2022-2023年山東省青島市大學英語6級大學英語六級重點匯總（含答案）

2022-2023年山東省青島市大學英語6級大學英語六級重點匯總（含答案）學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

AtthenightofMonday,Decemberfifth,atthemeetingsthroughoutthecountry,blacksinMontgomeryagreedtorefusetogetoncitybusesuntilthecitybusesremovedtheir______.

2.

reductioninpesticideusehasbeenreported.

3.Howistheflowrateofahydroelectricpowerstationquantified?

A.Thedepthofthewater.

B.Volumeovertime.

C.Speedovertime.

D.Thewidthofthewater.

4.America'sBrainDrainCrisis

LosingtheGlobalEdge

WilliamKunzisaself-describedcomputergeek.Amoreaptdescriptionmightbecomputergenius.Whenhewasjust11,Kurtzstartedwritingsoftwareprograms,andby14hehadcreatedhisownvideogame.AsahighschoolsophomoreinHouston,Texas,hewonfirstprizeinalocalsciencefairforadataencryption(遍密碼)programhewrote.Inhissenioryear,hetooktopprizeinaninternationalscienceandengineeringfairfordesigningaprogramtoanalyzeandsortDNApatterns.

KunzwentontoattendCarnegieMellon,amongthenation'shighest-rankeduniversitiesincomputerscience.AftercollegehelandedajobwithOracleinSiliconValley,writingsoftwareusedbycompaniesaroundtheworld.

Kunzlookedsettobecomeastarinhisfield.Thenhegaveitallup.

Today,threeyearslater,KunzisinhisfirstyearatHarvardBusinessSchool.Heleftsoftwareengineeringpartlybecausehisearningpotentialpalednexttofriendswhoweregoingintolaworbusiness.Healsoworriedaboutjobsecurity,especiallyasmorecompaniesmovetheirprogrammingoverseastolowercosts."Everytimeyou'reaskedtotrainsomeoneinIndia,youthink,'AmItrainingmyreplacement?'"Kunzsays.

Thingsareturningoutverydifferentlyforanotherstandoutinengineering,Qing-ShanJia.AstudentatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing,Jiashinesevenamonghisgiftedcohorts(一群人)ataschoolsometimescalled"theMITofChina".HeconsideredapplyingtoHarvardforhisPhD,butdecideditwasn'tworthit.

Hisuniversityisinvestingheavilyincutting-edgeresearchfacilities,andattractsanimpressiverosterofinternationalprofessors."Icangetaworld-classeducationhereandstudywithworld-classscholars,"Jiasays.

Thesetwosnapshots(快照)illustratepartofadeeplydisturbingpicture.Inthedisciplinesunderpinningthehigh-techeconomy—math,scienceandengineering—Americaissteadilylosingitsglobaledge.Thedepthandbreadthoftheproblemisclear:

--SeveralofAmerica'skeyagenciesforscientificresearchanddevelopmentwillfacearetirementcrisiswithinthenexttenyears.

--Lessthan6%ofAmerica'shighschoolseniorsplantopursueengineeringdegrees,down36%fromadecadeago.

--In2000,56%ofChina'sundergraduatedegreeswereinthehardsciences;intheUnitedStates,thefigurewas17%.

--ChinawilllikelyproducesixtimesthenumberofengineersnextyearthanAmericawillgraduate,accordingtoMike

GibbonsoftheAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducation.Japan,withhalfAmerica'spopulation,hasminted(鑄造)twiceasmanyinrecentyears.

"MostAmericansareunawareofhowmuchsciencedoesforthiscountryandwhatwestandtoloseifwecan'tkeepup,"saysShirleyAnnJackson,presidentofRensselaerpolytechnicInstituteandchairoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.DavidBaltimore,presidentoftheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandaNobellaureate,putsitbluntly:"Wecan'thopetokeepintactourstandardofliving,ournationalsecurity,ourwayoflife,ifAmericansaren'tcompetitiveinscience."

