2021-2022年江西省吉安市大學英語6級大學英語六級知識點匯總（含答案）

2021-2022年江西省吉安市大學英語6級大學英語六級知識點匯總（含答案）學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Thesystemblockscallswhen______.

2.Bysharingimportantapplianceswithneighbors,youcancommunicatewiththemaswellas______.

3.

Vegawasverycarefulinpickingoutthereal-worldmaroonblouse,blackcardiganandwhitetennisshoesforheravatartowear.

A.YB.NC.NG

4.

Fromthepassagewecaninferthistextbookiswrittenmainlyfor______toread.

5.

ManufacturingemploymentinAmericanowstandsatamere______ofthelabor-force.

6.

During187and1889,MarkTwainwrote______booksforwhichheismostfamous.

7.

Overfishing,pollution,andalterationoftheenvironmentare______tothefinitefishesresouce.

8.

Withtheforestscutdown,soilcaneasilyloseitsfertilitywhentheessentialnutrientsare______.

9.

Weoftenusethetermcravingwhenreferringto______addiction.

10.

AsinthestoryofMickey,AmyandJoey,agossipmaycause______tothegossiped.

11.

TheteachersinChinahavedifficultiesinproducinganexcellentlessonplananddiscussionsaboutAmericanparties,butmostofthemovercomeitwithease.

A.YB.NC.NG

12.Accordingtoahoaxannouncement,theTacoBellCorporationboughttheLibertyBellandmovedittoIrvinetohelp______.

13.Thepassageismainlyaboutwhyandhowtoplantmoretreestomakeuniversitiesbecomegreen.

14.

Anystudent,inAnnapolis,couldbeprovidedwithmedicalbenefitsandentitlementpackageforlife.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

NowintheUnitedStates,about19millionpeoplearesufferingfrommentalillness.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Aworkcontainingnon-originalelementsisstillqualifiedforcopyrightprotectioniftheseelementsarerearrangedin______.

17.

Peoplewhosufferfromthereactivedepressionareverypossiblyunabletoleadanormallife.

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

In2000,overhalftheworld'spopulationlivein______.

19.

IfAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience,theycannotsurvivetheseverecompetitionbetweendevelopedcountries.

A.YB.NC.NG

20.AccordingtoscientistsattheU.S.NationalSnowandleeDataCenter,withinabout60years,therewillbe______ontheArcticOcean.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：M:Lilyreallylosthertemperatthatmeeting.She'sgonnahavetolearntobealittlemoretactfulthanthat.

W:Right,butyouhavetoadmitthattakingastandneedscourage.

Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofLily?

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A.ShethinksLilyshouldtakeabusinessclass.

B.ShegetsangrywithLilyatthemeeting.

C.SheadmiresLilyforexpressingheropinion.

D.ShedoesnotunderstandwhatLilysaid.

22.(35)

A.Pickoutalltheglassandmetal.

B.Getridofdust.

C.Burnwastepaper.

D.Screenearthandsand.

23.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Peopledonotanalyzeeveryproblemtheymeet.Sometimestheytrytoremembera【B1】______fromthelasttimetheyhadasimilarproblem.Theyoftenacceptthe【B2】______orideasofotherpeople.Othertimestheybegintoactwithoutthinking;theytrytofindasolutionby【B3】______anderror.However,whenallthese【B4】______fail,thepersonwithaproblemhastostartanalyzing.Therearesix【B5】______inanalyzingaproblem.

First,thepersonmust【B6】______thatthereisaproblem.Forexample,Sam'sbicycleis【B7】______,andhecannotrideittoclassasheusuallydoes.Sammustseethatthereisaproblemwithhisbicycle.Next,thethinkermust【B8】______theproblem.BeforeSamcanrepairhisbicycle,hemustfindthereasonwhyitdoesnotwork.Forinstance,【B9】______Hemusttakehisproblemmorespecific.【B10】______.Forinstance,supposeSamdecidedthathisbikedoesnotworkbecausethereissomethingwrongwiththegearwheels.Atthistime,hecanlookinhisbicyclerepairbookandreadaboutgears.Hecantalktohisfriendsatthebikeshop.Hecanlookathisgearscarefully.【B11】______.TakeSamasanillustration.Hissuggestionsmightbe:putoilonthegearwheels;buynewgearwheelsandreplacetheoldones;tightenorloosenthegearwheels.

