2015年12月英语六级考试模拟试卷及答案（五）_第4页

　　Section C

　　Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A. , B. , C. and D.. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.

　　When the right person is holding the right job at the right moment, that person's influence is greatly expanded. That is the position in which Janet Yellen, who is expected to be confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Bank (FeD. in January, now finds herself. If you believe, as many do, that unemployment is the major economic and social concern of our day, then it is no stretch to think Yellen is the most powerful person in the world right now.

　　Throughout the 2008 financial crisis and the recession and recovery that followed, central banks have taken on the role of stimulators of last resort, holding up the global economy with vast amounts of money in the form of asset buying. Yellen, previously a Fed vice chair, was one of the principal architects of the Fed's $ 3.8 trillion money dump. A star economist known for her groundbreaking work on labor markets, Yellen was a kind of prophetess early on in thc crisis for her warnings about the subprime (次级债) meltdown. Now it will be her job to get the Fed and the markets out of the biggest and most unconventional monetary program in history without derailing the fragile recovery.The good news is that Yellen,67, is particularly well suited to meet these challenges. She has a keen understanding of financial markets, an appreciation for their imperfections and a strong belief that human suffering was more related to unemployment than anything else.

　　Some experts worry that Yellen will be inclined to chase unemployment to the neglect of inflation.

　　But with wages still relatively flat and the economy increasingly divided between the well-off and the long-term unemployed, more people worry about the opposite, deflation (通货紧缩) that would aggravate the economy's problems.

　　Either way, the incoming Fed chief will have to walk a fine line in slowly ending the stimulus. It must be steady enough to deflate bubbles (去泡沫) and bring markets back down to earth but not so quick thatit creates another credit crisis.

　　Unlike many past Fed leaders, Yellen is not one to buy into the finance industry's argument that itshould be left alone to regulate itself. She knows all along the Fed has been too slack on regulation of finance. 　　Yellen is likely to address the issue right after she pushes unemployment below 6%, stabilizes markets and makes sure that the recovery is more inclusive and robust. As Princeton Professor Alan Blinder says, "She's smart as a whip, deeply logical, willing to argue but also a good listener. She can persuade without creating hostility." All those traits will be useful as the global economy's new power player takes on its most annoying problems.

　　56. What do many people think is the biggest problem facing Janet Yellen?

　　A. Lack of money.

　　B. Subprime crisis.

　　C. Unemployment.

　　D. Social instability.

　　57. What did Yellen help the Fed do to tackle the 2008 financial crisis?

　　A. Take effective measures to curb inflation.

　　B. Deflate the bubbles in the American economy.

　　C. Formulate policies to help financial institutions.

　　D. Pour money into the market through asset buying.

　　58. What is a greater concern of the general public?

　　A. Recession.

　　B. Deflation.

　　C. Inequality.

　　D. Income.

　　59. What is Yellen likely to do in her position as the Fed chief?

　　A. Develop a new monetary program.

　　B. Restore public confidence.

　　C. Tighten financial regulation.

　　D. Reform the credit system.

　　60. How does Alan Blinder portray Yellen?

　　A. She possesses strong persuasive power.

　　B. She has confidence in what she is doing.

　　C. She is one of the world's greatest economists.

　　D. She is the most powerful Fed chief in history.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

　　Air pollution is deteriorating in many places around the world. The fact that public parks in cities become crowded as soon as the sun shines proves that people long to breathe in green, open spaces. They do not all know what they are seeking but they flock there, nevertheless. And, in these surroundings, they are generally both peaceful and peaceable. It is rare to see people fighting in a garden. Perhaps struggle unfolds first, not at an economic or social level, but over the appropriation of air, essential to life itself.

　　If human beings can breathe and share air, they don't need to struggle with one another.

　　Unfortunately, in our western tradition, neither materialist nor idealist theoreticians give enough consideration to this basic condition for life. As for politicians, despite proposing curbs on environmental pollution, they have not yet called for it to be made a crime. Wealthy countries are even allowed to pollute if they pay for it.

　　But is our life worth anything other than money? The plant world shows us in silence what faithfulness to life consists of. It also helps us to a new beginning, urging us to care for our breath, not only at a vital but also at a spiritual level. The interdependence to which we must pay the closest attention is that whicl exists between ourselves and the plant world. Often described as "the lungs of the planet", the woods tha cover the earth offer us the gift of breathable air by releasing oxygen. But their capacity to renew the ai polluted by industry has long reached its limit. If we lack the air necessary for a healthy life, it is because we have filled it with chemicals and undercut the ability of plants to regenerate it. As we know, rapi deforestation combined with the massive burning of fossil fuels is an explosive recipe for an irreversibl disaster.

　　The fight over the appropriation of resources will lead the entire planet to hell unless humans learn t share life, both with each other and with plants. This task is simultaneously ethical and political because can be discharged only when each takes it upon herself or himself and only when it is accomplishe together with others. The lesson taught by plants is that sharing life expands and enhances the sphere c the living, while dividing life into so-called natural or human resources diminishes it. We must come t view the air, the plants and ourselves as the contributors to the preservation of life and growth, rathe than a web of quantifiable objects or productive potentialities at our disposal. Perhaps then we woulfinally begin to live, rather than being concerned with bare survival.

　　61. What does the author assume might be the primary reason that people would struggle with each other

　　A. To get their share of clean air.

　　B. To pursue a comfortable life.

　　C. To gain a higher social status.

　　D. To seek economic benefits.

　　62. What does the author accuse western politicians of?

　　A. Depriving common people of the right to clean air.

　　B. Giving priority to theory rather than practical action.

　　C. Offering preferential treatment to wealthy countries.

　　D. Failing to pass laws to curb environmental pollution.

　　63. What does the author try to draw our closest attention to?

　　A. The massive burning of fossil fuels.

　　B. Our relationship to the plant world.

　　C. The capacity of plants to renew polluted air.

　　D. Large-scale deforestation across the world.

　　64. How can human beings accomplish the goal of protecting the planet according to the author?

　　A. By showing respect for plants.

　　B. By preserving all forms of life.

　　C. By tapping all natural resources.

　　D. By pooling their efforts together.

　　65. What does the author suggest we do in order not just to survive?

　　A. Expand the sphere of living.

　　B. Develop nature's potentials.

　　C. Share life with nature.

　　D. Allocate the resources.