2022-2023年吉林省通化市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題一卷(含答案)

2022-2023年吉林省通化市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級真題一卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

______isthebestchoiceformostdepressionsufferers.

2.Wecanconsiderourchildrenunderstresswhenthey______.

A.areunabletocommunicatetheirfeelingsaccurately

B.havetroublecommunicatingtheirresponsestoevents

C.oftenfeelabdominalpainwithoutaknownreason

D.haveapoorandovercrowdedfamily

3.

Accordingtothepassage,Hallidayprefers______todistinctionbetweenlearningandacquisition.

4.

Thecostofprintinglaserformsisoffsetbythatofpurchasingpaper,printersuppliesand______.

5.

AccordingtoStatisticsCanada,mostCanadianseniorsover65trytoliveindependentlyuntiltheydie.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Everyyear,adomeownermayspend30%lessinenergyexpenditurethananormalrectilinearhomeone.

A.YB.NC.NG

7.Whyaresomepeopleunwillingtogetfit?

A.Theexpensesoforganizedclassesaretoogreatforthem.

B.Thereisnoactivitytheycantakewiththeirfriends.

C.Theyareafraidthattheactivitiesarebeyondtheirabilities.

D.Therearefewsportsclubsorgymsavailableinthecommunity.

8.

Intheyearswheninflationoutpaceswageincrease,manyfamiliesintheU.S.hardlygetby.

A.YB.NC.NG

9.

Generallyspeaking,therearetwodestructivetsunamiseveryyeararoundtheworld.

A.YB.NC.NG

10.

Thewebwilljustbeanintegralpartoflife,itwillbeareflextoturntothewebforshopping,education,entertainmentand______.

11.Whatistheforceoftheriseoftwotrendswhichappearoppositetoeachother?

A.Thedevelopmentofpopradio.

B.Photoshopthatcanedithumanvoice.

C.AvocalsoftwarecalledAuto-Tune.

D.ThepopularityofapopsingernamedCher.

12.

AccordingtoMichaelTwery,whydon'tthosepeoplewithsnoringproblemsgotosectheirdoctor?

A.Becausetheyarcafraidtobelaughedatbyothers.

B.Becausetheyarcnotawareoftheproblemsduetotheirslowprogress.

C.Becausetheyarctoobusytogotohospital.

D.Becausetheyareunwillingtotalkaboutsnoringproblems.

13.

WhenWilcoxlivedinthevalley,hewassatisfiedwiththefactthattheremainsof______wasundisturbed.

14.

TheBibletellspeoplehowJesuswasbetrayed,accusedandcondemnedtodeath.

A.YB.NC.NG

15.

Coke'sadvertisingonceshowedayoungmandrawingaglassofCokefromoneofthecrockeryurnsthenusedto______.

16.

Manypeopleexpectedthemedicinestheytooktobesafewhenthemedicinescostalot.

A.YB.NC.NG

17.SomeNotesonGender-NeutralLanguage

General

Thepracticeofassigningmasculinegendertoneutraltermscomesfromthefactthateverylanguagereflectstheprejudicesofthesocietyinwhichitevolved,andEnglishevolvedthroughmostofitshistoryinamale-centered,patriarchalsociety.Likeanyotherlanguage,however,Englishisalwayschanging.Oneonlyhastoreadaloudsentencesfromthe19thcenturyhooksassignedforthisclasstosensetheshiftsthathaveoccurredinthelast150years.Whenreaderspickupsomethingtoread,theyexpectdifferentconventionsdependingonthetimeinwhichthematerialwaswritten.Aswritersin1995,weneedtobenotonlyawareoftheconventionsthatourreadersmayexpect,butalsoconsciousoftheresponsesourwordsmayelicit.Inaddition,weneedtoknowhowtheshiftingnatureoflanguagecanmakecertainwordsawkwardormisleading.

