2010年12月大學英語六級考試真題(附聽力原文)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Direction:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledMyViewsonUniversityRanking.

Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.目前高校排名相當盛行；

2.對于這種做法人們看法不一；

3.在我看來……

MyViewsonUniversityRanking

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswer

Sheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Forquestions

8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

IntotheUnknown

Theworldhasneverseenpopulationageingbefore.Canitcope?

Untiltheearly1990snobodymuchthoughtaboutwholepopulationsgettingolder.TheUNhadtheforesightto

convenea“worldassemblyonageing“backin1982,butthatcameandwent.By1994theWorldBankhadnoticed

thatsomethingbigwashappening.Inareportentitled"AvertingtheOldAgeCrisis”,itarguedthatpension

arrangementsinmostcountrieswereunsustainable.

Forthenexttenyearsasuccessionofbooks,mainlybyAmericans,soundedthealann.TheyhadtitleslikeYoung

vsOld,GrayDawnandTheComingGenerationalStorm,andtheirmessagewasblunt:health-caresystemswere

headingfortherocks,pensionersweretakingyoungpeopletothecleaners,andsoontherewouldbeintergenerational

warfare.

Sincethenthedebatehasbecomelessemotional,notleastbecausealotmoreisknownaboutthesubject.Books,

conferencesandresearchpapershavemultiplied.InternationalorganisationssuchastheOECDandtheEUissue

regularreports.Populationageingisoneveryagenda,fromG8economicconferencestoNATOsummits.TheWorld

EconomicForumplanstoconsiderthefutureofpensionsandhealthcareatitsprestigiousDavosconferenceearly

nextyear.Themedia,includingthisnewspaper,aregivingthesubjectextensivecoverage.

Whetherallthatattentionhastranslatedintosufficientactionisanotherquestion.Governmentsinrichcountries

nowacceptthattheirpensionandhealth-carepromiseswillsoonbecomeunaffordable,andmanyofthemhave

embarkedonreforms,butsofaronlytimidly.Thatisnotsurprising:politicianswithaneyeonthenextelectionwill

hardlyrushtointroduceunpopularmeasuresthatmaynotbearfruitfbryears,perhapsdecades.

Theoutlineofthechangesneededisclear.Toavoidfiscal(財政)meltdown,publicpensionsandhealth-care

provisionwillhavetobereinedbackseverelyandtaxesmayhavetogoup.Byfarthemosteffectivemethodto

restrainpensionspendingistogivepeopletheopportunitytoworklonger,becauseitincreasestaxrevenuesand

reducesspendingonpensionsatthesametime.Itmayevenkeepthemalivelonger.JohnRother,theAARP'sheadof

policyandstrategy,pointstostudiesshowingthatotherthingsbeingequal,peoplewhoremainatworkhavelower

deathratesthantheirretiredpeers.

Youngerpeopletodaymostlyacceptthattheywillhavetoworkfbrlongerandthattheirpensionswillbeless

generous.Employersstillneedtobepersuadedthatolderworkersareworthholdingonto.Thatmaybebecausethey

havehadplentyofyoungeronestochoosefrom,partlythankstothepost-warbaby-boomandpartlybecauseoverthe

pastfewdecadesmanymorewomenhaveenteredthelabourforce,increasingemployers5choice.Butthereservoirof

womenableandwillingtotakeuppaidworkisrunninglow,andthebaby-boomersaregoinggrey.

Inmanycountriesimmigrantshavebeenfillingsuchgapsinthelabourforceashavealreadyemerged（and

rememberthattherealshortageisstillaroundtenyearsoff）.Immigrationinthedevelopedworldisthehighestithas

everbeen,anditismakingausefuldifference.Instill-fertileAmericaitcurrentlyaccountsforabout40%oftotal

populationgrowth,andinfast-ageingwesternEuropeforabout90%.

