2022-2023年安徽省阜陽(yáng)市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題(含答案)

2022-2023年安徽省阜陽(yáng)市大學(xué)英語(yǔ)6級(jí)大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

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

Whydoesthepassagesayanxietyispartofthe"fightorflight"mechanism?

A.Anxietyisanorganofourbodyorpartofourbody.

B.Anxietyisawarningforyoutofightortoescapefromdanger.

C.Anxietykeptpeoplealivewhenindanger.

D.Anxietyisacarry-overfromourancientancestors

2.

Accordingtothepassage,whatwillcausehumanstoliveintheEremozoicEra?

A.Forestsrazedcangrowback.

B.Wearelosingjustafewspecies.

C.Habitatlossandclimatechange.

D.Humanswouldsurviveontheearth.

3.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

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

TheEndoftheCashEra

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

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

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

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

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

Nobodycanbesurehowfastbitsandbyteswilldriveoutmetalandpaper.AhundredyearsagoyoucouldstillpayyourtaxesinUgandaincowrieshells.Perhapshardcashwil

A.BecausenoeconomicthinkercouldbemorehonorablethanAdamSmith.

B.Becausecashismostversatileandenduring.

C.Becausecashwillpredominateinanelectronicstreamofonesandzerosfinally.

D.Becauseelectroniccurrencywillreplacecashinthefuture.

4.

AccordingtotheNationalInstitutesofHealth,therearemoreAmericansbecomepermanentdeafthanbefore.

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5.TheBBCusedtopresentthemesofethnicminoritiesinaboring______.

6.

Only______beallowedtoentertheancientOlympicGames.

7.

Ifyoufailtosay"thankyou"tothereceptionists,theywillhavenegativeimpressionsofyou.

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8.

Nettaxisthedifferencebetweenaperson'sgrosstaxliabilityandany______.

9.

Whenyougotoabooksiteandfindanobscurebookthatyouneverwouldhavefoundinaphysicalbookstore,thatisa______.

10.WhatSelectivityMeansforYou

UnderstandingAdmissionFactors

Collegeadmissionofficersacrossmostofthenationreportthesamenews:Thenumberofapplicantsisrising,makingadmissionmorecompetitive.

Remember,"moreselective"doesn'tmean"better."Oursocietyoftenassociatesexclusivitywithhighervalue,butthatnotionisn'ttrueforcollege.Findmatchwithyourinterests,objectives,characteristics,andneeds.

WhyAreApplicationsIncreasing?

Theincreasecomesfromasurgeinbirthsduringthe1980s.Childrenofthebabyboomersarecomingofage.Expertspredictapplicationswillcontinuetorisefasterthanopeningsatmostcollegesthroughabout2010.

"Mostschoolsarealittlemoreselectivethantheyweremaybe10yearsago,"saysJoanIsaac-Mohr,VicePresidentandDeanofAdmissionsatQuinnipiacUniversityinConnecticut.Thiscanmeanmorepressureforstudentsgoingthroughtheapplicationprocess.

BenefitsofIncreasedSelectivity

There'sasilverlining.AsIsaac-Mohrpointsout,increasedselectivitymeansbetterstudentsaregoingtoallcolleges,broadeningyourchoiceofschoolswithahigh-achievingstudentpopulation.

Thenumberofapplicantsisrising,makingadmissionmorecompetitive.AnnWright,VicePresidentforEnrollmentatRiceUniversityinTexas,agrees."Therearelotsofschoolswherestudentscanbehappyandsuccessful,"shesays.Bothexpertsencouragestudentsandparentstoconsiderarangeofschools,ratherthanfocusingonasingleinstitution.

Communitycolleges,forexample,canallowyoutospendtwoyearsimprovinggradesorselectingacareerfocusbeforetransferringtoafour-yearuniversity.Whileyoumightbetaughtbyagraduatestudentatalargeuniversity,teachersatcommunitycollegesareusuallyprofessorswhoprimarilywanttoteach,notconductresearch.

