2023年大学英语六级考试真题试题和答案解.doc

２023年12月大学英语六级考试真题试题和答案解析
2023年12月大学英语六级考试真题
Part Ｉ Wｒｉtinｇ　(30 ｍinｕtes）
　　Dｉrection: Foｒ this　ｐarｔ, yoｕ ａrｅ alｌｏwｅd　30　ｍiｎｕtes to write a　shｏrｔ esｓay eｎtiｔleｄ My Ｖiｅwｓ　ｏn Uｎiversity Ｒaｎking. You shoｕld write　at　lｅast 1５0　ｗords folｌowing　thｅ outｌiｎe gｉvｅｎ below.ﻫ　 １. 目前高校排名相称盛行;ﻫ　 2. 对于这种做法人们见解不一;ﻫ　 3. 在我看来……ﻫ My Ｖiews　oｎ Uｎivｅｒsitｙ Rankingﻫ　 Ｐarｔ ＩI Reading Compｒeheｎsiｏｎ (Skimming aｎｄ Scaｎning） (15 ｍinutｅs)
　　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.ﻫ　　Into ｔhe　Unｋnｏwｎﻫ　 The world ｈas neveｒ seen ｐopulation ａgeing　beｆore. Can it coｐe？ﻫ 　Ｕntｉl ｔhe　eaｒly 1990s　nobody　much thouｇht about　ｗhole pｏpｕｌatｉons　geｔｔing　older. The ＵN　had ｔｈe forｅsｉgｈｔ to convene ａ　“world asseｍblｙ ｏn ageing” bａck iｎ　１９82, buｔ　tｈａt ｃame aｎd weｎt.　Ｂy １９94 thｅ World Bank hａｄ notｉced tｈat ｓｏmethiｎｇ bｉｇ was haｐpening. In a　report entitled “Avｅrting tｈe Ｏld Age Ｃrｉsis”, it arguｅd tｈaｔ　pｅnsion aｒraｎgｅｍents iｎ　most　ｃountriｅs were unsusｔainable.
　Fｏr thｅ　nexｔ ten yｅａｒs a ｓuｃcｅsｓｉｏn ｏf booｋs， maiｎly by Amｅriｃanｓ, ｓoundｅd　the aｌarm. They ｈad　tｉtles like Yoｕng　ｖs Ｏld，　Grａy　Dawn anｄ The Comｉng Genｅratｉonal Storm, and　their　mｅｓｓage　wａs　blunt: heａlth-caｒe　sysｔｅｍｓ wｅre ｈeａdｉｎg foｒ tｈｅ ｒocｋs，　pensioneｒs ｗｅｒe takｉng ｙｏung people to thｅ cleaners, and sｏｏn there　woulｄ bｅ　inｔergenｅraｔional wａｒfaｒe.ﻫ Siｎce tｈeｎ tｈe debatｅ ｈas　become　ｌeｓs emotｉonal,　ｎot lｅａst becauｓｅ a lot　ｍorｅ iｓ knoｗn　aｂｏut　ｔhe ｓｕbjeｃt. Books, ｃｏnferｅnceｓ ａｎd reｓeａrｃh papeｒｓ hａｖe multｉplieｄ.　Internaｔiｏnal orgａｎisatiｏns such　aｓ tｈe OECＤ aｎｄ　thｅ　EＵ iｓｓue regular ｒepｏrts.　Populatiｏｎ agｅing is　ｏｎ　ｅvｅry agｅｎｄa, from　G８ ｅconomiｃ confeｒencｅs to NAＴO　suｍmｉts． The　Woｒld Eｃonomic Ｆｏruｍ ｐlans ｔo ｃoｎｓｉｄeｒ the futｕrｅ of　pensioｎｓ and　healtｈ　cａre ａt iｔs prestigious　Dａvｏs coｎferencｅ earlｙ　nexｔ ｙｅar. The media, iｎcluding tｈiｓ ｎewspaper， ａre gｉvinｇ　the　suｂjecｔ ｅxtenｓivｅ　covｅrage.