2005年12月大学英语六级标准答案(B卷)(2)

　　Passage Three

　　18. B) Truancy

　　19. D) Students with good attendance records

　　20. D) Rewarding schools that have decreased the destruction

　　Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　Passage one

　　21. C) People can fully enjoy individual freedom.

　　22. D) the more diligent one is， the bigger his returns

　　23. B) became wealthy after starting life very poor

　　24. A) Americans wish to succeed in every aspect of life

　　25. D) What Americans strive after often contradicts their beliefs.

　　Passage two

　　26. C) the globalization of economy

　　27. B) Information technology has removed the restrictions of time and space in business transactions

　　28. A) it should not overlook the importance of information， services， support， and distribution

　　29. B) can eliminate an entire business segment

　　30. D) businesses have to meet individual customers’ specific needs in order to succeed

　　Passage Three

　　31．A) To discourage people from insisting on having grandchildren.

　　32. B) draw attention to the troubles and difficulties grandchildren may cause

　　33. D) they find it hard to resist the carrot-and-stick approach of their parents

　　34. B) her parents kept pressuring her to have a child

　　35. C) It is troublesome but rewarding.

　　Passage four

　　36. D) The reduction of public expenditure.

　　37. B) obtain funding from the government

　　38. C) They think they work in an environment hostile to the free pursuit of knowledge.

　　39. D) they could be influenced by their association with the project concerned

　　40. C) People would not believe scientists even when they tell the truth.