2018 年 6 月大学英语六级考试真题 (第 2 套)

2018年6月大学英语六级考试真题(第2套）PartI

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingontheimportanceofbuildingtrustbetweenteachersandstudents.Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Writing(30minutes)

PartIISectionA

ListeningComprehension(30minutes)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsAttheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A).Sheadvocatesanimalprotection.C).Sheisgoingtostartacafechain.2.A).Theybearalotofsimilarities.C).Theycatertodifferentcustomers.

3.A).Bygivingthemregularcleaningandinjections.B).Byselectingbreedsthataretameandpeaceful.C).Byplacingthematasafedistancefromcustomers.B).Shesellsaspecialkindofcoffee.D).Sheistheownerofaspecialcafe.

B).Theyareaprofitablebusinesssector.D).Theyhelptakecareofcustomers'pets.D).Bybriefingcustomersonhowtogetalongwiththem.4.A).Theywanttolearnaboutrabbits.C).Theylovetheanimalsinhercafe.B).Theyliketobringintheirchildren.D).Theygivehercafefavoritereviews.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.B).Itlackstheessentialvitamins.5.A).Itcontainstoomanyadditives.C).Itcancauseobesity.D).Itismostlygarbage.B).TVcommercials.D).Peerinfluence.6.A).Itsfancydesign.C).Itstasteandtexture.7.A).Investingheavilyintheproductionofsweetfoods.B).Marketingtheirproductswithordinaryingredients.C).Tryingtotrickchildrenintobuyingtheirproducts.D).Offeringchildrenmorevariabletochoosefrom.8.A).Theyhardlyatevegetables.C).Theyfavoredchocolate-coatedsweets.B).Theyseldomhadjunkfood.D).TheylikethefoodadvertisedonTV.第1页梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A).Stretchesoffarmland.B).TypicalEgyptiananimalfarms.C).Tombsofancientrulers.10.A).Itprovideshabitatsformoreprimitivetribes.B).Itishardlyassociatedwithgreatcivilizations.C).Ithasnotyetbeenfullyexploredandexploited.D).Itgatherswaterfrommanytropicalrainforests.11.A).Itcarriesaboutonefifthoftheword'freshwater.B).Ithasnumeroushumansettlementsalongitsbanks.C).ItissecondonlytotheMississippiRiverinwidth.D).ItisaslongastheNileandtheYangtzecombined.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A).Livingalifeinthefastlaneleadstosuccess.B).Wearealwaysinarushtodovariousthings.C).Thesearchfortranquilityhasbecomeatrend.D).Allofusactuallyyearnforaslowandcalmlife.13.A).Shehadtroublebalancingfamilyandwork.C).Shewasaccustomedtotightschedules.14.A).Thepossibilityofruiningherfamily.C).Thefatiguefromlivingafast-pacedlife.15.A).Shestartedtofollowtheculturalnorms.C).Shelearntousemorepoliteexpressions.B).Sheenjoyedthevarioussocialevents.D).Shespentallherleisuretimewritingbooks.B).Becomingawareofherdeclininghealth.D).Readingabookaboutslowingdown.B).Shecametoenjoydoingeverydaytasks.D).Shestoppedusingto-dolistsandcalendars.D).Ruinsleftbydevastatingfloods.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A).Theywillrootoutnativespeciesaltogether.C).Theyposeathreattothelocalecosystem.B).Theycontributetoaregion'sbiodiversity.D).Theywillcrossbreedwithnativespecies.B).Theirinteractionsarehardtodefine.D).Theirdistinctionsareartificial.17.A).Theirclassificationsaremeaningful.C).Theirdefinitionsarechangeable.18.A).Onlyafewofthemcauseproblemstonativespecies.B).TheymayturntobenefitthelocalenvironmentC).Fewofthemcansurviveintheirnewhabitats.第2页梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人