Onthefaceofit,itseemstheperfectsolution.Manydevelopingcountrieshavelotsofyoungpeopleinneedof

jobs;manyrichcountriesneedhelpinghandsthatwillboosttaxrevenuesandkeepupeconomicgrowth.Butoverthe

nextfewdecadeslabourforcesinrichcountriesaresettoshrinksomuchthatinflowsofimmigrantswouldhaveto

increaseenormouslytocompensate:toatleasttwicetheircurrentsizeinwesternEurope'smostyouthfulcountries,

andthreetimesintheolderones.Japanwouldneedalargemultipleofthefewimmigrantsithasatpresent.Public

opinionpollsshowthatpeopleinmostrichcountriesalreadythinkthatimmigrationistoohigh.Furtherbigincreases

wouldbepoliticallyunfeasible.

Totackletheproblemofageingpopulationsatitsroot,“old”countrieswouldhavetorejuvenate（使年輕）

themselvesbyhavingmoreoftheirownchildren.Anumberofthemhavetried,somemoresuccessfullythanothers.

Butitisnotasimplematterofofferingfinancialincentivesorprovidingmorechildcare.Modemurbanlifeinrich

countriesisnotwelladaptedtolargefamilies.Womenfindithardtocombinefamilyandcareer.Theyoften

compromisebyhavingjustonechild.

Andiffertilityinageingcountriesdoesnotpickup?Itwillnotbetheendoftheworld,atleastnotforquitea

whileyet,buttheworldwillslowlybecomeadifferentplace.Oldersocietiesmaybelessinnovativeandmore

stronglydisinclinedtotakerisksthanyoungerones.By2025atthelatest,abouthalfthevotersinAmericaandmost

ofthoseinwesternEuropeancountrieswillbeover50-andolderpeopleturnouttovoteinmuchgreaternumber

thanyoungerones.Academicstudieshavefoundnoevidencesofarthatoldervotershaveusedtheirpoweratthe

ballotboxtopushforpoliciesthatspecificallybenefitthem,thoughifinfuturetherearemanymoreofthemthey

mightstartdoingso.

Noristhereanysignoftheintergenerationalwarfarepredictedinthe1990s.Afterall,olderpeoplethemselves

mostlyhavefamilies.Inarecentstudyofparentsandgrown-upchildrenin11Europeancountries,KarstenHankof

MannheimUniversityfoundthat85%ofthemlivedwithin25kmofeachotherandthemajorityofthemwereintouch

atleastonceaweek.

Evenso,theshiftinthecentreofgravitytoolderagegroupsisboundtohaveaprofoundeffectonsocieties,not

justeconomicallyandpoliticallybutinallsortsofotherwaystoo.RichardJacksonandNeilHoweofAmerica*s

CSIS,inathoughtfulbookcalledTheGrayingoftheGreatPowers,arguethat,amongotherthings,theageingofthe

developedcountrieswillhaveanumberofserioussecurityimplications.

Forexample,theshortageofyoungadultsislikelytomakecountriesmorereluctanttocommitthefewtheyhave

tomilitaryservice.Inthedecadesto2050,Americawillfinditselfplayinganever-increasingroleinthedeveloped

world*sdefenceeffort.BecauseAmerica,spopulationwillstillbegrowingwhenthatofmostotherdeveloped

countriesisshrinking,Americawillbetheonlydevelopedcountrythatstillmattersgeopolitically（地緣政治上）.

Askmein2020

Thereislittlethatcanbedonetostoppopulationageing,sotheworldwillhavetolivewithit.Butsomeofthe

consequencescanbealleviated.Manyexpertsnowbelievethatgiventherightpolicies,theeffects,thoughgrave,need

notbecatastrophic.Mostcountrieshaverecognisedtheneedtodosomethingandarebeginningtoact.

Buteventhenthereisnoguaranteethattheireffortswillwork.Whatishappeningnowishistorically

unprecedented.RonaldLee,directoroftheCentreontheEconomicsandDemographyofAgeingattheUniversityof

California,Berkeley,putsitbrieflyandclearly:"Wedon'treallyknowwhatpopulationageingwillbelike,because

nobodyhasdoneityet.”

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答.

1.Inits1994report,theWorldBankarguedthatthecurrentpensionsysteminmostcountriescould.

[A]notbesustainedinthelongterm

[B]furtheracceleratetheageingprocess

[C]hardlyhaltthegrowthofpopulation

[D]helptideoverthecurrentageingcrisis

2.WhatmessageisconveyedinbookslikeYoungvsOld?

