2021-2022年遼寧省阜新市大學英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)

2021-2022年遼寧省阜新市大學英語6級大學英語六級測試卷(含答案)學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

Collegeinstructorsdon'tlikethosestudentswhoonlyrepeat______.

2.

ShireenAdenwallamovedherlabandofficefrequentlybecause______.

A.herhousemovedtoNebraska

B.shekeptgettingpromoted

C.theequipmentwasborrowed

D.shecouldn'tgetabundantfunding

3.

"Natural"isabigbuzzwordwhichusuallycanbefoundintheadvertisementof______.

4.Whatunderwateractioncanleadtotheproductionofpollutionsimilartothatproducedbyfossilfuelpowerstations?

A.Massdyingofunderwatercreature.

B.Recyclingofunderwaterwasteproducts.

C.Decomposingfloodedvegetation.

D.Abstractingunderwateroil.

5.

Geneticengineeringtechnologyishelpfultoimprovepeople'shealthconditions.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Anti-segregationisalsooneofthecommonthemesofHR.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.

ManycriminalsinEnglandweresentto______becausetheywerenot"goodcitizens".

8.

Duringthe19thcentury,naturalgaswasusedonalocalscalebecauseofthedifficultsituationin__________________.

9.AccordingtotheFAO,asthedemandfororganicfoodandproductsincreases,priceswillbelowerfororganicproductsthanconventionalproducts.

10.Intuningsystem,theFederalCommunicationsCommissionhaddistributedpartsof______spectrumto12televisionchannelswhichwerebrokenintotwogroupstoavoidinterferencewithexistingservicesatthebeginning.

11.

Thewaythatsomeonespendshismoneycanreflect______.

12.TheSciencethatImitatesNature'sMechanisms

AEuropeanindustrialistnotlongagobecameverysuspiciousaboutAmericanpurposesandintentionsincertainareasofscientificresearch.HelearnedbychancethattheUnitedStateswassigningcontractswithscientistsinEngland,France,Italy,Germany,Belgium,Sweden,Uruguay,Chile,Argentina,Australia,andothercountries,callingforresearchintosuchmattersasthefunctionofthefrog'seyeandthelearningabilityoftheoctopus.

Itseemedtotheindustrialistthatsuchstudiescouldnotpossiblyhaveanypracticalvalue.HeseriouslybelievedthattheUnitedStateswasemployingtheforeignscientiststodomeaninglessworkandoccupytheirtime,whileAmericanscientistswerebusyinthereallyimportantareasofscience.HewasunawareofthefactthattheUnitedStateswasspendingmuchmoremoneyathomethanabroadforsimilarstudies.

Naturedoesthingsbetterthanpeople

Actually,theresearchhequestionedinvolvesafieldofsciencesonewthatmostpeoplehaveneverheardofit.Namedbionicsin1960,thisscienceisthestudyoflivingcreatures,astudyinsearchofprincipleapplicabletoengineering.Naturehasoperatedavastlaboratoryfortwobillionyears,andbionicsprobesthesecretsofthemarvelous"special-purpose"mechanismsthathavedeveloped.

Takethefrog'seyeforexample.Afrogeatsonlyliveinsects,anditseyeinstantlyspotsamovingflywithinreachofitstongue.Youcansurroundafrogwithdead(thereforemotionless)flies,anditwillneverknowtheyarethere.

Ifwecancompletelyunderstandthemechanicofthefrog'seye,wecandevelopa"mapreadingeye"formissilesanda"pattern--recognitioneye"forourbasicairdefensesystemcalledSAGE(semi-automaticgroundenvironment).SAGEisbadlyoverworked.Itsinternationalnetworkofradar"EYES"suppliesatremendousmassofunimportantdetailsaboutmeteorites,clouds,flightsofducks,geese,andfriendlyplanes,anditsometimesgetsconfused.Untilwecanbuildamechanicalfrog'seyeintoSAGE,itwillremainsomewhatinefficient.

