2022-2023年廣東省揭陽市大學英語6級大學英語六級

2022-2023年廣東省揭陽市大學英語6級大學英語六級學校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

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

RosaParksenjoyedacarefreechildhood.

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2.

Hostagesituationsareusuallyintremendousdisorder,sotherearenoobviousstagesinthem,

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3.Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVRN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

WhatWillBe

We'venowacknowledgedsomefundamentalancienthumanfumesandthewaystheywillaffectandbeaffectedbytheInformationMarketplace.ItistimetoconsiderthegreatestchangesthattheInformationMarketplacehastooffer.Togettoit,let'sreconstructthekeydiscoverieswehavemade,whichtogetherdescribe"whatwillbe."

Webeganwithasimplebutfur-reachingmodelofthefutureworldofinformationasanInformationMarketplace,wherepeopleandtheircomputerswillbuy,sell,andfreelyexchangeinformation.OurfirstdiscoverywasthatthisInformationMarketplacecanindeedbebuiltonatechnologicalfoundation:theinformationsystem.Wewentontoexplorethemanyhuman-ma-chineinterfacespeoplewillusetogetinandoutofthisnewedifice,fromvirtualrealityandfancybodysuitstothelowlykeyboard,andsingledoutspeechinterfacesasperhapsthemostsignificantandimminent.Weexploredthepipesthatwillcarryourinformationandthewayswewillbendthemtogiveusthespeed,reliability,andsecurityweneed.Wealsosawhowavastarrayofnewsharedsoftwaretoolswillevolveonthissystem,shiftingtheattentionoftheentiresoftwarebusinessfromindividualtointerconnectedcomputers.Thearrivalofthisfoundationiscertain,butitcouldbedelayedbyadecadeormoreifthekeyplayerscontinuetheirwarsforcontrolandtheirindifferencetowardthesharedsystemtheyallneed.Wesawtoothattherewon'tbejustahandfulofwinnersthatwillsurvivethesewars;thefieldisvast,rich,andfullofchallengesforalmosteverysupplierandconsumerofinformationtobeawinner.

OursecondmajordiscoverywasthattheInformationMarketplacewilldramaticallyaffectpeopleandorganizationsonawidescale.Besidesitsmanyusesincommerce,officework,andmanufacturing,itwillalsoimprovehealthcare,providenewwaystoshop,enableprofessionalandsocialencountersacrosstheglobe,andgenerallypermeatethethousandsofthingswedointhecourseofourdailylives.Itwillhelpuspursueoldandnewpleasures,anditwillencouragenewartforms,whichmaybecriticizedbutwillmoveartforward,asnewtoolshavealwaysdone.Itwillalsoimproveeducationandtraining,firstinspecificandestablishedwaysandlaterthroughbreakthroughsthatareconfidentlyawaited.Humanorganizationsfromtinycompaniestoentirenationalgovernmentswillbenefittoo,becausesomuchoftheworktheydoisinformationwork.

Puttingallthesedetailedusesinperspective,wecametorealizethattheyaredifferentfacesoftwomajornewforces:electronicbulldozersandelectronicproximity.Eachhasbroadconsequencesforsociety.Theelectronicbulldozers'effectisprimarilyeconomic,increasinghumanproductivityinbothourpersonallivesandtheworkplace.Therapid,widespreaddistributionofinformationintheform.ofinfo-nouns(text,photos,sounds,video)andespeciallyinfo-verbs(humanandmachineworkoninformation)isonesimplewayinwhichproductivitywillincrease.Automatizationistheotherpowerfuleffector;machine-to-machineexchangeswilloff-loadhumanbrainworkthewaymachinesofthe

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4.Whatispeople'sattitudetowardsamixtureofbloodbetweendogsandwolves?

A.It'snotencouraged.

B.It'sstronglyprotested.

C.It'swarmlywelcomed.

D.It'srespondedindifferently.

5.

Althoughtherearesomedrugseffectiveinrelievingflusymptomstoday,nonecancureflu.

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6.

TheJapaneseapproachisnotusefulatalltotheAmericanmanagement.

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7.

AccordingtotheauthormanyoftheUFOreportsarebelievable.

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8.

Expertssuggestthehighestnumberoffatyoutakeinperdaybeaveragely______forahealthydiet.

9.

IfateacherandastudenttalkontheIITVnetwork,thereis______.

10.

Withtheforestscutdown,soilcaneasilyloseitsfertilitywhentheessentialnutrientsare______.

