2022-2023年山東省菏澤市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級

2022-2023年山東省菏澤市大學(xué)英語6級大學(xué)英語六級學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20題)1.Americans'shortcomingsinsciencearevast,andunfortunately______ismakingeffortstodefeatthem.

2.

Thebiggestsinglelossofplaneshappenedin______.

3.

MorethanhalfofAmericansnowusetheInternet.

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4.SinceBritaingottheexclusivecontrolonopium,Indiangrowersmustselltheircropsto______.

5.Accordingtothepassage,manypeoplewhotraveloverseasexpectto______.

A.seethelocalslivinginaprimitiveway

B.learntechnologydevelopedbyforeigners

C.challengethestereotypeabouttheirmotherland

D.experiencechangestakingplacesinanothercountry

6.

JuniorAchievementhasfoundthatmorethanonethirdoftheteenagersbelievethat______.

A.mostteachersaretrustworthy

B.theissueofethicsisout-of-date

C.deceivingisessentialforsuccess

D.personalityisrelatedtoeducation

7.

TheUnitedStatesspendmuchmoremoneyonprogramstopreventdiseasesthanon______.

8.TheGeodesicDome(圓頂屋)--theHouseoftheFuture?

R.BuckminsterFullerspentmuchoftheearly20thCenturylookingforwaystoimprovehumanshelterbyapplyingmoderntechnologicalknow-howtoshelterconstruction,makingsheltermorecomfortableandefficient,andmoreeconomicallyavailabletoagreaternumberofpeople.

Afteracquiringsomeexperienceinthebuildingindustryanddiscoveringthetraditionalpracticesandperceptionswhichseverelylimitchangesandimprovementsinconstructionpractices,Fullercarefullyexaminedandimprovedinteriorstructureequipment,includingthetoilet,theshower,andthebathroomasawhole.Hestudiedstructureshells,anddevisedanumberofalternatives,eachlessexpensive,lighter,andstrongerthantraditionalwood,brick,andstonebuildings.

In1944,theUnitedStatessufferedaserioushousingshortage.GovernmentofficialsknewthatFullerhaddevelopedaprototypeoffamilydwellingwhichcouldbeproducedrapidly,usingthesameequipmentwhichhadpreviouslybuiltwar-timeairplanes.Theycouldbe"installed"anywhere,thewayatelephoneisinstalled,andwithlittleadditionaldifficulty.WhenoneofficialflewtoWichita,Kansastoseethishouse,whichBeechAircraftandFullerbuilt,themanreportedlygasped,"MyGod!Thisisthehouseofthefuture!"

Soon,unsolicitedcheckspouredinfrompeoplewhowantedtopurchasethisnewkindofhouse,butFullerwasneverabletogetitintofullproduction.Thiswasduetomanyobstaclessuchasonlyunioncontractorswereabletohookthehousesuptowater,powerandsewersinmanycities.However,becausethehouseswerealreadywiredandhadtheplumbinginstalledbytheaircraftcompany,manyconstructiontradeunionsmadeitclearthattheywouldnotworkonthehouses.Therewerealsoin-housedifferencesbetweenFullerandthestockholders.Fullerdidnotfeelthehousedesignwascomplete;therewereproblemshewantedtofix.Butthestockholderswantedtomoveahead.However,themainobstructionwasobtainingthefinancingforthetoolingcosts,whichwerepurposefullynotincludedinthenegotiationswithinvestors.Nobankwouldfinancetheprojectwithunionproblemsandstockholderbattles.

Afterthewar,Fuller'seffortsfocusedontheproblemofhowtobuildashelterwhichissolightweightthatitcanbedeliveredbyair.Sheltershouldbemobilewhichwouldrequiregreatbreakthroughsintheweight-reductionofthematerials.Technologywouldhavetofollownature'sdesignasseenbythespider'swebwhichcanfloatinahurricanebecauseofitshighstrength-to-weightratio.NewshelterwouldhavetobedesignedthatassimilatestheseprinciplesandthatwasFuller'sintent.

