Ｏne
Quｅstｉons 11　ｔo 1４ aｒe ｂasｅd on the passage ｙou have just heard.
1１. Ａ) Classmaｔes．
ﻩB) Ｃolｌeagues．
C) Ｂoss aｎｄ sｅcｒetaｒy.
D）　PＲ　reprｅｓｅntaｔive anｄ ｃｌient.
１2.ﻩA)　Ｈe feｌt hｉs asｓignmｅｎt was tｏugｈer tｈａｎ Sｕe’ｓ.
ﻩＢ) Hｉs cｌｉents comｐlａiｎed　aboｕt his service.
ﻩC) Ｈe thｏught　tｈe bｏss was　uｎfair to hiｍ．
D) Hｉs　ｂoss　waｓ ａlwａｙｓ findinｇ ｆaulｔ　wiｔh his work．
13． A) Ｓhe is ｕnwilliｎｇ to uｎderｔａke them.
B） She coｍplaｉns abouｔ ｈｅr bａd lｕck．
C) Shｅ　aｌwａyｓ ａccｅpｔs tｈem　cｈeｅｒfuｌｌy.
ﻩＤ)　She takes them ｏn, thougｈ ｒelｕcｔａnｔｌy.
14.ﻩA)　Sｕe got ｐｒｏmｏｔed.
ﻩB) John had tｏ quit ｈｉｓ ｊob.
C) Bｏth　John　and Sue ｇoｔ a ｒaise．
ﻩD) Ｓue　ｆａiled to complｅte her pｒojecｔ.

Passage　Two
Qｕeｓtions １5　tｏ 1７ ａre ｂasｅd　oｎ the paｓsagｅ yoｕ　have jusｔ heaｒd．
15．ﻩA） Bｙ　grｅeting eａcｈ oｔhｅr veｒy poliｔeｌｙ．
B) Ｂy eｘcｈaｎgｉng thｅir　vieｗｓ on　pｕｂlic aｆｆairs．
ﻩC)　By ｄiｓｐlａying tｈｅiｒ feｅliｎgs　anｄ　ｅmotiｏns.
Ｄ） By askinｇ eacｈ oｔher ｓｏmｅ　pｅrsonａl quesｔions.
1６. A）　Refrain frｏｍ shoｗinｇ his feeｌｉngｓ．
ﻩB)　Expｒess hiｓ opinioｎ　franｋly．
ﻩC） Argue fierｃely.
Ｄ) Ｙeｌl ｌｏudly．
17. A)　Ｇetｔing ｒich ｑuicklｙ．
B） Ｄistinguiｓhｉnｇ oneｓelf．
Ｃ) Respecｔing　ｉｎdividuａl rights.
D) Doinｇ credit to ｏne’ｓ　coｍmｕnitｙ.

Passａge Tｈreｅ
Quｅstｉons　１８　ｔｏ　20 are basｅｄ oｎ　the passage ｙｏｕ　hａvｅ　ｊuｓｔ heard.
１8. A) If tｈey　don’t ｉnvｏlve aｎｙ ｒiｓks.
ﻩB) Iｆ tｈey proｄuｃｅ predictaｂle sｉde　effｅｃts．
ﻩＣ) Wｈeｎ　the urgenｔ ｎeeｄ　ｆor thｅm ａrises．
D) Ｗｈｅｎ testｓ ｓhｏw　that they　are rｅｌaｔｉvely　saｆｅ.
19.ﻩＡ) Ｂeｃａuse thｅy ａre not accｕsｔｏｍeｄ ｔｏ　iｔ.
ﻩＢ） Ｂｅcauｓe they　are ｎot ｐsychologicalｌy prｅpared ｆor it.
ﻩC) Ｂecaｕｓe theiｒ geneｓ differ from thosｅ whｏ　haｖe been tesｔｅd for　it.
ﻩD） Ｂecaｕse　tｈey aｒｅ ｌeｓs　sensitive tｏ iｔ thaｎ　thｏse ｗｈo ｈaｖe ｂｅen teｓteｄ for it.
20. A） They　will hａve　to ｔａke　eveｒ ｌargｅｒ　dosｅs.
Ｂ) They will becｏme ｐhysicalｌｙ　impａirｅd．
ﻩC） Ｔheｙ wilｌ suffer from ｍinｏr　ｄiｓcｏｍforｔ．
D) They will exｐerieｎce ａ veｒy pａｉnｆul proｃess.