ﻫ　 Whｅｔｈer ａll thaｔ aｔtentioｎ has ｔrａｎｓlated iｎto ｓｕfｆicienｔ aｃtioｎ ｉs another　quesｔion. Gｏｖernmｅnts　in ｒich countrieｓ now aｃｃept thaｔ ｔheｉr peｎsｉon ａnｄ heａlth-cａｒe prｏmises will　soon becｏme unaｆfoｒdaｂle,　ａｎd maｎy of　ｔhｅm ｈａve emｂarkeｄ　on　reforｍs, bｕt so　far oｎｌy timｉｄly.　Ｔｈat ｉs noｔ sｕrprｉsing: politｉｃｉans　wiｔｈ　an　eye on tｈe ｎｅxt election will hardｌy　rush to　introｄucｅ unｐopuｌar measuｒeｓ　thａｔ maｙ　noｔ bear fruit for　yeaｒｓ, perhaps decadeｓ．ﻫ　　The oｕtlinｅ of the chaｎges nｅedeｄ　is　ｃｌeａr. To aｖｏid　fiscal (财政) meltdown, pｕblｉc ｐensiｏｎｓ aｎｄ healtｈ-caｒe proｖｉsion　ｗｉlｌ haｖｅ　to be rｅiｎed back seｖerｅlｙ aｎd　ｔａxes mａy　ｈaｖe　ｔo ｇo　up. By faｒ tｈｅ mosｔ　eｆｆｅｃtive ｍeｔhod tｏ restrain　peｎsion　speｎdinｇ iｓ tｏ gｉｖｅ people the oppoｒtunity to work　lonｇer,　becausｅ it inｃreａseｓ ｔax　ｒeveｎues ａnｄ reducｅs spendｉng on peｎsｉｏns at the sａme ｔime.　It may even keep ｔheｍ alive loｎger. Ｊｏｈn　Rother, thｅ AＡＲP’ｓ　hｅaｄ　ｏf　policy and　strategy, pointｓ ｔo stuｄieｓ showiｎg ｔｈat ｏtheｒ thｉnｇs ｂeiｎg ｅquaｌ， pｅoｐle　who rｅmａin　at wｏrk　ｈave lｏwｅr deaｔｈ rａteｓ than their ｒeｔiｒed peｅrs．ﻫ　 Ｙounger peoｐｌe tｏｄay moｓｔly　acｃept that ｔｈｅy will have　ｔo　worｋ for longeｒ aｎd　ｔhat thｅir peｎsionｓ wiｌｌ　ｂe less geｎerous. Ｅmpｌoyers ｓtiｌｌ need to bｅ　peｒsuaded thａｔ oｌｄeｒ　ｗｏｒkers aｒe wｏrtｈ　ｈolding　ｏn　to. That mａy bｅ because they　have hａd ｐlenｔy of ｙｏuｎger oneｓ ｔo choｏse frｏm, ｐartｌy　ｔhａnks tｏ thｅ poｓt-war baby－booｍ and　pａｒｔly bｅcause over　thｅ ｐasｔ few　dｅcades maｎy more women ｈａｖe　ｅnｔeｒｅd　the　laboｕｒ force,　iｎcreaｓing emｐloyers’ cｈoｉcｅ．　Ｂut ｔhｅ reservoir　of women aｂle ａnｄ　wｉlｌｉng　to　take up　paiｄ work　is　runninｇ ｌow, ａnd the bａbｙ-bｏomers are goｉng gｒeｙ.ﻫ　　In ｍany coｕntｒies imｍigrants have bｅen ｆillinｇ ｓuch gapｓ　iｎ the labouｒ forcｅ as　ｈａve aｌreaｄy eｍｅrgeｄ (ａnd remｅmｂｅr tｈat ｔｈｅ　real shortａｇｅ　is　ｓtｉll aｒｏｕnd　ten　yｅａrs ｏfｆ). Immigｒaｔｉｏn in tｈe devｅlｏpｅd worlｄ iｓ the　hiｇhest　it　ｈas evｅr beｅn, anｄ iｔ　iｓ mａkｉng a usefｕｌ diｆfｅrencｅ. Iｎ sｔill－ｆertile　Aｍｅrica it currｅntly ａｃcｏuntｓ fｏr about 40%　oｆ ｔｏtal　ｐopulaｔioｎ　growth， aｎd in ｆast-ageing　wesｔeｒｎ Eｕrｏｐｅ　foｒ about　90%.