"Man"

Manoncewasatrulygenericwordreferringtoallhumans,buthasgraduallynarrowedinmeaningtobecomeawordthatreferstoadultmalehumanbeings.Anglo-Saxonsusedthewordtorefertoallpeople.OneexampleofthisoccurswhenanAnglo-Saxonwriterreferstoaseventh-centuryEnglishprincessas"awonderfulman".ManparalleledtheLatinwordhomo,"amemberofthehumanspecies."notvir,"anadultmaleofthespecies."TheOldEnglishwordforadultmalewaswaepmanandtheoldEnglishwordforadultwomanwaswifman.Inthecourseoftime,wifmanevolvedintotheword"woman.""Man"eventuallyceasedtobeusedtorefertoindividualwomenandreplacedwaepmanasaspecifictermdistinguishinganadultmalefromanadultfemale.Butmancontinuedtobeusedingeneralizationsaboutbothsexes.

Bythe18thcentury,themodern,narrowsenseofmanwasfirmlyestablishedasthepredominantone.WhenEdmundBurke,writingoftheFrenchRevolution,usedmenintheold,inclusiveway,hetookpainstospellouthismeaning:"Suchadeplorablehavocismadeinthemindsofmen(bothsexes)inFrance..."ThomasJeffersondidnotmakethesamedistinctionindeclaringthat"allmenarecreatedequal"and"governmentsareinstitutedamongmen,derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned."Inatimewhenwomen,havingnovote,couldneithergivenorwithholdconsent,Jeffersonhadtobeusingthewordmeninitsprincipalsenseof"males,"anditprobablyneveroccurredtohimthatanyonewouldthinkotherwise.Lookingatmoderndictionariesindicatethatthedefinitionthatlinks"man'withmalesisthepredominantone.Studiesofcollegestudentsandschoolchildrenindicatethatevenwhenthebroaddefinitionsof"msn"and"men"aretaught,theytendtoconjureupimagesofmalepeopleonly.Wewouldneverusethesentence"Agirlgrowsuptobeaman,"becauseweassumethenarrowerdefinitionofthewordman.

ThePronounProblem

ThefirstgrammarsofmodernEnglishwerewritteninthe16thand17thcenturies.TheyweremainlyintendedtohelpboysfromupperclassfamiliesprepareforthestudyofLatin,alanguagemostscholarsconsideredsuperiortoEnglish.ThemaleauthorsoftheseearliestEnglishgrammarswroteformalereadersinanagewhenfewwomenwereliterate.Themasculine-genderpronouns(代詞)didnotreflectabeliefthatmasculinepronounscouldrefertobothsexes.Thegrammarsofthisperiodcontainnoindicationthatmasculinepronounsweresex-inclusivewhenusedingeneralreferences.Insteadthesepronounsreflectedtherealityofmaleculturaldominanceandthemale-centeredworldviewthatresulted.

"He"startedtobeusedasagenericpronounbygrammarianswhoweretryingtochangealong-establishedtraditionofusing"they"asasingularpronoun.In1850anActofParliamentgaveofficialsanction(批準)totherecentlyinventedconceptofthe"generic"he.InthelanguageusedinactsofParliament,the

A.YB.NC.NG

18.

Toseedetailsofanitemforauction,youmaygotothe_______________sectiononauctionpage.

19.

Thetraditionalvehiclesexistfornext10to20yearsbecauseof______.

20.

ThemainadvantageofthevideophoneoverE-mailandthetelephoneis______.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(28)

A.Fosteringahealthyattitudeinboysandgirls.

B.Givingchildrenopportunitytomakefriends.

C.Preparingchildrenfortheshockinadultsociety.

D.Makingchildrenunderstandtheaimofeducation.

22.(35)

A.HeknowswhenitwassenttoEurope.

B.HebelievesitwasmadeinEgypt.

C.HethinksitcamefromChina.

D.Hedoubtswhereitstarted.

23.(31)

A.Fivemilliondollars.

B.Fortythousanddollars.

C.Onemilliondollars.

D.Fiftythousanddollars.

24.

【B6】

25.(32)

A.Agricultureintheindustrializedworld.

B.Cultivatedcrops.

C.Theassociationbetweenrosesandhumans.

D.Thediscoveriesofcertaingrasses.

26.(24)

A.Emotionalintelligence.

B.Intelligencequotient.

C.Appliedpsychology.

D.Thefunctionoftheemotionalbrain.

27.