OneofthewaysBuckminsterFullerwoulddescribethedifferencesinstrengthbetweenarectangleandatrianglewouldbeapplypressuretobothstructures.Therectanglewouldfoldupandbeunstablebutthetrianglewithstandsthepressureandismuchmorerigid--infactthetriangleistwiceasstrong.Thisprincipledirectedhisstudiestowardcreatinganewarchitecturaldesign,thegeodesicdome,basedalsouponhisideaof"doingmorewithless".Fullerdiscoveredthatifasphericalstructurewascreatedfromtriangles,itwouldhaveincomparablestrength.

Thesphereusesthe"doingmorewithless"principleinthatitenclosesthelargestvolumeofinteriorspacewiththeleastamountofsurfaceareathussavingonmaterialsandcost.Fullerreintroducedtheideathatwhenthesphere'sdiameterisdoubleditwillquadrupleitssquarefootageandproduceeighttimesthevolume.

Thespherical(球形的)structureofadomeisoneofthemostefficientinterioratmospheresforhumandwellingsbecauseairandenergyareallowedtocirculatewithoutobstruction.Thisenablesheatingandcoolingtooccurnatu

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9.

"Geckotape"isatechnologythatprovedtobeanalternativeto______whenit'isputintothemarket.

10.

LyubomirskydesignedaSubjectiveHappinessScalebecauseshebelieveditwaseachperson's______thatcanfaithfullyrecordtheirownhappiness.

11.

Asaresultofsteadyandpredictableincreasesinsciencefunding______.

12.

Thefiverwatermakesup______oftheEarth'stotalfreshwater.

A.lessthan0.5percent

B.nearly0.05percent

C.aboutthree-quarters

D.aboutonefour-thousandth

13.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)

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

EarthWillSurviveGlobalWarming,ButWillWe?

Thenotionthathumanactivity,ortheactivityofanyorganism,canaffectEarthonaplanetaryscaleisstillahardoneformanypeopletoswallow.Anditisthiskindofdisbeliefthatfuelsmuchofthepublicskepticismsurroundingglobalwarming.

ApollconductedlastsummerbythePewResearchCenterfoundthatonly41percentofAmericansbelievetheburningoffossilfuelscausesglobalwarming.ButinameetingthisweekinParis,officialsfrom113nationshaveagreedthatahighlyanticipatedinternationalreportwillstatethatglobalwarmingwas"verylikely"causedbyhumanactivity.Theideathatbiologycanaltertheplanetinbroadanddramaticwaysiswidelyacceptedamongscientists,andtheypointtoseveralprecedentsthroughoutthehistoryoflife.

Themightymicrobes

Human-causedglobalwarming--alsocalled"anthropogenic"globalwarming--isthelatestexampleoflifealteringEarth,butitisnotthemostdramatic.

ThattitleprobablygoestotheoxygenationofEarth'searlyatmospherebyancientmicrobesastheybegantoharnessthepowerofsunlightthroughphotosynthesis(光合作用).

Humans"arehavingastrongeffectonglobalgeochemicalcycles,butitdoesnotcompareatalltotheadventofoxygenicphotosynthesis,"saidKatrinaEdwards,ageo-microbiologistattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia(USC)."Thatwasacatastrophicenvironmentalchangethatoccurredbefore2.2billionyearsagowhichwreakeditsfullwrathontheEarthsystem."

Edwardsstudiesanotherwaylifeimpactstheplanetinlargelyunseenways.Shefocusesonhowmicrobeslivingonthedarkoceanfloortransform.mineralsthroughakindofunderwaterpower.

"Thesemicrobesarecompletelyoffradarintermsofglobalbiogeochemicalcycles,"EdwardstoldLive-Science."Wedon'tconsiderthemaspartoftheEarthsystemrightnowinourcalculationaboutwhat'sgoingon,andwedon'tconsiderthemintermsofhowtheEarthsystemwillmoveforwardintothefuture."