TheCrisisAmericansCreated

InJanuary2001,theHart-RudmanCommission,taskedwithfindingsolutionstoAmerica'smajornationalsecuritythreats,concludedthatthefailuresofAmerica'smathandscienceeducationandAmerica'ssystemofresearch"poseagreaterthreat...thananypotentialconventionalwar."

Therootsofthisfailurelieinprimaryandsecondaryeducation.Thenationthatproducedmostofthegreattechnologicaladvancesofthelastcenturynowscorespoorlyininternationalsciencetesting.A2003surveyofmathandscienceliteracyrankedAmerican15-year-oldsagainstkidsfromotherindustrializednations.Inmath,Americanst

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5.

Urbancenterslocatedalongriversresultinthefactthat______.

6.

WhatdoFrenchwomenthinkoffriendshipbetweenwomen?

A.Theyagreethatwomencan'tbefriends.

B.Theythinkthatwomencanbefriendsbutwomen'sfriendshipsaredifferentfrommen's.

C.Someofthembelieveinfriendshipbetweenwomen.

D.Theybelievethatfriendshipsexistonlyinthesamesex.

7.

AccordingtoProf.Bhushan,wecouldhavestain-resistantwindowglassbyusingsuper-smoothpolymersheets,whichareproducedby_________.

8.

DavidVaughan'sgroupfoundthatmostoftheglaciersalongthePeninsulawereinretreat.

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9.What'stheopinionofscientistsaboutthedatacollectedbythePelican?

A.Itisaresultthatshouldsurprisemanypeople.

B.Itisnotreliableforthemtodrawconclusionsfrom.

C.Itcontradictswithareportreleasedintheyear2003.

D.Itissimilartotheresultsofthestudiesdonebefore.

10.

ApersonshouldreturnhistaxestotheIRSserviceandprocessingcenterforthepurposeof______.

11.

Norawassosuretheywouldgetthefiftypoundsthatshehadalreadyspentit______.

12.

Theelectrostaticprecipitatorhasgotridof______frommanufacturingprocesses.

A.severeemissions

B.ozone-layerdepletion

C.manypollutants

D.toxicsubstances

13.

TheArcticiswarmingfasterthantherestoftheworld.

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14.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

15.ClimateChange

Climatechangeiswithus.Adecadeago,itwasconjecture.Nowthefutureisunfoldingbeforeoureyes.Canada'sInuitseeitindisappearingArcticiceandpermafrost(永久凍結帶).TheshantytowndwellersofLatinAmericaandSouthernAsiaseeitinlethalstormsandfloods.Europeansseeitindisappearingglaciers,forestfiresandfatalheatwaves.

Scientistsseeitintreerings,ancientcoralandbubblestrappedinicecores.Theserevealthattheworldhasnotbeenaswarmasitisnowforamillenniumormore.Thethreewarmestyearsonrecordhavealloccurredsince1998319ofthewarmest20since1980.AndEarthhasprobablyneverwarmedasfastasinthepast30yearsaperiodwhennaturalinfluencesonglobaltemperatures,suchassolarcyclesandvolcanoesshouldhavecooledusdown.

ClimatologistsreportingfortheUNIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)sayweareseeingglobalwarmingcausedbyhumanactivities.Thefellingdownoftreesthatlargelydecreasethephotosynthesis(光合作用)toabsorbCO2andtheburningofcoal,oilandnaturalgasthatgivesoutgreatamountofCO2intheairallresultintheincreasingoftemperatures.

GlobalGreenhouse

Peoplearecausingthechangebyburningnature'svaststoreofcoal,oilandnaturalgas.Thisreleasesbillionsoftonsofcarbondioxide(CO2)everyyear,althoughthechangesmayactuallyhavestartedwiththedawnofagriculture,saysomescientists.