[A]Thegenerationgapisboundtonarrow.

[B]Intergenerationalconflictswillintensify.

[C]Theyoungergenerationwillbeattheold.

[D]Oldpeopleshouldgivewaytotheyoung.

3.Onereasonwhypensionandhealthcarereformsareslowincomingisthat.

[A]nobodyiswillingtosacrificetheirownintereststotackletheproblem

[B]mostpeopleareagainstmeasuresthatwillnotbearfruitimmediately

[C]theproposedrefbnnswillaffecttoomanypeople?sinterests

[D]politiciansareafraidoflosingvotesinthenextelection

4.Theauthorbelievesthemosteffectivemethodtosolvethepensioncrisisisto.

[A]allowpeopletoworklonger[C]cutbackonhealthcareprovisions

[B]increasetaxrevenues[D]startreformsrightaway

5.Thereasonwhyemployersareunwillingtokeepolderworkersisthat.

[A]theyaregenerallydifficulttomanage

[B]thelongertheywork,thehighertheirpension

[C]theirpayishigherthanthatofyoungerones

[D]youngerworkersarereadilyavailable

6.Tocompensateforthefast-shrinkinglabourforce,Japanwouldneed.

[A]toreviseitscurrentpopulationcontrolpolicy

[B]largenumbersofimmigrantsfromoverseas

[C]toautomateitsmanufacturingandserviceindustries

[D]apoliticallyfeasiblepolicyconcerningpopulation

7.Whydomanywomeninrichcountriescompromisebyhavingonlyonechild?

[A]Smallfamiliesarebecomingmorefashionable.

[B]Theyfindithardtobalancecareerandfamily.

[C]Itistooexpensivetosupportalargefamily.

[D]Childcareistoobigaproblemforthem.

8.Comparedwithyoungerones,oldersocietiesarelessinclinedto.

9.Thepredictedintergenerationalwarfareisunlikelybecausemostoftheolderpeoplethemselves

10.Countriesthathaveashortageofyoungadultswillbelesswillingtocommitthemto

PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoices

marked[A],[B],[C]and[D],anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

11.[A]Themanisthemanageroftheapartmentbuilding.

[B]Thewomanisverygoodatbargaining.

[C]Thewomanwillgettheapartmentrefurnished.

[D]Themanislookingforanapartment.

12.[A]Howthepictureswillturnout.[C]Whatthemanthinksoftheshots.

[B]Wherethebotanicalgardenis.[D]Whythepicturesarenotready.

13.[A]Thereisnoreplacementforthehandle.

[B]Thereisnomatchforthesuitcase.

[C]Thesuitcaseisnotworthfixing.

[D]Thesuitcasecanbefixedintime.

14.[A]Heneedsavehicletobeusedinharshweather.

[B]Hehasafairlylargecollectionofqualitytrucks.

[C]Hehashadhistruckadaptedforcoldtemperatures.

[D]Hedoesroutinetruckmaintenanceforthewoman.

15.[A]Shecannotstandherboss'sbadtemper.

[B]Shehasoftenbeencriticizedbyherboss.

[C]Shehasmadeuphermindtoresign.

[D]Sheneverregretsanydecisionsshemakes.

16.[A]Lookforashirtofamoresuitablecolorandsize.

[B]Replacetheshirtwithoneofsomeothermaterial.

[C]Visitadifferentstoreforasilkorcottonshirt.

[D]Getadiscountontheshirtsheisgoingtobuy.

17.[A]Ata“LostandFoundw.[C]Atatradefair.

[B]Atareceptiondesk.[D]Atanexhibition.

18.[A]Repairitandmovein.[C]Convertitintoahotel.

[B]Passitontohisgrandson.[D]Sellitforagoodprice.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.[A]Uniquedescriptiveskills.[C]Colourfulworldexperiences.

[B]Goodknowledgeofreaders'tastes.[D]Carefulplottingandclueing.

20.[A]Apeacefulsetting.[C]Tobeintherightmood.

