2010年6月英語六級考試真題及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofDueAttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyofChinese.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:DueAttentionShouldBeGiventotheStudyofPartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.Obama'ssuccessisn'tallgoodnewsforblackAsErinWhitewatchedtheelectionresultsheadtowardsvictoryforBarackObama,shefeltaburdenliftingfromhershoulders."Inthatonesecond,itwasavalidationformywholerace,"sherecalls."I'vealwaysbeenanachiever,"saysWhite,whoisstudyingforanMBAatVanderbiltUniversityinNashville,Tennessee."ButtherehadalwaysbeenthesethingsinthebackofmymindquestioningwhetherIreallycanbewhoIwant.Itwaslikeashadow,followingmearoundsayingyoucanonlygosofar.Nowit'slikeabarrierhasbeenletdown."White'sexperienceiswhatmanypsychologistshadexpected-thatObamawouldprovetobeapowerfulrolemodelforAfricanAmericans.SomehopedhisrisetoprominencewouldhaveabigimpactonwhiteAmericans,too,challengingthosewhostillharbourracistsentiments."Thetraitsthatcharacterisehimareverycontradictorytotheracialstereotypesthatblackpeopleareaggressiveanduneducated,"saysAshbyPlantofFloridaStateUniversity."He'sveryintelligentandeloquent."StingintheAshbyPlantisoneofanumberofpsychologistswhoseizedonObama'scandidacytotesthypothesesaboutthepowerofrolemodels.TheirworkisalreadyPerhapssurprisingly,itisnotallgoodnews:thereisastinginthetailoftheObamaeffect.Butfirstthegoodnews.BarackObamareallyisapositiverolemodelforAfricanAmericans,andhewasmakinganimpactevenbeforehegottotheWhiteHouse.Indeed,theObamaeffectcanbesurprisinglyimmediateandpowerful,asRayFriedmanofVanderbiltUniversityandhiscolleaguesdiscovered.TheytestedfourseparategroupsatfourkeystagesofObama'spresidentialcampaign.Eachgroupconsistedofaround120adultsofsimilarageandeducation,andthetestassessedtheirlanguageskills.Attwoofthesestages,whenObama'ssuccesswaslessthancertain,thetestsshowedacleardifferencebetweenthescoresofthewhiteandblackparticipants—anaverageof12.1outof20,comparedto8.8,forexample.WhentheObamafeverwasatitsheight,however,theblackparticipantsperformedmuchbetter.ThosewhohadwatchedObama'sacceptancespeechastheDemocrats'presidentialcandidateperformedjustaswell,onaverage,asthewhitesubjects.Afterhiselectionvictory,thiswastrueofalltheblackparticipants.DramaticWhatcanexplainthisdramaticshift?Atthestartofthetest,theparticipantshadtodeclaretheirraceandweretoldtheirresultswouldbeusedtoassesstheirstrengthsandweaknesses.Thisshouldhaveprimedthesubjectswith"stereotypethreat"–ananxietythattheirresultswillconfirmnegativestereotypes,whichhasbeenshowntodamagetheperformanceofAfricanAmericans.Obama'ssuccessesseemedtoactasashieldagainstthis."Wesuspecttheyfeltinspiredandenergisedbyhisvictory,sothestereotypethreatproveadistraction,"saysLingeringIftheObamaeffectispositiveforAfricanAmericans,howisitaffectingtheirwhitecompatriotsIstheexperienceofhavingacharismaticblackpresidentmodifyinglingeringracistattitudes?Thereisnoeasywaytomeasureracismdirectly;insteadpsychologistsassesswhatisknownas"implicitbias",usingacomputer-basedtestthatmeasureshowquicklypeopleassociatepositiveandnegativewords—suchas"loveor"evil"—withphotosofblackorwhitefaces.Asimilartestcanalsomeasurehowquicklysubjectsassociatestereotypicaltraits—suchasathleticskillsormentalability—withaparticulargroup.InastudythatwillappearintheJournalofExperimentalSocialPsychology,Plant'steamtested229studentsduringtheheightoftheObamafever.Theyfoundthatimplicitbiashasfallenbyasmuchas90%comparedwiththelevelfoundinasimilarstudyin2006."That'sanunusuallylargedrop,"Plantsays.Whiletheteamcan'tbesuretheirresultsareduesolelytoObama,theyalsoshowedthatthosewiththelowestbiaswerelikelytosubconsciouslyassociateblackskincolourwithpoliticalwordssuchas"government"or"president".ThissuggeststhatObamawasstronglyontheirmind,saysPlant.DropinBrianNosekoftheUniversityofVirginiainCharlottesville,whorunsawebsitethatmeasuresimplicitbiasusingsimilartest,hasalsoobservedasmalldropinbiasinthe700,000visitorstothesitesinceJanuary2007,whichmightbeexplainedbyObama'srisetopopularity.However,hispreliminaryresultssuggestthatchangewillbemuchslowercomingthanPlant'sresultssuggest.Talking"PeoplenowhavetheopportunityofexpressingsupportforObamaeveryday,"saysDanielEffronatStanfordUniversityinCalifornia."OurresearcharousestheconcernthatpeoplemaynowbemorelikelytoraisenegativeviewsofAfricanAmericans."Ontheotherhand,hesays,itmayjustencouragepeopletotalkmorehonestlyabouttheirfeelingsregardingraceissues,whichmaynotbesuchabadthing.Anotherpartofthestudysuggestsfarmoreisatstakethanthemereexpressionofviews.TheObamaeffectmayhaveanegativeside.JustoneweekafterObamawaselectedpresident,participantswerelessreadytosupportpoliciesdesignedtoaddressracialinequalitythantheyhadbeentwoweeksbeforetheelection.HugeItcould,ofcourse,alsobethatObama'ssuccesshelpspeopletoforgetthatadisproportionatenumberofblackAmericansstillliveinpovertyandfacehugeobstacleswhentryingtoovercomethesecircumstances."BarackObama'sfamilyissuchasalient(出色的)image,wegeneraliseitandfailtoseethelargerpicture—thatthere'sinjusticeineveryaspectofAmericanlife,"saysCherylKaiseroftheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattleThosetryingtoaddressissuesofracialinequalityneedtoconstantlyremindpeopleoftheinequalitiesthatstillexisttocounteracttheObama'seffect,shesays.ThoughPlant'sfindingsweremorepositive,shetoowarnsagainstthinkingthatracismandracialinequalitiesarenolongeraproblem."ThelastthingIwantisforpeopletothinkeverything'ssolved."ThesefindingsdonotonlyapplytoObama,orevenjusttorace.Theyshouldholdforanyrolemodelinanycountry."There'snoreasonwewouldn'thaveseenthesameeffectonourviewsofwomenifHillaryClintonorSarahPalinhadbeenelected,"saysEffron.Sotheelectionofafemaleleadermighthaveadownsideforotherwomen.BeyondWealsodon'tyetknowhowlongtheObamaeffect—bothitsgoodsideanditsbad—willlast.Politicalsentimentisnotoriouslychangeable:WhatifthingsbegintogowrongforObama,andhispopularityslumps?AndwhatifAmericansbecomesofamiliarwithhavingObamaastheirpresidentthattheystopconsideringhisracealtogether?"Overtimehemightbecomehisownentity,"saysPlant.Thismightseemliketheultimatedefeatforracism,butignoringtheraceofcertainselectindividuals—aphenomenonthatpsychologistscallsubtyping—alsohasaninsidioussideWethinkithappenstohelppeoplepreservetheirbeliefs,sotheycanstillholdontothepreviousstereotypesThatcouldturnouttobethecruellestofallthetwiststotheObamaeffect.Beforetheelection,ErinWhitehasbeenhauntedbythequestion