　 On the face of iｔ,　ｉｔ seems the ｐerｆect solution．　Ｍany deveｌopiｎg　coｕｎtriｅs havｅ　lots ｏf yｏuｎg ｐeｏpｌｅ　iｎ　ｎeｅｄ ｏf　jｏbｓ；　mａny ｒicｈ cｏuntｒiｅs need heｌｐing ｈａnds ｔhat　wｉll boost tax revenues ａnd keeｐ up ｅconｏmｉc ｇrowｔｈ． But ｏveｒ the　next ｆｅw decaｄes　ｌａbｏur ｆorcｅs in　rich counｔrｉｅs are ｓet ｔo　sｈrinｋ so mｕcｈ ｔｈat　inflows of　immｉgranｔｓ wｏuｌd　ｈａve　tｏ increasｅ enoｒｍously ｔo ｃoｍpeｎsate： ｔo　ａｔ ｌeａｓt　twicｅ tｈeｉr cuｒｒenｔ siｚｅ in　ｗeｓtern Ｅuroｐｅ’s　mｏst yoｕｔｈfuｌ countries,　and threｅ ｔiｍes ｉn ｔhe older　oｎes.　Ｊaｐan wouｌd nｅeｄ ａ larｇe mｕltｉple ｏf ｔhe few immigraｎts it has at ｐresｅnt. Puｂlｉc opinion pollｓ ｓhow　thａt ｐeople in　most riｃh ｃountｒiｅs　ａlｒｅady　ｔhinｋ　that iｍmiｇｒatｉｏn iｓ tｏｏ hiｇh. Furtheｒ　ｂig incrｅａses　would be poｌiticａllｙ　uｎfeaｓiｂlｅ．
　To　tａｃｋｌe thｅ　problｅm ｏf ageiｎｇ populaｔions at its ｒoot， “old”　ｃouｎｔries　wouｌｄ have　tｏ rejuvenatｅ （使年轻) themseｌveｓ by hａvｉng more　of ｔｈeir own chiｌdren． A nｕmber　of　ｔｈｅm ｈave ｔried, soｍe　mｏre sｕｃcｅsｓfullｙ tｈan　otｈers. But it　ｉs ｎot ａ ｓimple　maｔter ｏf offｅｒｉnｇ ｆinancial　iｎcentives or prｏviｄｉnｇ　mｏre　ｃｈild cａre． Modｅrn uｒban　lｉfｅ iｎ ｒｉｃｈ couｎｔrｉes　is nｏt　ｗelｌ　ａdapｔｅd tｏ lａrge famiｌｉｅs. Ｗomen finｄ iｔ ｈaｒｄ ｔo ｃombｉne faｍｉly ａnd career. Theｙ ofｔen ｃomｐrｏmise ｂy　hａvinｇ just onｅ cｈild.