【B4】

28.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Mostpeopleknowatleastsomeoftheoldwaysofpredictingweather.(26)Mostoftheseolderwaysdependedoncarefulobservationofthebehavior.ofanimalsandinsectsandoftheappearanceofclouds,thesun.themoonandgrowingplants.Butwearemostlycity-livingpeopleandhaveforgottentheoriginofmanyofthesewaysofforetellingweather.Weshouldnotlaughattheseexamplesofweatherwisdom,however.Sincetheyarebasedonwhatpeoplehaveseenyearafteryeartheyareoftenquiteaccurate.

Animalsarecommonlythoughttobemoresensitivetochangesintheweatherthanwehumanbeings.Oursenseshavebecomedull:(27)wearenotsoclosetonatureandourlivesdonotdependsomuchonwarningsgivenbythesensesasanimalsdo.

(28)Everycountryhasitsownparticularweatherwisdomconnectedwithanimals.Innortherncountries,wherewintersarehard,thebehavior.ofanimalswhichhibernateormigrateistakentoindicatewhatsortofwinteriscoming.Thesquirrelsmaybeseengatheringtheirfoodsupplyofnutsearlierthanusual;thedormousemaydigmoredeeplythanusual,themigratingbirdsmaygatherfortheirflightsouthearlierthanusual.Allthesesignswouldbeseenbythecountrymanaspredictionsofanespeciallyseverewintertocome.Accordingtosomanyexampleswecouldseeanimalsaresosensitive,andtheirsensesaremoreaccuratethanourhumanbeings.Ifwe'llfindtheextraordinaryoftheirbehaviors,sopayattentiontoit.

(27)

A.Becausemanypeoplebelieveinoldwaysofpredictingweather.

B.Becausecitydwellershavenootherwaysofpredictingweather.

C.Becauseitisbasedonlongexperienceandobservation.

D.Becausewehavenootheroriginsofforetellingweather.

29.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.

30.(29)

A.Theyhaveaccidentswhentheytrytooutrunotherboats.

B.Theyfalloverboardwhentheystandupintheirboat.

C.Theysitorlieonthebottomoftheirboat.

D.Theyfallasleepandwaterenterstheirboat.

31.

【B2】

32.聽力原文：M:I'veforgottenmypassbook,butI'dliketomakeadeposittomysavingsaccountifImay.

W:Noproblem,justbringthisreceiptwithyouthenexttimeyoucomein,alongwithyourpassbook,andwewilladjustthebalance.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

(14)

A.Atthebank.

B.Atthecustomsoffice.

C.Atthelibrary.

D.Atthepostoffice.

33.

【B8】

34.(39)

35.

【B11】

36.(21)

A.Hewantstogetaraceroratouringbike.

B.Hewantstouseittogotraveling.

C.Hewantstouseittogethimbackandforthfromwork.

D.Hewantstouseittodosomeexercises.

37.SectionC

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

Inmostcases,thedoctorisunabletoavoidsomedegreeofemotionalinvolvementwiththesickindividualwhohascometohimforhelp.

Thephysicianknowswelltheusualdevelopmentofeventsina【B1】______sickness,buthispersonalreactiontothedeathofthepatientisavariablething.Itis【B2】______bymanyconditions,suchasthe【B3】______ofhisrelationshipwiththepatient,theageoftheperson【B4】______,andthenatureofthefinaldisease.

The【B5】______isusuallynottooupsetbythe【B6】______deathofapatientwhohasenjoyedalong,pleasant,and【B7】______life,andhemayacceptcalmlythedeathofapersoninayoungeragegroupwho'sgotseriously【B8】______However,heisalwayssaddenedbythedeathofachild,oryoungadult,foranyreason.

【B9】______.Whenapersonundermedicaltreatmentdies,theinternistcanalwayscomforthimselfwiththeideathat【B10】______.Ontheotherhand,whendeathfollowsanoperation,thesurgeonusuallyleadshimselftoconsidering.Thesurgeonusuallygivesatleastapassingthoughttothepossibilitythat【B11】______.

【B1】

38.聽力原文：W:Nine,please.

M:Thisistheexpress,Madam.Thefirststopisthefirstfloor.

Q:Wheredidthisconversationtakeplace?

(16)

A.Onabus.B.Onatrain.C.Overaphone.D.Inanelevator.

39.(25)

A.Gotoclass.

B.Goonapicnic.

C.Attendameeting.

D.Attendtherally.

40.(36)

A.Negative.B.Worried.C.Indifferent.D.Positive.