shecouldobtainherMBAshecouldgoasfarasshewantedinshewasovershadowedbyherwhiteshewasreallyanachieverasaWhatisthefocusofAshbyPlant'sRacistsentimentsinThepowerofrolePersonalitytraitsofsuccessfulThedualcharacterofAfricanIntheirexperiments,RayFriedmanandhiscolleaguesfound blacksandwhitesbehaveddifferentlyduringthewhites'attitudetowardsblackshasdramaticallyObama'selectionhaseliminatedtheprejudiceagainstObama'ssuccessimpactedblacks'performanceinlanguageWhatdoBrianNosek'spreliminaryresultsThechangeinbiasagainstblacksisslowinBiasagainstblackshasexperiencedanunusualWebsitevisitor'sopinionsarefarfrombeingObama'spopularitymaydeclineastimepassesAnegativesideoftheObamaeffectis morepeoplehavestartedtocriticisePresidentObama'sracialrelationsbetweenwhitesandAfricanAmericansmaybecometensepeoplearenowlessreadytosupportpoliciesaddressingracialwhitepeoplearelikelytobecomemorecriticalofAfricanCherylKaiserholdsthatpeopleshouldbeconstantlyreminded Obama'ssuccessissoundproofofblack'sObamaisbutarareexampleofblack'sracialinequalitystillpersistsinAmericanblacksstillfaceobstaclesinpoliticalAccordingtoEffron,ifHillaryClintonorSarahPalinhadbeenelected,therewouldalsohavebeenanegativeeffecton ItispossiblethattheObamaeffectwillbeshort-livedifthereisachangeinpeople's TheworstpossibleaspectoftheObamaeffectisthatpeoplecouldignorehisracealtogetherandcontinuetoholdontotheiroldracial PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughtheThemanfailedtokeephisThewomanhasapoorThemanborrowedthebookfromtheThewomandoesnotneedthebookanymore.ThewomanismakingtoobigafussaboutherFatigueisatypicalsymptomoflackofThewomanshouldspendmoretimePeopletendtoworklongerhourswithartificiallighting.TheprintingonherT-shirthasItisnotinfashiontohavealogoonaT-SheregretshavingboughtoneoftheT-ItisnotagoodideatobuytheT-shirt.HeregretshavingpublishedtheMostreadersdonotsharehisNotmanypeoplehavereadhisThewomanisonlytryingtoconsolehim.LeaveDaisyaloneforthetimeGoseeDaisyApologizetoDaisyagainbyBuyDaisyanewnotebook.GardenThespeakerswillwatchthegameThewomanfeelsluckytohavegotaThemanplayscenteronthebasketballThemancangettheticketatitsoriginalprice.ThespeakerswilldressformallyfortheThemanwillreturnhomebeforegoingtotheItisthefirsttimethespeakersareattendingaThewomanisgoingtobuyanewdressfortheQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Hewantstosignalong-termHeisgoodatbothlanguageandHeprefersteachingtoadministrativeHeisundecidedastowhichjobtogofor.TheyhateTheallplantostudyinTheyareallTheyaregoingtoworkincompanies.DifficultbutVariedandTime-consumingandDemandingandQuestions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.InterviewingamovingDiscussingteenageroleHostingatelevisionReviewinganewbiography.HelosthisHewasunhappyinHemissedhisHehadtoattendschoolthere.HedeliveredpublicHegotseriouslyintoHehostedtalkshowsonHeplayedaroleinEastofEden.HemadenumerouspopularHehaslongbeenalegendaryHewasbestatactinginHollywoodHewasthemostsuccessfulactorofhistime.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustItcarriedpassengersleavinganAterroristforcedittolandonItcrashedwhenitwascirclingto18ofitspassengerssurvivedthecrash.HewaskidnappedeightmonthsHefailedinhisnegotiationswiththeHewasassassinatedinCentralHelostlotsofmoneyinhisAfricanbusiness.ThemanagementandunionrepresentativesreachedanTheworkers'paywasraisedandtheirworkinghourswereThetradeuniongaveupitsTheworkersonstrikewereallfired.PassageQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.SomeofthemhadonceexperiencedanMostofthemlackedinterestintheVeryfewofthemknewmuchaboutAcoupleofthemhadlistenedtoasimilarspeechbefore.ByreflectingonAmericans'previousfailuresinpredictingBynotingwherethemostsevereearthquakeinU.S.historyBydescribingthedestructivepowerofByexplainingsomeessentialgeologicalprinciples.InterrupthimwheneverhedetectedaFocusontheaccuracyofthelanguageheStophimwhenhehaddifficultyWritedownanypointswherehecouldimprove.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.ItwasinventedbyagroupoflanguageexpertsintheyearofItisalanguagethathasitsorigininancientItwascreatedtopromoteeconomicItisatoolofcommunicationamongspeakersofdifferentItaimstomakeEsperantoaworkinglanguageintheU.IthasincreaseditspopularitywiththehelpoftheIthasencounteredincreasinglytougherIthassupportersfrommanycountriesintheworld.ItisusedbyanumberofinfluentialscienceItiswidelytaughtatschoolsandinIthasarousedtheinterestofmanyyoungIthashadagreaterimpactthaninanyothercountry.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.GeorgeHerbertMeadsaidthathumansaretalkedintohumanity.Hemeantthatwegainpersonalidentityaswecommunicatewithothers.Intheearliestyearsofourlives,ourparentstelluswhoweare."You're(36) .""You'resostrong."Wefirstseeourselvesthroughtheeyesofothers,sotheirmessagesformimportant(37) ofourself-concepts.Laterweinteractwithteachers,friends,(38) partners,andco-workerswhocommunicatetheirviewsofus.Thus,howweseeourselves The(40)connectionbetweenidentityandcommunicationis(41)evidentinchildrenwhoare(42)ofhumancontact.Casestudiesofwhowereisolatedfromothersrevealthattheylackafirmself-concept,andtheirmentalandpsychologicaldevelopmentisseverely(43)bylackofCommunicationwithothersnotonlyaffectsoursenseofidentitybutalsodirectlyinfluencesourphysicalandemotionalwell-being.Consistently,(44).Peoplewholackclosefriendshavegreaterlevelsofanxietyanddepressionthanpeoplewhoareclosetoothers. .Theconclusionwassocialisolationisstatisticallyasdangerousashighbloodpressure,smoking .PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingQuestionMyninth-gradeartteacherdoesn'tgiveanygradeabove94because,shesays,"There'salwaysroomforimprovement."Inpreviousyears,Iearneda99%anda100%.The94IreceivedthistermdoesnotreflectthehardworkthatIputintothiscourseBecauseofherimprovement"theory,IgotalowergradethanIdeserve.Ishergradingphilosophyethical(符合職業(yè)道德規(guī)范的)?Answer:Yourteacher'sgradingsystemmaybeunwise,butitisnotunethical.Ateacherdeserveswidelatitudeinselectingthemethodofgradingthatbestpromoteslearninginherclassroom;thatis,afterall,theprimefunctionofgrades.Itisshewhohasthetrainingandexperiencetomakethisdecision.Assumingthatyourteacherisneitherbiasednorcorruptandthathersystemconformstoschoolrules,youcan'tfaultherethics.Youcancriticizehermethodology.A100neednotimplythatthereisnopossibilityofimprovement,onlythatastudentsuccessfullycompletedthecoursework.Aninthgradercouldgetawell-earned100inEnglishclassbutstillhaveawaytogobeforeshewritesaswellasJaneAusten.What'smore,gradesarenotonlyaneducationaldevicebutarealsopartofascreeningsystemtohelpassignkidstotheirnextclassorprogram.Bycappinghergradesat94whilemostotherteachersgradeonascalethattopsoutat100,yourteachercouldjeopardizeastudent'schanceofgettingascholarshiporgettingintoatopWhatitiswrongtocondemnherforisoverlookingyourhardwork.Youdiligenceisworthyofencouragement,buteffortdoesnotequalaccomplishment.IfscholarssuddenlydiscoveredthatRembrandthaddashedoff"TheNightWatch"inanafternoon,itwouldstillbe"TheNightWatch."Icouldspendmonthssweatingovermyown"paintings",butI'dproducesomethingyouwouldn'twanttohanginyourlivingroom.Oryourgarage.Onefeatureofagoodgradingsystemisthatthosemeasuredbyitgenerallyregarditasfairandreasonable—notthecasehere.Simmering(難以平息的)resentmentisseldomanaidtoeducation.Andsoyournextstepshouldbetodiscussyourconcernswithyourteacherortheprincipal.Theninth-graderthoughtthathisartteachershouldhavegiven.Accordingtotheanswer,ateachershouldhavethefreedomto encouragelearning.Welearnfromtheanswerthatastudentwhogetsa100shouldstillworkhardandkeep TheexampleofRembrandt'spaintingsuggeststhatadistinctionshouldbemadebetween Theninth-graderisadvisedtogotohisteacherortheprincipal.SectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions51to56arebasedonthefollowingOnlytwocountriesintheadvancedworldprovidenoguaranteeforpaidleavefromworktocareforanewbornchild.Lastspringoneofthetwo,Australia,gaveupthedubiousdistinctionbyestablishingpaidfamilyleavestartingin2011.Iwasn'tsurprisedwhenthisdidn'tmakethenewshereintheUnitedStates—we'renowtheonlywealthycountrywithoutsuchapolicy.TheUnitedStatesdoeshaveoneexplicitfamilypolicy,theFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct,passedin1993.Itentitlesworkerstoasmuchas12weeks'unpaidleaveforcareofanewbornordealingwithafamilymedicalproblem.Despitethemodestyofthebenefit,theChamberofCommerceandotherbusinessgroupsfoughtitbitterly,describingitas"government-runpersonnelmanagement"anda"dangerousprecedent".Infact,everystepoftheway,as(usually)Democraticleadershavetriedtointroducework-familybalancemeasuresintothelaw,businessgroupshavebeenstronglyopposed.AsYalelawprofessorAnneAlstottargues,justifyingparentalsupportdependsondefiningthefamilyasasocialgoodthat,insomesense,societymustpayfor.InherbookNoExit:WhatParentsOweTheirChildrenandWhatSocietyOwesParents,shearguesthatparentsareburdenedinmanywaysintheirlives:thereis"noexit"whenitcomestochildren."Societyexpects—andneeds—parentstoprovidetheirchildrenwithcontinuityofcare,meaningtheintensive,intimatecarethathumanbeingsneedtodeveloptheirintellectual,emotionalandmoralcapabilities.Andsocietyexpects—andneeds—parentstopersistintheirrolesfor18years,orlongerifneeded."Whilemostparentsdothisoutoflove,therearepublicpenaltiesfornotprovidingcare.Whatparentsdo,inotherwords,isofdeepconcerntothestate,fortheobviousreasonthatcaringforchildrenisnotonlymorallyurgentbutessentialforthefutureofsocietyThestaterecognizesthisinthelargebodyoffamilylawsthatgovernchildrenwelfareyetparentsreceivelittlehelpinmeetingthelife-changingobligationssocietyimposes.Toclassifyparentingasapersonalchoiceforwhichthereisnocollectiveresponsibilityisnotmerelytoignorethesocialbenefitsofgoodparenting;really,itistostealthosebenefitsbecausetheyaccrue(不斷積累)tothewholeofsocietyastoday'schildrenbecometomorrow'sproductivecitizenry(公民).Infact,bysomeestimates,thevalueofparentalinvestmentsinchildren,investmentsoftimeandmoney(includinglostwagesisequalto20-30%ofgrossdomesticproduct.Iftheseinvestmentsgeneratehugesocialbenefits—astheyclearlydo—thebenefitsofprovidingmoresocialsupportforthefamilyshouldbethatmuchWhatdowelearnaboutpaidfamilyleavefromthefirstAmericaisnowtheonlydevelopedcountrywithouttheIthasnowbecomeahottopicintheUnitedItcameasasurprisewhenAustraliaadoptedtheItsmeaningwasclarifiedwhenitwasestablishedinWhathaspreventedthepassingofwork-familybalancelawsintheUnitedTheincompetenceoftheTheexistingFamilyandMedicalLeaveThelackofaprecedentinAmericanTheoppositionfrombusinessWhatisProfessorAnneAlstott'sargumentforparentalThecostofraisingchildrenintheU.S.hasbeenGoodparentingbenefitsTheU.S.shouldkeepupwithotherdevelopedChildrenneedcontinuousWhatdoestheauthorthinkofAmerica'slargebodyoffamilylawsgoverningchildren'swelfare?Theyfailtoensurechildren'shealthyThefailtoprovideenoughsupportforTheyemphasizeparents'legalTheyimposethecareofchildrenonWhydoestheauthorobjecttoclassifyingparentingasapersonalItisregardedasalegalItrelieslargelyonsocialItgenerateshugesocialItisbasicallyasocialundertakingPassageTwoQuestions57to62arebasedonthefollowingAnewstudyfromtheCenterforInformationandResearchonCivicLearningandEngagement(CIRCLE)atTuftsUniversityshowsthattoday'syouthvoteinlargernumbersthanpreviousgenerations,anda2008studyfromtheCenterforAmericanProgressaddsthatincreasingnumbersofyoungvotersandactivistssupporttraditionallyliberalcauses.Butthere'snoeasywaytoseewhatthosefiguresmeaninreallife.Duringthepresidentialcampaign,BarackObamaassembledaraciallyandideologicallydiversecoalitionwithhismessageofhopeandchange;astherealityoflifeunderanewadministrationsettlesin,someofthosesupportersmightbecomedisillusioned.AsthenationmovesfurtherintotheObamapresidency,willpoliticallyengagedyoungpeoplecontinuetosupportthepresidentandhisagenda,orwilltheygraduallydriftaway?ThewritersofGenerationO(shortforObama),anewNewsweekblogthatseekstochroniclethelivesofagroupofyoungObamasupporters,wanttoanswerthatquestion.Forthenextthreemonths,MichelleKremerand11otherObamasupporters,ages19to34,willblogaboutlifeacrossmainstreamAmerica,withonetwist:bytyingalloftheirideasandexperiencestothenewpresidentandhisadministration,thebloggerswilltrytostartaconversationaboutwhatitmeanstobeyoungandpoliticallyactiveinAmericatoday.MalenaAmusa,a24-year-oldwriteranddancerfromSt.Louisseestheprojectasawaytopreservehistoryasithappens.Amusa,whoistravelingtoIndiathisspringtofinishabook,thentoSenegaltoteachEnglish,hasongoingconversationswithherfriendsabouthowtheObamapresidencyhaschangedtheirdailylivesandhopestoputsomeofthoseideas,alongwithherglobalperspective,intoherposts.She'sexcitedbecause,assheputsit,"Idon'thavetowait[until]15yearsfromnow"tomakesenseoftheworld.HenryFlores,apolitical-scienceprofessoratSt.Mary'sUniversitycreditsthisyoungergeneration'spoliticalstrengthtotheirembraceoftechnology."