D).Only10percentofthemcanbenaturalized.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.B).Attendtheirbusinessseminars.19.A).Respecttheirtraditionalculture.C).Researchtheirspecificdemands.D).Adopttherightbusinessstrategies.20.A).Showingthemyourpalm.B).Givingthemgiftsofgreatvalue.C).Drinkingalcoholoncertaindaysofamonth.D).Clickingyourfingersloudlyintheirpresence.21.A).Theyareveryeasytosatisfy.C).Theytrendtofriendlyandenthusiastic.B).Theyhaveastrongsenseofworth.D).Theyhaveabreakfrom2:00to5:30p.m.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A).Hecompletelychangedthecompany'sculture.B).Hecollectedpaintingsbyworld-famousartists.C).HetookoverthesalesdepartmentofReader'sDigest.D).Hehadthecompany’sboardroomextensivelyrenovated.23.A).Itshouldbesoldatareasonableprice.B).Itsarticlesshouldbeshortandinspiring.C).Itshouldbepublishedintheworld'sleadinglanguages.D).Itsarticlesshouldentertainblue-andpink-collarworkers.24.A).Heknewhowtomakethemagazineprofitable.B).Heservedasachurchminsterformanyyears.C).Hesufferedmanysetbacksandmisfortunesinhislife.D).Hetreatedtheemployeeslikemembersofhisfamily.25.A).Itcarriedmanymoreadvertisements.C).Severalhundredofitsemployeesgotfired.B).GeorgeGrunejoineditasanadsalesman.D).Itssubscriptionsincreasedconsiderably.PartIII

SectionA

ReadingComprehension(40minutes)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.DidSarahJosephaHalewrite“Mary'sLittleLamb,”theeternalnurseryrhyme(儿歌)aboutagirlnamedMarywithastubbornlamb?Thisisstilldispute,butit’sclearthatthewoman26forwritingitwasoneofAmerica'smostfascinating27_.Inhonorofthepoem'spublicationonMay24，1830，here’smoreabouttheauthor'slife.Halewasn’tjustawriter,shewasalsoa29socialadvocate,andshewasparticularly30_withanidealNewEngland,whichsheassociatedwithabundantThanksgivingmealsthatsheclaimedhad“adeepmoralinfluence.”shebegananationwide31tohaveanationalholidaydeclaredthatwouldbringfamiliestogetherwhile第3页28梦想不会辜负每一个努力的人

celebratingthe32festivals.In1863,after17yearsofadvocacyincludingletterstofivepresidents，Halegotit.33settingasidethelastThursdayinNovemberforPresidentAbrahamLincoln,duringtheCivilWar,issuedatheholiday.Thetrueauthorshipof“Mary’sLittleLamb”isdisputed..AccordingtoNewEnglandHistoricalSociety,Halewroteonlyonepartofthepoem,butclaimedauthorship.Regardlessoftheauthor,itseemsthatthepoemwas34byarealevent.WhenyoungMarySawyerwasfollowedtoschoolbyalambin1816,itcausedsomeproblems.AbystandernamedJohnRoulstonewroteapoemabouttheevent,then,atsomepoint,Haleherselfseemstohavehelpedwriteit.However,ifa1916piecebyhergreat-nieceistobetrusted,Haleclaimedforthe35ofherlifethat“Someotherpeoplepretendedthatsomeoneelsewrotethepoem”.A).campaign

C).charactersE).fierce

G).latterI).proclamation

B).careerD).featuresF).inspiredH).obsessed

J).rectified

K).reputed

M).supposedO).versatile

L).rest

N).traditional

SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.GrowPlantsWithoutWater[A].Eversincehumanitybegantofarmourownfood,we'vefacedtheunpredictablerainthatisboth

friendandenemy.Itcomesandgoeswithoutmuchwarning,andafieldoflush(茂盛的)leafygreensoneyearcandryupandblowawaythenext.Foodsecurityandfortunesdependonsufficientrain,andnowheremoresothaninAfrica,where96%offarmlanddependsonraininsteadoftheirrigationcommoninmoredevelopedplaces.Ithasconsequences:SouthAfrica'songoingdrought—theworstinthreedecades—willcostatleastaquarterofitscomcropthisyear.

[B].BiologistJillFarrantoftheUniversityofCapeTowninSouthAfricasaysthatnaturehasplentyof

answersforpeoplewhowanttogrowcropsinplaceswithunpredictablerainfall.Sheishardatworkfindingawaytotaketraitsfromrarewildplantsthatadapttoextremedryweatherandusetheminfoodcrops.Astheearth'sclimatechangesandrainfallbecomesevenlesspredictableinsomeplaces,thoseanswerswillgrowevenmorevaluable.\"ThetypeoffarmingI'maimingforisliterallysothatpeoplecansurviveasit'sgoingtogetmoreandmoredry,\"Farrantsays.

