2023年大学英语六级考试真题及答案解析版本.doc

2０12年6月16日大学英语六级考试CEＴ６真题

Ｐart Ⅰ Ｗriｔｉng (30　minutes)

Dｉrections:Fｏr this paｒt， you are allｏwed　30 minｕtes to　ｗrite ａ ｃomｐositiｏｎ on ｔhe　topic Thｅ　Ｉmpacｔ of thｅ Ｉnterneｔ ｏn　Ｉnｔeｒpeｒsonａl Commｕniｃatｉｏn. Yｏｕ sｈoulｄ ｗrｉte at　least １5０ wｏrds but ｎo mｏre thａｎ ２00 ｗｏrｄｓ.

Thｅ Ｉmpacｔ oｆ the　Inｔeｒnｅt　on　Ｉnterｐerｓoｎａl Communｉcatｉoｎ

　　Parｔ Ⅱ　Reaｄinｇ Cｏmprｅhｅnsion (Skｉmming anｄ Scanｎｉng)(15ｍinutｅs)
　　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.

　 Ｔhｅ Three-Year Solution
　Hａrｔwｉck Coｌlｅge, a small liｂｅraｌ-ａrtｓ schooｌ　in　upstａte Neｗ Ｙork， mａｋes Ｎeｗ　Yoｒk,　maｋeｓ　ｔhis offｅr to well prepａｒeｄ stuｄeｎts：　eaｒn your unｄｅｒgradｕaｔe degree in　thｒee ｙeaｒｓ　ｉnｓtead　of foｕr,　ａnd ｓave about ５43,0０0—ｔｈe　amount ｏf one year’s tuition and　feｅs.　Ａ ｎumｂeｒ　of innoｖativｅ cｏllｅｇeｓ are　makｉng ｔhe same ofｆeｒ　to sｔuｄeｎtｓ　anxｉoｕｓ ａbｏut sａviｎg time　anｄ ｍoney．　That’ｓ both an oｐporｔuniｔy and a waｒninｇ for the bｅst higher－educａｔiｏn ｓｙsｔem in ｔhｅ　wｏrlｄ.
　Ｔhe United　Staｔｅs haｓ almost　ａll of ｔｈe　worｌd’s beｓt uｎiversities．　Ａ rｅcent Chineｓｅ suｒvey ranｋs 35　Ａmeｒican ｕｎiversities　amｏng tｈｅ　top 50， ｅiｇhｔ　ａmoｎg tｈe ｔｏp １0.　Ｏｕr reｓeａｒch ｕnｉversiｔiｅｓ have ｂeｅｎ tｈe　key ｔo develoｐing the　cｏｍｐｅtitive ａdvantagｅｓ thａｔ　heｌp Amerｉcaｎs proｄucｅ 25% ｏf all the wｏrｌd’s wealth. In　20２３,　623,805 of tｈｅ ｗorlｄ’s bｒightest sｔｕｄｅnｔs were　attraｃted　ｔo Ａmeｒican uniｖerｓities.
　 Yeｔ, tｈeｒe　are siｇｎs　of peril (危险）wｉthｉn Ameｒｉcaｎ hiｇｈｅｒ ｅｄuｃation. U．Ｓ. collｅｇes have ｔo cｏmpｅtｅ in the marketpｌacｅ. Students ｍaｙ　chｏｏse amoｎg ６,0０0 puｂliｃ,　priｖatｅ, noｎproｆit, ｆor profit, or religious instiｔutions oｆ ｈigheｒ leａrning． In addｉtion， ａlmost alｌ oｆ ｔhe 532 billion ｔｈｅ　ｆｅderaｌ goｖｅrnｍｅｎt ｐrｏvｉdｅs for　uｎｉｖｅrsity ｒesｅarch is　aｗarｄed competitｉｖely.
　 Buｔ manｙ ｃｏlleｇｅs and　univeｒsitieｓ ａre ｓtucｋ in ｔhe pａｓt. For　inｓtａｎｃe, the ｉdｅa of tｈe　fall-ｔo-spring“sｃhooｌ year”haｓn’t changed　mｕch since before the Ameｒｉcan Rｅｖｏlｕtｉｏｎ, when wｅ wｅre a ｓummer sｔretch　no ｌonｇer ｍａkes sensｅ. Forｍer Ｇeorge Waｓhingｔon Uｎiveｒｓity　prｅsｉdent　Stephen Traｃｈtenbeｒｇ　ｅｓtimatｅｓ thaｔ a tｙｐicａｌ　ｃollegｅ　uses　its facｉlｉtieｓ　for ａcademｉｃ purpｏses ａ　little　morｅ than hａlf　the calｅnｄar　ｙeａｒ.“Wｈilｅ cｏllege　ｆacｉlｉtieｓ siｔ idｌe, thｅy continuｅ tｏ ｇenerate　mainｔeｎanｃe exｐeｎｓｅｓ that contrｉbute　to　the high　ｃｏst　of runnｉng ａ cｏllegｅ,” he ｈas written.
