2021-2022年山東省聊城市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）

2021-2022年山東省聊城市大學(xué)英語6級(jí)大學(xué)英語六級(jí)重點(diǎn)匯總（含答案）學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Inordertopreventpeoplefromcrying,thegeneticistshaveinventedtheno-tearsunion______.

2.

Accordingto"cost-per-wear"rule,thereasonablepriceofclothingshouldbeunder______ifyouwearit10timesinayear.

3.

Youshouldneverunderestimatethepowerofsmalltalkbecauseveryoftensmalltalkisaplacetobeginalonglastingfriendshipor______.

4.

Withsomebest-knownsearchenginesuserscansearch______easily.

5.

BesurenottousebirthdatesoryourphonenumbersasyourPINbecausethey______.

6.Whenyouarestressfulbecauseofthefeelingthat"there'ssomuchtodo,andnotenoughtime",youshould______.

A.askotherstohelpyou

B.allowyourselfamental"get-away"

C.makealistofeverythingyouhavetodo

D.dothetasksaccordingtoyourhobby

7.

ThelargestnumberofrainforestsintheworldarelocatedontheAfricancontinent.

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8.

Amongtheanimalsreferredtointhepassage,monkeyisthemostintelligent.

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9.

Aboutthebuzzingprodigies,peopleargue______.

10.Thosepeoplewhohavesetupcorrectgoalswillalwaysbehappy.

11.

ThethreearrestedinSudanwereregardedas______bylocalauthorities.

12.

Thebivalvelineageswereforcedoutoftropicalregions.

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13.

TheStockExchangeprovidesthelargecompanieswithawaytoreachintothepocketsofthepublic.

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14.HereTheyCome

Mostoftheimmigrantscamebecausetheywerehungry—hungryformorebreadandforbetterbread.Americaofferedthat.Europewasold;Americawasyoung.Europeansoilhadbeenfarmedformanyyears;Americansoilwaspracticallyuntouched.InEuropethelandwasinthehandsofafewpeople,theupperclasses;inAmericathelandwasavailabletoall.InEuropeitwasdifficulttogetwork;inAmericaitwaseasytogetwork.InEuropethereweretoomanylaborerslookingforthefewavailablejobs,sowageswerelow;inAmericathereweren'tenoughlaborerstofilltheavailablejobs,sowageswerehigh.

Abiggerandbetterloafofbread,then,attractedmostoftheinpouringhordesofpeopletoAmerica.Butmanycameforotherreasons.Onewasreligiouspersecution.IfyouwereaCatholicinaProtestantcountry,oraProtestantinanotherkindofProtestantcountry,oraJewinalmostanycountry,youwereoftentimesmadeveryuncomfortable.Youmighthavedifficultyingettingajob,oryoumightbelaughedat,orhavestonesthrownatyou,oryoumightevenbemurdered—justforhavingthewrong(thatis,different)religion.YoulearnedaboutAmericawhereyourreligiondidn'tmakesomuchdifference,whereyoucouldbewhatyoupleased,wheretherewasroomforCatholic,Protestant,Jew.ToAmerica,then!

Orperhapsyouhadtherightreligionbutthewrongpolitics.Perhapsyouthoughtafewpeopleinyourcountryhadtoomuchpower,orthatthereshouldbenokings,orthatthepoorpeoplepaidtoomuchtaxes,orthatthemassesofpeopleshouldhavemoretosayaboutgoverningthecountry.Then,oftentimes,yourgovernmentthoughtyou'weretooradicalandtriedtogetholdofyoutoputyouintoprison,whereyourideasmightnotupsetthepeople.Youdidn'twanttogotoprison,soyouhadtoleavethecountrytoavoidbeingcaught.Wheretogounderthecircumstances?Someplacewhereyoucouldbeafreeman,whereyouweren'tclappedintojailfortalking.ProbablyyouturnedtotheplaceJosephdescribedinhislettertohisbrother."Michael,thisisagloriouscountry;youhavelibertytodoasyouwill.Youcanreadwhatyouwish,andwritewhatyoulike,andtalkasyouhaveamindto,andnoonearrestsyou."OfftoAmerica!

ForseveralhundredyearsAmericawasadvertisedjustasLuckyStrikecigarettesandBuickcarsareadvertisedtoday.ThewondersofAmericaweretoldinbooks,pamphlets,newspapers,pictures,posters—andalwaysthisadvicewasgiven,"CometoAmerica."ButwhyshouldanyonebeinterestedinwhetherornotPatrickMcCarthyorHansKnoblochmovedfromhisEuropeanhometoAmerica?Thereweretwogroupsinterestedatdifferenttimes,butforthesamereason—businessprofits.

