2021-2022年陜西省銅川市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)

2021-2022年陜西省銅川市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Amygdalais______.

2.

AtFarmingtonHighSchoolinMichigan,teachersandstudentsworkoutprojectswiththehelpof______.

3.

Teachersalsomakethesamemistakesasstudents.

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4.

Nuclearpowercanbeutilizedasanelectricalpower,butitmaybecomeasourceofearthquakes.

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5.

Gossipsarealwayswithanevilintention,andthestoriesarealwaysuntrue.

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6.

Thepriceofnaturalgasischeaperandmorestablethanthatofgasoline.

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7.

HowmanyresidentsarelivinginDancingRabbitEcovillagenow?

A.Abouthalfahundred.

B.Aboutonehundred.

C.Aboutfivehundred.

D.Aboutonethousand.

8.

Whiteliliesareusedas______ontheEasterholiday.

9.

IntheUnitedStates,thefuelingstationsofferingforfillingnaturalgashavereachedto______.

A.1,300B.500C.1,500D.2,500

10.

Thetwopollutantsthatcauseaciddepositionare______andnitrogenoxides(NOx).

11.

MoreandmorepeoplearefondofNGVsbecausetheyhelpreducedeathsincaraccidentstoagreatdegree.

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12.

Therearetwobasiccategoriesofnegotiationstyles:positionaland________________.

13.Cheating

TheKansanStateUniversityJuniorwasdesperate.Alreadyonacademicprobationafterstumblingthroughashakysophomoreyearwhilebattlingaseverecaseofasthma,hewasabouttoflunkpoliticalscienceformissingtwoexams.AnotherFcouldmeansuspension,whichwouldputatriskthecollegedegreehe'dalwayscountedon.Hecouldn'ttakethatchance.Instead,hetookadifferentone.

Thankstoapart-timejobintheuniversity'sinformation-technologydepartment,theyoungman--aborn-and-bredMidwesternerwholovedreadingandplayedtrumpetinhishighschoolbandhadaccesstohisprofessor'sonlinegradebook.withafewquickkeystrokes,hewasabletogivehimselfpassingscoresforthetestshehadn'ttaken.Hewasn'tcleverenough,though,tocoverhistracks.Hewassooncaughtandsuspended--andhasbeenrackedwithguilteversince.

Whilethisstudentandhisprofessorssaytheincidentresultedfromamomentarylapseinjudgment,thesadfactisthat,inabroadersense,it'shardlyanisolatedact.There'splentytosuggestthatacademiccheatingisepidemicinthecountry'shighschoolsandcolleges.Considerafewexamples:ninebusinessstudentsattheUniversityofMarylandcaughtreceivingtextmessagedanswersontheircellphonesduringanaccountingexam;aTexasteencriminallychargedforsellingstolentestanswers--allegedlyswipedviaakeystroke-decodingdeviceaffixedtoateacher'scomputer--tofellowstudents.

Beyondtheanecdotes,expertspointtoastreamofdata--muchofitfromstudentsthemselves--thatindicatescheatingisrampant.AreportlastJunebyRutgersUniversityprofessorDonaldMcCabeforTheCenterforAcademicIntegrityshowed70percentofstudentsat60collegesadmittingtosomecheatingwithinthepreviousyear;oneinfouradmittedtoengaginginseriouscheating(copyingfromanotherstudent,usingconcealednotes,orhelpingsomeoneelsecheat).McCabe'shighschoolfindingsweresimilarlygrim:Of18,000highschoolstudentssurveyedacrossthecountryoverthepastfouryears,70percentofthoseinpublicschoolsadmittedtoatleastonecaseofserioustestcheating;aboutsixintenadmittedtosomeform.ofplagiarism.Justunderhalfofallprivateschoolstudentsacknowledgedsimilarlapses.

Cheatingisn'tnew.Aslongastherehavebeenroles,therehavebeenpeopleintentonbreakingthem.What'salarmingnow,saysInstitutefounderMichaelJosephson,ishowwidespreadandblatantthepracticehasbecome.