Ｗithin academic　dｅpaｒtmenｔｓ, tｅnuｒe(终身职位）,cｏmbinｅd witｈ ａｇe-ｄiｓcrimｉnaｔiｏn laws,　maｋes faculty ｔurnoｖｅr—criticaｌ　for　a uniｖeｒsｉtｙ　to remain　current　in chａｎging timeｓ—ｄifficuｌt．　Iｎstead ｏf proteｃtiｎｇ speeｃｈ and encouｒaging dｉversity　ａnｄ innovaｔive　thinking，　the tenure ｓystｅm ofteｎ　stifｌes(压制)them: younｇer profesｓors musｔ win the ａppｒoｖaｌ ｏf eｓtaｂlished　collｅagｕeｓ for　tenurｅ,　encouragｉnｇ like-mindednｅsｓ and someｔimｅs inｈibitinｇ ｔｈｅ fｒee flｏw of iｄｅaｓ.
Meａnｗhilｅ, ｔuitiｏn ｈas soared, ｌｅaviｎg　gｒaduatinｇ stｕdents with unprｅcｅdented loan deｂｔ. Ｓtrong cａmpuｓ　presideｎts to　ｍａnagｅ　ｔhese　probｌemｓ are beｃomiｎg hardｅr ｔｏ fiｎｄ, and tｏ kｅep.　Iｎ facｔ,　studeｎtｓ nｏw ｓｔay oｎ campuｓ almost　as lonｇ as thｅir　prｅｓideｎtｓ. The avｅrａｇe　amount　oｆ time　sｔudentｓ nｏw take to coｍplete ａn underｇｒａｄuate　ｄegree has ｓtｒetched tｏ sｉｘ ｙeaｒs and seｖeｎ months as ｓtuｄenｔs inteｒrupted bｙ work,　iｎcoｎveniｅnｃeｄ by　ｕnavaiｌable clａｓses， or luｒed bｙ one　more　ｆｏotbａll　ｓeaｓｏｎ　ｆind it harｄ to graduate．
　Conｇreｓs hａｓ　ｔrieｄ to hｅlｐ stuｄents wｉth　collｅge ｃosｔｓ　throｕｇh Pell　Gｒants and otｈer forｍs of　tuiｔion sｕｐｐｏrｔ. Ｂｕt sｏme　of ｔheir　ｆiｘes have mａde the　problem woｒｓe．　Thｅ ｓtack oｆ ｃongrｅｓsionａｌ regｕlaｔioｎｓ governinｇ feｄeｒａl　stｕdent　ｇranｔs anｄ　ｌoaｎs　now　stａnｄs tｗiｃe ａs taｌl　as I do. Fｉｌｌing ｏut　these fｏrｍs　ｃonsuｍeｓ 7％　ｏf eveｒy tuｉｔioｎ　dollar．
　　Fｏr aｌl oｆ　thｅse reａsｏns, sｏme　collｅgeｓ　likｅ Ｈartwicｋ　are rethｉnｋinｇ　the old ｗay of doing things and quｅstｉonｉnｇ decaｄes-ｏｌd assｕmptioｎs about what ａ ｃolleｇe degreｅ meaｎs. For iｎｓｔanｃe， whｙ ｄoeｓ　it　have to take ｆoｕｒ ｙears to eａrn a ｄiplｏｍa?　Tｈｉs fａｌｌ, １6 fiｒｓt－ｙｅaｒ studentｓ anｄ　four seconｄ-ｙear stuｄｅnｔs　ａt Hａｒｔｗｉcｋ　enrｏｌleｄ in　the ｓchｏoｌ’s neｗ tｈｒee ｙｅaｒ　deｇree ｐrogram. Accordｉng tｏ tｈe　colｌegｅ, the　pｌaｎ　is ｄesigｎeｄ fｏr hｉgｈ-abｉlity,　ｈｉghlｙ ｍotivaｔeｄ stｕdent who　ｗiｓｈ ｔｏ savｅ ｍoney or tｏ moｖe along　moｒe ｒaｐiｄlｙ ｔoward advanceｄ degreｅs．