11.

Toitsadvocates,constructivistmath______,buildscriticalthinkingandrescuesclassesfromnumbingrepetition.

12.

MonsieurLabelandhiswifesendtheirchildrentolearnChinesebecausetheyhopethattheirchildrencanlearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.

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13.

Weareadvisedtoleavesomecashathometo______.

A.feedtheATMsaroundourneighborhoodregularly

B.payfortheutilityandgrocerybills

C.copewithsuddenandserioussituations

D.provewehavetheabilitytopayfornecessities

14.Theauthor'sexperienceinBangkokshowsthat______.

A.therestoftheworldprovestobeextremelyrisky

B.peopleshouldnotbeafraidofvisitingothercountries

C.thelocalsareunawareofthesecretpoliticalprotests

D.thenewshelpspeoplestayawayfromdangerousplaces

15.

Themiddleclass______partlybecausethesubjectofmoneyistaughtathome,notinschool

16.

Peopleshouldknowthatsomeearthquakesareactually______andalargerearthquakemightoccur.

17.

"Beingthefifthatbridge"showsustheauthorwasthefifthwhoplayedcards.

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18.

DavidJablonskiandhiscolleaguesdividedtheEarth'ssurfaceintotwo:______andthe"extratropics".

19.

Eatingfishandwalnutsmayhelpkeepourspiritsup,becausetheycontains______.

20.

Althoughthereisalotmorecompetitionontheemployers'sideatthispoint,theyneverlowertheirstandard.

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二、3.ListeningComprehension(20題)21.聽力原文：W:Doyoulikethedress?

M:Iloveit.

W:Idesigneditmyself.

M:It'sbeautiful.

W:Areyouready?We'resupposedtobetherebeforetheguestsarrive.

M:Iknow.Iknow.Helpmewiththistie,willyou?Honey,I'mscaredtodeath.

W:Butthisiswhatyou'vebeenworkingforalltheseyears,youreallydeserveit.

M:No,no.Iworkedtoputtogetherabookofphotographs.Thisisshowbusiness.

W:Well,it'sallpartofthesamejob.Justrelaxandenjoyit.

M:You'reright.Iearnedthis,andI'mgoingtoenjoyit.Justaminute,assoonasIrecoverfrommynervousbreak-down.

W:Whataxeyouafraidof?

M:Everything.Acriticwastherethismorning.Heprobablyhatesmywork.IhavetosigncopiesofmybookforalotofpeopleInevermetbefore.Oh,mynewshoeshurtmyfeet...

W:You'regoingtobeagreatsuccess.Areyouready?

M:AssoonasIgetthesebuttonson.

W:Letmehelp.MomandDadarealreadyontheirwaydowntothegallery.There!Youlookveryattractive.

M:Thankyou.Well,IsupposeI'verunoutofexcuses.

W:Mm-hmm.Let'sgo...

M:Oh,oneminute.Beforewegotothegallery,IjustwanttotellyouthatInevercouldhavedonethisbookwithoutyourhelpandyourlove.Iappreciateit.

W:Thanks.Now,nomoreputtingoff,ok?Let'sgo.

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A.Colleagues.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Motherandson.

D.Classmates.

22.SectionB

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

聽力原文：Astronomersarestilllearningaboutsunspotsandabouttheireffectsonus,butbelievethatthespotsonthesun,whichwerefirstobservedthroughatelescopebyGalileoin1610,areelectricalinnature.

Sunspotsvaryinsizefromwhatappeartobesmallspecksonthesun'ssurface,toatleast90,000mileslong,and200,000milesinlength,andarevisibleonmostcleardays.

Whensunspotsreleasetheirelectricalenergy,theyshootbeamsofnegativelychargedelectronsintospace,someofwhichescapeintotheEarth'satmosphere.Theseelectronscreateelectricaleffects,suchastheauroraborealis,orNorthernLights,causethedisruptionofradiotransmissions,andincreasetheamountofozoneintheupperatmosphere.Theadditionalozonemayabsorbmorethantheusualamountofthesun'sheat,whichinturnmayaffectourweather.

Thesunspotcycle,isarecurring11-yearperiodoverwhichthenumberofsunspotsfluctuatesandcorrespondstothenumberofsunflares.Anincreaseinthenumberofsunflaresleadstoanincreaseinthenumberofsunspots,andadecreaseinthenumberofsunflaresleadstoadecreaseinthenumberofsunspots,

Recordsofsunspotshaveonlybeenkeptforthelast100yearsorso,leavingastronomerswithlittletobacktheirresearchandmuchyettodiscoveraboutthisphenomenon.

