2014年6月大學英語六級考試真題及答案（第1套）一、寫作（30分鐘）Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayexplainingwhyitisunwisetojudgeapersonbytheirappearance.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.二、聽力理解（30分鐘）（一）短對話（8題）1.W:Ican'tbelieveKarenislateforsuchanimportantoccasionasajobinterview.Iremindedhertimeandagainyesterday.M:Youshouldhaveknownherbetterbynow.EversinceIfirstmether,she'salwaysbeenlateforeverything.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?2.W:Didyoureviewtheresultsofthesurveyonleisuresportsactivities?M:Iglancedthroughit.Andyouknowwhat?Somepeopleactuallyspendtheirleisuretimewatchingotherpeopleplaysports.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesurveyresults?3.W:I'mhavingalotoftroublewithlogicanditseemsmyprofessorcan'texplainitinawaythatmakessensetome.M:Youknow,there'satutoringserviceoncampus.Iwasabouttodropstatisticsbeforetheyhelpedmeout.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?4.M:Thiscrazybusschedulehasgotmecompletelyconfused.Ican'tfigureoutwhenmybustoClevelandleaves.W:Whydon'tyoujustgototheticketwindowandask?Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?5.W:IreallyenjoyedtheTVspecialaboutdraftslastnight.Didyougethomeintimetoseeit?M:Oh,yes,butIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?6.M:Professorjustsaidthatthismorning'slectureisoptional.Whatdoyouthink?W:Sincewe'vealreadypaidforthetuition,weshouldbenefitasmuchaspossible.Andbesides,howcanwetellwhichlecturesarereallyoptional?Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?7.W:I'mworriedaboutAnna.She'sreallybeendepressedlately.Allshedoesisstayinginherroomallday.M:Thatsoundsserious.She'dbetterseeapsychiatristatthecounselingcenter.Q:WhatdoesthemansuggestAnnado?8.M:I'mstartingtrainingtomorrowforthefootballseason.W:Areyoukidding?Youhaven'tevenwornoutyoursneakersfromlastseason.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?（二）長對話（7題）ConversationOneM:So,Claire,you'reintodrama!W:Yes,Ihaveamaster'sdegreeindramaandtheater.Atthemoment,I'mhopingtogetontoaPh.D.program.M:Whatexcitesyouaboutdrama?W:Well,Ifindit'sacommunicativewaytostudypeopleandyoulearnhowtoreadpeopleindrama.SousuallyIcanunderstandwhatpeoplearesayingeventhoughtheymightbelying.M:Thatwouldbeuseful.W:Yeah,it'sveryuseful.I'malsointerestedinhowdramacanbeappliedtoskillsbeyondthestage.Like,candramatechniquesbeusedinnursingorteaching?M:Well,I'msureyoucanbe.Sowhatareyouactuallyproposing?W:I'minterestedinthepossibilityofusingdramaasatoolforrehabilitationforpeoplewhohavebeeninprison.M:That'squiteaninnovation!W:Yeah,there'sagrowingbodyofevidencethatusingdramainrehabilitationcanhelpprisonersreadjusttolifeoutsideprison.M:That'sreallyfascinating.You'vementionedthatdramaisagoodwaytounderstandpeople.Butinaprison,itcanbeverydangeroustounderstandwhatsomeoneissaying.W:That'strue.Buttherearewaystodoitsafely.M:Buthowcanyouapplydramatechniquestotherehabilitationofprisoners?W:Well,first,theparticipantsaretaughthowtomanageconflict.Andthen,theyareputintosituationswheretheyhavetoapplywhattheyhavelearned.M:Soundsinteresting.So,arethereanychallengesinyourproject?W:Well,oneofthechallengesistoconvincetheprisonauthoritiestoallowustodotheprogram.Theyareabitsuspiciousaboutthewholeidea.M:Icanunderstandthat.Well,Iwishyougoodluckwithyourproject.W:Thanks.Questions9-11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?10.Whatisthewomaninterestedin?11.Whatisoneofthechallengesthewomanfacesinherproject?ConversationTwoW:Hello,Mr.Brown.I'mcallingtotellyouaboutthedeliveryofyournewfurniture.M:Oh,that'sgreat.Whenwillitbedelivered?W:Wecandeliveritonthe15thofthismonth.Isthatokaywithyou?M:Well,the15thisabitsoon.Iwon'tbebackfrommybusinesstripuntilthe18th.Canyoudeliveritthen?W:Letmecheckourschedule.Oh,I'msorry,butthe18thisfullybooked.Howaboutthe20th?M:The20thwouldbefine.ButIneedtobetherewhenit'sdelivered.Iwanttomakesureeverythingisingoodcondition.W:Noproblem.Weusuallydeliverbetween9a.m.and1p.m.Canyoubeavailableduringthattime?M:Yes,Ican.So,whatdoIneedtodonow?W:Youjustneedtosignthedeliverynotewhenwearrive.Andwe'llalsoneedyoutopaytheremainingbalance.M:Okay.Howmuchistheremainingbalance?W:It's$500.Youcanpayitbycashorcreditcard.M:Alright.I'llmakesureIhavethemoneyready.W:Great.We'llseeyouonthe20ththen.Questions12-14arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.Whyisthewomancallingtheman?13.Whycan'tthefurniturebedeliveredonthe18th?14.Whatdoesthemanneedtodowhenthefurnitureisdelivered?（三）短文理解（10題）PassageOneWhenaconsumerfindsthatanitemsheorheboughtisfaultyorinsomeotherwaydoesnotliveuptothemanufacturer'sclaimforit,thefirststepistopresentthewarranty,oranyotherrecordswhichmighthelp,atthestoreofpurchase.Inmostcases,thisactionwillproduceresults.However,ifitdoesnot,therearevariousmeanstheconsumermayusetogainsatisfaction.Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplaindirectlytothestoremanager.Ingeneral,the"higherup"theconsumertakeshisorhercomplaint,thefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettled.Insuchacase,itisusuallysettledintheconsumer'sfavor,assumingheorshehasajustclaim.Consumersshouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossible,butiftheycannotgettotheplaceofpurchase,itisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.Ifthiscannotbedone,theconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatiswrong,ratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.Forexample,"Theleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightoneisunclear"isbetterthan"Thisstereodoesnotwork."Thestoremanagermayadvisetheconsumertowritetothemanufacturer.Ifso,theconsumershoulddothis,statingthecomplaintaspolitelyandfirmlyaspossible.Butifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievethedesiredresult,theconsumercangoastepfurther.Sheorhecanthreatentotakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoaprivateorpublicorganizationresponsibleforprotectingconsumer'srights.Questions15-17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.15.Whatdoesthespeakerrecommendtheconsumerdofirstwhenfindingtheitemboughtisfaulty?16.Howcanaconsumermakehisorhercomplaintmoreeffective?17.Whatcanaconsumerdoifapolitecomplaintdoesnotwork?PassageTwoIntoday'sclass,we'lldiscussToniMorrison'snovelBeloved.AsI'msureyouallknow,Morrisonisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthorandit'snoteasytobeboth.Belovedisatrulyremarkablework.ItwasrecommendedbyTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewasoneofthebestbooksoftheyear.Andithasbeenmadeintoamovie.Thebookissetinthelate1800sinOhioandKentucky,rightaftertheCivilWar.It'saboutaformerslavecalledSethe,who'snowlivinginfreedombutstillhauntedbyherpast.Infact,allthecharactersinthisbookarehauntedbythepastinonewayoranother.Themainthemeofthebookisthedamagethatslaverycauses.Butit'snotjustaboutthephysicaldamage,it'salsoabouttheemotionaldamage.Slaverytakesawayaperson'shumanityanddignity.Anotherimportantthemeisthepoweroflove.Sethe'sloveforherdaughterissostrongthatshe'swillingtodoanythingtoprotecther,evenifitmeanskillingher.Finally,thebookisalsoabouttheimportanceofcommunity.Sethefindssupportandstrengthfromtheotherblackpeopleinhercommunity.So,asyoureadthebook,thinkaboutthesethemesandhowtheyarepresentedinthestory.Questions18-20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.18.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkaboutinthisclass?19.WhatisthemainthemeofthebookBeloved?20.Whatisanotherimportantthemeofthebook?PassageThreeThefirststepinstoppingdrugabuseisknowingwhypeoplestarttousedrugs.Thereasonspeopleabusedrugsareasdifferentaspeoplearefromonetoanother.Butthereseemstobeonecommonthread:peopleseemtotakedrugstochangethewaytheyfeel.Theywanttofeelbetterorfeelhappyortofeelnothing.Sometimes,theywanttoforgetortoremember.Peopleoftenfeelbetteraboutthemselveswhentheyareundertheinfluenceofdrugs.Buttheeffectsdon'tlastlong.Drugsdon'tsolveproblems.Theyjustpostponethem.Nomatterhowfardrugsmaytakeyou,it'salwaysaroundtrip.Afterawhile,peoplewhomissdrugsmayfeelworseaboutthemselves,andtheymayusemoredrugs.Ifsomeoneyouknowisusingorabusingdrugs,youcanhelp.Themostimportantpartyoucanplayistobethere.Youcanletyourfriendsknowthatyoucare.Youcanlistenandtrytosolvetheproblembehindyourfriend'sneedtousedrugs.Twopeopletogethercanoftensolveaproblemthatseemstoobigforonepersonalone.Studiesofheavy-drugusersintheUnitedStatesshowthattheyfeltunlovedandunwanted.Theydidn'thaveclosefriendstotalkto.Whenyouoryourfriendstakethetimetocareforeachother,you'reallhelpingtostopdrugabuse.Afterall,whatisafriendfor?Questions21-25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.21.Whydosomepeopleabusedrugs?22.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheeffectsofdrugs?23.Whatcanyoudotohelpyourfriendwho'susingdrugs?24.Whatdostudiesofheavy-drugusersshow?25.What'sthepurposeofthespeaker'stalk?三、閱讀理解（40分鐘）（一）詞匯理解（10題）Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Theoceanisheatingup.That'stheconclusionofanewstudythatfindsthatEarth'soceansnow__26__heatattwicetheratetheydid18yearsago.Aroundhalfofoceanheatintakesince1865hasoccurredsince1997,researchersreportonlineinNatureClimateChange.Warmingwatersareknownto__27__tocoralbleaching(珊瑚白化)andtheytakeupmorespacethancoolerwaters,raisingsea__28__.Whilethetopoftheoceaniswellstudied,itsdepthsaremoredifficultto__29__.Theresearchersgatheredtheirdatafrom150yearsofoceantemperaturerecords,whichsomesensors(傳感器)intheoceanthat__30__heatandmeasurethechange.Thescientistssaythenewdatais__31__