Thephysicsofthe"greenhouseeffect"hasbeenamatterofacientificfactforacentury.CO2isagreenhousegasthattrapsthesun'sradiationwithinthetroposphere(對流屋),theloweratmosphere.Ithasaccumulatedalongwithotherman-madegreenhousegases,suchasmethane(沼氣)andchlorfiuorocarbons(CFCs)(碳氟化合物).Somestudiessuggestthatcosmicraysmayalsobeinvolvedinwarming.

Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,wewillraiseatmosphericCO2concentrationstodoublepre-industriallevelsduringthiscentury.Thatwillprobablybeenoughtoraiseglobaltemperaturesbyaround2℃to5℃.Andthetrendisstillgoingon.Somewarmingiscertain,butthedegreewillbedeterminedbycyclesinvolvingmeltingice,theoceans,watervapor,cloudsandchangestovegetationandplants.

Warmingisbringingotherunpredictablechanges.Meltingglaciersandprecipitationarecausingsomeriverstooverflow,whileevaporationisemptyingothers.Diseasesarespreading,especiallyintropicalareas.Somecropsgrowfasterthanbeforewhileothersseeyieldsslashedgreatlybydiseaseanddrought.Clashesoverdwindlingwaterresourcesmaycauseconflictsinmanyregions.

Asnaturalecosystems—suchascoralreefs—aredisrupted,biodiversityisreduced.Mostspeciescannotmigratefastenoughtokeepup,thoughothersarealreadyevolvinginresponsestowarming.Thishasresultedtotheextinction(orcloseextinction)ofsomespeciesandputalotofspeciesindanger.Inaddition,forthosewhohaveadaptedtothenewenvironment,theamountofthespeciesisincreasingingreatdeal.

Thermalexpansionoftheoceans,combinedwithmeltingiceonland,isalsoraisingsealevels.Inthiscentury,humanactivitycouldtriggeranirreversiblemeltingoftheGreenlandicesheet.Thiswouldcondemntheworldtoariseinsealevelofsixmeters—enoughtofloodlandoccupiedbybillionsofpeople.Andthisisonefearthatalmostallscientistsholdinheart.

Theglobalwarmingwouldbemorepronouncedifitwerenotforsulphurparticlesandotherpollutantsthatshadeus,andbecauseforestsandoceansabsorbaroundhalfoftheCO2weproduce.ButtheaccumulationrateofatmosphericCO2hasdoubledsince2001,suggestingthatnature'sabilitytoabsorbthegascouldnowbestretchedtothelimit.Recentresearchsuggeststhatnatura

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16.

Whenyouhearsomebodysay,"IcouldhavedonebetterifI'dhadmoretime,"youcandrawtheconclusionthatheisaprocrastinator.

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17.

Studieshaveshownthat______aretheNo.Ireasonfordivorceforsomecouples.

18.

MosttheoriesabouttheevolutionofEarthhavethesamegeneralpointofview.

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19.

____________willbeoneofthepoliticalinitiativestakentotacklethesuicideprobleminAustralia.

20.

Tofindoutifyouhaveafevercausedbyillness,waituntilyou___________foranhourorsobeforeusingathermometer.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.(17)

A.Dr.Johnson'sclassisalreadyfull.

B.Thereservedseatsareforfacultyonly.

C.Hewillgivethewomanachanceaftershewaitsawhile.

D.Noexceptionscanbemadewithregardtoregistrationpolicy.

22.(25)

A.Beforebreakfast.

B.Latemorning.

C.Mid-afternoon.

D.Lateevening.

23.

【B2】

24.聽力原文：W:Jack,I'mhavingdifficultywithallthetheoreticalstuffwe'regettinginourcomputercourse.

M:Oh,thatpartIunderstand.WhatIcan'tfigureoutishowtomakeitworkonmyprogram.

Q:WhatisJack'sproblem?

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A.Hedoesn'tunderstandhisstaff.

B.Hiscomputerdoesn'tworkproperly.

C.Hedoesn'tknowhowtoapplycomputertheory.

D.Heisunabletoaddthefigures.