【B1】

24.聽力原文：JoeSmithhadbeenbroughtupinanorphanage.Heenviedpeoplewhowererichanddecidedthatwhenhegrewuphecouldmakealotofmoney.

Unfortunately,Joewasnotcleverandhefailedallhisschoolexams."IwilleitherhavetofindagoodjoborIwillhavetobecomeathief."Joesaidtohimself.Heknewhewouldneverfindawell-paidjob.

ForseveralmonthsJoewatchedabankoutoftown.Henoticedwhenithadthefewestcustomers.Hewatched,waitedandplanned.

Oneafternoonhefoundthatonlytwotellerswereondutythere."Iwilleithersucceedandbeveryrichorfailandgotoprison."saidJoe.Hewaswillingtotaketherisk.

Thenhewatchedinandpushedademandnoteoverthecounter.Thetellerreadit,turnedpaleandquietlyopenedasmallsafebehindhim.Hetookout$50,000andplacedthebanknotesinJoe'sopenbag.ThenJoeranasfastashecould.

ThatnightJoehadtoburymoneyincasethepolicecaughthim.Hechoseadesertedpieceoflandnearthehouse,hewasgladwhenthemoneywassafelyhiddenintheround.

Thenextdayhewaswokenbybangsonhisdoor.Heansweredandtherecametwopolicemen."JosephSmith,youareunderarrestforrobbingabank!"

Joeprotestedinvain.Thebankhadhiddencamerasandthewholeraidhadbeenphotographed.Joewascaughtandintoprison.

TenyearslaterJoewassetfree.Hemadesurenoonewasfollowinghimandquicklymadehiswaytothespotwherehehadburiedthemoney.

Neitherhappinessnormoneywaitedforhim,however.Abigbuildinghadbeenbuiltonthesite.

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A.Hethoughtthathewouldeitherfindagoodjoborhewouldbeathief.

B.Hesaidthathewouldbecomerichbywayofrobbingthebank.

C.Hesaidthathecouldrobtherichoftheirmoney.

D.Hemightberichifheworkedharder.

25.聽力原文：W:Hello,ProfessorKristiva.MynameisAlbertHumphries,andIliveinLondon.

M:MissHumphries.Whatisyourquestion?

W:I'vebeenstudyingItalianforsomeyears.ButIfinditverydifficulttospeak,andwhenIwenttoMilanthissummer,Icouldn'tunderstandtheItalianpeopleatall.Igotreallydisheartened.

M:HowlonghaveyoubeenstudyingItalian?

W:Aboutfouryears.I'vebeengoingtoaneveningclassandI'vewatchedBBC.

M:DidyoubuytheBBChook?

W:No,weuseadifferentbookintheclass.

M:Yes,Isee,MissHumphries,Ialwaysthinkthatlearningalanguageisratherlikelearningtodrive.Now,youcouldn'tlearntodriveacarbysittinginaclassroomorwatchingtelevision.Ithinkwhatyouneedisalotofpracticeinusingthelanguage.

W:That'sallverywellifyouliveinItaly.

M:Yes,Iunderstandtheproblem.Youmightarrangewithanotherstudentorstudentstohaveregularconversationpractice.

W:ButtheotherstudentsmakethesamemistakesasIdo.

M:Ithinkyou'reconfusinglearningwithpracticing.Learningtospeakmeansbeingabletoputtogethertherightgroupsofwordsandtosaytheminareasonablyaccurateway.

W:AndwhataboutlearningtounderstandrealItalian?

