大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試真題及答案解析COLLEGEENGLISHTEST—BandSix—2024年12月第2套PartⅠWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence"Nowadaysmoreandmorestudentshaverealizedtheimportanceofself-disciplineintheirpersonalgrowth."Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words..Youshouldcopythesentencegiveninquotesatthebeginningofyouressay.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A)Preparingforajobinterview.B)Writingaworkreporttogether.C)Goingthroughacoupleofissuesthecompanyfaces.D)Discussingthewoman'sannualperformancereview.2.A)Theoverallcultureofthecompany.B)Theinstructionfromhersupervisor.C)Thehonestyofthemanager.D)Therecognitionofhermerits.3.A)Herinadequatelanguageproficiency.B)Herinabilitytointeractwithcolleaguesproperly.C)Herinappropriatebehavioratcompanymeetings.D)Hersimplisticapproachtodealingwithothers.4.A)Toavoidoffendingtherecipients.B)Toshowheruniquewritingstyle.C)Tosavetime.D)Tobefrank.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Providemedicalservicetothecommunity.B)Makehealthcareinherhometownthebest.C)Obtainadoctoraldegreeininternalmedicine.D)Haveaprofoundimpactonpeoplearoundher.6.A)Theyhaveconstantlyurgedhertostudyhard.B)Theyhaveworkedhardtofinancehereducation.C)Theyhavetriedtocreateapositivelearningenvironment.D)Theyhavepursuedthefamily'sdreamstogetherwithher.7.A)Itisakeymedicalbranchconducivetorealizingherdreams.B)ItconnectsmanyotherspecialtieswithitsbroadcoverageC)Ithasalonghistoryintheman'sprestigiousinstitution.D)Itisamedicalbranchbothofherparentsspecializein.8.A)Problematic.B)Competitive.C)Inconsistent.D)Trustworthy.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A)Topreventhackersfromcrackingoursecretcodes.B)Toshowthatalltheguidelinesarebeingfollowed.C)Toprovideevidencethatpasswordsareforgotten.D)Toconvinceourcomputerthatwearehuman.10.A)PutanendtothehackingphenomenonB)Helppeopleremembertheirpasswords.C)Reducetheintricacyofthepassworditself.D)Explaintheneedfordifferentemailaccounts.11.A)Innovatetechnologiestoensurethesafetyofusers'accounts.B)Provideincentivesfortheapplicationofcreativepasswords.C)Explorethepossibilityofusingsimplersecretcodes.D)Takestepstoencourageuserstologinmoreoften.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A)Herworknolongerinterestedher.B)Hertrainingappdidnotfither.C)Herfitnessfellintoaslump.D)Herbusinessdeteriorated.13.A)HelpuserskeeptrackoftheirfitnesslevelsB)Designpersonalizedtrainingprogrammers.C)Strengthentiesamongusersworldwide.D)Selectwell-qualifiedhumancoaches.14.A)Theyareneverrepeated.B)Theyhelpenrichherlife.C)Theyareofnoextremeintensity.D)Theykeepherfocusedonhergoal.15.A)Theywillnotbeabletotaketheplaceofhumanpersonaltrainers.B)Theywillnotbeabletocomprehendsomeoftheprofilesusersputin.C)Theycannotleadtooptimalresultswiththeirmathematicalapproach.D)Theycannotmatchhumansinarrangingmeticulousworkoutschedules.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)Allsocietiesarebuiltuponthecornerstonesofbasicvalues.B)Everyoneeverywheredemonstratessevencharactertraits.C)Allsocietiesarekepttogetherbysevenbasicmoralrules.D)Everyoneeverywheresharesauniversalmoralstandard.17.A)Ascertainwhetherdeferringtoauthoritywasconfinedtoright-wingpeopleB)Findoutwhetherdifferentsocietieshaddifferentversionsofmorality.C)Makeclearwhetherallsocietiesfacedthesamemoralissues.D)Findoutwhetherleft-wingpeoplestillhadagrouployalty.18.A)MakeindependentdescriptionsofculturesaroundtheworldB)Strivetounderstandthebasicdifferencesbetweenpeoples.C)Appreciatethefoundationalvalueoftheexistingdata.D)Carryoutsystematicfieldstudiestogathernewdata.