2021-2022年云南省昆明市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)

2021-2022年云南省昆明市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級模擬考試(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20題)1.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheEndoftheCashEra

InthespringAdamSmithwillreplaceSirEdwardElgarasthefaceonBritain's￡20note.Thefirsteconomicthinkertobesohonoredcouldwellbethelast.Notbecauseeconomistsareespeciallyundeserving,butbecausecash,aftermillenniaasoneofmankind'smostversatileandenduringtechnologies,lookssetoverthenext15yearsorsofinallytomeltawayintoanelectronicstreamofonesandzeros.Ifaneraisrepresentedbyitsmoney,theinformationageisathand.

Notesandcoinsarealreadyasmallfractionofthemoneyinmostrichcountries.Butgoingbythenumberoftransactionsratherthantheirvalue,westilllivefirmlyinacashsociety.TheEuropeanPaymentsCouncilestimatesthattheEuropeanUnion's360billioncashtransactionscostatleast50billionayear;othersputthebillat200ahead.Visa,ahugecredit-cardalliance,reckonscashaccountsformostofthe＄1.3trillionspentayearacrosstheworldonsmall-ticketitems.Whetherqueuingtogetmoneyoutandqueuingagaintospendit,orbreakinga＄100billwithanirate(發(fā)怒的)cabdriveroneminuteandhavingyourpocketsandpursesfatwithcoinsthenext,cashisplainlystillking.

Yetsignsoftheneworderareeverywhere.OnFebruary12th,19telephoneoperatorswithnetworksinover100countriessaidthatpeoplewouldbeabletousetheirhandsetstosendmoneyabroad.MasterCardwilloperatethesysteminwhichremittances(匯款)willbesentastextmessages.Forpeoplewithoutbankaccounts,thecreditcanbeconvertedintopre-paidcardswhichcanthenbeusedtobuythings."Itwillrevolutionizethemoney-transferbusiness,"saidSunilBhartiMittal,bossofBhartiAirtel,oneofIndia'sbiggestmobileoperators.Theideaistotapintothemorethan＄250billionayearthatimmigrantsandmigrantworkerssendtorelativesandfriendsbackhome.

Britain'sVodafoneandAmerica'sCitigrouparealsolaunchinganinternationalmoney-transferservicedevelopedfromtheM-PESAremittanceservicewhichisalreadyoperatingsuccessfullywithinKenya.SirJohnBond,formerlychairmanoftheHSBCbankinggroupandnowchairmanofVodafone,haslongbeenconvincedthatpaymentsandmobileswouldsomehowconverge."MobilephoneshavetheabilitytomakeadramaticchangetovillagelifeinAfrica,"hesays.Healsothinksphonesloadedwithcreditwillmakemanyofthepaymentspeopleusecashforinricheconomies.Forbankswithhighinfrastructurecosts,saysSirJohn,ithasalways"beenhardtomakemoneyoutofsmallpayments".Butlower-costbusinessmodels,someofthemfromdevelopingcountries,areopeningupnewopportunities.Thebigattractionofthemobilephoneasapurseisthatsomanypeoplehavethem--evenchildren.

BothMasterCardandVisahaverecentlyintroducedplasticcardsinAmericathatdonothavetobeswipedforpurchasesunder$25.Laterthisyeara"dualinterface"systemwillbetestedinLondon.ItwillinvolveasingleplasticcardwhichcombinesanOysterfortravel,astandardVisacardissuedbyBritain'sBarclaysBankfor"chipandPIN"paymentsandanew"waveandpay"Visaforinstanttransactionsupto￡10.

Nobodycanbesurehowfastbitsandbyteswilldriveoutmetalandpaper.AhundredyearsagoyoucouldstillpayyourtaxesinUgandaincowrieshells.Perhapshardcashwil

A.BecausenoeconomicthinkercouldbemorehonorablethanAdamSmith.

B.Becausecashismostversatileandenduring.

C.Becausecashwillpredominateinanelectronicstreamofonesandzerosfinally.