Smallerclasssizesandmoreaccesstoprofessorsatsmallpublicorprivatecollegescanbeaboosttostudents,whilesomemayprefertheenergyandvarietyofalargeuniversity.It'simportantforyoutodetermineyourneedsandacademicinterestsandselectfiveorsixschoolsthatmakeagoodfit.

WhatAreCollegesLookingFor?

Asyouprepareapplicationmaterials,itcanhelptoknowwhatschoolsarereallylookingforinthepilesofpaperwork.

Admissionofficersevaluateapplicationsindifferentways,dependingonhowselective,orcompetitive,theircollegeis.

TheLevelsofSelectivity

Atoneextremeare"openadmission"colleges.Theseschoolsrequireonlyahighschooldiplomaandacceptstudentsonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Manycommunitycollegeshavethispolicy.Attheotherextremeareveryselectivecolleges.Theyadmitonlyasmallpercentageofapplicantseachyear.Mostcollegesfallsomewhereinbetween

-LessSelective:Asmanyas10or15studentsapplyforeachspotatveryselectiveschools.Lessselectivecollegesfocusonwhetherapplicantsmeetminimumrequirementsandwhetherthere'sroomformorestudents.

Acceptablegradesareoftentheonlyrequirementbeyondaninterestincollegestudy.TheSATIorACTmayberequired,buttestscoresareusuallyusedforcourseplacement,notadmission.

-MoreSelective:Moreselectivecollegesconsidercoursework,grades,testscores,recommendations,and

essays.Themajorfactormaybewhetheryouarereadyforcollege-levelstudy.It'spossibletobedeniedadmissionbecauseofaweaknessoralackofinterestinhighereducation.

-VerySelective:Asmanyas10or15studentsapplyforeachspotatveryselectiveschools.Admissionofficerslookcarefullyateveryaspectofastudent'shighschoolexperience,fromacademicstrengthtotestsco

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11.FlirtwithSuicide

ThelifeofDavidWoodswasthestuffofanAustralianboy'sdream.Heplayedprofessionalrugbyleaguefootballinacountrythattreatsathletesasidols.At29,hehadalovingfamily,agirlfriend,a3-month-oldbaby,plentyofmoney,everythingtolivefor.Andforinexplicablereasons,nothingtolivefor.OnNewYear'sEve,Woodscalledhismothertoannouncethathehadsignedanewcontractwithhisteam,GoldenCoast,recallshiselderbrother,Tony.Thenextmorning,,heranahosefromtheexhaustpipetothewindowofhisMitsubishisedan(轎車)andgasseshimself.Hisfamilystillhasnoideawhy.

ThedeathofDavidWoodscameasawake-upcalltoAustralia,whichisoftenvotedastheidealplacetobringupkids.Butthesun,thebeachesandthesportingculturearethecheerybackdroptoadisturbingtrend:YoungAustralianmenarenowkillingthemselvesattherateofoneaday—tripletherateof30yearsago.ThoughmostAustraliansaren'tparticularlysuicidal,theirboysare.In1990suicidesurpassedcaraccidentsastheleadingcauseofdeathamongmalesaged15to24.Fun-lovingAustraliaisnowfarworseoffthanAsiannationsknownforstrictdiscipline.TheyearlysuiciderateforyoungAustralianmalesis2.5timeshigherthaninJapan,HongKong,orSingapore.

PossibleCausesforSuicide

Whyboys?Anationofwide-openspacesandruggedindividualism,AustraliastillidolizesthefilmstarGaryCoopermodelofmasculinity:thestrong,silenttypewhonevercomplains,whoalwaysgetsthejobdone.Inrecentyearsschoolsandsocialinstitutionshaveconcentratedoncreatingnewopportunitiesforequalityforgirls—whileleavingtroubledboyswiththeclassiccommandoftheAustralianfather:pullyourselftogether.It'spasttimetotakeamuchcloserlookatthelivesofyoungmen,someresearchersargue."Peoplethink,'Mykidsaren'tdoingdrags,mykidsaresafeathome',"sayspsychiatristJohnTillerofMelbourneUniversity,whostudied148suicidesand206attemptsinthestateofVictoria."Theyarewrong."