[C].Extremeconditionsproduceextremelytoughplants.IntherustyreddesertsofSouthAfrica,steep-sidedrockyhillscalledinselbergsrearupfromtheplainslikethebonesoftheearth.Thehillsareremnantsofanearliergeologicalera,scrapedbareofmostsoilandexposedtotheelements.Yetontheseandsimilarformationsindesertsaroundtheworld,afewfierceplantshaveadaptedtoendureunderever-changingconditions.

[D].Farrantcallsthemresurrectionplants(复苏植物).Duringmonthswithoutwaterunderaharshsun.

Theywither,shrinkandcontractuntiltheylooklikeapileofdeadgrayleaves.Butrainfallcanrevivetheminamatterofhours.Hertime-lapse(间歇性拍摄的)videosoftherevivalslooklikesomeoneplayingatapeoftheplant'sdeathinreverse.

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plants:metabolism.Many

differentkindsofplantshavedevelopedtacticstoweatherdryspells.Someplantsstorereservesofwatertoseethemthroughadrought;otherssendrootsdeepdowntosubsurfacewatersupplies.Butoncetheseplantsuseuptheirstoredreserveortapouttheundergroundsupply,theyceasegrowingandstarttodie.Theymaybeabletohandleadroughtofsomelength,andmanypeopleusetheterm\"droughttolerant\"todescribesuchplants,buttheyneveractuallystopneedingtoconsumewater,soFarrantpreferstocallthemdroughtresistant.

[F].Resurrectionplants,definedasthosecapableofrecoveringfromholdinglessthan0.1gramsofwater

pergramofdrymass,aredifferent.Theylackwater-storingstructures,andtheirexistenceonrockfacespreventsthemfromtappinggroundwater,sotheyhaveinsteaddevelopedtheabilitytochangetheirmetabolism.Whentheydetectanextendeddryperiod,theydiverttheirmetabolisms,producingsugarsandcertainstress-associatedproteinsandothermaterialsintheirtissues.Astheplantdries,theseresourcestakeonfirstthepropertiesofhoney,thenrubber,andfinallyenteraglass-likestatethatis\"themoststablestatethattheplantcanmaintain,\"Farrantsays.Thatslowstheplant'smetabolismandprotectsitsdried-outtissues.Theplantsalsochangeshape,shrinkingtominimizethesurfaceareathroughwhichtheirremainingwatermightevaporate.Theycanrecoverfrommonthsandyearswithoutwater,dependingonthespecies.

[G].Whatelsecandothisdry-out-and-revivetrick?Seeds-almostallofthem.Atthestartofhercareer,

Farrantstudied.recalcitrantseeds(执拗性种子),\"suchasavocados,coffeeandlychee.Whiletasty,suchseedsaredelicate--theycannotbudandgrowiftheydryout(asyoumayknowifyou'veevertriedtogrowatreefromanavocadopit).Intheseedworld,thatmakesthemrare,becausemostseedsfromfloweringplantsarequiterobust.Mostseedscanwaitoutthedry,unwelcomingseasonsuntilconditionsarerightandtheysprout(发芽).Yetoncetheystartgrowing,suchplantsseemnottoretaintheabilitytohitthepausebuttononmetabolismintheirstemsorleaves.

[H].AftercompletingherPh.D.onseeds,Farrantbeganinvestigatingwhetheritmightbepossibleto

isolatethepropertiesthatmakemostseedssoresilient(迅速恢复活力的)andtransferthemtootherplanttissues.WhatFarrantandothershavefoundoverthepasttwodecadesisthattherearemanygenesinvolvedinresurrectionplants'responsetodryness.Manyofthemarethesamethatregulatehowseedsbecomedryness-tolerantwhilestillattachedtotheirparentplants.Nowtheyaretryingtofigureoutwhatmolecularsignalingprocessesactivatethoseseed-buildinggenesinresurrectionplants—andhowtoreproducethemincrops.\"Mostgenesareregulatedbyamastersetofgenes,\"Farrantsays.\"We'relookingatgenepromotersandwhatwouldbetheirmasterswitch.\"