D.Becauseelectroniccurrencywillreplacecashinthefuture.

2.

Theelectrostaticprecipitatorhasgotridof______frommanufacturingprocesses.

A.severeemissions

B.ozone-layerdepletion

C.manypollutants

D.toxicsubstances

3.

InatalkwiththePfc,theauthorfoundthePfc.haddevelopedthehabitofcarryingalittlebookinhispocketwhenhejoinedthearmy.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Thefaultofsubvocalizationisoftencontributedtoby______whoequateallreadinglessonswithreadingloud.

5.

AccordingtoFreud,tosome______________certainwordsbecomemagical,symbolsofwholetrainsofthoughtcondensed.

6.

In______DeCoubertinfirstputforththeideaofstartingtheOlympicGamesagain.

7.

Controllingairpollutionisanothercrucialobjective,thewrong-dooristhe______.

8.

Ifyouwanttohavethesamekindoflivingasaretiree,youmayspend20%lessmonthlythanyoudonowbecause______.

A.olderpeopletendtobemorefrugal

B.expensesinvolvedinworkaresaved

C.publictransportationwillbecheaperthen

D.olderpeoplecandotheirowncleaningthen

9.Thevolunteersweresurprisedatthefactthatineverydaydecision-making,people'sbeliefsareoften______.

10.

IfacityhasearnedtheCDC's"greenstatus",itmeansthatitslocalhealthteamscan______ontheirown.

11.

Anenhancedversionoftheservicewilluse______technologytogetthevideodatatoviewers.

12.

Theparentsurgehighschoolteacherstodevelopmorelenientgradingsystemsbecausetheythinkitwill______.

A.enhancethechildren'sself-esteem

B.helpthechildrenwiththeacademicperformance

C.plummetthechildren'sself-esteem

D.makethechildrenmorecompetent

13.

UnlikeMuir,Pinchotwasmuchmoreconcernedwiththeuseofnaturalresourcesto______.

14.

Theeardrumactsasanaccuratesensorfortheenergybecause______.

15.

Amongtheteamofpeopledealingwithanindividualease,themostimportantmemberis________.

16.IfAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience,theycannotsurvivetheseverecompetitionbetweendevelopedcountries.

17.Whentheinterviewerasksthequestionsaboutthepreviousboss,hewantstofindoutwhethertheintervieweeswould______.

18.

Weneedn'tworrytoomuchaboutdepression.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Whenpeoplegossipaboutothers,theyusuallycomparethemselvestothegossipedones,andthinkthemselves______.

20.

Inamarketsystem,no_________________includingthegovernmentisabletocontroltheeconomy.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(45)

22.聽力原文：W:Canyouhavemycarreadyatfiveo'clock,please?

M:Sure.Thedamageisminor.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

(15)

A.Atamine.

B.Inanewcarshowroom.

C.Inaparkinglot.

D.Atacarrepairshop.

23.聽力原文：[29]Movingawayfromnewspapers,let'snowfocusonmagazines.NowthefirstmagazinewasalittleperiodicalcalledTheReview,anditwasstartedinLondonin1704.Itlookedalotlikethenewspapersofthetime.Butintermsofitscontent,itwasmuchdifferent.[30]Newspaperswereconcernedmainlywithnewsevents,butTheReviewfocusedonimportantdomesticissuesoftheday,aswellasthepoliciesofthegovernment.NowinEnglandatthattime,peoplecouldstillbethrowninjailforpublishingarticlesthatwerecriticaloftheking.Andthat'swhathappenedtoDanielDefoe.HewastheoutspokenfounderofTheReview.DefoeactuallywrotethefirstissueofTheReviewfromprison.Yousee,hehadbeenarrestedbecauseofhiswritingsthatcriticizedthepoliciesoftheChurchofEngland,whichwasheadedbytheking.Afterhisrelease,DefoecontinuedtoproduceTheReviewandthemagazinestartedtoappearonamorefrequentschedule,aboutthreetimesaweek.Itdidn'ttakelongforothermagazinestostartpoppingup.[31]In1709,amagazinecalledTheTattlerbeganpublication.Thisnewmagazinecontainedamixtureofnews,poetry,politicalanalysis,andphilosophicalessays.