TheHaywards,acomfortablywell-offfamilyinWyong,northofSydney,figuredtheyweredealingwiththenormalproblemsoftroubledteenhood.TheirsonMarkhadputupaposterofrockstarKurtCobain,a1994suicidevictim,alongwithaCobainquote:"IhatemyselfandIwanttodie.""Fromtheageof12,Markhadhisupsanddowns—moodswings,depressionandlowself-esteem,"sayshisfather.TheHaywardssentMarktovariouscounselors,noneofwhomwarnedthathehadsuicidaltendencies.BylastyearMarkwas19,fightingbouts(回合)ofunemploymentandadrugproblem.Hetriedchurch,strugglingtodotherightthing.LastSeptemberhedroppedoutadetoxification(戒毒)program,andapologizedtohisparents."I'veletyoudownagain."Afewdayslater,hismotherfoundMark'sbodyinbush-landneartheirhome.

Inretrospect,MarkHayward'sstruggleswerefarfromuncommon.Thenumberofsuicidestendstokeeppacewiththeunemploymentrate,whichforAustraliansbetween15and19hasrisenfrom19percentin1978,thefirstyeardatawerecollected,to28percentlastyear.Suicideisespeciallyhighamongthemostmarginal:youngAboriginal(土著的)men,isolatedbypoverty,alcoholismandracism.Asinotherdevelopedcountries,Australianfamilieshavegrownlesscohesiveinrecentyears,puttingyoungmenoutintotheworldatanearlierage.Thosewhokillthemselvesoftenthink"it'llmakeiteasierfortheparentsbynotbeingthere".

ThedeepermysteryiswhytheuniversalanguishofgrowingupshouldhavesuchparticularlydevastatingeffectsinAustralia.OneansweristhatthecountryallowseasieraccesstogunsthanmostotherdevelopedAsiancountries.(OneexceptionisneighboringNewZealand,wheregunsareaseasytofind,andthesuiciderateamo

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12.

Ifonehasthedesiretoimprovehisreadingspeed,themotivationtopracticeand,hemayimprovehisreadingspeed.

13.

Sleddogsdon'tusereins,instead,theyfollow______.

14.

Theschoolwhichblamesglobalizationthinks______.

A.tradeinfluencesmiddlingwagespositively

B.thelabormarketbecomesmoredense

C.technologydecreasesworkers'wagesatonce

D.thereasonofcapital'srewardsoutpacingthoseoflaborisuncertain

15.

Ifyourankthebooksaccordingtothefrequencytheymightbetouched,you'dbetterput______.

A.referencebooksatthemostimportantposition

B.brand-newbooksatthemostimportantposition

C.dog-earedbooksatthemostimportantposition

D.allthenovelsatthemostimportantposition

16.

Peoplewillexperiencenegativityintheworkplaceswhentheylose______.

17.

Becausetheinterviewisoncampus,youshouldlookandactlikeastudent.

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18.

Driverscanbefreefromtheresponsibilityofhavingtofollowalongbehindsomeonewiththehelpof______.

19.

IntheUnitedStates,thefuelingstationsofferingforfillingnaturalgashavereachedto______.

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

20.Whatistheonehugeproblemthatwehaven'treallysolved?

A.Globalwarming.

B.Acidmin.

C.Toxicemission.

D.Environment.

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

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

聽(tīng)力原文：Whatisthebestwaytolearnalanguage?Weshouldrememberthatwealllearnourownlanguagewellwhenwewerechildren.Ifwecouldlearnasecondlanguageinthesameway,itwouldnotseemsodifficult.Thinkofwhatasmallchilddoes.Itlistenstowhatpeoplesayandittriestoimitatewhatithears.Whenitwantssomething,ithastoaskforit.Itisusingthelanguage,talkinginit,andthinkingitallthetime.Ifpeoplehadtousessecondlanguageallthetime,theywouldlearnitquickly.

Welearnourownlanguagebyhearingpeoplespeakit,notbyseeingwhattheywrite.Weimitatewhatwehear.Inschool,thoughyoulearntoreadandwriteaswellastohearandspeak,itisbesttolearnallthenewwordsthroughtheear.Youcanreadthem,spellthem,andwritethemlater.

