【正文】 e for paid leave from work to care for a newborn child. Last spring one of the two, Australia, gave up the dubious distinction by establishing paid family leave starting in 2020. I wasn39。s productive citizenry (公民 ). In fact, by some estimates, the value of parental investments in children, investments of time and money (including lost wages), is equal to 2030% of gross domestic product. If these investments generate huge social benefits—as they clearly do—the benefits of providing more social support for the family should be that much clearer. 注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡 2 上作答。s no easy way to see what those figures mean in real life. During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama assembled a racially and ideologically diverse coalition with his message of hope and change。s welfare? A) They fail to ensure children39。 unpaid leave for care of a newborn or dealing with a family medical problem. Despite the modesty of the benefit, the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups fought it bitterly, describing it as governmentrun personnel management and a dangerous precedent. In fact, every step of the way, as (usually) Democratic leaders have tried to introduce workfamily balance measures into the law, business groups have been strongly opposed. As Yale law professor Anne Alstott argues, justifying parental support depends on defining the family as a social good that, in some sense, society must pay for. In her book No Exit: What Parents Owe Their Children and What Society Owes Parents, she argues that parents are burdened in many ways in their lives: there is no exit when it es to children. Society expects—and needs—parents to provide their children with continuity of care, meaning the intensive, intimate care that human beings need to develop their intellectual, emotional and moral capabilities. And society expects—and needs—parents to persist in their roles for 18 years, or longer if needed. While most parents do this out of love, there are public penalties for not providing care. What parents do, in other words, is of deep concern to the state, for the obvious reason that caring for children is not only morally urgent but essential for the future of society. The state recognizes this in the large body of family laws that govern children39。s chance of getting a scholarship or getting into a top college. What it is wrong to condemn her for is overlooking your hard work. You diligence is worthy of encouragement, but effort does not equal acplishment. If scholars suddenly discovered that Rembrandt had dashed off The Night Watch in an afternoon, it would still be The Night Watch. I could spend months sweating over my own paintings, but I39。re (36) ______. You39。s potential B) Obama is but a rare example of black39。s election has eliminated the prejudice against blacks D) Obama39。s solved. These findings do not only apply to Obama, or even just to race. They should hold for any role model in any country. There39。t be sure their results are due solely to Obama, they also showed that those with the lowest bias were likely to subconsciously associate black skin colour with political words such as government or president. This suggests that Obama was strongly on their mind, says Plant. Drop in bias Brian Nosek of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, who runs a website that measures implicit bias using similar test, has also observed a small drop in bias in the 700,000 visitors to the site since January 2020, which might be explained by Obama39。s success was less than certain, the tests showed a clear difference between the scores of the white and black participants—an average of out of 20, pared to , for example. When the Obama fever was at its height, however, the black participants performed much better. Those who had watched Obama39。t all good news for black Americans As Erin White watched the election results head towards victory for Barack Obama, she felt a burden lifting from her shoulders. In that one second, it was a validation for my whole race, she recalls. I39。 2020 年 6 月大學(xué)英語六級(jí)真題 2020 年 6 月大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試 CET6A 卷真題不 B 卷完全一致，僅題目順序丌一樣而已， A 卷考生請(qǐng)參照 B 卷真題及參考答案！ Part I Writing (30 minutes) 注意：此部分試題在答題卡 1 上。ve always been an achiever, says White, who is studying for an MBA at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. But there had always been these things in the back of my mind questioning whether I really can be who I want. It was like a shadow, following me around saying you can only go so far. Now it39。s acceptance speech as the Democrats39。s rise to popularity. However, his preliminary results suggest that change will be much slower ing than Plant39。s no reason we wouldn39。s success impacted blacks39。s excellence C) racial inequality still persists in American society D) blacks still face obstacles in political participation 8. According to Effron, if Hillary Clinton or Sarah Palin had been elected, there would also have been a negative effect on ______. 9. It is possible that the Obama effect will be shortlived if there is a change in people39。re so strong. We first see ourselves through the eyes of others, so their messages form important (37) ______ of our selfconcepts. Later we interact with teachers, friends, (38) ______ partners, and coworkers who municate their views of , how we see ourselves (39) ______ the views of us that others municate. The (40) ______ connection between identity and munication is (41) ______ evident in children who are (42) ______ of human contact. Case studies of children who were isolated from others reveal that they lack a firm selfconcept, and their mental and psychological development is severely (43) ______ by lack of language. Communication with others not only affects our sense of identity but also directly influences our physical and emotional wellb