25.SectionC

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

Isitpossibletopersuademankindtolivewithoutwar?Warisanancient【B1】______whichhasexistedforatleast6,000years.Itwasalwayswickedandfoolish,butinthepastthehumanracemanagedtolivewithit.Moderningenuityhaschangedthis.EitherManwill【B2】______war,orviceversa~Forthepresent,itisnuclearweaponsthatcausethe【B3】______danger,butbacteriologicalorchemicalweaponsmay,beforelong,offeranevengreaterthreat.Ifwesucceedinabolishingnuclearweapons,ourworkwillnotbedone.Itwillneverbedoneuntilwehavesucceededinabolishingwar.Todothis,weneedto【B4】______mankindtolookuponinternationalquestionsinanewway,notas【B5】______offorce,inwhichthevictorygoestothesidewhichismostskillfulinmassacre,butbyarbitrationinaccordancewithagreedprinciplesoflaw.Itisnoteasytochangeage-oldmentalhabits,butthisiswhatmustbe【B6】______.

Themovementofworldopinionduringthepasttwoyearshasbeenverylargelywelcome.Ithasbecomea【B7】______thatnuclearwarmustbeavoided.Ofcourseverydifficultproblemsremainintheinternational【B8】______,but【B9】______.Ithasbeguntobethought,evenbythepowerfulmenwhodecidewhetherweshallliveordie,【B10】______.Ithasbeguntobeunderstoodthat【B11】______.

【B1】

26.(22)

A.Learningknowledgeofthelanguage.

B.Readingnewspapersandmagazinesofforeignlanguage.

C.Communicatingwiththenativepeople.

D.Livinginacountrywherethelanguageisspoken.

27.

【B9】

28.聽力原文：Nurse:Goodmorning.DrEllis'soffice.

W:ThisisMrs.Jackson.MayIpleasespeakwiththedoctor?

Nurse:Thedoctorisjustbusywithapatient.Wouldyouholdonforaminute?Hereisthedoctornow,I'lltellhimyou'reontheline.

M:Mrs.Jackson.DrEllishere.How'sthatnewbridge?

W:Notsogood,doctor.That'swhatI'mcallingabout.Itjustdoesn'tseemtofitright.

M:Well,that'stobeexpectedduringthefirstfewdaysafterithasbeenputin.HaveyoubeenleavingitinasItoldyou?

W:Well,ithurtssomuch,doctor,especiallywhenIeat.Ikeepremovingitafterwards,youknow.

M:Iunderstand,Mrs.Jackson.Ithurtsinthebeginning,Iknow.Butitwouldbebettertoleaveitinexceptwhenyoucleanit,ofcourse.

W:Well,Ididatfirst,doctor,butmyjawshurtsomuchthatIjustcouldn'tstanditanylonger.

M:Well,maybewecanadjustitalittlemore.

W:Adjustit?

M:Yes,fileitdownhereandthere.Whencanyoucomein?

W:Oh,rightaway,doctor,ifyoudon'tmind.

M:Letmesee.I'llcheckwithmysecretary.MaybeIcanfindtimeforyouthismorning.

W:Oh,Icanwaituntilthisafternoonifyou'retoobusynow.

M:SorryMrs.Jackson.I'dratheryoucamethismorningifpossible.ThisafternoonI'mteachingaclassatthedentalschool.Justaminute.Mrs.Jackson,canyougethereby11:30?Thatwillgiveusenoughtimebeforelunchtoseewhatwecando.

W:Oh,yes,doctor.Icanmakeit.Thankyou.Seeyouthen.

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A.Hewasoperating.

B.Hewaswithapatient.

C.Hewastalkingtohissecretary.

D.Hewasawayonvacation.

29.聽力原文：W:Joe,Ithoughtyourarticleintheschoolnewspaperwasrightontarget.Youcertainlyconvincedmeanyway.