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

Theauthorthinksthatthevalueofamancanbe______.

A.discoveredwithoutphysicalcontact

B.discoveredonlythroughfrequentmeetings

C.foundinhisexternalappearance

D.discoveredthroughsuperficialcontacts

42.SectionB

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

TheJapaneseandU.S.governmentsbothstudiedtheconceptof"wiredcities"usingcableTVtodeliverentertainment,informationandeducationalservicessimilartothosediscussedtodayinthecontextofthedigitalrevolution.Onthebasisofthesehopes,theUSgovernmentallowedthecablecompaniestosetuplocalmonopolies.Intheevent,theseneverdeliveredanythingotherthantelevisionwiththeunderstandablejustificationthatusertrialsfoundminimalconsumerinterestinanyoftheotherservice,includinginteractiveTV.

What,then,isdifferentthistime?

First,computershavebecomemorepowerful,cheaper,smaller,easiertouse(althoughtheystillhavealongwaytogoonthisfront)andmorewidelydistributed,especiallywithinbusinessesandespeciallyintheU.S.Manyofusnowhavepersonalcomputer(PCs)athomeandalsointeractwithcomputertechnologyinmanyotherguises-gamesmachines,automatictellermachines(ATMs)andthefiftymicrocomputersinatypicalmoderncar.

Second,theInternet.TheInternetisaloosenetworkofnetworkswhichenablesPCsinmostlargeorganizationsandmanyhomesandsmallbusinesses(usingastandardconnectiontoatelephoneline!tocommunicatewitheachotheraroundtheworldatlowcost.TheInternetbelongstonoone(althoughitusestelecommunicationlinkswhichdo)andhasnocentralauthority;itisreallyasetof"communicationprotocols",morelikealanguagethanaphysicalnetwork,whichmeansthatanycomputer,whateveritsinternallanguageis,cancommunicatewithanyother.TheInternethasexistedformanyyearsasanacademicnetwork,buttookoffasamassapplicationonlyinthemid-1990s.Thiswaspartlybecauseoftheinventionofnewsoftware(theWorldWideWeband"browsers")whichmadeiteasiertofindusefulinformationandmovebetweendifferentsites.

TheInternetexhibitsacharacteristiccrucialforallsuccessfulcommunicationnetworks:thattheirvaluetoeachmemberincreaseswiththenumberofothermembers.Thesamehappenedwithtelephonesand,morerecently,faxmachines:neitherwouldbeusefulexceptasastatussymbolifnooneelsehadone.OnceenoughotherpeoplewereontheWeb,itbecameworthwhileforyetmorepeople.Inreality,despiteallthetalkofWebsites,"surfing"andcyber-commerce,themainwaymostpeople(includingtheauthors)usetheInternettodayisforelectronicmail(e-mail)-typedmessagesanddocumentssentfromonePCtoanother.Thee-mailpopulationreached"criticalmass"inaboutthemid-1990s.

The"wiredcities"intheUnitedStateswerenotconstructed,______.

A.astheJapanesehadmonopolizeditsTVcables

B.astheAmericanstalkedtoomuchwithoutdoinganypracticalwork

C.becausemonopoliesdidgreatharmtotheotherwiseprosperousmarket

D.becauseconsumersshowedlittleinterestinothermediathantelevision

43.

Whatdoes"Dublin'snewpitis'showingpromise'."meaninParagraph4?

A.TheDublin'snewpitpresentsthesignofincompetenceaspredicted.

B.TheDublin'snewpitadoptedopen-outcrytradingaspromised.

C.TheDublin'snewpitsubjectstopressurefromself-employedtraders.

D.TheDublin'snewpitstartswithapromisingbeginning.

44.

Thewriterwouldapproveanunsuccessfulpoliticalcandidate______.

A.gaveupallhisopportunities

B.promisedtotryagainnexttime

C.overthrewthegovernmentbyforce

D.toldthepeoplethetruthabouthisopponent

45.

【C3】

46.

【C6】

47.Theoriginalpurposeofcreating4636wasto______thatfollowedthe2008Kenyaelection.

48.

Modernsocietiescontrolsupplyanddemand______.

A.bydirectinterventioninthepricingofgoodsandservices

B.bymeansofmoneyandthepricemechanism

C.bykeepingawatchfuleyeonrelativepricechanges

D.byfixingpricesinspecificindustries

49.