(30)

A.EarlynewspapersinEngland.

B.Theearlyhistoryofmagazines.

C.ThelifeofDanielDefoe.

D.Differencesbetweennewspapersandmagazines.

24.(36)

A.HefeelstheIndianswereunfairlytreated.

B.HebelievestheIndiansshouldhaveshowedrespecttogovernment.

C.HethinksthegovernmenthasalwaysrespectedtheIndians.

D.Hebelievesthegovernmentcanbejustified.

25.

【B2】

26.(34)

A.Tostudywellaccountingandfinance.

B.Tobegoodatbusinessmanagement.

C.Totakeaphilosophycourse.

D.Tobeequippedwithtechnicalexpertise.

27.【B7】

28.(26)

A.Regularservice.

B.Overnightexpress.

C.Samedaydelivery.

D.Priorityservice.

29.(28)

A.Collegestudents,businesstravelersandprofessors.

B.Collegestudents,video-gamersandofficeworkers.

C.Businesstravelers,telecommutersandprofessors.

D.Telecommuters,video-gamersandofficeworkers.

30.SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

聽力原文：Howdoyoupreserveyourfood?Let'stakeadiscussion.Someonewillsay,putitintherefrigerator.Andaskaquestion,beforeweinventedtherefrigerator,inwhichwaycouldwekeepthefoodlongerorwesayifwedidn'thavetherefrigerator,inwhatcontainerorsomeplacetokeepthefood?Sothinkaboutitmoreanddeeply.

Thesearchforwaysofpreservingfoodsisnotnew.Earlymanlearnedthathecouldmakefoodslastbydryingthem.(26)TheIndians,forinstance,hungdeermeatinthesun.Thegreatestadvancebeganin1800when(27)aFrenchmandiscoveredthathecouldpreservecertainfoodsbysealingtheminjarsandkeepingtheairfromthem.Theprocesswasthebeginningofthevastcanningindustry,whichbringsusavarietyoffoodsinallseasons.Fruitsareoftenpreservedbydrying.Theuseofchemicalsisanothermethod,andsomefoodsarecookedwithsugar.Butrecently,themethodofpreservingfoodbyfreezinghasgrowntremendously,andmorefoodsthaneverbeforearenowbeingprocessedbyfreezing.

Andnowadaysweusuallykeepitintherefrigerator,andevendidn'tknowtheotherorformermethods.Maybewecouldtrysomeothernewwaystohandlethisproblem.Withthedevelopingsociety,andthedevelopingtechnology,thebetterwethinkof,thebetterlifeweget.(28)Foodkeepingissoimportantinourdallylifeandeveryoneneedstoeat.Howtodealwiththeleftone?Justthrowitawayiswastingandmaybeyouwanttoeatsomeday.Soweshouldthinkthecrediblewaytohandleit.

(27)

A.Theyhungmeatinthesun.

B.Theycookedmeatwithsalt.

C.Theykeptmeatunderground.

D.Theypreservedmeatwithice.

31.聽力原文：W:Whatisthatyouarelisteningto?Thatbeat'ssostrongthatIcan'tconcentrateonmywork.

M:Noproblem.1canswitchovertosomethinglighter.

Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

(16)

A.Turndownthevolumeofthemusic.

B.Turnthemusicoff.

C.Playadifferentstyle.ofmusic.

D.Listentomusicinadifferentroom.

32.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

(12)

A.＄9.B.＄18.C.＄12.D.＄36.

33.(21)

A.Shewillearnless.

B.Ittakestoomuchtimetogothere.

C.Ithasnothingtodowithherstudy.

D.Shehasnointerestinthatfield.

34.聽力原文：F:Gabbysaidshe'sgoingtostayupallnightstudyingforherexamtomorrowmorning.