M:Well,again,youneedpracticeinhearingtheItalianlanguagespokenbyItalianspeakers.GetoneofthemtoreadItaliannewspaperontoacassette.Thenyoulistentotherecordinguntilyoualmostknowthembyheart.Youdon'tneedahugevocabulary.Youneedasmallvocabularythatyoucanusereallyefficiently,andtobeabletodethatyouneedlotsandlotsofpractice.

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A.HowtostudyItalianGrammar.

B.HowtoenlargeherItalianvocabulary.

C.HowtoimproveherspeakingandlisteninginItalian.

D.HowtoimproveherreadingskillsinItalian.

26.聽力原文：W:Isn'titunbelievableaboutMary'smathematicscholarship?

M:It'sincredibleWho'dhavethoughtshe'dhaveachanceinanationwidecompetition!

Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutMary?

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A.Thereisachanceshewillturndownthescholarship.

B.Heissurprisedthatshewonthescholarship.

C.It'snottruethatshereceivedascholarship.

D.Shewascertaintowinthescholarship.

27.

【B11】

28.聽力原文：M:I'dlikethesepantstobecleanedandpressed.CouldIhavethembySaturday?

W:Yes,thatwillbefine.

Q:Whereistheconversationprobablytakeplace?

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A.Shesawanailintheman'stire.

B.Themanshouldn'tdriveonthetire.

C.Themanmaynotneedanewtire.

D.Shealsoneedsairinhertires.

29.(36)

A.It'sanotherpossibleuseforseawater.

B.It'snecessaryforgrowingvegetablesinhotclimates.

C.It'susedforproducingelectricityintheUS.

D.Itmakespeoplecomfortableinhotdays.

30.【B3】

31.(21)

A.Hamburg.B.Frankfurt.C.Munich.D.Berlin.

32.聽力原文：M:Areyouenjoyingyourstayhereontheislands?

W:Oh,yes.It'safarcryfromthewinterintheNorth.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.TheislandsareverydifferentfromtheNorth.

B.TheislandsareagreatdistancefromtheNorth.

C.TheislandsaresimilartotheNorth.

D.TheislandsmakehercryfortheNorth.

33.聽力原文：W:Goodmorning!

M:Goodmorning!IamDavidCrew.Wetalkedbeforeaboutourtrip.IsaidmywifeandIweregoingtostaythreedaysinChicago.

W:Yes.It'stwonightsinthehotel.July3rdand4th,butthreedaysaltogether.

M:Ijustwanttoconfirmsomethingwithyou.WearriveearlyonJulythird,andweleaveat11:30p.m.onthefifth.Isthatright?

W:That'scorrect.Asyousee,I'vemadereservationsforyouonthenighttraintoNewYorkonthefifth.You'llhavetwosleepingberths.

M:Soitreallyisafulldayonthefifth.

W:Yes,you'llhaveplentyoftimeforshoppingandSightseeing.You'llevenhaveenoughtimeforashowintheeveningbecausethetrainstationisnearthetheatredistrict.

M:That'sterrific.IhopeI'llbeabletosleeponthetrain.

W:Believeme,it'llbeaninterestingexperiencetorideonthetrain.

M:WhatabouthotelsinNewYourCity?

W:YouhaveaccommodationsattheNewYourSheratonon7thAvenueand53rdStreet.Fortunate[y,eventhoughyou'llbetravelingatthepeakofthetouristseason,Iwasabletogetyouagoodroomthere.

M:That'llbegreat.We'llhaveagoodtimethererightintheheartofManhattan.

W:NowafteryourstayinNewYourCity,I'vescheduledyourVisittoDCasyourequested.You'llhavetwodaystherebeforeyoufly

M:Wewantanaisleseat,sothatmywifecanstretchherlegs.

W:Seatreservationsmustbemadeattheairport.They'lltakecareofyouthere,I'msure.

M:Isthereamealservedonthatflight?

W:Letmecheck.Theflightleavesat3:30p.m.,andyes,there'sasnacklisted.