"Peoplewhocheatedwereintheminorityandtheykeptitsecret,evenfromtheirfriends,"hesays."Nowtheyarethemajority,andtheyareboldaboutit.Today,ifyouaskkidsaboutcheating,youwillgetsuchcavalierattitudesthatthestatisticsarealmostsecondary."

SuccessatAnyCost

Josephsonandothersgrapplingwiththeissuesaytwoforcesarebehindtheerosioninethics.First,advancesintechnology--chieflytheInternetandportabledigitaldevices--havemadecheatingeasier.Abiggerfactor,though,isthewaybadbehavior.acrosssociety--ballplayerspoppingsteroids,businessexecutivescookingcorporatebooks,journalistsfabricatingquotes,eventeachersfakingtestscorestomakeschoolslookgood--signalsthatnothingisoutofboundswhensuccessisatstake.

Thepressuretosucceedthatdrivessometocheatstartsearly,saysTomasRua,asenioratFriendsSeminary,aNewYorkCityprivateschool."Everythingthatyoudoandworkforistomaximizeyourpotential,"hesays."Andmanypeoplefeeldriventouseanyrecoursesothattheycangetthatgrade.Thereisalotofhysteriaaboutcollege,andyoustarthearingaboutitinthemiddleschool."

Daniel,astudentatTurlockHighSchoolinCalifornia'sCentralValley,certainlytakesthatattitude:"IfIwanttogetthebetter

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14.

Comparedtothenewinformationinscience,someoftheideasofthepastwere______.

15.

Parentsshouldaskfatchildrentoeatfoodsrichin______insteadoffatteningfoods.

16.

Ifyouhaveafever,youmuststayinbed.

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17.Besideslowbirthrate,______isanotherfactorthatfuelsthetrendofruralpopulationinpartsofEurope.

18.

Childrenwhohavefatmothersaremuchmorelikelytobecomeobesethemselveslaterinlifebecauseof______.

19.LawrenceBragg,theCavendishProfessorofExperimentalPhysics,oncewrote:"IwilltrytodefinewhatIbelievetobelackinginourpresentcoursesforundergraduates.Theydonotlearntowriteclearlyandbriefly,marshallingtheirPointsindueandaestheticallysatisfyingorder,andeliminatinginessentials.Theyareineptatthoseturnsofphraseorhappyanalogywhichthrowaflyingbridgeacrossachasmofmisunderstandingandmakecontactbetweenmindandmind.Theydonotknowhowtotalktopeoplewhohaveaverydifferenttrainingfromthem,andhowtocarryconvictionwhenplansforactionofvitalimportancetothemaremade."Perhapsthiswouldnotmattertoomuchifphysicalsciencestudentsweredestinedonlyforthebackroomsofscientificlaboratories.Butrecenttrendsindicatethatmanysciencegraduatesendupincareersfarfromtheirinitialtraining.ManyaphysicsgraduateistobefoundpredictingthefuturemarketintheSquareMile;manyachemistishypingitupinpublicrelations.Oneofthemaincomplaintsofthosegraduateswholeavescienceisthattheircourseconcentratedonproducingstudentsequippedtofollowaresearchcareer,andthattheunderlyingassumptionwasthatsuchresearchwouldbecarriedoutinanacademicenvironment.Thosewhoeventuallyfindthemselveselsewhere,whetherasscientificresearchersorinanothercapacity,oftenfeelillequippedfortheenvironmentofcommerceandindustry.Theseyoungpeopleoftenhavetowriteofftheirlastthreeyears'training.Atmost,alltheygotfromtheirBScwasagroundinginscientificlogicandnumeracy.Thefactualcontentoftheirsubjectwasjustsomuchexcessbaggage.