Intheverybeginning,overthreehundredyearsago,tradingcompanieswereorganizedwhichgothugetractsoflandinAmericafornothingoralmostnothing.Thatland,however,wasvaluelessuntilpeoplelivedonit,untilcropswereproduced,oranimalskilledfortheirfurs.Thenthetradingcompanywouldstepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstocompanywouldstepin,buythingsfromthesettlersandsellthingstothemataprofits.TheDutchWestIndiaCompany,theLondonCompany,andseveralothersweretradingcompaniesthatgaveawaylandinAmericawiththeideaofeventuallymakingmoneyoncargoesfromthecolonists.Theywantedprofitsneededimmigrantstogetthemadvertisedandpeoplecame.

Inlateryears,from1870on,othergroupsinterestedinbusinessprofitstriedtogetpeopletocometoAmerica.TheCunardline,theWhiteStarline,theNorthGermanLloyed,andseveralothersearnedmoneyonlywhenpeopleusedtheirships.TheythereforesentadvertisementstoallpartsoftheworldtogetpeopletotraveltoAmerica—intheirships.Theysentnotonlyadvertisements,butalso

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15.

ApatentprotectssuchIPrightsasthedesignorprocessofaproductbygivingthepatentowner______.

16.

Recentfindingsalsoindicatethat______helpsuskeepmemoryatitsheight.

17.

Theauthorthoughtthere'snodifferencebetweenthosetextbooksonAmericanGovernment.

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18.YouTubecanhardlygenerateprofitbecause______.

A.itscontentcanbeillegal

B.itisonlypartofGoogle

C.itisnotwell-knownenough

D.itsetstoomanylimitstousers

19.ABookThatChangedOurThinking

—ByKarlKrahnke

TheBook

Americain1962wasstillemergingfromthecomfortabledecadeofthe1950s,atimeinwhichlifegenerallyseemedgoodandmanytechnologicaladvancesoftheprevioustwentyorthirtyyearspromisedahappier,healthier,andsaferfuture.Butcloudswereonthehorizon,andmanyofthequestionsanddoubtsthatwouldcharacterizethedecadeofthe1960swerealreadyapparent.Onecloudthatquicklybecameamajorstormtooktheform.ofabookthatwaspublishedin1962,SilentSpring.SilentSpringisoneofafewbooksthathavechangedhistory.

SilentSpringisaboutchemicals,specificallyaboutonetypeofchemicalchlorinatedhydrocarbons—andmorespecificallyaboutonefamousmemberofthatgroup,DDT.Manypeoplewhohavegrownupsincethe1960shavenotheardofDDT,butbeforeSilentSpring,andforanumberofyearsafterward,DDTanditsrelativeswereimportanttoolsinthecivilizedworld'sattempttocontrolnaturethroughtheuseoftechnologyandchemicals.DDTisapowerfulinsecticideandwasusedthroughouttheworldtokillinsectpestsofallkinds.

DDThadbeendiscoveredin1939andbegantobewidelyusedduringtheSecondWorldWar.Formanyyearsitseemedtobejustonemoremiraculousproductofmodernscience.DDTwasusedtodestroypopulationsofmanyharmfulinsects,malaria-carryingmosquitoes,lice,andflies.ThereisnoquestionthatDDTandsimilarchemicalsdid,andstillaredoing,alotofgood.Thedangerfrominsect-carrieddiseasessuchasmalariaandyellowfeverhasbeengreatlyreduced,andthelivesofmanypeoplehavebeensavedandlengthenedbytheiruse.

SilentSpring,however,toldabouttheothersideofDDTanditsrelatives.Usingcarefullycollectedscientificevidence,theauthorshowedthatDDTandsimilarpesticideshadatleasttwodangeroussideeffects.Oneofthesewasthetendencyofpesticidestokillalloftheinsectsinthelocationwheretheywereused.Notallinsectsareharmful,however.Manybees,forexample,perform.necessaryfunctions,suchaspollinatingplantsandevencontrollingthenumbersofother,moreharmful,insects.Whenusefulinsectsareeliminated,theresulthasoftenbeengreaterproblemsthanbeforethepesticidewasused.Asecondproblemwithchlorinatedhydrocarbonsisthattheydonotdisappearquickly;theyarestablechemicalsthataccumulateinthebodiesofinsectsandthebirdsandanimalsthateatthemandcontinuetodoharmwhenandwheretheeffectwasnotintended.BirdsareespeciallyaffectedbyDDT-typepesticides.Manybirdseatinsectsandwormsasfood,andthechemicalsthatwereintheinsectscollectintheirbodies,frequentlyleadingtotheirdeath.AsSilentSpringdemonstratedsoclearly,thedisappearanceofmanykindsofbirdswasduetothepresenceofpesticidesintheirfoodsources.