M:Wouldn'tshebebetteroffgettingagoodnightsleepsoshe'llfeelfreshinthemorning?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

(14)

A.Sheshouldstayupallnighttoprepareforherexam.

B.She'dbetterhavegoodrestinstead.

C.Sheshouldstudyinthenightandhavearestinthemorningbeforetheexam.

D.Sheshouldsleepearlyandgetupinthemorningtostudy.

35.(44)

36.

【B11】

37.聽力原文：M:Doyouthinkyoucanlendmethatnovelwhenyouarefinishedwithit?I'vebeenlookingalloverforacopy,butapparentlyitsoldoutatallthebookstores.

W:Oh,it'snotmine.ItbelongstoAlice.ButI'llseewhatshesays.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

(18)

A.Lendthenoveltotheman.

B.AskAlicetoseeifshecanlendthenoveltotheman.

C.BuythenovelfromAlice.

D.VisitAliceinthehospital

38.(41)

39.(32)

A.Amanandawomanshouldfolloweveryoftheirownimpulserespectively.

B.Agoodmarriagetakessomelevelofcompromisebetweenthehusbandandthewife.

C.Amanandawomanshouldbothhavetoenduredreadfulself-sacrificeofthesoul.

D.Awomanshouldstopgrowingorchanging.

40.(38)

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20題)41.

Itcanbeinferredthatit'sthesafestforkidsto______.

42.AccordingtoHoxby,thecharterschoolssucceedpartlybecause______.

A.theirreputationstendtoattractmanyexcellentstudents

B.theteachingmethodsstimulatestudents'enthusiasmofstudy

C.thesalarymechanismmobilizestheteachers'teachinginitiative

D.thepoorfamilybackgroundsmakethestudentsworkenergetically

43.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"researchandpublicationbecomemoreandmoreaboutlessandless"(Line4,Para.3)?

A.Theuniversityresearchfieldisfullofupsanddowns.

B.Researchisnotcompatiblewithpublicationineducation.

C.Therearemoreresearchesbutthey'reintoanarrowerfield.

D.Therearemoreresearchresultsbutlessareforpublication.

44.WMGwouldliketochangeitsnamebecause______.

A.BritainisgoingtocatchupwithallotherEuropeancountriesinthefieldofelectronicengineeringmanagement

B.businesshasbeeninfluencedsomuchbye-commerce

C.thee-commercehasofferedAsiancountriesthechancetoovertakeBritainandtherestofEurope

D.e-businessisverypopularandwillbecomeuniversal

45.

WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinthecaseofpathologicalfatigue?

A.Youareinvolvedinsomanyactivitiesthatyouhavetobeintwoplacesatonce.

B.Yourbodyhasadisease.

C.Thecellsfailtodealwithfightingthediseaseandkeepingyoualiveatthesametime.

D.Thefirstthingtodoistocurethedisease.

46.Whydoestheauthorstillclearlyrememberthewar?

A.FranklinDelanoRooseveltwasPresident.

B.Itwashispersonalrealityandpartofhislife.

C.Therewasnotmuchtobuy.

D.Thewarwouldneverend.

47.

Somepeopleopposethebuildingofflatsbecause______.

A.thelivingexpensesforeachindividualfamilyarehigher

B.itinvolveshighercostcomparedwiththebuildingofhouses

C.theybelievepeopleliketoliveinhouseswithgardens

D.thedisposalofrubbishremainsaproblemforthoselivinginflats

48.

Wecanconcludefromthepassagethattheuniversaltruthaboutbabies'learninglanguageisthat______.

A.babiesrecognizetheirownmother'svoiceeasily

B.babiesrecognizetheirnativelanguageeasily

C.babiesbegintolearnlanguagebeforetheyareborn

D.babiespreferlisteningtotheirownnativelanguage

49.

BillGatesiscitedasanexampleofpeoplewhois______.

50.Accordingtobehaviorism,allhumanactions______.