Ｐart　ＩＩﻩRｅａding　Compｒｅhenｓionﻩ(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.
Pａssａｇｅ Oｎe
Ｑuesｔiｏns　2１ to 25 aｒe ｂaｓｅｄ oｎ　the fｏllｏwｉｎｇ　passage.
Ｉ hａｄ an exｐeriｅnce ｓome yearｓ ago which ｔaｕｇht ｍe　ｓomethiｎg　abｏuｔ　ｔｈe ways in　ｗhicｈ　people makｅ ａ　bad ｓitｕａtion　worsｅ　by bｌａｍinｇ tｈｅmｓelｖes.　One　Jaｎuaｒy, Ｉ hａd tｏ ｏfficiate at ｔwo ｆuｎeralｓ on succeｓsive dayｓ for two elderly ｗomen　iｎ my commｕｎiｔｙ． Ｂoth hａd　diｅd “ｆuｌl　of years,” ａs ｔｈe Ｂibｌｅ　wｏulｄ say; ｂoth yｉeldｅd to ｔhe normal weaｒing　out oｆ the boｄy after a long aｎd　ｆulｌ ｌife. Thｅir homeｓ happeneｄ tｏ be　neａr eaｃh ｏthｅr, so Ｉ paid cｏndｏｌeｎcｅ （吊唁） cａｌlｓ on the ｔwo fａmilｉes on the　ｓaｍe aｆteｒｎoon.
At the ｆirsｔ　homｅ，　the　soｎ of　tｈe deceasｅd （已故旳） womaｎ　ｓaｉｄ ｔo　me， “If only I haｄ ｓｅnt my ｍoｔhｅr ｔo Ｆloｒｉda aｎd　gｏttｅn　her ｏut ｏf thiｓ　cold and　snow， ｓhe　wｏｕld　be alivｅ　toｄaｙ. It’s　my fａuｌt tｈａt ｓｈe diｅd.” At tｈｅ secoｎd hoｍe， ｔｈe　son　of thｅ ｏtheｒ dｅceaｓed　ｗomaｎ said, “If ｏｎly　I　ｈadｎ’ｔ　iｎsiｓｔed on　my moｔheｒ’ｓ ｇｏinｇ to Ｆloridａ,　she would　ｂe alｉve　ｔoday. That long airｐlaｎe rｉde， tｈe aｂrupt cｈangｅ of clｉｍatｅ，　was mｏre ｔｈan she could ｔａkｅ. Iｔ’ｓ ｍｙ　ｆault　tｈat ｓｈe’s dｅad.”
ﻩWheｎ ｔhings don’t　turn　oｕt as wｅ ｗould lｉke theｍ tｏ,　it ｉs very ｔeｍpｔiｎg　to ａsｓｕme ｔhat ｈad wｅ ｄone thｉngｓ dｉｆfeｒenｔlｙ, the story would haｖe ｈａd　a hａppier endinｇ． Priesｔs know ｔhat aｎｙ tｉme therｅ ｉs ａ ｄeａth， the survivors wｉll feel guｉlty.　Becauｓｅ　tｈe couｒsｅ　oｆ actｉｏｎ　ｔhey tｏoｋ　tｕrned out badly，　tｈey beｌｉeve ｔhaｔ thｅ opｐositｅ cｏurse – keepｉng Mｏther at home， ｐostｐoning tｈe ｏpｅrａtiｏｎ – ｗould have　turneｄ　out ｂetｔeｒ． Aftｅr ａｌl, how couｌｄ it hａve turned ouｔ any　wｏrse？
ﻩThere seem to　ｂｅ ｔwo elemenｔs inｖolｖｅd　iｎ oｕr reａdiness to　fｅｅl ｇuｉlｔ． Ｔhe first　is　ｏur preｓsiｎｇ　need to ｂelｉeve　that the ｗorld　makes senｓe， thａｔ　tｈere iｓ ａ caｕse ｆｏr every effeｃt　aｎd a ｒeasｏn ｆｏr evｅｒｙthｉｎｇ tｈａｔ ｈappeｎｓ． That lｅaｄｓ us　tｏ　find patterns and　cｏｎnectiｏns both wheｒe they rｅalｌy exｉsｔ　and　ｗhｅｒe theｙ　eｘist onlｙ in　our　ｍinds.　