becauseitincludesover10timesasmanymeasurementsfromthedeepoceanthanearlierstudiesdid.Lastyear,about35percentoftheworld'scoralreefs(珊瑚礁)__32__somebleaching.Theoceanwarmingisamongthe__33__causes.Warmingmayalsoforcemanyspeciestomovetocoolerwaters,possibly__34__themakeupofentireecosystems(生態(tài)系統(tǒng)).Thestudyalsofoundthatoceanwarmingisoccurringatalldepths,fromthesurfacetothebottomoftheocean.It'simportanttounderstandthatdifferentlayersoftheoceanstoredifferentamountsofheat.Butit'sclearthattheoceanasawholeis__35__.A)absorbB)combinedC)contributeD)depthE)evidenceF)exploreG)floorH)growthI)implicationsJ)levelsK)maintainL)meltedM)naturalN)possibleO)warming（二）長篇閱讀（10題）Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ThePerfectEssayA)Lookingbackontoomanyyearsofeducation,Icanidentifyonetrulyimpossibleteacher.Shecaredaboutme,andmyintellectuallife,evenwhenIdidn't.Herexpectationswerehigh-impossiblyso.ShewasanEnglishteacher.Shewasalsomymother.B)Whengoodstudentsturninanessay,theydreamoftheirinstructorreturningittotheminexactlythesamecondition,saveforasinglewordaddedinthemarginofthefinalpage:"Perfect!"Thisdreamcametrueformeoneafternoonintheninthgrade.Ofcourse,Ihadheardthatgeniuscouldshowitselfatanearlyage,soIwasonlyslightlytakenabackthatIhadachievedperfectionatthetenderageof14.Obviously,Ididwhatanyprofessionalwriterwoulddo;Ihurriedofftospreadthegoodnews.Ididn'tgetveryfar.ThefirstpersonItoldwasmymother.C)Mymother,whoisjustshyoffivefeettall,isnormallyincrediblysoft-spoken,butontherareoccasionwhenshegotangry,shewasterrifying.Iamnotsureifshewasmoreupsetbymyhubris(得意忘形)orbythefactthatmyEnglishteacherhadletmyegogetsooutofhand.Inanyevent,mymotherandherredpenshowedmehowdeeplyflawedaflawlessessaycouldbe.Atthetime,Iamsureshethoughtshewasteachingmeaboutmechanics,transitions(過渡),structure,style,andvoice.ButwhatIlearnedwasadeeperlessonaboutthenatureofcreativecriticism.D)Firstoff,ithurts.Genuinecriticism,thetypethatleavesalastingmarkonyouasawriter,alsoleavesanexistentialimprint(印記)onyouasaperson.Ihaveheardpeoplesaythatawritershouldnevertakecriticismpersonally.Isaythatweshouldneverlistentothesepeople.Whenadistinguishedcriticlikemymothergavemeaprofoundcorrection,shenotonlytaughtmeaboutwriting,butalsoaboutmyself.IfIcouldtakecriticism,andlearnfromit,thenIwouldhavethepowertobecomeabetterwriter,and,aboveall,abetterperson.E)Mymothersaidshewouldhelpmewithmywriting,butfirstIhadtohelpmyself.Foreachassignment,IwastowritethebestessayIcould.Realizingthatmymotherwouldreadeverydraft,Istruggledtogeteachoneright.Thiswasmymother,after20yearsofraisingchildren,whocoulddo800mathproblemsinanhour,readWarandPeaceinRussian,andyetsomehow,findthetimetohelpuswithourhomework.Forallthesereasons,Istoppedshowingoffaboutmyperfectessay.F)Mymother'scriticismhadaprofoundeffectonme.Ittaughtmetocherishtheeffort,nottheoutcome.WhenIwasworkingonmydissertation(論文),Iwasstuckwithapassagethatsimplywouldnotcomeoutright.Irewroteitadozentimes,butmywritingseemedtohavenoflow.Finally,Ishowedittomymother.Shereaditoverandsaid,"Thisisgood,butthisparagraphismuchbetterthantheothers.Youcankeepthatoneandlosetherest."ThiswasthefirsttimeIhadheardhergiveanypraise.Insteadoffocusingonthepartsthatwerewrong,shehadpraisedthepartsthatwereright.Inthatonemoment,Iunderstoodthepowerofconstructivecriticism.G)WhenIfinishedmydissertation,Iaskedmymotherforhercomments.Shereaditoverandsaid,"Ihaveonlyonecomment.Thisisthefirsttimeyou'vewrittensomethingthatdoesn'tsoundlikeyou'vebeenreadingbooks.I'mproudofyou."Bythistime,Ihadlearnedtoappreciateherpraise.Iknewshewasright.Mywritinghadfinallybecomemyown,notanimitationofsomeoneelse's.H)Mymotherpassedawaythreeyearsago.Istillmissherredpenandtheconstructivecriticismsheoffered.NowthatIhavemyownchildren,Itrytopassonherlessons.Oneofmydaughtersisawriter,andshehasoftenreceivedpraiseforherwork.Shehasalsoreceivedsomeharshcriticism.Oneday,shecametomewithtearsinhereyesandsaid,"Mom,Ijustcan'tdothis.They'resayingI'mnogood.I'mreadytogiveup."Itookherinmyarmsandsaid,"Honey,they'rejustsayingthatbecauseyou'redoingwell.They'reafraidofyourtalent.You'regoingtokeepwriting.You'regoingtokeepgrowing.You'regoingtokeeplearning."Iknowthisiswhatmymotherwouldhavesaid.I)Whenyou'reachild,youthinkyourmotherisperfect.Thisisunderstandable.Whenyougrowup,yourealizethatshe,likeeveryoneelse,hasflaws.Butthisdoesnotstopyoufromlovingher.Andasawriter,youcometounderstandthathercriticism,likeherpraise,isalwaysanexpressionoflove.36.Theauthor'smothertaughthimavaluablelessonbypointingoutlotsofflawsinhisseeminglyperfectessay.37.Theauthor'smotheralwaysattendedtoherchildren'shomeworkeventhoughshewasverybusy.38.Theauthorisnowtryingtopassonthelessonshismothertaughthimtohisownchildren.39.Theauthor'smotherpraisedhimforwritingsomethingthatsoundedlikehisownwork.40.Theauthorwasnotmuchsurprisedwhenhisschoolteachermarkedhisessayasperfect.41.Theauthorfoundhismother'scriticismhelpfulasitshowedhimtherightwayofwriting.42.Theauthor'smotherstoppedhimfromshowingoffabouthisperfectessay.43.Theauthorrealizedthatconstructivecriticismwasactuallyanexpressionoflove.44.Theauthor'sdaughtercametohimintearsbecauseshehadreceivedsomeharshcriticism.45.Theauthorcametounderstandthenatureofcreativecriticismafterhismother'scriticism.（三）仔細閱讀（10題）Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Formostofthe20thcentury,Asiaaskeditselfwhatitcouldlearnfromthemodern,innovatingWest.Nowthequestionmustbereversed.WhatcantheWest'soverlyindebtedandsluggish(經(jīng)濟滯長的)nationslearnfromaflourishingAsia?Justafewdecadesago,Asia'stwogiantswerestagnating(停滯不前)underfaultyeconomicideologies.However,onceChinabeganembracingfree-marketreformsinthe1980s,followedbyIndiainthe1990s,bothcountriesachievedrapidgrowth.Crucially,astheyopeneduptheirmarkets,theybalancedmarketeconomywithsensiblegovernmentdirection.AstheIndianeconomistAmartyaSenhaswiselysaid,"Theinvisiblehandofthemarkethasoftenreliedheavilyonthevisiblehandofgovernment."ContrastthismiddlepathwithAmericaandEurope,whichhaveeachgoneideologicallyover-boardintheirownways.Sincethe1980s,Americahasbeenincreasinglyclingingtotheideologyofuncontrolledfreemarketsanddismissingtheroleofgovernment—followingRonaldReagan'sideathat"governmentisnotthesolutiontoourproblem;governmentistheproblem."Ofcourse,whenthemarketscamecrashingdownin2007,itwasdecisivegovernmentinterventionthatsavedtheday.Despitethisfact,manyAmericansstillstronglyoppose"biggovernment."Therehasbeenmuchhand-wringingoverthefactthattheUnitedStatesislaggingbehindothernationsonmetricslikeeducation.Infact,Americahasaverygoodeducationsystem:Itisjustskewed(有偏向的).Itbenefitstherichmorethanthepoor.ItisthisskewedsystemthatleavesAmerica'sunderclass(下層社會)inastateofpermanentpoverty.InEurope,too,theadvocatesoffreemarkethavearguedthatgovernmentsshouldgetoutoftheway.InGermany,inthelate1990s,thegovernmentreducedspendingonthingsliketransport,educationandhousing.Theconsequencewasadecadeofstagnation.Germanyslowlybegantorecoveronlyafterthegovernmentstartedspendingmoreoninfrastructure(基礎設施)in2005.TheFrenchgovernmenthasbeentryingtoreducespendingonsocialservicessince2010.Ithasmetwithfierceresistance,whichhaserodeditspopularity.BothAsiaandAmericaneedtolearnfromeachother.TheAsianneedtoborrowsomeofthefreedomandinnovationthattheWesthasshown.Ontheotherhand,theWesternneedtolearnfromAsia'sabilitytousegovernmentasacatalyst(催化劑)topromoteeconomicgrowth.46.WhathasAsialearnedfromtheWestinthepastcentury?A)Thevalueoffree-marketreforms.B)Howtodevelopinnovativeeconomies.C)Theimportanceofgovernmentintervention.D)Waystobalancemarketeconomywithgovernmentdirection.47.WhatdoesRonaldReaganmeanbysaying"governmentistheproblem"(Para.3)?A)Manysocialevilsarecausedbywronggovernmentpolicies.B)Manysocialproblemsarisefromgovernment'sinefficiency.C)Governmentactioniskeytosolvingeconomicproblems.D)Governmentregulationhinderseconomicdevelopment.48.WhatstoppedAmerica'seconomyfromcollapsingin2007?A)Self-regulatoryrepairmechanismsofthefreemarket.B)Effectivemeasuresadoptedbythegovernment.C)Abandonmentoftheideologyofuncontrolledfreemarkets.D)Cooperationbetweenthegovernmentandbusinesses.49.WhyisAmerica'seducationsystemskewed?A)Itfailstogiveequalopportunitiestotherichandthepoor.B)Itcontributestoawideninggapbetweentherichandthepoor.C)Itplacesagreateremphasisontheeducationoftherich.D)Itdoesn'tofferenoughopportunitiesforthepoortoreceiveeducation.50.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoconveythroughthepassage?A)AmericaandEuropeshouldlearnfromeachother.B)AsiaisrisingandwillreplacetheWestastheworld'scenter.C)TheAsianandWesterneconomiesshouldlearnfromeachother.D)Freemarketeconomiesaremoreefficientthancontrolledones.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheriseoftheInternethasbeenoneofthemosttransformativedevelopmentsinhumanhistory,comparableinimpacttotheinventionoftheprintingpressandthetelegraph.Overtwobillionpeopleworldwidenowhaveaccesstovastlymoreinformationthaneverbefore,andcancommunicatewitheachotherinstantly,oftenusingWeb-connectedmobiledevicestheycarryeverywhere.ButtheInternet'stremendousimpacthasonlyjustbegun."MassadoptionoftheInternetisdrivingoneofthemostexcitingsocial,cultural,andpoliticaltransformationsinhistory,andunlikeearlierperiodsofchange,thistimetheeffectsarefullyglobal,"SchmidtandCohenwriteintheirnewbook,TheNewDigitalAge.PerhapsthemostprofoundchangeswillcomewhenthefivebillionpeopleworldwidewhocurrentlylackInternetaccessgetonline.TheauthorsdoanexcellentjobofexaminingtheimplicationsoftheInternetrevolutionforindividuals,governments,andinstitutionslikethenewsmedia.Butifthebookhasonemajorshortcoming,it'sthatauthorsdon'tspendenoughtimeapplyingacriticaleyetotheroleofInternetbusinessesinthesesweepingchanges.Intheirbook,theauthorsprovidethemostauthoritativevolumetodatethatdescribes—andmoreimportantly,predicts—theInternet'sfutureimpactonsociety.Theypaintapictureofaworldinwhichindividuals,companies,institutions,andgovernmentsmustdealwithtworealities,onephysical,andonevirtual.Atthecoreofthebookistheideathat"technologyisneutral,butpeoplearen't."Byusingthisconceptasastartingpoint,theauthorsaimtomovebeyondthenow-familiaroptimistvs.pessimistdichotomy(對立觀點)thathascharacterizedmanyrecentdebatesaboutwhethertheriseoftheInternetwillultimatelybegoodorbadforsociety.InaninterviewwithTIMEearlierthisweek,Cohensaidalthoughheandhisco-authorareoptimisticaboutmanyaspectsoftheInternet,they'realsorealisticabouttherisksanddangersthatlieahead.AlthoughthebookfocusesonthewaytheInternetwilltransformhumansocietyonaglobalscale,it'sactuallyanincrediblypersonalbook.Theauthorstakepainstotelltheirownstoriesanddiscussthelessonsthey'velearnedalongtheway.Thisisparticularlyclearinthechapteronfriendships,whichdescribeshowtheInternethastransformedCohen'sownrelationshipwithhislongtimefriend,arelationshipthatbeganonatenniscourtthreedecadesago.51.InwhatwayistheriseoftheInternetsimilartotheinventionoftheprintingpressandthetelegraph?A)Ittransformshumanhistory.B)Itfacilitatesdailycommunication.C)Itisadoptedbyallhumanbeings.D)Itrevolutionizespeople'sthinking.52.Whatwillthefuturebelikewheneverybodygetsonline?A)Peoplewillbelivingintwodifferentrealities.B)Peoplewillhaveequalaccesstoinformation.C)Peopledon'thavetotraveltoseetheworld.D)Peopledon'thavetocommunicateface-to-face.53.WhatisthemajorshortcomingofthebookTheNewDigitalAge?A)ItfailstorecognizetheimpactoftheInternettechnology.B)ItfailstolookintothesocialimplicationsoftheInternet.C)ItlacksanobjectiveevaluationofInternetbusinesses.D)ItdoesnotaddressthetechnicalaspectsofInternetuse.54.WhatwilltheauthorsofTheNewDigitalAgedotomaketheirbookmorepersuasive?A)Offerevidencetosupporttheirclaims.B)Usequotesfromauthoritiesinthefield.C)Drawontheirownexperiencesinthefield.D)PresentabalancedviewoftheInternetissue.55.Howdoesthechapteronfriendshipsillustratetheauthors'personalstyleofwriting?A)Itrevealstheauthor'sdifferentviewsontheInternet.B)ItdiscussestheimplicationsoftheInternetforfriendships.C)ItprovidesadetaileddescriptionoftheInternetimpact.D)IttellsanInternet-relatedpersonalexperience.四、翻譯（30分鐘）Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChinesetoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.中國應進一步發(fā)展核能，因為核電目前只占其總發(fā)電量的2%。該比例在所有核國家中居第30位，幾乎是最低的。2011年3月日本核電站事故后，中國的核能發(fā)展停了下來，中止審批新的核電站，并開展全國性的核安全檢查。到2012年10月，審批才又謹慎地恢復。隨著技術和安全措施的改進，發(fā)生核事故的可能性完全可以降低到最低限度。換句話說，核能是可以安全開發(fā)和利用的。答案及解析一、寫作參考范文Judgingapersonbytheirappearanceisacommontendencyamongpeople,butitisactuallyunwiseandcanleadtoinaccuratejudgments.Firstofall,appearancecanbedeceiving.Apersonmaylookveryordinaryontheoutside,butpossessextraordinarytalent,wisdom,andgoodqualities.Forexample,Einstein