M:Whatkindofsnack?

W:Lightrefreshments.Asandwichanddessert,perhaps.Andofcoursetheusualbeverages:coffee,tea,orasoftdrink.

M:We'reveryhappywiththisarrangementforourtrip.You'vearrangedeverythingweaskedfor.

W:It'safullschedule,butyou'llhaveplentyoftimetorelaxandenjoyyourselves.Hereareyourtickets,reservations,andconfirmations.

M:Thankyou.

W:Haveanicetrip.

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A.Thetriponthetrain.

B.ThehotelsinNewYork.

C.Thearrangementforthetrip.

D.ThetriptoMontreal.

34.

【B7】

35.(40)

36.(29)

A.Itbecomesbigger.

B.Itbecomesmoreexpensive.

C.Itbecomescheaper.

D.Itbecomesmuchsafer.

37.聽力原文：Architectureistobuildingasliteratureistotheprintedword.Thebestbuildingsareoftensowellconstructedthattheyoutlasttheiroriginaluse.Theythensurvivenotonlyasbeautifulobjects,butasdocumentsofthehistoryofcultures.Theseachievementsareneverwhollytheworkofindividuals.Architectureisasocialart.

Therevivalofclassicalculturebroughtaboutanentirelynewage,notonlyinphilosophyandliteraturebutinthevisualartsaswell.Inarchitecture,theprinciplesandstylesofancientGreeceandRomewerebroughtbacktolifeandreinterpreted.Theyremaineddominantuntilthe20thcentury.

Manykindsofstoneareusedasbuildingmaterials.Stoneandmarblewerechosenforimportantmonumentsbecausetheyarenotburnableandcanbeexpectedtoendure.Stonearchitecturewasoftenblendedwithstonesculpture.Theuseofstonehasdeclined,however,becauseanumberofothermaterialsaremoreadaptabletoindustrialuse.

Thecomplexityofmodernlifecallsforavarietyofbuildings.Morepeopleliveinmasshousingandgotoworkinlargeofficebuildings;theyspendtheirincomeinlargeshoppingcentres,sendtheirchildrentomanydifferentkindsofschools,andwhentheyaresicktheygotospecializedhospitalsandclinics.Allthesedifferenttypesofbuildingsaccumulatedexperiencesneededbytheirdesigners.

Bythemiddleofthe20thcentury,modernarchitecture,whichwasinfluencedbynewtechnologyandmassproduction,wasdealingwithincreasinglycomplexsocialneeds.Importantcharacteristicsofmodernarchitecturalworksareexpansesofglassandtheuseofreinforcedconcrete.

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A.Agovernmentdocument.

B.Aliterarywork.

C.Asocialart.

D.Anindividual'screation.

38.(28)

A.Hehelpedconstructachapel.

B.Hetookoverhisfamily'sbusiness.

C.HetrainedunderGuggenheim.

D.Heworkedonaprojectoverseas.

39.【B4】

40.聽力原文：W:Thenewdormroomsaregreatthisyear．Youshouldsignupforaroomthisyear．

M:ActuallyItriedto．ButIwastoldIneededtolivewithanotherroommate.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversationabouttheman?

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A.Hedoesn'tlikenewdormrooms.

B.Hedoesn'thavearoommate.

C.Hedislikeshavingaroommate.

D.Heprefershavingaroommate.

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

TheauthormayagreethattheSelbycrash______.

A.triggeredthedevelopmentoftheawakesystem

B.happenedbecausethetraindriverdriftedoffatthewheel

C.highlightedtheadvantagesofinstallingtheawakesystem

D.causedresearchers'concernaboutthepracticalityoftheawakesystem

42.ThewritermentionstheexamplesofHitlerandMussolinitoshowthat______.