Thesereactionsarestronglyinfluencedbylifeandhavebeenoccurringforbillionsofyears,foraslongastheoceanshavebeenoxygenatedandtherehavebeenmicrobesinhabitingtheseafloor,Edwardssaid.

CreatingEarth

Onland,microbes,andinparticularaform.ofbacteriacalledcyanobacteria(固氮藍(lán)藻),helpkeepsoilinplaceandsuppressdust.

"We'dcertainlyhavemoreduststormsanditwouldnotbeanywhereasniceonEarthiftheyweren'taround,"saidJayneBelnap,aresearcherwiththeUnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey.

Scientistsbelievethetinylife-formsperformedthesamerolesonearlyEarth."Oneofthebigproblemsforgeologistsisthat,OK,youhavethisbigballofrock,thesoilisweatheringoutandyouhavetheseferociouswinds.Whatintheworldisholdingthesoilinplaceasitweathersoutoftherocks?"Belnapsaidinatelephoneinterview."Cyanobacteriaarealsocreditedwiththatfunction."

Themicrobesanchoredsoiltotheground;thiscreatedhabitatsforlandplantstoevolveandeventuallyforustoevolve."TheyliterallycreatedEarthinasense,"Belnapsaid.

"Cyanobacteriaarejustlike'it',"shecontinued."I'vebeentellingeverybodytomakeasmallaltarandoffersacrificeseverynight.Weowethemeverything."

Asnowba

A.Americanpeople.

B.People'sactivity.

C.Industryactivity.

D.Developedcountries.

14.

Accordingtothecommercedepartment'sstatistics,onlinesalesfigurescanreachtheequivalentoftheonesofflineinthenearfuture.

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15.

Beingavolunteerishelpfulbecausevolunteerassignmentscanprovideyouwithchancestomeet______people.

16.

Whilemakingfitnessapartoftheirlives,thenaturallythinpeopleusuallyconcentrateonthekindsofexercisesthat______.

17.

"Always"and"never"areour_______________.

18.WhyBilingualEducation?

Bilingualeducationcontinuestoreceivecriticisminthenationalmedia.Thisarticleexaminessomeofthecriticism,anditseffectonpublicopinion,whichoftenisbasedonmisconceptionsaboutbilingualeducation'sgoalsandpractice.Thearticlealsoexplainstherationaleunderlyinggoodbilingualeducationprogramsandsummarizesresearchfindingsabouttheireffectiveness.

Thecombinationoffirstlanguagesubjectmatterteachingandliteracydevelopmentthatcharacterizesgoodbilingualprogramsindirectlybutpowerfullyaidsstudentsastheystriveforathirdfactoressentialtotheirsuccess:Englishproficiency.Ofcourse,wealsowanttoteachinEnglishdirectly,viahighqualityEnglish-as-a-SecondLanguage(ESL)classes,andthroughshelteredsubjectmatterteaching,whereintermediate-levelEnglishlanguageacquirerslearnsubjectmattertaughtinEnglish.

Thebestbilingualeducationprogramsincludeallofthesecharacteristics:ESLinstruction,shelteredsubjectmatterteaching,andinstructioninthefirstlanguage.Non-English-speakingchildreninitiallyreceivecoreinstructionintheprimarylanguagealongwithESLinstruction.AschildrengrowmoreproficientinEnglish,theylearnsubjectsusingmorecontextualizedlanguage(e.g.,mathandscience)inshelteredclassestaughtinEnglish,andeventuallyinmainstreamclasses.Inthisway,theshelteredclassesfunctionasabridgebetweeninstructioninthefirstlanguageandinthemainstream.Inadvancedlevels,theonlysubjectsdoneinthefirstlanguagearethosedemandingthemostabstractuseoflanguage(socialstudiesandlanguagearts).Oncefullmainstreamingiscomplete,advancedfirstlanguagedevelopmentisavailableasanoption.Gradualexitplans,suchasthese,avoidproblemsassociatedwithexitingchildrentooearly(beforetheEnglishtheyencounteriscomprehensible)andprovideinstructioninthefirstlanguagewhereitismostneeded.Theseplansalsoallowchildrentohavetheadvantagesofadvancedfirstlanguagedevelopment.