[B]Aspaciousroom.[D]Tobeentirelyalone.

21.[A]Theyrelyheavilyontheirownimagination.

[B]Theyhaveexperiencessimilartothecharacters?

[C]Theylookattheworldinadetachedmanner.

[D]Theyareoverwhelmedbytheirownprejudices.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.[A]Goodorbad,theyaretheretostay.

[B]Likeitornot,youhavetousethem.

[C]Believeitornot,theyhavesurvived.

[D]Gainorlose,theyshouldbemodernised.

23.[A]Thefrequenttraindelays.[C]Thefoodsoldonthetrains.

[B]Thehightrainticketfares.[D]ThemonopolyofBritishRailways.

24.[A]Thelowefficiencyoftheiroperation.

[B]Competitionfromothermodesoftransport.

[C]Constantcomplaintsfrompassengers.

[D]Thepassingofthenewtransportact.

25.[A]Theywillbede-nationalised.[C]Theyarefastdisappearing.

[B]Theyprovideworseservice.[D]Theylosealotofmoney.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,you

willhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and

[D].ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.[A]ThewholeAntarcticregionwillbesubmerged.

[B]Somepolaranimalswillsoonbecomeextinct.

[C]Manycoastalcitieswillbecoveredwithwater.

[D]Theearthwillexperienceextremeweathers.

27.[A]Howhumansaretocopewithglobalwarming.

[B]HowunstabletheWestAntarcticicesheetis.

[C]Howvulnerablethecoastalcitiesare.

[D]Howpolariceimpactsglobalweather.

28.[A]Itcollapsedatleastonceinthepast1.3millionyears.

[B]Itsitsfirmlyonsolidrockatthebottomoftheocean.

[C]Itmeltedattemperaturesabithigherthanthoseoftoday.

[D]Itwillhavelittleimpactonsealevelwhenitbreaksup.

29.[A]TheWestAntarcticregionwasonceanopenocean.

[B]TheWestAntarcticicesheetwasabout7,000feetthick.

[C]TheWestAntarcticicesheetwasoncefloatingice.

[D]TheWestAntarcticregionusedtobewarmerthantoday.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.[A]WhetherwecandevelopsocialtiesontheInternet.

[B]Whetheradeletedphotoisimmediatelyremovedfromtheweb.

[C]Whetherourblogscanbereneweddaily.

[D]Whetherwecansetupourownwebsites.

31.[A]Thenumberofvisitstheyreceive.[C]Thefilestheyhavecollected.

[B]Thewaytheystoredata.[D]Themeanstheyusetogetinformation.

32.[A]Whenthesystemisdown.[C]WhentheURLisreused.

[B]Whennewlinksaresetup.[D]Whentheserverisrestarted.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.[A]Someicedcoffeeshaveasmanycaloriesasahotdinner.

[B]Icedcoffeessoldbysomepopularchainsarecontaminated.

[C]Drinkingcoffeeafteramealismorelikelytocauseobesity.

[D]Somebrand-namecoffeescontainharmfulsubstances.

34.[A]Havesomefreshfruit.[C]Takeahotshower.

[B]Exerciseatthegym.[D]Eatahotdinner.

35.[A]Theycouldenjoyahappierfamilylife.

[B]Theycouldgreatlyimprovetheirworkefficiency.

[C]Manycancercasescouldbeprevented.

[D]Manyembarrassingsituationscouldbeavoided.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadfor

thefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

secondtime,youarerequiredtoAllintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwords

youhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissing

information.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwrite

downthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,you

shouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分試題在答題卡2上作答。

Psychologistsarefindingthathopeplaysasurprisinglyvitalroleingivingpeoplea

measurableadvantageinrealmsas(36)asacademicachievement,bearingupin

toughjobsandcopingwith(37)illness.And,bycontrast,thelossofhopeis

turningouttobeastrongersignthatapersonmay(38)suicidethanother

factorslongthoughttobemorelikelyrisks.

“Hopehasprovenapowerfulpredictorof(39)ineverystudywe'vedoneso

far,“saidDr.CharlesR.Snyder,apsychologistwhohasdeviseda(40)toassess

howmuchhopeapersonhas.