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A.TheywerecreatedbyGalileoin1610.

B.Theyareelectricalinnature.

C.Theyarecreatedbynature.

D.Theyarethereforalmostthousandsofyears.

23.

【B5】

24.聽力原文：W:Yoursurveysoundsverygood.Howmanypeoplefilleditin?

M:Igaveout120copiesandIgot70back.

W:That'saveryhighrateofreturn.Whodidyougiveyourquestionnairesto?

M:Igaveacopytoeverystudentinmyresidencehallandafewtofriendsfromothercolleges.

W:Don'tyouthinkthatthiswillinfluenceyourresults?

M:Whatdoyoumean?

W:Thepeopleinyourhallofresidencewillallbeaboutthesameage.Theyareallstudents,mostofthemstudyingsimilarsubjectsandfromsimilarbackgrounds.Therefore,itislikelythattheywillhavesimilaropinions.Yourresultsrepresentstudentopinionnotpublicopinion.

M:Sohowareyougoingtodoyourresearch?

W:I'mgoingtointerviewmyrespondentsintheshoppinghall.WhatI'lldoistoaskpeopleiftheyhavefiveminutestosparetoanswerafewquestions.IftheyagreeIwillaskthemsomemultiplechoicequestionsandtickofftheiranswersonmysheet.ThatwayIcanselectpeopleofallagesandattitudes,somysamplepeopleshouldbereasonablyrepresentative.

M:Isn'titverydifficulttoaskmeaningfulquestionsusingmultiplechoices?

W:Yes,itis.Isupposeyoursurveyhastheadvantageofmoredetailedinformation.However,inmostcasespeoplewon'tbothertogiveanswersthatrequiretoomucheffortontheirpart.Thesecrettowritingasuccessfulsurveyistowritesimplechoicequestionsthattargettheinformationyouarelookingfor.Therefore,itisbettertowritealotofshortspecificquestionsthanlongergeneralones.

M:Sothat'swhyitistakingyousolongtowrite.

W:Yeah,butIhopeIwillbereadytostartinterviewingatthecomingweekend.

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A.Hisschoolmates.

B.Peopleofdifferentages.

C.Peopleinthehallofresidence.

D.Hisfriendsattheuniversity.

25.聽力原文：M:Goodmorning.Isthiswhereweshouldcometoaddordropacourse?

W:Yes,itis.Justwritethenameofthecourseyouwanttodroponthisblueform.

M:Great!SowheredoIwritethenameoftheastronomycoursethatIwanttoadd?

W:Sorry,it'stoolatetoaddacourse.Youshouldonlyaddcoursestwoweeksintothissemester.AndFridaywasthelastday.

M:ButI'masenior.AndifIdroppedtheclassandcouldn'taddin,Iwouldn'thaveenoughcreditstograduate.

W:So,whatyouhavetodothenistogettheprofessor'sapprovalandhavehimsignthespecialaddform.Thenbringitbacktome,andIputittothrough.

M:Okay.Thanks,IhopeI'llbeabletofindtherightperson.

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A.Howtodropacourse.

B.Themanneedsadviceaboutwhichclassestotake.

C.Howtogettheapprovaloftheprofessor.

D.Howtoaddacoursetotheman'sschedule.

26.聽力原文：W:Withusnow,isMalcolmBricklin,CEOofVisionaryVehicles.

M:Hello,everyone.

W:Wehavebeenhearingacoupleofthingsaboutthisnewsthat[22]FordMotorCompanyisslashingupto30,000jobs,shuttingdown14.plantsnationwide.Isitabigdealifwearenolongermanufacturingthesecars,Malcolm?

M:Ithinkit'sahugedeal.Imeanthecompaniesaremassiveemployersbothdirectlyandindirectly.IfyoulookatFordaftertheirrestructuring,they'veactuallygot87,000employeeswhichistwiceasmanyasMicrosofthaveworldwide.Moreover,ifyoulookatthosejobs,theyareveryhigh-payingjobs.Thesearepeoplewhocanaffordtobuytheirownproducts.

W:Er,[23]itseemstoindicateabighitforoureconomyifthesejobsgobye-bye.

M:Yeah,it'sareallysaddayforAmerica.

W:Butitisnotasifcarsarestoppedbeingmade,right?