Militaryandcivilianuses

Thefrog'seyeholdspromiseincivilianlife,too.Forexample,atmostmajorairportstheairtrafficproblem--with20millionflightsperyeartohandle--hasreachedacriticalstage.Wemustdevelopbetterdevicesformonitoringandcontrollingairtraffic.

Special-purposemechanismasexcitingasthefrog'seyecanbefoundthroughoutnature.Thebatisunderstudybecausethebat'ssonarismuchmoreefficientthanman-madesonar.Bybouncingsupersonicsqueaksoffobjectsaroundhim,thebatfliesaboutwithremarkableskills.Abatcanflythroughadarkroomstrungwithdozensofpianowiresandnevertouchasinglewire.

ThemosquitoisunderstudybecauseweneedtosolvetheproblemofStaticthatlessenstheefficiencyofourcommunicationssystems.Amosquito,simplybyvibratingitswings,cansetupahumthatwillcutthroughanyinterferingnoise(manornaturecancreateloudwhistlesorthunder,forinstance)andgiveamessagetoanothermosquito150feetaway.

Electricalsystem

Theoreticallyatleastweshouldbeabletocopythesemechanismsfoundinnature,forallbiologicalorganisms-frommosquitotofrogtoman--areinpartactuallyelectricalsystems.Thesenseorgansthat"connect"allanimalstotheoutsideworldaremerelytransducers--instrumentslikeamicrophone,TVcamera,orphonographpickuparm--whichconvertoneform.ofenergyintoanother.Amicrophone,forexample,convertssoundintoelectricalsignalswhicharecarriedtoaloudspeakerandconvertedbackintosoundwaves.Similarly,thenervecellsofaman'searconvertacryforhelpintoelectricalpulseswhicharespedoverhisnervoussystemtothebrain.Thebrainreceivesthes

A.YB.NC.NG

13.

Anytwonetworksinpiconetsisunlikelybeonthesamefrequencyatthesametimebecauseeachnetwork______thousandsoftimesasecond.

14.

SomepeoplethoughtthatNASAactedouttheApolloprograminmoviestudiospartiallybecausethepicturestransmittedfromthemoondonotinclude______.

15.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions,on,AnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TheEastIndiaCompany

TheconceptofcorporationswasfirstestablishedunderancientRomanlaw.Butitwasn'tuntilEnglandemergedfromtheMiddleAgesthatitcreatedwhatwerecognizeasthemoderncorporatestructure.ItallbeganonDec.31,1600,whenQueenElizabethIgrantedachartertotheBritishEastIndiaCorporation,namingthecorporation"TheGovernorandCompanyofMerchantsofLondon,tradingwiththeEastIndies".ThecorporationconductedbusinessintheEastIndies(landthatwenowconsiderIndiaandtheMiddleEast)attheorderofthequeen.

TheEastIndiaCompanyestablishedafewmajorprecedentsformoderncorporations.Butitalsoshapedtheworldincountlessotherways.WithboththefinancialandmilitarysupportoftheCrown,theEICservedasaninstrumentofimperialism(帝國主義)forEngland.Thecompanyhaditsownprivatearmyandraisedsoldiersintheareasitconquered.Itsexpansionismspurredseveralwarsthatproducedatleasttwosovereignnations.Amongitsmanyclaimstofame(andnotoriety),theEICindirectlybuiltYaleUniversity,helpedcreatetwonationsandwastheworld's1o~rgestdrug-dealingoperationinthe18thcentury.

Thecompanywasruthless(無情的)initsquestforprofits.ParliamentevencalledtheEICtyrannical(殘暴的).However,withouttheEIC,Englandmayhaveneverdevelopedintothenationitistoday.