　　And　iｆ ｆeｒtｉｌｉty　iｎ ageinｇ　counｔries doｅs not pｉcｋ uｐ? It will not　bｅ the　eｎd oｆ tｈe world, ａt　ｌｅast not fｏr quite a　whilｅ yet,　bｕｔ the woｒｌｄ wｉlｌ slｏwly becoｍe a difｆerent ｐｌacｅ.　Oｌder　sｏcieties may　be less　ｉnnovativｅ ａnd moｒe　stroｎgly　disｉnclined ｔｏ take　risｋｓ ｔhaｎ yｏungeｒ oneｓ. By ２025 aｔ the　latest, ａｂoｕｔ half　the ｖoｔeｒs ｉn Americａ and most ｏf　tｈｏsｅ in ｗestern　European countｒies　wilｌ ｂe oｖer 5０—ａnd　oｌｄer peｏｐlｅ tｕrn ｏut to voｔｅ in ｍuｃｈ grｅaｔer nｕｍber thａn　youｎgeｒ onｅｓ. Acａdｅmic stｕdｉes hａve found　ｎo ｅvidence so far thａｔ oldｅｒ　vｏｔers　hａvｅ used theｉr power at　thｅ ｂallot ｂｏx　to ｐush　for policies　thaｔ sｐecifｉcallｙ benefiｔ ｔhｅm, tｈough if in fuｔure theｒｅ　are　many ｍorｅ of tｈｅm they might sｔaｒｔ dｏｉｎg so.ﻫ Nor　ｉs　tｈeｒe ａny ｓｉgn ｏf tｈe inｔerｇeｎeｒatｉonal ｗarfarｅ　predictｅd iｎ　the　1990s.　Afteｒ all, oldｅr pｅopｌｅ tｈeｍsｅlveｓ mｏsｔlｙ have　famｉlies. In a reｃent stuｄy oｆ　parents and gｒoｗｎ-up　ｃhiｌdren　iｎ 11 Eurｏpean counｔｒｉｅｓ, Karsten Ｈａnk ｏf Mannheim University　foｕnd　tｈat 85% of ｔhｅｍ ｌiｖｅd　wiｔhｉn 25kｍ oｆ　ｅａｃｈ ｏtheｒ anｄ the　mａｊoｒiｔy of tｈem werｅ in ｔouch　at least onｃe a week.ﻫ 　Eｖｅｎ ｓｏ, ｔhe　sｈifｔ in tｈe　centｒe of　gravity　to oｌdeｒ age　gｒｏｕpｓ iｓ bｏund to ｈavｅ a ｐrofound effect ｏn socｉetiｅs, not　just eｃonｏmiｃaｌly and　pｏｌｉtically bｕｔ in all　sorts　of otheｒ　waｙs toｏ. Ricｈａrd Jaｃｋｓｏn　ａnd Neil Hoｗe of　Ａmｅrｉcａ’s ＣSIS, ｉｎ a thouｇｈtful book ｃａlled The Graying oｆ the Grｅat Ｐoｗers,　argue ｔhaｔ, among　other things， ｔhｅ　agｅinｇ　of　tｈe dｅveｌｏped　countries wｉll　havｅ a numbｅr of ｓeｒiｏus seｃｕrity implｉcatｉons.ﻫ 　For exaｍｐle,　tｈe shoｒtaｇe of　ｙouｎg aduｌtｓ is　ｌikely tｏ make　countｒies　more relucｔant　to ｃｏｍｍit tｈe few they have tｏ milｉtａｒy ｓervｉce. In ｔhe decaｄeｓ to　20５0， Amｅｒｉca wｉll fｉnd ｉtselｆ playｉng　ａn　ever-inｃreasiｎg rｏlｅ in the deｖeloped wｏrld’s　defenｃｅ effort. Beｃaｕse America’ｓ pｏpulａtion ｗill　stｉll　be groｗiｎg ｗｈｅn that of most ｏtｈｅr deｖeｌopｅd couｎtriｅs is　shrinking, Aｍerica wiｌl be tｈｅ ｏｎly devｅｌoped coｕnｔrｙ tｈat　stiｌｌ maｔteｒs　geopｏlitｉcａlly (地缘政治上)．ﻫ 　Ask　me　in ２023ﻫ　 Tｈｅｒｅ is litｔle tｈaｔ　can be ｄoｎe to stop poｐulation ageｉng, so the wｏrld　will ｈave to　ｌiｖe wiｔh it. Ｂut some of　the　coｎsｅｑuences cａn　be aｌleviated． Mａｎｙ ｅｘpｅrtｓ nｏw　bｅlieve ｔhaｔ given the rｉght poliｃies,　tｈe ｅffecｔs,　thｏugh gｒave, need nｏt be catａstrophiｃ. Mｏst cｏｕntｒｉｅs havｅ　recognised ｔhe need ｔo do somｅthiｎg and aｒｅ ｂeginning　to acｔ.
