2017年6月大学英语六级第二套真题试卷及答案

2017年6月大学英语六级第二套真题试卷及答案

2017年6月大学英语六级真题试卷及答案（二）Part I Writing (30 minutes)

(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)

Directions:Suppose you are asked to give advice on whether to major in science or humanities at college，write an essay to state your opinion. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

Section A

Directions:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1.

A) Doing enjoyable work.

B) Earning a competitive salary. C) Having friendly colleagues.

D) Working for supportive bosses.

2.A) 20%.

B) 25%. C)31%.

D) 73%.

3.A) Those full of skilled workers.

B) Those that are well managed.

C) Those run by women.

D) Those of a small size.

4.A) They can win recognition of their work.

B) They can better balance work and life.

C) They can hop from job to job easily.

D) They can take on more than one job.

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

5. A) It is a collection of photos. B) It is an introduction to music.

C) It is about the city of Bruges. D) It is a book of European history.

6.A) When writing about Belgium’s coastal regions.

B) When taking pictures for a concert catalogue.

C) When vacationing in an Italian coastal city.

D) When painting the concert hall of Bruges.

7.A) The rich heritage of Europe will be lost completely.

B)The seawater of Europe will be seriously polluted.

C) The entire European coastline will be submerged.

D)The major European scenic spots will disappear.

8.A) Tourists use wooden paths to reach their hotels in the morning.

B)It attracts large numbers of tourists from home and abroad.

C) People cannot get around without using boats.

D)Its waterways are being increasingly polluted.

Section B

Directions:In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question，you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9.A) They try hard to avoid getting off on the wrong foot.

B)They spend too much time anticipating their defeat.

C) They take too many irrelevant factors into account.

D) They make careful preparations beforehand.

10.A) Mental images often interfere with athletes’ performance.

B)Golfers usually have positive mental images of themselves.

C) Thinking has the same effect on the nervous system as doing.

D) A person’s nervous system is more complicated than imagined.

11.A) Anticipate possible problems.

B) Make a list of do’s and don’ts.

C) Try to appear more professional.

D) Picture themselves succeeding.

12.A) She won her first jury trial. B) She wore a designer dress.

C) She presented moving pictures. D) She did not speak loud enough.

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

13.A) It enables patients with diabetes to recover sooner.

B)Its health benefits have been overestimated.

C) Its long-term effects are yet to be proved.

D) It helps people to avoid developing breast cancer.

14.A) It tracked their eating habits since their adolescence.

B)It focused on their difference from men in fiber intake.

C) It tracked their change in food preferences for 20 years.

D) It focused on their ways of life during young adulthood.

15.A) Fiber may bring more benefits to women than men.

B)Fiber may improve the function of heart muscles.

C) Fiber may make blood circulation more smooth.

D) Fiber may help to reduce hormones in the body.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B)，C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to18 are based on the recording you have just heard.

16.A) Investigating the impact of media on government.

B)Studying the hazards of young people drinking.

C) Conducting research on consumer behaviour.

D) Observing the changes in marketing.

17.A) It is a chief concern of parents. B) It is an act of socialising.

C) It is the cause of many street riots. D) It is getting worse year by year.

18.A) They researched the impact of mobile phones on young people.

B)They spent a week studying their own purchasing behaviour.

C) They conducted a thorough research on advertising.

D) They analysed their family budgets over the years.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.

19. A) It is likely to give up paper money in the near future.

B) It is the first country to use credit cards in the world.

C) It is trying hard to do away with dirty money.

D) It is helping its banks to improve efficiency.

20. A) Whether it is possible to travel without carrying any physical currency.

B)Whether it is possible to predict how much money one is going to spend.

C) Whether the absence of physical currency is going to affect everyday life.

D) Whether the absence of physical currency causes a person to spend more.

21.A) The cash in her handbag was missing. B) The service on the train was not good.

C) The restaurant car accepted cash only. D) There was no food service on the train.

22.A) By drawing money week by week. B) By putting money into envelopes.

C) By limiting their day-to-day spending. D) By refusing to buy anything on credit.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recordingyou have just heard.

23. A) Population explosion. B) Extinction of rare species.

C) Chronic hunger. D) Environmental deterioration.