Forexample,inresearchwith3,920collegestudents,Dr.Snyderandhis(41)

foundthatthelevelofhopeamongfreshmenatthebeginningoftheirfirst

semesterwasamore(42)predictoroftheircollegegradesthanweretheirS.A.T.

scoresortheirgradepoint(43)inhighschool,thetwomeasuresmostcommonly

usedtopredictcollegeperformance.

(44)”

Dr.Snydersaid."Whenyoucomparestudentsofequivalentintelligenceandpast

academicachievements,whatsetsthemapartishope.w

Indevisingawaytoassesshopescientifically,Dr.Snyder(45)

?"Thatnotionisnotconcreteenough,anditblurstwo

keycomponentsofhope,"Dr.Snydersaid.(46)

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassage

carefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Pleasewriteyour

answersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mostyoungboysaretrainedtobelievethatmenshouldbestrong,tough,cool,anddetached.Thus,theylearn

earlytohidevulnerableemotionssuchaslove,joy,andsadnessbecausetheybelievethatsuchfeelingsarefeminine

andimplyweakness.Overtime,somemenbecomestrangerstotheirownemotionallives.Itseemsthatmenwith

traditionalviewsofmasculinityaremorelikelytosuppressoutwardemotionsandtofearemotions,supposedly

becausesuchfeelingsmayleadtoalossofcomposure(鎮定).Keepinmind,however,thatthisviewischallengedby

someresearchers.Aswithmanygendergaps,differencesinemotionalitytendtobesmall,inconsistent,anddependent

onthesituation.Forinstance,Robertsonandcolleaguesfoundthatmaleswhoweremoretraditionallymasculinewere

moreemotionallyexpressiveinastructuredexercisethanwhentheyweresimplyaskedtotalkabouttheiremotions.

Males'difficultywith“tender“emotionshasseriousconsequences.First,suppressedemotionscancontribute

tostress-relateddisorders.Andworse,menarelesslikelythanwomentoseekhelpfromhealthprofessionals.Second,

men'semotionalinexpressivenesscancauseproblemsintheirrelationshipswithpartnersandchildren.Forexample,

menwhoendorsetraditionalmasculinenormsreportlowerrelationshipsatisfaction,asdotheirfemalepartners.

Further,childrenwhosefathersarewarm,loving,andacceptingtowardthemhavehigherself-esteemandlowerrates

ofaggressionandbehaviorproblems.Onapositivenote,fathersareincreasinglyinvolvingthemselveswiththeir

children.And30percentoffathersreportthattheytakeequalorgreaterresponsibilityfortheirchildrenthantheir

workingwivesdo.

Oneemotionmalesareallowedtoexpressisanger.Sometimesthisangertranslatesintophysicalaggressionor

violence.Mencommitnearly90percentofviolentcrimesintheUnitedStatesandalmostallsexualassaults.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

47.Mostyoungboyshavebeentrainedtobelievethatmenwhoshowtenderfeelingsareconsideredtobe

48.Somemenbelievethatiftheyexpressedtheiremotionsopenlytheymight.

49.Accordingtotheauthor,menwhosuppresstheiremotionsmaydevelop.

50.Menwhoobservetraditionalmasculinenormsaresaidtoderivelesssatisfactionfrom.

51.Whenmalesgetangry,theycanbecomeorevencommitviolence.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D]Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice

andmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Intheearly20thcentury,fewthingsweremoreappealingthanthepromiseofscientificknowledge.Inaworld

strugglingwithrapidindustrialization,scienceandtechnologyseemedtooffersolutionstoalmosteveryproblem.

Newlycreatedstatecollegesanduniversitiesdevotedthemselvesalmostentirelytoscientific,technological,and

engineeringfields.ManyAmericanscametobelievethatscientificcertaintycouldnotonlysolvescientificproblems,

butalsoreformpolitics,government,andbusiness.TwoworldwarsandaGreatDepressionrockedtheconfidenceof

manypeoplethatscientificexpertisealonecouldcreateaprosperousandorderedworld.AfterWorldWarII,the

academicworldturnedwithnewenthusiasmtohumanisticstudies,whichseemedtomanyscholarsthebestwayto

ensurethesurvivalofdemocracy.Americanscholarsfannedoutacrossmuchoftheworld-withsupportfromthe

FordFoundation,theFulbrightprogram,etc.—topromotetheteachingofliteratureandtheartsinanefforttomake

thecasefordemocraticfreedoms.