Theacademicscientificcommunitywhichsuppliedtheexcessbaggagecanbeheardloudlybemoaningthe"loss"oftalentedyoungscientists.Yetacademicscientistsalsocomplainaboutscientificilliteracyinexactlythosenon-scienceprofessions,whicharenowwelcomingsciencestudents.

Perhapsiftherewerelessmoaningandgreateracceptanceofthisintellectualosmosis(滲透),theexoduscouldbeturnedtoeveryone'sadvantage.Therefugeegraduatesoughttobeabletothinkoftheirscientificknowledgeandtrainingasabonus.Itoughttomakeapositive,constructivecontributiontotheirworkinglives,andbeasourceofinsightfortheircolleagues.Atthesametime,thescientificcommunityshouldbereapingthebenefitofthisbroadandinfluentialdistributionofpeoplewhoaresympathetictoscience.

Thereasonwhythisisnotthecaseisthatsciencegraduatesareoftenunabletosharetheirsciencewiththeirnonscientificcolleagues.Theyareunabletocommunicate.InsteadofbuildingBragg's"flyingbridge"theyfindthemselveserectingbarrierswhenevercalledupontoexplainscientificconceptsineverydayterms.Attitudesinthescientificcommunityarechanging.In1985,theRoyalSocietypublishedareportonthepublicunderstandingofscienceinBritain.Itsconclusionstookmanymembersofthescientificcommunitybysurprise.

Thereportadvocatedincreasedcooperationwiththemedia,moretrainingincommunicationskillsforscientistsandwiderscienceeducation.Italsorecommendedthatcommunicationskillsbeanintegralpartofeveryundergraduatesciencecourse.TheresponseinBritishuniversitieshasbeenpatchy,tosaytheleast,thereasonsarenotclear.Itmaybethatnothingmorethanstraightforwardinertiaisresponsible.Beingmorecharitable,academicscientistsmaysimplyfeeltheirjobistoteachscienceandthatanyattemptstodelveintotheartofcommunicationwillbeillreceivedbybothstudentsandtheoutsideworld.However,thereisevidencetosuggestthesefearsareillfounded.Forexample,thedepartmentsofchemicalandelectricalengineeringatImperialCollege,London,haveformanyyearsofferedtheirstudentstuitioningivingtalks.The

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20.Stressislikelytostriketeenagedgirlswhenthey______.

A.haveanaggressiveandanti-socialmother

B.failtobuildasoundrelationshipwithpals

C.getintoanewschoolenvironment

D.failtopassanimportantschooltest

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Isn'titrathercoldoutside,Sally?

W:Itisabit,butIcan'tstandtheterriblesmokeinside.I'dratherstayhereifyoudon'tmind.

Q:Whydoesthewomanwanttostayoutside?

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A.Becauseshefeelsveryhotintheroom.

B.Becauseshewantstoavoidmeetingpeople.

C.Becauseshewantstosmokeacigaretteoutside.

D.Becauseshedoesn'tlikethesmellofsmokeinside.

22.

【B4】

23.

【B8】

24.(28)

A.Whenthereisaheavyrain.

B.Whenfineweathercontinues.

C.Whenthereisafog.

D.Whenwetweatheriscoming.

25.(32)

A.Itshowsitaimstodevelopthebusinessvalueofspacevehicle.

B.ItshowsagoodcooperationwithRussia.

C.Itshowsitfeelsliketosendtouriststothespace.

D.Itshowsareform.inNASA.

26.(21)

A.Tomentionotherspaceprograms.

B.Toincorporatepicturesintothepaper.

C.Tokeepworkingontheoriginalsubject.

D.TosearchforinformationontheInternet.

27.聽(tīng)力原文：(29)Astudentcreditcard?Isitrightforme,andcanithelpmepayforexpensesonlinesuchasonlinecourses,music,language-learningmaterials,orevenadegree?