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A.Itlearnstosaybyimitatingwhatpeoplesay.

B.Itlearnstosaybyimitatingwhatpeoplehear.

C.Itlearnstosaybythinking.

D.Itlearnstosaybyseeing.

22.

【B4】

23.聽(tīng)力原文：W:Tom,wherewereyouyesterdayevening?Iexpectedtoseeyouattheconcert.

M:Oh,Iwaitedforyouatthecornerofyourstreet.ThenIlookedforyouatyourflat,butthehousekeepersaidyouwereout.

Q:Whydidn'ttheymeetthatevening?

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A.Theywerebothbusydoingtheirownwork.

B.Theywaitedforeachotheratdifferentplaces.

C.Theywenttothestreetcorneratdifferenttimes.

D.Themanwenttotheconcertbutthewomandidn't.

24.(22)

A.Makeposters.

B.Writeaspeech.

C.Answerquestions.

D.Studychemistry.

25.聽(tīng)力原文：W:DoyouremembertheduedateforourfinalpaperonInterculturalCommunication?

M:Ithinkit'sthelastdayofclass.ButProf.Smithsaidnottowaituntilthelastminutetohanditin.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

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A.Prof.Smithsuggestedthatallstudentsattendthelastclass.

B.Prof.Smithsuggestedthatallstudentsfinishtheassignmentbeforethedeadline.

C.Prof.Smithsuggestedthat'allstudentswaitafewminutesafterthelastclass.

D.Prof.Smithsuggestedthatallstudentswatchtheclockcarefullyonthelastdayofclass.

26.

【B9】

27.(25)

A.Toomanypeople.B.Dirtyair.C.Crime.D.Terrorism.

28.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Goodafternoon.IhaveanappointmentwithMissKarliatfouro'clock.

W:That'sright.I'mMissKarli.Docomeinandsitdown.

M:Thankyouverymuch.

W:Isentyouanapplicationform.Didyoureceiveit?

M:Yes,Idid.I'vecompleteditandbroughtitwithme.Hereitis.

W:Oh,thankyouverymuch.IalsosentyouacopyofourConditionsofService.

M:Yes,I'vereaditthrough.

W:So,nowyouknowallaboutourworkinghours,holidayarrangementsandsalaryscales.Arethereanyquestionsyouwanttoask?

M.No,thankyou,everythingwasexplainedveryclearly.

W:Good.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutthejobandthecompany.MrBallitoistheManagingDirectoroftheCompanyandI'mhissecretary.Ihaveagreatdealofworktodo,soMrBallitohasdecidedtoemployamalesecretarytohelpme.

M:Oh,Isee.Somyworkwouldbetohelpyou?

W:Yes,youwouldanswerthetelephone,dothefilingandsomeshorthandtypewriting.Canyouuseaduplicator?

M:Yes,I'velearnthowtotypestencilsandrunoffcopiesonaduplicatorattheBank.

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A.H.R.B.Manager.C.Juniorsecretary.D.Seniorsecretary.

29.(42)

30.(14)

A.Sheisexpectingherturn.

B.Shehasfoundvaluableinformation.

C.Sheneedsanotherweektoprepare.

D.Shehasnotpreparedyet.

31.聽(tīng)力原文：M:Theviewisspectacular.Couldyoutakeapictureofmewiththemountainsinthebackground?

W:IamafraidIjustranoutoffilm.HaveyoucheckedwithPeter?Hemaybeabletohelp.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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A.Shedoesn'twanttowasteherfilm.

B.Shedoesn'tknowhowtousethecamera.

C.Shedoesn'thaveanymorefilm.

D.Shealreadytookapictureofthemountains.

32.【B9】

33.(36)

A.Theyarebigandcapableofattacking.

B.Theyservetheirownersasfriendsandguards.

C.Theymakemostpeopleafraid.

D.Theyareeasytotakecareof.

34.(46)

35.(26)

A.Discoveringnewlifeinspace.

B.Studyingmeteorites.