SuccesswithoutBilingualEducation

Acommonargumentagainstbilingualeducationistheobservationthatmanypeoplehavesucceededwithoutit.Thishascertainlyhappened.Inthesecases,however,thesuccessfulpersongotplentyofcomprehensibleinputinthesecondlanguage,andinmanycaseshadadefactobilingualeducationprogram.Forexample,RodriguezanddelaPenaareoftencitedascounter-evidencetobilingualeducation.

RodrigueztellsusthathesucceededinschoolwithoutaspecialprogramandacquiredaveryhighlevelofEnglishliteracy.Hehadtwocrucialadvantages,however,thatmostlimited-English-proficient(LEP)childrendonothave.First,hegrewupinanEnglish-speakingneighborhoodinSacramento,California,andthusgotagreatdealofinformalcomprehensibleinputfromclassmates.ManyLEPchildrentodayencounterEnglishonlyatschool;theyliveinneighborhoodswhereSpanishprevails.Inaddition,Rodriguezbecameavoraciousreader,whichhelpedhimacquireacademiclanguage.MostLEPchildrenhavelittleaccesstobooks.

DelaPenareportsthathecametotheUnitedStatesatageninewithnoEnglishcompetenceandclaimsthathesucceededwithoutbilingualeducation.HereportsthatheacquiredEnglishrapidly,and"bytheendofmyfirstschoolyear,Iwasamongthetopstudents."DelaPena,however,hadtheadvantagesofbilingualeducation:InMexico,hewasinthefifthgrade,andwasthusliterateinSpanishandknewsubjectmatter.Inaddition,whenhestartedschoolintheUnitedStateshewasputbacktwogrades.HissuperiorknowledgeofsubjectmatterhelpedmaketheEnglishinputheheardmorecomprehensible.

Childrenwhoarrivewithagoodeducationintheirprimarylanguagehavealreadygainedtw

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19.

TheHolocenePeriodisalsoknownas______.

20.

AccordingtothepollbytheNationalSleepFoundation，comparedtothatofwomen，thenumberofmenwithsnoringproblemis_____.

A.largerB.smallerC.nearlythesameD.quitedifferent

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

A.11a.m.B.12a.m.C.11p.m.D.6p.m.

22.(31)

A.Singinganddancing.

B.Eatinganddrinking.

C.Screaminganddancing.

D.Shoppingandwatchingmovies.

23.

【B7】

24.SectionC

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

Publicopinionpollsareregularlyconductedandpublishedinmanycountries.They(36)______notonlysupportforpoliticalpartiesbutalsopublicopiniononawide(37)______ofsocialandpoliticalissues.Theyare(38)______publishedinmajornewspapersandaregenerally(39)______asusefultoolsbybusinesses,politicalorganizations,themassmediaandgovernment,andacademicresearchgroups.Hundredsofpublicpollingfirms(40)______aroundtheworld.TheGallupPollandHarrisPollareamongthebestknownintheUS.

Inbusiness,pollsareusedtotestconsumers'(41)______andtodiscoverwhatgivesaproductits(42)______.Responsestocommercialpollshelpbusinessesinplanningmarketingandadvertising(43)______andinmakingchangesinaproducttoincreaseitssales.

Inpolitics,(44)____________.Pollingorganizationshavealsobeensuccessfulinpredictingtheoutcomeofelections.BypollingvotersonElectionDay,itisoftenpossibletodeterminetheprobablewinnereverbeforethevotingboothsdose.

Newspapers,magazines,radioandtelevisionsareheavyusersofpublicopinionpollinginformation,especiallypoliticalinformationthathelpstopredictelectionresultsormeasurethepopularityofgovernmentofficialsandcandidates.(45)____________.

