6级真题
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08
年
1
月
6
级真题
Passage Two
What's
hot
for
2007
among
the
very
rich?
A
＄
7.3
million
diamond
ring.
A
trip to Tanzania to hunt wild animals. Oh, and
income inequality,
Sure, some
leftish billionaires like George Soros have been
railing
against income inequality for
years. But increasingly, centrist and
right-wing
billionaires
are
starting
to
worry
about
income
inequality
and
the fate of the middle
class.
In December, Mortimer
Zuckerman wrote a column in U.S. News & World
Report, which he owns.
is
disintegrating,
哀叹
) the
117th-riehest main in America.
income ladder. Average
income for a household of people of working age,
by contrast, has fallen five years in a
row.
millions
of
Americans
live
in
fear
that
a
major
health
problem
can
reduce
them to
bankruptcy.
Wilbur
Ross
Jr.
has
echoed
Zuckerman's
anger
over
the
bitter
struggles
faced
by
middle-class
Americans.
an
outrage
that
any
American's
life
expectancy
should
be
shortened
simply
because
the
company
they
worked
for
went
bankrupt and ended health-care
coverage,
of the International Steel
Group.
What's happening? The very
rich are just as trendy as you and I, and
can be so when it comes to politics and
policy. Given the recent change
of
control in Congress, the popularity of measures
like increasing the
minimum wage, and
efforts by California's governor to offer
universal
health
care,
these
guys
don't
need
their
own
personal
weathermen
to
know
which way
the wind blows.
It's possible that
plutocrats (
有钱有势的人
) are
expressing
solidarity with the
struggling middle class as part of an effort to
insulate themselves from confiscatory
(
没收性的
) tax policies. But the
prospect
that
income inequality
will
lead to
higher
taxes
on
the
wealthy
doesn't keep
plutocrats up at night. They can live with that.
No, what they fear was that the
political challenges of sustaining
support for global economic integration
will be more difficult in the
United
States
because
of
what
has
happened
to
the
distribution
of
income
and economic
insecurity.
In other words, if
middle-class Americans continue to struggle
financially as the ultrawealthy grow
ever wealthier, it will be
increasingly
difficult to maintain political support for the
free flow
of
goods,
services,
and
capital
across
borders.
And
when
the
United
States
places
obstacles
in
the
way
of
foreign
investors
and
foreign
goods,
it's
likely
to
encourage
reciprocal
action
abroad.
For
people
who
buy
and
sell
companies,
or
who
allocate
capital
to
markets
all
around
the
world,
that's
the real nightmare.
57. What is the current topic of common
interest among the very rich in
America?
A) The fate of
the ultrawealthy people.
B) The
disintegration of the middle class.
C) The inequality in the distribution of wealth.
D) The conflict between the left
and the right wing.
58. What do we
learn from Mortimer Zuckerman's lamentation?
A) Many middle-income families have
failed to make a bargain for
better
welfare.
B) The American economic
system has caused many companies to go
bankrupt.
C)
The
American
nation
is
becoming
more
and
more
divided
despite
its
wealth.
D)
The
majority
of
Americans
benefit
little
from
the
nation's
growing
wealth.
59. From the fifth
paragraph we can learn that ______.
A) the very rich are fashion-conscious
B) the very rich are politically sensitive
C) universal health care is to be
implemented throughout America
D)
Congress has gained popularity by increasing the
minimum wage
60.
What
is
the
real
reason
for
plutocrats
to
express
solidarity
with
the
middle
class?
A) They want to protect
themselves from confiscatory taxation.
B) They know that the middle class contributes
most to society.
C) They want to
gain support for global economic integration.
D) They feel increasingly
threatened by economic insecurity.
61.
What may happen if the United Stated places
obstacles in the way of
foreign
investors and foreign goods?
A)
The
prices
of
imported
goods
will
inevitably
soar
beyond
control.
B) The
investors will have to make great efforts to re-
allocate
capital.
C)
The
wealthy
will
attempt
to
buy
foreign
companies
across
borders.
D)
Foreign
countries
will
place
the
same
economic
barriers
in
return.