24. A) About half of them are unintended. B) They contribute to overpopulation.

C) They have been brought under control. D) The majority of them tend to end halfway.

25. A) It is beginning to attract postgraduates’attention.

B) It is neglected in many of the developing countries.

C) It is becoming a subject of interdisciplinary research.

D) It is essential to the wellbeing of all species on earth.

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you mil hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1. A) Doing enjoyable work. B) Having friendly colleagues.

C)Earning a competitive salary. D) Working for supportive bosses.

【答案】B

【解析】对话中关于第一个调查，男士说有十大因素影响着人们在工作中的幸福感。并提及对接受调查的大多数人来说，最重要的因素就是拥有友好、给予支持的同事。事实上，接受调查的人中有73%的人把与同事的关系作为促成工作幸福感的关键因素，这是一个很高的比例。由此可知，友好的同事是让员工感到幸福的第一因素。故选B。

2. A) 31%. B) 20%.

C)25%. D) 73%.

【答案】B

【解析】对话中女士问男士调查中还有没有发现其他的信息。男士在回答中提及“However, 20% of employees described themselves as being unhappy”，故选B。

3. A) Those of a small size. B) Those run by women.

C)Those that are well managed. D) Those full of skilled workers.

【答案】A

【解析】对话中男士说从调查中还得出了一些更有趣的结论：首先小公司很好，人们更明确地倾向于在不超过100人的较小的机构或公司中工作。由此可知，小规模的公司在员工中更受欢迎。故选A。

4. A) They can hop from job to job easily.

B) They can win recognition of their work.

C)They can better balance work and life.

D) They can take on more than one job.

【答案】C

【解析】对话中男士说一天只工作4、5个小时的兼职合同工比那些全职的人更快乐。随后提及，从调查中得出的结论是，这一现象可能是由于兼职合同工能更好地平衡工作和生活。故选C。

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

5. A) It is a book of European history. B) It is an introduction to music.

C)It is about the city of Bruges. D) It is a collection of photos.

【答案】D

【解析】对话开篇女士问男士一开始是怎么对这一主题感兴趣的。男士在回答时提到，对逼近的危险的恐惧成为了这一大型拍摄项目的主题。由此可推断出，《洪水将至》是一本摄影集。故选D。

6. A) When painting the concert hall of Bruges.

B) When vacationing in an Italian coastal city.

C) When taking pictures for a concert catalogue.

D) When writing about Belgium’s coastal regions.

【答案】C

【解析】男士在回答女士的问题（一开始是怎么对这一主题感兴趣的）时提及，“2006年，布鲁日城的音乐厅让我为一个新的音乐节的目录拍一些关于水的主题的照片”。由此可知，男士是在为音乐节目录拍照时想出了这一作品的主题。故选C。

7. A) The entire European coastline will be submerged.

B)The rich heritage of Europe will be lost completely.

C)The seawater of Europe will be seriously polluted.

D)The major European scenic spots will disappear.

【答案】A

【解析】男士在对话中提及，传媒报导中有大量警惕性文章是关于即将发生的气候突变。并且对话中女士问男士，关于书中的原话“我不想拍摄灾难，我想拍摄即将发生的灾难”能否说些什么。男士在回答，整个欧洲的海岸线被淹没只是时间问题，这一点现在非常清楚。由此可知，气候突变发生时，整个欧洲的海岸线将被淹没。故选A。

8. A) Its waterways are being increasingly polluted.

B)People cannot get around without using boats.

C)It attracts large numbers of tourists from home and abroad.

D)Tourists use wooden paths to reach their hotels in the morning.

【答案】D

【解析】对话中男士在回答女士的问题（关于历史在这个项目中的作用）时提及，威尼斯是一座一直受到海水威胁的城市，在那里每天早上会建起接木桥让游客通往旅馆。故选D。

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9. A) They make careful preparation beforehand.

B) They take too many irrelevant factors into account.

C) They spend too much time anticipating their defeat.

D) They try hard to avoid getting off on the wrong foot.

【答案】C

9.【解析】题目是问一些人在面临新情况时是如何表现的。听力材料开头提到，一些人面对新情况时，常常花费太多的时间预期最坏的结果来预演他们的失败。其中C选项中的their defeat即听力材料中的the worst。故选C。

10. A) A person’s nervous system is more complicated than imagined.

B)Golfers usually have positive mental images of themselves.