M:Correct.StillalargenumberofcarsarebeingmadebyAmericanmanufacturers.MorethanhalfoftheAmericancarssoldinAmericaareAmerican.[24]Sowhathashappenedovertimeisthatasthemarketsharehasfallen:foreigncarcompaniesRavecomefintakenoverplantsandsetupnewplants,andtheyhavetakenoverthatcapacity.So,itisnotliketherearefewercarsbeingproducedinAmericathantherewere30yearsago.

W:LetmeaskyouabouttheChinesecomingin.WhatwoulditmeantoAmericanjobs,ifandwhenthathappens?

M:[25]TheChinesecarswehaveseensofararen'tthatgreatandtheydon'thavethebrandingnecessarytomakeahugeimpactintheworldstage.

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A.ItisclosingdownsomefactoriesintheUS.

B.Itnolongeroffershigh-payingjobs.

C.Thenumberofitsemployeesisdoubledaftertherestructuring.

D.Itismanufacturingasmanycarsasbefore.

27.(30)

A.CocaCola.B.Sausage.C.Milk.D.Friedchicken.

28.(28)

A.Themaincampus.

B.Thestudentpopulation.

C.Theage-oldideals.

D.TheprogramsoftheDivisionofContinuingEducation.

29.(34)

A.Wavedtheirhands.

B.Shoutandcried.

C.Wavedtheirshirts.

D.Madeafire.

30.(31)

A.Topresenttheirresults.

B.Toshowofftheirresults.

C.Tomakethemselvesbrave.

D.Tobecomeactivepeople.

31.聽力原文：W:AfterI'vefinishedreadingthisbook,Icanlendittoyouifyouareinterested.

M:IfI'minterested!I'vebeentryingtoborrowiteverywhere.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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A.Heisinterestedinreading.

B.He'dliketoreadthebookverymuch.

C.Hehasalreadyreadthebook.

D.Hefeelssorrythatthewomandoesn'tknowhimverywell.

32.SectionA

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

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A.Shewenttothepartywithoutknowingit.

B.Shewasinvitedtotheparty.

C.Shewaspresentfortheparty.

D.Shewasabsentfromtheparty.

33.聽力原文：W:Ohlook!There'stheguywesawlastweek,playingfootballinthepark!Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?

M:Idon'trememberhim.I'vegotaterriblememoryforfaces.IevenhaveahardtimerecognizingpeopleI'vebeenintroducedto.

Q:Whatistheman'sproblem?

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A.Hecan'trememberpeoplebysight.

B.Hecan'trememberpeoplebyname.

C.Hehasaterriblememoryforfootball.

D.Hehasahardtimerecognizingnames.

34.聽力原文：Theinterviewhasbeengoingonforabout20minutesandeverythingseemstobegoingwell.Then,suddenly,theinterviewerasksanunexpectedquestion,"Whichismoreimportant,laworlove?"JobapplicantsintheWestincreasinglyfindthemselvesaskedstrangequestionslikethis.AndthesignsarethatthisisbeginningtohappeninChina.

Employerswantpeoplewhoareskilled,enthusiasticanddevoted.Sothesearethequalitiesthatanyreasonablyintelligentjobapplicantwilltrytoshownomatterwhathisorheractualfeelingsare.Inresponse,employersareincreasinglyusingthequestionswhichtryandshowtheapplicant'struepersonality.

ThequestioninthefirstparagraphcomesfromatestcalledtheKierseyTemperamentSorter.Itisanattempttodiscoverhowpeoplesolveproblems,ratherthanwhattheyknow.Thisisoftencalledanaptitudetest.

AccordingtoMarkBaldwinofAlliance,manyjobapplicantsinChinaarefindingthistypeofquestionsdifficult."WhenaChinesefillsoutanaptitudetest,heorshewillthinkthereisarightanswerbuttheymayfailbecausetheytrytoguesswhattheexaminerwantstosee."

Thisissometimescalledtheprisoner'sdilemma.Applicantsaretryingtoactcleverlyintheirowninterest,buttheyfailbecausetheydon'tunderstandwhattheinterviewerislookingfor.Rememberthatinanaptitudetest,thecorrectansweristhehonestanswer.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

34.Whatkindofworkersdoemployerswanttohirenowadays?

35.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?

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A.Todescribeanaptitudetest.

B.Toadviseyouhowtofindagoodjob.

C.Totellyouhowtodealwithjobinterviews.

D.Togiveapieceofadviceforjobinterviewees.