TheCreationoftheEastIndiaCompany

WhentheBritishEastIndiaCompany(EIC)wasformedin1600,therewerealreadyotherEastIndiaCompaniesoperatingonbehalfofFrance,theNetherlands,SpainandPortugal.ThankstothenavalroutethatexplorerVascodaGamadiscovered,richesfromtheOrientwerepouringintoEurope.Withothernationsimportingfortunesingoodsandplunder,QueenElizabethdecidedEnglandshouldgetsome,too.SoshegrantedthecharterfortheEastIndiaCompany.

Thechartersheissuedcreatedthefirstofficialjoint-stockcorporation.Ajoint-stockcorporationiscomposedofinvestorswhoaregrantedsharesinacompany.InreturnfortheirinitialInvestments,shareholdersaregivendividends,orpercentages,ofthecompany'sprofitsbasedonthenumberofsharestheinvestorholds.

SharesanddividendswerenotnewConceptsin.England.TwentyyearspriortotheEIC'scharter,QueenElizabethwasalreadyamajorstakeholderInSirFrancisDrake'sship,theGoldenHind.Althoughit'snotcertainhowmuchshemadefromDrake'svoyagestotheNewWorld,thecaptainhimselfmadea5000percentreturnonhisinitialinvestment.

Soajoint-stockcorporationliketheoneQueenElizabethformedintheEastIndiaCompanywasn'tmuchofafinancialleap.Butitwasthefirstofitskind,andfollowingtheestablishmentoftheEIC,itsDutch,Frenchandothercompetitorsfollowedsuit.ButgrantingchartertotheEICwasn'ttheonlypartoftheprototypeformoderncorporationsthatQueenElizabethdevised.

Underthesupportofherroyalauthority,ElizabethalsolimitedtheliabilityoftheEIC'sinvestors-includinghers.Thismadethecompanytheworld'sfirstlimitedliabilitycorporation(abbreviatedasLLCintheUnitedStatesandLheUnitedKingdom).UnderanLLC,theinvestorsinacorporationaregrantedprotectionfromlosinganymoremoneythantheirinitialinvestmentsintheventure.Ifthecompanygoesunder,theinvestorsonlylosetheamo

A.fromearlyseventeenthcentury

B.fromtheMiddleAges

C.underancientRomanlaw

D.fromtheendingoftheindustrialrevolution

16.

WhenMarkTwainbecameaminerinthefrontierregion,hestartedtowrite.

17.

WhatistheprimarydifferencebetweenthetwobusinessmodelsJoostisignoring?

A.Thenumberoffirmsadoptingeachbusinessmodel.

B.Whichisthemorerespectablemethodtoadvertising.

C.Whethertomakeuserspayforwhattheydownload.

D.whethertoallowuserstokeepwhattheydownload.

18.

Itisnecessarytoinform.thegeneralpublicofthebenefitsoftaughenedglassasmoststillremainignorantofthem.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.Stressismostlikelytorisefromconditionsinwhich______.

A.twopersonswithdifferentcharacteristicsworktogether

B.apersonalwaysrecallspastpainfulexperience

C.apersonhasjustgetoveraseriousphysicaldisease

D.parentsabusetheirchildrentoomuchinearlynurturing

20.

ThegreenhouseeffecthaswarmedtheEarthwhentheEarthcameintobeing.

A.YB.NC.NG

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(22)

A.Learningknowledgeofthelanguage.

B.Readingnewspapersandmagazinesofforeignlanguage.

C.Communicatingwiththenativepeople.

D.Livinginacountrywherethelanguageisspoken.

22.

【B5】

23.【B4】

24.(20)

A.Thefoodservedatthestandsistastyandhealthy.

B.Thefoodthesupermarketsellsattractstheattentionofthestudents.

C.Studentsthinktheserviceintheschoolcafeteriaisnotgoodenough.

D.Studentsgotsickaftertheyhadamealmtheschoolcafeteria.

25.聽力原文：M:I'mgettingworriedaboutJennifer.Allshetalksaboutthesedaysishervolleyballteamandallshedoesispractice.

W:Hergradeswillfallforsure.Let'strytofindherafterdinnerandtalksomesenseintoher.