A.eventhemostculturednationcouldproducedictators

B.massivepopularsupportdoesnotguaranteetruth

C.theyhadthepowerofarousingpeople'semotion

D.theywerebothgoodatusingfaultylogic

43.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

TheWorldBankhasjustratedcountriesonhowfriendlytheyaretobusiness.AndthebiggestnewswastheprogressinAfrica.TwoAfricancountries,GhanaandTanzania,arelistedthisyearamongthetopteninbusinessreforms.

ThereportisfromtheWorldBankandtheInternationalFinanceCorporation,theprivatefinancingagencyoftheWorldBankGroup.Itsaysthetopfivereformers,inorder,areGeorgia,Romania,Mexico,ChinaandPeru.Franceisnext,followedbyCroatia,Guatemala,GhanaandTanzania.

Effortstoreducethetime,costandtroubleoflegalandadministrativerequirementscanmeangreatereconomicactivity.Businessreformsareimportantespeciallytodevelopingeconomies.Forexample,untilrecently,ittookmorethanoneyeartoreceivepropertyownershipdocumentsinIvoryCoast.Nowtheprocesstakesaboutonemonth.Thegovernmentnolongerrequiresasingleministertodealwithallrequeststoregisterproperty.InChina,thegovernmenthasestablishedasystemofcreditrecords,tohelppeoplegetpersonalloans.Now,threehundredfortymillionChinesehavecredithistories.Mexicowaspraisedforincreasingprotectionsforinvestors.And,inElSalvador,businessreformscutthetimeneededtostartabusinessfrommorethanonehundreddaystojusttwenty-sixdays.

Somenations,however,increasedbarrierstodoingbusiness.TheWorldBanksaystheseincludeBolivia,Eritrea,Hungary,EastTimor,Uzbekistan,VenezuelaandZimbabwe.Itsaysthesenationsmadeitmoredifficulttodothingslikegettingcredit,registeringpropertyormovinggoodsacrossborders.

WhatprogresshasAfricancountriesmadeintermsofbusinessreform?

44.

Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.

A.today'sunder-thirtiesareleadingamiserablelifeinBritain

B.LauraLenox-Conyngham'sattitudetoworkandliferepresentsthatofmanyyoungprofessionalsinBritain

C.lifecangetharderforunder-thirtiesinBritain

D.eldersenjoyextremelyhighlivingstandardsinBritain

45.

【C3】

46.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Acountryissaidtobecomemoreurbanizedasitscitiesgrowinnumber,itsurbanpopulationsincreaseinsize,andtheproportionofitspopulationlivinginurbanareasrises.Thedegreeofurbanizationvariesacrosstheworldbutgenerallyreflectsthewealthofindividualcountries.Therich,industrializedcountriestendtobethemosthighlyurbanized.IntheNetherlands,forexample,89percentofthepopulationisurban,comparedtoonly13percentinEthiopia,amuchpoorercountry.

Inrecenthistory,thedegreeofurbanizationhasbeenrelativelylowinAfricaandAsiacomparedtoEuropeandNorthAmerica.However,asaresultoflarge-scalemigrationfromruralareasandanaturalincreaseintheurbanpopulationsthemselves,thepopulationsofcitiesinthedevelopingworldhavebeengrowingrapidly.ThepopulationofCairo,forexample,hastripledinthelast40years,andmorethanhalfofAfrica'speopleareexpectedtobelivingincitiesby2020.Similarly,theurbanshareofthepopulationinChinahasrisenfromaboutoneinfivein1960tonearlyhalftoday.

Oneofthemostnoticeablefeaturesofurbangrowthinthe20thcenturyhasbeentherapidincreaseinthenumberofverylargecities.Before1800,citieswithmorethanamillioninhabitantswererare.Sincethen,however,thenumberofsuchcitieshasrisensteadily.In1900therewereatleast13citieswithmorethanamillioninhabitants,andby1950thenumberhadgrownto68.By2000therewillbeatleast250citiesofmorethanamillion--manyofwhichwillbeinAsia,especiallyinIndiaandChina.