Actually,theanswermightbeyesorno,dependingonyourcircumstances.Ofcourse,probablythebestadviceistosaveupandthenmakepurchaseswithcash.Unfortunately,differentonlineservicesoftenrequireacreditcard.Herearesome.ideastogettingacreditcard.Firstofall,obtainingastudentcreditcardisbecomingeasier,andmanycompaniesareofferingsuchcardstostudentsinthisgrowingmarket.Fromastudent'sperspective,itallowsapersontopayforthingsonlinethatonlycanbepurchasedoncredit.(30)Furthermore,itcanhelpstudentsbuildagoodcredithistorythatisoftenneededlaterforbiggerpurchaseslikeacarorhome.

Inspiteoftheseadvantages,studentshavetobecarefulbecauseinterestratesonsuchcardsareoftenhigherandhavehigherpenaltiesifyoufailtopayontime.Furthermore,studentsmayspendwellbeyondtheirmeansandendupindebtthattheycan'tpayoff.

Perhapsahappymediumisforstudentstogetadebitcardthathasacreditlimit,andmoneyforpurchasesisjustdeductedfromexistingfundsfromastudent'saccount.Thus,itoperateslikeacheckingaccount,and(31)whenthestudent'sspendingreachesthecreditlimit,theycan'tcontinuetospend.

Beforeyoudecidetogetastudentcreditcard,lookcarefullyattheagreementtermsforeachcompanyandcomparetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofeach.SearchingtheInternetforsuchofferswillgiveyouagoodstartonwhattolookforinacompany.

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A.Money.B.Credit.C.Debitcard.D.Creditcard.

28.(25)

A.Herphonenumber.

B.Thelocationoftheapartment.

C.Thebesttimetocallher.

D.Herfirstname.

29.

【B9】

30.(19)

A.Speaktohispreviousemployer.

B.Getajobworkingoncampus.

C.Attendthecareerservicesworkshop.

D.Getajobapplicationfromhim.

31.聽(tīng)力原文：M:IreallyenjoyedthatTVspecialabouttigerslastnight.Didyougethomeintimetoseeit?

F:Well,yes.ButIwishIcould'vestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shefellasleepwhenwatchingtheprogramme.

B.Shedidn'twatchtheprogrammeatall.

C.Sheenjoyedtheprogrammeverymuch.

D.Shedidn'tunderstandthethemeoftheprogramme.

32.(22)

A.Itseemsthattheyattachmoreimportancetomarriagethantostudy.

B.Theysaythattheyarewillingtogetmarriedwhennecessary.

C.Theythinktheywillvaluethetimeinuniversityandlearnmore.

D.Theybelieveitrightthattheyrushintomarriageiftheyfallinlove.

33.(26)

A.Abouttheplaceswheretobuybeautifulclothes.

B.Abouttheplaceswheretohavegreatfood.

C.Abouttheplaceswheretobuybussystem.

D.Abouttheplaceswheretofindexpensiverestaurants.

34.(29)

A.Todrivethetrainafteritisstartedautomatically.

B.Tostartthetrainandtodriveitwhennecessary.

C.Totakecareofthepassengersonthetrain.

D.Tosendcommandingsignalstothecommandspot.

35.聽(tīng)力原文：M:I'mstillhungry，mother.IwantthechocolatecakethatIsawonthemenu.

W:Butyourweightisalreadyaregularproblem.Eatsomethingthatwon'tmakeyoufatter.

Q:Whatisthemotherworriedabout?

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A.Hersonisstillhungry.

B.Shedoesn'thaveenoughmoney.

C.Hersonistoofat.

D.Shedoesn'tknowwhattodo.

36.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Ican'tstandMonicaanymore.SheiscomplainingeverythingIdidallthetime.ItseemsthatIcan'tdoanythingright.

W:Soyoujustrunawayfromhomeagain?Ican'tbelievethatyoutwojustgotmarriedtwoweeksago.

Q:Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

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A.Hehasbrokenupwithhiswife.

B.Hehasagreatmarriage.

C.Hehasatoughrelationshipwithhiswife.