Q:WhatarethespeakersprobablygoingtotellJennifer?

(14)

A.TheywilltellJennifertopracticevolleyballharder.

B.TheywilltellJennifernottofallbehindothersinvolleyball.

C.TheywilltellJennifernottofallbehindothersinstudy.

D.TheywilltellJenniferabouthergrades.

26.

【B2】

27.

【B4】

28.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Theaveragepersonlearnsmostofthe30,000-40,000wordswhosemeaningsWerecognizebyhearingthemorgettingfamiliarwiththeminthecontextwithoutconsciouseffort．Thebestwaytobuildagoodvocabulary,therefore，istoreadagreatdealandtoparticipateinalotofgoodconversations．Therearerelativelyfewwordsthatwelearnpermanentlybypurposefullyreferringtodictionariesorkeepingwordlists．Herearesomesuggestionsofhowtodoit.

Readplentyofgoodbooks．Whenyoucomeacrossanewwordoranewmeaningoranoldword，stopandseeifyoucanunderstanditfromitscontext.Ifyoucan't，andifyoucanmanagewithoutinterruptingthethoughtofthebooktoomuch，lookupinadictionaryorasksomebodyandthenrepeatitsmeaningtoyourselfacoupleoftimes．Ifyouarereallyconscientious，writethewordanditsmeaninginapersonalvocabularylist．Gooverthelistfromtimetotime．Further,trytousethenewwordinwritingorconversationafewtimesoverthenextseveraldays．

Listentogoodconversationsandbealerttonewwordsyouhearortonewmeaningsofwordsyouhavealreadyknown.Thentreatthemjustasyoutreatthenewwordsyouread．

Learnandbealerttothepartsofwords：prefixes，suffixesandroots．Knowingthemenablesyoutomakeintelligentguessesaboutthemeaningsofwords．

(27)

A.Torecitealotofwonderfulreadingmaterials.

B.Tocombineprefixes,suffixesandrootsfreely.

C.Totakepartinalotofgoodtalks.

D.Tomakeasmanywordlistsaspossible.

29.(35)

A.Inthestudent'sownwords.

B.Indirectquotations.

C.Inshortphrases.

D.Inshorthand.

30.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Whenyouhaveadogitisnecessarytocareforitverycarefully.Inreturnyouwillbelovedbyyourdogasakindofmonarchwhoislovedbyhispeople.

Properfeedingisalsoimportanttoyourdog'shealth.Heavyaluminumfeedingpansarebestsincetheycannotchiporbreak.Adogshouldbefedinthesameplaceandonaregularschedule.Duringfeedingtimeitshouldbequiet.Ifyourdogrefusestoeat,don'tforcehim.Removehisfoodanddon'tfeedhimagainuntilhisnextregularfeeding.

(26)Foodshouldneverbeleftbeforeadogformorethanthirtyminutesunderanycircumstances.Ifhedoeseatoveralongperiodoftime,yourdogshouldbetakentoaveterinarian.Anotherimportantthingistokeepfreshwateravailabletothedogduringhotweather.

Oneimportantthingthatmanydogownersforgetisexercisefortheirdogs.Vigorousexercisehelpsbuildstrengthandkeepsthedoghealthy.Withoutitthedog'sdevelopmentisimpeded.Aregularwalkatafixedtimeofthedayisenoughtohelpasmalldogliveahealthierandhappierlife.(27)Largedogs,though,requireanminanopenfield.

Thereareotherthingsthatarealsoimportantforadog'shealth-thingslikebathing,careoftheteethandnails,keepingthemawayfrominsectsasmuchaspossible.(28)Butifyouobservethethreemainpointscoveredabove,yourdogwillgiveyouagreatamountofpleasure.

(27)

A.Untilheeatsit.

B.Atleastthirtyminutes.

C.Allday.

D.Nomorethanthirtyminutes.

31.聽力原文：M:Whydoyouthinkthatway?