Evenacityofafewmillionpeopleisdwarfedbytheurbangiantswithpopulationsexceeding10million.Accordingtovariousestimates,theremaybe20ormoreofthesegiganticmetropolitanareasalready.MostareinAsia:Tokyo,Seoul,Osaka,Shanghai,Mumbai(Bombay),Beijing,Calcutta,Jakarta,Tianjin,Karachi,Delhi,andManila.TheothergiantsareNewYork,SaoPaulo,MexicoCity,LosAngeles,Moscow,BuenosAires,RiodeJaneiro,andCairo.Incomingyears,explosivegrowthincitiesofthedevelopingworldsuchasLagosandSantaFedeBogotáwillalmostcertainlypropelthemintothisgroup.Bytheyear2020,severalcitiesareexpectedtohavepopulationsofmorethan20million.

Suchlargeconcentrationsofpeopleposeimmenseenvironmentalproblems.InMexicoCity,forexample,one-quarterofthepopulationhasnoaccesstorunningwater,andoneinfivehousesisnotconnectedtotheseweragesystem.Locatedinavalley,thecitysufferssobadlyfromairpollutionfrommotorvehiclesthatthecitycentermustperiodicallybeclosedtotraffic.MexicoCity'sproblemsarereplicatedinmostotherlargecitiesinthedevelopingworld,andtoalesserdegreeinthelargecitiesofindustrializedcountriesaswell.

Acountry'surbanizationcanbeseenfromitsincreasein______.

A.wealthB.populationC.thenumberofcitiesD.urbanareas

47.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Noothercountryspendswhatwedopercapitaformedicalcare.Thecareavailableisamongthebesttechnically,evenifusedtoolavishlyandthusdangerously,butnoneofthecountriesthatstandaboveusinhealthstatushavesuchahighproportionofmedicallydisenfranchised(被剝奪了公發(fā)權(quán)利的)persons.Giventhcevidencethatmedicalcareisnotthatvaluableandaccesstocarenotthatbad,itseemsmostunlikelythatourbadshowingiscausedbythesignificantproportionwhoarepoorlyserved.Otherhypotheseshavegreaterexplanatorypower:excessivepoverty,bothactualandrelative,andexcessiveaffluence.

ExcessivepovertyisprobablymoreprevalentintheU.S.thaninanyofthecountriesthathaveabetterinfantmortalityrateandfemalelifeexpectancyatbirth.Thisisprobablytruealsoforallbutfourorfiveofthecountrieswithalongermalelifeexpectancy.Inthenotablypoorcountriesthatexceedusinmalesurvival,difficultlivingconditionsareamoreacceptedwayoflifeandinseveralofthem,agoodbasicdiet,basicmedicalcareandbasiceducation,andlifelongemploymentopportunitiesareaneverydayfactoflife.IntheU.S.anationalunemploymentlevelof10percentmaybe40percentintheghettowhilelessthan4percentelsewhere.Thecountriesthathavesurpassedusinhealthdonothavesuchsevereorentrenchedproblems.Noraresuchahighproportionoftheirpeopleinvolvedinthem.

Excessiveaffluenceisnotsoobviousacauseofillhealth,but,atleastuntilrecently,fewothernationscouldaffordsuchunhealthfulwaysofliving.Excessiveintakeofanimalproteinandfats,dangerousintakeofalcoholanduseoftobaccoanddrugs(prescribedandproscribed),anddangerousrecreationalsportsanddrivinghabitsareallpossibleonlybecauseofaffluence.Ourheritage,desires,opportunities,andourmachismo(大男子氣概),combinedwiththerelativelylowcostofbadfoodsandspeedyvehicles,makeusparticularlyvulnerabletoouraffluence.Andthosewhoarenotaffluenttryharder.OurunacceptablehealthStatus,then,willnotbeimprovedappreciablybyexpandedmedicalresourcesnorbytheirredistributionsomuchasbyageneralattempttoimprovethequalityoflifeforall.