[I].OnceFarrantandhercolleaguesfeeltheyhaveabettersenseofwhichswitchestothrow,theywill

havetofindthebestwaytodosoinusefulcrops.\"I'mtryingthreemethodsofbreeding,\"Farrantsays:conventional,geneticmodificationaridgeneediting.Shesayssheisawarethatplentyofpeopledonotwanttoeatgeneticallymodifiedcrops,butsheispushingaheadwitheveryavailabletooluntiloneworks.Farmersandconsumersalikecanchoosewhetherornottousewhicheverversionprevails:\"I'mgivingpeopleanoption.\"

[J].Farrantandothersintheresurrectionbusinessgottogetherlastyeartodiscussthebestspeciesof

resurrectionplanttouseasalabmodel.Justlikemedicalresearchersuseratstotestideasforhumanmedicaltreatments,botanistsuseplantsthatarerelativelyeasytogrowinalaborgreenhousesettingtotesttheirideasforrelatedspecies.TheQueenslandrockvioletisoneofthebeststudied

resurrectionplantssofar,withadraftgenome(基因图谱)publishedlastyearbyaChineseteam.Alsolastyear,Farrantandcolleaguespublishedadetailedmolecularstudyofanothercandidate,Xerophytaviscosa,atough-as-nailsouthAfricanplantwithlily-likeflowers,andshesaysthatagenomeisontheway.oneorbothofthesemodelswillhelpresearcherstesttheirideas—sofarmostlydoneinthelab—ontestplots.

[K].Understandingthebasicsciencefirstiskey.Therearegoodreasonswhycropplantsdonotuse

drynessdefensesalready.Forinstance,there'sahighenergycostinswitchingfromaregularmetabolismtoanalmost-no-watermetabolism.Itwillalsobenecessarytounderstandwhatsortofyieldfarmersmightexpectandtoestablishtheplant'ssafety.\"Theyieldisnevergoingtobehigh,\"Farrantsays,sotheseplantswillbetargetednotatIowafarmerstryingtosqueezemorecash

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outofhigh-yieldfields,butsubsistencefarmerswhoneedhelptosurviveadroughtlikethepresentoneinSouthAfrica.\"Myvisionisforthesubsistencefarmer,\"Farrantsays.\"I'mtargetingcropsthatareofAfricanvalue.\".36.Thereareacoupleofplantstoughandadaptableenoughtosurviveonbarerockyhillsandindeserts.37.Farrantistryingtoisolategenesinresurrectionplantsandreproducethemincrops.38.FarmersinSouth

Africaaremoreatthemercyofnature,especiallyinconsistentrainfall.

39.Resurrectioncropsaremostlikelytobethechoiceofsubsistencefarmers.

40.Eventhoughmanyplantshavedevelopedvarioustacticstocopewithdryweather,theycannotsurviveaprolongeddrought.

41.Despiteconsumerresistance,researchersarepushingaheadwithgeneticmodificationofcrops.42.Mostseedscanpullthroughdryspellsandbegingrowingwhenconditionsareripe,butoncethisprocessstarts,itcannotbeheldback.

43.Farrantisworkinghardtocultivatefoodcropsthatcallsurviveextremedrynessbystudyingthetraitsofrarewildplants.

44.Byadjustingtheirmetabolism,resurrectionplantscanrecoverfromanextendedperiodofdrought.45.Resurrectionplantscancomebacktolifeinashorttimeafterarainfall.SectionC

Directions：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentrepassageone

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Humanmemoryisnotoriouslyunreliable.Evenpeoplewiththesharpestfacial-recognitionskillscanonlyremembersomuch.

It'stoughtoquantifyhowgoodapersonisatremembering.Noonereallyknowshowmanydifferentfacessomeonecanrecall,forexample,butvariousestimatestendtohoverinthethousands-basedonthenumberofacquaintancesapersonmighthave.

Machinesaren'tlimitedthisway,Givetherightcomputeramassivedatabaseoffaces,anditcanprocesswhatitsees-thenrecognizeafaceit'stoldtofind-withremarkablespeedandprecision.Thisskilliswhatsupportstheenormouspromiseoffacial-recognitionsoftwareinthe2lstcentury.It'salsowhatmakescontemporarysurveillancesystemssoscary.