C.Plottingthecoursesofasteroids;

D.Developingradartelescopes.

36.(35)

A.Atleast20minutesaday.

B.Lessthan20minutesaday.

C.Exactly20minutesaday.

D.Morethan20minutesaday.

37.(39)

38.(45)

39.(32)

A.Theycoulddrivetheinsectsaway.

B.Theycouldkeeptheplantswell-watered.

C.Theycouldmaketheplantsgrowfaster.

D.Theycouldbuilddevicestotrapinsects.

40.(34)

A.Achangeinthestatusofeducated.

B.Achangeinthenatureofreading.

C.Anincreaseinthenumberofbooks.

D.Anincreaseintheaverageageofreaders.

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

Theauthor'sattitudetowardnoisewouldbestbedescribedas______.

A.unrealisticB.traditionalC.concernedD.hysterical

42.

Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardanorexia?

A.Criticism.B.Approval.C.Agreement.D.Tolerance.

43.

Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelifeofworkingmothersinthepast?

A.Theyturnedtotheirparentstolookaftertheiryoungchildren.

B.Theyhadtodoallthehouseworkafterreturningfromwork.

C.Theysoughtforjobsthatrequiredonlyafewworkinghours.

D.Theywerenotallowedtoleaveforfamilyduringworkinghours.

44.Whatareneurotransmittersresponsibleforaccordingtothepassage?

45.SectionB

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

Thewordscienceisheardsoofteninmodemtimesthatalmosteverybodyhassomenotionofitsmeaning.Ontheotherhand,itsdefinitionisdifficultformanypeople.Themeaningofthetermisconfused,buteveryoneshouldunderstanditsmeaningandobjectives.Justtomaketheexplanationassimpleaspossible,supposescienceisdefinedasclassifiedknowledge(facts).

Eveninthetruesciencesdistinguishingfactfromfictionisnotalwayseasy.Forthisreasongreatcareshouldbetakentodistinguishbetweenbeliefsandtruths.Thereisnodangeraslongasacleardifferenceismadebetweentemporaryandprovedexplanations.Forexample,hypothesesandtheoriesareattemptstoexplainnaturalphenomena.Fromthesepositionsthescientistcontinuestoexperimentandobserveuntiltheyareprovedordiscredited.Theexactstatusofanyexplanationshouldbeclearlylabeledtoavoidconfusion.

Theobjectivesofscienceareprimarilythediscoveryandthesubsequentunderstandingoftheunknown.Mancannotbesatisfiedwithrecognizingthatsecretsexistinnatureorthatquestionsareunanswerable;hemustsolvethem.Towardthatendspecialistsinthefieldofbiologyandrelatedfieldsofinterestaredirectingmuchoftheirtimeandenergy.

Actually,twobasicapproachesleadtothediscoveryofnewinformation.One,aimsatsatisfyingcuriosity,isreferredtoaspurescience.Theotherisaimedatusingknowledgeforspecificpurposesforinstance,improvinghealth,raisingstandardsofliving,orcreatingnewconsumerproducts.Inthiscaseknowledgeisputtoeconomicuse.Suchanapproachisreferredtoasappliedscience.

Sometimespractical-mindedpeoplemissthepointofpurescienceinthinkingonlyofitsimmediateapplicationforeconomicrewards.Chemistsresponsibleformanyofthediscoveriescouldhardlyhaveanticipatedthattheirfindingswouldonedayresultinapplicationsofsuchapracticalnatureasthosedirectlyrelatedtolifeanddeath.Thediscoveryofonebitofinformationopensthedoortothediscoveryofanother.Somediscoveriesseemsosimplethatoneisamazedtheywerenotmadeyearsago;however,oneshouldrememberthattheconstructionofthemicroscopehadtoprecedethediscoveryofthecell.Thehostofscientistsdedicatingtheirlivestopuresciencearenotapologeticaboutignoringthepracticalsideoftheirdiscoveries;theyknowfromexperiencethatmostknowledgeiseventuallyapplied.

Theword"hypotheses"(Line3,Para.2)canprobablybereplacedby______.