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theymightbethemostimportantpartofoureatingexperience.B)Theycanactivateourbrainfunctionsinamostdirectfashion.C)Theycanbeviewedasthewindowstooursoul.D)Theycouldmisleadusinmorewaysthanone.20.A)Itattractsfoodcompanies'growingattentionB)Itadverselyimpactsone'seatingexperience.C)Itinvariablydetermineshowfoodsells.D)Itchangesthewaypeopletastefood.21.A)EnhancethetasteB)Makepredictions.C)Identifydistinctflavors.D)Enrichtheeatingexperience.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A)Socialstatus.B)Financialresources.C)Meaning.D)Happiness.23.A)Theireffectonpeople'shappinesshaslongbeenoverstated.B)Theirinfluenceonpeople'slifevarieswithsocialcontexts.C)Theycanaffectpeople'sexperienceofmeaning.D)Theycanensurepeople'soverallwellbeing.24.A)Itusedquestionstotallydifferentfromthoseintheirfirststudy.B)ItfocusedonthesenseofmeaningofFrenchparticipants.C)ItanalysedcasesfromadailypollofUSresidents.D)Itexamineddatacollectedfrommultiplecountries.25.A)Theymighthavemoreaccesstoexternalsourcesofhappiness.B)Theymightfocusonanindividualsenseofsatisfactionormeaning.C)Theymightbelesseasilyaffectedbyacommunity'soverallfeeling.D)Theymightbelessadverselyimpactedbyfailuretoachieveapurpose.PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.A)applaudA)applaudI)moderateB)casualtyJ)mortalityC)excludeK)overtD)extentL)praiseworthyE)groupM)probeF)hierarchicalN)scepticallyG)immediateO)unequalH)incrediblyAbout23%oftheglobalpopulationlivesinabsolutepoverty.Indevelopingcountriesthereisalowlifeexpectancy,ahighinfant26rate,highlevelsofunemploymentandilliteracy,nutritionallevelsbelowacceptablestandardsandwidespreaddiseasewithverylittleorpoorqualitymedicalassistance.Otherslive27wealthyandluxuriouslivesandsothewealthisdistributedinavery28manner.Thesearethecentralproblemstoquestionsofcharitythoughcharityalsoincludesmanyotherareassuchasassistingtheelderly.Weall29whenveryrichpeoplepledgetogiveawaymostoftheirbillions,buttheyareusuallyleftwithmillionstopasson,stillmuchmorethanmostpeoplewouldexpecttoearnintheirlifetime.Evencomparatively30salariesinthewestareveryhighwhencomparedglobally.Someoneon￡20,000couldeasilyaffordtogiveaway￡2,000peryearandstillhaveplentytoliveonplussomeluxuries.Mostpeopleagreethatgivingtocharityismorally31butcharitablebehaviourtendstoberegardedasaboveandbeyondthecallofduty.Someargue,however,thatcharitablebehaviourismorallyrequired.Thismeansthattofailtobehavecharitablywouldbewrong.Themajorityofargumentsinthisveinrefertogivingaidtopoorernationsbuttheymayalsorefertogivingtimewithinone's32community.Argumentstendtoplacedifferentrequirementsonpeopleindifferentincomebracketsand33entirelypeoplewhoaremerelymakingendsmeet.Somearguethatpeopleshouldallcontributeacertainpercentageoftheirearnings.Iwill34togetherallthoseargumentsthatplaceamoralrequirementonpeopletogivetocharity,despitethefactthatthereiswidedisagreementastothe35ofthatmoralrequirement.