　　By eliminａting ｔｈaｔ　extｒa yeａr， there year　dｅgree　studenｔｓ ｓａve　2５％　in coｓts． Ｉnsｔeａｄ of ｔaking 30 crｅdｉts a yeaｒ， ｔheｓｅ ｓtudents ｔａkｅ ４０. Ｄurｉｎｇ Ｊaｎｕary,　Haｒtｗick ｒunｓ a　four ｗeeｋ ｃｏｕrse duｒing which stuｄeｎts ｍaｙ earn ｔｈｒｅｅ ｔo fｏuｒ　credits on ｏr ｏff cａmpuｓ，　iｎcｌuｄing a ｎumbｅr　oｆ　ｉｎternatｉonal siｔes. Ｓｕmmer ｃourses　are ｎot reqｕiｒed, bｕｔ　a stｕdent may enｒｏll iｎ ｔhem—and　pay ｅｘｔra. Ｔｈree　year students get　firsｔ　cｒａｃｋ aｔ course　registｒatｉｏn. Thｅre　are no ｃhanｇｅs ｉn the numbeｒ ｏf　coｕrses ｐrｏfessors teaｃh or in　their　ｐay.
　Tｈｅ ｔhｒee-ｙear degｒeｅ isn’t a neｗ idea. Geniuses haｖｅ always breezeｄ thｒoｕgh. Judｓon Coｌleｇe,　a　350-sｔudenｔ　iｎsｔiｔｕtioｎ in　Alabaｍａ, hａs　ofｆeｒed sｔudents a ｔhrｅe-yｅaｒ optioｎ for 4０　years. Students　aｔｔend “short teｒms” ｉｎ Maｙ and June to ｅarn the crｅdits rｅqｕｉred ｆoｒ ｇraｄuation. Bａteｓ Coｌlｅｇe in Maｉｎe and Ｂall Ｓtａte Univｅrsｉty ｉn　Inｄｉana aｒe　ａmong otｈer coｌlegｅs ｏffeｒｉng ｔｈree-year　ｏptionｓ.
　Ｃhangeｓ ａt the ｈigh-ｓｃhｏoｌ　ｌevel ａｒｅ aｌsｏ helping tｏ mａke　it ｅａsiｅr　fｏr maｎy sｔｕdeｎｔs tｏ earn　theｉr　uｎdｅrｇrａduatｅ deｇrees in lｅｓs tiｍｅ.　One of fivｅ sｔudenｔs arriｖes　at colｌｅge ｔｏdaｙ　ｗith Adｖaｎcｅd Ｐlaceｍenｔ　（AP） credits aｍoｕnting ｔo a semesｔeｒ　ｏr more of collegｅ　level　ｗork． Maｎｙ unｉveｒsitiｅs,　ｉncluding　large　schools ｌｉke ｔｈe Ｕｎiｖerｓiｔｙ of Texaｓ,　make it eａsｙ for thｅse　ＡP stｕdentｓ to　graｄuaｔe faster.
　Ｆoｒ　sｔuｄents ｗｈo ｄon’t plａn to ｓtｏp ｗiｔh ａｎ undergraduate ｄegree, the thｒｅｅ－yｅａr plaｎ may ｈave　an eｖeｎ ｇrｅateｒ appeaｌ. Dｒ. Jｏｈn Sergeｎt, ｈeａd of Ｖandｅrbｉlt Universitｙ　Ｍｅｄｉcal Ｓｃhoｏｌ’s reｓｉdencｙ （住院医生） ｐrogrａｍ， enrｏlled in Ｖandeｒｂiｌt’s undeｒgraduａte ｃollege ｉn 19５９． Hｅ enterｅｄ medical sｃhool after onlｙ three yeａrs as ｄｉd four　or fｉｖe　oｆ　his ｃlａｓsmaｔeｓ.” Ｍｙ　fiｒst year　oｆ medｉcａl ｓcｈool counted　as　my ｓenior　ｙear, whiｃｈ mｅant I haｄ to　ｔakｅ thｒee to fｏur ｌabｓ a wｅeｋ　ｔo gｅｔ aｌl ｍy sciencｅs iｎ. I bａsｉｃallｙ skｉｐpｅd my seｎior year,” saｙs Seｒgent.　He　stiｌｌ haｄ timｅ　tｏ　ｂｅ a stｕdｅｎt sｅnator anｄ meeｔ　his wiｆe.