W:WhileIadmitthereisverylittlediscriminationhereoncampustowardsorientation,appearanceandnationality,womenarenottreatedequally.Womenarenotrepresentedinmanyfaculties.Theyalsoholdfewerseniorfacultypositions,arenotrepresentedwellinadministrationand,doyouknow,notoncehasthembeenafemalepresidentofthestudentunion.

M:Youarerunningforpresidentofthestudentunionontheissueofequality,butyouarenotgoingtobeawinner,Isuppose.Moststudentsfeelwomenhaveequalitynowadays.

W:NotthestudentsIhavetalkedto,particularlythewomen.Mybrotherisalawyerandhesaysthewomeninhisfirmhavetoworkmuchharderthanthemeniftheywanttobecomeapartnerinthefirm.

M:Soyouaregoingtochampionwomen'srightsfortheelection.

W:Yes,mycampaignwillfocusonthatbutIwillnotignoreotherissuessuchastransportation,cafeteriasandsoon.Ihavebeenastudentherelot4yearsandamawareofalltheissues.IfIcanmakethiscampusabetterplaceforallstudents,thenasawoman,Iwouldbesettinganexcellentrolemodel.And,IamsureIcandoabetterjobthanJerrydidthisyear.

M:WhatdidJerryaccomplishthisyear?

W:Nexttonothing.Heputpressureonthecafeteriastobealittlemoreenvironmentallyfriendlybutthatisallaboutit.

(20)

A.Toprovewomen'sdiligence.

B.Toseekgenderequalityoncampus.

C.Toimprovetransportationandaccommodation.

D.Toputpressureonmalestudents.

32.聽力原文：M:Doesthiselevatorstoponeveryfloor?

W:No,itstopsonlyontileevenones.Ifyouwantanoddone,gototheevenoneaboveitandthenwalkdown.

Q:Whywon'ttheelevatorstopontheninthfloor?

(13)

A.Becausenineisanoddnumber.

B.Becausetheelevatorgotstuck.

C.Becausetherearetoomanypeopleintheelevator.

D.Becausetheelevatorcouldn'tgotothefloorsaboveeightfloor.

33.聽力原文：M:Ihaven'theardfromNancysincesheenteredmedicalschool.Iwonderhowshe'sdoing.

W:Well,Iunderstandshegaveourdepartmentsecretaryhernewaddressandphonenumber.Whydon'tyoutrytogetintouchwithher?

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

(18)

A.VisitNancyathernewdepartment.

B.CallonNancyathermedicalschool.

C.GivethesecretaryNancy'snewphonenumber.

D.GetinformationaboutNancyfromthesecretary.

34.聽力原文：W:Whatarewegoingtodowithalltheseoldfiles?They'retakinguptoomuchspace.

M:Can'ttheyjustbethrownaway?Wewon'tusetheminthefutureanyway.

Q:Howdoesthemanwanttohandletheproblem?

(15)

A.Bykeepingthefilesfortenyears.

B.Byputtingthefilesinthecomputer.

C.Byfindingabiggerspace.

D.Bydiscardingthefiles.

35.

【B3】

36.聽力原文：W:Hey,George,Ican'tgettosleepwiththelightssonearmybed.Canyoustudysomeplaceelse?

M:Sorry,thereisapartygoingondowninthelounge(休息室).IsupposeIcancheckthediningroomthough.

Q:WhatwillGeorgeprobablydo?

(15)

A.Hewilltakepartintheparty.

B.Hewillcontinuetostudyinthebedroom.

C.Hewillcontinuetostudyinthedinningroom.

D.Hewillgotohavedinnerinsteadofstudying.

37.(45)

38.(31)

A.Thequeencanmovemorethanonesquareatatime.

B.Thequeencannotmovemorethanonesquareatatime.

C.Thequeencannotmoveanywhere.

D.Thekingcannotmoveanywhere.

