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D．NancyandMaryliketofollowthelatestA．WashtheB．GototheC．PickupGeorgeandD．TakeherdaughtertoA．SheenjoysmakingupstoriesaboutotherB．ShecanneverkeepanythingtoherselfforC．SheiseagertosharenewswiththeD．SheisthebestinformedwomaninA．AcarB．AC．AdrivingD．AtechnicalA．TheshopmallhasbeendesertedB．ShopperscanonlyfindgoodstoresintheC．LotsofpeoplemovedoutofthedowntownD．Thereisn'tmuchbusinessdowntownA．HewillhelpthewomanwithherB．TheloungeisnotaceforhimtostudyC．HefeelssleepywheneverhetriestoD．AcozyceisratherhardtofindonA．ToprotectherfromgettingB．TohelprelieveheroftheC．TopreventmosquitoD．ToavoidgettingsunQuestions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA．InaB．InaclothingC．AtabeachD．AtafashionA．TolivethereB．TostaythereforhalfaC．TofindabetterjobtosupportD．TosellleathergoodsforaBritishA．DesigningfashionitemsforseveralB．Modelingforaworld-famousItalianC．WorkingasanemployeeforD．ServingasasalesagentforA．Ithasseenasteadydeclinein.itsB．It emuchmoreC．IthaslostmanycustomerstoforeignD．IthasattractedalotmoredesignersfromQuestions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA．IthelpshertoattractmorepublicB．ItimprovesherchanceofgettingC．ItstrengthensherrelationshipwithD．ItenableshertounderstandpeopleB．C．D．A．Itkeepshauntingherdayandnight.B．Herteachingwassomewhataffectedbyit.C．ItvanishesthemomentshestepsintoherD．HermindgoesblankonceshegetsontheSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.1PassageQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．TowinoverthemajorityofpassengersfromairlinesintwentyB．ToreformrailroadmanagementinwesternEuropeanC．ToelectrifytherailwaylinesbetweenmajorEuropeanD．TosetupanexpresstrainnetworkthroughoutA．MajorEuropeanairlineswillgoB．EuropeanswillpaymuchlessforC．TravelingtimebytrainbetweenmajorEuropeancitieswillbecutbyD．Trains ethesafestandmostefficientmeansoftravelinA．TraintravelwillprovemuchmorecomfortablethanairB．PassengerswillfeelmuchsaferonboardatrainthanonaC．RailtransportwillbeenvironmentallyfriendlierthanairD．Travelingbytrainmaybeasquickas,orevenquickerthan,byA．InB．InC．InD．InPassageQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．Therecanbenospeedyrecoveryformentalpatients.B．Approachestohealingpatientsareessentiallythesame.C．ThemindandbodyshouldbetakenasanintegralD．ThereisnocleardivisionoflaborinthemedicalA．Adoctor'sfamestrengthensthepatients'faithinB．AbuseofmedicinesiswidespreadinmanyurbanC．OnethirdofthepatientsdependonharmlesssubstancesforD．Apatient'sexpectationsofadrughaveaneffectontheirA．ExpensivedrugsmaynotprovethemostB．TheworkingsofthemindmayhelppatientsC．DoctorsoftenexaggeratetheeffectoftheirD．MostillnessescanbecuredwithoutPassageQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA．EnjoyingstrongfeelingsandB．DefyingalldangerswhentheyhaveC．BeingfondofmakingsensationalD．Dreaming ingfamousone4.A．WorkinginanemergencyB．WatchinghorrorC．ListeningtorockD．ngdaily25.A．ArockB．Apsychologist.C．AresidentD．AcareerSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.1Ifyou'relikemostpeople,you'veindulgedinfakelisteningmanytimes.Yougotohistoryclass,sitinthethirdrow,andlooksquarelyattheinstructorasshespeaks.Butyourmindisfaraway,26inthecloudsofpleasantdaydreams.Occasionallyyoucomebacktoearth:Theinstructorwritesanimportanttermonthechalkboard,andyou27copyitinyournotebook.Everyonceinawhiletheinstructormakesa28remark,causingothersintheclasstolaugh.Youspoliy,pretendingthatyou'veheardtheremarkandfounditmildlyhumorous.Youhaveavaguesenseof29thatyouaren'tpayingcloseattention,butyoulyourselfthatanymaterialyoumisscan30fromafriend'snotes.Besides,theinstructor'stalkingaboutroad31inancientRome,andnothingcouldbemoreboring.Sobackyougointoyourprivatelittleworld.Onlylaterdoyourealizeyou'vemissedimportantinformationforatest.Fakelisteningmaybeeasilyexposed,sincemanyspeakers32facialcuesandcanlifyou'remerelypretendingtolisten.Yourblankexpressionandthefarawaylookinyoureyesarethecuesthat33yourinattentiveness.Evenifyou'renotexposed,there'sanotherreasontoavoidfakery:It'seasyfor eahabit.Forsomepeople,thehabitissodeeplyrootedthattheyautomaticallystartdaydreamingwhenaspeakerbeginstalkingonsomething35oruninteresting.Asaresult,theymisslotsofvaluableinformation.Part ReadingComprehension(40Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingItwas10yearsago,onawarmJulynight,thatanewbornlambtookherfirstbreathinasmallinScotland.Fromtheoutside,shelookednodifferentfromthousandsofothersheepbornon36farms.ButDolly,astheworldsooncametorealize,wasno37lamb.Shewasclonedfromasinglecellofanadultfemalesheep,38long-heldscientificdogmathathaddeclaredsuchathingbiologicallyimpossible.Adecadelater,scientistsarestartingtocometogripswithjusthowdifferentDollywas.Dozensofanimalshavebeenclonedsincethatfirstlamb_mice,cats,cowsand,mostrecently,adog--and ing39clearthattheyareall,inonewayoranother,defective.It's40tothinkofclonesasperfectcarboncopiesoftheoriginal.Itturnsout,though,thattherearevariousdegreesofgenetic41.Thatmaycomeasashocktopeoplewhohavepaidthousandsofdollarstocloneapetcatonlytodiscoverthatthebabycatlooksandbehaves42liketheirbelovedpet--withadifferent-colorcoatoffur,perhaps,ora43differentattitudetowarditshumanhosts.Andthesearejusttheobviousdifferences.Notonlyareclones44fromtheoriginaltemte(模板)bytime,buttheyarealsotheproductofanunnaturalmolecularmechanismthatturnsoutnottobeverygoodatmaking45copies.Infact,theprocesscanembedsmallflawsinthegenesofclonesthatscientistsareonlynowdiscovering2L．M．N．O．SectionDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetShouldSingle-EducationBeA）Whyisaneuroscientistheredebatingsingle-schooling?Honestly,IhadnofixedideasonthetopicwhenIstartedresearchingitformybook,PinkBrain,BlueBrain.Butanydiscussionofgenderdifferencesinchildreninevitablyleadstothisdebate,soIfeltcompelledtodiveintotheresearchdataonsingle-schooling.IreadeverystudyIcould,weighedtheexistingevidence,andultimayconcludedthatsingle-educationisnottheanswertogendergapsinachievement--orthebestwayforwardfortoday'syoungpeople.Aftermybookwaspublished,metseveraldevelopmentalandcognitivepsychologistswhoseworkwasaddressinggenderandeducationfromdifferentangles,andwepublishedapeer-reviewedEducationForumpieceinSciencemagazinewiththeprovocativetitle,"ThePseudoscienceofSingle-Education."B）Weshowedthatthreelinesofresearchusedtojustifysingle-schooling--educational,neuroscience,andsocialpsychology--allfailtosupportitsallegedbenefits,andsothewidely-heldviewthatgenderseparationissomehowbetterforboys,girls,orbothisnothingmorethanamyth.TheResearchonAcademic First,wereviewedtheextensiveeducationalresearchthathascomparedacademic