A.areofagreatmystery

B.havenobearingonhumandrives

C.aresupposedtobehighlymotivated

D.arebasedonstimulusandresponse

51.

Obesityincreasestheriskfactorof______.

A.diabetes,shortsight,cancer,strokes

B.diabetes,cancer,strokes,psychosocialillness

C.cancer,strokes,fatty,heartdisease

D.strokes,heartdisease,diabetes,headache

52.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Ourworldisfilledwithsoundsweneverhear.Thehumanauditory(聽覺的)rangeislimitedtobeginwith:ifwecouldhearsoundslowerthan20vibrationspersecond,wewouldbedrivenmadbytherumblingsandcreakingofourmuscle,intestinesandheartbeats;everystepwetakewouldsoundlikeanexplosion.Butevenwithourauditoryrangeweselect,focus,payattentiontoafewsoundsandblotouttherest.Wearesoassaulted(困擾)bysoundthatwecontinually"turnoff".Buthitheprocessweshutouttheglorioussymphony(交響樂)ofsoundinwhichthelivingworldisbathed.

Thesoundtormentedcitydwellerwhohabitually"turnsoffhisaudio"losesadimensionofsocialreality.Somepeople,forexample,possesstheabilitytoenteracrowdedroomandfromthesoundsencounteredknowimmediatelythemood,paceanddirectionofthegroupassembled.Everythingbecomesmorerealwhenheardaswellasseen.Itis,infact,quitehardreallytoknowapersonbysightalone,withoutbeatinghisvoice.Anditisnotjustthesoundofthevoicethatinforms.Eventherhythmoffootstepsrevealsageandvariationsofmood--delight,depression,anger,joy.

Hearingcanalsosootheandcomfort.Thesnappingoflogsinthefireplace,thegossipywhisperofabroom,theinquisitivewheezeofadraweropeningallaresavoredsoundsthatmakeusfeelathome.Inawelllovedhome,everychairproducedadifferent,recognizablecreak,everywindowadifferentclick,groanorsqueak.Thekitchenbyitselfisasourceofmanypleasingsounds.Everyplace,everyeventhasasounddimension.

Thesenseofhearingcanperhapsberestoredtomodemmanifhebetterurulerstandsitsworthandhowitwinks.Mostpeoplewouldbesurprisedtodiscoverhowfarthesensecanbepushedbycultivation.Atafriend'shouserecently,mywifeopenedherpurseandsomecoinsspilledoutonealteranother,ontothefloor"Threequartets,twodimes,anickelsandthreepennies"saidourhostashecroneinfromthenextroomAndasanafterthought"Oneofthequartersissilver."Hewasfight,downtothelastpenny"Howdidyendoit?."weasked."Tryityourself."hesaid.Wedidandwithalittlepracticewefounditeasy.

Curiously,evidenceindicatesthatpeopleneedsound.Whenwearelustinthought,weinvoluntarilydrumwithourfingersortapwithapencil--aremirulerthatwearestillsurrouruledbyaworldoutsideourselves.Justcuttingdownreflectedsoundcanproducesomeoddresults.Thenearestthingonearthtothesilenceofouterspace,forexample,isthe"anechoic(消聲的)chamber"attheBellTelephoneLaboratorieshiBurrayHills,N.J.,whichislinedwithmaterialthatabsorbs99.98%ofallreflectedsoundMenwhohaveremainedintheroomformorethananhourreportthattheyfeelnervousandoutoftouchwithreality.

AccordingtoParagraph1,welearnedthatweblotoutthesoundswedon'twanttohearbecause______.

53.What'sSpinney'sopiniononthetargetaudienceofSesameStreet?

A.Theyarecompletelydifferentthantheywere40yearsago.

B.Manyofthemaredevotedfansoftheperformance.

C.Theirbasicneedshaven'tchangedmuchthroughyears.

D.Theycontinuetowatchtheshowwhentheyhavegrownup.

54.

Thewriterwouldbelesscriticalfashiondesignersplacedmorestressonthe______ofclothing.