Passage
Two
[
答案与解析
]
57
< br>．本题是主旨题，问“美国首富当前共同关心的问题是什么”。短文在第一段
中引
出了文章的主题“
What's hot for 2007 among the
very rich? A
＄
7.3 million
diamond ring
．
A
trip to Tanzania to hunt wild animals
．<
/p>
Oh
，
and income ineq
uality
．
”
，
< br>即首富们关心的是价值
730
万美元的钻戒，
是去坦桑尼亚狩猎野生动物，
还有收
入不平衡这一
社会现象，而其中收入不平衡才是短文论述的核心。因此
[C]
“财
富分配不平衡”为正确选项。
[A]
“超富阶层的命运”。不是短文的主旨。
[B]
“中产阶级的瓦解”、
[D]
“左翼与右翼的冲突”。文中未涉及。
58
．本题问“
Mortimer
Zuckerman
的哀叹表明了什么”。短文第三段这样说到
“
...
‘
Most of our
economic gains
have gone to
people at the very top of the income
ladder
．
Average
income for a household of people of working
age
，
by
contrast
，
has
fallen five years in a row
．’
...
”，即处于收入阶顶端的那部分人获得了绝大部分
的财富，
而在职工薪阶层的家庭平均收入却连续
5
年下滑。
这就说明中产阶级和
富人
的差距越拉越大，两个阶级越走越远，即“虽然臭田越来越富有，却退渐走
向分裂”，故
选
[C]
。
[A]
“美国中产阶级家庭没有获得更好的福利”。第三段中没有比较中产阶
< br>级家庭所得福利比以前要更好或更差。
[B]
“美国的经济体制使得很多公司破产”。短文没有提到此意。
[D]
“大多数的美国人没有从国家不断增长的财富中分得一杯羹”
。
Mortimer
Zuekerman
哀叹的是贫富差距的加剧，
而并未涉及多数美国人是否从国家财富中
得到了好处。
59
．
本题问
“第五段说明了什么”
。
第五段的第二句说到
“
The very rich are just as
trendy as you and I, and can be so when
it comes to polities and policy.
”，即富豪们<
/p>
迅速觉察到了百姓之忧，在政治和政策方面也不失敏感，故选
<
/p>
[B]
“首富对政治
敏感”。
[A]
“首富能把握时尚潮流”、<
/p>
[C]
“医疗保健政策即将在全美实施”、
[D]
“国会通过提高最低工资赢得了民心”文中均没有提到。
60
．
本题问“有钱有势的人为什么会站在中产阶级的立场上说话”。短文第六
段中提到由收入
不平等造成的税收增加的趋势还不至于让这些富豪忧心仲仲，
而
第七段给出了富人这么做的根本原因：
，
what they fear was that the political
challenges of sustaining support for
global economic integration will be more difficult
in the United States because of what
has happened to the distribution of income and
economic insecurity.
”，也就是说有钱
人怕财产和经济风险分配不均会使美国在
持续支持全球经济一体化的过程中遭遇更多的政
治难题，因此
[C]
“他们想为全
球经
济一体化赢得支持”为正确选项。
[A]
“
他们企图免交没收性的税款”。这并不是富人焦虑的根本原因。
[B]
“他们知道中产阶级对社会的贡献最大”、
< br>[D]
“他们感到经济风险所造
成的威胁越来越大了”。
文中均未提及。
61
．本题问“美国
若对国外投资者和商品设置壁垒，那会发生什么情况”。短文
结尾段的第二句说到“
And when the United States places
obstacles in the way of
foreign
investors and foreign
goods
，
it's likely to
encourage reciprocal action
abroad.
”，也就是说，当美国对国外投资者和商品设置壁垒时，很可能会引起这
些国家采取相应的报复行为，故选
[D]
“这些国家反过来会对
美国设置相同的烃
济壁垒”。
[A]
“进口货物的价格必定会狂涨”、
[B]
“投资商会尽量重新分配资本”、
[C]
“富大会尝试跨国收
购外国公司”。文中均未提及。
Passage Two
What's
hot
for
2007
among
the
very
rich?
A
＄
7.3
million
diamond
ring.
A trip to Tanzania to
hunt wild animals. Oh, and income inequality,
Sure, some leftish billionaires
like George Soros have been railing
against income inequality for years.
But increasingly, centrist and