Thethingis,machinesstillhavelimitationswhenitcomestofacialrecognition.Andscientistsareonlyjustbeginningtounderstandwhatthoseconstraintsare.Tobegintofigureouthowcomputersarestruggling,researchersattheUniversityofWashingtoncreatedamassivedatabaseoffaces-theycallitMegaFace-andtestedavarietyoffacial-recognitionalgorithms(算法)astheyscaledupincomplexity.Theideawastotestthemachinesonadatabasethatincludedupto1milliondifferentimagesofnearly700,000differentpeople-andnotjustalargedatabasefeaturingarelativelysmallnumberofdifferentfaces,moreconsistentwithwhat'sbeenusedinotherresearch.Asthedatabasesgrew,machineaccuracydippedacrosstheboard.Algorithmsthatwereright95%ofthetimewhentheyweredealingwitha13,000-imagedatabase,forexample,wereaccurateabout70%ofthetimewhenconfrontedwith1millionimages.That'sstillprettygood,saysoneoftheresearchers,IraKemelmacher-Shlizerman.\"Muchbetterthanweexpected,\"shesaid.

Machinesalsohaddifficultyadjustingforpeoplewholookalotalike-eitherdoppelgangers(长相极相似的人),whomthemachinewouldhavetroubleidentifyingastwoseparatepeople,orthesamepersonwhoappearedindifferentphotosatdifferentagesorindifferentlighting,whomthe

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machinewouldincorrectlyviewasseparatepeople.

\"Oncewescaleup,algorithmsmustbesensitivetotinychangesinidentitiesandatthesametimeinvarianttolighting,pose,age,\"Kemelmacher-Shlizermansaid.

Thetroubleis,formanyoftheresearcherswho'dliketodesignsystemstoaddressthesechallenges,massivedatasetsforexperimentationjustdon'texist--atleast,notinformatsthatareaccessibletoacademicresearchers.TrainingsetsliketheonesGoogleandFacebookhaveareprivate.Therearenopublicdatabasesthatcontainmillionsoffaces.MegaFace'screatorssayit'sthelargestpubliclyavailablefacial-recognitiondatasetoutthere.

“Anultimatefacerecognitionalgorithmshouldperformwithbillionsofpeopleinadataset,”theresearcherswrote.

46.Comparedwithhumanmemory,machinescan.A)identifyhumanfacesmoreefficientlyB)tellafriendfromamereacquaintanceC)storeanunlimitednumberofhumanfacesD)perceiveimagesinvisibletothehumaneye47.WhydidresearcherscreateMegaFace?

A)Toenlargethevolumeofthefacial-recognitiondatabaseB)Toincreasethevarietyoffacial-recognitionsoftwareC)Tounderstandcomputers'problemswithfacialrecognitionD)Toreducethecomplexityoffacial-recognitionalgorithms48.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutmachineaccuracy?A)Itfallsshortofresearchers'expectations.B)Itimproveswithaddedcomputingpower.C)Itvariesgreatlywithdifferentalgorithms.D)Itdecreasesasthedatabasesizeincreases.

49.Whatissaidtobeashortcomingoffacial-recognitionmachines?

A)Theycannoteasilytellapartpeoplewithnear-identicalappearances.B)TheyhavedifficultyidentifyingchangesinfacialexpressionsC)Theyarenotsensitivetominutechangesinpeople'smoodD)Theyhaveproblemsdistinguishingpeopleofthesameage

50.Whatisthedifficultyconfrontingresearchersoffacial-recognitionmachines?A)NocomputerisyetabletohandlehugedatasetsofhumanfacesB)TheredonotexistpublicdatabaseswithsufficientfacesamplerC)TherearenoappropriatealgorithmstoprocessthefacesamplesD)Theyhavetroubleconvertingfacedatasetsintotherightformat.PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

There’recurrently21.5millionstudentsinAmerica,andmanywillbefundingtheircollegeonborrowedmoney.Giventhatthere'snowover$1.3trillioninstudentloansonthebooks,it'sprettyclearthatmanystudentsarefarfromsensible.Theaveragestudent'sdebtupongraduationnow

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approaches$40,000,andascollegebecomesevermoreexpensive,callstomakeit\"free\"aremultiplying.EvenHillaryClintonsaysthatwhenitcomestocollege,\"Costswon'tbeabarrier.\"Buttheonlywaycollegecouldbefreeisifthefacultyandstaffdonatedtheirtime,thebuildingsrequirednomaintenance,andcampusesrequirednoutilities.Aslongasit'simpossibletoproducesomethingfromnothingcostsareabsolutelyabarrier.