Bｕt eｖen theｎ　there is ｎo ｇuａranteｅ ｔhat their　eｆforts　ｗill woｒk.　What　ｉｓ happening noｗ iｓ hｉstoricａlｌy unpｒeceｄeｎteｄ. Ronaｌd　Lee, director　of　tｈe　Ceｎｔｒｅ　ｏn the Economｉcs　ａnd Ｄemogｒaphy of Agｅiｎg ａt the Ｕnｉversity of Calｉfornｉａ, Berｋｅｌeｙ, puts it bｒieflｙ ａnd　ｃlearly: “We ｄｏn’t reａlｌy knｏw wｈａt　ｐoｐulaｔion agｅing ｗill be　like, ｂecause nobody haｓ doｎe it yｅt. “
　 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
　1. Ｉｎ iｔs 1994 rｅporｔ,　thｅ Wｏrlｄ Ｂaｎk ａrｇuｅd tｈａt the cｕrｒent　peｎｓｉｏn ｓystem ｉn　ｍoｓt cｏuntriｅs coｕld ______.ﻫ 　［A］ noｔ ｂｅ　sｕsｔａined iｎ ｔhe　long tｅrm
［Ｂ] fｕｒtheｒ　ａcceｌｅrate tｈｅ　ａgｅiｎg prｏcｅss
[C]　hａrｄlｙ haｌｔ the growth of　ｐｏpulationﻫ　　[Ｄ］　ｈｅlp tide ｏvｅr thｅ ｃurrenｔ ageing crisiｓ
　　2.　Wｈａt ｍessage is ｃonｖｅyｅｄ　in bｏoks　like Young vs Oｌd？
[Ａ］ Ｔhe ｇｅneraｔion　gaｐ　ｉs ｂound to nａｒrｏw.
　[Ｂ］ Ｉntergenerationaｌ coｎflicts wｉｌl inｔｅnsify.
[C] Thｅ　yｏunger　geneｒation will ｂｅat　thｅ ｏlｄ．ﻫ　 [D] Ｏld　ｐeoplｅ sｈoｕｌd　ｇiｖe way tｏ ｔhｅ ｙounｇ.
　 ３. Onｅ reason ｗhy peｎsｉoｎ　and healｔh care rｅｆorms ａre slow in coｍing ｉs ｔhat　___＿＿＿.ﻫ　　[Ａ] ｎobｏdy is　wｉｌlｉnｇ ｔo ｓａcrifice their ｏwn　iｎterｅｓtｓ　tｏ taｃkle ｔｈe proｂlｅmﻫ　 [B］ moｓt　ｐeoplｅ　are ａgaｉnst meaｓuｒｅs thａｔ will ｎot bear ｆruｉｔ　imｍediaｔelyﻫ [Ｃ］　the proposed　reforms ｗiｌl afｆeｃt tｏｏ　mａny　peopｌe’s　inｔeresｔsﻫ [D］　pｏliticｉaｎs　are　aｆraid of　losing voｔｅs　in　tｈｅ nｅxt　eleｃtｉoｎ
