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PassageOne20176月第三套

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingUrbanization—migrationawayfromthesuburbstothecitycenter—willbethebiggestrealestatetrendin2015,accordingtoanewreport.ThereportsaysAmerica'surbanizationwillcontinuetobethemostsignificantissueaffectingtheindustry,ascitiesacrossthecountryimitatethewalkabilityandtransit-orienteddevelopmentmakingcitieslikeNewYorkandSanFranciscososuccessful.Assmallercitiescopythemodelofthese"24-hourcities,"moreaffordableversionsoftheseceswillbecreated.Thereportreferstothisasthecomingofthe"18-hourcity,"andusesthetermtorefertocitieslikeHouston,Austin,Charlotte,andNashville,whichare"positioningthemselvesashighlycompetitive,intermsoflivability,employmentofferings,andrecreationalandculturalfacilities."Anothertrendthatlookssignificantin2015isthatAmerica'slargestpopulationgroup,Millennials千禧一代willcontinuetoputoffbuyingahouseApartmentswillretaintheirappealforawhileforMillennials,hauntedbywhathappenedtohome-owningparents.Thistrendwillcontinueintothe2020s,thereportprojects.Afterthat,surveyrespondentsdisagreeoverwhetherthisgenerationwillfollowintheirparents'footsteps,movingtothesuburbstoraisefamilies,orwillchoosetoremaininthecitycenter.AnotherissueaffectingrealestateinthecomingyearwillbeAmerica'sfallinginfrastructure.Mostroads,bridges,transit,watersystems,theelectricgrid,andcommunicationsnetworkswereinstalled50to100yearsago,andtheyarelargelytakenforgranteduntiltheyfall.Thereport'swritersstatethatAmerica'sfailuretoinvestininfrastructureimpactsnotonlythehealthofthereal-estatemarket,butalsoourabilitytoremaingloballycompetitive.Apartfromthespecifictrendshighlightedabove,whichcausesomeinvestorstoworry,thereportportraysanoveralloptimismbornebytherecenthealthyreal-estate"upcycle"andimprovingeconomy.Seventy-fourpercentoftherespondentssurveyedreporta"goodtoexcellent"expectationofreal-estateprofitabilityin2015.Whileexcessiveoptimismcanpromotebadinvestmentpatterns,resultinginareal-estate"bubble,"thereport'swritersdownythat einthatithasnotyetoccurred.Accordingtothenewreport,realestatedevelopmentin2015will C)anewfocusonsmallashifttocity D)anever-increasingWhatcharacterizes"24-hourcities"likeNewPeoplecanlivewithoutprivatecars. C)PeoplecanenjoyservicesaroundthePeoplearegenerallymorecompetitive. D)PeopleareinharmonywiththeWhyareMillennialsreluctanttobuyaTheycanonlyaffordsmallThehousepricesarecurrentlytooTheirparents'badexperiencestillhauntsTheyfeelattachedtothesuburbanWhatmighthinderrealestatedevelopmentintheU.ThecontinuingeconomicrecessionintheThelackofconfidenceonthepartofThefierceglobalTheworseningHowdomostoftherespondentsinthesurveyfeelabouttheU.S.real-estatemarketinA) B) C) D)PassageOne（20066月

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingEducatinggirlsquitepossiblyyieldsahigherrateofreturnthananyotherinvestmentavailableinthedeveloworld.Women'seducationmaybeunusualterritoryforeconomistsbutenhancingwomen'scontributiononincentives(激勵(lì)),providesguidepoststhatpointtoanexnationforwhysomanygirlsaredeprivedofaneducation.Parentsin ecountriesfailtoinvestintheirdaughtersbecausetheydonotexpectthemtomakeaneconomiccontributiontothefamily:girlsgrowuponlytomarryintosomebodyelse'sfamilyandbearchildren.Girlsarethusseenaslessvaluablethanboysandartkeptathometodohouseworkwhiletheirbrothersaresenttoschool-theprophecy() esself-fulfilling,trapwomeninaviciouscircle(惡性循環(huán))ofneglect.Aneducatedmother,ontheotherhand,hasgreaterearningabilitiesoutsidethehomeandfacesanentirelydifferentsetofchoices.Sheislikelytohavefewerbuthealthierchildrenandcaninsistonthedevelopmentofallherchildren,ensuringthatherdaughtersaregivenafairchance.Theeducationofherdaughtersthenmakesitmuchmorelikelythatthenextgenerationofgirls,aswellasofboys,willbeeducatedandhealthy.TheviciouscircleisthustransformedintoavirtuousFewwilldisputethateducatingwomenhasgreatsocialbenefits.Butithasenormouseconomicadvantagesaswell.Mostobviously,thereisthedirecteffectofeducationonthewagesoffemaleworkers.Wagesriseby10to20percentforeachadditionalyearofschooling.Suchbigreturnsareimpressivebythestandardofotheravailableinvestments,buttheyarejustthebeginning.Educatingwomenalsohasasignificantimpactonhealthpractices,includingfamilynning.Thepassagemainly unequaltreatmentofboysandgirlsindevelothemajorcontributionsofeducatedwomentotheeconomicandsocialbenefitsofeducatingPassageTwo（20146月第二套Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingEnergyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn'tit?Ifyouthinkso,you'renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanfordecades,andnevermorethaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession.“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辭的)companion“energysecurity”are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythoughthrough.Whatisitwewantindependencefrom,Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoldfromelsewhere.Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes,thereisatrickle(涓涓細(xì)流)ofbiofuel(生物)available,andmoremay eavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon'treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?Third,therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythingsfromcesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon'treadaboutthismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshortsandhigherprices,Atthesametime,wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundtheWhatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingtheTostresstheimportanceofenergyToexintheincreaseofinternationaloilPassageThree（201312月第二套Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingInrecentyears,agrowingbodyofresearchhasshownthatourappetiteandfoodintakeareinfluencedbyalargenumberoffactorsbesidesourbiologicalneedforenergy,includingoureatingenvironmentandourperceptionofthefoodinfrontofus.Studieshaveshown,forinstance,thateatinginfrontoftheTV(orasimilardistraction)canincreasebothhungerandtheamountoffoodconsumed.Evensimplevisualcues,liketesizeandlighting,havebeenshowntoaffectportionsizeandconsumption.Anewstudysuggestedthatourshort-termmemoryalsomayyaroleinappetite.Severalhoursafterameal,people'shungerlevelswerepredictednotbyhowmuchthey’deatenbutratherbyhowmuchfoodthey'dseeninfrontofthem—inotherwordshowmuchtheyrememberedeating.Thisdisparity(蓋棄）suggeststhememoryofourpreviousmealmayhaveabiggerinfluenceonourappetitethantheactualsizeofthemeal,saysJeffreyM.Brunstrom,aprofessorofexperimentalpsychologyattheUniversityof"Hungerisn'tcontrolledsolelybythephysicalcharacteristicsofarecentmeal.Wehaveidentifiedanindependentroleformemoryforthatmeal，"Brunstromsays."Thisshowsthattherelationshipbetweenhungerandfoodintakeismorecomp