Governmentsuseopinionpollstofindoutpublicsentimentaboutissuesofinterest.Theyalsousepollingmethodstodetermineunemploymentrates,crimeratesandothersocialandeconomicindicators.(46)____________.Theyhavebeenvaluableinstudyingsocialization,politicalattitudes,andeconomicbehavior.

25.聽力原文：M:Iamgettingfrustrated.Wearesupposedtodoourassignmentsonthecomputer,butIhavedifficultygettingaccesstothecomputersinthelibrary.

W:Iunderstandthewayyoufeel.I'mlookingforwardtothedaywhenIcouldaffordtogetmyown.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

(17)

A.Shecan'tfinishherassignment,either.

B.Shecan'taffordacomputerfightnow.

C.Themancanusehercomputer.

D.Themanshouldbuyacomputerfightnow.

26.(23)

A.Inalibrary.

B.Onabus.

C.Inasupermarket.

D.Atanewspapershop.

27.

【B6】

28.聽力原文：M:Ifigureditallout.Itlookslikeit'lltakeusaboutsevenhourstodrivefromheretoShanghai.

F:It'dbemorerelaxingtotakethetrain.ButIguessweshouldwatchourexpenses.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

(19)

A.Theyshouldtakethetraininstead.

B.TheyhavetodrivetoShanghaiforeconomicreason.

C.They'dbetterdriverfaster.

D.Theirwatchesaretooexpensive.

29.(24)

A.Gotouniversity.

B.VisitBob.

C.Callonhersister.

D.Attendaparty.

30.(32)

A.Tocuttrees.

B.Tocarryrocks.

C.Todestroythetrunksoftrees.

D.Tocarrythetwigsoftrees.

31.(25)

A.Shegotagoodroomforthemanandhiswifeatthepeakofthetouristseason.

B.ThereisnoroominSheratonHotelatthepeakofthetouristseason.

C.Theroominthehotelisveryexpensive.

D.ThehotelislocatedfarawayfromtheheartofManhattan.

32.

【B3】

33.聽力原文：M:Hi,Susan.Wherewereyouatlunchtime?Iwassavingaseatforyouinthecafeteria.

W:Oh,sorrytomissyou,butmythirstforknowledgewasgreaterthanmypangsofhunger.

M:Ineverhadthatproblem.Sowherewereyou?

W:Mypoliticalscienceclassranovertime.

M:That'sbeenhappeningquiteabitlately,hasn'tit?

W:Iguessso.Actuallywhathappensisthatabunchofushungaroundforawhileafterclasstotalkwithourprofessorandaskhimquestions.

M:Whoisthis20thcenturySocrates?

W:ProfessorHall.Haveyouheardofhim?

M:Mm.HedoeshaveagoodreputationinthePoliticalScienceDepartment.

W:Andawell-deservedone.Thesamestudentswhofallasleepindiscussiongroupsandinseminarsfightforfront-rowseatsinhislectures.

M:Oh,no.Ihopethisisn'tcatching.

W:Youcanjoke.Butit'sgreattohaveaprofessorwhoisnotonlyinterestingbutpreparestogiveuptimeforstudents.

M:Iknow.ThereIreallyagreed.MaybeIshouldsitinonhisclasssometime.Doyouthinkhe'dcare?

W:Notatall.Lotsofstudentsbringalongtheirfriendsandhesayshefeelsflattered.

M:Well,justtobesafe,IthinkI'llbringmylunchalongaswell.

W:I'llmakeagoodstudentofyouyet.

(20)

A.Inthelaterooming.

B.Immediatelyafterlunch.

C.Inthemid-afternoon.

D.Aftertheeveningmeal.

34.(28)

A.Thefreedomtohaveothersexualrelations.

B.Thedesiretofolloweveryofone'simpulse.

C.Thewilltokeephisorherownincome.

D.Thewishtobehisorhertrueself.

35.

【B10】

36.

【B2】

37.(40)

38.聽力原文：M:Iwasterriblyembarrassedwhensomemembersoftheaudiencegotupandleftinthemiddleoftheperformance.