　　４. The authoｒ　beｌｉeｖｅs the　mosｔ　ｅffective meｔhod tｏ sｏｌve the pensioｎ ｃriｓis iｓ　to ＿__＿__.
　 [A］ ａllow　pｅoplｅ to worｋ ｌｏｎgeｒ ［C] cuｔ back on heａlth　ｃare proviｓｉoｎsﻫ [B] increasｅ tax　ｒevenueｓ [D］　sｔaｒｔ　refｏｒms　rｉght aｗａyﻫ ５.　Thｅ reason why eｍploｙeｒs ａｒe unｗｉlling to ｋeeｐ older workerｓ　is that　____＿_.ﻫ [Ａ］　ｔｈｅy are generａlly difficult to mａnagｅ
　［B] tｈe longer theｙ wｏｒk,　tｈe hｉgher　ｔheｉr ｐeｎsｉon
　 [C] theｉr ｐay　is hｉgｈｅr thaｎ thaｔ　of ｙounger ones
　　[D] yｏｕｎｇeｒ wｏrkｅｒs aｒe reaｄｉly avaiｌablｅ
　 ６. To comｐeｎｓate　for　the fａｓt－sｈriｎkiｎg　ｌａｂour ｆorｃｅ，　Ｊａpaｎ woｕld need ＿＿____.
　　[A] tｏ　reｖise its cｕrrenｔ populａｔioｎ ｃontrol poｌicy
[B] larｇe nｕmberｓ　of ｉmｍｉｇraｎtｓ from　oｖeｒｓeas
　［Ｃ］ tｏ automate　itｓ ｍanufａｃturing and ｓeｒvicｅ inｄustriesﻫ　　[D] ａ　ｐoｌitiｃaｌlｙ fｅasible poliｃy　coｎcerninｇ pｏｐulatiｏnﻫ 　７．　Whｙ do ｍaｎy ｗomeｎ　ｉn rｉch cｏuｎtｒies ｃomprｏｍｉse　ｂｙ havinｇ only one chｉld?
　　［Ａ］ Ｓmall familiｅｓ are becｏmｉnｇ ｍｏre ｆashionaｂle.ﻫ 　［Ｂ]　Thｅy　find ｉt　ｈａrd to balanｃe career aｎｄ family.
　 ［Ｃ]　It is too ｅｘpｅnｓive tｏ sｕppoｒｔ a large faｍilｙ.ﻫ　 ［Ｄ]　Ｃｈｉｌd care iｓ too　big　a proｂｌeｍ for thｅm.ﻫ　　8. Compared wｉｔｈ ｙounｇer　ones， older　societies are ｌesｓ ｉnclｉned to ＿__＿_＿_________＿_______＿___＿＿＿．
　9.　The preｄicteｄ　intergeｎeｒａtioｎal　warfａre　is unlikely because mosｔ of the older　ｐeｏplｅ　theｍsｅｌveｓ ＿_______＿_＿_＿___＿__＿__＿__.ﻫ　 1０． Cｏuntｒｉｅs that ｈavｅ a shortagｅ of　young adults will　be ｌess willing to cｏmmｉt ｔｈeｍ tｏ ＿＿＿________＿＿___________＿__＿. 　Paｒt III Ｌisteniｎｇ Comprehｅnｓｉｏｎ (35 mｉｎutes）
　Ｓection Aﻫ　 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．ﻫ　　注意：　此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。ﻫ 　11. [A］ The　man ｉs tｈe ｍanageｒ of the ａpaｒtｍent ｂuｉlding.
　　[B] The ｗｏman is very gｏoｄ ａt ｂargainｉｎg.ﻫ　 [C] Thｅ womａn ｗiｌl ｇet the apａｒtmenｔ ｒeｆurnished．ﻫ [Ｄ]　The mａn is lｏokｉng for　aｎ apaｒtment．
　 1２. ［Ａ]　How thｅ ｐicturｅｓ wiｌl　tｕｒｎ　oｕｔ. [Ｃ]　Whａｔ the　man　ｔhinks of　the shots．
　［Ｂ］ Ｗhere the botａｎical ｇaｒden ｉｓ. [Ｄ]　Wｈy the piｃturｅｓ　arｅ not reａdy.ﻫ　　13. [Ａ] There is no reｐlacｅｍeｎt for ｔhe handle.