D.Hehasgotmarriedfortwoyears.

37.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Iknowyougotintopodcastingprettymuchatthebeginning.Howdidyoufirsthearofit?

W:Iwasareaderofblogs,andIwasawarethatsomebloggerswerestartingtoattachaudiofiles.Thatexcitedme.(22)IreadanewspaperarticleearlywhichmentionedpodcastingandIstartedtolookintoit.ButIwasbusywithwork,soIsortofforgotabouttheideaforawhile.

M:Butyoucamebacktoitandstartedyourownpodcastearlyin2005.

W:That'sright.InJanuary,bythenallthetoolswereavailable,andIhadenoughfreetimetodevotetomyownpodcast.OfcourseIdidn'tknowifanyonewouldlistentoit,butjustbeingabletobroadcastsomethingwasenoughforme.

M:Didyougetanyreactionfromthepublic?

W:Yes,Iwassurprisedandgratifiedtofindthatnotonlywerepeoplelistening,(23)buttheywereinterestedenoughtoe-mailmewiththeirthoughtsonwhatI'dsaid.

M:Whatdoyoufindtotalkabout?

W:(24)Currentaffairs,music,travel,andthethingsI'minterestedin.ImustadmitthatI'dalwayshadambitionstohavemyownradioshow.WithpodcastingIfoundthatIcouldhavejustthat,myownshowthreetimesaweek.

M:Atthemomentthisisjustahobby,butdoyouseeyourselfmakingmoneyfrompodcastinginthefuture?

W:No,notreally.Iknowthatsomepodcastersaretalkingaboutchargingasubscriptiontotheirpodcasts,butIliketheideathatit'sforfree.(25)Ifyoustartchargingpeopleforsomethingtheycanstartmakingdemandsonyou,andIliketobeabletodoandsaywhateverIwant.

22．Howdidthewomanstarttolookintopodcasting?

23.Whatwasthepublic'sreactiontothewoman'spodcast?

24.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman'spodcasting?

25.Whydoesthewomanrefusetochargeforherpodcasting?

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A.Shereadanewspaperarticleaboutpodcasting.

B.Shewatchedothers'podcast.

C.Sheborrowedsomeformerbloggers'idea.

D.Shereadsomepopularblogs.

38.(34)

A.Findingsoftwostudies

B.Understandingofwomenandtheirsenseofsmell

C.Smellandgene

D.Smellexperiments

39.SectionA

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

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A.$80.B.$60.C.$90.D.$15.

40.聽(tīng)力原文：Scientistssaysharkshavelivedintheworld'soceansformillionsofyears.Scientistssaytherearemorethanthree-hundred–fiftydifferentkindsofsharks.

Sharksdonothavebones,andasharkhasanextremelygoodsenseofsmell.Itcanfindsmallamountsofsubstancesinthewater,suchasblood,bodyliquidsandchemicalsproducedbyanimals.Sharksalsosenseelectricalandmagneticpowerlinkedtonervesandmusclesoflivinganimals.Thesepowerfulsenseshelpthemfindtheirfood.Somesharkswilleatjustaboutanything.Manyunusualthingshavebeenfoundinthestomachsofsometigersharks.Theyincludeshoes,dogs,acow'sfootandmetalprotectiveclothing.

Aboutfortypercentofthedifferentkindsofsharkslayeggs.Theothersgivebirthtoliveyoung.Somesharkscarrytheiryounginsidetheirbodieslikehumansdo.

Scientistsarebeginningtounderstandtheimportanceofsharkstohumans.Medicalresearcherswanttolearnmoreabouttheshark'sbodydefensesystemagainstdisease.Theyknowthatsharksrecoverquicklyfrominjuries.Sharksappearnevertosufferinfections,cancerorheartdiseases.

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A.Callonpeopletoprotectsharks.

B.Pointoutthelivingenvironmentofsharks.

C.Explainwhythesharksaredangerous.