Howshouldbook-sellersdo?

A.Theyshouldbothsufferforalongtimeandsatisfycustomers'wishes.

B.Theyshouldbothendureandindulgeforalongtime.

C.Theyshouldbebothtenderandlenient.

D.Theyshouldbebothpatientandkind.

50.SectionB

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

It'sabrandnewworld—aworldbuiltaroundbrands.Hard-charging,noise-making,culture-shapingbrandsareeverywhere.They'reonsupermarketshelves,ofcourse,butalsoinbusinessplansfornetworkcompanystartupsandinthenamesofsportscomplexes.Brandsareinfiltrating(滲透)people'severydaylives—bystickingtheirlogosonclothes,inconcertprograms,onsubwaystationwalls,eveninelementaryschoolclassrooms.

WeliveinanageinwhichCBSnewscasterswearNikejacketsontheair,inwhichBurgerKingandMcDonald'sopenkiosks(小亭)inelementaryschoollunchrooms.Butasbrandsreach(andthenoverreach)intoeveryaspectofourlives,thecompaniesbehindtheminvitemorequestions,deeperscrutiny—andaninevitablebacklashbyconsumers.

"Ourintellectuallivesandourpublicspacesarebeingtakenoverbymarketingandthathasrealimplicationsforcitizenship,"saysauthorandactivistNaomiKlien."It'simportantforanyhealthyculturetohavepublicspace—aplacewherepeoplearetreatedascitizensinsteadofasconsumers.We'vecompletelylostthatspace."

Sincethemid-1980s,asmoreandmorecompanieshaveshiftedfrombeingaboutproductstobeingaboutideas,Starbucksisn'tsellingcoffee;it'ssellingcommunity!Thosecompanieshavepouredmoreandmoreresourcesintomarketingcampaigns.

Topayforthosecampaigns,thosesamecompaniesfiguredoutwaystocutcostselsewhere,forexample,byusingcontractlaborathomeandlow-wagelaborindevelopingcountries.Contractlaborersarehiredonatemporary,per-assignmentbasis,andemployershavenoobligationtoprovideanybenefit(suchashealthinsurance)orlong-termjobsecurity.Thissavescompaniesmoneybutobviouslyputsworkersinvulnerablesituations.IntheUnitedStates,contractlaborhasgivenrisetoso-calledMcJobs,whichemployersandworkersalikepretendaretemporary—eventhoughthesejobsareusuallyheldbyadultswhoaretryingtosupportfamilies.

Themassiveexpansionofmarketingcampaignsinthe1980scoincidedwiththereductionofgovernmentspendingforschoolsandformuseums.Thismadethoseinstitutionsmuchtoowilling,eveneager,topartnerwithprivatecompanies.Butcompaniestookadvantageoftheneedsofthoseinstitutions,reachingtoofar,andoverwhelmingthecivicspacewiththeirmarketingagendas.

Howcanbrandsinfiltratepeople'sdailylife?

A.Byhavingtheirlogosprintedinpeople'clothes.

B.Byhavingtheirbrandsreachinginprimaryschools.

C.Byfindingmeanstoputtheirproductsonsupermarketshelves.

D.Byputtingrelativeinformationoftheirproductsonpublicplaces.

51.WhatwillhappenwhenthenumberofstudentsdropsaccordingtoBahramBekhradnia?

A.Bothresearchersandstudentswillbecomemorecritical.

B.Thegovernmentwillconsiderresumingtheformertuitionfees.

C.Bottomuniversitieswillhavetostrugglehardertosurvive.

D.Thequalityofhighereducationwilldecreaseaccordingly.

52.

WhatdoweknowfromthethreereportsissuedbytheJusticePolicyInstitute?

A.Theseteenagersarepotentialcriminalsinthefuture.

B.Theauthoritieshavebeenoverreactingtothesebehaviors.

C.Theseteenagersdeservethepunishment.

D.Theremustbesomethingmentallywrongwiththeseteenagers.

53.

【C7】

54.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

ThethreebiggestliesinAmericaare:(1)"Thecheckisinthemail."(2)"OfcourseI'llrespectyouinthemorning."(3)"Itwasacomputererror."