Tｈe　seconｄ eｌemenｔ is　thｅ ｎｏtion thａt　wｅ　ａre ｔhe　ｃaｕse ｏf what　haｐpens, especially　the bad ｔｈｉngｓ　tｈat haｐpen.　Ｉt seems tｏ be a short stｅp　ｆrｏm ｂelieviｎg thaｔ evｅry event has a caｕsｅ tｏ belieｖing ｔhａｔ everｙ　ｄisasteｒ　is our fａult． Ｔｈe　rｏotｓ oｆ ｔhｉs fｅｅlｉng mａy lie　ｉn ouｒ chiｌdｈoｏd． Psｙcholoｇiｓts ｓpeak of the iｎｆａntilｅ ｍyth　of oｍnipoteｎce (万能). A ｂaｂy ｃomｅs ｔo　thinｋ that the ｗorｌd eｘｉｓts to meet　his ｎeeds，　and tｈat he mａkes evｅｒythiｎg　happｅn　ｉn　it.　Ｈe wａkes　up ｉn　tｈe mｏrning aｎd sumｍons　ｔhe ｒｅst ｏf ｔhe wｏrld tｏ its taｓks. He criｅｓ, aｎd someonｅ　comｅs to ａtｔenｄ ｔo hiｍ. Ｗｈen he is hungrｙ,　pｅoplｅ ｆeed hiｍ, anｄ when ｈe is ｗet, peoｐle　changｅ　him. Ｖery　ｏfｔeｎ, ｗe ｄo noｔ compleｔely　oｕtgrｏw ｔhat　ｉnfａntilｅ notiｏn　that　ｏｕr wishes ｃａuｓe ｔｈｉngs to happeｎ．
2１.ﻩWｈat ｉs ｓａid ａboｕｔ ｔhe tｗo　deceased　eｌｄerlｙ woｍen?
A) Thｅy　lｉｖeｄ ouｔ a ｎaｔural life．
B) Ｔhey died of ｅｘhaｕstｉon afteｒ the long plａne rｉｄe.
ﻩＣ） Tｈｅy weｒｅn’t accusｔomeｄ ｔｏ　the cｈange in ｗeather.
ﻩD) They died　due to lack of caｒe by faｍily meｍbｅrs.
22. Thｅ ａutｈor　ｈad　to conduct　the twｏ womｅn’s ｆuｎerals proｂablｙ　ｂecaｕse ________.
A) ｈｅ ｗanted　to ｃoｎｓｏｌe the tｗo　famｉlies
ﻩＢ) hｅ　waｓ　an oｆficial　ｆrｏm　the communｉty
ﻩC) he had great sympaｔｈｙ foｒ　tｈe deceaｓeｄ
D) he　wａs priｅst of ｔｈe　local church
23. Peｏplｅ　feeｌ　guiｌty　ｆor the ｄeaths oｆ their loｖed　ones ｂecauｓｅ　_＿__＿_＿_.
Ａ）　tｈey couldn’ｔ fｉnd a beｔｔeｒ wａy　ｔo ｅxｐresｓ ｔhｅｉr grief
B） thｅｙ belｉevｅ　thａt　thｅy werｅ resｐｏnsｉｂle
C)　thｅy　haｄ neglｅcted the natural　cｏurse oｆ evｅnｔs
Ｄ） ｔhｅｙ　didn’t knoｗ things often ｔｕrn ｏuｔ in tｈe opｐosｉte　diｒecｔiｏn
２４.ﻩIn　the cｏntext ｏf　the paｓsage, “... the wｏrld ｍakｅｓ　ｓeｎｓｅ” （Ｌiｎe ２, Paｒa,　4) ｐroｂａｂlｙ means thaｔ _＿______.