Mostimportantly,SilentSpringbroughttotheworldatlargethebeginningofanunderstandingofmodernecology.Webegantoseethatthenaturalworldweliveinismadeupofanumberofplants,insects,andanimals,somegood,somenotsogood,andthatwecannotencourageoreliminatesomewithoutproducingeffectsinmanyothers,andeveninourselves.

SilentSpringisapowerfulbook,beautifullyandsensitivelywritten,anditcarriesastrongmessage.Itisfullofcomplexscientificinformation,butitisequallyaveryhumanandcaringbook.Itdoesnottrytopresentabalancedpictureortofindexcusesforthemistakeswemadewithpesticides.Itisanargumentforanewanddifferentwayoflookingatnatureandourrelationshipwithnature.Thebook

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20.Ifyouwanttoanswerthe12questionshonestly,youshouldknowwhatmakesyounotblindlyblameyourdepartmentfor______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：M:IwishIcouldseeGeorgehere.

W:Hewasplanningtocome,butamomentagohiswifecalledtosaythathehadtotakehisfathertothehospital.

Q:Whowasill?

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A.Forabasketballmatch.

B.Foratabletennismatch.

C.Forafootballmatch.

D.Foravolleyballmatch.

22.SectionA

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

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A.Themanhadbetterstoptakingthecoughmedicine.

B.Themanwilltakeanothermedicineinsteadofthis.

C.Themanshouldhavepatiencetocurehiscough.

D.Themanshouldtakethemedicineforalongtime.

23.(29)

A.It'ssimilartoplayingnotesonapiano.

B.Itrequiresanight'ssleep.

C.It'ssimilartothewayacomputerstoresinformation.

D.Itrequiresnosleep.

24.(16)

A.Itisnottheirs.

B.Ithassomeproblems.

C.Itisoutofwarranty.

D.Itwasstolen.

25.

【B8】

26.【B8】

27.聽力原文：M:Ow!Thathurts!

W:Whathappened?Didyoucutyourself'?

M:Yes—ontheedgeofthispaper.Howcansuchalittlecuthurtsomuch?I'mnotevenbleeding,butmyfingerreallyhurts.

W:Youknow,Ireadsomethingaboutthat.Itturnsoutthatalittlecutonafingercarthurtalotmorethanabigcutsomewhereelse.

M:Why?Thatdoesn'tmakeanysense.

W:Actually,itdoes.Therearemorenerveendingsinyourhandsthanalmostanywhereelseinthebody,andit'sthenerveendingsthatallowyoutofeelpain.

M:Iguessthat'strue.

W:Also,alittlecutlikeyourswon'tdamagethenerveendings,justirritatethem.Iftheyweredamaged,youwouldfeellesspain,butthewoundcouldbemoreserious.

M:SoIsupposeIshouldbehappymyfingerhurtssomuch?

W:Right.Nowgogetyourselfabandage.

M:Why?Youjusttoldmeit'snotserious.

W:It'snot,butitdoesseemtobebotheringyou.Puttingabandageoverthecutwillkeeptheskinfromdryingandwillhelpkeeptheskintogether.Iftheskinstaystogether,thenerveendingswon'tbeexposed,andthecutwillhurtless.

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A.Withaknife.

B.Ontheedgeofsomemetal.

C.Onsomeglass.

D.Onapieceofpaper.

28.(25)

A.Thenearestmetrostationisonlythreeminutes'walkfromthehotel.

B.Thenearestmetrostationisonlyfourminutes'walkfromthehotel.

C.Thenearestmetrostationisonlyfiveminutes'walkfromthehotel.

D.Thenearestmetrostationisonlythreeorfourminutes'walkfromthehotel.

29.

【B3】

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31.(40)

32.SectionA

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

聽力原文：M:Sotediousajob!Ican'tconcentrateonitanylonger.Maybeweshouldtakeanapbeforewecontinue.