　　Theｒe ａre, hｏｗeveｒ, ｄrawbaｃks to moving thｒoｕgh　sｃhool at suｃｈ　a bｒisｋ　pace. Ｆor　ｏne， it　ｄｅpｒives ｓtｕdents of the ｌuxury oｆ timｅ　tｏ roam (遨游) intellｅｃtｕaｌly． Comｐｒｅssinｇ eｖｅrｙｔhiｎg　into　tｈree　years ａｌsｏ　lｅaｖeｓ lｅss timｅ foｒ grｏｗｉng up, engaging in　extrａcuｒricular　activitieｓ， aｎd ｓｔｕｄyinｇ aｂroad. On ｃrｏwded campusｅｓ it cｏuld ｍｅaｎ fｅwer ｏｐportｕnitiｅｓ to get　into a　prized　ｐｒofessoｒ’s cｌａss. Ｉoｗa’s Ｗaldorf Cｏllegｅ has graｄuated ｓeｖeral ｈuｎdrｅｄ ｓtuｄeｎｔs in ｉｔｓ thrｅe-ｙｅar degree pｒoｇraｍ,　ｂuｔ ｉt now ｐｈasing ｏut　the option. Most Ｗalｄｏｒf stuｄeｎｔs wanｔeｄ thｅ fuｌl four-yｅaｒ experience—acadｅmically,　sｏｃiallｙ,　anｄ atｈletiｃａlly.　Aｎd ｆａculty ｍembers wiｌｌ　ｂｅ wａrｙ　oｆ anｙ changｅ tｈaｔ　threatens ｔｈｅ core　curｒiculuｍ ｉｎ　the　namｅ　of　moving stｕdeｎts into　ｔhe　workfｏrce．
　　“Moｓt high goveｒnmenｔal ｏｆficｉaｌs sｅｅｍ to conceive　of educａｔion iｎ tｈiｓ liｇｈt—as a ｗaｙ　to　eｎｓｕre economic coｍpeｔitiｖeｎｅｓs aｎｄ conｔｉnued eｃonoｍiｃ ｇrowth,”　Derｅｋ Bok, fｏｒｍer presｉｄent　of Harvａrd, tｏld The　Waｓｈｉｎgton　Post．　“I stｒｏngｌy disａgｒｅe with ｔｈｉs approach.” Another ｒiｓk: ｔhe nｅw campｕs sｃheｄuｌes miｇht eventualｌy pｒｏduce ｌess rｅvｅnｕe for　the instｉtutｉon ａnd longer　wｏrking ｈouｒs for ｆacultｙ membｅrs.
Adopｔing a tｈreｅ-year ｏption will ｎot comｅ easily　tｏ ｍｏsｔ school. Ｔhose tｈat　wｉsh to　tackle　tｒadiｔion anｄ make Ａmeｒican　cａmpus ｍore coｓt-ｃｏnscious may　find it eａsｉeｒ tｏ take　Tｒacｈtenbｅrg’s adviｃe: opｅn　campuses yｅaｒ-ｒouｎd.“You couｌd run two cｏmplete collegeｓ, wｉth twｏ complete ｆａcｕlties,”ｈｅ ｓays.“That’s without　cutting ｔｈe ｌength of ｓtudenｔｓ’ vａcationｓ， inｃrｅａsiｎg class siｚes, or requiring　ｆaｃuｌty ｔｏ　teach　moｒe.”
Whetｈeｒ thｅｙ eｘpｅriment with　ｔhｒee－yｅａr ｄegreｅs,　ofｆeｒ yeａr-ｒoｕnd ｃlａssｅs,　ｃhａlleｎge　the　tｅnuｒe　system—or　alｌ of the above—uｎiｖersitieｓ are slｏwｌｙ rｅaliｚiｎg ｔhat　to staｙ　comｐetiｔiｖe ａｎd releｖant　ｔhｅｙ ｍust aｄapt to　a raｐidｌy cｈａngiｎg world.
Expaｎdｉnｇ the　threｅ－yeaｒ ｏｐｔiｏn may　bｅ difｆｉｃｕlt, ｂut iｔ　may be leｓs diｆfiｃｕlt thａn ａskｉng　Congreｓｓ for addｉtional financial　hｅlp,　asｋing lｅｇislatｏrs for more ｓtate　suｐｐort, or aｓｋing stｕdｅｎts even higher　ｔｕitiｏn ｐayｍents. Camｐuses ｗｉｌling to aｄopt　conｖenient ｓcｈｅdules alｏnｇ　wiｔh mｏre foｃusｅd,　leｓs-ｅxpeｎsiｖe degrees may finｄ　that　theｙ　hａve　a ｃoｍpeｔｉｔiｖe aｄvａｎtagｅ iｎ attractiｎg　brｉｇht, moｔｉvａｔed ｓｔuｄｅnts.　Tｈese ｓorts　of iｎnoｖaｔｉonｓ cａn heｌｐ American universitiｅｓ　ａｖoid the perilｓ of sｕccｅss．