ﻩＡ) ｅverｙthing in ｔhe worlｄ is ｐreｄetｅrmined
ﻩB) ｔhe woｒld caｎ be ｉnterpｒｅted　in differｅｎt wayｓ
ﻩＣ)　ｔhｅre’ｓ aｎ explａnａtｉon for evｅｒｙthing iｎ　tｈe worｌd
ﻩD) wｅ ｈaｖe　to　ｂｅ ｓensible in　ordeｒ tｏ uｎdｅrstaｎd the　ｗｏrlｄ
25. Pｅｏｐle hａｖe　beeｎ made tｏ belｉｅvｅ　ｓinｃe infａncy ｔhａｔ ___＿＿__＿．
ﻩA) evｅryboｄy is ａt theｉr commanｄ
B） lｉfe　ａｎd deaｔh is aｎ　unsolved myｓtery
ﻩC) evｅｒｙ ｓｔory ｓhoulｄ ｈaｖe　a haｐpy endｉng
D) their wiｓhes aｒe the cauｓe of eｖeryｔhｉng　ｔhat ｈａｐpｅns

Paｓsａｇe Two
Queｓtions 2６ to　３0　aｒｅ bａsｅd oｎ the followｉnｇ passage.
Fruｓtratｅd ｗｉth　dｅlays in Sａcｒamento, Ｂay　Area officｉals saｉd Thｕrsｄaｙ they　planned to　take ｍatteｒs　ｉnto　thｅｉr oｗn　haｎds to ｒｅguｌate tｈｅ　reｇiｏｎ’s groｗing pｉle　of eｌectronic trａsh.
ﻩＡ　San Ｊｏsｅ coｕnｃｉｌｗｏｍan and ａ Saｎ　Ｆrａncisco　ｓupｅｒviｓor　sａｉd thｅｙ woulｄ proposｅ lｏcal　ｉｎｉtiaｔiveｓ aimed at　controlｌinｇ　electronic wasｔe iｆ　ｔhe Ｃａliforｎia　laｗ-making bｏｄy　failｓ to act on ｔｗｏ bilｌs stａｌled iｎ thｅ Ａssemｂlｙ. Tｈey aｒe aｍonｇ a growinｇ numｂer of Ｃａliｆornia citｉeｓ and ｃoｕnties thaｔ have exｐｒessed the same intentｉｏn.　
ﻩEｎviroｎmeｎtaｌistｓ aｎd ｌocaｌ　governmｅnｔs ａrｅ　ｉncｒeａsｉnｇｌy　ｃoncerned aｂｏut the toxiｃ　hａｚard poｓeｄ　ｂy　oｌd eｌectｒonic dｅvices aｎｄ　the cosｔ of safely reｃycｌｉng　those pｒｏduｃts.　An estiｍａted 6 ｍillｉoｎ　tｅleｖisiｏns　aｎd compuｔers are ｓｔockeｄ ｉｎ　California homeｓ,　and an addiｔiｏnａl 6,00０ to 7,000 coｍｐuteｒs becomｅ　oｕtｄatｅd ｅｖeｒｙ　dａy. Tｈe macｈiｎeｓ coｎtaiｎ high ｌevｅls of lead and ｏther　hａzardous subｓtaｎcｅｓ， ａｎd ａｒｅ　aｌｒeａｄy ｂａｎnｅｄ　fｒｏm Caｌifoｒnia　landfｉlls (垃圾填埋场）.
ﻩＬegiｓlatiｏn　by Seｎaｔor Bｙroｎ Sher　wｏuｌd ｒeｑuire consｕmeｒs to paｙ　a reｃyclｉng fee oｆ　ｕp tｏ $30 on　everｙ　neｗ　ｍachｉne　cｏnｔaｉning　a cathodｅ (阴极) ray tube． Used in ａlmost aｌl vｉdｅｏ mｏｎitors ａnd ｔelｅｖisｉoｎs, ｔｈｏｓe　deｖices contaｉn four ｔo eight poｕnｄs of　lｅaｄ　eａch. The　fees would go toward settiｎg up rｅcycling　pｒograms, prｏvidiｎg grants　ｔo noｎ-profｉt agencies ｔhat reｕse　the tubeｓ aｎd rｅwaｒding maｎufaｃtuｒeｒｓ thaｔ enｃouragｅ　recｙcling.
ﻩA ｓｅparａtｅ　biｌl by Los Angｅles－ａrｅa Seｎａtor Glorｉａ Ｒｏmero　would ｒｅｑuire hiｇh-tech manufacｔuｒerｓ tｏ dｅvｅlop prｏgrams ｔｏ ｒｅcyｃlｅ　ｓo－ｃallｅd e-waｓte.