A.costB.appearanceC.comfortD.suitability

55.SomeoftheconcernssurroundingTurkey'sapplicationtojointheEuropeanUnion,tobevotedonbytheEU'sCouncilofMinistersonDecember17th,areeconomic—inparticular,thecountry'srelativepoverty.ItsGDPperheadislessthanathirdoftheaverageforthe15pre-2004membersoftheEU.ButitisnotfaroffthatofoneofthetennewmemberswhichjoinedonMay1st2004(Latvia),anditismuchthesameasthoseoftwocountries,BulgariaandRomania,whichthisweekconcludedaccessiontalkswiththeEUthatcouldmakethemfullmembersonJanuary1st2007.

Furthermore,thecountry'srecenteconomicprogresshasbeen,accordingtoDonaldJohnston,thesecretary-generaloftheOECD,"stunning".GDPinthesecondquarteroftheyearwas13.4%higherthanayearearlier,arateofgrowththatnoEUcountrycomesclosetomatching.Turkey'sinflationratehasjustfallenintosinglefiguresforthefirsttimesince1972,andthisweekthecountryreachedagreementwiththeIMFonanewthree-year,$10billioneconomicprogramthatwill,accordingtotheIMF'smanagingdirector,RodrigoRato,"helpTurkey...reduceinflationtowardsEuropeanlevels,andenhancetheeconomy'sresilience(彈性)".

Resiliencehasnothistoricallybeenthecountry'seconomicstrongpoint.Asrecentlyas2001,GDPfellbyover7%.Itfellbymorethan5%in1994,andbyjustunder5%in1999.Indeed,throughoutthe1990sgrowthoscillatedlikeanelectrocardiogramrecordingaviolentheartattack.Thisirregularityhasbeenoneofthemainreasons(alongwithredtapeandcorruption)whythecountryhasfaileddismallytoattractmuch-neededforeigndirectinvestment.Itsstockofsuchinvestment(asapercentageofGDP)islowernowthanitwasinthe1980s,andannualinflowshavescarcelyeverreached$1billion(whereasIrelandattractedover$25billionin2003,asdidBrazilineveryyearfrom1998to2000).

OnedeterrenttoforeigninvestorsisduetodisappearonJanuary1st2005.Onthatday,Turkeywilltakeawaytherightofvirtuallyeveryoneofitscitizenstocallthemselvesamillionaire.Sixnaughtswillberemovedfromthefacevalueofthelira;oneunitofthelocalcurrencywillhenceforthbeworthwhatlmisnow--i.e.,aboutC0.53($0.70).

Goodswillhavetobepricedinboththenewandoldliraforthewholeoftheyear,butforeignbankersandinvestorscanbegintolookforwardtoatimeinTurkeywhentheywillnolongerhavetojugglementallywithindeterminatestringsofzeros.

Themoodoftheworkerswaspessimisticinthat______.

A.theirplantwouldgotobankruptcy

B.theywouldbeunemployedtemporarily

C.newmodelsandinvestmentwouldbringaboutjobscut

D.theyareconfrontingthethreatoflosingjobs

56.

Inauthor'sopinion,thesuddenappearanceofhigher-qualitygoodssuggestsitsofficials______.

A.becomemoreconcernedaboutthequalityanddomesticmarket

B.turntootherwaystostimulateandenforceexportrules

C.havetoimprovegoods'qualityforthequalificationofexports

D.wantconsumerstobuybetterproductsatlowprices

57.

Thesnakeheadisveryperilousbecauseit______.

A.hasrowsofsharpteeth

B.candartoutofhidingholestochase,andcatch

C.maydevoureveryotherfishinthelakeorpond

D.isregardedastoppredator

58.AnAsianengineerisassignedtoaUSlaboratoryandalmostsuffersanervousbreakdown.AUSexecutivetellshisstaffhe'sgoingtotreatthemfairly—andcreatesdissension(紛爭).AJapanesemanagerispromotedbyhisBritishpresident,butwithinsixmonthsasksforatransfer.