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheFree-TradeParadoxA)Tradeisoneofthepolicyareaswherethehostilitythatexistsbetweenpopulists(民粹主義者)andclassicalliberalsismostvisible.Free-traderspointtotheundeniablegoodthattariff-freetradehasdoneforconsumersacrosstheworldandtotheobservablealleviationofpovertyincornersoftheworldwherepreviouslyclosedmarketshavebeenopenedup.Protectionistspointtothedomesticproducerswho'vepaidthepriceforthisglobalizedeconomyintheformoflostlivelihoodsandhollowed-outcommunities.B)Theongoingconservativecivilwaroftendegeneratesintocontent-freetribalwarfare,buttradeisarareexception.Therearesubstantial,thought-outpolicyproposalsonbothsidesoftheargument.C)Consequently,tradeasatopicofdiscussionprovidesanopportunityforliberalsandpopuliststohavearealmeetingofminds.Fruitfuldebatesmightactuallytakeplaceinthisarea,asopposedtothefamiliarritualwe'vebecomeaccustomedtoofcondemnationmetwithcounter-condemnation.D)Strangeasitmightsound,theproblemwithtradeinthemodernworldisn'tamatterofdollarsandcents.It'samatteroffalseconsciousness.ThisobservationisboundtosetMarxistalarmbellsringinginthemindsofsomereaders,butitwasfirstmadebyAlexisdeTocquevillein1840.E)Trackingtheeconomicdevelopmentofmankindfromprimitivetomodernsocieties,Tocquevilleobservedaparadoxunfoldingoverthecenturiesaseconomicrealitiesandhumanexperienceofthoserealitiesstrayedfurtherandfurtherfromeachother.Inprimitivesocieties,henotes,thedivisionoflaborwasasyetundevelopedforthemostpart,requiringeachperson,family,ortribetoberelativelyindependentwhenitcametomeetingtheirownbasicmaterialneeds.Menbuilttheirowndwellings,farmedtheirownland,tendedtotheirownlivestock.Thisisnottodenythatbasicformsoftradetookplace,but,forthemostpart,ourprimitiveancestorslivedfairlyself-reliant,ifcrushinglypoor,lives.F)However,theexclusivelylocalandface-to-facenatureofeconomicandpoliticalorganizationintheancientandprehistoricworldsconstantlyimpressedupontheseprimitivepeoplestheuncontrollablerealityofothersandtheirneeds.AsTocquevillenotes,"assoonasamanbeginstodealwithcommonaffairsinpublic,hebeginstoperceivethatheisnotsoindependentofhisfellowmenashehadfirstimagined,andthatinordertoobtaintheirsupporthemustoftenlendthemhiscooperation."G)Attheadventofthemoderworld,thedivisionoflaborspreadfurtherandfurtherthroughoutsociety.Eachpersonbecamemoreandmoredependentonothersfortheirbasicneeds.Andyet,robbedoftheengagementwithourneighborsandwithourlocalcommunitiesthatourancestorswereforcedintobycircumstance,wefeelourselvestobemoreandmoreindependentofoneanother.Aswebecomemoreandmoredependentonothers,webecomelessandlessconsciousofourdependenceonothers.Thisistheparadoxoftradeinthemodernworld.H)Thefalseconsciousnessthatthisparadoxgeneratescauseshavoconthedebateswehaveaboutfreetrade.ThereisscarcelyasinglecommodityinanyAmericanhouseholdthatisn'tdependentforitsmanufactureandsale,throughonesupplychainoranother,onscoresofdifferentpeoplespreadoutacrosstheentireglobe.ButasTocquevillealreadyforesawin1840,wedonotfeeldependentonthesestrangersforourwayoflife.Nosenseofthedependenceofourownmaterialwelfareontheirworkeverstrikesournationalconsciousness.Werarelycontemplatetheglobalizedavenuesoffreetradewithgratitude.I)Therearetworeasonsforthis.Thefirst,toputitbluntly,ismoney.Moneyallowsustopurchasetheworkofotherswithoutgivinganythoughttothemashumanbeings.Unlikeourancestorsintheirprimitivetownships,werarelyhavetomeetface-to-facethepeoplewho'veinvented,built,shipped,orsuppliedourgoods.Norelationshiphastobebuiltbeforeanexchangecantakeplace.Simplyagreeonaprice,andyoucanhaveanygoodsyouwishwithouttakingasecondthoughtforthehumanbeinginvolvedontheothersideofthetransaction.Inthisway,moneymakesusfeelmoreindependentthanweactuallyare.Eachofussensestheholdthatithasoverourfellows.Weknowthatifwebidhighlyenoughwecanbuyourselvesoutofthetime-consuminglaborofbuildingrelationships.Moneyiskindoflikemagicinthatway.Itgivesusasetofritualstoperformandpromisesthatifwedosowe'llbeabletowieldpoweroverothers.Theillusioniscreatedthathavingenoughmoneytobuysomethingistheequivalentofknowinghowtomakeityourself.Gratitudefortheanonymousmenandwomenwhomakeupthesupplychainrarelymakesitswayintoourconsciousness.J)Anonymity,infact,isthesecondrootcauseofthefree-tradeparadox.Modernityhasemancipatedeveryonefromthelimitsoflocationandcommunity.Byandlarge,whenwetrade,wetradewithstrangers;whenwevote,wevoteforstrangers;whenwewatch,read,orlistentostories,thetellersofthetalesarestrangers.AsopposedtotheancestorsTocquevillecomparesusto,wedonotknowthepeoplewithwhomwehavetodo,ineithertheeconomicorthepoliticalsphere.Thisissimplytheshadowsideofthemiracleofmarkets,which,forthefirsttimeinhistory,haveallowedstrangerstolookaftereachother.They'vealsoallowedeachofustolivemoreandmoreofourlivesexclusivelyasstrangerstootherpeople.ThisishowTocqueville-ratherpessimistically--describesus:Each,standingapart,islikeastrangertothedestinyofothers;hischildrenandpersonalfriendsformingforhimtheentirehumanrace.Asfortheremainderofhisfellowcitizens,heisbesidethem,buthedoesnotseethem.Hetouchesthem,buthedoesnotfeelthem.Heexistsonlyinandforhimself.K)Thelastsentencebutoneisasaptasummaryasonecouldhopetocomebyofhoweachofusfunctionsinthemodemeconomy:"Hetouchesthem,buthedoesnotfeelthem."L)Thisisthegreatestchallengefacingdefendersoffreetrade.It'sexceedinglydifficultforhumanbeingstofeelgratitudetowardstrangers,andtheglobalmarketplacethathasmadeussorichhasalsomadeusstrangerstooneanother.Ourbrainsarehardwiredfortriballife,andtribesdonottakekindlytostrangers.Impressingasenseofdependenceuponandgratitudetowardforeignstrangersisthereforeanuphilltask.M)Iffree-tradersaregoingtowinpolicyargumentsinthefuture,they'llhavetofindawayofforgingbondsofaffectionbetweenAmericanconsumersandforeignproducers.Onlybyde-anonymizingthemenandwomenwhosupplyuswiththegoodsandservicesweenjoyfromoverseasandbycreatingasenseofsolidarityandrelationshipacrossbordersthattranscendseconomicinterestcanfreetradewintheday.Otherwise,theinbornbiologicalupperhandthatprotectionistshaveintheformofnationalistsolidarityisboundtowinthedayattheballotbox.36.Peoplebecamemoreandmorereliantonothersforbasicneedsastheyenteredthemodernworldeventhoughtheymightfeellessso.37.Onthetopicoftrade,productivedebatesmightbepossible,incontrasttothefamiliarmutualcondemnationindiscussingotherissues.38.Wefeelgreaterindependencethanweactuallypossessbecausemoneyallowsustobuythingswithoutbuildinganyrelationships.39.Thetroublewithtoday'stradestemsfrommisconceptionsratherthanmoney.40.Fortheirargumentstoprevail,advocatesoffreetrademusttrytoforgebondsofaffectionbetweenconsumersathomeandproducersoverseas.41.AccordingtoTocqueville,unlikeourancestors,weandthepeoplewedotradewitharestrangerstoeachother.42.Inprimitivesocieties,peoplehadtorelymostlyonthemselvestomeettheirpersonalneeds.43.FewcommoditiesinAmericanhomesarenotreliantonpeopleabroadintheprocessofmanufactureandsale.44.Protectionistsargueagainstfreetradebyreferringtothelossessufferedbydomesticproducersandcommunities.45.Itisextremelyhardtomakepeoplefeeldependentonandgratefultostrangeroverseas.