39.聽力原文：W：Ourcompanyisnowrunninginthered．So，wewouldreallyappreciateifyourteamcouldcutthebudget．

M：WhynotcancelBob'sprogram?Hisprojectneverbringsinanyprofit．

Q：Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(14)

A.Theircompanyhasagoodprofit.

B.Themanwillcutthebudgetforhisproject.

C.Thewomanwantsthemantoreducehisexpenditure.

D.Bob'sprojectsarealwaysprofitable.

40.

【B7】

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

A.isagainstthelaw

B.canmakesomepeopleirritable

C.isanuisance

D.isadangertopeople'shealth

42.

IntheUnitedStates,______ismorelikelytoparticipateinnegotiationexceptfortheprinciples.

43.SectionB

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

Theperiodofadolescence,i.e.,theperiodbetweenchildhoodandadulthood,maybelongorshort,dependingonsocialexpectationsandonsociety'sdefinitionastowhatconstitutesmaturityandadulthood.Inprimitivesocietiesadolescenceisfrequentlyarelativelyshortperiodoftime,whileinindustrialsocietieswithpatternsofprolongededucationcoupledwithlawsagainstchildlabor,theperiodofadolescenceismuchlongerandmayincludemostoftheseconddecadeofone'slife.Furthermore,thelengthoftheadolescentperiodandthedefinitionofadulthoodstatusmaychangeinagivensocietyassocialandeconomicconditionschange.ExamplesofthistypeofchangearethedisappearanceofthefrontierinthelatterpartofthenineteenthcenturyintheUnitedStates,andmoreuniversally,theindustrializationofanagriculturalsociety.

Inmodernsociety,ceremoniesforadolescencehavelosttheirformalrecognitionandsymbolicsignificanceandtherenolongerisagreementastowhatconstitutesinitiationceremonies.Socialoneshavebeenreplacedbyasequenceofstepsthatleadtoincreasedrecognitionandsocialstatus.Forexample,gradeschoolgraduation,highschoolgraduationandcollegegraduationconstitutesuchasequence,andwhileeachstepimpliescertainbehavioralchangesandsocialrecognition,thesignificanceofeachdependsonthesocio-economicstatusandtheeducationalambitionoftheindividual.Ceremoniesforadolescencehavealsobeenreplacedbylegaldefinitionsofstatusroles,rights,privilegesandresponsibilities.Itisduringthenineyearsfromthetwelfthbirthdaytothetwenty-firstthattheprotectiveandrestrictiveaspectsofchildhoodandminorstatusareremovedandadultprivilegesandresponsibilitiesaregranted.Thetwelve-year-oldisnolongerconsideredachildandhastopayfullfarefortrain,airplane,theaterandmovietickets.Basically,theindividualatthisstageloseschildhoodprivilegeswithoutgainingsignificantadultrights.Attheageofsixteentheadolescentisgrantedcertainadultfightswhichincreasehissocialstatusbyprovidinghimwithmorefreedomandchoices.Henowcanobtainadriver'slicense;hecanleavepublicschools;andhecanworkwithouttherestrictionsofchildlaborlaws.Attheageofeighteenthelawprovidesadultresponsibilitiesaswellasrights;theyoungmancannowbeasoldier,buthealsocanmarrywithoutparentalpermission.Attheageoftwenty-onetheindividualobtainshisfulllegalrightsasanadult.Henowcanvote,hecanbuyliquor,becanenterintofinancialcontracts,andheisentitledtorunforpublicoffice.Noadditionalbasicrightsareacquiredasafunctionofageaftermajoritystatushasbeenattained.Noneoftheselegalprovisionsdetermineatwhatpointadulthoodhadbeenreachedbuttheydopointtotheprolongedperiodofadolescence.

Whyisadolescencearelativelyshortperiodoftimeinprimitivesocieties?

A.Ittakeschildrenshortertimetomature,

B.Mostchildrendonotsurvivetheharshconditions.

C.Mostteenagersbecomelaborersratherthanstudents.

D.Therearenolegalprovisionsintheprimitivesocieties.