W:Well,youknowpeoplesaythephysicalactivitymakesyoumorealert.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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A.Themanshouldsleepforawhile.

B.Themanshouldfinishthejobrightnow.

C.Themanshouldtrytoconcentrateonthejob.

D.Themanshouldgetsomeexercises.

33.(21)

A.Asubscriptiontoacertainkindofnewspaper.

B.Abargainondancelessons.

C.AcheapairfaretoHawaii.

D.Amembershiptoasportsclub.

34.(26)

A.Hehassomepetapesinhisapartment.

B.He'sworriedthechickenheleftoutwillspoil.

C.He'sworriedhisroommateswillworryabouthim.

D.He'sworriedhewillmissoutonhisdinner.

35.(24)

A.Exposingoneselftothetargetculture.

B.Attendingregularlyagoodlanguageprogram.

C.Comingupwithastudyplan.

D.Developinggoodnote-takingskills.

36.聽力原文：W:Goodevening,professor.MynameisAliceBrown.

M:Goodevening,Alice.Whatisyourquestion?

W:I'vebeenstudyingSpanishforsomeyears.IgotoSpainonholidaysometimes.I'velearntquitealotofgrammarandvocabulary.ButIfinditverydifficulttospeak,andwhenIwenttoSpainthissummerIcouldn'tunderstandtheSpanishpeopleatall.Igotreallydisheartened.

M:Yes,itisaproblem.HowlonghaveyoubeenstudyingSpanish?

W:Aboutfouryears.

M:Yes,howexactly?Gotoaneveningclass,usingtapes...?

W:I'vebeengoingtoaneveningclassandI'vewatchedquitealotoftheBBCtelevisionprograms.

M:Oh,they'reverygood.DidyoubuytheBBCbook?

W:No,weuseadifferentbookintheclass.

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

W:That'sallverywellifyouliveinthecountrywheretheyspeakthelanguage,butIdon't.

M:Yes,Iunderstandtheproblem.Thoughevenifyouliveinthecountrywherethelanguageisspoken,youhavetoreachacertainstandardbeforeyouareabletohaveconversationswiththenatives.Iwasthinkingperhapsyoumightarrangewithanotherstudentorstudentstohaveregularconversationpractice.

W:Iseewhatyoumean.Thankyouverymuch,Professor.

M:Youarewelcome,Alice.

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A.Shecouldn'tgotoSpainforholidaythissummer.

B.Shecouldn'tcommunicatewithSpanishpeopleverywell.

C.Shedidn'tlearnenoughSpanishvocabulary.

D.ShehadfewchancestospeakSpanishinSpain.

37.SectionC

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

Personalityistoalargeextentinherent—AtypeparentsusuallybringaboutAtype【B1】______Buttheenvironmentmustalsohavea【B2】______effect,sinceifcompetitionisimportanttotheparents,itislikelytobecomeamajorfactorinthelivesoftheir,children.

Oneplacewherechildren【B3】______upAcharacteristicsisschool,whichis,byitsverynature,ahighlycompetitiveinstitution.Toomanyschools【B4】______the'winatallcosts'moralstandardand【B5】______theirsuccessbysportingachievements.Thecurrent【B6】______formakingchildrencompeteagainsttheirclassmatesoragainsttheclockproducesatwo-layersystem,inwhichcompetitiveAtypesseeminsomewaybetterthantheirBtypefellows.Beingtookeentowincanhavedangerousconsequences:rememberthatPheidippides,thefirstmarathonrunner,【B7】______deadsecondsaftersaying:'Rejoice,weconquer!'

Byfartheworstform.ofcompetitioninschoolsisthe【B8】______emphasisonexaminations.Itisarareschoolthatallowspupilstoconcentrateonthosethingstheydowell【B9】______.

Obviously,itisneitherpracticalnordesirablethatallAyoungsterschangeintoB's.【B10】______Itistopmanagement.

Ifthepreoccupationofschoolswithacademicworkwaslessened,moretimemightbespentteachingchildrensurervalues.【B11】______ItissurelyamistaketochooseourdoctorsexclusivelyfromAtypestock.B'sareimportantandshouldbeencouraged.

【B1】

38.(47)

39.聽力原文：M:IwishIcouldbethepersondrivingthatnewCadillacinsteadofBarbara.

W:Well,ifyouwouldbudgetyourmoneymorecarefully,thiswouldn'tbeaproblem.

Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman?