D.Anintroductiontosharks.

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

FromthepassagewecanconcludethattheUShascometorealize______.

A.theweakeningoftheUSdollarcanresultintradedeficits

B.thelowertheretailprices,thegreaterinprofits

C.tourismcanmakegreatcontributionstoitseconomy

D.visitorstotheUSarewealthierthanUStouristsabroad

42.

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43.SectionB

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

ToliveintheUnitedStatestodayistogainanappreciationforDahrendorf’sassertionthatsocialchangeexistseverywhere.Technology,theapplicationofknowledgeforpracticalends,isamajorsourceofsocialchange.

Yetwewoulddowelltoremindourselvesthattechnologyisahumancreation;itdoesnotexistnaturally.Aspearorarobotisasmuchaculturalasaphysicalobject.Untilhumansuseaspeartohuntgameorarobottoproducemachineparts,neitherismuchmorethanasolidmassofmatter.Forabirdlookingforanobjectonwhichtorest,aspearofrobotservesthepurposeequallywell.TheexplosionoftheChallengerspaceshuttle(挑戰(zhàn)者號(hào)航天飛機(jī))andtheRussiannuclearaccidentatChernobyldrivehomethehumanqualityoftechnology;theyprovidecasesinwhichwell-plannedsystemssuddenlywenthaywire(變得混亂)andtherewasnoreadyhandtosetthemright.Sincetechnologyisahumancreation,weareresponsibleforwhatisdonewithit.Pessimistsworrythatwewilluseourtechnologyeventuallytoblowourworldandourselvestopieces.Buttheyhavebeensayingthisfordecades,andsofarwehavemanagedtosurviveandevenflourish.Whetherwewillcontinuetodosointheyearsaheadremainsuncertain.Clearly,theimpactoftechnologyonourlivesdeservesacloserexamination.

Fewtechnologicaldevelopmentshavehadagreaterimpactonourlivesthanthecomputerrevolution.Scientistsandengineershavedesignedspecializedmachinesthatcandothetasksthatonceonlypeoplecoulddo.therearethosewhoassertthattheswitchtoaninformation-basedeconomyisinthesamecampasothergreathistoricalmilestones,particularlytheIndustrialRevolution.YetwhenweaskwhytheIndustrialRevolutionwasarevolution,wefindthatitwasnotthemachines.Theprimaryreasonwhyitwasarevolutionaryisthatitledtogreatsocialchange.Itgaverisetomassproductionand,throughmassproduction,toasocietyinwhichwealthwasnotconfinedtothefew.

Insomewhatsimilarfashion,computerspromisetorevolutionizethestructureofAmericanlife,particularlyastheyfreethehumanmindandopennewpossibilitiesinknowledgeandcommunication.TheIndustrialRevolutionsupplementedandreplacedthemusclesofhumansandanimalsbymechanicalmethods.Thecomputerextendsthisdevelopmenttosupplementandreplacesomeaspectsofthemindofhumanbeingsbyelectronicmethods.Itisthecapacityofthecomputerforsolvingproblemsandmakingdecisionsthatrepresentsitsgreatestpotentialandthatposesthegreatestdifficultiesinpredictingtheimpactonsociety.

Aspearorarobothasthequalityoftechnologyonlywhenit______.

A.isusedbothasaculturalandaphysicalobject

B.servesdifferentpurposesequallywell

C.isutilizedbyman

D.canbeofusetobothmanandanimal

44.

Mostwomenentercollege______.

A.withastrongmathbackground

B.withouttherightacademicadvisement

C.withoutappropriatemathpreparationforcertainmajors

D.withsufficientmathbackground

45.Theauthor'sattitudetowardnoisewouldbestbedescribedas______.

A.unrealisticB.traditionalC.concernedD.hysterical

46.

【C6】

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Thegeographicallocationofacountryanditsphysical【C1】______areveryimportanttoitsdevelopmentandprogress.TheUnitedStatesisver【C2】______inthisrespect.