M:ThankyouMary.Unfortunately,basedonthegeneralresponse,youandIaredefinitelyintheminority.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

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A.Theman'sarticlewaswrittenterribly.

B.Theman'sarticlewascompletelyoffthepoint.

C.Theman'sarticlewasnotacceptedbythegeneralpublic.

D.Theman'sarticlewasbasedonthegeneralpublic.

30.

【B11】

31.(34)

A.In1585.B.In1584.C.In1583.D.In1586.

32.(24)

A.Sheisworriedherhusbandwillspendtoomuchtimeawayfromhome.

B.Sheisgladtohaveastartplayerashusband.

C.Sheisafraidherhusbandwillbecomeafitnessfreak.

D.Sheisconcernedaboutherhusband'shealth.

33.SectionA

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

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A.Robertsurvivedtheplanecrash.

B.Allthepassengerswerekilledintheplanecrash.

C.Robertwaskilledintheaircrash.

D.Robertisawonder-workingperson.

34.(46)

35.(13)

A.Jazz.

B.Classicalmusic.

C.Rockandroll.

D.Allkindsofmusic.

36.(36)

A.TohonorSwissheroeswhodiedinthewar.

B.ToshowSwitzerlandwasneutral.

C.TopaytributetoSwitzerland.

D.ToshowgratitudetotheSwissgovernmentforitsfinancialsupport.

37.(28)

A.Aplatform.worker.

B.Acomputer.

C.Thecommandspot.

D.Amachine.

38.聽力原文：W:Ireadanarticleabouttheauctionwebsites．Theyseemquitegood!

M:Well，thesesitesaresetuptomakemoneyfast，andyouneverknowwhatyou'repayingfor．Iwon'ttakethechance．Whynotgobuysomethingatadiscountfromarealdepartmentstore?

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofauctionwebsites?

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A.Theyarefast-growing.

B.Theyarenottrust-worthy.

C.Theyareprofitable.

D.Theyaresetupbydepartmentstores.

39.(29)

A.Itshouldbeassimilatedthoroughly.

B.Itshouldbeenclosedinquotationmarks.

C.Itshouldbeparaphrasedbytheauthor.

D.Itshouldbeauthorizedbythesource.

40.聽力原文：M:TheguestsareleavingforNewYorktodayontheteno'clockflight.Weneedsomeonetogetthemtotheairportontime.

W:Ordinarily,I'dbehappyto,butmycarisinthegarage.

Q:Howaretheguestsleaving?

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A.Bybus.B.Byplane.C.Byear.D.Bytrain.

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

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

Sexprejudicesarebasedonandjustifiedbytheideologythatbiologyisdestiny.Accordingtothisideology,basicbiologicalandpsychologicaldifferencesexistbetweenthesexes.Thesedifferencesrequireeachsextoplayaseparateroleinsociallife.Womenaretheweakersex--bothphysicallyandemotionally.Thus,theyarenaturallysuitedmuchmoresothanmen,totheperformanceofdomesticduties.Awoman'splace,undernormalcircumstances,iswithintheprotectiveenvironmentofthehome.Naturehasdeterminedthatwomenplaycare-takerroles,suchaswifeandmotherandhomemaker.Ontheotherhandmenarebestsuitedtogooutintothecompetitiveworldofworkandpolitics,whereseriousresponsibilitiesmustbetakenon.Menaretobetheproviders;womenandchildrenare"dependents".

Theideologyalsoholdsthatwomenwhowishtoworkoutsidethehouseholdshouldnaturallyfillthesejobsthatareinlinewiththespecialcapabilitiesoftheirsex.Itisappropriateforwomen,notmen,tobeemployedasnurses,socialworkers,elementaryschoolteachers,householdhelpers,andclerksandsecretaries.Thesepositionsaresimplyanextensionofwomen'sdomesticrole.Informaldistinctionsbetween"women'swork"and"men'swork"inthelaborforce,accordingtotheideology,aresimplyafunctionalreflectionofthebasicdifferencesbetweenthesexes.