44.SectionB

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

YaoMing'spreseasonperformances,however,werequestionable,andleftmanywonderingwhyhewasthefirstoverallpick.Hestartedtheregularseasononthebench,andseemedtobealongprojectandyearsawayfrombecomingamajorcontributortotheteam.However,hebegantoturnthingsaroundinmid-November.InagameagainsttheLosAngelesLakers,hescored20points,makingallofhisshots(9fieldgoalsandtwofleethrows)againstoneofthebestteamsintheNBA.ThisperformanceledtoamemorabletelevisedincidentwhereTNTbasketballanalystCharlesBarkley,havinglostabetinwhichhestatedYaowoodneverscore20pointsinagamefortheseason,wassupposedtoliterallykisstheassofTNTco-analystKennySmith,butwasforcedtofulfillthebetonadonkeybroughtontotheTVsetbySmith.Twogameslater,againsttheRockets'in-staterivalDallasMavericks,hedeposited30pointsandgrabbed16reboundsinagamethatshowedthatYaocoulddefinitelyplayasastarter.Bytheendofthemonth,Yaowasfirmlyentrenchedinthestartinglineup.

ByDecemberandJanuary,Yaowasprovingtobeahighlyconsistentstarter.Heputuponlyafewbiggames,largelybecausehedidn'tplayasmanyminutesingames,buthehelpedhisteamwheneverhetooktothecourt.Eventually,hewasperceivedasarivaltotheLakers'starcenterShaquilleO'Neal,turningRockets/LakersgamesintoYaovs.Shaqgames.O'Nealwascriticizedforcommentshemadebeforetheseasonwhenaskedaboutthematchups(對手),ashetoldareportertoleaveYaoamessagewhichmimickedtheChineselanguage.Yaotookitinhisstride,andeasedthesituationbyjokingthat"Chineseisahardlanguagetolearn."

Thatsortofgoodhumourandlight-heartednessoffthecourt,plushisreputationforbeingverypersonable,madehimextremelypopularamongfans.HislikeabilityinspiredacatchysongintheHoustonareabyartistsChanceMcClainandKevinRyan(looselybasedonthepopular"Ole"chantsyouwoodhearataEuropeanfootballgame),andYaoquicklybecameoneoftheleague'smostmarketableplayers.FeaturedinadvertisementsofApple,Gatorade,andapopularSuperBowladforVisa,itdidnottakelongfor"YanMing"tobecomeahouseholdname.

HowdoestheauthorcommentonYao'sperformanceduringthepreseason?

A.Justso-so.B.SatisfactoryC.Superb.D.Incredible.

45.By"awell-oiledcoginthemachinery"theauthorintendstorendertheideathatmanis______.

A.workingincompleteharmonywiththerestofthesociety

B.ahumblecomponentofthesociety,especiallywhenworkingsmoothly

C.anecessarypartofthesocietythougheachindividual'sfunctionisnegligible

D.anunimportantpartincomparisonwiththerestofthesociety,thoughfunctioningsmoothly

46.Theauthorofthepassageisaretired______.

A.physician

B.teacher

C.medicalresearcher

D.constructionworker

47.

Theauthorboldstheviewthattheapplestoryis______.

A.fabricatedB.ridiculousC.authenticD.reasonable

48.(57)

49.

Whatcanbeinferredabouttherelationshipbetweenlasercommunicationsandradios?

A.Lasershavereplacedalltheradiodevices.

B.Lasershavemoreadvantagesoverradios.

C.Lasercommunicationsarebasedonradiodevices.

D.Lasersaremorewidelyappliedinwarthanradios.

50.

Questionsthatstillhavetobeansweredaboutthisnewminingventure______.

A.includeproblemsaboutproceduresforobtainingtheore

B.involveestimatesoftheprobablecost

C.mayhavetobereferredtotheUnitedNations

D.includequestionsabouttheprofitabilityoftheventure

51.

Whyweremanylaid-off