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A.Shethinksthatheshouldplanhismoneymorecarefully.

B.Shethinksthatheshouldbuyaconvertible.

C.ShethinksthatheshouldaskBarbaraforadvice.

D.Shewantshimtomanagehermoney.

40.

【B7】

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

Theword"precedents"(Para.4,Line1)probablyrefersto______.

A.earlyactsformentofollowasexamples

B.particularplacesformentooccupyespeciallybecauseoftheirimportance

C.thingsthatmenshouldagreeupon

D.men'sbeliefsthateverythingintheworldhasalreadybeendecided

42.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

MichaelLewis,theauthorofLiar'sPoker,istheidealwritertoanalyzethebehavior.thatledtothecurrentcreditcrisis.Thebadnewsisthatheisonlytheeditorofthiscollectionofarticles.Thegoodnewsisthathehasnotbeenconstrainedbyfalsemodestyandhaschosensixofhisownpiecesforthisbook.Asonewouldexpect,theyarewitty,incisiveandoriginal.

Mr.Lewisalsocontributesanintroductiontoeachofthesectionsdealingwiththefourmainpanicsofthelast21years;thestockmarketcrashof1987,theAsiancrisisof1997-98,theburstingofthedotcombubbleafter2000andthecurrenthousingandbankingbust.Itisworthremembering,aswethinkthegloomyeconomicfuture,howeachofthepreviousthreecriseswasgreetedwithapocalyptic(天啟的)headlines."Howmanytimesdoestheendoftheworldasweknowitneedstoarrivebeforewerealizethatit'snottheendoftheworldasweknowit?"Mr.Lewiswrites,inperhapsthemosttellingsentenceofthebook.

Thecompiler'scontributionapart,theselectionisamixedbag.Theaimwastogivereadersaflavorofsentimentbeforethebubblesburst,aswellasanalysisoftheresult.Buttheresultistoomuchflatnewsstoriesandthebookonlyreallycomestolifewiththelasttwosections,perhapsbecausethefolliesofdotcomvaluationsandsubprimeloans(次級(jí)抵押貸款)seemsofreshinthememory.ItishardnottomissdayswhenC(awebsitefornewusersoftechnology)wasabletospend60%ofitsseedfundingona90-secondadduringthe2000SuperBowl.OrwhenthesharesofBooks-A-Million,aretailer,rosetenfoldwithinthreedaysonthebackofanupgradetoitsexistingwebsite.

MichaelLewisincludedhisownpiecesinthebook,whichwascommentedasnotrestrainedby______.

43.SectionB

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

Insomewaystheemploymentinterviewislikeapersuasivespeechbecausetheapplicant(interviewee)seekstopersuadetheemployer(interviewer)toemployhim.Severalsuggestionsmightprovehelpfultotheapplicantaspreparationfortheactualinterview.

Ajobapplicanthastheresponsibilityofascertainingcertaintypesofinformationpriortotheinterview.First,theapplicantshouldknowwhatkindofjobhewantsandhowthatjobrelatestohiscareerobjective.Itisimportantthattheapplicantbeabletostatehisreasonsforwishingtoworkforaparticularcompany.Second,theapplicantshouldseekasmuchinformationaspossibleconcerningthecompany.Relevantinformationfortheapplicanttolocateincludessuchitemsas-thelocationofthehomeandregionaloffices,thefinancialstatusofthecompany,plansforexpansion,andphilosophy.Informationaboutmostmajorcorporationsisavailableinreferencebooksandperiodicals.

Aftergatheringinformationconcerningthecompany,theapplicantisreadyfortheinterview.Theinterviewer'sfirstimpressioncomesfromtheinterviewee'sappearance.Formostinterviews,appropriatedressformenisaconservativedark-coloredsuitwithalong-sleeve,whiteorlightblueshirtandconservativetie.Forwomenaconservative,tailoredsuitordressisappropriate.Bothmenandwomenshouldhaveneathair.

Althoughhairstyle.anddressaremattersofpersonaltaste,manypersonneldirectorsgetinitialimpressionsfromthesecharacteristics.Forexample,onecollegegraduate,whofelthimselfqualified,wasinterviewedforapubicrelationsjobrecently.However,thepersonnelmanagerconsideredthisyoungman'slonghair,sloppydress,andoverlycasualmannerunsuitedforthisparticularposition.

Thepurposeofthepassageisto______.