IntheAmericaofourowntime,thegreateducationalchallengehasbecomeanefforttostrengthentheteaching

ofwhatisnowknownastheSTEMdisciplines(science,technology,engineering,andmath).Thereisconsiderable

andjustifiedconcernthattheUnitedStatesisfallingbehindmuchoftherestofthedevelopedworldintheseessential

disciplines.India,China,Japan,andotherregionsseemtobeseizingtechnologicalleadership.

Atthesametime,perhapsinevitably,thehumanities——whilestillpopularinelitecollegesanduniversities——have

experiencedasignificantdecline.Humanisticdisciplinesareseriouslyunderfunded,notjustbythegovernmentand

thefoundationsbutbyacademicinstitutionsthemselves.Humanistsareusuallyamongthelowest-paidfaculty

membersatmostinstitutionsandareoftenlightlyregardedbecausetheydonotgenerategrantincomeandbecause

theyprovidenoobviouscredentials（資質）fbrmostnonacademiccareers.

UndoubtedlyAmericaneducationshouldtrainmorescientistsandengineers.Muchoftheconcernamong

politiciansaboutthestateofAmericanuniversitiestodayisfocusedontheabsenceofurealworld”education——

whichmeanspreparationforprofessionalandscientificcareers.Buttheideathatinstitutionsortheirstudentsmust

decidebetweenhumanitiesandscienceisfalse.Oursocietycouldnotsurvivewithoutscientificandtechnological

knowledge.Butwewouldbeequallyimpoverished（貧困的）withouthumanisticknowledgeaswell.Scienceand

technologyteachuswhatwecando.Humanisticthinkinghelpsusunderstandwhatweshoulddo.

Itisalmostimpossibletoimagineoursocietywithoutthinkingoftheextraordinaryachievementsofscientists

andengineersinbuildingourcomplicatedworld.Buttrytoimagineourworldaswellwithouttheremarkableworks

thathavedefinedourcultureandvalues.Wehavealwaysneeded,andwestillneed,both.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

52.Intheearly20thcenturyAmericansbelievedscienceandtechnologycould.

[A]solvevirtuallyallexistingproblems

[C]helpraisepeople'slivingstandards

[B]quickenthepaceofindustrialization

[D]promotethenation'ssocialprogress

53.WhydidmanyAmericanscholarsbecomeenthusiasticabouthumanisticstudiesafterWorldWarII?

[A]Theywantedtoimprovetheirownstatuswithinthecurrenteducationsystem.

[B]Theybelievedthestabilityofasocietydependedheavilyonhumanisticstudies.

[C]Theycouldgetfinancialsupportfromvariousfoundationsfbrhumanisticstudies.

[D]Theyrealizedscienceandtechnologyalonewerenoguaranteefbrabetterworld.

54.WhyareAmericanscholarsworriedabouteducationtoday?

[A]TheSTEMsubjectsaretoochallengingforstudentstolearn.

[B]SomeAsiancountrieshaveovertakenAmericainbasicsciences.

[C]AmericaislaggingbehindintheSTEMdisciplines.

[D]Therearenotenoughscholarsinhumanisticstudies.

55.Whataccountsfbrthesignificantdeclineinhumanisticstudiestoday?

[A]Insufficientfunding.[C]Shortageofdevotedfaculty.

[B]Shrinkingenrollment.[D]Dimprospectsforgraduates.

56.Whydoestheauthorattachsomuchimportancetohumanisticstudies?

[A]Theypromotethedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.

[B]Theyhelppreparestudentsfbrtheirprofessionalcareers.

[C]Humanisticthinkinghelpsdefineourcultureandvalues.

[D]Humanisticthinkinghelpscultivatestudents'creativity.

PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WillthereeverbeanotherEinstein?Thisistheundercurrentofc