　 [Ｂ］　There is no ｍatcｈ ｆｏr　the suitcａse.
　　[C] The suitcase is not wortｈ fｉxing.ﻫ 　[D] Tｈｅ suiｔcase cａn be fixed iｎ　tiｍe.ﻫ　 14．　［A]　Ｈe needｓ a vehiclｅ to be　ｕsed in ｈａｒsh　weaｔheｒ.
　 [B] Hｅ　ｈａs a fairly　larｇe collｅctioｎ of qｕａlity　trucｋs.
[C] He ｈas had ｈis　trucｋ　adａｐteｄ ｆoｒ cold tｅmpeｒaｔｕres.
　 [D]　Ｈe ｄoes　routinｅ trｕck ｍａｉntenance ｆoｒ　ｔｈｅ wｏmaｎ.
　　1５. [A］　Shｅ cａnnot　ｓtand heｒ　bosｓ’s　baｄ　tempｅr.ﻫ　 ［B] She has　oftｅn bｅen cｒｉtｉｃｉzed by her bosｓ．ﻫ　 [C］ Sｈe　has　mａｄe uｐ ｈｅr ｍiｎd to ｒｅsigｎ.ﻫ [D] Sｈe ｎｅvｅr reｇrets any dｅcisions shｅ　maｋes.
　16． [A] Look for a　ｓhirt of a moｒe sｕiｔａble colｏr and sｉzｅ.
　　［B] Replace　tｈe　sｈirt ｗiｔh one of some othｅｒ　materｉａl.ﻫ　　[C]　Visit ａ dｉfferｅnｔ stoｒe　ｆor　a ｓilk　or cｏttｏn shirt.ﻫ ［Ｄ] Geｔ　a diｓcｏunt on tｈｅ　ｓｈiｒｔ ｓhe is ｇｏinｇ tｏ buy．
　　17.　[Ａ] At a　“Ｌost　and Fｏund”. ［C] At a tｒade　faiｒ.
　　[B] At ａ reｃepｔiｏn dｅｓk.　[D]　Ａt an　exhibiｔioｎ.ﻫ 1８. [A] Repair it ａnd ｍove in. ［C] Converｔ it intｏ　ａ　ｈｏｔel.
　［B] Pａss iｔ on　to his　graｎｄson. ［D] Sｅｌｌ iｔ ｆｏｒ ａ good pｒiｃｅ.
　Ｑuｅstions １９ to　21 ａre bａｓｅd　oｎ thｅ coｎverｓaｔion you　havｅ ｊusｔ hｅard．ﻫ　 19．　［Ａ］ Uniquｅ ｄescriptive　skilｌｓ. ［C] Colourｆuｌ ｗｏrld ｅxpｅriences.
　[B] Gｏoｄ ｋnoｗlｅdge ｏf reaｄers’ tastes. [D]　Ｃareｆul pｌoｔｔｉng　anｄ clueｉng．
20．　[Ａ]　A　peacefuｌ　ｓeｔting． ［C］ To bｅ in the right　mｏod.ﻫ [B] A ｓpａcｉｏｕs roｏm. ［Ｄ］ To be entｉreｌy aloｎe.
　　2１． [A] Thｅy　ｒely　ｈｅａvｉｌy on their oｗn ｉｍａgｉｎａtｉon.
　[B] Theｙ hａｖｅ　exｐerienｃeｓ sｉmilar to　the ｃharacterｓ’.ﻫ [C］ Tｈey look at ｔhe ｗorld　in a ｄetaｃheｄ　maｎnｅｒ．ﻫ 　［D] Tｈey are oｖｅrwhｅlmed bｙ thｅir own prejｕdicｅs.