C)Mental images often interfere with athletes’performance.

D)Thinking has the same effect on the nervous system as doing.

【答案】D

【解析】听力材料中提到，在斯坦福大学做的研究表明，心理影像对神经系统的刺激方式和行动对神经系统的刺激方式是一样的。并且在后文给出了一个高尔夫球手的例子来说明这一点。故选D。

11. A) Anticipate possible problems.

B) Make a list of do’s and don’ts.

C) Picture themselves succeeding.

D) Try to appear more professional.

【答案】C

【解析】听力材料中提到了一位女律师，她在开始她的第一个陪审团审案之前非常紧张。说话人给她的建议是：让她创造一个画面想象自己自信是什么样子的。对她而言这意味着，在法庭上自信地走动，用有说服力的肢体语言和突出自己的声音以便让临近后门的法官席上的人能够听见。她同样也想象了一个巧妙的结辩陈词和一个胜利的审判。由此可以推断出，说话人给处于压力情况下的人的建议是想象自己成功的样子。故选C。

12. A) She wore a designer dress. B) She won her first jury trial.

C)She did not speak loud enough. D) She presented moving pictures.

【答案】B

【解析】题目问及女律师在法庭上的表现。听力材料结尾提到，年轻的女律师在自信的预演几周之后，确实赢了第一个陪审团审案。故选B。

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

13. A) Its long-term effects are yet to be proved.

B)Its health benefits have been overestimated.

C)It helps people to avoid developing breast cancer.

D)It enables patients with diabetes to recover sooner.

【答案】C

【解析】听力材料中提到，研究现在表明，把纤维添加到青少年的饮食中能帮助降低患乳腺癌的风险。并且在后文中也提到，饮食专家克里斯蒂?金发现很难使青少年病人关注健康的饮食，他告诉青少年病人多吃高纤维食物可以降低在中年之前患乳腺癌的风险。由此可知，把纤维放到青少年饮食中能够帮助人们避免患乳腺癌。故选C。

14. A) It focused on their ways of life during young adulthood.

B)It tracked their change in food preferences for 20 years.

C)It focused on their difference from men in fiber intake.

D)It tracked their eating habits since their adolescence.

【答案】D

【解析】听力材料中提到，有一项基于对44000名女性研究的新发现。该研究调查了她们高中时期的饮食，还追踪了她们20年来的饮食习惯。由此可

知，这项对44000名女性的研究追踪了她们自青春期以来的饮食习惯。故选D。

15. A) Fiber may help to reduce hormones in the body.

B)Fiber may bring more benefits to women than men.

C)Fiber may improve the function of heart muscles.

D)Fiber may make blood circulation more smooth.

【答案】A

【解析】文章中提到，对44000名女性的研究表明了长期以来的证据，即纤维能够降低雌性激素的循环水平，这一点能够解释纤维为什么能够降低患乳腺癌的风险。其本质内容就是你吃的纤维越多，你身体中的激素水平可能越低，因此，患乳腺癌的风险也就越低。故选A。

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.

16. A) Observing the changes in marketing.

B) Conducting research on consumer behavior.

C)Studying the hazards of young people drinking.

D) Investigating the impact of media on government.

【答案】B

【解析】听力材料开头就提到，说话者目前的研究实际上是关于消费者行为。其中，文章中提到的市场变化、年轻人喝酒都是在用案例论证要从消费者的角度看问题。媒体对政府的影响并未提及。故选B。

17. A) It is the cause of many street riots.

B) It is getting worse year by year.

C)It is a chief concern of parents.

D) It is an act of socialising.

【答案】D

【解析】听力材料中提到，在年轻人喝酒的案例中，能够确定的其中一件事情是对于18-24岁的年轻人来说，喝酒与参与社会活动有关。文章中还提到年轻人喝酒目前备受政府而不是父母的关切。故选D。

18. A) They spent a week studying their own purchasing behavior.

B)They researched the impact of mobile phones on young people.

C)They analysed their family budgets over the years.

D)They conducted a thorough research on advertising.

