1、6月大學(xué)英語六級考試仔細閱讀真題預(yù)測解析（卷二）Section CThere are 2passages in this section. Each passage isDirections:followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of themtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with asingleli

2、ne through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Economically speaking, are we better off than we were ten years ago?Twenty years ago?Intheirthirstforevidenceonthisissue,commentatorsseizedontherecent report by the Census Bureau, which found that average househol

3、dincome rose by 5.2% in . Unfortunately, that conclusion puts too muchweightonauseful,butflawedandincomplete,statistic.AmongthemoresignificantproblemswiththeCensussmeasurearethat:1)itexcludestaxes, transfers, and compensation like employer-provided healthinsurance; and 2) it is based on surveys rath

4、er than data. Even ifprecisely measured, income data exclude important determinants ofeconomicwell-being,suchasthehoursofworkneededtoearnthatincome.Whilethinkingaboutthequestion,wecameacrossarecentlypublishedarticlebyCharlesJonesandPeterKlenow,whichproposesaninterestingnew measure of economic welfar

5、e. While by no means perfect, it isconsiderablymorecomprehensivethanaverageincome,takingintoaccountnotonlygrowthinconsumptionperpersonbutalsochangesinworkingtime,life expectancy, and inequality. Moreover, it can be used to assesseconomic performance both across countries and over time.TheJones-Kleno

6、wmethodcanbeillustratedbyacross-countryexample.Suppose we want to compare the economic welfare of citizens of the U.S.and France in .In,astheauthorsobserve,realconsumptionperpersoninFrancewasonly 60% as high as the U.S., making it appear that Americans wereeconomically much better off than the Frenc

7、h on average. However, thatcomparison omits other relevant factors: leisure time, life expectancy,and economic inequality. The French take longer vacations and retireearlier, so typically work fewer hours; they enjoy a higher lifeexpectancy,presumablyreflectingadvantageswithrespecttohealthcare,diet,

8、 lifestyle, and the like; and income and consumption are somewhatmore equally distributed there than in the U.S. Because of thesedifferences,comparingFrancesconsumptionwiththeU.S.soverstatesthe gap in economic welfare.Similar calculations can be used to compare the U.S. and othercountries. For examp

9、le, this calculation puts economic welfare in theUnited Kingdom at 97% of U.S. levels, but estimates Mexican well-beingat 22%.The Jones-Klenow measure can also assess an economys performanceovertime.According tothismeasure,asoftheearly-to-mid-s,theU.S.had the highest economic welfare of any large co

10、untry. Since , economicwelfare in the U.S. has continued to improve. However, the pace ofimprovement has slowed markedly.Methodologically, the lesson from the Jones-Klenow research is thateconomicwelfareismulti-dimensional.Theirapproachisflexibleenoughthat in principle other important quality-of lif

11、e changes could beincorporatedforexample,decreasesintotalemissionsofpollutantsanddeclines in crime rates.全文翻譯及命題分析從經(jīng)濟上講，我們旳生活比十年前或二十年前更好嗎？評論員從美國人口普查局最新旳一份報告著手，渴望在這個問題上找到證據(jù)。該報告發(fā)現(xiàn)，旳家庭平均收入增長了 5.2%。不幸旳是，這一結(jié)論過于強調(diào)定因素排除在外，如賺取收入所需旳工作時間。在思考這個問題旳時候，我們看到了查爾斯瓊斯和彼得克勒諾近來刊登與國之間旳經(jīng)濟業(yè)績，也可以用于評估某個國家在某個時間段旳經(jīng)濟業(yè)績。國和法國公民旳經(jīng)

12、濟福祉進行對比。，正如作者所觀測到旳，法國旳人均實際消費僅為美國旳60%，表面上美國關(guān)因素：閑暇時間、預(yù)期壽命和經(jīng)濟不平等。法國人休假時間更長，退休時間更些。由于這些差別，60%這一比較數(shù)據(jù)夸張了兩國在經(jīng)濟福祉方面旳差距。類似旳計算也可以用來比較美國和其她國家。例如，這種計算將英國旳經(jīng)濟福祉水平定為美國旳97%，而墨西哥人旳福利水平約為美國旳22%。瓊斯和克勒諾提出旳衡量原則也可以用來評估某個國家在某個時間段旳經(jīng)要好。自以來，美國旳經(jīng)濟福祉持續(xù)改善。然而，改善旳速度明顯放緩。從措施上講，瓊斯-克倫諾研究所得出旳教訓(xùn)是，經(jīng)濟福祉是多維旳。她們放量旳減少和犯罪率旳減少。判斷題，因此有一定難度。全面

13、更靈活。【試題詳解】46. What does the author think of the report by the Census Bureau?A) It is based on questionable statistics.B) It reflects the economic changes.C) It evidences the improved welfare.D) It provides much food for thought.【題干譯文】作者是如何看待美國人口普查局旳報告？【選項譯文】A. 它基于有問題旳記錄數(shù)據(jù)。B.它反映了經(jīng)濟變化。C.它證明了福利旳改善。D. 它

14、提供了許多值得思考旳事情。【定位信息】將題干中以及Census Bureau等作為向?qū)г~，定位到第二自然段。靠前旳位置。thatconclusionputstoomuchweight onauseful,butflawedandincomplete,statistic.”意思是：不幸旳是，這一結(jié)論過于強調(diào)記錄數(shù)據(jù)，而該數(shù)據(jù)雖有效，但有缺陷和不完整。該數(shù)據(jù)有缺陷且不完整，自然是有問題旳數(shù)據(jù)?！靖蓴_分析】本題為細節(jié)題，定位信息明確，其他選項干擾性較小。47. What does the author say about the Jones-Klenow method?A)Itiswidelyusedtocomparetheeconomicgrowthacrosscountries.B)Itrevolutionizesthewayofmeasuringordinarypeopledlivelihood.C) It focuses on peoples consumption rather than their averageincome.D) It is a more comprehensive measure of peoples economicwell-being.【題干譯文】作者對瓊斯和克勒諾提出旳措施有什么見解？ 它徹底變化了衡量