Finally,theideologysuggeststhatnaturehasworkedherwillinanothersignificantway.Forthehumanspeciestosurviveovertime,itsmembersmustregularlyreproduce.Thus,womenmust,whetherathomeorinthelaborforce,makethemostoftheirphysicalappearance.Sogoestheideology.Itis,ofcourse,nottruethatbasicbiologicalandpsychologicaldifferencesbetweenthesexesrequireeachtoplaysex-definedrolesinsociallife.Thereisampleevidencethatsexrolesvaryfromsocietytosociety,andthoseroledifferencesthatdoexistarelargelylearned.Buttothedegreepeopleactuallybelievethatgeologyisdestinyandthatnatureintendedformenandwomentomakedifferentcontributionstosociety,sex-definedroleswillbeseenastotallyacceptable.

Women'splace,somepeoplethink,istheprotectiveenvironmentofthehomebecause______.

A.womencanprovidebettercareforthechildren

B.womenaretooweaktodoanyagriculturalworkatall

C.womenarebiologicallysuitedtodomesticjobs

D.womencannotcompetewithmeninanyfield

42.

WhatistheAmericanDreamofthewell-to-dobuiltupon?

43.

Whichofthefollowingviewsisconsistentwithwhatthedevelopmentalistshold?

A.Childrenaremoreinfluencedbytheirpeersthanbytheirparents.

B.Twinsarequitedifferentiftheyarerearedintwoseparatefamilies.

C.Identicaltwinsrearedinthesamehomearedifferentinpersonality.

D.Nurturehasalesssignificanteffectonchildren'spersonalitydevelopment.

44.

ThetheatreofAbsurdhasprobably______.

A.followedstrictlytheBroadwaystagestyle

B.dealtwiththerealisticconflictsinlife

C.fannedtheaudience'senthusiasmtowardsdramas

D.overthrownthetraditionaldramaforms

45.

______providesagoldenopportunityforcarthieves.

46.

Itwouldappearfromthetextthatavalanchesarebroughtaboutbecause______.

A.aparticularsectionofsnowisnotthickenough

B.thereisaslightfallinthetemperature

C.heavysnowfallsturnintorain

D.theicebetweendifferentsectionsofsnowmelts

47.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Commutertrainsareoftenstuffyandcrowded,andtheyfrequentlyfailtorunontime.Asifthatwerenotbadenough,TsuyoshiHondou,aphysicistatTohokuUniversityinJapan,publishedapaperin2002thatgavecommuters【C1】______anothermasontofeeluncomfortable.DrHondouexaminedmobilephoneusageinenclosedspacessuchasrailwaycarriages,busesandlifts,allofwhichare,in【C2】______,metalboxes.Hismodelpredictedthatalargenumberofpassengerscrowdedtogether,allblathering,sendingtextmessages,orbrowsingthewebontheirphones,couldproducelevelsofelectromagneticradiationthat【C3】______internationalsafetystandards.Thatisbecausetheradiowavesproducedbyeachphonearereflectedoffthemetalwallsofthecarriage,busorlift.Enoughradiationescapestoallowthephonetocommunicatewiththenetwork,buttherestbathestheinsideofthecarriagewithbouncingmicrowaves.

Thissoundsworrying.Butmaybeitisn'tafterall.InapaperpublishedrecentlyinAppliedPhysicsLetters,JaimeFerretandLucasFernandezSeivanefromtheUniversityofOviedoinSpainalongwithcolleaguesfromthePolytechnicUniversityofMadridandTelefonicaMoviles,aSpanishmobileoperator【C4】______DrHondou'sfindings.Theyconcludethatthelevelofradiationissafeafterall.

The【C5】______additiontothenewresearchistheeffectofthepassengersthemselves.Whileeachphoneproducesradiationthatbouncesaroundthecar,thepassengersabsorbsomeofit,whichhastheeffectofreducingtheoverallintensity,justasthepresenceofanaudiencechangestheaco