【答案】A

【解析】听力材料中提到，说话者的学生去年花了一周的时间研究他们自己的购买行为，并且对从商店到他们与零售银行和手机提供商之间的关系做了详细的分析。故选A。

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.

19. A) It is helping its banks to improve efficiency.

B)It is trying hard to do away with dirty money.

C)It is the first country to use credit cards in the world.

D)It is likely to give up paper money in the near future.

【答案】D

【解析】题目是问从听力中我们对瑞典有何了解。听力材料开头提到，瑞典是第一个印刷和使用纸币的欧洲国家，但是它可能很快将不再使用纸币。D 选项符合题意。故选D。

20. A) Whether it is possible to travel without carrying any physical currency.

B)Whether it is possible to predict how much money one is going to spend.

C)Whether the absence of physical currency causes a person to spend more.

D)Whether the absence of physical currency is going to affect everyday life.

【答案】C

【解析】听力材料中提到，克莱尔?贝瑞塔想查明没有纸币是否确实会导致一个人花更多的钱，因此她几个月前决定做一项实验。故选C。

21. A) There was no food service on the train.

B) The service on the train was not good.

C)The restaurant car accepted cash only.

D) The cash in her handbag was missing.

【答案】C

【解析】听力材料中提到，克莱尔?贝瑞塔在实验期间坐了一次火车。在途中，有一项通告告诉人们餐车目前不接受信用卡支付。因为很多乘客旅行中没有带现金，所以火车上有很多抱怨。由此可知，火车上的餐车只接受现金支付。故选C。

22. A) By putting money into envelopes.

B)By drawing money week by week.

C)By limiting their day-to-day spending.

D)By refusing to buy anything on credit.

【答案】A

【解析】听力材料中提到，贝瑞塔说她的父母年轻的时候常把钱放进信封里来做预算。当他们拿到工资后，他们便立马把现金分为几份放进信封，这样他们就能知道每周有多少钱。故选A。

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.

23. A) Population explosion.

B)Chronic hunger.

C)Extinction of rare species.

D)Environmental deterioration.

【答案】B

【解析】听力材料中提到，说话者想要告诉我们人类人口的过去、现在和将来，并且用几个问题作为开场。第一个问题就是：现在有十亿人长期处于饥饿状态，这意味着他们醒来后感觉俄，一整天都感觉饿，睡觉的时候也感觉饿。故选B。

24. A) They contribute to overpopulation.

B)About half of them are unintended.

C)They have been brought under control.

D)The majority of them tend to end halfway.

【答案】B

【解析】听力材料中提到，有2000—2500万不识字的女人在生育上没有得到她们想要的控制。这一问题不只在发展中国家有，全球有近五成的怀孕是出于意外。故选B。

25. A) It is essential to the wellbeing of all species on earth.

B)It is becoming a subject of interdisciplinary research.

C)It is neglected in many of the developing countries.

D)It is beginning to attract postgraduates’attention.

【答案】A

【解析】听力材料中提到，人口统计学不仅关乎人类的种群，也关乎于非人类种群，还包括无生命的对象。它是一种干预真实世界更明智、更有效的方法。它不仅能够提高你自己的福祉，同样重要的是，它还能够提高你自己和周围的人以及与我们共享地球的其他物种的福祉。由此可知，人口统计学对地

球上所有物种来说都是必要的。故选A。

Part ⅢReading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices, Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.

Let’s all stop judging people who talk to themselves. New research says that those who can’t seem to

keep their inner monologues (独白）in are actually more likely to stay on task, remain (26)_______betterand show improved perception capabilities. Not bad, really, for some extra muttering.

According to a series of experiments published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

by professors Gary Lupyan and Daniel Swignley, the act of using verbal clues to (27)_______mentalpictures helps people function quicker.

In one experiment, they showed pictures of various objects to twenty (28) _______;andasked them

to find just one of those, a banana. Half were (29)_______to repeat out loud what they were looking forand the other half kept their lips (30)_______Those who talked to themselves found the banana slightlyfaster than those who didn’t, the researchers say. In other experiments, Lupyan and Swignley found that(31)_______the name of a common product when on the hunt for it helped quicken someone’s pace，buttalking about uncommon items showed no advantage and slowed you down.