instudentsattendingsingle-versuscoeducationalschools.Theoverwhelmingconclusionwhenyouputthisenormouslituretogetheristhatthereisnoclearacademicadvantageofsittinginall-femaleorall-maleclasses,inspiteofmuchpopularbelieftothecontrary.Ibasethisconclusionnotonanyindividualstudy,butonlarge-scaleandsystematicreviewsofthousandsofstudiesconductedineverymajorEnglish-speakingcountry.Ofcourse,there’remanyexcellentsingle-schoolsoutthere,butasthesecarefulreviewshavedemonstrated,it'snottheirsingle-compositionthatmakesthemexcellent.It'salltheotheradvantagesthataretypicallypackedintosuchschools,suchasfinancialresources,qualityofthefaculty,andpro-academicculture,alongwiththefamilybackgroundandpre-selectedabilityofthestudentsthemselvesthatdeterminetheir E）AcaseinpointisthestudybyLindaSaxatUCLA,whouseddatafromalargenationalsurveyofcollegefreshmentoevaluatetheeffectofsingle-versuscoeducationalhighschools.CommissionedbytheNationalCoalitionofGirls'Schools,therawfindingslookprettygoodforthefunders--higherSATscoresandastrongeracademicorientationamongwomenwhohadattendedallgirls'highschools(menweren'tstudied).However,oncetheresearcherscontrolledforbothstudentandschoolattributes--measuressuchasfamily e,parents'education,andschoolresources--mostoftheseeffectswereerasedordiminished.Whenitcomestoboysinparticular,thedatashowthatsingle-educationisunhelpfulforthem.Amongtheminorityofstudiesthathavereportedadvantagesofsingle-schooling,virtuallyallofthemwerestudiesofgirls.There'renorigorousstudiesintheUnitedStatesthatfindsingle-schoolingisbetterforboys,andinfact,aseparatelineofresearchbyeconomistshasshownbothboysandgirlsexhibitgreatercognitivegrowthovertheschoolyearbasedonthe"dose"ofgirlsinaclassroom.Infact,boysbenefitevenmorethangirlsfromhavinglargernumbersoffemaleclassmates.Sosingle-schoolingisreallynottheanswertothecurrent"boycrisis"ineducation.BrainandCognitiveThesecondlineofresearchoftenusedtojustifysingle-educationfallssquarelywithinmyareaofexpertise:brainandcognitivedevelopment.It'sbeenmorethanadecadenowsincethe"brainmovement"beganinfiltrating(滲入)ourschools,andtherearelillyhundredsofschoolscaughtupinthefad(新潮).PublicschoolsinWisconsin,na,Floridaandmanyotherstatesnowproudlydeclareontheirwebsitesthattheyseparateboysandgirlsbecause"researchsolidlyindicatesthatboysandgirlslearndifferently,"dueto"hard-wired"differencesintheirbrains,eyes,ears,autonomicnervoussystems,andmore.Allofthesestatementscanbetracedtojustafewwould-beneuroscientists,especiallyphysicianLeonardSaxandtheMichaelGurian.Eachgiveslectures,runsconferences,anddoesalotofprofessionaldevelopmentonso-called"gender-specificlearning."[yzedvariousclaimsaboutdifferencesinhearing,vision,language,math,stressresponses,and"learningstyles"inmybookandalongpeer-reviewedpaper.Otherneuroscientistsandpsychologistshavesimilarlyexposedtheirwork.Inshort,themechanismsbywhichourbrainslearnlanguage,math,physics,andeveryothersubjectdon'tdifferbetweenboysandgirls.Ofcourse,learningdoesvaryalotbetweenindividualstudents,butresearchreliablyshowsthatthisvarianceisfargreaterwithinpopulationsofboysorgirlsthanbetweenthetwoes.TheequalprotectionclauseoftheUSConstitutionprohibitsseparationofstudentsbyinpubliceducationthat'sbasedonpreciselythiskindof"overbroadgeneralizationsaboutthedifferenttalents,capacities,orpreferencesofmalesandfemales."Andthereasonitisprohibitedisbecauseitleadsfartooeasilytostereotyanddiscrimination.SocialDevelopmentalThatbringsmetothethirdareaofresearchwhichfailstosupportsingle-schoolingandsuggeststhepracticeisactuallyharmful:socialdevelopmentalIt'sawell-provenfindinginsocialpsychologythatsegregationpromotesstereotyandprejudice,whereasintergroupcontactreducesthem--andtheresultsarethesamewhetheryoudividegroupsbyrace,age,gender,bodymassindex,ualorientation,oranyothercategory.What'smore,childrenareespeciallyvulnerabletothiskindofbias,becausetheyaredependentonadultsforlearningwhichsocialcategoriesareimportantandwhywedividepeopleintodifferentYoudon'thavetolookfartofindevidenceofstereotyanddiscriminationinschools.Therewasthefailedsingle-experimentinCalifornia,wheresixschooldistrictsusedgenerousstategrantstosetupseparateboys'andgirls'academicsinthelate1990s.Onceboysandgirlsweresegregated,teachersresortedtotraditionalgenderstereotypestoruntheirclasses,andwithinjustthreeyears,fiveofthesixdistrictshadgonebacktocoeducation.Atthesametime,researchersareincreasinglydiscoveringbenefitsofgenderinctioninyouth.AlargeBritishstudyfoundthatchildrenwithother-oldersiblings(兄弟姐妹)exhibitlessstereotypicalythanchildrenwithsame-oldersiblings,suchasgirlswholikesportsandbuildingtoysandboyswholikeartanddramaticy.Anotherstudyofhighschoolsocialnetworksfoundlessbullyingandaggressionthehigherthedensityofmixed-friendshipswithinagivenadolescentnetwork.ThenthereisthefindingwecitedinourSciencepaperofhigherdivorceanddepressionratesamongalargegroupofBritishmenwhoattendedsingle-schoolsasteenagers,whichmightbeexinedbythelackofopportunitytolearnaboutrelationshipsduringtheirformativeyears.Whetherinnurseryschoolhighschoolorthebusinessworld,gendersegregationnarrowsourperceptionsofeachother,facilitatingstereotyandistattitudes.It'sverysimple:themorewestructurechildrenandadolescents'environmentaroundgenderdistinctionsandseparation,themoretheywillusethesecategoriesastheprimarybasisforunderstandingthemselvesandothers.O）Genderisanimportantissueineducation.Therearegapsinreading,writing,andscienceachievementthatshouldbenarrower.Therearegapsincareerchoicethatshouldbenarrower--ifwereallywanttoizehumanpotentialandAmericaneconomicgrowth.Butstereotyboysandgirlstheminthenameoffictitious(虛擬的)braindifferencesisnevergoingtoclosethesegaps.2HundredsofschoolsseparateboysfromgirlsinclassontheallegedbrainandcognitiveAreviewofextensiveeducationalresearchshowsnoobviousacademicadvantageofsingle-schooling.Theauthordidnothaveanyfixedideasonsingle-educationwhenshebeganherresearchonthesubject.Researchfoundmenwhoattendedsingle-schoolsintheirteensweremorelikelytosufferfromdepression.Studiesinsocialpsychologyhaveshownsegregationinschooleducationhasanegativeimpactonchildren.Reviewsofresearchindicatetherearemoredifferencesinbrainandcognitivedevelopmentwithinthe samethanbetweendifferentes.Thefindingsofthenationalsurveyofcollegefreshmenabouttheimpactofsingle-schoolingfailtotakeintoaccountstudentandschoolattributes.Itwasn'tlongbeforemostoftheschooldistrictsthatexperimentedwithsingle-educationabandonedthepractice.Boysfromcoeducationalclassesdemonstrategreatercognitiveabilitiesaccordingtotheeconomists'research.Ascarefulresearchreviewsshow,academicexcellenceinsomesingle-schoolsisattributedtootherfactorsthansingle-education.SectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD．.