Firstofall,ithasgood【C3】______.Inalmosteverysectionofthecountryitispossibletolive【C4】______duringthewholeyear.Itistruethatinthesouthitsometimesgetsveryhotandinthenorthverycold.Butthepeoplewholiveintheseregionsbecomeaccustomedtotheclimateandnever【C5】______muchwhentheweatheriseitherveryhotorverycold.

Inalargecountrythereisusuallyagreat【C6】______ofdifferentphysicalcharacteristics.IntheUnitedStates,therearewideplainsandhighmountains,thousandsoflakesandriversofall【C7】______,coolforestsandhotdeserts,andacoastlineseveralthousandmileslong.

Themanylakesandrivers,aswellasthelongcoastline,havebeenofgreatimportancetothedevelopmentofthecountry,sincetheymadepossibletheeasy【C8】______ofthepeopleandallthethingspeopleneed.Shipsandboatsarestillnecessaryandimportant.Inmoderntimes,however,trains,automobiles,trucksandairplanesaredoingmuchofthe【C9】______whichwas【C10】______donebyshipsandboats.

A.climateB.sizesC.characteristicsD.workE.fortunate

F.damageG.recentlyH.comfortablyI.transportationJ.location

K.formerlyL.sufferM.weatherN.jobO.variety

【C1】

48.

Basedontheideaspresentedinthepassagewecanconclude"beingfat"______inAmericansociety.

A.willalwaysremainataboo

B.isnotconsideredasataboobymostpeople

C.haslongbeenataboo

D.maynolongerbeataboosomeday

49.

Theauthorurgesthatschooladministrators,communityorganizations,teachers,parents,andstudentsintegratedserviceprojectsinto______.

50.

AccordingtoLarson,toredressthetrafficproblem______.

A.carpoolingmustbestudied

B.rapidmasstransitsystemsmustbeintroduced

C.flexibleworkhoursmustbeexperimented

D.overallstrategiesmustbecoordinated

51.

Thewritersuggeststhatasuccessfulleadermust______.

52.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.flexibleworkinghourssatisfiesboththeemployersandemployees

B.children'sopinionshouldbetakenintoconsideration

C.flexibleworkinghourshasbeenexistingfortoolong

D.thegovernmentismakingeffortinhelpingparents

53.

Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthearticle?

A.NewDigitalAgeofInteractivity

B.DigitalStillCamera

C.OneApplicationofComputer

D.GoodbyeAnalog,HelloDigital

54.

Why,accordingtotheauthor,isamansokeentojoininconversation?

A.Inordertoasserthissuperiority.

B.Inordertoprovethatheisarational,livingbeing.

C.Inordertocommunicateideaswhichheconsidersimportant.

D.Toprovethatheisnotaworthlessperson.

55.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Inanefforttoproducethelargest,fastest,themostluxuriousshipafloat,theBritishbuilttheTitanic.Itwassosuperiortoanythingelseontheseathatitwasconsidered"unsinkable".Sosureofthisweretheownersthattheyprovidedlifeboatsforonly950ofitspossible3,500passengers.Manypassengerswereaboardthenightitrammedaniceberg,onlytwodaysatseaandmorethanhalfwaybetweenEnglandandNewYorkthedestination.Becausetheluxurylinerwastravelingsofast,litwasimpossibletoavoidtheghostlylookingiceberg.Aninextinguishablefirealsocontributedtotheship'sdisaster.Panicincreasedthenumberofdeathsaspeoplejumpedintotheicywaterorfoughttobeamongthefewtoboardthelifeboats.Fourhoursafterthemishap,anothership,theCarpathia,rescuedthesurvivors,lessthanathirdofthoseoriginallyaboard.ThefamousTitanicenjoyedonlytwodaysofsailinggloryonitsmaidenvoyagein1912beforeplunginginto12,000feetofwaternearthecoastofNewfoundland,whereitliestoday.

The