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Therearehundredsofpersonalityquizzesonlinethatasserttheycanascertainwhethertherightorlefthalfofyourbrainisdominant.Left-brainedpeoplearesupposedlylogicalandexcelatlanguageandmathwhileright-brainedpeoplearemoreimaginative,emotionallyintelligentandskilledwithspatialreasoning.There'sjustoneproblem:That'snothowbrainswork.Popularscienceenthusiastssortoftookthisideaandranwithit,andit'sbecomewoveninpopularculturenow,andit'snotgoingaway.Despitethisenduringbelief,there'snosuchthingasbeing"right-brained"or"left-brained."Whetheryou'resomeonewhotendsmoretowardscreativityorlogichasnothingtodowithonehemisphereofyourbrainbeingdominantovertheother.Buttheactualscienceofhowthetwohalvesofourbrainsworktogetherissometimesstrangerthanfiction.Thehumanbrainisdividedintotwohemispheres,theleftandright.Inallvertebrate(脊椎的)animals,therighthemispherecontrolstheleftsideofthebodyandviceversa.Andscientistshavelongknown,thankstothebehaviorsofpatientswhosufferedbraininjuries,thatdifferentareasofthebraindodifferentthings.Butmanyscientistsstruggledwiththisidea,becausetheverysuggestionthattheleftandrighthalvesofthebrainoperatedifferentlydisruptedtheideathatnaturetendstowardperfectsymmetry.Workbyneuroscientists(神經(jīng)科學(xué)家)hasrevealedtheimportanceofdifferenthemispheresofthebrainfordifferentactivities.However,theirresearchquicklysawsomemisinterpretationsinthegeneralpublic:Somepresumedcreativepeoplemustberight-brainedandlogicalpeopleleft-brained.Itisproventhatnotonlyispersonalityunrelatedtothedifferenthalvesofthebrain,butpeoplearen'treallyright-orleft-brainedtobeginwith.Theideathatwehaveleft-dominantpeopleandrightdominantpeople,andthatthisisrelatedtopersonality,iscategoricallyfalse.That'sneverbeensupportedintheneurosciencecommunity.Neuroscientistsdon'tbelievethatandneverhave.Whatscientistslearnedisthattherearereallyimportantdifferencesbetweenthelefthemisphereandtherighthemisphere.It'sjustthattheyhavenothingtodowithpersonalityorwhethercognitivestrategyismorelogicalorfreespiritedorcreative.Whileresearchershaveshownthelimitationsofhowthehemispheresofourbrainsinfluenceourlives,it'snotdifficulttounderstandtheappealofsuchideas.Peopleareendlesslyfascinatedbythemselvesandtheirfriends,andthesubtledifferencesinhowpeoplethinkabouttheworldarereallymeaningfultothem.Whenyoucomeupwithanonlinequizthattellsussomethingaboutourselves,we'redrawntothat.It'sirresistible.Butyouhavetotakeitwithanenormousgrainofsalt.46.Whatdonumerouspersonalityquizzesonlineclaimtheyareabletodo?A)Distinguishbetweenthetwohemispheresofone'sbrain.B)Determinewhetheroneisleft-brainedorright-brained.C)Tellifoneismoreofalinguistorofamathematician.D)Ascertainhowone'sbrainperformsdifferenttasks.47.Whatdoestheauthorsayissometimesstrangerthanfiction?A)Howonehemisphereofthebrainimpactscreativity.B)Howthetwohalvesofourbrainsworkalternately.C)Howthetwohemispheresofourbrainscooperate.D)Howonehalfofthebraindominatestheother.48.Whydidmanyscientistshavedifficultyendorsingtheideathatdifferentareasofthebraindodifferentthings?A)Itcontradictstheassumptionthatthetwohemispheresofthebrainaresymmetrical.B)Itdismissestheviewthattheuniversehasbeenevolvinginaconsistentmanner.C)Itisinconflictwiththesuggestionthattheleftandrighthalvesofthebrainworktogether.D)Itdisruptstheideathattherighthemisphereofthebraincontrolstheleftsideofthebody.49.Whatbeliefhaveneuroscientistslongrejectedaccordingtothepassage?A)Thereareleft-dominantpeopleandright-dominantpeoplewithdifferentpersonalities.B)Therearenoticeabledifferencesbetweentheleftandrighthemispheresofthebrain.C)One'spersonalityishardlyrelatedtothedifferenthalvesofthebrain.D)Differentareasofthebrainareresponsiblefordifferentactivities.50.Whatareweadvisedtodowithanonlinequizthattellsussomethingaboutourselves?A)Challengeitsauthority.B)Scrutinizeitsoriginality.C)Evaluateitspopularity.D)Questionitsreliability.