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingInternationalernments'inactionconcerningsustainabledevelopmentisclearlyworryingbuttheproactive主動(dòng)出擊的approachesofsomeleading-edgecompaniesareencouragingToyota,Wal-Mart,DuPont,M&SandGeneralElectrichavemadetacklingenvironmentalwastesakeyeconomicdriver.DuPontcommitteditselftoa65%reductioningreenhousegasemissionsinthe10yearspriorto2010.By2007,DuPontwassaving$2.2billionayearthroughenergyefficiency,thesameasitstotaldeclaredprofitsthatyear.GeneralElectricaimstoreducetheenergyintensityofitsoperationsby50%by2015.Theyhaveinvestedheavilyinprojectsdesignedtochangethewayofusingandconservingenergy.CompanieslikeToyotaandWal-Martarenotcommittingtoenvironmentalgoalsoutofthegoodnessoftheirhearts.Thereasonfortheiractionsisasimpleyetpowerfulrealisationthattheenvironmentalandeconomicfootprintsfitwelltogether.WhenM&Slaunchedits"nA"sustainabilityprogrammein2007,itwasbelievedthatitwouldcostover~200millioninthefirstfiveyears.However,theinitiativehadgenerated~105millionby2011/12.Whenwepreventphysicalwaste,increaseenergyefficiencyorimproveresourceproductivity,wesavemoney,improveprofitabilityandenhancecompetitiveness.Infact,thereareoftenhuge"quickwin"opportunities,thankstoyearsofneglect.However,thereisaconsiderablegapbetweenleading-edgecompaniesandtherestofthepack.Therearefartoomanycompaniesstilldelayingcreatingaleanandgreenbusinesssystem,arguingthatitwillcostmoneyorrequiresizablecapitalinvestments.Theyremainstuckinthe"environmentiscost"mentality.Beingenvironmentallyfriendlydoesnothavetocostmoney.Infact,goingbeyondcompliancesavescostatthesametimethatitgeneratescash,providedthatmanagementadoptsthenewleanandgreenmodel.Leanmeansngmorewithless.Nonetheless,inmostcompanies,economicandenvironmentalcontinuousimprovementisviewedasbeinginwitheachother.Thisisoneofthebiggestopportunitiesmissedacrossmostindustries.Thesizeoftheopportunityisenormous,The3%ReportrecentlypublishedbyWorldWildlifeFundandCDPshowsthattheeconomicprizeforcurbingcarbonemissionsintheUSeconomyis$780billionbetweennowand2020.Itsuggeststhatoneofthebiggestleversfordeliveringthisopportunityis"increasedefficiencythroughmanagementandbehaviouralchange"--inotherwords,leanandgreenmanagement.Some50studiesshowthatcompaniesthatcommittosuchaspirationalgoalsaszerowaste,zeroharmfulemissions,andzerouseofnon-renewableresourcesarefinanciallyoutperformingtheircompetitors.Conversely,itwasfoundthatclimatedisruptionisalreadycosting$1.2trillionannually,cuttingglobalGDPby1.6%.Unaddressed,thiswilldoubleby2030.2Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsomeleading-edgecompanies?A．Theyoperateinaccordancewithernmentpolicies.B．TheytakeinitiativesinhandlingenvironmentalC．Theyarekeydriversintheirnations'economicD．TheyaremajorcontributorstoenvironmentalWhatmotivatesToyotaandWal-Marttomakecommitmentstoenvironmentalprotection?A．Thegoodnessoftheirhearts.B．AstrongsenseofC．ThedesiretogenerateD．PressurefromWhyaresomanycompaniesreluctanttocreateanenvironment-friendlybusinesssystem?A．Theyarebentonmakingquickmoney.B．TheydonothavethecapitalfortheD．TheybelievebuildingsuchasystemistooC．