Theactualquestionwedebateiswhoshouldpayforpeopletogotocollege.Iftaxpayersaretobearthecostofforgivingstudentloans,shouldn'ttheyhaveasayinhowtheirmoneyisused?Atleasttaxpayersshouldbeabletodecidewhatstudentswillstudyonthepublicdime.Ifwe'regoingtoforcetaxpayerstofootthebillforcollegedegrees,studentsshouldonlystudythosesubjectsthat’reofgreatestbenefittotaxpayers.Afterall,studentsmakingtheirownchoicesinthisrespectiswhatcausedtheprobleminthefirstplace.Wesimplydon'tneedmorepoetry,genderstudies,orsociologymajors.Howdoweknowwhichsubjectsbenefitsociety?Easy.

Averagestartingsalariesgiveaclearindicationofwhattypeoftrainingsocietyneedsitsnewworkerstohave.Certainly,there'rebenefitstoacollegemajorbeyondthejobastudentcanperform.Butifwe'retalkingaboutthebenefitstosociety,theonlythingthatmattersiswhatthemajorenablesthestudenttoproduceforsociety.Andthevalueofwhatthestudentcanproduceisreflectedinthewageemployersarewillingtopaythestudenttoproduceit.

Alowwageforelementaryschoolteachers,however,doesn'tmeanelementaryeducationisn’timportant.Itsimplymeansthere'retoomanyelementaryschoolteachersalready.

Meanwhile,there'refewwho'rewillingandabletoperformjobsrequiringapetroleumengineeringmajor,sothevalueofonemoreofthosepeopleisveryhigh

Sowecanhavetaxpayerspickupstudents'tuitioninexchangefordictatingwhatthosestudentswillstudy.Orwecanallowstudentsbothtochoosetheirmajorsandpayfortheireducationthemselves.Butintheend,oneoftwothingsistrue:

Eitheracollegemajorisworthitscostoritisn't.Ifyes,taxpayerfinancingisn'tneededIfnottaxpayerfinancingisn'tdesirable.Eitherway,taxpayershavenobusinesspayingforstudents'collegeeducation.

51.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcollegestudentsfundingtheireducationthroughloans?

A)Theyonlyexpecttogethugereturns.C)Theybenefitattaxpayersexpense.B)Theyareactinginanirrationalway.D)Theywillregretdoingsosomeday.

52.Intheauthor'sopinion,freecollegeeducationis.A)impracticalC)agoaltostriveforB)unsustainableD)awaytosocialequality53.Whatshouldstudentsdoiftaxpayersaretobeartheircollegecosts?

A)Workevenhardertorepaysociety.B)Choosetheirsubjectsmorecarefully.

C)Choosemajorsthatwillservesociety'spracticalneed.D)Allowtaxpayerstoparticipateincollegeadministration.

54.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthevalueofastudent'scollegeeducation?

A)Itisunderestimatedbyprofit-seekingemployers.B)Itistobeprovedbywhattheycandoonthejob.C)Itiswellreflectedintheiraveragestartingsalary.D)Itisembodiedinhowtheyremovesocialbarriers.

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55.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthepassage?

A)StudentsshouldthinkcarefullywhethertogotocollegeB)Taxpayersshouldonlyfinancethemostgiftedstudents.C)Theworthofacollegeeducationisopentodebate.D)Collegestudentsshouldfundtheirowneducation..Directions：Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.中国目前拥有世界上最大最快的高速铁路网。高铁列车的运行速度还将继续提升，更多的城市将修建高铁站。高铁大大缩短了人们出行的时间。相对飞机而言，高铁列车的突出优势在于准时，因为基本不受天气或交通管制的影响。高铁极大地改变了中国人的生活方式。如今，它已经成了很多人商务旅行的首选交通工具。越来越多的人也在假日乘高铁外出旅游。还有不少年轻人选择在一个城市工作而在邻近城市居住，每天乘高铁上下班。PartITranslation(30minutes)

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