A.illusionB.imaginationC.presumptionD.fabrication

46.

【C6】

47.

Whowillprobablymostwelcomethethreeproducts?

A.Peoplewhosehousehasnospaceforwirelesssystem.

B.Peoplewhosehousecannotreceiveimages,soundsormessages.

C.Peoplewhohavenoextramoneytoaffordwirelesssystem.

D.Peoplewhoprefertodothingsinasimplerway.

48.

Theauthorreferstostrawembededinfencepostsinordertoshow______.

A.wheretornadoesoccur

B.whomakesreportsabouttornadoes

C.whentornadoestakeform

D.howtornadoesaffectphysicalobjects

49.

WhatattitudedoesAlextaketowardsIndianow?

A.Stronghostility.

B.Passionatelove.

C.Slightcontempt.

D.Somewhatapproval.

50.SectionB

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

The"neweconomicorder"isaglobalone.Policymakers,educators,business,andindustryareallconcernedwithstrengtheningtheUnitedStatesforcompetitioninthisnewarena(舞臺(tái)).Careereducationhasgenerallyfocusedonhelpingpeopleunderstandtherelationshipbetweeneducationandworkandacquireemployabilityskills.Nowpeopleneedassistanceinrealizingtheopportunitiesandmeetingthechallengesoftheinternationalworkplace.

Theevolvingglobaleconomyisbasedonanumberoffactors:decreasingtransportationandcommunicationscosts,newpoliticalstructuresandeconomicalliances.Themostimportantinfluenceistheemergenceofflexible,information-basedtechnologies.Profoundeconomicandsocialchangesarecreatingnewmarketstandards(productivity,quality,variety,customization,convenience,timeliness)andintegratingproducersandconsumersintonetworksfordeliveringgoodsandservicesgloballyorlocally.Meetingthesestandardsrequiresgreatchangesinorganizationalstructures,skillneeds,andjobs.

AccordingtoCarnesville,competitiveorganizationswillbecharacterizedbyproductivity,flexibility,speed,affordablequality,andcustomerfocus.Manyorganizationswillemphasizeclosely-integratedworkgroups,teamwork,andsharedinformation.Theneedforcertaintypesofworkersisbeingreducedoreliminated.Atthesametime,freermovementofsomeworkersacrossnationalbordersisspiraling;otherworkersmayengagein"electronicimmigration,"interactingthroughtelecommunicationswiththeiremployersinothercountries.

Theglobaleconomywillinfluencepeople'sliveswhetherornottheyareemployedininternationalfirms.Intheneweconomy,nationscompetenotonlywitheachother'seconomicsystems,butalsowitheachother'sresearchanddevelopmentandeducationalsystems.Globaleventsaffectdomesticeconomies.

Othercharacteristicsofworkintheneweconomyalsohaveimplicationsforcareerdevelopment.Managerswillbecomebrokers/facilitators;therewillbemoretechnicalspecialists,andshorter,flattercareerladders.Insteadoftheold-style.divisionoflaborintodiscretetasks,jobfunctionswillconverge,andworkteamswillconsistofindividualswhoalternateexpert,brokering,andleadershiproles.Rewardswillbebasedmoreontheperformanceofteamsandnetworks.

Anumberoftheskillsneededforworkintheglobaleconomyarereflectedincurrentcurricularemphasessuchasdevelopmentofcriticalthinkingskills,techpreparation,theintegrationofvocationalandacademiceducation.Careereducatorscancollaboratewithvocationalandacademiceducatorsandemployersindocumentingtheneedfortheseskillsandinfusing(灌輸)theminamultidisciplinary(多學(xué)科的)approach.AsZwerlingputsit,"thebestliberaleducationmaycometobeseenascareereducation;thebestcareereducationmaybeseentobeliberaleducation".Thechallengesoftheglobaleconomyareanopportunitynotonlyforworkorganizationstoredesignthemselvesacrossnationalborders,butalsoforeducationtotranscenditstraditionalboundariesandreenvisionwaystopreparepeopleforlifeandforwork.

Infaceoftheevolvingglobalecono