If paｓｓed, tｈe　meａsｕres woulｄ puｔ Califorｎia ａｔ ｔhe fｏrefrｏnt ｏf nationａl efforts to mａnagｅ tｈｅ reｆuｓe　of tｈｅ eｌeｃtrｏnic ａge.
ﻩＢｕｔ high－teｃｈ gｒoｕps,　ｉｎclｕdinｇ　the　Ｓilicｏｎ Ｖaｌley Manuｆａctｕrｉng　Ｇroup　ａnd the Amｅriｃan Elｅctｒonics　Associatiｏn，　oｐposｅ　the ｍeaｓures， arｇｕiｎg thaｔ feｅs ｏf up　to ＄３0　will drive ｃonsumers to　oｎｌｉne，　out-ｏf-stａte ｒetailｅrs.
ﻩ“What　really ｎeeds to occｕr iｓ　coｎｓuｍer edｕcａtion. Mｏsｔ consｕｍers　are uｎaｗaｒe　ｔｈeｙ’re nｏt suppｏseｄ to throw　compuｔｅrｓ ｉn the ｔrash,”　saｉd Roxannｅ Gｏulｄ，　vicｅ　ｐresident　of　gｏverｎmeｎt ｒelatiｏns for the eleｃtronicｓ　ａsｓocｉａtｉｏn．
ﻩＣomｐuｔer rｅcｙcｌing ｓｈoulｄ　bｅ a locaｌ effｏrｔ　aｎd pａrt of rｅsｉdential wasｔｅ ｃollectｉon pｒograms, sｈe adｄed.
Ｒｅcｙｃｌinｇ eｌｅctｒonic ｗａｓtｅ is　a dangerouｓ and ｓpecialｉｚeｄ matter, ａnd environmentalｉsts mainｔａin thｅ staｔe ｍｕsｔ support recycling effｏrts and ｅnsｕｒｅ thaｔ ｔhe　jｏb ｉsn’t　contraｃted tｏ uｎscrｕｐulｏus （毫无顾忌旳) junk　deａlerｓ　who seｎd ｔhe toxic paｒts oｖerseas.
ﻩ“The　gｒaｖeyａrd of the　ｈigh-tech rｅvolution ｉs eｎdinｇ ｕp iｎ rｕｒａl Chiｎa,” ｓaid Ted Sｍitｈ,　dｉrｅctor ｏf　thｅ　Siｌicon　Valley Ｔoｘiｃs　Coalｉｔiｏn. His group is pｕｓhing　ｆor ａn ａmeｎｄmenｔ　ｔo Sｈｅｒ’s bilｌ that　wｏuld　ｐreveｎt thｅ ｅxｐort　ｏｆ　e-wastｅ.
2６. Whａt stｅp weｒe Bａy　Area oｆficialｓ ｇoing　to takｅ regａrdiｎg e-ｗastｅ ｄｉｓｐoｓａl？
ﻩＡ） Eｘerｔ ｐressure on ｍanufacｔurｅｒs　ｏf electronｉc ｄｅviｃeｓ.
B） Ｌａｙ ｄoｗｎ　rｅｌｅvant　loｃaｌ regulａtions thｅmselveｓ．
C)　Lｏｂｂｙ the lawmakerｓ ｏf　the　Cａlifornｉa Assembｌy．
ﻩD） Rallｙ ｓuppｏrt ｔo　pａｓs tｈe stallｅd ｂillｓ.
２7．ﻩThe ｔwo bｉlls stalled ｉn ｔｈｅ　Cａlifｏrｎiａ Assｅｍblｙ boｔh concern _＿＿＿____．
A) ｒegulatiｏns ｏn duｍｐinｇ hａzａrdouｓ sｕbｓtａncｅs into laｎdfills
ﻩB） thｅ sale of ｕsed elecｔroｎｉc deｖices　to foｒeiｇn cｏuntｒies
C)　the fuｎding of local ｉnitiativｅs　tｏ reｕse eｌeｃｔｒonｉc　traｓh
ﻩD) tｈe ｒeproｃｅssing of tｈe　huge ａｍoｕntｓ oｆ eｌeｃtronic ｗａｓte　iｎ thｅ state
28．ﻩCｏｎsuｍeｒs are　noｔ　ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅd　to　ｔhrow used ｃomputerｓ in ｔhe tｒash ｂｅcauｓe ____＿_＿_.
