...wd......wd......wd...2013年6月英語六級真題及答案〔文都版〕PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassageHighlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughit’softenassumedmusicalabilityusinherited,there’sabundantevidencethatthisisn’tthecase.Whileitseemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecausetheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy(天才).Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated(羞辱)constantlybyhisfather,WhatsetsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildren—special,〞Michael’smothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonasspecialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonbebecamelikethat.Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusic-onthepianofromourchildren.47.Accordingtotheauthor,achild’smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeir___.48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown___.49.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame___.50.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewas___byhismother.51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildis___.SectionBPassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedpmthefollowingpassage.In2011,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthemsubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That’swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.52.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?A)Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.B)Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.C)Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.D)Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.53.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline?A)Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.B)Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.C)Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.D)Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.54.Whatisthepurposeofauthor’sexperiment?A)Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.B)Tofindoutpeople’sreactiontohisrecentbook.C)Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.D)Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.55.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?A)AsenseofdisappointmentC)AsubtlelossofinterestB)Moremotivatedtoownit.D)Lesssensitivetoitstexture.56.Whatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?A)Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.B)Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.C)Emaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.D)Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.And,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstoryarethemedia:thenotionof“extreme〞climatesimplymakesformorecompellingnews.ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyintheNewYorkTimesaboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents,〞HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis.ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanel’slatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite.For“NorthAmericathereismediumconfidencethattherehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdryness〞Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine。Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.And,fortunately,thisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsuppliesretainplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation:Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.so,whilecomfutures(期貨)didsetarecordofaboutS8perbushel(葡式耳)inlateJuly,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s,reaching516in1974.Finally,Krugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshaveskyrocketedsince2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownintheUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol〔乙醇〕,whichdoesabsolutelynothingfortheclimate,butcertainlydistortsthepriceofcorn—attheexpenseofmanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople.BillMickbbensimilarlyworriesinTheGuardianabouttheMidwestdroughtandcornprices.HeconfidentlytellsusthatragingwildfiresfromNewMexicoandColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly〞whattheearlystagesofglobalwarminglooklike.Infact,thelatestoverviewofglobalwildfiresuggeststhatfireintensityhasdeclinedoverthepast70yearsandisnowclosetoitspreindustriallevel.Whenwell-meaningcampaignerswantustopayattentiontoglobalwarming,theyoftenenduppitchingbeyondthefacts.And,whilethismayseemjustifiedbyanoblegoal,such“policybypeople〞tacticsrarelywork,andoftenbackfire.Rememberhow,inthewakeofHurricaneKatrinain2005,AlGoreclaimedthatwewereinstoreforevermoredestructivehurricanes?Sincethen,hurricaneincidencehasdroppedoffthecharts.Exaggeratedclaimsmerelyfuelpublicdistrustanddisengagement.Thatisunfortunate,becauseglobalwarmingisarealproblem,andwedoneedtoaddressit.57.Inwhatwaydothemediabenefitfromextremeweather?A)Theycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirreports.B)Theycanchoosefromagreatervarietyoftopics.C)Theycanmakethemselvesbetterknown.D)Theycangivevoicetodifferentviews.58.Whatistheauthor’scommentonKrugman’sclaimaboutthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest?A)Atimemachineisneededtotestifytoitstruth.B)Itisbasedonanerroneousclimatemodel.C)Itwilleventuallygetproofin2048.D)Thereisnowaytoproveitsvalidity.59.Whatisthechiefreasonfortheriseincornpricesaccordingtotheauthor?A)Demandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedevelopingcountries.B)Aconsiderableportionofcornisusedtoproducegreenfuel.C)Climatechangehascausedcornyieldstodropmarkedly.D)Inflationrateshavebeenskyrocketingsincethe1970s.60.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutglobalwildfireincidenceoverthepast70years?A)Ithasgotworsewiththeriseinextremeweathers.B)Itsignalstheearlystagesofglobalwarming.C)Ithasdroppedgreatly.D)Itisrelatedtodrought.61.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheexaggeratedclaimsinthemediaaboutglobalwarming?A)Theyarestrategiestoraisepublicawareness.B)Theydoadisservicetoaddressingtheproblem.C)Theyaggravatepublicdistrustaboutscience.D)Theycreateconfusionaboutclimatechange.六級深度閱讀參考答案：SectionA47.motivationandpractice48.leisuretime49.musiciansanddancers50.treatedasspecial51.thekeyfactorSectionBPassageone52.A.Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.53.C.Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshopping.54.Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.55.B.Moremotivatedtoownit.56.D.Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.Passagetwo57.A)Theycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirreports.58.D)Thereisnowaytoproveitsvalidity.59.A)Demandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedevelopingcountries.60.C)Ithasdroppedgreatly.61.B)Theydoadisservicetoaddressingtheproblem.PartⅤClozeThecontinuouspresentationofscarystoriesaboutglobalwarminginthepopularmediamakesusunnecessarilyfrightened.Evenworse,it__62__ourkids.AlGorefamously__63__howasea-levelriseof20feetwouldalmostcompletelyfloodFlorida,NewYork,Holland,andShanghai,__64__theUnitedNationssaysthatsuchathingwillnotevenhappen,__65__thatsealevelswillrise20timeslessthant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