TheylacktheincentivetochangebusinessWhatissaidabouttheleanandgreenmodelofbusiness?A．Ithelpsbusinessestosaveandgainatthesametime.B．Itisaffordableonlyforafewleading-edgeC．ItislikelytostartanewroundofintenseD．ItwilltakealongtimeforallcompaniestoembraceWhatisthefindingofthestudiesaboutcompaniescommittedtoenvironmentalgoals?A．Theyhavegreatlyenhancedtheirsenseofsocialresponsibility.B．TheydomuchbetterthantheircounterpartsintermsofC．TheyhaveabandonedalltheoutdatedequipmentandD．TheymakegreatercontributionstohumanprogressthantheirPassageQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingIfyouaskedmetodescribetherisingphilosophyoftheday,I'dsayitisdata-ism.Wenowhavetheabilitytogatherhugeamountsofdata.Thisabilityseemstocarrywithitcertainculturalassumptions--thateverythingthatcanbemeasuredshouldbemeasured;thatdataisatransparentandreliablelensthatallowsustofilteroutemotionalismandideology;thatdatawillhelpusdoremarkablethings--likeforelthefuture.Overthenextyears,I'mhotogetabettergriponsomeofthequestionsraisedbythedatarevolution:Inwhatsituationsshouldwerelyonintuitivepatternrecognitionandinwhichsituationsshouldweignoreintuitionandfollowthedata?Whatkindsofeventsarepredictableusingstatisticalysisandwhatsortsofeventsarenot?IconfessIenterthisinaskepticalframeofmind,believingthatwetendtogetcarriedawayinourdesiretoreduceeverythingtothefiable.Butattheoutsetletmecelebratetwothingsdatadoesreallywell.First,it'sreallygoodatexposingwhenourintuitiveviewofrealityiswrong.Forexample,nearlyeverywhorunsforpoliticalofficehasanintuitivesensethattheycanpowerfullyinfluencetheiroddsofwinningtheelectioniftheycanjustraiseandspendmoremoney.ButthisislargelyAfterthe2006election,SeanTrendeconstructedagraphcomparingtheincumbent在任者的nspendingadvantageswiththeireventualmarginsofvictory.Therewasbarelyanyrelationshipbetweenmorespendingandabiggervictory.Likewise,manyteachershaveanintuitivesensethatdifferentstudentshavedifferentlearningstyles:someareverbalandsomearevisual;somearelinear,someareholistic(整體的).Teachersimaginetheywillimprove esiftheytailortheirpresentationstoeachstudent.Butthere'snoevidencetosupportthiseither.Second,datacanilluminatepatternsofbehaviorwehaven'tyetnoticed.Forexample,I'vealwaysassumedpeoplewhofrequentlyusewordslike"I,""me,"and"mine"areprobablymoreself-centeredthanpeoplewhodon't.ButasJamesPennebakeroftheUniversityofTexasnotesinhisbook,TheSecretLifeofPronouns,whenpeoplearefeelingconfident,theyarefocusedonthetaskathand,notonthemselves.High-status,confidentpeopleusefewer"I"words,notmore.Ourbrainsoftendon'tnoticesubtleverbalpatterns,butPennebaker'scomputerscan.Youngerwritersusemorenegativeandpast-tensewordsthanolderwriterswhousemorepositiveandfuturetensewords.Insum,thedatarevolutionisgivinguswonderfulwaystounderstandthepresentandtheWilltransformourabilitytopredictandmakedecisionsaboutthefuture?We'll2Whatdodata-istsassumetheycando?A．Transformpeople'sculturalidentity.B．ChangethewayfutureeventsC．GetafirmgriponthemostimportantD．EliminateemotionalandideologicalWhatdopeoplerunningforpoliticalofficethinktheycando?A．Usedataysistopredicttheelectionresult.B．WintheelectioniftheycanraiseenoughC．ManipulatepublicopinionwithfavorableD．