　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
　1.　Why did　Hartｗicｋ　Collegｅ starｔ three-ｙear degreｅ ｐrograｍs?
　 A) To ｃrｅaｔe　ｃhanｃｅs fｏr tｈe poor． C)　Ｔo　ｅnroll more ｓtuｄｅntｓ．
　B) Ｔｏ　ｃuｔ studｅntｓ’ expeｎｓes． D) Ｔo soｌve　ｉts finａncｉal pｒｏbleｍs.

２. By quｏｔｉｎｇ Stephen Tｒaｃhｔenberg ｔｈe ａｕthｏr wants tｏ saｙ ｔhat ．
　A) Americaｎ uｎiｖersｉtiｅs ａrｅ resistａｎt　to chａnge
　B) the　sｕｍmer vacation cｏntribｕteｓ ｔo ｓtudeｎｔ growｔh
　　C) coｌlege　facilities couｌｄ bｅ　put　ｔｏ mｏre effectivｅ use
D) the cｏsts　of running a ｕnivｅrsｉty aｒe sｏａring

　 3. The ａuthor　ｔhinｋs the tｅnure syｓteｍ in Amｅｒican uｎiversitｉｅｓ .
A)sｕｐpresseｓ ｃｒｅａtive tｈｉnkｉng Ｃ) guarantees acaｄｅmic fｒeedom
　B)　creaｔeｓ ｃonflicｔｓ amoｎg colｌeagueｓ D）　is ａ sｉｇｎ of ａｇｅ dｉscｒiminaｔion

4. Whａt is sａiｄ abｏｕt　the ｎｅw three-year degｒee　program　at Hartwick？
　　Ａ) Its　studｅnts have　to earn moｒe　ｃreｄits ｅach ｙeａr.
　 Ｂ)　Non-ｃreｄit courses are　ｅliminaｔeｄ aｌtoｇetｈer.
　　C)　Ｉts　ｆａculｔy ｍembｅrｓ tｅａch mｏrｅ hours a ｗeek．
D） Sｏmｅ ｓummｅr cｏurses are ｏffereｄ free of　ｃhａrge.

　 5. What do ｗe　learn　ａboｕｔ Judsｏn Collｅge’s ｔｈree-year degrｅe pｒogram?
　　A） It ｈas been rｕnｎinｇ fｏr　ｓｅvｅral　deｃadｅs．
　B) It is　oｐen ｔo ｔhｅ brightｅｓt ｓｔudents oｎｌy.
　 C)　It ｉｓ thｅ most　successｆul　in ｔｈe counｔry．
D) Iｔ haｓ ｍａny practicaｌ ｃourses　on offer．

　6.　Ｗhaｔ ｃhaｎges in higｈ　schｏols　help　students　eaｒn undergｒaduaｔｅ deｇrees in　tｈrｅｅ years?
　A) Curriｃulums havｅ been adａpted to sｔｕｄeｎts’ nｅeds.
B）　Morｅ students haｖe Ａdｖａnced Plａｃemeｎt　credits.
C)　Ｍore ｅlｅctｉvｅ coｕrses are oｆfered iｎ high　school.
Ｄ) Ｔhｅ　overａll quaｌity of ｅduｃatioｎ bas improved.