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Onehundredthirty-fivestudents,fourteachers,onegiantclassroom:Thisiswhat9thgradelookslikeatWestwoodHighSchool,inMesa,Arizona'slargestschoolsystem.There,aninnovativeteachingmodelhastakenhold,andisspreadingtootherschoolsinthedistrictandbeyond.Fiveyearsago,facedwithhighteacherturnoveranddecliningstudentenrollment,Westwood'sleadersdecidedtotrysomethingdifferent.WorkingwithprofessorsatArizonaStateUniversity'steacherscollege,theypilotedaclassroommodelknownasteamteachingwhichallowsteacherstodissolvethewallsthatseparatetheirclassesacrossphysicalorgradedivides.Theteacherssharelargegroupsofstudents-sometimes100ormore-—androtatebetweengroupinstruction,one-on-oneinterventions,smallstudygroups,orwhatevertheteachersasateamagreeisaprioritythatday.Whatlooksattimeslikechaosisinfactacarefullyorchestratedplan:Eachmorning,theWestwoodteamsmeettohammeroutapersonalizedprogramforeverystudenttheteamwillfocusonthatday.Bygivingteachersmoreopportunitytocollaborate,Mesa'sadministratorshopedtofillstaffinggapsandboostteachermoraleandretention.Initialresearchsuggeststhegamblecouldpayoff."Teachersaredoingfantasticthings,butit'sveryrareateacherwalksintoanotherroomtoseewhat'shappening,"saidAndiFourlis,superintendentofMesaPublicSchools."Ourprofessionissoslowtoadvancebecauseweareworkinginisolation."Ofcourse,overhaulingteachingapproachescan'tfixallthefrustrationsteachershave,suchaslowpay,butearlyresultsfromMesashowteamteachingmaybehelpingtoreverselowmorale.Inasurveyofhundredsofthedistrict'steachers,researchersfoundthosewhoworkedonteamsreportedgreaterjobsatisfaction,morefrequentcollaborationswithcolleagues,andmorepositiveinteractionswithstudents.Anotherbenefitofteams,teacherssay,isthattheycanhelpeachotherimprovetheirinstruction.Duringoneplanningsession,EnglishteacherJeffHallsharedaperformanceappraisalwithascienceteacher:Herrecentlectureonsomethingshecalled"thecentraldogmaofbiology"hadbewilderedhimandtheirotherteammates."Ifthescienceistooconfusingforme,canyouimaginethefrustrationyoufeelaskids?"Hallsaid.Butthescienceteacher,hesaid,wouldn'thaveknownabouttheconfusiononherown.Themodelisnotforeveryone.Someteachersapproachedaboutvolunteeringforateamhavesaidtheyprefertoworkalone.Teamteachingcanalsobeaschedulingnightmare,especiallyatschoolslikeWestwoodwhereonlysomestaffworkinteams.Therearealsothornyquestionslikehowtoevaluatefourteachersontheperformanceof135students.Butforthetimebeing,itseemstobeworking.51.Whatdowelearnaboutteamteachingfromthepassage?A)Itisgenerallyconductedinclassroomswithoutwalls.B)Itallowsstudentstochooseteacherstheyfavormost.C)Itprioritizespeerworkoverclassroominstruction.D)Itiscloselycoordinateddespiteseemingconfusion.52.WhatdoesinitialresearchsuggestregardingWestwood'sinnovativeteachingmodel?A)Itcouldhelpraiseteachers'pay.B)Itcouldturnouttobeasuccess.C)Itcouldcutdownoverallcosts.D)Itcouldenduplikeagamble.53.WhatdidsuperintendentAndiFourlissayabouttheteachingprofession?A)Moralecannotbeboosteduntilteachingmodelsareoverhauled.B)Teachersaresimplytoobusytovisitclassesoftheircolleagues.C)Progressisslowduetolackofcollaborationamongteachers.D)Teachersoftendofan