Common research has long held that talking themselves through a task helps children learn, although

doing so when you’ve (32)_______matured is not a great sign of (33)_______. The two professors hope

to refute that idea, (34)_______that just as when kids walk themselves through a process, adults canbenefit from using language not just to communicate, but also to help “augment thinking”.

Of course, you are still encouraged to keep the talking at library tones and, whatever you do, keep theinformation you share simple, like a grocery list. At any (35)_______，there’s still such a thing as too

much information.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A) B) arrogance C) brilliance D) claiming E) dedicated F) focused G) incur H) instructed I) obscurely J) sealed

L) trigger M) uttering N) volume 0) volunteers K)

spectators

26.【解析】L。空格前是形容词no,空格后是名词gains，所以此空应该填入

一个形容词。根据句意，选项中只有significant符合句意。have made no significant gains意为“未能取得显著提升”。故选L。

27.【解析】F。空格前是不定式to，空格后是名词词组the high cost,所以此空应该填入一个动词原形。根据句意，动词原形中只有justify符合句意。故选F。

28.【解析】E。空格前是has fallen，空格后是时间状语in the last 5-6 years，本句是现在完成时且不缺句子成分，所以此空应该填入一个副词。根据句意，选项中只有drastically符合句意。故选E。

29.【解析】D。空格前是动词remain，空格后是that引导的表语从句，所以此空应该填入一个形容词。根据句意，选项中只有doubtful符合句意。故选D。

30.【解析】H。双引号前是不定冠词a，所以此空应填入一个名词。根据句意，选项中只有outcome符合句意。故选H。

31.【解析】O。空格前是动词use，空格后是名词metrics，所以此空应该填入一个形容词或名词。根据句意，选项中只有standardized符合句意。故选O。

32.【解析】B。空格前是副词mostly，空格后是名词词组earlier studies，由空格所在小分句开头的and以及本句主语the actual results可知，此空应该填入一个动词原形。根据句意，选项中只有confirm符合句意。故选B。

33.【解析】K。空格前是形容词global，空格后是介词调组for excellence in teaching，所以此空应该填入一个名词。根据句意，选项中只有reputation符合句意。故选K。

34.【解析】C。空格前是系动词are,空格后是名词词组advanced thinking skills,所以此空应该填入一个动词，构成现在进行时。根据句意，“基于知识的学位仍然很重要，但雇主要求大学毕业生具备较强的思维能力。”选项中只有demanding (要求；查问）符合句意。demand from为固定搭配，意为“向要求”。故选C。

35.【解析】A。空格前是系动词be，空格后是动词的被动语态measured，所以此空应该填入一个副词，以修饰measured。根据句意，选项中只有accurately 符合句意。故选A。

Section B

Directions:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

Rich Children and Poor Ones Are Raised Very Differently

[A]The lives of children from rich and poor American families look more different than ever before.

[B]Well-off families are ruled by calendars, with children enrolled in ballet, soccer and after-school programs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. There are usually two parents, who spend a lot of time reading to children and worrying about their anxiety levels and hectic schedules.

[C]In poor families, meanwhile, children tend to spend their time at home or with extended family. They are more likely to grow up in neighborhoods that their parents say aren’t great for raising children, and their parents worry about them getting shot, beaten up or in trouble with the law.

[D]The class differences in child rearing are growing —a symptom of widening inequality with far- reaching consequences. Different upbringings set children on different paths and can deepen socioeconomic divisions, especially because education is strongly linked to earnings. Children grow up learning the skills to succeed in their socioeconomic stratum (阶层)，but not necessarily others.

[E]“Early childhood experiences can be very consequential for children’s long-term social, emotional and cognitive development,’’said Sean Reardon, professor of poverty and inequality in education at Stanford University. “And because those influence educational success and later earnings, early childhood

experiences cast a lifelong shadow.”The cycle continues: Poor parents have less time and fewer resources to invest in their children, which can leave children less prepared for school and work, which leads to lower earnings.

[F]American parents want similar things for their children, the Pew report and past research have found: for them to be healthy and happy, honest and ethical, caring and compassionate. There is no best parenting style or philosophy, researchers say, and across income groups, 92% of parents say they are doing a good job at raising their children. Yet they are doing it quite differently. Middle-class and higher-income parents see their children as projects in need of careful cultivation, says Annette Lareau, whose groundbreaking research on the topic was published in her book Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life. They try to develop their skills through close supervision and organized activities, and teach children to question authority figures and navigate elite institutions.