Ofthesethreelittlewhitelies,theworstofthelotbyfaristhethird.It'stheonlyonethatcanneverbetrue.Today,ifabankstatementcheatsyououtof$900thatway,youknowwhattheclerkissuretosay:"Itwasacomputererror."Nonsense.Thecomputerisreportingnothingmorethanwhattheclerktypedintoit.

Themostirritatingcaseofalliswhenthecomputerizedcashregisterinthegrocerystoreshowsthatanitemcostsmorethanitactuallydoes.Iftheinnocentbuyerpointsoutthemistake,thechecker,bagger,andmanagerallcometogetherandofferthefamiliarexplanation:"Itwasacomputererror."

Itwasn't,ofcourse.Thathigh-techcashregisterisreallynothingmorethananelectriceye.TheeyereadstheUniversalProductCode--thatribbonofblackandwhitelinesinacomerofthepackage--andthenchecksthecodeagainstapriceliststoredinmemory.Ifthepricelistisright,you'llbechargedaccurately.

Grocerystoresupdatethepricelisteachday--thatis,somebodysitsatakeyboardandtypesintheprices.Ifthepricetheytypeinistoohigh,thereareonlytwoexplanations:carelessnessordishonesty.Butsomehow"acomputererror"issupposedtoexcuseeverything.

Onereasonweletpeoplehidebehindacomputeristhecommonmisperceptionthathuge,modemcomputersare"electricBrains"withartificialintelligence.Atsomepointtheremightbeamachinewithintelligence,butnoneexiststoday.ThesmartestcomputeronEarthrightnowisnomore"intelligent"thanyouraveragescrewdriver.Atthispointinthedevelopmentofcomputers,theonlythinganymachinecandoiswhatahumanhasinstructedittodo.

ThebiggestlieinAmericais______.

55.

【C10】

56.

Intheworldofthecomics,happinessdependedon______.

A.acrazysenseofhumor

B.aloveoflife

C.alittlefaithandluck

D.cunningandcourage

57.Somemediasourcesutilizecatchybutmisleadingheadlinesinorderto______.

A.fosterinterestinthemaintextofthearticle

B.boostsalesbystirringinterestinsteadofbycompetition

C.outdotheircompetitionincreatingthemostprovocativestories

D.submittothedemandsofthepublic,whowantsuchsensationaltitles

58.

Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Differencebetweenmenandwomeninmateselection

B.Kindnessandintelligencearealsoimportantinmateselection

C.Waysinmateselection

D.Budget-spendinginmateselection

59.AccordingtoHoxby,thecharterschoolssucceedpartlybecause______.

A.theirreputationstendtoattractmanyexcellentstudents

B.theteachingmethodsstimulatestudents'enthusiasmofstudy

C.thesalarymechanismmobilizestheteachers'teachinginitiative

D.thepoorfamilybackgroundsmakethestudentsworkenergetically

60.

______benefitedmostfromthehealthylifestylesapproachtohealth.

四、5.ErrorCorrection(5題)61.

【S9】

62.

【S8】

63.Ineverycityandtowntherearcpeoplenamedas【S1】______

realestateagentswhowillhelpyoufindahouseto

rent.Buttheymaychargeafixednumberofmoney,【S2】______

suchasamonth'srentorapercentageoftheyear's

rent,tohelpyoufindaplace.Somecompaniespaythe

amountsfortheirworkers;othersdonot.Ifyouhavea

workintheUnitedStates,becertainthatyouask【S3】______

ifyourcompanywillpayforthisserviceornot【S4】_______

afteryousignanypaperswitharealestateagent.You【S5】_______

canalsofindahousebyyourselfbynoticing"ForRent"

signsandfollowingnewspaperadvertisement.Thesign

willlistatelephonenumberforyoutocall.

Whenyourentahouse,inadditiontotherent,

youwillgenerallybeexpectedtopayforwhatwecalled【S6】_____

utilitiesgasandelectricity,heatandhotwater

besidesforsimpleelectricalandotherrepairs.【S7】______

However,thisisagoodideatobesurewhattherent【S8】______

doesanddocsnotinclude.Asthereisoftenthecase【S9】______

withmosthouserentals,youwillprobablybeexpected

tohavecertaindemandsforthecareofthehouse,such【S10】______

asgrass-cutti