35.

【B4】

36.(36)

A.Notasgoodasitwasin1960.

B.Betterthanitwaslastyear.

C.Notverygoodforgraduates.

D.Especiallygoodforgraduatesinliberalarts.

37.

【B2】

38.SectionC

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

聽力原文：Thinktwicenexttimesomeoneasksyoufor"fiveminutesofyourtime"itcouldcostyoumorethanyouthink.ABritishprofessorhasdevelopedamathematicalformulatohelppeoplefindoutexactlyhowmuchanhouroftheirtimeisworth.ProfessorIanWalkerofWarwickUniversityinvestigatedthevalueoftimeafterresearchshowedthatover80percentofrespondentswouldbuymoretimeiftheycouldaffordit."Traditionally,wagesorsalarieshavegivenanindicationofhowwearevaluedatwork,"Walker,aneconomicsprofessor,saidinastatement."However,bylookingatsalariesagainsttaxation,thecostoflivingandregionalvariations,wecanseehowmuchanhourofourtimeisworthwhetheratworkorhome."Theformulacouldhelpinmakingdecisions,suchaswhethertocookamealortogetatakeaway,orwhethertotakepublictransportorataxi.Visitorstowww.barclaycard.co.uk/timeismoneycanfindoutthevalueofanhouroftheirtimebyenteringtheirsalary,theregionwheretheyworkandwhatkindofworktheydo.

Forexample,foraprofessionalworkinginLondonandearning25,000poundsayear,anhourwouldbeworth6.44pounds,accordingtotheWebsite.Cookingdinnerwouldcost5.37poundscheapertogetatakeaway,onceyouaddthecostoftherawmaterialsneededtomakeityourself.BrushingIyouteethforcomesless.at32pence—perhapshardtofindsomeonetodoitforyouforless

Thinktwicenexttimesomeoneasksyoufor"fiveminutesofyourtime"itcouldcostyoumorethanyouthink.ABritishprofessorhas(36)______amathematical(37)______tohelppeoplefindoutexactlyhowmuchanhouroftheirtimeisworth.ProfessorInnWalkerofWarwickUniversity(38)______thevalueoftimeafterresearchshowedthatover80percentof(39)______wouldbuymoretimeiftheycould(40)______it."Traditionally,wagesorsalarieshavegivenan(41)______ofhowwearevaluedatwork,"Walker,an(42)______professor,saidinastatement."However,bylookingatsalariesagainsttaxation,thecostoflivingand(43)______variations,(44)____________".Theformulacouldhelpinmakingdecisions,suchaswhethertocookamealortogetatakeaway,orwhethertotakepublictransportorataxi.Visitorstowww.barclaycard.co.uk/timeismoneycan(45)____________.

Forexample,foraprofessionalworkinginLondonandearning25,000poundsayear,anhourwouldbeworth6.44pounds,accordingtotheWebsite.Cookingdinnerwouldcost5.37poundscheapertogetatakeaway,(46)____________.Brushingyourteethcomesat32pence—perhapshardtofindsomeonetodoitforyouforless.

39.

【B10】

40.(13)

A.Thephotographisnotgoodenoughtosend.

B.ThephotographwasnottakenattheGrandCanyon.

C.TheyalreadysentMaryaphotographoftheirvacation.

D.Sendingpicturesthroughthemallistooexpensive.

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

Wecaninferfromthispassagethat______.

A.offensivebreathcan'teasilybecured

B.elderlypeoplearelessoffendedbybadbreath

C.heavydrinkersarelessaffectedbybadbreath

D.offensivebreathislessaffectedbyalcohol

42.

Inordertocompetewithoverseasstudents,Americanchildrenwillprobablyhaveto______.

A.learntoworkwithdiversegroups

B.mastermorepracticalskills

C.havebroaderknowledge

D.strengthentheabilityofinnovation

43.SectionB

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

DuringthenextseveralweeksIwentcompletelytothewolves.Itookatinytentandsetitupontheshoreofhay.ThebigtelescopewassetupinthemouthofthetentinsuchawaythatIcouldobservethewolvesbydayornight.

QuitebyaccidentIhadpitchedmytentwithintenyardsofoneofthemajorpathsusedbythewolves.ShortlyafterIhadtakenupresidence,oneofthewolvescamebackanddiscoveredmeandmytent,buthedidnotstoporhesitateinhispace.Later,oneormorewolvesusedthetrackpastmytentandneverdidtheyshowtheslightestinterestinme.Ifeltuncomfortableatbeingsototallyignored.ThenextdayInoticedamalewolfmakeboundarymarkersbypassingwaterontheroundsofhisfamilylands.