７． Wｈat　ｉｓ ｓａid to ｂe a　drawｂaｃk of thｅ ｔｈreｅ-year collｅge pｒoｇram?
　 A） Stuｄents　havｅ to　copｅ with　tｏｏ heavy ａ　worklｏad.
B) Studeｎts don’t have ｍuch ｔｉｍe　to roam　intellectuａlly．
Ｃ) Stuｄenｔs hａve littlｅ timｅ to　gａin prａctical　exｐerieｎce.
D)　Stｕdents ｄoｎ’t havｅ prized ｐrofｅssors　ｔo　teａｃh thｅm.

　 8. College faculty memｂers ａre ａfｒaid　ｔhat tｈe preｔeｘｔ ｏf mｏving ｓtudeｎtｓ　ｉnto the ｗoｒkfoｒcｅ ｍｉght　posｅ a　threａt to .
　9. Unｉverｓiｔies　are　iｎcrｅasｉngｌy aware　thａｔ　they　must ａdapt tｏ　ａ　ｒａpｉdly　changinｇ　world　in　ordeｒ to　.
　10.　Convenient acａｄｅmiｃ sｃhedulｅs with moｒe-foｃused, less-expｅnsive ｄegrees　ｗill be　more　attｒａｃｔivｅ to .

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 seriouｓ accideｎt　may leave　Ａnna paralyzｅd.
　B) Tｈe man hａppｅｎed to ｓee　Anｎa ｆaｌl on hｅｒ ｂack.
　　Ｃ)　Ｔhe injury will confine Annａ tｏ　bｅd fｏr ｑuiｔe a　wｈilｅ.
D) Thｅ ｄoctor’s　theｒapy has bｅen　very ｓuｃｃｅｓsfｕl.

12. A)　The man cｏuld watch the ballet with　hｅｒ.
　 B) She hapｐeneｄ to　have ｂｏught two tｉｃｋets．
　　C) Ｓｈe can　ｇet a ｂallet tｉｃｋｅｔ foｒ thｅ ｍan.
Ｄ) Hｅr ｓcheduｌe confｌicts ｗith ｈer siｓter’s．

　13. A) He will send ｓｏｍeone ｒight aｗaｙ.
　　B)　He haｓ to do otheｒ ｒeｐairs firsｔ.
　C) Tｈe wｏｍaｎ can call　lateｒ tｈat day.
Ｄ)　The wｏman can　try to ｆｉx it ｈerself.

　 １4.　A) Takｅ ｕp ｃolleｃtｉoｎ　next week.
　　B) Ｇive ｈis conｔribｕtioｎ some tｉme latｅr.
　 C)　Buy　an expeｎsivｅ ｇifｔ foｒ Gｅmma.
D） Boｒrｏw　some moｎey from thｅ womａn.

　　15． A) Deｃlｉｎe ｔhｅ iｎvitａtiｏn aｓ earｌy as　pｏsｓiｂle．
　　Ｂ) Ask Tonｙ to　cｏnvey ｔｈaｎｋs to his mｏther．
　C) Ｔｅｌｌ Ｔoｎｙ’s ｍothｅr that　she eats nｏ　mｅａt.
Ｄ) Add moｒe fｒuｉｔs ａnｄ veｇetableｓ to heｒ　ｄiet．

　　1６． Ａ） The ｉnｃreasｉng ｃriｍe rate.
　 Ｂ)　Ｔhe　impaｃt of mass ｍeｄiａ.
　　Ｃ) Ｔｈe cｉrcｕlatioｎ　of ｎewspaｐerｓ.
D) Tｈe cｏveraｇe ｏf newｓpaｐers.

　17． A) Limit　tｈe　numｂeｒ of partｉcｉpantｓ in　ｔhｅ ｃｏnferencｅ.
　　B)　Ｃheck the　number　of peoｐle ｗhｏ　hａｖｅ regisｔｅred.
　　C) Provide　pｅople　ｗitｈ ａdvice on career ｄeｖｅｌopmｅnｔ.
D) Ｍove tｈe coｎｆeｒence　to a more spacioｕs plaｃe.

　　１8. Ａ)　The apartmｅnｔ is sｔill availabｌe．
　B)　Thｅ aparｔment iｓ ｃlｏｓｅ　to the campuｓ.
　C) Ｔhe aｄｖertisement is ouｔｄａted．
D) On-campus housing ｉs hard tｏ sｅcure.

　Quｅｓtionｓ 1９ tｏ 21 are basｅd on　ｔhｅ coｎvｅｒsａｔion　you ｈavｅ juｓt hｅard.
　19.　A) Tｏ test ｈｏｗ　responsｉｖe dolphｉns ａｒe　to varｉous sigｎaｌs.
　 Ｂ） To finｄ　ouｔ　if ｔhe　femaｌｅ dolpｈin　is clevｅｒer than thｅ　maｌe oｎe.
Ｃ) To see if dｏｌphｉｎs can learn tｏ　commｕnicaｔe　wｉｔh eacｈ other.
Ｄ) To examine how ｌonｇ　it tａkes dｏlｐhｉns to ａcquire　a sｋill.

　 ２0．　A）　Pｒoducｅ the　ａpproprｉate　sｏunｄ．
B) Pｒess　the rｉｇｈt-hand ｌeveｒ firｓt．
Ｃ) Raise tｈｅir　ｈeaｄｓ ａbove tｈe water.
D) Swｉｍ ｓｔrａight ｉnto thｅ　samｅ tａnk.

　２1．　A) Only oｎe ｄolphin was　aｂｌe　ｔｏ see thｅ liｇhｔ.
B) The　mａｌe ｄolphiｎ recｅived moｒe　ｒｅwａrｄｓ.
C)　Both　dｏｌphins　wｅre put in the ｓａmｅ tａnk.
D) The ｌevｅｒ ｗas beyｏnd　tｈe ｄolphins’　reacｈ.

Qｕestｉons 2２ ｔｏ 25　aｒｅ ｂased on the coｎｖerｓatiｏn yoｕ have　juｓｔ heａｒｄ.
　２２． A) Ｉn a botａniｃal　gａrｄｅｎ.
　　B）　Ｉn a lecture　room.
　　Ｃ) Ｉn　a reｓort　town.
Ｄ)　Ｏn a caｔtlｅ　faｒm．

　 23. A) It ｉs ａn ideaｌ ｐlaｃe for people to　retire to.
　B）　It iｓ at the　cｅntrｅ of　the fａｓhion ｉndusｔｒy.
C)　Iｔ remains　ｖｅry　aｔtｒactive ｗith iｔs mineral waｔers．
D) Ｉｔ ｈaｓ keｐt many　traｄiｔionｓ frｏｍ Victoｒian tiｍｅs.

　 24. A) It was naｍｅｄ　aftｅr a laｎd ownｅr ｉn　the old dａｙs.
　B）　It is located in ｔhe　eaｓｔern parｔ of Harrogate.
　 C) Ｉｔ is　prｏtected aｓ parｋｌaｎd bｙ a　sｐecｉal ｌaw.
D） It ｗill be usｅｄ aｓ ａ　centre for athleｔic trａininｇ．

　２5. Ａ) Ｔhｅ beauｔｉfｕl fｌoｗｅrs.
　 Ｂ) Tｈe refｒeshiｎg air.
　 Ｃ) Tｈe mineｒａl　ｗaｔers.
D) The ｖast grassland.

　 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 center．
　Ｐaｓsage oｎe
　Queｓtionｓ 26 ｔo ２9　are based on ｔhｅ pａｓsage yoｕ haｖｅ jusｔ　heaｒd.
26. A)He　specｉalｉzeｓ ｆor Universｉty studeｎｔs．
　B） He starｔ　ｓpeｃializeｄ　sｉnse Unｉversiｔy.
　　Ｃ) Ｈe　spｅcializｅd　ｉn interｐerｓonaｌ relaｔｉonsｈｉｐ.
D)He ｓpecｉaｌｉzes iｎ interpersｏnal ｒelａtionship.