Eachofthesereal-lifecasesinvolvedpeoplewhowereregardedassuperioremployees,butwereill-equippedtocopewiththecomplexitiesanddangersofinterculturalmanagement."Multinationalcompanieshavestudiedeverythingelse,nowthey'refinallylookingatculture,"saysCliffordClarke,founderandpresidentoftheCalifornia-basedIRIInternationalInc,oneofasmallbutgrowingnumberofconsultingfirmsthatspecializeinteachingbusinesspeoplefromdifferingcultureshowtocommunicateandworkwitheachother.

"NevershowthesoletoanArab,neverarriveontimeforapartyinBrazil,andinJapan,don'tthink'yes'means'yes',"adviseUSconsultantsLennieCoplandandLewisBrownGriggs,whohaveproducedaseriesoffilmsandabooktohelpmanagersimprovetheirinternationalbusinessskills.Butsimplylearningthesocial"dos"and"don'ts"isnottheanswer,accordingtothenewculturespecialists.Thepenaltiesforignoringdifferentthinkingpatterns,theypointout,canbedisastrous.Forexample,theAmericanmanagerWhopromisedtobefairthoughthewastellinghisJapanesestaffthattheirhardworkwouldberewarded,butwhensomeworkersreceivedhighersalaryincreasesthanothers,therewereComplaints."Youtoldusyou'dbefair,andyouliedtous,"accusedonesalesman."Ittookmeayearandahalf",sighedtheAmerican,"torealizethat'fair',tomystaff,meantbeingtreatedequally."

TheAsianengineerwhosufferedinAmericawasthevictimofanothermistakenexpectation."Hewasaccustomedtothewarmgroupenvironmentsotypicalin.Japan,"saidhisUS.manager."Butinourcompany,we'reallexpectedtobeself-starters,whothriveonworkinga-lone.Forhim,itwasemotionalstarvation.He'smadetheadjustmentnow,buthe'dbehumiliatedifItoldyouhisname,That'sanotherculturaldifference."

TheJapanesemanagerwhofailedtorespondtohispromotioncouldn'tbringhimselftousethemoredirectlanguageneededtocommunicatewithhisLondon-basedsuperiors."Iusedtothinkallthistalkaboutculturalcommunicationwas.alotofbaloney,"saysEugeneJ.Flath,presidentofIntelJapanLtd.,asubsidiaryoftheAmericansemiconductormaker."Now,Icanseeit'sarealproblem.Miscommunicationhasslowedourabilitytocoordinateactionwithouroffice."

That'swhyIntel,withthehelpofconsultantClarke,begananinterculturaltrainingprogramthisspringwhichFlathexpectswilldramaticallyreducedecision-makingtimenowlostinmakingsuretheAmericansandtheJapaneseunderstandeachother.

Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.

A.BuildingBridgesovertheCulturalRivers

B.MultinationalTrainingforBusinessmen

C.LearningDifferentThinkingPatterns

D.CommunicationProblemsandComplaints

59.

Althoughthegreenmovementisstillinitsearlyage.ithasbeen______.

60.

Whichstatementbestdescribestheauthor'sfeelingsaboutthewar?

A.Itwaseverrealforhim,thoughhemightnotactivelyinvolved.

B.Itwasrealforhimbecausehewasasoldieratthattime.

C.Itwasveryunrealtohim.

D.Thewarwasverydisruptivetothepeopleathome.

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

【S10】

62.

【S7】

63.

【S5】

64.

【S3】

65.

【S9】

五、6.Translation(5題)66.TheChinesefilmsuperstaroncesaidthat______________________(他寧愿被人們當(dāng)作普通人懷念而不是名人).

67.Civilizedmendonot__________________(并未意識到被剝奪了生活所必須的東西).

68.TheBankofChinahasinjectedmoreloansintothepowerindustryto______(提高電力生產(chǎn)水平).

69.Agoodbookisabestfriend______(從不拒絕我們).

70.Currentstudiesdonotsupportthehypothesisthat