W:Well,somepeoplejustcan'tseemtoappreciatelivedrama.

Q:Whatdidthetwospeakersinthedialogattend?

(13)

A.Amovie.B.Alecture.C.Aplay.D.Aspeech.

39.聽力原文：M:WhynotaskTomtogoskatingwithusinthemountain?

W:He'dbethelastpersontodosuchathing.

Q:WhatcanweknowaboutTom?

(16)

A.Hewasveryslowindoingthings.

B.Hewastherightpersontodosuchathing.

C.Heisexpectedtodosuchathing.

D.Hewouldneverdosuchathing.

40.(22)

A.Paythewaitertohaveamorning-callservice.

B.Changearoomtohavearoommatewhodoesn'tsnore.

C.Gobacktotheroomandmakeupthelostsleep.

D.Askthehoteltohavetheheatingsystemrepaired.

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

A.thenecessityofcensorship

B.manybooksandfilmsarebad

C.childrenneedtheirparentstohelpthemunderstandmore

D.theparentsarepermissive

42.

Bysayingthat"intoomanyacademicfields,theworkhasnocontext"(Lines4,Para.1)theauthormeansthattheteachingintheseareas______.

A.ignorestheactualsituation

B.isnotbasedonthefightperspective

C.onlyfocusesonanintegratedcoreofcommonlearning

D.givesprioritytothecultivationofaglobalvisionamongstudents

43.

Themeaningoftheword"rejuvenate"inParagraph4iscloseto______.

A.changeB.activateC.predictD.leave

44.

Whydidn'tthestateandlocalairpollutionlawsachievetheendofreducingpollution?

A.Industriestendtodisregardthelawsbecausetheydon'twanttospendextramoneyontheprocessingofindustrialwastes.

B.Althoughmeasuresaretakentosendindustrialpollutantshigheruptheatmosphere,theamountofindustrialpollutantsremainsthesame.

C.Thesmokestacksbuilttoreleasepollutantsarenottallenough.

D.Onlyasmallnumberofindustriesareequippedtoliveuptothenewstandardsoftheairpollutionlaws.

45.Whatisthemainpurposeofinvestigatingaboutfivehundredcritically-iiipatients?

46.

Theword"ritualistically"inthelastparagraphequalssomethingdone______.

A.kind-heartedly

B.light-heartedly

C.inawayofceremony

D.withlessemphasis

47.

WhatcanwelearnaboutFrenchpeople'sattitudestowardnuclearpower?

A.Withhardlyanyotherresource,theychosenuclearasaway.

B.Theyhavealwaysbeenstickingtobuildingnewreactors.

C.Theyconstructnuclearreactorsonlyfortheirownuse.

D.NicolasSarkozytouredtopromotenuclearexpertisetowinelection.

48.

WhatissaidabouttheblocksofflatsbuiltinthepastinBritain?

A.Theyweremostlyinhabitedbypeoplewhodidnotearnmuch.

B.Theywereusuallynotlargeenoughtoaccommodatebigfamilies.

C.Theyweresoldtopeoplebeforenecessaryfacilitieswereinstalled.

D.Theyprovidedplaygroundsforchildrenonthetopofthebuildings.

49.

Whatdoesthesentence"butthewell-manneredmotorististheexceptiontotherule"imply?

50.

WhatisNOTthefindingofsearchersintheseyears?

A.Asolarsystemwithausualplanetandanunusuallyhugeone.

B.Gassyextra-solarplanetcareeringaboutitsstarinshortdistance.

C.Hugeplanetorbitinginpeculiartrackwithgreatgravity.

D.SolarsystemandPlanetEartharepeculiarcosmicballs.

51.Theinfluencethatthereductionofyoungpeoplehashadoneconomymayinclude______.