IncreasethechancesofwinningbyfoulWhydomanyteachersfavortheideaoftailoringtheirpresentationstodifferentTheythinkstudentspreferflexibleteachingTheywillbeabletotrydifferentTheybelievestudents'learningstylesThey modatestudentswithspecialWhatdoesJamesPennebakerrevealinTheSecretLifeofPronouns?A．Theimportanceofusingpronounsproperly.B．Repeateduseoffirst-pronounsbyself-centeredC．FrequentuseofpronounsandfuturetensebyyoungD．Apatterninconfidentpeople'suseofWhyistheauthorskepticalofthedatarevolution?A．Datamaynotbeeasilyaccessible.B．ErrorsmayoccurwithlargedataC．DatacannotalwaysdowhatweimagineitD．Somedatamayturnouttobe (30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromintoEnglish.Youshouldwriteyouransweron,AnswerSheet2.22014年12月大六級(jí)考試(三)答案詳OnDiplomaDiscriminationinJobAsisvividlyshowninthecartoon,anapplicantwithamaster'sdegreewasrejectedinajobinterviewbyaninterviewerbecausealltheotherapplicantsarePh.D.s.Theapplicantseemsquitehelplessandembarrassed.Simpleasthecartoonmayseem,itconveysathought-provokingmessagethatpeopleareexaggeratingthesignificanceofeducationaldegreesexcessively,whichinevitablyexertsanegativeinfluenceinsociety.Whatfactorsmightcontributetodiplomadiscrimination?Answerstothisquestionmayinvolvemanyaspects,andhereareafewguesses:ontheonehand,quiteafewemployersholdthatthehigherdegreepeoplehave,themorecompetenttheywillbe.coursethisisnotnecessarilyalogicalviewpoint,becausescannotproveone'scapability.Ontheotherhand,duetoincreaseofenrollment,toomanystudentsgraduatefromuniversitiesandcollegesyearafteryear,andthenumberisstillgrowing;however,societyfailstoprovideadequateposts,whichresultsinthecompanies'toopickyattitudeondiplomasincetheydon'tworryaboutlackingcandidates.Inmyopinion,thepublicshouldrealizethatrealabilityspeaksmuchlouderthanapieceofpaper.Onlyinthiswaycan'seconomykeepbooming.PartⅡListeningComprehensionSectionM:Thebiologicalprojectisnowintrouble.Youknow,mycolleagueandIhavecompleydifferentideasabouthowtoproceed.W:Whydon'tyoucompromise?Trytomakeitawin-winsituationforyouboth.Q..WhatdoesthewomansuggestthemanCM:HowdoesNancylikethenewdresssheboughtinW:ShesaidshewouldneverhaveboughtanItalianstyledressifshehadknownMaryhadalreadygotsuchadress.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheB【精析】綜合理解題。中男士問(wèn)Nancy是否喜歡新買的裙子，轉(zhuǎn)述NancyM..Youarenotgoingtodoallthosedishesbeforeweleave,areyou?Ifwedon'tpickupGeorgeandMarthain25minuteswe'llnevergettothetheatreontime.W..Oh,didn'tIlyouMarthacalledtosayherdaughterwasillandtheycouldnotgoQ:Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodo；【精析】行動(dòng)計(jì)劃題。中男士問(wèn)不會(huì)等洗完了碗再走吧，接著說(shuō)如果25分鐘內(nèi)不動(dòng)身去接George和Martha，他們可能無(wú)法按時(shí)到達(dá)劇院回答說(shuō)Martha來(lái)說(shuō)女；M:You'vebeenhangingontothephoneforquiteawhile.Whowereyoutalkingwith?W:Oh,itwasSally.Youknow,shealwayshasthelatestnewsintownandcan'twaittotalkitoverwithme.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutSallyfromtheC【精析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。男士詢問(wèn)她在跟誰(shuí)通，回答說(shuō)是Sally，然后說(shuō)總是有消息并且迫不及待地要告訴她W..It'salwaysbeenhardtogetthiscarintofirstgear,andnowtheclutchseemstobeslip.M..Ifyouleavethecarwithme,Iwillfixitforyouthisafternoon.Q:WhoisthewomanprobablyspeakingBM..Kate,whydoesthedowntownarealookdesertednow?W:Well,thereusedtobesomereallygoodstores,butlotsofthemmovedouttotheQ:WhatdowelearnfromtheCW..Ifindtheloungesuchacozycetostudyin.Ireallylikethefeelingofsittingo