　　Questions ２2 to　２５　ａrｅ based　oｎ tｈe converｓaｔioｎ you hａve just　hｅarｄ．ﻫ　 2２． ［A] Good oｒ　bad， tｈｅy ａre thｅrｅ　to staｙ．
[Ｂ]　Ｌikｅ ｉｔ ｏｒ nｏｔ, yｏu have　ｔｏ usｅ ｔhem.ﻫ [C］　Bｅlｉeve　iｔ　oｒ not,　theｙ　havｅ surｖiｖed．
　[Ｄ] Gain or　loｓｅ, ｔhｅy should　be　ｍodｅrnｉｓed．
　　23. [A]　Tｈe fｒｅquent trａｉn delayｓ． [Ｃ］Thｅ fooｄ　ｓｏｌd on　the trａins.
　　[B] The　higｈ train　ｔiｃket faｒｅs. [D] The mｏｎopｏly oｆ Bｒiｔisｈ Ｒａｉlways.
　 24.　[A] The ｌｏw ｅfｆiciｅncｙ of their operａｔion.
［B] Ｃompｅtition ｆrｏｍ　other　moｄes of transpｏｒt．
　[Ｃ］ Conｓtant cｏmpｌａiｎts from passenｇers.ﻫ　 [D] Ｔｈe ｐａsｓing of　tｈｅ neｗ　transporｔ ａｃt.
　 25.　[A] They wｉll be de-ｎationａlｉsed．　[Ｃ］ They arｅ fast disaｐｐeariｎg.ﻫ 　[B] Theｙ pｒovｉde woｒse ｓｅrvice． [D］ Tｈey lｏse a lｏｔ of mｏney．
Ｓection Bﻫ　　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 ceｎｔｒe.ﻫ　　注意: 此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
　　Ｐassａge Ｏne
Qｕestionｓ 26 to 2９ are baseｄ ｏｎ　ｔhe ｐaｓsagｅ you have ｊust　ｈeａrd.
26. [A] The whoｌｅ Antａrctic region ｗilｌ be ｓubmergｅd.
　 [B] Ｓome poｌａr aｎimaｌｓ wiｌl soon becｏｍe ｅｘtiｎcｔ.ﻫ　 ［Ｃ］ Mａny ｃoastal cｉties　will　be covered　wiｔh water．ﻫ　 [D］　The　earth ｗｉll experｉence　exｔreme weａtheｒs.ﻫ　　２７. [Ａ] Hoｗ ｈuｍaｎs ａre ｔｏ coｐe wiｔh globaｌ warming.
　　［B]　Hｏw　unstａblｅ thｅ West Aｎtarctic iｃe ｓｈｅet is.ﻫ　　［C] Hｏw vulneraｂlｅ　thｅ ｃoastal cities　aｒe.
　 [D] Ｈoｗ ｐolar ice ｉmpacｔs global weathｅr．ﻫ　　２8.　[A］ Ｉt ｃollaｐsed　aｔ lｅast ｏｎce　ｉn　thｅ pasｔ 1.3 milｌioｎ years.ﻫ [B] Iｔ siｔs fiｒmｌy on　soｌｉd ｒock　aｔ　ｔhe ｂottoｍ of ｔｈe　oｃean.ﻫ [C］ It　meｌted　aｔ tempeｒaturｅs ａ　ｂｉt hｉgｈer thａn thosｅ of　todａy.
［Ｄ]　It will havｅ litｔle　ｉmｐact on sｅa leｖel wｈｅｎ ｉt ｂreaｋs uｐ.
　 29.　[A]　Tｈe West Antaｒcｔic ｒeｇion was oｎce　an open ocean.ﻫ [B] Tｈe　Weｓt　Aｎtarｃｔic ice sｈeet was ａbout　7，000　feet tｈｉｃk.ﻫ [C] Ｔｈe Wesｔ Ａntarctic iｃe shｅeｔ　waｓ　ｏ