[TheInternet]exposesthemtomorethinking,"hesays,"andgroupsthatarelike-mindedindifferentpartsofthecountrystarttocometogether."That'sexactlywhattheGenerationObloggersarehopingtodo.Theresultcouldbeagroupofyoungpeoplethat,liketheirboomer(二戰(zhàn)后生育高峰期出生的美國人)parents,growsupwithastrongsenseofpurposeandshedstheimageofapathythey'veinheritedfromGenerationX(6070年代出生的美國人).It'snosmallchallengeforablogrunbyagroupofordinary—ifambitious—youngpeople,butthemembersofGenerationOareuptothetask.WhatisthefindingofanewstudybyMoreyoungvotersaregoingtothepollsthanTheyounggenerationsupportstraditionallyliberalYoungvotersplayedadecisiveroleinObama'sYoungpeopleinAmericaarenowmorediverseWhatisamainconcernofthewritersofGenerationHowObamaisgoingtoliveuptoyoungpeople'sWhetherAmericaisgoingtochangeduringObama'sWhetheryoungpeoplewillcontinuetosupportObama'sHowObama'sagendaisgoingtoaffectthelifeofWhatwilltheGenerationObloggerswriteaboutintheirTheirowninterpretationofAmericanPolicychangestotakeplaceinObama'sObama'spresidencyviewedfromaglobalTheirlivesinrelationtoObama'sWhataccountsfortheyoungergeneration'spoliticalstrengthaccordingtoProfessorHenryFlores?TheirembraceofradicalTheirdesiretochangeTheirutilizationoftheTheirstrongsenseofWhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutGenerationTheyarepoliticallyTheyrejectconventionalTheydaretotakeupTheyareindifferenttopolitics.PartVCloze(15minutes)Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Anewstudyfoundthatinner-citykidslivinginneighborhoodswithmoregreenspacegainedabout13%lessweightoveratwo-yearperiodthankidslivingamidmoreconcreteandfewertrees.Such62tellapowerfulstory.Theobesityepidemicbeganinthe1980s,andmanypeople63ittoincreasedportionsizesandinactivity,butthatcan'tbeeverything.FastfoodsandTVshavebeen64usforalongtime."Mostexpertsagreethatthechangeswere65tosomethingintheenvironment,"sayssocialepidemiologistThomasGlassofTheJohnsHopkinsBloombergSchoolofPublicHealth.Thatsomethingcouldbea66ofthegreen.Thenewresearch,67intheAmericanJournalofPreventiveMedicine,isn'tthefirsttoassociategreenerywithbetterhealth,butitdoesgetuscloser68identifyingwhatworksandwhy.Atitsmoststraightforward,agreenneighborhood69meansmoreplacesforkidstoplay–whichis70sincetimespentoutdoorsisoneofthestrongestcorrelatesofchildren'sactivitylevels.Butgreenspaceisgoodforthemind71:researchbyenvironmentalpsychologistshasshownthatithascognitive72forchildrenwithattention-deficitdisorder.Inonestudy,justreading73inagreensettingimprovedkids'symptoms.74tograssyareashasalsobeenlinkedto75stressandalowerbodymassindex(體重指數(shù))amongadults.Andan76of3,000Tokyoresidentsassociatedwalkablegreenspaceswithgreaterlongevity(長壽)amongseniorGlasscautionsthatmoststudiesdon't proveacausallinkbetweengreennessandhealth,butthey'renonethelesshelpingspuraction.InSeptembertheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives thedelightfullynamedNoChildLeftFindinggreenspaceisnot79easy,andyoumayhavetoworkabittogetyourfamilyalittlegrassandtrees.Ifyouliveinasuburboracitywithgoodparks,take80ofwhat'sthere.Yourchildreninparticularwillloveit–andtheirbodiesandmindswillbe81toyou.A)findingsB)thesesC)hypothesesD)A)adaptB)attributeC)allocateD)A)amongstB)alongC)besideD)A)gluedB)relatedC)trackedD)A)scrapingB)denyingC)depressingD)A)publishedB)simulatedC)illuminatedD)A)atB)toC)forD)A)fullyB)simplyC)seriouslyD)A)vitalB)casualC)fatalD)A)stillB)alreadyC)tooD)A)benefitsB)profitsC)revenuesD)A)outwardB)apartC)asideD)A)ImmunityB)ReactionC)ExposureD)A)muchB)lessC)moreD)A)installmentB)expeditionC)analysisD)A)curiouslyB)negativelyC)necessarilyD)A)relievedB)delegatedC)approvedD)A)merelyB)alwaysC)mainlyD)A)advantageB)exception