AllofthefollowingarementionedinthepassageasfactorsaffectingthehealthofthepopulationEXCEPT______.

A.theavailabilityofmedicalcareservices

B.thegeneticendowmentofindividuals

C.thenation'srelativepositioninhealthstatus

D.anindividual'slifestyle

48.

Howshouldanassistantdoinagoodshop?

A.Helpyoutochooseabook.

B.Approachyouwiththeinevitablegreeting.

C.Keephimselfstayingawayuntilyouhavefinishedglancing.

D.Showhisgreatinterestinsellingbook.

49.

WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutVenusandMars?

A.TheatmosphericpressureofVenusisstrongerthanMars.

B.VenusattractsmoreattentionandfundingthanMars.

C.VenusisclosertotheSunthanMars.

D.VenuslooksmorebeautifulthanMars.

50.

Whatisthemostprobablemeaningoftheword"impasse"(Line1,Para.4)?

A.Averycomplicatedsituationhardtodealwith.

B.Atestthatcandidatesforschoolboardsshouldtake.

C.Ademocraticprocessthatthepro-sciencetrytoengage.

D.Apossibilitythatnobodycanfindanefficientsolution.

51.

In28B.C.thejumpofRoman'spopulationpartlycanattributeto

A.civilwar'seruption

B.populationexplosion

C.extensionofcitizenshiptoRomanallies

D.thecensusesbasedonadultmales

52.

GeorgesValensi'spatentlasteduntil1971because______.

A.nobodywouldofferandrewardforhispatentpriortothattime

B.hispatentcouldnotbeputtouseforanunusuallylongtime

C.thecolorTVreceiverwasnotavailableuntilthattime

D.therewerenotenoughTVstationstoprovidecolorprogrammes

53.【S1】

54.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Islanguage,likefood,abasichumanneedwithoutwhichachildinacriticalperiodoflifecanbestarvedanddamaged?JudgingfromthedrasticexperimentofFrederickIIinthethirteenthcentury,itmaybe.Hopingtodiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakifheheardnomothertongue,hetoldthenursestokeepsilent.

Alltheinfantsdiedbeforethefirstyear.But,clearlytherewasmorethanlackoflanguagehere.Whatwasmissingwasgoodmothering.Withoutgoodmothering,inthefirstyearoflifeespecially,thecapacitytosurviveisseriouslyaffected.

TodaynosuchlackexistsasthatorderedbyFrederick.Nevertheless,somechildrenarestillbackwardinspeaking.Mostofthereasonforthisisthatthemotherisinsensitivetothesignalsoftheinfant,whosebrainisprogrammedtolearnlanguagerapidly.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsareneglected,theidealtimeforacquiringskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasilyagain.Abirdlearnstosingandtoflyrapidlytherighttime,buttheprocessisslowandoncethecriticalstagehaspassed.

Expertssuggestthatspeechstagesarereachedinafixedsequenceandataconstantage,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturnsouttobeofhighIQ.Attwelveweeksbabysmilesandmakesvowel-likesounds;attwelvemonthshecanspeaksimplewordsandunderstandsimplecommands;ateighteenmonthshehasavocabularyofthreetofiftywords.Atthreeheknowsabout1,000wordswhichhecanputintosentences,andatfourhislanguagediffersfromthatofhisparentsinstyle.ratherthangrammar.

Recentevidencesuggeststhataninfantisbornwiththecapacitytospeak.Whatisspecialaboutman'sbrain,comparedwiththatofthemonkey,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesachildtoconnectthesightandfeelof,say,atoy-bearwiththesoundpattern"toy-bear'.Andevenmoreincredibleistheyoungbrain'sabilitytopickoutanorderinlanguagefromthemixtureofsoundaroundhim,toanalyze,tocombineandrecombinethepartsofalanguageinnewways.

Butspeechhastobeinduced,andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthechild,wherethemotherrecognizesthesignalsinthechild'sbabbling,graspingandsmiling,andrespondstothem.Sensit