A) they conｔain larｇe amounts of harｍfuｌ　suｂstａｎceｓ
B) thiｓ ｉs　baｎnｅd by the California　goveｒnmenｔ
Ｃ) ｓome pａrｔs　ｍａｙ ｂe　recｙcled fｏｒ usｅ elｓewhｅre
Ｄ) ｕnsｃrupｕloｕs dealｅrs　will rｅtriｅｖe them for profit
2９.ﻩHigh-ｔeｃh gｒｏｕps　ｂeｌieve that if an extrａ　＄30 is chａrgeｄ　ｏn ｅvery TV ｏr cｏmｐuter ｐurｃhaseｄ iｎ Calｉfoｒnｉa, ｃonsuｍｅrｓ wｉll　_____＿_.
A）　abandon ｏnline shｏppｉng
B) buy　ｔhem　from　otheｒ　sｔatｅs
C）　ｓtroｎgly proｔest ａｇaｉnｓｔ　sｕcｈ a　chargｅ
D） hesitate to upｇｒａdｅ their ｃomｐuters
3０. We lｅarn　from thｅ　pａssage that ｍucｈ　of Calｉforniａ’ｓ ｅlｅctｒoｎiｃ waste has ｂeｅｎ _____＿_.
ﻩA) cｏllecｔｅd bｙ　ｎon－profit agenciｅs
ﻩB) dumpeｄ　ｉnｔo locaｌ lanｄfｉllｓ
C) expｏｒted ｔo　ｆoreigｎ countｒies
Ｄ) recｙcleｄ by cｏmputer mａnufａctuｒeｒｓ

Pasｓaｇe Thrｅe
Questｉons 31　tｏ 35　arｅ based ｏn the followiｎg　pａｓsage，
Throughout　the ｎatｉｏｎ’ｓ mｏre　thａｎ 1５,０00　schｏol　dｉsｔｒiｃtｓ, ｗｉｄely diｆfｅrｉng　appｒoaｃhes　to tｅaｃhｉｎg　sciｅnce ａnｄ mａth have emeｒgｅd. Though thｅｒe can be　ｓｔｒengtｈ　in dｉｖeｒsiｔy,　ａ neｗ ｉｎteｒnational ａｎａlｙsｉｓ　ｓｕggｅsts thａt　this varｉabilitｙ has ｉｎsｔead　conｔriｂuted ｔo ｌackluster （平淡旳） ａcｈiｅｖement ｓcoｒes by　Ｕ.Ｓ. chｉldren rｅｌaｔive tｏ thｅir ｐeeｒs ｉn otheｒ dｅvｅlｏped　countrｉes．
Inｄeed, conｃｌｕdes William H. Schmidｔ oｆ Michｉgａn Sｔatｅ　Unｉｖersｉｔy, who lｅd thｅ new analysis, “ｎo sｉnglｅ　inteｌｌectuａｌｌy　coheｒeｎｔ vｉsion domｉnates U.S． eduｃationａｌ practｉce in　mａth ｏr ｓcieｎce.’’ The ｒｅason,　he said, “is because ｔhe ｓｙｓｔｅm　is ｄeeplｙ aｎd ｆundamenｔally flａwed．”
The new aｎalysis， reｌｅased thｉs ｗeek by　ｔhe　Nａtional　Science Founｄation in　Ａrliｎｇton， Ｖa．, ｉs bａsed on data collected　froｍ　aｂout ５0 naｔｉｏnｓ ａs pａrt　ｏf ｔhe Thｉｒｄ Inteｒｎatｉonａｌ Ｍathｅmaｔicｓ and Sciｅｎce Sｔudy．
ﻩNot　oｎly do approaｃhes　to teaching sｃience and mａth varｙ　amｏｎg ｉｎｄiｖｉduaｌ U.Ｓ.　communitｉes,　ｔhe　reporｔ　fiｎｄs，　buｔ thｅre　aｐpeaｒs ｔｏ　be littｌe sｔrateｇic foｃus wｉthin a scｈool　dｉstrict’s ｃｕrricula, its textｂooｋs, or ｉts teacheｒs’ actiｖiｔies.　Ｔhiｓ contrａsts shａrpｌｙ wiｔh ｔhe　coordiｎated nａtionａｌ　progrａms　of　moｓt　othｅr　countｒｉes.
ﻩOn ａｖｅrage， Ｕ．