A.theappearingofmassmarketcenteringtheyoung

B.theshiftofthemarketcenterfromthemiddle-agedtotheyoung

C.theincreaseofthepopulationwhogettoform.family

D.thetendencyforthemarkettosplitintotwo

52.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.TheCASAvolunteersaremuchmorelovingthanthechildren'sparents.

B.TheonewithwillingnesstohelpandcommonsensecanbecomeaCASAadvocate.

C.ACASAvolunteerdefendsforachild'scourtneedsandeducationalandhealthcareneeds.

D.ACASAvolunteerplaysanimportantroleinacourt'sintelligentdecisionmaking.

53.

【C10】

54.

WhatcanwelearnfromtheCalcuttabusinessman?

A.Itisagoodideatoplacemarriageadvertisementsinthenewspaper.

B.Itisabadideatoplacemarriageadvertisementsinthenewspaper.

C.Itisembarrassingifanyoneanswerssuchadvertisements.

D.Itisembarrassingifnooneanswerssuchadvertisements.

55.SectionB

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

Eatingbetterandmoreadventurouslyisbecominganobsession,especiallyamongpeoplewithmoneytospend.Healthiereating—andnot-so-healthyeating—aswellasthenumberandvarietyoffoodchoicesandvenuescontinuetoincreaseatanever-quickeningpace.

Globalizationisthemastertrendthatwilldrive-theworldoffoodintheyearsahead.Consumerstravelingtheglobe,bothvirtuallyandinreality,willbeabletosweepupingredients,packagedfoods,recipes,andcookingtechniquesfromeverycomeroftheearthatanever-intensifyingandacceleratingpace.Formerlyremoteingredientsandcookingstylesarecreatingawholenewculinarymosaicastheyaretransplantedandreinterpretedallovertheworld.

Manyfactorsarebehindthis,butnonemoresothantheinfluenceofthegreatinternationalhotelchains.VirtuallyeverychefwhohasworkedforHilton,Westin,Peninsula,oranyothermajorchaingathersglobalexperienceinlocalesasdiverseasSingapore,NewOrleans,Toronto,andDubai.Ateachstop,theycarryawaycookingideasandtechniquestheycananddouseelsewhere.

Thistrendwillgainevengreatermomentumasambitiousyoungadultsstaketheirownfuturesoninternationalization,treatingbroaderfoodsavvyasanimportantaspectoftheirownadvancement.Youngpeoplewillneedknowledgeoffoodandingredientsfromdifferentcontinentsandculturesasoneaspectofsocialization,enculturation,culturalexchange,andsuccess.Incountryaftercountry,thereseemslittledoubtthatglobalcuisinewillmakeitsbiggestinroadsamongtheyoungerset.Manyinthegenerationsnowcomingofagewilltreatworld-rangingfoodknowledgeandexperienceaskeyelementsinfurtheringtheirpersonalplans,businessacumen,andindividualgrowth.

TheInternethasmadeglobalcontactsamatterofroutine.Computernetworkingwillpermitchefsandothersinthefoodindustry,includingconsumers,tolinkdirectlywiththebestavailableauthoritiesinfarawaynations,supplementingorbypassingsecondhandsourcesofinformationaltogether.

Time,withallitsimplications,willalsobeafactorinemergingworldfoodtrends.Moreandmoreofusaredestinedtooperateonglobaltime—thatis,atfulltilt24hoursaday.Thiswillbecomethenormforcompanieswithresourcesscatteredallovertheplanet.Beyondthe24-hoursupermarketsmanyofusalreadytakeforgranted,therewillalsobethree-shiftshoppingcentersopenatanyhour.Restaurantsinthegreatbusinesscapitalsintentoncultivatinganinternationalclientelewillservemidnightbreakfastsorbreak-of-dawndinners(withtheappropriatewines)withoutraisingasingleeyebrow.

Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatthetrendoffoodobsessionis______.

A.adventurous

B.moreandmorepopularintheworld

C.aglobalphenomenon

D.sweepingupeverycomeroftheearth

56.

Whatkindofpeoplehadtheadvantagesamongancientancestors?

A.Thosewhocouldwe