[G]Working-class parents, meanwhile, believe their children will naturally thrive, and give them far greater independence and time for free play. They are taught to be compliant and respectful to adults. There are benefits to both approaches. Working-class children are happier, more independent, complain less and are closer to family members, Ms. Lareau found. Higher-income children are more likely to declare boredom and expect their parents to solve their problems. Yet later on, the more affluent children end up in college and on the way to the middle class, while working-class children tend to struggle. Children from higher-income families are likely to have the skills to navigate bureaucracies and succeed in schools and workplaces, Ms. Lareau said.

[H]“Do all parents want the most success for their children? Absolutely,”she said. “Do some strategies give children more advantages than others in institutions? Probably they do. Will parents be damaging children if they have one fewer organized activity? No, I really doubt it.”

[I]Social scientists say the differences arise in part because low-income parents have less money to spend on music class or preschool, and less flexible

schedules to take children to museums or attend school events. Extracurricular activities reflect the differences in child rearing in the Pew survey, which was of a nationally representative sample of 1,807 parents. Of families earning more that $75,000 a year, 84% say their children have participated in organized sports over the past year, 64% have done volunteer work and 62% have taken lessons in music, dance or art. Of families earning less than $30,000, 59% of children have done sports, 37% have volunteered and 41% have taken arts classes.

[J]Especially in affluent families, children start young. Nearly half of high-earning, college-graduate parents enrolled their children in arts classes before they were 5, compared with one.fifth of low- income, less-educated parents. Nonetheless, 20% of well-off parents say their children’s schedules are too hectic, compared with 8% of poorer parents.

[K]Another example is reading aloud, which studies have shown gives children bigger vocabularies and better reading comprehension in school. 71% of parents with a college degree say they do it every day, compared with 33% of those with a high school diploma or less. White parents are more likely than other to read to their children daily, as are married parents. Most affluent parents enroll their children in preschool or day care, while low-income parents are more likely to depend on family members. Discipline techniques vary by education level: 8% of those with a postgraduate degree say they often beat their children, compared with 22% of those with a high school degree or less.

[L]The survey also probed attitudes and anxieties. Interestingly, parents’attitudes toward education do not seem to reflect their own educational background as much as a belief in the importance of education for upward mobility. Most American parents say they are not concerned about their children’s grades as long as they work hard. But 50% of poor parents say it is extremely important to them that their children earn a college degree, compared with 39% of wealthier parents. f

[M]Less-educated parents, and poorer and black and Latino parents are more likely to believe that there is no such thing as too much involvement in a

child’s education. Parents who are white, wealthy or college-educated say too much involvement can be bad. Parental anxieties reflect their circumstances. High-earning parents are much more likely to say they live in a good neighborhood for raising children. While bullying is parents’greatest concern over all, nearly half of low-income parents worry their child will get shot, compared with one-fifth of high-income parents. They are more worried about their children being depressed or anxious.

[N]In the Pew survey, middle-class families earning between $30,000 and $75,000 a year fell right between working-class and high-earning parents on issues like the quality of their neighborhood for raising children, participation in extracurricular activities and involvement in their children’s education.

[O]Children were not always raised so differently. The achievement gap between children from high- and low-income families is 30-40% larger among children born in 2001 than those born 25 years earlier, according to Mr. Reardon’s research. People used to live near people of different income levels; neighborhoods are now more segregated by income. More than a quarter of children live in singleparent households —a historic high, according to Pew —and these children are three times as likely to live in poverty as those who live with married parents. Meanwhile, growing income inequality has coincided with the increasing importance of a college degree for earning a middle-class wage.

[P]Yet there are recent signs that the gap could be starting to shrink. In the past decade, even as income inequality has grown, some of the socioeconomic differences in parenting, like reading to children and going to libraries, have narrowed.

[Q] Public policies aimed at young children have helped, including public preschool programs and reading initiatives. Addressing differences in the earliest years, it seems, could reduce inequality in the next, generation.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

36.Working-class parents teach their children to be obedient and show respect to adults.

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