A.telltheapplicanthowtoprepareforaninterview

B.teachtheinterviewerhowtochooseapplicants

C.telltheapplicanthowtoobtaininformationofthemajorcorporations

D.teachtheapplicantwhatclothestowear

44.

Britain'sprotectiontoinformantsisnotperfectinthat______.

A.thePublicInterestDisclosureActcamefullyintoforceonlylastyear

B.ittreatsinformantsaswitnessesactinginthepublicinterest

C.informantsarethreatenedwiththepossibilityoflosingtheirjobs

D.informantsareconsideredasmerelypursuingapersonalcomplaint

45.

Themainfactorleadingtoahugeunderfedpopulationindevelopingcountriesis______.

A.cropfailureB.povertyC.foodshortageD.eco-damage

46.

Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.

A.Dr.Chiuwillberememberedforhisspecialcontribution

B.thetrackingofalldocumentsmightresultincontroversies

C.AmericanSecretServiceisheavilyfinancingDr.Chiu'sresearch

D.printermanufacturersarereluctanttoimplementdeliberatebanding

47.

Coleytooka(n)______attitudetowardsProf.Stepp'sstudies.

A.enthusiasticB.positiveC.neutralD.questioning

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Googleisaworld-famouscompany,withitsheadquartersinMountainView,California.ItwassetupinaSiliconValleygaragein1998,andinflated(膨脹)withtheInternetbubble.Evenwheneverythingarounditcollapsedthecompanykeptoninflating.Google'ssearchengineissowidespreadacrosstheworldthatsearchbecameGoogle,andgooglebecameaverb.Theworldfellinlovewiththeeffective,fascinatinglyfasttechnology.

GoogleowesmuchofitssuccesstothebrillianceofS.BrinandL.Page,but'alsotoaseriesoffortunateevents.ItwasPagewho,atStanfordin1996,initiatedtheacademicprojectthateventuallybecameGoogle'ssearchengine.Brin,whohadmetPageatastudentorientationayearearlier,joinedtheprojectearlyon.TheywerebothPh.D.candidateswhentheydevisedthesearchenginewhichwasbetterthantherestand,withoutanymarketing,spreadbywordof'mouthfromearlyadoptersto,eventually,yourgrandmother.

Theirbreakthrough,simplyput,wasthatwhentheirsearchenginecrawledtheWeb,itdidmorethanjustlookforwordmatches;italsotallied(統(tǒng)計(jì))andrankedahostofothercriticalfactorslikehowwebsiteslinktooneanother.Thatdeliveredfarbetterresultsthananythingelse.BrinandPagemeanttonametheircreationGoogol(themathematicaltermforthenumber1followedby100zeroes),butsomeonemisspelledthewordsoitstuckasGoogle.Theyraisedmoneyfromprescient(有先見之明的)professorsandventurecapitalists,andmovedoffcampustoturnGoogleintoabusiness.Perhapstheirbiggeststrokeofluckcameearlyonwhentheytriedtoselltheirtechnologytoothersearchengines,butnoonemettheirprice,andtheybuiltitupontheirown.

Thenextbreakthroughcamein2000,whenGooglefiguredouthowtomakemoneywithitsinvention.Ithadlotsofusers,butalmostnoonewaspaying.Thesolutionturnedouttobeadvertising,andit'snotanexaggerationtosaythatGoogleisnowessentiallyanadvertisingcompany,giventhatthat'sthesourceofnearlyallitsrevenue.Todayitisagiantadvertisingcompany,worth$100billion.

Apartfromaseriesoffortunateevents,whatisitthathasmadeGooglesosuccessful?

49.

Accordingtotheauthor,thefortunesofHerakleionandEasternCanopusdeclinedin______.

50.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutAriel?

A.ItisthebestsellerinCzechoslovakia.

B.ArielwasbornoutsidetheUnitedStates.

C.Itisalaundrydetergentproduct.

D.ItalreadybecomespopularinEurope.

51.Whatmaythefollowingparagraphtalkabout?

A.Stepstorestructurethegraduateeducationsystem.

B.Waystoabolishtenureandretainoutstandingteachers.

C.ThecontentofTheConflictoftheFaculties.

D.ThedevelopmentofWallStreetandDetroit.

52.

Accordingtothepassage,theword"Nowcast"(paragraph3)means______.

A.awayofcollectingrawweatherdata

B.aforecastwhichcanpredicttheweatherconditionsinthesmallareainanaccurateway

C.anetworktocollectinstantweatherdata

D.amoreadvancedsystemofweatherobs