OnceIhadbecomeawareofthestrongfeelingofpropertyrightswhichexistedamongthewolves,Idecidedtousethisknowledgetomakethematleastrecognizemyexistence.Oneevening,aftertheyhadgoneofffortheirregularnightlyhunt,Istakedoutapropertyclaimofmyown,includingalongsectionofthewolves'path.Inordertoensurethatmyclaimwouldnotbeoverlooked,Imadeapropertymarkonstones,dumpsofmoss,andpatchesofvegetationwithalotoftea.Beforethehunterscameback,taskwasdone,andIretired,somewhatexhausted,toobserveresults.Afewminuteslatertheleadingmaleappeared.Asusualhedidnotbothertoglanceatthetent,butwhenhereachedthepointwheremypropertylineintersectedthetrail,hestoppedasabruptlyasifhehadrunintoaninvisiblewall.

Cautiouslyheextendedhisnoseandsniffedatoneofmymarkedbushes.Afteraminuteofhesitationhehackedawayafewyardsandsatdown.Then,helookeddirectlyatthetentandatme.

HisglareseemedtobecomefiercerasIattemptedtostarehimdown.Thesituationwasbecomingintolerable.Tobreak.theimpasseIturnedmybackonthewolf.Thenbriskly,andwithanairofdecision,heturnedhisattentionawayfrommeandbeganasystematictourofthearea.

Ihadstakedoutasmyown.Ashecametoeachboundarymarkerhesniffeditonceortwice,thencarefullyplacedhismarkontheoutsideofmine.

Theauthorismostprobablya______.

A.hunterB.biologistC.journalistD.traveler

44.

Howcanyouimproveyourmanners?

45.

【C9】

46.

HowdoesaGlyptodontprotectitsneck?

47.

Thesentence"thewheatcouldnotbefullintheear"inthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat______.

A.thewavingofthewheatcouldnotbeheardfullythroughtheear

B.thewheatcouldnotbeargoodfruit

C.WangLung'searwasfullofthesoundofwheat

D.thewheatcouldnotfilltheearofpeople

48.SectionA

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

Standingupstraightandkeepingyourbodycenteredmayseemlikesecondnaturetomostofus.Butforpeoplewithbalancedisorders,itisanythingbuteasy.Wobbly(搖晃的)andunsureontheirfeet,theyoftenhavedifficultywalkingandare【C1】______tofalls,aleadingcauseofinjuryanddeathintheelderly.

Certaindiseasesandmedications,orthenormalcourseofaging,can【C2】______thesensorysignalstransmittedtothepartofthebrainthatgovernsgravitationalstability,whichiswhypeoplebecomeunsteady,dizzyor【C3】______.

Nowscientistshavedevelopedanovelbalancefeedbackdevicethatweighsless,thanapoundandcanbewornonabeltlikeapager.Itmayhelpcorrectbalancedifficultiesbyprovidingsuffererswiththesensorydatatheyaremissing.

Anestimated20%ofAmericanssufferfrombalancedisorders.Thesedifficultiescanbe【C4】______byvariousinfections,headinjuries,aging,illnessessuchasmultiplesclerosis(硬化癥)andParkinson'sdisease,orinnereardamage,whichcanbecausedbyMeniere'sdisease,poorbloodcirculationorsomeantibiotics(抗生素).

Althoughmaintainingbalancemayseemeffortless,keepingyourbodystableisagravity-defyingskillthatrequiresinputfromthreemainsenses.Thebrain【C5】______informationfromourvision,fromthevestibular(balance)systemintheinnerearandfromthesomatosensorysystem—thesensereceptorsinourmuscles,joints,skinandfeet—thattellsuswhereourbodyisin【C6】______tosurfacesthatwecontact.

Ifapersondoesn'treceiveenoughinformationfromthe【C7】______balancesensors,especiallyfromthebalancesystemthatregulatesoursenseofgravity,heorshecanbecomequitewobblywithoutrealizingit.Asaconsequence,hemay【C8】______toofarandfall.It'sbasicphysics,andthebiggerthesway,themorelikelyitistofall.

Thebalancefeedbackdevicecanhelp【C9】______aperson'sdamagedsensorysystem.Thelightweightappliance,whichcontainssenso